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  .wayback-search-1 .search-field.wayback-search svg.wayback-search {
    position: absolute;
    top: 2px;
    left: 3px;
    width: 2.4rem;
    height: 2.4rem;
  }

  .wayback-search-1 .search-field.wayback-search .fill-color.wayback-search {
    fill: #999;
  }

  @media (min-width: 890px) {
    .wayback-search-1 form.wayback-search {
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .wayback-search-1 p.wayback-search {
      margin-bottom: 3rem;
      font-size: 1.6rem;
      text-align: center;
    }

    .wayback-search-1 img.wayback-search {
      margin: 0;
    }

    .wayback-search-1 fieldset.wayback-search {
      margin: 0 auto;
      font-size: 0;
    }

    .wayback-search-1 fieldset.wayback-search a.wayback-search,
    .wayback-search-1 .search-field.wayback-search {
      display: inline-block;
      width: 50%;
      vertical-align: middle;
    }

    .wayback-search-1 fieldset.wayback-search a.wayback-search {
      text-align: center;
    }

    .wayback-search-1 .search-field.wayback-search svg.wayback-search {
      width: 2.8rem;
      height: 2.8rem;
    }

    .wayback-search-1 .search-field.wayback-search .fill-color.wayback-search {
      fill: #333;
    }

  }

  .wayback-search-1 p.wayback-search {
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .wayback-search-1 fieldset.wayback-search {
    padding: .5rem;
    border-radius: 5px;
    box-shadow: none;
  }

  .wayback-search-1 input.wayback-search {
    padding-left: 3rem;
    margin-top: .3rem;
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    border-color: #bca38e;
    background: #fff;
  }

  .wayback-search-1 input.wayback-search::placeholder,
  .wayback-search-1 input.wayback-search::-webkit-input-placeholder {
    color: #8e8e8e;
  }

  .wayback-search-1 .search-field.wayback-search svg.wayback-search {
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
  }

  @media (min-width: 890px) {

    .wayback-search-1 fieldset.wayback-search a.wayback-search,
    .wayback-search-1 .search-field.wayback-search {
      display: block;
      width: auto;
    }

    .wayback-search-1 fieldset.wayback-search a.wayback-search {
      margin: 0 1.5rem;
    }

  }
</style><!-- Shady DOM styles for save-page-form -->
<style scope="save-page-form-1">
  .save-page-form-1 div.save-page-form {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
    grid-column-gap: .8rem;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    border: none;
  }

  .save-page-form-1 input.save-page-form[type="text"] {
    width: 100%;
    height: 3rem;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    border: 1px solid #999;
    border-radius: .5rem;
    color: #222;
    font-size: inherit;
  }

  .save-page-form-1 input.save-page-form[type="submit"] {
    -webkit-appearance: none;
    -moz-appearance: none;
    appearance: none;
    padding: .4rem .8rem;
    font: normal 1.3rem 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #fff;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 16px;
    background: #222;
    cursor: pointer;
  }

  .save-page-form-1 .error.save-page-form {
    display: none;
    margin-top: .5rem;
    font-weight: bold;
    color: #ffcd27;
  }

  .save-page-form-1 .visible.save-page-form {
    display: block;
  }

  @media (min-width: 890px) {
    .save-page-form-1 h3.save-page-form {
      margin-top: 0;
      font: normal 100 1.6rem 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    }

  }
</style><!-- Shady DOM styles for wayback-slider -->
<style scope="wayback-slider-1">
  .wayback-slider-1 h4.wayback-slider {
    font-size: 1.6rem;
  }

  .wayback-slider-1 a.wayback-slider {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #fff;
  }

  .wayback-slider-1 ul.wayback-slider {
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    list-style: none;
  }

  .wayback-slider-1 li.wayback-slider+li.wayback-slider {
    padding-top: 1.5rem;
  }

  @media (min-width: 890px) {
    .wayback-slider-1 h4.wayback-slider {
      margin: 0 0 1rem 0;
      font-weight: 100;
    }

    .wayback-slider-1 ul.wayback-slider {
      font-size: 1.3rem;
    }

    .wayback-slider-1 li.wayback-slider {
      padding-bottom: .5rem;
    }

    .wayback-slider-1 li.wayback-slider+li.wayback-slider {
      padding-top: 0;
    }

    .wayback-slider-1 li.wayback-slider a.wayback-slider {
      display: block;
      overflow: hidden;
      white-space: nowrap;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
    }

  }

  @media (min-width: 890px) {
    .wayback-slider-1 {
      display: block;
      grid-column: 1 / 4;
      padding: 0 1.5rem;
    }

    .wayback-slider-1 h4.wayback-slider {
      margin-top: 0;
      font: normal 100 1.6rem 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    }

    .wayback-slider-1 .grid.wayback-slider {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: minmax(auto, 260px) 1fr minmax(auto, 260px);

      grid-column-gap: 2.5rem;
    }

    .wayback-slider-1 .link-lists.wayback-slider {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: calc(50% - 1.25rem) calc(50% - 1.25rem);
      grid-column-gap: 2.5rem;
    }

  }
</style><!-- Shady DOM styles for more-slider -->
<style scope="more-slider-1">
  .more-slider-1 ul.more-slider {
    padding: 0;
    margin: -1rem 0 0 0;
    list-style: none;
  }

  .more-slider-1 a.more-slider {
    display: block;
    padding: 1rem 0;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #fff;
  }
</style><!-- Shady DOM styles for media-subnav -->
<style scope="media-subnav-1">
  .media-subnav-1 h4.media-subnav {
    font-size: 1.6rem;
  }

  .media-subnav-1 a.media-subnav {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #fff;
  }

  .media-subnav-1 ul.media-subnav {
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    list-style: none;
  }

  .media-subnav-1 li.media-subnav+li.media-subnav {
    padding-top: 1.5rem;
  }

  @media (min-width: 890px) {
    .media-subnav-1 h4.media-subnav {
      margin: 0 0 1rem 0;
      font-weight: 100;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 ul.media-subnav {
      font-size: 1.3rem;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 li.media-subnav {
      padding-bottom: .5rem;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 li.media-subnav+li.media-subnav {
      padding-top: 0;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 li.media-subnav a.media-subnav {
      display: block;
      overflow: hidden;
      white-space: nowrap;
      text-overflow: ellipsis;
    }

  }

  .media-subnav-1 img.media-subnav {
    display: block;
    width: 90px;
    height: 90px;
    margin: 0 auto 1rem auto;
    border-radius: 45px;
  }

  .media-subnav-1 h3.media-subnav {
    margin-top: 0;
    font-size: 1.8rem;
  }

  .media-subnav-1 .icon-links.media-subnav {
    display: -webkit-box;
    display: -ms-flexbox;
    display: flex;
    -webkit-box-pack: space-evenly;
    -ms-flex-pack: space-evenly;
    justify-content: space-evenly;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .media-subnav-1 .icon-links.media-subnav a.media-subnav {
    display: inline-block;
    width: 12rem;
    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
    overflow: hidden;
    white-space: nowrap;
    text-align: center;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
  }

  .media-subnav-1 .icon-links.media-subnav a.media-subnav+a.media-subnav {
    margin-left: 2rem;
  }

  .media-subnav-1 .featured.media-subnav h4.media-subnav {
    display: none;
  }

  @media (min-width: 890px) {
    .media-subnav-1 {
      display: -ms-grid;
      display: grid;
      -ms-grid-columns: 40% 20% 40%;
      grid-template-columns: 40% 20% 40%;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .wayback-search.media-subnav {
      -ms-grid-column: 1;
      -ms-grid-column-span: 3;
      grid-column: 1 / 4;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 h3.media-subnav {
      display: none;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .icon-links.media-subnav {
      -ms-grid-column: 1;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .icon-links.media-subnav a.media-subnav {
      padding-top: 3.5rem;
      max-width: 16rem;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .links.media-subnav {
      padding: 0 1.5rem;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .featured.media-subnav {
      -ms-grid-column: 2;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .featured.media-subnav h4.media-subnav {
      display: block;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav {
      -ms-grid-column: 3;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav {
      display: -ms-grid;
      display: grid;
      -ms-grid-columns: 50% 3rem 50%;
      grid-template-columns: 50% 50%;
      -ms-grid-rows: (auto)[7];
      grid-template-rows: repeat(7, auto);
      grid-column-gap: 3rem;
      grid-auto-flow: column;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(1) {
      -ms-grid-row: 1;
      -ms-grid-column: 1;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(2) {
      -ms-grid-row: 2;
      -ms-grid-column: 1;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(3) {
      -ms-grid-row: 3;
      -ms-grid-column: 1;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(4) {
      -ms-grid-row: 4;
      -ms-grid-column: 1;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(5) {
      -ms-grid-row: 5;
      -ms-grid-column: 1;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(6) {
      -ms-grid-row: 6;
      -ms-grid-column: 1;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(7) {
      -ms-grid-row: 7;
      -ms-grid-column: 1;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(8) {
      -ms-grid-row: 1;
      -ms-grid-column: 3;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(9) {
      -ms-grid-row: 2;
      -ms-grid-column: 3;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(10) {
      -ms-grid-row: 3;
      -ms-grid-column: 3;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(11) {
      -ms-grid-row: 4;
      -ms-grid-column: 3;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(12) {
      -ms-grid-row: 5;
      -ms-grid-column: 3;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(13) {
      -ms-grid-row: 6;
      -ms-grid-column: 3;
    }

    .media-subnav-1 .top.media-subnav ul.media-subnav>*.media-subnav:nth-child(14) {
      -ms-grid-row: 7;
      -ms-grid-column: 3;
    }

  }
</style><!-- Shady DOM styles for media-slider -->
<style scope="media-slider-1">
  .media-slider-1 .media-slider-container.media-slider {
    position: relative;
  }

  .media-slider-1 .overflow-clip.media-slider {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    top: 3rem;
    right: 0;
    left: 0;
    height: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    transition: height 0.2s ease;
  }

  .media-slider-1 .information-menu.media-slider {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    left: 0;
    padding: 0;
    height: 31.9rem;
    overflow-x: hidden;
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    background: #333;
  }

  .media-slider-1 .open.media-slider {
    display: block;
  }

  .media-slider-1 .hidden.media-slider {
    display: none;
  }

  .media-slider-1 .info-box.media-slider {
    padding: 1rem;
  }

  @media (max-width: 889px) {
    .media-slider-1 .overflow-clip.open.media-slider {
      display: block;
      height: 35.8rem;
      left: 4rem;
      top: 0;
    }

  }

  @media (min-width: 890px) {
    .media-slider-1 .overflow-clip.media-slider {
      display: block;
    }

    .media-slider-1 .information-menu.media-slider {
      left: 0;
      z-index: 3;
      height: auto;
      min-height: 21rem;
      background: #474747;
      transform: translate(0, -100%);
      transition: transform 0.2s ease;
    }

    .media-slider-1 .overflow-clip.open.media-slider {
      height: 22rem;
    }

    .media-slider-1 .information-menu.open.media-slider {
      transform: translate(0, 0);
    }

    .media-slider-1 .info-box.media-slider {
      max-width: 100rem;
      padding: 1.5rem 0;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

  }
</style><!-- Shady DOM styles for desktop-subnav -->
<style scope="desktop-subnav-1">
  .desktop-subnav-1 ul.desktop-subnav {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 3;
    padding: .8rem 0;
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    text-align: center;
    background: #333;
  }

  .desktop-subnav-1 li.desktop-subnav {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 0 15px;
  }

  .desktop-subnav-1 a.desktop-subnav {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #aaa;
  }

  .desktop-subnav-1 a.desktop-subnav:hover,
  .desktop-subnav-1 a.desktop-subnav:active,
  .desktop-subnav-1 a.desktop-subnav:focus {
    color: #fff;
  }

  .desktop-subnav-1 .donate.desktop-subnav svg.desktop-subnav {
    width: 1.6rem;
    height: 1.6rem;
    vertical-align: top;
    fill: #f00;
  }
</style><!-- Shady DOM styles for signed-out-dropdown -->
<style scope="signed-out-dropdown-1">
  .signed-out-dropdown-1 .nav-container.signed-out-dropdown {
    position: relative;
  }

  .signed-out-dropdown-1 nav.signed-out-dropdown {
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    z-index: 4;
    overflow: hidden;
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    background-color: #333;
    transition-property: top;
    transition-duration: 0.2s;
    transition-timing-function: ease;
  }

  .signed-out-dropdown-1 .initial.signed-out-dropdown,
  .signed-out-dropdown-1 .closed.signed-out-dropdown {
    top: -1500px;
  }

  .signed-out-dropdown-1 .closed.signed-out-dropdown {
    transition-duration: 0.5s;
  }

  .signed-out-dropdown-1 .open.signed-out-dropdown {
    max-width: 100vw;
    overflow: auto;
  }

  .signed-out-dropdown-1 h3.signed-out-dropdown {
    padding: 0.6rem 2rem;
    margin: 0;
    font-size: inherit;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
  }

  .signed-out-dropdown-1 ul.signed-out-dropdown {
    padding: 0.4rem 0 0.7rem 0;
    margin: 0;
    list-style: none;

    max-height: calc(100vh - 7.2rem + 1px);
    overflow: auto;
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }

  .signed-out-dropdown-1 .divider.signed-out-dropdown {
    margin: 0.5rem 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #666;
  }

  .signed-out-dropdown-1 a.signed-out-dropdown,
  .signed-out-dropdown-1 .info-item.signed-out-dropdown {
    display: block;
    color: #fff;
    text-decoration: none;
    padding: 1rem 2rem;
  }

  .signed-out-dropdown-1 .info-item.signed-out-dropdown {
    font-size: 0.8em;
    color: #a0a0a0;
  }

  .signed-out-dropdown-1 .callout.signed-out-dropdown {
    position: absolute;
    margin-left: 10px;
    padding: 0 5px;
    border-radius: 2px;
    background: #fee257;
    color: #2c2c2c;
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    font-weight: bold;
  }

  .signed-out-dropdown-1 a.mobile-upload.signed-out-dropdown {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: left;
    align-items: center;
  }

  .signed-out-dropdown-1 a.mobile-upload.signed-out-dropdown svg.signed-out-dropdown {
    fill: #fff;
    margin-right: 1rem;
    height: 1.4rem;
    width: 1.4rem;
  }

  @media (min-width: 890px) {
    .signed-out-dropdown-1 nav.signed-out-dropdown {
      display: flex;
      overflow: visible;
      top: 0;
      left: auto;
      z-index: 5;
      transition: opacity 0.2s ease-in-out;
      font-size: 1.4rem;
      border-radius: 2px;
      background: #fff;
      box-shadow: 0 1px 2px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
    }

    .signed-out-dropdown-1 nav.signed-out-dropdown:after {
      position: absolute;
      right: 7px;
      top: -7px;
      width: 12px;
      height: 7px;
      box-sizing: border-box;
      color: #fff;
      content: '';
      border-bottom: 7px solid currentColor;
      border-left: 6px solid transparent;
      border-right: 6px solid transparent;
    }

    .signed-out-dropdown-1 h3.signed-out-dropdown {
      display: none;
    }

    .signed-out-dropdown-1 ul.signed-out-dropdown {
      max-height: calc(100vh - 8.5rem + 1px);
    }

    .signed-out-dropdown-1 .divider.signed-out-dropdown {
      border-bottom-color: #666;
    }

    .signed-out-dropdown-1 a.signed-out-dropdown {
      padding: 0.5rem 2rem;
      color: #333;
      transition: background 0.1s ease-out, color 0.1s ease-out;
    }

    .signed-out-dropdown-1 .info-item.signed-out-dropdown {
      padding: 0.5rem 2rem;
      font-size: 0.8em;
      color: #6f6f6f;
    }

    .signed-out-dropdown-1 a.signed-out-dropdown:hover,
    .signed-out-dropdown-1 a.signed-out-dropdown:active,
    .signed-out-dropdown-1 a.signed-out-dropdown:focus {
      color: #fff;
      background: #4b64ff;
      outline: none;
    }

    .signed-out-dropdown-1 .initial.signed-out-dropdown,
    .signed-out-dropdown-1 .closed.signed-out-dropdown {
      opacity: 0;
      transition-duration: 0.2s;
    }

    .signed-out-dropdown-1 .open.signed-out-dropdown {
      opacity: 1;
      overflow: visible;
    }

    .signed-out-dropdown-1 a.mobile-upload.signed-out-dropdown {
      display: none;
    }

  }

  @media (min-width: 890px) {

    .signed-out-dropdown-1 .initial.signed-out-dropdown,
    .signed-out-dropdown-1 .closed.signed-out-dropdown,
    .signed-out-dropdown-1 .open.signed-out-dropdown {
      right: 18.5rem;
    }

  }

  @media (min-width: 990px) {

    .signed-out-dropdown-1 .initial.signed-out-dropdown,
    .signed-out-dropdown-1 .closed.signed-out-dropdown,
    .signed-out-dropdown-1 .open.signed-out-dropdown {
      right: 26rem;
    }

  }
</style><!-- Shady DOM styles for ia-topnav -->
<style scope="ia-topnav-1">
  .ia-topnav-1 {
    ;

    color: #fff;
    font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  }

  .ia-topnav-1 primary-nav.ia-topnav:focus {
    outline: none !important;
  }

  .ia-topnav-1 #close-layer.ia-topnav {
    display: none;
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    z-index: 3;
  }

  .ia-topnav-1 #close-layer.visible.ia-topnav {
    display: block;
  }

  .ia-topnav-1 .topnav.ia-topnav {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 4;
  }

  @media (max-width: 889px) {
    .ia-topnav-1 desktop-subnav.ia-topnav {
      display: none;
    }

  }
</style>
<style>
  body {
    transition: opacity ease-in 0.2s;
  }

  body[unresolved] {
    opacity: 0;
    display: block;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
  }
</style>








<ia-topnav locallinks="true" waybackpagesarchived="1 trillion" class="x-scope ia-topnav-1"><!---->
  <div class="topnav style-scope ia-topnav">
    <primary-nav class="style-scope ia-topnav x-scope primary-nav-1"><!---->
      <nav class="style-scope primary-nav">
        <button class="hamburger style-scope primary-nav" title="Open main menu"
          data-event-click-tracking="TopNav|NavHamburger">
          <icon-hamburger class="style-scope primary-nav x-scope icon-hamburger-1"><!---->
            <svg viewBox="0 0 40 40" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-labelledby="hamburgerTitleID hamburgerDescID"
              class="style-scope icon-hamburger">
              <title id="hamburgerTitleID" class="style-scope icon-hamburger">Hamburger icon</title>
              <desc id="hamburgerDescID" class="style-scope icon-hamburger">An icon used to represent a menu that can be
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JOURNALS 


OF THE 


HOUSE of COMMONS. 




















JOURNALS 


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OF THE | 


HOUSE of COMMONS. 





From Fesrouary the 4th, 1845, 


In the Ercutu Year of the Reign of 


QUEEN VICTORIA, 


To DECEMBER the 30th, 1845, 


In the Nintu Year of the Reign of 
QUEEN VICTORIA. 


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Sess. 1845. 


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Printed by Order of The House of Commons. 





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Writ issued 


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Sess. 1845. 








Martis, 4° die Fetruari ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regie, 1845. 


MESSAGE from Her Majesty, by Mr. 
Pulman, Yeoman Usher of che Black Rod : 


Mr. Speaker, 


The Queen commands this Honourable House to 
attend Her Majesty immediately in the House of 
Peers. 


Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to attend Her Majesty :—And being returned ; 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That in pur- 
suance of the directions of the Act passed in the 
24th year of the reign of his yor! King George 
the Third, c. 26, he had issued his Warrant to the 
Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ for 
the election of a Member to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Dartmouth, in the 
room of Sir John Henry Seale, Baronet, deceased. 


Several Members returned upon new Writs, took 
the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy ; and took 
and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration ; and de- 
livered to the Clerk of the House an account of 
their Qualification. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had 
received from Major General Sir Charles Napier, 
the following Letter, in return to the Thanks of this 
House, transmitted by Mr. Speaker to the Governor- 
General in India, and communicated by his Lord- 
ship to Sir Charles Napier, in obedience to the 
Commands of this House of the 12th day of Fe- 
bruary 1844 : 


Sir, Kurrachee, 20th May 1844. 

I have received, through the medium of the Go- 
vernor-General of Jndia, the Resolution of the 
House of Commons, dated the 12th day of Febru- 
ary 1844; which Resolution [ have made known 
to the Troops therein mentioned. 

I have the honour. to request, Sir, that you will, 


in the name of the Officers, Non-commissioned Of- 
Vox. 100. 








ficers and Private Soldiers, both European and 
Native, and also in my own name, convey to the 
House of Commons our most grateful thanks for 
the high honour which has been conferred upon us 
by the House. 


I have the honour to be, Sir, 
Your most obedient humble servant, 
Charles J. Napier, Major-General. 


The Right Honourable 
The Speaker of the House of Commons, 
&amp;e. &amp;e. &amp;e. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Wiltshire 

to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ (Southern Di- 
for the electing of a Knight of the Shire, to serve in ““1") Wt 
this present Parliament for the Southern Division of 

the County of Wilts, in the room of the Honourable 

Sidney Herbert, who, since his election for the said 

County, hath accepted the Office of Her Majesty’s 

Secretary at War. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Buckingham 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ Borough Writ. 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Buckingham, in the 
room of the Right honourable Sir Thomas Francis 
Fremantle, Baronet, who, since ‘his Election for the 
said Borough, hath accepted the Office of Chief Se- 
cretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Stamford Writ. 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Stamford, in the 
room of Sir George Clerk, Baronet, who, since his 
election for the said Borough, hath accepted the 
Office of Master of Her Majesty’s Mint. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Tipperary 
to the Clerk of the Crown in Jreland, to make out ¥™ 
a new Writ for the electing of a Knight of the Shire 
to serve in this present Parliament for the County 
of Tipperary, in the room of the Honourable Robert 
Otway Cave, deceased. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Hops. 
Accounts of the Total Number of Acres of Land in 
Great Britain under the Cultivation of Hops in the 

B2 year 





Brewers, &amp;c. 


Outlawries 
Bill. 


Mr. Speaker 
reports 

Her Majesty’s 
Speech, 


4 


year 1844; distinguishing the Number of Acres in 
each Parish :—Of the Duty on Hops of the growth 
of the year 1844; distinguishing the Districts, and 
the old from the new Duty :—Of the Quantity of 
Hops exported from Great Britain to Foreign Coun- 
tries, from the 5th day of January 1844 to the 5th 
day of January 1845 ; distinguishing the Countries 
to which the same have been exported, and also the 
Quantities to each Country ; also, British from Fo- 
reign Growths, and the Dates of the years in which 
the British Hops were grown :—And, of the Quan- 


4° Februari. 


A, 1845. 


Gentlemen of the House of Commons, 


The Estimates for the ensuing year have been 
prepared, and will forthwith be laid before you. 

The yn of Steam Navigation, and the de- 
mands for protection to the extended commerce of 
the Country, will occasion an increase in the Esti- 
mates connected with the Naval Service, 


My Lords and Gentlemen, 
I have observed, with sincere satisfaction, that 





tity of Foreign Hops imported into the United King- | 
dom, from the 5th day of January 1844 to the 5th | 
day of January 1845; distinguishing the Ports where | 
imported, and the Countries from whence exported. | 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Total Number of Quarters of Malt 
made between the 10th day of October 1843 and 
the 10th day of October 1844 ; distinguishing the 
Quantity made in each Country, and the Quantity 
used by Brewers and Victuallers, and Retail Brew- 


the improvement which is manifest in other parts of 
the Country has extended to Ireland. 

The political agitation and excitement, which I 
have had heretofore occasion to lament, appear to 
have gradually abated, and, as a natural result, pri- 
vate capital has been more freely applied to useful 
public enterprizes, undertaken through the friendly 
co-operation of individuals interested in the welfare 
of Ireland. 

I have carried into effect, in the spirit in which it 
was conceived, the Act for the more effectual Appli- 
cation of Charitable Donations and Bequests. 





ers. 
Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an | 
Account of the Number of Persons in each of the | 
several Collections in the United Kingdom licensed | 
as “ Brewers,” “ Victuallers,” “to sell Beer to be 
drunk on the Premises,” and “ to sell Beer not to | 
be drunk on the Premises ;”’ stating the Number of 
each class who brew their own Beer, and the Quan- 
tity of Malt consumed by them, particularizing each | 
class in each Collection, from the 10th day of Oc- | 
tober 1843 to the 10th day of October 1844, 


A Bill for the more effectual preventing Clan- | 


destine Outlawries, was read the first time; and or- 
dered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Speaker reported, That the House had this 
day attended Her Majesty in the House of Peers, 
where Her Majesty was pleased to make a most 
gracious Speech from the Throne, to both Houses 
of Parliament, of which Mr. Speaker said he had, 


I recommend to your favourable consideration 
the policy of improving and extending the oppor- 
tunities for Academical Education in Ireland. 

The Report of the Commission appointed to in- 
quire into the law and practice in respect to the oc- 
cupation of land is nearly prepared, and shall be 
communicated to you immediately after its presen- 
tation. 

The state of the law in regard to the privileges of 
the Bank of Ireland, and to other banking esta- 


| blishments in that country, and in Scotland, will no 


| doubt occupy your attention. 

The health of the inhabitants of large towns and 
porulous districts in this part of the United King- 
dom has been the subject of recent inquiry before a 
Commission, the Report of which shall be imme- 
diately laid before you. 

It will be highly gratifying to Me, if the informa- 
tion and suggestions contained in that Report shall 
enable you to devise the means of promoting the 





for greater accuracy, obtained a copy, which he read 
to the House, as followeth ; | 


My Lords, and Gentlemen, 


{ 
| 


T rejoice that I am enabled, on again meeting you | 
in Parliament, to congratulate you on the improved | 
condition of the Country. 

Increased activity pervades almost every branch | 
of Manufacture; Trade and Commerce have been ex- | 
tended at home and abroad; and among all classes | 
of My people there is generally prevalent a spirit of 
loyalty and cheerful obedience to the Law. | 

I continue to receive from all Foreign Powers and | 
States assurances of their friendly disposition. 

I have had much satisfaction in receiving at My 
Court the Sovereigns who in the course of the last 
year visited this Country. 

The journey of the Emperor of Russia, undertaken | 
ata great sacrifice of private convenience, was a| 
proof of the friendship of his Imperial Majesty most | 
acceptable to My feelings. 

The opportunity of personal intercourse thus af- 
forded to Me may, I hope, be the means of still 
further improving those amicable relations which 
have long existed between Great Britain and 
Russia. 

The visit of the King of the French was rendered 


especially welcome to Me, inasmuch as it had been | 


preceded by discussions which might have impaired 
the good understanding happily established between 
the two Countries. 

I regard the maintenance of this good under- | 
standing as essential to the best interests of both; 
and I rejoiced to witness that the sentiments so cor- 
dially expressed by all classes of My subjects on 
the occasion of his Majesty’s visit were entirely in 
unison with My own. 


health and comfort of the poorer classes of My sub- 
jects. 


I congratulate you on the success of the measures 


_ which, three years since, were adopted by Parlia- 


ment for the purpose of supplying the deficiency in 
the Public Revenue, and arresting the accumulation 
of Debt in the time of Peace. 
The Act which was passed at that time for im- 
osing a tax upon income will shortly expire. 
It will be for you, in your wisdom, to determine 
whether it may not be expedient to continue its 


| operation for a further period, and thus to obtain 


the means of adequately providing for the public 
service, and at the same time of making a reduction 
in other taxation. 

Whatever may be the result of your deliberations 
in this respect, [ feel assured that it will be your 
determination to maintain an amount of revenue 
amply sufficient to meet the necessary expenditure 
of the country, and firmly to uphold that public 
credit which is indispensable to the national wel- 
fare. 

The prospect of continued peace, and the general 
state of domestic prosperity and tranquillity, afford 
a favourable opportunity for the consideration of the 
important matters to which I have directed your 
attention ; and [ commit them to your deliberation, 
with the earnest prayer that you may be enabled, 
under the superitending care and protection of 
Divine Providence, to strengthen the feelings of 
mutual confidence and good-will between different 
classes of My subjects, and to improve the condi- 
tion of My people. 


humble thanks for Her Majesty’s most gracious 





Speech from the Throne : 
That 





Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Resolution 
to Her Majesty, to express to Her Majesty our for Addr 


8 VicToRI2R. 


That we learn with the greatest pleasure from Her | 
Majesty the improved condition of the Country, | 


4° Februari. 


5 


ee districts in this part of the United Kingdom 
has been the subject of recent inquiry before a Com- 


that increased activity pervades almost every branch | mission, and that their Report will be immediately 


of Manufacture, that Trade and Commerce have 
been extended at home and abroad, and that 
amongst all classes of Her Majesty’s subjects there 
is generally prevalent a spirit of loyalty and cheerful 
obedience to the Law: 


tinues to receive from all Princes and States assur- 
ances of a friendly disposition : 

That we participate in the satisfaction expressed 
by Her Majesty, in having received at Her Court 
the Sovereigns who, in the course of the last year, 
visited this Country : 

That we concur with Her Majesty in considering 
that the Journey of the Emperor of Russia, under- 
taken at a great sacrifice of private convenience, 
was a proof of the friendship of his Imperial Ma- 
jesty, which must have been most acceptable to Her 
Majesty’s feelings : 

That, in common with Her Majesty, we hope that 
the opportunity of personal intercourse thus afforded 
to Her Majesty may be the means of still further 
improving those amicable relations which have long 
subsisted between Great Britain and Russia: 

That we participate in the feelings which Her 
Majesty has been graciously pleased to express in 
respect to the visit of the King ofthe French, which 
was rendered especially welcome, inasmuch as it 
had been preceded by discussions which might have 
impaired the good understanding happily established 
between the two Countries : 

That we humbly concur with Her Majesty in re- 
garding the maintenance of this good understand- 
ing as essential to the best interests of both ; and 
we rejoice in the reflection that the sentiments of all 
classes of Her Majesty’s subjects, on the occasion 
of his Majesty’s visit, were entirely in unison with 
those of Her Majesty : 

To thank Her Majesty for the information that 
the Estimates for the ensuing year have been pre- 
pared, and that they will be forthwith laid before us: 

To express our acknowledgments to Her Majesty, 
for informing us that the progress of Steam Navi- 
gation, and the demands for protection to the ex- 
tended Commerce of the Country, will occasion an 
increase in the Estimates connected with the Naval 
Service : 

That we learn with the greatest pleasure from 
Her Majesty that the improvement which is manifest 
in other parts of the Country has extended to Jre- 
land ; that the political agitation and excitement 





which Her Majesty has had heretofore occasion to 
lament appear to have gradually abated, and that, 
as a natural result, private capital has been more 
freely applied to useful public enterprizes, under- 
taken through the friendly co-operation of individuals 
interested in the welfare of Zreland : 

To thank Her Majesty for informing us that Her 
Majesty has carried into effect, in the spirit in which 
it was conceived, the Act for the more effectual Ap- 
plication of Charitable Donations and Bequests : 

To assure Her Majesty that we shall be prepared 
to take into our consideration the policy of improv- 





ing and extending the opportunities for Academical 
Education in Ireland: 


laid before us : 

To express our acknowledgments to Her Majesty, 
for Her Majesty’s gracious intimation that it would 
be highly gratifying to Her Majesty, if the informa- 


| tion and suggestions contained in that Report shall 
That we rejoice to learn that Her Majesty con- | 


enable us to devise the means of promoting the 
health and comfort of the poorer classes of Her 
Majesty’s subjects : 


Humbly to thank Her Majesty, for informing us 


of the success of the measures which, three years - 


since, were adopted by Parliament for the purpose 
of supplying the deficiency in the Public Revenue, 
and arresting the accumulation of Debt in time of 
Peace : 

To thank Her Majesty, for calling our attention 
to the circumstance, that'the Act which was passed 
at that time for imposing a Tax upon Income will 
shortly expire : 

To assure Her Majesty, that we shall be ready 
to consider whether it may not be expedient to con- 
tinue its operation for a further esiadl ; and thus to 
obtain the means of adequately providing for the 
Public Service, and at the same time of making a 
reduction in other taxation : 

That, whatever may be the result of our delibera- 
tions in this respect, Her Majesty may rely that it 
will be our determination to maintain an amount of 
Revenue amply sufficient to meet the necessary ex- 


penditure of the Country, and firmly to uphold that: 


public credit which is indispensable to the national 
welfare : 

That we entirely participate in the opinion ex- 
pressed by Her Majesty, that the prospect of con- 
tinued peace, and the general state of domestic 
prosperity and tranquillity, afford a favourable op- 
portunity for the consideration of the important 
matters to which Her Majesty has directed our at- 
tention ; and we unite wich Her Majesty in the 
earnest prayer that we may be enabled, under the 
superintending care and protection of Divine Pro- 
vidence, to strengthen the feelings of mutual confi- 
dence and good-will between different classes of 
Hér Majesty’s subjects, and to improve the condi- 
tion of Her Majesty’s people. 


Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to draw Committee 
up an Address, to be presented to Her Majesty, upon to draw up 


the said Resolution :—And a Committee was ap- 
pointed, of Mr. Charteris, Mr. Thomas Baring, Sir 
Robert Peel, Sir James Graham, Mr. Chancellor of 
the Exchequer, the Earl of Lincoln, Lord Granville 
Somerset, Mr. Solicitor-General, Mr. Nicholl, the 
Lord Advocate, Mr. Attorney-General for Jreland, 
Mr. Manners Sutton, Mr. George William Hope, 
Mr. Greene, or any Five of them :—-And they are to 
withdraw immediately. 


Ordered, That Her Majesty’s Most gracious Queen's Speech 


Address. 


Speech to both Houses of Parliament be referred to referred. 


the Committee. 


Ordered, That the Votes and Proceedings of this Votes and 


House be printed, being first perused by Mr. Speaker; Proceedings. 


and that he do appoint the printing thereof; and 


| that no person but such as he shall appoint do pre- 


To thank Her Majesty for acquainting us that | sume to print the same. 


the Report of the Commission appointed to inquire | 


into the Law and Practice with respect to the Oc-| Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Public Income 
cupation of Land is nearly prepared, and will be | Account of the Income and Expenditure for the and Expendi- 
communicated to us immediately after its presenta- year ended the 5th day of January 1845, together — 
tation : with the Balances in the Exchequer at the com- 

To assure Her Majesty, that we shall be prepared | mencement and at the termination of the year, and 
to direct our attention to the state of the Law in| the Amount of Funded or Unfunded Debt created 
regard to the privileges of the Bank of Ireland, and | or redeemed in the said year. 
to other Banking Establishments in that Country 
and in Scotland: 

To thank Her Majesty for informing us that the 


health of the inhabitants of large towns and po- 
Vor. 100, 


The Earl of Lincoln presented, by Her Majesty's New Zealand. 
Command,—Papers relative to the Affairs of New No.1. 
Zealand. 





B3 


Copy 





6 495° Februari. A. 1845: 


Health of Copy of the Second Report of the Commis- 
Towns. sioners for inquiring into the state of large Towns 
and Populous Districts. ; 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and that the Papers relative to the Affairs 
of New Zealand be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


Mercurii, 5° die Februarii ; 


Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


Monkland and PETITION of the Monkland and Kirkin- 

Tetiealech tilloch Railway Company, for leave to bring 

— in a Bill to enable the said Company to improve 
the gauge of their rails, was eee, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Kingston-upon- A Petition of the Dock Core at Kingston- 
Hull Docks. — ynon- Hull, for leave to bring in a Bill for amending 
the Acts relating to the Docks at Kingston-upon- 
Hull, and for enlarging one of the said Docks, was 
resented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Wakefield, A Petition of Promoters of a Line of Railway 
Pouretract and from the Manchester and Leeds Railway at Wake- 
core" field to the towns of Pontefract and Goole, with 
certain branches therefrom, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for making the said Railway, was presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


York and A Petition of the York and North Midland Rail- 

resin way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for ena- 

ion, y bling the said Company to alter the line of the 
York and Scarborough Railway, near the city of 
York, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Manchester A Petition of the Manchester and Leeds Railway 
and Leeds Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the 
Railway. . : a 
said Company to raise a further Sum of Money, 
and to amend the Acts relating to the said Com- 
pany, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Manchester A Petition of the Manchester and Leeds Railway 

ond Leeds am. COMpany, for leave to bring in a Bill for amending 

Hanway (bur the Acts relating to the said Railway, and for mak- 
y Branch and ! D 2 

Oldham and = ing a Branch therefrom to Burnley, and for extend- 

Eacaton,) ing the Oldham and Heywood Branches, was pre- 
sine sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

Table. 


Ashton, Staly- | A Petition of the Manchester and Leeds Railway 
bridge 4 Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for amending 
ioe, 2 ata “the Act relating to the Ashton, Stalybridge and 
(Ardwick and Liverpool Junction Railway, and for making 
Guide Bridge Branches therefrom to Ardwick and Guide Bridge, 
Branches. ) 1 1 p in . 

was — , and read ; and ordered to lie upon 

the Table. 


London and A Petition of the Zondon and South Western 

South Western Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 

(No. 1) amend the Acts relating to the said Railway, and 

(Metropolitan to authorize Extensions thereof, from the Wine Elms 

Extension.) ‘Terminus to a point near to Waterloo and Hunger- 
ford Bridges, in the parish of Saint Mary, Lambeth, 
and to the Thames, at Nine Elms, in the parish of 
Battersea, all in the county of Surrey, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Guildford, A Petition of the Guildford Junction Railway 
Chichester and Company, and Owners and Occupiers of property 
a” upon and near the line of the proposed Railway, 
” from the said Guildford Junction Railway to Chi- 
chester, Portsmouth and Fareham, and of Magis- 

trates, Merchants, Tradesmen and others interested 





in the promotion thereof, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for authorizing the Sale of the Guildford Junction 
Railway, and for enabling the Purchasers to main- 
tain the same, and to make and maintain a Railwa 
therefrom to. Chichester and Portsmouth, wit 
Branches to join the Brighton and' Chichester Rail- 
way near Chichester, and the London and South 
Western Railway at Fareham, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- Edinburg: 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to amend m4 Glasgow 
the Acts relating to the said Railway, and to autho- ““""** 
rize the formation of additional Branches, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto Caledonian 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making Railway. 
a Railway from Carlisle to Edinburgh and Glasgow 
and the North of Scotland, to be called the Cale- 
donian Railway, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Edward Philips, m. p.;—and, Phy- Medical Prac. 
sicians, Surgeons and General Practitioners of the tie Bill(1844.) 
county of Suffolk ; stating that the Petitioners view 
with great satisfaction in the Bill introduced into 
the House in the last Session of Parliament, for 
the better Regulation of Medical Practice in Eng- 
land and Wales, the provisions which insure a more 
efficient education and a more uniform and perfect 
standard of qualification for those entering into the 
profession of Medicine; but they pray that the House 
will not permit any measure affecting the interests 
of the Medical Profession to become law, which 
will throw open the practice of Medicine to unqua- 
lified and ignorant pretenders,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of Slave Trade. 
the Birmingham British and Foreign Anti-Slavery 
Society, praying that all attempts to suppress the 
Slave Trade by means of armed cruizers may be 
abandoned; and that, in future, our fiscal regu- 
lations and treaties with foreign powers be framed 
and adjusted so as to give every encouragement to 
the consumption of the produce of free labour, in 
preference to that cultivated by slaves; and that 
such other christian and peaceable measures be 
taken to bring the moral power of England to bear 
against the system of Slavery itself as the House 
can legitimately adopt, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of Emigration 
the Birmingham British and Foreign Anti-Slavery of Indian 
Society, stating that the Society have heard, with '*°°""™ 
deep regret, that the sanction of Government has 
been given to the importation of the natives of 
British India into some of our West Indian Colonies; 
and praying the House to take prompt and efficient 
measures to put an end to this system, which, in 
the opinion of the Society, is clearly fraught with 














great moral and social wrongs, and justly exposes 


the British nation to the charge by foreign govern- 


ments of practically maintaining a Slave Trade 
under another name, notwithstanding that Britain 
has already done so much in the abolition of Slavery 
and the Slave Trade, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Festiniog, in the Public linute 

county of Merioneth, praying the House to take 
steps for preventing the increase of houses licensed 
for the sale of intoxicating drinks, and for dimi- 
nishing, to a very large extent, the number already 
existing, and also to pass a law entirely abolishing, 
as far as possible, the sale of intoxicating liquor on 
the Lord’s Day, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. ; 

A Petition 





Ble 
We 
(Se 


Pr 


ej ie 





Bleaching 
Works 
(Scotland. ) 


Glasgow, 
Dumfries and 
Carlisle Rail- 


way. 


Army. 


Prisons 
(Scotland,) 


Public Income 
and Expendi- 
ture, 


No. 


9 


“ae 


Manchester and 


Birmingham 
Railway (Ash- 
ton Brauch. ) 


Glass. * 


Wheat, 








8 VicToRIzZ. 


A Petition of Bleachers, employed in Bleach-fields, | 
in the city of Glasgow, and in the counties of Lan- 
ark, Renfrew, Dumbarton and Stirling, praying the 
House to extend to the Bleach-fields of Scotland the 
provisions of the Factories Act, with further provi- 
sions as to the heating of stoves, keeping of truck 
shops and other causes of complaint stated in their 
Petition, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Glasgow, Dum- 
fries and Carlisle Railway, for leave to; bring in 
a Bill for making a Railway from the Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway, near Kil- 
marnock, by Dumfries and Annan, to Carlisle, to be 
called the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Reading, and neigh- 
bourhood, praying the House not to sanction, by 


5° Februariz. 





votes of money or otherwise, aay further embarkation 
of Troops from the United Kingdom to colonial or 
foreign countries, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Coun- 
cillors of the Royal Burgh of Montrose, praying the 
House to adopt measures for altering the law rela- 
tive to Prison Assessments in Scotland, and for en- 


acting that all Prison Assessments shall be made | 


on the real rent or annual value of property, whether 
rural or urban, or otherwise to afford to the Peti- 
tioners and the cther Royal Burghs such relief as the 
House may deem just and expedient in the circum- 
stances in which they are placed, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented, pur- 
suant to Order,—An Account of the Income and 
Expenditure for the year ended the 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1845, together with the Balances in the Ex- 
chequer at the commencement and at the termina- 
tion of the year, and the Amount of Funded or 
Unfunded Debt created or redeemed in the said 

ear. 

Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


A Petition of the Manchester and Birmingham 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway to connect the Manchester and 
Birmingham and Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and 
Manchester Railways, near Guides Bridge, and for 
other purposes connected with the said Manchester 
and Birmingham Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Amount of Duties and Drawbacks 
on Glass, and of the Quantities imported and ex- 
— retained for home use, and remaining in 

ond, for the year ending the 5th day of January 
1845 (in continuation of the Return ordered to be 
printed on the 16th day of April 1844, with the same 
Particulars). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Quantity of Wheat imported from 
the United States into Canada, from the 11th day 
of October 1843 to the 31st day of December 1844, 
both inclusive, specifying the Quantity in each 
month, and the Amount of Duty received :—Of the 
Quantity of Wheat imported into Great Britain 
and Jreland from the United States, from the 4th 
day of October 1843 to the 31st day of December 
1844, both inclusive, specifying the Quantity in 
each month, and the Amount of Duty received :— 
Of the Quantity of Wheat Flour imported into 
Great Britain and Ireland from the United States, 
Vox. 100. 








7 


from the 4th day of October 1843 to the 31st day 
of December 1844, both inclusive, specifying the 
Quantity in each month, and the Amount of Duty 
received :—And, of Wheat and Wheat Flour, the 
Produce of Canada, imported (for Home Consump- 
tion) from the 11th day of October 1843 to the 
31st day of December 1844, specifying the Quan- 
tity in each month, and the Amount of Duty re- 
ceived. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Sugar. 


Return of the Quantity of Sugar which has been 
admitted for Home Consumption, under the 7th and 
8th Vic. c. 28, at the rate of 34s. per cwt.and 51. per 
cent., between the 5th day of July 1844 and the 
latest period to which it can be made up ; specify- 
ing the Country of which such Sugar is the produce. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Wheat. 


Accounts of Wheat and Wheat Flour (stated in 
Quarters of Wheat) imported into Great Britain 
and Ireland, from Canada, in the years ending the 
5th day of January 1842, the 5th day of January 
1843, the 5th day of January 1844, and the 5th day 
of January 1845:—And, of the Quantity entered 
for Home Consumption in the above-mentioned 


periods. 


dom, do question the same within fourteen days 
next, and so within fourteen days next after any 
new Return shall be brought in. 

Ordered, That all Members who are returned for 
two or more places in any part of the United King- 
dom do make their Election for which of the places 
they will serve, within one week from and after the 
expiration of the fourteen days before limited for 
presenting Petitions, provided there be no question 
upon the Return for that place; and if any thing 
shall come in question touching the Return or Elec- 
tion of any Member, he is to withdraw during the 
time the matter is in debate ; and that all Members 
returned upon double Returns do withdraw till their 
Returns are determined. 

Ordered, That all persons who shall question 
any Return of Members to serve in the present 
Parliament, upon any allegation of bribery and 
corruption, and who shall in their Petition specifi- 
cally allege any payment of money or other reward 
to have been made by any Member, or on his ac- 
count, or with his privity, since the time of such 
Return, in pursuance or in furtherance of such 
bribery or corruption, may question the same at any 
time within twenty-eight days after the date of suc 
payment ; or, if this House be not sitting at the 
expiration of the said twenty-eight days, then within 
fourteen days after the day when the House shall 
next meet. 

Resolved, That no Peer of this Realm, except 
such Peers of Ireland as shall for the time being 
be actually elected, and shall not have declined to 
serve, for any county, city or borough of Greut 
Britain, hath any right to give his vote in the Elec- 
tion of any Member to serve in Parliament. 

Resolved, That it is a high infringement of the 
liberties and privileges of the Commons of the 
United Kingdom, for any Lord of Parliament, or 
other Peer or Prelate, not being a Peer of Ireland 
at the time elected, and not having declined to serve 
for any county, city or borough of Great Britain, 
to concern himself in the Election of Members to 
serve for the Commons in Parliament, except only 
any Peer of Ireland, at such Elections in Great 
Britain respectively where such Peer shall appear 
as a Candidate, or by himself, or any others, be 
proposed to be elected ; or fur any Lord Lieutenant 
or Governor of any county to avail himself of any 
authority derived from his Commission, to nee 
B 4 the 








Ordered, That all persons who will question any Orders and 
Returns of Members to serve in Parliament, for any Resolutions. 
county, city, borough or place in the United King- Elections. 





Witn sses. 


Strangers. 


8 5° Februariz. 


the Election of any Member to serve for the Com- 
mons in Parliament. 

Resolved, That if it shall appear that any person 
hath been elected or returned a Member of this 
House, or endeavoured so to be, by Bribery, or any 
other corrupt practices, this House will proceed 
with the utmost severity against all such persons as 
shall have been wilfully concerned in such Bribery 
or other corrupt practices. 

Resolved, That if it shall appear that any person 
hath been tampering with any Witness, in respect 
of his evidence to be given to this House, or any 
Committee thereof, or directly or indirectly hat 
endeavoured tu deter or hinder any person from ap- 

earing or giving evidence, the same is declared to 
8 a high crime and misdemeanor ; and this House 
will proceed with the utmost severity against such 
offender. 

Resolved, That if it shall appear that any person 
hath given false evidence in any case before this 
House, or any Committee thereof, this House will 
proceed with the utmost severity against such of- 
fender. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 

osed, That the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this 
Seas do, from time to time, take into his custody 
any Stranger or Strangers that he shall see, or be 
informed of to be, in the House or Gallery, while 
the House, or any Committee of the whole House, 
is sitting ; and that no person, so taken into cus- 
tody, be discharged out of custody without the 
special Order of the House ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ Stranger” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ whom he may see, or who may be reported to 
“ him to be, in any part of the House or Gallery 
“ ay nage to the Members of this House, and 
“also any Stranger who, having been admitted 
“‘ into any other part of the House or Gallery, shall 
“ misconduct himself, or shall not withdraw when 
“ Strangers are directed to withdraw, while the 
“ House, or any Committee of the whole House is 
“« sitting, and that no person so taken into custody 
“* be discharged out of custody without the special 
“* Order of the House,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question :— 
It passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
“whom he may see, or who may be reported to 
“ him to be, in any part of the House or Gallery 
“‘ appropriated to the Members of this House, and 

also any Stranger who, having been admitted 

into any other part of the House or Gallery, shall 
misconduct himself, or shall not withdraw when 

Strangers are directed to withdraw, while the 

House, or any Committee of the whole House, is 

sitting, and that no person so taken into custody 

be discharged out of custody without the special 

Order of the House,” be added, instead thereof: 
—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Ordered, That the Serjeant-at-Arms attending 
this House do, from time to time, take into his cus- 
tody any Stranger whom he may see, or who may 
be reported to him to be, in any part of the House 
or Gallery appropriated to the Members of this 
House, and alsu any Stranger who, having been 
admitted into any other part of the House or Gal- 
lery, shall misconduct himself, or shall not withdraw 
when Strangers are directed to withdraw, while the 
House, or any Committee of the whole House, is 
sitting; and that no person so taken into custody be 
discharged out of custody without the special Order 
of the House. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That no Member of this House do presume 
to bring any Stranger or Strangers into the House 
or Gallery thereof, while the Teams is sitting : 


A. 1845. 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ Stranger” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the 
words “ into any part of the House or Gallery ap- 
‘* propriated to the Members of this House, while 
“* the House, or a Committee of the whole House, 
“ is sitting,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question : 
—It passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
“ into any part of the House or Gallery appropriated 
“ to the Members of this House, while the House 
“ or a Committee of the whole House is sitting,” 
be added, instead thereof :—It was resolved in the 
Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put; 

Ordered, That no Member of this House do pre- 
sume to bring any Stranger into any part of the 
House or Gallery appropriated to the Members of 
this House while the House or a Committee of the 
whole House is sitting. 

Ordered, That the said Orders be Standing Orders 
of this House. 


Session of Parliament, the passages through tie 
streets leading to this House be kept free and open, 
and that no obstruction be permitted to hinder the 
passage of Members to and from this House, and 
that no disorder be allowed in Westminster Hall, or 
in the passages leading to this House, during the 
sitting of Parliament, and that there be no annoy- 
ance therein or thereabouts ; and that the Serjeant- 
at-Arms attending this House do communicate this 
Order to the Commissioners aforesaid. 


Ordered, That no Footmen be permitted to be 
within the Lobby of the House, or upon the stairs 
leading thereto. 

Ordered, That the Serjeant-at-Arms attending 
this House do take care that there be no gaming, 
or other disorders, in the room appointed for the 
Footmen attending the Members of this House to 
wait in. 

Ordered, That the Serjeant-at-Arms attending 
this House do take into his custody such Footmen 
as shall presume to disobey the Orders of the 
House ; and that no such Footmen be discharged 
out of custody but by the special Order of the 
House. 


this House do, from time to time, when the House 
is going to Prayers, give notice thereof to all Com- 
mittees ; and that all proceedings of Committees 
in a morning, after such notice, be declared to be 
null and void. 


losing of Letters directed to Members of this House, 
the person appointed to bring Letters from the Ge- 
neral Post-oftice to this House, or some other person 
to be appointed by the Postmaster-General, do for 
the future, every day during the Session of Parlia- 
ment, Sundays excepted, constantly attend, from 
ten of the clock in the morning till seven in the 
afternoon, at the place appointed for the delivery of 
the said Letters, and take care, during his stay 
there, to deliver the same to the several Members 
to whom they shall be directed, or to their known 
servant or servants, or others bringing notes under 
the hands of the Members sending for the same. 

Ordered, That the said Officer do, upon his going 
away, lock up such Letters as shall remain unde- 
livered ; and that no Letter be delivered but within 
the hours aforesaid. 

Ordered, That the said Orders be sent to the 
Postmaster-General. 

Ordered, That, when any Letter or Packet di- 
rected to this House shall come to Mr. Speaker, 
he do open the same; and acquaint the House, at 








their 





Ordered, That the Commissioners of the Police Metropolis. 
of the Metropolis do take care that, during the Pvlice. 


Ordered, That the Serjeant-at-Arms attending Prayers. 


Ordered, That, to prevent the intercepting or Letters 


—_— ee 


_ 
o- 


Private Bills. 


Privileges. 


Public 
Business. 


Library of the 
House. 


Address 
reported, 





8 VicTorRIzZ. 


their next sitting, with the contents thereof, if proper 
to be communicated to this House. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That this House will not receive any Petition 
for any Private Bill after Friday the 28th day of 
this instant February :—And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That a Committee of Privileges be 
appointed. 


Resolved, That in the present Session of Parlia- 
ment, all Orders of the Day, set down in the Order 
Book for Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, shall 
be disposed of, before the House will proceed upon 
any Motions of which Notices shall be entered in 
the Order Book. 

Resolved, That upon days appropriated to Orders, 
and a Question being put from the Chair, that any 
Order of the Day be read, no Amendment shall be 
proposed, except that the other Orders of the Day, 
or that any Order set down for the same day, be 
now read; but that this regulation shall not apply 
to the case of a Committee of Supply, or of a Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means. 

Resolved, That no Notice shall hereafter be given 
beyond the period which shall include the four days 
next following on which Notices are entitled to 
precedence, due allowance being made for any 
intervening adjournment of the House, and the 
period being in that case so far extended as to in- 
clude four Notice days falling during the sitting of 
the House. 


Ordered, That a Standing Committee of Sixteen 
Members be appointed to assist Mr. Speaker in the 
direction of the Library, and to whom shall be re- 
ferred all matters relating thereto:—And a Com- 
mittee was appointed of Sir Robert Harry Inglis, 
Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord John Rus- 
sell, Sir Robert Peel, Mr. Baring, Mr. Williams 
Wynn, Mr. Rutherfurd, Mr. Shaw, Viscount Pal- 
merston, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Serjeant Stock, Vis- 
count Mahon, Colonel Fox, Mr. Gally Knight, Mr. 
Pendarves and Mr. Acland. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Mr. Charteris reported from the Committee ap- 
pointed yesterday to draw up an Address to be pre- 
sented to Her Majesty, That they had drawn up an 
Address accordingly: And the same was! read, as 
followeth ; 


Most Gracious Sovereign, 


We Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal Sub- 
jects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assem- 
bled, beg leave to express to Your Majesty our 
humble thanks for Your Majesty’s Most gracious 
Speech from the Throne. 

We learn with the greatest pleasure from Your 
Majesty the improved condition of the Country, 
that increased activity pervades almost every branch 
of Manufacture, that Trade and Commerce have 
been extended at home and abroad, and that 
amongst all classes of Your Majesty’s subjects there 
is generally prevalent a spirit of loyalty and cheerful 
obedience to the law. 

We rejoice to learn that Your Majesty continues 
to receive from all Princes and States assurances 
of a friendly disposition. 

We participate in the satisfaction expressed by 
Your Majesty in having received at Your Court the 
Sovereigns who, in the course of the last year, visited 
this Country. 

We concur with Your Majesty in considering 
that the journey of the Emperor of Russia, under- 
taken at a great sacrifice of private convenience, 
was a proof of the friendship of his Imperial Ma- 
jesty, which must have been most acceptable to 
Your Majesty’s feelings. 


Vor. 100. 


5° Februariz. 


9 


| Tn common with Your Majesty, we hope that the 
Opportunity of personal intercourse thus afforded 
to Your Majesty may be the means of still further 
improving those amicable relations which have long 
subsisted between Great Britain and Russia. 

We participate in the feelings which Your Ma- 


|jesty has been peggy x ‘to express in re- 


spect to the visit of the King of the French, which 
was rendered especially welcome, inasmuch as it 
had been anebed by discussions which might 
have impaired the good understanding happily 
established between the two Countries. 

_ We humbly concur with Your Majesty in regard- 
ing the maintenance of this good understanding as 
essential to the best interests of both ; and we re- 
joice in the reflection that the sentiments of all 
classes of Your Majesty’s subjects, on the occasion 
of his Majesty’s visit, were entirely in unison with 
those of Your Majesty. 

We humbly thank Your Majesty for the infor- 
mation that the Estimates for the ensuing year have 
been prepared, and that they will be forthwith laid 
before us. 

We beg to express our acknowledgments to Your 
Majesty, for informing us that the progress of Steam 
Navigation, and the demands for protection to the 
extended Commerce of the Country, will occasion 
an increase in the Estimates connected with the 
Naval Service. 

We learn with the greatest pleasure from Your 
Majesty that the improvement which is manifest in 
other parts of the Country has extended to Ireland ; 
that the political agitation and excitement which 
Your Majesty has had heretofore occasion to lament 
appear to have gradually abated ; and that, as a 
natural result, private capital has been more freely 
applied to useful public enterprizes, undertaken 
through the friendly co-operation of individuals in- 
terested in the welfare of Ireland. 

We thank Your Majesty for informing us that 
Your Majesty has carried into effect, in the spirit 
in which it was conceived, the Act for the more 
effectual application of Charitable Donations and 
Bequests. 

e assure Your Majesty that we shall be pre- 
pared to take into our consideration the policy of 
improving and extending the opportunities for Aca- 
demical Education in Jreland. 

We gratefully thank Your Majesty for acquaint- 
ing us that the Report of the Commission appointed 
to inquire into the Law and Practice with respect 
to the Occupation of Land is nearly prepared, and 
will be communicated to us immediately after its 
presentation. 

We assure Your Majesty, that we shall be pre- 
pared to direct our attention to the state of the Law 
in regard to the privileges of the Bank of Jre- 
land, and to other Banking Establishments in that 
country and in Scotland. 

We thank Your Majesty for informing us that 
the health of the inhabitants of large towns and 
populous districts in this part of the United King- 
dom has been the subject of recent inquiry before 
a Commission, and that their Report will be imme- 
diately laid before us. 

We beg leave to express our acknowledgments 
to Your Majesty for Your Majesty’s gracious inti- 
mation that it would be highly gratifying to Your 
Majesty if the information and suggestions con- 
tained in that Report shall enable us to devise the 
means of promoting the health and comfort of the 
poorer classes of Your Majesty’s subjects. 

We humbly thank Your Majesty for informing 
us of the success of the measures which, three years 
since, were edopted by Parliament for the purpose 
of supplying the deficiency in the public Revenue, 
and arresting the accumulation of debt in time of 
peace. 

We thank Your Majesty for calling our attention 
to the circumstance that the Act which was passed 





Cc at 





Address 
agreed to. 


Queen’s Speech 
to be consi- 
dered, 


Dartmouth 
Election. 


10 


shortly expire. 

We assure Your Majesty that we shall be ready 
to consider whether it may not be expedient to con- 
tinue its operation for a further period; and thus to 
obtain the means of adequately providing for the 
Public Service, and at the same time of making a 
reduction in other taxation. 

Whatever may be the result of our deliberations 
in this respect, Your Majesty may rely that it will 
be our determination to maintain an amount of 
Revenue amply sufficient to meet the necessary 
expenditure of the Country, and firmly to uphold 
that public credit which is indispensable to the na- 
tional welfare. 

We entirely participate in the opinion graciously 
expressed by Ton ajesty, that the prospect of 
continued peace, and the general state of domestic 
prosperity and tranquillity, afford a favourable oppor- 
tunity for the consideration of the important matters 
to which Your Majesty has directed our attention ; 
and we unite with Your Majesty in the earnest 
prayer that we may be enabled, under the superin- 
tending care and protection of Divine Providence, to 
strengthen the feelings of mutual confidence and 
good-will between different classes of Your Ma- 
jesty’s subjects, and to improve the condition of 
Your Majesty’s people. 

Resolved, That this House doth agree with the 
Committee in the said Address to be presented to 
Her Majesty. 

Resolved, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by the whole House. 

Ordered, That such Members of this House as 
are of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council 
do humbly know Her Majesty’s pleasure when She 
will be attended by this House. 


Ordered, That Her Majesty’s Most gracious 
Speech to both Houses of Parliament be taken into 
consideration To-morrow. 


A Petition of George Moffatt, of No. 28, Fen- 
church-street, in the city of London, Merchant, was 
delivered in, and read; setting forth, That at the 
last Election for a Member to serve in Parliament 
for the Borough of Dartmouth, in the county of 
Devon, the Petitioner and Joseph Somes, Esquire, 
were Candidates to represent the said Borough in 
Parliament ; that the said Election was holden on 
the twenty-sixth day of December last, and that a 
poll having been then demanded by and on behalf 
of the Petitioner, the same was taken and had on 
the twenty-seventh day of December last ; that the 
said Joseph Somes was declared duly elected, and 
was by the person acting as Returning Officer at 
the said Election returned as a Member to serve in 
Parliament for the said Borough; that, by an Act 
passed in the twenty-second year of his late Ma- 
jesty King George the Third, intituled, “ An Act for 
restraining any Person concerned in any Contract, 
Commission or Agreement made for the Public Ser- 
vice, from being elected or sitting and voting as a 
Member of the House of Commons,” it is among 
other things enacted, for further securing the freedom 
and independence of Parliament, that, from and 
after the end of that present Session of Parliament, 
any person who should directly or indirectly, him- 
self or by any person whatever in trust for him, or 
for his use or benefit, or on his account, undertake, 
execute, hold or enjoy, in the whole or in part, any 
contract, agreement or commission made or entered 
into with, under or from the Commissioners of His 
Majesty’s Treasury, or of the Navy or Victualling 
Office, or with the Master General or Board of 
Ordnance, or with any one or more of such Com- 
missioners, or with any other person or persons 
whatsoever, for or on account of the public service, 
or should knowingly and willingly furnish or pro- 
vide, in pursuance ef any such agreement, contract 


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or commission which he or they should have made 
or entered into as aforesaid, any money to be remitted 
abroad, or any wares or merchandize to be used or 
employed in the service of the public, should be 
rr, of being elected or of sitting or of voting 
as a Member of the House of Commons, during the 
time that he should execute, hold or enjoy any such 
contract, agreement or commission, or any part or 
share thereof, or any benefit or emolument arising 
from the same; that by the same Statute it is 
further enacted and declared, that if any person 
thereby disabled or declared to be incapable to sit 
or vote in Parliament should, nevertheless, be re- 
turned to serve as a Member for any county, stew- 
artry, city, borough, town, cinque port, or place 
in Parliament, such Election and Return should be 
void ; that before and at the time of the said Elec- 
tion the said Joseph Somes was a Government con- 
tractor within the meaning of the said Act; also 
that before and at the time of the said Election the 
said Joseph Somes was a person executing, holding 
or enjoying, in whole or in part, certain contracts, 
agreements or commissions made or entered into 
with, under, of or from the Commissioners of Her 
Majesty’s Navy, for or on account of the Public 
Service; also, that the said Joseph Somes, before 
and at the time of the said Election, was a person 
executing and holding or enjoying certain contracts, 
agreements or commissions for or on account of 
the Public Service, and made or entered into with 
some other person or persons; also, that the said 
Joseph Somes, before and at the time of the said 
Election, was a person concerned in certain con- 
tracts, agreements or commissions for or on account 
of the Public Service, within the meaning of the 
Act aforesaid ; that at the time and place of Elec- 
tion for the said Borough of Dartmouth, both before 
the taking of the show of hands and also before 
the taking of the poll, one or more of the electors 
of the said Borough, publicly and distinctly in the 
presence and hearing of the electors, and of the 
Petitioner and the said Joseph Somes, stated to the 
Returning Officer that the said Joseph Somes then 
was such contractor as aforesaid, and insisted upon 
his incapacity, being such contractor, to be elected 
or sit as a Member of the House of Commons; that 
notice of the incapacity of the said Joseph Somes 
to be elected or sit in Parliament was given to the 
said Returning Officer, and also to very many of 
the voters as they came to the poll, and before they 
had polled, and that the like notice was publicly 
given by bills and placards put up before the nomi- 
nation and polling took place in very many public 
places in the said Borough ; that upon the close of 
the poll the numbers for the several Candidates were 
found and declared to be as follows: for the said 
Joseph Somes one hundred and twenty-five, and for 
the Petitioner one hundred and eighteen; that 
notice of the incapacity of the said Joseph Somes 
was separately served upon many more than seven 
voters for the said Joseph Somes, and the Petitioner 
therefore submits that the majority appearing for 
the said Joseph Somes over the Petitioner was merely 
colourable, and that the Petitioner in truth was duly 
elected and ought to have been returned ; that after 
the place in Parliament to be supplied by such 
Election became vacant, and both before and after 
the teste and issuing out of the Writ for the said 
Election, and at and during the said Election, the 
said Joseph Somes did, by himself and his agents, 
friends and partizans, by divers ways and means, at 
his charge and on his behalf, directly and indirectly, 
give, present and allow to persons having votes at 
such Election, money, meat, drink, lodging, enter- 
tainment, provision and reward, and did make pre- 
sents, gifts, rewards, and promises, agreements, 
obligations and engagements to give money, meat, 
drink, provision, presents, reward and entertainment, 
to and for persons having votes as aforesaid, and to 
and for the use, advantage, benefit, enjoyment, “" 

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8 VicToRIz, 


fit and preferment of such persons, in order that he 
the said Joseph Somes might be elected, and for 
being elected to serve in Parliament for the said 
Borough of Dartmouth ; that before anc during the 
said Election the said Joseph Somes was by himself 
and his agents, managers and friends, guilty of 
divers acts of bribery and corruption, in order 
to corrupt and procure, and did, by himself and 
his agents, friends, managers, and other per- 
sons employed in his behalf, by gifts, presents, 
money, rewards and promises, and agreements 
and securities for money, gifts and rewards, and 
by threats, intimidation, promises, undue influence, 
and other corrupt, illegal or improper practices, 
acts and means, corrupt and procure divers Foes 
having or claiming to have votes at such Election, 
to give their votes in favour of the said Joseph 
Somes, and to forbear to give them in favour of the 
Petitioner; that the said Joseph Somes, by the said 
corrupt and illegal practices, was and is wholly 
disabled and incapacitated and ineligible to serve 
in this present Parliament for the said Borough of 
Dartmouth, and the Return of the said Joseph 
Somes was and is wholly null and void: that exten- 
sive and systematic bribery and corruption were 
practised and carried on at the said Election by di- 
vers persons, being friends, supporters and partizans 
of the said Joseph Somes, with a view to the Elec- 
tion of the said Joseph Somes; and that the said 
Election and Return of the said Joseph Somes were 
procured by means of such bribery and corruption ; 
that, by reason of the last-mentioned premises, the 
said Election and Return of the said Joseph Somes 
was and is wholly null and void; that, before and 
after the teste of the Writ for holding the said 
Election, the said Joseph Somes, by himself, his 
agents, friends and others, was guilty of bribery 
and corruption, and did, by gifts, rewards and 
promises, corrupt and procure, and attempt to 
corrupt and procure, divers electors and persons 
claiming to be electors of the said Borough, to 
give their votes, or to refuse and forbear to give 
their votes, at the said Election; that the said 
Joseph Somes, by his agents and others, after the 
teste of the Writ for the said Election, and at 
and during the Election, did give, present and 
allow to divers persons having and claiming votes 
in such Election, money, meat, drink, presents, re- 
wards and entertainments to and for such persons, 
in order to be elected and for being elected a Mem- 
ber to serve in this present Parliament for the said 
Borough; that the said Joseph Somes, by himself, 
his agents and others, before and at and during 
the time of the said Election, did procure certain 
bodies of men by violence and menaces to coerce 
the electors of the said Borough, and create a dis- 
turbance at the said Election, in hindrance of the 
freedom of election, and to the prejudice of the 
Petitioner and the electors desiring to support the 
Petitioner; that a majority of persons legally en- 
titled to vote at the said Election polled and ten- 
dered their votes in favour of the Petitioner, but the 
votes of several persons having a right to vote, and 
which were tendered on behalf of the Petitioner, 
were rejected, and the votes of many persons who 
were not qualified or entitled to vote were admitted 
and placed upon the poll in favour of the said 
Joseph Somes; that many persons tendered their 
votes for the Petitioner at the said Election whose 
names were omitted from the Register in force at 
the said Election, in consequence of the decision of 
the Barrister who revised the Lists from which 
such Register was formed, but the votes of such 
persons were not reckoned upon the poll for the 
Petitioner ; that many persons also tendered their 
votes for the Petitioner who were duly registered, 
but whose votes were not received at the said Elec- 
tion, and many other persons duly tendered their 
votes for the Petitioner whose votes were improperly 


and illegally rejected; that many persons were ad 
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mitted to vote for the said Joseph Somes who at 
the time of their voting had ceased to be qualified 
or had become disqualified from voting at the said 
Election, and whose names ought therefore to be 
struck off the poll; that many persons were ad- 
mitted to vote for the said Joseph Somes, whose 
names appeared upon the Register of Voters for the 
said Borough as occupiers of houses, warehouses, 
counting-houses, shops and other buildings, or of 
such houses, warehouses, counting-houses, shops 
and other buildings, together with land in the said 
Borough, but who at the time of their so voting 
had not the same qualifications for which their 
names were originally inserted in the said Register, 
inasmuch as since the time of their respective re- 
gistrations, and previous to the time of their voting, 
they had ceased to occupy the whole or part of the 
premises for which they had been registered, and 
did not, at the time of their so voting, continue to 
occupy the same, or had ceased to occupy some 
part thereof, so that the residue was not of the 
yearly value required by law, or had ceased to be 
rated, or had not paid their rates in respect of such 
premises ; that many persons were admitted to vote 
for the said Joseph Somes as owners and occupiers 
of certain premises within the said Borough, some 
of whom were not entitled to vote, inasmuch as be- 
fore and at the time of their registration the premises 
in right of which they voted were not respectively 
of the clear yearly value of ten pounds, and others 
of the said voters were not themselves the legal and. 
actual owners or occupiers of the same, or were not 
duly rated, or had not paid their rates in respect 
thereof, but the said voters were nevertheless impro- 
perly inserted or retained in the Register, in conse- 
quence of the decision of the Barrister revising the 
same; that the names of many voters appear on the 
poll in favour of the said Joseph Somes who did not, 
in point of fact, vote for him, but were personated 
and fraudulently represented by the persons who had 
themselves no titles to vote, but who fraudulently 
tendered their votes, and were improperly admitted 
to vote in the names and character of the said fizst- 
mentioned voters ; that many persons were admitted 
to vote at the said Election for the said Joseph 
Somes who were not entitled to vote thereat, inas- 
much as at the said Election, or previous to the 
said Election, they had ceased to be resident. within 
the said Borough, or within seven statute miles 
thereof, or within seven statute miles of the place 
where the poll for the said Borough was taken, for 
six months or more prior to the Election; that many 
persons were admitted to vote at the said Election 
for the said Joseph Somes who were disabled and 
disqualified therefrom by the receipt of alms or 
parochial relief, some within twelve months before 
their registration, others within twelve months of 
the said Election, and others between the time of 
their registry and the said Election; that many 
persons were admitted to vote at the said Election 
for the said Joseph Somes who were disqualified and 
disabled from voting, inasmuch as, since the time 
of their registration and previous to the time of their 
voting, they had become bankrupts or insolvents, 
and had thereby lost their qualification and right 
of voting ; that many persons were admitted to vote 
at the said Election for the said Joseph Somes who 
had bribed or treated others, or who were bribed 
or treated, at or before the said Election, in order 
to induce them to give their votes thereat, and many 
others were so admitted to vote who were employed 
as agents, or in some other capacity, for the pur- 
poses of the said Election, and who were by law 
incapable of voting thereat; that certain persons 
were admitted to vote at the said Election for the 
said Joseph Somes who polled and gave their votes 
at the said Election after the hour of four o’clock 
in the afternoon, at which hour the poll ought by 
law to have been closed ; that divers persons were 
admitted to vote for the said Joseph Somes who, 

c 2 from 





Slave Trade. 


No.3. 


Postage 
Convention 


(Belgium). 


Customs. 


Leeds and 
West Riding 
Junction 


Railways. 


Richmond 
Surrey) 
ailway. 


West Yorkshire 
Railway. 


Leeds, Dews- 
bury and 
Manchester 
Junction Rail- 
way. 


Pudsey Gas. 


Queen’s Bench 
(Ireland. ) 


12 


from various other causes besides those above spe- 
cified, were not qualified or entitled or were dis- 
qualified from voting at the said Election, and whose 
names should be removed from the poll accordingly ; 
and praying that the House will take the premises 
into their consideration, and that the Election and Re- 
turn of the said Joseph Somes may be declared null 
and void, that the Petitioner may be declared duly 
elected a Member to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the Borough of Dartmouth, and that such 
other relief may be granted to the Petitioner in the 
premises as to the ae may seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty's 
Command,—Copies of Correspondence relating to 
the Suppression of the Slave Trade. 

Copy, Convention between Her Majesty and the 
King of the Belgians, regulating the Communication 
by Post between the British and Belgian Dominions; 
signed at London, October 19, 1844. 

Expository Statement of Consumption of Im- 
ported Commodities within the United Kingdom, 
and of the operation of the Customs Duties on such 
Consumption, in two years preceding and in two 
years following the establishment of the new Tariff, 
under Act 5 &amp; 6 Vic. c. 47, Anno 1842. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and that the Papers relative to the Slave 
Trade be printed. 


A Petition of Shareholders of and in the proposed 
Undertaking called the Leeds and West Riding 
Junction Railways, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making certain Railways in the West Riding of the 
county of York, to communicate with the Manchester 
and Leeds Railway, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of Estates 
upon or near the proposed line of Railway from 
Richmond, in the county of Surrey, to or near to 
Battersea-rise, in the parish of Battersea, in the 
same county, there to join the London and South 
Western Railway, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making the said Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of Estates 
upon or near the proposed lines of Railway between 
Bradford, Halifax, Sowerby Bridge, Cleckheaton, 
Mirfield, Heckmondwike, Dewsbury, Pudsey and 
Leeds, for leave to bring in a Bill for making the 
said lines of Railway, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants and Manufacturers car- 
rying on business upon or near the proposed line 
of Railway from Leeds by Dewsbury to Hudders- 


field, in the west riding of the county of York, and 


other Inhabitants of the west riding of the county 
of York, for leave to bring in a Bill for making the 
said Railway, and for improving the communication 
by Railway between the towns of Leeds and Hud- 
dersfield and the town of Manchester, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Pudsey and the vil- 
lage of Farsley and the neighbourhood thereof, in 
the west riding of the county of York, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for better supplying with Gas the 
township of Pudsey and the village of Farsley, and 
the neighbourhood thereof, all in the parish of Cal- 
verley, in the west riding of the county of York, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of Affidavits filed 4th November 1844, in 
the Crown Office, Queen’s Bench, Dublin—Of John 
Mallet ; Timothy Allen; William Bigoe Henzell ; 


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A. 1845. 


Lewis Dezouche ; John Clements, marked P; the 
Same, marked S ; and the Same, marked R :—And, 
of Orders of the Court of Queen’s Bench, Dublin, 
dated 18th January 1845 :—Francis Johnston, Ap- 
pellant, William Farrell, Respondent ; Same, Ap- 
pellant, John Geffuey, Respondent; and Same, 
Appellant, John Halpin, Respondent. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Jovis, 6° die Februarii ; 


Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 
PRAYERS. 


C OLONEL Dawson Damer reported to the The Queen 
House, That Her Majesty having been waited @ppoints to be 
upon, pursuant to their Order of yesterday, humbly “"¢e4s 

to know Her Majesty’s pleasure when She will be 

attended by this House, had been pleased to appoint 

to be attended this day, at half an hour after two 

of the clock, at Buckingham Palace. 


Mr. Speaker, and the House, went to attend Her House attend 
Majesty :—And being returned ; Her Majesty ; 
Mr. Speaker reported to the House, That the Answer to 
House had, this day, attended Her Majesty with Address. 

their Address, to which Her Majesty was pleased 
to give this Most gracious Answer : 


I return My warmest Thanks for this loyal and 
dutiful Address. 

I anticipate with satisfaction the result of your 
deliberations, which will, I trust, promote the pros- 
perity of all Classes of My People. 


A Petition of the United Company of Proprietors Ellesmere and 
of the Ellesmere and Chester Canal, and of the Chester, and 
Company of Proprietors of the Birmingham and aod Uieerpeot 
Liverpool Junction Canal Navigation, for leave to Junction Canals 
bring in a Bill for uniting the said Companies, was Union. 
= and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto Labouring 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for incorpo- Classes 
rating the Members of a Society called “The Society Improvement 
for the Improvement of the Condition of the La- seins 
bouring Classes,” and for the better enabling them 
to carry on the beneficial designs of the said Society, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- Plymouth and 
bourhood of Plymouth, in the county of Devon, for Stonehouse 
leave to bring in a Bill for better supplying with S* 

Gas the said Town and Neighbourhood, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Vorwich and Brandon Railway Norwich and 
ee for leave to bring in a Bill for altering Brandon Rail- 
the Line of the said Railway, and for making two “*Y —— 
Branches therefrom to Diss and East Dereham, in se ‘~ 
the county of Norfolk, was presented, and read ; Branches. 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Banbury and its neighbourhood ; Medical Prac- 
—Jonas Malden, m.pv., and others ;—and, Phy- tice Bill (1844-) 
sicians and Surgeons of the Gloucester General In- 
firmary ; praying for certain modifications in the Bill 
for the Regulation of Medical Practice, which was 
introduced in the last Session of Parliament,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Planters, Merchants, Labourers Sugar and 
and others, Inhabitants of the parish of Saint Coffee. 
Elizabeth, in Island of Jamaica, praying that no 
reduction may be made in the duties on foreign free- 
grown Sugar and Coffee, without a corresponding 
reduction on those articles of British colonial 

growth, 








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8 VicTORIZ. 


growth, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Municipal A Petition of Aldermen and Town Councillors of 
—— the borough of Cork, praying that such measures 
rejand }. 


may be forthwith adopted as will once more vest in 
the Crown full and ample discretion for rejecting 
any person who may hereafter be elected Mayor of 
a Municipal Corporation in Jreland, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


London and A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property, 

York Railway. and Inhabitants on the line and in the neighbour- 
hood of the proposed Railway between London and 
York, with a branch therefrom through Spalding to 
Boston, Lincoln and Gainsborough, and joining the 
main line again at Bawtry, and with other branches 
to Sheffield, Wakefield, Bedford and Stamford, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for making the said Railway, 
to be called the Great Northern Railway, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of estates 
Leeds and : : 

Bradford Rail- ypon or near the proposed line of Railway, com- 
way Extension mencing from or near the main line of the Leeds 


ine) © and Bradford Railway, near Shipley, in the parish 
of Bradford, in the West Riding of the county of 
York, and thence proceeding to or near to the town 
of Colne, in the county palatine of Lancaster, with 
a branch from Keighley to Haworth, both in the 
said West Riding, for leave to bring in a Bill for en- 
abling the Leeds and Bradford Railway Company 
to make the said Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Saint Asaph A Petition of Members of the Bath Church of 

th = England Lay Association, praying for the repeal of 


so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates 
to the union of the sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Glasgow Junce A Petition of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway 

tion Railway. Company and the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock 
and Ayr Railway Company, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for making a Railway to be called the Glasgow 
Junction Railway, with branches, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Glasgow, Paise A Petition of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock 
ley, Kilmarnock 


eck and Ayr Railway Company, for leave to bring in a 
a _ Bill = farses an tT of the said Railway 
to near Cumnock, and branches to Barrhead and 
Nitshill, and to amend the Acts relating to such 
Railway, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Liverpool 


Lins A Petition of Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, 
Ocks, 


for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Acts relat- 
ing to the Docks and Harbour of Liverpool, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


New Zealand. Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Copies of Letters from Mr. Shortland, late acting 
Governor, and Mr. Busby, late Resident of New 
Zealand, to Lord Stanley and Mr. G. Hope. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 
Post- office, Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of every Person employed in the General 
Post-office, with the Date of each Appointment, the 
Nature of the Duties performed by each Individual, 
the Amount of Salary attached to such Duties, the 
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Fund from which each Salary is paid, distinguish- 

ing what portion, if any, is derived from Fees :— 

—_ a similar Return from the General Post-office, 
ublin. 


Ordered, That the Petition from Glasgow and Bleaching 
other places, praying the House to extend to the Works 
Bleachfields of Scotland the provisions of the Fac- S°t!"4-) 


tories Act, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented County 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased ‘reasurers. 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Abstracts of the Accounts of the several County 
Treasurers in England and Wales for the years 
ending Michaelmas 1843 and Michaelmas 1844 (in 
similar form to the Return to the Address presented 
and ordered to be printed by the House of Com- 
mons 29th February 1844). 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Legacy Duty, 

a Return showing the Amount of Capital on which &amp;« 
the several Rates of Legacy Duty have been paid 
in Great Britain, in the year ending the 5th day 
of January 1845 :—An Abstract of the Total Amount 
under each Rate since 1797 :—An Account, showing 
the Total Amount of Duties on Legacies, Probates 
and Administrations received in Iredand, in the year 
ending the 5th day of January 1845 :—Returns, for 
the year ending the 5th day of January 1845, show- 
ing the Amount of Capital on which the several 
Rates of Legacy Duty have been paid in Jreland, 
and distinguishing the Amount of each Rate :— 
Of the Total Amount of Revenue received in the 
United Kingdom, in the year ended the 5th day of 
January 1845, for Stamp Duty on Legacies (dis- 
tinguishing those on Direct and on Reversionary 
Bequests, if possible), on Probates, Administrations 
and Testamentary Inventories; distinguishing the 
Amount from England and Wales, Scotland and 
Ireland ; with an Abstract of the whole Amount of 
Duty received since 1797:—And, of the Amount 
of Total Duty received in the United Kingdom 
since 1797 to the 5th day of January 1844 (all in 
continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 72, of 
Session 1844), 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Guernsey and 
to Her Majesty that She will be graciously pleased Jersey- 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of the Order in Council of the Court 
at Windsor, on the 18th day of January 1845, on 
the Affairs of Guernsey and Jersey; together with 
Copies of the Petitions referred to the Right ho- 
nourable the Lords of Her Majesty’s Privy Council, 
and Copy of their Report thereon. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this ene as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Poor and 
a Return showing the Total Amount of Money levied County Rates, 
for Poor Rate and County Rate in England and 
Wales, and the Amount expended thereout for the 
Relief and Maintenance of the Poor, for the years 
ended Lady Day 1813 to 1844, both inclusive 


Ordered, That leave be given to &gt; a Bill Companies 
for consolidating in one Act certain Provisions Clauses Conso- 
usually inserted in Acts with respect to the consti- ‘dation Bill. 
tution of Companies incorporated for carrying on 
Undertakings of a Public Nature: And that Lord 
Granville Somerset and Mr. Greene do prepare, and 
bring it in. 

c3 Ordered, 





Railway 
Clauses Conso- 
lidation Bill, 


Lands Clauses 
Consolidation 
Bill. 


Companies 
Clauses 
Consolidation 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Lands Clauses 
Consolidation 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Railway 
Clauses 
Consolidation 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Police Reward 
and Superan- 
nuativn Funds 


(Ireland. ) 


Jurors 
(Leitrim. ) 


Police 


(Ireland. ) 


Railway 
Companies. 


14 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | 
for consolidating in one Act certain Provisions 
usually inserted in Acts authorizing the making of 
Railways: And that Lord Granville Somerset and 
Mr. Greene do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
‘or consolidating in one Act certain Provisions 
usually inserted in Acts authorizing the taking of 
Lands for Undertakings of a Public Nature: And 
that Lord Granville Somerset and Mr. Greene do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for consolidating in one Act certain Provisions 
usually inserted in Acts with respect to the consti- 
tution of Companies incorporated for carrying on 
Undertakings ofa Public Nature in Scotland: And 
that Lord Granville Somerset and the Lord Advocate 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for consolidating in one Act certain Provisions 
usually inserted in Acts authorizing the taking of 
Lands for Undertakings of a Public Nature in 
Scotland: And that Lord Granville Somerset and 
the Lord Advocate do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for consolidating in one Act certain Provisions 
usually inserted in Acts authorizing the making of 
Railways in Scotland: And that Lord Granville 
Somerset and the Lord Advocate do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Police Reward Fund in Jreland, 
constituted by the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 13, s. 49, 
for the year ending the 31st day of December 1844: 
—Of the Police Superannuation Fund, constituted 
under the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 13, s. 46, for the 
year ending the 31st day of December 1844:—And, 
of the Names of all Persons receiving Pensions or 
Gratuities from either of the above Funds, showing 
the Date, in each case, of the commencement of Ser- 
vice, the Rank or Employment of each Individual, 
the Cause and Date of Retirement, the Age of each 
Person at the Date of Retirement, and the Amount 
received by each per annum, or otherwise, as received 
from either of the above Funds, specifying on 
which Fund the Charge is made. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
2 Return from the Clerk of the Crown of the County 
of Leitrim, of the Names and Residences of those 
Jurors who were ordered to be fined by the Judge 
of Assize at the Summer Assizes of 1844, held in 

farrick-on-Shannon; and Copies of the Affidavits 
of any such Jurors accounting for their Absence, 
together with the Orders of the Judge of Assize 
thereon. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return showing the Number of Policemen in every 
County in Jreland who do not perform the Duties 
of Constables, but are employed either as Clerks or 
Officers’ Servants, have charge of Horses or other- 
wise, distinguishing the Number of Men in each 
Employment other than that of a Constable, together 
with the Expense, including all Pay and Allowances 
of those in each Employment. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return, by Name, of each Railway Company subject 
thereto which has complied with the Sixth Clause 
of the Act of last Session for the Regulation of 
Railways, which came into operation on the 1st of 
November, with the date of such compliance, as 
respects the Carriages having Seats and being ct 


tected from the Weather for the Conveyance of Third 


6° Februariz. 


A. 1845. 


Class Passengers ; also, a similar Return of those 
which have not complied with the Sixth Clause of 
the said Act ; and specifying, also, the Hours of the 
Day and the Speed of the Trains in each case re- 
x i under the Penny-a-mile Clause; further 
showing the steps taken (if any) to recover the Penal- 
ties provided by the said Act. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, Public 
to whom shall be referred all Petitions presented to Petitions. 
the House, with the exception of such as complain 
of undue Returns, or relate to Private Bills; and 
that such Committee do classify and prepare ab- 
stracts of the same, in such form and manner as 
shall appear to them best suited to convey to the 
House all requisite information respecting their con- 
tents, and do report the same from time to time to 
the House; and that such Reports do in all cases 
set forth the number of signatures to each Petition ; 
and that such Committee have power to direct the 
printing in extenso of such Petitions, or of such 

arts of Petitions, as shall appear to require it ; 
and that such Committee have power to report their 
Opinion and Observations thereupon to the House : 
—And a Committee was appointed of Mr. Thornely, 
Sir Robert Harry Inglis, the Earl of Arundel and 
Surrey, Lord Courtenay, Viscount Duncan, Captain 
Jones, Mr. Cowper, Mr. Pusey, Mr. Edward Buller, 
Mr. Buckley, Mr. Brotherton, Mr. William Ha- 
milton, Mr. Owen Stanley, Mr. Cripps, and Mr. 
Villiers Stuart. 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Queen's Speech 
into consideration Her Majesty’s Most gracious cousidered. 
Speech to both Houses of Parliament; and the 
same was again read by Mr. Speaker. 

And a Motion being made, That a Supply be 
granted to Her Majesty ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into a Committee to consider of that 
Motion. 


Lord Granville Somerset presented a Bill for Companies 
consolidating in one Act certain Provisions usually Clauses a 
inserted in Acts with respect to the Constitution of '4*t" 5" 
Companiesincorporated for'carrying onUndertakings N+ 
of a Public Nature: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Monday next; and to be printed. 


Lord Granville Somerset presented a Bill for con- Railway 
solidating in one Act certain Provisions usually in- lauses _ 
serted in Acts authorizing the making of Railways : "4*%" *™ 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered N05 
to be read a second time upon Monday next ; and 
to be printed. 


Lord Granville Somerset presented a Bill for con- Lands Clauses 


solidating in one Act certain Provisions usually in- Consolidation 


serted in Acts authorizing the taking of Lands for” 
Undertakings of a Public Nature: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Monday next ; and to be printed. 


No.6, 


Lord Granville Somerset presented a Bill for con- Lands Clauses 
solidating in one Act certain Provisions usually in- nares 
serted in Acts authorizing the taking of Lands ee 
Undertakings of a Public Nature in Scotland: And oat 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time upon Monday next ; and to 
be printed. 


Lord Granville Somerset presented a Bill for con- Railway 
solidating in one Act certain Provisions usually in- + ae 
serted in Acts authorizing the making of Railways (scotland) bil! 
in Scotland: And the same was read the first time; yo, g, 


and ordered to be read a second time upon Monday 





next ; and to be printed. 
Lord 





Con 
Clal 
Con 
(Sec 


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(Ser 


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Pois 


Orde 
Rem 


Cour 
(Sco 


Poo 


(Ire 


Dub 
polit 


Cou 
Chay 
(Ire] 


ill, 


1 
ill. 


Companies 
One in 
Consolication 
(Scotland) Bill. 


No.9. 


* Prisons 


(Scotland.) 


Death by 
Poison, &amp;c. 


Orders of 
Removal, 


Court of Session 
(Scotland, ) 


Poor Law 
(Ireland.) 


Dublin Metro- 
politan Police, 


Court of 
hancer 
(Ireland, ) 


8 VicToRIzZ. ’ 


Lord Granville Somerset presented a Bill for con- | 
solidating in one Act certain Provisions usually 
inserted in Acts with respect to the Constitution of | 
Companies incorporated for carrying on Undertak- 
ings of a Public Nature in Scotland: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Monday next ; and to be printed. | 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to an 
Address to Her Majesty, dated the 2d day of 
April, in the last Session of Parliament,—Returns, 
showing all Sums of Money which have been as- 
sessed and levied in each County and Burgh in 
Scotland, respectively, for each of the Three years 
immediately preceding the commencement of the 
Act 2 and 3 Vic. c. 42; 1st. for the Erection and 
Repair of any general or local Prisons ; and 2dly, 
for the Committal, Trial, Removal and Maintenance 
of any Prisoners, and all other Expenses connected 
therewith, distinguishing the Amount expended un- 
der these two separate heads, and specifying the 
Funds out of which such Sums were paid; the Re- 
turns from Burghs including such Towns and Places 
as have been made Parliamentary Burghs by the 
Act 2 and 3 Will. 4, c. 65 :—And, showing all Sums 
of Money which have been assessed and levied in 
each County and Burgh in Scotland, respectively 
(including as aforesaid), for each year since the 
commencement of the Act 2 and 3 Vic. c. 42; 1st. 
for the Erection and Repair of any general Prison; 
2d. for the Erection and Repair of any local Prison ; 
3d, for the Committal, Trial, Removal and Mainte- 
nance of any Prisoners, and all other Expenses con- 
nected therewith, distinguishing the Amount ex- 
pended under these three several heads, and speci- 
fying the Funds out of which such Sums were paid ; 
also, whether such Assessment was made upon 
valued Rent or real Rent; and stating the Amount 
of the Rate per cent. upon such Rent levied in each 
County and Burgh respectively. 

Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 
9th day of May, in the last Session of Parliament, 
for a Return of all Inquisitions held by the Coro- 
ners of England and Wales, in cases where Death 
was found by Verdict of a Jury to have been 
caused by Poison, and to have been caused from 
Want of proper Medical Assistance, or from the 
attendance of Unqualified Persons during Par- 
turition. 

Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 
25th day of July in the last Session of Parliament, 
for a Return from the Clerks of the Peace, of all 
Appeals to the Quarter Sessions against Orders of 
Removal, in the years 1841, 1842 and 1843; dis- 
tinguishng how many have been quashed on the 
merits or on points of form. 

Mr. Manzers Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
the directions of several Acts of Parliament,—A 
Return of the Number of Causes instituted and 
decided ir. the Courts of Session in Scotland, be- 
tween the 1st day of January 1844 and the 1st day 
of January 1845, showing the Number of Causes 
ready for Judgment but not disposed of at the last 
of these dates. 

Copy of an Order by the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners, appointing Mr. Joseph Conroy to revise and 
correct the Valuations of the North and Sonth 
Dublin Unions. 

An Account of all Monies received and expended 
from the 1st January to 31st December 1844, and 
also an Account of all Monies received as Tax 
upon Houses, Lands and Tenements for the pur- 
poses of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, made up 
to 31st December 1844, specifying the Total Sum 
charged upon and received from each Parish, the 
Rate in the pound at which computed, and the Total 
Annual Value of the Property in every Parish. 

Copy General Order, 3 January 1845, Table of 
Fees receivable in the Registrar’s Department in 
the Court of Chancery in Jreland. 


6°—7° Februarit. 





Vox. 100, 





15 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Persons interested in the formation Shrewsbury and 
of a Railway and Works from Shrewsbury, in the Birmingham 
county of Salop, to Birmingham, in the county of ®#™*y- 
Warwick, with branches therefrom, to join the 
Grand Junction Railway at or near Wolverhampton, 
and to certain Collieries and Works in the parishes 
of Sedgeley and Tipton, in the county of Stafford, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for making the said 
Railway, works and branches, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Hull and Selby Railway Com- Hull and Selby 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill for making ——— 
ranch Railway from the Hull and Selby Railway = _ 
to Bridlington, and for other purposes relating to 
the said Railway, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Veneris, 7° die Februarii ; 
Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 
A of Justices of the Peace for the Manchester 
county of Lancaster, acting in and for the nar 

division of Manchester, and of other Persons being amet 
Land-owners, Merchants, Manufacturers and others, 
Inhabitants within the said division, for leave to 

bring in a Bill to amend an Act of the fifty-third of 

George the Third, for appointing a Stipendiary 
Magistrate for the Townships of Manchester and 
Salford, and to provide a Stipendiary Magistrate 

for the Division of Manchester, was presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing an Act for Sparrow's 
more effectually repairing and improving the Road Heme Road. 
from the South End of Sparrow’s Herne, on Bushey 
Heath, through the Market Towns of Watford, 
Berkhamstead, Saint Peter and Tring, in the County 
of Hertford, by Pettiphers Elms, to the Turnpike- 
road at Walton, near Aylesbury, in the County of 
Buckingham, for leave to bring in a Bill for repair- 
ing the said Road, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Earl of Lonsdale, and Cockermouth 
Shareholders in the Undertaking for making a $4 Workington 
Railway or Railways from the borough of Cocker-""*™ 
mouth, to the port and harbour of Workington, in 
the county of Cumberland, there to join the White- 
haven and Maryport Railway, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for making the said Railway, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the York and North Midland Rail- Whitby and 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for autho- &amp; ae 
rizing the Sale of the Whitby and Pickering Rail- ” 
way to the said Company, and for enabling the said 
Company to make certain Deviations and Altera- 
tions in the line of the Whitby and Pickering Rail- 
way, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Land-owners, Merchants and In- Pelfast and 
habitants of the town of Belfast, and the surround- se cg 
ing districts, and of other Persons interested in the 
trade and commerce of the Port and Harbour of 
Belfast, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from Belfast to Ballymena, in the county 
of Antrim, with Branches to Carrickfergus and 
Randalstown, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


c4 Ordered, 





Cornwall 
(Eastern Divi- 
sion) Writ. 


Medical Prac- 


tice Bill (1844.) 


Attornies’ 
Certificates. 


Lancaster 
and Carlisle 
Railway. 


Kendal and 
Windermere 
Railway. 


Chester and 
Birkenhead 
Railway 
Extension. 


Birkenhead 
(Commis- 
sioners) Dock, 


Steam Vessels. 


Port Patrick 
Harbour. 


16 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant | 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve 
in this present Parliament for the Eastern Division 
of the County of Cornwall, in the room of the 
Right honourable Edward Granville Eliot, com- 
monly called Lord Eliot, now Earl of Saint Ger- 
mans, called up to the House of Peers. 


Petitions from Dudley ;—and, Wolverhampton ; 
praying for certain modifications in the Bill for the 
Regulation of Medical Practice, which was intro- 
duced in the last Session of Parliament,—were 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 





Petitions from Wainfleet ;— and, Grantham; 
praying for the repeal of the annual duties on 
Attornies’ Certificates,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Lancaster and Carlisle Rail- 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable | 
the said Company to alter the Line of such Rail- 
way, and to make a Branch therefrom, and for 
other purposes relating thereto, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


7° Februariz. 








A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of estates 
on or near the line of Railway from the Lancaster 
and Carlisle Railway to Birthwaite, in the parish 
of Windermere, in the county of Westmoreland, and 


other Inhabitants of the said county, for leave to) 


bring in a Bill for making the said Railway, to be | 

called The Kendal and Windermere Railway, was 

ga and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of the Chester and Birkenhead Rail- 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to autho- 
rize the said Company to extend the said Railway 
from Grange-lane to Bridge End, all in Birkenhead, 
and to amend the Acts relating to such Railway, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners acting in execution 
of the Act for constructing Tidal Basins, a Dock 
and other Works, at Birkenhead, in the County of 
Chester, and for other purposes, for leave to bring 





in a Bill for the construction of a Dock, Wharf- 
Walls and other Works, by the Birkenhead Dock 
Commissioners at Birkenhead, in the said county, | 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented | 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased | 
to give directions that there be laid before this | 
House, Copies of such Information as may be in 
possession of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for 
Foreign Affairs, relative to the Number and De-| 
scription of Steam Vessels in those Ports and Coun- 
tries in which Her Majesty may have Ministers, 
Consuls or Agents. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented 
to Her Majesty by such Members of this House 
as are of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy 
Council. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a! 
Return, showing, in columns and detail, the Appli- | 
cation of the several Grants of Money for Port Pa-' 
trick Harbour, in continuation of the last Return | 
made to Parliament; also, the Items of the Esti-| 
mate to which the sum of £.5,500, granted in the | 
last Session, is to be applied, with the Sums in each | 


A. 1845. 


A Petition of Manufacturers of Tobacco in the Tobacco, 
port of London, praying for reduction of the duty on 
Tobacco to one shilling per pound, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Parochial 
of the borough of Leicester, praying the House to Settlement. 
abolish the laws relating to Parochial Settlement, 
and to the removal of the poor, and to simplify and 
amend the existing laws in regard to orders of re- 
moval, and the trial of appeals, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sir {Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s Export Duties 
Command,— Expository Statement of the Ope- No. 10, 
ration of the Export Duties on Articles, the Produce 
or Manufacture of the United Kingdom, showing 
the Quantities of the several Articles exported, the 
declared Value of the Exportations, the Rates of 
Duty charged, and the Amount of Duty levied 
thereon, in Two years preceding, and in Two years 
following the Establishment of the New Tariff, 
under the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 47, anno 1842. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant County of 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ Buckingham 
for the electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in ""™' 
this present Parliament for the County of Bucking- 
ham, in the room of Charles Robert Scott Murray, 
Esquire, who, since his election for the said County, 
hath accepted the Office of Steward to Her Ma- 
jesty’s Manor of Hempholme, in the county of York. 


B 
Writ. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment. 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the House Supply ; 
to resolve itself into a Committee to consider of the 
Motion made yesterday, That a Supply be granted 
to Her Majesty ; 

Ordered, That Her Majesty’s Most gracious Queen's Speech 
Speech to both Houses of Parliament be referred to 'e®*t°¢- 
the Committee. 


Then the House resolved itself into the Committee. 
(In the Committee.) 
Queen’s Speech read. 


_ Resolved, That a Supply be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty. 


Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed Poor Relief 

to inquire into the Administration and Operation of (Gilbert's Act) 
the Law for the Relief of the Poor in Unions formed 
under the Act 22 Geo. 3, c. 83 (Gilbert’s Act); and 
to report to the House their Opinion whether it is 
expedient that the said Unions should be maintained: 
—And a Committee was appointed of Mr. Barneby, 
Captain Pechell, Mr. Thomas Duncombe, Sir Robert 
Heron, Mr. Colvile, Sir William Heathcote, Mr. 
Beckett Denison, Mr. Wrightson, Viscount Barring- 
ton, Mr. Manners Sutton, Mr. Strutt, Viscount 
Marsham, Mr. Labouchere, Mr. Wakley and Mr. 
Protheroe, with Power to send for persons, papers 
and records. 


Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Poor Law 
Return of the Number of Days each Poor Law Commission 
Commissioner has sat in discharge of his Official 


year for Engineers’ Charges distinguished from, Duty at the Office appointed for such Official Sit- 


others, and the Names of the Engineers. 


tings, or at any other place for the same purpose : 


—And, 








ies, 


yeech 


Act.) 


Private Bills. 
No. 11. 


National Debt, 
No. 12. 


Postage 
Couvention 
(Belgium.) 


8 VicroRIZ. 7°—10° Februariz. | 17 


—And,a similar Return of the Number of Days each 
Assistant Poor Law Commissioner has been engaged 
in the discharge of his Official Duty, the Place and 
Periods at which those have been performed respec- 
tively, whether at the office of the Central Board of 
Commissioners, or in Visits and Inspections, or other 
matters of Official Duty at the different Unions or 
Union Workhouses throughout England and Wales, 
the Number of Days employed therein, and the 
Amount of Expense incurred by each Assistant 
Poor Law Commissioner, in travelling, or in other 
Incidental Expenses relating thereto. 


The House was moved, That the Standing Order 
No. 102, might be read; and the same was read, 
as followeth : 

“That all Petitions for Private Bills be pre- 
sented within twenty-one days after the first 
Friday in every Session of Parliament.” 

Ordered, That the said Standing Order be sus- 

pended during the present Session. 


Resolved, That this House will not receive any 
Petition for any Private Bill, other than a Railway 
Bill, after Friday the twenty-eighth day of this in- 
stant February. 

Resolved, That no Private Bill, other than a Rail- 
way Bill, be read the first time after Friday the 
fourth day of April next. 


Resolved, That this House will not receive the 
Report of any Private Bill, other than a Railway 
Bill, after Friday the thirtieth day of May next. 

Resolved, That this House will not receive any 
Petition for any Railway Bill later than the twenty- 
first day after the day on which the Report from the 
Railway Department of the Board of Trade, with 
reference to such Railway, has been laid on the 
Table of the House. 

Resolved, That no Railway Bill shall be read the 
first time later than the twenty-eighth day after the 
day on which the Report from the Railway Depart- 
ment of the Board of Trade, with reference to such 
Railway, has been laid on the Table of the House. 


Resolved, That this House will not receive the 
Report of any Railway Bill later than the eighty- 
fourth day after the day on which the Report from 
the Railway Department of the Board of Trade, 
with reference to such Railway, has been laid on 
the Table of the House. 

Ordered, That on every Petition presented to this 
House, relating to any Private Bill before the House, 
the Name or short Title by which such Bill is en- 
tered in the Votes be written at the beginning 
thereof. 

Ordered, That the said Resolutions and Order, 
be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts showing the Results of the Operations 
undertaken in 1822, 1824, 1825, 1830, 1834 and 
1844, for reducing the Charge on account of the 
National Debt, and the Terms upon which such Re- 
duction was made; also showing the Annual Interest 
on the Funded Debt saved thereby :—And, showing, 
in columns, the Total Amount of the Funded and 
Unfunded Unredeemed Public Debt of the United 
Kingdom, and the Annual Charge thereon, on the 
5th day of January 1817, and on the 5th day of 
January in every subsequent year up to 1844. 

Mr. Cardwell accordingly presented the said 
Accounts. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented, by 
Her Majesty's Command,—Copy of Articles agreed 
upon between the Post-office of Great Britain and 
the Post-office of Belgium, for carrying into execu- 
tion the Convention of October 19, 1844, signed at 

Vou. 100. 








Brussels the 6tn, and at London the 27th November 
1844, 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of Dartmouth 
George Moffatt, of No. 28, Fenchurch-street, in the Election. 
city of London, Merchant, complaining of an undue 
Election and Return for the Borough of Dartmouth, 
which was delivered in upon Wednesday last, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; . 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
or Warrants for such persons, papers and records as 
shall be thought necessary by the several Parties 
on the hearing of the matter of the said Petition. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Return relative Orders of 
to Orders of Removal, which was presented yester- Removal. 
day, be printed. o. 13. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Court Court of Session 
of Session (Scotland), which was presented yester- (Stland.) 
day, be printed. No. 14, 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 





Lune, 10° die Februari ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


HE House being informed, That the Sheriffs Thames Navi- 
of the City of London attended at the door, gation Debt. 

they were called in; and at the bar presented,— 

A Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Com- 

mons of the City of London, in Common Council 

assembled :--And then they withdrew. 

And the said Petition, praying for leave to bring 

in a Bill to enable the Mayor and Commonalty and 

Citizens of the city of London to raise a sum of 

money, at a reduced rate of interest, to pay off the 

monies now charged on the tolls and duties payable 

by virtue of several Acts for improving the Reade 

tion of the River Thames westward of London 

Bridge, within the liberties of the city of London, 

and to amend some of the said Acts, was read; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Soady, from the Audit Office, was called in ; Naval Receipt 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions = capene- 
of an Act of Parliament,-—An Account of the Naval ~~ 
Receipt and Expenditure for the year ended the 
31st March 1844 :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table. 

Blackburn, 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property pi. 
and Inhabitants on the line or in the neighbourhood y tee and 
of the proposed Railway hereinafter mentioned, for Colne Extension 
leave to bring ina Bill for extending the Manchester, ®#"*v- 
Bury and. Rossendale Railway to the towns of 
Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington and Colne, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Manchester and Birmingham, Manchester 
and Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester South Junction 
Railway Companies, and of the Right honourable + ome ia 
Francis Egerton, commonly called Lord Francis 
Egerton, tor leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway to connect the Manchester and Birming- 
ham, and Liverpool and Munchester Railways, in 
the parish of Manchester, and also to Altrincham, 
in the county of Chester, to be called the Man- 
chester South Junction and Altrincham Railway, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Huddersfield Canal Company, ——— 
and of Owners and Occupiers of estates upon or Railway om 
near the line of Railway hereinafter mentioned, and Canal. 


D other 





18 


other Inhabitants of the county of Lancaster and 
the West Riding of the county of York, for leave | 
to bring ina Bill for making a Railway from the | 
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Rail- 
way, at Stalybridge, to the Manchester and Leeds | 
Railway, at Kirkheaton, with a branch therefrom, | 


10° Februari. 


A, 1845, 


Baillie, Mr. Edward Buller, Sir William Heathcote, 
Mr. Hope Johnstone, Mr. Morgan John O’ Connell, 
Mr. Packe, Mr. Acland, Mr. Evans, Mr. Home 
Drummond, Mr. Childers, Mr. Cornwall Legh, and 
Mr. Evelyn Philip Shirley ; with power to send for 
persons, papers and records. 


and for consolidating into one Undertaking the said | 


proposed Railway and the Huddersfield Canal Na- | 


Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield 
Junction Raii- 
waye 


vigation, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of ma 
on the line or in the neighbourhood of the Railway, 
or Subscribers to the Undertaking hereinafter men- 
tioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from a place in the parish of Bole, in the 
county of Nottingham, near to the town and port 
of Gainsborough, to the town and port of Great 
Grimsby, in the parts of Lindsey, in the county of 
Lincoln, with branches to the district or place called 
New Holland, and to the town of Market Rasen, 
to be called the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junc- 
tion Railway, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


| 


Nottingham 
Waterworks, 


A Petition of the Nottingham Trent Waterworks 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for granting 
more effectual powers for supplying with Water the 
Inhabitants of the town and county of the town of 
Nottingham, and certain places adjacent thereto, in 
the county of Nottingham, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Clydesdale A Petition of the Persons whose names are there- 

Junction Rail- ynto subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for 

ae making a Railway from the city and harbour of 
Glasgow to Hamilton, and to the Wishaw and Colt- 
ness Railway at Motherwell, to be called the Cly- 
desdale Junction Railway, was presented, and read 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Windows. A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Bath, 
praying for the repeal of the Tax on Windows, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the | 


Table. 


Medical Prace A Petition of Physicians, Surgeons and Apothe- ! 

tice Bill (1844 ) caries of Horncastle and its neighbourhood, pray- 
ing that the Medical Practice Bill of the last Session | 
may not pass into law, was presented, and read; and | 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


&gt;! 
! 


/and Guide Bridge Branches) Bill, which was _pre- 


| sented upon Wednesday 
| Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Monkland and Monkland ang 
Kirkintilloch Railway Bill, which was presented Kirkintilloch 
upon Wednesday last, be referred to the Select R*v*y- 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Kingston-upon- Kingston-upone 
Hull Docks Bill, which was presented upon Wed- Hull Docks, 
nesday last, be referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Wakefield, Wakefela, 
Pontefract and Goole Railway Bill, which was pre- Pontefract ana 
sented upon Wednesday last, be referred to the Se- 2°°!* Railway. 
lect Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





Ordered, That the Petition for the York and York ana 

| Scarborough Railway Deviation Bill, which was pre- Scarborough 
sented upon Wednesday last, be referred to the Se- — wale 
lect Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. : 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Manchester yfanchester 
and Leeds Railway Bill, which was presented upon and Leeds 
_ Wednesday last, be referred to the Select Committee R#i!way. 
‘on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Manchester Manchester and 
|and Leeds Railway (Burnley Branch and Oldham Leeds Railway 
and Heywood Extension) Bill, which was presented + aoa waa 
‘upon Wednesday last, be referred to the Select Oldham and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. Heywood 
Extension. ) 
Ordered, That the Petition for the Ashton, Sta- Ashton, Staly- 
lybridge and Liverpool Junction Railway (A rdwick &gt;rdge and 


Liverpool Junce 
tion Railway 
last, be referred to the (Ardwick and 
Guide Bridge 
Branches.) 

Ordered, That the Petition for the London and London and 
South Western Railway (No. 1) (Metropolitan Ex- — Western 
tension) Bill, which was presented upon Wednesday ies 5 
last; be referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 


, ( Metropolitan 
tions for Private Bills. Extension. ) 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Guildford, Guitafora, 


| Chichester and Portsmouth Railway Bill, which was Chichester and 
A Petition of Medical Practitioners of Hudders- ’ 


field and its neighbourhood, praying for certain mo- | Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Portsmouth 


presented upon Wednesday last, be referred to the Ralioey. 


difications in the said Bill, was also presented, and | 


read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


| 


Petitions fe The House was moved, That the Standing Order 
Private Bills’ of the House, No..1., relative to the appointment | 
of Committees, might be read ; and the same was | 
read, as followeth ; | 


“ That a Committee be appointed at the com- | 
mencement of every Session, consisting of Forty- | 
two Members, of whom Five shall be a Quorum in | 
opposed cases and Three a Quorum in unopposed | 
cases ; and such Committee shall be denominated 


“The Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills.” 
| 


And a Committee was nominated of Mr. Séruét, | 
Mr. Robert Clive, Mr. Rice, Mr. Villiers Stuart, | 
Mr. Wrightson, Mr. George Cavendish, Mr. Compton, | 
Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Pakington, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
Beckett, Sir John Yarde Buller, Mr. Bramston, 
Mr. Walker, Mr. George Philips, Mr. Bell, Mr. 
Gibson Craig, O’Conor Don, Mr. Forbes Mac- 
kenzie, Mr. Horsman, Mr. Eliot Yorke, Mr. Kem- | 
ble, Mr, Aglionby, Captain Jones, Mr. Thornely, 
Mr. Barneby, Mr. Benjamin Wood, Mr. Tatton 
Egerton, Mr. Stansfield, Lord Worsley, Mr. Henry 


| 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Edinburgh tainburgh 


; and Glasgow Railway Bill, which was presented and Glasgow 


upon Wednesday last, be referred to the Select say 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Caledonian Caledoniau 
Railway Bill, which was presented upon Wed- Railway. 
nesday last, be referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bilis. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Glasgow, Glasgow, 
Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Bill, which was ree 
presented upon Wednesday last, be referred to the = . 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Manchester Manchester and 
and Birmingham Railway (Ashton Branch) Bill, ear 
which was presented upon Wednesday last, be mag 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 


Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Leeds and Leeds and 
West Riding Junction Railway Bill, which was Ms aot 
- unction ha: 
presented upon Wednesday last, be referred to the way, 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, 








nd 
of 


i- 


Ce 


8 VicTorRtiz. 


Richmond Ordered, That the Petition for the Richmond 
(Surrey) Ralls (Surrey) Railway Bill, which was presented upon 


_ oe last, be referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

West Yorkshire Ordered, That the Petition for the West York- 

Railway. shire Railway Bill, which was presented upon Wed- 


nesday last, be referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Leeds, Ordered, That the Petition for the Leeds, Dews- 

Dewsbury and Jury and Manchester Junction Railway Bill, which 

eon was presented upon Wednesday last, be referred 

way. to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 

Pudsey Gas. Ordered, That the Petition for the Pudsey Gas 


Bill, which was presented upon Wednesday last, 


10° Februari. 





be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 


Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Ellesmere and 

hest Chester and Birmingham and Liverpool Junction 
area Canals Union Bill, which was presented upon 
Janction Canals Thursday last, be referred to the Select Committee 
Union. on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ellesmere and 
Chester, and 


Labouring Ordered, That the Petition for the Labouring 

Classes ent Casses Improvement Society Bill, which was pre- 

— sented upon Thursday last, be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Plymouth and © Ordered, That the Petition for the Plymouth and 


Stonehouse Gas. Stonehouse Gas Bill, which ‘was presented upon 
Thursday last, be referred to the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Morwich and 


Norwich and 


—_ Rails Brandon Railway Deviation and Diss and Dereham 
wy Dac and Branches Bill, which was presented upon Thursday 
Dereham last, be referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
Branches, tions for Private Bills. 

London and Ordered, That the Petition for the London and 


York Railway. York Railway Bill, which was presented upon 
Thursday last, be referred to the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Leeds and Ordered, That the Petition for the Leeds and 
Bradtord Rail- Bradford Railway Extension (Shipley to Colne) 
(Shipley to. Bill, which was presented upon Thursday last, be 
Colne. ) referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 


Private Bills. 


Glasgow June Ordered, That the Petition for the Glasgow 

tion Railway. Junction Railway Bill, which was presented upon 
Thursday last, be referred to the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Glasgow, Pais. | Ordered, That the Petition for the Glasgow, 
sy Aumarnock Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Bill, which 
was" was presented upon Thursday last, be referred to 


way. ; : 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

are Ordered, That the Petition for the Liverpool 

: Docks Biil, which was presented upon Thursday 

last, be referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 

Steonsbury Ordered, That the Petition for the Shrewsbury 

im and Birmingham Railway Bill, which was presented 
upon Thursday last, be referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

(uiiand Selby —_ Ordered, That the Petition for the Hull and Selby 

tidlington 


(Bridlington Branch) Railway Bill, which was pre- 
sented upon Thursday last, be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Vot. 100. 


Branch) Riile 
Way, 


19 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Manchester Manchester 
Division Stipendiary Magistrate Bill, which was Division 
presented upon Friday last, be referred to the Select $y Pond 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. a 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Sparrow’s Sparrow's 
Herne Road Bill, which was presented upon Friday Herne Road. 
last, be referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Cockermouth Cockermouth 
and Workington Railway Bill, which was presented 2"4 Workington 
upon Friday last, be referred to the Select Committee *""*" 
on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Whitby and whitby ana 
Pickering Railway Bill, which was presented upon Pickering 
Friday last, be referred to the Select Committee on #!*¥- 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Belfast and Belfast and 
Ballymena Railway Bill, which was presented upon Ballymena 
Friday last, be referred to the Select Committee on ies 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Lancaster and Lancaster 
Carlisle Railway Bill, which was presented upon $n¢ Carlisle 
Friday last, be referred to the Select Committee on” "*™” 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Kendal and Kendal and 
Windermere Railway Bill, which was presented upon — 
Friday last, be referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Chester and Chester and 
Birkenhead Railway Extension Bill, which was pre- Birkenhead 
sented upon Friday last, be referred to the Select #m’y Pxten- 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Birkenhead Birkenhead 
(Commissioners) Dock Bill, which was presented ——e . 
upon Friday last, be referred to the Select Com- sissies 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Thames Navi- Thames Navi- 
gation Debt Bill, which was presented this day, be s*tion Debt. 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Blackburn, Blackburn, 
Burnley, Accrington, and Colne Extension Railway a _ 
Bill, which was presented this day, be referred to Colne Extension 


the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. Railway. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Manchester Manchester 
South Junction and Altrincham Railway Bill, which Souty Junction 
was presented this day, be referred to the Select Railway, 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills.. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Huddersfield Huddersfield 
and Manchester Railway and Canal Bill, which was #4 Manchester 
‘ ailway and 
presented this day, be referred to the Select Com- Canal. 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Great Grimsby Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield Junction Railway Bill, which was 24 Sheffield 
: e Junction Rail- 
presented this day, be referred to the Select Com- way, 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Nottingham Notiingham 
Waterworks Bill, which was presented this day, be Waterworks. 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition for the Clydesdale Clydesdale _ 
Junction Railway Bill, which was presented this Juuction Rail- 
day, be referred to the Select Committee on Peti- i 
tions for Private Bills. 


D2 The 








Divorce Bills. 


Controverted 
Elections. 


Na, 15. 


Exchequer 
Bills. 


No. 16. 


Factories. 


Lewes Writ. 


20 10° Feb 


The House was moved, That the Standing Order 
of the House, No. 7, relative to the ——— of 
Committees, might be read; and the same was 
read, as followeth : 


“ That a Committee be appuinted at the com- 
mencement of every Session, consisting of not more 
than Fifteen Members, of whom Five shall be a 
Quorum; and such Committee shall be denomi- 
nated ‘ The Select Committee on Divorce Bills.’ ” 


And a Committee was nominated of Mr. i 
Mr. Cripps, Mr. Hogg, Mr. Burroughes, Mr. Tan- 


red, Mr. Bruce, Mr. Patrick Stewart, Mr. Darby, | ae . oe a: 
cred, , ' &gt;| A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors residing at Attornies 


| Barton-upon-Humber and Winterton, within the Certificates, 


Mr. Serjeant Stock, Sir John Yarde Buller, Mr. 
Wilson Patten, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Evans, Mr. Gibson 
Craig, and Mr. Robert Scott; with power to send 
for persons, papers and records. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That his War- 
rant for the appomtment of Members te serve on 
the General Committee of Elections was upon the 
Table. 


And the said Warrant was read, as followeth : 


Pursuant to an Act passed in the 8th year of the 
reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, “ An Act 


to amend the Law for the Trial of Controverted | 


Elections of Members to serve in Parliament,” I do 
hereby appoint the Right honourable Granville So- 
merset, commonly called Lord Granville Somerset, 
Member for Monmouthshire; the Right honourable 
Sir George Grey, Baronet, Member for Devonport ; 
the Right honourable Dudley Ryder, commonly 
called Viscount Sandon, Member for Liverpool ; 
James Loch, Esquire, Member for the Wick District 
of Burghs ; John Wilson Patten, Esquire, Member 
for the Northern Division of the County Palatine 
of Lancaster ; and The O’Conor Don, Member for 
the County of Roscommon; to be Members of the 
General Committee of Elections for the present 
Session. 

Given under my hand, this 10th day of February 
1845. 

Charles Shaw Lefevre, Speaker. 


Ordered, That the said Warrant be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of all Exchequer Bills raised or authorized 
to be raised, charged on the Aids or Supplies of 
1845, unprovided for. 

Mr. Cardwell accordingly presented the said Ac- 
count. 

Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Number and Names of the 
Persons summoned for Offences against the Facto- 
ries Act, between the 1st day of January 1844 and 
the 1st day of January 1845; specifying the Date 
of the Conviction or Hearing, the Place of Hearing, 
by whom each Conviction was made, the Offence 
in each case, and the manner in which the Penal- 
ties and Costs were appropriated :—Also, a Sum- | 





mary of the Total Number of Informations and | 
Convictions, the Amount of Penalties and Costs. | 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to | 


Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 


of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. | 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 


to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ | 


for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Lewes, in the room 
of the Honourable Henry Fitz Roy, who, since his 
election for the said Borough, hath accepted the 
Office of one of the Commissioners for executing 


ruariz. A. 1845. 


the Office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain 
and Ireland. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Railways, 


Shrewsbury Canal Navigation, praying the House 
to make such legislative enactments as may be ne- 
cessary for ensuring that passengers and goods upon 
Railways shall be charged such rates respectively 
/as are necessary to make all descriptions of traffic 
, bear their due proportions to the general outlay and 
| current expenses of the line, was presented, and 
ine ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


county of incoln, praying that they may be relieved 
from the payment of the annual duty on their Cer- 
tificates, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


| Gardens Bill, which was introduced in the last Ses- 
sion of Parliament, may pass into law, was pre- 
‘sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
| Table. 


| 





ment supplied to Public Departments, and also 
under the Promulgation Order, in the year 1844, 
stating the Name of each Department ; stating the 
Number and Size of the Acts sent to each Office, 
and the Rate of Charge per Folio for each Size, and 
distinguishing England, Ireland and Scotland. 


Return of the several Dues and Charges of every 
kind levied on Shipping at each Port, Harbour or 
Creek in the United Kingdom ; stating the Rates 
of the several Dues levied per ‘Ton on each Vessel, 
and whether under authority of Acts of Parliament, 
and what Acts; whether by Orders of Municipal 
Corporations, and of what Date, or whether by 
Charter, Consent, Prescription, or any other autho- 
rity; so as to exhibit the entire Charges of every 
kind on Vessels at each of the Harbours, Ports and 
Creeks of the United Kingdom ; distinguishing the 
sevéral Charges upon Vessels taking refuge in the 
Harbour only, from those upon Vessels delivering 
the Cargo, in whole or in part; and also, on Vessels 
in the Coasting or in the Foreign Trade; distin- 
guishing also the Charges levied for Lucal Lights 
and Beacons in each Port (exclusive of those of the 
Trinity House, the Jrish Ballast Board and the 
Commissioners of Northern Lights), the Charges 
for Pilotage into and out of each Harbour, and the 
Charge for Ballast; and whether under any and 
what Board the same are levied. 





Accounts relative to the Import, Export and Con- 
sumption of Corn, Grain, Meal and Flour, in the 
year 1844, ending the 5th day of January 1845 (in 
continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 156, of 
Session 1844). 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom Supply 


it was referred to consider of the Motion made 
upon Friday last, That a Supply be granted to Her 
Majesty, a Resolution ; and the same was read, as 
followeth ; 
Resolved, That a Supply be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty. 
. The said Resolution being read a second time ; 
Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House 
doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolu- 
tion, That a Supply be granted to Her Majesty. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into a a to consider of 
the Supply granted to Her Majesty. 
—— siti Ordered, 





A Petition of Labourers of Gringley-on-the- Hill, gFieta Gardens 
in the county of Vottingham, praying that the Field Bill (1844) 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Acts of 
an Account of the Total Charge for Acts of Parlia- Parliament, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Shipping Dues, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Corn. 





Navy, Army, 
and Ordnance. 


Companies 
Clauses Consoe 
Jidation Bill. 


Railway Clauses 
Consolidation 
Bill. 


Lands Clauses 
Consolidation 
Bill. 


Lands Clauses 
Consolidation 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Railway Clauses 
Consolidation 


(Scotland) Bill, 


Companies 
Clauses 
Consolidatiun 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Church of 
England. 


Royal Mes. 
Seugers, &amp;c, 


8 VicToRIZ. 


Ordered, That an Estimate of the Charge for 
Naval Services, tu the 31st day of March 1846, be 
laid before this House. 

Ordered, That an Estimate of the Charge for 
Army Services, to the 31st day of March 1846, be 
laid before this House. 

Ordered, That an Estimate of the Charge for 
Ordnance Services, to the 31st day of March 1846, 
be laid before this House. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions to the proper Officers to lay before 
this House the said Estimates. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


The Companies Clauses Consolidation Bill was, 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Thursday next. 


The Railway Clauses Consolidation Bill was, 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Thursday next. 


The Lands Clauses Consolidation Bill was, ac- 
cording to Order, read a second time; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Thursday next. 


The Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Bill 
was, according to Order, read a second time ; and 
committed to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Thursday next. 


The Railway Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) 
Bill was, according to Order, read a second time ; 
and committed to a Committee of the whole House, 
for Thursday next. 


The Companies Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) 
Bill was, according to Order, read a second time ; 
and committed to a Committee of the whole House, 
for Thursday next. 


A Petition of William Carwithen, Clerk, Doctor in 

Divinity, Rector of the parish and parish church 
of Stoke Clymesland, alias Climsland, in the county 
of Cornwall and diocese of Exeter, praying for the 
repeal of the Statutes of 2 and 3 Edward 6, c. 1, and 
1 Elizabeth, c. 2, and that the House will adopt such 
measures to procure a calin, moderate and temperate 
review of the Book of Common Prayer, Rubrics and 
Canons of the Church of England and Ireland as 
may have the effect of settling those differences of 
opinion and practice which now exist among those 
who have all subscribed before their respective Bi- 
shops, and published to their parochial congrega- 
tions, the declaration that they will conform to the 
Liturgy of the United Church of England and Ire- 
land as by law established, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
_ A Petition of Members of the Church of England, 
in the borough of Southmolton, stating that the Pe- 
titioners are sincerely attached to the Protestant 
Church by law established in these realms, and that 
they view with much apprehension and regret the 
exertion made by high authority throughout the dio- 
cese of Exeter, to revive ceremonies and usages, and 
to introduce new elements of contention and discord, 
when nothing ought to prevail but harmony and 
peace ; and praying the House to remedy the griev- 
ances of which they complain, was also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 


to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Vor. 100. 


10°—11° Februarii. 








91 


Extracts from the Wardrobe Account of the 28th 
Edward I., giving the Total Expense for that year 
of the Royal Messengers :—Extracts from the Rolls 
of Parliament, Vol. IV., giving an Estimate of the 
Total Annual Expense of the Royal Messengers at 
Home and Abroad, for the year 1433 :—Accounts 
of Thomas Randolph, Master of the Posts, from 
the 1st day of October, 8th Elizabeth, to the 30th 
day of September, 13th Elizabeth :—Copy of Order 
in Council, November 22, 1626, relating to the 
transmission of Letters by the Company of Merchant 
Adventurers :—Extracts from the Rolls of Parlia- 
ment respecting the Statutes of Provisors (1306- 
1350) :—And, Catalogue of Writs de Scrutinio fa- 
ciendo, extracted from Rymer’s Fadera, the Cata- 
logue of Cottonian Manuscripts appended to the 
17th volume of the Federa, and the Calendar of 
Patent Rolls published by the Record Commis- 
sioners. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Paper. 


of the borough of Kendal, praying for the repeal of 
the duty on Paper, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


Martis, 11° die Februari ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine 1845. 


— 





PRAYERS. 


R. Parkinson, from the Accountant-General’s Court of 
Office of the Court of Chancery, was called Chancery. 


in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the direc- 
tions of an Act of Parliament,—A Return from the 
Accountant-General of the High Court of Chancery, 
showing the state of the several Funds in his name, 
called ‘‘ The Suitors’ Fund” and the “ Suitors’ Fee 
Fund,” and the Charges upon the same respectively : 
—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Law, from the Treasury, was called in ; and Port Patrick 


at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—A Re- 
turn, showing, in columns and detail, the Applica- 
tion of the several Grants of Money for Port Pa- 
trick Harbour, in continuation of the last Return 
made to Parliament ; also, the items of the Estimate 
to which the Sum of £.5,500, granted in the last 
Session, is to be applied, with the Sums in each year 
for Engineers’ Charges distinguished from others, 
and the Names of the Engineers. 


An Account of the Total Charge for Acts of Par- Acts of 
liament supplied to Public Departments, and also Parliament. 


under the Promulgation Order, in the year 1844, 
stating the Name of each Department ; stating the 
Number and Size of the Acts sent to each Office, 
and the Rate of Charge per Folio for each Size, and 
distinguishing England, Ireland and Scotland. 


Mr. Law also presented, pursuant to the directions Russian 
of several Acts of Parliament,—An Account, made Dutch Loan. 


up to the 31st December 1844, of the Sums which 
have been paid and applied within the year 1844, 
by virtue of an Act of 55 Geo. 3, c. 115, intituled, 
“ An Act for carrying into effect a Convention be- 
tween his Majesty and the King of the Netherlands, 
and the Emperor of all the Russias,” for paying and 
satisfying the Interest on the part of the Loan 
therein agreed to be borne by his Majesty on all or 
any of the Securities therein mentioned, and towards 
paying and satisfying the principal thereof (in case 
of the principal of any of the said Securities shall 
have been paid), and also for paying the expenses 
of carrying the said Act into execution, and the 
Sinking Fund for the extinction of the same. 


D3 An 





Postage. 


Customs 


(Isle of Man. ) 


Court of 
Exchequer. 


Signet Office 
(Scotland, ) 


Teind Court 
(Scotland.) 


Court of Session 
(Scotland.) 


Court of 
Chancery 
(Ireland. 


Court of 
Exchequer 
(Treland.) 


22 11° Februarii. A. 1845. 


An Account of all Supplies remaining in the Mint, 
and of al! Sums advanced out of the Consolidated 
Fund, under the Authority of the Lords Commis- 
sioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, to the Master of 
the Mint, for effecting the Purchase of Bullion for 
the Coinage of Silver and Copper Monies for the 
Public Service ; showing the Amount of the several 
Purchases of Bullion, and of the Seignorage accruing 
on the Coinage ; also, of Cash received by the Mas- 
ter of the Mint in payment for the Coin delivered at 
the Mint Office for the Public Service, and the 
Sums paid thereout from time to time into Her Ma- 
jesty’s Exchequer for the use of the Consolidated 
Fund, in repayment of the Advances so made, from 
the 31st day of December 1843 to the 31st day of 
December 1844. 


Copy of Treasury Warrant, dated 18th October 
1844, regulating the Rates of Postage on Letters, 
&amp;c., passing between the United Kingdom and the 
Republic of Venezuela :—Also, Copy of Treasury 
Warrant, dated 22d November 1844, regulating the 
Rates of Postage on Letters, &amp;c., passing between 
the United Kingdom and Belgium :—Also, Copy of 
Treasury Warrant, dated 28th November 1844, re- 
gulating the Postage on Foreign and Colonial Let- 
ters, &amp;e. 


Copies of Orders of the Treasury, admitting Ar- 
ticles to be imported into the Isle of Man, Duty 
free. 


Copy of Treasury Warrant, granting Compensa- 
tion Allowances to the late John Windus, Esquire, 
and others, on the abolition of their Offices on the 
Revenue Side of the Court of Exchequer. 


Copy of Warrant, granting Compensation Allow- 
ances to the Officers of the Signet in Scotland, year 
1844. 


Copy of Warrant, granting a Compensation Al- 
lowance to John Barron, Depute Clerk of the Teind 
Court in Scotland. 


Copy of ‘Varrant, granting Compensation Allow- 
ances to James Mercer, as late Depute Clerk of the 
Bills in Scotland, years 1842, 1843 and 1844, 


Copy of Warrant, granting a Compensation Al- 
lowance to William Shiell, one of the Assistant 
Clerks in the Inner House of the Court of Session, 
Scotland, year 1844. 

Copy of Warrant, granting Compensation Allow- 
ances to James Denham, and others, Assistant Clerks 
in the Outer House of the Court of Session, Sco¢- 
land, year 1844. 


Copy of Treasury Warrant, granting to Thomas 
Fenton, Esquire, one of the Chief Examiners of the 
Court of Chancery in Ireland, Compensation for 
loss of Fees, for the quarter ended 10th October 
1844. 

Copy of Treasury Warrant, granting to Thomas 
Fenton, Esquire, one of the Chief Examiners of the 
Court of Chancery in Jreland, Compensation for loss 
of Fees, for the quarter ended 10th January 1845. 


An Account of the Fees which have been received 
in the Office of William Tighe Hamilton, Esquire, 
Second Remembrancer of the Court of Exchequer in 
Ireland, between 10th October 1843 and 5th January 
1844, both days inclusive ; and also of the Disburse- 
ments made thereout during the same period. 

An Account of the Fees which have been received 
in the Office of William Tighe Hamilton, Esquire, 
Second Remembrancer of the Court of Exchequer 
in Ireland, between 6th January and 5th April 1844, 
both days inclusive ; and also of the Disbursements 
made thereout during the same period. 

An Account of the Fees which have been received 
in the Office of William Tighe Hamilton, Esquire, 
Second Remembrancer of the Court of Exchequer 
in Lreland, between the 6th April and 5th July 1844, 
both days inclusive ; and also of the Disbursements 
made thereout during the same period. 





An Account of the Fees which have been received 
in the Office of William Tighe Hamilton, Esquire, 
Second Remembrancer of the Court of Exchequer 
in Ireland, between the 6th July and 5th October 
1844, both days inclusive; and also of the Dis- 
bursements made thereout during the same period : 
—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That tne said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law Poor ana 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar pre- County Rates, 
sented, pursuant to Order,—A Return, showing the 
Total Amount of Money levied for Poor Rate and 
County Rate in England and Wales, and the Amount 
expended thereout for the Relief and Maintenance 
of the Poor, for the years ended Lady Day 1813 to 
1844, both inclusive :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of estates Newcastle 
upon or near the line of Railway hereinafter men- 24 Berwick 
tioned, and other Inhabitants of the counties of ®#!"y- 
Durham, Northumberland, the town of Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne, Berwick-upon- Tweed and Roxburgh, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Berwick-upon- Tweed, with 
Branches therefrom, to be called the Newcastle and 
Berwick Railway, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- Devonport 
bourhood of Devonport, in the county of Devon, for 4s. 
leave to bring in a Bill for better supplying the said 
Town and Neighbourhood with Gas, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Freemen of the borough of Leicester, Leicester 
and Widows of Freemen of the same borough, re- sons 
sident within the town or borough of Leicester, or ” 
the precincts or liberties thereof, and also Deputies 
of the same Freemen, and Freemen’s Widows, for 
leave to bring in a Bill to repeal so much of an Act 
for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Saint Mary, 
in or near the Borough of Leicester, as relates to 
the regulation and management of the allotments 
to the resident Freemen and Freemen’s Widows of 
the said borough, and to the mode of appointment 
of deputies, and their duties and liabilities, and 
to other matters relating thereto, and to make other 
provisions in lieu thereof, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Southampton ;—and, Kiddermin- Medical Prac- 
ster; praying for certain modifications in the Bill for t* Bill 
the Regulation of Medical Practice, which was intro- 
duced in the last Session of Parliament,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chamber of Commerce and ——. 
Manufactures of the city of Edinburgh, praying &amp;°"™ 
the House to refuse its assent to any measure which 
may be proposed for interfering with the system of 
Banking presently established in Scotland, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed Railway Bil's- 
to inquire into the best mode of constituting Com- 
mittees on Railway Bills in the present Session of 
Parliament, and of the most expedient manner in 
which Railway Bills having relation to similar ob- 
jects may be brought under the consideration of 
the same Committee :—And a Committee was ap- 
pointed of Lord Granville Somerset, Sir George 
Grey, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Wallace, Mr. Strutt, Vis- 
count Howick, Lord Harry Vane, Mr. Estcourt, 
Mr. Greene, Mr. Ewart, Mr. Colquhoun, Mr. Shaw, 
Mr. Hodgson Hinde, Mr. Pakington and_ the 

O’ Conor 


Fouln 
Tnclos 


Pabli 


Edinl 
and f 
Railw 








11° Februari. 


8 VicrorIz. 


O’ Conor Don, with power to send for persons, pa- showing, also, the Rates of Duty per Imperial 


23 


ers and records. 


Gallon charged on such Brandy and such Geneva, 
Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


and the Total Annual Amount of the Duties on 
each :—A similar Return for Ireland :—An Account, 
A Petition of Proprietors of estates in the parish specifying the Number of Imperial Gallons of Spirits 
of Foulmire, in the county of Cambridge, for leave | annually produced from Grain in England in each 
to bring in a Bill for inclosing Lands in the said | year, from 1780 down to 1844, inclusive ; the Rates 
Parish, was presented, and read ; and referred to | of Duty per Imperial Gallon on such Spirits, and 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. the Annual Produce of the Duties :— Similar Ac- 
counts for Scotland and Ireland:— An Account, 
Petitions from Withern-with-Stain ;—Lowick ;— showing the Periods when Distillation from Corn 
and, Hutton; praying the House to adopt measures Was prohibited in England ; the Quantities of Sugar 
for preventing the increase of houses licensed for | made use of in the Distilleries in such Periods ; the 
the sale of intoxicating drinks, and for diminishing, | Rates of Duty per Imperial Gallon on such Sugar 
to a very large extent, the number already existing, | Spirits, and the Total Annual Produce of the Duties: 
and to pass a law for entirely abolishing, as far | —And, similar Accounts for Scotland and Ireland. 
as possible, the sale of intoxicating liquor on the ; 
Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read; and or- Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Tea. 
dered to lie upon the Table. ‘Returns showing the Number of Pounds’ Weight 
| of each of the different Varieties of Tea sold by the 
East India Company for Home Consumption, in 
each year, from 1740 down to the termination of 
the Company’s Sales; the Prices at which such 
Teas were sold at the Company’s Sales ; the Total 
Rates of Duty respectively charged on each Variety 
of Tea, and the Total Annual Produce of the Duties: 
'—And, showing the Number of Pounds’ Weight of 
Tea entered for Consumption in each year, from the 
abolition of the Company’s Commercial Monopoly 
down to 1844, inclusive ; the Rates of Duty on the 
same, and the Total Annual Produce of the Duties. 


Foulmire 
Inclosuree 


Pablic- houses. 





GameLawsand A Petition of Cadogan Williams, praying for the 

Wilfal Trespass repeal of the Game Laws and the Wilful Trespass 

Act. Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Promoters of a line of Railway from 
the southern terminus of the Edinburgh and Dal- 
keith Railway, at or near to Dalhousie Mains, to 
the town of Hawick, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from the Edinburgh and Dalkeith 
Railway to the town of Hawick, in the county of 
Roxburgh, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. | A Petition of Inhabitants of the towns of Sheffield, Sheffield and 

| East Retford and Worksop, for leave to bring ina Fee 

Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Order,— | Bill for making a Railway from Sheffield to Lincoln ae —— 
A Return, by Name, of each Railway Company | and Gainsborough, with Branches, was presented, 
subject thereto which has complied with the Sixth | and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Clause of the Act oflast Session for the Regulation | Petitions for Private Bills. 
of Railways, which came into operation on the Ist | 
of November, with the date of such compliance,! The House was moved, That the 34th, 35th and Controverted 
as respects the Carriages having Seats and being | 36th Sections of the Act 7 and 8 Vic. c. 103, to Elections. 
protected from the Weather for the Conveyance of ‘amend the Law for the Trial of Controverted Elec- 
Third-class Passengers ; also, a similar Return of | tions of Members to serve in Parliament, might be 
those which have not complied with the Sixth | read; and the same being read ; 

Clause of the said Act; and specifying, also, the! The Clerk read the List of Members who have 
Hours of the Day and the Speed of the Trains in | claimed to be excused from serving on Election 
each case respectively, under the Penny-a-mile | Committees, as being upwards of Sixty years of 


Edinburgh 
and Hawick 
Railway. 





Railway 
Companies, 


aC 
44: 


i's. 


Cattle, &amp;e. 


Grain, 


Wheat. 


Spirits, 


Clause ; further showing the steps taken (if any) to | 
recover the Penalties provided by the said Act. | 


Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the | 
Table. | 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, | 
a Return of the Number of Oxen and Bulls, Cows, | 
Calves, Sheep, Lambs, Swine and Hogs imported | 
into the United Kingdom, since the 5th and 6th Vic. | 
c. 47, anno 1842; specifying the Total Quantities | 
in each year ending the 5th day of January, as | 
likewise the Quantity in each month of the year. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 





age, as followeth :— 

William Astell, Esquire, Colonel Baillie, John 
Benett, Esquire, Thomas Bunbury, Esquire, Sir 
Charles Burrell, Honourable Colonel Butler, Wil- 
liam Ralph Cartwright, Esquire, Aaron Chapman, 
Esquire, Sir John Chetwode, Edward Bolton Clive, 
Esquire, William Sharman Crawford, Esquire, Wil- 
liam Joseph Denison, Esquire, Sir Howard Douglas, 


| William Fielden, Esquire, Augustus Eliott Fuller, 


Esquire, William Ormsby Gore, Esquire, John 


| Heathcoat, Esquire, Kedgwin Hoskins, Esquire, 


Joseph Hume, Esquire, John Irving, Esquire, Sir 
Charles Knightley, William Gore Langton, Esquire, 


a Return of the Septennial Prices of each kind | Sir Charles Lemon, James Loch, Esquire, Lord 


of Grain, as prepared for the — of the 
Tithe Commissioners, in each year 


Grain for the same period. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of all Wheat and Wheat Flour, stated 
in Quarters of Wheat, imported into the United 
Kingdom, in the years ending the 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1842, the 5th day of January 1843, the 5th 


rom 1835 to | 
1845; together with the Annual Average Prices of | 


Charles Manners, Stewart Marjoribanks, Esquire, 
William Ord, Esquire, James Oswald, Esquire, 
George Palmer, Esquire, Edward William Wynne 
Pendarves, Esquire, John Phillpotts, Esquire, Co- 
‘lonel Rushbrooke, Thomas Sheppard, Esquire, Sir 
| George Henry Smyth, Sir George Strickland, Sir 
Frederick Trench, Richard Walker, Esquire, Robert 
Wallace, Esquire, Sir Thomas Wilde, Edmond Wode- 


| house, Esquire, Colonel Wood, and the Right ho- 


nourable Charles Watkin Williams Wynn. 
The Right honourable Henry Goulburn, Chan- 





day of January 1844 and the 5th day of January 
1845 :— Also of the Quantity entered for Home| 
Consumption in the same periods. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, | 
a Return showing the Number of Imperial Gallons | 
of Foreign Brandy and Geneva respectively en- | 
tered for Consumption in Great Britain in each | 


year, from 1780 down to 1844, bothinclusive; and | 
Vox. 100. 


cellor of the Exchequer, having stated that he 
could not attend Election Committees without ma- 
terial inconvenience to the Public Service, during 
the time he may hold the said office ; 

Resolved, That the Right honourable Henry Goul- 
burn, Chancellor of the Exchequer, be excused from 
serving on Election Committees during the time he 
may hold the said office. 


p4 The 








24. 
The Right honourable Sir James Graham having 
stated, that being one of Her Majesty’s Principal 
Secretaries of State, he could not attend Election | 
Committees without material inconvenience to the | 
Public Service during the time he may hold the said | 
office ; | 
Resolved, That the Right honourable Sir James | 
Graham, one of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries | 
of State, be excused from serving on Election Com- 
mittees during the time he may hold the said office. 


Parochial 
Settlement 
Bill (1844.) 


A Petition of Rate-payers ofthe parish of Brick- 
low, in the county of Warwick, praying that the 
Parochial Settlement Bill of the last Session may 
not pass into law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of James Surrey, of London, late of 
York House, Battersea, praying for the repeal of the 
Duty on Malt, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of Correspondence relative to the 
Removal of Mr. Pritchard trom Tahiti, 1844. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


The House was moved, That the Act 7 and 8 Vic. 
c. 85, to attach certain Conditions to the Construc- 


‘Tahiti. 


Railways. 


11°—12° Februariz. 





tion of future Railways authorized or to be autho- 
rized by any Act of the present or succeeding Ses- | 
sions of Parliament, and for other purposes in| 


relation to Railways, might be read ; and the same | 


being read ; | 
A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- | 
posed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to re- 
peal the said Act :—And the said Motion was, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn. 
Medica! Officers 


(Poor Law 
Unions. ) 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return containing a Description of the Diplomas, 
Licenses, or other Letters Testimonial, that are ad- 
mitted and sanctioned by the Poor Law Commis-! 
sioners as Legal Qualifications which entitle Medical | 
Practitioners to be appointed Medical Officers of | 
Poor Law Unions in England and Wales. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of all Union Workhouses under the Poor 
Law Amendment Act in which the Pauper Inmates 
thereof are or have been employed in grinding or | 
crushing Bones by means of Mills, Machinery or 
otherwise ; together with the Date of such erection 
of Milis or other Machinery, and the Names of the 
Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board of Guar- 
dians of every such Union at the period ; also, the 
Cost of the said Bones, including all Expenses of 
Carriage and other incidental Expenses, and the 
Amount which the same have produced in their 
manufactured state, and whether the satne have 
been sold by tender, or fixed price, or otherwise. 


Union Work- 
houses. 


Parochial 
Settlement 
Bill. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to Pa- | 
rochial Settlement and to the Removal ofthe Poor: | 
And that Sir James Graham and Mr. Manners 
Sutton do prepare, and bring it in. 

And the House having contmued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 

Mercurii, 12° die Februarii, 1845: 
‘Turnpike Tolls 


(Exemption of 
Mails.) 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to limit the 
exemption from Turnpike Tolls enjoyed by all Con- 
veyances carrying any part of Her Majesty’s Mails : 
—It passed in the Negative. 


Scottish Central 


= A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
away. 


subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from the city of Perth, by Stirling, to the 
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, to be called the 





A. 1845, 


Scottish Central Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Returns of all Payments made by the Ecclesiastical Commision 
Commissioners for England, in each of the last Six 
years (up to the end of the year 1844) :—Of the 
Salary, Fees and Emoluments paid to any Counsel 
or Solicitor, with the Name of each Counsel or So- 
licitor so paid :—Of the Salary, Fees, Travelling 
Expenses and Emoluments paid to each Architect, 
with the Name of each, and the Amount of per- 
centage (if any) allowed to each :—Of the Salary, 

Fees and Emoluments paid to each Agent or Sur- 
veyor employed, with the Name of each, and the 
Amount paid to each: — And, of the Payments 
made in each year, particularising what Sees have 
been augmented ; for what Episcopal Residences 
House-rent has been paid ; or Spiscopal Resi- 


dences have been provided, and the Cost of each ; 
what Reversions have been sold, and for what 
Amount; and what Estates have been purchased, 
and for what Amount, for any Episcopal See. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That Answer to 
their several Addresses of the 6th, 7th and 10th days Atdresses 
of this instant February (that Her Majesty would 
be graciously pleased to give directions that the 
Papers therein mentioned might be laid before this 
House), had been presented to Her Majesty; and 
that Her Majesty had commanded him to acquaint 
this House, that She will give directions accord- 
ingly. 


Sir James Graham also reported to the House, 
That their Address of yesterday (that Her Ma- 
jesty would be graciously pleased to give directions 
to the proper Officers that the several Estimates 
therein mentioned might be laid before this House), 
had been presented to Her Majesty ; and that Her 
Majesty had commanded him to acquaint this House, 
that She will give directions accordingly. 

Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to an Guernsey aud 
Address to Her Majesty,—Copy of the Order in J***- 
Council of the Court at Windsor, on the 18th day 
of January 1845, on the Affairs of Guernsey and 
Jersey ; together with Copies of the Petitions re- 
ferred to the Right honourable the Lords of Her 
Majesty’s Privy Council, and Copy of their Report 
thereon. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Poor Law. 
the directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copies of 
several General Rules issued by the Poor Law Com- 
missioners, since the last Session of Parliament, to 
Unions and Parishes in England and Wales. 

‘ Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
‘able. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Naval Re- Naval Receipt 
ceipt and Expenditure, which was presented yester- = — 
day, be printed. 4 

No. 17. 


And then the House, having continued to sit, 
till a quarter of an hour after twelve of the 
clock on Wednesday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 





Mercurii, 12° die Februarii ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 

IR George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Accounts of the Imports of the 
Principal Articles of Foreign and Colonial Mer- 
chandize, of the Consnmption of such Articles, and 
of the Customs Duties received thereon, in the year 
ended 5th January 1845, compared with the !m- 
ports, Consumption and Receipts in the preceding 
year :—Of the Exports of the Principal Articles of 
Foreign 


Trade and 
Navigation. 


No. 18. 





and 


‘eceipt 
yendi- 


17. 


and 
tion. 


. 18. 


8 VicToRIz. 


Foreign and Colonial Merchandize, in the year 
ended 5th January 1845, compared with the Exports 
of the preceding year:—Of the Exports of the 
Principal Articles of British and Irish Produce and 
Manufactures, in the year ended 5th January 1845, 
compared with the Exports of the preceding year : 
—Of the Gross and Net Produce of the Duties of 
Customs, in the year ended 5th January 1845, com- 
pared with the Produce of the preceding year :— 
Of the Number and Tonnage of Vessels, distin- 
guishing the Countries to which they belonged, 
which entered Inwards and cleared Outwards, in 
the year ended 5th January 1845, compared with 
the Entrances and Clearances in the preceding 
year; stated exclusively of Vessels in Ballast, and 
of those employed in the Coasting Trade between 
Great Britain and Ireland :—And, of the Number 
and Tonnage of Vessels which entered Inwards and 
cleared Outwards, with Cargoes, at the several Ports 
of the United Kingdom during the year ended 5th 
January 1845, compared with the Entries and Clear- 
ances in the preceding year; distinguishing the 
Vessels employed in the Intercourse between Great 
Britain and pate from other Coasters. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Guildford, A Petition of Thomas Othen, of Witley, in the 
Chichesterand eounty fof Surrey, Gentleman, James Arnold, of 
— Godalming, in the said county of Surrey, Butcher, 
. and Thomas Mellersh, of Godalming, aforesaid, 
Banker, complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the 
Guildford, Chichester and Portsmouth Railway Bill 
had not been complied with ; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves and agents, against 

the same, was presented, and read ; and referred to 

the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


TauntouGas. | A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 
bourhood of Yaunton, in the county of Somerset, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for better supplying with 
Gas the said town or neighbourhood, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 


Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the township of 
Birkenhead, in the county of Chester, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for constructing Docks, Walls, Ware- 
houses and other Works in Birkenhead, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Birkenhead 
(Company’s) 
Docks, 


Medical Prac- Petitions from Rochdale ;—and, English General 

tice Bill(1844-) Medical Practitioners ; praying for certain modifi- 
cations in the Bill for the Regulation of Medical 
Practice, which was introduced in the last Session 
Parliament,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Physicians, Surgeons and Apothe- 
caries of Colchester and the surrounding districts, 
praying that the said Bill may not pass into law, 
was also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in 
the royal burgh of Renfrew, and the towns of Loch- 
winnoch, Pollokshaws, Thornliebank, Kilbarchan, 
Houstoun, Johnstone, Neilston, Barrhead and Bridge 
of Weir, praying that the said Bill may pass into 
law, was also presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the borough of Gravesend, in the county 
of Kent, prayiug for the repeal of the Tax on Win- 
dows, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Windows, 


EastemCoun- A Petition of the Eastern Counties Railway Com- 
wa 


(Cambri. pany, for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling the 

and Huntingdon Said Company to make a Railway from Cambridge 

Line.) to Huntingdon, was presented, and read; and re- 
Vou. 100. 


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25 


ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


A Petition of the Eastern Counties Railway Com- Eastern Coun- 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said ties Railway 
Company to make a deviation from the line of their (i 2m 
authorized Railway, between Ely and Peterborough, Deviation.) 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Eastern Counties Railway Com- gastern Coun- 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said ties Railway 
Company to make a Railway from Hertford to Big- — _ 
gleswade, was presented, and read; and referred to Line.) 


the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property Heywood 
and Inhabitants within the town or village of Hey- Waterworks 
wood, or the neighbourhood thereof, in the county aeaield 

alatine of Lancaster, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for the better supplying with Water the said town 
or village, and the several townships and places ad- 
jacent thereto, in the county palatine of Lancaster, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property Heywood 
and Inhabitants within the town or village of Hey- Waterworks 
wood, or the neighbourhood thereof, in the county (X* ?») 
palatine of Lancaster, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
the better supplying with Water the said town or 
village, and the several townships and places ad- 
jacent thereto, in the county palatine of Lancaster, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Newcastle and Darlington Junc- Newcastle and 
tion Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill Darlington 
for enabling the said Company to purchase the Sunetion) Baile 
Brandling Junction Railway, and to enable the said way. 
Company to make certain Branch Railways, Stations 
and Works, and for other purposes, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Attornies, Solicitors and Proctors Attornies’ 
residing at Alford, within the county of Lincoln, Cettificates. 
praying that they may be relieved, either wholly or 
in part, from the payment of the annual duty on 
their Certificates, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Newnham ; — Kippax ; — and, Public Houses. 

Ystradgunlais ; praying the House to adopt mea- 
sures for preventing the increase of houses licensed 
for the sale of intoxicating drinks, and for diminish- 
ing to a very large extent the number already ex- 
isting; and to pass a law for entirely abolishing, as 
far as possible, the sale of intoxicating liquor on the 
Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Committee of the Naval and 

Society for the Promotion of permanent and uni- Military Esta- 
: . : blishments, 

versal Peace, praying that no increase in the naval 
force of this country may be allowed to take place, 
but on the contrary, that prompt measures be taken 
greatly to reduce the existing Naval and Military 
Establishments of Great Britain, with a view to 
their abolition, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That the Printed Papers, 
Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House had a Com- 
munication to make to the House :— 
Whereupon the Serjeant was called to the bar, 
and informed the House, that on the 22d December 
1843 Thomas Howard served him with process in 
an Action of Trespass ; an Appearance was entered 
on the 1st of January 1844: 


E That 





96 12° Februariz. A. 1845. 


That he waited to acquaint the House until the 
delivery of a Declaration, when the cause of action 
would more plainly be disclosed. No further step 
was taken by Thomas Howard until the 19th De- 
cember last, when a Declaration, of which he held 
a copy, was served. Under the advice of the Law 
Officers, application was made to a Judge at Cham- 
bers on the 24th December last, for time to plead, 
who granted two months : 

That the cause of action, it appears, is founded 
on the Proceedings of the House of Commons on 
the 18th of February 1840, when, in pursuance of 
an Order of the House, Thomas Howard was com- 
mitted to his custody : 

And then he delivered im the Writ, Declaration, 
and other Papers, which were read at the Table, as 
follow : 


“ Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, 
Defender of the Faith :—To Sir William Gosset, 
of Pail Mall, in the county of Middlesex, Knight, 
greeting :—We command you that within Eight 
days after the service of this Writ on you, in- 
clusive of the day of such service, you do cause 
an Appearance to be entered for you in Our Court 
of Queen’s Bench at Westminster, in an Action 
of Trespass, at the suit of Thomas Howard. 
And take notice, that, in default of your so doing, 
the said Thomas Howard may cause an Ap- 
pearance to be entered for you, «and proceed 
therein to judgment and execution. Witness 
Thomas lord Denman, at Westminster, the 
Twenty-first day of December, in the year of our 
Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty-three. 

“N.B. This Writ is to be served within Four 
calendar months from the date thereof, including 
the day of such date, and not afterwards. 


(Indorsed) 


“This Writ was issued by Thomas Burton 
Howard, of No. 23, Leicester-square, in the 
county of Middlesex, Attorney for the said Thomas 
Howard.” 


“ Served 22d December 1843. A. G.” 


“ In the Queen’s Bench, 


“The Nineteenth day of December, 
in the year of our Lord One 
thousand eight hundred and 
Forty-four. 

“* Middlesex to wit: Thomas Howard, the Plain- 
tiff in this suit, by Thomas Burton Howard, his 
Attorney, complains of Sir William Gosset, Knight, 
the Defendant in this suit, who has been sum- 
moned to answer the said Plaintiff in an Action 
of Trespass ; for that the Defendant, to wit, on 
the Eighteenth day of February, in the year of 
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and Forty, 
with force and arms assaulted the Plaintiff, and 
then seized and laid hold of him, and then wrong- 
fully imprisoned the Plaintiff, and kept and de- 
tained him in prison without any reasonable or 
probable cause whatsoever for a long time, to 
wit, for the space of six hours next following, 
contrary to law, and against the will of the 
Plaintiff; and also, for that the said Defendant, 
to wit, on the day and year aforesaid, with force 
and arms, again assaulted the Plaintiff, and then 
again seized and laid hold of him, and then 
again wrongfully imprisoned the Plaintiff, and 
kept and detained him in prison, without any 
reasonable or probable cause whatsoever, for a 
further long time, to wit, for the space of Three 
months then next following, contrary to law, and 
against the will of the Plaintiff, by which said 
several assaults and imprisonments the Plaintiff 
not only suffered great pain of mind and body, 
and was greatly exposed and injured in his credit 
and circumstances, but was also prevented from 





attending to his lawful affairs and business, and 
subjected and put to divers charges and expenses, 
to wit, to the amount of One hundred pounds, 
in order to obtain and in obtaining his discharge 
and liberation from the imprisonments and other 
wrongs to the Plaintiff, then did against the 
peace of our Lady the Queen, and to the damage 
of the Plaintiff, of One thousand pounds, and 
thereupon he brings suit, &amp;c.” 


(Indorsed) 
“ Tn the Queen’s Bench. 
“ The 19th day of December 1844. 
“ Howard v. Gosset, Knight—Declaration. 


“ T. B. Howard, 7, Norfolk-street, Strand.” 


“ In the Queen’s Bench, 


Between Thomas Howard - - Plaintiff. 
and 
Sir William Gosset, Knight - - Defendant. 


“ Sir William Gosset, of Pall Mail, in the 
county of Middlesex, Knight, the Serjeant-at- 
Arms attending the Honourable the House of 
Commons, maketh oath, and saith, that this is 
an Action of Trespass and false imprisonment 
brought against this deponent for an act done by 
him in performance of his duty as such Serjeant- 
at-Arms attending the said House of Commons ; 
and this deponent further saith, that the Plaintiff’s 
cause of action (if any such there be) accrued in 
the month of February, a. D. 1840, and that the 
process in this Action was not issued until the 
21st day of December, a. p. 1843, and that this 
deponent was served therewith on the 22d day 
of the said month of December, and caused an 
Appearance to be entered herein on or about the 
Ist day of January, a.p. 1844, since which time 
no further step hath been taken in this action by 
the said Plaintiff until the 19th day of December 
instant, when a Declaration was delivered :—And 
this deponent further saith, that according to his 
judgment and belief he ought not to plead, and 
cannot with propriety and consistently with his 
duty as such Serjeant-at-Arms attending the said 
House of Commons, plead to the said Declaration 
without the sanction and authority of the said 
House of Commons :—And this deponent further 
saith, that the said House of Commons is not 
summoned to meet for the dispatch of business 
until on or about the 4th day of February next : 
—And this deponent lastly saith, that he hath 
been advised, and verily believes, that there is a 
good defence to this Action on the merits thereof. 


“&lt; Wm. Gosset. 


“ Sworn at my Chambers, in Rolls Garden, 
Chancery-lane, this 23d day of December 1844, 


“* Before me, Wm. Wightman.” 
(Indorsed) 
“ Copy Affidavit of Sir W. Gosset.” 


“ Howard v. Gosset, Knight. 


“ Let the Plaintiff’s Attorney or agent attend 
me at my Chambers in Rolls Garden, to-morrow, 
at eleven of the clock in the forenoon, to show 
cause why the Defendant should not have two 
months’ time to plead in this cause. 

“ Dated the 23d day of December 1844. 


“ J. Patteson.”’ 


“ Howard v. Gosset, Knight. 


“ Upon hearing the Attornies or Agents on 
both sides, and by consent, I do order that the 
Defendant shall have two months’ time to plead, 
pleading issuably. 

“ Dated the 24th day of December 1844. 

“ J, Patteson.” 


(Indorsed) 





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of; et 


8 VicroRIz. 


(Indorsed) 

“ Served Copy on A. Howard, the Defendant’s 
Attorney, this 24th December 1844. G. K. Oak- 
ley.” 

Ordered, That the subject-matter of the said 
Communication be taken into consideration To- 


morrow. 

Supply s The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

Account of Ordered, That the Account of all Exchequer 


Exchequer Bills Bij}; yaised or authorized to be raised, charged on 
— the Aids or Supplies of 1845, unprovided for, which 
was presented upon Monday last, be referred to the 
Committee. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 

(In the Committee.) 

Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eighteen 
million four hundred and four thousand and five 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
pay off and discharge Exchequer Bills charged on 
the Aids of 1845, unprovided for. 


Resolution to be reported. 


Exchequer 
Bills. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 

Mr. Greene also acquainted the House, That he 
was directed to move, That the Committee may have 
leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Controverted 
Elections, 


The Right honourable Sir Robert Peel having 
stated, that, being first Lord of the Treasury, he 
could not attend Election Committees without 
material inconvenience to the public service, during 
the time he may hold the said office ; 

Resolved, That the Right honourable Sir Robert 
Peel, First Lord of the Treasury, be excused from 
serving on Election Committees during the time he 
may hold the said office. 


Thomas Greene, Esquire, having stated, that, 
being Chairman of the Committee of Ways and 
Means, the House had also devolved upon him the 
duty of sitting as Chairman of all Committees upon 
Private Bills unopposed, and that it would not be 
in his power to perform that duty if selected to 
serve on an Election Committee ; 

Resolved, That Thomas Greene, Esquire, Chair- 
man of the Committee of Ways and Means, be ex- 
cused from serving on Election Committees during 
the time he may be required to sit as Chairman of 
all Committees upon Private Bills unopposed. 


Railway 
Companies, 


_ No.19. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Railway 
Companies, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Jovis, 13° die Februari ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 
PRAYERS. 

Mé Cowper, from the Office of the Lord War- 

den of the Cinque Ports, was called in ; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of 
an Act of Parliament,—An Account of the Receipts 
and Appropriations of the Surplus Rates of Pilot- 
age :—And then he withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table. 


Vou. 100. 


Pilotage 
(Cinque Ports. ) 


Februari. 97 


Mr. Holford, from the Office of the Governors Queen Anne's 
of Queen Anne’s Bounty, was called in; and at Bounty. 
the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an 
Act of Parliament,—An Account of all Monies re- 
ceived and disbursed by the Governors of Queen 
Anne’s Bounty, during the year ending on the 
= day of December 1843 :—And then he with- 

rew. 

Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 

Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the ForthandClyde 
Forth and Clyde Navigation, for leave to bring in a Navigation. 
Bill for altering and enlarging the Powers and Pro- 
visions of the Acts relating to the said Navigation, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto Manchester 
subscribed, foi leave to bring in a Bill for making 2nd Buxton 
a Railway from the Manchester and Birmingham neny 
Railway to Buxton, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of property Guildford, 
on the line and in the neighbourhood of the pro- Chichester ang 
posed line of Railway hereinafter mentioned ;—and, —- 
the Most noble the Duke of Richmond and Lennox; “"™” 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Guildford, Chi- 
chester and Portsmouth Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same,—were presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of the Birmingham and Staffordshire Birmingham 
Gas Light Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to and Stafford- 
enlarge the Powers of the said Company, was pre- _ — adi 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Sicet ox 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of the United General Gas Light Com- plymouth and 
pany ;—and, Inhabitants of Plymouth, in the county Stonehouse Gas. 
of Devon; complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the Ply- 
mouth and Stonehouse Gas Bill, had not been com- 
plied with ; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against the same, 

—were presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Rothwell ;--and, Llanbadrig; pray- Public Houses. 

ing the House to adopt measures for preventing the in- 
crease of houses licensed for the sale of intoxicating 
drinks, and for diminishing, to a very large extent, 
the number already existing, and to pass a law for 
entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor 
on the Lord’s Day,— were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Her Majesty’s an- 
cient and loyal Colony of the Island of Barbadoes, 
praying for reduction of the duty on Colonial British 
Sugars, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Sugar. 


A Petition of the President of the Chamber of Coat, 
Commerce of Newcastle-upon- Tyne, praying for the 
abolition of the duty on the exportation of Coal, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Penzance ;—and, Tower Hamlets ; Medical Prac- 
praying that the Medical Practice Bill of the last tice Bill (1844-) 
Session may not pass into law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Petty Sessions Districts of Agriculture. 
Steyning ;— Horsham ;— East Grinstead ;—Cuck- 





E2 field ;— 








Property Tax 
ct, 


Harwell and 
Streatley Road. 


Promiscuous 
Intercourse. 


Wakefield, 
Pontefract and 
Goole Railway 
Bill, 


Chester and 
Holyhead 
Railway. 


Poor Law 
(ireland. ) 


Bridgeton 
Manicipal and 
Police, 





28 


field ; — Petworth; — Worthing ; — Uckfield ; — 
Hailsham and Pevensey ;— Hurst Green ; — Mid- 
hurst ;—and, Lewes; praying that in any relief from 
taxation which may be given, the House will take 
the first opportunity of granting relief to the Agricul- 
turists,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and borough 
of Honiton, praying that so much of the Property 
Tax Act as imposes a tax on Income derived from 
Trades and Professions may not be renewed, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees appointed by virtue of the 
Act for more effectually amending and keeping in 
repair the Road leading from the London Turnpike- 
road, near the south or upper end of Harwell Town, 
in the Parish of Harwell, in the County of Berks, to 
the Turnpike-road near the Village of Streatley, in 
the said County, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
repairing and maintaining the said Road, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Rector and Protestant Inhabit- 
ants of Shercock, in the county of Cavan, stating 
that there is a large class of persons in the principal 
towns of the United Kingdom who make a trade of 
and live by the promotion of promiscuous intercourse 
between the sexes ; and praying the House to enact 
that trading in vice in the manner referred to shall 
be a highly penal offence; and that magistrates and 
officers of police shall be invested with such sum- 
mary powers of proceeding in cases of suspected 
delinquency as to enable them not only to detect 
guilt, but bring it to a certain punishment, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table.’ 


A Petition of John George Smyth, of Heath Hall, 
in the county of York, Esquire, complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and pray- 
ing that he may be heard, by himself or his agent, 
against the same, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


A Petition of the Chester and Holyhead Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for completing 
the line of the said Railway, and for amending the 
Act relating to such Railway, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Dealers and Consumers of Soap, 
and others interested in home and foreign trade con- 
nected therewith, praying for a repeal of the duty 
on Soap, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Strabane Union, 
praying the House to institute such an inquiry into 
the working of the Poor Law in Jreland as may 
discover the cause of the alleged discontent which 
militates so much against the beneficial operation 
of the system, to the end that a remedy may be pro- 
vided against the same, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Feuars, Owners, Life-renters and 
Occupiers of lands, houses and other property, in 
the town or village of Bridgeton and places ad- 
jacent, in the county of Lanark, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for erecting the said town or village and 
places adjacent into a burgh of barony, for paving, 
lighting and cleansing the same, for establishing a 
Police therein, and for other purposes relating there- 
to, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


13° Februariz. 








A. 1845. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Prisons 


Council of the royal burgh of Forfar, praying the (Scotland) Act, 


House to adopt measures for altering the law re- 
lative to Prison Assessments in Scotland, and for 
enacting that all Prison Assessments shall be made 
on the real rent or annual value of property, whether 
rural or urban, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Peter Gordon, of Barnsbury-street, Peter Gordon, 


Islington, stating that the Court of Directors of the 
East India Company have refused to hear the Pe- 
titioner on the subject of certain injuries alleged to 
have been inflicted on him in India, although the 
Supreme Government in India on the 3d of June 
1830 referred the Petitioner to the Court of Di- 
rectors for redress, and that for more than thirteen 
years he has in vain begged for a hearing; and 
praying the House to investigate into the form and 
mode in which the Court of Directors have complied 
with the reference of the Supreme Government in 
India to the Petitioner, was presented, and read 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Promoters of a line of Railway for 
connecting the towns of Plymouth and Falmouth, 
with a branch to the town of Bodmin, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for making the said Railway, to be 
called the Cornwall Railway, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Cornwall 
Railway. 


A Petition of the Preses of a Meeting of Heritors, Banking 
Farmers and Merchants of the Isle of Skye, in the (Scotland) 


county of Inverness ; praying the House to abstain 

from altering the Banking System of Scotland, was 

ggg and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Wheat, &amp;c. 


Accounts of all Wheat delivered from the Ware- 
house or Vessel, Duty free, under the Act 5 and 6 Vic. 
c. 92, from the passing of that Act to the 5th day 
of January 1845, inclusive, distinguishing the Place 
and Dates of Delivery :—Of all Flour and Biscuit 
substituted for Wheat delivered as above described, 
distinguishing the Quality of the Flour and Biscuit 
so substituted, and when and where deposited :— 
And, of the Delivery of all Flour and Biscuit so sub- 
stituted, showing os ihe and where delivered (and in 
the case of Flour whether for Export or Home Con- 
sumption), the Quantity remaining in Warehouse, 
and where deposited (in continuation of Parliamen- 
tary Paper, No. 263, of Session 1844). 

Mr. Cardwell accordingly presented the said Ac- 
counts. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


No. 20. 


Ordered, That the Return of the Amounts and Annoyance 


Particulars, as set forth in the Presentments, of the Juries (West 
f minster.) 


Amerciaments levied by each Annoyance Jury o 
the City of Westminster, during the years 1841, 
1842, 1843 and 1844; and of the Number and 
Amount of the Amerciaments remitted or mitigated 
during those years, distinguishing those remitted 
from those mitigated, and stating to whet Amounts 
the same were mitigated, which was presented upon 
the 2d day of July in the last Session of Parliament, 
be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before tais House, an Mill Work and 


No. 21. 


Account of the declared Value of all Mill Work Machinery. 


and Machinery exported from the United Kingdom, 
in each quarter of the years 1841, 1842, 1843 and 
1844; distinguishing such as may have been ex- 
orted under License. 
Mr. Cardwell accordingly presented the said Ac- 
count. 
Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 
Ordered, 


No. 22. 





Pri 


Na 
stru 


Shi 


Tis! 
(Gi 


Bill 


Gre 
Col 


wa) 


Dr. 


ad 


Annuities. 


Printed Papers. 


Navy (Con- 
struction of 


Ships.) 


Fisher Lune 
(Greenwich) 
Improvement 
Bill, 


Greenwich 
Colliery Rail- 
way Bill. 


Dr Rolph, 


Constables 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Printing, 


8 VicToRIZ. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number and Amounts of Annuities 
granted and payable on Lives up to the 5th day of 
January 1845; distinguishing the Amounts granted 
and payable to Annuitants of the ages of from 20 
to 30, from 30 to 40, from 40 to 50, from 50 to 60, 
from 60 to 70, from 70 to 80, and upwards. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
consideration the subject-matter of the Communi- 
cation made to the House yesterday by the Serjeant- 
at-Arms attending this Gum :—The House pro- 
ceeded to take the subject-matter of the said Com- 
munication into consideration. 

Resolved, That Sir William Gosset, Knight, the 
Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, have leave 
to appear and defend the Action brought against 
him by Thomas Howard, for Trespass. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being 
put, That a Select Committee be appointed to in- 
quire into the manner in which the money voted 
since the year 1835 for the Construction of Ships 
has been expended, and if the Ships constructed 
are an improvement of the old system ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the § Sir Charles Napier, 39. 


to 


Yeas, . Mr. Hume : 
Tellers for the f Mr. Young, 1 93 
Noes, Lord Arthur Lennox : . 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital 
to widen and improve Fisher-lane, in Greenwich, 
and for other purposes: And that Mr. Charles 
Hope and the Earl of Lincoln do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Commissioners of Greenwich Hos- 
pital to make a Railway or Tram-road from Grreen- 
wich Colliery to Berwick Bridge: And that Mr. 
Charles Hope and the Earl of Lincoln do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of the Correspondence between Dr. 
Rolph and the Colonial Secretary, and between the 
Colonial Secretary and the Governor of Trinidad, 
relative to the Appointment and Remuneration of 
Dr. Rolph, in 1843, as the Agent of the Govern- 
ment of Trinidad, for the Removal of the coloured 
Population of Canada to that Colony. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the Appointment of Constables or other Officers, 
for keeping the Peace near Public Works in Scot- 
land: And that the Lord Advocate aad Sir James 
Graham do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to assist Mr. Speaker in all matters which relate to 
the Printing executed by Order of this House, and 
for the purpose of selecting and arranging for 
Printing Returns and Papers presented in pur- 
suance of Motions made by Members of this House, 
which may be referred to the said Committee :— 
And a Committee was appointed of Sir George 
Clerk, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Mr. Pusey, Mr. 
Vernon Smith, Mr. Strutt, ee Mahon, Mr. 
Tufnell, Mr. Patrick Stewart and Mr. Hume. 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 

Vo. 100, 


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29 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of Sup- Supply ; 
ply, a Resolution ; which was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eighteen Exchequer 
million four hundred and four thousand and five Bills. 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to pay 
off and discharge Exchequer Bills, charged on the 
Aids of 1845, unprovided for. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- Ways and 
solve itself into a Committee to consider of Ways Means. 
and Means for raising the Supply granted to Her 
Majesty. 


_ The House, according to Order, resolved itself Companies 
into a Committee upon the Companies Clauses Con- Clauses Conso- 
solidaticn Bill. reece 
(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 


Crause N° 1 (Operation of Act confined to 
future Companies). 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made Progress 
in the Bill ; and that he was directed to move, That 
the Committee may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Railway Clansex. 
mittee on the Railway Clauses Consolidation Bill ; Consolidation 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday ®#!'. 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Lands Clauses 
mittee on the Lands Clauses Consolidation Bill;  Consvlidation 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday _ 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Lands Clauses 
mittee on the Lands Clauses Consolidation (,Scot- Consolidation 
land) Bill ; (Scotland) Bill. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Railway Clauses 
mittee on the Railway Clauses Consolidation (Scot-Consotidution 
land) Bill; (Scotlana ) Bill. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Companies 
mittee on the Companies Clauses Consolidation Clauses Cun- 
(Scotland) Bill; (Beotiend) Bill. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday ~ 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s Railways. 
Command,—Report of the Railway Department of No, 23. 
the Board of Trade on the Kentish and South 
Eastern Railway Schemes. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


Mr. Charles Hope presented a Bill to enable the Fisher Lane 
Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital to widen and (Greenwich 
improve Fisher-lane, in Greenwich, and for other Bill. 
Purposes: And the same was read the first time. No. 24. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, that they do examine whether the Standing 
Orders have been complied with, as in the case of 

E3 a Petition 








Constables 
(Scotland) Bill, 


No, 25. 


Lunacy. 


Dartmouth 
Election, 


30 13° Fe 


a Petition for a Private Bill, and under the same 


rules and regulations. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


The Lord Advocate presented a Bill for the ap- 
pointment of Constables or other Officers for keep- 
ing the Peace near Public Works in Scotland: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time upon Monday next; and 
to be printed. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her ~—— 
Command,—Supplemental Report of the Metro- 
politan Commissioners in Lunacy, relative to the 
General Condition of the Insane in Wales. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of George Moffatt, of No. 28, Fen- 


church-street, in the city of London, Merchant, was | 


delivered in, and read; setting forth, That at the last 
Election for a Member to serve in Parliament for 
the Borough of Dartmouth, in the county of Devon, 
the Petitioner and Joseph Somes, Esquire, were 
Candidates to represent the said Borough in Par- 
liament ; that the said Election was holden on the 
twenty-sixth day of December last, and that a poll 
having been then demanded by and on behalf of 
the Petitioner, the same was taken and had on the 
twenty-seventh day of December last, and that the 
said Joseph Somes was declared duly elected at the 
said Election, and returned as a Member to serve 
in Parliament for the said Borough; that an Act 
was passed in the twenty-second year of his late 
Majesty King George the Third, intituled, “ An Act 
for restraining any Person concerned in any Con- 
tract, Commission or Agreement made for the pubiic 
service, from being elected or sitting and voting as 
a Member of the House of Commons ;”’ that before 
and at the time of the said Election the said Joseph 
Somes was a contractor within the meaning of the 
said Act, and did directly or indirectly hold or enjoy, 
in whole or in part, certain contracts, agreements 
or commissions made or entered into with certain 


persons for or on account of the public service, | 


within the meaning of the said Act ; and was also, 
before and at the time of the said Election, con- 
cerned in certain contracts, agreements or commis- 
sions for or on account of the public service, also 
within the meaning of the same Act; and was, by 
reason of some one or more of the causes aforesaid, 
incapable of being elected, or of sitting, or of voting 
as a Member of the House of Commons ; that notice 
of such incapacity was duly given to the Returning 
Officer before the show of hands or poll was taken 
at the said Election; and that a notice, in the words 
and figures following ; that is to say; “ Borough of 
Dartmouth. Notice to the Electors. We, the 
undersigned registered Electors of the Borough of 
Dartmouth, give notice, that Joseph Somes, Esquire, 


.a Candidate at the present Election to represent the 


said Borough in Parliament is a Government con- 
tractor ; and that the said Joseph Somes, Esquire, 
is a person executing, holding or enjoying, in the 
whole or in part, a certain contract, agreement or 
commission made or entered into with, under or 
from the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Navy, or 
with one or more of them, for or on account of the 
public service; and that the said Joseph Somes, 
Esquire, is a person executing, holding or enjoying 
a certain other contract, agreement or commission 
for and on account of the public service, and made 
or entered into with some other person or persons ; 
and that the said Joseph Somes, Esquire, is a person 
concerned in a contract, agreement or commission 
for or on account of the public service within the 
meaning of the Act of the 22d Geo. 3, c. 45, inti- 
tuled, ‘ An Act for restraining any Person concerned 
im any Contract, Commission or Agreement made 
for the Public Service from being elected or sitting 


bruarzz. A. 1845. 


, and voting as a Member of the House of Commons ;’ 
| and that the said Joseph Somes, Esquire, is by rea- 
| son of the premises, or some of them, incapable of 
being elected to serve in Parliament for the said 
Borough :--And we further give notice, that the 
votes of all electors which may be given or tendered 
for the said Joseph Somes, Esquire, at the said pre- 
sent Election of a Member to serve in Parliament 
for the said Borough, will by reason of such inca- 
pacity be lost and thrown away, and this notice 
will be relied upon in any future proceedings. 
Dated this twenty-sixth day of December One thou- 
sand eight, hundred and forty-four. Noah Cliff, of 
North Ford-lane, in the parish of Townstall, in the 
said Borough. Henry Petherbridge, of Lower- 
street, in the parish of Saint Petrox, in the said 
Borough”’—was also given to him and to very many 
of the voters as they came to the poll, and before 
they had polled, and that the like notice was pub- 
licly given by bills and placards put up before the 
nomination and polling took place in very many 
public places in the said Borough; that upon the 
close of the poll the numbers for the several Can- 
didates were found and declared to be as follows : 
for the said Joseph Somes 125, and for the Petitioner 
118; that the like notice of the incapacity of the 
said Joseph Somes was separately served upon many 
more than seven voters for the said Joseph Somes ; 
and the Petitioner therefore submits that the ma- 
jority appearing for the said Joseph Somes over the 
| Petitioner was merely colourable, and that the Pe- 
| titioner in truth was duly elected and ought to have 
been returned ; that after the place in Parliament 
to be supplied by such Election became vacant, and 
both before and after the teste and issuing out of 
the Writ for the said Election, and at and during 
the said Election, the said Joseph Somes did, by 
himself and his agents, friends and partisans, by 
divers ways and means, at his charge and on his 
behalf, directly and indirectly give, present and 
allow to persons having votes at such Election, 
money, meat, drink, lodging, entertainment, pro- 
vision and reward, and did make presents, gifts, 
rewards and promises, agreements, obligations and 
engagements, to give money, meat, drink, provision, 
presents, reward and entertainment to and for per- 
sons having votes as aforesaid, and to and for the 
use, advantage, benefit, enjoyment, profit and pre- 
ferment of such persons, in order that he the said 
Joseph Somes might be elected and for being elected 
to serve in Parliament for the said Borough of 
Dartmouth; that before and during the said Elec- 
| tion the said Joseph Somes was by himself and his 
agents, managers and friends, guilty of divers acts 
of bribery and corruption, in order to corrupt and 
procure, and did, by himself and his agents, friends, 
managers and other persons employed in his behalf, 
by gifts, presents, money, rewards, and promises 
|and agreements and securities for money, gifts and 
rewards, and by threats, intimidation, promises, 
undue influence and other corrupt, illegal or im- 
proper practices, acts and means, corrupt and pro- 
cure divers persons, having or claiming to have 
votes at such Election, to give their votes in favour 
of the said Joseph Somes, and to forbear to give 
them in favour of the Petitioner; that the said 
Joseph Somes, by the said corrupt and illegal prac- 
tices, was and is wholly disabled and incapacitated 
and ineligible to serve in this present Parliament 
for the said Borough of Dartmouth, and the Return 
of the said Joseph Somes was and is wholly null 
and void; that extensive and systematic bribery 
_and corruption were practised and carried on at the 
‘said Election by divers persons ‘being friends, sup- 
porters and partisans of the said Joseph Somes, with 
a view to the election of the said Joseph Somes; 
and that the said Election and Return of the said 
| Joseph Somes were procured by means of such bri- 
'bery and corruption; that, by reason of the last- 
‘mentioned premises, the said Election and a 
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8 VicToRIZ. 


of the said Joseph Somes was and is wholly null 
and void ; that before and after the teste of the Writ 
for holding the said Election, the said Joseph Somes, 
by himself, his agents, friends and others, was guilty 
of bribery and corruption, and did, by gifts, rewards 
and promises, corrupt and procure, and attempt to 
corrupt and procure, divers electors and persons 
claiming to be electors of the said Borough, to give 
their votes, or to refuse and forbear to give their 
votes at the said Election; that the said Joseph 
Somes, by his agents and others, after the teste of 
the Writ for the said Election, and at and during 
the Election, did give, present and allow to divers 
persons having and claiming votes in such Election, 
money, meat, drink, presents, rewards and enter- 
tainments to and for such persons, in order to be 
elected and for being elected a Member to serve in 
this present Parliament for the said Borough; that 
the said Joseph Somes, by himself, his agents and 
others, before and at and during the time of the 
said Election, did procure certain bodies of men by 
violence and menaces to coerce the electors of the 
said Borough, and create a disturbance at the said 
Election, in hindrance of the freedom of Election, 
and to the prejudice of the Petitioner and the 
electors desiring to support the Petitioner; that a 
majority of persons legally entitled to vote at the 
said Election polled and tendered their votes in fa- 
vour of the Petitioner, but the votes of several persons 
having a right to vote, and which were tendered 
on behalf of the Petitioner, were rejected, and the 
votes of many persons who were not qualified or 
entitled to vote were admitted and placed upon 
the poll in favour of the said Joseph Somes ; that 
many persons tendered their votes for the Petitioner 
at the said Election, whose names were omitted from 
the Register in force at the said Election, in con- 
sequence of the decision of the Barrister who revised 
the Lists from which such Register was formed, but 
the votes of such persons were not reckoned upon 
the Poll for the Petitioner; that many persons also 
tendered their votes for the Petitioner who were 
duly registered, but whose votes were not received 
at the said Election, and many other persons duly 
tendered their votes for the Petitioner whose votes 
were improperly and illegally rejected ; that many 
persons were admitted to vote for the said Joseph 
Somes who at the time of their voting had ceased 
to be qualified or had become disqualified from 
voting at the said Election, and whose names ought 
therefore to be struck off the poll; that many per- 
sons were admitted to. vote for the said Joseph 
Somes whose names appeared upon the Register of 
voters for the said borough as occupiers of houses, 
warehouses, counting-houses, shops, and other build- 
ings, or of such houses, warehouses, counting- 
houses, shops and other buildings together with 
land in the said Borough, but who at the time of 
their so voting had not the same qualifications for 
which their names were originally inserted in the 


13° Februariz. 





31 


voters were nevertheless improperly inserted or 
retained in the Register, in consequence of the deci- 
sion of the Barrister revising the same; that the 
names of many voters appear on the poll in favour 
of the said Joseph Somes who did not, in point of 
fact, vote for him, but were personated and fraudu- 
lently represented by the persons who had them- 
selves no titles to vote, but who fraudulently 
tendered their votes and were improperly admitted 
to vote in the names and character of the said first- 
mentioned voters; that many persons were admitted 
to vote at the said Election for the said Joseph 
Somes who were not entitled to vote thereat, inas- 
much as at the said Election, or previous to the said 
Election, they had ceased to be resident within the 
said Borough, or within seven statute miles thereof, 
or within seven statute miles of the place where the 
poll for the said Borough was taken, for six months 
or more prior to the Election; that many persons 
were admitted to vote at the said Election for the 
said Joseph Somes who were disabled and disqua- 
lified therefrom by the receipt of alms or parochial 
relief, some within twelve months of the said Elec- 
tion, and others between the time of their registry 
and the said Election; that many persons were 
admitted to vote at the said Election for the said 
Joseph Somes who were disqualified and disabled 
from voting, inasmuch as, since the time of their 
registration and previous to the time of their voting, 
they had become bankrupts or insolvents, and had 
thereby lost their qualification and right of voting ; 
that many persons were admitted to vote at the said 
Election for the said Joseph Somes who had bribed 
or treated others, or who were bribed or treated, at 
or before the said Election, in order to induce them 
to give their votes thereat, and many others were so 
admitted to vote who were employed as agents, or 
in some other capacity, for the purposes of the said 
Election, and who were by law incapable of voting 
thereat ; that divers persons were admitted to vote 
for the said Joseph Somes, who, from various other 
causes besides those above specified, were not qua- 
lified or entitled or were disqualified from voting at 
the said Election, and whose names should be 
removed from the poll accordingly ; and praying 
that the House will take the premises into their 
consideration, and that the Election and Return of 
the said Joseph Somes may be declared null and 
void, that the Petitioner may be declared duly 
elected a Member to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the Borough of Dartmouth, and that such 
other relief may be granted to the Petitioner in the 
premises as to the House may seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
or Warrants for such persons, papers and records, 
as shall be thought necessary by the several parties 
on the hearing of the matter of the said Petition. 


said Register, inasmuch as since the time of their 
respective registrations, and previous to the time of 
their voting, they had ceased to occupy the whole 
or part of the premises for which they had been 
registered, and did not, at the time of their so 
voting, continue to occupy the same, or had ceased 
to occupy some part thereof, so that the residue was 
not of the yearly value required by law, or had 
ceased to be rated, or had not paid their rates in 
respect of such premises ; that many persons were 
admitted to vote for the said Joseph Somes as owners 
and occupiers of certain premises within the said 
Borough, some of whom were not entitled to vote, 
inasmuch as before and at the time of their regis- 
tration the premises in right of which they voted 
were not respectively of the clear yearly value of 
ten pounds, and others of the said voters were not 
themselves the legal and actual owners or occu- 
piers of the same, or were not duly rated, or had 
not paid their rates in respect thereof, but the said 
Vou. 100. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Court Court of 
of Chancery, which was presented upon Tuesday Chancery. 
last, be printed. No. 26. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Port- Port Patrick 
patrick Harbour, which was presented upon Tues- — 
day last, be printed. No. 27. 
Ordered, That the Account relative to the Mint, Mint. 
which was presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. No. 28. 
Ordered, That the Paper relative to Customs Customs 
(Isle of Man), which was presented upon Tuesday (Isle of Man). 
last, be printed. No. 29. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Poor and Poor and 
County Rates, which was presented upon Tuesday County Rates. 
last, be printed. No. 30. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Guernsey and Guernsey and 
Jersey, which was presented upon Tuesday last, Jersey. 
be printed. No, 31. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 
E4 








Union Work- 
houses. 


Bridlington 
Piers and 
Harbour. 


Bank of 
England, 


National Debt. 


Leeds and 


Thirsk Railway. 


14° Februarii. 


Veneris, 14° die Februari ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 
R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to Order,—A Return of all 
Union Workhouses under the Poor Law Amendment 
Act in which the Pauper Inmates thereof are or 
have been employed in grinding or crushing Bones 
by means of Mills, Machinery or otherwise; together 
with the Date of such Erection of Mills or other 
Machinery, and the Names of the Chairman and 
Vice Chairman of the Board of Guardians of every 
such Union at the period; also, the Cost of the 
said Benes, including all Expenses of Carriage and 
other Incidental Expenses, and the Amount which 
the same have produced in their manufactured state, 
and whether the same have been sold by tender or 
fixed price, or otherwise :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Fellowes, from the Commissioners of Brid- 
lington Piers and Harbour, was called in; and at 
the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an 
Act of Parliament,—Abstract of the General An- 
nual Account of the Commissioners of Bridlington 
Piers and Harbour, from the 26th day of July 1843 
to the 26th day of July 1844 :—And then he with- 
drew. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Smee, from the Bank of England, was called 
in ; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the direc- 
tions of several Acts of Parliament,—An Account of 
the Amount of all Exchequer Bills or Treasury Bills, 
and other Government Securities, which have been 


— by the Governor and Company of the | 


ank of England, or on which any Sum or Sums. 


have been lent and advanced for the Public Service 
by the Governor and Company of the said Bank, 
in the year ending the sth day of January 1845 ; 
showing what Amount of such Bills, before the 
making up of this Account, has been paid off and 
discharged ; and the Amount of such Exchequer 
Bills, or Treasury Bills, or other Government Secu- 
rities, which was in the hands of the Governor and 
Company of the said Bank on the 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1845 aforesaid. 


_ An Account of the Amount of Balances of Sums | 
issued for the Payment of Dividends due and not | 


demanded, and for the Payment of Lottery Prizes 
or Benefits which had not been claimed, and which 
remained in the hands of the Governor and Com- 
pany of the Bank of England on the thereunder- 
mentioned days, being those next before the issue 
from the Exchequer of Money for the Payment of 
Dividends on account of the National Debt, for each 
of the Four preceding quarters respectively. 


An Account of the Receipt and Expenditure of 
£.1,563,648. 10s. 9d. in One year, from the sth 
January 1844 to the 5th January 1845, by the Com- 
missioners appointed by the 26 Geo. 3, for the Re- 
— of the National Debt :—And then he with- 

rew. 


Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of estates 
upon or near the line of Railway hereinafter men- 
tioned, and other Inhabitants of the West or North 
Ridings of the county of York, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for making a Railway from Leeds to Thirsk, 
with Branches Gacitinns, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A, 1845. 


A Petition of the Ulster Railway Company, for Ulster Railway 
leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Act relating *tension, 
to the said Company, and to enable the said Com- 
pany to make a Railway from Portadown to Ar- 
magh, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Comnittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property Cromford 
on or near the Canal hereinafter mentioned, for Caml. 
leave to bring in a Bill to alter and amend some of 
the Provisions of the Acts relating to the Cromford 
Canal, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Walla- Wallasey 
sey,in the county of Chester, for leave to bring in a Improvement, 
Bill for paving, lighting, watching, cleansing and 
otherwise improving the said Parish, and for esta- 
blishing a Police and also a Market within the said 
Parish, and for other purposes, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Manufacturers, Shop-keepers, Iusolvent 
Tradesmen and Retail Dealers residing in the city Debtors Act, 
of Lincoln, praying that the 45th Section of the Act 
7 and 8 Vic. c. 96, may be forthwith repealed, and 
Imprisonment for Debts under Twenty pounds again 
restored, or that the same may be altogether abo- 
lished, without reference to the amount of the debt ; 
and that the House will, without delay, pass a law 
to establish county courts, with jurisdiction to hear 
and determine all claims and demands under Twenty 
pounds, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee Public Petitions 
on Public Petitions ; That they had examined the (First Report) 
Petitions presented from the 4th to the 11th day of 
‘this instant February, both inclusive; and had di- 
|rected him to make a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 





| Petitions from Sunderland, the Wearmouths and Medical Prac. 
| their vicinity ;— Ulverston and Lonsdale-north-of-the- “* Bill(844) 
Sands ; — Reading ; —Kingston-upon-Hull ; —Not- 

tingham ;—and, Maidstone; praying for certain mo- 

| difications in the Bill for the Regulation of Medical 

| Practice, which was introduced in the last Session 

‘of Parliament,—were presented, and read ; and or- 

| dered to lie upon the Table. 

| 

A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Coal Coal. 

| Proprietors of Yorkshire, praying for the repeal of 

the export duty on Coal, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Brighton Petty Sessions District ; Agriculture. 
— Battle Petty Sessions District;—and, Arundel 
Petty Sessions District; praying that in any relief 
from taxation which may be given, the House will 
take the first opportunity of granting relief to the 
Agriculturists,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Chairman of the Committee of Naval and 
the Colchester Auxiliary Society for the Promotion — 
of permanent and universal Peace ; —and, ee 
|bitants of Darlington; praying that no increase 
whatever may be made in the Naval Force of the 
country, but, on the contrary, that prompt measures 
be taken greatly to reduce the existing Naval and 
Military Establishments of Great Britain,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 





A Petition of Inhabitants of the village of Strub- Public Hous 
by-with-Woodthorpe, in the county of Lincoln, pray- 
ing the House to adopt measures for preventing the 





increase 








Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


8 VicTorRIz. 


increase of houses licensed for the sale of intoxicat- 
ing drinks, and for diminishing to a very large extent 
the number already existing, and to pass a law for 
entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor 
on the Lord’s Day, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Ministers, Rate-payers and other 
Inhabitants of the parish of Tremeirchion, in the 
county of Flint, praying for the repeal of so much 
of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the 
union of the Sees of Saint Asaph and Bangor, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


14° Februariz. 


33 


the House yet te come; and praying for information, 
whether for the future his correspondence will be 
liable to be“opened, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Thames and 


Thames and Medway Canal, for leave to bring in a 
Bill to enable the said Company to raise a further 
Sum of Money, and for amending the Acts relating 
to the said Company, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Medway Canal, 


A Petition of the York and North Midland Rail- York and 


“akg . North Midland 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for ena Railway (Govle 


Two Petitions from Edinburgh, praying for the | bling the said Company to make a Railway from pranch:) 


Paper. 


Slavery. 


Free Labour 
Produce, 


itions 
ort) 


Jewish Disa- 
bilities. 


race 
844.) 


e Windows. 


Property Tax 
Act. 


Post-office, 


USES: 


abolition of the Excise survey and duty upon Paper, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the President of the Committee of 
the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, pray- 
ing the House to confine its exertions for the sup- 
pression of the Slave Trade, in future, to the em- 
ployment of such means as are ofa pacific character, 
and to concentrate all its efforts on the universal 
abolition of Slavery, as the most effectual mode of 
extinguishing the nefarious traffic in human beings, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the President of the Committee of 
the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, pray- 
ing the House to admit the Free Produce of foreign 
countries into the markets of Great Britain on 
the same terms as produce of the same kind from 
British possessions abroad, and that, with a view to 
the stili more effectual encouragement of free as 
compared with slave labour, all the restrictions that 
now exist on the agriculture and commerce of the 
British colonies be altogether removed, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Council- 
lors of the borough of Gateshead, praying for the 
removal of the obstacles at present presented by law 


to the admission of persons professing the Jewish |; 


Religion to municipal offices ; and that the House 
will be pleased immediately to abolish all declara- 
tions or oaths which interfere in any degree with 
the religious opinions of individuals, and thereby 
preclude the conscientious from taking upon them- 
selves certain corporate offices to which they may 
be elected by the suffrages of their fellow country- 
men, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Saint James, Clerkenwell (Chair- 
man of a Meeting) ;—and, the Metropolis; praying 
for the repeal of the Tax on Windows,—were pre- 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of James Clark, Printer, of Chepstow, 
in the county of Monmouth, complaining of a deci- 
sion of the local commissioners in a case of appeal 
by the Petitioner relative to profits derived from his 
trade; and praying that if the Property Tax Act 
should be renewed, such amendments may be made 
as may equalize the tax upon income, and render 
the meaning of it more clear and distinct, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Joseph Mazzini, of 108, High Hol- 
born, stating that he cannot view the Report of the 
Committee of Secresy on the Post-office in any 
other light than that of material and documentary 
evidence collected to be the basis of a decision of 

Vou. 100. 





the line of the Leeds and Selby Railway to Goole, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Manchester, Bury and Rossen- Manchester, 


dale Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Branch Railway from the Manchester, 
Bury and Rossendale Railway to the Heywood 
Branch of the Manchester and Leeds Railway, in 
the County Palatine of Lancaster, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of estates 
upon or near the line of Railway hereinafter men- 


Bury and Ros- 
sendale Raile 
way (Heywood 
Branch.) 


Huddersfield 
and Sheffield 


Junction Rail- 


tioned, and other Inhabitants of the West Riding way, 


of the County of York, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Huddersfield, ‘in the 
West Riding of the County of York, to or near Pe- 
nistone, in the same Riding, there to form a junction 
with the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Man- 
chester Railway, to be called The Huddersfield and 
Sheffield Junction Railway, was presented, and read; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property, 
and other Inhabitants, on or near the line of the pro- 
— Railway hereinafter mentioned, for leave to 

ring in a Bill for making a Railway from the Shef- 
field, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway 
to the Midland Railway, to be called The Barnsley 
Junction Railway, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the sleet Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Bridgewater, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for improving the Navigation of the River 
and Bay leading to the Borough of Bridgewater, 
for maintaining the present Bridge, and extending 
the Quays within the Borough, and for forming a 
Communication by Road and by Railway, between 
the Quays and the Bristol and Exeter Railway, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Dumfries ;—and, Kirkcudbright ; 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring 
in the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway 
Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass into 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the London and Birmingham Rail- 
way Company, and of Promoters of the Railways 


Barnsley Junc- 
tion Railway. 


Bridgewater 
Navigation and 
Railway. 


Glasgow, 
Dumfries and 
Carlisle Rail- 
way. 


London, 


Worcester and 


South Stafforde 


hereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill shire Railway. 


for making a Railway from the London and Bir- 
mingham Railway, at Marsworth, to Worcester, with 
a Branch to the Severn, aud with Branch Rail- 
ways to Rugby and Oxford, and an Extension to 
Dudley, to be called The London, Worcester and 
South Staffordshire Railway, was presented, and 

F read ; 





Casual Poor. 


Attornies’ 
Certificates, 


Shrewsbury and 


Birmingham 
Railway Bill, 


York and 
North Midland 
Railway 
(Bridlington 
Branch.) 


Southampten 
Docks, 


Controverted 
Elections. 


Patents of 
Invention- 


Adjournment, 


34 


reac; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- | 
titions for Private Bills. | 

A Petition of Soap Manufacturers, praying for | 
the repeal of the duty on Soap, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Churchwardens, Overseers and 
Rate-payers of the parish of Saint Botolph, in the 
borough of Cambridge, praying for alteration of 
the law in regard to the mode of relief of vagrants 
and persons having no recognized place of settle- 
ment, who are denominated Casual Poor, and that 
such poor be charged to the common fund of the 
union, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies, Solicitors and Proctors 


14°—17° Februarii. 


into the Committee of Ways and Means. 





residing at Stamford, within the county of Lincoln, 
praying for the repeal of the annual duty on their | 
Certificates, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of William Richard Whitmore, of George- 
street, Euston-square, in the county of Middlesex, 
Gentleman ;—and, James Griffith Roscoe, of Lon- | 
don, Gentleman ; complaining that the Standing 





Orders of the House, im respect to the application 
for the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Bill, | 
had not been complied with; and praying that they | 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- | 
nesses, against the same,—were presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the York and North Midland Rail- 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for en- 
abling the said Company to make a Branch Railway 
from the line of the York and Scarborough Railway, 
in the township of Seamer, to Bridlington, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Southampton Dock Company, 
for leave to bring in a Bill to alter and enlarge the 
Powers and Provisions of the Acts for making a 
Dock or Docks at Southampton, and to alter cer- 
tain Provisions of an Act passed in the first and 
second years of his Majesty King William the 
Fourth, for erecting and maintaining a Pier and 
other Works at Southampton, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Lord Granville Somerset, Sir George Grey, Ba- 
ronet, Viscount Sandon, James Loch, Esquire, John 
Wilson Patten, Esquire, and the O’Conor Don, ap- 


pointed by Mr. Speaker to serve on the General | _— 


Committee of Elections, and not objected to by the 
House, severally took the following oath : 


I do swear, that I will truly and faithfully 
perform the duties belonging to a Member of 
the General Committee of Elections, without 
fear or favour, to the best of my judgment 
and ability. So help me God. 


Ordered, That the Petitions of George Moffatt, 
of No, 28 Fenchurch-street, in the city of London, 
Merchant, which were presented upon the 5th and 
13th days of this instant February, complaining of 
an undue Election and Return for the Borough of 
Dartmouth, be referred to the General Committee of 
Elections. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Expense of taking out a Patent of In- 
vention or Improvement for England, Scotland and 
Ireland ; specifying to whom or te what Office the 
Fees for the same are paid in each Kingdom. 


Resolved, That this House will,at the rising of 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 








A. 1845. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Ways and 
eans, 


(In the Committee.) 


Motion made, and Question proposed, That it Property Tax, 

is the Opinion of this Committee, that, towards rais- ““ 

ing the Supply granted to Her Majesty, the respec- 

tive Duties on Property, Professions, Trades, and 

Offices, and the Stamp Duties in Jreland, granted 

by two several Acts passed in the fifth year of Her 

present Majesty, be continued and further granted 

to Her Majesty, for a time to be limited. 


To report progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made progress 
in the matter to them referred; and that he was 
directed to move, That the Committee may have 
leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the towns of Lynn, Lynn aud Ely 
Wisbech and Ely, in the counties of Norfolk and Blway. 
Cambridge, and the intermediate and surrounding 
districts, or Merchants and others interested in the 
Commerce and Trade thereof, for leave to bring ina 
Bill for making a Railway from Lynn to Ely, with 
Branches therefrom, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Land-owners on the line, and others —— 
interested in the formation of the Railway and hang ‘ 
Works hereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for making a Railway from Cambridge to 
Lincoln, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Woollen 
an Account of the Quantities and Declared Value Mawfectures 
of British Woollen Manufactures exported from 
the United Kingdom in the Year 1844 ; specifying 
the Countries to which they were sent. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Queen Queen Anne's 


Anne’s Bounty, which was presented yesterday, be 8™S:, 
printed. No, 32. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 











Lune, 17° die Februarii ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Law, from the Treasury, was called in; shipping Dues 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—A Return of the several Dues and Charges of 
every kind levied on Shipping at each Port, Har- 
bour, or Creek in the United Kingdom ; stating the 
Rates of the several Dues levied per ton on each 
Vessel, and whether under authority of Acts of Par- 
liament, and what Acts; whether by Orders of 
Municipal Corporations, and of what Date, or whe- 
ther by Charter, Consent, Prescription, or any 
other Authority; so as to exhibit the entire Charges 
of every kind on Vessels at each of the Harbours, 
Ports and Creeks of the United Kingdom ; dis- 
tinguishing the several Charges upon Vessels taking 
refuge in the Harbour only, from those upon Ves- 
sels delivering the Cargo, in whole or in part ; and, 
also, on Vessels in the Coasting or in the Foreign 
Trade; distinguishing also the Charges levied for 
Local 





Sus 


Cat 


Cou 
(Ire 


Cou 
(Ire 


Imp 


Com 


Peti 
Priv 


Edis 
and | 


Rail 


Hull 
(Bri 
Bran 
way, 


Nav; 
Milit 
blish 


Malt 


Mer 


tice 





eSe 


Cattle, &amp;e. 


Court of 
Exchequer 
(Ireland. ) 


Courts of Law 
(Ireland.) 


Imperial Gas 
Company. 


Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Edinburgh 
and Glasgow 
Railway. 


Hull and Selby 
(Bridlington 
Branch) Rail- 
way, 


Naval and 
Military Esta- 
blishments, 


Malt, 


Medical Prac- 


tice Bill (1844.) C 


8 VicToRIzZ. 


Local Lights and Beacons in each Port (exclusive 
of those of the Trinity House, the Irish Ballast 
Board, and the Commissioners of Northern Lights), 
the Charges for Pilotage into and out of each Har- 
bour, and the Charge for Ballast ; and whether under 
any and what Board the same are levied. 

A Return of the Quantity of Sugar which has 
been admitted for Home Consumption under the 
Act 7 and 8 Vic.c. 28, at the Rate of 34s. per cwt. 
and £.5 per cent., between the 5th day of July 1844, 
and the latest period to which it can be made up; 
specifying the Country of which such Sugar is the 
produce. 

A Return of the Number of Oxen and Bulls, Cows, 
Calves, Sheep, Lambs, Swine, and Hogs imported 
into the United Kingdom, since the Act 5 and 6 
Vic. c. 47, anno 1842; specifying the Total Quan- 
tities in each year ending the 5th day of January, as 
likewise the Quantity in each month of the year. 

Mr. Law also presented, pursuant to the direc- 
tion of several Acts of Parliament,—Return of Com- 
pensations granted to Officers attached to the Equity 
side of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland. 

Return of Compensations granted to Officers lately 
attached to the Superior Courts of Law in Ireland, 
whose Offices and Employments have been abo- 
lished by the operation of the Act 7 and 8 Vic. 
c. 107 :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Filer, from the Imperial Gas Light and Coke 
Company, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— 
A Return of the Contingency Fund of the Imperial 
Gas Light and Coke Company :—And then he with- 
drew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That Sub-Committee (No. 4), of the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills have 
leave to sit this day till Five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 


Petitions of his Grace the Duke of Montrose ;— 
and, William Murray, of Polmaise, in the county of 
Stirling, Esquire; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Bill, had 
not been complied with; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same,—were presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Great 
Driffield, in the East Riding of the County of York, 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring in 
the Hull and Selby (Bridlington Branch) Railway 
Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass into law, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Gloucester ;—and, Secretary of the 
Wellingborough Peace Society; praying the House 
not to allow any increase in the Naval Force of the 
country, but, on the contrary, that prompt measures 
be taken greatly to reduce the existing Naval and 
Military Establishments,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Downham ;—West Dereham ;— 
Benhamwell and Spingham ;—East and West Rud- 
ham ;—Masham ;— Gayton ;— Dersingham ;— East 
Winch ;—Rishton and Denver ;— Gaytonthorp ; — 
Scoulthorpe ;—Fincham ;—and, Docking ; praying 
for the repeal of the duty on Malt,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Newcastle-upon- Tyne ; — Thomas 
ammack, M.D., and others :—Essex ;—and, Cam- 
bridge ; praying for certain modifications in the Bill 
Vor. 100. 


17° Februari. 





35 


for the Regulation of Medical Practice, which was 
introduced in the last Session of Parliament,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Bath, in Windows. 
the county of Somerset, praying for the repeal of the 
Tax on Windows, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Stroud ;— Bisley ;~-and, Pains- Insolvent 
wich; praying for the repeal of the Insolvent Debtors Debt" Act 
Act,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Shopkeepers, Retail Insolvent 
Tradesmen and other Inhabitants of the town or Debtors Act, 
borough of Kingston-upon-Hull, praying for the re- 
peal of the Insolvent Debtors Act, and that the 
County Courts Bill of the last Session may pass 
into law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Manchester and Salford Water- Manchester 
works Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to con- a Salford 
solidate and amend several Acts passed for more ©" 
effectually supplying with Water the Inhabitants 
of the Towns of Manchester and Salford, and for 
extending the Powers and Provisions of the said 
Acts, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the there-undersigned Paper Manu- Paper. 
facturers, praying for the repeal of the duty on 
Paper, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from Edinburgh, praying the Banking 
House not to sanction any measure which will have (Scotland.) 
the effect of disturbing the present system of Bank- 
ing in Scotland, or of withdrawing the Small Note 
circulation,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Cork and its vicinity, Charitable 
praying for the repeal of certain clauses in the oe ; 
Charitable Donations and Bequests (Jreland) Act, (Ireland) Act. 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Stanislaus Worcell, late Member of Post-oftice. 
the Polish Diet for the district of Rowno, and Charles 
Stolzman, First Class Captain of the Polish Artil- 
lery, both residing at No. 11, Little Drummond- 
street, Somers Town, stating that they have observed, 
with great satisfaction, a Motion of a Member of 
the House for a Select Committee to inquire into 
the Report of the Committee as to the opening and 
detaining letters at the Post-office ; that the Peti- 
tioners being Polish exiles, are two of the parties 
whose letters have been detained and opened, under 
a warrant, as they believe, of the Right honourable 
the Secretary of State ; and praying that they may 
be heard before the said Select Committee, when 
appointed, in reference to matters of deep interest 
to themselves and fellow exiles, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Joseph Mazzini, Post-oftice. 
relative to the Post-office, which was presented upon 
Friday last, be printed. 


Petitions from Glasgow ;—Kirkintilloch ;—Ha- Caledonian 
milton ;— Dumbarton :--and, Airdrie; taking notice Railway. 
of the application for leave to bring in the Caledo- 
nian Railway Bill ; and praying that such Bill may 
pass into law,—were presented, ana read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Corry presented, pursuant to an Address Navy 
to Her Majesty—Navy Estimates for the year Estimates. 
1845-46. No. 338. 
Ordered, That the said Estimates do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


F2 


Ordered, 





Controverted 
Elections. 


Public Houses. 


Spirits. 


Exports to 
Brazil. 


Clerks of 
Petty Sessions 
Cireland.) 


British Guiana. 


56 


Ordered, That the Alphabetical List of Members 
to serve on Election Committees be referred to the 
General Committee of Elections. 


Petitions from North Elmham ;—and, Carnar- 
von ; praying the House to adopt measures for pre- 
venting the increase of houses licensed for the sale 
of intoxicating drinks, and for diminishing, to a very 
large extent, the number already existing, and to 
pass a law for entirely abolishing the sale of intoxi- 
cating liquor on the Lord’s Day,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Total Number of Gallons of Proof 
Spirits distilled in England, Scotland and Ireland, 
respectively; distinguishing the Quantities produced 
from Malt, and from a mixture of Malt and unmalted 
Grain, or from any other Ingredient; showing 
also, the Total Quantity of each Sort, in the United 
Kingdom, for the year ending the 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1845 :—Of the Number of Gallons of Proof 
Spirits, distinguishing the Sorts, on which Duty was 
paid for Home Consumption in each of the Three 
Kingdoms, with the Rate per Gallon, and the 
Amount of such Duty; also, the Total Number 
of Gallons and Duty in the United Kingdom, for 
the year ending the 5th day of January 1845 :— 
Showing, under separate heads, the Number of Gal- 
lons of Proof Spirits (distinguishing the Materials 
from which made) imported into each Kingdom 
from each of the others respectively, and including, 
in the cases of England and Scotland, those couveyed 
either by Land or by Sea; stating also, the Rate 
of Duty per Gallon, and the Total Amount thereof 
in each case, and what Portion of such Duty was 
paid on removal of the Spirits from Bond, and what 
after their arrival at the Place of Destination, for 
the year ending the 5th day of January 1845 :— 
And, of the Total Number of Gallons of Proof 
Spirits permitted out from Distillers’ Stocks in Eng 
land, and the Total Number of Gallons Proof of 
British Brandy and Spirits of Wine permitted out 
from Rectifiers’ Stocks in England, for the year 
ending the 5th day of January 1845; also, the 
Stocks remaining in the hands of English Distillers 
on the 5th day of January 1845 (in continuation of 
Parliamentary Paper, No. 133, of Session 1844.) 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the declared Value of British and 
Trish Produce and Manufactures exported from the 
United Kingdom to Brazil, in the years 1841, 1842, 
1843 and 1844, distinguishing the principal Articles. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return from the Clerk of each Petty Sessions in 
Ireland, of the Amount of Fees received by him 
during each of the last Three years, ending the 31st 
day of December 1844. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of British Guiana, in- 
terested in the staple products of Sugar, Molasses, 
tum and Coffee produced in said colony, stating 
that great agricultural and commercial distress has 
existed in the colony for some years, and unfortu- 
nately continues daily to increase ; and praying that 
among other measures of relief, 1st. That British 
Pijantation Molasses may be permitted to be used 
in the breweries and distilleries of Great Britain 
and Ireland; 2d. That the duty on Rum may be 
equalized with that on British Spirits; 3d. That the 
duty on British Plantation Sugar and Coffee may 
be largely reduced; and that the House will pass 
such measures as will cause the withdrawal of all 
restrictions which now prevent the Petitioners from 
receiving supplies of labourers from various tropical 
countries adequate to meet their wants, measures 
having been taken by the local legislature for rais- 
ing the means of defraying the expenses of emi- 
gration, and which are only waiting the sanction of 


17°—18° Februarii. 





solve itself into the said Committee. 


A. 1845. 


Her Majesty’s Government, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Grocers of the borough of Reading, sugar. 
in the county of Berks, praying that before the con- 
templated reduction of the Duties on Sugar takes 
place, time may be given to enable Grocers to sell 
out their present stock, so that they may recover 
the money which they have actually paid in duty on 
that article, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery schootmasters 
of Saint Andrew’s, praying the House to adopt mea- (Scotland.) 
sures for ameliorating the condition of the Burgh 
and Parochial Schoolmasters of Scotland, was pre- 

— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Alexander Quin Campbell, of Graf- Religious 
ton-place, Leicester, praying the House to abrogate Opinions. 
all taws prohibiting the publication of Religious 
Opinions, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s College of 
Command,—Copy of the latest Charter granted to — 
the College of Surgeons in Jreland. —- 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the No.34. 
Table ; and be printed. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Ways and 
into the Committee of Ways and Means. Means, 


(In the Committee). 


Question again proposed, That it is the Opinion Property Tax 
of this Committee, that, towards raising the Supply #4 Stam 
granted to Her Majesty, the respective Duties on jig, 
Property, Professions, ‘Trades and Offices, and the 
Stamp Duties in Ireland, granted by two several 
Acts passed in the fifth year of Her present Ma- 
jesty, be continued, and further granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, for a time to be limited : 

Amendment proposed : To leave out the words 
“ Professions, Trades and Offices.” 
Question put, That the words proposed to be 
left out stand part of the Question ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the f Mr. Young, 263 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: } = 

Tellers for the § Mr. Roebuck, 

Noes, Mr. Milner Gibson : 

Another Amendment proposed: At the end of the 
Question to add the words “ and that the Provisions 
“ of the said Act, as far as regards the Tax on 
“« Property, be extended to Ireland.” 

Question proposed, That those words. be there 
added :— 

To report progress, and ask leave to sit again. 


Vss 
f ° 





And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 18° die Februarii, 1845: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made further pro- 
gress in the matter to them referred; and that he 
was directed to move, That the Committee may 
have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Constables (Scotland) Bill was, according to Constables 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a (Set) 
Committee of the whole House, for this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com-Supoly. 
mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 


Mr. 





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ill. 


8 VicToRIZ. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had 
received a Report from the Examiner of Recogni- 
zances, stating that the Surety to the Petition of 
George Moffatt, complaining of an undue Election 
and Return for the Borough of Dartmouth, which 
was presented upon the 5th day of this instant 
February (being one surety in the sum of £.1,000), 
is unobjectionable. 


Dartmouth 
Election. 


Cccupation ot = Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Land(Ireland-) Command,—- Copy, Report from Her Majesty’s 
Commissioners of Inquiry into the state of the Law 
and Practice in respect to the Occupation of Land 
in Ireland. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Parochial Sir James Graham presented a Bill to consolidate 
Settlement Bill. and amend the Laws relating to Parochial Settle- 


No.36. ment, and to the Removal of the Poor: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Monday the 7th day of 
April next; and to be printed. 

Army Estimates Mr. ig Herbert presented, pursuant to an 
(Efective § Address to Her Majesty,—Estimate of the Number 
goes of Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, and Rank 

INU. . 


and File, which it is proposed to maintain for the 
Service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Ireland (exclusive of the Troops employed in 
the East Indies), for the year, from the 1st April 
1845 to the 31st March 1846. 


Estimate of the Charge of Her Majesty’s Land 
Forces, for Service at Home and Abroad, from the 
ist April 1845 to the 31st March 1846 ; inclosing, 


Paper (A.)—Detail of the Charge of Her Majesty’s 
and Forces at Home and Abroad for 365 days, 
from the 1st April 1845 to the 31st March 1846. 
Recapitulation and Comparison of the Numbers 
and Charge, 1845-46 and 1844-45. 

Paper (B.)—-Detail of the Charge of the Regi- 
mental Establishments of Her Majesty’s Land 
Forces at Home and Abroad, for 365 days, from 
the 1st April 1845 to the 31st March 1846. 

Paper (C.)—Detail of the Regimental Charge of 
the Land Forces at Home and Abroad, as esti- 
mated for the twelve months from the 1st April 
1845 to the 31st March 1846; distinguishing 
the Numbers of Officers and Non-commissioned 
Officers of each Rank, and the Numbers of 
Rank and File; and also showing the Dail 
and Annual Pay and Allowances of each Rank, 
and the Charges for Agency and Clothing. 

Paper (D.)—Detail of the Charge for Chatham 

arrison and the Establishments at Chatham, 
Maidstone, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth, for 
365 days, from the 1st April 1845 to the 31st 
March 1846. 
Paper (E.)—Detail of the Charge for Recruiting 
istricts for 365 days, from 1st April 1845 to 
31st March 1846. 

Abstract of the Distribution of the Forces on the 

1st January 1845, and on the 1st January 1844. 


Estimate of the Charge of General Staff Officers 
and Officers of the Hospitals, serving with Her Ma- 
jesty’s Forces at Home and Abroad, and of Her 
Majesty’s Garrison of the Tower of London; from 
the 1st April 1845 to the 31st March 1846, being 
365 days; inclosing, 

Particulars of the Pay and probable Contingent 
Expenses of General Staff Officers and Officers 
of the Hospitals for 365 days, from the 1st 
April 1845 to the 31st March 1846. 

Particulars of the Pay of General Staff Officers 
and Officers of the Hospitals on Foreign Sta- 
tions, excepting India, and of the Pay of Clerks, 
&amp;e., of the said Officers, from the 1st April 
1845 to the 31st March 1846. 

Recapitulation of the Pay and Contingencies of 
the Home and Foreign Staff. 

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Estimate of the Charge of the Allowances to the 
Principal Officers of the several Public Departments 
there under-mentioned, their Deputies, Clerks and 
Contingent Expenses, from the 1st April 1845 to the 
31st March 1846. 

Estimate of the Charge of the Royal Militar 
College, from the 1st April 1845 to the 31st March 
1846. 

Estimate of the Charge of the Royal Military 
Asylum, and of the Hibernian Military School, from 
the 1st April 1845 to the 31st March 1846, being 
365 days. 

Estimate of the Charge of Volunteer Corps, from 
the Ist April 1845 to the 31st March 1846. 

Estimate of the Charge required to cover Ex- 
penses incurred for Unprovided Services of former 
years. 


Estimate of the Charge of Allowances as Rewards (Non-effective 
for distinguished Services, not exceeding three-fifths 5¢¥ice*) 
of the Emoluments of Garrison Appointments which 
have become vacant; and also of Allowances to 
Officers of Her Majesty’s Garrisons at Home and 
Abroad, holding their Appointments as rewards for 
Military Service, but to which no Military Duty 
attaches ; and which Appointments will be abolished 
on vacancies occurring, when Rewards for distin- 
guished Military Service will be granted in lieu 
thereof; from the 1st April 1845 to the 31st March 
1846, both inclusive. 

Estimate of the Charge of the Pay of General 
Officers in Her Majesty’s Forces, not being Colonels 
of Regiments, from the 1st April 1845 to the 31st 
March 1846, both days inclusive, being 365 days. 

Estimate of the Charge of Full Pay for Reduced 
and Retired Officers of Her Majesty’s Forces, from 
the 1st April 1845 to the 31st March 1846, both 
days inclusive, being 365 days. 

Estimate of the Charge for Half Pay and Military 
Allowances to Reduced and Retired Officers of Her 
Majesty’s Land Forces, from the 1st April 1845 to 
the 31st March 1846, both days inclusive, being 
365 days. 

Estimate of the Charge of Half Pay and Reduced 
Allowances to Officers of Disbanded Foreign Corps, 
of Pensions to Wounded Foreign Officers, and of 
Allowances to the Widows and Children of Deceased. 
Foreign Officers, from the 1st April 1845 to the 31st 
March 1846, both days inclusive, being 365 days. 

Estimate of the Charge of Pensions to be paid to 
Widows of Officers of the Land Forces, from the 
1st April 1845 to the 31st March 1846, both days 
inclusive, being 365 days. 

Estimate of the Charge of Allowances on the 
Compassionate List ; of Allowances as of Her Ma- 
jestys Royal Bounty ; and of Pensions, Gratuities 
and Allowances to Officers for Wounds; from the 
1st April 1845 to the 31st March 1846. 

Estimate of the Charge of Chelsea and Kilmain 
ham Hospitals ; of the In-Pensioners of those Esta- 
blishments ; of the Out-Pensioners of Chelsea Hos- 
pital; of Pensions granted to discharged Negro 
Soldiers; of Pensioners from Hanoverian Corps 
which served with the British Army in 1793, 1794 
and 1795; and of the Military Organization of 
Out-Pensioners in the United Kingdom ; from the 
ist April 1845 to the 31st March 1846, being 365 
days. 

Estimate of the Charge of Allowances, Compen- 
sations and Emoluments in the nature of Super- 
annuation or Retired Allowances, to Persons for- 
merly belonging to the several Public Departments 
there under-mentioned, from the 1st April 1845 to 
the 31st March 1846. 


Abstract of the Estimates for Effective Army Ser- Abstracts. 
vices, for 365 days, from the 1st April 1845 to the 
31st March 1846. 
Abstract of the Estimates of Non-effective Army 
Services, for 365 days, from the 1st April 1845 to 
the 31st March 1846. : 
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Comparative Abstract of the Estimates of Army |sioners, for the Affairs of India, and of the East 
Services, for the year ending the 31st March 1845, | India Company, in 1844. 
and for the year ending the 31st March 1846;| Particulars, of all Compensations, Superannua- 
showing the difference between the Numbers to be | tions and Allowances granted by the Court of 
maintained, the probable Charges, and the Amounts | Directors of the East India Company, and confirmed 
provided, and to be provided, after deducting Ap- by the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of 
propriations in Aid. India, between the 1st January and 31st December 
Ordered, That the said Estimates do lie upon the | 1844. 1), 
Table ; and be printed. List, specifying the Particulars of the Compen- Leed: 
sations proposed to be granted to the Widows and a 
Committals Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to the | Families of Persons who belonged to the late Mari- (Shp 
(Ireland.) directions of an Act of Parliament,—Returns from | time Service of the East India Company, under an Colne 
the Clerks of the Crown and Clerks of the Peace | Arrangement sanctioned by the Board of Commis- 
of the several Counties, &amp;c., in Zreland, of the Num-| sioners for the Affairs of India, and laid before the 
ber of Persons committed to the different Gaols} Honourable the House of Commons on the 26th 
thereof for Trial in the year 1844, February 1835 :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. Table. 





Mines (Siberia, Sir Robert Peel presented, pursuant to an Ad-| Mr. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in ; Wheat, 
e.) dress to Her Majesty, dated the 21st day of June, | and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—An 
in the last Session of Parliament,—An Account of| Account of all Wheat and Wheat Flour, (stated in 
the Produce, in Gold, of the Washings of the Mines | Quarters of Wheat,) imported into the United King- 
in Siberia and other Parts, carried on upon account | dom, in the Years ending the 5th day of January 
of the Crown and of Individuals, from 1830 to 1842, | 1842, the 5th day of January 1843, the 5th day of 
inclusive. January 1844, and the 5th day of January 1845: 
Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the | —Also, of the Quantity entered for Home Con- 
Table. sumption in the same periods. 
Accounts of Wheat and Wheat Flour, (stated in Whea:, Mar 
Greenwich Mr. Charles Hope presented a Bill for enabling | Quarters of Wheat), imported into Great Britain Tal 
oe ., the Commissioners of Greenwich Hospital to make and Jreland, from Canada, in the Years ending the ton 
ailway Bill. ; ; : | ? ; 
a Railway or Tram-road from;Greenwich Colliery to | 5th day of January 1842, the 5th day of January ™ 
No.38. Berwick Bridge: And the same was read the first 1843, the 5th day of January 1844, the 5th day of 
time. | January 1845:—And, of the Quantity entered for 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select |Home Consumption in the above-mentioned periods: 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. |—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com-! Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
mittee, that they do examine whether the Standing | Table. 
Orders have been complied with, as in the case of a | 
Petition fora Private Bill, and under the same Rules , 
and Regulations. | 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. 


Liver 
Dock 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select London and 

| Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in York Railway. 

| the case of the Petition for the London and York Py 
- ._ | Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had not been Gas 
peor tear A Petition of Joseph Leech, of Moorgate-street, in complied with ; inasmuch as the notices in the news- ) 


Junction Raile the city of London, Gentleman, complaining that | papers do not contain the name of the parish of 


way. the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the | "7;ornton. one of 270 clan th . ahd 
3 Stank ; 270 parishes through which the 
application for the Great Grimsby and Sheffield | Railway is intended to be made, such parish being 


Junction Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; therein described as Thornton-le-Fen, the name of 
and praying that he may be heard, by himself, his | a) adjoining parish through which the Railway 
agent and witnesess, against the same, was pre- 


,does not pass; and inasmuch as Thomas Maude 
sented and read; and referred to the Select Com- | sae : 


cs : an owner of property on the line, was not applied to 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. |until the 1st of January, in consequence of mis- 
direction as to his residence by the tenant of his 


. . ¥ * M . . . Ell 
Acts of Ordered, That the Account relative to Acts of | property ; and inasmuch as John Wilson, a lessee, = 


a a Parliament, which was presented, upon Tuesday | was not applied to until the 1st of January, in con- Bi 
0-39. last, be printed. /Sequence of the form of application which was Iu 
And then the House, having continued to sit till | directed to him having been mislaid ; and inasmuch 
a quarter of an hour after one of the clock | @s Martin Scott, an owner, was not applied to until 
on Tuesday morning, adjourned till this day. | the 23d of January, but it appeared that he had no 
settled residence on or some time previous to the 

—&lt;—&lt;— &gt;= } 31st of December. 


; = n Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Martis, 18° die Februari ; 


Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Labouring 
” Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Classes 
PRAYERS. the case of the Petition for the Labouring Classes 1™pt'"7:"" . 
East India. R. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of | Improvement Society Bill, the Standing Orders had” ? 
the East India Company, was called in; and | been complied with. 
at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of} Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
several Acts of Parliament,—Resolutions of the |for incorporating the Members of a Society called 
Court of Directors of the East India Company |“ The Society for the Improvement of the Condition 
being the Warrants or Instruments granting any | of the Labouring Classes,” and for the better ena- 
Pension. bling them to carry on the beneficial designs of the 
Resolutions of the Court of Directors of the East | said Society: And that Lord Ashley and Mr. Cow- 
India Company, being the Warrants or Instruments | per do prepare, and bring it in. 
granting any Salary or Gratuity. 
An Account of Allowances, Compensations, Re-| Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Kingston-vpo™ 
munerations and Superannuations granted to the | Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 1! Docks Bl 
Officers and Servants of the Board of Commis-| the case of the Petition for the Kingston-upon-Hull 
Docks 








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8 VicToRIzZ. 18° Februari, 39 


Docks Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for amending the Acts relating to the Docks at 
Kingston-upon-Hull, and for enlarging one of the 
said Docks: And that Sir Walter James and Sir 
John Hanmer do prepare, and bring it in. 


Leeds and Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Bradford Rail- Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
aan the case of the Petition for the Leeds and Bradford 
Cuine) Bill. Railway Extension (Shipley to Colne) Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Leeds and Bradford Railway Com- 
pany to make a Railway from Shipley to Colne, 
with a Branch to Haworth: And that Mr. Stuart 
Wortley, Mr. Beckett and Mr. Busfeild do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Liverpool Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Docks Bil. § Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Liverpool Docks 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the Acts relating to the Docks and Har- 
bour of Liverpool: And that Viscount Sandon and 
Sir Howard Douglas do prepare, and bring it in. 


Manchesterand Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 


faites (Ashe Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 

tonBruch) the case of the Petition for the Manchester and 

Bill. Birmingham Railway (Ashton Branch) Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway to connect the Manchester 
and Birmingham, and Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne 
and Manchester Railways, near Guides Bridge, and 
for other Purposes connected with the Manchester 
and Birmingham Railway: And that Lord Francis 
Egerton, Mr. Hindley and Mr. Cobden do prepare, 
and bring it in. 

Plymouth and = Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Ga gi Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
two Petitions complaining of non-compliance with 
the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for 
the Plymouth and Stonehouse Gas Bill, were referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better supplying with Gas the Town and 
Neighbourhood of Plymouth: Aud that Viscount 
Ebrington, Sir George Grey and Mr. Tufnell do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Ellesmere and Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
oe Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 
and al the case of the Petition for the Ellesmere and Ches- 
Junction Canals er and Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canals 
Union Bill, ee Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for uniting the Birmingham and Liverpooi Junction 
Canal Navigation Company with the Ellesmere and 
Chester Canal Company: And that Viscount Clive 
and Mr. Robert Clive do prepare, and bring it in. 
ee and Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Hiatoey Hosts. Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
tion Bill, the case of the Petition for the York and Scar- 
borough Railway Deviation Bill, the Standing Or- 
ders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the York and North Midland Railway 
Company to alter the line of the York and Scar- 
borough Railway, near the city of York: And that 
Sir John Lowther, Mr. Redhead Yorke and Sir John 
Johnstone do prepare, and bring it in. 
Newcastle- 


aiiines asd A Petition of the Newcastle-upon- Tyne and North 

North Shields S##elds Railway Company, for leave to bring in a 

a (Tyne- Bill to authorize the said Company to make a Rail- 

con gee way from North Shields to the village of Tynemouth, 
a Vox. 100. 








and also a Branch from the present me to the 
Public Quay adjoining the River Tyne, at Newcastle, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the North British Railway Com- North British 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to empower the ®ilway. 
said Company to purchase the Edinburgh and Dai- 
keith Railway, and to alter part of the line of the 
said Railway and of the North British Railway, 
and to construct certain Branch Railways in con- 
nection therewith, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Ashton, Staly- 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in bridge and 
the case of the Petition for the Ashton, Stalybridge Liverpon!Jane- 
and Liverpool Junction Railway (Ardwick and cArawick mo 
Guide Bridge Branches) Bill, the Standing Orders Guide Bridge 
had been complied with. saeaeeea hanes 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for amending the Act relating to the Ashton, Staly- 
bridge and Liverpool Junction Railway, and for 
making Branches therefrom to Ardwick and Guide 
Bridge: And that Mr. Entwisle, Mr. Mark Philips 


and Mr. Hindley do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select London and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in South-Western 
the case of the Petition for the London and South me a 
Western Railway (No. 1.) (Metropolitan Extension) (Metropolitan 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with, Extension) Bill. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the Acts relating to the Zondon and South 
Western Railway, and to authorize Extensions 
thereof from the Mine Elms Terminus to a point 
near to Waterloo and Hungerford Bridges, in the 
parish of Saint Mary, Lambeth, and to the Thames 
at Wine Elms, in the parish of Battersea, all in the 
county of Surrey: And that Mr. Masterman, Mr. 

Hawes and Mr. Antrobus do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Leeds and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; ‘That in West Riding 
the case of the Petition for the Leeds and West — aal- 
Riding Junction Railway Bill, the Standing Orders _— 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making certain Railways in the West Riding of 
the county of York, to communicate with the Man- 
chester and Leeds Railway: And that Mr. Lascelles, 

Mr. Beckett Denison and Mr. Hardy do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Manchester 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in and Leeds: 
the case of the Petition for the Manchester and ®#!wsy Bil- 
Leeds Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Manchester and Leeds Railway Com- 
pany to raise a further Sum of Money, and to amend 
the Acts relating to the said Company: And that 
Mr. Entwisle and Mr. Milner Gibson do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Manchester and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Leeds Railway 
the case of the Petition for the Manchester and unry 
Leeds Railway ( Burnley Branch and Oldham and Oldham and 
Heywood Branches Extension) Bill, the Standing oo 

: . . sanches Ex- 
Orders had been complied with. tension) Bill. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for amending the Acts relating to the Manchester 
and Leeds Railway, and for making a Branch there- 
from to Burnley, and for extending the O/dham and 
Heywood Branches: And that Mr. Entwisle, Mr. 
Brotherton and Mr. William Feilden do prepare, 
and bring it in. 

F4 Sir 





40 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Leeds, Dewsbury 
and Manchester Junction Railway Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Leeds, by Dewsbury, to 
Huddersfield, all in the West Riding of the county 
of York, and for improving the Communication b 
Railway between the Towns of Leeds and Hudders- 
field and the Town of Manchester: And that Mr. 
Stuart Wortley, Mr. Beckett Denison, Mr. Beckett 
and Mr. Stansfield do prepare, and bring it in. 


Leeds, Dews- 
bury and Man- 
chester Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the West Yorkshire 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making certain lines of Railway in the West 
Riding of the County of York, to be called “ The 
West Yorkshire Railway:” And that Mr. Stuart 
Wortley, Mr. Beckett Denison and Mr. Busfeild do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


West Yorkshire 
Railway Bill. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Pudsey Gas Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better supplying with Gas the Township of Pud- 
sey and the Village of Farsley, and the Neighbour- 
hood thereof, all in the parish of Calverley, in the 
West Riding of the county of York: And that Mr. 
Beckett and Mr. Busfeild do prepare, and bring it 
in. 


Pudsey Gas 
Bill, 


Richmond 
(Surrey) 
Railway Bill. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Richmond (Surrey) 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Richmond, in the county 
of Surrey, to the South Western Railway, at Bat- 
tersea, m the same county, to be called “The Rich- 
mond Railway :” And that Mr. Kemble, Mr. An- 
trobus and Mr. Hawes do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Standing Order 
of the House (No. 3.), relative to the Appointment 
of Committees, might be read; and the same was 
read, as followeth ; 


Standing 
Orders, 


“ That a Committee be appointed at the com- 
mencement of every Session, consisting of eleven 
Members, including the Chairmen of the Committee 
and of the Sub-Committees on Petitions for Private 
Bills, of whom Five shall be a Quorum, and such 
Committee shall be denominated “ The Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders.” 


And a Committee was nominated of Mr. Estcourt, 
Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Pendarves, Mr. William 
Miles, Mr. Cumming Bruce, Sir Robert Ferguson, 
Mr. Ord and the Chairmen of the Committee and 
of the Sub-Committees on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


London and Ordered, That the Report in respect of the Peti- 

York Railway. tion for the London and York Railway Bill, which 
was this day made from the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills, be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of Members of the Provisional Com- 
mittee and Shareholders in the Undertaking here- 
inafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Truro to Penzance, in the 
county of Cornwall, with Branches, was presented, 


West Cornwall 
Railway. 





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A. 1845. 


and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of Shefiiela 
the Sheffield Waterworks, for leave to bring in a Waterworks, 
Bill for better supplying with Water the Town and 
Parish of Sheffield, in the county of York, and for 
amending the Act relating thereto, was presented 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Cal: 
Rai 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Amlwch, Public Houses 

in the county of Anglesey, praying the House to 
adopt measures for preventing the increase of houses 
licensed for the sale of intoxicating drinks, and for 
diminishing to a very large extent the number 
already existing, and to pass a law for entirely 
abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on the 
Lord’s Day, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Nev 
upo 


Petitions from Halifax ;— Norwich ;— Woolwich ; Medical Pre. 
—Isle of Sheppey ;— Bristol ;-—- Wisbech ;—Presi- tice Bill(1844) 
dent and Secretary of the Medical Association of 
Ireland ;—Leeds ;—North Riding of the county of 
York ;—Devonport and Stonehouse ;—and, Black- 
burn ; praying for certain modifications in the Bill 
for the Regulation of Medical Practice, which was 
introduced in the last Session of Parliament,—were 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Petitions from Peckham and Camberwell ;—and, Naval and 
Members of the Committee of the Manchester and ji?) © 
Salford Society for the Promotion of permanent 
and universal Peace, and others; praying that no 
increase whatever may be made in the Naval Force 
of the country, but that, on the contrary, prompt 
measures may be taken for an immediate reduction 
of the existing Naval and Military Establishments, 

—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Lig 


Petitions from Cathcart and Eastwood ;—and, ens 
Glasgow ; praying the House to extend the provi- (Scotiand,) 
sions of the Factories Act to the Bleaching Works 
of Scotland,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Tus 


De! 


Petitions from Etchingham ;—Burwash ;— and, Ma't. 
Castle Acre ; praying for the repeal of the duty on 
Malt,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Agriculture. 

Members of the East Suffolk Agricultural Protec- 
tive Society, complaining of the depressed state of 
Agricuiture ; and praying the House to take into 
consideration the situation of the occupiers of land, 
and pass such measures as will give them relief, and 
enable them to employ the agricultural poor, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Pewrhos Liigwy;—and, Llanfair- County Cou 
mathafarneithaf ; praying that a Bill for the esta- 
blishment of County Courts may pass into law, 
with a clause requirmg a knowledge of the Weésh 
language from the Judges of the courts in Wales,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Di 


Insolvent 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and other In- 
Debtors Act,S¢. 


habitants of the borough of Wisbech, praying for 
the repeal of the Insolvent Debtors Act, and for the 
establishment of County Courts for the recovery of 
debts not exceeding twenty pounds, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of Richmond, in the Richmond 


county of Surrey ;—and, Inhabitants of the = a. 





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H.) 


XC. 


Caledonian 
Railway. 


Neweastle- 
upon-Tyne 
Coal Turn. 


Messrs, Smith. 


Game Laws, 


Lighthouses. 


Tusolvent 
Debtors Act. 


Public Petitions 


(Second Re- 
Port.) 


Kent (Eastern 
Division) Writ. 


Thetford Writ. 


8 VicroRIzZ. 


of Isleworth, in the county of Middleser; taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Richmond (Surrey) Railway Bill ; and praying that 
such Bill may not pass into law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Convenery of the Fourteen In-| 
corporated Trades of the city of Edinburgh, taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Caledonian Railway Bill; and praying that such 
Bill may pass into law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners under an Act of 5 
Geo. 4, “ to regulate the Loading of Ships with Coals 
in the Port of Newcastle-upon- Tyne,” and also Owners 
of Ships and Vessels employed in the Coal Trade 
from the Port of Newcastle-upon- Tyne, for leave to 
bring in a Bill to regulate the Loading of Ships with 
Coals in the said Port, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of George Smith, of Buck’s-row, 
Whitechapel-road, in the county of Middlesex, Dis- 


tiller, and James Scott Smith, of the same place, | 


Rectifier, complaining of certain proceedings taken 
against them by the Commissioners of Excise for 
the recovery of penalties, and of the circumstances 
attending the trial; and praying the House to in- 
stitute an inquiry into the state of the law thereupon, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Aylesbury, 
and its neighbourhood, praying for the repeal of the 
Game Laws, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Ship-owners, and other Inhabitants 
interested in Shipping, of the borough and port of 
Whitby and its neighbourhood, praying for a reduc- 
tion of the Light Tolls and other Dues collected by 
the Trinity House of Deptford Strond, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Master Tailors of the city of Bristol, 
praying that in any alteration the House may think 
fit to make in the Insolvent Debtors Act, a provision 
may be made, whereby the judge of every court 
wherein an action for debt may be tried, shall be 
empowered to order a portion of the income of the 
debtor to be set aside, to liquidate the claim sued 
for, whether such income be an annuity or a salary 
derived from any Government Office, or from any 
mercantile or other engagement, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the 
Petitions presented upon the 12th, 13th and 14th 
days of this instant February; and had directed 
him to make a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in 
this present Parliament for the Eastern Division of 
the County of Kent, in the room of the Right ho-| 
nourable Sir Edward Knatchbull, Baronet, who, 
since his election for the said County, hath accepted 
the Office of Steward or Bailiff of Her Majesty’s 
Three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and 
Bonenham, in the County of Buckingham. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 


18° Februari. 


Parliament for the Borough of Thetford, in the 
room of the Honourable William Bingham Baring, 
who, since his election for the said Borough, hath 
accepted the Office of Her Majesty’s Paymaster 


General. 











Vou. 100. 


! 


41 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Ships. 


a Return ofthe Number of Ships laden with Foreign 
Corn entered Inwards at the Ports of the United 
Kingdom, between the 5th day of January 1844 
and the 5th day of January 1845 (in continuation 
of Parliamentary Paper, No. 198, of Session 1844). 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Russian aud 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased British Vessels, 


to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of all Tolls, Dues, Fees, Pilotage 
and other Charges imposed by public authority on 
Russian Vessels in each of the Ports of Russia, 
where British Vessels are allowed to trade under 
the Treaty of Saint Petersburgh, ratified in 1843 ; 
stating the Particulars in each Case, and distinguish- 
ing the Cases in which Official Vouchers are given 
for those Payments, and in which they are not given : 
—Also, an Account of all other Charges which (in 
addition to those levied on Russian Ships) are levied 
on British Vessels in each of those Ports, whether 
imposed by pubiic authority, the Russian Company, 
or by what authority, or otherwise ; together with 
a Statement of any Commercial, Fiscal or other 
Advantages enjoyed by Russian Vessels from which 
British Vessels are excluded. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, shipping. 


Returns of the Number and Tonnage of Sailing 
Vessels registered at each of the Ports of Great 
Britain and Ireland, including the Isle of Man and 
Channel Islands, distinguishing those under and 
those above Fifty Tons Register, on the 31st day 
of December 1844:— Similar Returns of Steam 
Vessels and their Tonnage :—Returns of the Num- 
ber and Tonnage of Vessels that entered and cleared 
Coastwise, at each of the Ports of Great Britain 
and Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands (in- 
cluding their repeated Voyages), with the Number 
of their Crews, distinguishing Steam from Sailing 
Vessels, between the 31st day of December 1843 
and the 31st day of December 1844 :—Like Returns 
from and to the Colonies; further distinguishing 
British from Foreign Vessels :—Like Returns from 
and to Foreign Ports; also distinguishing British 
from Foreign Vessels: —Returns of the Number 
and Tonnage of Sailing Vessels registered at each 
of the Ports of the Colonies of the United Kingdom 
respectively, distinguishing those under and those 
above Fifty Tons Register, on the 31st day of De- 
cember 1844 :—Similar Returns of Steam Vessels 
and Tonnage :—And, a Return of the Number of 
Vessels, with their Tonnage (distinguishing Steam 
from Sailing Vessels), that were built and registered ; 
also, a Return of Vessels and Tonnage sold and 
transferred ; also, a Return of Vessels and Tonnage 
wrecked ; also, a Return of Vessels and Tonnage 
broken up, in the year 1844 (in continuation of Par- 
liamentary Papers, Nos. 199, 334 and 618, of Session 
1844). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Batley. 


Return of the Quantity of Barley imported from 
the 29th day of April 1842, viz. An Account, spe- 
cifying the Annual Amount made up to the 5th day 
of January in each Year, and specifying also the 
Quantity in each Month, and the Rates of Duty 
paid in each Month; with the Names of the dif- 
ferent Ports into which the Importations have taken 
place; together with the Annual and Monthly Quan- 
tities imported into such Ports. 

G Resolved, 








Dominica. 


Poor Law 
(Ireland.) 


Great Southern 
and Western 
Railway 
(Ireland.) 


Butter. 


Jamaica, 


Calico Print 
Works Bill. 


Post office. 


Windows, 


42 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented | 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of Despatches relating 
to the Disturbances in the Island of Dominica (in 
continuation of the Papers laid on the Table of this 
House last Session.) 


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Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty's Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return, in Provinces, of the Number of Children 
sent out to Service from the Union Workhouses in 
Ireland in the years 1842, 1843 and 1844, distin- 
guishing Boys from Girls, with the Average Ages 
of each, the Average Wages per Half-year, the 
Number returned to the House in each Half-year ; 
Ist, on account of Sickness; 2d, on account of 
Misconduct or of Quarrel with their Master; and 
3d, on completing their time of Service ; also, those 
remaining out at the end of each year, and the 
Number of Boys at present acquiring a knowledge 
of some Trade, distinguishing whether Shoemakers, 
Tailors or other Trades. 


A Petition of the Great Southern and Western 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
authorize the extension of the said Railway to the 
city of Cork, with a Branch Railway to the city of 
Limerick, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Quantity of Foreign Butter destroyed 
in Bond in the different Ports of the United King- 


dom, during the last Four years; with the Dates of 


the several Periods at which such Destruction took 
place, and the Quantity destroyed at each period. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copy of the Memorial of the House of As- 
sembly of Jamaica to Her Majesty, transmitted by 
the Governor on the 12th day of December last. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to regulate the Labour of Children in the Calico 
Print Works of Great Britain and Ireland: And 
that Lord Ashley, Mr. Cowper, and Mr. Wallace do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being 
proposed, That a Select Committee be appointed, to 
inquire into the mode in which Letters have been 
detained, opened, and re-sealed at the General or 
at any Provincial Post-office, and also into the 
circumstances under which every Warrant for that 
purpose has been issued by any Secretary of State, 
from the 1st day of January 1840 to the present 
time; the said Committee to report their Opinion 
thereon to the House, and also whether it is expe- 
dient that the practice should be continued :—And 
a Debate arising thereupon ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
Twelve of the Clock on Wednesday morning ; 


Mercurii, 19° die Februari, 1845: 
Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till To- 


morrow. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of all Cases of Assessment to the Duty on 
Windows that have been decided by the Judges on 
appeal, since the imposition of the additional Tax of 














A. 1845, 


ten per cent. by the Act of 3 &amp; 4 Vic.; also, the 
Amount of the Window Duty for each year, since 
the year 1838 ; with a Return, for the same pericd, 
of the Duty assessed for the Twelve towns paying 
the largest amount. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Montreal, 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of any Despatches from 
the Governor-General of Canada to the Secretary 
of State for the Colonies, and of his Replies, re- 
specting the conduct of the Returning Officer of 
Montreal during the late Election. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Dwelling. 
a Return of the Total Number of Dwelling-houses houses and 
in the United Kingdom at the Census of 1841, Windows 
distinguishing those in England, Ireland, and Scot- 
land, and the Number of Houses assessed to the 
Window Duty in that year; also the Amount of 
Duty for Window Tax received in that year, and 
the Amount received in the year 1844. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Revising 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Barristers. 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Returns from the Clerks of the Peace 
of Counties, and from the Town Clerks of Cities 
and Boroughs in England and Wales, of the 
Names of Revising Barristers and the Number of 
Days each was employed in revising the Lists of 
Voters in each County, City, and Borough in the 
last year: And, of the Number of Appeals to the 
Court of Common Pleas from the Decisions of the 
Revising Barristers in the last year. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Potato and 
Return of the Number of Manufactories of Sugar Beet Root 
from Potatoes and Beet Root in Great Britain and °"*” 
Ireland, stating the place where situated, and the 
rate of Duty charged per pound in each of the Two 
past years. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Constables 


into a Committee upon the Constables (Scotland) (Scot!) Bit 


Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Auctions. 
a Return of the Amount of Property brought to 
sale by Auction, distinguishing the proportion 
upon which Auction Duty was paid, and the 
Amount of Duty received, in each of the last 
Three years :—And,a List of the several Exemp- 
tions from Auction Duty on the sale of Property, 
stating, in respect to each class of Exemptions, the 
authority under which such Exemptions are made. 


Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s Railways 
Command,—Copies of Minutes of the Railway De- No. 35. 
partment of the Board of Trade, upon projected 
Railway Schemes, which have been made and pub- 
lished in the Gazette up to 17th February 1844. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That Indexes Poor Laws 
to Reports of the Commissioners for inquiriug into (Ireland) 
the Condition of the Poorer Classes in Zreland, No.4. 
1835-1837, were upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the said Paper be printed. 

A Petition 








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A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Com- 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said 
Company, to make Railways in connection with the 
South Eastern Railway, or the Branches thereof, 
from London to Chilham, and to Tunbridge and 
Paddock Wood, with Branches to Faversham Creek, 
and to Stone, near Dartford; and also, to make 
Railways or Branch Railways from the South 
Eastern Railway, at Tunbridge, to Tunbridge Wells 
and from Maidstone to Rochester, and from Ashford 
to Hastings ; and also, to alter and extend the Can- 
terbury, Ramsgate and Margate Branch of the said 
South Eastern Railway; and to make a Branch 
therefrom to Deal; and to widen certain Parts of 
the London and Greenwich Railway; and extend 
the same Railway, and for other purposes connected 
with the said South Eastern Railway ; was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


South Eastern 
Railways. 


Union Work- 
houses. 


No. 41. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Union Work- 
houses, which was presented upon Friday last, be 
printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Sugar, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered That the Account relative to Cattle, &amp;c., 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Committals 
(Ireland), which were presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Sogar. 


No, 42. 


Cattle, &amp;c. 
No. 43. 

Committals 

(Ireland. ) 
No. 44. 


Mines. Ordered, That the Account relative to Mines 
(Siberia, ke.) (Siberia, &amp;c.) which was presented yesterday, be 
No. 49. printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before one of the 
clock on Wednesday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 








Mercurii, 19° die Februarii ; 
Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law 
Commissioners, was called in; and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to Order,—A Return con- 
taining a description of the Diplomas, Licenses or 
other Letters Testimonial, that are admitted and 
sanctioned by the Poor Law Commissioners as Legal 
Qualifications which entitle Medical Practitioners 
to be appointed Medical Officers of Poor Law 
Unions in England and Wales :—And then he with- 
drew. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Medical Officers 
(Poor Law 
Unions. ) 


Manchester and Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for making a 
Irmingham 


Railway (Ash. @ilway to connect the Manchester and Birming- 
ton Branch) hum, and Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Man- 


Bill. chester Railways, near Guides Bridge, and for other 
purposes connected with the said Manchester and 
Birmingham Railway: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 

—— Sir John Lowther presented a Bill for enabling 

Ralwey Devia- the York and North Midland Railway Company 

tion Bill, to alter the Line of the York and Scarborough Rail- 

way, near the City of York: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 

ease Mr. Busfeild presented a Bill for enabling the 


way Extension L€¢@s and Bradford Railway Company to make a 
(Shipley to ailway from Shipley to Colne, with a Branch to 
Colne) Bill. Haworth: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 
Vor. 100, 


18°—19° Februarizz. 





43 


Mr. Busfeild presented a Bill for better supplying Pudsey Gas 
with Gas the Township of Pudsey and the Village Bill. 
of Farsley, and the Neighbourhood thereof, all in 
the Parish of Calverley, in the West Riding of the 
County of York: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Entwisle presented a Bill to enable the Man- Manchester 
chester and Leeds Railway Company to raise a fur- $"4 beet 
ther Sum of Money, and to amend the Acts relating“ ""Y “"* 
to the said Company: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Entwisle presented a Bill for amending the Aston, Staly- 
Act relating to the Ashton, Stalybridge and Liver- bridge and 
pool Junction Railway, and for making Branches /iveypoe! Junc- 
therefrom to Ardwick and Guide Bridge: And the (ardwick and 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be Guide Bridge 


read a second time. Branches) Bill. 


Mr. Entwisle presented a Bill for amending the Manchester and 
Acts relating to the Manchester and Leeds Railway, leds Railway 
and for making a Branch therefrom to Burnley, and —— cae 
for extending the Oldham and Heywood Branches : Oldham and 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered Heywood 


- Branches Ex- 
to be read a second time. conden? Sk, 


A Petition of the Bradford Gas Light Company, Bradford Gas. 
for leave to bring in a Bill to alter the provisions of 
an Act for lighting with Gas the Town of Bradford, 
and the Neighbourhood thereof, within the Parish 
of Bradford, in the West Riding of the county of 
York, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Lascelles presented a Bill for making certain Leeds and 
Railways in the West Riding of the County of Vest Riding 
York, to communicate with the Manchester and‘ n. pi 
Leeds Railway: And the same was read the first ~ 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Huil and Selby 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of (Bridlington 
the Petition for the Hull and Selby (Bridlington ®"=") _— 
Branch) Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had” 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Branch Railway from the Hull and 
Selby Railway to Bridlington, and for other pur- 
poses relating to the Hulland Selby Railway : And 
that Lord Hotham, Sir John Hanmer and Sir Walter 
James do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Kendal and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Windermere 
the Petition for the Kendal and Windermere Rail- ®#i!wey Bi! 
way Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Lancaster and Car- 
lisle Railway to Birthwaite, in the parish of Win- 
dermere, to be called The Kendal and Windermere 
Railway: And that Mr. Alderman Thompson, Co- 
lonel Lowther and Mr. Warburton do prepare, and. 
bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Chester ana 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Birkenhead 
the Petition for the Chester and Birkenhead Rail- ®*'¥*s 5i'. 
way Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to authorize the Chester and Birkenhead Railway 
Company to extend the said Railway from Grange- 
lane to Bridge End, all in Birkenhead, and to amend 
the Acts relating to the said Railway: And that 
Sir Philip Egerton, Mr. John Tollemache and Mr. 

Tatton Egerton do prepare, and bring it in. i 
G2 r, 





44, 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of the 
Petition for the Birkenhead (Commissioners) Dock 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for the construction of a Dock, Wharf Walls and 
other Works by the Birkenhead Dock Commis- 
sioners, at Birkenhead, in the “ag of Chester : 
And that Sir Philip Egerton, Mr. John Tollemache 
and Mr. Tatton Egerton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Birkenhead 
(Commis- 
sioners) Dock 
Bill. 


Cockermouth 
and Workington 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Cockermouth and Workington 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Market Town of 
Cockermouth to the Port and Harbour of Working- 
ton, in the county of Cumberland: And that Mr. 
Edward Stanley, Mr. Aglionby and Mr. Horsman 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Lancaster 
and Carlisle 


Mr. Strutt Sh from the Select Committee 
Railway Bill. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Lancaster and Cariisle Railway Com- 
pany to alter the line of such Railway, and to make 
a Branch therefrom, and for other purposes relating 
thereto: And that Mr. Wilson Patten and Mr. 
Charles Howard do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sparrows Herne 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
Road Bill. 


on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Sparrows Herne Road Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for repairing the Road from the south end of Spar- 
rows Herne, on Bushey Heath, through Watford, 
Berkhempstead Saint Peter and Tring, in the county 
of Hertford, into the town of Aylesbury, in the 
county of Buckingham : And that Viscount Grimston 
and Mr. Dudley Ryder do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Manchester Division Stipendiary 
Magistrate Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend an Act of the fifty-third of George the 
Third, for appointing a Stipendiary Magistrate for 
the townships of Manchester and Salford, and to 
provide a Stipendiary Magistrate for the division of 
Manchester : And that Lord Francis Egerton, Mr. 
Entwisle and Mr. Brotherton do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Manchester 
Division 
Stipendiary 
Magistrate Bill. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Whitby and Pickering Railway 
Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as in two instances in which the 
radius of the curve of the said Railway did not 
exceed one mile in length, such radius is not marked 
on the Plan deposited in the Private Bill Office in 
miles and chains; namely, at the terminus at 
Whitby, and alsu near the fourth mile-stone in the 
township of Egton. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Whitby and 
Pickering 
Railway. 


Guildford, Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
Chichester and on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom the Peti- 
— tions of Thomas Othen, and others; the Duke of 
= Richmond and Lennox ; and, Owners and Occupiers 
of property on the proposed line of Railway; 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 


19” Februariz. 








A. 1845. 


Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Guildford, 
Chichester and Portsmouth Railway Bill, were re- 
ferred ; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as in two cases the radius 
of the curves of the said Railway, not exceeding one 
mile in length, is not marked on the Plan in miles 
and chains; namely, where the Fareham Branch 
joins the main line at Cosham, and where the same 
line joins the London and South Western Railway, 
at Fareham; and inasmuch as that the road, No. 
67, on the Plan, in the parish of Wymering, appears 
to be a public road, and the road, No. 35, on the 
Plan, in the parish of Bedhampton, appears to be a 
private road, but no cross sections of the said roads 
are shown; it was proved to the Committee that 
notice had been given in due time to the Surveyor 
of Highways of those parishes, in compliance with 
the 17th Standing Order; and inasmuch as that 
the road, No. 17, on the Plan, in the parish of 
Cocking, is not shown on the Section, the Railway 
passing in tunnel, 159 feet, under the said road ; 
and inasmuch as that inthe embankment crossing 
a dell at the north end of Cocking tunnel, the length 
being about 100 yards, and the depth about eight 
feet, the greatest height of the embankment is not 
marked in figures ; and also in two other cases, the 
greatest depth of cutting, not exceeding five feet, 
is not shown in figures; and inasmuch as that a 
certain wood, in the parish of Singleton, No. 22, on 
the Plan, is described in the Book of Reference 
as the property of the Earl of Egmont, whereas it 
is the property of the Duke of Richmond, and that 
no application had been made to him, as owner, in 
respect thereof; and inasmuch as that a field in 
the parish of Singleton, No. 16, on the Plan, is 
described in the Book of Reference as belonging to 
George Wyndham, and occupied by John Aylward, 
belongs to the Reverend George Henry Woods, and 
is occupied by Henry Bigg Sowton, and no appli- 
cation had been made to either of the parties, as 
owners, in respect thereof. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Stuart Wortley presented a Bill for making Leeds, Dews- 


a Railway from Leeds, by Dewsbury, to Hudders- 
field, all in the West Riding of the County of York 
and for improving the Communication by Railway 
between the Towns of Leeds and Huddersfield and 
the Town of Manchester: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


bury and Man- 
, chester Junction 
&gt; Railway Bill. 


Mr. Stuart Wortley presented a Bill for making West Yorkshire 
certain Lines of Railway in the West Riding of the Railway Bil. 
County or York, to be called “The West Yorkshire 
Railway :” And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Directors and Shareholders of and Standard 
in the Standard Life Assurance Company, for leave Lite Assurance 


to bring in a Bill to alter and extend some of the 
provisions contained in the Act of Parliament con- 
stituting the said Company, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Company. 


Lord Granville Somerset reported from the Ge- Controverted 
neral Committee of Elections; That they had se- Elections: 


lected the following Members to be the Chairmen’s 
Panel, and to serve as Chairmen of Election Com- 
mittees for the present Session: — Lord Ashley, 
Charles Buller, Esquire, Benjamin Hawes, Esquire, 
John Somerset Pakington, Esquire, Sir William 
Heathcote, Baronet, Charles Wood, Esquire. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Robert Clive presented a Bill for uniting the Ellesmere a4 


Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal Navi- 
gation Company with the Ellesmere and Chester 
Canal Company: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. - 
r. 


Chester, and 
Birmingham 
and Liver 
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Union Bill. 





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8 VicroriZ. 
Richmond Mr. Kemble presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
(Surrey) way from Richmond, in the County of Surrey, to 


Railway Bill. the South Western Railway at Battersea, in the 
same County, to be called The Richmond Rail- 
way: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Surrey and A Petition of Trustees of the Surrey and Sussex 

Sussex Roads) Roads, and Inhabitants of the parishes of Saint 
George, Saint Saviour, Saint Olave, Saint John 
and Saint Thomas, in the borough of Southwark, 
Saint Mary Lambeth, Christchurch, Saint Mary 
Newington and Saint Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, 
all in the county of Surrey, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for abolishing the Sunday toll authorized by an 
Act passed in the sixth year of the reign of his late 
Majesty King George the Third, intituled, “ An 
Act for paving the Streets and Lanes in the Town 
and Borough of Southwark, and certain Parts ad- 
jacent, in the County of Surrey; and for cleansing, 
lighting and watching the same, and also the Courts, 
Yards, Alleys and Passages adjoining thereto, and 
for preventing Annoyances therein,” and for altering 
and amending the same Act, and for other purposes, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Liverpool Sir Howard Douglas presented a Bill to amend 

Docks Bil. the Acts relating to the Docks and Harbour of Li- 
verpool: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 

Kingston-upon- Sir John Hanmer presented a Bill for amending 


Huil Docks Bill. the Acts relating to the Docks at Kingston-upon- 
Hull, and for enlarging one of the said Docks: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Scarborough 


&gt; A Petition of Inhabitants and others of the towns 
ater. 


of Scarborough and Falsgrave, in the county of 
York, for leave to bring in a Bill for better suppiy- 
ing with Water the said towns, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


Medical Prac- Petitions from Leamington; -— Normanton ; — 
tice Bill(1844.) Wrexham (two Petitions) ;—and, County of Glou- 
cester ; praying for certain alterations in the Bill 
for the Regulation of Medical Practice, which was 
introduced in the last Session of Parliament,—were 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 
Property Tax Petitions from Kenilworth ;— Warwick ;—Strat- 
Act. ford-upon-Avon ;—Presteign ;— Leamington Priors ; 
—and, Great Yarmouth ; praying the House hot 
to sanction the renewal of the Property Tax Act,— 


were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 

the Table. 
County Courts. A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 
bourhood of Denbigh, praying that a Bill for the 
establishment of County Courts may pass into law ; 
and that a knowledge of the Welsh language may 
be required on the part of the Judges who may be 
selected to decide small causes in the Principality, 
was — and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 
se a A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of 
"Guardians of the Bromsgrove Union, in the counties 
of Worcester, Warwick, Stafford and Salop, pray- 
ing the House to pass an enactment whereby the 
owners of dwelling-houses under the annual value 
or rent of six pounds, should be made liable to the 


19° Februarii. 45 


__ A Petition of Protestant Inhabitants of the pa- Educaticn 
|rishes of Aughrim and Creeve, praying the House (Ielund.) 
| to devise means for removing the restrictions placed 
on the distribution of the aid annually granted for 
| Education in Jreland, so as to afford assistance to 
| the schools of the Church Education Society, was 


| presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. - 


A Petition of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman guyar. 
of the Committee of the East India and China ~ 
Association, stating that they view with much ap- 
prehension the proposal now before Parliament, for 
the imposition of discriminating duties on Sugars 
imported from British possessions in America, 
Mauritius and the East Indies, whereby a distinc- 
tion is sought to be made between Muscovado and 
Clayed, or Sugar of a quality equal to Clayed, sub- 
jecting the former to fourteen shillings per hundred 
weight, and the latter to sixteen shillings and four- 





— per hundred weight; and praying that the 
Jouse will not sanction the said discriminating 
duties, but will place Sugars the produce of the 
West Indies, Mauritius and the East Indies upon 
the same footing, by subjecting Brown, Muscovado 
and Clayed Sugar (not being refined) to the duty of 
fourteen shillings per hundred weight, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the President and Vice-President 
of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce, which com- 
prises almost all the Brizish Merchants of Calcutta, 
praying, Ist. That there be a general lowering of 
the scale of duty on Sugar, preserving a sufficient 
differential protection, and continuing the exclusion 
of the produce of slave labour; 2d. That the amended 
scale be fixed for a term of years; 3d. That the pro- 
hibitive duty on the import of refined Sugar, the pro- 
duce of British India, be withdrawn, and that such 
Sugar be admitted on the like duty with other Sugars 
the produce of British India, was also presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 








A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of Naval and 
the Liverpool Society for the Promotion of perma- Military Esta- 
nent and universal Peace, praying the House not to *'""™"* 
sanction any increase whatever in the Naval Force 
of the country, but, on the contrary, that prompt 
measures be taken for considerable reductions in 
the existing Naval and Military Establishments, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Tradesmen of the district of Saint Lord’s Day. 

Philip's, Bethnal Green, praying the House to adopt 
effectual measures for enabling the police to close 
all shops, markets and other public exposures of ar- 
ticles for sale on the Lord’s Day, and, if it should be 
found necessary to give greater efficiency to the ex- 
isting laws, that the penalties of the Act 29 Car. 2, 
c. 7, may be increased, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Burton- Public Houses. 
in-Lonsdale, in the county of York, praying the 
House to adopt measures for preventing the increase 
of houses licensed for the sale of intoxicating 
drinks, and for diminishing to a very large extent 
the number already existing, and to pass a law for 
entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on 
| the Lord’s Day, was presented, and read; and or- 


| dered to lie upon the Table. 


| 
| 








Petitions from Trevethin ;— and, Panteague ; parochial 

| praying that the Parochial Settlement Bill of the Settlement Bill 
last Session may not pass into law,—were presented, (1844-) 

and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


— payment of poor-rates, instead of the occupiers | 
3 


: thereof, but so as not to deprive the occupiers of | Viscount Ebrington presented a Bill for better Plymouth and 
the local rights and privileges they at present enjoy, supplying with Gas the Town and Neighbourhood —s 
oe ' was are. and read ; and ordered to lie upon of Plymouth: And the same, was read the first * 

a! ‘ i 


the Table. time ; and ordered to be read a second time, 
Vor. 100. G3+ Mr. 








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46 
Mr. Hawes presented a Bill to amend the Acts 
Railway relating to the London and South Western Railway, 
(No. 1.) and to authorize Extensions thereof from the JVjne 
(Metropolitan Elms Terminus to a Point near to Waterloo and 
seamen Hungerford Bridges, in the Parish of Saint Mary, 
Lambeth, and to the Thames at Nine Elms, in the 
Parish of Battersea, all in the County of Surrey: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 

to be read a second time. 


London and 
South-Western 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for improving 


Calton and 
Bridgeton 
Police. 


Bridgeton, and Places adjacent thereto, and for al- 


tering and extending the powers and provisions of 


the Police Acts of the said Burgh, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Anderston ;— Calton ;—and, Car- 
lisle; taking notice of the application for leave to 
bring in the Caledonian Railway Bill; and praying 
that such Bill may pass into law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Caledonian 
Railway, 


Messrs. Smith. | Ordered, That the Petition of George Smith and 
James Scott Smith, which was presented yesterday, 


be printed. 


Captain Boldero presented, pursuant to an Ad- 
dress to Her Majesty,—Estimates of Effective and 
Non-etfective Ordnance Services for the year 1845-6. 

Ordered, That the said Estimates do lie upon 
the Table ; and be printed. 


Ordnance 
kLstimates, 


No. 46, 


Mr. Cowper presented a Bill for incorporating 
the Members of a Society called ‘The Society for 
the Improvement of the Condition of the Labouring 
Classes,” and for the better enabling them to carry 
on the beneficial Designs of the said Society: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


Labouring 
Classes 
Improvement 
Society Bill. 


A Petition of Solomon Gibson, of Liverpool, taking 
notice of an intended application for leave to bring 
in the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Bill; and 
praying that he may be heard, by counsel, against 
the same, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Liverpoo! and 
Manchester 


Roilway. 


Lord Granville Somerset reported from the Ge- 
neral Committee of Elections, That they had di- 
vided the list of Members to serve on Election 
Committees into Five Panels. 

Whereupon the Clerk decided by lot, at the 
Table, the order of the said Panels, and distin- 
guished each of them by a number, denoting the 
order in which they were respectively drawn. 


Ordered, That the said Panels be printed. 


Controverted 
Electious. 


House of Keys tesolved, That an humble Address be presented 
(Isle of Man.) to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of any Memorials which have been 
presented to Her Majesty’s Government from the 
Isle of Man, on the subject of a reform of the House 
of Keys. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this Sssen as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Comparative Statement of the Produce of the Stamp 
Revenue in Jreland in the Years ended the 5th day 
of January 1842 and the 5th day of January 1845 ; 
also, in the Quarters ended the Sth day of January 
1842 and the 5th day of January 1845. 

Mr. Cardwell accordingly presented the said 


Stamp Duties 
(Treland.) 


No. 47. 


P 


aper. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


14°—20° Februariz. 


and regulating the Burgh of Calton and Town of 





A. 1845. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Companies 
mittee on the Companies Clauses Consolidation Clauses Cons. 
Bill ; lidation Bill, 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itseif into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Railway 
mittee on the Railway Clauses Consolidation Bill ; se Conso. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next," " ™ 

resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Lands Clause 
mittee on the Lands Clauses Consolidation Bill ; ee 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Lands Clauses 
mittee on the Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scot- paar 
land) Bill; P 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Railway 
mittee on the Railway Clauses Consolidation (Sco¢- Clauses Con. 
land) Bill ; (Seorlaen) Oi 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Companies 
mittee on the Companies Clauses Consolidation ae oo 
(Scotland) Bill ; (Scotland) Bil 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


_ The House, according to Order, resolved itself Ways and 
into the Committee of Ways and Means. ivan, 


(In the Committee.) 


Original Question again stated, as follows: 

That it is the Opinion of this Committee, that, to~ Property Ts 
wards raising the sees granted to Her Majesty, pues: 
the respective Duties on Property, Professions, wilation. 
Trades, and Offices, and the Stamp Duties in Jre- 
land, granted by two several Acts passed in the 
fifth year of Her present Majesty, be continued and 
further granted to Her Majesty, for a time to be 
limited. 


Proposed Amendment again stated : 

At the end of the Question to add the words, 
“ and that the provisions of the said Act, as far 
“ as regards the Tax on Property, be extended to 
“ Treland.” 

Question put, That those words be there added ; 

The Committee divided : 

Mr. Roebuck, 
Tellers for the Yeas,{ Sir John Tyrell : } 33. 

Mr. Young, 275 
Mr. Henry Baring: {~ ‘°° 
Original Question put ; 
The Committee divided : 
‘ ; Mr. Young, : 
Tellers for the Yeas,{ Mr. Mav Baring: 228. 
Mr. Curteis, } 30 
Captain Pechell: 


Resolution to be reported. 


Tellers for the Noes, 


Tellers for the Noes, 





And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 20° die Februarii, 1845: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair, and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 

Mr. Greene also acquainted the House, that he 
was directed to move, That the Committee may have 
leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, again 


resolve itself into the said Committee. 
The 


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(Scotle 


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Jailw: 








Supply. 


Constables 


(Scotland ) Bill, 


Windows. 


Exchequer 


Wheat. 


No, 48. 


Wheat. 


No. 48. 


Hull and Selby 
(Bridlington 
Branch) Rail- 


vay Bill, 


Cor v ail 
Railway, 





8 VicrorRIzZ. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 





Mr. Greene reported the Constables (Scot- 
land) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being 
put, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of all Cases of Surcharge for Daties on Windows, 
which have been decided by the Commissioners 
acting in the execution of the Acts relating to the 
Assessed Taxes, from the 1st day of January 1839, 
to the 31st day of December 1844 ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the Yeas, {a 7 —_— 


Ls. 
} 31. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number and Amount of Public Bills 
that have been issued under the head of Exche- 
quer Bills, under the authority of Her Majesty’s 
Comptroller-General, since the 5th day of March 
1844, distinguishing the Amount of each particular 
Issue, the place and Period, and by whom such 
Issue was signed; stating the Number of Days 
during which the Comptroller-General was in at- 
tendance in the discharge of his Official Duties, and, 
if absent, at what Periods; and, during such Ab- 
sence, under what particular Authority, Power and 
Signature each Issue was then made ; the Return to 
be made up to the present period (in continuation of 
former Return, No. 220, of Session 1844). 


Mr. Young, 
Mr. Pringle: 
So it passed in the Negative. 


Tellers for the Noes, 


Ordered, That the Account of Wheat and Wheat 
Flour imported into the United Kingdom, which 
was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Accounts of Wheat and Wheat 
Flour imported from Canada, which were presented 
yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till one of the clock on Thursday morning, 
adjourned till this day. 








Jovis, 20° die Februarii ; 
Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


| Bye Hotham presented a Bill for making a 
Branch Railway from the Hull and Selby Rail- 
way to Bridlington, and for other Purposes relating 
to the Hull and Selby Railway: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Justices, Aldermen and 
Councillors of the borough of Penryn, in the county 
of Cornwall, and Inhabitants of the said borough 
and its vicinity, taking notice of the application 
for leave to bring in the Cornwall Railway Bill; 
and praying that such Bill may not pass into law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of Thomas Harvey, of Falmouth, in 
the county of Cornwall, Gentleman, complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the said Bill, had not been 
complied with; and praying that he may be heard, 
VoL. 100, 


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47 


by himself or his agent, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill to amend an Manchester 


Act of the Fifty-third of George the Third, for ap- 
pointing a Stipendiary Magistrate for the Townships 
of Manchester and Salford, and to provide a Sti- 
pendiary Magistrate for the Division of Manchester : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Edward Stanley presented a Bill for making Cockermouth 
a Railway from the Market Town of Cockermouth and Workington 
to the Port and Harbour of Workington, in the ®*!wsy Bill. 


county of Cumberland: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Colonel Lowther presented a Bill for making a Kendal and 
Railway from the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Windermere 
to Birthwaite, in the Parish of Windermere, to be ®#!way Bill. 


called The Kendal and Windermere Railway: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders, a Resolution; which was read, "d's 


as followeth : 


Resolved, That in the case of the London and London and 
York Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought Yor Railway. 


to be dispensed with; That the parties be permitted 
to proceed with their Bill. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select wakefield, 
Committee on Petitions for Private Biils, to whom +e sae 
the Petition of John George Smith, complaining of Goole Railway 


non-compliance with the Standing Orders, in the 
case of the Petition for the Wakefield, Pontefract 
and Goole Railway Bill, was referred; That the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as a certain public bridge over Oakenshaw 
Beck, forming part of the boundary between the 
townships of Sandal Magna and Warmfield-cum- 
Heath, is not numbered in the Plan, nor described 
in the Book of Reference, although within the limits 
of deviation; and that the names of the owners 
thereof have been omitted from the Books of Re- 
ference, and no written application had been served 
upon them, in respect of the said bridge ; also, in- 
asmuch as a public highway, adjoining property 
No. 1, has not been numbered on the said Plans, 
nor described in the Books of Reference, although 
within the limits of deviation, and that the names 
of the owners had been omitted from the Books of 
Reference, and no written application had been 
made to them in respect thereof; also, inasmuch 
as a piece of arable land, adjoining the public high- 
way, No. 12 on the said Plans, has not been num- 
bered thereon, nor described in the Books of Re- 
ference, and that the names of the owner and oc- 
cupier thereof had been omitted from the said books, 
and no written application had been made to them, 
in respect of the said land; also, inasmuch as a 
garden, lying on the south side of the garden and 
watercourse, No. 59* on the said Plans, has not 
been numbered thereon, nor described in the Books 
of Reference; also, inasmuch as a field, lying on 
the north-west side of Wieland turnpike-road, and 
on the east side of a public highway leading out 
of the said turnpike-road, has not been numbered 
or described in the Books of Reference, and that 
the name of the owner and occupier thereof had 
not been included therein, and no written appli- 
cation made to him in respect thereof; also, in- 
asmuch as a piece of arable land, lying on the 
north-east side of the cottage, No. 152 on the said 
Plans, has not been numbered therein, nor described 
in the said Books of Reference, and that the —_ 
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48 20° Februariz. A. 1845. 


of the owner and occupier thereof has been omitted 
from the said books, and that no written application 
has been made to him in respect thereof; also, in- 
asmuch as a certain field or parcel of land, lying 
on the south-east side of a certain pasture field, 
No. 89 on the said Plans, has not been numbered 
thereon, and has not been described in the said 
Books of Reference ; also, inasmuch as an arable 
field, lying on the south-east of a field, No. 31 on 
the said Plans, has not been numbered thereon, | 
nor described in the said Books of Reference; also, 
inasmuch as a building, used as a barn and cow- 
house, standing upon a field, No. 58 on the said 
Plans, has not been shown on the said Plans; also, 
inasmuch as a building, upon part of a brick yard, 
No. 66 on the Plans, has not been shown thereon ; 
also, inasmuch as the proportion or rate of incli- 
nation between the change of the gradient in one 
instance is incorrectly stated at 1 in 185, instead of 
1 in 165; and also, inasmuch as the memoranda of 
the lengths of the radii of two curves near the town 
of Snaith, the radius of each of which does not 
exceed one mile in length, are not stated on the 
said Plans. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Glasgow Junc- — Petitions of Parliamentary Trustees for improving 

tion Railway. the Navigation of the River Clyde, and enlarging 
the Harbour of Glasgow ;— Glasgow, Garnkirk and 
Coatbridge Railway Company ;—and, Alexander 
Campbell, Esquire, of Blythswood; complaining, 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Glasgow Junction Railway 
Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying, that 
they may be heard, by themselves or their agents, 
against the same,—were presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Manchester A Petition of Richard Orford, of Marple, in the 





— county of Chester, Esquire, complaining that the 
i Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the | 
application for the Manchester and Buxton Railway | 
Bill, had not been complied with; and praying that | 
he may be heard, by himself or his agent, against 
the same, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 
Lancaster Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill to enable the 
= Carlisle = Zancaster and Carlisle Railway Company to alter 
ailway Bill, “ : * 
the Line of such Railway, and to make a Branch 
therefrom, and for other Purposes relating thereto : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Sheffield and Petitions of Edwin Thomas Schofield, of Sheffield, 

yancoinshr&lt;. in the West Riding of the county of York ;—Alfred 

way. Durnford, of Walcot-square, Lambeth ;— Samuel 
Staniforth, of Liverpool, in the county palatine of 
Lancaster ;—and, Samuel Younge, of Sheffield, in 
the county of York, and John Brashaw, of Darnell, 
in the same county ; complaining, that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway 
Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves or their agents, 
against the same,—were presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Medical Prac- Petitions from Sheffield;—Bath ;—Stourbridge ; 

tice Bill (1844-)___ East Retford ;—and, Exeter; praying for certain 
modifications in the Bill for the Regulation of Me- 
dical Practice, which was introduced in the last 
Session of Parliament,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Prisons A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
(Scotlands = Council of the royal burgh of Linlithgow, praying 


the House to appoint a Select Committee, to inquire 
into and obtain information as to the principle on 
which the assessments necessary for carrying the 
laws for the improvement of Prisons and Prison 
Discipline in Scotland, are levied; and to alter and 
equalize the said assessments amongst all liable in 
payment thereof, within the several counties, without 
distinction of royal burghs or landward districts, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost of the royal burgh of Banking 
Haddington, praying the House to withhold their t!"4) 
consent to any proposed alteration of, or inter- 
ference with, the present system of Currency and 
Banking in Scotland, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Lyme-Regis;—St. Helen’s (Lan- Property Tax 
caster); and, Plymouth; praying the House not to Ac: 
sanction the proposed renewal of the Property Tax 
Act,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Longton Property Tax 
and the neighbourhood, in the Staffordshire Pot- —. 
teries, praying the House to withhold their sanc- &gt; 
tion from the renewal of the Property Tax Act, 
and to abolish the Tax on Windows, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Report which, upon the 25th Poor Relief 
day of July in the last Session of Pariiament, was (Silber’s Au) 
made from the Select Committee appointed to in- 
quire into the Administration and Operation of the 
Law for the Relief of the Poor in Unions, formed 
under the Act 22 Geo. 3, c. 83 (Gilbert’s Act); and 
to report to the House their Opinion, whether it is 
expedient that the said Unions should be main- 
tained, together with the Minutes of the Evidence 
taken before them, be referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Poor Relief (Gilbert’s Act). 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of poor Relief 
Guardians for the relief of the poor of the Bally- (Ireland) Act 
shannon Union, in the county of Donegal, praying 
that the charge for building of workhouses in Ire- 
land, under the Poor Relief (Jreland) Act, may be 
remitted, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Bidwell, of the parish of church 
Saint Botolph, in the town of Cambridge, Boot and Rates. 
Shoemaker, complaining of proceedings instituted 
against him, at the last Summer Assizes held at 
Cambridge, for his refusal to pay a Church Rate ; 
and praying the House to take his case into con- 
sideration, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Provisional Com- Waterford 
mittee and Shareholders in the Undertaking herein- snd Kites 
after mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for" 
making a Railway from Waterford to Kilkenny, 
with a Branch to Kells, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 

Petitions from the County of Kilkenny ;—and, 

City of Kilkenny; taking notice of the application 
for leave tv bring in the said Bill; and praying 
that such Bill may pass into law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Henry O'Connell, late Private in Henry 
the Revenue Police, Enniskillen, and now resid- °C" 
ing at Grenville-place, in the city of Dublin, pray- 
ing the House to institute an inquiry into the 
circumstances attending his dismissal from the Re- 
venue Police Force at Enniskillen, was presented, 





and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions 





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Public Houses. 


Chester and 
Birkenhead 
Railway 
Extension Bill. 


Birkenhead 
(Commis- 
sioners) Dock 
Bill. 


Windows. 


London and 
York Railway 
Bill, 


Oxford and 
Rugby Rail- 
way. 


Trent Valley 
Railway, 


Heywood 
Waterworks 
(No, 1.) 


Heywood 
Waterworks 
(No. 2.) 


8 VicToRIz. 


Petitions from Ashbourn;—and, Chairman of the 
National Temperance Society, America-square, Mi- 
nories; praying the House to adopt measures for 
preventing the increase of houses licensed for the 
sale of intoxicating drinks, and for diminishing to 
a very large extent, the number already existing, 
and to pass a law for entirely abolishing the sale 
of intoxicating liquor on the Lord’s Day,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. John Tollemache presented a Bill to autho- 
rize the Chester and Birkenhead Railway Company 
to extend the said Railway from Grange-lane to 
Bridge End, all in Birkenhead, and to amend the 
Acts relating to the said Railway: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


Mr. John Tollemache presented a Bill for the Con- 
struction of a Dock, Wharf-walls and other Works 
by the Birkenhead Dock Commissioners, at Birken- 
head, in the County of Chester: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Petitions from The Metropolis ;—and, Guisbo- 
rough; praying for the repeal of the Tax on Win- 
dows,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- 
spect of the Petition for the London and York Rail- 
way Bill, which was this day made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from London to York, with 
Branches therefrom, providing for the counties of 
Hertford, Bedford, Huntingdon, Northampton, 
Rutland, Nottingham, and the three Divisions of 
the county of Lincoln, a Kailway communication 
with London and York, and with the Manufacturing 
Districts of Yorkshire and Lancashire, to be called 
The Great Northern Railway: And that Mr. 
Astell, Mr. Beckett Denison, Mr. John Charles 
Dundas, and Mr. Redhead Yorke do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


A Petition of Promoters of a line of Railway 
from the city of Oxford, to the town of Rugby, in 
the county of Warwick, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making the said Railway, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Members of the Provisional Com- 
mittee, and other Parties interested in the Under- 
taking hereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for making a Railway from Stafford to Rugby, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Wilbraham Egerton, of Tatton 
Park, in the county of Chester, Esquire, and of 
Owners of lands and buildings within the limits of 
deviation of the intended Heywood Waterworks 
(No. 1.) Bill, complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 
said Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves or their 
agents, against the same, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Wilbraham Egerton, of Tatton 
Park, in the county of Chester, Esquire, complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Heywood Waterworks 
(No. 2.) Bill, had not been complied with ; and pray- 
ing that he may be heard, by himself or his agent, 

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49 


against the same, was presented, and read ; and re~ 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Biils. 


Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of houses si- Clydesdale _ 
tuated along and in the vicinity of West-street, of — eal 


Tradeston, of Glasgow ;—and, Trustees on the Turn- 
pike-road leading from the city of Glasgow, by 
Parkhouse, to Three-Mile House and Renfrew 
Bridge respectively ; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Clydesdale Junction Railway Bill, had not 
been complied with; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves or their agents, against the 
same,—were presented, and read ; and referred to 


the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a windows. 


Copy of the Instructions issued by the Board of 
Stamps and Taxes to their Surveyors, on the subject 
of a Survey of Windows, for the purposes of Assess- 
ment, and dated the 18th day of May 1840, with 
the Memorandum made at the Stamp Office of the 
Reasons for issuing that Order. 

Mr. Cardwell accordingly presented the said 
Paper. 

Tndival, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Coat Duty 
Return of all Sums of Money levied as Coal Duty, (Dublin.) 


in the Port of Dublin, under the Act 2 and 3 Will. 


4, c. 90, and the Purposes to which same has been 
applied. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Customs 
Returns, showing (in continuation of Parliamentary Department. 


Paper, No. 126, of Session 1844) the Names of the 
Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Customs, with the 
Age at which each was appointed to the said Office, 
his present Age, the Occupation, Calling or Office 
(if any) which the said Commissioner filled previous 
to his Appointment, and the whole Annual Value 
thereof, from whatever public source the same 
arises; also the Hours of Attendance daily of the 
said Commissioners :—And, showing the Name, 
Rank or Designation of each of the Superior Officers 
in the Custom House of London, with the Age, Sa- 
lary and Emoluments of each, as derived from the 
Public, including all Persons receiving £.400 per 
annum and upwards :—List of the Number of Offi- 
cers in each Class or Grade in the Custom House 
Department of the Port of London, with the Rates 
of Salary and whole Emoluments of each; such 
Class or Grade not included in the Return of Su- 
perior Officers to be returned by name as above : 
—List, by name, of the several Docks, Wharfs, 
Quays, Warehouses, Bonded Warehouses and Sut- 
frage Wharfs, or other Places within the Jurisdic- 
tion of the Custom House of London, at which 
Goods are landed ; with a Statement, as nearly ac- 
curate as can be made, of the several Distances of 
the aforesaid Landing Places from the Custom House 
in Thames-street :—Copy of any Regulations of the 
Board of Customs under which Goods are allowed 
to be discharged from Vessels of any description 
at any Places other than those included in the 
above Return, whether in the Stream or elsewhere ; 
also, in what manner such Goods are permitted to 
be conveyed to Docks, Wharfs and other places ; 
with the Distances, as nearly as the same can be 
stated, of the said Places from the Docks, Wharfs 
or other Places of Security :—And, a Statement, in 
columns, of the Number of each Class or Grade of 
Officers employed in the Port of London, in each 
of the years ending the 5th day of January 1844 
and 1845 ; showing the Total Numbers and Expense 
of the Customs Establishment in the Port of Zondon 
for those Two years. 





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Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of the Colonies from which the 
Accounts for 1842 and 1843 have not been re- 
ceived :—Of the Periods up to which the Accounts 
of the several Colonies have been audited by the 
Commissioners, each Colony separately stated :— 
Of any Minutes of the Audit Board, and of any 
Instructions from the Colonial Office, for expediting 
the Returns of the Colonial Accounts, since 1837 :— 
And, of any Treasury Minutes since 1837, on the 
subject of the Arrears of the Colonial Accounts. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Colunial 
Accounts. 


Colonies. 


No. 49. 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant to 
an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 6th day of 
June, in the last Session of Parliament,—A Return 
of the Date at which each Colony or Foreign Posses- 
sion of the British Crown was captured, ceded or 
settled, the Number of Population, and whether 
having Legislative Assemblies, or governed by Or- 
ders of the Queen in Council: stating also, the 
Value of Exports and Imports, and Number and 
Tonnage of Vessels entered Inwards and cleared 
Outwards in each Colony, in the year 1842. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Smoke Prohibi- 


; Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
tion Bill, 


prohibit the nuisance of Smoke from the Furnaces 
of Factories : And that Mr. Mackinnon, Mr. Beckett, 
and Lord Francis Egerton, do prepare and bring 
it in. 

Roman Catholic 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
Relief Bill. 


for the further Repeal of Enactments imposing 
Pains and Penalties upon Her Majesty’s Roman 
Catholic Subjects, on account of their Religion: And 
that Mr. Watson and Lord John Mauners do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Justices’ Clerks 
and Clerks of 
the Peace Bill. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for Payment of Justices’ Clerks and Clerks of the 
Peace, by Salaries instead of Fees, and for regu- 
lating Fees in Criminal Proceedings: And that Sir 
James Grahamand Mr. Manners Sutton do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Royal College 
of Surgeons. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Copy of any Petition, together with a Copy of 
the Signatures attached thereto, which was_pre- 
sented to the Crown by the Council of the Royal 
College of Surgeons of England, praying Her Most 
Gracious Majesty to grant to that College the 
Charter which received the Sign Manual of the 
Crown, on the 14th day of September 1843. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 
Lighthouses. Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, 
to inquire into the State and Management of the 
Lighthouses, Floating Lights, Buoys, and Beacons, 
under the Charge and Management of the Cor- 
poration of the Trinity House of Deptford Strond, 
of the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses, of 


the Corporation for preserving and improving the | 


Port of Dublin, and of all Lights, Buoys, and Bea- 
cons, in the hands of any other Corporation, Public 
Body, or Private Individuals ; also, into the Amount 
of the Gross and the Net Revenue of each, the Ex- 
penses of managing the same, and the Appropriation 
thereof; also, into the Authorities under which the 
respective Dues are collected and applied; also, to 
inquire into the Circumstances attending the Pur- 





Februarii. A. 1845. 


chase of private Lighthouses by the Trinity House, 
and the Amounts paid for the same, and the state of 
the Accounts of such Lighthouses; also to ascer- 
tain all the Changes and Improvements that have 
been made in Lighthouses, &amp;c., and the Extent of 
Relief which has been afforded to Shipping by Re- 
duction or Alteration of Dues in the United Kingdom 
since the passing of the Act of 1834; and how far 
the Recommendations of the Select Committee on 
Lighthouses in 1834 have been carried out; also, to 
consider whether any and what Alterations can be 
made in the Light and other Dues, and in the Ma- 
nagement of the same, to relieve the Shipping of the 
country. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the Post-office, 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed upon 
Tuesday last, That a Select Committee be appointed, 
to inquire into the mode in which Letters have been 
detained, opened and re-sealed at the General or 
at any Provincial Post-office, and also into the Cir- 
cumstances under which every Warrant for that 
purpose has been issued by any Secretary of State, 
from the 1st day of January 1840 to the present 
time ; the said Committee to report their Opinion 
thereon to the House, and also, whether it is expe- 
dient that the practice should be continued ; 

And the Question being again proposed :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ it having been alleged by a Member of this House, 
“ in his place, that Letters addressed to him have 
“ been detained at the Post-oftice, and opened 
“ before being delivered to him, a Select Committee 
be appointed, to inquire whether this allegation 
is true, and if so, by what Authority and upon 
what grounds such detention and opening of Post 
“ Letters has been sanctioned,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 


proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :— 
And a Debate arising thereupon ; 


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“cc 
ce 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 21° die Februarii, 1845: 


A’ Motion was made, and the Question being 
put, That the Debate be now adjourned ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Mr. John Collett, 

Yeas, Mr. Brotherton: 

Tellers for they Mr. Young, 

Noes, (Lord Arthur Lennox : 

So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this 
day. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of Ways and 
Ways and Means, a Resolution; which was read, Me" 
as followeth : 

Resolved, That, towards raising the Supply Property Tes 
granted to Her Majesty, the respective Duties on sah 
Property, Professions, ‘Trades, and Offices and the jyjtation. 
Stamp Duties in Ireland, granted by two several 
Acts passed in the fifth year of Her present Ma- 
jesty, be continued and further granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, for a time to be limited. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time ; 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Bills be brought in upon the said 
Resolution: And that Mr. Chancellor of the Exche- 
quer, Mr. Cardwell and Mr. Greene, do prepare, 
and bring them in. 

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Constables The ingrossed Bill for the appointment of Con- | Clauses added. 
(Scotland )Bill. stables or other Officers for keeping the Peace near! Preamble agreed to. 
Public Works in Scotland, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill toj| Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr.Greene 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. reported, That the Committee had gone through 


the Bil : 
RomanCatholic Mr. Watson presented a Bill for the further repeal phe tey! socg! aereras we wi a 
Relief Bil. — of Enactments imposing Pains and Penalties upon ay Rigg se ed eee at 
eit pag iy by ag a ye a ys . the Report was ciel to be taken into ‘farther 
of their Religion: And the same was read the firs : : ' , 
time; and ordered to be read a second time upon Te next; and the Bill, as 
Wednesday the 16th day of April next; and to be| “ P . 
printed. a a ~ _ wy ae. read, for the Com- a 
seve Mr Woon pred a Bill hr repaint Ma heey Gh Cian Bil, So 
Road Bill. Road from the South End of Sparrows Herne, on nish, stceivn tail lane the ane = sday 
Bushey Heath, through Watford, Berkhamstead Meee ee. 
Saint Peter and Tring, in the County of _ The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Lands Clauses 
into the Town of Aylesbury, in the County of . 3uck- mittee on the Lands Clauses Consolidation Bill ; Consolidation 
ingham: And the same was read the first time;| Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday ®" 


Bill, as amended, to be reported. 








and ordered to be read a second time. next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Education Mr. Emerson Tennent presented, by Her Majesty’s The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Lands Clauses 
(India. ) Command,—Papers on Education in India. mittee on the Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) (Seotland) Bil 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the | Bill; ; ; F 
Table. _ Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday 


next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Newcastle and =A Petition of the Dean and Chapter of the cathe- | , 


Darlington ~~ dral church of Durham, complaining that the Stand-— ‘The Order of the day being read, for the Com- RailwayClauses 
eden) Rail ing Orders of the House, in respect to the application ; MIttee on the Railway Clauses Consolidation (Sentient) Bil 
waye for the Newcastle and Darlington (Brandling Junc- | (Scotland) Bill ; . ; 

tion) Railway Bill had not been complied with; and| esolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday 


praying that they may be heard, by themselves, | "ext, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


their solicitors or agents, against the same; was; The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Companies 


presented, and read; and referred to the Select | mittee on the Companies Clauses Consolidation Clauses Conso~ 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. (Scotland) Bill ; lidation (Scot- 


‘ land) Bill. 
’ ‘ Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday 
Bank of Eng- Ordered, That the Account relative to the Bank | | .¥+ resolve itself into the said Conia. : 
land. of England, which was presented upon Friday last, : 
No.51. be printed. Mr. Law, from the Treasury, was called in; and Wheat. 


, ; at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—Accounts No. 55. 
National Debt. , Ordered, That the Accounts relative to the Na-| of the quantity of Wheat imported from the United 
No.52, tional Debt, which were presented upon Friday last, | States into Canada, from the 11th day of October 
be printed. 1843 to the 31st day of December 1844, both in- 


Medical Offi . . clusive, specifying the quantity in each month, and 
(Poor Law mm Lede’, Tit Oe Die ee ee the amount of Duty received :—Of the quantity of 


Unions.) — a oe oo When was poenenten Wheat imported into Great Britain and Ireland 
nO Ee from the United States, from the 4th day of Octo- 
And then the House, having continued to sit till | ber 1843 to the 31st day of December 1844, both 

a quarter of an hour after one of the clock on | inclusive, specifying the quantity in each month, 

Friday morning, adjourned till this day. and the amount of Duty received :—Of the quan- 

tity of Wheat Flour imported into Great Britain 
and Jreland from the United States, from the 4th 
; ” ae day of October 1843 to the Sist day of December 
Veneris, 21° die Februari ; 1844, both inclusive, specifying the quantity in each 
a a month, and the amount of Duty received :—And of 
=— ie Wheat and Wheat Flour, the produce of Canada, 

PRAYERS. imzorted (for home consumption), from the 11th 


Connie. ()RDERED, That all Committees have leave to | day of October 1843 to the Sist day of December 
sit this day, till five of the clock, during the | 1844, specifying the quantity in each month, and 
sitting of the House. the amount of Duty received. _ 
oe ; A Return of the Septennial Prices of each kind Grain. 
fuilwayClanses A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the | of G rain, as prepared for the purposes of the Tithe No. 56. 
Zi, --Navigation of the River Medway, praying that they | Commissioners, in each year from 1835 to 1845; 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or together with the Annual Average Prices of Grain 
agents, against certain parts of the Railway Clauses | foy the same period :—And then he withdrew. 
Consolidation Bill, and that if the said Bill pass Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
into a law, certain Clauses may be introduced for Table ; and be printed. 
the protection of the Public and of the Petitioners, ; a 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon The following Returns, pursuant to the directions 
the Table. of an Act of Parliament, having been transmitted 
to the Clerk, were laid upon the Table ; viz. 
Returns of Official Assignees of the Court of Courtof Bank- 
Bankruptcy, showing the Total Amounts of their "P'¢y- 








Companies The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
Clauses Cons 


hdation Bilt,” to a Committee upon the Companies Clauses Con- 
solidation Bill. 


No. 54, Receipts and Payments upon every Estate under 
(In the Committee.) their Charge, from the 1st January to the 31st 
Ciavse, N° 1, amended, and agreed to December 1844, both days inclusive; also, the 

&gt;? ,’ &gt; . 


C i ie P ; Balance standing to the credit of the Accountant in 
Crauses, N° 2 to N° 28, with Amendments to| Bankruptcy, and of every such Estate in the Bank 
several of them, agreed to. of England, on the said 31st day of December ; 


Schedules agreed to. | and also, the Balances of every such Estate then in 
Vor. 100. H2 + their 


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their hands, or under their control or power ; and, 
lastly, the several Sums allowed to them for Remu- 
neration and Petty Expenses, from the said 1st 
January to the 31st December 1844. 


Bankruptcy. Mr. Evens, from the Accountant in Bankruptcy, 
was called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant 
to the directions of several Acts of Parliament,— 
A Statement of the Amount transferred and paid 
out as Dividends :—Of the Amount paid by Orders 
of Court, and of the Judges, from 31st Decem- 
ber 1843 to Ist January 1845; also, showing the 
unappropriated Balance existing on the following 
Accounts, and standing to the credit of Basil Mon- 
tagu, Esquire, Accountant in Bankruptcy, on the 
Ist January 1845; viz. 1st, the Bankruptcy Fund 
Account ; 2d, the Interest arising from the Bank- 
ruptcy Fund Account; 3d, the Unclaimed Dividend 
Account; 4th, the Secretary of Bankrupts’ Ac- 
count; 5th, the Secretary of Bankrupts’ Compen- 
sation Account; together with Appendixes to the 
two last-named Accounts, of the Payments made, 
to whom, and whether as Salaries, Compensation or 
other Allowances :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Beckett Denison presented a Bill for making 
a Railway from London to York, with Branches 
therefrom, providing for the Counties of Hertford, 
Bedford, Huntingdon, Northampton, Rutland, Not- 
tingham and the three Divisions of the County of 
Lincoln, a Railway Communication with London 
and York, and with the Manufacturing Districts of 
Yorkshire and Lancashire, to be called The Great 
Northern Railway: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


London and 
York Railway 
Bill. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are there- 
unto subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from the Brighton and Chichester 


Brighton and 
Chichester Rai!- 
way (Ports- 
mouth Exten- 


sivn. ) Railway to Portsmouth, with a Branch to Fareham, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Norwich and A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 

oon nicer gesses of the borough and city of Norwich, taking 

and Dissand notice of the application for leave to bring in the 

Dereham 


Norwich and Brandon Railway Deviation, and Diss 
and Dereham Branches Bill; and praying that such 
Bill may not pass into law, and that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Branches. 


Glasgow Junc- 


Petitions of Robert Napier, Engineer in Glas. 
tion Railway. 


gow ;—Feuars and Proprietors of lodgings and 
other buildings on the lands of Blythswood, in the 
city of Glasgow ;—and, Archibald Campbell, Esquire, 
of Blythswood; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Glasgow Junction Railway Bill, had not 
been complied with; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same ;—were presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are there- 
unto subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from London to York, by Lincoln, 
with a Branch therefrom to Bedford, to be called 
The Direct Northern Railway, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Direct Northern 
Railway. 


Neweastle and 
Darlington 
(Brandling 
Junction) Rail- 
way. 


A Petition of the Warden, Masters and Scholars 
of the University of Durham, complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Newcastle and Darlington ( Brand- 
ling Junction) Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, or their agents, against the same, was 


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A, 1845. 


presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of William Pullen, of the city of London, W., 
Worcester, Gentleman, complaining that the Stand- ¢&amp;ster and 
° : . . uth Stafford. 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- shire Railn., 
tion for the London, Worcester and South Stafford- . 
shire Railway Bill, had not been complied with; 
and praying that he may be heard, by himself, or 
his agent, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


Public P 
(Third F 


Public | 

Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of lands and Shefiield acg 
premises in the parish of Sheffield, in the county of Lincolnshire 
York ;—and, Owners and Occupiers of land in, and — Rail. 
other the Inhabitants of, the several townships of ~ 
Unstone, Dronfield and Coal Aston, in the parish of 
Dronfield, in the county of Derby; praying the 
House not to relax or dispense with the due observ- 
ance of the Standing Orders in favour of the appli- 
cation for leave to bring in the Sheffield and Lincoln- 
shire Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Sugar. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Act for more effec- yoker Road 
tually making and repairing the Road from the ) 
City of Glasgow to Yoker Bridge, and certain Roads 
communicating therewith, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for more effectually maintaining, improving 
and repairing the said Road, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Prope 
Act. 


Petitions of the Right honourable the Earl of Giasgow, Pais 
Glasgow, the Right honourable the Lord Blantyre, Ys —— 
and Sir John Maxwell, of Polloc, Baronet ;—and, oe: init 
Trustees on the Gorbals District of Turnpike-roads, 
in the county of Renfrew ; complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock 
and Ayr Railway Bill, had not been complied with; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
or their agents, against the same,—were presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 


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Petitions for Private Bills. 






A Petition of John Graham, Esquire, of Craig- Clydesdale. 
allion and of Cambuslang, commonly called West- 3#%to B- 
burn, in the parish of Cambuslang and county of *”’ 
Lanark, complaining that the Standing Orders of 

the House, in respect to the application for the 
Clydesdale Junction Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with; and praying that he may be heard, 

by himself, or his agent, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 









Sain 
and 
Dio 








A Petition of the Amicable Society for a perpe- Amicable 
tual Assurance Office, for leave to bring in a Bill to Society Ase" 
enable the Corporation of the said Society to lend *"“* 
Money upon Mortgage for the purpose of invest- 

ment, and also to confer other powers upon the said 

Society, was presented, and read; and referred to 

the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





Cor 








A Petition of Cummissioners for executing the Burley 
Act for paving, lighting, watching and improving Prov 
the Town of Burnley, in the County Palatine of 
Lancaster, for leave to bring in a Bill for better 

paving, lighting, cleansing, watching, regulating 

and improving the said Town, was presented, and 


read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 









Pp 
«s 







A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of estates Blackbur, 
upon or near the line of Railway hereinafter men- Darwen”! 
tioned, and other Inhabitants of the county of ameatai 
Lancaster, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 

Railway from Blackburn to Bolton, in the county of 
Lancaster, to be called The Blackburn, Darwen and 

Bolton Railway, was presented, and read; and re- 










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ferred 





8 VicTORIz. 


ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


poblic Petitions Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee 
(fhird Report) on Public Petitions ; That they had examined the 
Petitions presented upon the 17th and 18th days of 
this instant February; and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 
Public Houses. Petitions from Chester-le-Street ;— and, Little- 
dean; praying the House to adopt measures for pre- 
venting the increase of houses licensed for the sale 
of intoxicating drinks, and for diminishing to a very 
large extent the number already existing, and to 
pass a law for entirely abolishing the sale of in- 
toxicating liquor on the Lord’s Day,—were pre- 


21° Februari. 


53 


praying the House to pass an Act to authorize the 
admission of Grain, the produce of that island, into 
the United Kingdom free of duty, or on the same 
conditions as Wheat and Flour the produce of the 
Canadas, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land on York and 

the proposed line of Railway from Brayton to North Midland 
Goole, in the West Riding of the county of York, — 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 

in respect to the application for the York and North 
Midland Railway (Goole Branch) Bill, had not been 
— with ; and praying that they may be heard, 

by themselves or their agents, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council of Paisley Gas, 





sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 
Sucar. Petitions from Stonehouse ;— Devonport ;—Brad- 
ford (York) ;— Taunton ;—and, Plymouth; praying 


that sufficient time may be allowed for the sale of | 


the stock of duty-paid Sugar now on hand,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Property Tax 


Petitions from Maidenhead ;— Salisbury ;—W ood- 
Act. 


stock ;—and, Leicester; praying that so much of 
the Property Tax Act as imposes a tax on Income 
derived from Trades and Professions may not be re- 
newed,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Attornies’ 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising 
Certificates. 


within the borough of Plymouth, and being members 


Paisley, and the Paisley Gas Light Company, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for the better lighting the 
Town and Suburbs of Paisley with Gas, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Lunatics 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased (Scotland.) 
{to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of the last Report transmitted under 

'the provisions of the Act 55 Geo. 3, c. 69, s. 22," 

by the Sheriff or Stewart Depute or Substitute of 

each County or Stewartry in Scotland, where any 
house is kept for the Reception, or Care and Con- 
finement of Furious or Fatuous Persons or Lunatics, 

to the Clerk of the High Court of Justiciary at 
Edinburgh ; omitting only from such Reports the 

| Names of the Persons confined :—Returns of the 

' Numbers of Parish Paupers, Furious or Fatuous 








oO . . . | P L = ti ~ i aad 
of the Law Society there established, praying that | Persons, or Lunatics, confined on the 1st day of Ja 


they may be relieved from the annual duty on their 
Certificates, a moderate fee being reserved for their 
annual registry, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Medical Prace Petitions from the county of Rutland ;— Tiver- 
tice Bill (1844-) ton ;and, Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse ; 
praying for certain modifications in the Bill for the 
Regulation of Medical Practice, which was intro- 


‘/nuary 1845, by Warrant of each Sheriff or Stewart 
Depute or Substitute, in Scotland, under the powers 
\of the Acts 55 Geo. 3, c. 69, 9 Geo. 4, c. 34, and 
| 4 and 5 Vie. c. 60, showing the Numbers and Sexes 
of such Persons committed, under the provisions of 
| the last-mentioned Act, s.7 and 8, to Public Hospi- 
| tals or Public Asylums, and to Licensed Madhouses 
respectively :—Of the Number, distinguishing the 
Sexes, of the dangerous Lunatics committed by each 


: ; | Sheriff or Stewart Depute or Substi in Scotland 
duced in the last Session of Parliament,—were pre- a &lt;i npate or Sunetstutn, i Svetiees, 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


A Petition of Clergy and other Inhabitants of the 
parish of Wolsingham, in the county of Durham, 


Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of the Sees of 
Saint Asaph and Bangor, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


County Courts, 
praying that a Bill for the establishment of County | 


under the provisions of the Act 4 and 5 Vic. c. 50, 

| s. 8, 4, and 5, in each year, since the passing of 
that Act, and of the Public Asylums or Licensed , 
| Madhouses to which such Lunatics have been com- 


| mitted :—And, of the Number of Lunatics privately 


praying for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 | Coanes Sh aie. Soar ae Shatentey se Seen 


_ under the provisions of the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 34, s. 8, 
on the 1st dav of January 1845. 


| Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 


Her Majesty by such Members of this 


Ouse as are 


Petitions from Aberffraw ;—and, Llanbedr Géch ; | of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Sheriff Courts 


Courts may pass into a Jaw, with a clause requiring | to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased (Scotland. ) 
a knowledge of the Welsh language on the part of to give directions, that there he laid before this 
the Judges of the Courts in Wales,—were presented, | House, a Return, showing the number of Appeals 


and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Sale of Beer. A Petition of Beer-sellers and Tradesmen of the 
borough of Preston, praying that Retailers of Beer 
may be placed upon the same footing as Licensed 
Victuallers, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Prisons 


- . 
(Scotland.) A Petition of the Provost of the burgh of For- 


trose, praying for the appointment ofa Select Com- 
mittee for the purpose of investigating the law re- 
lative to Prisons and Prison Discipline in Scotland, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Grain (Van 
iemen’s 


Land.) 


A Petition of Land-owners, Merchants and others, 


Colonists of the Island of Van Diemen’s Land, 
Vor. 100. 


from the Decisions of the Sheriff Courts of Scotland 
| to the Circuit Courts of Justiciary, and the re-heard, 
| during each of the last Five years, ending with 
October 1844, and as follows :—1st. The Name of 
the Parties in each Cause. 2d. The Sum in dispute. 
3d. The Names of the Judges on Circuit, with the 
Name or Names of the Judge or Judges who decided 
each Cause. 4th. The Name of the Town, the Date 
of the Trial, and whether tried in the Court House, 
or in an Apartment of an Inn or Hotel. 5th. The 
Result of the Trial, with the Amount of the Costs 
in each Case respectively. 6th. The Amount paid 
as Fees of Court in each Case, and to whom paid, 
and the Authority for levying the same; (the Re- 
turn to furnish the above particulars in so far as the 
means exist). 
Ordered, that the said Address be presented to 
Hu 3 Her 











Court of 
Justiciary 
(laverary.) 


Wheat and 
Wheat Flour. 


Adjournment. 


Post-office. 





54 91°——22° 


Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of the Number and Names of the 
Jurors cited to serve at the Autumn Court of Jus- 
ticiary, held at Jnverary, in the County of Argyle, 
on the 18th day of September 1844, and followmg 
days, who received Exemption from the Presiding 
Judge, the Lord Justice Clerk, on the ground of 
their being Commissioners under the Property Tax 
Act, 5 and 6 Vic. c. 35:—And, of the Names of 
the Persons who have obtained and enrolled Certi- 
ficates in terms of the aforesaid Act, for the Counties 
of Argyle and Bute; further showing by how many 
the Jury Panel at the said Autumn Circuit at Jn- 
verary was diminished by the said Exemption; and 
whether those exempted were Special or Common 
Jurors respectively, in so far as the means exist for 
making the several Items in this Return. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
.Copies of any Communications made to Her Ma- 
jesty’s Government by the Hast India Company, 
relative to the repeal or reduction of the Import 
Duties levied in this Country on Wheat and Wheat 
Flour, the production of British India. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which 
was yesterday proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, That a Select Committee be appointed, to in- 
quire into the mode in which Letters have been 
detained, opened and re-sealed, at the General or 
at any Provincial Post-office, and also into the 
circumstances under which every Warrant for that 
purpose has been issued by any Secretary of State, 
from the 1st day of January 1840 to the present 
time ; the said Committee to report their Opinion 


Februari. A. 1845. 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Mr. Thomas Duncombe, 
Yeas, Lord Marcus Hill : J 

Tellers for the ioe Young, 1 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring : J 

So it passed in the Negative. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That the Petition of William Bidwell, 
relative to proceedings against him for refusal to pay 
a Church rate, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Copy of the Twelfth Report 
of the Commissioners of Inquiry into the Excise 
Establishment, and into the Management and Col- 
lection of the Excise Revenue throughout the United 
Kingdom :—(Auctions), which was presented upon 
the 13th day of April 1835, be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Amount of all Sales by Auction, 
whether liable to or exempt from Duty, in England, 
Scotland and Ireland, for the year ending the 5th 
day of January 1841, so faras Returns were made 
to the Excise Department :—Of all Exemptions :— 
And, of the Produce of the Auction Duties in each 
of the last Three years. 

Mr. Cardwell accordingly presented the said 
Accounts. 


Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill 
to continue, for a further term, the Duties on Profits 
arising from Property, Professions, Trades and 





thereon to the House, and also whether it is expe- | Offices : And the same was read the first time ; 


dient that the practice should be continued :—And | 
which Amendment was to leave out from the word | 


“*That” to the end of the Question, in order to | 


add the words, “ it having been alleged by a Mem- | 
““ ber of this House, in his place, that Letters ad- 
dressed to him have been detained at the Post- 
office, and opened before being delivered to him, a 
Select Committee be appointed, to inquire whether 


“ 
“ec 
“c 
“ 
‘ 


~ 


and upon what grounds such detention and open- 
ing of Post Letters has been sanctioned,” instead 
thereof. 


&lt; 


nn 


and ordered to be read a second time upon Wed- 
nesday next; and to be printed. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill 
to continue, for a further term, the Stamp Duties 
granted by an Act of the fifth and sixth years of Her 
present Majesty, to assimilate the Stamp Duties in 
Great Britain and Ireland, and to make Regulations 


this allegation is true, and if so, by what authority | for collecting and managing the same, until the 


tenth day of October, One thousand eight hundred 
and Forty-five: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time upon 


And the Question being again proposed, That | Wednesday next; and to be printed. 


the words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :—The House resumed the said adjourned 
Debate. 


And the House, having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 


The said proposed Amendment and Motion were 
severally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That it having been alleged by a Member of this 
House, in his place, that Letters addressed to him 
have been detamed at the Post-otlice, and opened 
before being delivered to him, a Select Committee 
be appointed, to inquire whether this allegation is 
true, and if so, by what authority and upon what 
grounds such detention and opening of Post Letters 
has been sanctioned ; 


990 


die Februarii, 1845. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of all Sums paid into the Stamp Office in 
Great Britain and Jreland, on Insurance from 
Fire, for the Quarters ending severally the 25th day 
of March, the 24th day of June, the 29th day of 
September, and the 25th day of December 1844; 
distinguishing the Amount of Allowance made to 
each Office for collecting the same, in the Country, 
London, Edinburgh and Dublin respectively, with 
the Dates of such Payments:—And, of the Sums 
insured by each Office on Farming Stock exempt 
from Duty for the Quarters ending severally the 25th 
day of March, the 24th day of June, the 29th day 
of September, and the 25th day of December 1844 ; 
distinguishing the Amount of each Office inthe Coun- 
try, London, Edinburgh and Dublin respectively, 
(in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 333, 
of Session 1844). 

The 





Ways and 
Meaus, 


Supply. 


Church Rates, 


Excise inquiry, 


No. 57. 


Auction Duties, 


Property Tax 
Bill. 


No. 58, 


Stamp Duties 
Assimilation 


Bill. 
No, 59. 


Fire Insurance. 











Aucti 


Coals 


Wes 
and 
ster 


Edu 
(Inc 


Bar 


Co 





21°— 


8 VicTORIZ. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
upon Tuesday last, That there be laid before this 
House, a Keturn of the Amount of Property brought 
to Sale by Auction; distinguishing the proportion 
upon which Auction Duty was paid, and the Amount 
of Duty received, in each of the last Three years : 
—And, a List of the several Exemptions from 
Auction Duty on the Sale of Property, stating, in 
respect to each Class of Exemptions, the authority 
under which such Exemptions are made, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


Auctions. 


Coals. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Receipts and Payments by the 
Commissioners appointed under the Act 4Geo. 4, c. 
72, intituled, “‘ An Act to regulate the Loading of 
Ships with Coals in the Port of Mewcastle-upon- 
Tyne,” in each year since the passing of that Act ; 
stating, under separate heads, the Amounts received 
as Duties or Charges on Ships, and the Amounts 
for Penalties; stating also, the manner in which 
the same has been appropriated in each Year :— 
List of the Commissioners now acting and qualified 
under that Act, stating their Names and Places of 
Residence ; also, the Number of Meetings of the 
Board, and the Names of the Commissioners who 
have attended the Meetings of the Board in each of 
the last Three years:—And, an Account of the 
Monies due to the said Commissioners, where placed, 
and the Rate of Interest received. 


West of London 
and Westmine 
ster Cemetery. 


A Petition of the West of London and Westmin- 
ster Cemetery Company, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for amending the Act establishing the said 
Company, and for enabling the Company to raise 
a further Sum of Money, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Education 
(India.) 


No. 60. 


Ordered, That the Papers relative to Education 
(India), which were presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House having continued to sit 
till one of the clock on Saturday morning, 
adjourned till Monday next. 








Lune, 24° die Februarii ; 
Anno, 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Smith, from the Court of Bankruptcy, was 
called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant 
to the directions of several Acts of Parliament,— 
Rules and Orders made by the Commissioners of 
Bankrupts, under the Act 7 &amp; 8 Vic. c. 70, s. 14. 
A Return of Fees by the Chief Registrar of the 
Court of Bankruptcy, made up to the 31st day of 
December last :— And then he withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Bankruptcy. 


Committee of 
Selection, 


The House was moved, That the Standing Order 
of the House, No. 4, relative to the Appointment of 
Committees, might be read ; and the same was read, 
as followeth ; 


“ That a Committee be appointed at the com- 
mencement of every Session, consisting of the Chair- 
man of the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
and of the Chairmen of the Committee and of the 
Sub-Committees on Petitions for Private Bills, of 
whom Three shall be a Quorum; and such Com- 
mittee shall be denominated “ The Committee of 
Selection.” 


Ordered, That the Committee of Selection be 
appointed accordingly. 
Vou. 100. 





99°—-94° Februarez. 55 


The Manchester Division Stipendiary Magistrate Manchester 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. Division 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- te 
mittee of Selection. . 


The Manchester and Leeds Railway Bill was read Manchester 
a second time ; and committed. and Leeds 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- B#!™ay Bill 
mittee of Selection. 


The Manchester and Leeds Railway (Burnley Manchester and 
Branch and Oldham and Heywood Branches Ex- Leeds Railway 
tension) Bill was read a second time; and com- (PUY 
mitted. Oldham and 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Heywood 
mittee of Selection. tension) Bill 

The Ashton, Stalybridge and Liverpool Junction Ashton, Staly- 
Railway (Ardwick and Guide Bridge Branches) bridge and 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. am June» 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- (Ardwick and 
mittee of Selection. pee tae 

ranches Lite 

The Hull and Selby (Bridlington Branch) Rail- Hull and Selby 
way Bill was read a second time ; and committed. (Bridlington 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- _—e a 
mittee of Selection. siesta 

A Petition of Bankers, Merchants and other In- 
habitants of the town and neighbourhood of Brid- 
lington, praying that the said Bill may pass into a 
law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


The Leeds and Bradford Railway Extension Leeds and 
(Shipley to Colne) Bill was read a second time ; Bradford Rail- 
and committed. | —- 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Coine) Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Pudsey Gas Bill was read a second time ; Pudsey Gas 
and committed. Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Manchester and Birmingham Railway (Ashton Manchester and 
Branch) Bill was read a second time; and com- Birmingham 
mitted Railway (Ash- 

, ton Branch) 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Biil, 
mittee of Selection. 


The Leeds and West Riding Junction Railway reeds and 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. West Riding 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- — —_ 
mittee of Selection. oe 


The Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Bill was read Lancaster 
a second time ; and committed. and Carlisle 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Railway Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Edward Winwick 
Earl of Derby, and the Right honourable Edward Rectory. 
Geoffrey Baron Stanley, for leave to bring in a Bill 
to amend an Act passed in the fourth year of the 
reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, An Act for 
the Division of the Rectory of Winwick, in the 
county palatine of Lancaster, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the There-undersigned, residing in Edinburgh and 
the town or neighbourhood of Dunfermline, desirous Northem Rail- 
of promoting the projected line of Railway from “*7 (N° *) 
Edinburgh to Perth, by Queensferry, praying the 
House to refrain from entertaining or giving coun- 
tenance to the projected line of Railway by Gran- 
ton and Burntisland, until the merits of the line b 
Queensferry shall have been brought under their 
consideration, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

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56 


The York and Scarborough Railway Deviation 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


York and 
Scarborough 
Railway De- 
viation Bill. 


York and A Petition of the York and North Midland Rail- 
North Midland way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
pee be 4 enabling the said Company to make a Railway from 
. the line of the said Railway to Harrogate, was 

presented, and read; and referred to the Select 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Kendal and 
Windermere 
Railway Bill. 


The Kendal and Windermere Railway Bill was 
read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


West Yorkshire 


The West Yorkshire Railway Bill was read a 
Railway Bill. 


second time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Leeds, Dews- The Leeds, Dewsbury and Manchester Junction 
pen -_ Railway Bill was read a second time; and com- 
anchester - 
Junction Rail- mitted. ; 
way Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property 
on the line and in the neighbourhood of the Railway 
and Branch Railways hereinafter mentioned, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from 
the Midland Railway, in the parish of Sawley, in 
the county of Derby, to the Mansfield and Pinzton 
Railway, in the parish of Selston, in the county of 
Nottingham, together with several Branch Railways 
communicating therewith, to be called The Erewash 
Valley Railway, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Erewash Valley 
Railway. 


Huddersfield 


A Petition of Commissioners acting in execution 
Waterworks. 


of the Act hereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring 
ina Bill to alter, enlarge and amend an Act for 
supplying with Water the Town and Neighbourhood 
of Huddersfield, in the West Riding of the County 
of York, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Kingston-upon- 
Hull Docks Bill. 


The Kingston-upon-Hull Docks Bill was read a | 


second time; and committed. 


24° Februariz. 





Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- | 
ne Se eee Chester, and that part of the town and district of 


Richmond 


(Surrey) 
Railway Bill. 


The Richmond (Surrey) Railway Bill was read a | 
second time ; and committed. | 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-' 


mittee of Selection. 


A, 1845. 


A Petition of Lessees or Occupiers of land or London ang 
houses within the parish of Saint Mary, Lambeth, South Western 
in the county of Surrey, vested in the Duke of (yee, 
Cornwall, his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, (Metropolitan 
or certain Parochial Trustees, or being Freeholders, Extension) Bill, 
Lessees, Occupiers of property or Rate-payers in the 
said parish at large, or Magistrates, ‘Gcuen of 
the * or other Parochial Officers administering 
the affairs of the said Parish, or the several Districts 
thereof, or being Wharfingers, Merchants, Manu- 
facturers or Shop-keepers dependent for maintenance 
upon wholesale or retail trade, praying that the 
London and South Western Railway (No. 1.) (Me- 
tropolitan Extension) Bill may pass into a law, was 
ga and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


The London and South Western Railway (No. 1.) London and 
(Metropolitan Extension) Bill was read a second a Western 
time ; and committed. (No. 1.) 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- (Metropolitan 
mittee of Selection. Extension) Bill, 

A Petition of John Harvey and Hugh Wilson, of 
Lambeth House, Westminster Bridge-road, in the 
parish of Lambeth, in the county of Surrey, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the said Bill, was 

resented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The Ellesmere and Chester and Birmingham and Ellesmere and 
Liverpool Junction Canals Union Bill was read St ase a 
‘ . irmingham 
second time ; and committed. and Liverpool 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Junction Canals 


mittee of Selection. Unicn Bill. 


A Petition of Miss Margaret Gray, residing at Clydesdale 
Bothwell Park, in the parish of Bothwell and county — - 
of Lanark, complaining that the Standing Orders on 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 
Clydesdale Junction Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with; and praying that she may be heard, 
by herself, her agent and witnesses, against the 
same, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property stalybridge 
in the township of Staly, in the county palatine of Waterworks. 


Stalybridge which is situate in the county palatine 


of Lancaster, for leave to bring in a Bill for supply- 


ing with Water the Township of Staly and the Tuwn 
of Stalybridge, in the counties of Chester and Lan- 


caster, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 


Surrey Iron 
Railway 
Company 

( Dissolving.) 


A Petition of the Surrey Iron Railway Company, | 
for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Com- | 
pany to sell the Lands, Houses and other Property | 
of the Company, together with the navigable owed 
munication from the Dock of the Company to the 
River Thames, at Wandsworth, in the county of 
Surrey, and to dissolve the said Company, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Oxford 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the 
Mileways. 


Acts hereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a 
Bill to continue, amend and enlarge the Powers of 
three Acts of his Majesty King George the Third, 
and of an Act of his Majesty King William the 
Fourth, for amending certain Mileways leading to 
wr pre and making Improvements in the University 
and City of Oxford, the Suburbs thereof, and ad- 
joining Parish of Saint Clement, and for other pur- 
poses in the said Acts mentioned, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 





Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of William Potter, of Birkenhead, in Claughton- 
the county of Chester, for leave to bring in a Bill — 
for enabling him to build and maintain a new Church ("Ri ist’ 
in the township of Claughton-cum-Grange, in the Church.) 
county of Chester, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of William Jackson, of Birkenhead, in Claughton- 
the county of Chester, for leave to bring in a Bill cum-Gunm 
for enabling him to build and maintain a new Church ae ) 
in the township of Claughton-cum-Grange, in the 
county of Chester, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


The Liverpool Docks Bill was read a second time ; Livergoo! 
and committed. Docks Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
The 








8 VicroRIZ: 


Birkenhead The Birkenhead (Commissioners) Dock Bill was 

Commis= |, read a second time ; and committed. 

— . Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Newport and A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 

Ponty Pool Monmouthshire Canal Navigation, for leave to bring 

Railway. in a Bill to authorize the said Company to make a 
Railway from Newport to Ponty Pool, aad to 
enlarge the powers of the several Acts relating to 
the said Company, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 

Glasgow, A Petition of Noblemen, Deputy Lieutenants, 

Dumfries and (Commissioners of Supply, Justices of the Peace and 

Carlisle Railt Magistrates of towns of the county of Ayr, taking 

ea notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Bill ; 
and praying. that such Bill may pass into law, was 

resented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 

Table. 

Goole, Done A Petition of Trustees appointed by an Act for 

caster, Sheffield yonairing the Turnpike-road from Tinsley to Don- 

and Manchester . : ; 

Junction Raile Caster, and for making certain new Lines of Road 

way. to communicate with the same, all in the West 
Riding of the County of York, and Creditors and 
Mortgagees for Money advanced on the credit of 
the Tolls authorized to be taken on the said road 
and new lines of communication ; complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House in respect to an 
intended application for the Goole, Doncaster, Shef- 
field and Manchester Junction Railway Bill had not 
been complied with ; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against the same, was presented and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

panda’ ~=—_-A Petition of Inhabitants of the towns of Dun- 

Railway. dalk, and Enniskillen, and the respective neigh- 
bourhoods thereof, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Dundalk to Enniskillen, 
with Branches, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 

ae A Petition of the Dublin and Drogheda Rail- 

Railway. way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 


enable the said Company to make a Branch Rail- 
way to Howth, and to amend the Acts relating to 
such Company, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Public Houses, 


Petitions from Harlech; — Stilton; — Llan- 
fechell ;--- Tregaron ;—and, the There-undersigned ; 
praying the House to adopt measures for preventing 
the increase of houses licensed for the sale of in- 
toxicating drinks, and for diminishing, to a very 
large extent, the number already existing, and to 
pass a law for entirely abolishing the sale of in- 
toxicating liquor on the Lord’s Day,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 

Neral and Petitions of the Chairman of the Mewcastle-upon- 

—— Tyne Society for the Promotion of permanent and 

; * universal Peace ;—and, Inhabitants of Sunderland ; 

praying that no increase whatever may be made in 
the Naval Force of the country, but that, on the 
contrary, prompt measures be taken for considerable 
reductions in the existing Naval and Military Esta- 
blishments,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

cee A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Coun- 

Scotland, ) 


cil of the royal burgh of Dunfermline, praying the 
House to adopt measures for altering the law rela- 
Vot. 100. 


Q4° Februariz, 





tive to Prison Assessments in Scotland, by enacting 
that all Prison Assessments shall in future be 
made on the real rent of Property, whether rural or 


urban, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Parish Schoolmasters within the ars gg 
Presbytery of Paisley, praying the House to adopt a 
measures for ameliorating the condition of the 
Burgh and Parochial Schoolmasters of Scotland, 
was — and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Manufacturers of Tobacco and Tobacco, 
Snuff, of the Borough of Devizes, praying for the 
reduction of the duty on Tobacco to one shilling 
per pound, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Church of Engtand, Church of 
and Inhabitants of the parish of Alphington, in the ®s!«n4- 
county of Devon, praying the House to adopt such 
measures for the revision and alteration of the 
Rubrics, Canons and Laws of the Church, as may 
seem fit for healing the differences which now un- 
happily prevail among those who profess to belong 
to the same national church, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Saint Mary, Lambeth ;—Brizxton ; 
—Saint Mary, Bermondsey ;—and, Saint George- 
the-Martyr, Surrey (two Petitions); praying the 
House to adopt measures for redeeming and extin- 
guishing the Tolls upon Waterloo, Southwark and 
Vauxhall Bridges,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Waterloo, &amp;c. 
Bridges. 


Petitions from Shrewsbury ;— Sheffield ;—and, 
Southampton; praying for certain modifications in 
the Bill for the Regulation of Medical Practice, 
which was introduced in the last Session of Parlia- 
ment,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from the Isle of Wight ;—and, George 
Edward Dermott, Lecturer on Anatomy and Sur- 
gery; praying that the said Bill may not pass into 
law,—were also presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Medical Prac- 
tice Bill(1844.) 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the Railways. 

Dearne and Dove Canal Navigation ;—and, Com- 
pany of Proprietors of the Nottingham Canal Na- 
vigation ; praying the House to adopt measures 
for ensuring that passengers and goods on Railways 
shall be charged such rates respectively as are 
necessary to make all descriptions of traffic bear 
their due proportion to the general outlay and cur- 
rent expenses of the line,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Blantyre ;—Dalzell ;— Bothwell ; Caledonian 
—and, Hamilton ; taking notice of the application ®#i'way- 
for leave to bring in the Caledonian Railway Bill ; 
and praying that such Bill may pass into law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Lord Granville Somerset reported from the Ge- Controverted 
neral Committee of Elections; That they had ap- Flectious. 
pointed Tuesday the 11th day of March next, at 
three o’clock, to choose from Panel No. 1, the 
Select Committee to try the matter of the Dart- 
mouth Election Petitions. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Landholders, Mer- Grain (Van 
chants and others, Colonists of the Island of Van co 
Diemen’s Land, praying for a reduction of the duty ~~ 
on Grain imported into Great Britain from Van 
Diemen’s Land, which was presented upon Friday 
last, be printed. 


I+ A Petition 











South Devon 


58 


A Petition of the South Devon Railway Com- 


Railway (Tavi- pany, for leave to bring in a Bill enabling the said 


stock and other 


Branches.) 


Launceston and 


South Devon 
Rallway. 


Berks and 


Hants Railway. 


Copper. 


Tin 


Zine, 


Sugar. 


Banking 
( Scotland.) 


Company to make certain Alterations in and Exten- 
sions of the line of that Railway, and also to make 
a Branch Railway to Tavistock, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of a Railway from Laun- 
ceston, in the county of Cornwall, to Tavistock, in 
the county of Devon, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making the said Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of a Line of Railway 
from the Great Western Railway, at or near Read- 
ing, to the towns of Newbury and Hungerford, and 
also to join the South Western Railway at or near 
Basingstoke, for \eave to bring in a Bill for making 
the said Railway, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions {for 
Private Bills. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of all Copper imported into the United 
Kingdom in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1845, distinguishing each sort of Copper, from what 
Country, and into what Ports imported :—Of the 
Quantities of Copper exported from the United 
Kingdom in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1845, distinguishing each Sort, from what Port 
sent, and to what Country exported:—Of the 
Quantities of Copper exported from the Port of 
London in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1845, distinguishing each sort, and to what Country 
exported :—Of the Quantities of Copper exported 
from the Port of Liverpool in the year ending the 
5th day of January 1845, distinguishing each Sort, 
and to what Country exported :--And, of all Copper 
Ore which has been imported into the United King- 
dom in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1845, showing the Quantity upon which Duty has 
been paid, the Countries from which the same has 
been imported, and the per-centage Quantity of 
metallic Copper contained in each Parcel of Ore 
upon which the Duty has been paid, together with 
the Rate and Amount of Duty received thereon. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of all Tin imported into the United King- 
dom in the year ending the 5th day of January 1845, 
distinguishing from what Countries imported :— 
And, of all Tin exported from the United Kingdom 
in the year ending the sth day of January 1845, 
distinguishing to what Countries exported. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of all Zine and Zinc Ore imported and 
exported during the year ending the 5th day of 
January 1845, and the Duty paid thereon. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Quantities of Sugar of the several 
Sorts imported into the United Kingdom, distin- 
guishing Clayed from Muscovado, and the Quan- 
tities of each, from the British West India Colo- 
nies, Mauritius and British Possessions in India, 
together with the Quantities cleared of each for 
Home Consumption, with the Rates of Duty paid, 
and the Net Revenue therefrom, in each year, from 
1820 to 1844, both inclusive ; followed by a Com- 
parative Statement of the Annual Average Price of 
British Plantation and Foreign Sugars for the same 
period, with the Dates of the Acts of Parliament 
regulating the Duties. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of the Royal Burgh of Dumbarton, prayin 
the House to discountenance any measure whick 








24° Februariz. 


A. 1845. 


may be brought in affecting the existing Currency or 


Bank Note Circulation of Scotland, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Forkill ;--and, Moyglere ; praying Education 
the House to devise means for removing the restric- ‘1*¢!4n4.) 
tions placed on the distribution of the Aid annually 
granted for Education in Ireland, so as to afford 
assistance to the schools of the Church Education 
Society,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Parliamentary Malt. 
Borough of Banbury, praying the House no longer 
to continue the Excise Duty on Malt, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman, Churchwarden and Windows. 
Overseers of the parish of Saint Bartholomew-the- 
Great, London, praying for the repeal of the Tax 
on Windows, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That he had Dartmouth 
this day received a Report from the Examiner of “ct 
Recognizances, stating that the Surety to the Peti- 
tion (No. 2.) of George Moffatt, complaining of an 
undue Election and Return for the Borough of 
Darimouth, being one Surety, in the sum of £.1,000, 
is unobjectionable. 


A Petition of Thomas Butterworth and Benjamin Heywood 
Butterworth, both of the township of Spotland, in Vaterworls 
the parish of Rochdale, Manufacturers, complaining *”” 1) 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 

to the application for the Heywood Waterworks 

(No. 1.) Bill, had not been complied with ; and pray- 

ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 

counsel or agents and witnesses, against the same, 

was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Ralph Sidebottom, of Mill Brook, Manchester 
in the parish of Mottram in Longden-dale, in the gc 
county of Chester, Cotton Manufacturer, complain- 

ing that the. Standing Orders of the House, in 

respect to the application for the Manchester and 

Salford Waterworks Bill, had not been complied 

with ; and praying that he may be heard, by himself, 

his agent and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 

sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 

mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Sugar. 
a Return of any discriminating Duties heretofore 
imposed between Muscovado and Clayed Sugars, 
and under what Authority imposed ; the length of 
time that such Duties were continued in force, and 
the Authority by which they were repealed or at 
any time suspended :-—Copies of any Semnisiohs to 
the Lords of the Treasury, or other Department of 
Government, during the time that such discriminat- 
ing Duties were m force, complaining of their 
Operation ; with Copies of all Correspondence re- 
lating thereto, and of the Decisions passed thereon : 
—Of any Communications from the Officers of Her 
Majesty’s Customs to the Lords of the Treasury, 
or other Department of Government, during the 
period such discriminating Duties were in force, re- 


garding the difficulty attending the Discrimination, 
and its effects upon Trade and the Revenue : And, 


of any recent communications from the Officers of 
Her Majesty’s Customs to the Lords of the Treasury, 


or other Department of Government, regarding the 
means which they now propose to take for satisfac- 
torily discriminating between Muscovado and Clayed 
Sugars, and for obviating any difficulties formerly 
experienced. 

The 








Sup) 


Sug: 


Wa 


Su; 


Fe 


Fe 


Supply: 


Sugar. 


Ways and 
Means ; 


Sugar Duties. 


Bastardy Bill. 


Attornies’ 
Certificates, 


Foreign Wine. 


Foreign Spirits, 


8 VicToRIz. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


A Petition of Messrs. Bryant, Burnells, &amp; Co., 


94°.95° Februariz. 





Sugar Refiners in Plymouth, praying that the mea- 


sure relative to the alteration of the Sugar Duties | 


may not take effect before the month of July, thereby 


their present stock, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Order of the day for the Committee 
of Ways and Means be now read ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“no arrangement of the Sugar Duties will be sa- 
“ tisfactory and permanent which does not involve 
‘“* an equalization of duty on Foreign and Colonial 
‘“‘ Sugar,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 25° die Februarii, 1845: 


And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 

[r. a 
Tellers for the Yeas, a Hear Baring jan. 
Mr. Milner _ 84 


Mr. Bouverie : 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Order of the day for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means be now read ; and the 
same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Tellers for the Noes, 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to make certain Provisions for Proceedings in Bas- 
tardy: And that Sir James Graham and Mr. Manners 
Sutton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number of Certificates annually taken 
out by Attornies and Solicitors practising in England 
and Wales, from the first day of Easter Term 1833 
to the present time, and the Gross Annual Amount 
of Stamp Duties paid during those periods upon 
such Certificates (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 329, of Session 1833). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Number of Gallons of Foreign 
Wine imported, of the Quantities upon which Duty 
has been paid for Home Consumption, and the 
Quantities exported ; also, the Quantities retained 
for Home Consumption, after deducting the Amount 
exported subsequently to the Payment of Duty, for 
the year ended the 5th day of January 1845, dis- 
tinguishing Cape, French, Portugal, Spanish, Ma- 
deira, Rhenish, Canary, Fayal, Sicilian and other 
Sorts ; together with the Quantities of each Sort 
remaining in Bond on the 5th day of January 1845, 
distinguishing London from the Country. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Number of Proof Gallons of 
Rum, distinguishing West India, East India and 
Foreign ; also, of Brandy, Geneva and other Foreign, 
Colonial or Jersey Spirits imported ; of the Quan- 
tities upon which Duty has been paid for Home 

Vou. 100. 


59 


Consumption, the Quantities exported, and the 
Quantities shipped as Stores, and used by the Navy, 
for the year ended the 5th day of January 1845; 
together with the Quantities of each Sort remaining 
in Bond on the 5th day of January 1845, distin- 
guishing London from the Country. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Thames Navi- 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of gation Debt 
allowing them sufficient time for the withdrawal of; the Petition for the Thames Navigation Debt Bill, 


the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens 
of the City of London, to raise a Sum of Money at 
a reduced Rate of Interest, to pay off the Monies 
now charged on the Tolls and Duties payable by 
virtue of several Acts for improving the Soviaatiek 
of the River Thames, westward of London Bridge, 
within the Liberties of the City of London, and to 
amend some of the said Acts: And that Mr. Mas- 
terman and Mr. Lyall do prepare, and bring it in. 


on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom two Pe- 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders in the case of the Petition for the 
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Bill, were re- 
ferred; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as a memorandum of the 
radius of a certain curve, not exceeding one mile in 
length, near Nos. 31 and 33, in the parish of Camp- 
sie, is not noted in the Plan. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


on Petitions for Private Bills ; 
the Petition for the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Glasgow, Paisley, 
Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway, near Kilmarnock, by 
Dumfries and Annan, to Carlisle, to be called The 
Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway : And that 
Mr. Ewart and Mr. James Oswald do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders in the case of the Petition for the Great 
Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway Bill, was 
referred ; That the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from a Place in the Parish 
of Bole, in the County of Nottingham, near to the 
Town and Port of Gainsborough, to the Town and 
Port of Great Grimsby, in the Parts of Lindsey, in 
the County of Lincoln, with Branches to the District 
or Place called New Holland, and to the Town of 
Market Rasen, to be called The Great Grimsby and 
Sheffield Junction Railway : And that Lord Worsley, 
Mr. Christopher and Mr. Edward Heneage do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


the Petition for the Huddersfield and Manchester 
Railway and Canal Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Sheffield, Ashton- 
under-Lyne and Manchester Railway, at Stalybridge, 
to the Manchester and Leeds Railway, at Kirkheaton, 
with a Branch therefrom, and for consolidating into 
one Undertaking the said proposed Railway and 
the Huddersfield Canal Navigation: And that Mr. 
Stuart Wortley, Mr. Tatton Egerton and Mr. Stans- 








Jield do prepare, and bring it in. 
12 Mr. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Edinburgh 


and Glasgow 
Railway. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Glasgow, 
That in the case of Dumfries aad 


Carlisle Rail- 
way Bill. 


Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Huddersfield 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 2nd Manchester 
Railway and 
Canal Bill. 





Te 


Manchester 
South Junction 
and Altrincham 
Railway Bili. 


Monkland and 
Kirkintilloch 
Railway Bill. 


Caledonian 
Railway Bill. 


Railways. 
No. 61. 


Railways. 
No. 62. 


Tallow, &amp;c. 


Slave Trade, 


60 94° 95° Februarzz. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Nottingham Waterworks Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for granting more effectual Powers for supplying 
with Water the Inhabitants of the Town and County 
of the Town of Nottingham, and certain Places ad- 
jacent thereto, in the County of Nottingham: And 
that Sir John Hobhouse and Colonel Rolleston do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Manchester South Junction and 
Altrincham Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway, to connect the Manchester 
and Birmingham and Liverpool and Manchester 
Railways, in the parish of Manchester, and also 
to Altrincham, in the county of Chester, to be called 
The Manchester South Junction and Altrincham 
Railway: And that Lord Francis Egerton, Mr. 
Mark Philips and Mr. Brotherton do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
case of the Petition for the Monkland and Kirkin- 
tilloch Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
— with. 

rdered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railwa 
Company to improve the Gauge of their Rails: And 
that Mr. Lockhart and Mr. Hope Johnstone do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
case of the Petition for the Caledonian Railway 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for making a Railway from Carlisle to Edinburgh 
and Glasgow, and the North of Scotland, to be called 
The Caledonian Railway: And that Mr. Hope John- 
stone, Mr. Lockhart, Mr. Macaulay and Mr. Den- 
nistoun do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Report of the Railway Department of 
the Board of Trade, on the Manchester and Leeds 
District. 

Report of the Railway Department of the Board 
of Trade, on the Schemes for extending Railway 
Communication from Newcastle to Berwick. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Quantities of Foreign and Colo- 
nial Tallow retained for Home Consumption, in 
each year, ending the 5th day of January, for the 
last Ten years, the Rate of Duty levied thereon, 
and the Average Price in each year, exclusive of 
Duty, as far as it can be ascertained: And, of the 
Quantities of Blubber, Train and Spermaceti Oil, 
of Cocoa Nut Oil, and of Palm Oil, in each year 
ending the 5th day of January, for the last Ten 
years, the Rate of Duty levied thereon, and the 
Average Price of each in each year, exclusive of 
Duty, as far as it can be ascertained. 


Sir Robert Peel presented,—Return to an Ad- 
dress to Her Majesty, dated the 16th day of July 
in the last Session of Parliament, for a Return 
showing the Total Number of African Negroes 
landed for the purposes of Slavery on the Islands 
and on the Continent of America, from the year 
1815 to the year 1843, both inclusive ; distinguish- 


A, 1845. 


ing the Number so landed in each of those years, 
and distinguishing also the Number landed in each 
year on the Territory of each separate State or 
Power, so far as the same can be made up from 
Documents in the possession of Her Majesty’s 
Government :—Also, Cases adjudged under Slave 
Trade Treaties, and Number of Slaves emancipated 
in consequence, at Sierra Leone, Rio de Janeiro, 
Havannah, Surinam, and other Places respectively, 
from the year 1829 to the year 1844. 


3ist day of July in the last Session of Parliament, 
for Returns of the Number of Slave Vessels arrived 
in the Transatlantic States since 1814, their Names, 
Description (as Brig, Schooner or Ship, &amp;c.), Mas- 
ters’ Names, Tonnage, Armament, Number of Crew, 
National Flag, whether empty or with Slaves (whose 
Number are to be stated), the Loss by Death on 
the Voyage, from what part of Africa arrived, the 
Length of Passage, and Date of Arrival, so far as 
these Particulars are known to Her Majesty’s Go- 
vernment :—Also, the Number of all Vessels clear- 
ing from Transatlantic Ports for Africa, and all 
Vessels clearing from Transatlantic Ports for other 
Parts, and suspected of an intention of engaging 
in the Slave Trade, since 1814, their Names, De- 
scription, Masters’ Names, Tonnage, Armament, 
Number of Crew, National Flag, whether empty 
or with Cargo, and what Cargo, to what alleged 
Destination, and Date of Departure, so far as these 
Particulars are known to Her Majesty’s Govern- 
ment. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 


y | Table. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Order, a Post-office. 


Return of every Person employed in the General 
Post-office, with the Date of each Appointment, 
the Nature of the Duties performed by each In- 











dividual, the Amount of Salary attached to such 
Duties, the Fund from which each Salary is paid, 
distinguishing what Portion, if any, is derived from 
Fees :—And, a similar Return from the General 
Post-oftice, Dublin. 


Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to an Ad- Steam Vessels 


dress to Her Majesty,— Copies of such Information 
as may be in possession of Her Majesty’s Secretary 
of State for Foreign Affairs, relative to the Number 
and Description of Steam Vessels in those Ports 
and Countries in which Her Majesty may have 
Ministers, Consuls or Agents. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Statement of Amount trans Bankruptcy, 
ferred and paid out as Dividends, and Amount paid No. 63. 


by Orders of the Court of Bankruptcy, which was 
presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Auctions, Auctions. 


which were presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Shipping Shipping Dues 


Dues, which was presented upon Friday last, be 
printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before one of the 
clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till this 
day. 








Martis, 25° die Februari , 


Anno, 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


Of DERED, That all Committees have leave Committees 


to sit this day, till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. ~. 
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Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the Slave Vessels 


Cis 
soli 


Cla 
soli 


Tand 
Cons 
Bill, 


Land 
Cons 
(Sco 


Rail 
Clau: 
solidi 


(Scot 


Com; 
Clay 
solid, 
(Sco: 


Ligh 


UCS 


Companies 
Clauses Con- 
solidation Bill. 


Railway 
Clauses Con- 
solidation Bill. 


Tands Clauses 
Consolidation 
Bill, 


Lands Clauses 
Consolidation 
(Scotland) Bill. 


8 VicTORIzZ. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Companies 
Clauses Consolidation Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Thursday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Railway Clauses Consolida- 
tion Bill. 
(In the Committee.) 


Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Ciavuses, N° 1 to N° 3, amended, and agreed to. 

CuiavuseE, N° 4: 

Paragraph, N° 5, disagreed to. 

Paragraph, N° 6, amended, and agreed to. 

Paragraphs, N° 7 to N° 9, agreed to. 

Paragraph, N° 10 (Limiting deviation from datum 
line: In case any street or public carriage-road 
shall be affected by such deviation, then the same 
shall not be made without the consent of the trus- 
tees or Commissioners having the control of such 
street or pubic carriage-road.) 

Amendments made. 

Another Amendment proposed, in P. 5. 1s. 27. and 
28. To leave out the words “ carriage-road,” in order 
to insert the word “ highway,” instead thereof. 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the paragraph ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the Yeas, oat 5 17. 

Mr. Aglionby, 93 
Mr. Wodehouse: J ~” 
The word “ highway ” inserted instead thereof. 
Other Amendments made. 
Paragraph, as amended, agreed to. 


Paragraph, N° 11, amended, and agreed to. 
To report progress, and ask leave to sit again. 


Tellers for the Noes, 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made progress 
in the Bill; and that he was directed to move, That 
the Committee may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday | 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Lands Clauses Consolidation Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scoé- 
land) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


ae The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
— mittee on the Railway Clauses Consolidation (Scot- 
(Scotland) Bint, and) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
companies The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
slide” ~=mittee on the Companies Clauses Consolidation 
(Scovland) Bil), (Scotland) Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Lighthouses. Mr. Maltby, from the Trinity House, was called 


in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the di- 
rections of an Act of Parliament,—A Return of 
the Receipt and Application of all Monies received 
as Tolls for Lighthouses, &amp;c., in the year ending 
31st December 1843 by the Corporation of Trinity 


25° Februarie. 





Vor. 100. 


61 


_— of Deptford Strond:--And then he with- 
rew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Shaftesbury 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ Writ. 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Shaftesbury, in the 
room of Lord Howard, now Earl of Effingham, 
called up to the House of Peers. 


Mr. Stansfield presented a Bill for making a Huddersfield 
Railway from the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and 2"4 Manchester 
Manchester Railway, at Stalybridge, to the Man- R&amp;'"*3.0"4 
chester and Leeds Railway, at Kirkheaton, with a 
Branch therefrom ; and for consolidating into one 
Undertaking the said proposed Railway and the 
Huddersfield Canal Navigation: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for making a Manchester 
Railway to connect the Manchester and Birming- South Junction 
ham, and Liverpool and Manchester Railways, in *4Airnctam 
the Parish of Manchester, and also to Altrincham, . 
in the County of Chester, to be calied The Man- 
chester South Junction and Altrincham Railway : 

And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Masterman presented a Bill to enable the Thames Navi- 
Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City gation Debt 
of Lode to raise a Sum of Money, at a reduced am. 

Rate of Interest, to pay off the Monies now charged 
on the Tolls and Duties payable by virtue of several 
Acts for improving the Navigation of the River 
Thames westward of London Bridge, within the 


| Liberties of the City of London, and to amend some 


of the said Acts: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Sir Thomas Edward Winnington, shelsley Road. 
Baronet, of Stanford-court, in the county of Wor- 
cester, for leave to bring in a Bill for making and 
maintaining a Turnpike-road from the Turnpike- 
road leading from Bromyard to Stourport, at or 
near to Stanford Bridge, in the parish of Stanford, 
to the Turnpike-road leading from Clifton to Wor- 
cester, at or near to Ham Bridge, in the parish of 
Clifton-on-Terne, in the county of Worcester, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Eastern Coun- 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in ties Railway 
the case of the Petition for the Eastern Counties anor 
Railway (Hertford and Biggleswade Line) Bill, Line.) 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as in the London Gazette of the 16th 
November, the Notice is not acopy of the Notices 
inserted in the other Gazettes and Newspapers, the 
words “ township of Hitchen, hamlet of Walsworth, 
hamlet of Langley, and hamlet of Preston, in the 
parish of fitchen, Norton, Pirton, Ichleford and 
Stortford,” being omitted therein, but it appeared 
that the line of the Railway proceeds through the 
parish of Norton only; and also inasmuch as the 
tunnel is not marked by a dotted line on the Plan. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Birkenhead 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in (Company’s) 
the case of the Petition for the Birkenhead (Com- ?°*s Bi! 
pany’s) Docks Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for constructing Docks, Walls, Warehouses, and 
other Works, in Birkenhead: And that Sir Philip 

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62 25° Februariz. 


Egerton, Mr. John Tollemache and Mr. Tatton 
Egerton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Leicester Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 

a Bill Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 
"the case of the Petition for the Leicester Freemen’s 
Allotments Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to repeal so much of an Act for inclosing Lands in 
the Parish of Saint Mary, in or near the Borough of 
Leicester, in the county of Leicester, as relates to 
the regulation and management of the Allotments 
to the resident Freemen and Freemen’s Widows of 
the said borough, and to the mode of appointment 
of deputies, and their duties and liabilities, and 
to other matters relating thereto, and to make other 
Provisions in lieu thereof: And that Mr. Evans, 
Mr. Ellis and Sir John Easthope do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Taunton Gas 


a Sir John Yarde Buller ae from the Select 
Mi 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Taunton Gas Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 

for better supplying with Gas the Town and Neigh- 
bourhood of Taunton, in the county of Somerset : 
And that Mr. Labouchere and Sir Edward Colebrooke 
do prepare, and bring it in. 
Blackburn, Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
ee ana ©O™Mmittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
Calne xtension the case of the Petition for the Blackburn, Burnley, 
Railway Bill. Accrington and Colne Extension Railway Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for extending the Manchester, Bury and Rossendale 
Railway to the Towns of Blackburn, Burnley, Ac- 
crington and Colne: And that Mr. Walker and Mr. 
Wilson Patten do prepare, and bring it in. 


Devonport Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Gas Bill. Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Devonport Gas Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better supplying with Gas the Borough of De- 
vonport : And that Sir George Grey, Mr. Tufnell 
and Viscount Ebrington do prepare, and bring it in. 


Chane end Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 

Holyhead Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 

Railway Bill. the case of the Petition for the Chester and Holyhead 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for completing the Line of the Chester and Holy- 
head Railway, and for amending the Act relating to 
the said Railway: And that Mr. Owen Stanley, 
Colonel Paget and Mr. William Collett do prepare, 


and bring it in, 


Eastern Coun- Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 

_ a, Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 

Coy oii’ the case of the Petition for the Eastern Counties 

tion) Bill, Railway (Ely and Whittlesea Deviation) Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Eastern Counties Railway Company 
to make a Deviation from the Line of their authorized 
Railway, between Ely and Peterborough: And that 
Mr, Eliot Yorke and Mr. Ward do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Birmingham Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
“aire Gan light Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
Company Bill, the case of the Petition for the Birmingham and 

Staffordshire Gas Light Company Bill, the Standing 


Orders had been complied with. 





A. 1845. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Biil 
to enlarge the Powers of the Birmingham and Staf- 


fordshire Gas Light Company: And that Mr. Muntz 


and Mr. Spooner do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Eastern Cou 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in (Cone 
the case of the Petition for the Eastern Counties id ee, 
Railway (Cambridge and Huntingdon Line) Bill, the don Line) gi, 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Eastern Counties Railway Com- 
pany to make a Railway from Cambridge to Hun- 
tingdon: And that Mr. Eliot Yorke and Mr, Ward 


do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Standing 
Committee on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; Orders; 
which were read, as follow : 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Whitby and Whitby ang 
Pickering Railway Petition, the Standing Orders — 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be *y: 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Guildford, Guildford, 
Chichester and Portsmouth Railway Petition, the a 
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That ier. 
the Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Wakefield, Wakefcia, 
Pontefract and Goole Railway Petition, the Standing Pontefract aud 
Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That the Parties °° Railvy, 
be permitted to proceed with their Bill, upon giving 
notice to the Surveyor of the Highways of Sandal 
Magna and Warmfield-cum- Heath, and the County 
Surveyor of Bridges for the County or Riding in 
which the said Bridge is situated; and that the 
memorandum of the radii of the two curves reported 
on, not exceeding one mile in length, be forthwith 
noted on the Plan in the Private Bill Office, and in 
the parishes in which they occur, in chains; and 
that the Committee on the Bill do examine, in the 
first place, how far such Orders have been complied 
with; and do report the same to the House on the 
Report of the Bill. 

‘The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


Mr. Hope Johnstone presented a Bill for making Caledonian 
a Railway from Carlisle to Edinburgh and Glasgow, Railway Bil. 
and the North of Scotland, to be called The Cale- 
donian Railway: And the same was read tke first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Hope Johnstone presented a Bill to enable Monkland and 
the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway Company Kirkintilloch 
to improve the Guage of their Rails: And the same Bs ™™ 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


A Petition of Trustees on the Glasgow and Shotts Glasgow and 
Turnpike-roads, for leave to bring in a Bill for com- Shotts Rost» 
pleting the Line of the Glasgow, Parkhead and 
Woodend Turnpike-roads, for incorporating the same 
with the Roads under the charge of the said Trus- 
tees, and for the further Improvement and Mainte- 
nance of the said several Roads, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Parliamentary Trustees on the Glasgow 
Bridges over the River Clyde, at Glasgow, for leave Bri4s™ 
to bring in a Bill for consolidating the management 
of the said Bridges, for re-building the Bridge over 
the said River, opposite Stockwell-street, in the city 
of Glasgow, for erecting a temporary Bridge for the 
use of the Public, for erecting across the said River, 

a Bridge for Foot-passengers, on the existing Bridge 
opposite to Portland-street, of Laurieston, being 
taken down, and other purposes, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 

Two 





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Scottish Central 
Railway. 


Caledonian 
Railway Bill. 


Cockermouth 
and Workington 
Railway Bill. 


Blackburn 
Waterworks. 


» Blackburn 


and Preston 
Railway. 


Glasgow, 
Dumfries and 
Carlisle Rail- 
way Bill, 


Shaw’s Water- 


&gt; works, 


Dublin and 
Belfast Junction 
Railway, with 
a Branch to 
Kells, 


Saint Helen’s 
Improvement. 


Wakefield, 
Pontef ract and 
Goole Railway 
Bill, 


Liverpool 
Guardian Gas, 


8 VicTORI&amp;. 


Two Petitions from Glasgow, taking notice of 
the application for leave to bring in the Scottish 
Central Railway Bill; and praying that such Biil 
may pass into law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from Glasgow, praying that the 
Caledonian Railway Bill may pass into law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


The Cockermouth and Workington Railway Bill 
was read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 
bourhood of Blackburn, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for better supplying with Water the Town and Town- 
ship of Blackburn, in the County Palatine of Lan- 
caster, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Blackburn and Preston Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for altering 
the Line of the said Railway, and for making a 
Branch therefrom, and for amending the Act relat- 
ing thereto, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Mr. Ewart presented a Bill for making a Railway 
from the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr 
Railway, near Kilmarnock, by Dumfries and Annan, 
to Carlisle, to be called The Glasgow, Dumfries 
and Carlisle Railway: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Shaw’s Water Joint Stock Com- 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said 
Company to increase the supply of Water for driving 
Mills and Machinery, near the Town of Greenock, 
and for the use of the Inhabitants of the said Town 
and Harbours thereof, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Provisional Directors, for making 
the Railway hereinafter mentioned, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for making a Railway trom Drogheda 
to Portadown, with a Branch to Kells, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners of property in, and Inha- 
bitants of the town of Saint Helen, in the county 
palatine of Lancaster, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for paving, lighting, cleansing, watering, regulating 
and otherwise improving the said Town, and for 
establishing and regulating a Market therein, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Report, in respect 
of the Petition for the Wakefield, Pontefract and 
Goole Railway Bill, which was this day made from 
the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Biil 
for making a Railway from the Manchester and 
Leeds Railway, at Wakefield, to the Towns of Pon- 
tefract and Goole, with certain Branches therefrom : 
And that Viscount Pollington and Mr. Lascelles do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Liverpool, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for lighting the said Borough and 
Town with Gas, was presented, and read ; and re- 


ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


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63 


The Sparrow’s Herne Road Bill was read a second Sparrow’s Herne 
time; and committed. Road Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Two Petitions from Saint Mary Lambeth, pray- Waterloo, ke. 
ing the House to adopt measures for redeeming and B"“e**- 
extinguishing the Tolls upon Waterloo, Southwark 
and Vauxhall Bridges,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Chester and Birkenhead Railway Extension Chester and 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. ae sae 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- sion Bil. 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Land-owners, Lease-holders and London and 
Inhabitants, Occupiers of property through which South Western 
the intended South Western and South Eastern is 
Railways Extensions to Hungerford and Waterloo (Metropolitan 
Bridges are intended to pass, praying that the Lon- Extension) 
don and South Western Railway (No. 1.) Metropo- gush Eactern 
litan Extension Bill may not pass into law; and Railways. 
also taking notice of the application fur leave to 
bring in the South Eastern Railways Bill, and 
praying that such Bill may not pass into law, was 
ggg and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of Owners of lands and hereditaments, Falmouth 
and other Inhabitants of the borough and parish of sare , 
Falmouth and the borough of Penryn, and the se- "PY" 
veral parishes of Budock, Mylor and Saint Gluvias, 
in the county of Cornwall, tor leave to bring in a 
Bill for deepening, regulating and otherwise improv- 
ing Falmouth Harbour, in the county of Cornwall, 
and for forming Basins, Docks and other Works in 
Penryn Creek, in the aforesaid Harbour, and for 
other purposes, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Mr. Gisborne presented a Bill for granting more Nottingham 
effectual Powers for supplying with Water the In- — 
habitants of the Town and County of the Town of ~"* 
Nottingham, and certain Places adjacent thereto, in 
the County of Mottingham: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Petitions from Llanfechell Mountain ;—Oswaldt- Public Houses. 

wistle ;—and, Llanrhyddlal; praying the House to 
adopt measures for preventing the increase of 
houses licensed for the sale of intoxicating drinks, 
and for diminishing to a very large extent the 
number already existing, and to pass a law for 
entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on 
the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Com- Public Petitions 
mittee on Public Petitions ; That they had examined (Fourth Re- 
the Petitions presented upon the i9th, 20th and P°™) 
21st days of this instant February, and had directed 
him to make a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of the Provost of the royal burgh of Banking 
Stranraer, in the county of Wigtown, praying the (Scotland.) 
House to discountenance every attempt to impair or 
destroy the peculiar Banking System established in 
Scotland, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Broughton,Over Wallop and Nether Medical Prac- 
Wallop ;—Northern Division of the county of Staf- tice Bill (1844.) 
ford ;—Stourport;— Saint Luke, Chelsea ;—Kensing- 
ton;—and, Stockbridge and Longstock; praying for 
certain modifications in the Billfor the eee 
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64. 95° Februariz. 


of Medical Practice, which was introduced in the 
last Session of Parliament,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Medical 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in 
Profession. 


the county of Hertford, suggesting certain alterations 
in the laws for the regulation of the Medical 
Profession ; and praying the notice of the House to 
the facts stated in their Petition, to induce the 
House to do justice to those who were members of 
the College at the time of granting the last charter, 
by placing them all on a footing to enjoy equal 
rights, titles and privileges, was presented and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Property Tax 


: A Petition of Inhabitants of Cirencester, assessed 
ct. 


to the Property Tax under Schedule (D.), praying 
that the Tax on Income comprised in the said 
Schedule may not be renewed, excepting so far as 
may affect the interest of capital assessed under 
that head, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
Act. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- 
bitants and Rate-payers of Rochdale and its neigh- 
bourhood, stating thet they consider the introduc- 
tion of the provisions of the Poor Law Amend- 
ment Act into Rochdale, will utterly destroy the 
— of self-government upon which the inha- 

itants have hitherto acted, with perfect satisfaction 
to themselves and the poor of those townships; 
and praying that they may be allowed to appear at 
the bar of the House in support of the allegations 
contained in their Petition, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
County Courts. Petitions from Llanddaniel ; —Llanbadrig ; — 
Llangrinwin ; —- and, Bodedern; — praying that a 
Bill tor the establishment of Local Courts may pass 
into law, with a Clause requiring a knowledge of 
the Welsh language on the part of the Judges of 
those Courts in Wales,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Dundalk Poor 
Law Union, praying the House to relieve them from 
the payment of any further instalments chargeable 
upon that Union for advances made by Government 
for building their workhouse, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Law 
(Ireland.) 


Sir John Trollope presented a Bill for making a 
Railway from a Place in the Parish of Bole, in the 
County of Nottingham, near to the Town and Port 
of Gainsborough, to the Town and Port of Great 
Grimsby, in the Parts of Lindsey, in the County of 
Lincoln, with Branches to the District or Place 
called New Holland, and to the Town of Market 
Rasen, to be called The Great Grimsby and Shef- 
field Junction Railway: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


ForthandClyde A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 

Navigenonand Forth and Clyde Navigation and Governor of the 

Seon said Company, and of the Edinburgh and Glasgow 

(No. 1.) Union Canal Company, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for altering and amending certain Acts relating to 
the said Navigation and Canal, and for forming a 
Junction between them, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of all Soap made in each Town of Great 
Britain, distinguishing Hard from Soft, and also 
that upon which the Silicated Duty has been charged, 
from the 5th day of January 1844 to the 5th day of 
January 1845:—Of all Soap exported, and the 
Amount of Drawback paid thereon, specifying the 





A, 1845. 


Port from whence shipped, from the 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1844 to the 5th day of January 1845 :—Of 
the Quantity of Soap, distinguishing Hard from 
Soft, and the Amount of all Allowances and Draw- 
backs made to the Manufacturers of Woollens, 
Linen, Silk and others, from the 5th day of January 
1844 to the 5th day of January 1845 :—Of all Soap 
exported to Ireland, Hard and Soft, the Port from 
whence shipped, and the Amount of Drawback paid 
thereon, from the 5th day of January 1844 to the 
5th day of January 1845 :—Of all Soap imported 
into Great Britain, Hard and Soft, the Port at 
which imported, and the Amount of Duty paid 
thereon, from the 5th day of January 1844 to the 
5th day of January 1845 :—Of all Persons con- 
victed of defrauding the Revenue arising from Soap ; 
the Date of each Conviction; the Amount of the 
several Penalties; whether the Persons so con- 
victed had been previously convicted or fined, or 
had had Penalties compromised, with or without 
Conviction ; and the Names, Dates and Amount of 
all Penalties paid in all Cases which have been 
compromised or tried before the Summary Court of 
Excise, from the 5th day of January 1844 to the 
5th day of January 1845:—And, of the Number 
of Licenses granted to Soapmakers, distinguishing 
those granted in England, Scotland and Ireland, 
from the 5th day of January 1844, to the 5th day 
of January 1845 (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 124, of Session 1844). 


The House was moved, That the Order made poo; Law 
upon Tuesday last, That there be laid before this (Ireland.) 
all a Return, in Provinces, of the Number of 
Children sent out to Service from the Union Work- 
houses in Zreland in the years 1842, 1843 and 1844, 
distinguishing Boys from Girls, with the Average 
Ages of each, the Average Wages per Half-year, 
the Number returned to the House in each Half- 
year; 1st, on account of Sickness; 2d, on account 
of Misconduct or of Quarrel with their Master ; 
and 3d, on completing their Time of Service ; also, 
those remaining out at the end of each year, and 
the Number of Boys at present acquiring a know- 
ledge of some Trade, distinguishing whether Shoe- 
makers, Tailors or other Trades, might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, poor Law 
a Return, in Provinces, of the Number of Children (Irelaud.) 
sent out to Service from the Union Workhouses in 
Ireland in the years 1842, 1843 and 1844; distin- 
guishing Boys from Girls, with the Average Ages 
of each, the Average Wages per Half-year, the 
Number returned to the House in each year; 1st, on 
account of Sickness; 2d, on account of Misconduct 
or of Quarrel with their Masters ; and, 3d, on com- 
pleting the Time of Service; also, of those remain- 
ing out at the end of each year, and of the Number 
of Boys at present acquiring a knowledge of some 
Trade, distinguishing whether Shoemakers, Tailors 
or other Trades. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Auctions 
an Account of the Number of Auction Licenses 
granted, and the Rate and Amount of Duty thereon, 
together with the Gross and Net Produce of the 
Auction Duty for the last Three years. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the Black Swit 
Acts for draining and improving certain Low Marsh Nevigatio 
and Fen Lands lying between Boston Haven an 
Bourn, in the Parts of Kesteven and Holland, in 
the County of Lincoln, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for better draining and improving the said Low 
Marsh and Fen Lands, and for further improving 
the Navigation through such Lands, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
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Sir James Graham reported to the House, That 
their several Addresses of the 13th, 18th, 19th, 20th | 
and 21st days of this instant February (that Her | 
Majesty would be graciously pleased to give direc-_ 
tions that the Papers therein mentioned might be | 
laid before this House), had been ‘ee yom to Her 
Majesty; and that Her Majesty had commanded 
him to acquaint this House, that She will give direc- 
tions accordingly. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant 
to an Address to Her Majesty,—Copy of the Me- 
morial of the House of Assembly of Jamaica to 
Her Majesty, transmitted by the Governor on the 
12th day of December last. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


Jamaica. 


No. 66. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to re- 
peal so much ofthe Act 1 Will. 4, c. 69, as provides 
that there shall be Thirteen Judges in the Court of 
Session in Scotland ; and to extend the Jurisdiction 
of the Stipendiary County Judges, called Sheriffs, 
by giving them the power of awarding the punish- 
ment of transportation, in the event of the Judges 
in the Court of Session being reduced below the 
number of Thirteen:—And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn, 


Court of Session 
(Scotland. ) 


Sierra Leone 
and Mauritius, 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of Despatch from Lord Stanley, to 
Governor Macdonald, at Sierra Leone, dated the 
10th day of February 1844 :—Of Proclamation of 
Lieutenant Governor Fergusson, at Sierra Leone, 
dated the 12th day of June 1844:—Of Letter from 
the Lay Secretary of the Church Missionary Society 
to Lord Stanley, dated the 26th day of November 
1844:—Of Reply from Mr. George William Hope 


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65 


to the dismissal of the latter from, and subsequent 
restoration to, the magistracy ; also for a Copy of 
the Commission appointing the said Earl of Lucan 
Lord Lieutenant of the County of Mayo; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 


Mercurii, 26° die Februariit, 1845: 


And the Question being put; it was resolved in 
the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, Art-Unions. 
to consider the Objects, Results and present Po- 

sition of Art Unions, how far they are affected by 

existing Laws, and what are the most expedient 

and practicable means to place them on a safe and 
permanent basis, and to render them most subser- 

vient to the improvement and diffusion of Art through 

the different classes of the community, and to report 

thereon to the House. 


The House was moved, That the Order made Lighthouses, 
upon Thursday last, that a Select Committee be 
appointed, to inquire into the state and manage- 
ment of the Lighthouses, Floating Lights, Buoys 
and Beacons, under the charge and management 
of the Corporation of the Trinity House of Depi- 
ford Strond, of the Commissioners of Northern 
Lighthouses, of the Corporation for preserving and 
improving the Port of Dublin, and of all Lights, 
Buoys and Beacons, in the hands of any other 
corporation, public body, or private individuals ; 
also into the Amount of the gross and the net 
Revenue of each, the Expenses of managing the same, 
and the Appropriation thereof ; also, into the autho- 
rities under which the respective Dues are collected 
and applied ; also, to inquire into the circumstances 
attending the Purchase of private Lighthouses by 
the Trinity House, and the Amounts paid for the 
same, and the state of the Accounts of such Light- 











on the part of Lord Stanley, dated the 24th day 
of December 1844:—And, of any Ordonnance, 
Proclamation, Law, or Proceeding, on the part of 
any Authority in the Mauritius, relative to the in- 
troduction of Negroes into that Island, in the years 
1842, 1843 and 1844. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 
Hong Kong. A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of Correspondence re- 
lative to the Issue and Suspension of an Ordinance 
of the Governor of Hong-Kong, dated 21st August 
last, for the Registration of the Population of that 
Colony, and for establishing a Poll Tax on the In- 
habitants to cover the Expenses of said Regis- 
tration :—And the said Motion was, with leave of 
the House, withdrawn. 


Physic and 


Surgery Bill, Ordered, That leave be given to _ in a Bill 


for regulating the Profession of Physic and Surgery: 
And that Sir James Graham and Mr. Manners 
Sutton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Colleges of 
Physicians and 
Surgeous Bill. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling Her Majesty to grant new Charters 
to certain Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons: 
And that Sir /ames Graham and Mr. Manners 
Sutton do prepare, and bring it in. 


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Farl of Lucan. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That there be laid before this House, a Re- 
turn of any Correspondence which tock place in 
the years 1842, 1843 and 1844, between the Lord 
Chancellor of Jreland and the Earl of Lucan, relative 

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houses; also, to ascertain all the changes and im- 
| provements that have been made in Lighthouses, 
| &amp;e., and the extent of relief which has been afforded 
to Shipping by reduction or alteration of Dues in 
the United Kingdom, since the passing of the Act 
of 1834; and how far the Recommendations of the 
Select Committee on Lighthouses in 1834 have been 
carried out; also, to consider whether any and what 
alterations can be made in the Light and other 
Dues, and in the management of the same, to 
relieve the Shipping of the Country, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated, of Mr. Hume, 
Sir George Clerk, Viscount Palmerston, Viscount 
Sandon, Mr. Gaskell, Admiral Bowles, Admiral 
Dundas, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Mitcalfe, Mr. Somes, 
Mr. Grogan, Mr. Ross, Mr. Hastie, Sir John Hanmer, 
and Mr. Aaron Chapman; with power to send 
for persons, papers, and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That there be laid before this House, a Return of 
the Number of Appeals against Charges made in 
respect of Windows, from the 1st day of January 
1839 to the 31st day of December 1844, in which 
the Surveyors for the Crown have appeared before 
the Commissioners to sustain the several Assess- 
ments to the Duties thereon:—It passed in the 
Negative. 


Windows, 


The House was moved, That the Report, in respect Guildford, 
of the Petition for the Guildford, Chichester and Chichester and 
Portsmouth Railway Bill, which was this day made Railway’ Bill 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for authorizing the Sale of the Guildford Junction 
Railway, and for enabling the Purchasers to main- 
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Physic and 
Surgery Bill. 


No. 67. 


Bastardy Bill. 


No. 68. 


Colleges of 


Physicians and 


Surgeons Bill, 
No. 69. 


Prisons, 


Convicts. 


Royal College 
of Surgeons. 


Queen’s Bench 


(Ireland.) 


Jurors 
( Leitrim.) 


Cheese. 


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‘ain the same, and to make and maintain a Railway 
therefrom to Chichester and Portsmouth, with 
Branches to join the Brighton and Chichester Rail- 
way, near Chichester, and the London and South 
Western Railway, at Fareham: And that Mr. Man- 
gles, Mr. John Abel Smithand Mr. Baring do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Sir James Graham presented a Bill for regulating 
the Profession of Physic and Surgery: And the 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
a second time upon Monday the 7th day of April 
next ; and to be printed. 


Sir James Graham presented a Bill to make cer- 
tain Provisions for Proceedings in Bastardy: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Monday next; and to be 
printed. 


Sir James Graham presented a Bill for enabling 
Her Majesty to grant new Charters to certain Col- 
leges of Physicians and Surgeons: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Monday the 7th day of April 
next ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copies of all 
Reports and of all Schedules transmitted to the 
Secretary of State respecting Prisons. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
several Addresses to Her Majesty,—Return to an 
Address to Her Majesty, dated the 30th day of 
July, in the last Session of Parliament, for a Return, 
in columns, of the Number of Convicts, of each Sex 
respectively, confined in Prisonsin the United King- 
dom, distinguishing the Number whose State of 
Health renders them unfit to be removed from this 
Country under the Sentences of Transportation 
which have been passed upon them, showing the 
Places of their Confinement ; also, the Period of 
Confinement in this Country which by Law or by 
Usage is imposed upon such Convicts as being equi- 
valent to the Terms of Seven, Ten and Fourteen 
years’ Transportation, and also to Transportation 
for Life. 

Copy of any Petition, together with a Copy of 
the Signatures attached thereto, which was presented 
to the Crown by the Council of the Royal College 
of Surgeons of j Seri praying Her Most gracious 
Majesty to grant to that College the Charter which 
received the Sign Manual of the Crown on the 14th 
“Ss September 1843. 

r. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
Orders,—Copies of Affidavits filed 4th November 
1844, in the Crown Office, Queen’s Bench, Dublin, 
of John Mallet, Timothy Allen, William Bigoe Hen- 
zell, Lewis Dezouche, John Clements, marked P ; 
the same, marked S$; and the same, marked R :— 
And, of Orders of the Court of Queen’s Bench, 
Dublin, dated 18th January 1845 :—Francis John- 
ston, Appellant, William Farrell, Respondent ; 
same, Appellant, John Geffney, Respondent ; and, 
same, Appellant, John Halpin, Respondent. 

A Return from the Clerk of the Crown of the 
County of Leitrim, of the Names and Residences 
of these Jurors who were ordered to be fined by the 
Judge of Assize at the Summer Assizes of 1844, 
held in Carrick-on-Shannon; and Copies of the 
Affidavits of any such Jurors, accounting for their 
absence, together with the Orders of the Judge of 
Assize thereon. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Quantities of Cheese imported 
into the several Ports of Great Britain, in each 
month of 1844, distinguishing the European, United 








A. 1845. 


States and Colonial Produce (in continuation of 
Parliamentary Paper, No. 203, of Session 1844) :— 
And, a Return of all European Cheese, exclusive of 
British Cheese, exported trom England during the 
years 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843 and 1844. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Prisons Prisons 
(Scotland), which was presented upon the 6th day ‘eotland) 
of this instant February, be printed. No. 70, 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Windows, Windovs, 
which was presented upon Thursday last, be No.7, 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Post- Post-ofiice, 
office, which was presented yesterday, be printed. —No.72, 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Slave Slave Trade. 
Trade, which was presented yesterday, be printed. —No,73, 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Slave Ves- Slave Vessel, 


sels, which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 23. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Steam Ves- Steam Ves, 
sels, which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 74, 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till one of the clock on Wednesday morning, 
adjourned till this day. 








Mercurii, 26° die Februarii ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


M&amp; Walker presented a Bill for extending the Blackbum, 

Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway Bu™'y, _ 

to the Towns of Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington Coke fone. 

and Colne: And the same was read the first time ; om Railway 
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and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Order made upon the 14th day of this in- Heywood 
stant February, for referring the Petition for the Waterworks 
Heywood Waterworks (No. 2.) Bill to the Select oe 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, was read, 
and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn. 


Ordered, That Sub-Committees Nos. 1 and _ 3, Petitions for 
of the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Pt” Bil 
Bills, have leave to sit this day till five of the 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Colonel Paget presented a Bill for completing Chester and 
the Line of the Chester and Holyhead Railway, =e a 
and for amending the Act relating to the said Rail- ~ ’ 
way: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Mangles presented a Bill for authorizing the Guildford, Chi 


Sale of the Gualdford Junction Railway, and for — 


enabling the Purchasers to maintain the same, and Railway Bill 
to make and maintain a Railway therefrom to 
Chichester and Portsmouth, with ; Resin to join 

the Brighton and Chichester Railway, near Chi- 

chester, and the London and South Western Rail- 

way at Fareham: And the same was read the first 

time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Belfast In- 
gesses of the borough of Belfast, for leave to bring Prove" 
in a Bill for better lighting, paving, cleansing, 
sewering, watching and improving the Borough of 
Belfast, and the Precincts thereof, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Stokenchart 
repairing certain Roads between Stokenchurch, and —_ 
the Borough of New Woodstock, in the County of Or- 


ford, and several other Roads communicating there- 


with, for leave to bring in a Bill for repairing the said 
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Roads, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Justices of the Peace for the county 
of Middlesex, for leave to bring in a Bill to alter 
and amend the Laws enabling Justices of the 
Peace, in certain cases, to borrow Money on mort- 
gage of the County Rates, so far as the same relate 
to the county of Middlesex, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Middlesex 
County Rate. 


A Petition of Members of the Board of Managers 
of the Zondon Orphan Asylum, for leave to bring 
in a Bill to incorporate the Members of that In- 
stitution, and to enable them to carry on their 
Charitable Designs, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


London Orphan 
Asylum. 


Twelve Petitions from Glasgow, praying that 
the Caledonian Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Caledonian 
Railway Bill. 


Spoad (Clun,) _ A Petition of Proprietors of estates in the town- 

&amp;c.,Inclosuree ships of Spoad, Treverward, Perlogue, Menutton, 
Pentrehodrey, Hobarris and Hobendrid, within the 
honour or lordship of Clun, in the parish of Clun, 
in the county of Salop, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the said townships, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Wakefield, Viscount Pollington presented a Bill for making 

Fouretee 2nd a Railway from the Manchester and Leeds Railway, 

Bil, at Wakefield, to the Towns of Pontefract and Goole, 
with certain Branches therefrom: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Newark and A Petition of Subscribers to and Promoters of 
allway the Undertaking hereinafter referred to, for leave to 


bring ina Bill for making a Railway from Newark- 
upon-T'rent, in the county of Nottingham, to Ches- 
terfield, inthe county of Derby, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. . 

Eastern Couns Mr. Bramston presented a Bill for enabling the 
(Canbridge Eastern Counties Railway Company to make a 
andHuntingdon Railway from Cambridge to Huntingdon: And the 


line) Bil, © same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 

Birmingham Mr. Forbes Mackenzie presented a Bill to enlarge 

and Stafford- af 


shire Gas Light the Powers of the Birmingham and Staffordshire 
Company Bil, Gas Light Company: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Taunton Gas 
ill, 


Mr. Labouchere presented a Bill for better sup- 
plying with Gas the Town and Neighbourhood of 
Taunton, in the County of Somerset: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 

Agriculture, A Petition of Farmers and Graziers, and other 
Persons dependent upon Agriculture for support, or 
interested in its prosperity, residing in Spalding, in 
the county of Lincoln, or the immediate neighbour- 
hood thereof, praying that in any relief from taxa- 
tion that may be given, the House will take the 
first opportunity to relieve the Agriculturists, was 
1 ga and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Medical Prace 


tee Bill (if) A Petition of Medical General Practitioners re- 


siding in Cardiff and neighbourhood, praying for 
certain modifications in the Bill for the Regulation 
Vox. 100. 


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|of Medical Practice, which was introduced in the 
last Session of Parliament, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Oakham ;—and, Alnwick; pray- 
| ing that the said Bill may not pass into law,—were 


| also oe and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the National Tem- Railways. 
perance Society, stating that the Petitioners have 
had to deplore the demoralizing influence which has 
invariably accompanied the construction of Rail- 
ways, owing chiefly to the intemperance occasioned 
amongst the labourers employed; and praying the 
House to pass a law, interdicting the payment of 
wages at beer-shops, and other houses licensed 
for the sale of intoxicating liquors, compelling the 
payment of each labourer the exact amount of his 
wages in current coin, and not later than five o’clock 
on the Friday afternoon, and prohibiting all per- 
sons employed in the construction or management 
of any Railway from being concerned in the sale 
of intoxicating liquors, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants, male and female, of Promiscuous 
Margate, in Kent, praying that trading in vice, by Intercourse. 
the promotion of Promiscuous Intercourse between 
the sexes, be made a highly penal offence, and that 
magistrates and officers of police may be invested 
with summary powers of proceeding in cases of 
suspected delinquency, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Rector, Churchwardens and Education 
other Inhabitants of the parish of Romaldhirk, (!eland-) 
Yorkshire, complaining of the measures now pro- 
posed by Her Majesty’s Ministers for the extension 
of Academical Education in Jreland; and praying 
the House to discontinue all grants in support of 
the Church of Rome, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Mewark-upon- Trent ;— Ramsgate ; Property Tax 
—and, King’s Lynn; praying that the Property Act. 
Tax Act may not be renewed beyond the term for 
which it was originally proposed,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Margate, Naval and 
praying that no increase whatever may be made in Military Esta- 
the Naval Force of the country, but, on the contrary, blishments. 
that prompt measures be taken greatly to reduce 


{the existing Naval and Military Establishments, 


was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Land-owners, Inhabitant House- Waterloo, &amp;e: 
holders, Merchants, residents and traders of the Bridges. 
central districts of the borough of Lambeth, praying 
the House to —_ measures for redeeming and 
extinguishing the Tolls upon Waterloo, Southwark 
and Vauxhall Bridges, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Selby, in the West London and 
Riding of the county of York, praying that the Lon- York Railway 
don and York Railway Bill, may pass into a law,~'* 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Norwich and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Brandon Rail- 
the case of the Petition for the Norwich and Bran- *"¥ — 
don Railway Deviation, and Diss and Dereham Dereham 
Branches Bill, the Standing Orders had been Branches Bill, 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for altering the line of the Norwich and Brandon 





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Whitby and 
Pickering 
Railway Bill. 


St. Asaph and 
Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Birkenhead 
(Company’s) 
Docks Bill. 


South Wales 
Railway. 


Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
(Ely and 
Whittlesea 





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Railway, and for making two Branches therefrom 
to Diss and East Dereham, in the county of Nor- 
folk: And that Mr. Wodehouse and Mr. Bur- 
roughes do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Whitby and Pickerifig Rail- 
way Bill, which was yesterday made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for authorizing the Sale of the Whitby and Pickering 
Railway to the York and North Midland Railway 
Company, and for enabling the said Company to 
make certain Deviations or Alterations in the Line 
of the Whitby and Pickering Railway: And that 
Mr. Aaron Chapman, Sir John Lowther and Mr. 
Redhead Yorke do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of the Dean and Chapter of the 
cathedral church of Wells, praying for the repeal 
of so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will 4, c. 77, as 
provides for the Union of the Dioceses of Saint 
Asaph and Bangor, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sir Philip Egerton presented a Bill for con- 
structing Docks, Walls, Warehouses, and other 
Works, in Birkenhead: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


A Petition of Promoters of a Railway to be 
called The South Wales Railway, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for making a Railway from the 
Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway to 
Fishguard and Pembroke Dock, with Branches 
therefrom, to be called The South Wales Railway, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Robert Palmer presented a Bill to enabie 
the Eastern Counties Railway Company to make a 
Deviation from the Line of their authorized Rail- 


Deviation) Bill. way, between Ely and Peterborough: And the same 


Anderston 
Municipal] and 
Police. 


South Eastern 
Railways. 


Sugar. 


was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


A Petition of the Provost, Bailies, Councillors 
and Treasurer of the burgh of barony of Anderston, 
and Commissioners of Police of the said burgh, and 
resident Householders of the said burgh, and places 
adjacent thereto, for leave to bring in a Bill for ex- 
tending the said Burgh of Anderston, in the county 
of Lanark, for better regulating the Police, and 
paving, lighting and cleansing the Streets therein, 
and in certain lands adjacent to the said Burgh, 
and for other purposes relating thereto, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Isaac Lyon Goldsmid, and others, 
whose names are thereunto subscribed, complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the South Eastern Railways 
Bill, had not been complied with; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A. Petition of Grocers of Bridgewater, praying 
that the House will allow them a reasonable time 
for the disposing of the stock of Sugar on which 
duty has been paid, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Sugar Refiners of London, praying 
that the House will allow them a remission of what- 
ever may be the amount of the reduction of duty 


A. 1845. 


on their stocks on hand, was also presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


the case of the Petition for the Cromford Canal 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to alter and amend some of the Provisions of the 
Acts relating to the Cromford Canal: And that 
Mr. Gisborne and Mr. Mundy do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


gation and Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for improving the Navigation of the River and Bay 
leading to the Borough of Bridgewater, for main- 
taining the present Bridge, and extending the Quays 
within the borough ; and for forming a Communi- 
cation by Road and by Railway between the Quays 
and the Bristol and Exeter Railway: And that 
Mr. Broadwood, Mr. Forman and Mr. Acland do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


an 


the case of the Petition for the Bridgewater Navi- pi) 


Mr. Hope Johnstone reported from the Select Cromford Cana} 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in Bill. 


Mr. Hope Johnstone reported from the Select Bridgewater 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in a 
al way 


Mr. Hope Johnstone reported from the Select Bamsiey 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the Junction 


case of the Petition for the Barnsley Junction Railway 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Sheffield, Ashton- 
under-Lyne and Manchester Railway to the Midland 
Railway, to be called The Barnsley Junction Rail- 
way: And that Mr. Stuart Wortley, Mr. James 
Wortley and Mr. Beckett do prepare, and bring it in. 


the case of the Petition for the Wallasey Improvement 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for paving, lighting, watching, cleansing and other- 
wise improving the Parish of Wallasey, in the county 
of Chester, and for establishing a Police, and also 
a Market, within the said Parish, and for other pur- 
poses: And that Sir Philip Egerton and Mr. John 














Tollemache do prepare, and bring it in. 


Railway Bill. 


Mr. Hope Johnstone reported from the Select Wallasey In- 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in provement Bil, 


Mr. Hope Johnstone reported from the Select Leeds and 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in — Raliony 
the case of the Petition for the Leeds and Thirsk 


Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Leeds to Thirsk, with 
Branches therefrom: And that Sir George Cockburn, 
Mr. Beckett and Mr. Busfeild do prepare, and bring 


it in. 









Mr. Hope Johnstone reported from the Select Huddersfield 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the #4 ae 
Junction Rall- 


case of the Petition for the Huddersfield and Sheffield 
Junction Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Huddersfield, in the 
West Riding of the County of York, to or near Pe- 
nistone, in the same Riding, there to form a Junction 
with the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manches- 
ter Railway, to be called The Huddersfield and 
Sheffield Junction Railway: And that Mr, Stuart 
Wortley, Mr. Stansfield and Mr. Ward do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Hope Johnstone reported from the Select Com- 
|mittee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the 
‘case of the Petition for the Thames and Medway 
| . 

| Canal 








way Bill. 


Thames end 


Medway Canal. 





Prisons 


(Scotla 





' Paroch 
Settlen 
Bill, 








Public 








Foreigi 


Lead : 
Lead ( 


Ways 
Means 


Sogar 





8 VicToRIz: 96° —27° 


Canal Bill, the Standing Orders had not been com- | 


plied with, inasmuch as the promoters of the Bill had 
only given the Notices required in the case of Bills 
of the third class; and inasmuch as it appears that, 
under all their former Acts, the Company were au- 
thorized only to take tolls as a Canal Company, 
with the powers usually granted in Canal Acts; and 
inasmuch as the proposed Bill enables the Company 
to take tolls as a Railway Company, and subjects 
their works to the provisions of the General Acts 
relating to Railways; and it therefore appeared to 
the Committee, that a Bill continuing such powers 
and enactments cannot be considered as a Bill con- 
tinuing or amending an Act passed for any of the 
purposes included in this or the two preceding classes, 
where no further work than such as was authorized 
by a former Act is proposed to be made, and it is 
not a Bill of the third class. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Februariz. 69 


“ perty Tax, at the end of Three years, extremely. 
“* uncertain and improbable,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question ; 


And the’ House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 27° die Februarii, 1845: 


And the Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the { Mr. Young, 36 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring : }2 : 

Tellers for the f Lord Marcus Hill, } 
Noes, L Mr. George Stevens Byng : Bee, 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the 


Committee of Ways and Means, be now read; and 
the same being read ; 


Prisons A Petition of the Provost of the royal burgh of ; ; : 
(Stlnd.) —_Vairn, praying the House to alter the provisions of| esolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
the law relative to Prisons (Scotland), so far as to | S0lve itself into the said Committee. 
substitute real rent, for crime and population, as the ; 
sole basis of all future assessments, was presented, The Order of the day being read, for the second Property Tax 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. reading of the Property Tax Bill ; ; _ Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
Parochial A Petition of Members of the Board of Guardians any 
Settlement == of the Worcester Poor Law Union, praying that the . 
j Bil. Pasockiol Sel@iement Til mae 2 A ne tn, The Order of the day being read, for the second Stamp Duties 


reading of the Stamp Duties Assimilation Bill ; Assimilation 


was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this Bill. 


ll, 


nal. 


; Public Houses. 


Foreigners, 


Lead and 
Lead Ore, 


Ways and 
Means, 


Sn ° 
Sogar Duties, 


the Table. 


Petitions from Banwell ;—and, Brough ; praying 
the House to adopt measures for preventing the 
increase of houses licensed for the sale of intoxicat- 
ing drinks, and for diminishing to a very large ex- 
tent the number already existing, and to pass a law 
for entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor 
on the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Number of Certificates 
granted by the Secretary of State for the Home 
Department, under the Act 7 and 8 Vic. c. 66, to 
Foreigners seeking to obtain the Rights and Capa- 
cities of natural born Subjects of Her Majesty :— 
Also, a Statement (as far as it can be given) of all 
the Fees and Expenses required of the Parties seek- 
ing to be naturalized by application to the Secretary 
of State. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Imports and Exports of Lead and 
Lead Ore for the year ending the 5th day of January 
1845 (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 
225, of Session 1844.) 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Order of the day, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means, be now read ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ it is the Opinion of this House, that the plan pro- 
posed by Her Majesty’s Government in reference 
to the Sugar Duties, professes to keep up a dis- 
tinction between Foreign free-labour and Foreign 
slave-labour Sugar, which is impracticable. and 
illusory; and, without adequate benefit to the 
ccnsumer, tends so greatly to impair the Revenue 


as to render the removal of the Income and Pro- 
Vo. 100. 


“ 


- 
n” 





day. 


mittee of Supply 5 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Railway 
a lithographed Plan or Plans of the Carriage or Carriages. 


Carriages either already sanctioned, recommended 
or most approved of by the Railway Department of 
the Board of Trade, for the conveyance of Third- 
class Passengers under the Penny-a-mile Clause of 
the Railway Act:—Also, a Statement, in detail, 
showing the Number of Passengers the above Car- 
riage or Carriages are constructed to hold, with the 
length, breadth and height of the same, and the 
Sizes and Situations of the Spaces provided for ad- 
nitting Air and Light, and whether Glass is used 
in any, and in which of the said Spaces :—Also, a 
Copy of the Rules or Regulations, if any, which the 
Railway Department of the Board of Trade have 
issued or recommended for carrying out the Law 
applicable to the Carriages on those Railways which 
come under the Penny-a-mile Clause; and stating 
whether the locking of any of the doors of these 
Carriages is in practice; and also the times of these 
Carriages starting, the time of their Arrival at their 
various destinations, the entire time on the Road, 
and the distance travelled in each case respectively. 


a List of the projected Railways of which Plans and 
Sections have been deposited with the Railway De- 
partment of the Board of Trade, in columns, and 
under the following Heads :—New Lines, Branch, 
Junction, Extension, Amalgamation, Double and 
Single Lines, with the Length of each of the above 
respectively ; specifying those Companies which 
propose to purchase or lease other Lines, 


terday, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
consider the Objects, Results and present Position 











of Art Unions, how far they are affected by existing 
Laws, and what are the most expedient and prac- 
ticable means to place them on a safe and permanent 

K 3 basis 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- supply. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Railway Plans. 


-The House was moved, That the Order made yes= Art Unions. 



























Poor Law. 


Auctions, 


Justices’ Clerks 
and Clerks of 
the Peace Bill. 


No. 75. 


Devonport Gas 
and Coke 
Company Bill. 


Lighthouses. 
No. 76, 


Prisons. 


No. 77. 


Convicts. 
No. 78. 


Royal College 
of Surgeons. 


No. 79. 


Comnittees, 


79 


basis, and to render them most subservient to the 
improvement and diffusion of Art through the dif- 
ferent classes of the community, and to report there- 


on to the House, might be read; and the same_ 


being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Wyse, Viscount 
Palmerston, Mr. Solicitor General, Mr. Ewart, Mr. 
Escott, Mr. Baring Wall, Viscount Adare, Mr. 
Plumptre, Mr. Thomas Duncombe, Mr. Ridley Col- 
borne, Mr. William Mackenzie, Sir Charles Lemon, 
Mr. McGeachy, Mr. Mackinnon, and Sir William 
Clay, with Power to send for persons, papers and 
records. 


Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That the Petition from Rochdale relative 
to the Poor Law, which was presented yesterday, 
be printed. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Orders,—An 
Account of the Quantities of Sugar of the several 
Sorts imported into the United Kingdom, distin- 
guishing Clayed from Muscovado, and the Quanti- 
ties of each, from the British West India Colonies, 
Mauritius, and British Possessions in India, together 
with the Quantities cleared of each for Home Con- 
sumption, with the Rates of Duty paid, and the net 
Revenue therefrom, in each year, from 1820 to 1844, 
both inclusive; followed by a Comparative State- 
ment of the Annual Average Price of British Plan- 
tation and Foreign Sugars for the same period, with 
the Dates of the Acts of Parliament regulating the 
Duties. 

An Account of the Number of Auction Licenses 
granted, and the Rate and Amount of Duty thereon, 
together with the Gross and Net Produce of the 
Auction Duty for the last Three years. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Manzers Sutton presented a Bill for Payment 
of Justices’ Clerks and Clerks of the Peace by Sa- 
laries instead of Fees, and for regulating Fees in 
Criminal Proceedings: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Friday, the 7th day of March next; and to 
be printed. 


Viscount Ebrington presented a Bill for better 
supplying with Gas the Borough of Devonport : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Lighthouses, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Prisons, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Return relative 
to Convicts, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Royal 
College of Surgeons, which was presented yesterday, 


be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before one of the 
clock on Thursday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 


Jovis, 27° die Februarii ; 


Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


QRDER ED, That all Committees have leave 
to sit this day till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 


26°—27° Februarii. 


the Bill, in P. 30. 1. 3., by 





A. 1845. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to Companies 
Clauses Cop. 
solidation By, 


take into further consideration the Report on the 
Companies Clauses Consolidation Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to; and Amend 
ments were made to the Bill. 


Another Amendment was proposed to be made to 
leaving out from the 
word “ scheme” to the word “ before” inl. 6. 

And the Question being proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Bill:—Thke said proposed Amendment was, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made 
to the Bill, in P. 30.1. 3., by inserting after the 
word “reduced” the words “ Provided always, 
“ That the word ‘ dividend’ shall not be construed 
to apply to a return of any portion of the capital 
stock, due notice being given for that purpose at 
an extraordinary meeting to be convened for that 
object.” 

And the Question being proposed, That those 
words be there inserted: — The said proposed 
Amendment was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. : 
oP another Amendment was made to the 

ill. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made 
to the Bill, in P. 33. 1. 41., by inserting after the 
word “ Company” the words “ to the amount of 
“ any balance which may be due from the treasurer 
“ of the said Company.” 

And the Question being proposed, That those 
words be there inserted: — The said proposed 
Amendment was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 

* other Amendments were made to the 

ill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Tues- 
day next. 


“ 
‘ 


Bedfol 
Londo 
Birmil 


Railw: 


Hudde 
and § 
Juncti 
way B 


Harro; 
&gt; Ripon 
Railw: 


Glossc 


Leice: 
men’s 
&gt; ments 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Railway 


into a Committee upon the Railway Clauses Con- 
solidation Bill. 
(In the Committee.) 
Cause, N°. 4, continued : 
Paragraph, N° 12, agreed to. 


Paragraphs, N° 13 and N° 14, amended, and 
agreed to. 


To report progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made further pro- 
egress in the Bill; and that he was directed to move, 
That the Committee may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Clauses Con- 
solidation Bill. 


» Agric 
| and ¢ 
| cial 
 Trela 


Lond 
Gree 
Rail 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Companies 
into a Committee upon the Companies Clauses Con- C!s”? 


spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and 
Mr. Greene reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bil, and made Amendments there- 
unto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Pgh : ; lidati 
solidation (Scotland) Bill; and, after some time (Scotland) Bl 


South 
Raily 


Mr. Ritchie, from the Commissioners of the Northers 
Northern Lighthouses, was called in; and at the Lighthow™ 


bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act 
of Parliament,—An Abstract of the Receipts and 
Payments on account of the Duties levied for the 
Northern Lighthouses, for the year 1843 :—And 
then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 
- A Petition 


dil 


Bill, 


es 
’ 


/olle 


1) Bil, 


SCS. 


Bedford and 
London, and 
Birmingham 
Railway. 


Huddersfield 
and Sheffield 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill, 


Harrogate aud 
&gt; Ripon Junction 
p Railway. 


&gt; Glossop Gas. 


- Leicester Free- 
&gt; men’s Allot- 
&gt; ments Bill. 


Agricultural 
and Commer. 
cial Bank of 


| Treland. 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway, 


South Eastern 
Nailways, 


8 VicTORIZ. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Railway here- 
after mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from the town of Bedford, to 
join the London and Birmingham Railway near 
Bletchley, in the county of Buckingham, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Stansfield presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from Huddersfield, in the West Riding of the 
County of York, to or near Penistone, in the same 
Riding, there to form a Junction with the Sheffield, 
Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway, to 
be called The Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction 
Railway :. And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Great North of England Rail- 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable 
the said Company to make a Railway to be called 
The Harrogate and Ripon Junction Railway, and 
a Branch to Richmond, all in the county of York, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the township of 
Glossop, in the county of Derby, and others, Bub- 
scribers to an Undertaking for lighting with Gas 
the said township of Glossop, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for lighting with Gas the said town and 
yg was presented, and read; and referred 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Sir John Easthope presented a Bill to repeal so 
much of an Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish 
of Saint Mary, in or near the Borough of Leicester, 
in the County of Leicester, as relates to the Regu- 
lation and Management of the Allotments to the 
Resident Freemen and Freemen’s Widows of the 
said Borough, and to the mode of Appointment of 
Deputies, and their Duties and Liabilities, and to 
other matters relating thereto, and to make other 
Provisions in lieu thereof: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


A Petition of Members of the Committee ap- 
pointed by the Shareholders in the Agricultural and 
Commercial Bank of Ireland, to wind up the affairs 
of the said Company, for leave to bring in a Bill 
to facilitate the winding up of the affairs of the said 
Bank, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the London and Greenwich Rail- 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to autho- 
rize the said Company to let on lease the said Rail- 
way, and for amending the Acts relating to such 
Railway, was presented, and read; and referred to 


pod Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
ills. 


Petitions of Martha Carr, of Lowndes-square, in 
the county of Middlesex, Spinster ;—London and 
Croydon Railway Company ;— Walter Barton May 
and others, Owners and Occupiers of lands upon 
the line of the intended Railway and Branches, or 
some of them thereinafter mentioned ;—Lord Bezley 
and others, Owners and Occupiers upon the line, 
or in the neighbourhood of the intended Railway, 
and Branches, or some of them, thereinafter men- 
tioned ;—and, John Gaborian Shepherd and others, 
Owners and Occupiers of lands and houses upon the 
line or near to the intended Railway and Branches 
thereinafter mentioned, or some or one of them; 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 


in respect to the application fur the South Eastern 
VoL. 100. 


97° Februari. 











71 


Railways Bill, had not been complied with ; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
agents and witnesses, against the same,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Petitions of Inhabitants of Deal and its neigh- 
bourhood ;—and, Owners and Occupiers of land in 
the county of Kent; taking notice of the applica- 
tion for leave to bring in the said Bill; and pray- 
ing that such Bill may not pass into law,—were also 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Churchwardens, Overseers, and Fisher-lane 
Governors and Directors of the parish of Greenwich, (Greenwich) 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel py 
or agent, against certain parts of the Fisher-lane 
(Greenwich) Improvement Bill, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are there- Dundee 
unto subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for sup- Waterworks. 
plying with Water the royal burgh of Dundee, and 
suburbs thereof, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are there- Dundee and 
unto subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for Perth Railway. 
making a Railway from the royal burgh of Dundee, 
in the county of Forfar, to the royal burgh or city 
of Perth, in the county of Perth, to be called the 
Dundee and Perth Railway, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Overseers of the parish of Battersea, Battersea Poor. 
in the county of Surrey, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for the better ascertaining and collecting the Poor 
and other rates in the said parish, and for cleansing 
the same parish, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Right honourable George Ear] Boddam 
of Aberdeen, for leave to bring ina Bill for improving "4" 
and maintaining the Harbour or Port of Boddam, 
in the county of Aberdeen, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Mr. Wodehouse presented a Bill for altering the Norwich and 
Line of the Norwich and Brandon Railway, and eee 
for making Two Branches therefrom to Diss and and Diss and 
East Dereham, in the County of Norfolk: And the Dereham 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be Branches Bill. 


read a second time. 


A Petition of William Linskhill, of Humberstone- Newcastle- 

lodge, in the county of Leicester, Esquire, com- ypon‘Tyne anc 

4% . ° orth Shields 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in Railway (‘Tyne- 
respect to the application for the Mewcastle-upon- mouth Exten- 
Tyne and North Shields Railway (Tynemouth Ex- so) &amp;c- Bill. 
tension), &amp;c., Bill, had not been complied with ; and 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his agent 
and witnesses, against the same, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners or Occupiers of property Bristol (Red- 
within the city of Bristol, or otherwise interested in “fe) Bridge. 
the Bridge hereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for building a Bridge from Saint Mary 
Redcliff, across the Floating Harbour, to the parish 
of Saint Nicholas, all in the city and county of the 
city of Bristol, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


K 4 A Petition 











72 97° Februariz. A. 1845. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur-| Sir Philip Egerton presented a Bill for paving, Wallasey In. 
gesses of the city of Bristol, for leave to bring in | lighting, watching, cleansing and otherwise improv- Provement Biy 
a Bill for removing Doubts relating to the collection | ing the Parish of Wallasey, in the County of Chester, 
of certain portions of the Borough Rates of the city | and for establishing a Police, and also a Market, 
and county of Bristol, was presented, and read; within the said Parish, and for other Purposes: And 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions | the same was read the first time; and ordered to 


Bristol Paro- 
chial Rates. 











for Private Bills. 


Cromford 


Mr. Gisborne presented a Bill to alter and amend 
Canal Bill. 


time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Leeds and 

=" Railway way from Leeds to Thirsk, with Branches therefrom : 

: And the same was read the first time ; aud ordered 
to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Manchester, Bury and Rossen- 
dale Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for amending the Act relating to the said Railway, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Manchester, 
Bury and 
Rossendale 
Railway, 


Petitions of Trustees of the Hull and Kirk Ella 
Turnpike-road ;—and, Commissioners of Bridling- 
ton Piers and Harbour; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Hull and Selby (Brid- 


Hull and 

Selby (Brid- 
lington Branch) 
Railway Bill. 


lington Branch) Railway Bill,—were presented, and ° 


read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Bridgewater 
Navigation and 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Greenall presented a Bill for improving the 
Navigation of the River and Bay leading to the 
Borough of Bridgewater ; for maintaining the pre- 
sent Bridge, and extending the Quays within the 
Borough; and for forming a Communication by 
Road and by Railway between the Quays and the 
Bristol and Exeter Railway: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Glasgow, Garn- 
kirk and Coat- 


bridge Railway. bridge Railway Company, for leave to bring in a 


Bill to énable the said Company to improve the 
Gauge of their Rails, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Glasgow 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Markets. 


Council of the city of Glasgow, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for the better Regulation and Management, 
and for the Extension of the Slaughter-houses and 
Market Accommodation in the city of Glasgow, and 
for other purposes in relation thereto, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Kidwelly 


A Petition of Proprietors of estates in the several 
Inclosure. 


parishes hereinafter named, or some of them, for 
leave to bring in a Bill to alter and amend an Act 
of the eleventh year of King George the Fourth, 
for inclosing Lands in the parishes of Kidwelly, 
Saint Mary, in Kidwelly, Saint Ishmael and Pem- 
brey, in the county of Carmarthen, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Barnsley 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Mr. Stuart Wortley presented a Bill for making 
a Railway from the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne 
and Manchester Railway to the Midland Railway, 
to be called The Barnsley Junction Railway: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


Mr. Beckett presented a Bill for making a Rail- 


A Petition of the Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coat- | 


| be read a second time. 


| A Petition of Wilbraham Egerton, of Tatton Manchest: 


some of the Provisions of the Acts relating to the Park, in the county of Chester, Esquire, praying "4 Birming. 
Cromford Canal: And the same was read the first! that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or = 


an nding 
agent, against certain parts of the Manchester and Branch) Bil, 
| Birmingham Railway (Ashton Branch) Bill, was 

| presented, and read. 

| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
‘Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
| by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 


| Bill, against the said Petition. 


| A Petition of the Midland Railways Company, Midland Rai. 
‘for leave to bring in a Bill to empower the said *** (Syston 
| Company to make a Branch from the said Railway, no 
inear Syston, in the county of Leicester, to the city ~ 
of Peterborough, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Midland Railways Company, Midland Rai. 
for leave to bring in a Bill to empower the said Com- ways (Swintn 
pany to make a Branch Railway from Swinton, in © biol) 
‘the West Riding of the County of York, to Don- 

caster, Gainsborough and Lincoln, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee 
‘on Petitions for Private Bills. 


| A Petition of the Midland Railways Company, Midland Rail 
for leave to bring in a Bill to empower the said Ways — 
Company to extend the said Railway from Wotting- “"°™""™” 

| ham to Newark and Lincoln, was presented, and 

read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 

| titions for Private Bills. 





_ A Petition of the Midland Railways Company, Midland Rai- 
|for leave to bring in a Bill to empower the said ways (Ely 
Company to make a Railway from the city of Ely “"°™) 
to the towns of March, Wisbeach, Spalding, Boston, 

and the city of Lincoln, and also to make a Branch 

from such Railway, at Spalding, to Holbeach, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
ieee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Railway herein- Lowestoft 
after mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for card “ 
making a Railway from Lowestoft, in the county of ©" 
Suffolk, to the Yarmouth and Norwich Railway, 
at Reedham, in the county of Norfolk, with a 
Branch therefrom, and for improving the Harbour 
of Lowestoft, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of, and Suitors for, a North Wool 
Bill for making the Railway hereinafter mentioned, wich Rail. 
for leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway 
from the Eastern Counties and Thames Junction 
Railway, near the mouth of the River Lea, to North 
Woolwich, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of the Southwark Water Company, Southwark and 
and of the Vauxhall Waterworks Company, for ——, , 
leave to bring in a Bill for uniting the said Compa- ~° , 
nies into one Company, to be called The Southwark 
and Vauxhall Water Company, and for extending 
the Works of the said Company, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 














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A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of estates, 
and Inhabitants within the towns of Middlesbro’ 
and Redcar, and elsewhere, in the North Riding 
of the County of York, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Middlesbro’ to or near 
the town of Redcar, in the North Riding of the 
County of York, to be called the Middlesbro’ and 
Redcar Railway, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Middlesbro” 
and Redcar 
Railway. 


Wear Valley 
Railway. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of estates, 
and Inhabitants within the towns of Bishop Auck- 
land, Wolsingham and Stanhope, and elsewhere, in 
the county of Durham, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway, to be called The Wear Valley 
Railway, from and out of the Bishop Auckland and 
Weardale Railway, to Frosterley, with a Branch ter- 
minating at or near Bishopley Crag, in Stanhope in 
Weardale, all in the county of Durham, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners or Proprietors of land rated 
under the Act hereinafter mentioned, for leave to 
bring in a Bill to amend an Act for draining the 
Low Grounds and Cars in the Parish of Keyingham, 
and other Places, in the East Riding of the county 
of York, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the 
Act for better paving, lighting, watching, cleansing 
and otherwise improving the Town of Birmingham, 
in the County of Warwick, and for regulating the 
Police and Markets of the said Town, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for paving, lighting, draining, cleans- 
ing and improving the said Town, and for regulating 
the Markets thereof, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Keyingham 
Drainage. 


Birmingham 
Improvement. 


Duddeston and 
Nechells 
Improvement. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the 
Act hereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a 
Bill to amend an Act for lighting, watching, cleans- 
ing and otherwise improving and regulating the 
Hamlets or Liberties of Duddeston and Nechells, in 
the Parish of Aston, near Birmingham, in the County 
of Warwick, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners for improving the 
Pier and Port of Hartlepool, in the county of Dur- 
ham, appointed by the Admiralty, and being Suitors 
for the Bill hereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for amending the Acts relative to the Im- 
provement of the said Pier and Port, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Hartlepool Pier 
and Port. 


Whitby ard 
Pickering 
Railway Bill. 


Sir John Lowther presented a Bill for authorizing 
the Sale of the Whitby and Pickering Railway to 
the York and North Midland Railway Company, 
and for enabling the said Company to make certain 
Deviations or Alterations in the Line of the 
Whitby and Pickering Railway :° And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


YorkandNorth A Petition of the York and North Midland 


wy beet. Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for 

Extension.) enabling the said Company to extend their Railway 
from the Township of South Milford to Doncaster, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

qitermen’s A Petition of the Master, Wardens and Com- 

(Poor's snq-«sMOnalty of Watermen and Lightermen of the River 

Endowment © Thames, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the 

Fund) Vou. 100. 


97° Februarie. 


73 


said Master, Wardens and Commonalty to invest 
their Poor’s Fund, and the Endowment Fund of 
the Free Watermen and Lightermen’s Asylum, in 
the purchase of land, or on mortgage, and to hold 
lands for the purposes of the said Funds, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Sheffield and 
Sheffield Canal, for leave to bring in a Bill to amend Tinsley Canal. 
an Act passed in the fifty-fifth year of the reign of 
his Majesty King George the Third, intituled, An 
Act for making and maintaining a Navigable Canal 
from Sheffield to Tinsley, in the West Riding of 
the County of York, and to repeal certain Laws 
relating to a Road from Tinsley to Sheffield, and the 
other Roads in the Township of Tinsley, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne Shefield, 
and Manchester Railway Company, the Midland —- 
Railway Company, and the Manchester and Bir- yianchester 
mingham Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Railway. 
Bill to authorize the letting on lease to the Midland 
Railway Company, and the Manchester and Bir- 
mingham Railway Company, of the Railways and 
Works of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and 
Manchester Railway Company, and to give effect 
to certain arrangements entered into by the said 
Companies, and to amend and enlarge some of the 
provisions of the Acts relating to the said Com- 
panies respectively, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Gentry, Bankers, Merchants, Traders Hull and Selby 
and other Inhabitants of the town of Beverley and Grech} Rail 
its vicinity, in the East Riding of the county of way Bill, 
York, praying that the Hudl and Selby (Bridlington 
Branch) Railway Bill, may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Owners or Proprietors, and Occu- Hemel Hemp- 
piers of houses, tenements or hereditaments, in the *¢! Small 
parish of Hemel Hempsted, in the county of Hert- °°" 
ford, for leave to bring in a Bill for better assessing 
and collecting the Poor-rates, Highway-rates and 
Church-rates, in the said parish, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Viscount gainburgh 
Melville, President, and Alexander Pringle, Esquire, Life Assurance 
of Whytbank, Vice-president, of Richard Mackenzie, Company. 
Esquire, Depute Keeper of Her Majesty’s Signet 
in Scotland, present senior Director and Chairman 
of the Court of Directors of the Edinburgh Life 
Assurance Company, and Directors, Officers and 
Shareholders of the said Company, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for conferring on the said Pate 
certain Privileges of a corporate body, and as suc 
to sue and be sued, to hold property, and for other 
purposes relating thereto, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of James William Vivian, complaining West Cornwalt 

that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect Railway. 

to the application for the West Cornwall Railway 

Bill, had not been complied with: and praying that 

he may be heard, by himself, his agent and wit- 

nesses, against the same, was presented, and read ; 

and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 

for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitant Householders and Oc- a. od 
cupiers of premises in the town and borough of Guardian Gas, 





L Liverpool, 








Forth and 
Clyde Naviga- 


tion, and Union 


Canal Junction 


(No. 2.) 


Railways. 


Public Houses. 


Promiscuous 
Intercourse. 


Attornies’ 
Certificates. 


Education 
(Treland.) 


Insolvent 


Debtors Act. 


Navy. 


Windows. 


74 


Liverpool, and Consumers of Gas therein, taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Liverpool Guardian Gas Bill; and praying that such 
Bill may pass into law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of 
the Forth and Clyde Navigation, and the Governor 
of the said Company, and of the Edinburgh and 
Glasgow Union Canal Company, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for altering and amending certain Acts 
relating to the said Navigation and Canal, and for 
forming a Junction between them, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Dudley Canal Navigation;—Company of Pro- 
prietors of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire 
Canal Navigation ;—and, Company of Proprietors 
of the Rochdale Canal; praying the House to make 
such Legislative Enactments as may be necessary 


27° Februari. 





A. 18435. 


the repeal of the Tax on Windows,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Postmasters and Livery Stable Post Horses, 
Keepers resident in the city and county of Durham, 
praying for the remission of the duty payable on 
Horses let to hire, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Slammannan;— and, Polmont ; Mines and 
praying the House to modify so much of the Mines Collieries Ac, 
and Collieries Act as makes it illegal for females to 
work in Mines,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Landowners, Farmers, Maltsters Mat. 
and others usually attending Vewbury Market, in 
the county of Berks, praying for the repeal of the 
duty on Malt, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 





for insuring that passengers and goods on Railways 
shall be charged such rates respectively as are ne- 
cessary to make all descriptions of traffic bear their 
due proportions to the general outlay and current 
expenses of the line,—were presented and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Penryn; — Henstridge; — Al- 


trincham (four Petitions) ;—Ashton-upon- Mersey ;— | 


and, Sale; praying the House to adopt measures 
for preventing the increase of houses licensed for 
the sale of intoxicating drinks, and for diminishing 
to a very large extent the number already existing, 
and to pass a law for entirely abolishing the sale 
of intoxicating liquor on the Lord’s Day,—were 
presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Uxbridge, in the | 


county of Middlesex, praying the House to render 


trading in vice by promoting Promiscuous Inter- | 


course between the sexes a highly penal offence, 
and that the officers of Justice may be invested 
with summary powers of proceeding in such cases, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies, Solicitors and Proctors 


residing at Lincoln, praying that they may be re- | 


lieved from the payment of the annual duty on 
their Certificates, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Saint Peter’s, Athlone; — and, 
Dromore ; praying the House to devise means for 
removing the restrictions placed on the distribution 
of the Aid granted for Education in Zreland, so as to 
afford assistance to the Schools in connection with 
the Church Education Society for Zreland,—were 
= and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Petitions from Fairford ;—Minchinhampton ;— 
Northleach;—and, Cirencester ; praying for the repeal 
of the 57th Clause of the Insolvent Debtors Act,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a meeting of 


Inhabitants of the borough of Birmingham, pray- 
: : - 

ing that no increase of the Navy Estimates be 
granted, and that prompt measures be taken , whereby 
all points of international dispute with foreign 
powers may be referred for arbitration, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Saint Mary-le-bone ;—Saint Pan- 
eras ;—and, Saint James, Westminster ; praying for 








A Petition of Melmoth Walters, Barrister-at-Law, Law of 
one of the Churchwardens of the parish of Bath- Settlement. 
easton, in the county of Somerset, praying the House 

to abolish the Law of Settlement, and provide for 

the maintenance of the poor of the whole kingdom 

| out of one common fund, was presented, and read ; 

an ordered to lie upon the Table. 


_ A Petition of Electors and other Inhabitants of Post-ofiic. 
the borough of Finsbury, praying that a strict, 
searching and open inquiry be instituted into all 

the circumstances relative to the opening of Letters 
'at the Post-office, and that the House will, there- 

upon, do full and substantial justice, first, to the 

= at large; secondly, to their representative in 
| arliament ; and thirdly, to his constituents, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 
| Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Cambridge 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of and Lincoln 
‘the Petition for the Cambridge and Lincoln Rail- ¥*"** 
_way Bill, the Standing Orders had not been com- 
| plied with, inasmuch as no memorandum of the 
| radii of two curves, not exceeding one mile in length, 
is noted on the Plan in chains, the one curve at the 
starting point from the Cambridge station, being of 
a radius of three-fourths of a mile, and the other 
'at the Suint Ives station being of a radius of half 
a mile. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 

| Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Newcastle aut 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom two Peti- Darlington 
s ae a : j (Brandling 
tions complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- junction) 
ing Orders in the case of the Petition for the New- Railway Bil. 
castle and Darlington (Brandling Junction) Rail- 
way Bill, were referred ; That the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Junction 
Railway Company to purchase the Brandling Junc- 
tion Railway, and to enable the said Company to 
make certain Branch Railways, Stations and Works, 
and for other purposes: And that Lord Harry Vane, 
Mr. Hodgson Hinde and Mr. Hutt do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- York art 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the semi , 
case of the Petition for the York and North Mid- ¢pridlington 
land Railway (Bridlington Branch) Bill, the Stand- Branch) Bi 
ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the York and North Midland Railway 
Company to make a Branch Railway from the line 
of the York and Scarborough Railway, in the = 
ship 











Poor I 
(Roch 


Union. 


Gaine 


Game 


Poor. 
(Bost 


Land 
Cons 
Bill. 


Lanic 
Cons 
(Sco! 


Rail 
Clau 
solid 
(Sco 


Pro 
Bill, 


Star 
Assi 


Bill 


Ban 


Gla 
Pai: 
mar 
Ayr 





jane 


1H 


ill. 


Poor Law 
(Rochdale 
Union.) 


Game Laws. 


Game Laws. 


Poor Law 
(Boston Union.) 


Lands Clauses 
Consolidation 
Bill, 


Lands Clauses 
Consolidation 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Railw ay 
Clauses Con- 
solidation 


(Scotland) Bill. 
Property Tax 
Bill, , 


Stamp Duties 
Assimilation 
Bill, 


Bank Notes, 


Glasgow, 

Paisley, Kil. 
Matnuck and 
Ayr Railway, 


8 VIcTORIZ. 


ship of Seamer, to Bridlington: And that Sir John 
Lowther, Mr. Redhead Yorke and Sir John Johnstone, 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of a Memorial from the Board of Guardians 
of the Union of Rochdale, addressed to the Secre- 


97° Februariz. 








tary of State for the Home Department, against the | 
introduction of the New Poor Law into that District ; 


Copy of a similar Memorial from the Rate-payers | 
of Rochdale (with a note of the Number of Signa- 
tures attached to it); and, Copy of the Answer ») 
that Memorial. 


Petitions from Alnwick ;—Horsham ;—Ruislip ; 
—Alnmouth ; — Salisbury; — and, Landholders, 
Farmers and Inhabitants, on the western side of the 
Severn; praying for the repeal of the Game Laws, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to inquire into the Operation of the Game Laws, 
and to report their Observations and Opinion thereon 
to the House. 


Ordered, That there be forthwith laid before this 
House, a Return from the Boston Union, stating 
whether the Pauper Inmates thereof are, or have 
been, since the formation of the said Union, employed 
in grinding or crushing Bones by means of Mills, 
Machinery, or otherwise; together with the Date 
of the Erection of such Mills or Machinery, and 
the Names of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of 
the Board of Guardians of the said Union at the 
period ; also, the Cost of the said Bones, including 
the Expenses of Carriage and other incidental 
Expenses, and the Amount which the same have 
produced in their manufactured state, and whether 
the same have been sold by Tender, or at a fixed 
Price, or otherwise. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Lands Clauses Consolidation Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 





mittee on the Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scot- 
land) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesdsy 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Railway Clauses Consolidation (Scot- 
land) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Property Tax Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for Monday next. 


_ The Stamp Duties Assimilation Bill was, accord- 
ing to Order, read a second time; and committed 


to a Committee of the whole House, for Monday 
next. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Notes in Circulation of the Bank 
of England, and of other Banks of Issue in England, 
Wales, Scotland and Ireland, (in continuation of 
Parliamentary Paper, No. 38, of Session 1844). 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several 
Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 


—s ee Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway 


75 


Bill, were referred; That the Standing Orders had 
not been complied with, inasmuch as a small piece 
of land, about a quarter of an acre, within the limits 
of deviation, adjoining No. 51,in the parish of Neil- 
ston, was not numbered on the Plan. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Cape Juuce 
and of the Answer to said Memorial :—And also, | on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several tion Railway. 


Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Glasgow Junction Railway Bill, were referred; That 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as the application in writing in the form 
prescribed by the Standing Order No. 17, served 
upon A, Campbell, as owner of property, No. 62, on 
Plan, did not accurately describe the mode in which 
his property would be affected, the description of 
the Section in the notice stating an embankment 
of 19 feet, whereas on the Section it is marked as a 
viaduct 19 feet. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee London, 


on Petitions for Private Bills, 
of William Puilen, complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
for the London, Worcester and South Staffordshire 
Railway Bill, was referred; That the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as 
no notice of the intended application was served 
upon John Jones, an owner of property at Kidder- 
minster, intended to be taken under the powers of 
the proposed Bill, on or before the 31st of December 
last. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


to whom the Petition bee and 


shire Railway. 


uth Stafford- 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Yori and 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition North Midland 


of Land-owners on the proposed line of Railway, = 


complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the York and 
North Midland Railway (Goole Branch) Bill, was 
referred; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as in the case ofan owner, 
the Reverend Mr. Thompson, the application in 
writing to him had not been served personally or 
left at his usual place of abode, but was put into 
the Post-office by the clerk who ought to have 
served it; and also inasmuch as the trustees of 
Mary Robertson are put down as owners of certain 
fields in the township of Barlow, in the parish of 
Bryton, Nos. 82, 85, 89, and a drain at 85, instead 
of Mary Carr and John F. Carr; and that no ap- 
plication had been made to them in respect thereof; 
but it appeared to the Committee that Mrs. Carr 
was the heiress at law of the said Mary Robertson; 
and also inasmuch as the fields Nos. 102 and 103, in 
the Plan in the township of Camblesforth and pa- 
rish of Drar, are stated in the Book of Reference 
to belong to Lord Beaumont, as owner, whereas it 
appeared that Thomas Briggs was the owner, whose 
name was omitted from the Book of Reference, as 
such owner for the said township ; but it appeared to 
the Committee that the said Thomas Briggs was the 
occupier of the said two fields, and that application 
had been made to him in respect thereof as such occu- 
pier, although no written application had been made 
to him in respect of the ownership of the said field ; 
and also inasmuch as a garden No. 108, and a stack 
garth, 109, on the Plan, in the township of Armin, 
in the parish of Snaith, are respectively stated in 
the Books of Reference to belong to the Earl of 
Beverley as owner, whereas it appeared that the 
same two properties belong to William Smith, whose 
name is omitted in the book of Reference for the 
said township, as the owner thereof, and that no 

L2 written 





ilway (Goole 
ranch. ) 








Manchester, 
Bury and Ros- 
sendale Rail- 
way (Heywood 
Branch) Bill. 


Harwell and 
Streatley 
Road Bill. 


Waterloo, &amp;c., 
Bridges. 


Sugar. 


No. 80. 


Auctions. 


No. 81. 


Petitions for 
Private Bills, 


South Eastern 
Railways. 


Newcast le- 
upon-'Tyne 
Port. 


Reversionazy 
Interest 
Society, 


(No. 1.) 





76 


written application had been made to him in respect | 
of the ownership of the said field. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


97°—28° Februarii. 





A. 1845. 


and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Guildford Junction Railway Guildford Ju, 


| Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for authorizing “0 Railway, 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee | 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of | 
the Petition for the Manchester, Bury and Rossen- | 
dale Railway (Heywood Branch) Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Branch Railway from the Manchester, | 
Bury and Rossendale Railway to the Heywood 
Branch of the Manchester and Leeds Railway, in | 
the County Palatine of Lancaster: And that Mr. | 
Walker and Mr. Brotherton do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Harwell and Streatley Road 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for repairing and maintaining the Road from Har- 
well to Streatley, in the county of Berks: And that 
Mr. Robert Palmer and Mr. Pusey do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Petitions from South Lambeth and Nine Elms; 
—and, North District of the borough of Lambeth ; 
praying the House to adopt measures for redeeming 
and extinguishing the Tolls upon Waterloo, South- 
wark and Vaurhall Bridges,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


the Sale of the said Railway, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Alexander Turner Cory, of Pembroke Yarmouth 


College, Cambridge, Esquire, 
Norwich and Norwich and Brandon Railway Com- 
panies, for leave to bring in a Bill for the consoli- 
dation of the said Companies, and for authorizing 
the Construction of a Bridge across the River Bure, 
and other Works, at Great Yarmouth and Norwich, 
in connection with the Yarmouth and Norwich Rail- 
way, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


hereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
to amend the Acts for building a Bridge over the 
River Avon, from Clifton to the opposite side of 
the River, in the county of Somerset, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Corporation of the Royal Naval 
School, for leave to bring in a Bill to carry into 
effect an arrangement between the said Corporation 
and the Committee for managing the Patriotic Fund 
for the admission of Pupils into the said School, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 





Ordered, That the Account relative to Sugar, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Auctions, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Veneris, 28° die Februarii ; 


Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 18 45. 





PRAYERS. 
RDERED, That Sub-Committee, No. 4, of 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills, have leave to sit this day till five of the clock, 
during the sitting of the House. 
A Petition of Churchwardens and other Inhabit- 
ants of the parish and town of Greenwich, com- 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


| A Petition of the Hamilton Gas Light Company, 
|for leave to bring in a Bill for incorporating the 
| said Company, and for better supplying with Gas 
the Town of Hamilton, and Places adjacent, in the 
county of Lanark, was presented, and read; and 
'referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
| Private Bills. 
| 
_ A Petition of Charles Morrison, of Upper Harley- 
| street, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, for leave 
|to bring in a Bill for embanking and reclaiming 
from the Sea certain Lands now under water, or 
‘subject to be overflowed by the tide in the Lakes, 
Loughs or Estuaries, called Togher, otherwise the 
_ Lady’s Island Lake and Tacumshin, otherwise Ta- 
cumshin Lake, in the county of Wexford, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


| Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 


and the Yarmouth and te Norwich 
ailway, 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Acts Clifton Bridge, 


Royal Naval 
School, 


Hamilton Gas, 


Lady’s Island 
and Tacumshin 
Embankment. 


Standing 


plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which Orders; 


respect to the application for the South Eastern 
Railways Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel 
or agents, against the same, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, for leave to 


year of the reign of his Majesty King George the 
Third, relating to the Port of Newcastle-upon-T" yne, 
and for granting further powers, and for establishing 
and maintaining an efficient River Police, and for 
regulating the said Port, was presented, and read ; 


and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 


for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Peter Cator, of Beckenham, in the 


| were read, as follow : 

| 1. Resolved, That in the case of the Edinburgh 
and Glasgow Railway Petition, the Standing Orders 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 
_ permitted to proceed with their Bill, upon a memo- 
jrandum of the radius of the curve reported on, not 


exceeding one mile in length, being noted on the 
Plan. 


the 5 | 2. Resolved, That in the case of the Eastern Eastern Cou 
bring in a Bill for amending an Act of the forty-first | Counties Railway (Hertford and Biggleswade Line)" Railway 


| Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed 
with; That the Parties be permitted to proceed 
with their Bill, upon amending their Plan by mark- 
ing the tunnel by a dotted line thereon. 

That the Committees on this and the preceding 
Bill do examine, in the first place, how far such 
Orders have been complied with, and do report the 
same to the House, on the Report of the Bill. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 


Edinburgh 
and Glasgow 
Railway 


ertford an 
Biggleswade 
Line. ) 














county of Kent, Esquire, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for regulating Legal Proceedings by and against 
the Reversionary Interest Society, and for granting 
certain powers to the said Society, was presented, 


were agreed to. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking here- whittle - 
inafter referred to, and others, being Inhabitants of W**™ 
the 


Londo 
Chath 
North 
Rail we 


Quinb: 
Boro; 


Wolve 
Water 


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Railw 


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Burn 
Impr 
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8 VicToRIz. 


the respective boroughs of Mewcastle-upon- Tyne and 
Gateshead, for leave to bring in a Bill for supplying 


98° Februari. 


the Borough and County of Newcastle-upon- Tyne and 
the Borough of Gateshead, in the county of Durham, 
and the neighbourhoods thereof, with Water, from 
Whittle Dean, in the parish of Ovingham, and other 
places, in Vorthumberland, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


London, A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
Chatham 2nd -ybscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making 
in ~ - Railway from London to Canterbury, with Branches 
therefrom, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
Quinborowe A Petition of Creditors of the Mayor, Jurats, 
Borough. Bailiffs and Burgesses of the borough of Quinbo- 
rowe, in the county of Kent, for leave to bring in a 
Bill to make provision for the Payment of the 
| Debts of the said Mayor, Jurats, Bailiffs and Bur- 
‘ gesses, and for other purposes, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 

titions for Private Bills. 
Wolverhampton A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and parish 


Waterworks. 


Eastern Union 
Railway. 


Manchester, 


of Wolverhampton, in the county of Stafford, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for better supplying with 
Water the said Town, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Eastern Union Railway Com- 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Act 
relating to the said Company, and to raise a further 
Sum of Money for the Purposes of the said Under- 
taking, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Manchester and Leeds Railway 


— Hull Company, and Hull and Selby Railway Company, 
Railway Com- for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Com- 
panies, panies to conduct the Traffic and Business of their 
Railways in conjunction, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
: for Private Bills. 
Nottingham A Petition of Owners of some of the lands here- 
Inclosure. _ jnafter mentioned or entitled to rights of common 
in and over the same, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the parish of Saint Mary, in 
the town and county of the town of Nottingham, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
Beale A Petition of Inhabitants of the township of Burn- 
Bi = ey and the township of Habergham Eaves, both in 
the county of Lancaster, complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Burnley Improvement Bill, had 
not been complied with ; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 
in Brighton, A Petition of the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings 
F Madings Bai Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
‘ way (Keymer €nable the said Company to make a Branch Rail- 
Branch. ) way from Southover, Lewes, to join the London 
and Brighton Railway at Keymer, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 
&gt; oo _ A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Crediton, 
‘in the county of Devon, and the neighbourhood 
thereof, for leave to bring in a Bill for the more 
easy and speedy Recovery of Small Debts within 
the said town, and other places in the same county, 
- was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 





Comuittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
Vo-. 100. 


V7 


A Petition of Vestrymen, Governors and Direc- 
tors of the Poor of the parish of Saint Matthew, 
Bethnal Green, in the county of Middlesex, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for extinguishing Garden-pennies, 
Small Tithes and Easter offerings, within the said 
parish, and for providing a Fund for the payment of 
the stipend of the rector of the said parish, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Grange Moor Turnpike-road, at or near Redbrooke 
Plantation, in the parish of Darton, all in the West 
Riding of the county of York, for leave to bring in 
a Bill for making and maintaining in repair a com- 
plete line of Turnpike-road, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


of Lancaster: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the 
said Company to purchase Annuities, to take and 
hold Property, to invest Money or Stock upon mort- 
gage, and for other purposes relating to the said Com- 
pany, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


gow ;—-and, Inhabitants of, and Proprietors of lands 
and houses within the town or village of Bridgeton; 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Bridgeton Mu- 
nicipal and Police Bill, had not been complied 
with; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themseives, their agents and witnesses, against the 
same, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


of Holmpatrick, and Owner of the Harbour of Sker- 
ries; and, of Inhabitants and Owners of vessels, 
and others interested in the improving of the Har- 
bour of Skerries, in the county of Dudlin, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for better regulating the Port or 
Harbour of Skerries, situate at Skerries, in the 
county of Dublin, and for rendering the said Port 
or Harbour more effectual as a Harbour of Refuge, 
and to enable the said James Hans Hamilton, and his 
heirs, to enforce and levy certain ‘Tolls, Rates, Duties 
and Fees, and to extend, improve and enlarge the 
said Port or Harbour of Skerries, and to borrow 
money on the said Tolls, Rates and Dutes, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


paving, lighting, cleansing, regulating and improv- 
ing the said parish (exclusive of the district of 
Hans Town), in the county of Middlesex, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 








Prospect, 


Saint Matthew 
Bethnal Green 
Rectory. 


A Petition of Trustees appointed by virtue of the Shepley Lane 
Act for making and maintaining a Turnpike-road Head and 
from Shepley-lane Head, to join the Barnsley and B*™s!ey Road. 


Mr. Walker presented a Bill for making a Branch Manchester, 
Railway from the Manchester, Bury and Rossen- Bury and Rose 


dale Railway to the Heywood Branch of the Man- way (Heywood 
chester and Leeds Railway, in the County Palatine Branch) Bill. 


A Petition of the North British Insurance Com- North British 
pany, and of Robert Whigham, Chairman, and Peter eon 
Ramsay, one of the ordinary Directors of the said ~°"?""Y* 


Petitions of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Bridgeton 


Town Council of the city and royal burgh of Gilas- a 


A Petition of James Hans Hamilton, Esquire, a Skerries 
Member of the House, and who is Lord of the Manor Hartour. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Saint Chelsea 
Luke, Chelsea, for leave to bring in a Bill for better Improvement. 


A Petition of Members of the Committee of the Dublin _ 
Golden Bridge and Glasnevin Burial Grounds, Dub- Cemeteries. 
lin, for leave to bring in a Bill for the maintenance 
of the Cemeteries erected at Golden Bridge and 

L3 


Bermondsey 
Improvement. 


Manchester 
Improvement, 


Gresham 
Avenue. 


Dublin Pipe 
Water. 


Leeds and 
Bradford Rail- 
way Extension 
(Shipley to 
Colne) Bill. 


Southampton 
Docks Bill. 


York and 


78 


Prospect, in the county of Dublin, and to create 
a perpetual succession in the governing body or 
Committee for managing the same, was presented, 
and read, and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners for putting into 
execution an Act for repairing, maintaining and im- 
proving the Highways and other Public Places in 
the Parish of Saint Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, 
in the County of Surrey, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for amending the Acts relating to the paving, 
cleansing and otherwise improving the said Parish, 
and for making additional Improvements in such 
Parish, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Manchester, for leave to bring in 
a Bill to effect Improvements in the said Borough, 
for the purpose of promoting the Health of the In- 
habitants thereof, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Subscribers to the Undertaking 
for the opening a Street or Way, and forming and 
erecting an Avenue, Arcade or Colonnade, com- 


mencing in Lothbury and Throgmorton-street, at or | 


98° Februariz. 





A. 1845. 


mer, to Bridlington: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Taw Vale Railway and Dock Taw Vale Ryi, 
Company, for leave to bring ina Bill to amend the Way and Da, 
Act relating to the said Railway and Dock, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the London and South Western London ang 
Railway Company, and of the Gui/dford Junction a Westem 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to (No, 2) 
amend the Acts relating to the London and South 
Western Railway, and to authorize the London and 
South Western Railway Company to buy, and the 
Guildford Junction Railway Company to sell, the 
Guildford Junction Railway, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Preses of a Meeting of Noble- Scottish Cente 
men, Justices of the Peace, and Commissioners of Railway Bil, 
Supply of the county of Perth, praying that the 
Scottish Central Railway Bill may pass into law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Elphin ;—Killanere ;— Kilruane ; Education 


near the end of Bartholomew-lane, and terminating | —Ardmayle;— Templeneiry ;— Castlerahan;—Nur- (Ireland.) 
at or near to London-wall and Finsbury-pavement, | ney ;— Innismacsaint ;—Loughcrew ;—Ballybay ;— 


South, together with a Branch Avenue, Arcade or 
Colonnade leading therefrom, and terminating at or 
near to London-wall and Linsbury-circus, all in the 





| 


Nanaghmore ;—Tumna ;— and, Shanrahan; pray- 
ing the House to devise means for removing the 
restrictions placed on the distribution of the aid 


City of London, for leave to bring in a Bill for| annually granted for Education in Ireland, so as to 
forming the said Avenue, to be called The Gresham | afford assistance to the Schools of the Church 


Avenue, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Right honourable the Lord 
Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin, for 
leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Lord Mayor, 
Aldermen and Burgesses of the borough of the city 
of Dublin to extend the supply of Pipe. Water to 
the several parishes or portions of parishes situate 
in the city and county of the said borough, and 
adjoining to, but outside the boundary thereof, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of William Busfeild Ferrand, of Har- | 


den Grange, in the parish of Bingley, in the county 
of York, Esquire, and a Member of the House, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Leeds 
and Bradford Railway Extension (Shipley to Codne) 
Bill, was presented, and_read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Owners or Occupiers of land or 
houses, and other property, in the parish of Bingley, 
in the West Riding of the county of York, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against the said Bill, was also presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Aglionbu reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Southampton Docks Lill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to alter and enlarge the powers and provisions of 
the Acts for making a Dock or Docks at South- 
ampton, and to alter certain provisions of an Act 
passed in the first and second years of his late Ma- 
jesty King William the Fourth, for erecting and 
maintaining a Pier and other Works at Southamp- 
ton: And that Mr. Compton, Mr. George William 
Hope and Mr. Mildmay do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Lowther presented a Bill for enabling 


North Midland the York and North Midland Railway Company to 


Railway 
( Bridlington 


Branch) Bill and Scarborough Railway, in the ‘Township of Sea- 


make a Branch Railway from the Line of the York 





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Education Society, — were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Zaurieston ;— Beaumaris ;—and, 
Great Yarmouth ; praying the House to adopt 
measures for preventing the increase of houses 
licensed for the sale of intoxicating drinks, and for 
diminishing to a very large extent the number al- 
ready existing, and to pass a law for entirely 
abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on the 
Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Public Houses. 


A Petition of the Secretary to the Hitchin Auxi- Naval Fore. 

liary to the Society for the Promotion of permanent 
and universal Peace, praying that no increase what- 
ever may be allowed in the Naval Force of the 
country, but, on the contrary, that means may be 
employed to prepare the way for a provision in 
international treaties, binding the parties to refer all 
disputes to arbitration, instead of having recourse 
to war, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wooler and its vici- Property Tax 
nity, praying for the repeal of the Property Tax Act, Act 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee Public Petition 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the (Filth Report) 
Petitions presented upon the 24th and 25th days of 
this instant February; and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Railways 
Stratford-upon-Avon Canal Navigation, praying the 
House to make such legislative Enactments as may 
be necessary for ensuring that passengers and goods 
on Railways shall be charged such rates respec- 
tively as are necessary to make all descriptions of 
traffic bear their due proportions to the general 
outlay and current expenses of the line, was pre- 
sented, 





































Count) 


































Sugar. 










Medic 
tice Bi 








Clerke 





Impro 


Easter 
ties Ri 
(Hertf 
Biggle 


Line) 





Castle 
(Wex 
Docks 










Belfasi 


Drain; 































Stoke. 
Treut 


























l. 





County Courts. 


Sugar. 


Medical Prac- 


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sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Llanfair-ar-y-bryn ;— Mydrun ; 
—Bettws ;—Hundred of Derllys (Carmarthen) ;— 
and, Llangadock ; praying the House to pass a Bill 
for the establishment of County Courts for the 
decision of small causes, with a clause requiring a 
knowledge of the Welsh language on the part of the 
Judges of those Courts in the Principality,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of the city of Edinburgh, praying for the 
abolition of all protective duties on Sugar, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of the East India Company, praying 
the House to withhold their authority from the 
grant of any discriminating duty in the case of 
Sugar, and to subject all Sugar, the produce of 
British possessions, into which the importation of 
foreign Sugar is forbidden (not being refined) to an 
uniform duty of fourteen shillings per hundred 
weight, and thus extend to the people of Jndia the 
benefit to be derived from the reduction proposed 
to be made from the amount of the existing duty, 
was also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Stilton and Peterborough ;—and, 


tice Bill (1844-) County of Somerset; praying for certain modifica- 


Clerkenwell 
Improvement, 


Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
(Hertford and 
Biggleswade 


Line) Bill, 


Castle Hill 
(Wexford) 
Docks, 


Belfast Lou gh 
rainage, 


Stoke-upone 
Treut Market, 


tions in the Bill for the Regulation of Medical 
Practice which was introduced in the last Session 
of Parliament,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the 
Acts after mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for amending the Acts relating to the Street leading 
to Clerkenwell-green, and for extending such Street, 
and making new Streets out of the same, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The House was moved, that the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Eastern Counties Railway, 
(Hertford and Biggleswade Line) Bill, which was 
this day made from the Select Committee on Stand- 
ing Orders, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Eastern Counties Railway Company 
to make a Railway from Hertford to Biggleswade: 
And that Viscount Mahon, Mr. Cowper and Mr. 
Ward do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of John Edward Redmond, of the Deeps, 
in the county of Wexford, Esquire, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for constructing Docks at Wexford, 
to be called The Castle Hill Docks, and for the 
Regulation and Management thereof, and for ex- 
empting Vessels using the same from payment of a 
portion of certain Tonnage-dues, heretofore payable 
to the Wexford Harbour Commissioners, was _pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Subscribers to, and Promoters of, 
the undertaking hereinafter mentioned, for leave 
to bring in a Bill, for reclaiming from the Sea, 
embanking, draining and improving certain Slob 
Lands, in the Lough of Belfast, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


_A Petition of Inhabitants of, or carrying on bu- 
siness within, the town and borough of Stoke-upon- 
Trent, in the county of Stafford, for leave to bring 
in a Bill, for establishing a Market in the said 
town and borough, was presented, and read; and 

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98° Februari. 79 


referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Subscribers to the Undertaking Shrewsbury, 

hereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill Pee, and 
° 2 : ester Junc- 

for making a Railway from Shrewsbury, in the jion Railway. 

county of Salop, to Ruaben, in the county of Den- 

bigh, to be called the Shrewsbury, Oswestry and 

Chester Junction Railway, was presented, and read ; 

and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 

for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Hungerford and Lambeth Sus- Hungerford 
pension Foot Bridge Company, for leave to bring 24 Lambeth 
in a Bill to amend the Acts relating to the said Fou Bridge. 
Company, hereafter to be called the Charing Cross 
Bridge Company, and for granting further powers 
to the said Company, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses ‘Totnes Markets 
of the borough and town of Totnes, in the county and Water- 
of Devon, for leave to bring in a Bill for improving “°™* 
the Markets in the said borough and town, and for 
better supplying the borough with Water, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners or Occupiers of mills, Kenda! 
factories and other works, in the parish of Kendal, Reservoirs. 
in the county of Westmoreland, for leave to bring 
in a Bill for making and maintaining Reservoirs 
in the said parish, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Saint Helen’s 
Sankey Brook Navigation, and the Saint Helen's Canal and | 
and Runcorn Gap Railway Company, for leave to Bay Bil 
bring in a Bill for uniting the said Navigation with 
the said Railway, and for other purposes, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Manchester 
gesses of the borough of Manchester, for leave to Court of 
bring in a Bill for more effectually constituting and ®°°"* 
regulating the Court of Record, within the said 
borough, and for extending the Jurisdiction of the 
said Court, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Henry Plumptre Gipps, of Mon- westwinster 
tayue-place, Bryanstone-square, Esquire, and George Improvement, 
Ledwell Taylor, of Hyde Park-square, Paddington, 
in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for improving parts of the city of 
Westminster, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Proprietors of estates, Tranmere 
and other Inhabitants of the several townships of Docks. 
Tranmere, and the extra-parochial Chapelry of 
Birkenhead, in the county of Chester, for leave to 
bring in a Bill to authorize the construction of a 
Tidal Basin, Dock and other Works, at Tranmere 
Pool, in the extra-parochial chapelry of Birkenhead 
and township of Tranmere, in the county of Chester, 
and for other purposes, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Chester 
gesses of the borough and city of Chester, for leave 1™provement. 
to bring in a Bill for the better paving, lighting 
and improving the said borough, and for establish- 
ing new Market-places therein, was presented, and 

L4 read ; 


Aberdeen 
Railway. 


Cork and 
Bandon Rail- 
way. 


Posteoffice. 


Railway Bills. 


No. 82. 


Railways. 
No. 83-1. 


Railways. 
No. 83-2. 


Post-office. 


Waterloc, Xc., 


Bridges, 


Health of 
Towns. 





80 


read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. , 


A Petition of Persons whose names are there- 
unto subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway, from Aberdeen to Friockheim 
and Guthrie, with Branch Lines to Montrose and 
Brechin, to be called The Aberdeen Railway, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Cork 
and town of Bandon, and the respective neighbour- 
hoods thereof, for leave to bring in a Bill for making 
a Railway from Cork to Bandon, was presented and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Electors and other 
Inhabitants of the borough of Finsbury, relative to 
the Post-office, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed 
to inquire into the best mode of constituting Com- 


28° Februariz. 


A, 1845. 


‘granting to municipal bodies the control over the 
|mode of erecting new streets or buildings, so as to 
conduce to the public safety, convenience and health, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


county of Galway, and archdiocese of Tuam, praying 
for the repeal of the Charitable Donations and Be- 
quests (Ireland) Act, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Attornies, and of Assignments thereof, filed in Her 
Majesty’s Court of King’s and Queen’s Bench, in 
each Year from the first day of Easter Term to the 
| present time; distinguishing those of University 
i, Pee : 
| Graduates (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, 
No. 350, of Session 1833). 


House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Clerks of the 





A Petition of Parishioners of Kilmeen, in the Charitable 
Donations ang 
Bequests 


(Treland) Ace, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Clerks to 
Return of the Number of Articles of Clerkship of Attonies. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the Adjournment 


mittees on Railway Bills in the present Session of | to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously: pleased Peace. 
Parliament, and of the most expedient manner in| to give directions that there be laid before this 


which Railway Bills, having relation to similar ob- | 
jects, may be brought under the consideration of | 
the same Committee, have Power to report their | 
Opinion thereupon from time to time to the House. | 

Lord Granville Somerset reported from the said | 
Select Committee ; That they had considered the | 
matters to them referred, and had agreed to several | 
Resolutions; which they had directed him to report | 
to the House. | 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further | 
consideration upon Tuesday next ; and be printed. | 


Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Report of the Railway Department of 
the Board of Trade on the Schemes for extending 
Railway Communication in the Districts of Berk- 
shire, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorsetshire and Somer- 
setshire. 

Report of the Railway Department of the Board 
of Trade on the London, Worcester and Wolverhamp- 
ton, and on the Birmingham and Shrewsbury Dis- 
tricts. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of the borough of Brighton, praying that 
the House will cause full inquiry to be made into 
the case of Mr. Duncombe, by adopting the Resolu- 
tion of that gentleman ; viz. that the Officers of the 
Post-office be called to the bar to give information 
as to the authority on which his letters had been 
opened, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Lewis Mariotti, an Italian Exile, 
complaining of the system of opening the letters of 
Foreigners at the General Post-office ; and praying 
for protection, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the North District of Saint Mary, 
Lambeth ;— Saint George-the-Martyr, Southwark ; 
New Peckham,and New Cross;—and, Dockhead and 
Rotherhithe; praying the House to adopt measures 
for redeeming and extinguishing the Tolls upon 
Waterloo, Southwark and Vauzxhall Bridges,—were 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Clergy, Merchants, 
Bankers, Members of the Medical Profession, Trades- 
men and other Inhabitants of the city and county of 
Bristol, praying the House to pass a general Bill 


House, a Return of the Names of the Clerks of the 
Peace and Deputy Clerks of the Peace in every 
County in England and Wales, stating their Pro- 
fession (if any), the Dates of their respective Ap- 
pointments, and by what Lord Lieutenant they have 
been appointed or sanctioned ; the Amount of 
Money received by them from the County Rates in 
each of the Years ending the 20th day of January 
1841, 1842, 1843, 1844 and 1845; also, the Amount 
received from other sources in each of those Years ; 
the Amount of Money allowed by the Clerks of the 
Peace to their Deputies in each of those Years, or 
the Amount of Money allowed by the Deputies to 
the Clerks of the Peace, as the case may be; also, 
the Names of the Persons employed by them to 
draw Bills of Indictment, stating their Profession, 
(if any), and the Amount paid by them for the 
same ; stating whether the whole Amount allowed 
for Indictments by the County has been paid to 
them or not. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Return of the Ships launched since 1815, and 
broken up, cut down, or altered without having 
been at Sea; and of those turned into Hulks and 
Receiving Ships, and likewise those that are un- 
serviceable without having been at Sea. 


Petitions of John Edward Paddon, of Fareham, Brighton ad 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Ships. 


in the county of Hants, Esquire, and James HW illiam Chichester 


Blackman, of the same place, Overseer of the 


al way 


(Portsmouth 


parish of Fareham aforesaid ;—and, George Aldham, bstension.) 


of No. 4, Saint George’s Terrace, Islington, in the 
county of Middlesex, Gentleman; complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Brighton and Chichester Railway 
(Portsmouth Extension) Bill, had not been complied 
with; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
same,-—were presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Post-oflice 


Return of the Name of every Person employe 
the General Post-office (Edinburgh), with the 
Date cf each Appointment, the nature of the Duties 
performed by each Individual, the Amount of 
Salary attached to such Duties, the Fund from 
which each Salary is paid; distinguishing what 
portion, if any, is derived from Fees. 








A Motion 


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Mear 


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Britte 
Divor 


Ways 
Mean 


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Ways and 
Means 5 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Britten’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Post-office. 


. Sugar Duties, 


Supply, 


8 VicToRIZ. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Order of the Day for the Committee 
of Ways and Means be now read ;—— 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Lynch and 
Mr. Duckworth : 
Mr. Speaker, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act | 


to dissolve the Marriage of Thomas Britten with 


Jane Britten, his now Wife, and to enable him to | 


marry again, and for other Purposes; to which the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House :—And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 


And the Question being again proposed, That 
the Order of the day for the Committee of Ways 
and Means be now read ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ Lieutenant Colonel William Leader Maberly, Se- 
cretary to the General Post-office, do attend this 
House upon Monday next, and that he do bring 
with him a certain book of and belonging to the 
Post-office department for the year 1842, called 
the President’s Order Book, and also a certain 
other book belonging to the said department for 
the year 1842, called the Inspector’s Order Book,” 
instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


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Tellers for the f Mr. Young, h as 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: . 
Tellers for the J Mr. Thomas Duncombe, | 
Noes, Mr. D’ Israeli: | ian 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That the Order of the day for the Com- | 


mittee of Ways and Means be now read ; and the 
same being read ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave 
the Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 


98° Februariz.—1° Marti. 


| ments were read, and agreed to. 


81 


Mr. Greene reported the Companies Clauses Companies 
Consolidation (Scotland) Bill; and the Amend- Causes Con- 
, (Scotland) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


| be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Tuesday 
| next 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Company of Railways. 
Proprietors of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire 
Canal Navigation, relating to Railways, which was 
presented yesterday, be printed. 


A Petition of the Bristol and Gloucester Railway Bristol and 
Company, and the Birmingham and Gloucester a 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to peo Bure. 
consolidate the said Companies, was presented, and cester Railways. 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 


titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Subscribers to, and Promoters of Liverpool and 
the Undertaking hereinafter mentioned, for leave to rx! Railway 

2 ° . ° . 2 on, Wigan 
bring in a Bill for making a Railway from Liverpool and Liverpool 
to Wigan, Bolton and Bury, with several Branches Railway, and 
therefrom, was presented, and read; and referred — 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Richard Thomas, of Perranarwor- Cornwall 
thal, in the county of Cornwall, Civil Engineer, ®*!ay- 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application tor the Cornwall Rail- 
way Bill, had not been complied with; and praying 
that he may be heard, by himself, his agent and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Fletcher Lord Guildford, 
Grantley, praying that the Guildford, Chichester Chichester and 
and Portsmouth Railway Bill may pass into a Railway Bill; 
law, and that any Bill for making an Atmospheric avd, Direct 
Railway from Epsom to Portsmouth may not be ,ondon ant 
allowed to pass, and that he may be allowed to Railway. 
be heard, by counsel, at the bar of the House, 


against the same, was presented, and read ; and re- 





ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 


| Private Bills. 


Question, by leaving out from the word ‘“ That” to | 


the end of the Question, in order to add the words, | 
it is the Opinion of this House, that there ought | . 


“sé 


“ not to be any discriminating Duty between Sugars, 


Muscovado and Clayed, not being refined; and 
that any such Duty would interfere with the mea- 
sure of equalization between Sugars the produce 
of the East and West Indies,” instead thereof. 
And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 


éc 
“ 
“c 


iti 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 1° die Martii, 1845: 


The said proposed Amendment was, with leave of 
the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee ; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made progress 
in the matter to them referred ; and that he was di- 
rected to move, That the Committee may have leave 
to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- | 


mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Vor. 100. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property Lyme Regis 
Improvement, 
Market and 
Waterworks. 


in the town of Lyme Regis, in the county of Dorset, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for improving, watching 
and lighting the said Town, and for providing a 
Market-place and Market and Waterworks therein, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





A Petition of Owners of property, in the parish Cromer Pro- 
of Cromer, or Inhabitants of the town of Cromer, in gn" “** 
the county of Norfolk, for leave to bring in a Bill =‘ 
to authorize the erection of Sea-walls and Works, 
and a Jetty, at the Town or Parish of Cromer, and 
otherwise to provide for protecting the said Town 
| and Parish from the further encroachment of the Sea, 
| was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





| A Petition of the General Commissioners of Po- Glasgow Police. 
lice for the city of Glasgow, and certain lands ad- 
jacent, and of Inhabitants, Householders in Glasgow, 
rated to the Police and Statute Labour Assessment 
of the said city, for leave to bring in a Bill to extend 
_the provisions of an Act relating to the Police cf 
| the said city and adjoining districts, and the Statute 
| Labour of the said city, and to amend and enlarge 
the powers of the said Act, and for other purposes 
in relation thereto, was presented, and read; and 
eae to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 
| 


| M Britten’s 





82 


Britten’s Divorce Bill was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Britten’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Northern 
Lights, 


No. 84, 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Northern 
Lights, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till one of the clock on Saturday morning, 
adjourned till Monday next. 








Lune, 3° die Marti ; 
Anno 8° Victoriz Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS, 


R. Du Bois, Treasurer to the Metropolitan 
Commissioners in Lunacy, was called in; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the directio.1s 
of several Acts of Parliament,—An Account of all 
Monies received for Licenses, and of all Monies 
received and paid out of the Consolidated Fund by 
the Cierk and Treasurer of the Metropolitan Com- 
missioners in Lunacy, from 1st August 1843 to Ist 
August 1844; specifying the several Heads of 
Expenditure :—And then he withdrew. 
a te That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table. 


The Cromford Canal Bill was read a second 
time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Lunacy. 


Cromford 
Canal Bill. 


Bridgewater The Bridgewater Navigation and Railway Bill 

Navigation and was read a second time ; and committed. 

om Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Chester and Holyhead Railway Bill was read 
a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Chester and 
Holyhead 
Railway Bill. 


Thames Navi- 


The Thames Navigation Debt Bill was read a 
gation Debt 


second time ; and committed. 


a Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Chester and A Petition of Magistrates, Bankers, Merchants, 

Holyhead Ship-owners and others, Inhabitants of the borough 


Railway Bill. Of Carnarvon and its vicinity, interested in the free 


navigation of the Menai Straits, praying that the 
Chester and Holyhead Railway Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


Guildford, Petitions from Portsmouth ;— Fareham ; —Chi- 

Chichester and chester ;— Midhurst ;— and, Petworth ; praying that 

Raeilwey Bill the Guildford, Chichester and Portsmouth Railway 
Bill may pass into a law,—-were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Manchester South Junction and Altrincham 
Railway Bill was read a second time; and com- 
mitted. 


Manchester 
South Junction 
and Altrincham 


Railway Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Norwich an‘ A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Traders, Agri- 


Brandon Rail- 


Rail- cylturists and other Inhabitants of the city of 
way Deviation, 


and Diss and ~Vorwich, and its vicinity, praying that the Norwich 

Dereham and Brandon Railway Deviation, and Diss and 

Branches Bill. Dereham Branches Bill may not pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Caledonian 
Railway Bill. 


The Caledonian Railway Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 





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A. 1845, 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Fisher-tane 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in (Greenwich) 
the case of the Fisher-lane (Greenwich) Improvement p;}°°""™™ 


Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Manchester 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom %4 Salford 


a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the g 


Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Manchester and Salford Waterworks Bill, was 
referred ; That the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
consolidate and amend several Acts passed for mcre 
effectually supplying with Water the Inhabitants of 
the Towns of Mancheiter and Salford, and for 
extending the powers and provisions of the said 
Acts: And that Mr. Mark Philips, Mr. Milner 
Gibson and Mr. Brotherton do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Sir Wiliam Heathcote reported from the Select Scottish Cental 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in ¥#!way Bil, 


the case of the Petition for the Scottish Central 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the city of Perth, by 
Stirling, to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, 
to be called The Scottish Central Railway: And 
that Mr. Home Drummond and Mr. Fox Maule do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


'aterworks 
ill. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Heywood 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Waterwors 


several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
for the Heywood Waterworks (No. 1.) Bill, were re- 
ferred ; That the Standing Orders had not been com- 
plied with, inasmuch as certain lands on the Plan 
deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county 
of Lancaster, marked with a series of numbers, are 
not sufficiently distinguished by the names of places, 
or otherwise, from other lands bearing the same num- 
bers, as to enable parties to discover with certainty 
under which series in the Book of Reference the said 
lands are to be found; and inasmuch as the said copy 
of the Plan and the Section deposited with the said 
Clerk of the Peace, is not a copy of that deposited in 
the Private Bill Office of the House, in respect of the 
names of the townships and hamlets written thereon ; 
and inasmuch as upon the said copy of the Plan, 
the proposed service reservoir marked C. D., is not 
drawn upon the Plan and upon the Section to the 
same horizontal scale; and masmuch as upon the 


| said copy of the Plan, the level of the ground at 


the end of page 4, does not agree with the level of 
the ground at the commencement of page 5; that 
there is a discrepancy amounting to 14 feet of the 
vertical scale between the two points which should 
refer to the said spot; and inasmuch as upon the 
said copy of the Plan, the supply reservoir is drawn 
upon the Section as 79 feet longer than upon the 
Plan; and inasmuch as the said copy of the Plan 
is not a duplicate of the Plans deposited with the 
Parish Clerks of Bury and Rochdale, so far as re- 
spects the limits of deviation laid down upon them ; 
and inasmuch as the Section of the supply reservoir 
laid down upon the Plan deposited with the said 
Clerk of the Peace, does not correspond with the 
Section of the same reservoir as laid down upon the 
Plans deposited with the said Parish Clerks. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Lyun and By 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in R#l"y - 


the case of the Petition for the Zynn and Ely Rail- 
way 








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8 VicroriIz. 


way Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Lynn to Ely, with 
Branches therefrom: And that Lord George Ben- 
tinck, Viscount Jocelyn, Mr. Bagge and Mr. Chute 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Newcastle Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 

and Berwick Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 

huilway Bil. the case of the Petition for the Newcastle and Ber- 
wick Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Mewcastle-upon- Tyne 
to Berwick-upon-Tweed, with Branches therefrom, 
to be called The Newcastle and Berwick Railway : 
And that Mr. Hodgson Hinde, Mr. Richard Hodg- 
son and Mr. Matthew Bell do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Belfast and Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 

—_, Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 

Railway Bi. the case of the Petition for the Belfast and Bally- 
mena Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. ? 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Belfast to Ballymena, 
in the county of Antrim, with Branches to Carrick- 
fergus and Randalstown: And that Mr. Alexander 
and Mr. Emerson Tennent do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Erewash Valley A Petition of the Cromford Canal Company, 

Railway. complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Erewash Valley 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Huddersfield i 
peo The Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and 


Railway and Canal Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 
Canal Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Monkland and ==The Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway Bill 
Balwes Dal was read a second time ; and committed. 
‘ Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Plymouth and A Petition of Inhabitant Householders of the 
Stonehouse Gas 


Bill, borough of Plymouth and the parish of East Stone- 
house, in the county of Devon, praying that the 
Plymouth and Stonehouse Gas Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Plymouth and = The Plymouth and Stonehouse Gas Bill was read 
tonehouse Gas 


Bill, a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

A Petition of the United General Gas Light Com- 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the said Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ruurzet Valley A Petition of Promoters of the Railway herein- 
ay. 


after mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from the Macclesfield Branch of 
the Manchester and Birmingham Railway, to join 
the Birmingham and Derby Line of the Midland 


Railways, near Derby and Tamworth, with a Branch 
Vox. 100. 











3° Martie. 83 


to Stoke-upon- Trent, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


The Devonport Gas and Coke Company Bill was Devonport 
read a second time; and committed. Gas and Coke 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- C™P#y Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 
A Petition of the United General Gas Light Com- 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the said Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
A Petition of Inhabitant Householders of the 
borough of Devonport, praying that the said Bill 
may pass into a law, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Rail- Great Grimsby 
way Bill was read a second time ; and committed. | — 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- way Bill 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Hodgson Hinde presented a Bill for enabling Newcastle and 
the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Darlington 
Company to purchase the Brandling Junction Rail- Soouen” 
way; and to enable the said Company to make Railway Bill. 
certain Branch Railways, Stations and Works, and 
for other Purposes: And the same was read the 


first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Petitions from Annan ;—and, Dumfries (two Pe- Glasgow, 
titions); praying that the Glasgow, Dumfries and ag and 
: : ; arlisle Rail- 
Carlisle Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were way Bill. 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


The Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Glasgow, 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. Dumfries and 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- a” 
mittee of Selection. 


The London and York Railway Bill was read a London and 
second time ; and committed. Lay Railway 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- seid 
mittee of Selection. 


The Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway Wakefeld, 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. aang 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- pip” 
mittee of Selection. 


The Nottingham Waterworks Bill was read a Nottingham 
second time; and committed. Waterworks 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Birmingham and Staffordshire Gas Light Birmingham 


Company Bill was read a second time; and com- nd Stafford- 
eined. shire Gas-light 


Cc Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- einen 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Penzance and its West Cornwall 
neighbourhood, taking notice of the application for Ralway. 
leave to bring in the West Cornwall Railway Bill, 
and praying that such Bill may not pass into law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Taunton Gas. 
Trustees appointed by an Act for regulating the 
Market and lighting the Town of Taunton, in the 
county of Somerset, and other purposes, praying 
that the Taunton Gas Bill may not pass into a law, 
M 2 was 

























































84 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon | 
he Table. 


A Petition of the Manchester, Bury and Rossen- 
dale Railway Company, praying that they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Manchester and Leeds Railway (Burn- 
ley Branch, and Oldham and Heywood Branches 
Extension) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


| 


Manchester and 
Leeds Railway 
(Burnley 
Branch and 
Oldham and 
Heywood 
Branches Ex- 
tension) Bill. 





London and 


A Petition of the Incorporated Trustees acting 
South Western under and by virtue of an Act of Parliament, known 
(No. 1.) as the Lambeth Improvement Act, praying that the 
(Metropolitan London and South Western Railway (No. 1.) (Me- 
Extension) Bill. tronolitan Extension) Bill may pass into a law, was 
ge and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


The Guildford, Chichester and Portsmouth Rail- 
way Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Guildford, 
Chichester and 
Portsmouth 
Railway Bill. 


Norwich and 
Brandon Rail- 
way Deviation, 


Petitions from Old and New Buchenham;— Thet- 
ford (two Petitions) ;— Diss ;— Wymondham ;—At- 
and Dissand ¢leburgh;—and, East Dereham; praying that the 
Dereham Norwich and Brandon Railway Deviation and Diss 
Branches Bill. and Dereham Branches Bill may pass into a law,— 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Calton and 
Bridgeton 
Police, 


A Petition of James Law, of Fludyer-street, 
Westminster, complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 


3° Martiz. 


A. 1845. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, Agriculture, 
residing in the vicinity of the market-town of Ba- 
singstoke, in the county of Southampton, praying 
that in any relief from Taxation which may be 
given, the House will take the first opportunity of 
granting relief to the Agriculturists, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Llansawel ;—Llanedy ;—Cwmam- County Courts 
man ;— Pontyberen ; — Trelech-ar- Bettws ; — New- 
castle-in-Emlyn ;—and, Abergavenny ; praying the 
House to pass a Bill for the establishment of County 
Courts, with a clause requiring a knowledge of the 
Welsh language on the part of the Judges of those 
Courts in the Principality— were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


South 
A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, and Malt. Rail 
others interested in the welfare of agriculture, within 
the Hundred of Blything, in the county of Suffolk, 
praying for the repeal of the duty on Malt, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Board of Guardians Parochial 
of the Hoxxe Union, in the county of Suffolk, pray- Settlement Bill 
ing that the Parochial Settlement Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Rosenallis ;—Drumcree ;—Urglin Education 
or Rutland ; — Clondrohid ; — The there-under- (Ireland.) 
signed ;—Union of Staplestown ;—Ballingarry ;— 
Dromara ;— Lorrha ; — Killead ;— Aughnamullen 
East ;—Timoleague ; —Mogeesha;—Grange Silva ; 
—and, Kilcornan; praying the House to devise 
means for removing the restrictions placed on the 
distribution of the Aid annually granted for Edu- 














Calton and Bridgeton Police Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his agent and witnesses, against the 
same, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
(Hertford and 
Biggleswade 
Line) Bill. 


Viscount Mahon presented a Bill, to enable the 
Eastern Counties Railway Company to make a 
Railway from Hertford to Biggleswade: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Edinburgh 
and Glasgow 
Railway Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Edinburgh and Glasgow 
Railway Bill, which, upon Friday last, was made 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

to amend the Acts relating to the Edinburgh and 
Glasgow Railway, and to authorize the formation 
of additional Branches: And that Mr. Buckley and 
Mr. Gibson Craig do prepare, and bring it in. 
Public Houses. —_ Petitions from Llaneilian;--Llanfairpwllgwyngyll; 
— Trewalchmai ;—Llanddona ;—Llanerchymes ; — 
—— (four Petitions) ;— Hollington ;— Yeaveley ; 
— Welshpool (seven Petitions) ;—and, Scarborough ; 
praying the House to adopt measures for preventing 
the increase of houses licensed for the sale of intoxi- 
cating drinks, and for diminishing to a very large 
extent the number already existing, and to pass a 
law for entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating 
liquor on the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


cation in Jreland, so as to afford assistance to 


the Schools of the Church Education Society,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
| the Table. 

A Petition of Joseph D’ Aguilar Samuda, and Atmospheric 
Samuel Clegg, stating that the Petitioners are the Railways. 
inventors and patentees of the Atmospheric system 
of Railway ; that it is desirable for the sake of the 
public interest, that the merits of this system should 
receive a full and searching investigation, before the 
House is called upon to decide upon the numerous 
Railway Bills which are now pending, the more 
especially as the Board of Trade, by the rejection 
of lines by reason of the inferiority of their gra- 
dients, in effect condemns the Atmospheric system 
altogether, inasmuch as one of the main advan- 
tages sought by its adoption being the power of 
surmounting gradients, and using curves unsuited 
to a locomotive line, no engineer, in laying out 
an Atmospheric line, would incur the expense of 
obtaining gradients and curves as good as are re- 
quired on a locomotive line, and that consequently 
if, where the choice lies between two lines intended 
to be constructed on these opposite principles, the 
preference is to be given to that which has, what 
are usually termed, the best gradients, the At- 
mospheric system must in all cases be rejected ; 
and praying that a Committee may be appointed by 
the House to inquire into the merits of the said 
system of Railway, and to hear the evidence of 
engineers and other persons upon the subject, and 


‘that the Petitioners be allowed to attend before 


such Committee, and to be heard by counsel, or 








Naval and 
Military Esta- 
blishments. 


Petitions from Cirencester ;—and, Kingston-upon- 
Hull; praying that no increase whatever may be | 
made in the Naval Force of the country, but, on 
the contrary, that prompt measures be taken greatly 
to reduce the existing Naval and Military establish- | 
ments,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to | 
lie upon the Table. 


) 
| 


otherwise, as the House shall direct, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Clergy and Rate-payers, of the Lear a 
city of Dublin, stating that the Petitioners feel —- 4 Chil 
deeply aggrieved by the existing state of the law, dren (Dublin) 
with regard to Vestry Assessments; that however 
they may differ as to religious profession, they 

cannot 








South Eastern 
Railways. 


Sheffield and 
Lincolnshire 
Junction Rail- 
way. 


Norwich and 
Brandon Rail- 
way Deviation, 


&gt; and Diss and 


Dereham 


Branches Bill, 


Birkenhead 
(Company's) 
Docks Bill, 


Banking 
(Scotiand, ) 


Waterloo, &amp;e., 
Bridges, 


Stalybridge 
Waterworks, 


8 VicTORIZ. 3° Marti. 85 


cannot but feel pained, that any place set apart 
as a house of public worship, and dedicated to the 
honour of Almighty God, should be desecrated by 
the annual assemblage within it of large masses of 

eople, for the purpose of political strife; that the 

etitioners would especially beg to call the atten- 
tion of the House to the law relating to deserted 
children, the city of Dublin being, as the Peti- 
tioners are informed, the only part of Jreland ex- 
empt from the operation of an enactment, which is 
found to be elsewhere and might be presumed to 
be unobjectionable in Dublin; and praying the 
House to take measures to remove the evils com- 
plained of, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Martha Carr, of Lowndes-square, 
in the county of Middlesex, Spinster, complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the South Eastern Railways 
Bill, had not been complied with; and praying that 
she may be heard, by her agent and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Samuel Younge, of Sheffield, in the 
county of York, complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway 
Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his agent and wit- 
nesses, against the same, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being 
ene That the Norwich and Brandon Railway 

eviation, and Diss and Dereham Branches Bill 
be now read a second time ; 

The Amendments following were propesed to be 
made to the Question: viz. To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon this day fortnight.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“now” stand part of the * satin a :—The said 
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 
time:—The Bill was accordingly read a second time; 
and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Birkenhead (Company’s) Docks Bill was 
read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


_A Petition of the Incorporation of Bakers of the 
city of Edinburgh, praying the House to refuse 
their sanction to any Bill that may be proposed or 
introduced thereto for abolishing or restricting the 
Small Note circulation of Scotland, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Wharfingers, Merchants, Traders 
and Residents of and in the vicinity of the East 
District of the borough of Lambeth, praying the 
House to adopt measures for redeeming and extin- 
Guishing the Tolls upon Waterloo, Southwark and 

aurhall Bridges, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners of Police cf the 
town of Stalybridge, in the counties palatine of 
Lancaster and Chester, complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- 
tion for the Stalybridge Waterworks Bill, had not 
been complied with; and praying that they may be 

Vox. 100. : 





heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Mr. George William Hope presented a Bill to Southampton 
alter and enlarge the Powers and Provisions of the Docks Bill. 
Acts for making a Dock or Docks at Southampton, 
and to alter certain Provisions of an Act passed in 
the first and second year of his late Majesty King 
William the Fourth, for erecting and maintaining a 
Pier and other Works at Southampton: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of ware- Kingston-upon- 
houses, houses, lands and premises fronting the Hull Docks Bill, 
Quay on the east side of the Humber Dock and 
Junction Dock, and the south side of the Old Dock, 
at the Port of Hull, praying that they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Kingston-upon-Hull Docks Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Subscribers to, or Owners, Lessees Wexford, 
or Occupiers of lands and grounds affected by the Carlow and _ 
Railway hereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in — 
a Bill for making a Railway from the borough of 
Wexford to the borough of Carlow, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Wilts, Somerset Wilts, Somerset 
and Weymouth Railway, for leave to bring in a Bill a4 Weymouth 
for making a Railway from the Great Western ®""*Y- 
Railway to the City of Salisbury and Town of Wey- 
mouth, with other Railways in connection therewith, 
to be called The Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth 
Railway, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of a line of Railway Southampton 

from Southampton to Dorchester, and Owners and and Dorchester 
Occupiers of property therein, for leave to bring in ®*!™*5- 
a Bill for making the said Railway with a Branch 
to the town of Poole, was presented, and read; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of General Ship-owners of the Port of oils. 
Hull, and Owners of Ships employed in the Green- 
land and Davis Straits Whale Fishery, from that 
Port, praying that the proposed abolition of the 
duty on the importation of animal and vegetable 
Oils may not take place, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Railways. 

Birmingham Canal Navigation, praying that the 
House will be pleased to inquire into the ratio which 
the cost of the carriage of passengers on Railways, 
actually bears to the carriage of goods, and that 
such a proportionate limitation of charge as shall 
appear to be fair and reasonable, may be affixed to 
each description of traffic accordingly, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Newspaper 

a Return of the Aggregate Number of Stamps issued Stamps. 
for Newspapers in Great Britain in each year, from 
the 1st day of January 1842 to the 1st day of Janu- 
ary 1845, distinguishing the Number of each, in 
England and Wales, and in Scotland ; also, the 
Aggregate Number of Stamps issued for Newspapers 

M 3 m 





Committees on 
Private Bills. 


No. 85. 


Prisons 
(Scotland.) 


Occupation 
of Land 
(Ireland.) 


Grand Jury 
Presentments 
(Treland.) 


Royal Mes- 
sengers, &amp;c, 


Ways and 
Meaus; 


Consolidated 


Fund. 


Sugar Daties, 


86 3° Martit. A. 


in Ireland during the same period (in continuation 
of Parliamentary Paper, No. 412, of Session 1842). 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That the 
Clerk had caused to be prepared Sessional Lists of 
Members to serve on Committees upon Private 
Bills. 

Ordered, That the said Lists be printed. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of the Sixth Report of the General 
Board of Directors of Prisons in Scotland to the 
Right honourable Sir James R. G. Graham, Ba- 
ronet, one of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries 
of State, of their Proceedings under the Act 2 and 
3 Vic. c, 42. 

Copy of Evidence taken before Her Majesty’s 
Commissioners of Inquiry into the state of the Law 
and Practice in respect to the Occupation of Land 
in Ireland—Part I. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
the directions of an Act of Parliament,—Accounts 
of Presentments made by the Grand Juries of the 
several Counties, Cities and Towns of Ireland, in 
the year 1844. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
an Address to Her Majesty,—Extracts from the 
Wardrobe Account of the 28th Edward I., giving 
the Total Expense for that year of the Royal Mes- 
sengers :—Extracts from the Rolls of Parliament, 
Vol. IV., giving an Estimate of the Total Annual 
Expense of the Royal Messengers at home and 
abroad, for the year 1433 :—Accounts of Thomas 
Randolph, Master of the Posts, from the 1st day 
of October, 8th Elizabeth, to the 30th day of Sep- 
tember, 13th Elizabeth :—Copy of Order in Council, 
November 22, 1626, relating to the Transmission 
of Letters by the Company of Merchant Adventu- 
rers :—Extracts from the Rolls of Parliament re- 
specting the Statutes of Provisors (1506-1350) :— 
And, Catalogue of Writs de Srutinio faciendo, ex- 
tracted from Rymer’s Foedera, the Catalogue of 
Cottonian Manuscripts appended to the 17th Vo- 
lume of the Foedera, and the Calendar of Patent 
Rolls published by the Record Commissioners. 

. — That the said Papers do lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Sugar Refiners of London, praying 
the House to modify the proposed scale of duties, 
by reducing the differential duty between foreign 
free labour and British Colonial Sugar, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee of Ways and Means. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That, towards making good the Supply 
granted to Her Majesty, the sum of Eight Millions 
be granted out of the Consolidated Fund of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 


Resolution to be reported. 


Motion made, and Question proposed, That, 

towards raising the Supply granted to Her Ma- 
jesty,— 
Ist. In lieu of the Duties of Customs now pa -| £ 8 d. 
able on Sugar and Molasses, there shall, from 
and after the 14th day of March, be charged, 
for a time to be limited, the Duties following ; 
that is to say, 

Un Sugar the growth and produce of any 
British Possession in America, or of any 
British Possession within the limitsof the East 
India Company’s Charter, into which the lm- 
portation of Foreign Sugar is prohibited, and 
imported from thence, 

Double Rehned Sugar, or Sugar equal in 

quality to Double Refined, for every cwt. 








Other Refined Sugar in Loaf, complete and 
whole, or Lumps duly refined, having 
been perfectly clarified and thoroughly 
dried in the stove, and being of an meer nd 
whiteness throughout, or such Sugar 
pounded, crashed, or broken, for every 


cwt. - - - - - - 
White Clayed Sugar, or Sugar rendered 
by any process equal to White Clayed, 
not being refined, for every cwt. - - 
Brown Sugar, being Muscovado, or Clayed 
or any other Sugar not being equal to 
White Clayed, for every ewt. - = 
Candy, Brown, for every ewt. - 
White, for every cwt. - 
Molasses, for every cwt. -  — - 


2d. On Sugar the growth and produce of any 
other British Possession within the limits of the 
East India Company’s Charter: 

White Clayed Sugar, or Sugar rendered by 
any process equal to White Clayed, not 
being refined, for every cwt.-  — - - 

Brown Sugar, being Muscovado, or Clayed 
or any other Sugar not being equal to 
White Clayed, for every cwt. - - 


3d. On Sugar the growth and produce of 
China, Java, or Manilla, or of any Foreign 
Country the Sugars of which Her Majesty in 
Council shall have declared, or may hereafter 
declare, to be admissible as not being the produce 
of slave labour, and which shall be imported into 
the United Kingdom either from the Country of 
its growth, or from some British Possession, 
having first been imported into such British 
Possession from the Country of its growth: 


White Clayed Sugar, or Sugar rendered by 
any process — to White Clayed, not 
being refined, for every cwt.-  —- - 

Brown Sugar, being Muscovado or Clayed, 
or any other Sugar not being equal to 
White Clayed, for every cwt. - - 


Ath. Onall other Sugars not otherwise charged 
with Duty : 
Refined Sugar,foreveryewt. - - — - 
Brown, or Muscovado, or Clayed Sugar, not 
being refined, forevery cwt.-  - =~ 
Molasses, for every cwt. - - a 
Candy, Brown, for every ewt. - 
Candy, White, for every cwt. - = 
And so in proportion for any greater or less 
quantity than a hundred weight. 


That the Bounties now payable upon the Ex- 
portation of certain descriptions of Refined Sugar 
from the United Kingdom do cease and determine, 
and that in lieu thereof, there shall be paid and al- 
lowed the following Bounties or Drawbacks, that 
is to say, 

Upon Double Refined Sugar, or Sugar equal 
in quality to Double Retined, for every 
ewt. - ~ ~ - - - - 1-- 

Upon other Refined Sugar in Loaf, complete 
and whole, or Lumps duly refined, having 
been perfectly clarified and thoroughly 
dried in the stove, and being of an uniform 
whiteness throughout, or such Sugar 
pounded, crashed, or broken, for every 
ewt. - = - - = = =| -17 - 

Upon Bastard or Refined Sugar, broken in 
pieces, or being ground, or powdered 
Sugar pounded, or crashed, or broken, 
for every cwt. = - - - = -{ -14 - 


To report progress, and ask leave to sit again, 
with respect to the proposed Duties on Sugar. 





£.. 4. d. 








Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 

Mr. Greene also acquainted the House, That the 
Committee had made progress in the matter to 
them referred, with respect to the Duties on Sugar; 
and that he was directed to move, That the Com- 
mittee may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Bastardy Bi. 


reading of the Bastardy Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


upon Thursday next. 
P y The 





Prope! 
Bill. 


Stemp 
Assim 
Bill. 


Suppl 


Poor F 
(Gilbe 


Sugar. 


No 


Comn 


Comp 
Clan, 
solida 


Railw 
Claus 
Solidg 





Property Tax 
Bill. 


Stamp Duties 
Assimilation 
Bill. 


Supply. 


Poor Relief 


\ 4° 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Property Tax Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


8 VicroriIz. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Stamp Duties Assimila- 
tion Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That Mr. Wakley and Sir William 


Gilben’s Act.) Heathcote be discharged from further attendance 


Sugar. 


No. 86. 


Committees, 


Companies 
Clauses Cone 
solidation Bill, 


Railway 
Clauses Con- 
solidation Bill, 


on the Select Committee on Poor Relief (Gilbert’s 
Act). 

Ordered, That Mr. Lawson and Mr. Charteris be 
added to the Committee. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Order,— 
A Return of any discriminating Duties heretofore 
imposed between Muscovado and Clayed Sugars, 
and under what Authority imposed ; the Length of 
Time that such Duties were continued in force, and 
the Authority by which they were repealed or at 
any time suspended :—Copies of any Memorials to 
the Lords of the Treasury, or other Department of 
Government, during the time that such discri- 
minating Duties were in force, complaining of their 
Operation ; with Copies of all Correspondence 
relating thereto, and of the Decisions passed 
thereon :—Of any Communications from the Officers 
of Her Majesty’s Customs to the Lords of the 
Treasury, or other Department of Government, 
during the period such discriminating Duties were 
in force, regarding the difficulty attending the dis- 
crimination, and its effects upon Trade and the 
Revenue :—And, of any recent Communications 
from the Officers of Her Majesty’s Customs to the 
Lords of the Treasury, or other Department of 
Government, regarding the means which they now 
at ai to take for satisfactorily discriminating 

etween Muscovado and Clayed Sugars, and for 
obviating any difficulties formerly experienced. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 











Martis, 4° die Martii ; 
Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 
PRAYERS. 


O# DERED, That all Committees have leave 
~ to sit this day till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 


The ingrossed Bill for consolidating in one Act 
certain Provisions usually inserted in Acts with re- 
spect to the Constitution of Companies incorporated 
for carrying on Undertakings of a Public Nature, 
was, according to Order, read the third time ; and 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


_ The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Railway Clauses Con- 
solidation Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 
Crauseg, N° 4, continued. 
Paragraphs, N°15 to N° 17, amended, and agreed 


to, 
Vor. 100. 








Martz. 87 


Paragraph, N° 18, (Penalty for obstructing supply 
of gas or water: If by any operations the Company 
shall interrupt the supply af any water or gas, they 
shall forfeit for every day that such 
supply shall be so interrupted.) 

Blank filled with “‘ Twenty pounds.” 


Amendment proposed, in P. 10. 1. 6. To leave 
out the word “day” in order to insert the word 
“ hour,” instead thereof. 

Question proposed, That the word “ day” stand 
part of the Paragraph :—Amendment, by leave, 
withdrawn. 

Another Amendment proposed, in P. 10. 1. 6. 


To leave out the word “ day” in order to insert 
Question put, That the word “day” stand part 
of the Paragraph ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the Yeas,f a. Eee } 30. 
Colonel Sibthorp, } 
Tellers for the Noes,f Mr. Spooner : 7. 
Paragraph, as amended, agreed to. 
Paragraph, N° 19, amended, and agreed to. 
Cuiaussz, N° 5, Paragraph, N° 20, (Power to 
enter upon and use any existing private roads, and 
to take temporary possession of land without pre- 
vious payment of price.) 
word ‘‘ roads” to insert the words “ not being planted 
“ walks or avenues.” 
Question proposed, That those words be there 
inserted :—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 


“ six hours,” instead thereof. 
"| Mr. Hayter: 
Clause, as amended, agreed to. 
Amendment proposed in P. 10. 1. 24: After the 
To report progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made further 
progress in the Bill; and that he was directed to 
move, That the Committee may have leave to sit 
again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Lands Clauses 
mittee on the Lands Clauses Consolidation Bill; Consolidation 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday ®! 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Lands Clauses 
mittee on the Lands Clauses Consolidation (Sco¢- Consolidation 
land) Bill; (Scotland) Bill. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Railway 
mittee on the Railway Clauses Consolidation (Scot- a 
land) Bill ; (Scotland) Bill. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Companies 
reading of the Companies Clauses Consolidation oo Con- 
(Scotland) Bill ; (Scotland) Bill 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
this day. 


The following Return, pursuant to an Order of Poor Law _ 
the House, having been transmitted to the Clerk, (Boston Union.) 
was laid upon the Table ; viz.—A Return from the 
Boston Union, stating whether the Pauper Inmates 
thereof are, or have been since the formation of 
the said Union, employed in grinding or crushing 
Bones by means of Mills, Machinery or otkerwise, 
together with the Date of the Erection of such Mills 
or Machinery, andthe Names of the Chairman and 
Vice Chairman of the Board of Guardians of the 
said Union at the veriod ; also, the Cost of the said 

M 4 Bones, 





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Bones, including the Expense of Carriage and other 
incidental Expenses, and the Amount which the 
same have produced in their manufactured state, 
and whether the same have been sold by Tender, or 
at a fixed Price, or otherwise. 


Huddersfield 
and Sheffield 
Junction Rails 
way Bill, 


The Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Standing 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
Orders ; 


on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which 
were read, as follow : 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Thames and 
Medway Canal Petition, the Standing Orders ought 
not to be dispensed with. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Petition, 
the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; 
That the Parties be permitted to proceed with their 
Bill. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Glasgow 
Junction Railway Petition, the Standing Orders 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

4. Resolved, That in the case of the London, Wor- 


Thames and 
Medway Canal. 


Glasgow, Pais- 

Jey, Kilmarnock 
and Ayr Rail- 

way. 


Glasgow Junc- 
tion Railway. 


London, 
Worcester and 
South Stafford- 


shire Railway. the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; 


That the Parties be permitted to proceed with their 
Bill. 

5. Resolved, That in the case of the York and 
North Midland Railway (Goole Branch) Petition, 
the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; 
That the Parties be permitted to proceed with their 
Bill, on making forthwith application, in writing, to 
William Smith, as owner of Nos. 108 and 109 on 
the Plan. 

6. Resolved, That in the case of the Cambridge 
and Lincoln Railway Petition, the Standing Orders 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill, upon a memo- 
randum of the radii of the two curves reported on, 
not exceeding one mile in length, being forthwith 
noted on the Plans. 

That the Committees on this and the preceding 
Bill do examine, in the first place, how far such Order 
has been complied with, and do report the same to 
the House, on the Report of the Bill. 


York and 
North Midland 
Railway (Goole 
Branch.) 


Cambridge 
and Lincoln 
Railway. 


The 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th and 6th Resolutions, being | 


read a second time, were agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Cambridge 
and Lincoln 


Railway Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Report, in respect 
of the Petition for the Cambridge and Lincoln Rail- 
way Bill, which was this day made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That. leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Cambridge to Lincoln: 
And that Mr. Manners Sutton, Mr. Fitz Roy Kelly, 
Mr. Fitzwilliam and Mr. Eliot Yorke do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Whitby and 
Pickering 
Railway Bill. 


The Whitby and Pickering Railway Bill was 
read a second time; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


West Cornwall 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Railway Biil. 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
a Petition, complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
West Cornwall Railway Bill, was referred; That 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill, 
for making a Railway from Truro to Penzance, in 
the county of Cornwall, with Branches: And that 
Mr. Pendarves and Mr. Edmund Turner do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


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cester and South Staffordshire Railway Petition, | 


A, 1845. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Forth anaci, 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in Navigation Biy, 
the case of the Petition for the Forth and Clyde 
Navigation Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for altering and enlarging the powers and provisions 
of the Acts relating to the Forth and Clyde Naviga- 
tion: And that Mr. Loch, Mr. Hope Johnstone and 
Mr. Baird do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Bradford Gas 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Bill. 
the case of the Petition for the Bradford Gas Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to alter the provisions of an Act for lighting with 
Gas the Town of Bradford and the neighbourhood 
thereof, within the parish of Bradford, in the West 
Riding of the county of York: And that Mr. Hardy, 
Mr. Busfeild and Mr. Aldam do prepare, and 


bring it in. 





Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Uister Railway 
| Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in Extension Bil, 
the case of the Petition for the Ulster Railway Ex- 
,tension Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
| plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
| to amend the Act relating to the Ulster Railway 
| Company, and to enable the said Company to make 
la Railway from Portadown to Armagh: And that 
Viscount Castlereagh and the Earl of Hillsborough 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Shefiield 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the — 
case of the Petition for the Sheffield Waterworks * 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for better supplying with Water the Town and 
Parish of Sheffield, in the county of York, and for 
;amending the Act relating thereto: And that Mr. 
Parker and Mr. Ward do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Surrey and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in Sessx oe 
the case of the Petition for the Surrey and Sussex — " 
Roads (Sunday Toll) Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

for abolishing the Sunday Toll authorized by an Act 
passed in the sixth year of the reign of his late Ma- 
jesty King George the Third, intituled, An Act for 
| paving the Streets and Lanes in the Town and Bo- 
rough of Southwark, and certain Parts adjacent, in 
the County of Surrey, and for cleansing, lighting and 
watching the same, and also the Courts, Yards, 
Alleys and Passages adjoining thereto, and for pre- 
venting Annoyances therein, and for altering and 
amending the same Act, and for other purposes: 
And that Mr. Kemble, Mr. Antrobus and Mr, Trot- 
ter do prepare, and bring it in. 





Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select oxford sé 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in — , 
the case of the Petition for the Oxford and Rugby ~ 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the City of Oxford to 
the Town of Rugby: And that Mr. Charles Russell 
and Mr. Hayter do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Scarberwush 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in W#et" 
the case of the Petition for the Scarborough Water 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better supplying with Water the Towns of Scar- 
borough and Falsgrave, in the parish of Scarbo- 

rough, 











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Shrewsbury and 
Birmingham 
Railway. 


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Johnstone and Sir Frederick Trench do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
two Petitions complaining of non-compliance with 
the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for 
the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Bill, were 
referred ; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as several buildings situate 
within the limits of deviation are not described on 
the Plans in the following instances ; In enclosures 
Nos. 194 and 192, in the parish of Wellington, No. 5, 
in the parish of Wombridge, Nos. 86, 92, 96, 104, 
108, 109 and 231, in the parish of Wolverhampton, 
No. 98, in the parish of Sedgley, Nos. 96 and 102, 
in the parish of Halesowen: Also inasmuch as se- 
veral buildings (as aforesaid) are not numbered or 
shown on the said Plans in the following instances ; 
No. 86, Spon-lane, in the parish of West Bromwich : 
Also inasmuch as various other lands and buildings 
shown on the said Plans are not numbered thereon, 
or referred to in the Books of Reference in the fol- 


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rough, in the county of York: And that Sir John | 


89 


Clerks of the Peace and Parish Clerks as to be lowered 
8 feet, while in the copy in the Private Bill Office the 
same is described to be raised 8 feet: a public road 
No. 197, on Plan, called Meridale-street, is described 
on the longitudinal Section and cross Section depo- 
sited with the said Clerks of the Peace to be lowered 
7 feet, while on the copy in the Private Bill Office 
the same is described to be raised 7 feet; a public 
road No. 48 on the Plan in the parish of Halesowen 
is described on the longitudinal Section deposited 
with the Clerk of the Peace to be lowered 4 feet, 
and crossed on level, there being no cross Section 
showing this altered surface, while in the copy in the 
Private Bill Office, there is shown a cross Section : 
And a like non-compliance with the Standing Orders 
as to road No. 73, in the same parish: Also inas- 
much as the distances marked in miles and furlongs 
on the datum line of the said Sections, do not cor- 
respond with those on the said Plans, in the several 
instances following : 








lowing instances ; three inclosures between Nos. 80 
and 109, in the parish of Holy Cross, Saint Giles ; | 
two inclosures adjoining to Nos. 116 and 118 in| 
the said parish ; also a public road between Nos. 14 | 
and 16, in the parish of Wrockwardine; an inclosure | 
adjoining No. 141, in the parish of Wellington; a! 
garden in No. 138; an inclosure north of No. 149 | 
therein ; an inclosure between 220 and 228 in the | 
parish of Shiffnall; an inclosure between Nos. 13 | 
and 15 in the parish of Tong; an inclosure adjoin- | 
ing to No. 51; an inclosure ———s No. 131&gt; and | 
No. 149, in the parish of Sedgley; Nos. 69 and 76, | 
in the parish of Rowley Regis; an inclosure ad- | 
joining to No. 5, in the parish of West Bromwich, 

and houses, &amp;c., adjoining to No. 119, in the same 

parish: Also inasmuch as the several Owners, | 
Lessees and Occupiers of these properties respec- | 
tively had had no application made to them in. 
respect thereof: Also inasmuch as the Plans and | 
Sections deposited with the Clerks of the Peace | 
and in the Private Bill Office, are incorrect and are | 
not duplicates of each other in the following in-| 
stances ; in inclosure No. 26, not described on the | 
Plans deposited with the Clerks of the Peace; | 
a public road situate between inclosures Nos. 14 

and 16, in the parish of Wrockwardine, not num- | 
bered on the Plans deposited with the Clerks of! 








Distance istenen . 
neta ais Wien on point of a 
corresponding : 

— 4 to that to which the distance simeane 

on Plan is marked. 

Miles. | Furlongs.} Chains. | Miles. | Furlongs.| Chains. | Chains. 
34 2 2 34 2 7 5 
34 5 34 | 34 5 7 34 
34 6 2 34 6 7 5 
37 2 04 37 2 44 4 
37 3 2 37 3 5 3 
38 3 1 38 3 6 5 
38 6 5} 38 7 1 53 
39 1 23 | 39 1 7 44 
31 6 8} 31 7 3} 5 
31 7 8 32 0 2h 4} 
35 0 34 | 35 1 of 7 
35 4 3 35 4 8 5 
36 1 5 36 1 38 3 
36 5 74 | 36 6 2} 5 
37 5 9 37 6 24 3} 
4l 0 7 41 1 2 5 
43 7 64 | 44 0 14 5 
44 0 74 | 44 1 2 44 
41 3 9 41 4 4 5 
41 6 5} | 41 7 1 $ 
43 3 9 43 4 34 43 
43 4 34 | 43 4 84 5h 
43 4 74 | 43 5 2 54 
43 5 2 43 5 74 54 
42 2 7 42 3 2 5 
42 7 23 | 42 7 74 5 
42 7 6 43 0 14 54 
43 1 1 43 1 6} 53 
43 1 6} | 43 2 2 54 




















Also inasmuch as the distances marked in the 


the Peace; an inclosure adjoining to 514, not de-| said Plans, and on the datum line of the said Sec- 
scribed on the Plans deposited with the Clerks of tions, are incorrect, and do not correspond with one 
the Peace or in the Private Bill Office; and certain | another in several instances; viz.: Between 1 mile 
houses, &amp;c., adjoining south of a public road No. 119 | 6 furlongs and 1 mile 7 furlongs marked on Plan, 
(within limits of deviation), are not marked or de- | the distance is nearly correct, while on the Section 
scribed in the Plans deposited with the Clerks of it is 2 chains too short: Between 3 miles 4 fur- 
the Peace: Also inasmuch as several distances as |longs and 3 miles 5 furlongs on the Plan, the dis- 
marked on the said Plans are incorrect, in the in- | tance is more than a chain too long, and distance 
stances following: Between 37 miles 4 furlongs and | on Section nearly correct: Between 4 miles 5 fur- 
37 miles 5 furlongs, an excess of 20 yards: Between |longs and 5 miles, the furlongs are correct in 
12 miles 1 furlong and 12 miles 3 furlongs, the line | Section, but on the Plan there is a difference of 
of Railway is not delineated on the Plans, for a | more than 60 yards short: Between 7 miles 4 fur- 


distance of about 100 yards: Also inasmuch asthe 
Plan and Section deposited in the Private Bill Office, 
is not a copy of the Plan and Section deposited 
with the Clerks of the Peace and Parish Clerks, in 
the following instances: Brick Kiln-street, in Wol- 
verhampton, described on the longitudinal Section 
and the cross Section deposited with the Clerks of 
the Peace and Parish Clerks, to be lowered 6 feet, 
is represented on the Plan in the Private Bill Office, 
to be raised 6 feet; a public road, No. 182 on the 
Plan is described on the longitudinal Section and 
cross Section deposited with the Clerks of the 
Peace and Parish Clerks to be lowered 8 feet, 


longs and 7 miles 5 furlongs as marked on Plan, 
the distance is about 30 yards too short, being 
correct on Section: Between 11 miles and 11 miles 
1 furlong, the distance on Plan is about 45 yards 
too long, on Section nearly correct; Between 16 
miles 2 furlongs and 16 miles 3 furlongs, the dis- 
tance as on Plan is about 20 yards short, the Section 
correct: Between 17 miles and 17 miles 1 furlong, 
the distance on Plan is about 20 yards too long, 
Section nearly correct: Between 21 miles and 21 
miles 1 furlong, the distance on Plan is about 20 
yards too short, Section nearly correct: Between 
24 miles 7 furlongs and 25 miles as marked on the 





whilst on the copy in the Private Bill Office the |Section, the distance is about 20 yards short: Also 
same is described as to be raised 8 feet; a public road |inasmuch as a memorandum of the radius of every 
No. 184 on Plan is described on the longitudinal |curve not exceeding 1 mile in length, is not noted 


Section and cross Section deposited with the said jon the said Plans in miles and chains in the follow- 
Vor. 100. N ing 








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ing instances: A curve at 10 miles 7 furlongs on| 





A. 1845, 


lowered 7 feet as stated in the Sections, leaving a 

















Plans, radius not marked, about 30 chains; a curve| difference of 4 feet between the level of the rails New 
’ . and 
at 13 miles 4 furlongs, radius not marked, and about | and the surface of the road, whereas by the cross Rai 
15 chains; a curve at 14 miles 54 furlongs, radius | Section it is shown to be crossed on the level; in 
not marked, and about 40 chains ; a curve between | the — of Tipton, the road, No. 83, is stated on 
20 miles 1 furlong and 20 miles 5 furlongs, of about | the Sections as intended to be deviated on the same 
60 chains radius ; a curve between 21 miles 6 fur-| level, or raised 13 feet, but on the line of deviation 
longs and 22 miles, radius about 32 chains ; a) the surface of the ground is not delineated on the 
curve between 22 miles 3 furlongs and 22 miles 6| cross Sections relating to such deviation, and by - 
furlongs, radius about 60 chains ; a curve between | raising the road 13 feet as described on the longi- Bill 
30 miles 5 furlongs and 30 miles 7 furlongs, of a_ tudinal Section, the height of the road would be 6 
radius about 36 chains; a curve between 30 miles| feet above the level of the rails; in the parish of 
7 furlongs and 31 miles 1 furlong, a radius of about | Halesowen the reference to the road, No. 48, de- Ma 
60 chains; a curve between 36 miles 2 furlongs | scribed on the longitudinal Sections as to be lowered and 
and 36 miles 3 furlongs, of (about) a radius 36 | 4 feet, and crossed on a level, there is no cross Sec- Wa 
chains; a curve between 35 miles 5 furlongs and | tion shown; public road, No. 73, stated in Sections Bill 
36 miles 1 furlong, of a radius of about 48 chains ; | as to be raised 9 feet, and crossed on level, and no 
acurve at the west entrance to the tunnel at Bir- cross Section; in the parish of West Bromwich, 
mingham, of a radius of about 30 chains: Also in-| No. 187, public road, passed over within 5 feet of 
asmuch as the radius of the curves not exceeding | the level of the rails, and without any provision 
1 mile in length, are noted wrongly in the said Plans | stated as intended in reference thereto, and without Cale 
in the instances following: A curve between 6th} any cross Section ; in the parish of Birmingham, Rall 
and 7th furlong, the radius is marked 54 chains,| No. 240, Great King-street, is shown to be 10 feet 
while it should be but 24 chains; a curve at 17} under the level of the rails in the longitudinal Sec- 
miles, the radius should be marked 40 chains instead | tions, but no cross Section is shown applicable 
of 80 chains: Also inasmuch as the datum line) thereto; No. 278 (Wheeler-street) is described as — 
shown on the said Sections is not referred to any open road, called Wheeler-street, on the longitudinal ‘ 
fixed point stated in writing thereon: Also inas-| Section, but no cross Section shown; and in the 
much as in reference to the crossing or interference | parish of Upton Magna, No. 81, public road, is 
with roads, canals and railways, the Sections depo- | figured 22 feet below the rails on the said Section, 
sited with the Clerks of the Peace and in the Private | while it measures only about 16 feet: Also inasmuch ’ 
Bill Office are incorrect in the following instances ; as the said Books of Reference do not contain the os 
in the parish of Wombridge the depth of the Rail-| names of the right owners, lessees or occupiers of Port 
way under the surface of the Ketley Canal, which | several properties numbered on the Plan: And in- Rail 
is crossed by the line thereof, is not marked in| asmuch as such several persons respectively, owners 
figures on the said Sections at such crossing; the | or occupiers, had had no application made to them in 
depth of the Railway under the Holyhead-road, No. | respect of such property in the following instances ; 
114, is wrongly marked on the said Sections by/ Names of Owner and Occupier omitted to be inserted in 
about 18 feet; in the parish of Shiffnal the road, Book of Reference. Guil 
No. 259, is shown on the said Sections as being Chic 
in 8 feet of cutting, and is described as intended to ote Owners. Occupiers, Port 
be raised 12 feet, whereas by the cross Section re- ‘ = 
lating to the said road, the surface of the rails is a. ok Lon 
shown as about 26 feet under the raised surface of Parish of Holy Cross and Saint Giles, Shrewsbury. Port 
the road; the depth of the Railway under the Se ee ae | ey sas 
Shropshire Canal is not marked at the crossing ty ie « 
thereof; in the parish of Dawley the public road, seph Davis. Rev. James Colley. 
No. 50, is shown on the said Sections as in 12 feet + ~ - dite - Jane Cash. 

Sad ar te . itto - - ditto - John Armstrong, 
of cutting, and is intended to be raised 8 feet, ion « «die. Seo Cinaten Han 
whereas the cross section applicabie to such road, ditto - - ditto - William Broughale. a 
measures 24 feet; in the parish of Codsall the ditto - - ditto - Elizabeth Smith. hain 
public road, No, 26. is shown on the longitudinal Parish of Saint Julian. 
Sections to be in 10 feet embanking, and as intended ii teihiindie 
to be lowered 10 feet, whereas on the cross Sections = lemuean at - Ff aneiecaned ; 
applicable thereto, it is 23 feet from the level of 92 | Rev. John Roche - - | Margaret Lee. rae 
the rails to the surface of the road; the public = ditto - = - - | Elizabeth Parker. 
road, No. 27, is shown on the longitudinal Section ti. ¢ ‘if 
to be 10 feet embanking, and as intended to be low- 88 ditto -  - - | Joseph Jenks, — 
ered 10 feet, whereas on the cross Section referring 87 ee s - | John Bromley. 
thereto, it is 24 feet 6 inches from the level of the| | Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
rails to the surface of the road; in the parish of | Committee on Standing Orders. 
Wolverhampton, No. 125, Salop-street, to be devi- Shep 
ated on the same level, or deviated and raised 14 Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- Clydesdale Hea 
feet the level of rails is shown 1 foot 6 inches above | mittee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom se- Junction Rab a 
the surface of road on the longitudinal Section, | veral Petitions complaining of non-compliance with —_ 
whilst on the cross Section the level of rails and the | the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for 
surface of the road are shown on the same level ;! the Clydesdale Junction Railway Bill, were referred ; 
No. 150, Brick Kiln-street, stated as to be lowered | That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
6 feet, the longitudinal Section shows the surface | with, inasmuch as a certain cutting in the parish of 
to be 12 feet above the level of the rails, and the | Cambuslang, is, by a clerical error, marked on the Barr 
lowering it 6 feet will make the surface of the road | Section deposited in the Private Bill Office, as tiow 
6 feet above the level of the rails; the road, No.| 25 feet 8 inches, whereas it is by admeasurement Bill. 
182, the longitudinal Section shows surface of road | 15 feet 8 inches, and was so described in the Notices 
10 feet below the level of rails, the cross Section | served on the owner and occupier of the property, 
proposing it to be lowered 8 feet, leaving 2 feet be-| but no proof was adduced before the Committee as Belt 
tween the surface of road and the level of the rails ;| to whether the same error occurs in the Sections Ball 
the public road, No. 184, the same inaccuracy ; | deposited with the Clerks of the Peace and Parish ™ 


the public road, No. 197, Merivale-street, which | Clerks. 
in the longitudinal Section, is shown to be 11 feet! | Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
above the surface of rails, is only proposed to be | Committee on Standing Orders. 

Mr. 





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Newcastle Mr. Hodgson Hinde presented a Bill for making 

and Berwick g Railway trom Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Berwick- 

Railway Bill: ty0n- Tweed, with Branches therefrom, to be called 
The Newcastle and Berwick Railway: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Leeds and The Leeds and Thirsk Railway Bill was read a 

Thirsk Railway second time; and committed. 

Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Manchester Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill to consolidate 
and Salford and amend several Acts passed for more effectually 
mm supplying with Water the Inhabitants of the Towns 
“i of Manchester and Salford, and for extending the 
Powers and Provisions of the said Acts: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 

read a second time. 
Caledonian Petitions from Edinburgh ; — and, Glasgow ; 
Railway Bill. praying that the Caledonian Railway Bill may pass 


into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Scottish Central Mr, Fox Maule presented a Bill for making a 
Railway Bil. Railway from the City of Perth, by Stirling, to the 
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, to be called The 
Scottish Central Railway: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Guildford, A Petition of Henry Drummond, of Albury Park, 
Chichester and jn the county of Surrey, Esquire, praying the House 


oe to pass into a law only one Bill for making a Rail- 
ve way from Guildford io Portsmouth, Chichester and 
Fareham, and that he may be heard, by counsel, in 
support of his Petition, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Guildford, Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of land in 


Chichester and the parish of Shalford, in the county of Surrey ;— 


hualeay Bill and Mayor, and other Inhabitants of the town of 

and Direct | Guildford, and the immediate neighbourhood; 

Imdonand praying that the Guildford, Chichester and Ports- 

i mouth Railway Bill may pass into a law, and that 
the House will not pass a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from Epsom to Portsmouth,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Harwell and Mr. Robert Palmer presented a Bill for repairing 

a and, maintaining the Road from Harwell to Streat- 


ley, in the County of Berks: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a se- 
cond time. 


Northumber- A Petition of Subscribers to the proposed Rail- 

land Railway. way hereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a 
Bill for making a Railway from Mewcastle-upon- 
Tyne to Berwich-upon- Tweed, with Branches there- 
from, to be called the Northumberland Railway, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

a ‘= Petitions from Cawthorne ;—Hoyland Swain ;— 

Barnsley Rosa, Denby ;—and, Gunthwait; taking notice of the 
application for leave to bring in the Shepley-lane 
Head and Barnsley Road Bill; and praying that 
such Bill may not pass into law, as it now stands, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Bunsley Junc. The Barnsley Junction Railway Bill was read a 
Bil Railway second time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


Belfast and Mr. Emerson Tennent presented a Bill for making 
Railay Bill a Railway from Belfast to Ballymena, in the 


county of Antrim, with Branches to Carrickfergus 

and Randalstown: And the same was read the 

first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 
Vou. 100. 


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91 


Petitions of Thomas Holdernessand Thomas Chil- Kingston-upon- 
ton, carrying on business in co-partnership, at the Hull Docks Bill. 
borough of Kingston-upon-Hull, as Merchants ;— 
Ann Hall, of the borough of Kingston-upon-Hull, 
Widow, and Margaret Boyes, of the city of Exeter, 
Spinster ;— Owners or Occupiers of warehouses, 
dwelling-houses and other property at Kingston- 
upon- Hull ;—and, Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Kingston-upon-Hull, and Mer- 
chants, Ship-owners, Warehouse-keepers, Traders, 
Dock Commissioners and others at Kingston-upon- 
Hull aforesaid, and of the President, Vice-Presi- 
dent, and Members of the Chamber of Commerce 
there ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Kingston-upon-Hull Docks Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Pe- 
titions, 


The Wallasey Improvement Bill was read a se- Wallasey 
cond time ; and committed. Improvement 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Coun- Edinburgh and 
cil of the royal burgh of Dunfermline, praying the Perth Railways 
House to refrain from entertaining or giving coun- 
tenance to the projected line of Railway by Gran- 
ton and Burntisland, until the merits of the line from 
Edinburgh and Perth, by Queensferry, shall have 
been brought under their consideration, was _pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lord George Bentinck presented a Bill for making Lynn and Ely 
a Railway from Lynn te Ely, with Branches there- Railway Bill, 
from : And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- York and 
spect of the Petition for the York and North Mid- North Midland 
land Railway (Goole Branch) Bill, which was this ae &gt; 
day made from the Select Committee on Standing P 
Orders, might be read ; and the same being read : 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the York and North Midland Railway 
Company to make a Railway from the Line of the 
Leeds and Selby Railway to Goole: And that Sir 
John Lowther, Mr. Stuart Wortley and Mr. Beckett 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto Edinburgh 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a and Northern 
Railway from Burntisland, in the county of Fife, ®!way. 
to the city of Perth, with certain Branches there- 
from, to be called The Edinburgh and Northern 
Railway, was presented and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of a Railway from South- southport and 
port to the North Union Railway at Eusxton, both Euxton June- 
in the county of Lancaster, for leave to bring in a Yo Railway. 
Bill for making the said Railway, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Provost, Bailies, Treasurer and Glasgow, 
Councillors of the town of Kilmarnock, praying that Dumfries and 
the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Bill ao 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and = 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill to amend the Edinburgh 
Acts relating to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- and Glasgow 
d t th ri th fi 4 o f ddi ° 1 Railway Bill. 
way, and to authorize the forming of additiona 
Branches: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 
N2- 








Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 

( Fly and 
Whittlesea 
Deviation) Bill, 


Blackburn, 
Burnley, 
Accrinzton 
and Colne 
Extension 


Railway Bill. 


Manchester, 
Bury and 
Rossendale 
Railway (Hey- 
wood Branch) 
Bill. 


Railway Bills. 
No. 87. 


92 4° Martz. 


The Eastern Counties Railway (Ely and Whittle- 
sea Deviation) Bill was read a second time; and 
committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington and Colne 
Extension Railway Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale Railway 
(Heywood Branch) Bill was read a second time; 
and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


‘The House was moved, That the Report which, 
upon Friday last, was made from the Select Com- 
mittee appointed to inquire into the best mode of 
constituting Committees on Railway Bills in the 
present Session of Parliament, and of the most 
expedient manner in which Railway Bills having 
relation to similar objects may be brought under the 
consideration of the same Committee, might be read ; 
and the same being read :—The House proceeded to 
take the Report into consideration ; and the Resolu- 
tions of the Committee were read, as follow: 

1. That a Committee of Five Members be ap- 
pointed, to be called The Classification Committee | 
of Railway Bills; and that Three be the Quorum of 
such Committee. 

2. That Copies of all Railway Bills presented to | 
the House, and a List of all projected Railways, of | 
which Plans and Sections have been deposited in | 
the Private Bill Office, be laid before the said Com- | 
mittee, together with all Reports and Minutes of 
the Board of Trade upon such projected Railways, 
which shall have been laid or which shall from | 
time to time be laid before the House. 

3. That the Committee of Classification shall | 
form into groups all Railway Bills or projects, which, | 
in their opinion, it would be expedient to submit to | 
the same Committee. 

4, That Committees on Railway Bills during the | 
present Session of Parliament shall be composed of | 
a Chairman and Four Members, to be appointed | 
by the Committee of Selection. | 

5. That each Member of a Committee on a 
Railway Bill or Bills shall, before he be entitled to 
attend and vote on such Committee, sign a Decla- | 
ration that his Constituents have no local interest, | 
and that he himself has no personal interest for or | 
against any Bill or project referred to him; and no | 
such Committee shall proceed to business until the | 
whole of the Members thereof shall have signed 
such Declaration. 

6. That the Promoters of a Railway Bill shall be | 
prepared to go into the Committee on the Bill on 
such day as the Committee of Selection shall, 
subject to the Order that there be Seven clear Days 
between the Second Reading of every Private Bill 
and the sitting of the Committee thereupon, think 
proper to appoint; provided that the Classification 
Committee shall have reported on such Bill. 

7. That the Committee of Selection shall not 
appoint an earlier day for the first meeting of the 
Committee on any group of Bills than the Twenty- 
sixth day after the presentation to the House of the 
Reports of the Board of ‘Trade on all Railwa 
projects included in such group, unless all the 
Petitions for Bills relating to such projects shall 
have been sooner presented: 

8. That the Committee of Selection shall give 
each Member not less than fourteen days’ notice of 
the week in which it will be necessary for him to be 
in attendance, for the purpose of serving, if required, 
on a Railway Bill Committee. 

9. That the Committee of Selection shall give 








A. 1845. 


each Member a sufficient notice of his appointment 
as a Member of a Committee ona Railway Bill, and 
shall transmit to him a copy of the Fifth Resolution, 
and a blank form of the Declaration therein re- 
quired, with a request that he will forthwith return 
it to them oul filled up and signed. 

10. That if the Committee of Selection shall not 
withia due time receive from each such Member the 
aforesaid Declaration, or an excuse which they shall 
deem sufficient, they shall report to the House the 
name of such defaulting Member. 

11. That the Committee of Selection shall have 
the power of substituting, at any time before the 
first meeting of a Committee, another Member for a 
Member whom they shall deem it proper to excuse 
from serving on that Committee. 

12. That power be given to the Committee of 
Selection to send for persons, papers, and records, 
in the execution of the duties imposed on them by 
the foregoing Resolutions. 

13. That no Member ofa Committee shall absent 
himself from his duties on such Committee, unless 
in the case of sickness, or by leave of the House: 

14. That ifthe Chairman shall be absent from 
the Committee, the Member next in rotation on the 
List (who shall be present) shall act as Chairman. 

15. That Committees shall be allowed to proceed 
so long as Three Members shall be present, but not 
with a less number, unless by special leave of the 
House. 

16. That if on any day within one hour after the 
time appointed for the meeting of a Committee, 
Three Members shall not be present, the Committee 
shall be adjourned to the same hour, on the next 
day on which the House shall sit, which had been 
fixed for that day. 

17. That in the case of a Member not being 
present within one hour after the time appointed for 
the meeting of the Committee, or of any Member 
absenting himself from his duties on such Com- 
mittee, such Member shall be reported to the 
House at its next sitting. 

18. That each Committee shall be appointed to 
meet on each day of its sitting, not later than 
Twelve o’clock, unless by the regular vote of the 
Committee. 

19. That parties promoting Railway projects, 
which have been grouped together by the Classi- 
fication Committee, shall be permitted to appear 
before the Committee on a Railway Bill belonging. 
to such group, and to offer evidence either against 
the Bill immediately under the consideration of the 
Committee, or in support of their own projects. 

20. That in Committees on a Bill or Bills, when 
such evidence has been given, it shall be within the 
competency of a Committee to adjourn their pro- 
ceedings until the Bill or Bills for such other 
projects shall be before them, care being taken by 
the Committee of Selection that in all such cases 
the Bills for the so opposing projects shall be. 
referred to the Committee by which the first Bill or 
Bills had been considered. 

21. That, as soon as the Committee of Classifi- 
cation shall have determined what Railway Bills or 
projects are to be grouped together, they shall 
report the same to the House; and all Petitions. 
against any of the said Bills or projects shall be 
presented to the House three clear days before the 
meeting of the Committee thereon. 

22. That the Committee on a group of Railway 
Bills or projects shall hear, so far as may be 
necessary, parties appearing in support of such 
Petitions, so as to receive without interruption the 
whole of the evidence on the general merits of all 
the Bills or projects before them, and also on the 
details of the Bill or project, or Bills or projects,. 
which they shall be of opmion ought to be adopted 
in order that if the Committee should consider that 
a Bill or Bills not yet read a second time at the 
time of the inquiry ought to be preferred, they “ 

e 





Poor 
(Roc 
Unior 


Poor 
(Roc 
Unio 


Rail 


Rail 


Ship 


Rus 
Brit 


Poor Law 
(Rochdale 
Union. ) 


Poor Law 
(Rochdale 
Union. ) 


Railways, 


No. 88. 


Railways, 
No. 89. 


Shipping, 


Russian and 
British Vessels, 





8 VicToRIZ. 


be enabled, when that Bill or Bills shall be formally 
committed, to dispense with receiving any further 
evidence, and to confine their proceedings to 
making such Amendments in the Clauses as their 
previous investigation may have shown to be ne- 
cessary. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the said Resolutions be printed. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
upon Thursday last, That there be laid before this 
House, Copy of a Memorial from the Board of 
Guardians of the Union of Rochdale, addressed to 
the Secretary of State for the Home Department, 
against the introduction of the New Poor Law into 
that District ; and of the Answer to said Memorial : 
—And also, Copy of a similar Memorial from the 
Rate-payers of Rochdale (with a Note of the Number 
of Signatures attached to it); and Copy of the 
Answer to that Memorial, might be read ; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Copy of « Memorial from the Board of .Guardians 
of the Union of Rochdale, addressed to the Secre- 
tary of State for the Home Department, against 
the introduction of the New Poor Law into that 
District; and of the Answer to said Memorial :— 
And also, Copy of a similar Memorial from the 
Rate-payers of Rochdale (with a Note ofthe Number 
of Signatures attached to it); and Copy of the 
Answer to that Memorial. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 


4° Martiz. 





Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. | 


Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s | 
Command, —Report of the Railway Department of 
the Board of Trade, on the Schemes for extending 
Railway Communication in the Counties of Norfolk | 
and Suffolk. 

Report of the Railway Department of the Board 
of ‘Trade, on the Schemes for extending Railway 
Communication in Cornwall and Devonshire. . 

Sir George Clerk also presented, pursuant to se- 
veral Addresses to Her Majesty,—Return to an 
Address to Her Majesty, dated the 14th day of 
August 1843, for Returns of all the Tolls, Dues, 
Fees and other Charges imposed by public autho- 
rity on British Shipping, in each of the Principal 
Ports of those Countries which have entered into 
Treaties of Reciprocity with Great Britain; stating 
the Particulars in each Case, and distinguishing the 
Cases in which Vouchers are given, and in which 
they are not given:—Also, an Account of all the 
Charges which are levied on British Vessels in any 
such Country, and which are not levied on Vessels 
under its own Flag; together with a Statement of 
any Commercial, Fiscal or other Advantages enjoyed 
by such Foreign Vessels, from which British Vessels 
are excluded. 

Returns of all Tolls, Dues, Fees, Pilotage and 
other Charges imposed by public authority on 
Russian Vessels in each of the Ports of Russia, 
where British Vessels are allowed to trade under 
the Treaty of Saint Petersburg, ratified in 1848 ; 
stating the Particulars in each Case, and distinguish- 
ing the Cases in which Official Vouchers are given 





for those Payments and in which they are not given: 

—Also, an Account of all other Charges which (in | 
addition to those levied on Russian Ships) are levied | 
on British Vessels in each of those Ports, whether | 
imposed by public authority, the Russian Company, | 
or by what authority or otherwise ; together with a | 
Statement of any Commercial, Fiscal or other Ad- | 
vantages enjoyed by Russian Vessels from which | 
British Vessels are excluded. 

Vou. 100. 


| April next; and to be printed. 


93 


Sir George Clerk also presented, pursuant to the Coal Whippers. 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—Statement of 
the Receipts and Expenditure of the Coal Whippers’ 
Office during the period of its operation, to the 31st 
December 1844. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and that the Papers relative to Railways 
be printed. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee Public Petitions 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the (Sixth Report.) 
Petitions presented upon the 26th, 27th and 28th 
days of February last ; and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Joseph D’ Aguila Atmospheric 
Samuda and Samuel Clegg, relative to Atmospheric Railways. 
Railways, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, @ Lard. 
Return of the Quantities of Lard imported into the 
United Kingdom, from the 5th day of July 1842 
to the 5th day of January 1845, in each year; 
stating the Countries whence same was imported, 
the Quantity entered for Home Consumption, and 
the Amount of Duty received thereon. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Field Gardens 
to promote the letting of Field Gardens to the La- Bill. 
bouring Poor: And that Mr. Cowper, Mr. William 
Miles and Mr. Aglionby do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Private Bills. 

posed, That there be laid before this House, a Return 
of the Titles of all Private Bills passed during the 
last Session of Parliament, together with the Names 
of Parliamentary Agents and Solicitors by whom 
such Bills were solicited and obtained; also, how 
many of such Bills have been taxed, and by whom : 
—And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


The ingrossed Bill for consolidating in one Act Companies 

certain Provisions usually inserted in Acts with re- Clauses Con- 
Y ae oo solidation 

spect to the Constitution of Companies incorporated (scotiand) Bill. 
for carrying on Undertakings of a Public Nature in 
Scotland, was, according to the Order made this 
day, read the third time ; and Amendments were 
made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of Ways and 
Ways and Means, a Resolution ; which was read, Means; 
as followeth ; 

Resolved, Vhat towards making good the Supply Consolidated 
eranted to Her Majesty, the Sum of £.8,000,v00, Fund Pill. 
be granted out of the Consolidated Fund of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, ‘That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolution: And that Mr. Greene, Mr. Chancellor 
of the Exchequer and Mr. Cardwell do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported the Stamp Duties Assimila- Stamp Duties 
tion Bill; and the Amendments were read, and — 
agreed to. : 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time ‘To-morrow. 


Mr. Cowper presented a Bill to promote the letting Field Gardens 
of Field Gardens to the labouring Poor: And the Bil. 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be No.90. 
read a second time upon Wednesday the 2d day of 


N 3 A Petition 





Public Houses. 


Lunacy. 
No. 91. 


Grand Jury 
Presentments 
(Treland.) 


No. 92, 


Royal Mes- 
sengers, &amp;c. 


No. 93. 


Hull and Selby 


( Bridlington 


Branch) Rail- 


way Bill, 


London and 
York Railway 
Bill. 


Britten’s 


Divorce Bill. 


Calton and 
Bridgeton 
Police. 


94 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Vew- 
port, in the Isle of Wight, praying the House to 
adopt measures for preventing the increase of houses 
licensed for the sale of intoxicating drinks, and for 
diminishing to a very large extent the number 
already existing, and to pass a law for entirely abo- 
lishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on the Lord’s 
Day, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Lunacy, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Accounts rela- 
tive to Grand Jury Presentments (Ireland), which 
were presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Royal Mes- 
sengers, &amp;c., which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Mercuri, 5° die Martii ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


F gimp ION of Charles Grimston, of Grim- 
ston and Kilnwick, both in the county of 
York, Esquire, one of the Trustees of the Beverley 
and Whitecross Turnpike-road, in the said county, 
praying that the Hull and Selby (Bridlington 

ranch) Railway Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 

A Petition of Land-owners, Farmers and others, 
Inhabitants of the towns of Anlaby, Hessle, Kirk- 
Ella, West-Ella, Willerby and other places in the 
East Riding of the county of York, adjoining upon 
and near to the Hull and Kirk-Elia Turnpike-road, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
said Bill, was also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel Raeel in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the borough of Doncaster, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the London and 
York Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Britien’s Divorce Bill was read a second time; 
and committed to the Select Committee on Divorce 
Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, That they do hear counsel and examine 
witnesses for the said Bill; and also, that they do 
hear counsel and examine witnesses against the 
Bill, if the Parties concerned think fit to be heard 
by counsel or produce witnesses. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of houses 
and other property within the town or village of 
Bridgeton, and lands adjacent thereto, complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to 
the application for the Calton and Bridgeton Police 
Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


4°_5° Martiz. 





A. 1845. 


Mr. Fitzroy presented a Bill to amend the Act Ulster Ryi,.. 
relating to the Ulster Railway Company, and to Fxtensio jj, 
enable the said Company to make a Railway from 
Portadown to Armagh: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Busfeild presented a Bill to alter the provi- Bradford ¢,, 
sions of an Act for lighting with Gas the Town of Bill. 
Bradford and the Neighbourhood thereof, within 
the Parish of Bradford, in the West Riding of the 
County of York: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Promoters of a Railway to be called Monmoun 
The Monmouth and Hereford Railway, for leave to 204 Hereford 
bring in a Bill for making a Railway from the ““""*- 
Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway to 
Monmouth and Hereford, with a Branch to join the 
Forest of Dean Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Sir Frederick Trench presented a Bill for better Scarborough 
supplying with Water the Towns of Scarborough Water Bil. 
and Falsgrave, in the Parish of Scarborough, in the 
County of York: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 

A Petition of John Bury, of Scarborouyh, Esquire, 
one of the Directors of the Scarborough Waterworks 
Company, praying that provision may be made in 
the said Bill for the purchase of an additional spring, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Parker presented a Bill for better supplying Sheffeld 
with Water the Town and Parish of Sheffield, in Pimterwots 
the County of York, and for amending the Act re- -"" 
lating thereto: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Kemble presented a Bill for abolishing the Surrey and 
Sunday Toll authorized by an Act passed in the yaar 
sixth year of the reign of his late Majesty King ny ' 
George the Third, intituled, “‘ An Act for paving the 
Streets and Lanes in the Town and Borough of 
Southwark, and certain Parts adjacent, in the County 
of Surrey, and for cleansing, lighting and watching 
the same, and also the Courts, Yards, Alleys and 
Passages adjoining thereto, and for preventing An- 
noyances therein,” and for altering and amending 
the same Act, and for other purposes: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Trent Valley 
Committee on Pétitions for Private Bills; That in Railway Bil 
the case of the Petition for the Trent Valley Rail- 
way Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Stafford to Rugby: 

And that Lord Francis Egerton, Colonel Anson, 
Mr. Mark Philips and Mr. Dugdale do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- London, 
gesses of the city and borough of Canterbury, and ae 
county of the same, taking notice of the application Railway. 
for leave to bring in the London, Chatham and 
North Kent Railway Bill; and praying that such 
Bill may pass into law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Samuel Atkinson, of Moor End were 
House, in the parish of Shipley, in the West Riding way Extensio 
of the county of York ;—and, Owners or Occupiers (Shipley 
of land or houses, and other property, in the parish Colne) 
of Shipley, in the West Riding of the a of 

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York; praying that they may be heard, by them- | 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts | 
of the Leeds and Bradford Railway Extension 
(Shipley to Colne) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Pe- 
titions. 





| 


North Union A Petition of the North Union Railway Com-. 

ai Ribble ~~ pany and the Ribble Navigation Company, for leave | 

ve Rail ‘0 bring in a Bill for enabling the said Companies | 

mye to make a Branch or Connection Railway from the | 
North Union Railway to the Victoria Quay in Pres- 
ton, and for amending and enlarging the powers and 
provisions of the several Acts relating to such Rail- 
way and Navigation respectively, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 

Kingston-upon- A Petition of the Guild or Brotherhood of Mas- 


ill Docks Bill. tars and Pilots, Seamen of the Trinity House of 
Kingston-upon-Hull, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Kingston-upon-Hull 
Docks Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


York and 
North Midland 
Railway (Goole 


Sir John Lowther presented a Bill for enabling | 
the York and North Midland Railway Company to 





Branch) Bill, Make a Railway from the Line of the Leeds and 
Selby Railway to Goole: And the same was read | 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second | 
time. | 

York and The York and North Midland Railway (Brid-| 


North Midland Jjngton Branch) Bill was read a second time; and 


(Bid gton committed. 

Branch) Bill, Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

ForthandClyde Mr. Zoch presented a Bill for altering and en- 


Navigation Bill. arcing the Powers and Provisions of the Acts re- 
lating to the Forthand Clyde Navigation: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Ellesmere and 
Chester, and 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Birsingham Navigation from the Trent to the Mersey, praying 
aud Liverpool that the Ellesmere and Chester and Birmingham and 
Tae Conale Liverpool Junction Canals Union Bill may not pass 
"into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read: and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


Schoolmasters 


(Sealand, Petitions from the Presbytery of Cupar; —Pres- 


bytery of Haddington ;—Presbytery of Chanonry ; 
—and, Presbytery of Dundee (Chairman and Clerk); | 
praying the House to adopt measures for ameliorat- 
ing the condition of the Burgh and Parochial School- 
masters of Scotland,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Road Act 


(Scotland) A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery 


of Jedburgh, stating that the power granted by the 
last General Road Act for Scotland, authorizing the 
Trustees to license any Toll-house to sell spirituous 
liquors, has in its exercise been attended by con- 
sequences injurious to good order and the morai 
interests of the community; and praying the House 
to make such an alteration in the said Act as to 
remove the grievance aforesaid, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Public Houses, Petitions from Culmstock ;—Conway ;— Tredegar 


aa ar 3—Ipstones ;—and, Fulletby ; praying 


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95 


the House to adopt measures for preventing the 
increase of houses licensed for the sale of intoxi- 
cating drinks, and for diminishing to a very large 
extent the number already existing, and to pass a 
law for entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating 
liquor on the Lord’s Day, —were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Practitioners in Medicine, Surgery Medical Prae- 
and Midwifery, of North Lincolnshire, praying for tice Bill(1844.) 
certain modifications in the Bill for the Regulation 
of Medical Practice, which was introduced in the 
last Session of Parliament, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Long Sutton ; —Cricklade ;—and, Property Tax 
Charles Cordingly; praying that the Property Tax 4% 
Act may not be renewed ,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Mogeela; — Wells, Leighlin and Education 
Leighlin Bridge ; — Kilvemnon ; — and, Union of (Ieland.) 
Knochamourne and Ballynoe ; praying the House to 
devise means for removing the restrictions placed on 
the distribution of the Aid annually granted for 
Education in Ireland, so as to afford assistance to 
the Schools of the Church Education Society,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Dewsbury ;—and, Hopton ; pray- Anatomy Act. 
ing for inquiry into the operation of the Anatomy 
Act,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 


Petitions from Stoke Edith ;—Ashperton ;— Tar- Saint Asaph 
rington ; — Mordiford ; — Dynedor ; — Stretton 2%4 Bangor 
Grandison ;—and, Canon Frome; praying for the ~*~ 
repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will, 4, c. 77, 
as relates to the union of the Dioceses of Saint Asaph 
and Bangor,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land Agriculture. 
within the parish of Leighton Buzzard, in the county 
of Bedford, and its vicinity, praying that in any 
relief from taxation that may be given, the House 
will take the first opportunity of granting relief to 
the Agriculturists, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the ‘lable. 


Petitions from Vauxhall; — and, Saint Olave, Waterloo, &amp;e. 
Southwark ; praying the House to adopt measures Bridges. 
for redeeming and extinguishing the Tolls upon 
| Waterloo, Southwark and Vauxhall Bridges,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- Committee of 
mittee of Selection, That they do refer the Plymouth Selection. 
and Stonehouse Gas, and the Devonport Gas and 
Coke Company Bills, to the same Committee. 


Ordered, That Sub-Committee No. 3, of the Se- petitions for 
lect Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, have Private Bills. 
leave to sit this day till five of the clock, during 
the sitting of the House. 


A Petition of Robert Wilson, of Copthall Build- Surrey Iron 
ings, in the city of London, Gentleman, Trustee for ent 
John Wilson and others, being Proprietors of OF (Dissolving) 
otherwise interested in certain Oil and Leather 
Mills situate in the parishes of Carshalton and Bed- 
dington, in the county of Surrey, complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Surrey Iron Railway Company 
(Dissolving) Bill, had not been complied with ; and 
praying that he may be heard, by his agent and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 








titions for Private Bills. 
N 4 Mr. 





West Cornwall 
Railway Bill. 


Harwich and 
Eastern Coun- 
ties Junction 
Railway. 

(No. 1.) 


London and 
Croydon Rail- 
way (Kentish 
Lines. ) 


London and 
Croydon Rail- 
way Enlarge- 
ment, and 
Orpington 
Branch Rail- 
way. 


Rye and 
Tenterden 


Railway. 


Kingstown and 
Bray Railway. 


Smoke Prohi- 
bition Bill. 


No. 94. 


Cambridge 
and Lincoln 


Railway Bill. 


Attornies’ 
Certificates, 


Sturminster 
Union. 


96 


Mr. Edmund Turner presented a Bill for making 
a Railway from Truro to Penzance, in the County 
of Cornwall, with Branches: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the several places, 
and Owners and Occupiers of property on the line 
or in the neighbourhood of the Railway hereinafter 
mentioned, or otherwise interested in the same, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for constructing a Railway 
from the Eastern Counties Railway, near Colchester, 
to the Port of Harwich, and a Pier in connection 
therewith, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Zondon and Croydon Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the 
said Company to make certain new lines of Rail- 
way, and Branches, to communicate with Maidstone, 
Ashford, Tunbridge, Chatham, Chilham, Gravesend 
and Faversham, all in the county of Kent, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the London and Croydon Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the 
said Company to widen and improve the said Rail- 
way, and also a portion of the London and Green- 
wich Railway, and to make a Branch Railway to 
Orpington, in the county of Kent, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Subscribers to and Promoters of 
the Undertaking hereinafter mentioned, for leave to 
bring in a Bill for making a Railway from the South 
Eastern Railway, at Headcorn, to Rye Harbour, in 
the county of Sussex, was presented, and read; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters ofa Railway from Kings- 
town to Bray, and of the Dublin and Kingstown 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Kingstown to Little Bray, 
in the county of Dubd/in, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Mr. Mackinnon presented a Bill to prohibit the 
Nuisance of Smoke from Furnaces or Manufac- 
tories: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Wednesday 
next; and to be printed. 


Mr. Eliot Yorke presented a Bill for making a 
Railway from Cambridge to Lincoln: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors residing at 
Northallerton, in the North Riding of the county of 
York, praying for the repeal of the annual duty on 
their Certificates, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Justices of the Peace for the county 
of Berks, attending the Petty Sessions of the divi- 
sion of Farringdon, praying for the repeal, alteration 
or amendment of the Poor Law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Henry Charles Deshon, stating 
that the Petitioner, in the course of his duties as 
Union Surgeon, was called upon in August last to 
attend a pauper with a fracture of the thigh bone, 
when he was interrupted by the guardians, who 
called in another medical man and promulgated 
that the limb had been three times inefficiently set ; 


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A. 1845. 


and that feeling himself deeply aggrieved and 
injured, he thereupon vacated the office of Union 
Surgeon ; and praying the House to adopt mea- 
sures for the removal of the grievance, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petiticn of Members of the Society of Mutual {nscivent 
Communication for the Protection of Trade, praying Debtors Act. 
for the repeal of the Insolvent Debtors Act, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Falkland ;—Cupar ;—and, North- Edinburgh 
west parts of Fife; taking notice of the application and Norther 
for leave to bring in the Edinburgh and Northern (Noa 
Railway (No. 1.) Bill; and praying that such Bill* ~~ 
may pass into law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant to Dr. Roipi. 
several Addresses to Her Majesty,—Copy of the 
Correspondence between Dr. Rolph and the Colonial 
Secretary, and between the Colonial Secretary and 
the Governor of Trinidad, relative to the Appoint- 
ment and Remuneration of Dr. Rolph, in 1843, as 
the Agent of the Government of Trinidad, for the 
removal of the coloured Population of Canada to 
that Colony. 

Copies or Extracts of any Despatches from the Montreal 
Governor-General of Canada to the Secretary of 
State for the Colonies, and of his Replies, respecting 
the Conduct of the Returning Officer of Montreal 
during the late Election. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. Christopher have leave of Leave of 
absence for a week, to attend the Assizes. Absence. 


Mr. Hayter presented a Bill for making a Rail- Osford and 
way from the City of Oxford to the Town of Rugby : Rusby Railwa; 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered” 
to be read a second time. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- property Tax 
mittee on the Property Tax Bill; Bill. 
And a Motion bemg made, and the Question 
being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair ; 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ this House will, upon this day six months, resolve 
“ itself into the said Committee,” instead thereof.” 


And the Question being put, That the words 

proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

r f Mr. Young, 

Tellers for wiiinas Mr. Henry Baring 
Tellers forthe N oes,) Mr Blewite - 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee ; 


6. 


23. 


1 
: Jj 
1 
J 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 
CuiausE, N° 1, (The rates and duties by the re- 


cited Act —— to be continued and charged for 
the term o years.) 


P. 2.1.1. Proposed to fill the blank with “ three.” 


Afterwards proposed to fill the blank with “two.” 
Question 








Ways and 
Means. 


Supply. 


Stamp Duties 
Assimilation 
Bill. 


var 
as 


Railways 
(Ireland. ) 


Journal to be 
printed, 


Legacy Duty, 
— 


§ VicToRIz. 


Question put, That the blank be filled with “ two;” 
The Committee divided : 
} 3%. 
1 


Tellers for the Yeas,{ ay ~ = ; 
69. 


Tellers for the Noes Mtr Hows Baring: § 


Blank filled with “ three.” 

Clause, as amended, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 2, agreed to. 

Cravses, N° 3 and N° 4,amended, and agreed to. 
Cuause, N° 5, agreed to. 

Preamble agreed to. 

Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported that the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Friday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, ‘That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue, for a further term, 
the Stamp Duties granted by an Act of the fifth and 
sixth years of Her present Majesty, to assimilate 
the Stamp Duties in Great Britain and Ireland, 
and to make Regulations for collecting and manag- 
ing the same, until the 10th day of October One 
thousand eight hundred and Forty-five, was, ac- 
cording to Order, read the third time; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to continue for Three years the 
Stamp Duties granted by an Act of the fifth and 
sixth years of Her present Majesty, to assimilate the 
Stamp Duties in Great Britain and Ireland, and to 
make Regulations for collecting and managing the 
same, until the Tenth day of October One thousand 
eight hundred and Forty-five. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of Report of the Lords of the Committee of 
Privy Council for Trade for the Transaction of Rail- 
way Business, on the followmg Schemes for extend- 
ing Railway Communication to the West of Jreland, 
viz. 1. The Great Western (Jreland) Railway (Dub- 
lin to Mullingar); 2. The Great Western (Lreland) 
Railway (Alternative Line) ; 3. The Great Western 
(Ireland) Railway (Extension Line); 4. The Irish 
Great Western Railway (Dublin to Galway). 


Ordered, That the Journal of this House, from 
the end of the last Session of Parliament to the 
end of the present Session, with an Index to the 
Hundredth Volume, be printed. 

Ordered, That 1,250 Copies of the said Journal 
and Index, be printed by the appointment and under 
the direction of John Henry Ley, Esquire, the Clerk 
of this House. 

Ordered, That the said Journal and Index be 
— by such person as shall be licensed by Mr. 

peaker; and that no other person do presume to 
print the same. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Orders,—A 
Return, showing the Amount of Capital on which the 
several Rates of Legacy Duty have been paidin Great 
Britain, in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1845 :—Abstract of the Total Amount under each 
Rate since 1797:—An Account, showing the Total 

Vox. 100. 


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~ 
97 
Amount of Duties on Legacies, Probates aud Ad- 
ministrations received in Ireland, in the year 
ending the 5th day of January 1845 :—Returns, for 
the Tone ending the 5th day of January 1845, 
showing the Amount of Capital on which the several 
Rates of Legacy Duty have been paid in Jreland, 
and distinguishing the Amount of each Rate :—Of 
the Total Amount of Revenue received in the United 
Kingdom, in the Year ending the 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1845, for Stamp Duty on Legacies (distin- 
guishing those on Direct and on Reversionary 
Bequests, if possible), on Probates, Administrations 
and Testamentary Inventories; distinguishing the 
Amount from England and Wales, Scotland and 
Ireland; with an Abstract of the whole Amount of 
Duty received since 1797 :—And, of the Amount of 
Total Duty received in the United Kingdom since 
1843, to the 5th day of January 1844. 


Return of the Number of Manufactories of Sugar Potato and 


from Potatoes, Beet Root, or other Materials, in — 


Great Britain and Ireland, stating the Place where 
situated, the Total Quantity produced, and the 
Gross and Net Amount of Duty received, and the 
Rate of Duty received, and the Rate of Duty 
charged per pound in each of the Two past years. 


Root 


Return of all Sums levied as Coal Duty in the Coal Duty 
Port of Dublin under the Act 2and 3 Will. 4, c. 90, Dublin.) 


and the purposes to which the same have been 
applied. 


Mr. Cardwell also presented,— Returns to several Real Property. 


Addresses to Her Majesty dated the 5th day of 
August in the last Session of Parliament, for a 
Return, showing the Total Annual Value of Real 
Property in each Parish of each County of England 
and Wales assessed to the Property and Income 
Tax, for the Year ending April 1843 ; distinguishing 
that on Land, Houses, ‘Tithes, Manors, Fines, 


Quarries, Mines, Iron Works, Fisheries, Canals and Real Property 
Railways :—And, for a Return showing the ‘otal Sc+t!a"4-) 


Annual Value of Real Property in each Parish of 
each County in Scotland, as assessed to the Pro- 
perty and Income Tax, for the Year ending April 
1843; distinguishing that on Lands, Dwelling- 
houses, Mines, Quarries, Iron Works, Manorial and 
other Profits, Fisheries, Canals, Railways, &amp;c., 
together with an Abstract of the said Returns. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Cardwell presented a Bill to apply a Sum, Consolidated 
out of the Consolidated Fund, to the Service of the Fund 
Year One thousand eight hundred and Forty-five : yaaa 


And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time To-morrow. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect fisher-lane 
of the Fisher-lane (Greenwich) Improvement Bill, (Greenwich) 
which, upon Monday last, was made from the Select provement 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


. 


Ordered, That the Return to an Order dated the shipping, 


12th day of May 1843, for Returns of all Tolls, 
Dues, Fees and other Charges imposed by public 
authority on Foreign Shipping in each of the Ports 
ot London, Liverpool, Bristol, Hull, Newcastle, 
Leith, Greenock, Dundee, Dublin, Belfast and 
Waterford respectively, stating the particulars in 
each case, and distinguishing the cases in which 
Official Vouchers are given for such payments, and 
in which they are not given :—Also, an Account of 
all Charges which are levied in the above Ports on 
Foreign Vessels and not levied on British Vessels, 
together with aStatement of any Commercial, Fiscal 
or other Advantages enjoyed in such Ports by Bri- 
tish Vessels from which Foreign Vessels are ex- 
cluded :—And, of all Tolls, Dues, Fees and other 
Charges imposed by public authority on British 
Shipping in each of the principal Ports of those 

ro) Countries 


No, 95. 





Shipping. 
No. 95. 


Russian and 
British Vessels. 


No. 95. 


Committees, 


Railway 
Clauses Con- 
solidation Bill, 


Lands Clauses 
Consolidation 
Bill. 


Lands Clauses 
Consolidation 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Railway 
Clauses Cone 
solidation 
(Scotland) Bill. 


08 5°—6° 


Countries which have entered into Treaties of 
Reciprocity with Great Britain, stating the parti- 
culars in each case, and distinguishing the cases in 
which Official Vouchersare given for those Payments 
and in which they are not given : — Also, an Ac- 
count of all the Charges which are levied on British 
Vessels in any such Country and which are not 
levied on Vessels under its own Flag, together with 
a Statement of any Commercial, Fiscal or other 
Advantages enjoyed by such Foreign Vessels from 
which British Vessels are excluded, which was 
presented upon the 9th day of June 1843, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Shipping, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Russian and 
British Vessels, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Jovis, 6° die Marti ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 
RDERED, That all Committees have leave 
to sit this day till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Railway Clauses Con- 
solidation Bill. 

(In the Committee.) 

Crause, N° 5, postponed. 

Crause, N°6, agreed to. 

Cuiause, N° 7: Paragraph 32 amended, and 
agreed to. 

Paragraph 33, (Provision in cases where Rail- 
ways cross any turnpike-road or public carriage- 
road on a level). 

Amendment proposed, in P. 14, 1. 35. To leave 
out the word “ carriage-road,” in order to insert the 
word “highway,” instead thereof. 

Question proposed, That the word “ carriage- 
road” stand part of the paragraph :—Amendment, 
by leave, withdrawn. 

Paragraph amended, and agreed to. 

Paragraphs 34 to 43, with Amendments to several 
of them, agreed to. 


To report progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made further 
progress in the Bill; and that he was directed to 
move, That the Committee may have leave to sit 
again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Lands Clauses Consolidation Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scot- 
land) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. ; 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Railway Clauses Consolidation (Scot- 
land) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Martiz. A. 1845. 


Mr. Lewis, from the Commissioners of Arundel Arundel Port, 
Port, was called in; and at the bar presented, pur- 
suant to the directions of an Act of Parliament,— 
Report and Account of the Commissioners of the 
Harbour of Littlehampton, called Arundel Port, in 
the County of Sussex, from the 31st day of Decem- 
ber 1843, up to and including the 31st day of De- 
cember 1844 :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions of Henry Talbot, of Oaklands, near South Wales 

Kidderminster, in the county of Worcester ;—Mayor Railway. 
and Burgesses of the city of Gloucester ;—and, 
John Aubrey Whitcombe, of the city of Gloucester, 
Gentleman; complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 
South Wales Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
same,—were presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Giasgow, 
of the Petition for the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar- Faisley, 
nock and Ayr Railway Bill, which, upon Tuesday ye ag 
last, was made from the Select Committee on Stand- Bill. 
ing Orders, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to authorize an extension of the Glasgow, Paisley, 
Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway, to near Cumnock, 
and Branches to Barrhead and Nitshill, and to 
amend the Acts relating to such Railway: And 
that Mr. Hastie and Mr. Alexander Oswald do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Glasgow Junc- 
of the Petition for the Glasgow Junction Railway fon Railway 
Bill, which, upon Tuesday last, was made from the ~"’ 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway, to be called The Glasgow 
Junction Railway, with Branches: And that Lord 
James Stuart and Mr. Hastie do prepare, and bring 
it in, 

Petitions from Maxwell ;—and, Paisley; praying Glasgow. 
that the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Dumfties and 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and way Bill ™ 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Mark Philips presented a Bill for making a ‘Trent Valley 
Railway from Stafford to Rugby: And the same Railway Bill 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Blackbum, 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of —. 
the Petition for the Blackburn, Darwen, and ,°.°" 2 
Bolton Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had not ~ 
been complied with, inasmuch as the Tunnelling 
of the said Railway is not marked on the Plan by a 
dotted line as required by the Standing Orders, but 
is distinctly marked by a double line. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Foulmire 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Lxclosure Bill 
the Petition for the Foulmire Inclosure Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the parish of Foulmire, in 
the county of Cambridge: And that Mr. Eliot 
Yorke, Mr. Eaton and Mr. Allix do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee on Burnley 
Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 'prevemms 





complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, 








8 VicTORIA. 


Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Burnley 
Improvement Bill, was referred; That the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as it 
was not stated in the notice that it was intended to 
alter any existing Tolls, Rates or Duties ; and it 
appeared that powers are taken to levy a joint and 
equal Rate on the two Townships of Burnley and 
Habergham Eaves, instead of separate Rates as 
under the existing Acts; and, inasmuch as the 
notices on the church doors had not been given, 
which are required in the case of Bills of the First 
Class, to which Class it appeared that the Bill be- 
longed, as it enables the Commissioners to supply 
private Individuals with Gas, and confers powers 
for the erection of works for that purpose, a pur- 
pose not contemplated " their former Act. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Amicable Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
Sxiety _ on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
Assurance Bil. +116 Petition for the Amicable Society Assurance Bill, 

the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
a to enable the Corporation of the Amicable Society 
for a perpetual Assurance Office, to lend Money 
upon Mortgage for the purpose of Investment, and 
also to confer other powers upon the said Society : 
And that Lord Courtenay and Mr. John Round do 

prepare, and bring it in. 


Midland Rail. A Petition of the Midland Railway Company, 

way Branches. for leave to bring in a Bill to empower the said 
Company to make certain Branch Railways from 
the main Line of their Railway, and for other 
purposes, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Kingston-upon- Petitions of Merchants, Traders, Ship-owners 

Hull Docks Billk and Owners of warehouses in the town and bo- 
rough of Leeds, and at the Port of Goole, both in 
the West Riding of the County of York ;—and, 
Merchants and Ship-owners at the Port of Gains- 
borough; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Kingston-upon-Hull Docks Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Sparrows A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Ayles-| 


7. Road Sury and hamlet of Walton, in the parish of Ayles- 

: bury and its vicinity, praying that they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Sparrows Herne Road Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Midland Rail. A Petition of Trustees appointed by an Act for 
np, Swinton repairing the Turnpike-road from Tinsley to Don- 
etincoln.) caster, and for making certain new Lines of Road to 
communicate with the same, all in the West Riding 
of the county of York; and of Creditors or Mort- 
gagees for money advanced on the credit of the 
tolls authorized to be taken on the said road and 
new lines of communication, complaining that .the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Midland Railways (Swinton to 
Lincoln) Bill, had not been complied with ; and 
praying that they may be heard, by their agents 
and witnesses, against the same, was presented and 
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6° Martiz. 99 


read ; and referrea to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of George Noble, of Preston, in the Blackburn 
county of Lancaster, Gentleman, complaining that Waterworks. 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Blackburn Waterworks Bill, 
had not been complied with; and praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of a line of Railway Oxford, 
from Oxford to Worcester and Wolverhampton, for Worcester and 
leave to bring in a Bill for making the said Rail- }/ojverhampten 
way, was presented, and read ; and referred to the _ 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of John Musters, of Colwick, in the Midlend Rail- 
county of Nottingham, Esquire, being an Owner ways (Notting- 
and Occupier of property on the line, and in the *™ Linco.) 
neighbourhood of the Railway hereinafter men- 
tioned, complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the 
Midland Railways (Nottingham to Lincoln) Bill, 
had not been complied with; and praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which Orders; 
were read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Heywood Heywood 
Waterworks, (No. 1) Petition, the Standing Orders Waterworks 
ought not to be dispensed with. vitae 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Clydesdale Clydesdale 
Junction Railway Petition, theStanding Orders ought Junction Rail- 
to be dispensed with ; That the parties be permitted “™ 
to proceed with their Bill, on forthwith correcting the 
error on the Section deposited in the Private Bill 
Office ; and that the Committee on the Bill do ex- 
amine, in the first place, how far such Order has been 
complied with, and do report the same to the House 
on the Report of the Bill. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Shrewsbury Shrewsbury and 
and Birmingham Railway Petition, the Standing Birmingham 
Orders ought not to be dispensed with. seit 

The second Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Cromford Canal Company, Cromford 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, Ca! Bill. 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Cromford Canal Bill, was presented and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords Britten's 
to request, that their Lordships will be pleased to Divorce Bill. 
communicate to this House a Copy of the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before their Lordships in the 
case of Britten’s Divorce Bill: And that Mr. Mas- 
terman do carry the said Message. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- London, 
spect of the Petition for the London, Worcester and pt pe eng 
South Staffordshire Railway Bill, which, upon jin ‘asa 
Tuesday last, was made from the Select Committee pitt, 
on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the London and Bir- 

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100 


mingham Railway, at Marsworth, to Worcester, with 
a Branch to the Severn, and with Branch Railways 
to Rugby and Oxford, and an Extension to Dudley, 
to be called The London, Worcester, and South Staf- 
fordshire Railway: And that Mr. Robert Clive, 
Mr. Tancred, and Mr. Benbow, do prepare and bring 
it in. 

Kingston-upon- Qrdered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken 

Hull Docks Bill. Hefore the Committee on the Kingston-upon- Hull 
Docks Bill, in the Session of 1840, be referred to the 
Committee on the Kingston-upon-Hull Docks Bill 
of the present Session. 


Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway. 


A Petition of the Sheffield and Rotherham Rail- 
way Company, and the Midland Railway Com- 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill for authorizing the 
consolidation of the Sheffield and Rotherham Rail- 
way with the Midland Railways, and for making a 
Branch Railway from,and other Works in connection 
with the said Sheffield and Rotherham Railway, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Dunstable and 
London, and 
Birmingham 
Railway. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 
bourhood of Dunstable, in the county of Bedford, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway 
from the town of Dunstable, to join the London 
and Birmingham Railway, near Leighton Buzzard, 
in the county of Bedford, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Northallerton ;—Howden;—Me- 
tham ;—Eastrington;— Willitoft ;—Barmby-on-the- 
Marsh ; — Yokefleet ;—Laxton; — Newsholme and 
Brind Wressle, and Loftsome ;— Bubwith ;—Black- 
toft ;—Brackenholme with Woodall ;—Aughton ;— 
Harlthorpe ; — Hemingbrough ; — Spaldington ; — 
Bellasize ;—Portington and Cavil;—and, Newport 
(York); praying that in any relief from taxation 
that may be given, the House will take the first 
opportunity of granting relief to the Agriculturists, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Agriculture. 


Public Houses. — Petitions from Heytesbury;— Dalbeattie ;—Derby 
(two Petitions);—Elton and Warnington ;—Virr 
and Stewartry of Kirkcudbright ;— Boconnoc ;— 
Llanfair ;—Lostwithiel (three Petitions) ; —Lanli- 
very; —and, St. Winnow; praying the House to 
adopt measures for preventing the increase of houses 
licensed for the sale of intoxicating drinks, and 
for diminishing to a very large extent the number 
already existing, and to pass a law for entirely abo- 
lishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on the Lord’s 
Day, were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Education 


Petitions from Kentstown ;—Kincurley ;—Tybo- 
(Ireland.) 


hine;—and, Athnowen and Kilnaglory; praying 
the House to devise means for removing the restric- 
tions placed on the distribution of the Aid annually 
granted for Education in Jreland, so as to afford 
assistance to the Schools in connection with the 
Church Education Society,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Naval and 
Military Es‘a- 
blishments. 


A Petition of Members of the Committee and 
Friends of the Society for the Promotion of per- 
manent and universal Peace, at Preston, in the 
county of Lancaster, praying that no increase what- 
ever may be made in the Naval Force of the Country, 
but, on the contrary, that prompt measures be 
taken greatly to reduce the existing Naval and Mi- 
litary Establishments, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

New Zealand. Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant 
to an Address to Her Majesty,—Copies of Letters 
from Mr. Shortland, late Acting Governor, and Mr. 


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A. 1845. 


Busby, late Resident of New Zealand, to Lord Stan- 
ley and Mr. G. Hope. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table. 


Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s Sugar. 
Command,-—Extract from General Tariff of Duties No, 97. 
on Imports into and Exports from France :—Extract 
from Table of the Modifications in the French Tariff 
of Sugar Duties, resulting from the Law of 2d July 
1843, regulating the Excise Duty on Beet Root 
a made in France :—Table of Rates of Duty 
to be levied upon Sugar of French Growth and Ma- 
nufacture, agreeably to the Provisions of the Law 
of 2d July 1843 :—Extract from General Tariff of 
Import Duties of the United States. 

Sir George Clerk also presented, pursuant to the Sugar. 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy, Order No, 9g 
of Her Majesty in Council, dated 28 November ‘ 
1844, admitting into the United Kingdom, at the 
Duty of 34s. per cwt., and 5 per cent. additional, 
the Sugars the Growth of Venezuela. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


Mr. Masterman reported, That he had carried to Britten's 
the Lords the Message of this House of this day, Divorce Bill, 
requesting that their Lordships would be pleased 
to communicate to this House, The Minutes of the 
Evidence taken before their Lordships in the case 
of Britten’s Divorce Bill; and that their Lordships 
had been pleased to communicate a Copy of the 
said Minutes of Evidence, as desired by this House, 
and request that the same may be returned to them : 
—And he delivered the same in at the Table. 

Ordered, That the said Minutes be referred to 
the Select Committee on Divorce Bills. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Museums of 
to enable Town Councils to establish Museums of Att Bill. 
Art in Corporate Towns: And that Mr. Ewart, Mr. 
Brotherton and Mr. Wyse do prepare, and bring it 
lit. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Defendant's 
posed, That it is expedient that inquiry be made and Prisoner's 
whether the Defendant’s Counsel in Civil, and ©" 
the Prisoner’s Counsel in Criminal Cases, should 
be allowed to address the Jury on the close of the 
Evidence for the Prisoner or Defendant :—And the 
said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Hafod Estate. 

Copies of all Surveys and Valuations of 7,438 acres 
36 roods of Land belonging to the Crown, adjoining 
to the Duke of Newcastle’s Hafod Estate, in Car- 
diganshire, which has been sold to his Grace by 
Private Contract for £.1,049. 15s. 9d. by Her Ma- 
jesty’s Commissioners of Woods, Forests and Land 
Revenues, as stated in Appendix, No. 2 (A.), in the 
said Commissioners’ Report for 1844. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Scilly Islands 
Copies of all Communications addressed to the 
Treasury respecting the Post-office Arrangements at 
the Islands of Scilly, with the Answers returned 
thereto, Xc., since the Ist day of August 1844 up 
to the present time :—Of all Communications ad- 
dressed to the Post-office on the same subject, with 
the Answers returned, from the same Date :—And, 
of all Correspondence that has taken place with the 
Admiralty in the course of the year 1844, respecting 
the Conveyance of the Mail to the Islands of Scilly: 
—And, a Return of the Expenses incurred for the 
“ Speedy” and “ Snipe” Cutters during the period the 
same were employed in conveying the Mails to and 
from the Islands of Scilly during the past year; as 
also Copies of any Special Reports that were made 
by the Commanders of the said Cutters relative to 
the said Service. 


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Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of all Places in the United Kingdom having 
the benefit of Money-order Post-offices, and distin- 
guishing whether the said Places are established as 
Post-offices, Sub-post, or Branch Offices. 





post-office. 


Gambia. Ordered, That Copy of Letters Patent under the 

No.99. Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Bri- 

tain and Ireland, to provide for the Government of 

Her Majesty’s Settlements in the Gambia, dated 

24th June 1843:—Copy of Letters Patent under 

the Great Seal, appointing Henry Frowd Seagram, 

Esquire, Commander in the Royal Navy, to be 

Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over 

Her Majesty’s Settlements in the Gambia, dated 

24th June 1843 :—And, Copy of Instructions to | 

Henry Frowd Seagram, Esquire, Commander in 

the Royal Navy, and Governor and Commander- 

in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Settlements 

in the Gambia, dated 24th June 1843, which were 

presented upon the 21st day of August 1843, be 
printed. 


Harbours of Resolved, That. an humble Address be presented 
Refuge. to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of the Report of the Commissioners 
appointed, by the Treasury Minute of the 20th day 
of April 1844, to inquire into the subject of Har- 
bours of Refuge ; together with Copies of or Ex- 
tracts from the Evidence on which that ,Report was 
founded. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Bastardy Bill. © The Bastardy Bill was, according to Order, read 
a second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for To-morrow. 

Consolidated The Consolidated Fund Bill was, according to 


iahene ena Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Bil, = =~ Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


County Rates. © Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Expenditure of the Grants made by 
Parliament in each year from 1835, in aid of the 
County Rates, distinguishing the proportion for 
Expenses of Prosecutions, and for Conveyance of 
Convicts; showing the Amount paid for each 


County, and the ‘Total Amount in each year. 


Westminster 
New Palace. 


The Earl of Lincoln presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—A Copy of the Architect’s Report as 
No.100. to the present state of the Works at the Westminster 
New Palace, with Estimates. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


Ellesmereand A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Chester, and 


Dewinghem Navigation from the Trent to the Mersey, praying 
and Liverpool that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
{unetion Canals sel or agents, against certain parts of the Ellesmere 
‘won Bill, and Chester, and Birmingham and Liverpool Junc- 

tion Canals Union Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 

favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

Legacy Duty, _ Ordered, That the Returns relative to Legacy 
x Duty, &amp;c., which were presented yesterday, be 
101. printed. 


6°—7° Marti. 101 


Ordered, That the Abstract of the Returns rela~- Real Property ; 


tive to Real Property; and, Real Property (Scotland), 34, Real Pro- 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. a — 


No. 102. 
Ordered, That the Paper relative to Montreal, Montreal. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 103. 
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


Veneris, 7° die Martii ; 
Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


ORDER ED, That Sub-Committee No. 3, of Petitions for 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Private Bills. 
Bills, have leave to sit this day till five of the clock, 

during the sitting of the House. 


Petitions of Owners and Consignees of Vessels Liverpool 
entering the Port of Liverpool, and trading with the Pecks Bill. 
Port of Runcorn, in the county of Chester, but not 

using or entering the Liverpool Docks, and of other 
Persons interested in the Navigation of the said 

Port of Runcorn ;—Commissioners for the Improve- 

ment of the township of Birkenhead, in the county 

of Chester ;—and, James Loch, Esquire, Acting 
Trustee and Superintendent of the trust estates of 
Francis, the late Duke of Bridgewater, deceased ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 

their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Liverpool Docks Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 

to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 

their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 

in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Poor Poor Relief 
Relief (Gilbert’s Act), have leave to sit this day till (Gilbert's 
five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 4‘) 


Mr. Benbow presented a Bill for making a Rail- London, 

way from the London and Birmingham Railway at hs a 
Marsworth, to Worcester, with a Branch to the Severn, shire Railway 4 
and with Branch Railways to Rugby and Oxford, Bill. 

and an Extension to Dudley, to be called The Lon- 

don, Worcester and South Staffordshire Railway : 

And the same was read the first time; and ordered 

to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Subscribers to and Promoters of Manchester, 
the Undertaking hereinafter mentioned, for leave to os &gt; well 
bring in a Bill for making a Railway from Sheffield, tion Railway. 
in the county of York, to join the Midland Railway, 
in the parish of Chesterfield, in the county of Derby, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Freeholders, Manufacturers, Farmers Shepley Lane 
and Tradesmen, being Rate-payers in the township oo on 
of Cumberworth, in the West Riding of the county ~“""*Y “8 
of York;—and, Freeholders, Tenant Farmers and 
other Rate-payers of the township of Ing Birch- 
worth, in the West Riding of the county of York; 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring 
in the Shepley Lane Head and Barnsley Road Bill ; 
and praying that such Bill may not pass into law, 

—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Hayle Causeway West Cornwall 
and Turnpike-road, in Cornwall, taking notice of Railway. 
the application for leave to bring in the West Corn- 
wall Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill may 
not pass into law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Proprietors, Feuars and Residenters scottish Central 





apd and Ordered, That the Return relative to Potato and 
Sn, «= Beet Root Sugar, which was presented yesterday, 
No. 96. be printed. 
Yor. 100. 


in the city of Dunblane, and its suburbs, Perthshire, Railway. 
03 taking 


oe co eyes aes: 


Newcastle and 
Darlington 
(Brandling 
Junction) 
Railway Bill. 


Nottingham 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Sheffield and 
Lincolnshire 
Junction Rail- 
way. 


Bridgeton 
Municipal and 
Police Bili. 


102 


taking notice of the Scottish Central Railway Bill; 
and setting forth, that the Petitioners have observed 
with alarm, that it is proposed that the line of the 
Scottish Central Railway shall be laid on the surface 
and across not only the turnpike-road which passes 
through the city of Dunblane, but also on one of 
the streets thereof, so that the city in two places 
will be intersected by the line; and praying that 
such alterations may be made in the Bill, as will 
afford an ample remedy for the prevention of the 
danger and interruption above stated, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Newcastle and Darlington ( Brandling Junc- 
tion) Railway Bill was read a second time; and 
committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions of Occupiers of property situate in the 
parishes of Radford and Lenton, in the county of 
Nottingham, and in the extra-parochial liberties of 
the Castle of Nottingham, in the same county, and 
in the parishes of Saint Mary and Saint Nicholas, 
in the town of Wottingham;—and, Occupiers of 
property situate in the parish of Radford, in the 
county of Nottingham; praying that the Notting- 
ham Waterworks Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands,——-were presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill. 

Petitions of James Fisher, of 12, Watling-street, 
London, Wace Manufacturer, and George Frederick 
Walker and Samuel John Walker, of Nottingham, 
Architects ;—and, Inhabitants of the town of /Vot- 
tingham ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the said Bill,-—were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
for the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway 
Bill, were referred ; ‘That the Standing Orders had 
not been complied with, inasmuch as copies of the 
Plan and Section and Book of Reference were not 
deposited with the Clerks of the Peace for Lincoln- 
shire (Lindsey), county of the city of Lincoln, Not- 
tinghamshire, Lincoln, Parts of Kesteven, Derbyshire 
and West Riding of Yorkshire, until the 3d Decem- 
ber 1844. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders in the case of the Peti- 
tion for the Bridgeton Municipal and Police Bill, 
were referred; That the Standing Orders had been 


- complied with. 


Edinburgh 
and Hawick 


Railway Bill. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
erecting the Town or Village of Bridgeton and places 
adjacent, in the county of Lanark, nto a Burgh of 
Barony, for paving, lighting and cleansing the same, 
for establishing a Police therein, and for other pur- 
poses relating thereto: Andthat Mr. James Oswald 
and Mr. Lockhart do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Edinburgh and 
Hawich Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Edinburgh and 


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A, 1845. 


Dalkeith Railway to the town of Hawick: And 
that Mr. Forbes Mackenzie and Mr. Pringle do 
prepare, and bring it in 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select North British 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Railway Bil, 
the case of the Petition for the North British Rail- 
way Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to empower the North British Railway Company to 
purchase the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway, and 
to alter part of the Line of the said Railway, and of 
the North British Railway, and to construct certain 
Branch Railways in connection therewith: And that 
Mr. Forbes Mackenzie and Mr. Pringle do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Great Souther 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in and Westem 
the case of the Petition for the Great Southern and (irelon’ 
Western Railway (Jreland) Bill, the Standing Or- , 
ders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select West ofLondn 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 4 — 
the case of the Petition for the West of Zondon and Sul. a 
Westminster Cemetery Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for amending the Act establishing the West of Lon- 
don and Westminster Cemetery Company, and for 
enabling the Company to raise a further Sum of 
Money: And that Mr. Bouverie and Mr. Villiers 
Stuart do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Eliot Yorke presented a Bill for inclosing Foulmire 
Lands in the Parish of Foulmire, in the County of Inclosure Bil. 
Cambridge: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Petitions of William Pearce, of Great George- London, 

street, Westminster, Agent for Sir William Gomm, oe and 
K.C.B., at present residing abroad, and of William nat 
Wickham Drake, of Craiglone Lodge, Stratton, , 
Ayrshire, Esquire, and William Alexander Coombe, 
of Gravesend, in the county of Kent, Gentleman ;— 
Robert Moore Bowman and David James Nicol ;— 
Richard Miller ;—Richard Miller, of 18, Paragon, 
New Kent-road, in the borough of Southwark, 
Merchant, and William Alexander Coombe, of 
Gravesend, in the county of Kent, Gentleman ;— 
and, James Roberts West, of Alscot Park, in the 
county of Gloucester, Esquire ; complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to 
the application for the London, Chatham and North 
Kent Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,— 
were presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of John Severn Bennett, of No. 15, Whittle Dean 
Wilson-street, Gray’s-Inn-road, in the county of Waterworks 
Middlesex, Gentleman, complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- 
tion for the Whittle Dean Waterworks Bill, had not 
been complied with ; and praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Two Petitions from Paisley, praying that the Glasgow, — 
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Paisley, Kil 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and panty 


; an Ayr Railway 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the ‘Table. Bill. 


A Petition of Members of the Provisional Com- Newry and 
mittee for making the Railway hereinafter mentioned, Enniskillen 
% ae os : : Railway. 
for leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway 
from 











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il, 


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ondon 
Mine 
tery 


Bill, 


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from the Town of Newry to the Town of Enniskillen, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of a Line of Railway 
from Waterford to Limerick, with Branches there- 
from, and Owners and Occupiers of property therein, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for making and main- 
taining a Railway from the city of Waterford to the 
city of Limerick, with Branches, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Waterford 
and Limerick 
Railwaye 


Petitions of Trustees of the Liverpool Docks ;— 
Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the borough of 
Liverpool ;—and, Persons being in their own right, 
or as Trustees or Executors, respectively interested 
as Mortgagees and Bond-holders in the Rates and 
Duties payable to the Trustees of the Liverpool 
Docks; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Birkenhead (Company’s) Docks Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Birkenhead 
(Company’s) 
Docks Bill. 


Lord James Stuart presented a Bill for making 
a Railway, to be called The Glasgow Junction Rail- 
way, with Branches: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Glasgow Junce 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


A Petition of Commissioners of the Bridling- 
ton Piers and Harbour, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the York and North Midland 
Railway (Bridlington Branch) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


York and 

North Midland 
Railway 
(Bridlington 
ranch) Bill. 


Petitions from Maybole ;—Ayr ;—Irvine ;—and, 
Paisley ; praying that the Glasgow, Dumfries and 
Carlisle Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. . 


Glasgow, 
Dumfries and 
Carlisle Rail- 
way Bill, 


Promiscuous 


Three Petitions ,from Reading, praying the 
Intercourse. i 


House to render trading in vice by the promotion 
of Promiscuous Intercourse between the sexes a 
highly penal offence, and to confer on the officers 
of justice summary powers of proceeding in such 
cases,—-were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Schoolmasters 


Petitions from the Presbytery of Auchterarder ; 
(Scotland. ) 


—Presbytery of Abernethy ;—Presbytery of Dum- 
barton;—-Presbytery of Perth ;—and, Presbytery of 
Forfar; praying the House to adopt measures for 
ameliorating the condition of the burgh and paro- 
chial Schoolmasters of Scotland,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Public Houses, Petitions from Kidderminster ;— Burnley (four 
Petitions) ;—Otley ;—North Sunderland ;—Lante- 
gloss ;—Gomersal ; —Northowram ; — Salisbury ; — 
Haverfordwest ;— Whitehaven ;—Bonhill and Alex- 
andria ;—Folhestone ;—Great Grimsby ;—Catrine ; 
— Heywood ;— Wootten Bassett ;— Reading (two 
Petitions) ;— Guisbro’ ;—Saint Goran ;—Eling ;— 
Towcester ;— Burcombe and Barford ;—Pembroke ; 
—Henllan ;—Hook Norton ;— Welburn ;— Hock- 
ham ;— Dunfermline ;—Saint Michael Carhayes ;— 
—Cutcombe ;—Saint Clears;—Polperro ;— Witney ; 
—Allarnun ;— Halifax (two Petitions) ;—Cwmavon ; 
—Stanningley (two Petitions) ;— Llangynwyd ;— 
Llangynnyd; — Skipton (two Petitions) ;— Pont 


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103 


Robert ;— Hunmanby ;— Fraserburgh ; —Spofforth 
(three Petitions) ; —Rotherham;—UCross Lanes ;— 
Veryan ; — Wardington ; — Nunney ; — Pembroke 
Circuit ;— Milford ;—Lofthouse ;— Kast Harling ;— 
Gorbals ; — Brill; — Banbury (five Petitions) ;— 
Downham Market (three Petitions) ;— Brin-y-pont ; 
—Llanddwy Aberath ;—Whitepitt ;—Ackworth ;— 
Pembroke Dock ;—Langefni ; — Inverury ;—Lan- 
caster ; — Brinsieneyn ;— Allendale ;— Osmotherley ; 
—Farrington Guerney ;— Holmes ;— Blanchard and 
Prudhoe ;—-Llandudno ;—Feltwell (two Petitions) ; 
— Belchford ;— Wareham ; —Walsingham ; — Llan- 
dislen ;—Flamborough ;— Welbourn ;—A berpwll ;— 
Bridlington and Bridlington Quay ;—Deanery of 
Frome ;—Buckland Denham ;— Kirkcudbright ;— 
Carnarvon ;—Adderbury ;—Bloxham ;— Middleton 
Cheny ; — Cooperdy ;-- T'ysoe ;— Elim and Waen ; 
--Castleton ;—Logie Pert ; — Lostwithiel;—Lanli- 
very (two Petitions);— Saint Winnow ; —Broad- 
oak ; — Hexham ; — Settle ; — Bofarnel ;— Lerrin ; 
—Kirkby Stephen; — Neath (tour Petitions) ; — 
Tredegar (two Petitions); — Ystradgynlais ; — 
—Colinton ;— Hilgay ; — Kevern ;—Brixton Hill; 
— Bulah-cwm-Twrch ; — Shotley Bridge ; — and, 
Poole; praying the House to adopt measures for 
preventing the increase of houses licensed for the 
sale of intoxicating drinks, and for diminishing to 
a very large extent the number already existing, 
and to pass a law for. entirely abolishing the sale 
of intoxicating liquor on the Lord’s Day,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee Public Petitions 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the (Seventh Re- 
Petitions presented upon the 3d, 4th and 5th days °° 
of this instant March; and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 

and be printed. 


Petitions from Glenavy, Canchin and Tullyruck ;— Education 
Rathraran ;—Errigle Treugh ;—Aghadown ;—Co- (Ireland) 
lumb Kill ;—Donadea ;—Lisnashea Agharlurcher ; 
—Brigown ;--and, Ardoyne ; praying the House to 

devise means for removing the restrictions placed 

on the distribution of the Aid annually granted for 
Education in Ireland, so as to afford assistance to 

the schools in connection with the Church Educa- 

tion Society,—were presented, and read; and or- 

dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Gnosal ;— Tapley;— Church Eaton; Agriculture. 
—Blymhill ; — and, Isle of Ely; praying that in 

any relief from taxation that may be given, the 

House will take the first opportunity of granting 

relief to the Azriculturists,—were presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sir William Heathcote presented a Bill to enable Amicable 

the Corporation of the Amicable Society for a Per- Society 
petual Assurance Office to lend Money upon Mort- Assurance Bills 
gage for the purpose of Investment, and also to 

confer other Powers upon the said Society : And the 

same was read the first time; and ordered to be 

read a second time. 


The Eastern Counties Railway (Hertford and Eastern Com- 
Biggleswade Line) Bill was read a second time thet te 
and committed. Biggleswade 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Line) Bill. 


mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Hunsworth;—and, Pershore ; Game Laws. 
praying for the repeal or alteration of the Game 
Laws,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the ‘Table. 


A Petition of Workmen residing in the city of Wages, &amp;c., 
Glasgow, praying the House to pass a Bill protect- Seovan4:) 
ing wages wholly and entirely from arrestment, and 
also to take into consideration the justice of con- 





Vor. 100. 


04 ferring 


Newcastle and 
Darlington 
(Brandling 
Junction) 
Railway. 


Grand Junction 
Railway. 


104. 


ferring upon the workmen in every county in Scoé- | 
land, the right to return a Member to represent | 
their rights and interests in Parliament, and also to | 
confer upon the workmen in the royal burghs of | 
Scotland, a right to vote for a town councillor in 
the councils of the royal burghs of Scotland, was 
resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


able. 


A Petition of the Reverend Robert Green, of 
Long Horsley, in the county of Northumberland, 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring 
in the Newcastle and Darlington (Brandling Junc- 
tion) Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill may 
be withdrawn, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


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A. 1845. 


chase, by the South Eastern Railway Company, 
of the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway ; 7. The 
widening and extension to Croom’s Hill, of the Lon- 
don and Greenwich Railway; that Notices were 
published, and Plans and Sections deposited, in 


|reference to each of the said projects separately, 


with the original intention of submitting the same 
to the consideration of Parliament by means of se- 
‘esean Bills, but the whole of the said measures 

aving been submitted together to the consideration 
of the Board of Trade, and dealt with and reported 
on by them as one whole, it was considered by the 
Petitioners to be the most proper course to submit 
such measures simultaneously to the Legislature 
in one Bill, and a Petition has accordingly been 
presented to the House for leave to introduce the 





A Petition of the Grand Junction Railway Com-: | 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling the | 
said Company to make certain new lines of Rail- | 


same; that the Petitioners now regret to find that 
the forms of the House have not been correctly 
complied with, inasmuch as the several Railways 
included in the Bill sought to be introduced by 


F 


way, and for amending the former Acts relating to | them were intended to be made in different counties, 


the said Company » Was presented, and read ; and | whereas the notices in reference to each of the said 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for | measures, 


Private Bills. 


Glasgow, Pais- Mr. Forbes Mackenzie presented a Bill to autho- 

ley, Kilmarnock rie an Extension of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmar- 

and Ayr Rail- . ta 

way Bill. nock and Ayr Railway to near Cumnoch, and 
Branches to Barrhead and Nitshill, and to amend 
the Acts relating to such Railway: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


A Petition of Richard Thomas, of Perran-Ar- 
worthal, in the county of Cornwall, Civil Engineer, 
praying that leave may be given to him to present 
a statement to the Select Committee on Standing 


Cornwall 
Railway. 


Orders, showing that the Standing Orders of the | 


House, in the case of the Cornwall Railway Peti- 
tion, ought not to be dispensed with, and that it may 
be an Instruction to such Select Committee on Stand- 
ing Orders to receive and consider the said state- 
ment, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Eastern Union 
and Worwich Railway, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Eastern Union Rail- 
way at /pswich to Norwich, with a Branch to the 
Norwich and Brandon Railway, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Eastern Union 
and Norwich 
Railway. 

(No. 1.) 


Eastern Union 
and Bury 


Saint Edmund’s - 


although separately relating to different 
| counties, have not been published in all the said 
counties through which the same collectively would 
|pass; that such notices were correctly published 
'1n reference to each of the said Railways separately 
_had the same been introduced into the House by 
means of separate Bills as originally intended ; and 
| the Petitioners were therefore induced to hope that, 
inasmuch as by including them in one Bill, they 
did not alter the character of the several undertak- 
| ings therein contained as regards public or private 
interests, but merely presented them in a less ex- 
pensive form to themselves, and in a manner more 
consistent with the report of the Board of Trade 
than if separate Bills were introduced, the Standing 
Orders of the House would have admitted of such 
one Bil! being introduced ; that the Peiitioners are 
now most desirous, in order to comply correctly with 
the forms of the House, to withdraw the said Peti- 
| tion so presented by them, and to present Petitions 
for seven separate Bills, comprising precisely the 
same objects as those introduced into the one Bill 
which they have sought to introduce as aforesaid ; 
and praying that they may have leave to withdraw 
the Petition so presented by them, and to present 
Petitions to the House for leave to introduce seven 
separate Bills, with reference to the several objects 
comprised in such one Bill. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 
A Petition of Promoters of the Eastern Union and | 


Bury Saint Edmund’s Railway, for leave to bring! A Petition of Owners of land in, and Inhabitants Richmond 


J 


in a Bill for making a Railway from the Eastern of the parishes of Richmond, Mortlake, Barnes, (Surey) 
Union Railway at Ipswich to Bury Saint Edmund’s,| Roehampton and Putney, in the county of Surrey, — 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select | praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 


Railway. 
(No. 1.) 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


South Eastern 


A Petition of the South Eastern Railways Com- 
Railways. } 


pany, was presented, and read ; setting forth, That 


the Petitioners have been engaged in the promotion | 


of several Railway projects, which were intended 
to be submitted to Parliament in the present Session ; 
viz. 1. A Railway from or from near Hungerford 
Bridge to join the South Eastern, Canterbury, 


Ramsgate and Margate Railway, near Chilham, in 
the county of Kent, with a Branch to Faversham | 
Creek ; 2. A Railway from and out of the last- 
mentioned intended Railway to join the South East- 
ern Railway at Tunbridge and Paddock Wood, with 
a Branch to Stone, near Dartford; 3. A Branch 
Railway from the South Eastern Railway, at Tun- 
bridge, to Tunbridge Wells; 4. An Extension of the 
Maidstone Branch of the South Eastern Railway to 
or near to Rochester; 5. A Railway from Ashford 
to Hastings ; 6. A Branch Railway from the South 
Eastern, Canterbury, Ramsgate and Margate Rail- 
way to Deal, and an alteration of the said Railway, | 
and extension thereof, at Margate, and also the pur- 


| their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
_ the Richmond (Surrey) Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Montrose ;—County of Ayr ;—and, Banking 
Irvine; praying the House to refuse their sanction (Scotland.) 
to any alteration that may be proposed in the present 

system of Banking in Scotland,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Festiniog ;—and, Llanddeiniolen County Cutis. 
(two Petitions) ; praying the House to pass a Bill for 
the establishment of County Courts, with a Clause 
requiring a knowledge of the Welsh language on the 
part of the Judges of those Courts in Wales,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Dormington ;—and, Shepton Mal- Saint Asaph. 
let; praying for the repeai of so much of the Act = — 
6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of the ~~ 
dioceses of Saint Asaph and Bangor,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition 








is. 


Glasgow 
Bridges 


Factories. 


Com Laws. 


Windows 


Maynooth 
College. 


Midwifery. 


Stamp and 
Tax Office, 


8 Vicrortiz. 


A Petition of Christopher Strachan, of the city 
of Westminster, Gentleman, complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Glasgow Bridges Bill, had not 
been complied with; and praying that he may be 
heard, by his agent and witnesses, against the same, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Factory Workers of Messrs. Mac- 
leroy, Hamilton and Company, Cotton Spinners 
and Power Loom Cloth Manufacturers, in Cathe- 
rine-street, Calton of Glasgow, praying the House 
to pass an Act restricting the labour in Factories 
to ten hours a day, and allowing children to be em- 
ployed at the age of ten, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of La- 
bourers, and others, residing at Avebury and the 
neighbourhood, in the county of Wilts, praying for 
an inquiry into the state of the agricultural classes, 
with a view to the repeal of the Corn Laws, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of James Hills, of Sunderland, in the 
county of Durham, praying for the repeal of the 
Tax on Windows, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Vicar, Churchwardens and 
other Inhabitants of the parish of Powerstock, in 
the county of Dorset, and diocese of Salisbury, 
praying the House not to sanction any increase of 
the pecuniary grant which of late years has been 
annually made to the Roman Catholic College of 
Maynooth, in Ireland, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the There-undersigned, praying 
that the House will be pleased to pass a law to 
make it illegal for any person in the practice of 
Midwifery to attend patients suffermg from con- 
tagious fevers and other infectious diseases ; and 
that in all cases where the death of a woman in 
child-bed is caused by a contagious fever or other 
infectious disease, it may be lawful for the husband 
or family of the deceased to demand a Coroner’s 
Inquest to inquire how and from whom the deceased 
contracted the disease; and also suggesting the 
establishment ofa certain number of Lying-in Hos- 
pitals at different places in the United Kingdom, 
with a view to increase the number of practitioners 
in Midwifery throughout the country, in whose su- 
perior skill, practical experience and care, the public 
might feel confidence, and that these hospitals 
should be open to pupils for the study and practice 
of Midwifery and the diseases of women, and also 
for the instruction and training of nurses to attend 
on lying-in women and sick persons; that these 
establishments should be supported at the public 
expense and be under the management of the most 


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105 


of Stamps in England and Wales,—1st. The District 
of each Distributor, and the Station of each; and 
also, of every Sub-Distributor in that District :— 
2d. The Name of each Distributor, and his Resi- 
dence :—3d. The Total Charge for each District, 
distinguishing the Amount of Emolument to the 
Distributor, and the Total Amount paid to all the 
Sub-Distributors ; also, the Amount of Expenses 
allowed for each District :—4th. The Total Amount 
remitted from each Distributor’s District, in the 
year ending the 5th day of January 1845. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be prepared, to be laid 
before this House, a Return from our Consuls in 
all parts of the World, of the Price (estimated in 
British Currency, and also in the Currency of the 
Country), on the 1st day of November 1845 :—1. 
Of the best Wheaten Bread, not Fancy Bread, per 
Imperial Pound English :—2. Ofthe best Wheaten 
Flour of which such Bread is manufactured per 
Imperial Pound English :—3. Of the best Red or 
White Wheat of the growth of 1845, weighing not 
less than from 60 to 611b. per Imperial Bushel :— 
4. Also, an Account of the Sort of Red or White 
Wheat used in manufacturing such Bread :——5. Also, 
an Account of the Proportions ofthe Red or White 
Wheat so used. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


to give directions, that there be prepared, to be laid 
before this House, a Return of the Price, on the 
1st day of November 1845, in London :—1. Of the 
best Wheaten Bread per Imperial Pound English: — 
2. Of the best Wheaten Flour of which such Bread 
is manufactured, per Imperial Pound English :— 
3. Of good Red or White Wheat of the Harvest of 
1845, weighing not less than 60 to 611b. per Im- 
perial Bushel. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Railway from Gainsborough to New Holland, in 
the parish of Barrow-upon-Humber, in the county 
of Lincoln, to be called The Hull and Gainsborough 
Railway, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private. 
Bills. 


the Caledonian Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 








experienced practitioners in Midwifery and physic, 
and be annually inspected by a board of medical 
officers appointed and paid by Government, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of all the Persons employed in the Ware- 
house Department of the Stamp and Tax Office, 
during the year ending the 5th day of January 
1845, showing, as far as possible, the Number em- 
ployed on each Branch of Revenue, stating the | 
Hours of Daily Attendance, and the Pay of each 
Individual. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a | 
Return, showing, with reference to the Distributors 
Vou. 100. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Bread, &amp;c. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Bread, &amp;c., 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased (Londen.) 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto Hull and 
subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a Gainsborough 


ailway, 


A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council, Caledonian 
of the city of Brechin, North Britain, praying that ¥#ilway Bill 


A Petition of Subscribers to, or Owners or Coventry, 


Occupiers of property on the line, and in the Bedworth and 


neighbourhood of the Railway hereafter mentioned 
for leave to bring in a Bill for making a Kailway 
from the London and Birmingham Railway at 
Coventry, to the parish of Bulkington, in the county 
of Warwick, to be called The Coventry, Bedworth 
and Nuneaton Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Nuneaton 
» Railway. 


Resolved, That the House will, at the rising of Adjournment. 


the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Property Tax 





the Report on the Property Tax Bill; 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon 
Monday next. 
P The 


Bill, 





Ways and 
Means. 


Sugar Duties. 


106 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself | 
into the Committee of Ways and Means. 


(In the Committee.) 


Proposed Resolutions in respect of Duties on 
Sugar, by leave, withdrawn. 


1. Motion made, and Question proposed, That to- 
wards raising the Supply granted to Her Majesty, 


Ist. In lieu of the Duties of Customs now pay- | £. &amp;. d. 
able on Sugar and Molasses, there shall be 
charged for a time to be limited, the Duties fol- 
lowing ; that is to say, 

On Sugar the growth and produce of any 
British Possession in America, or of any 
British Possession within the limits of the East 
India Company’s Charter, into which the Im- 
portation of Foreign Sugar is prohibited, and 
imported from thence : 

Double Refined Sugar, or Sugar equal in 

quality to Double Refined, for every cwt. 

Other Refined Sugar - - - - 

White Clayed Sugar, or Sugar rendered 

by any process equal in quality to White 
Clayed, not being refined, for every cwt. 
Brown Sugar, being Muscovado, or Clayed, 
or any other Sugar not being equal in 
quality to White Clayed, for every cwt. 

Candy, Brown, for every cwt. - - . 

White, foreverycwt. -  - - 

Molasses, foreveryewt. - - - = 


2d. On Sugar the growth and produce of any 
other British Possession within the limits of the 
East India Company’s Charter : 

White Clayed Sugar or Sugar rendered by 
any process equal in quality to White 
Clayed, not being refined, for every cwt. 

Brown Sugar, being Muscovado, or Clayed, 
or any other Sugar not being equal in 
quality to White Clayed, for every ewt. - 





18 8 


Question in respect of the foregoing Duties, put, 
and agreed to. 


Motion made, and Question proposed, 


3d. On Sugar the growth and produce of 
China, Java or Manilla, or of any Foreign 
Country the Sugars of which Her Majesty in 
Council shall have declared, or may hereafter 
declare, to be admissible as not being the produce 
of slave labour, and which shall be imported into 
the United Kingdom either from the Country of 
its growth, or from some Sritish Possession, 
having first been imported into such British 
Possession from the Country of its growth: 


White Clayed Sugar, or Sugar rendered by 
any process equal in quality to White 


7°—8° Martz. 





Clayed, not being refined, for every ewt. 18 - 


Afterwards Motion made, and Question put, 
White Clayed Sugar, or Sugar rendered by 
any process equal in quality to White 
Clayed, not being refined, for every cwt. 





The Committee divided : 

Sir William Clay, 
Mr. Ewart ; 

fMr. Young, 

*\Lord Arthur Lennox 
Original Question put, and agreed to. 


Tellers for the Yeas, 


Tellersforthe Noes 


} 69. 


Brown Sugar, being Muscovado or Clayed, 
or any other Sugar not being equal in 
quality to White Clayed, for every ewt. 

4th. On all other Sugars uot otherwise charged 
with Duty : 

Refined Sugar, forevery ewt. - -  - 

Brown, or Muscovado, or Clayed pusar, not 
being refined, for everyewt.-“ - = - | 


8 8 - 
33 - 











Motion made, and Question proposed ; 
Molasses, for every cwt. - = - - | 


13 9 


Afterwards Motion made, and Question pro- 
posed, 


Molasses, for every cwt. - 


And, by leave, withdrawn. 


Original Question put, and agreed to. 


Candy, Brown, for every cwt. - - - 
Candy, White, foreverycwt. - - = - 


Motion made, and Question proposed, 


On Molasses, the growth and produce of 
China, Java or Manilla, or of any Fo- 
reign Country, the Sugar of which Her 
Majesty in Council shall have declared, 
or may hereafter declare to be admissible 


And, by leave, withdrawn. 





And so in proportion for any greater or less | 
quantity than a hundred weight. 


2. That Her Majesty be authorized, by Order in 
Council, to give effect to the provisions of any 
Treaty now in force, which binds Her Majesty to 
admit Sugar, the produce of a Foreign Country, 
at the same Duties as are imposed on Sugar the 
produce of the most favoured Nation. 


3. That the Bounties now payable upon the Expor- 
tation of certain descriptions of Refined Sugar from 
the United Kingdom, do cease and determine, and 
that, in lieu thereof, there shall be paid and allowed 
the following Bounties or Drawbacks ; that is to 
say, 

Upon Donble Refined Sugar, or Sugar equal 
in quality to Double Refined, for every 


cwt. - - - - - - - 

Upon other Refined Sugar in Loaf, complete 
and whole, or Lumps duly refined, having 
been perfectly clarified and thoroughly 
dried in the stove, and being of an uniform 
whiteness throughout, or such Sugar 
pounded, crashed, or broken, for every 
ew. - = - 2 2+ 2 -#“+f -Y = 

Upon Bastard or Refined Sugar, broken in 

tony or being ground, or powdered 
ugar pounded, or crashed, or broken, 


foreveryewt. -— - - - a) =e =. 


4. Motion made, and Question proposed, That the 
said Duties shall commence and be charged from 
and after the 14th day of March. 


Afterwards Motion made and Question proposed, 
That the said Duties shall commence and be charged 
from and after the 5th day of April. 


Question, That the said Duties shall commence 
and be charged from and after the 14th day of 
March put, and agreed to. 


Resolutions to be reported. 








And tlie House, having continued to sit till after 
Twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 8° die Martii, 1845: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


Mr. Greene also acquainted the House, that he 
was directed tc move, That the Committee may 
have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Consolidated 

into a Committee upon the Consolidated Fund Bill ; Fund 
; : . (£. 8,000,000.) 

and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- p;i), 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Justices’ ow 
reading of the Justices’ Clerks and Clerks of the es at 
Peace Bill ; ™ 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 





The 








8 VicTorRiIZ. 7°—8°—10° Martz. 107 


sopply: The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


gatardy Bill. The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
No.104. into a Committee upon the Bastardy Bill; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be now received. 
Mr. Greene accordingly reported the Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House for Wednesday next. 


Infeftment Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

(Scotland) Bill. to simplify and diminish the Expense of obtaining 
Infeftment in Heritable Property in Scotland: And 
that the Lord Advocate and Sir James Graham do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Heritable Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

Securities sto facilitate the Transmission and Extinction of 

(Seoland) Bill. Fy evitable Securities for Debt in Scotland: And 
that the Lord Advocate and Sir James Graham do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Kingston-upon- | Ordered, That Mr. Cardwell be added to the 
Hull Docks Bill. Committee on the Kingston-upon-Hull Docks Bill. 


Opium. Ordered, That there he laid before this House, 
Copies of all Correspondence between Her Ma- 
jesty’s Government and Captain Elliot, Her Ma- 
jesty’s late Superintendent of Trade in China, his 
Excellency Sir Henry Pottinger, Baronet, and any 
other Person or Persons as well at Home as 
Abroad, relative to the differences of 406.°° Chests 
of Opium between the Return of Heerjeelhoy Rus- 
tomjee to the Proclamation issued by Captain 
Elliot, on the 27th day of March 1839, and the 
Number of Chests actually surrendered by the said 
Heerjeelhoy Rustomjee for the service of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Government. 


Dundalk and Petitions of James Lyle, of Newry, Merchant, and 
Emiskillen Charles Jennings,of Newry,Merchant ;—John Boyd, 
Saltwey. Gentleman, of Newry, and Hill Irvine, of Newry, 
Merchant; —and, Hugh Dalzell,of Newry, Merchant, 
and John Hancock, of Newry, Merchant; com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Dundalk and 
Enniskillen Railway, had not been complied with; 
and praying, that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
same,—were presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Bank of Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 

England, Return of the Notes, Securities, Bullion, &amp;c., of the 
Bank of England, as published weekly in the 
Gazette, from the passing of the Act 7 and 8 Vic. 
c. 32, to the present time. 


Infeftment The Lord Advocate presented a Bill to simplify 

(Scotland) Bill. the Form and diminish the Expense of obtaining 

No.105, Infeftment in Heritable Property in Scotland: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time upon Friday next; and to be 
printed. 


House of Keys | Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to an 
(Ne of Man.) Address to Her Majesty,—Copies of any Memorials 
No. 106. which have been presented to Her Majesty’s Go- 
vernment from the Jsle of Man, on the subject of a 
Reform of the House of Keys. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 
Vou. 100. 








The Lord Advocate presented a Bill to facilitate feritable 
the Transmission and Extinction of Heritable Secu- Securities 
rities for Debt in Scotland: And the same was (S¢°t!#nd) Bill. 
read the first time; and ordered to be read asecond No. 107. 
time upon Friday next ; and to be printed. 


The Order made upon Wednesday last, for Shipping. 
printing the Return relative to Shipping, which was 
presented upon the 9th day of June 1843, was read, 
and discharged. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to New Zealand, New Zenland. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 108. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Queen’s Queen’s Bench 
Bench (Jreland), which was presented upon the Ireland.) 
25th day of February last, be printed. No, 109. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
one of the clock on Saturday morning, ad- 
journed till Monday next. 


Lune, 10° die Martii ; 


Anno, 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 





PRAYERS. 


R. Golden, from the Office of the Commis- Metropolitan 
sioners of the Metropolitan Police, was called Police. 

in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the direc- 
tions of several Acts of Parliament,— Account, 
showing the Sums received and expended for the 
purposes of the Metropolitan Police, Police Su- 
perannuated Fund, and Police Courts, in the year 
ending the 31st day of December 1844:—And 
then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Law, from the Treasury, was called in; and Corn. 
at the bar presented,—Return to an Order, dated 
the 10th day of February last, for Accounts relative 
to the Import, Export, and Consumption of Corn, 

Grain, Meal and Flour, in the Year 1844, ending 
the 5th day of January 1845 (in continuation of 
Parliamentary Paper, No. 156, of Session 1844). 

Mr. Law also presented, pursuant to the direc- Assessed Taxes. 
tions of several Acts of Putamant,--epies of all 
Cases which have been stated and signed by Com- 
missioners acting in the execution of the Acts re- 
lating to the Assessed Taxes, subsequent to the 
7th day of February 1844, being the date of a like 
Return made in the last Session of Parliament. 

Copies of Cases stated and signed by the Come aicossed Taxes 
missioners acting in the execution of the Assessed (Scotland. ) 
Tax Acts determined by the Judges in Scotland, 
since .he date of a like Return made in the last 
Session of Parliament. 

An Account of Money paid out of the Consoli- Greck Loan. 
dated Fund, under the Acts 2 and 3 Will. 4,c. 121, 
and 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 94, in the year ended 31st 
December 1844, for Interest and Sinking Fund on 
that part of the Greek Loan guaranteed by this 
country under the authority of the said Acts :— 

And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 

Table. 


Ordered, That Sub-Committee No. 4, of the petitions for 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, Private Bills. 
have leave to sit this day till five of the clock, 
during the sitting of the House. 


The Manchester and Salford Waterworks Bill Manchester 
was read a second time ; and committed. se 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- pi" 
mittee of Selection. 


The Bradford Gas Bill was read a second time ; Bradford Gas 
and committed. Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
P2+ Petitions 








108 


Newcastie- Petitions from Worth Shields ;—and, Tynemouth ; 

7 ty oy taking notice of the application for leave to bring in 
Railway (Tyne- the j: heccwar hed on-Tyne and North Shields Rail- 
mouth Exten- way (Tynemouth Extension, &amp;c.) Bill, and praying 
sion, &amp;e.) that such Bill may pass into law,—were presented, 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


10° Marti. 


A. 1845. 


the said lines of Railway in two Bills, instead of 
introducing five separate Bills, by reason of the 
South Eastern Railway Company having included 
in one Bill all the projects for which they had given 
notice; and the Petitioners considered, that the 
South Eastern Company having adopted that course, 





Scarborough 


Water Bill. The Scarborough Water Bill was read a second 


time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Trish Great 
Western Rail- 


way (Dublin to 
Galway.) 


A Petition of Members of the Provisional Com- 
mittee of the Jrish Great Western Railway Company, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway 
from the Great Southern and Western Railway, near 
Naas, in the county of Kildare, to the town of Gal- 
way, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Churnet Vailey 


ae A Petition of Lord Waterpark and others, com- 
al way. 


plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Churnet Valley 


it would be more desirable, both for the convenience 
of Parliament and of the Petitioners, and all par- 
| ties interested, that the said undertakings should 
| not be separated into five distinct Bills; that the 
| Petitioners are informed, that the South Eastern 
Railway Company, finding that the Standing Orders 
of the House could not be complied with while the 
whole of their works was included in one Bill, have 
| presented a Petition to the House, praying leave 
to withdraw the Petition presented by them for the 
said Bill, and to present Petitions to the House for 
leave to introduce seven separate Bills with reference 
to the several objects comprised in such one Bill; 
that the Petitioners would be prejudiced by such a 
proceeding, inasmuch as parts of their Railway 
projects are competing lines with parts of the 





Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and| Railway projects of the South Eastern Railway 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, | Company, viz. the line to Ashford and Tunbridge, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same, was | proposed by the Petitioners, is the competing line 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select; to the Railway proposed by the South Eastern 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. | Railway Company to Tunbridge and Paddock-wood, 


Scottish Central 


) The Scottish Central Railway Bill was read a 
Railway Bill. 


second time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-' 
mittee of Selection. 


The Surrey and Sussex Roads (Sunday Toll) Bill 
was read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-| 
mittee of Selection. | 


Surrey and 
Sussex Roads 
(Sunday Tol!) 
Bill. 





Petitions of the Zondon and Brighton Railway | 
Company ;—and, Promoters of, and interested in, | 
the intended Railway from London to Canterbury, | 
with Branches therefrom, called The London ' 
Chatham and North Kent Railway; stating that | 
the Petitioners have been informed that the South | 
Jastern Railways Company have presented a Peti- | 
tion for leave to withdraw the Petition for leave to | 
bring in the South Eastern Railways Bill, and 
present Petitions to the House for leave to introduce 
seven separate Bills, with reference to the several | 
objects comprised in such one Bill; and praying | 
that the prayer of such Petition may not be granted ; | 
and that the Petitioners may be heard in support | 
of the allegations contained in their Petition before 
the Select Committee on Standing Orders, to which 
Committee the said Petition has been referred,— | 
were presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


South Eastern 
Railways, 


London and 
Croydou Rail- 
way ( Kentish 
Lines); and, 
London and 
Croydon Rail- 
way Enlarge- 
ment and Orp- 
ington Branch 
Railway, 


A Peiition of the London and Croydon Railway 
Company was presented, and read; setting forth, 
That the Petitioners have been engaged in the prose- | 
cution of several Railway projects in connection 
with their line of Railway, and they have caused 
Petitions to be presented to the House, praying for 
leave to bring in the Bills; that such Petitions are 
known by the names of the London and Croydon 
Railway (Kentish Lines), and London and Croydon 
Railway Enlargement and Orpington Branch Rail- | 
way; that such Petitions comprise the following 
projects ; a Railway from the London and Croydon 
Railway to Ashford, with a branch to Tunbridge ; 
a Railway from and out of such last-mentioned 
Railway to Chilham, with branches to Gravesend 
and Faversham Creek ; an enlargement of the Lon- 
don and Croydon Railway ; an enlargement of part 
of the London and Greenwich Railway; a branch 
Railway from the London and Croydon Railway to 
Orpington; that such lines of Railway are, for the 
most part, competing lines of Railway with certain | 
lines projected by the South Eastern Railway Com- 
pany; that the Petitioners were induced to include 








| the South Eastern Railway Company to Chatham 


| second time; and committed. 


and the line proposed by the Petitioners to Chatham 
and Chilham, competes with the line proposed by 


and Chilham, but the Bills of the Petitioners, com- R 
prising such lines, would stand in opposition to more Bs 
than one Bill proposed by the South Eastern Rail- 
way Company; that the Petitioners conceive it 
would be highly disadvantageous to them, and most W 
prejudicially affect their position before the Com- | an 


| mittees of the House, if the prayer of the Petition as 


of the South Eastern Railway Company be granted, 
and they be allowed to introduce seven separate 
Bills, unless the Petitioners be also allowed to 
withdraw their said Bills and introduce separate 
Bills for the several objects therein contained, and 
the Petitioners would therefore most respectfully 
submit, that either the indulgence sought by the 
South Eastern Railway Company should be refused, 
or that the Petitioners should also receive the same 
indulgence from the House, and praying that if the Cly 
prayer of the Petition of the South Eastern Railway ne 
Company be granted, the Petitioners may also have . 
leave to withdraw their Petitions so presented, and 
to present Petitions to the House for leave to intro- 

uce separate Bills with reference to the several 
objects comprised in such Bills. 

Ordered, That the Petition be referred to the 

Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


The Forth and Clyde Navigation Bill was read a forthandClsée 
second time ; and committed. Navigation Bil. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Sout 
mittee of Selection. Doc 


The Lynn and Ely Railway Bill was read a se- Lyon and Bly 


cond time ; and committed. Railway Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Berl 

mittee of Selection. - 

Hi, 

The Ulster Railway Extension Bill was read m Uneee Babess 

Extension Dil. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Borough of Cam- Cambridge 

bridge, praying that the Cambridge and Lincoln a 

Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, art 

and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Clay 
The Cambridge and Lincoln Railway Bill was Cambridge _ 

read a second time ; and committed. and ~~ Bap 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-®"*"" Chui 

mittee of Selection. 


A Petition 





‘Iyde 
Bill. 


Ely 
ill. 


lway 


Bill. 


in 


sill. 


yin 


8 VicTrorRIZz. 


Basingstoke A Petition of the Southampton Dock Company, 
and Oxford §~— stating that the Petitioners, without desiring to ob- 
Railway- 


ject to or interfere with the adoption of a broad- 
guage line between Basingstoke and Oxford, pray 
the House to require, of any parties applying for an 
Act to construct the same, the provision and main- 
tenance of such an inner rail or rails, or such other 
effectual arrangement, as shall at thesame time adapt 
the line to the uninterrupted transit of narrow-guage 
carriages, and thereby complete the uninterrupted 
connection between the Northern and Southern ex- 
tremities of Great Britain, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


West of Londen 
and Westmin- 
ster Cemetery 
Company Biil. 


Mr. Villiers Stuart presented a Bill for amerding 
the Act establishing The West of London and 
Westminster Cemetery Company, and for enabling 
the Company to raise a further Sum of Money: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Bridgeton Mr. Greene, by Order, presented a Bill for erecting 
——- the Town or Village of Bridgeton, and Places ad- 
ou“ jacent, in the County of Lanark, into a Burgh of 
Barony, for paving, lighting, and cleansing the same, 
for establishing a Police therein, and for other Pur- 
poses relating thereto: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 
York and 


The York and North Midland Railway (Goole 
a Midlan¢ Branch) Bill was read a second time; and com- 
ilway (Goole ~~. 
Branch) Bik, mitted. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Wilts, Somerset Petitions of Charles Berjen Fooks, of Serle’s-street, 

— Lincoln’s Inn, in the county of Middlesex, Sur- 

i veyor, &amp;c. ;—and, Company of Proprietors of the 

Somerset Coal Canal Navigation, complaining that 

the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 

application for the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 

Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 

praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 

their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 

presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Clydesdale 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- 
spect of the Petition for the Clydesdale Junction 
Railway Bill, which, upon Thursday last, was made 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the City and Harbour 
of Glasgow to Hamilton, and to the Wishaw and 
Coltness Railway at Motherwell, to be called The 
Clydesdale Junction Railway: And that Mr. Hope 
Johnstone, and Mr. Dennistoun do prepare, and bring 
if in. 

Southampton 


om The Southampton Docks Bill was read a second 
ocks Bill, 


time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


nie and Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
ill 


bi ""4Y on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Berks and Hants Railway Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

for making a Railway from the Great Western Rail- 
way, at or near Reading, to the towns of Newbury 
and Hungerford, and also to join the South Wes- 
tern Railway at or near Basingstoke: And that Mr. 
Charles Russell, Viscount Chelsea, and Mr. Black- 
stone, do prepare and bring it in. 

Claughton Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- 

(Sint Joh the Mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 

Baptist’s) case of the Petition for the Claughton-cum-Grange 

Chureh Bill, (Saint John-the-Baptist’s) Church Bill, the Stand- 

ing Orders had been complied with. 

Vor. 100. 


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109 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling William Potter, Esquire, to build and 
maintain a new Church in the township of Claugh- 
ton-cum-Grange, in the county of Chester: And 
that Sir Philip Egerton, Mr. yn Tollemache, and 
Mr. Tatton Egerton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee York and 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of North Midland 
the Petition for the York and North Midland Rail- (itaresate 
way (Harrogate Branch) Bill, the Standing Orders Branch) Bill. 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for enabling the York and North Midland Railway 
Company, to make a Railway from the line of the 
York and North Midland Railway to Harrogate, 

And that Mr. Stuart Wortley, Sir John Lowther 
and Lord Hotham do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Huddersfield 
on» Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of Waterworks 
the Petition for the Huddersfield Waterworks Bill, ~* 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to alter, enlarge and amend an Act for supplying 
with Water the Town and Neighbourhood of Hud- 
dersfield, in the West Riding of the County of York: 

And that Mr. Stuart Wortley, Mr. Beckett Denison 
and Mr. Stansfield do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Standard Life 
on Petitions for Private Bills; ‘That in the case of Assurance _ 
the Petition for the Standard Life Assurance Com- ©™P#Y Bill: 
pany Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for altering and extending some of the Provisions 
contained in the Act of Parliament constituting 
The Standard Life Assurance Company: And that 
Mr. Forster and Lord Ernest Bruce do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Claughton- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of “ae Andeee’s) 
the Petition for the Claughton-cum-Grange (Saint Church Bill. 
Andrew’s) Church Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling William Jackson, Esquire, to build and 
maintain a new Church in the township of Claugh- 
ton-cum-Grange, in the county of Chester: And 
that Sir Philip Egerton, Mr. John Tollemache and 
Mr. Tatton Egerton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee South Devon 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of at — 
the Petition for the South Devon Railway (Ta- saierlesuma 
vistock, and other Branches) Bill, the Standing Bill. 

Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the South Devon Railway Company to 
make certain Alterations in and Extensions of that 
Railway, and also to make a Branch Railway to 
Tavistock: And that Lord Seymour, Lord Courtenay, 

Viscount Ebrington and Mr. Gill do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Stalybridge 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition Waterworks 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing “"* 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Staly- 
bridge Waterworks Bill, was referred ; That the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for supplying with Water the Township of Stayley, 
and the Town of Stalybridge, in the counties of 
Chester and Lancaster: And that Mr. Tatton Eger- 
tou, Mr. Cornwall Legh and Mr. Hindley do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Petitions from Annan;— Sanguhar (two Peti- Glasgow, ‘ 
tions) ;— Dumfries ;—and, Ayr; praying that the sore 
Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Bill may way wii. 

P 3 pass 








Edinburgh 
and Hawick 
Railway Bill. 


North British 
Railway Bill. 


Property Tax 
Act. 


Property Tax 
Act, &amp;c. 


Agriculture. 


Education 


Clreland. ) 


Public- houses, 


Maynooth, 
College. 


110 


pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Forbes Mackenzie presented a Bill for making 
a Railway from the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Rail- 
way to the Town of Hawick, in the County of Roz- 
burgh: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Forbes Mackenzie presented a Bill to em- 
power the North British Railway Company to pur- 
chase the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway, and to 
alter part of the Line of the said Railway, and of 
the North British Railway, and to construct certain 
Branch Railways in connection therewith : And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders, Farmers and 
Graziers, and other Inhabitants of the borough of 
Boston and the reighbourhood, in the county of 
Lincoln, praying the House to repeal so much of 
the Property Tax Act as shall embrace all monies 
levied upon income derived from trade, professions, 
offices and salaries, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and parish 
of Chipping Wycombe, in the county of Bucks, 
praying for the repeal of the Property Tax Act, and 
the abolition of all sinecures and pensions not me- 
rited by adequate public services, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Northampton ;— Dorchester ; — 
Towcester ;— Oundle ;— Higham Ferrers ;— Wel- 
lingborough ;—Kettering ;— and, Chairman of the 
Leicestershire Agricultural Society ; praying that in 
any relief from taxation that may be given, the 
House will take the first opportunity of granting 
relief to the Agriculturists,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Glenavy, Canchinand Tullyrueck ;— 
Athleague ;— Rathmolyon ;— Arrdcrone ;— Clondu- 
lone ;— Errigle Trough ;—Croagh ;— Headford ;— 
Inver ;— Eiirke ;— Rower ;— Roscomment ;— Bally- 
burly ;— Aghanron ;— Ballymascanlan ; — Kells- 
town ;—Donamore ;—and, Killinumory; praying the 
House to devise means for removing the restrictions 
on the distribution of the Aid annually granted for 
Education in Jreland, so as to afford assistance to 
the Schools in connection with the Church Educa- 
tion Society,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hindley (four Petitions) ;—Bury 
(Lancaster) (three Petitions) ; —Howden Pans ; — 
Derby ;—Urr ;—Llancystenyn ;— Stony Stratford ; 
— Stonehaven ;— Saint Stithian’s ;— Gosport ;— 
Merthyr Cynog ;— Padstow ;— Conway (two Peti- 
tions) ;— North Cave ;—and, Forres; praying the 
House to adopt measures for preventing the increase 
of houses licensed for the sale of intoxicating drinks, 
and fur diminishing to a very large extent the number 
already existing, and to pass a law for entirely abo- 
lishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on the Lord’s 
Day,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, and 
other Inhabitants of the parish and neighbourhood 
of Farnham, in the county of Surrey, praying the 
House to take into consideration the operation of 
the Malt Tax, with the view to its ultimate repeal, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from the Moderator of the Commission 
of the General Assembly of the Free Church of 
Scotland ;—and, Penkhull; praying the House to 


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A. 1845. 


withhold all grants of public money and all tokens 
of public countenance from the Roman Catholic 
College of Maynooth, as well as from every other 
institution and form of Romanism,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Appleby and the Lord’s Day, 
neighbourhood, in the county of Westmoreland, 
praying the House to adopt such measures as may 
lead to a better observance of the Lord’s Day, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of South Ruiiways, 
Shields, in the county of Durham, praying the 
House to take into consideration the numerous and 
fatal accidents that from time to time occur to per- 
sons travelling by Railroad, and also into the state 
of the law in cases where the lives of individuals 
are taken from their families and friends, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kerry and Michtro ; — Bettws County Coury 
Tregynon and Llanwyddeolan ;—Henllan ;—Llan- 
idloes ; — Corwen ; — Carnarvon ; — Penmorfa ; — 
Nantglyn ; — Montgomery; — Bethesda; — and, 
Llandinam ; praying the House to pass a Bill for 
the establishment of County Courts, with a Clause 
requiring a knowledge of the Welsh language on the 
part of the Judges of those Courts in Wales,—were 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from the Presbytery of Dunblane ;—and, Schoolmasters 
Presbytery of Dalkeith; praying the House to (Scotland) 
adopt measures for ameliorating the condition of 
the Burgh and Parochial Schoolmasters of Scot- 
land,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of Hill Coolies, 

the Auxiliary Anti-Slavery Society for Darlington, 
in the county of Durham, and the vicinity, praying 
the House to refuse its sanction to any measures 
which shall promote the further importation of 
Cooly labourers or native Africans into the British 
emancipated colonies, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Guardians of Union with 
the Poor of the Carrick-on-Suir Union, praying for !*!"¢. 
the repeal of the legislative union between Great 
Britain and Ireland, was presented, and read ; and 


| ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Bill was Edinburgh 
read a second time ; and committed. and Glasgow 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 844 ”/ 
mittee of Selection. 


The Ozford and Rugby Railway Bill was read a Oxford and 
second time; and committed. Rugby Railway 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- _ 
mittee of Selection. 


The Newcastle and Berwick Railway Bill was Newcastle 
read a second time ; and committed. and ee 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- enti ia 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of the Hammersmith Bridge Company, Richmond 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, (Surrey) nel 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the ““ aa 
Richmond (Surrey) Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


West Cornwall 


The West Cornwall Railway Bill was read a se~ West Corm 
Railway Bill. 


cond time; and committed. 
Ordered, 








Cornwall 
Railway- 


Day, 


ys. 


Courts 


asters 
id.) 


lies, 


8 Vicrortz. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Cornwall 
Railway Bill, was referred; That the Standing Or- 
ders had not been complied with, inasmuch as the 
following inaccuracies ovcur in the Plans and Sec- 
tions deposited in the Private Bill Office and with 
the Clerks of the Peace and Parish Clerks; viz. 
1. At the 29th mile 5th furlong, no memorandum 
of the radius of a certain curve not exceeding 1 mile 
in length is noted on the Plans in chains; 2. On 
the Sections the rate of inclination of the line of 
Railway between the ist mile 4th furlong and 2d 
mile 7th furlong is marked as 1 in 60, whereas it 
is 1 in 40; between the 5th mile 2d furlong and 6th 
mile ist furlong is marked as 1 in 60, whereas it is 
1 in 56; about the 27th mile 4th furlong is marked 
as 1 in 132, whereas it is 1 in 232; the foregoing 
errors in the marking of the rate of inclination appear 
to have arisen in the copying, the following appear 
to have arisen in the calculation; between the 11th 
mile 1st furlong and 11th mile 2d furlong the rate 
of inclination is marked as 1 in 130, whereas it is 
1 in 90; about the 12th mile 2d furlong it is marked 
as 1 in 150, whereas it is 1 in 100; between the 
16th mile 1st furlong and 16th mile 3d furlong it 
is marked as 1 in 168, whereas it is 1 in 80; be- 
tween the 16th mile 4th furlong and 16th mile 5th 
furlong it is marked as 1 in 60, whereas it is 1 in 
94; about the 35th mile 2d furlong it is marked 
as 1 in 100, whereas it is 1 in 133; between the 
35th mile 3d furlong and 36th mile 4th furlong it 
is marked as 1 in 640, whereas it is 1 in 676; at 
the 65th mile 4th furlong the vertical measure from 
the datum line at one end of a portion of the line 
of Railway marked level, is marked 100 feet, at the 
other end 98 feet, whereas it should have been 
marked 100 feet at each end ; at or about the 34th 


10° Marizz. 


11] 


Owner of property on the line of the proposed 
Railway from Southampton to Dorchester, com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Southampton and 
Dorchester Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with ; and praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
his agent and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The Eastern Counties Railway (Cambridge and 
Huntingdon J.ine) Bill was read a second time; and 
committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of the Number of Acts of Naturali- 
zation passed annually, during the Ten years ending 
in August 1844 :—And, of the Number of Letters 
of Denization issued by the Secretary of State for 
the Home Department, during the same time. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 


to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Sums paid by Counties, 
Cities, Boroughs, Towns Corporate, Divisions or 
Liberties, for the Removal of Poor Persons born in 
Scotland and Ireland, and chargeable to Parishes 
in England, under the Provisions of the Act 3 and 4 
Will. 4, c. 40, for Three years, ending the 31st day 
of December 1844 ; distinguishing the amount paid 
in each year. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


t 
( 


andHuntingdon 


Eastern Coun. 
ies Reilway 
Cambridge 


Line) Bill. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Naturalization. 


Removal of 


to Her Majesty that She will be graciously pleased Paupers. 


mile the vertical measure from the datum line at 
each end of a portion of the line of Railway marked 
level, is marked 138 feet, whereas it should have 
been marked 118 feet; at the 54th mile 7th furlong, | 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Newcastle and 
Morpeth, in the parish of Morpeth, in the county Berwick Rail- 
of Northumberland, praying that the Newcastle and #9 Bills and 


‘ ; i a Northumber- 
Berwick Railway Bill may pass into a law; and jand Railway. 


h 
OW 


Bill. 


Searborough 


Water. 


d 
silway. 


Erewash Valley 
ailway, 


ck 
sill, 


Rail- 


Southam pton 


1d Dorchester 
al Way, 


wall 
I, 


the extreme height of anembankment is not marked ; 
3. And, inasmuch as a building in No. 34, in the 
parish of Stithians, is not described on the Plans 
or mentioned in the Books of Referehce ; and inas- 
much as two other buildings in the same number 
are not mentioned in the Books of Reference. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
the Petition for additional provision in the Scar- 
borough Water Bill, the Standing Orders relative to 
Bills of the second class had not been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Erewash 
Valley Railway Bill, was referred ; That the Stand- 
ing Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch 
as in the Book of Reference Richard Elnor is, by 
a clerical error, described as owner and occupier of 
property, No. 5, in Alfre‘on parish, whereas Thomas 
Elnor is the owner, and Richard Elnor the occupier 
thereof, and the application in respect of the owner- 
ship of such property which was left at the house 
where they both reside together, was directed to 
Richard Elnor. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of Henry Combe Compton, of Manor 
House, in the county of Southampton, being an 
Vox. 100. 


also taking notice of the application for leave to 
bring in the Northumberland Railway Bill, and 
praying that such Bill may not pass into law, and 
that they may be heard by counsel, at the bar of 
the House, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Surrey and Sussex 
Roads, praying that they may be heard, by counsel, 
against certain parts of the London and South 
Western Railway (No. 1.) (Metropolitan Extension) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by counsel, upon their Petition, if they think fit; 
and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


A Petition of Henry John Henley, Esquire, of 


plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Lyme Regis Im- 
provement, Market and Waterworks Bill, had not 
been complied with, and praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





the House not to allow the insertion of any clause 
in any Bill brought before them, to the prejudice 
ot a Railway from Edinburgh to Perth, via Queens- 
ferry, was presented, aud read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 





p4_ A Petition 


London and 


South Western 


Railway 
T 


(Metropolitan 


Extension) Bill, 


Lyme Regis 


Kensington Gore, in the county of Middlesex, com- Improvement, 
+, Market and 


Waterworks. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Edinburgh and 
Council of the royal burgh of Queensferry, praying Perth Railway. 





Glasgow 
Bridges. 


Manchester 
and Buxton 
Railway. 


Comwall 
Railway, 


Rating of 
Tithes, 


Saint Asap) 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Allotment 
System; 





112 


A Petition of Trustees under the Acts of Parlia- 
ment for the management of the Bridges across 
the River Clyde, leading from Glasgow to Gorbals, 
and Owners and Occupiers of property in Gorbals, 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Glasgow Bridges 
Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying that 
they may be heard, by their agents and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Manchester and Buxton Railway Bill, was referred ; 
That in the case of the Manchester and Buxton 
Railway Petition, the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as the datum line does 
not refer to any fixed point, the rails of the Mac- 
clesfield Railway not existing in fact, and the top- 
water of the Macclesfield Canal not being defined 
by any such mark as will constitute it a fixed point, 
and the Macclesfield Canal not being near to either 
of the termini; and inasmuch as at or about the 
8th mile upon the Section, the rate of inclination 
is stated et 1 in 350, and should be 1 in 550; but 
it app ~ared to the Committee that it was a typo- 
graphical error against the Promoters of the Bill ; 
and inasmuch as Richard Orford is the Lessee of 
the property numbered 134, in the township of 
Disley Stanley, and that he was not applied to in 
respect of such property, and his name is not in- 
serted in the Book of Reference ; and inasmuch as 
Jonathan Haworth Peel and Xavier De Castanos 
Royds Peel, are the Owners of certain lands in the 
township of Bowden Edge, numbered 129, 130, 135, 
136, 138, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146 and 147, that 
they were not applied to in respect of such pro- 
— nor are their names inserted in the Book of 

eference. 

Ordered, Tinat the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Exeter, 
raying the House to postpone the consideration of 
a Bill fora Railway from Plymouth to Falmouth, 
until the next Session, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy of the town and neigh- 
bourhood of Hastings, stating that the Petiticners 
feel themselves very greatly aggrieved, by the man- 
ner in which Tithe is rated, as compared with other 
property, and that when the Parochial Assessment 
Act was passed, a clause was introduced for the 
express purpose of securing their property against 
being rated at a different relative amount, with 
respect to other property, than it had previously 
been rated; that that clause has been declared to 
be inefficient for the end for which it was framed, 
and that the Petitioners are thereby deprived of 
that equitable protection, which it was the object 
of the low to give them ; and praying the House to 
appoint a Select Committee to take the matter into 
consideration, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chancellor, Masters and Scholars 
ofthe University of Cambridge, praying for the repeal 
of so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as 
relates to the union of the Dioceses of Saint Asaph 
and Bangor, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Labouring Men of the parish of 
Ashley, in the county of Northampton, praying the 
House to adopt such measures as to them may 
appear best, for obtaining for the Petitioners the 





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advantages of the Allotment System, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of George Robert Wythen Baxter, 
of the Brynn, near Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 
North Wales, complaining of the miscarriage and 
loss of Newspapers, which so frequently occur under 
the present Post-office system; and praying the 
House to proceed to order, from the authorities of 
the General Post-office, a correct Return of the 
number of applications which, during the period 
of the last twelve months, have been addressed to 
them, complaining of the miscarriage and loss of 
Newspapers, passing through the Post-offices, and 
also to take into consideration the propriety of in- 
troducing into the Post-office department some 
stringent regulations, particularly as regards a more 
earnest and searching investigation of the mal- 
practices of Subaltern Post-office Keepers, which 
may have the effect of reforming the evils spoken 
of by the Petitioner, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Manufacturers, Wholesale and Re- Waterloo, &amp;, 


tail Traders, and Workmen of and in the vicinity 
of the parish of Saint Saviour, in the borough of 
Southwark, praying the House to adopt measures 
for redeeming and extinguishing the Tolls upon 
Waterloo, Southwark, and Vauxhall Bridges, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Attornies, Solicitors and Proctors, 
residing at Leicester, praying that they may be 
relieved from the payment of the annual duty on 
their Certificates, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from Reading, praying that the 
proposed increase of the Navy Estimates may not 
take place; but that, in lieu thereof, the duties le- 
vied on Butter and Cheese imported, and the Excise 
Duty on Soap, may be abolished,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A. 1845, 


Post-office, 


Bridges. 


Attornies’ 
Certificates, 


Naval Force, 
&amp;e. 


_ A Petition of Ladies of various denominations, Promiscuous 
in the parish of Downham Market, in the county of Intercourse. 


Norfolk, praying the House to render trading in 
vice, by the promotion of Promiscuous Intercourse 
between the sexes, a highly penal offence; and to 
invest officers of justice with summary powers in 
such cases, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported the Property Tax Bill. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Amendments made by 
the Committee to the Bill be now read a second 
time ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “That the” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the 
words, “ circumstances under which the renewal 
“of the Income Tax is at present proposed, are 
such as to render it exceedingly improbable that 
Parliament will have the power of dispensing 
with its continuance at the end of three years; 
“ and that it is therefore the duty of this House to 
take care that the Tax be imposed in a form in 
which its operation shall be less unequal and 
inquisitorial than it now is,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the Yeas, 3 Hews 4 Baring: 


Tellers forthe N oes,/ a i Buller, 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


}eao. 
jue. 


Ordered, 


Property Tax 
Bill, 





—— 





 &amp;e,, 


ce, 


Fisher-lane 
(Greenwich) 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Ways and 
Means, 


Sugar Duties, 


8 Vicroriz. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Bill be now read a second time :— 
The said Amendmenis were accordingly read a se- 
cond time; and agreed to. 

A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill: 
(And be it Enacted, That from and after the pass- 
ing of this Act, it shall be lawful for all persons 
assessed under Schedule (B.), should they feel 
themselves aggrieved by such assessment, to appeal 
to the Commissioners for General Purposes, ten 
days’ notice thereof in writing being given to the 
Assessor or Surveyor of the district in which the 
property upon which he is assessed is situate; and 
the said Commissioners are hereby empowered to 
hear and determine such appeal, under the like rules 
and regulations as are enacted for hearing and de- 
termining the appeals under Schedule (D.), in the 
aforesaid recited Act of the fifth and sixth years of 
Her present Majesty: Provided that no person so 
appealing shall be charged by the aforesaid Com- 
missioners more than the sum of three-pence half- 
penny in England, and two-pence halfpenny in 
Scotland, for every twenty shillmgs of the property 
he occupies): And the said Clause was brought up, 
and read the first time. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That the said Clause be now read a second 
time ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby. 

The Noes to the new hnagee - 

; , r. William Miles, ; 

Tellers forthe Yeas,| Sir John Trollope : } 92. 

‘ g : 

Tellers forthe Noes,{ a Howe Baring: }196. 

So it passed in the Negative. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Wed- 
nesday next. 


And the House, having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 11° die Martii, 1845: 


The Fisher-lane (Greenwich) Improvement Bill 
was, according to Order, read a second time; and 
committed to a Select Committee. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of Ways 
and Means, several Resolutions; which were read, 
as follow : 


1. Resolved, That towards raising the Supply 
granted to Her Majesty ; 


1st. Inlieu ofthe Duties of Customs now pay- £. 2d. 
able on Sugar and Molasses, there shall be 
charged, for a time to be limited, the Duties 


following ; that is to say, 


On Sugar the growth and produce of any 
British Possession in America, or of any 
British Possession within the limits of the East 
India Company’s Charter, into which the Im- 
portation of Foreign Sugar is prohibited, and 
imported from thence : 

Double Refined Sugar, or Sugar equal in 

quality to Double Refined, for every cwt. 

Other Refined Sugar a - - 

White Clayed Sugar, or Sugar rendered by 

any process equal in quality to White 
Clayed, not being refined, for every cwt. 
Brown Sugar, being Muscovado, or Clayed, 
or any other Sugar not being equal in 
quality to White Clayed, for every cwt. - 

Candy, Brown, for every ewt.- - = 
White, foreveryewt. - - - 
Molasses, for every cwt. - - - 


2d. On Sugar the growth and produce of any 
other British Possession within the limits of the 
East India Company’s Charter: 


White Clayed Sugar, or Sugar rendered by 
any process equal in quality to White 
Clayed, not being refined, for every cwt. se 

Brown Sugar, being Muscovado, or Clayed, 
or any other Sugar, not being equal in 
quality to White Clayed, for every cwt. = ie 2 

Vou. 100, 


_ 
= 
| 


16 4 


14 





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os 
Oror 
crt 





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113 


3d. On Sugar the growth and produce of 
China, Java or Manilla, or of any Foreign 
Country the Sugars of which Her Majesty in 
Council. shall have declared, or may hereafter 
declare, to be admissible as not being the pro- 
duce of slave labour, and which shall be imported 
into the United Kingdom either from the 
Country of its growth, or from some British 
Possession, having first been imported into such 
British Possession from the Country of its 
growth : 

White Clayed Sugar, or Sugar rendered by 
any process equal in quality to White 
Clayed, not being refined, for every cwt. 1 8 

Brown Sugar, being Muscovado or Clayed, 
or any other Sugar, not being equal in 
quality to White Clayed, for every ewt. es «4 


4th. On all other Sugars not otherwise charged 
with Duty : 


Refined Sugar, foreveryewt. - - -| 8 8 - 
Brown, or Muscovado, or Clayed Sugar, not 

being refined, for every ewt. - - -| 8 8 - 
Molasses, for every cwt. - -  - -| 13 9 
Candy, Brown, foreveryewt. - - -| 512 - 
Candy, White, foreveryewt. - - -| 8 8 - 


And so in proportion for any greater or less 
quantity than a hundred weight. 

2. Resolved, That Her Majesty be authorized, by 
Order in Council, to give effect to the provisions of 
any Treaty now in force, which binds Her Majesty 
to admit Sugar the produce of a Foreign Country 
at the same Duties as are imposed on Sugar the 
produce of the most favoured Nation. 


3. Resolved, That the Bounties now payable upon 
the Exportation of certain descriptions of Refined 
Sugar from the United Kingdom do cease and de- 
termine, and that, in lieu thereof, there shall be paid 
and allowed the following Bounties or Drawbacks ; 
that is to say, 

Upon Double refined Sugar, or Sugar equal 
in quality to Double Refined, for every 
ewt. - = - = = = -f l= - 

Upon other Refined Sugar in loaf, complete 
and whole, or lumps duly refined, having 
been perfectly clarified and thoroughly 
dried in the stove, and being of an uniform 
whiteness throughout, or such Sugar 
pounded, crashed, or broken, for every 





£. 8. d. 





ewt. - - = - = = =| =-17 = 
Upon Bastard or Refined Sugar broken in 

pieces, orbeing ground, or powdered Sugar 

pounded, or crashed, or broken, for every 

ewt. - - - - - - -| -14 = 


4. Resolved, That the said Duties shall com- 
mence and be charged from and after the 14th day 
of March. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the 
said Resolutions: And that Mr. Greene, Mr. Chan- 
cellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Cardwell do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways ana 


mittee of Ways and Means; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Means. 


Mr. Greene reported the Consolidated Fund Bill ; Consolidated 


and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


be ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


Fund 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, _ecaraes 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- supply. 


mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The House was moved, That the Act 7 and 8 Vic. 
c. 16, to amend the Laws relating to the Customs, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- 
solve itself into a Committee, to consider the said 
Act:—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 

(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Duties of Customs, charge- 
able upon the goods, wares, and merchandize here- 
Q after 


Customs, 











Education 


(India, ) 


Stamps 
(Scotland.) 


Game Laws, 


114 10°—11° 


after mentioned, exported from the United Kingdom, 
shall cease and determine, viz. : 


Cement, Stone and Flint, ground or unground. 
Clay and China Stone. : ee . 
Coals, Culm or Cinders exported in a British Ship. 


Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution.. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene, accordingly reported a Resolution ; 
which was read, as followeth : 


Resolved, That the Duties of Customs, charge- 
able upon the goods, wares, and merchandize 
hereafter mentioned, exported from the United 
Kingdom shall cease and determine, viz. : 

Cement, Stone and Flint, ground or unground. 
Clay and China Stone. 
Coals, Culm or Cinders, exported in a British Ship. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolution: And that Mr. Greene, Mr. Chancellor 
of the Exchequer, and Mr. Cardwell do prepare, and 
bring it in. 

Mr. Greene also acquainted the House, that he 
was directed to move, That the Committee may have 
leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of the Orders of the Government of India 
for the Establishment of the Council of Education 
in Bengal, and at the other Presidencies :—Also, a 
Return of the Establishments maintained in 1843 
for the promotion of Education amongst the Natives 
of British India, and the Salaries and Expense of 
the same :—Also, a Statement of the Funds sup- 
plied by the Indian Government, and from other 


sources, for the support of Education in British 
India, and the Expenditure of the same, under 
separate heads, at each of the several Presidencies. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return, showing, with reference to the Distributors 
of Stamps in Scotland, 1st. The District of each 
Distributor, and the Station of each; and also, of 
every Sub-Distributor in that District :—2d. The 
Name of each Distributor, and his Residence :— 
3d. The Total Charge for each District, distin- 
guishing the Amount of Emolument to the Distri- 
butor, and the Total Amount paid to all the Sub- 
Distributors; also, the Amount of Expenses al- 
lowed for each District:—4th. The Total Amount 
remitted from each Distributor’s District, in the 
year ending the 5th day of January 1845. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
upon the 27th day of February last, That a Select 
Committee be appointed to inquire into the opera- 
tion of the Game Laws, and to report their Obser- 
vations and Opinion thereupon to the House, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 

Mr. Bright, Mr. Burroughes, Lord George Ben- 
tinck and Mr. Milner Gibson were nominated Mem- 
bers of the Committee. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That Mr. Bouverie be one other Member of the said 
Committee ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Mr. Bright, 100 

Yeas, Mr. Young: : 

Tellers for thef Mr. Craven Berkeley, 

Noes, \UMr. Ridley Colborne : } = 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then Mr. Cripps, Viscount Clive, Mr. Forbes 
Mackenzie, Mr. Viiliers, Mr. Bankes, Mr. Etwall, 





Martz. A. 1845. 


Mr. Grantley Berkeley and Mr. Manners Sutton, were 
nominated other Members of the said Committee. 
A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That Mr. George Cavendish be one other Member 
of the said Committee ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the f Mr. Bright, 1 65 
Yeas, Ll Mr. Young: ie 
Tellers forthe f Mr. Craven Berkeley, 29 
Noes, Mr. Ridley Colborne: } ata 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Then Mr. Trelawny was nominated another Mem- 
ber of the said Committee. 
Ordered, That the Committee have Power to 
send for persons, papers and records. 
Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Launceston ang 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of a — 
the Petition for the Launceston and South Devon” "*Y *" 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from JZaunceston, in the 
county of Cornwall, to Tavistock, in the county of 
Devon: And that Admiral Bowles and Mr. Gill do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Sugar. 
Copy of the Memorial from Sugar Refiners and 
others to the Lords of the Treasury, in which those 
Parties in London and elsewhere signified their wish 
(about the end of the year 1844) that any alteration 
to be made in the Sugar Duties in 1845, should be 
declared and applied at the commencement of the 
ensuing Session of Parliament ; also, the Signatures 
attached to the said Memorial, with the date of its 
presentation, and the Names of the Parties who 
presented it. 


The Belfast and Ballymena Railway Bill was Belfast and 
read a second time ; and committed. a 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred tothe Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Josiah Iles Wathen, of Bedford- Gavelkind. 
square, in the county of Middlesex, Gentleman, 
praying the House to order that the Manuscript 
Journals of the House for the Session of 2d and 3d 
Edward V1., may be produced at the present Assizes 
for the county of Kent, and that the proper Officer in 
the Journal Office may have leave to attend and to 
produce the same at a trial relative to Gavelkind, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That leave be given to the proper Officer 
to attend accordingly. 


The Order for reading a second time, upon Wed- Field Gardens 
nesday the 2d day of April next, the Field Gardens 3'!. 
Bill, was read and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 9th day of April next. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till halfan hour after one of the clock on 
Tuesday morning, adjourned till this day. 





Martis, 11° die Martii ; 
Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845- 


PRAYERs. 


QRPE RED, That all Committees have leave Committees. 
to sit this day, till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 





The House, according to Order, resolved itself Lands Clauses 
into a Committee upon the Lands Clauses Conso- Consolidation 
lidation Bill; and after some time spent therein," _.. 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene No.112. 

reported, 








Vand 
on 
ill, 


"3 


Sugar Duties 
Bill. 
No. 110. 


Railway 


Clauses Conso- 


lidation Bill. 


Lands Clauses 
Consolidation 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Railway 

Clauses 
Consolidation 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Newcastle. 
“pon-T'yne and 
North Shields 
Railway 
(Tynemouth 
Extension, &amp;¢.) 
Bill, 


8 VicToRIZ. 


reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be now received. 
Mr. Greene accordingly reported the Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Thursday next. 


Mr. Cardwell presented a Bill for granting to 
Her Majesty, for a Term to be limited, certain 
Duties on Sugar imported into the United King- 
dom: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time To-morrow ; and 
to be printed. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Railway Clauses Con- 
solidation Bill ; 

(In the Committee.) 

Criause N° 7, continued : 

Paragraph 44, disagreed to. 

Two new paragraphs inserted instead thereof. 

Paragraph 45, amended, and agreed to. 

Paragraph 46, disagreed to. 

Two new paragraphs inserted instead thereof. 

Clause, as amended, agreed to. 

Cuausss, N°8, to N° 10, amended, and agreed to. 

CiavseE N° 11, agreed to. 

Cuause, N° 12, amended, and agreed to. 

Ciausz, N°13:. Paragraph 66, (Companies to 
have power to use and employ locomoiive engines, 
and to carry and convey upon the Railway such 
passengers and goods as shall be offered to them 
for that purpose; and to make such reasonable 
charges in respect thereof, as they may from time 
to time determine upon). 

Amendment proposed, in P. 25, 1. 30. After 
the word “ Company” to insert the words “ and 
their lessees, and they are hereby required.” 

Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 

The Committee divided : 


' Mr. St ld, 
Tellers for the Yeas,| Mr. pee “ : } 17. 
Tellers for the Noes, a Darby , } 31. 
Another Amendinent proposed, in P. 25, 1. 34. 


To leave out the word “ reasonable.” 

Question proposed, That the word “ reasonable”’ 
stand part of the paragraph:—Amendment, by 
leave, withdrawn. 

Paragraph agreed to. 


Paragraphs 67, to 69, agreed to. 

To report progress, and ask leave to sit again. 

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made further pro- 
gress in the Bill; and that he was directed to move, 
That the Committee may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scot- 
land) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Railway Clauses Consolidation (Scot- 
land) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough and 
county of Mewcastle-upon-Tyne, praying that the 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne and North Shields Railway 
(1'ynemouth Extension, &amp;c.) Bill, may pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Vox. 100. 


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115 


A Petition of Robert William Brandling, of Low Newcastle and 
Gosforth, in the county of Northumberland, pray- CBee 
ing that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel, ste se 
or agent, against certain parts of the Vewcaséle and Railway Bill. 
Darlington (Brandling Junction) Railway Bill, was 
presented and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings South Eastern 
Railway Company, taking notice of the Petition for R#i!weys- 
leave to withdraw the Petition for leave to bring in 
the South Eastern Railways Bill, and to bring in 
seven other Bills in lieu thereof; and praying that 
the prayer of the said Petition may not be granted, 
was presented and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The Trent Valley Railway Bill was read a second Trent Valley 
time; and committed. Railway Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee standing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which Orders; 
were read, as follow ; 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Blackburn, Blackburn, 
Darwen, and Bolton Railway Petition, the Stand- Darwen and 
ing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That the — — 
parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Burnley Burnley 
Improvement Petition, the Standing Orders ought Improvement. 
not to be dispensed with. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Sheffield Shetfield ana 
and Lincolnshire Junction Railway Petition, the a 
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That \., 
the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. ~ 

4. Resolved, That in the case of the Souths South Eastern 
Eastern Railways Petition, to withdraw the ori- Railways. 
ginal Petition, and to present Petitions for seven 
separate Bills, if the House shall give leave to 
withdraw their original Petition, the Sessional Order 
ought to be dispensed with; and that the parties be 
— to present Petitions for seven separate 

ills, with reference to the objects comprised in 
the original Petition. 

The ist, 3d, and 4th Resolutions being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Shelsley 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Road Bill 
the Petition for the Shelsley Road Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making and maintaining a Turnpike-road, from 
the Turnpike-road leading from Bromyard to 
Stourport, at, or near to Stanford Bridge, in the 
parish of Stanford, to the Turnpike-road leading 
from Clifton io Worcester, at or near to Ham Bridge, 
in the parish of Clifton-on-Teme, in the county of 
Worcester: And that General Lygon, Sir Thomas 
Edward Winnington, and Mr. Benbow do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Hartlepool Pier 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 4 Port Bill. 
the Petition for the Hartlepool Pier and Port Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for amending the Acts relative to the improving of 
the Pier and Port of Hartlepool, in the county of 
Durham: And that Mr, Hutt, Mr. Aaron Chapman, 
and Mr. Ord do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee on Black Sluice 
Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of the Drainage aul 
Petition for the Black Sluice Drainage and Naviga- °“"® ' 

Q 2 tion 





Newark and 
Sheffield Rail- 
way Bill. 


Falmouth Har- 
bour Improve- 
ment Bili. 


Saint Helens 
Jmprovement 
Bill. 


116 


tion Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied | 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better draining and improving certain Low, 
Marsh, and Fen Lands, lying between Boston 
Haven and Bourn, in the county of Lincoln, and 
for further improving the Navigation through such 


11° Marti. 


A. 1845. 


mittee, but it appeared to the Committee that the 
said Charles Davett was too ill to attend before a 
Judge to make affidavit of his having applied as 
aforesaid, and proof was offered to the Committee 
of the signature of the said Charles Davett to a 
written statement of his having made the said ap- 
plication in compliance with the Standing Orders. 





Lands: And that Sir John Trollope, Mr. Christopher 
Turnor and Lord Worsley do prepare, and bring it in. | 


Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Commitee on | Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Southwark 
Petitions for Private Bills; Thatin the case of the Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in sven 


Petition for the Newark and Sheffield Railway Bill,| the case of the Petition for the Southwark and i 


the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Newark-upon- Trent, in 
the county of WVottingham, to Chesterfield, in the 
county of Derby: And that Mr. Gladstone, and 
Colonel Rolleston do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee on | 


Vauxhall Water Company Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for uniting the Vauxhall and Southwark Water 
Companies into one Company, to be called The 


| Southwark and Vauxhall Water Company, and for 


‘extending the Works of the said Company: And 
that Mr. Hutt and Sir William Clay do prepare, 


Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of the | and bring it in. 
Petition for the Falmouth Harbour Improvement Bill, | 


the Standing Orders had been complied with. 


Song’ .. _ Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Oxford Mite- 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in.a Bill! Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in ys Bill 


for deepening, regulating, and otherwise improving | the case of the Petition for the Oxford Mileways 
Falmouth Harbour, in the county of Cornwall, | Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 


and for forming Basins, Docks, and other Works | 
in Penryn Creek, in the aforesaid Harbour, and for 
other purposes: And that Captain Plumridge, Sir 
Charles Lemon, and Mr. Pendarves do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee | 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Saint Helen’s Improvement | 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for paving, lighting, cleansing, watering, regulating 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to continue, amend and enlarge the Powers of Three 
Acts of his Majesty King George the Third, and of 
an Act of his Majesty King William the Fourth, 
for amending certain Mileways leading to Oxford, 
and making Improvements in the University and 
City of Oxford, the Suburbs thereof, and adjoining 

arish of Saint Clement, and for other purposes in 
the said Acts mentioned: And that Mr. Estcourt, 
Mr. Langston and Mr. Maclean do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


and otherwise improving the Town of Saint Helens, 
in the County Palatine of Lancaster, and for esta- | 
blishing and regulating a Market therein: And that | 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Sheffield, Ash- 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in ton-under-Lyne 
and Manchester 





Middlesex 
County Rate. 


Blackburn 
and Preston 
Railway Bill. 


Liverpool 
Guardian Gas 
Bill. 


Waterford and 
Kilkenny 
Railway. 


Mr. Wilson Patten and Mr. Greenall do prepare, | 


——— &gt;| 
and bring it in. | 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee | 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of | 
the Petition for the Middlesex County Rate Bill, | 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, . 


inasmuch as no notices had been given in the case 
of Bills of the third class, to which class it belongs. 


Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders, 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Blackburn and Preston Railway 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for altering the line of the Blackburn and Preston 
Railway, and for making a Branch therefrom, and 
for amending the Act relating thereto: And that 
Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Fielden and Mr. Hornby 


do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; ‘That in the case of 
the Petition for the Liverpool Guardian Gas Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for lighting the Borough and Town of Liverpool 
with Gas: And that Viscount Sandon and Sir How- 
ard Douglas do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Waterford and Kilkenny Railway 
Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as no proof of application to certain 
owners, &amp;c., who were stated to have been applied 
to by Charles Davett, was adduced before the Com- | 

' 


the case of the Petition for the Sheffield, Ashton- 
under- Lyne and Manchester Railway Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to authorize the letting on Lease to the Midiand 
Railway Company and the Manchester and Bir- 
_mingham Railway Company, of the Railways and 
'Works of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and 
| Manchester Railway Company, and to give effect 
|to certain Arrangements entered into by the said 

Companies, and to amend and enlarge some of the 

Provisions of the Acts relating to the said Compa- 
/nies respectively: And that Lord Francis Egerton, 

Mr. George Cavendish and Mr. Parker do prepare, 
'and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 
the case of the Petition for the York and North 
Midland (Doncaster Extension) Railway Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

O:dered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the York and North Midland Railway 
Company to extend their Railway from the Town- 
ship of South Milford to Doncaster: And that Mr. 
Stuart Wortley, Sir John Lowther and Mr. Hodgson 
Hinde do prepare, and bring it in. 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 
the case of the Petition for the London Orphan 
Asylum Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to incorporate the Members of the Institution called 
The London Orphan Asylum, and to enable them 
the better to carry on their Charitable Designs: 
And that Mr. Alderman Thompson and Colonel 
Thomas Wood do prepare, and bring it in. 








Sir 


Railway Bill, 


York and 
North Midland 


(Doncaster 


Extension) 
Railway Bill. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select London Orphae 
Asylum Bill. 








Ash- 


hester 
Bill. 


dland 


ill. 


‘phat 
ll. 


8 VicToRIZ. 


pistol (Rede Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select | 

if) Bridge Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in | 

Bill the case of the Petition for the Bristol ( Redcliff) 
Bridge Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied | 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for building a Bridge from Saint Mary Redcliff, | 
across the Floating Harbour, to the parish of Saint | 
Nicholas, all in the city and county of the city of | 
Bristol: And that Mr. Philip Miles and Mr. Henry | 
Berkeley do prepare, and bring it in. 





Midand Raile Sir Welliam Heathcote reported from the Select 
ways (Swinton Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
toLincoln-) Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Midland Railways 
(Swinton to Lincoln) Petition, was referred; That 


11° Martii. 





in the case of the Midland Railways (Swinton to 
Lincoln) Petition, the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as in the form of applica- 
tion to the Trustees of the Tinsley and Doncaster 
Road, in respect of a crossing of that road marked 
No. 7, in the parish of Mexborough, the same being 
on the proposed line of Railway, it was inserted in 
that part of the Schedule to the application, which 
purported to apply to the deviation from the said 
Railroad ; but it appeared to the Committee that 
the Sections agreed with the Plan, and showed in 
what manner the road was to be altered. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 





Midland Raile Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
——, Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
tanto Lincoln.) | “Detition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Midland Railways 
(Nottingham to Lincoln) Petition, was referred ; That 
in the case of the Midland Railways (Nottingham 
to Lincoln) Petition, the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with, inasmuch as the line of limits 





of deviation is not accurately drawn thereon, as 
such line passes through a field near the junction 
with the Swinton and Lincoln Branch, although it! 
is not intended to take such field, nor has it been | 
numbered upon the Plan or inserted in the Book of | 
Reference; and inasmuch as the Plans deposited 
with the Clerks of the Peace are not exact copies 
of the other Plans, a small portion of the Westcroft | 
Branch Canal being inserted in the latter, which is | 
omitted in the former Plans. | 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Bristol Paro- 
chial Rates. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; ‘That in 
the case of the Petition for the Bristol Parochial 
Rates Bill, the Standing Orders had not been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Midland Rail- Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
a. , Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
~ ""’ the case of the Petition for the Midland Railways 
(Syston to Peterborough) Bill, the Standing Orders 
had not been complied with, inasmuch as no notice 
of the intended application had been served upon 
the representatives of the late Sir Felix Buckley, 
in respect of the property numbered 9, in the parish 
of Saint George, Stamford, of which they are the 
Lessees. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 

lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Calton and Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
_.. on Petitions tor Private Bills, to whom a Petition 


complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Calton 
and Bridgeton Police Bill, was referred ; That the 





Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
Vor. 100. 


117 


for improving andr egulating the Burgh of Calton 
and Town of Bridgeton, and places adjacent there- 
to, and for altering and extending the powers and 
provisions of the Police Acts of the said Burgh: 
And that Mr. Lockhart and Mr. Dennistoun do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Kidwelly 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of Inclosure Bill. 
the Petition for the Kidwelly Inclosure Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to alter and amend an Act of the eleventh year of 
King George the Fourth, for inclosing Lands in the 
Parishes of Kidwelly, Saint Mary in Kidwelly, 

Saint Ishmael and Pembrey, in the County of Car- 
marthen: And that Mr. Saunders Davies and Mr. 
Morris do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Newport and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of the Ponty Pool 
Petition for the Newport and Ponty Pool Railway ®#w9y Bill. 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to authorize the Company of Proprietors of the 
Monmouthshire Canal Navigation to make a Rail- 
way from Newport to Ponty Pool, and to enlarge 
the powers of the several Acts relating to the said 
Company: And that Lord Granville Somerset and 
Mr. Darby do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Winwick 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Rectory Bill. 
the Petition for the Winwick Rectory Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend an Act passed in the fourth year of the 
reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, An Act 
for the Division of the Rectory of Winwick, in the 
County Palatine of Lancaster; And that Mr. Wil- 
son Patten, Mr. Entwisle and Mr. Clifton do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Sheffield aud 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Tinsley Canal 
the Petition for the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal aii 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend an Act passed in the fifty-fifth year of the 
reign of his Majesty King George the Third, in- 
tituled, “ An Act for making and maintaining a Na- 
vigable Canal from Sheffield to Tinsley, in the West 
Riding of the County of York,” and to repeal cer- 
tain Laws relating toa Road from Tinsley to Shef- 


field, and the other Roads in the Township of 


Tinsley: And that Mr. Parker and Mr. Ward do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee London and 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of tg 
the Petition for the London and Greenwich Railway "9°" 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to authorize the London and Greenwich Railway 
Company to let on lease the London and Greenwich 
Railway, and for amending the Acts relating to 
such Railway: And that Viscount Marsham and 
Mr. Plumptre do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Hemel Hemp- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of = Small Bill 
the Petition for the Hemel Hempsted Small Tene- “""""""* 
ments Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better assessing and collecting the Poor Rates, 
Highway Rates and Church Rates, in the parish of 
Hemel Hempsted, in the county of Hertford: And 
that Viscount Grimston and Mr. Dudley Ryder do 
prepare, and bring it in. 

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118 11° Marti. A. 1845. 


Watermen’s Mr. Agilionby reported from the Select Com-' Mr. Tatton Egerton presented a Bill for sup- Staley Bridge 
Company mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the plying with Water the Township of Staley, and the Waterworks 


(Poor's and 


Endowment case of the Petition for the Watermen’s Company town of Staley Bridge, in the Counties of Chester 8" 
Fund) Bill. | (Poor’s and Endowment Fund) Bill, the Standing | and Lancaster: And the same was read the first 
Orders had been complied with. | time; and ordered to be read a second time. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill, 
to enable the Master, Wardens and Commonalty of | Mr. Tatton Egerton presented a Bill for enabling Claughton. 


Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames, to | William Jackson, Esquire, to build and maintain a eee 
° ew's 


invest their Poor’s Fund, and the Endowment Fund | new Church in the Township of Claughton-cum- Circ, Bill, ) 


of the Free Watermen and Lightermen’s Asylum, Grange, in the County of Chester: And the same 
in the purchase of Land, or on Mortgage, and to | Was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
hold Lands for the purposes of the said Funds: And | second time. 

that Lord John Russell, Mr. Masterman and Mr. 


an anc Mr. Tatton Egert ted a Bill for enabling Claughton. 
Alderman Humphery do prepare, and bring it in. r. Tatton Egerton presented a Bill for bling Claughton 


William Potter, Esquire, to build and maintain a Cu™-Grange 


b a) ‘ ~ ae ° . St. John tl 
Glossop Gas Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Gra Church - _ oe of —— Baptist’s) . 
Bill. on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of | G7@"g@ 1 the County o ester: And the same Church Bill, 


was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 


the Petition for the Glossop Gas Bill, the Standing : 
second time. 


Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Mr. Forbes presented a Bill for making a Rail- Clydesdale 


for lighting with Gas the Town and Township of way from the City and Harbour of Glasgow to Junction Rail 


Glossop, in the county of Derby: And that the | Hamilton, and to the Wishaw and Coltness Railway “* ®" 
Earl of Arundel and Surrey and Mr. Parker do | at Motherwell, to be called The Clydesdale Junction 
prepare, and bring it in. Railway: And the same was read the first time; 


Huddersfield Mr. Stansfield presented a Bill to alter, enlarge and ordered to be read a second time. 
ee and amend an Act for supplying with Water the 
; Town and Neighbourhood of Huddersfield, in the 
West Riding of the County of York: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 

second time. 


A Petition of Freeholders, Parochial Officers, south Eastern 
Inhabitants or Rate-payers, of the parish of Sain Railways. 
Mary, Lambeth, in the county of Surrey, taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
| South Eastern Railways Bill; and praying that 
Whittle Dean A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Mew- | such Bill may pass into law, was presented, and 
Waterworks, castle-upon- Tyne, in the county of Northumberland, | read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, | 


in respect to the application for the Whittle Dean; Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Com- Public Peti. 
~ Aa ro Bill, hea not haan conalial oll ; and | mittee on Public Petitions; That they had examined '"s Fighth 


aces Report. ) 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, | the Petitions presented upon the 6th and 7th days 


i | _— . - . . 
their agents and witnesses, against the same, was | this instant March, and had directed him to 


presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- | make a Report thereof to the House. 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 





London and A Petition of Edward Thomas Copley, of Nether 
York Railway ' 
ie Darlington, in the county of Durham, Esquire, Promeg BOE ah 2 ae 
praying that he may be heard, by his counsel or | a "98 ee et ee ee, —— ub- 
agent, against certain parts of the London and York | Coo - "s weve a8 ao le ly ays weer 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. Soe BO aay (two etitions) ;—Llandrillo ;— 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to | Bont Newydd ;— New Byth ;— Gwyddelwern ; — 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner | Bry neglwys ;—Llanstffaid ;--Wrexham (two Peti- 
heard, by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, | tions) ;--Moss ;--Llanerchy mor ;—- Hast Calder ;—-Yea- 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the | don (two Petitions) ;— Leamington Priors (five Peti- 
TN canines the said Petiien | tions) ;--Vun Monkton ;—- Bubwith;—- York (four Peti- 
ie tions) ;— Halifax ;— Penrith (four Petitions);— Leo- 
Sheffield and The House was moved, That the Report in respect | ™nster;— Newbald ;— Brechin ;— Maybole ;—My- 
a of the Petition for the Sheffield and Lincolnshire | dr im;— Baildon ;— East Cottingwith ;— Bodmin ;— 
Railway Bill, Junction Railway Bill, which was this day made | Caeathro ;— North Cave ;— Gorleston ;— Glossop ; 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, | —Sleaford ;—Portsea ;—Portsmouth and Portsea ; 

might be read ; and the same being read ; — Redruth ; — Caarharack ;— Saint Day ;— and, 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill| Feock; praying the House to adopt measures for 

for making a Railway, from Sheffield to Lincoln | preventing the increase of houses licensed for the 

and Gainsborough, with Branches: And that Mr, | sale of intoxicating drinks, and for diminishing to 

Parker and Mr. Ward do prepare, and bring it in. | a very large extent the number already existing ; and 

| to pass a law for entirely abolishing the sale of intox- 


South Devon Viscount Kbrington presented a Bill for enabling | icating liquor on the Lord’s Day,—were presented, 
CTevisteck the South Devon Railway Company to make cer-| and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
a tain Alterations in, and Extensions of, the line of 


Branches) Bill. that Railway ; and also to make a Branch Railway Petitions from Kilbride and Tullamore ; — Kil- Education 
to Tavistock: And the same was read the first time ; | tallagh ;—Kilmurry ;— Dysertyney ;—Whitechurch ; (Ielsn4.) 
and ordered to be read a second time. —Drumcree and District of Portadown ;— Sheirke ; 

—and, Kilfcugnabeg ; praying the House to devise 

Launceston and = Viscount Ebrington presented a Bill for making | means for removing the restrictions placed on the 

sour Dewey, &amp; Railway from Launceston, in the county of Corn- | distribution of the Aid annually granted for Educa- 

ailway Bill, , pee 2 : : 2 Bo : 
wall, to Tavistock, in the county of Devon: And | tion in Ireland, so as to afford assistance to the 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to | Schools in connection with the Church Education 


be read a second time. | Society,—were presented and read; and ordered to 
York and North Sir John Lowther presented a Bill for enabling | lie upon the Table. 
Midland Rail the York and Nortin Midland Railway Company! A Petition of Maltsters, residing in Ware and its Malt. 


way (Harro- : : \ &gt; ee ‘ . ° 
gate Branch) tO make a Railway from the Line of the York and vicinity, in the county of Hertford, praying that 








Bill. North Midland Railway to Harrogate: And the | the additional duty of Five pounds per cent. on the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be | duty on Malt, may be abolished, was presented, and 
read a second time. ‘read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition 





Hall, Doncaster, in the county of York, and of | Petitions from Lamesley ;-- Huntingdon ;-- Peebles ; Public Houses. 





Mine 
Collie 


{nso 
Debt 


Pais! 


‘ill. 


Rai 
Cla: 


Pri 


Su 


Mines and 
Collieries. 


{nsolvent 
Debtors Act. 


Paisley Gas 
Bill. 


Railway Bills 
Classification. 


Private Bills. 
No. 113- 


Wexford, 
Carlow and 
Dublin Junc- 
tion Railway. 


Schoolmasters 
(Scotland. ) 


Sugar, 


Game Laws, 


Stamford 
Borough, 





8 VicTORIZ. 11° Marti. 119 


A Petition of Inhabitants, Miners, of the county 
of Durham, praying the House to adopt measures 
for preventing, if possible, the frequency and extent 
of loss of health and life by explosions and other- 
wise in Mines and Collieries, and to pass a law 
making it imperative to sink shafts and to appoint 
Inspectors of Mines and Collieries, in order to insure 
fairly the carrying out the measures of Government, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Fable. 


A Petition of Tradesmen and Shop-keepers of the 
city of Exeter, praying for the repeal of the 57th 
Clause of the Act to amend the Law of Bankruptcy, 
Insolvency and Execution, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Paisley Gas Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the better Lighting of the Town and Suburbs of 
Paisley with Gas: And that Mr. Hastie and Mr. 


Forbes do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the first Resolution 
of the House, of Tuesday last, relative to Railways, 
might be read ; and the same was read, as followeth : 


“ That a Committee of Five Members be ap- 
pointed, to be called The Classification Com- 
mittee of Railway Bills; and that Three be 
the Quorum of such Committee.” 


And a Committee was nominated of Sir Robert 
Harry Inglis, Mr. Fox Maule, Viscount Mahon, 
Sir William Somerville, aud Mr. Wilson Patten, with 
power to send for persons, papers, and records. 


Resolved, That no Private Bill, other than a 
Railway Bill, be read the second time after Friday 
the 18th day of April next. 

Ordered, That so soon as the agent for any 
Private Bill shall have received from the Committee 
of Selection notice of the day and hour fixed for the 
Committee on such Bill, he shall forthwith give notice 
thereof to the Clerks in the Private Bill Office. 

Ordered, That the said Resolution and Order be 
printed. 


A Petition of the Wexford Harbour Commis- 
sioners, taking notice of the application for leave to 
bring in the Wexford, Carlow and Dublin Junction 
Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass 
into law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Parish Schoolmasters within the 
Presbytery of Brechin, praying the House to adopt 
measures for ameliorating the condition of the 
burgh and parochial Schoolmasters, and for promo- 
ting the educational interest of Scotland, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Merchants of Liverpool, interested 
in the Sugar Trade, praying the House to return to 
the Refiners of Sugar and Molasses the difference 
of duty on their Stocks when the proposed reduc- 
tions are made, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Notting- 
ham, praying for the repeal of the Game Laws, was 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Council 
of the borough of Stamford, praying the House to 
pass an Act whereby the rights of the Freemen 
resident within the limits of the ancient borough 
of Stamford may be reserved to, or otherwise 
vested in them, and that such Freemen may have 

Vou. 100. 





the enjoyment of such rights in the same manner as 
they held or enjoyed the same previously to the 
passing of the Act 5 and 6 Will. 4, c. 76, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the West Suffolk Agriculture. 
Agricultural Protective Association, and others 
dependent upon or connected with agriculture in 
the western division of the county of Suffolk, 
stating that the produce of the soil does not repay 
the expenses of its cultivation, which the Peti- 
tioners believe is owing to the pricesat which foreign 
and colonial grain, live stock, preserved meats and 
other produce of the land can be and are imported, 
and probably will be in future to a still greater 
extent ; and praying the House to take the subject 
into consideration, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Parish of Yardley, Rating of 
in the county of Hertford, praying that owners of Tenements. 
small tenements may be rated to the Poor’s Rate 
in lieu of the occupiers, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


_ Petitions from Southampton ;—and, Ross; pray- Windows. 
ing for the repeal of the Tax on Windows,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

lable. 


Mr. Blackstone presented a Bill for making a Berks and 
Railway from the Great Western Railway, at or near Hants Railway 
Reading, to the Towns of Newbury and Hunger- = 
ford; and also to join the South Western Railway 
at or near Basingstoke: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing the Surrey and 

Acts for paving the Streets and Lanes within the Sussex Roeds 
r ~ © ; (Sunday Toll) 
Town and Borough of Southwark, and certain parts Bill. 
adjacent, in the County of Surrey, and for cleansing, 
lighting and watching the same, and also the Courts, 
Yards, Alleys and Passages adjoining thereto, and 
for preventing Nuisances therein, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Surrey and 
Sussex Roads (Sunday Toll) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell Message from 

and Sir George Rose : we Reems. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Constables 
Act for the Appointment of Constables or other (Scot#nd) Bill. 
Officers for keeping the Peace near Public Works 
in Scotland, with an Amendment ; to which Amend- 
ment the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
touse :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken Art-Unions 
before the Select Committee appointed in the last Committee 
Session of Parliament to consider the objects, results 
and present position of Art-Unions, how far they 
are affected by existing Laws, and what are the 
most expedient and practicable means to place them 
on a safe and permanent basis, and to render them 
most subservient to the improvement and diffusion 
of Art through the different classes of the commu- 
nity, and to report thereon to the House, be laid 
before this House. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Cured Pro- 
Return of the Quantities of Cured Provisions of all ¥'!°%%- 
kinds imported into the United Kingdom from Fo- 
reign Countries and from the Colonies, from the 
5th day of January 1843 to the 5th day of January 
1845; specifying the different kinds, the Countries 
whence sent, the Quantities of each kind entered for 





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Falkland 
Islands, 


Hong Kong. 


Wool. 


Oxford and 
Cambridge 
Universities, 


Pensioners 
(Army. ) 


120 11° Martiz. 


Home Consumption, and the amount of Duty paid 
on the same respectively; also, the Quantities of 
each kind re-exported, and whether taken for the 
use of the Ship or for Merchandize; the Place to 
which the same were re-exported, and the Number 
of Bonds passed with regard to the same. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the various Parliamentary Grants from 
1840 on account of the Falkland Islands; with a 
Statement of the Annual Income and Expenditure 
of the said Islands, under the several heads of Re- 
ceipt and Disbursement. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of any Ordinances which have been 
issued by the Governor of Hong Kong, on the sub- 
ject of the Registration of the Inhabitants of that 
Colony. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Quantities of Sheep and Lambs’ 
Wool, Foreign and Colonial, imported into the 
United Kingdom in the year 1844; distinguishing 
the Countries from which they came, of the Quan- 
tities re-exported during the same period, and the 
Countries to which they were sent :—Of the Quan- 
tities of British Sheep and Lambs’ Wool and 
Woollen Yarn exported from the United Kingdom 
in the year 1844; specifying the Countries to which 
they were sent :—Of the Quantities of Wool of the 
Alpaca and Llama Tribe ' aported into the United 
Kingdom in the year © 544; and of the Quantities 
re-exported during t'.. same period, and the Coun- 
tries to which they were sent :—Of the Quantity of 
Mohair (or Goats’ Wool) imported into the United 
Kingdom in the year 1844; and of the Quantity 
re-exported during the same period, and the Coun- 
tries to which they were sent :—And, of the Quan- 
tities and Declared Value of British Woollen Manu- 
factures exported from the United Kingdom in the 
year 1844, specifying the Countries to which they 
were sent. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of any Annual Payments to the Universities 
of Oxford and Cambridge, charged on the Land 
Revenue of the Crown, with the authority for the 
Payments. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return showing the Total Number of Pensioners 
received from the Army, on the Pension Establish- 
ment, from the year 1834 to the year 1843, both 
years inclusive ; specifying the Number received in 
each year, from each Branch of the Service, viz. 
from the Dragoon Guards and Dragoons, Foot 
Guards, Horse and Foot Artillery, Corps of En- 
gineers and Sappers and Miners, Infantry of the 
Line and Marines, with the average effective strength 
of each Branch of the Service, for each year, from 
1834 to 1843 :—Also, the average Age of the Pen- 
sioners when received on the Pension Establish- 
ment; specifying the average Ages of the Pen- 
sioners trom each Branch of the Service :—Also, 
the average Service of the Pensioners at the time 
when received on the Pension Establishment ; dis- 
tinguishing the average Period of Service of the 
Pensioners from each Branch of the Service :— 
Also, the Number of Pensioners who have died in 
each year, from the year 1834 to the year 1843, 
both years inclusive, with the average Ages of the 
Pensioners at the time of their decease :—Also, the 
Total Number of Pensioners of all Branches of the 
Army on the Establishment, in each year, from 1834 
to 1843, both years inclusive. 








A. 1845. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- New Zealang, 


posed, ‘That an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Copies of all Correspondence between the Colonial 
Office and the Governor of New Zealand respecting 
the issue of Debentures, and the rendering them a 
legal tender:—Of all Correspondence between the 
same respecting the Taxes proposed in the Legis- 
lative CounciLof that Colony :—Of all Correspond- 
ence between the same respecting recent Outrages 
by the Natives in the Bay of Islands, and the abo- 
lition of the Custom-house of that District :—Of all 
Correspondence respecting the measures taken b 

the Governor of New Zealand to fulfil Lord Stanley's 
Agreement of 12th May 1843, respecting the grant 
of a conditional Title to the Lands of the New Zea- 
land Company :—Of all Correspondence respecting 
the Disallowance by the Governor of New Zealand 
of any Awards made by the Commissioner of Land 


Claims respecting the Company’s Lands :—And, of 


all Correspondence relating to a Proclamation issued 
by the Governor of New Zealand allowing the Sale 
of Lands by the Natives at a less price than that 
fixed by the Act of 5 and 6 Vic. c. 36; 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out the words “ fulfil Lord 
“ Stanley’s Agreement of 12th May 1843,” in order 
to insert the words “ execute Lord Stanley’s Instruc- 
tions,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question : 
—It passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being proposed, That the 
words “ execute Lord Stanley’s Instructions” be 
inserted instead thereof:—The said proposed Amend- 
ment was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being 
put, That the words “in pursuance of Mr. Hope’s 
‘“« Letter,” be there inserted :—It was resolved in 
the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made 


to the Question, by inserting after the word “ Pro-. 


“ clamation” the words “ of the 26th March 1844.” 

And the Question being put, That those words be 
there inserted :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made 

to the Question, by leaving out the words “ at a 
“less price than that fixed by the Act 5 and 6 
* Vie. c. 36.” 

And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question: 
—lIt passed in the Negative. 


Then the main Question, so amended, being put. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of all Correspondence between the 
Colonial Office and the Governor of New Zeuland, 
respecting the Issue of Debentures, and the render- 
ing them a Legal Tender :—Of all Correspondence 
between the same respecting the Taxes proposed in 
the Legislative Council of that Colony :—Of all 
Correspondence between the same respecting recent 
Outrages by the Natives in the Bay of Islands, and 
the abolition of the Custom House of that District : 
—Of all Correspondence respecting the measures 
taken by the Governor of Mew Zealand, in pursu- 
ance of Mr. Hope’s Letter of 12th May 1843, re- 
specting the Grant of a Conditional Title to the 
Lands of the New Zealand Company :—Of all Cor- 
respondence respecting the Disallowance by the 
Governor of New Zealand of any Awards made by 
the Commissioner of Land Claims respecting the 
Company’s Lands: —And, of all Correspondence: 
relating to a Proclamation of the26th of March 1844, 
issued by the Governor of New Zealand, allowing 
the Sale of Lands by the Natives. 

Ordered, That the said Address be on tr 

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Poor I 


Bill. 


Fish 
(Gre 
Imp 
Bill. 


Fun 
(£.§ 
Bill 





8 VicroRIzZ. 


Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 
Poot Law. A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
osed, That the Petition of the Rate-payers and 
nhabitants of Rochdale, which was presented upun 
the 25th day of February last, be referred to a Select 
Committee, to inquire into the Administration of the 
Relief to the Poor in that District ; 
And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 


Mercurii, 12° die Martti, 1845: 


And the Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Sharman Crawford, 
Yeas, Mr. Ferrand: 

Tellers for the f Mr. Young, 
Noes, Lord Arthur Lennoz : 

So it passed in the Negative. 


} 16. 
} 59. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the Laws relating to the assessing, levying 
and collecting of County Rates: And that Sir 
John Yarde Buller, Lord Courtenay and Viscount 
Ebrington do prepare, and bring it in. 


County Rates 
Bill. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copy or Extracts from any recent Despatch 
from the Governor of New South Wales, respecting 
Outrages by the Natives in the Bay of Islands, in 
New Zealand. 

Ordered, ‘That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


New Zeaiand. 


Fishet-lane 
(Greenwich) 
Improvement 
Bill. 


The Select Committee on the Fisher-lane (Green- 
wich) Improvement Bill was nominated of Mr. 
Charles Hope, the Earl of Lincoln, Mr. Barnard, 
Admiral Dundas, Viscount Marsham, Mr. Pringle, 
Mr. Cowper, Mr. Sheil, Lord Arthur Lennox, Mr. 
Forbes Mackenzie, and Five Members to be added 
by the Committee of Selection. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, upon Friday the 4th day of April next. 


Consolidated The ingrossed Bill to apply a Sum, out of the 
an Consolidated Fund, to the Service of the year One 
er thousand eight hundred and Forty-five, was, ac- 
cording to Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to apply the Sum of Eight millions 
out of the Consolidated Fund to the Service of the 
year One thousand eight hundred and Forty-five. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Castoms Mr. Cardwell presented a Bill to repeal the Duties 
(trportDuties) of Customs due upon the Exportation of certain 
No.111 Goods from the United Kingdom: And the same 
****+ was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time this day ; and to be printed. 


Metropolitan 
Poiice, 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the Metro- 
politan Police, which was presented yesterday, be 


N : 
oo, printed. 
&gt; a Ordered, That the Account relative to Corn, which 


was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till one of the clock on Wednesday morning, 
adjourned till this day. 


Vot. 100. 


11°— 12° Marti. 


19] 


Mercuri, 12° die Martii ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 
PRAYERS. 


yy rer Marsham presented a Bill to au- London and 
thorize the London and Greenwich Railway ee 

Company to let on Lease the London and Greenwich “""*Y _ 

Railway, and for amending the Acts relating to 

such Railway: And the same was read the first 

time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Chalmers, one of the Clerks attending Com- Art Unions, 
mittees of this House, presented, pursuant to Order, 
—Minutes of the Evidence taken before the Select 
Committee appointed in the last Session of Parlia- 
ment to consider the objects, results and present 
position of Art-Unions, how far they are affected 
by existing Laws, and what are the most expedient 
and practicable means to place them on a safe and 
permanent basis, and to render them most subser- 
vient to the improvement and diffusion of Art 
through the different classes of the community, and 
to report thereon to the House. 

Ordered, That the said Minutes be referred to 
the Select Committee on Art-Unions. 


Sir John Lowther presented a Bill for enabling york and North 
the York and North Midland Railway Company Midland Rail- 
to extend their Railway from the Township of South 55°! een Bin 
Milford to Doncaster: And the same was read the P 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That Captain Hamilton and Mr. Rice SparrowsHerne 
Clayton be added to the Committee on the Spar- Road Bill. 
rows Herne Road Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitant Householders of the Nottingham 
town of Nottingham, praying that the Nottingham — 
Waterworks Bill may not pass into a law in the™' * 
present Session, or that the Committee on the same 
be postponed until after Easter, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Lancaster and 
of the borough of Lancaster, in the county palatine — 
of Lancaster, praying that they may be heard, hy “Y ~"* 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Royal Naval 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 500! 
the Petition for the Royal Naval School Bill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as no notices had been given as in the case 
of Bills of the third class, to which it belongs. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Hungerford 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of and Lembeth 
the Petition for the Hungerford and Lambeth Sus- Foot Bridge. 
pension Foot Bridge Bill, the Standing Orders had. 
not been complied with, inasmuch as in the fifth 
Clause of the Bill, power is taken to alter and en- 
large the width and dimensions of the Hungerford 
and Lambeth Suspension Foot Bridge, in order to 
adapt the same for the transport of carts and car- 
riages, either by horses or by locomotive or station- 
ary steam power, and also to alter, take down and 
remove all or any of the works connected with the 
said Bridge, and to reconstruct and rebuild the 
same, or to construct and rebuild other works in 
lieu thereof ; but no notice has been given in the 
newspapers or Gazette of any intention of altering, 
enareing. taking down or rebuilding the said Bridge, 
and no Plans- have been deposited describing the 











R intended 








Shrewsbury, 
Oswestry and 
Chester Junce 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


London and 
South Western 
Railway 

(No. 2.) Bill. 


Brighton, 
Lewes and 
Hastings Rail- 
way (Keymer 
Branch) Bill, 


Crediton Small 
Debts Bill. 


Midland Rail- 
ways (Ely to 
Lincoln) Bill, 


Great Southern 
and Western 
Railway 


(Ireland) Bill. 


122 


intended works above mentioned, nor has any esti- 
mate of the said intended works been deposited 
in the Private Bill Office. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Ches- 
ter Junction Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Shrewsbury, in the 
county of Salop, to Ruabon, in the county of Den- 
bigh, to be called The Shrewsbury, Oswestry and 
Chester Junction Railway: And that Lord Robert 
Grosvenor, Sir Watkin Williams Wynn and Mr. 
Mainwaring do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the London and South Western 
Railway (No. 2.) Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the Acts relating to the London and South 
Western Railway, and to authorize the London and 
South Western Railway Company to buy, and the 
Guildford Junction Railway Company to sell, the 
Guildford Junction Railway: And that Sir John 
Easthope, Mr. Masterman and Mr. Mangles do pre- 


pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Piicats Bills ; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings 
Railway (Keymer Branch) Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Rail- 
way Company to make a Branch Railway from 
Southover, Lewes, to join the London and Brighton 
Railway at Keymer: And that Mr. Fitzroy and 
Mr. Elphinstone do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Crediton Small Debts Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the more easy and speedy Recovery of Small 
Debts within the Town of Crediton, in the county 
of Devon, and other places in the same county: 
And that Mr. Buck, Sir Thomas Acland, Lord 
Courtenay and Sir John Yarde Buller do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Midland Railways 
(Ely to Lincoln) Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to empower the Midland Railway Company to 
make a Railway from the city of Ely to the towns 
of March, Wisbeach, Spalding, Boston and the city 
of Lincoln, and also to make a Branch from such 
Railway, at Spalding, to Holbeach: And that Sir 
John Trollope and Sir John Lowther do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- 
spect of the Petition for the Great Southern and 
Western Railway (Jreland) Bill, which, upon Friday 
last, was made from the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to authorize an Extension of the Great Southern 
and Western Railway to the City of Cork, with a 
Branch Railway to the City of Limerick: And that 


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Mr. Morgan John O'Connell, Mr. Sheil and Mr. 
Edmund Roche do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Newcastle. 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 4pon-Tyne 
the case of the Petition for the Newcastle-upon-Tyne ©* Tum Bil, 
Coal Turn Bill, no Standing Orders were applicable. ' 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
to regulate the loading of Ships with Coals in the 
Port of Newcastle-upon-Tyne: And that Mr. Mit- 
calfe and Mr. Wawn do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Manchester, 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in a and 
the case of the Petition for the Manchester, Bury Railway Dal 
and Rossendale Railway Bill, the Standing Orders y 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for amending the Act relating to the Manchester, 

Bury, and Rossendale Railway: And that Mr. 
Wilson Patten and Mr. Walker do prepare and 


bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Nottingham 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the Inclosure Bill, 
case of the Petition for the Nottingham Inclosure 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Billl 
for inclosing Lands in the parish of Saint Mary, 
in the town and county of the town of Wotting- 
ham: And that the Earl of Lincoln, Mr. Gisborne, 
and Colonel Rolleston do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Newcastle 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the meg 
case of the Petition for the Newcastle-upon- Tyne Port -°" -_ 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for amending an Act of the forty-first Year of the 
Reign of His Majesty King George the Third, 
relating to the Port of Mewcastle-upon-Tyne, and 
for granting further powers for establishing and 
maintaining an efficient River Police, and for re- 
gulating the said Port: And that Mr. Ord, Mr. 
Hodgson Hinde, Mr. Mitcalfe, and Mr. Wawn do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Battersea Poor 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Bill. 
the case of the Petition for the Battersea Poor 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the better ascertaining and collecting the Poor 
and other Rates in the parish of Battersea, in the 
county of Surrey, and for cleansing the same pa- 
rish: And that Mr. Kemble and Mr. Antrobus do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Clerkenwell 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the Improvement 
case of the Petition for the Clerkenwell Improvement ~~ 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be giver to bring in a Bill 
for amending the Acts relating to the Street leading 
to Clerkenwell-green, and for extending such Street, 
and making new Streets out of the same: And that 
Mr. Thomas Duncombe and Mr. Wakley do prerare, 
and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select oar 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Wr, Snields 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the Railway 


Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the (Tynemouth 


Newcastle-upon-Tyne and North Shields Railway Seeeslente) 


(Tynemouth Extension, &amp;c.) Bill, was _ referred ; 

That the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to authorize the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and North 
Shields Railway Company to make a Railway from 
North Shields to the village of Tynemouth, and also 
a Branch 





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a Branch from the present Line to the Public Quay 
adjoining the River Tyne, at Newcastle: And that 
Mr. Matthew Bell and Mr. Hodgson Hinde do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That im 
the case of the Petition for the Kendal Reservoirs 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making and maintaining Deaeveiie in the parish 
of Kendal, in the county of Westmorland: And that 
Mr. Alderman Thompson, Colonel Lowther and Mr. 
Warburton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Kendal Reser- 
voirs Bill. 


Shepley-laue Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Head, «4 4 Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 
sper “" the case of the Petition for the Shepley-lane Head 
and Barnsley Road Bill, the Standmg Orders had 
been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making, and maintaining in repair a complete 
Line of Turnpike-road from Shepley-lane Head to 
the Barnsley and Grange Moor Turnpike-road, at 
or near Redbrooke Plantation, in the parish of Dar- 
ton, all in the West Riding of the county of York: 
And that Mr. Stuart Wortley and Mr. Beckett 
Denison do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Saint Helens Canal 
and Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for uniting the Sankey Brook Navigation with the 
Saint Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway, and for 
other purposes: And that Mr. Wilson Patten, Vis- 
count Sandon and Mr. Greenall do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


St. Helens 
Canal and 
Railway Bill. 


Whittle Dean 
Waterworks, 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Whittle Dean Waterworks Bill, was referred ; That 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as the height of several embankments 
and depth of several cuttings are not exhibited upon 
the Plan in the following instances, as Throcki 
Reservoir, Welton Reservoirs, and the high and low- 
service Reservoirs at Eswick; also inasmuch as there 
is no enlarged Plan, upon a scale of not less than 
a quarter of an inch to every 100 feet, of a certain 
corn-mill No. 12, upon the Plan, in the township 
of Welton; also inasmuch as no Section is given 
of the spare pipe or aqueduct near the proposed 
Reservoir in the township of Newburn. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Manchester, 
Leeds and Hull 
Associated 
Railway 
Companies, 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Manchester, Leeds 
and Hull Associated Railway Companies Bill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, in- 
asmuch as the Notices in the gazettes and news- 
papers were not copies of each other. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee en Standing Orders. 

Birmingham 
Improvement 
Bill, 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the 
case of the Petition for the Birmingham Improvement 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for paving, lighting, draining, cleansing and improv- 
ing the Town of Birmingham, in the County of 
Warwick, and for regulating the Markets of the 
said Town: And that Mr. Spooner and Mr. Dugdale 
do prepare, and bring it in. 

Vor. 100, 


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123 


Sir Willlam Heathcote reported from the Select Duddeston and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in eels 
the case of the Petition for the Duddeston and Bil, 
Nechells Improvement Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend an Act, intituled, An Act for lighting, 
watching, cleansing and otherwise improving and 
regulating the Hamlets or Liberties of Duddeston 
and Nechells, in the Parish of Aston, near Birming- 
ham, in the County of Warwick: And that Me. 
~— and Mr. Dugdale do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Blackburn 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom ee 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Blackburn Waterworks Bill, was referred; That the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better supplying with ‘Water the Tow. and 
Township of Blackburn, in the county palatine of 
Lancaster: And that Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Wil- 
liam Feilden and Mr. Hornby do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Bedford and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in a and 
the case of the Petition for the Bedford and London Reilwee Bill 
and Birmingham Railway Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Town of Bedford 
to join the London and Birmingham Railway, near 
Bletchley, in the county of Buckingham: And that 
Mr. Henry Stuart, Mr. Astell and Viscount Alford 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Stoke-upon 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the a Market 
case of the Petition for the Stoke-upon-Trent Market ~ 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for establishing a Market in the town and borough 
of Stoke-upon-Trent, in the county of Stafford: 

And that Mr. Ricardo, Mr. Alderman Copeland 
and Mr. Adderley do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Yarmouth and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the Norwich 
case of the Petition for the Yarmouth and Norwich "5: 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had not been com- 
plied with, inasmuch as no Plan, Section or Book of 
Reference of a proposed extension of the Railway 
at Yarmouth, was deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace for the city and county of the city of Nor- 
wich, into which part of the works authorized by 
the proposed Bill extend; and inasmuch as the 
Plan, Section and Book of Reference of a proposed 
extension of the Railway at Norwich, was not de- 

osited at the Railway Department of the Board of 
rade, until the 2d of December; and inasmuch as 
the Book of Reference of the said proposed exten- 
sion was not deposited in the Private Bill Office, 
until the 6th January. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Estcourt presented a Bill to continue, amend Oxford Mile- 
and enlarge the Powers of Three Acts of his Ma- ways Bill. 
jesty a George the Third, and of an Act of his 
Majesty King William the Fourth, for amending 
certain Mileways leading to Ozford, and 8 | 
Improvements in the University and City of Oxford, 
the Suburbs thereof, and. adjoining Parish of Saint 
Clement, and for other Purposes in the said Acts 
mentioned: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time, 





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Sheffield and 
Tinsley Canal 
Bill. 


Sheffield and 
Lincolnshire 
Junction 


Railway Bill. 


Glossop Gas 
Bill. 


Black Sluice 
Drainage and 
Navigation Bill. 


Blackburn, 
Darwen and 
Bolton Rail- 
way Bill. 


Blackburn and 
Preston 


Railway Bill. 


St. Helens 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Liverpool 
Guardian Gas 
Bill. 


Newark and 
Sheffield 
Railway Bill. 


Paisley Gas 
Bill. 


Newport and 
Ponty Pool 
Railway Bill. 


Sheffield, Ash- 


ton-under-Lyne 
and Manchester 


Railway Bill. 


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Mr. Parker presented a Bill to amend an Act 


assed in the fifty-fifth year of the reign of his 
ose King George the Third, intituled, “ An Act 
for making and maintaining a Navigable Canal from 
Sheffield to Tinsley, in the West Riding of the 
County of York,” and to repeal certain Laws relating 
to a Road from Tinsley to Sheffield, and the other 
Roads in the Township of Tinsley: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Mr. Parker presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from Sheffield to Lincoln and Gainsborough, 
with Branches: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Parker presented a Bill for lighting with 
Gas the Town and Township of Glossop, in the 
County of Derby: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir John Trollope presented a Bill for better 
draining and improving certain Low, Marsh and 
Fen Lands, lying between Boston Haven and Bourn, 
in the County of Lincoln, and for further improving 
the Navigation through such Lands: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- 
spect of the Petition for the Blackburn, Darwen 
and Bolton Railway Bill, which was yesterday made 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Blackburn to Bolton, 
in the county of Lancaster, to be called The Black- 
burn, Darwen and Bolton Railway: And that Mr. 
Wilson Patten, Mr. William Feilden and Mr. Hornby 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for altering 
the Line of the Blackburn and Preston Railway, and 
for making a Branch therefrom, and for amending 
the Act relating thereto: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for paving, 
lighting, cleansing, watering, regulating and other- 
wise improving the Town of Saint Helens, in the 
County Palatine of Lancaster, and for establishing 
and regulating a Market therein: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 


second time. 


Sir Howard Douglas presented a Bill for lighting 
the Borough and Town of Liverpool with Gas: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


Colonel Rolleston presented a Bill for making a 
Railway from Newark-upon-Trent, in the County 
of Nottingham, to Chesterfield, in the County of 
Derby: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Hastie presented a Bill for the better lighting 
of the Town and Suburbs of Paisley with Gas: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Darby presented a Bill to authorize the 
Company of Proprietors of the Monmouthshire 


A. 1845. 


pany, of the Railways and Works of the Sheffield, 
Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway Com- 
pany, and to give effect to certain Arrangements 
entered into by the said Companies, and to amend 
and enlarge some of the Provisions of the Acts 
relating to the said Companies respectively: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


Nava 
Militi 
blisht 


Mr. Hastie presented a Bill for improving and Calton ang 
regulating the Burgh of Calton and Town of Bridgeton 
Bridgeton, and Places adjacent thereto, and for *°"¢ Bill 
altering and extending the Powers and Provisions 
of the Police Acts of the said Burgh: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Wine 


Mr. Forster presented a Bill to alter and extend Standard Lit 
some of the Provisions contained in the Act of Par- a 
liament constituting The Standard Life Assurance “°P*Y Bil. 
Company: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Edue 
{Irel 


A Petition of Sir Samuel Crompton, of Wood End, Manchester 
in the county of York, Baronet, praying that he and Leeds 
may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against #!ay Bil. 
certain parts of the Manchester and Leeds Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if 
he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Rail 
Com 


Mr. Hutt presented a Bill for amending the Hartlepool Pier 
Acts relative to the improving the Pier and Port of 4 Pa Bil. 
Hartlepool, in the County of Durham: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 


- Lon 
read a second time. 


Asy 


Southwark and 
Vauxhall Water 
Company Bill. 


Mr. Hutt presented a Bili for uniting the Vauz- 
hall and Southwark Water Companies into one 
Company, to be called The Southwark and Vauz- 
hall Water Company, and for extending the Works 
of the said Company: And the same was read the 


; : 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


bou! 
mel 


Mr. Wawn presented a Bill for making and main- Shelsley Road 
taining a Turnpike-road from the Turnpike-road Bill. 
leading from Bromyurd to Stourport, at or near to 
Stanford Bridge, in the Parish of Stanford, to the 
Turnpike-road leading from Clifton to Worcester, 
at or near to Ham Bridge, in the Parish of Clifton- 
on-Teme, in the County of Worcester: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Cal 
Wo 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Sal- Parochial 
ford Union, in the county palatine of Lancaster, Settleme* 
3 : 4 sada ill. 
praying that in the Parochial Settlement Bill it may 
be enacted, that the amount to be contributed by 
each township or parish in unions may be levied in 
proportion to the average net annual value of all the 
property contained therein assessed to the relief of 
the poor, and that such average may be taken at 
the end of every seven years, was presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sail 
and 
Dic 


Jus 
and 
the 


Petitions from York ;—Trefow and Llanrhych- Public Houses. 
wyn ;— Holbeck (six Petitions) ;— Dunbarton ;— 
Glasgow ;— Hogsthorpe ;—Slangors ;— Cwmamaw ; 
— Dochlington ;— Ripon ;— Perran-arworthall ; — 
Thirsk (two Petitions) ;—- Thornton-le-Moor ;— 





Canal Navigation to make a Railway from Newport 
to Ponty Pool, and to enlarge the Powers of the | 
several Acts relating to the said Company: And | 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


Mr. Hastie presented a Bill to authorize the 
Jetting on Lease to the Midland Railway Company 
and the Manchesterand Birmingham Railway Com- 





Shadwell ;—Ramsbury ;—Bradford ;—Lopeliffe ;— 
Rhuddlan ;—Polmont ;—Ivinghoe;—Middleham;— 
| Gwenass;— Denny ;—Foxholes;— Tredegar ;— Lam- 
| beth;—and, Walter Calverly Trevelyan; praying 
'the House to adopt measures for preventing the 
‘increase of houses licensed for the sale of in- 
toxicating drinks, and for diminishing to a very 
large extent the number already existing; and to 
pass 





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Naval and 
Military Esta- 
blishments. 


Windows. 


Education 
{Ireland. ) 


Railway 
Companies. 


London Orphan 
Asylum Bill. 


Falmouth Har- 
bour Improve- 
ment Bill. 


Calico Print 
Works Bill, 


No. 116. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses, 


Justices’ Clerks 
and Clerks of 
the Peace Bill,* 


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pass a law for entirely abolishing the sale of in- 
toxicating liquor on the Lord’s Day,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Two Petitions from Sheffield, praying that no 
increase whatever may be made in the Naval Force 
of the country, but, on the contrary, that prompt 
measures be taken greatly to reduce the existing 
Naval and Military Establishments,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Devonport ;—and, Gateshead ; 
praying for repeal of the Tax on Windows,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Protestant Inhabitants of the parish 
of Clonleigh, praying the House to devise means 
for removing the restrictions placed on the distri- 
bution of the Aid annually granted for Education 
in Ireland, so as to afford assistance to the Schools 
in connection with the Church Education Society, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Droitwich Canal Navigation, praying the House to 
adopt measures for ensuring that passengers and 
goods by Railway shall be charged such rates re- 
spectively, as are necessary to make all descriptions 
of traffic bear their due proportions to the general 
outlay and current expenses of the line, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Trotter presented a Bill to incorporate the 
Members of the Institution called The London 
Orphan Asylum, and to enable them the better to 
carry on their Charitable Designs: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Captain P/umridge presented a Bill for deepening, 
regulating, and otherwise improving Falmouth Har- 
bour, in the County of Cornwall, and for forming 
Basins, Docks and other Works, in Penryn Creek, 
in the aforesaid Harbour, and for other Purposes : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered | 
to be read a second time. 


Lord Ashley presented a Bill to regulate the 
Labour of Children in the Calico Print Works of 
Great Britain and Ireland: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Wednesday next ; and to be printed. 


Petitions from Tiberton;—and, Dean and Chapter 
of Hereford; praying the House to repeal so much 
of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4,c. 77, as relates to the 
Union of the Dioceses of Saint Asaph and Bangor, 
and at the same time to provide for the appoint- 
ment of a Bishop to the newly-erected See of 
Manchester,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Justices’ Clerks, and Members of} 
the Justices’ Clerks Society, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against the Justices’ Clerks and Clerks of the Peace 
Bill, or such parts thereof as affect the Petitioners, 
before the House, or any Committee to whom the 
said Bill may be referred, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

_A Petition of George Edmunds Williams, of 
Cheltenham, in the county of Gloucester, Gentleman, 
praying that the said Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, was also presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Vot. 100. 


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125 


A Petition of Traders of the borough ot Bedford, Insolvent 
praying the House to repeal the Insolvent Debtors Debtors Act. 
Act, or to make such arrangements therein, as ma 
afford the creditor a substantial equivalent for the 
power of arrest thereby abolished, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Bailies and Councillors Glasgow June- 
of the burgh of Port Glasgow, praying that the Glas- i) venittied 
gow Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law, — 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and Glasgow, 
others, carrying on business in the town of Ké/- Dumfries and 
marnock, praying that the Glasgow, Dumfries and Railway Bill. 
Carlisle Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Henry Crowhurst Roods, Surgeon, Property Tax 
praying that the Income Tax may not be again Att 
imposed, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Parish Schoolmasters within the Schoolmasters 
Presbytery of Peebles, praying the House to adopt (Seotland.) 
measures for ameliorating the condition of the 
Burgh and Parochial Schoolmasters, and for pro- 
moting the Educational Interests of Scotland, was 
aga and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Mr. William Miles presented a Bill for building Bristol 
a Bridge from Saint Mary, Redcliffe, across the (Reselif) 
Floating Harbour, to the Parish of Saint Nicholas, ~" io, 
all in the City and County of the City of Bristol: 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Hawes presented a Bill to enable the Master, Watermen’s 
Wardensand Commonalty of Watermenand Lighter- Company a 
men of the River Thames, to invest their Poor’s Endowment 
Fund, and the Endowment Fund of the Free Wa- Fund) Bill. 
termen and Lightermen’s Asylum, in the purchase 
of Land, or on Mortgage, and to hold Lands for 
the purposes of the said Funds: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Petitions from Llanover ;— Llanmenanth ;—Goitre ; County Courts. 
—and, Mamhilad; praying the House tu pass a 
Bill for the establishment of County Courts in Wales, 
with a Clause requiring a knowledge of the Welsh 
language on the part of the Judges of those Courts 
in Wales,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Frome ;—and, Glasgow (two Pe- Smoke Prohi- 
titions); praying that the Smoke Prohibition Bill ti 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the There-undersigned, assembling Maynooth 
for Divine worship, in Holy Trinity Church, Idle, College. 
in the county of York, praying the House not to 
sanction any increase of the Grant which has of 
late years been annually made to the Roman Ca- 
tholic College of Maynooth, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Michael James Foley, Philip James Fisheries 
Foley and John Maurice Foley, of Anglont, in the (Ireland). 
county of Kerry, praying for amendment of the 
Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 106, relative to the Fisheries 
of Ireland, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House Trade with 
Accounts of the Total Quantities and Declared France. 
Value of all the Exports from the United Kingdom 

R3 to 





Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
(Cambridge and 
Huntingdon 
Line) Bill. 


Cambridge 
and Lincoln 
Railway Bill, 


Ely and Bed- 
ford Railway. ino from Cambridge to Ely, and from thence to 


Western and - ’ 
South Westen the town of Crewkerne, in the county of Somerset ; 
Railway Lines. __ond, Land-owners and Inhabitants of the town 


Direct Northern A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land and 
property on the line or in the neighbourhood of the 
proposed Direct Northern Railway, or in the towns 
affected thereby, complaining that the Standing Or- 
ders of the House, in respect to the application for 
the Direct Northern Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 


Railway. 


126 12° Martiz. 


A. 1845. 


to France, in each year, from 1814 to 1844, both by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
inclusive; distinguishing British and Jrish Produce | the same, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
and Manufactures from Foreign and Colonial Mer- |the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


chandize ; and further distinguishing the Quantity 
and Value of each Article so exported, of which 
the Declared Value shall have amounted in any 
one year to the Sum of £3,000, or upwards; with 
a Statement of the Rates of Duty payable, and of 
the Produce of the Duties received on each of the 


above period; adding thereto a Summary of the 
several Total Amounts of the Values and Duties for 





The Order of the day being read, for the second Smoke Protiy;, 
reading of the Smoke Prohibition Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


upon Wednesday the 2d day of April next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Justices Cjeri, 
above Articles, in France, during each year of the | reading of the Justices’ Clerks and Clerks of the &gt; Clerks of 
the Peace Bij}, 


Peace Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


each year :—And, of the Total Quantities, and the | after the other Orders of the day. 


Declared or Official Value, as the case may he (so far 
as the same can be made out), of all the Imports 
from France into the United Kingdom, in each year, 
from 1814 to 1844, both inclusive; distinguishing 
the Quantity and Value of each Article so imported, 
of which the Declared or Official Value, as the case 
may be, shall have amounted, in any one year, 
to the Sum of £3,000, or upwards ; with a State- 
ment of the Rates of Duty payable, and of the 
Produce of the Duties received on each of the above 
Articles, in the United Kingdom, during each year 
of the above period ; adding thereto a Summary of 
the several Total Amounts of the Values and Duties 
for each year (in continuation and amplification of 
the Parliamentary Paper, No. 398, of Session 
1840). 


A Petition of Trustees of the Turnpike-road lead- 
ing from Cambridge to Ely, and from thence to So- 
ham, &amp;c., called The South District, in the county 
of Cambridge, praying that the Eastern Counties 
Railway (Cambridge and Huntingdon Line) Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Committee 


on the Bill. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Turnpike-road lead- 
ing from Cambridge to Ely, and from thence to 
Soham, &amp;c., called The South District, in the county 
of Cambridge, praying that the Cambridge and 
Lincoln Railway Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Turnpike-road lead- 


Soham, &amp;c., called The South District, in the county 
of Cambridge, taking notice of an intended applica- 
tion for leave to bring in a Bill for the formation of 
a Railway from Ely, in the Isle of Ely and county 
of Cambridge, to the town of Bedford ; and praying 
the House to insert such restrictions in the said 
Bill as will prevent the promoters of the above line 
of Railway crossing the Cambridge and Ely Turn- 





The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Bastardy Bip, 


mittee on the Bastardy Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, after the other 
Orders of the day, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue, for a further 


Term, the Duties on Profits arising from Property, Bill. 


Professions, Trades and Offices, was, according to 
Order, read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to 
the Bill, by way of Rider : (And whereas by the said 
recited Act it is provided in the first rule of Schedule 
(D.), relating to deductions, that no sum shall be set 
against or deducted from the profits or gains arising 
under that Schedule for any disbursements or ex- 
penses of maintenance of the parties, their families or 
establishments; Be it Enacted, That from and after 
the passing of this Act, whenever the person or 
persons so liable to be charged under the said Sche- 
dule, shall employ any member or members of his 
family in carrying on his trade or profession, it shall 
be lawful to deduct such sum or sums of money as 
would have been a fair remuneration for such em- 
ployment if any other person had been so employed): 
And the said Clause was brought up; and read the 
first time. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That the said Clause be now read a se- 
cond time ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the Yeas, Me oe 39. 
Tellers for the Noes,{ Mr. Hons n Baring : 151. 


So it passed in the Negative. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered to be added 
to the Bill, by way of Rider: (And be it further 
Enacted, That from and after the passing of this Act, 
it shall be lawful for all persons chargeable under 
Schedules (D.) and (E.), who may have effected or 
may hereafter effect any insurance or insurances on 


pike-road on a level, was presented, and read ; and their respective life or lives, to claim deduction from 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Land-owners and Inhabitants of 


\the amount of the annual premium paid for such 


insurance or insurances ; and whenever such reduc- 
tion so claimed shall reduce the net annual income 
below the sum of One hundred and fifty pounds, 
the parties so claiming shall be entitled to exemption 





and parish of Chard, in the county of Somerset ; 

raying the House to postpone the passing of any | 
Bill in favour of the western lines sanctioned by the | 
Committee of the Board of Trade, and afford the 
Petitioners, in the next Session, means to submit 
reasons in proof of the superiority of the proposed 
south western lines,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


from payment of duty):— And the said Clause was 
brought up, and read the first time. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That the said Clause be now read a se- 
cond time ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the { Mr. Spooner, lL 06 
Yeas, \ Lord John Manners : 
Tellers for the f Mr. Young, YL 97 
Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: yt 


So it passed in the Negative. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered to be added 
to the Bill, by way of Rider : (And whereas doubts 
have arisen whether the landlord for the time being 
of premises charged under Schedule (A.) is liable to 








the 


tion Bill, 





Way 
Mea 


Sup) 


Cus 





— 


Ways and 
Means, 


Supply, 


Customs, 





§ VicroRIz. 


the duty charged on the said premises under the said 
last-mentioned Schedule, whether the said landlord 
shall or shall not have received the rent in respect of 
the said premises; Be it Enacted, and it is hereby En- 
acted, That it shall and may be lawful for the Com- 
missioners for General Purposes, acting for the 
district in which the said premises are situated, on 
appeal to them made for that purpose by the said 
landlord or his agent, to discharge the said assess- 
ment, or such portion thereof, at the rate of seven 

ence in the pound on such amount of rent as the 
said landlord shall prove to their satisfaction he has 
wholly lost, and has not been able and is not likely 
to recover in respect of the said premises, and on 
which he would have been liable to pay the said 
duty, by way of deduction, in case the occupier for 
the time being or any other person for him had paid 
the said rent): And the said Clause was brought 
up ; and read the first time. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That the said Clause be now read a se- 
cond time :—It passed in the Negative. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered to be added 
to the Bill, by way of Rider: (And whereas all per- 
sons, corporations and companies carrying on any 
mines of lead, tin, coal, copper, iron or other under- 
takings of the like nature, are now chargeable under 
Schedule (A.); Be it Enacted, That from and after 
the passing of this Act, the said persons, corporations 
or companies so chargeable in respect of all such 
undertakings shall be assessed for the same under 
Schedule (D.), in like manner, and with the same 
option of privacy as other persons, corporations or 


companies chargeable under that Schedule): And 
the said Clause was brought up ; and read the first | 


time. 

Anda Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the said Clause be now read a second 
time :—It passed in the Negative. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 2. 1. 22., by inserting, after the word 
“ paid,” the words, “ Provided always, That the said 
rates and duties shall not be assessed or taken upon 
any income whatever under the amount of Five 
hundred pounds, except in respect to the sum by 
which such income shall exceed the sum of One 
“ hundred and fifty pounds.” 

And the Question being put, That those words 
be there inserted ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the { Sir Robert Harry Inglis, } 95 

Yeas, Mr. Spooner : 

Tellers forthe f Mr. Young, 1 59 

Noes, Mr. Henry Baring: | 

So it passed in the Negative. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to continue for Three Years the 
Duties on Profits arising from Property, Profes- 
sions, Trades and Offices. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee, to whom it was referred to consider the 
Act 7 and 8 Vic., c. 16, to amend the Laws relating 
to the Customs ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 

Vor. 100. 


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127 


The Sugar Duties Bill was, according to Order, Sugar Duties 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee 3!!! 
of the whole House, for Friday next. 


The Customs (Export Duties) Bill was, according Customs _ 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a Duties 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. . 


The Justices’ Clerks and Clerks of the Peace Bill Justices’ Clerks 
was, according to the Order made this day, read a and Clerks of 
second time ; and committed to a Committee of the * Peece Bill. 
whole House, for Monday the 14th day of April 


next. 


The House, according to the Order made this Bastardy Bill, 
day, resolved itself into a Committee upon the Bas- 
tardy Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Ordered, That Mr. Plumptre be discharged from Art Unions. 
any further attendance upon the Select Committee 
on Art Unions. 

Ordered, That Mr. Dodd be added to the Com- 
mittee. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Constables 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill in-(Scotland) Bill. 
tituled, “An Act for the Appointment of Consta- 
bles or other Officers for keeping the Peace near 
Public Works in Scotland ;’”’ and the same was read, 
as followeth ; 

Pr. 3. 1. 9. After “ district,” insert “ or within 
‘any other part of the county.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


A Petition of William Aitchison, Town-clerk of Glasgow Police. 

the burgh of Anderston, and George M‘ Kay, Super- 
intendent of Police of the said burgh, complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Glasgow Police Bill, had 
not been complied with ; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That Answer to 
their several Addresses of the 25th, 26th, and 28th Addresses. 
days of February last, and the 4th, 6th, 7th, 10th 
and 11th days of this instant March, (That Her 
Majesty would be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions that the Papers therein mentioned might be 
laid before this House), had been presented to Her 
Majesty, and that Her Majesty had commanded 
him to acquaint this House, that She will give direc- 
tions accordingly. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s Children’s 
Command,—A Copy of the Index to the Second Re- #™pleyment. 
port, with Appendices, of the Children’s Employ- 
ment Commissioners : “ Manufacturers,” with a Map 
of the Mining Districts, to illustrate the First Re- 
port, with Appendices: Mines. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Factories. 
several Addresses to Her Majesty,—A Return of the 
Number and Names of the Persons summoned for 
Offences against the Factories Act, between the 1st 
day of January 1844 and the 1st day of January 
1845; specifying the Date of the Conviction or Hear- 
ing, the Place of Hearing, by whom each Conviction 
was made, the Offence in each Case, and the mannet 
in which the Penalties and Costs were-appropriated : 

R 4 Also 





Foreigners. 


Poor Law 
(Rochdale 
Union. ) 


Pawnbrokers 


Ireland.) 


General 


Register House 


(Edinburgh. ) 


Kidwelly 


Inclosure Bill. 


Committees. 


Railway 


Clauses Conso- 


lidation Bill, 


128 12°—13 


Also a Summary of the Total Number of Informa 
tions and Convictions, the Amount of Penalties and | 


Costs. 

Return of the Number of Certificates granted by 
the Secretary of State for the Home se sen 
under the Act 7 and 8 Vic. c. 66, to Foreigners 
seeking to obtain the rights and capacities of na- 
tural-born subjects of Her Majesty: Also a state- 
ment (as far as it can be given) of all the Fees 
and Expenses required of the parties seeking to be 
naturalized by application to the Secretary of State. 

Copy of a Memorial from the Board of Guar- 
dians of the Union of Rochdale, addressed to the 
Secretary of State for the Home Department, 
against the introduction of the New Poor Law into 
that district ; and of the Answer to said Memorial: 
And also, Copy of a similar Memorial from the 
Ratepayers of Rochdale (with a note of the Number 


of Signatures attached to it); and Copy of the an- | 


swer to that Memorial. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
the direction of several Acts of Parliament,—Returns 
from the Marshal of the City of Dublin, of the 


Pawnbrokers of Ireland, for the year ending the | 
31st day of December 1844; together with the 
dates of their Registry, and the Amount of Sales 


of forfeited Pledges in said City by the Divisional 
Auctioneers in that year. 

Copy of the Fourth Report of the Commis- 
sioners for completing and fitting up the Buildings 


of Her Majesty’s General Register House at Edin- 


burgh, 1845. 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 


Table. 


Mr. Morris presented a Bill to alter and amend | 


° Martii. 


A. 1845, 


Paragraphs, 86 to 88, disagreed to. 
Clause, as amended, agreed to. 


Crauszs, N° 14 and N° 15, amended, and agreed 
to. 


To report progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made further pro- 
gress in the Bill; and that he was directed to move, 
That the Committee may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Lands cj, 
mittee on the Lands Clauses Consolidation Bill; Consolidation 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- Bil. 
| solve itself into the said Committee. 





The Order of the day being read, for the Com Lands Clea 
mittee on the Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scot- Consolidation 
land) Bill; (Scotland) Bil, 

Resolved, That this House will, ‘To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- p,i,,, 
mittee on the Railway Clauses Consolidation (Scot- Clauses 
land) Bill; Consolidation 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- (Scotland) Bit 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Customs 

| mittee on the Customs (Export Duties) Bill ; (Export Duties) 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve = 

itself into the said Committee. 











, . | The Order of the day being read, for receiving ; 
an Act of the eleventh year of King George, y 1g , &amp; Bastardy Bill 
the Fourth, for inclosing Lands in the Parishes | the Report on the Bastardy Bill ; 


of Kidwelly, Saint Mary in Kidwelly, Saint Ish-| 
mael, and Pembrey, in the County of Carmarthen: | 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 
And then the House adjourned till five of the 


| clock this day. 





Mr. Tinley, from the Commissioners of the NVew- Coals. 
| castle-upon- Tyne Coal Turn Act, was called in ; and 
-|at the bar presented, pursuant to Order,—An Ac- 


4 





Jovis, 13° die Martii ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


ORDER ED, That all Committees have leave | 
to sit this day till five of the clock, during the 


sitting of the House. 


_ The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Railway Clauses Con- 


solidation Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 
Criatse, N° 13, continued : 


Paragraph 70, (Power to vary Tolls; that it shall 
be lawful for the Company, from time to time, to 


alter or vary the Tolls by the Special Act authorized 


to be taken, either upon the whole or upon any par- 
ticular portions of the Railway, as they shall think 


fit). 


count of the Receipts and Payments by the Com- 
' missioners appointed under the Act 4 Geo. 4, c. 72, 
| intituled, ‘ An Act to regulate the loading of Ships 
with Coals in the Port of Newcastle-upon-Tyne,” in 
each year since the passing of that Act, stating, 
under separate heads, the Amounts received as 
| Duties or Charges on Ships, and the Amounts for 
| Penalties ; stating also, the manner in which the 
same has been appropriated in each year :—List of 
the Commissioners now acting and qualified under 
that Act, stating their Names and Places of abode ; 
the Number of Meetings of the Board, and the 
Names of the Commissioners who have attended 
the Meetings of the Board in each of the last Three 
_ years :—And, Account of the Monies due to the said 
Commissioners, where placed, and the Rate of In- 
terest received :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Manchester 











on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Improvemest- 


Amendment proposed, in P,. 26. i 5 35. To leave | the Petition for the Manchester Improvement Bill, 


out the word “ either.” 
Question put, That the word “ either” 
part of the Paragraph ; 
The Committee divided : 
Mr. Hayter, 
Mr. Mackinnon: 


Tellers for the Noes,{ a Ways ham Martin e 19. 


Paragraph agreed to. 


Tellers for the Yeas,{ } 21. 


Paragraphs, 71 to 85, with Amendments to se- was produced and 


veral of them, agreed to. 


the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 


stand | #@smuch as no proof of application to certain 


| Owners who were stated to have been applied to by 
| George Sharland was adduced before the Com- 
‘mittee; but it appeared to the Committee that the 
said George Sharland was too ill to attend before 
the Committee, to give evidence ofhis having made 
_the said application ; a declaration in writing made 
before two Justices in Petty Sessions by the said 
, George Sharland, of the making of such application, 
proved before them; and inas- 
much as the Lists of Owners, Lessees and re 
ry) 








Harroga 
Ripon J 
Railway 


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Railwi 


Maw 
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Bill. 













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ses 
00 


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Bill, 


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Bill, 


Harrogate and 
Ripon J unction 
Railway Bill. 


Eastern Union 
Railway Bill. 


Manchester 
Courtof Record 
Bill. 


Dublin and 
Drogheda 
Railway Bill. 


Stekenchurch 
Road Bill. 


London and 
Croydon Rail. 
way (Kentish 
Lines.) 


§ VicTORIZ. 


of property required to be taken by the proposed | 
Bill were not deposited in the Private Bill Office | 
till after the presentation of the Petition. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; ‘That in the case of 
the Petition for the Harrogate and Ripon Junction 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for making a Railway, to be called The Harrogate 
and Ripon Junction Railway, and a Branch to 
Richmond, all in the county of York: And that 
Mr. Ridley Colborne, Mr. Octavius Duncombe and 
Mr. John Charles Dundas do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Eastern Union Railway Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the Act relating to the Eastern Union 
Railway Company, and to raise a further Sum of 
Money for the purposes of the said Undertaking : 
And that Captain Gladstone and Mr. Lane Fox do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Afanchester Court of Record 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill, 


for more effectually constituting and regulating the 
Court of Record within the Borough of Manchester, 
and for extending the Jurisdiction of the said Court : 
And that Mr. Mark Philips and Mr. Milner Gibson 
do prepare and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Dublin and Drogheda Railway 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enabie the Dublin and Drogheda Railway Com- 
pany to make a Branch Railway to Howth, and to 
amend the Acts relating to such Company: And 
that Mr. George Alexander Hamilton and Mr. 
Bellew do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition fur the Stokenchurch Road Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for repairing certain Roads between Stokencurch 
and the borough of New Woodstock, in the county 
of Oxford, and several other Roads communicating 
therewith : And that Mr. Harcourt, Lord Norreys 
and Mr. Henley do prepare, and bring it in. 


Petitions of Charles Polhill, of Otford, in the 
county of Kent, Esquire, and Thomas Neufville 
Crosse, of Hatton-court, Threadneedle-street, in 
the city of London, Gentleman, Thomas Barnett, 
of Cobham, in the county of Kent, Gentleman, | 
Robert Barnett, of Cobhum, of the same place, | 
Gentleman, and William Alexander Coombe, of | 
Gravesend, in the county of Kent, Gentleman ;—. 
and, Owners and Occupiers of land upon the line’ 
of the intended Railway, and Branches, or some of 
them hereinafter mentioned ; complaining that the | 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the London and Croydon Railway | 
(Kentish Lines) Bill, had not been complied with; and | 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their | 


agents and witnesses, against the same,—wete pre-| 
Vou. 100. 


13° Marti. 





129 


sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Matthew Bell presented a Bill to authorize Neweastle- 
the Newcastle-upon- Tyne and North Shields Railway oe 
Company to make a Railway from North Shields to Railway 
the Village of Tynemouth, and also a Branch from (‘ynemoutk 
the present Line to the Public Quay adjoining the Bem &lt;*&gt; 
River Tyne at Newcastle: And the same was read 


the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Matthew Bell presented a Bill for amend- Neweastle- 
ing an Act of the forty-first year of the reign of his oe 
Majesty King George the Third, relating to the Port “°"~'* 
of Newcastle-upon-Tyne; and for granting further 
Powers for establishing and maintaining an efficient 
River Police, and for regulating the said Port: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


Mr. Elphinstone presented a Bill to enable the Brighton,Lewes 
Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway Company 2n¢ Hastings 
to make a Branch Railway from Southover, Lewes, eng dna ™ 
to join the London and Brighton Railway at Key- Bill. 
mer: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill to amend an Winwick 
Act passed in the fourth year of the reign of Her Rectory Bill. 
present Majesty, intituled, An Act for the Divi- 
sion of the Rectory of Winwick, in the County 
Palatine of Lancaster: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be a second time. 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for making plackburn, 
a Railway from Blackburn to Bolton, in the county Darwen and 
of Lancaster, to be called The Blackburn, Darwen — Railway. 
and Bolton Railway: And the same was read the ~ 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for uniting saint Helens 
the Sankey Brook Navigation with the Saint Helens Canal aud | 
and Runcorn Gap Railway, and for other Pur- ®*!wsy Bill 
poses: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for better Blackburn 
supplying with Water the Town and ‘Township of Waterworks 
Blackburn, in the County Palatine of Lancaster : om. 

And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for amending Manchester, 
the Act relating to the Manchester, Bury and Ros- Bury and 
sendale Railway: And the same was read the first Railway Bill 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. . 


Mr. Mitcalfe presented a Bill to regulate the Newcastle- 
loading of Ships with Coals in the Port of Newcastle- - at ag 
upon-Tyne: And the same was read the first time; “°° "" '"" 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Provost of the royal burgh of Glasgow, 
Kirkcudbright, praying that the Glasgow, Dumfries ee 
and Carlisle Railway Bill may pass into a law, Railway Bill. 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Petitions of Rate-payers of the township of Cum- shepley Laue 
berworth, in the West Riding of the county of Head tee . 
York;—and, Rate-payers of the township of Cumber- Bry M8 
worth Half, in the West Riding of the county of 
York ; taking notice of the application for leave to 
bring in the Shepley Lane Head and Barnsley Road 
Bill ; and praying that such Bill may not pass into 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Freeholders, Manufacturers, Farmers 
and Tradesmen, being Rate-payers in the aaa 

s 0 





130 13° Marti. A. 1845, 


of Cumberworth Hat}, in the West Riding of the 
County of York, taking notice of the application 
for leave to bring in the said Bill; and praying that 
such Bill may not pass into law, as it now stands, 
was also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


eh Petitions of Theodore neieange Rathbone, Joseph 

ury aN?) ~~ Hornby, and Joseph Christopher Ewart, being seve- 

pe ‘Leepell rally Bicones oF the Narth Union Railway — 

Railway, and ~=North Union Railway Company ;—Charles Scaris- 

sie) Exten- brick, of Scarisbrick Hall, in the county of Lancas- 

sii ter, Esquire ;—and, Joseph Hornby, of Liverpool, in 
the county of Lancaster, Merchant; complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Liverpool and Bury Railway 
(Bolton, Wigan and Liverpool Railway, and Bury 
Extension) Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
agents and witnesses, against the same,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Crediton Mr. Buck presented a Bill for the more easy and 
Saal! Debts speedy Recovery of Small Debts within the Town of 
rediton, in the County of Devon, and other Places 
in the same County: And the same was read the 

first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Clerkenwell Mr. Thomas Duncombe presented a Bill for 
—_— amending the Acts relating to the Street leading to 
- Clerkenwell Green, and for extending such Street, 
and making new Streets out of the same: And the 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 

a second time. 


GreatSouthen Mr. Morgan John O'Connell presented a Billi 

oe Westem to authorize an Extension of the Great Southern and 
ailway ar . eo : 

(Ireland) Bill, Western Railway to the City of Cork, with a Branch 

Railway to the City of Lemerick: And the same 

was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 


second time. 


London and A Petition of Joseph Alfred Hardcastle, of Copt- 

—_—— Rail- fold Hall, Margaretting, in the county of Essez, 

wav Enlarge- = : ae - ° 

ment and Orp- Esquire, complaming that the Standing Orders of 

ington Branch the House, in respect to the application for the 

eens London and Croydon Railway Enlargement, and 
Orpington Branch Kailway Bill, had not been com- 
plied with; and praying that he may heard, by his 
agent and witnesses, against the same, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


ei te Mr. Spooner presented a Bill for paving, lighting, 
nt .e . . . : ~ 
Bi. Graining, cleansing and improving the Town of 


Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, and for 


regulating the Markets of the said Town: And the | 


same was ‘ead the first time ; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


Duddeston Mr. Spooner presented a Bill to amend an Act 
henson intituled, An Act for lighting, watching, cleansing, 
Bill. and otherwise improving and regulating the Ham- 
lets or Liberties of Duddeston and Nechells, in the 
Parish of Aston near Birmingham, in the County 
of Warwick: And the same was read the first time ; 


and ordered to be read a second time. 


Bedford and Mr. Henry Stuart presented a Bill for making a 
London aud Railway from the Town of Bedford, to join the Lon- 
Birmingham ” i P ? ‘ 
Railway Bill. don and Birmingham Railway, near Bletchley, in the 
County of Buckingham: And the same was read the 


first time ; and ordered to be read a second.time. 


Midland Rail- Sir John Trollope presented a Bill to empower 
Lieede) Ball the Midland Railway Company to make a Railway 
from the City of Ely to the Towns of March, Wis- 
beach, Spalding, Boston, and the City of Lincoln ; 
and also to make a Branch from such Railway, at 


| Spalding, to Holbeach ; And same was read the first 


time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee gyang;, 
on Standing Orders,several Resolutions; which were Orders; 
read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Manchester Manchester 
and Buxton Railway Petition, the Standing Orders 24 Buxion 
ought not to be dispensed with. aalling, 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Midland Midlana Rai, 
Railways (Swinton to Lincoln) Petition, the Stand- "4ys (Swinta 
ing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That the ° “"™) 
parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

3. Resolved, That in case of the Midland Rail- Midland Raj. 
ways (WVottingham to Lincoln) Petition, the Stand- ways (Notting. 
ing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That the !*™ Liven) 
parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on 
correcting forthwith the errors on the Plans. 

4, Resolved, That in the case of the Bristol Paro- Bristol Paro. 
chial Rates Petition, the Standing Orders ought to ‘hal Rates. 
be dispensed with; That the parties be permitted 
to proceed with their Bill, provided that the Notices 
required for Bills of the Third Class be given before 
the Second Reading thereof. 

5. Resolved, That in the case of the Zondon and London and 
Croydon Railway (Kentish Lines), and London and Croydon Rail. 
Croydon Railway Enlargement, and Orpington Pr eg 
Branch Railway—Petition of the London and Croy- London and’ 
don Railway Company, to withdraw their two Peti- Croydon Rail. 
tions, and present Petitions for five separate Bills, psp 
if the House shall give leave to withdraw their two ington Branch 
Petitions, the Sessional Order ought to be dis- Railway. 
pensed with; and that the parties be permitted 
to present Petitions for five separate Bills, with 
reference to the objects comprised in the original 
Petitions. 

6. Resolved, That in the case of the Aliddlesex Middlesex 
County Rate Petition, the Standing Orders ought County Rate 
to be dispensed with ; That the parties be permitted 
to proceed with their Bill; and that they prove 
| before the Committee thereon that they have in- 

serted the Notices in the London Gazette and a 
|county newspaper for three successive weeks, in 

(the month of December last. 
| 7. Resolved, That in the case of the Cornwall Cornwall 
Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be Railway. 
dispensed with; That the parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill, on correcting the errors in 

the Plans, Sections, and Books of Reference; and 

| that the Committees on this and the three preceding 

' Bills do examine, in the first place, how far such 
Orders have becn complied with, and do report the 
same to the House, on the Report of the Bills. 

8. Resolved, That in the case of the Midland Midland Rail- 

Railways (Syston to Peterborough) Petition, the ra a ; 
. ° . : eterborough.) 
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That 

the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

9. Resolved, That in the case of the Waterford and Waterford 
| Kilkenny Railway Petition, the Standing Orders "4 Kilkemy 
|ought to be dispensed with; That the parties be” "”” 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

10. Resolved, That in the case of the Erewash Erewash Valley 
Valley Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought Railway. 
to be dispensed with ; That the parties be permitted 
to proceed with their Bill. 

11. Resolved, That in the case of the Scarbo- Scarborough 
rough Waterworks Petition for additional provision, oes. 
the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; 

That the parties be permitted to introduce such ad- 
ditional provision. 

The 2d, 3d, 4th, sth, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 
11th Resolutions, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





The House was moved, That the Report in respect Midland Bal 
of the Petition for the Midland Railways (Sys- a 


ton to Peterborough) Bill, which was this day made p}1), 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 


might be read; and the same being read ; 





Ordered, 








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Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
empower the Midland Railway Company to make 
a Branch from the said Railway, near Syston, in the 
county of Leicester to the city of Peterborough: And 
that Sir John Trollope, Mr. Fitzwilliam and Mr. 
Strutt do prepare, and bring it in. 


Midland Rail- The House was moved, That the Report in re- 
ays (Swine spect of the Petition for the Midland Railways (Swin- 
woLincoln) Bile pon to Lincoln) Bill, which was this day made from 
the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might 
be read ; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to empower the Midland Railway Company to make 
a Branch Railway from Swinton, in the West Riding 
of the county of York, to Doncaster, Gainsborough 
and Lincoln: And that Mr. Beckett, Mr. Ward 
and Mr. George Cavendish do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Midland Rail- | The House was moved, That the Report in respect 

ways(Notting of the Petition for the Midland Railways (Notting- 

tantoLineol") tam to Lincoln) Bill, which was this day made 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to empower the Midland Railway Company to ex- 
tend the said Railway from Wottingham to Newark 
and Lincolu: And that Mr. Gisborne, Mr. William 
Collett and Mr. Evelyn Denison do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Harwich and 
Eastern Coun- 
ties Junction 
Railway 

(No. 1.) 


Petitions of Marcus Staunton Lynch, of Lower 
Grosvenor-street, in the county of Middlesex, Es- 
quire ;—and, Owners and Occupiers of lands and 
premises situate within the limits of the ground 
proposed to be taken for the purposes of the Har- 
wich and Eastern Counties Junction Railway ; com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Harwich and 
Eastern Counties Junction Railway Bill (No. 1.), 
had not been complied with; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 
nesses, against the same,—were presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Freemen and Freemen’s Widows 
of the borough of Leicester, resident within the 
town or borough of Leicester or the precincts or 
liberties thereof, praying that the Lezcester Free- 
men’s Allotments Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Teicester 
Freemen’s 
Allotments Bill. 


Leicester 
Freemen’s 
Allotments Biil, 


The Leicester Freemen’s Allotments Bill was read 
a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Shrewsbury, Sir Howard Douglas presented a Bill for making 
en a a Railway from Shrewsbury, in the County of Salop, 
hn Railway. to Ruabon, in the County of Denbigh, to be called 
il. The Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction 

Railway: And the same was read the first time ; 


and ordered to be read a second time. 


Plymouth and 


Sana Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
Bil,’ °** be 


fore the Committee on the London Gas Bill in 
1844, be referred to the Committee on the Plymouth 
and Stonehouse Gas Bill. 

ee ; Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken 

Company pi), before the Committee on the London Gas Bill in 
1844, be referred to the Committee on the Devon- 
port Gas and Coke Company Bill. 


sender A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Ply- 
Bill, * mouth, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain-parts 


Voi. 100. 


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131 


of the Plymouth and Stonehouse Gas Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of De- Devonport 
vonport, praying that they may be heard, by them- &gt; and — 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts “"P"") *" 
of the Devonport Gas and Coke Company Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition, 


Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of land and Direct Northern 
property on the line or in the neighbourhood of the Railway Bill. 
proposed Direct Northern Railway, or in the towns 
affected thereby ;— William Smith, of North-street, 

Poplar, in the county of Middlesex, Gentleman ;— 
and, Owners and Occupiers of land and propert 
on the line of the pruposed Direct Northern Rail- 
way, or in the towns affected thereby ; complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Direct Northern Railway 
Bill, had not been complied with; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Ricardo presented a Bill for establishing Stoke-upon- 
a Market in the Town and Borough of Stoke-upon- = saatint 
Trent, m the County of Stafford: And the same ° 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Mr. Grimsditch presented a Bill for better assess- Hemel Hemp- 
ing and collecting the Poor Rates, Highway Rates sted Small 
and Church Rates, in the Parish of Hemel Hempsted, e»e™e"'s Bill. 
in the County of Hertford: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Lord Granville Somerset reported from the Ge- Dartmouth 
neral Committee of Elections, the names of the #lection. 
Members of the Select Committee appointed to try 
and determine the matter of the Petitions complain- 
ing of an undue Election and Return for the Bo- 
rough of Dartmouth, to which they had annexed 
the Petitions referred to them by the House relating 
thereto, and the Lists of Voters which had been de- 
livered to them by either party :—And the names 
of the Committee were read, as follow: 

George Darby, Esquire, Willtam Goodenough 
Hayter, Esquire, General Lygon, John Parker, 
Esquire ; Chairman, John Somerset Pakington, Es- 

uire. 
? Whereupon the names of the said Members were 
called over; and being come to the Table, they were 
sworn by the Clerk. 

Ordered, That the Petitions and Lists relative to 
the Election for the Borough of Dartmouth, be re- 
ferred to the Select Committee appointed to try and 
determine the matter of the Petitions complaining 
of an undue Election and Return for that Borough. 

Ordered, That the said Committee do meet To- 
morrow, in one of the Committee-rooms of the 
House, at the hour of eleven in the forenoon. 


The Earl of Lincoln presented a Bill for inclosing Nottingham 
Lands in the Parish of Saint Mary, in the Town Iclosure Bill. 
and County of the Town of Nottingham: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a-second time. . 

s2 Petitions 





Cornwall 
Railway. 


Cornwall 
Railway Bill. 


Pudsey Gas 
Bill, 


Kendal 


Reservoirs Bill. 


Lowestoft 
Railway and 
Harbour Bill. 


London and 


South Western 


Railway 


(No. 2.) Bill, 


Lady’s Island 


and Tacumshin 


Embankment. 


County Courts, 


Education 
(lreland.) 


132 


Petitions of Land-owners, Lessees and Occupiers 
of land in and residing in the parish of Broadwood- 
widger, in the county of Devon; — Parishes of 
Virginstoweand Halwill;—Ashwater ;--and, Trewen . 
Saint Thomas and Saint Stephens; taking notice of 
the application for leave to bring in the Cornwall 
Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill may not 
pass into law,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the _ in respect 
of the Petition for the Cornwall Railway Bill, 
which was this day made from the Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders, might be read; and the 
same being read ; ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway to connect the towns of Ply- 
mouth and Falmouth, with a Branch to the town of 
Bodmin, to be called The Cornwall Railway: And 
that Sir Charles Lemon, Mr. Rashleiyh, Mr. Praed 
and Mr. Charles Buller do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Pudsey Gas Bill; That they had examined the al- 
legations of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Warburton presented a Bill for making and 
maintaining Reservoirs in the Parish of Kendal, in 
the County of Westmorland: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Lowestoft Railway and Harbour 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Lowestoft, in the county 
of Suffctk, to the Yarmouth and Norwich Railway, 
at Reedham, inthe county of Norfolk, with a Branch 
therefrom, and for improving the Harbour of Lowes- 
toft: And that Lord Henniker and Mr. Burroughes 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Aglionby presented a Bill to amend the Acts 
relating to the London and South Western Railway, 
and to authorize the Zondon and South Western 
Railway Company to buy, and the Guildford Junction 
Railway Company to sell, the Gui/dford Junction 
Railway: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Henry Dawson, of No. 10, Farrars 
Buildings, in the Middle Temple, in the city of Lon- 
don, Esquire, Barrister-at-law, complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Lady’s Island and Tacumshin 

mbankment Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that he may be heard, by his agent and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Here- 


ford, praying that a Bill for establishing County 


Courts, may speedily | ong into law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Clonduff;— Glynn ;— Ballina- 
clough and Felkeary; — Kilmacteague; — Killas- 
pergmullane;—Coolstuffe;— Ballyshunan ;— Kilbar- 
ron ;— Clonfert or Newmarket ;—and, Ashfield ; 
praying the House to devise means for removing 
the restrictions placed on the distribution of the Aid 
annually granted for Education in Jreland, so as to 
afford assistance to the Schools in connection with 
the Church Education Society, —were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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A. 1845, 


A Petition of Persons appointed by the Electors of Post-ofice, 
the borough of Finsbury,in public meeting assembled, 
for the purpose of signing a Petition in reference to 
abuses alleged to have taken place at the Post-office, 
and which Petition was presented to the House on 
the 28th of February last, by one of their Represen- 
tatives, praying the House to institute such an inquiry 
as shall satisfy the public at large and the Electors of 
Finsbury in particular, whether any and what warrant 
existed for the opening of Mr. Duncombe’s Letters, 
and whether any suspicion justly attached to his 
character, so that they may judge if that gentleman 
is any longer fitted to continue the representative 
of a free and independent constituency; and to 
enact a full and sufficient remedy, so as to prevent 
the recurrence of such abuses as are now com- 
plained of, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Lewis Mariotti, of Pont-street, 
Belgrave-square, complaining of the opening the 
Letters of foreigners by the Post-office authorities ; 
and praying the protection of the House, was also 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


gpanish 
pefugee’ 


Poor La 
(Ireland 


Blasphe 


Petitions from Sligo ;—and, Erigal Keron ; pray- Charitable 
ing for the repeal of the Charitable Donations and ao 
Bequests (Zreland) Act,—were presented, and read ; (Ireland) Ace 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Faxfleet ;— Lichfield (Chairman) ; Agriculture, 
—Bromfleet ;— Chichester Petty Sessions District ; 
—Ellerton Priory ;—Scalby ;— Breighton ;— Belby ; 
Knedlington ; —Brackley ; —Skelton;—and, Balk- 
holme ; praying that in any relief from taxation 
that may be given, the House will take the first op- 
portunity of granting relief tothe Agriculturists,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


Osiers 

















the Table. = 
mens 
(184 
A Petition of Magistrates, Farmers, Merchants, Banking 
and other Inhabitants of the eastern district of (Scotland.) 
Inverness-shire, and of the royal burgh of Inverness, 
praying the House not to pass into law any Bill 
having for its object to alter or unsettle the system Cit 
of Banking now existing in Scotland, was presented, Cou 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. (Ire 
Petitions from the Presbytery of Ayr ;—Presby- Schovlmasters 
tery of Inverness ;— and, Presbytery of Aberdeen ; (Scotlend.) ' 
or 





praying the House to adopt measures for amelio- 
rating the condition of the burgh and_ parochial 
Schoolmasters of Scotland,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 







Petitions from North Shields;—and, Secretary to Hil Coolies 
the Colchester Auxiliary to the British and Foreign 
Anti-Slavery Society ; praying the House to refuse 













Ed 
its sanction to any measures which shall promote Ra 
the further importation of Cooly Labourers or 
native Africans into the British emancipated Co- 
lonies,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Middleton, in the smoke Probi- 
county of Lancaster, praying that the Smoke Pro- bition Bill 
hibition Bill may pass into a law, was presented, D 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 3 
R 
Petitions from Urr;—Cowbridge ;—Lilantrisant Public Houses . 





(four Petitions) ;—Tarves ;—Pendeylon ;— Bingley 
(five Petitions) ;—Methlie ;— Morton ;—Tetford ;— 
and, Banbury ; praying the House to adopt measures 
for preventing the increase of houses licensed for the 
sale of intoxicating drinks, and for diminishing to 
a very large extent the number already existing, and 
to pass a law for entirely abolishing the sale of 
intoxicating liquor on the Lord’s Day,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 













A Petition 





8 VicToRIZ. 


A Petition of Spanish Officers and Soldiers, 
stating that in consequence of the part they con- 
scientiously took in the late civil war in Spain, they 
were compelled to fly to France; that they were 
afterwards forcibly landed on the shore of Great 
Britain without the means of subsistence, and where 
they have since been living on the private bounty 
of a nobleman and his friends; and praying the 
House to take such measures as shall secure to the 
Petitioners the means of subsistence, or of being 
conveyed to other countries which may afford them 
a less terrible fate, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Spanish 
Refagees- 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Guard- 
ians of the Nenagh Poor Law Union, praying that 
that Union may be relieved from the payment of the 
instalments chargeable upon the Union for the 
Advances made by Government for building the 
Workhouse, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Law 
(Ireland. ) 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Arbroath, 
in the county of Forfar, praying the House to 
enact, that it shall no longer be considered an 
offence according to the law of this realm to 
speak or write in any manner or on any subject, 
excepting upon such as are obscene and immoral, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Growers of Osiers residing in Vew- 
ark-upon-Trent, praying the House to allow the 
present Duty on Foreign Osiers to remain unal- 
tered, or to grant such a protecting duty as to the 
House shall meet, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Blasphemy. 


Osiers, 


Merchant Sea. A Petition of the Mayor of Cork, praying that 

men’s Fund Bill the Merchant Seamen’s Fund Bill, introduced in 

(1844) the last Session, may not pass into a law, or that 
the port of Cork may be exempted from its opera- 
tion, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Cityand 
County Cess 
(Ireland. ) 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of Cork, praying for an alteration in the law with 
reference to City and County Cess in Jreland, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of La- 
bourers and others, residing at Goatacre and the 
neighbourhood, in the county of Wilts, praying for 
the repeal of the Corn Laws, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Corn Laws, 


Eastern Union 
and Bury Saint 
Edmund's 


Railway, 


A Petition of the Reverend Sir Thomas Ger 
Cullum, of Harwick House, in the county of Suffolk, 
Clerk and Baronet, complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Eastern Union and Bury Saint Edmund's 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his agent 
and witnesses, against the same, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Doblin and 

Belfast Junction 
way, with 

® Branch to 

Kells, 


A Petition of Henry Dawson, of No. 10, Farrars 
Buildings, in the Middle Temple, in the city of Lon- 
don, Esquire, complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 
Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway, with a Branch 
to Kells, Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his agent 
and witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
‘read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Railways, 


¥ Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s 
No.117, Command,—Report of the Railway Department of 


Vot. 100. 


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133 


the Board of Trade on Schemes for facilitating the 
Approach to the Metropolis. 

Report of the Railway Department of the Board Railways. 
of Trade on the Zrené Valley and Churnet Valley No.118. 
Railway Schemes. 

Report of the Railway Department of the Board Railways. 
of Trade on Railways projected in the North and No. 119. 
North-west of Ireland. 

Report of the Railway Department of the Board Railways. 
of Trade on the Schemes for extending Railway No.120. 
Communication in Scotland. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


Mr. Fitzroy presented, pursuant to Order,— Ships. 
A Return of the Ships launched since 1815, and 
broken up, cut down or altered without having been 
at Sea ; and of those turned into Hulks and Receiv- 
ing Ships, and likewise those that are unserviceable, 
without having been at Sea. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Property Tox 

a Return, showing the Total Number of Houses "4 Windows. 
assessed to the Property ‘'ax in the year 1844, in 
the following Streets, Squares and Courts in West- 
minster and Mary-le-bone ; viz. Regent-street, Saint 
James’s-square, Berkeley-square, Oxford-street, 
Grosvenor-square, Piccadilly, Peter-street, West- 
minster, Lancashire-court, Westminster, Berwich- 
street, Soho, Chapel-court, Westminster, Little Stan- 
hope-street, Saint George's, Dufour’s-place, Saint 
James’s, Cross-street, Saint James's, Broad-street, 
Poland-street ; distinguishing those assessed under 
the value of £.10 a year, those amounting to £.10 
a year and under £.20 a year, amounting to £.20 
and under £.30, amounting to £.30 and under £. 40, 
amounting to £.40 and under £.50, amounting to 
£.50 and under £.60, amounting to £.60 and under 
£.70, amounting to £.70 and under £.80, amounting 
to £.80 and under £.90, amounting to £.90 and 
under £.100, amounting to £.100 and under £.150, 
amounting to £.150 and under £,200, amounting 
to £.200 and under £.250, amounting to £.250 and 
under £.300, amounting to £.300 and under £.400, 
amounting to £.400 and under £.500, amounting 
to £.500 and under £.750, amounting to £.750 and 
under £.1,000, amounting to £.1,000 and under 
£.2,000, amounting to £.2,000 or upwards :—Also, 
a similar Return of the Amount of Window Duty 
paid by the several Houses assessed in each of the 
above Classes, distinguishing the Amount paid for 
each Class. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Customs, &amp;c. 
Account, showing the Gross Receipt of Revenue 
derived from Duties of Customs, Excise and Stamps, 
and from Assessed Taxes (Drawbacks and Pay- 
ments of the like nature deducted, but without de- 
ducting the Charges of Collection) ; the estimated 
Amount of all Taxes repealed, expired or reduced, 
on the one hand, and of new Taxes imposed on the 
other, and of the actual Increase or Decrease of 
Revenue ; together with a Statement of the average 
Price of Wheat, from the London Gazette, in each 
year, from the 5th day of January 1842 to the 5th 
day of January 1845 (in continuation of Parlia- 
mentary Paper, No. 279, of Session 1842.) 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Real Propertys 
Return, showing the Annual Value of each Deno- 
mination of Real Property respectively assessed to 
the Poor Rates in 1841; also, the Amount levied 
by Assessment for the Poor Rates upon each De- 
nomination of Real Property respectively, in the 
years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843 and 1844, 
in England and Wales, either according to the se- 
veral Districts for which Commissioners have been 
appointed for the general purposes of an Act, ~— 

s3 the 





Parochial and 


Ce 


134 


the 22d day of June 1842, for granting to Her Ma- 
jesty Duties on Profits arising from Property, Pro- 
fessions, Trades and Offices, until the 6th day of 
April 1845; or, according to each County, Riding, 
Shire, Stewartry, City, Borough, Cinque Port, Li- 
berty, Franchise, Town or Place in which such 
Denomination of Real Property may respectively 
be assessed :—Also, the Total Amount so levied, 
apon each Denomination of such Property respec- 
tively, in England and Wales, in each of the years 
above specified. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of all Rates other than Poor Rates 
levied, and of all Sums other than those for the 
Relief of the Poor, expended out ofthe Poor Rates, 
levied in each County, Division of County, Riding, 
Shire or Stewartry respectively, in England and 
Wales, in the year ending the 31st day of September 
1843, exclusive of the Parliamentary Boroughs, in- 
cluded in the Return ordered to be printed on the 
5th of September 1844:—And, from each County, 
Division of County, Riding, Shire or Stewartry, of all 
Sums expended out of the Rates levied within them 
respectively in the year ending the 31st day of De- 
cember 1843, on each of the following Accounts, 
Expense of Gaol and Maintenance of Prisoners, 
Administration of Justice and Prosecution of Pri- 
soners, County Expenses, Coroner and County 
Rates. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 


_— Rates, to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 


to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Abstract of Returns under the Head Pa- 
rochial and Borough Rates, &amp;c. (England and 
Wales), ordered by the House of Commons to be 
printed on the 5th day of September 1844, showing 
the Total Amount of the Sums therein enumerated, 
as levied in each Parliamentary Borough respec- 
tively, and the Total Amount of the Sums so levied 
in England and Wales. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 


19°—14° Martiz. 


A. 1845. 


Return of the Number of Men and Officers who 
died or were invalided in the same Service within 
the same Period :—Of the Number of Vessels cap- 
tured in each of the said years, stating whether 
they were ultimately released or condemned, with 
an Account of the Net Proceeds of all condemned 
Vessels and Cargoes sold, and naming how they 
were disposed of; Amount of Bounty or Head- 
money paid to the Captors in each year for the 
same Period; with the Amount paid under the 
head of Tonnage Bounties for Vessels detained and 
condemned under the Provisions of the Equipment 
Treaty :—Of the Amounts, as nearly as they can 
be given, paid for illegal Captures ; distinguishing 
the Compensations paid by the Captors from those 
paid by the British Government :—Of the Expenses 
of the Mixed Commission Courts for the like Pe- 
riod, including all Contingent Expenses :—Of the 
Sums paid to Foreign Governments, and of Debts 
due by them to Great Britain, which were cancelled 
in consequence of their relinquishing the Slave 
Trade:—And, of the Expenses of Liberated Africans 
and of the Liberated African Department during 
the like Period, including Buildings and all Con- 
tingent Expenses. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Agricultura) 
posed, That a Select Committee be appointed, to Distress. 


Inquire into the Causes and Extent of the alleged 
existing Agricultural Distress, and into the effects 
of Legislative Protection upon the interests of Land- 
owners, Tenant-farmers and Farm-labourers ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 14° die Martii, 1845: 


And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the Yeas, 4 Bright’ 


pan, 


Tellers for the Noes, { af 0 _$ 213. 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Factoril 

No. 
Poor L 
(Roche 
Univt, 

No. 
Genera 


Regist 
(Edint 


No. 


of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Custons 


a Committee upon the Customs (Export Duties) (ExportDuties) 


Ordered, That Colonel Westenra have leave of Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker Bill, 


absence till the 1st day of May next, on account of 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Grainand Flour, 


Slave Trade. 


illness in his family. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of any Communications 
made to the Colonial Office from the Australian 
Colonies respecting the Rate of Duty imposed on 
the Importation of Colonial Grain and Flour into 
the United Kingdom. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of the Number of Vessels furnished 
by the Admiraliy with Slave Warrants in each year, 
from December 1838 to December 1844, distin- 
guishing those Vessels employed exclusively in 
suppressing the Slave Trade from those charged 
with other Duties, specifying the Name, Class and 
Force ofeach Vessel, and the Number of the Crew ; 
an Estimate of the Annual Cost to the Country of 
each Class of Vessels employed only in Slave Trade 
Suppression, including the wear and tear; also, a 





resumed the chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Mr. Greene reported the Bastardy Bill; and the Bastardy Bill 


Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, gcinde. 


a Return showing the Number of European and 
Native Soldiers of the Indian Armies employed in 
Scinde, in each year since its first Occupation in 
1838 up to the 31st day of December 1843 ; speci- 
fying the Total Strength in each year, and the 
Strength of each Corps in each year, from 1858 to 
1844 inclusive :—Also, the Number of Officers and 
Men treated in Hospital, the Number dead from 
Disease, the Number killed in Action, and the 
Number dead from all other Causes; specifying 
the Number of European and Native Soldiers, and 


the Number of Officers of each Rank, and of each . 


Branch of the Service, in each year from 1838 to 
1844 :—Also, the Number invalided, the Number 
found unfit for any further Service, and pensioned ; 
specifying the Number of Europeans, the Number 
of Natives, and the Number of Officers, from each 

: Branch 








ies) 


ll. 





8 VicroRIz. 


Branch of the Service, in each year from 1838 to 
1844 inclusive. | 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Factories, 


eo. which was presented yesterday, be printed. 

Ve | 
Poor Law Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Poor Law | 
(Rochdale ~~ ( Rochdale Union), which was presented yesterday, | 
oe: be printed. | 
General Ordered, That the Paper relative to the General | 


Register House Recister House, Edinburgh, which was presented 


inburgh. , 
ae yesterday be printed. 
NO. have 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
one of the clock on Friday morning, ad- 
journed till this day. 








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135 


Orders of the day, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


Petitions from Grandborough ;— Rugby ; — London, 
Southam ;—and, Worcester; praying that the Zon- eg and 
vn * . : South Stafford- 
don, Worcester and South Staffordshire Railway shire Railway 
Bill, may pass into a law,—were presented, and Bill. 


read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Henry Hinde, of Sheffield, Geutle- Hull and 
man ;—and, Owners and Occupiers upon the line, gt 
or in the neighbourhood of the intended Railway,” 
hereinafter mentioned ; complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the appli- 
cation for the Hull and Gainsborough Railway Bill, 
had not been complied with ; and praying tl-at they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 





Veneris, 14° die Martiz ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Reginz, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 
RDERED, That all Committees have leave 





Committees. 


to sit this day till five of the clock, during the | mitted. 


sitting of the House. | 


Railway Clauses 
Consolidation 
Bill. 

No. 124. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Railway Clauses Con- | 
solidaticn Bill. | 


(In the Committee.) | 
Crausss N° 16 to N° 19, agreed to. 
Schedule added. 
Clauses added. 
Postponed Clause N° 5: 
Paragraphs 20 to 24, amended, and agreed to. 
Paragraphs 25 and 26, disagreed to. 
Paragraphs 27 to 30, amended, and agreed to. | 
Clause, as amended, agreed to. 
Preamble amended, and agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly :—And 
the Bill was re-committed to a Committee of the 
whole House:—The House immediately resolved 
itself into the said Committee; and after some time 
spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and 
Mr. Greene reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill; and made Amendments thereunto. | 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly ; and | 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further | 
consideration, upon Monday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 





lands Clauses The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
CONSOlIdation 


Bill a Committee upon the Lands Clauses Consolidation 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon 

Monday next. 

Lands Clauses 


—— The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 

(Scotland) Bill mittee on the Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scot- 
‘land) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, after the other 

Orders of the day, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


Ruilway Clauses’ The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


Consolidation 


(Scotland) Bill mittee on the Railway Clauses Consolidation (Scot- 
* land) Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, after the other 
Vox. 100. 


nesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 


| Petitions for Private Bills. 


The London, Worcester and South Staffordshire London, 


Railway Bill was read a second time; and com- Wereester and 


South Stafford- 
shire Railway 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Lane Fox presented a Bill to amend the Eastern Union 
Act relating to the Eastern Union Railway Com- Railway Bill. 
pany, and to raise a further Sum of Money for the 
Purposes of the said Undertaking: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


The Amicable Society Assurance Bill was read a Amicable 
second time ; and committed. cen 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- “ue ®" 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of James Kennedy Arthur, Secretary Dublin _ 
to the Great North Western Railway Company, 94 Belay 
for constructing a Railway from Dublin to Cavan, am, ako 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, Branch to Kells. 
in respect to the application for the Dublin and 
Belfast Junction Railway, with a Branch to Kells 
Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his agent and wit- 
nesses, against the same, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 


‘for Private Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Report in Erewash Valley 
respect of the Petition for the Erewash Valley Rail- Reilway Bill. 
way Bill, which was yesterday made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Midland Railway, 
in the parish of Sawley, in the county of Derby, 
ito the Mansfield and Pinxton Railway, in the 
parish of Selston, in the county of Nottingham, 
together with several Branch Railways communi- 
cating therewith, to be called The Erewash Valley 
Railway: And that Colonel Rolleston, Mr. Gally 
Knight, and Mr. Evans, do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


A Petition of the Nottinghum Trent Waterworks Nottingham 
Company, praying that provision may be made in Waterworks. 
the Nottingham Waterworks Bill for reducing the 
rates to be charged by the Company to be incor- 
porated by the said Bill, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 





Petitions of Timothy Thorney Raff, Merchant, Hull and Selby 
‘and John Thorney, Gentleman, both of the borough Geach Rail 
of Kingston-upon- Hull ;—and, of James Mowld Ro- way Bill, 
i s4 | 


binson, 





Manchester 
and Salford 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


South Eastern 
Railways. 


Keyingham 


Drainage Bill. 


Chelsea 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Shaws Water- 
works Bill, 


Yoker Road 
Bill. 


136 


binson, of Beverley, East Riding of the county of 
York, Maltster; praying that the Hull and Selby 
(Bridlington Branch) Railway Bill, may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Joe Sidebottom, of Mottram-in- 
Longdendale, in the county of Chester, Cotton Ma- 
nufacturer, praying that he may be heard, by him- 
self, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of 
the Manchester and Salford Waterworks Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
for the South Eastern Railways Bill, were referred ; 
‘That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the Notices for the Bill had not 
been published in all the counties in which the 

roposed Railways were intended to be made :— 

he Parties, however, informed the Committee, 
that it was not their intention to proceed with this 
Petition. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition for the said Bill be 
withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Parties have leave to present 
Petitions for Seven separate Bills. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Keyingham Drain- 
age Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend an Act for draining the Low Grounds 
and Cars, in the Parish of Keyingham, and other 
Places, in the East Riding of the County of York: 
And that Lord Hotham and Sir John Hanmer do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in | 


the case of the Petition for the Chelsea Improve- 
ment Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better paving, lighting, cleansing, regulating 


and improving the Parish of Saint Luke, Chelsea, | 


(exclusive of the District of Hans Town,) in the 
County of Middlesex: And that Mr. Byng and 
Colonel Thomas Wood do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Shaws Waterworks 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Shaws Water Joint Stock Company 
to increase the supply of Water for driving Mills 
and Machinery, near the Town of Greenock, and 
for the use of the Inhabitants of the said Town and 
Harbours thereof: And that Mr. Patrick Stewart 
and Mr. Wallace do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Yoker Road Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for more effectually maintaining, improving and re- 
pairing the Road leading from the city of Glasgow 


14° Martii. 














A. 1845. 


to Yoker Bridge, and certain Roads communicatin 
therewith: And that Mr. James Oswald and Mr. 
Lockhart do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Giasgoy 


Committee on Petitions for 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Peti- 
tion for the Glasyow Bridges Bill, were referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, 'Yhat leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
consolidating the management of the Bridges over 
the Clyde at Glasgow ; for re-building the Bridge 
over the said River, opposite Stockwell-street, in the 
City of Glasgow ; for erecting a temporary Bridge, 
for the use of the Public; for erecting across the 
said River, an Iron Bridge for foot passengers, on 


the existing Bridge, opposite to Portland-street of 


Laurieston, being taken down, and other purposes : 
And that Mr. James Oswald, Mr. Dennistoun and 
Mr. Lockhart do prepare, and bring it in. 


rivate Bills, to whom Bridges piy, 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Dundalk ang 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Enviskillen 


several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Peti- 
tion for the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway Bill, 
were referred; That the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for making a Railway from Dundalk to Enniskillen, 
with Branches: And that Viscount Jocelyn, Mr. 
Bellew and Mr. Redington do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


ailway Bill 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Giasgow 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in ad Shotts 


the case of the Petition for the Glasgow and Shotts 
Road Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for completing the line of the Glasgow, Parkhead 
and Woodend Turnpike-roads ; for incorporating the 
same with the Roads under the charge of the 
Glasgow and Shotts Road Trustees; and for the 
further Improvement and Maintenance of the said 
several Roads: And that Mr. Lockhart and Mr. 
Baird do prepare, and bring it in. 


Read Bill. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Wolverhampiu 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in jaa 


the case of the Petition for the Wolverhampton 
Waterworks Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better supplying with Water the Town of Wol- 
verhampton, in the county of Stafford: And that 
Mr. Yhornely, and Mr. Villiers do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- Waterford 


spect of the Petition for the Waterford and Kil- 
kenny Railway Bill, which was yesterday made from 
the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Waterford to Kilkenny, 
with a Branch to Kells, in the county of Kilkenny: 
And that Mr. Pierce Butler, Mr. Wyse and Mr. 
Barry Baldwin do prepare, and bring it in. 


and Kilkenny 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee south Wale 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- R#i!**s- 


titions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
South Wales Railway Bill, were referred ; That the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as no proof was adduced before the Com- 
mittee of deposit of Plan, Section and Book of 
Reference with the Parish Clerks of the several 

Parishes 





Bill, 


and 
en 


Bill. 


Is 


mptow 
Ks 


ny 
ili. 


8 Vicroriz. 


Parishes of Bassaley, Peterston, Saint Bride, Lan- 
saintfraed and Saint Mellons, nor of the applica- 
tion to certain owners, &amp;c., which was stated to 
have been duly made by Arthur Walmisley, in pur- 
suance of the Standing Orders ; but it appeared to 
the Committee, that the said Arthur Walmisley 
was too ill to attend before the Committee to give 
evidence of the fact; but a statement in writing, 
that the said Plans, &amp;c., were duly deposited, was 
put in and proved before the Committee, duly signed 
and attested by the said Arthur Walmisley; and 
inasmuch as two owners were not applied to till 
after the 31st December last; and inasmuch as 
memoranda of the radii of four curves, not ex- 
ceeding one mile in length, were omitted on the 
Plan; viz. between the 7th furlong and 1st mile 2d 
furlong ; between the 48th mile 4th furlong and 48th 
mile 7th furlong; between the 104th mile 4th fur- 
long and 108th mile 1st furlong; and the curve 
of Junction with the Great Western Railway at 
Standish; and also inasmuch as there were se- 
veral errors in the gradients; viz.at the 146th mile, 
sig Should be 54; at the 149th mile ,4,; should be 
siz; at the 150th mile 5}, omitted; at the 151st 
mile 5,4, should be 73,,; at the 158th mile, 74, mis- 
take for ;4,; at the 151st mile, an error of 54 for 
48 in written heights; the measured height is 
correct. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Diss, Beccles A Petition of Promoters of the undertaking 
— hereinafter referred to, for leave to bring in a Bill 


for making a Railway from Diss, in the county of 
Norfolk, to Yarmouth, in the county of Suffolk, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Henry Berkbeck, of Kesurch, in the 
county of Norfolk, Esquire, Hudson Gurney, of 
Saint James’s-square, in the city of Westminster 
Esquire, Anne Dorothy Martineau, of Bracondale 
House, in the hamlet of Lakenham, in the county of 
the city of Norwich, Widow, Anne Martineau, of 
the same place, Spinster, William Betts, of Moulton, 
in the said county of Norfolk, Gentleman, Joseph 
Miller, and Edward Snelling, of the same place, 
Farmers, and Richard Till, Secretary to the Nor- 
wich and Brandon Railway Company, complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Eastern Union and Wor- 
wich Railway (No. 1.) Bill, had not been complied 
with, and praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their agents and witnesses, against the same, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of William Henry Sams, of Clare, in the 


Eastern Union 
and Norwich 
Railway 


(No.1.) 


Eastern Union 

and Bury 

Saint Edmund’s 
a ilway 


Occupiers of property on the line and in the neigh- 
(No. 1.) ‘ 


bourhood ofthe Railway hereinafter mentioned ; com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Eastern Union and 
Bury Saint Edmund's Railway (No.1) Bill, had not 
been complied with, and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same,—were presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Thomas Robert Dimsdale, Baron 
Dimsdale, of Camfield-place, in the county of Hert- 
ford, a Baron of the Russian Empire, praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Eastern Counties Rail- 
way (Hertford and Biggleswade Line) Bill, was 
presented and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 

Vor. 100. 


Eastern Coun. 

tes Railwa y 

(Hertford and 
'gsleswade 


Live) Bill, 


14° Martz. 


county of Suffolk, Gentleman ;—and, Owners and | 





137 


Mr. Kemble presented a Bill for the better ascer- Battersea 
taining and collecting the Poor and other Rates in Po Bill 
the Parish of Battersea, in the County of Surrey, 
and for cleansing the same Parish: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time, 


The Edinburgh and Hawick Railway Bill was Edinburgh 
read a second time ; and committed. ae a 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred tothe Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Burslem ;— Oxford ;— Walsall ;— Public Houses. 
Knaresborough ;—Idle (six Petitions) ;— Talgarth ; 
—FHforncastle ;—and, Kingston-upon-Hull; praying 
the House to adopt measures for preventing the in- 
crease of houses licensed for the sale of intoxicatine 
drinks, and for diminishing to a very large extent 
the number already existing, and to pass a law for 
entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on 
the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from ZLondon;—and, Birmingham ; solvent 
praying for the repeal of the fifty-seventh clause of Peers Act. 
the Insolvent Debtors Act,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Protestant Inhabitants of the parish Education 
of Monaghan, diocese of Clogher, praying the House (1*¢!#"4-) 
to devise means for removing the restrictions placed 
on the distribution of the Aid annually granted for 
Education in Ireland, so as to afford assistance to the 
Schools in connection with the Church Education 
Society, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 








A Petition of Operative Rope-makers of the port Yarn. 
of London, praying that foreign yarn may not be 
admitted to this country duty free, and that en- 
actments may be made to protect the interests of 
the operative Rope-makers, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Daventry ;—Sleaford (Chairman) ; Agriculture. 
Lincoln }—Aswarby and Osbournby ;—Dembley 
and Scot Willoughby;—Silk Willoughby, Swarby, 
Culverthorpe and Aunsby ;—Wilsford and Kilby ; 
—North and South Rauceby ; — Wellingore ; — 
Welbourn ;— Leadenham ;— Anwick and Evedon ; 
— Ewerby and Kirkby ; — Heckington ; — Hale 
Magna and Hale Parva;—Asgarby, Howell and 
Burton ; — Brauncewell, Leasingham and Temple 
Bruer ;—Cranwell and Roxholm ;—Billinghay ;— 
Helpringham and Scredington ;— New Sleaford and 
Holdingham ;—Old Sleaford and Quarrington ;— 
Donington and Ruskington ;—Dighy and Rowston ; 
—North and South Kyme ;—Swaton, Horbling and 
| Spanby ; —Walcott, Newton and Threchingham ;— 
Martin ;—Timberland and Thorpe Tilney ;—and, 
Thomas Townsend and others; praying that in any 
relief from taxation that may be given, the House 
| will take the first opportunity of granting relief to 
the Agriculturists,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 








Petitions from the Presbyteries of Mull ;— Nairn Sciwolmasters 
(Preses) ;— Dunbar ;—Selhirk ; — Dunoon ; —and, (S°°t!2"4.) 
Dingwall; praying the House to adopt measures 
for ameliorating the condition of the Burgh and 
Parochial Schoolmasters of Scotland, and for pro- 
moting the educational interests of that country,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Newhall ;—and, Grand Jurors of Maynooth 
the county of Cavan; praying that no Parliamentary ~°“** 
Aid may be granted to the College of Maynooth,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions of Proprietors of the Stourbridge Navi- Railway 
gation ;—Company of Proprietors of the Worcester Companies, 
T and 








138 


and Birmingham Canal Navigation ;~and, Company 
of Proprietors of the Cromford Canal Navigation | 
praying the House to adopt measures for ensuring | 
that passengers and goods on Railways shall be | 
charged such rates respectively as are necessary to_ 
make all descriptions of traffic bear their due pro-| 
portions to the general outlay and current expenses 
of the line,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


County Courts) Petitions from Ystradgunlais (two Petitions) ;— 


and, Liywell (two Petitions); praying that a Bill | 
for the establishment of County Courts may pass | 
into law, with a Clause requiring a knowledge of 
the Welsh language on the part of the Judges of 
those Courts in Wales,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Priests of the Archdiocese of Dub- 
lin, praying for the repeal of the Clauses in the 
Emancipation Act affecting the regular Clergy ; and 
for the total and unqualified repeal of the Charitable 
Bequests Act, as well as the substitution in its stead 
of the Roman Catholic Clergy, Grants and Convey- 
ances (Ireland) Bill, which was introduced into the 
House in the last Session of Parliament, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Clergy 
(Ireland) &amp;c. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Dovor and its vici- 
nity, praying that no increase whatever may be 
made in the Naval Force of the country, but, on 
the contrary, that prompt measures be taken greatly 
to reduce the existing Naval and Military Esta- 
blishments, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Naval and 
Military Esta- 
blishments, 


A Petition of Emma Martin, of the parish of 
Saint Luke’s, in the county of Middlesex, praying 
for the repeal of all laws which interfere with the 
free expression of opinion, was presented, and read ; 


Religious 
Opinions, 


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and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the | 
Petitions presented from the 10th and 11th days of, 
this instant March; and had directed him to make | 
a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; | 
and be printed. 


Public Petitions 
(Ninth Re- 
port.) 


Mr. Shaw presented a Bill to enable the Dublin 
and Drogheda Railway Company to make a Branch | 
Railway to Howth, and to amend the Acts relating | 
to such Company: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered tu be read a second time. 


Dublin and 
Drogheda 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Richard Mugg Mence, of The Com-| 
mandry, in the city of Worcester, Esquire, praying | 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or | 
agent, against certain parts of the London, Worces- 
ter and South Staffordshire Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


London, 
Worcester and 
South Stafford- 
shire Railway 
Bill. 


Bristol anc A Petition of Manufacturers and others, in the 
Gloucester, and county of Gloucester, complaining that the Standing 
ae al , Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
Railways. for the Bristol and Gloucester, and Birmingham 
and Gloucester Railways Bill, had not been com- 
plied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 
by their agents and witnesses, against the same, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Bristol Paro- 
chial Rates 
Bill. 





Tne House was moved, That the Report -in re- 
oy of the Petition for the Bristol Parochial Rates| 
ill, which was yesterday made from the Select | 





tions for the London and Croydon Railway ( Kentish London and 


A. 1845, 


Committee on Standing Orders, might be read; and 
the same being read ; . 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
removing Doubts relating to the Collection of certain 
Portions of the Borough Rates of the City and 
County of Bristol: And that Mr. Philip Miles and 
Mr. Henry Berkeley do prepare, and bring it in. 


jpon 
Rai 


Mr. Stuart Wortley presented a Bill for making sheples-tane 
and maintaining in repair a complete Line of Turn- Head and 
pike-road from Shepley-lane Head to the Barnsley — Road 
and Grange Moor Turnpike-road, at or near Red-  ~ 
brooke Plantation, in the Parish of Darton, all in 
the West Riding of the County of York: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Hops 


The Foulmire Inclosure Bill was read a second Foulmire 
time ; and committed. Inclosure Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Wodehouse presented a Bill for making a Lowestoi’ 
Railway from Lowestoft, in the County of Suffolk, Railway ana 
tothe Yarmouth and Norwich Railway, at Reedham, Bil. 
in the County of Norfolk, with a Branch therefrom, 
and for improving the Harbour of Lowestoft: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


A Petition of Persons thereunto subscribing, for Glasgow, 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from Barrhead an 
Glasgow to Crofthead, near the town or village of a 
Neilston, to be called The Glasgow, Barrhead and " 
Neilston Direct Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Malt 


The House was movea [hat the Report in re- London and 
spect of the Petition of the London and — Croydon Rail- 


Railway Company for leave to withdraw the Peti- oon 


Lines), and the London and Croydon Railway En- Croydon Rail ” 
: way Enlarge- 


largement and Orpington Branch Railway Bills, and jen and Or 
present Petitions for five separate Bills, which was ington Branch 
yesterday made from the Select Committee on Railway. 
Standing Orders, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 
Ordered, That the Petition for leave to bring in 
the London and Croydon Railway (Kentish Lines) 
Bill, and the Petition for leave to bring in the Lon- 
don and Croydon Railway Enlargement and Orp- 
ington Branch Railway Bill, be withdrawn; and 
that leave be given, in conformity with the recom- 
mendation of the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders, to present Petitions for the introduction of 
five different Bills with reference to the matters com- 
prised in such two first-mentioned Petitions. 


Win 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of all Persons named to Civil Appoint- 
ments in the Naval Service, from the 1st day of Ja- 
nuary 1843 to the 1st day of Jannary 1845, stating 
the length of Time they have been in active Service 
in the Navy; and, if taken from other Departments, 
the Employment they held; and, if Civilians not 
in the Queen’s Service, their last Employment. 


Naval Service. 


hou 
Wis 


Tal 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Newcastle 

an Account of the several Penalties, and the Amount act Jat 
in each case inflicted under the Act 5 Geo. 4, c. 72; 
stating the Dates and specifying the Offences :— 
Also, an Account, in detail, of the Payments in 
the years (ending June) 1834 of £.292. 15s. 11d., 
in 1839 of £.428. 6s. lld., and in 1844 of 
£.518. 16s. 6d. 


Ordered, That the Petition from Finsbury, rela- Post-office 
ting to the Post-office, which was presented yes- 
terday, be printed. 

Mr. 





te and 


Ripon Junction the Great North of England Railway Company to 


Railway Bill, 


he Hops- 

Road 

Bill. 

nd 

ill, 

ind 

irect 
Malt. 

J 

ail- 

ish 

d, 

1 

ail- Brewers, &amp;c, 

e- 

tp. 

ich 
Windows, 

ce. 
Dwelling- 
houses and 
Window Duty. 

No. 125. 
Tallow, &amp;e. 
No, 126, 


8 VicTORIz. 


Mr. Ridley Colborne presented a Bill to enable 


make a Railway, to be called The Harrogate and 
Ripon Junction Railway, and a Branch to Rich- 
mond, all in the County of York: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
Accounts of the Total Number of Acres of Land in 


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Great Britain under the Cultivation of Hops in the 
year 1844; distinguishing the Number of Acres in 
each Parish :—Of the Duty on Hops of the growth 
of the Year 1844; distinguishing the Districts, and 
the Old from the New Duty :—Of the Quantity of 
British Hops exported from Great Britain to 
Foreign Countries, from the 5th day of January 
1844 to the 5th day of January 1845; distinguish- 
ing the Countries to which the same have been 
exported, and also the Quantities to each Country ; 
and the Dates of the years in which the British 
Hops were grown :—Of the Quantity of Hops ex- | 
ported from the United Kingdom to Foreign Coun- | 
tries from the 5th day of January 1844 to the 5th 
day of January 1845; distinguishing the Coun- 
tries to which the same have been exported, and also 
the Quantities to each Country; also, British from 
Foreign growths, and the Dates of the years in 





which the British Hops were grown, (so far as 
relates to Hops of Foreign Growth) :—And, of | 
the Quantity of Foreign Hops imported into the | 
United Kingdom, from the 5th day of January | 
1844 to the 5th day of January 1845 ; distinguish- | 
ing the Ports where imported, and the Countries 
from whence exported. 

An Account of the Total Number of Quarters of 
Malt made between the 10th day of October 1843 
and the 10th day of October 1844; distinguishing 
the Quantity made in each Country, and the Quan- 
tity used by Brewers and Victuallers, and Retail 
Brewers. 

An Account of the Number of Persons in each of 
the several Collections in the United Kingdom 
licensed as “ Brewers,” “ Victuallers,” “ to sell 
Beer to be drunk on the Premises,” and “ to sell 
Beer not to be drunk on the Premises ;” stating the 
Number of each Class who brew their own Beer, 
and the Quantity of Malt consumed by them, par- 
ticularizing each Class in each collection, from the 
10th day of October 1843 to the 10th day of 
October 1844. 


A Return of all cases of Assessment to the Duty 
on Windows that have been decided by the Judges 
on Appeal, since the imposition of the additional 
Rate of 10 per cent. by the Act of 3 and 4 Vice. 

Return of the Amount of the Window Duty for 
each year since the year 1838, with a Return, for 
the same period, of the Duty assessed for the 
‘Twelve Towns paying the largest Amount. 

A Return of the Total Number of Dwelling- 
houses in the United Kingdom at the Census of 
1841, distinguishing those in England, Ireland and 
Scotland, and the Number of Houses assessed to 
the Window Duty in that year; also the Amount 
of Duty for Window Tax received in that year, and 
the Amount. received in the year 1844, 


Return to an Order, dated the 24th day of Fe- 
bruary last, for Returns of the Quantities of Foreign 
and Colonial Tallow retained for Home Consump- 
tion, in each year ending the 5th day of January, 
for the last Ten years, the Rate of Duty levied 
thereon, and the Average Price in each year, ex- 
clusive of Duty, as far as it can be asertained :— 
And of the Quantities of Blubber, Train and Sper- 
maceti Oil, of Cocoa Nut Oil, and of Palm Oil, in 
each year, ending the 5th day of January, for the 
last Ten years, the Rate of Duty levied thereon, 
and the Average Price of each in each year, exclu- 
sive of Duty, as far as it can be ascertained. 








Vo. 100. 


139 


A Return of the Number of Certificates annually Attornies’ 
Certificates. 


taken out by Attornies and Solicitors practising in 
England and Wales, from the first day of Easter 
Term 1833 to the present time, and the Gross 
Annual Amount of Stamp Duties paid during those 
— upon such Certificates (in continuation of 
arliamentary Paper, No. 329, of Session 1833). 


An Account of the Notes in Circulation of the Bank Notes. 


Bank of England, and of other Banks of Issue in 
England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland (in continu- 
ation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 38, of Session 
1844). 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and that the Accounts relative to Dwelling- 
houses and Window Duty; and Tallow, &amp;c., be 
printed. 


Mr. Loch presented, pursuant to the directions of Highland Reads 
an Act of Parliament,—The Thirty-first Report of "4 Bridges. 


the Commissioners of Highland Roads and Bridges 
in Scotland. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Mark Philips presented a Bill for more effec- Manchester 
tually constituting and regulating the Court of gad oe 
Record within the Borough of Manchester, and for" 


extending the Jurisdiction of the said Court: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


A Petition of John Fairrie, praying the House Sugar. 


to take into consideration the loss the Sugar Refiner 


must sustain upon his Stock from the reduction of 


the Duty upon Sugar, and grant him relief, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
A Petition of the There-undersigned, praying 
that the new rate of duty on Sugar shall be equally 
applicable to all Colonial Sugars lying in the Queen’s 
bonded stores, on the 14th March instant, and that 
any duties previously paid, shall, upon the making 
such amended payment, be returned, was also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


mittee on the Sugar Duties Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave 
the Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“« provision be made in the Bill for the Drawback 
“ of the amount ofthe Duty reduced on such Duty- 
“ paid Sugar as now remains in the Queen’s ware 
“ house,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out, stand part of the 
Question: —The said proposed Amendment was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 

(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Cravse, N° 1, (Duties imposed by 7 and 8 Vic. 
c. 28, repealed, and other Duties imposed in lieu 


thereof, from and after 14th day of March 1845, 
until 14th day of March 1846). 


Several Duties agreed to. 
Amendment proposed, in P. 2, 1. 10. After 


ie &amp; 
“ Other Refined Sugar - - = ah pe 2 
to insert 
“ And from and after the 14th of March 1847, | 
Other Refined Sugar - - - -| —16 4” 


T2 Question 


gar Duties 








140 


Question proposed, That those words be there 
inserted :—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 














White Clayed Sugar, or Sugar rendered by | £. 8. d. 
any process equal in quality to White 
Clayed, not being Refined, for every hundred 
weight - - - - - - = 











-16 4 


Amendment proposed, in P. 2.1.12. To leave 
out the words “ equal in quality to.” 

Question, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Clause——put, and agreed to. 


Other Duties agreed to. 
Amendment made, in P. 2. |. 43., by inserting 
i: | = 8 9 ” 









































“© Molasses, for every hundred weight - 
Other Duties agreed to. 
Clause, as amended, agreed to. 


Crauses, N° 2 to N° 12, with Amendments to 
several of them, agreed to. 


























14°—15° Martii. 





A. 1845. 


The Infeftment (Scotland) Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed toa 
Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday 
the 2d day of April next. 


The Heritable Securities (Scotland) Pill was, ac- 
cording to Order, read a second time; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Wednesday the 2d day of April! next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


mittee of Supply ; 


next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Infeftment 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Heritable 
Securities 
(Scotland) Biy, 


Ways aud 
Means, 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply, 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 


The House, according to the Order made tiis Lands Clauses 
day, resolved itself into a Committee upon the Consolidation 
| Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Bill; and, (Scud) Bil. 
_after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed No. 127. 





Cuiause, N° 13, (Sugar taken out of warehouse 
for home use, to be charged with Duty according 
to the quantities ascertained at the time of the first 


























count of deficiency). 
Amendment made. 


Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause, 
as amended, stand part of the Bill ; 
Vos. 























The Committee divided ; 
Tellers for the f Mr. Young, 


























Causes, N° 14, and N° 15, agreed to. 
Crause, N° 16, amended, and agreed to. 
CuiausE, N° 17, agreed to. 

Preamble agreed to. 


























entry and landing, without any abatement on ac-' the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com- 


| mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend 
) ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a 


| day, resolved itself into a Committee upon the Rail- 
way Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Bill; and 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 


Yeas, L Lord Arthur Lennoz: Committce of the whole House, for Monday next. 
T s for tl Mr. Haw . . 
— ™ Lord poll Hill: } 74. The House, according to the Order made this RailwayClauss 


Consolidation 
(Scotland) Bill, 


No. 128. 


Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday next. 








| 

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene | 

reported, That the Committee had gone through | 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- | 

day next. 














Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed Atmospheric 
to inquire into the merits of the Atmospheric System Railways. 
And the House having continued to sit till after of Railway. 


twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; | Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to in- Expiring Laws. 
Sabbati, 15° die Martii, 1845: | quire what temporary Laws of a public and general 
Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of | nature are now in force, and what Laws of the like 
din Mamie thie dee. alien at Gembior wend. _nature have expired since the last Report upon the 
Y» acy ’ | subject; and also, what Laws of the like nature 
j are about to expire at particular periods, or in con- 
sequence of any contingent public event; and to 
|Teport the same, with their Observations thereupon, 
ito the House :—And a Committee was appointed 
of Mr. Cardwell, Sir George Clerk, Sir Thomas 
Fremantle, Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Bernal, Mr. 
Young, The Lord Advocate, Mr. Sheil, Mr. George 
William Hope, Mr. Aglionby, Mr. Attorney General 
The ingrossed Bill to make certain Provisions for | for Ireland, Mr. Charles Wood, Mr. Greene, Mr. 
Proceedings in Bastardy, was, according to Order, | Gibson Craig and Mr. Manners Sutton, with Power 
read the third time. to send for persons, papers and records. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. Ordered, ‘That Five be the Quorum. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





























Adjournment, 

















The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee to whom it was referred to consider the 
Act 7 and 8 Vic. c. 16, to amend the Laws relating 
to the Customs ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Customs. 
























Bastardy Bill. 





Mr. Sidney Herbert presented, by Her Majesty’s Faikland 
Command,—Copies of all Correspondence between Islands and 





























' . \|the Secretary of State for the Colonies and the *™ — 
(Export Duties) Sir. Greene reported the Costoms (Rapert Duties) Governor of "the Falkland Islands, respecting the No, 199. 
Bill, Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. Sinisa Reece Dicous Wickit ee © “mi 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, | of the Royal “eps to the + each New 

be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 7 cand and the Falkland Islands, relative to the 

_— | Issue of any Government Paper Currency. 
a A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of ir gigs epee aaa Paper do lie upon the 
(Scotland) | Commissioners of Supply. of the county of Renfrew, | able; and be printed. . 
and Hesttable praying that the Infeftment (Scot/and) and Heritable | Ordered, That Sub-Committee No. 2, of the Petitions fot 
(Scotland) | Securities (Scot/and) Bills may pass into law, was 'Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, ?""** 
Bills presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the have leave to sit this day, notwithstanding the ad- 


Table. _journment of the House. 


| Mr. 





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8 VicToRIz. 


New Zealand. 
No, 130. 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant 
to several Addresses to Her Majesty,—Copies of 
all Correspondence between the Colonial Office and 
the Governor of New Zealand respecting the issue 
of Debentures, and the rendering them a legal 
Tender :—Of all Correspondence between the same 
respecting the Taxes proposed in the Legislative 
Council of that Colony :—Of all Correspondence 
between the same respecting recent Outrages by 
the Natives in the Bay of Islands, and the abolition 
of the Custom House of that District:—Of all 
Correspondence respecting the measures taken by 
the Governor of New Zealand, in pursuance of 
Mr. Hope’s Letter of 12th May 1843, respecting 
the Grant of a conditional Title to the Lands of the 
New Zealand Company :—-Of all Correspondence 
respecting the Disallowance by the Governor of 
New Zealand of any Awards made by the Commis- 
sioner of Land Claims respecting the Company’s 
Lands :—And, of all Correspondence relating to a 
Proclamation of the 26th of March 1844, issued 
by the Governor of New Zealand, allowing the Sale 
of Lands by the Natives. 

Copy or Extracts from any recent Despatch from 
the Governor of New South Wales, respecting Out- 
rages by the Natives in the Bay of Islands, in Vew 
Zealand. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


New Zealand. 
No. 131. 


Birkenhead Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
on Birkenhead (Commissioners) Dock Bill ; That they 
sovers) Dok had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 
Midland Raile © Mr. William Collett presented a Bill to empower 
reine) Bil the Midland Railway Company to make a Branch 
’ Railway from Swinton, in the West Riding of the 
County of York, to Doncaster, Gainsborough and 
Lincoln: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Stokenchurch 


eetie Mr. Henley presented a Bill for repairing certain 
oad Bill, 


Roads between Stokenchurch and the Borough of 
New Woodstock, in the County of Ozford, and 
several other Roads communicating therewith: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 

Queen's Prison, Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to the 
directions of several Acts of Parliament,—Copy of 
Rules for the Government of the Queen’s Prison, 
with additional and supplementary Rules. 


Lighthouses An Account of all Monies received and applied 
) by the Corporation for preserving and improving the 
Port of Dublin, on account of Lighthouses, for the 
year 1844, 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 
a nent Mr. William Collett presented a Bill to empower 
Peterborough) the Midland Railway Company to make a Branch 
Bill from the said Railway, near Syston, in the County 
of Leicester, to the City of Peterborough: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 
nea Mr. William Collett presented a Bill to empower 


lam to Lincoln) the Midland Railway Company to extend the said 

Bill Railway from Nottingham to Newark and Lincoln : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


G ‘ sae 
Raina unetion A Petition of John Kemp Jacomb Hood, of Bar- 
' don Hall, in the county of Leicester, Gentleman, 


complaining that the Standing Orders of the House 
Vou. 10. 


14°—15°—.17° Martii. 


141 


in respect to the application for the Grand Junction 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that he may be heard, by his agent and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Ships, which Ships. 
was presented yesterday, be printed. No.132. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after one of the clock on 


Saturday morning, adjourned till Monday 
next. 




















Lune, 17° die Martii ; 
Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 
PRAYERS. 


QRDE RED, That all Committees have leave Committees, 
to sit this day till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to Railway 
take into further consideration the Report on the Clauses — 
Railway Clauses Consolidation Bill; and the Amend- ements 
ments were read, and agreed to. 


A Clause was offered (That money paid into the 
Bank of Ireland in the name of the Accountant- 
General of the Court of Chancery, pursuant to the 
Provisions of the Act 1 and 2 Vic. c. 117, be paid 
out exempt from Ushers’ Poundage): And the said 
Clause was brought. up, and twice read; and agreed 
to, to be made part of the Bill. 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in P. 10. 1. 1., by inserting, after the word 
“ Company” the words “ unless authorized by the 


“* Special Act.” 
And the Question being put, That those words 
be there inserted ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the f Mr. Hawes, ts 
Yeas, Sir William Clay: | ig 
Tellers for the [ Lord Arthur Lennoz, \ ,. 
' ae 


Noes, UMr. Fitzroy: 
So it passed in the Negative. 


Another Amendment was proposed to be made 
to the Bill, in P. 15. 1. 30., by leaving out from the 
beginning of the line to the end of line 31. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill :—The 
said proposed Amendment was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 

Then other Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, ‘That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed; and read the third time upon Wed- 
nesday next. 


Mr. Greene reported the Lands Clauses Consoli- Lands Clauses 
dation Bill; and the Amendments were read, and — 
agreed to; and Amendments were made to the Bill. V0 444 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, iia 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Wed- 
nesday next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself —— 
into a Committee upon the Lands Clauses Consoli- (Scotland ) Bull 
dation (Scotland) Bill; and, after some time spent 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. 

Greene reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-m -“* 
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142 


R ilw i o - 
+ ac The Order of the day being read, for the Com 


eolidetion mittee on the Railway Clauses Consolidation (Scot- 
(Scotland) Bill. /and) Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Cornwall 


Sir Charles Lemon presented a Bill for making a 
Railway Bill. 


Railway to connect the Towns of Plymouth and 
Falmouth, with a Branch to the Town of Bodmin, 
to be called The Cornwall Railway: And the same 
was read the first time; and pe le to be read a 
second time. 


Ellesmere and 


Lord John Manners reported from the Committee 
Chester, and 


Birmingham 07 the Ellesmere and Chester, and Birmingham and 

and Liverpoo! Liverpool Junction Canals Union Bill, and to whom 

Junction Canals two Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; 

Union Bill. That no person appeared in support of the said 
Petitions; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Blackburn 
and Preston 
Railway Bill. 


The Blackburn and Preston Railway Bill was 
read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Cromer Protec- 
tion from the 


Sea. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
case of the Petition for the Cromer Protection from 
the Sea Bill, the Standing Orders of the Second 
Class had not been complied with, except that the 
estimate and declaration were duly deposited in 
the Private Bill Office, and printed copies of the 
declaration in the Vote Office before the presenta- 
tion of the Petition. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Wilts, Somerset Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
ae aaa Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
a two Petitions complaining of non-compliance with 
the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for 
the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway Bill, 
were referred ; That the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with, inasmuch as the surface of the 
ground near the 42d mile upon the Section is stated 
to be 263 feet by the vertical scale upon one sheet 
at the ending ofthe line, and upon the recommence- 
ment upon the following sheet it is stated to be 
265 feet. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 

lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Southampton 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
and Dorchester Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 


Railway, o,° ae . i . 
sities a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 


Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Southampton and Dorchester Railway Bill, was re- 
ferred ; ‘That the Standing Orders had not been com- 
plied with, inasmuch as upon the Section of the 
alternative line, in the parishes of Milbrook and 
Eling, the distances as marked in miles and furlongs 
do not correspond with those marked upon the 
Plan, and inasmuch as near the highway marked 
124, in the parish of Eaststoke, an occupation-road 
distant therefrom 80 yards is placed to the right 
instead of to the left of such highway upon the 
Section; and inasmuch as Henry Ward and Wil- 
liam Forden ave the owners of the property num- 
bered 150, in the parish of Eling, and that they 
are not entered in the Book of Reference as owners 
of such property, nor has application been made to 
them in respect thereof; and inasmuch as Henry 
Combe Compton is the owner of the several pro- 
perties in the parish of Eling, marked 194, 195, 
196, 197, 198 and 1982, and that he is not entered 
in the Book of Reference as owner of such pro- 


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A. 1845. 


perties, nor has application been made to him in 
respect thereof. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Cheste, 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in Improvemen, 
the case of the Petition for the Chester Improvement ®#"!- 

Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the better paving, lighting and improving the 
Borough of Chester, and for establishing new Market 
Places therein: And that Mr. Tatton Egerton, 

Lord Robert Grosvenor and Mr. Jervis do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Whitt 
Water 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Saint Matthew 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Bethnal Green, 
the case of the Petition for the Saint Matthew, Rect Bil, 
Bethnal Green, Rectory Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for extinguishing Garden Pennies, Small Tithes and 
Easter Offerings within the parish of Saint Mat- 
thew, Bethnal Green, in the county of Middlesex, 
and for providing a Fund for the payment of the 
Stipend of the Rector of the said parish: And that 
Mr. Byng, Colonel Thomas Wood and Sir William 
Clay do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select North Wool. 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in = Railway 
the case of the Petition for the North Woolwich ~'” 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Eastern Counties 
and Thames Junction Railway, near the mouth of 
the River Lea, to North Woolwich : And that Mr. 

Ward, Mr. Bramston and Sir John Tyrell do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Totnes Market 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in and Water- 
the case of the Petition for the Totnes Market and “°** 
Waterworks Bill, the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as the datum horizontal 
line is not referred to a fixed point stated in writing 
on the Section. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Select Anderston 
Municipal and 
Police Bill. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Anderston Municipal 
and Police Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for extending the Burgh of Anderston, in the county 
of Lanark, for better regulating the Police, and 
paving, lighting and cleansing the Streets therein, 
and in certain Lands adjacent to the said Burgh, 
and for other purposes relating thereto: And that 
Mr. Lockhart and Mr. James Oswald do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Belfast 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in —_— 
the case of the Petition for the Belfast Improvement 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better lighting, paving, cleansing, sewering, 
watching and improving the Borough of Belfasé, 
and the Precincts thereof: And that Mr. Emerson 
Tennent, Mr. Ross, the Earl of Hillsborough and 


Mr. Alexander do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Ord reported from the Committee on_ the Sparrows Heme 
Sparrows Herne Road Bill; and to whom a Petition Roa4 Bill. 
against the said Bill was referred ; That they had 
considered the said Petition, and had heard counsel 

in 








ent 


y 
. 


Shelsley 


Road Bill 


Whittle Dean 
Waterworks. 


Launceston and 
South Devon 


Railway Bill. 


Waterford 
and Kilkenny 
Railway Bill. 


Newport and 
Ponty Pool 
Reilway Bill, 


Wolverhampton 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Nottingham 
Waterworks 
Bil, 


Glasgow 


Bridges Bill. 


Shaws Water. 
works Bill, 


_ Road 


Dundalk and 
‘uiskillen 
Railway Bill, 


8 VicTORIZ. 


in favour of the Bill; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Shelsley Road Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough and 
county of Newcastle-wpon-Tyne and the borough of 
Gateshead, in the county of Durham, taking notice 
of the application for leave to bring in the Whittle 
Dean Waterworks Bill; and praying that such 
Bill may pass into law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Launceston and South Devon Railway Bill 
was read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Pierce Butler presented a Bill for making a 
Railway from Waterford to Kilkenny, with a Branch 
to Kells, in the County of Kilkenny ; And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


A Petition of Henry Ewbank and James Jamieson, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against the Newport and 
Ponty Pool Railway Bill, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Thornely presented a Bill for better supplying 
with Water the Town of Wolverhampton, in the 
County of Stafford: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; ‘That in the case of 
the Petition for additional provision in the WVotting- 
ham Waterworks Bill, the Siending Orders had not 
been complied with, inasmuch as the Notices in the 
Newspapers did not specify the intention of the 
parties to alter the existing rates. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Dennistoun presented a Bill for consolidating 
the Management of the Bridges over the Clyde, at 
Glasgow ; for rebuilding the Bridge over the said 
River opposite Stockwell-street, in the City of Glas- 
gow; for erecting a temporary Bridge for the Use of 
the Public ; for erecting across the said River an 
Iron Bridge for Foot Passengers, on the existing 
Bridge opposite to Portland-street of Laurieston 
being taken down, and other Purposes: And the 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Dennistoun presented a Bill to enable the 
Shaws Water Joint Stock Company to increase the 
Supply of Water for driving Mills and Machinery 
near the Town of Greenock, and for the Use of the 
Inhabitants of the said Town and Harbours thereof : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Dennistoun presented a Bill for more effectu- 
ally maintaining, improving and repairing the Road 
leading from the City of Glasgow to Yoker Bridge, 
and certain Roads communicating therewith: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Bellew presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from Dundalk to Enniskillen, with Branches : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 

Vo. 100. 


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143 


The Newark and Sheffield Railway Bill was read Newark and 
a second time; and committed. — - 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-" "Y ~"* 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the a 
Birmingham and Staffordshire Gas Light Com- {'¢ Sef 
! ° ; : geht 
pany Bill; That they had examined the allegations Company Bill 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Notice being taken, that the Birkenhead (Com- Birkenhead 
missioners) Dock Bill was a Bill of the Second ti 
Class ; Bill. 

Ordered, That the Order made upon Friday last, 

That the Bill, with the Amendments, be ingrossed, 
be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Newcastle 
of Gateshead, praying that they may be heard, by w4 Berwick 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain Neweaxls and 
parts of the Newcastle and Berwick Railway ; and Darlington 
the Newcastle and Darlington (Brandling Junction) —, 
Railway Bills, was presented, and read. Railway Bills 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bills; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bills, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Surveyors of Highways for the Newcastle and 
parish and township of Gateshead in the county hee a 
of Durham, praying that they may be heard, by eae 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain Railway Bill. 
parts of the Newcastle and Darlington (Brandling 
Junction) Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Pe- 
tition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Francis Runcorn and 
Egerton, commonly called Lord Francis Egerton, a — 
for leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway hd . 
from Runcorn, to join the Grand Junction Railway 
at Preston-Brook, with Branches therefrom, together 
with Docks and other Works connected therewith, 
was presented and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Subscribers to the undertaking Chester, Man- 

hereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill paid et 
é : ; . Liverpool Junc- 

for making a Railway from the city of Chester to , 
Preston-on-the-hill, in the parish of Runcorn, in the 
county of Chester, to be called the Chester, Man- 
chester and Liverpool Junction Railway, was pre- 
sented and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


ion Railway. 


The Sheffield Waterworks Bill was read a second Sheffield 
time ; and committed. Waterworks 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com B# 
mittee of Selection. 


The Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway shefiiela ana 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. Lincoinshire 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- tog Rail- 
mittee of Selection. sitet 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses London and 
of the borough of Boston, in the county of Lin- York Raiiway 
coln, praying that the London and York Railway - 

Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the ‘l'able. 


Colonel Thomas Wood presented a Bill for better Chelsea 
paving, lighting, cleansing, regulating and improving — 
the Parish of Saint Luke, Chelsea (exclusive of the 


T4 District 





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144 17° Marti. 


District of Hans Town), in the County of Mid- 
dlesex : And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


North British 


The North British Railway Bill was read a second 
Railway Bill. 


time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Glasgow, 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the district of which 
Dumtries and the yillage of Thornhill, in the parish of Morton 
Carlisle Rail- 5 ea 8 ai : 
and county of Dumfries, is the centre, consisting of 
Land-owners, Bankers, Manufacturers, Merchants, 
Agriculturists, Artisans, Labourers and others, 
praying that the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


way Bill. 


South Devon The South Devon Railway (Tavistock and other 
Railway 


aueey Branches) Bill was read a second time ; and com- 
(Tavistock and ——. 
other Branches) mitted. ’ 
Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

A Petition of Henry Crace, of Hyron Slate- 
quarry, in the parish of Egg Buckland, in the 
county of Devon, praying that he may be heard, by 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
said Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Bede end The Berks and Hunts Railway Bill was read a 
Hants Railway second time; and committed. 


Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Leadon, A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Oxford, 


be 9 sehr praying that the London, Worcester, and South 
shire Railway Staffordshire Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
Bill. was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Monmouth A Petition of Stephen Ballard, Civil Engineer, 

and Heretord of Withington, in the county of Iereford, com- 

atid plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Monmouth and 
Hereford Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with ; and praying that he may be heard, by him- 
self, his agent and witnesses, against the same, was 
presented and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Glasgow, Paiss The Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Rail- 

ley, Kilmarnock way Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 

— — Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

; mittee of Selection. 

Caledonian Petitions from Leith ;—and, Perth; praying that 

Railway Bill. the Caledonian Railway Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Clydesdale 
Junction 


Railway Bill. 


The Clydesdale Junction Railway Bill was read 
a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Frewach Valley 


Mr. Grimsditch presented a Bill for making a 
Railway Bil’. 


Railway from the Midland Railway, in the Parish 
of Sawley, iu the County of Derby, to the Mansfield 
and Pinxton Railway, in the Parish of Selston, in the 
County of Nottingham, together with several Branch 
Railways communicating therewith, to be called ‘The 
Erewash Valley Railway: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses, 


Petitions from Nannerch;—Shrewsbury ;—Cwm ; 
—Lugwardine ;—and, Grand Jury of the county of 
Montgomery; praying for the repeal of so much of the 
Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of 


A. 1845, 


the Dioceses of Saint Asaph and Bangor,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


lindoon, or Union of Ballinakill ;—Tullaniskin ;— 
Maghera ;—Kilcronaghan ;—Cootehill ;— Termona- 
mongan ;—- and, Lisburn (three Petitions); pray- 
ing the House to devise means for removing the 
restrictions placed on the distribution of the Aid 
annually granted for Education in Ireland, so as to 
afford assistance to the Schools in connection with 
the Church Education Society,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


tions) ;—Llaniestyn ;— Falmouth ;— Constantine ;— 
Feock ; —Sennen-in- Penwith ;— Kettering ;—Aber- 
ystwyth ; —Bonth ;— Fairford ; — Leyland ;—New- 
port (Monmouth) ; —Llangynog ;— Howden ;— Frome 
Selwood (three Petitions) ;--Linthwaite;— Bideford; 
— Burley (York) ; — Alston ; — Southampton ; — 
Garioch ; — Ely ;— Killearn ; — Helmsley ; —Pen- 
zance;— Andover (two Petitions) ;— Fordoun;—Fen- 
wich ; —Whitehaven ;—Turriff ;—Whitwell ( York) ; 
— Pwllheli (two Petitions) :—Kippen ;— Winkfield ; 
—WNorth Cave ;— Saint Just ;—West Haddon ;— 
Bracknell ; — Saint Stephen-by-Saltash ; — West 
Malling ;—Llanrhysted ;— Roche;—Saint Austel ;— 
Bramham ; — Cilken ; — Clifford-cum-Boston ; — 
North Thoresby ;—Llangeitho ;— Beeford ;—Mort- 
lach ;—Harpley ;—Ponsanooth ;— Carmarthen (two 
Petitions) ;—Linlithgow ;— Weston-super-Mare ; — 
Pontefract (two Petitions) ;— Cambridge ;—Storno- 
way ;-— Allendale Town ;—and, Dunoon; praying the 
House to adopt measures for preventing the increase 
of houses licensed for the sale of intoxicating drinks, 
and for diminishing to a very large extent the num- 
ber already existing, and to pass a law for entirely 
abolishing the sale of intoxicating liqnor on the 
Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Union, praying that Clauses may be introduced into 
the Bastardy Bill,ettectually providing for the affilia- 
tion of Bastard Children, in cases where the mother 
dies before an order can be made, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Galway, praying for a remission of the loan granted 
for building their workhouse, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


— Beachampton ;— Radclive ;—Preston Bissett ;— 
Thornborough ; — Shelswell ; — Chetwode ; — Maids 
Moreton ;— Padebury ;--A kelsy ;-- Hellesden ;—Fos- 
cote ;— Whaddon ;— Barton ;— Stowe ;-- Finmere ;-- 
Leckhampstead ;— Buckingham ;— Water Stratford ; 
— Steeple Claydon ;—County of Leicester ; —-Hun- 
dreds of Lexden, Tendring, and Winstree (Essex) ;— 
Hundreds of Barstable, Chafford, and Becontree ;— 
Hundreds of Dengie and Tharstable ( Essex) ;—Hun- 
dreds of Chelmsford and Witham (Essex) ;—North 
Hinckford ;—Uundred of Dunmow (Essex);—South 
Hinckford ; —Cheam ;— Carshalton ;—Charlwood ; 
— Chaldon ;— Burstow ;--Caterham;— Bletchingley; 
— Oxted ;—Hundreds of Uttlesford, Clavering and 
Freshwell (Essex) ;— Waltham, Ongar and Harlow ; 
— Tingewich ; — Little Horwood ; — Winslow ; — 
Twyford ;—Marsh Gibbon ;—Lillingstone Dayrell ; 
— Horne ;— Montgomery ; —Adstock ;— Morden ;— 
Merton ;—Sutton( Surrey) ;-- Woodmansterne ;—Ad- 
dington ;— Farleigh ;— Kingswood ;— Wallington ;— 
Beddington ;— Headley ;—Chelsham ;—Chipstead ; 
Croydon ;—Woldingham ;—Lingfield ;— Godstone ; 
Horley ;— Merstham ;— Nutfield;— Coulsdon;—and, 
Yeovi/; praying that in any relief from taxation 





that 


Petitions from Tydavnet ;—Aghadoe;— Abington; Education 
—Errigle Keeroge ;—Kiltennell ;—Omey and Bal- ('leud.) 


Petitions from Pontefract ;—Frome (two Peti- Public Hous 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the Bolton Bastardy Bili 


A Petition the Chairman of a Meeting of the Poor Law 
Guardians of the Loughrea Union, in the county of ('™? 


Petitions from Peterborough ;—Great Grimsby ; Agricultue: 





Banking 
(Scotland 


Birkenh 
Compa 
ere I 





School 
(Scotl 


Slave 


Rail 


port 


ny 


Banking 
(Seotland.) 


Birkenhead 
(Company's) 
Docks Bill. 


Schoolmasters 
(Scotland. ) 


Slave Trade. 


Railway Bills 
(Second Ree 


port. ) 
No, 135. 


Windows, 


Maynooth 
College, 


Criming} 
Cfeuders, 


8 VicTORIZ. 


that may be given, the House will take the first | 
opportunity of granting relief to the Agriculturists, | 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Landholders, Commissioners of 
Supply, and Justices of the Peace, Agriculturists, 
Merchants and Bankers, in the county of Banff, 
praying the House to reject any measure interfer- 
ing with the present system of Banking in Scotland, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Colonel Charles Wyndham reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Birkenhead (Company’s) Docks Bill, 
and to whom several Petitions against the said Bill 
were referred ; That they had heard counsel in sup- 
port of two of the said Petitions, and that no parties 
appeared in support of the other of the said Peti- 
tions; and that they had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Moderator of the Presbytery 
of Edinburgh ;—and, Presbytery of Lanark; pray- 
ing the House to adopt measures for ameliorating 
the condition of the Burgh and Parochial School- 
masters of Scotland,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- 
bitants of Dunfermline ;—and, Secretaries of the 
Maidstone Peace Society ; praying that the present 
system of armed interference with the Slave Trade 
by the Government of this country may be aban- 
doned, and that its total suppression may be vigo- 
rously sought for by moral and pacific means alone, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


17° Martiz. 





145 


of useful education and knowledge of trade, was 
ggg and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


| Inhabitants of Wottingham, praying the House to 
institute an inquiry into the practice of opening 
Letters at the General Post-office, and grant. to the 
Member for Finsbury the power to examine wit- 
nesses at the bar of the House, and also to abolish 
the Act of Parliament which permits the Secretary 
of State for the Home Department to open Letters 
either of Members of the aes or of the public at 
large, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


of Confecle, in the Archdiocese of Armagh, praying 
for the repeal of the Charitable Donations and 
Bequests (Ireland) Act, and that the House will 


of Ireland, and pass a Bill, having for its object 
the succession of the Catholic Hierarchy and paro- 
chial priesthood of Jreland, by making them cor- 
porations sole, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


for the express purpose, for subjecting all the pro- 
perty in the countrv, whether freehold or not, to the 
same amount of Probate and Legacy Duty, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 





A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Railways. 


Kennet and Avon Canal Navigation, praying the 
House to adopt measures for insuring that passengers 
and goods by Railway shall be charged such rates re- 
spectively as are necessary to make all descriptions of 
traffic bear their due proportions to the general outlay 
and current expenses of the line, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Lord Granville Somerset reported from the Select | 
Committee appointed to inquire into the best mode | 
of constituting Committees on Railway Bills in the | 
present Session of Parliament, and of the most | 
expedient manner in which Railway Bills, having | 
relation to similar objects, may be brought under 





Petitions from Montrose ;—Leith ;—and, Sunder- Lighthouses. 


land; praying the House to take measures for 
abolishing Light Dues, and for maintaining Light- 
houses, &amp;c., out of the Public Revenue, under an 
efficient and responsible Board,—were presented, 


the consideration of the same Committee ; and who | and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
| 


were empowered to report from time to time to the 


Lighthouses. 


House ; and who were further empowered to report | 


the Evidence taken before them to the House ; 
they had further considered the matters to them re- 
ferred, and had agreed to several Resolutions; which 
they had directed him to report to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Petitions from Reading ;—and, Over ; praying for 
the repeal of the tax on Windows,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kynnerley ;—and, Breadsall; pray- 
ing the House to refuse its sanction to any increase 
of the pecuniary Grant which of late years has 
been annually made to the Roman Catholic College 
of Maynooth, in Ireland, and not to entertain any 
measure which may be contrary to the obvious 
principles of the Protestant faith,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor of Cork, praying the 
House to establish large and well-regulated Peni- 
tentiaries for the management of juvenile offenders, 
from which institutions the criminal may be sent 
out with improved habits, and some small share 

Vot. 100. 


hat | 


| Horticultural Society of India, praying for a general 
reduction of the present duties upon colonial and 
free-labour foreign Sugars, retaining the present or 
an equivalent differential duty, and the continued 
exclusion of slave-grown Sugar, and for an assur- 
ance that no change will again be made in the 
duties, to the prejudice of colonial interests, within 
a stated period of some years, and that the present 
prohibitory duty on refined Sugar may be taken off, 
and that refined Sugar of any quality from the 
British possessions, whether crushed or in loaves, 
may be admitted on the same terms as other Sugars, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

| A Petition of Sugar Refiners of Bristol, praying 
for a remission of duty on their stocks on hand, was 
‘also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 





| Mary-le-bone, praying that a Committee may be 
appointed to institute an impartial, searching and 
open inquiry into the operation of the Anatomy 
Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 
| v A Petition 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Post-office. 


A Petition of Catholic Inhabitants of the parish Charitable 


repeal all penal laws affecting the regular Clergy (Ireland.) 


A Petition of John Templer, of Lymington, praying Stamp Duties 
that a Clause may be inserted in the Stamp Duties — 
Assimilation Bill, or that another Act may be passed 


A Petition of Members of the Agricultural and Sugar. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Anatomy Act. 





Naval and 
Military Estae 
blishments, 


Factories, 


Yarn. 


Hill Coolies, 


Game Laws. 


Leather. 


Tobacco. 


Metropolitan 


improvements, 


Lord's Day. 


146 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the 
Friends of Peacein Dunfermline, praying the House 
not to increase the Navy Estimates, but rather to 
reduce them, and to adopt a more rational method 
of settling national disputes, and greatly to reduce 
the existng Naval and Military Establishments, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


17° Marti. 





A Petition of Factory-workers of Duntocher Mill, 
parish of Old Kilpatrick, county of Dumbarton, 
praying the House to pass a law limiting the hours of 
labour in Factories to ten hours a day, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Operative Rope-makers and Twine- 
spinners of the city of Bristol, praving that the 
duty on the importation of foreign Yarn may not 
be abolished, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee 
of the Southampton Auxiliary to the British and 
Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, praying the House 
to refuse its sanction to any measure which shall 
promote the further importation of Cooly labourers 
or native Africans into the British emancipated 
colonies, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the village of Wad- 
desdon, in the county of Buckingham, praying for 
the repeal of the Game Laws, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of 
Tanners, in Liverpool and neighbourhood, praying 
the House to prevent the withdrawal of the pro- 
tective duty on Leather from being carried into law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Tobacco and Snuff Manufacturers 
in Glasgow, stating that they observe with sorrow, 
that no measure is proposed in the late financial 
statement for the relief of the Tobacco Trade; and 
praying the House to take this subject into con- 
sideration, and speedily adopt measures for protect- 
ing alike the public revenue and the honest trader, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Rector, Parish Officers and In- 
habitants of the parish of Saint George-the- Martyr, 
Southwark, in the county of Surrey, stating that 
large sums of money are raised by a tax upon coals 
brought into the Port of London for the purposes 
of general Metropolitan Improvement, to which the 
inhabitants of the borough of Southwark and neigh- 
bourhood have to contribute, it is estimated, one- 
fourth of the whole amount thereof, and respectfully 
submitting the claim of the borough of Southwark 
to participate in a proportionate degree in the further 
proposed Metropolitan Improvements, and especi- 
ally that the proposed improvement of the district 
called The Mint, as most necessary and imperative, 
should receive the immediate attention of the House, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Overseers and other Inhabitants of 
the parish of Saint George-the-Martyr, Southwark, 
praying that the House will be pleased to take into 
their consideration the necessity of framing an en- 
actment which shall enable the parochial authorities 
to enforce more effectual and extended penalties, 
and confer such powers for the better maintenance 
of public convenience and decorum on the Lord’s 





A. 1845. 


Day, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. 
and Mr. Farrer : 

Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 
A Bill, intituled, An Act to apply the Sum of Consolidste 
Eight Millions out of the Consolidated Fund to the Fund 
Service of the year One thousand eight hundred (000,000) 
and Forty-five. 
A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue for Three Stamp Durie 
years the Stamp Duties granted by an Act of the Assimilation 
fifth and sixth years of Her present Majesty, to ~— 
assimilate the Stamp Duties in Great Britain and 
Ireland, and to make Regulations for collecting and 
managing the same, until the Tenth day of October 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-five: And 
also, 
The Lords have ‘passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Jewish Disa. 
for the Relief of Persons of the Jewish Religion ities Remova 
elected to Municipal Offices; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House :—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 


Wingfield m 
of the La 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copper. 
Returns of the Average Price of Copper purchased 

for Her Majesty’s Dock Yards, in each year, from 

1815 to 1844 inclusive :—And, of the Price of Cake 
Copper in London, during the same period. 


The Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill was read Jewish Disati. 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second lities Removal 
time upon Monday the 7th day of April next; and “ 
tu be printed. No. 136, 


The Order for reading a second time, upon Wed- Calico Print 
nesday next, the Calico Print Works Bill, was Works Bill 
read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon Wednesday the 2d day of April next. 


The Order for reading a second time, upon Mon- Parochial 

day the 7th day of April next, the Parochial Settle- Settlement 

ment Bill, was read, and discharged. — 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon Monday the 14th day of April next. 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant Dominica. 
to an Address to Her Majesty,—Copies or Extracts 

of Despatches relating to the Disturbances in the 
Island of Dominica (in continuation of the Papers 

laid on the Table of the House last Session, ordered 

to be printed 5th September 1844, No. 640.) 

Mr. George William Hope also presented, pur- Wester 
suant to the directions of several Acts of Parliament, Austria. 
—Copies of the Laws and Ordinances passed by the 
Governor and Council of the Colony of Western 
Australia, 1843. 

Copies of the Laws and Ordinances passed by the New South 
Governor and Council of the Colony of Mew South Wl 
Wales, 1848. 

Copies of the Laws and Ordinances passed by the Van Diemen'’s 
Governor and Council of the Colony of Van Diemen’s +#"*- 
Land, 1843. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the House Customs Act 
to resolve itself into a Committee, to consider the 
Act 7 and 8 Vic. c. 16, to amend the Laws relating 
to the Customs; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair ; 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Agriculture. 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
“ it is the Opinion of this House that in the appli- 











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17°—18° Marti. 


“ cation of surplus Revenue towards relieving the 
“ burthens of the country, by reduction or remission 
“ of Taxation, due regard should be had to the ne- 
“‘ cessity of affording relief to the Agricultural In- 


“ terest,” instead thereof. 


And the Question being proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 


Question ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 18° die Martii, 1845: 
And the Question being put ; 


‘he House divided : 


The Yeas to the new Lobby; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for thef Mr. Young, 1 
Mr. Henry Baring : J 
Mr. William Miles, 1 
The Earl of March : J 


Yeas, 
Tellers for the 
Noes, 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 


the Committee ; 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That the Duties of Customs charge- 
able upon the Goods, Wares and Merchandize 
hereafter mentioned, imported into the United King- 
dom, shall cease and determine ; viz. 


Agates, or Cornelians, not set. 

Alganobilla. 

Alkali. 

Alkanet Root. 

Almonds, Bitter. 

Aloes. 

Alum. 

— Roch. 

Amber, rough. 

Ambergris. 

Amboyna Wood. 

Angelica. 

Annatto. 

- Roll. 

Antimony, Ore of. 
Crude. 
Regulus of. 








Argol, 

Aristolochia. 

Arsenic. 

Ashes, Pear] and Pot. 

Soap, Weed and Wood. 

— unenumerated. 

Asphaltum or Bitumen Judaicum. 








Balsam, Canada. 

Capivi. 

Peru. 

—— Riga. 

—— Tolu. 

Balm of Gilead and unenu- 
merated Balsam. 











Barilla. 

Bar Wood. 

Bark, Extract of, or of other vege- 
table substances, to be used 
only for tanning Leather. 

—— for Tanners’ or Dyers’ use. 

Cascarilla. 

—— Peruvian. 

—— of other sorts. 

Basket Rods, peeled and unpeeled. 

Beef Wood. 

Berries, Bay. 

Juniper. 

Yellow. 

unenumerated. 

Birds, Singing. 

Blackwood. 

Bladders. 

Bones of Cattle and other Animals, 
and of Fish (except Whale Fins), 
whether burnt or not, or as 
Animal Charcoal. 

Box Wood. 

Borax refined. 

Borax or Tineal, unrefined. 

Boracic Acid. 

Brazil Wood. 

Braziletta Wood. 

Brimstone, refined in Rolls. 

in Flour. 

—— -—— not refined. 

Bristles, rough, or in any way 
sorted. 


VoL. 100. 

















Bronze Works of Art. 
Bulrushes. 


Camomile Flowers. 
Camphor, unrefined. 
Camwood. 

Candlewick. 

Canella Alba. 

Canes, Bamboo. 

Reed. 

——- Rattans, not ground. 
— or Sticks, unenumerated. 
Caoutchouc. 

Cardamoms. 

Cassia Buds. 

Fistula. 











Castor. 

Cedar Wood. 

Chalk, unmanufactured. 

Chip, or Willow, for Platting. 

Chesnuts. 

China Root. 

Chrystal, rough. 

Cinnabaris Nativa. 

Citrate of Lime. 

Citric Acid. 

Civet. 

Coals, Culm and Cinders. 

Cobalt. 

- Ore of. 

Cochineal. 

Dust. 
Granilla. 

Coir Rope and Junk, old and new, 
ent into lengths not exceeding 
three feet each. 

Colocynth. 

Columbo Root. 

Copperas, Blue. 

— Green. 

—— White. 

Coral, whole, polished, 

unpolished. 

— in fragments. 

Cork. 

Cotton Yarn. 

Cubebs. 

Cream of Tartar. 














Divi Divi. 
Down. 
Drugs, unenumerated. 


Ebony. 
Feathers. for Beds, in Beds or other- 


wise. 

Ostrich, undressed. 

Paddy Bird, undressed. 

unenumerated and un- 
dressed. 

Flax and Tow, or Codilla of Hemp 
and Flax, dressed and undressed. 

Flocks. 

Flower Roots. 

Fustic. 














Gallic Powder. 
Galls. 
Gamboge. 
Garancine. 
Garnets, cut or uncut, not set. 
Gentian. 
Ginseng. 
Glue Clippings, or Waste of any 
_ kind, fit only for making Glue. 
Goods unenumerated, not being 
either in part or wholly manu- 
factured, not enumerated or pro- 
hibited. 

Guano. 

Gum, Animi. 

Arabic. 

Assafeetida. 

Ammoniacum. 

Benjamin. 

Copal. 

Euphorbium. 

Guiacum. 

Kino. 

Lac Dye. 

Mastic. 

Seed Lac. 

Senegal. 

Shellac. 

Storax. 

Tragacanth. 

unenumerated. 

Gun Stocks in the rough, of Wood. 

Gypsum. 


Hair, Camel Hair or Wool. 

Cow, Ox, Bull or Elk. 

Horse. 

—— Human. 

unenumerated. 

Heath, for Brushes. 

Helebore. 

Hemp, dressed. 

Hemp, rough or undressed, or any 
other vegetable substance of the 
nature and quality of undressed 
hemp, and applicable to the same 
purposes. 

Hones. 

Hoofs of Cattle. 

Hoops of Wood. 

Horns—Horn tips and pieces of 
Horns. 





HEP PTETT EEE 














Indigo. 

Inkle, unwrought. 

Iron, Bloom. 

Cast. 

—— Chromate of. 

in Bars, unwrought. 

—— Hoops. 

—— Old broken and Cast Iron. 
Ore. 

— Pig. 

Slit or hammered into Rods. 














Jalap. 

Jet. 

Jewels,—Emeralds and all other 
precious Stones, unset. 

— Pearls. 

Juice of Lemons, Limes or Oranges. 





Kingwocd. 


Lac; viz. Sticklac. 
Lapis Calaminaris. 
Latten. 

Shaven. 
Lavender Flowers. 
Lead Ore. 

Red. 

uae Wise. 
Black. 
Chromate of. 
Leaves of Roses. 
Leeches. 

Lignum Vite. 
Litharge. 
Logwood. 


Losh Hides. 


Madder. 

Madder Root. 

Mahogany. 

Manganese, Ore of. 

Manna. 

Manures, unenumerated. 

Metal, Bell Metal. 

Minerals and Fossils, unenumerated. 

Models of Cork or Wood. 

Morphia. 

Moss, Lichen Islandicus. 

other than Rock or Iceland 
Moss. 

Rock, for Dyers’ use. 

Mother O’ Pearl Shells. 

Musk. 

Myrrh. 























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Nicaragua Wood. 

Nickel, Arseniate of, in Lumps or 
Powder, being in an un- 
refined state. 

Metallic and Oxide of, 
refined. 

Ore of. 

Nitre—Cubic Nitre. 

Nuts; viz.— 

Kernels of Walnuts, and of 
Peach Stones, and of Nuts or 
Kernels thereof, unenu- 
merated, commonly used for 
expressing Oil therefrom. 

Coco Nuts. 

Pistachio. 

Nuts and Kernels, unenumerated. 

















Oakum. 

Ochre. 

Oil, Castor. 

— Cocoa Nut. 

—— of Olives, except in Ships of 
the Two Sicilies. 

—- Palm. 

— Paran. 

—- Rock. 

—- unenumerated. 

—- Train, Blubber, Spermaceti Oil, 
and Head Matter, the produce 
of Fish or creatures living in 
the sea, caught by the crews 
of British vessels, and im- 
ported direct from the Fishery 
or from any British Possession 
in a British vessel. 

—=- Seed Oils; viz. 

—- Hempseed. . 

—— Linseed. 

—— Rapeseed. 

-— Walnut. 

—-~ Seed, unenumerated. 

Oil Seed Cake. 

Olibanum. 

Olive Wood. 

Orange Feel and Lemon Peel. 

Ore, unenumerated, 

Orchal. 

Orpiment. 

Orris Root. 


Painters’ Colours, unenumerated, 
unmanufactured. 

Palmetto Thatch. 

Pink Root. 

Pitch. 





Burgundy. 

Plaster of Paris. 

Platina and Ore of Platina. 

Platting or other Manufactures to 
be used in or proper for making 
Hats or Bonnets, of Chip. 

Pomegranates, Peel of. 

Prussiate of Potash. 


Quicksilver. 
Quills, Goose. 
— Swan. 





Radix Contrayerve. 

—- Enule Campane. 

——- Eringii. 

——- Ipecacuhane. 

——- Rhatanie. 

——- Seneke. 

- Serpentarie, or Snake Root. 
Rags, old Rags, old Ropes, or Junk, 
or old Fishing-nets, fit only 
for making Paper or Paste- 
board. 

Pulp of. 

Woollen. 

Rape of Grapes. 

Red Wood, or Guinea Wood. 
Rhubarb. 

Rosewood. 














Safflower. 

Saffron. 

Sal Ammoniac. 

— Limonum. 

— Prunella. 

Salep or Salup. 

Saltpetre. 

Sanguis Draconis. 

Santa Maria Wood. 

Sapan Wood, 

Sarsapari'la. 

Sassafras 

Satin Wood. 

Saunders’ Red. 
White or Yellow. 

Scammony. 

Seeds; viz.— 

——- Croton, commonly used for 
expressing Oil therefrom. 


—— Hemp 





148 


Seeds—continued. 

—— Hemp. 

— Sesamum. 

—— unenumerated, commonly used 
for expressing Oil therefrom. 

Senna. 

Shumach. 

Silk, Raw. 

—— Knubs or Husks and Waste 
Silk. 

Skins and Furs; viz. 

—— Marten, undressed. 

—— Scal, in the hair, not tanned, 
tawed or dressed. 

—- Squirrel or Calabar, undressed. 


—~—— Furs, Pelts and Tails; viz. 
-—— Badger, undressed. 
Bear, undressed. 
—— Beaver, undressed. 
—— Cat, undressed. 
— Chincilla, undressed. 
Coney, undressed. 
—— Deer, undressed. 
Dog, in the hair, not tanned, 
or dressed, 
Dog Fish, undressed. 
—— Elk, undressed. 
—— Ermine, undressed. 
—— Fisher, undressed. 
—— Fitch, undressed. 
—— Fox, undressed. 
Fox Tails, undressed. 
Goat, raw. 
—— Goose, undressed. 
Hare, undressed. 
Husse, undressed. 
Kangaroo, raw and undressed. 
—— Kid, in the hair, undressed. 
Kolinski, undressed. 
—— Leopard, undressed. 
Lion, undressed. 
—— Lynx, undressed. 
— Maiten Tails, undressed. 
—— Mink, undressed. 
—— Mole, undressed. 
Musquash, undressed. 
—— Nutria, undressed. 
—— Otter, undressed. 
—— Ounce, undressed. 
Panther, undressed. 
— Pelts, undressed, of Goats. 
of all other sorts. 
Racoon, undressed. 
Sable, undressed. 
—— Sable Tails or Tips, undressed. 
—— Squirrel or Calabar, Tails of, 
undressed. 
Swan, undressed. 
—— Tiger, undressed. 
Weasel, undressed. 
—— Wolf, undressed. 
—— Wolverings, undressed. 
Furs, Pelts and Tails, tanned, 
tawed or dressed ; viz. — 
Deer, — Indian, half-dressed, 
tanned, tawed or in any way 
dressed. 
Ermine, dressed. 
—— Kid, dressed and dyed, or 
coloured. 
Lamb, tanned or tawed. 
Lamb, dyed or coloured. 
Dressed in Oil :— 
—— Mink, dressed. 
Pelts of all sorts, tanned, tawed 
or in any way dressed. 
Deer, Indian, undressed or 
shaved. 
Goat, tanned, tawed or in any 
way dressed. 
Lamb in the Wool. 
—— Sheep in the Wool. 
———_—_—~ tanned or tawed, dressed 
in Oil. 
—— Squirrel or Calabar, tawed. 
— Wolf, tawed. 
—— Kid, dressed, not dyed or 
coloured. 






















































































17°—18° Marti. 


Skins and Furs or pieces thereof, 
unenumerated, tawed, curried 
or dressed. 

and Furs, or pieces thereof, 
raw or undressed, unenume- 
rated, 

Specimens of Minerals, Fossils or 
Ores, unenumerated, exceeding 
fourteen pounds weight each. 

Speckled Wood. 

Spelter or Zine, rolled tut not 
otherwise manufactured. 

crude, in cakes. 








Sponge. 
Squills, dried and not dried. 
Stavesacre. 

Staves, not exceeding seventy-two 
inches in length, nor seven inches 
in breadth, nor three inches and 
a quarter in thickness. 

Steel, unwrought. 

Scraps. 

Straw or Grass for Platting. 

Sweet Wood. 

Sulphur Casts. 





Tale. 

Tar. 

—- Barbadoes. 

Tarras. 

Tartaric Acid. 

Teasles. 

Teeth, Elephant’s. 

- Sea-Cow, Sea-Horse or Sea- 

Morse. 

Terra Japonica and Cutch. 

Sienna. 

——— Verde. 

—— Umbra. 

Tin Ore, and Regulus of. 

Tornsal. 

Tortoise Shell or Turtle Shell, un- 
manufactured. 

Tulip Wood. 

Turmeric. 

Turpentine of Venice, Scio or Cy- 
prus. 

Turpentine, unless above the value 
of 15s. per ewt. 








Valonia. 
Vases, ancient, not of stone or wood. 
Vermilion. 


Ultramarine. 


Walnut Wood. 

Water, Mineral. 

Wax, Bees, in any degree bleached. 
—— unbleached. 

—— Myrtle. 

Vegetable. 








Weld. 

Whale Fins, of British taking, and 
imported direct from the Fisheries 
or from any British Possession in 
a British ship. 

Woad. 

Wood, for Ship-building, now ad- 

mitted at the same Duty as 
Teake Wood. 

—— Birch, hewn, not exceeding 
three feet long, nor exceed- 
ing eight inches square, im- 
ported for the sole purpose 
of making Herring Barrels 
for the use of the Fisheries. 

Teake. 

Wool, Beaver. 

——_———- cut and combed. 





—— Coney. 
Hares. 
Cotton. 








Yarn. 
Camel or Mohair. 
Raw Linen. 








Zafire. 
Zebra Wood. 


_2. Resolved, That from and after the dates spe- 
cified against the articles under mentioned, the 


Duties of Customs now 


chargeable upon such ar- 


ticles imported into the United Kingdom, shall 
cease and determine, viz. :— 


Seeds, from and after the Ist June | 


1845 ; viz.— 
—— Acorn. 
— Anniseed. 
Burnet. 
Colchicum. 
Cummin. 
Fenugreek. 
Forest. 
Garden, unenumerated. 




















Seeds, Lentiles. 

Lettuce. 

Linseed and Flaxseed. 
Lupine. 

—— Maw. 

—— Millet. 

Parsley. 

—~ Quince. 

Shrub or Tree. 




















—— Worm. 


A. 1845. 


Spermaceti - - - 1 January 1849. 
Sperm Oil of Foreign Fishing - - - Ditto. 

Train Oil, or Blubber of Foreign Fishing - 1 January 1847. 
Whales’ Fins of Foreign taking, and not prohibited 1 January 1847, 


3. Resolved, That in lieu of the Duties of Customs 
now chargeable on the articles under mentioned, 
imported into the United Kingdom, the following 
Duties shall be charged, viz. :— 


Isinglass - - - - - - 5s. per ewt. 

Oils, Chemical, Essential or Perfumed - 1s. per lb. 

Pickles preserved in Vinegar = - - 4d. per gallon. 

Pickles or Vegetables, preserved in Salt €.5. for every £.100 value. 
Refined Camphor - - - - 5s. per cwt. 

Smalts - - - - . - 10s. per cwt. 

Turpentine, above the value of 15s. per cwt., 2s. per cwt. 

Verdigris . - - - - 458. per ewt. 

Yarn Cable’ - - - - - 3s. per cwt. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 

Mr. Greene also acquainted the House that he 
was directed to move, That the Committee may 
have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Greene reported the Sugar Duties Bill; and Sugar Duties 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to ; and an Bill. 
Amendment was made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- supply; 
mittee of Supply ; 


Ordered, That the Navy Estimates for the year 
1845-46, be referred to the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Army Estimates for the year Army. 
1845-46, be referred to the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Ordnance Estimates for the Ordnance, 
year 1845-46, be referred to the Committee. 


Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee ; 


Estimates 
referred ; 
Navy. 


(In the Committee). 


1. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Six hun- HalfPay (Navy 
dred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, and Marines.) 
on account of the Charge of Half-Pay to Officers 
of the Navy and of the Royal Marines, which will 
come in course of Payment during the year ending 
on the 31st day of March 1846. 

2. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four Military 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- ee 4 
jesty, on account of Military Pensions and Allow- wine 
ances, which will come in course of Payment during 
the year ending on the 31st day of March 1846. 

3. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One Civil - «’. 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, on account of Civil Pensions and Allowances, 
which will come in course of Payment during the 
year ending on the 31st day of March 1846. 

4. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eight Charge for 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- Land Forees 
jesty, on account, to defray the Charge of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Land Forces for Service at Home and Abroad 
for the year, from the ist day of April 1845 to the 
31st day of March 1846, both days inclusive. 

5. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, on account, to defray the Charge for Half- 
Pay and Military Allowances to reduced or retired 
Officers of Her Majesty’s Land Forces for the year, 
from the 1st day of April 1845 to the 31st day of 
March 1846, both days inclusive. 

6. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, on account, to defray the Charge of Chelsea 
and Kilmainham Hospitals, of the In-Pensioners 
of those Establishments, of the Out-Pensioners of 
Chelsea Hospital, of Pensions granted to discharged 
Negro 


One Half Pay and 
Military Allows 
ices. 


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Kilmainham 
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owe 


Ways and 
Means. 


Custonis 


Bill. 


Wheat and 
Wheat Flour, 


Lard. 


Sugar, 


Bristol Paro. 
chial Rates Bill. 


Hops, 
No. 187, 


Malt. 
No. 137. 


Brewers, &amp;e. 


No. 137. 


Windows, 


No. 133, 


Attornies? 
Certificates, 


No. 138, 


Bank Notes, 
No. 139, 


8 VicTORIZ. 


Negro Soldiers, of Pensioners from Hanoverian 
Corps which served with the British Army in 1793, 
1794 and 1795, and of the Military Organization 
of Out-Pensioners in the United Kingdom for the 
year, from the 1st day of April 1845 to the 31st 
day of March 1846, both days inclusive. 


Resolutions to be reported. 

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 

Mr. Greene also acquainted the House, that he 
was directed to move, That the Committee may 
have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill to repeal the Duties of Cus- 


(Export Duties) toms due upon the Exportation of certain Goods 


from the United Kingdom, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
Return to an Order, dated the 21st day of February 
last, for Copies of any Communications made to 
Her Majesty’s Government by the East India Com- 
pany, relative to the Repeal or Reduction of the 
Import Duties levied in this Country on Wheat and 
Wheat Flour, the Production of British India. 

A Return of the Quantities of Lard imported into 
the United Kingdom, from the 5th day of July 1842 
to the 5th day of January 1845, in each year; stat- 
ing the Countries whence same was imported, the 
Quantity entered for Home Consumption, and the 
Amount of Duty received thereon. 

Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to the di- 
rections of an Act of Parliament,—Copy, Order of 
Her Majesty in Council of the 28th November 1844, 
admitting into the United Kingdom Sugar, the Pro- 
duce of Venezuela, at a Duty of £.1. 14s. per ewt. 
‘ —— That the said Papers do lie upon the 

able. 


Mr. Greene presented a Bill for removing Doubts 
relating to the Collection of certain Portions of the 
Borough Rates of the City and County of Bristol: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Hops, 
which were presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Malt, which 
was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Brewers, 


&amp;c., which was presented upon Friday last, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That so much of the Return relative to 
Windows, which was presented upon Friday last, 
as relates to the Amount of Window Duty for each 
year since 1838, and of the Duty for the Twelve 
Towns paying the largest Amount, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Attornies’ 


ye Ye which was presented upon Friday last, 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Bank 


Notes, which wa z 
printed. S$ presented upon Friday last, be 


Vou. 100. 


17°—18° Marizz. 


149 


Ordered, That the Thirty-first Report of the Highland Roads 
Commissioners of Highland Roads and Bridges, *"4 Bridges. 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. No. 140. 


Ordered, ‘That the Account relative to Light- Lighthouses 
houses (Jreland), which was presented upon Friday (Ireland.) 
i be referred to the Select Committee on Light- 

ouses. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour after two of the clock 
on Tuesday morning, adjourned till this day. 





Martis, 18° die Marti ; 
Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845, 


PRAYERS. 


R. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of Wheat, and 
I the East India Company, was called in; Wheat Flour. 
and at the bar presented,—Further Return to an 
Order, dated the 21st day of February last, for Copies 
of any Communications made to Her Majesty’s Go- 
vernment by the East India Company, relative to 
the Repeal or Reduction of the Import Duties levied 
in this country on Wheat and Wheat Flour, the 
production of British India:—And then he with- 
drew. 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Wakefield ;— Lincoln (two Peti- London and 

tions) ;—East Retford ;—Grantham;—Spalding ;— Lng Railway 
Tuxford ; — Rotherham ; — Ardwich-le-Street ;— sa 
Doncaster ; — Kingston-upon-Hull ; -—- Maltby ; — 
Whiston ;— Tickhill ;— Hensall, Carlton and Pol- 
lington ; — Stamford ; — ~~ — Bawtry ;— 
Snaith ;— Peterborough ;— Newark ;—and, Bent- 
ley-with-Arksey ; praying that the London and York 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Burgesses and other Inhabitants 
of the borough of Doncaster, in the county of York, 
taking notice of the said Bill; and praying that 
the House will not permit an opening Bridge to be 
made over the River Don, at Dockhen-hill; and that 
they may be heard, by their counsel, agents and 
witnesses, in support of the several allegations set 
forth in their Petition, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The York and North Midland Railway (Harro- York and 
gate Branch) Bill, was read a second time; and North Midland 
committed Railway (Har- 

; rogate Branch) 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- giil. 
mittee of Selection. 


The York and North Midland Railway (Don- York and 
caster Extension) Bill, was read a second time; and — 
committed. (Doncaster 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Extension) Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Samuel Wilson, taking notice of Reversionary 
the application for leave to bring in the Reversion- Society (No. 2 
ary Interest Society (No. 1.) Bill ; and praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against the same, was game and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


The Falmouth Harbour Improvement Bill was Falmouth Har- 
read a second time ; and committed. oe ae 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ict 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Leith ;— and, Edinburgh (three Caledonian 
Petitions); praying that the Caledonian Railway Rellway Bill 
Bill may pass intv a law,—were presented, and 





read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
u3 The 





Black Sluice 
Drainage and 


Navigation Bill. 


Southwark and 





150 


The Black Sluice Drainage and Navigation Bill 
was read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Southwark and Vauxhall Water Company 


Vauxhall Water Bij] was read a second time ; and committed. 


Company Bill. 


Petitions for 
Private Bills, 


Glasgow and 
Shotts Road 
Bill. 


Oxford, 
Worcester and 


Wolverhampton 


Railway Biil, 


Rye aad 
Tenterden 
Railway Bill. 


Wear Valley 
Railway Bill. 


Dunstabie, and 
London and 
Birmingham 
Railway. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That Sub-Committee No. 3, of the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 
have leave to sit this day till five of the clock, during 
the sitting of the House. 


Mr. Lockhart presented a Bill for completing the 
line of the Glasgow, Parkhead and Woodend Turn- 
pike-roads, for incorporating the same with the 
Roads under the charge of the Glasgow and Shotts 
Road Trustees, and for the further Improvement 
and Maintenance of the said several Roads: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Oxford, Worcester and Wolver- 
hampton Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Oxford to Worcester 
and Wolverhampton, to be called The Oxford, Wor- 
cester and Wolverhampton Railway, with Branches: 
And that Viscount Jngestre, Colonel Anson, and 
Mr. Barneby do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee | ay 
with. 


on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of the 
Petition for the Rye and Tenterden Railway Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the South Eastern Rail- 
way, at Headcorn, to Rye Harbour, in the county 
of Sussex: And that Mr. Curteis and Mr. Darby 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Wear Valley Railway Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway,to be called The Wear Valley 
Kailway, from and out of the Bishop Auckland and 
Weardale Railway, to Frosterley, with a Branch 
terminating at or near Bishopley Crag, in Stanhope- 
in- Weardale, all in the county of Durham: And that 
Mr. Bowes and Lord Harry Vane do prepare, and 
bring it in, 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Dunstable, and London and Bir- 
mingham Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with, inasmuch as no application was 
made, on or before the 31st December last, to John 
Sears and Sarah Scroggs, as occupiers, and to Eli- 
zabeth Cook, as owner of certain property to be 
taken by the proposed Bill; but it appeared to the 
Committee, that the person who was employed to 
serve the said Notices of application met with an 
accident, by the breaking of the wheel of his gig, 
on the afternoon of the 31st December last, but 
arrived at the residences of the parties at half-past 
eleven o’clock the same night, and could not gain 
admittance ; but he delivered the same at half-past 
eight o’clock the following morning. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


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A. 1845, 


A Message by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentleman Royal Ase, 

Usher of the Black Rod : to Bill, 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission for declaring Her Royal Assent to 
several Acts agreed upon by both Houses, do desire 
the immediate attendance of this Honourable House 
in the House of Peers, to hear the Commission 
read. 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to the House of Peers :—And being returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the 
desire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her 
Majesty’s Commission, had been at the House of 
Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal 
was read, giving, declaring and notifying the Royal 
Assent to the several Public Bills therein men- 
tioned ; and that the Lords, thereby authorized, 
had declared the Royal Assent to the said Bills: 
Which Bills are as follow : 

An Act to apply the Sum of Eight Millions Consolidated 
out of the Consolidated Fund to the Service of the “—n 
year One thousand eight hundred and Forty-five : em 


An Act to continue for Three years the Stamp Stamp Dates 
Duties granted by an Act of the fifth and sixth —— 
years of Her present Majesty, to assimilate the 
Stamp Duties in Great Britain and Ireland, and 
to make Regulations for collecting and managing 
the same, until the tenth day of October, One 
thousand eight hundred and Forty-five : 

An Act for the Appointment of Constables, or Constables 


other Officers, for keeping the Peace near Public t!¢) Bil. 


Works in Scotland. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Middlesbro’ 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 24 Redcar 
the Petition for the Middlesbro’ and Redcar Rail- ®*!"*s Bi 
way Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Middlesbro’ to or near 
the town of Redcar, in the North Riding of the 
county of York, to be called The Middlesbro’ and 
Redcar Railway: And that Lord Harry Vane, and 
Mr. Octavius Duncombe do prepare, and bring 
it in, 

Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Giasyow 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of the Police Bill. 
Petition for the Glasgow Police Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to extend the provisions of an Act relating to the 
Police of the city of Glasgow, and adjoining Dis- 
tricts, and the Statute Labour of the said city, and 
to amend and enlarge the powers of the said Act, 
and for other purposes in relation thereto: And that 
Mr. James Oswald, and Mr. Dennistoun do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Taw Vale 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of Relves ore 
the Petition for the Taw Vale Railway and Dock 2%” 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the Act relating to the Taw Vale Railway 
and Dock: And that Mr. Frederick Hodgson and 
Mr. Montague Gore do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Quinborowe, 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Borovs! Bill. 
the Petition for the Quinborowe Borough Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to make provision for the Payment of the Debts of 
the Mayor, Jurats, Bailiffs, and Burgesses of the 
Borough of Quinborowe, in the county of Kent, 
and for other purposes: And that Viscount Mar- 
sham and Mr. William Bodkin do prépare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. 





Glasgo’ 
Gamkit 
Coatbri 
Railw2, 


Lyme 
Improt 
Marke 
Water: 
Bill. 






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Bill 








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a Glasgow, 
Gamkirk end 
Coatbridge 


Railway Bill. 


8 VicTORIZ. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coat- 
bridge Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 


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151 


Accommodation in the city of Glasgow, and for 
other purposes in relation thereto: And that Mr. 
James Oswald and Mr. Dennistoun do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select North Union 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in = — 
the case of the Petition for the North Union and 5,..%) Ra 


Branch Railway 


Ribble Navigation Branch Railway Bill, the Stand- Bill. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Glasgow, Garnkirh, and Coatbridge 
Railway Company to improve the Guage of their 


Lyne Regis 
Improvement, 
Market and 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


IL, Private Bills. 


North Wool- 
wich Railway 
Bill, 


Wallasey 
Improvement 
Bill, 


Rails: And that Mr. Lockhart and Mr. Hope John- 
stone do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Biils, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Lyme 
Regis Improvement, Market and Waterworks Bill, 
was referred; That the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with, inasmuch as the limits of 
deviation were not marked upon the Plan, although 
power was taken by the 295th Clause of the Bill to 
empower the extending the work into any land laid 
down on the Plan, and inserted in the Book of 
Reference; and inasmuch as the fixed point to 
which the datum line was referred was not suffi- 





ciently described by being referred to the crown of 
the road opposite the Assembly Rooms; it was 
proved that the centre of the said road was on a 
slope in front of the said Rooms. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Resolved, That in the case of every Petition for 
a Private Bill on which the Committee on Petitions 
shall not have reported previously to the adjourn- 
ment of the House for the Easter Recess, the time 
for reading such Private Bill the first time be ex- 
tended till Friday the 11th day of April next. 


Mr. Ward presented a Bill for making a Railway 
from the Eastern Counties and Thames Junction 
Railway, near the Mouth of the River Lea, to 
North Woolwich: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Wallasey Improvement Bill; That they had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 


ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the North Union Railway Company, 
and the Ribble Navigation Company, to make a 
Branch or Connexion Railway from the North 
Union Railway to the Victoria Quay, in Preston, 
and for amending and enlarging the powers and 
provisions of the several Acts relating to such Rail- 
way and Navigation respectively: And that Mr. 
Wilson Patten and Mr. Clifton do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Dubtin 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Cemeteries. 


the case of the Petition for the Dublin Cemeteries 
Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the copy of the Notice was not 
duly affixed on the outer doors of the parish church 
of Grangegorman, in the county of the city of 
Dublin; but that the Notice was affixed on the walls 
near the principal gate or entrance to the said church 
on Sundays the 10th, 17th and 24th of November 
last; and it appeared to the Committee that the 
person employed duly to affix such Notice was pre- 
vented from doing so by the persons in charge of 
the said church; and inasmuch as the following 
owners and occupiers of dwelling-houses situate 
within 300 yards of the burial-ground were not ap- 
plied to, viz. Grand Canal Company, Representa- 
tives of William Smith, Captain Henry M‘Manus, 
Richard Symes, William Riddick, Francis Smith, 
John Hutton, Thomas Carrigan, Reverend M. Ma- 
zarson, John Berry, John Charles Moore, Benjamin 
Moore, Representatives of Robert Trail Stewart, 
James Gernon, Michael Brophy, J. R. Toole, John 
Magee, Siv Coghil C. Cramer, Archdeacon Magee. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Dundee and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in — Railway 
the case of the Petition for the Dundee and Perth ”"* 


Direct London 
and Portsmouth 
Railway. 


A Petition of Subscribers to the undertaking 
hereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Croydon and Epsom 
Railway, at Epsom, to the town of Portsmouth, 


Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the royal burgh of 
Dundee, in the county of Forfar, to the royal burgh 


with a Branch to Chichester, to be called The Direct 
London and Portsmouth Railway, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


or city of Perth, in the county of Perth, to be 
called The Dundee and Perth Railway: And that 
Mr. Duncan and Lord Gordon Hallyburton do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 

Edinburgh 


Life Assurance 
Company Bill, 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Edinburgh Life 
Assurance Company Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for conferring on the Edinburgh Life Assurance 
Company certain Privileges of a Corporate Body, 
and as such to sue and be sued, to hold Property, 
and for other purposes relating thereto: And that 
Mr. Pringle and Mr. Gibson Craig do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Dundee 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Waterworks 
the case of the Petition for the Dundee Waterworks "* 

Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
supplying with Water the royal burgh of Dundee 
and Suburbs thereof: And that Mr. Duncan and 
Lord Gordon Hallyburton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select southport and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Euston Junc- 
the case of the Petition for the Southport and Euzton — Railway 
Junction Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had ~""* 


Glasgow 
Markets Bill, 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Glasgow Markets 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | 








been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


for making a Railway from Southport, to join the 


North Union Railway at Euzton, all in the county 
of Lancaster: And that Mr. Wi/son Patten, Mr. 


for the better Regulation and Management, and for | Entwisle, Mr. Clifton and Mr. Ainsworth do pre- 
the Extension of the Slaughter-houses and Market | pare, and bring it in. 


Vou. 100. 


u4 Sir 





152 


Sir Willium Heathcote reported from the Select | 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in , 
the case of the Petition for the Westminster Im- | 
provement Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for improving Parts of the City of Westminster : 
And that Lord Ashley, Colonel Thomas Wood and 
Mr. Tufnell do prepare, and bring it in. 


Westminster 
Improvement 
Bill. 





West of London 
and Westmin- 
ster Cemetery 
Bill. 


The West of London and Westminster Cemetery 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Ely and 
Huntingdon 
Railway. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property, 
and Inhabitants on the line or in the neighbourhood 
of the line of Railway hereinafter mentioned, or 
Subscribers to the same, for leave to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Ely to Huntingdon, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Bristol and 
Exeter Railway 
Branches, 


A Petition of the Bristol and Exeter Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the 
Acts relating to the Bristol and Exeter Railway, 
and to authorize the formation of a Junction Rail- 
way, and several Branch Railways connected with 
the same, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Saint Matthew, 
Bethnal Green, 
Rectory Bill. 


Colonel Thomas Wood presented a Bill for extin- 
guishing Garden Pennies, Small Tithes and Easter 
Offerings, within the Parish of Saint Matthew, Beth- 
nal Green, in the County of Middlesex, and for pro- 
viding a Fund for the Payment of the Stipend of the 


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Rector of the said Parish: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Liverpool The Liverpool Guardian Gas Bill was read a se- 

Guardian Gas cond time; and committed. 

Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Standing 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
Orders ; 


on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which 
were read, as follow ; 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Nottingham 
Waterworks Petition for additional provision, the 
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That 
the Parties be permitted to introduce such additional 
provision. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Royal Naval 
School Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be | 
dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted to | 
proceed with their Bill. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Manchester 
Improvement Petition, the Standing Orders ought 


Nottingham 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Royal Naval 
Schvol. 


Manchester 
Improvement. 





to be dispensed with ; That the Parties be permitted 
to proceed with their Bill. | 
Manchester, 4. Resolved, That in the case of the Manchester, | 
—— Hull Zeeds and Hull Associated Railway Companies Pe- | 
eee tition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed | 
Companies. with; That the Parties be permitted to proceed | 
with their Bill. 

5. Resolved, That in the case of the Whittle Dean | 
Waterworks Petition, the Standing Orders ought | 
to be dispensed with ; That the Parties be permitted | 
to proceed with their Bill, on forthwith amending | 
their Plan, as required by Order 38, and by supply- 
ing the omission on the Section of the spare pipe, 
near the proposed Reservoir at Mewburn. 


Whittle Dean 
Waterworks. 


Yarmouth 


A. 1845. 


7, Resolved, Thai in the case of the Hungerford Hungertora 
and Lambeth Suspension Foot Bridge Petition, the and Lamba 
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That Pabeasion 
the Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, “8 
on omitting Clause 5, which gives them power to 
alter and enlarge the dimensions of the Bridge. 

8. Resolved, That in the case of the South Wales 
Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be 
dispensed with ; That the Parties be — to 
proceed with their Bill, on correcting the errors on 
the Plan and Section. 

That the Committees on this and the three pre- 
ceding Bills do examine, in the first place, how far 
such Orders have been complied with ; and do report 
the same to the House on the Report of the Bill. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


outh Wal 
Railway, : 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Yarmouth 
of the Petition for the Yarmouth and Norwich Kail- 24 Norwich 
way Bill, which was this day made from the Select ®*!v4y Bil 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the Consolidation of the Yarmouth and Norwich, 
and Norwich and Brandon Railway Companies, 
and for authorizing the Construction of a Bridge 
across the River Bure, and other Works, at C'reat 
Yarmouth and Norwich, in connexion with the 
Yarmouth and Norwich Railway: And that Mr. 
Wilshere and Mr. Wodehouse do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Manchester 
of the Petition for the Manchester Improvement ee 
Bill, which was this day made from the Select Com-"" * 
mittee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to effect Improvements in the Borough ot Manches- 
ter, for the purpose of promoting the Health of the 
Inhabitants thereof: And that Mr. Mark Philips 
and Mr. Milner Gibson do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect South Wales 
of the Petition for the South Wales Railway Bill, Railway Bil. 
which was this day made from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for making a Railway from the Cheltenham and 
Great Western Union Railway to Fishguard and 


| Pembroke Dock, with Branches therefrom, to be 


called The South Wales Railway : And that Viscount 
Emlyn, Colonel Rice Trevor aud Sir John Guest do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect whittle Deas 
of the Petition for the Whittle Dean Waterworks Waterworks 
Bill, which was this day made from the Select Com- ®" 
mittee on Standing Orders, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave. be given to bring in a Bill 
for supplying the Borough and County of Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne and the Borough of Gateshead, in the 
county of Durham, and the Neighbourhood thereof, 
with Water from Whittle Dean, in the parish of 
Ovingham, and other places in Northumberland: 

And that Mr. Ord and Mr. Hodgson Hinde do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Petitions of Land-owners and Inhabitants of the western and 


6. Resolved, That in the case of the Yarmouth | parishes of Bourton and Silton ;—and, Land-owners edn 
and Norwich Railway Petition, the Standing Orders | and Inhabitants of the town of Gillingham ; praying meningitis 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be | that the House will protect the interests of the Pe- 
permitted to proceed with their Bill, on forthwith | titioners, and of the country at large, from being sa- 
depositing the Plan, Section and Book of Reference | crificed to the power and influence of two great 
relating to the proposed Extension of the Railway | Companies, and that they will postpone the passing 
to Yarmouth, with the Clerk of the Peace for the | of any Bill which may be presented in favour of the 
City and County of the City of Norwich. lines westward from Southampton, sanctioned by the 


Committee 


and Norwich 
Railway. 





8 VIcTORIZ. 


Committee of the Board of Trade, and thereby 
afford the House the means of ascertaining in the 
next Session the superiority of the projected Direct 
South Western Line, by Salisbury and Yeovil, to 
Exeter, and thus enable an undertaking of vast local 
and national importance to be completed,— were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from the Rural Deanery of Lleyn ;--Am- 


18° Marti. 


153 


of decent and safe sepulture adequate to the ratio of 
mortality necessarily attendant upon the constantly 
increasing population of the country, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Mayor of Limerick, praying 
the House to extend to Jreland the provisions of 
any sanitary Laws which may be adopted for the 
regulation and improvement of the cities and towns 
in England, was also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


lwch;—and, Coggeshall ; praying the House to repeal 
so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates 


The House was moved, That’ the Report in re- Royal Naval 
to the union of the Dioceses of Saint Asaph and 


Bangor, and at the same time to provide for the 
appointment of a Bishop to the newly-erected See 
of Manchester,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Mells ;— Hayle (two Petitions) ;— 
Tyn-y-Maes ;—Tal-y-bont ;—Penygroes ;— Bethes- 
da;— Bangor ;—Llanllechid ;—Pentir ;— Ashford ; 
— Newbridge ;— Harrogate ;— Holbeck ;— Doncas- 
ter ;— Lancaster ; — Blaenannerch ;—Shanklin ; — 
Thorne ; — Brading ; — Chale ; —Bally-with-Hex- 
thorpe and Warmsworth ;— Stoke-upon-Trent ; — 
and, Zruro; praying the House to adopt mea- 
sures for preventing the increase of houses licensed 
for the sale of intoxicating drinks, and for dimi- 
nishing to a very large extent the number already 
existing, and to pass a law for entirely abolishing 
the sale of intoxicating liquor on the Lord’s Day,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Ordered, That the Classification Committee of 
Railway Bills have power to report from time to 
time. 


Petitions from Anza, alias Belturbet ;—Dran;— 
Beaulieu ; — Dunany ; — Dromisken ; — Donough- 
more ; — Kiilucan ; — Aughmacart ;— Oran ;— Kil- 
more ;-— Durrow ;— Moylescar, Lynn and Carrick ; 
— Carlow ;--Saul; —Kenmare;—and, Union of Em- 
lafad; praying the House to devise means for re- 
moving the restrictions placed on the distribution of 
the Aid annually granted for Education in Jreland, 
so as to afford assistance to the Schools in con- 
nection with the Church Education Society,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


spect of the Petition for the Royal Naval School Schoo Bill. 


Bill, which was this day 
Committee on Standin 
and the same being — : 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to carry into effect an Arrangement between the 
Corporation of the Royal Naval School and the 
Committee for managing the Patriotic Fund for the 
admission of Pupils into the said School: And 
that Sir Thomas Troubridge and Mr. Alderman 
Thompson do prepare, and bring it in. 


made from the Select 
Orders, might be read ; 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Malta 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Currey: 


to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of the Proclamation and Corre- 
spondence, or Extracts of Correspondence, on the 
subject of the Malta Currency. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


A Petition of Merchants and Importers of West Su 
India Sugar, stating that the Petitioners observe, 
with regret and disappointment, that by Clause 
No. 13, of the Sugar Duties Bill, duty upon Sugar 
is intended to be levied on the Landing Weights ; 
and praying that the proposed alteration in the ex- 
isting system of receiving the duty on the re-weights 
of Sugar, when delivered for home consumption, 
may be expunged from the Bill, was presented, and 
read , and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Land-owners, Tenant Farmers and Agriculture. 


other Inhabitants of the Hundred of Rochford, 
iu the county of Essex, praymg the House to re- 
vise the proposed financial measures, and to afford 
relief to the Agriculturists, was presented, and read ; 


Maynooth 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
College. 


Petitions from Creaton ;—Members of the Bath 
Church of England Lay Association ;—and, Vew- 
castle-under-Lyme; praying the House to withdraw 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant Offices in the 
every kind of public support from the Roman Ca- 


to the directions of several Acts of Parliament,—A Colenies. 


tholic College of Maynooth,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Ewart presented a Bill to enable Town 
Councils to establish Museums of Art in Corporate 
Towns: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Wednes- 
day the 2d day of April next ; and to be printed. 


Return of all Persons holding Offices in the Colonies 
who have been appointed thereto subsequent to the 

assing of an Act of Parliament of the 54th year of 
fis late Majesty King George the 3d, c. 61, and 
who are not at present in the execution of the 
Duties of their respective Offices, (so far as the same 
relates to the Department of the Secretary of State 
for the Colonies). 


Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 








Manchester, The House was moved, That the Report in respect 


ie and Hill of the Petition for the Manchester, Leeds and Hull 
Railway Com. Associated Railway Companies Bill, which was| A Petition of Persons interested in the formation Shrewsbury aad 
panies Bill, this day made from the Select Committee on Stand-| of the Railway and Works hereinafter mentioned, Grand Junction 


ing Orders, might be read; and the same being Railway, 


for leave tg bring in a Bill for making a Railway 


read ; from the Grand Junction Railway to the town of 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill | Shrewsbury, to be called The Shrewsbury and Grand 

d to enable the Manchester and Leeds Railway Com-| Junction Railway, was presented, and read; and 
erm 


pany, and the Hull and Selby Railway Company, to 
conduct the Traffic and Business of their Railways 
in conjunction: And that Mr. Broadley and Mr. 
Entwisle do prepare, and bring it in. 


referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Les 


A Petition of Isaac Ironside, of Sheffield, in the sheffield 
county of York, praying that the Sheffield Water- Waterworks 


Health of works Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, ~"* 


OWns, 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city and borough 
of Bath, praying the House to adopt measures for 


improving the public Health, and for providing means 
Vou. 100. 





was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


x A Motion 





Window Duties, 


New Zealand. 


New Zealand, 


Public 
Museums, &amp;c., 
Bill. 


Atmospher.c 
Railways, 


154 


A Motion was made, and the Question being 
put, That a Select Committee be appointed, to 
inquire into the present mode of assessing, levying, 
and collecting the Window Duties in Great Britain, 
and to report their Opinion thereupon to the 
House ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Viscount Duncan, 

Tellers for the Yeas,{ Captain Pechell : } 47. 
Mr. Young, 93 
Mr. Henry Baring : J 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Tellers for the Noes, 


A Petition of Merchants, Bankers and Traders 
of the city of London, praying that the House will 
be pleased at once to adopt such decisive measures 
as will secure to the colonists of New Zealand all 
the benefits of just law and government to which, 
as British subjects, they may have an inalienable 
claim, and will give to the New Zealand Company 
an immediate title to their lands, as recommended 
by the Select Committee of the House ; and further, 
that reparation for the past and security for the 
future may be granted to the Company, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Copies of the Correspondence relating to the Ma- 
nakon New Zealand Company ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ of” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“‘ or Extracts from all the Correspondence between 
“ Lord Stanley and the Governor of New Zealand,” 
instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be leit out stand part of the Question ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 


Mercurii, 19° die Martii, 1845: 


And the Question being put :—It was resolved 
in the Affirmative. 


Then the main Question being put ; 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Copies of the Correspondence relating to the Ma- 
nakon New Zealand Company. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her anol’: Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the Protection of Property contained in public 
Museums, Galleries, Cabinets, Libraries and other 
public Repositories, from malicious Injuries: And 
that Mr. Solicitor-General and Sir James Graham 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
upon Friday last, That a Select Committee be ap- 
pointed to inquire into the merits of the Atmospheric 
system of Railway, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
Bingham Baring, Lord Harry Vane, Sir George 
Clerk, Mr. Baring, Viscount Mahon, Sir Charles 
Lemon, Mr. Hawes, Viscount Howick, Mr. Hodgson 
Hinde, Mr. Morrison, Mr. Pakington, Mr. Gibson 
Craig, Mr. Lascelles and Mr. Wyse; with power to 
send for persons, papers, and records. 


18°—19° Mariiz. 





A. 1845, 


Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 
Ordered, That the Committee have power to re- 
port their Opinion thereupon to the House. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Ney Teal, 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of all Claims for Land preferred 
before the Commissioner of Land Claims in New 
Zealand, by or on behalf of any Persons who were 
in 1838 Missionaries, Catechists or Schoolmasters 
of the Church Missionary Scciety. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council, 


Mr. Greene reported the Lands Clauses Consoli- 
dation (Scotland) Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


Lands Clauses 
Consolidation 
( Scotland) Bill, 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Railway 
into a Committee upon the Railway Clauses Con- Clauses 
solidation (Scotland) Bill; and, after some time aide 
spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and ‘ on 
Mr. Greene reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom Customs, 
it was referred, to consider the Act 7 and 8 Vic. c. 16, 
to amend the Laws relating to the Customs, several 
Resolutions; which were read, as follow : 


1. Resolved, That the Duties of Customs charge- 
able upon the Goods, Wares and Merchandize 
hereafter mentioned, imported into the United King- 
dom, shall cease and determine ; viz :— 


Borax refined. 
Borax or Tincal, unrefined. 
Boracie Acid. 
Brazil Wood. 
Brazilletta Wood. 
Brimstone, refined in Rolls. 
in Flour. 
not refined. 
Bristles, rough, or in any way 
sorted. 
Bronze Works of Art. 
Bulrushes. 


Agates, or Cornelians, not set. 
Alganobilla. 
Alkali. 
Alkanet Root. 
Almonds, Bitter. 
Aloes. 
Alum. 
Roch. 
Amber, Rough. 
Ambergris. 
Amboyna Wood. 
Angelica. 
Annatto, 
Roll. 

Antimony, Ore of. 

Crude. 

Regulus of. 


Camomile Flowers. 
Camphor, unrefined. 
Camwood. 

Candlewick. 

Argol. Canella Alba. 

Aristolochia. Canes, Bamboo. 

Arsenic. ;———- Reed. 

Ashes, Pearl and Pot. | ———- Rattans, not ground. 
Soap, Weed and Wood. | or Sticks, unenumerated. 
unenumerated. ' Caoutchoue. 

Asphaltum or Bitumen Judaicum, | Cardamoms. 

| Cassia Buds. 

Fistula. 

| Castor. 

| Cedar Wood. 

| Chalk, unmanufactured. 

' Chip, or Willow, for Platting. 

Chesnuts. 

China Root. 

Barilla. Chrystal, rough. 

Bar Wood. | Cinnabaris Nativa. 

Bark, Extract of, or of other vege- | Citrate of Lime. 





Balsam, Canada. 
Capivi. 
Peru. 
Riga. 
Tolu. 
~——- Balm of Gilead and unenu- 
merated Balsam. 





table substances, to be used 
only for tanning Leather. 
for Tanners’ or Dyers’ use. 

—— Cascarilla. 

Peruvian. 
of other sorts. 

Basket Rods, peeled and unpeeled. 

Beef Wood. 

Berries, Bay. 

Juniper. 
Yellow. 
unenumerated. 

Birds, Singing. 

Blackwood. 

Bladders. 

Boncs of Cattle and other Animals, 
and of Fish (except Whale Fins), 
whether burnt or not, or as 
Anima Charcoal. 

Box Wood. 


Citric Acid. 

Civet. 

Coals, Culm and Cinders. 

Cobalt. 

Ore of. 

Cochineal. 

Dust. 
Granilla. 

Coir Rope and Junk, old and new, 
cut into lengths, not exceeding 
three feet each, 

Colocynth. 

Columbo Root. 

Copperas, Blue. 

~ Green. 
— White. 

Coral, whole, polished. 

unpolished. 
in fragments. 

Cork, 











lauses 
ation 
1) Bill, 


tiv 


) Bil, 


8 VicTORIZ. 


Cotton Yarn. 
Cubebs. 
Cream of Tartar. 


Divi Divi. 
Down. 
Drugs, unenumerated. 


Ebony. 
Feathers for Beds, in Beds or other- 


wise. 

Ostrich, undressed. 

Paddy Bird, undressed. 

unenumerated and  un- 
dressed. 

Flax and Tow, or Codilla of Hemp 
and Flax, dressed and undressed. 

Flocks. 

Flower Roots. 

Fustic. 











Gallic Powder, 
Galls. 
Gamboge. 
Garancine. 
Garnets, cut or uncut, not set. 
Gentian. 
Ginseng. 
Glue Clippings, or Waste of any 
kind, fit only for making Glue. 
Goods, unenumerated, not being 
either in part or wholly manu- 
factured, not enumerated or pro- 
hibited. 

Guano. 

Gum, Animi. 

Arabic. 

— Assafetida. 

—— Ammoniacum. 

—— Benjamin. 

—— Copal. 

Euphorbium. 














—— Storax. 
—— Tragacanth. 

unenumerated. 

Gun Stocks, in the rough, of Wood. 
Gypsum. 





Hair, Camel Hair or Wool. 

Cow, Ox, Bull or Elk, 

Horse. 

Human. 

unenumerated. 

Heath, for Brushes. 

Helebore. 

Hemp, dressed. 

Hemp, rough or undressed, or any 
other vegetable substance of the 
nature and quality of undressed 
Hemp, and applicable to the same 
purposes. 

Hones. 

Hoofs of Cattle. 

Hoops of Wood. 

Horns—Horn tips and pieces of 
Horns. 














Indigo. 

Inkle, unwrought. 

Tron, Bloom. 

Cast. 

— Chromate of. 

—— in Bars, unwrought. 

—— Hoops. 

— Old broken and Cast Iron. 
— Ore. 

— Pig. 

—— Slit or hammered into Rods. 





Jalap. 

Jet. 

Jewels,—Emeralds and all other 
precious Stones, unset. 

——- Pearls. 

Juice of Lemons, Limes or Oranges. 


Kingwood. 


Lac; viz. Sticklac. 
Lapis Calaminaris, 
Latten. 

Shaven. 
Lavender Flowers. 
Lead Ore. 

—— Red. 

—— White, 

—— Black. 

—— Chromate of. 


Vor. 100. 








18°—19° Marti. 


Leaves of Roses. 

Leeches. 

Lignum Vite. 

Litharge. 

Logwood. 

Losh Hides. 

Madder. 

Madder Root. 

Mahogany. 

Manganese, Ore of. 

Manna. 

Manures, unenumerated. 

Metal, Bell Metal. 

Minerals and Fossils, unenumerated. 

Models of Cork or Wood. 

Morphia. 

Moss, Lichen Islandicus. 

other than Rock or Iceland 
Moss. 

Rock, for Dyers’ use. 

Mother O’Pear! Shells. 

Musk. 

Myrrh. 


Nicaragua Wood. 
Nickel, Arseniate of, in Lumps or 
Powder, being in an un- 











refined state. 
Metallic and Oxide of, 
refined. 

— Ore of. 





Nitre—Cubic Nitre. 

Nuts; vis.— 

Kernels of Walnuts, and of 
Peach Stones, and of Nuts 
or Kernels thereof, unenu- 
merated, commonly used for 
expressing Oil therefrom. 

—— Coco Nuts. 

Pistachio. 

—— and Kernels, unenumerated. 








Oakum. 

Ochre. 

Oil, Castor. 

Cocoa Nut. 

of Olives, except in Ships of 
the Two Sicilies. 

—— Palm. 

Paran. 

— Rock. 

unenumerated. 

Train, Blubber,SpermacetiOil, 
and Head Matter, the produce 
of Fish or creatures living in 
the sea, caught by the crews 
of British vessels, and im- 

















ported direct from the Fishery | 


or from any British Possession 
in a British vessel. 
—— Seed Oils; viz.— 
Hempseed. 
Linseed. 
Rapeseed. 
—— Walnut. 
—— Seed, unenumerated. 
Oil Seed Cake. 
Olibanum. © 
Olive Wuod. 
Orange Peel and Lemon Peel. 
Ore, unenumerated. 
Orchal. 
Orpiments 
Orris Root. 











Painters’ Colours, unenumerated, 
unmanufactured. 

Palmetto Thatch. 

Pink Root. 

Pitch. 

Burgundy. 

Plaster of Paris. 

Platina and Ore of Platiua. 

Platting or other Manufactures to 
be used in or proper for making 
Hats or Bonnets, of Chip. 

Pomegranates, Peel of. 

Prussiate of Potash. 





Quicksilver, 
Quills, Goose. 
Swan. 





Radix Contrayerve. 

Enule Campane, 

Eringii. 

——~ Ipecacuhane. 

——- Rhataniz. 

Seneke. 

Serpentariz, ur Snake Root. 
Rags, old Rags, old Ropes, or Junk, 
or old Fishing-nets, fit only 
for making Paper or Paste- 
board. 

Pulp of. 

—— Woollen, 


























Rape of Grapes. 

Red Wood, or Guinea Wood. 
Rhubarb. 

Rosewood. 


Safflower. 

Saffron. 

Sal Ammoniac. 

— Limonum. 

— Prunella. 

Salep or Salop. 

Saltpetre. 

Sanguis Draconis. 

Santa Maria Wood. 

Sapan Wood. 

Sarsaparilla. 

Sassafras. 

Satin Wood. 

Saunders’ Red. 

White or Yellow. 

Scammony. 

Seeds; viz.— 

Croton, commonly used for 

expressing Oil therefrom. 
Hemp. 
—— Sesamum. 
unenumerated, commonly used 
for expressing Oil therefrom. 
Senna. 
Shumach. 
Silk, Raw. 
Knubs or Husks and Waste 
Silk. 
Skins and Furs; vis. 
Marten, undressed. 
Seal, in the hair, not tanned, 
tawed or dressed. 
—— Squirrel or Calabar, undressed. 
Furs, Pelts and Tails; vis. 
Badger, undressed. 
Bear, undressed. 
Beaver, undressed. 
Cat, undressed. 
—— Chincilla, undressed. 
Coney, undressed. 
—— Deer, undressed. 
—— Dog, in the hair, not tanned, 
or dressed. 
Dog Fish, undressed. 
—— Elk, undressed. 
—— Ermine, undressed. 
——- Fisher, undressed. 
— Fitch, undressed. 
Fox, undressed. 
Fox Tails, undressed. 
Goat, raw. 
—— Goose, undressed. 
Hare, undressed. 
Husse, undressed. 
—— Kangaroo, raw and undressed. 
—— Kid, in the hair, undressed. 
Kolinski, undressed. 
—— Leopard, undressed. 
—— Lion, undressed. 
—— Lynx, undressed. 
Marten Tails, undressed. 
Mink, undressed. 
— Mole, undressed. 
—— Musquash, undressed. 
Nutria, undressed. 
—— Otter, undressed. 
Ounce, undressed. 
—— Panther, undressed. 
Pelts, undressed, of Goats. 
—_———. of all other sorts. 
—— Racoon, undressed. 
-—— Sable, undressed. 
—— ‘Sable Tails or Tips, undressed. 
Squirrel or Calabar, Tails of, 
undressed, 
—— Swan, undressed. 
—— Tiger, undressed. 
—— Weasel, undressed. 
— Wolf, undressed. 
—— Wolverings, undressed. 
Furs, Pelts and Tails, tanned, 
tawed or dressed ; viz.— 
—— Deer,— Indian, half-dressed, 
tanned, tawed or in any way 
dressed. 

—— Ermine, dressed. 

—— Kid, dressed and dyed, or 

coloured. 
Lamb, tanned or tawed. 
Lamb, dyed or coloured. 
Dressed in Oil: — 

—— Mink, dressed. 

—— Pelts of all sorts, tanned, tawed 
or in any way dressed. 

—— Deer, Indian, undressed or 
shaved. 




























































































155 


Skins and Furs—continued. 

—— Goat, tanned, tawed or in any 

way dressed. 

——— Lamb in the Wool. 

—— Sheep in the Wool. 

—————-- tanned or tawed, dressed 
in Oil. 

Squirrel or Calabar, tawed. 

Wolf, tawed. 

— Kid, dressed, not dyed or 

coloured. 

Skins and Furs or pieces thereof, 
unenumerated, tawed, curried 
or dressed. 

-—— and Furs, or pieces thereof, 
raw or undressed, unenume- 
rated. 

Specimens of Minerals, Fossils or 
Ores, unenumerated, exceeding 
fourteen pounds weight each. 

Speckled Wood. 

Spelter or Zinc, rolled, but not 
otherwise manufactured. 

crude, in cakes. 











Sponge. 
Squills, dried and not dried. 
Stavesacre. 

Staves, not exceeding seventy-two 
inches in length, nor seven inches 
in breadth, nor three inches and 
a quarter in thickness. 

Steel, unwrought. 

Scraps. 

Straw or Grass for Platting. 

Sweet Wood. 

Sulphur Casts. 





Talc. 

Tar. 

—— Barbadoes. 

Tarras. 

Tartaric Acid. 

Teasles. 

Teeth, Elephants’. 

Sea-Cow, Sea-Horse or Sea- 

Morse. 

Terra Japonica and Cutch. 

Sienna. 

Verde. 

Umbra, 

Tin Ore, and Regulus of. 

Tornsal. 

‘Tortoise Shell or Turtle Shell, un- 
manufactured. 

Tulip Wood. 

Turmeric. 

Turpentine of Venice, Scio or Cy- 
prus. 

Turpentine, unless above the value 
of 15s. per ewt. 














Valonia. 
Vases, ancient, not of stone or wood. 
Vermilion. 


Ultramarine. 


Walnut Wood. 

Water, Mineral. 

Wax, Bees, in any degree bleached. 
unbleached. 

—— Myrtle. 

Vegetable. 





Weld. 

Whale Fins, of British taking, and 
imported direct from the Fisheries 
or from any British Possession in 
a British ship. 

Woad. 

Wood, for Ship-building, now ad- 

mitted at the same Duty as 
Teake Wood. 

——- Birch, hewn, not exceeding 
three feet long, nor exceed- 
ing eight inches square, im- 
ported for the sole purpose 
of making Herring Barrels 
for the use of the Fisheries. 

Teake. 

Wool, Beaver. 

— cut and combed. 

Coney. 

Hares. 

Cotton. 














Yarn. 
Camel or Mohair. 
—= Raw Linen. 





Zaffre. 
Zebra Wood. 


2. Resolved, That from and after the dates spe- 
cified against the articles under mentioned, the 
Duties of Customs now chargeable upon such 


x2 


articles 








Sugar Duties 
Bill. 


Supply ; 


Half Pay (Navy 


156 18°—19 


articles imported into the United Kingdom, shall 
cease and determine, viz. :— 
































Seeds, from and after the Ist June | Seeds, Lentiles. 
1845; viz,— Lettuce. 
—— Acorn. Linseed and Flaxseed. 
—— Anniseed. Lupine. 
—— Burnet. Maw. 
— Colchicum. —— Millet. 
—— Cummin. Parsley. 
Fenugreek. Quince. 
Forest. —— Shrub or Tree. 
—— Garden, unenumerated. Worm. 
Spermaceti - - - - - - - 1 January 1849. 
Sperm Oil of Foreign Fishing - - - = ditto. 
Train Oil, or Blubber of Foreign Fishing - - 1 January 1847. 


Whales’ Fins of Foreign taking, and not prohibited 1 January 1847. 


3. Resolved, That in lieu of the Duties of Cus- 
toms now chargeable on the articles under men- 


tioned, imported into the United Kingdom, the 
following Duties shall be charged, viz. :— 


Isinglass - - - - . - 55s. per ewt. 

Oils, Chemical, Essential or Perfumed - 1. per lb. 

Pickles preserved in Vinegar - - 4d. per gallon. 

Pickles or Vegetables, preserved in salt  £.5 for every £.100 value. 
Refined Camphor  - . - - 5s. per cwt. 

Smalts - - - - . - 10s. per cwt. 

Turpentine, above the value of 15 s. per cwt. 2s. per ewt. 

Verdigris - ~ - - - 5s. per cwt. 

Yarn Cable - - - - - 35. percwt. 


The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolutions: And that Mr. Greene, Mr. Chancellor 


of the Exchequer and Sir George Clerk do prepare, | 


and bring it in. 


The ingrossed Bill for granting to Her Majesty, 
for a Term to be limited, certain Duties on Sugar 
imported into the United Kingdom, was, according 
to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for granting to Her Majesty, until 
the Fifth day of July One thousand eight hundred 
and Forty-six, certain Duties on Sugar imported 
into the United Kingdom. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of 
Supply, several Resolutions; which were read, as 
follow : 


1. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Six hun- | 


and Marines.) dred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 


Military 
Pensions and 
Allowances. 


Civil ~ d° 


Charge for 
Land Forces, 


Half Pay and 
Military Al- 


lowances. 


Chelsea and 
Kilmainham 
Hospitals, &amp;c. 


on account of the Charge of Half Pay to Officers 
of the Navy and of the Royal Marines, which will 
come in course of payment during the year ending 
on the 31st day of March 1846. 

2. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, on account of Military Pensions and Allow- 
ances, which will come in course of payment during 
the year ending on the 31st day of March 1846. 


3. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One |” 


hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, on account of Civil Pensions and Allowances, 
which will come in course of payment during the 
year ending on the 31st day of March 1846. 





° Martiz. A. 1845, 


and Kilmainham Hospitals, of the In-pensioners of 
those Establishments, of the Out-Pensioners of 
Chelsea Hospital, of Pensions granted to discharged 
Negro Soldiers, of Pensioners from Hanoverian 
Corps which served with the British Army in 1793, 
1794 and 1795, and of the Military Organization 
of Out-Pensioners in the United Kingdon, for the 
year, from the 1st day of April 1845 to the 31st 
day of March 1846, both days inclusive. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


Mr. Solicitor-General presented a Bill for the Public 
Protection of Property contained in Public Mu- Museums, 
seums, Galleries, Cabinets, Libraries and other 
Public Repositories, from Malicious Injuries: And Nos. 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time To-morrow; and to be printed. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee pubic peti, 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the (Tenth Report) 
Petitions presented upon the 12th, 13th and 14th 
days of this instant March ; and had directed him 
to make a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, steam vy 
a Return of the Name and Description of all Steam 
Vessels registered in the Ports of the United King- 
'dom; showing, where and when Built, Tons, Horse- 
power, Length, Breadth, Draft of Water, and what 
, Armament capable of carrying. 


estels, 





| A Motion being made, That the Report on the Birkenhead 
_Birkenhead(Commissioners) Dock Bill be now taken (Commis- 
into consideration ; —" Dock 
| The Earlof Lincoln, by Her Majesty’s Command, ° 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 

been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives Her 
_consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is concerned, 
that the House may do therein as they shall think fit. 
| Then the House proceeded to take the Report into 
consideration ; and the Amendments were read, and 
| agreed to. 
| Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
| be ingrossed. 
| Ordered, That the Account relative to Lard, Lard. 
| which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 144. 


| Ordered, That the Paper relative to Sugar, which sugar. 


| 


| was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 145, 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Dominica, Dominica. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 146. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before two of the 
clock on Wednesday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 








Mercurii, 19° die Martii ; 
Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 
PRAYERS. 





4. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eight 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, on account, to defray the Charge of Her Ma- | 
jesty’s Land Forces for Service at Home and Abroad | 
for the year, from the 1st day of April 1845 to the | 
31st day of March 1846, both days inclusive. 

5. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, on account, to defray the Charge for Half 
Pay and Military Allowances to reduced or retired 
Officers of Her Majesty’s Land Forces, for the year, | 
from the 1st day of April 1845 to the 31st day of 
March 1846, both days inclusive. 

6. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, on account, to defray the Charge of Chelsea 





RDERED, That all Committees have leave Committees. 
to sit this day till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 


The ingrossed_ Bill for consolidating in One Act Railway Clanet 
certain Provisions usually inserted in Acts autho- — . 
rizing the making of Railways, was, according to“ 
Order, read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to 
the Bill, by way of Rider (Copies of special Acts to 
be kept and deposited, and allowed to be inspected) : 

And the said Clause was brought up, and twice 

read, with a blank ; and committed to a Committee 

of the whole House:—The House accordingly re- 

solved itself into the Committee ; and after some 

time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; 
an 
















Lands 
Conso 
Bill. 
























Rai 





soli 
(Sc 








Co 
(S 




































, &amp;e,, 


itions 
port.) 


Lands Clauses 


Consolidation 
Bill. 


Railway 

Clauses Con- 
solidation 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Lands Clauses 
Consolidation 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Public Income 
and Expen- 
diture. 


No. 147, 


8 VicTORIZ. 


and Mr. Greene reported, That the Committee had | venue Departments; and of the actual Issues or 


gone through the Clause, and made an Amendment 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported the Clause ; 
and the Amendment was read, and agreed to; 
and the said Clause was read the third time, and 
agreed to, to be made part of the Bill, by way of 
Rider. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resowed, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill for consolidating in One Act 
certain Provisions usually inserted in Acts autho- 
rizing the taking of Lands for Undertakings of a 
Public Nature, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to 
the Bill, by way of Rider, (Copies of special Acts 
to be kept and deposited, and allowed to be in- 
spected): And the said Clause was brought up, 
and twice read, with a blank ; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House :—The House ac- 
cordingly resolved itself into the Committee ; and 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the 
Committee had gone through the Clause, and made 
an Amendment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported the Clause; 
and the Amendment was read, and agreed to; 
and the said Clause was read the third time, and 
agreed to, to be made part of the Bill, by way of 
Rider. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Greene reported the Railway Clauses Con- 
solidation (Scotland) Bill; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to; and Amendments were 
made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Lands Clauses Consolidation (Scot- 
land) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
To-morrow. 


Mr. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the direc- 
tions of several Acts of Parliament,—An Account 
of the Ordinary Revenues and Extraordinary Re- 
sources constituting the Public income of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for the year 
ended 5th January 1845. 

An Account of the Ordinary Revenues and Extra- 
ordinary Resources constituting the Public Income 
of Great Britain, for the year ended 5th January 
1845. 

An Account of the Ordinary Revenues and Extra- 
ordinary Resources constituting the Public Income 
of Jreland, for the year ended 5th January 1845. 

An Account of the Total Income of the Revenue 
of Great Britain and Ireland, in the year ended 
5th January 1845, after deducting the Repayments, 
Allowances, Discounts, Drawbacks and Bounties in 
the nature of Drawbacks; together with an Account 
of the Public Expenditure of the United Kingdom, 
exclusive of the Sums applied to the Reduction of 
the National Debt, within the same period. 

An Account of the Net Public Income of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in 


the yearended 5th January 1845, after abating the | | 


Expenditure thereout defrayed by the several Re- 
Vox. 100. 


19° Marti. 














| 


157 


Payments within the same period, exclusive of the 
Sums applied to the Redemption of Funded or 
paying off Unfunded Debt; and of the Advances 
and Repayments for Local Works. 

An Account of the Balances of Public Money 
remaining in the Exchequer on the 5th Janua 
1844 ; the Amount of Money raised by the Additions 
to the Funded or Unfunded Debt in the year ended 
5th January 1845; the Money applied towards the 
Redemption of the Funded Debt or paying off Un- 
funded Debt; the Total Amount of Advances and 
Repayments on account of Local Works, &amp;c., with 
the Difference accruing thereon, and the Balances 
in the Exchequer on 5th January 1845. 


An Account of the Income of the Consolidated Consolidated 
Fund arising in the United Kingdom, in the year F™¢- 


ended 5th January 1845; and also of the actual 
Payments on account of the Consolidated Fund, 
within the same period. 

An Account of the Money applicable to the pay- 
ment of the Consolidated Fund of the United King- 
dom, in the year ending 5th January 1845, and of 
the several Charges which have become due thereon 
in the same year; including the Amount of Ex- 
chequer Bills charged upon the said Fund, at the 
commencement and at the termination of the year ; 
with Appendices. 


An Account of the actual Receipt and Expendi- Funded Debt. 


ture of the Sums placed in the hands of the Com- 
missioners for the Reduction of the National Debt, 
year ending 5th January 1845. 

An Account of the Total Amount of the Unre- 
deemed Funded Debt, and the Charge thereof, at 
the 5th January 1844; of the Debt and Charge 
thereof created in the year ended 5th January 1845 ; 
of the Debt and Charge thereof reduced in the 
course of that year; and the Total Amount of the 
Unredeemed Debt and Charge, as it stood on 5th 
January 1845. 

An Account of the state of the Public Funded 
Debt of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Charge 
thereupon, at 5th January 1845. 


An Account of the Unfunded Debt of Great Bri- yn tunaea Debt 


tain and Ireland, and of the Demands outstanding, 
on 5th January 1845; distinguishing Exchequer 
Bills; Sums remaining unpaid, charged upon the 
Aids granted by Parliament; and Exchequer Bills 
to be issued out of the Consolidated Fund; and 
distinguishing also such part of the Unfunded Debt 
and Demands as has been provided for by Parlia- 
ment; together with an Account of the Ways and 
Means remaining in the Exchequer, or to be received 
on the 5th January 1845, to defray such part of the 
Unfunded Debt and Demands outstanding, as have 
been provided for; with Appendices. 


An Account, showing how the Monies given for Disposition 
the Service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain of Grants. 


and Ireland, for the year 1844, have been disposed 
of, distinguished under their several heads, to 5th 
January 1845. 


Customs; Out-ports, England, Scotland, Ireland : Arrears and 
—An Account of the Total Amount of Current Ba- Balances 


lances in the hands of the respective Collectors, 
and Arrears of Balances of late Collectors, on the 
5th January 1845. 


An Account of the Total Amount of the Arrears Excise. 


and Current Balances due on the 5th January 1845, 
from the Officers of Excise in England, from 5th 
January 1774, as far as the same can be made up. 

An Account of the Total Amount of the Arrears 
and Current Balances due on the 5th January 1845, 
from the Officers of Excise in Scotland, from 5th 
January 1774, as far as the same can be made up. 

An Account of the Arrears and Current Balances 
due on 5th January 1845, from the Officers of 
Excise in Ireland, from 5th January 1774. 


on 5th January 1845, from Distributors of Stamps 
i x 3 in 


An Account of the Total Amount of Arrears due, Stamps. 





Taxes, 


Post-office. 


Land Revenue. 


Public 
Accountants, 


Trade and 
Navigation. 


lucrease and 
Diminution of 
Salaries. 


No, 148, 


Superannua- 
tions. 


No. 149. 


Public Debt. 
No. 150. 


Spirits. 





158 


in Great Britain, who have died or gone out of 
office, since 5th January 1800, so far as the same 
can be made up. 

An Account of the Net Balances in the hands 
of the Distributors of Stamps in Great Britain, 
on the 10th October 1844 and 5th January 1845, 
respectively. 

An Account of Arrears and Balances due from 
former and present Distributors, &amp;c., of the Stamp 
Department in Ireland, on 5th January 1845. 

An Account of the Total Amount of the Arrears 
and Current Balances due, on the 5th January 1845, 
from the Receiving Officers of the Land and As- 
sessed Taxes in Great Britain, from 5th January 
1790, so far as the same can be made up. 


Taxes, Jreland:—An Account of deceased and 
dismissed Tax Collectors’ Balances on 5th January 
1845. 

Taxes, Jreland:—An Account of a Balance due 
by a deceased Revenue Collector, on account of 
Taxes, on the 5th January 1845. 

An Account of Arrears due from late Postmasters 
in Great Britain, on 5th January 1845; and an 
Account of Arrears due by Deputy Pestmasters, 
&amp;c., in Scotland, on 5th January 1845. 


An Account of Balances and Arrears due from 
Deputy Postmasters and Agents in Great Britain 
and the Colonies; also, of Balances in the hands 
of the Receiver-General, in the years 1843 and 1844, 

An Account of Arrears due by dismissed, deceased 
and resigned Deputy Postmasters and Letter-car- 
riers in Jreland, ov the 5th January 1845. 


An Account of Balances and Arrears due by De- 
puty Postmasters and others in the Post-office, 
Ireland, in the years ended 5th January 1844 and 
5th January 1845. 

Auditors of the Land Revenue :—An Account of 
the Total Amount of the Arrears and Current Ba- 
lances due on the 5th January 1845, from the 
several Persons employed in receiving or collecting 
the Land Revenue of the Crown. 

List of Officers and Departments whose Ac- 
counts are audited by the Commissioners for audit- 
ing the Public Accounts. 


An Account of the Arrears and Balances due to 
and from all Public Accountants on the 5th day of 
January 1845, arising upon Accounts which have 
been stated or declared, completed to the 5th day 
of January 1845. 


List of the Accounts depending in the Office of 
the Commissioners for auditing the Public Accounts, 
which have not been audited, stated or declared, 
completed to the 29th February 1845. 

Accounts of the Trade and Navigation of the 
United Kingdom, during each of the Three years 
ending 5th January 1845. 


Accounts of every Increase and Diminution which 
has taken place within the year 1844, in the Number 
of Persons employed, or in the Salaries, Emolu- 
ments, Allowances or Expenses in all Public Offices 
or Departments. 

An Account of all Allowances or Compensations 
granted as Retired Allowances or Superannuations, 
in all Public Offices or Departments, which remained 
payable on the 1st January 1844; the Annual 
Amount which was granted in the year 1844; the 
Annual Amount which ceased within the year; 
and the Total Amount remaining payable on the 
31st of December 1844. 

An Account of all Additions which have been 
made to the Annual Charge of the Public Debt by 
the Interest of any Loan that hath been made or 
Annuities created in the last Ten years; and also 
showing how the Charge incurred in respect of the 
same has been santtied for. 


Mr. Crafer also presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
Accounts of the Total Number of Gallons of Proof 


19° Maritii. 





A, 1845, 


Spirits distilled in England, Scotland and Ireland 
respectively; distinguishing the Quantities produced 
from Malt, and from a mixture of Malt and unmalted 
Grain, or from any other Ingredient ; showing also 
the Total Quantity of each Sort, in the United 
Kingdom, for the year ending the 5th day of Janu- 
ary 1845:—Of the Number of Gallons of Proof 
Spirits, distinguishing the Sorts, on which Duty was 

aid for Home Consumption in each of the Three 
iene, with the Rate per Gallon, and the 
Amount of such Duty ; also the Total Number of 
Gallons and Duty in the United Kingdon, for the 
year ending the 5th day of January 1845 :—Showing, 
under separate heads, the Number of Gallons of 
Proof Spirits (distinguishing the Materials from 
which made) imported into each Kingdom from 
each of the others respectively, and including, in 
the cases of England and Scotland, those conveyed 
either by Land or by Sea ; stating also the Rate of 
Duty per Gallon, and the Total Amount thereof in 
each case, and what Portion of such Duty was paid 
on removal of the Spirits from Bond, and what after 
their arrival at the Place of Destination, for the year 
ending the 5th day of January 1845 ;—And, of the 
Total Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits permitted 
out from Distillers’ Stocks in England, and the 
Total Number of Gallons Proof of British Brandy 
and Spirits of Wine permitted out from Rectifiers’ 
Stocks in England, for the year ending the 5th day 
of January 1845 ; also, the Stocks remaining in the 
hands of English Distillers on the 5th day of Janu- 
ary 1845 (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, 
No. 133, of Session 1844). 


A Return of the Number and Amount of Public Excheque: 
Bills that have been issued under the head of Ex- Bills. 


chequer Bills, under the authority of Her Majesty’s 
Comptroller-General, since the 5th day of March 
1844, distinguishing the Amount of each particular 
Issue, the Place and Period, and by whom such 
Issue was signed; stating the Number of Days 
during which the Comptroller-General was in at- 
tendance in the discharge of his Official Duties, and 
if absent, at what periods ; and, during such absence, 
under what particular Authority, Power and Sig- 
nature each Issue was then made (in continuation 
of former Return, No. 220, of Session 1844). 


Returns, showing (in continuation of Parliament- Customs 
ary Paper, No. 126, of Session 1844) the Names of Department. 


the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Customs, with 
the Age at which each was appointed to the said 
Office, his present Age, the Occupation, Calling or 
Office (if any) which the said Commissioner filled 
previous to his Appointment, and the whole Annual 
Value thereof, from whatever public source the same 
arises ; also the Hours of Attendance daily of the 
said Commissioners :— And, showing the Name, 
Rank or Designation of each of the Superior Officers 
in the Custom House of London, with the Age, 
Salary and Emoluments of each, as derived from 
the Public; including all Persons receiving £.400 
per annum and upwards:—List of the Number of 
Officers in each Class or Grade in the Custom 
House Department of the Port of Zondon, with the 
Rates of Salary, and whole Emoluments of each ; 
such Class or Grade not included in the Return 
of Superior Officers returned by Name as above: 
—List, by Name, of the several Docks, Wharves, 
Quays, Warehouses, Bonded Warehouses and Suf- 
frage Wharves, or other Places within the Jurisdiction 
of the Custom House of Zondon, at which Goods 
are landed ; with a Statement, as nearly accurate 
as can be made, of the several Distances of the 
aforesaid Landing Places from the Custom House 
in Thames-street :—Copy of any Regulations of the 
Board of Customs under which Goods are allowed 
to be discharged from Vessels of any Description 
at any Places other than those included in the above 
Return, whether in the Stream or elsewhere ; also, 
in what manner such Goods are permitted to be 
conveyed to Docks, Wharves and other Places ; = 
the 














Soap. 








Su, 


























































































Soap. 


Sugar. 


Glass, 


per and 
Or; il 
Bil, 


8 VicToRIzZ. 


the Distances, as nearly as the same can be stated, 
of the said Places from the Docks, Wharves or other 
Places of Security :—And, a Statement, in columns, 
of the Number of each Class or Grade of Officers 
employed in the Port of London in each of the years 
ending the 5th day of January 1844 and 1845; 
showing the Total Numbers and Expense of the 
Customs Establishment in the Port of London for 
those Two years. 


Return to an Order, dated the 25th day of Febru- 
ary last, for Accounts of all Soap made in each Town 
of Great Britain, distinguishing Hard from Soft, 
and also that upon which the Silicated Duty has 
been charged, from the 5th day of January 1844 to 
the 5th day of January 1845 :—Of all Soap ex- 
ported, and the Amount of Drawback paid thereon, 
specifying the Port from whence shipped, from the 
5th day of January 1844 to the 5th day of January 
1845:—Of the Quantity of Soap, distinguishing 
Hard from Soft, and the Amount of all Allowances 
and Drawbacks made to the Manufacturers of 
Woollens, Linen, Silk and others, from the 5th day 
of January 1844 to the 5th day of January 1845: 
—Of all Soap exported to Ireland, Hard and Soft, 
the Port from whence shipped, and the Amount of 
Drawback paid thereon, from the 5th day of January 
1844 to the 5th day of January 1845 :— Of all Soap 
imported into Great Britain, Hard and Soft, the 
Port at which imported, and the Amount of Duty 
paid thereon, from the 5th day of January 1844 to 
the 5th day of January 1845:—Of all Persons con- 
victed of defrauding the Revenue arising from Soap; 
the Date of each Conviction; the Amount of the 
several Penalties ; whether the Persons so convicted 
had been previously convicted or fined, or had had 
Penalties compromised, with or without Conviction ; 
and the Names, Dates and Amount of all Penalties 
paid in all cases which have been compromised or 
tried before the Summary Court of Excise, from the 
5th day of January 1844 to the 5th day of January 
1845: ~ And, of the Number of Licenses granted to 
Soap-makers, distinguishing those granted in Eng- 
land, Scotland and Ireland, from the 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1844 to the 5th day of January 1845 (in con- 
tinuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 124, of Ses- 
sion 1844), 


Copy of the Memorial from Sugar Refiners and 
others to the Lords of the Treasury, in which those 
Parties in London and elsewhere signified their wish 
(about the end of the year 1844) that any alteration 
to be made in the Sugar Duties in 1845, should be 
declared and applied at the commencement of the 
ensuing Session of Parliament ; also, the Signatures 
attached to the said Memorial, with the Date of its 
Presentation, and the Names cf the Parties who 
presented it. 


A Return of the Amount of Duties and Draw- 
backs on Glass, and of the Quantities imported and 
exported, retained for Home Use, and remaining in 
Bond, for the year ending the 5th day of January 
1845 (in continuation of the Return ordered to be 
printed on the 16th day of Aprii 1844, with the 
same Particulars) :—And then he withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and that the Accounts relative to Public 
Income and Expenditure ; Superannuations; Public 
Debt ; and, an Abstract of the Accounts relative 
to Increase and Diminution of Salaries, &amp;c., be 
printed. 


Petitions from Horton ;— Manningham ;—Wils- 
den ;— Drighlington ;— Stanningley ; — Bradford ; 
— Bingley ; — Birstal ; — Claydon ; — Wibsey ; — 
Bowling ;— Thornton ;— Calverley ; — Hitchin ; — 
Saint Neot’s ;— Louth ;— Spilsby ; — Boston ; — 
Huntingdon ;— Biggleswade ;—Sheffield (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Stevenaze ;—Grantham ; — Horncastle ;— 
Barnet ;-— Tattershall ;-and, Huddersfield ; praying 
that the London and York Railway Bill may pass 

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159 


into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the London and Birmingham Rail- London, 
way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for Worcester and 
making a Branch Railway from the proposed Lon- a 
don, Worcester and South Staffordshire Railway, (Dudley and 
commencing in the parish of Dudley, in the county Sedgley 
of Worcester, and terminating in the parish of ®™¢"-) 
Sedgley, in the county of Stafford, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Sir Thomas Troubridge presented a Bill to carry Royal Naval 
into effect an Arrangement between the Corporation School Bill. 
of the Royal Naval School and the Committee for 
managing the Patriotic Fund, for the Admission of 
Pupils into the said School: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Masterman reported from the Committee on Kingston-upon- 
the Rigtevigeniadl Docks Bill; and to whom Hull Docks Bill. 
several Petitions against the said Bill, and the Mi- 
nutes of Evidence taken before the Committee on the 
Kingston-upon-Hull Docks Bill in Session 1840, 
were referred ; That they had heard counsel in sup- 
port of several of the said Petitions, and had also 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Forth and Clyde 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of sant 4 -_ 
the Petition for the Forth and Clyde Navigation, and junction 
Union Canal Junction (No. 2.) Bill, the Standing (No. 2.) Bill. 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for altering and amending certain Acts relating to 
the Forth and Clyde Navigation, and the Edinburgh 
and Glasgow Union Canal, and for forming a Junc- 
tion between the said Navigation and Canal: And 
that Mr. Loch and Mr. Frederick Dundas do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Midland Rail- 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of way Branches 
the Petition for the Midland Railway Branches Bill, = 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to empower the Midland Railway Company to 
make certain Branch Railways from the main Line 
of their Railway and for other purposes: And 
that Mr. Stwart Wortley, Mr. Evans and Mr. Strutt 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee on Liverpool and 

Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Petitions Bury Railway 
+ . . . Bolton, Wigan 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing gnq Liverpool 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Liverpool Railway, and 
and Bury Railway, (Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool Bury Exten- 
Railway and Bury Extension,) Bill, were referred ; wane 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as in the township of Liverpool, the num- 
bers on the enlarged Plans do not relate to the same 
property as is distinguished by the same numbers 
on the general Plans and the Book of Reference, in 
the following respects: Property mentioned 1304 
in the General Plan and in the Book of Reference, 
is numbered 138 in the enlarged Plan, No. 2; Pro- 
perty mentioned 149 on the General Plan and in 
the Book of Reference, is numbered 150 on the 
enlarged Plan, No.3; Property numbered 150 on 
the General Plan and in the Book of Reference, is 
numbered 151 on the enlarged Plan, No. 3; Pro- 
perty numbered 151 on the General Plan and in 
the Book of Reference, is numbered 152 on the 
enlarged Plan, No. 3; Property numbered 152 on 
x4 the 





Whittle Dean 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Manchester, 
Leeds and Hull 
Associated 
Railway Com- 
panies Bill. 


Belfast 
&lt; _cmaae Emerson Tennent, Mr. Ross, the Earl of Hiiisbo- 


Bi 


160 
the General Plan and in the Book of Reference, is 
numbered 153 on the enlarged Plan, No. 3; Pro- 
perty numbered 1494, on the General Plan, is 
numbered 150 on the enlarged Plan, No. 3, and is not 
inserted in the Book of Reference ; and inasmuch 
as in the township of Fazakerley, an occupation- 
bridge, crossing the boundary marked No. 1, is not 
shown on the Plan or mentioned in the Book of 
Reference; and inasmuch as 96 and 97, in the 
township of Pemberton, two cottages upon the 
enlarged Plan had not been numbered ; and inas- 
much as a public bridge, in the township of Wigan, 
carrying the high-road, No. 28, over the River 
Douglas, is not numbered on the Plans or men- 
tioned in the Books of Reference ; and inasmuch as 
in the township of Ince, in Makerfield, Nos. 344, 
34&gt;, and 34¢, mentioned in the enlarged Plans, 
did not appear in the Book of Reference, but the 
i am so described did appear in the Book of 

eference, under No. 35; and inasmuch as between 
No. 46 and the River Tonge, there were eight cot- 
tages and a school-house, anda field, within the limits 
of deviation, which are not numbered or described 
on the general or enlarged Plan, or mentioned in 
the Book of Reference; and inasmuch as a piece 
of land, adjoining No. 35 and 354, in the town- 
ship of Elion, and appearing upon the Plans as a 
separate inclosure, and within the line or limit of 
deviation, was not numbered upon the Plans, nor 
mentioned in the Book of Reference, but that it 
appeared there was no fence between it and No. 35 ; 
and inasmuch as the bridge on the highway, No. 13, 
(in the township of Upholland) and within the 


limits of deviation, is not numbered on the Plans 


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or described in the Book of Reference ; and inas- 
much as No. 70, (in the township of Kzrby) in the | 
notice served on William Ashcroft, the height of 
embankment was stated to be 32 feet, being up-| 


A, 1845, 


rough and Mr. Alexander do prepare, and bring in 
the — Improvement Bill, was read, and dis- 
charged. 

Ordered, That Mr. Emerson Tennent, the Earl 
of Hillsborough and Mr. Alexander do prepare, and 
bring in the Bill. 


Lord Harry Vane presented a Bill for making a Middlesbyy 
Railway from Middlesbro’ to or near the Town of a Redcar 
Redcar, in the North Riding of the County of York, ““""" Bil. 
to be called The Middlesbro’ and Redcar Railway : 

And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Great North of England Great Non 
(Clarence and Hartlepool Junction) Railway Com- ° England 
pany, for leave to bring ina Bill for enabling the Hence a 
said Company to make certain Branch Railways, Tunction) 
and for ane the Acts relating to the said Raii- Railway. 
way, was presented, and read; and referred to the 


Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the London, 
River Severn Horse-towing Path Extension, pray- bse tra 
ing that they may be heard, by their counsel OF shie Ran 
agents, against certain parts of the London, Wor-Bil, 
cester, and South Staffordshire Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Sir Samuel Crompton, of Wood-end, York and 
in the county of York, Baronet, praying that he may a Midland 
be heard, —__ counsel or agent, against certain (p...e 


D 
parts of the York and North Midland Railway (Don- Eeteose) Ba, 


wards of 8 fect more than the height shewn upon | @s¢er Extension) Bill, was presented, and read. 


the section of the field, the measurement having | 
been reckoned from the bottom of an adjoining | 
brook which was separately numbered, but not 
fenced off; and inasmuch as No. 14, (in the town- | 
ship of Rainford,) in the notice served on James | 
Webster, the greatest height of embankment was 
stated to be 14 feet 6 inches, being nearly 10 feet 
higher than indicated on the Sections ; and inas- 
much as No. 79, (in the township Darcey Lever) 
in the notice served on James Rigby, the greatest 
height of embankment was stated to be 22 feet, 
whereas in the deposited Section, it was 55 feet ; | 
And inasmuch as No. 186, (in the township of 
Darcey Lever) in the notice served upon John 
Walsh, the tenant, the description of the section of 
the line deposited, and of the greatest height of 
embankment, and depth of cutting, is not inserted, 
although the line of the intended Railway will pass 





through the farm-house, barn, stable, cow-house 
and out-buildings, and in the Section deposited, 
shows an embankment of the height of 8 feet. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Ord presented a Bill for supplying the Bo- 
rough and County of Newcastle-upon- Tyne and the 
Borough of Gateshead, in the County of Durham, 
and the Neighbourhoods thereof, with Water, from 
Whittle Dean, in the Parish of Ovingham, and other 
Places in Northumberland: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Broadley presented a Bill to enable the 
Manchester and Leeds Railway Company, and the 
Hull and Selby Railway Company, to conduct the 
Traffic and Business of their &gt; se le in Conjunc- 
tion: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


The Order made upon Monday last, That Mr. 





Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Directors of the Suir Navigation Waterford 
Company, taking notice of the application for leave and Limerick 
to bring in the Waterford and Limerick Railway ®#"*- 
Bill; and praying that such Bill may not pass into 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- Middlesex 
spect of the Petition for the Middlesex County County Rate 
Rate Bill, which, upon Thursday last, was made 8"! 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to alter and amend the Laws enabling Justices of 
the Peace, in certain cases, to borrow Money on 
Mortgage of the County Rates, so far as the same 
relate to the County of Middlesex: And that Co- 
lonel Thomas Wood, Captain Rous and Mr. New- 
degate do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Wilshere presented a Bill for the Consolida- Yarmouth 
tion of the Yarmouth and Norwich, and Norwich ad Hore 
and Brandon Railway Companies, and for autho- ania 
rizing the Construction of a Bridge across the River 
Bure,and other Works, at Great Yarmouth and Nor- 
wich, in connexion with the Norwich and Yarmouth 
Railway : And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Bowes presented a Bill for making a Railway, Wear bas 9 
to be called The Wear Valley Railway, from and Railway ® 
out of the Bishop Auckland and Weardale Rail- 
way, to Frosterley, with a Branch terminating at or 
near Bishopley Crug, in Stanhope in Weardale, all 
in the County of Durham: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second .~ 

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and 


rtd 


ay 


and 


Bill, 


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ill. 


8 VicTORIZ. 


Manchester, Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 

snefield 294 Oy Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 

uiditd 2 the Petition for the Manchester, Sheffield, and Mid- 

Bill. land Junction Railway Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Sheffield, in the county 
of York, to join the Midland Railway, in the parish 
of Chesterfield, in the county of Derby: And that 
Mr. Stuart Wortley, Mr. Beckett Denison, Mr. 
Evans and Mr. George Henry Cavendish do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


Greenwich Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
Colliery Rail Gy Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


wy Bi. the Greenwich Colliery Railway Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

Monmouth Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- 


=— mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
ilway. 


19° Marti. 


161 


Mr. Tatton Egerton presented a Bill for the chester 
better paving, lighting and improving the Borough Improvement 
of Chester, and for establishing new Market-places 3#!!- 
therein: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Stalybridge Waterworks Bill was read a Stalybridge 
second time; and committed. Waterworks 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- wa. 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Sir Ralph Lopes, of Maristow, in south Devon 
the county of Devon, Baronet, praying that he may Railway . 
be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against (len 
certain parts of the South Devon Railway, (Tavi- Bit. 
stock and other Branches) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 





the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in 


case of the Petition for the Monmouth and Here-| favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
ford Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had not : : 
been complied with, inasmuch as application was! Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for making a Southport and 
not made, as required by the Standing Orders, to | Railway from Southport to join the North Union — —_ 
John Eboratt, Charles Martin and Susannah Cog- | Railway at Euzton, all in the County of Lancaster : Ri" 
lan, owners of property intended to be taken; but | And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
the application was left at the residence of the | to be read a second time. 
tenants of the property ; and inasmuch as no proof | 
was adduced before the Committee that the Plans,| Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for enabling North Union 
Sections, and Books of Reference deposited with | the North Union Railway Company, and the Ribble and Ribble 
the Clerks of the Peace, and at the Board of Trade, Navigation Company, to make a Branch or Con- say 
were duplicates of those deposited in the Private nexion Railway from the North Union Railway to wag Bill. 
Bill Office. ‘the Victoria Quay, in Preston, and for amending 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- and enlarging the Powers and Provisions of the 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. several Acts relating to such Railway and Naviga- 
_tion respectively : And the same was read the first 
North British Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 
— pi, Mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
pay" case of the Petition for the North British Insurance _ Mr. Lockhart presented a Bill to enable the Glasgow, 
Company Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway Com- Garukirk and 
plied with. pany to improve the Gauge of their Rails: And the $ovrrides. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill same was read the first time; and ordered to be , 
to enable the North British Insurance Company to read a second time. 
purchase Annuities, to take and hold Property, and | ; 
to invest Money and Stock upon Mortgage, and) Mr. Lockhart presented a Bill for the better Glasgow 
for other purposes relating to the said Company: Regulation and Management and for the Extension Markets Bill. 
And that Mr. Gibson Craig and Mr. Macaulay do | of the Slaughter-houses and Market Accommoda- 
prepare, and bring it in. tion in the City of Glasgow, and for other pha 9 
‘in relation thereto: And the same was read the 





Aberdeen Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 
Tuilway Bill. mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the | 
case of the Petition for the Aberdeen Railway Bill,, A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto Edinburgh and 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. __| subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for making Northern Rail- 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill a Railway from Burtisland, in the county of Fife,“ ioe s:) 
for making a Railway from Aberdeen to Friockheim to the city of Perth, with certain Branches there- 
and Guthrie, with Branch Lines to Montrose and | from, to be called The Edinburgh and Northern 
Brechin, to be called The Aberdeen Railway : And Railway, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
that Captain Gordon, Mr. Banner: man and Lord the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
Gordon Hallyburton do prepare, and bring it in. 

7 ; , , Colonel Rice Trevor presented a Bill for making South Wa! 
— and ee Ingestre peg a Bill for making a | 4 Railway from the Cheltenham and Great Westen Railway Bill 
Wolverhampton ailway from Oxford to Worcester and Wolver-| Union Railway to Fishguard and Pembroke Dock, 

ailway Bill, hampton, to be called The Oxford, Worcester and| with Branches therefrom, to be called The South 
pet aapang _ oe with oe And the | yajes Railway: And the same was read the first 
e was read the first time; and ordered to be | time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 
read a second time. 
rag Mr. Pakington, from the Select Committee ap- Mr. Grimsditch presented a Bill to amend the Taw Vale 
10n, 


— to try and determine the matter of the 
etitions of George Moffatt, one of the Candidates 
at the last Election for the Borough of Dartmouth, 
complaining of an undue Election and Return for 
the said Borough, informed the House, that the 
Committee had determined, 

That Joseph Somes, Esquire, was duly elected 
a Burgess, to serve in this present Parliament for 
the Borough of Dartmouth. 

And the said Determination was ordered to be 
entered in the Journals of this House. 

Vot. 100. 


Act relating to the Taw Vale Railway and Dock: a 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered ~°™ “"” 
to be read a second time. 


Admiral Dundas reported from the Committee on Cromford Canal 
the Cromford Canal Bill, and to whom a Petition Bill. 
against the said Bill was referred ; That they had 
heard counsel in support of the said Petition, and 
had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and 
that the Committee had examined the allegations of 
the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
+4 gone 








Westminster 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Edinburgh 
Life Assurance 
Company Bill. 


Berks and 
Hants Railway 
Bill. 


Glasgow 
Bridges Bill. 


Quinborowe 
Borough Bill. 


Manchester 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Scottish Mid- 
land Junction 
Railway. 


Pudsey Gas 
Bill. 


Hungerford 
and Lambeth 
Suspension 
Foot Bridge 
Bill. 


162 19° Martiz. A. 1845. 


gone through the Bill, and made Amendments, Company, and for granting further Powers to the 
thereunto. |said Company: And that Mr. Hawes and Mr. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. | D’Eyncourt do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Tufnell presented a Bill for improving Parts} 4 Petition of Promoters of the Eastern Union Eastern Up; 
of the City of Westminster: And the same was| and Norwich Railway, for leave to bring in a Bill aud hoa 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second | for making a Railway from the Eastern Union Rail- Railray 
time. way, at Ipswich, to Norwich, with a Branch to the ‘"* *) 


Norwich and Brandon Railway, was presented, and 


Lord Arthur Lennox presented a Bill for con- read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
ferring on the Edinburgh Life Assurance Company | Petitions for Private Bills. 


certain Privileges of a Corporate Body, and as such 
to sue and be sued, to hold Property, and for other 
Purposes relating thereto: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Promoters of the Eastern Union Easter, Unioa 
and Bury Saint Edmunds Railway, for leave to and Bury 
bring in a Bill for making a Railway from the Eastern Ra eem 
Union Railway, at Ipswich, to Bury Saint Edmund’s, (Nc. ©) 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





Petitions of William Stephens, of Prospect-hill, in 
the county of Berks, Esquire ;—Burgesses of the | 
borough of Reading, in the county of Berks, and 


Members of the Council of the said borough ;— | acme _ , 
Commissioners for carrying into execution an Act | _ A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Stam- Midland Rai, 


for better paving, lighting, cleansing, watching and | ford, and Saint Martins, praying that the Midland Ponce 
otherwise improving the Borough of Reading, in the | Railways (Syston to Peterborough) Bill may not gy" 
County of Berks ;—-and, Trustees for executing an | Pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
Act for repairing the Road from the Thirty-three | 24d read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Mile Stone, in the Parish of Ruscombe, in the 
County of Berks, towards Reading, to a Place| A Petition of John Cary Marriott and_ Robert Lynn ani zy 
called The Seven Mile Stone, in the Parish of Been-| Marriott, of Narborough, in the county of Norfolk, Railway Bil, 
ham, in the same County, and a certain other Road | Merchants, and Co-partners trading under the firm 
communicating therewith; praying that they may) of John and Robert Marriott, praying that they 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, | may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Berks and Hants Rail-| against certain parts of the Lynn and Ely Railway 
way Bill,—were presented, and read. Bill, was presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners | Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon | by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, | Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 








A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town| 4, . = 
Council of the burgh of Kilmarneck, praying that | Ir. Lockhart presented a Bill to extend the Pro- Glasgow 


- ; . | visions of an Act relating to the Police of the City Police Bill. 
the Glasgow Bridges Bill may not pass into a law, yeh 5 wee pe Dyin d 


: | of Glasgow and adjoining Districts, and the Statute 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon | a J y . : 
the Table. 


| Labour of the said City, and to amend and enlarge 
| the Powers of the said Act, and for other Purposes 


; . \in relation thereto: And the same was read the 
Viscount Marsham presented a Bill to make pro- | Grst time: and ordered to be read @ second time. 
vision for the Payment of the Debts of the Mayor, . 


Jurats, Bailiffs and Burgesses of the Borough of 
Quinborowe, in the County of Kent, and for other | 
Purposes : And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Lockhart presented a Bill for extending the Anderston 
Burgh of Anderston, in the County of Lanark, for —a 
better regulating the Police, and paving, lighting °°?" 
and cleansing the Streets therein, and in certain 

Mr. Milner Gibson presented a Bill to effect — a gn — ee and for — 
Improvements in the Borough of Manchester, for eae anit os : me me aes — d 
the Purpose of Promoting the Health of the Inha-| ("© we Gane; Gas eeeeree W Se FaRe 6 eto 
bitants thereof: And the same was read the first | "™* 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 





Mr. Barry Baldwin presented a Bill for making a Rye and 
ise . . i j . Tenterd 
A Petition of Promoters of the Scottish Midland Railway from the South Eastern Railway at Head Railway Bill 
| corn, to Rye Harbour, in the County of Sussex: 
| And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
| to be read a second time. 


Junction Railway, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from the city or royal burgh of 
Perth to or near to the town or royal burgh of Forfar, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select ™ ; 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. Petitions from Feighcullen ;—Lower Badoney ;— raucation 
Lhanco Erigle;—and, Newry; praying the House (Ireland.) 

The House proceeded to take into consideration | to devise means for removing the restrictions on the 
the Report on the Pudsey Gas Bill; and the Amend- | distribution of the Aid annually granted for Educa- 
ments were read, and agreed to. tion in Jreland, so as to afford assistance to the 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be | Schools in connection with the Church Education 
ingrossed. Society,—were presented, and read; and ordered 

P to lie upon the Table. 

The House was moved, That the Report in re- 
spect of the Petition for the Hungerford and Lambeth | Sir Robert Harry Inglis reported from the Clas- Railway Bills 
Suspension Foot Bridge Bill, which was yesterday | sification Committee of Railway Bills, and who en 
made from the Select Committee on Standing | were empowered to report from time to time ; That ‘*" inet 
Orders, might be read ; and the same being read; | they had considered the matters to them referred ; No, lols 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill }and had directed him to make a Report thereof to 
to amend the Acts relating to the Hungerford | the House. 
and Lambeth Suspension Foot Bridge Company,| Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
hereafter to be called The Charing Cross Bridge ! and be printed. 





Petitions 








Union 
rich 


Inion 


nund’s 


Rail. 
ton to 


ugh) 


EI 
i, 


Public Houses. 


Naval and 
Military Estae 
blishments. 


Poor Law 
(Ireland.) 


Schoolmasters 
(Scotland.) 


Merchant Sea- 
men’s Fund, 


Attornies’ 
Certificates, 


8 VicToRIz. 
Petitions from Elgin ;—Spilsby ;— Toynton-all- 


Saints and Toynton Saint Peter’s ;— Halton ;— 
Cambridge; — Bristol ; — Halsted ; —Reading ; — 
Earls Colne ;—Auchterarder ;— Wheatley Lane ;— 
Timsbury ;—Kintore ;—Llansantffraid Glan Con- 
way ;— Tonbridge ;— Bryn-ty-rion ;—Largs ;--Part- 
ney ;—Binbrook ;— Saint Fagon’s, Saint Bride’s, 
and Saint George’s ;— Tonyrevail ;—Cardiff (two 
Petitions) ;—Pentyrch ;— Beverley ;—Skirlaugh ;— 
Llansawell ;— Stickford ;—and, Barton-upon-Hum- 
ber; praying the House to adopt measures for pre- 
venting the increase of houses licensed for the sale 
of intoxicating drinks, and for diminishing to a very 
large extent the number already existing; and to 
pass a law for entirely abolishing the sale of intoxi- 
cating liquor on the Lord’s Day,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Leeds ;—and, Worcester ; praying 
that no increase whatever may be made in the Naval 
Force of the country, but, on the contrary, that 
prompt measures be taken greatly to reduce the 
existing Naval and Military Establishments,—were 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of the Chairman of Guardians of the 
Ardee Poor Law Union, praying that they may be 
relieved from the payment of instalments of the 
loan granted them for the building of their work- 
house, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Members of the Board of Guardians 
of the Union of Dungarvan, in the county of Water- 
ford, praying that a full and searching inquiry be 
instituted, both as regards the adaptation of the 
present Poor Law system to the circumstances of 
Jreland, and its administration by the Poor Law 
Commissioners and their assistants, was also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Parish Schoolmasters of the Pres- 
bytery of Hamilton, praying the House to adopt 
measures for ameliorating the condition of the Burgh 
and Parochial Schoolmasters, and for promoting 
the educational interests of Scotland, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. — 


A Petition of Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, 
G.c.B., &amp;c., John Hunter Gray, Master Mariner, 
and Samuel Baker, Accountant, Honorary Secretary 
of a Committee for promoting the Welfare of the 
Maritime Community, praying that a thorough in- 
vestigation may be made into the accounts of the 
Merchant Seamen’s Corporation, in London, and 
trustees at the outports, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Isle of Axholme ;—Boston ;— 
and, Society of Attornies, Solicitors, Proctors and 
others, not being Barristers, practising in the Courts 
of Law and Equity of the United Kingdom ; pray- 
ing for the repeal of the annual duty on Attornies’ 
Certificates,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


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163 


lition of the existing duty on the importation of 
manufactured Leather,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition ofthe Provost, Magistrates and Town Health of 
Council of the burgh of Kilmarnock, stating that Towns. 


they are of opinion that from the defective state of 
the dramage and sewerage in large Towns, as well 
as from the want of a more thorough ventilation, 
the atmosphere around the dwellings of the poor 
becomes tainted with noxious miasmata, which not 
only engenders disease among those whom poverty 
constrains to be occupants of these miserable abodes, 
but not unfrequently spreads its pestilential influence, 
as an epidemic, to others far removed from its im- 
mediate effects ; and praying the House to take the 
matter into consideration, in order that some means 
may be devised which will be sufficient to neutralize 
the effects ofan evil so widely spread and extended, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Glass. 


Bottle Merchants of London, praying that an al- 
lowance of drawback be made on the stocks in their 
hands in London, in the same manner as has been 
made to the manufacturers and dealers in Glass, 
and also on all bottles in course of transit from the 
manufacturers, the same being accompanied by a 
certificate of their having been charged with duty, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Union Rating of 
of Luton, in the counties of Bedford and Hertford, Tenements. 


praying that owners of all cottages of less annual 
value than ten pounds, may be rendered liable to 
the payment of parochial rates, instead of the oc- 
cupiers thereof, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President of the Committee of yi! Coolies. 


the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, pray- 
ing the House to refuse its sanction to any scheme 
for raising loans to supply the emancipated colonies 
with Asiatic and African labourers, or to any mea- 
sure of colonial immigration which is not based on 
the unfettered choice of the emigrants, and the ex- 
penses of which are not borne out of the private 
funds of those intended to be benefited thereby, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Dyserth, Saint Asaph 


in the county of Filint, praying for the repeal of so 
much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to 
the union of the Dioceses of Saint Asaph and Bangor, 
and for the immediate appointment of a Bishop to 
the newly-erected See of Manchester, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Merchants, Bankers New Zealand. 


and Traders of the City of London, relative to New 
Zealand, which was presented yesterday, be printed, 
with the names attached thereto. 


Medical Prace Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Union Work- 


A Petition of the President and Members of the Copy of Report of the Commissioner appointed to houses 


tice Bill (1844, Bs j i iati 
"'(844) Provincial Medical and Surgical Association at 


Derby; praying for certain modifications in the Bill 
for the Regulation of Medical Practice, which was 
introduced in the last Session of Parliament, was 


 —~rmigaa and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
‘able. 


Petitions from Southwark;—and, Hants and 


Sussex; praying the House not to sanction the abo- 
Vo. 100. 





inquire into the Execution of the Contracts for (Ireland.) 


certain Union Workhouses in Jreland, with Copy of 
Treasury Minute thereon. 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer accordingly pre- 
sented the said Paper. 

Ordered, That the said Paper dolie upon the Table. 


Physic and A Petiti ae : = 
onal etition of Practitioners in Medicine and Sur- — ° 
s urgery Bill, g ery esi dent in Bridport, praying that the Physic ” amg a hy oho hcg cer 1 a a Navy. 

and Surgery Bill may not pass into a law, as it now | eturn of the Ships faunched since o the pre- 
— was presented, and read; and ordered to ae —e 7 bro a prep wigan. 
le upon the Table. out having been at Sea, and of those turned into 

— ‘ Hulks and Receiving Ships, and likewise those that 

er, 


are unserviceable, without having been at Sea, and 
the Total Cost. 


rs Ordered, 





Post-office, 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Revising 
Barristers. 


Sierra Leone 


aud Mauritius, 


Customs, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Annual Income and Charges upon 
the Fund denominated The Letter-carriers’ Fund, 
in the General Post-office, from its establishment 
to the Quarter ending the 5th day of January 1845; 
showing what connection it has with the early De- 
livery of Letters in London, the Authority under 
which it is collected, the Names of the present Sub- 
scribers, the Amount of Per-centage paid by each 
Letter-carrier, where and in whose Name, and 
under whose control, any Balance is at present de- 
osited, with the Amount thereof :—Also, the Name, 
Date and Amount of Superannuation of each Letter- 
carrier now on the Fund, together with the Name, 
Date, Amount of Superannuation, and Date of 
Death of every Letter-carrier appearing to have 
been on the Fund within the last Five years. 


Ordered, That Mr. Frederick Dundas have leave 
of absence till the 1st day of May next, on account 
of the illness of a near relation ;—and, Mr. Saville 
Ogle till the 1st day of May next, on account of 


ill health. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of Appeals from the Courts of the 
Revising Barristers to the Court of Common Pleas, 
made up to the 1st day of March 1845, pursuant 
to Act 6 and 7 Vic. c. 18 (in continuation of Par- 
liamentary Paper, No. 252, of Session 1844). 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Mr. George William Hope presented,— Keturn 
to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 25th day 
of February last, for Copies of Despatch from Lord 
Stanley to Governor Macdonald, at Sierra Leone, 
dated the 10th day of February 1844 :—Of Procla- 
mation of Lieutenant-Governor Fergusson, at Sierra 
Leone, dated the 12th day of June 1844 :—Of Letter 
from the Lay Secretary of the Church Missionary 
Society to Lord Stanley, dated the 26th day of No- 
vember 1844 :—Of Reply from Mr. George William 
Hope, on the part of at Stanley, dated the 24th 
day of December 1844 :—And, of any Ordonnance, 
Proclamation, Law or Proceeding on the part of 
any Authority in the Mauritius, relative to the In- 
troduction of Negroes into that Island, in the years 
1842, 1843 and 1844 (so far as relates to Sierra 
Leone). 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee to consider further the Act 7 and 
8 Vic. c. 16, to amend the Laws relating to the 
Customs. 

(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That the Duties of Customs charge- 
able upon the Goods, Wares and Merchandize here- 
after mentioned, imported into the United Kingdom, 
shall cease and determine ; viz. 

Grease, 
Greaves for dogs, and Tallow Greaves. 
Hides, not tanned, tawed, curried, or in any way 
dressed, dry and wet. 
or pieces of Hides, raw or undressed, and 


unenumerated. 
Tails, Buffalo, Bull, Cow, or Ox. 


Motion made, and Question put, That the words 

“ Hides, tanned, not otherwise dressed,” stand part 
of the Resolution ; 

The Committee divided : 

Mr. Young, 

Mr. Henry Baring : 
f Mr. Sotheron, 
’LMr. Stafford O’ Brien : 








Tellers forthe Y eas, 


Tellers for the Noes 


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A, 1845, 


— tanned, not otherwise dressed. 
rd 


ard. 
Oil, Animal Oil. 
— Lard Oil. 
Hempseed. 
Rosin. 
Seed, Poppy. 
Motion made, and Question put, That the words 
“ Silk, thrown, not dyed,” stand part of the Reso- 
lution ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for ther Mr. Young, \ 85 
Yeas, | Lord Arthur Lennoz : "= 
Tellers for thef Mr. Tatton Egerton, 96 
Noes, Mr. Grimsditch : } , 
Silk, thrown, not dyed. 
Stone in Blocks, shaped or rough scapled. 


From and after the 1st day of June 1845 ; 


Seeds, Beans, Kidney or French. 
Cole. 

Coriander. 

— Rape. 

Tares. 

2. Resolved, That, in lieu of the Duties of Cus- 
toms now chargeable on the Articles undermentioned, 
imported into the United Kingdom, the following 
Duties shall be charged ; viz. 


Essential Oil of Cloves, 3s. the lb. 











3. Resolved, That from and after the expiration 
of Excise Duties on British Glass, and until the 
10th day of October 1846, the following Duties of 
Customs be charged on the Articles undermentioned, 
imported into the United Kingdom, in lieu of the 
Duties now chargeable thereon : 

Glass ; viz. 

Any kind of Window Glass, white, or stained | s. d. 
of one colour only, not exceeding one-ninth 
of an inch in thickness, and Shades and Cy- 
linders, the ewt. - - - 
All Glass exceeding one-ninth of an inch in 
thickness, all silvered or polished Glass of 
whatever thickness, however small each 
pane, plate, or sheet, superficial measure ; 
viz. 
Not containing more than 9 square feet, 
the square foot - - - = = 
Containing more than 9 square feet, and 
not more than 14 square feet, the square 
foot - - - - - a * 
Containing more than 14 square feet, and 
not more than 36 square feet, the square 
foot - - - 2+ © = = 
Containing more than 56 square feet, the 
square foot - - - - - 30- 
Glass, painted or otherwise ornamented, the 
superficial foot - ee 3 0- 
All White Flint Glass Bottles, not cut, en- 
graved, or otherwise ornamented, and Beads 
and Bugles of Glass, the Ib. - = - - 
Wine Glasses, Tumblers, and all other White 
Flint Glass Goods, not cut, engraved, or 
otherwise ornamented, the lb. - - - - 4 
All Flint Cut Glass, Flint Coloured Glass, and 
Fancy Ornamental Glass, of whatever kind, 
thelbh - -— - - « -» . 
Bottles of Glass covered with Wicker (not 
being Flint or Cut Glass), or of green or 
common Glass, the ewt. - - - - 3 - 
Glass Manufactures not otherwise enumerated 
or described, and old broken Glass, fit only 
to be re-manufactured, the ewt. - -| “4 - 


4. Resolved, That, from and after the 10th day of 
October 1846, until the 5th day of April 1848, there 
be charged on the said Articles oan of the said 
Duties, and from and after the 5th day of April 
1848 one fourth-part of the said Duties. 


Resolutions to be reported. 


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And the House, having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 20° die Martit, 1845: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair, and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 








Ordered, 











19°— 
Ordered, That the Report be now received. 
Mr. Greene accordingly reported several Resolu- 
tions ; which were read, as follow : 
1. Resolved, That the Duties of Customs charge- 
able upon the Goods, Wares and Merchandize 


hereafter mentioned, imported into the United King- 
dom, shall cease and determine ; viz. 


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Grease. 

Greaves for dogs, and Tallow Greaves. 

Hides, not tanned, tawed, curried, or in any way 
dressed, dry and wet. 

—- or pieces of Hides, raw or undressed, and 
unenumerated. 

——- Tails, Buffalo, Bull, Cow, or Ox. 

tanned, not otherwise dressed, 





Lard. 

Oil, Animal Oil. 

— Lard Oil. 

Hempseed. 

Rosin. 

Seed, Poppy. 

Silk, thrown, not dyed. 

Stone in Blocks, shaped or rough scapled. 


From and after the 1st day of June 1845: 


Seeds, Beans, Kidney or French. 
Cole. 

—— Coriander. 

—— Rape. 

Tares. 








2. Resolved, That, in lieu of the Duties of Cus- 
toms now chargeable on the Articles undermen- 
tioned, imported into the United Kingdom, the fol- 
lowing Duties shall be charged ; viz. 


Essential Oil of Cloves, 3s. the Ib. 


3. Resolved, That from and after the expiration 
of Excise Duties on British Glass, and until the 
10th day of October 1846, the following Duties of 
Customs be charged on the Articles undermentioned, 
imported into the United Kingdom, in lieu of the 
Duties now chargeable thereon : 


Glass ; viz. 


Any kind of Window Glass, white, or stained s. d. 
of one colour only, not exceeding one-ninth 
ot an inch in thickness, and Shades and 
Cylinders, the ewt. - - = - - 

All Glass exceeding one-ninth of an inch in 
thickness, all silvered or polished Glass of 
whatever thickness, however small each 
pane, plate, or sheet, superficial measure ; 
viz. 

Not containing more than 9 square feet, 
the square foot -  - - -— = 1 
Containing more than 9 square feet, 
and not more than 14 square feet, the 
square foot - - - - - 
Containing more than 14 square feet, and 
not more than 36 square feet, the square 
foot- - - - - - = 
Containing more than 36 square feet, the 
square foot - - - - - 3 - 

Glass, painted or otherwise ornamented, the 
superficial foot - - - - - 30- 

All White Flint Glass Bottles, not cut, en- 
graved, or otherwise ornamented, and Beads 
and Bugles of Glass, thelb, - - — - - 

Wine Glasses, Tumblers, and all other White 
Flint Glass Goods, not cut, engraved, or 
otherwise ornamented, the lb. - - - 

All Flint Cut Glass, Flint Colonred Glass, and 
F. a Ornamental Glass, of whatever kind, 
the lb. - a So ee 

Bottles of Glass covered with Wicker (not 
being Flint or Cut Glass), or of green or 
common Glass, the cwt.  - - - - 3 

Glass Manufactures not otherwise enumerated 
or described, and old broken Glass, fit only 
to be re-manufactured, the ewt. - a 


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4. Resolved, That from and after the 10th day of 
October 1846, until the 5th day of April 1848, there 
be charged on the said Articles one-half of the said 
Duties, and from and after the 5th day of Apml 1848 
one-fourth part of the said Duties. 


The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 


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165 
Bill, pursuant to the Resolutions which were yes- 
terday reported from the Committee to whom it was 
referred to consider the Act 7 and 8 Vic. c. 16, 
to amend the Laws relating to the Customs; and 
which Resolutions were then agreed to by the 
House ; That they do make provision therein, pur- 


suant to the Resolutions now reported, and agreed 
to by the House. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Supply ; 


the Committee of Supply. 
(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One Ordnance. 


hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, on account, for the Effective Services of the 
Ordnance Department for the year 1845-46. 

2. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Forty 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, on 
account, for Non-Effective Services of the Ord- 
nance Department, for the year 1845-46. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to se- 
veral Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 

Mr. Greene also acquainted the House, that he 
was directed to move, That the Committee may 
have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
the 31st day of this instant March, again resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 


Means. 


mittee of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday the 
31st day of this instant March, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Petty Sessions. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return from the Clerk of each Petty Ses- 
sions in England and Wales of the Description of 
the Building or Place in which the Justices of the 
Petty Session District hold their usual Sittings, with 
the Amount of Rent, if any, and the Parties to whom 
the same is paid. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Corn and Flour. 


a Return of all the Corn and Flour imported into 
the United Kingdom, from India, South Africa, 
and the Australian Colonies respectively, since the 
5th day of January 1844, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Grain. 


an Account of the Average Rate of Duty received 
on each kind of Foreign Grain in each year, from 
the 29th day of April 1842, to the 5th day of 
January 1845. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, «a Public 
Return of all new Places created, and Appointments APpomtments. 


made, whether under any Act of Parliament, since 
the 1st day of September 1841, or by any other 
authority, and of the Names of the Persons ap- 
pointed to them; stating, separately, the Salaries 
of each, and the Estimated Annual Expenses of 
the Establishments in connection with such Ap- 
pointments, 


were agreed to. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Gentle- 


men who are appointed to prepare, and bring in a 
ia — . 


A Petition of Samuel Wilson, complaining that Reversionary 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the — 
application for the Reversionary Interest Society (No. ) 
(No.1) Bill, had not been complied with; and praying 

v3 that 


























166 


that he may be heard, by himself or his agent, 
against the same, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Soeffield and 
Lincolnshire 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


A Petition of Sir William Amcotts Ingilby, of 
Kettlethorpe, in the Parts of Lindsey, in the county 
of Lincoln, and Ripley Castle, in the county of 
York, Baronet, praying that he may be heard, by 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill, and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Clerkenwell 
Improvement 
Bill. 


A Petition of Henry Akerman, of Number 11, 
Bowling-green-street, Kennington, in the county of 
Surrey, Builder, praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Clerkenwell Improvement Bill, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


SamvelGordon. 





A Petition of Samuel Gordon, of Aungier-street, 
Dublin, complaining of outrages perpetrated on 
him by one of the Officers of the Irish Government ; 
and praying the House to take his case into consi- 
deration, and grant him redress, was presented and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 











Wheat and Ordered, That the Return relative to Wheat and 
Wheat Flour. Wheat Flour, which was presented yesterday, be 
No. 152. printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour after one of the 
clock on Thursday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 









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Anno 8° Victoriz Regine, 1845. 
&gt; bs 


PRAYERS. 


R. Aston, from the Ecclesiastical Commission- 

ers, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
msg to Order,—Returns of all Payments made 
y the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England, 
in each of the last Six years (up to the end of the 
year 1844) :—Of the Salary, Fees and Emoluments 
paid to any Counsel or Solicitor, with the Name of 
each Counsel or Solicitor so paid :--Of the Salary, 
Fees, Travelling Expenses, and Emoluments paid 
to each Architect, with the Name of each, and the 
Amount of Per-centage (if any) allowed to each :— 
Of the Salary, Fees and Emoluments paid to each 
Agent or Surveyor employed, with the Name of 
each, and the Amount paid to each:—And of the 
Payments made in each year, particularizing what 
Sees have been augmented ; for what Episcopal 
Residences House-rent has been paid; what Epis- 
copal Residences have been provided, and the Cost 


Ecclesiastical 
Commission. 





















of each ; what Reversions have been sold, and for | 
i what Amount ; and what Estates have been pur- | 
chased, and for what Amount, for any Episcopal | 
See :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 












Keyingham 
Drainage Bill. for draining the Low Grounds and Cars in the, 
Parish of Keyingham, and other Places, in the East | 
Riding of the County of York : And the same was | 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second | 
time. 


A. 1845, 


Petitions from Bewdley ;—A ylesbury;—Banbury ; London, 
—Stratford-upon-Avon ; —and, Pershore ; praying Worcester 
that the London, Worcester and South Staffordshire — Sta. 
Railway Bill may pass into alaw,—were presented, Bill, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Duncan presented a Bill for making a Rail- Dundee an, 
way from the Royal Burgh of Dundee, in the Perth Rails, 
County of Forfar, to the Royal Burgh or City of Bs” 
Perth, inthe County of Perth, to be called The 
Dundee and Perth Raiway : And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Duncan presented a Bill for supplying with Dundee 
Water the Royal Burgh of Dundee, and Suburbs Waterworis 
thereof: And the same was read the first time ; 3!!! 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Captain Gordon reported from the Select Com- Agricultura 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the and Commer 
case of the Petition for the Agricultural and Com- Bank ot lrlai 
mercial Bank of Jreland Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to facilitate the winding up of the Affairs of the 
Agricultural and Commercial Bank of Ireland: 

And that Mr. Grogan and Mr. Shaw do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Captain Gordon reported from the Select Com- Boddan 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the Harbour Bill, 
case of the Petition for the Boddam Harbour Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for improving and maintaining the Harbour or Port 
of Boddam, in the county of Aberdeen: And that 
Captain Gordon and General Arbuthnott do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Mr. Emerson Tennent presented a Bill for better Belfast 
lighting, paving, cleansing, sewering, watching, and _— 
improving the Borough of Belfast, and the Pre- ” 
cincts thereof: And the same was read the first 


time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- Corwall_ 
bourhood of Camelford, in the county of Cornwall, Railway Bill 
praying that the Cornwall Railway Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upoa the Table. 


A Petition of Richard Thomas, of the parish of West Conve! 
Perranarworthal, in the county of Cornwall, Civil Bailway Bil. 
Engineer, praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
— Cornwall Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are there- DirectNortieo 
unto subscribed, for leave to bring in a Bill for Railway 
. : 8 (No. 2. 
making a Railway from Lincoln to York, to be (Lincuin to 
called The Direct Northern Railway, was presented, York.) 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Caledonian 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
af Railway Bill. 


Council of the city of Glasgow, praying that the 
Caledonian Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 


Lord Hotham presented a Bill to amend an Act'! presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Scottish Central 


Council of the city of Glasgow, praying that the Railway Bill 
Scottish Central Railway Bill may pass into a law, 


was 


Glasgow 

head 
Neilston | 
Ruilway- 


Guildfor 
Chichest 
Portsmo! 
Railway 


Lincoln 
and Le 
Direct 
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was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Glasgow, A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
purbead 224 Conncil of the city of Glasgow, taking notice of the 
Neilston Direct application for leave to bring in the Glasgow, 


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sind Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway Bill; and 
praying that such Bill may pass into law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the ‘fable. 


Guildford, A Petition of the Reverend John Garwood Bull, 
Chichester 2nd Vicar of Godalming, in Surrey, praying that he 
Pail may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
= against certain parts of the Guildford, Chichester 
and Portsmouth Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

A Petition of Sir Samuel Crompton, of Wood End, 


Lincoln, York 


and —. in thecounty of York, Baronet, stating that he is in- 
venet Rail formed that an application is intended to be made to 


way. the House for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway called The Lincoln, York and Leeds Direct 
Independent Railway ; and praying that he may be 
heard, by his counsel or agent, against certain 
parts of the same, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Saint Ives A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking 

Junction Rail hereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill 

a for making a Railway from Zelant, in the county of 
Cornwall, to Saint Ives, in the same county, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Middlesex 


Colonel Thomas Wood presented a Bill to alter 
-_ Rate and amend the Laws enabling Justices of the Peace, 
in certain cases, to borrow Money on Mortgage of 
the County Rates, so far as the same relate to the 
County of Middlesex: And the same was read the 

first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 
Wells and A Petition of Promoters of a line of Railway 
Railvar from Wells to East Dereham, in the county of Nor- 
' folk, for leave to bring in a Bill for making the said 
Railway, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 

Bills. 

Dissand Cole A Petition of Promoters of the Railway herein- 


chester Junction after mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for 


Wate making a Railway from the WVorwich and Brandon 
Railway, near Diss, in the county of Norfolk, to 
join the Eastern Counties Railway, near Colchester, 
in the county of Essex, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 

_ British Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill to enable the 
Compuny Bill North British Insurance Company to purchase An- 
nuities, to take and hold Property, and to invest 
Money and Stock upon Mortgage, and for other 
Purposes relating to the said Company: And the 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 
me. _ A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
alway, *  gesses of the borough of Waterford, taking notice 
of the application for leave to bring in the Water- 
ford and Limerick Railway Bill; and praying that 
such Bill may pass into law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Tarnand Clyde Mr. Lockhart presented a Bill for altering and 
ion Canal 2 @tMending certain Acts relating to the Forth and 
ation Clyde Navigation, and the Edinburgh and Glasgow 
.2,) Bill, 


Union Canal, and -for forming a Junction between 


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the said Navigation and Canal: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- Sheffield and 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the Rotherham 
case of the Petition for the Sheffield and Rotherham ®*"*y Bi". 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for authorizing the Consolidation of the Sheffield 
and Rotherham Railway with the Midland Rail- 
ways, and for making a Branch from, and other 
Works in connection with, the said Sheffield and 
Rotherham Railway: And that Mr. Stuart Wortley, 
Mr. Parker and Mr. Ward do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property Birkenhead, 
upon or near the line of Railway hereinafter men- Manchester 
tioned, and other Inhabitants of the counties of [ra Ghent 
Chester and Lancaster, for leave to bring in a Bill way, 

for making a Railway from the Chester and Birken- 

head Railway to Altrincham and Stockport, with 

Branches therefrom, to be called The Birkenhead, 
Manchester and Cheshire Junction Railway, was 

presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 

mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Members of the Church of Eng- Church of 
land, Visitors and Residents in the town and neigh- England. 
bourhood of Leamington Priors, praying the House 

to issue a Commission for the revision and altera- 

tion of the Rubrics and Canons of the Church, or 

to provide a remedy which shall establish such a 
uniformity in the mode of Divine worship as shall 

be in harmony with the wishes and feelings of the 
people, and suitable to the condition of the country 

in the present age, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Province of MZun- Education 
: : : (Ireland. ) 

ster, praying the House to pass a legislative enact- 

ment for establishing Provincial Colleges in Ireland, 

upon such a foundation as may constitute them a 

National University ; and that Cork, being the most 

commercial and populous city in the south of Jre- 

land, and possessing already several of the require- 

ments essential for the formation of a collegiate 

institution, may be selected as the site of a Provin- 

cial College in Munster, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Stamp 
Council of the city of Glasgow, praying the House meonyee 
to repeal that part of the Stamp Act which requires 
that stamps shall be used when receipts are granted 
upon the payment of money, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Michaelston Higher ;—Penway and County Courts. 
Aberkenfig ;— Hirwain ;— Troedyrhiw ;—Aberdare ; 
—Lilanguiche ;—and, Castle Nedd Gy y frin-fa 0 
Wir Ifocraid Swydd Morganwg Llwyddiant vr 
Iaith ; praying the House to pass a Bill for the esta- 
blishment of County Courts, with a clause requiring a 
knowledge of the Welsh language, on the part of 
the Judges of those Courts in Wales,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Preston (Lancaster) ;— Oldham ; Calico Print 
Stockport;— Rochdale ;— Manchester ;—-and, Bolton; Works Bill. 
praying that the Calico Print Works Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bantry ;— Clare; — ot nal Education 
ward ;—and, Camus-juxta-Bann ; praying the House (Ireland.) 
to devise means for removing the restrictions placed 
on the distribution of the Aid annually granted for 
Education in Zreland, so as to afford assistance to 





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the Schools in connection with the Church Edu-| 
cation Society,—were presented, and read; as 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Railways. A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the | 
Chesterfield Canal Navigation, praying the House | 
to adopt measures for ensuring that passengers an 


goods by Railway shall be charged such rates re- 


A. 1845, 


Mr. Stuart Wortley presented a Bill for making Manche. 
a Railway from Sheffield, in the County of York, to Sheftield aj 
join the Midland Railway, in the Parish of Ches- Mittin, 
terfield, in the County of Derby: And the same Bill, = 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Mr. Hawes presented a Bill to amend the Acts Hungerjo,; 


spectively as are necessary to make all descriptions | relating to the Hungerford and Lambeth Suspension 8" Lantes 


of traffic bear their due proportions to the general 
outlay and current expenses of the line, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Public Houses. 
thyr Tydfil ;— Minehead ;— Glamorgan ;— Aber- 


dare ;—Rowdon ;—Devonport (three Petitions) ;— | 


Blisland ;—Altrincham ;—Queen Camel ;—Bland- 

ford ;— Hirwain ;— Ringway ;—and, Llangathen ; 
praying the House to adopt measures for preventing 
the increase of houses licensed for the sale of in-| 
toxicating drinks, and for dimmishing, to a very 
large extent, the number already existing, and to 
pass a law for entirely abolishing the sale of intoxi- 
cating liquor cn the Lord’s Day,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the ‘Table. 





Maynooth 


Petitions from Petworth ;—and, Queen Camel ; 
College. 


praying that no increase whatever may be made in 
the annual grant to Maynooth College, and that the | 
House will refuse any and every measure which | 
may be contrary to the obvious principles of the | 


Foot Bridge Company, hereafter to be called The ee 
Charing Cross Bridge Company, and for granting Bil, * 
further Powers to the same Company: And the 


' same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 


Petitions from Inverness ;— Accrington 3—Mer- | a second time. 


A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Com- South Este 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Railway 
Company to make a Railway from Ashford to Hast- — 4 
ings, was presented, and read ; and referred to the ” 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Com- South Essien 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Railway 
Company to widen certain parts of the London and (Widening ang 

: : w Extension of 
Greenwich Railway, and to extend the same Rail- the London 
way to Croom’s Hill, Greenwich, was presented, 2"4 Greenwich 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on “™"¥?) 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Com- South Eastern: 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Railway 


Protestant faith,—were presented, and read; and Company to make a Railway from or from near (Hungerford 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lord’s Day, A Petition of Tradesmen of the parish of Staines, | 


praying the House to adopt measures for enabling | 
the Police to close all shops, markets and other 
public exposure of articles for sale on the Lord’s 
Day, and if it should be found necessary, to give | 
greater efficiency to the existing laws, that the pe-_ 
nalties may be increased, was presented, and read, | 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Promiscuous 
Intercourse. 


A Petition of the Incumbent and other Inhabit. 
ants of Herne Bay and its vicinity, in the county 
of Kent, praying that trading in vice, by the pro-| 
motion of Promiscuous Intercourse between the | 
sexes, may be rendered a highly penal offence, and 
that magistrates and officers of police may be in- 
vested with summary powers of proceeding in cases 
of suspected delinquency, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Western and 
South Western 
Railway Lines. 


Petitions of Landowners and others, of the town 
of Mere, in the county of Wilts;—and, Landowners 
and Inhabitants of the parish of Tisbury, in the 
county of Wilts; praying the House to postpone 
the passing of any Bill which may be presented in 
favour of the lines westward from Southampton, 
sanctioned by the Committee of the Board of ‘Trade, 
and aflord the House the means of ascertaining, in 
the next Session, the superiority of the projected 
direct South-western line by Salisbury and Yeovil, 
to Exeter, and thus enable an Undertaking of such 
vast local and national importance to be completed, 
—were presented and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


London and A Petition of the Zondon and Birmingham Rail- 
Birmingham . C for } P . ; 
Railway. way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for 


enabling the said Company to purchase the Man- 
chester and Birmingham Railway, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Public Petitions Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- 
(Eleventh Re- mittee on Public Petitions; ‘That they had ex- 
-? amined the Petitions presented upon the 17th and 
18th days of this instant March, and had directed 
him to make a Report thereof to the House. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Bridge to 


| Hungerford Bridge, Lambeth, to join the South Chitham, wit 
| Eastern, Canterbury, Ramsgate and Margate Rail- Branches.) 


way at Chilham, in the county of Kent, was pre- 


'sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 


mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Com- south Easten 
pany, for Jeave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Railway 
Company to alter and extend the Canterbury, Rams- epee 
gate and Margate Branch of the said South Eastern tension of the 
Railway, and to make a Branch therefrom to Deal, South Easter, 


and to purchase the Canterbury and Whitstable emmen 
Railway, and for other purposes connected with the Margate Rai- 
said Company, was presented, and read; and re- ¥4y-) 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 


Private Bills. 


A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Com- gouth Eastem 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Railway (Tu- 
Company to make or complete a Branch Railway Pritt Wel} 
from the South Eastern Railway at Tunbridge, to , 
Tunbridge Wells, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Com- South Easem 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Railway 
Company to make a Railway from and out of an iyi 
intended Railway from or from near Hungerford aud Paddock 
Bridge, Lambeth, to Chilham, at Lewisham, in the Wood.) 
county of Kent, to join the South Eastern 7 
at Tunbridge and Paddock Wood, with a Branc 
to Stone, near Dartford, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Com- South Eastera 
pany, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said vee . 
Company to extend the Maidstone Branch of the Rochester.) 
South Eastern Railway to Rochester, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 


Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the London and Birmingham Rail- London, 
ay Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for making bane seaetrd 
a Railway from the termination of the proposed ‘hire Railway 
London, Worcester and South Staffordshire Railway (Extension 


at Dudley, to the Grand Junction Railway at Wol- a 





verhampton, was presented, and read ; and referred ,,, ) 
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to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


London and A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Gains- 

York Railway Borough and the neighbourhood, praying that the 

Bill London and York Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


westofLondon A Petition of Benjamin Baud, Architect, praying 
and Westmin- that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
ro CemetrY agent, against certain parts of the West of London 
and Westminster Cemetery Bill, was presented, and 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

Bill, against the said Petition. 


Exeter and A Petition of Promoters of the Undertaking here- 

Crediton Rail- inafter referred to, for leave to bring in a Bill for 

” making a Railway from Exeter to Crediton, in the 
county of Devon, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Health of Ordered, That the Petition of Inhabitants of the 
_ city and borough of Bath, relative to the Health of 
Towns, which was presented upon Thursday last, 
be printed. 
Railways. Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
No.153. mand,—Report of the Railway Department of the 
Board of Trade on the Schemes for extending Rail- 
way Communication between London and York, &amp;c. 
Railways, Report of the Railway Department of the Board 
No.154. of Trade on the Schemes for extending Railway 
Communication in the South of Ireland. 
‘allways. Report of the Railway Department of the Board 
No. 155. of Trade on the Schemes for extending Railway 
Communication in South Wales. 
Railways. Report of the Railway Department of the Board 
No.156. of Trade on Railways proposed to be made in Jre- 
land, Westward from Dublin. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 
Midland Raile = Mr. Hodgson Hinde presented a Bill to empower 


way Branches 


_ the Midland Railway Company to make certain 
va Branch Railways from the Main Line of their Rail- 
way, and for other Purposes: And the same was 

read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 


time. 

_—. ,. . A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Lynn, 

vay, in the county of Norfolk, or Merchants and others 
interested therein, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from Lynn to East Dereham, 
with a Branch therefrom, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 

Wawnand _A Petition of the Preston and Wyre Railway, 

ranches, Harbour and Dock Company, for leave to bring in 
a Bill to amend the several Acts relating to the said 
Company, and to enable the said Company to make 
three several Branch Railways, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 

—* A Petition of Members of the Provisional Com- 


mittee for making the Railway hereinafter men- 
tioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for making and 
maintaining a Railway from Porth Dynilaen, in the 
parish of Edern, to Bangor, in the county of Car- 
narvon, to be called The North Wales owe Seal was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
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169 


Mr. Gibson Craig presented a Bill for making a Aberdeen 
Railway from Aberdeen to Friockheim and Guthrie, Bailway Bill. 
with Branch Lines to Montrose and Brechin, to be 
called The Aberdeen Railway: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment. 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday the 31st 
day of this instant March, 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented New Zealand. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of all Claims for Land preferred 
before the Commissioners of Land Claims in New 
Zealand, by or on behaif of any Person or Persons 
whatever other than those included in the Return 
moved for on the 18th March; distinguishing in 
each case the Number of Acres claimed, the Prices 
paid, or Consideration given, and the Number of 
Acres allowed. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Shipping 
Return of the Number of Shipping that have come — 
up to Carrick-on-Suir, since the passing of the Suir 
Navigation Act, Name of Ship and Captain, and 
where from ; also Tonnage, and how laden, coming 
and going. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Palm Oil. 
Return of the Quantity of Palm Oil annually im- 
ported into the United Kingdom from the Western 
Coast of Africa, since the year 1790 to the 31st 
day of December 1844. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, @ Annoyance 
Return showing the Amount and Particulars, as set Juries _ 
forth in the Presentments, of the Amerciaments ( Westminster.) 
levied by each Annoyance Jury in the City of MWest- 
minster during 1841, 1842, 1843 and 1844, omitting 
the Names of Parties fined, also the Trade of the 
Party fined, specifying Deficiency of Weights, 

Scales or Measures, and the Amount of Fine. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Private Bills. 
List of all the Private Bills applied for during the 
present Session of Parliament, for which a Subscrip- 
tion Contract, or Undertaking in lieu of a Subscrip- 
tion Contract, has been deposited in the Private Bill 
Office, classified according to the nature or object 


of the Work, stating the Amount of the Estimate 


for each Work, of the Capital Stock to be raised in 
each case, and the Sum authorized to be borrowed 
over and above such Capital Stock ; and showing the 
Total Amount of the Estimates, Capital and Money 
to be borrowed for each Class of such Works. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Customs 
an Abstract of the Expository Statement of the Duties. 
Customs Duties presented by Command, in the 
form and under the heads contained in the first 
page of such Statement, distinguishing, as to Number 
of Articles and Amount of Duty received, between 
Articles upon which Reductions have been made 
in the years 1842, 1843 and 1844, and Articles upon 
which the Duties have remained unaltered :—A 
Statement of the Time in the Two years before the 
establishment of the Tariff, and the Two years sub- 
sequent, mentioned in such Statement respectively, 
during which the 5 per cent. additional Duty on 
Castoms was in operation :—And, of the Net Amount 
of Customs Duties (exclusive of Drawbacks, Re- 
payments, &amp;c.) received in the several years from 
1828 to 1844, both years inclusive ; together with 
the Amount of Duty received in each year from 








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Oxford and Ordered, That there be laid before this House, bridge, all in the county of Kent, was presented, 
sae ad Accounts of Amount of Paper Duty remitted to and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on pe 
"each of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Petitions for Private Bills. = 
in each of the last Ten years ; distinguishing the | Os (Irel 
Amounts remitted for Books in the Latin, Greek, A Petition of the London and Croydon Railway London and 
Oriental or Northern Languages, and for Bibles, | Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Croydon R,iy, 
Testaments, Prayer Books and Psalm Books :—Of | said Company to make a new Line of Railway, and — (Chathan 
any Annual Payment to the Universities of Oxford Branch, to communicate with Chatham and Graves- 0 ravesend, 
and Cambridge, charged on the Stamps and Taxes | end, all in the county of Kent, was presented, and 
Revenue, with the origin of and authority for such | read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Payment :—And, of the Date of the First Payment | Petitions for Private Bills. 
of each of the Sums voted in the Miscellaneous 
Estimates of 1844, to Professors in the Universities} _ A Petition of the London and Croydon Railway London ang 
of Oxford and Cambridge, with a Statement of any Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Croydon Rai. 
Conditions attached to the grant of any of those | said Company to make a Branch Railway to Bernt 
Sums ;—Copies of any Correspondence or Treasury | Orpington, in the county of Kent, was presented, 7 
Minute relative to the discontinuance, in 1826, of | and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
an Annual Vote of £.100 to a Professor of the Laws | Petitions for Private Bills. 
of England in the University of Cambridge :—And, . . 
of so much of a Treasury Minute, dated the 28th Sir George Clerk presented a Bill to alter and Customs ” 
day of August 1832, as relates to Payments to the | amend certain Duties of Customs: And the same (Import Dutic 
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, charged on | was read the first time; and ordered to be read a“ 
the Civil List till 1834; and a Statement as to which | second time upon Monday, the 31st day of this No.157, 
of these Payments are now charged on the Land | instant March; and to be printed. 
Revenue of the Crown, and which are now voted in 
the Annual Estimutes. lz sing Ma ~ the Minutes of Proceedings and Dartmouth 
. vidence taken before the Select Committee on the Election, 
Ol nh ° \ SI j . hc as . 
sree ll Re: ie ee ee ee --cegguaa Election Petitions, be laid before this 
—- themseives for Examination for Medical | ns 
' gad and of ~ Number we —_ --angerd A Petition of the Birmingham and Gloucester Birminghan 
a Varorat, rw ‘Of an Mee a licen aad | Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to aud Glove 
J b eae q ° aliway 
Medical Schools in connection with the University j ange te Pewee Rate wat Dees &lt;f Ce 000 So: 
of London :— And, of all Professional Privileges | Company, was presented, and read ; and referred 
b — , 90 eae 8€S to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
elonging to the Degrees of the University of Lon- | Bills 
don, whether conferred by Act of Parliament or | : 
otherwise. _A Petition of the Midland Railway Company, Midland Rai- 
Thames Navie Mr. Cardwell reported from the Committee on the for leave to bring in a Bill to authorize the said yo i nd 
““’ Debt Thames Navigation Debt Bill; That they had ex- | er to purchase or take on Lease the Bristol Lars col 
. amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the | 24 rloucester and Birmingham and Gloucester and Bristol au 
same to be true; and that they had gone through Railways, was presented, and read ; and referred to Gloucester 
: ails . : ah. the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, Bailways?« 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. te S+ chase.) 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. —— a 
Chester and : A Petition of the Chester and Holyhead Railway a Return of all Sums paid by the University of Cambridge 
nadie &lt;&lt; Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to carry into | Oxford, and by the University of Cambridge, for U"***"* 
(Mold Branch, effect an Agreement entered into by the said Com- | Stamps, in reference to any Degree granted by the 
and Purchase of pany for the Purchase of the Chester and Birkenhead | said Universities, from the 10th day of October 
mam ailway, and to enable the said Company to make | 1833 to the 10th day of October 1844 ; distinguish- 
Railway. ) a Branch Railway to Mold, in the county of Flint,, ng the Degrees and distinguishing the years; 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select | and also, the Number of Persons matriculated in 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. | each, and Fees on Matriculation. 
| 
a of The Earl of Lincoln presented, by Her Majesty’s | Ordered, That the Return to an Address relative Sierra Leoue Pobt 
s. Command,—Appendix, Part 2, to Second Report | to Sierra Leone and Mauritius, which was pre- 24 Maurits F yius 
of the Commissioners for — into the State of | sented yesterday, be printed. No. 158. Bill, 
large Towns, and populous Districts. | ” 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the | Mr. Sidney Herbert presented, pursuant to the Military 
Table. ‘directions of an Act of Parliament,—An Account Savings Bats. Sep 
- ; : |of the Amount of all Sums deposited in the Mili- 
anh ‘ A _— . the — and ae aged _tary or Regimental Savings Banks within the year 
wit oat to bring in a Dil to enable the | ended the 31st March 1844:—Of all Sums with- Ordn 
to Chilham.) Said Company to make a new Line of Railway to) drawn during the same period, and of the Interest Servi 
oe —s Feed to Fi —— — ie _ allowed upon such Deposits :—And also, the Num- 
prmemnecce | ent, was presented, and reac +| ber of Depositors on the said 31st day of March 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions  }g44. 
for Private Bills. Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
London and A Petition of the London and Croydon Railway | Table. 
a a Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the| ... ; ; 
way Enlarge- said Company to widen and improve the said Rail- 5!" Thomas Fremantle presented, pursuant to oral 
way, and also a portion of the London and Green- Orders,—A Return showing the Number of Police- ( 
wich Railway, was presented, and read; and Ee! 1 every County in Ireland who do not perform 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for the Duties of Constables, but are employed either Rail 
Private Bills. _as Clerks or Officers’ Servants, have charge of Clan 
_ Horses or otherwise, distinguishing the Number of rom 
London and A Petition of the London and Croydon Railway , Men in each Employment other than that of a : 
Croydon Rails Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Constable, together with the Expense, including 
way (Maid- : 5 ‘ a ‘ ? Ff ? 
“taxe, Ashford Said Company to make a certain Line of Railway , all Pay and Allowances of those in each Employ- 
aut Tonbridge.) to Maidstone and Ashford, with a Branch to Ton- | ment. 
Returns 











ind 

i= 
atham 
send, } 


nd 
Rail. 
ington 


Juties 


vd. 


ester 
Lcts 
nt, 


‘ail 
pally 
am 
ester, 
and 


Pure 


i€ 
ius. 


Police Reward 
aod Superannue 
ation Funds 
(Ireland. ) 


Railways. 


Public 


8 VicToRIzZ: 


Returns of the Police Reward Fund in Jreland, 
constituted by the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 13, s. 49, 
for the year ending the 31st day of December 1844 : 
—Of the Police Superannuation Fund, constituted 
under the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 13, s. 46, for the 
year ending the 31st day of December 1844 :— 
And, of the Names of all Persons receiving Pen- 
sions or Gratuities from either of the above Funds, 
showing the date in each case of the commence- 
ment of Service, the Rank or Employment of each 
Individual, the cause and date of Retirement, the 
Age of each Person at the date of Retirement, and 
the Amount received by each per annum, or other- 
wise, as received from either of the above Funds, 
specifying on which Fund the Charge is made. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That it is the duty of Parliament, in giving 
its sanction to the establishment of new Railways, 
to render them the means of affording to the public 
the best and safest communication, and the greatest 
possible amount of accommodation, at the lowest 
possible rates :—That the Clauses heretofore intro- 
duced into Railway Bills to limit the amount of 
Tolls to be demanded for the use of the Railway, 
having proved practically inoperative, it is expedient 
to make more effectual provision against the undue 
enhancement of the cost of travelling and trans- 
portation in every future Railway Bill, by fixing the 
highest rates which the Railway Company shall 
be allowed to charge for the conveyance of pas- 
sengers and goods:—That for this purpose every 
Committee on a Railway Bill, introduced in the 
present or any future Session of Parliament, shall 
report a Table of Fees and Charges, the lowest 
which they shall judge to be consistent, under the 
circumstances of each case, with a fair and reason- 
able return for the capital to be invested :—And that 
every Committee to which two or more competing 
projects for new Railways may be referred, shall 
require the promoters of each to put in statements 
as to the rates of charge for the conveyance of pas- 
sengers and goods to which they are content to be 
limited, and the amount of accommodation which 
they will bind themselves to provide for the public 
at those rates; and that, in determining on the 
comparative merits of competing schemes, regard 
shall be had to the extent and nature of the ad- 
vantages which can be thus reserved to the public 
from each :—And the said Motion was, with leave 
of the House, withdrawn. 








The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Public Museums, &amp;c., Bill; 


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171 


spected.—Penalty on Company failing to keep or 
deposit): And the said Clause was brought up, 
and twice read, with a blank; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House :—The House ac- 
cordingly resolved itself into the Committee; and 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Cardwell reported, That the 
Committee had gone through the Clause, and made 
an Amendment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Cardwell accordingly reported the Clause ; 
and the Amendment was read, and agreed to; and 
the said Clause was read the third time, and agreed 
to, to be made part of the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill for consolidating in One Act Lands Clauses 


certain Provisions usually inserted in Acts autho- 
rizing the taking of Lands for Undertakings of a 
Public nature in Scotland, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to 
the Bill, by way of Rider (Copies of Special Acts 
to be kept and deposited and allowed to be in- 
spected.—Penalty on Company failing to keep or 
deposit): And the said Clause was brought up, 
and twice read, with a blank; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House:—The House, ac- 
cordingly resolved itself into the Committee ; and 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Cardwell reported, That the 
Committee had gone through the Clause, and made 
an Amendment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Cardwell accordingly reported the Clause ; 
and the Amendment was read, and agreed to; and 
the said Clause was read the third time, and agreed 
to, to be made part of the Bill, by way of Rider, 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from St. Austell ; —Coalbrookdale ;— 
and, Newcastle-upon- Tyne Auxiliary to the British 
and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society (Chairman and 
Secretaries); praying the House to withhold their 
sanction from any measure which shal! promote the 
further importation of Coolie labourers or native 
Africans into the British emancipated Colonies,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Consolidation 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Hill Coolies, 


—aaaes A Petition of Subscribers to and Promoters of Great Western 
the Undertaking hereinafter mentioned, for leave to Railway 
bring in a Bill for making a Railway from Dublin “paviin do 

to Mullingar and Athlone, with a Branch to Long- Mullingar and 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday the 31st day of this instant March, 


nks. 
Supply; 





Ordnance 
Services, 


Railway 
Clauses Cun- 
solidation 


(Scotland) Bill, 


Mr. Cardwell reported from the Committee of 
Supply, several Resolutions ; which were read, as 
follow : 

1. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
on account, for the Effective Services of the Ord- 
nance Department for the year 1845-46. 

2. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Forty 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, on 
account, for Non-Effective Services of the Ord- 
nance Department, for the year 1845-46. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 











The ingrossed Bill for consolidating in One Act | 
certain Provisions usually inserted in Acts autho- | 
rizing the making of Railways in Scotland, was, | 
according to Order, read the third time. | 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to 
the Bill, by way of Rider (Copies of Special Acts 
to be kept and deposited and allowed to be in- 

Vor. 100. 


ford, to be called the The Great Western Railway 
of Jreland, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Thames and Medway Canal, for leave to bring in a 
Bill to enable the said Company to raise a further 
Sum of Money, and to amend the Acts relating to 
the said Company, and to enable the said Company 
to widen, extend and maintain a Railway from 
Gravesend to Rochester, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 


|for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Description of Articles, by name, 
of Foreign Merchandize permitted to be bonded in 
the Port of Zondon in Places not being of special 
security, setting forth the Places by name, and 
where situated ; together with the Names of such 


Articles permitted by jaw to be bonded at each of 


z2 those 


Athlone. ) 


Gravesend 


and Rochester 


Railway. 


Port of London. 


















































































































































Smuggling. 


Lighthouses, 


ae. 


Bristol and 
Gloucester 
Railway. 


Commissaria', 


No. 159. 


Commissariat. 


No, 160. 


those Places respectively (in continuation of Par- 
liamentary Paper, No. 36, of Session 1845). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number of Persons convicted for 
Smuggling, or being concerned in the Smuggling 
of Tobacco, in the United Kingdom, distinguishing 
England, Ireland and Scotland, between the 1st 
day of January 1844 and the 1st day of January 
1845; naming the Places where each Conviction 
occurred ; distinguishing the cases heard by Magis- 
trates where the Weight has been over Six pounds, 
and stating the Weight in both cases; and also, 
specifying whether the Tobacco seized was manu- 
factured or was not manufactured ; and also, stating 
the Amount of Fine or Imprisonment imposed in 
each case, and whether the Party paid the Fine or 
suffered the Imprisonment, and for what Time im- 
prisoned ; also, the Cost of maintaining the Prison- 
ers in Gaol :—And, of the Number of Persons com- 
mitted to Prison on a Charge of Smuggling, in the 
year ending the 5th day of January 1845, under the 
Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 53, distinguishing the Num- 
ber committed and convicted, in classes, for smug- 
gling Tobacco, Spirits, Tea, Silk, and for any other 
Articles, and the Total Number of Persons com- 
mitted in that year; also, of the Number of Persons 
who paid the Penalties imposed, the Number of 
Compromises made, and the Number of Persons 
confined in Prison for Smuggling in that year ; 
stating also, the Number of Persons in Prison for 
Offences against the Revenue Laws, on the 1st day 
of January 1845. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Tabular Abstract Account of the whole Receipt 
and Revenue of the Corporation of the Trinity 
House of Deptford Strond, in each year, for the 
eleven years from 1833 to 1844, both inclusive, 
under the five heads and divisions of,—1st. Light- 
house Dues; 2d. Buoys and Beaconage; 3d. of 
Estates, Legacies and Interest ; 4th. Miscellaneous ; 
and, 5th. Total Amount :—Also, a Tabular Abstract 
Account of the Expenditure by the said Corporation 
in each of these years, under Thirteen heads,—1st. 
Commission on Collection ; 2d. Expense for Main- 
tenance of Lighthouses; 3d. for Repairs and Ad- 
ditions to Lighthouses distinct from the Establish- 
ment of Lighthouses; 4th. for New Lighthouses 





172 20° Marti. 


A. 1845. 


from the several Commissariat Chests, from the 1st 
day of April 1843 to the 31st day of March 1844. 
Mr. Cardwell accordingly presented the said Paper. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- Commissaria, 
mand,— Estimate of Sums required for the Pay, No, 16 
Allowances and Contingent Expenses of the Com- : 
missariat Department at Home and Abroad, for Pro- 

visions, Forage, Fuel and Light issued to the Army, 
Ordnance and Commissariat at Her Majesty’s Fo- 

reign Garrisons and Possessions; and for Land and 

Inland Water Transport and Freight of Specie, for 

the year ending 3ist March 1846; witha Statement 

of the Amount required for similar Services, sor the 

year ended the 31st March 1845. 

Estimate of Sums required for the Half Pay of 
Commissariat Officers, and for Retired Full Pay, 
Compensation and Superannuation Allowances ; 

also for Pensions of Widows of Commissariat 
Officers, and Compassionate Allowances to their 
Children, for one year, from the 1st April 1845 to 

the 31st March 1846. 


An Account of the Sum expended under the head Givit Contin. 
of Civil Contingencies in the year 1844, with an gencies. 
Estimate of the Amount required for 1845. No. 162. 


Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to the di- shannon 
rections ofan Act of Parliament,—The Sixth Annual Navigation. 
Report of the Commissioners for the Improvement 

of the Navigation of the River Shannon. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and that the Commissariat Estimates and 

the Account and Estimat*.o* Civil Contingencies, 

be printed. . 


The Earl of Lincoln presented, pursuant to Order, Hafod Estate. 
—Copies of all Surveys and Valuations of 7,438 No, 163, 
Acres, 36 Roods of Land belonging to the Crown, 
adjoining to the Duke of ewcastle’s Hafod Estate, 
in Cardiganshire, which has been sold to his Grace by 
Private Contract for £.1,049. 15s. 9d., by Her Ma- 
jesty’s Commissioners of Woods, Forests and Land 
Revenues, as stated in Appendix, No. 2 (A.), in the 
said Commissioners’ Report for 1844. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 





and Floating Lights; 5th. for Buoys and Beacons ; 
6th. for the Salaries, Wages and Expense of the 
Tower Hill Establishment; 7th. for Persions; 8th. 
for Charities other than for Pensions ; 9th. for Prin- 
cipal of Money borrowed ; 10th. for Interest on 
Money borrowed ; 11th. for Law Charges ; 12th. 
for all Charges not coming under these heads ; and, 
13th. the Total of these Amounts :—A similar Ac- 
count from the Commissioners of Northern Light- 
houses in Scotland :—And, a similar Account from 
the Commissioners of the Ballast Board in Dubiin. 


A Petition of the Bristol and Gloucester Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for amending 
the Acts relating to the said Railway, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Receipt and Expenditure for 
Commissariat Services in the-year ended on the 
3ist day of March 1844. 

Mr. Cardwell accordingly presented the said Ac- 
count. 

Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Abstract of the Accounts of the Commissariat 
Officers Abroad, of the Receipts into and Payments 


Petitions from the Presbytery of Irvine ;—and, Schoolmasters 
Presbytery of Zorn; praying the House to adopt Geta) 
measures for ameliorating the condition of the Burgh 
and Parochial Schoolmasters, and for promoting the 
educational interests of Scotland,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Chalmers, one of the Clerks attending Com- Dartmouth 
mittees of this House, presented, pursuant to Order, Election. 
—Minutes of the Proceedings and Evidence taken No. 164. 
before the Select Committee on the Dartmouth 
Election Petitions. 

Ordered, That the said Minutes do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Real Pro- Real Property; 
perty ; and, Real Property (Scotland), which were a 
presented upon the Sth day of this instant March, }ind ) 
be printed. No. 165. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Exchequer Exchequer 
Bills, which was presented yesterday, be printed. "a os 
iO. » 

Ordered, That the Return relative to the Customs Customs 
Department, which was presented yesterday, be Pepa 
printed. aohene 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Sugar, which Sugar. 
was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 168. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Glass, Glas. 
which were presented yesterday, be printed. No, 169. 





Ordered, 





Union 
houses 
(Irelan 

No. 


Poor | 
Comt 


Bai 


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Ordered, That the Paper relative to Union Work- 











ion W ke ° 

houses f houses (Zreland), which was presented yesterday, be 

C70 printed. 
And then the House adjourned till Monday the 

31st day of this instant March. 
Lune, 31° die Marti ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 
PRAYERS. 

R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law 
Poor Law N Commissioners, was called in; and at the 


"ioe presented, pursuant to Order,—A Return of the 


Number of Days each Poor Law Commissioner has 
sat, in discharge of his Official Duty, at the Office 
appointed for such Official sittings, or at any other 
lace, for the same purpose :—And, a similar Return 
of the Number of Days each Assistant Poor Law 
Commissioner has been engaged in the discharge 
of his Official Duty, the place and periods at which 
those have been performed respectively, whether at 
the Office of the Central Board of Commissioners, 
or in visits and inspections, or other matters of 
Official Duty, at the different Unions cr Union 
Workhouses throughout England and Wales, the 
Number of Days employed therein, and the Amount 
of Expense incurred by each Assistant Poor Law 
Commissioner, in travelling, or in other incidental 
Expenses relating thereto :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 


Bank of 


Mr. Heurtley, from the Bank of England, was 
England. 


called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to 
Order,—A Return of the Notes, Securities, Bullion, 
&amp;e., of the Bank of England, as published weekly 
in the Gazette, from the passing of the Act 7 and 8 
Vic. c. 32, to the present time :—And then he with- 
drew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Newcastles Mr. Walmisley, from the Commissioners of Tyne- 
upon-Tyne mouth Port, was called in ; and at the bar presented, 
Coal Ture Acts bursuant toOrder,—An Account of the several Penal- 
ties, and the Amount in each case, inflicted under 
the Act 5 Geo. 4, c. 72; stating the dates and speci- 
fying the Offences :—Also, an Account, in detail, of 
the Payments in the years (ending June) 1834 of 
£.292 15s. 11d., in 1839 of £.428 6s. 11d., and 
in 1844 of £. 518 16 s. 6 d.:—And thenhe withdrew. 
‘ Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
able. 


Boddam Captain Gordon presented a Bill for improving 

Harbour Bill. and maintaining the Harbour or Port of Boddam, 
in the County of Aberdeen: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Northumber- Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of property 
— ta in the parish of Alnwick, in the county of Morthum- 
and Berwick | O@Tland ;—and, Freemen or Burgesses of the bo- 


Railway Bill, rough of Alnwick, in the county of Morthumber- 
land ; taking notice of the application for leave to 
bring in the Worthumberland Railway Bill; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against the same; and also 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Vew- 
castle and Berwick Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Newcastle and Berwick 
Railway Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, 
if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Vou. 100. 





Marti. 173 


The Zondon and South Western Railway (No. 2.) London and 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. a Wester 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com (No. 2) Bill, 

mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Caledonian 
Council of the royal burgh of Sterling, praying that Railway Bill. 
the Caledonian Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
was — and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Robinson Latter, Solicitor, of the gouth Eastern 
town of Bromley, in the county of Kent, complain- Railway (‘lun- 
ing that the Standing Orders of the House, in re- ree Wells 
spect to the application for the South Eastern Rail- "° 
way (Tunbridge to Tunbridge Wells) Bill, had not 
been complied with ; and praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented and read; and referred, 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Petitions of Robinson Latter, Solicitor, of the south Eastern 
town of Bromley, in the county of Kent ;—and, Railway 
Charles Bunyard, Thomas Bunyard, Henry Metcalf, Maier Vg 
and Mary, his Wife, and James Bunyard; com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the South Eastern 
Railway (Maidstoneto Rochester) Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same,—were presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Petitions of Martha Carr, of Lowndes-square, in south Eastern 
the county of Middlesex,Spinster ;— Robinson Latter, Railway (Hun- 
Solicitor, of the town of Bromley, in the county of Svar Bridge 
Kent ;—Julius G. Shepherd, and Owners or Occu- with Branches. y 
piers of property on or near to or otherwise affected 
by the line of Railway hereinafter referred to;— 

Dowager Countess of Buckinghamshire, and Owners 
or Occupiers of property on or near to or otherwise 
affected by the line of Railway hereinafter referred 
to ;—and, Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid, Baronet, and 
others; complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the 
South Eastern Railway (Hungerford Bridge to 
Chilham, with Branches) Bill, had not been com- 
plied with; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
same,—were presented, and read; and referred to 


the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Robinson Latter, Solicitor, of the South Easter 
town of Bromley, in the county of Kent, complain- pao 4 . 
ing that the Standing Orders of the House, in re- Deal, and Ex- 
spect to the application for the South Eastern Rail- tension of the 
way (Branch to Deal, and Extension of the South mesg 
Eastern, Canterbury, Ramsgate and Margate Rail- Ramsgate me 
way) Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying Margate Rail- 
that he may be heard, by himself, his agent and “*) 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Biils. 


Petitions of Julius G. Shepherd; — Robinson South Eastern 
Latter, Solicitor, of Bromley, in the county of (Wideiln _ 
Kent;— and, Edward Woolford James, Vestry Extension ot 
Clerk, and Surveyor of the highways of the parish the London 
of Greenwich, in the county of Kent; complaining a 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect i 
to the application for the South Eastern Railway 
(Widening and Extension of the London and Green- 
wich Railway) Bill, had not been complied with; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





zZ3+ Petitions 





South Eastern 
Railway 
(Ashford to 
Hastings. ) 


South Eastern 
Railway 
(Lewisham to 
Tunbridge and 
Paddock 
Wood.) 


London and 
Croydon Rail- 
way (Chatham 
to Chilham.) 


London and 
Croydon Rail- 
way (Orpington 
Branch, 


London and 
Croydon Rail- 
way (Chatham 


andGravesend. ) 





174 31° 


Petitions of Thomas Fortune, of Bedford-place, 
in the parish of Saint Mary Abbotts, Kensington, 
and county of Middlesex, Gentleman ;—and, Robin- 
son Latter, Solicitor, of the town of Bromley, in 
the county of Kent; complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- 
tion for the South Eastern Railway (Ashford to 
Hastings) Bill had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mitiee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of John Angerstein, and others ;—Lon- 
don and Croydon Railway Company ;—Owners and 
Occupiers of land upon the line of the intended Rail- 
way and Branch, or some of them hereinafter men- 
tioned ;—Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid, Baronet, and 
others;—and, Owners and Occupiers of property 
upon the line and in the neighbourhood of the Rail- 
way hereinafter mentioned; complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the South Eastern Railway ( Lewis- 





Marti. A. 1845. 


to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


A Petition of Edward Lambert, of Langham-place, tondon ang 
in the county of Middlesex, Gentleman, complaining Croydon Rail. 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect " mien. 
to the application for the London and Croydon Rail- 

way Enlargement Bill, had not been complied with; 

and praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 

agent and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 

sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 

mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of land upon fonaon ang 
the line of the intended Railway and branches, or Croydon Rail. 
some of them, hereinafter mentioned ;—and, Charles Way (Maid- 
Polhill, of Otford, in the county of Kent, Esquire, andTunbvigg.) 
Charles Edward Goodhart, of Langley Park, in the " 
county of Kent, Esquire, Henry Merrick Hoare, 

Peter Richard Hoare, the elder,and Peter Richard 
Hoare, the younger, of Fleet-street, in the city of 
London, Bankers, Land-owners on the line of Rail- 
way hereinafter mentioned, and William Alexander 


ham to Tunbridge and Paddock Wood) Bill, had not | Coombe, of Gravesend, in the county of Kent, Gen- 


been complied with ; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same,—were presented, and read ; and 


tleman; complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the — for the 
London and Croydon Railway (Maidstone, Ashford 


referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for} and Tunbridge) Bill, had not been complied with ; 


Private Bills. 


and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 


A Petition of Charles Edward Goodhart, of Lang-| presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 


ley Park, in the county of Kent, Esquire, and 
Henry Merrick Hoare, Peter Richard Hoare, the 


elder, and Peter Richard Hoare, the younger, of 


mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Viscount Wewry reported from the Committee on Nottingham 


Fleet-street, London, Bankers, Land-owners on the| the Nottingham Waterworks Bill, to whom several Waterworks 


line of Railway hereinafter mentioned, and William 


Petitions against the said Bill were referred, and 2. 


Alexander Coombe, of Gravesend, in the county of} who were empowered to make additional provision 
Kent, Solicitor, and Thomas Neufville Crosse, of| in the said Bill, pursuant to the leave granted by 
Threadneedle-street, in the city of Zondon, Gentle-| the House on the 18th day of March last; That 


man ; complaining that the Standing Orders of the 
House, in respect to the application for the London 


they had heard counsel in support of the said Peti- 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 


and Croydon Railway (Chatham to Chilham) Bill,| Bill; and that they had made additional provision 
had not been complied with ; and praying that they | therein ; and that the Committee had examined the 
may be heard, by their agents and witnesses, against} allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 


the same, was presented, and read ; and referred to 


true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 


the Select Committee on Petitions for Private| Amendments thereunto. 


Bills. 


A Petition of Charles Edward Goodhart, of Lang- 
ley Park, in the county of Kent, Esquire, and 


enry Merrick Hoare, Peter Richard 


oare, the| read a second time; and committed. 
elder, and Peter Richard Hoare, the younger, of 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the 
Table. 


The Midland Railways (Ely to Lincoln) Bill was es 
w Eh 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Teny Bil 


Fleet-street, London, Bankers, Land-owners on the| mittee of Selection. 


line of Railway hereinafter mentioned, William 
Alexander Coombe, of Gravesend, in the county of 
Kent, Gentleman, and Charles Polhill, of Otford,| Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 
in the county of Kent, —— complaining that 


the Standing Orders of the 


The Midland Railways (Nottingham to Lincoln) yyidlana Rail 
ways (Notting- 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- a to Lincoln ) 


ouse, in respect to the | mittee of Selection. 
application for the London and Croydon Railway 
(Orpington Branch) Bill had not been complied 
with ; and praying that they may be heard, by their| was read a second time ; and committed. 
agents and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 


The Midland Railways (Swinton to Lincoln) Bill Midland Rail- 
ways — 
to Lincoln 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bill. 


sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com-| mittee of Selection. 


wittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Charles Edward Goodhart, of Lang-\ Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 
ley Park, in the county of Kent, Esquire, Henry 
Merrick Hoare, Peter Richard Hoare, the elder,| mittee of Selection. 


The Midland Rai.ways (Syston to Peterborough) any ee 


borough 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bill. vo 


and Peter Richard Hoare, the younger, of Fleet- 


Petitions from Stamford ;— Oakham; — Peter- 


street, London, Bankers, Land-owners on the line of | borough ;—and, Melton Mowbray; praying that the 
Railway hereinafter mentioned, Thomas Neufville| said Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 


Crosse, of Threadneedle-street, in the city of London, | read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Gentleman, and William Alexander Coombe, of 
Gravesend, in the county of Kent, Solicitor ; com- 


A Petition of William Blow Collis, of Stourbridge, London, 


plaining that the Standing Orders of the House,} Gentleman, complaining that the Standing Orders Worcester and 


m respect to the application for the London and 


of the House, in respect to the application for the 


South Stafford- 
shire Railway 


Croydon Railway (Chatham to Gravesend) Bill had | London, Worcester and South Staffordshire Railway (Dudley and 
not been complied with; and praying that they (Dudley and Sedgley Branch) Bill, had not been Sedgley 


may be heard, by their agents and witnesses, against complied with ; and praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his agent and witnesses, against the 


the same, was presented, and read; and referred 





ranch. 


Direct Nor 
Railway 

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Drainag’ 


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same, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


pirectNorthem Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of land and 
Railway — property on the line or in the neighbourhood of the 
No. 2. in- 


proposed Direct Northern Railway (No. 2.) (Linco/n 
to York), or in the towns affected thereby ;—and, 
Thomas Buxton, of New Malton, in the county of 
York, Gentleman; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Direct Northern Railway (No. 2.) (Lincoln 
to York) Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


coin to York. ) 


Belfast Lough 


A Petition of the Corporation for preserving and 
Drainage. 


improving the Port and Harbour of Belfast, com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Belfast Lough 
Drainage Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by their agents 
and witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


Britten’s : 


Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Committee 
Divorce Bill. 


on Britten’s Divorce Bill; That they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill as to the Marriage of the 
Parties, the adultery charged as the ground for dis- 
solving the Marriage, the verdict at law, and the 
sentence of Divorce in the Ecclesiastical Court, and, 
upon evidence satisfactory to the Committee, found 
the same and the other ,a!’ -gations to be true ; and 
they saw no reason to suspect collusion between the 
Parties ; and that the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and directed him to report the same, with 
an Amendment. 
And the House being informed that other Amend- 

ments are necessary to be made to the Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
Select Committee on Divorce Bills. 


Sheffield, Ash- 
ton-under-Lyne 
and Manchester 
Railway Bill, 


The Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester 
Railway Bill was read a second time; and com- 
mitted. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Southport and 
Euxton Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill, 


_ A Petition of the Reverend John Williams, pray- 
ing that the Southport and Euxton Junction Rail- 
way Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The Paisley Gas Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Paisley Gas 
Bill, 


Gina, A Petition of Herbert William Hall, of Parlia- 

Railway, S" ment-street, in the city of Westminster, complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House in respect 
to the application for the Hull and Gainsborough 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his agent 
and witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 

ed Petitions of John Ennis, of Merrion-square, in 

way (Dublin the city of Dublin, Esquire, Deputy Lieutenant, 

Galway.) Daniel Desmond, of Ballinasloe, Esquire, Joseph 


Boyce, of Upper Mount-street, in the said city of 
Dublin, Esquire, Alderman, and J. P., Timothy 
O’ Brien, of Merrion-square aforesaid, in the said 
city, Esquire, Alderman, and Joseph Kincead, of 
Leinster-street, in said city, Esquire ;—John Mac- 


mullen, of the city of Dublin, Secretary to the Grand 
Vou. 100. 


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175 


Canal Company ; — Gerard Barry, Pentonville, 
Esquire ;— and, William Milliken, of Moorgate- 
street, in the city of London; complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Jrish Great Western Railway 
(Dublin to Galway) Bill, had not been complied 
with; and praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their agents and witnesses, against the same, 
—were presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Birkenhead (Commissioners) Birkenhead 


Dock Bill be read the third time To-morrow. ‘Commis- 
sioners) Dock 


Bill. 

A Petition of the Provost, Bailies and Town North British 
Council of the Burgh of Musselburgh, and of Owners Railway Bill. 
and Tenants of properties in and near the said burgh, 
to be affected by the proposed Railway after men- 
tioned, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the North British Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Great North 
Clarence Railway, complaining that the Standing of England 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 3.4 Hartlepool 
for the Great North of England (Clarence and Hart- Junction) 
lepool Junction) Railway Bill, had not been complied Railway. 
with ; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
same, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway Brighton, Lewes 
(Keymer Branch) Bill was read a second time; and allway (ee , 
committed. mer mean) 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of 
Lewes,in the county of Sussex, praying that the 
said Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Standard Life Assurance Company Bill was Standard 
read a second time ; and committed. ws a 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ©°™P™Y Bill 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Banbury ;—and, Evesham; pray- London, 

ing that the London, Worcester and South Stafford- pater ated 
shire Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- shire Railway 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Bill. 


Table. 


A Petition of Manufacturers and others, resident Bristol and 
in the manufacturing districts of Gloucester, com- Bloucester 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in - 
respect to the application for the Bristol and Glou- 
cester Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Manufacturers and others, resident Birmingham 
in the manufacturing districts of Gloucestershire, om te eng 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House qvevdnent. 





2 d . E mendment. 
in respect to the application for the Birmingham an 

Gloucester Railway Acts Amendment Bill, had not 

been complied with ; and praying that they may be 

heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 

against the same, was presented, and read; and re- 

ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 

vate Bills. 





z4 A Petition 





Gloucester and 
Dean Forest 
Railway. 


Wells and 
Dereham 
Railway. 


Lancaster 
and Carlisle 
Railway Bili. 


Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway Bill. 


Birmingham 
and Gloucester 
Railway 

( Worcester 
Branch and 
Cheltenham 
Extensions. ) 


Birmingham 
and Gloucester 
Railway 

( Worcester 
Deviation.) 


Birmingham 
and Gloucester 
Railway (Wol- 
verhampton 


Line. ) 


Birmingham 
and Gloucester 
Railway 
¢(Gloncester 
Extensions, 
Stoke Branch, 
and Midland 


Railways Junc- 


tion.) 


Waterford 
and Limerick 
Railway. 


176 


A Petition of Parties interested in and Promoters | 
of the Undertaking hereinafter mentioned, for leave | 
to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from Glou- | 
cester to the Forest of Dean, with Branches there- | 
from, and for constructing a Dock or Basin at, 
Gloucester, in connection with the said Railway, | 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select | 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Right honourable George John 
Baron Sondes, of Lees Court, in the county of Kent; 
—and, Frederic Fuhrmann Clarke, of Upper Bed- 
ford-place, Russell-square, in the county of Middle- 
sex, Gentleman; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Wells and Dereham Railway Bill, had not 
been complied with ; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same,—were presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


The Order made upon the 12th day of this 
instant March, for referring the Petition of the 
Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of 
Lancaster to the Committee on the Lancaster and 
Carlisle Railway Bill, was read, and discharged. 

And the House being informed that the Peti- 
tioners desired to withdraw their Petition ; 

Ordered, That the said Petition be withdrawn. 


Mr. Stuart Wortley presented a Bill for author- 
izing the Consolidation of the Sheffield and Rother- 
ham Railway with the Midland Railways, and for 
making a Branch Railway from and other Works 
in connection with the said Sheffield and Rotherham 
Railway: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Birmingham and Gloucester 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
enable the said Company to make Branch Railways 
to the city of Worcester, and the River Severn, 
and Extension Lines at Cheltenham, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Birmingham and Gloucester 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
enable the said Company to make a Deviation Rail- 
way, to connect Worcester and Droitwich with the 
main Line, with a Branch from such Railway, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Birmingham and Gloucester 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
enable the said Company to make a Railway to 
Wolverhampton, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Birmingham and Gloucester 
Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to 
enable the said Company to make Extension Lines 
at Gloucester, a Branch at Stoke Prior, and a 
Junction with the Midland Railway at Aston-juxta- 
Birmingham, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 


Bills. 


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Petitions of Boat-owners and Boatmen of Car- 
rick-on-Suir and also Boatmen of Clonmel, in the | 
county of Tipperary ;—and, Directors and Share- | 
holders of the Suir Navigation Company, and 
Inhabitants of Carrich-on-Suir, in the county of | 
Tipperary, and Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of | 
land in the vicinity thereof; complaining that the | 


Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the | 
application for the Waterford and Limerick Railway jen read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


A. 1845. 


Bill, had not been complied with; and praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
agents and witnesses, against the same, —were 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Petitions of the There-undersigned, trading under 
the firm of Malcomson, Brothers, of Mayfield 


| Factory, Portlaw, in the county of Waterford ;— 


Members of the Chamber of Commerce of Clonmel; 
—and, Gentry, Landed Proprietors and Farmers, 
of the county of Tipperary; taking notice of the 
application for leave to bring in the said Bill; and 
praying that such Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands,—were also presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 


Manchester 


Manchester Division Stipendiary Magistrate Bill; Division 
That they had examined the allegations of the Bill, S“Pendiary 


and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock 
and Ayr Railway Company, complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston 
Direct Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Shrewsbury ; — Finchingfield ; — 
Buckminster - with - Sewstern ; — Little Eaton; — 
Tewkesbury ;—Saint Bees ;—Ruanlanihorn ;—Chil- 
compton ;—Claverton;—Northowram ;— Halifax ;-- 
—Colchester ; —Cricklade ; — Haughton-le-Skerne ; 
— Haverfordwest ; —Camborne ;— Newcastle-upon- 
Tyne ; —Relief Presbytery, Edinburgh (Moderator 
and Clerk) ;—and, Horley; praying the House to 
resist any increase or continuation of the grant to 
the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth, —were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from East Grinstead ;—Anstruther Eas- Public Houses. 


ter, Anstruther Wester, and Killrenny ;—East Stone- 
house ; —Market Weighton ;—and, Marlborough ; 
praying the House to adopt measures for preventing 
the increase of houses licensed for the sale of in- 
toxicating drinks, and for diminishing to a very 
large extent the number already existing, and to 
pass a law for entirely abolishing the sale of intoxi- 
cating liquor on the Lord’s Day,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Grendon;—Preston Deanery ;— 
Bradden ; —Farthingstone ; —Brixworth ;—Cogen- 


hoe;— Yardley Hastings ;—Cold Higham ;— Great 
| Houghton ; — Denton; — Ravensthorpe; — Weedon 


Lois;— Guilsborough ; — West Haddon ; — Maid- 


ford ;—Creaton ;—Welford ;—Sibbertoft ;-—Coton ; 


—Little Houghton;—Pattishall ;— Potters Pury; 


|—Gayton; — Thornby ; —— Hollowell; — Finedon; 


— Grafton Regis; — Duston; — Ecton ; — Col- 


'lingtree;—Cold Ashby; — Tiffield;— Milton ( Nor- 


thampton) ;—Clipston ; — Bozeat ; — Irchester ; — 
Doddington ;-- Wootton (Northampton) ; — Striz- 
ton ;—Irthlingboro’ ;—Naseby ;— Wollaston; — Sy- 
resham ;— Bradfield-on-the-Green ;— and, Kisling- 
bury ; praying for the repeal of the duty on Malt, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Wolverhampton; — and, Leeds ; 
praying that the existing duties on the importation 
of Copper Ore may be repealed, —were presented, 
Table. 

‘A Petition 


Magistrate Bill, 


Glasgow, 
Barrhead and 
Neilston Direct 
Railway, 


Maynooth 
College. 


Malt. 


Copper Ore. 





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(Scotlat 


ry 
e Bill, 


aud 
Direct 





8 VicToRIz&amp;. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of the city of Edinburgh, praying the House 
to pass an Act repealing all those laws and statutes 
which impose religious tests, except as regards the 
theological faculties in the several Universities of 
Scotland, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


[niversities 
(Scotland-) 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting held 
at the Royal Exchange, Dublin, praying the House 
to prohibit the traffic in Coolies and Africans, as 
now carried on, and proposed to be carried on, to 
Mauritius and the British West Indies, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lill Coolies» 


Petitions from Eglwysern ; — Llandlon ; — and, 
Darowen; praying the House to pass a Bill for the 
establishment of County Courts, with a clause re- 
quiring a knowledge of the Welsh language on the 
part of the Judges of those Courts in Wales,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


County Courts. 


Petitions from Upper Chelsea ;—and, Fulham ; 
praying the House to take effectual measures for 
enabling the police to close all shops, markets and 
other public exposure of articles for sale on the 
Lord’s Day; and if it should be found expedient to 
give increased efficiency to the existing laws, that 
the penalties of the Act 29 Car. 2, c. 7, may be in- 
creased,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Lord’s Day. 


A Petition of Edward Woolford James, Surveyor 
of the highways of the parish of Greenwich, in the 
county of Kent, praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Fisher-lane (Greenwich) Improvement Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Select Committee on the Bill; and ,the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Fisher-lane 
(Greenwich) 
Improvement 
Bill, 


The Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction 
Railway Bill was read a second time; and com- 

Chester Junc- : 

tion Railway mitted. 

bill Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 


Shrewsbury, 
Oswestry and 


Eastem Union Petitions of the Reverend Sir Thomas Gery Cul- 
a Bury dum, of Hardwick House, in the county of Suffolk, 
aint Edmund’s Baronet ;—and, Owners and Occupiers of property 


(Noe) on the line and in the neighbourhood of the Railway 
hereinafter mentioned; complaining that the Stand- | 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Eastern Union and Bury Saint Edmund's 
Railway (No. 2.) Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Birkenhead, A Petition of Joseph Wagstaff, of Warrington, in 

po onnet ll the county of Lancaster, Gentleman, complaining 


Junction Rai. that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 

way, to the application for the Birkenhead, Manchester 
and Cheshire Junction Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with; and praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his agent and witnesses, against the 
same, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


East Dercham _ A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land on 
Re Norriel the line of or Subscribers to the Railway hereinafter 
ie mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from East Dereham to Norwich, with two 
Branch Railways connected therewith, in the county 
of Norfolk, and in the city of Norwich and county 

Vo. 100, 


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177 
of the same city, was presented, and read; and 


referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Margaret Chamberlain, of Skipton, Leeds and 
in the county of York, Widow, praying that she may Ptitsk Railway 
be heard, by her counsel or agent, against.certain” ” 
parts of the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by her counsel or agent, upon her Petition, if she 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Trustees of the Manchester, Hyde and Manchester and 
Mottram Turnpike-road, in the counties of Lancaster Rallwoe (Ask 
and Chester, and of the Clerk and Surveyor of the ton Brak) -: 
said Turnpike Trust ;—and, Michael Newton, of Bill. 
Reddish, in the county of Lancaster, Silk Manufac- 
turer ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway (Ashton 
Branch) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Doncaster and Huddersfield 
Saltersbrook Turnpike-road, in the West Riding of and Sheffield 
the county of York, praying that they may be heard, a — 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of siden 
the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Benjamin Sampson and Richard Cornwall 
Lanyon, of Cosawes Gunpowder Mills, in the parish Railway Bil. 
of Saint Gluvias, in the county of Cornwall, and of 
Kennall Gunpowder Mills, in the parish of Séithians, 
in the said county, Gunpowder Manufacturers, pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Corn- 
wall Railway Bill, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Royal College of Royal College 
Surgeons in England, resident in the county of °! Sugeous. 
Gloucester, praying that an inquiry may be imme- 
diately instituted into the provisions of the charter 
lately granted to the College of Surgeons, and the 
principles upon which its details in respect to the 
fellowship have been carried into effect, either by 
the appointment of a Committee for that purpose, 
or such other method as to the House shall seem 
meet; and that no Bill be allowed to pass into a 
law until such an inquiry shall have been instituted, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The Clerkenwell Improvement Bill was read a Clerkenwell 
second time; and committed. —o 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-" * 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of the Honourable Colonel Edward Kingstown and 
Wingfield, of Cork Abbey, near Bray, in the county Bray Railway. 
of Dublin, and Robert Warren, of Killiney Castle, 
near Dalkey, in the said county of Dublin, and of 
Rutland-square, in the city of Dublin, Esquire, com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Kingstown and 
Bray Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

AA A Petition 








178 


A Petition of Gentry, Traders and other Inha- | 


Wexford, Car- 


Jow and Dublin jitants of the town of } 


saline 
lh tg ewtownbarry, taking notice 


of the application for leave to bring in the Wez- 


ie ford, Carlow and Dublin Junction Railway Bill ; 
and praying that such Bill may pass into law, was 
resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the. 
able. 
London Orphan The London Orphan Asylum Bill was read a 
Asylum Bill. second time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Diss and Col- 


A Petition of James Ferguson Saunders, of Par- 
liament-street, in the city of Westminster, Gentle- 
man, complaining that the Standing Orders of the 
House, in respect to the application for the Diss and 
Colchester Junction Railway Bill had not been com- 
— with; and praying that he may be heard, by 

is agent and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


chester Junce 
tion Railway. 


‘Gravesend and 
Rochester 
Railway. 


A Petition of Montague Carnie, of Cursitor-street, 
Chancery-lane, complaining that the Standing Or- 
ders of the House, in respect to the application for 
the Gravesend and Rochester Railway Bill, had not 
been complied with; and praying that he may be 
heard, by his agent and witnesses, against the same, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Arthur Aldrich, of Ipswich, in the 
county of Suffolk, Gentleman, complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the ap- 
plication for the Harwich and Eastern Counties 
Junction Railway (No. 1.) Bill, had not been com- 
plied with ; and praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his agent and witnesses, against the same, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Harwich and 
Eastern Coune 
ties Junction 
Railway, 

(No. 1.) 


Shrewsburyand A Petition of George Knox, Secretary to the 

Grand Junction Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway Company, 

we complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Shrewsbury and 
Grand Junction Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with ; and praying that he may be heard, by him- 
self, his agent and witnesses, against the same, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Agricultural Sir Howard Douglas presented a Bill to facilitate 

et a the winding-up of the Affairs of the Agricultural 

Bill, of Areland and Commercial Bank of Ireland: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Settlement of 
Nelson, in the Colony of New Zealand, praying that 
the House will be pleased to take such steps as to 
them may seem right, in order that Her Majesty 
may be moved to express Her disapprobation of the 
conduct pursued by his Excellency the Governor 
of New Zealand, in declining to bring before the 
constitutional tribunals of the law the parties charged 
with the massacre of many of Her Majesty’s faithful 
subjects, and to cause such other measures to be 
adopted as may for the future effectually secure the 
Petitioners and all others, Her Majesty’s loyal sub- 
jects resident in the colony of Mew Zealand, against 
any similar interference with the due course of jus- 


New Zealand. 


tice, and thereby establish the authority of British | 


law as supreme and inflexible alike over the ruler 
and the ruled, over the native and the European, 
throughout those islands, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sugar and 
Coffee. 


A Petition of Land-holders, Proprietors, Mer- 
chants, Planters and Inhabitants of Ceylon, stating 





31° Martziz. 


A. 1845. 


that the Petitioners have learnt with much concern 
that Her Majesty’s Ministers have resolved on the 
reduction of the discriminating duty on the import 
of Coffee and Sugar, the produce of foreign states, 
into Great Britain; and praying that if, in legis- 
lating upon the tariff about to be proposed, the duty 
on foreign Coffee is to be reduced from eight- pence 
to six-pence, tle duty on colonial Coffee shall also 
be reduced from four-pence, as it now is, to three- 
pence per pound, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Charles Parker, of Lincoln’s-Inn Eastern Unig 
Fields, in the county of Middlesex, Gentleman, 4 Norwic 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, sp 
in respect to the application for the Eastern Union aes 
and Norwich Railway (No. 2.) Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that he may be heard, 
by his agent and witnesses, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





A Petition of Subscribers to and Promoters of the London ana 
Undertaking hereinafter referred to, for leave to Norwich Direct 
bring in a Bill for making a Railway from Elsen- Bsilwy, 
ham, in the county of Essex, to Thetford, in the 
county of Norfolk, to be called The London and 
Norwich Direct Railway, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Resolved, That an humble Addzess be presented Foreign and 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Colonial 
to give directions that there be laid before this Bit &amp;- 
House, a Return of the Number of all Foreign 
Bishops appointed by the Queen, and of all Colonial 
Bishops, Deans and Archdeacons, stating the 
Names of the present Bishops, Deans and Archdea- 
cons, as also of those first appointed ; specifying the 
Amount in each case paid for Outfit, and also the 
Salaries respectively attached to each Office, and 
stating from what source, by whom, and under 
what authority paid. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


| A Petition of Manufacturers and others, resident Midland Riil- 
in the manufacturing districts of Gloucestershire, ways Cony 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, Oy Grete, 
in respect to the application for the Midland Rail- and Bristol 
ways Company (Birmingham and Gloucester, and ana 
Bristol and Gloucester Railways Purchase) Bill, Le ‘ 
had not been complied with ; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 
nesses, against the same, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands on Diss, Beccles 

and adjoining to the line of a projected Railway oe” 
from Diss, in the county of Vorfolk, to Yarmouth, 
in the county of Suffolk, to be called The Diss, 
Beccles and Yarmouth Railway, complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Diss, Beccles and Yarmouth 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; and 
praying that they may be heard, by their agents 
and witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
|titions for Private Bills. 





| A Petition of John Hodgetts Hodgetts Foley, London, 
of Prestwood Hall, in the parish of Kingswinford, in yor or ion 
‘the county of Stafford, Esquire, praying that he shire Railway 
'may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, Bill. 
‘against certain parts of the London, Worcester and 


South Staffordshire Railway Bill, was presented, 
‘and read. 
Ordered, 








Kentish § 


South 
Railway 
Schemes. 
















































































































Kentish and 
South Eastern 


Railway 
Schemes. 


8 VicTORIA. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee en the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, | 
by himself, kis counsel or agent, upon his Petition, | 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the | 
Bill, against the said Petition. | 

| 

A Petition of the London and Croydon Railway 
Company, was presented, and read; setting forth, | 
That a Report of the Railway Department of the | 
Board of Trade, on the Kentish and South Eastern 
Railway Schemes, was lately presented to the House ; 
that the following schemes were, amongst others, 
comprised in the said Report: No. 221, Hungerford 
Bridge to Tunbridge and Paddock Wood, promoted 
by the South Eastern Railway Company ; No. 140, 
J#ndon to Ashford, promoted by the Petitioners ; 
that the said two schemes were competing schemes, 
in so far as both had one principal object in common, 
viz., the shortening and improving the present line 
of communication to Dover and the Continent, by 
cutting off the angle of the South Eastern Line at 
Reigate; that such Report was, as the Petitioners 
understand from the Fifth Report of the Select 
Committee of the House on Railways, intended to | 
afford to Parliament additional aid in the elucida- | 
tion of the facts; that the facts which determine | 
the superiority of one Railway project over another 
involve numerous details, the examination of which 
before a Committee of the House, though efficient, 
is necessarily tedious and costly ; and it was conse- 
quently intended, as the Petitioners believe, that the 
Railway Department should apply themselves mainly 
to the consideration of such details, and not to ge- 
neral comparisons between the prominent advantages 
and disadvantages of rival projects, which might be | 
easily and best accomplished by the investigation of 
such a Committee; that nevertheless the Railway 
Department of the Board of Trade have, as the 
Petitioners allege, confined themselves mainly in 
such Report to judgments and deductions drawn 
from general principles, the consideration of which 
is proper to the Legislature, and have neglected to 
afford to Parliament the necessary aid in the eluci- 
dation of those facts which were within the reach, 
and within the competence of the said department ; 
that in those instances where the Railway Depart- 
ment have discussed facts affecting the said schemes, 
they have omitted notice of many of such facts es- 
sential to a right judgment of those schemes, and 
have inaccurately stated others upon which the said 
Railway Department profess to have formed their 
judgment; that amongst other instances of such 
omissions and inaccurate statements, in relation to 
the said schemes, the Petitioners beg leave to call 
the attention of the House to the following ; that it 
is stated in the said Report, that the scheme No. 140 
involves heavier works and longer tunnels than 
does the scheme No. 221, whereas in fact the works 
on the said scheme No. 140, independent of its 
only tunnel, are by far the lighter of the two, as will 
be seen by reference to the deposited sections, and 
as the Petitioners are prepared to prove ; that al- 
though the scheme No. 221, as submitted to the 
Board of Trade, disclosed a branch of four and a 
half miles in length to Bromley, yet no mention of 
such branch is made in the said Report, nor is the 
same shown on the map deposited to accompany 
the said Report; that although it is stated in the 
said Report in reference to the said scheme No. 221, 
that by the construction of 333 miles only of new 
Railway the distance to Dover would be shortened, 
yet it is not stated that the said four and a half 
additional miles of Railway were deemed necessary 
by the South Eastern Railway Company for the 
accommodation of Bromley, and which would have 
made, and in fact did make, the number of new miles 
of Railway contemplated by the said scheme 38 in- 
stead of 333, as stated in the said Report; that 
although the imperative necessity of giving to the in- 
termediate towns the most convenient Railroad to the 











Vot. 100. 


31° Martie. 179 


metropolis, and to each other, whilst keeping in view 
the main object to be attained in the through commu- 
nication, is urged upon the consideration of Parlia- 
ment by the Board of Trade in their recent Report 
on the schemes for extending Railway communication 
in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, as a pro- 
minent reason why one of several competing schemes 
should be preferred ; yet in the said Report on the 
Kentish Lines no mention is made of the fact that the 
scheme No, 140 would not only improve the through 
communication to Dover, to at least as great an ex- 
tent as the scheme No. 221, but would also (which 
the said scheme No. 221 would not) afford Railway 
accommodation to Bromley, shorten the distance from 
London to Maidstone by 20 miles as compared to the 
existing lines of Railway, and by 10 miles as com- 
pared to the scheme No. 221, and connect Maidstone 
with Ashford by a direct Railway communication $ 
that, although the Board of Trade in their Report 
on the schemes for extending Railway communica- 
tion between Zondonand York state it to be “ highly 
desirable” “ that Cambridge, as the most important 
town between London and York on the eastern side 
of the kingdom, should be placed upon the main 
line of communication,” and urge that circumstance 
upon the consideration of Parliament as a pro- 
minent reason why one of the several competing 
schemes should be preferred ; yet in the said Report 
on the Kentish Lines no mention is made of the fact 
that Maidstone, which, both from its population, its 
market, and as the county and assize town, is by so 
much the most important place in central Kent, 
would by the said scheme No. 140 be placed upon 
the main line of communication, whilst by the 
scheme No. 221 that town would only be ap- 
proached by a branch Railway; that although 
therefore the Croydon Company’s scheme No. 140 
would, as the Report states, “ by the construction 
of 48 miles of new Railway from Sydenham to Ash- 
ford, only reduce the distance to Dover by the same 
amount as the South Eastern Company’s Scheme 
by the construction of 33 3 miles of new Railway,” 
yet it would also afford the great local advantage 
before referred to, which the South Eastern Com- 
pany’s scheme would not, and which could not be 
afforded without the construction of the larger num- 
ber of new miles of Railway contemplated; no 
mention, however, is made in the said Report of this 
great additional advantage, but the incorrect in- 
ference is raised and left, that the Croydon Com- 
pany’s scheme proposes to effect by 48 miles of 
Railway that, and that only, which the South East- 
ern Company’s scheme proposes to effect by 33 3 
miles of new Railway ; that, although by the scheme 
No. 221 it is proposed to cross upwards of twenty- 
five public highways, and amongst them, four streets 
in the densely-peopled town of Deptford, on a level, 
whilst, by the scheme No. 140 it is not proposed to 
cross a single public we on a level, points 
heretofore considered by the House of the greatest 
moment as regards the public safety, yet no mention 
thereof is made in the said Report; that although 
the Select Committee on Railways, in their Second 
Report to the House, printed on the 9th August 
1839, have recorded their opinion, “That where the 
same line of rails is to receive trains arriving from 
two or more separate lines of communication the 
risk of accidents is greatly increased, and that, 
wherever such junctions are permitted, the safety 
of the passengers requires that all the circumstances 
of the case should be carefully investigated, and 
especially the anticipated frequency of the departure 
and of the arrival of the trains ;” yet no mention 
is made of the fact that the scheme No. 221 would, 
in the short space of two miles, cause three junc- 
tions with existing lines of Railway, upon all of 
which there are very frequent trains ; that, although 
the said Report states that the South Eastern Rail- 
way Company offered to accept, instead of their 
present maximum of three-pence halfpenny per 
AA2 passenger 


ah OIE AAS OY TTS GT a ee 


Parochial 
Settlement Bill. 


Prisons 
(Scotland.) 


Poor Law 
(Ireland. ) 


Constabulary 
Force 
(Ireland.) 


Scilly Islands. 


180 


passenger per mile, a revised tariff, fixing a maximum 
of three-pence per mile on first-class passengers, 
and two-pence per mile on second-class passengers, 
yet the said Report makes no mention of the spon- 
taneous offer made by the Petitioners, to carry pas- 
sengers at fares not exceeding two-pence, one penny 
halfpenny, and one penny per mile, for first, second 
and third classes respectively; that, although the 
said Report makes mention of the offer of the 
South Eastern Company to run two cheap trains 
each way daily at one penny per mile, yet no men- 
tion is made therein of the spontaneous offer of the 
Petitioners to run second and third-class carriages 
with at least three-fourths of the whole number of 
their trains ; that in these and other instances the 
Petitioners respectfully submit that the said Report 
of the Board of Trade, instead of affording any aid 
to the House in the elucidation of the facts, is, on 
the contrary, calculated to mislead the House, and 
most seriously to prejudice the interests of the Pe- 
titioners and the public; that the Petitioners feel 
assured that if the Board of Trade had had more 
time for consideration they would have done full 
justice to all the facts connected with the various 
schemes comprised in their said Report; and pray- 
ing that the said Report may be referred back to 
the Board of Trade for their re-consideration, or that 
the House will afford the Petitioners such relief in 
the premises as to the House may seem meet. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Guar- 
dians of the Poor of the Romford Union, in the 
county of Essex, praying the House to reject the 
Parochial Settlement Bill, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of the royal burgh of Cupar, praying for 
an alteration in the existing law relative to Prison 
Discipline in Scotland, so that greater equality may 
be effected in laying on the assessment, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Board of Guardians 
of the Cootehill Union, in the counties of Cavan 
and Monaghan, praying that a full and searching 
inquiry be instituted both as regards the adaptation 
of the present system of Poor Law to the circum- 
stances of Jreland, and its administration by the 
Poor Law Commissioners and their assistants, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the 
Abbeyleix Poor Law Union in Jreland, praying the 
House to consider whether it would not be a just, a 
politic and a gracious boon to Ireland, to relieve the 
Rate-payers from the payment of the loans granted 
for the building of their Workhouses, was also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the High Sheriff of the Queen’s 
County ;—and, the High Sheriff and Grand Jury of 
the county of Carlow ; stating that they fully con- 
cur in the equitable arrangement suggested by the 
J.and Commission appointed to inquire into the 
state of the law and practice in respect of the oc- 
cupation of land in Jreland, for transferring the 
expense of the Constabulary Force from the counties 
to the Consolidated Fund ; and praying the House 
to pass a law to confirm the same,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Corry presented, pursuant to Orders,—Re- 
turn to an Order, dated the 6th day of this instant 
March, for Copies of all Communications addressed to 
the Treasury respecting the Post-office Arrangements 
at the Islands of Scilly, with the Answers returned 


31° Marti—1° Aprils. 





A, 1845. 


thereto, &amp;c., since the Ist day of August 1844 up 
to the present time :—Of all Communications ad- 
dressed to the Post-otlice on the same subject, with 
the Answers returned, from the same Cate :—And, 
of all Correspondence that has taken place with the 
Admiralty in the course of the year 1844, respecting 
the Conveyance of the Mail to the Islands of Scilly: 
—And, a Return of the Expenses incuried for the 
“Speedy” and “ Snipe” Cutters during the period the 
same were employed in conveying the Mails to and 
from the Islands of Scilly during the past year; as 
also Copies of any Special Reports that were made 
by the Commanders of the said Cutters relative to 
the said Service (so far as relates to the “ Speedy” 
and “ Snipe” Cutters). 

Returns of the Average Price of Copper purchased Copper, 
for Her Majesty’s Dock Yards, in each year from&gt; — 
1815 to 1844, inclusive:—And, of the Price of 
Cake Copper in London, during the same period. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do he upon the 
Table. 


Expirin 
No. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself suppty; 
into the Committee of Supply. 


(In the Committee). 


Motion made, and Question proposed, That Forty seamen, &amp;e. 
thousand Men be employed for the Sea Service for 
Thirteen lunar months, to the 31st day of March 
1846, including 10,500 Royal Marines and 2,000 
Boys; 

Whereupon, Motion made, and Question pro- 
posed, That Thirty-six thousand Men be employed 
for the Sea Service for Thirteen lunar months, to 
the 31st day of March 1846, including 10,500 
Royal Marines and 2,000 Boys :—And, by leave 
withdrawn. 

Original Question put, and agreed to. 


Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 

Mr. Greene also acquainted the House, That he 
was directed to move, That the Committee may have 
leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- ways and 


mittee of Ways and Meas ; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 


next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 1° die Aprilis, 1845: 


The Customs (Import Duties) Bill was, according Customs _ 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a (Import Dats) 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. = 


The Public Museums, &amp;c., Bill was, according to Public : 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a — ” 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s Railways. 
Command,—Report of the Railway Department of No.172. 
the Board of Trade on the Schemes for extending 
Railway Communication to Portsmouth. 

Report of the Railway Department of the Board Railways 
of Trade on Schemes for extending Railway Com- No. 173. 
munication north of Leeds, in the West Riding of 
Yorkshire, and in the County of Durham. 

Report of the Railway Department of the Board Railways. 
of Trade on the Colchester and Harwich Railways. No.174- 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed, + 
r. 





Expiring Laws» 
No. 175. 


Frameswork 
knitters. 


Excise, 


[Glass Duty.] 


Midland Rail- 
ways (Syston to 
Peterborough) 
Bill. 


Pawnbrokers 
(Ireland.) 


No, 141. 


Ecclesiastical 
Commission, 


No. 171. 


Military 
Savings Banks. 


No. 176. 


Police 
(Ireland,) 


No. 177. 


Police Reward 
and Superan- 
nuation Funds 
(Ireland) 


No. 177. 


Shannon 
Navigation. 


No.178. 


Batter, 


Newspaper 
Stamps, 


8 VicToRIz. 


Mr. Cardwell reported from the Committee ap- 
pointed to inquire what temporary Laws of a public 
and general nature are now in force, and what Laws 
of the like nature have expired since the last Report 
upon the subject ; and also what Laws of the like 
nature are about to expire at particular periods, or 
in consequence of any contingent. public event ; and 
to report the same, with their Observations there- 
upon, to the House ; That they had examined the 
matters to them referred, and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, Vhat the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of a Report of the Commissioners 
appointed to inquire into the Condition of the 
Frame-work Knitters ; with Appendices. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


The House was moved, That the several Acts 
granting Duties of Excise, might be read ; and the 
same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into a Committee to consider the said Acts. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Inhabitants of the 
Borough of Stamford and Saint Martins, praying 
that the Midland Railways (Syston to Peterborough) 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, which 
was presented upon the 19th day of March, be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Pawnbrokers 
(Lreland), which was presented upon the 12th day 
of March, be printed. ’ 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Eccle- 
siastical Commission, which were presented upon 
the 20th day of March, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Military 
Savings Banks, which was presented upon the 20th 
day of March, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Police (Zre- 
land), which was presented upon the 20th day of 
March, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Police 
Reward and Superannuation Funds (Ireland), which 
were presented upon the 20th day of March, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Sixth Report of the Commis- 
sioners of the Shannon Navigation, which was pre- 
sented upon the 20th day of March, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour after twelve of the 
clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 





Martis, 1° die Aprilis ; 


Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 





PRAYERS. 


R. Law, from the Treasury, was called in; 

and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders, 

—A Return of the Quantity of Foreign Butter de- 

stroyed in Bond in the different Ports of the United 

Kingdom, during the last Four years; with the 

Dates of the several periods at which such Destruc- 

tion took place, and the Quantity destroyed at each 
period. 

A Return of the Aggregate Number of Stamps 
issued for Newspapers in Great Britain, in each 
year, from the ist day of January 1842 to the 1st 
day of January 1845, distinguishing the Number of 

Vor. 100. 


31° Martit.—1° Aprilis. 18i 


each in England and Wales, and in Scotland ; also; 

the Agcregate Number of Stamps issued for News- 

papers in Jreland during the same period (in con- 
tinuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 412, of Session 

1842), 

_ A Return of the Quantity of Palm Oil annually Palm Oil. 
imported into the United Kingdom from the Western 

Coast of Africa, since the year 1790 to the 31st day 

of December 1844, 

Mr. Crafer also presented, pursuant to the di- Superan- 
rections of several Acts of Parliament,—Copy of uations. 
Warrant adding the Consolidated Department of 
Manufactures and British Fisheries to the Schedule 
of the Superannuation Act. 

Copy of Warrant granting Compensation to Court of 
Richard Henn, Esquire, Clerk and Examiner to Chancery 
one of the Masters of the Court of Chancery in pone 
Ireland :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


The Winwick Rectory Bill was read a second Winwick 

time ; and committed. Rectory Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Committee ap- Cork and 
pointed at a Meeting held at Kinsale, taking notice Bandon Rail- 
of the application for leave to bring in the Cork and **Y- 
Bandon Railway Bill; and praying the House to 
postpone the consideration of the Bill to the next 
Session of Parliament, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. . 


Petitions of Alfred Batson, of Bedford-place, London ana 
Bloomsbury, in the county of Middlesex, and of York Railway 
Ramsbury, in the county of Wilts, Esquire ;—and, Bin. 
Trustees of the Turnpike-road from Bawtry to Selby, 
both in the West Riding of Yorkshire; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the London and York 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Port Bill was read a Neweastle- 
second time ; and committed. upon-Tyne 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Fett Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Newcastle-upon-Tyne and North Shields Rail- Newcastle 
way (Tynemouth Extension, &amp;c.) Bill was read a ae gg 
second time ; and committed. Railway call 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- mouth Exten- 
mittee of Selection. sion ), &amp;c., Bill. 


The ingrossed Bill for the Construction of a Dock, Birkenhead 
Wharf-walls and other Works, by the Birkenhead (Commis- 
Dock Commissioners, at Birkenhead, in the County ji)" ) Bok 
of Chester, was, according to Order, read the third ~ 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Tatton Egerton do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Inhabitants dwelling within the Foulmire _ 
parish of Foulmire, in the county of Cambridge, lclosure Bill. 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Foulmire Inclosure Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


AA3 A Petition 





: 
| 


St a OTE Oe a ae 


a 


some 


ae nee 





Cambridge 
and Lincoln 
Railway Bill. 


Brighton and 
Chichester 
Railway 
(Portsmouth 
Extension) 
Bill, 





182 1° Aprils. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Turnpike-road lead- 
ing from the town of Cambridge, to the first Rubbing 
House on Newmarket-heath, in the county of Cam- 
bridge, called The Paper Mills Turnpike-road, pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Cambridge and 
Lincoln Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
for the Brighton and Chichester Railway (Ports- 
mouth Extension) Bill, were referred; That the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as the names of several Owners, Lessees and 
Occupiers of property upon the line of the proposed 
Railway are omitted from the Books of Reference 
deposited with the Clerk of the Peace and in the 
Private Bill Office; and inasmuch as the names of 
other parties were erroneously inserted therein, in 
the following instances : 

In the parish of Fareham: The name of James 
William Blackman omitted, as owner and occupier 
of house and garden No. 51, and of another house 
north thereof; the name of Charles Coles the oc- 
cupier of the latter is omitted, and the name of 
John Blackman being erroneously inserted as such 
owner and occupier; also the name of Commodore 
Henry Ducie Chads is omitted, as owner and occu- 
pier of a house No. 57, the name of Captain John 
Shadd erroneously inserted as such; the names of 
John Prior and others, trustees of gardens and 
buildings, Nos. 58, 59 and 61, were omitted as 
owners, the name of Robert James erroneously in- 
serted as owner; the name of Anna Maria Coape, 
omitted as lessee of land No. 31, the name of Ma- 
tilda Cope erroneously inserted; the names of the 
Bishop of Winchester, as owner, Henry Peter Delme, 
lessee, and George Stratton and Edmund Matthews, 
occupiers of tenements, Nos. 39 and 40, were se- 
verally omitted; the name of Lieutenant Hector 
Loring, as owner of land, Nos. 52 and 54, is omitted, 
and James William Blackman and Nicholas Geary 
occupiers, is omitted, John Blackman and John 
Geary erroneously inserted as occupiers; the name 
of Thomas Newman, as owner of a cottage, Kc., 
No. 78, omitted, James Newman erroneously in- 
serted as such owner; the name of James Fitchett 
Burrell, as owner of house, Xc., No. 79, omitted, 
Thomas Burrell erroneously inserted as such owner ; 
for the Gosport and Chawton turnpike-road, the 
name of any party in the Books of Reference is not 
inserted on behalf thereof; the name of David Cole, 
as occupier of property No. 82, is omitted ; the name 
of James Fitchett Burrell, as owner of stables 
No. 88, omitted, Robert James erroneously inserted ; 
the names of William Daysh and James Stuart, as 
the occupiers of tenement, No. 91, omitted, William 
Marsh being erroneously described as occupier 
thereof in the Book of Reference deposited with 
the Clerk of the Peace, and William Mant as oc- 
cupier in that deposited in the Private Bill Office ; 
the name of Robert James omitted as owner of 
house, &amp;e., No. 96, James Burrell erroneously in- 
serted as owner; the names of Jacob Simmonds, 
occupier of premises, No. 98, and John Burge, 
No. 99, were omitted, the names of Robert Symonds 
and John Burls erroneously inserted as such ; the 
name of William Kinch, as occupier of a garden, 
No. 115, is omitted, and James Kinch erroneously 


inserted ; the name of Admiral Sir John Wentworth 
Loring, as owner of lands, Nos, 126, 127 and 128, 
omitted, and Captain John Loring erroneously in- 
serted as owner ; no names of owners, lessors or oc- 





A. 1845. 


cupiers in the Books of Reference for property, 
No. 1302; the name of Stephen Fitchett, owner of 
a field, No. 186, is omitted, James Whettham er- 
roneously inserted. 

In the parish of Wymering: The name of the 





Reverend Lovelace Bigg Wither, as owner of a field 
No. 54, is omitted, Thomas Thistlethwayte errone- 
ously inserted. 

In the parish of Widley: The name of Henry 
Monck, as \essee of house, &amp;c., No. 3, is omitted, 
John Burrell erroneously inserted; the name of 
Henry Monch, as lessee of fields Nos. 7 and 8 
omitted, John Burrell erroneously inserted. 

Parish of Bedhampton: The name of John Snooke, 
the elder, as owner for cottages and plantation, 
Nos. 37, 49 and 68, is omitted, and no names of 
lessors inserted, whereas John Snooke, junior, and 
Henry Snooke, are lessees of the same; the names 
of Mary Ann Neale and Henry Freeland, as occu- 
piers of houses and gardens, No. 14, were omitted ; 
the name of George Augustus Shaw, as owner of 
fields, Nos. 20, 21 and 22, omitted; the name of 
Thomas Savage, as occupier of premises numbered 
near to 15, omitted ; the name of Colonel John Ar- 
nand, as owner of a field, No. 61, omitted; the 
names of Richard Reede and William Clarke, as 
occupiers of two tenements No. 74, are omitted, 
and the lessee, Woodthorpe Clarke, omitted. 

Parish of Havant: The names of the owner and 
occupier of property adjoining a road No. 17, omitted. 

Parish ot Funtingdon: The name of Thomas Pes- 
cod, as owner of No. 6, is omitted, William Pescod 
erroneously inserted as such; and for No. 7, the 
name of William Pescod is erroneously put as owner 
and occupier thereof. 

Parish of New Fishbourn: The name of George 
Yates, occupier of a meadow, No, 23, omitted. 

Parish of Portsea: The name of James Howard, 
as owner of land No. 69, omitted, Sarah Mary 
Furdley Oake, erroneously inserted. 

In the parish of Westbourn: The names of Jo- 
seph Boom, Jane King, Mary Harfield and other 
owners for several lands, Nos. 50, 51 and 53, are 
omitted, the representatives of William Harfield, 
being erroneously inserted as owners ; the names of 
the occupiers of such were also erroneously put. 
down, and no application made to the right owners 
and occupiers in respect of such property; the 
names of Colonel John Oldfield, owner of a field, 
No. 56, and Henry Tier, occupier, are omitted, 
the representatives of John King, as owners, and 
Jane King, occupier, erroneously inserted, and 
that no application had been made to the right 
owners and occupier; the name of the Reverend 
Richard Henry Baker, as owner of fields No. 16, 
omitted, Stephen Corbin erroneously inserted, and 
no applications were made to such right owner ; 
the names of William Walker and Stephen Farn- 
dell, as owners of property Nos. 15 and 16, omitted, 
and of James Weston and Stephen Farndell, occu- 

iers of the same, omitted, and that no application 
had been made to several of such owners and occu- 
piers. 
Also, inasmuch as no application was made to 
several owners, lessees and occupiers in the follow- 
ing instances: James William Blackman, as owner 
of house, &amp;c., near No. 51, Charles Coles, occupier 
of the same, John and Edward Prior, John Her- 
rington, Elizabeth Waller and James Fitchett Bur- 
rell, as owners of Nos. 58, 59 and 61; also to the 
Bishop of Winchester, as owner, Henry Peter Delme, 
lessee, and George Stratton and Edmund Matthews, 
occupiers of Nos. 39 and 40; to James Fitchett 
Burrell, as owner of No. 79; to trustees of turn- 
pike-road near No. 107; to Alfred and Charles 
Amoor, as lessees of No. 80; to James Fitchett: 
Burrell, as the owner of No. 88, to William Daysh, 
as occupier of No. 91; to Robert James, as owner 
of No. 96; to James Whetham, as owner of Nos. 
114, 132, 184, 135, 136%, 137 and 138; to Admiral. 








Sir 


Hi 
bi 


Berks end 
Hants Railway 
Bill, 


Nottingham 
dclusure Bill, 


London and 
ork Rail 
Bill, ie 


8 VicTORIA. 


Sir J. W. Loring, as owner of Nos, 126, 127, 128 
and 129. 

Parish of Bedhampton: To John Snooke, the 
elder, as owner of Nos. 37, 49 and 68; to Mary 
Ann Neale, as occupier of No. 14; to Colonel John 
Arnand, as owner of No. 61; to Woodthorpe Clarke, 
as lessee of No. 74, and William Clarke, as occupier 
of No. 74, in parish of Havant; to Reverend Tho- 
mas Frank, as owner of a field between Nos. 10 
and 5; to Benjamin Booker and Alder Dillaway, 
as owner and occupier of cottages, &amp;c., adjoining 
1u and 5; to John Hale and James Moore, as oc- 
cupiers of Nos. 10 and 12; to George Augustus 
Shawe, as owners of Nos. 20, 21 and 22; to Ad- 
miral Stephen Poyntz, as owner of plantation near 
No. 5. 

In the parish of Warblington: To surveyors of 
highways, Nos. 15 and 47; to Thomas Pescod, 
owner of No.6; John Leigh Williams, as owner of 
No. 7; Eliza Bennett, as lessee of No.7; to the 
dean of Chichester, as owner, Charles Crosbie, lessee, 
and the bishop of Chichester, as occupier of field 
abutting on No. 14. 


Also, inasmuch as several properties were omitted 
on the Plans or erroneously described thereon, and 
not numbered on the Plans, or described or num- 
bered in the Books of Reference, in the following 
instances ; a garden to No. 51, in the parish of 
Starcham, is not described on the said Plan and 
omitted from Book of Reference ; the Gosport and 
Chawton turnpike-roads, near No. 107, is not num- 
bered on the Plans nor described in the Books of 
Reference ; to No. 1302 on the Plans, there is no 
description of the premises in the Books of Re- 
ference; No. 129 is placed on Plan upon a pasture 
field, but in the said Books of Reference the said 
No. 129 is erroneously described as a cow-shed and 
yard; a smith’s shop and house, No. 15, is not 
numbered on the Plan nor in the said Books of 
Reference ; property described in the Books of Re- 
ference as pasture, between fields Nos. 10 and 5, in 
the parish of Havant, is shown on the Plan deposited 
for the parish of Bedhampton, and is not described 
in the said Book of Reference; two cottages and 
garden in the same parish are not numbered on the 
said Plans; a plantation and lawn in the same 
parish (abutting in the road No. 17 in Bed- 
hampton) are not described in the said Books of 
Reference ; a pasture and barn, near No. 14, is shown 
on the said Plan deposited in the Private Bill Office, 
but is not described in the Book of Reference nor 
numbered on the Plan. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Petitions of Alexander Macdonald, of the borough 
of Reading, in the county of Berks, Esquire ;—and, 
John Weedon, of the borough of Reading, in the 
county of Berks, Gentleman; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Berks and Hants Rail- 
way Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The Nottingham Inclosure Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Mans- 
field, in the county of Wottingham, praying that the 
London and York Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Vor. 100. 


1° Aprils. 





183 


A Motion being made, That the Report on the 
Birkenhead (Company’s) Docks Bill be now taken 
into consideration ; 

The Earl of Lincoln, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, that Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives Her 
consent, as far as Her Seadeaty’s interest is con- 
cerned, that the House may do therein as they shall 
think fit. 

Then the House proceeded to take the Report 
into consideration ; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed, 


A Petition of Managers, Burgesses, Parliament- 
ary Voters, Proprietors and Inhabitants of the royal 
burgh of Dysart, taking notice of the application 


Railway (No. 1.) Bill; and praying that they may 
be heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts thereof, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Sparrows Herne Road Bill ; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed., 


Petitions from Aghadoy ;— Tashinny ;— Temple 
Michael ; — Edgworthstown ; — Kilnaughten and 
Murher ;—Inchigeela ;— Kilkeedy ;-- Templemore ;—- 
Collon ;—Creagh and Ballinasloe ;—Kilcoleman ;— 
Roshelton ;— Clonenagh ;— Killygawen ;—.Drisham ; 
—and, Aughrim; praying the House to devise 
means for removing the restrictions placed on the 
distribution of the Aid annually granted for Educa- 
tion in Ireland, so as to afford assistance to the 
Schools in connection with the Church Education 
Society,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Staines ;— Derby (two Petitions) ;— 
Membury ; —Delgany ;— Bolton-le-Moors — Brent- 








wood ;— Newcastle ( Wicklow) ;—Little Hallingbury ; 


—Kiltoghart;—Presbytery of Tain (Moderator) ;— 
Killashee ;—Moydow and Taughshynod ;—Diocese 
of Ardagh ;— Veryan ;—Reverend James Richards 
and others ;— Stone ; — and, Shrewsbury; praying 
the House to refuse its sanction to any increase of 
the pecuniary grant which of late years has been 
annually made to the Roman Catholic College of 
Maynooth, and not to entertain any measure con- 
trary to the principles of the Protestant faith,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Draycot ;— Horley ;—Chapel-en-le- 
frith;— Malton ;—Hyde ;— Oxhill ;— Goudhurst ;— 
Dinorwic ;—and, Stourbridge; praying the House 
to adopt measures for preventing the increase of 
houses licensed for the sale of intoxicating drinks, 
and for diminishing to a very large extent the num- 
ber already existing, and to pass a law for entirely 
abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on the 
Lord’s Day,-—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Somersetshire Coal Canal Navigation, praying the 
House to adopt measures for ensuring that passengers 
and goods on Railways shall be charged such rates 
respectively as are necessary to make all descriptions 
of traffic bear their due proportions to the general 
outlay and current expenses of the line, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committec 
on Public Petitions ; That they had examined the 
AA4 Petitions 


for leave to bring in the Edinburgh and Northern: 


Birkenhead 


(Company’s) 
Docks Bill. 


Edinburgh and 
Northern Rail- 
way (No. 1.) 


Sparrows Hern 
Road Bill. 


Education 
(Ireland.) 


Maynooth 
College. 


—Dacre Banks and New York :—Edgeworthstown; . 


Public Houses. 


Railways, 


Public Petitions 


(iwelfth Re- 
ort.) 








184 


Kentish and 
South Eastern 
Railway Lines. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the London and 

Croydon Railway Company, relative to the Report 
of the Board of Trade on the Kentish and South 
Eastern Railway Lines, which was presented yester- 
day, be printed. 
Hill Coolies. A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of 
the Torquay Anti-Slavery Society, praying the 
House to refuse its sanction to any measure which 
shall promote the further importation of Cooly La- 
bourers or native Africans, into the British emanci- 
pated colonies, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


A Petition of the Dean and Chapter of the Ca- 
thedral Church of Saint Peter, in Exeter, praying 
for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, 
c. 77, as relates to the union of the Dioceses of Saznt 
Asaph and Bangor, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Health of 
Towns, 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the Derby 
Union, in the borough and county of Derby, praying 
the House to take into consideration the propriety 
of establishing general and efficient measures for 
the administering of judicious sanitary regulations 
in large Towns, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Parochial 


, Petitions from Derby Union ;—and, York Union 
Settlement Bill. 


(Chairman) ; praying that the Parochial Settlement 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Royston Union (Chairman and 
Clerk) ; ~ High Sheriff of the county of Cambridge ; 
—and, Epping Union (Chairman and Vice Chair- 
man); praying that the said Bill may not ~ into 
a law,—were also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Schoolmasters 


Petitions from the Presbytery of Arbroath ;— 
(Scotland. ) 


Linlithgow (Chairman) ;—- Presbytery of Meigle ;— 
and, Presbytery of Tain (Moderator) ; praying the 
House to adopt measures for ameliorating the con- 
dition of the burgh and parochial Schoolmasters, 
and for promoting the educational interests of Scot- 
land,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Calico Print 


A Petition of Block Printers, Machine Printers, 
Works Bill. 


Drawers, Cutters, Bleachers, Dyers and others en- 
gaged im the manufacture of Printed Calicoes, at 
Handforth, near Wilmslow, in the county of Chester, 
praying that the Calico Print Works Bill may not 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Calico and Stuff Block Printers of 
Lancashire, Derbyshire, Cheshire and Yorkshire, 
praying that the said Bill may pass into a law, was 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Waterloo, &amp;c., 


7 Petitions from Kennington ;—and, South District 
ridges. : 


of Christchurch, Surrey ; praying the House to adopt 
measures for redeeming and extinguishing the Tolls 
upon Waterloo, Southwark and Vauzhall Bridges, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 


upon the Table. 


Wexford and 
Carlow Rail 
way. 


A Petition of Landed Proprietors and other 
Parties of the town and neighbourhood of Wicklow, 
taking notice of an intended application for leave to 
bring in the Wexford and Carlow Railway Bill; 


1° Aprilis. 
Petitions presented upon the 19th and 20th days 


of March last; and had directed him to make a 


Report thereof tothe House. _ 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A. 1845. 


and praying that such Bill may not pass into law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Committee of Newport aj 
Management of the Company of Proprietors of the Ponty Poo! 
Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal Navigation, ““!"* Bil. 
praying that the Wewport and Ponty Pool Railway 

Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Tradesmen and other Liverpoo! 
Inhabitants of the borough and town of Liverpool, Doardian Gas 
. : ill, 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Liverpool 
Guardian Gas Bill, was presented and read. 
Ordered,That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the Direct Northes: 
Stainforth and Keadby Canal Navigation, in the Railway. 
West Riding of Yorkshire ;—and, Trustees of the 
turnpike-road from Bawétry to Selby, both in the 
West Riding of Yorkshire; taking notice of the ap- 
plication for leave to bring in the Direct Northern 
Railway Bill; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts thereof,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Direct Northen 
Stainforth and Keadby Canal Navigation, in the ge L 
West Riding of Yorkshire, taking notice of the een 
application for leave to bring in the Direct Northern 
Railway (No. 2,) (Lincoln to York) Bill; and pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof, was 
ggg and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of Trustees of the turnpike-road Wakefield, 
from Bawtry to Selby, both in the West Riding of ao - 
Yorkshire, praying that they may be heard, by pa" 

» praying a ey may be heard, Dy Bill, 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Rail 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. / 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Alford, in the county Field Gardens 
of Lincoln, who are either working mechanics or Bil: 
labourers in agriculture, praying that the Field 
Gardens Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Llansantffraid-yn- County Cov: 
Mechain, in the county of Montgomery, praying 
the House to pass a Bill for the establishment of 
County Courts, with a clause requiring a knowledge 
of the Welsh language on the part of the Judges of 
those Courts in Wales, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


— and, Poor Law 


Petitions from Mullery and Tenure ; tea 
eland. 


Drumshatton, Fieldstown and Brownstown; pray-‘" 
ing the House to allow the present mode of Poor 
Law Rating in Jreland, as it now stands, to continue, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Honorary Secre- Piysic _. 
tary of a Meeting of Physicians, Surgeons and surge 
Apothecaries of the city of Bath, and its vicinity, 





praying 





Museums 
Art Bill. 


Auctione 


Leather. 


Lord’s D 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Hiong K 











Colonia 
Accoun 










Posteof 


















Scppl 














Museums of 
An Bill. 


Auctioneers. 


Leather. 


Lord’s Day. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Hong Kong. 


Colonial 
Accounts, 


Post-office, 


Scpply; 


Seamen, Ke, 





§ VicToRIz. 


raying for certain modifications in the Physic and 
Surgery Bill, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Scarborough ;— and, Leicester ; 
praying that the Museums of Art Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Preses of a Meeting of Her 
Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for the county of 
Sutherland, praying the House not to sanction the 
proposal of Her Majesty’s Ministers, to introduce 
into the House a measure for substituting in lieu 
of the present several duties on the licenses of 
Auctioneers a uniform duty of 15/. sterling in all 
cases, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Tanners, of the town of Warrington, 
in the county of Lancaster, and its neighbourhood, 
praying the House to afford them the benefit of a 
protective duty on foreign manufactured Leather 
imported into this country, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Islington ;--and, Shrewsbury (two 
Petitions) ; deprecating the public exposure of ar- 
ticles for sale on the Lord’s Day; and praying the 
House to adopt measures for carrying out the ex- 
isting laws upon that subject,-—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. William Miles have leave of 
absence for six weeks, on account of the death of a 
near relation; Mr. Philip Miles, six weeks, on 
account of the death of a near relation; Mr. 
Saunders Davies, three weeks, on account of the 
death of a near relation; and, Mr. Charles Morgan, 
a fortnight, on account of illness in family. 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant 
to an Address to Her Majesty,—Copies of any 
Ordinances which have been issued by the Governor 
of Hong Kong, on the subject of the thegisation of 
the Inhabitants of that Colony. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, 
to examine into the Accounts of Colonial Receipt 
and Expenditure laid on the Table of this House, 
and to report as to the mode in which it may be 
desirable to frame the same for the future, in order 
to introduce uniformity, regularity, correctness and 
completeness. 


A motion was made, and the Question being 
put, ‘hat this House has learned with regret, that 
with a view to the prevention of a political move- 
ment in Jtaly, and more especially in the Papal 
States, Letters addressed to a Foreigner, which 
had no relation to the internal tranquillity of the 
United Kingdom, should have been opened under 
a warrant bearing date the Ist day of March, and 
cancelled on the 3d day of June 1844, and that 
the information obtained by such means should 
have been communicated to a Foreign Power ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the (Mr. Sheil, 
Yeas, Mr. Thomas Duncombe: }3° 
Tellers for the (Mr. Young, ¥ 
Noes, \Mr. Henry Baring: y= 
So it passed in the Negative. 


Mr. Cardwell reported from the Committee of 
Supply, a Resolution ; which was read, as followeth: 

Resolved, That Forty thousand Men be employed 
for the Sea Service for Thirteen lunar months, to 
VoL. 100. 


1°—2° Aprilis. 

















185 


the 31st day of March 1846, including Ten thou- 
sand five hundred Royal Marines, and Two thou- 
sand Boys. 

The said Resolution being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Marine Mum. 
for the Regulation of Her Majesty’s Royal Marine Bill. 

Forces while on Shore: And that Mr. Greene, Mr. 

Corry and Sir George Cockburn do prepare, and 

bring it in. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Excise (Glass 
into a Committee, to consider the several Acts D3) Bill 
imposing Duties of Excise. 


(In the Committee). 


Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to repeal the Duty on Glass. 

Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a 
Resolution. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported a Resolution ; 
which was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to 
move the House, That leave be given to bring in a 
Bill to repeal the Duty on Glass:—And he moved 
the House accordingly. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the 
Bill: And that Mr. Greene, Mr. Chancellor of the 
Exchequer and Mr. Cardwell do prepare, and 
bring it in. 

The House was moved, That the Report in respect Greenwich 
of the Greenwich Colliery Railway Bill, which, upon Colliery Rail-- 
the 19th day of March last, was made from the “*” _ 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Return relative te the Poor p,., Law 
Law Commissioners, which was presented yesterday, Commissioners. 
be printed. No. 179. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to the Bank Bank of 
of England, which was presented yesterday, be England. 
printed. No. 180. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Mercuri, 2° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 184: 


PRAYERS. 
N_ ingrossed Bill for better supplying with Pudsey Gas 
Gas the Township of Pudsey and the Village Bi’. 

of Farsley, and the neighbourhood thereof, all in 
the Parish of Calverley, in the West Riding of the 
County of York, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Busfield do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions of Proprietors of shares in the Liverpool Liverpool 
Gas Light Company ;--Company of Proprietors of Guardian Gas 
the Liverpool and Harrington Waterworks ;—Li- *""'- 
verpool New Gas and Coke Company ;—and, Li- 
verpool Gas Light Company; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 


‘| against certain parts of the Liverpool Guardian Gas 


Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

















BB+ A Petition 








Hartlepool 
Pier and Port, 


Epsom and 
Dorking Rail- 
way. 


Reversionary 


Interest Society 


(No. 2.) 


Wallasey Im- 


186 


A Petition of Ship-owners and Captains of vessels 
at Newcastle-upon- Tyne, in the county of Northum- 
berland, and Gateshead, in the county of Durham, 
praying that the Hartlepool Pier and Port Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Zondon and Croydon Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the 
said Company to make a Railway in extension of 
the Croydon and Epsom Railway, to Dorking, in 
the county of Surrey, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Directors of the Society called The 
Reversionary Interest Society, for leave to present 
a Petition for leave to bring ina Bill for regulating 
Legal Proceedings by and against “The Reversionary 
Interest Society,” and for granting certain Powers to 
the said Society, was presented, and read; and _re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 


provement Bill. the Report on the Wadllasey Improvement Bill. 


Castle Hill 
Wexford) 
ocks Bill. 


Newry and 
Armagh Rail- 


w ay. 


Greenwich 
Colliery Rail- 
way Bill. 


Staines and 
Richmond 


Railway. 


Manchester 
and Saltord 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Manchester 


And the House being informed that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Castle Hill (Wex- 
ford) Docks Bill, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for constructing Docks at Wexford, to be called 
The Castle Hill Docks, and for the Regulation and 
Management thereof, and for exempting Vessels 
using the same from payment of a Portion of certain 
Tonnage Dues heretofore payable to the Wexford 
Harbour Commissioners: And that Mr. Grogan and 
Captain Villiers Hatton do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Lieutenant Colonel Maawell Close, 
taking notice of an intended application for leave to 
bring in the Newry and Armagh Railway Bill; and 
praying that such Bill may not pass into law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Berwich-upon- Tweed, Tweedmouth 
and Spital;—and, Berwick-upon-Tweed; praying 
that the Greenwich Colliery Railway Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of Estates 
upon or near the line of Railway hereinafter men- 
tioned, and other Inhabitants of the county of Mid- 
dlesex, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from Richmond, in the county of Surrey, 
to Staines, in the county of Middlesex, to be called 
The Staines and Richmond Railway, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto 
subscribed, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Manchester and Salford Waterworks 
Bill, was presented and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Land-owners and Inhabitants of 


South Junction the town of Altrincham, in the county of Chester, 


and Altrincham 
Railway Bill. 


praying that they may be heard, by their counsel, 
against certain parts of the Manchester South 
Junction and Altrincham Railway Bill, was_pre- 
sented, and read. 


2° Aprilis. 


A. 1845, 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel, upon their Petition, if they think 
fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


Two Petitions from Selkirk, praying that the peiniq, 
Edinburgh and Hawick Railway Bill may pass into and Hawg, 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to Railway sy, 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Tipperary ;—and, Clonmel ; taking Wateriorg 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 24 Limerig 
Waterford and Limerick Railway Bill ; and praying “""* 
that such Bill may pass into law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Land-owners and Occupiers of lands Central Kent 
in the several parishes of Saint Paul’s Cray, Foot’s Railway. 
Cray, Sutton-at-Hone, Darenth, Southfleet and 
Northfleet, in the county of Kent, stating that the 
Petitioners have been informed that application is 
intended to be made by acertain Company called 
The Central Kent Railway Company, for a Bill 
to enable them to make a new line of Railwa 
through the county of Kent, to be called The Cen- 
tral Kent Railway ; and praying that such Bill may 
not pass into law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Prosecutions, 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Rates of Allowance for Pro- 
secutors’ and Witnesses’ Expenses, and for Attorney 
and Counsel, as settled in each County, under the 
Act 7 Geo. 4, c. 64; and of any Kule or Practice 
obtaining in each County as to the Employment of 
Attorney and Counsel in Prosecutions :—And, a 
Return from each Clerk of Assize and Clerk of the 
Peace of the whole Number of Prosecutions for 
Felonies, and the Misdemeanors specified in the 
Act 7 Geo. 4, c. 64, s. 23, in each County in Eng- 
land and Wales, at the Two last Assizes and Two 
last Quarter Sessions respectively ; and of the Num- 
ber of such Prosecutions in which no payment was 
made for Brief and Counsel’s Fee. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Sir Robert Harry Inglis reported from the Clas- Railway Bills 
sification Committee of Railway Bills; and who — 
were empowered to report from time to time ; That a 
they had further considered the matters referred to yo, 481. 
them; and had directed him to make a Report 
thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Petitions from Ballinasloe ; — Clifden; — and, Irish Great 
Tuam; taking notice of the application for leave to — 
bring m the Jrish Great Western Railway (Dublin {yGaiwas.) 
to Galway) Bill; and praying that such Bill may 
pass into law,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ashley ;—and, Brighton and Lewes; Malt. 
praying for the repeal of the duty on Malt,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. a 


A Petition of Medical Practitioners of Wahitby Medical Bil 
and the Neighbourhood, praying that the Medical (i844) 
Practice Bill, of the last Session of Parliament, may 
not pass into law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the county of Dorset ;—and, King- Physic and 
ston-upon-Hull; praying that the Physic and Sut- Surgery Bil 
gery Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 

—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 








Petitions 




















Hill Ce 


Insolv 
Debto 


Railw 


Copp 


Navy 


Hea 
Tow 


(Ire 


Sch 
(Se 









































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h 
ick 
Bill, 


ent 


sills 
ion 


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tail 


lin 


sill 


Hill Coolies. 


Insolvent 
Debtors Act. 


Railways. 


Copper Ore. 


Navy. 


Health of 
Towns, 


Poor Law 
(Ireland.) 


Schoolmasters 
(Scotland. ) 


Punishment of 
ath, 


Poor Rates, 


8 VICTORIZ. 


2° Aprilis. 187 


Petitions from Exeter ;--County of Berbice( British | to be made into their respective cases,—were pre- 
Guiana);—and, President and Secretaries of the sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Norfolk and Norwich Anti-Slavery Society ; praying | 
the House to refuse its sanction to any measures; A Petition of the Chairman and Honorary Secre- Horsceracing 
which shall promote the further importation of Cooly | taries of the Belfast Society for the Prevention of 
Labourers or native Africans into the British eman- Cruelty to Animals, stating that the Petitioners con- 
cipated colonies,—were presented, and read; and ceive it both improper and inconsistent to expend 
ordered to lie upon the Table. my part of the taxes in support of the practice of 

orse-racing ; i icati 
A Petition of the President, Vice President, | public wk ae ee oo done 
Treasurer and Members of the Committee of the; was presented, and read; and ordered to lie u on 
Liverpool Guardian Society for the Protection of the Table. ‘ P 
Trade, and others, being Merchants and Tradesmen | 
carrying on business in Liverpool, aforesaid, pray- 
ing that the fifty-seventh section of the Insolvent 


A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council of the Prisons 
royal burgh of Arbroath, in the county of Forfar, Stand.) 


Debtors Act may be repealed, except as to debts 
not exceeding five pounds, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 


praying the House to alter the present mode of 
levying the assessment for the Prisons in Scotland, 
,and to enact that the rates be in future levied on 
| the real rents of the counties and burghs respec- 
tively, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 


Stroudwater Canal Navigation, praying the House 
to adopt measures for ensuring that passengers and 
goods on Railways shall be charged such rates re- 
spectively as are necessary to make all descriptions 
of traffic bear their due proportions to the general 
outlay and current expenses of the line, was pre-| 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Tabie. 


upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Ongar Board of Parochial __ 
Guardians, praying that the Parochial Settlement S«ttlement Bill. 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Copper | Petitions of the President and Members of the 0 
Printing Roller-makers, Engravers, Engineers and Society of Advocates in Aberdeen ;—and, Members (Scotland) 
others carrying on business in Walsall, in the county | of the Yéhanside Farmers Club; praying the House 
of Stafford, and its vicinity, praying that the ex-| todiscountenance any measure which may be brought 
isting duties on the importation of Copper Ore may | before them for interfering with the system of 
be repealed, was presented, and read ; and ordered | Banking in Scotland,—were presented, and read ; 
to lie upon the Table. 





| and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Paymasters and Pursers of the| A Petition of Operative Wood-sawyers of Shef- Wood, 
Royal Navy, praying the House to extend to them | field, praying the House to impose a tax on steam- 
the same benefit of an increase in their half-pay of) sawing or Wood sawed bv steam, was presented, 


one shilling per diem as has been extended to their 
brother officers, and that the House will be pleased | 
to give their case consideration, and award to them 
the redress prayed for, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Thereunder-signed, praying the 
House to take into consideration the propriety of 
establishing general and efficient measures and au- 
thorities for the administering of judicious sanitary 
regulations in large towns, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of the Chairman and Clerk of the 
Parsonstown Union, praying the House to relieve 
that Union from the payment of the loan granted for 
the building of their Workhouse, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Presbytery of Perth (Mo- 
derator) ;—Presbytery of Deer;—and, Presbytery 
of Lanark (Moderator); praying the House to adopt 
measures for ameliorating the condition of the burgh 
and parochial Schoolmasters, and for promoting the 
educational interests of Scotland,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of 
Saffron Walden, in the county of Essex, praying 
the House forthwith to pass a Bill for the abolition 
of the Punishment of Death in every case, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions of Anne Ward, now a Prisoner in the 
house of correction, in the county of Leicester ;—and, 
Thomas Lakin, a Labouring Man, now confined in 
the house of correction, in the county of Leicester ; 
complaining of being sentenced to imprisonment in 
the house of correction at Leicester, with hard labour, 
for non-payment of Poor Rates, and of another com- 
mitment for non-payment of costs alleged to have 
been incurred in the previous commitment; and 


praying that the House will cause immediate inquiry 
Vot. 100. 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Marshfield ;—Peterstone ;—Llan- County Couns. 
| fair ;— Madryn Llaeth ;—Saint Michael Cwmdu ;— 


and, Machynleath; praying the House to pass a Bill 
for the establishment of County Courts, with a clause 
requiring a knowledge of the Welsh language on the 
part of the Judges of those Courts in Wales,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered tolie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Babcary and East Lydford, King- Lora’s Day. 


weston and Barton;— District of Saint James-the- 
Great, Bethnal Green ;— Tadcaster ;---and, Reverend 
Henry T. Gunning, and others; praying the House 
to adopt measures for securing and enforcing the 
better observance of the Lord’s Day,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


rary Secretary of the Sheffield Mechanics’ Institu- 
tion ;—Members of the Sheffield Literary and Phi- 
losophical Society; — Members of the Hexham 
Mechanics’ Institute ;—Members of the Northamp- 
‘ton and Northamptonshire Mechanics’ Institute ;— 
President and other Officers of the Sheffield School 
of Design ;—Members of the Lancaster Mechanics’ 
Institution ;— Rochdale (two Petitions) ;— Members 
of the Dunbar Mechanics’ Institution, and others ; 
—Members of the Society of Carvers in Manchester ; 
—Mewbers of the Worcester Literary and Scientific 
Institution ;—Members of the Royal Birmingham 
and Midland Counties Art Union ;—Members of the 
Mechanics Institution in Peterborough ;—Officers 
|and Members of the Manchester School of Design ; 
'--and, Members of the Birmingham Society of 
| Artists; praying that the Museums of Art Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





| 
| 


| Petitions from Queenborough ;—Refailnewydd ;— purtic Houses. 


Mancetter and Atherstone ;—Saint Agnes ;—Sheer- 
ness ;—Loudwater, Woborn and Flachwell Heath ;— 
i BB 2° Rumburgh ; 


Petitions from Members of the Bolton Mechanics’ Museums of Art 
Institution ;—President, Vice President and Hono- Bill. 





Sale of Beer. 


Education 


(Ireland. ) 


Maynooth 


College. 


Calico Print 
Works Bill. 


Smoke Prohibi- 
tion Bill, 


188 


Rumburgh ;—Manea ; —Cookham ;—Llandrillo-yn- 
Rhés;—New York; — Maer ;— Bury (Lancaster) 
(three Petitions) ;— Minster, in the Isle of Sheppy ; 
—Tottington Lower End ;—Denby ;—Friockheim ; 
— Dalziel; — Lockerbie ; —Ryde ;—-Chatteris (three 
Petitions) ;—Llanidloes ;—Stromness ;— Talsarn ;— 
Whitby ;—and, Staindrop; praying the House, to 
adopt measures for preventing the increase of houses 
licensed for the sale of intoxicating drinks, and for 
diminishing to a very large extentthe number already 
existing, and to pass a law for entirely abolishing 
the sale of intoxicating liquor on the Lord’s Day,— 
were presented, aud read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Borden-next-Sittingbourne ;—Con- 
gresbury ;—and, Yarlington ; praying for alteration of 
the law relative to the Sale of Beer,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Drumeree ;—Kildarton ;—Dunla- 
van; —Kilbroney ; —Ardagh ; —Laracor ; -—Castle 
M‘ Adam ;— Dingle ;—Ballyroan ;— Carrowdore ;— 
Rathcool;—Union of Ballynakil ;— Callan ;—and, | 
Ballyrashane ; praying the House to devise means 
for removing the restrictions placed on the distribu- 


2° Aprilis. 





ton of the Aidannually granted for Education in 
Ireland, so as to afford assistance to the Schools in 
connection with the Church Education Society,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Petitions from Hartley Wintney ;—Saint Mary- 
in- Walden ;— Tunstall ;— Clifton Dartmouth Hard- 
ness ;— Wednesbury ;—Portsea ;— Canwick ; —Lin- 
coln; — Sarmundham; — Wincanton; — Milton 
(Hants) ; — Isham ; — Barton-le-street ;— Burton- 
upon- Trent ; — Wickham Market ;— Portland ; — 
Whitfield ; —Fowey ;— Branstone ;— Yarlington ;— 
Tywardreath ; — Leamington Priors ;— Benjamin 
Shaw and others ;— Tregony ;--Enstone;— Calverley ; 
— Bucherell ;— Wisbech ;— Weymouth ;— Bonsall ;— 
Moderator of the Presbytery of Lanark ;—Marston 
Magna ;—Babcary and East Lydford, Kingweston 
and Barton ;— Chapel-en-le-frith ;— Shireshead ;— 
Barnach, Pilsgate and Southorpe ;—Leeds (two Pe- 
titions) ; — Maldon; — Bury (Lancaster) ; —King’s 
Lynn; — Sudbury (two Petitions) ;— Bury Saint 
Edmund's ; — Ballyreagh ; —Winterborne Strick- 
land ;— Queenington ;— Horsley ;—Charlton Kings ; 
— Wrockwardine ; — Woodbridge ; — Fairford ; — 
Coln Saint Aldwyns ;— Whitchurch (Salop) ; — 
Pertenhall; — Thornton; —and, Rushmere Saint 
Andrew and Playford; praying the House to 
refuse its sanction to any increase of the pecuniary 
grant which of late years has been annually made 
to the Roman Catholic College of Maynooth, and 
not to entertain any measure contrary to the prin- 
ciples of the Protestant faith,— were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Stockport ;-— David Cooper ;— 
Counties of Lancaster and Chester (two Petitions) ; 
—West Ham Abbey ;—Pendlebury ;—Mayfield ; 
(Lancaster) (two Petitions) ; — Glossop ; — and, 
Strangeways ; praying that the Calico Print Works 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Merton, (Surrey);—Members of the 
Council of the Royal Manchester Institution ;— Dart- 
ford and Crayford ;—Westham ; — Carshalton ;— 
and, Crayford (Chairman); praying that the said 
Bill may A pew into a law,—were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table, 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Smoke Prohibition Bill ; 

And*a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second 
time ; 


| der, read a second time ; and committed to a Com- Bill. 











A, 1845, 


The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add 
the words “ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“now” stand part of the Question: — The said 
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 
time:—The Bill was accordingly read a second 
time ; and committed to a Select Committee. 


Poor 
Amel 
(Seo! 


Arm) 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com Infefimen: 
mittee on the Infeftment (Scotland) Bill; (Scotland) Bil, 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. : 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Heritabje 
mittee on the Heritable Securities (Scotland) Bill; Securities 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday (Scotland) Bil, 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Calico Print Works Bill was, according to Catico Prin; 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Works Bil, 
Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday 
next. 


The Museums of Art Bill was, according to Or- Museums ofr Gre 


Jan 
to] 
and 


mittee of the whole House, for Wednesday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself supply; 
into the Committee of Supply. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That a number of Land Forces, not Land Fores. 
exceeding One hundred thousand and eleven Men 
(exclusive of the Men employed in the Territorial 
Possessions of the East India Company), Com- 
missioned and Non-Commissioned Officers included, 
be maintained, for the Service of the United King- 
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, from the 1st 
day of April 1845 to the 31st day of March 1846. 


Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 

Mr. Greene also acquainted the House, that he 


|was directed to move, That the Committee may 


} 


have leave to sit again. . 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. Bi 
The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways.and 
mittee of Waysand Means; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Customs _ 
mittee on the Customs (Import Duties) Bill ; icra 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, ~ 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the House Public 
to resolve itself into a Committee on the Public ara &amp;eu 
Museums, &amp;c., Bill. maoet r 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- No. 182. 
mittee, That they have Power to extend the provi- 
sions of the Bill to all Works of Art and Scientific 
and Literary Collections. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee; and after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday next. 

Ordered, 





Bill, 


Bill, 


8 


Poor Law ‘ 
Amendment — 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Army. 


Great Western 
Railway (Ire- 
Jand) (Dublin 
to Mullingar 


VicTroRiz£. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the Amendment and better Administration of 
the Laws relating tothe Relief of the Poor in Scot- 
land: And that the Lord Advocate and Sir James 
Graham do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns showing the Establishment and Effectives 
of the British Army, in the Number of Officers, 
and of Rank and File, at Home and Abroad, on 
the 1st day of January 1839 and on the 1st day of 
January 1845 :—Showing the Establishment of the 
British Army, as fixed by the Queen’s Memoran- 
dum, for Service at Home and on the several Fo- 
reign Stations, for each of the years from 1839 to 
1845, both inclusive; and also the Effectives on 
each of those Stations on the 1st day of January 
1845 :—Showing the Average Force, in Officers, in 
Rank and File, Establishment and Efiectives, at 
the several Foreign Stations, in each year, on the 
1st day of January 1839 and 1845; distinguishing | 
European from Black Troops :—And, showing, in 
one Table, the Numbers of the descriptions of 


9°__3° Aprilis. 





Armed Force in the United Kingdom on the 1st 


day of January 1845 (in continuation of Parlia- | 


mentary Paper, No. 424, of Session 1838). 


A Petition of Fitzstephen French, of Platanus, 
in the county of the city of Dublin, Esquire, James 
Caulfield, of Eaton-square, in the county of Mid- 


! 


189 


showing the Number of Pounds Weight of Tea 
entered for Consumption in each year, from the 
abolition of the Company’s Commercial Monopoly 
down to 1844 inclusive; the Rates of Duty on the 
same, and the Total Annual Produce of the Duties, 
(so far as relates to the East India Company) :— 
And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return dolie upon the Table. 


Mr. Law, from the Treasury, was called in; and Harbours of 
at the bar presented, pursuant to an Addressto Her Refuge. 


Majesty,—Copy of the Report of the Commission- 
ers appointed, by the Treasury Minute of the 20th 
day of April 1844, to inquire into the subject of 
Harbours of Refuge; together with Copies of, or 
Extracts from, the Evidence on which that Report 
was founded. 


Mr. Law also presented, pursuant to Orders,—A Annuities 


Return of the Number and Amounts of Annuities 
granted and payable on Lives up to the 5th day of 
J anuary 1845 ; distinguishing the Amounts granted 
and payable to Annuitants of the Ages of from 20 
to 30, from 30 to 40, from 40 to 50, from 50 to 60, 
from 60 to 70, from 70 to 80, and upwards. 


A Return of the various Parliamentary Grants, Falkland 
from 1840, on account of the Falkland Islands ; '!™4s- 


with a Statement of the Annual Income and Ex- 
age of the said Islands, under the several 
eads of Receipt and Disbursement. 


and Athlone.) Mr. Law also presented, pursuant to the direc- Duchies of 


dlesex, a Major-General in the Army, Companion | _ 
tions of an Act of Parliament,—An Account of the Cornwall and 


of the Bath, William Lechmere Whitmore, of the 






Lancaster. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
(Scotland) Bill. 


No. 183. 


Copper. 
No, 184, 


Butter. 

No. 185. 
Newspaper 
Stamps. 

No. 186. 
Palm Oil. 

No.187, 


Pryor’s Bank, Fulham, in the county of Middlesex, 
Esquire, and Patrick Alexander Reynolds, of Sus- 
sex-gardens, Hyde Park, in the county of Middle- 
sex, Esquire, complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 
Great Western Railway (Ireland) (Dublin to Mul- 
lingar) Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The Lord Advocate presented a Bill for the 
Amendment and better Administration of the Laws 
relating to the Relief of the Poor in Scotland: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time upon Wednesday the 7th 
day of May next ; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Copper, 
which was presented upon Monday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Butter, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Newspaper 
Stamps, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Palm Oil, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


Jovis, 3° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 
PRAYERS. 


Gross and Net Revenue of the Duchy of Cornwall, 
for the year ending 31st December 1844, and of 
the Duchy of Lancaster, for the year ending Mi- 
chaelmas 1844; showing the Amount of Revenue 
which became due, the Monies received and paid 
within the time, and the Arrears and Balances at 
the end of the preceding and current year :—And 
then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Papers dolieupontheTable. 





—John Tollemache, Esquire, of Tilstone Lodge, in 
the county of Chester ;—and, Proprietors of the 
Dukinfield Waterworks, being also Members of the 
Committee of management thereof ; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Manchester and 
Salford Waterworks Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


management thereof ;—and, Samuel Ashton; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Staly- 
bridge Waterworks Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Samuel Ashton ;— George Chutham ; Manchester and 


Petitions of Proprietors of the Dukinfield Water- Stalybridge 
works, being also Members of the Committee of — 


Petitions of the Great Southern and Western Grose a 
Railway Company (Jreland) ; — Henry Mitcalf, Railway (re- 
Patrick Connor and Thomas Walsh, Occupiers of ao 
lands which will be affected by the Railway from and Athlone.) 






Tea, 


M®é: Campbell, from the Court of Directors of 
the East India Company, was called in; 
and at the bar presented,—Return to an Order, 


dated the 11th day of February last, for Returns 
showing the Number of Pounds Weight of each of 
the different varieties of Tea sold by the East India 
Company for Home Consumption, in each year, 
from 1740 down to the termination of the Company’s 
Sales ; the Prices at which such Teas were sold at 
the Company’s Sales; the Total rates of Duty 
respectively charged on each variety of Tea, and 


the Total Annual Produce of the Duties :—And, 


Vo. 100, 


Dublin to Mullingar and Athlone ;—Augustus Fre- 
derick Duke of Leinster ;—and, Edward Lambert, of 
Langham-place, Portland-place, in the county of 
Middlesex, Gentleman ; complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the appli- 
cation for the Great Western Railway (Ireland), 
(Dublinto Mullingar and Athlone) Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
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190 


3° Aprilis. 


A. 1845, 


Manchester Railway Bill may not pass into a law, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


_leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from 
| Londonderry to Coleraine, with a Branch to New- 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto Londong 
. . o err 
subscribed, and who are engaged in the promotion 8nd Coleraine 
of a Railway from Londonderry to Coleraine, for ®!»y Bit, 


same,—were presented, read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
Leadon and A Petition of Inhabitants of the Queen’s Town 
iMag. and parish of Maidstone, in the county of Kent, 
stone, Ashfurd taking notice of the application for leave to bring in 
and Tonbridge the , born and Croydon Railway, (Maidstone, 
=v Ashford and Tonbridge Line) Bill ; and praying 
that such Bill may pass into law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Blackburn, Petitions from Haslingden ;— and, Accrington ; 
ee q Praying that the Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington, 
Calne Extension and Colne Extension Railway Bill may pass into a 


Railway Bill. 


Forth and Clyde 





law,—-were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie | 
upon the Table. | 


| 
| 
' 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the | 


town Limavady, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Persons whose names are thereunto Londonderry 
subscribed, and who are engaged in the promotion 2”¢ Enniskilles 
of a Railway from Londonderry to Enniskillen, for **'"*y- 
leave to bring in a Bill for making the said Railway, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 


Navigation Bill. 7754), and Clyde Navigation Bill ; That they had | Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the | 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made no Amendments other than such as were 
merely verbal or literal. | 

And the House being informed that other Amend- | 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill; | 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee. 





Petitions from Redcar, Coatham and Marske ;— Middlesbro’ 
and Guisbro’; praying that the Middlesbro’ and "4 Redcar 
Redcar Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were ®#!"4y Bil. 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land and Hull and Selby 
property lying near the Hull and Hessle, and Hull (Bridlington 
and Aidit Youpine- nats, and of Persons con- a 
stantly using the said roads, and also of Owners 
and Occupiers of property and Persons constantly 
using the Beverley and Whitecross Turnpike-road, 
praying that the Hull and Selby (Bridlington 
Branch) Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Birkenhead An ingrossed Bill for constructing Docks, Walls, 
Nera { *) Warehouses, and other Works, in Birkenhead, was 
read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. | 
Ordered, That Mr. Tatton Egerton do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. | 
a The House proceeded to take into consideration | ‘fable, 
shise Gas Light the Report on the Birmingham and Staffordshire 


Company Bill, 


Eastern Union 


and Norwich 


Gas Light Company Bill. 


A Petition of the Zondon and South Western London and 


And the House being informed that other Amend- | Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to South Westen 


ments are necessary to be made to the Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the | 
former Committee. 


A Petition of George Simon Harcourt, Esquire, 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring | 


(No 2) in the Eastern Union and Norwich Railway (No. 2.) | 
Bill; and praying that he may be heard, by himself, | 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts thereof, | 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon | 
the Table. ! 

Caledonian Petitions from Forres ;—and, Fortrose; praying 


Railway Bill. 


Hartlepool Pier Petitions from the Port of Sunderland ;—North 

and Port Bill. Shields ;— and, South Shields; praying that the 
Hartlepool Pier and Port Bill may pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Nottingham A Petition of Rate-payers and Inhabitants re- 


Inclosure Bill. 


Sheffield, Ash- 


ton-under-Lyne hourhood of Dronfield, in the county of Derby 
and Manchester ; 


Railway Bill. 


that the Caledonian Railway Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


siding within the limits of Byron and Saint Anns 
Wards, in the town of Nottingham, praying that the 
Nottingham \nclosure Bill may not pass into a law, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of ancient Burgesses or Freemen, of 
the town and borough of Nottingham, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the said Bill, was 
also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 


praying that the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and 





Railway (Ep- 


make a Branch Railway from the London and South ov Branch.) 


Western Railway to Epsom, was presented, an 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the London and Brighton Railway London and _ 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a Brielton Rai- 
Branch Railway from the London and Brighton way ( Branch.) 
Railway to join the South Western Railway, in the 
parish of Wandsworth, in the county of Surrey, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the London and Brighton Railway London ma. 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a als 
Branch Railway from the London and Brighton Branch.) 
Railway to or near te the town of Dorking, in the 
county of Surrey, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Thames Navi- 
the Report on the Thames Navigation Debt Bill ; _ 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. ia 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of King one Bill, 
the General Ship-owners Society of the city of Lon- — 
don, praying that the Aingston-upon- Hull Docks Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented,and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Grand Jury of the town and Irish Great 
county of the town of Galway ;—Inhabitants of vey (Dublin “ 
Athenry ;—Oranmore ;— Galway ; — Loughrea ;— Galway.) 
and, High Sheriff and Grand Jury of the county of 
Galway ; taking notice of the application for leave 
to bring in the Jrish Great Western Railway (Dub- 
lin to Galway) Bill; and praying that such Bill 
may pass into law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions 


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Petitions from J'urtchen ;— North Molton ;—Min- 
head, Selworthy, Luccombe aud Wootton Courtney ; 
— Wicklow ;—Dunganstoun ;— Mow Cop ;—Rush- 
ton; — Wesleyan Methodists ; — Horton ; — Kids- 
grove, Newchapel and Golden Hill;—Norton-on- 
the-Moors ;— Tunstall ; —Wolstanton ;— Mow Cop ; 
—Tutbury ; — Dorchester (two Petitions) ; —East 


Pennard and West Bradley ;—Bembridge ;—Diss | 


(two Petitions) ;— Hitchampton ;— Chelsea ;—Chal- | 
bury; — Portsea; — Boge Regis ;— Wi interborne 
Saint Martin, Winterborne Steepleton and Winter- 
borne Abbas ;— Weymouth and Melcombe Regis ;— | 
Honiton; — Wallingford ; — Canterbury ; — Marl- 
borough ;— Hastings ;— Hingham ;—County of Nor- 
folk and City of Norwich ;—Saint Mewan ;—Sul- 
grave; — Spratton; — Whitby; — Tongwick ; — 
Chetwode and Barton Hartshorn ;— Weymouth ;— 
Wainfleet All Saints and Wainfleet Saint Mary’s ; 
— Humberstone ;—Tetney;—Great Coates ;—Ked- 
dington ; — Ellell ; — Woodchester ; — Colridge ; — 
Burslem; — Brede;— Framfield ; — Icklesham ;— 
Northam ;— Yeovil ;—Pointington ;— West Carmel ; 
—-Pitminster ;— Kingston ;—Haselbury ;— Members 
of the Shepton Mallet Church of Eugland Lay Asso- 
ciation ;— Trent ; — Martock ; — Exeter ;— Maid- 
stone ;— Rochester ; — Huttons Ambo ; — Nunning- 
ton ;— Weston ;—Crambe and Whitwell ;—Nuffing- 
ton ; — Appleton-le-Street ; — Over ;—Odd Rode; 
—Winsford —Astbury ; — Wharton ; —Mosley ; — 
Rostherne ; —Marthall ; — Cupar (Fife) ; — South- 
port ;—Bristol (three Petitions) ;— Yeaverley ; — 
Winster ;— Brampton ; — Ashbourne ; — Hope ;— 
Olney ;—Lancaster ; — Village ; —Frome Selwood ; 
—Ridge; — Ayot Saint Laurence, Codicote, and 
their vicinity ; ---Belfast ; — Innismacsaint ; —King- 
ston-upon-Hull ; —Hartley Wintney ; — Canewdon ; 
— Woodbridge; — Finchley; — Faringdon; — 
Strood ;— Hackney ; — Rochford (two Petitions) ;— 
Hockley ;—Stamford ;— Watlington(two Petitions) ; 
— Tiverton ;—Eweline and Britwell;—Great and 
Little Milton ;—Sandford ;—Burbage ;—Brighton ; 
—Minister, Deacons and Members of the Congre- 
gation of Protestant Dissenters of the Independent 
Denomination ; — Lewich ; — Maidstone ;—Ebring 


3° Aprilis. 


191 


sted Mountfitchett ;— Reading ;— Burslem ;—Sneyd; 
—Biddulph (three Petitions) ;— Frome (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Endon, Longsdon and Stanley ;—Carlton- 
| le- Moorland ;—Stapleford ;—Walton (Hertford) ;— 
| Braintree ;—Colchester (five Petitions); — Great 
| Bentley ;— Monmouth ;—Clifton Dartmouth Hard- 
_ ness ;—Ramsbury ;— Aldbourne ;— Derby (two Peti- 
tions) ;~-Irvine ;-- Congleton (four Petitions) ;—-North 
Rode and Bosby ;—Sandbach ;— Deanery of Middle- 
wich ; -— Daneinshaw ; — Withington ; — Walton-on- 
the- Hill ;—Wellingore ;—N: me ;—Steeple Bump- 
stead and ag ey ;—Otten Belchamp and Bel- 
champ Saint Paul ;—Darlington ; — Oldbury ;— 
Great Bridge ;—Great Whelnetham ;— Mildenhall ; 
— Hampstead (Middlesex) ;—Upper Chelsea ;—Do- 
nington-on-Baine ;— Wakefield ;-- Goole ;-- Heyham; 
—Stanbridge ;—Sutton Moulis and Weston Bampfy ; 
— Birmingham (four Petitions ;) — Kingston-wpon- 
Hull (two Petitions) ;— Kilcommach ;—and, Ashton 
stating that the Petitioners have heard with alarm 
the proposal of Her Majesty’s Government to in- 
crease the annual pecuniary grant to the Roman 
Catholic College of Maynooth; and praying the 
House to refuse its sanction to any measure contrary 
to the principles of the Protestant faith,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


titions) ;— Hanley (four Petitions) ;— Wendover ;— 
and, Winterton; praying the House to adopt mea- 
sures for preventing the increase of houses licensed 
for the sale of intoxicating drinks, and for diminish- 
ing to a very large extent the number already exist- 
ing, and to pass a law for entirely abolishing the 
sale of intoxicating liquor on the Lord’s Day,--were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Settlement Bill may not pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Upper Hanley ;—Shelton (six Pe- Public Houses. 


Petitions from West Ashford Union ;—and, Saf- Parochial 
fron Walden Union; praying that the Parochial Sttlement Bill. 


Mr. Dodd, the Member for Maidstone, having London and 
given notice that he should, at the time of Private wma 
Business, make the following Motion: “ That the cin denied 
Report of the Board of Trade against the Bill in- and Tonbridge 


'tended to be brought in by the Croydon Railway Live.) 


il ton ;—Kingsclere ; —Aston ;—Harley ;— Tipperton- 
. in- Edmond ; — Saint Blazey ;— Wonstow ;-—West- 
lb.) port ;— Thame ;—Witney ;—Petersfield ;— Ham ;— 
Southwark ;—Presbytery of Glasgow (Moderator) ; 
—All Cannings and Etchilhampton, and Allington ; 








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one 
Bill, 





—Tanrigan ;--Drumlane ;--Lisburn ;--Southampton 
(two Petitions) ;—Ferry Bridge ;— Tinottingley ;— 
Risley ;—Breaston ;—Stanton juxta Dale Abbey ;— 
Chippenham ;— Chesterton ;—Benbage ; — Stanford 
Dingley ;— Cockerham ; —Upminster ; — Linton ;— 
Long Buckley ;— Hackney ;—Bath ;— Godmanches- 
ter ;—Marden ;—South Brent ; —Swansea ;—Leck ; 
— Wattisfield ;— Rainham ;—Monyash ; — Holme ;— 
Winslow; — East Peckham (Kent) ;— Ashbury ;— 
Tealby ;— Whitchurch (Hants) ;— Wells ;--Longnor ; 
— Great and Little Missenden ; — Beechingstohe ;— 
Milton-next-Sittingbourne ; — Winchelsea ;—Wood- 
royd-in-Honley ;— Whittington; — Reverend Wil- 
liam Morgan and others ;—Honley;—Clare (Suf- 
folk) ;—Sheriff Hatton ;—Mordiford ;—Aldwinkle ; 
— Bruisyard ; — Nettlestead ; — Sittingbourne ; — 
Chatham ;— Teston ;— Burton Latimer ;— East Far- 
leigh;—Bapchild and Rodmercham ;—County of 
Bucks ;— Astley ;—John-street, London ;--Chipping 
Wycombe ;— Chepstow ;—Lamborne ;— Aylesford ;— 
Berrow ;— Castleton ;--Louth ;-- Babraham ;— Tun- 
stall ;—Shadowhurst and Orlestone ;—Saint Mary- 


Company, to authorize the Construction of a Rail- 
way to Ashford, be referred back to the Board of 
Trade for re-consideration :’—And having risen in 
his place for that purpose, was interrupted by Mr. 
Speaker, who stated, that, in his opinion, that Mo- 
tion ought not to be considered as Sees Business, 
and ought not to be brought forward at that time ; 
but, as this was a new case, he submitted it to the 
decision of the House. 

Whereupon a Motion was made, and the Ques- 
tion being put, That Mr. Dodd, the Member for 
Maidstone, be now heard in support of the Motion 
intended to be made by him, and that the Question 
be proposed to the House ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers forthe ( Mr. Thomas Duncombe, 

Yeas, Mr. Hawes: 

Tellers for the { Mr. Young, 

Noes, Lord Arthur Lennox : 

So it passed in the Negative. 


1 2, 
} 123. 


le-bone (two Petitions); —Rondham ; — Crosswaite 
i). and Lyth;— Preston-cum-Sutton ;—Ravensworth ; 
to — Pilling ;— Foxton( Minister) ;— Naseby ;—Under- 
barrow 3—Sherrington ;— Towersey 3— Aylesbury ;— 
Broughton ;— Whaddon ; — Eberton; —Pontefract ; 
—Thornham Magna and Thornham Parva ;—Arch- 
deaconry of Suffolk ;— Arlesford ;—Halesworth ; 
— Stoke-upon-Trent ; — Shelton ; —Stambourne ;— 


Little Bromley ;—Coggeshall;—Great Jey ; —Stan- 
— 


A Petition of Mill-owners of the township of Huddersfield 

Dukinfield, in the county of Chester, praying that and Manchester 
: ailway and 

they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or ¢.,41 pill, 
agents, against certain parts of the Huddersfield and 
Manchester Railway and Canal Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 


BB4 Petition, 











192 


Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in | 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Leeds and A Petition of William Rhodes, of Kirskill Hall, 
Thirsk Railway y the parish of Addle, in the county of York, E - 
7 quire, praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Leeds 

and Thirsk Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


3° Aprilis. 


A. 18435, 


5. Resolved, That in the case of the Lyme Regis Lyme Res: 
Improvement, Market and Waterworks Petition,! mprovenent, 
the Standing Orders ought to he dispensed with ; 2tket and 
That the Parties be permitted to proceed with thei 
Bill, on inserting a provision that the Commissioners 
shall not make any lateral deviation from the line 
or situation of the aqueducts and reservoir as de- 
lineated on the Plan. 

6. Resolved, That in the case of the Cromer Pro- Cromer P 

[= 


. Waterworks, 





Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Southamptcn 


Petitions of Merchants, Ship-owners, Owners of 
Docks Bill. 


property, and others, interested in the mercantile 
trade of Southampton;—Commissioners acting in 
the execution of several Acts for improving the Port 
of the Town of Southampton ;—and, Mayor, Alder- 
men and Burgesses of the borough of Southampton ; 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Southampton 
Docks Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Edinburgh 
and Hawick 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kelso, and its vi- 


Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Liverpool 
Guardian Gas * 
Bill. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of such parts of the 
several townships of Toxteth Park, West Derby, 
Everton and Kirkdale, as are not within the Par- 
liamentary borough of Liverpool, and of the town- 
ships of Walton-on-the-Hill, Bootle-cum-Linacre, 
Litherland, Wavertree and Garston, in the county of 
Lancaster, Consumers of Gas ;—Merchants, Trades- 


cinity, praying that the Edinburgh and Hawick | 





tection-from-the-Sea Petition, the Standing Orders tection-from. 
‘ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be the-Sea 
| permitted to proceed with their Bill; and that after 
| the first reading thereof the Bill be referred to the 
|Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 
| who shall examine and report to the House whether 
'the Standing Orders for Bills of the Second Class 
‘have been complied with, substituting in the said 
| Standing Orders the months of February and March 
| for the months of October and November, for giving 
| the notices in the Gazette and Newspapers, and re- 
quiring proof to be given of the deposit of Plans, 
&amp;e., and application to owners having been made in 
| the course of the said months. 
7. Resolved, That in the case of the Totnes Mar- Totnes Mares 
kets and Waterworks Petition, the Standing Orders and Water. 


ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be ¥°™* 


permitted to proceed with their Bill, on referring the 
datum line to some fixed point stated in writing on 
the Section. 

That the Committees on this and the two preceding 
Bills do examine, in the first place, how far such 
Orders have been complied with ; and do report the 
same to the House, on the Report of the Bill. 

8. Resolved, That in the case of the Dublin Ce- Dublin 
meteries Petition, the Standing Orders ought not to Cemeteries 
be dispensed with. 

The tirst Seven Resolutions, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Liverpool ant 








men and other Inhabitants of the borough of Liver- 
pool ;—Inhabitants and Rate-payers of the borough 
of Liverpool ;—Commissioners appointed under and | 
by virtue of several Acts relating to the paving and | 
sewerage of the town of Liverpool, and being also 
Surveyors of Highways within the said town; — 
Company of Proprietors of the Liverpool Water- 
works ;—-and, Proprietors of shares in the Liverpool 
New Gas and Coke Company; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Liverpool Guar- 
dian Gas Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon | 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, | 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions, | 





Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee | 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which 
were read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Dunstable 
and London and Birmingham Railway Petition, the | 
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That 
the Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 


2. Resolved, That in the case of the Liverpool 
and Bury Railway (Bolton, Wigan and Liverpool 


Standing 
Orders; 


Dunstable and 
London and 
Birmingham 


Railway. 


Liverpool and 
Bury Railway 
(Bolton, Wigan 
and Liverpool ‘ j 
Railway, and Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That the Parties 


Bury Exten- he permitted to proceed with their Bill. 


sion. ) 

Wilts, Somerset 3. Jtesolved, That in the case of the Wilts, So- 

and Weymouth merset and Weymouth Railway Petition, the Standing 

Railway. Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That the Parties 
be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 


Southampton 


and Dorchester and Dorchester Railway Petition, the Standing | Railway Bill, which was this day made from the 


Railway. 


Orders ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties 
be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 


| (Bolton, Wigan and Liverpool Railway, and Bury 


Railway and Bury Extension) Petition, the Standing | 


4. Resolved, That in the case of the Southampton | 


: sas : . j Bury Railway 
of the Petition for the Liverpool and Bury Railway Betton, Wigs 
~~ E : “ : and Liverpool 
Extension) Bill, which was this day made from the Railway, and 


elect Committee on Standing Orders, might be Buy = 
read ; and the same being read ; — 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Liverpool to Wigan, 
Bolton and Bury, with several Branches therefrom : 
And that Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Greenall, Dr. 
Bowring aud Mr. Walker do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Lyme Regis 
of the Petition for the Lyme Regis Improvement, Tmproventls 
Market and Waterworks Bill, which was this day ‘etm 
made from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, Bill. 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for improving, watching and lighting the Town of 
Lyme Regis, in the county of Dorset, and for pro- 
viding a Market-place and Market, and Waterworks, 
in the said Town: And that Lord Ashley, Mr. Bankes 
and Mr. Thomas Hussey do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report, in respect Dunstable and 
of the Petition for the Dunstable and London and ners 
Birmingham Railway Bill, which was this day made Railway Bill 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the town of Dunstable, 
| to join the London and Birmingham Railway, near 
| Leighton Buzzard, in the county of Bedford: And 
that Mr. Mangles, Mr. Henry Stuart and Mr. Astell 
do prepare, and bring it in. 
| The House was moved, That the Report in respect Southampton 
and Dorchester 


of the Petition for the Southampton and Dorchester Pr...y Bill 


Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, 





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the-s' 


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Rich 
Rail 


Man 
Bury 
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Bill 


ptom 
shester 
Bill. 


Cromer Pro- 
tection-from- 
the-sea Bill. 


Staines and 
Richmond ; 
Railway Bill. 


Manchester, 
Bury and Ros- 
sendale Rail- 
way (Heywood 
Brauch) Bill. 


Navy. 


Greenock Writ, 


Newark and 
Sheffield 
Railway Bill. 


Great Southern 
and Western 
Railwa 


(Ireland) Bill, 


Agriculture, 


Lord’s Day. 


Promiscuous 
ercourse, 


8 VicToRiz. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Southampton to Dor- 
chester, with a Branch to the town of Poole: And 
that Mr. Mildmay, Mr. George William Hope and 
Colonel Dawson Damer do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Cromer Protection-from-the- 
Sea Bill, which was this day made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and 
the same being read : 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to authorize the Erection of Sea-Walls and Works, 
and a Jetty, at the town or parish of Cromer, in the 
county of Norfolk, and otherwise to provide for 
protecting the said town and parish from the further 
Encroachment of the Sea: And that Mr. Wode- 
house, Mr. Burroughes and the Earl of Listowel do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Thomas George Harriott, a Major 
in Her Majesty’s Army, on half-pay, of the Royal 
Statt Corps, complaining that the Standing Orders 
of the House, in respect to the application for the 
Staines and Richmond Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that he may be heard, 
by his counsel or agent, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The Order for committing the Manchester, Bury 
and Rossendale Railway (Heywood Branch) Bill was 
read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Paymasters and 
Pursers of the Royal Navy, relative to their Half- 
pay, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 


for the electing of a Commissioner to serve in this | 


present Parliament for the Town of Greenock, in 
the room of Robert Wallace, Esquire, who, since 
his Election for the said Town, hath accepted the 
Office of Steward or Bailiff of Her Majesty’s Three 
Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Bo- 
nenham, in the County of Buckingham. 


Petitions from Southwell; — and, Mansfield ; 
praying that the Newark and Sheffield Railway 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the High Sheriff and Grand Jurors 
of the county of Limerick ;—Grand Jurors of the 
county of Cork ;—High Sheriff and Grand Jurors 
of the city of Cork ;—and, Inhabitants of the County 
of Kerry; praying that the Great Southern and 
Western Railway (Lreland) Bill may pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Caistor ;—and, Horncastle ; pray- 
ing that in any relief from taxation that may ke 
given, the House will take the first opportunity of 
granting relief to the Agriculturists—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Holcombe and Strat- 
ton-on-the-Fosse, in the county of Somerset, praying 
the House to institute a new inquiry as to the causes 
of the desecration of the Lord’s Day, and to adopt 
measures for securing to all classes of Her Ma- 
jesty’s subjects the full enjoyment of that holy day 


of rest, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Stapleford, in the 
county of Hertford, praying the House to enact 
such measures as will serve to detect the guilt of 
those who are trading in vice by promoting Pro- 
miscuous Intercourse between the sexes, and bring 


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193 


the guilty to punishment, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Act of the Par- Maynooth 
liament of Jreland, 35 Geo. 3, c. 23, to explain and College Bill. 


amend an Act passed in the tenth and eleventh 
years of the reign of King Charles the First, inti- 
tuled, An Act for Preservation of the Inheritance, 
Rights and Profits of Lands belonging to the 
Church and Persons Ecclesiastical, might be read ; 
and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act of the 
Parliament of Jreland, 40 Geo. 3, c. 85, for the 
better Government of the Seminary established at 
Maynooth, for the Education of Persons professing 
the Roman Catholic Religion, and for amending 
the Laws now in force respecting the said Seminary, 
might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 48 
Geo. 3, c. 145, (Local and Personal), to amend two 
Acts passed in Ireland, for the better Education of 
Persons professing the Roman Catholic Religion, 
and for the better Government of the Seminary 
established at Maynooth for the Education of such 
Persons, so far as relates to the Purchase of Lands 
and compounding Suits, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

Resolved, That tiis House will, immediately, re- 
solve itself into a Committee to consider the said 
Acts:—The House accordingly resolved itself into 


the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Motion made, and Question put, That the Chair- 
man be directed to move the House, That leave be 
given to bring in a Bill to amend the Acts relating 
to the College of Maynooth ; 

The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Young, Lee 
Yeas, {m r. Henry Baring: i ives 
Tellers for the { Sir Robert Harry Inglis, \ ,,, 
Noes, UMr. Plumptre: J , 


Resolution to be reported. 





And the House having continued to sit till after 

twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 
Veneris, 4° die Aprilis, 1845: 

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported a Resolution ; 
which was read, as followeth: 

Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
amend the Acts relating to the College of May- 
nooth :—And he moved the House accordingly. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill : 
And that Mr. Greene, Sir Robert Peel and Sir 
James Graham do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, navy (Trial 
Copies of the several Reports from Rear Admiral Cruises.) 


Bowles, c. 8., Commodore Corry, and Captain 
Thompson, ®. N., of the Sailing and other Qualities 
as exhibited during the late Trial Cruises of Her 
Majesty’s Ships Queen, Caledonia, Saint Vincent, 
Camperdoun, Albion, Espiegle, Daring, Flying Fish, 
Mutine, Waterwitch, Pantaloon, Ospreyand Cruiser ; 
with the Names of the several Constructors of the 
same :—Returns of the Number of the established 
Complement of the Crew, with the Amount of Ton- 
nage by admeasurement and displacement, of each 
Vessel :—And, of the Quantity of Water, in Tons, 
and the Number of Days’ Provision which each 
Vessel is stated to be able to carry under Hatches, 
without interference with the Stowage of the Ships’ 
Stores ; distinguishing the Quantity of Water and 
of Provisions which each Vessel had on Board on 
the day of quitting Port for the Trial Services. 

cc Ordered, 





Prisons 
(Scotland.) 


Army and 
Marines. 


Supply; 


Land Forces. 


Mutiny Bill. 


Glass (Excise 
Duty) Bill. 


No. 188. 


Maynooth 
College Bill, 


No. 189. 


Waterford 
and Limerick 
Railway. 


Clerkenwell 
improvement 
Bill, 


Royal College 
of Surgeons. 


194. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, 
to inquire into the practical operation of the Acts 
2 and 3 Vic. c. 42, 5 and 6 Vic. c. 67, and 7 and 8 
Vic. c. 34, so far as the Regulation of Assessment 
in Counties and Burghs is concerned, and to report 
their Opinion thereupon to the House. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return showing the Total Number of Recruits for 
the British Army and Royal Marines admitted from 
1834 to 1843, both years inclusive ; specifying the 
Numbers admitted in each year for each Branch of 
the Service; also the Standard Heights and Ages 
fixed for the Recruits; and the Average Height 
and Average Age of the Recruits for each Branch 
of the Service, enlisted for each year, from 1834 to 
1843, both years inclusive :—Also, the Number of 
English, Scotch and Irish Recruits enlisted for each 
Branch of the Service, for each year; specifying 
also the Number of Recruits examined, and the 
Number found fit, and the Number found unfit of 
the Recruits of each Nation, for each Branch of the 
Service, in each year. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of Sup- 
ply, a Resolution ; which was read, as followeth : 


Resolved, That a Number of Land Forces, not 
exceeding One hundred thousand and eleven Men 
(exclusive of the Men employed in the Territorial 
Possessions of the East India Company), Com- 
missioned and Non-Commissioned Officers included, 
be maintained, for the Service of the United King- 
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, from the 1st 
day of April 1845 to the 31st day of March 1846. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ia a Bill 
for punishing Mutiny and Desertion, and for the 
better Payment of the Army and their Quarters : 
And that Mr. Greene, Mr. Sidney Herbert and Mr. 
Nicholl do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Cardwell presented a Bill to repeal the Duty 
on Glass: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time this day ; and 
to be printed. 


Mr. Greene presented a Bill to amend two Acts 
passed in Ireland for the better Education of Per- 
sons professing the Roman Catholic Religion, and 
for the better Government of the College established 
at Maynooth for the Education of such Persons, 
and also an Act passed in the Parliament of the 
United Kingdom for amending the said two Acts: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time upon Friday the 11th day 
of this instant April ; and to be printed. 


Petitions from Tipperary ;— and, Waterford; 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring 
in the Waterford and Limerick Railway Bill; and 
praying that such Bill may pass into law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Harry Akerman, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the Clerkenwell 
Improvement Bill, which was presented upon the 
19th day of March last, be referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Members of the Royal College of 
Surgeons of England, residing in Surrey, praying 
that inquiry may be made into the manner in which 
the recent Charter was applied for and granted to 
the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons, and 
that the House will take such steps as may be ne- 
cessary to restore the great body of the Surgeons of 
England to the rank they have hitherto possessed, 


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A. 1845. 


was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Act 43 Geo. 3, Excise 
c. 69, to repeal the Duties of Excise payable jin (Auctions ang 
Great Britain, and to grant other Duties in lieu British Sugar) 
thereof, might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 45 
Geo, 3, c. 30, for granting to his Majesty several 
additional Duties of Excise in Great Britain, 
might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 54 
Geo. 3, c. 82, to grant to his Majesty Duties upon 
Auctions in Ireland in lieu of former Duties thereon, 
and to provide for the regulating and securing the 
Collection of the said Duties, and to prevent Frauds 
therein, might be read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 55 
Geo. 3, c. 142, to reduce the Duties on all Sheep 
Wool, the Growth of the United Kingdom, which 
shall be sold by Auction for the Growers or first 
Purchasers, might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act6 Geo. 

4, c, 81, to repeal several Duties payable on Excise 
Licenses in Great Britain and Ireland, and to im- 
pose other Duties in lieu thereof, and to amend the 
Laws for granting Excise Licenses, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into a Committee to consider 
the said Acts. 


A Petition of Merchants and others in the city of Glasgow 
Glasgow, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a — mm 
Railway from the Railways and Canals on the 
north of the city of Glasgow to the River Clyde 
and Harbour of Glasgow, to be called The Glasgow 
Harbour Union Railway, was presented, and read; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s M. Mazzini. 
Command, — Copies or Extracts of Despatches No. 190, 
having reference to A/. Mazzini, 1833-1844. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
a quarter of an hour before two of the clock 
on Friday morning, adjourned till this day. 








Veneris, 4° die Aprils ; 


Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


O# DERED, That the Select Committee on Divorce Bils 
Divorce Bills have leave to sit this day till five 
of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Captain Villiers Hatton presented a Bill for con- Castle Hil 
structing Docks at Wexford, to be called The Castle mn 
Hill Docks, and for the Regulation and Management 
thereof, and for exempting Vessels using the same 
from Payment of a Portion of certain Tonnage Dues 
heretofore payable to the Wexford Harbour Com- 
missioners: And the same was read the first time ; 
aud ordered to be read a second time. 


Petitions of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Manchestet 
of the borough of Salford, in the county of Lancas- a 
ter ;—and, Proprietors of the Stockport Waterworks; il, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Manchester and Salford Waterworks Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 


in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. - 
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omg the Report on the Manchester Division Stipendiary | 

sipendiary Bill Magistrate Bill; 

Magistrate rs And the House being informed that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 

former Committee. 

Middlesbro” A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property 

ad Redcat = Within, and other Inhabitants of the town of Mid- 

Ruiiway Bille tesbro’, in the North Riding of the county of 
York, and the suburbs thereof, praying that the 
Middlesbro’ and Redcar Railway Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Dublin and The Dublin and Drogheda Railway Bill was read 

Drogleca = @ second time; and committed. 

Railway Bill Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Dublin and A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 


Beli Jonetion of the borough of Drogheda, taking notice of the 

i. application for leave to bring in the Dublin and 

Kells, Belfast Junction Railway, with a Branch to Kells 
Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass into law, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Norfolk 


A Petition of Proprietors of estates in the county 
Estuary. 


of Norfolk, and other Parties interested in the plan 
for improving the Outfall of the River Ouze, below 
the town of Lynn, and for reclaiming land from the 
Great Estuary of The Wash, for leave to present a 
Petition for leave to bring in a Bill for effecting 
that, purpose, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Cromer Protece 
tion-fromethe 
Sea Bill. 


The Earl of Listowel presented a Bill to authorize 
the Erection of Sea-walls and Works, and a Jetty, 
at the Town or Parish of Cromer, in the County of 
Norfolk, and otherwise to provide for protecting the 
said 'Town and Parish from the further Encroach- 
ment of the Sea: And the same was read the first 
time. 

The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Cromer Protection-from-the- 
Sea Bill, which was yesterday made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; and that 
such Committee do examine and report to the House 
whether the Standing Orders for Bills of the Second 
Class have been complied with, substituting in the 
said Standing Orders the months of February and 
March for the months of October and November, 
for giving the Notices in the Gazette and Newspapers, 
aud requiring proof to be given of the deposit of 
Plans, &amp;c., and application to owners, having been 
made in the course of the said months. ; 


Newcastle» 
upon-Tyne 
Coal Turn Bill, 


The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Coal Turn Bill was read 
a second time ; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Trish Great 
Western Rail- 
way (Dublin 
to Galway, ) 


Petitions from the County of Galway ;— and, 
Aughterard; taking notice of the application for 
leave to bring in the Jrish Great Western Railway 
(Dublin to Galway)Bill; and praying that such Bill 
may pass into law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the ‘l'able. 

Glasgow and The Glasgow and Shotts Road Bill was read a 
second time ; and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


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195 


The Yoker Road Bill was read a second time ; Yoker Road 
and committed. Bill.” 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Shaws Waterworks Bill was read a second Shaws Water- 
time ; and committed. works Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Calton and Bridgeton Police Bill was read a Calton and 
second time ; and committed. Bridgeton 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Plice Bil. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Bridgeton Municipal and Police Bill was Bridgeton 
read a second time ; and committed. Municipal and 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- °° -_ 

mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Liverpool 
of the borough of Liverpool, praying that they may Guardian Gas 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Liverpool Guardian Gas 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The Blackburn Waterworks Bill was read a second Blackburn 
time; and committed. — 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-~ 
mittee of Selection. 


The Saint Helens Canal and Railway Bill was saint Helens 
read a second time; and committed. Canal and — 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- #!!way Bil. 
mittee of Selection. 


The Saint Helens Improvement Bill was read a gaint Helens 
second time ; and committed. Improvement 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- #!"- 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for making Liverpool and 
a Railway from Liverpool to Wigan, Bolton and Bury Ratway 
Bury, with several Branches therefrom: And the = Liespest 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be Railway, and 
read a second time. ay ee 
sion) Bill. 
The House was moved, That the Report in respect ‘Totnes Markets 
of the Petition for the Totnes Markets and Water- snd Witer- 
works Bill, which was yesterday made from the “°°” 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for improving the Markets in the borough and town 
of Zotnes, in the county of Devon, and for better 
supplying the borough with Water: And that Lord 
Seymour and Mr. Barry Baldwin do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


A Petition of Resident Senior Freemen and Re- Nottingham 
sident Widows of Senior Freemen on the Burgess !¢losute Bill. 
Roll for the borough of Nottingham, praying that 
the Nottingham Inclosure Bill may not pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Freemen’s Rights Committee of 
Nottingham, praying that they may be heard, by 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
—— Inclosure Bill, was also presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


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196 


Sparrows Herne An ingrossed Bill for repairing the Road from the | 
Road Bill. © South End of Sparrows Herne, on Bushy Heath, | 
through Watford, Berkhamstead Saint Peter, and 
Tring, in the County of Hertford, into the ‘Town of 
Aylesbury, in the County of Buckingham, was read 
the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Viscount Grimston do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Wolverhampton Waterworks Bill was read a 
second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Wolverhampton 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Hartlepool Pier Petitions from Scarborough ; —and, Yarmouth 

and Port Bill. (Norfolk); praying that the Hartlepool Pier and 
Port Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway Bill was 
read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Dundalk and 
Enniskillen 
Railway Bill. 


Waterford 
and Kilkenny 
Railway Bill. 


The Waterford and Kilkenny Railway Bill was 
read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


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Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of 
Gainsborough Bridge, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield 
Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Midland Rail- 
ways (Swinton 
to Lincoln) Bill, 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of Gains- 
borough Bridge, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Midland Railways (Swinton to Lincoln) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, ' 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of 
Gainsborough Bridge, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the London and York Rail- 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


London and 
York Railway 
bili. 


Harrogate and Ordered, That the Harrogate and Ripon Junc- 
Ripon Junction tion Railway Bill be read a second time upon Tues- 
Railway Bill day next 


Cornwall A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and 
Railway Bi'l. neighbourhood of Bodmin, in the county of Corn- 
wall, praying that the Cornwall Railway Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
A Petition of Martha Rashleigh, of Cuddra 
Cottage, in the parish of Saint Austell, in the county | 
of Cornwall, Spinster, taking notice of the said | 
Bill; and praying that the original, and not the 
alternative, may be the line decided on, if an Act 
shall be passed in favour of the proposed Undertak- | 
ing, was also presented, and read; and ordered to 


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A. 1845. 


Mr. Bankes presented a Bill for improving, 1 
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watching and lighting the Town of Lyme Regis, in 'provemen, 
the County of Dorset,and for providing a Market- — and” 
lace and Market, and Waterworks, ia the said Bil" 
lown: And the same was read the tirst time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers and Con- shegieig 
sumers of water in, and Inhabitants of, the town Waterworks 
and parish of Sheffield, in the county of York, Sill. 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Sheffield Waterworks Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Benjamin Gaskill, of Thornes Leeds ona 
House, in the parish of Wakefield, in the county of West Riding 
York, Esquire, praying that he may be heard, by cenctan tal 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts or 
of the Leeds and West Riding Junction Railways 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Wetherby ;— Boroughbridge ;— trarropate and 
and, Knaresborough; praying that the Harrogate Ripon Junction 
and Ripon Junction Railway Bill may pass into a Railway vil, 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Colne ;—Clitheroe (two Peti- Blackbum, 
tions); — Blackburn; — Burnley; — Padiham ;— — 
Skipton ;—and, Bacup; praying that the Blackburn, Cainefuncey 
Burnley, Accrington and Colne Extension Railway Railway Bil, 
Bill may pass into a Jaw,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. Phy. 
Sur 

The Lowestoft Railway and Harbour Bill was Lowestoft 
read a second time ; and committed. Railway and 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- "Bill 


mittee of Selection. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect wits, somerset 
of the Petition for the Wilts, Somerset and Wey- and Weymouth 
mouth Railway Bill, which was yesterday made Railway Bil. 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Great Western 
Railway to the city of Salisbury and town of Wey- 
mouth, with other Railways in connection therewith, 
to be called The Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth 
Railway: And that Mr, Long and Mr. Hayter do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Churcliwardens, Overseers and Ine Southwark 
habitants of the parish of Saint Olave, Southwark, = haya 
. : ater Com- 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel, ).,y pill 
against certain parts of the Southwark and Vauz- 
hall Water Company Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel, upon their Petition, if they think 
fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


Pa 


Maynooth 


Petitions from Hatherleigh ;—Derral Ossory ;— Bee Bill 


Workington ; — Parsonstown ; —Blachburn ; —Sal- 

ford (two Petitions) ;— Warrington ;—Stockport ;— 
Ockhbrooke ; —Elvaston;—Edlaston;—Ashbourne;— 

Holbrooke ; — Clifton-by- Ashbourne ;—Snelston ;— 

Hulland Beggin and Hulland Ward ;—Repton ;— 

Matlock ; —kavenstone ;— Brailsford ; —Tichnall ; 

—Lane End and Longton ;— Tadcaster ie ol 
ham ;— 





8 VicTORIZ. 


ham;— Budleigh, and Budleigh Salterton ;— Bick- 
ton; —Normanby ;— Buntingford ;— Dunstable ;— 
Croxton Kerrial ;— Cold Overton;— Knossington ; 
— Somerby and Barrow ;— Tonbridge ;— Tenterden; 
— Rolvenden ;— Newenden;— Hadlow ;— Wrotham; 
—Tunbridge Wells ;—Farleigh;—East Tunleigh ; 
— Bidborough and Southborough; — Newark ; — 
Kingston-upon-Hull ; — Wickham Market ; — Mel- 
bourn ; — Chesham (two Petitions); — Minchin- 
hampton ;—Launceston ;—Sidmouth ; — Coggeshall; 
—Castle Hedingham ;—Workington ; — Brentford, 
Ealing and Hanwell ;— Great Eversden;--New- 
bury ;—South Petherton ;—Saloa ;—Burley-near- 
Otley ;—North Nibley ;—Stroud ;—King Stanley ; 
Chorley ; — Southgate ; — Kingsbury Episcopi ; — 
Newbury ; — France Lynch ;— Dewsbury ; —Little 
Maplestead ;—Southmolton ;— Yeovil ;—Long Sut- 
ton ;—Gadsden-row ; — Milton-next-Sittingbourne ; 
—Haistead;— Newton Abbott;—-Beccles ;—- Hitchen; 
— Brecon (two Petitions) ;—Eignbrook;—Horwick; 
— Witham ;—Saffron Waldon ;—Stistead ;— Hert- 
ford ;— Fordham ; — Henchley ; — Petersfield; — 
Deanery of Aston ;—Peterborough (Gloucester) ;— 
Tunbridge Wells; — Stonehouse ; — Dunstable ; — 
Halsted ;-- Bocking ;-- Lowestoft ;-- Bedford (Devon); 
— Dalkeith ; — Cumberland ; — Paulton ; —Winch- 
more Hill ;—South Molton ;— York ;—Stebbing ;— 
Workington ;—Rendham ;— Kelvedon ; —Topsham ; 
— Melbourn; — Soham; — Richmond (Surrey); — | 
Dungannon ; — Penclawdd ; — Morriston ;—Long- | 
nor ( Glamorgan) ;--Newcastle-upon- Tyne ;--Maiden- | 
head ;— Falmouth ;— Headley ;—Great and Little | 
Eversden ;—Chesham ;— Hurstbourne Tarrant and 
Bourne Saint Mary ; —Siroud ;— and, Vernham; | 
praying that the Maynooth College Bill may not | 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Warrington, in the 
county of Lancaster, and its vicinity, praying that the 
said Bill may pass into a Jaw, was also presented, | 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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Physic and 


Petitions from Reigate ;—Rural Districts of the. 
Surgery Bill. 


county of Surrey ;—Croydon ;— Wandsworth ; — 
Dorking ;—and, York; praying that the Physic 
and Surgery Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read; and ordered to | 
lie upon the Table. 
| 
| 
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set 


we Education 


(Ireland. ) 


Petitions from Dysertlyn;—Drumbeg ;—Kilteely; 
— Kilnehue ;—Newton Hamilton ;—Aughanloo ;— 
Derrynoon ;---Bangor ;—Drumbanagher ;— Malone ; 
—Dunleer ;— Drumglass ;— Dungannon ;— Tynan; 
— Myshull ;— Ballyheige and Kilmoyley ;— Dun- 
boe ;—Rathdowney ; —and, Kinnegad ; praying the | 
House to devise means for removing the restrictions | 
placed on the distribution of the Aid annually | 
granted for Education in Ireland, so as to afford 
assistance to the Schools in connection with the 
Church Education Society,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Pablic Houses, 


Petitions from Leyburn ;—Trevelmond ;— Derby; 
— Elgin (Pastor of Baptist Church) ;— Redgate ;— 
Saint Neot’s (Cornwall) ;— Trewidland ;— Tyne- 
mouth ;— Boconnoc ;— Liskeard ;—and, Lanreath ; 
praying the House to adopt measures for preventing 
the increase of houses licensed for the sale of intoxi- 
cating drinks, and for diminishing to a very large 
extent the number already existing, and to pass a 
law for entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating 
liquor on the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


i. A Petition of Merchants, Traders and Seamen of 
Bil (i8a4d the port of Wexford, praying the House either to 


make such alterations in the Merchant Seamen’s 

Fund Bill of the last Session, as will secure a con- 

tinuance of the present system of management b 

local trustees, or exempt the port of Wexford from 
Vou, 100. 


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197 


eration, was presented, and read; and or- 
to lie upon the Table. 


its o 
pa 
Petitions from Gloucester ;— Sheffield ;— Hastings Museums of 


and Saint Leonard’s ;—and, Stockport; praying 4* Bill. 
that the Museums of Art Bill may pass into a law, 


—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Leeds, in the West Hill Coolies. 
Riding of the county of York, praying the House 
to prohibit the traffic in Coolies and Africans, as 
now carried on and proposed to be carried on to 
Mauritius and the British West Indies, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Dean and Chapter of Rochester ; Saint Asaph 
—Dean and Chapter of Ripon ;—Parishioners of = — 
Llanferres ;—and, Grand Jurors for the county of ee 
Denbigh; praying for the repeal of so much of the 
Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of 
the Dioceses of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and at the 
same time provide for the immediate appointment of 
a Bishop to the newly-erected see of Manchester,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee Public Petitions 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the (Thirteenth 


Petitions presented upon the 31st day of March last tiie 
and the Ist day of this instant April; and had di- 
rected him to make a Report thereof to the House. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 
Petitions from Presbytery of Abertarph (Mode- feels 


rator and Presbytery Clerk) ;—Presbytery of Dun- 
held ; — Presbytery of Dunblane (Moderator) ; — 
Presbytery of Aberlour (Moderator) ; — Presbytery 
of Elgin;—and, Presbytery of Elgin (Moderator) ; 
praying the House to adopt measures for ameliorat- 
ing the condition of the Burgh and Parochial School- 
masters, and for promoting the educational interests 
of Scotland,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Presbyterian Con- Jewish Disabil'- 
gregation of Unitarian Christians, meeting for public 5= Removel 
worship in Bank-street, Bolton-le-Moors, in the’ * 
county palatine of Lancaster, praying that the Jewish 
Disabilities Removal Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Debtors, Prisoners of the Lancaster Imprisonment 
Prison, praying that Imprisonment for Debt may Debt. 
be speedily abolished, except in cases of real delin- 
quency and crime, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the Poor Law 
Wexford Poor Law Union, praying the House to (lan) 
relieve them from the payment of the loan granted 
for the building of their workhouse, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Midland Rail- 
of the town and county of the town of Nottingham, *¥ poe ol 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, pin, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Midland Railways (Nottingham to Lincoln) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition, 











A Petition of William Saint Quintin, of Scamp- Hull and Selby 
ston and Lowthorpe, in the county of York, Esquire, (Bridinai™., 
‘ : te, .? Branch) Rail!~ 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his way Bill 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Hull 








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Wood. 


Property Tax 
Bill. 


Poor Law 
(Ireland) ; 
Parochial 


198 


and Selby (Bridlington Branch) 
presented, and read. . 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Railway Bill, was 


A Petition of Operative Wood Sawyers of Bir- 
mingham, praying the House to impose a tax on 
steam-sawing or Wood sawed by steam, was pre- 


sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | 


A Petition of Ann King, of Sweedons-passage, 
Cripplegate, in the city of London, Widow, com- 
plaining that her claim to a return of the amount 
of Income Tax paid by her, has not been investi- 
gated; and praying the House to make some pro- 
vision in the Property Tax Bill to protect the humble 
class of Her Majesty’s subjects, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Guar-| 
and, dians of the Poor of the South Dublin Union, pray-| mittee of Selection. 


4° Aprils. 





A. 1845, 


to the Petitioners the opportunity of placing them- 
selves in the position in which they would have 
been, but for the abandonment of the Salisbury, 
Sherborne and Yeovil Line by the South Western 
Railway Company, and by the formation of a new 
Company be enabled to prove to the House the ad- 
‘vantages of such a line of Railway, not only to the 
populous and extensive district through which it 
would pass, but to the nation at large,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Pilltown ;— Limerick (two Peti- w 


aterford 


tions); — County of Waterford; — Kilsheelan ; — and Limeric 


County of Kilkenny ;-—County of Tipperary ;-—and, 
Carrich-on-Suir ; taking notice of the application 

for leave to bring in the Waterford and Limerick 
Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass 

| into law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


The Stokenchurch Road Bill was read a second 
time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 





Settlement Bill, ing for alteration of the law relative to the Poor in | 


Parochial 


Settlement Bill. ville soi Wo 


Stoke-upon- 
Trent Market 
Bill. 


Lord’s Day. 


Game Laws. 


Agriculture. 


Dorsetshire 


Railways. 





Treland, and that the Parochial Settlement Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Devizes Union ;-——Clifton Camp- 
olstanton and Burslem Union ;—Stokesiley 
Union ;— Thatcham ;— Bridgerule ;—and, Dorches- 
ter Union; praying that the Parochial Settlement 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The Stoke-upon-Trent Market Bill was read a 
second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Osmotherley ;— Tickenhall;—and, 


| Mr. George William Hope presented a Bill for 
_ making a Railway from Southampton to Dorchester, 
with a Branch to the Town of Poole: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
| second time. 
| A Petition of William Wright, resident in Stock- 
port, in the county of Chester, stating that he was 
|tried at Chester in the month of October 1842, for 
being in a procession of many thousands of people 
| 
| of bread from the Stockport Union Workhouse, and 
_ was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, to be kept 
to hard labour, in the house of correction at Nether 
| Knutsford, in the said county; complaining of the 
mal-treatment practised upon him while undergoing 
that sentence; and praying for inquiry, was pre- 
| sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


jon the 11th of August previously, and taking a loaf 


Brailsford; praying the House to adopt measures | 
for securing and enforcing the due observance of} A Petition of Roman Catholics of Kiilyon and 
the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read; and) Kilroran, in the county of Galway, praying for the 
ordered to lie upon the Table. repeal of the Charitable Donations and Bequests 
(Jreland) Act, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
A Petition of Occupying Proprietors, Tenant to lie upon the Table. 
Farmers and others resident in and near the towns of 
Wimborne and Blandford, in the county of Dorset, A Petition of Electors of the borough of New 
praying for an alteration of the Game Laws, was | Woodstock, was presented, nnd read; setting forth, 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select | that the Petitioners are deprived of their elective 
Committee on Game Laws. | franchise by reason of the undue influence and 
| system of intimidation exercised by the Duke of 
Petitions from Thirsk ;— Chirton ;—Brigg ;— | Marlborough over the greater number of the elec- 
Wimborne Minster ; — Chepstow ;— Bromham ;— | tors, whereby he nominates and returns the Member 
Marden ; — Winterbourne Stoke ; — Mildenhall ; — | who sits for the borough of New Woodstock, in the 
Overton;— Great Bedwin ;—Preshute;— North Sa-| House; that such interference on the part of a 
vernake ;— Avebury; -- East Kennet; — Winter-| Peer of this realm in the free election of a Member 
bourne Bassett ;— Potterne ;--Bishops Cannings ;— | of the House is in violation of the sessional order, 
Chirton ;— Warminster ; —Rowde ;— Easterton ;— | as well as of the liberty of the subject ; and praying 
Winterbourne Monkton ;-— Stanton Saint Bernard ;| the House to inquire into and redress the grievance 
—Ogbourne Saint Andrew ;—Chiltern Foliat ;— | of which they complain. 
Froxfield ;—West Lavington ;—Horton and Coate;; Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
—Sherston Parva ;—Sherston Magna ;—Minety;— | Table. 
Somerford Magna; — Etchilhampton ; — Lea and 
Cleverton ;— and, Members of the West Dorset | 





Petitions from Bishop Auckland ;— Stanhope ;— 


Railway, 


Stokenchurch 
Road Bill, 


Southampton 
and Dorchester 
Railway Bill, 


William 
Wright, 


Charitable 
Donations 
and Bequests 
(Ireland) Act. 


New Wocd- 
stock Borough. 


Wear Valley 


Agricultural Protection Society ; praying that in' and, Wolsingham; praying that the Wear Valley Railway Bil. 


any relief from taxation that may be given, the | Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 


House will take the first opportunity of granting and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
relief to the Agriculturists,—were presented, and 


read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. The Glasgow Bridges Bill was read a second 


a time; and committed. 

Petitions from Caundle;— Melborne Port;—} Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
Henstridge ;—Stalbridge ;--and, Sherborne ; pray- mittee of Selection 

ing the House to postpone the consideration of any 
Bills authorizing the construction of any Railways. 
connected with the Petitioners districts, in the county Dublin, complaining of injuries perpetrated upon 
of Dorset, until the ensuing Session, and thus afford him by one of the officers of the Irish eeniaie 
an 


Glasgow 


Bridges Bill. 


A Petition of Samuel Gordon, of Aungier-street, samuel Gord 


Waterloc 
Hridges+ 


Malt. 


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§ ViIcTORIZ. 


and praying that the House will be pleased to take 
his case into consideration, and to afford him redress, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Saint Mary Newington ;—and, 
Central District of the parish of Christchurch (South- 
wark); praying the House to — measures for 
redeeming and extinguishing the Tolls upon Water- 
loo, Southwark and Vauxhall Bridges,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Waterloo, &amp;C., 
bridges 


Malt A Petition of Farmers and others frequenting 
Reigate Market, in the county of Surrey, praying 
for the repeal of the Malt Tax, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of Allotment Societies of 
Leicester, Quornden, Barrow, Sileby, Rothley and 
Belgrave, praying the House to consider the pro- 
priety of granting Allotments of Land to the able- 
bodied poor in the different localities of the country, 
at a reasonable rate, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Allotment 
of Lands. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Liskeard and its 
vicinity, praying that no increase whatever may be 
made in the Naval Force of the country, but, on 
the contrary, that prompt measures be taken greatly 
to reduce the existing Naval and Military Establish- 
ments, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Naval and 
Military Esta. 
blishments. 


Commons 


Petitions from Low Row;—and, Grinton ; praying 
lnclosure. 


that the attention of the House may be given in the 
present Session of Parliament to some measure hav- 
ing for its object the facilitating the inclosure of 
commonable and of common and waste lands,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Publi Police _ A. Petition of the there-undersigned, formerly 
" Constables in the Police Force of the city of Dublin, 
stating that the Petitioners were either Tradesmen, 
small Landholders or the Sons of Farmers, and the 
inducement held out to them to become Policemen 
was the advantage they would derive from a pension 
to which they would become entitled by law after 
a certain period of service, or becoming incapacitated 
from wounds, injuries or bodily infirmities received 
or contracted on duty, and which was secured to 
them by the 26th Section of the Act 48 Geo. 3, c. 
140, being the Act regulating the old Police of the 
city of Dublin; and that under a recent Act of 
Parliament, the said force in which the Petitioners 
were so many years employed has been disembodied, 
and a new force substituted ; and praying that some 
amendment of the law may be made, to compensate 
them, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Liverpool and” = A Petition of Patrons, Clergy, Churchwardens 
Bury Railway © 


(Bolton, Wigan 22d Pew-holders of Saint Matthias Church, in the 


. Liverpool parish of Liverpool, diocese of Chester, praying that 

se ag the Liverpool and Bury Railway (Bolton, Wigan 

sion) Bill, and Liverpool Railway and Bury Extension) Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

a Yard Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 

Pprentices, 


a Return of the Number of Apprentices who have 
attended at each of the Schools established in Her 
Majesty’s Dock Yards, during the year ending the 
31st day of December 1844. 


Dunstable, and 


Mr. Cripps presented a Bill for making a Railway 


and ; 
Birmingham from the Town of Dunstable to join the London and 
ilway Bill, Birmingham Railway, near Leighton Buzzard, in 


the County of Bedford: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 
Vot. 100. 


4° Aprilts. 


199 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Message from 
Mr. Lynch : the Lords. 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Companies 
Act for consolidating in one Act certain Provisions Clauses Conso- 
usually inserted in Acts with respect to the Consti- peneeiies 
tution of Companies incorporated for carrying on 
Undertakings of a Public Nature, with Amend- 

ments ; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House. 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Companies 
Act for consolidating in one Act certain Provisions Clauses Con- 
usually inserted in Acts with respect to the Consti- ‘Seotl and) Bill 
tution of Companies incorporated for carrying on atest 
Undertakings of a Public Nature in Scotland, with 
Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House :—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- supply; 
mittee of Supply ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
pees 2 proposed, ‘That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 

air ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
“ an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, Post-office. 
that She will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
“ tions, that there be laid before this House, a Copy 
“ of any Warrant or Warrants sent to the Post- 
master-General by any Secretary of State, direct- 
ing the detaining or opening of any Letter or 
Letters addressed to or written by Thomas 
Slingsby Duncombe, Esquire, 2 Member of this 
House,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


“ 


“ 


if 3 


nx 


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“ 


a” 
n 


sj Mr. Young 
Tellers for the Yeas,) 4 4 Henry Baring : } 73. 
roe J Mr. Wakley, | 
Tellers for the Noes,) 34, Willian Williams: { 2° 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 


(In the Committee). 


1. Resolved, That a Sum not exceeding Two mil- Charge of 
lion six hundred and thirty thousand four hundred Land Forces. 
and ninety-nine pounds (being part of a Sum of 
Three million four hundred and thirty thousand four 
hundred and ninety-nine pounds, of which Eight hun- 
dred thousand pounds has been granted on account), 
be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge 
of Her Majesty’s Land Forces, for Service in the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and 
on Stations Abroad (excepting the Regiments em- 
ployed in the Territorial Possessions of the East 
India Company), from the 1st day of April 1845 to 
the 31st day of March 1846, both days inclusive. 

2. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One General Staff 
hundred and fifty-five thousand and ninety-nine Officers, &amp;c. 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying 
the Charge of General Staff Officers and Officers of 
the Hospitals, serving with Her Majesty’s Forces in 
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 
and on Foreign Stations (excepting India), and of 
Her Majesty’s Garrison of the Tower of London, 
from the 1st day of April 1845 to the 31st day of 
March 1846, both days inclusive. 

3. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eighty- Public Military 
nine thousand four hundred and twelve pounds, be Departments. 
granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge 
of the Allowances of the Principal Officers of the 
several Public Military Departments in Great Bri- 
tain, their Deputies, Clerks and Contingent Ex- 





cc4 penses, 


200 4° —5° 
penses, from the 1st day of April 1845 to the 31st 
day of March 1846, both days inclusive. 

4. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirteen 
thousand and two hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of the Royal 
Military Asylum, and of the Hibernian Military 
School, from the 1st day of April 1845 to the 31st 
day of March 1846, both days inclusive. 

5. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eighty- 


Royal Military 
Asylum, &amp;c 


Voluntee: 
Corps. 


be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge 
of Volunteer Corps, from the 1st day of April 1845 
to the 31st day of March 1846, both days inclusive. 
6. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty- 
six thousand five hundred and ninety-three pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying Expenses 
incurred for unprovided Services of former years. 


Services unpro= 
vided for. 


Rewards for 


six thousand one hundred and sixty-eight pounds, | 


A. 1845. 


and Kilmainham Hospitals, of the In-Pensioners of 
those Establishments, of the Out-Pensioners of 
Chelsea Hospital, of Pensions granted to discharged 
Negro Soldiers, and of Pensioners from Hanoverian 
Corps which served with the British Army in 1793, 
1794 and 1795, and of the Military Organization 
of Out-Pensioners in the United Kingdom, from 
the 1st day of April 1845 to the 31st day of March 
1846, both days inclusive. 

15. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirty- Superay 
eight thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted tn. 
_to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of Allow- 
ances, Compensations and Emoluments, in the 
‘nature of Superannuation or Retired Allowances, to 
| Persons formerly belonging to the several Military 
|Public Departments in the United Kingdom of 
| Great Britain and Ireland, from the 1st day of 


Aprilis. 


nua. 


7. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fourteen | April 1845 to the 31st day of March 1846, both 
thousand one hundred and forty-eight pounds, be | days inclusive. 
granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge | ‘16. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One Wages to 
of Allowances as Rewards for distinguished Services, | million two hundred and eighty-nine thousand five Smet a 
and of Allowances to Officers of Her Majesty’s | hundred and forty-three pounds, be granted to Her)" 
Garrisons, holding their Appointments as Rewards | Majesty, to defray the Charge of Wages to Seamen 
for Military Service, in the United Kingdom of | and Marines, and to the Ordinary and Yard Craft, 
Great Britain and Ireland, and on Foreign Stations, which will come in course of Payment during the 
from the 1st day of April 1845 to the 31st day of year ending on the 31st day of March 1846. 


distinguished 
Services. 


March 1846, both days inclusive. 

8. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Seventy- ' 
three thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
for defraying the Charge of the Pay of General | 
Officers in Her Majesty’s Forces, not being Colonels | 


Pay of General 
Officers. 


of Regiments, from the 1st day of April 1845 to the | 


31st day of March 1846, both days inclusive. — | 
9. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Sixty- | 
two thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, | 


Full Pay for 
Reduced 
Officers. 


for defraying the Charge of Full Pay for Reduced | 


and Retired Officers of Her Majesty’s Forces, from | 
the 1st day of April 1845 to the 31st day of March | 
1846, both days inclusive. 

10. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three 
hundred and forty-one thousand pounds (being part | 
of a Sum of Four hundred and forty-one thousand | 
ounds, of which One hundred thousand pounds | 

as been granted on account), be granted to Her | 

Majesty, for defraying the Charge of Half Pay and | 

Military Allowances to Reduced and Retired Offi- 
cers of Her Majesty’s Land Forces, from the 1st | 

day of April 1845 to the 31st day of March 1846, 

both days inclusive. 

Half Pay to 11. stesolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty- | 
Foreign Officers, two thousand two hundred and fifty-two pounds, be | 
" granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge | 
for Half Pay and Reduced Allowances to Officers | 
of Disbanded Foreign Corps, of Pensions to | 
Wounded Foreign Officers, and of Allowances to | 
the Widows and Children of deceased Foreign Of- | 
ficers, from the 1st day of April 1845 to the 81st | 
day of March 1846, both days inclusive. 

12. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One | 
hundred and forty-one thousand eight hundred and | 
forty-eight pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for | 
defraying the Charge of Pensions to be paid to the 
Widows of Officers of the Land Forces, from the 
1st day of April 1845 to the 31st day of March 
1846, both days inclusive. 

13. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and five thousand pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of Allow- 
ances on the Compassionate List, of Allowances as 
of Her Majesty’s Royal Bounty, and Pensions, 
Gratuities and Allowances to Officers for Wounds, 
from the 1st day of April 1845 to the 51st day of 
March 1846, both days inclusive. 

14. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Nine 
hundred and twenty thousand five hundred and fifty- | 
three pounds (being part of a Sum of One million 
two hundred and twenty thousand five hundred and 
fifty-three pounds, of which Three hundred thousand 
pounds has been granted on account), be granted 
to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of Chelsea 


Half Pay for d’. 


Widows’ 
Pensions. 


Compassionate 


List. | 


Chelsea and 
Kilmainham 
Hospitals, &amp;c. 





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Resolutions to be reported. 





And the House, having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 5° die Aprilis, 1845: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon 
Monday next. 

Mr. Greene also acquainted the House, That he 
was directed to move, That the Committee may 
have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Message fom 

Mr. Senior : the Lords, 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Property Tas 
Act to continue for Three years the Duties on Pro- Bill. © 
fits arising from Property, Professions, Trades and 
Offices, without any Amendment :—And then the 
Messengers withdrew. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Waysand 
mittee of Ways and Means ; Means, 
Resolved, ‘That this House will, wpon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com-Custons 
mittee on the Customs (Import Duties) Bill ; or 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday ~ 


next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Glass (Excise Duty) Bill was, according to Glass (Excise 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Duy) i. 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Mr. Sidney Herbert presented a Bill for punishing Mutiny Bil. 
Mutiny and Desertion, and for the better Payment 
of the Army and their Quarters: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 


second time upon Monday next. 


Mr. Corry presented a Bill for the Regulation of Marine Mutioy 


| Her Majesty’s Royal Marine Forces while on Shore : ®*"' 


And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time upon Monday next. 


Mr. Brotherton presented a Bill for improving ne 
the Markets in the Borough and Town of Totnes, \ is Bill 
in the County of Devon, and for better supplying 

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Tea. 
No. 


Annuit 
No 


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Tottenham and 
farringdon- 
sireet Exten- 


sion Railways 


Tea. 


No. 191. 
Annuities. 
No. 192. 


Falkland 
Islands. 


No, 193. 


Royal Assent 
toa Bill, 


Property Tax 
Bil. 


Edinburgh 
and Hawick 
Railway Bill, 


Clifton Bridge 
Bill. 


Ely and 
Huntingdon 
Railway Bill, 


4o— 


the Borough with Water: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


8 VICTORI=. 


A Petition of several Persons whose names are 
thereunto subscribed, being interested in the forma- 
tion of the Railway and Works hereinafter men- 
tioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from Tottenham to or near Farringdon- 
street, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Tea, which 
was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Annuities, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Falkland 
Islands, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after twelve of the clock on 
Saturday morning, adjourned till this day. 








Sabbati, 5° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


Dery gees by Mr. Pulman, Yeoman Usher 
of the Black Rod: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission, for declaring Her Royal Assent to an 
Act agreed upon by both Houses, do desire the 
immediate attendance of this Honourable House in 
the House of Peers, to hear the Commission read. 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to the House of Peers :—And being returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the 
desire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Commission, had been at the House of Peers, 
where a Commission under the Great Seal was read, 
giving, declaring and notifying the Royal Assent to 
the Public Bill therein mentioned; and that the 
Lords, thereby authorized, had declared the Royal 
Assent tothe said Bill: Which Bill is as followeth ; 

An Act to continue for Three Years the Duties 


on Profits arising from Property, Professions, Trades 
and Offices. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council of 
the royal burgh of Peebles, praying that the Fdin- 
burgh and Hawick Railway Bill may pass into a 
law, and also, that in the event of any application 
for leave to carry a Branch from that line to Inner- 
leithen and Peebles up the Tweed, being submitted 
to the House by the North British Railway Com- 
pany, the House will give their sanction thereto, was 


— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Clifton Bridge Bill, 
the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill, 
to amend the Acts for building a Bridge over the 
River Avon from Clifton to the opposite side of the 
River, in the County of Somerset: And that Mr. 
Philip Miles and Mr. Henry Berkeley do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Ely and Huntingdon 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


for making a Railway from Ely to Huntingdon: 
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201 


And that Mr. Alliz, Mr. Fellowes and Mr. Thomas 
Baring do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Direct London 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in —_ — 
the case of the Petition for the Direct London and **”*9 
Portsmouth Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Croydon and Epsom 
Railway, at Epsom, to the town of Portsmouth, 
with a Branch to Chichester, to be called The Direct 
London and Portsmouth Railway: And that Mr. 

Denison and Sir William Jolliffe do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Northumber- 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in !and Railway 
the case of the Petition for the Northumberland ®" 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Mewcastle-upon-Tyne, 
to Berwick-upon- Tweed, with Branches therefrom, to 
be called The Northumberland Railway: And that 
Viscount Howick and Mr. Ogle do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Ordered, That Sub-Committee (No. 2.) of the Petitions for 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, Private Bills 
have leave to sit this day, notwithstanding any 
adjournment of the House. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select gpoad (Clun), 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in &amp;c., Inclosure 
the case of the Petition for the Spoad (Clun) &amp;c. 8# 
Inclosure Petition, the Standing Orders had been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for inclosing Lands in the Townships of Spoad, 
Treverward, Purlogue, Menutton, unmehadeey, 
Hobarris and Hobendrid, within the Honor or Lord- 
ship of Clun, in the parish of Clun, in the county 
of Salop: And that Viscount Clive and Mr. Robert 
Clive do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Lynnand Dere- 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in ham Railway 
the case of the Petition for the Zynn and Dereham ® 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Lynn to East Dereham, 
with a Branch therefrom : And that Lord George 
Bentinck, Viscount Jocelyn, Mr. Bagge and Mr. 

Chute do prepare, and bring it in. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 








Lune, 7° die Aprilis ; 
Anno, 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 
PRAYERS. 


HE House being informed, that the Sheriffs Jewish Disati- 
of the city of London attended at the door, ee 
they were called in; and at the bar presented— * ~ 
A Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Com- 
mons of the City of London, in Common Council 
assembled :—And then they withdrew. 
And the said Petition was read; setting forth, 
That two Acts were passed in the first and second 
years of the reign of Her present Majesty, respec- 
tively intituled, An Act for the Relief of Quakers, 
Moravians and Separatists elected to Municipal 
Offices, and An Act for the further Relief of Quakers, 
Moravians and Separatists; that the Petitioners 
have seen with satisfaction a Bill now before the 
House, intituled, An Act for the Relief of Persons “a 
DD the 





202 


the Petitioners respectfully submit to the House, 


against subscribing the declaration contained in an 
Act passed in the ninth year of the reign of King 


Georye the Fourth, intituled, “ An Act for repealing | 


so much of the several Acts as imposes the neces- 
sity of receiving the Sacrament of the Lord’s Sup- 
per, as a Qualification for certain Offices and Em- 
ployments ;” and praying that the provisions of the 
said Acts of the first and second years of the reign 
of Her present Majesty may be extended to all 
classes of Her Majesty’s subjects. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


London 
University. 


Mr. Page, from the University of London, was 
called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to 
Order,—Returns of the Number of Candidates who 
have presented themselves for Examination for Me- 
dical Degrees, and of the Number who have ob- 
tained such Degrees, in each year since the Found- 


7° Aprilis. 


the Jewish Religion elected to Municipal Offices ; that | 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 
that the provisions of the said Acts should be ex- | 

tended to all personswho have conscientiousscruples | 





ation of the University :—Of the Number of Colleges 
and Medical Schools in connection with the Uni-| 
versity of London :—And, of all Professional Pri-| 
vileges belonging to the Degrees of the University | 
of London, whether conferred by Act of Parliament | 
or otherwise :—And then he withdrew. 

‘ Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 

able. 


Cornwali 


The Cornwall Railway Bill was read a second 
Railway Bill. 


time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Glossop The Glossop Gas Bill was read a second time ; 


Gas Bill. 





and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-_ 
mittee of Selection. 

A Petition of Robert Townley Parker, of Cuerden, 
in the county of Lancaster, praying that he may be 
heard, by his counsel, against the Blackburn, Burn- 
ley, Accrington and Colne Extension Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Blackburn, 
Burnley, Ac- 
crington and 
Colne Extension 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Town 
Councillors of the borough of Gateshead, taking 
notice of the Mewcastle-upon- Tyne Coal Turn Bill ; 
and praying that three Members of the Town Council 
of the borough of Gateshead (to be elected by the 
Council), may be included among the Commissioners 
for executing the Act, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
Coal Turn Bill. 


Newcastle- 
upon- Tyne 


Port Bill, 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Town 
Councillors of the borough of Gateshead, praying 
that in the River Watch Committee, to be appointed 
under the provisions of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne 
Port Bill, at least three members of the Town Coun- 
cil of the borough of Gateshead may be included, 
for the due protection of the interests of the said 
borough, was presented, aud read; and referred to 
the Committee on the Bill. 


Midland Riil- Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 
fckaeens. Melton Mowbray Canal Navigation ;—The Most 
Bill. ®"’ honourable Brownlow Marquis of Exeter, Knight 
of the Most Noble Order of the Garter ;—and, the 
Right honourable Robert Earl of Harborough ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Midland Railways (Syston to Peterborough) Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 








A. 1845, 


their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 


Petitions from Edinburgh ;— Montrose (two Peti- Caledonian 
tions) ;— Greenock (two Petitions) ;— Banff (two Railway Bix, 
Petitions) ;— Peterhead ;— Elgin ;— Nairn ;— Port 
Glasgow (two Petitions) ;— Dingwall ;— Lanark ;— 
Inverness ; — Brechin ;— Laurencekirk ;— Forres ;— 

Forfar ;—Stonehaven ;— Symington;—J ohnstone;— 
Whamphray ;—Gretna ;—Kirkpatrick Fleming ;— 
Hoddam ;— Annan ;—Saint Mungo ;—Tundergath ; 
—Middlebie;— Kirkpatrick Juxta;—Applegarth;— 


| Moffat ; — Dryfesdale ; — Biggar ; -— Weston aud 


Roberton ;—Lamington and Wandell; — Culter; — 
Petmain ; — Covington ; ~- Crawford ; — Crawford- 
john ; —Carmichael ; — Libberton ; — Carstairs ; — 
and, Rutherglen; praying that the Caledonian Rail- 
way Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Crediton Small Debts Bill was read a se- Crediton 
cond time; and committed. Small Debts 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Pi 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions of Gentry and Landed Proprietors re- trish Great 
siding in and near the towns of Nenagh ;— Mount- Western Rai 
rath, Borris-in-Ossory and Rathdown ; — Bana- he ag 
gher ; — Borrisohane ; — Roscrea ;—and, Shinrone ) 
and Moneygall; taking notice of the application 
for leave to bring in the Jrish Great Western Rail- 
way (Dublin to Galway) Bill; and praying that 
such Bill may not pass into law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Charles Hope reported from the Select Com- fishertane 
mittee on the Fisher-lane, Greenwich, Improvement (Greenwich) 
Bill; and to whom a Petition against the said Biil a 
was referred; That they had considered the said ~ 
Petition ; and had heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; and that they had examined the allegations of 
the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

And the House being informed, that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Wednesday next. 


Petitions from Whitby ;—and, Hartlepool (three Hartlepool Pier 
Petitions); praying that the Hartlepool Pier and and Por Bill. 
Port Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Robert Weddell, of Berwick-upon- Greenwich 
Tweed, Gentleman; — Samuel F. Edgar, James — 
Ramsey and Alexander Christison, Three of the ‘Town “* o 
Council of the Corporation of Berwick ;—Lessees 
of the Colliery at Scremerston, belonging to the Com- 
missioners of Greenwich Hospital ;—and, Robert 
Ruthrie, One of the Town Council of the Corpora- 
tion of Berwick; praying that the Greenwich Col- 
liery Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Greenwich 
reading of the Greenwich Colliery Railway Bill; = 
And a Motion being made, and the Question “” ~~ 
being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second 

time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon this day week.” 

And the Question being put, That the word 
“ now” stand part of the Question :—The said 
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time: 
—The Bill was accordingly read a second time ; 
and committed. 

Ordered, 





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Bill, 


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Polic 


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Liver 
Guar 
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8 VicToRIZ. 


mittee of Selection. 
Petitions of Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of 


county of the borough and town of Berwich-upon- | 
Tweed ;— James Grieve, of Ord House, in the | 
county of Northumberland, Esquire :—Inhabitants | 
of the parish of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and of the | 
respective townships of Tweedmouth and Spittal, all 
in the county of the borough and town of Berwich- 
upon- Tweed ;—Commissioners for the Improvement 
and Preservation of the Harbour of Berwick-upon- 
Tweed ;—and, Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of 
the borough of Berwick-upon- Tweed; praying that 
the said Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read; and referred to 
the Committee on the Bill. 


Noth Woole § The North Woolwich Railway Bill was read a 

wich Railway second time; and committed. 

- Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Anderston The Anderston Municipal and Police Bill was 
Municipal and read a second time; and committed. 
anaes Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Eistem Union ‘The Eastern Union Railway Bill was read a se- 
Railway Bille ond time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Liverpool A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of 
Gurcin Gas’ the Liverpool Guardian Society for the Protection 
- of Trade, praying that the Liverpool Guardian Gas 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Waterford A Petition of Boat-owners of Clonmel, taking 
—” notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Waterford and Limerick Railway Bill ; and praying 
that such Bill may not pass into law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 
London, 


. Petitions of Clement Ingleby, Gentleman, of Bir- 
orcesterand =, : d ° 
South Stafford. mingham, in the county of Warwick ;—Company of 
stire Railway Proprietors of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire 
a Canal Navigation ;—and, Company of Proprietors 
tom Dudley to ee ae ° 
Wolvethamp. Of the Birmingham Canal Navigations ; complaining 
ton.) that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to 
the application for the London, Worcester and South 
Staffordshire Railway (Extension from Dudley to 
Wolverhampton) Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their agents and witnesses, against the same, 
—were presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Dublin and 
Drogheda 
Railway Bill, 


A Petition of Gentry and Land-holders resident 
in or near to the county of Meath, against the pro- 
jected line of Railway commonly called The Dublin 
and Drogheda Branch, by Navan to Kells, praying 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Dublin and Drogheda 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Wexford, 


asoe Petitions from the County of Carlow ;—Lessees of 


Dublin Junction @Nds which will be affected by the Wezford, Carlow 


Railway, 


and Dublin Junction Railway ;—Owners of jands 
which will be affected by the said Railway ;—Noble- 
men and Gentlemen whose property will be affected 
by the said Railway;—and, Bankers, Merchants, 


7° Aprilis. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- | 


messuages, lands, fisheries and other hereditaments | 
near or adjoining to the River Tweed, in the respec- | 
tive townships of Tweedmouth and Spittal, in the | 


203 


Traders and other Inhabitants of the town of Wez- 
ford; taking notice of the application for leave to 
bring in the Wexford, Carlow and Dublin Junction 
Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass 
into law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Statutory Trustees, Members of the Glasgow 
Trust appointed for managing the affairs of the Bridges Bill. 
Bridges over the River Clyde, at Glasgow ;—and, 
Provost, Bailies and Councillors of the royal burgh 
of Rutherglen ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Glasgow Bridges Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Provost, Bailies and Town Giasgow, 
Councillors of Kilmarnock, taking notice of the ap- Barrhead and 
plication for leave to bring in the » Barrhead Neilston Direct 
and Neilston Direct Railway Bill; and praying that . 
such Bill may pass into law, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Bailies and Councillors g lasgow 
of the royal burgh of Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Harbour Union 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring ®*!!vay- 
in the Glasgow Harbour Union Railway Bill; and 
praying that such Bill may pass into law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners, Sloop- Direct Northern 
owners and Wharfingers of the Port of Kingston- Railway. 
upon-Haull, taking notice of the application for leave 

to bring in the Direct Northern Railway Bill ; and 

praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 

their counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof, 

was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 

the Table. 


The Shepley-lane Head and Barnsley Road Bill Shepley Lane 
was read a second time ; and committed. sees and r 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- a ~— 
mittee of Selection. 


Viscount Howick presented a Bill for making a Northumber- 
Railway from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Berwick- 'ard Railway 
upon- Tweed, with Branches therefrom, to be called ®"" 

The Northumberland Railway: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


The Manchester Court of Record Bill was read a Manchester 
second time; and committed. Court of 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Record Bill, 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions of Rate-payers and Inhabitants within Huddersfield 

the township of Longwood, in the parish of Hudders- Waterworks 
field, in the West Riding of the county of York ;— _ 
Persons whose rights, interests and property are af- 
fected by the Bull hereinafter mentioned ; —and, 
Owners and Occupiers of certain mills and other 
works situate upon Longwood and Golcar Brook, 
and upon the River Colne, respectively, within the 
townships of Longwood and Huddersfield and North 
Crosland, in the county of York; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Huddersfield Water- 
works Bill,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands on East Dereham 
and adjoining to the line of a projected Railway Sang 
from East Dereham, in the county of Norfolk, to 





Vou. 100. 








DD2 the 


Britten’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Great Southern 
and Western 
Railway 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Kingston-upon-~ 
Hull Docks Bill. 


Spoad (Clun), 
&amp;c., Inclosure 
Bill, 


Gloucester and 
Dean Forest 
Railway. 


Berks and 
Hants Railway 
Bill, 


Ely and 
Huntingdon 
Railway Bill. 


Clifton Bridge 
Bill. 


Lynn anc 
Dereham 


Railway Pill. 


Saint Ives 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


204. 


the city of Norwich, with certain Branches there- 
from, to be called the East Dereham and Norwich 
Railway, complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the East 
Dereham and Norwich Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that they may be heard, 
by their agents and witnesses, against the same, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Darby reported from the Committee on 
Britten’s Divorce (re-committed) Bill; That they 
had further examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and made an Amendment in the Preamble thereof. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Great Southern and Western Railway (Jre- 
land) Bill was read asecond time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Kingston-upon-Hull Docks Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

And an Amendment being proposed to be made 
to the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the said Amendment be referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Ormsby Gore presented a Bill for inclosing 
Lands in the Townships of Spoad, Treverward, 
Purlogue, Menutton, Pentrehodrey, Hobarris and 
Hobendrid, within the Honor or Lordship of Clun, 
in the Parish of Clun, in the County of Salop: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


A Petition of Sir Thomas Crawley Boevey, Ba- 
ronet, and the Reverend Edward Jones, complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Gloucester and Dean Forest 
Railway Bill had not been complied with; and pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
agents and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Kennet and Avon Canal Navigation, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Berks and Hants 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Wawn presented a Bill for making a Railway 
from Ely to Huntingdon: And the same was read 


the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Wawn presented a Bill to amend the Acts | 


for building a Bridge over the River Avon, from 
Clifton to the opposite side of the River, in the 
County of Somerset: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Viscount Jocelyn presented a Bill for making a 
Railway from Lynn to East Dereham, witha Branch 
therefrom: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the Saint Ives Junction 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Ledant, in the county of 


7° Aprilis. 


A. 1845. 


Cornwall, to Saint Ives, in the same county: And 
that Mr. Pendarves and Mr. Edmund Turner do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Edinbur 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in a4 Norther 
the case of the Petition for the Edinburyh and (Noa 
Northern Railway (No. 2.) Bill, the Standing Orders °:%) Bil, 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Burntisland, in the 
county of Fife, to the city of Perth, with certain 
Branches therefrom, to be called The Edinburgh 
and Northern Railway: And that Mr. Pringle and 
Mr. Edward Ellice do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Coventry, 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Bedworth ang 
the case of the Petition for the Coventry, Bedworth cae 
and Nuneaton Railway Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the London and Bir- 
mingham Railway, at Coventry, to the parish of Bul- 
kington, in the county of Warwick, to be called The 
_ Coventry, Bedworth and Nuneaton Railway: And 
that Mr. Dugdale and Mr. Fitzmaurice do prepare, 

)and bring it in. 


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| Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Wesfor, 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Carlow and 
\the case of the Petition for the Wexford, Carlow Rinna 
‘and Dublin Junction Railway Bill, the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as it 
is the intention to obtain powers for the compulsory 
purchase of lands, but the Notices only specify an 
| intention to obtain powers for the purchase of lands ; 
but it appeared that application was made in the 
usual form to all the parties whose lands are in- 
tended to be so taken. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


| 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Cork and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in Baden Rai- 
the case of the Petition for the Cork and Bandon “** 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had not been com- 
plied with, inasmuch as it is the intention to obtain 
powers for the compulsory purchase of lands, but 
the Notices only specify an intention to obtain 
| powers for the purchase of lands ; but it appeared 
‘that application was made in the usual form to all 
| the parties whose lands are intended to be so taken. 
| Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 

‘lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of the Right honourable the Earl of Midland Rai 
| Chesterfield, praying that he may be heard, by him- ps aphyree 
| self, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of Bill, 
| the Midland Railways ( Nottingham to Lincoln) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 
| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
‘Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 





] 


A Petition of Sir Samuel Thomas Spry, of Tre-Comvel |. 
golls, in the county of Cornwall, Knight, Member ®«'"“7 
of Parliament, praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Cornwall Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition he referred to the 





| Bill, against the said Petition. 


| Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
‘by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 


Petitions 






















ill, 


ancheste r 
aud Salford 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Wilts, Somerset 
and Weymouth 
Railway Bill. 


Harrogate and 
Ripon Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Direct Loudon 
and Portsmouth 
Railway Bill. 


Bridgwater 
Navigation and 


Railway Bill. 


Eastern Union 
and Harwich 
Railway and 
Pier (No. 1.) 


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Petitions of Owners or Occupiers of mills, manu- _nor-General of India in Council, ou the 5th day of 
factories or other works upon a brook called Carr | August 1843, for regulating the levy of Customs 
Brook, in the parish of Mottram-in-Longdendale, in | Duties and the Manufacture of Salt in the North- 


the county of Chester ;—Owners and Occupiers of 
cotton and other mills, in the parishes of Mottram- 
in- Longdendale, and of Stockport, in the county of 
Chester ;—and, Ralph Sidebottom, of Mill Brook, 
in the parish of Mottram-in-Longdendale, in the 
county of Chester, Ralph Howard, of Stayley, in 
the same parish, and David Harrison, of Staley- 
bridge, in the county of Lancaster, Cotton Manu- 
facturers ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Manchester and Salford Waterworks Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themseives, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Mr. Long presented a Bill for making a Railway 
from the Great Western Railway to the City of 
Salisbury and Town of Weymouth, with other Rail- 
ways in connection therewith, to be called The 





Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Darling- 
ton and the neighbourhood thereof, praying that the 


} 


western Provinces of the Presidency of Bengal, 
and of any Minute or Resolution of Council re- 
corded at the time of passing the said Act; toge- 
ther with an Account of the several Articles whereon 
Duties of ay a and Export respectively were 
levied on the North Western Frontier, before and 
after passing of the said Act:—u. A Copy of 
Act 6, of 1844, passed by the Governor-General of 
India in Council, on the 16th day of March 1844, 
for abolishing the levy of Transit or Inland Customs 
Duties, for revising the Duties on Imports and Ex- 
ports by Sea, and for determining the Price at 
which Salt shall be sold for Home Consumption 
within the Territories subject to the Presidency of 
Fort Saint George, and of any Minute or Resolution 
of Council recorded at the time of passing the said 
Act; together with an Account of the several Duties 
which were repealed or modified under the provisions 
of the said Act:—11. A Copy of Act 16, of 1844, 
passed by the Governor-General of Zndia in Council, 
on the 27th day of July 1844, for increasing the 
Excise and Import Duties heretofore payable to the 
Government on Salt manufactured within or im- 
ported into the Territories subject to the Government 
of the Presidency of Bombay, and of Act 19, of 
1844, passed by the Governor-General of Zndia in 
Council, on the 14th day of September 1844, for 
abolishing Town Duties and Mookauts, and all 


Harrogate and Ripon Junction Railway Bill may Taxes upon Trades and Professions within the Pre- 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or-' sidency of Bombay; also, of any Resolutions or 


dered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Ricardo presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from the Croydon and Epsom Railway, at Ep- 
som, to the Town of Portsmouth, with a Branch to 
Chichester, to be called The Direct Zondon and 
Portsmouth Railway: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and Inhabitants 
of the town of Glastonbury, praying that the Bridg- 
water Navigation and Railway Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


_ A Petition of Promoters of or Parties interested 
in the Undertaking hereinafter mentioned, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from the 


| 
| 


Minutes of Council recorded at the time of passing 
the said Acts, together with an Account of the se- 
veral Town and other Duties which have been re- 


| pealed or modified under the provisions of the said 


Acts :—1v. A Statement of the estimated Loss and 
Gain to the Revenues of the several Presidencies in 
consequence of the said alterations of Duties :—v. 
A Copy of the Engagements severally entered into 
in 1848 by the Raja of Bichaneer and the Nawab 
of Bahawulpore, with respect to the levy of Duties 
on Goods in transit through their respective Terri- 
tories, and to the Maintenance of the Commercial 
Road between Delhi and Bahawulpore :—And, vt. 
A Copy of the Engagement of the Nawab Bahawul- 
pore, for the cession of a district connecting the 
British Territories with the Sutle). 


Sir Robert Harry Inglis reported from the Clas- Railway Bills 
Eastern Union Railway, at Lawford, to the town | sification Committee of Railway Bills; and who Classification i 
and port of Harwich, and for constructing a Pier | were empowered to report from time to time ; That (Third Report.) ; 
or Jetty in the Harbour at Harwich, was presented, they had further considered the matters to them re- No, 194. 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on | ferred ; and had directed him to make a Report 
Petitions for Private Bills. thereof to the House. \ 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; t 
and be printed. | 

















‘London and Petitions of James Fergusson Saunders, of Par- 
Norwich Direct 


Rider. liament-street, in the city of Westminster ;— and, 
Robinson Tunstall Elsdale, of Fig Tree-court, Tem-| The House, according to Order, resolved itself Excise 


yin : ° —" ‘ . . Ps . i 
ple, in the city of London, Gentleman ; complainixg | into a Committee to consider the Acts granting (Auctions and ; 


British Sugar.) i 


Aberdare 
ilway. 


East India. 


that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the London and Norwich 
Direct Railway Bill had not been complied with ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by their agents 
and witnesses, against the same,—were presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


_ A Petition of Owners and Proprietors of estates 
in the county of Glamorgan, and of Merchants, 
Traders and others interested in the trade of the 
said county, for leave to bring in a Bill for making 
a Railway from the Taff Vale Railway, near Ynys 
Meyrick, to Aberdare, with a Branch therefrom, to 
be called The Aberdare Railway, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Duties of Excise. 


(In the Committee.) 
Motion made, and Question put, That it is the 











Opinion of this Committee, that all the Duties of 
Excise now payable in respect of Sales by Auction, 
and on Licenses to be taken out by Auctioneers, 
shall cease ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the f Mr. Young, Lis? 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: gaa 
Tellers for the f Mr. Bankes, a 
Noes, The Earl of March: | Tae 


Motion made, and Question proposed, That there 
shall be raised, levied, collected and paid, for and 
upon every License to be taken out by every person 
exercising or carrying on the trade or business of an 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, | Auctioneer in any part of the United Kingdom, the 


1, A Copy of Act 14, of 1843, passed by the Gover- sum of £.19. 


Vo. 100. 





DD3 Afterwards, 











Copper Ore. 


Customs 


(Import Duties) 


Physic and 


Surgery Bil, 


Colleges of 


Physicians and 
Surgeons Bill. 


206 


Afterwards, Motion made, and Question pro- 
posed, That there shall be raised, levied, collected 
and paid, for and upon every License to be taken out 
by every person exercising or carrying on the trade 
or business of an Auctioneer in any part of the 
United Kingdom, the sum of £.7 10s :—Motion 
and original Question, by leave, withdrawn. 


2. Resolved, That there shall be raised, levied, col- 
lected and paid, for and upon every License to be 
taken out by every person exercising or carrying on 
the trade or business of an Auctioneer in any part 
of the United Kingdom, the sum of £.10. 


3. Resolved, That the Duty of Excise now payable 
upon Sugar manufactured in the United Kingdom 
do cease, and that in lieu thereof there shall be 
charged the following Duty of Excise, that is to say, 

On every hundred ping and so in propor- £. s. d. 
tion for any greater or lesser quantity of all 


Sugar manufactured in the United Kingdom, 
from whatever materials made - - 


Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Copper 
Printing Roller Makers, Engravers, Engineers and 
others carrying on business in Dudley, in the county 
of Worcester, and its vicinity, praying that the exist- 
ing duties on the importation of Copper Ore may 
be repealed, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. - 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Customs (Import Duties) 


Bill. 
(In the Committee.) 


Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Crauses, N° 1 to N° 4, agreed to. 

Table (A.), agreed to. 

Table (B.), amended, and agreed to. 

Schedule of Duties of Customs. 

Duties on several articles agreed to. 

“That from and after the expiration of Excise 
Duties on British Glass, and until the 
the following Duties of Customs.” 

Amendment proposed, in P. 7. 1. 30. To leave out 
“‘ expiration of Excise Duties on British Glass,” in 
order to insert “ fifth day of April One thousand 
* eight hundred and Forty-six,” instead thereof. 

Question, That the words proposed to be left out 
stand part of the Schedule——put, and agreed to. 
Blank filled with “ tenth day of October One 

“ thousand eight hundred and forty-six.” 

Other Duties agreed to. 

Schedule, as amended, agreed to. 

Preamble agreed to. 


Bill, as amended, to be reported. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto, 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Physic and Surgery Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
owe of the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons 
ill ; 


7° Aprilis. 








A. 1845, 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Supply, 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Pubic 
into a Committee upon the Public Museums, &amp;c., Museums, 
Bill ; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker Bill, 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow, 


kc, 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Glass (Bycie 
into a Committee upon the Glass (Excise Duty) Duty) Bill 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Jewish Disij. 
reading of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill; _ lities Removal 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time ®! 
upon Friday next. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of supply, 
Supply, several Resolutions; which were read, as 
follow : 

1. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two mil- Charge of 
lion six hundred and thirty thousand four hundred Land Forces. 
and ninety-nine pounds, (being part of a Sum of 
Three million four hundred and thirty thousand four 
hundred and ninety-nine pounds, of which eight 
hundred thousand pounds, has been granted on 
account), be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying 
the Charge of Her Majesty’s Land Forces, for Ser- 
vice in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland, and on Stations Abroad (excepting the 
Regiments employed in the Territorial Possessions 
of the East India Company), from the 1st day of 
April 1845 to the 31st day of March 1846, both 
days inclusive. 

2. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One General Stat 
hundred and fifty-five thousand and_ ninety-nine Mfficers, &amp;c. 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying 
the Charge of General Staff Officers and Officers of 
the Hospitals, serving with Her Majesty’s Forces 
in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Treland, and on Foreign Stations (excepting India), 
and of Her Majesty's Garrison of the Tower of 
London, from the 1st day of April 1845 to the 31st 
day of March 1846, both days inclusive. 

3. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eighty- Public Military 
nine thousand four hundred and twelve pounds, be Departmen 
granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge 
of the Allowances of the Principal Officers of the 
several Public Military Departments in Great Bri- 
tain, their Deputies, Clerks and Contingent Expenses, 
from the 1st day of April 1845 to the 31st day of 
March 1846, both days inclusive. 

4. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirteen Royal Min 
thousand and two hundred pounds, be granted to 4s! ** 
Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of the Royal 
Military Asylum, and of the Hibernian Military 
School, from the 1st day of April 1845 to the 31st 
day of March 1846, both days inclusive. 

5. Resolved, That aSum, net exceeding er Volunteer 
six thousand one hundred and sixty pounds, ©°"P* 
be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the 
Charge of Volunteer Corps, from the 1st day of April 
1845 to the 3lst day of March 1846, both days 
inclusive. ; ) 

6. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty-six Service unpro- 
thousand five hundred and ninety-three pounds, be vided for. 
granted to Her Majesty, for defraying Expenses 
incurred for Unprovided Services of former years. 
7%. Resolved, 


Rewar ds 
distinguls 
Services 


Pay of ¢ 
(ficerss 


Full Pa 
for Red 
Officers 






Half P: 












Half] 
Foreig 
&amp;e. 












Wide 
Pens 
































Com 
List. 






































Che 
Kih 
Hos 











































ay 
ou 


tig 

















val 


ry 





8 ViIcTORIz. 


Rewards for 7. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fourteen 
jtinguished thousand one hundred and forty-eight pounds, be 
services» oranted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge 
of Allowances as Rewards for distinguished Ser- 
vices, and of Allowances to Officers of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Garrisons holding their Appointments as 
‘Rewards for Military Service, in the United King- 
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, and on Foreign 
Stations, from the 1st day of April 1845 to the 31st 
day of March 1846, both days inclusive. 

8. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Seventy- 
three thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
for defraying the Charge of the Pay of General 
Officers in Her Majesty’s Forces, not being Co- 
lonels of Regiments, from the 1st day of April 1845 | 
to the 31st day of March 1846, both days inclusive. , 


Pay of Geneial 
Officers. 





full Pay 9. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Sixty- 
for Reduced = two thousand a be granted to Her Majesty, 
Offcerss for defraying the Charge of Full Pay for Reduced 


and Retired Officers of Her Majesty's Forces, from 
the 1st day of April 1845 to the 31st day of March 
1846, both days inclusive. 

10. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three 
hundred and forty-one thousand pounds, (being 
part of a Sum of four hundred and forty-one thousand 
pounds, of which one hundred thousand pounds has 
been granted on account), be granted to Her Majesty, 
for defraying the Charge of Half Pay and Military 
Allowances to Reduced and Retired Officers of Her 
Majesty’s Land Forces, from the 1st day of April 
1845 to the 31st day of March 1846, both days 
inclusive. 

Half Pay to 11. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty | 


furinOficerss two thousand two hundred and fifty two pounds, 
C 


Half Pay for d°. 


be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the | 
Charge for Half-Pay and Reduced Allowances to 
Officers of Disbanded Foreign Corps, of Pensions 
to Wounded Foreign Officers, and of Allowances to 








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207 


April 1845 to the 31st day of March 1846, both 
days inclusive. 

16. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One Wages to 
million two hundred and eighty-nine thousand five Seamen and 
hundred and forty-three pounds, be granted to Marines. 
Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of Wages to 
Seamen and Marines, and to the Ordinary and 
Yard Craft, which will come in course of payment 
during the year ending on the 31st day of March 
1846. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means ; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Mutiny Bill was, according to Order, read a Matiny Bill. 
second time; and committed to a Committee of the 
whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Marine Mutiny Bill was, according to Order, Marine Mutiny 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee Bill. 
of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a East India. 
Copy of the Draught Act of the Legislative Council 
in Calcutta for altering the Import Duties, published 
in the Government Gazette at Calcutta, 8th Febru- 
ary 1845. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Lighthouses. 


_to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 


to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of the Statement or Calculation by 
which the Rights of the Crown in the several Light- 
houses at Harwich, Dungeness, Wintertonness, Or- 


the Widows and Children of deceased Foreign | fordness and Hunstanton Cliff, were estimated to 


Officers, from the 1st day of April 1845 to the 31st | 
day of March 1846, both days inclusive. | 

12. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and forty-one thousand eight hundred and 
forty-eight pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
defraying the Charge of Pensions to be paid to the 
Widows of Officers of the Land Forces, from the | 
Ist day of April 1845 to the 31st day of March 
1846, both days inclusive. 

13. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One | 
hundred and five thousand pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of Allow- 
ances on the Compassionate List, of Allowances as 
of Her Majesiy’s Royal Bounty, and Pensions, 
Gratuities and Allowances to Officers for Wounds, 
from the 1st day of April 1845 to the 31st day of 
March 1846, both days inclusive. | 

14. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Nine 
hundred and twenty thousand five hundred and 
fifty-three pounds, (being part of a Sum of One 
million two hundred and twenty thousand five hun- 
dred and fifty-three pounds, of which three hundred 
thousand pounds has been granted on account), be 
granted to Her Majesty,for defraying the Charge of | 
Chelsea and Kilmainham Hospitals, of the In-Pen- 
sioners of those Establishments, of the Out-Pen- 
sioners of Chelsea Hospital, of Pensions granted to 
discharged Negro Soldiers, and of Pensioners from 
Hanoverian Corps which served with the British 
Army in 1793, 1794 and 1795, and of the Military 
Organization of Out-Pensioners in the United King- 
dom, from the 1st day of April 1845 to the 31st day 
of March 1846, both days inclusive. 

15. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
eight thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, for defraying the Charge of Allow- 
ances, Compensations and Emoluments, in the 
nature of Superanuation or Retired Allowances, to 
Persons formerly belonging to the several Military 
Public Departments in the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland, from the 1st day of 


Widows’ 
Pensions, 


Compassionate 
ist, 


C helsea and 
Kilmainuam 
Hospitals, &amp;c. 


Superannuas 
Uons, 


amount to £.300,000 on the Ist January 1837 :— 
And also, Copy of any Minutes of the Treasury 
directing the said Sum to be paid from the Conso- 
lidated Fund, and the Dates or Date on which the 
said Loan of £.300,000 was paid to and became 
part of the Hereditary Land Revenues of the 
Crown under the Act 6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, c. 79. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Kentish Coast 
Copies of Correspondence between the Railway 0 
Department of the Board of Trade and the Promo- °°" 
ters of the Kentish Coast Railway Scheme. 

Sir George Clerk accordingly presented the said 
Paper. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Auctioneers, 
Return of the Number of Auctioneers now holding ®* 
Licenses under the Excise, stating the Number of 
those who pay the Duty of £.5 5s. and the Num- 
ber of those who severally pay any and what larger 
Duty or Sum for selling by Auction any particular 
Commodities; also, the Total Amount of Revenue 
received iv. the last year for all such Licenses. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Orders,— Oxford and 
A Return of any Annual Payments to the Univer- Cambridge 
sities of Oxford and Cambridge charged on the a 
Land Revenue of the Crown, with the Authority for No. 195. 
the Payments. 

Accounts of Amount of Paper Duty remitted to Oxford and 
each of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Combricge 
in each of the last Ten Years; distinguishing the ~""°"* 
Amounts remitted for Books in the Latin, Greek, No. 196. 
Oriental or Northern Languages, and for Bibles, 
Testaments, Prayer Books and Psalm Books :— 











Of any Annual Payment to the Universities of Ox- 
pp4 ford 

























































ie eae 





208 7°—8° Aprilis. 


ford and Cambridge, charged on the Stamps and 
Taxes Revenue, with the origin of and Authority for 
such Payment :—And, the Date of the first Pay- 
ment of each of the Sums voted in the Miscella 
neous Estimates of 1844, to Professors in the Uni- 
versities of Oxford and Cambridge, with a State-| 
ment of any Conditions attached to the Grant of 
any of those Sums :—Copies of any Correspondence 
or Treasury Minute relative to the discontinuance, 
in 1826, of an annual Vote of £.100 to a Professor 
of the Laws of England, in the University of Cam- 
bridge :—And, of so much of a Treasury Minute, | 
dated the 28th day of August 1832, as relates to 
Payments to the Universities of Oxford and Cam- 
bridge, charged on the Civil List till 1834; and a 
Statement as to which of these Payments are now 
charged on the Land Revenue of the Crown, and 
which are now voted in the annual Estimates. 

PortofLondon. A Return of the Description of Articles, by Name, 
of Foreign Merchandize permitted to be bonded in 
the Port of Zondon, in Places not being of special 
Security, setting forth the Places by Name, and 
where situated ; together with the Names of such 
Articles permitted by Law to be bonded at each of 
those Places respectively (in continuation of Par- 
liamentary Paper, No. 36, of Session 1845). 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 

Table; and, except the last, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till after twelve of the clock on Tuesday 
morning, adjourned till this day. 








Martis, 8° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 
PRAYERS. 
HE following Return to an Order of the House 
having been transmitted to the Clerk, was laid 
upon the Table, viz.—A Return of all Sums paid by 
the University of Oxford, and by the University of 
Cambridge, for Stamps in reference to any Degree 
granted by the said Universities, from the 10th day 


of October 1833 to the 10th day of October 1844, 
distinguishing the Degrees, and distinguishing the 


Oxford and 
Cainbridge 
Universities. 


No. 195. 





A. 1845, 


Somerset, and Merchants trading at Langport and 
the neighbourhood, on the said River, praying that 
they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Bridgwater Navigation 
and Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if the 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Petitions from: Leyburn ;—and, Richmond (York) Harrogate ang 


Ripon Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law, 8+!" Bil 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The Harrogate and Ripon Junction Railway farrogare a9 
Bill was, according to Order, read a second time ; Ripon Junction 
and committed. Railway Bil, 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Belfast Improvement Bill was read a second Belfast 
time ; and committed. Improvemen, 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 5! 
mittee of Selection. 


The Wear Valley Railway Bill was read a second Wear Valle 
time ; and committed. Railway Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- Cornwat 
habitants of Zorpoint and its vicinity, in the parish Railway Bil, 
of Antony, in the county of Cornwall, praying that 
the Cornwall Railway Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill. 


The Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway yfanchester, 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. Bury and Ros 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- = 
mittee of Selection. er 








years ; and also the Number of Persons matriculated 
in each, and Fees on Matriculation. 
Ordered, That the said Return be printed. | 


‘mittee of Selection. 


Rye and Ten- 
terden Railway 
Bill. 


The Rye and Tenterden Railway Bill was read a 
second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bili be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


— . os A Petition of the Vice President of the Chamber 
Setnniamniaie of Commerce of the city of Worcester, praying that 
Railway; and, the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway 
— Bill may pass into a law, and that the London, 
South Steford. Worcester and South Staffordshire Railway Bill may 
shire Railway not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
Bills. referred to the Committee on the London, Worcester 
and South Staffordshire Railway Bill. 
A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens 
of the city of Worcester, praying that the Oxford, 
Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway Bill may 
pass into a law; and that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the London, Worcester and South Stafford- 
shire Railway Bill, was also presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the London, Worcester and South 
Staffordshire Railway Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 





Bridgwater A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 


Navigation and Navigation of the River Parrett, in the county of 
Railway Bill. 











The Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway Bill Blackbur, 
was read a second time; and committed. Darwen and 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- — Railway 


The Bedford, and London and Birmingham Rail- Bedford, and 


| way Bill was read a second time ; and committed. London and 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Biro 
F ; 2 — 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee London aud 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of Birmingham 
the Petition for the London and Birmingham Rail- ®*""** 
way Bill, the Standing Orders had not been com- 
plied with, inasmuch as no Notice had been given 
sufficiently specifying the object of the Bill,—The 
Bill enables the London and Birmingham Railway 
to purchase, with the consent of three-fifths of their 
Proprietors, the Manchester and Birmingham Rail- 
way, and it also enables the Manchester and Bir- 
mingham Railway Company, with similar consent, to 
sell the said Railway ; but the Notice given by the 
London and Birmingham Company only expresses 
their intention to purchase or rent and use, and if 
need be, to complete such other Undertakings as 
they may deem beneficial to their interests, and as 
may be sanctioned by Parliament ; and the Notice 
given by the Manchester and Birmingham Company 
is only to enable them to alter, amend and enlarge, 
and also to repeal some of the powers and provi- 
sions of their several Acts. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 


lect Committee on Standing Orders, 


Mr. 


(three Petitions); praying that the Harrogate and Ripon Junciny 


Cheste 
Holyhe 
way 

“Mold 
and Pt 
of Che 
Birken 
Railwe 


Newr 
Funis 
Rails 


Leed 
Thirs 
Bill, 


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Rip 
Rail 


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Poli 


Mid 
and 
Rai 


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terc 


Bil 


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Bill, 


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Bill, 


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Way 





chester and 


Holyhead Rail- 


(No. 2- 
ost Branch, 
and Purchase 
of Chester an 
Birkenhead 
Roilway) Bill. 


Newry and 
Enniskillen 
Railway. 


Leeds and 
Thirsk Railway 
Bill. 


Harrogate and 
Ripon Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Glesgow 
Police Bill. 


Middlesbro’ 
and Redcar 
Railway Bill. 


Rye and Ten- 
terden Railway 
Bill, 


Seottish Mid- 
land Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Oxford, 
Worcester and 
W olverhampton 
Railway Bill. 


Trent Valley 
Railway Bill. 


8 VicToRIz. 


8° Aprilis. 


209 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee | of Stafford, praying that they may be heard, by 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 


the Petition for the Chester and Holyhead Railway parts of the Trent Villey Railway Bill, was pre- 


(No. 2.) (Mold Branch and Purchase of Chester and 


d Birkenhead Railway) Bill, the Standing Orders had 


been complied with. 


Ordered, 


| sented, and read 


| Ordered, 'Liizi the said Petition be referred to the 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 


That leave be given to bring ina Bill | by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 


to carry into effect an Agreement entered into by | Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
the Chester and Holyhead Railway Company for | vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


the Purchase of the Chester and Birkenhead Rail- 


way, and to enable the said Company to make a | 


Branch Railway to Mold, in the courty of Flint: 
And that Mr. Owen Stanley and Mr. William Col- 
lett do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 


the Petition for the Newry and Enniskillen Railway 
Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the townlands of Annaclare, 
Drummondmore and Mullymure, in the parish of 
Grange, in which the Railway is intended to be 
made, are omitted in the Notices in the Gazettes 
and Newspapers, but the parish is correctly stated 
in the said Notices. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Trus- 
tees of the Turnpike-road from Boroughbridge, in 
the county of York, to Catterick, in the same county, 
and thence to Piersebridge, on the River Tees, pray- 
ing that the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Bill may not 
pass into a law, us it now stands, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Trus- 
tees of the Turnpike-road from Boroughbridge, in 
the county of York, to Catterich, in the same county, 
and from thence to Piersebridge, on the River Tees, 
praying that the Harrogate and Ripon Junction 

ailway Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read; and referred to 


_ the parish of Ashton-under-Lyne, in the county o 


Petitions of Legh Richmond, of Heyrod Hall, in 


Lancaster, Gentleman ;—and, Ralph Ousey, of Sea- 
| comb, in the county of Chester, Gentleman ; praying 
| that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 


and Manchester Railway and Canal Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Directors of the North Wales Mi- 
neral Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill 
to authorize the said Company to extend their Line 
to Ruabon, and to make a Branch Railway from 
Rhos Robin to Minera, and to raise additional ca- 
pital for these purposes, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Trustees of the 
Doncaster and Saltersbrook Turnpike-road, in the 
West Riding of the county of York, praying that 
they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Huddersfield and Shef- 
field Junction Railway Bill, which was presented 
upon the 31st day of March last, be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 





the Committee on the Bill. 


| 
The Glasgow Police Bill was read a second time; | 
and committed. | 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Middlesbro’ and Redcar Railway Bill was 
read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


| 


Petitions from Northiam, Peasmarsh, Bodiam, 
Beckley and Ewhurst, and parts adjacent ;— Tenter- 
den ;— Rye ;— Brede, Udymer and parts adjacent ;— 
and, Rolvenden ; praying that the Rye and Tenterden 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Scottish Midland Junction 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the city or royal burgh 
of Perth, to or near to the town or royal burgh of 
Forfar: And that Lord Gordon Hallyburton, Mr. 
Home Drummond and Mr. Stuart Wortley do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


The Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Rail- 
way Bill was read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Clergy, Land-owners and other In- 
habitants of the parish of Colwich, in the county 
Vor. 100. 








they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 


| Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Benjamin Sampson 
and Richard Lanyon, of Cosawes Gunpowder Mills, 
in the parish of Saint Gluvias, in the county of 
Cornwall, and of Kennall Gunpowder Mills, in the 
parish of Stiéhians, in the said county, Gunpowder 
Manufacturers, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Cornwall Railway Bill, which was 
presented upon the 31st day of March last, be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petition, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petition. 


Lord Charles Wellesley reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Liverpool Guardian Gas Bill; That 
it had been stated to the Committee that the evi- 
dence of Mr. Samuel Holme, Builder, of Liverpool, 
was essential in order to enable the parties opposing 
the Bill to establish their case before the Committee ; 
and it was further stated to the Committee that the 
evidence of Mr. William Rishton, Surveyor to the 
Corporation of Liverpool, was essential to the pro- 
moters of the Bill, to establish the case in proof of 
the Preamble. 

Ordered, That Mr. Samuel Holme, Builder, of 
Liverpool, and Mr. William Rishton, Surveyor, Li- 
verpool, do attend the Committee on the said Bill 
upon Thursday next, at Twelve of the clock. 


Huddersfield 


f and Mancheste 


Railway and 


Canal Bill. 


{ | or agents, against certain parts of the Huddersfield - 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of, 


North Wales 
Mineral Rail- 
way. 


Huddersfield 
and Sheffield 
Junction Raile 
way Bill. 


Cornwall 
Railway Bill. 


Liverpool 
Guardian Gas 
Bill. 


Mr. Tatton Egerton presented a Bill for making Coventry, 


a Railway from the London and Birmingham Rail- 
way, at Coventry, to the Parish of Bulkington, in 
the county of Warwick, to be called The Coventry, 

EE Bedworth 


Bedworth and 
Nuneaton 
Railway Bill. 





Edinburgh and 
Northern Rail- 
way (No. 2.) 
Bill. 


Huddersfield 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


arwich and 
Eastern Coun- 
ties Junction 
Railway 
(No. 2.) 


South Eastern 
Railway 
(Ashford to 
Hastings. ) 


London and 
Croydon Rail- 
way (Maid- 
stone, Ashford 


210 


Bedworth and Nuneaton Railway: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Mr. Edward Ellice presented a Bill for making 
a Railway from Burntisland, in the County of Fife, 
to the City of Perth, with certain Branches there- 
from, to be called The Edinburgh and Northern 
Railway: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


The Huddersfield Waterworks Bill was read a se- 
cond time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the several places, 
and Owners and Occupiers of oe me on the line 
or in the neighbourhood of the Railway hereinafter 
mentioned, or otherwise interested in the same, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for constructing a Railway 
from the Eastern Counties Railway, near Colchester, 
to the port of Harwich, and a Pier in connection 
therewith, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Clergy of the town of Hastings, 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring 
in the South Eastern Railway (Ashford to Hastings) 
Bill; and praying that a Clause may be introduced 
into the said Bill, to ensure, as far as may be prac- 
ticable, the same quietness on the Sunday for the 
future which the town has now enjoyed for so many 
years ; and that tney may be heard, by counsel, be- 
fore the Committee on the said Bill, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy of the town of Hastings, 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring 
in the London and Croydon Railway (Maidstone, 


aud Tonbridge.) Ashford and Tonbridge) Bill; and praying that a 


Wexford, Car- 
low and Dublin 
Junction Rail- 
way. 


Public Petitions 


(Fourteenth 
Report. ) 


Education 
(ireland.) 


Justices’ Clerks 


aud Clerks of 
the Peace Bill. 


Clause may be introduced into the said Bill to en- 
sure, as far as may be practicable, the same quiet- 
ness on the Sunday for the future which the town 
has now enjoyed for so many years; and that they 
may be heard, by counsel, before the Committee on 
the Bill, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from the County of Wexford ;— Ennis- 
corthy (two Petitions) ;— Wexford ;—and, Clonmore 
and Ballyhogue ; taking notice of the application for 
leave to bring in the Wexford, Carlow and Dublin 
Junction Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill 
may pass into law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the 


Petitions presented upon the 2d, 3d and 4th days of 


this instant April; and had directed him to make 
a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Petitions from Ringrona ;—Inch ;— Drungoon ; 
— Temple Harry ;— Castle Blakeny ;—- Dublin ;— 
Granard ;—Rathkeale ; — Inshkenny ; — Kerry and 
Rathcoan ;— Duleek ;—_Drumlease ;— Drogheda ;— 
Tamlaght O' Crilly ;—Lower Cumber ;--Abbeylara ; 
— Kilcommack ; — and, Clonbrony; praying the 
House to devise means for removing the restrictions 
placed on the distribution of the Aid annually 
granted for Education in Ireland, so as to afford 
assistance to the Schools in connection with the 
Church Education Society,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Hundred of Wayland (Nor- 
folk) ;—Hundred of Grimshoe (Norfolk) ;— Hun- 


8 Aprits. 








A. 1845, 


dred of South Greenhoe (Norfolk); — Wilts ;— 
Gloucester ; — and, Dorset; praying that the Jus- 
tices’ Clerks and Clerks of the Peace Bill may not 
pass into a law as it now stands, were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ridlington ; —Fleetwood ;— Bel- Nava Pore 


ton ;—Dorking ;—and, Bridgewater; praying the 
House not to sanction the proposed increase of the 
Naval Force of the country,—were presented, and 


read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ripon; — Ross ; — and, Dover ; Museums ¢s 
praying that the Museums of Art Bill may pass 4r Bill, 


ito a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Matthew Phillips, praying the House Distress, 


to permit him to present documentary evidence, 
or oral statements, respecting the alleged great 
increase and continuation of Distress, misery and 
wretchedness among the working people and the 
poor, especially in the agricultural districts, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Newtown (Montgomery) ;— Bryn- public thous 


mawr ;—Dyffryn Azdudwy ; —Bromley (York) ;— 
Ashford (Kent) (two Petitions) ;— Dumbarton ; — 
Tetch ; -- Darlington ;— Cranbrook ; — Coalbrook- 
dale ;— Cambuslang ;—Boghole ;—Stokesley ;— Lin- 
ton ;—Sowerby Bridge ; — Kingswinford ;— Heck- 
mondwicke ; — Debden ; — Southam ; —Henllan ;— 
Staines ;—Lockwood ;— Wretton ;— Dalton ;— Mill- 
port (Bute) ;— Greasbrough ;— Castleton ;— Boxton ; 
— Kuottingley;—Milbourne Port ;—Old Kilpatrick; 
— Madeley ;—Uwch Mynydd ;—Sheffield ; —Wren- 
tham ;---Pentney ;—- Sedgefield ;--Island of Burray ;-- 
Wertwell ; — Huntly ; — King’s Lynn ;— Holmfirth 
(Hull) ;—North Runcton and Westwinch ;— Honley ; 
--Members of the Queenshead Temperance Society ;-— 
A lnwich;-- Pentreuchaf;—-Llandeyla;—-Stokhe Ferry; 
—Saffron Walden ;—North Bury ;—Bridqwater ; 
-~Tideford ; — Thurso ; — Preston (Lancaster) ; — 
Derby (two Petitions) ;—Llanwinio ;— Landdewy ;— 
Woreham ;— Newtown ;— Nantyglo ;—and, Maiden- 
head; praying the House to adopt measures for 
preventing the increase of houses licensed for the 
sale of intoxicating drinks, and for diminishing to 
a very iarge extent the number already existing, 
and to pass a law for entirely abolishing the sale 
of intoxicating liquor on the Lord’s Day,—were 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Greenock ;—and, Port Glasgow ; Factories. 


praying the House to pass an Act to restrict 
the labour in Factories to ten hours a day, and 
allow children to be employed at the age of ten,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Commissioners Smoke Probi- 
acting under a certain Act for better paving, light- bition Bi. 


ing, cleansing, watching and improving the ‘Town 
and Borough of Plymouth, inthe County of Devon, 
and for regulating the Police thereof, and for re- 
moving and preventing Nuisances and Annoyances 
therein, praying that the Smoke Prohibition Bill 
may pass into a law,—was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hardwick ;—and, Martock ; com- 
plaining that the Agriculturists, as a body, are in a 
state of deep distress; and praying the House to 
prevent any approach to free trade, and to relieve 
them from the payment of several charges which 
press upon them, were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. ~ 
Petitions 


Agnicuiture.- 









fill Cool 


(siers» 


Crimina 
Lunatic 
‘Scotlat 









































fil Coolies. 


Osiers. 


Criminal 
Lunatics 
(Scotland. ) 


Maynooth 
College Bill, 


8 VicTORIZ. 


Petitions from Brill ;—and, Chairman of the Com- 
mittee of the Torquay Anti-Slavery Society ; pray- 
ing the House to refuse its sanction to any mea- 
sure which shall promote the further emigration of 
Cooly labourers or native Africans into the British 
emancipated colonies,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Master and Journeymen Basket- 
makers of the town of Rochdale, praying the House 
to remove all duties on the importation of Willows 
or Basket-rods, the growth of foreign countries, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Prison Board 
for the county of Fife, stating that Adam Sliman, 
who was tried for a murder committed at Burn- 
tisland, and acquitted on the plea of lunacy, was 
in the month of May 1844, by sentence of the 
Court of Justiciary, committed to the Fife county 
prison till further orders, and as the prison con- 
tains no accommodation for a lunatic prisoner, 
he was necessarily, for the safety of others, confined 
to a cell, and consequently subjected to all the 
misery and suffering of solitary confinement; that 
the County Prison Board, under instructions from 
the General Board of Directors of Prisons in Scot- 
land, immediately applied to the various lunatic 
asylums of Scotland for admission for the prisoner, 
but all of them declined to receive him, on the score 
of his being a criminal lunatic, with the exception 
of one asylum, which the Justiciary Court cid not 
consider a fit receptacle; that the Fife County 
Board again applied to the General Board, praying 
that directions might be given for removing the pri- 
soner to Perth; this the General Board declined 
to do, on the plea that such accommodation at 
Perth was reserved for prisoners who might become 
insane during confinement, and was not intended 
for such as had been insane previous to apprehen- 
sion; that the County Board considered it a duty 
to bring the state of matters before the Justiciary 
Court, which had sent the prisoner for confinement 
till further orders ; that Court declining to interfere, 
the County Board next transmitted a Memorial to 
Her Majesty’s Secretary of State, detailing all the 
circumstances; the reply received was, that the 
same had been referred to the Lord Advocate; no 
communication having been received from the Lord 
Advocate, the County Board, under the urgency of 
the case, requested one of their number to wait on 
the Lord Advocate in London, to know what pros- 
pect there might be of relief ; his Lordship replied, 
that he would give his attention to the matter, and 
see what could be done, but no communication has 
im consequence been received ; the County Board, 
despairs of relief being given, as the law now 
stands, and is most deeply impressed by the very 
injurious and inhuman treatment to which the eri- 
minal lunatic is thus subjected, while merely com- 
mitted for safe custody; and praying that it may 
please the House to take the facts above mentioned 
into consideration, and to adopt such measures as 
may be calculated to give relief in this ard all 
similar cases, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ballinaclash ;—Rathdrum ;—Ho- 
niten ;—Penzance ;— Barnard Castle ;— Yeovil ;— 
Farsley ; — Morriston ;— Colne (two Petitions) ;— 
Newton-le-Willows ; — Tunbridge ;— Saint Mary 
Bourne;— Whitchurch (Hants) (three Petitions);— 
Stockton-on-Tees ; —Sheffield ; —Appledore ; —Sit- 
tingbourne(two Petitions) ;---Dulverton;-- four Elms ; 
—Salterforth ;— Weymouth ;— Milbourne Port ;— 
Glandwr ;—- Paticroft;-- Barnoldswick ;-- Penistone; 
— Hollen Bank ;— Haslingden;—Cottingham;-- Sal- 
ford; — Stratford-on-Avon ; — Great Grimsby ; — 
Barnoldby-le-Beckand Bugsby ;-— Welton ;—Glent- 

Vou. 100. 


8° Aprils. 





21] 


worth ;— Waddington ;—Great Cressingham ;—The 
There-undersigned Protestant Dissenters (two Peti- 
tions ;)—-Edinburgh (three Petitions) ;—Sandgate;— 
Montacute;-- Bradford (Somerset);—- Cucklingtonand 
Stoke Trister;— Farnham (Surrey) (three Petitions); 
— Bath ;— Bideford ;—Members of the Congrega- 
tion of Protestant Dissenters of the Primitive Me- 
thodist denomination ; — Bowdon ; — Langley ; — 
Snelson; — Warford ; — Knutsford ; — Hough ;— 
Mobberly ; —Rainow ; —Lynn;—North Meols;— 
Saint Nicholas Within ;— Dublin ;—Londonderry ; 
— Smethwick ;— Wolverhampton ;—Rural Deaneries 
of Walsall and Himley ;—Hundred of Kilmersdon 
(Somerset) ;— Duston ;—A bbeylara ;—Knaresboro’ ; 
—-Potterne ; — Winkfield ; — Folkstone ;—Auchter- 
muchty ;—Presbytery of Cupar (Moderator) ;—Lon- 
don-wall, Coleman-street, London;—Presbytery of 
London (Moderator);—Free Synod of Stirling 
(Moderator) ; —Dalbury ; —Spondon ;—Littleover ; 
—Matlock Bath ; — Derby ; — Ilkeston ;—Newcas- 
tle-upon- Tyne (two Petitions) ;— Poulton ;—Rawten- 
stall ;—Chorley ;—Somerton ;—Stewarton ;—Lymp- 
sham ;— Barnet ;— Leicester ;— Abergavenny ;—Long 
Acre( Middlesex) ;—Kirby Kendal ;—Kirkby Lons- 
dale ;— Milton (Kent) ; —Southampten ;—Bredgar ; 
— Newington (Kent) ;— Thornton Steward ; — Key- 
street ; — Methley ;— Sheffield ;— Chapel Hill;— 
Llanelly :— Newcastle-Emlyn ;— Beverley ;— Harm- 
ston ;—Stamly and Gunby ;— Ranceby ;— Tendring ; 
—Wixr;— Little Bartley ; — Bradfield ;—Keldon 
Easterford ;— Ardleigh ; — Beaumont ;-—~Manning- 
tree; — Wrabness ; — Ramsey; — Members of the 
Loyal Protestant Association and others approving 
of the object ;— Gateforth ;— Hambleton (York) ; 
—Glasbury ; — Brecon ; —- York; — Islington ; — 
Ripon; — Columbkill; — Clonbroney ; — Temple 
Michael ;—and, Truro; praying that the Maynooth 
College Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Modbury, in the Punishment 
county of Devon, praying for the abolition of the ef Death. 


Punishment of Death, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Charles Bird, of Exeter, Barrister- Fees on 
at-Law, complaining of the large sums demanded Convictions. 


from the accused in cases of Misdemeanors and 
Felonies, for copies of depositions against them; 
and praying the House to issue a Commission to 
inquire into the same, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wakefield ;— Dewsbury Moor ;— Anatomy Act. 


Mirfield ;—Hechmondwike ;—and, Thornell; pray- 
ing the House to appoint a Committee to inquire 
into the operation of the Anatomy Act, —- were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Paddington ;— London ;— and, Health of 
Manchester praying that provision may be made Towns. 


for the public Health by preventing interment within 
the precincts of large tewns,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Larbert and Bothhennar ;—Pol- Mines and 
mont ;—and, Larbert, Bothkennar and Falkirk ; Collieries Act. 


praying the House to modify the Mines and 
Collieries Act, so as to allow females who were 
employed in the Mines previous to March 1843 to 
resume their labour,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Cork, Ministers 


praying for the abolition of Ministers Money in 
Ireland, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the ‘lable. 


EE2 A Petition 





912 


Game Laws. 


revision of the Game Laws, and to make such 
alterations therein as may mitigate if not prevent 
the recurrence of the evils which now result there- 
from, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Game Laws. 


Pauper 
Lunatics. 


A Petition of John Hume Spry, v.v., Rector of 
Saint Mary-le-bone, Chairman of the Representative 
Vestrymen of the parish of Saint Mary-le-bone, 
stating that in the ninth George the Fourth an Act 
was passed, c. 40, for the purpose of consolidating 
the several Statutes then in force on the subject of 
Pauper Lunatics, and for facilitating the erection of 
County Lunatic Asylums, and improving the treat- 
ment of Pauper and Criminal Lunatics; that the 
great object (that of improving the treatment of | 
Pauper Lunatics) has failed in the Middlesex | 
County Lunatic Asylum, so far as regards their 
cure, inasmuch as the cures effected in that Asylum 
now scarcely exceed 5 per centum, while those of 
the lowest other County Asylums reported on by 
the Commissioners in Lunacy amount to about 
10 per centum, and those of the great Metropolitan 
Hospital of Saint Luke to 56; that by the said Act 
the entire management of the establishment at | 
Hanwell is vested in a committee of trustees, of 
whom three are a quorum, who decide on every 
thing connected with the management, contro! and 
expenditure, up to 14s. per head of the patients in 
the County Asylum, without reference to the 
magistrates at large; and praying for an inquiry 
into the state of the funds and management of the 
said Asylum, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


County Courts 


= Petitions from Capel Evan ;—Gelligroes ;—Con- 
sill. 


will-in- Elvet ;—Devynock;--and, Abernant; praying 


8° Aprilis. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Worcester, | —Saint German’s Union ;—and, Launceston Union ;s 
praying the House to take into consideration a_ 


A. 1845, 


praying that the said Bill may not pass into law, 
as it now stands, —were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Dorsetshire ;— Wolverhampton ;— Piysic ang 
James Laurence Ward ;— Godalming ; — Brighton Surgery yi, 
(two Petitions) ;--Northern Division of the county of 
Chester ;-—-Southampton ;--Christ Church (Hanis) ; 
| — Hereford and other places ;—and, James Hollins 
Pickford; praying that the Physic and Surgery 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Hastings ; —Leeds ; — Edward Colleges oj 
James Shearman ;—and, W. T. G. Davies; praying Physicians ani 
that the right of the Petitioners to incorporation *“e™ Bil. 
with the College of Physicians in London on equal 
terms may be protected, and that the Colleges of 
Physicians and Surgeons Bill may not be passed 
until the proposed Charter be laid before the House, 

—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions of Ship-owners and Inhabitants in- Lighthouses 
terested in Shipping, of the towns of Stockton and 
Middlesborough ;—and, Robin Hoods Bay, near the 
Port of Whitby; stating that the present rates 
charged by the Trinity House of Deptford Strond 
and Cinque Port Pilots are unreasonable, and greatly 
exceed the amount necessary for the efficient main- 
texance of the Light Establishments; and praying 
the House to take the matter into consideration, and 
afford them redress, —were presented, and read; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Light- 
houses. 


Petitions from Godalming ;— Guildford ;—and, pai. 
Haslemere; praying for the repeal of the duty on 








the House, to pass a Bill for the Establishment of 
County Courts, with a clause requiring a knowledge | 


of the Welsh language on the part of the Judges of 
those Courts in Wales,—were presented, and read ; | 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Banking 


Petitions from Ayr ;—Peterhead (two Petitions) ; | 
(Scotland. ) 


— Girvan ;—and, Aberdour; praying the House to 
refuse its sanction to any measure interfering with 


Malt,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Maltsters residing in Saffron Walden, 
praying that the additional duty of five per cent. on 
the Duty of Malt may be abolished, was also pre- 


_ sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants and others of the town Insolvent 
and borough of Salford, in the county palatine of Debtors Act; 


the present system of Banking in Scotland,—were| Lancaster, praying that the Insolvent Debtors Act ant, Coe 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Presbytery of Jrvine (Moderator) ; 
—Presbytery of Wigtown (two Petitions) ;—and, 
Presbytery of Stirling (two Petitions); praying the 


Schoolmasters 
(Scotland, ) 


House to adopt measures for ameliorating the con- | 


dition of the Burgh and Parochial Schoolmasters, 
and for promoting the Educational Interests of 
Scotland,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 
Lord’s Day. Petitions from Wéillenhall (six Petitions) ;—Por- 
tobello (three Petitions) ;—and, Free Synod of Stir- 
ling (Moderator) ; praying the House to adopt mea- 
sures for securing and enforcing the due observance 
of the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 
a. Bill. A Petition of Owners of property and Rate- 
payers of the parish of Fordington, praying that 
the Parochial Settlement Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the ‘Table. 
Petitions from a Union (Chairman) ;— 
East Ashford Union ;—Brecknock Union (Somerset 
and Devon, (Chairman) ;—-Chelmsford Union (Chair- 


Cl Courts Bil 
| may be repealed, and that the County Courts Bill 1844.) 


of the last Session of Parliament may be again in- 
troduced into the House, and passed into a law, 

|was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 

| the Table. 
A Petition of Guardians of the Yeovil Union, poo Las. 
praying the House that in any alterations that may 
be made in the existing Poor Laws, the power be 
invested in Boards of Guardians to fix and regulate 

‘the salaries of their paid officers, was presented, 

/and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Parishioners of Bradford, in the sale of Beet 
county of Somerset, stating that in the opinion of 
the Petitioners the establishment of Beer-houses 
has been attended with the most serious evils to 
the community, by encouraging habits of idJeness, 
intemperance and vice, and conducing very greatly 
to crime; and praying the House to restrict the Sale 
of Beer to inns and houses of respectability, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
|Table. 


| A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners and others Australian 
interested in the welfare of the Australian Colonies, Cora. 
‘praying that the House will be pleased to relieve 





man);— Over Wyersdale ; — Risbridge Union ;— | them from the duty to which they are now subjected 
Sudbury Union ; — Swaffham Union ;— Camelford | upon the importation of their grain into the mother 
Union ; — Wellington Union (Chairman) —Zancas- | country, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
ter Union ;— Yeovil Union ;— Milton Union (Kent) ; | lie upon the Table. a 

Petitions 





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8 VicTORIzZ. 





saint Asaph Petitions from Principal, Fellows and Scholars, Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 

and Banger = of _ Jesus College, Oxford ;—Llandovery ; —Rural favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

— Deanery of Woodleigh ;—and, Etwall; praying for “a 
the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, Petitions of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Yarmouth 
c. 77, as relates to the union of the Dioceses of of the borough of Great Yarmouth, in the county and Norwici: 
Saint Asaph and Bangor,—were presented, and of Norfolk ;—Commissioners for executing an Act Rallway Bi. 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | for better paving, lighting, cleansing and watching 

_the Town of Great Yarmouth, in the County of Nor- 

Standing Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee | folk, and for removing Nuisances and Annoyances 

Orders 5 on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which | therein, and for making other Improvements in the 
were read, as follow : | said Town ;—and, Commissioners for executing an 

Monmouth 1. Resolved, That in the case of the Monmouth | Act for improving the Haven of Great Yarmouth, 

and Hereford ~and Hereford Railway Petition, the Standing Orders | in the County of Norfolk, and the several Rivers 

Railway. ought to be dispensed with ; That the Parties be per- | connected therewith, and for repairing or taking 


Reversionary 
Interest Society 


(No. 2.) sent a Petition for a Bill, the Sessional Order ought | 
to be dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted| A Petition of Commissioners for executing an Lowestoft 
to present their Petition accordingly. Act for improving the Haven of Great Yarmouth, Railway and 
Brighton and © 3- Resolved, That in the case of the Brighton and | in the County of Norfolk, and the several Rivers ##*bou Pils 
Chichester Chichester Railway (Portsmouth Extension) Peti- | connected therewith, and for repairing or taking 
~ tion, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed | down and re-building a certain Bridge over the said 
cues with; That the Parties be permitted to proceed with | Haven at Great Yarmouth aforesaid, and a certain 
their Bill. | Bridge called Saint Olave’s Bridge, over the River 
The said Resolutions, being read a second time, | Waveney, in the Counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, 
were agreed to. | and for suspending fora limited period certain Duties 
; | payable to the Corporation of Great Yarmouth, and 
Brighton and ‘The House was moved, That the Report in respect | for imposing other Duties in lieu thereof, praying 
—” of the Petition for the Brighton and Chichester Rail- that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
pc way (Portsmouth Extension) Bill, which was this! or agents, against certain parts of the Lowestoft 
Extension) Bill. day made from the Select Committee on Standing | Railway and Harbour Bill, was presented, and read. 
Orders, might be read; and the same being read ; | Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill! Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
for making a Railway from the Brighton and Chi-| by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
chester Railway to Portsmouth, with a Branch to} Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
Fareham: And that the Earl of March and the Earl | favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
of Arundel and Surrey do prepare, and bring it in. | 
, | A Petition of Ship-owners and Captains of Vessels Hartlepoot Pier 
Meameeth Pp The House was moved, That the Report in respect jn the Port of Ipswich, in the county of Suffolk, #4 Port Bill 
Railway Bili of the Petition for the Monmouth and Hereford praying that the Hartlepool Pier and Port Bill may 
sae Bill, which was this day made from the pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be gered to lie upon the Table. 
read ; and the same being read ; a 
_ Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill) 4 Petition of Landed Proprietors and other parties Wexford and 
for making a Railway from the Cheltenham and | of the town and neighbourhood of Gorey, stating Carlow Rail- 
Great Western Union Railway to Monmouth and that a Railway has been projected from Weaford “*): 
Hereford, with a Branch to jom the Forest of Dean | t) Carlow; and praying the House not to sanction 
Railway: And that Mr. Pulsford, Mr. Edward) the proposed line, was presented, and read; and 
_ Clive and Mr. Hayter do prepare, and bring | odered to lie upon the Table. 
in. 
Sint Ives Mr. Edmund Turner presented a Bill for making | . Petitions of Inhabitants of the parishes of Gordon, Edinburgh and 
' — Rail- Railway from Lelant, in the County of Cornwall, |™ the county of Berwick ;—.Bowden, in the county ea 
to Saint Ives, in the same County: And the same of Roxburgh ;—and, Melrose, in the county of Rox- ans 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a burgh; praying that the Edinburgh and Hawick 
second time. Railway, and others which are projected, may not 
oe. ae __ | be opened for public uses on the Sabbath,—were 
Worcester and, &amp; Petition of Arthur Annesley, Esquire, of Clif-| presented, and read; and referred to the Com- 
South Statiorde ford Chambers, in the county of Gloucester, the | mittee on the Bill. 
* Railway Reverend William Annesley, of Ebrington, in the 


mitted to proceed with their Bill; and that they prove | down and rebuilding a certain Bridge over the said 
before the Committee thereon, that the amended | Haven at Great Yarmouth aforesaid, and a certain 
Plans, Sections and Books of Reference deposited | Bridge called Saint Olave’s Bridge, over the River 
with the Clerks of the Peace on the 31st December | Waveney, in the Counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, 
were duplicates of those deposited in the Private | and for suspending for a limited period certain Duties 
Bill Office; and that the Committee on the Bill do} payable to the Corporation of Great Yarmouth, and 
examine, in the first place, how far such Order has | imposing other Duties in lieu thereof; praying that 
been complied with; and do report the same to the | they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
House, on the Report of the Bill. | agents, against certain parts of the Yarmouth and 

2, Resolved, That in the case of the Reversionary | Norwich Railway Bill,—were presented, and read ; 
Interest Society (No. 2.) Petition for leave to pre-| and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


said county of Gloucester, George Annesley, of 
Dorset-place, Dorset-square, in the county of Mid- 
dlesex, Esquire, Elizabeth Vere Annesley, the Re- 
verend Francis Annesley, Caroline Annesley, Francis 
Annesley and Elizabeth Vere Mogg, all of Clifford 
Chambers aforesaid, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the London, Worcester and South 
Staffordshire Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Vor. 100. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Total Number of Gallons of Proof 
Spirits distilled in England, Scotland, and Ireland 
| respectively, distinguishing the Quantities produced 
from Malt, and from a mixture of Malt and unmalted 
Grain, or from any other Ingredient; showing also 
the Total Quantity of each sort in the United King- 
dom, for the year ending the 5th day of January 
1845 :—And of the Number of Gallons of Proof 
Spirits (distinguishing the sorts) on which Duty 
was paid for Home Consumption, in each of the 
three Kingdoms, with the Rate per Gallon, and the 





EE3 Amount 


Spirits. 








Spirits 


( Ireland.) 


Disputed 
Territory. 


East India. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Courts of 
Common Law 
Process Bill. 





214 8° Aprils. A. 1845. 


Amount of such Duty; also the Total Number of issuing out of Her Majesty’s Courts of Common 
Gallons and Duty in the United Kingdom, for the | Law at Westminster, on Persons resident out of the 
year ending the 5th day of January 1845 :—And Jurisdiction of the said Courts; to which the Lords 
showing, under separate heads, the Number of Gal- | desire the concurrence of this House :—And also, 
lons of Proof Spirits (distinguishing the materials | The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
from which made) imported into each Kingdom |to authorize, in certain Cases, the Service of Process 
from each of the others respectively, and including, | issuing out of Her Majesty’s Courts of Common 
in the cases of England and Scotland, those con- | Law in Ireland, on Persons resident out of the 
veyed either by land or by sea; stating also the Rate | Jurisdiction of the said Courts ; to which the Lords 
of Duty per Gallon, and the Total Amount thereof in | desire the concurrence of this House ;—And also, 
each case, and what portion of such Duty was paid | 

on removal of the Spirits from bond, and what 
after their arrival at the place of destination, for 
the year ending the 5th day of January 1845. 


to authorize, in certain Cases, Summons to be raised 
and served, and Action to be proceeded with, against 
Persons resident out of the Jurisdiction of the 
Supreme Civil Court in Scotland; to which the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House :—And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Ac- 
counts of the Produce of the Excise Duty received 
on Spirits in ZJreland, during each of the years | 


ending the 5th day of April 1844 and 1845, and Ordered, That there be laid before this House, An 


the Number of Gallons brought to charge, showing 
the Increase or Decrease in Gallons and in Duty :— 
Of the Number of Gallons of Spirits brought to 
charge in Jreland, and the Duty paid thereon, in 
the quarters ending the 5th day of April 1844 and 
1845, showing the Increase or Decrease :—Of the 
Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits (distinguishing 
the Quantities produced from Malt and from a mix- 


Alphabetical List of the Names, Descriptions and 
Places of Abode of all Persons subscribing to the 
Amount of £.2,000 and upwards to any Railway 
Subscription Contract deposited in the Private Bill 
peomeie during the present Session of Parliament; 
showing the Amount subscribed by each Person for 
every Railway to which he may be a Subscriber 
and the Total Amount of such Subscriptions by 





| 
| 





ture of Malt and unmalted Grain) on which Duty | each Person. 

was paid for Home Consumption in Ireland, in each | 
quarter of the years ending respectively the 5th| A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
day of April 1844 and 1845, and in each of the That leave be given to bring ina Bill to secure the 
years :—Of the Number of Detections and of the | Inviolability of Letters passing through the Post- 
Number of Persons prosecuted for Offences in Jre- | office ; 

land against the Laws for the Suppression of Illicit | ‘The House divided : 

Distillation, in each quarter of the years ending, The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

respectively the 5th day of April 1844 and 1845,| The Noes to the new Lobby. 


distinguishing those convicted :—And of the Num-| ‘Tellers for thef Mr. Thomas Duncombe, 72 

ber of Persons confined in each Gaol in Jreland for | Yeas, L Mr. Hume : | ia 
Offences against the Laws for the Suppression of | Tellers for thef Mr. Young, Lies 
Illicit Distillation, on the 5th day of January, the | Noes, L Mr. Henry Baring: ete 


5th day of March, and the 5th day of April 1845 | 
(in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 411, | 
of Session 1844). 


So it passed in the Negative. 


| The House was moved, That the Special and 
General Reports made to his Majesty by the 
Resolved, That an humble Address be presented , Commissioners appointed to inquire into the Prac- 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased | tice and Jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Courts in 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, | Kng/and and Wales, dated respectively the 25th 
a wy Aad a Despatch from Lord Sydenham to Lord ; January 1831, and the 15th February 1832, which 
John Russell, dated the 9th day of August 1841, re- | were presented upon the 27th day of February 1832, 
— the provisional occupation of the Disputed might be read ; and the same were read. 
erritory, and of the subsequent Correspondence| ‘The House was also moved, that the Report 
thereon. which, upon the 14th day of June 1842, was made 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to | from the Select Committee appointed to consider 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are | the expediency of framing some Legislative Enact- 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. | ments (due respect being paid tothe rights of the 
| Clergy), to remedy the evils arising from the Inter- 
Ordered, That there be laid before this House, | ment of Bodies within the precincts of large Towns 
Copy or Extracts of a Despatch from the Court of | or of places densely populated, might be read ; and 
Directors of the East India Company to the Go- | the same was read. 
vernor-General of Jndia in Council, dated 17th} The House was also moved, That the Supplemen- 


June (No. 5) 1837, respecting the Abolition of the 
Transit and Town Duties in the Districts subject to 
the Governments of Bengal and Agra, and the 
Enactment of the Jndia Legislative, Act No. 14, of 
1836, eflecting various Alterations in the Rates of 
Duties levied upon Sea-borne Commerce :—Of a 


|tary Report on an Inquiry into the effects of the 
practice of Interment in Towns, which was pre- 
sented upon the 24th day of August 1843, might 
be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Second 
Report of the Commissioners for inquiring into the 





Despatch from the Court of Directors to the Go- | state of Large Towns and Populous Districts, which 
vernor-General in Council, dated July 3rd (No. 9)| was presented upon the 4th day of February last, 
1844, respecting the Enactment of Act No. 6 of might be read; and the same being read ; 

1844, abolishing the Transit and Inland Custom| A Motion was made, and the Question being 
Duties :—And, of a Despatch from the Court of | proposed, That this House is of Opinion that the 
Directors to the Governor-General, dated Decem- | practice of Interment in towns and crowded districts 
ber 4th, (No. 15) 1844, conveying Instructions to | 1s injurious to the Public Health, and exposes the 


increase the Rates of Sea Customs in Jndia. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Duckworth 
and Mr. Russell: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 

to authorize, in certain Cases, the Service of Process 


places of sepulture to desecration, and the remains 
of the dead to acts revolting to moral and religious 
feelings, and that such practice ought to be abo- 
lished as early as is practicable, consistently with 
the object of making due and proper provision for 
Interment and for the protection of vested interests 
in all accustomed fees or emoluments ; * 

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Courts of 
Common Lay 


rocess 
(Ireland) Bil, 


The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Court of geqio, 


( Scotland) 
Tocess Bill, 


Railways, 


Post-oftice, 


Health of 
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Railway Bills 
Classification 
(Fourth Re- 


port. ) 
No. 196. 


Agriculture. 


L Colonial 


Accounts, 


Etcise 
(Auctions and 
British Sugar.) 


§ VICTORIE. 


An Amendment was proposed to oe made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the first word “That” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
« the practice of Interment within the precincts of 
« the Metropolis and of large Cities, is injurious to 
« the Health of the population, and demands the 
« serious attention of Parliament,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :— 
The said proposed Amendment and Motion were 
severally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That the practice of Interment within the precincts 
of the Metropolis and of large Cities, is mjurious to 
the Health of the population, and demands the 
serious attention of Parliament ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Mr. Thomas Duncombe, 

Yeas, Mr. Mackinnon: sf 
Tellers for the f Mr. Young, 7 
Noes, L Lord Arthur Lennox: J 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


66 


49. 


Sir Robert Harry Inglis reported from the Classi- 
fication Committee of Railway Bills; and who were 
empowered to report from time to time ; That they 
had further considered the matters to them referred ; 
and had directed him tu make a Report thereof to 
the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, representing that, in the opinion of 
this House, it is desirable to obtain authentic infor- 
mation upon various matters connected with the 
Agriculture of the United Kingdom ; that this in- 
formation is altogether deficient, so that at this time 
even the extent of land under cultivation, and the 
amount of its produce, are subjects only of vague 
conjecture; that the total absence of all statistical 
knowledge in reference to this important subject, 
has at various times proved detrimental to the public 
interests ; and praying Her Majesty to devise mea- 
sures for supplying to Parliament, from time to time, 
Statements of the Breadth of Land under Cultiva- 
tion for each Species of Produce respectively, with 
the Amount of Produce derived from the same, to- 
gether with such Information as will exhibit, as far 
as practicable, a perfect view of the Agricultural 
Capability and Production of the United Kingdom : 
—And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
upon the 1st day of this instant April, That a Select 
Committee be appointed to examine into the Ac- 
counts of Colonial Receipt and Expenditure laid on 
the Table of this House, and to report as to the 
mode in which it may be desirable to frame the 
same for the future, in order to introduce uniformity, 
regularity, correctness and completeness, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Dr. Bowring, 
Mr. George William Hope, Mr. Spooner, Mr. Trot- 
ter, Mr. M‘Geachy, Sir Thomas Hepburn, Mr. H. 
J. Baillie, Mr. Grogan, Mr. Pringle, Mr. Forster, 
Mr. Cobden, Mr. Bouverie, Mr. dldam, Mr. Hume 
and Mr. Patrick Stewart, with power to send for 
persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom 
it was referred to consider of the Duties of Excise 
in respect of Auctions and Auctioneers, and on 
Sugar manufactured in the United Kingdom, se- 
veral Resolutions; which were read, as follow ; 

Vox. 100. 


8° Aprils. 


215 


1. Resolved, That all the Duties of Excise now 
payable in respect of Sales by Auction, and on Li- 
censes to be taken out by Auctioneers, shall cease. 


2. Resolved, That there shall be raised, levied, 
collected and paid, for and upon every License to 
be taken out by every person exercising or carrying 
on the Trade or Business of an Auctioneer in any 
part of the United Kingdom, the Sum of £.10. 


3. Resolved, That the Duty of Excise now pay- 

able upon Sugar manufactured in the United King- 

dom do cease, and that in lieu thereof there shall 

be charged the following Duty of Excise ; (that is 

to say) 

On every hundred weight, and so in pro- £. s. d. 
portion for any greater or lesser quantity, 


of all Sugar manufactured in the United 
Kingdom, from whatever materials made - 14 - 


The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the first Auction Duties 
and second of the said Resolutions: And that Mr, Repeat Bilt. 
Greene, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mr. 

Cardwell do prepare, and bring it in. 

Ordered, ‘Vhat a Bill be brought in upon the last Sugar (Excise 
of the said Resolutions : And that the same Gentle- Duties) Bill. 
men do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Greene reported the Customs (Import Duties) Customs 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to, (Import Duties) 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be &gt;" 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 


Mr. Greene reported the Public Museums, &amp;c., Public 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to, Museums, &amp;c., 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be ®#!" 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Mr. Greene reported the Glass (Excise Duty) Glass (Excise 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. Duty) Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Mutiny Biil. 
into a Committee upon the Mutiny Bill; and after 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Marine Mutiny 
into a Committee upon the Marine Mutiny Bill ; 8 
and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Mr. Cardwell presented a Bill to repeal the Duties Sugar (Excise 
of Excise on Sugar manufactured in the United Deties) Bill, 
Kingdom, and to impose other Duties in lieu there- No. 197. 
of: And the same was read the first time; and or- 
dered to be read a second time To-morrow; and to 
be printed. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Calico Prict 
Committee, To-morrow, upon the Calico Print Works Wes Bil. 
Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Greene presented, pursuant to several Ad- Sheriff and 
dresses to Her Majesty,—Return to an Address to Stewart Cicrks, 
Her Majesty, dated the 5th day of June in the last S°"'*"”? 
Session of Parliament, for a Return, in columns, (in 
continuation of Return, No. 37, in 1836, ordered to 
be printed 14th February 1837), showing the Total 
Gross Amount of Fees, Allowances or Perquisites 
paid to and received by each Sheriff and Stewart Clerk 





EE4 and 





Justice of 
(Peace Clerks 
Scotland. ) 


Naturalization. 


Ecclesiastical 
Commissiun. 


icclesiastical 
Commission 
(Ireland. ) 


Ear! of Lucan, 


North Wales 
Railway, 





216 §°— 9° 


and his Deputies, in each County and Stewartry 
of Scotland respectively; and showing the Gross 
Amount and the Net Amount as above, specifying 
whether the same is received by the Principal Clerk 
or Deputy Clerk, with the Names of each of these 
Parties respectively, and the Place of his Official 
Residence :—Stating whether the Fees are charged 
under the Provisions of the late or the present 
Statute which regulate the Fees of Sheriff Gierks 
also stating what Table of Fees or Rates of Charges 
is followed with regard to Criminal Business charged 


against the Exchequer and Rogue Moncy Funds | 


respectively, by Sheriff and Stewart Clerks, and the 
rest of the Clerks of Court in each County in Scot- 
land :—And, a Statement, in columns, of the yearly 
Income of the Sheriff, the Sheriff Substitute or Sub- 
stitutes, and the Sheriff Clerk, in each County of 
Scotland respectively, so as to contrast the Income 
of the Judge with that of the Clerk of Court. 

Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 

5th day of June in the last Session of Parliament, for, 
a Return, in columns, (in continuation of a Return 
in 1836, ordered to be printed 14th February 1837), 
showing the Total Gross Amount of Fees, Allow- 
ances or Perquisites paid to and received by each 
Justice of Peace Clerk and his Deputies, in each 
of the different Counties and Stewartries, and Dis- 
tricts or Wards of Counties and Stewartries of Scot- 
land respectively ; and showing the Gross Amount 
and Net Amount as above, specifying whether the 
same are received by the Principal Clerk or Deputy 
Clerk, with the Names of each of these Parties, and 
the Place of his Official Residence; also stating 
what Table or Scale of Fees or Rates cf Charges 
are followed with regard to Criminal Business, as 
above : — Also, showing, in columns, the whole 
Amount charged against the County Rogue Money 
or other Public County Fund (specifying the same) 
for Criminal and General Business, distinguishing 
the Amount for each of these Branches, and show- 
ing whether Salaries or Fees are in use, in whole 
or in part,in each Department :—-Stating whether 
any Register be kept of the Fines imposed by Her 
Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for the said Counties 
and Stewartries and Districts thereof respectively ; 
and if so, stating the Gross Amount of such Fines 
as were imposed and recovered respectively, for the 
Three years preceding the 1st day of May 1844, 
distinguishing the Amount in each year. 

Returns of the Number of Acts of Naturalization 
passed annually, during the Ten years ending in 
August 1844:—And, of the Number of Letters of 
Denization issued by the Secretary of State for the 
Home Department, during the same time. 

Mr. Greene also presented, pursuant to the di- 
rections of several Acts of Parliament,—Copies of 
Orders in Council issued in the year 1844, ratifying 
Schemes of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for 
England. 

A Copy of the Report of the Ecclesiastical Com- 
missioners for Jreland, for the year ending Ist 
August 1844. 

Mr. Greene also presented, pursuant to Order,— 
A Return of Correspondence which took place in 
the years 1842, 1843, and 1844, between the Lord 
Chancellor of Jreland and the Earl of Lucan, rela- 
tive to the dismissal of the latter from, and subse- 
quent restoration to the Magistracy ; also a Copy 
of the Commission appointing the said Earl of 
Lucan Lord Lieutenant of the County of Mayo. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 


Table. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for the North Wales Rail- 
way Bill, the Standing Orders had not been com- 
plied with, inasmuch as the Notices in the Gazettes 
were not inserted in three successive weeks ; also 
inasmuch as the furlongs were not marked upon 


Aprilis. A. 1845. 


the sections, being marked in miles only; and 
also, inasmuch as Copies of the Plan, Section, and 
Book of Reference were not deposited in the Office 
of the Railway Department of the Board of Trade, 
on or before the 30th day of November, but were 
deposited on the 3d December 1844. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 


Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Great North of England (Clarence and Hartlepool 
Junction) Railway Bill, was referred ; ‘hat the Stand- 
ing Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch 
as the Notices do not state the intention to take land 
by compulsory enactment, which is contemplated 
by the said Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to the London 
University, which were presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till after twelve of the clock on Wednesday 
morning, adjourned till this day. 








Mercuri, 9° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Law, from the Treasury, was called in; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—Return of the Number of Ships laden with Fo- 
reign Corn entered inwards at the Ports of the 
United Kingdom, between the 5th day of January 
1844 and the 5th day of January 1845 (in conti- 
nuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 198, of Session 
1844). 


bruary last, for, Returns of the Number and Tonnage 
of Sailing Vessels registered at each of the Ports 
of Great Britain and Ireland, including the Isle 
of Man and Channel Islands ; distinguishing those 
under and those about Fifty Tons Register, on the 
31st day of December 1844:—Similar Returns of 
Steam Vessels and their Tonnage :—Returns of the 
Number and Tonnage of Vessels that entered and 
cleared coastwise, at each of the Ports of Great Bri- 
tain and Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands, 
(including their repeated Voyages), with the Num- 
ber of their Crews ; distinguishing Steam from Sail- 
ing Vessels, between the 31st day of December 
1843 and the 31st day of December 1844:--Like 
Returns from and to the Colonies; further distin- 
guishing British and Foreign Vessels :—Like Re- 
turns from and to Foreign Ports; aiso distinguishing 
British from Foreign Vessels: — Returns of the 
Number and Tonnage of Sailing Vessels registered 
at each of the Ports of the Colonies of the United 
Kingdom respectively; distinguishing those under 
and those above Fifty Tons Register, on the 31st 
day of December 1844 :—Similar Returns of Steam 
Vessels and Tonnage :—And, a Return of the Num- 
ber of Vessels, with their Tonnage (distinguishing 
Steam from Sailing Vessels), that were built and 
registered ; also, a Return of Vessels and Tonnage 
sold and transferred ; also a Return of Vessels and 
Tonnage wrecked ; also, a Return of Vessels and 
Tonnage broken up, in the year 1844 (in continua- 
tion of Parliamentary Papers, Nos. 199, 334 and 
618, of Session 1844). 

An Abstract of the Expository Statement of the 
Customs Duties, presented by Command, in the 


form and under the heads contained in the first ~ 
oO 





a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the ( 


Great North 
of England 


J unetion) 
Railway, 


London 
University, 


No. 198, 


Returns to an Order dated the 18th day of Fe- shipping. 


Customs 
Duties. 


larence and 










Shipp 
(Carric 
Suir.) 


Bridgy 
Naviga 
Railwa 


Bright 
Chich 
Railw 
(Ports 
Exten 


Trish | 
West 
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8 VicTORIZ. 


ofsuch Statement; distinguishing, as to Number of 
Articles and Amount of Duty received, hetween 
Articles upon which Reductions have been made in 


the years 1842, 1843 and 1844, and Articles upon | 


which the Duties have remained unaltered :—A | 


Statement of the Time in the Two years before the | 


establishment of the Tariff, and the Two years sub- | 
sequent, mentioned in such Statement respectively, 
during which the 5 per cent. additional Duty on 
Customs was in operation:—And, Net Amount of 
Customs Duties (exclusive of Drawbacks, Repay- 
ments, &amp;c.) received in the several years from 1828 
to 1844, both years inclusive; together with the 
Amount of Duty received in each year from Corn. 


Shipping A Return of the Number of Shipping that have | 
(Cartick-On- ~— come up to Carrich-on-Suir, since the passing of | 
om) the Suir Navigation Act, Name of Ship and Captain, 
and where from; also Tonnage, and how laden, 
coming and going :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 
Bridgwater Petitions of Merchants, Traders and Inhabi- 


Nergation and tants of the towns of Crediton ;—Chard ;—Lang- 

— port ;—Honiton ; — Taunton ; — Ilminster; — Crew- 
herne;— Yeovil;—City of Exeter ;—and, Company of 
Proprietors of the Chard Canal Navigation ; praying 
that the Bridgwater Navigation and Railway Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 

Petitions of Owners of, and otherwise interested 
in vessels belonging and trading to the Port of 
Bridgwater ;—and, Company of Proprietors of the 
Bridgwater «nd Taunton Canal Navigation; pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the said Bill,—were 
also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Brighton and == ‘The Earl of March presented a Bill for making 

— a Railway from the Brighton and Chichester Rail- 
way 

(Purtsmouth Way to Portsmouth, with a Branch to Fareham: 


Extension) Bill And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


9° Aprils. 





Irish Great Petitions of Inhabitants of Tullamore ;— and, 

ae Grand Jury of the King’s County; taking notice of 

to Galway.) | the application for leave to bring in the Jrish Great 
Western gions | (Dublin to Galway) Bill; and 
praying that such Bill, may pass into law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

ForthandClyde Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 


Navigation Bills Forth and Clyde Navigation (re-committed) Bill; 
That they had made other Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
ess ard Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
hiteGasLight Birmingham and Staffordshire Gas Light Company 
Company Bill, (re~committed) Bill; That they had made other 
Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


— Im- Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 

ment Bill, Wallasey Improvement (re-committed) Bill; That 
they had made other Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

Anicable Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 

po I _ Amicable Society Assurance Bill ; That they had 


examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Vor. 100. 


Q17 


Petitions of Samuel Hailstone, of Horton, in the West Yorkshire 
parish of Bradford, in the West Riding of the county Railway Bill. 
of York, Gentleman ;—Samuel Hailstone, of Hor- 
ton, in the parish of Bradford, in the county of 
York, as Clerk to the Trustees of the Leeds and 
Halifax Turnpike-road ;—Company of Proprietors 
of the Bradford Canal Navigation ;—and, Joseph 
Wood, Greenwood Bentley and John Lee, all of 
Bradford, in the county of York, the Lessees of the 
Bradford Canal Navigation; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the West Yorkshire Railway 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, ifthey think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions, 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Leeds 
Canal Navigation from Leeds to Liverpool, praying Dewsbury, aud 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- fone te 

. ’ ‘ ’ Junction Rail. 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Leeds, way Bill. 
Dewsbury and Manchester Junction Railway Bill, 
was presented and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition, 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Leeds and 
Canal Navigation from Leeds to Liverpool, praying Thirsk Railway 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel ~"* 
or agents, against certain parts of the Leeds and 
Thirsk Railway Bill, was presented, and read, 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition, 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Leeds and 
Canal Navigation from Leeds to Liverpool, praying Bradford Rail. 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- ——- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Leeds Colue) Bill. 
and Bradford Railway Extension (Shipley to Colne) 

Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition, 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Blackburn, 
Canal Navigation from Leeds to Liverpool, praying — 

: cringten and 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel gine Exten- 
or agents, against certain parts of the Blackburn, sion Railwey 
Burnley, Accrington and Colne Extension Railway ®# 

Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition, 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Liverpool aud 
Canal Navigation from Leeds to Liverpool, praying (Bak ~~. 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- gnq rab 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Liverpool Railway, aud 
and Bury Railway (Bolton, Wigan and Liverpool Bury Exven- 
Railway and Bury Extension) Hill, was presented, ° 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Blackbur, 
Canal Navigation from Leeds to Liverpool, praying Darwen and 
: olton Rail- 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- way Bill. 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Blackburn, 


Darwen and Bolton Railway Bill, was presented, 





and read. 
FF Ordered, 






























218 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Preston and 
Wyre Railway 
Branches Bill. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of the 
Petition for the Preston and Wyre Railway Branches 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the several Acts relating to the Preston 
and Wyre Railway, Harbour and Dock Company, 
and to enable the said Company to make three 
several Branch Railways: And that Mr. Wilson 
Patten and Mr. Talbot Clifton do prepare, and 
bring it in. 

Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
case of the Petition for the Exeter and Crediton 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Exeter to Crediton, in 
the county of Devon: And that Sir Thomas Acland 
and Mr. Buck do prepare, and bring it in. 


Exeter and 
Crediton Rail- 
way Bill. 


Dublin Pipe 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
Water Bill. 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Dublin Pipe Water Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the Borough of the City of Dublin to extend the 
Supply of Pipe Water to the several Parishes or 
portions of Parishes situate in the City and County 
of the said Borough, and adjoining to, but outside 
the Boundary thereof: And that Mr. Grogan and 
Mr. Gregory do prepare, and bring it in. 


Lady’s Island 
and Tacumshin 
Embankment. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Lady’s 
Island and Tacumshin Embankment Bill, was re- 
ferred; That the Standing Orders had not been com- 
plied with, inasmuch as the Notice does not state 
the place of deposit of the Plans, Sections and 
Books of Reference, with the several Post-masters, 
such Notice only stating that they will be deposited 
with the Post-master of the Post towns in or 
nearest such parishes respectively (as are previously 
specified in the Notice), at their respective offices, 
without stating the names of such towns; and 
inasmuch as the Book of Reference deposited with 
the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Wexford 
is not a duplicate of those deposited in the Private 
Bill Office and with the several Post-masters, inas- 
much as it dees not contain the name of Mary Ann 
Fortune, which is inserted in the others as joint 
lessee and occupier of Nos. 18 to 20. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Grand Junction 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
Railway Bill. 


on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a-.Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Grand 
Junction Railway Bill, was referred; That the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
enabling the Grand Junction Railway Company to 
make certain new Lines of Railway,and for amending 
the former Acts relating to the said Company: 
And that Mr. Wilson Patten and Viscount Sandon 
do prepare, and bring it in, 

— is Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
Railway, with on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
© Branch to complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 


9° Aprils. 





A. 1845, 


Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Dublin 
and Belfast Junction Railway, with a Branch to 
Kells, Bill, was referred; That the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Drogheda to Porta- 
down, with a Branch to Kells: And that Mr. George 
Alexander Hamilton, Mr. Bellew and Sir William 
Somerville do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Runcorn ang 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Preston Brook 
the Petition for the Runcorn and Preston Brook wy 
Railway and Docks Bill, the Standing Orders had " 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

for making a Railway from Runcorn, to join the 

Grand Junction Railway at Preston Brook, with 
Branches therefrom, together with Docks and other 

Works connected therewith: And that Viscount 
Sandon and Mr. Tatton Egerton do prepare, and 

bring it in. 





A Petition of Subscribers to, and Promoters of, Liverpool, 
the Undertaking hereinafter mentioned, for leave to Ormskirk and 
bring in a Bill for making a Railway from Liverpool, \%™ Pai 
to Preston, and Branches therefrom, to be called The ” 
Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Subscribers to, and Promoters of, Liverpool, 
the Undertaking hereinafter mentioned, for leave to Ormskirk and 
bring in a Bill for making a Branch Railway from 1% Baie 

2 z y (Skelmerse 
the proposed Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston dale Branch.) 
Railway, from Ormskirk, to Lathom, to be called 
The Skelmersdale Branch, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Mr. Home Drummond presented a Bill for making scottish Mid- 
a Railway from the City or Royal Burgh of Perth, !an4 Junction 
to or near to the Town or Royal Burgh of Forfar : 5" 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 

to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Master, Fellows and Scholars Clerkenwell 
of the College of Saint John-the-Evangelist, in the Improvement 
University of Cambridge, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Clerkenwell Improvement Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Bill was read a Erewash Valley 


The Erewash Valley Railway eset 
allway bi 


second time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Keyingham Drainage Bill was read a second Keyingham 
time ; and committed. Drainage Bi 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of the Reverend Edward John Wrot- Wolverhamp'o 
tesley, of Tettenhall, in the county of Stafford, — 
Theodosia Hinckes, of the same place, Spinster, = 
William Fleeming Fryer,of the same place, Basin. 
and George Robinson, of the same place, Gentleman, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Wolverhampton Waterworks Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 





Kells, Bill. 


Petition, 









South 1 
Railwa 


Midlan 
sway D 


Bill. 


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Ashto 
bridg' 
Liver} 
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Rail 
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8 VicTORIZ. 


Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bull, against the said Petition. 


south Wales A Petition of Charles John Kemeys Tynte, of 

galway Bill. FF g]swell House, in the county of Somerset, Esquire, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the South 
Wales Railway Bill, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Midland Rail- A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 
‘way Brauches pourhood of Wakefield, in the West Riding of the 
=. county of York, praying that the Midland Railway 


Branches Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Battersea The Battersea Poor Bill was read a second time ; 
Poor Bill and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Ashton, Staly- A Petition ofthe Right honourable George Harry 
bridgeand = Karl of Stamford and Warrington, praying that he 
Liverpuol Junce : a 
tion Railway may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against cer- 
(Ardwick and tain parts of the Ashton, Stalybridge and Liverpool 
Guide Bridge, Junction Railway (Ardwick and Guide Bridge 
= Branches) Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Huddersfield A Petition of the Right honourable George Harry 

aud Manchester Far] of Stamford and Warrington, praying that he 

Railway and . s 

Canal Bil, May be heard, by his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Huddersfield and Manchester 
Railway and Canal Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


ee, A Petition of the Right honourable George Harry 

andAltinchan, atl of Stamford and Warrington, praying that he 

Railway Bill. may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against cer- 
tain parts of the Manchester South Junction and 
Altrincham Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 

poo ee A Petition of the Right honourable George Harry 
ord 3 a 
Waterworks Earl of Stamford and Warrington, praying that he 
Bill, may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against cer- 
tain parts of the Manchester and Salford Water- 
works Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 

Leeds and Petiti : E ° 

West Riding etitions of Samuel Huailstone, of Horton, in the 

Juuction Rail. parish of Bradford, in the West Riding of the 

“ys Bill. county of York, Gentleman;—and, Company of 
Proprietors of the Canal Navigation from Leeds to 
Liverpool; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Leeds and West Riding Junction Rail- 
ways Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Vox. 100. 





9° Aprilis. 219 


Petitions of Inhabitants of Brumpton-on-Swale, Harrogate and 
in the parish of Easby, in the county of York ;— Ripon Junction 
and, Inhabitants of the borough of Richmond, in ®#!+y Bill 
the North Riding of the county of York ; praying 
that the Harrogate and Ripon Junction Railway 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands,— 
were presented, and read; and referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill. 


Mr. Speaker called the attention of the House to Midland Rail- 
the Bill to empower the Midland Railway Company Bik Soames 
to make certain Branch Railways from the main" * 
line of their Railway, and for other Purposes, in 
which the following Clause is inserted :— 

“ And be it Enacted, That in case the proprietors 
of any manor or estate containing any mines of 
coal, ironstone, limestone or other minerals lying 
within a distance of five miles from the main line 
of the said Midland Railways, or any branches 
thereof, or the renters, lessees or occupiers of the 
same, shall find it expedient or necessary to make 
any railways or roads to convey their coals, iron- 
stone, limestone, marble or other stone or minerals, 
to the said Railway, over the lands or grounds of 
any person or persons, then and in every such case 
it shall be lawful for him, her or them, to make any 
such Railways or Roads, he, she or they first paying 
or tendering satisfaction for the damage to be 
thereby occasioned to such lands or grounds in 
manner herein directed with respect to land to be 
taken for the purposes of this Act; and it shall also 
be lawful for the owner or owners of and person or 
persons interested in such lands or grounds, to treat 
and agree with such proprietors, renters, lessees or 
occupiers, for the damage the owner or owners of 
such lands or grounds shall or may sustain by 
making any such Railway or Road ; and in case 
they cannot agree concerning the amount or value 
of such damage, or in case the owner or owners of 
or person or persons interested in such lands or 
grounds shall refuse or neglect to treat, or by reason 
of absence or otherwise shall be prevented from 
treating, then the same shall be settled and ascer- 
tained by the verdict of a jury, in such and in like 
manner as the value of the lands to be taken for 
making the several Branch Railways hereby autho- 
rized is by the said recited Acts, or this Act, directed 
to be settled and ascertained.” 

That the said Clause was not within the Title of 
the Bill; that it gave compulsory power to take 
lands, without any intimation thereof having been 
given in the Notices, and without the proper Plans 
and Sections and Estimates having been deposited 
according to the Standing Orders of the House. 

Ordered, That the Order for reading the said Bill 
a second time be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Petitions of Rate-payers and Huddersfield 
Inhabitants within the township of Longwood, in the — 
parish of Huddersfield, in the West Riding of the ~ 
county of York;—Persons whose rights, interests 
and property are affected by the Bill hereinafter 
mentioned ;—and, Owners and Occupiers of certain 
mills and other works situate upon Longwood and 
Golcar Brook, and upon the River Colne, respec- 
tively, within the townships of Longwood and Hud- 
dersfield and North Crosland, in the county of 
York; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Huddersfield Waterworks Bill, which were 
presented upon Monday last, be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said letitions. 


Petitions of James Johnston, of Kincardine, in the Scottish Centrat 


county of Perth, Esquire ;—John Francis Miller a 


Erskine Baron Erskine and Garioch and Earl of 
FF2 Mar 


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Shrewsbury, 

Oswestry and 
Chester Junc- 
tion Railway. 


Reversionary 
Tuterest Society 
(No, 2.) 


Maynooth 
Cullege Bill. 


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Mar and of Kelly ;—and, Noblemen and Gentlemen, | titions) ;—Scotter ;— Newport Pagnell ;— Hereford, 
Owners of lands on the line of the intended Railway | — Warminster ;— Sheerness ;—Langford ;— Weston- 
hereinafter mentioned; praying that they may be | super-Mare ;— Watton ;— Wootton Rivers ;— Min- 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against | ster, in the Isle of Sheppy ;—Buchland Denham ;— 
certain parts of the Scottish Central Railway Bill,| Killeshire ;--Manchester ;—Queen-street ;—Dover ; 
—were presented, and read. —Great and Little Yeldham;—East Donyland ;— 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred Halstead ;— Elmstead ;—- East Thorpe ;—Boxted; 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners! — Sturmer ; — Ramsey ;— Caerleon; — Blackwood ; 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon — “sk ;— Trowbridge ;—Shrewsbury ;— Taverstock ; 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, | — Redruth ;—Bury (Lancaster) ;—Kettlestone and 


in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of 
Shrewsbury, taking notice of the application for 
leave to bring in the Shrewsbury, Oswestry and 
Chester Junction Railway Bill; and praying that 
such Bill may pass into law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for 
leave to bring in the Reversionary Interest Society 
(No. 2.) Bill, which was yesterday made from the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 





read; and the same being read ; 

A Petition of the Directors of a Society called | 
“ The Reversionary Interest Society,” for leave to | 
bring in a Bill for regulating Legal Proceedings by | 
and against “ The Reversionary Interest Society,” | 
and for granting certain Powers to the said Society, 
was accordingly presented, and read; and referred to 


the Select Committee cn Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions from Stoke Gabriel ;— Kingsbridge and 
Salcombe ;— Keighley ;—Leeds (three Petitions) ;— 
There under-signed Protestant Dissenters ;— East 
Dereham ;—Thornhamand Holme ;-- Gressenhall ;-- 





Heacham;--Thetford ;--Huntingdon;--South Down; 
— Weymouth ;— Osmington;— Youghall;—Ranrish; | 


Sherford ; — Sheffield ; — Elgin ;— Rillington ; — 
Herts ; — Darfield ;— Bech-street ;—Greetland ; — 
Sowerby ;— Burton ;—Castleford (three Petitions) ; 
—Sowerby Bridge ;—Markington ;—Stainland ;— 
Ripponden ; — Westend ; — Samlesbury ; —Dorking 
(Norfolk) ;—Saint Day;—- Helperby ;--Llanrhaiadr ; 
—Hoo ;—East Malling ;—Manuden ;—Tinwell ;— 
Bilsborrow ;— Stoke Newington ;— Gosnargh ; — 
Colne ; —Saint Nicholas( Kent) ;— Trawden ;— Wood 
Plumpton; — Stanstead and Saint Margaret’s ;— 
Eastchurch ;— Wellington( Salop) ;—Saint Keverne; 
— Garstang ; — West Willey ;—Farsley ; — Hinton 
Saint George ;—Barrowford ;—and, Minster, Tor- 
rabury and Trevalga; praying that the Maynooth 
College Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Presbytery of Hamilton (Mode- schoolmasters 
rator);--Presbytery of Biggar;—and, Presbytery (Scotland) 
of Kirkaldy; praymg the House to adopt measures 
for ameliorating the condition of the Burgh and 
Parochial Schoolmasters, and for promoting the 
Educational Interests of Scotland,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates, and Town Prisons 
Council of the royal burgh of Burntisland, praying (Scotland) 
for alteration in the law in regard to the mode in 


— Beverley ;—Salford (two Petitions ;— Broughton ;| which Prison Assessment in Scotland is levied, was 
—Dounland ;—Exeter ;—Fremington ; — Bradford | presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
(York) (two Petitions) ;—Melcombe Regis ;—Win- | Table. 


frith;—Wyke Regis ;—Broadway ;—Anderby and | 


Cumberworth ;—Orby and Addlethorpe ;—Alford ; 
— Willoughby and Stoothby ;— New Bolingbroke ; — 
Brinkhill ;—Sutton and Mablethorpe ;— Alford ;— 
Poplar (Middlesex) ;— West Hackney (Middlesex) ; 
— Rawcliffe ;— Blackpool ;— Eccleston ;— Poulton- 
le- Fylde ;— Pilling ;— Thornton ; —Exton ; —Bur- 
ley-on-the-Hill ; —Greetham ; —Lyminge ; —Liver- 


| (two Petitions) ;—Hundred of Desborough (Bucks) ; 


'—Devon ;—Hundred of Brampton (West);—Oxz- 
ford ; — Berks; — and, Lancaster and Cheshire; 
| praying that the Justices’ Clerks, and Clerks of the 


| Peace Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 


| Petitions from Stafford ; —Huntingdon ; —Lan- Justices’ Cleris 
caster ; — Kent (two Petitions) ; — Southampton and Clerks of 


stands,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 


pool (five Petitions) ;-- Woolton ;--- Old Swan ;-- Bir- ‘lie upon the Table 


henhead ;— Bath ;—-South Molton ;— Derby ;—Am- 
pleforth ;—Tylingsdale ;--South Otterington;--Mid-| Petitions from Cirencester Union; — Petworth Parochial _ 
dleham ;—Stoke Newington ;— Amersham, Chesham | Union ; — Cockley Cley ;— Aldcliffe ; — Swaffham Set'ement Bil, 
and Chesham Bois ;-- Beaconsfield ;--Stoke Golding- | (Chairman) ;—Newport Pagnel Union ; — Maldon 

ton; — Prescot; — Micklehead Green ;— Irlam’s-o’- | Union ; —— Rochford Union ;— Thoydon Mount and 

th’- Height ;— Whiston ;-- Pathhead;-- Eastbourne;--| Staplerd Tawney ;—and, Newbury Union; praying 

Uckfield ;--Ipswich ;— Wadhurst and Ticehurst ;—)|that the Parochial Settlement Bill may not pass 

Long Melford ;—Charsfield ;— Hadleigh (Suffolk) ;| into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and 


—Ipswich ;— Durham ;—Saint Helen’s (Lancashire) 
(two Petitions) ;--Nutgrove ; —Lancaster ;-— Wigan ; 
— Carlow ;—Castlewellan ;-- Haddington (Provost) ; 
—- Tollesbury ;--Colchester (seven Petitions) ;-- Wing- 
ham ;— Nayland ;— Kelvedon ; -- Wivenhoe ;—Ilkes- 
ton ;— Thorp-le-Soken ; —Great Bentley ;—Burton- 
on- Trent ;— Wivenhoe ;—Prittenwell ;—Great Oak- 
ley (Essex); —Bures Saint Mary; —Southend ;— 
Reading ;— Camberwell ;-- Marlborough (Chairman) ; 





— Langley (Hants) ;— Harwich ; —Ardleigh ; — 


read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Chalvey ;— Preston (Lancaster) ;— Public Houses. 
Meliden ; — Hounslow ; — Dyserth ; — Lynton ;— 
Hartlepool ;— Annan ;—Llansannan ;—Llanrhaiadr 
(two Petitions); — Nantglyn; — Llanrhaiadr-in- 
Cwmeirch ;— Tan-y-fron ;—Llanfairtalhaiarn Gar- 
nedd ; — Llanddulas ;— and, Llannefydd ; praying 
the House to adopt measures for preventing the 
increase of houses licensed for the sale of intoxi- 


Layer Breton ;— Halstead (Essex) ;—Lymington ;—' cating drinks, and for diminishing to a very large 
Pershore; — Braintree ; — Osyth; — Dedham; — ‘extent the number already existing, and to pass a 
Pendleton ;— Whetstone ; — Lyme Regis (two Peti-| law for entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating 
tions) ;—Charmouth ;— Prestbury ;— Bollington ;— liquor on the Lord’s Day,-~were presented, and 
Wildboarclough;— Broken Cross ;—Kernage ;— Bos- | read ; aud ordered to lie upon the Table. 
ley ;— Gainsworth ; — Hythe ;— Bassalleg ;—Risca ; 
— Bedwelty ;— Machen ; —Scorton ; —Huntingdon;| A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Cop- Copper Ore. 
—Saint Giles’s ;— Hereford ;—Abbotts ;—Ashmo- | per Printing Roller-makers, Engineers and others 
therley ; —Totteridge ;— Tugby, East Norton and | carrying on business in Manchester and its vicinity, 
Alexion ; —Gateshead ; — Birchington ;— Thumby,| praying that the existing duties on the importation 
Bushby and Houghton ;—South Mims ;—Rainow ; of Copper Ore may be repealed, was presented, and 
—South Ferriby ;—Kirdjord ;— Margate (two Pe- read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. — 

{ etitions 


























vent 
— Act ; 


County 
ots Bill 
(i 844+) 


Game Laws. 


Hill Coolies. 


Wood. 


Factories. 


Railways. 


Saint Asaph 
end Bangor 
Dioceses, 


Thomas Ford, 


Malt, 


Education 
{lteland,) 





8 VicTORIZ. 


Petitions from Shrewsbury (two Petitions) ;—and, 
Manchester ; praying for the repeal of the 57th 
clause of the Insolvent Debtors Act, and that 
the County Courts Biil of the last Session of Par- 
liament may be again introduced and passed into 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Proprietors, Tenant-Farmers and 
others connected with agriculture in the county of 
East Lothian, praying the House to make certain 
alterations in the Game Laws, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Game 
Laws. 


Petitions from Ipswich ; — Cotherstone;—and, 
Preston (Lancaster); praying the House to refuse 
its sanction to any measure which shall promote the 
further importation of Cooly labourers, or native 
Africans, into the British emancipated colonies,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Northwick ; — Paisley ; — Bury 
(Lancaster) ;—and, Manchester and Salford ; pray- 
ing the House to impose a tax upon steam-sawing, 
or wood sawed by steam,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Thirteen Petitions from Glasgow, praying the 
House to pass a law limiting the hours of labour in 
factories to ten in the day,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Company of Proprietors of the 
Chard Canal Navigation ;—and, Company of Pro- 
prietors of the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal 
Navigation; praying the House to adopt such mea- 
sures as may be necessary for ensuring that passen- 
gers and goods upon Railways shall be charged 
such rates respectively as are necessary to make all 
descriptions of traffic bear their due proportions to 
the general outlay and current expenses of the lines, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Denbigh ;—Archdeaconry of Exe- 
ter ;— Canterbury ;—Dalbury ;—and, Llanrhaiadr- 
in-Comnerch ; praying for the repeal of so much of 
the Act 6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union 
of the Dioceses of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and for 
the immediate appointment of a Bishop to the See 
of Manchester,— were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Ford, Yeoman, formerly of 
Rayleigh, late of Howfield House, near Ongar, in 
the county of Essex, but now a Prisoner in custody 
of the keeper of the Queen’s Prison, in the county 
of Surrey, complaining of certain proceedings 
against him in the Court of Exchequer, upon two 
Writs of Attachment issued against him; and pray- 
ing for inquiry, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from West Bitney ;— Congham ;— Great 
and Little Massingham ;—Pentney ;—Great Snor- 
ing ;—and, Grimston ; praying for the repeal of the 
Malt Tax,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Shruleand Slatey ;-- Kilroan;--Kil- 
caskin;— Kilmalooda ;— Portarlington ;— _Drumbo ; 
—RKossinver ; — Templeport ; — Inniskeen ; —Castle 
Rickard ;— Myross;—-Kilmacabea ;--Saint Mullins ; 
—Grand Jurors of the county of Cork ; — Temple- 
martin ;— Youghal ;— Tullagh ;—Kinsale ;--Cove ;-- 
Raymunterdoney ;-- Buckeny ;—Fanlobbus ;— Bally- 
money ; — Durnes Kilcrohane ; — Brinny ; — Kil- 
michuel ;—Kilcoe ;—Abbey Strewry ;—and, Castle- 
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9° Aprils. 221 


haven; praying the House to devise means for re- 
moving the restrictions placed on the distribution of 
the Aid annually granted for Education in Jreland, so 
as to afford assistance to the schools in connexion 
with the Church Education Society,—-were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Land-owners and Inhabitant House- Field Gardens 
holders of the parish of Tottenham, in the county Bill. 
of Middlesex, praying that the Field Gardens Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Apothecaries, Physicians, Surgeons Physic and 
and Inhabitants of the town and county of Sligo, Surgery Bill. 
praying that the Physic and Surgery Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from District of Aylesburu;—A ppledram Agriculture. 
and other places;—and, Petersfield; rraying that in 
any relief om taxation that may be g: yen, the House 
will take the first opportunity of graating relief to 
the Agriculturists,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Minister and Inhabitants of Jewish Disabi- 
the parish of Peterstow, otherwise Pitstow, in the — Removal 
county of Hereford, praying that the Jewish Dis- - 
abilities Removal Bill may not pass into a law, was 
= and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Three Petitions from Aberdeen, praying the Banking 
House to refuse its sanction to any measure having (Scotland. 
for its object the alteration of the present system of 
Banking in Scotland,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Bradford Titchener, of New Zealand, 
Chichester, in the county of Susser, praying that the 
proceedings of the Mew Zealand Company may be 
fully investigated, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Preston Institu- Museums of 
tion for the Diffusion of Knowledge in the various 4" Bill 
branches of Literature, Science and Art, praying 
that the Museums of Art Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Citizens of and Proprietors of Dublin 
grounds and houses in the city of Dublin and Cemeteries. 
suburbs thereof, taking notice of the application 
for leave to bring in the Dublin Cemeteries Bill; 
and praying that a clause may be introduced into 
the said Bill, to limit and enact, under proper regu- 
lations and conditions, that the interment of all 
corpses in any of the said Cemeteries in the said 
Bill mentioned, and in any other burial ground to 
be provided under the said Act, shall take place 
before the hour of ten o’clock in the mornings during 
the half year commencing with the 1st day of April 
and ending on the 1st day of October in each year, 
and before the hour of eleven o’clock in the mornings 
during the remaining months of each year, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Francis Miiller Erskine, Baron Ediuturgh 
Erskine and Garioch and Earl of Mar and of Kelly, and Glasgow 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- ®#!!"*9 —_ 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the Edinburgh 
and Glasgow Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


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Liverpool and A Petition of the Liverpool and Manchester Rail- 
sg way Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for ena- 


bling the said Company to extend and enlarge the 
said Railway, and to make certain Branch Railways, 
and for amending and enlarging the powers of the 
several Acts relating to the said Railway, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Auction Duties 
Repeal Bill. 


No. 199. 


Mr. Cardwell presented a Bill to repeal the Duties 
of Excise on Sales by Auction, and to impose a new 
Duty on the License to be taken out by all Auc- 
tioneers in the United Kingdom: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Friday next ; and to be printed. 


Australian Ordered, That the Petition of Merchants, Ship- 
— owners and others interested in the welfare of the 
Australian Colonies, relative to Australian Corn, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 
Pauper Ordered, That the Petition of John Hume Spry, 
an p.p., Rector of Saint Mary-le-bone, Chairman of the 
Representative Vestrymen of the Parish of Saint 
Mary-le-bone, relative to Pauper Lunatics, which 
was presented yesterday, be printed. 
Criminal Ordered, That the Petition of the Chairman of 
— the Prison Board for the County of Fife, relative 
(Scotland.) ot Criminal Lunatics (Scotland), which was pre- 
sented yesterday, be printed. 
Thames Mr. Solicitor-General presented, pursuant to the 
Navigation. directions of an Act of Parliament,—An Account in 
Abstract of the several Sums of Money received and 
disbursed by the Commissioners of the Thames Na- 
vigation in the year 1844. 
Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table. 
Answer to Sir James Graham reported to the House, That 
Addresses, their several Addresses of the 13th, 18th, 19th, 20th 
and 3ist days of March last, and the 2d, 7th and 
8th days of this instant April, (That Her Majesty 
would be graciously pleased to give directions, that 
the Papers therein mentioned might be laid before 
this House), had been presented to Her Majesty ; 
and that Her Majesty had commanded him to ac- 
quaint this House, that She will give directions ac- 
cordingly. 
Disputed Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant 
Tenvinery. to an Address to Her Majesty,—Copy of a Despatch 
No. 200. from Lord Sydenham to Lord John Russell, dated 


the 9th day of August 1841, respecting the provi- 
sional Occupation of the disputed Territory, and of 
the subsequent Correspondence therecn. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Field Gardens 


ba The Order of the day being read, for the second 
all. 


reading of the Field Gardens Bill ; 
Anda Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time ; 
The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question ; viz. ‘To leave out the word 
“now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words, “ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word 
now” stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the { Mr. Cowper, 

Yeas, \ Mr. Stuart Wortley : 
Tellers for the f Mr. Escott, 

Noes, Mr. Bouverie : 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 
time :—The Bill was accordingly read a second time; 


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A. 1845, 


and committed to a Committee of the whole House, 
for Wednesday, the 23d day of this instant April. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Infefim 
into a Committee upon the Infeftment (Scotland) (Scotland bit 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker No, 901 : 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. ‘ 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next, 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Heritat. 
into a Committee upon the Heritable Securities Securities 
(Scotland) Bill ; and, after some time spent therein, (lane) Bi, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene No. 202, 
reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 





Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read for the Com- Museums of 
mitee on the Museums of Art Bill; Art Bill, 
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, that they have power to extend the provisions 
of the Bill to Cities and to Museums of Science. 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 








Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the 
words “this House will, upon this day six months, 
“‘ resolve itself into the said Committee,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question: 
—tThe said proposed Amendment and Motion were 
severally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednes- 
day next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Fisher-laue 
into a Committee upon the Fisher-lane (Greenwich) (Greenwich) 
Impr t Bill; and, after some time spent 37°" 

provemen ; : pent ii), 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. 

Greene reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Fri- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- supply. 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Waysand 
mittee of Ways and Means; ame. 

Resolved, That this House will, wpon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill for the Protection of Property Public 
contained in Public Museums, Galleries, Cabinets, _ - 
Libraries and other Public Repositories, from mali- - 
cious Injuries, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for the better Protection of Works 
of Art and Scientific and Literary Collections. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to repeal the Duty on Glass Glass (Excise 
was, according to Order, read the third time. Duty) Bill. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And ~~ 
itle 


yotiny Bil 


Marine Mt 
Bill. 


Sugar (Es 
Duties) B 


Eeclesiast 
Commiss! 


No.2 


Ecclesias 
Commiss 
(Ireland 


No.2 


Thames 
gation | 


Bill. 


Dubli 
Belfas 
Railw; 
a Bran 
Kells, 


Liver 
Dock: 











Man 
Divi 
Stipe 
Mag 









Yor 
Bill 












it 


) Ba, 


Bill, 


Motiny Bill. 


jlarine Mutiny 
Bill 


Sugar ( Excise 
Duties) Bill 


Ecclesiastical 
Commission. 


No, 203. 


Ecclesiastical 

Commission 

(Ireland.) 
No. 204. 


Thames Navi- 
gation Debt 
Bill, 


Doblin and 
Belfast Junction 
Railway, with 

a Branch to 
Kells, Bill, 


Liverpool 
Docks Bill, 


Manchester 
ivision 

Stipendiary 

Magistrate Bill. 


Losden and 
ork Rail 
Bil, 


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Title be, An Act to repeal the Duties and Laws of 
Excise on Glass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Greene reported the Mutiny Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Mr. Greene reported the Marine Mutiny Bill; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Sugar (Excise Duties) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Ecclesi- 
astical Commission, which was presented yesterday, 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Ecclesi- 
astical Commission ({freland), which was presented 
yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Jovis, 10° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS, 


AX ingrossed Bill to enable the Mayor and 
Commonalty and Citizens of the City of 
London to raise a Sum of Money, at a reduced 
Rate of Interest, to pay off the Monies now charged 
on the Tolls and Duties payable by virtue of seve- 
ral Acts fur improving the Navigation of the River 
Thames westward of London Bridge, within the 
Liberties of the City of London, and to amend some 
of the said Acts, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Masterman do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. George Alexander Hamilton presented a Bill 
for making a Railway from Drogheda to Porta- 
down, with a Branch to Kells: And the same was 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a se- 
cond time. 


Mr. Dickinson reported from the Committee on 
the Liverpool Docks Bill, and to whom several Peti- 
tions against the said Bill were referred ; That they 
had considered the said Petitions, and had heard 
counsel in support! of one of them; and had also 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Manchester Division Stipendiary Magistrate (re- 
committed) Bill; That they had made other Amend- 
ments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the parish of North 
Mimms, in the county of Hertford;—and, Com- 
mittee of Directors of the Undertakers of the Na- 
vigation of the Rivers Aire and Calder, in the. 
county of York; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the London and York Railway Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 

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293 


tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Apreles. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Ellesmere and 
the Report on the Ellesmere and Chester and Bir- ee 
mingham and Liverpool Junction Canals Union Bill ; sob irene 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. —_ Junction Canals 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, Union Bill. 
be ingrossed. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Commis- Black Sluice 
sioners appointed under the Acts for better paving, ee = 
cleansing and otherwise improving the Borough of 
Boston, in the County of Lincoln, praying that the 
Black Sluice Drainage and Navigation Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
= read; and referred to the Committee on the 

ill. 


A Petition of the Reverend Thomas Winter, Rector ont, 
of Daylesford, in the county of Worcester, praying a cl 
that he may be heard, by counsel, against certain Railway Bill. 
parts of the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by counsel, upon his Petition, if he think 
fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Mort- Richmond 
lake, praying that they may be heard, by their (Surrey) Rail- 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Rich- “*y Bill. 


‘mond (Surrey) Railway Bill, was presented, and 


read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


The Taunton Gas Bill was read a second time ; Taunton 
and committed. Gas Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of the Committee of Directors of the Wakefield, 
Undertakers of the Navigation of the Rivers Aire ee and 
and Calder, in the county of York, praying that they guy 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Wakefield, Pontefract and 
Goole Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Committee of Directors of the Midland Rail- 
Undertakers of the Navigation of the Rivers Aire }*y Branches 
and Calder, in the county of York, praying that they ~~ 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
the Midland Railway Branches Bill, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Committee of Directors of the Huddersfield 
Undertakers of the Navigation of the Rivers Aire 14 Manchester 
and Calder, in the West Riding of the county of Cajal Bill, 
York, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and 
Canal Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. _ 

FF4 A Petition 





294 


A Petition of the Committee of Directors of the 
Undertakers of the Navigation of the Rivers Aire 
and Calder, in the county of York, praying that 
they may be heard, by their counsel or_ agents, 
against certain parts of the York and North Midland 
Railway (Goole Branch) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


York and 
North Midland 
Railway (Goole 
Branch) Bili, 


Preston and 
Wyre Railway 
Branches Bill. 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill to amend the 
several Acts relating to the Preston and Wyre Rail- 
way, Harbour and Dock Company, and to enable 
the said Company to make Three several Branch 
Railways : And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Grand Junction 


Mr. Wilson Patten presented a Bill for enabling 


Railway Bill, the Grand Junction Railway Company to make 
certain new Lines of Railway, and for amending 
the former Acts relating tothe said Company: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 

London and Petitions of Owners or Occupiers of properties 

Deleey (ee situate upon or near the line of Railway hereinafter 


som Branch.) mentioned ;—and, William Everest, of Epsom, in the 
county of Surrey, Gentleman; complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the London and South Western 
Railway (Epsom Branch) Bill had not been com- 
plied with ; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 
same,—were presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Chester and 
Holyhead Rail- 
way (No. 2.) 


Mr. Owen Stanley presented a Bill to carry into 
effect an Agreement entered into by the Chester 





01° Aprils. 





and Holyhead Railway Company for the Purchase 
of the Chester and Birkenhead Railway, and to 
enable the said Company to make a Branch Rail- 


(Mold Branch, 
and Purchase 
of Chester and 


Railway) Bill way to Mold, in the County of Flint: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 

Norfolk A Petition of the Honourable Fulk Greville 

ny Howard, complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the 
Norfolk Estuary Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
agent and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Exeter and Mr. Buck presented a Bill for making a Railway 

aa from Exeter to Crediton, in the County of Devon: 

Railway Bi". And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time, 

Manchester Petitions of Inhabitants of the town of Ashton- 

ate eoarel under-Lyne, in the county palatine of Lancaster ;— 

Bill. Ashton-under-Lyne Waterworks Company ;—Trus- 


tees of the Manchester and Saltersbrook Turnpike- 
road ;—Company of Proprietors of the Canal Na- 
vigation from Manchester to or near Ashton-under- 
Lyne and Oldham ;—aud, the Huddersfield Canal 
Company; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Manchester and Salford Waterworks 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A. 1845, 


A Petition of Persons being Subscribers to the Portarj ta 
Railway hereinafter mentioned, for leave to bring in 2"4 Tollang, 
a Bill for making a Railway from the borough of ““™ 
Portarlington, to the town of Tullamore, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the town of Portlaw, Waterior 
in the county of Waterford;—and, Shareholders of and Lime 
the Suir Navigation Company; taking notice of the —_ 
application for leave to bring in the Waterford and 
Limerich Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill 
may not pass into law, as it now stands,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee London, 

on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition Worcester a 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing a 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the London, (Dudley om 
Worcester and South Staffordshire Railway (Dudley Sedzley 
and Sedgley Branch) Bill, was referred ; That the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as the Names of five parties, James Pearce, 
Mary Prati, John Price, Jane Lewis and William 
Wyld, Owners of certain property to be taken by the 
said Bill, were not inserted in the Book of Reference; 
but it appeared that application was duly made to 
them, and that they were all assenting. 

Ordered, That the said Report be referred to 
the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Petitions of Trustees for making and repairing Taunton 

the roads called turnpike-roads, leading from the Gas Bill 
town of Taunton, county of Somerset ;—Trustees 
for regulating the market, and providing for light- 
ing the streets of the town of Taunton, in the 
county of Somerset, and for other purposes ;—and, 
Gas consumers and others who are desirous of 
becoming such, residing in the town of Taunton, in 
the county of Somerset; praying that the Taunton 
Gas Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Merchants, Traders and Inha- pridgwater 
bitants of the town of Wellington ;—Axrminster ;— Navigation ant 
Merchants, Traders and Inhabitants of the Port of 8#!" *! 
Neath ;—and, Swansea; praying that the Bridg- 
water Navigation and Railway Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, aud 
read ; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 

A Petition of the Bristol and Exeter Railway 
Company, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the said Bill, was also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Barry Baldwin presented a Bill for making Monmouth 
a Railway from the Cheltenham and Great Western eiiaey Bill 
Union Railway to Monmouth and Hereford, with a 
Branch to join the Forest of Dean Railway: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Bristol Nowe 
of the city of Bristol, praying that they may be = ne 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against the Bristol 
(Redcliffe) Bridge Bili, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- Committee of 
mittee of Selection, That the Glasgow Police Bill, Select™ 
the Anderston Municipal and Police Bill the Calton 
and Bridgeton Police Bill, and the Bridgeton Mu- 
nicipal and Police Bill, be referred to the same 
Committee. r 

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Glasgow P 
Andersto! 
Municipal 
Police; C 
and Brids 
Police; 4 
Bridgeton 
Municipa 
Police Bi 


Eastern 1 
and Harv 
Railway 
Fier (No 


lackbu! 
Darwen 
Bolton F 
Bill. 


Liverp 
Bury F 
(Bolto1 
and Li 
Railwa 
Bury | 
sion) E 


York « 
North 
Railw 
(Done 
Exten 
Bill, 

















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Colle 

































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GlasgowPolice; ‘Two Petitions of Merchants, Bankers and others 
Anderston of the city of Glasgow ; praying that the Glasgow 
ee Calon Police Bill, the Anderston Municipal and Police 
po Bidgeton Bill, the Calton and Bridgeton Police Bill, arid the 
police; "dy Bridgeton Municipal and Police Bill, may not pass 
Bridge and into law, as they now stand,—were presented, and 
Pe Bilis read; and referred to the Committee on the Bills. 


A Petition of Promoters of or Parties interested 
in the Undertaking hereinafter mentioned, for leave 
to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from the 
Eastern Union Railway, at Lawford, to the town 
and port of Harwich, and for constructing a Pier or 
Jetty in the Harbour at Harwich, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Eastern Union 
and Harwich 
Railway and 
Pier (No. 2) 


Blackburn, Petitions of Trustees for the town of Great Bolton; 

Darwen and —Zhomas Thomasson, of Little Bolton, in the county 

Boltou Railway 4¢ Tancaster, Cotton Spinner ;—and, Stephen Blair, 

” of Little Bolton, in the county of Lancaster, Bleacher ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Trustees for the town of Great 
ay Bolton, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
(Bolton, Wigs &lt;clyes, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
and Liverpoul 2 2 ee 5 ? 2 
Railvay,and Of the Liverpooland Bury Railway (Bolton, Wigan 
Bury Exten- and Liverpool Railway and Bury Extension) Bill, 
‘) Bil. was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


Liverpool and 
Bury Railway 


the Table. 
York and A Petition of the Committee of Directors of the 
Norh Midland Undertakers of the Navigation of the Rivers Aire 
re and Calder, in the county of York, praying that 
Extemion) they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
-” against certain parts of the York and North Midland 
Railway (Doncaster Extension) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 
a. Petitions from Holbeck ;— Hunslet ;-- Wareham ;-- 
Olege Dil. 


Stanningley ; — Blandford ;— Hounslow ;— Leven ;— 
Isle of Portland (two Petitions) ;—Chardsworth ;— 
Haselbury Bryan ;—Clophill ; —Wilshampstead ;— 
Milton (Bedford) ;—Pavenham ;— Turvey ;—Mars- 
ton ;—Cardington ;— Clapham (Bedford) ;— Biggles- 
wade;— Radwell ;— Houghton ;— Hawner ;— Kemp- 
ston ; —Wootton ; —Ampthill ;—- Eaton Socon ; — 
Beeston ;—Lidlington ;— Hockliffe and Chalgrave ; 
— Turvey ;—Leeds (two Petitions) ;—Roundhay ;— 
Thorner ;—Seacroft ;—Gorram ;— Dudley ;—Chel- 
tenham ;— Bristol (seven Petitions); —Weymouth ;— 
Monmouth ;-- Woodhouse ;--Leylands ;-- Pillgwenlley; 
— Newport (Monmouth) ;— Monmouth ;— Pockling- 
ton ;—Melbourne (York) ;—Warter ;— Elvington ;— 
Beverley ;—Friday Thorpe ;—Seaton Ross ;—Ship- 
ton ; —Godmanham ; — Stillingfleet ;— Sancton ;— 
Market Weighton ;—Castleton ;— Wilber foss ;— Ful- 
Sord ;—Wheldrake ; —Catton ;— Bishop Wilton ;— 
Huggate;—Naburn ; —Dannington ;— Carrington 
and Firth Ville ;— Boston (Mayor) ;— Northam ;— 
Crediton ; —Inston ; — Torrington ;— Monkleigh ;— 
Bideford ;—Parkham ; —Littleham ; — Exbourne ; 
— Devon ; — Alwington ; — Lana; —Appledore ;— 
Clayton ;—Clayton Heights ;—Windhill ;— Great 
Horton ;—Websey ;— Baildon ; — Allerton ;--Ship- 
ley ;— Thornestone ; —Alternam ;—Hickher ;—Saint 
Stephens ;— Mevagissy ;— Saint Blazey Bridge — 
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Bugthorpe ;— Tywardreath ;— Torpoint ;-—Trewoon ; 
—Charlestown ; —Bade ; — Saint Blazey Gate ; — 
Kilkhampton ;--Fowley ;--Stratton;—Saint Austell; 
—Coombe ;— Kingsland ;— Grampound ;—Polgarth; 
— Gorran Haven ;— Whitby (two Petitions) ;— 
Leatholme Bridge ;— Glazedale ;—Danby ;—Fryup; 
—Lyth and Sandesand;—Robin Hood’s Bay ;— 
Bicester ;— Buckingham (four Petitions) ;— Pad- 
bury ;—Thornborough (two Petitions) ;— Brackley ; 
—-Akeley ;-—Adstock ;-- Tingewich ;--Deddington ;-- 
Ackeley ; —Coverham ;—Croft and Skegness ;—Ut- 
terby ;—Louth ;—South Willingham ;— Tathwell ; 
—WNorth Cotes ;—Fotherby ;—Comsholme ;—North 
Somercoates;— Coningsby ;—Spilsby ;— Ludborough ; 
— Yarborough ;—Saltfleet ;— Brough ;—Authorpe ; 
— Heysham ;— Coventry ;—- Accrington ;—Stockport ; 
—Lydd ;— Peasmarsh (two Petitions) ;— Winchelsea ; 
—Beckley ; —Wittersham ;— Rye (two Petitions) ; 
—New Romney ;— Haworth ;—Harrowgate ;— Hal- 
lam ;— Grafton ;—Thurgoland ;—Brierly ;—Lees ;— 
Halifax ;—Sheffield (three Petitions) ;— Woodhouse ; 
—Horrs ;— Wooley (Minister) ;—Darnall ;—Atter- 
cliffe ; —Shiregreen ;—Martin-le-Moor ;—Shafton ; 
—Laverton;—Thorp Arch ;— Dodworth ;—Wig- 
hill ; —Hemsworth ; —Worsbrough ; —Wetherby ;— 
Barnsley ; —Hampswaite ;— Farsley ;— Keswick ;-- 
Clifford ; — Tadcaster ;— Wadsley Bridge; —Ad- 
dingham ; — Tadcaster ;— Carlton ;— Brightelmlee ; 
—Roystone ; —Boroughbridge ;—Monk Bretton ;— 
Ecclesfield ;—Bilbrough ;—Greenhill;—Bramham ; 
— Grimsthorpe;— Bradfield ;— Staincross ;— Owler- 
ton ; — Thorncliffe; — Greenside ;—County of So- 
merset ;— Dinnington ;—Ilminster ;—Shipton Beau- 
champ ;— West Chinnock ;— South Petherton ;— 
Stoke-under-Ham ; — Slavington Saint Michael ;— 
Tintinhall (Parish Church) ;—Crewherne;--Dalhy ; 

— Middleton Chaney ;—- Stockton ;— Easingwold (two 
Petitions) ;— Ulleskelf ;— Cudworth ;— Oughbridge ; 

—Drinkhouses and Acaster ;— Kilburn ( York) ;— 
Stillington ;— Poppleton ;— York;—Sheriff Hutton; 
— Hazley;--Helmsley ;— Wartkill;—Sholtthorpe;— 
Tollerton ; Shelton ;—Flaxton ;—Guisbrough ; — 

Heyworth ; —Sutton (York) ;—Askham ;—Alne ;— 

East Witton ;— Warboys ;— Clerkenzell (three Peti- 
tions) ;— Holywell-cum-Needingworth ;— Homerton ; 
—Islington (six Petitions) ;—Stanningley ;—Saint 
Ives( Huntingdon) ;— Tiverton;— Bath ;—Strensall ; 
— Glenfield ;—Leicester ;— Narborough ;—Barkby ; 
— Thurmaston ;— Groby and Stanton ;— Oakham ;— 
Coughton ;— Mosley ;— Buglawton ;—Malpas (two 

Petitions) ;— Threapwood ;—Saint Thomas Apple- 
ton ;—Runcorn (two Petitions) ;—Saltersford and 
Forest ;— Booth Bank ;— Altringham;— Sale; — 

Ansty ;—Syston;—Blaby and Wigston ;—Quorn- 
don ;— Barrow-upon-Sour ; — Loughborough ; — Si- 
leby (two Petitions) ;— Lewes ;— Collingham ; — 
Southwark ;—Sutton { Nottingham) ;—Coddington ; 
—Muskham and Bathley ;—Balderston Gate ;— 
Knocken ; — Newport (Salop); — Ketley ;— Market 
Drayton ;— Norbury ;— Whitchurch (Salop) ;—Nor- 
mansheath ;—Bronnington ;— Fern Hill; — Shiff- 
nall;—Trench ; — Wellington (Salop) ;— Tilstock: ; 
— Devonport {three Petitions) ; — Stoke ; — Mor- 
rice Town; — Pemberton ; — Macclesfield ; — Sap- 
cote ;— Stoney Stanton ; — Cosley ; — Christchurch 
(Hants) (three Petitions) ;— Beckley, Hinton, Hub- 
born, Newtown Bure, Burton and Winnington;— 
Sopley ;—Brangore ;—Ville of Barley ;— Glasgow ; 
—Saint Mary Cray ;—Hook Norton ;--Nettlebed ; 
—Drayton( Oxford) ;—Britwell ;— Weston ;— Ford- 
ingbridge and Woodgreen ;— Winterbourne, Idmin- 
stone, Hurcott and Ford ;—Whiteparish ;— Broom- 
street; — Fisherton Anger ;— West Grimstead ; ~ 
Salisbury (two Petitions) ;— Broughton ;— _Dearham; 
—Victoria-street, Somerset ;-- Taunton;—Marazion; 
— Burneside ;— Folkestone;—TIslington;— Finsbury ; 
—Jewin-street (London) ;—-Brent ;—Bovey Tracy ; 
— Ashburton ;— Broadhampton ;— Buckfastleigh ;— 
Swanwick ;— Buchland Hollow ;— Ripley ;— Denby ; 
— Sansley — Todnor ; — Riddings ; — Heanor ; — 
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Balistall Heath ;— Birmingham (two Petitions) ;— 
Lilleshull ; — Newry ; — Rathfriland ; — Oundle 
(Hants) ;—King’s Cliffe and Wood Newton ;—Bla- 
therwycke ;— Bisbrook ; — Pytchley ; — Newcastle- 
upon Tyne ;— Thornton ;—Bagworth ;—Egham and 
Staines ;— Chertsey ;—Burghfield ;—Lambourne ;— 
New Windsor; — Sunning Hill ; — Rilverley ;— 
Maidenhead (two Petitions) ;— Wokingham ;— Helm 
Shore; — Bacup and Whalley; — Accrington ;— 
Haslingden ;—Shoreham ;—Brighton ;— Hurst-per- 
point ;—Flushing ;— Falmouth ;— High Roding ;— 
Doddington ;— Haslingden Grange ;—Shottesden ; 
— Hougham;— Horton Church ;—Newcastle-upon- 
Tyne ; — Mottram-in-Longdendale ; — Penryn ; — 
Boughton-under-Blean ; — Faversham ; — Teign- 
mouth ;—Midsomer Norton;—Barham (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Clandown ;— Whitstable ; —Wingham ;— 
Griston ;—Deanery of Frome ;—Chilham Leeds ;— 
Margate ;—Frock ;—Lanfihangel ;—St. Alban’s ;— 
Buchland ; —Coggeshall ; —Welley ; —Great Bent- 
ley ; — Elmstead ; — St. Osyth; — Boxted ; — West 
Mersea;— Colchester ;-—-Aberton;-- Brightlingsea ;— 
—Great Bromley ;—West Bergholt ;—Donhead St. 
Mary ; —Shaftesbury ; —South Scarle ; —Eagle ;— 
South Clifton ;—Saxilby ;--Lincoln (two Petitions) ; 
—Harley (two Petitions) ;—-North Scarle ;--Eagle ; 
—South Clifton; — Saxilby ;—Lincoln (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Harley (two Petitions) ;— Worth Scarle ;— 
Newton (Lincoln) ; — Norwich (three Petitions) ;— 
Fakenham ;—Abingdon;— Derby ;—Heversham ;— 
Portobello ;—Leighton ;—Swanlowland ;— Chester ; 
— Nantwich ;—Middlewich ;— Deal (two Petitions) ; 
— Wittenhall ;—Troston ;— Bridgham ;—Polstead ; 
— Whistonand Aughton;—Postingfordand Denston; 
—Robert Town ; — Waltham (York); —Pudsey ;— 
Horsforth ( York) ;—Delph ;— Cleckheaton ;—Aust- 
wick ; — Calverley ; — Holmforth ;—West End;— 
Laughton ;— Bramley ;—Maltby and Wickersley ;— 
Wesley-place ;—Embsay with Eastby ;— Skipton ;— 


10° Aprils. 





A. 1845. 


Petitions from the Aberdeen Steam Navigation Li 
Company (Manager) ;—and, Arbroath; praying the 
House to take measures for abolishing Light Dues, 
and for maintaining Lighthouses, &amp;c., out of the 
= revenue, under an efficient and responsible 

oard,—were presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Lighthouses. 

Petitions from Leith ;—and, Montrose ; prayin 
the House to exempt from payment of Lights all 
vessels while employed in the Fisheries,—were also 
presented, and read ; and referred to the said Select 
Committee. 


glithouses, 


Petitions from Towcester ;— Godstone ;— Salis Justices Ce; 
bury and Amesbury;—County of Wilts ;—Rydale; and Clerks oi 
—York (North Riding) ;—-and, Chester and Lan-'b¢ Peace Bit. 
caster ; praying that the Justices’ Clerks and Clerks 
of the Peace Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Stalybridge (three Petitions) ;— pydiic Houses 
Wainfleet All Saints and Wainfleet Saint Mary ;— 
Arbroath ; —Lancaster and Chester ;— Thornton ;— 
and, Congleton; praying the House to adopt mea- 
sures for preventing the increase of houses licensed 
for the sale of intoxicating drinks, and for dimi- 
nishing to a very large extent the number already 
existing, and to pass a law for entirely abolishing 
the sale of intoxicating liquor on the Lord’s Day,— 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Cockerham ;—Crawford ;—Dews- Parochial 
bury Union ;—and, Chesterton Union ; praying that S¢tlementBil 
the Parochial Settlement Bill may not pass into a 
law, as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 








Thong ;— Wath-upon-Dearne ;—Swinton and Mez- 
brough ;—Rawmarsh Haugh, and New Park Gate ; 
—-Settle ; — Kimbleworth and Greashorough ; — 
Barnsley ; — Rotherham ; — Wigglesworth ;—Hep- 
worth ; — Thurstonland ; — Heckhmondwike; — 
Thorpe and Scholes ;—Hinckley Mill ;—Keighley ; 
— Hoyland ;—Wentworth and Elsecar ;— Bradley ; 
— Pimlico ;——Kirkstall;— Hammersmith ;— Leeds 
(seven Petitions); — Huddersfield ;—Legbourne;— 
Fretwelland Hethe ;—Armley (York) ;— Hythe ;— 
Sloane-terrace ;—Laycock (York) ;—Cheltenham;— 
Chelsea;—Edenfield ;—Upper Mili( York) ;—Farn- 
ley (York) ; — Battersea ; — Beeston ;— Chester ;— 
Marchchapel ; — Rodley ;— Thorrington ;—Queen- 
borough; — Patrick Brompton ; — Garstang ;— 
Woodside ;—Goulsby ; — Collingham ; — Ramsbot- 
tom;—Church Tenton;—Oswaldtwistle ;--Sandwich; 
—and, Easiry; praying that the Maynooth College 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Enniskillen ; — Ballycanew ; — 
Newtownards ; —Mullabrack ; —Killaerny ; —Col- 
linstown;—-Cahir Dromode Prior and Killearnlough; 
— Castlelena;— Horetown ;— Kilcluney ;— Killishin; 
— Fennor ;—Dunkerrin;—Lower Fahan;—Clonbig; 
— Derryagly ;— Gorey ;—Kilmacmoy ;—Maragall ; 
—and, Mallow ; praying the House to devise means 
for removing the restrictions placed on the distribu- 
tion of the Aid annually granted for Education in 
Ireland, so as to afford assistance to the Schools 
in connection with the Church Education Society, 


—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Leith ;—and, Portobello (two Peti- 
tions); praying for alteration of the law regarding 
the mode of levying Prison Assessments in Scot- 
land,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitionsof Farmersin the county of Cambridge; -- Com Law, 

| Chairman of the Grove Ferry Farmers’ Club ;—and, Customs Act, 
| Chairman of the East Kent Agricultural Protection ** 

| Association; stating that the Petitioners are now 
suffering grievously from the low prices of agri- 
‘cultural produce, and that they are fully satisfied 

|that such low prices are immediately owing to the 
reduction of the duties on the importation of foreign 

| produce by the recent Act of Parliament for amend- 

Ing the laws on the importation of Corn, the Customs 
Act, and the Act for reducing the duty on Wheat 
and Wheat Flour imported from Canada, particularly 
| the last two ; and praying the House to take these 
laws into consideration during the present Session, 
with a view to such a modification of them as will 
afford the Petitioners the prospect of making remu- 
nerative prices for their produce,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Tiverton ;—and, Leighton Buzzard; Hill Coolies. 
praying the House to refuse its sanction to any 
measure having for its object the importation of 
Cooly Labourers or native Africans into our eman- 
cipated colonies,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and others of Insolvent, ; 
Grimsby, praying for the repeal of the Insolvent Debtors 2% 
Debtors Act, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Anderston (two Petitions) ;—and, Factories 
Glasgow (three Petitions); praying the House to 
pass a law limiting the hours of labour in Factories 
to ten in the day,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 











Petitions from Bristol ;—and, Guildford; pray- Payie eal 
|ing that the Physic and Surgery Bill may not pass oy 

| into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and 

| read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
' Ordered, 


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Ordered, That the Petition of Ship-owners and 


-_ other Inhabitants interested in Shipping, of the Bo- 
rough and Port of Whitby and its neighbourhood, 
relative to Lighthouse Tolls and Dues, which was 
presented upon the 18th day February last, be re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Lighthouses. 

sunding Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 

Orders; on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which were 
read, as follow : 2 

Newry and 1. Resolved, That in the case of the Newry and 

Fmistillen Enniskillen Railway Petition, the Standing Orders 

juilway Bill. Oyght to be dispensed with ; That the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

enw 2. Resolved, That in the case of the Cork and 

Bandon Raile Bandon Railway Petition, the Standing Orders 


way. ought to be dispensed with ; That the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 


Wexford, 3. Resolved, That in the case of the Weaford, 
Carlow and Carlow and Dublin Junction Railway Petition, the 
Dublin June- Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That 
tion Railway. 3 ° F ° 
the Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 
Noth Wales 4. Resolved, That in the case of the North Wales 
Railway. Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be 
dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill, on marking, upon the Sec- 
tion deposited in the Private Bill Office, the dis- 
tances in furlongs; and that the Committee on the 
Bill do examine, in the first place, how far such 
Order has been complied with, and do report the 
same to the House on the Report of the Bill. 
Great North 5. Resolved, That in the case of the Great North 


a of England (Clarence and Hartlepool Junction) 


Hatlepool Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be 
aw dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted to 
way. 


proceed with their Bill. 

6. Resolved, That in the case of the Kingston- 
upon-Hull Docks Bill, (Amendment proposed on 
consideration of the Report), the Amendment is of 
sucha nature as to justify the House in entertaining 
it without the re-commitment of the Bill. 

The five first Resolutions, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Kingston-upon- 
Holl Docks Bill. 


Kingston-upon- 


n- Ordered, That the further Proceeding on consi- 
Hull Docks Bill. 


deration of the Report on the Kingston-upon-Hull 
Docks Bill be resumed To-morrow. 


Bermondsey 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- 
~ cree mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
: case of the Petition for the Bermondsey Improve- 
ey Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 

with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for amending the Acts relating to the Paving, 
Cleansing, and otherwise improving the Parish of 
Saint Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, in the County 
of Surrey, and for making additional Improvements 
in such Parish ; And that Mr. Kemble and Mr. An- 
trobus do prepare, and bring it in. 


Runcorn and 
Preston Brook 
Railway and 
Docks Bill, 


Mr. Clifton presented a Bill for making a Railway 
from Runcorn, to join the Grand Junction Railway 
at Preston Brook, with Branches therefrom, toge- 
ther with Docks and other Works connected there- 
with : And the same was read the first time, and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


— Central A Petition of Lieutenant-Colonel James Baird, of 
way Bill, mai ? 
’ Park, near Stirling, late of the 66th Regiment of 
Foot, praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Scot- 
tish Central Railway Bill, was presented and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Kilmarnock ;—and, Port Glas- 


gow,; praying that the Glasgow Junction Railway 
Vot. 100. 


Glasgow 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill, 








10° Aprihs. 297 


_ 


Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas George Harriott, and Staines and 
James Webb Hemming, complaining that the Stand- — 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica-- " 
tion for the Staines and Richmond Railway Bill, had 
not been complied with; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and re- 


ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Cork and 
of the Petition for the Cork and Bandon Railway Bandon Rail- 
Bill, which was this day made from the Select Com- “*Y Bi! 
mittee on Standing Orders, might be read; and 
the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Cork to Bandon: And 
that Viscount Bernard and Mr. Serjeant Murphy 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- Great North 
spect of the Petition for the Great North of England, a. ‘ 
(Clarence and Hartlepool Junction) Railway Bill, frartlepoal 
which was this day made from the Select Committee Junction) Rail- 
on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the same W*y Bill. 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Great North of England (Clarence 
and Hartlepool Junction) Railway Company to make 
certain Branch Railways, and for amending the Acts 
relating to the said Railway: And that Mr. Bowes 
and Lord Harry Vane do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- Newry and 
spect of the Petition for the Newry and Enniskillen Enniskiller 
Railway Bill, which was this day made from the ®*!™y Pi 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Town of Newry to 
the Town of Enniskillen: And that the Earl of 
Hillsborough, Viscount Newry and Colonel Raw- 
don do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Limerick, Waterford 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring — 
in the Waterford and Limerick Railway Bill; and“ "**” 
praying that such Bill may pass into law, was 
cng and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of William Lennard Thomas Pyle Costs. 
Taunton, of Ashley, in the county of Southampton, 
Barrister-at-Law, praying the House to frame a law 
distinctly defining by whom and to whom and in 
what cases, upon any proceeding before any of Her 
Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for this realm, any 
and what Costs shall be paid, and that the same 
may be so few and so light as to render the domestic 
administration of the law by Justices of the Peace 
a real boon to the subject, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Troed-yr-aur ;— Killennin and Saint Asapi 
Lianbadarn Tref-eglwys ;—Malpas;—Llanarth;— + set gid 
Rural Deanery of Iping;—Llanndygwydd ;— Gur- 
mws;—and, Weston-under-Lizard and Blymhill; 
praying for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 
7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of the Dio- 
ceses of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and at the same 
time providing for the immediate appointment of a 
Bishop to the newly-erected See of Manchester,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of the Legislative Council of the Colony Australiaw 
of New South Wales,in Council assembled, (signed by a. 
the Speaker,) was presented, and read ; setting forth, 
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998 10° Aprils. A. 1845. 


That the Petitioners have learnt that the House has 

ranted to the Provinces of Canada the privilege of 
importing wheat and flour into the United Kingdom 
at a nominal duty, a concession which emboldens the 
Petitioners to hope that the same privilege will not 
be withheld from the colonists of Australia; that the 
Petitioners cannot believe that it is the intention of 
the House to act otherwise than with perfect equality 
and fairness towards every dependency of the British 
Crown, and feel therefore the fullest confidence that 
the House will remove the appearance which now 
exists of an intention to favour one colony above 
the rest ; that the Petitioners have been taught to 
believe that it is the policy of the House to treat 
the colonies as integral parts of the empire in mat- 
ters of trade, and that this policy can never be car- 
ried out so long as commercial restrictions are al- 
lowed between one part of the empire and another ; 
that the Governor of that colony is prohibited by a 
despatch from the Right honourable Lord Stanley 
from giving his consent to any Bill imposing differ- 
ential duties upon any goods or merchandize im- 
ported into this colony ; and that it appears to the 
Petitioners that a rule which prevents them from 
distinguishing, in the amount of duty, between the 

roduce of a British colony and a Foreign State, 
would still more strongly negative the showing any 
preference to the produce of one colony over that 
of another; that the colony of New South Wales 
has hitherto imported Corn for its own consumption, 
not from any obstacle to agriculture presented by 
its soil and climate, but, with other causes, from 
the very limited market in which its produce could 
be disposed of; the farmer, whose calculation is 
based on the return of ordinary years, and who is 
naturally more anxious to avoid over-stocking his 
market than to provide against a scarcity, being 
seldom in a condition to provide the consumer with 
grain in case of failure of crops; that principally 
from this cause; viz. the smallness of the market 
for its produce, the colony has frequently been in 
danger of famine, while possessing millions of acres 
of fertile land, and that it has thus been driven into 
a one-sided commerce with South America; that 
the territory of New South Wales differs very much 
in soil, climate and elevation ; and that it is reason- 
able therefore to suppose that a failure of crops 
would not be universal, but that the deficiency of 
one part would be compensated by the abundance 
of another, if adequate inducement were given to 
general cultivation, and that the same remark ap- 
plies, with still more force, to the neighbouring 
colonies ; that the territory of Mew South Wales | 
already supplies Great Britain with one-third of | 
the wool imported for manufacturing purposes ; and | 
that the encouragement of agriculture, so far from | 
proving injurious to the flock-masters, would tend 
to their advantage by making food abundant and 
steady in price, and by raising up a prosperous in- 
terest which would bear, jointly with them, the bur- 
then of taxation ; that it is of the greatest import- 
ance to determine the minimum price of all colonial 
produce ; this has recently been done, as to stock, 
by a calculation of what the hide, horns, wool, tal- 
low and gelatine (which the animal yields), are 
worth ; but that no such calculation can be arrived 
at with regard to Corn, except by opening to the 
farmer a large and steady market like that of Great 
Britain; that the distance which separates Australia 
from Great Britain, and the high rate at which 
labour must always be paid for in a colony, consti- 
tute more than an adequate protection to the British 
agriculturist against the competition of Australia, 
and that those doctrines of protection which spring 
from national and commercial rivalry are inappli- 





portation of Corn be small, it will be less likely to 
derange existing interests, and will find a market 
for itself, as it increases, by the simultaneous in- 
crease of the population of the United Kingdom ; 
that the Petitioners have been informed that it is 
the intention of the House to withdraw the protec- 
tion of one penny per pound, hitherto enjoyed by 
Australian wool, and that the same principle of free 
trade by which this withdrawal is sanctioned would 
equally require the placing the Australian, as far 
as his remote position and dear labour permit, on a 
level with the British agriculturist ; that the climate 
of Australia is peculiarly favourable to the growth 
of maize, a grain which, without coming into direct 
competition with the products of the British Isles, 
would yet afford a cheap and wholesome diet ; and 
praying that tne House will take the premises into 
their favourable consideration, and cause an Act to 
be passed to authorize the admission of wheat, maize, 
maize-meal and flour, the produce of the Australian 
colonies, into the United Kingdom, subject to the 
same duties respectively as wheat and flour the 
produce of Canada. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Stockport ;—and, Edward James Colleges of 
Shearman ; praying that the Colleges of Physicians : bysicians and 
es : . : urgeons Bill, 
and Surgeons Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Universities of Oxford ana 
Oxfordand Cambridge, resident, praying the House Cambridre 
to address Her Majesty, that She will be graciously °°" 
pleased to appoint a Commission to inquire into the 
Universities and Colleges of Oxford and Cambridge, 
with full power to enable such Commission efficiently 
to perform its important services, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wharton, in the Lord’s Day. 
parish of Davenham, in the diocese of Chester, com- 
plaining of the profanation of the Lord’s Day, in 
consequence of the running of the mail and other 
coaches, the traftic on railroads, rivers and canals, 
the keeping open of public-houses, shops, &amp;c.; and 
praying the House to find a remedy, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Congregation as- Universes 
sembling in the Independent Chapel, Mill-street, S°"™"™*) 
Perth, praying that there may in future be ro obli- 
gation on the teachers in the Scottish Universities 
and Colleges to support the Established Church in 
preference to any other form of the Christian Re- 
ligion, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Farmers and others frequenting Malt. 
Epsom Market, in the county of Surrey, praying for 
the repeal of the duty on Malt, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Presbytery of Chanonry ;—and, schoolmasters 
Presbytery of Lewis (Moderator); praying the House (Scotland) 
to adopt measures for ameliorating the condition of 
the Burgh and Parochial Schoolmasters, and for pro- 
moting the educational interests of Scotland,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie uponthe Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Jewish ag 
of the borough of Birmingham, praying that the 00). 
Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill may pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 





cable to parts of the same empire; that if the quan- 
tity of Corn to be exported from the Australian co- 
lonies be insignificant when compared with the an- 
nual consumption of Great Britain, it is not, there- 
fore, insignificant to them; and that if the im- 


Two Petitions from Coventry, praying that the Meson € 
Museums of Art Bill may pass into a law,—were 4*™ 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 





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§ VicTORIZ. 


A Petition of Clergy, Gentry and other Inha- 
bitants of the township of Runcorn, in the county 
of Chester, praying for amendment of the Sale of 
Beer Act, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Pentre Cynmeirch, 
in the county of Denbigh, praying that a Bill for 
the establishment of County Courts, with provisions 
requiring a knowledge of the Welsh language on the 
part of the Judges of those Courts in Wales, may 
speedily pass into law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Manufacturers resident in the manu- 


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229 


Duty imposed on the importation of Colonial Grain 
and Flour into the United Kingdom. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lieupon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, East India. 
Accounts respecting the Annual Territorial Revenues 
and Disbursements of the East India Company, for 
the Three years 1840--41, 1841-42 and 1842-43, 
according to the latest Advices, with an Estimate 
of the same for the succeeding year. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Saint Edinburgh 
Boswells and neighbourhood, in the county of Roz- and Hawick 
burgh, praying the House to prohibit travelling and Railway Bill. 
traffic on the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway on 


and Gloucester 
Railway (Wol- 
verhampton 
Line.) 


facturing districts of Gloucestershire, complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the Birmingham and Glouces- 
ter Railway (Wolverhampton Line) Bill, had not 
been complied with; and praying that they may 


the Lord’s Day, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Committee on the Edinburgh and 
Hawick Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of Edinburgh 
and Glasgow 


be heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Manufacturers resident in the manu- 


land, in the county of Stirling, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Edinburgh and Glasgow 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred 


Railway Bill. 


Birmingham 
and Gloucester 
Railway (Wore 


to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 


facturing districts of Gloucestershire ;—and, Charles | heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 


cester Branch William Laurence, of Cirencester, in the county of | their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
Toker en Gloucester, Gentleman ; complaining that the Stand- | in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
Extensions. 


ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- 
tion for the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway 
(Worcester Branch and Cheltenham Extensions) Bill, 
had not been complied with ; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 
nesses, against the same, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Manufacturers resident in the manu- 
facturing districts of Gloucestershire, complaining 
that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to 
the application for the Birmingham and Gloucester 
Railway (Worcester Deviation) Bill, had not been 
complied with; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Manufacturers resident in the manu- 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Har- Cambridge 
worth, in the county of Nottingham, praying the 24 Lincoln 

: f 5 Railway Bill ; 
House not to sanction the Cambridge and Lincoln Direct Northern 
Railway Bill, and the application for leave to bring Railway; and, 
in the Direct Northern Railway Bill, and that the London and 

: : . York Railway 

London and York Railway Bill may pass into a jy), 
law, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Committee on the Cambridge and Lincoln Railway, 


and London and York Railway Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees appointed by an Act fer Midland Rail- 
repairing the Turnpike-road from Tinsley to Don- to sesein) Bill 
caster, and for making certain new lines of Road to ‘ 
communicate with the same, all in the West Riding 
of the county of York, and of Creditors or Mort- 
gagees for Money advanced on the credit of the 
Tolls authorized to be taken on the said road or 
new lines of communication, praying that they may 


and Gloucester be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 


Railway facturing districts of Gloucestershire, complaining against certain parts of the Midland Railways 
(Giowceter that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to | (Swinton to Lincoln) Bill, was presented, and read. 
resco the application for the Birmingham and Gloucester Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
aid Midand Lkailway (Gloucester Extensions, Stoke Branch and | the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 


Midland Railways Junction) Bill, had not been 
complied with; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Wexford, Carlow and Dublin 
Junction Railway Bill, which was this day made 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read ; and the same being read; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Borough of Wexford, 
to the Borough of Carlow: And that Mr. William 
Collett, Captain Villiers Hatton, Mr. Grogan and 
Colonel Bruen do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Serjeant Murphy presented a Bill to enable 
the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
Borough of the City of Dublin to extend the Supply 
of Pipe Water to the several Parishes or portions 
of Parishes situate in the City and County of the 
said Borough, and adjoining to but outside the 
Boundary thereof: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant to 
an Address to Her Majesty,—Copies or Extracts of 
any Communications made to the Colonial Office 
from the Australian Colonies respecting the rate of 

Vou. 100. 


heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being 
That an humble Address be presented to Her 
jesty, praying that She will be graciously pleased 
to appoint a Commission to inquire into and report 
upon all matters relating to the Privileges, Revenues, 
Trusts, and to the state of Education, Learning 
and Religion, in the Universities of Oxford and 
Cambridge, and the Colleges of these Universities ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for thef Mr. Christie, 


ut, Oxford and 
[a- Cambridge 
Universities. 


Yeas Mr. Ewart: _ 
Tellers for the { Sir Robert Harry Inglis, hus 3 
Noes Mr.George William Hope: ; 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Arrestment 
to abolish the Arrestment of Wages in Scotland : 0% Wages - 
And that Mr. Thomas Duncombe and Mr. Hastie®°"'™ ) Bim. 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Statute Labour 
for amending the Laws concerning Highways, (Scotland) Bill. 
Bridges and Ferries in Scotland, and the making 
and maintaining thereof by Statute Service, and by 





GG3 the 








Commercial 
Marine. 


Army, &amp;c. 





230 10° Aprilis. 


the conversion of Statute Service into Money: And! Horse Guards and Foot Guards, who have served 
that Mr. Home Drummond and Mr. Mackenzie do, Abroad, and where, from those of the Cavalry and 
prepare, and bring it in. , Infantry of the Line, in each of those years; statin 
‘also, in Abstract, the Number of Men and Officers 
Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed | in the Life Guards, Horse Guards and Foot Guards, 
to inquire into the state and condition of the Com- | and the Aggregate voted in each of those years; 
mercial Marine of the Country, and to take into | and the Number of Men and Officers of the other 
consideration and report on the best mode of en- | Cavalry and Regiments of the Line in each of those 
couraging and extending the employment of British | years, with the view of showing the proportion of 
Shipping. _edch Class Abroad and at Home in each year. 


A. 1845, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, | , 
Returns of the Total Charge of a Regiment of Life | Settion, and for the better Payment of the Army 
Guards (consisting of the strength as in the Army | and their Quarters, was, according to Order, read 
Estimates for 1844-5) of 436 Men and Officers of the third time. . 
all Ranks, and Horses, for the year 1844; stating, Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
in detail, the Numbers of each Rank, and the Pay Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
and Allowances of the same; also all other Charges, | the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
distinguishing, so far as may be possible, the Amount 
for Clothing, for Contingent, for Commissariat, for 5 
Medical, for Barrack and all other Expenses, under 
separate heads, stating also the average Charge per 
Man in such Corps, for the year :—Of the Total 
Charge of a Regiment of Horse Guards (strength 
as per Army Estimates, Officers, Men and Horses, 
for 1844), stating, in detail, the Numbers of each | 


Rank, and the Pay and Allowances of the same; | Returns, showing the Amount of Lodging-money 


also, all other Charges, distinguishing, so far as may | a}jowed to a Regimentof the Line, of Ten Companies, 
be possible, the Amount for Clothing, for Contingent, | fy Twelve months, where Barracksare not provided : 
for Commissariat, for Medical, for Barrack, and for 


—Showing the Amount of Lodging-money allowed 
other Expenses, under separate heads, and the ave- | t) a Battalion of the Foot Guards, of Ten Compa- 
rage Charge per Man in such Corps :—Of the Total nies, for Twelve months, serving in London :—Show- 
Charge of a Regiment of Foot Guards (strength as ing the Amount allowed to a Regiment of the Line, of 
per Army Estimates, Officers and Men, of 1844), | Ten Companies, under the head of “ Regent’s Allow- 
stating, in detail, the Numbers of each Rank, and | ance for Wine,” serving in the United Kingdom : — 
the Pay and Allowances of the same ; also, all other | Showing the Amount allowed to a Battalion of the 
Charges, distinguishing, so far as may be possible, | Foot Guards, of Ten Companies, for Twelve months, 
the Amount for Clothing, for Contingent, for Com- | under the head of “ Regent’s Allowance for Wine,” 
missariat, for Medical, for Barrack and other Ex- | serving in London online the Quantity of Coals 
penses, under separate heads, and the average and Candles allowed to the Officers ofa Regiment of 
Charge per Man in such Regiment :—Of the Total | the Line, of Ten Companies, for Twelve months, serv- 
Charge of a Regiment of Cavalry of the Line 


: ing in the United Kingdom :—Showing the Quantit 
(strength as per Army Estimates, Officers, Men and \of” Coals and Candles allowed to the Officers of 4 
Horses, 1844), stating, in detail, the Numbers of each 


Renk Battalion of Foot Guards, of Ten Companies, for 
_ Z ~ + a oo vd the _ ; | Twelve months, serving in London :—Of the Amount 
’ ‘ Ses 5 nguishing, So far as | allowed to a Regiment serving out of London in lieu 
may be possible, the Amount for Clothing, for Con- | of Officers’ Si ceiiniinn where Barracks are not pro- 
tingent, for Commissariat, for Medical, for Barrack | vided :—And, of the Aanent allowed to a Regiment 
and for other Expenses, under separate heads; dis- | of Foot Guards serving in London, in lieu of Officers’ 
tinguishing also the Total Charge of a Regiment of | Mess-room, where SA are ae rovided. 
the same strength at Home and a Regiment Abroad, : \ . 

and the Average Charge of such Regiment per Man: | 


—Ofthe Total Charge of a Regiment of Infantr 


of the Line (strength as per Army Estimates, Offi- | Berries in Scotland, and the making and maintaining 


cers and Men, for 1844), stating, in detail, the | thereof by Statute Service, and by the Conversion 
Numbers of each Rank, and the Pay and Allow-! of Statute Service into Money: And the same was 
ances of the same ; also, all other Charges, distin- | pead the first time : and ordered to be read a second 
guishing, so far as may be possible, the Amount for | time upon Wednesday next ; and to be printed. 
Clothing, for Contingent, for Commissariat, for Me- | P a" : 


dical, and for Barrack and other Expenses, under | 


according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 











The ingrossed Bill for the Regulation of Her Mae Marine yun, 
jesty’s Royal Marine Forces while on Shore, was, Bilt = * 


The ingrossed Bill for punishing Mutiny and De- Mutiny gi 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Amy, 


Mr. Home Drummond presented a Bill for amend- gtatute Labour 
Y ing the Laws concerning Highways, Bridges and (Scotland) Bil. 


No. 205: 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Debtors 


separate heads; distinguishing, also, the Total Return of the Number of Persons confined for Debt (Ireland) 


Charge of a Regiment at Home and a Regiment! at the present time in the Prisons of Zreland, stating, 
Abroad, and the Average Charge per Man of such | in classes, the years in which they were imprisoned ; 
Regiment :—Of the Total Charge of a Regiment of | the Number whose Debts without Costs are respec- 
the West India Regiments (strength as per Army | tively under £.1, £.5, £.10, £.15, £.20; distinguish- 
Estimates, Officers and Men, for 1844), stating, in|ing the Number of those for Offences against the 
detail, the Numbers of each Rank, and the Pay and | Revenue Laws, and stating also the Average Term 
Allowances of the same; also all other Charges ; | of Imprisonment of each of these classes, and the 
distinguishing, so far as may be possible, the Amount | Amount of Debt and Amount of Expenses of each 
for Clothing, for Contingent, for Commissariat and | Person who has been in Prison more than Five 
Medical, and for Barrack and other Expenses, under | years (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 
separate heads, and the Average Charge per Man for | 292 A, of Session 1844). 

such Corps ; and the same Return for each Colonial | 
Corps (as per Army Estimates of 1844) :—And, of | 


cers voted in the Army Estimates, stating the Num- | at each of the Schools established in Her Majesty’s 
bers of Men and Officers who have served in t 


United Kingdom, and the Numbers who have served | of December 1844. 


Abroad, in each year since 1815 ; distinguishing the; Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Number of Men and Officers of the Life Guards, |Table. ; : 
Mr. 


he | Dock Yards, during the year ending the 31st day ° 


: “ 4): Mr. Corry presented, pursuant to Order,—A Re- Dock Yard 
the Total Numbers of Men and Commissioned Offi- | turn of the Number of Apprentices who have attended Apprente™ 


ghave Trad 


Goole a3 
Doncast 
Railway 


Bristol 
Exeter 
Branch 










Ships 
Ni 
Ship, 









Cust 
Duti 










































































8 ViIcTORIZ. 10°—11° Aprilis. 931 


Mr. Cardwell presented,—Further Return to an 
Address to Her Majesty, dated the 16th day of July, 
in the last Session of Parliament, for a Return, show- 
ing the Total Number of African Negroes landed for 
the purposes of Slavery on the Islands and on the 
Continent of America, from the year 1815 to the 
year 1843, both inclusive ; distinguishing the Num- 
ber so landed in each of those years, and distin- 
cuishing also the Number landed in each year on 
the Territory of each separate State or Power, so 
far as the same can be made up from Documents in 
i, the possession of Her Majesty’s Government :— 

Also, Cases adjudged under Slave Trade Treaties, 
and Number of Slaves emancipated in consequence, 
at Sierra Leone, Rio de Janeiro, Havannah, Suri- 
nam and other Places respectively, from the year 
1829 to the year 1844 (so far as the same can be 
made up at the Foreign Office). 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 

uy Table. 


Slave Trade. 


Goole and A Petition of Subscribers to or interested in the 

Doneester Undertaking hereinafter mentioned, for leave to 

none bring in a Bull for making a Railway from Goole to 
Doncaster, in the West Riding of the county of 
York, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Bristol and Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
Exeter 4 on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
Buches Bill. the Petition for the Bristol and Exeter Railway 
Branches Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the Acts relating to the Bristol and Exeter 
Railway, and to authorize the formation of a Junc- 
tion Railway, and several Branch Railways con- 
nected with the same: And that Lord Courtenay, 
Mr. Buck and Mr. Divett do prepare, and bring 


it in. 
Ships. Ordered, That the Return relative to Ships, which 
No. 206. was presented yesterday, be printed. 
Shipping. Ordered, That the Return relative to Shipping, 


No.206. which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Customs Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Customs 


an Duties, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 
. 0. - . 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





. Veneris, 11° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


Education M R. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of 
JUndia.) the East India Company, was called in; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—Copy of 
the Orders of the Reonmenned of India for the 
Establishment of the Council of Education in Ben- 
gal, and at the other Presidencies :—Also, a Return 
of the Establishments maintained in 1843 for the 
Promotion of Education amongst the Natives of 
British India, and the Salaries and Expense of the 
same :—Also, a Statement of the Funds supplied by 
the Indian Government, and from other sources, for 
the Support of Education in British India, and the 
Expenditure of the same, under separate heads, at 

; each of the several Presidencies. 

East India. I. Copy of Act 14, of 1843, passed by the Go- 
vernor-General of India in Council, on the 5th day 
of August 1843, for “ regulating the Levy of Customs 
Duties and the Manufacture of Salt in the North 
Western Provinces of the Presidency of Bengal,” 
and of any Minute or Resolution of Council re- 
corded at the time of passing the said Act ; together 
with an Account of the several Articles whereon 
Duties of Import and Export respectively were 


levied on the North Western Frontier, before and 
Voz. 109, 





after passing of the said Act :—11. Copy of Act 6, 
of 1844, passed by the Governor-General of India 
in Council, on the 16th day of March 1844, for 
“abolishing the Levy of Transit or Inland Customs 
Duties, for revising the Duties on Imports and Ex- 
ports by Sea, and for determining the Price at which 
Salt shali be sold for Home Consumption within 
the Territories subject to the Presidency of Fort 
Saint George,” and of any Minute or Resolution of 
Council recorded at the time of passing the said 
Act; together with an Account of the several Duties 
which were repealed or modified under the Provi- 
sions of the said Act:— 111. Copy of Act 16, of 
1844, passed by the Governor-General of Jndia in 
Council on the 27th day of July 1844, for “ increas- 
ing the Excise and Import Duties heretofore payable 
to the Government on Salt manufactured within or 
imported into the Territories subject to the Govern- 
ment of the Presidency of Bombay,” and of Act 19, 
of 1844, passed by the Governor-General of India 
in Council, on the 14th day of September 1844, 
for “ abolishing Town Duties and Mookauts, and all 
Taxes upon Trades and Professions within the Pre- 
sidency of Bombay”; also, of any Resolutions or 
Minutes of Council recorded at the time of passing 
the said Acts, together with an Account of the se- 
veral Town and other Duties which have been re- 
pealed or modified under the Provisions of the said 
Acts:—1v. Statement of the estimated Loss and 
Gain to the Revenues of the several Presidencies in 
consequence of the said Alterations of Duties :— 
v. Copy of the Engagements severally entered into 
in 1843 by the Rajah of Bichaneer and the Nawab 
of Bahawulpore, with respect to the Levy of Duties 
on Goods in transit through their respective Terri- 
tories, and to the Maintenance of the Commercial 
Road between Delhi and Bahawulpore :—v1. Copy 
of the Engagement of the Nawab Bahawulpore, for 
the Cession of a District connecting the British 
Territories with the Sutlej. 


Copy of the Draught Act of the Legislative fast India. 


Council in Calcutta for altering the Import Duties, 
published in the Government Gazette at Calcutta, 
8th February 1845. 


Copy or Extracts of a Despatch from the Court East India. 


of Directors of the East India Company to the Go- 
vernor-General of India in Council, dated 17th June 
(No. 5.) 1837, respecting the Abolition of the Tran- 
sit and Town Duties in the Districts subject to the 
Governments of Bengal and Agra, and the Enact- 
ment of the India Legislative Act, No. xtv., of 1836, 
effecting various Alterations in the Rates of Duties 
levied upon Sea-borne Commerce :— Copy of a De- 
spatch from the Court of Directors to the Governor- 
General in Council, dated 3d July (No. 9.) 1844, 
respecting the Enactment of Act, No. v1., of 1844, 
abolishing the Transit and Inland Custom Duty :— 
Copy of a Despatch from. the Court of Directors to 
the Governor-General, dated 4th December (No. 15.) 
1844, conveying Instructions to increase the Rates 
of Sea Customs in Jndia :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Maltby, from the Trinity House, was called Lighthouses, 
in; and at the bar presented,—Return to an Order &amp;«. 


dated the 20th day of March last, for a Tabular 
Abstract Account of the whole Receipt and Re- 
venue of the Corporation of the Trinity House 
of Deptford Strond, in each year, for the Eleven 
years from 1833 to 1844, both inclusive, under 
the Five Heads and Divisions of,— 1st. Light- 
house Dues; 2d. Buoys and Beaconage; 3d. of 
Estates, Legacies and Interest; 4th. Miscellaneous ; 
and, 5th. Total Amount :—Also, a Tabular Abstract 
Account of the Expenditure by the said Corporation 
in each of these years, under Thirteen Heads,—1st. 
Commission on Collection; 2d. Expense for Main- 
tenance of Lighthouses ; 3d. For Repairs and Addi- 
tions to Lighthouses distinct from the ne 
Ga4 oO 








National Debt. 


Caledonian 
Railway Bill. 


London, Wor- 
cester and 
South Statford- 
shire Railway 
Bill. 


Sheffield 
and Tinsley 
Canal Bill. 


Britten’s 
Divorce Bill, 





232 
of Lighthouses; 4th. For new Lighthouses and 
Floating Lights; 5th. For Buoys and Beacons; 6th. 
For the Salaries, Wages and Expense of the Tower 
Hill Establishment; 7th. For Pensions; 8th. For 
Charities other than for Pensions; 9th. For Principal 
of Money borrowed; 10th. For Interest on Money 
borrowed; 11th. For Law Charges ; 12th. For all 
Charges not coming under these Heads ; and, 13th. 
The Total of these Amounts :—Similar Account from 
the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses in Scot- 
land :—And, similar Account from the Commission- 
ers of the Ballast Board in Dublin, (so far as relates 
to the Corporation of the Trinity House of Deptford 
Strond) :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to the direc- 
tions of several Acts of Parliament,—An Account 
of the Gross Amount of all Bank Annuities and 
Long Annuities, and any other Annuities for Terms 
of Years transferred, and of all Sums of Money 
paid tothe Commissioners for the Reduction of the 
National Debt ; and the Gross Amount of Annuities 
for Lives and for Terms of Years which have been 
granted for the same, under the Provisions of the 
Acts 10 Geo. 4, c. 24, and 3 Will. 4, c. 14, within 
the year ending 5th January 1845. 

An Account of the Gross Amount of all Sums 
received and paid by the Commissioners for the 
Reduction of the National Debt, on account of 
Banks for Savings (including Friendly Societies), 
in Great Britain and Ireland, from their commence- 
ment at 6th August 1817 to the 20th November 
1844, inclusive :—Also, an Account of all Expenses 
incurred by the said Commissioners, for Salaries of 
Clerks or other Incidental Charges, during the pre- 
ceding year. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Nairn ;—Blairgowrie ;—Leith ;— 
Coupar Angus ;—Perth ;—Kerriemuir ;— Greenock ; 
—Kirkmichael;—and, West Calder; praying that 
the Caledonian Railway Bill may pass ‘into a law,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees for carrying into execution 
an Act for more effectually repairing the Road lead- 
ing from the Cross of Hand, near Finford Bridge, in 
the county of Warwick, through the town of Southam, 
in the same county, to the borough of Banbury, in 
the county of Ozford, praying that the London, 
Worcester and South Staffordshire Railway Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Trustees acting under an Act for 
repairing the Turnpike-road from Tinsley to Don- 
caster, and for making certain new Lines of Road, 
to communicate with the same, all in the county of 
York, also of Mortgagees of the Tolls of the said 
Turnpike-road and new Lines of communication, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Shef- 


field and Tinsley Canal Bill, was presented, and 


read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Reports on Britten’s Divorce Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, as follow : 

Pr. 1. 1. 26. Leave out from “ mentioned” to 
“ that” in 1. 30. 

Pr. 6. 1. 1. After “demands” insert “ if any at 
“‘ common law or by custom, which she might claim 
“ by, through or in consequence of her marriage 
“ with the said Thomas Britten.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to, 


11° Aprils. 





A. 1845. 


The Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Edinburgh Life Assurance Company Bill was 
read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Alexander Edward Earl of Dun- 
more, praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Edin- 
buryh and Glasgow Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Kemble presented a Bill for amending the 
Acts relating to the paving, cleansing and otherwise 
improving the Parish of Saint Mary Magdalen, 
Bermondsey, in the County of Surrey, and for 
making additional Improvements in such Parish: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Freeholders, Leaseholders and Oc- 
cupiers of lands, tenements and hereditaments within 
the hamlet of Penge, in the parish of Battersea, in 
the county of Surrey, praying that they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Battersea Poor Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Anne Horsfall, and of John Starkey, 
Esquire, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Bowes presented a Bill for enabling the Great 
North of England (Clarence and Hartlepool Junc- 
tion) Railway Company to make certain Branch 
Railways, and for amending the Acts relating to the 
said Railway : And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
London and Croydon Railway (Chathamand Graves- 
end) Bill, was referred; That the Standing Orders 
had not been complied with, inasmuch as the Plans 
and Books of Rinne are incorrect in the follow- 
ing instances : 

In the parish of Bromley, near property, No. 87, 
a field is not numbered on the Plans; property, No. 
49, upon the Plans, is placed upon a rick-yard, but 
is described in the Book of Reference as a mill, and 
the same is not numbered on the Plans. 

Also inasmuch as no application had been made 
to John Colegate, as occupier of the said fa wpe 
Georgeand James Lane, are stated in the Books of 
Reference to be occupiers of property, No. 54, 
whereas Joseph Jackson is the occupier thereof. 

Parish of Cobham: A field adjoining Nos. 25 and 
13, is not numbered on the Plans, or described in 
the said Books of Reference; a fence between Nos. 
46 and 47 is shown (on Plans) which does not exist ; 
same 


Glasgow, 
Garnkirk and 
Coatbridge 
Railway Bill, 


Edinburgh 
ife Assutargs 
Company Bi), 


Edinburgh 
and G lasgow 
Railway Bil, 


Bermondsey 
Tmprovement 
ill, 


Battersea 
Poor Bill, 


Huddersfield 
and Sheffield 
Junction Rail. 
way Bill, 


Great North 
of England 
(Clarence and 
Hartlepool 
Junction) 
Railway Bill. 


London and 
Croydon Rail- 
way (Chatham 
and Gravesend.) 









Mau 


Wat 
Bill 


Th 













same error as to a fence shown between Nos. 47 

‘7 and 50. . “tie 

il Parish of Cuxton: No application made to Robert 
Barnett, as occupier of property, No. 3. 

Parish of Northfleet: A fence between Nos. 2 
= and 9 is marked on the Plans, whereas there is no 
Bil, fence ; also, similar error as to property, Nos. 5 and 

2. Property, No. 38™, in the Book of Reference, 
and on Plan deposited with the Clerk of the Peace 
for Kent, is not numbered on the Plan deposited in 
nf the Private Bill Office. 
. Saint Mary’s Cray parish: The property, No. 60, 
described as belonging to William Mosyer, whereas 
Sir P. H. Dyke, is the owner thereof. 
Parish of Eynsford: The property, No. 13, is 
described as belonging to Thomas Kemp, whereas 
Sir P. H. Dyke is the owner thereof. 
In the parish of Sutton-at-Hone : The property, 
No. 2, is described as belonging to Joseph Berens, 
whereas the same belongs to Sir P. H. Dyke, and no 
application had been made to him in respect thereof. 
. Also inasmuch as the Section, near 26 miles 4 
furlongs, describes a tunnel to be made 748 yards 
long, whereas the Plan deposited at the Private 
Bill Office, at 26 miles 4 furlongs, describes the 
same as 718 yards long. 

Also inasmuch as at or about 12 miles 1 furlong, 
the extreme depth of a cutting is not marked ; also 
at or about 12 miles 8 chains, the extreme height of 
an embankment is marked as 10 feet, whereas the 
same should be 19 feet. 

Parish of Northfleet : William Edmeades is stated 
to be owner and occupier of property, No. 1™, 
whereas the representatives of the late 7. WV. S. 
Price are the owners thereof, and Robert French 
the occupier. 


8 VicroRizZ. 11° Aprils. : 233 


by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
| they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
| Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Creditors of the Tolls granted by Greenwich 
an Act for more effectually repairing and otherwise Colliery __ 
improving certain Roads and Bridges in the Liberties ®*!*y - 

of the Borough of Berwick-upon- Tweed, and Counties 
| of Durhamand Berwick, and improving the Entrance 
|to the Town of Berwick, praying that they may be 
| heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
/against certain parts of the Greenwich Colliery 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
‘the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
|heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


| 





A Petition of the Manchester and Leeds Railway Huddersfield 
Company, praying that they may be heard, by ¢n¢Manchester 

s : ailway and 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Canal Bill. 
Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 





A Petition of the Bristol and Gloucester Railway Bristol aud _ 
| Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for amending comea 
ithe Acts relating to the Bristol and Gloucester “*Y ‘"* ) 
Railway, was presented, and read; and referred 
| t0 the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
| Bills. 


And also, inasmuch as Alexander Raphael is| ; 
stated to be owner, and John Tilden occupier, of The Dundee and Perth Railway Bill was read a Dundee and 


property No. 10™, whereas the representatives of 
! the said 7. NV. S. Price are the owners of the same, 
| and Robert French the occupier thereof. 
il Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Manchester Petitions of Commissioners of Police of the town 

adSalford = of Staleybridge, in the counties palatine of Zan- 
y p 

Waterworks &gt;, 


Bill. caster and Chester ;—Margaret Waring, of Moss 
Cottage, in the parish of Ashton-under-Lyne, in the 
county of Lancaster ;—Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the borough of Manchester, in the county 
of Lancaster ;—and, Charles Carrington, of Stret- 
ford, in the county of Lancaster ; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Manchester and Salford 

I Waterworks Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 

“ their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 

i.) in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


9 om Petitions of the Leeds Waterworks Company ; 
ii, "*Y —and, Mary Rawson and Elizabeth Rawson, of 
Nidd Hali, in the county of York, Spinsters; pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Leeds 
and Thirsk Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


ee A Petition of the Manchester and Leeds Railway 
clester Junetna COMPany, praying that they may be heard, by their 
ilway Bi], Counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Leeds, 
Dewsbury and Manchester Junction Railway Bill, 

was presented and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 

Vou. 100, 





‘second time ; and committed. Perth Railway 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- &gt;" 
mittee of Selection. 


The Dundee Waterworks Bill was read a second Dundee 
time ; and committed. a 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-  * 
mittee of Selection. 


The Glasgow Markets Bill was read a second Glasgow 
time ; and committed. Markets Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Edward Barrett Curteis, of Leasam, Rye and Ten- 
in the parish of Rye, in the county of Susser, Esquire, — Railway 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel" * 
or agent, against certain parts of the Rye and Ten- 
terden Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Manchester and Leeds Railway West Yorkshire 
Company, praying that they may be heard, by their Railway Bill. 











counsel or agents, against certain parts of the West 
Yorkshire Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees of the road leading from Eastern Coun- 
Bury, in the county of Huntingdon, to the hamlet ties Railway 





2 P a Cambridge 
of Stratton, in the parish of Biggleswade, in the peg ea 


county of Bedford, and called The Bury and Strat- Line) Bill. 
ton Turnpike-road, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Eastern Counties Railway (Cam- 
H H bridge 














234, 11° Aprils. A. 1845, 


bridge and Huntingdon Line) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Newportand The Newport and Ponty Pool Railway Bill was 
a a read a second time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


South Wales The South Wales Railway Bill was read a second 
Railway Bil. time ; and committed, 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Petitions of the Company of i, aon of the 
Stroudwater Navigation ;—and, the Reverend Ro- 
bert Jermyn Cooper, of the Spa, near the city, but 
in the county, of Gloucester ; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the said Railway Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Commitiee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Hartlepool Pier Petitions from Blythe ;—and, Bridlington; pray- 

and Port Bill. ing that the Hartlepool Pier and Port Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Bridgwater Petitions of Merchants, Traders, and others, of 
ee the Port of Newport, in the county of Monmouth ;— 
“~~"" Merchants, Traders, and Inhabitants of the borough 
of Tiverton ;—and, Merchants, Traders and others, 
of the town of Collumpton; praying that the Bridg- 
water Navigation and Railway Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and 
read; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


Norfolh The Order made yesterday, for referring to the 
Estuary. Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, the 
Petition of the Honourable Fulk Greville Howard, 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Norfolk Estuary 
Bill, had not been complied with; and praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his agent and wit- 
nesses, against the same, was read ; and discharged. 
Ordered, That the Petition be referred to the 

Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Huddersfield The House was moved, That the Order made upon 

= raga the 31st day of March last, That the Petition of 

‘way Bill "" Trustees of the Doncaster and Saltersbrook Turnpike- 
road, in the West Riding of the county of York, 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Huddersfield and 
Sheffield Junction Railway Bill, do lie upon the 
Table, might be read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Order made 
upon Tuesday last, for referring the said Petition to 
the Committee on the Bill, might be read; and the 
same being read ; 

And the House being informed, that the Peti- 
tioners wished to withdraw their Petition ; 

Ordered, That the Order for referring the said 
Petition to the Committee on the Bill, be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn. 


PublicPetitions Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Public Petitions; That they had examined 
the Petitions presented upon the 7th and 8th days 
of this instant April ; and had directed him to make 
a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


(Fifteenth 
Report. ) 





Viscount Bernard presented a Bill for making a 


Cork 
Railway from Cork to Bandon: And the same was eg: 


read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second “49 Bill, 
time. 


A Petition of Robert Mills, of Bawtry Hall, in London ang 
the county of York, praying that he may be heard, York Reitysy 
by himself or his counsel, against certain parts of ill, 
the London and York Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. William Collett presented a Bill for making a Wessun ¢ 
Railway from the Borough of Wezford to the Bo- low ond Diba 
rough of Carlow: And the same was read the first 7ntion 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. alway Bi, 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Freemen of the Nottinghom 
town of Nottingham, praying that they may be !M+losue iy, 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Wottingham Inclosure Bill, was 

resented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Kingston-upon. 
the further Proceeding on consideration of the Re- Huil Dociszii, 
a on the Kingston-upon-Hull Docks Bill :—The 

ouse resumed the said further Proceeding ; and 
the Amendment proposed on Monday last, was 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Sir John Yarde Buller presented a Bill to amend Bristol and 
the Acts relating to the Bristol and Exeter Railway, Exter Railway 
and to authorize the Formation of a Junction Rail- 2" Bi 
way and several Branch Railways connected with 
the same: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Birkenhead 

Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Manchesterand 
csp ge” - s Cheshire Junc- 

a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the gion Railway. 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Birkenhead, Manchester and Cheshire Junction 
Railway Bill, was referred ; Thatthe Standing Orders 
had not been complied with, inasmuch as the Notices 
do not contain the names of several parishes and 
townships through which the Railway and Branches 
are proposed to be made, in the following instances : 

Parish of Cheadle,or township of Cheadle Bulkeley, 
in the county of Chester; the township of Moore 
(or Moor), in the said county, as regards the Branch 
to the Grand Junction Railway ; the parish of Ince, 
in the said county; the township of Thornton-le- 
Moors, otherwise Thornton-in-the-Moors, in the said 
county, as regards the Branch to Chester. 

Also, inasmuch as the Plans and Books of Re- 
ference deposited in the Private Bill Office and with 
the Clerk of the Peace for Chester, do not describe 
the line or situation of the whole of the work, and 
the Jands through which the same are intended to 
be made, and that the Books of Reference do not 
contain the names of certain owners, lessees and 
occupiers of such lands respectively, in the following 
instances: An enclosure between Nos. 74 and 82, 
parish of Frodsham, on the said Plans, is not de- 
scribed therein, nor referred to in the Books of Re- 
ference; a garden adjoining Nos. 27 and 28, in the 
parish of Grapenhall, not described on the said 
Plans ; an enclosure north of No. 20, in the parish 
of Bowden, is not described or numbered on the 
Plans, nor referred to in the Books of Reference ; 
an enclosure west of No. 128 is not described on 
the Plans, nor referred to in the Books of Reference ; 
property No. 3, in the parish of Runcorn, a building 
(coal store) not described on the Plans ; Greenfield 





House is not numbered on Plans, nor referred to in 


Books 








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d Books of Reference; inland, No.149, parish of Bow- | Thomas Dumbabin, are stated to be the occupiers 
Rain den, several buildings are not described on Plans. | thereof. 
Also, inasmuch as no application, showing the] Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 


manner in which the Railway will affect a road, | lect Committee on Standing Orders. 
No. 370, in the parish of Runcorn, had been made 
me to the surveyors of highways. Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select London and 
Also inasmuch as no notice was served on Wil-| Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom ye a 
liam Gayter, as owner, till the 3d January. several Petitions complaining of non-compliance Railway. 
Also inasmuch as the names of several owners | with the oe Orders, in the case of the Petition 


] Care 
Dublin 


Bill, 


m 
Bill, 


pons 


Bill, 


nd 


or occupiers of property, situate within the limits of | for the London, 


deviation, are not inserted in the Book of Reference, 
and no application had been made to them in the 
following instances : 

Parish of Frodsham: The Marquis of Cholmon- 
deley, as owner, and Thomas Bate, occupier, of an 
enclosure near to Nos. 74 and 82, not inserted in 
Book of Reference, and no application made to 
them; the name of John Simeock omitted, as occu- 
pier of a cottage, No. 267, and no application made 
to him. 

In the parish of Runcorn: The name of James 
Swinton omitted, as occupier of a field, No. 287, and 
no application made to him ; the name of James Stan- 
ton, as owner and occupier of a house near Nos. 386 
and 391 omitted, and no application made to him. 

In the parish of Bowden: The name of William 
Stelford, as owner, and of John and Amos Rogerson, 
as occupiers, of No. 128, omitted, and no application 
made to them; the same omission (same parties) 
for No. 120; and no application made to John and 
Amos Rogerson, as occupiers of No, 124. 

Also inasmuch as no application had been made 
to an occupier in the following instance: To John 
Timperley, as occupier of No. 86. 

Also inasmuch as the extreme height of the 
Railway over the surface of the ground is not cor- 
rectly marked in figures on the Section for an em- 
bankment, between 15th mile 3d furlong and 15th 
mile 4th furlong. 

Also inasmuch as the public road, No. 34, is 
stated on the longitudinal Section to be raised 12 feet 
9 inches, whereas the cross Section shows the same 
to be raised only about 9 feet. 

Also inasmuch as on the longitudinal Section de- 
posited with the Clerk of the Peace, the road, No. 
67, on the Plan, is stated to be 4 feet 6 inches be- 
low the level of the rails, and the cross Section re- 
ferring thereto shows the surface of the said road 
about 4 feet 6 inches above the level of the rails, 
and the road to be raised about 13 feet, whereas, 
on the Section deposited in the Private Bill Office 
the said road is stated to be raised 23 feet, and the 
cross Section referring thereto shows the said road 
to be about 4 feet 6 inches below the surface of the 
rails, and to be raised about 23 feet ; also a similar 
discrepancy as to the public road, No. 93, stated 
to be 1 foot 3 inches below the level of the rails, 
and to be raised 16 feet 3 inches, and cross Section 
referring thereto shows the surface of the road about 
1 foot 3 inches above the level of the rails, whereas 
on the Section deposited in the Private Bill Office, 
the same is stated to be raised 19 feet 3 inches, and 
cross Section shows the road to be about 1 foot 3 
inches below the level of the rails. 

Also inasmuch as the Book of Reference depo- 
sited with Clerk of the Peace of Chester, does not 
correspond with that deposited in the Private Bill 
Office, in these instances. 

Parish of Runcorn: No. 183 is stated in Book of 
Reference with Clerk of Peace, to be a public foot- 
way, whereas in that deposited in Private Bill Office, 
the said number is stated to be a field ; in the Book 
of Reference with the Clerk of the Peace, Reverend 
Thomas is inserted as occupier of No. 420, whereas 
in that deposited in the Private Bill Office, Robert 
Thomas is stated to be such occupier; and in the 
Book of Reference deposited with Clerk of the 
Peace, Peter Dutton and Mary Revell Penkett, are 
stated to be occupiers of No. 29, whereas in the same 
deposited in Private Bill Office, Wilitam Moors and 

Vou. 100. 








I hatham and Nortin Kent Railway 
Bill, were referred ; That the Standing Orders had 
not been complied with, inasmuch as in the copies 
of the Plans and Sections deposited with the Clerks 
of the Peace for the counties of Kent and Surrey, the 
radii of curves not exceeding one mile in length, are 
not noted on the Plan in miles and chains in the 
following instances; viz.—1. A curve upon the 
branch of the River Thames, opposite Blackwall; 
2. A curve upon the main line between the 44th and 
the 45th miles; 3. A curve between the 45th mile 
4th furlong and 45th mile 6th furlong ; 4. A curve 
between 46th mile 3d furlong and 46th mile 6th 
furlong; 5. A curve on the Sheerness Branch at the 
7th mile; 6. A curve on the Sheerness Branch be- 
tween 3d mile 6th furlong and 4th mile 2d furlong. 

And inasmuch as the change of gradients is not 
marked upon the Section at a change of the gra 
dient ; 1. At the 51st mile 73 furlong on the main 
line; and, 2. At the 52d mile 23 furlong on the 
main line. 

And inasmuch as the rate of inclination upon the 
said Section is wrongly stated in the following in- 
stances ; viz.—1. From 6} furlongs to 1 mile 23 
furlongs, on the main line the rate of inclination is 
marked 1 in 141 instead of 1 in 265; 2. From 15th 
mile 6th furlong to 17th mile 2d furlong, as 1 in 
1,745, instead of 1 in 1,556; 3. From 37th mile 6th 
furlong to 37th mile 7 } furlongs, as 1 in 132, instead 
of 1in114; 4. At Ist mile 53 furlongs on the Sheer- 
ness Branch, as1 in 220, instead of 1 in 260; 5. From 
3d mile 6th furlong to 3d mile 7th furlong, on the 
Sheerness Branch, as 1 in 132, instead of 1 in 122. 

And inasmuch as at 51st mile 1 3 furlongs, on the 
main line the vertical height from the datum line to 
the top of the rails is stated at 270 feet, whereas the 
same should be 282 feet. 

And inasmuch as the datum line is incorrectly 
drawn upon the sheet numbered 22, and is shown 
thereon as about 7 feet too high; but it appeared 
to the Committee that the heights as shown by 
figures were correctly stated. 

And inasmuch as there is a discrepancy of 10 
feet in the height of the vertical! scale in line showing 
the surface of the rails at the ending of such line, 
upon the 27th sheet, and at its re-commencement 
on the 28th sheet. 

And inasmuch as there is a discrepancy in the 
line showing the surface of the ground, as marked 
by the vertical scale at the ending of such line upon 
the 16th sheet, and at its re-commencement on the 
17th sheet. 

And inasmuch as the limits of deviation are not 
correctly defined on the Plan in respect of the se- 
veral properties numbered 18, in the parish of Charl- 
ton, and the properties numbered from 20 to 37, 
inclusive, in the parish of Woolwich, the limits of 
deviation being so laid down as to include the said 
me ag or parts of them, although they are not 
in the Book of Reference or in the Schedule of the 
Bill, and no power to deviate into the said lands is 
conferred by the Bill. 

And inasmuch as No. 49 upon the Plan, in the 
parish of Saint Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, is not 
entered in the Book of Reference ; but it appeared 
to the Committee that No. 49, is a ditch, and that 
the owner thereof had received the due application. 

And inasmuch as a public highway in the parish 
of Greenwich, near the 4th mile 7th furlong, within 
the limits of deviation, is not numbered on the Plan 
or entered in the Book of Reference. 

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A. 1845, 


And inasmuch as No. 3, in the parish of Lewis-| tion Deed, viz. No.1, Rockingham-place, New Kent- 
ham, is shown on the Plan as a plantation, and is | road, is not the place of abode of Charles Daniels, 


entered in the Book of Reference as a cottage. 

And inasmuch as a field or inclosure adjoming 
the property numbered 48, in the parish of Bezley, 
is not numbered on the Plan, nor has any application 
been made in respect thereof. 


owner of the properties numbered 13, 14, 52 and 53, 
in the parish of Saint Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, 
and that no application has been made to him, nor 
is he entered in the Book of Reference in respect 
of such properties; but it was proved to the Com- 
mittee that with respect to No. 13, the Promoters 
of the Bil! had originally entered the name of Mr. 
West as owner, but had subsequently entered that 
of the South Eastern Railway Company, who had 
in fact purchased part of the said property, No. 13, 
and were understood by the Promoters to have pur- 
chased the whole. 
And inasmuch as Thomas George Formereau is 
the owner of the properties numbered 105, 106 and 
1064, in the parish of Dartford, and that he is not 
entered as owner thereof in the Bock of Reference, 
nor has application been made to him in respect 
thereof; but it was proved to the Committee by the 


legal agent of Mr. Formereau, that he had himself’ 


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And inasmuch as it was proved to the Committee 
that the name of Charles Eastgate, Coach Smith, 
31, Long Acre, London, a subscriber to the Sub- 
scription Deed, had been affixed to the Subscription 


| Deed by Benjamin Goodman; Benjamin Goodman 
And inasmuch as Mr. James Robert West is the | 


not appearing to have had any legal authority to 
affix such name; and it was further proved to the 
Committee that the number of persons who had 
applied for shares prior to the 29th of January last, 
was 943, and the number of shares applied for was 
43,562; that the number of persons whose applica- 
tion had been rejected was 601, and the number of 
shares applied for by them was 23,460 ; that partial 
allotments only had been made upon 189 applica- 
tions; that prior to the 29th January, 20,102 shares 
were allotted to 342 applicants ; that the Subscrip- 
tion Deed contains 353 signatures, subscribing for 
29,232 shares, which represents a capital of 
£.1,461,600, and that the deposits paid thereon 
amounted to £.80,374.5s.; that deposits had been 
returned upon 9,146 shares, and that the subscrip- 
tions to the remaining signatures are for 20,086 
shares, which represents a capital of £.1,004,300 ; 
that deducting the amount of the subscriptions of 
those to whom objections have been substantiated, 


given the erroneous information tothe Promoters of | the remaining capital subscribed for amounts to 


the Bill. 


£.996,550, being £.59,050 above the Three-fourths 


And inasmuch as David Evans is the owner of | of the Estimate, as required by the Standing Orders. 


the properties numbered 71 and 71, in the parish of 
Bexley, and that he is not entered in the Book of 
Reference as the owner of such properties ; but it 
was proved to the Committee that the Promoters 
had been misled by information given to them, at 
Mr. Evans’s factory adjoining, and that Mr. Evans 
had, on the 28th of December last, received the due 
application. 

And inasmuch as the Corporation of Rochester 
are the owners of the properties numbered 70, 71 
and 72, in the parish of Saint Nicholas, Rochester ; | 
that William Nicholson is inserted in the Book of | 





Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of Owners, Tenants and Occupiers of Calton na 


houses th rty situated i - 
uses and other property situ in the town of police Bik 


Bridgeton and places adjacent, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Calton and 
Bridgeton Police Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 


Reference as the owner, he being the lessee under | Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 


the Corporation, and that no application had been 
made to the said Corporation in respect of such 
properties. 

And inasmuch as the said Corporation are owners 
of the properties numbered 77 and 78, in the parish 
of Saint Nicholas, Rochester, and are not entered 
in the Book of Reference, nor has application been 
made to them in respect of such properties ; but it 
was proved to the Committee that the Promoters of 
the Bin had been misled by information wrongly 
given to them by the lessee under the Corporation 
upon the premises, who represented himself to be 
the owner. 

And inasmuch as Mrs. Champion is the owner of 
the property numbered 36, in the parish of Chaik; 
that no application had been made to her in respect 
thereof; but it was proved to the Committee that 
the Promoters of the Bill had been misled by in- 
formation given to them by the tenant on the pre- 
mises. 

And inasmuch as the place of abode stated to 
be that of Richard Stevenson, asubscriber to the Sub- 
scription Deed, viz. No.1, Torrington-place, Middle- 
sex, is not the place of abode of Richard Stevenson. 

And inasmuch as the place of abode stated to 
be that of Lewis Parianti, a subscriber to the Sub- 
scription Deed, viz. Godstone, Surrey, is not the 
place of abode of Lewis Parianti. 

And inasmuch as the place of abode stated to 
be that of Robert Graham, a subscriber to the Sub- 
scription Deed, viz. 22, Princes-square, Kennington, 
is not the place of abode of Robert Graham. 

Andinasmuchas the place of abode stated to be that 
of George Shipman, viz. 100, Brook-street, Lambeth, 
is not the place of abode of George Shipman. 

And inasmuch as the place of abode stated to be 
that of Charles Daniels, a subscriber to the Subscrip- 


. 





| 





| favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Thomas Nias, complaining that the Tottenham ana 
Farringdon- 

street Extension 
Railway. 


Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
ane sn for the Tottenham and Farringdon-street 
xtension Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with ; and praying that he may be heard, by him- 
self, his agents and witnesses, against the same, 
was presented and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Viscount Newry presented a Bill for making a Newry and 
Enniskillen 
Railway Bill, 


Railway from the Town of Mewry to the Town of 
Enniskillen: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Thomas Duncombe presented a Bill to abolish Arrestment of 
Wages 
(Scotland) Bill 


No. 208. 


the Arrestment of Wages in Scotland: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Wednesday, the 23d day 
of this instant April; and to be printed. 


A Petition of William Trotter, of Bishop Auck- 
land, in the county of Durham, Gentleman, praying 


ton (Brandling Junction) Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns from each District Lunatic Asylum in 
Ireland, specifying the Name, the Year in which 
opened, the Number of Patients for which iatonte’. 

the 


ridgeton 


Newcastle and 
Darlington 
: ’ (Brandling 
that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, Junction) 


against certain parts of the Newcastle and Darling- Railway Bill. 


Lunatics 
(Ireland. ) 


a ed 








Australian 
Corn, 


Maynooth 
College Bill, 


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the Quantity of Land purchased, the Price by the 
English acre, the Amount of the Purchase-money 
of Land, the Quantity of Land rented, and the Rent 
by the English acre, the Cost of Building, Cost of 
Bedding, Furniture and other Contingencies, and 
Total Expenditure on each Asylum previous to its 
Opening: — Of the Expense of each Addition, 
including Furnishing, &amp;c., to each Asylum, and of 
the Number that can be accommodated by each 
Addition ; and of the Aditional Numbers that were 
accommodated in each Asylum without Additions 
to the Buildings; and of the Expense of the Alter- 
ations, Furnishing &amp;c.; and the Total Number 
which could be accommodated in each Asylum, on 
the 31st day of March 1845 :—Of the Names of 
the Counties, &amp;c., attached to each District Luna- 
tic Asylum, with the Population of each by the 
Census of 1841, and the Total Population of each 
District ; and of the Proportion which each County 
was to pay of the first Expense of each Asylum :— 
Of the Expense of each District Lunatic Asylum 
for each year since the 31st day of March 1839, 
showing the Total Annual Expense, the Annual 
Average Expense of each Patient, the Number of 
Patients from each County, and the Sum charged 
to each County in each year :—Of the Number of 
Patients in each on the 1st day of April in each of 
the said years ; the Number admitted, the Number 
discharged, distinguishing those discharged as 
Cured, as Relieved, and as Harmless and Incurable, 
and the Number transferred to Workhouses; the 
Number who have died, and the Total discharged 
and died, the Number to whom Admission was 
refused, and the Average Number in each Asylum 


in each of the said years :—Of the Total Expendi-. 


ture in each Asylum in each of the said years ; the 
Total Cost per head per annum ; the Expenditure in 
Furniture, Bedding and Linen; the Expenditure in 
Fixtures, Alterations and Additions, Workmen’s 
Bills, &amp;c.; the Total Expenditure in Clothing; the 
Expenditure per head per annum in Clothing ; the 
Total Expenditure in Salaries and Servants’ Wages ; 
the Expenditure per head per annum in Salaries 
and Servants’ Wages; the Total Expenditure in 
Food only ; the Cost per head per annum in Food 
only ; the Cost per head per week in Food only ; the 
Cost per head per day in Food only ; all calculated 
from the Average Number of Patients in each of 
the said years :—Of the Particulars of each Salary 
and Servants’ Wages, and the Total Amount of the 
same for each of the said years :—And, of the Num- 
ber of Patients admitted into each Asylum between 
the 31st day of March 1839 and the 31st day of 
March 1845, the Number discharged or taken 
away by their friends as Relieved or Incurable 
within that period, the Number of Relapsed Cases, 
and the Number who died within that period, and 
the Number remaining in each Asylum on the 31st 
day of March 1845:—Similar Returns from the 
Cork Lunatic Asylum, from the 31st day of March 
1839:—And, a Return of the Number of Insane 
Persons, including Idiots, in each Gaol and in each 
Workhouse in Ireland, on the 31st day of march 
1845, with the estimated Annual Cost of maintain- 
ing, &amp;c., each; and the Total Number in Asylums, 
Gaols and Workhouses in Ireland, on the 31st day 
of March 1845. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Legislative 
Council of the Colony of Mew South Wales, in 
Council assembled, (signed by the Speaker), relative 
to Australian Corn, which was presented yesterday, 
be printed. 


Petitions from Crow Leasow ; — Longville ; — 
Ashford; —§ tanlacey ; —Washford ; — Wellington 
(Somerset) ; — Milliton ; — Watchett ; — Crediton 
(two Petitions) ;— Bridgewater ;— Weston Zoyland ; 
— Okehampton ; — Wiveliscombe ; — Modbury ; — 
Porlock ;—Carnew ; — Pembroke (Glamorgan) ;— 
Tuthury ;—Newstone ; — Butterton ;— Anslow ; — 

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237 
Gratton ;—Alrewas ;—Upper Hulme ;— Horning- 
low ;—Longnor ;— Hollingclough ;—Leek (two Pe- 
titions) ;—Barton Needwood ;— Newton (Stafford) ; 
— Rolleston ; — Burton-on-Trent ; — Tutbury ; — 
Cockermouth ;— Woodhouse ;— Holbeck and Armley; 
—Leeds (two Petitions) ;— Kirkstall ;— Holbeck ;— 
Willingham ;— Orwell ;— Botolph and Steeple Clay- 
ton;— Long Stanton ;—Quy; — Isleham ;--Water- 
beach; — Whittlesea; —Johan ;— Haddingham ;— 
Foxton ;—Swaffham ;—Cottenham ;-—- Buckingham ; 
—Pamshill ; —Cheam ; —Godstone ; —Swanage ;— 
Ashmore;—Mow Cop (two Petitions) ;-- Gillingham ; 
—Oheford Fitzpain ;— East Stour ;—Yeovilton ;— 
Woodlands ;— Hartgrove ;—Sherbourne ;—Fentwell 
Magna ;— Blandford ;— Members and Friends of 
the Church of England Young Men’s Society for 
aiding Missions at Home and Abroad (two Petitions) ; 
— Blackford ; — Rudyard ;— Blandford Forum ;— 
Sturminster Newton (two Petitions) ;—Fortuneswell ; 
— New Chapel ;—West Coker ;—Saint Andrew, Hol- 
born ;— Yeovil ;— Wareham ;—Cranbourne ;— Bid- 
dulph, Horton, Norton, Rushton and adjacent Pa- 
rishes ;— Bradford Abbas ;— East Chinnock ;— 
Child Okeford ;— Brigstock (Northumberland) ; — 
Sherbourne ; — Charlton Horethorne ;—County of 
Dorset ;— Ilchester ;—Wimborne Saint Giles’s ;— 
Biddulph, Horton, Norton and the adjacent Pa- 
rishes ;— Swanage ;—Milbourne Port ;—Charlotte- 
street, Fitzroy-square ; — Market-street ;— Gaddes- 
den-row ; — Ball-haye and Leek ;— Kempston ; — 
Flamstead ;— Barton ; — Cochernhoe ; —Offley ; — 
Pegsden ; — Lilley ; — Gravenhurst ; — Euton ; — 
Ridgemount ;— Dunstable ;--Stopsley ;--Shitlington ; 
—- Whitehaven (four Petitions) ;~- Egremont ;—Grim- 
stone ;—Saint Magdalen’s ;— Holt ;— Watlington ; 
—Massingham ; — Necton ;— Beeston ; — Hale ; — 
Lower Sherringham ;—Ashill ;— Walton (Norfolk) ; 
— Middleton (Norfolk) ;—Pickenham ;—Field Dal- 
ling and Binham ;—Clenchwarton ;—Stoke erry ; 
—Stibbard ;—Ryburgh ;— Dunham ;—Saham To- 
ney;— Gayton ;—Shouldham ;— Clay ;-—- Terrington ; 
— Carsbrooke ; — Shipdham ;— Tilney Saint Cle- 
ment’s ;—Saint German’s (Norfolk) ;—Brinton ;— 
Upper Sherrington ;— Swaffham ;— Downham ;— 
Blakeney ;— King’s Lynn ;—Llanrwst ;— Worcester 
(two Petitions) ; — Ledbury ;—Portsea (three Peti- 
tions) ;— Gosport ;— Southsea ;—- Totnes ;-- Haberton 
Ford ;—Poole;—Sherbourne ;—-Bridport ;--Lylehill 
Minster ;—Preston (Dorset) ;--Lakenheath ;--Meth- 
wold; — Feltwell; — Northwold; — Thetford; — 
Great Shefford; — Kintbury ;— Brightwaltham; 
— Boxford; — Knitbury; — East Isley; — Chieve- 
ley ;—Inkpen ;— Thatcham ;— Kingsclere ;— Hamp- 
stead Norris ;—Newbury ;—Brampton Abbotts ;— 
Lanwase ;-- Weston-under-Pengard;—Bodenham ;— 
Peterchurch ;—Abbeydore ; —Eccles Green ;—Saint 
Margarei’s and Michaelchurch Eshley ;— Tarring- 
ton ;— Tiberton ;—Bromyard ;— Ross (Hereford) ; 
— Hereford ;—Presbytery of Magherafelt ;—Money- 
more ;—Presbytery of Tyrone ;—Roundhay ;— Bow- 
ling ; —Chapeltown ; — Adwalton ; — Woodside ; — 
Hollywell Colliery ; — Earden ; — Moorhouses ; — 
Barretsford; — New York (Northumberland) ; ~ 
Prudhoe ;—Hexham ;—Hartley ;— East Hollywell ; 
—Corbridge ;—Dudley Wood ;—Dudley (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Harwich (two Petitions) ;—Cheio Stoke ; 
— Pensford ; — Stanton Drew; — Chew Magna; 
— Bedminster; — Pill ;— Etruria; — Nailsea; — 
Mary-le-bone; — Warrington (two Petitions) ; — 
Woodstock ; — Wootton ; — Coombe; — Bladen ;— 
Lower Trosnant (two Petitions) ;— Monmouth ;— 
Newport (Monmouth) ;— Pontypool(three Petitions) ; 
—Abersychan (two Petitions) ;— Clee Hill;—Wil- 
ton;—Presbytery in Edinburgh ;— Darlington ;— 
New Shilden ;—Melsonby ;— ether s—Lgerton ; 
—Farnworth;—Belmont;— Bates’ Houses ;—Delph 
Hill ;—Edgworth ;— Harwood ;— Bolton-le- Moors; 
(three Petitions); — Eastbrook ; — Bertinslaw ; — 
Dean Mill ;—Kerdsley ; — Hawkslaw-lane ;—Little 
Lever ;—Chew Moor ;— Shebbear ;—Halliwell ;— 





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Canterbury ; —Woodham Mortimer and Woodham 
Walter ;— Altringham;— Bridlington ;— Heslington ; 
— Partrington ;— Keyingham ;—Bridlington Quay ; 
— East Cottingwith ;—Drinnington ;— Welwick ;— 
Lowtherston ; — Manorhamilton ; — Violethill ; — 
Pendleton ;— Worsley and Swinton ; —Salford ;— 
Walkden Moor ; —Boston ; —Marlborough ; —De- 
vizes (seven Petitions) ;— Melksham ; — Seend ; — 
Silverton ; —Wilcombe ;—Great Torrington (three 
Petitions) ; — Bradworthy ;— Wolfardisworthy ; — 
Frithilstock ;— Wooley ;— Collumpton ;— Devon ;— 
Woodford ;— Newcastle-under-Lyme (two Petitions); 
— Keele; —Madeley ; —Stafford ; — Paignton ;— 
Cannock ;-- Farway ;—Stoke Gabriel ;--Sidmouth ;— 
Buckfastleigh ;—Torquay (four Petitions) ;—Ply- 
mouth ;—Saint Martin’s-in-the-Fields (Middlesex) ; 
— East Stonehouse ;—Totnes (two Petitions) ;— Kels- 
tow ;-- Briston;— Matlask ;-- Norwich ;--Gunthorpe; 
—Corpesty ;—North Repper ;—Plumstead ;— Hin- 
dolveston; — Edgefield ;—Wichmere ; --Briston ; — 
Bradford (York) (four Petitions) ;-- Chatham ; — 
Gillingham ;—Clitheroe;—Saint Dominich ;—Saint 
Germans ;—Pellaton ;—Landrake ;—Callington ;— 
Dowgate ; -—Saltash ;— Trematon ;—Lostwithiel ;— 
Bodmin ;—Cargreen ;— Millbrook ;— Marston Saint 
Lawrence and Greatworth ;—Byfield ;— Newtown- 
ards ;—Brimington ;— Hayfield ;— Marple ;— Gret- 
ton (Gloucester); — Winchcomb ; — Alderton; — 
Newent ; — Disbrook ; — Malton; — Barnoldby-le- 
Beck ;—Stallingborough;--South Reston;—Crovle; 
—Ashby-cum-Henby ;--South Cockerton ;—County 
of Lincoln; — Gayton ;— Caistor ;— Thorseley ;—Ep- 
worth;—- Trusthorpe and Hannah ;—Hutton-le-Clay; 
—Saltfieetby ; —Ashby-juxta-Tartney ;— Welton-le- 
Wold;-- Wroot;--Grimaldby ;-- Donnington-on-Bain ; 
—Scarthe ;—Isle of Haxholme (two Petitions) ;-- 
Baconsthorpe ;-- Bodham ;—Langham (Norfolk) ;— 
Weybourne ;—Swanton Nowers ;--Gresham ;— Bel- 
per ;—Stebonheath (Rector);—Saint George, East ; 
— Mile End Old Town;-—Limehouse ;— Bethnal-green 
(eight Petitions) ;-- Poplar ;—Saint Mary, Stratford- 
le- Bow ;— Spitalfields ;— Ratcliffe ;—Mile End ;— 
Mile End New Town ;—Stepney (three Petitions) ;— 
Bromley Saint Leonard ;—Hachney-road ;— White- 
chapel (two Petitions) ; -—- Berton ;— Princes Ris- 
borough ; — Aylesbury ; — Whitchurch (Bucks) ;— 
Waddesdon ;—Stamford and Wansford ;—Emping- 
ham andExton; — Mellor and Mellor Brook ;— 
Houghton ;— Over Darwen ;— Dalton ;— Ulverston; 
— Longdon-upon- Fern; — Kimbolton; — Dawley 
Magna ;—Upton Magna-cum-Withington;— Wreck- 
wardine Wood (two Petitions); — Edgemond; — 
Steinton;—Cressage;-- Rowton ;-- Bishop's Castle;— 
Avening ;—Charlton Kings;— North Leach;—Said; 
— Richmond ( York;)--Stoke (Stafford);--Deaneries 
ot Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke-upon- Trent ;— 
Bradford ; —Wolstanton ;— Quarndon ;— Matlock ; 
—Stapenhill ;— Mayfield ;—Measham ;—Alvaston ; 
— Horsley Woodhouse ; — Repton ;— Alvaston and 
Boulton ;— Chellaston ; —Kilbourne ; — Middleton- 
by- Wirksworth ;—Finden ;—Longford (Derby) (two 
Petitions) ;—Lea ;— Wirksworth (two Petitions) ;— 
Turnditch and Shottle; — Borrowash; — Linton; — 
Newhall;—- Ashbourne ;— Brimington ;— Radsley ;— 
Milford (Derby) ;- Brailsford ;--Cranford ;-- Belper ; 
-— Belper Pottery ;— Repton ;— Swadlincote;— Whit- 
tington ;— Limehouse ; — Shottle ;—Mackworth; — 
Alfreton ;--Barrow (Derby) ;— Barrow-on- Trent ;-- 
Derby (two Petitions);--Sopley;— Fareham ;-=Stoch- 
bridge;—Stone;—Milton and Norton;— Hanley ;— 
Lenton;—Stoke-upon- Trent ;—Sneyd Green;—Tun- 
stall;—F’., N. Tomlinson, and others ;—Longport ;— 
Burslem ;— Langton ;— Duffield;—Almonth;— Rock 
and Rennington;--Alnwich;--Cirencester ;--Moulton; 
— Brixmouth ;—Pattishall ;— Hackleton ;—North- 
ampton ;— Kislingbury and Harpole ;—Clipstone ;— 
Portarlington ;—Bramber with Botolph and Steyn- 
ing ;—Lewes ;—Rural Deanery of my oe ;— East 
Grinstead ; — Hooe ; — Berkley; — Brighton; — 
LEwhurst ;—Eastbourne ;—Jevington ;—Folkington ; 





11° Aprilis. 


A. 1845, 


—Lindfield ;—County of Sussex ;—Earlsheaton ;— 

Haddlesey, Whitby and Kensall ;—Gildersome ;— 

Hightown ;—Batley Carr ;—Rawcliffe 3— Batley ; 

—North and South Duffield ;—Gomersai ;—Goole ; 

—Selby ;—Riccall and Kelfield; Kippax ;—Tin- 

geley ;—Appleton Roebuck ;— W hitgift ;— Mirfield ; 

— Briestfield ;— Westgate Hill; — Netherton; — 

Staincliffe; — Marston; — Wistow; — Ossett ; — 

Whitley ;— Thornhill ;— Middlestown ;— Monk. Fry- 

stone ;— Marsden; — Drax and Newland ;—Dews- 

bury ;—Burn and Brayton ;—Morley ;—Halifaz ; 

— Bristol ( York) ;— Hallam ;—Swinefleet and Reed- 

ness ;— Otley ;— Flockton;—Snaith ;— Maldon (two 

Petitions) ; — Keiton Mandeville; — Chard ;—Mu- 

chelneyand Low Ham;—Netherhay;—Bomer Heath; 

—Condover ;—Pontesbury and Plealey ;— Montford 
Bridge ;—Shrewsbury ;— Newport (Salop) ;— Walk 
Mill; — Kingsbury ; — Wavertree ; — Liverpool; — 
Toxteth Park, (two Petitions) ;—Leamington Priors ; 
— Frindsbury ; — Solihull; — Atherstone ;— Boston, 
(four Petitions) ;—Hickney ;—County of Lincoln ;— 
Sibsey ;—New Bolingbroke ;— Tiverton :— Charter 
House Hinton ;— Box ;—Midford South Stoke ;— 
Bath Easton ;—Lyncombe and Widcombe ;— Weston ; 
— Dundee (two Petitions) ; — Walcot ;— Bath ; — 
Norton Saint Philip and Falkland ;—Orford Hill; 
—Stanwich ;— King’s Lynn; — Pendre ; — Whit- 
church (Hants); — Isleham ;— Great Queen-street, 
Lincoln’s Inn Fields;—Lymington ;—-Oakhampton ;-- 
John Burnham, Thomas Styles, and others ; —Hollo- 
way ; —Woodhurst ; — Bainbridge ; — Leicester ;— 
Burton Latimer ;—Members of the Protestant Asso- 
ciation of London, and others;—Lyme Regis ;— 
Saint Heywood;—Reverend H. Allen and Thomas 
Bamford ; — Clayworth ; — Blythe ;— Weston ; — 
Laneham ;—Lound ;— East Markham ;— Drayton 
Darlton ;— Wheatley ; —Normanton ;— Dunham ;— 
Taxford;— Hayton ;—Sturton ;— Egmanton ;— Fen- 
stanton ;— Toworth ;—Rampton ;— East Retford ;— 
Habblesthorpe ;—Hessay ;— Rashelf tli soe: oe 
Robin Hood’s Bay ;-- Newton-upon- Ouse ;-- Hunting- 
don ( York) ;—Shipton;—Snape;— Bedale;—County 
of York;—Bishopthorpe;—Acomb;--Moor Monkton; 
— Thornton-le-clay ;—Husthwaite ;—Robin Hood's 
Bay ;—Middleboro’ ;— Bedale ;— Great Missenden ; 
— Brill ;—Amersham ; — Wingrave ; — Adstock ; — 
Saint Leonard's (Buckingham) ;— Wendover ; — Rei- 
gate ;— Newmarket ;— Congleton (eleven Petitions); 
— Bosley ;— Radnor (Chester) ;— Dane-in-Shaw ; 
— Frodsham ;— Davenport ;— Withington;— Hassall 





Green ;—Gillow, Shaw Brook and Congleton Edge; 
— Pembroke ;—Levenshulme ;— Davyhulme ;— Man- 
chester ;—Eccles ;— Aspinal Smithy ;— Barton ;— 
Ormkirk ;— Heaton Norris;— Didsbury, Withington, 
and the neighbouring Townships ; — Stretford ;— 
Heaton Mersey and Heaton Norris ;— Chesterfield ; 
—Glossop, (four Petitions) ;— Riddings ; — Alfre- 
ton ; — Tideswell ; — Dronfield; — Tintwistle; — 
Ridgway ; — Eckington (two Petitions) ;— Ilkeston; 
—Scalford; — Barrow-on-Soar;— Sheepshead ;— 
Hoton ; — Quorndon (three Petitions); — Swan- 
nington ; — Loughborough (two Petitions) ;—Swith-- 
land ;—Frisby ; — Charley ;— Sutton Bonington ; 
— East Leake; — Hoby ; — Melbourne ; — Castle 
Donington (two Petitions) ;— Wimeswould ;—Somer- 
by and Knossington ;—Ashby-de-la-Zouch ;— Wood- 
house ;— Twyford ;—Mount Sorell ;—Barnsby ;— 
Burton-on-the- Wolds ; —Hathern ; — Hickling ; — 
Barkby ;— Old Dalby ;— Woodhouse Eaves ; — 
Loughborough ;—Barrow and Mountsorell ;—Cos- 
tock ; —Kettleby ; —Willoughby ; — Swepstone and 
Snarestone ; — Whitwick ; —Mountsorell ; — Great 
Dalby ;—Cossington ;—Syston ;— Blackburn (three 
Petitions);— Ramsey ;—Somersham;— Bury (Hunt- 
ingdon) ; —Spaldwick;—Saint Ives (Huntingdon) 
(three Petitions) ;— Hilton; — Dublin (three ‘Peti- 
tions) ; —Sydenkham;— Gravesend (three Petitions); 
—Lamberhurst ;—East Malling ;— Sutton Vallence; 
— Robertsbridge; — Speldhurst; — Tudely and 
Capel; —Sandhurst ; — Tunbridge Wells; — Goud- 











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8 VicTORIZ®. 


Edmund’s (two Petitions) ; —Potterspury ; — Old- 
wood ;— Walsham-le- Willows ;— Bridgwater ;—Ber- 
wich-upon- Tweed (three Petitions);—Stoke New- 
ington ;—Saint re ;—Shoreditch ; 
—Committee of the East London Auxiliary Sunday 
School Union ;— Brightling ;—Pastors of Churches 
and Delegates of the Congregational Union for the 
county of Lancaster ; — Great Yarmouth ; —Chorl- 
ton-upon-Medlock ; — Manchester and Salford ;— 
Nottingham (four Petitions) ;—Sutton (Nottingham); 
— Kirkby ;—Tibshelf and Pilsley ;—Pleasley and 
Pleasley Works ;—Mansfield ;—Parbrook ;— Glas- 
tonbury ;— Oswestry ;—Preeshenlle and Whitting- 
ton ;— Tontine ;— Blackwood ;—Aspull ;— Hindley ; 
—Wigan;—Goose Green (Lancaster) ;—Lamber- 
head Green ;—Lancaster (two Petitions) ;—Cutan ; 
— Galcate;— Wray ;—Conder Mill ;— Teurtfield ;— 
Wyersdale ; — Heysham ; — Warton; — Holme ; — 
There-undersigned Protestant Dissenters ;— Devon- 
port ;— Sandon :— Weston ;—City of Dublin (seven 
Petitions) ; — Donaghmore; — Castle Rickard ; — 
Chester ; — Frampton-Cotterell ; — Presbytery of 
Forfar (Moderator) ; — Newtownards ; — Island of 
Ochill ;—Saint Teigham or Collinstown ;—Kildar- 
ton;—-Rotherhithe;-- Cirencester;— Brixton ;--Cam- 
berwell ;--Lambeth ;— Vauxhall ;-- Saint Mary, New- 
ington (two Petitions) ;— Broadwall;— Walworth ;— 
Tiptree Heath;— Tiverton (two Petitions);—Culm- 
stock;--Greatham;— Sampford Peverill;—Halber- 
ton;--Bradninch;--Droxford;--Burford ;-- Witney; 
—Ramsden, Tinstock and Stonefield ; — Thame ;— 
Handborough, Freeland and Northleigh ;—Mere ; 
— Werrington ;—Peterborough (two Petitions) ;— 
Dogsthorpe ;— Eye (Northampton) ; —Evesham ;— 
Broadway ; —Maghera ; —Presbytery of Rathfri- 
land (Moderator and Clerk) ;—Presbytery of Bu- 
ryme Church ;— Ottery Saint Mary ;— Wheatley- 
lane ;— Cheetham ;—Earl-street, London-road, Sur- 
rey ;—Molyneux Mills, near Manchester ;—Saint 
Alban’s ;— Eccleshill ; —Shambrook ; —Bicester ;— 
Kibworth ;—Ottery Saint Mary ;—Chippenham ;— 
Kirkworth ;— North Elkham;--Ryde ;--New Mills ; 
— Kensington; — Melton Mowbray ; — Burnley ; — 
Lower Place ;— Teignmouth ;— Bradley ;—Goswell- 
street, London ;— Winchester ;—Elizabeth Wichett, 
A. F. Wilson and others; — Castleton Moor ;— 
Burnley ;—Roswick ;—Great Horwood ;—Buxton 
(Norfolk) ; — Anstow ; — Port Isaac;— Fakenham 
(two Petitions) ;—Shipdham ;— Bromley ;— Belper ; 
— Towcester ;—Armley ;—Rinsey ;—Dunstable ;— 
Gonerby ; — Crumpstall ; — Salford ;— Wellington 
(Somerset) ; — Bradninch ; — Great Wakering ; — 
Redruth ;—Upton-upon-Severn ;— Thomas Rowston, 
Leo Hudson and others ; — Saxlingham ;— Notting- 
ham (three Petitions) ;— Edenbridge ;— Hempton ;— 
Tackley ;—Horsham and Walton-upon- Thames ;— 
Thorne ;--Portland Town, Mary-le-bone ;-- Worksop; 
— Toddingion ;—Stratford;— Bodmin ;—Niton and 
Rond ;--Langham (Essex) ;—-Rotherham ;— Elstree ; 
— Hollingsworth and Rakewood ;— Rochdale; — 
Caduam ;— Macclesfield;—- Burn ;-- Hayes ;-- Wimes- 
wold ;— Drayton (Norfolk); —Sandbach ;— Market 
Drayton;—Holywell;— Saffron Walden;— Notting- 
ham ; —Woodbridge ;—Curzon Saint Bromels;— 
Stamford (Lancaster) ;—Heywood ;— Willow-walk, 
Saint Luke’s, Middlesex ;--Stockport ;--Halesworth ; 
—Lostwithiel ; —Marale ;— Titchfield ; —Mere ;— 
Isle of Wight ;—Camelford ; — Temple ;— Great 
Berkhamstead ; — Broad-windsor : — Romsey ; — 
Swaffham ;— Newton Abbot ;— Brightlingsea ;— 
Barnsley ; — Febworth ; — Burnley ;— Luton ; — 
Lechlade ;—Edmonton and Tottenham ;— Todmor- 
den ; —Shrewton ; —Wickhambrook ; —Devonport ; 
— Garvestone, Whinburgh, North Fuddenham and 
Hochering ; ~Lymington ;—Ashorne ;—Hoo Chim- 
neys ;—— Aston Tirrold ; — Eynsford ; —Kingsland- 
road ; —Chester-le-Street ; —Hanwell ; —Chatteris, 
Isle of Ely; — Upsomborne ; — Great Yarmouth ; 
—Fulbourne; — Bamford ;— Warwick ; — Haye’s 
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End ;— Coventry (two Petitions); — Canterbury ; 
— Coate ;—Great Berkhamstead ;—Grantham ;— 
Bethnal-green and Cambridge Heath-road, London; 
— Tonbridge (two Petitions) ;-Zaunton ;--Brentford; 
—Bagslate ;— Worstead ;— Wendover ;— Houghton 
Regis ;—Stoney Stratford ;— Bicester ;—Acton ;— 
Heywood ;—Lisheard ;— Hereford ;— Titchfield ;— 
Stoops, near Burnley ; — Tenterden ; — Dover ;— 
Thrapston ; — Prescot ;— Brixton Hill ;— Char- 
mouth ;—Stubbin ;— Old Ford, Bow ;—Burlington ; 
— Westerham ;—Stratford ;—Coventry ;—_Bermond- 
sey ; — Harlington ; — Whitstable ; — Harling ; — 
Reading ; — North Walsham ;— Ringstead ;— Long 
Buckley ; — Kettering ; — Lavenham ; — Islip ; — 
Broughton ; — Rochdale ;— Harlington (Bedford) ; 
— Hastings ;— Heytesbury ;— Ellesmere ;— Helston; 
— Kirtlington; — Chepstow ; —Witheredge Hill; — 
Raundes ;— Ware; — Rochdale (two Petitions) : 
— Briercliffe ;— Brompton (Kent); — Burton-on- 
Trent ; —Overton ; — Wakefield ; — Headington ; — 
Hag Gate ;— Biggleswade ;— Marsden ;—Whitwell 
and Creswell ;— Dudleston;— Redditch ;— Leicester ; 
—Newport (Essex) ;—Epping ;—Throope ;—New- 
ton; — Swindon; — Moston; — New Alresford ; — 
Yarmouth and Wallow;— Luton; — Blackley ;— 
Bollington ;—Aston Clinton and Weston Turville ; 
—East Dereham ;— Hurleston; — Whittlesea ; — 
Romsey ;— Exeter ; — Garforth ; — Felstead ; — 
Hinckley ;— Over Darwen ;—King’s-road, Chelsea ; 
—-Maiden Newton;—Cury;—Middleham;— Luton; 
— Clavering ; — Hampstead ;— Tregatheman ; — 
Abingdon ;— Olney ;— Highgate;— Framlingham ;-- 
Ashton-under-Lyne (three Petitions) ; — Woodford ; 
—Filkins ; — Worcester ;—New Mill and Tring ;— 
Newcastle-under-Lyne ;—Shelgate ;— Emsworth ;— 
West Mersea ;— Farnham ;—Wethersfield ;— Keigh- 
ley ;— Royston ;— Hunslet (two Petitions) ;—Calder- 
brooke; —Erith ;— Buckingham ;— Bromsgrove and 
Village of Catshill ; —Southwold ;— West Retford ; 
-- Wareham ;-- Frederich-street, Regent’s Park, Lon- 
don ;—A therstone ;— Gosport ;— Wyken ;— Glossop ; 
— Keppel-street, Russel-square, London ;— Woodford ; 
—Manningtree ;—Bury Saint Edmund’s ;—Poole ; 
—Tutors and Students of the Old College, Homer- 
ton ;— Littleborough ;—Shrewton ;— Westbourne ;— 
Wattisfield ;—Cannock ;—Saint Neot’s;—-Marshall- 
street, Golden-square (London); — Tottenham and 
Edmonton ; — March; — Brentford ; — Chishill ;— 
Whitechapel-road ; — Twyford ;—Tetton ;— Dover ; 
— Keighley ;-- Llanfyllud ;—Chepstow ;—Manning- 
tree ; — Leek;— Broadlane; —Hackney (four Peti- 
tions); — Haywood-within-Heap ; — Sible Heding- 
ham ;— Westfield and Shipdhamand East Dereham; 
—Copsey ; — Witney ; — Milnrow; —Colchester; — 
Dagnall;—Stalybridge;— Stoke-row ;—Shoreditch ; 
—1oddington ;—John Fletcher and others;— Brad- 
ford;— Longford (Berks);—Macclesfield;— Andover 
(three Petitions) ;—Brecon ;—Little Shelford ; — 
Bromsgrove ; —Gunwalloe ; — Wilmcote ;—Lech ;— 
Nottingham ; — Rochdale; — Harwich ; — Bassing- 
bourn ; — Woodley ; — Debenham ; — Saint Mary- 
le-bone ; — Winchester ; — Warmley ;— Newland ;— 
George Gouldand George N. Watson ;— Aylesbury ; 
— Lutterworth; — Wotton-under-Edge ; — Walsing- 
ham;—Saint Columb ;—Hornsey-road, Islington ;— 
Reigate ;— Norwich (two Petitions) ;—Upminster ; 
East Luke; — Roxton; — Darlington; — Hebden 
Bridge; — Heyhead Marsden ; — Soham ;—Corn- 
holme ;— Exeter (two Petitions ;—Langham (Essex); 
— Wrexham;— Welwyn;--Huntingdon and Godman- 
chester ;— Ealing ;— Shoreditch; — Newton Abbott ; 
— Blendworth ;— Woolwich ;—Chesterfield ;— Saint 
Shelford ; — Tynemouth ; — Malfield Brenchley ;— 
Gildingwells and Woodsetts ; — Hinckley ;— Elles- 
mere ;—Puckeridge;--Burton-upon-Trent;--Ashton; 
—Ilford;—-Waltham Abbey ;-- Cheetwood ;--W ohing- 
ham ;—Deptford (two Petitions) ;—Southville ; — 
Shrewsbury ; —Mullion ;— Islington ;— Walpole ;— 
Dudley ;—Wymondham ; — Denton ;—Stalybridze ; 


— Carlisle ;— Tenterden and Biddenden ;— Beacons- 


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field ;— Droitwich --Emsworth;— Hayfield ;— Otter- 
ton;—-Bishop’s Wympton;—-Ilfracombe ;-- North Mol- 
ton ;—Swimbridge ;— Newport (Devon) ;—Barnsta- 
ple (three Petitions) ;—Landkey;—South Molton ;-- 
Ryde(two Petitions); — Wootton ; — Ventnor ;—St. 
Helen's (Isle of Wight) ;— Cowes ; — Godshill;— 
Yarmouth in the Isle of Wight ;— Keswick ;— Gam- 
blesby ; — Brampton ; -— Kirkoswald— Penrith ; — 
Ousby ;—Skirwith ;— Wrentham ;—Southwark (five 
Petitions) ;— London and Westminster ;— Rother- 
hithe ; — Salisbury ;--Lyme Regis (Chairman) ; — 
Marly Hill;--Birthey and Ousten;— Blaydon; 
— Shadwell (Durham) ; — Felling ; — Bill Quay ; 
— Gateshead Fell; — Risworth and Mount; — 
Bradley ;— Tipton ;—Darlaston;—Coalbournbrook ; 
— Cannock; — Brereton and Rugeley; — Bloom- 
field ;— Moxley ;— Brierley-Hill;— Mount Pleasant ; 
— Blakenall; — Carnarvon; — South Newington ; 
— Bristol (four Petitions) ; — Swanton, Morley, 
Worthing and Hoo;—Pulham; — Stoke Bruerne : 
— Huggate; — Bacup; — Walsall ; — Diss ; — 
Kenilworth ; — Figheldean ; — Yeovilton ; — Lich- 
field ;—Cotgrave and Radcliffe-on-Trent ;— Bath 
Easton ;— Frating-cum-Thornington ;— Colchester ; 
— Wortham ;— Bressingham and Kenninghall; — 
Great Malvern ;—Rural Deanery of Lleyn ;—Brig- 
house ; — Marsham ; — Lyncombe and Widcombe ; 
—Clifton ;— Eye; — Mottram-in-Longdendale ; — 
North Lopham; — Pitstow ; — There-undersigned 
Clergymen of the Church of England; — Bath 
(eight Petitions) ;— Bridgend ;— Barkstone;— Rose 
Hill, near Oxford;—Sandforth Crees ;— Weston ; 
— Barmingham;— Ringwood (two Petitions) ;— 
Gloucester ; —Dover ; — Cheltenham ;—Bath (four 
Petitions) ;— Redgrave ; —Mellis, Gislingham and 
Wickham;--Bradford ( York);—-Stanton ;--Hopton ; 
—-Isle of Wight;--Kimberworth ;--Crendle;—Oswald- 
twistle ;— East Retford, and the adjoining Parishes 
of West — Clarboroughand Ordsall ;—Bridge- 
water ; — Betesdale ;— Charles Ebenezer Hart ;— 
Bedminster ;—West Bromwich ; — Harrington ;— 
Epperston, Woodborough and Lewdham ;— Prescot ; 
—Glasgow (two Petitions) ; —Freshwater ;—Saint 
Luke's, Chelsea ;—Verwood ; — Maryport ;—Saint 
John’s, Bechermet ; — Workington; — Seamer ; — 
Brompton (Y ork);—Sherburn ;—Flaxton ;--Clough- 
ton and Burniston; —Sawdon ; — Scarborough ;— 
Snainton;—Stainton Dale ;— Ruston ;— Petersfield ; 
— Putney ;—Clapham;— Mitcham ;-- New Radford; 
—Mansfield ;—Hyson Green;--Bulwell;— Old Bas- 
ford; — Rugby ; — West Haddon and Crick; — 
Braunston ;—Hellidon ;—Norton and Bringten ;— 
Silverstone ;—Clergymen residing in the archdea- 
conry of Northampton ;—Slapton and Wappenkam ; 
— Towcester ;— Norton ; — Paulerspury ;— Easton, 
Mandit and Grendon ; — Daventry ; — Barby ;— 
Mind ford ;— Whittlebury ;— Taunton ;— Houghton- 
le-Spring ;— Tautoby ; — Clergymen of the rural 
deanery of Macclesfield ;— Calverton ;— Blidworth ; 
&gt; — Bingham ;—Oxton;— Woodborough;—Southwell, 
&amp;c.;— lork (three Petitions); — Edinburgh (five 
Petitions) ;— Ozford (five Petitions) ; — Lye ;— 
Rothley;—Ashby-de-la-Zouch ;—Aylestone ;—Hoby 
and Rotherley(two Petitions) ;-— Wymondham ;--Hol- 
well ;—Long Claxton ;—Melton Mowbray (two Peti- 
tions) ;—-Ashby-de-la-Zouch ;—Kinoulton ;—Sprox- 
ton and Saltby ;--Hurby ;-- Gaddesby ;—Packington; 
— Burton Lazars; — Waltham ; — Broughton ;— 
Harassington ;— Warwick (Cumberland) ;—Scaleby 
Hill ;—Carlisle ;—Tewkhesbury (two Petitions) ;— 
Kemerton ;— Newport, in the Isle of Wight ;—Leigh ; 
— West Hackney ; — Coleman-street, n the city of 
London ;— Dalston ;— Walthamstow ;— Shoreditch ; 
—Ashburton (two Petitions) ;—Leslie ;— Kettering 
(three Petitions) ;— Wollaston ;— Nassington and 
Yarwell ; — Warrington (Northampton) ; — Little 
Harrowden ;— Boughton ;—-Pytchley ;— Isham ;— 
Finedon ;— Desborough ;— Wellingborough (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Rothwell ; — Anna ; — Killesandra and 
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A. 1845, 


Castleterra ; — Killoughter ; — Southampton and 
Shirley ;—Southampton ;—North Shields ;— How- 


den ;—Chirton ;— Percy Main ;— Tynemouth (two 
Petitions) ;—Bridgeport ;—Bedminster ;—Up Lea- 
der ;— Burton ;—Saint Clears ;—County of Pem- 
broke ; — Jewin Crescent, Cripplegate, London ;— 
Haverfordwest (two Petitions) ;—Carmarthen (two 
Petitions) ;—Llanelly (two Petitions) ;—Sandiacre ; 
—Crech ;—Ticknall ;—Dale Abey ;—Ambaston ;— 
Spondon ; — Draycot ;—Ockbrook ; — Ilkeston ; ~ 
Stanton-by-Dale ;—Saint Pancras ;—Saint Mary- 
le-bone ;— Foleshill (two Petitions) ;—Wood End, 
Fillongley ;—Coleshill ;— Balsall ;-— Lockhurst-lane; 
— Bedworth ;— Castle Bromwich ;—Cardiff (two 
Petitions) ; — Bridgend ; — Dungannon ; —Higham 
Ferrars ;— Raundes ; — Seaton ; — Thrapstone ;— 
Bythorne ;—Newcastle-upon- Tyne (three Petitions) ; 
—-Hinchley ; — Seals; — Barwell ;—Worthington ; 
— Burbage ;— Beaumaris; — Llangefni ; — Her- 
mitage ; — Barking ; — Hungerford; — Maiden- 
head ; — Eastgarston ;~— Eastbury ; — Harlow ; — 
Great Hallingbury ; — Romford ; — Loughton ; — 
Sheffield (three Petitions) ;—Leyland ;—Hoole ;— 
Longton ;— Park Hill ;—Mereclaugh ;—Withneil ; 
— Padiham ; — Marstham ; — Sabden Bridge ;— 
Burnley ; — Brierfield ; — Gamlingay ; — Ilminster 
(two Petitions) ;—Holt (Wilts) (two Petitions) ;— 
Holbeach ;— Committee of the Baptist Union of 
Great Britain and Ireland, representing more than 
nine hundred churches of that denomination in the 
United Kingdom ;—Members of the General Body 
of Protestant Dissenting Ministers of the Three 
Denominations residing in and about the cities of 
London and Westminster ;—Shefford ;— Members 
of the Committee of Young Men of the city of Zon- 
don (Chairman) ;— William Woods and others ;— 
Woodstone ;— Huntingdon ;— Brampton ; — Lychet 
Maltravers ;— Poole (two Petitions) ;—Parkstone ; 
— Longham ;— Marden ;—Lychet Minster ;— Brad- 
ing ;—Spalding ;—Stoney Stratford ;—White Abbey; 
—-Chatteris;—- Woodchurch;-- Low Moor, near Brad- 
ford ;—Claypole ;— Wickhambreux, Ickham and Lit- 
tlebourne ;-—Headcorn ;— Bethersden ;— Bampton ; 
— Epsom ; — Redditch ;— Glasgow ; — Studley ;— 
Manchester (eight Petitions) ;—Shipley;— Keston ;— 
Ballyclowe;—Andara ;— Evington ;—Grappenhall; 
— Bagnalstown ;— Members and Friends of the 
Southwark Operative Protestant Association ; — 
Croydon ;— Tamworth ;—Guildford ;—-Ludgershall ; 
— Newton Heath ;—Smethwick ;— kenny Stratford ; 
— Wickham ; — Medburn ;— Bradford (York) ;— 
Lamphey ;— Lentar ;—Cambridge ; — There-under- 
signed, present at a Meeting at Ezeter Hall ;— 
Stratford ;—Shap ;—Suint Mary Aze, in the city 
of London ;—Newport Pagnell ;— Ham-street ;— 
Blackley ; — Tenterden ; — Haworth ; — Bishops 
Waltham ; — Donegal ; —Carshalton ;—Tooting ;— 
Nonington and Womenswold ;—Mitcham ;— Guild- 
ford ;— Ramsgate ; —Rustinge ;—David Blelloch, 
Minister, Borough Fen ;—Thomas Griffin, Farmer, 
Borough Fen ;—Saint Peter’s (Kent) (two Petitions) ; 
Honiton; — Richmond (Surrey) ; — Matfen ;—De- 
vynnock ;—Crabb’s Cross ;—Falmouth ;— Bedford; 
— Norton ;—Saint Ives (Cornwall) ;—Southowram ; 
— Illingworth ; — Halifax (four Petitions) ; — 
Ovenden; — Elland; — Hereford; — Armagh;— 
Dover ; — Fenton (two Petitions); — Longton ;— 
Uttoxeter ; — Blythe March; — Trent Vale; — 
Joseph Cotes, Senior, Thomas Brewis, and others ; 
—County of Stafford ;—Lanton ; — Llanuwchllyn ; 
— Barmouth; — Cottenham ; — Carlton; — Car- 
rington ; — Beeston ; — Bingham ;— -Bramcoke ;— 
Granby ;—Flintham;— Cropwell Butler, and Crop- 
well Bishop ;— Bridgeford ; — Cotgrave ; —Gun- 
thorpe; — Plingar and Stetham ; — Bledworth ;— 
Screveton and Carcolston ;—North and South Col- 
lingham ; ~ Ruddlington ; — Gotham ;— Scarring- 
ton ;—Orston ;—Arnold ;-—-Whatton;-- Normanton; 
—New Lenton ;—Burton Joyce ;—New Basford ; 
— Belfast ; — Tavistock ; — Peterlay ; — Calstock, 





Gunnis, 


8 VicroRIz. 


rural deaneries of Zeek and Alstonfield ;—Ilam ;— 
Wetly Rocks ;— Endon ; — Wetton ;—Alstonfield ; 
— Flash ;—Cheddleton ;— Uttoxeter ;— Chipper field; 
—Hertford (three Petitions) ;—Watford ;— Hemel 
Hempsted ;—Redbourne ;— Great Berkhamstead ;— 
St. Albury and Berden ; —King’s Langley ;—Nash 
Mills; — Saint Albans ;— Ware ;—Walkern ;—.Bo- 
vingdon;— Wheathamstead ;— Hoddesdon ;—- Bishops 
Stortford;— Rickmansworth ;-- Liverpool ;-- Walsall 
{two Petitions) ;-- Bloxwich ;—-Shortwood ;—- Stroud ; 
Calne ;--Fromeand Buckland;--Eastand West Wood- 
lands ;—Motcombe ;— Kenilworth ;—Snitterfield ;— 
Cubbington ;— Edgbaston ;— Birmingham (two Peti- 
tions); — Morton ; — Wellesbourne ; — Emscote ;— 
Warwich ;—Stratford-on-Avon ;—Bidford ;— Har- 
bury ;—Leamington ;—Besford ;— Lincoln (two Pe- 
titions) ; — Cheshunt ;— Bognor ; —Hitchin (three 
Petitions) ;— Chichester (two Petitions) ;— Baldock ; 
— Littlehampton ;--Stevenage ;—Artsey ;— Killing- 
hall ;—Dalton Topcliffe ;— Ripon ;— Colchester ;— 
Dartmouth ; — Dittisham ; — Chepstow ;-- Trow- 
bridge ;— Bradford (Wilts) ;—Slaveston and Hel- 
perton ; — Thaston; — Birmingham (seventeen Pe- 
titions) ; — Aston; — Harborne; — The Lozells, 
near Birmingham; — Amlwch; — Eccleshill; — 
Woodhouse Grove; —Idle; —Undercliffe ; -—-Hud- 
dersfield (three Petitions) ; --Greengates ;— Ports- 
mouth (two Petitions) :—Portsea ;—Arundel-street, 
Northampton ;— Glasgow (three Petitions) (Mode- 
rator) ;—Free Church Presbytery of Greenock (Mo- 
derator) ;— Tullinashin ;— Turvey ;— Cardington ;— 
Bedford (nine Petitions) ;—Preston (two Petitions) ; 
— Derby ;-— Hilton ;-- Hatton ;-- Cambridge (two Pe- 
titions) ;-- Wardington (two Petitions );— Chipping- 
Warden ;— Banbury ;—-County of Oxford;-- Banbu- 
ry ;— Warrington (Warwick) ;--Aswardby ;-- Wolver- 
hampton ;— Nantwich ;— Bentley ;—Members of the 
congregation of Eaton Episcopal Chapel, London ;— 
Crewe, Shavington, and Wybunbury ;—Frodsham ;— 
Dantwich ;— Wrenbury ;—Winsford ;—Northwich 
(two Petitions) ;-- Winsford ;-- Tarporley ;— Horra- 
bridge and Walkampton ; — Mary-tavy ; —Beeral- 
ston ; — Tavistoch ;— Saint Blazey ;—Stimstill ;— 
Saint Austell (two Petitions) ;— Ayton ;— West 
Heslerton ; — Scarborough ; — Heslerton, East ;— 
Wearerthorpe ;—Zedingham;— Foxholes ;— Deal ;— 
Saint Agnes ;— Truro (three Petitions) ; —Gran- 
tham (two Petitions); —Probus ;—Perranwell ;— 
Ropsley, Melby and Lindenthorpe;— Tydd Saint 
Mary ;— Bourn ;—Foston and Marston ;—Denton 
and Harlaxton ;—Navenby ;—Crowland ;—Carnon 


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ton; —Skeyton ; —Easton ; —Bawdeswell ; —Reep- 
ham ;—Long Stratton ;—Attlebrough ;—New Buck- 
enham ; — Wymondham ; — Trunch ; — Cromer ; — 
Crome ; — North Walsham ; — Hetherset ; — East 
Rushton ; —Lenwade ; — Marsham ;—Sarling (two 
Petitions) ;—Ringland ;—Gresham and North Bir- 
mingham ;— Colteshill ;—Saint Faith’s;— Tunstead ; 
—Aslacton;— Loddon ;— Twickenham;--New Brent- 
ford ; —Bayswater ; — Northampton ; — Melton ;— 
Godminstone ; —Normanby ; —Headon-cum-Upton ; 
—Worlaby ;— Monk Bretton ;— Market Rasen ;— 
Bushbury ; —Apley ; — Kirkby-super-Bane ; —West 
Ashby ;—Tring, (two Petitions) ;—Saint Albans ;— 
George Humbletonand others;--Maltbyand Strubby ; 
—Ambleside ;— Appleby, (Lincoln);— Walthamstow ; 
— Waterside ;—Belchford ;— Moorside ;—Lusby ;— 
Scamblesby ;— Frodingham ;—Blocwick; — Newport 
(Monmouth) ; — Uxbridge; — Great Steeping ; — 
Wrangle ;— Rossendale ; — Trusthorpe ; —Godman- 
stone ;— Edmonton ;— Bucclesham ;—Carrington and 
Frith Ville ; — Elsham ;-— Barrow-upon-Soar ; — 
Saint Margaret, Westminster, (four Petitions) ;— 
Kirton ; —Grassby ;—Knockholt ;— Rugby ;—Hal- 
tham ; —Burgh ;— Horncastle ;— Minningsby ; — 
Bennuber ;— Wood Enderby ; —Edlington ;—Still- 
organ ; —Fulletby ;—New York (Lincoln); —Bar- 
wick ;--Henley-on- Thames ;—Horsington;--Plaistow ; 
— Swansthorpe ; — East Kennett ;— Minting ; — 
Tealby;--Haven Bank;--Reverend T. M. Jackson ;-- 
Claxby ;— Greetham, (Lincoln) ;— West Keal;—New 
Leake ;--Barnet-by- Chapel ;-- Toynton Saint Peter’s 
— Mavis Enderby ; — Essenden ;— Alry ;— Temple 
Power ;— Bimbrook ;— Henfield ;—John Brown and 
William Wilson; — Nether Gerne ;— Scawby ;— 
Castle Morton; — Wareham, (Lincoln) ; — Chapel 


| Hilland Hawthorn Hill;—Bilsby and Fartesthorpe; 


— Randwick; — Clerkenwell, ( Middlesex) ; —Hous- 
ham; — Portishead; — Balsham ; — Woodhall; — 
Thimbleby ;-- Warminster ;--Legsby ;--East Kirkby; 
— Kelsey; — Wappenham; — Wold-Newton; — 
Stoke-sub-Hambdon ; — Marecham-on-the-Hill ; — 
Ludford;— Kendleby (two Petitions) ;—Riddenham ; 
— Bucknall ;— Hathersage ;—Spridlington ;—Rad- 
stock ;—Roughton;--Frisby-on-Wreake ;—Wrawby ; 
— Haslingfield ; — Rotherham ; — Woodrising ; — 
Henry Collier ; — Cratfield ; — West Wickham ; — 
Stratford ;— Fairford ;— Messingham ;— Glandford 
Bridge ; — Tattershall; — Kirkstead ;— Bardney ;— 
Telford ;— High Tointon ;— Leverton ;—South-row ; 
— Hemmingley ; — Friskney ;—Silston ;— Revesby ; 
—Coningsby ;— Bracken Woodside ; — Hogsthorpe ; 





— Huttoft ;— Croft ;—Wragley ;—Hameringham ; 
— Old Kent-road ;—Sawston ;—Wainfleet ;—Royal 


Downs and Baldue ;— Wellingrove ;— Martin and | Burgh of Rothesay; —Dunby Dale ;— Liddenden ; 
Timberland;—Saltby, Sprooton and Eaton;—Deep- | —Womersley ;—Peniston ;— Lineholme ;— Todmor- 


ing Saint James ; — Rushington ; — Hechington ;— 
Sleaford; — Chacewater ;— Billinghay ;—Long Sut- 
ton (Lincoln) ;— Great Chesterford ;—Littlebury ;— 
Great Oakley (Essex) ;— Burnham ;—Bocking ;— 
Great Totham;--Great Dunmow;--Great Cornfield; 
~- Weardale;—- Eastgate ;--Hartlepool;--Stanhope;-- 
Stockton-upon- Tees ; — Bishop Auckland ; — West- 
gate ; —Middleton-in- Teesdale ; — Excomb ;— F'ros- 
terly ; — Wolsingham ; — Lanehead-in- Weardale ; — 
Shildon ;— Westgate ;— Barnard Castle, (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Rookhope ; —Scotch-street ; — Portadown ; 
— Ballymagarney ; — Bilston; — Tuddenham; — 
Wyverston ; —Hadleigh ; -—— Herringswell; — Bures 


don; — Islington (two Petitions); —Bury (Lan- 
caster); — County of Lancaster ; — Chelmsford ;— 
Summerseat ; — Tolkington ; — Radcliffe Close ;— 
Walshaw Lane; — Ratcliffe Bridge; — Jedbergh, 
Dent, Garsdale, &amp;e.;— Staveley ;—Kendal;— Rush- 
den; — Derby; — Bishops Stortford ; — Shepton 
Mallet ;—Stoke-Holy-Cross ;—South Shields, (five 
Petitions) ;— Colton ;—Chapel Yarrow ;—Hedburn ; 
— Harton ;— Worcester, (three Petitions) ;—Great 
Yarmouth ;—Wickhampton and Gorleston ;—Bar- 
ford ;—Letheringsett ; —Great Ellingham ;—Caus- 
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den ; — Stopper-lane (York) ; — Fewston, Brown, 
Bank and Darley ;—High and Low Harrogate ;— 
Wreaks ;—Rodwell End ;—Hatton (York) ;—Pate- 
ley Bridge ;—Clayton, West ;—Skelmanthorpe ; — 
Kettlesing ;—Mytholm Royd ;—Emley;—Mankin- 
holes ;— Wrexham ;— Bailieborrow ;— Corporation 
of the Hospital of Robert Earl of Leicester, in 
Warwick ;—Southampton ; — Launceston ;— East- 
wood ;— Wimborne Minster (two Petitions) ;-—Bewd- 
ley ;—Dorking ;— Kelstern (two Petitions) ;—Pens- 
hurst ;— Brompton, Gillingham and Chatham ; — 
Wednesfield Heath ;— Sheffield ;—Danebridge ;— 


| Abingdon ; — Castlecombe ; — Halifax ; —Kilburne 
Saint Mary ;— Barton Mills ; —Bedford-row, Lon- | 


(York) ; —Fulslow ; —Sardis ; —Henarth ;— King’s 
Cross (Middlesex) ;—Glentham ;— Monktown and 
Galphay ;—Kingston -upon- Hull (seven Petitions) ; 
Dumfries ; —Ratcliff-on-Trent ;— Burnley ;—Wal- 
tham (Lincoln) ;—Lee (Buckingham) ;— Wigton ;— 
There-undersigned Clergymen ;— Holt Wood; — 
Drumgealand ;—Hessle, Omlaby and West Ella ;— 
Great Malvern; — Hislam ; — Hexton ; — Preston 
(Somerset) ; — Mayhera ;—County of York ; — Hi- 
baldston ;--Cayton ;--Lissington ;—Mary-le-bone ;— 
New Mills ;—Kirkgate;— Camden Town ;—Newby; 
—Newby and Rainton ;—Kidmore End —e 

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hill;—Great Bridge ;—East of London ;—Long- 
ridge and Exton ; — Harpenden; — Mitchel Troy 
(Monmouth) ;—Munden ; —Astwood ;—Alvingham ; 
—Owersby ;--Bath ;—Market Harborough ;—Gos- 
berton and Surfleet ; — Glascoed ; — Truro ;— Mo- 
hill ;— Cantley ;— Westham ;--Chatham ;--Caldicot ; 
— York ;—Wellow ; — Larkhall ; — Heathfield ; — 
Island of Portland ;—Carlton ;— Horton Heath ;— 
Penwortham ;—Free Presbytery of Dornoch (Mo- 
derator) ;—Compstall ;—Assistants in the Printing, 
Bookbinding and Bookselling Establishment ; — 
Lawton Heath ; — Faldingsworth ; — Ipswich; — 
Greenock; —Ganton ; —Flexton ; — Withington ; — 
and, Bayswater; praying that the Maynooth Col- 
lege Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions from Barnstaple ; — Ilminster ;— and 
Remonstrant Synod of Ulster (Chairman); praying 
that the said Bill may pass into a law,—were also pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Edinburgh and =A Petition of the Minister, Elders, Deacons and 
aati “9 Members of the Free Church of Saint David’s, in 
yee" the city of Dundee, praying that a Clause may be 
inserted in the proposed Edinburgh and Northern 
Railway (No. 1.) Bill, prohibiting all Sabbath traffic 
on the Railway, was raga and read ; and or- 

dered to lie upon the Table. 


Lord’s Day. A Petition of Members of the Hydateum, Church- 
row, Saint George-in-the-East, in the county of 
Middlesex, and other Inhabitants; praying the 
House to abolish the sale of intoxicating liquor on 
the Lord’s Day, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Watton, in the 
county of Hertford, praying the House to puta stop 
to all traffic on Railways on the Lord’s Day, was 
also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Hill Coolies. Petitions from Redenhall-with-Harleston ;—and, 





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Petitions from Tonbridge;—West Clandon ;— Sale of Bec 
and, Watton; praying for amendment of the Sale ** 

of Beer Act, — were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the ‘Table. 


Petitions from Abergele ;—Llanllwny ;—Deanery saint Ase, 
of Sutton ;— Bistre ;--Llansantfraid ;--Glyn Ceiriog ; and Bangor 
— Meliden ; —Penboyn ; —Llangelen ;— Minera ;~ Dioceses, 
Llangynnor ;--Llanfihangel Rhosycorn ;—-Abergwili ; 
—Abernant ; — Candebri ; — Carmarthen ;— Llan- 
gollen; — Pont Bleuddyn;— Saint German’s; — 
Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd ;— and, Donnington ; 
praying for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 
7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of the Dio- 
ceses of Saint Asaph and Bangor,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Rector, Churchwardensand other County Courts, 
Inhabitants of the parish of Ysceifiog, in the county 
of Flint, praying the House to pass a Bill for the 
establishment of County Courts, with a Clause 
requiring a knowledge of the Welsh language on the 
part of the Judges of those Courts in Wales, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Cal- Charitable 
faghtrin, in the county of Antrim, praying for the Donations and 
&lt; : Bequests 
repeal of the Charitable Donations and Bequests ({reland) Act, 
(Ireland) Act, was presented, and read ; and ordered 


to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Operative Wood-sawyers of Aber- Timber. 

deen, praying that the differential duties on Timber 
be such as to place the British operative on an 
equal footing with the Canadian and Baltic la- 
bourer, and that crooked unsquared Oak for ship- 
building be free from all parts of the world, was 
presented, and read: and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Boston; — Shaftesbury ; — and, fnsolvent 
Aberystwith; praying for the repeal of the Insolvent Debtors Act. 





Stoke Newington; praying the House to refuse its 
sanction to any measure which shall promote the 
further importation of Cooly labourers or native 
Africans into the British emancipated colonies,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Promiscuous 


oe Petitions from Swanage; —Whitstable ; —and, 
ntercourse. : 


Mayhologue ; praying that trading in vice by promo- 
ting Promiscuous Intercourse between the Sexes 
may be rendered a highly penal offence, and that 
magistrates may be invested with summary powers 
of conviction in such cases,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Museums of Petitions from Gloucester ;—and, Newport (Isle- 

Ast Bil. of-Wight); praying that the Museums of Art Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Education Petitions from Kilcoo ;— Killiman ;—Donard ;— 

(Ireland. ) Tomregan ;—Killag hter ;— Drumlane ;—Buttevant ; 
— Donagh;—Ahenagh ;—Carnewin;—and, Kinsale- 
beg; praying the House to devise means for removing 
the restrictions placed on the distribution of the Aid 
annually granted for Education in Ireland, so as to 
afford assistance to the Schools in connexion with 
the Church Education Society, — were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Parochial ~~ Petitions from Bury Saint Edmund’s ;— Basing- 
Settlement Bill. 54526 Union (Chairman) ; — Ashton-with-Stodday ; 
— Ellel;-- Huddersfield Union (Chairman);--Brain- 
tree Union (Chairman) ;—Wewent Union (Chairman 
and Clerk) ;— Witham Union (Chairman pro tem.) ; 
—Saffron Walden ; — Littlebury ; —- and, Union of 
Cerne; praying that the Parochial Settlement Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Debtors Act,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President of the Chamber of Sugar. 
Commerce and Manufactures at Manchester, pray- 
ing the House to admit all Sugars, whatever their 
origin, to consumption in the United Kingdom at 
the same rate of duty, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Dunstone ;—and, Cromhall ; pray- Agriculture. 
ing that in any relief from taxation that may be 
given, the House will take the first opportunity of 
granting relief to the Agriculturists,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from County of Gloucester ;—Division Justices’ Clerks 
of Stroud (Gloucester); — Division of Dickering ag eon 
( York) ;— Cumberland ;— Sussex ; —and, County of aia 
Southampton (two Petitions); praying that the 
Justices’ Clerks and Clerks of the Peace Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John T. Harland, Licentiate extra Colleges of ‘i 
urbem of the Royal College of Physicians of Lon- 9.9 e pi, 
don, residing in the county of Stafford, praying that ~ 
the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Tonbridge, Tonbridge Wells and Physic = 
Sevenoaks ;—and, Reading ; praying that the Physic S"° ©" 
and Surgery Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Menai Bridge;—Llangeinwen ;— Public Houses. 
Hackney ;— Wellclose-square, Saint George-in-the- 
East ; — Fishguard ; — Deptford; — Peckham ;— 





Spitalfields ;— 



















Adjournt 


Dlaynoot 
College £ 


Jewish | 
lities Ri 
Bill. 


Calico I 
Works. 


Auctio 
Repea 


Fisher 
(Gree! 
Impro 
Bill, 


Supp! 





Ways 
Mean 







Suga 
Duti 







Colo 
Pass 









Blac 
War 
Bill, 





Adjournment. 


Maynooth 
College Bill. 


Jewish Disabi- 
lities Removal 
Bill. 


Calico Print 
Works Bill. 


Auction Duties 
Repeal Bill. 


Fisher-lane 
(Greenwich) 
Improvement 
Bill, 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means, 


Sugar (Excise 
Duties) Bill, 


Colonial 
Passengers Bill. 


Blackburn 
alerworks 
Bill, Works 


8 VicTORIZ. 11%. 


the number already existing, and to pass a law fo 


entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on 
the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read; and 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising o 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 


reading of the Maynooth College Bill; 


And a Motion being made, and the Question being 


roposed, That the Bill be now read a second time ; 


The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question ; viz. To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 


words “ upon this day six months.” 


And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“ now” stand part of the Question :—And a Debate 


arising thereupon ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 


twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 
Sabbati, 12° die Aprilis, 1845: 


Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Mon- 


day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 


reading of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


upon Friday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Calico Print Works 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair;*and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 


Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be now received. 
Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 


mittee of the whole House, for Wednesday next. 


The Auction Duties Repeal Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time; and committed toa 


Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Mr. Greene reported the Fisher-lane (Greenwich) 
Improvement Bill ; and the Amendments were read, 


and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 


next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


mittee of Supply ; 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 


next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


mittee of Ways and Means; 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Sugar (Excise Duties) Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
exempt Ships carrying Passengers to North America, 
from the obligation of having on board a Physician, 
Surgeon or Apothecary: And that Mr. George 
William Hope and Mr. Corry do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

Petitions of John Fielden, of Mollington Hall, in 


the county palatine of Chester, Esquire, Joseph 
Vou, 100. 


12° Aprils. 


Spitalfields ;—and, Upwell (two Petitions) ; praying 
the House to adopt measures for preventing the in- 
crease of houses licensed for the sale of intoxicating 
drinks, and for diminishing to a very large extent 























243 


Fielden, of Witten House, in the county palatine of 
Lancaster, Esquire, and William Townley, of Black- 
burn, in the said county of Lancaster, Cotton Spinner ; 
—and, Inhabitants and Rate-payers respectively of 
the town of Blackburn, in the county palatine of 
Lancaster ; praying that they may be heard, by 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
— Waterworks Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


f 


to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of the Report of Messrs. Lyell and 
Faraday to the Secretary of State for the Home 
Department, on the subject of the Explosion at the 
Haswell Collieries in September last :— Also, Copy 
of the Report addressed to the United Committee 
of the Coal Trade by the Special Committee ap- 
pointed to take into consideration the said Report 
of Messrs. Lyell and Faraday; and Copy of the 
Reply of Messrs. Lyelland Faraday thereto. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


and Dorset, praying that the Wilts, Somerset and 
Weymouth Railway Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


yesterday, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns showing the Amount of Lodging-Money 
allowed to a Regiment of the Line, of Ten Com- 
panies, for Twelve Months, where Barracks are not 
provided :—Showing the Amount of Lodging-Money 
allowed to a Battalion of the Foot Guards, of Ten 
Companies, for Twelve Months, serving in London : 
—Showing the Amount allowed to a Regiment of 
the Line, of Ten Companies, under the head of 
“* Regent’s Allowance for Wine,” serving in the 
United Kingdom :—Showing the Amount allowed 
to a Battalion of the Foot Guards, of Ten Com- 
panies for Twelve Months, under the head of 
“Regent’s Allowance for Wine,” serving in London : 
—Showing the Quantity of Coals and Candles 
allowed to the Officers of a Regiment of the Line, 
of Ten Companies, for Twelve ‘Months, serving in 
the United Kingdom :—Showing the Quantity of 
Coals and Candles allowed to the Officers of a 
Battalion of Foot Guards, of Ten Companies, for 
Twelve Months serving in London :—Of the Amount 
allowed to a Regiment serving out of London in lieu 
of Officers’ Mess-Room, where Barracks are not 
provided :—And, of the Amount allowed to a Regi- 
ment of Foot Guards serving in London in lieu of 
Officers’ Mess-Room, where Barracks are not pro- 
vided, might be read ; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 








Returns showing the Rates of Lodging-Money and 
Billet-Money allowed to a Regiment of the Line for 
Twelve Months, where Barracks are not provided : 
—Showing the Rates of Lodging-Money and Bil- 
let-M oney allowed to a Battalion of the Foot Guards, 
of Ten Companies, for Twelve Months, serving in 
London :—Showing the Amount allowed toa Re- 
giment of the Line, of Ten Companies, under the 
head of “ Regent’s Allowance for Wine,” serving in 
the United Kingdom :—Showing the Amount al- 
lowed toa Battalion of the Foot Guards, of Ten 
112 Companies, 








Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Haswell 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Collieries. 


A Petition of Bondholders of the Black Dog Wilts, Somerset 
Turnpike Trust, in the counties of Wilts, Somerset 2x4 Weymouth 








The House was moved, That the Order made Arwy. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Army. 





D44. 11°—12°—14° Aprilis. A. 1845. 


Companies, for Twelve Months, under the head of for all such Licenses (so far as relates to the Excise 
“« Regent’s Allowance for Wine,” serving in Lon- | Department) :—And then he withdrew. 

don :—Showing the Quantity of Coals and Candles| Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
allowed to the Officers of a Regiment of the Line, | Table. 


of Ten Companies, for Twelve Months, serving in Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Kentw 
the United Kingdom; also, the Value of such | to the Clerk of the Soamen to make out a new Writ Division) 
Quantity of Coal and Candle :—Showing the Quan- | fo, the electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve in 

tity of Coals and Candles allowed to the Officers | this present Parliament for the Western Division 

of a Battalion of Foot Guards, of Ten Companies, | o¢ the County of Kent, in the room of the Honour- 


for Twelve Months, serving in London:—Of the | able Charles Marsham, commonly called Viscount 


Amount allowed to a Regiment serving out of Lon- Marsham, now Earl of Romney, called up to the 
don in lieu of Officers’ Mess- Room, where Barracks | House of Peers. 


are not provided :—And, of the Amount allowed to 
a Regiment of Foot Guards serving in London in| The House proceeded to take into consideration Mancheste 
lieu of Officers’ Mess-Room, where Barracks are the Report on the Manchester Division Stipendiary ——— 
not provided. Magistrate Bill; and the Amendments were read, wart 
and agreed to. m 
New Zealand. A Petition of the New Zealand Company, incor-| Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 

porated by Royal Letters Patent under the Great | ingrossed. 


Seal of the United Kingdom, praying the House to An ingrossed Bill for amending the Acts relating Kingston. 
d for lleged to have been done 5 ° &amp; Kingston-upon. 
grant redress for wrongs alleg to the Docks at Kingston-upon-Hull, and for en- Hul DocksBil, 


to themselves, and others, while prosecuting the larging one of the said Docks, was read the third 
undertaking for which they were incorporated, viz. al 


“ The Settlement and Improvement of the Colony | pa .ojy ed, That the Bill do pass. 


of New Zealand, and its Dependencies,” was pre- Oded. That Bic Jala Denne de conve the 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | Bi) to the Lords, and desire their pelted 





Foulmire Ordered, That the Committee on the Foulmire 
Inclosure Bill. Jyelosure Bill have leave to sit this day, notwith- 
standing the adjournment of the House. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Sheffield and 
of the borough of Grimsby, in the county of Lincoln, Lineolastire 
| praying that the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction 3 yer ** 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, sini 








Soap. Ordered, That the Return relative to Soap, which | 544 read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
No-210. was presented on the 19th day of March last, be | 
printed. _ A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Great Grimsby 
Grain and Ordered, That the Return relative to Grain and | gesses of the borough of Grimsby, in the county of oe. 
Flour. Flour, which was presented yesterday, be printed. | Lincoln, praying that the Great Grimsby and Shef- way Bill 
No. 211. field Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
Slave Trade. Ordered, That the Return relative to the Slave was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


No. 212. Trade, which was presented yesterday, be printed. | the Table. 


And then the House, having continued to sit | A Petition of Robert Townley Parker, of Cuerden, Blackbur, 
till a quarter of an hour after twelve of the | in the county of Lancaster, praying that he may be Burnley, 


. : . : : . i d 
clock on Saturday morning, adjourned till | heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against cer- porte ned 








Monday next. tain parts of the Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington, Railway Bill. 
ee ae aC a and Colne Extension Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 
° 7: re Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Lune, 14° die Ap rus ; Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. _by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 


\if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 


PRAYERS. | Bill, against the said Petition. 
Corn. R. Law, from the Treasury, was called in; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,; The Boddam Harbour Bill was read a second Roddam 
—Further Return to an Order, dated the 10th/| time; and committed. Harbour Bill. 


day of February last, for Accounts relative to the| Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
— Export and Consumption of Corn, Grain, / mittee of Selection. 
eal and Flour, in the year 1844, ending the 5th ; ' 
day of January 1845 Gn continuation of Parlia- ti The poy deen ae Bill was read a second oon ot 
mentary Paper, No. 156, of Session 1844). . . Fo rye ‘me 
Exports to An Account of the declared Value of British and | .Q74ered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
Brazil. Trish Produce and Manufactures exported from the mittee of Selection. 
United Kingdom to Brazil, in the years 1841,1842,| The House proceeded to take into consideration Amicable 
1843 and 1844, distinguishing the Principal Ar-|the Report on the Amicable Society Assurance 5° 
ticles. | Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Grain. An Account of the Average Rate of Duty received | Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
on each kind of Foreign Grain, in each year, from | ingrossed. 


the 29th day of April 1842 to the 5th day of Janu- . , 
ary 1945. y Pp 5th day The Chester Improvement Bill was read a second — - 


Corn and Flour. A Return of all the Corn and Flour imported into | time ; and committed. ; Bill. 
the United Kingdom from India, South “Africa and | .Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


the Australian Colonies respectively, since the 5th mittee of Selection. 


day of January 1844. A Petition of the Sirhowy Tram-road Company, Newpert and 
Auctioneers, Return to an Order, dated the 7th day of this | praying that they may be heard, by their counsel Posty P~" 
&amp;e, ; . r Railway Bil 
instant April, fora Return of the Number of Auc- | or agents, against certain parts of the Newport and 


tioneers now holding Licenses under the Excise, | Ponty Pool Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
stating the Number of those who pay the Duty of | Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
£.5. 5s., and the Number of those who severally | Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
pay any and what larger Duty or Sum for selling | by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
by Auction any particular Commodities ; also, the | they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Total Amount of Revenue received in the last year | Bill, against the said Petition. vt 

| e 





Assurance Bill. 





| Nava 
Sal Bill 


Yarmouth 
and Norwi¢ 
Railway Bi 


whittle De 
Waterwork 
Bill. 


Harrogate 
Ripon Jun 
Railway B 


Bradford 
Gas Bill, 


Britten’s 
Divorce 


Laily’s 
and Ta 
Embar 


Newc: 
Darlin 
(Bran 
Juneti 
Railw 











Blac 
Wat 
Bill, 
























Royal Naval 
Sino Bill 


Yarmouth 
and Norwich 
Railway Bill. 


Whittle Dean 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Harrogate and 
Ripon Junction 
Railay Bill. 


Bradford 
Gas Bill, 


Britten’s ; 
Divorce Bill. 


Lady's Island 
and Tacumshin 
Embankment. 


Newcastle and 
Darlington 

( Brandling 
Junction) 
Railway Bill, 


Blackburn 
Waterworks 
Bill, 


8 VicTORIZ. 


The Royal Naval School Bill was read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Yarmouth and Norwich Railway Bill was 
read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Whittle Dean Waterworks Bill was read a 
second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Richard Machell Jaques, of Easby, 
in the county of York, Esquire, praying that he may 
be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Harrogate and Ripon Junction 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Bradford Gas Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to dis- 
solve the Marriage of Thomas Britten with Jane 
Britten, his now Wife, and to enable him to marry 
again, and for other Purposes, was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, do 

ass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, with Amendments; to 
which Amendments this House doth desire the 
concurrence of their Lordships. 


14° Aprils. 


their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before the Lords in the case of the said Bill, be | 
returned to their Lordships: And that Mr. Greene | 
do carry the same. 


Ordered, That the time for presenting the Lady’s 
Island and Tacumshin Embankment Bill be enlarged 
till Friday next. 


A Petition of Share-holders and Proprietors of 
Stock of the Brandling Junction Railway, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Newcastle and 
Darlington (Brandling Junction) Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 





by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Right honourable Henry James 
Lord Montagu Baron Montagu, of Broughton, in 
the county of Northampton ;—Owners and Occupiers 
of mills, marufactories and other works upon the 
River Darwen, and the Eccles Hill Brook and 
Tinklers Brook, in the parishes of Blackburn and 
Whalley, in the county palatine of Lancaster ;— and, 
Commissioners in execution of the Blackburn Im- 
provement Act, and Inhabitant Householders of 
Blackburn, in the county palatine of Lancaster ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
— Waterworks Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 


heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon | 


Voi. 100. 





945 


The Hartlepool Pier and Port Bill was read a Hartlepool Pier 
second time ; and committed. and Port Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Sheffield and Tinsley Canal Bill was read a Sheffield and 
second time ; and committed. la Canal 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of property 
in the township of Attercliffe-cum-Darnall, in the 
parish of Sheffield, in the county of York ;—and, 
Owners and Occupiers of property in the township 
of Brightside Bierlow, in the parish of Sheffield, in 
the county of York ; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the said Bill,—were pre- ° 
sented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 
A Petition of the Master, Wardens, Searchers, As- 
sistants and Commonalty of the Company of Cutlers, 
in Hallamshire, in the county of York, which in- 
cludes the town of Sheffield, praying that the said 
Bill may pass into a law, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Chelsea Improvement Bill was read a second Chelsea 
time ; and committed. — 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ° 
mittee of Selection. 


The Middlesex County Rate Bill was read a se- Middlesex 
cond time ; and committed. a Rate 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-°' 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Stansfeld Rawson, Joseph Brook pe 
and Wyndham Carlion Madden, Clerk, praying that Railway — 
they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, Canal Bill. 
against certain parts of the Huddersfield and Man- 
chester Railway and Canal Bili, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 

A Petition of Magistrates, Merchants, Manufac- 
turers and other Inhabitants of Saddleworth, praying 
that the said Bill may pass into a law, was also 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Stansfeld Rawson, Joseph Brook — 
and Wyndham Carlion Madden, Clerk, praying that 37°72" 
they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, Junction Rail- 
against certain parts of the Leeds, Dewsbury and “*y Bill. 
Manchester Junction Railway Bill, was presented, 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Thomas Watts, of Frampton-upon- South Wales 
Severn, in the county of Gloucester, Surgeon, pray- B#ilway Bill. 
ing that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel 
or agent, against certain parts of the South Males 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if 
he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


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246 


Birmingham The House proceeded to take into consideration 
and Stafford- the Report on the Birmingham and Staffordshire 
shire Gas Light Ga, Light Company Bill; and the Amendments 
Company Bill, 
were read, and agreed to. _ 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Duddestonand The Order for reading, a second time, the Dud- 


Wechells deston and Nechells Improvement Bill, was read, 
Improvement . 
Bill. and discharged. , ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 

Duddeston and The House was moved, That the Report in re- 
Nechells spect of the Petition for the Duddeston and Ne- 
(Ne 2,) Bill chells Improvement Bill, which, — the 12th day 

of March last, was made from the Select Committee 


on Petitions for Private Bills, might be read; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for lighting, watching, cleansing, and improving the 
Hamlets or Liberties of Duddeston and Nechells, in 
the parish of Aston, near Birmingham, in the coun ty 
of Warwick : And that Mr. Spooner and Mr. Du g- 
dale do prepare, and bring it in. 

Manchester 


Improvement 
Bill. 


The Manchester Improvement Bill was read a 
second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


14° Aprilis. 





The Quinborowe Borough Bill was read a second 
time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Quinborowe 
Borough Bill. 


A Petition of Owners or Occupiers of Wharfs, 
and other property, adjoining or near to the River 
Itchen, in the town and county of the town of 
Southampton, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Southampton Docks Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Southampton 
Docks Bill. 


North Union The North Union and Ribble Navigation Branch 

a Railway Bill was read a second time; and com- 
avigalo . « 

Branch Rail- mitted. 5 . ; 

way Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


Southport 
and Euxton 
Junction 


Railway Bill. 


The Southport and Euxton Junction Railway Bill 
was read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of the Right honourable John Lord 
Wrottesley, praying that he may be heard, by his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Wolver- 
hampton Waterworks Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Wolverhampton 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Eastern Coun- A Petition of Commissioners acting in execution 
ties Railway — of the Acts for improving the Drainage and Navi- 
(Cambridge soe . 4 &gt; &gt; ' 
and Huntingdon ation of the Middle Level of the Fens, praying 
Line) Bill. — that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the East- 
ern Counties Railway (Cambridge and Huntingdon 
Line) Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
(Fly and 
Whittlesea 
Deviation) Bil!, 


A Petition of Commissioners acting in execution 
of the Acts for improving the Drainage and Navi- 
gation of the Middle Level of the Fens, praying 





A. 1845, 


that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Eastern 
Counties Railway (Ely and Whittlesea Deviation 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Hildersham ;—Great Abington and Camby: 
Little Abington ;— Babraham and Papisford ;— and Lincn 
and, Fulbourn; praying that the Cambridge and Railway Bil, 
Lincoln Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of Commissioners for carrying into 
execution the Acts for improving the Moines 
and Drainage of the Middle Level of the Fens, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
said Bill, was also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Commissioners for carrying into Midiang Rai. 
execution the Acts for improving the Drainage and ways (Ely to 
Navigation of the Middle Level of the Fens, pray- 1s!) Bil. 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Mid- 
land Railways (Ely to Lincoln) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Commissioners for carrying into Ely and 





execution the Acts for improving the Drainage and Huntingdou 
Navigation of the Middle Level of the Fens, pray- Railay Bil 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Ely 

and Huntingdon Railway Bill, was presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners for carrying into Lynn and Bly 
execution the Acts for improving the Drainage and Railway Bill 





Navigation of the Middle Level of the Fens, pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Lynn 
and Ely Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Commissioners for carrying into London and 
execution the Acts for improving the Drainage and York Railvay 
Navigation of the Middle Level of the Fens, pray- ~"' 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
London and York Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


An ingrossed Bill for uniting the Birmingham Ellesmere 80‘ 
and Liverpool Junction Canal Navigation Company Chosen, on 
i Chester Canal Company, By 
with the Ellesmere and Chester Canal Company, 514 Liverpool 
was read the third time. Junction Canals 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. ____ Union Bil. 
Ordered, That Viscount Clive do carry the Bill to 





the Lords, and desire their concurrence. - 
ir 


Midland R 
say Branc 
Bill. 


North Br 
Insurance 


Company 


Leeds an 
West Ri 
Junction 
ways Bil 
Hudders 
and Mar 
Railway 
Canal B 






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and W 
Railw 











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8 VicTORIE. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select | 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Midland Railway Branches Bill, 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as Clause No. 15 in the said Bill con- 
fers powers to take lands by compulsion, and to 
make several Branch Railways, which intention 
was not specified in the Notices ; and such Clause 
gives this power to individuals whose estates con- 
tain minerals, lying within five miles of the main 
line of the said Midland Railways, and not to the 
said Company. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred hack to the 
said Committee. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to ascertain by whom and under what cir- 


xfidland Reil- 
say Branches 


Bill. 


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247 


The Hungerford and Lambeth Suspension Foot Hungerford 
Bridge Bill was read a second time; and committed. a°¢ Lembeth 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Tere beldpe 
mittee of Selection. Bill. 


A Petition of John Burder and others, Trustees Westminster 
and Governors of the School and Almshouses of Improvement 
the Reverend James Palmer, Bachelor in Divinity, 
deceased, situate in Palmer’s-passage, Little Chapel- 
street, Westminster, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Westminster Improvement Bill, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The Glasgow Junction Railway Bill was read a Glasgow Junc- 





cumstances the said violation of the Standing 
Orders was committed, and to report the same to 
the House. 


North British 
Insurance 
Company Bill. 


The North British Insurance Company Bill was 
read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions of Magistrates, Merchants, Manufac- 
turers, and other Inhabitants of Saddleworth, in the 
seemil: ana, West Riding of the County of York ;—and, Share- 
Huddersfield holders in and Members of the Provisional Com- 
and Manchester mittee of the proposed Huddersfield and Manchester 


Leeds and 
West Riding 
Junction Rail- 


second time ; and committed. tion Railway 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- — 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Commissioners of Police for the Manchester 
town of Ashton-under-Lyne and Inhabitants of the 24 Salford 
: ‘ . Waterworks 
said town, praying that the Manchester and Salford pin, 
Waterworks Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants: of the town and neigh- Leeds ard 
bourhood of Cleckheaton, praying that the Leeds West Riding 
and West Riding Junction a td Bill may pass — — 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 





a Railway and Canal Company, and who are also 
Owners of estates and Residents in and near the 
town of Huddersfield, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Leeds and West Riding Junc- 
tion Railways Bill, and that the Huddersfield and 
Manchester Railway and Canal Bill may pass into 
a law,-—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bills; and the 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 


agents, upon their Petition, if they think fit; and | 


counsel heard, in favour of the first mentioned Bill 
against the said Petitions. 


Wilts, Somerset A Petition of Edward Williams, of Herring- 

und Weymouth stone, in the county of Dorset, at 

Railway Bill. . ny 
in Upper Wimpole-street, London, 5: 


and Weymouth Railway Baill, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


oe The Taw Vale Railway and Dock Bill was read 
ag a second time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
ForthandClyde 


to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Buck reported from the Committee on the plymouth and 
Plymouth and Stonehouse Gas Bill ; and to whom Stonehouse 
several Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; &amp;* Bi!’ 
That they had heard counsel in support of the 
said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill; and that they had examined the alle- 
gations contained in the Preamble of the Bill, and 





| 


had amended the same by striking out the words 
‘¢ A Bill is now pending before Parliament,” and 
inserting the following words in lieu thereof, “ An 
| Act has been passed in the present Session of Par- 


?| liament,” and by making other verbal alterations 


consequential upon the first Amendment ; and that 
they had found the allegations of the Bill, as amend- 


resent residing | ed,to be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and 
squire, praying | made Amendments thereunto. 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or | 


agent, against certain parts of the Wilts, Somerset, 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


| Mr. Buck reported from the Committee on the Devonport 

| Devonport Gas and Coke Company Bill, and to Gas and wo 
| whom several Petitions against the said Bill were re- C°™?™Y 7" 
ferred; That they had heard counsel in support of the 

/said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 

of the Bill; and that they had examined the allega- 

tions contained in the Preamble of the Bill, and had 

amended the same by striking out the words “ A 


The House proceeded to take into consideration | Bill is now pending before Parliament,” and inserting 


\svigation Bill. the Report on the Forth and Clyde Navigation Bill; , the following words in lieu thereof, “ An Act has 


and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Forthand Clyde 
Navigation and 

nion Canal 
Junction 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


The Forth and Clyde Navigation and Union 
Canal Junction (No. 2.) Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Stoke-upon- 
Trent Market 
Bill, 


A Petition of Trustees for regulating the Market 
of Hanley, in the county of Stafford, and Inhabit- 
ants of the townships of Hanley and Shelton, in the 
said county, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Stoke-upon-Trent Market Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Pe- 
tition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 


of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
Vox. 100. 


| 


| 


been passed in the present Session of Parliament,” 
and by making other verbal alterations consequential 
upon the first Amendment ; and that they had found 
the allegations of the Bili, as amended, to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Motion being made, That the Report on the Wallasey Im- 
Wallasey Improvement Bill be now taken into con- provement Bill 
sideration ; 

The Earl of Lincoln, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives Her 
consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is con- 
cerned, that the House may do therein as they shall 
think fit. 

Then the House proceeded to take the Report 
into consideration ; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 





114 Petitions 








Trish Great 
Western Rail. 
way (Dublin 
to Galway.) 


Huddersfield 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Western and 
South Western 
Railway Lines, 


Justices’ Clerks 
and Clerks of 
the Peace Bill. 


Maynooth 
College Bill, 


248 


Petitions from Ballinasloe ;—and, Clara; taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Trish Great Western Railway (Dublin to Galway) 
Bill, and praying that such Bill may pass into law, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Honourable Isabella Ramsden, 
Widow, praying that she may be heard, by her 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Hud- 
dersfield Waterworks Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by her counsel or agent, upon her Petition, if she 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Land-owners and Inhabitants of 
Salisbury, and its vicinity, praying that the House 
will postpone the passing of any Bill which may be 
presented in favour of the Western Lines of Railwa 
sanctioned by the Committee of the Board of Trade, 
and thereby afford the Petitioners, in the next 
Session, the means of submitting their reasons to 
the House in proof of the superiority of the projected 
South Western Lines, and thus enable the Petitioners 
to complete an undertaking of such vast local and 
national importance, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Dudley Division { Worcester) ;— 
New Malton (two Petitions) ;— Beverley ;—County 
of Cornwall ;--Glamford Briggs ;--Louth (Lincoln); 
— Kirton ;—County of Somerset ;--Division of Yarm 
( York) ;—Division of Bulmer, West (York) ;-—West 
Riding of the county of York ;—North Riding of 
the county of York ;—East Riding of the county of 
York;—Division of Keynsham (Somerset) ;-—County 
of Wilts; ~— Division of Allerdale-below- Derwent 
(Cumberland) ;—North Division of Coquetdale Ward 
( Northumberland) ;—County of Durham ;-—County 
of Leicester (three Petitions) ; — Northampton ;— 
Cornwall (two Petitions); — Faversham Division 
(Kent) ;—Division of Aylesford North (Kent) (two 
Petitions) ;—Liberties of the Cinque Ports ;—Saint 
Augustine Division (Kent); — County of Kent ;— 
Cranbrook Union ( Kent);—South Division of Ayles- 
ford (Kent) ;— Tunbridge Wells ;—District of Lack- 


‘ford (Suffolk) ;—County of Surrey (three Petitions) ; 


— Division of Epsom (Surrey) ;-- Parts of Kesteven 
(Lincoln) (two Petitions) ;—Hundreds of Tunstead 
and Happing (Norfolk) ;—County of Norfolk (four 
Petitions) ;— Division of Lodden and Clavering ( Nor- 


folk) ;—Ledbury Division (Hereford) ;--Ross Dis- 


trict ( Hereford) ;—Bromyard District (Hereford) ; 
—Division of Blackheath, and Little, and Lessness 
(Kent) ;—Division of Dengie (Essex) ;—County of 
Essex (four Petitions) ;— Division of Brentwood 
(Essex) (two Petitions) ;— Division of Epping (Essex); 
—Division of Picking Lyth (York) ;—County of 
Sussex (two Petitions) ;--Lower Division of Arundel 
Rape (Sussex) ;--County of Wilts ;—Lower Division 
of Bramber Rape (Sussex);— Upper Division of 
Arundel Rape (Sussex) ;—Cuchfield Division, Divi- 
sion of Lewes and Pevensey Rapes ;—Hundred of 
Stow (Suffolk) ;—Hundred of Dacorum (Hertford) ; 
—Liberty of Cawood, Wiston and Otley ( York) ;— 
Hundred of Whetstone (Gloucester); County of 
Suffolk (two Petitions);—Hundred of Blackburn 
(Suffolk) ;—and, District of Newmarket (Cambridge 
and Suffolk) ; praying that the Justices’ Clerks and 
Clerks of the Gusss Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Witchampton ;—- Tarrant Monkton ; 
— Nether and Over Compton ; — Abbotsbury ;—Co- 
vent Garden, London ;— Gussage Saint Michael’s ;— 
Highwoods and Rinega ;--Langton ;--Kingstone and 
Worth;—Abergele (two Petitions) ;—Aberdeen ;— 
Corfe Castle and Rempstone ; — Monkwearmouth 
Shore ;—Sunderland (two Petitions) ;—Coleraine ;— 





14° Aprilis. 





A. 1845, 


Presbytery of Templepatrick ;—Keynsham ;—Pill- 
gwenlly ; — Nash ; — Kilmarnock ;— Free Church 
Presbytery of Dumbarton (Moderator) ;—Members 
of the United Associate Presbytery of Glasgow ;— 
Holwick ;—Michleton ;— Middleton ; — Croston ;— 
Coldstream ;— A uchterarder ;- - Leeds ;— Botesdale;-- 
Bromham ;—Newchurch ; — Daventry ;— Worcester 
(two Petitions) ;—Lowerfold ;-- Bellfield ;-- Ratcliff; 
—- Burnham Market ;-- Pottery (Lancaster) 3~-Bacup; 
—Bower’s Row ;—Lower Place ;—Preston (Lan- 
caster) ; —Luddenbrow ; —Newton ;— West Laving- 
ton; —Chatham ;—Long Parish ; —Pittington ;— 
West Raintun ; —Nottingham ;— Prescot ; —Dur- 
ham ;— Small Bridge ;— Haverfordwest ;—Newark- 
y ane Trent ;— Wakefield ;—Market Lavington ;— 

oughborough ; — Pittington; — Newport (Mon- 
mouth) (five Petitions) ;--Cassop ;— Littleborough;— 
Bromham ;—Coxhoe ;—Newton-le- Willows ;—Shel- 
fanger ;— Witton Gilbert ;—Swanage ;— Sandback ; 
—Ragslate ;--Scotland and Creech ;-- Bishop Stort- 
ford ;— Rochdale ; —Whitworth ; — Hurdsfield ; ~ 
Bacup ;—Chittoe ;—Over Darwen (Chairman) ;— 
Kingston-upon-Hull (two Petitions) ;—Salford ;— 
Macclesfield (three Petitions) ;— Congleton ;—Swan- 
linvar ;—Presbytery of Nairn ;—Auldearn ;—Pres- 
bytery of Forres(Moderator) ;—Bonleagh ;—Lerrin ; 
— Love ; — Worthing ; —Airedale College ; — Ship- 
ley ;—-Little Sleeping ;— Partney ;— Wooton ;—Scot- 
ter ;— Keal Coates ;—Spilsby ;--Cockerington Saint 
Leonard's ; — Halton ; — Hayworthing ; — Thornton 
Curtis ; -—Melton-in-the- Marsh ; —Clee ;— Toynton 
All Saints ;-- Raithby ;--Scremby ;-- Island of Port- 
land ;— Holt (Chairman) ;— Stepney (two Petitions) ; 
— Tower Hamlets (two Petitions) ;— Shadwell ;— 
Bethnal-green; — Poplar ; — Ulverstone ; —Stoch- 
port ;— Whitechurch ;— Longton ;—Aylsham ;— Gos- 
port ;—Bishops Itchington ;- Jersey ;—Hockliffe ;— 
Swanton Barney ;—Eggington ;— Brackley ;— Heb- 
den Bridge;—Norwich (four Petitions) ;— Diss ;— 
Coleford ;—- Houghton ;--Markgate Street ;-- Braugh- 
ing ;—Swaffham;—Saint Mawes ;— Dunstable ;— 
Lays Hill;—Forton ;—Bamford ;—Norwich (two 
Petitions) ;— Rayleigh ;—Dunshall;— Hale Leys ;— 
High Wycombe;— Flackwell Heath;—Cottesmere;— 
Oakham ;--Saltisford;--Upper Hardresand Stelling ; 
—Deanery of Morton ;—Standgate ;— Marston and 
Tong ; —£ltham ; —Churchill ;—Lovington ;—Ax- 
bridge ;—Pilton ;—Dean ;— Wells ;—Evercreech ;— 
Batcombe ;— Sutton Monks ; — Holcombe ;— East 
Harptree ;— Glastonbury (two Petitions) ;-- Barton 
Saint David; —Castle Carey; —Banwell; —Cros- 
combe; —Ditcheat ; —Blagdon and Ubley ;—Stoke- 
lane ; — Oakhill ; — Milbourne Port; — Shepton 
Mallet ;—Gurney Slade ;— Compton Dundon ; — 
Coleford ;—Weston-super-Mare ;— Exeter (Chair- 
man) ;— Boston ; — Dundee (three Petitions) ; — 
Forfar ; — Mornjfieth ; — East Harsley ;— Hawes ; 
— Leivester (five Petitions); — Zeather-lane, Hol- 
born ;—Kevn-y-Crib ;—Sharon Goitre and others ; 
— Edinburgh Association for promoting Volun- 
tary Church Principles, (Chairman) ;—Banff and 
Whitehill ; — Oreston;—Chumleigh ; — Plymouth ; 
— Dunsmore ; — Humberstone and Great Glenn; 
— Hinckley ;— Youlgreave; — Bakewell ;—Thur- 
frington ; — Scalford ; — Sheepshead ; — Lough- 
borough ; — Elton ; — Knaresborough ; — Cork ; 
— Bingley ; — Cullingworth ; -- John Earls ; — 
Burntisland ; — Pathhead; — Sawtry ; — Little 
Stukeley ;—Walter Newton ;—Bury St. Edmund's ; 
—County of Sligo;—Ford Forge;—Dublin (two 
Petitions) ;— Oakthorpe ; — Kilcullen ; — Ashfield ; 
— Carrickfergus ; — Montrose; — Camberwell ;— 
John C. Davie, and Geo. F. Nelson ;—Cozley ;— 
Benson ;—Tetsworth and District of Allington ;— 
Chipstead (three Petitions) ;—Dunbar ;—Peterbo- 
rough (two Petitions) ;— Barnsley ;—Kingswood ;— 
Trowse;—Brierley-hill (two Petitions) ;—Brighton; 
—Rastrick ;—Mile End New Town ;—Lambeth ;— 
West Bromwich ;—Foots Cray ;—Lewisham-road, 
Greenwich ;—Leigh ;—Buxton ;—Lyme Regis ;— 





Welford ;— 





8 VicTORIz. 


Welford ; — Treyare and Laneast; — Denton ;— 
Orange-street, Leicester-square ; — Worcester ; — 
Hackney College ;— Beeford;— Dukinfield ;—Stick- 
lepath ; — Thirsk; — Knayton and Burrowby;— 
Shoreditch ; — Lewannich ;— Great Thornage;— 
Tyldersley ;—Spring-hill College, near Birmingham ; 
— Stoke Newington ;— Reading (three Petitions) ;— 
Denton ;—Pembroke Dock ;—Trowse (three Peti- 
tions) ; — Chapel-en-le-T'rith ; — Staley Bridge ;— 
Whaley ;—Redruth ;— Offord ;— Wingrave ; — El- 
loughton ;—Carlton Minncott ;—Astley;—Ashton- 
under-Lyne(three Petitions) ;— T'horne;— Blakeney ; 
— Melrose (Pastor) ;—Southpetherwin ;—Watwan 
and Garton; — Stratford (#ssex) ;—Hadnall and 
Astley ;— Donaghadee ; — Mellor ;— Driffield ;— 
St. David’s;— Twyford;-- Newby Wiske;— Broseley; 
—Merthyr Tydvil Circuit ;—Launton ;—Hammer- 
smith ;—Richmond (Srrrey) ;—Ingham ;— Daventry ; 
—Members of the Managing Committee of the Con- 
gregational Union of Jreland ;— Howden ;—North 
Cave ;—Westminster (two Petitions) ;—LEast Dere- 
ham;— Mellor ;—-Great Ellingham ;— Queenborough ; 
—Ariington ;— Pangbourne ;— Norton ;— Blakeney ; 
— Kirby Wiske ;—Frodingham and Foston ;—Step- 
ney ;— Budleigh Salterton ; — Appledore ;— Red- 
ditch ;— Tring ;—Island of Jersey ;—Nafferton and 
Wansford; — Hooley-hill; — Trebullett ; — Sand- 
hutton ;—Cadishead ; —Gloucester (two Petitions) ; 
— Kentish-town; — Brompton;—Hurst Brook ;— 
Trowse ;— Bubwith ;—Nortonhampstead and Chag- 
ford ;—Houghton-le- Spring ;— Ventnor ;— Everton ; 
—Free Presbytery of Linlithgow (Moderator) ;— 
South Levertonand Treswell ;— Gringley ;—Carlisle ; 
— Arbroath ;-- Osmotherley ;-- Carlow ;—-Llandovery ; 
--Brompton (York) ;-Ledsham ;-Appleton Wiske;— 
Danby Wiske ;—Northallerton ;— Mytholmroyd ;— 
Philleigh ;-- Bristol (three Petitions) ;--Rodborough ; 
—Synod of Fife; — Dundalk ;— Wimbledon ; — 
Croydon ; — Keston ; — Mitcham; -— Peckham ; — 
Carshalton ; —Little Town ;—Lumley ;—Sherburn 
Hill ; — Easington-lane ;—Chester-le-Street ;—Bo- 
roughbridge (two Petitions); — Amounderness ; — 
Duxford ; — Chichester ;—Southwick ;—Cromarty ; 
— Glasgow (four Petitions) ;— Bridgeton near Glas- 
gow :—Members of the Presbytery (Moderator) ;— 
Penfield ;— Wilton ;~—Shalbourn ;— Great Bedwin ; 
— Trowbridge (two Petitions) ;— Melksham ;— Tils- 
head ;—Westbury ;— Edinburgh (four Petitions) ;— 
Presbytery of Dingwall ; —Peebles ;—Farncomb ; 
— Alton ;— Guildford (two Petitions) ;—Shalford ;— 
Christ Church, Newgate-street, and Saint Leonard, 
Foster-lane, in the city of London ;—Raunds ;— 
Presbytery of Bailliebro’ ;— Nantyglo ;— Tredegar ; 
— Gellygroes ; — Bedwellty ; — Gellygare ; — Ebbw 
Vale ;—Sandiacre ;--- Heanor ;— Mancetter ;—Foles- 
hill; — Kate’s Bridge ;— Newry ;—Presbytery of 
Duncannon ;— Duddington ;—Newcastle-upon- Tyne 
and Gateshead ;— Newburn, Walbottle, Paradise 
and Thkrockley ; — Carville-Riggs-Main, Walker, 
Saint Anthony and Byker ;—Milford ;— Appleby ; 
—Heneglwys ; — Wokingham ; — Lincoln ; — Fish- 
street Hill, London ;— Bridgnorth (two Petitions) ; 
— Bolingey ;— Rejerrah ;-—Goonown ;—Mithian ;— 
Tuckingmill ;— Rose ;—Saint Austell ;— Camborne ; 
—Crantock ; — Trenereeh ; —Saint Agnes ;-—Cale- 
stock ; -- Camelford and Wadebridge ;— Bridge ;-- 
Redruth ;— Porth Towan ;— Belford ;---Drayton 
Beauchamp ;—Preston Bissett ;—Chipping Norton ; 
— Bath;—North Bierly ;— Bassingham;— Benhall ; 
— Old Swinford;— Earl Strendall;— Chiddingstone; 
— Chatham ;—Cardigan ; —Troedyraur ;—Hepton- 
stall ;--Halifax (four Petitions) ;--Crimsworth i-- 
Heptonstall;— Wantage;-—-Mareham;-- Chattessain; 
— Utley ;—Kessingland and Mutford ;—Celmondis- 
ton ;—Framlingham (two Petitions) ;— Lowestoft ;— 
Dallinghoo;-North Cove;—Blundeston 3-— Hadleigh; 
— Lowestoft ; — Holbrook; — Southwold; — § wef- 
Sting ;— Sotterby and Hulver ;—Stratford (Suffolk) ; 
~-Woodbridge, Butley, Hollesley and Bawdsey ;— 


ig 3—Saint Alban’s ;—Upper Hanley ;— 


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Cobridge ;—Shelton ;— Bucknall ;—Smallthorne ;— 
Burslem ;— Etruria; — Warrington ; — Shelton ;— 
Warsop and Clepstone ;—Hucknall ;— Bagthorpe ; 
—Shegby;— Annesley Woodhouse ;—Farnsfield and 
Bilsthorpe;—Halam and Eddingley ;— Mansfield 
Woodhouse ; — Leith (two Petitions) ;— Watford; 
— Laracor ;— Northampton (three Petitions) ; — 
Ecton ;--Kettering ;— Wootton and Callingtree; — 
Abingdon ;— Urchfont ;— Ballina ;— Bromley (two 
Petitions) ;— Peterhead ;— Lewisham ;—Fishponds ; 
— Garndyfaith;— Pembroke Dock ; — Hanham; 
— Broadway ;— Tullamore; — Abergavenny ; — 


g | Egloskerry ;— Gwithian ;— Redfield ;— Deptford 


(two Petitions) ;— Bilton; — Longwells Green ;— 
Abersychan ; — Hayle Copperhouse ; — Westbury 
Minsterworth ;— Pontypool (two Petitions) ;— Skip- 
ton; — Castleblayney ; — Claines ; — Soundwell ; — 
Stourport ;— Faringdon ;—-Kingston ;— Gainford ;— 
Praze ;—Sutton-under -White-Stone-Cliff; —Han- 
nelly ;— Coleshill ; —Wall ;—Saint Erth ;—Tibber- 
ton and Birdwood; — Ceyton and Woodford ;-- 
Monaghan ;—John Davis and Thomas Hughes ;— 
William Olden and John Williams ;—Painswichk ; 
—Kripplestyle ;— Fordingbridge ;—Preston (Chair- 
man) ; —Epsom ;— Ewell ;— Farnham ;—Leather- 
head ;—Chobham ;—Iver ;— Penn ;— Lavendon and 
Cold Brafield;—Great Marlow ;— Beaconsfield ;— 
Chacewater ;— Lurgan ;— Tandregai ;— Market hill; 
—Rich Hill; — Bluestone ;-—Swansea (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Presteigne ; — Gladestry ;— Knighton ;— 
Brinklow ;— Nuneaton ;—Bristol;—Crick Howell ; 
— Brentford ;— Brecon ;— Tabernacle ( Brecknock) ; 
—Scholes ; —Sutton-in-Craven ; — Greenhow Hill ; 
— Blackshawhead ;--- Brighouse ;-- Ely ;-—Littleport 
(two Petitions) ;-- Witcham;-—Sutton ( Cambridge) ;-- 
Prichwillow ;--Isleham;—-Stretham ;--Dairy Houses ; 
—- Haddenham;-- Tralee ;-— Mitton ;-- Kirton ;—Shir- 
ley ; —Great Yarmouth (two Petitions) ;— Hyde;— 
William Owen and John Williams ;—Runcorn ;--New 
Lakenham ;—Lakenham ;— Drayton; —C. Braken- 
bury and others ;— Saint Aubin’s ; —Cratfield ;— 
Sowerby ;-- Hammersmith ;— Thirsh ;— Amesbury and 
Netton ;— Downton, Hamptworth and Redlynch ;— 
Enniskillen; — Ducie; —Broughton; — Journeymen 
Printers, Booksellers and Assistants, &amp;c.;—Pro- 
testant Dissenters ;— Farnworth ,—Pitton and Win- 
terslow ;— Newnham ; —Clapham ; —Alderbury ; — 
Urney and Annageliffe ;— Taunton ;— Portsea (three 
Petitions) ;— Woolwich ;--and, Enniskillen; praying 
that the Maynooth College Bill may not pass into 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Petitions from Finsbury-square ;—and, Newing- 
ton Green; praying that the said Bill may pass into 
a law,—were also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Stepney Union (Sussex) ;— Chard 


Parochial 


Union (Chairman) ; — Saint Columb Major Union; —" 


— Clutton Union ;—Sutton (Gilbert Incorporation) ; 
—Stockton Union ;—and, Steyning Union; praying 
that the Parochial Settlement Bill may not pass into 
a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Guardians of the Mildenhall Union, 
praying that the said Bill may pass into a law, was 
also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Practitioners of Medicine, Surgery Physic and 


and Midwifery, or, as they are usually denominated, 
General Practitioners of Medicine, residing in the 
town and neighbourhood of Epsom, praying that 
the Physic and Surgery Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of the Principal and Professors of the 
University and King’s College, Aberdeen, taking 





notice of the said Bill, and praying that the Uni- 
versity and King’s College, Aberdeen, be put on the 
K K same 


Surgery Bill. 








Education 
(Ireland. ) 


Insolvent 
Debtors Act. 


Lord’s Day. 


Public Houses. 


Rating of 
Tenements. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Hill Coolies. 


County Courts. 


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same footing with the other Universities of Scotland, 
which have the power of granting degrees in me- 
dicine, and have a medical school, by admitting the 
professor of medicine of the said University, in right 
of professorship which he holds, or other represen- 
tative of said University, to be a member of the council 
of health, under the provisions of the said Bill, was 
also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions from Killalla ;—Castle Connor and Kil- 
glass ;— Thomastown ;—Arboe ;—Bishop of Down 
and Connor and Clergy of the united Diocese ;— 
Kilrush ; —Clonenagh ;— Clogher ;—Aughalurcher ; 
Outragh ;— Shillelagh ; — O’Gonnelloe ;— Castle- 
magnor ; — Timolin ; —_Drumballyroney ; — Bally- 
macarrett ;— Derryoghy ;—Learmont ;—Carrick-on- 
Suir ;— Kilgarvan ; — Inchenabacky and Gurrane- 
henefect;— and, Timogue; praying the House to 
devise means for removing the restrictions placed 
on the distribution of the Aid annually granted for 
Education in Jreland, so as to afford assistance to 
the Schools in connexion with the Church Educa- 
tion Society,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Tavistock ;— A berystwith ;— Great 
Stonehouse ; — Exeter ; — Lymington ; — Cowes ;— 
Gosport ;—and, Portsea ; praying for the repeal of 
the Insolvent Debtors Act,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Archdeaconry of Derby;—Glaston- 
bury;—Free Church of Torphichen (Moderator); 
—and, East Harptree; praying the House to adopt 
measures for ensuring the due observance of the 
Lord’s Day,—were presented,and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Fenny Stratford; — Halifax ;— 
William Webb and others ;— and, Nailsea; pray- 
ing the House to adopt measures for preventing 
the increase of houses licensed for the sale of in- 
toxicating drinks, and for diminishing to a very large 
extent the number already existing, and to pass a 
law for entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating 
liquor on the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman, Vice Chairman and 
Members of the Board of Guardians of the Isle of 
Thanet Union, praying the House to pass an Act to 
authorize overseers to assess the owners of property 
of less annual value than 10/., to the rates for the 
relief of the poor, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hawarden;—Deanery of Merston ; 
—Deanery of South Frome ; — Sittingbourne ; — 
Llangegfan ;—and, Frome; praying for the repeal 
of so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c.77, as 
relates to the union of the Dioceses of Saint Asaph 
and Bangor, and at the same time to provide for the 
immediate appointment of a Bishop to the newly- 
erected See of Manchester,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members and Congregation of the 
‘ . .* ‘el 

Independent Chapel, Portishead, in the county of 
Somerset, praying the House to refuse its sanction to 
any measures which shall promote the further im- 
portation of Cooly labourers or native Africans into 
the British emancipated Colonies, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


_ Petitions from Risca;—Mynyddlysleyn ;—and, 
Pontypool; praying the House to pass a Bill for 
the establishment of County Courts, with a Clause 
requiring a knowledge of the Welsh language on the 
part of the Judges of those Courts in Wales,—were 
presented, and read and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


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A. 1845. 


ameliorating the condition of the burgh and parochial 
Schoolmasters, and for promoting the educational 
interests of Scotland, —were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ewell; praying for the amendment of the Sale of 
Beer Act,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


to pass an efficient Ten hours Bill for all minors 
and females employed in Factories,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


of the Clutton Union, in the county of Somerset, 
stating that great inconvenience has been incurred 
by Boards of Guardians in enforcing the orders 
which they are empowered to make on parish offi- 
cers, in consequence of its having been considered 
necessary to prove the service of such orders on all 
such parish officers, before measures can be adopted 
against any one or more of them for neglect or dis- 
obedience of such orders; and that the Petitioners 
are of opinion that the service of such orders, by 
proving the delivery thereof at the Post-office, 
should be considered as a sufficient service of such 
orders; and praying that in any contemplated 
Amendment Act the House will insert a provision 
to the foregoing effect, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


ticles of British Produce and Manufactures exported 
to the British West India Colonies for each of the 
past Five years ending the 5th day of January 1845, 
with the Rate of Duty imposed on each Article in 
the Colonies, and of the Quantities of the Principal 
Articles of the Growth and Manufacture of the 
British West India Colonies imported into the 
United Kingdom, and of the Quantities cleared for 
Home Consumption, and the Rate of Duty charged 
on each Article, with the Gazette Average Price of 
Sugar for each year ending the 5th day of January 
1845; also, the Number of Ships, distinguishing 
British and Foreign, with their Tonnage, that have 
entered and cleared for the British West India Co- 
lonies from the United Kingdom during the same 
period :—A similar Return for the East India Com- 
pany’s Territories and Ceylon:—A similar Return 
for China: —A similar Return for Mauritius :— 
A similar Return for the British North American 
Colonies :—A similar Return for New South Wales 
and Australian Colonies :—A similar Return for the 
United States of America:—A similar Return for 
Cuba :—A similar Return for the Brazils :—And, a 
similar Return for Mexico and the other Ports of 
South America. 


to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of all Sums of Money annually 
paid, by Grant of Public Money, to the Clergy of 
the Established Church, and other Religious Deno- 
minations settled in the British Colonies, and in the 
Territories of the East India Company (in continua- 
tion of Parliamentary Paper, No. 55, of Session 
1839). 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 





House, 


Petitions from Selkirk ;—and, Jedburgh (two Pe- Scivolmaster 
titions); praying the House to adopt measures for Scotland.) 


Petitions from Deanery of Merston;— Glaston- Sale of Bese 
bury ; — Shirley ; — Ventnor ; — Chobham ; — and, Act. 


Three Petitions from Chorley, praying the House Factoties 


A Petition of Members of the Board of Guardians Poor Lay, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Exports and 
Account of the declared Value of the various Ar- Imports 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Clergy, 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased (Colonies) 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented New Zealand- 


Douay Col 
&amp;e. 


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College | 


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House, Copies or Extracts of Despatches from the 
Governor of New Zealand received since those last 
resented to Parliament. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of Amount of Claims made by the 
Reverend John Daniel and others, on behalf of the 
English Catholic College of Douay, the English 
Seminary of Paris, and the English College of 
Saint Omer, before the Commissioners for liquidat- 
ing British Claims on France, and appealed before 
the Privy Council in November 1825 ; together with 
the Judgment of the Lords of the Council on such 
Appeal. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Douay College; 
&amp;e. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Amendments which, 
upon Friday last, were proposed tu be made to the 
Question “ That the Maynooth College Bill be now 
read a second time ;’’ and which Amendments were 
to leave out the word “ now ” and, at the end of the 
Question, to add the words “ upon this day six 
“ months ;” 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
word “ now” stand part of the Question :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 


Maynooth 
College Bill. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 15° die Aprilis, 1845: 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Justices’ Clerks and Clerks of the 
Peace Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Justices’ Clerks 
and Clerks of 
the Peace Bill. 


Parochial The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Settlement Bill. yeading of the Parochial Settlement Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 
Physic and The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Suyery Bill. reading of the Physic and Surgery Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 
Colleges of 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
ne of the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons 

Ui; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


Physicians and 
Surgeons Bill, 


Customs 


_ The Order of the day being read, for the third 
a) reading of the Customs (Import Duties) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 
morrow. 


lafefiment The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
etland) Bill. mittee on the Infeftment (Scotland) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Hetitable The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Sectland) Bill mittee on the Heritable Securities (Scotland) Bill; 
* Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
jection Dates The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
peal Ball, 


a Committee upon the Auction Duties Repeal Bill; 
Vor. 190. 


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251 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The ingrossed Bill to enable the Commissioners Fisher-lane 
of Greenwich Hospital to widen and improve Fisher- a 
lane, in Greenwich, and for other Purposes, was, ac- Bil. a 
cording to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to enable the Commissioners of 
Greenwich Hospital to widen and improve Fisher- 
lane, in Greenwich, and for other Purposes connected 
with the Estates of the said Commissioners. 

Ordered, That Mr. Charles Hope do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Supply. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means; Means, 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Sugar (Excise 
a Committee upon the Sugar (Excise Duties) Bill ; Duties) Bill, 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Commercial 
Thursday last, That a Select Committee be appointed Marine. 
to inquire into the state and condition of the Com- 
mercial Marine of the country, and to take into 
consideration and report on the best mode of en- 
couraging and extending the employment of British 
Shipping, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Lyall, Mr. 

Gladstone, Viscount Sandon, Mr. Aaron Chapman, 
Sir William Clay, Mr. Liddell, Mr. Bingham Baring, 
Mr. Stuart Wortley, Captain Gladstone, Mr. Hutt, 
Mr. Thomas Baring, Mr. Ross, Mr. Dennistoun, 
Mr. Wawn, and Mr. Barclay, with power to send 
for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


The Select Committee on the Smoke Prohibition Smoke Prohi- 
Bill was nominated of Mr. Mackinnon, Mr. Beckett, ition Bill 
Viscount Newry, Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Hawes, the 
Earl of Lincoln, Mr. Octavius Duncombe, Lord 
Francis Egerton, Mr. William Henry Bodkin, Mr. 

Ewart, Mr. Borthwick, Mr. Hindley, Mr. Protheroe, 
Mr. Ricardo, and Mr. William Williams. 
Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Prisons 
the 3d day of this instant April, That a Select Com- (Scotland.) 
mittee be appointed to inquire into the practical 
operation of the Acts 2 and 3 Vic. c. 42, 5 and 6 
Vic. c. 67, and 7 and 8 Vic. c. 34, so far as the regu- 
lation of Assessment in Counties and Burghs is con- 
cerned, and to report their Opinion thereupon to 
the House, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Edward 

Ellice, junior, the Lord Advocate, Mr. Home Drum- 
mond, Mr. Rutherfurd, Mr. Forbes Mackenzie, 
Mr. Duncan, Mr. Cumming Bruce, Mr. Gibson 
Craig, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Loch, Mr. Henry Stuart, 
Mr. Patrick Stewart, Mr. Escott, Mr. Hussey, and 
Mr. Antrobus, with power to send for persons, papers 
and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 





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252 14°— 


Chattel Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

Interests (Real +4 declare to be valid Assignments, Surrenders and 

Property) Bill.  -leases of Chattel Interests in Real Property made 
in certain cases: And that Mr. Robert Scott and 
Mr. Wawn do prepare, and bring it in. 

Manchester, | The Order for reading a second time the Man- 


Leeds and Hull chester, Leeds and Hull Associated Railway Com- 


Associated : : sail d 
Railway Com. Panies Bill was read, and discharged. 

sah! i. Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 

Chattel Mr. Robert Scott presented a Bill to declare to 


Interests (Real he valid Assignments, Surrenders and Releases of 
Property) Bil. Chattel Interests in Real Property made in certain 
No.213. cases: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Wednesday 

the 6th day of May next ; and to be printed. 


Port ofLondon, Ordered, That the Return relative to the Port of 
No.214, London, which was presented upon Monday last, be 
printed. 


Dock Yard Ordered, That the Return relative to Dock-yard 

Apprentices. Apprentices, which was presented upon Thursday 
No.215. — Jast, be printed. 

Education Ordered, That the Paper relative to Education 

(India.) (India), which was presented upon Friday last, be 
No. 216. printed. 

Lighthouses, Ordered, That the Return relative to Lighthouses, 

&amp;c. 


&amp;ce., which was presented upon Friday last, be re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Lighthouses. 
Ordered, That the Accounts relative to the Na- 


tional Debt, which were presented upon Friday last, 
be printed. 


National Debt. 
N 0. a7. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after twelve of the clock on 
Tuesday morning, adjourned till this day. 


Martis, 15° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


lerks to 


IR Fortunatus Dwarris, one of the Masters on 
Attornies, 


the Plea Side of the Court of Queen’s Bench, 
was called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant 
to Order,—A Return of the Number of Articles of 
Cierkship of Attornies, and of Assignments thereof, 
filed in Her Majesty’s Courts of King’s and Queen’s 
Bench, in each year, from the first day of Easter 
Term to the present time, distinguishing those of 
University Graduates (in continuation of Parlia- 
mentary Paper, No. 350, of Session 1833) :—And 
then he withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


South Wales 
Railwey Bill. 


A Petition of Samuel White, of Fretherne Lodge, 
in the parish of Fretherne, in the county of Glou- 
cester, Esquire, praying that he may be heard, by 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
South Wales Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Harrogate and 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Northallerton, pray- 
Ripon Junction 


ing that the Harrogate and Ripon Junction Rail- 


Railway Bil. vay Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Basingstoke A Petition of the Corporation of Southampton, 
a taking notice of an intended application for leave 
aguway, we 


to bring in a Bill to construct a Railway from Ox- 
ford to Basingstoke; and praying that the House 
will require of any parties applying for an Act to 


15° Aprilis. 





A. 1845, 


construct the same, the provision and maintenance 
of such an inner rail or rails, or such other effective 
arrangement, as shall at the same time adapt the 
line to the uninterrupted transit of narrow-guage 
carriages, and render unnecessary; the additional 
twice loading and unloading of all goods between 
the north and south of England, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Corporation of Quinborowe ; — Quinbors 
Leaseholders and Inhabitants of Quinborowe ;— Borough Bil, 
Judgment and other Creditors of the Corporation 
of Quinborowe ;—and, Thomas Richmond, of Aber- 
deen, Inspecting Commander of the Coast Guard ; 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Quinborowe 
Borough Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
| to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Reverend Robert Mosley Master, Blackburn, 
Curate of the curacy of the parochial chapel of the Burley, 
chapelry of Burnley, in the county palatine of ee 
| Lancaster, praying that he may be heard, by him- Railway Bill, 
self, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of 
the Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington and Colne Ex- 
tension Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 





Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
_by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
| if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
| Bill, against the said Petition. 


| The House being informed, that the Parties wished Bermondsey 

| to make alterations in the Bermondsey Improvement — 
Bill, and to have it re-printed ; : 

_ Ordered, That the Order for reading the said Bill 

, a second time be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 

The House was moved, That the Report in respect Bermondsey 
of the Petition for the said Bill, which, upon Thurs- ray 
day last, was made from the Select Committee a 
Petitions for Private Bills, might be read ; and the 
same being read ; 

| Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

_ for more effectually paving, cleansing, lighting and 

_ otherwise improving the parish cf Saint Mary Mag- 
| dalen, Bermondsey, in the county of Surrey: And 
that Mr. Kemble and Mr. Antrobus do prepare, and 
_ bring it in. 


| A Petition of John Plumbe Tempest, Esquire, of West Yorkshire 
| Tong Hall, in the county of York, praying that he Rellway Bill 
| may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against cer- 

_ tain parts of the West Yorkshire Railway Biuil, was 

| presented, and read. 

| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 

|by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 

| think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 

against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Great Chesterfordand Little Ches- Cambie 
terford;—and, Saffron Walden; praying that the Riiiway Bill 
Cambridge and Lincoln Railway Bill may pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


| 
| 


| 


Ordered, That Sub-Committee, No. 4, of the Se- Petitions we 
lect Committee on Petitions for Private Bills have Pv _ 
leave to sit this day till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 





The House being informed, That some of the Westminster 
'blanks in the Westminster Improvement Bill had — 
| not been properly filled up in Italics ; ne 

| Ordered, Vhat the Order for reading the said Bill 

|a second time be discharged. 

| Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. io 

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8 VICTORIZ. 


Westminster The House was moved, That the Report in respect 

improvement of the Petition for the said Bill, which, upon the 

(No.2) Billk 8th day of March last, was made from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, might be 
be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for improving Parts of the City of Westminster: And 
that Lord Ashley, Colonel Thomas Wood and Mr. 
Tufnell do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House being informed, That the Totnes Mar- 
kets and Waterworks Bill was not properly pre- 
ared ; 
Ordered, That the Order for reading the said Bill 
a second time be discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


TotnesMarkets The House was moved, That the Report in re- 

uid Watere  snect of the Petition for the said Bill, which, upon 

—* the 3d day of this instant April, was made from the 

Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for improving the Markets in the borough and town 
of Totnes, in the county of Devon, and for better 
supplying the borough with Water: And that Lord 
Seymour and Mr. Barry Baldwin do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Totnes Markets 
and Water- 
works Bill. 


Hemel Hemp- 
sted Small 
Tenements 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
pil), posed, That the Hemel Hempsted Small 'Tenements 

ill be now read a second time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 
stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Mr. Alexander Oswald, \ 69 

Yeas, L Viscount Grimston : ' 

Tellers for the { Mr. Hawes, 39 

Noes, \ Mr. Cowper : } ; 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time : 
—The Bill was accordingly read a second time; 
and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

ees Petitions from the Grimsby Haven Company ;— 
Junction Raile and, Louth (two Petitions); praying that the Great 


wey Bill Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway Bill may 
pass nto a law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Sheifie) _— ° 

acaoee A Petition of the Grimsby Haven Company, 


Jonction Rail praying that the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction 
ray Bill, ailway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


parma A Petition of Inhabitants of Hedon, in the East 
Jonetion Rail. Riding of the county of York, praying that the 


way; and, 
Sheffield and 
Lincolnshire 


Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway ; 
and, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway 


unetion Rail. Bills, may pass into law, was presented, and read ; 
way Bills, and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Teeds and 


Ordered, That the Petitions of William Busfeild 
Ferrand, of Harden Grange, in the parish of Bing- 
ley, in the county of York, Esquire, and a Mem- 
ber of the House ;—and, Owners or Occupiers of 
lands or houses, and other property, in the parish 
of Bingley, in the West Riding of the county of 
York ; which were presented upon the 28th day of 
February last, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Leeds and Bradford Railway Extension 
(Shipley to Colne) Bill, be reterred to the Committee 

Vor. 100. 


Bradford Rail- 
vay Extension 
(Shipley to 
Colne) Bill, 


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253 


on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions from Ashton-under-Lyne ;—and, Dukin- Wuddersfield 
field; praying that the Huddersfield and Manchester 4 Manchester 
Railway and Canal Bill may, with certain modifi- Gaya 
cations, pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Sir William Mordaunt Milner, of London and 
Nun Appleton, near Tadcaster, in the county of boy Railway 
York, Baronet, praying that he may be heard, by = 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
— and York Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think tit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Christopher Kemplay, of Leeds, in Leeds and. 
the county of York, Gentleman, James Kemplay, of a Railway 
the Middle Temple, in the county of Middlesex, 
Esquire, Annabella Kemplay, of Leeds, Spinster, 
and Henry Snowden, of Leeds, Gentleman, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Leeds and 
Thirsk Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Christopher Kemplay, of Leeds, Leeds, 
Gentleman, James Kemplay, of the Middle Temple, Sogn 
in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, Annabella Junction Rail 
Kemplay, of Leeds, Spinster, and Henry Snowden, way Bill. 
of Leeds, Gentleman, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Leeds, Dewsbury and Manchester 
Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Christopher Kemplay, of Leeds, Gen- Leeds and 

tleman, James Kemplay, of the Middle Temple, in pe ag 
: wae : &gt; ction Rail- 

the county of Middlesex, Esquire, Annabella Kemp- ways Bill. 
lay, of Leeds, Spinster, and Henry Snowden, of Leeds, ~ 
Gentleman ;—and, the Reverend Josiah Bateman, 
Vicar of Huddersfield, in the West Riding of the 
county of York; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Leeds and West Riding Junction 
Railways Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Lord Claud Hamilton reported from the Com- Foulmire 
mittee on the Foulmire Inclosure Bill, and to whom !closure Bill. 
a Petition against the said Bill was referred; That 
they had heard counsel in support of the said Peti- 
tion, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; and that they had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
that the Parties concerned had given their consent 
to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Committee ; 
and that the Committee had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





KK3 A Petition 





ae se 


GA a ae A 



























































































































































































































Caledonian 
Railway Bill. 


London and 


Brighton Rail- 
way (Horsham 


Brauch.) 


Southwark 
and Vauxhall 
Water Cum- 
pany Bill. 


Lyun and Ely 
Railway Bill. 


Newport and 
Ponty Pool 
Railway Bill. 


Manchester, 
Shetlield and 


Midland June- 


tion Railway 


Bill. 


Clerkenwell 
Improvement 
Bill. 


North Wales 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of James Fettes, Chief Magistrate of 
Laurencehirk, praying that the Caledonian Railway 


Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the London and Brighton Railway 
Company, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Branch Railway from the London and Brighton 
Railway, to or near to the town of Horsham, in the 
county of Sussex, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of 
Churchwardens, Overseers, and Inhabitants of the 
parish of Saint Olave, Southwark, praying that 
they may be heard, by their counsel, against certain 
parts of the Southwark and Vauxhall Water Com- 
pany Bill, which was presented upon the 4th day of 
this instant April, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

And the House being informed that the Peti- 
tioners wished to withdraw their Petition ; 

Ordered, That the Order made upon the 4th day 
of this instant April, for referring the said Petition 
to the Committee on the Bill, be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn. 


Petitions of Commissioners for improving the 
Drainage of the Middle and South Levels, part of 
the Great Level of the Fens, called Bedford Level ; 
—and, Commissioners forimproving the Drainage of 
part of the South Level of the Fens within the Great 
Level, commonly called Bedford Level; praying, 
that they maybe heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel, or agents, against certain parts of the Lynn 
and Ely Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Henry Ewhank, of the city of 
London, Merchant, and James Jamieson Cordes, of 
Newport, in the county of Monmouth, Manufac- 
turer, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Newport and Ponty Pool Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland Junction 
Railway Bill was read a second time; and com- 
mitted. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Saffron Hill ;—St. John’s, Clerk- 
enwell;—and, St. Sepulchre ; praying that the 
Clerkenwell Improvement Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the North Wales Railway Bill, 
which, upon Thursday last, was made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and 
the same being read; | 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill for 
making and maintaining a Railway from Port 
Dynilaen, m the parish of Edern, to Bangor, in the 
county of Carnarvon, to be called The North Wales 
Railway: And that Mr. William Ormsby Gore, and 
Colonel Pennant do prepare, and bring it in. 


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A. 1845. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Epsom ang 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Dorking 


the Petition for the Epsom and Dorking Railway ® 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the London and Croydon Railway Company 
to make a Railway in extension of the Croydon and 
Epsom Railway, to Dorking, in the county of 
Surrey: And that Mr. Kemble and Mr. Witliam 
Joseph Denison do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Eastern yqj 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Petj- 4 Norwich 


tions complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- 
ing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the East- 
ern Union and Norwich Railway (No. 2.) Bill, were 
referred ; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as no application in writing 
had been sent to Sir James Lake, he being absent 
from the kingdom, and the parties after due inquiry 
could uot find his agent, upon whom to serve the 
required notice; inasmach as certain houses and 
lands mentioned in the Book of Reference, deposited 
with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Suffolk, 
were not marked or numbered on the said Plans 
deposited therewith, in the following instances: 

In the parish of Mellis, a certain house, yards, 
out-house, and premises, numbered 584 in the said 
Book of Reference. 

In the same parish, a certain house, yard, and gar- 
den, situate in the close numbered 59 on the Plans. 

In the parish of Thraudeston, certain lands num- 
bered in the said Books of Reference 334, 342, 

In the parish of Freuze, a piece of land numbered 
1 in the said Book of Reference. 

In the parish of Moulton, a piece of land num- 
bered 182 in the said Book of Reference. 

In the Hamlet of Lakenham, a close of land lying 
between the lands numbered 217 and 219 on the 
Plans. 

And inasmuch as neither the name nor any boun- 
daries of the parish of Freuze appears on the said 
Plan, although a field in that parish is within the 
limits of deviation marked on the Plan, nor was any 
Plan, Section, or Book of Reference deposited with 
the Clerk of the said parish on or before the 31st 
December last. 

And inasmuchas the land numbered and described 
in the Books of Reference as 34, in the parish of 
Newton Flotman is in the parish of Mulbarton, 
and neither the name nor the boundaries of such 
parish are marked in the Plans ; nor was a copy of 
the Plans, Sections, and Books of Reference depo- 
sited with the Clerk of the Peace of such parish on 
or before the 31st December last. 

And inasmuch as the line marked on the Plans as 
the boundary between the parishes of Hapton and 
Florden is not the true boundary between such 
parishes, and that certain lands numbered 21, 22, 
23, and 24 on the said Plans, appearing in the 
parish of Hapton, are in fact in the parish of 
Florden, and copies of so much of the Book of 
Reference deposited with the Clerks of the Peace, as 
relates to the parishes of Florden and Hapton, were 
not deposited with the Parish Clerks of such parishes 
on or before the 31st December last; and as regards 
the Book of Reference deposited with the Clerk of 
the parish of Florden, inasmuch as certain lands 
therein comprised are stated to be either in the 
parish of Hapton, or in the parish of Florden, which 
in the Books of Reference deposited with the Clerks 
of the Peace, are stated to be in the parish of 
Florden; and the road No. 3 is described as belong- 
ing to the surveyor of high-ways, whereas in the 
Books of Reference deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace, the same is described as an occupation-road ; 
and as regards the parish of Hapton, certain lands 
respectively numbered 20, 21, 22, 28 and 24, are 
inserted in the Book of Reference, deposited with the 
said Parish Clerk, none of which appear as being - 

the 











8 VicTORIZ. 


the said parish, in the said Book of Reference lodged 
with the Clerk of the Peace. That a copy of so 
much of said Plan and Book of Reference lodged 
with the Clerks of the Peace was not deposited with 
the Clerk of the parish of Moulton on or before the 
31st December ; inasmuch as the intended- deviation 
of a road upon the lands No. 62 is not shown on 
the Plan lodged with the Parish Clerk, whereas the 
same is shown in the Pians lodged with the Clerks 
of the Peace ; and the Book of Reference deposited 
therewith contains the name of Robert Wells instead 
of Thomas Wells, (as stated in the Book of Reference 
deposited with the Clerk of the Peace,) as the owner 
of lands numbered 10, 11, 12, and 13. 

And inasmuch as the Books of Reference depo- 
sited with the several Clerks of the Peace do not 
contain the true names of the owners and occupiers 
of several lands described in the said Plans within 
the limits of deviation, in the following instances :— 
Of No. 16,inthe parish of Wellis; of No. 21, in the 
parish of Palgrave; of No, 21, in the parish of 
Shimpling ; of Nos. 8 and 9, in the parish of Moul- 
ton; of No. 226, in the parish of Lakenham. 

And inasmuch as the said Books of Reference 
deposited as aforesaid do not contain the names of 
the owners, lessees and occupiers of the following 
property : 

In the parish of Creeting Saint Mary, of the land 
numbered 8 on the said Plans. 

In the parish of Thurston, of the lands numbered 
5 and 8 on the said Plans. 

In the hamlet of Zakenham, of the plantations, 
lands, and houses, numbered 203, 101, 98, 158, 
164, 165, 166, in the said Plans. 

And inasmuch as the Sections deposited in com- 
pliance with the Standing Orders are incorrect in 
the following instances : 

A vertical measure is not marked at each change 
of the gradient in the preceding instances on the 
following of said Sections : 





At the Distance of 

On the Section deposited with the Clerk |‘ Mites. Fur. Ch. 

of the Peace for the county of Norfolk 43 3 08 

Ditto - - - - - - 44 0 23 

Ditto - - - - - -| 4 1 i 
Ditto - - - = = = 45 5 6 
Ditto -— - - -— = = 45 6 O 

On the Section deposited with the Clerk | 

of the Peace for the city of Norwich - 33 3 2 

Ditto - - - - - =| 3 5 3 





Inasmuch as on the Section deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Suffolk, the | 
rate of inclination is not marked between 45 miles 
56 chains and 45 miles 60 chains: Inasmuch as in 
all the Sections deposited as aforesaid, the rate of 
inclination between 42 miles 35 chains and 48 miles 
is marked 1 in 477, whereas it should be 1 in 455: 
Inasmuch as the height of the Railway over or under 
the surface of the following roads is not marked on 
the said Sections deposited as aforesaid, at the follow- 
ing distances in the said Section : 





15° Aprils. 


955 

And inasmuch as the extreme height of the Rail- 
way over or under the surface of the ground is not 
marked for every embankment and cutting in the 


Sections deposited with the Clerks of the Peace, in 
the following instances : 





1. On the Sections deposited with the | The Road at or near 
Clerks of the Peace for the counties |- : . 
of Norfolk and Suffolk, and the city Miles. Fur. Ch. 
of Norwich, no height is marked 
for the embankment near = - - 13 6 8 

Cutting - - = - 13 2 8 
Cutting - - - e &lt; 13 3 6 
Cutting - - - - - 146 2 8 
Cutting - - - - = 9% 1 7 
Cutting - - - - - 33 6 «2 
Embankment - - - - 40 2 38 
Embankment - - - - 400 4 4 
Embankment - - - - ma. &amp; FJ 
Cutting - - - - - 400 1 5 
Embankment - - -— - 41 4 0 
Cutting - - - - - 44 6 6 
Cutting - - - - - 45 0 1 

2. On the Section deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the county 
of Norfolk alone, no height is marked 
for the cutting neat - - - 42 4 8 

Embankment - - - 42 7 3 
Cutting - - - = - 43 5 8 
Embankment - - - - 43 7 2 
Embankment - - - . 44 4 5 
Cutting - - - = - 

Cutting - - - - - 45 1 2 
Embankment - - - - 

3. On the Section deposited in the Pri- 
vate Bill Office alone, no height is 
marked for the cuttingnear - = - 44 6 6 

Embankment - - - 45 0 1 





Inasmuch as it is not stated in the said Sections 
deposited as aforesaid whether and what alteration 
is intended to be made in the present level of the 
following public roads, occwring at the distances 
hereinafter mentioned : 





1. On the Sections deposited with the 
said several Clerks of the Peace and 
in the Private Bill Office - - oS &amp; F 
Ditto - - - - - 1 6G 4 
Ditto -' - - - -| 7% 
Ditto - - - - - a ¢ 8 
2. On the Section deposited with the 
Clerks of the Peace of the counties 
of Norfolk and Suffolk - - - 44 0 2 
In the Section deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace of the county 
of Norfolk alone - - - 44 6 ] 


And inasmuch as the said Sections deposited with 
the several Clerks of the Peace are incorrect in the 
following instances :—In the cross Section of the 
road crossed by the Railway at about 3 miles 2 fur- 
longs 9 chains, the present surface of the road is 
stated to be 1 in 41, whereas the same should be 1 
in 56: In the cross Section of the road numbered 
27, Stowmarket, the present surface of the road is 
stated to be 1 in 25, whereas a portion of it is hori- 
zontal: In the cross Section of the road crossed by 
the said Railway at 14 miles 6 furlongs 2 chains, 
the surface of the present road is stated to be 1 in 
15, whereas it should be 1 in 26: In the cross Sec- 
tion, No. 16, of the road numbered 23, in the parish 
of Binston, the present surface of the road is stated 
to be 1 in 21, whereas a section of the same is hori- 
zontal: The cross Sections deposited with the several 
Clerks of the Peace of the roads numbered 4 and 
17, in the parish of Tivetshall Saint Margaret, show 
the surface of the present road to be raised, whereas 
the same is intended to be lowered according to the 
cross Sections deposited in the Private Bill Office: 
In the cross Sections of the road numbered 3 in the 
parish of Florden, the present surface of the road is 
stated to be 1 in 30 and 1 in 35, in the Sections de- 
posited with the Clerks of the Peace, and 1 in 20 
and 1 in 35, in the Section deposited in the Private 
Bill Office, whereas the same should be horizontal : 
Inasmuch as it is stated on the said Sections that 
the road numbered 15, in the hamlet of Lakenham, 








The Road at or near 

On the Sections deposited with the Clerks |— hermes 
of the Peace for the county of Norfolk Miles, Fur. Ch. 
and Suffolk, and city of Norwich, and 

in the Private Bill Office - = - 9 5 
Ditte - = = + «+ -« m@ 4 3 
e+ = + « « @ 20 7 7% 
Ditto - - - - = “ 24 7 #65 

On the Section deposited with the last- 

mentioned Clerks of the Peace - = - 12 6 7 
—s. « + + *« &amp; 19 6 5 
Ditto - - - - - - 32 1 38 
Ditto - - - - - 32 2 8 

On the Section deposited with the Clerk 

of the Peace for the city of Norwich - a 4 

Ditto - = = - - - 34 7 8 
On the Section deposited with the Clerk 

of the Peace for the county of Nor- 

Solk ~ x i r a = 44 0 8 
Ditto - - = = = - 4 4 2 
Ditto - - &lt; . ~ o* 45 0O 6 
Ditto - rm - - ra i 45 3 7 
Ditto - . - “ . = 45 4 7 

Vout. 100. 


is intended to be lowered 3 feet, whereas the same 
K K 4 1S 








256 15° Aprilis. 


is shown in cross Section No. 28 to be lowered 8 
feet. 

And inasmuch as the said Sections deposited as | 
aforesaid with the Clerks of the Peace do not cor- 
rectly show the surface of the ground marked on 
the Plan; inasmuch as a portion of the properties 
numbered 154 and 56, and the property No. 55, in 
the parish of Old Newton, is not described on the 
said Sections. 

And inasmuch as on the Sections deposited with 
the said several Clerks of the Peace, and in the 





A. 1845. 


ference deposited with the Clerks of the Peace, as 
the owners and occupiers (as the case may be) of 
the same property, according to the following num- 
bers ; 











Owners. Occupiers. 
101 8 9 11 
40 to 50 Yj 
51 to 60 12 
61 to 76 13 
131 51 to 60 





Private Bill Office, cross Sections are not added in 
respect of the alteration of the following roads, oc- 
curring at or near the following distances : 


f Miles. Fur. Ch. 


The Road at or near ‘ 9 5 7 
13 4 93 
lo7 5 


And inasmuch as the said Sections deposited 
as aforesaid do not correctly show the surface of the 
ground marked on the Plan at a point between 37 
miles 7 furlongs, and a point marked 38 miles 2 fur- 
longs, inasmuch as the surface of the ground 
between the above points is represented by the 


Section to be 10 feet higher than the true surface of | 


the ground there, and the greatest height of em- 
bankment is stated to be 26 feet, whereas the same 
should be 36 feet; but it appeared to the Committee 
that distinction was made by a land-owner to the 
engineers taking the level over a portion of the said 
property. 


And inasmuch as the copy of the Plans and Sec- | 


tions deposited with the Parish Clerk of the hamlet 
of Lakenham is not a copy of so much of the Plans 
and Sections deposited with the Clerks of the Peace 
as relates to Lakenham, inasmuch as the same limits 
of deviation as are delineated on the said last-men- 
tioned Plan do not appear on the Plans deposited 
with the Parish Clerk; and inasmuch as divers 
houses and lands on the said last-mentioned Plans 


And inasmuch as the copy of the Book of Refer- 
ence deposited in respect of Jands within the hamlet 
of Lakenham, contains the following description of 
property, and names ofowners, lessees and occupiers, 
which do not appear in that part of the Reference 
deposited with the said Clerks of the Peace which 
relates to the said lands within the hamlet of Za- 
kenham, according to the following numbers ; 22, 
106, 107, 132, 206, 219. 

And inasmuch as the Plan and Book of Reference 
deposited in the Private Bill Office is not a true 
copy of the Plan and Book of Reference deposited 
with the Clerks of the Peace, inasmuch as there are 
the like variations, additions and omissions as before 
specified with reference to those deposited in respect 
of the hamlet of Zakenham. 

And inasmuch as no application in writing in the 
form required by the Standing Orders was made 
| on or before the 31st December last, to the owners, 
| lessees and occupiers of the properties hereinafter 
| specified ; viz. 

__ Parish of Mellis, No. 16; parish of Shimpling, 
Nos. 1 and 2; parish of Moulton, Nos. 8 and 9; 











| parish of Lakenham, Nos. 9, 51 to 60, 94, 95, 96,° 


97, 99, 104, 105, 107, 108, 159, 226. 

And inasmuch as the applications in writing made 
|to the several owners, lessees and occupiers of pro- 
perties affected by the proposed Railways, are not 


numbered respectively 38, 39, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, jm the form set forth in the Appendix marked (A.) 


105, 108, 109, 110, 120 and 203, are not numbered | 
on the Plans deposited with the said Parish Clerk, | 
but are therein delineated as being without the said 
limits of deviation ; and whereas several of the said 
numbers, viz. 39, 94, 95, 96,97 and 99, and 105, 











to the Standing Orders, nor do they contain a correct 
description of the Section of the line of Railway 


| deposited, and of the greatest height of embankment 
and depth of cutting as affecting such properties, 
\in the following instances ; (that is to say) 





























together with other numbers, viz. 100, 101 and 104, | Seecachtan 
; é -1 : : - 3) | e greatest | 
uppear on the said Plans deposited with the said) Jy the written | I —s ade | Wine the 
Clerks of the Peace. A pplication. — Parish ont eet, same should 
And inasmuch as the Book of Reference deposited | ;, "| of the : eo in the oe 
in respect of the hamlet of Lakenham, is not acopy| ““"S*''° [Property| ° —" | 
of so much of the Book of Reference deposited with | 
the said Clerks of the Peace as relates to the ham- | ' Cut- Embank- Cut- Embank- 
? . ° ° e | No. ting. ment, | ting. ment. 
lets of Lakenham, inasmuch as it contains the | Robert Buck -| 14 |Mellis -| 6 5 . 
names of the owners, lessees and occupiers of the | MartinHowe - | 19 | Palgrave -) 7 ~| 8B - 
. . . e H = 2 a -da a om ~~ 
following property, which names are not included “a cua, | 19 — 7 | 
in the Books of Reference deposited with the Clerks | mall - 7} 268 28; Gillingham} = - i, * &amp; 
of the Peace, as the owners, lessees or occupiers (as | —— } 1g |Lakenham | 12 2 | 27) - 
the case may be) of the same property, according | ,*™ 4oUt 
to the follow; ° 5 | James Clark =) 7 ditto 12 91 - 
o the following numbers :— and another - f i Gx ~ 
| Robert Kelf - |61to076|- ditto -] 90 - 20 - 
| 
Owners. Lessees, | Occupiers. 
' eee And inasmuch as Walter Temple Cobbold, one of 
40 to 50 27 7 the subscribers to the Contract Deed to the amount 
= = a 20, 22,24 | 8 of £.1,000, did not duly bind himself, his heirs, 
sahicaiaiat &lt; executors and administrators for the payment of 
91 214 17 the money so subscribed, he being one of the two 
109 132 | 36 trustees appointed for the purpose of enforcing and 
219 219 | 104 giving effect to the covenants contained in the said 
| 107 contract ; but the amount of subscriptions to the 
| 144 to 157 es 
; : said Deed were sufficient without the subscription 
| 153 to 157 2 f ’ 
161 of the said Walter Temple Cobbold. 
| 132 Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
219 





And inasmuch as the copy of the Book of Re- 


ference deposited in respect of the lands in the 
hamlet of Lakenham, does not contain the names 
of owners and occupiers of the following property, 
which names are inserted in the said Book 


of Re-| 


lect Committee on Standing Orders. 








Navigation 


A Petition of Sir Archibald Edmonstone, of Dunt- ForthandCly¢ 
reath, in the county of Stirling, Baronet, praying ose 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel oF jcnction 
agent, against certain parts of the Forth and Clyde (No. s.) Bill. 





Glasgow 
Police J 


Water! 
Comp: 
(Poor’ 
Endow 
Fund) 


Surrey 
Railwi 
Comp 
(Diss 


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8 VicTORIZ. 


Navigation and Union Canal Junction (No. 2.) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Glasgow Petitions of the Corporation of Anderston ;— 

oolice Bilk and, Owners, Tenants and Occupiers of lands and 
houses in the district lying between the police boun- 
dary of Glasgow and the River Kelvin; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Glasgow Police 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Watermen’s The Watermen’s Company (Poor’s and Endow- 
Company ment Fund) Bill was read a second time; and com- 
(Poor's and itted 
Endowment mitted. 


Fund) Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- | 
mittee of Selection. , 


Surrey Iron Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
ey on Petitions = Private — to es pn 
a complaining of non-compliance with the Standin 
tien fileee, in the case of the Petition for the hovey 
Iron Railway Company (Dissolving) Bill, was re- 
ferred ; That the Devcsling Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as the Notices which have 
been given as for a Bill of the third class, within which 
the present application comes do not specify the 
former Acts under which the Company is consti- 
tuted, and their intention of amending or repealing 
the same; and inasmuch as the Bill enables the 
Company to sell the Railway, freed and discharged 
of all liabilities, rights of way and all other rights 
created under the former Acts; but the Notice does 
not state the intention to apply for power to extin- 

guish such rights or privileges. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Standing Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 

Orders 5 on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which 
were read, as follow : 

Norfolk 1. Resolved, That in the case of the Norfolk Es- 

Tetuary. tuary Petition for leave to present a Petition for a 
Bill, the Sessional Order ought not to be dispensed 
with. 

Lady’s Island 2. Resolved, That in the case of the Lady’s Island 

and Tacumshin and Tacumshin Embankment Petition, the Standing 

Embankment. ()rderg ought to be dispensed with ; That the Parties 
be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

London, 3. Resolved, That in the case of the London, 


Worcester and Worcester and South Staffordshire Railway (Dudley | 


South § 2 ae : 
shire Rallwer and Sedgley Branch) Petition, the Standing Orders 


(Duley and ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 


Bea ) permitted to proceed with their Bill. 
Birkenhead, 4. Resolved, That in the case of the Birkenhead, 
Manchester and 


2a Manchester and Cheshire Junction Railway Petition, 
tion Railway. the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 


lendon, and 5. Resolved, That in the case of the London and 
ieay. "Birmingham Railwey Petition, the Standing Orders 
ought not to be dispensed with. 
The second and third Resolutions, being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
ne ewe A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of houses 


Tene ., and lands in the parish of Hemel Hempsted, praying 
nents Bills that the Hemel Honpeted Small T wa a Bill tin 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read; and | 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions from the Hundred of Dacorum (Hert- 
ford) ;— Hemel Hempsted Union ;—~ and, Hemel 


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Hempsted ; praying that the said Bill may pass into 
a law,—were also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Liverpool 
the Report on the Liverpool Docks Bill; and the Docks Bill. 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

And an Amendment being proposed to be made 
to the Bill; 

Ordered, That the said Amendment be referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Spooner presented a Bill for lighting, watch- Duddeston 
ing, cleansing and improving the Hamlets or Liber- _ — 
ties of Duddeston and Nechells, in the Parish of (No. 2.) Bill. 
Aston, near Birmingham, in the County of War- 
wick: And the same was read the first time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, to examine and report to the House whether 
there are any provisions introduced into the Bill 
inconsistent with the Standing Orders of this House. 


The Clifton Bridge Bill was read a second time ; Clifton Bridge 

and committed. Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 


The Bristol Parochial Rates Bill was read a se- Bristol Paro- 
cond time ; and committed. chial Rates 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ®*!- 
mittee of Selection. 


The House being informed, that the Parties did Bristol 
not intend to proceed with the Bristol (Redcliff) (Rete) 
Bridge Bill actiaed 

Ordered, That the Order for reading the said 
Bill a second time, be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


A Petition of William Earl of Lonsdale, and of Whitehaven 
several other Persons interested in the formation 2"4 Furness 
of the Railway and Works hereinafter mentioned, for ae sl 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from 
Whitehaven, in the county of Cumberland, to a point 
of Junction with the Furness Railway, in the parish 
of Dalton, in the county palatine of Lancaster, to 
be called The Whitehaven and Furness Junction 
Railway, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee /ublicPetitions 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the las 
Petitions presented upon the 9th, 10th and 11th days 
of this instant April ; and had directed him to make 
a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 


and be printed. 


Sir Robert Harry Inglis reported from the Classi- Railway Bills 
fication Committee of Railway Bills; and who were (Fifth Reson ) 
empowered to report from time to time ; That they N . 
had further considered the matters to them referred; “\* ai6. 
and had directed him to make a Report thereof to 
the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Glasgow, 
Noblemen, Commissioners of Supply, Justices of the a -— 
‘ : arlisie Rail- 
Peace and Magistrates of towns, in the county of way Bill. 
Renfrew, praying that the Glasgow, Dumfries and 
Carlisle Railway Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 


sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Colonel Ai enry White have leave of Leave of 
absence till the 1st day of May next, on account “&gt;see 
of illness in his family. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Insolvencies, 





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to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased &amp;*» (Scotland.) 
LL to 












Banks of Issue 
(Scotland.) 


British 
Colonies. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Sale of Beer 
Act. 


Education 
(Ireland.) 


Physic and 
Surgery Bill. 


Museums of 
Art Bill. 


258 15° Aprilis. 


to give directions that there be laid before this | was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
House, a Return of the Number of Insolvencies, | Table. 

ies and Sequestrations in Scotland, in Pie ee . E 
os ee a 5 = the present time. ‘ Petitions from the District of Saint Saviours, Low, Day, 


Ordered, That the said Address be presented to Upper Chelsea ;—and, District of Saint Jude, Upper 
Her Majesty by such Members of this ee as are ee he due bmn pops ber ya for 
oo, ‘ og 3s 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. we pemtied, onl week; s0d enleed tls oe 
Resolved, That an humble Address be presented the Table. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Number of Banks of Issue 
in Scotland, from the year 1815 to the present time ; 
stating the Name or Firm of each Bank, when com- 
menced, and the Amount of Capital subscribed. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


A. 1845. 


Petitions from Fryerning ;—Mildenhall Union Parochiai 
(Chairman) ;— Orsett Union (Chairman) ;— Thingoe Settlement Bij, 
Union (Chairman) ;—Stow Union ;—Fisherwick ;— 
Whittington ;—Isle of White ;—and, Elford; pray- 
ing that the Parochial Settlement Bull may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Cuckfield Division (Sussex) ; — Justices Cleris 
Division of Bramber Rape (Sussex) ;—Hundred of 4 Clerks of 
Whilstone (Gloucester) ;—Essex (three Petitions) ; * Pee Bill 
— Division of Dengie (Essex) ;—Division of Brent- 
wood (Essex) (two Petitions) ;—Division of Black- 
heath and Little and Lessnesss ( Kent) ;— Division of 
Pickering Lyth East (York); — Ross District 
(Hereford) ;—Hundred of Stow (Suffolk) ;—Lower 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of the Amount of Public Money 
annually paid from the Imperial Treasury, from the 
year 1830 to 1844, both inclusive, for the support of 


Religion in the British Colonies and Dependencies, | Division of Arundel Rape (Sussex) ;—Liberty of Ca- 
specifying the manner in which the Grant to each | wood, Wistow and Otley ( York);--Division of Epping 
Colony has been distributed, and the Population | (£507) ;—Ledbury Division (Hereford) ;—Brom- 
of each Colony, according to the last Census ; and | yard District (Hereford); Hundred of Blackburn 
specifying the Amount of Convict Population in | (Suffolk) ;—Suffolk (two Petitions) ;—District of 
the Colonies, the Number of Convicts annually Newmarket (Cambridge and Suffolk) ;—Sussea: (two 
transported in each of the above years, and the Petitions) ;— Wilts ;—Upper Mission of Arundel 
Payments made for the Spiritual Instruction of that Rape ( Sussex) ona Norfolk (four Petitions) ;—Divi- 
Population :—And, of the Sums, in Sterling Money, | sion of Loddon and Clavering ( Norfolk) ;—and, Hun- 
annually expended from 1839 to 1844, both inclu-| greds of Tunstead and Happing (Norfolk) ; praying 


sive, by each British Colony and Dependency, from 
the Colonial Funds of such Colonies respectively, 
for the support of Religion (exclusive of Education) ; 


that the Justices’ Clerks and Clerks of the Peace 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


and specifying the manner in which such Sums | the Table. 


have been distributed (so far as such information 


can be obtained in this country). Petitions from Presbytery of Ayr ;—Presbytery Schoolmasters 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to | of Inverness ;—Presbytery of Uist (two Petitions);— (Scotland.) 

Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are | Presbytery of Nairn (Moderator and Clerk) ;—and, 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. | Presbytery of Selkirk (Moderator); praying the 

House to adopt measures for ameliorating the con- 
A Motion was made, and the Question was | dition of the burgh and parochial Schoolmasters, and 
proposed, that the Petition of Members of the Dub- | for promoting the educational interests of Scotland, 
lin Protestant Operative Association and Reforma- | —were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
tion Society, and other Protestants, praying the | the Table. 
House forthwith to mstitute an inquiry into the 
conduct of the Right honourable Sir Robert Peel, 
Baronet, M.P., and, if the premises of the Petitioners |ing the House to institute an inquiry into the 
be correct, to impeach him for high crimes and | operation of the Anatomy Act,—were presented, 
misdemeanors against the Laws and Constitution | and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
of the Realm, which was presented upon Friday last, 
be printed:—And the said Motion was, with leave 


Petitions of the Clergy of the Deaneries of Saint Aseph 
of the House, withdrawn. 


Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke-upon-Trent ; — i 
and, Clergy of the Rural Deanery in the Diocese of 
Chichester ; praying for the repeal of so much of the 
for the amendment of the Sale of Beer Act, by| Act 6 and7 Will. 4, c.77, as relates to the union of 
restricting the Sale of Beer to Inns and Houses of the Dioceses of Asaph and Bangor,—were presented, 


respectability, was presented, and read; and or-| and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
dered to lie upon the Table. ; 








A Petition of Inhabitants of Amberley, praying 


A Petition of Parishioners of Saint Andrew, in Jamaica. 
the Island of Jamaica, praying for the removal of 
the prohibition to retine their produce, and to send 
it home in the most perfect state of which it is 
capable ; for the admission of their Sugar and Mo- 
lasses for brewing purposes, and the equalization of 
colonial and British spirits; for a considerable re- 
duction of the duty on the consumption of colonial 
A Petition of the present and late Provosts and produce in England, the exclusion of slave-grown 
Inhabitants of the burgh of Paisley, praying that | SYS from the British market, a protection of not 
the Physic and Surgery Bill may pass into a law, less than 16 s. against the competition of the so-called 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | foreign free-labour sugar, and the restoration of 
Table. a more efficient protection to the colonial coffee 
grower, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
A Petition of Members of the Newcastle-under- |lie upon the Table. 

Lyme Literary and Scientific Institution, praying} A Petition of the Custos and Chairman of a Meet- 
that the Museums of Art Bill may pass into a law, | ing of the Landed Proprietors and other omesue 
te) 


Petitions from Cork ;—and, Glen Columbkill ; 
praying the House to devise means for removing the 
restrictions placed on the distribution of the Aid 
annually granted for Education in Ireland, so as to 
afford assistance to the Schools in connexion with 
the Church Education Society,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Burstall; and, Brighouse ; pray- Anatomy Act 





Hill Co 


Coal 1 


Colle 
Phys 
Surg 


Pal 




















































Hill Coolies. 


Coal Mines. 


Colleges of 
Physicians and 
Surgeons Bill. 


Public Houses, 


Maynooth 
College Bill, 


8 VicToRIZ. 


of the parish of Saint George, in the Island of Ja- 
maica, complaining of the duties imposed in the 
mother country on their staple article of produce ; 
and praying that their Sugar and that of the other 
West Indian Islands be admitted direct into Jreland 
free of duty; that the duties levied in Great Britain 
on their sugar and coffee be modified and reduced 
to twenty-five per cent., payable on the sale price ; 
that the same measure may be extended to coffee ; 
that their rum be admitted into home consumption 
at the same rate as British spirits, and under the 
same retail regulations ; and that if any alteration 
is made in the Corn Laws, the use of their sugar 
and molasses be allowed in the distilleries and 
breweries ; and that the House will not sanction the 
admission of slave produce into competition with 
their free-labour produce, and grant them a re- 
duction of taxation on their produce, and adopt 
such other measures as may restore prosperity to 


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the Island, was also presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Plymouth, praying 
the House to refuse its sanction to any measures 
which shall promote the further importation of Cooly 
labourers or native Africans into the British eman- 
cipated colonies, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the county of Fife, 
praying the House to adopt measures for the better 
ventilation of Coal Mines, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of J. C. C. Packman, Licentiate extra 





urbem of the Royal College of Physicians in London, 
residing at Puckeridge,in the county of Herts, taking | 
notice of the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons | 
Bill; and praying that his right to incorporation 


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Belfast ;—Newtown (two Petitions) ;—~ Mile-End- 
road ;— Shadwell ;—Stepney ;— Hollenwood (Salop); 
—Aston ;--Dodgreen ;—Horseman’s Green -— tele 
ston ;— Woodton ;—Presbytery of Dunfermline ;— 
Kettesford ;—Protestants of various Denominations 
met in the Theatre Royal (Chairman) ;— Burscott ;— 
Wheatenhurst;— Monk Hiddep ;— Harwell and Hag- 
bourn ; — Shelton (two Petitions) ; — Ridgmount ; 
—Rochdale ;-—Auchtermuchty ;— Roade ; — Nether 
Heyford ;— Bugbrook;— Guilsborough ;—Spratton ; 
— Ravensthorpe ;—Walgrave ;— Exeter ;— Roches- 
ter ;—Lochie Presbytery (Dundee) ;—Hutton Rud- 
ley ;—Ticknall ;— Leicester ;— Melbourne (Derby) ; 
— Maldon ;— Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Packington ; 
— Hoxton ;—Ball’s Pond-road, Islington ;—Sawley- 
upon- Trent ;—Castle Donington ;— Hollacombe ;— 
Lapford;— Helsby ;—Fi “ae ;—United Associate 
Congregation of Saint Andrew’s (Minister) ;—Free 
Church of Scotland at Darsie ;—Cupar (Fife) (three 
Petitions) ;—Kinghorn ;—Hollenwood (Lancaster) ; 
— Wermth ; — Farnworth ; —Oldham (three Peti- 
tions) ;— Glodwich ;— Churchtown ;—Codford Saint 
Mary ;— Alfreton (two Petitions) ; — Lipley ; — 
Nottingham (three Petitions) (Chairman) ;—Vew- 
thorpe ;— Bablington ; —Heather ;— Barkestone and 
Plungar ;—Over Darwen ;—Moid;—Old Bucken- 
ham and Attleburgh ;—Garginworth and Kincar- 


| dine ;— Hulme (three Petitions) ;—Midsomer Nor- 


ton ; —Camerton;— Finsbury (Somerset) ; — High 
Littleton ;—Radstock ;—Clutton ; —Paulton ;—Os- 
westry ;— Last Stonehouse; — Saint John-street 
(Chester) ;— Wollastone ; —Carnoustie ;— Thame ;— 
Horningshaw ; —Warminster ; — Sutton Veny ;— 
Tooting ; — Feckenham; — Chipping Norton; — 
Stanstead ;-— Thorpe Chapel-next-Norwich (three 
Petitions) ; — Norwich (seventeen Petitions) ; — 
Dukinfield ;--Laneshaw Bridge ;—Mile End Old 
Town ;— Woburn ; — Wakefield ; — Alton ; —Whit- 
church (Glamorgan) ;-- Norwich ;— Cardiff ;-—-Swar- 


with that college on equal terms may be protected, | raton ;— Preston (Lancaster) ;— Liverpool ;— Step- 
and that the said Bill may not be passed until the | ney (two Petitions) ;—Morpeth ;—Bingley ;--Com- 
proposed charter be laid before the House, was | mercial Road East (two Petitions) ;—Suningdale ;— 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | 


Table. 


Petitions from Dundee ;—and, Holt; praying the 
House to adopt measures for preventing the increase 
of houses licensed for the sale of intoxicating drinks, 
and for diminishing to a very large extent the num- 
ber already existing, and to pass a law for entirely 
abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on the 
Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ludlow ;—Haytons Bent ;—Mil- 
bro ;—-Acton ;--Cainham ;--Arklow ;--South Chard ; 
— Carhampton ;—Eaglesfield ;—Cockermouth (two 
Petitions) ;—.Bauchovy Devenech ;—Kettlewell ;— 
Spitalfields ;--Islington ;--Hurdsfield ;--Hepworth ; 
— Hare-court (London) ; —Stalbridge ;— Romsey ;— 
T. C. Cane, (Incumbent Curate of Kirklington), and 
others ; — Tottenham ;—Upper Clapton ; —White- 
haven;—Presbytery of Inverness( Moderator) ;— Tot- 
ness ;— Blakeney ;—Fakenham ;--Holt ;-- East Dere- 
ham ;— Gressenhall ;— Mileham ;— Dalling ;-—-Ling- 
ham ;—Masenham ;—Rougham ;—Castle Acre ;— 
Sandhurst ;—Little Connard; — Westbury ; —Wi- 
therslack ;—John Pavitt Penson, (Vicar of Clan- 

field), and others ;—Faynton ;—Eglwyswrw ;—Up- 
haven ;—Cartmel ;—Llanevein ;— Churwell ;— Chel- 
tenham ;— Bristol (fifteen Petitions) ;—Usk ;—New- 
port (Monmouth) ;— Bolton ;-- Chagford ;— Mevagis- 
sey ;— Brighton ;— Cardiff ;— Blackburn ;—Chelms- 
ford ;—There-undersigned Protestant Dissenters ;— 
Clive Grimshill ; — Heywood ; — Modbury ; —Man- 
chester ; — Chorlton-upon-Medlock ; — Chorley ;— 
Stretford ; — Heckmondwike ; —Worcester ; — Nor- 
ton ;—Salford (two Petitions) ;—Sutcombe ;—Trex- 
trow ; —Wilsden;— King’s Kerswell ; —Bradford 
(York) (two Petitions) ;— Magheradroll ;— Banbury ; 





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County of Middlesex ; —Ichford ;—Llandingat ;— 
Llandovery ; — Pill (Lancashire) ;—-Stradbroke ;— 
New North Road ;— Buxton and Horstead ;— Black- 
low; — Westminster ; — Spring Head ; — Binfield 
Heath; — Grosvenor-square, Middlesex ; — Wim- 
borne Minster ;--Enderby ;—Blemhan ; — Pound- 
green (two Petitions) ;— Ross (Hereford); — Hor- 
ham ;— Mattishall ;--Commercial Road (London) ;— 
Soar ;-—New Shoreham ;--Tombland ;-—East Cowes ; 
— Welshpool ; — Orcup ;— Walton-on-Thames ; — 
Bethnal-green;--Merthyr Tydfil; -- Chard ;—Cork ; 
--Chipping Norton;—-Deddington ;—Epsom ;-—--Dud- 
ley ;— Whitechapel (three Petitions) ; —Enfield ;— 
Stansfield ;—Cambridge-road, Mile End ;—Soho; 
— Ashton-under-Lyne (two Petitions) ; — Devon- 
shire-square (London) ; --Adderbury ;— Nazing ;— 
Alton ; — Saint Neot’s ;— Peppard ;— Lewes ;— 
Pound Green ;— Worstead ; — Roydon ; — Staly- 
bridge ; — Carey-street, Lincoln’s-Inn- lields ; — 
Wheathampstead ; — Ashley and Wilbaston ; — 
Limehouse ; —- Belper ; — Welshpool ;— Hackney- 
road ; — Sevenoaks ;— Ashford ; — Knottingley ; — 
Andover ; -- Morpeth ; — Hatherlow ; —Wakefield ; 
—Cheshunt ;—Morton-in-the-Marsh ; — Hampton ; 
—Long Sutton ;--Ministers and Delegates of the 
Durham and Northumberland Association (Chair- 
man) ; — Oldwater ;— Throphill ; —.Bunlingford ; 
——Alderton ;-— Lawrencehirk ; — Brechin ;— Walls- 
end ; — Stratton Saint Margaret ; — Southwark 
(four Petitions); — Poplar (two Petitions) ; — 
Bermondsey ; — Ratcliff ;— Gospel Oak ; — Cosely; 
—Law Lane ; — Sedgely ;----West Bromwich (nine 
Petitions) ; — Wednesbury ; — Tipton ; — Hocker 
Hill ;— Ettingshall ;— Saint Juliot ;— Middleton 
(York) ;— Preston (Lancaster) (nine Petitions) ;—— 
Teddington ;— Worcester ;— West Clandon ; — North 
Dalton; — Lansamlet ; — Bainton ;— Kilham ;— 
Langtoft ;-- Paulerspury ; — Great Driffield ; — 

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260 


Provincial Synod of Aberdeen ;—Stonesby ;—Salt- 
ash and Saint Stephen’s ;—Lesnewth ;—South Mol- 
ton ;—Cheadle ;—Sulgrave, Helmdon and Culworth ; 
—Lichfield ;—Long Buckley ;— Cranswick ;—Pres- 
bytery of Carrickfergus ;—South Hackney ;—Liss ; 
— Dollington ; — Stanley ; — Aldborough ; — Saint 
Alban’s ;— Westbury ;—Bradford (Wilts) ;—Trow- 
bridge ;— Brough, Ravenstondale and Orton; — 
Appleby ;—Lancaster ;—Milk-street, in the city of 
London ;—Jewin-street, in the city of London ;— 
Rothwell ;—Nassington ;— Lincoln ;—Sutton ( Here- 
ford) ;— Kirkby Stephen and Crosby Garrett ;— 
Great Hazely ;—Brompton and Northallerton ;— 
Wheatley ;— Bishop's Lydiard ;—Chalvey ;— King’s 
Cliffe ;— Wolston Green ; —Chawleigh ; —Norton 
Fitzwarren ;— Athery and Moorlinch; — Henley 
(Somerset) ;—County of Monmouth ;— Birmingham 
(two Petitions) ;— Northampton ;—Newcastle-upon- 
Tyne; — Glasgow ; — Lambourne ; — Tiverton ; — 
Cannon-street, in the city of London ; — North 
Walsham ;—Brighton ;— Ebenezer (Carnarvon) ; — 
Llandwrog and Bethel;—Elim and Sion (Carnar- 
von) ; — Waincomer and Hermon; — Saint Just, 
Roseland ; —Harpurhey ;—Lyne ;—Stappleford ;— 
Trewartha ; — Chipsted ;— Gerrans ; — Ruanlany- 
horne ; — Alness ; — Green-street ; — Kimberley ;— 
Saint Mawe’s;— Heath and Reach ;— Wisbeach 
Saint Peter’s ;— Amberley ;— Waltham Green ; — 
Slaithwaite-cum-Lingards ; — Maidstone ,; — Cran- 
brook (four Petitions) ;— Cammeringham ; — Law- 
rencehirk ; — Ilkeston ; — Sigston ; —Minchinhamp- 
ton ; — Haverfordwest ; — Leighton Buzzard ; — 
Hockham ;—Treworlas ;— Hill Mountain and Lan- 
gum ;—Members and Friends of the Metropolitan 
Tradesmen and Operative Protestant Association ; 
— Faversham ; — Swavesey ; —Upwell ; — Roch ; — 
Saint Mary-le-bone ;—Nailsworth (near Stroud);— 
Stewhley ; — Birkin ; —Cheetham Hill ;—Warling- 
ham ; —Swavesey ;—Long Eaton; — Barton-upon- 
Humber ;— Okehampton ;—Mapperley and Stanley ; 
—Cardigan ;— Beal and Kellington ;—Darrington ; 
—Lacxfield ; —Grinstead ; —Old Newton ; —Stoke- 
next-Clare and Wixoe ;—Sudbury ;—Bishop’s Stort- 
ford ;—Harmston ; —Langworth ;— Heighington ;— 
Auburn ; — Alfriston ; — Stevenage ; — Glatton ; — 
Capel Cury ;—Thurmaston ;— Church Stretton (two 
Petitions) ;— Drayton (Salop) ; — Harescombe-cum- 
Pitchcombe ;—Stochton (Salop) ;—Bourdon-on-the- 
Hill; —Hawen and Glynarthen ;—Somersham ;— 
Holme ;—Minsterley ;—Stroud ; — Bisley and Oak- 
ridge ; —Randwich ; —Portsmouth (two Petitions) ; 
— Rowland Castle ;—Provincial Synod of Glasgow 
and Ayr ;—Presbytery of Kirkcudbright ;—Ander- 
ston Free Church, Glasgow ;—Free Church, Kirk- 
cudbright ;— Wooden Box ;—Coseley ;— Eaton ( Ches- 
ter) ;—Ellesmere Port and Stoke ;— Helsall ;—Tar- 
porley ;—~Mouldsworthand Barrow ;—Alpraham ;— 
Dunham-on-the- Hill;— Duddon and Farren;— Ban- 
bury ;— Goldhanger ;— Thaxted ;-—- Dunmow ;—Bei- 
fast ;— Nayland ; —Kendal ;—Sheffield (four Peti- 
tions) ;—Ludham ;— Great Yarmouth ;—Sprouston ; 
— Crome ;-—-Hempnall;--Havingham and Saint Faith; 
— Hardwicke ;—Selfield and Wymondham ;— Horse- 
ford ;—Brocanash, Tharston and Tasburgh ;— Forn- 
cett Saint Peter ;—Laddon ;—Wiiloughton ;—Hum- 
berstone ;—West Ferry ;—Horncastle;—West But- 
terwich ; -—-Caistor (three Petitions) ; — Scotton ;— 
Coningsby ;— Nettleton ;— West Stochworth;— Wad- 
dingham ;—East Stochwich ;—Morton ;—Gainsbo- 
rough ;—Tetney ;— Laughton ;—Upton ;—-Hattcliffe; 
— Ormesby ; — Althorpe ; —Barton-on-Humber ; — 
Cleapthorps ; — Walkerith ; — Walkeringham ; — 
Bromby and Scumthorpe;— Burton-upon-Stather ;— 
Stowe (Lincoln) ; — Louth ; —Sturton ; — Gainsbo- 
rough (two Petitions) ;—-Barrow-upon-Humber ;— 
Middle Rasen; -— Bethnal-green;— Limber ;— Bishop 
Newton and Snitterby ;— Brandy Wharf ;—Heap- 
ham;—Great Grimsby ; — Winterton ;—Misterton ; 
-— Burringham ;— Hemswell ;— Torksey ;—Corring- 
ham ;— Willingham ;— Blyton ;—Gunhouse ;— Evan 











15°—16° Aprelis. 








A. 1845, 


Lloyd and Thomas Ball and others ;— Harrowgate ; 
—Lewes ; — Worthington ;— Dale and Marloes ;— 
Wing ( Buckingham) ;—- Post Holland ;--Eaton Bray; 
Est Butterwick ;-- Avinghoe ;—Little Haven and 
Hall ;—Stanbridge ;--Saint Helier, in the Island of 
Jersey; —and, Saint Anthony ; praying that the 
Maynooth College Bill may not pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the Maynooth 
adjourned Debate upon the Amendments which, College Bil, 
upon Friday last, were proposed to be made to the 
Question “ That the Maynooth College Bill be 
“now read a second time,” and which Amendments 
were, to leave out the word “ now,” and at the end of 
the Question to add the words “upon this day six 
“ months.” 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
word “now” stand part of the Question :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 


Mercurii, 16° die Aprilis, 1845: 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till this day. 


Mr. Greene reported the Auction Duties Repeal Auction Duties 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. Repeal Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


Mr. Greene reported the Sugar (Excise Duties) Sugar (Excise 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to, Duties) Bil. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and county Wilts, Somerset 
of the town of Poole, praying that such Clauses as and Weymouth 
are recommended by the Board of Trade may be — 
inserted in the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Rail- and Dorchester 
way, and Southampton and Dorchester Railway Railway Bill. 
Bills, in order to secure, in an adequate and satis- 
factory form, the long-desired object of a proper 
and convenient communication across the country, 
from the Bristol to the British Channels, so as to 
avoid, in a great degree, the tedious, uncertain, and 
frequently dangerous navigation round the Land’s 
End of England, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Curling, Clerk to the Com- Southwark aud 
missioners for the Improvement of the Waterside Vavxtell Wate 
aa ° Company Bill. 
Division of Bermondsey, praying that he may be~ * * 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Southwark and Vauxhall Water 
Company Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Corn, which Com. 
was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 115. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Exports to Exports to 


wn vhs sa ae : : Brazil. 
Brazil, which was presented yesterday, be printed. =o 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Grain, Grain. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 220. 
Ordered, That the Account relative to Corn and Corn and Flom 
Flour, which was presented yesterday, be printed. _No. 220. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to the Earl of Earl of Luca" 
Lucan, which was presented upon the 8th day of No.221. 
this instant April, be printed. 
And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour after twelve of the 
clock on Wednesday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 





petitions f 
Private i 


Midland I 
ways (No 
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Bill 


Birming 
and Sta! 
shire Gi 
Compat 


Manche 
and Sal 
Waters 
Bill 


Kidwe 
Tnclost 


Londe 
Asylu 


Lady 
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Emb: 
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8 VicToRIz. 


Mercurii, 16° die Aprilis ; 


Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 
Pelitions for OF DERED, That Sub-Committee No. 4. of 
Private Bills the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills, have leave to sit this day till five of the clock, 
during the sitting of the House. 
yidand Bail- Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 


wys(Notting- Nottingham Canal Navigation ;—and, Trustees of 

jamtoLincla) +4 Road from Old Trent Bridge to Nottingham ; 

” praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Midland Railways (Vottingham to Lincoln) Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Birmingham An ingrossed Bill to enlarge the Powers of the 
and Staford- Birminghamand Staffordshire Gas Light Company, 
sire Gas Light Yo. read the third time. 


Conpany Bill“ Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, Tnat Mr. Spooner do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
Manchester A Petition of Physicians and Surgeons practising 
and Salford == in Manchester and Salford, praying that the Man- 
aaa chester and Salford Waterworks Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 
Kidwelly The Kidwelly Inclosure Bill was read a second 


lnclosure Bill time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


London Orphan 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Asylum Bill. 


London Orphan Asylum Bill; That they had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
lady's Island = ‘The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
orl snag ofthe Petition for the Lady’s Island and Tacumshin 
Bil Embankment Bill, which was yesterday made from 
the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for embanking and reclaiming from the Sea certain 
Lands now under Water, or subject to be overflowed 
by the Tide, in the Lakes, Loughs or Estuaries called 
Togher otherwise the Lady’s Island Lake, and Ta- 
cumshin otherwise Tacumshin Lake, in the county 
of Wexford: And that Captain Villiers Hatton and 
Mz. Serjeant Murphy do prepare, and bring it in. 


Belfast Lough 


Drinage Bil Ordered, That the time for presenting the Belfast 


Lough Drainage Bill be enlarged till Friday next. 

pre meen _ Mr. Barry Baldwin presented a Bill for improv- 

(No.2.) Bul 14g the Markets in the Borough and Town of 
Totnes, in the County of Devon, and for better 
supplying the Borough with Water: And the same 
was read the first time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, toexamine and report to the House whether 
there are any provisions introduced into the Bill in- 
consistent with the Standing Orders of this House. 

anehester A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill to 

oe amend an Act of the Fifty-third of George the 

Magistrate Bi], Third for appointing a Stipendiary Magistrate for 
Vot. 100. 


16° Aprils. 


261 


the Townships of Manchester and Salford, and to 
provide a Stipendiary Magistrate for the Division 
of Manchester, be now read the third time ; 

Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the purport of the Bill, 
gives Her consent, as far as Her Majesty's interest 
is concerned, that the House may do therein as they 
shall think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- Harrogate and 
mittee on the Harrogate and Ripon Junction Rail- Ripon Junction 
way Bill, that they have power to divide the Bill ®*!9y Bill 
into two Bills. 


Mr. Tufnell presented a Bill for improving Parts Westminster 
of the City of Westminster: And the same was !mprovement 
read the first time. ——— 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, to examine and report to the House, whether 
there are any provisions introduced into the Bill in- 
consistent with the Standing Orders of this House. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Merchants, Manu- Huddersfield 








'facturers and other Inhabitants of Stalybridge, 214 Manchester 
| praying that the Huddersfield and Manchester Rail- G2'N°3,2"¢ 
/way and Canal Bill may pass into a law, was 
| presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 
| A Petition of Mill-owners of Dukinfield, in the 
| county of Chester, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain part. of the said Bill, was also presented, and 
read. 
| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Corporation of Amicable 
|the Amicable Society for a Perpetual Assurance ees Bj 
ssurance Bill, 
Office to lend Money upon Mortgage for the pur- 
| pose of Investment, and also to confer other Powers 
upon the said Society, was read the third time. 
| ” Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Courtenay do carry the Bill 


to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Ship-owners of the Port of NMew- Newcastle- 
castle-upon- Tyne, praying that the Newcastle-upon- er ae 
Tyne Coal Turn Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sir John Johnstone reported from the Committee Nottingliam 

on the Nottingham Inclosure Bill; and to whom Inclosure Bill. 
several Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; 
That it appeared to the Committee that no filled-up 
Bill, signed by the agent for the same, had been de- 
posited at the Private Bill Office one clear day be- 
fore the meeting of the Committee, pursuant to the 
Standing Order No. 136; and the Committee there- 
fore declined to proceed with the Bill, and instructed 
him to report the circumstance to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Harwell and Streatley Road Bill was read a Harwell and 
second time ; and committed. Streatley 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 84 3. 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Grimsditch presented a Bill for making and North Wales 
maintaining a Railway from Porth Dyullaen, in the Railway Bill. 
Parish of Edern, to Bangor, in the County of Car- 





LL3 narvon, 











Newark and 
Sheffield 
Railway ; and, 
Manchester, 
Sheffield and 
Midland Junc- 
tion Railway 


Bills, 


South Wales 
Railway Bill. 


Keyingham 
Drainage Bill, 


Leeds and 
West Riding 
Junction Rail- 
ways Bill. 


262 


narvon, to be called The North Wales Railway : 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Newark, praying 
that the Newark and Sheffield Railway ; and Man- 
chester, Sheffield and Midland Junction Railway 
Bills, way pass into law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Sir Richard Bulkeley Philipps 
Philipps, Baronet, praying that he may be heard, 
by his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
South Wales Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Owners or Proprietors of land in 
Keyingham, and other places;---and, Sir Thomas 
Aston Clifford Constable, of Burton Constable, in 
Holderness, in the county of York, Baronet ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Keyingham 
Drainage Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Stansfeld Rawson, Joseph Brook and 
Wyndham Carlion Madden, Clerk ;—John Lister, 
of Beaumont-street, Portland-place, Doctor of Me- 
dicine ; — Benjamin Haigh Allen, of Langcrofts 
Hall, near Lichfield, Esquire ;—Trustees and Pre- 
sident and Council of the Huddersfield Collegiate 
School ;—Owners and Lessees of lands, buildings 
and hereditaments proposed to be taken or interfered 
with for making two Railways or Branch Railways 
from Cooper Bridge to Huddersfield, forming part of 
the scheme of the Leeds and West Riding Junction 
Railways Company ;— Owners, Lessees or Occupiers 
of or interested in property in the township of 
Heckmondwike, upon or near the line of the pro- 
sae Railways called the Leeds and West Riding 

unction Railways ;—William Barker, of Hudders- 


field, Gentleman ;— Frances Mary Richardson Cur- 


rer, of Eshton Hall, in the parish of Gargrave, in 
the West Riding of the county of York;—Henry 
Leah, lvon-master, at Bierley, in thecounty of York; 
—Trustees of the roads between the towns of 
Birstal and Huddersfield; — Owners, Lessees or 
Occupiers of or interested in property in the town- 
ship of Leversedge, in the parish of Birstal, in the 
West Riding of the county of York, upon or near 
the line of the proposed Railways called The Leeds 
and West Riding Junction Railways ;—Trustees of 
the Meeting-house and Burial-ground of the Society 
of Friends of Bradford ;— Thomas Atkinson, of 
Leversedge, in the county of York, Clerk ;—Owners, 
Lessees or Occupiers of or interested in property in 
Cleckheaton, in the West Riding of the county of 
York, upon or near the line of the proposed Rail- 
ways called The Leeds and West Riding Junction 
Railways ;-—- Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of or 
interested in property in Dewsbury, in the West 
Riding of the county of York, upon or near the line 
of the proposed Railways called The Leeds and West 
Riding Junction Railways ;—Owners, Lessees or 
Occupiers of or interested in property in Bradford 
and Bowling, in the West Riding of the county of 
York, upon or near the line of the proposed Rail- 
ways called the Leeds and West Riding Junction 
Railways ; — and, Thomas Paley, lron-master, at 
Bouling, in the parish of Bradford, in the West 
Riding of the county of York; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 





16° Aprils. 





A. 1845, 


_ agents, against certain parts of the Leeds and West 
Riding Junction Railways Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Kidwelly Inclosure Bill may not pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of Henry Chappel, of Kidwelly, in the 
county of Carmarthen, Grocer, praying that he may 
be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
_ parts of the said Bill, was also presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if 
he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


of the Evidence taken before them on the (re-com- 
mitted) Report in relation to the Midland Railway 
Branches Bill. 

Sir John Yarde Buller accordingly reported from 
the said Select Committee, to whom the Report 
from the said Committee in the case of the Mid- 
land Railway Branches Biil, informing the House, 
that “ the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as a clause (No. 15 in the said Bill) 
confers power to take lands by compulsion, and 
to make several Branch Railways, which intention 
was not specified in the Notices, and such clause 
gives this power to individuals whose estates contain 
minerals lying within five miles of the main line of 
the said Midland Railways, and not to the said 
Company,” was referred back to the Committee, and 
who were instructed by the House “ to ascertain by 
whom and under what circumstances the said viola- 
tion of the Standing Orders was committed, and 
to report the same to the House ;”’ That they had 
considered the matter referred to them, and agreed 
to the following Report; That it appeared to the 
Committee, that Mr. John Saint George Burke, the 
Parliamentary Agent, was the person who introduced 
the clause (No. 15.) into the Bill; that it was stated 
by Mr. Parker, the Solicitor to the Company, that 
he had pressed for the introduction of the said 
clause; upon which Mr. Burke expressed his con- 
viction, that it would not pass the House; and al- 
though Mr. Burke now admits that the insertion of 
this clause is a violation of the Standing Orders, it 
did not occur to him that it was so when he intro- 
duced it; that Mr. Parker urged upon Mr. Burke 
the admission of this clause, being pressed to do so 
by Mr. George Stephenson, a shareholder in the 
Midland Branches Railway Company, and an ex- 
tensive lessee of mineral fields within five miles of 
the line, Mr. Parker at the time declaring that he 
thought the clause would not receive the sanction 
of Parliament; that while the Committee acquit 
Mr. Burke of an intention to introduce, surrep- 
titiously, a clause into the Bill, they are of opinion 
that he has been guilty of negligence in admitting 
the clause, without re Fuad into consideration whe- 
ther it was in conformity with the Notices for the 
Bill given as required by the Standing Orders of 
the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Directors provisionally registered 
of the Undertaking called The Caledonian Railway, 
and Subscribers to the said Undertaking, stating — 
the 








A Petition of Henry Chappel, of Kidwelly, in Kidwety 
the county of Carmarthen, Grocer, praying that the !closure Bin, 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Petitions Midland Rait 
for Private Bills have power to report the Minutes ™4y Branches 


No, 222, 


Railway Clauses 
Consolidation 
(Scotland) Bill. 





8 VicToriz. 16° Aprilis. 263 


the Petitioners and certain other parties are asso- 


ciated together for the purpose of making and main- 
taining a Railway from Carlisle to Edinburgh and 
Glasgow and the North of Scoéland, to be called The 
Caledonian Railway, and a Bill is now depending 
before the House for carrying the said object into 
execution ; that the sum of money proposed to be 
embarked in the said Undertaking 1s two millions 
one thousand pounds, and the promoters of it are 
in consequence deeply interested and materially 
affected by the provisions of a Bill which has _re- 
cently passed the House, intituled, “ A Bill for con- 
solidating in one Act certain Provisions usually in- 
serted in Acts authorizing the making of Railways 
in Scotland ;” that the said Bill, as it has passed 
the House, contains the following provision, “ And 
whereas in many cases of turnpike trusts in Scot- 
land, large sums of money have been borrowed and 
expended in making and improving turnpike-roads 
in Scotland, greatly to the benefit of the public, and 
large debts have been thereby incurred, and by rea- 
son of the difficulty of raising money for these pur- 
poses on the security of the revenues of the trusts 
alone, the trustees upon such roads, or proprietors of 
land in the vicinity thereof, and other parties, have 
rendered themselves personally responsible for the 
payment of such debts: And whereas in many cases 
the revenues of such roads, as aforesaid, may be 
materially diminished by reason of the traffic there- 
on being diverted therefrom to Railways constructed 
in the vicinity of such roads, or running in a similar 
line or direction therewith : And whereas it is expe- 
dient that such trusts and the trustees and other 
parties who have so rendered themselves personally 
liable should be relieved of a portion of the said 
debt ; be it therefore Enacted, that in any such case 
as afuresaid, the Company shall pay to the trustees 
of any such road such sum of money, by way of 
compensation, as shall be agreed upon between the 
Company and the said trustees, and failing such 
agreement, it shall be competent for the said trus- 
tees, or any party who shall have rendered himself 
personally liable as aforesaid, to apply to the sheriff, 
who shall inquire and determine whether any and 
what amount of compensation should be paid by 
the Company to such trustees in the manner pro- 
vided by the said Land Clauses Consolidation (Scot- 
land) Act, in regard to compensation to be settled 
hy the sheriff ;” that the said recited provision ap- 
pears to the Petitioners opposed to all right prin- 
ciple, and is contrary to precedent, and fraught with 
injustice to the promoters of Railways, and injury 
to the public ; that in passing Acts for the construc- 
tion of turnpike-roads, Parliament did not intend 
to establish, and did not in fact establish any mono- 
poly in favour of road trustees, and the public are not 
bound in any sense to guarantee such road trustees 
or their creditors against the progress of invention 
and the introduction of improved means of commu- 
nication throughout the country. In all cases of 
road trusts, the parties embarking in such under- 
takings do so on their own proper risk; and they 
themselves have never been made liable in compen- 
sation for damage done to canals or to other roads, 
by the formation of new and improved lines of com- 
munication; that in the analogous case of the Bill 
recently passed by the House for consolidating the 
clauses of Acts applicable to Railways in England, 
no such provision as that before recited has been 
passed for compensating the trustees on roads in 
£ngland, or their creditors ; and it is a great mistake 
to suppose that there is anything peculiar in the 
position of road trustees in Scotland, which gives 
them any better or stronger claim to compensation ; 
the very reverse of this is the case, inasmuch as a 
great deal of the debt owing by road trustees in that 
part of the kingdom has been contracted for the 
purpose of making roads in which the public at 
large have so little interest that the revenues are 


inadequate to repay the cost of construction; to 
Vot. 100. 











this cireumstance is owing the practice of proprie- 
tors of land in Scot/and becoming personally lable 
for monies borrowed by road trusts; the Petitioners 
humbly submit, that parties in the position just de- 
scribed, who have derived local benefit from the 
construction of roads have not so good a claim to 
compensation, on account of the formation of Rail- 
ways, as the creditors of road trusts in England, who 
have no private interests in such roads; the Peti- 
tioners further humbly and respectfully complain, 
that the provision before recited was inserted in the 
Railway Clauses Consolidation (Scotlund) Bill, with- 
out the notice which is in the usual practice of the 
House to require of such clauses; in the opinion of 
the Petitioners, there is not a more important enact- 
ment in the whole of the Bill, nor one accompanied 
with such serious consequences to all future Rail- 
ways in Scotland; in such cases, the House is in 
the habit of requiring previous notice to be given of 
such important additions to Bills in their progress 
through the House, whereby the public 1s made 
aware of how their interests are proposed to be 
affected ; but in the present instance no notice was 
given, nor any intimation of what was intended ;. 
the Petitioners also desire to call the attention of 
the House to the fact, that the provision in question 
is not in accordance with the Preamble of the Bill 
in which it was inserted, which recites, that it is 
expedient to comprise in one Act certain provisions 
usually inserted in Acts authorizing the construction 
of Railways in Scotland; whereas such a provision 
as is above recited is altogether unprecedented, and 
it is not to be found in any Railway Act, either in 
Scotland or England ; the Petitioners humbly repre- 
sent to the House, that compensation ought not to 
be given in any case to road trustees in Scotland, on 
account of the formation of Railways, unless the 
Legislature is prepared to recognize similar claims 
on the part of road trustees in England, and of 
existing Railways and Canal Companies in all parts 
of the kingdom; and praying that the House will 
take these matters into consideration, and institute 
a strict inquiry into the facts which the Petitioners 
have set forth, and that the House will take such 
means as to them shall seem fit to prevent or coun- 
teract the injustice which will be inflicted by the 
provision in the Railway Clauses Consolidation 
(Scotland) Act, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ardrossan ;—Ochiltree ;—Galston Glasgow, 
—New Cumnock ; —-Beith; — Sanquhar (two Peti- Dumfries 
tions) ;— Port Glasgow ;—and, Kirkconnel ;_praying Tailteey Bill 
that the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway 
Bill may pass into a law,— were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lord Charles Wellesley reported from the Com- Liverpool 
mittee on the Liverpool Guardian Gas Bill ; and to Guardian Gas 
whom several Petitions against the said Bill were 5" 
referred ; That they had considered the said Peti- 
tions, and had heard counsel in support of some of 
them, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; and that they had examined the allegations 
of the’ Bill, but that the same had not been proved 
to the satisfaction of the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Cromer Protes- 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in tien-from-the- 
the case of the Cromer Protection-from-the-Sea 5“ 3! 

Bill, the Order of the House of the 4th day of this 
instant April, had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- London, 
spect of the Petition for the London, Worcester, and Worcester and 
South Staffordshire Railway (Dudley and Sedgley a aaaar 
Branch) Bill, which was yesterday made from the (Dudley and 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be —- ‘ 
read ; and the same being read ; setae 


LL4 Ordered, 


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Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill town and parish of Halifax, in the West Riding of 
for making a Branch Railway from the proposed the county of York, complaining that up to the 
London, Worcester and South Staffordshire Rail- 12th day of October 1844, no Crown Titles to their 
way, commencing in the parish of Dudley, in the land had been issued by the local government ; and 
county of Worcester, and terminating in the parish | praying the immediate attention of the House to 
of Sedgley, in the county of Stafford: And thatthe subject, was also presented, and read; and 
Mr. Robert Clive, Mr. Tancred and Mr. Benbow | ordered to lie upon the Table. 
do prepare, and bring it in. | 
| Petitions from Termonmagirke ; — Termonma- Education 

A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the guirke ;—Clonfeacle;— William John Alexander and (Iteland.) 
Barnsley Canal Navigation, praying that they | others ;—Desertereight (two Petitions) ;— Drun- 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or Aélly ;—and, Alexander Bradley and others; pray- 
agents, against certain parts of the Barnsley Junc- ing the House to devise means for removing the 
tion Railway Bill, was presented, and read. | restrictions placed on the distribution of the Aid 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | annually granted for Education in Jreland, so as to 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | afford assistance to the schools in connexion with 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their | the Church Education Society, — were presented, 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in | and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


$choolm 
(Scotlan 


Barnsley 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill, 


Insolven 
Debtors 


*4° ° ; Auction 
Petitions from Selkirk ;— Preston (eight Peti- Public Houses, 


Anderston 
Municipal and 
Police Bill. 


Manchester and 


Leeds Railway 
(Burnley 
Branch and 
Oldham and 
Heywood 
Branches Ex- 
tension) Bill, 


Lighthouses. 


New Zealand. 


New Zealanc, 


Petitions of Commissioners of Police for the city 
of Glasgow ;—and, Proprietors and Inhabitants of 
the lands of Woodside and adjacent lands proposed 
to be annexed to the burgh of Anderston, for muni- 
cipal and police purposes ; praying that they may be 





heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against | 
certain parts of the Anderston Municipal and Police | 
Bill,—-were presented, and read. | 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be: 
referred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- | 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit ; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Rochdale Canal;—and, Anna Sutcliffe, of Stans- | 
field Hall, in the township of Stansfield, in the 
West Riding of the county of York, Spinster; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Manchester and Leeds Railway (Burnley Branch, 
and Oldham and Heywood Branches Extension) | 
Bill, were presented, and read. | 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred | 


tions),—and, Minster ; praying the House to adopt 
measures for preveuting the increase of houses 
licensed for the sale of intoxicating drinks, and 
for diminishing to a very large extent, the number 
already existing, and to pass a law for entirely 
abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on the 
Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the rural Deanery of Middlewich ; Lora’s Day, 


—and, Pennycuick; praying the House to adopt 


‘measures for securing the due observance of the 


Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 


_to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the County of Nottingham (two Justices Cleks 
Petitions) ;—County of Gloucester (six Petitions) ; and Clerks of 


'—County of Wilts ;—County of Salop (two Peti- 


tions) ;—County of Bedford ;—County of Somerset ; 


| —County of Norfolk (two Petitions) ;—County of 
_ Worcester (three Petitions) ;—County of Devon ;— 


County of Suffolk ;—County of Northumberland ;— 
County of Lancaster, and West Riding of the County 
of York; — Hundred of Stoke (Buckingham) ;— 
County of Buckingham ; — Tetbury ; — Division of 


to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners | Evesham ;—Forest Division of the County of Berks ; 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, ;—Hundred of Winnibriggs and Threes and Liveden 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel | (Lincoln) ;—County of Essex ;—County of Hunting- 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Peti- | don ;—County of York ;—West Riding of the County 


tions. 


A Petition of the Secretary of the British and 
Trish Steam-packet Company, praying the House 
to take the subject of Lighthouses in general into 
consideration, and adopt measures either for the 
maintenance of the same from the Public Revenue, 
or for the reduction of the tax to the actual cost of 
their support, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Lighthouses. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
upon Friday last, that the Petition of the New Zea- 
land Company do lie upon the Table, be now read ; 
and the same being read ; . 

And the House being informed that the Peti- 
tioners desired to withdraw their Petition ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn. 


A Petition of the Mew Zealand Company, incor- 
porated by Royal Letters Patent under the Great 
Seal of the United Kingdom, praying the House to 
grant redress for wrongs alleged to have been done 
to themselves, and others, while prosecuting the 
undertaking for which they were incorporated, viz. 
“The Settlement and Improvement of the Colony 
of New Zealand, and its Dependencies,” was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Purchasers of land in Her Ma- 
jesty’s colony of New Zealand, residing in the 


\of York (two Petitions) ;—Hales Owen Division of 
|the hundred of Upper Halfshire (Worcester) ; — 
| Division of Horsley (Gloucester); — Thomas Ives 
| Brayne Hostage ;— County of Southampton (four 
| Petitions) ;—Hundred of Blackburn (Lancaster) ;— 
and, Brighton; praying that the Justices’ Clerks 
and Clerks of the Peace Bill may not pass into a 
law, as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Chertsey ; — Warrington ;—and, 
John Hanmer Sprague; praying that the Physic 
and Surgery Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands,—were presented, and read; and or- 


dered to lie upon the Table. 











Petitions of Licentiates extra urbem of the Royal 
College of Physicians of London, residing in Man- 
chester ;—and, Charles Joseph Meteyard, Licentiate 
extra urbem of the Royal College of Physicians of 
London, residing near Ludlow ; taking notice of the 
Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons Bill; and 
praying that their right to incorporation with the 
Royal College of Physicians in London on equal 
terms may be protected, and that the said Bill may 
not be passed until the proposed Charter be laid 
before the House,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Basford Union ;—Petworth and 


other places; — Vorwich (two Petitions); — and, 
Melksham 





the Peace Bill. 


Physic and 
Surgery Bill. 


Colleges of 
Physicians and 
Surgeons Bui. 


Parochial 
Settlement b! 






Jewish. 
lities R 
Bill, &amp;e 


Malt, 


Poor I 
(Irelan 


Smoke 
tion B 


Univer 


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Il. 


8 VicToRIz. 
Melksham Union (Chairman); praying that the Pa- | 


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Petitions from Mold ;—Achonger ;~- Trysull ;— Saint Asaph 


rochial Settlement Bill may not pass into a law,| Ysceifiog ;-—-Beaumaris ;—Gornalt ;— Llansilin ;— 24 Bangor 


as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


schoolmaters Petitions from the Presbytery of Tain ;— and, 

(Seotland.) hag of Dunfermline (Moderator) ; praying 
the House to adopt measures for ameliorating the 
condition of the burgh and Parochial Schoolmas- 
ters of Scotland,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Insolvent Petitions from Bolton-le-Moors ;—Bath ;—and, 

Debtors Act. Beverley; praying for the repeal of the Insolvent 
Debtors Act, — were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Auctioneers. A Petition of Licensed Auctioneers in Dundee, 
praying the House to increase the charge for an 
appraising license, and to ordain that no exemp- 
tions from liability to take out the Auction license 
shall longer exist, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


jewish Disabie + A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Eng- 
lies Removal Jish Presbyterians of the county of Chester, stating 
Bill, &amp;e. that the Petitioners have heard, with the most lively 
satisfaction, that a Bill has been introduced into 
the House for abolishing some of the Disabilities 
under which the Jewish people still labour; also 
that a Bill has been proposed repealing those per- 
secuting laws against the Roman Catholics of this 
country, which though made obsolete by the growing 
liberality of public opinion, still encumber the sta- 
tute-book ; and praying the House to give to these 


Meifod ; --Archdeacon, Rural Deans and Clergy of —— 
Anglesey ;— Madley ;—Swaton ;— Bangor (two Pe- 
titions); — Saint Chad ; — Saint George; — Vow- 
church ; — Moccus ;— Trusley ; — Ledbury ;--Wel- 


| Lington ( Salop);--Manchester ;— Leamington Priors; 


—Lichfield;— Rural Deanery of Willington; — 
Deanery of North Frome ;—Houghton-in-the- Dale; 
—Cleongar ;— West Felton ;—Much Donchurch ;— 
Preston ;—Llanllechid;—Llangyfilach ;—Llanerful ; 
— Wimburn ; —Deanery of Bridgwater ;— Wrock- 
wardine;— Wood Blakemore ;--Deanery of Amound- 
erness ;--Little Walsingham ;--Llanfair Caer einion ; 
—Ruyton ;— Saint Mary Bredin;— Deanery of 
Kineton ;-- Newent ;--Ellesmere ;--Hadlow (Kent) ; 
—Clergy of Worcester;—Deanery of Chichester ; 
— Bangor Monachorum;—Old Walsingham ;— 
Rural Deanery of Stoddesdon ;--Preston-upon-Wye ; 
— Bodfair ;— Beccles;—Archdeacons and Clergy of 
the Diocese of Bangor ;—Archeaconry of Salop ;— 
Dawlay Magna ;—Great Ness ;— Whitchurch (Sa- 
lop) ;—and, Deanery of Hawkesbury; praying for 
the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, 
c. 77, as relates to the union of the Dioceses of Sainé 
Asaphand Bangor,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petitio. of Members of a Congregation of Maynoot! 
Protestant Dissenters, meeting for worship in the College Bill. 
general Baptist Chapel, Adrian-street, Dover, pray- 
ing that the Maynooth College Bill may pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Petitions from Tinahely ;—Pendock ;—Gorey ;— 
Stevington ;— Clifton ( Beds.) ;— Charles Herbert and 
others ;— Bermondsey ;—Bishopwearmouth ;—Crad 








measures a favourable reception, and to press such 
other measures as may be necessary to give to all 
denominations of this country, whether of Christians 
or Jews, perfect religious liberty, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Malt Petitions from Horley and Leigh ;—and, Newdi- 
gate, Charlwood and Capel ; praying for the repeal 
of the duty on Malt, were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Poor Law A Petition of Members of the Board of Guar- 

Ireland.)  dians of Cookstown Union, praying the House to 
institute an inquiry into the conduct of the Poor 
Law Commissioners in Jreland, and make such 
alterations in the law, and in the administration of 
it, as will insure the benevolent intentions of the 
Legislature, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Smoke Prohibi- A Petition of Inhabitants of Middlewich, praying 
tion Bill, that manufacturers of salt may. be included in the 





provisions of the Smoke Prohibition Bill, was pre- 


sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on the Bill. 


Universities 


(Sadana) Petitions from Stirling ; — Presbytery of Saint 


Andrews (Moderator) ;—and, Minister of the United 
Associate Congregation of Saint Andrews ; praying 
for the repeal of all those laws and statutes which 
impose religious tests as a qualification for the offices 
of Professors in the Universities of Scotland,—were 


agen and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Dublin A Petition of William Beaumont, Civil and Min- 
Harbour, ing Engineer, praying the House to appoint a Com- 
mittee to inquire into the expediency and practica- 
bility of the immediate execution of the Petitioner’s 
design for the improvement and deepening of the bay 
and Harbour of Dublin,and of the River Anna Lif- 


Sey, was _. and read: and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Vo . 100. 


ley (two Petitions) ;— Sunderland ;—Stourbridge ;—= 
Clent ; — Lye Waste ; — Belfast ; —Cheltenham ; — 
Cam ; —Cinderford ;—Eastington ;— Thornbury ;— 
Lydney (two Petitions) ;— Wickwar ; — Winterbourne; 
— Stanley (Gloucester );— Coleford ;— Wotton-under- 
Edge ; — Olveston ; —Dean’s Hill ;—Dursley (two 
Petitions) ;— Redbrook ;— Thornbury ;—Morion ;— 
Little Dean ;— Warrington (three Petitions); — 
Clitheroe ; —Portsea ;— Ebrington ;—-Higham Fer- 
rers ;— Masham ;—Yarm ;—Protestant Dissenters 
of the Methodist New Connexion ;—Saint Columb 
Major ; — Westhoughton ; — Bradford (York) ;— 
Holme ;—Fastern part of the Metropolis ;— Wrock- 
wardine ;—Shrewsbury ;—Hirwain (two Petitions) ; 
— Melbourne (Derby) ;— West Ashby;—Fullesby ;— 
Moreby ; — Kirton-in-Lindsey ; — Bassington ; — 
Quorndon ; —Etwall ;— Hollington and Rodsley ;— 
Bokoe ;—Lyndhurst and Minesteed ;—Earl’s Bar- 
ton ; —Northampton ; —Rye ;—Stirling (two Peti- 
tions); — Woburn ;— Tinningley ;—Moss and Thorpe- 
in- Balne ;— Doncaster (two Petitions) ;—Stainforth ; 
—Ashern, Burghwallis aid Campsall ;— Bentley ;— 
Barnbrough and Marr ;—Tickhill ;--Clayton and 
Hooton Pagnell ;—Cantley, Awkley, Blaxton and 
Finningley ; — Bawtry ; — Barwich-in-Emlet ; — 
Woodsetts and Gildingwells; — Wadworth and 
Rossington ; — Misson ; — Conisbrough ; — Adwich, 
Carcroft and Skellow ; — Thorne ; — Braithwell, 
Warmsworth and Balby ;—Hatfield and Hatfield 
Woodhouse;—G. Moorhouse and others;—George 
Marshall and others; — Morton Banks ; — Den- 
nichen; — Cheddington ;—- Cuddington; — Hadden- 
ham ; — Ludgershall (Buckingham) ;— Brill ;—Pit- 


| stone ; —Marsworth;— Wotton Underwood ;— Market 


Bosworth ; —Whitwick ; —Arnsly ; — Charles-street 
Chapel, Leicester (five Petitions); — Houghton; 
—Flechney ; —Barton-in-the-Beans ;— Belgrave ;— 
Lhstock ; — Earl Shilton ; —Hugglescote ;— Griffy- 
dam ; —Kilwinning ; —Wamhuch ;— Osgathorpe ;— 
Blackburn (three Petitions) ;—-Tockwles ; —Great 
Harwood ; —- Bradfield, Saint George ; —Bethnal- 
green (four Petitions) ; -—Kidderminster (two Peti- 





tions) ;-- Noble Shepperd ; — Strichley ;--Aughna- 
MM cloy ; 


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cloy ;-- Lisnawerry ;-- Ballinasloe ;— Dublin, Robert | 
James M‘Ghee, a. M., Minister of Harold’s Cross ; | 
— Collumpton ; — Broughton Gifford ; — Wiston 
Chapel ;— Nottingham (eight Petitions) ;— Norwich ; 
—Charlbury ;—Stapleford ;—Necton ;—Eccleshill ; 
— Thaxted ; — Lessingham ;— Horsham ;—Bourton- 
on-the- Water ;— Walsall ;-- Rawden ;-- Coniqueadam ; 
— New Basford; —Long Stratton ; —Bourton ;— 
Libanus ;— Nottingham ;— Kensington ;— Thrussing- 
ton ; — Ingham ; —Irthlingborough ;—Merthyr Cy- 
nog ;—Merthyr Tydvil ;—Horton and Piddington ; 
— Gorleston ; — Auchnall ; — Kenninghall ; — Old 
Brentford ; — Keynsham ;—Beckington ;—Poulner ; 
— Penzance ;—Hundred of Happing (Norfolk) ;— 
Long Stratton ;— Happisburgh ;— Staham ;—Sed- 
bergh ;— New Lakenham (three Petitions) ;—Middle 
Hill Solver and Saint David’s;— Ysgethrog ;— 
Windsor ; — Ambleston ; — Haggerstone ;—Ashford 
(three Petitions) ;— Morpeth ;— Pembroke (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Southwark ; —Meltham ;— Hoxne ;— Ot- 
ley ; — Royston ; —Bromsgrove ;— Sheffield ;—A ber ; 
— Wallop ; —Arnold ; —London (ten Petitions) ;— 
Netherton (Chairman) ;—Llangorse ;—Belhania ;— 
Aberysgir ; — Deptford ;-- Gwenddwr ;-—Poplar ;— 
Hatch Beauchamp ; — Brabourne ; —- Marcombe 
Lake and Fishpond ; — Croydon; —Southwark ;—- 
Haydon Bridge ;— Bridport ;— Cwmcamlais ;—Du- 
hinfield ;— Ely ;—.Bacton ;—Haslington ;—Stogum- 
ber ;—Chorley ; —Staplehurst ; — Dyson Green ;— 
Cockhill and Studley ;—New Lenton ;-—Honing ;— 

‘amden Town ;— Neath ; — Thaxted;— Cwmrhos 
(two Petitions) ;— Llanginidir ;—East Ruston ;— 
Sutton (Norfolk) ;— Hales Owen ;— Conwil Cayo ;— 
Llysyfran ; —Beccles ;—Smeeton Westerby ;—Taly- 


16° Apriles. 








A. 1845, 


and Newport ;—Coalford ;—Little Dawley ;—Man- 
chester ;—Coalport ;—Shelley and Magdalen Laver ; 
— Cam ;—Penyclawdd ; —Coventry ;— Trowbridge ; 
—Much Wenlock; — James Dean and others ; — 
Crendon ;—Almondsbury ;—W. Walker and others ; 
— Broseley; — Mynyddyslwyn ; — Llangoven; — 
Horsehay ;— Downends ; — Puncheston; — Taun- 
ton ; — Madeley ; — Coalbrookdale ; — Altrincham ; 
—and, Saint James (Dorset); praying that the 
said Bill may not pass into a law,— were also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Roman Catholic Relief Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


Roman Cathoi; 
Relief Bil, 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Museums of 
mittee on the Museums of Art Bill; Art Bill, 

Resolved, That this House will, after the other 
Orders of the day, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Statute Labour 

reading of the Statute Labour (Scotland) Bill ; (Scotland) Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon Wednesday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Calico Print 
a Committee upon the Calico Print Works Bill ; Works Bil. 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 





bont ; —Clayton ; —Conway ; — Long Stratton ; — 
Hay ;— Catfield ;— Bulwell ;— Netherton ;— Tiptree 
Heath; —County of Pembroke ; — Brychgoed ; — 
Necton ; —Beeston ; — Hockley ; —Exeter ;—Great 
Marlow ; — Haverfordwest; — Ludham ; — Laken- 
ham;— Tretwr ;— Saint Olave’s, Southwark, Saint 
John’s, Horsleydown, Saint Mary Magdalen and 
Saint James, Bermondsey, and Saint Mary, Ro- 
therhithe ;—Lichfield ;— William Ridsdale Bustin ; 
— Clergymen and Members of the Established 
Church ;—J. Scholefield and others ; — Holywell ; 
— Dinton, Fovant and Chilmark ; — Ladock ; — 
Highgate ;—Redmarley ; — Birtsmorton ; — Staun- 
ton; — Walworth ;— Wick ; —Kirkwall ; —Chapel- 
ton ; —Bulford ; — Thackherstone ; —Clapham ; —T. 
Binney and others ; — Bushey ;— Trostrey ;— Clyde 
{ Pembroke) ;— Penygraig ; — Closeygraig ; —Brech- 
nock ; — Cenarth ; —Saint David's ;— Carmarthen 
(two Petitions) ; — Llangathen ; —Llandilofawr ; — 
Newcastle Emlyn (two Petitions) ;— Caerfarchell ; 
— Meidrim ;—Henllan ; — Troedyruar ; — {nverness 
{two Petitions) ;—Forres (two Petitions) ;— West 
Mallam ;— Bolehill ;—Ashover ; — Mary-le-bone ; — 
J. Lincoln Galton, &amp;e. ;— Stochingford ;--Astley ;— 
Long Whatton; — Newbold Vernon ; — Freckleton 
and Bamber Bridge ; — Leyland ; — Deptford ; — 
Kingsland ;— Redruth ;— Chichester ;— Dent ;— Foul- 
ness ;—Glasgow (ten Petitions) ;— Brechin ;—Kil- 
lingholme ;— Stockport ; — Habrough ;— Carlton-in- 
Lindrie ;—Llansaintfraid ; —Killyshandra ;— Stony 
Stratford ; — Ibstock ; — Newnham ; — Ownby ; — 
North Shields; — Presbytery of Northumberland 
(Moderator);— Cranbrook ;— Helensburgh ;—Blym- 
hill ;— Wainsgate; — Pole Moor ;— Rishworth ;— 
South Elmsall ;— Bordsworth ;— Cardigan (five Pe- 
titions) ;—Aberporth (two Petitions) ;—Penmorfa ; 
— Llanrhystid ; — Llansaintfraid ; — Llechryd ; — 
Llanddeniol ; —Kilgerran ; —Soken ; — Reading ;— 
Norwich ;— Alexandria ;— Birmingham (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Preston (Lancaster); — Kirkham ;—Blox- 
ham ;—William Watts and others ; — Belfast ;— 
Penryn ;-—Wonersh ; —Colsterworth ; — Breage ; — 
Rayne ;—Lamesley ;—Swansea (four Petitions) ;— 
Llansamlet ;—- South Shields ;—Stretton-under- Fosse; 
—South Mims ;—Blackley ;—Stamford Bridge ;— 
Chalfont Saint Peters ;—Stirchley ;-—Saint Woollos 





the Committee had made Progress in the Bill; and 
| that he was directed to move, That the Committee 
may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, again 
| resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Justices’ Clerks 
mittee on the Justices’ Clerks and Clerks of the ree ee 
Peace Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, after the other 
Orders of the day, resolve itself into the said Com- 
inittee. 





The Order of the day being read, for the second Paruchial 
reading of the Parochial Settlement Bill ; Soulenen BS. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Customs — 
reading of the Customs (Import Duties) Bill ; om 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com-Supply- 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- ~ aud 
mittee of Ways and Means; — 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 





The Order of the day being read, for resuming + be 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendments which, *° *e 
upon Friday last, were proposed to be made to the 
Question, “ That the Maynooth College Bill be now 
“ read a second time” :—And which Amendments 
were, to leave out the word “ now,” and, at the end 
of the Question, to add the words “ upon this day 
“ six months.” 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
the word “ now” stand part of the Question :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 











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And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 17° die Aprilis, 1845: 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till this day. 


action Duties ‘The ingrossed Bill to repeal the Duties of Excise 
epee! Bill on Sales by Auction, and to impose a new Duty on 
the License to be taken out by all Auctioneers in 
the United Kingdom, was, according to Order, read 
the third time ; and Amendments were made to the 
Bill. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sugar (Excise The ingrossed Bill to repeal the Duties of Excise 
Duties) Bill on Sugar manufactured in the United Kingdom, 
and to impose other Duties in lieu thereof, was, ac- 
cording to Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Museums of The House, according to the Order made this 
Art Bill. day, resolved itself into a Committee upon the 
No.223. Museums of Art Bill; and, after some time spent 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. 
Greene reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be now received. 
Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a 


Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday | P 


next. 


Justices’Clerks The House, according to the Order made this 


and Clerks of ay, resolved itself into a Committee upon the Jus- | 


the Peace Bill. tices’ Clerks and Clerks of the Peace Bill; and, 
No,224. after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be now received. 
Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Friday the 25th day 
of this instant April. 


oats : Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to 

‘ventions inquire into the means and expediency of preventing 
the nuisance of Smoke arising from fires or furnaces : 
—And a Committee was appointed of Mr. Mackin- 
non, Mr. Beckett, Viscount Newry, Mr. Brotherton, 
Mr. Hawes, the Earl of Lincoln, Mr. Octavius Dun- 
combe, Lord Francis Egerton, Mr. William Henry 
Bodkin, Mr. Ewart, Mr. Borthwick, Mr. Hindley, 
Mr. Protheroe, Mr. Ricardo and Mr. William Will- 
liams, with power to send for persons, papers and 
records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


_— Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 


Sint Edmund's 00 Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several 

ailway Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the 

(No. 2.) Bill, Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Eastern Union and Bury Saint Edmund's Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill, were referred; That the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Eastern Union 
Railway, at Ipswich, to Bury Saint Edmund’s: And 
that Captain Gladstone and Mr. Lane Fox do pre- 
pare, and bring it in, 


Vou. 100. 


16°—-17° Aprilis. 267 


' Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Glasgow, 
'on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition Barrhead and 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing Roy" Direct 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Glasgow, =~” 
Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway Bill, was 
referred ; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as Clause 22, of the pro- 
posed Bill, enables the Company, on the request of 
any owner or lessee of any mine, manufactory or 
other work near the Railway, or within two miles 
thereof, with the consent of the owners and occu- 
ae of the lands intervening, to construct Branch 
ailways to communicate with such works, which 
Branch Railways, when completed, shall be deemed 
part of the Railway authorized by the Bill, and 
shall be subject to the same provisions and regula- 
tions ; but none of the proceedings required by the 
Standing Orders relative to Railway Bills had been 
taken with respect to such Branch Railways. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s Railways. 
Command,—Report of the Railway Department No, 995. 
of the Board of Trade, on Schemes for extending 
Railway Communication in Lancashire and adjoin- 
ing Districts. 

Report of the Railway Department of the Board Railways. 
of Trade on Schemes for extending Railway Com- No, 226. 
munication in various Districts. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Dunstable and 
Grand Junction Canal, praying that they may be ince 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain Rune. Bill 

eard, by ounse agents, ag ins ce a1N Railway Bill. 
arts of the Dunstable and London and Birmingham 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 





Ordered, That the Return relative to Clerks to Clerks to 


Attornies, which was presented yesterday, be printed. agomages . 
0. 227. 

| And then the House, having continued to sit 

| till half an hour after twelve of the clock on 

Thursday morning, adjourned till this day. 





Jovis, 17° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 
PRAYERS. 


OP ERED, That the Committee on the Bridgwater 

Bridgwater Navigation and Railway Bill have aa 
leave to sit this day till five of the clock, during the “9 “"" 
sitting of the House. 


Captain Villiers Hatton presented a Bill for em- Lady’s Island 

banking and reclaiming from the Sea certain Lands and Tacumshin 
now under\ Water, or subject to be overflowed by pur™*men™ 
the Tide, in the Lakes, Loughs, or Estuaries, called“ 
Togher otherwise the Lady’s Island Lake, and 
Tacumshin otherwise Yacumshin Lake, in the 
County of Wexford: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Petitions from Glasgow, Presbytery of United Scottish 
Original Seceders (Moderator) ;—Congregation of Railway Bills. 
United Original Seceders, Campbell-street, Glasgow 
(Moderator);—and, Free Presbytery of Dornoch 
(Moderator); praying, that a Clause may be in- 
serted in all Scottish Railway Bills, prohibiting 
travelling on the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Ship-owners resident in and near Neweastle- 
South Shields, praying that the Newcastle-upon- vpom tyne 
7 Coal Turn Bill. 
MM 2 Tyne 





- pl eee me 














Leeds and 
West Riding 
Junction Rail- 


ways Bill; and, 


Huddersfield 


and Manchester ter Railway and Canal Bill may pass into a law, 


Railway and 
Canal Bill. 


Leeds and 
West Riding 
Junction Rail- 
ways Bill. 


Leeds and 
West Riding 
Junction Rail- 


ways Bill; and, 


968 


Tyne Coal Turn Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Merchants, and others, 
of the Marsden Valley, praying that the Leeds and 
West Riding Junction Railways Bill may not pass 
into a law ; and that the Huddersfield and Manches- 


was presented, and read ; and referred to the Com- 


17° Aprils. 





mittee on the Bills. 


Petitions from Dewsbury ;—Cleckheaton ;—Hol- 
beck ;— Tong ;— Huddersfield ;—North Bierley ;— 
Wortley ; — Morley ; — Gildersome ;— Pudsey ; — 
Beeston; — Bradford ;— Todmorden ;— Langfield 
and Stansfield ; — Heaton ;— Heckmondwike (two 
Petitions) ; — Gomersal ; — Scholes ; — Liversedge ; 
—Robert Town ; — Birkenshaw ; — Oakenshaw ; — 
Hightown ;—Littletown ;—and, Hunsworth; pray- 
ing that the Leeds and West Riding Junction 
Railways Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions of Richard Bloram and Edward John 
Rudd ;—Merchants, Manufacturers, and others, of 
Batley ;—Owners, Lessees, or Occupiers of property 
on the line of Railway hereinafter mentioned ;— 
George George Mackay Sutherland, Esquire ; — 
Richard Kennet Dawson, Esquire ; —Trustees for 
paving and improving the town of Halifax; — 
Trustees and Creditors of the Leeds and Whitehall 
road trusts ;—Trustees of the Leeds and Whitehall 
turnpike-roads ;—- Stansfeld Rawson, Esquire ;— | 
Company of Proprietors of the Calder and Hebble 
Navigation ;—Leeds and Bradford Railway Com- 
pany ;—Samuel Wilson ;— Benjamin Wade ;—Jo- 
seph Spencer ;—Mark Hurst and others ;—Owners, 
Lessees, or Occupiers on the line of Railway here- | 
inafter mentioned ;—John Jenkins and Nathaniel | 
Rea;—James Bateson, Esquire ;—Occupiers of lands 
and premises through or over which the Railway 
from Cooper Bridge to Huddersfield is intended to 
be made ;— William Halliday ;—Merchants, Manu- 
facturers, and others of Huddersfield ;—John Hodg- 
son Ramsbotham and others; — Aldermen and 
Councillors of Leeds ;—James Naylor and others ; 
—Gentry, Merchants, and others, of Morley and 
Churwell ;— Edward Brooke, Esquire ;—Ear| Fitz- 
william and others ;—Earl of Scarbrough ;—and, 
Bankers, Merchants, and others of Leeds ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the said Bill,— 
were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be 





referred to the Committee on the Bill; and the 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 





Petitions of Gentry, Merchants and others of 
Calverley and Farsley ; —Batley ;— Horsforth ;— 
Stanningley ; — Gomersal ;—Kildwick ;— Bingley ; 


West Yorkshire — Dewsbury ; —- Skipton ; — Ossett ; —Honley ;— 


Railway Bill. 


Keighley ; — Earlsheaton ;—Esholt ;—Guiseley ;-- 
Cononley ; — Yeadon ; — Liversedge ; — Morton ;— 
Silsden ; — Rawden ; — Otley ; — Cleckheaton ; — 
Thornhill ;— Hechmondwike ;— Mirfield ;— Harden; 
—AIdle ; — Haworth ; —Steeton ; — Almondbury ;— 
—Kirkheaton ;— Holmfirth ;— Heaton ;— Bowling ; 
— Horton ;—Shipley ;— North Bierley ;—Manning- 
ham ; — Wilsden ;—Clayton ;—Eccleshill ;— Thorn- 


A. 1845. 


Rishworth ; — Skircoat ; — Norland ;— Halifax —_ 
Salter Hebble; — Mytholmroyd ; — Stansfield ; — 
Haley Hill; — Soyland ; — Wike; — Sowerby — 
Sowerby Bridge ;—Stainland ;—and, Huddersfield ; 
praying that the Leeds and West Riding Junction 
Railways Bill may not pass into a law; and that 
the West Yorkshire Railway Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read ; and referred tothe 
Committee on the Bills. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of Kirkheaton ;—Burn- Leeds ang 
ley;—South Crosland ; — Rochdale ;— Bowling ;— West Ridine 
Huddersfield ; — Farnley Tyas ;—Lindley ;— Lock- 5*tion Rail 
wood ;— Todmorden and other places ;— Almond- West Yor i 
bury ;— Manningham ;—Lonqwood ;— Bradford ;— Railway Bil ¥ 
Ripon ; — Bingley ;— Honley ;—Clayton ;—Calver- a" Leeds, | 
ley; — Norwood Green ; — Thornton; — Tong ;— Manche % 
Idle ;— Wike ;—Eccleshill ;—Drighlington ;—Aller- Junction Rail 
ton ;—Birstal (Chairman) ;—North Bierley ;—and, “°7 Bill. 
Horton; praying that the Leeds and West Riding 
Junction Railways Bill may pass into a law; and 
that the West Yorkshire Railway Bill, and Leeds, 
Dewsbury and Manchester Junction Railway Bill 
may not pass into law,—were presented, and read; 
and referred to the Committee on the Bills. 


Petitions of the Committee of Directors of the Leeds anj 
Undertakers of the Navigation of the Rivers Aire Thirsk Railway 
and Calder, in the county of York ;— the Leeds and 
Bradford Railway Company ;— the Earl of Car- 
digan ;—and, Alexander Henry and William Firth, 
carrying on business as Merchants, at Leeds ; pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Leeds and Thirsk Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions from Gomersal;—James Naylor and Leeds, Dews- 
others ;—and, Leeds (two Petitions); praying that ell 
the Leeds, Dewsbury and Manchester Junction Rail- Junction Rail- 
way Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and way Bill. 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of the Leedsand Bradford Railway Com- 
pany ;—the Earl of Scarbrough;—Alexander Henry 
and others;—the Earl of Cardigan ;—Reverend 
George Augustus Dawson ;—and, Company of Pro- 
prietors of the Calder and Hebble Navigation ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
said Bill,—were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Bankers, Merchants and others of — = 
Huddersfield ; —Gentry, Merchants and others of Sacre 
Mirfield ;— and, Merchants, Manufacturers and Junction Rail- 
others of Dewsbury; praying that the Leeds, Dews- ¥*9 _ : = 
bury and Manchester Junction Railway Bill may west Riding 
pass into a law; and that they may be heard, by Junction Rail- 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain “*5$ Bill. 
parts of the Zeeds and West Riding Junction Rail- 
ways Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bills; and the Petitioners 


heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 





ton ;—-Allerton ;— Baildon ; — Bolton ;—Bradford ; 
— Ovenden ;—Lighicliffe ;— Hipperholme ;—North- 
owram ; — Todmorden ; — Hebden Bridge 3— Brig- 
house ;— Barkisland ; —Southowram ;—Luddenden 
Foot ; — Clifton ; — Shircoat Green; — Warley ;— 
Hartishead ;—Lang field ;—Heptonstall ; —Shelf ;— 








their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Leeds and West Riding Junction 
Railways Bill, against the said Petitions. 


3 — West Yorkshiré 


iti hurwell ; — Drighlington 
Petitions from Ch . righling Saecy Bil 


Leeds ;—Potternewton ;— Tong ; —Chapel-Allerton ; 





— Morley ; 









June 
way 


zs eew 





West Yorkshire 


Railway Bill ; 
and, Leeds, 
Dewsbury and 
Manchester 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Bamsiey 
Junction Raile 
way Bill, 


Huddersfield 
and Sheftield 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Blackburn, 
arwen and 

Bolton Rail- 

way Bill. 


8 VicToRIZ: 


— Morley ; — Farnley ; — Hunslet; — Holbeck ; — 
Beeston ; — Gildersome ;— Bramley ;— Wortley ;— 
Pudsey ;—Headingley-cum- Burley ;—and, Armley; 
praying that the West Yorkshire Railway Bill may 

ass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of, and Co- 
partners in, the Low Moor Ironworks, in the town- 
ship of Bierley, in the parish of Bradford, in the | 
West Riding of the county of York; — John 
Plumbe Tempest, Esquire ;—Surveyors of the high- 
ways of the township of Bradford ;—Trustees of 
the Leeds and Whitehall turnpike-roads ;—Henry 
Edwards, Esquire ;— Richard Bloxam and Edward 
John Rudd ;—the Earl of Scarbrough ;—the Earl 
of Cardigan;—Company of the Proprietors of the 
Calder and Hebble Navigation; —-and, Thomas 
Sladen, Esquire ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the said Bill,—were also presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Owners, Lessees, and Occupiers of 
lands, &amp;c., in Liversedge ;—Hechmondwike ;— Cleck- 
heaton ; — Pudsey ;— Tong ;— Holbeck ;— Gilder- 
some ;— Beeston ;—North Bierley ;— Morley ;— Hud- 
dersfield ;— Wortley ;— Dewsbury ;—and, Bradford ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the West Yorkshire Railway Bill, and the Leeds, 
Dewsbury, and Manchester Junction Railway Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bills; and the 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel, or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit ; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bills, against the 
said Petitions. 


Petitions from Barnsley ;—Duchenfield ;—Stock- 
port ; — Ashton-under-Lyne ; — Staley Bridge ;— 
Glossop ;— Holmfirth ;— Huddersfield ;—and, Own- 
ers and Occupiers of lands adjoining upon or in 
the immediate vicinity of the line of Railway here- 
inafter mentioned ; praying that the Barnsley Junc- 
tion Railway Bill may pass into a law,— were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of John Dodgson Charlesworth, of 
Chapelthorpe Hall, in the parish of Sandal Magna, 
im the West Riding of the county of York, Esquire, 
Joseph Charlesworth, John Barff Charlesworth, 
and William Charlesworth, all of Lofthouse, in the 
said riding and county, Gentlemen, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the said Bill, was 
also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


17° Aprilis. 











Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Huddersfield; — and, Holmfirth ; 
praying that the Huddersfield and Sheffield Sunc- 
tion Railway Bill may pass into a law, — were 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


_ A Petition of Thomas Tipping, of Davenport Hall, 
in the county of Chester, Esquire, praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Blackburn, Darwen, 
and Bolton Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Vor. 100. 





269 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wrexham, praying shrewsbury, 
that the Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Sheffield Junc- Oswestry and 
tion Railway Bill may pass into a law, was pre- a 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the gill, 

able. 


Petitions of Commissioners of Police of the Huddersfield 

town of Staley Bridge, in the counties palatine of #74 Manchester 
Lancaster and Chester ;—John Whitacre, late of RN¥."" 
Huddersfield, Esquire ;—Owners or Occupiers of 
mills or property on or near the line of the Hud- 
dersfield and Manchester Canal Navigation ;— 
Matthew Sykes, of Milns Bridge, in the parish of 
Huddersfield, in the county of York, Gentleman ;— 
and, the Company of Proprietors of the Canal 
Navigation from Manchester to or near Ashton- 
under Lyne and Oldham; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Huddersfield and Man- 
chester Railway and Canal Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Committee of Directors of the Manchester ana 

Undertakers of the Navigation of the Rivers Aire —— 
A ; urnley 

and Calder, in the county of York, praying that Branch and 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or Oldham and 
agents, against certain parts of the Manchester and — 
Leeds Railway (Burnley Branch and Oldham and fytension) Bill. 
Heywood Branches Extension) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Inverness ;—Leith ;—~ Glasgow ;— Caledonian 
and, Lochmaben (two Petitions); praying that the Railway Bill. 
Caledonian Railway Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of Alexander Lockhart Simpson, Doctor 
of Divinity, praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the said Bill, was also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Trustees of the Statute Labour of Anderston 
the county of Lanark, acting within that portion of asa 3 - 
the said county called The Barony Parish of Glas- °°" ""* 
gow ;—and, Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Com- 
mon Council of the city of Glasgow, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Anderston 
Municipal and Police Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee’on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

A Petition of Occupiers of dwelling-houses and 
other property lying beyond the limits of Police of 
Glasgow and Anderston, praying that the said Bill 
may pass into a law, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


MM3 Petitions 











Bridgeton 
Municipal and 
Police Bill. 


Blackburn 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Manchester 
and Salford 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


North Union 
and Ribble 
Navigation 
Branch Rail- 
way Bill. 


Shelsley 
Road Bill. 


Paisley Gas 
Bill. 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
Port Bill. 


Cromer Protec- 


tion from the 
Sea Bill. 


Londonderry 


and Coleraine 


Railway. 





270 


Petitions of Inhabitants of, and Proprietors of | 


property in Bridgeton ;—Chairman of a Meeting 
of Proprietors, Rate-payers and Inhabitants of 
Bridgeton ;—Trustees of Statute Labour of the 
county of Lanark, acting within that portion of the 
said county called The Barony Parish of Glasgow ; 
—and, Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Town Coun- 
cil of the city of Glasgow ;_ praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Bridgeton Municipal 
and Police Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Blackburn, praying 
that the Blackburn Waterworks Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Tabie. 


Mr. Tufnell reported from the Committee on the 
Manchester and Salford Waterworks Bill ; That it 
appeared to the Committee that no filled-up Bill, 
signed by the agent for the same, had been depo- 
sited in the Private Bill Office one clear day before 
the meeting of the Committee, pursuant to the 
Standing Order, No. 136, and the Committee there- 
fore declined to proceed with the Bill; and that 
they had instructed him to report the circumstance 
to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of John Troughton, of Leach Hall, 
within Wood Plumpton, in the county of Lancaster, 
Esquire ;—and, Mary Jane M‘ Kenzie, of Adlington, 
in the county of Lancaster, Widow, and Joseph 
Bray, of Preston, in the said county, Gentleman ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
North Union and Ribble Navigation Branch Rail- 
way Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Shelsley Road Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Paisley Gas Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Mewcastle - 
upon-Tyne Port Bill be revived :—And that they 
have leave to sit, and proceed, To-morrow, at two 
of the clock. 


Ordered, That the Cromer Protection from the 
Sea Bill be read a second time upon Monday next. 


A Petition of Thomas Baker, of No. 29, Spring 
Gardens, Gentleman, and of Josiah Dimsdale, of 
No. 3, West-place, City-road, Draughtsman, com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Londonderry and 
Coleraine Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with ; and praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their agents and witnesses, against the 





17° Aprilis. 





A, 1845, 


same, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 


the county palatine of Lancaster, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Blackburn, 
Burnley, Accrington and Colne Extension Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Great Level of the Fens, called Bedford Level, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Lynn 
and Ely Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


alty of the Company of Conservators of the Great 
Level of the Fens, called Bedford Level ;—and, 
Thomas Waddelow Granger, ot Stretham, in the 
Isle of Ely and county of Cambridge, Gentleman ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Ely and Huntingdon Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
London and Norwich Direct Railway Bill, were 
referred ; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as no proof was given of 
the execution by two parties to the Contract Deed, 
but it appeared by a medical certificate produced 
before the Committee, that George Tyson, one of 
the attesting witnesses, was living at Bury Saint 
Edmund's, and was too ill to attend and give evi- 
dence of the fact before the Committee, and the 
signature of the said attesting witnesses was proved 
by Mr. William Frewer, who was also present when 
the said Contract Deed was executed by the two 
parties by whom the said Deed was witnessed by 
the said George Tyson. 

Also inasmuch as no proof was adduced of the 
execution of the said Deed by some other parties 
thereto, but it was proved that the attesting wit- 
ness to the execution by them (Thomas Bonning) 
was out of the United Kingdom, and was not to be 
found ; but the signature of the said attesting wit 
ness was proved by the said Mr. William Frewer 
who also was present, and saw all the parties tv 
whom the said Thomas Bonning’s name was placed 
as a witness execute the said Contract Deed. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 





on Petitions for Private Bills, 
Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Wells and Dereham Railway Bill, were referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the Newspaper and Gazette 
Notices did not correctly state the objects of the 
Bill, the Notices having been given for a Line of 
Railway 





A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Blackburn, 
repairing and improving the Roads from Bury, Burnley, 
through Haslingden, to Blackburn and Whalley, in 2 


Ccrington and 
Olne Xtension 


Railway Bill, 


A Petition of the Governor, Bailiffs and Com- Lynn ang py 
monalty of the Company of Conservators of the Railway Bilt 


Petitions of the Governor, Bailiffs and Common- Ely and 
Huntingdon 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee London and 


on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several —— 
al Way. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Wells and 


to whom several Dereham 
Railway. 








8 VicTOoRIz. 


Railway from Wells, through Dereham, to Thetford, 
but the Bill taking powers to constitute a Railway 
only from Wells to Dereham, being about one half 
of the Line originally contemplated. 


And inasmuch as no Notices or application in 
writing had been made to the Owners, Lessees and 
Occupiers of lands and houses situate upon the 
Line of the said intended Railway on or before 31st 
December last, as the applications which have been 
made to such Owners, Lessees and Occupiers are 
applications in respect of an intended Line of Rail- 
way commencing at or near to Wells, and termin- 
ating in or near to the Borough of Thetford, and 
not applications in respect of an intended Line of 
Railway commencing in or near to Wells, and ter- 
minating at or near to Dereham. 


And inasmuch as in the Section of the said Rail- 
way deposited in the Private Bill Office, the extreme 
height of the Railway over or under the surface of 
the ground is not marked thereon, for every em- 
bankment and cutting hereinafter mentioned, as 
marked on the said Section deposited : 


17° Aprils. 971 


or near the 7th chain of the first furlong of the 16th 
mile, as marked on such Section. 

And inasmuch as the distances are not marked in 
miles and furlongs, as the miles are not subdivided 
into furlongs. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Kemble presented a Bill to enable the London 
and Croydon Railway Company to make a Railway, 
in Extension of the Croydon and Epsom Railway, 
to Dorking, in the County of Surrey: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Epsom and 
Dorking 


Railway Bill. 


Petitions of Trustees under the Acts for making Taunton Gas 


and repairing the Roads called Turnpike, leading 
from the town of Taunton, in the county of Somer- 
set ;—Trustees for regulating the Market, and light- 
ing the Town of Yaunton, or being Inhabitants of 
the said Town ;—and, Shareholders in the Taunton 
Gas Light Company ; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 


Bill. 


Miles. Fur. Ch. | certain parts of the Taunton Gas Bill,—were pre- 
For po —paeaamaaaal at - — z . = sented, and read. 
a sn. e+ + a ee And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
For the cutting at or near - -}/ 8 1 - to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
Ditto - -=- = = -{| 8 - heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
oo ~~“, 2 : . their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
Ditto gt in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 
Ditto - - 2- 2 of H 6 - ; 
— So. eS pa _* A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land and Eastem Coun- 
Ditto - -»- &amp; «. Shae no property on the line or in the neighbourhood of the (Hertford ena 





proposed Extension Railway, from Hertford to Big- Biggleswade 


And also inasmuch as the said Section is further gleswade, praying that they may be heard, by their Line Bill.) 


incorrect, as the proportion or rate of inclination 
between each change of the gradient or inclination 
is not marked thereon in the following instances ; 
at the 4th furlong of the 2d mile as marked on such 
section the rate of inclination is marked as being 
1 in 2,370, whereas the same should have been 
marked as being 1 in 2,440, or thereabouts. 


And inasmuch as the Book of Reference deposited 
in the Private Bill Office does not contain any 
reference to a certain road in the parish of Great 
Ryburg, at or near the fifth furlong of the 12th 
mile, and another road in the parish of Worth 
Elmham, No. 91, as shown on such Plan and upon 
the Line of the said intended Railway. 


And inasmuch as it is not stated in the said 
Section whether any and what alteration is intended 
to be made in the present level or rate of inclina- 
tion of two certain public carriage-roads, one in the 
parish of Gately, at about the 2d furlong of the 
14th mile, the other in the parish of North Elmham, 
at or near the 5th chain of the 2d furlong of the 
15th mile on the Section, although it would appear 
from such Section that the same must necessarily 
be altered. 


And inasmuch as in the Section the height of the 
Railway over or under the surface of every public 
carriage-road, canal or Railway, or junction with a 
Railway, is not marked on such Section at the 
crossing of the public carriage-roads occurring at 
or near the distances hereinafter mentioned, as 
marked on the said Section deposited as aforesaid ; 
viz. 


counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Eastern Counties Railway (Hertford and Biggles- 
wade Line) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Durham and Sunderland Railway, for leave to brin 
in a Bill to authorize an Extension of the Main Line 
of the Durham and Sunderland Railway to the 
town of Bishop Auckland, the Construction of a 
Branch to the city of Durham, and further new 
Branches and Works, and for other purposes con- 
nected with the Sunderland, Durham and Auckland 
Union Railway, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri- 
vate Bills. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Belfast Lough 
Drainage Bill. 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders in the case of the Petition for the 
Belfast Lough Drainage Bill, was referred ; ‘That the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for reclaiming from the Sea, embanking, draining 
and improving certain Slob Lands in the Lough of 
Belfast: And that Mr. Alexander and Mr. Emerson 
Tennent do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sunderland, 
Durhem and 
Auckland Union 


Railway. 








Miles. Fur. Ch. 
The public carriage-road from Egmore, P A Petition of Charles Scarisbrick, of Scarisbrick Liverpool, 
" ie teste iii « «1 &amp; . . Hall, in the county of Lancaster, Esquire, and Peter emg 
Ditto from Fakenham to North Smith, William Smith and Edward Baniister, all way (Skelmers- 
Elmham - - © | H 6 e of Lathom, in the said county, complaining that dale Branch.) 
as from Gaseley - - - = : &amp; the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
itto,atormear - - = - &gt; application for the Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston 


And inasmuch as a certain public highway in 
the parish of North Elmham, No. 22 on the said 
Plan, is laid down as being at or near the 4th chain 
of the 8th furlong of the 15th mile, whereas the 
same is shown on such Section as being situate at 

Vor. 100, 





Railway (Skelmersdale Branch) Bill had not been 
oe with ; and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
MM 4 A Petition 























































272 17° Aprils. 


Liverpool, A Petition of Charles Scarisbrick, Jane Plumbe, 
Ormskirk and 77 eJen Plumbe, Thomas Spencer, Elizabeth Segar, 
Preston Rails “4 ones Culshaw, Peter Smith, William Smith, Ed- 
° ward Bannister, James Chapman, Ellen Roper, Eliza 
Roper, Mary Roper, Thomas Starkie Shuttleworth, 

William Dickson, Joseph Briggs Dickson, John 

Aspenall, John Bunstowe and James Mounsey, com- 

plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 

respect to the — for the Liverpool, Orms- 

kirk and Preston Railway Bill, had not been com- 

plied with; and praying that they may be heard, 

by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 

the same, was presented, and read; and referred 





to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


South Wales 


1 ° A Petition of the Reverend Sir Charles John 
Railway Bill. 


Salusbury, Baronet, and Joseph Wilcox, of Nash, 
in the county of Monmouth, Farmer, praying that 
they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the South Wales Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Belfast and 
Ballymena 
Railway Bill. 


Petitions of Robert Grimshaw, of Longwood, near 
Belfast, in the county of Antrim, Esquire ;— the 
Corporation for preserving and improving the Port 
and Harbour of Belfast ;—and, Robert Thomson, 
of Jennymount, and John Thomson, of Low-wood, 
both in the county of Antrim, Esquires ; praying 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Belfast and Ballymena 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Leeds and 


, Petitions of Thomas Hill Horsfall, of Mount 
Bradford Rail- 


pg ce Saint John, near Thirsk, Esquire ;—and, the Re- 

(Shipley to | verend Benjamin Powell, of Little Horton Hall, in 

Colne) Bill. the parish of Bradford, in the county of York, 
sole Administrator of the late Francis Sharp 
Bridges, of the same place, Esquire; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Leeds and Brad- 
ford Railway Extension (Shipley to Colne) Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, ifthey think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

A Petition of William Ellis, of Castlefield, in the 
parish of Bingley, in the county of York, Esquire, 
and an acting Magistrate of the West Riding of the 
said county, praying that the said Bill may pass 
into a law, was also presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Midland Rail- A Petition of George Augustus Frederick Albe- 

Pechenegs). marle Earl of Lindsey, praying that he may be 

Bill. e"’ heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against cer- 
tain parts of the Midland Railways (Syston to Peter- 
borough) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

Harrogate and ~~ A Petition of the Right honourable Thomas Philip 
Rallwey Bill. Earl De Grey, praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 



























A. 1845. 


of the Harrogate and Ripon Junction Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred tothe 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees for putting into execution Manchester 

the powers of an Act for more effectually maintain- Improvement 
ing the Road from Crossford Bridge to the Town of Bill. 
Manchester, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Manchester Improvement Bill, was presented, and 
read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Sir John Hobhouse reported from the Committee Surrey ang 
on the Surrey and Sussex Roads (Sunday Toll) Bill ; Sussex Roads 
That it appeared to the Committee that no filled-up (as T™) 
Bill, signed by the agent for the same, had been de- 

posited at the Private Bill Office one clear day 

before the meeting of the Committee, pursuant to 

the Standing Order No. 136; and the Committee 
therefore declined to proceed with the Bill, and in- 
structed the Chairman to report the circumstance 

to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Agents for the Mottingham Nottingham 
Inclosure Bill be allowed to deposit a filled-up Bill, !losure Bill 
signed by them, in the Private Bill Office. 

Ordered, That the Committee on the said Bill be 
revived :—And that they have leave to sit, and pro- 
ceed, upon Monday next, at twelve of the clock. 


An ingrossed Bill for altering and enlarging the ForthandClyde 
Powers and Provisions of the Acts relating to the Navigation Bill 
Forth and Clyde Navigation, was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Loch do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of the Corporation of Norwich, pray- Norwich and 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their — Ral 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Vor- “*Y *" 
wich and Brandon Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Corporation of Norwich, prays Yarmouth 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their a 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Yar- “"" 
mouth aud Norwich Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Corporation of Norwich, pray- Lowestoft ” 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their ar Bill. 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Lowestoft Railway and Harbour Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, 








Wakefie! 
Pontefre 
Gooie 
Bill. 


Agrica 


Mayn 
Colles 





Wakefield, 
Pontefract and 
Gooie Railway 
Bill. 


Agriculture. 


Maynooth 
College Bill. 


8 VICTORIZ. 


Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of John Wilkinson Warney, of Thorn- 
ton, in the county of York, Barrister-at-Law, pray- 
ino that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel 
or agent, against certain parts of the Wakefield, 
Pontefract and Goole Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. ; id 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, and 
others interested in Agriculture, in the vicinity of 
the city of New Sarum, praying that in any relief 
from taxation which may be given, the House will 
take the first opportunity of granting relief to the 
Agriculturists, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from S¢t. Athans; — Forsbrook; — 
Shefford ; — Henlow; — Hayfield; — Handley; — 
Hereford; —Leeds ;—Ballymoodan ;—Kilbrogan ;— 
Bandon ;—Michaelmas (Glamorgan) ; — Edenfield ; 
— Manchester and Salford; — Wolsingham (two 
Petitions); — Associate Presbytery of Coldstream 
and Berwick, (Moderator and Presbytery Clerk) ; 
— Ramsbottom ; — Wilton Gilbert; — Park, near 
Bury; — Dalkirth; — Marsden; — Weston; — 
Members of the Congregation assembling in the 
Chapel of the late Countess of Huntingdon ;— 
Hedon ;—Shipwith ;—Protestant Dissenters of the 
Methodist New Connexion ;—Brotherton (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Aughalurcher, North ;—Hemstead and Les- 
singham ; — Aylsham ; — Skipton; — Pinxton ; —- 
Thring ; — Whitby ; — Puttenham ; —Foulsham ;— 
Strathmiglo ;—Saint George’s-in-the-East (Middle- 
dlesex) ; — Theddlethorpe ; — Dunfermline ;— Stran- 
yaer (Moderator) ; — Rochester and Chatham; — 
Seagate, Dundee (four Petitions ) ;—Copmanthorpe ; 
— Stokesley ;—- Gate Helmsley; — Long Acre ;— 
Llanveost ;—Pentonville (two Petitions) ;—Glasgow 
(Minister and Session Clerk) ;—Islington ;—Iches- 
ter ; — Llandudno ; — Overton ; —Boyzeat ;— Edin- 
burgh ;—Stirling ;— Thomas Sharp, and others ;— 
John’s Haven; — Yspytty ; — Tal-y-llyn ; — Cefn 
Mawr ;—Leeds ;— Weston Colville ;—Chippenham ; 
— Witton ;— Bollington ;— Knutsford ;— Poynton ;— 
Ludchurch ; — Lampeter ; — Manchester ;—Mordes- 
ley; — Ormskirk (two Petitions); — Childwall ; — 
Holmes; — North Meols ; — Churchtown ; — Cros- 
ton; — Bolton; — Belper ; — Hartshorne ;— Red- 
mill; — Segrave; — Thorpe Arnot -cum- Bren- 
tingly; — Wyfordby; — New Basford ;—New Rad- 
ford ;— Woodborough ;— Southwell ;—Hyson Green ; 
Calverton ; — Sutton (Chester) ; — Alvington ; — 
Kingstown ; — Kingston-upon-Hull ; — Dennyloan- 
head ; — Camberwell ; — Southwark ;-—Llarbore ;— 
Newington ;-—Kislingbury ;—Peckham ;—Odiham ; 
— Chipping Norton; — Garrald ; — Presbytery of 
Haddington and Dunbar (Moderator) ;—Humbie ;— 
Haddington (two Petitions) ;— Kingsland (two Peti- 
tions ; — Fishponds ; — Earl Shilton ; — Over ; — 
Cloughjordan ;—Devonport (two Petitions) ;—Saint 
Mellons ; — Nairn ; — Ridlington ; — Hallaton ;— 
Brixton ; — Melrose ;—Hawstown ;— Carnarvon i— 
Torquay ; — Michaelstone ;— Belton es — 
Altrincham ; — Pettigo ; —Stockport ;—Ba linasloe, 
Aughrim, &amp;c. ;—Ashwell ;— Wandsworth ;— Dublin ; 
— Farringdon; — Edington; — Downton;—Old 
Stamford ; — Leighton Buzzard; — Coventry; — 
Measham; — Forest ; — Dumfries ; — Skibbereen ; 
— Neath; — Ramelton; — Milton (Oxford); ~— 
Shadwell ;— Norwich ;—Chadlington ;— Throwley ; 
— Gedney Hill ;— Accrington (two Petitions) ; — 
Brecon ;— Hartlepool ;— Tonbridge Wells ; — Bea- 
minster ; — Leighton Buzzard ; — Millingham ; — 

Vou. 100. 


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273 


Pateley Bridge ; — Bethnal-green ; — Sutton Saint 
Edmonds ;— Bromsgrove ; — Ballyshannon ;— Win- 
stone ;— Forest Row ;— Dacre, Matterdale and Pat- 
terdale ;— Renwick ;— Welmersby ;—G'reat Salkeld ; 
— Hunsonby ; — Bedlington ; — Templesowerby ; — 
Morland ;— Penruddock ;—Culgarth ; — Sunderland 
(two Petitions) ;— Bishopwearmouth ;—Ainstaple ; 
— Blyth ;--- Pwllheli ; — Bangor ;—Carnarvon ;— 
Conway ; — Brynshenkin ;— Chichester ; — Patrick, 
near Glasgow ;— Bettws-yn-Rhos (two Petitions) ; 
—Llanfair Talhaiarn ;— Holywell ;— Inverteil ; — 
Doune ;—Presbyterian Church in England in Synod 
assembled (Moderator) ;— Peebles ;—Free Presby- 
tery of Ayr (Moderator) ;—Presbytery of Lancashire 
(Moderator) ; — Burn ;—Arrochar ;—Strathneigh ; 
— Mount Kedon ;—Carmylie ;— Cromarty (Chair- 
man and Provost) ;— Dysart ;—Hall of the Mecha- 
nics’ Institution ;— Dalkeith ;— Free Presbytery of 
Abernethy (Moderator) ;—Kirk Session of East Free 
Church Allon (Moderator) ;—Presbytery of Elgin 
and Aberdeen; — Perth; — Berwich-upon-Tweed ; 
— Pitcairngreen ;— Stanley ; — Edinburgh ; —Uni- 
versity of Glasgow ; — Dunfermline ;— Free Pres- 
bytery of Selkirk (Moderator) ;— Grangemouth ;— 
National Scotch Church, Regent-square, London ; 
— Carnoustie ; — Greenwich ;— Libberton ; — Bird- 
hope Craig; — Stepney ; — Shircock ; — Wootton 
Bassett ; — Birmingham ; — Hamilton (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Gretton ;— Chipping Warden ;—Chelveston- 
cum - Caldecott ;— Horseley - upon - Tyne ; — County 
of Northumberland; — Monkseaton; — Benton- 
square ; — Wellington Quay ; — Archdeaconry of 
Leicester ;—Steventon ; — London Baptist Associa- 
tion ;— Gwinear ;— Hunton, Catterich and Gilling ; 
— Chilthorne ;—Yalding ;— Margate ; — Reeth ; — 
Millwood ;— Dover ;— Wickham Sheish ;--Portobello 
(two Petitions) ;—Hemel Hempsted ;— Branston ;— 
Swinderby ;— Royston ; — Norfolk and Cambridge- 
shire ; — Huddersfield ; — Cowcliffe ; — Lindley ; — 
Mold Green ;—Upper Heaton ;— Longwood ;--Sheep- 
ridge ;—Staithwaite ; — Buxton-road ; — Deadman- 
stone ;— Kirkeaton ;— Owens ;-- Kirkburton ;—-Linth- 
waite ;—Littleworth ;— Nantwich ;—Saint Austell ; 
— Cranwell ;— Timberland ;—Sur fleet ;— Hartlepool 
(Chairman) ; — West Auckland ; — Killeshall ; — 
Swansea ;—Aberavon ; — Stow Market ; — Bridge- 
north ;— Coventry ;—Great Ryburgh ; — Blakeney ; 
— Thurston ;— Holt ;—Neatishead ;—Cley ; — Hin- 
dolvestone ;— Cumberworth ; — East Rigton ;—Mel- 
tham ;—Saint Cuthbert, Saint Helen’s-on-the-Walls 
and Saint Mary Laverthorpe ;—Denbigh ;— Ascott ; 
— Oswestry ;—Rusholme ;— Lawley Bank ;—Halla- 
ton ;—Chorlton-cum-Howdy ;— Holywell (two Peti- 
tions) — Withington ;—Denbigh (two Petitions) ;— 
Droylsden ;— Southampton ;—Garvock ; — Ruthin ; 
—Dawley Green ;— Bilston ;— Llanrhaiadr-in-Cin- 
merch ;—Conisbrough ; — and, Nellington; praying 
that the Maynooth College Bill may not =e into a 
law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wotton ;— Woolley ;—Hinckley ; Parochial 
— Uttoxeter Union ;—Cuckfield Union ;—Bridgend Settlement Bill. 


and Cowbridge Union ;— Thatcham Union ;— Leigh 
Union ;— Bedminster Union (Chairman) ;—Clitheroe 
Union;—and, Market Harborough Union (Chair- 
man); praying that the Parochial Settlement Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Armagh ;— County of Tyrone ;— Education 
Leighmoney ; — Painstown ; — Bandon ; — Kilbro-(eland.) 


gan ; — Ballymoodan ; — Skryne ;— Ballinaboy ;— 
Kilbride and Ferns;— Borris ;—Kinawley ;— Ballin- 
temple ;— Ferragh ;—and, Durmisely ; praying the 
House to devise means for removing the restrictions 
on the distribution of the Aid annually granted for 
Education in Ireland, so as to afford assistance tothe 
Schools of the Church Education Society, —were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
NN Petitions 








O74 


Petitions from the Company of Proprietors of the 
Grantham Canal Navigation ;—and, the Company 
of Proprietors of the Macclesfield Canal; praying 
the House to ensure that passengers and goods by 
Railways shall be charged such rates respectively 
as are necessary to make all descriptions of traffic 
bear their due proportions to the general outlay and 
current expenses of the line,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the county of Chester (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Bridgenorth ;—County of Southampton 
(two Petitions) ; — Lancaster ; — County of York ; 
— Coleford Division (Gloucester) ;— Divisions of 
South and Middle Holderness (York) ; — Notting- 
ham; — and, Sussex; praying that the Justices’ 
Clerks and Clerks of the Peace Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kirkburton;—Almondbury;—and, 
Farnley Tyas ; praying that the Field Gardens Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from North Walsham ; —Petersfield ;— 
Andover ;— Basingstoke ;—and, Winchester ; pray- 
ing for the repeal of the duty on Malt,—were pre- 
sented, and ead ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Congregation of the 
Free Church at Peebles, complaining of the refusal of 
certain proprietors of the soil to grant to the inhabit- 
ants liberty to erect on their estates, churches, in 
which the Petitioners may worship God according to 
their consciences; and praying the House to take the 
subject into serious consideration, and to devise a 
remedy for protecting the rights of property in that 
portion of the empire from being employed as a 
means of traversing the free exercise of the rights 
of conscience in religious matters, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Llanrug ;—Cefn y Waen;—Edyrn ; 
— Llaniestyn (two Petitions) ;— Llangarin; — 
Ballwnog ;— Llanfihangel ;— Four Crosses ;—Llan- 
beris ;—Rhyddu ;-—Llanystymdwy ;—Tremadoc ;— 
County of Caernarvon ; — Caerhun ;— Rhymney ;— 
Nevin ; — Ysgoldy; — Brynengan ; — Penmorfa ;— 
Badelgelart; — Llunddeiniolen ; — Brynmeiyn ; — 
Criccieth; — Ridgmont ; — Preston (Lancaster (two 
Petitions) ;—and, Stepney; praying the House to 
adopt measures for preventing the increase of houses 
licensed for the sale of intoxicating drinks, and for 
diminishing to a very large extent the number 
already existing; and to pass a law for entirely 
abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on the 
Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of legally-qualified General Medical 
Practitioners residing in East Retford and the 
neighbourhood, praying that the Colleges of Physi- 
cians and Surgeons Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Henllan ;—Rural Deanery of Tam- 
worth ;— Llangwyfan ; — Gwernafield ; — Bolling- 
ton ;—Clergy of Macclesfield ;— Poynton ;—Dean- 
eries of Wa/sall and Himley ;~-Llandesiolen ;--Llan- 
faethle ; — Llanbadrig ;— Deanery of Chester ;— 
Eifionydd ;—Llantrissant (two Petitions) ;—LZlan- 
fihangel-y-Pennant ; — Cricceith ; — Yniscynhaiarn 
and Treflys;— Wrexham;—and, Farnley Tyas ; 
praying for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 
Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of the Dio- 
ceses of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and at the same 
time to provide for the appointment of a Bishop to 





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A. 1845, 


the newly-erected See of Manchester,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Workmen employed at the Clack- 
mannan Coal Companies Collieries, near Clack- 
mannan, praying the House to modify the Mines 
and Collieries Act, so as to allow women who were 
unmarried, and working under ground, before 
the passing thereof, to resume their labour, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Mines and 
Collieries Act, 


A Petition of Inhabitants, Miners of the county Coal Mines, 
of Northumberland, praying the House to adopt 
measures for providing an efficient, safe and healthy 
ventilation of Coal Mines, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Mile-end, Glasgow ;—Bridgeton, Factories 
Glasgow ;—-Woodside, Glasgow ;—Calton, Glasgow ; 
—and, Glasgow; praying the House to pass a 
law limiting the hours of labour in Factories to ten 
in the day,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Garvald (two Petitions) ; — Lib- Los Day, 
berton ; — Falklands ; — Aberfeldy ; — Stonykirk 
(Chairman) ;—and, Peebles ; praying the House to 
adopt measures for securing a due observance of 
the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Shopkeepers, Tradesmen, and other Extra Tide. 
Inhabitants of the port of Hull, complaining of the waiter 
inadequate remuneration of the Extra Tide-waiters 
of that port; and praying the House to take the 
subject into consideration, and grant them relief, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from the Presbytery of Stranraer (two Schoolmasters 
Petitions) ;—and Perth (three Petitions); praying the (Scotland.) 
House to adopt measures for ameliorating the condi- 
tion of the burgh and parochial Schoolmasters, and 
for promoting the educational interests of Scotland, 

—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council of Prisons 
the royal burgh of North Berwick, praying the (Sects) 
House to alter the law so as to provide for an equali- 
zation of the whole Prison assessment for Scotland 
upon the real value of the whole property rural as 
well as urban, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Samuel Wilson, complaining that Reversionary 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to —. 
the application for the Reversionary Interest Society 
(No. 2.) Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that he may be heard, by himself or agent, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 

Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which 
were read as follow: 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Surrey Iron Surrey roa 
Railway Company (Dissolving) Petition, the Stand- (sires, 
ing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. (Dissolving. &gt; 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Liverpool Liverpor! 
Docks Bill, Amendment on consideration of Report, — 
the Amendment is of such a nature as not to be 
adopted by the House. ; 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Standing 
Orders; 


Glasgow Junce 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


Petitions from T'roon ;--and, Ardrossan ; praying 
that the' Glasgow ‘Junction Railway Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. 





§ ViIcTORIE. 


Union Mr. Lane For presented a Bill for making a 
ey Railway from the Eastern Union Railway, at Jps- 
saint Edmund’s 12 to Bury Saint Edmund’s: And the same was 


raps pil. read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 

0. 2» nal 

, time. 

tmdon and A Petition of Philip Rose, of 36, Great George- 
n 


York Railway; street, in the city of Westminster, Gentleman, was 
Vfidland Rail- resented and read, setting forth, That a Bill is 
way Se) now pending in the House, for making a Railway 
rn, Goule and from London to York, with Branches therefrom, to 
Doneaste? =—s- he called The Great Northern Railway, which Bill 
Raiay Bil has been read a second time, and is referred toa 
Committee of the House, and in Group (X.); that a 
part of the project which the said Bill is intended 
to authorize is the making a Railway between the 
town of Stamford and the city of Peterborough ; 
thata Billis also depending in the House, intituled, 
A Bill to empower the Midland Railway Company 
to makea Branch from the said Railway, near Sys- 
ton, in the County of Leicester, or the City of Peter- 
borough, which Bill has been read a second time, and 
is referred to a Committee of the House ; that a part 
of the project intended to be authorized by the last- 
mentioned Bill is likewise the making of a Railway 
between the town of Stourport and the city of 
Peterborough ; that to the extent aforesaid the two 
projects are to all intents competing Railways, and 
the construction of the one is incompatible with 
that of the other, and nevertheless that the latter 
Railway has been placed in a separate Group, 
namely, Group (T.), and its merits, therefore, cannot 
be compared with those of the London and York 
Railway, nor can the promoters of the latter line be 
heard, according to the forms of the House, in oppo- 
sition thereto ; That a Petition has been presented to 
the House, for leave to bring in a Bill for making a 
Railway from Goole to Doncaster and West Riding 
of the county of York; that the said intended 
Railway will, for the greater part of its course, run 
nearly parallel with part of the main line of the 
London and York Railway, and will be rendered 
entirely needless if the construction of the latter 
is authorized by Parliament, nevertheless the said 
Goole and Doncaster Railway is placed in a separate 
Group, namely Group (W.), from that of the London 
and York Railway, and the promoters of the latter are 
again unable to appear in opposition to the said Goole 
and Doncaster Railway, which may thus be sanc- 
tioned without the Committee to whom the same is 
referred having the facts clearly laid before them ; 
that the Petitioner is one of the Solicitors for the 
London and York Railway Bill, and that he and 
the promoters thereof are greatly embarrassed in 
the management of their case by the aforesaid dis- 
tributions of the Committee of Classification of 
Railway Bills; and the Petitioner humbly alleges 
that, according to such distribution, the Committees 
upon the foregoing Bills will be deprived of the 
means which they ought to possess of ascertaining 
the comparative merits of the several projects re- 
ferred to them, and Bills may thus pass into law to 
the great inconvenience of the public, the needless 
expenditure of money, and the mischievous inter- 
ference with private property; and praying that 
the said Bills for making Railways from Syston to 
Peterborough, and from Goole to Doncaster, may 
be placed in the same Group as that in which the 
London and York Railway Bill is placed, namely, 
Group (X.), or that the promoters of the last-men- 
tioned Bill may be heard, by their counsel, agents and 
witnesses, before the Committees to whom the said 
two other Bills stand referred in opposition thereto. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Colonial Mr. George William Hope presented a Bill to 
Passengers Bills exempt Ships carrying Passengers to North Ame- 
No, 228, n 


rica from the obligation of having ou Board a Phy- 


sician, Surgeon or Apothecary : And the same was 
Vor. 100. 


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275 


read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Monday next; and to be printed. 


Mr. Benbow presented a Bill for making a Branch London, 
Railway from the proposed London, Worcester and terapsartay 
South Staffordshire Railway, commencing in the ng 
Parish of Dudley, in the County of Worcester, and (Dudley and 
terminating in the Parish of Sedgley, in the County Sedeeley 
of Stafford: And the same was read the first time ; *™™) ®"" 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the There-undersigned intending New Zealaud. 
Colonists and Settlers in New Zealand, stating that 
the Petitioners entered into an arrangement with 
the New Zealand Company in May 1843, for the 
purpose of forming a Scotch Colony in New Zea- 
land; that the agreement to that effect was based 
upon the published statement that all differences 
between the Crown authorities and the New Zealand 
Company had been adjusted, and also upon the 
assurance of Captain Fitz Roy, to whom the enter- 
prise was explained, that he would, on arriving in 
the Colony, give immediate effect to the regular 
selection of a site (to the extent of one hundred and 
twenty thousand acres), and issue a title to the 
same under the great seal of the colony ; in these 
circumstances of apparent fixity, and under which 
it would have been altogether unworthy to have 
entertained any doubt or misgiving whatever, many 
persons in Scotland proposed to embark for New 
Zealand ; within a few months after the sailing of 
his Excellency, farms and houses were given up by 
them, professional engagements and appointments 
were relinquished, and capital was realized by all 
classes of intending’ purchasers, some of whom were 
in trade at the time, whilst many of the working 
classes, of excellent character, also gave up their 
engagements of regular service ; but ere the first 
party had embarked, the adjustment between the 
Colonial Office and the Company was not only 
brought into question, but, so far as the Petitioners 
are concerned, was virtually cancelled, and with 
every confidence in the full purpose of Captain Fitz 
Roy to fulfil his pledge, it nevertheless became evi- 
dent that no sane man could embark in the enter- 
prize without absolute assurance of the land title 
having been actually issued ; and some of the Peti- 
tioners, with many others associated with them, 
have thus been deeply injured in their circum- 
stances, whilst a popular and promising undertaking 
has been most hurtfully and indefinitely suspended ; 
another year has nearly elapsed, and although they 
have seen by the newspapers and also by despatches 
to the New Zealand Company, that the land was 
regularly purchased and placed under survey for 
them on the thirty-first of July last, in presence 
of a Government Officer and a Protector of Abo- 
rigines appointed for the purpose by Captain Fitz 
Roy, as parties to the transaction, Commissioners 
Spaine and Colonel Wakefield being also present, 
still no title has been announced, and it is impos- 
sible, after all that has taken place, to move without 
it; and praying that the House will cause inquiry 
to be made into the circumstances of that purchase, 
and that they may have such official assurance in 
regard to title as shall rescue them from the helpless 
state of inactivity and waste of means to which 
they have so long been exposed, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the New Zea- New Zealand. 
land Company, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Midland Rail- 
Calder and Hebble Navigation, praying that they 7:7 need 
may be heard, by themselves, their counselor agents, 
against certain parts of the Midland Railway 
Branches Bill, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Tabie. 





NN2 A Petition 










































































North British 
Railway Bill. 


Calton and 
Bridgeton 
Police Bill, 


Glasgow 
Police Bill. 


Trent Valley 
Railway Bill. 


Edinburgh 
and Hawick 


Rai!way Bill. 


276 


A Petition of William Hanmer Dick, Esquire, | 


eldest Son of Sir Robert Keith Dick, of Prestonfield, | Dawson, of Edwardstone, in the county of § 


17° Aprilis. 





A. 1845, 


A Petition of the Reverend George Augustus Hudderss 


Uffolk, and Manchest, 


Baronet, and Heir of entail next in succession to | praying that he may be heard, by himself, hig Railway agg 
him 1n the said estate of Prestonfield, in the county | counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
of Edinburgh, and of Alexander Pringle, of Whyt- | Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal 
bank, Esquire, m. P., for himself, as an heir substi- | Bill, was presented, and read. 


tute of entail, entitled to succeed to the said entailed 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 


estate of Prestonfield, and also of the said Alexander | the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
Pringle and Colonel James Lindsay, of Balcarres, | heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Co-Trustees, nominated by trust deed, dated the | Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
3ist day of March 1834, executed by the said Sir | of the Bill, against the said Petition. 





Robert Keith Dick, Heir of entail in possession of 
the said estate of Prestonfield, who is at present 
abroad, praying that they may be heard, by them- 


and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 





Petitions of Trustees of the Statute Labour of 
the county of Lanark, acting within that portion of 
said county called The Barony Parishof Glasgow ;— 
and, George Pollok and William Pollok, of Rhinds, 
in the county of Lanark, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Calton and Bridgeton Police 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Statute Labour of 
the county of Lanark, acting within that portion of 
said county called The Barony Parish of Glasgow, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Glasgow Police Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bull, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Rugeiey and Stone 
Turnpike-roads, in the county of Stafford, praying | 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel | 
or agents, against certain parts of the Trent Valley 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of William Hanmer Dick, Esquire, 
eldest Son of Sir Robert Keith Dick, of Prestonfield, 
Baronet, and Heir of entail, next in succession to him 
in the said estate of Prestonfield, in the county of 
Edinburgh, and of Alexander Pringle, of Whythank, 
Esquire, M.P., for himself as an heir substitute of 
entail, entitled to succeed to the said entailed estate 
of Prestonfield, and also of the said Alexander 
Pringle and Colonel James Lindsay, of Balcarres, 
Co-trustees nominated by trust deed dated the 31st 
day of March 1834, executed by the said Sir Robert 
Keith Dick, Heir of entail in possession of the said 


Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts | may pass into a law,—were presented, and read 
of the North British Railway Bill, was presented, | and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


anal Bill, 


Two Petitions from Worksop, praying that the shetiel ang 


That the Petitioners are deeply sensible of the great 
advantages they enjoy in having in the south and 
north side of the city of Perth ample grounds for 
recreation, health and exercise, and would deeply 
regret if these were encroached upon to any unrea- 
sonable extent ; that the Petitioners are equally alive 
to the great benefit which must result to the city of 
Perth, from its being made the point of divergence 
for no fewer than four different Railways, all of 
which have received the sanction of the Board of 
Trade, and for which the necessary Bills have been 
introduced into this House; that the Petitioners are 
lad to learn that the Magistrates and Town Coun- 
cil of Perth, the local guardians of the public 
interest, have, by an unanimous vote, after full con- 
sideration, consented to the appropriation of part of 
the eastern portion of the South Inch, for the neces- 
sary accommodation of the Railways and the for- 
mation of a general terminus ; that as the Petitioners 
consider this arrangement is not only absolutely 
necessary to meet the convenience of the public 
and to facilitate the traffic which may be expected 
to arise upon the Railways in connexion with the 
harbour of Perth, and as the same will be highly 
conducive to the interests of the city, they beg to 
express their entire concurrence in and approval of 
the resolution of the Magistrates, which is sup- 
ported by the great body of the population, although 
some persons are opposed to the measures on the 
ground that the inhabitants will thereby be deprived 
of a portion of the grounds appropriated for pleasure 
and recreation ; that Perth is more amply supplied 
with airing grounds than any other city in the em- 
pire of the same extent and population; the Worth 
Inch and the western portion of the South Inch, 
contain together no less than 138 acres; and pray- 
ing the House to approve of the foresaid resolution 
of the Magistrates of Perth, and to act accordingly, 
in passing into a law any of the Railway Bills 
connected with Perth now before Parliament. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of so much of the Despatch sent out by the 
Court of Directors of the. Honourable East India 
Company, on the 18th day of December 1844, as 
relates to the discountenancing of any connexion of 
the Company’s Servants with attendance of devotees 
upon the Ceremonies of the Temple of Juggernauth, 
and any arrangements sanctioned, or directed, for 











estate of Prestonfield, who is at present abroad, pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their | 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Edin- | 
— and Hawick Railway Bill, was presented, and | 
read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their | 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in | 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


\ 





the discontinuance of Pecuniary Payments towards 
the maintenance of the Idol worship of that Shrine. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Perth and Per 
suburbs, was presented, and read; setting forth, Bills. 


ailway Bill Lincolnshire 
. Junction Rail. 
? way Bill, 


th Railway 


East India. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, poor Law 


Union under the Poor Relief Act in Ireland; the 
Date of the first Admission of the Poor; the Ex- 
pense (prepared from the audited Accounts) in each 
first and each subsequent half-year for which the 
Accounts have been audited, with the Sums — 
or 


'a Return giving the Date of the formation of each (Ireland.) 


Sheriff: 
(Scot 


Mayr 
Colle 


Cal 
Wo 


Sheriffs 
(Scotland. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Calico Print 
Works Bill, 


No. 229, 


Maynooth 


College Bill, 





§ VicTORIZ. 


for Maintenance and Clothing in the first column ; 
those paid for the proportion of Establishment 


Charges, Repayment of Workhouses Loan, Collec- 
tion, Burial and all other Expenses, in the second ; 
and in the third the Total Expense, the Number 
relieved in each Workhouse in each half-year, the 
Average Number relieved half-yearly, the Average 
Cost per head per week for Maintenance and Cloth- 
ine in each half-year, and the Date at which each 
half-year ended,and marking the half-years in which 
Instalments of the Workhouse Loans have been 
paid:—And, a Return giving the Names of the 
Unions in Ireland in which the provisions of the 
Act 6 and 7 Vic.,c. 92, have been acted on in respect 
of Fever Patients, specifying the Cases in ih 
the Poor Law Commissioners have sanctioned, 1st. 
the Appropriation of a part of the Workhouse for a 
Fever Hospital ; or, 2dly. the Building of a Fever 
Ward, its distance from the nearest point of the 
Workhouse, the Number it is calculated to contain, 
the Cost of it, and in what manner the Money is 
obtained; or, 3dly. the Hiring of a House, the 
Number it will contain, and the Rent thereof :— 
Also, a Return of the Number of Fever Patients 
relieved under the 15th, and of those relieved under 
the 16th Clause of the above-named Act, and the 
average weekly Cost of each. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return, in columns, of the Number of Days 
in the years 1842, 1843, and 1844, on which each 
Sheriff in Scotland, (excepting those for the Coun- 
ties of Lanark and Mid Lothian) officiated as Judge 
in his County Court, and whether the nature of the 
business was Civil or Criminal, or both, each day: 
--And, a similar separate Return for each of the 
Counties respectively of Lanark and Mid Lothian. 

Ordered, That the said Address be — to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That there be laid before this House,a Return 
of the Number of Petitions that have been presented 
for and against the proposal on the part of Her 
Majesty’s Government, of an increased Grant out of 
the Consolidated Fund to the College of Maynooth, 
in Ireland, with the Total Number of Signatures 
annexed thereto; distinguishing, where possible, 
Ist, those Petitions which object in toto to all En- 
dowment of any Religious Worship ; 2d, those 
Petitions which object to any Grant of any kind to 
Maynooth ; 3d, those Petitions which object to the 
Measure of Her Majesty’s Government :—The above 
Return to be made up to Friday the 18th day of 
April :—-And the said Motion was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Calico Print Works Bill; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, That they have power to extend the Provi- 
sions of the Bill to the regulation of the Labour of 
Young Persons and Women, and to all Print Works, 
and to the processes incidental to the Labour in Print 
Works. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee ; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
a gy Debate upon the Amendments which, 
OL. ; 


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277 


upon Friday last, were proposed to be made to the 
Question, That the Maynooth College Bill be now 
read a second time; and which Amendments were 
to leave out the word “ now,” and, at the end of the 
Question, to add the words “upon this day six 
months.” 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
word “now” stand part of the Onestion The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till to-morrow. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That Answer to 
their several Addresses, of the 11th and 14th days Addresses. 
of this instant April, (That Her Majesty would be 
graciously pleased to give directions that the Papers 
therein mentioned might be laid before this House,) 
had been presented to Her Majesty; and that Her 
Majesty had commanded him to acquaint this 
House, that she will give directions accordingly. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s Occupation 
Command,—Copy of the Evidence taken before Her of Land 
Majesty’s Commissioners of Inquiry into the state 
of the law and practice in respect to the Occupa- 
tion of Land in JLreland, Part II. 

Copy of the Third Report of the Commissioners Pentouville 
for the Government of the Pentonville Prison, Pris. 

Copy of the Commission for inquiry into the Circuits of the 


expediency of altering the Circuits of the Judges in Judges. 
England and Wales. 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Haswell 
an Address to Her Majesty,—Copvy of the Report of Coliieties. 
Messrs. Lyell and Faraday to the Secretary of State 
for the Home Department, on the subject of the 
Explosion at the Haswell Collieries in September 
last :—Also, Copy of the Report addressed to the 
United Committee of the Coal Trade by the Special 
Committee appointed to take into consideration the 
said Report of Messrs. Lyell and Faraday ; and 
Copy of the Reply of Messrs. Lyell and Faraday 
thereto. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Clerks of — 
Order,—A Return from the Clerk of each Petty Me = 
Sessions in Zreland, of the Amount of Fees received “""""*? 
by him during each of the last Three years, ending 
the 31st day of December 1844. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Constabulary 
the directions of an Act. of Parliament,—A State- Force (trelaud.) 
ment of the Amount of Constabulary Force in each 
County, County of a City, and County of a Town 
in ied, on ist January 1845. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


(Treland.) 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Pol- aetneet 
lohshaws (Renfrewshire), praying that the Infeft- @colane); 
ment (Scotland); and, Heritable Securities (Scot- — 
laud) Bills, may not pass into law, was presented, (Scotland) 


and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. Bills. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Infeftment — 
into a Committee upon the Infeftment (Scotland) S¢ot!an4) Bill. 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 

Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 

day next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Heritable 
into a Committee upon the Heritable Securities (Scotland) Bill 
(Scotland) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, : 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon 
Monday next. 


NN3 A Petition 





A Petition of James William Vivian, complain- 


Staines and 


Richmond ing that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
Sale. respect to the application for the Stainesand Rich- 


mond Junction Railway Bill, had not been complied 
with ; and praying that he may be heard, by him- 
self, his agent and witnesses, against the same, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Richard Mosse, of No. 2, Princes- 
street, in the city of Westminster, Gentleman, com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Harwich and 
Eastern Counties Junction Railway (No. 2.) Bill, 
had not been complied with; and praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Harwich and 
Eastern Coun- 
ties Junction 
Railway 

(No. 2.) 


Wexford 
Harbour. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Amount expended by the Wexford 
Harbour Commissioners, during the last Ten years, 
in Buoys, Perches and Beacons, or in deepening the 
Bar and Harbour of Wexford :—Of the Law Costs 
and Damages incurred by same from the year 1813: 
—Of the Amounts of the different Contracts entered 
into for the Erection of the present Quays, their 
Length, and how much of that Length is available 
for Vessels to lie alongside of :—And, of the Gross 
Amount levied under the head of Tonnage Rates 
and additional Rates for the Ten years ending 1st 
January 1845, and of the Amount of Debt at pre- 
sent due to the said Commissioners. 


South Wales 
Railway Bill, 


Ordered, That the Petition of Charles John 
Kemeys Tynte, of Haswell House, in the county of 
Somerset, Esquire, which was presented upon the 9th 
day of this instant April, praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against cer- 
tain parts of the South Wales Railway Bill, be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioner heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon 
his Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Dunstable and Ordered, That the Petition of the Company of 


London and = Proprietors of the Grand Junction Canal, which 
Rallwes Bil was presented yesterday, praying that they may be 


17° Aprils. 





A, 1845. 


does not agree with the general Plan in the follow- 
ing instances ; viz. 








heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Dunstable and London and Birming- 
ham Railway Bill, be referred to the Committee on 
Group (T.) of Railway Bills. 


DirectNorthen The House was moved, That the Order made 


ss upon the 21st day of February last, for referring to 
or a the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills 
the Petition for leave to bring in the direct Northern 
Railway (No. 1.) Bill, might be read ; and the same 
being read ; 
And the House being informed, That the Peti- 
tioners desired to withdraw their Petition ; 
Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 
Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn. 
Hall and Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
—— on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- 


titions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Hull and Gainsborough Railway Bill, were referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as according to the general Plan the 
centre of the Line of Railway passes into No. 45, in 
the parish of Gainsborough, to the extent of 28 
yards, whereas, according to the enlarged Plan, it 
only passes about two yards into such number. 

And inasmuch as in the Plan deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace at Spilsby, the enlarged Plan 

















On On 
the enlarged} the general 
Plan. Plan, 
Township of Wharton : 
No. 16. The centre line is distant 
from No. 18 - - - _ 6 yards 35 yards, 
Township of Blyton: 
No. 7. The centre line is distant from . 
No. 7 : “ “ a 7 3 yards 25 yards, 
Township of Scotter : 
No. 21. The centre li $s into 
‘No. 29 Pog on: a = - % 80 yards | 140 yards, 
Ditto- - - intoNo. 21 - | 60 yards | 20 yards. 





The centre line passes into No. 26 on the enlarged 
Plan; on the general Plan it is 33 yards distant 
from the same. 











On On 
the enlarged | the general 
Plan. Plan. 
Parish of Winterton : 
No. 8. The centre line is distant fr rm 
No. 9 — _ — aa - a 120 yards | 35 yards, 
Parish of South Ferriby : " is 30 vard 
No. 31. The centre line at No. 33 - Fs poe . 
The centre line at No. 35 -{ Pte ” po ds 
Parish of Barrow-upon-Humber : 
No. 35. The eastern fence of No. 38 » » 
is in length e os ' . " 173 yards | 276 yards, 
The centre line is distant from » 
the buildings in No. 38 - Spee | ym 








And inasmuch as certain lands are described on 
the Plans and in the Books of Reference as in the 
parish of Barton-upon-Humber, but there is no such 
parish, and the lands are situate partly in the parish 
of Barton Saint Peter, and partly in the parish of 
Barton Saint Mary. ° 

And inasmuch as two fields, No. 10, in the parish 
of Blyton, in the Plan deposited at Spilsby, are not 
numbered in the Plan deposited in the Private Bill 
Office. 

And inasmuch as no mill or building was shown 
on the Plan or on the enlarged Plan deposited at 
Spilsby, in No. 15, in the said parish, when exa- 
mined on the 17th February, but they are now shown 
on such Plans, and they are also shown on the 
Plans deposited in the Private Bill Office; but in 
the sealed-up Plans deposited at Spilsby such mill 
or buiiding is not shown. 

And inasmuch as in the Plan deposited in the 
Private Bill Office, a field through which the line 
passes in the said parish is numbered 65, and other 
fields contiguous thereto are numbered 66, 67 and 
68, whereas in the Plan deposited at Spilsby, such 
fields were not numbered on the 21st December, and 
they are now obliterated by a blot which did not exist 
on the 21st December, but was there in February. 

And inasmuch as in the enlarged Plan at No. 4, in 
the parish of Corringham, on the Plan deposited at 
Spilsby, the line of Railway crosses No. 4, to the ex- 
tent of 235 feet (the nearest point of such line being 
70 feet distant from the corner of the field); whereas 
on the Plan deposited in the Private Bill Office it 
crosses No. 4 to the extent only of 155 feet, its 
nearest point being 30 feet from the corner. 

And inasmuch as a field at 6 } miles on the line, 





numbered 20, on the Plan deposited in the Private 
Bill Office, was numbered 19, on that deposited at 
Spilsby on 21st December ; it is now altered to 20, 
this alteration having been made since February. 
And inasmuch as a field at 12 miles 1 furlong 
intersected by the centre line, was numbered 6 on 
the Plan deposited at Spilsby, whereas on the Plan 
deposited at the Private Bill Office it is numbered 
63; it is now altered to 63 in black ink; this 
alteration having been made since February, when 





the 3 had been added in pencil to the 6, which was 
in red ink. 
And 





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been made subsequently. 


And inasmuch as the buildings in No. 22, in the 
parish of Barrow-upon-Humber, through which the 
centre line passes, are in a different part of the field 
on the Plan deposited in the Private Bill Office, to 
that which they occupied on the Plan deposited at 


17° Aprils. 

And inasmuch as in the Plan deposited in the 
Private Bill Office, the centre line passes a consider- 
able distance through No. 20, in the parish of South 
Ferriby, whereas, in that deposited at Spilsby, it did 
not pass through the said number at all, on the 21st 
December, but it now does so, this alteration having 





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Spilsby on the 21st December, which has, since 
February, been altered so as to agree with the Plan 
deposited in the Private Bill Office. 

And inasmuch as the following lands, tenements 
and property lying upon the line of Railway, or 
within the limits of lateral deviation, are not marked 
or numbered upon the Plans, nor are the names of 
the owners or reputed owners, lessees or reputed 
lessees and occupiers of such lands contained in the 
Books of Reference, nor has application been made 
to such parties in respect of such property; viz. 












































To what Parish or Township Description of the Owners Lessees 
Field in Lands omitted in or or Occupiers. 
adjacent. which situate. Book of Reference. Reputed Owners. Reputed Lessees. 
No. 
8 Parish of Gainsborough | field - - - | Francis Pettinger -| - - - | Charles Geary Hewett | } 
9 - ditto - - - | - ditto - - -|- - - - - - - |- ditto - - - 
16and13 | - ditto - - - | pasture field - } Henry Bacon Hickman | - - - | Bennett Brackenbury - 
17and19 | - ditto - - -|-ditto - -|- ditto - - -| - - - |- ditto - - - 
18and16 |- ditto - - -|- ditto - -|- ditto - - -{ - - - | John Cawdell - . 
18and15 | - ditto - - - | public highway - | Surveyors of highways. 
18and21 | - ditto - - - | pasture field - | H. B. Hickman -| - a - | - ditto - - - 
23 - ditto - ° - | arable field -|- ditto - - -| - - - | William Harrison = - 
29 - ditto - - -|- ditto - - | Robert Duckle - - - - - | Thomas Dook - - 
32 - ditto - - -|- ditto - - | H. B. Hickman - - - - | John Cave - - 
88 and 40 | - ditto - - -|- ditto - - | Robert Duckle - - - - - | William Cooling - 
39, 40 and 41] - ditto - - -|- ditto - -|- ditto - - - - - - | Thomas Wanener ~ 
44and45 | - ditto - - -|- ditto - - | H. B. Hickman -;| - - - | Charles Fox - - 
44and45 | - ditto - ” -|- ditto - -]|- ditto - - -| - - - | - ditto - - - 
9 and 11 Township of Warton - | - ditto - - | - ditto - - - - - - | Samuel Hawson, jun. - men 
10,lland12}- ditto - - -|-ditto - -|- ditto - - -{| - -  ~ | Samvel Hawson, sen. - Within 
2and 3 Township of Blyton -|- ditto - - | EarlofScarborough -} -  - - | John Sanderson - limits of 
4 - ditto - ° -|-ditto - - | H. B. Hickman -| - - - | Samuel Hawson, jun. - deviation. 
4and 5 - ditto - - -|- ditto - -|- ditto - - -| - - - | William Rogers - 
6 - ditto - - -|- ditto - - | James Smithsons -| - - - | James Smithsons - 
69and73 | - ditto - - - | pasture field § - | Colonel Henry Coape- | - - - | Edmund Huntsman - 
7land74 | - ditto - - -|- ditto - - | Robert Holmes - -| - - - | Reynold Holmes - 
79 - ditto - - - | arable field - | Isaac Wigglesworth - | - - - | Isaac Rigglesworth - 
8 and 10 -- Parish and Town- | - ditto - - | Hugo Charles Meyneu - - - | Thomas Everatt - 
ship of Laughton. 
13 and14 | - ditto - - - | pasture field - | Ingram - - -| - - - | Thomas Oxley - - 
16 - ditto - - - ditto - -|- ditto - - -{| - - - | William Linley - - 
22 and 25 | - ditto - - -|- ditto - -|- ditto - - - - - - Thomas West - - 
22 and25 | - ditto - - - | arable field -|- ditto - - - - - ws - ditto - - - 
24 and27 | - ditto - - -|- ditto - -|- ditto - - -{| - - - | William Cooling - 
30 and 33 | - ditto - " -|- ditto - -|- ditto - - =~ &lt; - | William Housham~ - 
32and34 |- ditto - - -|- ditto - -|- ditto - - -| - - - |- ditto -  - -|J 
1 -- Parish and Town- | -- arable field, and | Robert Wells - SS ° - | Robert Wells - - | onthe line. 
ship of Scotton. cottage and garden. 
2 and 4 - ditto - - - | arable field - | William Ross - -f - ° - | William Ross - - ] 
39 and 42 | - ditto - ~ - | pasture field - | Richard Reddish. 
38and44 |- ditto. ~- - | public drain - | Surveyors of highways} - - + | Richard Reddish - 
3 and 5 -- Parish and Town- | arable field - | Dr. Schofield - -| - - ° Thomas Keele - - 
ship of Messingham. 
6 and 8 - ditto - S -|-ditto - oe | a a 2 = Re Z - ditto - - - 
10and12 | - ditto . - - | homestead - | Robert Benson - -| - - - | Joseph Hardy - * 
23 - ditto . ~ - | - - pasture fields, | William Smith - - - - | Robert Benson - - 
homestead and 
buildings. 
50 and 52 - ditto - - - | arable field - |- ditto - - - - - - John Elcom - = 
52and54 |. ditto - - -|-ditto - - | - ditto - - -|] - - - - ditto - = - 
56 and58 | - ditto - - -|- ditto - - | Richard Barker - - - | Richard Barker - 
and 8 Township of Holme - | - ditto - - | -- Robert Owston, Ed- | - - - | Matthew Stainton - 
ward Jackling Mason, Within 
and John Nall, as trus- limits of 
tees under the will of deviation. 
James Calah, deceased. 
14and 16 | Township of Ashby -|- ditto - | - | Thomas Chatterton -]| - - - | Richard Dunkall = - 
2 Township of Burnley - | field - - - | Charles Winn - -| - - - | Edward Jacques . 
10 - - Parish and Town- | - ditto - -|- ° = e = fs - | Thomas Jee - - 
ship of Appleby. 
7 and 9 - ditto - - - | plantation - - | Charles Winn. 
178 - ditto - . . | field - ss a = = = = Charles Marshall - 
5a - ditto - ‘ -|-ditto - -|- ditto - oa = i. = Richard Brown - - 
104 - ditto - - «| arable field ols ite = - -| -  «-  « | Hutchinson Smith - 
1d - ditto - = - | field - a a ee « es, ae - - | -- Charles Bennet and 
Mary Bennett. 
2a -- Parish of Roxby- | - ditto - + | Robert CaryElwes -| - - ~- [John Taylor - = - 
cum-Risby,. 
6 - ditto - &lt; vie &gt; oe Gi « jz of &lt; ° - | Joseph Bostock - - 
25 Parish of Winterton - | - ditto &lt; - | Charles Holgate . s es Charles Holgate = | : 
415 South Faniley - - | pasture land -- Sir John Nelthorpe, | - ° * George Waddington - | 00 the line. 
os P sa Within limits 
- ditto - - - for fields - - | Sir John Nelthorpe - - - ° - - ° of deviation. 
33 - ditto - - - |*- - River Humber | - - The Crown, or Sir | - - - |]- - - - | on the line. 
and foreshore. John Nelthorpe, Bart. 
43 - ditto - - -J|fied- -  -|SirJobn Nelthorpe -| - - =+ [- = . - bees limits 
- - The trustees of the | Joshua Bower | John Smith - - |J ofdeviation. 
36 and 38 | -- Parish of Barton- | - ditto -  -|| road from Waterside- 
a upon-Humber. house to Riseholme 
45 - ditto - - - | toll-house - +-| | Hedge Corner, in the 
county of Lincoln, 
Vor. 100. NN4 And 





280 


And inasmuch as the first rate of inclination from 
Gainsborough, is stated on the Section to be one in 
165, whereas it is one in 207. 

And inasmuch as a public carriage-road, No. 22, 
on the Plan, in the parish of Gainsborough, is not 
noted on the Section, nor is the depth of the Rail- 
way under the surface of such road marked. 

And inasmuch as in no case in which a turnpike 
or public carriage-road is crossed by the Railway, 
does the Section show the exact point where the 
road occurs, by a perpendicular line, or otherwise, 
except by figures denoting the height of the Rail- 
way over or under the point of —~ 

And inasmuch as the height of the Railway over 
or under the surface of the following public car- 
riage and turnpike-roads is incorrectly stated upon 
the Section in the following instances; viz. 





Height, 
over or under, stated 
on the Section. 


Distances of the 
Roads on the Line 
of Railway. 


Correct Height. 





Miles. fur. 
‘es 38 feet 3 in. over. 

37 feet 8 in. ditto. 

16 feet 4 in. under. 
5 feet 3 in. over. 

16 feet 6 in. under. 

27 feet 8 in. ditto. 

41 feet 7 in. over. 

32 feet 10 in. ditto. 
3 feet 10 in. under. 

81 feet ditto. 

21 feet 4 in. ditto. 

10 in. ditto. 

16 feet ditto. 

15 feet 6 in. ditto. 

16 feet 6 in. ditto | 13 feet ditto. 

14 feet 6 in. ditto 8 feet 6 in. ditto. 


And inasmuch as in the Books of Reference, No. 
62, described as field, pasture, cottages and premises, 
in the parish of Barton-upon-Humber, of which 
Joseph Mackrill is the owner, is stated to be in 


25 feet over 
24 feet ditto 
27 feet under 
8 feet ditto 
26 feet ditto 
36 feet over 
34 feet ditto 
17 feet 6 in. ditto 
18 feet under 
38 feet ditto 
28 feet ditto 
22 feet ditto 
22 feet ditto 
19 feet ditto 








ATLL MORON ANIA Com tom 
COD I LOM OCI ROAM ACaameE 


TWVTOT RR ROOK RR 


bars Hg as follows: 


“In hand and others,” whereas the cottages, 


with gardens attached thereto, are occupied by the 
followirg tenants; viz. William Bowler, Joseph 
Foster, Thomas Bowler, William Knapp, Thomas 
Jackson, Samuel Ellis, Joseph Newbane, Thomas 
Thompson and Thomas Hunt. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till after twelve of the clock on Friday morn- 
ing, adjourned till this day. 





Veneris, 18° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Tidd Pratt, the Barrister appointed to cer- 
tify the Rules of Friendly Societies in Eng- 
land and Wales, was called in; and at the bar 
resented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of 
-arliament,—An Abstract of Accounts of Loan 
Societies in England and Wales, to the 31st De- 
cember 1844 :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Bailey, Curator of Sir John Scane’s Museum, 
was called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant 
to the directions ofan Act of Parliament,—A State- 
ment of the Funds of the Museum of the late Sir 
John Soane, on the 5th January 1845 :—And then 
he withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table. 
Two Petitions from Perth, praying that the 


Railway Bill. Scottish Central Railway Bill may pass into a law, 


—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


‘ 


17°—18° Aprilis. 





A. 1845, 


Petitions from Thorp Arch ;—Shofforth ;—Tad- York ana 
caster ; — Harrogate ; — Wetherby ;—and, York ; North Midiang 
praying that the York and North Midland Railway — (Har. 
(Harrogate Branch) Bill, may pass into a law,— Bi.) 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Mr. William Hamilton reported from the Com- Cierkenyey 
mittee on the Clerkenwell Improvement Bill; and to Improvement 
whom two Petitions against the said Bill were re- Bil. 
ferred; That they had heard counsel in support of 
one of the said Petitions, and had considered the 
other Petition; and that the Committee had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Agents for the Surrey and Surrey ang 
Sussex Roads (Sunday Toll) Bill be allowed to de- Sussex Roais 
= a filled-up Bill, signed by them, in the Private $j" ™) 

ill Office. 

Ordered, That the Committee on the said Bill be 

revived :—And that they have leave to sit, and pro- 


ceed, upon Tuesday next, at two of the clock. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of Oulton ;—Rodley ;— Leeds and 

Seacrof ; —Churwell ;— Rothwell ;— Gildersome ;— West Riding 
Manston ;—Potternewton ;—West Ardsley ;-—Bees- ays — 
ton; —Methley ;—Kirkstall and Burley ;—Chapel Yorkshire Rail- 
Allerton ; — Bramley ;— Wortley ;— Headingley ;— wevs suis less, 
Halton ;—Farnley ;— Holbeck ;—Whithirk ;—Fars- ee 
ley ;—Morley ;—Brincliff ;—Fast Ardsley ;— Pon- Junction Rail. 
tefract ;— Batley ; —Thornhill ; —Ossett ;—Fiaby ¥*9 Bils. 
(two Petitions) ;— Linthwaite; — Sheepridge and 
Deighton ; — Huddersfield ;— Slathwaite :— Dews- 
bury ; — Earlsheaton ; —Pudsey ;--Stanningley ;— 
Pudsey, Tong and Stanningley ;— Tong ;—Midgley ; 
—Barkisland ; — Warley ;—Raistrick ;—Norland; 
—Stanisfield and Longsfield ;— Hartshead ;—South- 
owram ; —- Heptonstall ;—Sowerby ;-—Staniland ;— 
Northowram ; -— Ovenden ;—Rishworth ;—Erring- 
den ; — Wadsworth ; — Clifton; — Brighouse ; — 
Bretton ; —Stanley-cum-Wrenthorp ;—Horbury ;— 
Sandal ; — Wakefield ;—Alversthorpe ;— Warmfield 
and Heath ;—Trustees of the Coloured Cloth Hall at 
Leeds ;—Manufacturers of and Dealers in worsted, 
woollen and other goods attending the Hall and 
Markets in Heckhmondwike ;—'Trustees of the White 
Cloth Hall at Leeds;—Parliamentary Electors and 
Inhabitants of Zeeds;— Inhabitants of the West 
Riding of the county of York, being Manufacturers 
of and Dealers in Woollen Cloth attending the Halls 
and Markets in Leeds ;—and, Clergy, Gentry, Mer- 
chants, Manufacturers, Tradesmen and others Inha- 
bitants of Elland-cum-Greetland, in the parish of 
Halifax, all in the West Riding of the county of 
York; praying that the Leeds and West Riding 
Junction Railways Bill may pass into a law; and 
that the West Yorkshire Railway and Leeds, Dews- 
bury and Manchester Junction Railway Bills may 
not pass into law,—were presented, and read; and 
referred to the Committee on the Bills. 


Petitions from Farnley ;— Leeds (two Petitions) ; gn A 
— Wortley (Chairman) ; — Clifton (Chairman) ; — junction Rail- 
Rastrick (Chairman) ;— Manchester ;—Heptonstall ways Bill. 
and Hebden Bridge ;—and, Sowerby Bridge, all in 
the West Riding of the county of York; praying 
that the Leeds and West Riding Junction Railways 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
é 


Petitions of Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of West Solio 
lands, tenements and other premises in the township 7724. Dews- 
and neighbourhood of Zeeds ;—Owners, Lessees and bury and Man~ 
Occupiers of lands, tenements and other premises In fa 
the township and neighbourhood of Farnley;— . 
and, Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of lands, tene- 


ments and other premises in the township and — 





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Waterworks 
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hood of Lepton, in the West Riding of the county of 

York; praying that they may be heard, by them- 

selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 

of the West Yorkshire Railway and Leeds, Dews- 

bury and Manchester Junction Railway Bills,—were 
resented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bills; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Leeds and A Petition of John Beswiche Greenwood, of Wo- 
West Riding Qyrn-square, in the county of Middlesex, and of 
Junction Rail- Dyeyshury Moor, in the county of York, Esquire, 
Wot Yorkshire praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- 
Railway Bills. se] or agent, against certain parts of the Leeds and 
West Riding Junction Railways and West Yorkshire 
Railway Bills, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bills; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bills, against the said Petition. 


Leeds and A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 

West Riding habitants of the town and neighbourhood of Brad- 

—" ford, in the West Riding of the county of York, 

West Yorkshire praying that the Zeeds and West Riding Junction 

Railway Bills. Stone Bill may pass into a law; and that the 
West Yorkshire Railway Bill may not pass into a 
law, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


West Yorkshire Petitions of Inhabitants of Clifton (Chairman) ;— 

Railway Bill. Vortley (Chairman) ;— and, Rastrick (Chairman), 
in the West Riding of the county of York; praying 
that the West Yorkshire Railway Bill may not pass 
into a law,—-were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Leni Petitions of Inhabitants of Rastrick (Chairman) ; 
and Manchester — Clifton (Chairman) ;--and, Wortley (Chairman), 
Junction Rail- in the West Riding of the county of York; praying 
way Bill that the Leeds, Dewsbury and Manchester Junction 

Railway Bill may not pass into a law, —were pre- 


sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Wilts, Somerset 
and Weymouth 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Kennet and Avon Canal Navigation, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Wilts, Somerset 
and Weymouth Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Brodford Gas The House proceeded to take into consideration 
” the Report on the Bradford Gas Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 

ingrossed. 


Huddersfield 
Waterworks 
Bill, 


Mr. Pulsford reported from the Committee on 
the Huddersfield Waterworks Bill; That it appeared 
to the Committee that no filled-up Bill, signed by 
the agent for the same, had been deposited in the 
Private Bill Office one clear day before the meeting 
of the Committee, pursuant to the Standing Order 
No. 136; and the Committee therefore declined to 
proceed with the Bill; and that they had instructed 
the Chairman to report the circumstance to the 
House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Manchester 


sae Ordered, That the Agents for the Manchester and 
and Salfor 


Salford Waterworks Bill be allowed to deposit a 
filled-up Bill, signed by them, in the Private Bill 
Office. 

Ordered, That the Committee on the said Bill be 
revived :——And that they have leave to sit, and pro- 
ceed, upon Monday next, at twelve of the clock, 

Vor. 100. 


18° Aprilis. 





981 


A Petition of Six of the Commissioners of Sewers Westminster 
for the city and liberty of Westminster, and part of Improvement 
the county of Middlesex, praying that they may a 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Westminster Improve- 
ment (No. 2.) Bill, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Six of the Commissioners of Sewers Chelsea 
for the city and liberty of Westminster, and part of Improvement 
the county of Middlesex, praying that they may be Bill. 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Chelsea Improvement Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Dalry ;—Kilwinning ;—and, Loch- Glasgow Junc- 
winnoch ; praying that the Glasgow Junction Rail- tion Railway 
way Bill may pass into a law,—-were presented, and il. 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Bridgwater Bridgwater 
Navigation and Railway Bill have leave to sit this Navigation and 
day till five of the clock, during the sitting of the B#!!way Bill. 
House. 


The Lyme Regis Improvement, Market and Water- Lyme Regis 
works Bill was read a second time ; and committed. Improvement, 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- wont 27d 
mittee of Selection. Bill. 

Mr. Strut reported from the Select Committee Irish Great 

on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several pata _ 
Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the iy amy 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the , 
Trish Great Western Railway (Dublin to Galway) 
Bill, were referred ; That the Standing Orders had 
not been complied with, inasmuch as in the town- 
land of Robertstown West, parish of Kilmeague, in 
the county of Kildare, two houses next to the arable 
land, marked 3, in the said Book of Reference, are 
not numbered on the Plan or enlarged Plan, but 
they are part of the same property, and are fully 
described in the Book of Reference. 

Houses in the townland of Robertstown West, 
near the house numbered 4, in the said Book of 
Reference, are not numbered on the said Plan or 
enlarged Plan. 

A piece of land in the townland of Derrymullen, 
adjoining No. 15, in the said townland, and ap- 
pearing on the Plan to be separated from it by a 
fence, is not numbered in the said Plan or enlarged 
Plan, nor described in the said Book of Reference. 

A house, offices and garden in the townland of 
Allenwood North, numbered on the said Plan 302, 
and cut by the said Railway, is not described in the 
said Book of Reference. 

A piece of ornamental land in the townland of 
Killenagh Lower, in the parish of Kilpatrick and 
county of Kildare, situate near the lands numbered 
4, 6 and 8, is shown on the said Plan to be within 
the limits of deviation, but is not numbered thereon, 
nor described in the said Book of Reference. 

In the townland of Kilpatrick, parish of Kilpa- 
trick and county of Kildare, certain offices and 
ground belonging to a house known as Kilpatrick 
House, are shown on the said Plan to be within the 
limits of deviation, but are not numbered thereon, 
nor described in the Book of Reference, and no 
enlarged Plan of the same ; and the names of owner, 
lessee and occupier are wholly omitted in the Book 
of Reference. 

In the townland of Ballyhagan, parish of Car- 
berry and county of Kildare, two pieces of land ad- 
joining the land numbered 3 and 4 on the said 
Plan, and appearing on the Plan to be separated 
by a fence, are crossed by the said Railway, but are 

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282 


not numbered on the said Plan or enlarged Plan, 
or described in the said Book of Reference. 

Another large piece of land adjoining the two 
last-mentioned pieces of land in the said townland, 
is not numbered on the Plan or enlarged Plan, 
nor described in the Book of Reference, and the 
names of the owner, lessee and occupier thereof re- 
spectively are wholly omitted from the said Book 
of Reference. 

In the townland of Tullamore and townlands of 
Tullamore and Puttaghan, in the King’s County, a 
number of houses, gardens and grounds in Bury 
Quay, and several houses, gardens and grounds in 
William-street, adjoining, and the Roman Catholic 
Nunnery, and the Grand Canal Hotel, the waiting- 
room, yard, stable and cut-offices belonging thereto, 
together with the Canal harbour, are severally in- 
cluded within the limits of deviation, but are not 
numbered on the said Plan, nor described in the 
Book of Reference, nor are there any enlarged Plans 
given of the several houses, Nunnery, Hotel, gardens, 
grounds and buildings, and that the names of the 
owners, lessees and occupiers thereof respectively, 
being 21 in number, are omitted in the said Book 
of Reference, and it was not stated to the said 
owners, lessees and occupiers thereof respectively, 
on or before the 31st day of Deceniber last, that 
the said several houses on Bury Quay and in Wil- 
liam-street aforesaid, and the said Nunnery and Hotel, 
buildings, gardens and grounds would be required 
for the purposes of the said Railway, under the 
usual powers of deviation. 

A small portion of a field adjoining the field 
numbered 26, in the townland of Kilbride, parish 
of Murragh, and in the King’s County, is not num- 
bered on the Plan or enlarged Plan, nor described 
in the Book of Reference, and the names of the 
owner, lessee and occupier are not inserted in the 
said Book of Reference, and it was not stated to 
the said owners, lessees and occupiers respectively 
on or before the 31st day of December last, that 
the said field would be required for the purposes of 
the said undertaking, under the usual powers of 
deviation. 

In the townland of Loughawn, parish of Durrow 
and King’s County, a portion of a field adjoining 
Nos. 17 and 18 is shown on the said Plan within 
the limits of deviation, but is not numbered thereon, 
nor on the enlarged Plan, nor described in the said 
Book of Reference, and the names of the owner, 
lessee and occupier are wholly omitted therefrom, 
and it was not stated in writing to the said owner, 
lessee and occupier on or before the 31st day of 
December last, that the said field would be required 
for the purposes of the said Railway. 

In the townland of Fara, parish of Durrow and 
King’s County, a small corner of a field situate 
between the fields numbered 47 and 50, is shown 
to be within the limits of deviation, but is not num- 
bered on the Plans and enlarged Plans, nor de- 
scribed in the said Book of Reference, and the 
names of the owner, lessee and occupier thereof are 
not inserted in the said Book of Reference, nor was 
it stated in writing to the said owner, lessee and 
occupier respectively, on or before the 31st day of 
December last, that the said field would be required 
for the purposes of the said undertaking. 

The name of the townland of Kilnacarras, in the 
parish of Kilbride and King’s County, is omitted 
m the said Book of Reference. 

A small portion of two fields in the townland of 
Kilnacarras, divided by the River Brosna from the 
fields numbered 10 and 13, in the ‘townland of 
Knockmucklin, are shown within the limits of de- 
viation, but are not numbered on the Plan or en- 
larged Plan, nor described in the said Book of Re- 
ference, and the names of the owners and occupiers 
thereof are wholly omitted from the said Book of 
Reference, and it was not stated in writing to the 
said owners, lessees and occupiers respectively on 





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or before the 31st day of December last, that the 
said fields would be required for the purposes of the 
said Railway. 

The name of the townland of Letmich, in the 
parish of Kilbride and King’s County, is omitted in 
the said Book of Reference, although a very small 
portion of it. 

An island in the River Brosna, and a small por- 
tion of a field adjoining the said river, in the said 
townland, are not respectively numbered on the 
Plan or enlarged Plan, nor described in the Book 
of Reference, though shown on the said Plan to be 
within the limits of deviation, and no Notice in 
writing was served on or before the 31st day of 
December last, on the owners, lessees and occupiers 
of the said island and field, stating that the same 
would be required for the purposes of the said Rail- 
way, under the usual powers of deviation. 

In the townland of Kilcoursey, a small portion of 
a public carriage-road running into the road num- 
bered 47, is situate within the limits of deviation, 
but the same is not separately numbered on the 
Plan or enlarged Plan, nor described in the said 
Book of Reference. 

A small corner field adjoining the said last-men- 
tioned road, in the said townland, is not numbered 
on the Plan or enlarged Plan, nor described in the 
Book of Reference, and the names of the owner, 
lessee and occupier thereof are wholly omitted from 
the said Book, and it was not stated in writing to 
the said owner, lessee and occupier thereof respec- 
tively on or before the 31st day of December last, 
that the said field would be required for the purposes 
of the said undertaking, under the usual powers of 
deviation. 

A small portion of a field adjoining the field num- 
bered 64 in the said townland, is not numbered on 
the Plan or enlarged Plan, nor described in the 
Book of Reference, and the names of the owner, 
lessee and occupier thereof are wholly omitted from 
the said Book of Reference, and it was not stated 
in writing to the said owner, lessee and occupier 
respectively, on or before the 31st day of December 
last, that the said field would be required for the 
purposes of the said undertaking, under the usual 
powers of deviation. 

In the townland of Clara, in the said parish of 
Kilbride, a certain field numbered 91, in the Book 
of Reference, does not appear so numbered in the 
Plan. 

A field in the said townland of Clara, between 
the fields numbered 4 and 5, in the townland of 
Rahecu, in the parish of Kilbride and King’s County, 
is shown within the limits, and numbered 121 in 
the Book of Reference, but it is not numbered in 
the Plan. 

In the townland of Kilmanaghan, in the parish 
of Kilmanaghan and the King’s County, the several 
lands and houses numbered from 18 to 25, both 
inclusive, on the Plan, are not described in the 
Book of Reference, and the names of the owners, 
lessees and occupiers thereof respectively are wholly 
omitted therefrom, and it was not stated in writing 
on or before the 31st day of December last, to the 
said owners, lessees and occupiers, that the said 
lands and houses would be required for the purposes 
of the said Railway, under the usual powers of de- 
viation. 

In the townland of Bolart North, in the said pa- 
rish of Ki/managhan, a portion of two fields adjoin- 
ing fields numbered 5 and 6, are not numbered on 
the Plan, nor described in the Book of Reference, 
and the names of the owners, lessees and occupiers 
thereof respectively are not inserted in the said Book 
of Reference, and it was not stated in writing to the 
said owners, lessees and occupiers respectively on 
or before the 31st day of December last, that the 
said fields would be required for the purposes of 
the said undertaking, under the usual powers of de- 





viation. 
In 


3 VicToriz. 


In the townland of Kilfoylan, in the said parish 
of Kilmanaghan, a small portion of a field adjoining 
the field numbered 9, and another field adjoiming 
the field numbered 29, and another field adjoining 
the field numbered 33, are shown on the Plan to 
be within the limits of deviation, but are not num- 
bered thereon or on the enlarged Plan, nor described 
in the Book of Reference, and the names of the 
several owners, lessees and occupiers of the said 
fields are omitted from the said Book of Reference, 
and it was not stated in writing to the said owners, 
lessees and occupiers respectively, on or before the 
31st day of December last, that the said fields 
would be required for the purposes of the said un- 
dertaking. 

Two buildings and a field in the townland of Lur- 
gan, in the parish of Kilbride aforesaid, between 
the fields numbered 23 and 26, are not numbered 
on the Plan, nor described in the Book of Reference, 
nor shown on the enlarged Plan; the names of the 
several owners, lessees and occupiers of the said 
buildings and fields are not inserted in the said 
Book of Reference, and it was not stated in writing 
to the said owners, lessees and occupiers respectively, 
on or before the 31st day of December last, that 
the said buildings and fields would be required for 
the purposes of the said undertaking, under the 
usual powers of deviation. 

A corner of a field in the townland of Moatgra- 
nogue, in the parish of Kilcleagh and county of 
Westmeath, adjoining the high road numbered 8, 
in the townland of Magheramurry, is shown in the 
said Plan to be within the limits of deviation, but is 
not numbered on the said Plan, nor described in the 
said Book of Reference, and the names of the 
owner, lessee and occupier thereof respectively are 
not inserted in the said Book of Reference, and it 
was not stated in writing to the said owner, lessee 
and occupier, on or before the 31st day of December 
last, that the said field would be required for the 
purposes of the said Railway, under the usual powers 
of deviation. 

In the townland of Magheramore, in the parish of 
Ballyloughloe and county of Westmeath, a field near 
the fields numbered 12 and 13, is not numbered 
separately on the Plan or enlarged Plan, nor de- 
scribed in the Book of Reference; the names of the 
owner, lessee and occupier, therefore, are not inserted 
in the said Book of Reference, and it was not stated 
in writing to the said owner, lessee and occupier 
respectively, on or before the 31st day of December 
last, that the said field would be required for the 
purposes of the said undertaking, under the usual 
powers of deviation. 

A field in the townland of Boganaghcabry, in the 
said parish of Ballyloughloe, is cut by the line, but 
is not numbered on the Plan, nor described in the 
said Book of Reference ; the names of the owner, 
lessee and occupier thereof respectively are omitted 
from the said Book of Reference, and it was not 
stated in writing to the said owner, lessee and oc- 
cupier, on or before the 31st day of December last, 
that the said field would be required for the purposes 
of the said undertaking. 

That a corner of a field in the townland of Ath- 
lone, in the parish of Saint Mary’s and county of 
Westmeath, adjoining the high road numbered 23, 
is not numbered on the Plan, nor described in the 
Book of Reference, and the names of the owner, 
lessee and occupier thereof are omitted from the 
said Book of Reference, and it was not stated in 
writing to the said owner, lessee and occupier that 
the said field would be required for the purposes of 
the said Railway, under the usual powers of de- 
viation. 

In the townland of Oldtown Kilcashel, parish of 
Moore and county of Roscommon, two fields next 
to fields numbered 15 and 17, are shown to be within 
the limits of deviation, but are not numbered on the 


Plan or enlarged Plan, nor described in the said 
Vou. 100. 


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Book of Reference, and the names of the several 
owners, lessees and occupiers thereof are wholly 
omitted from the said Book of Reference, and it was 
not stated in writing on or before the 31st day of 
December last, to the said owners, lessees and oc- 
cupiers respectively, that the said fields would be 
required for the purposes of the said Railway. 

In the townland of Poolboy, in the parish of Kil- 
cloony, county of Galway, two public roads are not 
numbered on Plan or in Book of Reference. 

In the townland of Graiguenawoncen, parish of 
Clontuskert and county of Galway, the public road 
crossed by the Railway near the fields numbered 5, 6 
and 7, is not numbered on the Plan or enlarged Plan. 

That inasmuch as in the said Plan, Section and 
Book of Reference, numerous other instances occur 
of non-compliance ; the more clearly to show the 
extent to which the same prevail, the following 
Schedule setting forth, seriatim, numerous instances 
in which, an examination of one set of the said 
Plans, Sections and Books of Reference, namely, 
the set deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for 
the county of Kildare, at Naas, in the said county, 
has shown that the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with ; and in these instances of non-com- 
pliance, the further Standing Order has not been 
complied with, which requires that on or before the 
31st day of December preceding the application to 
Parliament for powers to make a Railway, a certain 
written Notice shall be given to the owners, lessees 
and occupiers of all lands and premises intended 
to be taken under the usual powers of deviation, for 
the purposes of such Railway. 











Parish. Townland. Sheet.) Miles, Description. 
GALWAY County: m. f, 
St. Nicholasj Rinnimore - | 94 1 4|-- No number to field 


north eastof Ballylough- 
Jan village, cut by centre 
line and north limit of 
deviation. 


Ditto - ditto - Pe 1 4 | --No number to field 
north of last field, cut by 
north limit of deviation. 


- - No number to field 
west of 6 and 8, north of 
centre line. 


Ditto - ditto -| 5 | 2-—- | - - No number to house 
and garden north east of 
38, cut by north limit of 
deviation. 


Ditto - ditto ol 2 —|--No number to field 


north east of 39, cut by 
north limit of deviation. 


foi) 


Oranmore - | Murroogh - Pe 1 





to 


- - No number to mail- 
coach road, cut by north 
limit of deviation. 


Ditto - | Rovam - ” 3 


Ditto - | Curraghreen | » | 3 6 | -- No number to mail- 
coach road, eut by north 
limit of deviation. 


Ditto - | Garram,south} » | 4 4 | -- No number to road 
through Garram village, 
cut by north limit of 
deviation. 


Ditto - | Carrow Keel | 95 4 -- No number to field 
southof mail-coach road, 


cut by railway. 

-- No number to field 
south-east of the fore- 
going, cut by railway and 
south limit of deviation. 


wT 


Ditto - ditto -| » 4 


= 


to 


- - No number to small 
field south of 48, cut by 
centre line. 


Ditto - Oranbeg - ” 6 








Ditto - ditto -| 5 | 6 2|-- No number to small 
field east of the foregoing, 
and cut by centre line. 

Ditto - | Ballynageetra} » | 71) -- No number to corner 
of field south west of 18, 
cut by limit of deviation. 

Atheeay. 

Ditto - Moyrula - ” 

Ditto - ditto - | 5, | 10 - | -- No number to public 
road to Loughrea. 

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Townland. 


Parish. 





\sheet.| Miles. 


Description. 


Sheet. 


Miles. 


Description. 














Gatway County—continued. 





Athceary - | Coldwood - 
Ditto - | Caherfineskie 
Ditto - ditto e 
Ditto - ditto - 

Killineen - | Moneyfieze - 
Ditto - | Cahererin - 
Ditto - | Knockatoon 

Killora * | Parkroe - 
Ditto - ditto - 

Killenea - | Rockfield - 

Kilbora - | Templemartin 
Ditto - | Ballywinna - 
Ditto - ditto - 
Ditto - ditto - 
Ditto - ditto - 

Kilconceran | Garracloon, 

south. 
Ditto - ditto - 
Ditto - ditto ~ 
Ditto - ditto : 
Ditto - ditto - 

Killora - | Ballymore - 

Kilcomeran | Garty. 
Ditto - | ditto - 

Licking - | Derryhoyle 

more. 
Ditto - | Derryhoyle 


Beg. 


Kilconickery Doogarrane - 





96 





105 











10 


10 


1! 


11 


14 


14 


14 


14 


14 


16 


1 


a 


to 


3 








- - No number to public 
road to Loughrea, cut by 
south limit of deviation. 


- - No separate number 
to house and garden be- 
tween 17 and 18, cut by 
centre line. 


-- No number to road 
crossing railway and 
north and south limits of 
deviation. 


-- No number to small 
enclosure south east of 
32, cut by south limit of 
deviation. 


-- No number to road 
to village, cut by railway 
and north and south 
limits of deviation. 


-- No number to field 
between 7 and 10, cut 
by north limit of devia- 
tion. 


~ - No number to village 
road crossing railway and 
north limit of deviation. 


- - No number to house, 
cut by south limit of de- 
viation. 

- - No number to road 


south of number 7 in 
Rockfield. 


- - No number to public 
road, cut by railway and 
both limits of deviation. 


- - No number to grave- 
yard, cut by south limit 
of deviation. 


- - No number to public 
road west of 26 and cut 
by centre line. 


- - No number to small 
corner field west of 29, 
cut by south limit of de- 
viation. 


- - No number to corner 
of field south of 23 and 
22, cut by south limit of 
deviation. 


- - No number to small 
field south east of 19, cut 
by south limit of devi- 
ation. 


- - No number to field 
south of 15, cut by south 
limit of deviation. 


-- No number to field 
between last field and 
road, cut by south limit 
of deviation. 


- - No number to house 
and garden in south east 
corner of field 15. 


- - No number to house 
east of last house, at south 
limit of deviation. 


-- Nonumber to village 
road between 10 and 15, 
cut by centre line. 


-- No number to field 
at parish boundary, cut 
by south limit of devia- 
tion. 


- - No number to field 
at parish boundary, cut 
by south limit of devia- 
tion. 


- - No number to field, 
cut by railway and south 
limit of deviation, 


- - No separate number 
to house and garden be- 
tween 22 and 27, cut by 
centre line. 











Parish. Townland. 
Gatway County—continued. 
Kilconickery} Cahistiny - 
Ditto - ditto - 
Ditto - | Cahernaman 
Ditto - ditto - 
Ditto - | Ardnadoman, 
east. 
Ditto - ditto - 
Loughrea - | Cosmona - 
Ditto - ditto - 
Ditto - ditto - 
Ditto - | Moncamore - 
Ditto - ditto - 
Ditto - | Caheroncun. 
Ditto - Graigore - 
Ditto - ditto - 
Ditto - ditto - 
Ditto - ditto - 
Ditto - | Ballybroder- 
Ditto - ditto - 
Kilreekill - | Drought - 
Killmeen - | Ballydoogan 
Abbeygor- | Gortdrissagh 
mican, 
Ditto - ditto ~ 
Ditto - ditto - 
Ditto - ditto - 
Ditto - | Gorlymadden. 
Ditto - | Drumeyre - 
Killoran - | Derreenboy - 
Ditto - | Cloonlahan 
Eyre. 





105 


” 


» 


106 


28 


107 


99 





19 


19 


19 


20 


21 


21 


21 


21 


to 
to 


to 
to 


to 
to 


33 


34 





2 


~J 


~~ 


2 









- - Nonumber to very 
small field at barony 
boundary, cut by south 
limit of deviation. 


- - No number to corner 
of field south of the cut, 
by south limit of devia- 
tion. 


-- No number to corner 
of field south of 26, cut 
by south limit by devia- 
tion. 


-- No number to field 
south of 13, cut by south 
limit of deviation, 


- - No number to field at 
Raruddy boundary, cut 
by south limit of devia- 
tion. 


- - No number to public 
road, crossed by railway 
and both limits of devia- 
tion. 


- - No number to corner 
of field south of 18, cut by 
south limit of deviation. 


- - No number to field 
south-east of 13, cut by 
north limit of deviation. 


- - No number to public 
road to Loughrea, cut by 
centre and both limits of 
deviation. 


-- No number to field 
north of 7, cut by centre 
line of railway. 

- - No number to corner 
of field north of 5, cut by 
north limit of deviation. 


-- No number to field 
south of 26, cut by south 
limit of deviation. 


- - No number to house 
north of 17, near north 
limit of deviation. 


- - No number to field 
north west of 16, cut by 
north limit of deviation. 


--No number to field 
south of 1, cut by south 
limit of deviation. 


-- No number to field 
east of 7, cut by south 
limit of deviation. 


- - No number to certain 
fields east of last, cut by 
south limit of deviation. 


- - No number to field 
between 11 and 20, cut 
by north limit of devia- 
tion. 


-- No number to field 
north of 21, cut by north 
limit of deviation. 

-- No number to field 
south of 4, cut by central 
line. 


-- No number to field 
south of 5, cut by central 
line. 
--No number to field 
south of 11, cut by central 
line. 
- - No number to garden 
south of 14, cut by central 
line. 


- - No number to public 
road, cut by central line 
at both limits of devia- 
tion. 


.- No number to field 
south of 11, cut by east 
limit of deviation. 





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Vot. 100. 









































Parish. | Townland. Sheet, Miles. Description. Parish. | Townland. Sheet.| Miles. Description. 
| 
Gatway County—continued. m. f. Gatway County—continued. m. f, 
Killoran - | Cloonlahan | 99] 34 4] --No number to field Clontuskert | Graigin - | 87] 41 1 | - - No number to house 
Eyre. south of 2, cut by east and garden south of 12, 
limit of deviation. near north limit of de- 

Ditto - | Ballylinogue » | 85 3} -- No number to field ; vm 
south of 6, cut by west Ditto - ditto -j| ,, | 41 1 ] - - No numberto garden 
limit of deviation. north of 15, cut by north 

Ditto - ditto -{ ,,| 35 3| -- No number to field limit of deviation. 
north of 11, cut by Ditto - ditto - | 88 
central line. Kilckoney - | Polley - | 5, | 42 6 | - - No number to road 

Killaghlor- Ballyterim - » | 85 4} -- No number to field aaa 
south-west of 4, cut by 
central line and east limit ROSCOMMON County : 
of deviation. Creagh - | Creagh - | 58] 43 5 | -- No number to field 

Ditto - | Cooltymur- » | 35 7 | - - No number to public : east of 18, cut by south 

raghy. road, cut by central line limit of deviation. 
and both limits of devia- Ditto -| Kilgaroe -| ,,| 43 6] -- No number to field 
tion. west of 1, cut by south 

limit of deviation, 

Clontuskal | Gortmore - » | 836 7 | --No number to field seaseihaiiaass ints 
south of 19, cut by west Ditto - | Gonalig -j| 53] 45 2]-- No number to plan- 

| limit of deviation. tation south-west of 10, 

: tb th limit of de- 

Ditto - ditto - » | 86 7 | --No number to field aa anit of de 
| south of 12, cut by west i 

limit of deviation. Ditto - ditto - | 54] 45 3] -- No number to field 

east of 7, cut by south 

Clontuskell ditto - | ,, | 387 - | --No number to field limit of deviation. 
east of 13, cut by east Ditto - ditto -| ,,| 45 3 | -- No number to field 
limit of deviation. east of last, cut by south 

Ditto - ditto -]| ,, | 387 2 |--No number to field limit of deviation. 

| south-east of 5, cut by Ditto - ditto -| ,, | 45 3 | -- No number to field 
east limit of deviation. east of number 3, cut by 

Ditto - ditto -]| ,, | 37 3] -- No number to field central line. 
north of 24, cut by east Ditto - ditto -| , | 46 — | - - No number to public 
limit of deviation. road crossing railway and 

Ditto - | Athbrassill- } ,, | 38 2 |] -- No number to public both limits of deviation. 
road, cut by railway and Ditto - ditto -| ., | 46 4 | -- No number to public 
both limits of deviation. road crossing railway, 

Ditto - | Tristorm -]| ,, | 38 4] -- No number to field north limit of deviation. 
east of 15, cut by south Moore - | Cloomulty -| » | 46 4 | - - No number to small 
limit of deviation. field between 14 and 16, 

Ditto - ditto -{| 87| 38 5 | -- Nonumber to small near south limit of de- 
field south of 10, cut by viation. 
south limit of deviation. Ditto - ditto ? » | 46 5 | -- No number to house 

Ditto - ditto -| 5, | 388 6 | -- No number to field and garden north-west of 
north of 8, cut by north 10, cut by south limit of 
limit of deviation. deviation. 

Ditto - | Urraghry -]| ,, | 839 - | -- No number to field Ditto - ditto -| ,| 46 7|-- No number to en- 
north-east of 4, cut by closure east of 7, cut by 
north limit of deviation. south limit of deviation. 

Ditto - ditte - | , | 39 1 | --No number to field Ditto - | Old Town » | 47 7 | --No number to field 
north-east of 1, cut by Kileashel. between 19 and 21, cut 
north limit of deviation. by central line. 

Ditto - ditto -| ,,}| 89 2 | --No nunber to field Ditto - | Ballydangone| ,, | 48 4 | -- No number to field 
south of 8, near south south of 9, cut by south 
limit of deviation. limit of deviation. 

Ditto - ditto -] ,, | 39 3] - - No number to public Ditto - | Toberikeen- | ,, | 48 6 | - - No number tovillage 
road crossing railway and road between 19 and 20, 
both limits of deviation. cut by south limit of de- 

viation. 

Clontuskert Glenlonghan » | 39 6 | -- No number to field Ditto - ditto - » | 486] -- No number to pub- 
east of 58, cut by south lic road along townland 
limit of deviation. boundary. 

Ditto - ditto - | 5, | 389 7 | -- No number to field Dite - ditto -| ,,| 48 7] -- No number to field 
north of 44, cutby north north-east of 10, cut by 
limit of deviation. southern limit of devia- 

Ditto - ditto -| 4 | 39 7 | - - No number to road _ 
between 40 and 43, cut Ditto - | Dolarystown | ,, | 49 - | -- No number to public 
by north limit of devia- Kileashel. road crossing central line 
thon. and both limits of de- 

Ditto - | Graigin -] ,, | 40 4 | -- Nonumber to public viation. 
road crossing railway and . = : - 49 6 | - - No number to public 
both limits of deviation. asad — ™ road between 2 ad 3, 

Ditto - ditto = » | 40 4] --No number to field cut by south limit of 
north of 55, cut by centre deviation. 

_ Drum = -_ | Dooghan 5, | 49 7 | - - No number to public 

Ditto - ditto - | »» | 40°6 | - - No number to field road east of 36, cut by 
north of 41, cut by north centre line and north 
limit of deviation. limit of deviation. 

Ditto - ditto -| ,, | 41 —|--No number to field Ditto - ditto -| ,, | 506 | -- No number to field 
south of 23, cut by south north of 7, cut by north 
limit of deviation. limit of deviation, 

Ditto - ditto - | 5, | 41 — | -- No number to small Ditto - | Cloonark -]| ,, | 50 7 | -- No number to corner 
enclosure west of 18, cut of field north-west of 39, 
by south limit of devia- cut by north limit of 
tion. deviation. 

Ditto - ditto - »» | 41 1 | - - No number to house Ditto - | Dooghan - » | 507) -- No number to public 
and garden south of 6, road, cut by northern 
cut by central line. limit of deviation. 

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Parish. Townland. |Sheet.| Miles. Description. Parish. Townland. |Sheet.} Miles. Description, 
Roscommon County—continued. m. f. Roscommon County—continued. | m. f. 
Drum -| Cloonark -{ 54} 51 2] --No number to field St. Peter’s | Bellaugh +} 52} 56 3 | -~- No number to house 
north-west of 26, cut by east of 24, cut b : 
“ae Hy : y centre 
north limit of deviation. line. 

Ditto - ditto -| ,, | 51 2] -- No number to public Ditto - | Ranelagh -|{ + | 57 -- | - - No number to Char- 
road cut by south limit ter-school, cut by no 

Fabienne tia 
of deviation. imit of deviation. 

Ditto - ditto ~| 5 | 5L 2) -- No number to field Ditto - ditto - » | 57 = | ~. No number to — 
north of 25, cut by north rack-ground south of 3, cut 
limit of deviation. by south limit of deviation, 

Ditto - ditto &lt;j} ,, | 51 2 | -- Nonumberto village Ditto - ditto -| » {571 the a River 
road, cut by certral line a heck — y —_ 
and both limits of de- nd both limits of de. 
eleiion viation. 

‘“ — WESTMEATH County : 
; . . ei.. ‘ 

Ditto _ os of Bee — St. Mary’s | Blyney, Upper} 29] 59 5 | -- No number to field 
by north limit of de- north limit tain by 
viation. lation. 

Bute « | Schestown ; Cleagh -| Fearmore - | 30] 65 7 | -- a aan to field 

? north-east of 19, cut b 

° Dasesessg . ” : north limit of ilies 

itto = rnafulla - | 52] 52 6 | -- No number to roa ; . 
crossing railway and both Ditto - |Monteagrenage} » | 66 6 phy — to plan- 
limits of deviation. peso a of 19, near 
. - Ti : a f ania N . &gt; + ; 

Ditto Mogmire » | 53 4 No number to field ~_ Killeenboy- 96| 67 1 | ~~ No pumber to field 
north of 7, cut by north 
limit of deviation ghas. leggan. north of 9, cut by north 

“~ ini 5 , limit of deviation. 

itto = itto - | , | 53 4} --No number to field , , 2” Oo . : ss 
wast of 68, out bby north Ditto - ditto -]| » | 67 2 ‘ vy aie ws field 
limit of deviation. oreh of S, cut by north 

- — limit of deviation. 

tt ~ t - . 
;' 0 ulty ” Cleagh | Montegranoge} » | 67 3 | --No number to field 

Ditto +] Crannagh -] ,, | 55 2 | -- No number to small south of 8, cut by south 
strip of land north of 2, limit of deviation. 
cut by centre line. Ditto - ditto - »» | 67 4 | -- No number to public 

St. Peter’s | Monksland-] ,, {| 55 6 | -- No number to field road, cut by south limit 
north-west of 20, cut by of deviation. 
saewth Saath of Geviation. Kilmana- | Magheramur-| ;, | 67 5 | -- No number to field 

Ditto - ditto -| ,, | 55 7|--No number to field ghan. mere — rte cut by north 
west of 14*, cut by north oor, 
limit of deviation. KING’S County: 

Ditto - ditto = » | 55 7 | -- No number to field Kilmana- Jurgan - 1} 68 6 | -- No number to field 
south-east of 13%, cut by ghan. east of 26, cut by north 
south limit of deviation. limit of deviation. 

Ditto - ditto -f{ ,,{55 7] --No number to field Ditto - ae +5 aii 4 number to plot 
south-east of 12*, cut by Po — cut by nerth 
south limit of deviation. on ee 

Ditto - ditto -}| 5 | 55 7 | --No number to field Ditto - ditto -} o/s phat poe Magh 
south-east of 116, cut by limit of d st 
south limit of deviation. A 

Ditto - ditto - » | 55 7 | --No number to field Dito -| Kieyea -| » | 6 phe adh PB 

. a ? 
geen ng Tes limit of deviation. 
viation. Ditto - ditto -| » | 68 7 | -- No number to field 
: a east of 28, close to 

Die =| dite -| »| 56 -|-- No sumber to fold centre line, 

north limit of deviation. Ditto - ditto - » | 69 — | -- No number to land 
. south of 16 &amp; 11, cut b 

Ditto - ditto - » | 06-]-- ay a to — south limit of dndnion. 
north of No. 9, cut by . 
north limit of y Bon Ditto - ditto * ” 69 2 --No number to field 

st 

Ditto - ditto -{| »| 56 -| - - No number to field pee erie 4 
south of 6, cut by south P : , 
limit of deviation. Ditto - ditto - » | 69 2] ~. No number to field 

Ditto - ditto i »» | 56 1 | ~~ No number to field —_ —— “4 = 
north of 6, cut by north : . i orange 
limit of deviation. Ditto - ditto -]| » | 69 3| --No number to field 

: ; ne . : north of 5, cut by north 

2 - : 7 aktaen oft ptm limit of deviation. 

north limit of deviation. Ditto - ditto -{| 5, | 69 4] -- No number to field 
‘ ‘ h-east of 3, cut b 

Ditto - ditto -} » | 56 1} -~- No number tocorner ye ecitof Fadi 
of field north of 5, cut 
by north limit of devia- Ditto - | Shanballyna-| ,, | 69 5 | -- No number to field 
tion. kill. south of 8, cut by south 

Ditto - ditto - » | 56 2] -- No number to field peel aeaes. 
south of 1, cut by centre | Ditto - | Bolart, North 8| 70 1 | --No number to field 
line. | south of 6, cut by south 

Ditto - ditto - » | 56 2 | -- No number to field , esshabeuianaee 
north of 1, cut by north Ditto - ditto -| ,,| 702] --Nonumber to field 
limit of deviation. northwest ! * - by 

mn. 

Ditto - | Bellangh -] ,, | 56 3 | -- No number to field south limit of deviatio 
west of 15 and 16, cut by Ditto - | Bolart,South; ,, | 70 3 | -- No number: to field 
south limit of deviation. west ~ A cut by south 

imi iation. 

Ditto - ditto -] ,, | 56 3 }--No number to field limit of deviati 
west of 14, cut by central Ditto - | Kilmanaghan} 1 | 70 5 | -- No number to small 
line. part of — * Qe = 

: + rth o , cu 

Ditto - ditto -] ,, | 56 3] -- Nonumberto houses reagent 

















south of 19, close to 
central line. 








Kilbride 














by north limit of de- 
viation. 

















Oo . . 
8 VicTORIzZ. 18° Aprilis. 287 

Parish. Townland. /{Sheet.} Miles. Description. Parish. Townland. Sheet.) Miles, Description. 

Kixc’s County—continued. m. f. Kixe’s County—continued, m. f. 

Kilbride - | Clara - 1 | 72 4] -- No number to field Kilbridge - | Srah - | 17) 79 4] --+No number to field 
north of church-yard, west of 1, cut by south 
cut by north limit of limit of deviation. 
deviation. ; Kilbride - | Pattaghan -] ,, | 80 3 | --No number to large 

Ditto - ditto -| ,,| 72 4] -~- No number to public field east of 18%, cut by 
road along Fair-green, north limit of deviation. 
site deasaanclacani Ditto -| ditto -] .,| s0 4] --No number to ficld 

Ditto - ditto -{| ,,| 72 4|--No number 4 two north of 4, cut by north 
houses near north and limit of deviation. 
—" limits of de- Ditto -| ditto -] ,,| 804] -- No number to field 

5 north of 2, cut by north 

Ditto - | Kilcoursey - | ., | 72 6 | - - No number to field limit of deviation, 

— 3 phon _— Geashill - | Cappanure- | ,, | 81 3 | -- ee number to field 
. west of 50, cut by south 

Ditto - ditto -]| ,,| 72 6| -- No number to field limit of deviation, 
east of last, cut by south ‘ ditt f 
limit of deviation. —_ ani “rn Pl in Ae 

&gt; 

Ditto - ditto -] ,,| 72 6]--No number to field line. 

Pr yeh te conth Ditto - | Colehill -] ,, | 82 7 | -- Nonumber to planted 
° enclosure, south-east of 

Ditto - ditto . » | 72 6 | -- No number to field 12, cut by south limit of 
west of last, cut by south deviation. 
limit of deviation. Ballycom- | Ballyeommon| 18 | 84 6 | -- No number to field 

Ditto - ditto -]| ,, | 72 7 | - - No number to inclo- mon. north of 49 and 44, cut 
sure south of 60, cut by by north limit of devia- 
south limit of deviation. tion. 

Ditto - ditto -j| ,,| 731] --No number to field Ditto - ditto -} , | 85 —|-- No number to field 
south of 45, cut by south south of 32, cut by south 
limit of deviation. limit of deviation. 

Ditto - ditto -| 4, | 73 4} -- No number to field Ditto - ditto -} ,, | 85 -— | -- No number to field 
south of 7, cut by south west of 23%, cut by south 
limit of deviation. limit of deviation. 

Ditto - | Kilmucklin 8 | 73 6 | -- No number to the Ditto - ditto -] ,, | 86 - | -- No number to house 
island in the River west of 16, near central 
Brosna, cut by north line. 
limit of deviation. Geashill - | Knockbally- » | 86 1 | --No number to plot 

Durrow - } Tara - -| ,, | 75 2 | -- No number to public bag. south of 1, cut by centre 
road, cut by centre line line. 

a limits of de- Killaderry - | Townparks- } ,, | 86 7 | -- No number to field 
. east of 19, near south 
Ditto - | Tongham -]| ,, | 75 7] -- No number to field limit of deviation. 
north of 18, cut by north : 
ae ne Kilconfert - | Ballymullen 87 2 | -- No number to house 
limit of deviation. y 
and plot north of 9, cut 
Ditto - ditto - 76 —| -- No number to land by north limit of devia- 
" t of 15, cut b I ti 
west o » cut by south 10n. 
limit of deviation. Ditto - ditto e » | 87 2 | --No mumber to field 
Ditto - ditto -| 4, | 76 — | -- No number to small north of 8, cut by north 
corner field west of 11, limit of deviation. 
cut by south limit of de- Di di 87 2 | --No number to field 
viation. . * _ me he north of, ¢ : by - 
, . » cut by north 
Ditto - | Kildangan -] ,, | 76 5 | -- No number to field limit of deviation. 
south-west of 36, cut by rs : ~—_ -- 
south limit of deviation, ep i “er Wye he 
_ &gt; 
Ditto - ditto -j| ,,| 76 5] --No number to field limit of deviation. 
north of 36, cut by north . . 
Saat a Seen ah Ditto - ditto -| ,, | 87 3}|--No number to field 
limit of deviation. south of 66, cut by south 
Ditto - ditto -] ,, | 76 6 | -- No number to plan- limit of deviation. 
tation north of 31, cut by Ditto - ditto -| ,, | 87 3] -- No number to field 
north limit of deviation. west of 63, cut by south 
&gt; 
Ditto - ditto -| ,,| 77 1]|--No number to field limit of deviation. 
south of 9, cut by south . : : oe Ni f 
limit of deviation. — as —s pie gee hog 
Ditto - ditto -| ,,| 77 3 ]|-- No number to field limit of deviation. 
aah ag dl nana Yel ude BO 
' P north of 31, cut by north 
Ditto - | Cullim -117 177 6|--No number to field limit of deviation. 
east of 3, cut by north . : -N 
limit of deviation. Ditto - ate a ins oo = — 

Kilbridge - | Mimicagh -] ,, | 78 2 | -- No number to field north limit of deviation. 
west of 32, cut by south . 3 
at aa Ditto - | Townparks - 88 4 | -- No number to field 
limit of deviation ™ . 

? north of Shugborough, 

Ditto - ditto -| ,,| 78 3] - - No number to corner cut by north limit of de- 
of field west of 17, cut by viation. 

. south limit of deviation. Castlejordan| Toherdaly - | 11| 90 3 | --No number to field 

Ditto - ditto - » | 78 3 | -- No number to field east of 2, cut by railway 
east of 26, cut by north and north limit of de- 
limit of deviation. viation. 

Ditto - ditto -} 5, | 78 3 | -- No number to field Ditto - ditto -| ,, | 98 —]|--No number to field 
= = cut by south east of 3, cut by south 
imit of deviation. limit of deviation. 

Ditto - | Srah &gt;| » | 79 1 | - - No number to field Ballymac- } Rathcobrian | ;, | 93 3 | --Nonumber to house in 
west eh cut by south william. corner of field 10, cut by 
limit of deviation. south limit of deviation. 

Ditto - ditto - » | 79 38 | -- No number to field Ditto - Ballybrittan} ,, | 94 6 | - - No number to trian- 
south of 4, cut by south gular field south of 25, 
limit of deviation. near centre line. 





VoL. 100. 




















oo4 











(continued. ) 





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Parish. Townland, |Sheet.| Miles. Description. Parish. Townland. Sheet.| Miles. Description. 
K1xoe’s County—continued. m. f. Kine’s County—continued. m. f. 
Ballymac- Ballybrittan 11} 95 2 | -- No number to field Monasteroris} Edenderry 12} 99 6| -- No number to house 
william. west of 17, cut by south south of 54, cut by north 
limit of deviation. limit of deviation, 

Ditto - ditto - | ,,| 95 3 | --No number to field Ditto - ditto -}| » | 99 7] --No number to field 
north of 15, cut by north east of 49, cut by south 
limit of deviation. limit of deviation. 

Ditto - ditto -} 4, | 96 =| - - Nonumber to garden Ditto - ditto - |} » | 99 7] --No number to field 
plot south of 2, cut by south of 48%, cut by 
south limit of deviation. south limit of deviation, 

Ditto - ditto -| 4, | 96 - | -- No number to garden Ditto - ditto - | 5, |100 —| - - No number to plan. 
plot east of last, cut by tation south of 43 and 44, 
south limit of deviation. cut by south limit of de. 

; viation. 

Ditto - ditto -| ,, | 96 — | -- Nonumberto garden 
plot south of 3, cut by Ditto - ditto - 3, |100 —| - - No number to field 
south limit of deviation. west of 36, cut by north 

Sm « dite . ., | 96 1 | -- No number to public limit of deviation. 
road crossing railway and Ditto - ditto - | 5, [100 5| - - No number to field 
both limits of deviation. between 5 and 6, cut by 

Ditto - ditto -]| ,, | 96 2|+--No number to field KILDARE County : aaneeuuel 
north-east of 16, near Carbury - | Clonkeen - 8 
north limit of deviation. Sie « ditto z  |102 4| -- No number to field 

Ditto - ditto - » | 96 3 | --No number to field east of 8, cut by north 
east of 7, near north li- limit of deviation. 
wit ef Goriation. Ditto - ditto -} ,, |102 4] --No number to field 

Monasteroris} Monasteroris | ,, | 97 7 | - - No number to plan- east of 6, cut by railway 
tation north of field 20, and south limit of devia- 
cut by south limit of de- tion. 
heme Ditto - ditto - | ,, {102 4} -- No number to field 

Ballymac- | Thornewell- {| ,, | 97 7 | -- No number to public south-east of 6, cut by 

william. road crossing centre line south limit of deviation. 
and north limit of de- Ditto - ditto -| ,, {102 4] --No number to field 
viation. 
west of 5, cut by centre 

Ditto - ditto -| ,,| 97 7 | -- No number to plan- and north limit of devia- 
tation south of 3, cut by tion. 
north limit of deviation. Ditto - ditto -| ,, |102 4| --No number to field 

Ditto - | Kinifad - | 12} 98 3 | -- No number to field west of last field, cut by 
south-east of 4, cut by centre line and north lie 
south limit of deviation. mit of deviation. 

Monasteroris| Monasteroris | ,, | 98 5 | -- No number to field Ditto - | Ballyhagan- | ,, |103 -| --No number to field 
east of 18, cut by centre south-west of 4, cut by 
line and south limit of south limit of deviation. 
deviation. Ditto - ditto - 3, | 103 —| --No number to field 

Ditto - ditto - » | 98 5] --No number to field west of last field, cut by 
west of 14, cut by sonth south limit of deviation. 
limit of deviation. Ditto - ditto -| ,, |103 —-| -- No number to field 

Ditto - ditto -] ,,| 99 —]}--No number to field west of 4, cut by north 
south of 3, cut by south limit of deviation. 
limit of deviation. Kilpatrick Ticknevin - | ,, | 104 —| -- No number to field 

Ballymac- Thomastown | 11 north of 22, cut by north 

william. limit of deviation. 

Ditto - ditto Ditto - ditto -]| ,, |104 2} - - Nonumber to house 

: . and yard north of 8, cut 

Bie - ses by north limit of devia- 

Monasteroris} Monasteroris | ,, | 97 7 | -- No number to plan- tion. 
tation north of field 20, , ‘ ‘ , 
dete cents eth ate Ditto - ditto -| ,, |104 2} --No number to road 
ae cut by centre line and 

sai hi both limits of deviation. 

Ballymac- | Thornwell - 97 7 | - - No number to public . , : . 

william. . road crossing centre line Ditto - | Kilpatrick - | ,, |104 4) -- rs py “~ _ Pas = 
and north limit of de- saga! oa ‘emit f 
viation. oe Sa oes 

; 3 i ueviation. 

Date - Ge -] wo | 8 Tl ~~ Nonater t plen- Ditto - ditto - | 12|105 1} -- No number to field 
tation south of 3, cut by te atte wk 
north limit of deviation. MOVER &amp; 5, OF OF 

limit of deviation. 

Ditto - | Jonestown Ditto - | Ballybrack 

Ditto - | Kinifad - | 12] 98 3 |--No number to field Ditto - | Killenagh, » |106 2] --No number to field 
south-east of 4, cut by Lower. north-west of 12, cut by 
south limit of deviation. north limit of deviation. 

Monasteroris} Monasteroris » | 98 5 | -- No number to field Ditto - ditto - » | 106 3] -- No number to field 
east of 18, cut by centre south of 8, cut by south 
line and south limit of limit of deviation. 

: deviation. Ditto - ditto - | ,, |106 5| - - No number to house 

Ditto - ditto - » | 98 5 | -- No number to field and plot north of 1, near 
west of 14, cut by south north limit of deviation. 
limit of deviation, Kilmeage - | Allinswood, 13 

Ditto -| ditto -| ,,|99-|--No number to field North. 
south of 3, cut by south Ditto - | Allinswood, a 
limit of deviation. Middle. 

Ditto - ditto -| ,,} 99 1] -++No number to field Ditto - | Allinswood, »» | 108 4] -- No number to field 
south of 1, cut by south North. south of 15, cut by south 
limit of deviation. limit of deviation. 

Ditto - | Edenderry -} ,, | 99 2 | --No number to field Ditto - ditto -| ,, {108 6| -- No number to field 
south of 80, cut by south north of 12, cut by north 
limit of deviation. limit of deviation. 

Ditto - ditto -| 45 | 99 3 | -- No number to field Ditto - ditto -| ,, |108 6] -- No number to field 
south of 74, cut by south north of 11, cut by north 
limit of deviation. limit of deviation. 












































Midlane 
ways (§ 
Peterbo 
Bill. 


Harro 
Ripon 
Raily 








‘pon Junction 





8 VicToRIz&amp;. 18° Aprils. 289 














Parish. Townland. Sheet.) Miles, Description. 
Kirpare County—continued. m. f, 
Kilmeage - | Allinswood, 13} 109 -—} --No number to plot 
North. south of public road, cut 


by north limit of devla- 
tion. 

Ditto - ditto - ” 
Ditto - | Derrymullen | ,, | 109 2} -- No number to field 
west of 15, cut by south 
limit of deviation. 


Ditto - ditto -} 5) |109 2} - - No number to field 
north-west of 15, cut by 
south limit of deviation. 


Ditto - ditto -]| 5, | 109 5| - - No number to canal, 
cut by south limit of de- 
viation. 

Ditto - ditto -| 4, |109 5| --No number to field 


south of canal, cut by 
south limit of deviation. 


Ditto - ditto -| ,, | 109 5] -- No number to field 
south of last field, cut by 
south limit of deviation. 


Ditto - | Itown. 


Ditto ~- | Robertstown,] ,, 
West. 
Ditto - ditto -{| 4, |110 5} -- No number to field 
south of 8, cut by south 
limit of deviation. 


Ditto - ditto -| ,, |110 5] - - No number to seve- 
ral houses and gardens, 
cut by north limit of 


deviation. 

Rathorman | Mylerstown » |111 1] -- No number to field 
south-east of 21, near 
centre line. 

Ditto - ditto -} 4, {111 2| - - Nonumber to garden 


plot north-west of 26, 
cut by south limit of de- 
viation. 


Donnings - | Old Town, 18|113 7] --No number to field 
Donore. south of 7, cut by south 

limit of deviation. 
Ditto - ditto -| 5, |114 —| --No number to field 


north of 1, cut by north 
limit of deviation, 

















That the Plan does not describe the line or situa- 
tion of the whole of the Work, inasmuch as at the 
town of Ballinasloe, where the said Railway is 
intended to be carried across the River Luck, the 
crossing of the Railway over the said River is not 
described. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of Colin Campbell Macauley, of Lei- 


ways (Syston to cester, in the county of Leicester, Gentleman, pray- 


) ing that the application for referring the Midland 
Railways (Syston to Peterborough) Bill to the 
Committee on Group (X.) of Railway Bills may be 
rejected, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of Thomas Atkinson, of Peterborough, 
in the county of Northampton, Esquire;—and, John 
Parson, of 47, Parliament-street, in the city of West- 
minster, Gentleman; praying that they may be heard, 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the said Bill,—were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Henry, Earl 
of Harewood, praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Harrogate and Ripon Junction Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 

Vou. 100. 








A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Bur- Lynn and Ely 
gesses of the borough of King’s Lynn, in the county Railway Bill. 
of Norfolk, praying that the Lynn and Ely Railway 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Bur- Ely and 
gesses of the borough of King’s Lynn, in the county ea 
of Norfolk, praying that the Ely and Huntingdon “*"*Y ©" 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Coal-owners, Coal-fitters, and Newcastle- 
Agents for the Sale of Coals, in the port of Mew- upon-Tyne 
castle-upon- Tyne, praying that the Newcastle-upon- nee 
Tyne Coal Turn Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Waterford 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom two Pe- and Limerick 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the **"*- 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Waterford and Limerick Railway Bill, were re- 
ferred; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as the Notice does not 
state the time and place of deposit of so much of 
the Plan, Section, and Book of Reference as relates 
to the Parish of Ordena, but such deposit was duly 
made. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Gjoucester and 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition Dean Forest 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing Railway. 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Gloucester 
and Dean Forest Railway Bill, was referred ; That 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as the following inaccuracies occur in the 
Plan deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the 
county of Gloucester ;—viz.: 1. A certain close of 
land, through which the Railway is intended to be 
made, adjoining Berry Close, and a tract of land 
through which the Railway passes, at the 10th mile 
between the 6th and 7th furlong, in the parish of 
East Dean,are not numbered : 2. Between the 9th and 
11th miles no limits of deviation are shown, though 
the same are shown on the Plan deposited in the 
Private Bill Office: 3. At the 11th mile, between 
the 4th and 7th furlong, a tunnel, shown on the 
Section, is not marked on the Plan. 

And inasmuch as a large tract of land, at the 
12th mile, and at the 4th and 4} furlongs, is not 
numbered, either on the Plan deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Gloucester, or 
in the Private Bill Office. 

And inasmuch as in the Book of Reference, a 
parcel of land numbered 114, in the parish of 
Westbury, is described as belonging to Sir Thomas 
Crawley Boevey, Bart., whereas the same belongs 
to the Countess of Mewburgh. 

And inasmuch as the following inaccuracies occur 
on the Section deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace for the county of Gloucester; viz.: 1. At 
the first furlong and a half the height of the Rail- 
way over the River Severn, at the entrance of the 
Gloucester and Berkeley Canal, is not marked in 
figures: 2. At the 1st mile and 33 furlongs, the 
extreme height of the embankment is not marked : 
3. At the 6th mile and #ths of a furlung, and at 
the 6th mile 53 furlongs, the cross Sections 1 and 
2, and the cross Section 9, do not show the rates 
of the inclination of the roads to which they refer 
when altered: 4. At the 11th mile and 5th fur- 
long, at the 11th mile and 7th furlong, at the 
12th mile and 2d furlong, and at the 12th mile 
and 4th furlong, the extreme height over or under 
the surface of the ground is not marked for every 
embankment and cutting: 5. At the 12th mile 
and 5th furlong, the height of the Railway is not 

PP + marked 








London, 
Worcester and 
South Stafford- 
shire Railway 
(Extension 
from Dudley to 
Wolverhamp- 
ton. ) 


































































































Fast Dereham 
and Norwich 
Railway. 





























































































































290 


marked at the crossing of the Bulls Pill Railroad : 
6. The extreme height of the embankments on the 
Branch to join Bulls Pill Railroad is not marked: 
7. There is no Section of five chains of the Railway, 
as shown on the Plan at the termination thereof: 
8. In the Section to the Branch of the Birmingham 
and Gloucester Railway, from the commencement 
thereof to the 23 furlong, or thereabouts, a viaduct 
(as shown on the Plan deposited in the Private Bill 
Office) is not marked. 

And inasmuch as a viaduct shown on the Plan 
deposited in the Private Bill Office, between the 1st 
and 3d furlong, is not marked upon the Sections 
deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county 
of Gloucester, or in the Private Bill Office. 

Aad inasmuch as at the 8th mile and 53 furlong, 
a certain road from Blaisdon to Westbury is stated 
upon the Section deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace for the county of Gloucester as intended to be 
deviated and passed over the Railway, whereas in 
the Section deposited in the Private Bill Office the 
same is stated as intended to be raised twenty feet 
and passed overthe Railway, but the cross Sections 
to which the road is referred are correct in both 
cases. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom two Peti- 
tions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
London, Worcester and South Staffordshire Railway 
(Extension from Dudley to Wolverhampton) Bill, 
were referred; That the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with, inasmuch as Clause 30 of the 
proposed Bill enables the Company (with the con- 
sent of the Owners and Occupiers of the intervening 
lands), to make and maintain as a part of their un- 
dertaking, Branches and other works from or 
connected with the main or side lines of the said 
Railway, to any furnaces, collieries or other works, 
lying within 1,000 yards of the Railway, but none 


of the proceedings required by the Standing Orders | 


relative to Railway Bills have been taken with re- 
spect to such Branch Railways. 

And inasmuch as the fixed point to which the 
datum line is referred is not stated in writing on the 
Sections deposited with the Clerks of the Peace. 


And inasmuch as a memorandum of the radius of 


a certain curve in the first furlong, not exceeding a 
mile in length, is not noted in the Plan in chains. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition, 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the East 
Dereham and Norwich Railway Bill, was referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the Plan deposited in the Private 


18° Aprilis. 






















A. 1845. 


buildings numbered 53, 54 and 55: 3. In the parish 
of Eaton, certain lands within limits of deviation 
near Nos. 14 and 16: 4. In the parish of Lakenham, 
several tenements and yards within limits of devia- 
tion, near Nos. 16 and 14: 5. In the parish of Saing 
Benedict, 5 cottages and a yard near No. 8: 6. In 
the parish of Saint Swithin, a dwelling-house and 
warehouse, near Nos. 10 and 11: 7. In the parish 
of Saint Stephen, a dwelling-house, of which the 
Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Norwich are 
owners, George Adams, lessee, and John Fovler, 
occupier, near Nos. 1 and 6: 8. A grocer’s sho 
and two dwelling-houses, occupied by William Nunn, 
Widow Lake and Miss Ward, near No. 8 in the said 
parish. 

And inasmuch as the following inaccuracies occur 
in the Section deposited in the Private Bill Office, 
viz. 1. A road, No. 73, in the parish of East Dere- 
ham, is shown on the Pla as between 24 and 25 
chains distant from the terminus of the Railway at 
East Dereham, and on the Section, as 1 furlong and 
'4 chains distant from the same terminus: 2. A road, 
| No. 47, in the parish of Heigham, is shown on the 
Plan as 14 miles 4 furlongs 4 chains distant from 
the said terminus, and on the Section 14 miles 
4 furlongs 8 chains: 3. At the said road, No. 73, 
the surface of the ground at the crossing thereof is 
shown to be 271 feet above the datum line, instead 
of 276 feet: 4. At 5 furlongs from the said ter- 
minus, the surface of the ground is shown to be 
267 feet above the said datum line instead of 274 
feet: 5. The surface of the ground at the crossing 
of the said road, No. 47, is shown to be 298 feet 
above the said datum line, instead of 295 feet: 6. 
At 13 miles 25 chains the surface of the ground is 
shown to be 163 feet above the said datum line, 
instead of 194 feet: 7. At 13 miles 4 furlongs, the 
surface of the ground at the crossing the road is 
shown to be 180 feet above the said datum line, 
instead of 205 feet: 8. At 13 miles 6 furlongs, the 
surface of the ground at the crossing of the road is 
stated to be 183 feet above the said datum line, in- 
stead of 201 feet: 9. At 13 miles 7 furlongs 2 chains, 
the surface of the ground is shown to be 180 feet 
above the said datum line, instead of 195 feet: 10. 
Between 13 miles 25 chains and 14 miles 12 chains, 
the surface of the gronnd is incorrectly shown and 
a gradient wrongly marked, being marked 1 in 285, 
whereas it appears, by admeasurement, to be 1 in 
553 or thereabouts, and there is a discrepancy of 
29 feet, or thereabouts, between the height of the 
line corresponding with the upper surface of the 
rails, as marked from the said datum line in one 
sheet of the Section at the end thereof, and at 13 
miles 25 chains from the said terminus, and the cor- 
responding point shown on another and following 
sheet of the same Section at the same point, such 
| height being on the first-mentioned sheet 194 feet, 
by measurement, and on the other sheet 165 feet, by 
measurement: 11. At the junction of the main line, 
with a branch therefrom, at 13 miles 7 furlongs 2 
chains, reference is made to a Section marked EE, 





Bill Office does not describe the line or situation of | but on referring to such Section, the line marked as 


the whole of the work, and the lands in or through 
which it is to be made, and there is not a complete 
Section of the whole of such line, one sheet (con- 
taining about 1 3 miles of the line) not being, con- 
tained in such Plan. 


the upper surface of the rails is shown to be 214 
feet above the datum line, on an embankment of 18 
feet high; and the surface of the ground at such 
part is shown on the said Section of the said branch 
to be 196 feet above such datum line, whereas such 


And inasmuch as lands lying in the parish of | upper surface of the said main line at the same 


Earlham, Nos. 1 to 12 inclusive, and 19 on the 
Plans deposited with the Clerks of the Peace, are 


point is shown to be 170 feet above such datum line, 
and in a cutting of 12 feet deep, and the surface of 


not so numbered on the Plan deposited in the Pri- | the ground on the said Section of the main line is 


vate Bill Office. 


shown to be 182 feet above such datum line: 12. 


And inasmuch as the Books of Reference do not | Between the junction with the main line of the 
contain the names of the owners, lessees or occu- | Lakenham Branch, and 4 furlongs 6 ? chains on 


piers of the following properties; viz. 1. In the 
parish of East Tuddenham, certain lands of which 











'such Branch, the rate of inclination is stated to be 
/1 in 158 instead of 128: 13. At or near 11 miles 


a portion lies within the limits of deviation adjoining 16 furlongs, the line of Railway is stated to be 22 


No. 15: 


2. A row of cottages in the parish of | feet above the surface, whereas the same is, accord- 


Heigham, within limits of deviation at the rear of ing to scale, 32 feet above the said surface: 14. On 


| cross 


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Rai 
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8 VicToRIz. 


cross Section, No. 2, the level of the rails is shown 
to be 5 feet above the surface, whereas the same, 
according to the longitudinal Section, should be 12 
feet below the said surface: 15. On cross Section, 
No. 17, the level of the rails is shown to be 7 feet 
above the surface, whereas the same should be 11 
feet below the said surface: 16. On cross Section, 
No. 2, in the Lakenham Branch, the level of the 
rails is shown to be level with the surface of the 
road when altered, whereas the same should be 16 
feet below the said surface: 17. On cross Section, 
No. 3, in the Lakenham Branch, the level of the 
rails is shown to be level with the surface of the 
road when altered, whereas the same should be 19 
feet below the said surface. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Hull and Ordered, That the time for presenting the Hull 
Gainsborough and Gainsborough Railway Bill be enlarged till Fri- 
Railway Bill. Gay next. 


Ordered, That the time for presenting the Direct 


Direct Northern 


Railway Northern Railway (No. 2) Bill be enlarged till Mon- 
—— day the 28th day of this instant April. 
Kendal Ordered, That the Kendal Reservoirs Bill be read 


Reservoirs Bill. 4 second time upon Wednesday next. 


Goole and 
Doncaster 
Railway Bill. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 
navigation of the River Dun, being Owners of land 
and other property on the line of the proposed Rail- 
way hereinafter mentioned, and of Charles Bartho- 
lomew ;—John Jordan, of Doncaster, in the county 
of York, Gentleman ;—and, Samuel Langton Jones, 
of Sheffield, in the West Riding of the — of 
York, Gentleman; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Goole and Doncaster Railway Bill, had not 
been complied with; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same,—were presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Belfast Lough = Mr. Emerson Tennent presented a Bill for reclaim- 

Dninage Bill. ino from the Sea, embanking, draining and improv- 
ing certain Slob Lands, in the Lough of Belfast : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Bermondsey Mr. Kemble presented a Bill for more effectually 
ee ae paving, cleansing, lighting and otherwise improving 


the Parish of Saint Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, 
in the County of Surrey: And the same was read 
the first time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, to examine and report to the House, whether 
there are any provisions introduced into the Bill in- 
consistent with the Standing Orders of this House. 


Saint Matthew, 
ethnal-green 
Rectory Bill. | 


The Saint Matthew, Bethnal-green Rectory Bill 
was read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Plymouth The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Gas _ the Report on the Plymouth and Stonehouse Gas 


Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Landon and Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Se- 
Croydon Raile lect Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to 
Bey pington whom several Petitions complaining of non-com- 
anch,) pliance with the Standing Orders, in the case of the 
Petition for the London and Croydon Railway (Or- 

pington Branch) Bill, were referred; That the Stand- 


ing Orders had not been compliedwith, inasmuch as 
Vor. 100. 


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291 


in property No. 120 and 121, in the Books of Refer- 
ence, the name of the owner, the Reverend Andrew 
Brandram, is omitted, the name of E. Goodhart 
being erroneously inserted as such owner. 

Also, inasmuch as a field adjoining property num- 
bered 87, within the limits of deviation, in the parish 
of Bromley, is not numbered on the Plan, nor des- 
cribed in the Books of Reference. 

Also, inasmuch as the occupier of property No. 3, 
in the parish of Orpington, on the line of the Rail- 
way, has had no correct application made to him in 
respect thereof, the Notice to him not stating it to 
be property on the line, but as for property within 
the limits of deviation. 

Also, inasmuch as in the parish of Bromley, a 
piece of land, No. 55, is described in the application 
to the occupier thereof as property on the line, and 
in 6 feet cutting, whereas the same should have 
been described as within the limits of deviation. 

Also, inasmuch as Charles Insop, occupier of 
property, No. 56, on the line of Railway, and in 6 
feet cutting, has not had a correct application in 
respect thereof, inasmuch as the same is stated as 
property within the limits of deviation. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select London and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Cee _ 
two Petitions complaining of non-compliance with — Ashford 
the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition andTunbridge.) 
for the London and Croydon Railway (Maidstone, 
Ashford, and Tunbridge) Bill, were referred ; That 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as the Plans and Books of Reference depo- 
sited are incorrect in the following instances : 

Parish of Beckenham: Property numbered 120 
and 121, stated in the Books of Reference to belong 
to Emanuel Goodhart, whereas Reverend Andrew 
Brandram is the owner thereof. 

Also, inasmuch as the Plans are not duplicates, 
several numbers being omitted on the Plans deposited 
with Parish Clerks, in the instances following :—In 
Nos. 39 and 402, fences omitted in Plan with 
Parish Clerk of Bromley ; land, No. 55, is wrongly 
described in the application to the occupier, as in 
the line, in 6 feet cutting, whereas the same should 
be property within the limits of deviation ; property 
No. 56, wrongly stated to be within limits of de- 
viation, whereas the same is in the line, in 8 feet 
cutting. 

Parish of Chelfsfield: In the application to Thomas 
Waring, the Railway is put in 3 feet cutting (No. 8), 
whereas the same is in 10 feet cutting on the Section. 

Also, in No. 31, a cutting stated to be in 33 feet, 
appears in 22 feet cutting on the Section. 

Parish of Wrotham : Also, inasmuch as the name 
of William Barton, lessee and occupier of fields 
numbered 10, 119, and 1204, is not inserted in the 
Books of Reference, and no application had been 
made to him in respect thereof; the name of Sir 
W. R. P. Geary, owner of property numbered 57 is 
not inserted in the Books of Reference, nor is John 
Knowles, as occupier thereof, and no application 
had been made to them in respect thereof. 

Parish of Holey: The name of 7. W. Dawes, 
omitted as occupier of No. 274, and no application 
made to him in respect thereof, the name of 7’. 
Whatman being erroneously inserted as such occu- 
pier; the name of 7. Stonham, occupier of No. 39, 
omitted, and no application made to him in re- 
spect thereof, T. Whatman erroneously inserted as 
occupier; the name of Eliza S. Whatman, as 
owner and occupier of property, numbered 35 and 38, 
omitted, the name of James Whatman erroneously 
inserted as owner thereof. 

Parish of Maidstone: Also, inasmuch as pro- 
perty near No. 2 on the Plan (and No. 1 in the 
Book of Reference) is not numbered on the Plan; 
a cottage and yard in No. 25, is not numbered on 

PP2 Plan, 











292 


Plan, is not described in Book of Reference, and 
no application made to Thomas Tomlyer, as occu- 

ier thereof; property No. 33, described in Book of 
Reference, house and garden, is two distinct dwell- 
ings, and the name of Richard Vintin, the occupier 
of one of them, is not inserted, and no application 
had been made to him in respect thereof; in pro- 
perty No. 94, the name of George Green omitted, 
as occupier thereof, and no application had been 
made to him, Thomas Weeks erroneously inserted 
as the occupier. 

Parish of Bearsted: Also, inasmuch as a cottage 
and garden, No. 14 on the Plan, is not shown on 
the enlarged Plan. 

Parish of T'hornkam: A cottage and garden, 
No. 16 on the Plan, is not described in the Books of 
Reference ; the names of certain owners of property, 
numbered 13 and 14, are not inserted in Book of Re- 
ference, and no application made to them in respect 
thereof. 

Also, inasmuch as property No. 25, is described 
in the Book of Reference as arable, whereas it 
should be meadow; it is also shown on the Plan as 
one field, whereas there is a fence dividing the same 
into two fields, not shown on the said Plans. 

Parish of Lenham: Property No. 88, is described 
in Book of Reference as meadow, whereas the same 
should be cottage and garden, and is not shown on 
the enlarged Plan. 

Also, inasmuch asa portion of a field in Lenham, 
being part of a field, No. 2, in the parish of Charing, 
is not numbered on the Plan, or described in the 
Book of Reference ; also, as to a garden in Len- 
ham, part of property No. 2, in Charing, a similar 
omission, and no application made to the owners 
and occupiers thereof. 

In the parish of Westwedl : Also, inasmuch as no 
application had been made to the owner and occu- 
pier of property No. 24, no application made to the 
occupier of property No. 19, and the name of the 
occupier of said No. 19 not inserted. 

Also, inasmuch as Nos. 40 and 75 are not num- 
bered on the Plan deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace. 

In the parish of Hadlow: The name of Eleanor 
Wilmer, as owner of property, numbered 10, 11, 13 
and 17, omitted in the Book of Reference, and no 
application made to such owner. 

Also, inasmuch as a field adjoining No. 39, is 
not numbered on the Plan, and no application made 
to the owners and occupiers thereof, and whose 
names were not inserted in Book of Reference. 


Parish of Tunbridge: The name of John Miller, 
as occupier of property No. 28, is omitted, and no 
application had been mace to him in respect thereof ; 
the name of James Elvert, as owner of three fields, 
Nos. 14, 15 and 16, on the Plan, is not inserted in 
the Book of Reference as such owner. 

in parish of Hollingbourne: No. 34, (a field) is 
divided by a double fence and footway, which is 
not shown on the Plans, and a field near thereto 
is not numbered on the Plans or described in the 
Book of Reference, and no application had been 
made to the owner and occupier thereof, in respect 
thereof. 

Also, inasmuch as the names of Sir B. W. Bridges, 
and the heirs of Edward Knight, as owners of Nos. 
19, 20 and 21, are omitted, and no application had 
been made to them. 


18° Aprelis. 


A. 1845, 


Also, inasmuch as a certain footpath, No. 23 in 

the Book of Reference, deposited with Parish Clerk 

of Tunbridge, is not shown on the Plan deposited 

with Parish Clerk or Clerk of Peace. 

Also, inasmuch as the occupier of a lodge and 

land, No. 17, in the parish of Tunbridge, was stated 
to be John Chatfield, who was not the lessee of the 
said lodge and land ; that a certain orchard, in the 
parish of Hadlow, No. 63 on the Plan, is omitted 
with Books of Reference deposited with the Clerk 
of the Peace and Parish Clerk of Hadlow respec- 
tively ; also, that Sophia Porter, as owner and occu- 
pier of the same, had had no application in respect 
thereof. 

Also, inasmuch as William Young, occupier of 
property No. 9, in the parish of West Peckham, had 
no application made to him; also, that certain 
devisees,as owners for property numbered 28,30, 29, 
31, 32, and 33 on the Plan, had no application made 
to them in respect thereof. 

Also, inasmuch as a public highway, passing 
through land in the parish of Haalow, and numbered 
88 and 65, is not shown on the Plan deposited with 
the Clerk of the Peace. 

And also, inasmuch as Elizabeth and William 
Golding, as owners of property numbered 672, 682, 
69 2 60a, 594, 614, 624, 66%, 644, 634, and 652, had 
no application made to them in respect of such pro- 
perties. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standmg Orders. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 


a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
London and Croydon Railway Enlargement Bill, 
was referred ; That the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with, inasmuch as the lawn and 
ornamental ground of Joseph Alfred Hardcastle, 
adjoining to his house, in the parish of St. Paul's, 
Deptford, within the limits of deviation, are not 
described in the Plans deposited in the Private Bill 
Office, nor referred to in the Book of Reference. 

And also, inasmuch as the name of the occupier 
of property, No. 42 on the Plan, (Alexander Hal- 
dane) is omitted in the Book of Reference, the 
name of James Bacon being erroneously inserted as 
such occupier. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
London and Croydon Railway (Chatham to Chil- 
ham) Bill, was reterred ; That the Standing Orders 
had not been complied with, inasmuch as the whole 
of the parish of Rainham is omitted in the Book of 
Reference, and no description given therein of the 
lands in or through which the Railway is proposed 
to be made in such parish. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 





Also, inasmuch as on the Section of the branch | for the South Eastern Railway (Widening and Ex- 
to Tunbridge, deposited with Clerk of Peace of| tension of the London and Greenwich Railway) Bill 


Kent, the extreme height thereof over the surface 
is not marked for an embankment at or near 8 miles 
from the said junction; also, that the extreme 
depth under the surface is not marked for a cutting 
at 6 miles 1 furlong from the said junction; also, 
that at 5 furlongs from the said junction a turnpike- 
road is crossed, but is not noticed on the said Sec- 
tion in the Private Bill Office. 





| were referred ; That the Standing Orders had not 
|been complied with, inasmuch as the Plan and 
Sections for the extension of the said Railway 
‘were not duly deposited with the Clerks of the 
‘Peace for the counties of Kent and Surrey, and 
with the Railway Department of the Board of Trade ; 
'and inasmuch as on the Section of the widening 


| the viaduct as a substitute for solid embankment is 
not 


London and 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Croydon Rail. 


way Enlarges 
ment, 


London and 


Croydon Rail- 
way (Chatham 
to Chilham.) 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select South Eastem 


Railway 


Widening and 
Extension of 
the London — 
and Greenwich 


Railway-) 





South 
Railw 
pridg 
pridyt 


Sout 
Rail 


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tensi 
Sout! 
Can 
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Mar 
way. 


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South Eastern 

Railway (Tun- 
bridge to £un- 
bridge Wells.) 


South Eastern 


8 VICTORIZ. 


not marked upon the Section, but it was proved to 
the Committee that the whole of the proposed work 
is the widening of the present London and Green- 
wich Railway, which is an existing viaduct of arching. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a 
Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
South Eastern Railway (Tunbridge to Tunbridge 
Wells) Bill, was referred; That the Standing Orders 
had not been complied with, inasmuch as the Notices 
inserted in the conntry newspapers and in the 
London Gazette, and the applications to the owners, 
lessees and occupiers, do not correctly specify the 
object of the Bill, such Notices and applications 
having been given in respect of a line from Tun- 
bridge to Rye, and the present application being for 
powers to construct a Railway from Tunbridge to 
Tunbridge Wells, bemg only four miles of the line 
originally contemplated. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 


18° Aprils. 


293 


7 60 was a clump of trees included in the field, 
No. 61. 

And inasmuch as in the Plans deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Stafford, the 
tunnels following are notmarked bya dotted line upon 
the Plan, viz. :—between 13th mile 4th furlong and 
14th mile ; between 15th mile 4th furlong and 16th 
mile; between 26th mile and 26th mile 3d furlong; 
between 36th mile and 37th mile; but it appeared 
that they are correctly shown upon the Section. 

And inasmuch as the copy of the Plan deposited 
with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of 
Stafford is not a copy of that deposited in the 
Private Bill Office, in respect of the above-mentioned 
tunnels. 

And inasmuch as the extreme height of the em- 
bankment, between 26th mile 5th furlong and 20th 
mile 6th furlong, is not marked by the vertical scale 
in feet and inches. 

And inasmuch as the level of the rails is incor- 
rectly laid down in the cross Section No. 5, where 
it is erroneously placed 17 feet below the altered 
surface of road, instead of upon the level of such 
altered surface ; but it appeared that it was stated 
upon the longitudinal Section that it was to pass 
upon the level, and that it was a clerical error. 

And inasmuch as the level of the rails is incor- 


Railway Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom | | : ; fs 
Sn... « Peon complaining of non-compliance withthe | ety lid down in the sree Seaton No: 25, where 
cension of the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the th a tached of 46 teat telae th cen ft 
South Baste, South Eastern Railway (Branch to Deal, and Ex- | “© T# q ~- —* tl - ‘ ; og ° yay ™ , in 
ee tension of the South Eastern, Canterbury, Ramsgate oct Sec + Aig a aes sit lerical mi or 
Margate Reile and Margate Railway) Bill, was referred ; That the desk: ean: hae agyhatbeces, = 


way.) 


South Eastern 
Railway 
(Maidstone to 
Rochester. ) 


Churuet Valley 


Railway, 


Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
South Eastern Railway (Maidstone to Rochester) 
Bill, was referred; That the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Churnet Valley Railway Bill, was referred; That the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as a building upon the property numbered 
246, in the parish of Hanbury, is not marked upon 
the Plan. 

And inasmuch as a building upon the property 
numbered 354, in the same parish, is not marked on 
the Plan; inasmuch as the limits of deviation are 
incorrectly drawn through the property numbered 
87, in the parish of Prestbury, which is not inserted 
in the Book of Reference, nor is power to take such 
property conferred by the Bill. 

And inasmuch as a garden between the proper- 
ties numbered 149 and 150, in the parish of Prest- 
bury, is not numbered on the Plan ; but it appeared 


And inasmuch as in the copy of the Sections 
deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county 
of Stafford, there is an omission in the longitudinal 
Section of a reference to No. 41, cross Section, and 
that No. 20 upon the Plan, in the parish of Tam- 
worth, was erroneously referred to No. 42 of the 
cross Sections, instead of No. 41; but it appeared 
to be correctly stated in the copy deposited in the 
Private Bill Office. 

And inasmuch as the cross Section numbered 32, 
is stated to be lowered 8 feet upon the copy depo- 
sited with the Clerk of the Peace, and is stated to 
be raised 2 feet on that deposited in the Private Bill 
Office. 

And inasmuch as the copy of the Sections depo- 
sited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of 
Stafford does not correctly show the surface of the 
ground between 48th mile and 48th mile 4th furlong. 

And inasmuch as Lord Vernon is the owner of 
the lands in the parish of Hanbury, numbered from 
121 to 137 inclusive, and occupier of properties 
numbered 125, 126 and 131, and that no applica-~ 
tion has been made to Lord Vernon or to his agent, 
in respect of such properties ; but it appeared to the 
Committee that the promoters of the Bill had 
served Sir Edward Stracey, who was a trustee of 
Lord Vernon, for certain purposes under his settle- 
ments, in respect of the said lands. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 








The House proceeded to take into consideration Devonport 
the Report on the Devonport Gas and Coke Com- Gas and Coke 
pany Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Comp#ny Bill. 


that it is duly numbered and referred to in the Book 
of Reference, and that the parties concerned had 
received due Notice. 


And inasmuch as a piece of land between Nos. | agreed to. ; 
239 and 254, in the same parish, is not numbered|, Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
on the Plan; but it appeared that it is duly num- | 2grossed. 


bered and referred to in the Book of Reference, and 
that the parties concerned had received due Notice. 

And inasmuch as a piece of land adjoining the 
properties numbered 5, 14 and 17, in the parish of 
Sropton, is not numbered on the Plan; but it 
appeared that it is duly numbered and referred to in 
the Book of Reference, and that the parties con- 
cerned had received due Notice. 

And inasmuch as the property numbered 60, in 
the parish of Lech, is not entered in the Book of 
Reference ; but it was proved to the Committee that 

Vou. LOU. | 


The Claughton-cum-Grange (Saint Andrews) Claughton- 
Church Bill was read a second time; and com- cum-Grange 
itted (St. Andrew’s) 
mitted. ie Church Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Claughton-cum-Grange (Saint John-the- Claughton- 
Baptist’s) Church Bill was read a second time ; cum-Grange 
: (Saint John the 
and committed. Baptist’s) 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Church Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


2P3 + 








A Petition 








294 


Saint Helen’s A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands and 


Improvement 
Bill. 


alatine of Lancaster, praying that they may be 
ey by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Saint Helen’s Improvement Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, n 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Harwich and A Petition of Frederick Fuhrmann Clarke, of 
a Upper Bedford-place, Russell-square, in the county 
Railway of Middlesex, Gentleman, complaining that the 
(No, 2.) Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the ap- 
plication for the Harwich and Eastern Counties 
Junction Railway (No. 2.) Bill, had not been com- 
lied with; and praying that he may be heard, by 
himself his agent and witnesses, against the same, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Select 

Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Trish Great A Petition of Daniel Edward Stephens, of Ching- 

Western Batt. ford, in the county of Essex, Gentleman, stating 

way (Dublin ? : : 

tc Galway.) that no evidence was produced in support of the 
allegations in the Petition of Gerard Barry, com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the application for the Jrish Great 
Western Railway (Dublin to Galway) Bill, had not 
been complied with, in consequence of a pecuniary 
compromise, and praying that the Petition of the 
said Gerard Barry may be referred to a Select 
Committee ; and that all parties prepared to tender 
evidence in support of the same may be heard before 
the said Comunittee, by themselves, their agents and 


18° Aprils. 


A. 1845, 


Petitions from Pershore ; —-Chipping Campden ; osfora, 


hereditaments in the township of Sutton, or Inha- | — Blockley ;— Broadway ;— Mickleton ;— Ebring~ Worcester ay4 
bitants of the town of Saint Helen’s, in the county | ton;—Weston Subedge and Aston Subedge ;—and, W°verhanpton 


” Railway Bilj, 


Saintbury and Willersey ; praying that the Ozford, 
Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Francis William Beaumont, Civil Dubiin ang 
and Mining Engineer, of No. 4, Bath-place, Fitz- Drogheda 
roy-square, in the parish of Saint Pancras, and Railway Bil, 
county of Middlesex, taking notice of the Dublin 
and Drogheda Railway Bill; and praying that all 
further proceedings on the said Bill may be stayed 
until the Petitioner’s design shall have been duly 
inquired into and reported on to the House; and 
that he may be heard, by himself or his counsel, 
against the same, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Dublin Pipe Water Bill be pui, Pipe 
read a second time upon Friday next. Water Bill 


A Petition of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- Glasgow Har. 
way Company, complaining that the Standing Orders eur Union 
of the House, in respect to the application for the ““"* 
Glasgow Harbour Union Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with, and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their agents and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- pristo! ang 
gesses of the city of Bristol, praying that a Clause Exeter Railway 
may be inserted in the Bristol and Exeter Railway B™vs Bil. 
Branches Bill, prohibiting the Bristol and Exeter 





witnesses, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Subscribers to the Undertaking 
hereinafter mentioned, praying that provision may 
be made in the Cambridge and Lincoln Railway 
Bill, authorizing the Petitioners to deviate the said | 
line of Railway, in the parish of Paston, in the | 
county of Lincoln, by carrying the same on the 
west side of, and about ninety yards from, the church 
and rectory house, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Cambridge 
and Lincoln 


Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Freemen of the borough of Leiceséer, 
resident within the town or borough of Leicester, 
or the precincts or liberties thereof, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Leicester Free- 
men’s Allotments Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Leicester 
Freemen’s 
Aliotments Bill. 


Castle Hill 
( Wexford) 
Docks Bill. 


The Castle Hill (Wexford) Docks Bill was read 
a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Agricultural A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
—Saeee posed, That the Agricultural and Commercial Bank 
Bill. of Ireland Bill be now read a second time :—And 
the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Osford and Petitions from Rugby ;—and, Deddington ; pray- 
hows ga ing that the Ozford and Rugby Railway Bill may 

diets pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Railway Company from constructing a viaduct within 
the city of Bristol, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Newry :—and, Belfast ; praying a 
that the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Dumfries and 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read; bani Bail 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Railway Bills. 
the Second Report which, upon the 17th day of No.231. 
March last, was made from the Select Committee 
appointed to inquire into the best mode of consti- 
tuting Committees on Railway Bills in the present 
Session of Parliament, and of the most expedient 
manner in which Railway Bills having relation to 
| similar objects may be brought under the considera- 
| tion of the same Committee :—And the Resolutions 
of the Committee were read, as follow: 

1. That Counsel appearing before Railway Com- 
mittees shall be entitled to open the case, but not 
to sum up the evidence. 

2. That Committees on Railway Bills have leave 
to sit in the present Session, notwithstanding any 
adjournment of the House, if the Committees shall 
so think fit. 

3. That such of the Standing Orders as relate to 
the composition of the Committees on Private Bills, 
and the Orders consequent thereon, be suspended 
so far as regards Railway Bills pending in the course 
of the present Session. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That this House doth agree with the Com- 
mittee in the first of the said Resolutions :—And 
the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. / 

Then the second and third Resolutions of the 
Committee being read a second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the said Resolutions be pmnted. 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding on the con- Liverpool 
sideration of the Report on the Liverpool —~ Docks Bill. 
i 








Mess 
the I 


Cust 
(Ex 
Bill. 
Suge 
Bill. 


Glas 
Dut 


Mut 


Ma 
Bill. 


Brit 
Div 


Boi 
Div 


Gis 
Pol 








8 VicTORIz. 


Bill be now resumed :—The House accordingly re- 
sumed the said further Proceeding. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 
Message from A Message from the Lords, by Sir George Rose 
the Lords =» and Sir William Horne: 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 
Customs A Bill, intituled, An Act to repeal the Duties of 


(Export Duties) Customs due upon the Exportation of certain Goods 


= from the United Kingdom : 

Sugar Duties A Bill, intituled, An Act for granting to Her Ma- 

Bil. jesty, until the Fifth day of July One thousand eight 
hundred and Forty-six, certain Duties on Sugar im- 
ported into the United Kingdom: 

Glass (Excise A Bill, intituled, An Act to repeal the Duties and 

Duty) Bil. ~~ Laws of Excise on Glass : 

Mutiny Bill. A Bill, intituled, An Act for punishing Mutiny 


and Desertion, and for the better Payment of the 
Army and their Quarters : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for the Regulation of 
Her Majesty’s Royal Marine Forces while on Shore : 
And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 
by this House to the Bill intituled, An Act to 
dissolve the Marriage of Thomas Britten with Jane 
Britten, his now Wife, and to enable him to marry 
again, and for other Purposes, without Amend- 
ment: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to dissolve the Marriage of Charles Lestock Boileau, 
Esquire, with Margaret Boileau, his now Wife, 
and to enable him to marry again, and for other 
Purposes ; to which the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for the disposing of a Part of the Estates of the late 
Charles Calvert, Esquire, in pursuance of the Di- 
rections of a certain Decree of the High Court of 
Chancery, and for confirming the Sale of such Parts 
thereof as have been sold ; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House :—And then the 
Messengers withdrew. 


Marine Mutiny 
Bill. 


Britten’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Boileau’s 


Divorce Bill. 


Calvert’s 
Estate Bill, 


Glasgow 


engl Petitions of William Stewart, of Kennyhill, and 


of Walter Stewartand Robert Stewart, Distillers at 
Kennyhill ;—and, Owners or Factors of houses and 
buildings, in the city of Glasgow; praying that they 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Glasgow Police Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Newport and 
Ponty Pool 
Railway Bill, 


A Petition of Joseph Bailey, of Glanusk Park, 
in the county of Brecon, Esquire, M.P., and of Craw- 
shay Bailey, of Nantyglo, in the county of Mon- 
mouth, Esquire, praying that they may be heard, by 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Newport and Ponty Pool Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Glasgow 


Bidees Bil, A Petition of Trustees appointed under the 


authority of certain Acts of Parliament, for the 
management of the two Bridges across the Clyde, 
leading from Glasgow to Gorbals, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Glasgow Bridges Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 

Vor. 100, 


18° Aprils. 


the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 





295 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee Public Petitions 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the (Seventeenth 
Petitions presented upon the 14th and 15th days of or 
this instant April; and had directed him to make a 
Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Sir Robert Harry Inglis reported from the Clas- Railway Bills 

sification Committee of Railway Bills, and who Classification 
c : (Sixth Report.) 

were empowered to report from time to time ; That ‘| 
they had further considered the matters to them re- 0-280. 
ferred ; and had directed him to make a Report 
thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Maltsters and Corn and Flour Mer- Sheffield ana 
chants, residing in the town of Worksop and its pee ang 
neighbourhood, praying that the Sheffield and en =— 
Lincolnshire Junction Railway Bill may pass into a 
law, was —- and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Over Darwen ;—and, Blackburn ; Blackburn, 
raying that the Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Darwen and 
ailway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, Bil, oe 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of Samuel Dukinfield Darbishere ;— 
and, the Company of Proprietors of the Manchester, 
Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the said Bill,—were 
also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee cn the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Blackbur, 
Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation, — 

. ccrington and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, qoine Extension 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Railway Bill. 
Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington and Colne Exten- 
sion Railway Bill, was presented and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owners, Lessees and Workers of Barnsley 
coal mines, and Owners of beds of ironstone, in — Rails 
the townships or parishes of Barnsley, Darton,” ~"" 
Dodworth and Silkstone, in the West Riding of the 
county of York, praying that the Barnsgy Junction 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Stead, of Saint Martin’s-le- Londonderry 
Grand, in the city of London, Civil Engineer, taking and Coleraine 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the B#!™sy- 
Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Bill; and 
praying that such Bill may not pass into a law, 


was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of John Stead, of Saint Martin’s-le- inetentes 
Grand, London, Civil Engineer, taking notice of the ent _ 
application for leave to bring in the Londonderry 
and Enniskillen Railway Bill; and praying that 
such Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

PP4 A Petition 








Public Houses. 


Insolvent 


Debtors Act. 


Lord’s Day. 


Universities 
(Scotland.) 


Sale of Beer 
Act. 


Education 
(Ireland. ) 


Maynooth 
College Bill. 


296 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Batley Carr, in the 
township of Batley, and Dewsbnry, in the county 
of York, praying the House to adopt measures for 
preventing the increase of houses licensed for the 
sale of intoxicating drinks, and for diminishing to 
avery large extent the number already existing, 
and to pass a law for entirely abolishing the sale of 
intoxicating liquor on the Lord’s Day, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners of the Court of 
Requests for the town and liberties of Beverley, 
and the several parishes of the same town, praying 
for the repeal of the Insolvent Debtors Act, was 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the 
Free Church Congregation at Stonykirk, praying 
the House to adopt measures for prohibiting travel- 
ling by Railway on the Lord’s Day, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Free Church 
Presbytery of Saint Andrews, praying the House 
to pass a measure for the removal of all sectarian 
tests affecting the Educational Institutions of Scot- 
land, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parishes of New- 
ington, Bassatt and Kingscote, in the county of 
Gloucester, praying the House to restrict the Sale 
of Beer to inns and houses of respectability, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Berehaven Union ;—Saint James 
and Killesk ;—Taghmon ;—Clones ;—and, Tintern ; 
praying the House to devise means for removing 
the restrictions placed on the distribution of the 
Aid annually granted for Education in Jreland, 
so as to afford assistance to the Schools in con- 
nexion with the Church Education Society,—were 
—- and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Petitions from Bath;—and, Little Portland- 
street, Regent-street ; praying that the Maynooth 
College Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Sutcombe ;— Wicklow ;—Carner ;— 
Wetley Rocks ;—Ulceby ;—Staiths ;—Napperton ;— 
Riseley ; — Elston; — Risely (two Petitions) ; — 
Whitehaven ;—Shipton-upon-Stores ;—Saint Bridget 
Beckermet ;— Bradford Peverell; —Martham (two 
Petitions) ; — Saint Neot;— Great Yarmouth ; — 
J. M. Johnson, &amp;c. ;—Horsham, Walton-on-Thames; 
— Pembridge and Broxwood ; — Upwell ;—Sunder- 
land (two Petitions) ; — Brougham-street ; — Hyll- 
ton Ferry ;—Deptford (Durham); — Brandon; — 
Suffolk ;— Wilton ;— Hexham ;—Bassaleg ;— Kil- 


marnock ;— Dumbarton ; — Strathaven (Moderator 


18° Aprils. 


A. 1845, 


Levey Collins, Clerk, James Davidson and others ;— 
Holmfirth; — Bradford (York); — Misham ; — 
Somerton ;— Mains and Strathmartin ;—Kilbirnie ; 
— Dundee ; —Broughty Ferry ;— Ravenstone ; — 
Sherburn; — Kilmarnock ; —Soho ; —Keyworth ;— 
Glasgow ;— Maidstone ; —Leeds ; —Tal-y-Llyn ; — 
Kennoway ;— Walsham ;— Kirriemuir ;— Hoxton ;— 
Barking ; —Stirling ; —New Broad-street ;—Bryn 
Eglwys ; — Brighton; — Shoreditch ; — Tunbridge 
Wells ; —Walton ; —Greenwich ; — Shovers Green; 
—Crail; — Ullesthorpe ; — Barlestone (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Oadby ;--Blaby ;—Leicester (three Peti- 
tions) ;-—-Sutton Elms ;—Whelstone ;—Market Bos- 
worth;— Whetstone ;— Thurlston ;—Archdeacon and 
Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Ely ;—Plymouth ; 
—Presbytery of Saint Andrews (four Petitions) ;— 
Falkland ;—Portmoam ; -- Kirkcaldy ;-— Whitwick ; 
— Waldron ; -- Hull ; --Haycastle ; —Sheepshed ;-—- 
Synod of Fife (Moderator) ;—Abbotshall ;—Ips- 
wich ; -— Shrewsbury ;-- Saint Helen’s; -—- Dublin 
(two Petitions) ;—Marston Sicca ;--Winchcomb ;-— 
Hinckley ; — Windsor ; -—-Athlone ; — Presbytery of 
Paisley (Moderator) ; -Bampton ;--Worminghall ; 
—Trongford ; -—Yester ;-- Salton and Bolton; — 
Clitheroe ;---Hindringham ; --Northwich ;—- Hyde ; 
——Pentonville;--Swansea ;-—Yateand Pickup Bank; 
— Berkeley ; — Gloucester ; — Ashton-under-Lyne 
(two Petitions) ; — Dunfermline ; — Lostock ;—Stal- 
bridge ;— Oulton ;—Shepreth ;—Narlegan Hills, &amp;c.; 
--Dulve ;-- Blackfriars-road;-- Girvan ;-- Protestant 
Dissenters and other Inhabitants of the town and 
neighbourhood ; — County of Flint ; — Polperro, 
Pelynt, Dulve and Saint Keyne ;-- Wighton ;-— Wem ; 
—Rochford;—Abergele ;— Pembroke Dock ;— Wal- 
singham ;—Snoring ;—Barrowden and Morcott ;— 
Waterford ;—Falmouth ;—Bradford (York) ;—Po- 
bruan, Highway, Lansallos and Caylenna ;—Shore- 
ditch ;— Rochester ;— Trevecca ; —Shipley ;— Black- 
friar’ s-road;—Bailam ;— Bangor ;— Great Totham; 
— Woolwich ;—South Creek ;—Heptonstall Slack ;— 
Heltrington, East, West and South Raynham ;— 
Martock ; —Narberth ; —Nevyn ;—Engedi ;—Abe- 
rerch ;—Presbytery of Forfar (Moderator) ;—Ged- 


| ney ;—Henry Haworth ;—Bleddfa ; —Gwalchmai ; 


— Stirling ; —Kirkwall ; —Darlaston; —Dewsbury 
Moor ;--Fitzroy-square (two Petitions) ;--Bristol ;— 
Colchester ; — Saint Arvans ;— Burnham; — Sun- 
bury ; —Fladbury ; — Acrington ; — Bathwick; — 
Edgware and Little Stanmore ; — Edlingham ; — 
Thorley ;--Compton Beauchamp ;--White Roothing ; 
— Padiham ; —Kingston-upon- Thames ; —Brixton 
(two Petitions) ;—Macclesfield ;—Free West Church 
of Andrie ;--Maryhill ;--Synod of Glasgow and Ayr 
(Moderator) ;—-Bothwell ;-- Henry Somers Cocks and 
others ;— Newbury ;— Edinburgh ;— Widdecomlet ;— 
Aberfeldy;—Island of Cumbrae;—Old Kilpatrick ; 
— Kelso; — Dunkeld ; -- Newington Free Church ; 
— Montrose ; —Taunadin ; — Glasgow (two Peti- 
tions); — Cockpen; — Pollokshaws; — Flisk and 
Criech ;--Kirkby South ; —Talybont ; -—- Llanedy ; 
—Aberystwith ; —Llanfynydd ; —Cefenberrach ; — 
Llangathen ;—Llansaintfraid ;—Overbury ;—New- 
castle-upon-Tyne (Moderator and Clerk) ;—Scre- 





merston ;—- Anderston (Moderator and Session Clerk); 
— Hungerford ;—Peckham ;—Elmore ;—New Rom- 


and Session Clerk) ; — Kilmarnock (Minister) ;— | ney and Dym Church ;— Watergate ;—Kirkby Over- 
Ayr ;—Rutherglen ;— Port of Glasgow and Newark; | blow ;—Synod of Dumfries (Moderator) ;—Helens- 
—Fullarton ;— Week Saint Mary ;—Milton Abbot ; | burgh ;—Thurso;—Brookend ;— Galashiels ;—Snape 
—Lea Marston ;—Terling ;—Midford ;—John M.\ and Triston;— Aspal;—Bungay Saint Mary;— 
Theobald, Kc. ;— Cowgate, Edinburgh (President | Bala ;—Llanfachreth ;—Dolgelly (four Petitions) ; 
and Clerk) ;—Percy Main and Howdon ;— Falkirk | —Carmel ;—Llandrillo ;—Gwanas ;— Trawsfynydd 
(Preses) ; — Hummanby ; — Fileg ; — Bempton ;— | (two Petitions); — Tanygrisian; — Gwynfryn; — 
Thoring ;—North Burton ;— Walsall ;—Dranie ;— | Festiniog ;—Llanegryn ;— Saffron Walden ;—Mid- 
Nairn ; — Bideford ; — Highampton ; — Bishop’s hurst ;—Bidford ; —Brightlingsea ;—Saint Peter ; 
Nympton ;—Alvington ;—Abbotisham ;—Exmouth ;' —Terrington, Saint John’s and Tilney ; —Tittles- 


Penny Cross ;—Stoke Gabriel ;— Berry Pomeroy ; 
— Oakenshaw ; — Edinburgh (three Petitions) ; — 


j 


hall ;—Dallowgil! ;— Gurteen, Coolbawn and Castle- 
corner ;— Birmingham (Chairman) (two Petitions) ; 


Newmarket ; —Bwlch ;— Norwich ; —Rochdale ;— | —Castlerea ;— Padstow ;— Wesley College ( York) ; 
Belford ;— Northampton (two Petitions); — John | —Bawtry;—Merthyr Tydvil;—Thurleigh;—Muir- 
Littler, &amp;c.;—-W.B. Dudley, &amp;c.;—Hythe ;--Oliver | kirk ;—Hamilton (Moderator) ;—Shenchan Stran- 





raer ; 








Poste 


Spirit 


Bar 


Ch 


Po 





Post-office. 


Spisitss 


Barley. 


Cheese, 


Post-office, 


8 VicToriz. 


raer ;—Stonykirk (Chairman); — Carrickfergus ;— 
Rhydybont ; — Wigtoft ;— Sleaford ; — Dedham ; 
Aylsham ;—Salthouse ;— Hickling ;— Llangynog ;— 
Woolwich ; — Llangelynin ; — Llanilltyd ;— Llanen- 
ddwyn and Llanddwywe ; — Dolgelly ; — Saint 
Pancras ;—Keverend Augustus Davies, B. a., and 
others ;—Madeley Wood ;— Kingston-upon-Hull ;— 
Greenwich; — Ruddry ;—Bedwas ; — Ystrad ; — 
Huntley ;— Newton Regis ;— Kilsyth;— Tan-y-felin, 
Caerphilly ;— Otley ;---Dengie and Asheldham ;— 
Althorne ;—Burbage ;—Robert Sinclair, William 
Chisholmand others;—Saint Pancras ;—Lanvabon; 
—and, Caerphilly; praying that the said Bill may 
not pass into a law,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of additional Articles to those 
agreed upon between the Post-office of Great Bri- 
tain and the Post-oflice of France, for carrying into 
execution the Convention of 3d April 1843. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Orders,—A 
Return showing the Number of Imperial Gallons 
of Foreign Brandy and Geneva respectively entered 
for Consumption in Great Britain, in each year, 
from 1780 down to 1844, both inclusive ; and show- 
ing, also, the Rates of Duty per Imperial Gallon 
charged on such Brandy and such Geneva, and the 
Total Annual Amount of the Duties on each :— 
Similar Return for Zreland :—Account, specifying 
the Number of Imperial Gallons of Spirits annually 
produced from Grain in England, in each year, from 
1780 down to 1844 inclusive; the Rates of Duty 
per \mperial Gallon on such Spirits, and the An- 
nual Produce of the Duties :—Similar Accounts for 
Scotland and Ireland:—An Account, showing the 
periods when Distillation from Corn was prohibited 
in England; the Quantities of Sugar made use of 
in the Distilleries in such periods; the Rates of 
Duty per Impezial Gallon on such Sugar Spirits, 
and the Total Annual Produce of the Duties:—And, 
Similar Accounts for Seotland and Ireland. 


A Return of the Quantity of Barley imported 
from the 29th day of April 1842, viz., an Account, 
specifying the Annual Amount, made up to the 5th 
day of January in each year, and specifying also the 
Quantity in each month; and the Rates of Duty 
paid in each month; with the Names of the dif- 
ferent Ports into which the Importations have taken 
place; together with the Annual and Monthly 
Quantities imported into such Ports. 

An Account of the Quantities of Cheese im- 
ported into the several Ports of Great Britain, in 
each month of 1844, distinguishing the European, 
United States, and Colonial Produce (in continua- 
tion of Parliamentary Paper, No. 203, of Session 
1844):—And, a Return of all European Cheese, 
exclusive of British Cheese, exported from England 
during the years 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843 and 1844. 


A Return of the Annual Income and Charges 
upon the Fund denominated “The Letter Carriers’ 
Fund,” in the General Post-office, from its esta- 
blishment to the quarter ending the 5th day of 
January 1845; showing what connexion it has with 
the early Delivery of Letters in London, the Autho- 
rity under which it is collected, the Names of the 
present Subscribers, the Amount of Per-centage 
paid by each Letter Carrier, where and in whose 
Name, and under whose control, any Balance is at 
present deposited, with the Amount thereof :—Also, 
the Name, Date and Amount of Superannuation of 
each Letter Carrier now on the Fund, together with 
the Name, Date, Amount of Superannuation, and 
Date of Death of every Letter Carrier appearing 

Vou. 100. 


18°—19° Aprilis. 








297 


to have been on the Fund within the last Five 
years. 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Paper relating to the Circuits Circuits of the 


of the Judges, which was presented yesterday, be Judges. 
printed. pi , vis No. 209. 


Ordered, That the Paper relating to the Haswell Haswell 
Collieries, which was presented yesterday, be Collieries. 
printed. No. 232. 


Ordered, That an Abstract of the Return relating Clerks of 
to Clerks of Petty Sessions (/reland), which was Petty Sessions 


&gt; “sae Treland. 
presented yesterday, be printed. ( ‘No. -* 


Ordered, That the Paper relating to Constabulary Constabulary 
Force (Zreland), which was presented yesterday, be Force 
printed. \ (Treland.) 

No, 234. 

Ordered, That the Reports of the Railway De- Railways. 
partment of the Board of Trade, relating to the 
Groups of Railway Bills upon which Committees 
are appointed to meet upon Monday and Tuesday 
next, be respectively referred to the said Com- 
mittees. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment. 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming yfaynooth 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendments which, College Bill. 
upon Friday last, were proposed to be made to the 
Question, That the Maynooth College Bill be now 
read a second time; and which Amendments were, 
to leave out the word “ now,” and at the end of the 
Question, to add the words “upon this day six 
“ months.” 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
the word “now” stand part of the Genvies :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 

twelve of the clock on Saturday morning; 
Sabbati, 19° die Aprilis, 1845: 

Aud the Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Mr. Young, 1 323 
Mr. Henry Baring: / sate 
Mr. Colquhoun 
Lord Ashley: : - Fo 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 
time :—The Bill was accordingly read a second 
time; and committed to a Committee of the whole 
House, for Friday next. 


Tellers for the Yeas,{ 


Tellers for the Noes, 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Jewish Disabi- 
reading of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill; jes Removal 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday the 28th day of this instant April. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Customs _ 
reading of the Customs ([mport Duties) Bill ; ea 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time “"* 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means; Means. 
Resolved, ‘That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
QQet Resolved, 





Malt Draw- 
back. 


Maynooth 
College. 





298 


Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- 
solve itself into a Committee to consider of allowing 
a Drawback of Duty on Malt used for the purpose 
of feeding Cattle. 

The House accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee. 

(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to mov® 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bil 
for allowing a Drawback of Duty on Malt used for 
the purpose of feeding Cattle. 

Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene, accordingly reported a Resolution ; 
which was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
allowing a Drawback of Duty on Malt used for the 
purpose of feeding Cattle:—And he moved the 
House accordingly. 

Ordered, That 7 be given to bring in the Bill: 
And that Mr. Greene, Mr. Stafford O’ Brien, Mr. 
Pusey and Mr. Darby do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Motion being made, That this House will, 
upon Monday next, resolve itself into a Committee, 
to consider of making Provision out of the Conso- 
lidated Fund for the maintenance of the College of 
Maynooth ; 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by Her Ma- 
jesty’s Command, acquainted the House, That Her 
Majesty, having been informed of the subject-mat- 
ter of this Motion, recommends it to the considera- 
tion of the House. 

And the Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the fMr. Young, 1 61 
Yeas, Lord Arthur Lennox: | ies 
Tellers for the (Sir Robert Harry Inglis, \ ,- 
Noes, (Mr. Thomas Duncombe: J ~?" 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
half an hour after three of the clock on 
Saturday morning, adjourned till Monday, 
next. 





Lune, 21° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


Denbigh Writ. O# DERED, That Mr. Speaker do issue his 


Pecbles-shire 
Writ. 


Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make 
out a new Writ for the electing of a Knight of the 
Shire, to serve in this present Parliament, for the 
County of Denbigh, in the room of Sir Watkin 
Williams Wynn, Baronet, who, since his Election for 
the said County, hath accepted the office of Steward 
of Her Majesty’s Lordships of Bromfield and Yale, 
in the county of Denbigh. ; 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Commissioner to serve in this 

resent Parliament, for the Shire of Peebles, in the 
room of William Forbes Machenzie, Esquire, who, 
since his Election for the said Shire, hath accepted 
the office of one of the Commissioners for executing 
the office of Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain, 
and Treasurer of the Exchequer of Ireland. 


18°—19°—21° Aprils. 








A. 1845. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the port of Blyth, in Neweastle 
the county of Northumberland, praying that the Berwick Ru 
Newcastle and Berwick Railway Bill may pass into %4Y Bill; a, 
a law, and that the Northumberland Railway Bill janq Rules 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read; Bill. y 
and referred to the Committee on the last Bill. 


Ordered, That the Spoad (Clun), &amp;c., Inclosure Spoad (Cin) 
Bill be read a second time upon Wednesday next. pons Tuclosure 


Petitions from Henry Lord Willoughby de Broke ; Cambridge 
—Commissioners for draining and improving certain 2"%4 Lincoln 
lands lying between Bourn and Boston, in the ailway Bil, 
county of Lincoln, commonly called The Black 
Sluice Commissioners ;—and, Trustees of the south 
east district of the turnpike-road from Lincoln 
Heath to the city of Peterborough; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Cambridge 
and Lincoln Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The Coventry, Bedworth and Nuneaton Railway Coventry, 
Bill was read asecond time; and committed. — and 


; N 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Raiiway Bil, 
mittee of Selection. 


The Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway Bill pee ene 
was read a second time ; and committed. Railway Bil, 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ; 

mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Airdrie ;—and, Glasgow ; praying Caledonian 
that the Caledonian Railway Bill may pass into _ 
law,——were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the town of Camborne, Comwall 
in the county of Cornwall ;—the Right honourable aly Bil. 
Charles Crespigny Lord Vivian ;—Martha Rash- 
leigh, of Cuddra Cottage, in the parish of Saint 
Austell, in the county of Cornwall, Spinster ;—and, 
Thomas Somers Cocks, Esquire, and Francis Glan- 
ville, the younger, Esquire, Trustees acting under 
the will of the Right honourable Reginald Pole 
Carew, deceased, and of Robert Skynner, Gentle- 
man, a Trustee of the real estates late of the. said 
Reginald Pole Carew, deceased, and of William 
Wingfield, Thomas Barrett Lennard, and Richard 
Baker Wingfield, Esquires, the Trustees acting 
under the will of Sir John Saint Aubyn, late of 
Clowance, in the said county of Cornwall, Baronet, 
deceased; praying that they may be heard, by 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Cornwall Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and other In- — 
habitants of Sligo, taking notice of the application (treland) 
for leave to bring in the Great Western Railway (Dublinto | 
(Ireland) (Dublin to Mullingar and Athlone) Bill ; Mullingsy sn 
and praying that such Bill may pass into law, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


The Cromer Protection from the Sea Bill was, ore eon the 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com ea Bill, 
mitted. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

The 





Cromer Protec- 


Direct Le 
Railway. 


Black NI 


Drainage 
Navigat! 


Cheste! 
Holyhe 
way((1 
(Mold 
and Pt 
Cheste 
Birker 
Railw: 


Londc 
Wore 
South 
shire 


Bill. 










Sout 
and 


Rail 





























8 VicTORIz. 


The Direct London and Portsmouth Railway Bill 
was read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Direct London 
Portsmouth 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Thomas Fricker, Chairman of and 


Black Sluice ur 

Drinageand acting by the order of the Commissioners con- 

Navigation Bill. ‘tuted and appointed for putting into execution 
two several local Acts of 832 Geo. 3, and 46 Geo. 3, 
for better paving, cleansing and otherwise im- 
proving the Borough of Boston, in the county of 
Lincoln, praying that he may be heard, by his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of ithe Black 
Sluice Drainage and Navigation Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 

Chester aad = The Chester and Holyhead Railway (No. 2.) (Mold 

Hiolybeod 2 “’ Branch and Purchase of Chester and Birkenhead 

(Maid Branch, Railway) Bill was read a second time; and com- 

and Purchase of mitted. 

——, Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


Railway, Bil. mittee of Selection. 


ee . A Petition of Justices of the Peace for the county 
ees. of Worcester, praying that the London, Worcester 


‘tite Railway and South Staffordshire Railway Bill may not pass 
Bill. * into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 

A Petition of the Right honourable Lord Sandys, 
praying that he may be heard, by his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the said Bill, was 
also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Southampton 
aad Dorchester 
Railway Bill. 


Petitions from Wareham ;— Dorchester ;—Wim- 
borne ; — Ringwood ;—Burley ;— Christchurch ;— 
Longham and Kinson ;— Bridport ;— Redbridge ;— 
Sopley and other places ;—Poole ;—Southampton ; 
—and, Lymington; praying that the Southampton 
and Dorchester Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Verderers, Master Keepers and 
other Officers of the New Forest, and Owners and 
Occupiers of property having commonable and 
other rights and privileges therein, praying that the 
said Bill may not pass into a law, was also pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Liverpool and © The Liverpool and Bury Railway (Bolton, Wigan 


Bury Railwa ; i ly ; ; 
(can, Wien and Liverpool Railway, and Bury Extension) Bill 


and Liverpool | WS read a second time ; and committed. 

Railway, and Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
BuryExten- mittee of Selection. 

sion) Bill, 

Leeds, A Petition of the Right honourable Thomas Earl 


Dewsbur and . Gets 

Manchester d of Wilton, praymg that he may 
Janetion Rail 
way Bill, 


be heard, by his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Leeds, 
Dewsbury aud Manchester Junction Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he think 
fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


Liv = 
Sate A Petition of the Right honourable Thomas Earl 
(Bolton Wigan Of Wilton, praying that he may be heard, by his 
Nata. or counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Liver- 

: pool and Bury Railway (Bolton, Wigan and Liver- 


Pury Exten- 
sion) Bill, Vox. 100. 


21° Aprils. 


299 


pool Railway, and Bury Extension) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, ifhe think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Thomas Earl Leeds and 

of Wilton, praying that he may be heard, by his West, Riding 
‘ ‘ &lt; Junction Rail- 

counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Leeds ways Bill. 
and West Riding Junction Railways Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, ifhe think 
fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land and Harwich and 
premises upon or close to the line of the proposed 4 Coun 
Harwich and Eastern Counties Junction Railway, — 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, (No.2.) 
in respect to the application for the Harwich and 
Eastern Counties Junction Railway (No. 2.) Bill, 
had not been complied with ; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and wit- 
nesses, against the same, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Petitions of the Reverend Sir Richard Langrish, Waterford and 
Bart., of Knocktopher, in the county of Kilkenny, em: 

A ; P : way ) Bill. 
proprietor in Fee of one-third, and in consequence 
of nearly the whole of that third of the Branch line 
of the Waterford and Kilkenny Railway from the 
Main Trunk to Kells ;—and, Proprietors and Occu- 
piers of the greater portion of the land through 
which the Branch to Kells, from the Main Trunk of 
the Waterford and Kilkenny Railway, is intended to 
pass; praying that the Waterford and Kilkenny 
Railway Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Committee on the Bill. 


Ordered, That the time for presenting the Jrish Irish Great 
Great Western Railway (Dublin to Galway) Bill, Western Rail- 
be enlarged till Monday next. Galeay) Bill. : 

A Petition of the Blackburn Improvement Com- Blackburn 
missioners, in the county of Lancaster, praying that — 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or“ 
agents, against certain parts of the Blackburn Wa- 
terworks Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petition, although the 
same was not presented three clear days before the 
day appointed for the first meeting of the Committee. 


Calvert's Estate Bill was read the first time. Celvertis 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select Pte Bil. 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the oe 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Coal Turn Bill; That they 7?" 7°S,. 

i : 3 Turn Bill. 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found — 
the same to be true ; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House being informed, that the Erewash Val- 
ley Railway Bill was not properly prepared ; 

Ordered, That the Order for committing the said 
Bill be discharged. 


Erewash Valley 
Railway Bill. 





Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


QQ2+ The 








Erewash Valley 


Railway 
(No, 2.) Bill. 


Southamptor. 
and Dorchester 
Railway Pill, 


Wallasey 
Improvement 
Bill. 


London Orphan 
Asylum Bill. 


London and 
York Railway 
Bill. 


Edinburgh 
and Glasgow 
Rallway Bill ; 
and, Scottish 
Central Rail- 
way Bill. 


Scottish Central 


Railway Bill. 


Lynn and 
Dereham Rail- 
way Bill. 


300 21° Aprilis. A. 1845. 


The House was moved, That the Report in re- 
spect of the Petition forthe Erewash Valley Railway 
Bill, which, upon the 13th day of March last, was 
made from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill for 
making a Railway from the Midland Railway, in the 
parish of Sawley, in the county of Derby, to the 
Mansfield and Pinzton Railway, in the parish of 
Selston, ia the county of Nottingham, together with 
several Branch Railways communicating therewith, 
to be called the Erewash Valley Railway :—And 
that Colonel Rolleston, Mr. Gally Knight and Mr. 
Evans do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being 
roposed, That the Southampton and Dorchester 
Railway Bill be now read a second time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon this day six montbs.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“ now” stand part of the Question.—The said pro- 
posed Amendments were, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time : 
—The Bill was accordingly read a second time ; and 
committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


An ingrossed Bill, for paving, lighting, watching, 
cleansing and otherwise improving the Parish of 
Wallasey, in the county of Chester, and for esta- 
blishing a Police, and also a Market, within the 
said Parish, and for other Purposes, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Philip Egerton do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into considetation 
the Report on the London Orphan. Asylum Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed, 


A Petition of Commissioners for draining and 
improving certain lands lying between Bourn and 
Boston, in the county of Lincoln, commonly called 
The Black Sluice Commissioners, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the London and York Rail- 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Merchants, Manufacturers and 
Inhabitants of Auwchterarder, and neighbourhood ; 
—Coupar Angus ; —Crieff ;—-Blairgowrie ;— Dun- 
keld ;-—and, Dunblane ; praying that the Edinburgh 
and Glasgow Railway Bill may not pass into a law, 
and that the Scottish Central Railway Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bills. 


Petitions from Blairgowrie ;— Dunblane ;— Cou- 
par Angus ;— Auchterarder ; — Dunkeld; — and, 
Crieff; praying that the Scottish Central Railway 
Bill maypass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Lyun and Dereham Railway Bill was read a 
second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 





Petitions from Downham Market ; —and, Kin = Lynn and fy 
Lynn; praying that the Lynn and Ely Railway Bill Railway 3 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Tradesmen 7 4 
and Inhabitants of the borough of King’s Lynn, in Huntingdon 
the county of Norfolk, praying that the Ely and Railway Bit, 
Huntingdon Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 
—— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Select gout pay 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Railway 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance (Ashford to 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition Hastings) 
for the South Eastern Railway (Ashford to Hast- 
ings) Bill, were referred; That the Standing Orders 
had not been complied with, inasmuch as the limits 
of deviation are incorrectly drawn through the pro- 
perty numbered 32, in the parish of Shadoxhurst, 
and a property contiguous to No. 11, in the parish 
of Rye, but that such properties are not entered in 
the Book of Reference, nor does the Bill confer any 
power to take the same. 

And inasmuch as the several properties in the 
parish of Rye, entered and numbered in the Book 
of Reference from 1 to 9, inclusive, and from 23 to 
31, inclusive, and Nos. 38, 41 and 42, are not num- 
bered upon the Plan deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace for the county of Kent. 

And inasmuch as the line of lateral deviation is 
not continued along the whole length of the line of 
Railroad, it being omitted for the extent of about 
2 furlongs, near the terminus at Hastings, when it 
appeared to be coincident with the parish boundary, 
which is laid down on the Plan. 

And inasmuch as the radius of a curve at the 11th 
mile 7th furlong, not exceeding 1 mile in length, is 
not noted on the Plan. 

And inasmuch as the extreme height over the 
surface of the ground, is not marked for the fol- 
lowing embankments ; viz.: At the 24th mile 7th 
furlong, and at the 25th mile 3d furlong. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Singstowa 
on Petitions from Private Bills, to whom a Petition Railway. 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Kings- 
town and Bray Railway Bill, was referred; That 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as the notices in the Dublin Gazette and 
Newspapers do not correctly specify the objects of 
the Bill, the Notices having been given for a line of 
Railway from Kingstown to Waterford ; but the Bill 
takes powers to construct only a Railway from 
Kingstown to Bray,being about seven miles of the 
line originally contemplated. 

And inasmuch as the line as laid down on the 
Plans and Sections deposited with the Clerks of the 
Peace for the county of Dublin, does not agree with 
the line as laid down on the Plans and Sections 
lodged at the Private Bill Office in the following 
instances: At 2d mile 7th furlong, a difference of 
130 links; at 3d mile, at the county boundary, @ 
difference of upwards of 100 links; at 3d mile 2d 
furlong, a difference of 100 links; at 6th mile 43 
furlongs, a difference of 100 links. 

And inasmuch as the miles figured on the Plans 
lodged with the Clerk of the Peace as aforesaid are 
definitely marked in only three places, and they do 
not agree with the miles figured on the Plans and 
Sections lodged at the Private Bill Office, but differ 
from the three last mentioned in the following in- 
stances, viz.: At the 4th milea difference of 1 chain 
as to position in map; at the 6th mile, 10 chains 
50 links; at the 7th mile, 8 chains, 50 links ; and 
on the Section from the 4th to the 6th mile, a 

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sures 1 furlong longer than on the Plan, and from the 
6th to the 7th miles measures more than 2 chains. 

And inasmuch as the Plans and Sections lodged 
with the Clerk of the Peace as aforesaid, do not 
exhibit thereon the distances in furlongs from one 
of the termini. 

And inasmuch as the limits of lateral deviation as 
marked on the Plans lodged with the said Clerks of 
the Peace, do not agree with those marked on the 
Plans lodged at the Private Bill Office, in the fol- 
lowing instances: At1 mile 23 furlongs, a difference 
in width of 23 chains from limit to limit, and a dif- 
ference of position of limit, with respect to the Plan, 
of more than 13 chains; at 1 mile 43 furlongs, there 
appears a difference of more than 23 chains from 
limit to limit, and a difference of position of limit, 
with respect to the Plan, of 2 chains; at 1 mile 
6 furlongs there appears a difference in width of 
more than 2 chains from limit to limit, and a dif- 
ference of position of limit, with respect to the Plan, 
of more than 14 chains; at 1 mile 7 furlongs there 
appears a difference in width of more than 23 chains 
from limit to limit, and a difference of position of 
limit, with respect to the Plan, of more than 2 chains ; 
at 2 miles there is a difference in width of more 
than 2 chains from limit to limit; at 2 miles 23 fur- 
longs, there is a difference of about 1} chains in 
width from limit to limit, and in position, with re- 
spect to the Plan, of about 1 chain ; at 2 miles 4 fur- 
longs there appears a difference of about 13 chains 
in width from limit to limit; at 3 miles 3 furlongs, 
there is a difference of more than 1 chain in width 
from limit to limit, and a difference in position, with 
respect to the Plan, of about 1 chain; at the tunnel 
there is a difference of more than 5 chains in width 
from limit to limit, and a difference in position, with 
respect to the Plan, of about 23 chains; at 4 miles 
there is a difference of more than 4 chains in width 
from limit to limit, and a difference in position, with 
respect to the Plan, ot more than 2 chains; at 
5 miles there is a difference in width from limit to 
limit of about 6 chains, and a difference in position, 
with respect to the Plan, of more than 3 chains; at 
6 miles there is a difference in width from limit to 
limit of more than 5 chains, and a difference in po- 
sition, with respect to the Plan, of about 2 chains ; 
at 7 miles there is a difference in width from limit 
to limit of about 5 chains, and a difference in position, 
with respect to the Plan, of about 1 chain. 

And masmuch as the curves as figured on the 
Plan lodged with the Clerk of the Peace differ from 
those figured and numbered on the Plan lodged at 
the Private Bill Office, and in many instances no 
memorandum of the radius of several curves not 
exceeding 1 mile in length is noted on the Plans so 
lodged, pursuant to Standing Order No. 40, viz. : 
At 3 furlongs there appears a difference of radius 
according to the figuring on the Plan of 1 chain; 
at 1 mile 3 furlongs there appears a curve not ex- 
ceeding a mile, and there is no radius noted ; at 
2 miles 4 furlongs there appears a difference of 
62 feet; at 3 miles 1 furlong there appears a curve 
not exceeding 1 mile, and there is no radius noted ; 
at 3 miles 5 furlongs there appears a curve not ex- 
ceeding 1 mile, and there is no radius noted; at 
4 miles 24 furlongs there appears a curve of about 
25 chains, and the radius is not figured ; at 4 miles 
4 furlongs there appears a curve not exceeding 1 mile, 
and there is no radius noted ; at 5 miles 3 furlongs 
there appears a curve of about 20 chains, of which 
the radius is not figured ; at 6 miles 4 furlongs the 
radius is not noted. 

And inasmuch as the intended tunnelling is not 
marked on the Plan lodged with the Clerk of the 
Peace, nor are there any definite points laid down as 
to its position; the lengths as figured on the Plans 
and Sections lodged as aforesaid differ from those 
lodged with the Private Bill Office; in the former 
the length is figured as being 485 yards, in the 
latter 500 yards. 

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And inasmuch as the rate of inclination of the gra- 
dients as figured on the Sections lodged with the 
said Clerk of the Peace, do not agree with those 
figured on ,the Section lodged in the Private Bill 
Office, inasmuch as there exists one entire rate of 
inclination more on the Sections lodged in the Pri- 
vate Bill Office, than on those lodged with the said 
Clerk of the Peace, the number of inclinations of 
the gradients in the former being ten, and at the 
latter nine. 

And inasmuch as the ordinates at the change of 
gradients differ in the Plan lodged with the Clerk of 
the Peace and those lodged in the Private Bill 
Office, nor do they agree with the measurements, 
which would appear from scale, viz.: At 6 fur- 
longs, 1 mile 6 furlongs, 2 miles 44 furlongs, 4 miles 
3 furlongs, 4 miles 53 furlongs, 5 miles 1 furlong, 
6 miles 2 furlongs, 6 miles 63 furlongs, 7 miles. 

And, inasmuch as the ordinates at the change of 
gradients, as figured on the Section lodged at Kings- 
town, do not agree with the measurement, which 
would appear from the scale as following, viz. : 
At 23 furlongs is figured 45 feet, and scales but 
44 feet; at 53 furlongs, is figured 57 feet, and 
scales less than 55 feet; at 5 miles } furlong, is 
figured 74 feet, and scales but 78 feet. 

And inasmuch as no enlarged Plans are given of 
certain houses, with those lodged with the said 
Clerk of the Peace, viz., Albert Cottages, in the 
parish of Monkstown ; several houses in the parish 
of Dalkey, situate at 1 mile 5 furlongs ; of a building 
or engine-house situate at about 13 miles 5} furlongs, 
and a house near Dalkey Lodge, in the same parish; 
three houses at 2 miles 23 furlongs; two houses 
at 2 miles 2? furlongs; two houses on Dalkey 
Common, about 2 miles 3} furlongs; a house 
and garden at about 2 miles 4} furlongs ; in 
the parish of Rathmichael, at 4 miles 11 fur- 
longs, the ruins of an old battery, occupied by a 
poor person paying no rent,—all within limits of 
deviation. 

And inasmuch as the roads, as marked in the 
Sections, differ from those marked on the Plans, 
in the following instances: The distance between 
the roads figures Nos. 3 and 4, in Section lodged in 
Dublin, is 1 chain longer on the Section than on the 
Plan; between roads figured No. 2 and 3 on the 
said Section, is 2 chains shorter on the Section 
than on Plan; from the 4th mile to Martello 
Cottage, the road on the Section is upwards 
of 1 chain longer than on Plan; from 6th to 7th 
mile the Plan is longer than the Section, by more 
than three chains. 

And inasmuch as the cross Sections of the public 
roads, as shown on the Sections, do not agree with 
the vertical measure of those roads, in the following 
instances: The road at Perrin’s-row, on the Sec- 
tions lodged as aforesaid with the Clerk of the 
Peace for Dublin, is numbered figure 2, whereas 
the same road on the other Sections, in the Private 
Bill Office, is numbered 1; the road near Islington- 
terrace is raised 1 foot, and carried over on the said 
Section lodged in Dublin, and it appears level and 
unaltered on the Section in the Private Bill Office ; 
the road at Perrin’s-row is raised 3 feet, and carried 
over on the Section lodged in Dublin, and is raised 
5 feet 6 inches on the Sections in the Private Bill 
Office ; the road at Glutshall Lodge is raised 4 feet 
and carried over, and on the Section lodged in the 
Private Bill Office it is raised 10 feet and carried 
over; the road at Albert Cottage is raised 5 feet 
and carried over on the Section lodged in Dublin, 
and it is raised 7 feet 6 inches on Section in the 
Private Bill Office. 

And inasmuch as the vertical measurements, from 
the datum line to surface line, as defined on the 
Section, disagree throughout the extent of the whole 
surface line. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 

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302 21° Aprils. A. 1845. 


Petitions for Ordered, That Mr. Henry Baillie and Mr. Ben-| A Petition of Clergy, Magistrates, Merchants, Huddersielg 
Private Bills. jamin Wood, be discharged from any further attend- Manufacturers, Mill-owners and other Inhabitants 4 Manchese, 
ance on the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri-| of Saddleworth, in the West Riding of the county on 


vate Bills. of York, praying that the Huddersfield and Man- 

Ordered, That Mr. Aldam and Mr. Broadley be | chester Railway and Canal Bill may pass into a 
added to the Committee. law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Blackburn Mr. Bagge reported from the Committee on the 

— Blackburn Waterworks Bill; That it appeared 
deposited in the Private Bill Office, one clear day 
before the meeting of the Committee, pursuant to 
the Standing Order, No. 136, and the Committee 
therefore declined to proceed with the Bill; and 
that they had instructed the Chairman to report the 
circumstance to the House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the said Bill be A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- Leeds ang 
revived :—And that they have leave to sit, and pro- | habitants of Brighouse, in the West Riding of the ‘ 


ceed, on Tuesday next, at half-past twelve o’clock, | county of York, praying that the Leeds and West re Bi 


provided a filled-up Bill, signed by the agents for the | Riding Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
Bill, shall have been deposited at the Private Bill| was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
Office one clear day previously. the Table. 


Leeds and Petitions from High and Low Harrogate ;—|_, A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- Leeds, 


poo : ce . ° . Sed De 
Thirsk Railway Castley ;—Weeton and Rigton;—Bishop Monkton ; | habitants of Brighouse, in the West Riding of the a 


— Burton Leonard and Markington ;—Dewsbury ; | County of York, praying that the Leeds, Dewsbury Junction Rita 
— Northallerton ; — Leeds ; — Knaresborough ; — and Manchester Junction Railway Bill may not way Bill, 


Bill. 


Paieley Bridge ; — Harewood ;— Halifax ;— Ma- | PSs into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
sham;—and, Bedale; praying that the Leeds and! @nd read ; and referred to the Committee on the 
Thirsk Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were | Bill. 

ri and read; and ordered to lie upon the | 





able. | A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In West Yorkshire 
| habitants of Brighouse, in the West Riding of the Railway Bill, 


rae - . | county of York, praying that the West Yorkshire 
Leeds and A Petition of Manufacturers of and Dealers in | Railway Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 


West Riding T : } | 

Junction Rail- Worsted, Woollen and other Goods, attending the | stands, was presented, and read; and referred to 

ways Bills Halls and Markets in Halifax, in the West Riding | Gn Csseiitins os te ON 

West Yorkshire of the county of York, praying that the Leeds and | “4 Petition of Electors of the borough of Leeds 

Railway Bill; Wegt Riding Junction Railways Bill may pass into in the county of York praying teh We anil Bill 
? 


and, Leeds, J : 
Dewsbury and @ law; and, that the West Yorkshire Railway, and may pass into a law, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. . 


Manchester Leeds, Dewsbury and Manchester Junction Railway 
Junction Bills, may not pass into law, was presented, and 


Railway Bill. i i 
oes” vead ; and referred to the Committee on the Bills. , i ilway Bi 
Viscount Palmerston reported from the Committee Railway Bills, 
is _. _ | onGroup (I.) of Railway Bills; That the Committee Sr (“) 
nog A Petition of Iron-masters, Owners of collieries, | met at twelve o’clock this morning, and that Thomas 
es 


Junction Rail. Mill-owners, Manufacturers, Spinners, Corn Millers Wyse, Esquire, and the Honourable Francis Henry 
ways Bill; and, and Dyers, residing within the several parishes of Fitzhardinge Berkeley were not present within one 
Rene pnt Bradford, Bingley, Keighley, Kildwick and Skipton, | hour after the time appointed for the meeting of 
x allin the West Riding of the county of York, pray-| the Committee, but arrived within half an hour 
ing that the Leeds and West Riding Junction Rail-! afterwards; and no inconvenience arose from their 
ways Bill may not pass into a law; and that the | temporary absence. 
West Yorkshire Railway Bill may pass intoalaw,; Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bills. 





Barnsley Junc- A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Mill-: for the electine of a Burgess to serve in this present 
or Railway owners and Inhabitants of the town and neighbour- | Parliament te the Borough of Leominster, in the 
: hood of Mottram, in the county of Chester, praying | room of Charles Greenaway, Esquire, who, since 
that the Barnsley Junction Railway Bill may pass his Election for the said Borough, hath accepted 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered the Office of Steward or Bailiff of Her Majesty’s 
to lie upon the Table. ‘Three Chiltern Hundreds, of Stoke, Desborough 

and Bonenham, in the county of Buckingham. 


a ol , Petitions from Potter Newton ;— Cononley ;— ia 
Bradford Rail- : &lt; 5 7 : 5 i i ills 
naa ition Horsforth ; — Wortley ; — Colne ; — Calverley; —| Mr. Barneby reported from the Committee on Railway D's 


(shipley to Kirkstall; —Morton;—Apperley Bridge ;—Armley; | Group (C.) of Railway Bills; That the Committee Group (C) 


Colne) Bill. —Haworth ;— Otley ;—Chapeltown ;— Bingley ;— | met this day, at twelve of the clock, and proceeded 
Iikley ;-—— Beeston ; — Steeton ;—Churwell ; — Hol- | with the consideration of the Bills referred to them ; 
beck ;—Silsden ;—Shipley ;— Farnley ;— Bradford ; | but that Joseph Somes, Esquire, one of the Members 
— Morley ;— Bramley ;— Harden; — Baildon ;— | of the said Committee, was not present within one 
Headingley ;— Keighley ;— Yeadon ;—Stanningley ;| hour after the time appointed for their meeting. 
—Gildersome ;—Idle ;—Leeds ;-- Burley ;--Adding- | Mr. Somes however subsequently attended, and 
ham ;— Kildwich ;—Greengates ; —Pudsey ; — Rod- | stated to the Committee that it was entirely in con- 
ley ;—Shipton ;—Hawhsworth ;— Thackley ;—Oak- | sequence of a misunderstanding on his part, with 
worth ;—Rawden ;—Farsley ;—and, Hunslet ; pray- | regard to the meeting of the Committee, that he was 
ing that the Zeeds and Bradford Railway Extension | not present at the hour appointed; and the Com- 
(Shipley to Colne) Bill may pass into a law,—were | mittee were not put to any inconvenience by his 
os and read; and ordered to lie upon the | temporary absence. 


Table. Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Petitions 








A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Harrogate - 
é } Thirsk, praying that the Harrogate and Ripon Junc- Ripon Junction 
to the Committee that no filled-up Bill had been | 1, Railway Bill, and the York and North Midland ¥ 
Railway (Harrogate Branch) Bill, may not pass North Midlang 
into law; and that the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Railway (Har. 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; ey te 


and referred to the Committee on the Bills. Think Railway 
ills, 


_ Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Le 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ Writ. 





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-— tendon Petitions from Newchurch ;—Petersfield ;—Al- 
ay moana ton:—Portsmouth ;— Haslemere Hones ;—Isle- 
Railway Bil. 64 Wight ;—Dorking ;—and, Godalming ; praying 

that the Direct London and Portsmouth Railway Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Londonderry Ordered, That the Petition of John Stead, which 

and Enniskillen 55 presented upon Friday last, taking notice of 

_— the application for leave to bring in the London- 
derry and Enniskillen Railway Bill; and praying 
that such Bill may not pass into law, be referred to 
the Committee on Group (S.) of Railway Bills. 


Londonderry Ordered, That the Petition of John Stead, which 
and Coleraine was presented upon Friday last, taking notice of 


Railway. the application for leave to bring inthe Londonderry 
and Coleraine Railway Bill; and praying that such 
Bill may not pass into law, be referred to the Com- 
mittee on Group (S.) of Railway Bills. 

Calton and A Petition of Feuars, Owners, and Occupiers 

Bridgeton of property in Bridgeton, Barrowfield, and other 


ice Bill; 3 Rarany . 
ae Beldgeten lands, in the district lying to the east of Glasgow 


Municipal and and Calton, praying that the Calton and Bridgeton 

Police Bill. Police Bill may not pass into a law, and that the 
Bridgeton Municipal and Police Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Committee on the Bills. 


Bridgwater 
Navigation an 
Railway Bill, 


R Mr. Aldam reported from the Committee on the 
Bridgwater Navigation and Railway Bill ; Thatthey 
had examined the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders to be inquired into by Committees 
on Railway Bills, so far as relates to the present 
application, and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations contained in the Preamble of the 
Bill, and had amended the same, by striking out 
the words “ and the formation and maintenance of 
“a new Dry Dock and Graving Banks for the 
““ repair of vessels,” and after the word ‘ forma- 
“ tion,” inserting “ and maintenance ;” and that 
they had found the allegations of the Bill, as 
amended, to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Devonport 
Gas and Coke 
Company Bill. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the ingrossed Bill for better supplying 
with Gas the Borough of Devonport, be now read 
the third time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question ; viz. 'To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being proposed, that the word 
“now” stand part of the Question: —The said pro- 
posed Amendments were, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third time. 

The Bill was accordingly read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir George Grey do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Plymouth and An ingrossed Bill for better supplying with Gas 
Be se G48 the Town and Neighbourhood of Plymouth, was read 
: the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Sir George Grey do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


West London 
Railway, 


A Petition of the West London Railway Company, 
and the London and Birmingham Railway Com- 
pany; for leave to bring in a Bill for enabling the 
London and Birmingham Railway Company to take 


21° Aprilis. 


503 


a lease of the West London Railway, and to extend 
the same to the River Thames, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Trustees of the turnpike-road from Belfast and 
Belfast to Antrim, and from Belfast to Copeland es ang 
Water, praying that they may be heard, by them- "'”*Y *"" 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 

of the Belfast and Ballymena Telew Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 

the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 

heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 

upon their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel 

heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petition. 


The Dunstable, and London and Birmingham Dunstable, and 


Railway Bill was read a second time; and com- London and 
itted Birmingham 
ml . Railway Bill, 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Northumberland Railway Bill was read a Northumber- 
second time; and committed. land Railway 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bi! 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Benjumin Hooke, of Norton Hall, Birmingham 

in the parish of Norton-juxta-Kempsey, in the ee Aemciee~an 
d ° d y (Wor- 

county of Worcester, Esquire, taking notice of the cester Branch 

application for leave to bring in the Birmingham and Cheltenham 

and Gloucester Railway (Worcester Branch, and ©*tensions.) 

Cheltenham Extensions) Bill; and praying that such 

Bill may not pass into law, and that he may be 

heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against cer- 

tain parts thereof, was presented, and read ; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Benjamin Hooke, of Norton Hall, Oxford, 
in the parish of Norton-juxta-Kempsey, in the eae 
7, - § pton 
county of Worcester, Esquire, praying that he Roijway Bill. 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Oxford, Worcester, and 
Wolverhampton Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
A Petition of Inhabitants of Droitwich and its 
vicinity, praying that the said Bill may pass into a 
law, was also presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Henry John Henley, of Leigh House, Lyme Regis 
in the county of Somerset, Esquire, praying that he a 
may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against waterworks 
certain parts of the Lyme Regis Improvement, Bill. 
Market and Waterworks Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he think 
fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Mew~ whittle Dean 
castle-upon-Tyne, praying that they may be heard, Waterworks 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of“ 
the Whittle Dean Waterworks Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 





Vox. 100. 





ee4 A Petition 





Sheffield and 
Lincolnshire 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


London and 
Brighton Rail- 
way (Dorking 
Branch.) 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
Port Bill. 


Huddersfield 
Waterworks 


Bill. 


London and 
Birmingham 


Railway. 


Newport and 
Ponty Pool 
Railway Bill. 


Boileau’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Clydesdale 
Junction 


Railway Bill. 


Glasgow Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


304 

A Petition of the Right honourable Charles 
William Earl Fitzwilliam, the Right honourable 
Paul Baron Wenlock, and of other Persons there- 
undersigned, praying that they may be heard, by 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Owners or Occupiers of lands and 
roperty on the line or in the neighbourhood of the 
Railway hereinafter mentioned ;--and, William John 
Stent, of Parliament-street, in the county of Mid- 
dlesex, Gentleman ; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the London and Brighton Railway (Dorking 
Branch) Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Port Bill; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Huddersfield 
Waterworks Bill be revived :—And that they have 
leave to sit, and proceed, To-morrow, at two o’clock, 
provided a filled-up Bill, signed by the agents for 
the Bill, shall have been deposited at the Private 
Bill Office, one clear day previously. 


Two Petitions of Shareholders in the Manchester 
and Birmingham Railway Company, taking notice 
of the application for leave to bring in the London 
and Birmingham Railway Bill; and praying that 
such Bill may not pass into law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Joseph Bailey, of Glanusk Park, 
in the county of Brecon, Esquire, m.p., William 
Thomson, Esquire, M.p., and Alderman of the city 
of London, and Crawshay Bailey, of Nanty Glo, in 
the county of Monmouth, Esquire, praying that they 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Mewport and Ponty Pool Rail- 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Boileau’s Divorce Bill was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Dean, Convener, Collector, and 
other Members of the Trades House of Glasgow, 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Clydesdale Junc- 
tion Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Traders 
and other Inhabitants of the town of Johnstone, 
praying that the Glasgow Junction Railway Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


21° Aprilis. 








A. 1845. 


A Petition of the Deacon, Convener, Collector 
and other Members of the Trades House of Gigs- 
gow, praying that the said Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands, was also presented 
and read; and referred to the Committee on the 
Bill. 


The Edinburgh and Northern Railway (No. 2.) ra: 
Bill was read nc time; and co A ) Painborgh ond 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Wy (No. 2.) 
mittee of Selection. - 
A Petition of George William Hope, of Ran- 
keillom, in the county of Fife, praying that he may 
be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the said Bill, was presented, and 
read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Troon ;—Glasgow ;—and, New- Glasgow, 
mills; praying that the Glasgow, Dumfries and Dumfries aad 
Carlisle Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were pnt gaa 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the : 
Table. 


Petitions of George Rusk, of Birchin-lane, in the Eastern Union 
city of London, Gentleman ;-—and, Edmund Nerot, haa 
of Lombard-street, in the city of London, Gentle- pie; (No. 2.) 
man ; complaining that the Standing Orders of the 
House, in respect to the application for the Eastern 
Union and Harwich Railway and Pier (No. 2.) Bill, 
had not been complied with ; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same,—were presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect South Eastern 
of the Petition for the South Eastern Railway (saldeone 7m 
(Maidstone to Rochester) Bill, which, upon Friday Rochester) Bill 
last, was made from the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills, might be read ; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the South Eastern Railway Company to 
extend the Maidstone Branch of the South Eastern 
Railway to Rochester: And that Mr. Plumptre and 
Mr. William Henry Bodkin do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect South Eastern 
of the Petition for the South Eastern Railway a " 
(Branch to Deal and Extension of the South Eastern, peal, and Ex- 
Canterbury, Ramsgate and Margate Railway) Bill, tension of the 
which, upon Friday last, was made from the Select ac ri 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, might be Ramsgate and 
read; and the same being read ; oo 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill wag) Be. 
to enable the South Eastern Railway Company to 
alter and extend the Canterbury, Ramsgate and 
Margate Branch of the said South Eastern Railway, 
and to make a Branch therefrom to Deal, and to 
purchase the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, 
and for other purposes connected with the said 
Company: And that Mr. William Henry Bodkin 


and Mr. Elphinstone do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Heads of Houses, and other Mem- oe or 


bers of the University of Ozford, praying that the pit; ‘Oxford, 
Oxford and Rugby Railway, and the Oxford, Worcester and 


Wolverhampton 


Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway Bills, may Railway Bill; 
pass into law; and that the projected Tring, Rugby, and, Tring, 
Oxford and Worcester Railway Bill may not pass Rugby, Oxford 
into law, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Committee on the two first mentioned Bills. — 
A Petition 


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Goole and A Petition of Robert Baxter, of Doncaster, in 

Doncaster the county of York, Gentleman, complaining that 

Railway Bille she Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the Goole and Doncaster Railway Bill, 
had not been complied with ; and praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Bristol and A Petition of John Hartnell, of Yeovil, Somerset- 

Exeter Railway 5277¢, Gardener and Nurseryman, praying that the 

Branches Bill. &gt; sstol and Exeter Railway Branches Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Liverpool, A Petition of Patrons, Clergy, Churchwardens 

Ormskirk ont and Pewholders of Saint Matthias Church, in the 

gi ; parish of Liverpool, Diocese of Chester, taking 

° notice of the application for leave to bring in the 

Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway Bill; and 
praying that such Bill may not pass into law, as it 
now stands, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Harwich A Petition of Inhabitants of the several places, 

Railway: and Owners and Occupiers of property on the line 
or in the neighbourhood of the Kailway hereinafter 
mentioned, or otherwise interested in the same, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for constructing a Railway 
from the Eastern Counties Railway, near Colchester, 
to the Port of Harwich, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 

Glasgow A Petition of Proprietors and Inhabitants of 

Police Bill, Jands lying to the westward of the present limits 
of the jurisdiction of the Magistrates and Police 
Establishment of Glasgow, praying that the Glas- 
gow Police Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Saint Ives The Saint Ives Junction Railway Bill was read a 

a - second time ; and committed. 

mye" Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 

mittee of Selection. 

Londonderry A Petition of Thomas Isaac Dimsdale, com- 


a plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 


respect to the application for the Londonderry and 
Coleraine Railway Bill, had not been complied with ; 
and praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
agents and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Railway Bills 


Mr. Patrick Stewart reported from the Com- 
Grwup (B.) 


mittee on Group (B.) of Railway Bills; That the 
parties promoting the West Yorkshire Railway 
Bill had stated to the Committee, that the evi- 
dence of Mr. Henry Blackmore, Mr. John Pepper, 
Mr. Samuel Pearson Ashworth, Mr. John Pilling, 
Mr. Isaac Taylor, and Mr. Robert Elliott, was 
essential in order to enable them to establish 
their case before the Committee; and it having 
been proved that application had been made to 
the above parties, but that their attendance could 
not be procured without the intervention of the 
House, he had been instructed by the Committee 
to move the House, That they be ordered to attend 
the said Committee on Thursday next, at twelve 
o’clock. 

Ordered, That Mr. Henry Blackmore, Mr. John 
Pepper, Mr. Samuel Pearson Ashworth, Mr. John 
Pilling, Mr. Isaac Taylor, and Mr. Robert Elliott, 


do attend the said Committee upon Thursday next, 
at twelve o’clock. 


Vot. 100. 





21° Aprilis. 305 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell Message from 
and Sir Giffin Wilson: —— 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, Thames Navi- 
An Act to enable the Mayor and Commonalty and given Devt 
Citizens of the City of London to raise a Sum of — 
Money, at areduced Rate of Interest, to pay off the 
Monies now charged on the Tolls and Duties pay- 
able by virtue of several Acts for improving the 
Navigation of the River Thames westward of Lon- 
don Bridge, within the Liberties of the City of 
London, and to amend some of the said Acts, 
without any Amendment: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Birkenhead 
Act for the Construction of a Dock, Wharf-walls eee} Dock 
and other Works, by the Birkenhead Dock Com- Bill, 
missioners, at Birkenhead, in the County of Chester, 
with an Amendment; to which Amendment the 


Lords desire the conncurrence of this House: And 
also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Sparrows 
Act for repairing the Road from the South End of a Road 
Sparrows Herne, on Bushy Heath, through Wat-~"* 
ford, Berkhamstead Saint Peter, and Tring, in the 
County of Hertford, into the Town of Aylesbury, in 
the County of Buckingham, with Amendments; to 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House :—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


The House was moved, That the 11th section of oe iio 
Standing Order No. 87, might be read; and the Trade.) 
same was read, as followeth : 


“That in the case of a Railway Bill, the 
Committee report specially, 

“ Whether any Report from the Board of 
Trade in regard to the Bill, or the objects 
thereby proposed to be authorized,’ has been 
referred by the House to the Committee, and 
if so, whether any and what Recommendations 
contained in such Report have been adopted by 
the Committee, and whether any and what Re- 
commendations contained in such Report have 
been rejected ; and in case the Line or Lines 
be stated in such Report to be a Competing 
Line or Competing Lines, the reasons which 
have induced the Committee to recommend the 
adoption or rejection of such Competing Lines, 
or either of them.” 


And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That so much of the said Standing 
Order be repealed ; 

An Amendment was proposed, to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“there be laid before this House, all Documents 
“and Statements received by the Railway Depart- 
“ ment of the Board of Trade, in relation to any 
“ Railway Bill or Project upon which that Railway 
“‘ Department has reported,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question : 
—The said proposed Amendment and Motion were, 
severally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Railway Bilis 
all Documents and Statements received by the a ot 
Railway Department of the Board of Trade, in rela- '"***? 
tion to any Railway Bill or Project upon which that 
Railway Department has reported. 


Ordered, That the Reports of the Board of Trade Railways. 
on Railways be referred to the Committees on the 
Bills to which they respectively relate. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Maynooth 


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306 


Petitions from Bridgwater ;—Aberpwll ;— Hinck- 
ley ;—Presbytery of Antrim ;— Hartlepool ;—Dun- 
bar ;—Belfast ;—and, Bedford; praying that the 
Maynooth College Bill may pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
‘Table. 





21° Aprilis, 


ing Provision, out of the Consolidated Fund, for the 
maintenance of the College of Maynooth ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 





Petitions from Dunoon ;—Presbytery of Dunoon 
and Jnverary (Moderator); — West Bromwich ; — 
Handsworth ;—Ufford and Bainton (two Petitions) ; 
— North Allerton(two Petitions);— Samuel T. Gibbs ; | 
— Hemycock ;—North-east Somerset ;— Poulton ;— 
Colnmill ; — Weston under Red Castle ; — Edin- 
burgh ;— Willingham ;—Potter’s Pury ;—Members 
of the Committee of the Young Men’s Christian 
Association ;—Pen-y-Groes ;— Great Gransden ;— 
Llanwnda and Manorowen ;— Burnham ;—Rev. T. 
Bulloch, and others ; — Alcester ; — Stanton Saint 
Bernard; — Malmesbury ; — Abelbethmacha; — 
Hechington ;—Castle Donington and Kegworth ;— 
Datchworth ;—Caxton;—Morley ;— Westcott Gren- 
don ;— West Stafford (Dorset) ;—Iwerne Minster ;— 
High Hoyland ;—Corfe Castle ;—Mold ;—Ayton ; 
— Hunmanby ;—Ryeford ;— Kinnersley ;—Portsea ; 
—- Hales Owen;--South Stoneham ;—-Marhamchurch; 
— Salmonby ; — Crawley-with-Hunton ; —Iden ; — 
Brookland ; — Presbytery of Wigtown and Relief 
Presbytery of Newtown-Stewart ; — Woking ; — 
Aberpwll (two Petitions) ;—New Pitsligo;—Lauder ; 
— Maentwrog ;—Pen Llan (two Petitions) ;—Ha- 
wick (Chairman) ;—- Falkirk (Pastors) ;—North Ber- 
wick ;— County of Carnarvon (three Petitions) ; — 
Maentwrog ;— Winchester ;— Arbroath ;— Holyhead 
(two Petitions) ;— Hamilton ;—Farr ; —Slyne-with- 
Hest ;-—- Paisley (two Petitions) ; —Barnstead ; — 
Belhaven ;—Kirkleston ;—Broxburn ;— Moorfields ; 
—Llanbadarnfawr ;—Portmadoc;—Bont Newydd; 
— Dolwyddelan; — Kirriemuir ; — Waenfawr ; —| 
Pwllheli (two Petitions) ;— Llanheris ;—Rhyddu ; 
— Criccieth ;— Inverbervie ;— Montrose ;— Coward 
College, London ;—Flint ; — Carlisle ;~—Jedburgh ; 
— Nathop ;— Bristol ;—County of Nottingham ;— 
Albrighton ;—John Smith, and others ;—Silverton ; 
—Hatfield Broad Oak ;—Wolverley ;—University 
of Cambridge ; — Chesterton ; — Dalziel; -- Dum- 
bartonshire ; -- Mathern ;—Port Patrick ;— Stran-' 
raer (two Petitions) ; — County of Wigton; —Kirk- | 
holm; — Great Addington ; -— Rhyddlwyd; — Kid- , 
welly; — Bethel (Cardigan); — Capel Dewi (three 
Petitions) ; — Zlanon ; — Pontarwyd;—Penllwyn ; 
—Llangywyryfon ; — Lwydffynon; — Llancynfelin ; 
— Llandyfeilog ; —Capel Afon ;—Llanbadarn Tref | 











Eglwys;—- Llanpumsaint; — Nancaredig ; — County | 
ot Cardigan ;— Llangendeirne ;— Elim ;— Dyffryn | 
Melindwr ; — Conin, Llanfihangel-y-Croyddyn ; — | 
Rhydargaue ; —Carmarthen ; -—— Llansantfraiad ; — 

Rhigbwys ;—Blaenplwy ;— Carmel ;—Genheiddon ; | 
— Berth; — Narberth ; — Cwmdwyfran ;—-Llanba- | 
darnfawr (three Petitions) ;—Llanarthney ;— Craig; | 
— Brinant ;—Llanfihangel-tal-y-Llyn ;— Pensal ;— | 
Inverness (four Petitions) ;— Dollar ;— Kincardine 
(Perth) (three Petitions) ;— Muchart ;— Denton ;— 
Gretton ;—Coverston ;— Normanton-on-the-Heath ; 
-— Nailstone ;— Bilston; —Hundon; —Leith (three 
Petitions) ;—North Leith (three Petitions) ;—Car- 
diff ;— Oban (three Petitions) ;—Auchinleck ;—Ayr 
(three Petitions); — Glasgow (two Petitions) ;—- 
Irvine (two Petitions) ; — Newlyn ;— Saint Allen ; | 
_— Worksop ; —Ollerton ; —Carlton-in-Lindrick ;— 

Cuchney ;—Anston ;— Over and Nether Worton ;— 

Wardington ; — Taunton ;— and, Sydenham (Ox- 

ford); praying that the said Bill may not pass into; 
a law,—were also presented, and read ; and ordered | 
to lie upon the Table. | 


| 





A. 1845, 


_A Petition of Inhabitants of Royston and its vi- 
cinity, in the county of Hertford, praying the House 
not to pass the grant to Maynooth College, until 
means shall have been taken by the Legislature to 
reduce the revenues of the Established Church in 
Ireland within proportions more in accordance with 
the spiritual wants of its members than at present 
when, in the opinion of the Petitioners, a suitable 
appropriation of a portion of those revenues might 
with propriety be made for the above object, was 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the city Parochial 
of Oxford, praying that the Parochial Settlement Settlement 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was - 
—— and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- County Courts 
bourhood of Tregaron, in the county of Cardigan, ’ 
praying that a Bill for establishing County Courts 
may pass into law, with a clause requiring a know- 
ledge of the Welsh language, on the part of the 
Judges of those Courts in Wales, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Portpatrick;— and, Stranraer ; Lord’s Day. 
praying the House to adopt measures to discourage 
and prevent violations of the Lord’s Day, and to 
prohibit the trafficking of Railway Trains on that 
day,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from the County of Surrey;—J. H., Sustices’ Cterks 
Whitmore Jones ;—Division of Banbury and Blox- ge 
ham North (Oxford);—South Division of Wootton sila 
Hundred (Oxford) ;—County of Oxford (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Oxford ;—and, Hundreds of Bingfield and 
Langtree (Oxford);— praying that the Justices’ 

Clerks and Clerks of the Peace Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in Agriculture. 
the county of Worcester, praying the House to re- 
vise the late financial measures, and to afford the 
Agriculturists relief, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Pike Jones, Vicar of Alton, Highways. 
in the county of Stafford, complaining of the manner 
in which the Highways of this country are con- 
ducted, and of the defective mode in respect to the 
appointment of surveyors, and of the irregular 
manner of keeping the Highway accounts ; and 


praying the House to take the premises into con- 


sideration, and afford relief, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Professors in the Medical Faculties Physic -_ 
of University College and King’s College London, 88°" *"* 
praying that the Physic and Surgery Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Witney, _ nr 
in the county of Ozford and its vicinity, praying “~~ 
for the amendment of the Sale of Beer Act, by re- 
stricting the Sale of Beer to inns and houses of 
respectability, was presented, and read ; and erdered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Calvinistic Methodists residing in Public Honsese 
the town of Mold, in the county of Flint, praying 
the House to adopt measures for preventing the in- 
crease of houses licensed for the sale of intoxicating 
drinks, and for diminishing to a very large —_ 
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Custom 
(Impor 
Bill. 


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the number already existing, and to pass a law for 
entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on 
the Lord’s Day, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Codtems The ingrossed Bill to alter and amend certain 
(Import Duties) Duties of Customs, was, according to Order, read 
Bill. the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to 
the Bill, by way of Rider (Accounts to be kept of 
certain goods entered inwards: Penalty on false 
entry): And the said Clause was brought up, and 
twice read, witha blank ; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House :—The House accordingly 
resolved itselfinto the Committee: and, after some 
time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; 
and Mr. Greene reported, That the Committee had 
gone through the Clause, and made an Amendment 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported the Clause ; and 
the Amendment was read, and agreed to; and the 
said Clause was read the third time; and an Amend- 
ment was made thereunto. 

And the said Clause, so amended, was agreed to, 
to be made part of the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Physic and Surgery Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Physic and 
Surgery Bill. 


Colleges of 
Physicians and 
Surgeons Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons 
ill - 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Culonial = The Colonial Passengers Bill was, according to 

Passengers Bill. Qrder, read a second time; and committed toa 
Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday 
next. 


Infeftment 


Mr. Greene reported the Infeftment (Scotland) 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Thursday 
next. 


Heritable Mr. Greene reported the Heritable Securities 
(Scotland) Bill (Scotland) Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Thursday 
next. 
Supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Meaus, mittee of Ways and Means; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Mean Catholic The Order for reading a second time upon Wed- 
" nesday next, the Roman Catholic Relief Bill, was 
read, and discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 3¢th day ofthis instant April. 
emcee Ordered, That Mr. Patrick Stewart be discharged 


from any further attendance on the Select Com- 
mittee on Colonial Accounts. 

Ordered, That Mr. Redhead Yorke be added to 
the Committee. 


Vot. 100. 


21° Aprilis. 


307 


Ordered, That all Petitions relative to Prisons Prisons 
(Scotland), presented in the present Session, be re- (Scotland.) 
ferred to the Select Committee on Prisons (Scot- 
land). 


Sir Thomas Fremantle presented, by Her Ma- Maynooth 
jesty’s Command, — Returns showing the Sums ©*llese- 
voted by Parliament towards the Support of the Col- 
lege of Maynooth in each of the years 1841, 1842 
and 1843; and Copies of the Estimates on which 
these Votes were taken: —Showing the Average 
Number of Students in the College of Maynooth in 
each of those years; the Number of Students an- 
nually admitted, and who have annually left the 
said College, distinguishing the Number of the latter 
who have been received into Holy Orders of the 
Roman Catholic Church; and showing the Number 
of Students supported, in the whole or in part, from 
the Parliamentary Vote, and the Sum annually al- 
lowed out of such Vote for the Maintenance of 
each such Student :—Of the Names of the Students 
in March 1844, in the College of Maynooth, specify- 
ing their Ages, the Date of their Admissions, by 
whom appointed, and how long they have been in 
College :—And, a Statement of the ordinary Annual 
Vacations at Maynooth, together with a Return of 
the actual Time of Vacation granted in the years 
1841, 1842 and 1843, accompanied by any expla- 
natory Observations relating thereto. 


A Copy of the Fifth General Report of the Co- Colonial Land 
lonial Land and Emigration Commissioners, 1845. andEmigration 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Commssion. 

Table. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Orders,— Fire Insurance, 
Accounts of all Sums paid into the Stamp Office in 
Great Britain and freland, on Insurance from 
Fire, for the Quarters ending severally the 25th day 
of March, the 24th day of June, the 29th day of 
September, and the 25th day of December 1844 ; 
distinguishing the Amount of Allowance made to 
each Office for collecting the same, in the Country, 
London, Edinburgh and Dublin respectively, with 
the Dates of such Payments :—And, of the Sums 
insured by each Office on Farming Stock exempt 
from Duty for the Quarters ending severally the 25th 
day of March, the 24th day of June, the 29th day 
of September, and the 25th day of December 1844 ; 
distinguishing the Amount of each Office in the Coun- 
try, London, Edinburgh and Dublin respectively, 
(in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 333, | 
of Session 1844). 


Copies of all Correspondence between Her Ma- Opium. 
jesty’s Government and Captain Liliot, Her Ma- 
jesty’s late Superintendent of Trade in China, his 
Excellency Sir Henry Pottinger, Baronet, and any 
other Person or Persons as well at Home as Abroad, 
relative to the difference of 406. Chests of Opium 
between the Return of Heerjeelhoy Rustomjee to 
the Proclamation issued by Captain Elliot, on the 
27th day of March 1839, and the Number of Chests 
actually surrendered by the said Heerjeelhoy Rus- 
tomjee for the Service of Her Majesty’s Govern- 
ment. 


A Return of all the Persons employed in the Stamp and 
Warehouse Department of the Stamp and Tax Office, Tax Office 
during the year ending the 5th day of January 1845, 
showing, as far as possible, the Number employed 
on each Branch of Revenue, ‘stating the Hours of 
Daily Attendance, and the Pay of each Individual. 





| A Return, showing, with reference to the Dis- Stamps. 
tributors of Stamps in England and Wales, 1st. 
| The District of each Distributor, and the Station 
of each; and also, of every Sub-Distributor in 
| that District :—2d. The Name of each Distributor, 
, and his Residence :—3. The Total Charge for each 
| District, distinguishing the Amount of Emolument 
_to the Distributor, and the Total Amount paid to all 
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Stamps 
(Scotland. ) 


London and 
South Western 
Railway (Ep- 
som Branch.) 


Malt Drawback 
Bill. 
No. 2365. 


New Zealand. 


New Zealand. 


New Zealand. 





308 21°—22° 


the Sub-Distributors ; also, the Amount of Expenses 
allowed for each District:—And, 4th. The Total 
Amount remitted from each Distributor’s District, 
in the year ending the 5th day of January 1845. 


A Return, showing, with reference to the Distri- 
butors of Stamps in Scotland, 1st. The District of 
each Distributor, and the Station of each; and also, 
of every Sub-Distributor in that District :—2d. The 
Name of each Distributor, and his Residence :— 
3d. The Total Charge for each District, distin- 
guishing the Amount of Emolument to the Distri- 
butor, and the Total Amount paid to all the Sub- 
Distributors ; also, the Amount of Expenses allowed 
for each District :—And, 4th. The Total Amount re- 
mitted from each Distributor’s District, in the year 
ending the 5th day of January 1845. 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the London 
and South Western Railway (Epsom Branch) Bill, 
was referred ; That the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with, inasmuch as a memorandum 
of the radius of a curve at the junction with the 
South Western Railway, not exceeding one mile in 
length, is not noted on the Plan deposited in the 
Private Bill Office in chains. 

And inasmuch as an alteration in the present level 
or rate of inclination of two public roads, No. 12, 
in the parish of Epsom, and No. 38, in the parish 
of Merton, is intended, but the same is not stated 
on the Section. 

And inasmuch as the Notices relative to the 
making the proposed Railway, state the intention 
to incorporate a Company for the above purpose, 
whereas the Bill proposes that the same shall be 
made by the South Western Railway Company, and 
the separate Notices which are given for amending 
the Acts relating to the South Western Railway 
Company do not state the intention to make and 
maintain such Railway. ‘ 

And inasmuch as William Wood, occupier of No. 
26, in the parish of Epsom, is not inserted in the 
Book of Reference, nor has application been made 
to him in respect of such occupation ; but the par- 
ties applied to the owner, who appeared in the rate- 
book as occupier, but had ceased occupation on the 
29th of September. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Stafford O’ Brien presented a Bill for allow- 
ing a Drawback of Duty on Malt used for the pur- 
pose of feeding Cattle: And the same was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Monday next; and to be printed. 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant to 
several Addresses to Her Majesty,—Copies of the 
Correspondence relating to the Manahau New Zea- 
land Company. 

Copies or Extracts of Despatches from the Go- 
vernor of New Zealand received since those last 
presented to Parliament. 

Return to several Addresses to Her Majesty, 
Jated the 18th and 20th days of March last, for a 
Return of all Claims for Land preferred before the 
Commissioner of Land Claims in New Zealand by 
or on behalf of any persons who were in 1838 Mis- 
sionaries, Catechists or Schoolmasters of the Church 
Missionary Society :— And, for a Return of all 
Claims for Land preferred before the Commissioners 
of Land Claims in New Zealand, by or on behalf of 
any Person or Persons whatever other than those 
included in the Return moved for on the 18th March; 





Aprils. 


A. 1845, 


distinguishing in each case the Number of Acres 
claimed, the Prices paid, or consideration given, and 
the Number of Acres allowed. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow, 











Martis, 22° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Blake, from the Exchequer, was called in; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—An Account 
of all Monies received during the year ended ith 
April 1845, to the Account of Her Majesty’s Ex- 
chequer at the Bank of England and of Lreland, 
under the respective heads of Public Revenue, the 
Amount of all Royal Orders and Treasury Warrants 
received, and of the Credits and Transfers made by 
the Comptroller-General of the Exchequer, the Pay- 
ments by the Bank of England, and the Balance 
remaining to the account of the Exchequer at each 
Bank on 5th April 1845 :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table. 


Exchequer, 


Petitions from Littlehampton ; — Worthing ; -— Brighton ana 
Havant ;— Bognor ;—Brighton ; — Portsmouth ;— Chichester 
and, New Shoreham ; praying that the Brighton and we ‘ 
Chichester Railway (Portsmouth Extension) Bill Heecacion) Bat 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Brighton and Chichester Railway (Ports- Brighton and 
mouth Extension) Bill was read a second im: 
; ailway 
and committed. (Portsmouth 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Extension) Bill, 
mittee of Selection, 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Emsworth, and its Brighton and 
vicinity, praying that the Brighton and Chichester Chichester 
Railway (Portsmouth Extension) Bill may pass into pet 
a law; and, that the Guildford, Chichester and Extension); 
Portsmouth Railway Bill may not pass into a law, an4, Guildford, 

: ; Chichester and 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Com- 


. : Portsmouth 
mittee on the Bills. Railway Bills, 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (B.) of Railway Bills, 
Railway Bills, have leave to sit this day, till five of Group (B.) 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Farmers Edinburgh 

and Inhabitants of Forfar, and neighbourhood, 3"4 Glaszow 

. B2: ; . Railway ; and, 
praying that the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway ¥. isi Central 
Bill may not pass into a law; and, that the Scottish Raiiway Bills. 
Central Railway Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bills. 


Petitions from Forfar ;—and, Brechin ; praying Scottish Cent 
that the Scottish Central Railway Bill may pass Reilway Bis 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Perth, 
Proprietors of houses and property in the vicinity of 
the south Inch of Perth, and other Inhabitants of 
the city of Perth, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the said Bill, was also presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 





Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
Petitions 


Wilts, S 
and Wey 
Railway 


Shelsley 
Road B 


Bradifor 
Bill. 


Petitio 
Private 


Newea 
and Be 
Railwe 


Erewa 
Railwe 
(No.2 


Midla 
ways ( 
ham te 
Bill, 


Camb 
and L 
Rail 








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Petitions of Trustees for better repairing and im- 
proving several roads leading to and from the town 
of Frome, in the county of Somerset ;—Inhabitants 
of the town of Frome Selwood, Somerset, and its 
neighbourhood ; —and, Trustees of the Melksham 
Turnpike-roads, in the county of Wilts; praying 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Wiélts, Somerset and 
Weymouth Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Wilts, Somerset 
and Wey mouth 
Railway Bill. 


Shelley 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Road Bill. 


the Report on the Shelsley Road Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


22° Aprilis. 





Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Bradford Gas 


An ingrossed Bill to alter the Provisions of an | 
Bill 


Act for lighting with Gas the Town of Bradford, | 
and the Neighbourhood thereof, within the Parish | 
of Bradford, in the West Riding of the County of | 
York, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Busfet/d do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 








Ordered, That Sub-Committee, No. 2., of the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 
have leave to sit this day, till five of the clock, during 


the sitting of the House. 


Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Newcastle 
and Berwick 
Railway Bill, 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Morpeth, in the county of Wor- 
thumberland, praying that the Newcastle and Berwick 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Erewash Valley 
Railway 
(No.2,) Bill. 


Colonel Rolleston presented a Bill for making a 
Railway from the Midland Railway, in the Parish 
of Sawley, in the County of Derby, to the Mansfield 
and Pinaton Railway, in the Parish of Selston, in 
the County of Nottingham, together with several 
Branch Railways communicating therewith, to be 
called The Erewash Valley Railway : And the same 
was read the first time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, to examine and report to the House whether 
there are any provisions introduced into the Bill, 
inconsistent with the Standing Orders of this House. 


Midlaad Rail. 
ways (Notting. 
ham to Lincoln) 
Bill, 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property 
over which the projected Railway hereinafter men- 
tioned will pass, and adjoining thereto, praying 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Midland Railways (WVot- 
tingham to Lincoln) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 





Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Cambridge 
and Lincoln 
Railway Bill, 


Petitions from Holbeach ;— Whaplode ;— Weston 
and Moulton ;— Newmarket ;—Sawston ;--Harston ; 
—Hauxton and Barrington ;—and, Swavesey and 
Over; praying that the Cambridge and Lincoln 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

_ Petitions of Inhabitants of the village of Syston, 
in the county of Lincoln ;—Sedgebrooke ;— Houghan 
and Marston;—and, Barkson; praying that the 
said Bill may not pass into a law,—were also pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 








Table. 


Vor. 100. | 


309 


A Petition of Surveyors of the Highways of the 
parish of Saint Andrew-the-less, in the borough of 
Cambridge, in the county of Cambridge, praying 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the said Bill, was also pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of John Mortimer, of Iden, in the South Eastern 
county of Sussex, Gentleman, and of Thomas For- Railway 
tune, of Bedford-place, Kensington, in the county Sestines ) Bilt 
of Middlesex, Gentleman, taking notice of the appli- . : 
cation for leave to bring in the South Eastern Kail- 
way (Ashford to Hastings) Bill; and praying that 
their Petition may be referred to the Select Com- 


mittee on Standing Orders, and that they may be 


heard before such Committee, by themselves, their 
agents and witnesses, in reference to the several mat- 
ters therem mentioned ; and that leave may not be 
given to the Promoters of the said Bill to proceed 
further with the same, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Paisley Gas 
the Report on the Paisley Gas Bill; and the Bill. 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


South Wales 


A Petition of Thomas Watts, of Frampton-upon- Sou ; 
Railway Bill. 


Severn, in the county of Gloucester, Surgeon, praying 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the South Wales 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Two Petitions from Galway ; taking notice of the Irish Great 
application for leave to bring in the Jrish Great oo — 
Western Railway (Dublin to Galway) Bill; and wldend 
praying that such Bill may pass into law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the time for presenting the Churnet C enn iey 
Valley Railway Bill be enlarged till Monday next. eg 


Ordered, That the time for presenting the South South Eastern 
Eastern Railway (Widening and Extension of the (Wideare a 
London and Greenwich Railway) Bill, be enlarged $ 


- Extension of 
till Monday next. the London 


and Greenwich 
Railway) Biil. 


South Eastern 
Railway (Tun- 
bridge to Tun- 
bridge Wells) 
Bill. 


Ordered, That the time for presenting the South South Eastern 


. . . 1 4 
Eastern Railway (Branch to Deal and Extension (prance to 


of the South Lastern, Canterbury, Ramsgate and Deal, and Ex- 
: : we ; N tension of the 
Margate Railway) Bill, be enlarged till Monday (es! + soll 
next. Canterbury, 
Ramsgate and 
Margate Ruait- 
way) Bilt. 
South Eastern 
Railway ( Maid- 
stone to Ruches- 


ter) Bill. 


Ordered, That the time for presenting the South 
Eastern Railway (Tunbridge to Tunbridge Wells) 
Bill, be enlarged till Monday next. 


Ordered, That the time for presenting the South 
Eastern Railway (Maidstone to Rochester) Bill, be 
enlarged till Monday next. 


South South Eastern 
Railway 
(Ashtord to 
Hastings) Bil. 
A Petition 


Ordered, That the time for presenting the 
Eastern Railway (Ashford to Hastings) Bill, be en- 
larged till Monday next. 

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Lyme Regis 
Improvement, 
Market and 
Waterworks 
Bill, 


London and 
Greenwich 


Railway Bill. 


Ely and 
Huntingdon 
Railway Bill. 


Winwick 
Rectory Bill. 


North Wales 
Mineral Rail- 
way. 


Reversionary 


Interest Society On Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Liverpool and 
Manchester 
Railway. 


Aberdare 
Railway Bill, 


310 


A Petition of Philip Champ, of Coborn-street, in 
the parish of Bow, in the county of Middlesex ; 
praying that the Lyme Regis Improvement, Market 
and Waterworks Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 

Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of property 
within the borough and parish of Lyme Regis, in 


22° Aprilis. 





A. 1845 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the Taff Vale Railway, 
near Ynys Meyrick, to Aberdare, with a Branch 
therefrom, to be called The Aberdare Railway : 
And that Mr. Joseph Bailey, Junior, Mr. John Henry 
Vivian and Mr. Divett do prepare, and bring it in. 





Petitions of the Right honourable Lord Dacre, 


London and 


Dorsetshire ;—and, Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses | William Blake, William Wilshere, William John York Railway 
of the borough of Lyme Regis; praying that they | Blake, Richard Lucas, Septimus Wright, William Bill. 


may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the said Bill,—were also presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Ordered, That the London and Greenwich Rail- 
way Bill be read a second time To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Ely and Huntingdon Railway 
Bill be read a second time To-morrow. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Winwick Rectory Bill; That they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee on 


Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of the | 


Petition for the North Wales Mineral Railway Bill, 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as no application had been made to 
James Davis and Edward Davis, both being absent 
from the United Kingdom, and not to be found. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 


the Petition for the Reversionary Interest Society 
(No. 2.) Bill, the Standing Orders had been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for regulating Legal Proceedings by and against 
the Reversionary Interest Society, and for grant- 
ing certain Powers to the said Society: And that 
Mr. Kemble and Mr. Antrobus do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 


on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Liverpool and Manchester Rail- 
way Bill, the Standing Orders had not been com- 
plied with, inasmuch as no proof was adduced before 
the Committee of application to several owners, 
which was stated to have been made by Henry Gee ; 
but it appeared that the said Henry Gee had broken 
his leg, and could not attend; and a certificate to 
that effect, and stating that application had been 
duly made by him, in conformity with the Standing 
Orders, sworn before two Magistrates, was produced 
before the Committee. 

And inasmuch as no proof was adduced before 
the Committee of application to the owners of an 
occupation-road, (having no other property) which 
was stated to have been made by —— Clay; but it 
was stated that the said witness, —— Clay, had been 
seized with a paralytic fit, and could not attend. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of the 
Petition for the Aberdare Railway Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with.” i 





| Exton, Henry Wills, Samuel Lucas, Whiston Bristow, 
William Lucas, the younger, and John Ransom ;— 
Robert Milnes, of Bawtry Hall, in the county of 
York ;—Trustees and Governors of the Small Pox 
and Vaccination Hospital, Battle Bridge, Lon- 
don ;—and the Imperial Gas Light and Coke Com- 
pany; praying that they may be heard, by their 
' counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Lon- 
don and York Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The Preston and Wyre Railway Branches Bill Preston and 
was read a second time ; and committed. Cag 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- - 
mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Blackburn Blackburn 
Waterworks Bill be revived :—And that they have Waterworks 
leave to sit, and proceed, ‘To-morrow. Bill. 


A Petition of the Maryport and Carlisle Railway Caledonian 
Company, praying that they may be heard, by Railway Bill. 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Caledonian Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Benjamin Hooke, of Norton Hall, in London, 
the parish of Norton-juxta-Kempsey, in the county Wereester and 





of Worcester, Esquire, praying that he may be heard, shire Railway 
| by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain Bill, 
| parts of the London, Worcester and South Stafford- 
shire Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 





A Petition of Inhabitants of the towns of Hun- Ely oo 
tingdon and Godmanchester, in the county of Hun- ae Bil, 
tingdon, praying that the Ely and Huntingdon Rail- ’ 
way Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Proprietors of ground between and esa . 
adjoining the market towns of Montrose and Bre- “*"* "™ 
chin, in the county of Forfar, praying that the 
Aberdeen Railway Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Manufacturers of and Dealers in ong 
worsted, woollen and other goods, attending the Junction Rai 
halls and markets in Bradford, in the West Riding ways; West 
of the county of York, praying that the Leeds and onege 
West Riding Junction Railways Bill may pass into feeds, Dews- 

: j ilw chester Junc- 
Leeds, Dewsbury and Manchester Junction Railw ay tse em 
Bills may not pass into law, was presented, and piy., 
read ; and referred to the Committee on the Bills. 


The 





South Statford- 


Yorkshire Rail- 


a law, and that the West Yorkshire Railway, and bury and Me 


Scottis 
and Ju 
Railwa 


Exeter 
Credit 
way B 


Leeds 

Thirsk 
Great 

of Ens 
Railw: 
York : 
North 
Railw 
rogate 
Bills. 


Leeds 
Thirs! 


Bill. 


Great 
of En 
Rail 
Leed 
Thirs 
Bill, 


Taff 


Rail 


Live! 
Dock 


Glas 
Brid: 


Mon 
ind 


Rail 


Sout 
Rail 
(Mai 


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cutish Mid ‘The Scottish Midland Junction Railway Bill was 

and Junction yead a second time ; and committed. 

Railway Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Cam 
mittee of Selection. 


pester and The Exeter and Crediton Railway Bill was read 
crediton Rail- g second time ; and committed. 
way Bill Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


Leeds ond Petitions from Inhabitants of Yeadon ;— Rawdon; 
Thirsk Railway; — Thirsk ;—Ripon ;— Kirkby Malzeard ;— Ripley ; 
— —Horsforth ;—Guiseley ;—and, Spofforth, Kirkby 
vuilney; and, Overblow and Pannal; praying that the Leeds and 
York and Thirsk Railway Bill may pass into a law ; and that 
North Midland the Great North of England Railway, and York and 
Railway (Har- . : 7 ‘ 

‘wate Branch) North Midland Railway (Harrogate Branch) Bills 
Bills. may not pass into law,—were presented, and read ; 


and referred to the Committee on the Bills. 


Leeds and Petitions from Otley ;—Bradford ;—and, Hud- 

Thirsk Railway dersfield ; praying that the Leeds and Thirsk Rail- 

bal way Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Great North A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land at 
of England = Roundhay, and other places, along the line of the 
erm, 3 “ proposed Branch Railway from the Great North of 
Thirsk Railway England Railway, at Pilmoor, in the direction of 
Bill Kuaresboroughand Wetherby, to Leeds, taking notice 
of an intended application for leave to bring in the 
Great North of England Railway Bill, and praying 
that such Bill may not pass into law; and that the 
Leeds and Thirsk Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Bill. 


Taff Vale A Petition of Sir Josiah John Guest, Baronet, 
Railway» Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Taff Vale 
Railway Company, for leave to present a Petition 
for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Acts relat- 
ing to the Taff Vale Railway, to authorize the 
formation of additional Works, and to enlarge the 
powers of the Company, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Standing 


Orders. 
Lrapoa Ordered, That the Liverpool Docks Bill be read a 
wis Bill. third time upon Thursday next. 
Glasgow A Petition of Proprietors of houses on the banks 


Bridges Bill. of the Clyde, praying that the Glasgow Bridges Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


ee The Monmouth and Hereford Railway Bill was 
Raley Bal read a second time ; and committed. 


mittee of Selection. 


South Eastern 


Railway 


(Maidgone to SOUth Eastern Railway Company to extend the 


Rochester) Bill, WLatdstone Branch of the South Eastern Railway to 
Rochester: And the same was read the first time ; 


and ordered to be read a second time. 


South Eastern 
ailway 


DUTY, Ramsgate 


and Margate make a Branch therefr om to Deal, and to purchase | ing that the Harrogate and Ripon Junction Railway 
Ralway) Bill, the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, and for a 


other Purposes connected with the said Railway : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 


to be read a second time. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


Mr. Elphinstone presented a Bill to enable the 


22° Aprilis. $11 


presented upon Friday last, be referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Totnes Markets 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in reac 
the case of the Totnes Markets and Waterworks ji, sailed 
(No. 2.) Bill, there are no Provisions introduced into 
the Bill inconsistent with the Standing Orders of 
the House. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select Westminster 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in !uprovement 
the case of the Westminster Improvement (No. 2.) _— 
Bill, there are no provisions introduced into the 
Bill inconsistent with the Standing Orders of the 
House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Land-owners and Inhabitants of Westem and 
Fordingbridge and its vicinity, in the county of _— a 
Hants, stating that the Petitioners have learned with way. 
extreme regret, that in deference to the recommenda- 
|tions of the Committee of the Board of Trade on 
| Railways, the projectors of the South Western Line 
| of Railway have entered into an agreement with the 
| Great Western Railway Company, and have, pur- 

_suant thereto, abandoned their intention of applying 
‘to the House for the construction of such line, in 

consequence whereof the Petitioners, unless pro- 
| tected by the House, will be entirely deprived of the 


| ereat benefit which could not fail to result from the 


| completion of the projected South Western Line ; 
and praying that the House will postpone the pass- 
ing of any Bill, which may be presented in favour 
of the Western Lines of Railway so sanctioned by 
the said Committee, and thereby afford the Peti- 
tioners, in the next Session, the means of submitting 
their reasons to the House in proof of the superiority 
of the projected South Western Line, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 











Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of land con- Midland Rail- 
taining coal and other minerals on and near the line }i5/ sen 
of the intended Branch Railway from Darfield to” ~ 
Elsecar ;—the Dearne and Dove Canal Company ; 

—and, Owners and Occupiers of land, coal and 
‘other minerals on the line of the intended Branch 
Railway from Darfield to Worsbrough; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Midland Railway 
Branches Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on Group (Y.) of Railway B ills; 
and the Petitioners heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, if they think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petitions. 


Two Petitions from Drogheda, praying that the Glasgow, 


Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Bill may or 


pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and way Bill. 


. Mr. Elphinstone presented a Bill to enable the | ordered to lie upon the Table. 
BrancitoDea!, OUth Eastern Railway Company to alter and 
uid Extension extend the Canterbury, Ramsgate, and Margate 
‘the Canter- Branch of the said South Eastern Railway, and to 


Petitions from Wensleydale ;—and, Swaledale, Beemgate and 
me Fe " . "Ve pon unctiom 
Arkingarthdale and the Vale of Ravensworth; pray Railway Bill 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee Public Petitions 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the (Hichteenth 


Wis, Somerce er Pi 
amerset | Ordered, That the Petition of the Company of | Petitions presented upon the 16th, 17th and 18th ised 


and Weymouth Pr 


eT eileie . 
*Aatway Bill, 


Vo-. 100. 


oprietors of the Kennet and Avon Canal Naviga- | d is i 
. . oi 8 e ; ; ” . 
ion ng ae Mee coe ee — days of this instant April ; and had directed him to 


counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Wilts, 
Somerset and Weymouth Railway Bill, which was 


make a Report thereof to the House. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 











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ne 


Classification 
of Railway Bills 
(Seventh Re- 


port. ) 
No. 237. 


Tusolvent 


Debtors Act. 


Public Houses, 


Agriculture. 


Parochial 
Settlement Bill. 


Hill Coolies. 


Factories. 


Education 
(Ireland. 


312 


Sir Robert Harry Inglis reported from the Clas- 
sification Committee of Railway Bills; and who 
were empowered to report from time to time; That 
they had further considered the matters to them re- 
ferred; and had directed him to make a Report 
thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Petitions from Norwich ;—Edward Godson, and 
others ;—Leominster and Ledbury ; — Warminster ; 
—and, Members of the Chelsea Tradesmen’s Society ; 
praying for the repeal or alteration of the Insolvent 
Debtors Act,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Fladbury ; — Tavistock ; — Saint 
Mary-tavy, Saint Peter-tavy and Brenton ;--Exeter ; 
—Alphington ;—and, Wigan; praying the House 
to adopt measures for preventing the increase of 
houses licensed for the sale of intoxicating drinks, 
and for diminishing to a very large extent the number 
already existing, and to pass a law for entirely abo- 
lishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on the Lord’s 
Day,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Marlborough ;—Orchester, Shrin- 
ston, and Maddington ;—Ham and Shalbourne ;— 
Steep ;— Wichfont ;— Great Cheverel;— Heddington; 
—Broad Hinion; — Baydon ; — Upavon ; — Man- 
ningford Abbotts ;—Burbage ;—North Tidworth ;-- 
Alton Priors; — Charlton (Wilts); — Chute ;— 
Woodbridge ( Wilts) ; — Wilcott ; — Buttermere ; — 
Collingbourn Ducis; — Figheldean; — Huish; — 
Alton Barnes ;— Wootton Rivers ;— Easton ( Wilts) ; 


22° Aprilis. 





—Enford ; — North Newnton and Hillcott Rus- | 
hall; — Milton (Wilts); — Manningford Bruce ; 

— Pewsey ; — Collingbourn Kingstone ; — Milstone 

and Brigmerstone;— County of Woreester ; — Tid- | 
combe and Fosbury ;—and, Aldbourne ; praying that 
in any relief from taxation that may be given, the 
House will take the first opportunity of granting 
relief to the Agriculturists,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Stratford-upon-Avon Union (two 
Petitions) ;—Liverpool; — Hastings Union (Chair- 
man) ;—Vew Forest Union ;— Burpham ; — Bolton ; 
— Upton-upon-Severn Union (Chairman) ;—Stow-on- 
the- Wold Union ; — Northleach Union (Chairman) ; 
— Bideford Union ;—Pewsey Union ; — Newmarket 
Union ; — and, Billericay Union ; praying that the 
Parochial Settlement Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Derby (nine Petitions) ;-- Truro ;— 
Members of the Anti-Slavery Society of Aberdeen ;-- 
— Kendal ;—and, Edinburgh ; praying the House 
not to sanction any measure for the importation of 
Hill Coolies or native Africans into the British 
pom pa 8 colonies,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bolton-le-Moors ; —and, Chorley 
(two Petitions); praying the House to pass an ef- 
ficient Ten Hours Bill for all minors and females em- 
ployed in Factories, without delavy,—were resented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Tyrella ; — Donoughmore ;—Der- 
ryvollen;—Bohoe ; — Kilmood ;—Lea ;—and, For- 
guey ; praying the House to devise means for re- 
moving the restrictions placed on the distribution 
of the Aid annually granted for Education in Jre- 
/and, so as to afford assistance to the Schools in 
connexion with the Church Education Society,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 





A. 1845, 


Petitions from Deanery of Hartsmere ; — Wests 


aint Asaph 


Bourne and other places;—Rural Deanery of Barn- "4 Bango: 
ham and other places ;—NVorwich ; — Windsor and Dioceses, 


Eton Church Union ;—Rural Deanery of Tangmere 
and other places ;—Archdeaconry of Durham ;— 
Llanllwchaiarn ; — Newtown ;— Northop; — Don- 
nington;—Manningford Bruce;—Leigh ; — Hamlet 
of Duddeston and Nechells-juxta-Birmingham ;— 
Newland ;—and, Bramston ; praying for the repeal 
of so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as 
relates to the union of the Dioceses of Saint Asaph 
and Bangor, and for the immediate appointment of 
a Bishop to the See of Manchester,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Rape of Chichester ;—Half Hun- Justices cies, 
dred of Beacontree (Essex) ;— Worksop ;—Parts of and Clerks of 
Lindsey (Lincoln) ; — Bedford ;—County of Glou- ‘* Pee Bil. 


cester ;— Leicester ;— Houghton-le-Spring ;— Berks ; 
—Rye Division of Hastings Rape (Sussex) ;—Divi 

sion of Winchcomb (Gloucester) ;--and, Division of 
Coquetdale Ward (Northumberland) ;_ praying that 
the Justices’ Clerks and Clerks of the Peace Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were 
presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Rural Deanery of Barnham and § 
other places:—— Rural Deanery of Yangmere and * 
other places ;--Ham ( Wilts) ;--and, South Newing- 
ton (Oxford); praying the House to restrict the 
Sale of Beer to inns and houses of respectability,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


ale of Beer 
ct. 


Petitions from the Bridge of Allan ;--and, Aber- —— 
nethy ; praying the House to adopt measures for 9°" 


ameliorating the condition of the burgh and pa- 
rochial Schoolmasters, and for promoting the edu- 
cational interests of Scotland,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from JMJanchester (two Petitions) ; — Lord's Day. 


Killaron and Kilmenny ;—Sandford Overs ;—LEast 
Dean and other places ; — Presbytery of Dunkeld 
(Moderator) ;--- Beverley ;—Auchtermuchty ;--Crieff; 
— Glasgow (two Petitions) ;— Nairn (two Petitions); 
— Edinburgh (two Petitions) ;— Creich ;—Aberdour; 
—Rural Deanery of Vangmere;—West Stoke and 
other places ; —Rural Deanery of Barnham ;—Cal- 
lender; — Ardersier ; — Kinfauns;— Presbytery of 
Breadalbane;— Forfar ;— Tarbert ; —'Latheron ;— 
Broughton Ferry (Moderator) ;—Ayr and Wallace- 
town ;— Kilsyth ; — Bothwell ;—Phiddlan ; —Alex- 
andria, and the Vale of Leven ;--Yester ;-- Auldearn ; 
— Cawdor ;—and, Dundee; praying the House to 
adopt measures for securing and enforcing the due 
observance of the Lord’s Day,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the ‘Table. 


Petitions from Linton ; —Swavesey ; —Kirkhill ; Masuoot' 


— Falkirk ; — Aberdeen; — Royds ; — Pudsey and c 
Stanningley ; — Woodhouse ; — Woolhouse ; — Wool- 
aston ; — Middleton (Lancashire) ; — Maidstone ; — 
Houghton-cum-Wyton ;—Staindrop ;—-Sunderland ; 
— Penbontfawn ;— Hulme ; —Glasgow ; —Manches- 
ter (two Petitions) ;—Greenock ;—- Holme-on-Spald- 
ing Moor ;—Salford ;— Knocklands ;—Findhorn —_ 
Cawdor ;—Auldearn ;—R. H. Chichester, William 
Chapple and others ;— Liskeard ;— Caradon ;—Kil- 
mood ; —Rhayader ; — Llanidloes ; — Llangirrig ; — 
Machynlleth (two Petitions) ; — Llanllwchaiarn i— 
Llanryglyn Trefeglwys ; — Cwmbelai ; —Carno ; — 
Caerau ;—Tref Eglwys; —Beith ; —Drumcheeran ; 
—Glyndwfrdwy ;—Forncett Saint Peter ;— Wohking- 
ham ; —Borth ; — Neatishead (two Petitions) ; — 
Llanfihangel-Geneu'r-Glyn ; — Glasgow (ten Peti- 
tions) ;— Bridgewater ; — Llanbadarnfawr ;—Liver- 
pool (two Petitions) ;— 7’ hornhill ;— Dundee (three 
Petitions) ;—Madeley ;— Wallace Town ;—Lochlee ; 
Maryculter ;— 


ollege Bill. 








Mal 


Malt, 


8 VicTroRIZ. 2 Apriiis. 313 
—Maryculter ;— Bardon Hill ;—Bagworth ;—Hus- Aspley and Ullenhall;—Ashton Cantlow ;—Idlecote ; 
band’s Bosworth ;— Wigston Magna ;— Market Har- —Upper Shuckburgh ;—Farnborough (Warwick) ;— 
borough ; —Riddings ;—John R. Mackenzie, George Ratley and Upton ;—Priors Hardwick ;— Moreton 
Graham and others ;—Blackburn ;—Saint Neot’s ;'| Baggott;— Tamworth Clayside ; — Stretton-upon- 
—Leighton ;—Barham ; —Erith (Huntingdon) ; — | Fosse and Ditchford ;—Chadshunt and Gaydon ;— 
Cork (seven Petitions) ;— Bingley ;—Idle;—Mag- | Beausall ;— Cherrington and Burmington ;— Worm- 
herahamlet ;—Frockheim ;—First United Secession | leighton ; —Avon Dassett ;— Wasperton ;—Weston- 
Congregation ;—Uppingham (two Petitions) ;— East | under-Wetherley ; — Stoneleigh ; — Claverdon and 
Linton ;—Bollford and Wiley ;—Henllan ;—Sallin- | Langley ; — Teachbrooke Mallory ; — Harbury ;— 
dine Nook; —Kilham ; —Shadwell ; —Lowich ;— | Tutnal and Cobley; — Lillington ; — Binton ; — 
Horsington ; —Wolvesnewton ; — Trellech ; — Hen- | Chapel Ascote;—Bichmarsh and Bidford ;— Kington 
stridge ; — Llanishen ; — Helgurigg ; — Deanery of | (Warwick) ; —Whitmarsh ; —Stratford-upon-Avon ; 
Stoddesdon;— Llandogo ;—Penmynydd ;-- Penallt;— | — Bishop’s Itchington ;— Warwick ; —Martin ; — 
Llangwestenyn ;—Bonningale ;—Alston ;—Forgney ; | Oversley ; — Buchingbury ; — Fenny Compton ; — 


— Longford ;— Edinburgh (seven Petitions) ;—Kin- 
cardine and Creich ; — Killearn ; —Alves ; —Aber- 
dour ;—Closeburn ;—Alyth (two Petitions) ;—Dun- 
held ;—Bridge of Allan (two Petitions) ;—Creich ; 
—Airlie ;—Aberdeen ;—Presbytery of Nairn (Mo- 
derator) ;— Roslin ;—Free West Church of Brechin 
(Minister) ;—Members of the Free Church of Scot- 
land ;--Pathhead of Ford;--Perth (five Petitions) ;— 
Fochabers ;— Kirriemuir ;-- Cupar Angus (three Peti- 
tions) ;— Dingwall ;— Almond Bank ;--Perth (Chair- 
man);—-Gorthonand Anworth;— Yarmouth (Elgin) ; 
—Presbytery of Dublin ;—Presbytery of Breadal- 
bane (Moderator) ;—Keith ; — Strathavon ;— Brace ; 
— Cumnock ;- Liverpool ;--Arbroath ;--Musselburgh 
(Chairman) ; —Blairgowrie ; ~ Tain ;— Tranent ;— 
Kirriemuir ; — Inverkeilor ; —Cargill ; — Ayr and 
Wallacetown ; — Marwelltown ; — Benholm ; — Ar- 
dernier ;—Presbytery of Zorn and Mull (Moderator) ; 
—Fossaway ;—Killaron and Kilmery ;—Maybole ; 
— Edzell ;—Tulliallan ;—Monimail ; —Dunfermline 


Beaudesert ;—Fullbrook ;— Wappenbury ;— Alveston 
(Warwick) ;—Ashow ;— Barford ;— Brailes ;— Hon- 
nington ;—Saint Nicholas (Warwick) ;—Long Itch- 
ington ;—Prior’s Marston ;— Lapworth ;—Shotters- 
well ; — Haselar ; —Ipsley ; — Radford Semele ; — 
| Water Gall and Lower Radbourn ;—Wizford ;— 
| Leek Wootton ;—Great Alne and Kinwarton ;— 
| Bubbinwall ;— Packwood ;—Whichford and Ascote ; 
| —Houneley and Wroxall ;—Lighthorne ;— Molling- 
| ton ;— Whatcote ;—Kenilworth ;— Burton Dassett ; 
_— Burcheston and Willington ; — Cubbington ; — 
| Haseley ;—Pillerton Priors ;—Stockton (Warwick); 
_—Chesterton and Kington ;— Wellesbourne Mount- 
| ford ;—Ufton ;— Whitchurch (Warwick) ;— Bearley ; 
— Salford (Warwick) ; — Wolverton ; — Barton-on- 
the- Heath ;—Eatington ;—Weetleey ; —Luddington, 
Milcote, Old Stratford and Drayton ;—Preston 
| Baggott ;—Milverton ;— Hampton Lucy ;—Spernal ; 
— Honingham ; — Oxhill and Radway ; —Butler’s 
Marston ; — Tamworth Heall Side; — Henley-in- 








(two Petitions);— Woodside and Burrelton;—Craig;, Arden and Wootton Wawen ;—Exhale ;— Compton 
— Peterhead ; —Callendar ;— Dunse ;—Rathray ;— | Verney ; —Eathorpe ;—Sambourn ;— Combrooke ;— 
Pillerton Hersey and Pillerton Priors ; —Ashton | Grafton ;— Hatton and Shrewley ;— Wellesbourne, 
Reynes ; —Rhuddlan ; —Newcastle-upon-Tyne (two | Hastings and Walton ;—Grandborough ;— Bellesley ; 
Petitions) ;—Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Essex;|—and, Tachbrooke; praying for the repeal of the 
— Thatcham ; —Grove ;—Llwynypiod ;—Llanllwch- | duty on Malt,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
aiarn ;— Llanddewi-brefi ;—A bermewrig ;— Trefelan ; | dered to lie upon the Table. 

— Buwlehyllan ;—Penycoch;— Burslem ;— Cromwell; | 


—Killshall ;— Birmingham (two Petitions) ;— We sal Petitions from Presbytery of Wigtown and Relief Universities 


castle, Bridgend and others ;— Tythegstone ;—Mar- 
gam ;— Oban ;—Sybster ; —Latherin ;—Saint Den- 
nis ; — Tavistock (Chairman) ; — Kington ; — Silk 
Willoughby ;— Armagh ;—Saint John’s-juxta- Swan- 
sea ; —Beerfold ; -—Leominster ;—Marston ;— Earls 
Heaton ;— Bethania (Carnarvon) ;— Tan-y-maes ;— 
Paisley ; —Foxton ; —Athy ;—Soar ; —Presbytery 
of Paisley and Greenock (Moderator and Clerk) ;— 
Llangela ;— Tresant ;—Morton ; —Darkhouse Cose- 
ley ;— Rhuddlan (two Petitions) ;—Summer Hill ;— | 
Cwmamman ;—Margam ; —Penypark ; —Borough- 
bridge ;— Paisley ;—Penmynydd ;—Aberystwith ;— 
Lachlan M‘Lachlan ; —Caerwys ;— Caron ; —and, 
Tregaron; praying that the Maynooth College Bill 
may not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Taunton ;— Tavistock (Chairman) ; 
—Bleachley ;— Boston ;—and, Honiton (Chairman); 
praying that the said Bill may pass into a law,— 
were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Malmesbury and its 
vicinity, stating that the Petitioners concur in the 
measure proposed by Her Majesty’s Government 
to promote the object of making a more liberal 
grant to the College of Maynooth; but they at the 
same time venture most humbly to suggest, that the | 
required sum should be taken from the Protestant | 
Establishment of that country, and not from the 
Consolidated Fund, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Sherbourne ;—Great Wolford ;— 
Little Wolford ;— Coughton ;— Pellerton Hersey ;— 
Warmington;—Arlexote ;—Ilmington and Compton 


| Presbytery of Newtown-Stewart ;—and, Edinburgh Scotland.) 


(Chairman) ; praying the House to adopt measures 
| &gt; . : . . . . - 

'for having religious tests abolished in the Univer- 
| sities of Scotland,—were presented, and read; and 





Scorpion ;— Napton-on-the-Hill ;— Newbold Pacey 
and Ashorne ;— Budbrook; — Long Compton ;—_ 
Vor. 100. | 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the London, Leith, 
Edinburgh and Glasgow Shipping Company, pray- 
ing the House to investigate the revenue drawn by 
the Trinity House of Zondon, and the detail of the 
expenditure, and adopt such rules in reference to the 
same, as may ensure the application of the revenue 
drawn for the support of lighthouses to that purpose 
allenarly, or adopt other measures to control the 
revenue and expenditure of the Trinity House, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
inittee on Lighthouses. 


A Petition of Arthur P. Perceval and others, 
praying that the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Lepton ;—Honley ;—Kirkheaton ; 
— Holmfirth ;—and, Dalton ; praying that the Field 
Gardens Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Brink- 
worth, and others of the Hundreds of Kingsbridge, 
Calne and Chippenham, in North Wilts, stating 
that the Petitioners beg to call the attention of the 
House to the great distress which at present exists 
among the trading and working classes, arising, in 
their opinion, in a great measure from the restric- 

$s tions 


Lighthouses, 


Jewish Disabi- 


lities Removal 


Field Gardens 
Bill. 


Distress. 




















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| 


Church of 
England and 
Ireland, 


Banking 


(Scotland. ) 


Anatomy Act. 


Calton and 
Bridgeton 
Police Bill. 


Physic and 
Surgery Bill. 


Colleges of 
Physicians and 
Surgeons Bill. 


Railways. 


Factories. 





A. 1845, 


314 22° Aprilis. 
tions on trade and commerce, and partial and ex- | law, and that no young person shall be permitted 
cessive taxation ; and praying the House to take the | to work in any Factory for a longer time, in any day, 
premises into immediate consideration, and grant | than the time to which children are now restricted 
them relief, was presented, and read; and ordered | by law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
to lie upon the Table. | upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ballyculter ;—and, Inch; statingthat | A Petition of George James Guthrie, one of the Medical 
the Petitioners, being members of the Protestant Council and Court of Examiners, and late Presj- Profession, 


Established Church of Englandand Ireland, beg leave | dent of the Royal College of Surgeons of London, 
to state, that serious alarm and painful anxiety has stating that the Petitioner did cause a Petition to be 
been caused to their minds by the introduction into | presented to the House in the last Session, praying 
our Church Service of novelties and forms which, that no medical legislation might take place until 
by general consent, had become obsolete, as being certain errors in the charter lately granted to the 
superfluous, or not adapted to the exigencies of the | College of Surgeons should be rectified ; and believ- 
present times; and praying the House to cause such | ing that none of the statements which have been 
salutary revision of the Book of Common Prayer, made to, or which have been laid upon the Table of 
the Rubrics and Canons of the Church, as shall) the House, in support of this charter, have an 

remove all grounds for cavilling, re-establish unani- | real foundation, and that they all admit of complete 
mity and uniformity, and preserve to the Petitioners | refutation, prays the House to appoint a Committee 
the pure and Scriptural principles and doctrines of | to inquire into the various statements and supposed 
the Reformation, and thus terminate those unhappy facts which have been adduced on all sides, before 


differences which now distract and even threaten 
with destruction the Established Church,—were 

—- and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Petitions from the county of Zanark ;—Members 
of the Caithness Agricultural Society ;—and, Ar- 
broath ; praying the House to reject any measure 
for altering the present system of Banking in Scot- 
land,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Ealand, in the West 
Riding of the county of York, praying the House 
to institute an impartial, searching, and open in- 
quiry into the operation of the Anatomy Act, was 


presented, and read ; and crdered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Proprietors and Occupants of Pro- 
perty in and Inhabitants of the town of Bridgeton, 
and adjacent districts, praying that the Calton and 
Bridgeton Police Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a meeting of the 
Students of Queen’s College, Birmingham, praying 
that the Physic and Surgery Bill may not pass into 
a law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Thomson, Physician, in Edin- | 
burgh, taking notice of the College of Physicians | 
and Surgeons Bill; and praying the House to ex- 
punge all medical and surgical colleges therefrom, 
confiding the regulation of the medical profession | 
to a Council of Health, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the | 
Navigation from the Zrent to the Mersey, praying | 
the House to adopt measures for ensuring that pas- | 
sengers and goods by Railway shall be charged such 
rates respectively as are necessary to make all de- 
scriptions of traftic bear their due proportions to the 
general outlay and current expenses of the line, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of the Honourable and very Reverend 
the Dean and the Canons of the Collegiate Church 
of Manchester, and of Clergy of Manchester, and 
other Persons, Merchants, Manufacturers, Persons 
working in Factories, in and near the parish of 
Manchester, feeling an interest in the welfare and 
education of the population thereof, praying the 
House to place children and young persons employed 
in Factories under the protection and guidance of the 





any further medical legislation shall take place, was 
resented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions from Staverton ; — Boddington ;—and, County and 
Dorsington; praying the House to enact, that from Police Rates, 


this time all the charges and expenses hitherto raised 
and paid for County and Police Rates may be 
defrayed out of the national Consolidated Fund,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Occupiers of land, and others inter-Malt Drawback 
ested in agriculture, in the parish of Burley in the Bill. 


county of Rutland, praying that the Malt Drawback 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants and others interested in Wheat, &amp;,, 
the East India Trade, praying the House to allow (india) 


Wheat and Wheat Flour, the produce of British 
India, to be admitted for home use at the same 
rate of duty as is payable on Wheat brought from 
Canada, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Chairman of the Commissioners of parbours. 


the harbour of Rye;—and, Mayor of Rye; stating 
that the Petitioners have, with much regret, observed 
a great decrease in the revenues of the Harbour 
of Rye, owing to the increased demand for articles 
of commerce and merchandize heretofore brought 
into the said Harbour, and that they attribute such 
decrease to the measures taken by the South Eastern 
Railway Company, in reference to Folkestone Har- 
bour, and to their becoming the proprietors thereof, 
and by reason of which a great monopoly is carried 
on, and articles of commerce and merchandize are 
sent to places which heretofore were supplied 
through that port and Harbour; and praying that 
some measures may be adopted for placing such 
Harbours as are now in the hands of Railway pro- 
prietors under proper restrictions, and imposing 
the same restrictions on any future proprietors of 
Harbour and Railway Companies,—were presented, 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Lord Dacre, —— 
William Blake, William Wilshere, William John (Hk — 
Blake, Richard Lucas, Septimus Wright, William jj ,c\eswade 
Exton, Henry Wills, Samuel Lucas, Whiston Bris- Line) Bill. 


tow, William Lucas, the younger, and John Ransom, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Eastern Counties Railway (Hertford and Biggles- 
wade Line) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 


the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, 





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Junctio 


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Clydesdale 
Junction Rail- 


way Bill. 


Standing 
Orders; 


Churnet Valley 
Railway. 


Glasgow, 
Barrhead and 
Neilston Direct 
Railway. 


London, 
Worcester and 
South Stafford- 
shire Railway 
(Extension 

from Dudley 

to Wolver- 
hampton. ) 


Hull and 
Gainsborough 
Railway. 


Waterford 
aud Limerick 
Railway, 


Gloucester and 
Dean Forest 
Railway, 


East Dereham 
and Norwich 
Railway, 


Waterford 
and Limerick 
Railway Bill, 


London, 
Worcester and 
South Stafford- 
Shire Railway 
(Extension from 
Dudley tw Wol- 
verhampt 

Bill, pon) 


8 VicToRIZ. 


heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Pe- 
tition. 


A Petition of Sir John Maxwell, of Pollok, Ba- 
ronet, and the other Persons whose names are 
thereunto subscribed, Trustees on the turnpike-roads 
leading from the city of Glasgow, by Park-house, 
to the Three-mile-house, and Renfrew Bridge respec- 
tively, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Clydesdale Junction Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which 
were read, as follow : 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Churnet 
Valley Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought 
not to be dispensed with. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Glasgow, 
Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway Petition, the 
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That 
the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, 
upon omitting Clause 22, empowering them to make 
Branch Railways, under certain regulations. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the London, 
Worcester, and South Staffordshire Railway (Exten- 
sion from Dudley to Wolverhampton) Petition, the 
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That 
the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, 
upon omitting Clause 30, empowering them to 
make Branch Railways, under certain regulations : 
And that the Committees on this and the preceding 
Bill do examine, in the first place, how far such 
Order has been complied with; and do report the 
same to the House, on the Report of the Bill. 

4. Resolved, That in the case of the Hull and 
Gainsborough Railway Petition, the Standing Orders 
ought not to be dispensed with. 

5. Resolved, That in the case of the Waterford 
and Limerick Railway Petition, the Standing Orders 
ought to be dispensed with; That the parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

6. Resolved, That in the case of the Gloucester 
and Dean Forest Railway Petition, the Standing 
Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 

7. Resolved, That in the case of the East Dere- 
ham and Norwich Railway Petition, the Standing 
Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 

The 2d, 3d and 5th Resolutions, being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Waterford and Limerick 
Railway Bill, which was this day made from the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making and maintaining a Railway from the city 
of Waterford to the city of Limerick, with Branches: 
And that Viscount Adare, Mr. Wyse, Mr. John 


O’ Brien and Mr. Stafford O’ Brien do prepare, and 
bring it in, 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the London, Worcester, and South 
Staffordshire Railway (Extension from Dudley to 
Wolverhampton) Bill, which was this day made from 
the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
Vox. 100. 


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315 


making a Railway from the Termination of the pro- 
posed London, Worcester and South Staffordshire 
Railway, at Dudley, to the Grand Junction Rail- 
way, at Wolverhampton: And that Mr. Robert 
Clive, Mr. Tancred and Mr. Benbow do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


A Petition of John Clay, Common-brewer, of Newcastle and 
South Shields, in the county of Durham, praying Darlington 
that he may be heard, by his counsel, against cer- Sention)® 
tain parts of the Newcastle and Darlington (Brand- Railway Bill. 
—_ Junction) Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel, upon his Petition, if he think fit ; 
and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petition. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Northumber- 
gesses of the borough of Morpeth, in the county of — Railway 
Northumberland, praying that they may be heard, - 
by themselves, their counsel or agents against 
certain parts of the Northumberland Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Message from 
Sir Giffin Wilson: the Lands. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Bastardy Bill, 
Act to make certain Provisions for Proceedings in 
Bastardy, with Amendments; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Sherifis 
for assigning Sheriffs in Wales; to which the Lords (Wales) Bill. 
desire the concurrence of this House:—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, East India. 
Copies of all Correspondence between the Govern- 
ments of Jndia and the Court of Directors of the 
East India Company, relating to the Seizure, in 
1842, by the Bombay Government, of the Papers of 
Dhakjee Dadajee, Esquire, Justice of the Peace of 
Bombay; and on the subject of the removal of the 
said Dhakjee Dadajee, Esquire, from her Majesty’s 
Commission of the Peace for the Island of Bombay: 
—Also, Copies of all Communications that have 
passed between the Government of Bombay, his 
Highness the Guikowar of Baroda, and the Court 
of Directors, relating to the assumption of the Dis- 
trict of Pitland by the British Government, and 
its subsequent restoration to his Highness the Gui- 
kowar. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Geological Sur- 
Copy of the Correspondence between the Lords vey (Ireland.) 
Commissioners of the Treasury and the Commis- No. 238. 
sioners of Woods and Forests, relative to the Geo- 
logical Survey of Ireland; and the Treasury Minute 
thereupon. 


Mr. Young accordingly presented the said Paper. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a ship “ The 
Return of the Alterations made in Her Majesty’s Queen,” end 
ship “The Queen” and the Queen’s Yacht, and agai 
their Cost. 


Ordered, That Mr. Ramsay have leave of absence Leave of 
for a month, on account of ill health. Absence. 





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Joint Stock 
Banks 
(Scotland. ) 


Shipping Dues. 


Medical Bill. 


Ships 
«‘ Rattler” and 
“ Alecto,’ &amp;c. 


Berks and 
Hants Railway 
Bill. 


Bastardy Bill. 
No. 236. 

Sheriffs 

(Wales) Bill. 
No, 239. 


Loan Societies, 


No, 240. 


Cheese, 
No, 241. 


Fire Insurance. 


No. 242, 


Barley. 
No, 243. 


316 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented | 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased | 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Separate Account of the number of Joint 
Stock Banks in Scotland which became Bankrupt 
in the years 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843 and 
1844, with the Amount of Dividends paid, as far as 
the same can be ascertained, referring to Sessional 
Paper No. 289 of 1844. 


Ordered, That the said Address be presented | 


to Her Majesty by such Members of this House 
as are of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy 
Council. 


Ordered, 'Yhat there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Total Amount of the several Dues 
and Charges of every kind, levied on Shipping, at 
each Port, Harbour or Creek, in the United King- 
dom, in each of the years 1843 and 1844; distin- 
guishing the Amount arising from each kind of 
Charge, and separating, as far as F sotay the 
Amount levied on British and on Foreign Ships 
respectively (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper 
No. 65, of Session 1845). 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 





to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of Memorial of Senate of the Uni- 
versity of London to the Secretary of State for the 
Home Department respecting the Medical Bill. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented 
to Her Majesty by such Members of this House 
as are of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy 
Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of the Reports to the Board of Admiralty, 
relative to the Steaming and other Qualities of Her 
Majesty’s Vessels the “ Rattler” and “ Alecto,” 
durmg the late trials, stating the Tonnage and 
Amount of Horse-power of the Engines of each 
Vessel :—Also, Copies of the Reports of the Sailing 
and other Qualities of Her Majesty’s Sloops “ Mu- 
tine,” “ Waterwitch,” “ Pantaloon” and “Osprey,” 
whilst proceeding in company to their several desti- 
nations on Foreign Service. 


A Petition of Thomas Thorpe Fowke, of Midg- 
ham, in the county of Berks, Esquire, praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his coufisel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Berks and Hants Rail- 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Lords to the Bastardy Bill, be printed. 


The Sheriffs (Wales) Bill was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Friday 
next ; and to be printed. 


_ Ordered, That the Paper relative to Loan Socie- 
ties, which was presented upon Friday last, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Cheese, 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Fire 
Insurance, which were presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


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Ordered, That the Returns relative to Maynooth Maynooth 
College, which were presented yesterday, be printed, College, 
No. 244, 
Ordered, That the Copies of Correspondence re- New Zealand, 
lating to the Manakau New Zealand Company, No. 245 
which were presented yesterday, be printed. ; 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Claims for New Zealand 
Land in New Zealand, which were presented yes- No 246. 
terday, be printed. —— 


Ordered, That the Return of Copies or Extracts New Zealana 
of Despatches from the Governor of New Zealand, No. 247 ’ 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. i oo 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow, 








Mercurii, 23° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine 1845. 


PRAYERS. 
O RK DER ED, That the Committee on Group (B.) Railway Bills 
of Railway Bills, have leave to sit this day, till &amp;tup (B.) 
five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 
Ordered, That the said Committee have power to 
report from time to time. 


Mr. Patrick Stewart reported from the Committee Manchester 


on Group (B.) of Railways, to whom several Peti- 2nd Leeds 
Railway (Bum. 

- : ley Branch 

together with the Reports of the Board of Trade Gime 


thereon, were referred; That in the case of the Heywood 
Manchester and Leeds Railway (Burnley Branch ery 
and Oldham and Heywood Branches Extension) 
Bill, they had heard counsel in support of several of 
the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill ; That they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders 
on Railway Bills; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Patrick Stewart reported from the Select Railway Bills 
Committee on Group (B.) of Railway Bills; That (Grp 5.) 
the parties promoting the West Yorkshire Rail- 
way Bill had stated to the Committee that the evi- 
dence of Robert Boyes was essential, in order to 
enable them to establish their case before their Com- 
mittee ; and that the Parties promoting the Leeds, 
Dewsbury, and Manchester Railway Bill had madea 
similar statement with respect to John Pepper, Ed- 
ward Cockerham, George Pearson, Charles Lonsdale, 
Richard Pickersgill, and Thomas Walker, and it 
having been proved that application had been made 
to the above Parties, but that their attendance could 
not be procured without the intervention of the 
House, he had been instructed by the Committee to 
move the House, That they be ordered to attend 
the said Committee on Friday next, at twelve o’clock. 

Ordered, That Robert Boyes, John Pepper, 
Edward Cockerham, George Pearson, Charles 
Lonsdale, Richard Pickersgill, and Thomas Walker 
do attend the said Committee upon Friday next, at 
twelve of the clock. 


Ordered, That Sub-committee No. 2, of the Select pushes Ss 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, have leave Private DUS. 
to sit this day, till five of the clock, during the sitting 
of the House. 


London and 


Petitions from Barkston;— Syston ;—Sedgebrooke; os aoe 


ley-on-the-Hili ; —Torksey ;—Marton ; — Hougham 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Barley, and Marston;—and, Welwyn ; praying that 7 Lon- 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed, | don and York Railway Bill may pass into a law,— 





were 








Leeds 
Thirs! 
Bill; 
Greet 
of En 
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Lont 
Chat 
Nort 
Rail 
and. 
East 
way 
ford 
Chil 


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Wa 
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Leeds and 
Thirsk Railway 
Bill; and, 
Greet North 

of England 
Railway. 


London, 
Chatham and 
North Kent 
Railway Bill; 
and. South 
Eastern Rail- 
way (Hunger- 
ford Bridge to 
Chilham, with 
Branches, ) 


Southwark 
and Vauxhall 
Water Com- 
pany Bill, 


Caledonian 


Railway Bill. 


8 VicTORIz£. 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions of Commissioners for improving the 
Navigation of that part of the River 7rent which 
runs by the town of Newark-upon- Trent ;—Com- 
pany of Proprietors of the River Trent Navigation; 
—Joseph Stanbridge Rogers Clark, of Maiden-lane, 
in the parish of Saint Pancras, in the county of Mid- 
dlesex, Manufacturer ;—Company of Proprietors of 
the Sheffield Canal ;—George Augustus I'rederick 
Albemarle Earl of Lindsey ;—and, George Houns- 
field, John Wilson, Thomas Dunn and William Jeff- | 
cock; praying that they may be heard, by them- 








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317 


Baronet ;—and, George Dalziel, Writer to the Signet, 
Edinburgh, Commissioner for Sir Thomas Gibson 
Carmichael, of Skirling, Baronet ; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the said Bill,—were 
also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 


to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 


heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Alexander Edward Earl of Dun- Scottish Central 


selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts | more ;—Trustees of the turnpike-road from Perth to Railway Bill. 


of the said Bill,—were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred | 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners | 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


| 





Crieff ;—and, Trustees of the road from Glasgow to 
Redburn Bridge, and Creditors on the tolls ; pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Scot- 
tish Central Railway Bill,—-were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 


Petitions of Inhabitants of Leyburn, in the West | heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
Riding of the county of York ;—and, Owners and their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 


Occupiers of land at Scriven-with-Tentergate, = 


other places along the line of the proposed Branch 
Railway, from the Great North of England Railway, 
at Pillmoor, in the direction of Knaresborough and 
Wetherby, to Leeds; praying that the Leeds and 





in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Trustees for improving the Navigation Clydesdale 


of the River Clyde, and enlarging the Harbour of J 


Glasgow ;—Company of Proprietors of the Glasgow, 


Thirsk Railway Bill may pass into a law, and that | Paisley and Ardrossan Canal ;—Trustees of the Car- 


the projected Great North of England Railway Bill 
may not pass into law,—were presented, and read ; 


and referred to the Committee on the Leeds and 
Thirsk Railway Bill. 


Petitions of Owners or Occupiers of property at 
Teynham ; —Sittingbourne ; — Plumstead ; — East 
Wickham, Welling, Bexley Heath aud Bexley ;— 
Murston and Newington; —Rainham ; — Canter- 
bury ; — Whitstable ;— Faversham ; —Chatham ; — 
Sandwich ;—Frindshury and Strood ;—Boughton- 
under-Blean ;— Rochester ;— Dover ; — Margate ;— 
Birchington ;—and, Ramsgate; praying that the 
London, Chatham and North Kent Railway Bill 
may pass into a law, and that the projected South 
Eastern Railway (Hungerford Bridge to Chilham, 
with Branches) Bill may not pass into law,-—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Southwark and Vauxhall Water Company Bill; 
That they had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true ; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ratho ;—Colinton ;—Kirknezton ; 
— Currie; — Midcalder ; — Rutherglen (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Airdrie; — New Lanark ; — Lanark; — 
Stonehouse ;--Blantyre;— Dalziel;--Cambusnethan ; 
— Old Monkland;— Dalserf;— Cambuslang ;—East 
Kilbride ; —Lesmahagow ; —Carmunnock ; —Both- 
well ;—Carnwath ; — Shotts ;— Hamilton ;-- New 


Monkland ; — and, Glassford; praymg that the | 


Caledonian Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were 
ea and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 

Petitions of Trustees and Creditors of North and 
South Lanarkshire roads; — John Fullerton and 
others, Creditors on Lanark and Wilsontown turn- 
pike-roads ;—Trustees of Lanark and Wilsontown 





luke turnpike-road ;—Mrs. Jane Maxwell Dale or 
Campbell, Wife of the Reverend James Campbell, of 
Tilston Rectory, Cheshire, of the said James Camp- 


bell, for his interest, and of Miss Julia Johnson 
| Dale, of Rosebank ;— Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coat- 


| bridge Railway Company ;—and, Sir John Maz- 
| well, of Polloc, Baronet, and the other Persons 
‘whose names are thereunto subscribed, Owners and 
Occupiers of houses and land situated along and in 
the vicinity of West-street, of Tradeston ot Glasgow; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, aguinst certain parts of the 
Clydesdale Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





belly Bridge, to Glasgow ;—Provost, Magistrates 
and Town Council of the royal burgh of Linlithgow ; 
—Trustees of the road from Glasgow to Redburn 
Bridge, and Creditors on the tolls ;—the Duke of 
Montrose, and other Trustees of certain roads in 
the counties of Stirling, Dumbarton, Lanark and 
Perth, and Creditors on the tolls ;—and, Trustees 
of roads in the counties of Lanark, Stirling and 
Dumbarton; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
‘to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 











A Petition of Trustees of roads in the county 


(of Ayr, praying that they may be heard, by them~- Dumfries and 


turnpike-roads ;—Trustees of first district of Peebles- | selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
shire turnpike-roads ;—Trustees of Corsethill line of of the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway 
turnpike-roads ;—James Walker, of Dalry, in the | Bill, was presented, and read. 

county of Edinburgh ;—Trustees and Creditors of} | Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
the Glasgow and Carlisle road ;—Trustees of the| Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
Carluke turnpike-road ;—Trustees of the road from | by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Glasgow to Redburn Bridge, and Creditors upon | Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 


tolls; — Sir James Gibson Craig, of Riccarton,' favour of the Bill, against the said Petition 
Vot. 100. $83 


Petitions 


unction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Petitions of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Edinburgh 


ae Ws . and Glasgow 
Canal Company ;—Trustees of the road from Inch Railway Bill 


Glasgow, 


Carlisle Rail 
way Bill. 







































































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318 


Petitions from Beith ;—Kilbirnie;—and, Salt- 
coatles ; praying that the Glasgow Junction Railway 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Glasgow Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


Spoad (Clan), | The Spoad (Clun) &amp;c., Inclosure Bill was, accord- 

&amp;c., Inclosure ing to Order, read a second time ; and committed. 

ane Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Kendal The Kendal Reservoirs Bill was, according to 
Reservoirs Bill. Order, read a second time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Churnet Valley 


A Petition of Trustees for repairing the turnpike- 
Railway. 


road from Burton-upon-Trent to Derby, taking no- 
tice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Churnet Valley Railway Bill; and praying that 
such Bill may not pass into law, and that they 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts thereof, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne and 
North Shields 


A Petition of William Linshill, Esquire, of Hum- 
berstone Lodge, in the county of Leicester, praying 
Railway that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
(Tynemouth agent, against certain parts of the Mewcastle-upon- 
—* &amp;¢e.) Tyne and North Shields Railway (Tynemouth Ex- 
: tension, &amp;c.), Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Oxford, 
Worcester and 
Wolverhampton 


Railway Bill, 


A Petition of the Stourbridge Extension Canal 
Company, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton 
Railway Bill, was presented, und read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Oxford, 


Worcester and 


Petitions of Inhabitants of Darlaston:—Willen- 
Wicheaieanies hall; — Wednesbury ;— and, Wednesfield; praying 
Railway Bill; that the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton 
and, Lendon, Railway Bill may pass into a law; and, that the 
Worcester ant London, Worcester and South Staffordshire Railway 
shire Railway Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
Bill. read ; and referred to the Committee on the Bills. 


Woodstock 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
Writ, 


to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Woodstock, in the 
room of the Marquis of Blandford, who, since his 
election for the said Borough, hath accepted the 
Office of Steward or Bailiff of Her Majesty’s three 
Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Bonen- 
ham, in the county of Buckingham. 


Birkenhead 
(Commis- 
sioners) Dock 
Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for the Construction of a Dock, 
Wharf-walls and other Works, by the Birkenhead 
Dock Commissioners, at Birkenhead, in the County 
of Chester ; and the same was read, as followeth: 

Pr. 11, 1.13. After “therein” insert “ and such 
lessor or reversioner shall be entitled to recover 
by action of debt from the lessee or person so 
making default, such sum as the construction by 
him of a wall, of the description required by the 
covenant contained in the lease or agreement for 
lease under which he holds, or is entitled to the 
possession of the said land, would have cost, or 


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A. 1845, 


may recover the same as damages in an action for 
“ the breach of any such covenant as aforesaid.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Tatton Egerton do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendment made by 
their Lordships. 


“ 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Owners and Occu- Cambridge 
piers in the parish of Chesterton, in the county of #4 Lincola 
Cambridge, praying that the Cambridge and Lincoln Railway Bil. 
Railway Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Committee on the Bill. 

Petitions of William Batterson, of Impington, in 
the county of Cambridge, Gentleman ;—and, Chris- 
topher Pemberton, Esquire, as Devisee, in trust, of 
property in the parish of Chesterton, in the county 
of Cambridge, intended to be affected by the Cam- 
bridge and Lincoln Railway ; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the said Bill,—were also 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Glas 
Neil: 
Rail 
Yor! 
Nor 
Rail 
(Br 


Bra 


i} 
. 
Petitions of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- Cambridge 
bourhood of Bawtry, in the county of York ;—In- and Lincoln 
habitants of the township of Styrrup, in the parish ee Sere 
of Blyth, in the county of Nottingham ;—and, In- Railway, 
habitants of the town of Doncaster, and its neigh- (No. 2.) (Lin- 
bourhood, in the West Riding of the county of oP Yet): 

York; praying that the Cambridge and Lincoln and York 
Railway Bill, and the projected Direct Northern Railway Bill. 
Railway (No. 2.) (Lincoln to York) Bill, may not 

pass into law; and that the London and York Rail- 

way Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, R 
and read; and referred to the Committee on the 

Bills. 


Mr. Kemble presented a Bill for regulating Legal Reversionary 
Proceedings by and against “ The Reversionary In- a oo ; 
terest Society,” and for granting certain Powers to (X°*) B 
the said Society: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


72) 


The London and Greenwich Railway Bill was, London aad 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com- aa 
mitted. vii hae 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town ee ae g 
Council of the royal burgh of Ayr, praying that sieht 
the Glasgow Bridges Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, was presented, and read ; and re- y 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill. si 

A Petition of the Provost, Bailies, Treasurer and " 
Town Council of the burgh of Paisley, praying that 
they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, ‘ 
against certain parts of the said Bill, was also pre- § 
sented, and read. N 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred tc the . 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee cg 

on Petitions for Private Bills 3 That in the case of ©“ 

Calvert’s Estate Bill, no Standing Orders were ap- 

plicable. : 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


s mmittee Londonderry F 
— _ f and Enniskillen 


Railway. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the 


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the Petition for the Londonderry and Enniskillen 
Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as no proof was ad- 
duced before the Committee of application having 
been made to William Wade and Harriet Coff, as 
owners of property to be taken by the proposed 
Railway; but it was stated to the Committee, that 
they were absent, and could not be found. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Glasgow, Ordered, That the time for presenting the Glas- 
Barthead “snl gow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway Bill 
Raley pill, be enlarged till Monday next. 
York and A Petition of George Wetwan, the elder, of Brid- 
North Midland Jj»gion Quay, in the East Riding of the county of 
a York, Miller and Corn Merchant, praying that he 
Branch) Bil. may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the York and North Midland 
Railway (Bridlington Branch) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Direct London A Petition of Thomas Bridges, of Elmer, in the 
— county of Surrey, Esquire, praying that he may be 
my heard, by his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Direct Zondon and Portsmouth Railway Bill, 

| was presented, and read. 
. Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
. Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
; by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 

against the said Petition. 


is vn The Ely and Huntingdon Railway Bill was, ac- 
fulmes pil, cording to Order, read a second time; and com- 
' mitted. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


y South Wales 


re A Petition of Thomas Lewis, of Saint Pierre, in 
ulway Du, 


the county of Monmouth, Esquire, praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the South Wales Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Manchester, A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and 
mies ol other Inhabitants of the borough of Sheffield, in the 
ton Railway West Riding of the county of York, praying that 
Bill; and, the Manchester, Sheffield and Midland Junction 


“a a Railway Bill, and the Newark and Sheffield Railway 
vay Bill Bill, may pass into law, was presented, and read ; 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


ne. _A Petition of George Hounsfield, John Wilson, 

Midland Junce Thomas Dunn and William Jeffcock, praying that 

tim Railway they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 

Bil. or agents, against certain parts of the Manchester, 

Sheffield and Midland Junction Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 

by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 

Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 


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favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Sietlield, Ashe A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and 
nee other Inhabitants of the horough of Sheffield, in the 
Railway Bil, West Riding of the county of York, praying that 
the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester 

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23° Aprilis. 319 


Railway Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Great Grimsoy 
River Trent Navigation, praying that they may be ™¢ — 

; é Junction Rail- 

heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against way Bill. 
certain parts of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield 
Junction Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the sheilield and 
River Trent Navigation ; praying that they may be Lincolnshire 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain —_— _ 
parts of the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction sii 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 

by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 

they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Midland Rail- 
River Trent Navigation, praying that they may be *4¥° eng 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against ‘°° “"""° one 
certain parts of the Midland Railways (Swinton to 
Lincoln) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Ashton- Manchester 
under-Lyne, in the county palatine of Lancaster, and Salford 
praying that the Manchester and Salford Water- — 
works Bill may not pass into a law, as it nowstands,  ~ 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Com- 


mittee on the Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Fouimire 
the Report on the Foulmire Inclosure Bill; and the Inclosure Bill. 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House was moved, That the Order made Leicester 
upon Friday last, for referring to the Committee on Freemen’s _ 
the Leicester Freemen’s Allotments Bill, the Petition “!™e's 3" 
of Freemen of Leicester, which was presented upon 
Friday last, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 

And the House being informed, that the Peti- 
tioners desired to withdraw their Petition ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn. 


A Petition of John Augustine Kennedy and Ben- Nottingham 
jamin Humphries, Householders, of the town of Not- Inclosure Bill. 
tingham, praying that the Nottingham Inclosure 

Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 

presented, and read ; and referred to the Committee 

on the Bill. 


A Petition of James Munden, a Lessee under Lyme Regis 
the Corporation of Lyme Regis, in the county ———* 
Dorset, of certain Waterworks there situate, praying Waterworks 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or Bill. 
agent, against certain parts of the Lyme Regis 
Improvement, Market and Waterworks Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 





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A. 1845, 














Oxford and A Petition of Inhabitants of Southam, and its | — Waterford ;—Eastwood ;— Westminster ;—Camp- 
Rugby Railway neighbourhood, in the county cf Warwick, praying | beltown ;—Buaxworth ;—Luss ;—Presbytery of Kin- 
ae that the Ozford and Rugby Railway Bill may pass tyre, (Moderator) ;—Jngleton ;— Hawick ;— Brandon 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered (Lincoln) ;—Braes of Cromar;—King’s Down — 
to lie upon the Table. Thorpe and Elston ;—Amport ;—Ballatin ;—Hal- 
stow ;—Ewell (Kent) ;—Burton-in- Kendall ;—Tar- Schoo 
Maynooth Petitions from Wheathill ;— Ditton Priors ;— | bert Kintyre ;— Bidston ;— Yaxham ;— Elsworth ;— (Seot 
Coliege Bill.  Kidsgrove and Golden Hill; — London ;— Camden | Edinburgh (two Petitions) ;—Island of Guernsey ;— 
Town ;—South Petherton ;— Stourton ; — Islington ;| Halifax ;— Walling Wells ; — Wrabness ; — Great 
—Shepton Mallet ; — Clerkenwell; — Holkham ; — Sampford ;— Onley Savill Onley and Charles Fors- 
Hundred of Holt (Norfolk) ;— Oxwich ;— Ringstead; | ter ;—Alphamstone ;— Moorfields ;— Covent Garden ; 
— Harham ; —Wells (Norfolk) ; — Buckland, New- |— Norton Lindsey ;—Salford ;—Stair and Coylton ; Light 
ton, Alton, Mappowder, Pulham and Glanvilles |—Yarbolton ;—Greenock ;--Lochwinnock ;— Hous- 
Wootton ;—Moira ;—Presbytery of Ards ;—Kings- | ton ; —Inneship ;—Selkirk ; —Gourock ;—Burrow- 
wood ;—-Presbytery of Coleraine ; — Lesbourne ; — | bridge ;—Cumbachie and Shelleston ;— Banton ;—- 
Hatherleigh ; — Malton ; — Louth ; — Hendleby ;— | Crewe ;—Llanbyther ;—Spalding (three Petitions) ; 
Manby ;—South Elkington ;— South Somercotes ;— |— Donington ; — Leake; — Thomas Gallsworthy, 
Manby ;—Muckton ;— North Cockerington ; —Mel-| Thomas Nunneby and others 3— Quadring ;— Hasie- 
ford; — Llanerful ; — Tref-Eglwys ; — Manchester mere ;—Felsted ;— White Notley ;—Ebbw Vale ;— os 
(seven Petitions) ; — Stoke-upon- Trent (Chairman) ; | Crickhowell, Llanelly and Llangynider ;—Nanty Glo Bill. 
— Morcott ;—Lee Moor ;—Altofts;— Newton Lane ;|and Blainau ;—Llainfair (four Petitions) s— North 
—Lofthouse ;—Eastmoor ;—Horbury ; — Rothwell ; | Ormsby;—Diserth and Bettws Diserth;--Easton ;-- 
—Crigglestone ; — K irkham Gate ;— Doncaster ;— | Stebbing ; —Spridlington ; —Bettws ; —Saint Bos- 
Wragby ; — Woodlesford ; — Arsdley ; — Wakefield | well’s ; — Burnham ; — Maidstone; — Repham ; — 
(two Petitions) ;--Holmbridge ;~- Oulton ;—Tickhill ; | Larne ;-Ulloa ;-- Penuel- Bedwywynion ;--Llanrwst ; 
—Edlington ; — Malton ; — Harrwd ;— Farnham ;|— and, Dolwyddelen; praying that the May- 
—Sutton Coldfield ; —Pen-y-al ;—Newcastle-upon- | nooth College Bill may not pass into a law,—were Corn 
Tyne ; — Rhosllanerchrugog (three Petitions) ; — | presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Rail 
Stirling ;—Nigg ;— Coventry ; — Heywood ;—Pres- | ‘Table. 
bytery of Dumfries (Moderator) ; — Longsight;—j| Petitions from Cannington ;—Carrickfergus ;— 
Radford ;—Gill ;—Larne ; — Kennington ; — Lam- | Deputies from Congregations of Protestant Dissen- 
beth ;—Netherhong ;— Higham-on-the- Hill ;— New- | ters of the Presbyterian Denomination within twelve 
ington ;-— Weyhill ; — Gorleston and Southtown ;—| miles of London, appointed to protect their civil - 
Cransford ;-- Billesden and Sheffington ;-- Beech Hill; | rights (Chairman) ;— Belfast ;— Dukinfield ;— Farn- (Seo 
—Saint Pancras;--Littlewich ;--Burchetts Green ;-- | ham; — Dublin ; — Larne; — Antrim ; — Preston 
Little Fransham ;— Hales Owen ;—Woodham Fer- | (Lancaster) ;— and, the there-undersigned English 
ris; — Ringwood ; —- Woodley (two Petitions) ; — ; Roman Catholics ; praying that the said Bill may 
Glasgow (five Petitions) ; — Blaenafon;— Aberyst-| pass into a law,—were also presented, and read ; 
wyth ; — Cripplegate ; — Poultry (City) ; — Mans- | and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
field ;— Linlithgow ;— Thurfield ;— Seal ;— Larne ;— | . 
Edinburgh ; — Chiswick ;— Shrewsbury (two Peti-| | Petitions from Sunderland ;—Dorset (two Peti- Justices Clerks " 
tions) ;-- Whitford ;—Camden Town ; — Sporle ;— | tions) ; — Gainsburgh ; — Hundred of Eddisbury 2nd Clerks ot ber 
Romford ;— Bermondsey ;— Inverary ; — Llanbryn- | (Chester) ;—Salop ;— and, Somerset ; praying that Rail 
mair ; — Bocking ; — Wollaston ; — Caversham ; — | the Justices’ Clerks and Clerks of the Peace Bill 
Great Fransham ; — Earls Colne ; — Lampton ;— | may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were 
Lingfield ; — Hoxton ; — Elswick ; — Stroud ; — presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Machynlleth ; —Southminster ; — Brechfa; —Wrex- Table. Abe 
ham ;— Beaulieu Rails ;—Salisbury ;—Shoreham ;— | Petitions from Beguildy ;-- Brittonferry ;--Aston ; Saint Asapt ™ 
Cemmes ;— Neath; — West Hackney ; — Ipswich ; | — Blyth ;—Archdeaconry of Bath ;— Llanfaredd ; 4 Bangor 
— Bingham 3; — Reading ; — Boston; — Bungay 3— —Archdeaconry of Sarum ;—Deanery of Jichester ; Dioceses. 
Sevenoaks — indsor ;—Penegos ;—Falkenham ;— |\—St. Hamond;—Shiffnal ;— Flint (High Sheriff) ; 
Otford ;— Chelsea ;—Dry Drayton;—East Dean; __ Sqing Mary-le-bone ;— Llanthelly ; — Rutland ; 
— Thomas Carpenter, 8.a., Incumbent of Adlington, | —Ystradfellte ;—Devynoch ;—Diserth ;—Radnor ; o 
Lancashire, James Miller and he thers 3—Uppermill ; —Llandilorfawr ;— and, Saint Mary-on-the-Hill; Ferr 
—County of Pembroke ;—Wrighton ;—I ortobello &gt; | praying for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 sree 
— Falcon-square, London ; — Brockenhurst ;— Cwm | "yi, 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of the Dioceses Rail 
Avo n ; —Hollingworth ; — Ossett ; a edwstan ; — | of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and for the immediate 
Withington ;— Blandford ; —Heol Mostyn ;—Dyf- appointment of a Bishop to the See of Manchester, 
Sryn;— Lan Nefydd ; — Carno ;— Maplewell; —| "were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
Sway ; — Sidbury ; — Sutton (Suffolk); — Sidney | yoon the Table 
Tronworks (Monmouth) ;--Soho ;-- Three-mile Cross; P D 
— Rowley ; —Padfield ; —Saint Ninians;—Chow-| Petitions from Magherafelt ;--Bruff and Wregare; Education 
bent ;—Cross Molina and Killala ;— Wimbledon ;— |—and, Aston; praying the House to devise means ([relanc.) 
Tintwistle (two Petitions) ;— Wendling ;—Cwmian ; | for removing the restrictions placed on the distribu- 
— Ledbury ;—Longford ;—Kirkburton ;—Gweswen ; | tion of the Aid annually granted for Education in 
— Howe ;— Knowl Hill ;— Bradford (Wilts) ; — | Ireland, so as to afford assistance to the Schools in 
Hatherton ; —Ruthin ;—Knockholt ;— Cheshunt ;— | connexion with the Church Education Society, — 
Hayton ;—Irthington;—Sunderland (two Petitions); | were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
— Bangor (two Petitions) ;— Carnarvon ;—Cae’r- | the Table. 
oat Bence gt PE som 7 ein Fin. | Petitions from Southampton ;— Wareham ;—Nor- Lae 
rg ne ‘anton oe ‘brite : Pa roa Ce, leas “*"*  thampton (two Petitions) ;— Devizes ;—and, Messrs. Debtors Be 
H. tle icaiaiitaihieatin West +4 aie a Wi: ne | Nedl and Co., and others ; praying for the repeal or 
UNTNEY 5 AE USTETLON-Cum~ West Stockwith ;—- Wek 5 | alteration of the Insolvent Debtors Act,—were pre- Hil 


— Whitholme (Moderator) ;— Waltham :— Gedding- | 
ton ;—Saint Mellons ;—Bedwellty ;—Wolvey (two | 


sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions) ; —Finsbury;—Dane Hill and Newich;| Petitions from Ysgoldby Peneainewydd ;—Kirk- Public Houses 
— Wevelsfield ;— Watton ;— Hailsham ;—Handcross ; wall ;—W orthing ; — and, Winsford; praying the 
— Cuckfield ;—Hurst-per-point, Poynings and Ry- House to adopt measures for preventing the increase 
combe; — Horsham ; — Gnosall ; — Presbytery of of houses licensed for the sale of intoxicating drinks, 
Meigle ; —Pollokshaw ; --Hough ;—Hyson Green; and for diminishing to a very large extent — 

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number already existing, and to pass a law for en- 
tirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on 
the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


shoolmsters A Petition of Members of the Established Pres- 

(Seotland-)— hytery of Skye, praying the House to adopt measures 
for ameliorating the condition of the burgh and 
parochial Schoolmasters of Scotland, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Great Yarmouth; —and, John 
Beith; praying the House to take measures for 
abolishing Light Dues, and for maintaining Light- 
houses, &amp;c., out of the public Revenue, under an 
efficient and responsible Board,—were presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Lighthouses. 


Lighthouses. 


Taunton Gas Petitions of Inhabitants of the town of Taunton, 

Bill in the county of Somerset ;—Trustees for repairing 
the roads leading from Taunton ;-—and Shareholders 
in the Taunton Gas Light Company ; praying that 
the Taunton Gas Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands,—were presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill. 


Cornwall A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Pen- 

Railway Bill. ance, in the county of Cornwall, praying that the 
Cornwall Railway Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill. 


Arrestment A Petition of Workmen of the city of Glasgow, 

of Wages, praying the House to bring in a Bill, protecting 

oe. Wages wholly and entirely from Arrestment, and to 
consider the justice of conferring upon the work- 
men in every county, a right to return one or more 
counsellors to represent their rights and interests in 
the town councils of the royal burghs, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Waterford Mr. Wyse presented a Bill for making and main- 

and Limerick ~=taining a Railway from the City of Waterford, to 

ning. 1, City of Limerick, with Branches: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Aberdare Mr. John Henry Vivian presented a Bill for 

hallway Bill. making a Railway from the Taff Vale Railway, 
near Ynys Meyrick, to Aberdare, with a Branch 
therefrom, to be called The Aberdare Railway: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered_to be 
read a second time. 


Tottenham and Petitions from James Laing, of Upper Clapton, in 

om rel the county of Middlesex, Gentleman ;—and, the 

hilvay, Royal Exehange Assurance Loan Company ; taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Tottenham and Farringdon-street Extension ‘Railway 
Bill; and praying that such Bill may not pass into 
law, and that they may be heard, by their counsel 
or agents, against the same,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Charch of A Petition of Members of the Church of England, 

England. Inhabitants of the city and borough of Totter, 
praying the House to adopt such a revision and 
alteration of the Rubric, Canons and Laws of the 
Church as shall establish an uniformity adapted to 
the present times, and thus appease our unhappy 
differences, and restore unity and peace to our 
national Protestant Church, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Hill Coolies, Petitions from Mansfield ;—Nottingham (two Pe- 
titions);— and, Carlisle Anti-Slavery Association 
(Chairman) ; praying the House to refuse its sanction 
to any measure which shall promote the further 
importation of Cooly Labourers or native Africans 
into the British Emancipated Colonies,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Vou. 100. 





Petitions from the County of Worcester ;—and, Agriculture. 
Wareham ; complaining of distress among Agricul- 
turists in consequence of the late financial measures ; 
and praying for relief,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Presbytery of Zorn and Mull Lord’s Day. 
(Moderator) ;—and, Hathersage; praying the House 
to adopt measures for securing and enforcing the due 
observance of the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants and Visitors of the Jewish Disabili- 
borough of Cheltenham, and its vicinity, praying that ties Removal 
the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill may not pass ' 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners, Occupiers of land, Trades- Malt. 
men, Labourers, and others interested in the welfare 
of Agriculture, in the town and neighbourhood of 
Blandford Forum, in the county of Dorset, praying 
for the repeal of the Duty on Malt, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Scammonden ;—Thurstonland ;— Field Gardens 
and, Holmbridge; praying that the Field Gardens ill. 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Ship-masters and Seamen at the Merchant 
port of Irvine, and its dependencies, praying that Seamen’s Fund 
the Merchant Seamen’s Fund Bill of the last Session Bi!! (1844-) 
may not pass into law, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator and Presbytery Clerk Universities 
of the United Associate Presbytery of Orkney, pray- Scotland.) 
ing the House to abolish all religious tests in the 
Universities of Scotland, was presented, and read ; 


,and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Evesham Union ;—Penzance Union Parochial 
(Chairman) ;—Freebridge Lynn Union (Chairman) ; Settlement Bill. 
—~ Stourbridge Union ;—Crickhowell Union ;—Stan- 
well ;—--Saint Goran ;—Sturminster Union (Chair- 
man) ; — Billesdon Union ; — Dorset ; -- Wimborne 
and Cranborne Union ;—Tillington ;—and, Abing- 
don Union; praying that the Parochial Settlement 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Wedmore, Sale of Beer 
in the county of Somerset, praying the House to Act- 
restrict the Sale of Beer to inns and houses of 
respectability, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Counties of Carnarvon, Car- Physic and 
digan and Pembroke ;— and, County of Radnor ; Surgery Bill. 
praying that the Physic and Surgery Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bloxham,in the county Poor's Land 
of Oxford, stating that in the parish where the Peti- (Bloxham.) 
tioners reside, there are no less than one hundred 
and forty acres of feoffees’ or poor’s land, about thirty 
of which are in the hands of the poor, and let to 
them in small allotments, for which they pay after 
the rate of three pounds five shillings per acre, 
whilst the farmer is giving about half that price for 
the remainder of the land; and that if the Petition- 
ers had the whole of the land in their own hands, at 
a moderate rent, it would find them employment 
when they could not get any elsewhere ; and pray- 
ing the * to use means to compel the feoffees 
of the said land to give it up into the hands of the 
inhabitants of the said parish, and that an inquiry 
may be instituted into the subject, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

TT A Petition 








Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway Bill. 


Trent Valley 
Railway Bill. 


Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
(Hertford and 
Biggleswade 
Line) Bill, 


Southampton 
and Dorchester 
Railway Bill. 


Alessage from 
the Lords. 


Railway 
Clauses Con- 
solidation. Bill, 


Railway 
Clauses Con- 
solidation 


(Scotland) Bill, 


Lands Clauses 
Consclidation 
Bill. 


Lands Clauses 
Cousolidation 


(Scotland ) Bill. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Probates of 
Wills, &amp;c. 


No, 249. 


322 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the | 
Sheffield Canal, praying that they may be heard, by | 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain | 
parts of the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway Bill, | 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Birmingham Canal Navigations, praying that they 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Trent Valley Railway Bill, was 

resented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Inhabitant Householders of the 
ancient borough of Hertford;—and, the Mayor, 
Aldermen and Burgesses of the borough of Hertford 
in Council assembled; praying that they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Eastern Counties Railway Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Commissioners, for improving the 
Port of Southampton ;—and, the Mayor, Alder- 
men and Burgesses of the borough of Southamp- 
ton; praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Southampton and Dorchester Railway Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell 

and Sir Giffin Wilson: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for consolidating in One Act certain Provisions 
usually inserted in Acts authorizing the making of 
Railways, with Amendments; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for consolidating in One Act certain Provisions 
usually inserted in Acts authorizing the making of 
Railways in Scotland, with Amendments ; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for consolidating in One Act certain Provisions 
usually inserted in Acts authorizing the taking of 
Lands for Undertakings of a Public Nature, with 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for consolidating in One Act certain Provisions 


23° Aprils. 


A. 1845. 


same, contained in No. 205 of 1830 (pages 125 to 
129); also the Return from the Court of Hustings 
of London, being No. 510 of 1842, be re-printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Coals, ¢; 
Accounts of the Quantities of Coals, Cinders and and &gt; 
Culm, shipped at the several Ports of England. 
Scotland and Ireland, coastways, to other Ports of 
the United Kingdom, in the year 1844; distin- 
guishing the Quantity shipped at each of the said 
ports, as compared with the year 1843:—Of the 
Quantities and declared Value of Coals, Cinders and 
Culm exported from the several Ports of England, 
Scotland and Ireland, to Foreign Countries and the 
British Settlements Abroad, in the year 1844; 
distinguishing the Countries to which the same were 
sent, and comparing the same with the year i843 ; 
also, distinguishing the Ports of the United King- 
dom from which the same were shipped :—Of the 
Quantities of Coals, Cinders and Culm, exported 
from the United Kingdom in the year 1844, with 
the Rate and Amount of Duty thereon :—And, of 
the Quantities of Coals brought coastways and by 
inland navigation into the Port of London during 
the year 1844, comparing the same with the Quan- 
tities brought during the year 1843. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Field Gardens 

mittee on the Field Gardens Bill ; Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 

the 7th day of May next, resolve itself into the said 

Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Arrestment 
reading of the Arrestment of Wages (Scotland) Bill ; °fWeases 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time a 
upon Wednesday next. 


The Statute Labour (Scotland) Bill was, according Statute Labour 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a (Scotland) Bill 
Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday the 
7th day of May next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Parochial 
reading of the Parochial Settlement Bill ; Settlement Bil. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Museums of Ar 
mittee on the Museums of Art Bill; Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, after the other 
Orders of the day, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Calico Priat- 
mittee on the Calico Print-works Bill ; works Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- ge 
mittee to whom it was referred to consider of making ao ies 
Otero out of the Consolidated Fund for the Consolidated 


aintenance of the College of Maynooth ; Fund. ] 
And a Motion being made, and the Question 





usually inserted in Acts authorizing the taking of 
Lands for Undertakings of a Public Nature in Scot- 
land, with Amendments; to which Amendments 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House :— 
And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That Viscount Clements have leave of 
absence for a month, on urgent business. 


Ordered, That the Returns relating to the Titles 
and Jurisdiction of all Courts empowered to grant 
Probate of Wills and Letters of Administration, 
being No. 177 of 1829, and the Supplement to the 


poe proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
lair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ it is the opinion of this House that any provision 
“to be made for the purposes of the present Bill, 
“ ought to be taken from the funds already applica- 
“ ble to Ecclesiastical purposes in Ireland,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 
and a Debate arising thereupon ; 





And 





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§ VIcTORIZ. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 24° die Aprilis, 1845: 


Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this 
day. 


Colonial The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
passengers Bill. into a@ Committee upon the Colonial Passengers 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Supply. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Means. mittee of Ways and Means ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Moseums of The House, according to the Order made this 
An Bill, day, resolved itself into a Committee upon the Mu- 
seums of Art Bill; and, after some time spent 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. 
Greene reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Medical Ordered, That the Petition of George James 
Profession. Guthrie, relative to the Medical Profession, which 
was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Prisons Ordered, That Mr. Loch be discharged from any 
(Scotland.) further attendance on the Select Committee on Pri- 
sons (Scotland). 


Ordered, That Mr. Hastie and Mr. Pringle be 
added to the Committee. 


a Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to the 
Ireand,) directions of an Act of Parliament,—An Account, in 
charge and discharge, of the Fees received by the 
Registrar of Treasurers’ Accounts, under the 1st | 
Vict. c. 54, and of the Appropriation thereof, for the 
year ended 25th March, 1845. 
‘ — That the said Account do lie upon the 
able. 


Gravesend Mr. Greene, by Order, reported from the Select 
rhe Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
‘a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for 
the Gravesend and Rochester Railway Bill, was 
referred ; That the Standing Orders had been com- 

plied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Company of Proprietors of the Thames 
and Medway Canal to raise a further Sum of Money, 
and to amend the Acts relating to the said Com- 
pany, and to enable the said Company to widen, 
extend and maintain a Railway from Gravesend to 


23°—94° Aprilis. 393 


to the Committee, that the inconvenience caused 
by the intended line of Railway to the Church and 
Rectory-house of Paxton (to remedy which incon- 
venience the deviation proposed by the Petitioners 
1s sought to be provided for), was not discovered in 
sufficient time to give the requisite Notices, nor to 
comply in other respects with the Standing Orders ; 
and it also appeared to the Committee, that all the 
owners, lessees and occupiers on the proposed line 
of deviation have been applied to, and that they 
are all assenting to the measure. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Greene presented a Bill for making a Rail- London, 


way from the Termination Worcester and 
y ation of the proposed London, bro 


Worcester and South Staffordshire Railway, at Dud- ‘hire Railway 
ley, to the Grand Junction Railway, at Wolver- (Extension 


hampton: And the same was read the first time ; fom Dudley to 


and ordered to be read a second time. Oa 


Captain Boldero presented,—Return to an Order Pensioners 
dated the 11th day of March last, for a Return (Amy.) 
showing the Total Number of Pensioners received 
from the Army, on the Pension Establishment, 
from the year 1834 to the year 1843, both years 
inclusive ; specifying the Number received in each 
year, from each Branch of the Service, viz. from 
the Dragoon Guards and Dragoons, Foot Guards, 
Horse and Foot Artillery, Corps of Engineers and 
Sappers and Miners, Infantry of the Line and Ma- 
rines, with the average effective Strength of each 
Branch of the Service, for each year, from 1834 
to 1843 :—Also, the average Age of the Pensioners 
when received on the Pension Establishment; spe- 
cifying the average Ages of the Pensioners from 
each Branch of the Service:—Also, the average 
Service of the Pensioners at the time when received 
on the Pension Establishment; distinguishing the 
average Period of Service of the Pensioners from 
each: Branch of the Service :—Also, the Number of 
Pensioners who have died in each year, from the 
year 1834 to the year 1843, both years inclusive, 
with the average Ages of the Pensioners at the 
time of their decease :—Also, the Total Number of 
Pensioners of all Branches of the Army on the 
Establishment, in each year, from 1834 to 1843, 
both years inclusive, (so far as relates to the Ord- 
nance Department.) 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. ~ 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the Post~ Post-office. 
office, which was presented upon Friday last, be No, 248, 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Opium, which Opium, 
was presented upon Monday last, be printed. No. 250. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the Ex- Exchequer. 
chequer, which was presented yesterday, be printed. No.2651. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till one of the clock on Thursday morning, 
adjourned till this day. 





Rochester: And that Sir Edmund Filmer and Mr. 
Kemble do prepare, and bring it in. 


oles The House was moved, That the several Acts 
feolend ." relating to Banking in Ireland and Scotland might 
‘ be read ; and the same being read ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
— itself into a Committee to consider the said 
cts. 








ae Mr. Greene, by Order, reported from the Select 
Railway Bill Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the | 
case of the Petition for additional Provision in the | 
Cambridge and Lincoln Railway Bill, the Standing | 

Orders had not been complied with ; but it appeared | 

Vor. 100. | 





Jovis, 24° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 

Trustees, was called in ; and at the bar pre- 
sented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of Par- 
liament,—An Account of the Receipt and Disburse- 
ment of Dock and Light Duties at the Port of 
Liverpool, from the 25th June 1843 to the 24th June 
1844 :—And then he withdrew. 

. ee That the said Account do lie upon the 
able. 


TT2 Ordered, 





} R. Moore, Chairman of the Liverpool Dock Liverpool Port. 


Railway Bills, 
Group (B.) 


Cambridge and 


Lincolnshire 
Railway Bill. 


Monmouth 
and Hereford 
Railway Bill. 


Nottingham 
Inclosure Bill, 


Shelsley 


Road Bill. 


Huddersfield 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Surrey and 
Sussex Roads 
(Sunday Toll) 
Bill. 


324, 
Ordered, That the Committee on Group (B.) of 


Railway Bills, have leave to sit this day, till five of 


the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Two Petitions of the Reverend Humphrey Waldo 
Sibthorp, of Washingborough, in the county of 
Lincoln ;—Company of Proprietors of the Witham 
Navigation ;— and, Governor, Bailiffs and Com- 
monalty of the Company of Conservators of the 
Great ean of the Fens, called Bedford Level ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Cambridge and Lincolnshire Railway Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Reverend Robert Jermyn Cooper, 
of the Spa, near the city, but in the county of Glou- 
cester, praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Monmouth and Herefordshire Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Sir John Johnstone reported from the Committee 
on the Nottingham Inclosure Bill, and to whom se- 
veral Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; 
That they had heard counsel in support of one of 
the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; and that they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true ; and that the Parties concerned had given their 
consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Com- 
mittee ; with respect to the Clause for allotting a re- 
creation-ground, it appeared to the Committee that 
inasmuch as the places for recreation are for the 
benefit of the inhabitants of the town of WNotting- 
ham, it will be more desirable to vest the lands al- 
lotted for such purposes in the corporation of the 
town, who represent the whole body, than in the 
churchwardens and overseers of the parish in which 
the lands are situate,—the corporation, moreover, 
having funds applicable to the efficient maintenance 
of such places of recreation; and that the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for making and maintaining a 
Turnpixe-road from the Turnpike-road leading from 
Bromyard to Stourport, at or near to Stanford 
Bridge, in the Parish of Stanford, to the Turnpike- 
road leading from Clifton to Worcester, at or near 
to Ham Bridge, in the Parish of Clifton-on-Teme, 
in the County of Worcester, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Thomas Winnington do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Pulsford reported from the Committee on 
the Huddersfield Waterworks Bill, and to whom 


several Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; | 


That. no person appeared in support of the said 
Petitions ; and that they had examined the allega- 


tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; | 


and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir John Hobhouse reported from the Committee 


| 
on the Surrey and Sussex Roads (Sunday Toll) Bill, | 
and to whom a Petition against the said Bill was| Clarence Railway ;—and, 


referred ; That they had considered the said Petition, 


24° Aprilis. 


A. 1845. 


and had heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of John Hugh Wadham Pigott Smyth 
Pigott, of Brockley Hall, in the parish of Brockley, 
in the county of Somerset, Esquire ;—and, Charles 
Bowles Hare, John Hare, the younger, and Shotts 
Vere Hare, of the city of Bristol, Floor Cloth Ma- 
nufacturers, carrying on trade under the firm of 
John Hare and Company ; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Bristol and Eveter Rail- 
way Branches Bill,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of John Hugh Wadham Pigott Smyth 
Pigott, of Brockley Hall, in the parish of Brockley, 
in the county of Somerset, Esquire, complaining that 
the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
application for the said Bill, had not been complied 
with; and praying that the Order for reading the 
said Bill a second time may be discharged, and 
that the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills; and that the Petitioner 
may be heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, 
in support of the allegations contained in his Peti- 
tion, was also presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of James Gray Buchanan, Esquire, of 
Scotstower, James Faril, Esquire, of Farme, in the 
parish of Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, and John Robert- 
son Reid and Patrick Robertson Reid, Lessees of 
the coal in the lands of Stonelaw and Gallowfiat, in 
that parish, and John Robertson Reid, one of the 
Trustees of the late Mr. Patrick Robertson, Pro- 
prietor of the lands of Stonelaw and Gallowflat ;— 
Miss Margaret Gray, residing at Bothwell Park, 
in the parish of Rothwell and county of Lanark, 
duly authorized by Mrs. Ann Hamilton, of Bothwell 
Park aforesaid, her Mother, who is herself blind, 
and thereby unable to sign the Petition ;—Trustees 
acting under two Acts passed in the sixth year of 
the reign of King George the Fourth and the second 
year of the reign of King William the Fourth, for 
regulating the Conversion of the Statute Labour 
within the Barony of Gorbals, in the City of Glas- 
_gow and County of Lanark ;—Sir John Maxwell, 
of Polioc, Baronet; — Trustees under the Act 
4 Will. 4, for Repair and Maintenance of the Road 
from Livingston, by Shotts, to the City of Glasgow ; 
~—the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Rail- 
way Company ;—Owners of and Tenants occupying 
lands in the parishes of Bothwell and Dalziell, in 
Scotland ;—Mrs. Cecilia Douglas, Relict of Gilbert 
Douglas, Esquire, late of Douglas Park, in the 
county of Lanark, North Britain ;—John Graham, 
Esquire, of Craigallion and Cambuslang, in Scotland; 
—and, Owners of lands and houses and Inhabitants 
of the parish of Blantyre, in the county of Lanark ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Clydesdale Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Petitions from Glasgow ;—Hamilton ;—Cambus- 
lang ; — Blantyre ; —Bothwell ;—and, Rutherglen; 
praying that the said Bill may pass into a law,— 
were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
/ upon the Table. 





Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 


wners and Occupiers of 
| 


‘lands upon the line of the proposed Railway here- 
inafter 


Bristol and 


Exeter Railway 
Branches Bill,” 


Clydesdale 
Junction Rail. 
way Bill. 


Sunderland, 
Durham aud 


Auckland 


Union Railway. 





wa ert 


aaa os dees neon ona om eee 6 Gt e eae 





lway 


ill 


ave 





Glasgow and 
Shotts Road 
Bill. 


London and 


aero and Croydon Railway (Orpington Branch) Bill, be 
way (Urpt 


Branch) Bill. 


London and 
Croydon Rail- 
way (Chatham 
to Chilham) 
Bill. 


London and 
Croydon Rail- 
way (Maid- 
stoue, Ashford 


aud Tonbridge) of May next. 


Bill. 


London and 
Croydon Raile 
way (Chatham 
andGravesend ) 
Bill, 


London and 
Croydon Rail- 
way Enlarge- 
ment Bill, 


Edinburgh 
and Glasgow 
Railway Bill. 


Glasgow, 
Dumfries and 
Carlisle Rail- 


way Bill; and, Kélwinning ;—Kilburnie ;—Merchants, Manufactu- 


Caledonian 
Railway Bill, 


Glascovw, 
Dumfries and 
Carlisle Raile 
way Bill, 


8 VicTORI. 


jnafter mentioned, complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House, in respect to the application 
for the Sunderland, Durham and Auckland Union 
Railway Bill, had not been complied with; and pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
agents and witnesses, against the same, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Glasgow and Shotts Road Bill; That they had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the time for presenting the Zondon 


enlarged till Friday the 2d day of May next. 


Ordered, That the time for presenting the London 
and Croydon Railway (Chatham to Chilham) Bill, 
be enlarged till Friday the 2d day of May next. 


Ordered, That the time for presenting the London 
and Croydon Railway (Maidstone, Ashford and 
Tonbridge) Bill, be enlarged till Friday the 2d day 


Ordered, That the time for presenting the London 
and Croydon Railway (Chatham and Gravesend) 
Bill, be enlarged till Friday the 2d day of May 
next. 


Ordered, That the time for presenting the London 
and Croydon Railway Enlargement Bill be enlarged 
till Friday the 2d day of May next. 


Petitions of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of the Royal Burgh of Stirling ;—Monk- 
landand Kirkintilloch Railway Company ;--Governor 
and Company of Proprietors of the Vvorth and Clyde 
Navigation ;—and, Provisional Directors for carry- 
ing into execution the Undertaking called The 
Scottish Central Railway, and individually Contribu- 
tors and Subscribers to the said Undertaking ; pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Edin- 
burgh and Glasgow Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Merchants, Feuars, Householders 
and other Inhabitants of the town and parish of 


rers and Inhabitants of Hawick and its vicinity ;— 
Merchants, Manufacturers and Inhabitants of the 
town of Johnstone ;—Merchants, and others, in the 
town and port of Saltcoats, and neighbourhood ;— 
and, Provost, Magistrates, Bankers, Merchants, Ma- 
nufacturers and Inhabitants of the burgh of Kilmar- 
nock, unanimously agreed to at a public meeting ; 
90 that the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle 

ailway Bill may pass into a law, and that the 
Caledonian Railway Bill may not pass into a law, — 
were presented, and read ; and referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bills. 


Petitions from Auchinleck ; — Lochwinnock ;— 
Gatehouse ;—Castle Douglas ;— Belfast ;—Dalry ; 
—Londonderry ;—and, Lisburn; praying that the 
Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Bill may 
pass into a law,—-were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway 


24° Aprilts. 


325 


Company ;—Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Rail- 
way Company ;—and, Provisional Directors of the 
Caledonian Railway ; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the said Bill,—were also presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


crief, Baronet ;— Commissioners of the Forth Navi- 
gation ;—Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr 
Railway Company ; — Provost, Magistrates and 
Town Council of Stirling ;— Members of the Pro- 
visional Committee of the Edinburgh and Northern 
Railway ; — the Right honourable George William 
Fox Baron Kinnaird ;— Governor and Company 
of Proprietors of the Forth and Clyde Naviga- 
tion ;—Merchants, Manufacturers and other Inha- 
bitants of the town of Stirling ;—and, Promoters 
of a line of Railway from Carlisle to Glasgow, 
by way of Dumfries; praying that they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Scottish Central Railway Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
titions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Petitions from Bannockburn ;—Stirling ;—and, 
Deputy Chairman of the Scottish Midland Junction 
Railway Company; praying that the said Bill may 
pass into a law,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ayr Railway Company ;—Archibald Christie, Es- 

uire, of Baberton, in the county of Edinburgh ;— 
John Marshall, of Curriehill, in the county of Edin- 
burgh;—and, James Hope Stewart, of Gillenbie, in the 
county of Dumfries, Gentleman, Factor and Com- 
missioner for the Most noble the Marquis of Queens- 
berry, now residing in Italy, and Robert Davidson, 
Esquire; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Caledonian Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

A Petition of the Deputy Chairman of the Scot- 
tish Midland Junction Railway Company, praying 
that the said Bill may pass into a law, was also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions of the North British Railway Com- Northumber- 
pany ;—and, Sir Matthew White Ridley, of Blagdon, — Railway 


in the county of Northumberland, Baronet, and the 
Reverend Ralph Henry Brandling, of Gosforth 
House, in the county of Northumberland, and the 
several other Persons whose names are thereunto sub- 
scribed, being Owners, Lessees or Occupiers of, or 
interested in, property upon or near to the line of 
the proposed Railway, called The Northumberland 
Railway ; praying that they may be heard, by 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Northumberland Railway Bill, —were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 





Vor. 100, 


heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
TT3 tions, 


Petitions of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- Scottish Ceutral 
way Company ;—Sir Thomas Moncrieffe, of Mon- Railway Bill. 


Petitions of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Caledonian 
Company ; — Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Railway Bill. 


Newcastle 
and Berwick 
Railway Bill. 


Glasgow 
Bridges Bill. 


London and 
York Railway 
Bill. 


326 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the North British Railway Com- 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the North 
British Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock 
Railway Company, praying that the Glasgow Bridges 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 


Petitions of William Morley, of the town and 
county of the town of Kingston-upon-Hull, Esquire ; 
—the Most noble Edward Adolphus Duke of So- 
merset, and the Right honourable Nicholas Baron 
Bexley, Trustees and Governors of the London 
Fever Hospital, and of the Right honourable Wil- 
liam Earl of Devon, the President and one of the 
Governors of the said Hospital ;—B. Duckle, Owner 


24° Aprilis. 


A. 1845. 


land, John Nicholson, senior, Thomas Rendall, 
John Wilkinson, John Nicholson, junior, George 
Burton, John Kirk Gibson, Joseph Rook, Lemuel 
Pepperdine, William Smith, Owners, Lessees or 
Occupiers of a on the line of a projected. 
Railway from London to York, and of other Persons 
whose names are thereunto annexed, being Residents 
in the city or neighbourhood of Lincoln ; — the 
Manchester and Leeds Railway Company ; — the 
Right honourable John Savile Earl of Scarbrough ; 
—the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the 
city of London, Governors of the House of the Poor, 
commonly called Saint Bartholomew’s Hospital, 
near West Smithfield, London, of the foundation of 
King Henry the Eighth ;—and, Sir Edward George 
Earl Lytton Bulwer Lytton, of Knebworth Park, in 
the county of Hertford, Baronet ; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the London and York Rail- 
way Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select South Eastem 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Bei!way 
ous “ie a (Hungerford 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance Bridge to 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Peti- Chilham, with 
tition for the South Eastern Railway (Hungerford Branches.) 


of lands situate in the parish of Bechkingham, in the 
county of Nottingham, on the line of a proposed 
Railway from London to York ;—Owners, Lessees 
or Occupiers of property on the line of a projected 


Railway from London to York, and of other the 
Persons whose names are thereunto annexed, being 
Residents in the town or neighbourhood of Gains- 
borough ;—The Right honourable Henrietta Dow- 
ager Countess of Scarbrough ; — John George 
Smyth, of Heath Hall, in the county of York, Es- 
: ;—the Governor, Bailiffs and Commonalty of 
the Company of Conservators of the Great Level 
of the Fens, called Bedford Level ;—Commissioners 
for the embankment and drainage of lands and 


grounds in the parishes or —e of Everton, 


Scaftworth, Gringley-on-the-Hill, Misterton and 
Walkeringham, in the county of Nottingham ;—the 
Right honourable James Alexander Saint Clare 
Erskine Earl of Roslyn, and other Persons, being 
Creditors of the Tolls arising on the Bawtry and 
Tinsley turnpike-road, and of several other Persons 
being Trustees of the said Turnpike-road, and being 
also Inhabitants in Martin and Tickhill;—Messrs. 
Dunn, Wordsworth and Dunn, of Threadneedle- 
street, in the city of London, Solicitors and Agents 
for John Vere, of Carlton-upon-Trent, in the county 
of Nottingham, Esquire ;—Trustees of the road from 
Spalding High Bridge to James Deeping Stone 
Bridge, and Handley’s Bridge, &amp;c.; — the Right 
honourable Miles Thomas Lord Beaumont Baron 
Beaumont of Carleton, in the county of York ;— 
Trustees of the General Joint Works of Drainage, 
situate in Deeping Fen, in the county of Lincoln ;— 
the Rector, Land-owners, Lessees and Occupiers of 
the parish of Hornsey, in the county of Middlesez ; 
— William Arnold, Owner of lands situate in the 
parish of Yorksey, in the county of Lincoln, on 
the line of a proposed Railway from London to 
York ;—Joseph Henry Green, of the Mount, Hadley, 
in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, and Huntley 
Bacon, the younger, of Bounds Green, in the same 
county, Esquire, Devisees or Trustees under the 
will of Henry Cline, Esquire, deceased ;—the Right 
honourable and Most reverend Edward Harcourt, 
Archbishop of York ;— Thomas Linwood Strong, of 
Sedgfield, in the county of Durham, Clerk ; — 
Henry Hawkes, of Spalding, in the county of Lin- 
coln, Gentleman, John Richard Carter, of Spalding 
aforesaid, Gentleman, and William Hunt, of Deep- 
ing Fen, in the said county of Lincoln, Grazier, the 
Owners of farms and lands in Deeping Fen afore- 
said ;—Nathaniel Hibbert, of Great Munden, in 


the county of Hertford, Esquire ;—Richard Coap- | 





Bridge to Chilham with Branches) Bill, were referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with ; inasmuch as the copies of the Plan, Sections 
and Books of Reference were not deposited with the 
Clerks of the Peace for the counties of Kent and 
Surrey, and with the Railway Departmert of the 
Board of Trade, on or before the 30th day of No- 
vember last. 


And inasmuch as the radii of curves not exceed- 
ing 1 mile in length are not noted on the Plans 
deposited with the Clerks of the Peace for the 
counties of Kent and Surrey, in the following in- 
stances, viz. : 


Between 13th mile 3d furlong, and 14th mile 2d furlong. 
6th Sit , Bd 
Ist 24th ,, 4th 
7th 34th ,, Ist 
23 47th ,, 4th 
4th 47th ,, 54 
5} 48th ,, Ist 
Ist 48th ,, 3d 
3d 48th ,, 5th 


And also between the several properties numbered 
as follows: No. 14, in the parish of Lee, and No. 
100, in the parish of Lewisham; No. 105, in the 
parish of Lewisham, and No. 100, in the parish of 
Lewisham; No. 90, in the parish of Lewisham, and 
No. 6, in the parish of Lewisham; No. 176, in the 
parish of Deptford, and King-street; King-street, 
and No. 44, in the parish of Deptford; No. 44, in the 
parish of Deptford, and No. 29, in the same parish ; 
No. 29, in the parish of Deptford, and the Junction 
with the London and Greenwich Railway ; between 
the Junction with the said Railway and No. 14, in 
the parish of Saint Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey ; 
between No. 14 and No. 14, in the parish of Saint 
Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey; and upon the Plans 
deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county 
of Kent, between 50th mile 5th furlong and 51st 
mile 2d furlong; and upon the Plans deposited in 
the Private Bill Otfice, between 25th mile 7th fur- 
long and 26th mile 3 furlong. : : 

And inasmuch as upon the Plans deposited with 
the said Clerks of the Peace, the distances are not 
marked upon the line of Railway upon the said Plans, 
between the 21st mile and the Junction with the Lon- 
don and Greenwich Railway near the Grand Surrey 
Canal, being a distance of 3 miles or thereabouts ; 


and also between the aforesaid London and — 
wich 


” 20th 9 
” 24th ., 
” 33d, 
o Gh ys, 
» 47th 5 
” 47th ” 
” 48th ,, 
&gt; 48th ,, 





8 VicTORIz&amp;. 


wich Railway, and the point of Junction with the 
Bricklayers’ Arms Branch. 

And inasmuch as the extreme height over or 
under the Railway is not shown in the cuttings and 
embankments, om the Section deposited with the 
said Clerks of the Peace, as following, viz.: An 
embankment between the Canterbury, Ramsgate and 
Margate Railway, and the Canterbury and Ashford 
turnpike-road ; on 1 cutting at the 3d mile, and | 
embankment at 3d mile 4th furlong on the main 
line; on 1 cutting between 6th mile 4th furlong 
and 6th mile 6th furlong; on 2 embankments 
between 42d mile 3d furlong and 42d mile 4th fur- 
long; ona cutting at 51st mile 1st furlong; on a 
cutting at the west end of the Maye Hill Branch. 

And inasmuch as no cross Sections of roads, &amp;c., 
were deposited with the said Plans, with the said 
Clerks of the Peace and in the Private Bill Office, 
in the instances following: No. 68, in the parish 
of Broughton-under-Blean; No. 115%, parish of 
Saint Nicholas, Rochester ; No. 14, parish of Sainé 
Nicholas, Rochester. 

And inasmuch as the heights of the several cross- 
ings of roads are not marked upon the Section 
deposited with the Clerks of the Peace and the 
Private Bill Office in the following instances, viz. : 
No. 68, in the parish of Broughton-under-Blean ; 
No. 215, in the parish of Saint Nicholas, Rochester ; 
and Nos. 14 and 115 in the last aforesaid parish. 

And inasmuch as in the said Plans deposited with 
the Clerks of the Peace, the cross Section does not 
agree with the longitudinal Section, viz.: Cross 
Section, No. 32; cross Section, No. 62; cross 
Section, No. 162; but it appeared to the Committee 
that No. 62 was a clerical error. 

And inasmuch as the gradients are incorrectly 
marked in the cases following: Between 1st mile 
6th furlong and 2d mile 23 furlongs, it is marked 1 
in 300, and should be 1 in 90 or thereabouts; at 
51st mile, as 1 in 336, and should be 1 in 270; an 
alternative line south of Ingress Hall, as 1 in 320 
should be 1 in 250; and also on the said alternative 
line south of Zugress Hall, as 1 in 1,716 should be 
1 in 716. 

And inasmuch as a change of gradient at 24th mile 
4th furlong, there is a mistake in the figuring in the 
copies deposited with the said Clerks of the Peace. 

And inasmuch as the copies of Plans deposited 
with the said Clerks of the Peace are not copies of 
that deposited in the Private Bill Office, in the 
following instances: The following numbers in the 
parish ot Lambeth, 32, 90, 1114, 146, 148, 167, 179, 
180, 232, 262, 387, 422, 432, 433, 434, 440, 470, 
471, 509, 551, 601, 602, 603, 653, 680, 728, 734, 
in the Plan deposited in the Private Bill Office, are 
not on the Plans deposited with the Clerks of the 
Peace for the county of Surrey; and the numbers 
following in the said parish of Lambeth, viz.: 20, 
22, 23, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 
40, 41, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 63, 64, 70, 92, 
98, 99, 104, 105, 120, 121, 123, 124, 125, 143, 144, 
149, 154, 166, 172, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 204, 
219, 220, 221, 273, 279, 280, 281, 282, 285, 286, 
312, 313, 317, 318, 334, 344, 345, 362, 363, 364, 
368, 370, 371, 372, 410, 441, 442, 443, 506, 520, 
532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 587, 588, 544, 545, 546, 
547, 548, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 583, 826, upon 
the Plans deposited with the said Clerks of the 
Peace for the county of Surrey, do not appear in the 
Plan deposited in the Private Bill Office. 

And inasmuch as the total length of the Railwa 
to the terminus at Hungerford Bridge from the termi- 
nus at Chilham is stated in the Plan deposited with 
the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Surrey to 
be 58 miles, 3 furlongs, 184 yards, and to the termi- 
nus at Waterloo Bridge 58 miles, 3 furlongs ; and 
upon the Plan deposited in the Private Bill Office 
it 1s stated to be to the terminus at Hungerford 
Bridge 58 miles, 165 yards, and to the terminus at 


“= — 58 miles, and 209 yards ; and in the 


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for the county of Kent; a dwelling-house, 


327 


copy deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the 
county of Kent, it is stated to be to the terminus at 
Hungerford Bridge 58 miles, 2 furlongs, 184 yards, 
and at the terminus at Waterloo Bridge the distance 
is not marked. 

And inasmuch as the property numbered 830, in 
the parish of Lambeth, in the copy of the Plan de- 
posited in the Private Bill Office, and thereon 
shown and set out as an inclosure, is not set out as 
an inclosure in the copy deposited with the Clerk 
of the Peace for the county of Surrey, but as an 
open space. 

And inasmuch as the parish boundary between 
the parishes of Lambeth and Saint Mary Newing- 
ton, shown on the Plan deposited in the Private 
Bill Office, is omitted on the Plan deposited with 
the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Surrey. 

And inasmuch as the following numbers which 
are contained in the Plan deposited in the Private 
Bill Office, viz. 4, 145, 157, 158, 174, 176, 257, 
263, 282, 298, 299, 320, 321, 322, 323, 325, 358, 
359, 360, 361, 362, 370, 437, referring to properties 
in the parish of Saint Mary Newington, are not 
contained in the copy deposited with the Clerk of 
the Peace for the county of Surrey. 

And inasmuch as the discrepancies following 
occur between the said Plans deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Surrey, and in 
the Private Bill Office, a shed is numbered 382 on 
the Plan of the Clerk of the Peace of the county of 
Surrey, and 165 on Plan in the Private Bill Office ; 
a house and garden is numbered 383 on the Plan 
of the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Surrey, 
and 164 0n Plan in Private Bill Office; a house 
and yard is numbered 384 in the Plan of the Clerk 
of the Peace of the county of Surrey, and 163 in 
the Private Bill Office; a house and yard is num- 
bered 385 in the Plan of the Clerk of the Peace of 
the county of Surrey, and 162 in the Private Bill 
Office ; a house and yard is numbered 386 on the 
Plan of the Clerk of the Peace for the county of 
Surrey, and 161 in the Private Bill Office ; a shop 
is numbered 299 on the Plan deposited in the Pri- 
vate Bill Office, and not numbered on the Plan de- 
posited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county 
of Surrey. 

And inasmuch as the following numbers in the 
parish of Saint George-the-Martyr, 28, 29, 38, 47, 
76, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 
147, 149, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186 and 187 in 
the Plan deposited in the Private Bill Office do not 
appear in the Plan deposited with the said Clerk of 
the Peace for the county of Surrey. ; 

And inasmuch as the limits of deviation are in- 
correctly drawn through seven cottages and yards 
in the parish of Frindsbury, adjoining the properties 
numbered 414, 424, 47¢, and two cottages and yards 
adjoining No. 33, in the parish of Strood, and two 
market-gardens in the said parish of Strood; a 
smith’s shop, adjoining No. 34; a house, stable, 
garden and out-buildings, and 10 other houses and 
yards adjoining No. 34, and 13 other houses, yards 
and gardens adjoining No. 33, in the said parish of 
Strood; but it appeared that such properties had 
not been inserted in the Book of Reference, and 
that the Bill conferred no powers to take the same. 

And inasmuch as the Book of Reference to the 
Plan deposited with the said Clerk of the Peace 
for the county of Surrey, does not contain the 
names of the owners or reputed owners of the pro- 
perties following ; viz. Parish of Chatham: a dwel- 
ling-house, out-building and garden No. 139°; a 
dwelling-house, wash-house, out-buildings and gar- 
den, No. 139°; but it appeared in the two above 
cases, that the name of the owner occurred in the 
Book of Reference in the case of this property, 
immediately preceding a dwelling-house, wash- 
house, garden and out-houses, No. 147, and also 
in the Plan deposited with the Clerk of the ~_— 
wash- 


TT 4 house 








328 


house, garden, out-house and passage, No. 148; a 
dwelling-house, yard, washhouse, garden, &amp;c., No. 
149 ; a dwelling-house, yard, wash-house, garden, 
out-building and passage, No. 1494; a dwelling- 
house, yard, wash-house, garden, out-buildings and 
passage, No. 150; a dwelling-house, yard, wash- 

ouse, garden, outhouse and passage, No. 151; a 
dwelling-house, yard, wash-house, garden, out-build- 
ings and passage, No. 152 ; a dwelling-house, wash- 
house, yard and shed, No. 157 ; a dwelling-house, 
yard and out-buildings, No. 158 ; a dwelling-house, 
garden and out-buildings, No. 1584; a coal-shed, 
No. 159, and also in the Plan deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Kent; an arable 
field in the parish of Milton-next-Sittingbourne, No. 
34; a certain meadow in the parish of Milton-next- 
Sittingbourne, No. 604; a shed and yard, in the pa- 
rish of Milton-nert-Sittingbourne, No. 60&gt;; but 
it appeared in the three last-mentioned cases, 
that the name of the owner occurred in the Book 
of Reference in the case of the property imme- 
diately preceding a public-house and skittle-grounds 
in the parish of Lambeth, called The Mason’s Arms, 
No. 684, and a cottage and shop in the parish of 
Lambeth, No. 687; but it appeared in the two last- 
mentioned cases, that the occupier upon the premises 
had refused to give any information, and that the 
owner since had assented; a cottage, wash-house, 
pig-pound, garden, building and pump in the parish 
of Saint Mary Newington, No. 112; but it — 
that the name of the owner occurred in the Book of 
Reference in the case of the property immediately 
preceding. 

And inasmuch as the Book of Reference deposited 
with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Surrey 
is incorrect, the following numbers being altogether 
omitted therefrom, 20, 22, 23, 25,28, 29, 30, 31, 
34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 45, 46, 47, 50, 
51, 52, 58, 54, 55, 63, 64, 66, 69, 70, 72, 79, 92, 
98, 118,119, 120, 121, 123, 124, 125, 141, 143, 
149, 154, 166, 172, 202, 204, 278, 279, 280, 281, 
282, 283, 285, 297, 298, 302, 309, 313, 317, 318, 
322, 322, 334, 3392, 340, 341, 342, 344, 345, 346, 
349, 350, 359, 361, 362, 363, 364, 366, 367, 368, 
369, 370, 371, 372, 382, 441, 442, 443, 473, 492, 
493, 496, 506, 520, 532, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 
544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 
558, in the parish of Lambeth, and 143 and 161, in 
the parish of Saint George-the-Martyr. 

And inasmuch as the properties in the parish of 
Saint Mary Newington, numbered in the copy of the 
Plan deposited with Clerk of the Peace for the county 
of Surrey, 382, 383, 384, 385 and 386, and on the 
Plan deposited in the Private Bill Office, 165, 164, 
163, 162 and 161, are in the Book of Reference, 
described as different, and different properties, be- 
longing to other owners from those on the Plan 


24° Aprilis. 


A. 1845. 


And inasmuch as John Lucas is the owner of the 
properties in the parish of Saint Paul, Deptford, 
numbered, 78, 79,80, 81, 82, 96, 97, 98, 99 and 100, 
that he is not entered as such owner in the Book of 
Reference, nor has application been made to him, in 
respect of such properties. 

And inasmuch as Harriet Gray Hurlbatt, Caro. 
line Marson Hurlbatt, Sophia Maruner Hurlbatt, 
Matilda Frances Hurlbatt, Samuel Lepard and 
Betsy Gray Lepard, are lessees of certain properties 
in the parish of Saint Paul, Deptford, numbered 
78, 79, 80, 81 and 82, that their names are not in 
the Book of Reference, nor has application been 
made to them in respect of such properties. 

And inasmuch as Thomas Dodd, is the owner of 
several properties in the parish of Upchurch, and 
numbered on the Plans 20, 21, 26, 27, 29, 40, 41, 
42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 51, 55%. 58, 41, 52, 528, and that 
no application has been made to him in respect of 
such properties. 

And inasmuch as the limits of deviation are in- 
correctly drawn through property opposite No. 79, in 
the parish of Erith, owned by Sir Henry Wheatley 
and Owen Williams, and opposite the property 
numbered 110, of which Walter is owner, and 
James Page is occupier ; but it appeared, from the 
position of the properties, that the owners thereof 
could not have been misled by the mistake. 

And inasmuch as a tramroad in the occupation 
of Mr. John Tilden, contiguous to No. 58, in the 
parish of Stone, is not numbered upon the Plan or 
entered in the Book of Reference. 

And inasmuch as no owner, occupier or lessee is 
inserted in the Book of Reference, nor has any ap- 
plication been made in respect of No. 200, in the 
parish of Chatham, being the River Medway. 

And inasmuch as no entry has been made in the 
Book of Reference with respect to the property 
numbered 7, in the parish of Zeynham, in the occu- 
pation of William Creed Fairman. 

And inasmuch as no application had been made 
to Alexander Tillett, in respect of the property num- 
bered 139, in the parish of Lambeth, of which A. 
Tillett was a joint lessee. 

And inasmuch as no application had been made 
to Anna Maria Humby, in respect of the several 

roperties in Richmond-street,in the parish of Lam- 
heth, numbered from 767 to 783 inclusive ; but it 
appeared the owner herself had declined giving 
information to the promoters of the Bill. 

And inasmuch as Mrs. Martha Carr is the owner 
of the property numbered 586, in the parish of 
Lambeth, and that no application had been made to 
her in respect thereof. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


deposited in the Private Bill Office, and the said last- 
mentioned numbers are referred to different proper- 
ties in the said Book of Reference from those num- 
bered, 382, 383, 384, 385 and 386, as aforesaid. 
And inasmuch as Robert Chandless, Robert New- 


Sir William Heathcote reported from the Select south Eastem 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom (Lewithe alia 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance jynpiidge and 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition Paddock 


for the South Eastern Railway (Lewisham to Tun- Wood.) 


land, Nicholas Fitzpatrick and Thomas Abbott Green, 
are the owners of the properties in the parish of 
Saint Mary Newington, numbered 54, 55, 56, 57, 
58, 59, 60, 61 and 62, and that they are not entered 
as owners in the Book of Reference, deposited with 
the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Kent. 

And inasmuch as the limits of deviation are in- 
correctly drawn through four pieces of meadow land, 
in the parish of Saint Alphage, Greenwich, in the 
ownership of John Angerstein. 

And inasmuch as the limits of deviation are in- 
correctly drawn through a certain market garden 
opposite the properties numbered 174 and 175, in 
the parish of Greenwich, in the ownership of the 
Reverend Theophilus Leigh Cooke, the Reverend 
Lempsted Gregory den, the Reverend Charles 
Gulliver Fryer and Helen Eliza, his wife, and in 
the occupation of James Miles, 





bridge and Paddock Wood) Bill were referred ; That 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as the copies of the Plan, Sections and 
Book of Reference were not deposited with the 
Clerks of the Peace for the counties of Kent and 
Surrey, and with the Railway Department of the 
Board of Trade, on or before the 30th day of No- 
vember last, and inasmuch as upon the Plans 
deposited with the Clerk of the Peace | for the 
county of Kent, the 10th mile upon the Tunbridge 
line is marked at 11 furlongs and 8 chains, or there- 
abouts, distant from the 9th mile, being 3 furlongs 
8 chains, or thereabouts, too much. 

And inasmuch as the total length of the Zun- 
bridge Branch line is stated to be 33 miles 6 furlongs 
146 yards from Hungerford Bridge, on the Plans 
deposited with the said Clerk of the Peace, and 34 


miles 4 chains 11 yards on the Plan deposited in the 
Private 








to 
nd 





8 VicTORIZ. 


Private Bill Office, and that in respect thereof such 
Plans are not copies one of the other. 

And inasmuch as every mile and furlong inter- 
mediate between the 9th mile and the end of the 
line, is placed in a different situation upon the Plan 
deposited with the Clerk of the Peace, and the Plan 
deposited in the Private Bill Office. 

And inasmuch as on the Plan deposited with the 
said Clerk of the Peace, the miles and furlongs on 
the branch to Stone and Dartford, do not follow 
consecutively, as the mile next after the 6th mile is 
written 41 miles, and the line is ended with a figured 
length of 38 miles 3 furlongs; and inasmuch as the 
errors above specified upon the said Plans apply also 
to the Sections. 

And inasmuch as the radii of curves not exceed- 
ing 1 mile in length, are not noted on the Plan in 
the instances following, viz.: at the 25th, and 26th 
miles there are two curves of about 60 chains radius 
not noted ; at the 34th mile there is a curve of about 
40 chains radius not noted. 

And inasmuch as the copies of the Plan depo- 
sited with the said Clerk of the Peace, and in the 
Private Bill Office, are not duplicates, as the limits 
of lateral deviation are carried round certain pro- 
perties contiguous to Nos. 123 and 124, in the parish 
of Lewisham, in the Plan deposited with the said 
Clerk of the Peace, and are not carried through 
such lands, in the Plan deposited ‘in the Private 
Bill Office. 

And inasmuch as from the 15th to the 16th mile, 
on the Tunbridge line, the datum line is drawn 
upon the Sections deposited with the said Cierk 
of the Peace, 80 feet above the general datum 
line. 

And inasmuch as the extreme heights, over or 
under the Railway, of cuttings and embankments, 
are not marked in the following instance, viz.: a 
cutting of 1 furlong at the 29th mile. 

And inasmuch as the height of the Railway is 
not marked on the Section, over or under a public 
carriage-road, No. 65 on the Plan, in the parish of 
Igtham. 

And inasmuch as the Books of Reference depo- 
sited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of 
Kent do not contain the names of any owners, or 
reputed owners, of the several properties marked 
upon the Plan, as follows: In the Parish of Lewis- 
ham, Nos. 212, 218, 214, 215, 216, 217, 219, 220, 
221, 222, 223, 225, 230, 231, 232, 255, 257; No. 
24 in the parish of Footscray ; No. 16, in the parish 
of Saint Mary’s Cray; No. 9, in the parish of 
Otford, and Nos. 41 and 41&gt;, in the parish of 
Hadlow. 

And inasmuch as Marchant, Thomas Parker, | 
and John Frederick Parker, are owners as devi- | 
sees under the will of the late Mr. Shipman, of 
the properties numbered 246 and 247, in the 
parish of Lewisham, and that their names are not 








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owner, and James Newnham is the occupier, of the 
property numbered 41°, in the parish of Hadlow, 
and that their names are not in the Book of Refer- 
ence, nor was application made to them with respect 
to such property. 

And inasmuch as James Ealles is the occupier of 
the property numbered 218, in the parish of Lewis- 
ham, and that no application was made to him in 
respect thereof. 

And inasmuch as James Wood is occupier of the 
property numbered 5, in the parish of North Cray, 
and that no application had been made to him in 
respect thereof. 

And inasmuch as George Wright, the elder, is 
owner of the properties numbered 85, 80¢, and 808, 
in the parish of Jgtham, and that no application had 
been made to him in respect thereof. 

And inasmuch as William Harrison, and George 
Lansdell, as trustees under the will of Thomas 
Leech, are owners of properties in the parish of Had- 
low, numbered 302, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 36, and that 
no application had been made to them in respect 
thereof. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Petitions of the Southampton Dock Company ;— Southampton 
and, Sir George Henry Hewett, of Freemantle Park, 24 a 
in the parish of Milbrook, in the county of South- Bway Bill. 


ampton, Baronet, a Colonel in Her Majesty’s Army ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Southampton and Dorchester Railway Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Londonderry 


on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the London- 
derry and Coleraine Railway Bill, was referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the Parties subscribing do not 
bind themselves, their heirs, executors and admi- 
nistrators for the payment of the money subscribed, 
as respects the present Bill, the Contract bearing 
date the 17th day of February in the present Ses- 
sion, and all the Signatures bearing date also in the 
present Session of Parliament, but the Contract ap- 
plying to an Act of Parliament to be applied for in 
the next Session of Parliament. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 





entered in the Book of Reference, nor has appli- 
cation been made to them in respect of such pro- | 
perties. | 

And inasmuch as James Baker is the owner of 
several properties in the parish of Sutton-at-Hone, | 
numbered 8, 12¢, 12&gt;, 128, 12h, 192i, 19k, 13, 14 | 
and 17, and that no application was made to him in 
respect thereof. 

And inasmuch as Thomas Free is lessee of the 
several properties in the parish of Wrotham, num- 
bered 109, 112, 114, 115, 127, 131 and 132 and 
that his name is not inserted in the Book of Refer- 
ence, nor was application made to him in respect 
thereof. 

And inasmuch as William Camell, and John 
Camell, are owners and occupers of the property 
numbered 414, in the parish of Hadlow, and that 
their names are not contained in the Book of Refer- 
ence, nor was application made to them in respect 
of such property. 

And inasmuch as Walter Barton May is the 


complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Tottenham 
and Farringdon-street Extension Railway Bill, was 
referred ; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as that no Notice of ap- 
plication had been served upon one owner, Thomas 
Walton, until the 1st January last. 

And inasmuch as that one sheet of the Section 
was not deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for 
the county of Middlesex, till a few minutes after 
twelve o’clock, of the 30th November last. 

And inasmuch as the Plan does not exhibit there- 
on the distances in miles and furlongs from one of 
the termini. 

And inasmuch as one tunnel of 1,012 yards is not 
marked by a dotted line on the Plan, but is marked 
on the Section. 

And inasmuch as that on one of the sheets of 
the Section deposited in the Private Bill Office, the 





Vox. 100. 


fixed point to which the datum line refers is marked 
uU on 


and Coleraine 
Railway. 


Tottenham and 
Farringdon- 

street Extension 
Railway. 





Direct Northern 


Railway 
(No. 2.) (Lin- 
coln to York.) 


330 


on one sheet, the road at Tottenham Station, and on 
the other sheets it is marked, the rails at Tottenham 
Station. 

And inasmuch as a small angle of a yard in the 
front of three houses, at the junction of Rotherfield 
Saint and Sherborne Saint, is not numbered on the 
Plan deposited in the Private Bill Office, or referred 
to in the Book of Reference, though just cut by 
limits of deviation. 

And inasmuch as the roads called Rotherfield 
Saint and Sherborne Saint, are described as public 
highways, and as the ee, ned and in the occupation 
of the surveyors of highways, whereas it appears 
that they have not been transferred to the surveyors 
of highways. 

And inasmuch as the centre line of the Railway 
as marked between Wew Worth Road, numbered 115, 
and Downham Road, numbered 147, in the Plan de- 
posited in the Private Bill Office (being a distance 
of about 174 chains) is marked 10 feet westward 
of the centre line between the roads, as shown on 
the Plans deposited with the Clerk of the Peace, so 
that in some cases houses and property between the 
said roads appear as cut by the line as on Plan, 
which do not appear as so cut in the other, all such 
houses and property being within the limits of de- 
viation in both Plans. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several 
Petitions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Direct Northern Railway (No. 2.) (Lincoln to York) 
Bill, were referred ; That the Standing Orders had 
not been complied with, inasmuch as no correct 
Notices in the Gazettes and Newspapers had been 
given of the object of the Bill, the Notice having 
been published for a Railway, King’s Cross, Battle 
Bridge, in the parish of Saint Pancras, in the county 
of Middlesex, through Lincoln, to York, and the pro- 
posed Bill takes power only for constructing such 
part of the said Line as lies between Lincoln and 
York. 

And inasmuch as in the Plans deposited with the 
Clerks of the Peace for the counties of Lincoln, 
Nottingham and York, the property and lands in 
the following instances are not numbered : 





Parish and County. Description. Where situate. 





Burton - - field - - 122d mile. 
turnpike-road - 
field - - 


stable - - 


Ditto - - 
South Carlton 


ditto. 
123d mile. 


- - 125th mile and 6th 
furlong, and no enlarged 
Plan. 

- - 126th mile, Ist and 
2d furlong. 

126th mile, 6th furlong. 
127th mile, 4th furlong. 
132d mile, 

- - 138th mile and Ist 
furlong. 

--nor have the trustees 
had notice. 

- - between the 
and 139th mile. 


Saxelby - 


Ditto - fields - 
Stow o - 


public road 
Ditto - - 


- ditto 
field - 
- ditto 


Lea - - 
Misterton, in 
tinghamshire. 
Walkeringham turnpike-road 
Ditto - - - - houses, cottages, 
out-buildings, gar- 
dens, fields and Bap- 
tist chapel. 
public drain - - 


138th 


Ditto - - - -- 139th mile and 2d 


furlong. 
-- 141st mile and 3d 
furlong. 
-- 141st mile and 7th 
furlong. 
- - 144th mile and 4th 
furlong. 
- - 148th mile and 6th 
furlong. 
-- 150th mile and 2d 
furlong. 
- - 149th mile and 5th 
furlong, nor is there any 


enlarged Plan thereof, 


Haxey, in Lincoln- 
shire. 
Ditto - - 


field - « * 
fields - ws “ 
Wroot, 


shire. 


Thorpe, in Yorkshire 


in Lincoln- | public road - - 
-- field and parish 
boundary. 
Hatfield, in Yorkshire | field - * 
Nitto - - - | - -farm-house and 
buildings. 








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A, 1845; 





Parish and County. Description. Where situate. 





Hatfield, in Yorkshire | field - 


- - 149th mile and 6th 
furlong. 

- + 150th mile and 3d 
furlong. 

151st mile. 

--15lst mile and 3d 
furlong. 

-- 15lst mile and 4th 
furlong. 

-- 15lst mile and 7th 
furlong. 

- - 151st mile and 74th 
furlong. . 

- - 152d mile, nor is 
there any enlarged Plan 
thereof. 

-- 152d mile and 3d 
furlong. 

-- 152d mile and 4th 
furlong. 

- - 158th mile and 7th 
furlong. 


- - 159th mile and 5th 
furlong, nor is there any 
enlarged Plan thereof, 


- - 160th mile and 5th 
furlong. 


--16lst mile and 2d 
furlong. 


Thorne, or Fishlake, | - 
in Yorkshire. 
Ditto - - -|- 
Ditto - - -|- 


ditto 


ditto 
ditto 
Ditto - - | - ditto 
building 
field - 


Ditto - 
Ditto - 


Ditto - ferry-house 


Ditto - - - | field - 


Ditto - - - | « ditto~ 


Snaith, in Yorkshire | two fields 


Carlton township - | - - rick-yards, barns 


and orchards. 


Brayton, in Yorkshire | two fields - 


Township of Burn - 


Selby - - - cottage, farm, | in lands, numbered 50. 


buildings and garden. 


river wharf - - | -- 168th mile and Ist 


furlong. 
172d mile. 


Cawood and Stilling- 
fleet. 


Acaster Malbis, in 
Yorkshire, wrongly | 
described as parish | 
of Stillingfleet. 

Ditto - - | == two cottages and 

| gardens, furlong. 


- | twofields - -- 178d mile and 3d 
| and 4th furlong. 


Saint Mary Bishop- | five fields + - | 175th mile. 
hill Senior, in York- 
shire. 

Bishopsthorpe © 





public road - 


-- 172d mile and 7th 


Ditto -« 


- - north-east corner of 
No. 50. 


| walled garden - 








And inasmuch as the datum line is not referred 
to a fixed point near either of the termini, the only 
fixed point at which such datum line is referred 
being 48 feet below the top of the north side of the 
plinth of King’s Cross, marked cxxv., which point 
is at a distance of 121 miles from the nearest ter- 
minus at Lincoln. 

And inasmuch as the Plan does not exhibit there- 
on the distances in miles and furlongs from one of 
the termini, the miles being reckoned from King’s 
Cross. 

And inasmuch as the boundaries between the pa- 
rishes of Drax and Snaith, and Brayton and Selby, 
and Selby and Wiston, and Wiston and Cawood, are 
not shown on the Plans. 

And inasmuch as in the Plans showing the lands 
between the 168th mile and the 173d mile and 4th 
furlong, the lands lying in the parish of Stillingfleet 
are described upon the said Plans as lying in the 
parish of Acaster Malbis, and the lands lying in 
the parish of Acaster Malbis are described thereon 
as lying in the township of Acaster Selby, in the 
parish of Stillingfleet. 


And inasmuch as in the ainsty of the city of York 
the works are shown to be made through lands in 
the several parishes of Bishopthorpe, Holy Trinity, 
Mickhlegate, Saint Mary Bishophill, Senior, and Saint 
Mary Bishophill, Junior, yet none of the said pa- 
rishes are mentioned upon the said Plans, excepting 
the parish of Saint Mary Bishophill, Senior. 

And inasmuch as the cross Sections of roads 
numbered 482, 49, 50 and 51, are ages ap and 
do not sufficiently explain the nature of the altera- 
tion intended to be made in the present level or 
rate of inclination of the roads thereby referred to. 

And inasmuch as the following psy om be- 


tween the distances shown on the said oa oe 
Oo 














§ VicTORIE. 


those shown on the said Sections exist between the 
121st and 134th miles of the said Railway ; viz. 


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331 





Parish. Position on Plan. Description. 











Situation | Situation 
Place. shown shown | Extent of Error. 
on Plan. | on Section. 
Miles. fur.| Miles. fur. 
Road — — 124 73] 124 4 | 2 furlongs. 
t axe 7 ° 
River Till 2 - -| 125 831125 1 | 2§ furlongs. 
Road from Bransby 01) 19g 9 | 126 14 | 14 furlongs. 
Forksey - = - ” 
Road from Willingham ~ 129 3} ] 129 23 | 1 furlong. 
Marton - - - _ 











And inasmuch as between the 125th and 130th 
miles, the extreme height over or under the surface 
of the ground is not marked in the case of every 
embankment and cutting, nor is the height of the 
Railway over or under the public roads marked in 
figures at the crossing of such roads. 

Inasmuch as at the 154th mile and half furlong, 
the Railway is shown to cross the Knottingley and 
Goole Canal, but its height over the surface of the 
same is not shown in figures. 

And inasmuch as at the 157th mile and half fur- 
long, a public road from Pontefract to Snaith is 
mentioned as intended to be crossed by the Railway 
on an embankment, but the height of the Railway 
over the same public road is not stated, nor is any 
cross Section thereof given. 

And inasmuch as the height of the Railway over 
the River Aire, which is a navigable river, is not 
marked in figures at the 157th mile and 3 furlongs. 

And inasmuch as at the 167th mile and 4th fur- 
long, the height of the Railway over the public 
road from Sherborne to Cawood, is not marked, and 
although such road is shown to be crossed by the 
Railway on an embankment, yet the Sections state 
that the level thereof is intended to be unaltered, 
and that it is to be crossed on a level, nor is any 
cross Section thereof given. 

And inasmuch as at the 168th mile and 13 fur- 
longs, the height of the Railway over the River 
Wharfe, which is a navigable river, is not shown in 
figures, nor is the extreme height of the embank- 
ment in that space shown. 

And inasmuch as between the 175th mile and the 
terminus of the said Railway at York, there are 
three changes in the gradients of the Railway, but 
no vertical measure is given to mark such changes. 

And inasmuch as the Sections do not show the 
true surface of the ground, but there is an error in 
such Sections to the extent of 15 feet between the 
River Trent and the terminus near York. 

And inasmuch as no correct application in writing 
has been made to the owners, lessees and occupiers 
of land and property on the line of the proposed 
Railway, the application being for a Railway from 
= to York, by Lincoln, with a Branch to Bed- 

ord. 

And inasmuch as certain lands and property are 
stated to be in the parish of Hatfield, whereas the 
same are in the parish of Thorne. 

And inasmuch as no mention is made in the Book 
of Reference of the property mentioned in the fol- 
lowing Table, although the same property is shown 
upon the Plans, as within the limits of deviation. 














Fishlake - ° - |] - - 152d mile and | - - house called the 


3 furlong. Ferry-house. 
Ditto- - +] - - 154th mile and | - - field numbered 71 
2 4 furlongs. on the said Plan. 
Selby - - - | - - 164th mile and | - - field numbered 8 on 
4 furlong. the said Plan. 
Ditto - - - | - - 164th mile and | - - cottage and farm- 
6th furlong. buildings and garden, 
Acaster Malbis,wrongly| - - 172d mile and | cottage and garden. 
called on the said | 7th furlong. 
Plan, Township of 
Acaster Selby. 
Saint Mary Bishophill | adjoining No. 11 - | field. 


Junior, the name of 
such Parish being 
omitted on the Plan. 











And inasmuch as in the parish of Saint Mary 
Bishophill the Younger, in the ainsty of the city of 
York, various lands, houses and property are not 
numbered, although the same are within the limits 
of deviation shown on the said Plan. 

And inasmuch as in the following instances the 
true names of the owners and occupiers of property 
have not been inserted in the Book of Reference, 
nor have they had Notice, in accordance with the 
Standing Orders ; viz. 








Person, - Property. 
Elizabeth Belton - - | occupier - + | 3 and 40 in Walkingham, 
John Abraham - - | - ditto - - | 9, 10 and 13 in Knaith. 
Thomas Swift - - | - ditto - - | 21 and 29 in Lea. 
Elizabeth Swift - - | - ditto - - | 36 in Lea. 

Trustees of George Teale | owners - =~ | 7 in Beckingham. 
and his wife. 

John Hothamand Worm- | - ditto - - | - - 6, 14, 15, 16, 23, 24, 
ley Edward Richardson. 25, 27 and 29 in Snaith. 











And inasmuch as no scale is shown to the Plans 
and Sections deposited with the several Parish Clerks. 

And inasmuch as no line of Railway or limit of de- 
viation is marked upon the enlarged Plan of No. 8, 
in the parish of Haxey, deposited with the Parish 
Clerk of the said parish. 

And inasmuch as no Section of upwards of 4 miles 
of the Railway in the parish of Hatfield, has been 
deposited with the Clerk of that parish. 

And inasmuch as property numbered in the Book 
of Reference as 14, in Broxholme, and 6°, in Sazelby, 
is not shown on the Plans. 

And inasmuch as it is not stated in the Section 
what alteration is intended to be made in the present 
level or inclination of the following public roads; 
the road from North Carlton to Sazelby, at or about 
124 miles 5 furlongs and 8 chains; the road from 
Bransby to Forksey, at or about 126 miles 1 furlong ; 
the road from Sturton to Saxelby, at or about 126 
miles 4 furlongs and 5 chains. 

And inasmuch as the height of the Railway over 
or under the under-mentioned roads, is not marked 
in figures at the crossing thereof, namely ; the public 
highways at or about 126 miles and 1st furlong, at 
the 127th mile and 3d furlong, at the 128th mile 
and ist furlong, and at the 129th mile and 3d 
furlong. 

And inasmuch as no cross Sections are given to 
show the alteration intended to be made in the pub- 
lic roads at the 126th mile and 4th furlong, at the 
127th mile and 3d furlong, at the 128th mile and 
1st furlong, and at the 131st mile and 4th furlong 
respectively. ; 

And inasmuch as the extreme height of the Rail- 
way over or under the surface of the ground, is not 
shown in figures at the embankments occurring at 
the 125th mile and 1st furlong, at the 128th mile 
2d furlong and 5th chain, and at the 129th mile 
and 3d furlong, respectively 

And inasmuch as at or about the 131st mile and 
4th furlong, the road from Lincoln to Gainsborough 
is described on the Section to be raised 6 feet, and 





Parish. Position on Plan. Description. 
Misterton - -] - - 138th mile, be- | - - three cottages and 
tween 3d and 5th | gardens; three houses 
furlongs. and outbuildings; Bap- 
tist chapel; three fields, 
orchard and paddock, 
Haxey - + -]-- 142d mile and | field. 
2d furlong. 
Hatfield - - - | - - 147th mile and | cottage and garden, 
74 furlongs. 
Ditto - - - | - - 149th mile and | farm-houseand buildings, 
5th furlong, 
Ditto - - - | - - 149th mile and | field. 
6th furlong. 
Vot. 100. 





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to be passed on the level, yet if the said road were 
so raised, it would be 12 feet above the level of the 
Railway. 

And inasmuch as the vertical measure from the 
datum line to the line of Railway, is not marked on 
the said Section at the changes of gradient at the 
130th mile and Ist furlong, between the 159th and 
161st miles, and at the 176th mile and 4th furlong 
respectively. 


And inasmuch as the farm houses and buildings 
in the parish of Hazey, numbered 82 and 84, and 
houses, garden, stables and buildings in the parish 
of Thorne, and numbered 78 to 100, are not pro- 
per'y delineated upon the enlarged Plans. 

rdered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Petitions for 


Ordered, That Mr. Deedes be added to the Select 
Private Bills. 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Grand Junction Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of lands or 

Railway Bill. properties on the line or in the neighbourhocd of 
the Railway hereinafter mentioned ;— Merchants, 
Coal-masters, Manufacturers, Traders and other 
Inhabitants of the district called The Staffordshire 
Potteries, in the county of Stafford ;—Company of 
Proprietors of the Birmingham Canal Navigations ; 
—Trustees for repairing the roads from Birmingham 
to Wednesbury, and to Great Bridge, and from 
thence to the portway adjoining the Bilston and 
Wednesbury turnpike-road ;—and, Bankers, Mer- 
chants and other Inhabitants of the borough of 
Birmingham, in the county of Warwick; praying 
that the Grand Junction Railway Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands,—were ‘presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sheffield and 
Lincolnshire 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Sheffield Canal, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Midland Rail- 
ways (Swinton 
to Lincoln) Bill. 


Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of land in the 
line of, or affected by the proposed Railway herein- 
after mentioned (two Petitions) ;— Richard Ellison, 


of Sudbrooke, in the county of Lincoln, Esquire, Les- 
see of the navigation of the River Fossdyke, in the 
county of Lincoln; — Commissioners for executing 
Acts for the embankment and drainage of lands and 
grounds in the parishes or townships of Everton, 
Gringley-on-the-Hill, Misterton and Walkeringham, 
in the county of Nottingham ;—Richard Fountayne 
Wilson, of Melton-on-the- Hill, in the county of York, 
Esquire ;—Company of Proprietors of the Naviga- 
tion of the River Dun ;—and, Sir Joseph William 
Copley, Baronet, of Sprotborough, in the county of 
York; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Midland Railways (Swinton to Lincoln) Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions, 


Midland Rail- 
ways (Ely to 
Jinculn) Bill. 


A Petition of the Governor, Bailiffs and Com- 
monalty of the Company of Conservators of the 
Great Level of the Fens, called Bedford Level, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 





24° Aprilis. 


A. 1845, 


Midland Railways (Ely to Lincoln) Bill, was pre- 
sented and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the York ana 
River Dun, praying that they may be heard, by North Midlang 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain Railway (Don. 
parts of the York and North Midland Railway ion) Ba 
(Doncaster Extension) Bill, was presented, and read, 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Manchester and Leeds Railway yyiatang Rai 
Company ;—and, the Company of Proprietors of way Branches 
the River Dun ; praying that they may be heard, by Bil. 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Midland Railway Branches Bill,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the sheffield and 
Navigation of the River Dun, praying that the Shef- Rotherham 
field and Rotherham Railway Bill may not pass into B+il™ay Bill 
a law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. J 


A Petition of Trustees for executing the Act for Eastem Cou. 
repairing the Watton Turnpike-roads in the County ties Railway 
of Hertford, praying that they may be heard, by {erford and 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain Line) Bill. 
parts of the Eastern Counties Railway (Hertford 
and Biggleswade Line) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Governor, Bailiffs and Com- Eastern Coun- 
monalty of the Company of Conservators of the ties =a. 
Great Level of the Fens, called Bedford Level, pd ag 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, tion) Bill 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Eastern Counties Railway (Ely and Whittlesea 
Deviation) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of Kirton ; — Crovele ; Direct Northen 
— Gainsborough; — Scotter and Messingham ; — a (Lin- 
Beckhingham ;—Morton Walkerith and East Stock coin to York); 
with ;—Epworth ;—Haxey ;— Blyton and Corring- a 
ham;—and, Stowe; praying that the projected way Bill; and, 
Direct Northern Railway (No. 2) (Lincoln to York), London and 
Bill, and the Cambridge and Lincoln Railway Bill, — Railway 
may pass into law; and that the London and York *™ 
Railway Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Lincoln nga 
and its vicinity, praying that the projected Direct (Nos 2.) (Line 
Northern Railway (No. 2) (Lincoln to York) Bill coin to York); 
may pass into law, and that the London and York and, —_ 
Railway Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- Railway Bill. 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


‘ on ts Direct Northern 
Petitions of Commissioners for executing the Ac ae 


for the Embankment and Drainage of Lands and (x9, 2.) (Line 
Grounds in the Parishes or Townships of Everton, colu w York.) 








Scaftworth, 


and 


es 


Wilts, Somerset 
and Weymouth 
Railway Bill. 


Porterlington 
and Tullamore 
Railway Bill, 


Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield 


Junction Rail- 


way Bill, 


8 VicToRIZ. 


Scaftworth, Gringley-on-the-Hill, Misterton and | 
Walkeringham, in the county of Nottingham ;— | 
John Hatfield Gossip, of Hatfield, in the county of 
York, and Robert Wright, of Threapham, in the said | 
county of York ;—Owners and Occupiers of lands 
lying within the level of Hatfield Chase, in the 
counties of York, Lincoln and Nottingham, liable to 
maintain certain works of drainage within the said 
district, and commonly called The Participants of 
the Level of Hatfield Chase ;—Committee of Direc- 
tors of the undertakers of the navigation of the 
Rivers of Aire and Calder, in the county of York, 
—Shippers, Boat-owners, Traders and others using 
the navigation of the River Dun, in the West 
Riding of the county of York (seven Petitions) ; 
—Richard Ellison, of Sudbrooke, in the county 
of Lincoln, Esquire, Lessee of the navigation of 
the River Fossdyke, in the county of Lincoln ;— 
Company of Proprietors of the navigation of the 
River Dun ;—the Right honourable Miles Thomas 
Lord Beaumont, Baron Beaumont, of Carleton, in 
the county of York ;—and, the Company of Pro- 
prietors of Gainsborough Bridge; praying that the 
projected Direct Northern Railway (No. 2) (Lin- 
coln to York) Bill may not pass into law, as it now 
stands, and that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions of Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Wilton 
Dashwood, of Ramsgate, in the county of Kent, and 
Keith Barnes, of Upper Portland-place, in the 
county of Middlesex, Esquire ;—Owners and Occu- 
piers of land and property, residing in Devizes, in the 
county of Wilts;—Company of Proprietors of the 
Somersetshire Coal Canal Navigation ;—and, Robert 
Herbert Brabant, of Devizes, in the county of 
Wilts, Esquire, Doctor in Medicine, and one of the 
Justices of the Peace for the county of Wilts, and of 
William Hughes Brabant, of Saville-place, New 
Burlington-street, Gentleman, Agent for William 
Hughes, of Devizes, aforesaid, Esquire and Banker, 
also one of the Justices of the Peace for the said 
county; praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Wilts, 
Somerset and Weymouth Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Ordered, That the Petition of Edward Williams, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the said Bill, 
which was presented upon the 14th day of this 
instant April, be referred to the Committee on the 
Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he think fit ; 
and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petition. 


A Petition of the Company of Undertakers of the 
Grand Canal (Ireland), complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- 
tion for the Portarlington and Tullamore Railway 
Bill, had not been complied with; and praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of the Right honourable John Savile 
Earl of Scarbrough;—and, Robert Duckle, of 
Gainsborough, in the county of Lincoln, Gentleman ; 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel or 
« ents, against certain parts of the Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield Junction Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

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24° Aprilis. 333 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Glasgow, 
of the Petition for the Glasgow, Barrhead and Barrhead and 
Neilston Direct Railway Bill, which, upon Tuesday Railwey a. 
last, was made from the Select Committee on Stand- 
ing Orders, might be read ; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Glasgow to Crofthead, 
near to the town or village of Neilston, to be called 
The Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Rail- 
way: And that Mr. Lockhart and Mr. Patrick 
Stewart do prepare, and bring it in. 


An ingrossed Bill to incorporate the Members of London Orphan 
the Institution called “ The Zondon Orphan Asy- Asylum Bill. 
lum,” and to enable them the better to carry on their 
Charitable Designs, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Colonel Thomas Wood do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Miles Thomas wakefeld, 
Lord Beaumont Baron Beaumont of Carleton, in Pontefract and 
the county of York, praying that he may be heard, — Railway 
by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain 
parts of the Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Rail- 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the township of Leeds and 
Golcar, near Huddersfield, in the West Riding of pring. | 
the county of York, praying that the Leeds and Junction Bal. 

+4? é dl ; ways Bill; and, 
West Riding Junction Railways Bill may not pass West Yorkshire 
into a law, and that the West Yorkshire Railway Railway Bill. 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Committee on the Bills. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend the Acts relating to Liverpool 
the Docks and Harbours of Liverpool, was, accord- Docks Bill. 
ing to Order, read the third time. 

And an Amendment being proposed to be made 
to the Bill; 

Ordered, That the said Amendment be referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


The House being informed, That the Parties were Manchester 
desirous of making alterations in the Manchester Courtof Record 
Court of Record Bill; Bill. 

The Order for committing the said Bill was read, 
and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Manchester 
of the Petition for the Manchester Court of Record Court of Record 
(No. 2.) Bill, which, upon the 13th day of March (N® %) Bill 
last, was made from the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for more effectually constituting and regulating the 
Court of Record within the Borough of Manchester, 
and for extending the Jurisdiction of the said Court : 

And that Mr. Milner Gibson and Mr. Brotherton 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Sir James Carnegie, of Southesk, Ba- Aberdeen 
ronet, and David Carnegy, Esquire, of Craigs, Pro- Railway Bill. 
prietors of ground between and adjoining the mar- 
ket towns of Montrose and Brechin, in the county 

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(UTS AAT RRR Rea ee ee 





Clerkenwell 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Berks and 
Hants Railway 
Bill, 


Ulster Railwa 
Extension Bill. 


Royal Assent 
to Bills, 


Sugar Duties 
Bill, 


Glass (Excise 
Duty) Bill. 


Customs 
(Export Duties) 
Bill, 


334 


of Forfar, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Aberdeen Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Clerkenwell Improvement Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Petitions of Feoffees and Inhabitants of the town 
and borough of Hungerford, in the county of 
Berks and its vicinity ;—and, Admiral James Dun- 
das, M.P.; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, agaist certain 
parts of the Berks and Hants Railway Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition. of the Reverend James Stannus, one 
of the Directors and a Shareholder of the Ulster 
Railway Company, and of several other Persons, 
Directors and Shareholders of the said Company, 
or Land-owners in the neighbourhood of the Rail- 
way, praying that the Ulster Railway Extension 
Bill may not yo into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 

A Petition of George Capron, Agent for the Most 
honourable the Marquis of Hertford, now residing 
out of the United Kingdom, praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against cer- 
tain parts of the said Bill, was also presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Message by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentleman 

Usher of the Black Rod: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission for declaring Her Royal Assent to 
several Acts agreed upon by both Houses, do desire 
the immediate attendance of this Honourable House 
in the House of Peers, to hear the Commission 
read. 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to the House of Peers :—And being returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the 
desire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her 
Majesty’s Commission, had been at the House of 
Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal 
was read, giving, declaring and notifying the Royal 
Assent to the several Public Bills and one Private 
Bill therein mentioned ; and that the Lords, thereby 
authorized, had declared the Royal Assent to the 
said Bills: Which Bills are as follow: 

An Act for granting to Her Majesty, until the 
fifth day of July One thousand eight hundred and 
Forty-six, certain Duties on Sugar imported into 
the United Kingdom: 

An Act to repeal the Duties and Laws of Excise 
on Glass: 


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A. 1845. 


An Act for punishing Mutiny and Desertion, and Mu 
for the better Payment of the Army and their 
Quarters : m ” 

An Act for the Regulation of Her Majesty’s yy... . 
Royal Marine Forces while on Shore : sates Th © Muting 

An Act to enable the Mayor and Commonalty Thames Nay. 
and Citizens of the City of London to raise a Sum gation Debt 
of Money, at a reduced Rate of Interest, to pay off Bi 
the Monies now charged on the Tolls and Duties 
— by virtue of several Acts for improving the 

avigation of the River Thames, westward of Lon- 
don Bridge, within the Liberties of the City of Lon- 
don, and to amend some of the said Acts: 

An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Thomas Brit- Britter’, 
ten with Jane Britten, his now Wife, and to enable Divorce Bil 
him to marry again, and for other Purposes. 


tiny Bill, 





Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which es; 
were read, as follow: 


1. Resolved, That in the case of the London, London, 
Chatham and North Kent Railway Petition, the Chatham aud 
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That non’ S"™ 
the Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. P 


2. Resolved, That in the case of the South-East- South Eastern 
ern Railway (Tunbridge to Tunbridge Wells) Peti- roared 
tion, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed Tunbridge ‘ 
with ; That the Parties be permitted to proceed with Wells) 
their Bill. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the South-East- South Eastern 
ern Railway (Widening and Extension of the Lon- roo ‘ 
don and Greenwich Railway) Petition, the Standing ieniad 
Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That the Parties the London aud 


be permitted to proceed with their Bill. fines 


4, Resolved, That in the case of the South-East- South Eastern 
ern Railway (Ashford to Hastings) Petition, the prod " 
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That Hastings.) 


the Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 


5. Resolved, That in the case of the Eastern Eastern Union 
Union and Norwich Railway (No. 2.) Petition, the and Norwich 


- Rail 
Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. No. “4 


6. Resolved, That in the case of the Zondon and London and 
Norwich Direct Railway Petition, the Standing —” 
Orders ought to be dispensed witli; That the Parties 

be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 


7. Resolved, That in the case of the North Wales North — 
Mineral Railway Petition, the Standing Orders gg a 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 


permitted to proceed with their Bill. 


The first, second, third, fourth, sixth and seventh 
Resolutions, being read a second time, were agreed 
to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect London, 

of the Petition for the London, Chatham and North ae 
Kent Railway Bill, which was this day made from Rgijway Bill 
the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might 

be read; and the same being read ; , 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

for making a Railway from London to Canterbury, 

with Branches therefrom: And that Mr. Smythe, 

Mr. Rice and Mr. William Henry Bodkin do pre- 

pare, and bring it in. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the Trent Voller 
Navigation from the Trent to the Mersey ;—and, Railway &gt;. 
Joseph Pease, senior, of Feethams, in the county of 

Durham ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 

selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 

of the Trent Valley Railway Bill,—were presented, 

and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 

to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 





An Act to repeal the Duties of Customs due upon 
the Exportation of certain Goods from the United 
Kingdom, 





heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. — 

A Petition 








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Regis A Petition of John Champ, of Park Cottages, 
‘eprorements Haverstock Hill, in the county of Middlesex, and 
Market 204 — sq of Lyme Regis, in the county of Dorset, Gen- 
WaerworlS  tleman, praying that the Lyme Regis Improvement, 
” Market and Waterworks Bill may not pass into a 

law, as it now stands, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


Rotherham, A Petition of the Right honourable John Savile 
pawtryand = Karl of Scarbrough, taking notice of an intended 
Gainsborouel application for leave to bring in the Rotherham, 
“oe * Bawtry and Gainsborough Junction Railway Bill ; 
' and praying that he may be heard, by his counsel 
or agent, against the same, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That every Committee on a Railway Bill 
shall fix the Tolls, and shall determine the Maximum 
Rates of Charge for the Conveyance of Passengers 
(with a due Amount of Luggage) and of Goods 
on such Railway, and such Rates of Charge shall 
include the Tolls, and the Costs of Locomotive 
Power, and every other Expense connected with the 
Conveyance of Passengers (with a due Amount of 
Luggage) and of Goods upon such Railway ; but if 
the Committee shall not deem it expedient to deter- 
mine such Maximum Rates of Charge, a special 
Report, explanatory of the grounds of their omitting 
so to do, shall be made to the House, which special 
Report shall accompany the Report of the Bill ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by inserting, after the words “such Rail- 
“ way,” the words, “ and the proportion to be ob- 
“ served between such rates of charge respectively.” 

And the Question being proposed, That those 
words be there inserted:—The said proposed Amend- 
ment was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That every Committee on a Railway 
Bill shall fix the ‘Tolls, and shall determine the 
Maximum Rates of Charge for the Conveyance of 
Passengers (with a due Amount of Luggage) and 
of Goods on such Railway, and such Rates of 
Charge shall include the Tolls, and the Costs of 
Locomotive Power, and every other Expense con- 
nected with the Conveyance of Passengers (with a 
due Amount of Luggage) and of Goods upon such 
Railway ; but if the Committee shall not deem it 
expedient to determine such Maximum Rates of 
Charge, a special Report, explanatory of the grounds 
of their omitting so to do, shall be made to the 
House, which special Report shall accompany the 
Report of the Bill. 


Railway Bills. 


Gravesend Mr. Barry Baldwin presented a Bill to enable 

erg the Company of Proprietors of the Thames and 

“aimay Bill. Medway Canal to raise a further Sum of Money, 
and to amend the Acts relating to the said Company, 
and to enable the said Company to widen, extend 
and maintain a Railway from Gravesend to Roches- 
ter: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


London and The House was moved, That the Report in respect 

— ne of the Petition for the London and Norwich Direct 

amy Bill. Railway Bill, which was this day made from the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Elsenham, in the count 
of Essex, to Thetford, in the county of Norfolk, to 
be called The London and Norwich Direct Railway : 
And that Earl Jermyn, Lord Charles Fitzroy and 
Colonel Rushbrooke do prepare, and bring it in. 


Colonies, Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Names of the Legislative 
Council in each of our Colonies or Settlements not 


24° Aprilis. 335 


having Legislative Assemblies, from the year 1836 
to 1844, inclusive, with the Profession of each 
Member ; distinguishing those who hold Appoint- 
ments or Emoluments in the gift of Government 
other than Pay or Allowances attached to their 
Military Rank. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That Mr. Mansel Talbot have leave of Leave of 
absence for a month, on account of illness in his Absence. 
family. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a fast India. 
Return of the Number of Articles imported into 

India on which it is proposed, by the Draft Act of 

the Government of Bengal in February last, to in- 

crease the Rate of Import Duty; stating the Quan- 

tity of each of these Articles imported, the Rate of 

Duty charged, and the Aggregate Amount of Duty 

received on each of these Articles, in each of the 

Ten years 1835 to 1844, both inclusive. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Dog Stealing 
for the further Prevention of the Offence of Dog Bill. 
Stealing: And that Mr. Liddell, Mr. Fitzroy Kelly 

and Major Beresford do prepare, and bring it in. 


Notice being taken that the Petition of Edward Insolvent 
Godson, and others, for repeal of the Insolvent Debtors Act: 
Debtors Act, which was presented upon Tuesday 

last, was not signed upon the Sheet on which the 

Petition was written ; 

Ordered, That the said Petition be withdrawn. 


Petitions from Devonport ; — South Shields ;— Maynooth 
Protestant Dissenting Ministers of the Presbyterian College Bill, 
Denomination, residing in and about the cities ot 
London and Westminster (Chairman and Secretary) ; 
—Bachelors of Arts and Undergraduates in the 
University of Cambridge ;—and, Hardwicke ; pray- 
ing that the Maynooth College Bill may pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Calary ;—Stratford-on-Slaney ;— 
Drummond ;— Tempo ;— Templecarnie ;—Trory ;— 
Cherbury ;—Dean ;— Whissonsett and Horningtoft ; 
— Portsea; — Ramsay ; — Oldfield ; —. Troon ; — 
Stewarton ;—Strathaven (Moderator and Clerk ;— 
Mauchline ;—Dundonald ;—Kilmarnock (three Pe- 
titions) ;—Presbytery of Hamilton (Moderator and 
Presbytery Clerk) ; —Cumbernauld ;— Rutherglen ; 
— Renfrew ; —Reverend G. 8. Ingram ;—Cambus- 
lang ;—Beith ; —Dughorn, &amp;c. ; —Catrine ;—Gal- 
ston ;—Carsphairn and Dulmallington ;— Monckton ; 
— Buckhurst Hill; —South Cave;—Maquiresbridge; 
—Pluscarden ; —Ottery Saint Mary ; —Marystowe 
and Thrushelton;--Clist Saint George;—Presbytery 
of Linlithgow (Moderator) ;—Deanery of Pydar ;— 
Saltash (Mayor) ;-- Thomas Gough, Charles Troward 
and others ; — Stow-on-the-Wold ; — Dalkeith ; — 
Glasgow (three Petitions) ;—Holytoun ;— Presby- 
tery of Irvine (Moderator) ; — Hillingsclough ; — 
Kettering ;— Tredegar (two Petitions) ; —Carlisle ; 
— Guisbrough ; —Todmorden ; —Carrickfergus ; — 
Saffron Walden ; —Newchapel ;— Tralee ;— Airdrie 
(Chairman) ; -——Bryndu ; — Harleston ; —Anstruther 
Easter ;—Kinglassie ;—Logie, Kilmaury and Bal- 
merino ;—Arbroath (Chairman) (four Petitions) ;— 
Leslie ;—Straithness ;—Leven (Fife) (Chairman) ;— 
Presbytery of Cupar Fife (Presbytery Clerk) ; — 
Leuchars ;— Wemyss ; —Kirkaldy ;— Southwark ;— 
Archdeaconry of Salop ;~-Saint Martin’s (Salop) ; 
— Llanulan ; — Oswestry ; —- Dublin ; — Moy ; — 
Chilmark ; — Aghavoe ; — Outragh ; — Donough- 
more; — Geashill ; —Moybologne, otherwise Bailie- 
borough ; — Killersherdang ; — Craigs ; — Callan; 
— Blendworth ; — Bicester ; —Dunbar ; — Upnor ; 





Vou. 100. 





— Talgarth; — Presbytery of Selkirk (Moderator 
uu4 and 








Maynooth 
College 
[Grant from 
Consolidated 
Fund.] 


Tnfeftment 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Heritable 
Securities 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Colonial 


336 


and Clerk); — Surrey Chapel, Blackfriar’s-road ; 
— Whitechurch ; — Boxford ;— Wyke ; — Lough- 
borough ; — Havering-atte-Bower ; — Llangerniw ; 
—Ashby-de-la-Zouch ; — Kingston ; —Hey ; -- Wal- 
ton; — Banbury ; — Norwood ; — Lambeth ;— H. 
NN. Beaver, Jabez Wilkinson and others; — Pro- 
vincial Synod of Ross; — Nigy ; — Chetwode ; — 
Odiham ;—Ballyjamesduff ;— Templeport ; — Cross- 
enclough, alias Kildrumfeston ; — Billigs ; —Deri- 
tend ; —Stratton Saint Margaret ; — Clifton-upon- 
Dunsmore ; — Dunton Bassett ; — Liverpool ; — 
Butley-cum-Capel Saint Andrew ; — Leiston ; — 
Woodbridge ; — North Leith; — South Leith; — 
Michelmersh ;—Ampton ;-—Snailbeach ;— Wigan ;— 
Carlton ; — Westbury-on-Trym ; — Harpenden ; —— 
Sutton-in-Ashfield ;-- Wootton ;-— Gosforth ;--John- 
stone ;--Strathann ;— Borgue ;— Govan ;— Bowden ; 
—Saint Ewe;--South Shields ; —Pentonville ;-—- 
Guiseley ;-- Yeadon ; -—Ketteringham ;—Aldburgh ; 
— Stirling ; --Helmingham ; —-Eastbourne ; — and, 
Hastings; praying that the said Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, 
was vesterday proposed to be made to the Question, 
That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; [for the 
House to resolve itself into a Committee to consider 
of making provision out of the Consolidated Fund 
for the maintenance of the College of Maynooth] ; 

And which Amendment was, to leave out from the 
word “ That” to the end of the Question, in order 
to add the words, “ it is the Opinion of this House, 
“* that any provision to be made for the purposes of 
“ the present Bill, ought to be taken from the funds 
“ already applicable to Ecclesiastical purposes in 
“ Treland,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
the words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :—The House resumed the said adjourned 
Debate. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 25° die Aprilis, 1845: 


And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
=_— Mr. Young, 
Tellers for the Yeas,{ Mr. Fat 
Mr. Ward, 
Captain Berkeley: 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee ; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made Progress 
in the matter to them referred; and that he was di- 
rected to move, That the Committee may have leave 
to sit again. 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Baring: } 32 A 
| 
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Tellers for the Noes, 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Infeftment (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this 
day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Heritable Securities (Scotland) Bill ; 
P Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this 

ay. 


Mr. Greene reported the Colonial Passengers 


Passengers Bill. Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 


to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


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A. 1845. 


Mr. Greene reported the Museums of Art Bill ; Museums of 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to, — Art Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed Atmospheric 
to inquire into the merits of the Atmospheric System Railways, 
of Railway, have power to report their Observations No. 950, 
thereupon tothe House ; together with the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before them. 

Mr. Bingham Baring reported from the said Select 
Committee ; That they had considered the matters 
to them referred, and directed him to make a Report 
thereof to the House, together with the Minutes of 
the Evidence taken before them, with an Index. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an Public Income 
Account of the Income and Expenditure for the and Expendi. 
year ended the 5th day of April 1845, together with 
the Balances in the Exchequer at the commencement 
and at the termination of the year, and the Amount 
of Funded or Unfunded Debt created or redeemed 
in the said year. 


A Petition of the Scotswood Bridge Company, Whittle Dean 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel car 
or agents, against certain parts of the Whittle Dean ~™ 
Waterworks Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon ‘their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Feuars, Merchants, Manufacturers Heritable 
and other Inhabitants of the town of Kilmarnock, ose ; 
praying that the Heritable Securities (Scotland) ; (Seren... 
and, Infeftment (Scotland) Bills, may not pass into (Scotland) 
law, as they now stand, was presented, and read ; Bills. 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Salt Manufacturers, in the county Smoke Prohi- 
of Chester, praying the House to insert a clause in bition Bill. 
the Smoke Prohibition Bill to exempt the works of 
the Petitioners from the operation of its provisions, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of John Curling, Clerk to the Commis- Bermondsey 

sioners for the Improvement of the Waterside Divi- (nee) Bill 
sion of Bermondsey, in the county of Surrey, com- ‘ mT 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, in 
respect to the Bermondsey Improvement (No. 2.) 
Bill, had not been complied with, and praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his agent and wit- 
nesses, against the same, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
one of theclock on Friday morning, adjourned 
till this day. 








Veneris, 25° die Aprilts ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


M* Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in ; Tea. 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders, 
—Further Return to an Order, dated the 11th day 
of February last, for Returns showing the Number of 
Pounds Weight of each of the different Varieties of 
Tea sold by the East India Company for Home 
Consumption, in each year, from 1740 down to the 
Termination of the Company’s Sales ; the Prices at 
which such Teas were sold at the Company’s Sales ; 
the Total Rates of Duty respectively charged on 
each Variety of Tea, and the Total Annual ieee” 



























































8 VicTORIZ. 


f of the Duties ; and, showing the Number of Pounds 
Weight of Tea entered for Consumption in each year, 
from the Abolition of the Company’s Commercial 
Monopoly down to 1844, inclusive; the Rates of 
Duty on the same, and the Total Annual Produce 
of the Duties, (so far as relates to the Annual Con- 

¢ sumption of Tea, the Rates of Duty levied thereon, 
and the Revenue derived from the same). 

. Property Tax A Return showing the Total Number of Houses 

and Windows: 5 -sessed to the Property Tax in the year 1844, in 

the following Streets, Squares and Courts in West- 
minster and Nig’ eg viz., Regent-street, Saint 
James’s-square, Berkeley-square, Oxford-street, Gros- 
venor-square, Piccadilly, Peter-street Westminster, 
Lancashire-court Westminster, Berwick-street Soho, 
Chapel-court Westminster, Little Stanhope-street 
Saint George’s, Dufour’s-place Saint James's, Cross- 
street Saint James’s, Broad-street Poland-street ; 
distinguishing those assessed under the value of £.10 
a year, those amounting to £.10 a year and under 
£.20 a year, amounting to £.20 and under £.30, 
amounting to £.30 and under £.40, amounting to £.40 
and under £.50, amounting to £.50 and under £.60, 
amounting to £.60 and under £. 70, amounting to£.70 
and under £.80, amounting to £.80 and under £.90, 
amounting to £.90 and under £.100, amounting to 

- £.100 and under £.150, amounting to £.150 and 

| under £.200, amounting to £.200 and under £.250, 
amounting £.250 and under £.300, amounting to 
£.300 and under £.400, amounting to £.400 and 
under £.500, amounting to £.500 and under £.750, 
amounting to £.750 and under £.1,000, amounting 
to £.1,000 and under £. 2,000, amounting to £.2,000 
or upwards: Also, a similar Return of the Amount 
of Window Duty paid by the several Houses assessed 
in each of the above Classes, distinguishing the 
Amount paid for each Class. 

| Pablie Income An Account of the Income and Expenditure for 

ent md Expendi« the year ended the 5th day of April 1845, together 

bata with the Balances in the Exchequer at the com- 
mencement and at the termination of the year, and 
the Amount of Funded or Unfunded Debt created 
or redeemed in the said year. 

Colonial Mr. Crafer also presented,—Return to an Address 

Accounts. to Her Majesty, dated the 20th day of February 

last, for Returns of the Colonies from which the 
Accounts for 1842 and 1843 have not been received : 
—Of the Periods up to which the Accounts of the 
several Colonies have been audited by the Commis- 
sioners, each Colony separately stated :—Of any 
Minutes of the Audit Board, and of any Instructions 
from the Colonial Office, for expediting the Returns 
of the Colonial Accounts, since 1837 :—And, of any 
Treasury Minutes since 1837, on the subject of the 
Arrears of the Colonial Accounts:—And then he 
withdrew. 


Ordered, Thatthesaid Papers do lie upon the Table. 


25° Aprilis. 337 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the port of Seaton Sluice, Newcastle 

and of Hartley, in the county of Northumberland, #4 nage 
‘ Ps : . . Railway; and, 

and its vicinity ;—and, Inhabitants and Occupiers of Northumber- 

the townships of Buller’s Green and Newminster laud Railway 

Abbey, in the parish of Morpeth, in the county of Bills 

Northumberland; praying that the Newcastle and 

Berwick Railway Bill may pass into a law; and, that 

the Northumberland Railway Bill may not pass into 

a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of 

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, praying that the Newcastle 

and Berwick Railway Bill may pass into a law; and 

that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 

or agents, against certain parts of the Northumber- 

land Railway Bill, was also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bills; and the Petitioners heard, 

by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 

Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 

favour of the Northumberland Railway Bill, against 

the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Oxford and 
Woodstock, and its neighbourhood, in the county of Rugby ny 
Oxford, praying that the Ozford and Rugby Rail-  ~ 

way Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property Southampton 
in the parish of Milbrook, in the county of South- ae ana 
ampton, praying that the Southampton and Dor- eit 
chester Railway Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 

Petition of Charles Marett, of the parish of Saint 
Michael, in the town and county of the town of 
Southampton, Gentleman ;—William Henry Roe, 
of the town and county of the town of Southampton, 
Builder ;—Commissioners for paving, lighting and 
improving the town of Southampton ;—and, James 
Whitchurch, of Norland-place, Notting Hill, n the 
county of Middlesex, Esquire; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the said Bill,—were also 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Citi- London and 





Bermondsey Ordered, That the Petition of John Curling, Clerk 
(es) tan to the Commissioners for the Improvement of the 
oe" Waterside Division of the Parish of Bermondsey, 
which was presented yesterday, complaining that the 

Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the 
Bermondsey Improvement (No. 2.) Bill, had not 

been complied with; and praying that he may be 

heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, against 

the same, be referred to the Select Committee on 

Petitions for Private Bills. 


Midland Raile A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough and 
teeayon ancient sea-port town of Wisbech, and its vicinity, 
"praying that the Midland Railways (Ely to Lincoln) 

Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


culaooth Har A Petition of the Right reverend Henry Lord 

nent Bi Bishop of Exeter, praying that he may be heard, 
by his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Falmouth Harbour [mprovement Bill, was presented, 
and read. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


zens, of the city of York, praying that the London Kerk Railway 
and York Railway Bill may not pass into a law, as ~ 

it now stands, was presented, and read; and re- 

ferred to the Committee on the Bill. 

A Petition of Owners or Occupiers of property 
in York, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the said Bill, was also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Anthony Hudson, of the city of Nor- Yarmouth 
wich, Banker ;—and, Chairman of the Board of a4 Norwich 
Trustees of the Charities in Morwich, called The re 
Great Hospital, and Cook’s Hospital ; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Yarmouth and 
Norwich Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 





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Geena yne a 


cremmenapenes: | tbe 


Birkenhead, 
Manchester 
and Cheshire 
Junction Rail- 
way. 


Birkenhead, 
Manchester 
and Cheshire 
Junction Rail- 
way. 


Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Dublin and 
Belfast Junction 
Railway, with 
a Brauch to 
Kells, Bill. 


Newark and 
Sheftield 
Railway Bill. 


Glasgow, 
Barrhead and 


Neilston Direct ". . ° r Y 
Railway Bill, Village of Neilston, to be called The Glasgow, Barr- 


Trent Valley 
Railway Bill. 


338 


their Petitions, ifthey think fit; and counsel heard, | 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Matthew Green and others, Owners 
of land proposed to be taken for the purposes of 


\ 66. 


81. 


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the Bill hereinafter mentioned, taking notice of the 
application for leave to bring in the Birkenhead, 
praying that such Bill may not pass into law, was 
_ and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That the Birkenhead, Manchester and Cheshire 
Promoters being required to introduce Clauses &gt; 
venting them from taking the property of Mr. 
his consent, and from taking any property in the 
parish of Ince, for the purpose of constructing the 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

Tellers for the { Sir Philip Egerton, 

Yeas, Mr. Tatton Egerton : 
Noes, Mr. Greene: 
So it passed in the Negative. 
Master of Arts, Head Master of Queen Elizabeth’s 
Grammar School, Gainsborough, praying that the 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Committee on 

A Petition of Trustees of the turnpike-road from 
Barton Waterside-house to Riseham Hedge-corner, 
therewith, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bull, against the said Petition. 

a Branch to Kells, Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed. 
mittee of Selection. 

A Petition of the Most noble William Spencer 
the under-mentioned Railway, praying that they may 
be heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition he referred to the 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 


Manchester and Cheshire Junction Railway Bill; and 
able. 

Junction Railway Bill be permitted to proceed, the 

James Stanton, in the parish of Runcorn, without 

Branch Railway from Elton to Upton; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Estcourt, 

A Petition of the Reverend James Henry Willan, 
Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway Bill 
the Bill. 
and other roads in the county of Lincoln connected 
parts of the said Bill, was also presented, and read. 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 

The Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway, with 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
Duke of Devonshire, and Land-owners on the line of 
parts of the Newark and Sheffield Railway Bill, was 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Lockhart presented a Bill, for making a Rail- 
way from Glasgow to Crofthead, near the town or 





head and Neilston Direct Railway: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Petitions of William Stratford Dugdale, Esquire, | 
a Member of the House ;— William Henry Place, 
of Weddington Hall, in the county of Warwick, | 
Esquire ;— John Moss, Robertson Gladstone and | 
Joseph Hornby, Esquires ;—and, the Grand Junc- | 
tion Railway Company ; praying that they may be | 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Trent Valley Railway Bill,— | 
were presented, and read, 


iby himself, his counsel or agent, 


A. 1845. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions, 


Petitions from Abercorn ;—and, Renfield ; pray- Lord’ 
ing the House to make it imperative on all Railway 
Companies in Scotland to abstain from running 
Trains on the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ss Day. 


A Petition of the Clerk to the Commissioners of Newcastle 
the North Shields Improvement Act, praying that and Berwick 
the Newcastle and Berwick Railway Bill may pass Railway Bill, 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Wholesale and Retail Grocers and 
Drapers, and other Inhabitants interested in the 
trade of the town of Alnwick, in the county of 
Northumberland, praying that the said Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was also presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- Northumber. 
bourhood of Belford ;—Inhabitants of the borough land Railway; 
of Gateshead ;—Inhabitants of the town of New- ot 

; twick 
castle-upon- Tyne ;—Inhabitants of the town and Railway Bills 
neighbourhood of Kelso ;—Inhabitants of the town 
of Wooller and of Glendale Ward ;—Inhabitants of 
the city of Durham ;--and, Inhabitants of the town of 
Chester-le-Street ; praying that the Morthumberland 
Railway Bill may pass into a law; and, that the 
Newcastle and Berwick Railway Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Joseph Lamb, of Newcastle-wpon- Newcastle- 
Tyne, Esquire, and Richard Metcalf, of the borough wpon-Tyne and 
of Tynemouth, Gentleman, praying that they may be Railway ‘Tyne: 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against mouth Exten- 
certain parts of the Newcastle-upon- Tyne and North so): &amp;¢» Bill 
Shields Railway (Tynemouth Extension, &amp;c.,) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on Group (E.) of Railway Bills; and the 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petition, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petition. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee on Trent Valley 
the Manchester and Birmingham Extension Railway Railway Bil. 
(Stone and Rugby) Bill, in the Session of 1839, to- 
gether with the Minutes of Evidence taken on that 
occasion, be referred to the Committee on the Trent 
Valley Railway Bill. 


Petitions of Thomas Roylance, of the borough of Manchester and 
Macclesfield, in the county of Chester, Timber-mer- eo an 
chant ;—and, John Rowbotham, of the borough of ,3y Branch) 
Macclesfield, in the county of Chester, Silk-manu- Bill. 
facturer, Mayor of the said borough ;_ praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Manchester and 
Birmingham Railway (Ashton Branch) Bill, —were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 


\their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 


in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petitionof Sir William Pilkington, 
Court, in the county of Monmouth, and of Chevet, 
in the county of York, Baronet, praying that he may 
be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the South Wales Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. Rd 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
upon his Peti- 

tion, 


of Wonastow South Wales 
Railway Bill. 





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tion, if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Gnd Junction Petitions of Bankers, Merchants and other Inha- 

Railway Bil. itants of the parish of Wolverhampton, in the county 
of Stafford ;—Dudley, in the county of Worcester ;— 
Inhabitants of Bilston, Westbromwich, Tipton, Smeth- 
wick and Oldbury, in the counties of Stafford and 
Salop ;—Members of the Provisional Committee 
appointed for promoting the making of the Churnet 
Potteries and TZrent Junction Railway ;—Owners 
and Occupiers of lands, tenements and heredita- 
ments in the several parishes of Wednesbury, West- 
bromwich, Tipton and Dudley, in the counties of 
Stafford and Worcester ;—and, Coal and Iron Mas- 
ters of the South Staffordshire Mineral District ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Grand Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Glasgow, Petitions from Dundalk ;—Dornock ;—Cummer- 

rene trees ;—Mauchline ;—and, Grraitney ; praying that 

way Bil " the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Cork and The Cork and Bandon Railway Bill was read a 

sone Be second time; and committed. 

en Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Loudon and Petitions from Eccleshill ;—Grantham;— Hitchin; 

re — South Mimms and other places ;— Biggleswade 

” Union ;—Henlow and Clifton ;—Codicote and other 
places ; — Shefford; — Colsterworth ; — Leeds ; — 
Potters Bar and other places ;—Baldock ;—and, 
Lilley, Offiey and Perton Totteridge; praying that 
the London and York Railway Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


London A Petition of the Sheriff of the county of Zin- 
— ang, C2, praying that the London and York Railway 
Gainsborough Bill; and, the Gainsborough and Grimsby Railway 
andGrimsby Bill may pass into law, was presented, and read ; 


Railway Bills. and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Cambridge Petitions from Inhabitants of Wansford;-- Stilton ; 
— —Saint Neot’s ;—Langreville, Fritheville and West- 
y3 — - E oe ee : 
and, London Ville ; —Benington ; — Wyberton ; — Sibsey ;—Shir- 
and York == beck ; — Swineshead ; — Wrangle ; —Gosberton ; — 


Railway Bills. Teahe ;— Frieston ;— Kirton ;— Wainfleet ;—Sutter- 
ton and Algarkirke;— Fishtoft ;—Friskney ;—Lever- 
ton ; — Butterwick ; —Frampton;— Corporation of 
Boston ;—Inhabitants of Everton ;—Clayworth ;-- 
Fenwick and Moss ;— Hootton Pagnell ;— Tempel 
Hirst ;-- South Elmsall ; —Tickhill ;—Pollington 
and Hensale ;—Owstonin ;— Gringley ;—Cantley ; 
Horbury ;—Armthorpe ; —Burghwallis ; -- Barnby- 
upon-Dun ;-—Finningley ;— Checkheaton ;— Adwick- 
le-Street ; — Arksey ; —Maltersea ;-- Campsall ; 
Newark ;—Spalding ;—Spilsby ;—Louth ;--Gains- 
borough ; — Tattershall ;— Horncastle ;— Boston ;— 
Brothertoft ;— Corby ;—Tuxford ;— East Retford ; 
— Grantham ;— Wakefield ; — Peterborough ;—Sut- 
ton ;—and, Corlton-upon-Trent ; praying that the 
Cambridge and Lincoln Railway Bill may not pass 
into a law; and, that the London and York Railway 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Cambridge Petitions from Great Shelford and other places ; 
i. —West Wratting and other places ;—Grantchester ; 
ye —Cherry Hinton and other places ;-— Cambridge ; 
—Histon and Impington ;— Milton ; — Oakington; 

—Heads of Colleges and Members of the University 

of Cambridge ; —Lincoln ; —Surfleet ; —Cowbit ;-- 
Pinchbeck ;—Deepingfen ;---Deeping Saint James ; 

— Crowland ; — Stamford ;— Bourn ;—Spalding ;— 

and, Corporation of Cambridge; praying that the 

ety Lincoln Railway Bill may pass into 

ou. 100. 





25° Aprilis. 339 


a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and other London and 
Inhabitants of the borough of Sheffield, in the West brig 
Riding of the county of York, praying that the oe a ” 
London and York Railway Bill may pass into a law, (Swinton to 
and that the Midland Railways (Swinton to Lin- Lincoln) Bills. 
coln) Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Stourbridge Extension Canal London, 
Company, praying that they may be heard, by .V wry hed 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain shire Railway 
parts of the London, Worcester and South Stafford- (Dudley and 
shire Railway (Dudley and Sedgley Branch) Bill, ——e. Bill 
was presented, and read; and referred to the Com- = 


mittee on Group (F.) of Railway Bills. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Monestien 
the Report on the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Coal Turn (Pons, 

| Turn Bill. 
Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. en 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Petitions from Dublin ;—and, Rathmines; pray- Dublin Pipe 
ing that the Dublin Pipe Water Bill may pass into Wt Bil 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


The Dublin Pipe Water Bill was read a second Dublin Pipe 
time ; and committed. Weter Bis. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Second Agricultural ‘ 
Reading of the Agricultural and Commercial Bank p@Commercial 
of Ireland Bill. Bill, 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add 
the words “ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 
stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the f Mr. Grogan, 69 
Yeas, Mr. Hamilton: } ° 

Tellers for the J Mr. Watson, } 58 
Noes, Mr. Barry Baldwin: ? 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 
time: —The Bill was accordingly read a second 
time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Company of Pro- Midland Rail- 
prietors of the Navigation of the River Dun, praying — Brauches 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents," * 
against certain parts of the Midland Railway Branches 
Bill, which was presented yesterday, be referred to 
the Committee on the Group of Railway Bills in 
which that Bill is comprised ; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Petitions of the Company of Direct Northern 
Proprietors of the Navigation of the River Dun — (Noa (Line 
and, Shippers, Boat-owners, Traders and others coin to York) 
using the Navigation of the River Dun, in the Bill. 
West Riding of the county of York, which were 
agra yesterday, praying that they may be heard, 

y their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Direct Northern Railway (No. 2.) (Lincoln to 

York) Bill, be referred to the Committee on the 
Group of Railway Bills in which that Bill is com- 
prised ; and the Petitioners heard, by their counsel 

xx 2 or 


a a CO ea 


oe ea Tmt: OST NERS 


eines 








South Eastern 
Railway (Tun- 
bridge to Tun- 
bridge Wells) 

Bill. 


South Eastern 
Railway 
(Ashford to 
Hastings) Bill. 


South Eastern 
Railway 
(Widening and 
Extension of 


340 


or agents, upon their Petition, if they think fit ; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petitions. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the South Eastern Railway 
(Tunbridge to Tunbridge Wells) Bill, which was 
yesterday made from the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the South-Eastern Railway Company to 
make or complete a Branch Railway from the South- 
Eastern Railway, at Tunbridge, to Tunbridge Wells : 
And that Mr. Plumptre and Mr. Elphinstone do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the are in respect 
of the Petition for the South-Eastern Railway (Ash- 
ford to Hastings) Bill, which was yesterday made 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the South-Eastern Railway Company to 
make a Railway from oe to Hastings: And 
that Mr. Plumptre and Mr. Hollond do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the South-Eastern Railway 
(Widening and Extension of the London and Green- 


the London and wich Railway) Bill, which was yesterday made from 


Greenwich 
Railway) Bill. 


Harrogate and 
Ripon Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Newry and 
Enniskillen 
Railway Bill, 


Paisley Gas 
Rill, 


Castle Hill 
( Wexford) 
Docks Bill, 


Goole and 
Doucaster 
Railway. 


the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might 
be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the South-Eastern Railway Company to 
widen certain parts of the London and Greenwich 
Railway, and to extend the same to Croom’s Hill, 
Greenwich: And that Mr. Plumptre and Mr. El- 
phinstone do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Thorner, in the 
county of York, praying that the Harrogate and 
Ripon Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The Newry and Enniskillen Railway Bill was 
read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


An ingrossed Bill for the better lighting of the 
Town and Suburbs of Paisley with Gas, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hastie do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners and Mem- 
bers of the Chamber of Commerce, Wexford, pray- 
ing that the Castle Hill (Wexford) Docks Bill may 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of Merchants, Ship-owners and Traders 
in the town of Wexford ;—Wexford Harbour Com- 
missioners ;—and, Creditors of the Wexford Harbour 
Commissioners ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the said Bill,—were also presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of Ro- 
bert Baxter, which was presented upon Monda 
last, complaining of non-compliance with the Stand- 
ing Orders, in the case of the Petition forthe Goole 
and Doncaster Railway Bill, might be read; and 
the same being read ; 


25° Aprils. 


A. 1845. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to enter- 
tain and consider the said Petition, although the 
same was not presented three clear days before the 
meeting of the Sub-Committee thereon. 


A Petition of John Farrer, of Manchester, in the Agricultura) 
county of Lancaster, Gentleman, a Shareholder in 24 Commercial 
the Agricultural and Commercial Bank of Ireland, pi; of Ireland 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the Agricul- 
tural and Commercial Bank of Jreland Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Grimsby Haven Company, for Grimsby Docks, 
leave to present a Petition for leave to bring ina 
Bill for making additional Docks and other Works 
at the Haven of the Town and Port of Great 
Grimsby, and for amending the Acts relating to the 
said Haven, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


The Wexford, Carlow and Dublin Junction Rail- Wexford, Car. 
way Bill was read a second time; and committed. !ow and Dublin 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- a 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Tullamore ;—County of Galway ; Irish Great 
—Portarlington;—and, Galway; taking notice of Westen Rail. 
the application for leave to bring in the Lrish Great oe &gt; 
Western Railway (Dublin to Galway) Bill; and 
praying that such Bill may pass into law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Edward Rose Tunno, of Upper Corawall 
Brook-street, Grosvenor-square, Esquire, praying Railway Bil, 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the Cornwall Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Charles Bodenham, of Rotherwas, Marmont 
in the county of Hereford, Esquire, praying that he Railway Bill 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Monmouth and Here- 
ford Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ely and 
Huntingdon 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of the Eastern Counties Railway Com- 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Ely and Huntingdon Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Wolverhampton; — Leamington oa 
Priors ; — Warwick ;—and, Bicester; praying that South Stafford- 
the London, Worcester, and South Staffordshire shire Railway 


Railway Bill may pass intoa law,—were presented, Bill. 


y | and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Devizes, in the Wilts, Somers 
county of Wilts, praying that the Wilts, Somerset, alles Bill 
and Weymouth Railway Bill may not pass into a 

aw, 








cial 
and 


ks, 


set 
ith 


Hull and 
Gainsborough 
Railway. 


Norwich aud 
Brandon Rail+ 
way Deviation, 
and Diss and 
Dereham 
Branches Bill, 


North Wales 
Mineral Rail- 
way Bill, 


Rotherham, 
Bawtry and 
Gainsborough 
Junction 
Railway, 


Manchest er 


Court of Record 


(No, 2.) Bill, 


8 VicTORIZ. 


law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 

Petitions of Robert Herbert Brabant, of Devizes, 
in the county of Wilts, Esquire, Doctor in Medi- 
cine, and one of the Justices of the Peace for the 
county of Wilts, and William Hughes, of Devizes, 
aforesaid, Esquire and Banker, also one of the 
Justices of the Peace for the said county ;—Reve- 
rend Alexander Browne, Curate of the parish of Cat- 
tistock, in the county of Dorset ;—and, the Reverend 
Henry Bennett, Rector of Sparkford, in the county 
of Somerset; praying that they may be heard, by 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
said Bill,—were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Commissioners for draining lands 
within the Level of Ancholme, in the county of Lin- 
coln, and making certain parts of the River Ancholme 
navigable ;—and, Owners and Occupiers of pro- 
perty on the line and in the neighbourhood of the 
Railway hereinafter mentioned ; taking notice of the 
application for leave to bring in the Hull and Gains- 
borough Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill 
may not pass into law, as it now stands, and that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts thereof, were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on Group (U.) of Railway Bills ; 
and the Petitioners heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, ifthey think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the application, 
against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of William Robinson, of the city of 
Norwich, Gentleman, praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain 
parts of the Norwich and Brandon Railway Devia- 
tion, and Diss and Dereham Branches Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the North Wales Mineral Railway 
Bill, which was yesterday made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to authorize the North Wales Mineral Railway 
Company to extend their line to Ruabon, and to 
make a Andie Railway from Rhos Robin to Mi- 
nera, and to raise additional Capital for those pur- 
poses; And that Mr. Mainwaring and Mr. Bagot 


do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Right honour- 
able John Savile, Ear] of Scarbrough, which was pre- 
sented yesterday, praying that he may be heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, against the intended 
application for the Rotherham, p sow and Gains- 
borough Junction Railway Bill, be referred to the 
Committee on Group (X.) of Railway Bills, and the 
Petitioner heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
upon his Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the project, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Milner Gibson presented a Bill for more 
effectually constituting and regulating the Court of 
Record within the the Borough of Manchester, and 
for extending the Jurisdiction of the said Court: And 
the same was read the first time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Vor. 100. 





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Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, to examine, and report to the House, whe- 
h er there are any provisions introduced into the Bill 
Inconsistent with the Standing Orders of this House. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands inthe Parish Foulmire _ 
of Foulmire, in the County of Cambridge, was read I»closure Bill, 
the third time ; 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Cornwall Legh do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Edinburgh, Scottish Central 
praying that the Scottish Central Railway Bill may Railway Bill. 
ass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Charles Bowles Bristol and 
Hare and others, which was presented yesterday, ae 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Bristol and Exeter Railway Branches Bill, be re- 
ferred to the Committee on Group (G.) of Railway 
Bills; and the Petitioners heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petition if they 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Calvert’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; and Calvert’s 
committed. Estate Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of the Reverend James Dundas, Vicar Berks and 
of Kintbury, in the county of Berks, praying that Hants Railway 
he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against Bill. 
certain parts of the Berks and Hants Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill, and the Petitioner heard, b 
his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he thin 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Gran- Cambridge 
tham, and its neighbourhood, praying that the Cam- na 
bridge and Lincoln Railway Bill may not pass into ore 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, and Sheffield and 
other Inhabitants of the borough of Sheffield, in the pane ig 
county of York, praying that the Sheffield and Lin- way Bill. 
colnshire Junction Railway Bill may not pass into a 
law, as it now stands, was presented, and read; and 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- Eastern Coun- 
bourhood of Potton, in the county of Bedford ;— " oor 
and, Inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of Sosleewade 
Biggleswade, in the county of Bedford; praying Line); and, 
that the Eastern Counties Railway (Hertford an — &gt; 
Biggleswade Line Bill) may not pass into a law; pi), 
and, that the London and York Railway Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough and Bedford and 
neighbourhood of Bedford, praying that the Bed- — = 
ford and London and Birmingham Railway Bill may Relea; and, 
not pass into a law; and, that the London and York London and 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented York Railway 


and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. eens 


Petitions from Cleethorpes ;— Waltham ;— Great shefiield and 
Grimsby (two Petitions) ;—Harbrough and Imming- ee 
ham ;—Saxby and other places ;— Middle Rasen and —.' A 
other places ;—- Cadney ;—Market Rasen (two Pe- 
titions) ;— Kirkby and other places ;— Binbrook ;— 

Scarthoe ;—Great Limber and Keelby ;— Laceby ;— 
Sheffield ;— Handsworth ;—Grayingham and other 
places ;— Kirton-in-Lindsey ;—Croxton and other 
places ;—Cleatham and other places ;—Glandford 
Brigg ;—Worlaby and other won ;—Elsham and 





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Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Weights and 
Measures 
(Treland.) 


Banking 
(Scotland. ) 


Universities 
(Scotland. ) 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses, 


Church of 
England. 


342 


other places ;—Broughton and Scawby ;—Tealby ; 
—Stallingborough, Healing and Little Coates ; — 
North Walingham, Hainton, Sizxhills and Ludford ; 
— East Retford ;—Echington, Staveley, &amp;c. ;— Killa- 
marsh and Beighton ;— Caistor ;—North Kelsey and 
South Kelsey ;— Grasby ;— Redbourne and other 
places ;— Linwood and other places ;— Walesby and 
other places ;—and, Lincoln; praying that the Shef- 
field and Lincolnshire Junction Railway Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Walesby and other places ;— Great 
Grimsby (two Petitions) ;— Middle Rasen and other 
places ;— Tealby ;— Cleethorpes ;-- Kirkby and other 
places ;—Sazxby and other places ;—LZinwood and 
other places ;— Grasby ; — Binbrook ;— Waltham ; 
— Lincoln; — Croxton ; — Kirton-in-Lindsey ; 
Grayingham and other places ;—Elsham and other 
places ;—Cleatham ; — Broughton and Scawby ;— 
Cadney-cum-Howshaw ;-- Wornaby and other places ; 
—Laceby ;—Great Limber and Keelby ;— Market 
Rasen (two Petitions) ;—North Kelsey and South 
Kelsey ;—Harbrough and Immingham ;—Scarthoe ; 
—WNorth Willingham ;—Glandford Brigg ; — Red- 
bourne and other places ;—Stallingborough ;— Cais- 
tor ;—and, Sherif of the county of Lincoln; praying 
that the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Rail- 
way Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inspectors of Weights and Measures 
in the several counties, cities and towns im Jreland, 
stating that the Petitioners, having seen in the Re- 
port of the Landlord and Tenant Commissioners a 
recommendation that the duties hitherto attached 
to their situations should henceforth be undertaken 
by the police, respectfully protest against any abo- 
lition or consolidation of their situations with other 
offices ; and praying that in any alteration that may 
take place, the House will consider their claims, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Rothesay ;—and, Dunbar; praying 
the House not to enact any law which will alter the 
pr sent system of Banking in Scotland,—were pre- 

ented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Saint Andrew’s;—and, Presbytery 
Clerk of the United Associate Presbytery of Cupar ; 
praying the House to repeal the existing religious 
tests in the Universities of Scotland,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Parochial Clergy of the Archdea- 
conry of Ely, praying the House to pass a Bill for 
preventing the union of the Dioceses of Saint Asaph 
and Bangor, and for providing at the same time 
for the immediate appointment of a Bishop to the 
newly-erected See of Manchester, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Churchwardens and Parishioners 
of the parish of Saint Clement, in the county of 
Cornwall, stating that the Petitioners have viewed, 
with the greatest alarm, attempts to introduce prac- 
tices and customs into the services of the Church 
at variance with those which have been long esta- 
blished among them; and praying the House to 
adopt measures for restoring peace and harmony to 
the country, and to the diocese of Exeter in parti- 


cular, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Minister, Elders and Deacons of 
Renfield Free Church, Glasgow, praying the House 
to adopt measures for securing the due observance 
of the Lord’s Day, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


25° Aprilis. 








A. 1845, 


A Petition of the Secretary of the Dublin, Glas- Lighthouses, 
gow and Cork Steam Packet Company, praying the 
House to afford relief to the mercantile interest of 
the country by the abolition of the payment of light 
dues, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Lighthouses. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Brigs, 
Copy of Commander Matson’s Report of the last “ Dating,” &amp;, 
Sailing Trials between Her Majesty’s Brigs “ Dar- 
ing,” “ Espiegle” and “ Flying Fish.” 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a p,u, 
Return of all Banks in Ireland which have become (Ireland,) 
Bankrupt since the year 1825, with the Date of the 
year in which such Bankruptcy has taken taken 
place. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Agricultural 
Copy of Correspondence between the Board of Statistics. 
Trade and other Public Departments relative to 
Agricultural Statistics. 
May 
Ordered, That the Petitions of the Company of DirectNorthem ” 
Proprietors of the Stainforth and Keadby Canal Railway. 
Navigation, in the West Riding of Yorkshire ;—and, 
Trustees of the turnpike-road from Bawtry to Selby, 
both in the West Riding of Yorkshire, which were 
presented upon the 1st day of this instant April; 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring 
in the Direct Northern Railway Bill, and praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts thereof, be referred 
to the Committee on the Group of Railway Bills in 
which that project is comprised ; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the project, against the said Petitions. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Newington 
Copy of all Correspondence between the Rector of Worbhouse. 
Newington (Surrey), the Churchwardens, Overseers 
or Guardians of the Poor, and the Poor Law Com- 
missioners, relating to the Appointment of a Chap- 
lain to the Workhouse, between the 1st day of Ja- 
nuary 1844 and the present time. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee Public Petitions 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the ee pe 
Petitions presented upon the 21st and 22d days of “*P°™ 
this instant April ; and had directed him to make a 
Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 

Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment. 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Committee on the Zaunton Taunton 
Gas Bill have leave to sit ‘To-morrow, notwithstand- asia 
ing the adjournment of the House. 


Banking 
(Ireland and 
Scotland.) 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee to consider the Acts relating to 
Banking in Jreland and Scotland. 


(In the Committee). 


1. Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to 
move the House, That leave be given to bring ina 
Bill to regulate the Issue of Bank Notes in Scotland. 

2. Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to 
move the House, That leave be given to bring in a 
Bill to regulate the Issue of Bank Notes in Ireland, 
and to regulate the Repayment of certain Sums ad- 
vanced by the Governor and Company of the Bank 
of Ireland for the Public Service. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 


Resolutions. , 
Ordered, That the Report be now received. 












8 VicToRIzZ. 


Mr. Greene accordingly reported several Reso- 
lutions ; which were read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to 
move the House, That leave be given to bring ina 
Bill to regulate the Issue of Bank Notesin Scotland. 


2. Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to 
move the House, That leave be given to bring in a 
Bill to regulate the Issue of Bank Notes in Jreland, 
and to regulate the Repayment of certain Sums ad- 
vanced by the Governor and Company of the Bank 
of Ireland for the Public Service :—And he moved 
the House accordingly. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
upon the first of the said Resolutions: And that 

r. Greene, Sir Robert Peel and Mr. Chancellor of 
the Exchequer do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
upon the last of the said Resolutions: And that the 
same Gentlemen do prepare, and bring it in. 


Petitions from Old Machar;—Aberdeen (two Pe- 
titions) ; —Kelso;— Earlston ;— Manchester (two Pe- 
titions) ;—Bala;—Southam ;—Sleepe ;— Manchester 
(five Petitions) ;— Whalley ; —Dunfermline ; —Tra- 
nent ;— Hoxton ( York) ;— Rochdale ;— Lancashire \n- 
dependent College ;— Colne ;— Sunderland ;—Llan- 
dderfel ;—.Dundee (two Petitions) ;—Ballyculter ;— 
Chewbless ; — Bailliebrow ;—Union of Tilbrid and 
Ballybacon ;-—-Kilnaughten and Murhie ;—Dublin ; 
— Shankill; —Scotshouse ;—Aughton ; — Ballycom- 
mon ; — Llanerfil ; — Llanfihangel ; — Abercorn ; — 
Montrose ;— Woodford-cum-Membris ; — Frocester ; 
—Cluny and Widmar ;—Aberdare ;—Llanfihangel- 
aber-Arth ;—Dyserth ; — Stafford ;—Llanannerch ; 
—Trefriw and Llanrhychwyn;— Caerwys ;—Mostyn; 
— Bwlchderwen ;— Shelbourne ;—Lanark (Provost) ; 
—Inverleithen ;— Biggar ;—Lismahagow ;—Presby- 
tery of Biggar (Moderator) ;— Wigtown ;— Newton 
Stewart Relief Presbytery (Moderator and Clerk) ; 
—-Rosneath ; —Panbride; — Edinburgh (five Peti- 
tions) ;—Penuel ;—Glasgow ; —.D. Couring, Mary 
Drysdale and others ;— Killearn and Balfion ; — 
Ratho and Kirknewton ;— Gaerwen;-—Cavers(Chair- 
man) ;—Canongate (First Baillie) ;—Buccleugh ;— 
Stranraer ; — Temple and Carrington ; — Llanvaer 
Waterdine ; — Presbytery of Penpont (Moderator 
and Clerk) ; — Conway ;—Kinross ;— Tillycoultry ; 
—Synod of Merse, in Teviotdale (Moderator) ;— 
Braemar ;—Penygroes ; —Strontian ;— Ochiltree ;— 
Ferryport-on-Craig;— Perth (two Petitions); — 
Meigle ;— Glasgow ; — Nantglyn ; — Stromness ;— 
Clola ;— Logie ;— Llanelan ; — Glenbervie ; —Llan- 
oilen ;—Llanidloes ;— Llanwyddelan and Llanllugan; 
— Buckley ;— Kingusie ;— Fourcrosses ;— Fort Au- 
gustus, &amp;c. ;— Crux Easton ;— Crieff ;—Lochgilp- 
head ;— Blisland ; ~- Roberton ; — Rhostryfan ; ~ 
Dunbarney ;— Airds ;—Moffat;—Flint ;—Fodderty 
and Contin; — Barry Mearns ; — Galston ;— Old 
Deer ;—Monzie (Moderator) ;— Caergwrle ;— Cam- 
pennanan ;— Coldstream ;— Henllan ;— Saint Clears; 
— Mydrim ;—John Evans and others ;—Fynnon ;— 

Soar ;— Llanboidy ; — Pencelli ;—Corsham; —Llan- 
crehymedd (two Petitions) ;—Rhosybol ;— Llandwyl- 
log ;—Llangristiolus ; — Beaumaris (two Petitions) ; 
— Llandegfan ;—Cemaes ;—Llanbadriz ; —Festiniog ; 
— Bryngwran ; —Holyhead ;—TIsle of Anglesey ;— 
Blaenavon ; — Nevin (four Petitions) ; — Roberts- 
bridge ;— Bagellt ;— Elmdon ;—Llanfyllin;— North- 
. ;—Llanfihangel Glyn-y-Myfwr ;— Broughton ;— 

spytty ;—Carffadryn ;—Llancystenyn ;— Brithdir ; 
— Brynengan ;— Neuadd ;—Garn ;— Tan-y-Bulch ; 
—Cemmes ;—John Temple and John Howell ;— Llan- 
gamerch ;— Campbeltovn ; —David Buchan Dome, 
m. A., Minister at Largo, John Campbell, m.p., Elder, 
and others ; -- Glanton ; — Eaglesham ;— Birming- 
ham ;--the Reverend Alfred E. Winter, and others ;-- 
and, Zarbolton; praying that the Maynooth College 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 


Maynooth 
College Bill 


25° Aprilis. 


343 


_ The House, according to Order, resolved itself Maynooth 
mto a Committee to consider further of making torent 
Provision out of the Consolidated Fund for the Consolidated 
maintenance of the College of Maynooth. 


Fund.] 
(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirty thou- 
sand pounds, be issued out of the Consolidated 
Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland, to defray the expense of purchasing such 
land, and of purchasing and erecting such buildings 
as may be required for the College of Maynooth ; 
and of repairing, fitting up and furnishing the said 
College and buildings; and that provision be also 
made out of the said Consolidated Fund, for the 
payment ofsuch annual Salaries, Stipends and other 
Expenses at the said College, as may be authorized 
by any Act to be passed in the present Session of 
Parliament. 


Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 

reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 

lution. : 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 

day next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Ways and 
into a Committee of Ways and Means. Means ; 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That towards raising the Supply granted Exchequer 

to Her Majesty, the Sum of Nine million Three Bills. 

hundred and seventy-nine thousand and six hundred ; 
pounds, be raised by Exchequer Bills, for the service 
of the year 1845, 


Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 
r. Greene also acquainted the House, that he 
was directed to move, That the Committee may 
have leave to sit again. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


A Petition of Students in Medicine, Surgery and Physic and 
Midwifery, of University College, London, praying Surgery Bill. 
that the Physic and Surgery Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The Physic and Surgery Bill was, according to Physic and 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Surgery Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday the 
7th day of May next. 


The Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons Bill Colleges of 
was, according to Order, read a second time ; and he ea ag 
committed to a Committee of the whole House, for "8°" °" 
Wednesday the 7th day of May next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Justices’ Clerks 
mittee on the Justices’ Clerks and Clerks of the and Clerks of 
Peace Bill; the Peace Bill. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
the 19th day of May next, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Maynooth 
mittee on the Maynooth College Bill ; College Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Sheriffs (Wales) Bill was, accordin 


read a second time ; and committed toa 


to Order, Sheriffs 
ommittee (Wales) Bill. 





read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Vor. 100. 





of the whole House, for Monday next. 


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344. 25°—28° 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Calico Print Works 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply: 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 


next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Calico Print 
Works Bill. 


Supply. 


Infeftment The ingrossed Bill to simplify the Form and di- 
(Scotland) Bill. minish the Expense of obtaining Infeftment in He- 
ritable Property in Scotland, was, according to 
Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Heritable The ingrossed Bill to facilitate the Transmission 
rsa Bill and Extinction of Heritable Securities for Debt in 
Cae ‘Scotland, was, according to Order, read the third 
time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
Colonial 


..  Theingrossed Bill to exempt Ships carrying Pas- 
Pemeege aE. sengers to North America from the obligation of 
having on board a Physician, Surgeon or Apothecary, 
was, according to Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Canal Com- 
panies Tolls 
Bill. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to empower Canal Companies and the Commission- 
ers of Navigable Rivers to vary their Tolls, Rates 
and Charges on different Parts of their Navigations: 
And that Mr. Beckett, Mr. Vernon Smith and Ad- 
miral Dundas do prepare, and bring it in. 


Canal Com- 
panies Carriers 
Bill. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable Canal Companies to become Carriers of 
Goods upon their Canals: And that Mr. Beckett, 
Mr. Vernon Smith and Admiral Dundas do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Railway Bills, 


Mr. Patrick Stewart reported from the Com- 
Group (B.) 


mittee on Group (B.) of Railway Bills; That the 
Parties promoting the Leeds and Dewsbury Railway 
Bill had stated to the Committee, that the evidence 
of John M‘Cormack was essential, in order to enable 
them to establish their case before the Committee ; 
and that the Parties promoting the West Yorkshire 
Railway Bill had made a similar statement with 
respect to Edward John Rudd; and it having been 
proved that application had been made to the above 
Parties, but that their attendance could not be pro- 
cured without the intervention of the House, he 
had been instructed by the Committee to move the 
House, That they be ordered to attend the said Com- 
mittee on Monday next at twelve o'clock. 

Ordered, That John M‘Cormack and Edward 
John Rudd do attend the said Committee upon 
Monday next, at twelve of the o'clock. 


Canal Com- 
panies Tolls 
Bill. 


No. 253. 


Mr. Beckett presented a Bill to empower Canal 
Companies and the Commissioners of Navigable 
Rivers, to vary their Tolls, Rates and Charges on 
different Parts of their Navigations: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Wednesday next; and to be 
printed. 

Canal Come Mr. Beckett presented a Bill to enable Canal Com- 
panies Carriers panies to become Carriers of Goods upon their 
Bill : 

~— Canals: And the same was read the first time; and 


No.254. 


Aprilis. 


relative to Crown 


tion upon Monday 


A. 1845. 


ordered to be read a second time upon Wednesday 
next ; and to be printed. 


Lands and Emigration in New 


South Wales (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper 
No. 626, of Session 1844). 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


next. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 








PRAYERS. 


mittee of Selection 


ferred ; That no pe 


Ordered, That th 


Table. 


ral Petitions agains 


Barnsley Junction 
counsel in support o 
said Bill, and had 


Bills, so far as the s 


of the Bill, but that 


and be printed, 
Mr. Barneby rep 


Trade, were referred 


dersfield and Sheffie 








Group (C.) of Railway Bills, and to whom several 
Petitions against the several Bills comprised in the yay pill. 
Group, together with the Reports from the Board of 


Lune, 28° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


rson appeared in support of the 


said Petition; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


e Report do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wigtown ;— Stewarton ;—Stranraer 
(two Petitions) ;—Cumnock;—-and, Catrine; praying 
that the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway way Bil. 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Barneby reported from the Committee on 
Group (C.) of Railway Bills, and to whom seve- 


t the several Bills comprised in 


the Group, together with the Reports of the Board 
of Trade, were referred ; That in the case of the 


Railway Bill, they had heard 
f one of the Petitions against the 
also heard counsel in favour of 


the Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 


ame relate to the present appli- 


cation; and that they had examined the allegations 


the same were not proved, to the 


satisfaction of the Committee. _ 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 


orted fro 


; That in the case of the Hud- 
ld Junction Railway Bill, ~ 
a 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented New South 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Wales, 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of any Correspondence 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Bastardy Bill, 
Lords to the Bastardy Bill be taken into considera- 


O RDERED, That the Committee on Group (B.) Railway Bills, 
of Railway Bills, have leave to sit this day, till Grup (.) 
five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


The Totnes Markets and Waterworks (No, 2.) Totnes Markets 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


and Water- 
works (No, 2.) 
Bill. 


Sir William Codrington reported from the Com- Stoke-upon- 
mittee on the Stoke-upon-Trent Market Bill, and — 
to whom a Petition ageinst the said Bill was re-  * 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Farmers Scottish Central 
and Inhabitants of the town and royal burgh of Railwey Bill 
Dundee and neighbourhood, praying that the Scot- 
tish Central Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Glasgow, 
Dumtries and 
Carlisle Rail- 


Barnsley Junce 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


m the Committee on Huddersfield 
and Sireffield 
Junction Rail- 





Qt 0 td ae 


ls, 


ets 


2.) 


8 VICTORIZ. 


had heard counsel in support of one of the Petitions 
referred to the Committee, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had in- 
quired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that they 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

And the House being informed that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to sit, 
and proceed, upon Wednesday next, at three of the 


clock. 
Oxford, A Petition of Inhabitants of Woodstock, and its 
Woretiampton Vicinity, praying that the Oxford, Worcester and 


Railway; Ox Wolverhampton Railway Bill, and the Oxford and 
ford and Rugby Rughy Railway Bill, may pass into law, and that 


— a¢, the London, Worcester and South Staffordshire Rail- 
Worcester and way Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 


South Stafford- and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
shire Railway 


Bills. 

—_ . Petitions of Inhabitants of Bilston ;—Manufac- 
pal turers, Merchants, Traders and Inhabitants of Dud- 
Railway ; ey ;—and, Inhabitants of Netherton; praying that 
and pie Ay prays 


mara the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway 

South Stafford- Dill may pass into a law, and that the London, 

shire Railway Worcester and South Staffordshire Railway Bill 

Bills may not pass into a law, —were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Oxford, Petitions from Worcester ;—Sedgley ;—and, Wol- 

paca verhampton; praying that the Oxford, Worcester 

Railway Bill, 20d Wolverhampton Railway Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Newcastle Petitions from Berwich-upon-Tweed ;—Kelso ;— 
a and, county of Northumberland ; praying that the 
mye Newcastle and Berwick Railway Bill may pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 
Newcastleand Petitions of Inhabitants of the villages of Aln- 


Berwick Rail- mouth and Lesbury ;—Inhabitants of the parish of 

ft ers Warkworth ;—-\nhabitants of the parish and township 

land Railway of Longhoughton; Dame Maria Stanley Massey 

me Stanley ;--and, Inhabitants of the parish of Bedling- 
ton, forming part of the Parliamentary borough of 
Morpeth; praying that the Newcastle and Berwick 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, and that the 
Northumberland Railway Bill may not pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of parishes, in the county 
of Northumberland, on the line or in the vicinity of 
the proposed Railways through the said county, 
praying that the Newcastle and Berwick Railwa 
Bill may not pass into a law, and that the Worth- 
umberland Railway Biil may pass into a law, was 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the ‘Table. 


SparowsHerne The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Bill. the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for repairing the Road from the 
South End of Sparrows Herne, on Bushey Heath, 
through Watford, Berkhamstead Saint Peter, and 
Tring, in the County of Hertford, into the Town of 
Aylesbury, in the County of Buckingham: And the 
same were read ; as follow: 
Pr. 3. 1. ult. Fill up the blank with ‘“ Joseph.” 
Pr. 4. 1. 16. Leave out “ Culmn ” and insert 
“ Culme.” 
Pr. 4, 1. 18. Leave out “ Nassau senior” and insert 
“ Senior.” 
Pr. 5. 1. penult. Leave out “ Committee” and 
insert ‘‘ Trustees.” 
Pr. 14.1. 31. Leave out “ or” and insert “ on.” 
Vo. 100. 


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345 


Pr. 16. 1.2. Leave out “ to.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Barry Baldwin do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Edinburgh 
Edinburgh Life Assurance Company Bill; That Life Assurance 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and Company Bill. 
found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Clifton Bridge 
Clifton Bridge Bill; That they had examined the Bill. 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Leicester ; 
Leicester Freemen’s Allotments Bill; That they Freemen’s 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found ase neaneeaaie 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Hungerford 
Hungerford and Lambeth Suspension Foot-bridge = Lambeth 
Bill; That they had examined the allegations of the Foch Bridve 

: ge 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone Bill, 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Royal Naval 
Royal Naval School Bill ; That they had examined Schoo! Bill. 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Middlesex 
Middlesex County Rate Bill; That they had ex- a Rate 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Crediton 
Crediton Small Debts Bill ; That they had examined Small Debt 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to _ 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the time for presenting the London, London, 


Chatham, and North Kent Railway Bill be enlarged ee 


Railway Bill. 


Ordered, That the time for presenting the Direct Direct Northern 
Northern Railway (No. 2.) (Lincoln to York) Bill, be Railway __ 
further enlarged till Tuesday the 6th day of May (No.2) oy” 
next. Bilt. 


Ordered, That the time for presenting the London. London and 
and Norwich Direct Railway Bill be enlarged till eure Direct f 
To-morrow. Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Leeds, in the West Leeds and 
Riding of the county of York, praying that the beat 
Leeds and West Riding Junction Railways Bill may * ays Bill, &gt; 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- ) 


dered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Merchants and a Northern 
others of Kingston-upon-Hull, which was presented (No.2) (Lins 
upon the 7th day of this instant April ;—and, the coln to York.) 
Petitions of Commissioners for the Embankment and 

¥X¥ Drainage 





346 28° Aprilis. A. 1845. 


Drainage of Lands and Grounds in Everton and other 
places;—John Hatfield Gossett, and Robert Wright; 
—Owners and Occupiers of land lying within the 
level of Hatfield Chase ;—Committee of Directors 
of Undertakers of the Navigation of the Rivers Aire 
and Calder; — Richard Ellison, Esquire ; —Lord 
Beaumont ;—and, Company of Proprietors of Gains- 
borough Bridge, which were presented upon Thurs- 
day last; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against the application 
for the Direct Northern Railway (No. 2.) (Lincoln to 
York) Bill, be referred to the Committee on the 
Group of Railway Bills in which that project is 
comprised ; and the Petitioners heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the application, against the said Petitions. 


Leeds and A Petition of Edwin Eddison, of Leeds, in the 
Thirsk Railway county of York, Solicitor for the Bill hereinafter 
_ mentioned, praying that provision may be made in 
the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Bill, for the purchase 
of the River Ure Navigation, and the property, 
works and effects connected therewith, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
A Petition of Inhabitants of Middleham, and the 
vicinity thereof, praying that the Leeds and Thirsk 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Southwark and The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Vauxhall Way. the Report on the Southwark and Vauxhall Water 
a Company Bill. 
And the House being informed that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to sit, 
and proceed, To-morrow. 


Grand Junction The Grand Junction Railway Bill was read a 
Railway Bil. second time, and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Midland Rail- — Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 

Mn oy pe River Trent Navigation ;—and, John Thorpe, Ben- 

vam to Lincoln) J" " h ee $ 

Bill. jamin Nicholson, William Thompson, John Cooper, 
George Scales the younger, John Robinson, William 
Newzam Nicholson, and John Wilson, Commis- 
sioners for improving and completing the Navigation 
of that branch of the River Trent which runs by the 
town of Newark-upon- Trent, from a place called The 
Upper Weir, in the parish of Averham, in the county 
of Nottingham, to a place called The Crankleys, in 
the parish of South Muskham, in the said county ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Midland Railway, (Vottingham to Lincoln) Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Railway Bills, — Ordered, That the Committee on Group (I.) of 


Group (l.)___ Railway Bills, have power to report from time to time. 


Lynn and Ely Viscount Palmerston reported from the Committee 

Railway Bill, op Group (1.) of Railway Bills; ‘That in the case 
of the Lynn and Ely Railway Bill, they had heard 
counsel in support of several of the Petitions against 
the said Bill referred to the Committee, and had also 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had 
inquired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills, and by the Re- 
solutions of the House of the present Session; and 
that they had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true ; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 


And the House being informed that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to 
sit, and proceed, upon Monday next, at twelve of 
the clock. 


Ordered, That the Railway Bills which have been Railway Bil 
reported to the House, but which have not complied te 
with the Resolutions of the House of Thursday last, 
relative to tolls and charges, be respectively re-com- 
mitted to the former Committee on the Bill. 


Ordered, That the Manchester and Leeds Rail- Manchester 
way (Burnley Branch and Oldham and Heyward 94 Leeds 
Branches Extension) Bill, be re-committed to the (Burale 
former Committee. Branch, aud 

Oldham and 
Heywood 
Branches Ex. 
tension) Bill, 

Petitions from the county of Sligo ;—New Royal Great Western 
Canal Company in Ireland (two Petitions) ;—and, Railway (Ire. 
Chairman and Secretary of the Board of Directors 5 2 
of the city of Dublin Steam Packet Company; and Athlone.) 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring in 
the Great Western Railway (Jreland), (Dublin to 
Mullingar and Athlone) Bill ; and praying that such 
Bill may pass into law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the Newark ana 
River Trent Navigation ;—and, John Thorpe, Wil- Sheffield Rait- 
liam Thompson, Benjamin Nicholson, George Scales, “* ¥s 
the younger, John Cooper, John Robinson, John 
Wilson, and William Newzam Nicholson, Commis- 
sioners for improving and completing the Navigation 
of that branch of the River 7rent Navigation which 
runs by the town of Newark-upon-Trent, from a 
place called The Upper Weir, in the parish of Aver- 
ham, in the county of Nottingham, to a place called 
The Crankleys, in the parish of South Muskham, in 
the said county; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Newark and Sheffield Railway Bill, 

—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Traders Edinburgh 
and Inhabitants of the burgh of Kirkintilloch, pray- and Glesgow 
ing that the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Bill 8!" 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Mil- Edinburgh and 
nathort, and its vicinity, praying that they may be pane ~' 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, me ee i 
against certain parts of the Edinburgh and Northern 
Railway (No. 2.) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Christopher Henry Thomas Hawkins, Cornwall ™ 
of Trewithen, in the county of Cornwall, Esquire, Railway BU 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel 
or agent, against certain parts of the Cornwall Rail- 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Hayle Causeway wontons 
and turnpike-road, in Cornwall, praying that they nition 





'may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or egents, 
| 


against 





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Is, 





8 VicTORIZ. 


against certain parts of the West Cornwall Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


sheffield and The Sheffield and Rotherham Railway Bill was 

Rotherham. read a second time ; and committed. 

Railway Bil. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Wakefield, A Petition of Trustees for improving and main- 


Pontefract 4 taining the Ftedhouse and Weeland Roads, in the 
ai Rail4¥) West Riding of the county of York, praying that 
they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Wakefield, Pontefract 

and Goole Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 

of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Hulland Selby A Petition of Trustees of the Alull, Hessle and 


tbadlington Ferriby Turnpike-road, praying that they may be 
Branch) Bill. heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Hull and Selby Railway (Brid- 
lington Branch) Bill was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
Hull and Petitions from Owners and Occupiers of lands 
nag a and tenements in the parish of Scotter, in the county 


Great Grimsby Of Lincoln, and the neighbourhood thereof ;—Inha- 


and Sheffield bitants of Haxey, East and West Ferry and Owston, 
—" in the county of Lincoln, and the neighbourhood 
= thereof ;— Epworth ;—and, Belton ; praying that the 
projected Hull and Gainsborough Railway Bill may 
pass into law, and that the Great Grimsby and 
Sheffield Junction Railway Bill may not pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 
Runcorn and = The Runcorn and Preston Brook Railway and 
nese Docks Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 
Docks Bill, Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Glasgow and The House proceeded to take into consideration 
otts Road 


Bil, the Report on the Glasgow and Shotts Road Bill; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
_ Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


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347 


the Churnet Potteries and Trent Junction Railway, 
which was presented upon Friday last ; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Grand Junction 
Railway Bill, be referred to the Committee on the 
Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, if they think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petitions. 


An ingrossed Bill for amending the Acts relating Clerkenwell 
to the Street leading to Clerkenwell Green, and for Improvement 
extending such Street, and making new Streets out Bi"! 
of the same, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wakley do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Ainsworth presented a Bill for making a London, 
Railway from London to Canterbury, with Branches oa and 
therefrom: And the same was read the first time ; Railway Bill. 


and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Ainsworth presented a Bill te enable the south Eastern 
South Eastern Railway Company to make a Rail- Railway 
way from Ashford to Hastings: And the same was (stings) Bill 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second 


time. 


Mr. Ainsworth presented a Bill to enable the South Eastern 
South Eastern Railway Company to make or com- ey — 
plete a Branch Railway from the South Eastern ne Wells) 
Railway, at Tunbridge, to Tunbridge Wells: And Bill. 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 


read a second time. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Deal, Walmer and South Eastern 
neighbourhood, praying that the South Eastern R#llway 

: “ ° (Branch to Deal 
Railway (Branch to Deal and Extension of the South ana Extension 
Eastern, Canterbury, Ramsgate and Margate Rail- of the South 
way) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and en 

. ury, Ramsgate 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. and Margate 
Railway) Bill. 

Mr. Ainsworth presented a Bill to enable the south Eastern 
South Eastern Railway Company to widen certain we 
parts of the London and Greenwich Railway, and Senor nec 
to extend the same Railway to Croom’s Hill, Green- the London and 
wich: And the same was read the first time ; and Greenwich 


e i i} 
ordered to be read a second time. Railway) Bill. 


Lord Charles Fitzroy presented a Bill for making pondon 
a Railway from Elsenham, in the County of Essez, and Norwich 
to Thetford, in the County of Norfolk, to be called Direct Railway 
The London and Norwich Direct Railway: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to 
be read a second time. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Perth, praying the Scottish Central 
House to prevent any encroachment upon the South sees J 7” 
Inch of Perth by the operation of the Scottish Cen- pooy'e) Mie 
tral Railway Bill; the Scottish Midland Junction Railway; Edin 
Railway Bill; the Edinburgh and Northern Railway burghand 
(No. 2.) Bill; and, the Dundee and Perth Railway aetie “cg 
Bill, was presented, and read; and referred to the and, Dundee 
Committee on the Bills. and Perth 





Sage _ The North Wales Railway Bill was read a second 
ye" time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
all Ordered, That the Petitions of Inhabitants of the 


aud, Newcastle town of Newcastle-upon- Tyne ;—and, Inhabitants of | 


ad Berwick the townand neighbourhood of Kelso, which were pre- 
Railway Bills. sented upon Friday last ; praying that the Northum- 
berland Railway Bill may pass into a law, and 
that the Wewcastle and Berwick Railway Bill may 
not pass into a law, be referred to the Committee on 


Group (E.) of Railway Bills. 


Grand Junction 


Bear oe Ordered, That the Petitions of Merchants, Coal- 


masters, and others, in the Staffordshire Potteries ; 

—and, Owners and Occupiers of lands or properties 

on the line, or in the neighbourhood of the Railway 

hereinafter mentioned, which were presented upon 

Thursday last ;—and, Members of the Provisional 

Committee appointed for promoting the making of 
Vor. 100. 


Railway Bills. 

Petitions of Trustees acting under the Acts for ScottishCentra! 
‘making and maintaining the Great North Road Railway Bill. 
‘from Queensferry and Burntisland to Perth ;—and, 

| Noblemen and Gentlemen, Trustees for making and 
‘maintaining the Great North Roads leading from 
| North Queensferry and Burntisland, by Kinross, to 

the city of Perth, Obligants in the Bonds for money 
| borrowed for the making and maintaining the said 

| Roads; praying that they may be heard, by them- 

selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 

of the Scottish Central Railway Bill,—were pre- 
| sented, and read. 
| And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 

to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
| heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
| Yy¥2 their 


348 


their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Ordered, That the Report which, upon Thurs- 
day last, was made from the Select Committee ap- 
“nee to inquire into the merits of the Atmospheric 


ystem of Railway, be referred to the Committee on 
Group (E.) of Railway Bills, 


Petitions from the County of Dorset ;— Division of 
Cambridge ;—Division of South Aylesford ;—Kent 
(three Petitions) ;—Coquetdale Ward ( Northumber- 
land) ;—County of Lancaster ;— and, Division of 
Stockton Ward (Durham); praying that the Jus- 
tices’ Clerks and Clerks of the Peace Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ashill;— Norton Fitzwarren ;— 
— ;— Thomas Drought, Clerk, Glanaly Glebe, 
John Drought, Clerk, Glencarry, and others ; — 
Aghold and Coolhenno ;— Lever Bridge ;— Horwick ; 
—Armley ;—Wortley (two Petitions) ;— Leeds ; — 
Banchory Devenich ; — Colaghty ;— Loutherstown 
and Castle Archdall ;—Asprington ; — Halwell ;— 
Morley ;—Sparsholt ;—Howcaple and Sottershope ; 
—Ledbury ;—Deserthlyn and Ardtrea ;—Dunboe ; 
— Hunslet ;— Bramley ;—Leeds (four Petitions) ;— 
Chapel Allerton ;—Cheltenham ;—Gotherington ;— 
Schill Vest ;—County of Monmouth ; — Helensburgh 
(Chairman and Clerk) ;— Beith ;— Relief Church, 
Glasgow (Preses and Minister) ;—Old Cumnock ;— 
Hamsterley ; — Davidstow ; — Aveton Gyford ; — 
Camelford ;— Tingale ;—Saint Teath ;--Saint Kew; 
—Millisle and Bally Copeland ;—Coleraine ;— Bel- 

fast ;—Crossgar ;—Presbytery of Comber (Modera- 
tor and Clerk) ;— Dundonald ;— Ballymena (Mode- 
rator and Clerk) ;— Sutton-upon-Derwent ;—Kin- 
nawly ;—- Lisnashea Division of Aughalurcher ;— 
Petty ;—Provincial Synod of Moray (Moderator) ; 
—Synod of Angus and Mearns (Moderator) ;—Al- 
verdiscott ;— Sompting ; — Sheringham ;— Felming- 
ham ;— Happisburgh ; — Magheralin ; — Donaghe- 
lony ;— Whitby ;—Padbury ;—Presbytery of Saint 
Andrew’s (Moderator and Presbytery Clerk) ;— 
Winterton ; — Saxilby-cum-Ingleby ;—Hogsthorpe ; 
— Benniworth ;—North Elkington ;—Messingham ; 
—Stroud ;—Killesher ;— Richmond (York) ;—Kil- 
car ;—Longton and Lane End ;— Edinburgh (Chair- 
man) (two Petitions) ;— John Holdsworth, and 
others ; — Bognor (three Petitions) ; — Beaulieu 
Rails ;— Chichester ;— Langtree ;— Walworth (two 
Petitions) ;— Carlton Rhode ;— Hatcham ;—Llan- 
nefydd ;— Members of the United Secession Church ; 
—Northlew ;— Doncaster ;— Dunfermline (Modera- 
tor and Clerk) (four Petitions) ;—Stirling (two Pe- 
titions) ;—Kirkmaiden ; — Inch ;—Cairn Byan ;— 
Langham ;—Purleigh ;— Maldon ; — Liverpool ; — 
Dundee (Moderator and Clerk) (two Petitions) ;— 
Leyburn ; — Cundall ; — Brafferton ; — Muker ; -— 
Pickering ;— Overton ;—Melbecks in Swaledale ; — 
Robin Hood’s Bay ;--Vauxhall Bridge, Middlesex ; 
— Islington ; — Rhos ;— Ynyscynhaiarn ; — Llanys- 
tumdwy ;— Waunfawr ;— Grantham ;—Saint Nini- 
an’s (Chairman) ;—Creiff ; — Tongue ; —Wisbeach 
Saint Peter’s ;— Whittlesea, in the Isle of Ely ;— 
County of Chester (Chairman) ;—Dumfries (Chair- 
man) ; — Bruff ; — Dromore ; — Killyan ; — Saint 
Field ;—Hillingbourn ;— Kidderminster (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Staplehurst ;--Hawkhurst ;—Lee (Kent) ; 
— Sandhurst ;-- Bexley ;— Mereworth ;— Dartford ; 
—-Thurnham ;— Wateringbury ; — Bannockburn ;— 
Kipper ;— Denny ;—Synod of Perth and Stirling 
(Moderator) ;—Ancoats ;— Hulme ;— Manchester ;-- 
Chorlton-upon-M. edlock (two Petitions) ;— Torpoint ; 
—Wem ;—Saint Vigeans ;-—Leixlip;—Lucan;-- Paul; 
— Kingston-upon-Hull (Chairman) ; — Gozhill ; — 
Ellerton ;—Beverley ;— Welton (two Petitions) ; — 
South Cave ;—United Secession Church of Saint 
James’ s-street ;— Paisley (five Petitions) ; —Chatte- 
ris ;—Members of the Canal-street Relief Congre- 


28° Aprilis. 


A. 1845, 


gation ;— Falkirk (Chairman) ;— Zambeth (four Pe- 
titions) ; — Chastleton ; — Haddington ; -— Preston 
Pans ;— Pickhill ;— Outwood ;—Trefgarn ;— New- 
port, Isle of Wight ;— Aberdare ; — Llanerfil ; — 
Chatteris (two Petitions) ;—Palling and Waxham ; 
— Damerham and Martin ;—Avonbridge ;— Church, 
Hulme ; — Norley ; — Lynn; — Shabbington ; ~ 
Stockton-on-Tees ; —Blackwood ;— Henllan ;—Uch- 
field ; — Appleby ; —- Spettisbury ; -— Sturminster 
Marshall ;—Linton ; -- Louth (Lincoln) ; — Hamp- 
shire (Association) ; — Cawsand ; — Slaidburn ; — 
Clerkenwell ;— Bude (Warwich) ;—Foulmire;—- Tor- 
pichen ;— Borrowstounness ;— Castle Carrock ;—Ar- 
broath ;—Montrose ;— Handsworth ;—Brierley Hill, 
in Kingswinford ; — Brockmoor ; — Holywood ; — 
Tregeiriog ; — Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog; — 
Brewood ; — Comrie ;— Pelsall ; —Dursley ; —Ste- 
venton ;—Kilclaugh ;— Tamlaght O° Crilly ;—Peck- 
ham (Surrey);—Denmark-hill (Surrey) ;—Garth ;— 
Free Presbytery of Zewes (Moderator) ;—Kilmuir 
Easter ; — Stornoway ; —Branston ; —Knipton ; — 
Clunie (Moderator) ; — Dunkeld; — Fordoun; — 
Members and Adherents of the Free Church of Scot- 
land, &amp;c. ;—Killearnun ; —Kenmore ; —Fergandeny ; 
—Langholme ;— Glencairn ; —Oyne; — Fort Wiil- 
liam ;—Fettercairn ;—Presbytery of Perth €Mode- 
rator) ;—A berdeen ; —Kilmaurs ; — Tarbut ; —--Saint 
Cyrus ;—Presbytery of Biggar and Peebles (Mode- 
rator) ;— Leslie and Premnay ;—Kelso;—Presbytery 
of Deer (Moderator) ;—Dunscore ;— Kelty ;—Dun- 
held ;— Hawich ;—Presbytery of Lanark (Moderator 
and Presbytery Clerk) ; —Ceres (Minister) ;-— Kil- 


_ brandon ;— Shirling ;—Dr. M‘Farlane and others; 


—Auchencairn ; —Denholm (Pastor) ; —Ardeonaig ; 
—Ardclagh ;—Logetrail ; —Maryton ; —Carnworth 
(Preses and Clerk); —Willin; — Stoney Kirk;— 
Whithorn ;—Kilmeny ;—Presbytery of Lorn (Mode- 
rator);—Vorth Shields ;—Alloa (Preses) ; —Chil- 
vers Coton ;—Bickenhill ;—Archdeaconry of Coven- 
try ;— Barston ;— Kilbroney ;— Fairlie;—Muirkirk ; 
— Windsor ;— Tylehurst ;— East Isley ;— Compton ; 
—Joseph Gregory and Samuel Marshall ;—Great 
Eccleston ;— Elswick ;—Upper Raweliff-with-Tarn- 
acre, Inskip and Sowerby ;—Mynyddyslwyn ;—Fish- 
guard ;—Llanaelhaiarn ; —Llansant ffraid ;—Llanfi- 
hangel-ar-Arth ;— Cefn-y-Gilo ;— Woodham Ferrers; 
—Presbytery of Dalkeith (Moderator) ;—Bagillt ; 
—Llanddwyn ;— Ospringe ;— Aberdare;— Llanfihan- 
gel-y-Pennant ; — Llansilin; — Leeswood; — Tai 
Nant;—Wrexham;—Saint Dogmaels;—Caiathir ;— 
Longton (two Petitions) ;— West Bridgford ;—Lan- 
gar-cum-Barnstone ; — Waselby-cum- Houghton ; — 
Liverpool (twenty-two Petitions) ;— Chapel Booth ; 
— Birkenhead ; — Stratford-upon-Avon ; — Kilpa- 
trick (Minister and Session Clerk) ;-—Bodmin ;— 
Helland ;— Gosport ;—Presbytery of Kintyre (Mo- 
derator) ;—Aldringham ;— Hart Hill and Burward- 
sley ; — Tattenhall ; —Woolsthorpe;—Great Stain- 
ton ;— Carrowdore ;— Longhall ;— Warren Point ;— 
Drumbanagher ;—District of Newry ;—Ranbridge ; 
—Moyntagho ;—Congregation of Cliistians, com- 
monly called Independents ; — Rothsay ,-- orth 
Bute ;— Clapham ( York) ;— Halifax ;— Kirkdale ;— 
Ormiston ;-— Stonehaven ;— Waterloo ;--Seacombe ;— 
Openshaw ;—.Dunmanway ;— Butteranty ;— Felling 
hamand Ingham ;—Penycaera ;— High Abbotside ; 
—FPetsall;—George Griffith, Clerk, Ballintra, and 
others ;—Battley Car ;— West Kilbride ; —Ellough- 
ton-with- Brough ;— Woodside ; — Liscarra ; —Llar- 
wechen;— and, Hebden Bridge; praying that the 
Maynooth College Bill may not pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. ae 
Petitions from Banbridge ;—Moneyrea (Minister) ; 
— Dromore ; — Kllileagh ; — Manchester ; — Liver- 
pool ;— Bangor, near Belfast ;—Dublin (Ministers 
and Chairman) ;—Dunmury ;—Porto Bello ;—and, 
Banbury and Neithdrop ; praying that the said Bill 
may pass into a law,—were also presented, and read ; 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. a 
Petitions 








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Petitions from Castle Camps ;—Stow-cum-Quy ; 
—Linton ;—Horseheath ;—Stechworth ;— Burwell ; 
—Westley ;—Brinkley ; —Soham ; —Laundwade ;— 
Woodditton ;— Wicken ;--Carlton (Cambridge) ; — 
Dullingham ;—Chippenham (Cambridge) ;—Cheve- 
ley ;—Ashley (Cambridge) ;— West Wickham (Cam- 
bridge) ;—Shudy Camps ;— West Wratting ;—Isle- 
ham;— Weston Colville ;— Borough Green ;—Kirt- 
ling ;—Fordham;—and, County of Worcester; pray- 
ing that in any relief from taxation that may be 
given, the House will take the first opportunity of 
granting relief to the Agriculturists,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Banbury Union ;— Truro Union 


Settlement Bill. (Chairman) ;--Vorthwich ;-- Lewisham Union (Chair- 


man) ;—-Stoke-upon- Trent ;--and, Stockbridge Union ; 
praying that the Parochial Settlement Bill may not 

ass into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Nuneaton, Attleborough and Stock- 

ingford ;— Frankton ;— Coleshill (Warwick) ;— Man- 
cetter ;—Castle Bromwich ;— Curdworth and Min- 
worth ;—Hampton-in- Arden ;— Stoke (Warwick) ;— 
Princethorpe ;— Wolvey ;—Aresley ;—Ansty ;— Cal- 
decote (Warwick) ; — Arley ; — Binley ;— Bilton ;— 
Willey ;—Ryton-upon-_Dunsmore ;— Church Over ;-— 
Dunchurch ;—Seckington ;--Fillongley;—- Kinwalsey, 
Knowle and Nuthurst ;— Middleton (Warwick) ;— 
Lea Marston ;— Newton Regis ;--Wyken ;—Baxter- 
ley ;—Austrey ;—Clifton-upon- Dunsmore ;—Burton 
Hastings ; — Shustoke ; — Astley ; —Combfields ;— 
Chilvers Coton ;—Sheldon ;— Foleshill ;— Solihull ; 
—Sutton Coldfield ; — Mazxtoke ; —— Berkeswell ; — 
Nether Whitacre and Over Whitacre ;— Withybrooke 
and Hopsford;— Polesworth, Dordon ; —Freasley 
Hall End and Wharton ;— Waddington and Wilne- 
cote ;—Brandon and Bretford ;— Little Lawford and 
Long Lawford ;—Stretton-under-Fosse and Newbold 
Rivel;— Newton and Biggin ;—Bentley and Mere- 
vale ;—Armington and Stonidelph ;—Bourton and 
Draycote ;—.Easenhall and Harborough Magna ;— 
Wolston and Marston ;—Wishaw and Moxhull ;— 
Baginton and Strivichale ;—Grendon and Whitting- 
ton ; — Stretton Baskerville ; — Shilton ; —Brown- 
sover ;— Allesley ;— Sowe;— Thurlaston ;— Hartshill; 
— Wibtoft ; —Baddesley Ensor ;--Water Orton ;— 
Balsall ;— Willenhall ;—and, Waltham; praying for 
the repeal of the duty on Malt,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sir George Clerk presented, pursuant to Order,--- 
All Documents and Statements received by the Rail- 
way Department of the Board of Trade, in relation to 
any Raiiway Bill or Project upon which that Rail- 
way Department has reported. 

Ordered, ‘That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Aberdeen (two Petitions) ;—Path- 
head Ford; — Cairn Ryan; — Inch ;-—Kipper ;— 
Lesmahagow ; -— Chapelton; —- Kilmuir Easter ; — 
Troon; — Tillicoultry ;— Galston ;—Stronteran ;— 
Lawers ;—Denholm(Chairman) ;— Dalkeith ;-- Dun- 
barney ;—Edinburgh (two Petitions) ;—Rosneath ; 
—Glenbervie ;—Killearn and Balfron ;— Kinross ;-- 
Monzie (Moderator) ; — Meigle ; — Fairlie ;—and, 
Port Glasgow and Newark; praying the House to 
adopt measures for securing and enforcing the due 
cbservance of the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Llangammarchand Lanwrtyd ;— 
Brecon (two Petitions) ;— Saint Asaph ;—Llangad- 
walade ;—County of Brecon;—Rural Deaneries of 
Chesterfield, Brampton and Staveley ; —Llanefor ;— 
Saint Michael Cwmdé ;—Saint David's ;— Llaguni- 
devinthe ;—-Glasbury ;-—Llangattock ;— Llunfihangel 


and other places ;—Saint Asaph ;--and, Llangefni 
Vow. 100. ” leet 


28° Aprils. 





349 


Tregayon, and Llangayan, and Llangwyllog ; praying 
for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, 
c. 77, as relates to the union of the Dioceses of Saint 
Asaph and Bangor, and for the immediate appoint- 
ment of a Bishop to the newly-erected See of Man- 
chester,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Oxfordshire and Berkshire ;—John Colleges of 
Davies ;— County of York ;—and, James Smith _ a 
Walters; praying that the Colleges of Physicians . , 
and Surgeons Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Practitioners of Medicine, Surgery Physic and 
and Midwifery, or, as they are usually denominated, Sueery Bill. 
General Practitioners of Medicine, residing in some 
of the rural districts of the county of Susser, pray- 
ing that the Physic and Surgery Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Charlotte-row, Mansion House, Insolvent 
London ;—Hundreds of Blackheath and other places Pebtors Act. 
(Kent) ; — Codsheath ;— Derby ;— Newcastle-upon- 

Tyne ; —and, Sticklepath ; praying for the repeal or 
alteration of the Insolvent Debtors Act,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kilbarron ;— Tracton ;— Killesher ; Education 
— Crossmolina;— Charleville ;~- Coleraine ;—Aghold (ireland.) 
and Coolkenno ;—and, Stratford-on Slaney ; praying 
the House to devise means for removing the restric- 
tions placed on the distribution of the Aid annually 
granted for Education in Jreland, so as to afford 
assistance to the Schools in connexion with the 
Church Education Society,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Trim Poor Law Union (Chairman); Poor Law 
-—-Navan Poor Law Union (two Petitions) ;—and, (reland-) 
Drogheda Poor Law Union; praying for certain al- 
terations in the Law relative to the Poor in Jreland, 

—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Comrie ;— Belbroughton ;—Dum- Public Houses. 
barton; — Wimborne Minster; — Lancaster ; — 
Birkenhead ;— St. Fergus ; — Broseley; —Stotfold; 
-—Ayton ; — Gaerwen ; — Stirling ;—and, Ealing ; 
praying the House to adopt measures for preventing 
the increase of houses licensed for the sale of 
intoxicating drinks, and for diminishing to a very 
large extent the number already existing, and to 
pass a law for entirely abolishing the sale of intoxi- 
cating liquor on the Lord’s Day,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bathwick, praying Sale of Beer 
the House to restrict the sale of Beer to Inns and Act. 
houses of respectability, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Synod of Perth and Stirling Schoolmasters 
(Moderator) ;—Presbytery of Dunbar (Moderator) ; Gcotland. ) 
—Presbytery of Dunfermline ;—Presbytery of Dun- 
dee ;—and, Synod of Galloway (Moderator); praying 
the House to adopt measures for ameliorating the 
condition of the burgh and parochial Schoolmasters, 
and for promoting the educational interests of Scot- 
land, —were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the time for presenting the Irish Irish Great 

Great Western Railway (Dublin to Galway) Bill, Western Rail- 
° . way (Dublin 

be further enlarged till Friday next. to Galway) Bill. 

A Petition of the Company of Undertakers of Irish Great _ 
the Grand Canal in Ireland, praying for inquiry hae ol 
into the allegations of the Petition of Gerard Barry, Gaver. ) 
y_Y3 Esquire, 





Tottenham and 
Farringdon- 
street Exten- 
sion Railwey. 


Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill, 


Sheffield and 
Lincolusbire 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Newport and 
Ponty Pool 
Railway Bill. 


Winwick 


Rectory ill, 


North Wales 
Mineral Rail- 
way Bill. 


East Iidia. 
No, 255, 


350 


Esquire, complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Trish Great Western Railway (Dublin to Galway) 
Bill; and also into the Petition of Daniel Edward 
Stephens, stating that no evidence was produced in 
support of the allegations in the Petition of the said 
Gerard Barry, in consequence of a pecuniary com- 
promise, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of James Esdaile, of No. 24, Upper 
Bedford-place, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, 
and Martin Ware, of No. 51, Russell-square, in 
the same county, Esquire, two of the Trustees of 
the Orphan Working-school in the City-road ;— 
and, Harriet Taylor, Widow; taking notice of the 
application for leave to bring in the Tottenham and 
Farringdon-street Extension Railway Bill, and 
praying that such Bill may not pass into law, as it 
now stands; and that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
thereof,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on Group (X.) of Railway Bills; 
and the Petitioners heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit ; 
and counsel heard, in favour of the application, 
against the said Petitions. 

Ordered, That the Petitions of James Laing, of 
Upper Clapton, in the County of Middleeex, Gentle- 
man ;—and, the Royal Exchange Assurance Loan 
Company, the Mortgagees of the estate thereinafter 
mentioned ; which were presented upon Wednesday 
last, praying that they may be heard, by their counsel 
or agents, against the application for the Tottenham 
and Farringdon-street Extension Railway Bill, be 
referred to the Committee on Group (X.) of Railway 
Bills; and the Petitioners heard, by their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit ; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the application, against 
the said Petitions. 


Petitions from Barrow-upon-Humber, Thornton 
Curtis and Wootton;—and, Goxhill, East Halton, 
and North and South Killingholme ; praying that the 
Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Barrow-upon- Humber ;=- Thornton 
Curtis and Wootton ;—and, Goxhill, East Halton, 
and North and South Adllingholme; praying that 
the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal Navigation, 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Vewport and 
Ponty Pool Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Winwick Rectory Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Spooner presented a Bill to authorize the 
North Wales Mineral Railway Company to extend 
their Line to Ruabon, and to makea Branch Railway 
from Rhos Robin to Minera, and to raise additional 
Capital for those Purposes: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 

Ordered, That the Papers relative to East India, 


which were presented upon the 11th day of April 
last, be printed. 


28° Aprilis. 





A. 1845. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Church Baila 
Return of the Amount of all Drawbacks allowed on ing Materials, 
Building Materials used in the erection of Places of 
Public Worship in Great Britain, from the 5th 
day of April 1837 to the 5th day of April 1845 ; 
specifying the Amount of Allowance made for each 
Edifice (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, 

No. 325, of Session 1838). 


Sir George Clerk presented, pursuant to Orders,— Lighthouses, 
Further Returns to an Order dated the 20th day of 
May last, for a Tabular Abstract Account of the 
whole Receipt and Revenue of the Corporation of 
the Trinity House of Deptford Strond, in each year, 
for the Eleven years from 1833 to 1844, both inclu- 
sive, under the Five Heads and Divisions of;—ist. 
Lighthouse Dues; 2d. Buoys and Beaconage ; 3d. 
of Estates, Legacies, and Interest ; 4th. Miscella- 
neous ; and, 5th. Total Amount :—Also, a Tabular 
Abstract Account cf the Expenditure by the said 
Corporation in each of these years, under Thirteen 
Heads,—1st. Commission on Collection; 2d. Ex- 
pense for Maintenance of Lighthouses; 3d. for 
Repairs and Additions to Lighthouses distinct from 
the Establishment of Lighthouses; 4th. for New 
Lighthouses and Floating Lights; 5th. for Buoys 
and Beacons; 6th. for the Salaries, Wages, and 
Expense of the Tower Hill Establishment; 7th. 
for Pensions; 8th. for Charities other than for Pen- 
sions; 9th. for Principal on Money borrowed ; 10th. 
for Interest on Money borrowed; 11th. for Law 
Charges ; 12th. for all Charges not coming under 
these Heads ; and, 13th, the Total of these Amounts : 
—-A similar Account from the Commissioners of 
Northern Lighthouses in Scotland :—And, a similar 
Account from the Commissioners of the Ballast 
Board in Dublin. 

Copy of Correspondence between the Board of Agricultural 
Trade and other Public Departments, relative to S“tsties. 
Agricultural Statistics. 

Ordered, That the Returns relative to Lighthouses 
be referred to the Select Committee on Light- 
houses. 

Ordered, That the Paper relative to Agricultural 
Statistics do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Chanceller of the Exchequer presented a Bil] Banking 
to regulate the issue of Bank Notes in Scotland ; Sco!) 7” 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered No. 286. 
to be read a second time upon Monday next; and 
to be printed. 


Message from 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and gp 


Sir Giffin Wilson : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment; viz. 

A Bill intituled, An Act to enable the Com- a, 
missioners of Greenwich Hospital to widen and _ in 
improve Fisher-lane, in Greenwich, and for other Bill. 
Purposes connected with the Estates of the said 
Commissioners: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for altering and enlarg- 
ing the Powers and Provisions of the Acts relating 
to the Forth and Clyde Navigation: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend an Act of —— 
the fifty-third of George the Third for appointing @ gyipendiary 
Stipendiary Magistrate for the Townships of Man- Magistrate Bill. 
chester and Salford, and to provide a Stipendiary 
Magistrate for the Division of Manchester: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Kingston- up 
Act for amending the Acts relating to the Docks at Hull DocksP™ 
Kingston-upon-Hull, and for enlarging one of the 
said Docks, with Amendments ; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, ; ; 

The Lords request, That this House will be pleased Atmosp! 
to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of the Kailways. 
Report from the Select Committee appointed by 


this House in the present Session, to inquire =&lt; 
the 


Forth and Clyde 
Navigation Bill. 


Atmospheric 





Build. 

rials, 
Drainage, &amp;C. 

ses, 
Maynooth 
College 
{Grant from 
Consolidated 
Fund. ] 

al 

Bill, 

a 

m 

) 

it 

yde 

Bill. 

Bill. 


Olle 


3ill, 


8 VicTORIZ. 


the Atmospheric System of Railway, together with 
the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Com- 
mittee, and the Appendix and Index thereto: And 
also, 

The Lords request, That this House will be pleased 
to give leave to John Bowes, Esquire, a Member 
of this House, to attend the Select Committee ap- 
pointed by their Lordships on the charging of En- 
tailed Estates for Drainage, &amp;c.:—And then the 
Messengers withdrew. 

The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the last part of the said Message :—And Mr. Bowes 
being present in his place, declared that he was 
willing, with leave of the House, to go to the House 
of Lords, as desired by their Lordships. 

Ordered, That John Bowes, Esquire, have leave 
to go to the House of Lords, as desired by their 
Lordships, if he think fit. 

Resolved, That this House will send an Answer 
to that part of the said Message which relates to 
the Report on the Atmospheric Railway, by Mes- 
sengers of their own. 

And the Messengers were again called in; and 
Mr. Speaker acquainted them therewith : — And 
then they again withdrew. 





Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom | 
it was referred to consider of making Provision out | 
of the Consolidated Fund for the Maintenance of 
the College of Maynooth, a Resolution; which was 
read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That. a Sum, not exceeding Thirty thou- 
sand pounds, be issued out of the Consolidated 
Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Treland, to defray the expense of purchasing such 
land, and of purchasing and erecting such build- 
ings, as may be required for the College of May- 
nooth ; and of repairing, fitting up and furnishing | 
the said College and buildings; and that provision 
be also made, out of the said Consolidated Fund, 
for the payment of such annual Salaries, Stipends | 
and other Expenses at the said College, as may be | 
authorized by any Act to be passed in the present 
Session of Parliament. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the said Resolution be now 
read a second time; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “ That 
“ the” to the end of the Question, in order to add 
the words “ Report be taken into further considera- 
“ tion upon this day six months,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 29° die Aprilis, 1845: 


And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the f Mr. Young, 

Yeas, U Mr. Henry Baring: }ose. 
Tellers for wa | Mr. Law, 

Noes, Sir Robert Harry Inglis: }19 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be now read a 
second time :—The said Resolution was accordingly 
read a second time. “f 

An Amendment was proposed to be made there- 
unto, by adding at the end thereof the words 
‘* until provision shall be made for the same, by any 
Act to be passed in this or any subsequent Session 
of Parliament, either out of any surpius in the 
hands of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners of 
Ireland, or by an assessment of the Lands of 


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“ of Tithes made to the Landlords of Jreland by 
“ the ‘Tithe Commutation Act, as Parliament may 
“ deem most advisable.” 
And the Question being put, That those words 

be there added ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

i Mr. Tancred, 

Tellers for the Yeas, Mr. Ward: 
Mr. Young, 
Mr. Henry Baring 

So it passed in the Negative. 

Then the said Resolution was agreed to. 

Ordered, Yhat it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Maynooth College Bill, That they have 
power to make Provision therein, pursuant to the 
said Resolution. 


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Tellers for the Noes, 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Jewish Disabi- 
reading of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill; _ ities Removal 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Malt Drawback 
reading of the Malt Drawback Bill; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Parochial 
reading of the Parochial Settlement Bill; Settlement Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday the 9th day of May next. 


The ingrossed Bill to enable Town Councils to Museums of 
establish Museums of Art in Corporate Towns, was, Art Bill. 
according to Order, read the third time ; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for encouraging the Establishment 
of Museums in large Towns. 

Ordered, That Mr. Ewart do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of Ways Ways and 
and Means, a Resolution; which was read, as fol- Means; 
loweth : 

Resolved, That towards raising the Supply granted Exchequer 
to Her Majesty, the Sum of Nine million Three Bills. 
hundred and seventy-nine thousand Six hundred 
pounds, be raised by Exchequer Bills, for the service 
of the year 1845. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolution: And that Mr. Greene, Mr. Chancellor 
of the Exchequer and Mr. Cardwell do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- A gua 
mittee of Ways and Means ; ee 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Sherifis (Wales 
into a Committee upon the Sheriffs (Wales) Bill; ™ 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and di- 
rected him to report the same, without Amendment. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this 


day. 


Mr. Greene reported the Calico Print Works Bill ; Calico Print 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. a 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supp!y- 
mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 








Ireland to an amount equivalent to the remission 


solve itself into the said Committee. 





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Bastardy Bill. 


352 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to 
take into consideration the Amendments made by 
the Lords to the Bill, intituled, An Act to make 
certain Provisions for Proceedings in Bastardy ; 
and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 2.1.13. After“ order” insert “ heretofore.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 24, After “last” insert “or in place 

“‘ whereof any other order shall have been made.” 
Pr. 4. 1. 10. After “ sufficient” insert Clause (A.) 
Cause (A.) “ And whereas it is enacted by the 
said Act, That any single woman who may be 
with child, may apply to a Justice of the Peace, 
as therein described, for a summons to be served 
upon the man alleged by her to be the father of 
such child, and that such Justice shall thereupon 
issue his summons to such man to appear at a 
petty session as therein also set forth ; and power 
is given to such woman, after the birth of the 
child, to apply to the Justice at such petty ses- 
sion for an order upon the person so alleged by 
her to be the father of such child ; but doubts are 
entertained as to the time which shall be fixed by 
such Justice for the appearance of the said map 
so summoned at petty session, and it is desirable 
to remove the same; Be it therefore Enacted, 
That the said Justice to whom any application 
shall be made by any such woman being preg- 
nant, shall summon the man to appear at some 
petty session at which he usually acts, to be held 
on a day after the time when the said mother 
shall expect the child to be born; provided that 
if on such day the woman shall not have been 
delivered, or the Justices shall be satisfied that 
she has been delivered at so short a period before 
such day that she cannot appear at the said 
session, it shall be lawful for the Justices thereat 
to adjourn the hearing of the said case until some 
other day, and so from time to time until the child 
shall have been born, and the woman shall be 
able to attend at the said session; and it shall be 
lawful for the Justices at their petty session to 


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Pr. 7. 1.19. After “Justices” insert Clauses 
(C.) and (D.) 

Cuiause (C.) “And be it Enacted, That the 
term ‘ Petty Sessional Division,’ in the said Act, 
and this Act, shall be taken to include any divi- 
sion of a county, riding or division, having a 
separate commission of the peace, in which one 
vr more petty sessions have been or shall be 
usually held, or any division for the holding of 
special sessions formed or to be formed under the 
provisions of the Act of the ninth year of the reign 
of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, 
intituled, ‘An Act for the better Regulation of 
Divisions in the several Counties of England and 
Wales,’ or of the Act of the sixth year of the reign 
of his late Majesty, amending the same, and that 
where there are Two or more petty sessions 
usually held in any such division, or where any 
Justice acts for two or more of such divisions, he 
shall require the party whom he shall summon 
under the authority of the said first-recited Act 
to appear at the petty session to be held in any 
such division, as he shall deem fit.” 

Ciause (D.) “And be it Enacted, That in the 
said first-recited Act, and in this Act, the word 
‘Recorder’ shall be taken to apply to any person 
who shall preside as the Judge at any court of 
general or quarter session held for any city, 
borough, liberty or other place of limited juris- 
diction.” 


In the Schedule to the Bill: 


Pr. 9. 1. 4. Leave out “ in and.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 25. After “on” insert “ (),” 

Pr. 9. 1. 35. Leave out “ said.” 

Pr. 10. 1.6. After “fit” insert “at the petty 
sessions therein named.” 

Pr. 10.1]. 13. After “‘ expenses,” insert “ (») Insert 
some day when the petty session will be held, 
after the birth of the child, and at such a distance 
of time that Six days at least may elapse after 


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to make an order in respect of any such appli- 
cation so made by such woman so pregnant to a | 
Justice as aforesaid, if she apply at such petty | 
session within the space of Two calendar months | 
from the birth of the child, although more than 
Forty days shall have elapsed from the time when 
the summons was served upon the alleged father, 
or was left at his last place of abode.” 

Pr.6. 1. 30. After “ attorney” insert Clause (B.) 

Ciavuse (B.) “ And whereas it is provided in the | 
said first-recited Act, that if default be made by | 
the putative father in payment of the sums ordered | 
to be paid to the mother of a bastard child, any | 
Justice may, by warrant, cause such putative | 
fathe rto be brought before any Two Justices ; 
and it is further provided, that such Two Justices 
may, by warrant, direct the sum appearing to be 
due under any such order, and the costs, to be 
recovered by distress and sale of the goods and 
chattels of such putative father ; and if upon the 
return of such warrant, or if by the admission of 
such putative father, it appears that no sufficient 
distress can be had, then any such Two Justices 
may cause such putative father to be committed 
to prison: And whereas doubts have been enter- 
tained whether such power of committal exists 
where it is shown that the putative father has 
goods and chattels whereon a distress might be 
levied, but the same are not within the jurisdiction 
of such Justices; Be it therefore Declared and 
Enacted, That the said Justices are and shall be 
empowered to commit any such putative father to 
prison, according to the provisions of the said 
Act, if it appear on the return of such distress 
warrant, or on the admission of the putative 
father, that no sufficient distress can be had on 
any goods and chattels within the jurisdiction of 
the Justices before whom he shall have been 
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the issuing of the summons and the service on 
the man, or at his place of abode, before the 
petty session.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 34. Leave out “ male.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 34. Leave out “ in and.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 1. Leave out “ male.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 35. Leave out “ said.” 

Pr. 14. 1. 24. Leave out “ male.” 

Pr. 15. 1.15. Leave out “where,” and insert 
when.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 28. Leave out “ in and.” 


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Pr. 15. 1. penult. Leave out “ male.” 
Pr. 16. 1. 29. Leave out “ said.” 
Pr. 18. 1. 29. Leave out “ male.” 


32. Leave out from “summons” to 
and,” in |. 34. 
31. Leave out from “ affirmed” to 
in |. ult. 
1. Leave out “and.” 
20. Leave out “ male.” 
3. Before “ and” insert “ (4).” 
4. Leave out “(4).” 
24. After “words” insert “ which 


Pr. 18. 1. 


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(4) Insert” 
Pr. 21. 1. 
Pr. 22. 1. 
Pr. 23. 1. 
Pr. 23. 1. 
Pr. 25. 1. 
follow.” 
Pr. 26. 
Pr. 27. 
Pr. 27. 
Pr. 28. 


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ult. Leave out “ male.” 
36. Leave out “ said.” 
penult. Leave out “in and.” 
20. Leave out “ in and.” 
Pr. 29. 1. 10. Leave out “ male.” 
Pr. 30. 1. 29. Leave out from “order” to 
and” in 1. 33. ; 
Pr. 30. 1. 40. Leave out “ aforesaid.” 
Pr. 31. 1. 7. Leave out “(¢) or on behalf of.” 
Pr. 31. 1. 21. Leave out “in and.” 
Pr. 32. 1. 8. Leave out “ male.” 

Pr. 33. 1. 14. Leave out from “order” to 
these” in]. 19. i 
Pr. 33. 1. ult. Leave out “ (¢) or on behalf of. 

Pr, 34. 1. 29, Leave out “ male.” 


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Pr. 
Pr. 
Pr. 


36. 1. 1. Leave out from “ order” to “and” 


1. Leave out “ in and.” 
eave out “ in and.’”’ 


36. 2 

2. L 

9. Leave out “‘ in and.” 
3 

5 


37. 
38. 
39. 
40. 
40. 
40. 
41. 
42. 


. Leave out “(¢) or on behalf of.” 
. Leave out “ male.” 
14. Leave out “in and.” 
1. 36. Leave out “ in and.” 
1.14. Leave out “ said.” 
1. 1. Leave out “ in and.” 
42. 1.20. Leave out “in and.” 

Pr, 42. 1. 27. Leave out “ male.” 

Pr. 43. 1. 36. Leave out from “ order” to “and” 
in Pr. 44. 1. 2. 

Pr. 44. 1. 7. Leave out “in and.” 

Pr. 45. 1. 17. After “ with” insert “ (4).” 

Pr. 45. 1. 35. Leave out “ (&gt;) or on behalf of.” 

Pr. 45. 1. ult. After “ months” insert “ (4) where 
“‘ warrants are issued after the passing of this Act, 
“ the Justices should insert the amount of these 
“ costs and charges.” 

Pr. 46. 1. 19. Leave out “ in and.” 

Pr. 46. 1. penult. Leave out “in and.” 

Pr. 47. 1. 6. Leave out “ male.” 

Pr. 48. 1. 16. Leave out from “ order” to “ and” 
in }, 23. 

Pr. 48. 1. 29. Leave out “in and.” 

Pr. 49.1. 1. Leave out “in and.” 

Pr. 49. 1. 29. Leave out “ in and.” 

Pr. 49. 1. 32. Leave out “a.” 

Pr. 49. 1. 37. Leave out “ in and.” 

Pr. 50. 1. 32. After “ charges” insert “ (*).” 

Pr. 51. 1. 8. Leave out “ (4) or on behalf of.” 

Pr. 51. 1. 17. After “ months,” insert “ (') where 
“ warrants are issued after the passing of this Act, 
“ the Justices should insert the amount of these 
“ costs and charges.” 

The said Amendments being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships. 


1. 
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Erewash Valley Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 


aes pil, 0 Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
" the Erewash Valley Railway (No. 2.) Bill, there were 
no provisions introduced into the Bill inconsistent 
with the Standing Orders. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Duddeston Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
ohne on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
(No. 2.) Bill. the Duddeston and Nechells Improvement (No. 2) 
Bill, there were no provisions introduced into the 
Bill inconsistent with the Standing Orders. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
. : Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
Railva:, ON Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 


complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Glasgow 
Harbour Union Railway Bill, was referred; That 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, 
inasmuch as the Notices published in the Gazette 
and Newspapers state that the line is to commence 
from the Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Rail- 
way at a point on the lands of Easter Common, at or 
near to the turnpike-road called The Inchbelly Road, 
and to terminate at the Harbour of Glasgow ; and 
the application in the Bill is for a line to commence 
at the Western Terminus of the new Extension of the 
Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway, now in 
course of formation, and to terminate at a point at or 
near and under the street called Dobbies Loan, such 
points being materially different. 

_ And inasmuch as the Notices do not state any 
intention to make a branch to commence at the 
said Western Terminus of the Glasgow, Garnkirh 

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353 
and Coatbridge Railway, and to terminate at and 
under the said street called Dobbies Loan. 

And inasmuch as the said Notices do not state any 
intention to make the branch called on the said 
Plans, Alternate Branch into Depot, leading from 
the said point under Dobbies Loan, to Port Dundas 
Road, near the Toll-house. 

And inasmuch as the said Notices do not state 
any intention to make the line commencing at the 
voint between Dobbies Loan and Rae-street, and 
terminating by a Junction with the Edinburgh and 
Glasgow Railway, called on the Plans, Alternate 
Branch to Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway. 

And inasmuch as the Trustees of the Glasgow and 
Yoker Bridge Road, are Owners of the Road num- 
bered 176, in Barony Parish of Glasgow, but that 
they are not entered as Owners thereot in the Book 
of Reference, nor was any application made to them 
in respect thereof. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 

Estimates of 


Mr. Cardwell, presented by Her Majesty’s Com- Miscellaneous 
mand, — Statement of the Estimates for Public Services. 
Works and Buildings for 1845-46 ; compared with I, 
the Estimates for the like Services for 1843-44 and No-257. 


1844-45, Comparative 
Statement. 


An Estimate of the Amount that will probably be Public 
required for the Repairs, &amp;c., of Public Buildings ; Buildings, &amp;c. 
for Furniture, &amp;c., for various Public Departments ; 
for certain Charges for Lighting and Watching, and 
for Rates and Taxes ; also for the Maintenance and 
Repairs of Royal Palaces, and Works in the Royal 
Gardens, formerly charged upon the Civil List ; for 
one year from the 1st of April 1845 to the 31st of 
March 1846. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will propably be Botanic Garden 
required in the year ending 31st of March 1846, to (Kew.) 
defray the Expense of erecting the Centre Com- 
partment of a Palm House in the Royal Botanic 
Garden, Kew. 

An Estimate of the probable Sum that will be 
required to defray the Expense of providing tempo- 
rary Accommodation for the Houses of Parliament, 
Committee-rooms, Offices and temporary Official 
Residences for the Speaker of the House of Com- 
mons, and other Officers of the House, &amp;c., for the 
year ending the 31st of March 1846. 

An Estimate of the probable Sum that will be New Houses of 
required to defray the Expense of the Works for the Pa!amen'- 
year ending the 31st of March 1846, beyond what 
has already been provided for by Votes of Parlia- 
ment. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be Home Oftce, 
required in the year ending the 3ist March 1846, Bowd of ene 


mer &lt;7: 2 and Privy 
to defray the Expense of taking down and rebuilding Council Office. 


the Home Office, and for altering and enlarging the 
Board of Trade and Council Office. 

Estimate of the Sums required for the Services of Holyhead 
the Holyhead Harbour and Shrewsbury and Holy- "ou &amp;c- 
head Roads, in the year ending the 31st of March 
1846. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in Caledonian 
the year 1845, on account of the Works carrying on _ 
at the Caledonian Canal. 

An Estimate of the probable Expense of main- 
taining and repairing the several Public Buildings 
in the Department of the Commissioners of Public 
Works in Jreland; also of the Expense of Inland 
Navigation and other Services, under the direction 
of the Commissioners, for the year ending 31st 
March 1846. 

An Estimate of the Amount required to be voted Kingstown 
for Works and Repairs to Kingstown Harbour, from bow 
ist April 1845 to 31st March 1846. 


Houses of 
Parliament. 


Public Build- 
ings, &amp;c., 
(Ireland. ) 


Statement of the Estimates for Salaries and Ex- II. 
penses of Public Departments for 1845-46, com- No.257. 
pared with the Estimates for the like Services for Comparative 
1843-44 and 1844-45. Statement. 

ZZ An 





28°—29° Aprilis. 


An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in 
the year 1845, to defray the Charge for Salaries and 
Expenses of the ‘I'wo Houses of Parliament, and of 
Allowances to Retired Officers of the Two Houses 
for the year ending 31st March 1846. opal 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required in 
the year from ist April 1845 to 31st March 1846, 
to pay the Salaries, Contingent and other Expenses 
in the Department of Her Majesty’s Treasury. _ 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required, in 
the year from 1st April 1845 to 31st March 1846, to 

ay the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of Her 
Majesty's Secretary of State for the Home Depart- 
ment. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required to 
pay the Salaries and other Expenses in the Depart- 
ment of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for Foreign 
Affairs ; also of the Queen’s Messengers and Extra 
Couriers attached to the Department for the year 
ending 31st March 1846. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required to 
pay the Salaries and other Expenses in the Depart- 
ment of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the 
Colonies, for the year ended 31st March 1846. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required, in 
the year from 1st April 1845 to 31st March 1846, 
to pay the Salaries and Expenses in the Departments 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council, 
and the Committee of Privy Council for Trade. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be 
required to pay the Salary of the Lord Privy Seal, 
from Ist April 1845 to 31st March 1846. 
PaymasterGe- An Estimate of the Sum required to defray the 
neral’s Office. Charge of the Office of Her Majesty’s Paymaster 
General, established pursuant to the Act 5 and 6 


Houses of 
Parliament. 


? 


Treasury. 


Home Office. 


Foreign Office. 


Colonial Office. 


Privy Council 
Office, &amp;c. 


Lord Privy Seal. 


Will. 4, c. 35, from the 1st April 1845 to the 31st | 


March 1846. 


Comptroller- An Estimate of the Sum that will be required, in 


General of the 


Eachequer, te... pay the Salaries and Contingent Expenses in the 


Departments of the Comptroller-General of the Ex- 
chequer, the Paymasters of Exchequer Bills, and 
the Paymaster of Civil Services. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to 
defray the Charge of the Salaries and other Expenses 
of the State Paper Office, for One year, from 1st 
April 1845 to 31st March 1846. 

An Estimate of the Sum required towards the 
Expenses of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for 
England, for the year commencing 1st April 1845 
and ending 3lst March 1846. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in 
the year 1845, to defray the Charge of Salaries and 
Expenses of the Commissioners appointed to carry 
into execution the Act 4 and 5 Widl. 4, c. 76, for the 
Amendment and better Administration of the Laws 
relating to the Poor in England and Wales, and the 
Act 1 and 2 Vic. c. 56, for the more effectual Relief 
of the Destitute Poor in Ireland. 

An Estimate of the Amount required to defray 
the Expenditure for the several Branches of the 
Mint, for the year ending 31st March 1846. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be 
required to pay the Salaries of Persons employed 
in the Care and Arrangement of the Public Records, 
and Expenses connected therewith, for the year from 
Ist April 1845 to 31st March 1846; also, to pay 


State Paper 
Office. 


Ecciesiastical 
Commission. 


Poor Law 
Commission, 


Pubtic 
Records; 


Compensations granted to Keepers of Records, and | 


others, whose Offices have been abolished. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in 
the year 1845, to defray the Salaries and Expenses 
of the Jewel Office in the Tower of London, to the 
31st March 1846. 

Estimate of the Sum required to defray the Sa- 
laries and Expenses of the Inspectors and Sub-In- 
spectors of Factories, Mines, &amp;c., appointed under 
the Acts 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 103, 6 and 7 Vic. ¢. 41, 
and 7 and 8 Vic. ¢. 15. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be 
required to pay the Salaries of certain Officers in 


Jewel Office 
(lower. ) 


Factories, 


Mines, &amp;c. 


Officers, &amp;c., 
qScotland.) 


the year from 1st April 1845 to 31st March 1846, | 


A. 1845. 


| Scotland, and other Charges formerly paid from the 
Hereditary Revenue, for the year from 1st April 

1845 to 31st March 1846. 

| An Estimate of the Sums required to defray the Househola 
Charge of Salaries for the Officers and Attendants of Lord Liey. 
| of the Household of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, jit (ue- 
for One year to 31st March 1846, es 

An Estimate of the Sums required to pay the chi 
Salaries and Expenses of the Chief ae vd the te re par 
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in Dublin and London, “ue. 
and the Privy Council Office in Jreland, for One 
year to 31st March 1846. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to defray the Paymaster of 
Charge for Salaries, &amp;c., of the Office of the Pay- Civil Services 
master of Civil Services in Ireland, for the year ({teland.) 
ending 31st March 1846. 

An Estimate of the Sum which will be required Commissioners 
to pay the Salaries and Expenses of the Board of o Public Works 
Public Works in Ireland, for the year from 1st April eee, 
1845 to 31st March 1846. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required in Secret Services 
| the year, from 1st April 1845 to 31st March 1846, , 
| to defray the Charge of Her Majesty’s Foreign and 

' other Secret Services. 

An Estimate of the Expense of providing Sta- Stationery, gc, 
tionery, Printing and Binding for the-several De- 
partments of Government in England, Scotland, 

Ireland and the Colonies, and for providing Station- 

ery, Binding, Printing and Paper for Printing for 

| the Two Houses of Parliament, and including also 

_the Expense of the Establishment of the Stationery 
| Office, from the 1st April 1845 to the 31st March 

| 1846. 
| An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be Queen's 
required for Printing, &amp;c., to be executed by the a 
Queen’s Printers, Jreland, for the year ending sist "m) 
| March 1846. 





Ill. 

No, 257. 
Comparative 
Statement. 
An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to Law Charges. 
| defray Law Charges, and the Salaries, Allowances 
_and Incidental Expenses in the Office of the Soli- 
_citor for the Affairs of Her Majesty’s Treasury, for 
| the year 1845-6. 
| An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be Mint 
| required to pay Expenses connected with the Pro- 
| secution of Offenders against the Laws relating to 
| Gold and Silver Coin, between the 1st day of April 
| 1845 and the 31st day of March 1846. 
| An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in County Rates. 
one: year 1845, to defray certain Charges formerly 

paid out of the County Rates. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required 1 
| the year from 1st April 1845 to 31st March 1846, to 
| defray the Expenses incurred by Sheriffs, formerly 
paid from Civil Contingencies ; also, of the Amount 
required to make good the Deficiency of the Fees 
in the Office of the Queen’s Remembrancer in the 
Exchequer, in consequence of the Diminution of 
Fees in that Department; and to pay the Salaries 
and ancient Allowances to certain Officers of the 
Court of Exchequer ; also, certain Expenses of the 
Queen’s Prison. 

An Estimate of the Sum which may be required 
to defray the Charge of the Salaries of the Com- 
missioners of the Insolvent Debtors’ Court, of their 
Clerks, and the Contingent Expenses of the Court 
and Office, for one year, from 1st April 1845 to 31st 
March 1846; also, of the Expenses attendant upon 
the Circuit. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to 
defray the Expense of the Prison for Juvenile Of- 
fenders at Parkhurst, in the Isle v Wight, for the 
year, from 1st April 1845 to 31st March 1846. 

Estimate of the Sum that will be required to de- Fentonuile 
fray the Expenses of the Pentonville Prison, for the 
| years from 1st April 1845 to 31st March 1846. 


Statement of the Estimates for Law and Justice 
| for 1845-46 ; compared with the Estimates for the 
like Services for 1843-44 and 1844-45. 


n Sheriffs’ 
Expenses, &amp;e. 


Insolvent 
Debtors Court. 


Parkhurst 
Prison. 





Estimate 








jeu. 


retary 
t, &amp;e, 


r of 
ices 


ners 
Vorks 


vices, 


CS, 


tes. 


urt. 





8 VICTORIZ. 


Estimate of the Sum that will be required to de- 


= fray the Expenses of the Milbank Prison, for the 
year 1845-46. 

Criminal Estimate of the probable Expense of confining 

Lunatics. and maintaining Crimina! Lunatics in the Buildings 
attached to Bethlem Hospital, for the year 1845, 
ending 31st March 1846. 

Inspectors of An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to 

Prisons, &amp;e. defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Inspectors 
of Prisons, appointed under the Act 5 and 6 Will. 4, 
c. 38; and of the Prison Board in Scotland, under 
the Acts 2 and 8 Vic. c. 42, and 7 and 8 Vic. c. 42, 
for one year, from 1st April 1845 to31st March 1846. 

LawExpenses An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be 

(Scotland) yequired to defray Law Expenses in Scotland, from 
1st April 1845 to 31st March 1846. 

Criminal An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to 

Prosecutions defray the Expense of Criminal Prosecutions and 

(Ireland.) other Law Charges in Jreland, for one year, ending 
31st March 1846. 

Dublin Police. © Estimate of the Income and Expenditure of the 


Public Offices and Metropolitan Police of Dublin, 
including the District of Black Rock and Kings- 
town, and of the Sum which will be required from 
Parliament in aid of these Departments, for the 
ear, commencing Ist April 1845 and ending 31st 
March 1846. 


Convict Depot An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be 


28°—29° Aprilis. 


355 


Estimate of the Sum that will be required for Royal Dublin 
defraying the Expenses of the Royal Dublin Society, 5eciety- 
for the year commencing 1st April 1845, and ending 
31st March 1846. 

Estimate of the Expenditure of the Royal Belfast Royal Belfast 
Academical Institution, for the year commencing — 
1st April 1845, and ending 31st March 1846, as far —_— 
as the same be chargeable on the Public Funds. 

An Estimate of the Amount that will probably be British Museum 
required for the British Museum, exclusive of the (New Build- 
ordinary and necessary Works for the Maintenance '"8*? 
of the Building, provided for in the Estimate for 
Public Buildings, &amp;c., for the year ending 31st 
March 1846, 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted to British Museum 
enable the Trustees of the British Museum to pur- (New Par- 
chase, for the Museum, the under-mentioned Col- ‘#%**) 
lections, and to defray Expenses incurred in pro- 
curing Antiquities for the Museum. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in National 
the year 1845 for the Expenses of the National Gallery. 
Gallery. 

An Estimate of the probable Sum that will be Geological 
required to defray the Expenses of the Geological Survey ont 
Survey of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Mu- ee ty 
seums of Economic Geology, for the year ending Geology. 
31st March 1846. 

An Estimate of the Amount that will probably be Magnetic — 
required in the year ending 31st March 1846, to ce 





(Dublin) —_ yequired in the year ending 31st March 1846 for 
the Convict Depdt in Dublin and the Constabulary 
Barrack in the Phenix Park. 

Criminal An Estimate of the Amount required to be voted 

a in th r 1845 towards the E f ting 

(Dublin,) inthe yea 15 tow he Expense of erecting 
a Prison for Criminal Lunatics in Dublin. 

oa Este Estimate of the probable Expense of providing 

ishment. 


for the Convict Hulk Establishment at Home, at 
Bermuda, and at Gibraltar, for the year ending 31st 
March 1846. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be 
required, in the year ending 31st March 1846, to 


Convicts (New 
South Wales 


d Van Die- , é 
gr defray the Charge of the Maintenance, Custody, 
Superintendence and Management of Convicts at 
New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land. 
IV. Statement of the Estimates for Education, Science 
No. 257. and Art, for 1845-6, compared with the Estimates 
a ner for the like Services in 1843-44 and 1844-45. 
tatement. 
Education 


ee An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in 
(Great Britain.) the year 1845, for Public Education in Great Bri- 
tain. 


Education An Estimate of the Sum required to enable the 
(Ireland.) Lord Lieutenant of Jreland to issue Money for the 
Advancement of Education, from 1st April 1845 to 
3ist March 1846. 
ae of An Estimate of the Sum which will be required to 
- defray the Expenses of the School of Design, for the 
year ending 31st March 1846, and for Aid to Pro- 
vincial Schools. 
Profewon An Estimate of the Sum that may be required, in 
Sears the year from 1st April 1845 to 3ist March 1846, 
to defray the Charge of the Salaries and Allowances 
granted to certain Professors in the Universities of 
Oxford and Cambridge. 
Usinersity of Estimate of the Expenses of the University of 
London, from 1st April 1845 to 31st March 1846. 
Scottish An Estimate of the Sum that will probabl 
Universities, required to pay Grants to Scottish Universtion 
formerly defrayed from the Hereditary Revenues of 
the Crown, and not provided for on Her Majesty’s 
Civil List, nor on the Consolidated Fund; from ist 
April 1845 to 31st March 1846. 
Beyal Irish Estimate of the probable Expenditure, Income 
sccmy+ and Sum required for the Royal Trish Academy 
from 1st April 1845 to 31st March 1846, ; 
~ a _An Estimate of the probable Income and Expen- 
eademy,  diture of the Royal Hibernian Academy, for the 


year commencing 1st April 1845, and ending 3ist 
March 1846. 


Vox. 100. 


detray the Expense of Magnetic Observatories at ~ 
Toronto, Saint Helena, the Cape of Good Hope and 
Van Diemen’s Land; also for Observations and 
Services carrying on under the Direction of the 
Astronomer Royal; and other Scientific Works and 
Publications. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in Monuments. 
the year 1845, to defray the Cost of the Monuments 
_to be erected to the Memory of Sir Sydney Smith, 

Lord Exmouth, and Lord De Saumarez, pursuant to 
' Addresses of the House of Commons, dated 10th 
August 1842. 


| Statement of the Estimates for Colonial, Consular V. 


and other Foreign Services, for 1845-46, compared No. 257, 
| with the Estimates for the like Services for 1843-44 Comparative 
}and 1844-45, Statement, 


{ 


| Estimate of the Charge of defraying the C vil Bahama 
Establishment of the Bahama Islands, from the 1st !s!#"4s- 
day of April 1845 to the 31st day of March 1846. 

Estimate of the Charge of defraying the Civil Bermudas. 
Establishment of the Bermudas, in America, from 
the 1st day of April 1845 to the 31st day of March 
1846. 

Estimate of the Charge of defraying the Civil Prince Ed- 
Establishment of Prince Edward's Island, in Ame- ¥#*4’s Island. 
rica, from the 1st day of April 1845 to the 31st day 
of March 1846. 

Estimate of the Amount required to defray the Sable Island. 
Expense of the Establishment at Sable Island, for 
the Relief of Shipwrecked Persons, from the ist day 
of April 1845 to the 31st day of March 1846. 

Estimate of the Sum which will be required to Western Coast 
meet the Charges of the Civil Establishment on the ° Aftica. 
Western Coast of Africa, from the 1st day of April 
1845 to the 31st day of March 1846. 

Estimate of the Amount which will be required Saint Helena, 
to defray the Charge of the Civil Establishment at 
Saint Helena, and of Pensions and Allowances to 
the Civil and Military Officers of the East India 
Company’s late Establishment in that Island, from 
1st April 1845 to 31st March 1846. 

Estimate of the Charge of defraying the Expense Western 
fof the Settlement of Western Australia, from 1st Australia. 
April 1845 to 31st March 1846. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in South Australia. 
the year 1845, to defray Expenses incurred at South 
Australia. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in Port Essington. 
the year 1845, in aid of the Charge of the Settle- 
ment at Port Essington. 

zZz2 An 








Falkland 
Islands. 


New Zealand. 


Heligoland. 


Governors. &amp;c. 
( West India 
Colonies.) 


Ecclesiastical 
Establishment 
(North Ame- 
Tica.) 


Indian 
Department 
(Canada. ) 


Emigration, 


Stipendiary 
Justices 

( West Indies, 
&amp;c.) 


Negro 
Education, 


Captured 
Negroes, &amp;c. 


Slave Trade 
Commissions, 


Consuls, &amp;e. 


Hong Kong. 


Ministers at 
Foreign Courts. 


VI. 
No. 257. 
Comparative 
Statement. 


Superannua- 
ions. 


356 


28°—29° Aprilis. 


A, 1845, 


An Estimate of the Sum which will be required | Offices or Departments, or in the Public Service, 


for maintaining the Government of the Falkland 
Islands, during the year ending 31st March 1846. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to 
be voted in the year 1845 to defray the Charge of 
the Colony of New Zealand. 

Estimate of the Sum which will be required to 
defray the Expense of the Civil Establishment of 
Heligoland, from the 1st of April 1845 to the 31st 
of March 1846. 

An Estimate of the Amount that will be required 
to defray the Charge of the Salaries of the Gover- 
nors and Lieutenant-Governors, and others, in the 
West India Colonies, from 1st April 1845 to the 
31st March 1846. 

Estimate of the Charge of defraying the Expenses 
of the Ecclesiastical Establishment of the British 
North American Provinces, from the 1st day of 
April 1845 to the 31st day of March 1846. 

Estimate of the probable Expenditure of the 
Indian Department in Canada, for its Establishment 
and Pensions, from the ist day of April 1845 to the 
31st day of March 1846. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted to 
defray the Charge of the Colonial Land and Emi- 
gration Board, and the Salaries of the Agents for 
Emigration at the different Ports of this Kingdom ; 
also to defray Expenses in Canada connected with 
Emigration from this country, for the year from 1st 
April 1845 to 31st March 1846. 

An Estimate of the Sum which will be required 
from the Ist April 1845 to the 31st March 1846, to 
defray the Charge of Salaries and Allowances, and 
Contingencies, of the Stipendiary Justices in the 
West India Colonies, the Cape of Good Hope and 
the Mauritius. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in 
the year 1845, to enable Her Majesty to defray such 
Expenses as Her Majesty may incur in aiding the 
Local Legislatures in providing for the Religious 
and Moral Instruction of the Emancipated Negro 
Population. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required in 
the year from 1st April 1845 to 31st March 1846, to 
defray Expenses incurred for the support of Cap- 
tured Negroes and Liberated Africans, under the 
Acts for the Abolition of the Slave Trade. 

An Estimate of the Sum which may be wanted 
for Twelve Months, from the 1st of April 1845 to 
the 31st March 1846, to pay Salaries and Incidental 
Expenses for Commissions, established on the part 
of Her Majesty, under the Treaties with Foreign 
Powers for suppressing the Traffic in Slaves, and in 
pursuance of Acts of the Legislature for carrying 
those Treaties into effect. 

An Estimate of the Sum which will be required to 
provide for the Expenses of the Consular Establish- 
ment Abroad, for the year ending the 31st of March 
1846. 

An Estimate of the Amount required to be voted 
to defray the Charge of the Establishment of the 
British Settlement at Hong Kong, and of the Con- 
sular Establishments at the Five Ports open to 
British Trade in China, for one year, to the 31st 
March 1846. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be 
required in the year from ist April 1845 to 31st 
March 1846, to defray Extraordinary Expenses 
incurred by Her Majesty’s Ministers at Foreign 
Courts. 


Statement of the Estimates for Superannuation 
and Retired Allowances and Gratuities for Chari- 
table and other purposes for 1845-46, compared with 
the Estimates for the like Services, for 1843-44 
and 1844-45. 


An Estimate of the Sum that may be required 
to defray the Charge of Allowances or Compensa- 
tions granted as Superannuation or Retired Allow- 
ances, to Persons formerly employed in the Public 





according to the Provisions of the Acts 50 Geo, 3, 
c. 117, 3 Geo. 4, c. 113, 4 and 5 Will. 4, c. 24, &amp;e., 
for the year, from 1st April 1845 to 3lst March 
1846. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required in Touion, 
the year, from 1st April 1845 to 31st March 1846, to and Conicen 
enable Her Majesty to grant Relief to Toulonese Emigrants, &amp;¢, 
and Corsican Emigrants, Dutch Naval Officers’ 
Widows, Saint Domingo Sufferers, American Loy- 
alists, and others who have heretofore received Al- 
lowances from Her Majesty ; and who, for Services 
performed or Losses sustained in the British Ser- 
vice, have special claims on Her Majesty’s Justice 
and Liberality. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to defray the Vaccine 
Expense of the National Vaccine Institution, for Institution, 
the year 1845. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in Refuge for the 
aid of the Institution called The Refuge for the Destitute. 
Destitute, for the year 1845. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required potish 
for the Payment of the Subsistence of the Polish Refugees, &amp;, 
Refugees, and Allowances to Distressed Spaniards, 
for the year, from Ist April 1845 to 31st March 
1846. 

An Estimate of the Sum that may be required in Miscellaneons 
the year, from 1st April 1845 to 31st March 1846, to Allowances, 
pay Miscellaneous Allowances formerly defrayed 
from the Civil List, the Hereditary Revenues, &amp;c., 
for which no permanent provision has been made 
by Parliament. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will probably be re- Miscellaneous 
quired in the year, from 1st April 1845 to 31st March Cliarges 
1846, to pay Charities, Bounties and other Charges aint 
in Scotland, formerly defrayed from the Hereditary 
Revenue. 

An Estimate of the probable Expense of the Founding 
Foundling Hospital, Dublin, for the year commenc- (Debts) 
ing the 1st April 1845 and ending the 31st March ©" 
1846. 

Estimate of the Expense of supporting the House House of 
of Industry, Dublin, for one year, from the 1st day ve ) 
of April 1845 to the 3ist day of March 1846, _— 
clusive. 

Estimate of the Expense of the Female Orphan Female Orphan 
House, Circular-road, Dublin, for one year, from House(Dublia.) 
the 1st of April 1845 to the 31st of March 1846, 
for 160 Children. 


Estimate of the Sum required for the Westmorland Westmorland 
Lock Hospital, for one year, from 1st April 1845 ee 
to 31st March 1846, for 125 Patients. — 

Estimate for the Lying-in Hospital, Dublin, for Lying-in Hos. 
the year, from 1st April 1845 to 31st March 1846, Pita! (Dublin. 

Estimate of the probable Income and Expenditure Dr. Stevens’ 
of Dr. Stevens’ Hospital, Dublin, for one year, from (Dein) 
1st April 1845 to 3ist March 1846, inclusive. — 


Estimate of the probable Expense of the House 
of Recovery and Fever Hospital, Cork-street, Dublin, 
for one year, from 1st April 1845 to 31st March 
1846. 

An Estimate of the probable Expenses of the —— 
Hospital for Incurables, for one year, from 1st April (Dublin.) 
1845 to 8ist March 1846. 

Estimate of the Sum that will be necessary to a 
defray the Expense of Non-conforming, Seceding pyinisters, &amp;c-, 
and Protestant Dissenting Ministers in Jreland, (Ireland.) 
for one year, ending 31st March 1846. 


An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted to 
pay Charitable Allowances charged on the Concor- 
datum Fund in Jreland, and other Allowances and 
Bounties formerly defrayed from the Grants for the 
Lord Lieutenant’s Household, Civil Contingencies, 
&amp;c., for the year ending the 31st of March 1846. 


House of Re- 
covery and 
Fever Hospital 
(Dublin) 


Charitable _ 
Allowances, XC 
(Ireland. ) 


Statement of the Estimates for Special and Tem- VII. 
orary Objects, for 1845-46, compared with the jo. 957. 
Estinntes for the like Services for 1843-44 and Comparative 


1844-45, ; Statement. 
Estimate 































































‘an 
ke, 


the 


ns 


lan 


lin.) 


tal 


cr 


public Health 
Commission. 


Criminal Law 
jssions 


Townland 


Survey 
(Ireland.) 


Shannon | 
Commission. 


British 
Ambassador $ 
House at Paris. 


D° - at Con- 
stantinople. 


Steam Com- 
munication to 
India. 


Militia and 
Volunteers 
(Canada) 


General 
Abstracts. 


No. 257. 


Sheffield and 
Lincolnshire 

J unction Rail- 
way Bill, 


Mails Con- 
veyance, 


Aberdeen 
Railway Bill, 


County 
Treasurers 
(Ireland.) 


No. 258, 
Tea, 

No. 191, 
Property Tax 
and Windows, 

No. 259, 


Public Income 
and Expendi- 
ture. 


No. 260, 


8 VicToRizZ. 


Estimate of the further Sum which will be required 
to defray the Expenses of the Health of Towns In- 
quiry Commission, to its final close. 


Estimate of the probable Sum required to defray, 
for one year, the Expenses of the Commission for 
digesting the several Statutes relating to the Crim- 
inal Law. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required in 
the year, from 1st April 1845 to 31st March 1846, to 
defray the Expense of the Townland Survey of 
Treland. 

Estimate of the Sum that will be required to 
defray the Expenses of the Shannon Commission, 
from the 1st day of April 1845 to the 31st day of 
March 1846. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in 
the year 1845-6, to defray the Charges of Works 
and Repairs to the British Ambassador’s House at 
Paris. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in 
the year ending the 31st March 1846, towards de- 
fraying the Expense of rebuilding the British Am- 
bassador’s House at Constantinople. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted to- 
wards defraying the Expense of Steam Communi- 
cation to India by way of the Red Sea, for one year, 
to the 3ist March 1846. 

An Estimate of the Expense to be incurred in 
Canada for Militia and Volunteers, in the year, 
from ist April 1845 to 31st March 1846. 

General Abstracts of the Grants to be proposed 
for Miscellaneous Services for 1845-46, compared 
with the Grants for 1843-44 and 1844—45. 


Ordered, That the said Estimates do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 





Ordered, That the Petition of Merchants, Manu- 
facturers and other Inhabitants of the borough of 
Sheffield, which was presented upon Friday last, 
praying that the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction 
Railway Bill maynot pass into a law,as itnow stands, 
be referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of all Monies paid by and due from 
Her Majesty’s Government to the Peninsular and 
Oriental Steam Navigation Company, for conveying 
Her Majesty’s Mails from Southampton to Spain, 
Portugal and Gibraltar ; together with the Amount 
of Postage derived therefrom, during the period 
commencing the 20th day of September 1843, and 
ending the 5th day of April 1845, both inclusive :— 
And, Copy of Memorial dated the 17th day of 
March 1845, from certain Merchants of the City of 
London, to the Lords Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Treasury, and Copy of their Lordship’s 
Reply thereto. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council of 
the royal burgh of Forfar, praying that the Aberdeen 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to County 
Treasurers (Ireland), which was presented, upon 
Wednesday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Tea, which 
was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Property 
Tax and Windows, which was presented upon Fri- 
day last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Public 
Income and Expenditure, which was presented upon 
Friday last, be printed. 


28°—29°— 30° Aprilis. 357 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Colonial Colonial 
Accounts, which was presented upon Friday last, Accounts 
be referred to the Select Committee on Colonial 
Accounts. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after twelve of the clock 
on Tuesday morning, adjourned till this day. 











Martis, 29° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS, 


‘&amp; House met; and being counted by Mr. Adjournment. 
Speaker, it appeared that Forty Members were 

not present; yet it being four of the clock, Mr. 

Speaker took the Chair, and again counted the 

House ; and Forty Members not being present :— 

The House was adjourned by Mr. Speaker, without 

a Question first put, till ‘To-morrow. 











Mercuri, 30° die Aprilis ; 
Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


PETITION of Commissioners for the Im- Castle Hill 
provement of the Harbour of Wexford, praying (Wexford) 
that the Castle Hill (Wexford) Docks Bill may Docks Bill. 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Dudley; — Kidderminster (two London, 
Petitions); — and, Stourbridge; praying that the Worcester and 
London, Worcester and South Staffordshire Railway ee” 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; pill, ° 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Samuel Hodgson, of Wollaston Forge 
and other premises situate in the parish of Oldswin- 
ford, in the counties of Stafford and Worcester ;— 
Edmund Thomas Perrott, of Stratford-upon-Avon, 
in the county of Warwick, Esquire ;— Thomas Webb, 
of The Platts, in the hamlet of Amblecote, in the 
county of Stafford, Esquire ;—and, the Company of 
Proprietors of the Oxford Canal Navigation ; pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the said 
Bill,—were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions from Bridge of Earn ;—Aberdeen ;— scottish Central 
Blackford ;—and, Perth (eight Petitions) ; praying Railway Bill. 
that the Scottish Central Railway Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of his Grace the Duke of Norfolk, Manchester, 
praying that he may be heard, by his counsel or Sheffield and 
agent, against certain parts of the Manchester, Shef- aa 


field and Midland Junction Railway Bill, was pre- gil, 
sented, and read. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Killucan ;—and, Athlone; taking Great Western 


notice of the application for leave to bring in the od) CDoblin 
Great Western Railway (Ireland) (Dublin to Mul- ,, Mullingar 





Vou. 100. 


ZZ3 lingar and Athlone.) 





} 


en eS See ee a 


Saint Helen’s 
Improvement 
Bill, 


Clydesdale 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Launceston and 
South Devon 
Railway Bill. 


Midland Rail- 
ways ( Notting- 


ham to Lincol:) 


Bill. 


Standing 
Orders ; 


Liverpool and 
Manchester 
Railway. 


Londonderry 
and Enniskillen 
Railway. 


358 


lingar and Athlone) Bill; and praying that such Bill 
may pass into law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of lands and 
hereditaments in the township of Eccleston, in the 
county palatine of Lancaster ;—and, William Pen- 
heth Cotham, of Hardshaw Hall, in the county of 
Lancaster, Esquire ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Saint Helen’s Improvement Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Commissioners of 
Police of the Barony of Gorbals, in the county of 
Lanark, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Clydesdale Junction Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the said 
Committee, that they do entertain the said Petition, 
notwithstanding the same was not presented three 
clear days before the day appointed for the first 
meeting of the Committee. 


A Petition of William Arundell Harris Arundell, 
of Lifton, in the county of Devon, and of Trebursye, 
in the county of Cornwall, Esquire, praying that the 
Launceston and South Devon Railway Bill may not 
pass intoa law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 

A Petition of William Arundell Harris Arundell, 
of Lifton Park, in the parish of Lifton, in the 
county of Devon, and of T’rebursye, in the county of 
Cornwall, Esquire, praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain 
parts of the said Bill, was also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Merchants, Manufacturers and other 
Inhabitants of the town and county of the town of 

Yottingham ;—and, Owners or Occupiers of lands 
south of the town of Nottingham, and within the 
county of Nottingham; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Midland Railways (Vottingham 
to Lincoln Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which 
were read, as follow: 


1. Resolved, That in the case of the Liverpool 
and Manchester Railway Petition, the Standing Or- 
ders ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 


2. Resolved, That in the case of the Londonderry 
and Enniskillen Railway Petition, the Standing Or- 
ders ought to be dispensed with ; That the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 


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A. 1845, 


3. Resolved, That in the case of the Wells and 
Dereham Railway Petition, the Standing Orders et: 
ought not to be dispensed with. way. 


4. Resolved, That in the case of the Londonderry 1, 

and Coleraine Railway Petition, the Standing Or- wien 
ders ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties Railway, 
be permitted to proceed with their Bill, and that the 
prove before the Committee thereon, that the parties 
to the Subscription Contract of the 17th Februar 
1845, have, by a new deed, bound themselves, their 
executors and administrators, for the payment of the 
money subscribed, as applicable to the present Bill; 
And that the Committee on the Bill do examine, in 
the first place, how far such Order has been com- 
plied with, and do report the same to the House, on 
the Report of the Bill. 


5. Resolved, That in the case of the Trish Great trish Great 
Western Railway (Dublin to Galway) Petition, the Western Rail. 


Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 10 Galway) 


6. Resolved, That in the case of the Direct North- icectNorthem 
ern Railway (No. 2.) (Lincoln to York) Petition, the Railway 


Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. (1.5) Ue 


7. Resolved, That in the case of the Tottenham Tottenham and 
and Farringdon-street Extension Railway Petition, Farringdon. 
the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; St'ect Exteusion 
That the Parties be permitted to proceed with their 
Bill. 


8. Resolved, That in the case of the Liverpool Liverpool 
Docks Bill, Amendment on third reading, the Docks Bill, 
Amendment is of such a nature as may be adopted 
by the House, if they shall think fit. 


The first, second, fourth and seventh Resolutions, 
being read a second time, were agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- pegs and 
bitants of the borough of Leeds, in the West Riding ‘Thirsk Raile 
of the county of York, praying that the Leeds and ‘*y; a4, F 
Thirsk Railway Bill may pass into a law, and that Stipes Tenston 
the Harrogate and Ripon Junction Railway Bill may Railway Bills 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the township of Leeds and 
Bramhope, in the West Riding of the county of Thirsk Railway 
York, praying that the Leeds and Thirsk Railway - 

Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Barclay Clibborn and Barclay Waterford 
Clibborn, of Anner Mills, near Clonmel, praying and Limerick 
that the Waterford and Limerick Railway Bill may Railway Bill 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Inhabitants of Corrington ; — Cambridge 
Brampton; — Offord D? Arcey ;— Alconbury and ond Lisle 
Alconbury Weston ; — Gilatton-cum-Holme ; —Stil- “i — 
ton ;—Sawtry ; — Godmanchester ;—Corporation Of York Railway 
Huntingdon ; —Inhabitants of Offord Cluney;— Bills. 
Yaxley ; —Woodwalton ; —.Buckden ; —and, Hun- 
tingdon; praying that the Cambridge and Lincoln 
Railway Bill may not pass into a law, and that the 
London and York Railway Bill may pass into a law, 

—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The Epsomand Dorking Railway Bill was read a Fpsom and 


Dorking 


second time ; and committed. Railway Bille 


Ordered, That the Bili be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. , 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 
bourhood of Epsom, in the county of Surrey, praying 
that the said Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. - 
A Petition 





ail. 


Ne 


id 


on 


ion and 


8 Vicroriz. 
A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Epsom, 


south Western in the county of Surrey, taking notice of the appli- 


ilway (Ep~ 
= aa) 


frewash Valley 


Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Harwich and 
Eastern Coun- 
ties Junction 
Railway 

(No. 3.) 


Diss and 
Colchester 
Railway. 


cation for leave to bring in the London and South 
Western Railway (Epsom Branch) Bill; and praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against the same, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Erewash Valley Railway (No. 2.) Bill was 
read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The House was moved, That the Order for re- 
ferring the Petition for the Harwich and Eastern 
Counties Junction Railway (No. 1.) Bill to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

And the House being informed that the Parties 
desired to withdraw their Petition ; 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Diss and 
Colchester Railway Bill, was referred; That the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, in- 
asmuch as the Plans relating to the said intended 
Railway, which have been deposited at the offices 
of the Clerks of the Peace for the counties of Essex, 
Suffolk and Norfolk, and in the Private Bill Office, 
are not correct in the several instances hereinafter 
referred to. 


And inasmuch as it appears by the Bill sought 


to be introduced, it is the intention of the Promoters | 


to apply for power to make lateral deviations from 
the line of the work laid down on the Plan deposited 
with the Clerk of the Peace for Essex, but the limits 
of such deviation are not defined upon such Plans, 
inasmuch as for a distance of half a mile at and near 
that part of the proposed Railway, in the parish of 
Stowmarket and hamlet of Stowupland, which ex- 
tends from the River Gipping to the road leading 
from Stowmarket to Old Newton, No. 38, in the 
Essex Plan, no limits of deviation are defined on one 
side of the line of the said Railway. 


And inasmuch as the Plans do not describe the 
line or situation of the whole of the work, and the 
Jands in or through which it is so intended to be main- 
tained, varied, extended or enlarged, inasmuch as 
in the parish of Langham, a fence in the lower part 
of field No. 10, in the said parish, and which separates 
the said field No. 10, from the adjoining property, 
in the occupation of William Jemmett Maude, is 
wholly omitted from the said Plans. 


And inasmuch as the three fields, Nos. 19, 20 
and 22,in the parish of Thorndon, are altogether 
incorrectly delineated upon the Plans, so as to be 
incapable of identification. 


And inasmuch as the Plans deposited with the 
several Clerks of the Peace are further incorrect, as 
certain property numbered 5 to 35, on the said Plans, 
is therein stated to be in the parish of Great Fin- 
borough, whereas the same is situate in the parish 


of Combes. 


And inasmuch as the Books of Reference depo- 
sited with the said Plans with the Clerk of the 
Peace for the counties of Esser, Norfolk, Suffolk and 
Private Bill Office, do not contain the true names 
of the owners, lessees and occupiers of lands de- 
scribed in the said Plans within the limits of devi- 


ation laid down thereon, in the following instances ; 
viz. 


Vor. 100. 


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359 








 g | Person interested 
ae as Owner, 
Name “8 | referred to by the 
: ad 5£| Number in | Person interested | Person interested 
Parish or Hamlet om Column 2, and ; 
in which the |"? who was Owner as Lessee, as Occupier, 
Pp 22 | thereofonor | seferred to b referred to b 
Bie operty % 2 before 30th y y 
is situate, in &amp;= | November last, the Number in | the Number in 
respect of which | | but whose Name 
ne alleged s¢ is omitted to be Column 2, &amp;e, Column 2, &amp;e. 
Error occurs. 33|/° — ge 
* 1s | in said Book of 
#4 Reference. 
Hamlet of Brock-| 6 | Samuel Peck - | - - - | Thomas Peck. 
ford, in the pa- 
rish of We- 
theringsett. 

Ditto -} 9] - - -{ - - - | -- George Hay- 
ward, occupier of 
the yard and 
garden. 

Mendlesham ~- | 87 | John Seaman- | - - - | I. Seaman. 
Langham - | 41 | --theDrapers’ | - - - | William Strutt. 
Company, 
Ditto - - | 43 | Eliz*Norman- | - - - | E. Norman, 
Stowupland - | 27 | --MarthaDig- | - - John Hunt 
gin Marriott, | Cuthbert. 
sole owner. 
Ditto - -]|33] - - - | - - Abraham 
Fisher, as joint 
lessee. 
Ditto - - | 31 | Edward Darnell. 
Ditto - - | 26 |-AbrahamKer- | - - - | - - Mary Ann 
sey Cowell. Cowell. 
Little Finborough}] 11 | William Crosse | - - - | William Crosse. 
Ditto - - | 12] - ditto -{| - - - |- ditto. 
Ditto - - | 13} - ditto -| - - - | - ditto. 
Ditto - - | 14] - ditto =f i - - | Henry Crosse. 
Ditto - - |15 | - ditto -| - - - William Crosse. 
Whatfield - | 18°! George Cooke, 


























And no Notice of application was served on the 
above parties in respect of these properties. 


And inasmuch as certain properties are not num- 
bered on tie said Plans, nor referred to in the said 
Books of Reference, nor are the names of the owners 
and occupiers contained or stated in the said Books 
of Reference in respect thereto, nor has any Notice 
of application been served upon the said owners and 
occupiers in respect of the said property, in the fol- 
lowing instances: A certain building or malt-house 
in the hamlet of Brockford and Witheringwell, ad- 
joining No. 13, on the said Plans deposited with 
the said several Clerks of the Peace, and in the 
Private Bill Office, and within the limits of lateral 
deviation shown thereon, of which John Edwards 
is the owner, and Spencer Girzing is the occupier ; 
a dwelling-house and water-mill in the parish of 
Kersey, upon or near to the line of Railway, and 
contiguous to No. 5, of which Benjamin Mason, 
senior, is the owner, and Benjamin Mason, junior, 
is the occupier; a plantation and pond in the parish 
of Broomes, abutting on the Ipswich and Norwich 
turnpike-road, and the fields Nos. 11 and 17, in the 
said parish, of which Zaurina Cook is owner and 
occupier; a field adjoining No. 10, in the parish of 
Langham, on the Plan deposited with the Clerk of 
the Peace for the county of Essex only, of which 
Lord Ashburton is the owner, and William Jemmett 
Maude the occupier; a pasture field and brook in 
the parish of Eye, adjoining the field in the said 
parish, No. 42, in the Plans deposited with the 
Clerks of the Peace for the county of Essex, of which 
the Corporation of Eye are the owners and occu- 
piers ; a pasture field and occupation-road in the pa- 
rish of Thorndon, lying between the fields in the said 
parish numbered respectively 2 and 4, on the Plans 
deposited with the Clerks of the Peace for the coun- 
ties of Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, aud in the Pri- 
vate Bill Office, of which Henry D’Estene Hems- 
worth is owner, and Edgar Hammond is the occu- 
pier ; a salt warehouse and yard situate in the hamlet 
of Stowupland, between the properties numbered 27 
and 33, on the said Plans, in the hamlet of Stow- 
upland, and of which Thomas Gross and Marianne, 
his wife, Samuel Abbott and Elizabeth, his wife, 
and William Cobbold, are owners, and Thomas 

zz4 Prentice, 


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Prentice, Robert Squirrel and Hammond Keenball | 


are occupiers ; a certain warehouse in the parish of 
Stowmarket, adjoining the cottage and garden, and 
the road in the same parish, numbered respectively 
20 and 18, in the said Plans, of which Sarah Rust 
is owner, and William Prentice and Oliver Prentice 
are occupiers; a certain creek or cut situate in the 
said parish of Stowmarket, adjoining the said last- 
mentioned warehouse, and situate between it, and 
the field in the said parish, numbered 15, on the 
said Plans, of which the said Sarah Rust is owner, 
and the said William Prentice and Oliver Prentice 
are occupiers ; a certain garden in the said parish 
of Stowmarket, abutting on the several properties 
in the said parish, numbered respectively 5 and 6, 
in the Plan deposited with the Clerk of the Peace 
for Essex; a meadow in the parish of Combes, 
abutting on the turnpike-road leading from Stow- 
market to Ipswich, aud the river or stream described 
in the said last-mentioned Plan for Essex, as the 
boundary between the parishes of Stowmarket and 
Combes, of which Mr. Freeman is the owner, Thomas 
Wood is the lessee, and Samuel Clarke is the occu- 
pier ; another meadow in the said parish of Combes, 
abutting on the field in the same parish, numbered 
31, on the said last-mentioned Plan for Essex, of 
which the Reverend Reeve Daniel is the owner, and 
John Cobbold is the occupier; another meadow 
situate in the said parish of Combes, abutting on the 
fields in the said parish of Combes, numbered 29, 
30 and 31, in the said last-mentioned Plan for Essez, 
of which the representatives of the late Edward 
Walter, deceased, are owners, and Mrs. Mary Goy- 
mour is occupier ; another meadow in the said parish 
of Combes, abutting on fields in the said parish, 
numbered respectively 27 and 28, in the said last- 
mentioned Plans for Essex, of which Jacob Green 
is owner, and John Green is occupier; another 
meadow in the said parish of Combes, abutting on 
fields in the said parish, numbered 20 and 22, on 
the said last-mentioned Plans for Essex, of which 
Thomas Reeve Daniel is the owner, and John Green 
the occupier; a field in the parish of Witheam, situ- 
ate between the fields in the said parish, numbered 
35 and 37, on the said last-mentioned Plans for Es- 
sex, of which George William Matthews is the owner, 
and Mary Bennett the occupier ; three fields in the 
said parish of Maltesham, situate between a field in 
the said parish, numbered 3, on the said last-men- 
tioned Plan for Essex, and to the public footpath 
adjoining or running along the field numbered 57, 
in the said parish of Hitcham, of which three fields, 


George Thomas Nicholson is the owner, and Thomas | 


Carter the occupier ; a certain field in the parish of 
Huston, adjoining the fields in the parish, numbered 
25 and 28, in the said last-mentioned Plans for 
Essex, whereof the Governors or Trustees of Christ 
Hospital are the owners, and Harriet Tipple is the 
occupier. 

And inasmuch as the said Books of Reference 
are further incorrect, as they describe certain pro- 
perties under several numbers, whereas no corre- 
sponding numbers appear in the said places to dis- 
tinguish such property. Parish of Stanton not num- 
bered on Plan, but is numbered 27 in Book of 
Reference. 

And inasmuch as the said Books of Reference 
are further incorrect, as they contain names, descrip- 
tions and figures other than those applicable to 
the owners, lessees and occupiers of the lands de- 
lineated and numbered on the said Plans, and having 
no reference whatever thereto in the following in- 
stances; viz. No. 28 is inserted in the Book of Re- 
ference to the parish of Stoke, as an arable field, 
Patrick Mannock, the owner, and William Hoy, the 
occupier, whereas no such number or field is de- 
scribed or designated on the said Plans; No. 44, in 
the parish of Layham, which is described in the 
Book of Reference to the said parish as a meadow, 
Elizabeth Norman owner and occupier, whereas no 











A. 1845, 


such field or property is numbered or delineated on 
the said Plan. 

And inasmuch that the said Books of Reference 
refer to property in the parish of Coombs, numbered 
from 5 to 35, certain fields stated in the said Plans 
deposited with Clerks of the Peace and Private Bill 
Office, to be in the parish of Great Finborough, and 
numbered from 5 to 35, in the said Plans, are not 
referred to in the Book of Reference of such parish 
deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county 
of Essex; in the parish of Kersey, a similar objec- 
tion applies to a garden adjoining No. 7, in the said 
parish, on the east side thereof; in the parish of 
Braiseworth a similar objection applies with respect 
to a field situate between inclosures, Nos. 23 and 19, 
on the said Plans; in the parish of Eye, a similar 
objection applies with respect to a parcel of land 
ying between inclosures, Nos. 6 and 82, on the said 

lan. 

And inasmuch as the said Books of Reference 
are further incorrect, as two parcels of land in the 
parish of Saint Michael, Mile End, and lying be- 
tween an inclosure, No. 5, in the said Plans, and a 
road, No. 6, are not mentioned in the said Plans 
nor described in the Books of Reference, nor are 
the names of the owners or reputed owners, lessees 
or reputed lessees, and other parts of such lands 
contained or stated in the said Books of Reference 
in respect thereto. And also in the following in- 
stances: A parcel of land in the said parish lying 
north of the turnpike-road, No. 47; a mill sail, in 
the parish of Higham, situate between inclosures, 
Nos. 3 and 4, on the said Plans; half of the River 
Brett, in the same parish; half of the River Bret¢, 
forming the boundary of the parishes of Raydon 
and Shelley; a bridge in the said parish over the 
River Brett, between Nos. 17 and 19, on the said 
Plans; half the River Brett, forming the parish 
boundary between the parish of Shelley and the 
parish of Raydon; a bridge in the parish of Hard- 
leigh, which crosses the River Brett near to No. 68, 
on the said Plans; a piece of land in the said pa- 
rish, adjoining an inclosure numbered 174, on the 
said Plans; a bridge in the parish of Kersey, which 
crosses the River Brett near to No. 20, inclosure, on 
the said Plans ; a bridge in the parish of Bildeston, 
which crosses the brook between the inclosure, 
Nos. 4 and 5, on the said Plans; a piece of land 
stated to be in the parish of Great Finborough, 
lying between the inclosures, Nos. 20 and 22, on the 
said Plans, with the several Clerks of the Peace 
only; a piece of land and occupation-road stated 
to be in the parish of Coombes, and adjoining to 
No. 116, inclosure, all on the said Plans; a parcel 
of land and certain buildings and premises lying 
above and adjoining to No. 59, inclosure, on the said 
Plans; a piece ofland in the parish of Stowmarshes, 
between the road numbered 1, and inclosure,marked 2, 
on the said Plans; half the River Epping, in the 
same parish, adjoining No. 23, inclosure, on the 
Plans of the Clerk of the Peace for Essex only ; 
a parcel of land in the same parish lying between 
two other parcels of land numbered 29 and 34, on all 
the said Plans; a piece of land in the hamlet of 
Stowupland, adjoining the footpath leading to Thor- 
ney Hill, shown on the said Plans; in the same 
hamlet a parcel of land lying above and adjoining 
to an inclosure numbered 33 on the said Plans ; in 
the same hamlet a piece of land adjoining to and 
situated immediately above an inclosure, No. 36, on 
the said Plans; in the parish of Wetheringsett, a 
plantation lying between an inclosure numbered 6, 
and a road numbered 21, on the said Plans ; in the 
same parish a piece of land adjoining No. 14, on the 
said Plans; in the parish of Mendlesham, a close of 
land adjoining No. 10, on the said Plans, and a piece 
of land lying between an inclosure numbered 85, 
and aroad, No. 83, on the said Plans. 

And inasmuch as the Notices of application served 
upon owners, lessees and occupiers of lands, 
intended 















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intended to be taken or interfered with, for the pur- 
poses of the said intended Railway, on or before the 
31st December last, are further accurate, in the 
following instances, assuch Notices referto properties 
therein distinguished by certain numbers stated to 
be marked on the Plans deposited with the several 
Clerks of the Peace for the counties of Essex, = 
and Norfolk, whereas no such numbers are marked, 
nor do the same appear upon the said Plans, that 
is to say :—The notice served upon Harriet Tipple, 
as occupier of a certain arable field, and a pit 
therein, situate in the parish of adjoining the 
fields in the said parish numbered 28 and 25 on 
the said Plans, and in the said Notice distinguished 
by the Number 27, whereas no such Number appears 
in the said Plans. 

And inasmuch as a copy of so much of the said 
Plans as relates to the parish of Stoke, in the county 
of Essex, which have been deposited in respect of 
the said parish is not a correct copy of the said 
Plan deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for 
the county of Essex, inasmuch as the limits of 
deviation of the said intended Railway shown on 
the said last-mentioned Plan, purporting to be a 
copy of part thereof, deposited in respect of lands 
adjoining No. 25, within the said parish of Stoke, 
and that other and different limits of deviation which 
do not appear in the said Plans deposited with the 
said Clerk of the Peace for the county of Essex, are 
shown on the said Plan purporting to be a copy 
thereof; and in the following parishes: Parish of 
Hitcham, in respect of property adjoining Nos. 
44, 45, 49, 50 and 57, on the said Plan ; parish of 
Wattisham, property adjoining No.1; parish of Fin- 
borough, property adjoming Nos. 12, 20, 22, 27, 28, 
29 and 30 on the said Plans; parish of Stowupland, 
property adjoining Nos. 32, 40 and 49 on the said 
Plans ; parish of Thorndon, property adjoining No. 
14 and 19 inthe said Plans; parish of Sturton, pro- 
perty adjoining Nos. 22, 25 and 28 in the said Plans | 
deposited with the Clerks of the Peace for the coun- | 
ties of Norfolk and Suffolk only ; parish of Diss, 
property adjoining No.6, on the Plans deposited with | 
the Clerks of the Peace for Norfolk and Suffolk. 

And inasmuch as that the limits of deviation on the | 
Essex Plan are not the same as on the Norfolk and | 
Suffolk Plan; and that certain properties mentioned | 
in the instances hereinbefore, are included in the | 
limits of deviation on the Essex Plan, but are not | 
included in the limits of deviation on the Vorfolk | 





30° Aprilis. 361 


Plans and Sections of the said intended Railwa 
deposited with the said several Clerks of the Peace 
of the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex, as 
relates to the parish of Lemer, was not deposited 
with the Parish Clerk of such parish on or before 
the 31st December last. 

And inasmuch as the miles and furlongs were 
not correctly entered on the Section between the 
6th and 20th mile, so as to correspond with the 
miles and furlongs numbered on the Plan, and 
thereby producing errors in the apparent situation 
of various points between the said miles, as mea- 
sured from the numbered miles and furlongs in the 
Section, amounting, in one case, to six chains ; yet 
it did not appear that the Section itself was in- 
correctly described, or that it did not correspond 
with the Plan. 

And inasmuch as on the said Sections deposited 
with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Essex, 
the cross Sections are incorrect in the following 
instances; the cross Section, No. 21, of the public 
carriage-road, situated at 26 miles and 73 chains 
from Colchester,—the present surface of the road 
intended to be altered is stated to be 1 in 20, 
whereas portions of the said road are 1 in 22,1 in 
50 and 1 in 60, or nearly so; the cross Section, 
No. 22, of the public carriage-road situated at 28 
miles 1 furlong and 4 chains from Colchester, in the 
present level of the existing road, is not marked on 
the said cross Section; the cross Section, No. 24, 
of the public road, at 32 miles and 3 chains from 
Colchester,—the present level or rate of inclination 
of the existing road is not marked on the cross Sec- 
tion ; the cross Section, No. 27, of the public-road, 
situated at 40 miles 7 furlongs and 5 chains from 
Colchester,—the present surface of the road intended 
to be altered is stated to be 1 in 30, whereas the 
the same is 1 in 38 and 1 in 54, or nearly so; the 
cross Section, No. 28, of the public-road situated 
at 41 miles 1 furlong and 6 chains from Colchester, 
—the level or rate of inclination of the present road 
is not stated in the said cross Section. 

And inasmuch as the height of the Railway over 
or under the surface of every turnpike-road and 
public carriage-road is not marked on the Sections 
deposited at the office of the Clerk of the Peace 
for the county of Essex, in the following instances ; 
that is to say, at the crossing of the road at or near 
the 27 miles 5 furlongs, as marked on the said 
Section. 


and Suffolk Plans. | And inasmuch as it is not stated in the said Sec- 
And inasmuch as the said Plans and Books of Re- | tion deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the 
ference deposited at the office of the Clerk of the| county of Essex, whether any and what alteration 


Peace for the county of Essex are further inaccurate, 
inasmuch as a certain proportion in the parishes 


is intended to be made in the present level or rate 
of inclination of the carriage-road at or near 25-6, 


hereinafter enumerated on the said Plans, and | 27 miles 5 furlongs, although it would appear from 


within the limits of lateral deviation marked thereon, 
is not included in the said Plans, nor referred to in 
the said Books of Reference, nor are the names of 
the owners, lessees and occupiers of such property 
contained or stated in the said Books of Reference 
in respect thereto ; viz. 


such Section, that the same must necessarily be 
altered. 

And inasmuch as the Sections deposited at the 
offices of the Clerks of the Peace for the counties 
of Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, and in the Private 
Bill Office, cross Sections on the scale required by 








Parish of — - adjoining _ 68 and 69. the Standing Orders, are not added in respect of 
pe Hitcher ‘ ie No. “a 45, 49, 50 &amp; 57. the alteration of various carriage-roads hereinafter 
- Wattisham - me No. 1. mentioned ; that is to say, 
wi Great Finborough ,, No. 12, 20, 22, 27, 28, Miles, fur. chs. 
29 and 30. Carriage road at or near - - 2 56 - 
x Stowupland - se No. 32, 40 and 49. Ditto - - - - - 1 1 - 
a Thornton - 5 No. 14 and 19. Ditto - - - - - 16 —- - 
‘ie Sturton - i No. 22, 25 and 28. Ditto - - - - - 29 6 - 
* Diss - - - No. 6. 


And inasmuch as the said Plans deposited with 
the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Essez, 
are further inaccurate, as a memorandum of the 
radius of every curve not exceeding one mile in 
length is not noted thereon in miles and chains, in 
the following instances; that is to say, at or near 
34 miles, 33, 123, 134, 16, 163 and 33} miles, 
from Colchester, numbered in the said Plans. 


And inasmuch as a copy of so much of the said 
Vox. 109. 





And inasmuch as the Plans deposited with the 
Clerks of the Peace for the county of Essex do not 
correspond with the Plans deposited with the Clerks 
of the Peace for the counties of Suffolk and Nor- 
folk, nor with the Parish Clerks with the respective 
parishes, nor the Plans deposited in the Private Bill 
Office, in the following instances ; a piece of land in 
the parish of Combs which is not numbered on the 
Plans deposited with the Clerks of the Peace for 
the county of Esser, but numbered 62 on the Plan 

3A deposited 





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mene 








Guildford 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill, 


Whitehaven 
and Furness 
Railway. 


362 
deposited with the Clerks of the Peace for the 
counties of er and Suffolk; a piece of land 
in the parish of Mesheringsite, marked 14 on the 
Plan deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the 
county of Essex, and with the Parish Clerk of the 
said parish, is marked 13 on the Plans deposited 
with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of JVor- 


folk; a piece of land in the parish of Stoke Ash, 


No. 9 on the Plan deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace for the county of Essex, and with the Parish 
Clerk of the said parish, is marked 8 on the Plans 
deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county 
of Suffolk; a certain other piece of land in tne 
same parish, between Nos. 9 and 12, and which 
has no number on the Plans deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Essex, is 
marked 5 on the Plan deposited with the Clerk of 
the Peace for the county of Norfolk, 9 upon the 
Plans deposited with the Parish Clerk of the said 
parish, and 10 on the Plans deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Suffolk; a 
certain other piece of land in the same parish, with- 
out a number, and situated between 7 and 12 in the 
said Plans deposited with the Clerk of the Peace 
for the county of Essex, is numbered 8 on the Plans 
deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county 
of Norfolk, and with the Parish Clerk of the said 
parish, and 9 in the Plans deposited with the Clerk 
of the Peace for the county of Suffolk; another 
piece of land in same parish, not numbered and ad- 
joining No. 14 upon the Plans deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Essez, is 
marked 14 0n the Plans deposited with the Clerk 
of the Peace for the county of Suffolk, and with 
the Parish Clerk of said parish, and on the Plans 
deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the 
county of Norfolk, the same piece of land is shown 
to be without the limit of deviation, and has no 
Number on the said Plans; and two other pieces of 
land which are without numbers on the Plans de- 
posited with the Clerks of the Peace for the county 
of Essex, are marked 11 and 12 upon the Plans 
deposited with the Clerks of the Peace for the 
counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, and with the parish 
clerk ; in the parish of Eye, a piece of land lying 
between 66 and 69, and without a Number on the 
Plan deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the 
county of Essex, is numbered 70 on the Plan de- 
posited with the Clerk of the Peace for the counties 
of Norfolk and Suffolk; in the parish of Diss, a 
piece of land adjoining No. 6 on the Plan deposited 
with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of 
Essex, and without a Number, is shown upon the 
Plan deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the 
counties of Suffolk and Norfolk, to be without the 
limits of deviation. 

And inasmuch as on the said Sections deposited 
with the said Clerks of the Peace as aforesaid, the 
cross Sections are incorrect in the following in- 
stances ; viz., the cross Section, No. 3, of the public- 
road situated at 5 miles and 3 furlongs, or there- 
abouts, is incorrect, as the present surface of the 
road intended to be altered is stated to be 1 in 47, 
whereas a portion of the said road is 1 in 80, an- 
other portion horizontal, or nearly so. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Guildford Junction Railway 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for authorizing the Sale of the Guildford Junction 
Railway: And that Mr. Mangles and Mr. Baring 
Wall do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for the Whitehaven and Furness Rail- 


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A. 1845, 


way Bill, the Standing Orders had not been com- 
plied with, inasmuch as no Notice of application was 
served upon one owner, the Reverend J. Ashton 
Burrow ; but it appeared that a Notice of applica- 
tion had been forwarded to him by post on the 20th 
December last, and an answer was received on 5th 
of January following, stating that he had been tra- 
velling, and the Notice had but then just reached 
him, and that he assented to the undertaking. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Longon d 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of Brighton 
the Petition for the London and Brighton Railway Railway 
(Horsham Branch) Bill, the Standing Orders had aon 
been complied with. "7 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Branch Railway from the London 
and Brighton Railway, to or near to the town of 
Horsham, in the county of Sussex: And that the 
Earl of March and Mr. Kemble do prepare, and 
bring it in. 

A Petition of Trustees for carrying into execution Chester and 
the Acts for the Improvement of the Harbour of Holyhead 
Carnarvon, praying that they may be heard, by ®#!sy Bill. 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Chester and Holyhead Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The Reversionary Interest Society (No. 2.) Bill Reversionary 
was read a second time; and committed. gee Society 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the CoO 
mittee of Selection. 


The South Eastern Railway (Branch to Deal and South Eastern 
Extension of the Canterbury, Ramsgate and Mar- —— ‘ 
gate Railway) Bill was read a second time; and — a 
committed. of the Canter- 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- &gt;uty, Ramsgate 


, ; 1 Marg 
mittee of Selection. Railway) Bill. 


The South-Eastern Railway (Maidstone to Ro- South Eastern 


~ Railway 
and com (Maidstone to 


Rochester) Bill. 


chester) Bill was read a second time ; 
mitted. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Land-owners and Inhabitants of Manchester, 
the township of Timperley, in the county of Chester, Seu 1ucinh 
praying that they may be heard, by counsel, against Railway Bill. 
certain parts of the Manchester South Junction and 
Altrincham Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by counsel, upon their Petition, if they think fit; 
and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petition. 


A Petition of Land-owners in the townships of Runcom and 
Norton, Halion, Stockham and Runcorn, in the —. 
county of Chester, praying that they may be heard, pocks Bill. 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Runcorn and Preston Brook Railway and Docks 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Neweastle- 
upon-Iyne 


the Report on the Mewcastle-upon-Tyne Port Bill ; pore pil. 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed. ai 
A Petition 








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Grand Junction 
Railway Bill. 


or agent, against certain parts of the Grand Junction 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 


Birmingham 

and Gloucester 
Railway (Wor- 
cestet Devia- 
tion.) 


Wexford, Petitions from Killurin ; — Ballycarney ;—Mo- 

oa A nart ;—and, Arcandrisk and Carrick ; praying that 

juilway Bill, the Wexford, Carlow and Dublin Junction Railway 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Surrey and The House proceeded to take into consideration 

(Sunday Toll) the Report on the Surrey and Sussex Roads (Sunday 

bil,» ~6Toll) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 

Oxford, Petitions of Edmund Thomas Perrott, of Strat- 

oo and ford-upon-Avon, in the county of Warwick, Esquire ; 

Railway BL. — Right honourable William Baron Ward ;—and, 
the Company of Proprietors of the Ozford Canal 
Navigation ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Oxford and A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 


Rusby Railway Oxford Canal Navigation, praying that they may 


Stet sad A Petition of the Grand Junction Railway Com- 
— afar " pany, praying that the Oxford and Rugby Railway, 
Oxiord, Wore and the Oxford, Worcester and Wi olverhampton Rail- 
a and ways Bills may pass into law; and that the counter 
a projects of the London and Birmingham Railway 
and, London Company may not pass into law,—were presented, 


and Birming- 


ham Railway 

Company. 

are :' A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Railway Bilis Stroudwater Navigation, in the county of Gloucester, 


A Petition of the Right honourable William Baron 
Ward, praying that he may be heard, by his counsel 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Benjamin Hooke, of Norton Hall, 
in the parish of orton-juxta-Kempsey, in the county 
of Worcester, Esquire, taking notice of the applica- 
tion for leave to bring in the Birmingham and Glou- 
cester Railway ( Worcester Deviation) Bill; and pray- 
ing that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts thereof, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on Group (F.) of Railway Bills; and the 
Petitioner heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
upon his Petition, if he think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the application, against the said Petition. 

Petitions from Droitwich ;—and, Commissioners 
of the Droitwich District of Turnpike-roads ; taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
said Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass into 
law,—were also presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Oxford and Rugby 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Mon- 


mouth and Hereford Railway Bill,—was presented, 


and read. 


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Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The Eastern Union and Bury Saint Edmund's Eastem Union 
Railway (No. 2.) Bill was read a second time; and = aT ., 

; aint Edmund’s 
committed. Railway 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- (No. 2.) Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


Boileau’s Divorce Billi was read a second time ; Boileau’s 
and commitied to the Select Committee on Divorce Divorce Bill. 
Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, that they do hear counsel and examine wit- 

nesses for the said Bill; and also that they do hear 
counsel and examine witnesses against the Bill, if 

the Parties concerned think fit to be heard by coun- 

sel or produce witnesses. 

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, 

to request that their Lordships will be pleased to 
communicate to this House a Copy of the Minutes 

of the Evidence taken before their Lordships in the 

case of the said Bill: And that Mr. Hayter do carry 

the said Message. 


Petitions from Wrotham and Igtham (two Peti- South Eastern 
tions) ;— Hadlow and Peckham ;— Tunbridge ;— CLewtsbans m 
Seven Oaks;—and, Seal, Kemsing, Otford and Tunbridge and 
Shoreham, in the county of Kent; taking notice of Paddock 

the application for leave to bring in the South ¥°°*) 
Eastern Railway (Lewisham to Tunbridge and Pad- 

dock Wood) Bill; and praying that such Bill may 

pass into law,—were presented, and read ; and or- 

dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Canterbury ;—Milton and Sitting- South Eastern 
bourne ;—Margate ; -—Erith ;--Deptford ;—Faver- ——— 
sham ;— Deal ;-—Ramsgate ;--Iwade and Bobbing ; + Cilien. ’ 
—Preston, Boughton, Selling and Chilham ;—Sit- with Branches.) 
tingbourne and Muston;— Saint Peter (Isle of 
Thanet)and Broadstairs ;—Gravesend ;— Dartford ; 
—-Greenwich ;-- Rainham, Upchurch and Lower 

Halstow ;—and, Chalk, Higham and Shorne ; taking 

notice of the application for leave to bring in the 

South Eastern Railway (Hungerford Bridge to 

Chilham, with Branches) Bill; and praying that 

such Bill may pass into law,—were presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of South Eastern 
Hastings, praying that the South Eastern Railway per ; 
(Ashford to Hastings) Bill may pass into a law, was arc Bill. 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- Northumber- 
bourhood of Berwick-upon- Tweed, praying that the land Railway ; 
Northumberland Railway Bill may pass into a law ; * Newcastle 
and that the Newcastle and Berwick Railway Bill Railway Bills. 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Clerk of the sheffield and 
Board of Guardians of the Poor, of East Retford Lincolnshire. 
Union, in the county of Vottingham, praying that a aaa 
the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway" 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, of Exeter and _ 
Pynes, in the county of Devon, Baronet, praying = Rail- 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or “YY °"" 
agent, against certain parts of the Exeter and Cre- 
diton Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 





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i RN ID EL CIT CET IS NEI TO 


30° Aprilis. 


Liverpool 


Docks Bill. Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 


third reading of the ingrossed Bill to amend the 
Acts relating to the Docks and Harbour of Liver- 
pool, be now resumed :—The House accordingly re- 
sumed the said further Proceeding ; and the Amend- 
ment proposed upon Thursday last was agreed to. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Howard Douglas do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Liverpool and 
Manchester 
Railway Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Liverpool and Manchester 
Railway Bill, which was this day made from the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the Liverpool and Manchester Railway 
Company to extend and enlarge the said Railway, 
and to make certain Branch Railways, and for 
amending and enlarging the Powers of the several 
Acts relating to the said Railway: And that Mr. 
Wilson Patten, Sir Howard Douglas and Viscount 
Sandon do prepare, and bring it in. 


Holl and 
Gainsborcugh 
Railway. 


Petitions from Winterton ;— Burton-upon-Stra- 
ther ;--Great Driffield ;-- Bottesford ;--Alkborough; 
— Messingham ; — Hornsea ; — Beverley ; — West 
Butterwick ;—Crowlet Keadby ;—Flizbro Strather ; 
—Lincoln ;—Burringham and Althorp ;—Winter- 
ingham;—Froddingham ;— Hedon-in- Holderness ;— 
Kingston-upon-Hull (two Petitions) ;—Barton ;— 
Bridlington and Bridlington Quay ;—Kingston ;— 
— Pattrington-in- Holderness ;—Barton-upon-Hum- 
ber; — and, Barrow and Barton-upon-Humber ; 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring in 
the Hull and Gainsborough Railway Bill; and pray- 
ing that such Bill may pass into law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Kingston-upon- The House proceeded to take into consideration 


Hull Docks Bill. the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 


intituled, An Act for amending the Acts relating to 
the Docksat Kingston-upon- Hull, and for enlarging 
one of the said Docks ; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 6. 1. 13. Leave out “ formerly,” and in the 
same line leave out “such” and insert “ the.” 

Pr. 6.1. 14, After “ works” insert “ by the said 
“ firstly-recited Act to them granted.” 

Pr. 6. 1.16. Leave out “ aforesaid.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 11. After “shed” insert “such,” and 
in the same line leave out from “ offices” to “ be- 
“ neath” in 1. 15., and insert “ to be.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 15. Leave out from “ mentioned” to 
“ not” in 1. 18., and insert “ and.” 

Pr. 14. 1. ult. Leave out from “ but” to “ shall” 
in Pr. 15.1. 1., and insert “nothing herein con- 
“* tained.” 

Pr, 25.1. 26. Leave out from “shall” to “ ex- 
“ tend” in 1, 28. 

Pr. 25. 1. 30. After “ do” insert “ with the con- 
sent of the Town Council of the borough of 
Kingston-upon-Hull, and of the Surveyors of the 
Highways or such other persons as may have the 
control or management of the highways, and 
subject to such other provisions and restrictions 
as are therein mentioned.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir Walter James do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


Liverpool and _ A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Bury Railway Mersey and Irwell Navigation, and of James Loch, 
payin Esquire, Trustee and Superintendent of the canal 
Railway, and and property of the late Francis Duke of Bridg- 
Bury Exten- water, deceased, praying that they may be heard, 

by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 


tion) Bill. 
the Liverpool and Bury Railway (Bolton, Wigan 





A. 1845. 


and Liverpool Railway, and Bury Extension) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of James Loch, Esquire, Trustee and Manchester 
Superintendent of the canal and property of the Improvement 
late Francis Duke of Bridgwater, deceased, praying - 
that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Manchester Improve- 
ment Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, f he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Commissioners of Bridlington Piers York ana 
and Harbour, praying that they may be heard, North Midina 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- (pis) 4 
tain parts of the York and North Midland Railway Branch) Bill, 
(Bridlington Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The Waterford and Limerick Railway Bill was Waterford 
read a second time ; and committed. ae 9 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- = 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of the Right honourable Edward Comvall 
Granville Earl of Saint Germans, praying that he Ralway Bill 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Cornwall Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Chester and Birkenhead Railway Chester and , 
Company ;—and, Dock Commissioners of Birken- ner (ie —— 
head, in the county of Chester; praying that they (alold Branch, 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against and Purchase 
certain parts of the Chester and Holyhead Railway eames 
(No. 2.) (Mold Branch, and Purchase of Chester and Railway) Bill. 
Birkenhead Railway) Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 


of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Mr. More O’Ferrall reported from the Com- Blackburn 
mittee on the Blackburn Waterworks Bill, and to Waterworks 
whom several Petitions against the said Bill were 1 
referred ; That they had heard counsel in support 
of all the said Petitions, except that of Lord Mon- 
tagu, in support of which no person appeared ; 
and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; 
and that they had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee public Petition 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the —" 
Petitions presented upon the 23d, 24th and 25th "&lt;p" 
days of this instant April, and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Petitions from Bristol ;—Chippenham ;—Kings- Insolvent 


ebtors Act. 
bridge and Dodbrook ;— Wigan ;— Pontypool ;— Pe ct 
and, 








ud 





Harbours of 
Refuge. 


Game Laws. 


Promiscuous 
Intercourse. 


Military 
Flogging. 


Affirmation, 


Smoke Prohi= 
bition Bill, 


Osster Fishery, 


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and, Broseley, and other places; praying for the 
repeal or alteration of the Insolvent Debtors Act,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Landed Proprietors, Merchants, 
Master Mariners and others, of the town of Fish- 

uard and its vicinity, in the county of Pembroke, 
stating that the Petitioners beg to call the attention | 
of the House to the lamentable loss of life and pro- | 
perty by Shipwreck that so frequently takes place | 
for want of a safe Harbour along that portion of | 
the coast of St. George’s Channel, bounded on the | 
south by St. David’s Head, and on the north by 
the Island of Bardzey, known by the name of Car- 
digan Bay ; and praying for the construction of a 
Harbour of Refuge at such place upon that section 
of the coast as in the opinion of Her Majesty’s 
Government may be deemed the most eligible for 
that purpose, whereby serious national losses may 
in future be prevented, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from the County of Edinburgh ;—and, 
John Templer ; praying for the repeal of the Game 
Laws,—were presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Game Laws. 


A Petition of Female Members of the Society of 
Friends residing at Lynn Regis, in the county of 
Norfolk and its vicinity, praying the House to 
render trading in vice by the promotion of Promis- 
cuous Intercourse between the sexes a highly penal 
offence, and that Magistrates and Officers of Police 
shall be invested with summary powers of proceed- 
ing in such cases, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Committee of the 
Liverpool Peace Society, praying for such a reform 
of the Military Penal Code as will take from courts 
martial the power of the lash altogether, and oblige 
them to use other punishments in the place of 
instruments of bodily torture and mental degrada- 
tion, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the ‘Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Aldwinkle, in the 
county of Northampton, and others, praying that 
their fellow-subjects who conscientiously object to 
take an Oath may be allowed to substitute their so- 
lemn Affirmation instead thereof, subject, in case of 
falsity, to all the penalties of perjury, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Right honourable Thomas Chol- 
mondeley Baron Delamere, of Vale Royal, in the 
county of Chester ;—and, Inhabitants of the county 
of Chester residing within the Salt districts and the 
neighbourhood thereof; praying that the provisions 
of the Smoke Prohibition Bill may be so far ex- 
tended as to embrace Salt Works and Salt Manu- 
factories ; and that, with such extended provisions, 
the said Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
the Bill. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen, Councillors 
and others, Inhabitants of the borough of Penryn, 
in the county of Cornwall, and its vicinity, stating 
that the different banks and shallows in Falmouth 
Harbour abound in large shoals of fine Oysters, 
which are valuable and available for the London 
markets, large quantities of which are annually pur- 
chased by the Oyster dealers from Kent and Essex 
for the supply of the Metropolis, thus affording a 
source of employment for the fishermen of that har- 
bour ; that in consequence of its being a free fishery, 
a number of vessels come down from the eastern 


off large quantities of the Oyster spawn to transfer 
to their own privileged and protected beds on the 
coasts of Kent and Essex, which threatens in the 
course of another season or two to impoverish the 
beds and annihilate the Oyster Fishery in that har- 
bour, by which means many hundred fishermen and 
their families will be involved in poverty and ruin; 
and praying that as the Act 6 and 7 Vic. for regu- 
lating the Channel Fisheries, does not apply to es- 
tuaries and inlets, a short Bill may be promptly 
brought into Parliament, embodying five of the 
clauses of the said Act, which relate solely to Oyster 
dredging, viz., the 45th, 46th; 47th, 48th and 49th ; 
and, further, that the carrying out of these clauses 
of the Act shall be committed to the Collectors of 
the Customs at the different Ports, and to the 
officers and men of the Preventive Service at their 
respective stations, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the County of Devon ;--and, Coun- Justices’ Clerks 
ties of Devon and Dorset ; praying that the Justices’ and Clerks of 
Clerks and Clerks of the Peace Bill may not pass Te Pese Bil- 
into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy of the Deanery of Pydar, Rating ot 
in the county of Cornwall and diocese of Exeter, Tithe» 
praying the House to restore the Tithe Commuta- 

tion Rent-charge to its fair and equitable assess- 

ment to parochial and other taxes, was presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Criminal 
of Cork, calling the attention of the House to the Offenders. 
state of the law with regard to the treatment of cri- 
minals; and praying for the establishment of large 
and well-regulated penitentiaries for the management 
of juvenile offenders, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Kinsale, Ministers’ 
in the county of Cork, praying for the abolition of Money , ) 
the Tax called Ministers’ Money in Ireland, was pre- in 

sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Alloa ;—and, New Sauchie; pray- Mines and 
ing the House te permit those females who were in Cullieries Act. 
employment previous to the passing of the Mines 
and Collieries Act to resume their employment, or 
adopt such measures as will alleviate the immediate 
distresses occasioned by their being thrown out of 
work,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Burstall, in the West Anatomy Act. 
Riding of the county of York, praying for an impar- 
tial, searching and open inquiry into the operation 
of the Anatomy Act, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Workmen in Messrs. Campbell and Arrestment of 
Christie’s British Iron Foundry, Glasgow, praying Wages ' 
that the Arrestment of Wages (Scotland) Bill may (Scotland) Bill. 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Synod of Glasgow and Ayr (Mo- Schoolmasters 
derator) ;—Presbytery of Biggar (Moderator) ; — (Scotland.) 
Presbytery of Fordoun (Moderator) ;—Presbytery 
of Zorn (Moderator) ;—and, Presbytery of Kintyre 
(Preses); praying the House to adopt measures for 
ameliorating the condition of the Burgh and Paro- 
chial Schoolmasters, and for promoting the educa- 
tional interests of Scotland,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Leicester ;--Guiseborough, in Cleve- Hill Covlies. 
land ;—and, Derby; praying the House to refuse 
its sanction to any measures which shall promote 
the further importation of Cooly labourers or native 





counties, and dredge, at all seasons of the year, and 

particularly in the brooding months of May, June 

and July, while they inflict great injury by carrying 
Vo. 100. 


Africans into the British emancipated colonies,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 





343 A Petition 


Peed i re 


Se EEN 





Jewish Disabi- 
lities Removal 
Bill. 


Lord’s Day. 


Universities 
(Scotland. ) 


Agriculture. 


County and 
Police Rates, 


Maynooth 
College Bill, 


366 


30° Aprils. 


A. 1845. 


A Petition of James Wilkinson, of Greenwich, in | Abertarff (Moderator) ; — Sleat ; —Birkenhead — 


the county of Kent, praying that the Jewish Disa- 
bilities Removal Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Provincial Synod of Moray 
(Moderator);—Eddrachilles;— Tough and Keig ;— 
Killean and Kilkenzie ;— Kenmore ;— Forganderry ; 
—Tarbat ;—Fort William ;—Perth ;—Fordoun ;— 
Tannadice ;—Ardclagh;— Kelty ;—Newport (Fife) ; 
—Tollercairn ; —Ardeonaig ; — Chirnside, Edrom, 
Whitsome and Hutton ;—Killin ;—Presbytery of 
Abertar ff (Moderator) ;— Hawick ;—Clunie (Mode- 
rator) ;— Tobermory ;—Leslie and Premnay ;—and, 
Logierait ; praying the: House to prohibit the run- 
ning of Railway Trains in Scotland on the Sabbath, 
—were presented, andread ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Petitions from Presbytery of Dunfermline (Mo- 
derator and Clerk) ;—Presbytery of Perth (Mode- 
rator) ;—Provincial Synod of Moray (Moderator) ; 
—Relief Presbytery of Glasgow (Moderator) ; — 
and, Presbytery of Stewartfield (Moderator and 
Clerk); praying the House to abolish religious tests 
in the Universities of Scotland,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Richmond ;—and, County of Wor- 
cester ; praying that in any relief from taxation that 
may be given, the House will take the first oppor- 
tunity of granting relief to the Agriculturists,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Priors and Bishops Norton ;--and, 
Muisemore; praying that the House will enact that 
from this time all the charges and expenses hitherto 
raised and paid for County and Police Rates may be 
defrayed out of the Consolidated Fund,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from King’s Lynn ;—Knutsford ;--Saint 
Austell ;— Manchester ;--and, Robert Shelton Mack- 
enzie; praying that the Maynooth College Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Farnley ;— Holbeck ;—Beesford ; 
— Headingley-cum-Burley and Kirkstall ;—Michel- 
dean ; — Coleraine ; — Fala ;—Manchester ;—.Dun- 


Sfermline ;— Colnefield ;—Milngrove (two Petitions) 


(Chairman);-- Wirksworth;—Llanarmon ;—Middle- 
ton-by-Wirksworth ; — Darlington ; —Gorefield ;— 
Wisbech; — United Associate Session of Mearns 
(Moderator) ;—Pont-cyssyllte ;—Colne ;-- Wisbech, 
Saint Mary ;—Llangollen ;—Provincial Synod of 
Moray (Moderator) ; —Colyton ;—Saltash ;—Thur- 
lestone ; — Dodbrooke ; — Rackheath ;— Woodbast- 
wick, Pamworth, Ranworth and South Walsham ;— 
Keighley (two Petitions) ;—Antoney, Saint Jacob ; 
—Saint Columb ;— Trusthwaite ;—South Sydenham; 
— Kingsbridge ;—Eton, Midlothian ;—Pottergate ; 
—T'releach ;—Landowror ;— Llandarog ;— Conwil ; 
—Clifford-cum- Boston(two Petitions); — Dewsbury ; 
— Heptonstall ;—Long Preston ;—Lenham ;—Glas- 
gow ;—Ainderby Steeple;— Wighill;—Archdeaconry 
of Cleveland ;— Eddrachilles ;— Mobberley ;—East- 
ley ;— Charles Ebenezer Harle ;—Manchester (two 
Petitions) ;—Kirk Session of Keig (Moderator and 
Session Clerk) ;— Overton s— Wigan ;—Letham ;— 
Belfast ;— Tralee ;— Mothell and Dysart ;—Currie- 
muir ; — Fintona; — Knockyraffan ; — Deanery of 
Midhurst ; — Drumbo ; — Carnegrally ; — Bolton 
(Armagh) ; —Ballingam ; — Drumbeg ;—Newtown- 
gore ;— Offerlane ;—Chapel Russell ;— Kilmehue ;— 
Newtown Barry ; — Abbeyleix ;— Llanwnda and 
Llanfaglen ; —Denorwig ;— Rhyl ;— Beddgelert ;— 
Cefi-y-waen ;— Coatbridge ;—Culter ;—Carluke ;— 
Lanark ;—Shotts Burn;—Penrith;— Stranraer (two 
Petitions) ; —Corstorphan ;—Strachan ;— Hawick ; 
— Lobermedry ; — Snizort ;— Free Presbytery of 


Forgan ; — Aberdeen (Chairman) ;— Moulin (Mo- 
derator) ;— Rosehall (Moderator and Session Clerk): 
—- Kilmodan ; — Chirnside, Edrom, Whitsome and 
Hutton ;—Long Compton;—Island of Lismore -— 
High Beach ;— Preston ( Lancaster) (two Petitions) . 
—Ribchester ; — Newaddlwydd ;—Aberystwyth -— 
Abereinon ; — Henfanyw ; -— Llangwenog ; — iia. 
geitho ; — Saint Dogmell’s;— Llanbadarnfawr ;— 
Great Bromley ;— Manningtree ;—Archdeaconry of 
Colchester ; — Bocking ; —Fingringhoe ;—Barrow- 
ford;— Cwmllynfell;— Winchcombe ;— South Shields: 
— Banningham;—Seething ;—Llanarth;—and, Row: 
praying that the said Bill may not pass intoa law, 
—were also presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Bradfield ;—Deanery of Barnstaple ;—Haverford- 
west ;— Tenby ; — Llanidan, and other places ;— 
Carnarvon ;— Bucklebury ;—and, Lampeter ; pray- 
ing for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 
Will. 4, c.'77, as relates to the union of the Dioceses 
of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and for the immediate 
appointment of a Bishop to the newly-erected See 
of Manchester,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Rathconeath ;—Ballisakeery ;— Dungiven ; — Dun- 

feeny ; — Kilturbride ; — Mayal ; — Calry ; —and, 
Donegore and Kilbride ; praying the House to devise 
means for removing the restrictions placed on the 
distribution of the Aid annually granted for Educa- 
tion in Ireland, so as to afford assistance to the 
Schools in connexion with the Church Education 
Society,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the t able. 


(Union) ;—Corporation of Leicester ;— Quirnmore ;— 
Thetford Union (Chairman) ;—County of Norfolk 
(Chairman); — Walsingham Union (Chairman) ;— 











Guildcross Union (Chairman); — Nutford and 
Launditch Union ;—Henstead Union ;—Erpingham 
Union (Chairman) ;—and, Docking Union (Vice- 
|chairman); praying that the Parochial Settlement 
| Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Salford, praying that the Physic and Surgery Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 





Pimlico, praying the House to institute an inquiry 
into the government of the College of Surgeons, 
and an enfranchisement of the General Practitioners 
in connexion with it, in preference to a separate in- 
corporation, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Darwen ; —Stoke Newington ; —Farringdon-street ; 
—Llanelidan ;—Llanarmon-yn- Yale ;—Dunover ;— 
Barnsley ;-- Okehampton ;— Pudsey (three Petitions) ; 
— Cheshunt ;— Derwen ;— Tibbenham ;— Clondenog ; 
— Chesham ;—Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd ;—Banff ; 
— Hensingham ; —Whitehaven ;—Gyffylliog Llan- 
furrog ;— Whitehaven ;— Southampton ;--Gyffylliog ; 
—Somers Town ;—Ruthin ;— Ysgoldy Caenwydd ;— 
Great Witchingham;—Norwich (three Petitions) ; 
— Whitehaven (three Petitions) ; —Llanbeder ; — 
Mongwhitter ;— Huddersfield ;— Delham ;— Old and 
New Buckenham ;—Stoley ;—Neatishead ;—Small- 
burgh; -—-Martham ; — Ingham ; — Mallishall ; — 





Mundesley ; 


Petitions from Newborough ;—Deanery of Pydar ; Saint Asaph 
—Llaniestyn, and other places ; — Llanwnda;— on Bangor 


loceses, 


Petitions from Monkstown ;—Boyle ;— Termon- Education 
Seckan ;—Cloydal ;— Holywood ; —Killodierman ;— (Itelaud.) 


Petitions from Hundreds of East and West Flegg, Parochial 
Norfolk, (Chairman) ;—Depwade Union ;— Bodmin Settlement Bil. 


A Petition of Members of the Royal College of Physic and 
Surgeons of England, residing in Manchester and S89 = 


A Petition of William Ryan, Shaftesbury-terrace, Medical 


Profession. 


Petitions from Sompting ; — Gateshead ; —Over Public Houses. 








g VicroRIz. 


Mundesley thea and Waxham ;—Sutton ( Nor- 
folk) .—Ludlam ;— Hickling ;— Worstead (two Peti- 
tions) ; —Corpusty ;— Barton Turf ;—Catfield ;— 
Tunstead ;—Lessingham ;—North Walsham;—Sher- 
ringham;--Happisburgh ;-- Rockland Saint Peter’s;-- 
Aylsham ;—East Ruston and Ridlington ;— Trowse ; 
— Honing, Bacton ; — Stalham; — and, Scotlow ; 
praying the House to adopt measures for preventing 
the increase of houses licensed for the sale of intox- 
icating drinks, and for diminishing to a very large 
extent the number already existing, and to pass a 
law for entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating 
liquor on the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of the Quantity of Foreign Iron imported 
into and exported from the United Kingdom in the 

ear 1844; distinguishing the several Sorts of Iron, 
and the Countries from which imported, and to 
which exported :—Of British lron exported (in- 
cluding unwrought Steel) in the year 1844; distin- 
guishing the Countries to which the same were 
exported :—And, of the Quantity of British Hard- 
ware exported in the year 1844 ; distinguishing the 
Countries to which exported, and the declared Value 
thereof :—And, a similar Account of Machinery 
exported in 1844, with the declared Value thereof. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of all Oaths now administered in Ireland, to 
Persons professing the Protestant Religion previous 
to being called to the Bar, or acting as Justices of 
the Peace :—And, of all Oaths administered to the 
Directors of the Bank of Lreland. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Leicester Navigation, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Midland Railways (Syston to 
Peterborough) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
ll Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Jron, &amp;e. 


Oaths(Ireland.) 


Midland Rail- 
ways (Syston to 
Peterborough) 
Bill. 


Glasgow, Petitions from Bangor ;—Killileagh ;—Armagh ; 
re and and, Newtownards; praying that the Glasgow, 
arlisle Rail- ; : : o »- : 

way Bill, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Bill may pass into a 


law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Petitions of the Carlisle Canal Company ;—and, 
William Nanson, of the city of Carlisle, Secretary 
to the Carlisle Canal Company ; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the said Bill,—were also 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


West Cornwall 


cap Petitions of Charles Crespigny Lord Vivian ;— 
val, way ill, 


and, the Reverend John Curnow Millett, of Penpol, 

near Hayle, in the county of Cornwall; praying 

that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 

a or agents, against certain parts of the West Corn- 
wall Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

I 


War a A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 
hoetion Raj. LOUthood of Birstal, in the West Riding of the 
ways Bill, county of York, praying that the Leeds and West 


Riding Junction Railways Bill, may pass intoa law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


30° Aprilis. 


5607 


A Petition of William Fawcett and others, stating Railways. 
that they are Shareholders in the Manchester and 
Birmingham Railway Company, and that measures 
are now in progress to transfer the said Railway to 
the London and Birmingham Railway Company, 
which measures if carried into effect on the terms 
proposed will seriously damage the property of the 
Petitioners ; and praying the House to take steps to 
compel the Directors of all Railways who contem- 
plate such important changes, to give adequate 
notice to the Shareholders of such Railways, that 
they may have sufficient time to deliberate upon a 
question so seriously affecting their interest, and an 
opportunity of recording their opinions upon it, was 
gigs and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Clerk of the Board London and 
of Guardians of the Poor of East Retford Union, in hong Railway 
the county of Nottingham, praying that the London 

and York Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of John Johnson, Alderman of London, South Devon 
and William Johnson, of Grosvenor Wharf, West- ete — 
minster, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, praying pineal 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- Bill. 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the South Devon 
Railways ( Tavistock and other Branches) Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Two Petitions from East Retford, praying that Stefiield and 
the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway, and pee 
Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway \ay; and, 
Bills, may pass into law, —were presented, and Great Grimsby 


read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. and Sheffield 
Junction Rail- 


way Bills. 

Petitions from Whittlesford, Duxford and Foul- icone 
mire ;—Horseheath, Bartlow, Shudy Camps and and Lincoln 
Castle Camps ;—Dry Drayton, Lolworth and Box- ®ailway Bill. 
worth ;—Landbeach and Waterbeach ;—Roysten ;—- 
Bottisham and Quy ;—Cottenham ;—and, Hinxton 
and Ickleton ; praying that the Cambridge and Lin- 
coln Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Cardwell presented a Bill for raising a Sum Exchequer Bills 
by Exchequer Bills for the Service of the year One (£-9,379,600.) 
thousand eight hundred and Forty-five: And the _ 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time To-morrow. 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- Church Leasese 
mand,—Copy of Report of the Estates Committee No. 961. 
respecting Leasehold Property vested in the Eccle- 
siastical Commissioners, confirmed by the Board at 
a meeting held 15th April 1845. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


The Earl of Lidncon presented, by Her Majesty’s Metropolis 
Command,—Copy of Third Report of the Com- !mprovement. 
missioners appointed by Her Majesty to inquire 
into and consider the most effectual means of im- 
proving the Metropolis, and of providing increased 
facilities of Communication within the same. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Sidney Herbert presented, pursuant to the Army. 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—A Return of 
Officers who have been allowed to receive their 
Half-Pay, since the 1st April 1844, under the Pro- 
visions of the Act 7 and 8 Vic. c. 104, s. 28. 

- om That the said Return do lie upon the 
able, 





Vo. 100. 





344 Ordered, 


Salmon 


Fisheries Bill. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Wexford 
Harbour. 


Sheriffs 
(Wales) Bill. 


Calico Print 
Works Bill. 


Roman Catholic 


Relief Bill. 


Arrestment 
of Wages 


(Scotland) Bil 


Canal Com. 
panies Tolls 
Bill, 


Canal Com- 


panies Carriers 


Bill. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Courts of 
Common Law 
Process Bill. 


No. 262. 


Courts of Com. 
mon Law Pro- 


368 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the Preservation of Salmon Fisheries in England 
and Wales: And that Sir Thomas Winnington, 
Mr. Pakington and Mr. Joseph Bailey do prepare, 


and bring it in. 


Ordered, That Mr. Wawn have leave of absence for 
three weeks, on account of illness in his family. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon 
the 17th day of this instant April, That there be 
laid before this House, Returns of the Amount ex- 
pended by the Wexford Harbour Commissioners, 
during the last Ten years, in Buoys, Perches and 
Beacons, or in deepening the Bar and Harbour of 
Weaxford :—Of the Law Costs and Damages incurred 
by same from the year 1813:—Of the Amounts of 
the different Contracts entered into for the Erection 
of the present Quays, their Length, and how much 
of that Length is available for Vessels to lie along 
side of :—And, of the Gross Amount levied under 
the head of Tonnage Rates and Additional Rates for 
the Ten years ending 1st January 1845, and of the 
Amount of Debt at present due to the said Com- 
missioners, might be read ; and the same being read; 

Ordered, That a Return to the said Order be laid 
before this House forthwith. 


Ordered, That the Bill from the Lords, intituled, 
An Act for assigning Sheriffs in Wales, be now read 
the third time :—The Bill was accordingly read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


Ordered, That the ingrossed Bill to regulate the 
Labour of Children in the Calico Print Works of 
Great Britain and Ireland, be now read the third 
time :—The Bill was accordingly read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to regulate the Labour of Children, 
Young Persons and Women in Print Works. 

Ordered, That Lord Ashley do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Roman Catholic Relief Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday the 28th day of May next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 


, reading of the Arrestment of Wages (Scotland) Bill; 


Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


The Canal Companies Tolls Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday the 
21st day of May next. 


The Canal Companies Carriers Bill was, accord- 
ing to Order, read a second time; and committed to 
a Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday 
the 21st day of May next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
next, resolve it«elf into the said Committee. 


The Courts of Common Law Process Bill was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next ; and to be printed. 


The Courts of Common Law Process (Ireland) Bill 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 


30° Aprilis—1° Maiiz. 





A. 1845, 


second time upon Wednesday next; and to be cess (Ireland) 
printed. Bill. 


No, 263, 
The Court of Session (Scotland) Process Bill was Coutetins 


read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second (Scotland) 


time upon Wednesday next ; and to be printed. Process Bill, 


No. 264, 
Ordered, That the Petitions of the Company Of Grana let 
it 


Proprietors of the Birmingham Canal N avigations ; Railway Bill, 
—Trustees for repairing the Roads from Birming- 

ham to Wednesbury and to Great Bridge, and from 

thence to the footway adjoining the Bilston and 
Wednesbury Turnpike-road ;— and, Bankers, Mer- 

chants and other Inhabitants of the borough of Bir- 
mingham, in the county of Warwick, which were 
presented upon Thursday last; praying that the 

said Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 

be referred to the Committee on the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Petitions of Bankers, Merchants 
and other Inhabitants of the parish of Wolverhamp- 
ton, in the county of Stafford ;—Dudley, in the 
county of Worcester ;—Inhabitants of Bilston, West- 
bromwich, Tipton, Smethwich and Oldbury, in the 
counties of Stafford and Salop ;—Owners and Occu- 
piers of lands, tenements and hereditaments in the 
several parishes of Wednesbury, Westbromwich, Tip- 
ton and Dudley, in the counties of Stafford and 
Worcester ; — and, Coal and Iron Masters of the 
South Staffordshire Mineral District, which were 
presented upon Friday last; praying that they may 
be heard, by their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Grand Junction Railway Bill, be 
referred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Agricultural Agricultural 
Statistics, which was presented upon Monday last, S!tistics. — 
be printed. No. 265, 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


Jovis, 1° die Maiti ; 


Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 








PRAYERS. 


RDERED, That the Select Committee on granding 
Standing Orders have leave to sit this day, till Orders. 
five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (B.) of Railway Bills, 
Railway Bills, have leave to sit this day, till five of Grp (8) 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Mr. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of the East India. 
East India Company, was called in; and at the bar 
presented, pursuant to Orders,—Copy of so much 
of the Despatch sent out by the Court of Directors 
of the Honourable East India Company, on the 18th 
day of December 1844, as relates to the Discoun- 
tenancing of any Connexion of the Company’s Ser- 
vants with Attendance of Devotees upon the Cere- 
monies of the Temple of Juggernauth, and any 
Arrangements sanctioned or directed for the Dis- 
continuance of Pecuniary Payments towards the 
maintenance of the Idol worship of that Shrine. ’ 

Return toan Order, dated the 24th day of April last, East India. 
for a Return of the number of Articles imported into 
India on which it is proposed, by the Draft Act of 
the Government of Bengal in February last, to 
increase the Rate of Import Duty; stating the 
Quantity of each of these Articles imported, the 
Rate of Duty charged, and the Aggregate Amount 
of Duty received on each of these Articles, in each 
of the ten years 1835 to 1844, both inclusive. ; 

Mr. Campbell also presented, pursuant to the di- East India. 
rections of an Act of Parliament,—Copies of Special 
Reports of the Indian Law Commissioners :—And 

W. 
then he withdre Sued, 


Cured 
yision 








ls, 


Smuggling. 


Court of 
Chancery 
(Ireland. 


Newington 
Workhouse, 


London and 
Brighton Rail- 
way (Horsham 
Branch) Bill, 


ae and 
hitsk Railw 
— 


8 VicTORI=Z. 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Law, from the Treasury, was called in; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—A Re- 
turn of the Quantities of Cured Provisions of all 
kinds imported into the United Kingdom from 
Foreign Countries and from the Colonies, from the 
5th day of January 1843 to the 5th day of January 
1845; specifying the different kinds, the Countries 
whence sent, the Quantities of each kind entered for 
Home Consumption, and the Amount of Duty paid 
on the same respectively; also, the Quantities of 
each kind re-exported, and whether taken for the 
Use of the Ship or for Merchandise; the Place to 
which the same were re-exported, and the Number 
of Bonds passed with regard to the same. 

Returns of the Number of Persons convicted for 
Smuggling, or being concerned in the Smuggling of 
Tobacco, in the United Kingdom, distinguishing 
England, Ireland and Scotland, between the 1st day 
of January 1844 and the 1st day of January 1845 ; 
naming the Places where each Conviction occurred ; 
distinguishing the Cases heard by Magistrates where 
the Weight has been over Six pounds, and stating 
the Weight in both cases; and also, specifying 
whether the Tobacco seized was manufactured or 
was not manufactured; and also, stating the 
Amount of Fine or Imprisonment imposed in each 
case, and whether the Party paid the Fine or suf- 
fered the Imprisonment, and for what time impri- 
soned ; also, the Cost of maintaining the Prisoners 
in Gaol :—And, of the Number of Persons com- 
mited to prison on a charge of Smuggling, in the 
year ending the 5th day of January 1845, under the 
Act 3and 4 Will. 4, c. 53,distinguishing the Number 
committed and convicted, in classes, for smuggling 
Tobacco, Spirits, Tea, Silk, and for any other Arti- 
cles, and the Total Number of Persons committed 
in that year ; also, of the Number of Persons who 
paid the Penalties imposed, the Number of Compro- 
mises made, and the Wendar of Persons confined in 
Prison for Smuggling in that year; stating also, the 
Number of Persons in prison for Offences against 
the Revenue Laws, on the 1st day of January 1845. 

Copy of Warrant granting Compensation to Tho- 
mas Fenton, Esquire, Chief Examiner of the Court 
of Chancery in /reland, for the Quarter ending 10th 
April 1845 :—And then he withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law Com- 
missioners, was called in; and at the bar presented, 
pursuant to Order,—Copy of Correspondence be- 
tween the Rector of Newington (Surrey), the Church- 
wardens, Overseers or Guardians of the Poor, and 
the Poor Law Commissioners, relating to the ap- 
pointment of a Chaplain to the Workhouse, between 
the 1st day of January 1844 and the present time :— 
And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Paper dolieupon the Table. 


The Earl of March presented a Bill for making 
a Branch Railway from the London and Brighton 
Railway to or near to the Town of Horsham, in the 
County of Sussex: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Petitions of John Horne, of Saint Helen’s, near 
Ripon, in the county of York, Esquire ;—and, ‘Trus- 
tees of the turnpike-road leading from Borough- 
bridge to the city of Durham; praying that they 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

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369 


Petitions of the Right honourable William Baron Birmingham 
Ward ;—Company of Proprietors of the Birmingham 4 Gloucester 
Canal Navigations ;—and, Subscribers to or Pro- So ga 
jectors of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway; Line.) 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring in 
the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Wolver- 
hampton Line) Bill; and praying that they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts thereof, were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on Group (F.) of Railway Bills ; 
and the Petitioners heard, by their counsel or agents, 
upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the application, against the said 
Petitions. 


Petitions of the Right honourable the Earl of Midland Rail- 
Chesterfield ;—Owners or Occupiers of property on ways (Notting- 
the line and in the neighbourhood of the Railway —y seen 
hereinafter mentioned ;—and, Richard Ellison, of — 
Bontham Hall, in the county of Lincoln, Esquire ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Mid- 
land Railways (Nottingham to Lincoln) Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Nottingham 
the Report on the Nottingham Waterworks Bill, — Waterworks 

And the House being informed that other Amend- ~" ” 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee. 


Petitions from Rochester and Troy Town ;—Gil- south Eastern 
lingham and Brompton ;—Frindsbury and Strood ; ao 
—and, Chatham; taking notice of the application for eae 
leave to bring in the South Eastern Railway (Mune with Branches.) 
gerford Bridge to Chilham, with Branches) Bill; 
and praying that such Bill may pass into law,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Mr. Barneby reported from the Committee on the Whittle Dean 
Whittle Dean Waterworks Bill, and to whom seve- — 
ral Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; = 
That the Resolutions agreed to by the House on the 
18th of March last had been complied with; and 
that they had heard counsel in support of the said 
Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; and that they had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on Blackburn, 
Group (D.) of Railway Bills, to whom several a _ 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said py" " 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway Bill, 
they had considered the Petitions against the said 
Bill, and had heard counsel in favour of the Bill ; 

That they had inquired into the several matters re- 
quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; 
and that they had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 

and be printed. 


Mr. Bernal reported from the Committee on Group Blackburn, 
(D.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Petitions a . 
against the Bills comprised in the said Group, toge- Goinefstension 
ther with the Reports of the Board of Trade thereon, Railway Bill, 
were referred ; That in the case of the Blackburn, 

Burnley, Accrington and Colne Extension Railway 
Bill, they had heard counsel in support of some of the 
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370 


Petitions against the said Bill, and had also heard 
pon in favour of the Bill ; That they had inquired 
into the several matters required by the Standing 
Orders on Railway Bills; and that they had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Oxford, Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 

Worcester and Dudley Canal Navigation ;—Subscribers to or Pro- 

Wolverhampton jectors of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Rail- 

a way ;—Shareholders of the Stourbridge Extension 
Canal, and Owners and Occupiers of lands and pro- 
perty on the line and in the neighbourhood of the 
Railway hereinafter mentioned ;—Joseph Atkinson, 
of the city of Dublin, Esquire, and Persons whose 
names are thereunto subscribed, his Lessees and Oc- 
cupiers; —Company of Proprietors of the Stour- 
bridye Navigation and Owners and Occupiers of lands, 
iron-works and mines on the line and in the neigh- 
bourhood of the Railway hereinafter mentioned ;— 
Town of Dudley Gas Light Company (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Charles Roberts, of The Quarry, in the pa- 
rish of Peamore, in the county of Worcester, Gentle- 
man, and of Nathaniel Smith, of the same parish, 
Farmer, and of Thomas Jolley and Edward Milward 
Oliver, of the parish of Hagley, in the same county, 
Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of lands on the line 
and in the neighbourhood of the Railway hereinafter 
mentioned ; Company of Proprietors of the Bir- 
mingham Canal Navigations ;— Birmingham and 
Gloucester Railway Company ;—Richard Thompson 
and Thomas Beebee, being the Trustees of the estates 
of Jonathan Hartshorn, Esquire, deceased ;— Robert 
Morrell, of the city of Oxford, Esquire ;— and, 
Thomas Greenshields, of Stoke Prior, in the county 
of Worcester, Salt Manufacturer ; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Oxford, Worcester and 
Wolverhampton Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Commitiee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Oxford, 
Worcester und 


A Petition ofthe Bristol and Gloucester Railway 
cr nna Company, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
Railway Bill; Selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
and, Oxford and of the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Rail- 
Rugby Railway way Bill, and the Oxford and Rugby Railway Bill, 
ta was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bills; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bills, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of James Robert West, of Alscot Park, 
in the county of Gloucester, Esquire ;—Company of 
Proprietors of the Dudley Canal Navigation ;— 
Worcester and Birmingham Canal Company ;—and, 
Owners and Occupiers of land in the parish of Tring, 
in the county of Hertford; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or’agents, 
against certain parts of the London, Worcester and 
South Staffordshire Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Petitions from the Manchester and Birmingham 
Railway Company ;—and, Projectors of the Shrews- 
bury and Birmingham Railway Company ; praying 
that the said Bill may passinto a law,—werealso pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Landon, Wor- 
cester and 
South Stafforde 
shire Railway 
Bill. 


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A. 1845. 


Petitions of the Company 


of Proprietors of the Dudley Canal Navigation’; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
London, Worcester and South Staffordshire Railway 
(Extension from Dudley to Wolverhampton) Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on Group (F.) of Railway Bills: 
and the Petitioners heard, by themselves, their coun. 
sel or agents, upon their Petitions, ifthey think fit ; 
and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petitions. 


Stourbridge Navigation, and Owners and Occupiers 
of lands, iron-works and mines, on the line and in 
the neighbourhood of the Railway hereinafter men- 
tioned ;—Company of Proprietors of the Dudl, 
Canal Navigation ;—Shareholders of the Stourbridge 
Extension Canal, and Owners and Occupiers of lands 
and property on the line and in the neighbourhood 
of the Railway hereinafter mentioned ;—and, Joseph 
Atkinson, of the city of Dublin, Esquire, and Persons 
whose names are thereunto subscribed, his Lessees 
and Occupiers ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the London, Worcester and South Stafford- 
shire Railway (Dudley and Sedgley Branch) Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on Group (F.) of Railway Bills; 
and the Petitioners heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, if they think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petitions. 


proposed Shrewsbury and Grand Junction and 
Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railways respectively ; 
—Anne Corbet, of Sundorne Castle, in the county of 
Salop, Widow, being an Owner of property on the 
lines of the proposed Shrewsbury and Grand Junc- 
tion and Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railways re- 
spectively ;—Robert Henry Cheney, Esquire, and 

iliam Botfield and Beriah Botfield, Esquires, 
being Owners of property on the said proposed Rail- 
ways ;—Joseph Walton, of Wolverhampton, being 
an Owner of property on the lines of the said pro- 
posed Railways ;—and, Subscribers to or Projectors 
of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway; taking 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Shrewsbury and Grand Junction Railway Bill; and 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts thereof,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Group of Railway Bills in 
which that project is comprised ; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the application, against the said Petitions. 


the powers of an Act for more effectually re 
and otherwise improving the Roads from Hurdlow 
House, in the county of Derby, to Manchester, in 
the county palatine of Lancaster,and other Roads 
therein mentioned in the said counties, and in the 
county palatine of Chester, commonly called the 
Manchester and Buxton Turnpike-road ; — and, 





Owners of certain land situate in the town of Man- 
chester, which formed the site of the Manchester 
Theatre Royal, lately destroyed by fire; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Manchester 
Improvement Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 





heard, 


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, any of Proprietors of the London 
Birmingham Canal Navigations ;—and, Compan Worcester and 
South Stafford. 
&gt; Shire Railway 
» (Extension from 
Dudley to Wol. 
verhampton) 


ill. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the London, 


Worcester and 
South Stafford. 
shire Railway 
( Dudley and 
Sedgeley 
Branch) Bill, 


Petitions of the Most Noble Henry Duke of Shrewsbury and 
Cleveland, an Owner of property on the lines of the Grand Juuetion 


ilway. 


Petitions of Trustees for putting into execution Manchester 
be - 1 Lmprovement 
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heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Great North of England Rail- 
way Company, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the York and Scarborough Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


York and 
Scarborough 
Railway Bill, 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Huddersfield Waterworks Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Huddersfield 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


A Petition of Owners of lands drained under the 
powers of the Act for draining and improving cer- 
tain Low Lands situate within the several Townships 
of Norton, Campsall, Askren, Moss, Fenwick, Little 
Smeaton, Stubbs Walden, Womersley, Whitley, Balne, 
Pollington, Snaith, and Cowick and Sykehouse, in 
the several parishes of Campsall, Womersley, Kel- 
lington, Snaith and Fishlake, all in the West Riding 
of the county of York, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the London and and York Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


London and 
York Railway 
Bill, 


York and 


A Petition of Owners of lands drained under the 
North Midland 


Railay powers of an Act for draining and improving cer- 

(Doncaster tain Low Lands situate within the several Townships 

Extension) Bill. of Vorton, Campsall, Askren, Moss, Fenwick, Little 
Smeaton, Stubbs Walden, Womersley, Whitley, Balne, 
Pollington, Snaith, and Cowick and Syhehouse, in 
the several parishes of Campsall, Womersley, Kel- 
lington, Snaith and Fishlake, all in the West Riding 
of the county of York, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the York and North Midland 
Railway (Doncaster Extension) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the |. 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Edinburgh A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Farmers 
Railway il _ and Inhabitants of Dunning and neighbourhood, 
and, Scottish» praying that the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway | 
so ill may not pass into a law, and that the Scottish 


Central Railway Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Scottish Central A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Farmers 


Railway Bill. and Inhabitants of Dunning and neighbourhood, 
praying that the Scottish Central Railway Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Corawall 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Padstow, in the 
county of Curnwall, praying that the Cornwall 
Railway Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of John Pool, of Phillack, in the county 
of Cornwall, Manager of, and a Partner in the 
Cornish Copper Company ;—and, Richard Thomas, 
of Perranaworthal, in the county of Cornwall, Civil 
Engineer; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Cornwall Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
Vout. 100, 


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371 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 


their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of John Pool, of Phillack, in the county West Cornwall 
of Cornwall, Manager of, and a Partner in the Railway Bill. 
Cornish Copper Company ;—and, Richard Thomas, 
of the parish of Perranaworthal, in the county of 
Cornwall, Civil Engineer; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the West Cornwall Railway 
Bill,—were presented and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, ifthey think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of John Minet Fector, of Hearsney south Eastern 
Abbey, in the county of Kent, Esquire, praying that Railway 
he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, (Branchto Deal 
against certain parts of the South Eastern Railway of the South 
(Branch to Deal and Extension of the South East- Eastern, Canter- 
ern, Canterbury, Ramsgate and Margate Railway) aia” 
Bill, was presented, and read. Railway) Bill. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Tottenham and 


of the Petition for the Zottenham and Farringdon- Fertingdon- | 
street Extension 





| 


street Extension Railway Bill, which was yesterday Railway Bill. 
made from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
\for making a Railway from Tottenham to or near 
| Farringdon-street: And that Mr. Ward and Mr. 
Bramston do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Companies 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Clauses Col. 
intituled, An Act fur consolidating in one Act cer- *7d#tion Bis 
tain Provisions usually inserted in Acts with respect 
to the Constitution of Companies incorporated for 
carrying on Undertakings of a Public Nature ; and 
the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 6.1.10. After “ clauses” insert “ and provi- 
“ sions.” 
Pr. 71. 1. 30. Leave out “ made” and insert 
“ served.” 

Pr. 71.1. 31. After “ by” insert “ the one party 
“ on.” 
Pr. 71. 1. 32. Leave out “ either” and insert 
such last-mentioned.” 
Pr. 80. 1. 29. After “ complaint” insert “ and 
“ that although no information in writing or in 
“ print shall have been exhibited before them.” 

Pr. 85. 1. ult. Leave out “ person” and insert 
“ party,” and in the same line, and in Pr. 86. 1. 1. 
leave out “ think himself” and insert “ feel.” 

Pr. 86. 1. 5. Leave out “ he” and insert “ such 
“ party.” 
Pr. 87. 1.15. After “ reasonable” insert Clause 
A.) 
Cuause (A.) “ And for the purpose of affording 
“ access to the special Act by all parties interested : 
“ Be it Enacted, as follows, That the Company 
“ shall, at all times after the expiration of one 
“ month after the passing of the special Act, keep 
“ in their principal office of business, a copy of the 
‘‘ special Act printed by the Printers to Her Ma- 
“ jesty, and where the undertaking shall be a Rail- 
“ way, Canal, or other like undertaking, the works 
“ of which shall not be confined to one town or 
“ place, shall also, within the space of such month, 
“ deposit in the offices of the Clerks of the Peace 
of the several counties into which the works shall 
extend, copies of such special Act so printed as 
“ aforesaid; and the Clerks of the Peace shall 


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receive, and they and the Company respectively 
shall retain the said copies of the special Act, and 
shall permit all persons interested to inspect the 
same, and make extracts or copies therefrom ; if 
the Company shall fail to keep or deposit as 
hereinbefore mentioned any of the said copies of 
the special Act, they shall forfeit twenty pounds 
for every such offence, and also five pounds for 
every day afterwards during which such copy 
shall be not so kept or deposited.” 

The said Amendments, as far as the Amendment 


in Pr, 87. 1. 15., Clause (A.), being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 


Pr. 87. 1. 15., Clause (A.) The last Amendment, 


being read a second time ; the Amendments follow- 
ing were made thereunto ; viz. 


Fo. 1. 1. 1. Leave out “ for the purpose of” and | 


insert “ with respect to the provision to be made for.” 


“ 


“ec 


Fo. 1.1. 4. Leave out “ that.” 

Fo. 1. 1. 5. Leave out “one month” and insert 
six months.” 

Fo. 1. 1. 9. After “ Majesty” insert “ or some of 
them.” 

Fo. 1. ]. 14. Leave out “ month” and insert 
six months.” 

Fo. 1. 1. 15. Leave out “ offices” and insert 
office,” and in the same line, after “of” insert 
each of.” 

Fo. 1.1.17. Leave out “ copies” and insert “ and 
in the office of the Town Clerk of every borough 
or city into which or within one mile of which 
the works shall extend, a copy.” 

Fo. 1. 1. 18. After “ the”’ insert “ said.” 

Fo. 1.1. 19. After “ Peace” insert “ and Town 
Clerks.” 

Fo. 1. 1. 24. After “ therefrom” insert “ in the 
like manner and upon the like terms, and under 
the like penalty for default, as is provided in the 
case of certain Plans and Sections by an Act 
passed in the first year of the reign of Her present 
Majesty, intituled, ‘ An Act to compel Clerks of 
the Peace for Counties and other Persons to take 
the Custody of such Documents as shall be directed 
to be deposited with them under the Standing 
Orders of either House of Parliament.” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 


agreed to. 


Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 


the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 


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reed to the Amendments made by their Lordships, 


with Amendments ; to which Amendments this 
House doth desire the concurrence of their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for consolidating in one Act certain 
Provisions usually inserted in Acts authorizing the 
taking of Lands for Undertakings of a Public Na- 
ture ; and the same were read, as follow: 


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in 


Pr. 5. 1s. 35. and 36. Leave out “ in petty ses- 
sions.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 10. Leave out from “all” to “ parties” 
1. 11. 

Pr. 8. 1. 18. Leave out the second “ such.” 

Pr. 8. Is. 14. and 15, Leave out “ as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 8,1. 19. After “ purpose”’ insert “ and par- 
ticularly it shall be lawful for all or any of the 
following parties so seised, possessed or entitled 
as aforesaid so to sell, convey or release.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 27. After “administrators” insert “and 
all parties for the time being entitled to the re- 
ceipt of the rents and profits of any such lands 
in possession, or subject to any state in dower, 
or to any lease for life, or for lives and years, or 
for years, or any less interest.” 

Pr. 8. 1.28. After “ convey” insert “ or release.” 

Pr. 8. 1.32. After “ life” insert “ or for lives 
and years, or for years, or for any less interest.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 38. After “them” insert “ or in defea- 
zance of the estates of such parties.” 

Pr. 9, 1.36. After “ convey” insert “ or release.” 





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Pr. 11. 1. 20. After “ rates” insert “ if any.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 22. After “ Act” insert “and shall be 
otherwise secured in such manner as shall be 
agreed between the parties.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 27. After “convey” insert “ or re- 
lease.” 

Pr. 172, 1. 3. Leave out from “ pounds” to 
settled” in 1. 6., and insert “ and if the party 
claiming compensation desire to have the same 
settled by arbitration, and signify such desire b 
notice in writing to the promoters of the under- 
taking, before they have issued their warrant to 
the sheriff to summon a jury in respect of such 
lands, under the provisions hereinafter contained, 
stating in such notice the nature of the interest 
in respect of which such party claims compen- 
sation, and the amount of the compensation so 
claimed, the same shall be so settled accordingly ; 
but unless the party claiming compensation shall, 
as aforesaid, signify his desire to have the question 
of such compensation.” 

Pr. 174. 1. 7. Leave out “or” and insert “ or if 
when the matter shall have been referred to ar- 
bitration, the arbitrators or their umpire shall for 
three months have failed to make their or his 
award, or if no final award shall be made, the 
question of such compensation shall be settled.” 

Pr. 174. 1.8. Leave out from “ provided ” to 
it” in Pr, 18, 1.1. 

Pr. 182. 1, penult. Leave out “ by writing under 
his hand.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 2. After “ referred” insert “ and eve 
appointment of an arbitrator shall be made on 
the part of the promoters of the undertaking, un- 
der the hands of the said promoters or any two 
of them, or of their secretary or clerk, and on the 
part of any other party, under the hand of such 
party, or if such party be a corporation aggregate, 
under the common seal of such corporation, and 
such appointment shall be delivered to the arbi- 
trators, and shall be deemed a submission to ar- 
bitration on the part of the party by whom the 
same shall be made.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 9. Leave out “ such” and insert “a.” 

Pr. 19. 1.13. After “writing” insert “in which 
shall be stated the | matter so required to be 
referred to arbitration.” 

Pr. 19. 1.14. Leave out “made” and insert 
served,” and in the same line after “ by ” insert 
the one party on.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 16. Leave out “either” and insert 
such last-mentioned.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 35. Leave out from “ incapable” to 
the” in 1. 37. 

Pr. 20. 1. 13. Leave out “ refusal.” 

Pr. 20.1. 23. After “differ” insert “or which shall 
be referred to him under the provisions of this or 
the Special Act.” 

Pr. 20.1. 24. Leave out from “ or ” to “to” in}. 


25. and insert “ become incapable.” 


Pr. 20. 1. 24. Leave out “refusal,” and in the 


same line leave out “neglect” and insert “ inca- 


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acity.” 
Pr. 21. 1.3. Leave out from “ umpire ”’ to “ the” 


in 1. 4., and in |. 4. leave out from “trade” to 


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the first “in” in 1. 5. 

Pr. 21. 1. 8. After “arbitrators” insert “and two 
Justices in any other case shall.” 

Pr. 21.1. 10. Leave out “ to.” 

Pr. 21. |. 14. After “differ ” insert “ or which 
shall be referred to him under this or the special 
Act.” 

Pr. 21.1. 15. After “ final” insert “if when a 
single arbitrator shall have been appointed, such 
arbitrator shall die or become incapable to act 
before he shal! have made his award, the mat- 
ters referred to him shall be determined by 
arbitration under the provisions of this or the 
special Act, in the same manner as if such arbi- 
trator had not been appointed: If where more 


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either of the arbitrators refuse or for seven days 
neglect to act, the other arbitrator may proceed 
ex parte, and the decisions of such other arbi- 
trator shall be as effectual as if he had been the 
single arbitrator appointed by both parties: If 
where more than one arbitrator shall have been 
appointed, and where neither of them shall refuse 
or neglect to act as aforesaid, such arbitrators 
shall fail to make their award within twenty-one 
days after the day on which the last of such 
arbitrators shall have been appointed, or within 
such extended time, if any, as shall have been 
appointed for that purpose by both such arbi- 
trators under their hands, the matters referred to 
them shall be determined by the umpire to be 
appointed as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 23 1. 28. After “ purpose” insert “ before 
any arbitrator or umpire shall enter into the con- 
sideration of any matters referred to him, he shall 
in the presence of a Justice make and subscribe 
the following declaration ; that is to say, 

“J, A. B., do solemnly and sincerely declare, 
that I will faithfully and honestly, and to 
the best of my skill and ability, hear and 
determine the matters referred to me under 
the provisions of the Act (naming the special 
Act), A. B. 

Made and subscribed in the presence of : 

And such declaration shall be annexed to the 

award when made ; and if any arbitrator or umpire, 

having made such declaration, shall wilfully act 
contrary thereto, he shall be guilty of a mis- 
demeanour.” 

Pr, 22. 1. 27. After “ parties ” insert “no award 
made with respect to any question referred to 
arbitration, under the provisions of this or the 
special Act, shall be set aside for irregularity 
or error in matter of form.” 

Pr. 28. 1.18. Leave out “ under their common 
seal.” 

Pr. 23. 1.20. After “ purpose” insert “ and such 
warrant shall be under the common seal of the 
promoters of the Undertaking if they be a cor- 
poration, or, if they be not a corporation, under 
the hands and seals of such promoters, or any 
two of them.” 

Pr. 30. Is. 6. and 7. After “ Undertaking ” 


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insert “if any party shall be entitled to any com- 


pensation in respect of any lands, or of any inter- 
est therein, which shall have been taken for or 
injuriously affected by the execution of the works, 
and for which the promoters of the Undertaking 
shall not have made satisfaction under the provi- 
sions of this or the special Act, or any Act incor- 
porated therewith, and if the compensation claimed 
in such case shall exceed the sum of fifty pounds, 
such party may have the same settled either by 
arbitration or by the verdict of a jury, as he shall 
think fit; and if such party desire to have the 
same settled by arbitration, it shall be lawful for 
him to give notice in writing to the promoters of 
the Undertaking of such his desire, stating in 
such notice the nature of the interest in such 
lands in respect of which he claims compensa- 
tion, and the amount of the compensation so 
claimed therein, and unless the promoters of the 
Undertaking be willing to pay the amount of 
compensation so claimed, and shall enter into a 
written agreement for that purpose within twenty- 
one days after the receipt of any such notice 
from any party so entitled, the same shall be 
settled by arbitration in the manner herein pro- 
vided ; or if the party so entitled as aforesaid 
desire to have such question of compensation 
settled by jury, it shall be lawful for him to give 
notice in writing of such his desire to the pro- 
motersof the Undertaking, stating such particulars 
as aforesaid, and unless the promoters of the 


Undertaking be willing to pay the amount of 


compensation so claimed, and enter into a written 
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agreement fur that purpose, they shall, within 
twenty-one days after the receipt of such notice, 
issue their warrant to the sheriff to summon a 
jury for settling the same in the manner herein 
provided, and in default thereof they shall be 
liable to pay to the party so entitled as aforesaid 
the amount of the compensation so claimed, and 
the same may be recovered by him, with costs, 
by action in any of the superior courts.” 

Pr. 42. 1. 36. After “Chancery” insert “in 
England or the Court of Exchequer in Ireland.” 

Pr. 43, 1. 32. After “seal” insert “if they be 
@ corporation, or, if they be not a corporation, 
under the hands and seals of the promoters, or 
or any two of them.” 

Pr, 45. 1. 37. After “seal” insert “if they be 
“a corporation, or, if they be not a corporation, 
“* under the hands and seals of the said promoters, 
“ or any two of them.” 

Pr. 49. 1.16. Leave out “ such.” 

Pr, 49. 1.17. After “ conveyance,” insert “‘made 
according to the forms in the said schedules, or 
as near thereto as the circumstances of the case 
will admit.” 

Pr. 52. 1. penult. After “ bond ” insert “ under 
the common seal of the promoters, if they be a 
corporation, or, if they be not a corporation, under 
the hands and seals of the said promoters, or any 
two of them.” 

Pr. 52. 1. ult. Leave out “securities” and in- 
sert “ sureties.” 

Pr. 56. 1. 37. Leave out from “ aforesaid” to 
continue” in |, penult. 

Pr, 58. 1. 18. Leave out from “their” to “ to” 
in]. 19. and insert “ warrant.” 

Pr. 58. 1. 22. Leave out “ precept” and insert 
“* warrant.” 

Pr, 58. 1. 25. Leave out “ precept” and insert 
warrant.” 

Pr. 58.1. 30. Leave out “ precept’ and insert 
‘* warrant.” 

Pr. 59. 1. 10. Leave out from “ accordingly” to 
“ And” in 1. 37. 

Pr. 66.1. 11. Leave out from “right” to “in” 
in 1. 16., and in 1, 16. leave out “such” and 
insert “ any,” and also in 1. 16. after “lands” in- 
sert ‘‘ subject to any rights of common.” 

Pr. 66. 1. 18. After “ manor” insert “in case he 
“‘ shall be entitled to the same, or to such party, 
“ other than the commoners, as shall be entitled to 
“ such right in the soil.” 

Pr. 66.1. 30. Leave out from “lands ” to “ and” 
in 1. 32. and insert “ the right in the'soil of which 
“ shall belong to the commoners.” 

Pr. 66.1. penult. After “manor” insert “orsuch 
“ other party as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 67. 1. 3. Leave out “his” and insert “the.” 

Pr. 67. 1. 8. After “ manor” insert “or such 
“ other party as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 67. 1. 15. After “ manor” insert “ or such 
other party as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 68. 1. 7. Leave out from “thereof” to the 
first “as” in l. 9. and insert “the right to the soit 
“ of which shall belong to the commoners.” 

Pr. 68. 1. 12. After “over” insert “common,” 
and in the same line leave out from “lands” to 
“ other” in 1. 13. and insert “the right in the soil 
“ whereof shall not belong to the commoners.” 

Pr. 68.1.15. Leave out “such” and insert “ the,” 
and in the same line after “ manor ” insert “or other 
“ party entitled to the soil thereof.” 

Pr. 84. 1. 16. After “they” insert “or two of 
“‘ them shall subscribe, or, if they be a corporation.” 

Pr. 92. 1. 29. Leave out “ twenty-one days” and 
insert “ six weeks.” 

Pr. 99. 1. 14. After “complaint” insert “and 
“ that although no information in writing or in print 
“‘ shall have been exhibited before them.” 

Pr, 100. 1. 16. After “distrained” insert “ the 
“ justices by whom any such penalty or forfeiture 
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shall be imposed may, where the application 

thereof is not otherwise provided for, award not 

more than one-half thereof to the informer, and 
shall award the remainder to the overseers of the 

oor of the parish in which the offence shall have 
as committed, to be applied in such manner as 
they think fit; or if the place wherever the 
offence shall have been committed shall be extra- 
parochial, then such Justices shall direct such 
remainder to be applied in such manner as they 
think fit.” 

Pr. 104. 1. 25. After “ reasonable” insert “ Pro- 
vided that notwithstanding anything herein, or 
the special Act or any Act incorporated therewith 
contained, every penalty or forfeiture imposed by 
this or the special Act, or by any bye-law in pur- 
suance thereof, in respect of any offence which 
shall take place within the Metropolitan Police 
District, shall be recovered and enforced, and ex- 
cept where the application thereof shall not be 
otherwise provided, shall be paid to the Receiver 

“* of the Metropolitan Police District, in the same 
&lt;&lt; manner as penalties or forfeitures are directed to 
&lt;&lt; be recovered, enforced and paid, by an Act passed 
“ in the third year of the reign of Her present Ma- 
«« jesty, intituled, ‘ An Act for regulating the Police 
&lt;&lt; Courts in the Metropolis, and every order or 
conviction of any such forfeiture or penalty shall 
be subject to the like appeal and upon the same 
terms as is provided in respect of any order or 
conviction of any of the said Police Magistrates 
by the said last-mentioned Act,” and also insert 
Clause (A.) 

Cuiauss (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That any per- 
«son who upon any examination upon oath under 
“&lt; the provisions of this or the special Act, or any 
‘ Act incorporated therewith, shall wilfully and cor- 
‘ ruptly give false evidence, shall be liable to the 
penalties of wilful and corrupt perjury.” 

Pr. 104. 1. 25. In Clause (A.) added by way of 
Rider to the Bill: 
Pr. 1.1. 5. Leave out “ That.” 
Pr. 1.1.7. Leave out “one month” and 
insert ‘ six months.” 
Pr. 1. 1.11. After “ Majesty” insert “ or 
““ some of them.” 
Pr.1. 1.18. Leave out “ month” and insert 
«&lt; six months,” and in the same line leave 
“ out offices”’ and insert “ office.” 
Pr. 1. 1. 19. After the first “ of” insert 
“ each of.” 
Pr. 1. 1. 21. Leave out “copies” and 
insert “fa copy.” 
Pr. 1. 1. 23. After the first “the” insert 

“ said.” 

The said Amendments, as far as the Amendment 
in Pr. 100. 1. 16., being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

Pr. 100. 1. 16. The next Amendment, being read 
a second time ; 

The Amendments following were made thereunto ; 
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insert “aid of the poor’s rate of such parish,” and 
leave out “ such manner as they think fit” and insert 
“« aid of the poor’s rate of such extra-parochial place, 
“* or if there shall not be any poor’s rate therein, in 
“ aid of the poor’s rate of any adjoining parish or 
“ district.” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 

Pr. 104. 1.25. The next Amendment, being read 
a second time ; 

The Amendments following were made thereunto ; 
viz. 

After “ Provided” insert “ always, and be it 
«* Enacted.” 

After “or” insert “in.” 

After “or” insert “ any Act incorporated there- 
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After “ enforced” insert “ accounted for.” 
Leave out “ shall not be” and insert “is.” 
After “ otherwise” insert “ specially.” 

After “ provided”’ insert “ for.” 

After “ district” insert “ and shall be applied.” 

After “‘ forfeitures” insert “ other than fines upon 
drunken persons or upon constables for miscon- 
duct, or for assaults upon police constables.” 

Leave out “and” and insert “ accounted for,” 

After “ paid” insert “and applied.” 

After “ conviction” insert “ of any of the Police 
Magistrates in respect.” 

After “Act” insert “and every Magistrate by 
whom any order or conviction shall have been 
made, shall have the same power of binding over 
the witnesses who shall have been examined ; and 
such witnesses shall be entitled to the same al- 
lowance of expenses, as he or they would have had 
or been entitled to in case the order, conviction 
and appeal had been made in pursuance of the 
provisions of the said last-mentioned Act.” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 

agreed to. 

Then the subsequent Amendment, being read a 
second time, was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships, 
with Amendments; to which Amendments this 
House doth desire the concurrence of their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Railway 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Clauses Con 
intituled, An Act for consolidating in One Act cer. *lid#tin Bil. 


tain Provisions usually inserted in Acts authorizing 
the making of Railways; and the same were read, 
as follow : 

Pr. 4. 1. 18. After “ Dublin” insert “ as the case 
may require.” 

Pr. 5. ls. 37, and 38. Leave out “ in Petty Ses- 
sions.” 

Pr. 10, 1. 3. Leave out “ said.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 4. After “Reference” insert “men- 
tioned in the Special Act.” 

Pr. 13. 1. 2. Leave out “ lessees.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 8. Leave out from “ lands” to “ of” in 
9., and in 1. 9. after “person” insert “ whether 
owner, lessee or occupier.” 

Pr. 17.1, 21. Leave out from “ Reference” to 
subject,” in Pr. 18. 1. 1. 

Pr, 23. 1. 1. In the interlineation, 1. 30.: After 
Society” insert “or in case of disagreement 
between such Surveyor or Engineer and the 
Company, as a Justice shall direct.” 

Pr. 28. 1. 24, Leave out from “ Railway” to 
And” in ], 28, and insert “ but such powers shall 
not be exercised so as to prevent or obstruct the 
working or using of the Railway.” 

Pr. 29. 1. 27. After “ follows” insert “ subject 
to the provisions herein and in the special Act 
contained, it shall be lawful for the Company at 
any time before the expiration of the period by 
the special Act limited for the completion of the 
Railway, to enter upon and use any existing pri- 
vate road being a road gravelled or formed with 
stones or other hard materials, and not being an ° 
avenue or a planted or ornamental road, or an 
approach to any mansion-house within the pre- 
scribed limits, if any, or if no limits be prescribed 
not being more than five hundred yards distant 
from the centre of the Railway as delineated on 
the Plans; but before the Company shall enter 
upon or use any such existing road they shall 
give three weeks’ notice of their intention to the 
owners and occupiers of such road, and of the 

lands over which the same shall pass, and shall 

in such notice state the time during which, and 
the purposes for which, they intend to occupy such 
road, and shall pay to the owners and occupiers 
of such road and of the lands through which the 

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same shall pass such compensation for the use 
and occupation of such road, either in a gross sum 
of money, or by half-yearly instalments, as shall 
be agreed upon between such owners and occupiers 
respectively and the Company, or in case they 
differ about the compensation the same shall be 
settled by two Justices in the same manner as 
any compensation not exceeding fifty pounds is 
directed to be settled by the said Lands Clauses 
Consolidation Act: It shall be lawful for the 
owners and occupiers of any such road and of 
the lands over which the same passes, within ten 
days after the service of the aforesaid notice, by 
notice in writing to the Company, to object to the 
Company making use of such road, on the ground 
that other roads such as the Company are here- 
inbefore authorized to use for the purposes afore- 
said, or that some public-road, would be more 
fitting to be used for the same; and upon the 
objection being so made, such proceedings may 
be had as are hereinafter mentioned, with respect 
to lands a occupied by the Company, in 
respect of which three weeks, notice is hereinafter 
required to be given, and in the same manner as 
if in the provisions relative to such proceedings, 
the word ‘road’ or ‘ roads’ or the words ‘ road and 
the land over which the same passes,’ as the case 
may require, had been substituted in such provi- 
sions for the word ‘ lands.’” 


Pr. 30.1.7. Leave out from “ enter” to “ upon” 
1,17. 

Pr. 30. 1. 22. After “ Railway” insert “as 
delineated on the Plans.” 

Pr. 32. 1. 6. After “aforesaid” insert “ Pro- 
vided also, That no stone or slate quarry, brick-field, 
or other like place, which at the time of the passing 
of the special Act shall be commonly worked or 
used for getting materials therefrom, for the pur- 
pose of selling or disposing of the same, shall be 
taken or used by the Company, either wholly or 
in part, for any of the purposes lastly hereinbefore 
mentioned.” 

Pr. 38. 1. 24. After “thereto” insert “ with 
such gates as may be required by the said owner 
or occupier for the convenient occupation of such 
lands, and shall also to all private roads used by 
them as aforesaid, put up fences and gates in 
like manner in all cases where the same may be 
necessary to prevent the straying of cattle from or 
upon the lands traversed by such roads; and in 
case of any difference between the owners or 
occupiers of such roads and lands and the Com- 
pany, as to the necessity for such fences and gates, 
such fences and gates as any two magistrates 
shall deem necessary for the purposes aforesaid, 
on application being made to them in like manner 
as hereinbefore is provided in respect to the use 
of such roads: That if any land shall be taken or 
used by the Company, under the provisions of this 
or the special Act, for the purpose of getting ma- 
terials therefrom for the construction or repair of 
the Railway or the accommodation works con- 
nected therewith, they work the same in such 
manner as the surveyor or agent of the owner of 
such land shall direct, or, in case of disagree- 
ment between such surveyor or agent and the 
Company, in such manner as any Justice shall 
direct, on the application of either party, after 
notice of the hearing the application shall have 
been given to the other party.” 

Pr. 40. 1. 7. Leave out “ quarterly” and insert 
half yearly.” 

Pr. 49. |. 34. After “Company” insert “ or as 
near thereto as may be.” 

ae 55. 1, 12, Leave out “ with” and insert 
and. 

Pr. 62. 1.16. After “ Railway” insert “ nor to 
make any accommodation works with respect to 


which the owners and occupiers of the lands shall 
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1° Maiz. 375 


“ have agreed to receive and shall have been paid 
“* compensation instead of the making them.” 

Pr. 62. 1. 27. Leave out “seven” and insert 
*¢ fourteen.” 

Pr. 99. 1. 9. Leave out “ by writing under his: 
“ hand.” 

Pr. 99. 1. 12. After “ referred” insert “ and 
every appointment of an arbitrator shall be made 
on the part of the Company under the hand of 
the secretary or any two of the directors of the 
Company, and on the part of any other party 
under the hand of such party, or if such party 
be a corporation aggregate under the commor 
seal of such corporation; and such appointment 
“ shall be delivered to the arbitrators, and shall be 
deemed a submission to arbitration on the part of 
the party by whom the same shall be made.” 

Pr, 99. 1. 18. Leave out “ such ” and insert “ a.” 

Pr. 99.1. 22. After “ writing” insert “ in which 
shall be stated the matters so required to be re- 
ferred to arbitration.” 

Pr. 99. 1. 23. Leave out “ made” and insert 
served,” and in the same line after “‘ by” insert 
the one party on.” 

Pr. 99. 1. 25. Leave out “ either” and insert 
such last-mentioned.” 

Pr. 99. 1. ult. Leave out from “ incapable” to 
“ the” in Pr. 100. 1. 2., and insert “ to act.” 

Pr. 100. 1. 16. Leave out “ refusal.” 

Pr. 100.1. 17. Leave out “ disability” and insert 
incapacity.” 

Pr. 100. 1, 26. After “ differ ” insert “ or which 
-_ be referred to him under this or the special 
“ ct.”’ 

Pr. 100. 1. 27. Leave out from “ or” to “ to” 
in ], 28., and insert “ become incapable.” 
Pr. 100. 1. 30. Leave out “ refusal,” and in the 
same line leave out “ neglect” and insert “ inca- 
“ pacity.” 
Pr. 100. 1. ult. Leave out from “ umpire” to 
“ the” in Pr. 101. 1. 1. 
Pr. 101. 1. 2. Leave out “ if they think fit” and 
insert “ shali.” 
Pr. 101. 1. 8. After “ differ” insert “or which 
“ shall be referred to him under this or the special 
“ Act,” and in the same line after “ final” insert “ if 
“‘ where a single arbitrator shall have been ap- 
“ pointed such arbitrator shall die or become inca- 
“ pakle to act before he shall have made his award, 
“ the matter referred to him shall be determined by 
“ arbitration, under the provisions of this or the 
special Act, in the same manner as if such arbi- 
“ trator had not been appointed: If where more 
“ than one arbitrator shall have been appointed, 
“ either of the arbitrators refuse, or for seven days 
“ neglect to act, the other arbitrator may proceed 
“ ex-parte, and the decision of such other arbitrator 
“ shall be as effectual as if he had been the single 
“ arbitrator appointed by both parties: If where 
“ more thanone arbitrator shall have been appointed, 
“ and where neither of them shall refuse or neglect 
“ to act as aforesaid, such arbitrators shall fail to 
“ make their award within twenty-one days after the 
“ day on which the last of such arbitrators shall 
“ have been appointed, or within such extended time, 
“ if any, as shall have been appointed for that pur- 
“ pose, by both such arbitrators under their hands 
“ the matter referred to them shall be determined 
“ by the umpire to be appointed as aforesaid.” 
Pr. 101. 1. 20. After “ purpose,” insert “ before 
“ any arbitrator or umpire shall enter into the con- 
“ sideration of any matters referred to him, he shall, 
“ in the presence of a Justice, make and subscribe 
“ the following declaration ; that is to say, 
“ J, A. B., do solemnly and sincerely declare, that 
I will faithfully and honestly, and to the best 
of my skill and ability, hear and determine 
the matters referred to me under the provisions 
of the Act (naming the special Act.) A -B. 
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“ And such declaration shall be annexed to the 


“ award when made; and if any arbitrator or umpire 
“ having made such declaration shall wilfully act 
«« contrary thereto, he shall be guilty of a misde- 
“¢ meanor.” 

Pr.101. 1.34. After “ parties” insert “ no award 
made with respect to any question referred to 
arbitration, under the provisions of this or the 
special Act, shall be set aside for irregularity or 
error in matter of form.” 

Pr. 106. 1.38. After “complaint” insert “ and 
that although no information in writing or in print 
shall have been exhibited before them.” 

Pr. 109. 1.28. Leave out from “ committed ” to 
or” in ]. 29., and insert “to be applied in such 
manner as they think fit.” 

Pr. 109. 1. 34. Leave out from “ applied” to 
no” in Pr. 110. 1. 1., and insert “ in such manner 
as they think fit.” 

Pr. 112. 1. 4. Leave out “(G.)”’ 

Pr. 113. 1. ult. After “ reasonable ” insert “ Pro- 
vided that, notwithstanding any thing herein or 
in the special Act or any Act incorporated there- 
with contained, every penalty or forfeiture im- 
posed by this or the special Act, or by any bye- 
law in pursuance thereof, in respect of any offence 
which shall take place within the Metropolitan 
Police District, shall be recovered and enforced, 
and except where the application thereof shall 
not be otherwise provided, shall be paid to the 
Receiver-General of the Metropolitan Police Dis- 
trict, in the same manner as penalties or forfeitures 
are directed to be recovered, enforced and paid by 
an Act passed in the third year of the reign of 
Her present Majesty, intituled, ‘ An Act for regu- 
lating the Police Courts in the Metropolis ;’? and 
every order or conviction of any of the Police 
Magistrates in respect of any such forfeiture or 
penalty be subject to the like appeal, and upon 
the same terms as is provided in respect of any 
order or conviction of any of the said Police 
“ Magistrates by the said last-mentioned Act ;” and 
also insert Clause (A.) 

Crause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That every 
person who upon any examination upon oath, 
under the provisions of this or the special Act or 
any Act incorporated therewith, shall wilfully and 
corruptly give false evidence, shall be liable to 
the penalties of wilful and corrupt perjury.” 

Pr. 114. ]. 22. In Clause (A.), added by way of 
Rider, to the Bill: 

L. 6. Leave out “ that.” 

L. 8. Leave out “ one month” and insert 
six months.” 

L. 12. Leave out from “ Majesty” to “ shall” 
in |. 17., and insert “ or some of them.” 

L.18. Leave out “ month ” and insert “ six 
“ months.” 

L. 19. Leave out “ offices” and insert 
“* office,” and in the same line after the first 
“‘ of” insert “ each of.” 

L. 22. Leave out “ copies’ 
copy.” 

L, 23. After “the” insert “ said.” 

The said Amendments, as far as the Amendment 
in Pr. 109. 1. 28., being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

Pr. 109. 1. 28, The next Amendment, being read 
a second time ; 

The Amendments following were made there- 
unto; viz. 

Leave out “ such manner as they think fit,” and 
insert “ aid of the poor’s rate of such parish.” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 

Pr. 109. 1. 34. The next Amendment, being read 
a second time; 

The Amendments following were made thereunto, 
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insert “ aid of the poor’s rate of such extra-parochial 
“ place, or if there shall not be any poor’s rate 
“ therein, in aid of the poor’s rate of any adjoining 
“ parish or district.” . 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 

Pr. 112. 1. 4, The next Amendment, being read 
a second time, was agreed to. 

Pr. 113. 1. ult. The next Amendment, being read 
a second time ; 

The Amendments following were made thereunto ; 
viz. 

After “ Provided” insert “ always, and be it 
“ Enacted,” and insert after “ or” the words “ any’ 
“ Act incorporated therewith or.” 

Leave out “and” and after “ enforced” insert 
accounted for.” 

Leave out “ shall not be” and insert “ is,” 

After “ otherwise” insert “ specially.” 

After “ provided” insert “ for.” 

Leave out “ general,” and after “ district” insert 
and shall be applied.” 

After “ forfeitures” insert “ other than fines 
upon drunken persons, or upon constables for 
misconduct, or for assaults upon police con- 
stables.” 

Leave out “and” and insert “ accounted for.” 

After “ paid” insert “ and applied.” 

After “ Act” insert “ and every magistrate by 
whom any order or conviction shall have been 
made shall have the same power of binding 
over the witnesses who shall have been examined, 
and such witnesses shall be entitled to the same 
allowance of expenses, as he or they would have 
have had or been entitled to, in case the order, 
conviction and appeal had been made in pur- 
suance of the provisions of the said last-mentioned 
"a. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 

Then the subsequent Amendments, being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships, with Amendments; to which Amend- 
ments this House doth desire the concurrence of 
their Lordships. 


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The House proceeded to take into consideration Companies 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for consolidating in one Act certain 
Provisions usually inserted in Acts with respect to 
the Constitution of Companies incorporated for car- 
rying on Undertakings of a Public Nature in Scot- 
land ; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 5.1. 5. After “ clauses” insert “ and provi- 
sions.” 

Pr. 65. 1. 3. Leave out “ made” and insert 
served,” and in the same line after “ the” insert 
one party on the.” 

Pr. 65. 1. 4. Leave out “ either” and insert 
such last-mentioned.” 

Pr. 81.1. 25. Leave out “ person” and insert 
party,” and in the same line and in 1. 26. leave 
out “ think himself” and insert “ feel.” 

Pr. 81.1. 31. Leave out “ he” and insert “ such 
party.” 

Pr. 82. 1. 33. After “ reasonable” insert Clause 
(A.) | 

C1ause (A.) “ And for the purpose of affording 
access to the special Act by all parties interested : 
Be it Enacted, as follows, That the Company 
shall, at all times after the expiration of one 
month after the passing of the special Act, keep 
in their principal office of business, a copy of the 
special Act, printed by the Printers to Her Ma- 
jesty, and where the undertaking shall be a Rail- 
way, Canal, or other like undertaking, the works 
of which shall not be confined to one town or 

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“ place, shall also, within the space of such month, 
* deposit in the offices of the Clerks of the Peace 
of the several counties into which the works shall 
“ extend, copies of such special Act so printed as 
“ aforesaid ; and the Clerks of the Peace shall re- 
“ ceive, and they and the Company respectively 
« shall retain the said copies of the special Act, and 
« shall permit all persons interested to inspect the 
same, and make extracts or copies therefrom : If 
“ the Company shall fail to keep or deposit as 
« hereinbefore mentioned, any of the said copies of 
the special Act, they shall forfeit twenty pounds 
«&lt; for every such offence, and also five pounds for 
“ every day afterwards during which such copy 
« shall be not so kept or deposited.” 

The said Amendments, as far as the Amendment 
in Pr. 82. 1. 33., Clause (A.), being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 

Pr. 82. 1. 38. Clause(A.) The next Amendment, 
being read a second time, the Amendments follow- 
ing were made thereunto ; viz. 

Fo, 1.1. 1. Leave out “ for the purpose of ” 
and insert “ with respect to the provision to be 
“ made for.” 

Fo. 1. 1. 4. Leave out “ that.” 

Fo. 1. 1. 5. Leave out “ one month” and 
insert six months.” 

Fo. 1.1.9. After “ Majesty” insert “ or 
“ some of them.” 

Fo. 1. 1.14. Leave out “ month” and insert 
“six months,” and leave out “ offices” and 
insert “ office.” 

Fo. 1.1.15. After “ of” insert “ each of.” 

Fo. 1. 1. 17. Leave out “ copies” and insert 
“ and in the office of the Town Clerk of every 
“ burgh or city into which or within one mile 

of which the works shall extend, a copy.” 

Fo. 1.1.18. After “ the” insert “ said.” 

Fo. 1.1.19. After “ Peace” insert “ and 
“¢ Town Clerks.” 

Fo. 1. 1. 24. After “therefrom” insert “in 
the like manner, and upon the like terms, 
and under the like penalty for default as is 
provided in the case of certain Plans and 
Sections by an Act passed in the first year of 
the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, 
“ «An Act to compel Clerks of the Peace for 
Counties, and other Persons, to take the Cus- 
tody of such Documents as shall be directed 
to be deposited with them, under the Stand- 
ing Orders of either House of Parliament.’ ”’ 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships, with Amendments; to which Amend- 


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The House proceeded to take into consideration 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- | 


tituled, An Act for consolidating in one Act certain 
Provisions usually inserted in Acts authorizing the 
taking of Lands for Undertakings ofa Public Nature 
in Scotland; and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 7. 1. 13. Leave out from “all” to “ parties” 
in 1, 14. 

Pr. 7. 1. 15. Leave out “such.” 

Pr. 7. Is. 16. and 17. Leave out “as aforesaid.” 


Pr. 7. 1.18. Leave out “ the same” and insert 
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Pr. 10. 1. 25. After “rates” insert “ifany.” | 
Pr. 10. 1. 26. After “ Act” insert “and shall be | 
otherwise secured in such manner as shall be 
agreed between the parties.” | 
Pr. 14.1. 2. After “ notices” insert “ when the | 
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Pr. 7. 1. 21. After “ purposes” insert “ and par-| 


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same are to be. given to an owner of lands, shall 
be served on the factor or agent, if any, of such 
owner and.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 3. Leave out from “ pounds” to “ no- 
tice” in 1. 26., and insert “ and if the party claim- 
ing such compensation desire to have the same 
settled by arbitration, and signify such desire to 
the promoters of the undertaking before they 
have presented their petition to the sheriff to 
summon a jury in respect of such lands, under 
the provisions hereinafter contained, by a,” and 
in 1. 26., leave out from “ writing” to “ stating ” 
in I. 28. 

Pr. 16. 1. 34. Leave out “ therein.” 
Pr. 17. 1. 14. Leave out from “ shall” to “ no- 
“ minate” in |, 15. 

Pr.17. 1.17. After “referred” insert “ and every 
appointment of an arbiter shall be made on the 
part of the Company under the hand of the Se- 
cretary or any two of the Directors of the Com- 
pany, and on the part of any other party under 
the hand of such party, or if such party be a 
company or corporation, under the hand of the 
proper officer or person authorized by such com- 
- pany or corporation ; and such appointment shall 
‘* be delivered to the arbiters, and shall be deemed 
a submission to arbitration on the part of the 
“ party by whom the same shall be made.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 27. After “writing” insert “ in which 
“ shall be stated the matters so required to be re- 
“ ferred to arbitration.” 

Pr. 17. 1, 28. Leave out “ made” and insert 
served.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 29. Leave out the first “ two” and 
insert “ on.” 

Pr. 18. 1.6. Leave out from “ incapable” to 
“ the” in 1. 8. 

Pr. 18. 1, 22. Leave out “ refusal.” 

Pr. 18.1. 32. Leave out “ differ” and insert “ or 
which shall be referred to him under the provisions 
of this or the special Act.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 33. Leave out from the first “ or” to 
to” in 1. 34., and insert “ became incapable.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 35. Leave out “ refusal.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 36. Leave out “ neglect” and insert 
incapacity.” 


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Pr. 19. 1.13. After “ differ” insert “ or which 
shall be referred to him under this or the special 
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Pr. 19. 1. 14. After “ final” insert “ If, where a 
single arbiter shall have been appointed, such 
arbiter shall die, or become incapable to act be- 
fore he shall have made his award, the matters 
referred to him shall be determined by arbitration, 
under the provisions of this or the special Act, in 
the same manner as if such arbiter had not been 
appointed: If where more than one arbiter shall 
have been appointed, either of the arbiters refuse, 
or for seven days neglect to act, the other arbiter 
may proceed ex parte, and the decision of such 
arbiter shall be as effectual as if he had been the 

single arbiter appointed by both parties: If, where 
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to act as aforesaid, such arbiters shall fail to 
make their award within twenty-one days after 
the day on which the last of such arbiters shall 
have been appointed, or within such extended 
time as shall have been appointed for that purpose 
by both such arbiters under this Act, the matters 
referred to them shall be determined by the um- 
pire to be appointed as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 20. 1. ult. After ‘‘ improvers” insert “no 


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special Act, shall be set aside for irregularity or 
error in matter of form: If the party claiming 
compensation shall not, as hereinbefore provided, 
signify his desire to have the question of such 
compensation settled by arbitration, or if, when 

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“€ the matter shall have been referred to arbitration, 
“ the arbiters or their umpire shall for three months 
“ have failed to make their or his award, the ques- 
“ tion of such compensation shall be settled by the 
“ verdict of a jury, as hereinafter provided.” 

Pr. 22. 1.27. After “ purpose” insert “and such 
Petition shall, if the promoters be a company or 
corporation, be signed by the Secretary or proper 
officer or person authorized by such company or 
corporation, and if they be not a company or cor- 
poration, such Petition shall be signed by the 
promoters, or any two of them, if more than one.” 

Pr. 51. 1. 36. Leave out from “ sasines” to 
the” in Pr, 52.1. 1. 

Pr. 55. 1.2. After “ bond” insert “ under the 
hand of the Secretary or proper officer or person 
authorized if the promoters be a company or 
corporation, or if they be not a company or cor- 
poration under the hand of the promoters or any 
two of them, if more than one.” 

Pr. 58. }. 8. Leave out from “ aforesaid” to 
continue” in |. 10. 

Pr. 60. Is. 12. and 13. Leave out from “ accord- 
ingly” to “ And” in I. 38. 

Pr. 95. 1. ult. After “court” insert “ the Sheriff 
or Justices by whom any such penalty or forfei- 
ture shall be imposed, where the application 
thereof is not otherwise provided for, may award 
not more than one-half thereof to the informer, 
and shall award the remainder to the Kirk Ses- 
sion or treasurer or collector of the funds for the 
poor of the parish in which the offence shall have 
been committed, for the benefit of the poor of 
such parish.” 

Pr. 99. 1. 3. In Clause (A.), added by way of 

Rider to the Bill: 
L. 6. Leave out “ that.” 
Ls. 7. and 8. Leave out “ one month” and 
insert “ six months.” 
L. 12. After “‘ Majesty” insert “ or some 

“ of them.” 

L. 18. Leave out “month” and insert “ six 

“ months.” 

L. 19. Leave out “ offices” and insert “ of- 

“ fice,’ and, in the same line after “ of” in- 

sert “ each of.” 

L. 22. Leave out “ copies’ 
** copy.” 

L. 23. After “ the” insert “ said.” 

The said Amendments, being read a seeond time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
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The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for consolidating in One Act cer- 
tain Provisions usually inserted in Acts authorizing 
the making of Railways in Scotland; and the same 
were read, as follow : 

Pr. 8.1.19. After “ Reference” insert “mentioned 
“ in the special Act.” 

Pr. 11.1. 37. Leave out “ lessees.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 30. Leave out “ or property,” and in 
the same line after “person” insert “ whether 
“* owner, lessee or occupier.” 

Pr. 15. 1. ult. Leave out from “ Reference” to 

subject” in Pr. 16. 1. 8. 

Pr. 21.1. 7. After “society” insert “or in case 
of disagreement between such Surveyor or Engi- 
neer and the Company, as a Justice shall direct.” 

Pr, 224. |. 16. After “follows” insert “ subject 
to the provisions herein and in the special Act 
contained, it shall be lawful for the Company at 
any time before the expiration of the period by the 

‘ special Act limited for the completion of the 

Railway, to enter upon and use any existing pri- 

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stones or other hard materials, and not being an 
avenue or a planted or ornamental road, or an 
approach to any Mansion-house within the pre- 
scribed limits, if any, or if no limits be prescribed, 
not being more than Five hundred yards distant 
from the centre of the Railway as delineated on 
the Plans; but before the Company shall enter 
upon or use any such existing road, they shall 
give three weeks’ notice of their intention to the 
owners and occupiers of such road and of the 
lands over which the same shali pass, and shall 
in such notice state the time during which and the 
purposes for which they intend to occupy such 
road, and shall pay to the owners and occupiers 
of such road and of the lands through which the 
same shall pass such compensation for the use 
and occupation of such road, either in a gross sum 
of money or by half-yearly instalments, as shall 
be agreed upon between such owners and occu- 
piers respectively and the Company, or in case 
they differ about the compensation, the same shall 
be settled by the Sheriff in the same manner as 
any compensation not exceeding Fifty pounds is 
directed to be settled by the Lands Clauses Con- 
solidation Act, 1845: It shall be lawful for the 
owners and occupiers of any such road and of 
the lands over which the same passes, within ten 
days after the service of the aforesaid notice, by 
notice in writing to the Company, to object to 
the Company making use of such road, on the 
ground that other roads such as the Company are 
hereinbefore authorized to use for the purposes 
aforesaid, or that some public-road, would be 
more fitting to be used for the same; and upon 
the objection being so made such proceedings may 
be had as are hereinafter mentioned with respect 
to lands temporarily occupied by the Company, 
in respect of which three weeks’ notice is herein- 
after required to be given, and in the same man- 
ner as if in the provisions relative to such pro- 
ceedings the word ‘ road’ or ‘ roads,’ or the words 


* ‘road and the land over which the same passes,’ as 


the case may require, had been substituted in 
such provisions for the word ‘ lands.’ ” 

Pr, 224, 1, 25. Leave out from “ enter” to 
upon” in 1, 35. 

Pr, 224, 1. penult. After “railway” insert “as 
delineated on the Plans.” 

Pr. 23. 1.16. After “ aforesaid” insert “ provided 
also that no stone or slate quarry, brick-field, or 
other like place, which at the time of the passing 
of the special Act shall be commonly worked or 
used for getting materials therefrom for the pur- 
pose of selling or disposing of the same, shall be 
taken or used by the Company, either wholly or 
in part, for any of the purposes lastly herein- 
before mentioned.” 

Pr. 24. ]. 11. After “inquiry” insert “such no- 
tice shall be served on the factor oragent, if any, 
of such owner and.” 

Pr. 27.1. 9. After “ thereto” insert “ with such 
gates as may be required by the said owner or 
occupier for the convenient occupation of such 
lands ; and shall also toall private roads used by 
them as aforesaid, put up fences and gates in like 
manner in all cases where the same may be neces- 
sary, to prevent the straying of cattle from or upon 
the lands traversed by such roads ; and in case of 
any difference between the owners or occupiers 
of such roads and lands and the Company, as to 
the necessity for such fences and gates, such 
fences and gates as any Two Justices shall deem 
necessary for the purposes aforesaid, on — 
tion being made to them in like manner as herein- 
before is provided in respect of the use of such 
road ; That if any land shall be taken or used by 
the Company under the Provisions of this or the 
special Act, for the purpose of getting materials 
therefrom for the construction or repair of the 


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ner as the surveyor or agent of the owner of 
such land shall direct, or in case of disagreement 
between such surveyor or agent and the Company, 
in such manner as any Justice shall direct on the 
application of either party, after notice of the 
“ hearing of the application shall have been given 
“ to the other party.” 

Pr. 28. 1. 29. Leave out “quarterly” and insert 
“ half-yearly.” 

Pr. 38.1. 8. After “ Company” insert “ or as near 
“ thereto as may be.” 

Pr. 42.1.4. Leave out “ with” and insert “ and.” 

Pr. 50. 1. 4. After “ occupiers” insert “nor to 
“ make any accommodation works with respect to 
“ which the owners, lessees and occupiers of the 
“« lands shall have agreed to receive and shall have 
“ been paid compensation, instead of the making of 
“ them.” 

Pr. 84. 1. 32. Leave out “ by writing under his 
hand.” 

Pr. 84.1.35. After “ referred” insert “ and every 
appointment ef an arbiter shall be made on the 
part of the Company, under the hand of the Se- 
cretary or any two of the Directors of the Com- 
“ pany, and on the part of any other party under 
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“ by whom the same shall be made.” 

Pr. 85. 1. 5. After “ wriling” insert “ in which 
shall be stated the matters so required to be re- 
“ ferred to arbitration,” and in the same line leave 
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arbiters under their hands, the matters referred to 
them shall be determined by the umpire to be 
appointed as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 87. 1. 37. After “ improver” insert “ no award 
made with respect to any question referred to ar- 
bitration under the provisions of this or the spe- 
cial Act shall be set aside for irregularity or error 
in matter of form.” 

Pr. 101. 1. 17. In Clause (A.) added by way of 
Rider to the Bill; 

Pr. 1.1. 6. Leave out “That.” 

Pr. 1. 1. 8. Leave out “one month” and 
insert “ six months.” 

Pr. 1. 1. 12. Leave out from “ Majesty” to 
“ shall” in line 16. and insert “ or some of them.” 

Pr. 1.1. 18. Leave out “month” and insert 
‘‘ six months,” and in the same line after “ of” 
insert “ each of.” 

Pr, 1.1. 21. Leave out “ copies” and insert 
“a copy.” 

Pr. 1.1, 23. After “the” insert “ said.” 


And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the said Amendments be now read a 
second time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 
“now,” and at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon this day Six months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “now” 
stand part of the Question :—It passed in the Ne- 
ative. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
“upon this day Six months” be added at the end of 
the Question :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be read a 
second time upon this day six months. 


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on.” 
Pr. 85.1. 7. Leave out “ either” and insert “ such 
“ last-mentioned.” 
Pr. 85. 1. 22. Leave out fiom “incapable” to 
““ the” in |. 24. and insert “ to act.” 


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for consolidating in One Act certain Provisions Clauses Con 

usually inserted in Acts authorizing the making of (Scotland) 

Railways in Scotland: And that the Lord Advocate (No, 2.) Bill. 


Pr. 85. 1. penult. Leave out “refusal,” and in 
the same line leave out ‘‘ disability” and insert “ in- 
“ capacity.” 

Pr. 86.ls. 8. and 9. After “differ” insert “ or 
which shall be referred to them under this or the 
special Act.” 

Pr. 86.1. 10. Leave out from the first “or” to 
“ to” in 1. 11. and insert ‘‘ become incapable.” 

Pr. 86. 1. 12. Leave out “ refusal.” 

Pr. 86. 1. 13. Leave out “neglect” and insert 
“* incapacity.” 

Pr. 86. 1. 23. Leave out from “ oversman”’ to 
the first “the” in 1, 24. 

Pr. 86. 1.26. Leave out “ to” and insert “ shall.” 

Pr. 86, 1.29. After “ differ” insert “ or which 
shall be referred to him under this or the special 
“* Act.” 

Pr. 86. 1.30. After “final” insert “if when a 
single arbiter shall have been appointed such ar- 
biter shall die or become incapable to act before 
he shall have made his award, the matters referred 
to him shall be determined by arbitration, under 
the provisions of this or the special Act, in the 
same manner as if such arbiter had not been ap- 
“wasn ok If, where more than one arbiter shall 

ave been appointed either of the arbiters refuse 
or for seven days neglect to act, the other arbiter 
may proceed ex-parte, and the decision of such 
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and Lord Granville Somerset, do prepare and bring 
it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Railway Bills. 


posed, ‘That every Committee on a Railway Bill 
shall, with their henet on the Bill, state slot 
the provisions of the Companies Clauses Consolida- 
tion Bill, the Railway Clauses Consolidation Bill, 
and the Lands Clauses Consolidation Bill, have been 
complied with; and, if they shall not have been 
complied with, state in what respects they have not 
been complied with, and the reasons for such non- 
compliance; That the Committee on every Bill, 
other than a Railway Bill, to which the provisions of 
the Companies Clauses Consolidation Bill, or the 
Lands Clauses Consolidation Bill, are applicable, 
shall report to the House any non-compliance with 
such provisions, and shall state their reasons for per- 
mitting such non-compliance: —And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Mr. Tatton Egerton presented a Bill, for enabling Liverpool and 
Manchester 


Railway Bill. 


the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company to 
extend and enlarge the said Railway, and to make 
certain Branch Railways, and for amending and 
enlarging the Powers of the several Acts relating to 
the said Railway: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


single arbiter by both parties: If, where more than 
one arbiter shall have been appointed, and where 
neither of them shall refuse or neglect to act as 
aforesaid, such arbiters shall fail to make their 


A Petition of Owners of lands through which the Chester, 
projected Railway hereinafter mentioned is intended may cnenaad ol 
to pass, complaining that the Standing Orders of the Junction Rail- 


House, in respect to the application for the Chester, way. 


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which the last of such arbiters shall have been 

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Manchester and Liverpool Junction Railway Bill, 
had not been complied with ; and praying that they 


‘may be heard, by themselves, their agents and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 


302 read ; 





380 


read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


Southwark Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
——_ Southwarkand Vauxhall Waterworks (re-committed) 
Bill, Bill ; That they had made other Amendments there- 


unto; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Liverpool and 


Ordered, That the Petition of Trustees of the 
Bury Railway 


aY town of Great Bolton, which was presented upon 
os le the 10th day of April last, sensing tet they may 
Railway,and be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
re | against certain parts of the Liverpool and Bury 
Railway (Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool Railway and 
Bury Extension) Bill, be referred to the Committee 
on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 

the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Edinburgh'and Petitions from Balmullo ;— Ceres ;— Leuchars ; 


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Northern Rail- — Letham ; — Collesie; —and, Falkland; praying 

Bill (Ne.2.) that the Edinburgh and Northern Railway (No. 2,) 

; Bill may pass into a law,—were presented and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Londonderry The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
and Enniskillen of the Petition for the Londonderry and Enniskillen 
Railway Bill. Railway Bill, which was yesterday made from the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a 
Bill for making a Railway from Londonderry to 
Enniskillen: And that Captain Bateson and Cap- 
tain Jones do prepare, and bring it in. 


Guildford Mr. Mangles presented a Bill for authorizing the 
Junction Rail- Sale of the Guildford Junction Railway: And the 


“oes. same was ‘read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 

Leeds and Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 

a Railway Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 


the case of the Petition for additional provision in 
the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Bill, the Standing 
Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill, that they have power to make 
provision therein, pursuant to the prayer of the said 
Petition. 


Birmingham 
and Gloucester 
Railway 

( Worcester 
Deviation.) 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a 
Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Worcester 
Deviation) Bill, was referred; ‘That the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as 
the Notices did not state the intention of the Parties 
to confer upon the Midland Railway Company the 
right or privilege of purchasing or of taking a lease 
of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Birmingham 
ind Gloucester 
Railway ( Wol- 
vernampton 


Line.) 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
a Petition, complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for 
the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Wolver- 
hampton Line) Bill, was referred ; That the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as the 
Notices did not state the intention of the Parties to 
confer upon the Midland Railway Company the 
right or privilege of purchasing or of taking a lease 
of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 











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Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select g 





: = z . irmingham 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom and Gloucester 


a Petition, complaining of non-compliance with the (Glow 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for Steen 


the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Gloucester Stoke Branch, 


Extensions, Stoke Branch, and Midland Railways 


and Midland 


Junction) Bill, was referred; That the Standing Railways Juno. 


Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as 
the Notices did not state the intention of the Parties 
to confer upon the Midland Railway Company the 
right or privilege of purchasing or of taking a lease 
of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


on.) 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Diss, Beccles 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 2%4 Y@rmouth 


a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Diss, Beccles and Yarmouth Railway Bill, was re- 
ferred ; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as several lands within the 
limits of deviation are not marked and numbered on 
the Plans deposited with the Clerks of the Peace, in 
the following instances; certain lands in the parish 
of Scole, numbered 10 and 11, in the Books of Re- 
ference. 

In the parish of Thorpe Abbotts, lands numbered 
16, not numbered on any of the Plans deposited. 

In the parish of Sydeham, lands numbered 16 and 
20, not numbered on any of the Plans. 

In the parish of Alburgh, lands numbered 4°, not 
numbered on any of the Plans. 

Parish of Gillingham; lands numbered 1 and 2, 
not numbered on the Plans deposited with Clerks 
of the Peace. 

Parish of Aldeby ; lands numbered 20 in the Plan 
and Book of Reference in the Private Bill Office, 
not numbered in the other Plans ; and numbered 
18 on the Plans in the Private Bill Office is num- 
bered 14 in the other Plans, and that numbered 64, 
is not numbered on any of the Plans. 

Also inasmuch as a field, numbered 3 on Plan 
deposited in Private Bill Office, is not numbered 
on the Plans deposited with the Clerks of the Peace. 

Also inasmuch as a field, in the parish of Reden- 
hall, numbered 91 in the Private Bill Office Plan, 
is omitted to be numbered on the Plans deposited 
with the Clerks of the Peace. 

Also inasmuch as the Books of Reference do not 





contain the name of any owner, lessee or occupier 
of the lands numbered 74. 

Also inasmuch as the Sections deposited with 
Clerks of Peace and in Private Bill Office do not 
show the surface of the ground marked on the 
Plans, and the intended level, nor is the extreme 
height marked for every embankment and depth of 
cutting, in the instances following : 

In the parish of Diss, where such Branch is pro- 
posed, as shown by the Plans, to join the intended 
Eastern Union Railway Extension, surface of ground 
not shown on Section. 

Also, inasmuch as in all the Sections deposited the 
rate of inclination between the terminus at Diss, and 





the change of gradients at or near 4 furlongs and 4 
chains is wrongly marked as 1 in 488, and should 
be 1 in 721; also, in the following instances: at 
between 4 miles, 1 furlongs, 8 chains, and 4 miles, 
6 furlongs, 3 3 chains, rate of inclination marked 1 
in 470, should be 1 in 502; also, between § miles, 
3 furlongs, 93 chains, and 8 miles, 7 furlongs, 2} 
chains, marked 1 in 340, and should be 1 in 306; 
also, between 9 miles, 1 furlong, 93 chains, and 
9 miles, 6 furlongs, 03 chains, should be 1 in 149, 
and not, as marked, 1 in 200; also, between 11 miles, 
7 furlongs, 63 chains, and 13 miles, 4 furlongs, 
marked 1 in 880, should be 1 in 4,063; also, 
between 13 miles, 4 furlongs, and 13 miles, 7 fur- 





| 1,847; also, between 13 miles, 7 furlongs, 1 } ch 


longs, 1? chains, marked 1 in 2,550, should be 1 in 
ains 
and 





ailway, 
















Skerries 


Harbour. 


Midland Rail- 
way Branches 
Bill, 


8 VicroRiz. 


and 14 miles, 2 furlongs, 6} chains, marked 1 in 
330, should be 1 in 293; also, between 28 miles, 
2? furlongs, and 28 miles, 5 furlongs, 9 chains, 
marked 1 in 355, ought to be 1 in 256. 

Also inasmuch as the vertical measure (as marked 
on all the Sections) from the datum line to the line 
of Railway is incorrectly marked, in the following 
instance; at the distance on the Sections of 9 miles 
2 furlongs, the vertical measure marked on the 
Sections is 109 feet 5 inches; the same should be 
104 feet. 

Also inasmuch as the height of the Raiway over 
or under the surface of every public carriage-road, 
canal, &amp;c., is not marked on the Section in several 


instances, viz. 
Miles fur. chs. 
Roadatornear - - - 9 2 if 
Canal at or near - - - 20 O 2; 


also at the crossing of the road, in the parish of 
Diss, numbered 40, at or near 3 furlongs 3} chains 
by the Branch proposed to join the Eastern Union 
Railway Extension ; also that the extreme cutting 
is not shown on the said Sections, at or near 2 miles, 
2 furlongs; also that it is not stated on the said 
Sections what alterations are intended in the present 
level or rate of inclination of a road at or near 
9 miles, 2 furlongs, 13 chains distances marked on 
the Sections from the terminus at Diss; also, as 
respects the road numbered 40 in Diss, only one al- 
teration in the present level or rate of inclination 
thereof is shown (viz., at the place where the same 
is to be crossed by one line of Railway), while it 
appears by the Sections that the same will be crossed 
by two lines of Railway at different inclinations and 
height. 

Also inasmuch as on the Sections, the cross Sec- 
tions are not added in respect of an alteration of the 
road at or near 9 miles, 2 furlongs, 13 chains. 

Also inasmuch as the several cross Sections re- 
ferred to and numbered on the Sections, do not ex- 
plain clearly the alterations proposed to be made in 
the several turnpike-roads, carriage-roads or Rail- 
ways to which they respectively refer, inasmuch as 
in every instance, excepting that of a road No. 261, 
the said cross Sections omit to state the present 
rate of inclination of such roads to which they re- 
spectively refer. 

Also inasmuch as the applications in writing served 
upon the several owners, Xc., of property, are not in 
the form required by Appendix (A.) to the Standing 
Order ; that they do not contain a description of the 


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that the Midland Railway Branches Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, be referred to the 
Committee on Group (Y.) of Railway Bills. 

Ordered, That the Petition of the Committee of 
the Directors of the Undertakers of the Navigation 
of the Rivers Aire and Calder, which was presented 
upon the 10th day of April last; also the Petition of 
the Company of Proprietors of the Calder and Hebble 
Navigation, which was presented upon the 17th day 
of April last; and also the Petition of the Man- 
chester and Leeds Railway Company, which was 
presented upon the 24th day of April last; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the said Bill, be 
referred to the Committee on Group (Y.) of Railway 
Bills; and the Petitioners heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, if they 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of the Most noble William Spencer, Manchester, 
Duke of Devonshire, Lord of the Manors of Chester- — and 
field and Newbould, in the county of Derby;— idland Juno~ 


é tion Railway 
Owners or Occupiers of estates upon or near the Bill. 


line of a proposed Railway hereinafter mentioned ; 
—Charles Thorold, of Welham Villa, in the county 
of Nottingham, Esquire, Lord of the Manor of Un- 
stone, in the county of Derby ;—Trustees and Mort- 
gagees of the Turnpike-road from Duffield to Shef- 
field ;—Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of property 
situate on or near the line of a projected Railway 
hereafter mentioned (two Petitions) ;—and, Com- 
pany of Proprietors ofthe Sheffield Canal ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Manchester, 
Sheffield and Midland Junction Railway Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken Castle Hill 


before the Committee on the Wexford Harbour Bill ¢ 


in the Session of 1843, be referred to the Committee “ 


on the Castle Hill (Wexford) Docks Bill. 


Petitions of Noblemen and other Persons, being Chelsea 
Trustees of the Charity Estates under the Will of — 
Henry Smith, Esquire ;—Reverend Joseph George ~'* 





Section of the line of Railway, and of the greatest 
height of embankment and depth of cutting, in the 
following instances : 




















For Land, | Stated to be} Whereas 
In the Notice to dieiioaall cutting there 

ween should be 
Feet in. Feet in, 

Joseph Paul - - 8 5 0 — 
Ditto - - - 17 - - 0 8 
Ditto - - - 26 12 O 15 O 
Ditto - ~ ~ 27 4 0 12 O 
Shildrake Smith ~ 2 - - 2 6 
John Lides - - 6 2 0 83 


Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
in the case of the Petition for the Skerries Harbour 
Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as the Notices in the newspapers 
were not published in three successive weeks. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Inhabitants of the 
town and neighbourhood of Wakefield, which was 


presented upon the 9th day of April last, prayin 
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Brett, of Ranelagh, Chelsea, in the county of Mid- 
dlesex ;—and, the Governor and Company of the 
Chelsea Waterworks; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Chelsea Improvement Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Marcus Staunton Lynch, of Bruton-street, Berkeley- 
square, in the county of Middlesex, Gentleman ; 
complaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the Harwich Rail- 
way Bill, had not been complied with ; and praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their agents 
and witnesses, against the same,—were presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 











lington Branch) Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 





3c3 Committee 





Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of lands upon Harwich 
or near to the line of Railway after specified ;—and, Railway. 


A Petition of Thomas Denton, praying that he Hull and Selby 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, (Bridlington 


against certain parts of the Hull and Selby (Brid- poo a 


if 
id 


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peste ne 


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382 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 

Cambridge 


and Lincoln 
Railway Bill. 


Petitions from Langtoft ;—Market Deeping ;— 
Aslackby and Millthorpe ;—Dowsby and Sempring- 
ham, and the Hamlets of Pointon, Birthorpe and 
Laughton ;—Morton and Hacconby, and the Ham- 
lets of Hanthorp and Stainfield ;—Thurlby, Nor- 
thorpe and Obthorpe;— Kirkby Underwood ; — 
Rippingale and Dunsby;— and, Peterborough ; 

raying that the Cambridge and Lincoln Railway 
Bil may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Salmon 
Fisheries Bill. 
No. 266. 


Sir Thomas Winnington presented a Bill for the 
Preservation of Salmon Fisheries in England and 
Wales: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Wednesday 
the 21st day of this instant May ; and to be printed. 


Standing 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
Orders; 


on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which were 
read, as follow : 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the London and 
Croydon Railway (Orpington Branch) Petition, the 
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That 
the Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the London and 
Croydon Railway (Maidstone, Ashford and Tun- 
bridge) Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be 
dispensed with ; That the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the London and 
phe Croydon Railway (Chatham and Gravesend) Peti- 
po, Fete tion, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed 
with; That the Parties be permitted to proceed with 
their Bill, on amending the Plan deposited in the 
Private Bill Office, by stating thereon the correct 
length of the tunnel at the 26th mile 4th furlong ; 
and by inserting the correct height of the embank- 
ment at the 12th mile 8th chain. 

4. Resolved, Vhat in the case of the London and 
Croydon Railway (Chatham to Chilham) Petition, 
the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; 
That the Parties be permitted to proceed with their 
Bill, on amending the Book of Reference deposited 
in the Private Bill Office, by inserting therein the 
missing sheet relating to the parish of Rainham. 

5. Resolved, That in the case of the London and 
Croydon Railway Enlargement Petition, the Stand- 
ing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That the 
Parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on 
inserting a clause therein, preventing them from 
taking any part of the lawn and ornamental ground 
of Joseph Alfred Hardcastle at Saint Paul's, Dept- 
ford, without his consent in writing. 

That the Committees on this and the two preced- 
ing Bills do examine, in the first place, how far 
such Orders have been complied with; and do re- 
= the same to the House, on the Report of the 

ills. 

6. Resolved, That in the case of the South-East- 

+“ - ern Railway (ldungerford Bridge to Chilham, with 
to Chilhews Branches) Potsion, the uadieg Orders ought not 
with Branches.) to be dispensed with. 
South Easten 7. Resolved, That in the case of the South-East- 
tes Ae in etn Railway (Lewisham to Tunbridge and Paddock 
Tunbridge and Wood Petition), the Standing Orders ought not to 
Paddock be dispensed with. 
Wovd. ) The first five Resolutions, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Lendon and 
Croydon Rail- 
way (Orpington 
Branch.) 


London and 
Croydon Rail- 
way (Maid- 
stone, Ashford 
and Tun- 
bridge. ) 


London and 


London and 
Croydon Rail- 
way (Chatham 
to Chilham. ) 


London and 
Croydon Rail- 
way Enlarge- 
ment, 


South Eastern 
Railway (Hun- 


Leeds and 
Bradtord Rail- 
way Extension 
(Shipley to 
Colae) Bill. 


Mr. Boyd reported from the Committee on 
Group (D.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board 
of Trade thereon, were referred; That in the case 
of the Leeds and Bradford Railway Exteusion(Ship- 


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A. 1845, 


ley to Colne) Bill, they had heard counsel in sup- 
port of some of the Petitions against the said Bill : 
and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; 
That they had inquired into the several matters re- 
quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 
and that they had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


An ingrossed Bill for completing the Line of the Glasgow 
Glasgow, Parkhead and Woodend Turnpike-roads ; and Shotts 
for incorporating the same with the Roads under the 4 Bill. 
charge of the Glasgow and Shotts Road Trustees, 
and for the further Improvement and Maintenance 
of the said several Roads, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Lockhart do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from Mousewald; — Torthorwald ; — Glasgow, 
Holywood ;— Ruthwell ; —Kirkmahoe ;—and, Dal- Pumfries ana 
ton; praying that the Glasgow, Dumfries and Car- Cari Raina 
lisle Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were — 
gee and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of the Right honourable William Lord West London 
Kensington Baron Kensington, in Ireland, complain- Railway. 
ing that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect 
to the application for the West London Railway 
Bill, had not been complied with; and praying 
that he may be heard, by his agent and witnesses, 
against the same, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Commissioners for executing an Bermondsey 

Act “for paving the Foot-paths, and for lighting Improvement 
and watching that part of the Kent-street-road ‘§* ») Bil. 
which leads from the Kent-street end unto the 
Bridge next immediately below the Green Man Turn- 
pike, situate within the parish of Saint George-the- 
Martyr, Southwark, in the county of Surrey, and 
certain Public Streets, Squares, Lanes, Passages 
and Places communicating therewith, respectively 
situated within the said Parish, or within the Pa- 
rishes of Saint Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, and 
Saint Mary, Newington, adjoining thereto, and for 
removing and preventing Encroachments and An- 
noyances therein,” and the several powers and autho- 
rities thereby given and granted, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Bermondsey Improve- 
ment (No. 2.) Bill, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Charles Wynne Griffith Wynne, of North Wales 
Voelas, in the county of Denbigh, and of Cefn Railway - 
Amlwch, in the county of Carnarvon, Esquire, pray- 
ing that he may be tole by himself, his counsel 
or agent, against certain parts of the North Wales 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Merchants, Tradesmen and Inha- Direct Northem 
bitants of the borough of Kingston-upon- Hull, taking Giie. 2 (Lin. 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the coin 10 York); 
Direct Northern Railway (No. 2.) (Lincoln to York) and, ae 
Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass into law ; Tailway Bill 
and also that the Cambridge and Lincoln Railway 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the town and port of Direct Northern 
Goole, the town of Rawcliffe, and the district ap a (Lin- 
Marshland, in the county of York, and their vici- coin to York)s 
nities;—Inhabitants of Willingham, in the —— Cambridge and 

o 


























































vay. 


ige 


Ne 


i&gt; 
nd 


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Lincoln Rail- of Lincoln, and its vicinity ;—and, Inhabitants of the 
vay Bill; "4 towns of Keadby and Amcotts, in the county of Lin- 
Leeeailwey coln, and their vicinities; taking notice of the ap- 
be lication for leave to bring in the Direct Northern 
ailway (No. 2.) (Lincoln to York) Bill; and pray- 
ing that such Bill may pass into law ; and also that 
the Cambridge and Lincoln Railway Bill may pass 
into alaw; and that the London and York Railway 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Harrogate and =» A Petition of Trustees of the turnpike-road lead- 
Ripon Jone" ing from Boroughbridge to the city of Durham, 
— praying that they may be heard, by their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Harrogate 
and Ripon Junction Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Cornwall Petitions from Torpoint ;—and, Saint German’s ; 

hailway Bill. praying that the Cornwall Railway Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Grand Junction A Petition of Subscribers to or Projectors of the 
Railway Bill. Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway, praying that 
they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Grand Junction Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Oxford, Petitions from Fladbury, Charlton and Hampton ; 

Woreester and —-Kingham and Bledington ;— Badsey and Offen- 

: oo ham ;—Evenlode, Aldestrop and Oddington ;— Long- 
tailway Bill, a : 

orough;— Cow Honeybourne ;— Bretforton;—Stow- 

on-the- Wold ;— Shipton-under- Whychwood and Mil- 


1° Mazz. 383 


praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Exeter and Crediton Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Mary Matilda Crawley, of Monkton Chester and 
Coombe, in the county of Somerset, Spinster ;—John Holyhead 
Morgan, of Carnarvon, in the county of Carnarvon, ease 
Esquire ;—and, Henry Bicknell, of the Penrhyn 

Arms, Bangor, in the county of Carnarvon, Hotel- 

keeper; praying that they may be heard, by them- 

selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 

of the Chester and Holyhead Railway Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 

to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 

heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 

their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 

in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Richard Thomas, of Perranawor- South Devon 


praying that he may be heard, by himself, his Branches. ) 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the South 

Devon Railway (Tavistock and other Branches) 

Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 

the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 

by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 

if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

Bill, against the said Petition. 


thal, in the county of Cornwall, Civil Engineer, Sou'h Devon 
; ; -” Railway Bill. 

praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 

counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Laun- 

ceston and South Devon Railway Bill, was presented, 

and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 





ton ;—and, Kidderminster ; praying that the Oxford, 
Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Osford, A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Whitney, 
—— and in the county of Oxford, praying that the Ozford, 
Raiieoy; Ox Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway Bill, and the 
firdand Rugby Oxford and Rugby Railway Bill, may pass into law, 
0 ata and that the London, Worcester and South Stafford- 
Worcener and S#tre Railway Bill may not pass into a law, was 
South Staffurd- presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
ee Table. 

dl - A Petition of Merchants and other Inhabitants 
Wolverhampton Of Warrington, praying that the Oxford, Worcester 
Railway; and Wolverhampton Railway Bill, and the Oxford 
and, Oxford =~ and Rugby Railway Bill, may pass into law, was pre- 


and Rugb : 7h 
Ralway Bills. sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


—. - Petitions of [ron-masters, Manufacturers, Traders 
Wolterhampton 204 Inhabitants of the town of Stourbridge ;—Iron- 
ailway ; masters, Coal-owners and other Inhabitants of the 
Wetndon, parish of Kingswinford ;—Inhabitants of the town 
ester and . 

South Statiora. OF Burford, and the neighbourhood thereof ;—and, 
a Railway Inhabitants of Moreton-in-the-Marsh, in the county 
- of Gloucester, and the vicinity thereof; praying that 
the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway 

Bill may {pass into a law, and that the London, 
Worcester and South Staffordshire Railway Bill 

may not pass into a law,— were presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


+ neg Petitions of the Corporation of the Exeter Water 
way Bill, Company ;—and, Richard Thomas, of Perrana- 
worthal, in the county of Cornwall, Civil Engineer ; 

Vor, 100. 





Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if 
he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That Colonel Butler have leave of Leave of 
absence for six weeks, on urgent business ;—Mr. Absences 
Cornelius O’ Brien three months, on account of ill 
health ;—and, Mr. Owen Stanley a fortnight, on 
account of ill health. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased /#"4- 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of all Correspondence and Petitions 
relating to the passing and operation of the Act 
5 Vic. c. 3 :—Also, the names of all the Applicants 
for the Restitution of Duties levied between 1829 
and 1834, who, by the Act referred to, were debarred 
from appeal to the Laws of the Realm for redress :— 
Also, all recent Petitions to Her Majesty, and 
other Appeals for Restitution of money arising out 
of that Act; together with the Opinions of the 
Solicitor to the Lords of Her Majesty’s Treasury, 
dated the 15th day of January last. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That Answer to 
their several Addresses of the 15th, 17th, 22d, 24th, Addresses. 
and 25th days of April last (That Her Majesty 
would be graciously pleased to give directions that 
the Papers therein mentioned might be laid before 
this House), had been presented to Her Majesty ; 
and that Her Majesty had commanded him to 








3c4 acquaint 


thal, in the county of Cornwall, Civil Engineer, pes an 


oo i 


A Petition of Richard Thomas, of Perranawor- Launceston and 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Van Diemen’s 


New South 
Wales. 


No. 267. 


Universities. 


(Scotland.) 


Universities 


(Scotland) Bill, 


Archbishop- 
ricks and 


Bishopricks. 


Commons 
Inclosure Bill, 


Drainage of 


Lands Bill, 


Merchant Sea- 
men’s Fund, 


384 


acquaint this House, that she will give directions 
accordingly. 


Mr. George William Hope presented, —— to 
an Address to Her Majesty,—Copies or Extracts of 
Correspondence relative to Crown Lands and Emi- 
gration in Mew South Wales (Parts 2 and 3). 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Aberdeen, and its 
vicinity, praying the House to pass a law freeing 
the teachers of literature and science in the Uni- 
versities of Scotland, including those of legal and 
medical science, and office-bearers not being pro- 
fessors of theology, from the imposition of an obli- 
gation to conform themselves to the worship, and 
submit to the discipline of the Established Church, 
so as to secure to those establishments the character 
and standing of national and not exclusive and sec- 
tarian institutions, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to regulate Admission to the Lay or Secular Chairs 
of the Universities of Scotland: And that Mr. 
Rutherfurd and Mr. Fox Maule do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the gross and net Incomes of 
each Archbishopric and Bishopric in England and 
Wales, in each year (from the 1st day of January 
1837), including all Sums received from or paid to 
the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and all Monies 
received from Rents, Fines, Renewals of Leases, 
Building Leases, and from all other sources. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to facilitate the Inclosure and Improvement of Com- 
mons and Lands held in common, the Exchange of 
Lands, and the Division of intermixed Lands, to 
provide Remedies for defective or incomplete Ex- 
ecution, and for the Non-execution of the Powers 
of genetal and local Inclosure Acts, and to pro- 
vide for the Revival of such Powers in certain cases : 
And that the Earl of Lincoln and Lord Granville 


Somerset do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to facilitate the Drainage of Lands in England and 
Wales: And that the Earl of Zincoln and Lord 
Granville Somerset do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 20 Geo. 2, 
c. 38, for the Relief and Support of Maimed and 
Disabled Seamen, and the Widows and Children of 
such as shall be Killed, Slain, or Drowned in the 
Merchants’ Service, might be read; and the same 
was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 4and 5 
Will. 4, c. 52, to amend an Act of the Twentieth 
Year of His Majesty King George the Second, for 
the Relief and Support of Sick, Maimed, and Dis- 
abled Seamen, and the Widows and Children of 
such as shall be Killed, Slain, or Drowned in the 
Merchant Service, and for other purposes, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the Laws relating to the Relief and Sup- 

ort, in certain cases, of Merchant Seamen, their 
Vidows and Children: And that Sir George Clerk 
and Mr. Corry do prepare, and bring it in. 


1° Mazi. 


A. 1845. 


The Exchequer Bills Bill was, accordin 
read a second time ; and committed toa 
of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


to Order, Exchequer Bij 
ommittee (- 9:379:600,) 


Mr Young presented a Bill for consolidating in Railway 
one Act certain Provisions usually inserted in Acts Clauses Con. 
authorizing the making of Railways in Scotland ; cui 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered | eee 
to be read a second time upon Monday next ; and No, 969 


to be printed. 


Petitions from Newton (Midlothian) ;—Charford Maynoot 
and Hale ; — Burslem ; —Walworth ;—Illogan ;— College Bil. 
Camborne ;—Saint Agnes;—Mitchell and Tristrin; 
—Truro (two Petitions) ;— Ladock and Tresillian ; 

—and, Newlyn and Lavy; praying that the May- 
nooth College Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Licentiates extra urbem of the Colleges of 
Royal College of Physicians in London, residing in Physicians ang 
the county of Kent, praying that the Colleges of rn 
Physicians avd Surgeons Bill may not pass into 
a law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Brigham ;—Lorton ;—Broughton ; Public Houses, 
—and, Cockermouth; praying the House to adopt 
measures for preventing the increase of houses 
licensed for the sale of intoxicating drinks, and for 
diminishing to a very large extent the number already 
existing, and to pass a law for entirely abolishing 
the sale of intoxicating liquor on the Lord’s Day,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Chesham ;— the Sheffield Anti- Hill Coolie. 
slavery Society (Secretary) ;—Huddersfield ;—and, 
Basingstoke; praying the House to refuse its sanction 
to any measure which shall promote the further 
importation of Cooly Labourers, or native Africans, 
into the British emancipated Colonies,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from MVevern;—and, Natives of Wales County Coutts, 
resident in Liverpool; praying the House to pass a 
Bill for the establishment of County Courts, with 
a clause requiring a knowledge of the Welsh lan- 
guage on the part of the Judges of those Courts in 
Wales,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Sir Robert Peel presented,--Return to an Ad- Slave Vessels. 
dress to Her Majesty, dated the 31st day of July in 
the last Session of Parliament, for Returns of the 
Number of Slave Vessels arrived in the Transatlantic 
States since 1814, their Names, Description'(as Brig, 
Schooner or Ship, &amp;c.), Masters’ Names, Tonnage, 
Armament,Number of Crew, National Flag, whether 
empty or with Slaves (whose Number are to be 
stated), the Loss by Death on the Voyage, from 
what part of Africa arrived, the length of Passage, 
and date of Arrival, so far as these Particulars are 
known to Her Majesty’s Government :—Also, the 
Number of all Vessels clearing from Transatlantic 
Ports for Africa, and all Vessels clearing from 
Transatlantic Ports for other parts, and suspected 
of an intention of engaging in the Slave Trade, since 
1814, their Names Description, Masters’ Names, 
Tonnage, Armament, Number of Crew, National 
Flag, whether empty or with Cargo, and what Cargo, 
to what alleged Destination, and date of Departure, 
so far as these Particulars are known to Her Ma- 
jesty’s Government (so far as the same can be made 
up at the Foreign Office). 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 
Sir George Clerk presented a Bill to amend the — 4 
Laws relating to the Relief and Support, in certain No. 269 
cases, of Merchant Seamen, their Widows and NO. &lt;0" 





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Children : And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time, upon Friday 
the 23d day of this instant May ; and to be printed. 


pristol and Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Com- 

Glouwestef mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 

Balin pil, case of the Petition for the Bristol and Gloucester 

(Na 2) Blk Pailway (No. 2.) Bill, the Standing Orders had 
been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for amending the Acts relating to the Bristol and 
Gloucester Railway: And that Mr. Spooner and 
Mr. Dugdale do prepare, and bring it in. 


Bermondsey Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
Improvement oy Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
(No. 27°" complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Bermondsey Improvement 
(No.2.) Bill, was referred ; That the Standing Orders 
had not been complied with, inasmuch as the Notices 
in the Gazettes and Newspapers did not sufficiently 
specify the objects of the Bill; and inasmuch as no 
written Notice of application was served upon the 
Commissioners of the Water-side Improvement. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Army. Ordered, That the Return relative to the Army, 
No.250. which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 





Veneris, 2° die Mai; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


Midland Rail- QRDE RED, That the Report from the Select 
way Branches Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, in the 
™ case of the Midland Railway Branches Bill, be re- 

ferred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Oxford, A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Chelten- 
—— = ham, in the county of Gloucester, and its neighbour- 
Ruilrsy; hood, praying that the Oxford, Worcester and Wol- 
and, London, verhampton Railway Bill may pass into a law, and 
hee sar that the London, Worcester and South Staffordshire 
sire Railway Railway Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 
Bilis, sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Oxiord, Two Petitions of Inhabitants of Chipping Norton, 
Wace and in the county of Oxford, and its neighbourhood, 
Railway; wid. praying that the Oxford, Worcester and Wolver- 
Oxford and = hampton Railway Bill, and the Oxford and Rugby 
aga Railway Bill may pass into law; and that the 
LondonandBir, Bills promoted by the London and Birmingham 
uingham Raile Railway Company for substituting other lines in 
™y Company. connexion with the London and Birmingham Rail- 
way, may not pass into law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Onoed, Petitions from Lyneham ;—Spelsbury ;—Chilson ; 
Welrerey ved — Shipton ;—Chadlington ;—-Churchill ;--Finstoch ; 
Railway Bill, —-Ascott ;— Aingham ; — Stratford-upon-Avon ;— 
Charlbury ;—and, Milton; praying that the Oxford, 
Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway Bill may 


pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


London, The London, Worcester and South Staffordshire 


Worces : i ; 
bramark or Railway (Extension from Dudley to Wolverhampton) 


= Railway Bill was read a second time ; and committed. 
tension Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


from Dudley t 7 : 
Wolvethan. mittee of Selection. 


ton) Bill, 
London, The London, Worcester and South Staffordshire 


Worcester and 


Suuth Staffurge Railway (Dudley and Sedgley Branch) Bill was 
shire Railway Tread a second time ; and committed. 


Sean) and Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
Brauch) Bij, mittee of Selection. 


Vou. 100. 


1°—2° Maiz. 385 


Ordered, That the Committee on the London, London, Wor- 
Worcester and South Staffordshire Railway, London, °esterand South 
Worcester and South Staffordshire Railway (Dudley eae 
and Sedgley Branch), and London, Worcester and don, Tessnter 
South Staffordshire Railway (Extension from Dud- 84 South Staf- 
ley to Wolverhampton) Bills, have power, if they caer 
think fit, to consolidate all or any two of the above- and Sedgley 


mentioned Bills. Branch); and, 
London, Worcester and South Staffurd- 
shire Railway (Extension from Dudley 
to Wolverhampton) Bills, 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (B.) of Railway Bills, 
Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of Group (B.) 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Petitions from Westmeath ;—and, Longford ; tak- Great Western 
ing notice of the application for leave to bring in Railway (Ire- 
the Great Western Railway (Jreland) (Dublin to —— 
Mullingar and Athlone) Bill ; and praying that such a Athlone.) 
Bill may pass into law,—were presented, and read ; 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Joseph Boyce, and of the Persons Athlone and 
whose names are thereunto subscribed, for leave to Ga!way Rail- 
present a Petition for leave to bring in a Bill for ““™ 
making a line of Railway from Athlone to Galway, 
in conjunction with the line from Dublin to Mullin- 
gar, Athlone and Longford, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders. 


Mr. Bell reported from the Committee on the Southampton 
Southampton Docks Bill, and to whom several Docks Bill. 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That 
they had heard counsel in support of several of the 
said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill; and that they had examined the alle- 
gations of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Duddeston and 
of the borough of Birmingham, praying that the Nechells 
Duddeston and Nechells Improvement (No. 2.) Bill, (No. 2.) Bill, 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Resident Inhabitants and Occupiers 
of houses or lands within the hamlets or liberties of 
Duddeston and Nechells, in the parish of Aston, 
near Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, pray- 
ing that the said Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands, was also presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The London, Chatham and North Kent Railway London, 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. Chatham and 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ae ie 

&gt; : y Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from Bridlington and Bridlington Quay ; York and 
— Filey ;—and, Hunmanby ; praying that the York ee ae 
and North Midland Railway (Bridlington Branch) lington’ Bvanch) 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; Bill. 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Captain Jones presented a Bill for making a Rail- Londonderry 
way from Londonderry to Enniskillen: And the ean 
. allway Dill. 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Petitions from Scammonden ;— Hunslet ; — and, Leeds and 
. Ty . - ‘4 o a 
Armley ; praying that the Leeds and West Riding joven ue 
Junction Railways Bill may pass into a law,—were \ays Bill. 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


able. 


The Duddeston and Nechells Improvement (No. 2.) Duddeston and 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. serene 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-(yq 2.) Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 





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Royal Naval 
School Bill. 


Nottingham 
Inclosure Bill. 


York and 
North Midland 
Railway (Don- 
caster Eixten- 
sion) Bill. 


London and 
York Railway 
Bill. 


Quinborowe 


Boroug!: Bill, 


Railway Bills, 
Group (0.) 


Railway Bills, 
Group ( X.) 


386 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Royal Naval School Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Nottingham Inclosure Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of 
Owners of lands drained under the powers of the 
Act for draining and improving certain Low Lands 
situate within the several Townships of JVorton, 
Campsall, Askren, Moss, Fenwick, Little Smeaton, 
Stubbs Walden, Womersley, Whitley, Balne, Polling- 
ton, Snaith, and Cowick and Sykehouse, in the several 
parishes of Campsall, Womersley, Kellington, Snaith 
and Fishlake, all in the West Riding of the county 
of York, which was presented yesterday, praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the York and 
North Midland Railway (Doncaster Extension) Bill, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill to entertain the said Petition, not- 
withstanding the same was not presented three clear 
days before the day appointed for the first meeting 
of the Committee. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of Owners 
of lands drained under the powers of the Act for drain- 
ing and improving certam Low Lands situate within 
the several Townships of orton, Campsall, Askren, 
Moss, Fenwick, Little Smeaton, Stubbs Walden, 
Womersley, Whitley, Balne, Pollington, Snaith, and 
Cowick and Sykehouse, in the several parishes of 
Campsall, Womersley, Kellington, Snaith and Fish- 
lake, all in the West Riding of the county of York, 
which was presented yesterday, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the London and York Rail- 
way Bill, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, 'Vhat it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill to entertain the said Petition, 
notwithstanding the same was not presented three 
clear days before the day appointed for the first 
meeting of the Committee. 


A Petition of Thomas Raw, of No. 40, Noel-street, 
Islington, m the county of Middlesex, praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Quinborowe Borough 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Hawes reported from the Committee on 
Group (O.) of Railway Bills; That the Parties op- 
posing the 7rent Valley Railway Bill had stated to 
the Committee, that the evidence of Joshua Procter 
Westhead and Edward Tootal, was essential, in order 
to enable them to establish their case before the 
Committee; and it having been proved that appli- 
cation had been made to the above Parties, but 
that their attendance could not be procured without 
the intervention of the House ; the Chairman had 
been instructed by the Committee to move the 
House, That they be ordered to attend the said 
Committee on Monday next at twelve o'clock. 

Ordered, That Joshua Procter Westhead and 
Edward Tootal do attend the said Committee upon 
Monday next, at twelve o'clock. 


Lord Courtenay reported from the Committee on 
Group (X.) of Railway Bills; That the Committee 
met at twelve of the clock this day, pursuant to ad- 
journment; but that Forster Alleyne M‘Geachy, 


2° Maii. 





A. 1845, 


Esquire, one of the Members of the said Committee 
was not present within one hour of the time ap- 
pointed for the meeting of the Committee. 

And Mr. M‘Geachy, in his place, having stated 
that when he consented to be a Member of the 
Committee he was not aware that he had any in- 
terest in any of the Bills referred to the Committee 
on this Group; that he has since discovered that he 
has a direct pecuniary interest in one of those Bills. 

Ordered, That Mr. M‘Geachy be discharged from 
any further attendance upon the Committee. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the North British 
North British Insurance Company Bill; That they Insurance 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found ©°™P#y Bill. 
the same to be true ; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Boddan 
Boddam Harbour Bill; That they had examined Harbour Bill, 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Crediton Smal! 
the Report on the Crediton Small Debts Bill ; and Debts Bil. 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for abolishing the Sunday Toll Surrey anc 
authorized by an Act passed in the sixth year of the Sussex Roads 
reign of his late Majesty King George the Third, (vn) 1") 
intituled, “ An Act for paving the Streets and Lanes 
in the Town and Borough of Southwark, and certain 
Parts adjacent, in the County of Surrey, and for 
cleansing, lighting and watching the same, and also 
the Courts, Yards, Alleys and Passages adjoining 
thereto, and for preventing Annoyances therein,” and 
for altering and amending the same Act, and for 
other Purposes, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Antrobus do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from the South Staffordshire Mining London, 
District ;— Oxford ;—Midland Railway Company ; SYoreeste: ant 
— Banbury ; — Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and iit. Rainey 
Manchester Railway Company ;—Stockport ;—and, Bill. ; 
Alcester ; praying that the London, Worcester and 
South Staffordshire Railway Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Salt Manufacturers of the borough Oxiord, 
of Droitwich, in the county of Worcester, praying Worcester ane 


© Wolverhampton 


that the Ozford, Worcester and Wolverhampton gojiway Bill. 
Railway Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 

stands, was presented, and read; and referred to 

the Committee on the Bill. 


Petitions from Fowey and other places ;—Saint Cornwall 2 

Austell ;— Tywardreath ;—Mevagissey ;—-Boconnoc ; Railway Bill 
— Grampound ;—Luzullian ;—Saint Stephen’s ; — 
Illogan ;—Cambourne and Sucking Mill ;— Tre- 
gony and Cuby ; — Probus ; —Braddock ; —Saint 
Pinnock ;—Llanlwery ; —Devonport s—Saint Win- 
now ;—— Penzance ;—Lostwithiel (two Petitions) ;— 
Saint Blazey ;— Redruth ;—East Stonehouse ;—and, 
Hayle; praying that the Cornwall Railway Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


iti istrates and Birleymen of the Glasgow, 
A Petition of Magistrates a y tna 


barony of Gorbals, of Glasgow, praying that the Rellaon Dusect 


Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway Railway Bil. 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Mundy presented a Bill for amending the Bristol and 


Gloucester Rai!- 


Acts relating to the Bristol and Gloucester Railway : way (No. 2.) 
And Bill. 








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And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


yiddlesex The House proceeded to take into consideration 
county Rate the Report on the Middlesex County Rate Bill; 
Bill. and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


garogateand _ A Petition of Inhabitants of the townships of 

gipon Junction Green Hammerton and Whizley, in the parish of 

pailway Bills Whixley, in the county of York, praying that the 
Harrogate and Ripon Junction Railway Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


qarogate aud ~=- Petitions of Inhabitants of Bardsey-cum-Rigton 
Ripon Junction and East Keswick, in the county of York ;—and, 
Seed North Inhabitants of the township of Sicklinghall, in the 
orkan e 2 
Midland Rail* county of York; praying that the Harrogate and 
way (Harrogsle Ripon Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
baci); ®% ood that the York and North Midland Railway 
fhirsk Railway (Harrogate Branch) Bill, and the Leeds and Thirsk 
Bills Railway Bill may not pass into law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


York and A Petition of Land-owners and Freeholders at and 
North Midland near Wetherby, in the county of York, praying that 
porn oe the York and North Midland Railway (Harrogate 
1 Branch) Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Leeds and Petitions of Inhabitants of the parish of Spof- 
Ihirsk Railway forth, including the market-town of Wetherby, and 
- the several townships of Linton, Follifoot, Spofforth, 


Plompton and Little Ribstone, in the county of 
York ;—and, Inhabitants of the township of Clif- 
ford-cum-Boston; praying that the Leeds and Thirsk 
Railway Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Edinburgh and =» Petitions from Mewburgh ;—Kemback ;—Pitle- 

ov (ie “ sie ; — Dairsie ; — Springfield, and other places ;— 

gi, == and, Cupar; praying that the Edinburgh and 
Northern Railway (No. 2.) Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inhabit- 
ants of Kirkaldy, praying that the said Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was also presenied, 
and read ; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 

A Petition of Peter Hay Paterson, of Carpow, in 
the county of Perth, praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the said Bill, was also presented, and read. 





2° Mai. 587 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- Shrewsbury, 
bourhood of Oswestry, in the county of Salop, pray- sat, and 
ing that the Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junc- jon tlie 
tion Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, Bill. 


and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Bristoland Exeter Junction Railway Branches Bristol and 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. Exeter Railway 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Branches Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions of James Russell, of Brympton, in So- Bristol and 
mersetshire, a Carpenter and Blacksmith ; —John Exeter Railway 
Trask, of the parish of Brympton, in Somersetshire, Btches Bill- 
Yeoman ;—Henry Aplin, of Alwington, in the parish 
of Brympton, in Somersetshire, Yeoman ;— and, 
Thomas Sampson, of Brympton, in Somersetshire, 
Yeoman; praying that the said Bill may not pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 
A Petition of the Lady Cicely Georgiana Fane, 
praying that the said Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, was also presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Traders and Castle Hill 
Inhabitants of the town of Wezford, praying that (Wexford) 
the Castle Hill (Weaford) Docks Bill may pass ?°°** Bil 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Terregles;—Locrutton ;— Colvend ; Glasgow, 
—Troqueer ;— Kirkgunzeon ;—Urr ;—Kirkbean ;— Dumfries and 
Newabbey ; — Kirkpatrick-Durham ; — Carrickfer- ao 
gus ;—and, Irongray; praying that the Glasgow, name 
Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Bill may pass into 
a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Edward Ellice presented a Bill for making Tottenham and 
a Railway from Tottenham to or near Farringdon- a. 
street: And the same was read the first time ; and Railway Bil. 


ordered to be read a second time. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Hungerford 
the Report on the Hungerford and Lambeth Sus- and Lambeth 
pension Foot Bridge Bill; and the Amendments Four Bridge 
were read, and agreed to. Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed. 


A Petition of Joseph Cumming Samuel, of Vaux- London and 
hail, in the parish of Lambeth, and county of Surrey, South Western 





Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Chelsea A Petition of Commissioners of the Metropolis 

Inprovement Turnpike-roads north of the Thames, praying that 

= they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Chelsea 
Improvement Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

fm a F The Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Rail- 

Neilston ‘andl way Bill was read a second time; and committed. 

Railway Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


tainbargh Two Petitions from Hawick, praying that the 
Rellway Bil Edinburgh and Hawick Railway Bill may pass into 
"a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 
Edinburgh The House proceeded to takeinto consideration the 


- Assurance Report on the Edinburgh Life Assurance Company 


Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Vou. 100. 


*Mpany Bill, 


Draper, James Vickeridge, of Vauxhall, aforesaid, fans) 


Chinaman, James Larard, of Vauxhall aforesaid, (Metropolitan 
Jeweller, James Leach, of Vauxhall aforesaid, Sur- Extension) Bill. 
geon, Thomas Pybus, of Vauxhall, Grocer, James 
Richmond Sheen, of Vauxhall, Druggist, Joseph 
Folkard, of Vauxhall, Silversmith, and of Lease- 
holders of property within the parish of Saint Mary, 
Lambeth, and within the contemplated line of the 
proposed extension of the South Western Railway, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves or 
counsel, against certain parts of the London and 
South Western Railway (No. 1.) (Metropolitan Ex- 
tension) Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves or counsel, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee PubliePetitions 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the (Twenty-first 
Petitions presented upon the 28th day of April last ; &lt;P" 
and had directed him to make a Report thereof to 
the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Petitions from Hutchesontown ;—and, Glasgow ; Factories. 
praying the House to pass a law limiting the wae 
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i 
i 
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i 


Lord’s Day. 


Schoolmasters 
(Scotland. ) 


Tusolvent 
Debturs Act. 


Parochial 
Settlement Bill. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses, 


Religion. 


Jalili. 


388 


of labour in Factories to ten in the day,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Aberdeen ;—Ballaclulish ;—Rural 
Deanery of West Tarring, Broadwater-with-Worth- 
ing, Lancing, Combes, Findon, Goring, Ferring- 
with-Kingston and Preston Angmering ;—Green- 
law ;—Saint Andrew’s (Orkney) ;—Kirkmahoe ;— 
Wanlockhead ; — Strathfellan ; — Garmouth and 
Kingston Port ;—Auchtergaven (two Petitions) ;-— 
Lethendy and Kinloch ;—Kenethmont ;—Scone ;— 
Kinfauns ;—Free Synod of Ross (Moderator and 
Synod Clerk) ;—Madderly ;— Dunning ; — Berrie- 
dale ;—Halkirk ;— Presbytery of Wigtown (Mode- 
rator) ;—Penninghame and Minnageff ;—and, Rural 
Deanery comprising the parishes of Weston, Stey- 
ning, Bramber and Botolphs, Ashurst, West Grin- 
stead, Ashington, yispen agg and Thakeham ; 

raying the House to make it imperative on all 
Rahewy Companies to abstain from running trains 
on the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Presbytery of Lochmaben 
(Moderator) ;— Presbytery of Dumfries (Preses) ; 
—and, Presbytery of Penpont (two Petitions) ; 
praying the House to adopt measures for amelio- 
rating the condition of the Burgh and Parochial 
Schoolmasters, and for promoting the educational 
interests of Scotland,-—-were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Commissioners of the Court of 
Requests in the Sokes of Bolingbroke and Horncastle, 
and other places in the county of Lincoln ;—Long- 


ford ;— Norwich ;—Calne ; — Bradford (Wilts) ;— 


Trowbridge ; — Holbeach ; — and, Kingston-upon- 
Hull; praying for the repeal or alteration of the 
Insolvent Debtors Act,— were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hereford Union ; — Bridynorth 
Union ;—Union of Stockport ;—Swaffham Union ; 
—Seaint Thomas Union (Devon) ;—Saint George- 
the-Martyr, Southwark ;—Wem Union ;—Newcas- 
tle-upon-Tyne Union ;—Giloucester Union ; — and, 
Tavistock Union (Chairman); praying that the Pa- 
rochial Settlement Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Rural Deanery of Ludlow ;— 
Lydbury, Bishops Castle, Close, &amp;c.;—Deanery of 
Pontesbury ;—Bridger ;—Rural Deanery of Rad- 
borne ;—Rural Deanery of Castleton ;—Saint Pan- 
cras ;—Rural Deanery comprehending the parishes 
of West Tarring, Broadwater-with- Worthing, Sompt- 
ing) Lanang, Combes, Findon, Goring, Ferring-with- 

ingston, Preston, Angmering ana Leominster ;— 
Rural Deanery containing the parishes of Wiston, 
Steyning, Bramber and Botolphs, Ashurst, West- 
grinstead, Thakeham, Worminghurst and Ashing- 
ton ;— Torquay ;—Deanery of Vowder ;—Chancel- 
lor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oz- 
ford ;— Tudecome ;—East Peckham (Kent) ;—West 
Peckham (Kent) ;— Mereworth ;—Llanarthney ;— 
and, Llandilofawr; praying for the repeal of so 
much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77,8 relates to 
the union of the Dioceses of Saint Asaphand Bangor, 
and for the immediate appointment of a Bishop to 
the newly-erected See of Manchester,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Giles, Camberwell, Surrey, praying the House to | 


abolish all compulsory payments for the support of 
religion, and all actions consequent upon the non- 
payment thereof, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Land-holders, Bankers, Traders 
and other Inhabitants of the northern division of the 
island of Van Diemen’s Land, praying the House 


6° Mazi. 








| Preston, 


A. 1845, 


to adopt measures to secure the independence of 
Tahiti, and to preserve the distant dependencies of 
the British Crown, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Prisons 

Council of the royal burgh of Dunbar, praying the (Scotland) Act, 
House to revise the clauses in the Prisons (Scotland) 
Act, regarding assessments, and to enact that all 
prison assessments shall be made on the real rent 
of property, whether rural or urban, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Prisons (Scotland). 


Two Petitions from Glasgow, praying that the 4 
Arrestment of Wages (Scotland) Bill may pass into of Weses 
a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to (Se»tlaud) Bill. 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Secretaries of the Church Mis- New Zealand. 
sionary Society for Africa, and the East, praying 
that no measures may be adopted with regard to 
New Zealand which do not effectually secure to the 
natives the full enjoyment of their rights in their 
lands as reserved to them on the cession of the so- 
vereignty of the island, and that the stipulation of the 
treaty of Waitangi, guaranteeing those rights, and 
the faith and honour of the British Crown, as pledged 
by that treaty, may be maintained inviolate, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from York ;—and, Plymouth ; praying Courts of Law 
the House to transfer the Courts of all the Law and and Equity. 
Equity Judges to the neighbourhood of the Inns of 
Court, and unite them in a suitable structure under 
one roof,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Wortley, in the West Anatomy Act. 
Riding of the county of York, praying for the ap- : 
pointment of a Committee to institute an inquiry 
ito the operation of the Anatomy Act, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Manager of the Dundee, Perth Ligtthouses. 
and London Shipping Company, praying for a re- 
duction of Light dues, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Lighthouses. 


A Petition of Patrick Darby, Doctor in Medi- Physic and 
cine, and Member of the Royal College of Surgeons Surgery Bill. 
in England, &amp;c., &amp;e., praying that the Physic and 
Surgery Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- Distress. 
habitants of Wootton Bassett, in the county of Wilts 
and its vicinity, complaining of Distress arising from 
lowness of wages and other causes; and praying for 
relief, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Holbrooke ;—Calloes ;—Langley Lord's Day. 
Burrell ;—and, Chippenham; praying the House to 
adopt measures for securing and enforcing the due 
observance of the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Rural Deanery of West Tar- sale of Beet 
ring, Broadwater-with- Worthing, Sompting, Lancing, Ac- 
Combes, Findon, Goring, Ferring-with-Kingston and 
Angmering and Leominster ;—and, Rural 


| Deanery comprising the parishes of Weston, Stey- 
wy |ning, Bramber and Botolphs, Ashurst, West Grin- 
A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Saint | stead, Ashington, Worminghurst and Thakeham ; 





| 


'the prices of agricultural produce, 


praying for the repeal or amendment of the Sale of 
eer Act,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Long Agriculture. 
Sutton, and neighbourhood, stating that the Peti- 
tioners deeply deplore the continued depression of 

which, for the 
ding until they 


last two years, have been descen 
have 








ct, 


ll, 


Poor Law 
({reland.) 


Jewish Disabi- 
lities Removal 
Bill. 


Justices’ Clerks 
and Clerks of 
the Peace Bill, 


Education 
{Iteland. ) 


Public Houses. 


Maynooth 
College Bill. 


8 VicTORIZ. 


have fallen considerably below the average contem- 

lated by the Legislature on the late reductions in 
the protective duties ; that no reduction in the taxes, 
particularly affecting the agricultural interest, would 
materially benefit it, unless it were accompanied by 
some alleviation of local burdens, or some increased 
restriction on the importation of corn and flour from 
our Canadian possessions ; that the Petitioners are 
disposed to regard the low duty on Canadian corn 
and flour imposed under the Act 6 and 7 Vic., as 
virtually diminishing the restriction on the impor- 
tation of European corn, under the Act of the pre- 
ceding year; and they consider that the Bank Re- 
striction Act of the last Session has a direct ten- 
dency to aggravate the evils resuiting from the pre- 
sent position of the Agriculturists; and praying for 
a remission of taxation that now presses on land, 
and for the repeal of the malt tax, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Guar- 
dians of the Antrim Poor Law Union, praying the 
House to relieve them from the payment of the loan 
granted for the building of their workhouse, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Dudley Montagu Perceval, Esquire, 
Sir Thomas Maryon Wilson, Baronet, Alexander 
George Fullarton, Esquire, and others, praying that 
the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Justices of the Peace for the borough 
of Malmesbury, Wilts, praying that the Justices’ 
Clerks and Clerks of the Peace Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 


2° Maiz. 


389 
Columbhkill ; — Tully Agnish ;— Robert Ellis, a.n., 
Curate of Drumholme, and Alexander William M. 
Stewart, Curate of Inver ;— Saffron Walden ;— 
Little Baddow ; — Edinburgh ;— Blisworth ;—Til- 
lumtry ;—Tonbridge ;—Montgomery;— Aldborough ; 
— Bulkworthy ;— Kennington ;—Adset ;—Stockport 
(Chairman) ; — Martin Top ; —Buckland ;—Spar- 
row-hill; — Canterbury ; — Pembroke Dock ; — 
Tubbermore ; — Otley ; — Chertsey ; — Byfleet (two 
Petitions) ; — Lamyat ; — Street ; — Coombe Saint 
Nicholas ; — Norton-sub-Hambden ; — Lamarsh ;— 
Wrington ; — Breedon ; — Aberwerch ; --Penlan ;— 
Bryncroes ; — Hyssington ;— Batley ; — Exeter ;— 
John Bingham; — Longfergom ; — Dunning and 
Newtown; — Saint Austell; — Tywardreath (two 
Petitions) ; — Airdrie (Minister) ; — Watton ; — 
Old-street, London; — Huncote;— Lanark (Mo- 
derator) ; — Saint Blazey ; —Leominster ;—Glas- 
gow; — Saint Austell ;—Saint Luke (Middlesex) ; 
— Plymouth ; — Tarporley ; —Markinch ;— Elie ;— 
Collesie ;— Dronfield ; — Newbold ;—Presbytery of 
Dumfries (Moderator) ;— Annan ;—Sanquhar (two 
Petitions) ;— Kirkpatrick ;— Loughborough ;— Dise- 
worth ;—Ruyton, Dovaston, and Wilcot ;—Wimes- 
wold ;—Ouston and Withcote ;—Costock ;— Newton 
Burgoland ;—Quorndon ;—Hathern ;— Woodhouse ; 
—Mountsorrell ; —East Leake ; —Bennow ;—Kir- 
caldy ; —Dysart (Minister) ; — Donnybrook ;—Ra- 
keny, Clontarf, Coolach, and Kilbarrack ;—Union of 
Ordsmoline ;— Saint Luke’s Place Collegiate Church ; 
— Bannockburn ; —Baldermack ;—Kilsyth ;—Saint 
Ninian’s ;--Saint George’ s-in-the-East (Middlesex) ; 
— Bow (Middlesex) ; -—- Shadwell ;—Old Artillery 
Ground, in the liberty of Her Majesty’s Tower of 
London ;—Arnold ;—Lee Brockhurst ;— Norbury ;— 





read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Protestant Inhabitants of the parish | 


of Donaghmore, in the county of Tyrone, praying 
the House to devise means for removing the restric- 


tions placed on the distribution of the Aid annually | 


granted for Education in Jreland, so as to afford 
assistance to the Schools of the Church Education 
Society, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Rawmarsh ;—Lyncombe and Wid- 
combe ;— Yatton ;—.and, Wellington (Salop); praying 
the House to adopt measures for preventing the in- 
crease of houses licensed for the sale of intoxicating 
drinks, and for diminishing to a very large extent 
the number already existing, and to pass a law for 
entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on 
the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Rochdale (two Petitions) ;—County 
of Bedford;—-and, Killileagh; praying that the May- 
nooth College Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Waterfall; — Portglenone ; — 
Blechingley ;—Chetile and Farnham ;—Stokewake ; 
—Slaughton Parva; — Muchowarne ; — Aberdeen 
(three Petitions) ;—New Machar;— Deptford(Dur- 
ham) ;—Greenwich (two Petitions) ;— Warrington ; 
—Ayr ;—Saint Ives (Cornwall) (two Petitions) ;— 
Selsey ;— Saint Clement ;—Bolton-le-Moors ;—Chi- 
chester ; — Cowling ; — Nathaniel Rogers ; — Hex- 
ham ;— Lempitlaw ;—North Devon Association of 
Independent Ministers and Churches ;— Hawick ;— 
Newchurch ; — Howick ;—Greenlaw ;— Oldham ;— 
Richard Brown, and Adam Ferguson ;-—Rawsten- 
stall ;— Cowling-hill ;— Hexham ;— Burton Pidsea; 
—North Dalton ;—Cherry Burton ;—Fochabers ;— 
Urquhart;— Saint Ewe ;— Tywardreth 3—Polgooth; 
— Tregony ;— Coombe (Cornwall) ; — Sticker ;— 
Saint Stephens;— Deanery of West ;—Fowey;— 
Grampound ;— Trewoon ;—Saint Blazey-bridge ;— 
Gorran ;—Kilcoo ;—Alkborough, Whitton, and West 
Halton; — Queenshead ;—Stochport ;—Rossory ;— 
Wensley ;— Etwall ; — Tansley ; ~ Thorpe ;—Glen- 

Von, 100. 


Bishops Castle ;— Whillington ;— Grinshill;—Went- 
nor ; — Selattyn ; — Carnteel ;— Kilbride ;— Drum- 
goon; — Ballymoney ; — Rosenallis ; — Brosna ; — 
| Oldcastle ; — Errigle Keeroge ;—Union of Kinrone ; 
| —Ballintemple ; — Rathdowney ;—Armoy ;—Drum 
Mully ; — Ballygorman ; — Oldcastle ; — Collon ;— 
Ferry Glass ;— Rosskelton, Clonenagh ;—Ballylusby ; 
— Kilmuch ;— Kilmanagh ;— Kinnegad ;— Mullagh- 
more ;— Union of Lorrha;—Maymullen ;-—Lough- 
gilly ;-—Lisdrumchor ;— Thorngumbald ;--Protestant 
Association of Renfrewshire ;— Paisley (Chairman) ; 
— Campsie ; — Lowestoft ;— Bathgate ;—Longridge ; 
—Uphall ; — Cefn ;— Ruabon ;— Ellesmere ;—Cross 
Lanes ;— Bersham ;—County of Flint ;—Arbroath 
(Preses and Clerk); — Southwark (High-bailiff) 
(two Petitions) ; — Whitburn ; —Cromhall ; — Wor- 
field; — Warrenpoint; — Rowland Robinson, W. 
Christopherson, M. A. Colton, and others ; 
Caenby ;—Rawreth ;— Tintern Parva;—Presbyter 
of Arbroath ;— Thornton Watlass ;— White Colne ;-— 
Wigton ; — Carrigile ;— Alston; — Nenthead ; — 
Applegarth and Sibbaldbie ;—Lockerbie ;—Tortho- 
wald ;— Carrickfergus; — South Shields (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Houghton-le-Spring ; -- York (Chairman) ; 
— Knaresborough ; — Penzance ; — Mousehole ; — 
Bradford (Wilts) ; — Lochbroom ; — Hackney-road 
(Middlesex) ; —Wanlockhead ; —Strathfillan ;—Le- 
thendy ; — Pertree ; — Kirkmahoe ; — Dunning ;— 
New Deer ;—Collace ;—Henethmont ;— Garioch ;— 
Auchtergaven (Moderator and Clerk) ;— Broughton ; 
—Madderty ;—Blair Atholl (Chairman) ;— Edin- 
burgh ; — Scone ; — Lord ; — Urray ;—Kirkurd ;— 
Kinfauns ;— Glasgow ;-- Auchterarder (Moderator); 
—Provincial Synod of Ross (Moderator and Synod 
Clerk); — Saint Andrew’s ;—Creetoun ;—Stranraer ; 
— Hebron and Nebo ;—Llangenneth ;—Llangynnor ; 
—Llandarrog ;-— Llanyby and Bethsaida ;—Forres 
(three Petitions);—Aldringham ;—Dyhe ;—Grittle- 
ton; — Stewartstown ; — Oundle; — Rushden ;—- 
Ashby-de-la-Zouch ; — Desford ;— Ramsden Bel- 
house; — Hatfield Broad Oak; — Brighton; — 
Gunpiper ; — Twelve Heads ;— Feock ;— Walsall 
Wood ;—Egerton ;—Ashford (Middlesex) ;—Chase- 
water and K erley;—Probus ;—Union of Ballynahill; 
— Kingstone ; — Bower ; — Stone ; — Perrananwo- 
3D3 thale ;— 








Hartlepool Pier 
and Port Bill. 


London, 
Worcester and 
South Stafford. 
shire Railway 
Bill. 


London and 
Croydon Rail- 
way (Chatham 
and Gravesend) 
Bill. 


London and 
Croydon Rail- 
way Enlarge- 
ment Bill, 


390 
thale ;—Bridge ;—Penicuick ;— Yetholm (Minister) ; 
——Synod of Merse and Teviotdale (Moderator) ;— 
Halifaz ; — Beccles ; —Hyson Green ;— Lenton ;— 
Pennant;—Llanidloes (two Petitions) ;-—Pencarreg ; 
—Graig ; — Llanryglyn ;—Deanery of Oyinge;— 
Aberdare ;—Fishguard ;— Norwich ;—Llansannan ; 
— Heath ; — Llandrillo-yn-Rhos ; — Bankyfelin ; — 
Merford ; —Cefu ; —Dowlais ;— North Stainley ;— 
Merthyr Tydfil ; —Bosham ;—Old Kilpatrick ;— 
Bonhill ; — Kirkintilloch ;— Oban (Chairman) ; — 
Coseley (Chairman) ;--Dunnet ;— Halhirk ;-- Berne- 
dale ; — Colsworth ; — Kirton-in- Holland ; — Beth- 
saida;—Saint Just West ;— Tregarthen ;— Redruth ; 
— Tartaraghan ;--Lower Danluce ;—Ballymore ;— 
Shelty ;--Foxhole, Lansamlet ;-— Lansamlet ;—Pul- 
borough; —Saint Blazey Gate; -—Charlestown; — 
Penningham and Minnigaff;—Swinefleet ;——Suiton 
( York) ;—Hunmanby ; —Island-of-Jersey ; —Kings- 
ton-upon-Hull (five Petitions) ;—Swanland ;—Skip- 
sea ;—Presbytery of Wigtown (Moderator) ;-——South 
Cave ;—Hessle ;—Saint Austell’s (two Petitions) ; 
—Shillelagh ;— Hornsea;— Reedness ;— Mevagissey ; 
— Willerby ; —Cherryburton ; --Hedon ; —Dundee 
(Provost) ;—-Arthur W. Roper, Curate of Eyke, and 
others ; -—- Market Weighton; — Synod of Galloway 
(Moderator) ;—- Castle Douglas ;-- Paull;—-Swanland; 
— Newbold ;—Hatford ;—Presbytery of Arbroath 
(Moderator and Clerk) ;—Currin; — Tydavnet; — 
Drumsnat ; — Killala ;--Presbytery of Lochmaber 
(Moderator) ;—Anlaby ;— Great Grimsby ;—Amer- 
sham ; — West Challow ; — Welton-cum-Melion ; -- 
and, Elloughton ; praying that the said Bill may not 
pass into a law,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Commissioners for carrying into 
execution the Acts for improving the Pier and Port 
of Hartlepool, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel, or agents, against certain 
parts of the Hartlepool Pier and Port Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Trustees under an Act for more 
effectually repairing several Roads leading from Kid- 
derminster, in the County of Worcester, and several 
other Roads connected therewith, in the Counties of 
Worcester, Stafford and Salop, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the London, Worcester, and 
Staffordshire Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petition, notwithstanding 
the same was not presented three clear days before 
the day appointed for the first meeting of the Com- 
mittee. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the London and Croydon Railway 
(Chathamand Gravesend) Bill, which was yesterday 
made from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the London and Croydon Railway Com- 
pany to make a new line of Railway and Branch to 
communicate with Chatham and Gravesend, all in 
the county of Kent: And that Mr. Dodd and Mr. 


Douglas do prepare, and bring it in. 


TheHouse was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the London and Croydon Railway 
Enlargement Bill, which was yesterday made from 


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, 


A. 1845, 


the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the London and Croydon Railway Company 
to widen and improve the Zondon and Croydon 
Railway, and also a portion of the London and 
Greenwich Railway: And that Mr. Dodd and Mr. 
Douglas do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect London ang 
of the Petition for the London and Croydon Railway Croydon Rail 
(Maidstone, Ashford and Tonbridge) Bill, which “*Y (Maic- 
was yesterday made from the Select Committee on sad ee 
Standing Orders, might be read; and the same Bill. 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the London and Croydon Railway Company 
to make a certain line of Railway to Maidstone and 
Ashford, with a Branch to Tonbridge, all in the 
county of Kent: And that Mr. Dodd and Mr. 
Douglas do prepare, and bring it in. 


Tonbridge) 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect London and 
of the Petition for the London and Croydon Railway Croydon Rail. 
(Chatham to Chilham) Bill, which was yesterday — 
made from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, Bill, ” 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the London and Croydon Railway Company 
to make a new line of Railway to Chilham, with a 
Branch to Faversham Creek, all in the county of 
Kent: And that Mr. Dodd and Mr. Douglas do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect London and 
of the Petition for the London and Croydon Railway Croydon Rail- 
(Orpington Branch) Bill, which was yesterday made ote A 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
enable the London and Croydon Railway Company 
to make a Branch Railway to Orpington, in the 
county of Kent: And that Mr. Dodd and Mr. 

Douglas do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Proprietors of lands lying on the London and 
north side of the River Dun, in the West Riding of bog Railway 
the county of York, and within the several parishes, ™ 
townships, hamlets or places of Bentley, Arksey, 
Langthwaite, Tilts, Adwick-le-street, Owston, Burgh- 
wallis, Haywood, Sutton Campsall, Thorpe-in-Balne, 
Barmby-upon-Dunn, Kirk Sandall, Trumfleet, Kirk 
Bramwith, Moss, Stainforth and Fishlake, in the 
West Ridiag of the county of York, or some of them, 
praying that they may ke Suaek by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Lon- 
don and York Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

A Petition of Proprietors of lands lying on the York - . 
north side of the River Dun,in the West Riding of the set (Don- 
county of York,and within the several parishes, town- caster Exten- 
ships, hamlets or places of Bentley, Arksey, Lang- siov) Bill 
thwaite, Tilts, Adwick-le-Street, Owston, Burgh- 
wallis, Haywood, Sutton, Campsall, Thorpe-in- 

Balne, Barmby-upon- Dunn, Kirk Sandall, Trum- 


fleet, Kirk Bramwith, Moss, Stainforthand Fishlake, 


in the West Riding of the county of York, or some 
of them, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the York and North Midland Railway (Doncaster 
Extension) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. —_ 

A Petition 





Tottenham and 


Farrin don- p 


8 VICTORIZ. 


A Petition of James Taylor, of York-place, City- 
road, in the parish of Saint Mary, Islington, in the 


street Extension -ounty of Middlesex, Esquire, praying that he may 


Railway Bill. 


Aberdeen 
Railway. 


Saint Ives — 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Portarlington 
and Tullamore 
Railway. 


Dublin Pipe 
Water Bill. 


Post-office. 


be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Tottenham and Farringdon-street 
Extension Railway Bill, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers, 
Burgesses and other Inhabitants of the royal burgh 
of Forfar, and of Farmers in the surrounding dis- 
trict, praying that the Aberdeen Railway Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from Saint Ives, praying that the 
Saint Ives Junction Railway Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Right honourable John Earl of 
Portarlington, taking notice of the application for 
leave to bring in the Portarlington and Tullamore 
Railway Bill; and praying that such Bill may pass 
into law, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of that part of the parish 
of Saint Peter, Dublin, situate i the county of 
Dublin, beyond the boundary of the Corporation 
limits;—and, Terence T’. Dolan, an Inhabitant of that 
part of the parish of Saint Peter, county of Dublin, 
outside the boundary of the city of Dublin; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against the Dublin Pipe Water Bill,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Number of chargeable Letters which 
have passed through the London General Post (in- 
wards and outwards) since the first General Reduc- 
tion of Postage, on the 5th day of December 1839, 
dividing the time, as far as practicable, into periods 
of four complete weeks each, and distinguishing, as 
regards each period, the Unpaid, Paid and Stamped, 
and Total Number of Letters ; also of the estimated 
Average Number for four weeks of the year imme- 
diately preceding the Reduction, distinguished in 
like manner :—And, of the Number of Letters which 
have passed through the London District Post, ex- 
clusive of all General Post Letters, for the same 
periods ; and distinguishing in the same manner as 
the last Return:—Comparative Statement of the 
Number of Letters, including Franks, during the 
existence of the Franking Privilege, delivered in the 
United Kingdom in one week of each calendar month, 
beginning with November 1839 and ending with the 
present time :—Accounts showing the Gross and Net 
Post-oflice Revenue, and the Cost of Management, 
for the United Kingdom, for each of the years end- 
ing the 5th day of January 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 
1843, 1844 and 1845, excluding from the Account, 
whether of Gross Revenue or Cost of Management, 
any Advances that may have been made by the 
English to the Irish Post-office, and Advances to 
the Money Order Office; also, disregarding in the 
Return for each year any Old Debts written off, or 
Postage remitted, or other Deductions which relate 
to previous years :—Showing, as nearly as it can be 
given, the Gross Amount of Postage Revenue for 
England and Wales, exclusive of Returns for Refused 
Letters, for the month ending the 5th day of J anuary 
1840, during which the Fourpenny Rate was esta- 
blished ; and also for the two months ending the 5th 
day of January 1842, 1843, 1844 and 1845 :—And, 
of the Payments by the Post-office made during 
each of the years ending the 5th day of January 
1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844 and 1845, for 


the conveyance of the Mails by Railway in Great 
Vou, 100, 


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391 


Britain ; distinguishing, in each instance, the Pay- 
ments for work done within the year from Payments 
for work done in previous years:—A Return of the 
Number and Amount of Money Orders issued and 
paid in England and Wales during each quarter, 
from the quarter ending the 5th day of April 1839 
to that ending the 5th day of January 1845 inclu- 
sive :—And, a similar Return as regards Money 
Orders issued and paid in London. 


Ordered, That Mr. Balfour have leave of absence Leave of 
for six weeks, on account of the death of a near Absence. 


relation. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of the Adjournment. 


House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Message from 
the Lords. 


Sir Giffin Wilson : 
Mr. Speaker, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Wallasey Im- 
cleansing, and provement Bill. 


Act for paving, lighting, watching, 
otherwise improving the Parish of Wallasey, in the 
County of Chester, and for Establishing a Police and 
also a Market within the said Parish, and for other 


Purposes, without any Amendment: And also, 


The Lords request that this House will be pleased Drainage, &amp;c. 


to give leave to Sir Charles Merrick Burrell, Baronet, 
and Philip Pusey, Esquire, Members of this House, 
to attend the Select Committee appointed by their 
Lordships, on the Charging of Entailed Estates for 
Drainage, &amp;c.: And also, 


The Lords request that this House will be pleased Commons 
to communicate to their Lordships, a Copy of the Mclosure. 


Report from the Select Committee appointed by this 
House in the last Session of Parliament on Commons 
Inclosure, together with the Minutes of Evidence, 
and Appendix and Index thereto:—And then the 
Messengers withdrew. 

The House proceeded to take into consideration 
that part of the said Message which relates to Mr. 
Pusey :—And Mr. Pusey being present in his place, 
declared that he was willing, with leave of the House, 
togo to the House of Lords, as desired by their 
Lordships. 

Resolved, That Philip Pusey, Esquire, have leave 
to go to the House of Lords, as desired by their 
Lordships, if he think fit. 

Resolved, That this House will send an answer to 
those parts of the said Message which relate to Sir 
Charles Burrell, and to the Report of the Committee 
on Commons Inclosure, by Messengers of their own. 

And the Messengers were again called in; and 
Mr. Speaker acquainted them therewith :—And then 
they again withdrew. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s Prisons 
Command,—Copy of the Twenty-third Report of the (Ireland. ) 


Inspectors-General on the general state of the Pri- 
sons of Ireland, 1844, with Appendices. 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Harbours. 


several Addresses to Her Majesty,—Return to an 
Address to Her Majesty, dated the 29th day of 
July in the last Session of Parliament, for a Copy 
of the Receipt of every Harbour in the United King- 
dom, for each of the last Three years, stating the 
several heads of Income, the Authority by which 
the same are levied; and of the Expenditure for 
each of the same years, stating the several heads of 
Expenditure, and the Amount of each head in each 
of those years. 


Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the Harbours. 


9th day of August in the last Session of Parliament, 
for a Return, by the Commissioners appointed under 
the several Acts of Parliament relating to the Har- 
bours and Havens in the United Kingdom, stating 
the Titles of the several Acts of Parliament, or 
Charters and Commissions, under which they have 
acted and now act; also, Copies of all Maps of 
the Harbour or Port in their possession, and of all 

3D4 Reports 
















































































































































































































































































































sO, as. cme &lt; 



























































Medical Bill. 


Convicts. 


Maynooth 


College Bill. 


392 | 2° Mair. 


Reports made by Engineers or other Officers re- 
specting the Port or Harbour ; together with Copies 
of any Complaints made to the Commissioners of 
the several Harbours and Ports, of the Defects of 
the said Harbours. 

Copy of Memorial of Senate of the University 
of London to the Secretary of State for the Home 
Department respecting the Medical Bill. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
the directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of 
Report of John Henry Capper, Esquire, Superin- 
tendent of Ships and Vessels employed for the con- 
finement of Offenders under Sentence of Transporta- 
tion, with Enclosures. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Maynooth College Bill; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ this House will, upon this day six months, resolve 
“ itself into the said Committee,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the Yeas, — Heng . Baring ji 0. 

Mr. Hindley, . 
Tellers for the Noes, } Gojonel Sit horp : } 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair:—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 


) 
a 


(In the Committee.) 


Instruction to the Committee, That they have 
power to make provision pursuant to the Resolution 
of the 28th day of April last, read. 

Bill read 1°, to be read 2°; Paragraph by Para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

CrauseE, N° 1, agreed to. 


Crauss, N° 2, (The College of Maynooth as a 
corporate body may take and possess any personal 
— and also any messuages, lands, tenements 
or hereditaments whatsoever, the yearly value of 
which shall not exceed in the whole the sum of 

, exclusive of the property already 
acquired by the Trustees.) 

Amendment proposed: In P. 3.1. 32. To leave 
out from “ whatsoever” to “ exclusive” in 1. 33. 

Question proposed, That the words proposed to 
be left out stand part of the Clause :—Amendment, 
by leave, withdrawn. 

Proposed to fill the blank with “Three thousand 
“* pounds.” 

Afterwards proposed to fill the blank with 
“« Thirty thousand pounds.” 

Question put, That the blank be filled with 
“« Three thousand pounds ;” 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the [ Mr. Young, 

Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: }oo. 

Tellers forthe J Mr. Stafford O’ Brien, ; 

Noes, L Mr. Smythe: } = 

Clause, as amended, agreed to. 


Crauses, N° 3 to N° 20, with Amendments to 
several of them, agreed to. 


Schedule amended, and agreed to. 


Crauss, (And be it Enacted, That all and every | 


the expense of purchasing or providing the houses, 

















A. 1845. 


buildings, lands, tenements or hereditaments neces- 
sary for the said College under the provisions of 
this Act, and of erecting the necessary buildings for 
the same, and of putting the said College into repair 
and of fitting up and furnishing the same and the 
buildings so to be erected, not exceeding in the whole 
the sum of Thirty thousand pounds, shall be dis- 
charged and paid by the Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Treasury out of the Consolidated Fund of 
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland), 
brought up, and read the first time. 

Motion made, and Question put, That the said 
Clause be now read a second time ; 

The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the f Mr. Young, 

Yeas, Lord Arthur Lennoz: jaro. 
Tellers for the J Mr. Law, 

Noes, Sir Robert Harry Inglis: } 88. 


Clause read a second time, and added. 


Cuause (And be it Enacted, That the several 
sums payable by this Act, and the Schedule thereto 
annexed, shall be charged upon and payable by the 
Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, out of the 
Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland), added. 


Crausé, (And be it further Enacted, That nothing 
in this Act or in any former Act contained, shall ex- 
tend or be construed to extend so as to create a 
vested interest in any person or persons who may 
become entitled to any annual payment whatever 
out of the sums hereby granted and charged upon 
the Consolidated Fund, in the whole or in any part 
of the sums so granted and charged upon the Con- 
solidated Fund; but if at any time hereafter the 
said grant and charge shall be revoked or altered 
by any future Act of Parliament, no such party shall 
be entitled to any compensation or claim in lieu of 
the same), brought up, and read the first time. 

Motion made, and Question, That the said Clause 
be now read a second time,———put, and negatived. 


Preamble agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 


mittee of Ways and Means ; Means. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 


mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, ‘Yhat this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Exchequer Bills 
a Committee upon the Exchequer Bills Bill; and, (£.9,379,600) 


after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Goole and 
Doncestert 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
several Petitions complaining of non-compliance 
with the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition 
for the Goole and Doncaster Railway Bill, were 
referred ; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as the Notices published in 
the Newspapers and the application to the Owners, 
Lessees and Occupiers, were in respect of a Rail- 


‘way from Goole, to join the Sheffield, Ashton-under- 


Lyne 


Railway. 





-_ ta ache Gn 





Birmingham 
and Gloucester 
Railway (Wore 
cester Branch 
and Cheltenham 
Extensions), 








§ VicTORIZ. 


Lyne and Manchester Railway, in the parish of 
Silkstone, and called The Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield 
and Manchester Junction Railway, and the applica- 
tion in the Bill, is for a line of Railway from Goole 
to Doncaster only. 

And inasmuch as the said Bill contains a power 
enabling the Midland Railway Company to purchase 
and enabling the Company to be incorporated by the 
Bill to sell and transfer to the said Midland Railway 
Company the undertaking by the said Bill to be 
authorized ; and that no Notice of such application 
had been published in the London Gazette and News- 
papers, published in the counties of Derby, Leicester 
and Nottingham, within which counties the said 
Midland Railway extends, and is partly situate. 

And inasmuch as the property numbered 13 in 
the parish of Arksey, in the township of Bentley- 
with-Arksey, is described in the Book of Reference 
as pond, such property being pasture field. 

And inasmuch as in the parish of Fishlake, town- 
ship of Sykehouse, in the properties numbered 82, a 
fence is omitted ; that in the Book of Reference it is 
described as 1 property in the ownership of Ralph 
Creyke, and in the occupation of Joseph Belwood, 
whereas the portion divided by the fence is owned 
by Richard Pearson, and occupied by Thomas Ellin. 

And inasmuch as a field adjoining numbers 42 
and 52, in the parish of Fishlake, in the township 
of Sykehouse, is not numbered on the Plans, nor 
referred to in the Book of Reference. 

And inasmuch as the Reverend Alexander Cooke 
is the owner of the properties numbered 48 and 49, 
in the said last-mentioned parish, and that no ap- 
plication had been made to him in respect of such 
properties. 

And inasmuch as Mrs. Ann Milan, is the occupier 
of number 59, in the said last-mentioned parish, and 
that no application had been made to her in respect 
of such property. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
two Petitions complaining of non-compliance with 
the Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for 
the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Worcester 
Branch and Cheltenham Extensions) Bill, were re- 
ferred; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as the Notices did not state 
the intention of the Parties to confer upon the Mid- 
land Railway Company the right or privilege of 
purchasing or of taking a lease of the Birmingham 
and Gloucester Railway. 

Also inasmuch as the Plans, Sections and Books 
of Reference deposited are incorrect, as the height 
of the Railway over or under the surface of a tram- 
way numbered 914, in the parish of Alstone, is not 
marked on the Sections in figures at every crossing. 

Also inasmuch as in respect of the line or Branch 
(A.), the extreme height of the Railway over or under 
the surface of the ground, is not marked on the said 
Section for every embankment and cutting, in the 
following instances : a cutting between 1st and 2d 
furlongs; a cutting between 3d and 4th furlongs ; 
an embankment in the 2d furlong ; an embankment 
and a cutting on the Branch marked (B.), is not 
marked on the said Section, and no distances shown 
thereon in miles and furlongs ; also in respect of 
Branch (C.), the distances on the datum line are 
not correctly marked in miles and furlongs to cor- 
respond with those on the said Plan; and that the 
5th and 6th furlongs marked on the said Section 
are of unequal and incorrect lengths, the 5th furlon 
not being of the length of 660 feet, and the 6th fur- 
long greatly exceeding that length. 

Also inasmuch as several buildings adjoining to 
property numbered 16, in Alstone, are not delineated 
or numbered vn the Plans, or referred to in said 


Books of Reference, and no application made to 
Vor. 100. 


2° Mazz. 


393 


Michael Bricknell, the owner thereof ; also in the 
instances following; a similar error as to certain 
properties adjoining the last-mentioned buildings, 
the same not delineated or numbered on the Plan, 
or referred to in Book of Reference, and no appli- 
cation made to Michael Bricknell, as owner thereof ; 
also a similar error as to two gardens adjoining the 
last-mentioned premises, and no application made 
to Michael Bricknell, as owner, and John Price, 
occupier thereof; also a similar error as to cottage 
and garden, adjoining property numbered 49, and 
no application made to Captain Wewall, as owner, 
or Thomas Joseph Turner, occupier thereof ; also 
as to garden and ground adjoining property num- 
bered 286, and no application made to William 
Gurney, the owner thereof. 

Also inasmuch as a garden, numbered 95 on the 
said Plans, is described in the Books of Reference 
as in the occupation of Robert Tyler, whereas it is 
in the occupation of John Hall; also as property 
numbered 97, is described in the said Books of 
Reference as being in the occupation of Robert 
Tyler, whereas John Hail is the occupier thereof ; 
also a property numbered 113, is described in the 
Books of Reference as being in the occupation of 
Benjamin Dorrett, whereas William Dores is the 
occupier thereof, and no application had been made 
to him in respect of such property. 

Also inasmuch as property numbered 114, is de- 
scribed as being in the occupation of William Dores, 
whereas Benjamin Dorrett is the occupier thereof. 

Also inasmuch as property numbered 122 on the 
said Plans, is described as being the property of 
George Higgs, whereas Thomas Fisher is the owner 
thereof, and no application had been made to him 
in respect thereof, 

Also inasmuch as property numbered 282, is de- 
scribed as being in the occupation of Samuel Little, 
whereas Jeremiah Trigg is the occupier thereof. 

Also inasmuch as property numbered 192, is not 
described as being leased by Joseph Mills, who is 
the lessee thereof, and no application had been 
made to him in respect thereof. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
a Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Shrewsbury and Grand Junction Railway Bill, was 
referred ; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as a certain fence within 
the limits of deviation, is not described on the said 
Plan between Nos. 10 and 11, in the parish of 
Atcham, being about 40 yards in length. 

Also inasmuch as the rate of inclmation of the 
line between each change of gradient, is not cor- 
rectly marked on the longitudinal Sections, because 
between the points 30. 1. 3. and 30. 6. 13., the 
inclination is stated horizontal, whereas the correct 
inclination is 1 in 462, as measured on the Section. 

Also inasmuch as the datum line drawn on the 
said Section is not horizontal, nor the same through- 
out the whole length of the work, in the following 


instances : 


Miles fur. chs. Miles fur. chs. 
1 3 


Between - 6 - and 2. - 
ss *- *« Bsa » 12 - - 

» 7 °- 2 - - »y, 1 6 6 

oe «= = Bete y Bes SB 

» © © W- = » BW SE 4 

eo © « B@- y» BB SS S 
~~ «* Be 4» Bee 

» - - 62 6 - 5, @F 8 &amp; 

- - 2 4 - 29 1 - 


39 ” 


Also inasmuch as the Book of Reference deposited 
in the Private Bill Office, does not contain the 
names of the right owners, lessees or occupiers, and 
also as no application was made to them in respect 
of several properties, in the following instances :— 
Names omitted for property numbered 44 ; William 





3 E 


Parton, 


Shrewsbury and 
Grand Junction 
Railway. 














































































































































































































































































































ase: 

































































County Rates 
Bill. 


No. 270. 


Manchester 


Court of Record on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 


No. 2.) Bill. 


Royal College 
of Surgeons, 


No. 271. 


Menai Strait 


Railway Bridge. 


British 
Muss um, 





394 2°—5° 


Parton, and Catherine, his wife ; names of owners 
omitted, numbered 45, Catherine Harriet Cludde, 
sole guardian of A. M. Cludde, owner; as owners, 
Nos. 94 and 95, William Jones and John Poole, 
trustees under will of G. Pritchard, Thomas Camp- 
bell Eyton, lessee and occupier; No. 12, James 
Evett, as owner, omitted ; No. 209, John Evans, as 
owner, omitted ; Nos. 212 and 213, Reverend Rich- 
ard Tomlins, and Emma, his wife, as owners, omitted ; 
No. 59, Surveyors of Highways within the parish of 
Wombridge, as owners, omitted ; No. 94, Saint John 
C. Charlton, as owner, omitted; No. 108, Lord 
Stafford, as owner, omitted, and no application 
made to him in respect of this property; No. 315, 
Thomas Higgs Ward, as owner, omitted ; No. 316, 
Thomas Higgs Ward, as owner, omitted, and no 
application made to him in respect of this property. 

Also inasmuch as the name of John Evans, as 
occupier of property numbered 22 and 23, is omitted ; 
also the name of Mary Ann Tidd, as occupier of a 
house, part of property numbered 57, is omitted ; 
also the names Saint John C. Charlton, as owner, 
and Thomas Guy, as occupier of property adjoining 
to that numbered 70, are omitted ; also the names 
of Saint John C. Charlton, as owner, and Elizabeth 
Blackemore, occupier of a house adjoining No. 64, 
are omitted. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
ect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir John Yarde Buller presented a Bill, to amend 
the Laws relating to the assessing, levying and col- 
lecting of County Rates; and the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read asecond time 
upon Friday, the 16th day of this instant May ; and 
to be printed. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 


the Manchester Court of Record (No. 2.) Bill, there 
were no provisions introduced into the Bill incon- 
sistent with the Standing Orders. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of a Letter from the President of 
the Royal College of Surgeons of England, to the 
Secretary of State for the Home Department ; with 
Copy of a Correspondence between the Council of 
the College and the National Association of General 
Practitioners; and Copy of a Correspondence with 
Mr. Edwards, Chairman of a Meeting of some of 
the Members of the College ; and also, Copy of an 
Analysis of the List of Fellows of the College, ex- 
planatory of the principles on which the Council 
acted in nominating Members to the Fellowship of 
the College. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House,— 
Copies of a Letter from the Lords Commissioners of 
the Admiralty to the Lords Commissioners of the 
Treasury, with Reports from Sir John Rennie and 
Mr. Rendel, relative to a Railway Bridge to cross 
the Menai Strait ; and of the said Reports:—Of a 
Report from Captain Vidal to the Lords Commis- 
sioners of the Admiralty, upon the same subject :— 
And, of Reports of Sir John Rennie and Mr. Rendel 
to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury on the 
proposed Line of the Chester and Holyhead Railway. 

Mr. Cardwell accordingly presented the said 
Papers. 

Ordered, That the said Papers be referred to the 
— on the Chester and Holykead Railway 

ill. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House,— 
An Account of the Income and Expenditure of the 
British Museum for the year 1844 ; of the estimated 


Maii. A. 1845. 


Charges and Expenses for the year ending the 25th 
day of March 1846, and of the Sum necessary to 
discharge the same; and also, an Account of the 
Number of Persons admitted to visit the Museum, 
from Christmas 1838 to Christmas 1844; together 
with a Statement of the progress made in the Ar- 
rangement of the Collections, and an Account of 
Objects added to them in the year 1844, 


The House proceeded to take into consideration, 
that part of the Message from the Lords of this day, 
wherein their Lordships request that this House will 
be pleased to give leave to Sir Charles Merrick Bur- 
reli, Baronet, a Member of this House, to attend the 
Select Committee appointed by their Lordships, on 
the a Entailed Estates for Drainage, &amp;c. ; 
—And the House being informed by a Member, that 
Sir Charles Burrell had desired him to state that he 
was willing, with leave of the House, to go to the 
House of Lords, as desired by their Lordships ; 
Ordered, That Sir Charles Burrell have leave to 
go to the House of Lords, as desired by their Lord- 
ships, if he think fit. 

Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to 
acquaint them that this House hath given leave to 
Sir Charles Burrell to go to the House of Lords, as 
desired by their Lordships, if he think fit: And that 
Mr. Greene do carry the said Message. 


that part of the Message from the Lords of Monday 
last, wherein their Lordships request that this House 
will be pleased to communicate to their Lordships, 
A Copy of the Report from the Select Committee 
appointed by this House, in the present Session, to 
inquire into the Atmospheric System of Railway, 
together with the Minutes of Evidence taken before 
the Committee, and the Appendix and Index thereto. 
Resolved, That a printed Copy of the said Report 
be communicated to the Lords, as desired by their 
Lordships: And that Mr. Greene do deliver the 


same. 


Indian Law Commissioners, which were presented 
yesterday, be printed. 


visions, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till after twelve of the clock on Saturday 
morning, adjourned till Monday next. 








Lune, 5° die Maii; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 
PRAYERS. 


Museum, was called in; and at the bar pre- 
sented, pursuant to Order,—An Account of the 
Income and Expenditure of the British Museum 
for the year 1844; of the estimated Charges and 
Expenses for the year ending the 25th day of March 
1846, and of the Sum necessary to discharge the 
same; and also, an Account of the Number of Per- 
sons admitted to visit the Museum from Christmas 
1838 to Christmas 1844; together with a Statement 
of the progress made in the Arrangement of the 
Collections, and an Account of Objects added to 
them in the year 1844 -—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table. 


— Bulmer ;— Henny ;—Burgesses, Merchants, 
nufacturers, Tradesmen and other Inhabitants of the 
borough of Bury Saint Edmund’s ;—Inhabitants of 
the parish of Zamarsh ;—Middleton ; — Pentlow z 
—Merchants, Manufacturers and others, — 





Drainage, &amp;, 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Sentioh 
ailways, 


Ordered, That the Copies of Special Reports of East Indu, 
No. 272. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Cured Pro- Cured Pro- 


visions. 


No. 273. 


R. Cowtan, from the Trustees of the British British 


Museum, 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the parish of rag hg ey 
- orw 7” 
Railway Bill. 





rect 





Newcastle- 
upou-Tyne 
Port Bill. 


Westminster 
Improvement 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Westininster 
Improvement 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Scottish Central 


Railway Bill. 


Railway Bills, 
Group 1B.) 


Trish Great 
Western Raile 
way (Dublin 
to Galway.) 


8 VicTORIZE. 


of the town of Long Melford, in the county of 
Suffolk, and its neighbourhood ;—Lavenham ;—In- 
habitants of the parish of Acton ;—Gentry, Clergy, 
Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers and others, In- 
habitants of the town and neighbourhood of Chelms- 
ord ;—Operative Silk Weavers and others connected 
with the silk manufacture, in the towns of Brain- 
tree, Bocking and Hulsted, in the county of Essex ; 
—Magistrates, Clergymen, Bankers, Solicitors, Mer 

chants, Manufacturers and others, Inhabitants of the 
towns of Braintree and Bocking, in the county of 
Essex, and the neighbouring parishes of Felsted, 
Stebbing, Cressing, Notley, Stisted, Panfield, Rayne, 
Stratford, Weathersfield, Saling and others, in the 
same county ;—Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers 
and others, Inhabitants of the town of Halsted ;— 
Inhabitants of the parish of Assington ;—Bozxford ; 
— Cavendish ;— Chelton ;— Great Cornard ;—Little 
Cornard ; —Foxearth ; —Glemsford ; —Hartest ;— 
Newton ;—Stanstead ;—Great and Little Walding- 

jeld ;—and, Mayor, Aldermen, Town Council and 
others, Inhabitants of the borough of Sudbury ; 
praying that the London and Norwich Direct Rail- 
way Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for amending an Act of the 
Forty-first year of the reign of His Majesty King 
George the Third, relating to the Port of Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne; and for granting further Powers for 
establishing and maintaining an efficient River Police, 
and for regulating the said Port, was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hodgson Hinde do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the united parishes 
of Saint Margaret's and Saint John’s Westminster, 
praying that the Westminster Improvement (No. 2.) 

ill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Westminster Improvement (No. 2.) Bill was 
read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions from the County of Inverness ;—Chair- 
man of a Meeting of the Justices of the Peace and 
Commissioners of Supply, of the county of Stirling ; 
—and, Chairman of a Meeting of Justices of the 
Peace and Commissioners of Supply, of the county 
of Aberdeen; praying that the Scottish Central 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Committee on a (B.) of 
Railway Bills have leave to sit this day till five of 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Irish Great Western Railwa 
(Dublin to Galway) Bill, which, upon the 30th day 
of April last, was made from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That the Parties promoting the Irish 
Great Western Railway (Dublin to Galway) Bill 
be permitted to proceed with their Bill; 

he House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the { Mr. French, 

Yeas, Mr. Redington: 

Tellers for the § Mr. Estcourt, 

Noes, Mr. Wilson Patten: 


} on 


a 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


5° Maiz. 


395 


complaining of non-compliance with the Standing . 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Liverpool, 
Ormskirk and Preston Railway Bill, was referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as in the township of Liverpool, it 
appears that Upper William-street, numbered 220, 
on the ground Plan deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace, was numbered 229 on the enlarged Plan; 
but that it appears that the tail of the 9 has been 
omitted from the general Plan by accident. 

In the township of Farringdon, the properties 
numbered 55 and 56 on the general Plan, and in the 
Book of Reference deposited with Clerk of Peace 
and Private Bill Office, are erroneously numbered 
69 and 70 en the enlarged Plan. 

In the township of Bootle-cum-Linacre, the line 
of Railway as delineated on the enlarged Plans, 
No. 7, does not correspond with the line of Railway 
on the general Plan, the line of Railway on the ge- 
neral Plan being about 40 feet more to the eastward, 
or further from Booth Village than the line on the 
enlarged Plan. 

And inasmuch as in the township of Sansbrick, 
east of sub-division boundary, the line of Railway 
as delineated on the enlarged Plan No. 7», does not 
correspond with the line of Railway laid down on 
the general Plan, the line of Railway shown on the 
enlarged Plan being upwards of 80 yards more to 
the south-east than the line on the general Plan, and 
including within the limits of deviation buildings and 
other property not included within the limits of devia- 
tion on the general Plan; but that the said build- 
ings and property are numbered and delineated in the 
general Plan, and are in the Book of Reference. 

In the township of North Meols, No.9», the limits 
of deviation on the enlarged Plan do not correspond 
with the limits of deviation in the general Plan, in- 
asmuch as in the general Plan one of the limits of de- 
viation cuts through a certain building numbered 89, 
and in the enlarged Plan it includes the same build- 
ings, and passes through the adjoining garden ; but 
the said building and garden are in the Book of 
Reference. 

And inasmuch as in the township of Liverpool, 
No. 143 is improperly described in the said Book 
of Reference as a dwelling-house now building, 
whereas 143, as shown on the enlarged Plan, No. 1, 
is a mere court. 

In the township of Bootle-cum-Linacre, Nos. 54 
and 72 respectively are described in the Book of 
Reference as a public road instead ofa private road ; 
but that the owners and occupiers had been served 
with Notice. 

And inasmuch as a plantation in the township of 
Maghull, about 4 yards wide, between Nos. 77, 79 
and 78, is not numbered on the Plan, or mentioned 
in the Book of Reference ; but that the owner and 
occupier of the plantation had Notice for the adjoin- 
ing lands, though not specifically for the said plan- 
tation. 

In the township of Oughton, No. 120 is delineated 


Yj} on the general Plan as one inclosure, whereas it is 


divided into two inclosures by a fence, which is not 
delineated or shown on the Plan; but the said in- 
closures are delineated and numbered in the said 
Plans, and described in the Books of Reference by 
one number, and as one inclosure and field. 

In the township of Zathone, an inclosure used 
as an orchard, adjoining Nos. 128 and 126, is not 
numbered on the Plan or referred to in the Book of 
Reference, though a small corner is cut by the limits 
of deviation. 

In the township of Croston,a field lying between 
Nos. 115 and 117, is not numbered on the Plan de- 
posited with the Clerk of the Peace, or mentioned 
or referred to in the Book of Reference, and no 
Notice has been served on the owner or occupier in 
respect of the said inclosure in same, and as one 





Vo t. 100, 


3E2 inclosure 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Liverpool, 


on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition Ormskirk and 
reston Rail- 


ay. 


396 


inclosure and field, and no sepavate application has 
been made to John Brown, as lessee of the said 
inclosure. 

And inasmuch as in the township of Longton No. 
30, is improperly described in the Notices served 
upon the owners and occupiers, as an arable field. 

And inasmuch as in the township of North Meols, 
a croft of the westerly side of No. 74, is not num- 
bered : In same township No. 85, which is deli- 
neated onthe General Plan as one inclosure is divided 
into two inclosures by a fence, a portion of less than 
20 perches being separated by posts and rails, which 
are not delineated or shown on the Plan; but the 
said inclosures are delineated and numbered in the 
said Plan, and described in the Book of Reference, 
by one number on the Plan, or mentioned or referred 
to in the Book of Reference, although a small corner 
is within the limits of deviation. 

And inasmuch as No. 128, described in the Sections 
as a road, and in the Books of Reference as a pri- 
vate road, is a public carriage road or highway, 
repaired by the surveyors, and although the Rail- 
way is there shown to be 5 feet 6 inches higher 
than the present level of the highway, no cross 
Section has been given ; but it appears that in con- 
sequence of the junction of a new road, the road in 
question has been allowed to go entirely out of repair, 
and is but very littie used. 

And inasmuch as that in consequence of the 
omission of a Number in the Books of Reference 
deposited with the Parish Clerk of Setton, the names 
of the occupiers from No. 11 to No. 18, with the 
exception of No. 15, had been transposed, and are 
therefore incorrectly given; but that they were cor- 
rectly inserted in the Books of Reference deposited 
in the Private Bill Office, and with the Clerks of the 
Peace, and that due Notice had been served upon 
the occupiers. 

And inasmuch as on the Southport Branch, Scans- 
brick, also in same division, William Rinimer, was 
and is the lessee of fields Nos. 56, 61, 62, 63 and 
64, and not inserted in the said Books of Reference ; 
also in the township of North Meols, James Wright 
is stated in the Books of Reference to be the occu- 
pier of field, Nos. 55 and 57, whereas JVicholas 
Wright was and is the occupier; also in same 
township, Jane Lawson is stated in the Books of 
Reference to be lessee and occupier of No. 118, 
126 and 127, whereas the lessees were and are, Jane 
Lawson, Mary Lawson, Betty Lawson, Thomas 
Hodge and Hannah his wife, and James Marshall 
and Ellen his wife, and the occupiers were and are 
Jane Lawson, Mary Lawson and Betty Lawson ; 
also in same township, William Jackson is stated 
in the Books of Reference to be lessee of Nos. 120 
and 121, whereas William Beardsworth was and is 
the lessee thereof. 

And inasmuch as the written applications are not 
jn the form prescribed by the Standing Orders, in 
the following instances ; viz. 

Township of Liverpool: In the Notice served upon 
James Scott, the Number on the Plan of the dwel- 
ling-house therein mentioned to be occupied by the 
said James Scott, is not inserted in the Schedule 
referred to in the Notice. 

Township of Zathom: In the Notice served upon 
John Bridge, the occupier of field No. 20, the 
greatest height of embankment is stated to be 18 
feet, whereas the measurement upon the deposited 
Section is only 6 feet 6 inches. 


5° Maz. 


A. 1845, 


Township of Langton (Blackburn Branch): In 
the notice served upon John Brown, Sir Thomas 
Joseph de Trafford, Baronet, is stated to be the 
owner, and Join Brown occupier, of fields and foot- 

ath Nos. 15 and 154, whereas the said John Brown 
is the owner of such field and footpath, and is so 
stated in the Books of Reference. 

And inasmuch as the township of Scansbrick 
consists of two divisions, one east of the sub-division 
boundary, and the other west of the same, but it 
appears that such written applications as have 
been served upon the several persons east of the 
sub-division boundary (25 in number), do not state 
to which of the two divisions of the said township of 
Scansbrick the property therein mentioned or re- 
ferred to is situate ; but the distinction is made in 
the Books of Reference, and on the Plans. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee Liverpoo! 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition, Ormskirk and 


complaining of non-compliance with the Standing * 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Liver-a, 
pool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway (Shkelmers- 
dale Branch) Bill, was referred ; That the Stand- 
ing Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch 
as in the Book of Reterence deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace, Edward Stanley is stated to 
be the owner of No. 34, in the township of Zathom, 
whereas the Earl of Derby is and was the owner; 
also Luke Sephton is stated to be the occupier of 
No. 34, in the same township, whereas the same was 
and is occupied by Richard Holland; also Lord 
Skelmersdale is stated to be the occupier of No. 142, 
144 and 145 in the same township, whereas Peter 
Pennington occupied the same on and prior to the 
30th day of November last; and no application in 
writing has been served on the occupier in respect 
of the foregoing properties. 

And inasmuch as the written applications served 
upon the owners, lessees and occupiers do not spe- 
cially describe the property to which they refer, by 
reason of the deposited Plans and Book of Reference 
containing two sets of consecutive Numbers, each 
beginning with No. 1, in each of the several town- 
ships of Ormskirk, Burschoff and Lathom, one of 
them referring to the main line for which another 
Bill has been introduced, and the other to the present 
Branch ; and that such written applications as were 
served upon all the owners, lessees and occupiers 
upon such Branch (with the exception of 13 fields) 
do not state to which of the two classes of corre- 
sponding Numbers in the Plans and Books of Refer- 
ence, applicable to each of the said townships of 
Ormskirk, Burschoff and Lathom, the Numbers in 
the Schedule tosuch written applications respectively 
refer; but it appeared that the main line and the 
Branch were distinctly headed both in the Plans and 
Books of Reference, and that separate Notices were 
served for each. 

And inasmuch as the datum line is not referred to 
any fixed point stated in writing on the Section near 
either of the termini, the fixed point referred to being 
at the distance of 11 miles from the nearest terminus 
and near one of the termini of the main line, for 
which a separate Bill has been introduced. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


ay (Skelmers. 
dale Branch.) 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee on London —~ a 
Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition com- B"é (Dorking 
plaining of non-compliance with the Standing Orders, prauch.) 


in the case of the Petition for the Zondon and 


Township of Longton: In the notice served upon 
John Brown, the field 85, cut by limits of de- 
viation, is in the Notice described as a pasture field, 


whereas it is an arable field, and is so described in 
the Book of Reference. 

Township of Penwortham: In the Notice served 
—_ Roger Brown, as occupier, the greatest height 
of the embankment of field No. 56, is stated to be 


12 feet only, whereas the measurement upon the 
deposited sections is 21 feet. 





Brighton Railway (Dorking Branch) Bill, was re- 
ferred; That the Standing Orders had not been 
complied with, inasmuch as the Notices in the Lon- 
don Gazette and county newspapers stated the in- 
tention to make a Railway from the London and 
Brighton Railway at Redstone Hill to Dorking, 

without 











8 VicToRIz. 


without specifying any alternative line, deviation or 
Branch Railway ; but the deposited Plans show two 
lines of yer for the distance of about two miles 
and a half, and it does not appear that there is any 
clause in the Bill requiring the promoters to confine 
themselves to one or either of the said lines. 

And inasmuch as the names of the following per- 
sons, who are and were, on and previously to the 









5° Marz. 397 


30th day of December last, respectively, the owners 
or reputed owners, lessees or reputed lessees and 
occupiers of lands or property upon the line of Rail- 
way or within the limits of lateral deviation, do not 
appear in the said Book of Reference in respect of 
such property, nor was any application in writing 
made to them, or some of them, on or before the 31st 
December last, in respect thereof. 











Proper Names of Proper Names of Proper Names of 
Number Description Names of Owners which Names of Lessees which Names of Gone iers which 
x Owners Lessees, Occupiers as P 
on of Property in stamina ought to have Py ee ought to have denied ought to have 
Book of Book in Book been contained in tes Since been contained in in Book been contained in 
Reference.) of Reference. the Book of the Book of the Book of 
of Reference. tog of Reference. Sidineen, of Reference. Shanon, 
Parish of Reigate : 
158 Dwelling - house, - - - - - - | -- William Cur- | Thomas Burt. 
offices and gar- tis Burt. 
den. 
90 Blacksmith’s shop | - = - - “ «© - - - - | Joseph Mason- | Simeon Shaw. 
and yard. 
, 
eae Cottage - -| -- William Al- | Earl Somers. ’ 
lingham. 
266 Arable - - | --MissColling- | - - The Rev. 
wood. Horace Salis- 
bury Cotton. 
270 Arable -  - | Earl Somers - | Henry Lainson | - - - | Jesse Pym, - | Thomas Payley | Jesse Pym. 
Parish of Dorking: 
32 Cottage, nursery | - - William Jo- | --DukeofNor- | - - But the Duke was served with notice of application. 
ground and | seph Denison. | folk. 
buildings. 
Parish of Buckland: 
il Arable - - |--Thomas Beau-} - - The Rev. 
mont, trustee, | Thomas Hulse. 
Sir George 
Beaumont. 














And inasmuch as at 5 miles 5 furlongs upon the 
south line there is a curve of about 42 chains radius, 
which is not noted upon the said Plan. 

And inasmuch as the datum line is stated to be 
on the Section, 200 feet below the level of the rails 
of the London and Brighton Railway at the point 
of junction of the same with the south-eastern Dover 
Railway, whereas upon the Section of the Branch or 
deviation line in the town of Reigate, the datum 
line is stated to be 200 feet above the said point. 


And inasmuch as upon the said Section deposited 
at Lambeth, of the parishes or deviation lines from 
A. to D. from B. to C. in the town of Reigate, the 
extreme heights of embankments or extreme depths 
of cuttings are not stated. 

And inasmuch as at about 4 miles 3 furlongs and 
80 links upon the said Plan, the main line of Rail- 
way divides into two Branches, or alternative or 
deviation lines, described upon the Plans as north 
and south line respectively, whereas upon the Sec- 
tion of the south line it is shown to diverge from the 
said main line at 4 miles, 3 furlongs, 4 chains and 
about 20 links. 

And inasmuch as there is a Section given of a 
Branch deviation line stated upon the said Sections 
to be from A. to D., but the length of such Section 
from A. to D. does not agree with the distance shown 
upon the said Plan from A. to D. 

And inasmuch as upon the commencement of the 
sajd Section, the said Branch or deviation line, the 
level of the rails is shown to be upon the present 
surface of the ground, whereas upon the general 
Sections at that same point, the line of the rails is 
shown to be in a cutting of about 20 feet. 

And inasmuch as a Section is given of another 
Branch or diverging line stated upon the said Sec- 
tion from B. to C., but the length of such Section 
from B. to C. does not agree with the distance shown 
upon the said Plan from B. to C. 

And inasmuch as upon the commencement of the 
said Section of the said diverging line from B. to C. 
the level of the rails is shown to be in a cutting. 

And inasmuch as upon the said Sections of the 
two deviation lines from A. to D. and from B. to C., 
the heights of the embankments and the depth of 











cuttings are not stated, nor is the vertical measure 
given from the datum line to the level of the rails. 

And inasmuch as in forming the estimate of the 
Subscription Contract, the calculation included the 
one only for the two diverging or alternative lines 
above mentioned, and it does not appear that there 
is any Clause in the Bill requiring the Promoters to 
confine themselves to one or either of the said lines. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of Merchants ,Manufacturers and other Manchester, 
Inhabitants of the borough of Chesterfield, in the Sheffield and 
county of Derby, praying that the Manchester, Shef- pg i. 
field and Midland Junction Railway Bill may pass piu. 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 


lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen, Capital Bur- Cornwall 
gesses and Inhabitants of Truro, in the county of Railway Biil. 
Cornwall, praying that the Cornwall Railway Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The South Eastern Railway (Widening and Ex- south Eastern 
tension of the London and Greenwich Railway) Bill torte d , 
was read a second time ; and committed. Scmcner’ 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- the London and 
mittee of Selection. Relleey) Bil 

The South Eastern Railway (Tunbridge to Tun- South Eastern 
bridge Wells) Bill was read a second time; and Railway (Yuu 

3 ridge to Tun- 
committed. bridge Wells) 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bil. 


mittee of Selection. 


The South Eastern Railway (Ashford to Hastings) South Eastern 
Bill was read a second time; and committed. ot 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- cae Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Notting- Nottingham 
ham Waterworks (re-committed) Bill be revived : Waterworks 
And that they have leave to sit, and proceed, upon” ~ 
Wednesday next. 





VoL, 100. 





3E3 A Petition 


| 
tt 
{ 
4 


pi OE 








Leeds and 
Bill. 


Southwark 
and Vauxhall 
Water Com- 
pany Bill. 


Huddersfield 
and Sheffield 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Royal Naval 
School Bill. 


Winwick 
Rectory Bill. 


Southport and 
Euxton Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


Bristol and 


Exeter Railway 


Branches Bi'l. 


Castle Hill 
(Wexford) 
Docks Bill. 





398 


and 


able. 


An ingrossed Bill for uniting the Vauxhall and 
Southwark Water Companies into one Company, to 
be called The Southwark and Vauxhall Water Com- 
pany, and for extending the Works of the said 


Company, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


Ordered, That Sir William Clay do carry the Bill 


to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sir William Clay reported from the Committee on 


5° Mazz. 
A Petition of Butchers and Cattle Dealers of 
Thirsk Railway Bradford and the vicinity, praying that the Leeds 


irsk Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 
resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


A. 1845, 


law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Owners of the soil, and Inhabitants 
of the town of Wezford, and its vicinity, praying 
that the said Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was also presented, and read; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 


Sir George Grey reported from the Committee on Midland Rei 
the Midland Railways (Syston to Peterborough) weye (Brame 
Bill, and to whom several Petitions against the said Peterborough) 
Bill were referred ; That they had heard counsel in ™ 
support of several of the said Petitions, and had 
also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That the 
had inquired into the several matters required b 
the Standing Orders on Railway Bills, so far as the 





Group (C.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Pe- | same relate to the present application ; and that the 


titions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the Hud- 


dersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway (re-com- 


Committee had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
| Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 


mitted) Bill, they had heard counsel in support of and be printed. 


one of the Petitions against the Bill, and had also 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had 
inquired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Ord-rs on Railway Bills; and that the 
Committee hac. examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true ; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


An ingrossed Bill, to carry into effect an Arrange- 
ment between the Corporation of the Royal Naval 
School and the Committee for managing the Patriotic 
Fund for the Admission of Pupils into the said 
School, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Thomas Troubridge do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill, to amend an Act passed in the 
fourth year of the reign of Her present Majesty, 
intituled, An Act for the Division of the Rectory of 
Winwick, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of the Reverend Charles Hesketh, 
Rector of Worth Meols, Lancashire, praying that 
the Southport and Euxton Junction Railway Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Committee on 
the Bill. 

A Petition of the Reverend John Williams, pray- 
ing that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the said Bill, was also 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Company of Propnietors of the 
Parrett Navigation, praymg that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Bristol and Exeter Railway Branches 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Pe- 
tition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Eleven Petitions from Wexford, praying that the 
Castle Hill (Wexford) Docks Bill may pass into a 


Sir George Grey reported from the Committee on Dunstable, and 
the Dunstable and London and Birmingham Railway London and 
| Bill, and to whom a Petition against the said Bill ea 
_was referred; That they had considered the said - 
Petition ; and that they had inquired into the several 
matters required hy the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills, so far as the same relate to the present appli- 
cation ; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Sir George Grey reported from the Committee on Bedford, and 
the eo te and London and Birmingham Railway London and 
Bill; That they had inquired into the several matters Rave Bil 
required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills, 
so far as the same relate to the present application ; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Clifton Bridge 
the Report on the Clifton Bridge Bill; and the Bill. 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the a 
Standard Life Assurance Company Bill ; That they en Bill. 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the —— 
Watermen’s Company (Poor’s and Endowment (Poor's a 
Fund) Bill; That they had examined the allegations Endowment 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had Fund) Bill 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 

unto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the ee 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


the Committee on the Scarborough 


Mr. Greene reported from Bill. 


Scarborough Water Bill; That they had examined Ware 
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the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Cromer Pro- Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
rection from ~=§=Crgmer Protection from the Sea Bill; That they 
ibe Sea Bill 54 examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the 

Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Harwell and Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Sureatley Harwell and Streatley Road Bill; That they had 


food Pil. examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
London and. Ordered, That the time for presenting the London 


—_ el and Croydon Railway (Orpington Branch) Bill, be 
wis pil. further enlarged till To-morrow. 


London and Ordered, That the time for presenting the London 
Croydon Rail- and Croydon Railway (Chatham to Chilham) Bill, 


h , 
tien) be further enlarged till To-morrow. 


Bil 

London and Ordered, That the time for presenting the London 
— and Croydon Railway (Maidstone, Ashford and 
Sd and | Tonbridge) Bill, be further enlarged till To-morrow. 
Tonbridge) Bill, 

London and Ordered, That the time for presenting the London 


Corian and Croydon Railway (Chatham and Gravesend) 


andGravesend) Bill, be further enlarged till To-morrow. 
Bill 


London and Ordered, That the time for presenting the London 


and Croydon Railway Enlargement Bill, be further 
ment Bil, enlarged till To-morrow. 


Shrewsburyand © Ordered, That the time for presenting the Shrews- 
Grand Junction bury and Grand Junction Railway Bill, be enlarged 
ilway Bill, ,. : 
till Friday next. 


Quinborowe A Petition of Henry Stephen Gibbs, of George- 
Borough Bill Jane, in the city of London, Ship-owner, and William 
Fletcher, of Gravesend, in the county of Kent, Ship- 
owner, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Quin- 
borowe Borough Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 





Bill, against the said Petition. 


me An ingrossed Bill for the more easy and speedy 
Bil’ ~~ Recovery of Small Debts within the Town of Cre- 
diton, in the County of Devon, and other Places in 
the same County, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Buck do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Howeaston A Petition of Ship-owners of the borough of 
Coal Torn Bi, orth Shields, in the county of Northumberland, 
praying that the Mewcastle-upon-Tyne Coal Turn 
ill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
a. and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


— An ingrossed Bill, to alter and amend the Laws 
Ri, «enabling Justices of the Peace, in certain cases, to 
borrow Money on Mortgage of the County Rates, 


so far as the same relate to the county of Middlesex, 
was read the third time. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Colonel Thomas Wood do carry 


the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
Vo. 100. 


5° Maz. 399 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Eves- Oxford, 

ham, praying that the Oxford, Worcester and Wol- Worcester and 
: , , olverhampto&gt; 

verhampton Railway Bill may _ into a law, and Railway ; 

that the London, Worcester and South Staffordshire and, London, 

Railway Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, be arg 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. shire Railway 

Bills. 


A Petition of Merchants and other Inhabitants Oxford, 
of Liverpool, praying that the Oxford, Worcester oe pees 
and Wolverhampton Railway Bill, and the Oxford i mi 
and Rugby Railway Bill, may pass into law, and ford and Rugby 
that the London, Worcester and South Staffordshire Railway; and, 
Railway Bill may not pass into a law, was presented a 


: » cester and 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. South Stafford- 


shire Railway 
Bills. 
Petitions from the Manchester and Leeds Railway London, 
Company ;—and, Worcester ; praying that the Lon- Worcester and 
don, Worcester and South Staffordshire Railway ee 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; Bill. , 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Trotter, Thomas Nicholson, South Wales 
Hiram Gething and Job James, praying that the Bway Bill. 
South Wales Railway Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, was presented, oak read ; and re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Denby, Cumberworth, Shepley-lane 
Gunthwaite and other townships in the West Riding Head, «a 
of the county of York, praying that they may — - 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Shepley-lane Head and 
Barnsley Road Bill, was presented, and read ; and 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Sotheron sag from the Committee on Railway Bills, 
Group (Q.) of Railway Bills; That the Committee Group (Q.) 
met at twelve o’clock this day, pursuant to appoint- 
ment, but that Bickham Escott, Esquire, one of the 
Members of the said Committee, was not present, 
and did not attend the Committee. 
Whereupon, Mr. Bickham Escott stated to the 
House, that a Correspondence had taken place 
between the Committee of Selection and himself, 
in which he had informed them that he was already 
serving on two Public Committees, and that his 
serving on the Committee on Railways comprised 
in Group (Q.) was incompatible with those duties. 
Ordered, That Thomas Bickham Escott, Esquire, 
do attend the Committee on Group (Q.) of Railway 
Bills, To-morrow. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Londonderry 
of the Petition for the Londonderry and Coleraine Sa 
Railway Bill, which, upon the 30th day of April “" "9° 
last, was made from the Select Committee on Stand- 
ing Orders, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Londonderry to Cole- 
raine, with a Branch to Newtown Limavady: And 
that Mr. Boyd and Mr. William Collett do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


A Petition of Owners of property on the lines of Shrewsbury and 
the proposed Shrewsbury and Grand Junction, and Grand Junction. 





Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railways respectively, aati 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring 
in the Shrewsbury and Grand Junction Railway Bill ; 
and praying that they may be heard, by their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts thereof, was pre 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on Group (F.) of Railway Bills ; and the 
Petitioners heard, by their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the application, against the said Petition 





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London and 
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London and 
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Bill, 









































London and 
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Branch) Bill. 












































Sheffield 
Waterworks 
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London and 
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Edinburgh 
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400 


Mr. Dodd presented a Bill to enable the London 
and Croydon Railway Company to widen and im- 
prove the London and Croydon Railway, and also 
a portion of the London and Greenwich Railway : 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Dodd presented a Bill to enable the London 
and Croydon Railway Company to make a new Line 
of Railway, and Branch, to communicate with Chat- 
ham and Gravesend, all in the County of Kent: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


Mr. Dodd presented a Bill to enable the London 
and Croydon Railway Company to make a certain 
Line of Railway to Maidstone and Ashford, with a 
Branch to Tonbridge, all in the County of Kent: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Mr. Dodd presented a Bill to enable the London 
and Croydon bine Company to make a new Line 
of Railway to Chilham, with a Branch to Faversham 
Creek, all in the County of Kent: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


Mr. Dodd presented a Bill to enable the London 
and Croydon Railway Company to make a Branch 
Railway to Orpington, in the County of Kent: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Sheffield Waterworks, praying that provision may 
be made in the Sheffield Waterworks Bill for ena- 
bling the said Company to construct and maintain 
certain Reservoirs in the township of Upper Hallam, 
and for other purposes, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the London and Norwich Direct Rail- 
way Bill be now read a second time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, toadd the 
words “ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“ now” stand part of the Question :—The said pro- 
posed Amendments were, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time ; 
—The Bill was accordingly read a second time; 
and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


An ingrossed Bill, for conferring on the Edinburgh 
Life Assurance Company certain Privileges of a 
Corporate Body, and as such to sue and be sued, 
to hold Property, and for other Purposes relating 
thereto, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Pringle do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Thomas Bridges, of Elmer, in the 
county of Surrey, Esquire, praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against cer- 
tain parts of the Epsom and Dorking Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


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A. 1845. 


A Petition of William Blake, Esquire, of Port- 
land-place, Mary-le-bone, in the county of Middle- 





sex, praying that he may be heard, by himself, ® 


his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
North Woolwich Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Newark ;—and, Lincoln ; raying 
that the Midland Railways (Vottingham to incoln) 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President of the Manchester, 
Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures, stating that 


the Petitioner has been informed, that various pro- w 


jects for the construction of new Railways to branch 
from the great trunk Railways of the London and 
Birmingham and Great Western Companies through 
several counties to the northward of those lines, are 
now under the consideration of the House; and 
praying the House not to approve of any of the 
projected Railways alluded to which shall not adopt 
the guage on which all the northern lines have been 
constructed, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


O’ Conor Don reported from the Committee on 
Group (V.) of Railway Bills; That the Parties for 
the Manchester, Sheffield and Midland Junction 
Railway Bill had stated to the Committee, that 
the evidence of Joseph Warhurst, William Martin, 
George Younge, Samuel Scott Deakin, John Wilson 
Hawksworth and John Armitage, was essential, in 
order to enable them to establish their case before 
the Committee; and it having been proved that 
application had been made to the above parties, 
but their attendance could not be procured without 
the intervention of the House, he had been instructed 
by the Committee to move the House, That they be 
ordered to attend the said Committee on Wednesday 
the 7th day of this instant May. 

Ordered, That Joseph Warhurst, William Mar- 
tin, George Younge, Samuel Scott Deakin, John 
Wilson Huwhsworth and John Armitage do attend 
the said Committee upon Wednesday next. 


The House being informed, that the Parties pro- 
moting the Eastern Union and Harwich Railway 
and Pier (No. 1.) Bill desired to withdraw their Pe- 
tition ; 

The Order for referring the said Petition to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills was 
read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn. 


A Petition of Parties claiming rights of common 
over the New Forest, in the county of Southampton, 
in respect of lands, the acreage of which is set 
opposite to their respective names, praying that the 
Southampton and Dorchester Railway Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Governors and Guardians of the 
Armagh Observatory, praying that the Ulster Rail- 
way Extension Bill may not pass into a law, as It 
now stands, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 


Two Petitions from Penzance, praying that the 
West Cornwall Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 





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Midland Rail. 

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Bill. in) 


London and 
Birmingham 
and Great 
Western 
Branches 
Railway, 


Railway Bills, 
Group (V.) 


Eastern Union 
and Harwich 
Railway and 
Pier (No. 1.) 


Southampton 
and Dorchester 
Railway Bill. 


Ulster Railway 
Extension Bill. 


West Cornwall 
Railway Bill. 


Stok 
Tret 
Bill. 


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8 ViIcTORIZ. 


gube-apen- The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Trent Market the Report on the Stoke-upon-Trent Market Bill; 
Bill. and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


North Wales The North Wales Mineral Railway Bill was read 

Mineral Rail- second time ; and committed. 

way Bill, Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


North Wales A Petition of Subscribers to the Undertaking 

Railway Bill. called The North Wales Railway, praying that pro- 
vision may be made in the North Wales Railway 
Bill, to the effect of granting power to the Com- 
pany to make a certain deviation from the depo- 
sited Plans, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


Atmospheric Ordered, That the Report which, upon the 24th 

Railways. day of April last, was made from the Select Com- 
mittee appointed to inquire into the merits of the 
Atmospheric System of Railway, be referred to the 
Committees on Railway Bills. 


Message from A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Brougham 
theLords =and Mr. Senior: 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment; viz. 
London Orphan =A Bill, intituled, An Act to incorporate the Mem- 
Asylum Bill. hers of the Institution called The Zondon Orphan 
Asylum, and to enable them the better to carry on 
their Charitable Designs : 
Amicable A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Corporation 
Society of the Amicable Society for a perpetual Assurance 
Assurance Bill. Qe, to lend Money upon Mortgage for the pur- 
pose of Investment, and also to confer other Powers 
upon the said Society : 
Ellesmere and A Bill, intituled, An Act for uniting the Birming- 
Chester, and ham and Liverpool Junction Canal Navigation Com- 
wei Liverpool pany with the Ellesmere and Chester Canal Com- 


Junction Canals pany : And also, 
Union Bill. 


Companies The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 
ClausesCon- by this House to the Amendments made by their 
hein BE. Lordships to the Bill, intituled, An Act for consoli- 
dating in one Act certain Provisions usually inserted 
in Acts with respect to the Constitution of Com- 
panies incorporated for carrying on Undertakings 
of a Public Nature, without any Amendment: And 


also, 
Companies The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 
— by this House, to the Amendments made by their 


(Scotland) Bilt, Lordships to the Bill, intituled, An Act for consoli- 
ating in one Act certain Provisions usually inserted 
in Acts with respect to the Constitution of Com- 
panies incorporated for carrying on Undertakings of 
a Public Nature in Scotland, without any Amend- 
ment: And also, 
Railway The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 


tng by this House to the Amendments made by their 
* Lordships to the Bill, intituled, An Act for consoli- 
dating in one Act certain Provisions usually inserted 
in Acts authorizing the making of Railways, without 
any Amendment: And also, 
lands Clauses ‘The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 
_ by this House to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships to the Bill, intituled, An Act for consoli- 
dating in one Act certain Provisions usually inserted 
in Acts authorizing the taking of Lands for Under- 
takings ofa Public Nature, without any Amendment: 
And also, 
= The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 


Act to alter the Provisions of an Act for lighting 
with Gas the Town of Bradford and the Neighbour- 
hood thereof, within the Parish of Bradford, in the 
West Riding of the County of York, with Amend- 
ments; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 


5° Mazz. 401 


concurrence of this House: —And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 


A Petition of Inhabitant Householders of the Westminster 
parish of Saint Margaret, Westminster, and Saint Improvement 
Peter’s, Pimlico, praying that they may be heard, by eae 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 

parts ofthe Westminster Improvement (No. 2.) Bill, 

was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 

by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 

Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 

favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants ofthe city and borough Direct London 
of Chichester and their neighbourhood, praying that and Portsmouth 
the Direct London and Portsmouth Railway Bill may Baiwey: and 
pass into a law; and that the Guildford, Chichester Chikernbend 
and Portsmouth Railway Bill may not pass into a Portsmouth 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie ®#i!way Bills. 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Glamford Briggs;—and, Horn- Couts of Law 
castle; praying the House to transfer the Courts of and Equity. 
all the Law and Equity Judges to the neighbourhood 

of the Inns of Court, and unite them in a suitable 

structure under one roof,—were presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Raithby ;—South Cockerington ;— Public Houses. 
South Lincolnshire (two Petitions) ;—North Somer- 

cotes ;— Louth (two Petitions) ;—and, Lusby ; pray- 

ing the House to adopt measures for preventing the 

increase of houses licensed for the sale of intoxicating 

drinks, and for diminishing to a very large extent 

the number already existing, and to pass a law for 

entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor 

on the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read ; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Sturton and Bransby ;— Horncastle Parochial 
Union ;— and, Louth Union (Chairman); praying — 
that the Parochial Settlement Bill may not pass into” 

a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the district of Melness, Lord’s Day. 
in the county of Cumberland, praying the House to 
make it imperative on all Railway Companies to 
abstain from running trains on the Lord’s Day, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Tiverton ;—Soke of Bolingbrooke Insolvent 
and Wapentake of Candleshoe, in the Parts of Lind- Debtors Act. 
sey (Lincoln) ;— Barton-upon- Humber ; —and, Sokes 
ot Bolingbroke and Horncastle (Lincoln); praying 
for the repeal or alteration of the Insolvent Debtors 
Act,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Preses of the Commissioners of Prisons 


of the county of Edinburgh, praymg the House to 
reject any proposal for changing the basis of assess- 
ment established by the General Prisons Act, as 
between counties and burghs, for the support of 
local Prisons, or at least to provide that no change 
be sanctioned that has not strict regard to the relative 
crime as well as the relative population of the 
burghs and landward portion of the counties in 
which they are respectively situated, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Prisons (Scotland). 


Petitions from Diss ;—Carmarthen ; —Counties Maynooth. 
of Lancaster and Chester ;—Remonstrant Congre- College Bill- 
gation of Ballymoney ;—Remonstrant Presbyterian 
Congregation of Belfast (Minister and Treasurer) ; 

—and, Remonstrant Congregation of Ravara (Mi- 





VoL. 100, 








3F nister 





Supply, Justicesof the Peace and Landed Proprietors (Sevtland Act.) 


 enenponeere 


—_ 


— 


Maynooth 
College Bill, 


402 


nister and Secretary) ; praying that the Maynooth 
College Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions from the tect pa, * of Kincardine 
O’ Neill ;— Anchory Ternan; — Kilsherry ; — De- 
venish ; — Cholsey-cum-Moulsford ; — Kilmarnock 
(Chairman) ;— Barmby Moor ;—Aldburgh ;— Barm- 
by ;—Fangfoss ; — Lishellaw ; — Dyke ; — Thorn- 
hill; — West Wratting ; — Belfast ; — Committee 
appointed by the Annual Conference of the Bible 
Christians to protect the rights ef the said denomi- 
nation (Chairman) ; —Cefn-coed- y-cymer ;—Hurst- 
monceaux and Boreham ; —Horbury ; —Baln and 
Pollington;—John Barraclough and others ;—Ca- 
wood ;— Blairgowrie ;—Presbytery of Perth (Mode- 
rator) ;--Presbytery of Auchterarder (Moderator and 
Presbytery Clerk) ;—LZochlee (Chairman) ;-—Mary- 
ton ;— Melness ;—Members of the Manchester Ope- 
rative Conservative Association ;—Stockport (Chair- 
man) ;— Middleton ; —Cambridge ; — Tyldesley ; — 
Dumfries ; — Thornhill ; — Castle Donnington ; — 
John Cockburn and others ;—Shincliffe Colliery ;— 
Thomas Horton and others ;—Carberry ;—Errigle 
Trough ;—Clogher ;—Reverend John F’. T. Cramp- 
ton, and others ;— Kildimo ;— Ballycastle ;—Dur- 
row ;— Dublin ; —Whittingham ; —Athelstaneford ; 
—Stenton;— Yester ;—Pencaitland;—Preston Kirk; 
—Foot’s Cray ; —Fordham ;— Cleckheaton ;—San- 
dal Magna ;— Ellesmere;— King’s Lynn ;— Gateley ; 
—Stanfield ; —Bermondsey ; —Plymouth ;—Rhay- 
ader ; — Stalybridge ; —Devonport ; —Velindre ; — 
Walworth ;— Blakeney ;—Tuttill’s Village (two Pe- 
titions) ; — Stonehouse ; —King’s Lynn ;— Bilney ;— 
Marsden ;— West Lynn ;—Stow Bridge ;—Selby ;— 
Carlisle ;—Forfar (two Petitions) ;—Lopen ;— East 
Lambrook ; — Free Presbytery of Lanark (Mode- 
rator) ;— Camnath ;—Presbytery of Hamilton (Mo- 
derator);—Knochburn ;— Kincardine (Chairmanand 
Clerk) ;— Edderton ;—Stranraer ;— Hoddam(Minis- 
ter) ; —Gatehouse (Chairman) ; —Dalry (Minister) ; 
Wigtown ; —Dean ; —Kimbolton; —Kilwinning ;— 
Hanney ;— Middleton ( Essex) ;— Hitchin (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Baldock (two Petitions) ;—Sandridge ;— 
Shitlington ; — Yetholm ; — Bruree ; —Dromore ; — 
Coolbanagher ;—Elphin ;-—Inglesham ;— Ardmoyle; 
— Eallysheen and Erry;— Kilvemnon;—Monamolin ; 
—Kennilty ;—Castlecomer ;—The Rower ;—Augh- 
macart ; — Drumreilly ; — Comber ; — Kilevan ;— 
Skirts of Urney; — Seapatrich ; — Kellistown ; — 
Drumcree ; —Rathsaran ; —Feighcullen ; —Mughe- 
rally ;— Dysart ;— Roscommon ;—Drumballyroney ; 
— Ballymacarrett ;—County of Down ;—Union of 
MInniscaltra ;— Rugby ; — Longdon ; — St. Issey ;— 
Wolston ;—Kirton-in- Lindsey ;—Crewherne;— Wil- 
loughby ;—Strubby ;—Maltby ;— Withern ;— Toyn- 
ton Saint Peter and Toynton All Saints ;--Helpring- 
ham ;— Spalding ;—Donnington ;—Pinchbeck Fen ; 
— Kirmington ;—Flockton ;—Batley ;—South Cros- 
land; — Heckmondwike (two Petitions) ; — and, 
Gladsmuir ; praying that the said Bill may not 
pass into a law,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported the Maynooth College Bill ; 

Anda Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Amendments made by the Com- 
mittee to the Bill, be now read a second time ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 


“ any provision for the separate or exclusive educa- 


“* tion of any particular religious denomination, or 
“ for the support or endowment of any religious 
sect or sects by State grants, or funds raised by 
compulsory assessment, whether under the name 
of tithes, rents, cesses, taxes, regium donum, or 
under any other name or form whatever, is a 
violation of the rights of conscience, detrimental 
to religious truth, and dangerous to civil and 
“‘ religious freedom ; and that all such establish- 


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A. 1845. 


ments, grants, or endowments now in existence 
“ in the United Kingdom ought to be discontinued, 
“ with as little delay as may be consistent with a 
“ due regard to the rights of those who have life 
“ interest in the same,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question; 
The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the f Mr. Young, 1 
Yeas, Lord Arthur Lennox: 
\ 
J 


“ 


141. 


Tellers for the § Mr. Sharman Crawford, 
Noes, Mr. Hindley : 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Bill, be now read a second time : 
—The said Amendments were accordingly read a 
second time, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Mon- 
day the 19th day of this instant May. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply; 
mittee of Supply ; 

Ordered, That the Account of the Sum expended Accounts, and 
under the head of Civil Contingencies in the year Estimates 
1844, with an Estimate of the Amount required for rote 
1845, be referred to the Committee. — 

Ordered, That the Estimate of Sums required for Commissariat, 

the Pay, Allowances and Contingent Expenses of 
the Commissariat Department at Home and Abroad, 
for Provisions, Forage, Fuel and Light issued to 
the Army, Ordnance and Commissariat at Her Ma- 
jesty’s Foreign Garrisons and Possessions ; and for 
Land and Inland Water Transport and Freight of 
Specie, for the year ending 31st March 1846; with 
a Statement of the Amount required for similar Ser- 
vices, for the year ended the 31st March 1845 :— 
And, Estimate of Sums required for the Half Pay of 
Commissariat Officers, and for Retired Full Pay, 
Compensation and Superannuation Allowances ; also 
for Pensions of Widows of Commissariat Officers, 
and Compassionate Allowances to their Children, for 
one year, from the Ist April 1845 to the 31st March 
1846, be referred to the Committee. 

Ordered, That the several Estimates for Miscel- Miscellaneous 
laneous Services for the year 1845-46, be referred to Services. 
the Committee. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee ; 

(In the Committee). 


Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Six hundred Victuals oe 
and ten thousand five hundred and forty-five pounds, —.” 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
Victuals to Seamen and Marines in Her Majesty’s 
Fleet, and the Ordinary and Yard Craft, which will 
come in course of payment during the year ending 
on the 31st day of March 1846. 


Resolution to be reported. 





And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 6° die Mati, 1845: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution ; ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 

Mr. Greene also acquainted the House, that he 
was directed to move, That the Committee may have 
leave to sit again. : 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Banking (Scotland) Bill was, according to Banking | 
Order, read aed time ; and committed to a (Scotland) Bt 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday the 
19th day of this instant May. ~~ 





8 VicTORIZ. 


Jenish Disabi- The Order of the “7 being read, for the second 

ities Removal _yeading of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill ; 

Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday the 19th day of this instant May. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Malt Drawback Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 


morrow. 
The Railway Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) 


Malt Drawback 
Bill. 


Railway 


Ciawses Con- (No, 2.) Bill was, according to Order, read a second 
oot) time ; and committed to a Committee of the whole 
(No.2) Bill. House, for To-morrow. 

Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
— mittee of Ways and Means; 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Greene reported the Exchequer Bills Bill; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read third time this day. 


Ordered, That Mr. Macaulay be added to the 
Gentlemen appointed to prepare and bring in the 
Bill to regulate Admission to the Lay or Secular 
Chairs of the Universities of Scotland. 


Mr. Rutherfurd presented a Bill to regulate Ad- 
mission to the Lay or Secular Chairs of the Uni- 
versities of Scotland: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Monday the 19th day of this instant May ; 
and to be printed. 


Exchequer Bills 
(£.9,379,600.) 
Bill. 


Universities : 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Universities 
(Scotland) Bill. 
No, 276. 


Wexford 


Mr. Corry presented, pursuant to Order,—Re- 
Harbour. 


turns of the Amount expended by the Weazford 
Harbour Commissioners, during the last Ten years, 
in Buoys, Perches and Beacons, or in deepening the 
Bar and Harbour of Wexford :—Of the Law Costs 
and Damages incurred by same from the year 1813: 
—Of the Amounts of the different Contracts entered 
into for the Erection of the present Quays, their 
length, and how much of that length is available 
for Vessels to lie along side of :—And, of the Gross 
Amount levied under the head of Tonnage Rates 
and additional Rates for the Ten years ending Ist 
January 1845, and of the Amount of Debt at present 
due to the said Commissioners. 

m Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 

able. 


The Earl of Lincoln presented a Bill to facilitate 
the Inclosure and Improvement of Commons and 
Lands held in Common, the Exchange of Lands, 
and the Division of intermixed Lands ; to provide 
Remedies for Defective or Incomplete Executions, 
and for the Non-Execution of the Powers of General 
and Local Inclosure Acts, and to provide for the 
revival of such Powers in certain cases: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Monday the 19th day of 
this instant May ; and to be printed. 


Commons 
Inclosure Bill, 


No, 275, 


Drainage of 
Lands Bill, 


No, 274, 


The Earl of Lincoln presented a Bill to facilitate 
the Drainage of Lands in England and Wales: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Monday the 19th day of 
this instant May ; and to be printed. 


CO NVicts, 


No.3 Ordered, That the Paper relative to Convicts, 
0. 77. 


which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Medical 
Bill, which was presented upon Friday last, be 
printed. 


Medical Bill, 
No, 278. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour after one of the 
clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 


Vou. 100. 


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403 
Martis, 6° die Maiti; 


Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


HE House met; and being counted by Mr. Adjournment 
Speaker, it appeared that Forty Members were 
not present; yet it being four of the clock, Mr. 
Speaker took the Chair, and again counted the 
ouse ; and Forty Members not being present :— 
The House was adjourned by Mr. Speaker, without 
a Question first put, till To-morrow. 


Mercurii, 7° die Maii ; 


Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 





PRAYERS. 


QRDERED, That the Committee on Group Railway Bills, 
~ (O.) of Railway Bills have leave to sit this day Group (0.) 
till five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (B.) of Railway Bills, 
Railway Bills have leave to sit this day till five of Sup (8-) 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (E.) of Railway Bills, 
Railway Bills have leave to sit this day till five of Group (E.) 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Mr. Liddell reported from the Committee on Wilts, Somerset 
Group (G.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- and Weymouth 
tions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, ®*!™*y Bill. 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
thereon, were referred; That in the case of the 
Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway Bill, they 
had heard counsel in support of several of the said 
Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Liddell reported from the Committee on pers and 
Group (G.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- Hants Railway 
tions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, Bil. 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
thereon, were referred; That in the case of the 
Berks and Hants Railway Bill, bey had heard 
counsel in support of several of the said Petitions,and 
had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That 
they had inquired into the several matters required 
by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Petitions of Sir Thomas Maryon Wilson, of Charl- London, 
ton House, in the county of Kent, Baronet ;—the Chatham und 
Right honourable Edward Granville, Earl of Saint Rorh Kent, 
Germans ; — and, William Hall and Peter Brames , 
Hall, of Faversham, in the county of Kent, Gun- 

— Manufacturers ; praying that they may be 

eard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the London, Chatham and North 
Kent Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of houses Black Sluice 
and lands within that part of the town of Boston, a —t 
in the county of Lincoln, which is situate on the “*V6en™'"s 

3 F2 west 





West London 
Railway. 


Staines and 
Richmond 
Railway. 


404. 


west side of the River Witham and the Haven Bank, 
and known as Boston West, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Black Sluice Drainage 
and Navigation Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the West 
London Railway Bill, was referred ; That the Stand- 
ing Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch 
as the Plans of the said Railway, deposited at the 
Office of the Clerk of the Peace for the county 
of Middlesex on the 30th November last, do not 
exhibit thereon the distances in miles and furlongs 
from one of the termini, neither is there a memo- 
randum of the radius of every curve not exceeding 1 
mile in length noted on the said Plan in miles and 
chains; but it appeared that a corrected Plan was 
deposited with the said Clerk of the Peace on the 
31st of December last, and Notice was given of the 
same to the owners, lessees and occupiers. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 
Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Staines 
and Richmond Railway Bill, was referred ; That the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as that no Plan, Section and Book of Refer- 
ence relating to the said Railway was deposited at 
the Office of the Clerks of the Peace of the coun- 
ties of Middlesex and Surrey on or before the 30th 
November last; Plans, &amp;c., having been deposited 
with the Clerk of the Peace of the county of Mid- 
dlesex on the 2d of December last, and with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Surrey on the 
3d December last. 

And inasmuch as the said Plans so deposited 
with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Surrey, 
do not contain the names of the parishes of Hamp- 
ton, Teddington, Twickenham, Isleworth and Rich- 
mond, through which the proposed work is intended 
to. be made; although reference is made to such 
parishes by the numbering of the Book of Reference. 

And inasmuch as the said Plans and Books of 
Reference so deposited as aforesaid are incorrect in 
the following instances: In a certain property in 
the parish of Hanworth, referred to in the said Book 
of Reference No. 18», is not so numbered or marked 
in the said Plans, nor can it be ascertained by in- 
specting the said Plans what property in such last- 
mentioned parish is intended to be referred to as 
thus numbered; a public road in the parish of 
Twickenham, referred to in the said Book of Refer- 
ence as being numbered 32° on the said Plans, is 
not so numbered thereon, being incorrectly num- 
bered 32 ; and on inspecting the said Plans it cannot 
be clearly ascertained what properties are intended 
to be distinguished by the Nos. 49, 50, 51 and 52, 
contained in the said Book of Reference for the 
parish of Twickenham ; a certain turnpike-road in the 
parish of Staines, between the 4th and 5th furlongs 
of the first mile, and crossed by the main line of the 
said Railway, the name of the owners or reputed 
owners of such road is not mentioned in the said 
Books of Reference ; in the parish of Staines it can- 
not be correctly ascertained what properties marked 
on the said Plans are intended to be referred to as 
numbered 84* in the said Books of Reference, and 
the names of the owners, lessees and occupiers of 
such properties are not contained in the said Books 
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A. 1845. 


in the parish of Ashford, numbered 29 and 31a 
respectively in the Book of Reference, are not 
numbered in the said Plans. 

And inasmuch as the said Plans are further in- 
correct, as a certain inclosure in the parish of Han- 
worth, numbered 15, in the said Book of Reference 
and therein described as “‘ meadow,” is not numbered 
in the said Plans, nor can it be ascertained on inspect- 
ing the said Plans, what property is intended to be 
referred to as that numbered; also in respect to a 
certain inclosure in the parish of Hampton, No. 10@ 
in the said Book of Reference, and therein described 
as “arable land;” also in respect to the following 
properties in the parish of Twickenham, numbered in 
the said Books of Reference, and therein described 
as follows ; 





Number in 


Book of Reference. Description of Property. 





29 
32 
37 
42 


Footpath. 
House and garden. 


House, garden and premises, 
Garden. 


And inasmuch as a certain property in the parish 
of Hanworth, numbered 16 on the said Plans, is not 
referred to in the said Book of Reference. 

And inasmuch as the furlongs on the said Plans 
are not correctly marked in the following instances, 
inasmuch as they measure different lengths; the 
2d and 8th furlong of the 4th mile on the said Plans 
are not correctly marked thereon, inasmuch as they 
each measure 960 links only or thereabouts ; the 
1st furlong of the 5th mile on the said Plans is not 
correctly marked thereon, inasmuch as it mea- 
sures 1,050 links, or thereabouts ; the 4th furlong of 
the same mile is not correctly marked on the said 
Plans, inasmuch as it measures 970 links or there- 
abouts ; the 5th, 6th and 8th furlongs of the 6th mile 
are not correctly marked on the said Plans, inasmuch 
as they measure different lengths, namely the 5th 
furlong measures 11 chains, the 6th furlong measures 
9 chains and the 8th furlong 1,030 links; the 2d, 
3d, 4th, 5th and 8th furlongs of the 7th mile are not 
correctly marked in the said Plans, as they measure 
different lengths, namely the 2d furlong 1,050 links, 
the 3d furlong 950 links, the 4th furlong 9 chains, 
the 5th furlong 970 links, and the 8th furlong 1,070 
links ; the 1st, 5th, 6th and 8th furlongs of the 8th 
mile are not correctly marked on the said Plans, as 
they measure different lengths, namely, the 1st fur- 
long 970 links, the 5th furlong 1,020 links, the 6th 
furlong 1,050 links, and the 8th furlong 1,080 links ; 
the 2d, 3d and 4th furlongs of the said last-men- 
tioned mile are not correctly marked on the said 
Plans, inasmuch as they measure respectively 970 
links only, or thereabouts ; the 1st and 4th furlongs 
of the 9th links are not correctly marked on the said 
Plans, inasmuch as they measure different lengths, 
namely, the 1st furlong 1,040 links and the 4th fur- 
long 960 links; the 2d and 5th furlongs of the same 
mile are not correctly marked on the said Plans, in- 
asmuch as they measure 1,060 links each ; the 6th 
and 7th furlongs of the 10th mile are not correctly 
marked on the said Plans, inasmuch as they measure 
different lengths, namely, the 6th furlong 1,050 links 
and the 7th furlong 1,040 links; the 1st and 8th 
furlongs of the same mile are not correctly marked 
on the said Plans, inasmuch as they measure 1,030 
links or thereabouts ; the 1st and 2d furlongs of the 
11th mile are not correctly marked on the said Plans, 
as they measure different lengths, namely, the 1st 
furlong 1,040 links and the 2d furlong 1,020 links. 

And inasmuch as between the 7th furlong of the 
10th mile and the 1st furlong of the 11th mile, mea- 
sured on the said Plans, there is a curve of about 
16 chains, which is not noted in the said Plans in 
miles and chains. 

And inasmuch as at or about the 5th furlong of 
the 9th mile, the vertical measure from the datum 
line to the line of Railway is stated to be 88 51, 

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8 VicTORIZ. 


whereas the same measures, according to the scale 
upon which the said Sections are stated to be laid 
down, 86 57, or thereabouts. 

And inasmuch as it is not stated in the Section 
what alteration is intended in the present level or rate 
of inclination of the following public carriage and 
turnpike-roads marked on the Sections, namely, at 
the distance of 1 mile 66 chains on the Ashford 
Road; at the distance of 2 miles 64 chains on the 
same road; at the distance of 3 miles 25 chains on 
the road to Feltham; at the distance of 4 miles 53 
chains on the road to Hanworth ; at the distance of 
6 miles 49 chains on the road described as “ public 
lane, by Duke of Wellington Inn;” at the distance 
of 7 miles 6 chains on road described “turnpike- 
road;” at the distance of 8 miles 3 chains in Pope’s 
Villa Road; atthe distance of 8 miles 22 chains in 
Twickenham-street ; at the distance of 8 miles 52 
chains on the Isleworth Turnpike-road, and at the 
distance of 9 miles 20 chains on the same road; but 
the cross Sections are referred to in all these cases. 

And inasmuch as the height of the Railway under 
the surface of certain public carriage-roads marked 
in the said Section, is not marked thereon in figures 
at the crossing thereof, viz.— 


At the distance of 6 miles 12 chains. 
” = ” 42 ” 
”? se 6 ” 69 ” 


” - 7 ” 6 ” 


And inasmuch as the said Section does not show 
the surface of the ground marked on the Plans, nor 
correspond therewith, in the following instances (that 
is to say); a certain occupation-road in the parish 
of Staines, marked in the said Plans at the distance 
of 35 40 links within the first mile, is noted on the 
said Section at the distance of 40 chains within the 
said mile; a certain public road in the parish of 
Staines, marked on the said Plan at the distance of 
48 60 links within the first mile, is noted on the said 
Section of the distance of 52 20 links within the 
same mile; a public carriage-road in the parish of 
Ashford, marked on the said Plans at the distance 
of 61 60 links within the 2d mile, is noted on the 
said Section at the distance of 64 60 links within 
the same mile; a public lane in the parish of Han- 
worth, marked in the said Plans at the distance of 
8 chains within the 5th mile, is noted on the said 
Section at the distance of 8 80 links within the same 
mile ; a certain public carriage-road in the parish of 
Hanworth, marked on the said Plans at the distance 
of 8 chains within the 6th mile, is noted on the said 
Section at the distance of 6 chains within the same 
mile ; a certain public carriage-road in the parish of 
Hampton, marked on the Plans at the distance of 
1 chain within the 7th mile, is noted on the said 
Section at the distance of 240 links within the same 
mile; a public road in the parish of Hampton, marked 
on the Plans at the distance of 1,430 links within 
the said last-mentioned mile, is noted on the said 
Section at the distance of 1,220 links within the 
same mile ; a public road in the parish of Hampton, 
marked on the said Plans at the distance of 41 chains 
within the said 7th mile, is noted on the said Section 
at the distance of 4,220 links within the same mile ; 


7° Maiti. 


405 


mile ; a public road, called the Kew Road, in the 
parish of Richmond, marked on the said Plans at 
the distance of 2,340 links within the 11th mile, is 
noted on the said Section at the distance of 2,500 
links within the same mile. 

_ And inasmuch as the boundaries between the pa- 
rishes of Ashford and Laleham, which are marked 
on the said Section within the 6th and 7th furlongs 
of the 2d mile, are quite out of place, and do not 
correspond with the boundaries between such pa- 
rishes as shown on the said Plans. 

And inasmuch as the cross Sections, being 11 in 
number, are not correct in form, and do not clearly 
explain the nature of the alterations which are in- 
tended to be made in the present level or rate of 
inclination of any turnpike-road or carriage-road, in 
datum line or line of “ levels of rails” being shown 
on such cross Sections, nor the words “ levels of 
rails,” “ present surface of road,”’ “ surface of road 
when altered” written thereon. 

And inasmuch as in the Book of References, No. 
38, in the parish of Teddington, is erroneously de- 
scribed as a “ cottage and orchard,” whereas it ought 
to have stated “ orchard,” there being no cottage. 

And inasmuch as a certain property appearing on 
the Plan as between the property numbered 60 and 
61, appearing as a separate inclosure, is not num- 
bered in the said Plans. 

And inasmuch as the Books of Reference do not 
contain the names of the several owners, lessees and 
occupiers of the properties situate in the parishes 
hereinafter mentioned, and numbered in the said 
Books of Reference for such parishes, as follows : 

Parish of Staines :—No. 1, River Thames; No. 
362, road and causeway; No. 58, watercourse and 
footpath ; No. 69, occupation-road ; No. 70, cottage 
and garden ; No. 71, cottage and garden; No. 714, 
cottage and garden; No. 80, turnpike-road; No, 
81, occupation-road ; No. 82, piece of water; No. 
83, Knoll-green; No. 84, Knoll-green; No. 842, 
watercourse; No. 854, watercourse. 

Parish of Ashford :—No. 9, waste-water; No. 
10, public road ;. No. 25, public road; No. 28, pa- 
rish road ; No. 29, watercourse. 

Parish of Sunbury:—No. 13, cottage and garden ; 
No. 14, public road; No. 16, house and paddock. 

Parish of Hanworth :—No. 1, part of brook ; No. 
6, public road; No. 142, road; No. 184, footpath ; 
No. 264, occupation-road. 

Parish of Hampton :—No. 4, roadway; No. 9, 
road; No. 12, road; No. 18, King’s River and 
banks; No. 20, road. 

Parish of Teddington :—No. 29, road; No. 32, 
road ; No. 43, road. 

Parish of Twickenham :—No. 9, public lane; No. 
17, public road ; No. 25, road; No. 294, footpath ; 
No. 324, public road; No. 53&gt;, public road; No. 59, 
Old River; No. 634, road ; No. 68, public road. 

Parish of Richmond :—No.3, public walk ; No. 9, 
mY road; No. 11, public road; No. 15, public 
road. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 





a certain public road in the parish of Hampton, 
marked on the said Plans, at the distance of 7,820 
links within the said 7th mile, is noted on the said 


Mr. Aglionby Me from the Select Committee Portarlington 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition and Tullamore 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing R#llway. 


Section at the distance of 6,860 links within the same 
mile ; a turnpike-road in the parish of Teddington, 
marked on the said Plans at the distance of 7,060 
links within the 8th mile, is noted on the said Section 
at the distance of 580 links within the same mile ; 
a public carriage-road in the parish of Teddington, 
marked on the said Plans, at the distance of 32 chains 
within such last-mentioned mile, is noted on the said 
Section at the distance of 30 chains within the same 
mile ; a public carriage-road in the parish of Twick- 
enham, marked on the said Plans at the distance of 
4 chains, within the 9th mile, is noted on the said 
Section at the distance of 280 links within the same 
Vot, 100, 





Orders in the case of the Petition for the Portar- 
lington and Tullamore Railway Bill, was referred ; 
That the Standing Orders had not been complied 
with, inasmuch as no Notices were given in the 
London Gazette or county newspapers, nor were 
Plans, Sections and Books of Reference deposited 
with the Clerks of the Peace, Post-masters or in 
the Private Bill Office ; nor were applications made 
to the several owners, lessees and occupiers of pro- 
perty on the proposed line, within the time prescribed 
by the Standing Orders. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 
3F3 Mr. 





Eastern Union 
and Harwich 
Railway and 
Pier (No. 2.) 


406 


Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Eastern Unionand Harwich Railwayand Pier( No. 2.) 
Bill, were referred; That the Standing Orders had not 
been complied with, forasmuch as the Plan relative to 
the said intended Railway which has been deposited 
at the office of the Clerk of the Peace for the county 
of Essex, is incorrect in the following instances : At 
a certain marsh in the parish of Bradfield, in the 
said county, upon the line of the said intended Rail- 
way, and lying at or near the third mile marked on 
the said Plan ; a certain pasture in the same parish 
of Bradfield, within such limits of deviation as 
aforesaid, and abutting on the said plantation and 
marsh lastly mentioned ; a certain other marsh in 
the said parish of Bradfield, upon the line of the 
said intended Railway, abutting upon the said marsh 
last mentioned ; a certain plantation in the said pa- 
rish of Bradfield, within the limits of deviation laid 
down on the said Plan, abutting upon the last-men- 
tioned marsh, and being on the same Plan on the 
northern side of the line laid down thereon; a cer- 
tain stack-yard in the said parish of Bradfield, near 
the line of the said Railway, abutting on the said 
last-mentioned plantation ; a certain barn, bullock- 
shed, neat-house and turnip-house, in the parish of 
Bradfield, within the limits of deviation laid down 
on the said Plan, and abutting on the last-mentioned 
premises ; two horse yards in the said parish of 
Bradfield, within the limits of deviation laid down 
on the said Plan, and abutting upon the stack-yard 
in the said parish before-mentioned ; a yard and 
pond in the said parish of Bradfield, upon the line 
of the said intended Railway, and abutting upon the 
aforesaid stack-yard ; a certain pasture in the said 
parish of Bradfield, upon the line of the said in- 
tended Railway, at or near the 1st furlong of the 
4th mile of the said line, and abutting on the said 
Railway, marked on the said Plan in the parish of 
Bradfield, adjoining to the said premises called 
Pether Hall; a certain stable, gig-house and out- 
buildings in the said parish of Bradfield, within the 
limits of deviation laid down on the said Plan, and 
abutting on the said last-mentioned pasture ; certain 
stables and a stack-yard in the said parish of Brad- 


field, upon the line of the said intended Railway, 


abutting upon the said last-mentioned pasture; a 
certain public highway upon the line of the said in- 
tended Railway, in the said parish of Bradfield 
thereinbefore mentioned, as abutting upon the said 
last-mentioned pasture ; a certain plantation in the 
said parish of Bradfield, within the limits of devia- 
tion aforesaid, and abutting on the said last-men- 
tioned public highway ; a certain pasture or marsh 
in the said onsih of Bradfield, upon tie line of the 
said intended Railway, and lying between the 5th 
and 6th furlongs of the 4th mile~marked on the 
said Plan; a certain other pasture or marsh in the 
said parish of Bradfield, upon the line of the said 
intended Railway, and abutting on the last-men- 
tioned pasture ; a certain arable field or piece of 
land in the said parish of Bradfield, within the limits 
of deviation marked on the said Plan, and adjoining 
upon last-mentioned highway, and lying at or near 
the Ist furlong of the 5th mile, as marked on the 
said Plan; certain pasture and roadway in the 
said parish of Bradfield, upon the line of the said 
mentioned Railway, abutting on the said last-men- 
tioned stack-yard; a certain piece of arable land 
in the said parish of Bradfield, upon the line of the 
said intended Railway, and abutting on the last- 
mentioned pasture and roadway: a certain arable 
field and pond in the parish of Ramsey, in the said 
county, within the limits of deviation aforesaid, 
abutting upon certain properties numbered 12 and 
14, in the said Plan, in the same parish; a certain 
other plantation in the said parish of Ramsey, within 
the limits of deviation aforesaid, abutting upon cer- 


7° Mair. 








A. 1845, 


tain properties numbered 23, 24, 25, 27, 29 and 33 
on the said Plan, in the same parish; a certain 
marsh in the said parish of Ramsey, within the limits 
of deviation aforesaid, abutting upon a certain field 
numbered 35 in the said Plan, in the same parish ; 
a certain arable field in the said parish of Ramse ‘ 
within the limits of deviation aforesaid, lying between 
two certain properties numbered 33 and 38, on the 
said Plan, in the same parish ; a certain piece of 
pasture land in the said parish of Ramsey, upon the 
line of the said intended Railway, abutting upon 
the Dock River, shown on the said Plan between 
the 3d and 4th furlongs of the 9th mile marked on 
the said Plan; a certain piece of pasture land in the 
parish of Dovercourt, in the said county of Essex, 
within the limits of deviation marked upon the said 
Plan, and abutting on the Dock River, shown on 
the said Plan, in the same parish, and lying between 
the 4th and 5th furlongs of the 9th mile, marked 
on the said Plan, and to the south of the line of 
Railway delineated thereon. 

And inasmuch as certain lime-kilns and ground in 
which the kilns are stated as being within the limits 
of deviation, though marked on the Plan, are notnum- 
bered on the said Plan deposited with the Clerk of 
the Peace, nor in the Book of Reference. 

And inasmuch as the said Plan and Book of Re- 
ference deposited as aforesaid with the said Clerk of 
the Peace are incorrect, as certain lands and proper- 
ties hereinafter next described, although shown on 
the said Plan, are not marked or numbered thereon, 
nor marked, described or entered in the said Book 
of Reference, that is to say; in the said parish of 
Ramsey, a certain marsh cutting on the said last- 
mentioned brook and within the limits of deviation 
aforesaid ; in the said parish of Ramsey, another 
plantation within the limits of deviation aforesaid, 
abutting on certain properties numbered 23, 24, 26 
and 27, in the said parish on the said Plan. 

And inasmuch as between 9 miles, 5 furlongs and 
9 miles, 7 furlongs, the Plan deposited with the Clerk 
of the Peace for the county of Essex is not a copy 
of the Plan deposited in the Private Bill Office, 
inasmuch as no limits of deviation are marked on the 
former Plan, whereas they are marked on the latter. 

And inasmuch as certain fields are numbered on 
the former Plan 18, 19, 20 and 21, whereas on the 
latter Plan they are numbered 24, 25, 26 and 27; 
that the Standing Orders had further not been com- 
plied with, inasmuch as a certain plantation within 
the limits of deviation marked on the Private Bill 
Office Plan, is neither numbered in that Plan, nor 
in the Clerk of the Peace’s Plan. 

In the parish of Saint Nicholas, Harwich, in the 
said county, 8 cottages adjoining and ina line with a 
house numbered 27, in the said parish, on the said 
Plan, are not marked, described or numbered on the 
said Book of Reference. 

And inasmuch as numbers 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 
29, 30, 31, 32 and 33, within the limits of deviation, 
are not marked on the Plan deposited with the Clerk 
of the Peace, although they are in the Book of 
Reference, but are marked in the Plan deposited in 
the Private Bill Office ; and inasmuch as between 
the 9th mile and 2d furlong, and the 9th mile and 
7th furlong, the Plan deposited in the Private Bill 
Office is not a duplicate of the Plan deposited 
with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Essez, 
inasmuch as in the former Plan there are 10 num- 
bers of property more than in the latter, :and 
inasmuch as in no one instance do the numbers 
denoting the position of the property within the 
limits of deviation correspond ; and inasmuch as in 
the former Plan the distances and furlongs are 
only marked, whereas in the latter they are marked 
with numbers. , 

And inasmuch as the Book of Reference deposited 
with the said Plan relating to the said intended 
Railway deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for 


the county of Essex, does not contain the true names 
oO 








8 VicTORI£. 


of the owners or reputed owners, lessees or reputed 
lessees and occupiers of the lands and properties 
described on the said Plan upon the line of the said 
intended Railway, and within the limits of deviation 
laid down thereon, in the following instances : 


7° Mai. 407 











Person interested | Person interested Dessen tatennted 
as Owner of as Lessee of on Gmnaiies ff 
ecua Property the Property the Pres erty 
Name &amp; 3 |referred to by the| referred to by the] ered P h 
5) : ? referred to by the 
28 Number in Number in . 
of 6 Number in 
2. | Column 2, and | Column 2, and Catan onl 
Parish or Hamlet Fy = who was so who was so oie ple toe 
- ‘ch th 2 | interested, and | interested, and . d 
in which the pa ; : interested an 
&amp;S | wasareputed | was the reputed : 
2 &amp;0 was the Occupier 
Property = 2 | Owner thereof | Lessee thereof Gece on anll 
ee . &lt; @ | on and before the} on and before the 
is situate, in S 2 before the 30th 
; = | 30th November | 30th November scenes tat 
respect of which = .&lt; | last, and whose | last, and whose huh Name 
L&gt;) . . . . ose 
the alleged PE Name is omitted | Name is omitted i sulted to he 
Ba to be inserted to be inserted ‘caste enn 
Error occurs. 2S | assuchinthe | assuchinthe |. ae 
= ® P in the said Book 
ES said Book of said Book of i Rites 
zB Reference. Reference. : 





Mistley - = - 


37,38, 


James Howard 


James Howard. 


39, 40, 
41,42, 
47. 

















And inasmuch as the said Plan and Book of Re- 
ference so deposited with the Clerk of the Peace as 
aforesaid, are also incorrect, inasmuch as upon the 
said Plan No. 6, in the said parish of Dovercourt, 
which is shown on the |said Plan as marsh land, 
whereas the same number is described in the said 
Book of Reference as a ditch or fleet; No. 10, in the 
said parish of Dovercourt, which is shown on the 
said Plan as house or buildings, gardens and or- 
chards, whereas the same number is described in the 
said Book of Reference as arable; No. 12, in the 
said parish of Dovercourt, which is shown on the 
said Plan as an occupation-road, whereas the same 


between about the 10th mile and the 5th furlong of 
the 11th mile, as marked on the said Plan, there is 
acurve of 40 chains radius, or thereabouts, not so 
noted ; between about the 4th furlong of the 11th 
mile, and the 6th furlong of the same mile, as marked 
on the said Plan, there is a curve of 20 chains 
radius, or thereabouts, not so noted ; between about 
the 5th furlong of the 11th mile and the termina- 
tion of the line ending on the land in the parish of 
Saint Nicholas, Harwich in the said county of Es- 
sex, numbered 15 on the said Plan, there is a curve 
of 6 chains radius, or thereabouts, not so noted. 

And inasmuch as the Section of the line of the 
said intended Railway deposited with the same 
Clerk of the Peace is insufficient, inasmuch as a 
vertical measure from the datum line on the said 
Section to the line of the said Railway is not marked 
in feet and inches, in the following instances; be- 
tween the 2d and 3d furlong of the 1st mile, at the 
change of gradient, as shown on the said Section ; 
between the 6th and 7th furlong of the 1st mile, at 
the change of gradient, as shown on the said Sec- 
tion; between the 4th and 5th furlong of the 9th 
mile, at the change of gradient, as shown on the 
said Section; between the 5th and 6th furlong of 
the 10th mile, at the change of gradient, as shown 
on the said Section; between the 3d and 4th fur- 
long of the 11th mile, at the change of gradient, as 
shown on the said Section. 

And inasmuch as the said Section deposited with 
the Clerk of the Peace is also incorrect, inasmuch 
as in 26 instances the extreme height of the said 
intended Railway, over or under the surface of the 
ground, is not marked at each embankment and 
cutting. 

And inasmuch as the said Section is further in- 
correct, as the height of Railway over or under the 





number is described in the said Book of Reference | 
as a ditch or fleet; No. 14, in the said parish of | 
Dovercourt, which is shown on the said Plan as | 
arable, whereas the same number is described in the | 
said Book of Reference as ditch or fleet; No. 18, | 
in the said parish of Dovercourt, which is shown on | 
the said Plan as arable, whereas the same number | 
is described in the said Book of Reference as occu- | 
pation-road ; No. 40, in the said parish of Mistley, | 
in the said county of Essex, which is shown on the | 
said Plan as wood, whereas the same is described | 
in the said Book of Reference as salt-marshes. | 

And inasmuch as no application in writing in the | 
form required by the Standing Orders of the House, 
was made, on or before the 31st day of December 
last, to the owners or reputed owners, lessees or 
reputed lessees or occupiers of the properties here- 
inafter specified, in respect of the taking or interfer- 
ence therewith, although such properties are included 
within the limits of deviation laid down in the said 
Plans of the Railway, deposited with the said Clerk 
of the Peace, as hereinafter mentioned : 

















Parish in which Name of Owner | Name of Lessee |Nameof Occupier 
_ Property Number | of the Property | of the Property | of the Property 
1s situated, in f to whom to whom to whom 

Tespect of which _ Application was | Application was | Application was 

Application has } Property. omitted omitted omitted 
not been made. to be made. to be made. to be made. 

en —— 

me &amp; «fox ee a i - | James Howard | James Howard. 

38, 39, 40, 

41, 42, 47. 
Saint Nicholas, | - - 10, 11, | -- The Commis- 
Harwich. 12, 17, 18, | sioners of Her 
19, 20, 21, | Majesty’s Woods, 
22, 23, 24, | Forests and 
25, 26, 27. | Land Revenues. 








surface of the following roads, is not marked in 
figures at the crossing thereof: A certain road, 
called public road, to Ipswich, between the 2d and 
3d furlongs of the 1st mile, and numbered 16, in the 
parish of Lawford, on the said Plan; a certain road 
called Lawford-hill Turnpike-road, in the parish of 
Lawford, and numbered 34, in the same — on 
the said Plan ; a certain road in the parish of Law- 
ford, called Mill-lane, and numbered 37 on the said 
Plan ; a certain road in the parish of Manningtree, 
called Back-hill Road, numbered 20 on the said Plan; 
a certain road in the parish of Munningtree, called 
Fore-hill Road, numbered 25 on the said Plan; a 
certain road in the parish of Mistley, called Oxford 
Road, numbered 5 on the said Plan; a certain road 
in the parish of Mistley, called Turnpike-road from 
Manningtree to London, numbered 11 on the said 
Plan; a certain road in the parish of Mistley, called 
Turnpike-road from Manningtree to Harwich, num- 
bered 27 on the said Plan. 

And inasmuch as the said Section, so deposited 
with the said Clerk of the Peace as aforesaid, is in- 
correct, as the heights between the surface of the 
ground and the said intended Railway are inac- 
curately marked upon the said Section, in the fol- 
lowing instances ; between the 3d and 4th furlongs 
of the 5th mile, the extreme height under the sur- 
face of the ground, is marked 15 feet, whereas the 
same should have been marked 12 feet; between 
the 7th and 8th furlongs of the 5th mile, marked as 
34 feet, instead of 32 feet; at or near the termina- 
tion of the 3d furlong of the 6th mile, marked as 
40 feet instead of 39 feet; between the 3d and 4th 
furlongs of the 6th mile, 40 feet instead of 37 feet ; 
between the 2d and 3d furlongs of the 7th mile, 
marked 28 feet instead of 26 feet. 

And inasmuch as the said Plan as deposited with 





And inasmuch as the said Plan deposited with 
the said Clerk of the Peace for the county of Essex 
is also incorrect, inasmuch as a memorandum of the 
radius of every curve not exceeding one mile in 
length is not noted on the said Plan in miles and 
chains, in the following instances ; that is to say,— 


the said Clerk of the Peace as aforesaid, is incorrect, 
as the limits of deviation have been omitted to be 
marked on the said Plan, in the following instance ; 
that is to say, also, between the 5th furlong of the 
7th mile and the 1st furlong of the eighth mile. 
And inasmuch as the sail datum line incorrectly 





Vor. 100. 


3F4 refers 





po 


Edinburgh 
and Northern 
Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Huddersfield 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Blackburn, 
Burnley, 
Accrington and 
Colne Extension 
Railway Bill. 


Glasgow 


Bridges Bill. 


408 


refers to a plinth of guard post to remain culvert, 
west side of Catawan Bridge Road. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of Members of the Provisional Com- 
mittee of the Edinburgh and Perth Railway, by 
Queensferry, praying that the Edinburgh and North- 
ern Railway (No. 2.) Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill. 

Petitions of Inhabitants of the royal burgh of 
Inverkeithing ;—Magistrates and Town Council of 
the royal burgh of Inverkeithing ;—Provost, Magis- 
trates and Council of the royal burgh of Dunferm- 
line ;—Inhabitants of the town and royal burgh of 
Dunfermline ;—Dean of Guild of Dunfermline ;— 
Inhabitants of the town of Kinross and vicinity ;— 
Inhabitants of the royal burgh of Queensferry ;— 
Inhabitants of the city of Perth and its neighbour- 
hood ;—Inhabitants of the village of Limekilns, in 
the parish of Dunfermline and county of Fife ;— 
David Greenhill, Esquire, late of the Honourable 
East India Company’s Civil Service, presently re- 
siding at Grant Lodge, near Elgin, sole Trustee now 
acting on the Trust Estate of the late Alexander 
Greenhill, Esquire, of Fearn, Advocate, and as such 
Proprietor of the southern part of Whinnyhall, in 
the parish of Burntisland, and shire of Fife ;— 
James Ershine Wemyss, of Torrie and Wemyss, Es- 

uire, Member of Parliament for the county of 

ife ;—Cozalmasters of the great coal field of Fife ; 
—Coal-masters, lron-masters and others interested 
in the minerals of the western district of the county 
of Fife ;—Inhabitants of the village of Cairneyhill, 
in the western district of the county of Fife ;— 
Crossford ; — Inhabitants, of North Queensferry, in 
the county of Fife ;—Inhabitants of the villages of 
Torryburn and Newmill, in the western district of 
the county of Fife ;—Saline ;—Crossgates ;—Car- 
nock ;—Trustees for making and maintaining the 
Great North Road from Queensferry and Burntis- 
land to Perth;—and, Noblemen and Gentlemen, 
Trustees for making and maintaining the Great North 
Roads leading from North Queensferry and Burnt- 
island, by Kinross, to the city of Perth, Obligants 
in the bonds for money borrowed for the making and 
maintaining the said roads ; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the said Bill,—were also 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Petitions from Saint Andrew’s (two Petitions) ;— 
Kennoway ;—Ferry Port-on- Craig ;— Cupar ;—and, 


7° Maiz. 


A. 1845, 


'Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That 
they had heard counsel in support of the said Peti- 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 
And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That the Bill be re-committed ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new ay 
r. Patrick Stewart, 
Tellers for the Yeas,{ i. Maia. 
Mr. Fox Maule, 
Mr. Lockhart: } 
So it passed in the Negative. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


ls 
J 27. 


Tellers forthe Noes, 


52. 


A Petition of Sir John Edward Swinburne, Ba- Newcastle 
ronet, Sir Charles Miles Lambert Monck, Baronet, and Berwick 
and the Reverend John Saville Ogle, praying that ®#!ay Bil 
the Newcastle and Berwick Railway Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


Petitions of Commissioners for the Improvement Greenwich 
and Preservation of the Harbour of Berwick-upon- Colliery Kiil- 
Tweed;—and, Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of mes- “*Y Bu! 
suages, lands, fisheries and other hereditaments near 
or adjoining to the River Tweed, in the respective 
townships of Tweedmouth and Spittle, in the county 
of the borough and town of Berwick-upon- Tweed ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Greenwich Colliery Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Clergy, Magistrates, Merchants, Brighton end 
Farmers and other Owners and Occupiers of pro- Chichester Rail- 
perty, in and near the city of Chichester, praying "*Y bse 
that the Brighton and Chichester Railway (Ports- sion); Ditect 
mouth Extension) Bill, and the Direct Zondon and London and 
Portsmouth Railway Bill may not pass into law; — 
and that the Guildford, Chichester and Portsmouth ana, Guildiord, 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, Chichester and 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. Railvay Bill 
A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Brougham and Message from 


Mr. Senior: the Lords. 


Mr. Speaker, 








The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 


lowing, without Amendment; viz. 
Directors of the Edinburgh, Leith and Granton | 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to repeal the Duties of sugar (Excise 


Railway Company ; praying that the said Bill may | Excise on Sugar manufactured in the United King- Pte) — 


pass into a law,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill to alter, enlarge and amend an 
Act for supplying with Water the Town and Neigh- 
bourhood of Huddersfield, in the West Riding of 
the County of York, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Stansfield do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington 
and Colne Extension Railway Bill ; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Fox Maule reported from the Committee 
on the Glasgow Bridges Bill, and to whom several 


dom, and to impose other Duties in lieu thereof: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to exempt Ships carrying Colonial _ 
Passengers to North America from the obligation of Passengers Bill. 
having on board a Physician, Surgeon or Apothecary: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to alter and amend certain Customs 


Duties of Customs: — 


Auction Daties 
Repeal Bill. 


Duties) 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to repeal the Duties of 
Excise on Sales by Auction, and to impose a new Duty 
on the License to be taken out by all Auctioneers in 
the United Kingdom : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for making and main- Stelsley 
taining a Turnpike-road from the Turnpike-road Road bill 
leading from Bromyard to Stourport, at or near to 
Stanford Bridge, in the Parish of Stanford, to the 
Turnpike-road leading from Clifton to Worcester, at 
or near to Ham Bridge, in the Parish of Clifton-on- 

Teme, in the County of Worcester :—And then the 





Messengers withdrew. 
S An 








wick 


Bill. 


Rail- 


ind 
‘Rail- 
elle 


ect 
id 


ford, 
rand 


ills, 


cise 
ll. 


Bill. 
aties) 


aties 
ll. 





Nottingham 
Inclosure Bill. 


Clydesdale 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill, 


Oxford, 
Worcester and 
Wolverhampton 
Railway ; 

and, London, 
Worcester and 
South Stafford- 
shire Railway 
Bills. 


Londonderry 
and Coleraine 
Railway Bill. 


London and 
Norwich Direct 
Railway Bill. 


York and 

North Midland 
Railway 
(Doncaster 
Extension) Bill. 


London and 
York Railway 
Bill, 


Standing 
Orders ; 


8 VicToRIZ. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Pa- 
rish of Saint Mary, in the Town and County of the 
Town of Nottingham, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Colonel Rolleston do carry the Bill 


to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of the Honourable the Lord Provost, 
Magistrates and Town Council of the city of Glas- 
gow, praying that the Clydesdale Junction Railway 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the town of Shipston- 
on-Stour and its neighbourhood ;—and, Inhabitants 
of the city of Gloucester and its neighbourhood ; 
praying that the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhamp- 
ton Railway Bill may pass into a law; and that the 
London, Worcester and South Staffordshire Railway 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. William Collett presented a Bill for making 
a Railway from Londonderry to Coleraine, with a 
Branch to Newtown Limavady: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the parish of Belchamp 
Walter ; — Belchamp Otten; — Belchamp Saint 
Paul’s ;— and, Clergymen, Merchants, Manufac- 
turers, Farmers and others, Inhabitants of Castle 
Hedingham and Sible Hedingham, in the county of 
Essex, and neighbourhood ; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the London and Norwich 
Direct Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of Pro- 
_ of lands lying on the north side of the 

iver Dun, in the West Riding of the county of 
York, and within the several parishes, townships, 
hamlets or places of Bentley, Arksey, Langthwaite, 
Tilts, Adwich-le-Street, Owston, Burghwallis, Hey- 
wood, Sutton Campsall, Thorpe-in-Balne, Barmby- 
upon-Dun, Kirk Sandall, Trumfleet, Kirk Bram- 
with, Moss, Stainforth and Fishlake, in the West 
Riding of the county of York, or some of them, which 
was presented upon Friday last, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the York and North Mid- 
land Railway (Doncaster Extension) Bill, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill, to entertain the said Petition. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of Pro- 
prietors of lands lying on the north side of the 
River Dun, in the West Riding of the county of 
York, and within the several parishes, townships, 
hamlets or places of Bentley, Arksey, Langthwaite, 
Tilts, Adwich-le-street, Owston, Burghwallis, Hay- 
wood, Sutton Campsall, Thorpe-in-Balne, Barmby- 
upon-Dun, Kirk Sandall, Trumfleet, Kirk Bramwith, 
Moss, Stainforth and Fishlake, in the West Riding 
of the county of York, or some of them, which was 
ges upon Friday last, praying that they may 

e heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the London and York Rail- 
way Bill, might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill, to entertain the said Petition. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 


on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which 
were read, as follow: 


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409 


1. Resolved, That in the case of the Grimsby Grimsby Docks. 
Docks Petition, for leave to presenta Petition for a 

Bill, the Sessional Order ought to be dispensed 

with ; That the Parties be permitted to present their 

Petition accordingly. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Glasgow Glasgow 
Harbour Union Railway Petition, the Standing Or- a Union 
ders ought not to be dispensed with. titan 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Zondon and London and 
South Western Railway (Epsom Branch) Petition, ela 
the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. som Branch.) 
4. Resolved, That in the case of the Cambridge cambridge 
and Lincoln Railway Petition for additional Provi- and Lincoln 
sion, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed B#way Bill 
with; That the Parties be permitted to introduce 

such additional Provision accordingly. 

5. Resolved, That in the case of the Birmingham Birmingham 
and Gloucester Railway (Gloucester Extensions ee 
Stoke Branch and Midland Railways Junction) Pe- iibeusane 
tition, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed Extensions, 
with ; That the Parties be permitted to proceed with pry oe 
their Bill, provided that the same do not confer upon Railways Juno- 
the Midland Railway Company any right or privilege tion.) 

of purchasing or of taking a lease of the Birming- 

ham and Gloucester (Worcester Deviation) Railway, 

or of enabling the Company for the latter to sell 

and convey or to lease their Railway to the Midland 

Railway Company. 

6. Resolved, That in the case of the Birmingham Birmingham 
and Gloucester Railway (Wolverhampton Line) Peti- — 
tion, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed (Welveshemp- 
with ; That the Parties be permitted to proceed with ton Line.) 
their Bill, provided that the same do not confer upon 
the Midland Railway Company any right or privilege 
of purchasing, or of taking a lease of the Birming- 
ham and Gloucester (Wolverhampton Line) Railway, 
or of enabling the Company for the latter to sell 
and convey, or to lease their Sete to the Midland 
Railway Company. 

7. Resolved, That in the case of the Birmingham Birmingham 
and Gloucester Railway (Worcester Deviation) Peti- 24 Gloucester 
tion, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed (Worcester 
with ; That the Parties be permitted to proceed with Deviation.) 
their Bill, provided that the same do not confer 
upon the Midland Railway Company any right or 
privilege of purchasing or of taking a lease of the 
Birmingham and Gloucester (Worcester Deviation) 

Railway, or of enabling the Company for the latter 
to sell and convey, or to lease their Railway to the 
Midland Railway Company. 

That the Committees on this and the two pre- 
ceding Bills do examine, in the first place, how far 
such Orders have been complied with ; and do report 
the same to the House, on the Report of the Bill. 

The first, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh Resolu- 
tions, being read a second time, were agreed tu. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Charles Wood reported from the Committee Exeter and 
on Group (M.) of Railway Bills and Projects, to Crediton 
whom several Petitions against the Bills comprised *'way Bill. 
in the said Group, together with the Reports of the 
Board of Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the 
case of the Exeter and Crediton Railway Bill, no 
person appeared in support of any of the Petitions 
against the Bill, and that they had heard counsel 
in favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into 
the several matters required by the Standing Orders 
on Railway Bills, and that the Committee had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Mr. Charles Wood also reported; That in the North Devon 
case of the North Devon Railway Project, no person Railway 
appeared in support thereof before the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Reports do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend the Acts relating to Hungerford 


the Hungerfordand Lambeth Suspension Foot Bridge 2nd Lambeth 
5 Suspension 





Vox. 100. 


Company, hereafter to be called The Charing Cross 5." Bridge 
3G 


Bridge Bill. 


Caledonian 
Railway Bill. 


Scottish Central 


Railway Bill. 


Trish Great 
Western Rail- 
way (Dublin to 
Galway) Bill. 


North British 
Railway Bill. 


Birkenhead, 
Manchester and 
Cheshire Junc- 
tion Railway 


(No. 2.) 


Runcorn and 
Preston Brook 
Railway and 
Docks Bill. 


Lynn and Ely 
Railway Bill. 


Ely and 
Huntingdon 
Railway Bill. 


410 


Bridge Company, and for granting further Powers 
to the same Company, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Charles Wood do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway 
Company, praying that the Caledonian Railway 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and In- 
habitants of the town of Inverness, and neighbour- 
hood, praying that the Scottish Central Railway 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Resolution of 
the House of Monday last, That the Parties pro- 
moting the Jrish Great Western Railway (Dublin 
to Galway) Bill be permitted to proceed with their 
Bill, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from the Great Southern and 
Western Railway, near JVaas, in the county of Kii- 
dare, to the town of Galway :—And a Debate aris- 
ing thereupon ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was proposed, 
That the Debate be now adjourned :—And the said 
Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Then the main Question being put; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill: 
And that Mr. French, Mr. Gregory, O’ Conor Donand 
Mr. Thomas Martin do prepare, and bring it in. 


Petitions of John Wauchope, of Edmonstone, in 
the county of Lothian, Esquire ;— and, Andrew 
Wauchope, of Niddrie Marishall, in the county of 
Midlothian, Esquire; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the North British Railway Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Subscribers to the Undertaking 
hereinafter mentioned, and other Inhabitants of the 
county of Chester, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
making a Railway from the Chester and Birkenhead 
Railway to the Grand Junction Railway, to be called 
The Birkenhead, Manchester and Cheshire Junction 
Railway, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Anne Orred, of Higher Runcorn, 
in the county of Chester, praying that she may be 
heard, by herself, her counsel or agent, against cer- 
tain parts of the Runcorn and Preston Brook Rail- 
way and Docks Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by herself, her counsel or agent, upon her 
Petition, if she think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Viscount Palmerston reported from the Committee 
on the Lynn and Ely Railway (vre-committed) Bill, 
contained in Group (I.); That they had made other 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Viscount Palmerston reported from the Committee 
on Group (I.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the Ely and [Huntingdon Railway Bill, they had 


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A. 1845, 


considered the said Petitions, and had heard coun- 
sel in favour of the Bill; That they had inquired 
into the several matters required by the Standing 
Orders on Railway Bills; and that the Committee 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Petitions from Perranarworthal ;—Stithians ;— Corwal 
Constantine ;— Gwennap ;-- Falmouth ;—- Callington ; Railway Bill, 
—Liskeard ;—and, District surrounding Liskeard ; 
praying that the Cornwall Railway Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


The Manchester Court of Record (No. 2.) Bill was Manchester 
read a second time; and committed. Courtof Record 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- **) Bill. 

mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Stuart Wortley reported from the Committee Belfast ana 
on Group (S.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Ballymena 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said ®#!w4y Bill. 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred; That in the case of 
the Belfast and Ballymena Railway Bill, they had 
heard counsel in —— of some of the said Peti- 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; That they had inquired into the several mat- 
ters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills ; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Petitions of Land-owners, Merchants, Traders Dublin and 
and Inhabitants of Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush and Drogheda | 
Lusk, county Dublin;— and, Land-holders and eee ine 
Proprietors of property along the line of the Dublin 
and Drogheda Railway; praying that the Dublin 
and Drogheda Railway Bill may not pass into a 
law, as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 

A Petition of the Honourable and Reverend Ed- 
ward Taylor, praying that he may be heard, by 
his counsel, against certain parts of the said Bill, 
was also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel, upon his Petition, if he think fit ; 
and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the 
said Petition. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses London and 
of the borough of Newark, in the county of Notting- Log Railway 
ham, praying that the London and York Railway ”” 

Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Hayter reported, That he had carried to the Boilea’s_ 
Lords the Message of this House of the 30th day Divorce Bill. 
of April last, requesting that their Lordships would 
be &gt; a to communicate to this House a Copy 
of the Minutes of the Evidence taken before their 
Lordships in the case of Boileau’s Divorce Bill ; 
and that their Lordships had been pleased to com~- 
municate the said Minutes of Evidence, as desired 
by this House, and request that the same may be 
returned to them; and he delivered the same in at 
the Table. ’ 

Ordered, That the said Minutes of Evidence be 
referred to the Select Committee on Divorce Bills. 


Petitions from Creetown ;—and, Wigtown; pray- Glasgow, i 
ing that the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Raile oinicte Raile 
way Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and way Bill. 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. A 

A Petition 





Sse te 





and Hawick 
Railway Bill. 


Railway Bills, 
Group (E.) 


Wear Valley 
Railway Bill. 


Direct London 
and Portsmouth 
Railway Bill, 


Boddam 
Harbour Bill, 


Southampton 
Docks Bill, 


Public Petitions 
(Twenty-second 
port.) 


Erewash Valley 
ilway 


(No. 2.) Bill, 








8 VicToRIz. 


A Petition of Thomas Bruce, of Langlee, in the 
county of Roxburgh, Esquire, praying that he may 
be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Edinburgh and Hawick Rail- 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Lord Worsley reported from the Committee on 
Group (E.) of Railway Bills ; That George Hutton 
Wilkinson, Esquire, Chairman of the Great North 
of England Railway Company, having beenrequested 
to attend and give evidence before the Committee, 
in the case of the Northumberland Railway Bill, 
was unwilling to attend, unless required so to do by 
the Warrant of the Speaker. 

Ordered, That George Hutton Wilkinson, Esquire, 
do attend the said Committee To-morrow. 


A Petition of Creditors of the Tolls granted by 
an Act for more effectually repairing the Road from 
the Turnpike-road between Gateshead and Hexham, 
near Lobley Hill, in the County of Durham, to Bur- 
tingford, in the parish of Stanhope, in the same 
county, together with several Branches therefrom, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Wear 
Valley Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Lord Grantley and others, Owners 
and Occupiers of property at and near Wonersh, in 
the county of Surrey, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Direct London and Portsmouth 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Boddam Harbour Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be | 2 


ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Southampton Docks Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Public Petitions; That they had examined 
the Petitions presented upon the 30th day of April 
last and the 1st and 2d days of this instant May ; 
and had directed him to make a Report thereof to 
the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Erewash Canal, in the counties of Derby and Not- 
tingham, commonly called the Erewash Canal Com- 
pany ;—Duke of Rutland and T. D. Hall ;—John 
Withers and others, Owners and Occupiers of pro- 
perty over which the projected Railway hereinafter 
mentioned will pass, or adjoining thereto ;—Lord 
M iddleton and Millicent Fisher ;--John Chamberlain 
Hopkins and others, Owners and Occupiers of pro- 
perty over which the projected Railway hereinafter 
mentioned will pass, or adjoining thereto ;—Charles 
Legh Hoskins Master and others, Owners and Occu- 


piers of property over which the projected Railwa 
Vou. 100. . si ' 


7° Maiz. 


411 


hereinafter mentioned will pass, or adjoining there- 
to ;—WVottingham Canal Company ;—and, the Crom- 
ford Canal Company; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Erewash Valley Railway (No. 2.) 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, ifthey think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Promoters of an Undertaking called Guildford, 
the Guildford, Chichester, Portsmouth and Fareham oon 
Railway, praying that provision may be made in Railway Bill. 
the Guildford, Chichester and Portsmouth Railway 
Bill for making a certain deviation in and near the 
parish of West Dean, in the county of Sussex, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 


Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of property at Rye and 
Mayfield ;—Ewhurst and Seddlescomb ;— Hastings ; Tenterden 
—Robertsbridge, Mountfield and Whatlington ;— ®4! sy Bill 
Heathfield ; — Wadhurst ;—Etchingham, Sivans 
and Hurstgreen;— Battle ;—and, Ticehurst; praying 
that the Rye and Tenterden Railway Bill may not 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of Bristol and 
the Avon and Gloucestershire Railway, praying — 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel (No, 2:) Bill. 
or agents, against certain parts of the Bristol and 
Gloucester — (No. 2.) Bill, was presented, and 


read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Ship-owners of the borough of Newcastle- 
South Shields, in the county of Durham, praying a 
that the Mewcastle-upon-Tyne Coal Turn Bill may ; 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Three Petitions of Owners, Lessees and Occupiers Manchester, 
of property on and adjacent to the line of the pro- Sreield and 
posed Manchester, Sheffield and Midland Junction tion Railway 
Railway ; praying that the Manchester, Sheffield and Bill. . 
Midland Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law, 

—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Ordered, That the Petitions of Inhabitants of the London and 
arish of Borley ;—Bulmer;— Henny ;—Burgesses, Norwich Direct 
Merchants, Manufacturers, Tradesmen and other “"*7 ©" 
Inhabitants of the borough of Bury Saint Edmund's; 
—Inhabitants of the parish of Lamarsh ; —- Mid- 
dleton;—Pentlow;—Merchants, Manufacturers and 
others, Inhabitants of the town of Long Melford, 
in the county of Suffolk, and its neighbourhood ;— 
Lavenham ;—I\nhabitants of the parish of Acton ;— 
Gentry, Clergy, Bankers, Merchants, Manufac- 
turers and others, Inhabitants of the town and 
neighbourhood of Chelmsford ; — Operative Silk 
Weavers and others connected with the silk manu- 
facture, in the towns of Braintree, Bocking and 
Halsted, in the county of Essex ;— Magistrates, 
Clergymen, Bankers, Solicitors, Merchants, Manu- 
facturers and others, Inhabitants of the towns of 
Braintree and Bocking, in the county of Essex, and 
the neighbouring parishes of Felsted, Stebbing, Cres- 
sing, Notley, Stisted, Panfield, Rayne, Stratford, 
Weathersfield, Saling and others, in the same county ; 
—Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers and others, 
Inhabitants of the town of Halsted ;—Inhabitants 
of the parish of Assington ;— Boxford ;— Caven- 
dish ;—Chelton ;— Great Cornard ; — Little Cor- 
nard ;—Foxearth ;—Gilemsford ;—Hartest ;—New- 
ton ;—Stanstead ;—Great and Little Waldingfield ; 
—and, Mayor, Aldermen, Town Council and others, 
Inhabitants of the borough of Sudbury, which were 
presented upon Monday last, praying that the Lon- 
don and Norwich Direct Railway Bill may not pass 





3G 2 into 








Maynooth 
College Bill. 


Lord’s Day. 


Railways. 


New Zealand. 


Parochial 
Settlement Bill. 


412 7° Maz. A, 1845, 


into a law, as it now stands, be referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill. 


Petitions from Kilmorack;—Bath Ford ;—Nen- 
thorn; —Eling ; —Debden ; —North Stoneham ; — 
Stanton ; —Long Horsley; — Wingates ; — North- 
ampton ;—Inverkeething ;—Stirling (Chairman) ;— 
Queenborough ;—Lundie and Fowlis ;— Blaenavon ; 
— Newtown (Roxburghshire) (Moderator and Ses- 
sion Clerk);--Monghtree;—_Newtown (Montgomery); 
—Llandyssil;—North Berwick ;—Free Synod of 
Sutherland and Caithness (Moderator) ;—Staveley ; 
— Monyash ;—Tongland and Tevynholme;—Carlton 
(Nottingham) ;—Meldrum ;—Merthyr Tydfil (three 
Petitions) ;—Preston (Gloucester) ;—Newland ; — 
Great Milton ; —Aberdeen; —Kilchmaw ; —Edin- 
burgh (two Petitions) ;—Kilchrenan ;—Old Ma- 
char ;—Sealing ;— Banff ;— Kilbride ;—Dumblane : 
—Fearn ;—Presbytery of Orkney ;— Livingstone ;— 
Kilmadock ; —Derryvalley ; —Landar ;—Limekilns 
and Charlestown ; —Laing ; —Milnathort ; —Free 
Presbytery of Kinross (two Petitions) ;—Cray Glen- 
shee ; —Montifieth; —West Calder ; —Kintore ;— 
Rhynie; — Eyemouth ; — Abernethy ; —Pittenween 
(Minister) ;— Fenwick ;—Presbytery of Midlothian 
(Moderator) ; —Blaenavon ;—Deanery of Aberga- 
venny ;— Keyworth ;—Great Ashfield ;—Aldham;— 
Elmsett ;—Leith (three Petitions) ;—Horndean ;— 
Templeshanbo ; —Kilnemanagh ; —Lismore, Cappo- 
quin and Macollop ;—Doneraile ;—Saint Austell ;— 
Killenhall ;—Rhydyfro Languike ;—Carmel, Lan- 
guike ; —Llangavelach ; —Alltwen ; —Panttley ;— 
Ystrad Gynlais ;— Hammersmith ; —Warnford ; — 
Abergele;— Llansoy and Llanvihangel Tor-y-myndd; 
— Kenneff'; —Brecknock ;—Dowlais ;—Gorbals of 
Glasgow (Chairman); praying that the Maynooth 
College Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kilmorack ; — Free Synod of 
Sutherland and Caithness (Moderator) ; — Kirk- 
patrick ;— Meldrum ;—Askhirk;— Eymouth;--Kirk- 
michael;-—Collace ;—-Monifieth ;-- Liff;-- Kilmadock ; 
Burreltoun ;— Cray ;—Laing ;—Free Presbytery of 
Orkney ;—Dunblane;—Nenthorn and Smailholm;— 
Presbytery of Dalkeith (Moderator) ;--South Leith ; 
Musselburgh ;--Leith;—-Cluny ;--South Normanton; 
and, Rhynee; praying the aie to adopt mea- 
sures for securing and enforcing a more due obser- 
vance of the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Basingstoke Canal Navigation, praying the House 
to ensure that passengers and goods on Railways 
shall be charged such rates respectively as are ne- 
cessary to make all descriptions of traffic bear their 
due proportions to the general outlay and current 
expenses of the line, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Aborigines Protec- 
tion Society, praying the House not to sanction the 
violation of the terms of the Treaty of Waitangi, 
which guarantee to the chiefs and tribes of New 
Zealand, and to the respective families and indivi- 
duals thereof, the full, exclusive and undisturbed 
possession of their lands and estates, forests, fish- 
eries and other properties, which they may collectively 
and individually possess, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Amesbury Union (Chairman) ;— 
Lewes Union ;— Eastbourne Union ;—ZIsle of Thanet 
Union ;— Northwich Union (Chairman) ;- --County 
of Rutland ;—Wangford Union ;—Rugby Union ;— 
Cardiff Union ;—Saint-Martin-in-the-Fields, West- 
minster (Chairman) ;—Langsett ;— Hunself ;—Pen- 
istone; —and, Eccleshall Bierlow Union; praying 
that the Parochial Settlement Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 











A Petition of Catholic Inhabitants of the parish Roman Ca: 
of Tullycorbit, in the county of Monaghan, praying Relief Bill, 
that the Roman Catholic Relief Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from the District of Waterloo (Hants);— gare o¢ 5 
and, Woodham Ferrers ; praying the House to restrict Act. a 
the Sale of Beer to inns and houses of respectability, 

—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Richmond-on-Thames ;-- Wrexham; Physic ana 
— Rochdale ;-—-Senate of the University of Glasgow ; Surgery Bil. 
— Glasgow ;—and, Failsworth; praying that the 
Physic and Surgery Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bolton-le-Moors ;— Thomas Bat- Colleges of 

ten ;—John Penkivil, of Wadhurst ;— Bath ;—Wij- Physicians and 
liam Simpson ;—Newark-upon-Trent ;—James Ar- Surgeons Bal 
thur Wilson, m.v.;—P. Ballantine Fergusson, M.p.; 
—John Charles Hall ;—Cardiff ;— Edwurd Bewley, 
M.D., M.R.1.A., Licentiate ;— Thomas Blasson ;— 
County of Brecon ;—and, Dewsbury ; praying that 
the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. ; 


Petitions from Knaresborough ;—and, Saint Al- Insolvent 
ban’s; praying for the repeal or alteration of the Debtors Act 
Insolvent Debtors Act,-—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Owners of and others connected with Lighthouses. 

steam vessels trading to and from the Clyde ;—Di- 
rectors of the Bristol General Steam Navigation 
Company ;—and, Members of the Dundee and Hull 
Shipping Company (Chairman) ; praying the House 
to afford relief to the mercantile interests of the 
country by the abolition of the payment of Light 
dues,—were presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Lighthouses. 


Petitions from Malpas; — Donogore, Killead, Agricultore. 
Templepatrick, Ballylemey, Carnmoney and adjoin- 
ing districts ; — Aslingham ; — Waltham ;—Upton 
Lovell; — Manningford Bohune; — Berrow ;— 
Longbridge Deverill; — Berwick Saint John; — 
Boyton ;—Brixton Deverill ;— Bishopstow ;— Don- 
head Saint Andrew;—Kilmarton ;—Codford Saint 
Mary ;— Burton (Wilts) ;—Netheravon (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Calstone Wellington ;—Liddiard Millicent ; 
—Liddiard ;— Saint Mary, Westport ;— Malmes- 
bury ;— Lathon ; — Rodbane Cherry ; — Monckton 
Deverill ;—Alderton ;—Compton Chamberlayne ;— 
Semley ;— Tilshead ;—Wootton Bassett ;—Sherring- 
ton ;—Stoweton ;— Codford Saint Peter ;—Sedghill; 
— Imber ; — Blackland ; — Kingston Deverill ; — 
Cliff ;—Fonthill Gifford ;— Maiden Bradley ;— 
Bapton ;--Bremhill ;— Dinton ;— Worsley Poor Law 
Union (Chairman) ;— Kewstoke ;— Hutton ;— Wring- 
ton ;— Walton ;— Axbridge ;— Churchill ;— Weston- 
super- Mare ;—Chewton ;— Butleigh ; — Baltonsbo- 
rough ;— Meare ; — Burrington ; — Badgworth ;— 
Saint Cuthbert-in- Wells ;—South Brent ;—Congres- 
bury ;— West Bradbley ;—Briddy ;—Saint Mark ;-- 
Saint Cuthbert ;—Saint Andrew, in Wells ;—Street ; 
—Worle;—Box (Somerset) ;—Chapel Allerton ;— 
Dinder ;— Glastonbury ;— Butcombe ; — Breane ;— 
Burnham (Somerset) ;—W ookey ;—North Wootton ; 
— Westbury ; — Wedmore ; — East Brent ;— Wins- 
comb ;— Meare ;— Cheddar ;— Bleadon ;— Banwell ; 
—Lympsham ;—Christin ;—Lockhing ;--Rowberrow : 
—Uphill ;—Shipham ;--and, Blagden; praying that 
in any relief from taxation that may be given, the 
House will take the first opportunity of granting 
relief to the Agriculturists, —were presented, and 


read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. of 
Petitions 











Education 


_ (Ireland-) 


r 


Poor Law 
(Ireland. ) 


Justices’ Clerks 
nd and Clerks of 
ll, the Peace Bill, 


County Courts. 


Arrestment 
of Wages 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Coal Mines. 


Llizey Price, 


Courts of Law 
and Equity, 


Schoolmasters 
(Scotland. ) 





8 VIcTORIE. 7° Maiz. 413 


Petitions from Newry ;—Kilcork ;—Kilmare ;— 
Knocknamuchly ;— New Ross ;—Newtown Barry ; 
—Tambagg ;—Bruree ;—Athassil and Relickmurry ; 
—and, Kilmore; praying the House to devise means 
for removing the restrictions placed on the distribu- 
tion of the Aid annually granted for Education in 
Treland, so as to afford assistance to the Schools in 
connexion with the Church Education Society,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Rate-payers and Inhabitants of the 
electoral division of ew Ross, in the Poor Law 
Union of New Ross, in the county of Wezford, 
praying that in future all charges for the support 
of the poor shall be an equal poundage rate upon 
the entire valuation of the unions, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the County of Sussex ;--Eglwysilan ; 
—Division of Wilton Beacon (York) ;—County of 
Warwick (two Petitions) ;—and, Alcester Division of 
the county of Warwick; praying that the Justices’ 
Clerks and Clerks of the Peace Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Llanrhaiadr-yn-Mochnant ;—and, 
Newport (Pembroke); praying the House to pass 
a Bill for the establishment of County Courts, with 
a clause requiring a knowledge of the Welsh lan- 
guage on the part of the Judges of those Courts in 
Wales,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Workers of Ruthven Print Works, 
Perthshire, praying that the Arrestment of Wages 
(Scotland) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the county of Zan- 
cashire, praying the House to adopt measures to 
promote the better ventilation of Coal Mines, and to 
enact that all coals shall for the future be got by 
weight, and that beam and scales be provided 





by every coal owner, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Elizey Price, complaining of the 
conduct of a Magistrate of the county of Stafford, 
in relation to certain proceedings arising out of an 
action of assault preferred against the Petitioner ; 
and of her having been forcibly taken away from 
her house, though several respectable persons offered 
to give bail for her appearance when required ; and 
of her treatment while in the custody of a constable ; 
and praying the House to institute an inquiry into 
the allegations contained in her Petition, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table, 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising 
in Canterbury, Margate, Ramsgate, Dover and 
Folkstone, praying the House to transfer the Courts 
of all the Law and Equity Judges to the neigh- 
bourhood of the Inns of Court, and unite them in 
a suitable structure under one roof, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Presbytery of Abertarff (Mo- 
derator) ;—Presbytery of Chirnside (Moderator) ;— 
Parish Schoolmasters within the Presbytery of Lau- 
der ;— Chirnside ;—Presbytery of Aberdeen (Mode- 
rator) ; —Presbytery of Forfar (Moderator) ;—and, 
Presbytery of Brechin (Moderator); praying the 
House to adopt measures for ameliorating the con- 
dition of the burgh and parochial Schoolmasters, 
and for promoting the educational interests of 
Scotland,—were presented, and read ;_ and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Moderator and Clerk of the 
United Associate Presbytery of Coldstream and 
Berwick, consisting of the Ministers and Represen- 


tative Elders of twenty-two congregations, praying 
the House to refuse any augmentation to the sala- 
ries of the parochial Schoolmasters until a better 
system of electionand superintendence is introduced, 
and the restriction is abolished which limits eligi- 
bility to the adherents of the Established Church, 
was also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Factory-workers of Clyde Bank, Factories. 
praying the House to pass a law limiting the hours 
of labour in Factories to Ten in the day, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Limekilns and Charlestown ;— Universities 
Presbytery of Glasgow (Moderator and Presbytery (Scotland.) 
Clerk) (two Petitions) ;—and, Presb tery of Selkirk 
(Moderator and Clerk); praying the ° sant to abolish 
religious tests in the Warrersities of Scotland,— 


were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Convener and Deacons and Banking 
Members of the Seven Incorporated Trades of Ar- (Scotland. ) 
broath, praying the House to refuse its sanction to 
any measure having for its object any interference 
with the Banking System of Scotland, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Occupation 
Guardians of the Ennis Union ;—and, Donegal and of Land 
other places ; stating that the Petitioners have read (I**!#"4) 
with general approbation the Report of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Commissioners of Inquiry respecting the 
occupation of land in Jreland; and praying the 
House to take into consideration the various recom- 
mendations contained in that document,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Toplis, a Prisoner in the John Toplis, 
Queen’s Bench Prison, at the instance of the Com- 
missioners of Her Majesty’s Customs, stating that 
he was committed to the said prison on the 4th day 
of December last, for penalties amounting to One 
thousand and Forty-three pounds, recovered against 
him for infringement of the revenue laws; that 
since he was so committed as aforesaid, detainers 
have been lodged against him to a considerable 
amount, at the instance of the Board of Customs, in 
three different cases, for transactions in respect of 
which he was indemnified by a Resolution of a 
Committee of the Houseappointed to inquire intothe 
state of the Tobacco Trade, such Resolution bear- 
ing date the 22dday of March, 1844; and praying 
the House to direct inquiries to be instituted as to 
the detainers so lodged against him, with a view 
to their removal, and that he may be restored to 
liberty in consequence of the injury to his health 
occasioned by his said imprisonment, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the County of Denbigh (Sheriff) ; Saint Asaph 
—Llanarmon-yn- Yale ;—Aberdare (Cardiff) ;— —— 
Deanery of Framland ;—Archdeaconry of Wilts ;— : 
Shire Newton ;—Llanover ;—and, Llanbeder ; pray- 
ing for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 
Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the Union of the Dio- 
ceses of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and for the imme- 
diate appointment of a Bishop to the newly-erected 
See of Manchester,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Rate-payers and Householders in Rating of 
the parish of Eastbourne, in the county of Sussex, Tenements. 
praying that the owners, and not the occupiers, of 
small Tenements may be rated to the poor’s rate in 
all cases, whatever the amount of rent may be, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 





Vor. 100. 


3a3 Petitions 





414 


Petitions from Abergele;--and, County of Den- 
bigh ; praying the House to adopt measures for pre- 
venting the increase of houses licensed for the sale 
of intoxicating drinks, and for diminishing to a very 
large extent the number already existing, and to pass 
a law for entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating 
liquor on the fos Day,—were presented, an 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Public Houses, 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Newry 
praying for amendment of the lighting of Towns 
(Ireland) Act, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Seamen paid off in 1840 and 1841, 
offered £10. and fourteen days’ leave ; those re- 
ceiving the money and returning to the service ; 
those receiving the money and not returning ; those 
refusing the money and returning ; those refusing 
the money and not returning; with the wages due 
at the time. 


Lighting of 
Towns 


(Ireland) Act. 


Seamen. 


Revenue, Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Population, &amp;e. Command,—Tables of the Revenue, Population, 
Commerce, &amp;c., of the United Kingdom and its 
Dependencies. Part 13.—Section A.—Revenue 
and Commerce, 1843. 

Report of the Railway Department of the Board 
of Trade on proposed amalgamation of Railways. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and that the last be printed. 


Railways. 
No.279. 


Coals, &amp;c., 
(Navy.) 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Names of Contractors for the Supply 
of Coal to each of Her Majesty’s Naval Establish- 
ments at Home and Abroad; stating the Quan- 
tity, Quality, and Price of the Coals supplied by 
each Contractor, distinguishing the Quantity, Qua- 
lity, and Price of the Coals supplied for use of 
Steam Vessels, in each year, from 1840 to 1844 :— 
And, Copies of Reports from Officers, and Extracts 
from Letters, or Extracts from Engineers’ Logs, as 
to Quality and Efficiency of Coals supplied to Her 
Majesty’s Steam Vessels, from 1840 to 1844 :—Of 
Reports from Officers on Trials made at Woolwich 
val Deptford to test the Quality of the different 
descriptions of Coals supplied for Her Majesty’s 
Service: — And, of Reports to the Admiralty by 
the Comptroller of Steam Machinery, the Store- 
keeper General, and the Director of Works, and 
Extracts from the Logs of Engineers of Her Majes- 
ty’s Steam Vessels, on the Quality and Efficiency of 
Grant’s Patent Fuel, as compared with Coal, for the 
use of Steam Vessels, and the comparative Price per 
Ton :—A Return of the Number of Applications and 
Permissions granted by the Admiralty to manufac- 
ture Grant’s Fuel since the enrolment of the Patent : 
—A Return of the Quantity and Price per Ton of 
Grant’s Fuel supplied by contract in the last Three 
years :—Similar Return of Grant’s Fuel manufac- 
tured in Her Majesty’s Yards in 1840-41 :—Copies 
of Tenders sent to the Admiralty to supply Grant’s 
Patent Fuel, from June 1841 to the Ist day of April 
1844 :—And, of Reports from the Officers of Her 
Majesty’s Steam Vessels, and Extracts from Letters 
and from the Officers of Her Majesty’s Naval Esta- 
blishments, on Experiments made as to the Quality 
and Efficiency of Grant’s Patent Fuel. 


Banking _ Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill 
(Ireland) Bil, to regulate the Issue of Bank Notes in Jreland, and 
No.281. to regulate the Re-payment of certain Sums advanced 
by the Governor and Company of the Bank of Jre- 
land for the Public Service: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Monday, the 19th day of this instant 

May ; and to be printed. 


Bank of 


Suk of Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
ngiand, 


Return of the Amount of Sovereigns and Half- 


7° Maii. 





A. 1845, 


sovereigns received by the Bank of England under 
the Standard Weight, in each month from the ist 
day of January 1844 till the 1st day of May 1845; 
stating the Amount of the deficient Weight, at the 
rate of- £3. 17s. 103d. per ounce, in each month (in 
continuation of Parliamentary Paper No. 46, of 
Session 1844). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
An Account of the Public Income and Expenditure 
of the United Kingdom, in the years ending the 5th 
day of January 1843, 1844 and 1845 ; distinguish- 
ing the actual Payments for the Expenses incurred 
in the Collection and Management of the Revenue; 
for the Charges of the Public Debt (the Terminable 
Annuities being also valued by Estimate) ; for the 
Expenses of the Civil Government; the Allowances 
to the Royal Family, and to His Majesty the King 
of the Belgians; the Establishment of the Lord 
Lieutenant of Ireland; the Expenses of the two 
Houses of Parliament, and the Civil Departments, 
the other Pensions on the Consolidated Fund, on the 
gross Revenue, and the Civil List :—Also, the Pay- 
ments for the Administration of Justice; Diplomatic 
Expenses, and on Account of the Sums voted for 
the Army, Navy, Ordnance and Miscellaneous 
Services; also, Public Works, Bounties, Post-office, 
the Quarantine and Warehousing Establishments, 
and all other Payments not coming under any of 
the foregoing heads ; with an Appendix, showing 
the several items composing each head of the Ac- 
count (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 
550, of Session 1844). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Amount of the Government Annuities 
granted by the Commissioners for the Reduction of 
the National Debt, which were unpaid on the 1st 
day of May 1844; distinguishing the Amount of 
such unpaid Annuities which were due on the 5th 
day of January and the 5th day of April :—The 
same Return for 1845 :—And, the form of the Cer- 
tificates of the existence of the Nominees for these 
Annuities, which were required previous to the 5th 
day of January 1844; and any Alterations in such 
Certificates which have been since introduced, with 
the Orders of the said Commissioners, directing such 
Alterations to be made, and the Intimations thereof 
given to the Holders of these Annuities. 


Public Income 
and Expendi. 


ture, 


Annuities, 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, Prisons 
That Mr. Patrick Stewart be discharged from any (Seotland.) 


further attendance on the Select Committee on 
Prisons (Scotland) ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers forthe Yeas, ~ a } 80. 
: Mr. Pringle, " 

Tellers forthe Noes, Mr. ian Johnstone it - 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bickham Escott be discharged 
from any further attendance on the said Com- 
mittee. 

Ordered, That Lord Gordon Hallyburton and Mr. 
Morris, be added to the Committee. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee of 
Supply be now received. 

Mr. Greeneaccordingly reported from the said Com- 
mittee, a Resolution; which was read, as followeth; 

Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Six hun- 
dred and ten thousand five hundred and forty-five 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the 
Charge of Victuals to Seamen and Marines in Her 
Majesty’s Fleet, and the Ordinary and Yard Craft, 
which will come in course of Payment during the 
year ending on the 31st day of March 1846. _ 

The said Resolution being read a second time, 


was agreed to. Onietel, 


Supply ; 


Victuals to 


Seamen and 


Marines. 





come 
ndi- 


Exchequer Bills 


(£.9,379:600) 
Bill. 


Poor Law 
Amendment — 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Chattel 
Interests (Real 
Property ) Bill. 


Chattel 
Interests (Real 
Property) Bill, 


Field Gardens 
Bill. 


No. 282, 


Statute Labour 
(Scotland) Bill, 


8 VICTORI. 


Ordered, That the ingrossed Bill for raising a Sum 
by Exchequer Bills for the Service of the year One 
thousand eight hundred and Forty-five, be now 
read the third time:—The Bill was accordingly 
read the third time. : 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for raising the Sum of Nine millions 
three hundred and seventy ninethousand six hundred 
pounds, by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the 
year One thousand eight hundred and Forty-five. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Poor Law Amendment (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday, the 23d day of this instant May. 


Petitions from Wolverhampton ;—Stourbridge;— 
Birmingham ;— Worcester;—and, Dudley; praying 
that the Chattel Interests (Real Property) Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read for the second 
reading of the Chattel Interests (Real Property) Bill ; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time; 
The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question ; viz. To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon this day six months.” 
And the Question being put, Thatthe word “now” 
stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Robert Scott, 27 
Yeas, Mr. Granger : } ven 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Young, 30 
Noes, { Mr. Manners Sutton: } : 
So it passed in the Negative. 


And the Question being put, That the words 
upon this day six months ” be added at the end 
of the Question :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 
Ordered, That th Bill be read a second time upon 
this day six months. 


“ 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Field Gardens Bill ; 

Anda Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ this House will, upon this day six months, resolve 
“ itself into the said Committee,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 
—The said proposed Amendment was, with leave 
of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee ; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday the 
21st day of this instant May. 


‘The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Statute Labour (Scotland) Bill ;. 
Resolved, That this House, will, upon Thursday 


the 15th day of this instant May, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


Vot. 100. 


7°—8° Maz. 





415 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 8° die Mati, 1845: 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself physic and 
into a Committee upon the Physic and Surgery Bill ; Surgery Bill. 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- No. 283. 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday the 9th day 
of June next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Coneges of 
into a Committee upon the Colleges of Physicians Physicians and 
and Surgeons Bill; and, after some time spent Suscms Bil. 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr, No.284- 
Greene reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday the 9th day 
of June next. 


The Courts of Common Law Process Bill was, Courts of 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com- Common Law 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for Wed- P'°°e*s Bil 
nesday the 21st day of this instant May. 


The Courts of Common Law Process (Jreland) Courts of 
Bill was, according to Order, read a second time ; Common Law 
and committed to a Committee of the whole House, (ireland) Bill. 
for Wednesday the 21st day of this instant May. 


The Court of Session (Scotland) Process Bill was, Court of Session 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com- (Scotland) 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for Process Bill. 
Wednesday the 21st day of this instant May. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com-gupyly. 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Malt Drawback 
reading of the Malt Drawback Bill ; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 21st day of this instant May. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Railway Clauses 
into a Committee upon the Railway Clauses Conso- — 
lidation (Scotland) (No.2.) Bill; and, aftersome time (No. ms oo. 
spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and 
Mr. Greene reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the’ Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- ways ana 
mittee of Ways and Means; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Kew Gardens. 
Copy of Report from Sir W. J. Hooker, onthe Royal yo. 980 
Botanic Gardens, and the proposed new Palm House 
at Kew. 

Mr. Cardwellaccordingly presented the said Paper. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, scientific and 
Copies of Reports from the under-mentioned Scien- Charitable 
tific and Charitable Institutions receiving Grants cannon 
from Parliament, viz.; School of Design; Royal No.285. 
Trish Academy; Royal Hibernian Academy; Royal 
Dublin Society ; Female Orphan House, Dublin ; 
Westmorland Lock Hospital, Dublin; Lying-in Hos- 
pital, Dublin; Dr. Stevens’ Hospital, Dublin; Fever 

3G 4 Hospital 





416 


Hospital, Cork-street, Dublin ; Hospital for Incur- 
ables, Dublin; Meath Hospital, Dublin; Asylum 
for Females discharged from Prison, Dublin; Vac- 
cine Institution, Dublin. 
Mr. Cardwell accordingly presented the said Paper. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of the Notes in Circulation of the Bank 
of England, and of other Banks of Issue in England, 
Wales, Scotland and Ireland, since the 2d day of 
February 1844, up to the present time (in continua- 
tion of Parliamentary Paper, No. 38, of Session 
1844). 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
Return to an Order, dated the 14th day of Feb- 
ruary last, for an Account of the Quantities and 
declared Value of British Woollen Manufactures 
exported from the United Kingdom in the year 1844, 
specifying the Countries to which they were sent : 
— And, Return to an Order, dated the 11th day of 
March last, for Accounts of the Quantities of Sheep 
and Lambs’ Wool, Foreign and Colonial, imported 
into the United Kingdom in the year 1844 ; distin- 

uishing the Countries from which they came, of the 
Quantities re-exported during the same period, and 
the Countries to which they were sent :—Of the 
Quantities of British Sheep and Lambs’ Wool and 
Woollen Yarn exported from the United King- 
dom in the year 1844; specifying the Countries to 
which they were sent :—Of the Quantities of Wool 
of the Alpaca and Llama Tribe imported into the 
United Kingdom in the year 1844; and of the 
Quantities re-exported during the same period, and 
the Countries to which they were sent :—Of the 
Quantity of Mohair (or Goat’s Wool) imported into 
the United Kingdom in the year 1844; and of the 
Quantity re-exported during the same period, and 
the Countries to which they were sent :—And, of 
the Quantities and declared Value of British Woollen 
Manufactures exported from the United Kingdom 
in the year 1844, specifying the Countries to which 
they were sent. 

Return to an Order, dated the 24th day of Fe- 
bruary last, for Accounts of all Copper imported 
into the United Kingdom in the year ending the 5th 
day of January 1845, distinguishing each Sort of 
Copper, from what Country, and into what Ports 
imported :—Of the Quantities of Copper exported 
from the United Kingdom in the year ending the 
5th day of January 1845, distinguishing each Sort, 
from what Port sent, and to what Country exported : 
—Of the Quantities of Copper exported from the 
Port of London in the year ending the 5th day of 
January 1845, distinguishing each Sort, and to what 
Country exported :—Of the Quantities of Copper 
exported from the Port of Liverpool in the year end- 
ing the 5th day of January 1845, distinguishing 
each Sort, and to what Country exported :—And, 
of all Copper Ore which has been imported into the 
United Kingdom in the year ending the 5th day of 
January 1845, showing the Quantity upon which 
Duty has been paid, the Countries from which the 
same has been imported, and the Per-centage Quan- 
tity of Metallic Copper contained in each Parcel of 
Ore upon which the Duty has been paid, together 
with the Rate and Amount of Duty received thereon. 

Accounts of all Tin imported into the United 
Kingdom in the year ending the 5th day of January 
1845, distinguishing from what Countries imported : 
—And, of all Tin exported from the United King- 
dom in the year ending the 5th day of January 1845, 
distinguishing to what Countries exported. 

An Account of all Zine and Zinc Ore imported 
and exported during the year ending the 5th day of 
January 1845, and the Duty paid thereon. 

Return to an Order, dated the 26th day of Fe- 
bruary last, for an Account of the Imports and Ex- 


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A. 1845, 


ports of Lead and Lead Ore for the year ending the 
5th day of January 1845 (in continuation of Parlia- 
mentary Paper, No. 225, of Session 1844), 

A Return of the Name of every Person employed Posteof 
in the General Post-office (Edinburgh), with ‘the (Edinburgh) 
Date of each Appointment, the Nature of the Duties 
performed by each Individual, the Amount of Salary 
atiached to such Duties, the Fund from which each 
Salary is paid; distinguishing what portion, if any, 
is derived from Fees. 

A Return of all Places in the United Kingdom Post-ofice 
having the benefit of Money Order Post-offices, and J, 
distinguishing whether the said Places are esta- 
blished as Post-offices, Sub-Post or Branch Offices, 

Accounts of the Produce of the Excise Duty re- spirits 
ceived on Spirits in reland, during each of the years (Ireland.) 
ending the 5th day of April 1844 and 1845; and 
the Number of Gallons brought to Charge, showing 
the Increase or Decrease in Gallons and in Duty : 
—Of the Number of Gallons of Spirits brought ‘to 
Charge in Jreland, and the Duty paid thereon, in 
the Quarters ending the 5th day of April 1844 and 
1845, showing the Increase or Decrease :—Of the 
Number of Gallons of Proof Spirits (distinguishing 
the Quantities produced from Malt and from a mix- 
ture of Malt and unmalted Grain) on which Duty 
was paid for Home Consumption in Ireland, in each 
Quarter of the years ending respectively the 5th day 
of April 1844 and 1845, and in each of the years: 
—Of the Number of Detections and of the Number 
of Persons prosecuted for Offences in Ireland against 
the Laws for the Suppression of Illicit Distillation, 
in each Quarter of the years ending respectively the 
5th day of April 1844 and 1845, distinguishing those 
convicted :—And, of the Number of Persons con- 
fined in each Gaol in Jreland for Offences against 
the Laws for the Suppression of Illicit Distillation, 
on the 5th day of January, the 5th day of March 
and the 5th day of April 1845 (in continuation of 
Parliamentary Paper, No. 411, of Session 1844). 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s Population. 
Command,—Abstract of the Answers and Returns 
made pursuant to Acts 3 and 4 Vic. c. 99, and 4 
Vic. c. 7, intituled respectively, “‘ An Act for taking 
an Account of the Population of Great Britain,” 
and, “ An Act to amend the Acts of the last Session 
for taking an Account of the Population.” —Parish 
Register Abstract, 1841— England and Wales, and 
Islands in the British Seas. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Scilly Scilly Islands. 
Islands, which was presented upon the 31st day of No. 286. 
March last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the British British 


Museum, which was presented upon Monday last, "ae 
be printed. 0, 287. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
a quarter of an hour before one of the clock 
on Thursday morning, adjourned till this 
day. 





Jovis, 8° die Maiz ; 
Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


CRDERED, That the Petition of the Com- ~_— 
pany of Proprietors of the Avon and Gloucester Riiway _ 
shire Railway Company, which was presented yes- (No. 2.) Bill 
terday, praying that they may be heard, by them- 

selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 

of the Bristol and Gloucester Railway (No. 2.) Bill, 

be referred to the Committee on the Group of Rail- 

way Bills in which the Bill is comprised ; and the 





Bristol and 





Petitioners 








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Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petition, if they think fit ; and 


counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said | 


Petition. 


Edioburgh Petitions of the Right honourable Francis Char- 

and Northen teris Earl of Wemyss and March Baron Wemyss 

Railway i, of Wemyss ; — Maryot Chadwick Walker Aytoun, 

(No. 2.) BM. Esquire, of Purin, in the county of Fife, a Captain 
in Her Majesty’s Royal Artillery ;—Commissioners 
for carrying into execution certain Acts of Parlia- 
ment made in relation to the harbour of Perth, and 
the navigation of the Tay ;—Parliamentary ‘Trus- 
tees of the passage across the Firth of Forth, at 
Queensferry ;—Inhabitants of the burgh and parish 
of Strathmiglo ;—Inhabitants of the burgh of Auch- 
termuchty ; — and, Inhabitants of the village of 
Dunshalt; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Petitions from Auchtermuchty (two Petitions) ;— 
Markinch ;—Ladybank and Monkston ;—Fruchie ; 
—Arbroath ;—Edinburgh (three Petitions) ;— New- 
burgh ;— Cupar (two Petitions) ;—Leith ;—Kettle ; 
—Leslie ;—and, Kirkaldy; praying that the said 
Bill may pass into a law,—were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Thirsk, 

pon Junc raying that the Harrogate and Ripon Junction 
os Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Harrogate and 
Ripon Junction 


pe toa A Petition of Inhabitants of Armagh, praying 
Railway Bll that the Newry and Enniskillen Railway Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 


dered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (B.) of 
Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Petitions for Ordered, That Sub-Committee (No. 1.) of the 

Frvate Bills. Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills 
have leave to sit this day, till five of the clock, during 
the sitting of the House. 


Railway Bills, 
Group (B.) 


Irish Great Mr. French presented a Bill for making a Rail- 


Western Rail- . ilwe 
way (Dublin to WAY from the Great Southern and Western Railway, 


y Galvay) Bill, Dear WVaas, in the County of Kildare, to the Town 


of Galway: And the same was read the first time ; | 


and ordered to be read a second time. 


Bradfod Gas 


i The House proceeded to take into consideration 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to alter the Provisions of an Act 
for lighting with Gas the Town of Bradford, and 
the Neighbourhood thereof, within the Parish of 
Bradford, in the West Riding of the County of 
York ; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 9. 1. 22. Leave out “ in” and insert “ for.” 
Pr. 10. 1. 16. After “ or” insert “ at any.” 

Pr. 19. 1, 18. After “ preceding” insert “ half.” 
Pr. 21.1. 29. After “ respectively” insert “ and.” 

Pr. 21. 1. penult. Leave out from “ upon” to 
and” in Pr. 22. 1. 5., and insert “the actual 
capital for the time being of the Company.” 

Pr, 23. 1. 23. Leave out from “annum” to 

“ and” in |. 26. 
Pr, 23. 1, 31. Leave out “ paid up” and insert 
L “ actual.” 
Pr. 34. 1. 8. After “ascertained” insert “ by 
“ two Justices.” 

Pr. 34. 1. 30. Leave out “ damages” and insert 

penalties or forfeitures.” 


Pr. 34. 1. 31. Leave out “ ascertaining and.” 
Vou. 100. 


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417 


Pr. 34. 1]. 35. Leave out from “ be” to “ re- 
“ covered ”’ in 1. penult. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Busfeild do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


A Petition of Richard Heywood Jones and Sa- Middlesbro’ 
muel Henry Thomson, the Committees of the estate and Redcar 
and person of John Brown, Esquire, a Lunatic, pray~ *#!!wey Bill. 
ing that the Middlesbro’ and Redcar Railway Bill 
| may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 

sented, and read; and referred to the Committee on 
the Bill. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (Q.) of Railway Bills, 
Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of Group (Q.) 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 





A Petition of the Chairman ofa Committee of the London, 
Promoters of a narrow-guage line of Railway in- Worcester and 
tended to connect Swansea and Carmarthen, and pa em 
several of the valleys of South Wales, with Bir- London, ai 
mingham, and the manufacturing districts, and the a and 
creat Railway system of the rest of the kingdom, 37". Railway. 
by way of Brecon, The Hay, Leominster and Worces- (Dudley and 
ter, praying that the London, Worcester and South Sedgley _ 
Staffordshire Railway Bill; the London, Worcester pravcn)s ™4 
and South Staffordshire Railway (Dudley and Sedg- Worcester and 
ley Branch) Bill; and, the London, Worcester and South Stafford- 
South Staffordshire Railway (Extension from Dud- Cianenton bien 
ley to Wolverhampton) Bill may pass into law,— Dudley to Wol- 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon amas 


the Table. 


A Petition of Subscribers to the Railway herein- Epping 
after mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for Railway, 
making a Railway from the London and Blackwall 
Railway, at Stepney, to or near to the town of 
Epping, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 








An ingrossed Bill to amend the Acts for building cjifton Bridge 
a Bridge over the River Avon, from Clifton to the Bill. 
opposite Side of the River, in the County of Somer- 
| set, was read the third time. 
| Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
| Ordered, That Mr. Henry Berkeley do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Butchers and Cattle Dealers at Leeds and 
Leeds and the vicinity, praying that the Leeds and Thirsk Railway 
Thirsk Rallway Bill may pass into a law, was pre- “'" 
sented, andread ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Birmingham 
Dudley Canal Navigation, taking notice of the ap- or ene 5 
plication for leave to bring in the Birmingham and oe 
Gloucester Railway (Wolverhampton Line) Bill, and Line. ) 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Group of Railway Bills in which 
that project is comprised ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the application, against the said Petition. 





Mr. Patrick Stewart reported from the Committee Leeds, Dews- 
on Group (B.) of Railway Bills, to whom several bury and 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said je seg ile 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of va Bill. 
Trade thereon, were referred; That in the case of 
the Leeds, Dewsbury and Manchester Junction Rail- 
way Bill, they had heard counsel in support of se- 
veral of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had in- 
quired into the several matters required by the 

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Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true ; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Huddersfield Mr. Patrick Stewart reported from the Committee 
aaa on Group (B.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Canal Bill. | Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal 
Bill, they had heard counsel in support of several 
of the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel 
in favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into 
the several inatters required by the Standing Orders 
on Railway Bills; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Railway Bills, Ordered, That the Committee on Group (G.) of 
Group (G-) Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Newcastle . Petitions from Worth Shields;—and, Campsie; 
Railway Bill praying that the Newcastle and Berwick Railway 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Maynooth Petitions from Bristol (Chairman) ;—-Cardross ; 

College Bill. — Bishop Wilton; — Davidstow ; — Blackpool ; — 
Churchover ; —Sheepshead ; — Leicester (two Peti- 
tions) ;— Belgrave :— Stockland, Bristol ;—Kirk Ses- 
sion of Campsie (Moderator and Session Clerk) ;— 
Llanerchymedd and Coedana ;—Isington ;—Presby- 
tery of Wigtown (Moderator) ; — Balquhidder ; — 
Melmerby ;—Foxley and Bylaugh ;—Archattan ;— 
Lochalsh ;— Weekley ;—Little Oakley ;—Cropredy ; 
— Borley; — Roothing Rural Deanery ; — Little 
Stamford ; —Cockfield ; — Colchester ;—Llandybie ; 
— Merthyr ;—Mullinacuffe ;—and, Kilpipe; pray- 
ing that the Maynooth College Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Justices’ Clerks A Petition of Justices of the Peace for the county 
and Clerks of of Warwick, and acting for the Solihull Petty Ses- 
the Peace Bill. _. - s * &gt;. : 
sional Division of the said county, praying that the 
Justices’ Clerks and Clerks of the Peace Bill ms 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Parochial Petitions from Solihull Union ;—Zedbury Union ; 

Settlement Bill. and, Egloskerry and Tremaine; praying that the 
Parochial Settlement Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Public Houses. Petitions from Pollokshaws ;— Dover ;—Llaneg- 
wad ;—Chester ;—Uxbridge ;—and, Halkin; pray- 
ing the House to adopt measures for preventing the 
increase of houses licensed for the sale of intoxicating 
drinks, and for diminishing to a very large extent 
the number already existing, and to pass a law for 
entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating drinks on 
the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Promiscuous A Petition of Clergy, Churchwardens and Inha- 
Intercourse. itants of the parishes of Saint Michael and Saint 
Olave, in the county of the city of Chester, stating 
that there is a large class of persons in this country 
who live by, and make a trade of, promoting the 
Promiscuous Intercourse between the sexes; and 
praying the House to invest Magistrates and Police 





with powers for the more speedy detection and 
punishment of such offenders, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Henry Hodson Rugg;— Willi . 
Thomas Borthwick ; ” David 7 lt La. and 
mington ; praying that the Physic and Surgery Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Southwark ;—and, Bristol (six Insolvent 
Petitions); praying for the repeal or alteration of Debtors Act. 
the Insolvent Debtors Act,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Francis Soames, Thomas May and Wokingham 
Thomas Creaker, Churchwardens of the town and Patish. 
parish of Wokingham, in the counties of Berks and 
Wilts, complaining of the spiritual destitution of that 
parish, and of the dilapidated state of the parish 
church ; and praying that the matters stated in their 
Petition may be taken into consideration by the 
House, with a view of remedying the grievances 
therein set forth, and that some iaw may be passed 
for the enforcement of a better and more efficient 
system of ecclesiastical visitation, and for the fair 
and satisfactory adjustment of all questions arising 
between the Rector and the Rate-payers touching the 
repair and upholding of the chancel and fabric of 
the Church, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Archdeaconry of Coventry ;—LZlan- Saint Asaph 

geinwen ;—Llangaffo ;—Archdeaconry of Oxford ;— 24 Bangor 
Roothing Rural Deanery ;—Langain ;—Mothvey ; _— 
—Llanlloch ; — Newcastle-in- Emlyn ; — Pencarreg ; 
— Llanboidy and Llanglydwen ; — Llanfynydd ;— 
Llandowror ;—Llangadock ; — Bettws ; — Llangen- 
deirne and Llandefeilog ;—and, Saint Clears; pray- 
ing for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 
Will. 4, c. 77, asrelates to the union of the dioceses 
of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and for the immediate 
appointment of a Bishop to the See of Manchester, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Bridgwater ;—and, Gargunnock Lord’s Day. 
and Kincardine; praying the House to adopt mea- 
sures for securing a more due observance of the 
Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from the Presbytery of Inveraray, Schoolmasters 
praying the House to adopt measures for amelio- (Seotlend-) 
rating the condition of the burgh and _ parochial 
Schoolmasters, and for promoting the educational 
interests of Scotland,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising Courts of Law 
in the borough of Cambridge, praying the House to #4 Faulty- 
transfer the Courts of all the Law and Equity Judges 
to the neighbourhood of the Inns of Court, and unite 
them ina suitable structure under one roof, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Isaac Ironside, of Sheffield, com- Poor Law. 
plaining of the nequality of poor-rates in that parish ; 
and praying for inquiry, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Inha- Frost, Williams 
bitants of Mary-le-bone, praying the House to present *"4 ~—. 
an Address to Her Majesty, imploring a free pardon 
for John Frost, Zephaniah Williams and William 
Jones, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions of John Bisdée, of Hutton, in the county Australian 
of Somerset, Gentleman ;—and, Proprietors of —_ Corn. 
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8 VicTORIz. 


and others interested in the prosperity of South | 
Australia ; praying the House to place the trade in | 
Cornand Flour between the United Kingdom and the | 
Australian Colonies on the same footing as that be- 
tween the United Kingdom and Canada,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Rye and Petitions of J. Young and others ;—David Jen- 

Tenterden = ings and others ;—James Richardson and others ; 

Railway Bill. __and, Francis Barrow and others; praying that 
the Rye and Tenterden Railway Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


Blackburn, Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That the 

Burley, ana Clauses limiting the maximum charges, inserted in 

a ere the Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington and Colne 

Railway Bil. Extension Railway Bill, in addition to the Breviate, 
were upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the said Clauses be printed. 


Dunstableand Mr, Speaker acquainted the House, That the 
London and = Causes limiting the maximum charges, inserted in 


Sinaia, the Dunstable and London and Birmingham Rail- 
“— way Bill, in addition to the Breviate, were upon the 
Table. 
Ordered, That the said Clauses be printed. 
Midland Rail- Mr, Speaker acquainted the House, That the 


ways (Syston tO C]auses limiting the maximum charges, inserted in 
Peterborough ‘ 


Bill ) the Midland Railways (Syston to Peterborough) 
, Bill, in addition to the Breviate, were upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the said Clauses be printed. 


Dundee and 
Perth Railway 
Bill. 


Petitions of James Ferguson, Clerk to Her Ma- 
jesty’s Signet in Scotland, and James Condie, Writer, 
in Perth, Commissioners for Captain James Ri- 
chardson Hay, of Seggieden, in the county of Perth ; 
—and, Commissioners for carrying into execution 
certain Acts of Parliament seo in relation to the 
harbour of Perth and the navigation of the Tay; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 


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419 


propose to make their stations on the same spot; 
that although from the evidence of the Right ho- 
nourable Fox Maule and others, it did not appear 
that any serious encroachment on the South Inch 
would be occasioned by permitting a terminus to be 
made in the manner proposed by the Scottish Cen- 
tral, and that its site in respect to levels and its 
claims in “age of priority were, at the very least, 
equal to the others, the Committee nevertheless, 
feeling how desirable it would be to have a common 
station, especially with a view to continuous traffic 
northwards, and in the absence of any proof that 
adequate means had been adopted to select one, as 
well as from an unwillingness to sanction any un- 
necessary interference with the accustomed uses of 
the South Inch, have resolved to postpone the selec- 
tion of a site for further consideration ; they have 
accordingly inserted a clause restraining the Scottish 
Central from executing that portion of its works 
which traverses the South Inch, but with a view of 
placing all the above Companies hereafter on an 
equal footing, and to save the Company before them 
from being prejudiced by any adjudication on the 
same point during the present Session in favour of 
other parties, they venture to recommend the House 
to bring a knowledge of the above proceedings to 
the Committees by which the merits of the Railway 
Bills connected with the city of Perth are to be 
tried, by referring to them this Report, or by such 
other means as in its wisdom it may prefer. 

Ordered, That the Reports do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Company of Sheffield and 
Proprietors of the navigation of the River Ben, Rotherham 
which was presented upon the 24th day of April last, 
praying that the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, be 
referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


Railway Bill. 


Mr. Shaw reported from the Committee on Group Railway Bills, 
(F.) of Railway Bills; That the Parties supporting '¥P (F.) 





their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Dundee and Perth Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Scottish Central © Petitions from the county of Argyll ;—and, Chair- 

Railwey Bill. man of a Meeting of the Justices of the Peace and 
Commissioners of Supply of the county of Forfar ; 
praying that the Scottish Central Railway Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Scottish Central Mr. Parker reported from the Committee on 

Railway Bill. Group (DD.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred; That in the case of 
the Scottish Central Railway Bill, they had heard 
counsel in support of several of the said Petitions, 
and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; 
That they had inquired into the several matters 
required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 


Mr. Parker also reported from the Committee on | 


Group (DD.) of Railway Bills, in which the Scottish 
Central Railway Bill was comprised; That the Com- 
mittee had examined witnesses, and had heard coun- 
sel in support of a Petition from certain Inhabitants 
of the city of Perth, against the site of the terminus 
of the projected line on the South Inch, and have 
ascertained that several other Railway Companies 
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the London, Worcester and South Staffordshire 
Railway Bill had stated to the Committee that the 
evidence of Mr. Robert Howson, of Birmingham, 
and Mr. William Bass, of Bristol, was essential in 
order to enable them to establish their case before 
the Committee ; and it having been proved that ap- 
plication had been made to the above Parties, but 
their attendance could not be procured without the 
intervention of the House, the Chairman had been 
instructed by the Committee to move the House, 
That they be ordered to attend the Committee on 
Wednesday next, 14th May, at twelve o’clock. 

Ordered, That Mr. Robert Howson and Mr. Wil- 
liam Bass do attend the said Committee upon Wed- 
nesday next, at twelve o’clock. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee standing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which Orders; 
were read, as follow : 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Midland Midland Rail- 
Railway Branches Bill, the Standing Orders ought me Branches 
not to be dispensed with. om. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Bermondsey Bermondsey 
Improvement (No. 2.) Petition, the Standing Orders Improvement 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be (N* +) 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 


Bray Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought Bray Railway. 
not to be dispensed with. 

4. Resolved, That in the case of the Taff Vale Taf Vale 
Railway Petition, for leave to present a Petition for Railway. 

a Bill, the Sessional Order ought to be dispensed 
with; That the Parties be permitted to present their 
| Petition accordingly. 

5. Resolved, That in the case of the Whitehaven whitenaver 
and Furness Junction Railway Petition, the Standing and Furness. 
Orders ought to be dispensed with ; That the Parties Junction Bail- 
be permitted to proceed with their Bill. _ 
| 3H 2 6. Resolved, 





8. Resolved, That in the case of the Kingstown and Kingstown and 








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6. Resolved, That in the case of the Skerries 
Harbour Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be 
dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill. 

7. Resolved, That in the case of the Liverpool, 
Ormskirk and Preston Railway Petition, the Stand- 
ing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 

The 2d, 4th, 5th and 6th Resolutions, being read 
a second time, were agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Skerries 
Harbour. 


Liverpool, 
Ormskirk and 
Preston Rail- 
way. 


Whitehaven 
and Furness 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Whitehaven and Furness Junc- 
tion Railway Bill, which was this day made from 
the Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Whitehaven, in the 
county of Danbochenk to a point of junction with 
the Furness Railway, in the parish of Dalton, in the 
county palatine of Lancaster, to be called The White- 
haven and Furness Junction Railway: And that 
Mr. Edward Stanley, Mr. Irton and Mr. Matthias 
Attwood do prepare, and bring it in. 


Commons The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Inclosure Bill. that part of the Message from the Lords of Friday 
last, wherein their Lordships request that this House 
will be pleased to communicate to their Lordships, 
a Copy of the Report from the Select Committee 
appomted by this House in the last Session of Par- 
liament on Commons Inclosure, together with the 
Minutes of Evidence, and Appendix and Index 
thereto. 
Ordered, That a printed Copy of the said Report 
be communicated to the Lords, as desired by their 
Lordships: And that Mr. Greene do deliver the 


same. 


Guildford, 
Chichester and 
Portsmouth 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of William Burchell, of No. 47, Par- 
liament-street, in the county of Middlesex, Gentle- 
man, the Solicitor of a Company promoting a line 
of Railway from Epsom to Portsmouth, called The 
Direct London and Portsmouth Railway, taking 
notice of the Petition for additional provision in the 
Guildford, Chichester and Portsmouth Railway Bill ; 
and praying that he may be heard by himself or 
his agent, against the same, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 

a Fasten = A Petition of Commissioners appointed for carry- 
(Widerng ig into execution the several Acts for paving, 
and Extension Cleansing, lighting and watching, opening, widening 
pe London and better regulating the Streets, pas and Places 
Railway) Bille within the East Division of the Town and Borough 

of Southwark, and certain Parts adjacent, in the 
county of Surrey, and for preventing Nuisances and 
Annoyances therein, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the South Eastern Railway (Widen- 
ing and Extension of the London and Greenwich 
Railway) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Tottenham and 
Farringdon- 
street Extension 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Arthur Craven, of Stamford Hill, 
in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, the eldest Son 
and Heir and Tenant for life under the will of John 
Craven, late of the same place, Esquire, praying 
that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent ta 
against certain parts of the Tottenham and Farring- visions usually inserted in Acts authorizing the 


? 


don-street Extension Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on Group (X.) of Railway Bills; and 
the Petitioner heard, by his counsel or agent, upon 


8° Mai. 


A. 1845. 


his Petition, if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Stansfield reported from the Select Committee G 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the 
Great Western Railway (Jreland) (Dublin to Mul- 
lingar and Athlone) Bill, were referred ; That the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Dublin to Mullingar 
and Athlone, with a Branch to Longford, to be called 
The Great Western Railway of Jreland: And that 
Viscount Palmerston, Mr. Tuite, Mr. Lefroy and 
Mr. Barry Baldwin do prepare, and bring it in. 


Teat Weg; 
Railway _ 
(Ireland) 
(Dublin to 
Mullingar and 
Athlone) Bill, 


A Motion was made, and the Question being PlO- Railway Bills 
posed, That a Select Committee be appointed to (Ireland.) 
inquire and report whether any and which of the 
Standing Orders which are enforced in the case of 
Railway Bills in Great Britain, are unnecessary 
and ought to be dispensed with in the case of Rail- 
way Bills in Lreland ; 


A Message, by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentleman 

uaa to Bile 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty's 
Commission, for declaring Her Royal Assent to 
several Acts agreed upon by both Houses, do desire the 
immediate attendance of this Honourable House in 
the House of Peers, to hear the Commission read. 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to the House of Peers :—And being returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the 
desire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her 
Majesty’s Commission, had been at the House of 
Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal 
was read, giving, declaring and notifying the Royal 
Assent to the several Public Bills therein mentioned; 
and that the Lords, thereby authorized, had declared 
the Royal Assent to the said Bills: Which Bills 
are as follow : 

An Act to repeal the Duties of Excise on Sugar Sugar (Excise 
manufactured in the United Kingdom and to impose Duties) Bill, 
other Duties in lieu thereof. 

An Act to alter and amend certain Duties of Customs 
Customs: @ ae, 


to 


An Act to repeal the Duties of Excise on Sales Auction Duties 
by Auction, and to impose a new Duty on the Repeal Bill, 
License to be taken out by all Auctioneers in the 
United Kingdom : 

An Act to make certain Provisions for Proceedings pastardy Bill, 
in Bastardy : 


An Act for assigning Sheriffs in Wales: Sheriffs 


(Wales) Bill, 


Colonial 


An Act to exempt Ships carrying Passengers to 
P P ys = Passengers Bill. 


North America from the Obligation of having on 
Board a Physician, Surgeon or Apothecary : 

An Act for consolidating in one Act certain Pro- 
visions usually inserted in Acts with respect to the 
Constitution of Companies incorporated for carrying 
on Undertakings ofa Public Nature : 

An Act for consolidating in one Act certain Pro- Companies 
visions usually inserted in Acts with respect to the pore 
Constitution of Companies incorporated for carrying (Scotland) Bill 
on Undertakings of a Public Nature in Scotland: 


Companies 
Clauses Con- 
sulidation Bill, 





An Act for consolidating in one Act certain Pro- Lands Clauses 
‘visions usually inserted in Acts authorizing the Consolidation 


| taking of Lands for Undertakings of a Public Nature: _ 

| An Act for consolidating in one Act certain Pro- Lands Clauses 
Consolidation . 

| taking of Lands for Undertakings of a Public Nature Geass. 

lin Scotland : . | 

| An Act for consolidating in one Act certain Pro- Railway 


tied : : ae lauses Con- 
visions usually inserted in Acts authorizing the ¥ tation Bille 


| making of Railways: An 








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An Act to enable the Commissioners of Green- 





-fane 

~— wich Hospital to widen and improve Fisher-lane, in 
Inprovement Greenwich, and for other Purposes connected with 
- the Estates of the said Commissioners : 

Manchester An Act to amend an Act of the Fifty-third of 
Division George the Third, for appointing a Stipendiary Ma- 
Sipendiaty ,.,, gistrate of the Townships of Manchester and Salford, 
ingsies and to provide a Stipendiary Magistrate for the 

Division of Manchester : 
purthandClyde An Act for altering and enlarging the Powers and 


Navigation Bill. Provisions of the Acts relating to the Forth and 
Clyde Navigation : 

pilemere and An Act for uniting the Birminghamand Liverpool 

Chester, and ~Jynction Canal Navigation Company with the 

Bimingham | Ellesmere and Chester Canal Company : 

and Liverpoo 


Junction Canals b 

Union Bill. " - a ‘ 

Wallasey An Act for paving, lighting, watching, cleans- 

Improvement ing andotherwise improving the Parish of Wallasey, 

Bil. in the County of Chester, and for establishing a 
Police, and also a Market, within the said Parish, 
and for other Purposes : 

Kingstonsupon- An Act for amending the Acts relating to the 

Hull Docks Bill. Docks at Kingston-upon-Hull, and for enlarging 
one of the said Docks: 


Birkenhead An Act for the Construction of a Dock, Wharf 

(Commis-  Wallsandother Works bythe Birkenhead Dock Com- 

i Dock missioners, at Birkenhead, in the County of Chester : 

London Orphan An Act to incorporate the Members of the Insti- 

Asylum Bill. tution called The London Orphan Asylum, and to 
enable them the better to carry on their Charitable 
Designs : 

Amicable An Act to enable the Corporation of the Amicable 


Society _.., Society for a perpetual Assurance Office to lend 
Assurance Bill, 7 

money upon Mortgage for the purpose of Investment, 
and also to confer other Powers upon the said So- 
ciety : 

An Act for repairing the Road from the south end 
of Sparrows Herne, on Bushey Heath, through Wat- 
ford, Berkhampstead, Saint Peter and Tring, in 
the County of Hertford, into the Town of Aylesbury, 
in the County of Buckingham : 

An Act for making and maintaining a Turnpike- 
road from the Turnpike-road leading from Bromyard 
to Stourport, at or near to Stanford Bridge, in the 
Parish of Stanford, to the Turnpike-road leading 
from Clifton to Worcester, at or near to Ham Bridge, 
in the Parish of Clifton-on- Teme, in the County of 
Worcester. 


Sparrows Herne 
Road Bill. 


Shelsley 
Road Bill, 


Railway Bills 


And the Question being put, That a Select Com- 
(Ireland.) 


mittee be appointed to inquire and report whether 
any and which of the Standing Orders which are 
enforced in the case of Railway Bills in Great Bri- 
tain, are unnecessary and ought to be dispensed 
with in the case of Railway Bills in Lreland :—It 
was resolved in the Affirmative. 

And a Committee was appointed of Sir George 
Grey, Lord Granville Somerset, Sir Thomas Fre- 
mantle, Mr. Labouchere, Mr. French, Mr. Estcourt, 
Mr. Strutt, Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Warburton, 
Sir William Somerville, Mr. Greene, Mr. Redington 
and Mr. George Alexander Hamilton, with power 
to send for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


wee A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and other 
ou e 


wd Midlang +4 LBhabitants of Dronfield, in the county of Derby, 
Junction Rail. Praying that the Manchester, Sheffield and Midland 


ay Bill Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Glapom, A Petition of Magistrates, Councillors, Bankers, 

wise Ruy, Merchants and other Inhabitants of the royal burgh 

my Bil, | Of New Galloway, praying that the Glasgow, Dum- 


fries and Carlisle Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Vou. 100. 


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421 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Birmingham 
of the Petition for the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Woke 
Railway (Wolverhampton Line) Bill, which was yes- yerhanptun 
terday made from the Select Committee on Standing Line) Bill. 
Orders, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

to enable the Birmingham and Glloucester Railway 

Company to make a Railway to Wolverhampton: 

And that Mr. Dugdale, Mr. Newdegate and Mr. 

Spooner do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Birmingham 
of the Petition for the Birmingham and Gloucester ee 
Railway (Worcester Deviation) Bill, which was yes- cieamae 
terday made from the Select Committee on Standing Deviation) Bill. 
Orders, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to enable the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway 
Company to make a Deviation Railway, to connect 
Worcester and Droitwich with the main Line, with a 
Branch from such Railway : And that Mr. Dugdale, 
Mr. Newdegate and Mr. Spooner do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Birmingham 
of the Petition for the Birmingham and Glloucester aoe unl 
Railway (Gloucester Extensions, Stoke Branch and cester Exten- 
Midland Railways Junction) Bill, which was yester- sions, Stoke 
day made from the Select Committee on Standing Poona a 
Orders, might be read ; and the same being read; — ways Junction) 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Bill. 
to enable the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway 
Company to make Extension Lines at Gloucester, a 
Branch at Stoke Prior, and a Junction with the 
Midland Railway, at Aston-jurta- Birmingham: And 
that Mr. Dugdale, Mr. Newdegate and Mr. Spooner 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Newport Direct London 
and its vicinity, in the Isle of Wight, praying that er Portomouth 
: j ilway Bill. 
the Direct London and Portsmouth Railway Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Wriothesley Baldwin and Henry South Eastern 

Godden, of Maidstone, in the county of Kent, Brewers, pod 
a : aidstone to 

praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their Rochester) Bill. 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the South 
Eastern Railway (Maidstone to Rochester) Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Joseph Bailey and Crawshay Bailey, Newport and 
of Nantyglo Ironworks, in the county of Monmouth, = . 
and of Beaufort Ironworks, in the county of Brecon, — 
Jron-masters and Co-partners, praying that they may 
be heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Newport and Ponty Pool Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of William John Evelyn, of Wotton, in London, 
the county of Surrey, Esquire ;— and, William Chatham and 
Wickham Drake, Esquire ; praying that they may be Railway Bil 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the London, Chatham and North 
Kent Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 








in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 
| 3H3 A Petition 





enn an on ne nn rte 


6 enn seme 


ee 


ara rn Sea 


London, 
Worcester and 
South Stafford- 
shire Railway 
Bill. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Elizey Price. 


Episcopalian 
Clergy 
(Scotland. ) 


Church of 
Scotland. 


Railways. 
No, 292. 


Railways. 


Harbours, 


422 


county of Berks and its vicinity, praying that the 
London, Worcester and South Staffordshire Railway 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Captain Dalrymple have leave of 
absence till the 26th day of this instant May, on 
urgent business. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Elizey Price, which 
was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the manner in which £.1,200 charged in 
the Civil Contingencies of 1844, as paid to the 
Episcopalian Clergy in Scotland was expended ; 
stating the Name of each Clergyman to whom any 
part of that Sum was paid, his Place of Residence, 
and the Amount paid, and by whom paid; with 
Copies of any Applications to the Treasury for such 
Sums. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the last Schedule of Stipends 
made out by the Lords of Council and Session in 
Scotland, and of the last Precept or Warrant issued 
by the Barons of the Exchequer there for payment 
of such Annual Sum to those Members of the Church 
of Scotland who have received Augmentations of 
their Stipends as has raised those Stipends to £.150 
each per annum, in terms of the Acts 50 Geo. 3, c. 84, 
and 5 Geo. 4, c. 72 (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper No. 102 of Session 1834). 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty ky such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s | 
Command,—Report of the Railway Department of | 
the Board of Trade on Schemes for extending Rail- | 


way Communication in various Districts. 


Ordered, That the said Paper be referred to the | 
several Committees on the Railways to which it | 


relates. 


Ordered, That the said Paper be printed. 


8° Maiti. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Abingdon, in the | 


A. 1845. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put : 
That this House do resolve itself into a Comunitter’ ae 
for the purpose of considering the following Resolu- 
tion, “ That it is expedient to permit Grain and Flour, 
the produce of Australasia, to be imported into the 
United Kingdom on payment of the same amount 
of duty as is now levied on Grain and Flour the 
produce of Canada ;” 

The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new ag 

Mr. Hutt, 
Tellers for th ons i * 1 
J Mr. Young, 
Tellersfor the Noes,) ry. pe Baring : 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to indemnify such Persons in the United Kingdom 
as have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices 
and Employments, and to extend the Time limited 
for those purposes respectively : And that Mr. Card- 
well and Sir George Clerk do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


ndemnity Bill, 


A Petition of Robert Wallace, Esquire, late a 
Member of the House, complaining of the present 
state of Railway monopoly ; and praying for inquiry 
into the allegations of his Petition, and that the 
House will put an end to the said monopoly by 
giving free scope to a well-regulated system of com- 
petition upon existing Railways, and by new lines, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Railways. 


Notice being taken that the Return relative to gilty tsands, 
the Scilly Islands was imperfect ; 

Ordered, That the Order made yesterday for 
printing the said Return, be discharged. 

Ordered, That the said Return be withdrawn, and 
‘a perfect Return presented instead thereof. 





| The House was moved, That the Act 6 and 7 Vie. scientific 
ic. 36, to exempt from County, Borough, Parochial and Literary 
'and other Local Rates, Land and Buildings occupied Soieties Bil 
by Scientific or Literary Societies, might be read ; 

and the same being read ; 

| Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

to explain and amend the said Act: And that Lord 

| Dalmeny and Mr. Fox Maule do prepare, and bring 


Ordered, That the Report ofthe Railway Depart- | jt in. 


ment of the Board of Trade on proposed amalga- 
mation of Railways, which was presented yesterday, 
be referred to the several Committees on the Rail- 
ways to which it relates. 


Ordered, That there be delivered over to the Tidal 
Harbour Commission, all Plans and Papers that 
have been received in answer to the two following 
Addresses of the House of Commons :—1st. (Dated 
29th day of July 1844), for Copy of the Receipt of 
every Harbour in the United Kingdom, for each of 
the last Three years, stating the several heads of 
Income, the Authority by which the same are levied, 
and the Expenditure for each of the same years, 
stating the several heads of Expenditure and the 
Amount of each head in each of those years :— 
2d. (Dated 9th day of August 1844), for a Return 
by the Commissioners appointed under the several 
Acts of Parliament relating to the Harbours and 
Havens in the United Kingdom, stating the Titles 
of the several Acts of Parliament or Charters and 
Commissions under which they have acted and now 
act; also, Copies of all Maps of the Harbour or 
Port in their possession, and of all Reports made 


or Harbour ; together with — of any Complaints 
made to the Commissioners of the several Harbours 
and Ports of the Defects of the said Harbour. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Coroners __ 
to amend the Laws relating to the Office of Coroner, (Ireland) Bil. 
and the Expenses of Inquests, in Ireland : And that 
Mr. Grogan and Mr. Gregory do prepare, and bring 


it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to jjijitary 
amend the Act to establish Military Savings Banks : Savings Banks 
And that Mr. Sidney Herbert and Mr. Nicholl do Bill. 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Lord Dalmeny presented a Bill to explain and gcientiic 

amend an Act of the sixth and seventh years of Her and Literary 
j Societies Bill. 

present Majesty, to exempt from County, Borough, : 

Parochial and other Local Rates, Land and Build- No. 293. 

ings occupied by Scientific and Literary Societies ; 

And the same was read the first time; and ordered 

to be read a second time upon Monday the 26th 

day of this instant May, and to be printed. 





| 


| 


Mr. Cardwell presented a Bill to indemnify such {ndemnity Bil’. 
Persons in the United Kingdom as have omitted to 
by Engineers or other Officers respecting the Port | qualify themselves for Offices and Employments, 


and to extend the Time limited for those Purposes 
respectively : And the same was read the first time ; 


and ordered to be read a second time ——— 
r. 








‘our 


Bill, 


ll, 


Bill. 


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Military Mr. Sidney Herbert presented a Bill to amend 
savings Banks the Act to establish Military Savings Banks: And 
Bill the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 


No.294- read a second time upon Thursday the 15th day of 
this instant May; and to be printed. 


Education. Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—-Copy of Minutes of the Committee of 
Council on Education, with Appendices, 1843-4. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 





Coroners Mr. Grogan presented a Bill to amend the Laws 
(Ireland) Bill. yelating to the Office of Coroner and the Expenses 
No. 295. of Inquests in Ireland: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Tuesday the 20th day of this instant May; 

and to be printed. 





‘aii Ordered, That the Account relative to Spirits, 
¥ 99g, Which was presented upon the 19th day of March 
wid last, be printed. 


— Ordered, That the Return relative to Spirits, 
"Se 99g, Which was presented upon the 18th day of April 
_ last, be printed. 


Spirits Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Spirits (Zre- 
(Ireland.) land), which were presented yesterday, be printed. 

No. 296. 
Woollen Manue Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Woollen 
tures and Manufactures and Wool, which were presented yes- 


Wool. terday, be printed. 
No, 297. hile 
Post-office Ordered, That the Return relative to the Post- 


(Edinburgh.) office (Edinburgh), which was presented yesterday, 
No.298. be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Veneris, 9° die Mai ; 
Anno, 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


Scilly Islands, R. Law, from the Treasury, was called in ; and 
No. 986, + at the bar presented,—Returns to several 
Orders, dated the 6th day of March last, for Copies of 
all Communications addressed to the Treasury, res- 
pecting the Post-office Arrangements at the Islands of 
Scilly, with the Answers returned thereto, &amp;c., since 
the 1st day of August 1844 up to the present time :— 
Of all Communications addressed to the Post-office 
on the same subject, with the Answers returned, 
from the same Date :—And, of all Correspondence 
that has taken place with the Admiralty in the 
course of the year 1844, respecting the Conveyance 
of the Mail to the Islands of Scilly :—And, a Re- 
turn of the Expenses incurred for the “ Speedy” and 
“ Snipe” Cutters during the period the same were 
employed in conveying the Mails to and from the 
Islands of Scilly during the past year; as also Co- 
pies of any Special Reports that were made by the 
Commanders of the said Cutters relative to the said 
Service :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


otcham Mr. Upperton, from the Commissioners of Shore- 
om ham Harbour, was called in; and at the bar pre- 
sented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of Par- 
liament,—The Report of the Commissioners acting 
under and by virtue of an Act of Parliament passed 
in the fifty-sixth year of the reign of his late Ma- 
jesty King George the Third, intituled, “ An Act for 
the more effectual Security and Improvement of the 
Harbour of Mew Shoreham, in the County of Susser”: 
—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 
Vou. 100, 





















































Mair. 423 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (E.) of Railway Bills 
Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of Gp (E-) 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Scarborough 
the Report on the Scarborough Water Bill; and the Water Bill. 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (B.) of Railway Bills 
Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of uP (8) 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Notice being taken that the Huddersfield and Huddersfield 
Manchester Railway and Canal Bill had been re- ome ssn saad 
. - : ailway and 
ported yesterday, without Notice ; Canal Bill. 
Ordered, That the Proceedings on the Report of 
the said Bill be null and void. 
Ordered, That the Committee have leave to report 
the Bill immediately, the proper Notice having been 
given. 
Mr. Patrick Stewart accordingly reported from 
the Committee on Group (B.) of Railway Bills, to 
whom several Petitions against the Bills comprised 
in the said Group, together with the Reports of the 
Board of Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the 
case of the Huddersfield and Manchester Railway 
and Canal Bill, they had heard counsel in support 
of several of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill ; That they had inquired 
into the several matters required by the Standing 
Orders on Railway Bills ; and that the Committee 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway Bill Sovieoions 
was read a second time ; and committed. ee ae 


ailway Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- seated 
mittee of Selection. 


The London and Brighton Railway (Horsham London and 
Branch) Bill was read a second time ; and com- pth he 
mitted. Branch) Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (D D.) Railway Bills, 
of Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five Sup (PP-) 
of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Special Report of the Com- Scottish Central 
mittee on the Scottish Central Railway Bill be re- ®ai!way Bill. 
ferred to the Committees on Group (E E.) and Group 
(F F.) of Railway Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Grimsby Docks. 
of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for 
leave to bring in the Grimsby Docks Bill, which, 
upon Wednesday last, was made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 

A Petition of the Grimsby Haven Company, for 
leave to bring in a Bill for making additional Docks 
and other Works at the Haven of the Town and Port 
of Great Grimsby, and for amending the Acts re- 
lating to the said Haven, was accordingly presented, — 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of property Brighton and 
and Residents in and near the Watering Place of Chichester 
Bognor, in the county of Sussex, praying that the Rallway (Ports- 
Brighton and Chichester Railway (Portsmouth Ex- sion); Direct 
tension), and the Direct London and Portsmouth London and 
Railway Bills, may not pass into law; and that ,2smo” a 
the Guildford, Chichester and Portsmouth Railway Guildiord, 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; Chichester and 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. preenant 





_. Railway Bills. 
3H4 A Petition 


Se: NEN ce SR LNT EN A Eh TS 





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9° Maz. A. 1845. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of houses same to be true, and had gone through the Bill, 
and land in and near the town of Fareham, and of and made Amendments thereunto. 
other Parties interested in the trade and agriculture, | Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
of Fareham and its neighbourhood, praying that | and be printed. 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the said two first-| _ Mr. Labouchere reported from the Committee on York ang 
mentioned Bills, and that the last-mentioned Bill | Group (O O.) of Railway Bills, to whom several North Midiag 
may pass into a law, was also presented, and read. | Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said aan 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | Group, together with the Reports of the Board of Branch) Bil 
Committee on the Bills ; and the Petitioners heard, | Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their | the York and North Midland Railway (Bridling- 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- ton Branch) Bill, they had heard counsel in sup- 
vour of the two first-mentioned Bills, against the | port of several of the said Petitions, and had also 


said Petition. 


South Eastern 
Railway 
(Brauch to 


A Petition of Trustees acting in execution of an 
Act for repairing the Road from Dover, in the County | 
Deal, and Ex. Of Kent, through Deal, to Sandwich, in the said | 
tension of the County, praying that the South Eastern Railway 
South Eastern, (Branch to Deal and Extension of the South East- 
+ senate a ern, Canterbury, Ramsgate and Margate Railway) | 
Margate Rail- Bill, may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
way) Bill. presented, and read ; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 





| 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill | 
for establishing a Market in the Town and Borough 
of Stoke-upon-Trent, in the County of Stafford, be | 
now read the third time ; | 

Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, | 
having been informed of the purport of the Bill, | 
gives Her Consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest | 
is concerned, that the House may do therein as they 
shall think fit. | 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Alderman Copeland do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Stoke-upon- 
Trent Market 
Bill. 


Blackburn, An ingrossed Bill for extending the Manchester, 
rey: ana DUTY, and Rossendale Railway to the Towns of 
po ear shor Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington and Colne, was 
Railway Bill. read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the 


Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Shrewsburyand Ordered, That the time for presenting the Shrews- 

+ aay bury and Grand Junction Railway Bill be further 

amy enlarged till Thursday the 22d day of this instant 
May. 


Whitehaven 
and Furness 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Mr. Edward Stanley presented a Bill for making 
a Railway from Whitehaven, in the County of Cum- 
berland, to a point of Junction with the Furness 
Railway, in the Parish of Dalton, in the County 
Palatine of Lancaster, to be called The White- 
haven and Furness Junction Railway: And the 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
a second time. 


Scottish Central 


A Petition of the Deacon of the Wright Incor- 
Railway Bill. 


poration of the city and burgh of Perth, praying 
that the Scottish Central Railway Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 








Hull and Se'by = Mr. Labouchere reported from the Committee on 
( Bridlington 


Hiranch) Rail- Group (O 0.) of Railway Bills, to whom several | 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said | 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of | 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of | 
the Hull and Selby ( Bridlington Branch) Railway | 
Bill, they had heard counsel in support of several | 
of the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in | 
favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into the | 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on | 
Railway Bills; and that the Committee had exa-| 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the | 


way Bill. 


heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had 
inquired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Labouchere reported from the Committee on York and 
Group (O O.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Scarborough | 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said ov yi 2" 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board 
of Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case 
of the York and Scarborough Railway Deviation 
Bill, they had heard counsel in support of one of 
the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on 
Railway Bills; and that the Committee had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 


/same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 


and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Labouchere reported from the Committee on Whitby and 
Group (O 0.) of Railway Bills, to whom several +e sn 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said ““"*? *"* 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the Whitby and Pickering Railway Bill, they had 
inquired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (N.) of Railway Bil 
Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of 6? () 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Petitions of the London and Croydon Railway — _. 
Company ;—and, George Thomas Ellison, of Half yi" (Wands- 
Moon-street, May Fair, in the county of Middlesex, worth Branch.) 
Esquire, being an Owner of land and property on 
the Line of the Railway hereinafter mentioned ; com- 
plaining that the Standing Orders of the House, 
in respect to the application for the London and 
Brighton Railway (Wandsworth Branch) Bill, had 
not been complied with ; and praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their agents and witnesses, 
against the same,—were presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of John Lettsom Elliot and James Westminster 
Watney, of Pimlico, in the county of Middlesex, (No. 2.) Bil 
Esquires, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Westminster Improvement (No. 2.) Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners —_ 

y 





—e © os 


aun Gen ace tat Gh. bes Os Ge, Cn Os 


laud 


mn 
ill, 


he) 


ll, 


Police + tice Whom several Petitions against the said Bills were 
oa referred ; That they had heard counsel in support 
Bridgeton of several Petitions, and had considered other Peti- 


8 VicTORIz. 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their: 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
Northumber- A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Vew-| 
rt eat castle-upon- Tyne, in the county of the same town, | 
ot pevoick and of the borough of Gateshead, in the county of | 
Railway Bills. D)yrham, praying that the orthumberland Railway 
Bill may pass into a law, and that the Newcastle 
and Berwick Railway Bill may not pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Calton and Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Com- 
Bridgeton mittee on the Calton and Bridgeton Police Bill, An- 
Kierwon  @erston Municipal and Police Bill, Glasgow Police 


Municipal and Bill and Bridgeton Muncipal and Police Bill, and to 


Municipal und tions; and that they had also heard counsel in | 

Police Bill. vour of the said several Bills, and had examined 

the allegations contained in the Preambles of the 

several Bills; but the same were not proved to the 
satisfaction of the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Glasgow A Petition of Parliamentary Trustees on the 
Junction Raile Bridges over the Clyde, at Glasgow, praying that 
way Bil, they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or | 
agents, against certain parts of the Glasgow Junction 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in | 


favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. | 





Clydesdale A Petition cf the Provost, Bailies and Councillors | 

Juetion Raile of the burgh of Hamilton, Lanarkshire, praying that | 

“ee the Clydesdale Junction Railway Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table, 


Edinburgh Viscount Ebrington reported from the Committee 
and Glasgow on Group (D D.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Railay Bill. Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said | 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of | 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of | 
the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Bill, they had | 
heard counsel in support of several of the said Peti- | 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; That they had inquired into the several matters 
required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 
and that they had amended the Preamble of the Bill 
by striking out therefrom the line from the Edin- 
burgh and Glasgow Railway to Perth, and the 
Branch therefrom to Alloa; and that the Committee | 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same, as amended, to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 








the A Petition of Richard Davie, of Plymouth, inthe 
way (Tavi- 


stock and other COUNty of Devon, Esquire, Doctor of Medicine, 
Branches) Bil, praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the South Devon 
Railway (Tavistock and other Branches) Bill, was 

presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 





the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Cornw nT . 

Kailwsy. A Petition of John Beer an Inhabitant of the 
borough of Devonport, praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain 


parts of the Cornwall Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 


Vor. 100. 








9° Maiz. 425 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 


| by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 


if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. ; 


Ordered, That Sir Robert Ferguson and Mr. Gre- Railway Bills 
gory be added to the Select Committee on Railway (ireland) 
Bills (Zreland.) 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (X.) of Eestern Coun- 
Railway Bills have power to report on the Eastern aco” 
Counties Railway (Ely and Whittlesea Deviation) Whittlesea 


Bill forthwith. 

Lord Courtenay accordingly reported from the 
said Committee, to whom several Petitions against 
the Bills comprised in the said Group, together with 
the Reports of the Board of ‘Trade thereon, were 
referred ; That in the case of the Eastern Counties 
Railway (Ely and Whittlesea Deviation) Bill, they 
had heard counsel in support of one of the Petitions 
against the said Bill, and had also heard counsel 
in favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into 
the several matters required by the Standing Orders 
on Railway Bills; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Newport and 

Monmouthshire Canal Navigation, praying that pro- Ponty Pool 

+s . te , B fb Rai!way Bill. 
vision may be made in the Newport and Ponty Pool 
Railway Bill for making a certain deviation from 
the original Line, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land on Rye and 
the line of a projected Railway from the South penerdes 
Eastern Railway at Headcorn to Rye Harbour,” ” ~'* 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Rye and Tenterden Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of John Obins Woodhouse, of Porta- Newry and 
down, in the county of Armagh, Esquire ;—and, Enniskillen 
John Lockhart, of Kilmonaghan, in the county of “"*Y ©" 
Armagh, Farmer ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Newry and Enniskillen Railway 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee cn the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The Guildford Junction Railway Bill was read a Guildford 
second time; and committed. Junction Rail- 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- “*Y ®' 

mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Frederic Fuhrmann Clarke, of Upper Harwich 
Bedford-place, Russell-square, in the county of Railway. 
Middlesex, Gentleman, complaining that the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House, in respect to the applica- 
tion for the Harwich Railway Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his agent and witnesses, against the 
same, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

31 A Petition 


Deviation) Bill. 


rt rs no ee a &gt; ane mae 


! 
§ 





Guildford, 
Chichester and 
Portsmouth 
Railway Bill. 


Nottingham 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Great Western 
Railway 
(Ireland) 
(Dublin to 
Mullingar and 
Athlone) Bill. 


Birmingham 
and Gloucester 
Railway 
(Worcester 


Deviation) Bill. 


Birmingham 
and Gloucester 
Railway (Wol- 
verhampton 


Line) Bill. 


North Wales 
Railway Bill. 


Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
(Cambridge 
and Bury 

Saint Edmund’s 
Extension.) 


Londonderry 
and Coleraine 
Railway Bill. 


‘Newport and 
Ponty Pool 
Railway Bill. 


Railway Bills. 


496 


A Petition of Members of a Committee appointed 
at a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the borough of 
Portsmouth and its vicinity, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Guildford, Chichester 
and Portsmouth Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Viscount Newry reported from the Committee on 
the Nottingham Waterworks (re-committed) Bill; 
That they had made other Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the ‘Table. 


Mr. Somers presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from Dublin to Mullingar and Athlone, with a 
Branch to Longford, to be called The Great West- 
ern Railway of Jreland: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Entwisle presented a Bill to enable the Bir- 
mingham and Giloucester Railway Company to make 
a Deviation Railway to connect Worcester and 
Droitwich with the main Line, with a Branch from 
such Railway: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Entwisle presented a Bill to enable the Bir- 
mingham and Gloucester Railway Company to make 
a Railway to Wolverhampton: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Mr. Robert Clive reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the 
case of the Petition for additional provision in the 
North Wales Railway Bill, the Standing Orders 
relative to Bills of the second class had not been 
complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of Directors of the Eastern Counties 
Railway Company, for leave to present a Petition 
for leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway 
from Cambridge, to Bury Saint Edmund’s, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of Landed Proprietors, Merchants and 
Inhabitants of Newtown Limavady, and surrounding 
district, praying that the Londonderry and Coleraine 
Railway Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


9° Mai. 





A Petition of Joseph Bailey, of Glanusk Park, 
in the county of Brecon, Esquire, m. p., William 
Thompson, Esquire, M. p., and Alderman of the city 
of London, and Crawshay Bailey, of Nantyglo, in 
the county of Monmouth, Esquire, praying that they 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Newport and Ponty Pool Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. : 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That in all cases in which the Members of a 
Committee on a Railway Bill, or Group of Bills, 
shall be reduced to four, the proceedings on such 


A. 1845, 


of the said four Members from further attendance 
on the said Committee ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
“ all Questions before Committees on Railway 

Groups or Bills shall be decided bya majority of 
voices, including the voice of the Chairman, and 
that whenever the voices shall be equal, the Chair- 
man shall have a second or casting vote,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question : 
—The said proposed Amendment and Motion were, 
severally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Resolved, That all Questions before Committees 
on Railway Groups or Bills shall be decided by a 
majority of voices, including the voice of the Chair- 
man; and that whenever the voices shall be equal, 
the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote. 


“ 
. 
“ce 
‘ 


A Petition of Charles Chidley Coote, of Mount- Greatsoutien 


coote, in the county of Limerick, Esquire, praying a4 Western 
: ailwa 


y 
(Ireland) Bill, 


that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the Great Southern 
and Western Railway (Jreland) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Proprietors of the Navigation of the Goole and 
River Dun, taking notice of the application for leave Doncaster 
to bring in the Goole and Doncaster Railway Bill ; 8!" 
and praying that they may be heard, by their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts thereof, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Parker reported from the Committee on Railway Billy 
Group (DD.) of Railway Bills, in which the Cale- Group (DD.) 
donian Railway Bill was comprised; That the evi- 
dence of Mr. David Landall, Mining Engineer, 
Musselburgh, was necessary to establish their case, 
and that he had refused to attend upon Friday next, 
unless compelled so to do. 

Ordered, That Mr. David Landaill do attend the 
said Committee upon Friday next. 


Two Petitions from Middleham, Leyburn and their yyarrogate and 
vicinity, praying that the Harrogate and Ripon Ripon Junction 
Junction Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were Rlmy a 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
‘Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect skerries 
of the Petition for the Skerries Harbour Bill, which Harbour Bil. 
was yesterday made from the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for better regulating the Port or Harbour of Skerries, 
situate at Skerries, in the county of Dublin, and for 
rendering the said Port or Harbour more effectual 
as a Harbour of Refuge, and to enable James Hans 
Hamilton, Esquire, m.p., and his heirs, to enforce 
and levy certain Tolls, Rates, Duties and Fees, and 
to extend, improve and enlarge the said Port or 
Harbour of Skerries, and to borrow Money on the 
said Tolls, Rates and Duties for the purpose directed 
by this Bili: And that Mr. James Hans Hamilton, 
Mr. Thomas Edward Taylor and Mr. George Alex- 
ander Hamilton do prepare, and bring it in. 

Ordered, That leave be given to present the said 
Bill on or before Monday the 19th day of this instant 
May. 


A Petition of Charles Milner, of Preston Hall, in South Eastern 








Bill or Group of Bills shall be suspended until the 
Committee of Selection shall have discharged one | 


Esquire, praying that he may be heard, by his 


the parish of Aylesford, in the county of Kent, Railway 


(Maidstone to 
Rochester) Bill. 
counse 








fern 


sill, 


id 
ion 


rn 


Bill. 





Brighton, 
Lewes and a 
Hastings Rail- 
way (Hastings, 
Rye and Ash- 


8 VicTorIz. 9° Mair. 497 


counsel or agent, against certain parts of the South said competing project had, during the course of 
Eastern Railway (Maidstone to Rochester) Bill, was the Proceedings, announced their intention of with- 
resented, and read. | drawing further opposition to the Great Grimsby 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | and Sheffield Railway Bill, and of not further pro- 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, | secuting their own project. 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he! Ordered, That the Reports do lie upon the Table ; 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, | and be printed. 
against the said Petition. 


Railway Company, for leave to bring in a Bill to | Aberdeen, was read the third time. 
enable the said Company to make a Railway from| Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Bulverhithe, in the county of Sussex, to Ashford, in| Ordered, That Captain Gordon do carry the Bill 


ford Extension-) the county of Kent, was presented, and read ; and | to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Lynn and 
Dereham Rail- 
way Bill. 


Dundee and 
Perth Railway 
Bill, 


Gravesend 
and Rochester 
Railway Bill, 


Epping 
Railway. 


Great Grimsby 
aud Sheffield 
Junction Rail- 
Way Bill. 


Hull and 
Gainsborough 
Railway, 6 


referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 


| _ An ingrossed Bill for improving and maintaining Boddam 
A Petition of the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings the Harbour or Port of Boddam, in the County of Harbour Bill. 


Private Bills, Mr. Grogan reported from the Committee on the Castle Hill 


A Petition of Trustees acting in execution of an | several Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; 
Act of Parliament for more effectually repairing the | That they had heard counsel in support of one of the 
Road from Saint Benedict’s Gate, in the county of | said Petitions, and had considered the other Peti- 
the city of Norwich, to Swaffham, in the county of | tions ; and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Norfolk, and from Halfpenny Bridge, in Honing-| Bill; and that they had amended the Preamble of 
ham, to the bounds of Yazxham, and also a Lane |the Bill so far as it proposed to exempt Vessels 
called Hangman’s-lane, near the gates of the said | frequenting the proposed Docks from a portion of 
city, praying that they may be heard, by themselves, | the dues leviable by the Wezrford Harbour Com- 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the | missioners under their existing Act, inasinuch as it 
Lynn and Dereham Railway Bill, was presented,| appeared to the Committee that the Revenues of 
and read. those Commissioners were wholly expended in the 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | improvement and maintenance of the Harbour, and 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | that the exemption proposed by the Bill would de- 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their | prive them of the means of maintaining the Harbour 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in| in its present state, and of further improving it ; 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. and that the Committee had exmined the allega- 
'| tions of the Bill, and found the same, as amended, to 

A Petition of Magistrates of the Carse of Gowrie | be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
District of the county of Perth, praying that they | Amendments thereunto. 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
against certain parts of the Dundee and Perth Rail- 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the ; praying that the Edinburgh and Northern Railway 


‘astle Hill (Wexford) Docks Bill, and to whom (Wesford) 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Perth, Edinburgh and 
Northern Rail- 
way (No. 2.) 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, | (No. 2.) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, pijj, 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their | and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 


favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. A Petition of the Honourable Robert Edward York and 


Petre, of Selby, in the county of York, and of Wil- 
The Gravesend and Rochester Railway Bill was | ton-cresent, in the county of Middlesex, praying that 
read a second time; and committed. he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-| certain parts of the York and North Midland Rail- 
mittee of Selection. way (Goole Branch) Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
The House was moved, That the Entry in the | Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
Votes of yesterday, of the Proceedings of the House | by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
in respect of the Petition for the Epping Railway | think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
Bill, might be read ; and the same being read ; against the said Petition. 
And Notice being taken that the said Petition was 





presented after the time limited by the Orders of} The Great North of England (Clarence and Great North 





the House ; Hartlepool Junction) Railway Bill was read a se~ pan tl . 
Ordered, That the Proceedings thereupon be null | cond time ; and committed. Hartlepool 
and void. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Junction) Rail- 

mittee of Selection. — 


Mr. Langston reported from the Select Committee 


on Group (U.) of Railway Bills, to whom several; The O’Conor Don reported from the Committee Railway Bills, 
Petitions against the Bill and project comprised in| on Group (V.) of Railway Bills ; That the Parties Group (V.) 


the said Group, together with the Reports of the | opposing the Newark and Sheffield Railway Bill 
Board of Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the | had stated to the Committee that the evidence of 
case of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction | William Elson, Lock-keeper, Newark, and Thomas 
Railway Bill, they had heard counsel in support of | Elson, his son, and their books having the Amount 
several of the said Petitions, and had also heard | of Coal and other Articles shipped and unshipped 
counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had in-| at Newark, in the year 1844, in their possession, as 
quired into the several matters required by the | well as the evidence of James Finlay, Lock-keeper, 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that the | Shardlow, near Derby, and the books of the T'rent 
Committee had examined the allegations of the Bill,| and Mersey Navigation Company, showing the 
and found the same to be true; and had gone! Quantity of Flour and other Articles passing the 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. | Locks to and towards Manchester, in the year 1844, 

Mr. Langston further reported, That in the case of | in his possession, was esgential in order to enable 
the Hull and Gainsborough Railway competing | them to establish their case before the Commitice ; 
project, the Committee had heard counsel in support | and it having been proved that application had 
of the said project, and had considered the several | been made to the above Parties, but that their attend- 
Petitions against the same which had been referred | ance could not be procured without the intervention 


to the Committee ; and that the Promoters of the| of the House, the Chairman had been instructed by 
Vox, 100. 312 the 











North Midland 
Railway (Goole 
Branch) Bill, 





428 


ordered to attend the said Committee, with the several 
documents referred to, on Tuesday next. 


them their books, having the Amount of Coal and 
other Articles shipped and unshipped at Newark, 
in the year 1844, in their possession. 

Ordered, That James Finlay, Lock-keeper, Shard- 
low, near Derby, do attend the said Committee upon 
Tuesday next, and bring with him the books of the 
Trent and Mersey Navigation Company,showing the 
Quantity of Flour and other Articles passing the 
Locks to and towards Manchester, in the year 1844, 
in his possession. 


Public Petitions 
(Twenty-third 
Report. ) 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Public Petitions ; That they had examined 
the Petitions presented on the 5th, 6th and 7th days 
of this instant May, and had directed him to make 
a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir Giffin Wilson 

and Mr. Lynch: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to prevent fishing for Trout or other Fresh-water Fish, 
by Nets, in the Rivers and Waters in Scotland ; to 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to amend an Act passed in the third and fourth 
years of the reign of his late Majesty King William 
the Fourth, intituled, “ An Act for the better Admi- 
nistration of Justicein his Majesty’s Privy Council ;”’ 
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, imtituled, An Act 
to empower John Douglas Edward Henry Duke of 
Argyll to charge the Dukedom and Estate of Argyll 
with certain Provisions to the Marchioness of Lorne, 
and to the younger Children of the Marriage be- 
tween her and the Marquis of Lorne; to which 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House :— 
And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Fresh Water 
Fishing 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Privy Council 
Bill. 


Duke of Argyll’s 
Estate Bill, 


South Eastern 
Railway (Hun- 


A Petition of tie Chairman and Clerk of the 
gerford Bridge VeStry of the parish of Saint George-the-Martyr, in 
toChilham, the borough of Southwark, in the county of Surrey, 
with Branches.) taking notice of the application for leave to bring 
in the South Eastern Railway (Hungerford Bridge 
to Chilham, with Branches) Bill; and praying that 
such Bill may not pass into law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Adjournment. Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of 


the House this day,adjourn till Thursday next. 


Leave o: 


Absence. 


Ordered, That Colonel Henry White have leave 
of absence for three weeks, on urgent business. 


Court of 
Chancery. 


No. 288. 


Ordered, That the Return of all the Fees received 
by the Taxing Masters of the Court of Chancery 
since their appointment, stating on what account 
received, and how applied or appropriated, which 
was presented upon the 7th day of March, in the 
Jast Session of Parliament, be printed. 


Court of Com- — Ordered, That the Return of all the Officers in 
pti the Courts of Common Pleas and Chancery of the 
Durham.) County Palatine of Lancaster, and in the Crown 
No. 288, Office of the County Palatine of Lancaster, with 
Names of the Officers, and the Dates of their re- 

spective Appointments (and of the Persons by whom 

appointed), distinguishing between those that are 

paid wholly or in part by Fees and those that are 

paid by Salary, with the Amount of such Fees or 

Salary received by each of such Officers, and stating 


9° Maiz. 
the Committee to move the House, That they be- 
formed by Deputy, with the Name of such Deputy 
| or Deputies, with the Date and Particulars of their 

Ordered, That William Elson, Lock-keeper, New- 
ark, and Thomas Elson, his son, do attend the said 
Committee upon Tuesday next, and bring with | 

















A. 1845, 


which (if any) of such Offices are Sinecure, or per- 


Appointment, and the Salaries paid to such Deputy: 
—Also, a Return of all Fees received in those 
Courts in the years 1841, 1842 and 1843, and of 
the Appropriation thereof, stating the Names of the 
several Persons to whom such Fees are paid, either 
for Salary, Compensation or otherwise, and the Title 
and Nature of the Office or abolished Office, in re- 
spect of which the same is paid :—Also, a Return 
of all Compensations granted for the last Ten vears 
before the 31st day of December 1843, to any Officer 
of the Court of Chancery or Court of Common Pleas 
at Lancaster, stating the Amount of such Compen- 
tion and the Names of the Persons to whom, and 
the Office in respect of which the same was granted, 
and the Amount of Compensations paid in each of 
those years :—And, a similar Return from the Court 
of Pleas, Court of Chancery and Crown Office of 
the County Palatine of Durham, which were pre- 
sented upon the 1st and 4th days of March, in the 
last Session of Parliament, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return of all Monies received Court of 
on account of Fees in the years 1841, 1842 and Queeu’s Beneh, 
1843, in the Courts of Queen’s Bench, Common *“ 
Pleas and Exchequer, or of any of the Offices No-288. 


thereof; and a Return of the Application or Appro- 
priation of Monies so received ; and a Return of all 
Salaries, Compensations and other Payments made 
out of such Monies, stating the Names of the Per- 
sons to whom paid, and the Office, or abolished or 
reduced Office, in respect of which such Payments 
are made; and also, a Return of all Officers of such 
of those Courts who are paid in whole or in part by 
Fees, stating the Names of the Persons so paid, and 
the Office in respect of which they are so paid, and 
the Amount of Fees paid to or received by any such 
Officer so paid in part or in the whole by Fees, in 
each of those years, which were presented upon the 
4th and 11th days of March and the 15th day of 
April, in the last Session of Parliament, be printed. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Railways. 


posed, That the Petition of Robert Wallace, Esquire, 
complaining of the present state of Railway mono- 
poly, which was presented yesterday, be printed :— 
And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


A Petition of Members of the Royal College of 
Surgeons of England, resident in Sunderland and 
neighbourhood, praying that the Physic and Surgery 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Theophilus C. Lewis, in the county Royal College 
of Surrey, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons °f 58°" 


of England, praying that an inquiry may be insti- 
tuted into the present condition of the College of 
Surgeons, and the effects produced by the last new 
charter, and that the present College of Surgeons 
may be converted into a Faculty of Medicine and 
Surgery, and that its members may be invested with 
full powers to elect their governing body, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Clerk of the Parochial " 
vestry of the parish of Saint George-the-Martyr, in Settlement oe. 


the borough of Southwark, in the county of Surrey, 
praying that the Parochial Settlement Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Earls Heaton, in the Anatomy Act 


parish of Soothill, in the county of York, praying 
that a Committee may be appointed to institute an 
impartial, searching and open inquiry into the ope- 
ration of the Anatomy Act, was presented, and read; 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. A 
A Petition 





heh, 


I. 


Deptford 
Vietualling 


and Dock Yard. 


Maynooth 
College Bill. 


Wexford 
Harbour. 


Coal Meters. 


Wokingham 
‘Parish, 


Smoke Preven» 
tin, 


No. 289. 


Leeds and 
Thitsk Railway 
Bill, 


Edinburgh 
and Hawick 
Railway Bill, 


Poor Law, 


Revising 
Barristers, 


8 ViIcTORIZ. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Pa- 
rishioners of Saint Paul’s, Deptford, in the counties 
of Kent and Surrey, in public vestry assembled, 
complaining of the exemption from land tax and 
poor rates claimed for Her Majesty’s Victualling 
and Dockyard at Deptford, by which the inhabit- 
ants of that parish are taxed for the support of that 
establishment ; and praying for relief, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Monxton ;—Moulin;—Llanfihan- 
gel;—Cray ; — Devynnock ;— Newlyn ;— Penzance ; 
—and, Dromchague; praying that the Maynooth 
College Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Exports and Imports of Weaford 
Harbour during the years 1830 and 1844, ending 
the 5th day of April in each year. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Sums paid by the Commissioners 
of Customs to the Coal Meters of London, from the 
5th day of January 1826 to the 31st day of March 
1831, for their Certificates, pursuant to the Provi- 
sions of the Act 6 Geo. 4, c. 107, s. 111, of the 
Quantities of Coals delivered from the Ships dis- 
charged in the Port of London, and of all Sums, if 
any, still due and unpaid to them :—And, a similar 
Return as to the Coal Meters of Dublin. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
osed, That the Petition of Francis Soames, Thomas 
May and Thomas Creaker, Churchwardens of the 
town and parish of Wokingham, complaining of the 
spiritual destitution of that parish, and of the dila- 
pidated state of the parish church ; and praying for 
redress, which was presented yesterday, be printed : 
—And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed 
to inquire into the means and expediency of prevent- 
ing the nuisance of Smoke arising from Flues or 
Furnaces have Power to report their Opinion there- 
upon to the House; together with the Minutes of 
the Evidence taken before them. 

Mr. Mackinnon reported from the said Select 
Committee ; That they had considered the matters 
referred to them, and had directed him to make a 
Report to the House ; together with the Minutes of 
the Evidence taken before them. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Eight Petitions from the Diocese of Ripon, pray- 
ing that the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the royal burgh of 
Lauder and its vicinity, praying that the Edinburgh 
and Hawick Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of the Eleventh Annual Report 
of the Poor Law Commissioners, with Appendices. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented,—Return to 
an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 18th day of 
February last, for Returns from the Clerks of the 
Peace of Counties, and from the ‘Town Clerks of 
Cities and Boroughs in England and Wales, of the 
Names of Revising Barristers, and the Number of 
Days each was employed in revising the Lists of 
Voters in each County, City and Borough in the 
last year :—And, of the Number of Appeals to the 


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429 


Pleas, made up to the 1st day of March 1845, pur- 

suant to Act 6 and 7 Vic. ec. 18 (in continuation of 

Parliamentary Paper, No. 252, of Session 1844). 
Ordered, That the said Papers dolie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Colleges __ 
to enable Her Majesty to endow rew Colleges for (teland) Bilt. 


the Advancement of Learning in Ireland: And that 
Sir James Graham, Sir Robert Peel and Sir Thomas 
Fremantle do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- supply ; 


posed, That the Order of the day for the Committee 
of Supply, be now read ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “ That the” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
“ upon Wednesday last, be referred to a Select Com- 
mittee to examine into the same, and to report their 
“ Qpinion, with the Evidence, to the House,” in- 
stead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 


“c 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 10° die Maiti, 1845: 
The said proposed Amendment was, with leave of 
the House, withdrawn. 
Ordered, That the Order of the day for the Com- 


mittee of Supply, be now read ; and the same being 
read ; 


And a Motion being made, That the Account of British 
the Income and Expenditure of the British Museum Museum. 


for the year 1844; of the Estimated Charges and 
Expenses for the year ending the 25th day of March 
1846, and of the Sum necessary to discharge the 
same ; and also, an Account of the Number of Per- 
sons admitted to visit the Museum from Christmas 
1838 to Christmas 1844; together with a Statement 
of the Progress made in the Arrangement of the 
Collections, and an Account of Objects added to 
them in the year 1844, which was presented upon 
Monday last, be referred to the Committee ; 

Sir Robert Peel, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, that Her Majesty having been 
informed of the subject-matter of this Motion, re- 
commends it to the consideration of the House. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts be referred to 
the Committee. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty thou- Civil Contin~ 
sand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, towards seucies- 


defraying the charge of Civil Contingencies, for the 
year 1845. 
Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon 
Thursday next. 

Mr. Greene also acquainted the House, that he 
was directed to move, That the Committee may 
have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Parochial 
Settlement Bik. 


reading of the Parochial Settlement Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday, the 9th day of June next. 


“ Petition of Elizey Price, which was presented Elizey Price. 


Court of Common Pleas from the Decisions of the 
Revising Barristers in the last year :—And, Return 
to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 19th day of 
March last, for a Return of Appeals from the Courts 


of the Revising Barristers to the Court of Common 
Vor. 100. 


Mr. Greene reported the Railway Clauses Conso- Railway 
lidation (Scotland) (No. 2.) Bill; and the Amend- Clauses Con~ 
ments were read, and agreed to. (Scotlend) 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be (No. 2.) Bill. 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Friday next. 


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Ways aud The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
em, mittee of Ways and Means ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Indemnity Bill. The Indemnity Bill was, according to Order, read 
a second time ; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for Friday next. 


Seamen. Ordered, That there be laid before this House, A 
Return of the Number of Seamen entered for in- 
struction on board Her Majesty’s Ship “ Excellent,” 
since the Ist day of January 1842; with the Num- 
ber of Seamen Gunners supplied to the several ships 
since that period. 


Navy. Mr. Greene presented, pursuant to Order,—A Re- 
No.290. turn of the Ships launched since 1800 to the present 
time, and broken up, cut down, or altered, without 
having been at Sea, and of those turned into Hulks 
and Receiving Ships, and likewise those that are 
unserviceable without having been at Sea, and the 
Total Cost. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 

Table ; and be printed. 


Coal Trade The House was moved, That the Act 1 and 2 
a of Lon- Will. 4, c. 76, for regulating the Vend and Deli- 
very of Coals in the Cities of London and Westmin- 
ster, and in certain Parts of the Counties of Middle- 
sex, Surrey, Kent, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bucking- 
hamshire, and in Berkshire, might be read ; and the 
same was read. 
The House was also moved, That the Act 1 and 2 
Vic. c. 101, Loc. and Pers, to continue for Seven 
years an Act for regulating the Vend and Delivery 
of Coals in London and Westminster, and in certain 
Parts of the adjacent Counties, might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into a Committee to consider the 
said Acts. 


Colleges Sir James Graham presented a Bill to enable 
(Ireland) Bill. Pfer Majesty to endow new Colleges for the Ad- 
No.299.  vancement of Learning in Jreland: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Monday the 19th day of this in- 

stant May ; and to be printed. 


Queen's Printers Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
(Ireland. 7 Returns of the Charge for Acts of Parliament sup- 
plied to each Public Department in J/reland, and 
also under the Promulgation Order in Ireland, in 
the year 1844, stating, in columns, the Name of 
each Department, the Number of Copies, the Num- 
ber of Sheets, whether Folio, Quarto or Octavo, 
the Price per Sheet of each Size, and the Charge 
for each kind, and the Total Charge ; the Number 
of Volumes of the Promulgation Edition printed 
and supplied, the Number of Acts contained in each 
Volume, the Number of Sheets in each Volume, 
the Rate per Sheet, the Charge for each Volume, 
and the Total Charge :—And, of the ‘Total Number 
of Acts of Parliament printed by the Queen’s 
Printers in Ireland, stating the Number of Sheets of 
each size, and the Price charged per Sheet of each 
Size in each year from 1831 to 1844, both inclusive, 
distinguishing the Quantities sold to the Public 
from those supplied under the Promulgation Order 
and to the Public Departments, stating the Prices 
charged for those sold to the Public, and the Prices 
charged for those supplied under the Promulgation 
Order and to the Public Departments :—An Ab- 
stract of the Accounts of the Queen’s Printers in 
Freland other than Acts of Parliament, showing the 
Amount paid to them for Printing in each year from 
1831 to 1844, both inclusive (in continuation of the 
Account in Appendix E, No. 2, in the Report (Par- 
liamentary Paper, No. 713, of Session 1831-2) from 














A. 1845, 


the Select Committee on King’s Printers’ Patents) : 

---A Comparative Statement of the Prices charged 

by the Queen’s Printers for Jreland in the Bills for 

the year 1844, and of the Prices that would be 

charged for similar work under the Stationery Office 

Contract in Jreland: —And, a Return of all the Me 
Bibles, Testaments, Prayer Books and Psalms ” 
printed and sold by the Queen’s Printers for Ireland, 

in each year from 1831 to 1844, both inclusive, with 

the Sale Price of each Article, and the Amount of 

Drawback of Paper Duty received in the same 

period. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Acts of Pag; 
Return of the Total Number of Acts of Parliament ™«t. ‘ 
printed by the Queen’s Printers in England; stating 
the Number of Sheets of each Size, and the Prices 
charged per Sheet of each size, from 1831 to 1834, 
both inclusive; distinguishing the Quantities sold 
to the Public from those supplied under the Pro- 
mulgation Order and to the Public Departments ; 
stating the Prices charged for those sold to the 
Public and the Prices charged for those supplied 
under the Promulgation Order and to the Public 
Departments. 


— oe OO 


Mr. Greene, by Order, presented a Bill to enable Birmingham 
the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Company 84 Gloucester 
t Le Ws es ¥ . Railway 

o make Extension Lines at Gloucester, a Branch (Gloster 
at Stoke Prior, and a Junction with the Midland Extensions, 
Railway at Aston-juxta-Birmingham: And the same pear tomar 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a &gt; cme il 
second time. tion) Bill 


Petitions from the division of Ambleside (West- Justices’ Clerks 
moreland) ;— and, Westmoreland (two Petitions) ; "4 Clerks of 
praying that the Justices’ Clerks and Clerks of the ‘® P°** Bil 
Peace Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 

—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of James Pattison, Esquire, a Member London, 
of Parliament for the city of London, praying that Chatham and 
he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against North Ket 
certain parts of the London, Chatham and North ai 
Kent Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, Vhat the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Sir John Maxwell, of Polloc, Ba- Caledonian 
ronet, praying that he may be heard, by himself, Railway Bil. 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Caledonian Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himseif, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Reverend Schoolmasters 
Presbytery of Dalkeith, in the county of Midlothian, (Se!) 
praying the House to adopt measures for amelio- 
rating the condition of the Burgh and Parochial 
Schoolmasters, and for promoting the educational 
interests of Scotland, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Governor and Directors of the Banking 
Hibernian Joint Stock Banking Company of Tre- ({reland) Bil. 
land, praying that the Banking (Jreland) Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after twelve of the clock on 
Saturday morning, adjourned till Thursday 
next. 


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8 VicTORIZ. 


Jovis, 15° die Maii ; 


Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 
Merchant R. Watson, from the Corporation for the Relief 
Seamed. of Seamen in the Merchant Service, was called 


in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the direc- 
tions of several Acts of Parliament,—An Account of 
the Income and Expenditure of the President and 
Governors of the Corporation for Relief of Seamen in 
the Merchant Service, their Widows and Children, 
at the Port of London and the various Outports un- 
der their management, from 1st January 1844 to 
31st December 1844, inclusive. 

An Account of the Income and Expenditure of 
the Trustees for the Relief of Seamen in the Mer- 
chant Service, their Widows and Children, appointed 
at the therein-mentioned Outports of the United 
Kingdom, from 1st January to 31st December 
1844 :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
Table. 


Guildford, Petitions of John Muskett, of Bury Saint Ed-|. 


Chichester end omyed’s, in the county of Suffolk, Esquire ;—Com- 
— pany of Proprietors of the Portsmouth and Arundel 

anal Navigation ;—Very Reverend Hugh Nicholas 
Pearson, v.v., Dean of Salisbury (two Petitions) ; 
— Reverend William Henry Pearson, Rector of 
the parish of Saint Nicholas, Guildford, in the 
county of Surrey ;—Owners and Occupiers of lands 
and properties on the line or in the neighbourhood 
of the proposed Guildford, Chichester and Ports- 
mouth Railway (twe Petitions) ;—and, Mayor, Al- 
dermen and Burgesses of the borough of Portsmouth; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Guildford, Chichester and Portsmouth Railway Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Guildford, A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
a of the city of Chichester, praying that the Guildford, 
Railway ; Chichester and Portsmouth Railway Bill may pass 
-— and into a law, and that the Brighton and Chichester 
Railway (Ports- Railway (Portsmouth Extension) Bill, and the Direct 
mouth Exten- London and Portsmouth Railway Bill may not pass 
sion); and, into law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 


Direct London lie upon the Table. 


and Portsmouth 


Railway Bills. 


Direct Lontion A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
 eeeganeny of the borough of Portsmouth, praying that the 
Brighton ana ? Direct London and Portsmouth Railway Bill, and 
Chichester the Brighton and Chichester Railway (Portsmouth 
er, Sl ons- Extension) Bill may pass into law, was presented, 
sion) Bills, | @0d read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Direct London 


eins Petitions of John Muskett, of Bury Saint Ed- 
Railway Bil, | ”énd’s, in the county of Suffolk, Esquire ;— Reverend 
3 John Garwood Bull, Vicar of Godalming, in Sur- 
rey ;—John Elliott Drinkwater Bethune, of Chester- 
square, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire ; — 
Company of Proprietors of the Portsmouth and 
Arundel Navigation;—and, Very Reverend Hugh 
Nicholas Pearson, p.p. and Dean of Salisbury (two 
Petitions) ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Direct London and Portsmouth Rail- 

way Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Petitions from Guildford ;—Wonersh and Bram- 


— — and Ewhurst ;—Leatherhead ;—and, 





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Godalming ; praying that the said Bill.may pass 
into a law,—were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Direct London 
Portsmouth, in the county of Southampton and its — pega 
neighbourhood, praying that the Direct London and ana, Guildford, 
Portsmouth Railway Bill may pass into a law, and Chichester and 
that the Guildford, Chichester and Portsmouth Rail- P a 
way Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, sciatica dia 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Brighton and 
Portsmouth and Arundel Navigation, praying that Chichester 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or ——ao 
agents, against certain parts of the Brighton and sion) Bill. 
Chichester Railway (Portsmouth Extension) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway Whitehaven 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. and Furness 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ——" 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Theobald Jones, Esquire, Captain in Ulster Railway 
Her Majesty’s Navy, and a Member of the House, Pxtension Bill. 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the Ulster Rail- 
way Extension Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his 
Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Bothal Newcastle and 
and its vicinity, in the county of Northumberland, Berwick Ruil- 
. . way Bill. 
praying the House to cause a clause to be introduced 
into the Mewcastle and Berwick Railway Bill, 
obliging the Promoters of the Bill to cross a certain 
road in the township of Oldmoor, in the parish of 
Bothal, otherwise than on a level, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of the Convener, Master of Hospital, Aberdeen 
Deacons, and other Members of the Seven Incorpo- Railway Bill. 
rated Trades of the city of Aberdeen, praying that the 
Aberdeen Railway Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of David Carnegy, Proprietor of the 
estates of Craigo, and others, situated in the pa- 
rishes of Logie, Pert and Dun, in the county of 
Forfar ;—Magistrates and Town Council of the cit 
of Brechin ;—and, Six Incorporated Trades of the 
city of Brechin; praying that they may be heard, 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the said Bill,—were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Manchester and Liverpool Rail- Bolton and 
way Company, Bolton and Leigh Railway Com- — 
pany, Kenyon and Leigh Junction Railway Com- junction; 
pany, North Union Railway Company, and Grand North Union; 
Junction Railway Company, for leave to bring in a 7 aang 
Bill for consolidating the said Companies, was pre- and, Grand’ 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- Junction Rail- 


; oa : way Companies 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. Aadipaeien. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Leicester — 
the Report on the Leicester Freemen’s Allotments a ng 
Bill; : 

And the House being informed that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill; 

314 Ordered, 








Westminster 
Improvement 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Edinburgh 
and Northern 
Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Newry and 
Enniskillen 


Railway Bill, 


Dundalk and 
Enniskillen 


Railway Bill. 


Dublin and 
Belfast Junc- 
tion Railway, 
with a Branch 


to Kells Bill. 


4.32 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 


former Committee :——And that they have leave to 
sit, and proceed, upon Thursday next. 


A Petition of Justices of the Peace for the county 
of Middlesex, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Westminster Improvement (No. 2.) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Right honourable James Alexander 
Earl of Rosslyn ;—Inhabitants of the city of Perth, 
Proprietors of houses and property in the vicinity 
of the South Inch of Perth, and other Inhabitants 
of the city of Perth ;—Proprietors and other Inha- 
bitants of the burgh of Kirkaldy and its vicinity ; 
—Managers of the royal burgh of Dysart;—Pro- 
prietors of land, Tenant-farmers and others con- 
nected with the agriculture of the western district 
of the county of Fife ;—Burgesses, Parliamentary 
Voters, Proprietors and Inhabitants of the royal 
burgh of Dysart ;—and, Heritors and Kirk Session 
of the parish of Dysart, in the county of Fife, or 
of Members thereof; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Edinburgh and Northern Rail- 
way (No. 2.) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, ifthey think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of the Ulster Canal Company ;—and, the 
Right honourable Armar Earl of Belmore, Owner 
of lands situate in the several parishes of Derry- 
brusk, Derryvullan and Enniskillen, in the county 
of Fermanagh, on the line of the proposed Raiitway 
from Newry to Enniskillen; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the ewry and Ennishillen 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

A Petition of Merchants and others residing in 
Preston, in the county of Lancaster, and interested 
in the trade with Jreland, praying that the said Bill 
may pass into a law, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Right honourable Armar Earl of 
Belmore, Owner of lands situate in the several pa- 
rishes of Derrybrusk, Derryvullan and Enniskillen, 
in the county of Fermanagh, on the line of a pro- 
posed Railway from Dundalk to Enniskillen ;—and, 
the Ulster Canal Company ; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Dundalk and Enniskillen 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Charles Trouton, Secretary of the 
Great North Western (Ireland) Railway Company ; 
—and, John Reynolds, of Fleet-street, Dublin, 
Banker, and James Dudgeon, of Henry-street, Dub- 
lin, Trustees for the Creditors of Henry Smith, late 
of Drogheda, Merchant; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Dublin and Belfast Junction 


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A. 1845, 


Railway, with a Branch to Kells Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
tothe Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The London and Croydon Railway Enlargement Londoa ang 
Bill was read a second time ; and committed. Croydon Rail. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- "99 Enlarge. 

: : ment Bill, 
mittee of Selection. 


The London and Croydon Railway (Chatham and London ang 


Gravesend) Bill was read a second time ; and com- ©tyden Rail. 


. way (Chath 
mitted. and Gravesend) 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The London and Croydon Railway (Maidstone, London and 
Ashford and Tonbridge) Bill was read a second Croydon Rail. 
time ; and committed. phage . 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ana Tonbridge) 

ill, “s 


mittee cf Selection. Bi 


The London and Croydon Railway (Orpington London and 
Branch) Bill was read a second time; and com- C'ydon Rail. 
mitted way (Orping- 

° ton Branch) 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


The London and Croydon Railway (Chatham to London and 


Chilham) Bill was read a second time; and com- — Rail- 
itted way (C atham 
mitted. to Chilham) 


Ordered, That the Bill be referréd to the Com- Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


Petitions of the Maidstone Gas Light and Coke South Eastern 
Company ;—Commissioners for executing the Act a ' 
for widening, improving, regulating, paving, cleans- apenas 
ing and lighting the Streets, Lanes and other Public 
Passages and Places within the King’s Town of 
Maidstone, in the county of Kent, for removing and 
preventing Encroachments, Obstructions, Nuisances 
and Annoyances therein, for better supplying the 
said Town with Water, and for repairing the High- 
ways within the Parish of Maidstone ;—and, Com- 
pany of Proprietors of the Lower Navigation of the 
River Medway; praying that they may be heard, 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the South Eastern Railway (Maidstone to Rochester) 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Calvert's Estate 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on os 
lle 


Calvert’s Estate Bill ; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true ; and that the Parties concerned had given their 
consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Com- 
mittee ; and that the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and directed him to report the same, with- 
out Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Claughton 
Claughton-cum-Grange (Saint Andrew’s Church (Bt. Andoww’s 
Bill; That they had examined the allegations of Church) Bill. 
the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 

unto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Claughitos- 


cum-Grange 


Claughton-cum-Grange (Saint John-the-Baptist’s) (St John the 
Church Bill; That they had examined the allegations j,prist’s) 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; and Church Bill. 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
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ston and A Petition of the Preston and Wyre Railway, 
Wyre Railway Ffarbour and Dock Company, praying that provision 
Branches Bill may be made in the Preston and Wyre Railway 
Branches Bill, to enable the said Company to make 
certain Deviations in the lines of the Lytham Branch 
Railway and Lytham Dock Branch Railway, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 

mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Subscribers to the undertaking here- 
inafter mentioned, for leave to present a Petition for 
leave to bring in a Bill for making a Railway from the 
Londonand Blackwall Railway, at Stepney, toor near 
to the town of Epping, was presented, and read; and 
referred tothe Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Epping Rail 
way (No. 2) 


Tottenham and =A Petition of Thomas Nias, of Rotherfield-street, 

Farringdon- in the parish of Saint Mary, Islington, in the county 

street Extension Middl ravine that the Tottenham and Far- 

Hailway Bil, Of Middlesex, praying e ‘ 
ringdon-street Extension Railway Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Birkenhead, Ordered, That the time for presenting the Bir- 
Manchester — Renhead, Manchester and Cheshire Junction Railway 
ai Cheshire, (No, 9,) Bill be enlarged till Thursday next. 
— 2.) 
le 
Southampton An ingrossed Bill to alter and enlarge the Powers 
Docks Bill. ond Provisions of the Acts for making a Dock 
or Docks at Southampton, and to alter certain Pro- 
visions of an Act passed in the first and second 
year of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, 
for erecting and maintaining a Pier and other 
Works at Southampton, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to alter and enlarge the Powers and 
Provisions of the Acts for making a Dock or Docks 
at Southampton. 
Ordered That Mr. Antrobus do carry the Bill to | 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
Dukeof Argyl’s ~The Duke of Argyll’s Estate Bill was read the 
Estate Bill, first time. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
Scottish Mid- 


ad Teton =e etitions_ from Dundee 3; —Meigle ;—Coupar An- 

Railway Bill, SUS ;—Stanley ; —Kerriemuir ;—Perth (two Peti- 
tions) ; — Blairgowrie ;—Dingwall;—and, Brechin; 
praying that the Scottish Midland Junction Railway 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of Inhabitants of the city of Perth, Pro- 
prietors of houses and property in the vicinity of 
the South Inch of Perth, and other Inhabitants of 
the said city ;—the Right honourable Peter 2obert 
Drummond, Lord Willoughby D’Eresby, and the 
Right honourable Clementina Sarah Drummond, 
Lady Willoughby D’ Eresby ;--and, Margaret, Baro- 
ness and Countess de Flahault, and of Auguste 
Charles Joseph Count de Flahault, her Husband, 
for his interest ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Scottish Midland Junction Rail- 
way Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Stalybri ‘ eer oie - 
a. A Petition of Commissioners acting under an 
Bill, 


il Act of Parliament for lighting, watching and other- 
wise improving the Town of Stalybridge, in the 
Counties Palatine of Lancaster and Chester, and 
for regulating the Police thereof, and for establishing 
and regulating a Market and erecting a Market- 
place within thesaid Town, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Stalybridge Waterworks Bill, 
was presented, and read. 


Vor. 100. 


15° Maite. 


433 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Proprietors of the Staffordshire Wolverhampton 
and Worcestershire Canal Navigation, praying that Waterworks 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Wolverhampton 
Waterworks Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Committee of Directors of the Goole and Don- 
Undertakers of the Navigation of the Rivers Aire and © Railway 
Calder, in the county of York ;—Owners or Occu- 
piers of lands, houses or other property upon or 
near the line of the proposed Goole and Doncaster 
Railway ;—Owners and Occupiers of lands on the 
line of the proposed Goole and Doncaster Railway ; 
—Company of Proprietors of the Undertaking of 
the Navigation of the River Dun ;—and, Owners 
and Occupiers of property on the line and in the 
neighbourhood of the Railway hereinafter men- 
tioned ; taking notice of the application for leave 





to bring in the Goole and Doncaster Railway Bill; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 


| their counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof, 


/—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Group of Railway Bills in 
which that project is comprised ; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
| their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the application, against the said Petitions. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Proprietors of the Goole and Don- 
Navigation of the River Dun, taking notice of the caster Railway. 
| application for leave to bring in the G'oole and Don- 
| caster Railway Bill; and praying that they may be 
| heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
| parts thereof, which was presented upon Friday last, 
| be referred to the Committee on the Group of Rail- 
| way Bills in which that project is comprised ; and the 
| Petitioners heard, by their counsel or agents, upon 
| their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
| favour of the application, against the said Petition. 


The Great Western Railway (Zreland) (Dublin to Great Western 
Mullingar and Athlone) Bill was read a second time ; Railway 
: (Treland) 
and committed. (Dublin to 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Mullingar and 


mittee of Selection. Athlone) Bill. 


Petitions from Gowdall and Hensall ;— Rawcliffe; Wakefcia, 
—Snaith and its vicinity ;— Kellington ;—Marsh- Pontefract and 
land ;—Pollington and Baln ;—East and West Had- sg mney 
dlesey and Chapel Haddlesey ;—Temple Hurst and ~ 

Hurst Courtenay ;— Wakefield (three Petitions) ;— 
Knottingley ;—and, Pontefract; praying that the 
Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the parisk of Kelling- York and 
ton, in the West Riding of Yorkshire ;—Inhabitants North Midland 
of Camblesforth, Drax and Newland, in the West Branch} a 
Riding of the county of York ;—Gowdall and Hen- ; 
sall, in the county of York ;—and, Pollington and 
Baln, in the county of York ; praying that the York 
and North Midland Railway (Goole Branch) Bill 
may not pass into a law,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of William Constable Marwell, of Ever- 
ingham Park, in the county of York, Esquire ; — 
and, Land-owners on the line of the proposed Rail- 
way from Brayton to Goole, in the county of York ; 





praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
3K counsel 








434, 


counsel or agents, against certain parts of the said 
Bill,—were also presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 


to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners | 


heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Thomas Broadwood, of Holmbush, in 
the county of Sussex, Esquire ;—and, Owners and 
Occupiers of property on the line or in the neigh- 
bourhood of the projected Railway or Branch from 
the London and Brighton Railway to Horsham; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Lon- 
don and Brighton Railway (Horsham Branch) Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


London and 
Brighton Rail- 
way (Horsham 
Branch) Bill. 


Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
(Cambridge 
and Bury 


A Petition of Land-owners and Occupants in the 
neighbourhood of Newmarket, in the counties of Cam- 
bridge and Suffolk, taking notice of the application 


Saint Edmund's for leave to present a Petition for leave to bring in | 


Extension.) 


the Eastern Counties Railway (Cambridge and Bury 
Saint Edmund's Extension) Bill, and praying that 
leave may not be given to introduce such Bill during 
the present Session, was presented, and read; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Southport and 
Kuxton Junction 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Edmund George Hornby, of Lan- 
caster, in the county of Lancaster, Esquire, and 
William Rawstorne, of Howick House, in the said 
county, Gentleman, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
aot of the Southport and Euxton Junction Railway 

ill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

Midland Rail- 
ways (Syston to 
Peterborough) 
Bill. 


houses and tenements in the parish of Ketton, in the 
county of Rutland, praying that the Midland Rail- 
ways (Syston to Peterborough) Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Duddeston 


and Nechells &gt; . De’ ° 
Improvement Of the borough of Birmingham, in the county 


(No. 2.) Bill, Warwick, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Duddeston and Nechells Improvement (No. 2.) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Grand Junction 


Mr. Hawes reported from the Committee on Group 
Railway Bill, 


(O.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Petitions 
against the Bills comprised in the said Group, to- 
gether with the Reports of the Board of Trade 


thereon, were referred; That in the case of the | 


Grand Junction Railway Bill, they had amended 
the Preamble of the said Bill, by striking out the 
Dudley Branch, and confining the Preamble to the 
line from Basford to Stoke-upon- Trent ; That they 
had heard counsel in support of several of the said 
Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills ; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same, as 
amended, to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 


15° Mazz. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, | 


A. 1845, 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 

and be printed. 
| Mr. Hawes reported from the Committee on Group Trent Valle 
(O.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Petitions Railway Bij, 
against the Bills comprised in the said Group, to- 
gether with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
| thereon, and the Report from the Committee on the 

| Manchester and Birmingham Extension Railway 

Bill in Session 1839, and the Minutes of Evidence 

taken thereupon, were referred ; That in the case 

of the Trent Valley Railway Bill, they had heard 

| counsel in support of several of the said Petitions, 
‘and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; 
| That they had inquired into the several matters re- 
| quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 
'and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 

and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 

ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Thomas Isaac Dimsdale, of the city Londonderry 
of Dublin, Esquire, praying that he may be heard, &amp;n¢ Coleraine 
by himself or his counsel, against certain parts of R#!vey Bil. 
the Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Bill, was 








_presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of George Stevenson, of Taunton, in Bermondsey 
the county of Somerset, Esquire, praying that the a 
Bermondsey Improvement (No. 2.) Bill may “ 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Corporation for preserving the Belfast 
Port and Harbour of Belfast, praying that they may _ 
be heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain ~ 
parts of the Belfast Improvement Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 














Petitions of John Meiklam, Esquire, residing at Edinburgh 
| Torwoodlee ;—and, Robert Reid, of Lowood, in the 24 Hawick 
| x fe Railway Bill. 
|county of Roxburgh, Esquire ; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
| against certain parts of the Edinburgh and Hawick 
| Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners 


of heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 


their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
|in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Commissioners of the Court of oe 
| Requests for the borough of Boston, in the county — 
| of Lincoln, and others, Merchants, Tradesmen and 
| Inhabitants of the said borough, praying for altera- 

'tion of the Insolvent Debtors Act, was presented, 
| and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Parochial _ 
Settlement Bill. 


Petitions from Beverley Union ; — Pocklington 
Union (Chairman and Vice Chairman) ;—and, Cam- 
bridge Union; praying that the Parochial Settle- 
‘ment Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
_—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
| the Table. 


| A Petition of the Chairman of the West Derby 
| Union, in the county palatine of Lancaster, stating 
that the Board of Guardians of that Union have 
frequent applications made to them to relieve Irish 
paupers, who have become chargeable to the several 
townships in the Union; that they respectfully sug- 
vest whether it would not be advisable to introduce 
a clause into the Parochial Settlement Bill to pre- 
vent the transmission to Jreland and Scotland of any 
person or persons who shall have resided in England 
or Wales for the space of twenty years or upwards 
consecutively ; 


Parochial ss. 
Settlement Bil. 








ley 
Bill. 


ry 
ill, 


ey 
ett 
Bill. 


ill 





Ma‘ nooth 
College Bill. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Divceses, 


Lord’s Day. 


Schoolmasters 
(Scotland, ) 


Charitadie 
onations 

and Bequests 

(Ireland) Act, 


8 VICTORIZ. 


consecutively ; and they are of opinion that if some | 
means were provided for passing Jrish paupers, on 
their arrival at the Jrish ports, to their respective 
residences or places of birth, a great boon would be 
granted to the aged and decrepit, the orphan and 
the widow, to enable them to reach their several 
homes, or the homes of their kindred ; and praying 
the House to take the subject into consideration, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Lentwardine ; — Albrighton ; — 
Preston Gubbals ;— Worcester ;— Aberdeen (two Pe- 
titions) ;—Stewartson ;—Moneymore ;—Relief Pres- 
bytery of Paisley (Moderator) ;—Congregation of 
Original Seceders of Kilmarnock (Moderator) ; — 
Session of the Relief Church, Saltcoats (Moderator) ; 
— Holden ;— Rayleigh ;—Northden;—Thomas H. 
Kingdon and others ;—Farlesthorpe ;— Dowland ;— 
Monks Okehampton ;-—- Bampton ;-—Shebbear ;--Comb 
Martin ;—Maidsmorton ;—Bilsby ;—Conisholme ;— 
Burgh ;-- Branston ;—- Yarburgh ;— Gainsborough; -- 
Hangham ;—Humby ;—Scampton ;— Caynhan (two 
Petitions); —Hope Bagot ;— North Leverton; — 
Loth ;— Clyne ;—Kettle and Cults ;— Lindores ;— 
Pedberth;—-Gumfreston;—-Southport;—- North Meols; 
— Brampton ; — Holymore Side ;— Presbytery of 
Brechin (Moderator) ;—Fearns;— Birse and Aboyne; 
—Albany-road ;— West Tawding, Hecre and Dur- 
rington; —Fenny Stratford ; —Lawrenny ; —War- 
den ;—Llansaintffraid ;—Telscombe and Pidding- 
live ; — Llanarmon and Llangybin ; — Bibby and 
Dunluce ;— Glendermot ;— Ballyrashane ;— Kilrea ; 
—Preston Patrick ;— Birts Morton ;—Eyton-cum- 
Newland ; — Marazion ; —Llangacamore ; — Glas- 
gow ; —Hinderclay ; — Rickinghall Superior-in-In- 
ferior ;—Shelnetham ;—Union of Saint James and 
Killeck ; —Hensingham ; — Waberthwaite ; —Cum- 
berland ;— Henry Lea;—Marsh Chapel ;—Cowfold ; 
—-County of Lincoln ; -—Kirby-super-Bain ; — West 
Torrington ;—Churton and Marshside;—Airthorpe ; 
—-Thorseway and Kirkmond ;— South Somercotes;— 
Rastrick ;—Redmonley D’ Alibut ;—Minting ;—and, 
Potterhanworth ; praying that the Maynooth College 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
A Petition of the Reverend John Fullagar, Minis- 
ter in the Unitarian Chapel in the city of Chichester; 
praying that the said Bill may pass into a law, was 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Deanery of Manlake ;—Archdea- 
conry of Stowe ;—Deanery of Benford ; —Rochdale ; 
— Lancaster ;—Trevilan and Ystrad;—and, Ban- 
gor; praying for the repeal of so much of the Act 
6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of the 
Dioceses of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and for the 
immediate appointment of a bishop to the See of 
Manchester,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Aberdeen; —Loth ; —Kettle and 
Cults ;--Staveley;--Aboyne and Birse;-—-Saint John- 
the-Evangelist, Westminster ; — Edderton ; —Loch- 
broom ;—Stornoway ;—Knockbain ; —and, Kincar- 
dine; praying the House to adopt measures for se- 
curing and enforcing a more due observance of the 
Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Synod of Sutherland and Caith- 
ness(Moderator) ;—and, Presbytery of Cupar; pray- 
ing the House to adopt measures for amelioratin 
the condition of the Burgh and Parochial School- 
masters, and for promoting the educational interests 
of Scotland,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Clones East ;~-Kilmuckridge, Kil- 
lincooley and Monamolin ;—Dunean ;—Killion and 
Longwood ;—Castletown Delvin and Killulagh ; — 

Vot. 100. 


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435 


Donore and Rosnaree ;—Dunderry Bridge and Ro- 
binstown ;—Union of Ardcarn ;—Cork ;—Trim ;— 
Ratoath ;—Kilerone and Ballinakill ; -—-Tomacork 
Carnen ;—Lady’s Island ; — Kells ; — Ballygarrett 
and Rider ;—Loughrea ; —Mullingar ;—Kinnegad ; 
— Castletown Delvin and Killulagh; — Clonfert, 
Donoughta and Meelick ;—Rollestown and Oldtown ; 
—Mullingar ;— Oran and Cloonycormichan ;—Lar- 
acor and Gallow ;—Moynalty and Newcastle ;— 
Killeagh and Ardagh ;—Ballyanne and Old Ross; 
— Ballymore, Maglass, Kilmick and Ishartmon ;— 
Kilmoken ;—and, Loughrea; praying for the repeal 
of the Charitable Donations and Bequests (Zreland) 
Act,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Inhabitants of Ireland ;—Kiltorn ; yyion with 
—Aughagour ;—and, Donaghmore ; praying for the Ireland. 
repeal of the Legislative Union between Great Bri- 

tain and Ireland,—were presented, and read; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates and Town Council of Statute Labour 
the royal burgh of Dundee, praying that the Statute (Seotand) Bill. 
Labour (Scotland) Bill may not pass into a law, as 

it now stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Cadogan Williams, praying the Annuities. 
House to institute an inquiry into his scheme for 
purchasing Deferred Annuities, was presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Berwich-upon-Tweed ;—and, Har- Courts of Law 
tlepool; praying the House to transfer the Courts ™4 Eavity. 
of all the Law and Equity Judges to the neighbour- 

hood of the Inns of Court, and unite them in a 

suitable structure under one roof,—were presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Samuel Millard ;—and, John William Royal College 
Garlick ; praying that an inquiry may be instituted of Surgeons. 
into the government of the College of Surgeons, and 
particularly into the effects produced by the last new 
charter, and that the enfranchisement of its Members 
may take place in the Royal College of Surgeons in 
England, with full power to elect their governing 
body,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Solicitors of Her Majesty’s High Court of 
Court of Chancery, praying the House to inquire “™"°'y- 
into the claims made before the Lord Chancellor, in 
pursuance of the Act for abolishing certain offices 
of the High Court of Chancery, and into the fees 
imposed upon the suitors of the said Court, and into 
the state and several charges affecting the several 
funds of the suitors of the said Court, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Health of 
Burgesses of the city of York, praying the House titan 
to take into consideration the propriety of establish- 
ing general and efficient measures and authorities 
for the administering of judicious sanitary regula- 
tions in large towns, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Culdaff;—and, Ballindoy ; pray- Education 
ing the House to devise means for removing the (Ireland. ) 
objectionable restrictions placed on the distribution 
of the Aid annually granted for Education in Jre- 
land, so as to afford assistance to the Schools of 
the Church Education Society,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Birmingham 


r es i]. and Gloucester 
posed, That the Birmingham and Gloucester Rail Railway (Wol- 


way (Wolverhampton Line) Bill be now read a se- verhampion 
cond time ; Line) Bill. 
The 


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436 


The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz. ‘To leave out the word 
“now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “upon this day six months.” / 

And the Question being put, That the word “ now’ 
stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the Yeas,{ hr Bowring . 

=a ,.. Mr. Pakington, 

Tellers forthe Noes,} Viscount Pollington , 

And the Numbers reported by the Tellers being, 
Yeas 41, Noes 22; 

And objection being taken to the vote of Mr. Pa- 
kington, one of the Tellers for the Noes, as being a 
Land-holder upon the line of the Railway, whose 
property would be injured ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the vote of Mr. Pakington be disallowed : 
—And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Whereupon, Mr. Speaker declared the Numbers 
on the Division, Yeas 41, Noes 22. 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 
time :—The Bill was accordingly read a second 
time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That tne Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Bridgeton 


A Petition of Feuars, Householders, and Occu- 
Improvement. 


piers of lands and houses in the town or village of 
Bridgeton and places adjacent, in the county of 
Lanark, for leave to present a Petition for leave to 
bring ina Bill for paving, lighting, cleansing and 
draining the said town or village, was presented, 
and read: and referred to the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders. 


Chester and 
Holyhead 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on 
Group (Q.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- 
tions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
thereon, were referred; That in the case of the 
Chester and Holyhead Railway Bill, they had heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had 
inquired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 


15° Mai. 





Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. | 


Shrewsbury, 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Group | 
Osw estry and 


CheterJunce (&amp;:) of Railway Bills, to whom several Petitions 

tion Railway against the Bills comprised in the said Group, to-/| 

Bill. gether with the Reports of the Board of ‘Trade | 
thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the) 
Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway | 
Bill, they had heard counsel in favour of the Bill ; 
That they had inquired into the several matters re- | 
quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and 
that the Committee had examined the allegations of 
the Bill, and found the same to be true ; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 

and be printed. 


Manchester Mr. Patrick Stewart reported from the Select 
- nome Committee on Group (B.) of Railway Bills; That 
Branchand In the case of the Manchester and Leeds Rail- 
Oldham and = way (Burnley Branch and Oldham and Heywood 
ee g;. Branches Extension) (re-committed) Bill, they had 
tension) Bill, made other Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 





A. 1845. 


Petitions of the Board of Commissioners of Police Yoker Road 
for the city of Glasgow, and General Commissioners Bi!!- 
of Police and Rate-payers for the purposes of Police 
and Statute Labour ;—-Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of Anderston ;—and, John Pearson, Lessee 
of Shaterigg Coal-work and Farm, Andrew Bar- 
clay, Lessee of Garscribe Coal-works, William 
McNair, Farmer, Netherton, Walter Paton, Far- 
mer, Cloherhill, James McFarlane, Farmer, Hilj- 
head, John Colrough, Farmer, Hutton-hole, John 
Barr, Farmer, Wyrdyedge William Peter, Farmer, 
Temple, Daniel Buchanan, Farmer, Annesland, 
William Buchanan, Carter, there, Andrew Bucha- 
nan, at Arenewfoot, Robert Dick, Farmer, Broom- 
hill, James Watson, at Balshagrie, and, Widow 
Walter Bryce, Farmer, Balshagrie, all near Glas- 
gow; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Yoker Road Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Robert Henderson, Proprietor of ForthandClyde 
lands called Fankerton, in the parish of Denny and Navigation ana 
shire of Stirling, praying that he may be heard, by — 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts (No. 2.) Bill, 
of the Forth and Clyde Navigation and Union Canal 
Junction (No. 2.) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Hemel Hemp- 
the Report on the Hemel Hempstead Small Tene- stead Small 
ments Bill; and the Amendments were read, and '*™em™e™s3!! 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


A Petition of Francis Dashwood, of Seamore- London, 
place, Curzon-street, in the county of Middlesex, and ina 
of Bexley, in the county of Kent, Esquire, praying Railway Bill. 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the London, Chatham 
— Kent Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if 
he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the township of Neweastle anc 
Monkwearmouth, in the borough of Sunderland, and pe 
county of Durham, and its vicinity, praying that the Junction) 
Newcastle and Darlington (Brandling Sunction) Railway Bill 
Railway Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of the Earl of Glasgow and the Lord Glasgow, | 

Blantyre, Siv John Maxweli, of Polloc, Baronet, ey a 
and James Graham, Esquire, of Fereneze, in the Roiiway Bill. 
county of Renfrew, and also of John Wilson, of 
Thornley, Henry Dunlop, Esquire, of Craigton, 
Messrs. James Dunlop and Sons, Cotton-spinners 
and Manufacturers at Barrhead, William Forrester, 
Manufacturer, there, William D. Hill, Calico- 
printer, Chapelfield, near Barrhead, John Pastley, 
Builder, Barrhead, and Malcolm McPhail, Ma- 
nager, there, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 


by 





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Birk 


Man 


Jun 
wey 


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tio! 
Bil 


8 VicToriz. 15°—16° Maii. 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Rail- 
way Company, praying that provision may be made 
in the North British Railway Bill to enable the 


437 


Petitions of John George Smyth, of Heath Hall, wWakesela, 
in the county of York, Esquire ;—and, Owners and Pontefract and 
Occupiers of lands through which the line of Rail- ig ay 
way hereinafter mentioned is proposed to pass; — 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 


counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Wake- 


North British 
Railway Bili. 


North British Railway Company to use the Edin- 
burgh and Dalkeith Railway, with the Branch there- 
of to Fisherrow, as Branches to the North British 


Jield, Pontefract and Goole Railway Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 


to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 


Railway, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Birkenhead, A Petition of Joseph Wagstaff, of Warrington, in | ™ favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Manchester = the county of Lancaster, Gentleman, complaining ” 

and a that the Standing Orders of the House, in respect to Petitions of Trustees of the Manchester and Sal- Aahton, Stay 
0 - : . re ° " i ° i 

a (ie 2.) the application for the Birkenhead, Manchester and | ¢rsbrook Turnpike-road ;—and, Company of Pro- at — 


Cheshire Junction Railway (No. 2.) Bill, had not been 
complied with ; and praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his agent and witnesses, against the 


prietors of the Canal Navigation from Manchester tion Railway 
to or near Ashton-under-Lyne and Oldham; pray- (Ardwick and 


i ip Guide Bridge 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their Branches) Bill, 


same, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Archibald Campbell, Esquire, of 
Blythswood, praying that he may be heard, by him- 
self, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of 
the Glasgow Junction Railway Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioner heard, b 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if 
he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune, 
of Chester-square, in the county of Middlesex, Es- 
quire, praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the E:psom 
and Dorking Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if 
he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the city of Perth ;— 
Proprietors of houses and property in the vicinity 
of the South Inch of Perth, and other Inhabitants 
of the city of Perth ;—and, Inhabitants of the royal 
burgh of Dundee; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Dundee and Perth Railway Bill,— 
were presented, and read. . 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of lands and 
properties on the line or in the neighbourhood of 
the proposed Branch Railway hereinafter men- 
tioned ;—and, the Right honourable Sarah Elizabeth 
Countess of Brooke and Warwick ; taking notice of 
the application for leave to bring in the London 
and Brighton Railway (Dorking Branch) Bill; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof,—- 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


| 


| praying that he may be heard, by his counsel or 


counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Ash- 
ton, Stalybridge and Liverpool Junction Railway 
(Ardwick and Guide Bridge Branches) Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


inquire into the management of the Royal College 
of Surgeons of England:—Also, to investigate the 
circumstances which led to the grant of an addi- 
tional Charter to the Council in 1843, and into the 
effects produced by the operation of that Charter 
upon the interests and professional rank of the great 
body of the Members of the College ; 


And Notice being taken that Forty Members were 
not present, the House was told by Mr. Speaker ; 
_and Forty Members not being present, and it being 
then after Four of the clock:—The House was 
adjourned by Mr. Speaker, without a Question first 
put, till To-morrow. 





Veneris, 16° die Mazi ; 


Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 





PRAYERS. 


R. Cobb, from the Margate Pier and Harbour 

Company, was called in ; and at the bar pre- 
sented, pursuant to the directions of an Act of Par- 
liament,—An Account of the Receipt and Applica- 
tion of all Monies which have been received by the 
Directors of the Margate Pier and Harbour Com- 
pany, from the 6th day of April 1844 to the Sth 
day of April 1845, both days inclusive :—And then 
he withdrew. 
| Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
| Table. 





Rossmore, Lieutenant of the county of Monaghan, 


| agent, against certain parts of the Dublin and Bel- 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Royal College 
posed, That a Select Committee be appointed, to of Surgeons. 


A Petition of Henry Robert Westenra Baron Dublin and 
Belfast Railway, 


Manchester and 
Birmingham 
Railway (Ash- 
‘on Brauch ) 
Bill, 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the | fast Railway, with a Branch to Kells Bill, was pre- 
Canal Navigation from Manchester, to or near Ash- | sented, and read. 
ton-under- Lyne and Oldham, praying that they may | Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
against certain parts of the Manchester and Bir-| by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 


mingham Railway (Ashton Branch) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read, 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 


favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
Vor. 100. 


' think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
| against the said Petition. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, to entertain the said Petition, notwithstanding 
the same was not presented three clear days before 

| the day appointed for the first meeting of the Com- 
| mittee. 


83kK3 Petitions 











16° Maiz. A, 1845, 


Petitions from Drogheda ; —Portadown ; —and, Petitions from Oathlaw and Tannadice 3—Brechin 
Banbridge, praying that the said Bill may pass intoa (three Petitions) ~— Tain (two Petitions) ; —and, 
law,—were also presented, and read; and ordered Glammis and Eassie and Nevay; praying that the 
to lie upon the Table. said Bill may pass into a law,—were also presented, 

and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. “ 

A Petition of the Right honourable Henry Robert 
Westenra, Baron Rossmore, Lieutenant of the county 


Dundalk and 
Enniskillen , 
Railway Bill. of Monaghan, praying that he may be heard, by his Knight Grand Cross of the Hanoverian Guelphic 


counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Dun- Order, and a General in Her Majesty’s Army, of 
daik and Enniskillen Railway Bill, was presented, No. 7, Dean-street, Park-lane, in the county of 


A Petition of Sir Francis Thomas Hammond, 


and read. z | Middlesex, and of Plumpton, in the parish of Whep- 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the stead, in the county of Suffolk, praying that he may 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, be heard, by his counsel or agent, against certain 


by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he parts of the London and Norwich Direct Railway 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, Bill, was presented, and read. 


against the said Petition. _ | Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Ordered, That itbe an Instruction tothe Committee, | Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
to entertain the said Petition, notwithstanding the | by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
same was pot presented threecleardays before the day | think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
appointed for the first meeting of the Committee. against the said Petition. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Dundalk | 
and its neighbourhood, in the county of Louth, praying | 
that the said Bill may pass into a law, was also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Right honourable the Earl of 

. . . ? 
Proprietors of land in the county of Renfrew, 
| through which the Railway after-mentioned is in- 


Epsom and Petitions from Leatherhead;— and, Dorking ; _ tended to pass, and of Proprietors of lands in the said 


Dorking Rail- praying that the Epsom and Dorking Railway Bill 


way Bil. L one op | county, and Trustees under an Act amending and 
may pass into a law,—were —_— 7 ane’ reac’ | continuing an Act for repairing roads in the county of 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. | Renfrew, and for altering the line of road between 

: ' . Glasgow and Kilmarnock, in the county of Renfrew 

Epsom and Petitions of Nathaniel Bland, Esquire, of Rew-| J : y efrew, 


; and the several Acts therein referred to ;—Trustees 
Dorking Rail- qall’s Park, Leatherhead, Surrey ;—and, Proprietors | : 


06 : under the authority of an Act for repairing and keep- 
Dixeet Landon Of the parishes of Leatherhead, Mickleham and Ash- | ing in repair the ‘Tmiienaie in the County of a, 
and Portsmouth stead, county Surrey ; praying that they may be | ¢¢ making and maintaining certain new Roads, for 


Railway Bill; heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain | rendering ‘Turnpike certain Parish Roads, and for re- 


d, London : . é mS. rH é b a 

and Croydon Parts of the Epsom and Dorking Kailway, and | gulating Statute Labour, in the said County ;—and, 

Railway Ex- the Direct London and Portsmouth Railway Bills, | Pavia mentary Trustees for improving the Naviga- 
and the projected London and Croydon Railway eS 


ee . : ! | tion of the River Clyde and enlarging the Harbour of 
Extension Bill,—were presented, and read. | Glasgow; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be re-| celves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
ferred to the Committee on the Bills; and the Peti-| oF the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Rail- 

tioners heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their way Bill,—were presented, and read. 
Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in| “Ang the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
favour of the Bills, against the said Petitions. |to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 


| 


Petitions of the Right honourable William David | wee te Ramee te cee — By. anes on a 

Murray Earl of Mansfield ;—Sir John Atholl Ban- | in feveer of the Bill phone he said Petitions ‘ 
— . . lin fe ‘ S. 

natyne Murray M‘Gregor, of M‘Gregor, Baronet, | ° 
Curator Bonis of his Grace John Duke of Atholl;—| |, .... ; cant a 
Trustees under the Acts for making and maintaining | Petitions of Proprietors residing in the royal burgh 
the Turnpike-road from Perth to the Cross of Crieff, of Dundee ;—Magistrates and Town Council of the 
on the north side of The Pow ;— Robert Graham, | royal burgh of Dundee (two Petitions) ;—David 
of Balgowan, Esquire ;—Trustees under the Acts Junter, Esquire, of Blackness, and Sir James Gib- 
for making and maintaining the Turnpike-road | 52” | Craig, of Riccarton, Baronet, and Aug ceo 
from Perth to Coupar Angus, and from thence to-| Maitland, Esquire, Writer to the Signet, Trustees . 
wards G/ammis, as far as the confines of the county | the said David Hunter ;—Sir John Richardson, ) 
of Perth, Obligants in the bonds for money bor- P léfour, Baronet ;—Lord Provost, Magistrates = 
rowed for the making and maintaining the said Council of the city of Perth, and Conservators of t rn 
road ;—Andrew Murray, Esquire, of Murrayshall | Navigation of the Tay ;—Dame Elizabeth Scoit, 
and Robert Stewart, Esquire, of Ardvoirlich, Trus- | Avcrum and Balgay, and Sir William Scott, ; 
tees of the deceased Thomas Lord Lynedock ;— | Ancrum and Balgay, Baronet, her Husband ;—and, 
Pairick James Stevenson, Minister of the parish of | % Quorum of the Provisional Directors of the sol 
Coupar Angus, the Reverend James Strachan Barty, | dertaking called, The Scottish Central aay 2 ’ 
Convener of Committee of the Presbytery of Meigle, | and individually Contributors and Subscribers t rs 
appointed to protect the interest of the benefice of | said Undertaking ; praying that they may be ae 
Coupar Angus, and John Anderson, Esquire, of by themselves, their counsel or agents,against certain 
Bellevue, Convener of Committee of Heritors of the | parts = “~ pi and Perth Railway Bill,—were 
parish of Coupar Angus, appointed to protect the | Presented, and read. 
interests of ae. said kerri see others| And the said Petitions were ordered to be refer red 
along or near the line of the turnpike-road from | t® the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
Perth to Crieff ;—and, Chairman of the Dundee heard, by themselves, their counsel or — _ 
and Arbroath Railway Company; praying that they their Petitions, if they think fit ; — Petitio —— 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 
against certain parts of the Scottish Midland Junc- 
tion Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 


Scottish Mid. 
land Junction 
Railway Bill. 





Petitions of General Commissioners of Police for 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred the royal burgh of Dundee ;—and, Magistrates and 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners Town Council of theroyal burghof Dundee (two Peti- 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon tions); praying thatthey may be heard, by themselves, 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, | their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Dundee Waterworks Bill,—were presented, and — 
| n 
| 


London and 
Norwich Direct 
Railway Bill, 


Glasgow, 


| Glasgow and Sir John Maxwell, of Polloc, Baronet Paisley, Kilmer. 


nock and Ayr 
Railway Bill, 


Dundee and 
Perth Railway 
Bill. 


Dundee 
Waterworks 
Bill, 





sve 


bat led bet 











icultural 


r 

Ys Bill. 

aT 

, 
Edinburgh and 
Northern Rail- 
way (No. 2.) 
Bill. 


Aberdeen 
Railway Bill. 





snd Commercial the county of Lancaster, Banker ;—Thomas Francis 
Bank of Ireland 5.4 John Francis, Executors of the will of William 


8 VIcTORIZ. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Elias Joseph Mozley, of Liverpool, in 


Francis, formerly of Edgebaston, in the county of 
Warwick, Esquire, deceased ;--Martin White, Major 
General, Creditor of the Agricultural and Com- 
mercial Bank of Jreland ;—and, Creditors of the 
Agricultural and Commercial Bank of Jreland; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Agricultural and Commercial Bank of Jreland Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


16° Mazz. 


439 


against certain parts of the Aberdeen Railway Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Petitions from Macduff ;-—Glenbuckhet ;—New- 
burgh ;— Binghead ;— Cullen ;— Huntly ;— Fraser- 
burgh ;—Garioch and Rayne ;—Forres ;—County 
of Aberdeen (Chairman) ;— Stonehaven ;—Garmond; 
—Portsoy ;—~ Nairn ;— Keith ; — Kintore ;—Ar- 
broath (two Petitions) ;— Edinburgh and Leith ;— 
Cupar Fife ;—Glasgow ;— Falkirk ; — Perth ; — 
Haddington and Leith ;—Letham ;— Friockheim ;— 
Lunan;— Bowriefauld ;— Barracks and Lunanhead ; 
— Johnshaven ;—Dunnichen ;— Aberdeen (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Bervie ;—Old Aberdeen (three Petitions) ; 
—Nigg and other places ;— Saint Cyras ;—Ben- 
holm ; — Inverbervie ; —-Drumlithie ; — Kinnell ;— 
Leochel Cushnie ;— Newhills and other places ;— 
Monquhitter ;— Peterhead ;—Inveraray ;—Elgin;— 
Fochabers ;—Newbyth ; — Elion ;— and, Commis- 
sioners of Aberdeen Harbour; praying that the said 





Petitions of Peter Hay, Esquire, Curator-at-Law 
to David Balfour Hay, of Mugdrum Leys and Ran- 
derston, Esquire, his only Brother-german, conform 
to Letters of Curatory from the Crown, dated the 
14th day of April 1807 ;—Managers of the royal 
burgh of Kinghorn, appointed by the Lords of 
Council and Session to take charge of the patrimo- 
nial interests of the said burgh, and to discharge all 
the duties of the Magistrates and Town Council of 
the said burgh ;— Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Council of the city of Perth, and Conservators of 
the Navigation of the Tay ;—Peter Hay Paterson, 
of Carpow, in the county of Perth ;—and, a Quorum 
of the Provisional Directors of the undertaking 
called The Scottish Central Railway, and individual 
Contributors and Subscribers to the said undertak- 
ing; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Edinburgh and Northern Raiiway (No. 2.) 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 


Bill may pass into a law,—were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the a . 
Glasgow, Paisley and Ardrossan Canal, praying Neilston Direct 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- Railway Bill. 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Glasgow, 

Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands and Saint Helens 
hereditaments in the town of Saint Helens, in the Improvement 
county palatine of Lancaster, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Saint Helen’s Improve- 
ment Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 











their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Petitions from Newport and Forgan (Fife) ;— 
and, Leven and Niner Leven; praying that the said 
Bill may pass into a law,—were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Lieutenant-General Nathaniel Forbes, 
of Arechernach, in the county of Aberdeen ;—Trus- 
tees under the Act for building a Bridge over the 
River North Esk, near the village of Marykirk, in 
the county of Kincardine, or Creditors upon the 
tolls and pontages leviable under the said Act, or 
Obligants personally bound for money advanced for 
the purposes of the said Act ;—Merchants, Proprie- 
tors and others residing in the city and royal burgh 
of Brechin, and suburbs thereof ;—Guild Incorpo- 
ration of Merchants and Traders in the city of Bre- 
chin ;— Proprietors, Tenants and Occupiers of land 
in the parishes of Oathlaw and Tannadice ;—Pro- 
prietors and Occupiers of land adjoining the market 
town of Brechin ;—Honourable John Stuart Wort- 


ley, Deputy Chairman, and of Sir James Ramsay, of 


Bamff, Baronet, and Robert Clerk Rattray, Esquire, 
of Craighall, Members of the Provisional Commit- 
tee, and Shareholders of the Scottish Midland Junc- 


tion Railway Company ; —Sir James Carnegie, of 
Southesk, Baronet, and David Carnegy, Esquire, of 


Craigo, Proprietors of lands and estates on the line 
of the proposed Aberdeen Railway ;—and, Captain, 
Councillors and Remanent Members of the Mon- 
trose Royal Albert Golf Club; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 


Vot. 100. 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
| Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in 
| favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Glasgow Junc- 
Council of the city of Glasgow ;—and, Parliamentary tion Railway 
Trustees for improving the Navigation of the River 8!!! 
Clyde, and enlarging the Harbour of Glasgow ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Glasgow Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Guild Incorporation of Mer- Caledonian 


chants and Traders in the city of Brechin, praying Railway ; 
that the Caledonian Railway Bill, the Scottish —— 


Central Railway Bill, and the Scottish Midland and, Scottish 
Junction Railway Bill may pass into law, was pre- Midland Junc- 


sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. — ait 


An ingrossed Bill for better supplying with Water scarborough 
the Towns of Scarborough and Falsgrave, in the Water Bill. 
Parish of Scarborough, in the County of York, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Frederick Trench do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- Public Petitions 
mittee on Public Petitions ; That they had exa- ——— 
: eport.) 
3K4 mined 


























Tottenham and 
Farringdon- 
street Extension 
Railway Bill. 


Southampton 
and Dorchester 
Railway Bill. 


London ane 
Brighton Rail- 
way ( Wands- 
worth Branch.) 


Tottenham and 
Farringdon- 
street Extension 


Railway Bill, 


Railwa:’ Bills, 


Great Western 
Raiiway 
(treland) 
(Dablin to 
Mullingar and 
Athlone) Bill, 


440 
mined the Petitions presented upon the 8th and 9th 
days of this instant May, and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The Zottenham and Farringdon-street Extension 
Railway Bill was read a second time; and com- 
mitted. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of William Ogle Hunt and William 
Hunt, of 10, Whitehall, Westminster, in the county 
of Middlesex, Solicitors to the Southampton and 
Dorchester Railway Company, and Francis T. Bir- 
cham, of Bedford-row, in the county of Middlesex, 
Solicitor to the South Western Railway Company, 
praying that provision may be made in the South- 


ampton and Dorchester Railway Bill for enabling | 


the London and South Western Railway Company 
to subscribe towards the said proposed Southampton 
and Dorchester Railway, to appoint certain Direc- 
tors of the Company, and eventually to become 
lessees of the line, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Petitions of George Thomas Lillison, of Half 


Moon-street, May Fair, in the county of Middlesex, 
Esquire, being an Owner of land and property on 
the line of the Railway hereinafter mentioned ;— 
and, William John Stent, of Parliament-street, West- 
minster, Gentleman; complaining that the Standing 
Orders of the House in respect to the application 
for the London and Brighton Railway (Wandsworth 
Branch) Bill had not been complied with; and 


16° Maiz. 


A. 1845. 


and Athlone) Bill may pass into a law, was read : 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Aberdare Railway Bill was read a second Aberdare 
time ; and committed. Railway Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Order made upon Friday last, That Mr. James skerties 
Hans Hamilton, Mr. Thomas Edward Taylor and Harbour Bill, 
Mr. George Alexander Hamilton do prepare, and 
bring in the Skerries Harbour Bill, was read, and 
discharged. 

Ordered, That Mr. Thomas Edward Taylor, Mr. 

George Alexander Hamilton and Mr. Shaw do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners and other Wakefield 
Inhabitants of the port of Goole, in the West Riding Pontefract and 
of the county of York, praying that the Wakefield, ay walng 
| Pontefract and Goole Railway Bill may pass intoa 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
| upon the Table. 











The Liverpool and Manchester Railway Bill was Liverpool and 
read a second time ; and committed. eee 
| Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com." Bill 
' mittee of Selection. 


| A Petition of Charles Jeffery, of Burrough, in the Cormwall 
parish of Antony, in the county of Cornwall, Yeo- Railway Bill 
| man, praying the House to allow him to appear by 

_counsel before the Committee on the Cornwall Rail- 

, way Bill, in order to support the prayer of the Pe- 

tition presented by him on the 4th day of April last, 

against certain parts of the said Bill, was presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 


their agents and witnesses, against the same,—were 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Petitions of Dame Jane Saint John Mildmay, 
Widow ;—Jehosaphat Ashin William Hanley, Wil- | 
liam Pitman and others, resident Inhabitants of | 
Newington-green, in the parishes of Islington, Horn- | 
sey and Stoke Newington, in the county of Middle- 
sex ;—and, Churchwardens, Overseers and Inhabit- 
ant Rate-payers of the parish of Clerkenwell, in the | 
county of Middlesex, in vestry assembled; praying | 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel | 
or agents, against certain parts of the Tottenham | 
and Farringdon-street Extension Railway Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





, . | 
A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- | 


posed, ‘That the following Clause be inserted in all 
Railway Bills passing through this House: “ And 
be it further Enacted, That nothing herein contained 
shall be deemed or construed to exempt the Railway 
by this or the said recited Acts authorized to be 
made from the provisions of any general Act relating 
to such Bills, or of any general Act relating to Rail- 
ways, which may hereafter pass during the present 
or any future Session of Parliament” :—And the said 
Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


The House being informed, That the Lord Mayor 
of the city of Dublin attended at the door, he was 
called in; and at the bar presented,—A Petition of 
the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, Commons and Citizens 
of Dublin, being the Corporation of the said City : 
—And then he withdrew. 

And the said Petition, praying that the Great 


Western Railway (Lredand) (Dublin to Mullingar 





| The Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Wor- Birmingham 
'cester Deviation) Bill was read a second time; and and Gloucester 
committed. ye 

| Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Deviation) Bill. 
‘mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of John Edward Sanderson and Thomas Chelsea 
Long, Parties interested in property proposed to be epee 
taken for the purposes of the Bill hereinafter men- 
tioned, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Chelsea 
Improvement Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill: and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the time for presenting a Petition Kentish Coast 
for the Kentish Coast Railway Bill be enlarged till Railway- 
Monday the 26th day of this instant May. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- Greenwich 
gesses of the borough of Berwick-upon- Tweed, pray- con Bill. 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Green- 
wich Colliery Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Shaw presented a Bill for better regulating series 
the Port or Harbour of Skerries, situate at Skerries, Harbour Bil. 
in the County of Dublin, and for rendering the said 
Port or Harbour more effectual as a Harbour of 
Refuge ; and to enable James Hans Hamilton, Es- 
quire, M. p., and his Heirs, to enforce and levy certain 
Tolls, Rates, Duties and Fees, and to extend, im- 
prove and enlarge the said Port or Harbour of 
Skerries, and to borrow Money on the said Tolls, 

Rates 








8 VicToRI£. 


Rates and Duties for the Purposes directed by this 
Bill: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


Petitions from Newry; — Five Mile-town and 
Brookboro’ ; — Newry Navigation Company ; — 
Rosstrevor ; — Warrenpoint ;—and, Lisbellaw and 
Tempo; praying that the Newry and Enniskillen 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Land-owners, along or adjacent to 
the line of the proposed Newry and Enniskillen 
Railway, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agenis, against certain parts of the said 
Bill, was also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they 


Newry and 
Enniskillen 
Railway Bill. 


think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, | 


against the said Petition. 


Belfast Petitions of Merchants and Licensed Dealers in 
— Gunpowder, resident in the town and borough of 


Belfast, in the county of Antrim ;—and, Edmund 
Hogan ; praying that they may be heard, by their 


16° Mazi. 441 


Jonathan Dunn, of Ryelands, near Lancaster, in the 
county palatine of Lancaster ;—John Armstrong, of 
Acrelands, near Lancaster, in the county palatine of 
Lancaster, Esquire ;—and, Company of Proprietors 
of the Lancaster Canal Navigation; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Lancaster and 
Carlisle Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


| _ A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Duddeston 

| Birmingham Canal Navigations, praying that they = Batam 
: ; ° mprovement 

‘may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against (No, 2.) Bill 

certain parts of the Duddeston and Nechells Im- 

provement (No. 2.) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

| Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 

| by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 

they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

Bill, against the said Petition. 

| 


| Petitions of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- Dublin and 


counsel or agents, against ceriain parts of a Bel- | bourhood of Monaghan ;--and, Inhabitants of the city Ratios Senation 

fast !mprovement Bill,—were presented, and read. and county of Armagh; stating that the Petitioners « Branch to 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred | jaye heard, with much surprise and regret, that the Kells Bill. 

to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners | p,; 


heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 


tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour | 


of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 
Glasgow, Petitions from Glenluce ;—and, Newton Stewart ; 
Dumfries aad 5 a ‘ 
Carlisle Rail. praying that the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle 
way Bill, Railway Bill may pass into alaw,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
ary A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Jedburgh 
and Hawick ; pe ese ; : 
Railway Bil, @nd its vicinity, praying that the Edinburgh and 
Hawick Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | 


Table. 

Petitions of Provisional Directors of the under- 
taking called The Caledonian Extension Railway, 
and individual Subscribers to the said Undertaking ; 
—James Pringle, vf Torwoodlee, Esquire ;—and 
William Stuart Walker, of Bowlands, Esquire ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
said Bill,—were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


? 


ri ee 
— A Petition of Iron-masters and Coal-masters of 
orcester and 


Woiverhampton the South Staffordshire District, praying that the 
Railway Bill, Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 
oe = A Petition of Gentry, Merchants, Tradesmen and 
Goole Raitway, Others, Inhabitants of the towa of Leeds and its 
snd, York and vicinity, praying that the Wakefield, Pontefract and 
orth Midland Goole Railway Bill may not pass into a law: and 
Maiay (Gost y Bill may not, pass into a law ; an 
Branch) Bilis, that the York and North Midland Railway (Goole 
Branch) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
ey A Petition of Gentry, Merchants, Tradesmen and 
ilway (Goole Others, Inhabitants of the town of Bradford and 
Branch) Bill, its vicinity, praying that the York and North Mid- 
land Railway (Goo/e Branch) Bill may pass into a 


law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. , 


Lane; it) ve 
ib tetie Petitions of James Giles, of Bare, and of Lan- 


vilway Bill, ash in the county of Lancaster, Merchant — 
Vox. 100. 


lway Committee of the Board of Trade have re- 
ported against the Dublin and Armagh Inland Rail- 
| way, and in favour of the Dublin and Belfast Junc- 
| tion Railway ; and praying the House to refuse its 
‘sanction to any Bill which may in any manner preju- 
. dice the Dublin and Armagh \nland Line,—were pre- 
| sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
| A Petition of Nathaniel Cameron, of Dan-y-Graig, South Wales 
‘in the county of Glamorgan, Esquire, praying that Railway Bill 
he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
‘against certain parts of the South Wales Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
‘Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
_by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit, and counsel heard, in favour of the 


' Bill, against the said Petition. 

| 

| A Petition of the Vicar, Churchwardens, Over- South Eastern 
| seers and other Inhabitants of the parish of Green- Railway 


wich, in the county of Kent, praying that they may 5, rension of 
_ be heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain the London 


| parts Rastern Railway (Widening and 2nd Greenwich 
| parts of the South Eastern Railway (Wic g Railway) Bill. 


| Extension of the London and Greenwich Railway) 

| Bill, was presented, and read. 

| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
‘Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
'by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
| they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 

| Bill, against the said Petition. 

| A Petition of Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of Yoker Road 
lands, houses, public works and other property Bill. 

| upon the line of the turnpike-road from G'lasgow 

| to Yoker Bridge, and roads in communication there- 

with, or on roads in continuation of a Branch from 

said turnpike-road, praying that they may be heard, 

| by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 

_tain parts of the Yoker Road Bull, was presented, 

| and read. 

| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 

'by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Sheffield, Ashton-under- Lyne Sheffield and 


and Manchester Railway Company, praying that Retberham 
| they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
| agents, against certain parts of the Sheffield and 
| Rotherham Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 


Railway Bill. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
3.1L Committee 





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Brighton,Lewes 
and Hastings 
Railway 
(Hastings, Rye 
and Ashford 
Extension. ) 


Chester, 
Manchester 
and Liverpool 
Junction Rail- 
way. 


442 


Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 


favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Richard Stileman, of Winchelsea, 
in the county of Sussex, Esquire, and Edward 
Howell, of Camden-town, in the county of Middlesex, 
Esquire, complaining that the Standing Orders of 
the House, in respect to the application for the 
Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway (Hastings, 
Rye and Ashford Extension) Bill, had not been 
complied with; and praying that they may be heard, 
by their agents and witnesses, against the same, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a 
Petition, complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for 
the Chester, Manchester and Liverpool Junction 
Railway Bill, were referred; That the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with, imasmuch 
as a field in the parish of Plemonstall, within the 
limits of deviation, adjoining to No. 44, in the said 
parish, on the Plan deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace of the county of Chester, and on the Plan 
deposited with the Clerk of the Peace of the county 
of the city of Chester, is not numbered on the said 
Plans or mentioned or described in the said Books 
of Reference ; a field in the said parish of Plemon- 
stall, within the limits of deviation, adjoining No. 99, 
in the said parish, on the said Plans, is not num- 
bered on the said Plans or mentioned or described 
in the said Books of Reference deposited with 
the said Clerks of the Peace, and in the Private 
Bill Office ; a field in the parish of Plemonstall, 
within the limits of deviation, adjoining to No. 99, 
in the said parish, and to No. 13, in the parish of 
Barrow, in the said Plans, is not numbered on the 
said Plans or mentioned or described in the said 
Books of Reference; a field, in the parish of Ple- 
monstall, within the limits of deviation, adjoiming to 
No. 3, in the parish of Thornton-in-the- Moors on the 
said Plans, is not numbered on the said Plans, or 
mentioned or described in the said Bocks of Re- 
ference ; a malt-kiln, in the parish of Frodsham, 
within the limits of deviation, adjoining to Nos. 224 
and 227, in the said parish, on the said Plans, is not 
numbered on the said Plans or mentioned or de- 
scribed in the said Books of Reference ; a dwelling- 
house and garden in the parish of Frodsham, within 
the limits of deviation, adjoining to the last-men- 
tioned property, is not numbered on the said Plans 
or mentioned or described in the said Books of Re- 
ference ; a garden in the parish of Frodsham, cut 
by limit of the limits of deviation, adjoining to No. 
219, in the said parish, on the said Plans, is not num- 
bered on the said Plans, or mentioned or described 
in the said Books of Reference; a garden in the 
parish of Frodsham, within the limits of deviation 
adjoining to the last-mentioned property, is not num- 
bered on the said Plans, or mentioned or described 
in the said Books of Reference; a property in the 
parish of Runcorn, numbered 49, on the said Plans, 
is shown thereon to be one undivided inclosure only, 
whereas the same is, in fact, four separate and dis- 
tinct inclosures; a field in the parish of Runcorn, 
within the limits of deviation, and adjoining to Nos. 
28 and 30, in the said parish, on the said Plans, is 
not numbered on the said Plans or mentioned or 
described in the said Books of Reference; a field 
in the parish of Runcorn, within the limits of de- 
viation, adjoining the Nos. 76 and 81, in the said 
parish, on the said Plans, is not numbered on the 
said Plans or mentioned or described in the said 
Books of Reference ; a garden in the said parish of 
Runcorn, within the limits of deviation, adjoining 
to Nos. 68 and 69, in the said parish, on the said 


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Plans, is not numbered on the said Plans or men- 
tioned or described in the said Books of Reference ; 
a field in the said parish of Runcorn, within the 
limits of deviation, lying between Nos. 69 and 70, 
in the said parish, on the said Plans, is not num- 
bered on the said Plans or mentioned or described 
in the said Books of Reference ; a field in the said 
parish of Runcorn, within the limits of deviation, 
lying between the last-mentioned property, and num- 
bered 71, in the said parish, on the said Plans, is 
not numbered on the said Plans or mentioned or 
described in the said Books of Reference; a field 
in the parish of Runcorn, within the limits of devia- 
tion, and adjoining to Nos. 19, 20 and 22, in the 
said parish, on the Plans deposited in the Private 
Bill Office of the House, is not numbered on the 
said Plan; a field in the parish of Plemonstall, 
within the limits of deviation, adjoining to Nos. 42, 
41 and 44, in the said parish, on the Plan deposited 
in the Private Bill Office of the House, is not 
numbered on the said Plan. 

And inasmuch as the height of the Railway over 
or under the surface of every turnpike-road, public 
carriage-road, navigable river, canal, or Railway, is 
not marked in figures on the said Sections, at eve 
crossing thereof, in the following, amongst other 
particulars, namely, the height of the Railway over 
the surface of the turnpike-road leading from Ches- 
ter to Frodsham, in the parish of Frodsham, and num- 
bered 133 and 136, on the Plans, is not marked on 
the Sections deposited with the Clerk of the Peace 
of the county of Chester, and with the Clerk of the 
Peace of the city of Chester ; the height of the Rail- 
way under the surface of public carriage-road, a 
highway in the parish of Runcorn, numbered 112, 
onthe said Plans, is not marked on the Section 
deposited in the Private Bill Office of the House. 

And inasmuch as the extreme height of the said 
intended Railway over or under the surface of the 
ground is not marked for every embankment and 
cutting on the Sections in several, and amongst 
others, the following particulars, namely; the ex- 
treme height of the nese under the surface of 
the ground is not marked on the Section deposited 
with the Clerk of the Peace of the county of Ches- 
ter, for cutting at 13 miles 2 furlongs from the ter- 
minus at Chester ; the extreme height of the Rail- 
way over the surface of the ground is not marked 
on the Section deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace for the county of Chester, for the embank- 
ment at 13 miles 1 furlong 9 chains from the ter- 
minus at Chester; the extreme height of the Rail- 
way over the surface of the ground is not marked 
on the Sections deposited with the Clerks of the 
Peace of the county of Chester, and county of the 
city of Chester, for an embankment extending from 
8 miles 2 furlongs and 5 chains to 9 miles 5 furlongs 
and 3 chains from the terminus at Chester. 

And inasmuch as the said Sections do not cor- 
rectly show the surface of the ground marked upon 
the Plan in the following instances (that is to say) ; 
between 8 miles 2 furlongs and 7 chains and 7 miles 
4 furlongs 5 chains, the surface of the ground as 
shown upon the said Sections varies altogether 
from and in no part corresponds with the actual sur- 
face of the ground as the same really exists with 
reference to the datum line, the error in the said Sec- 
tions between such two points ranging from 3 feet to 
upwards of 13; between 6 miles and 3 furlongs, 
and the terminus at Chester, the ground as shown 
upon the said Sections varies altogether from, and 
in no part corresponds with, the actual surface of 
the ground as the same really exists with reference 
to the datum line, the error in the said Sections 
between such two points ranging from 3 feet to 
upwards of 15 feet; that comparing the surface 
of the ground as marked or shown upon the said 
Sections at 5 miles and 7 miles 7 furlongs and 6 
chains respectively, with the surface of the ground 


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error of upwards of 28 feet in the said Sections. 

And inasmuch as the Sections relating to the said 
intended Railway do not correctly represent or show 
the surface of the ground, and the intended level 
of the proposed Railway and Works, throughout 
the whole length of the line, nor do the said Sec- 
tions correctly state the height of the Railway over 
or under the surface of any turnpike-road, public 
carriage-road, navigable river, canal or Railway in 
the following instances, namely ; a navigable river 
forming the boundary of the parishes of Frodsham 
and Runcorn, No. 230, in the parish of Frodsham, 
and No. 1, in the parish of Runcorn, is marked or 
shown on the Sections as 50 feet from the surface 
of the river to the rails of the said intended Rail- 
way, whereas the same measures, according to the 
scale, upwards of 60 feet ; a public carriage-road in 
the parish of Frodsham, No. 46, on the Plans, is 
marked or shown upon the Sections as upwards of 
5 feet lower than the ground really is with reference 
to the datum line; a public carriage-road in the 
parish of Frodsham, No. 33, on the Plans, is marked 
or shown on the Sections as being upwards of 5 
feet lower than the ground really is with reference 
to the datum line; a public carriage-road in the 
parish of Thornton-le-Moors, No. 101, on the Plans, 
is marked or shown on the Sections as being up- 
wards of 5 feet lower than the same really is with 
reference to the datum line; that a public carriage- 
road, in the parish of Thornton-le-Moors, numbered 
88, on the Plans, is marked or shown on the Sections 
as being upwards of 4 feet lower than the same 
really is with reference to the datum line; a public 
carriage-road in the parish of Thornton-le-Moors, 
No. 75, on the Plans, is marked upon or shown on 
the Sections as being upwards of 3 feet lower than 
the same really is with reference to the datum line ; 
a turnpike-road in the parish of Thornton-le-Moors, 
No. 7, on the Plans, is marked or shown on the 
Sections as being upwards of 5 feet lower than the 
ground really is with reference to the datum line ; 
a public carriage-road in the parish of Thornton-le- 
Moors, No. 2, on the Plans, is marked or shown on 
the Sections as being upwards of 4 feet lower than 
the ground really is with reference to the datum 
line ; a public carriage-road in the parish of Ple- 
monstall, No. 80, on the Plans, is marked or shown 
on the Sections as being upwards of 5 feet lower 
than the ground really is with reference to the 
datum line; a public carriage-road in the parish of 
Plemonstall, No. 67, on the Plans, is marked or 
shown on the Sections as being upwards of 12 feet 
lower than the ground really is with reference to the 
datum line; a public carriage-road, in the parish 
of Plemonstall, No. 37, on the Plans, is marked or 
shown on the Sections as being upwards of 7 feet 
lower than the ground really is with reference to the 
datum line ; a turnpike-road in the parish of Ple- 
monstall, No. 24, on the Plans, is marked or shown 
on the Section as being upwards of 10 feet lower 
than the same really is with reference to the datum 
line ; the Chester and Crewe Railway in the parish 
of Saint John, No. 1, on the Plans, is marked or 
shown on the Sections as being upwards of 6 feet 
lower than the same really is with reference to the 
datum line. 

And inasmuch as the extreme height of the said 
intended Railway over or under the surface of the 
grounds is not correctly marked on the Sections for 
every embankment and cutting in several and 
amongst others, the following particulars, namely ; 
the extreme height of the Railway under the surface 
of the ground is not correctly marked on the Sec- 
tion at 7 miles 7 furlongs and 7 chains from the 
terminus at Chester ; the extreme height of the Rail- 
way over the surface of the ground 1s not correctly 
marked on the Sections for the embankment at 
about 6 miles 4 furlongs and 3 chains from the 
terminus at Chester; the extreme height of the 
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datum line at such points respectively, there is an | 


















































448 


Railway under the surface of the ground is not 
correctly marked on the Sections for the cutting at 
about 6 miles from the terminus at Chester; the 
extreme height of the Railway over the surface of 
the ground is not correctly marked on the Sections 
for the embankment at about 2 miles 5 furlongs 
6 chains from the terminus at Chester ; the extreme 
height of the Railway under the surface of the 
ground is not correctly marked on the Sections for 
the cutting at 1 mile 3 furlongs 6 chains from the 
terminus at Chester; the extreme height of the 
Railway over the surface of the ground is not cor- 
rectly marked on the Sections for the embankment 
at 4 miles 5 furlongs 3 chains from the terminus at 
Chester. 

And inasmuch as having reference to the surface 
of the ground as the same actually exists in relation 
to the surface of the rails, as marked or shown upon 
the said Sections, the description of the Section of the 
line deposited and of the greatest height of embank- 
ment or depth of cutting is erroneously and inaccu- 
rately stated in the following Notices, that is to say : 

Parish of Plemonstall: No. 89, in the Notice 
served upon the Earl of Shrewsbury and John Pea- 
cock, the embankment is stated to be 12 feet, whereas 
the same will in fact be only about 7 feet ; No. 78, 
in the Notice served upon the Earl of Shrewsbury 
and Mary Peacock, the embankment is stated to be 
29 feet, whereas the same will in fact be only 22 
feet ; No. 82, in the Notice served upon the Earl of 
Shrewsbury and Stephen Higginson, the embank- 
ment is stated to be 23 feet 6 inches, whereas the 
same will in fact be only 18 feet; No. 51, in the 
Notice served upon the Earl of Shrewsbury and 
Edward Jones, the cutting is stated to be 4 feet, 
whereas the same will in fact be 14 feet ; No. 53, in 
the like Notice served upon the Earl of Shrewsbury 
and Edward Jones, it is stated to be 4 feet cutting 
and 10 feet embankment, whereas in fact there will 
be no embankment, and the cutting will be 13 feet ; 
No. 40, in the Notice served upon the Earl of 
Shrewsbury and Richard Harrison, it is stated as an 
embankment of 1 foot, whereas in fact it will be 7 
feet cutting ; No. 44, in the Notice served upon the 
Earl of Shrewsbury and Richard Harrison, it is 
stated to be an embankment of 4 feet, whereas in 
fact it will be 8 feet of cutting; No. 86, in the 
Notice served upon the Earl of Shrewsbury and 
George Pickstone, the embankment is stated to be 
16 feet, whereas in fact the same will be 10 feet 
only; No. 38, in the Notice served upon the Earl 
of Shrewsbury and Joseph Keye, the cutting is stated 
to be 3 feet six inches, whereas the same will in fact 
be 13 feet ; No. 67, in the same Notice, the embank- 
ment is stated to be 24 feet, whereas the same will 
in fact be 16 feet; No. 68, in the same Notice, the 
embankment. is stated to be 24 feet, whereas the 
same will in fact be 15 feet; No. 71, in the same 
Notice, the embankment is stated to be 27 feet, 
whereas the same will in fact be 20 feet; No. 71, 
in the same Notice, the embankment is stated to be 
27 feet, whereas the same will be in fact 20 feet ; 
No. 41, in the Notice served upon the Earl of 
Shrewsbury and Robert Wright, it is stated to be an 
embankment of 1 foot, whereas the same will in fact 
be 7 feet cutting; No. 9, in the Notice served upcen 
the Reverend Peploe Hamilton and Mary Hankey, 
the cutting is stated to be 5 feet, whereas it will in 
fact be 183 feet; No. 10, in the Notice served upon 
the Reverend Peploe William Hamilton and William 
Walker, the cutting is stated to be 10 feet, whereas 
the same will in fact be 16 feet; No. 11, in the 
Notice served upon the Reverend Peploe William 
Hamilton and Charles Roberts, the cutting is stated 
to be 15 feet, whereas the same will in fact be 23 
feet; No. 16, in the same Notice, the cutting is 
stated to be 20 feet, whereas the sanie will in fact 
be 28 feet; No. 20, in the Notice served upon the 
Reverend Peploe William Hamilton, the cutting is 
stated to be 21 feet, whereas the saie will in fact 
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444 


be 29 feet; No. 23, in the Notice served upon the 
Reverend Peploe William Hamilton and William 
Hayes, the cutting is stated to be 20 feet, whereas 
the same will in fact be 29 feet; No. 31, in the 
Notice served upon the Reverend Peploe William 
Hamilton and John Grindley, the cutting is stated 
to be 25 feet 6 inches, whereas the same will in fact 
be 32 feet; No. 33, in the same Notice, the cutting 
is stated to be 24 feet, whereas the same will in fact 
be 32 feet; No. 34, in the same Notice, the cutting 
is stated to be 32 feet 6 inches, whereas the same 
will in fact be 33 feet; No. 36, in the same Notice, 
the cutting is stated to be 20 feet, whereas the same 
will in fact be 28 feet. 

Parish of Thornton-in-the-Moors : No. 13, in the 
Notice served upon the Earl of Shrewsbury and John 
Molyneux, it is stated to be an embankment of 2 
feet, whereas in fact it will be 6 feet cutting ; No.3, 
in the Notice served upon the Earl of Shrewsbury 
and Joseph Gerrard, it is stated to be an embank- 
ment of 2 feet, whereas in fact it should be 6 feet 
cutting ; No. 16, in the same Notice, itis stated to 
be an embankment of 7 feet, whereas in fact it will 
be 2 feet cutting; No. 38, in the same Notice, the 
embankment is stated to be 9 feet, whereas it will be 
in fact 1 foot; No. 48, in the Notice served upon the 
Earl of Shrewsbury and Samuel Antrobus, the cutting 
is stated to be 10 feet, whereas it will in fact be 15 
feet; No. 15, in the Notice served upon the Earl of 
Shrewsbury and John Boft, it is stated to be an 
embankment of 7 feet, whereas it will in fact be 6 
feet cutting ; Nos. 24 and 28, in the same Notice, 
the embankment is stated to be 10 feet, whereas the 
same will in fact be 2 feet; No. 30, in the same 
Notice, the embankment is stated to be 9 feet, 
whereas the same will in fact be 2 feet ; No. 40, in 
the Notice served upon Earl Shrewsbury and Peter 
Dawson, it is stated an embankment of 7 feet 6 
inches, whereas it will in fact be 11 feet cutting ; No. 
47, in the same Notice, the cutting is stated to be 6 
feet, whereas it will in fact be 15 feet; No. 32, in 
the Notice served upon the Earl of Shrewsbury and 
John Wright, the embankment is stated to be 9 feet, 
whereas the same will in fact be 2 feet; No.1, in 
the Notice served upon the Earl of Shrewsbury and 
Samuel Mason, it is stated to be an embankment of 
2 feet, whereas the same will in fact be 4 feet 
cutting ; No. 61, in the Notice served upon the Earl 
of Shrewsbury and William Hastings, tne cutting is 
stated to be 14 feet, whereas the same will in fact be 
19 feet; No. 96, in the Notice served upon the Earl 
of Shrewsbury and Thomas Peacock, the cutting is 
stated to be 24 feet 6 inches, whereas the same will 
in fact be 29 feet ; No. 2, in the Notice served upon 
John Weaver in respect of a public carriage-road, it 
is stated to be an embankment of 2 feet, whereas the 
same will in fact be 2 feet cutting ; No. 75, in the 
same Notice, and in respect of another public car- 
riage-road, the cutting is stated to be 12 feet, whereas 
the same will in fact be 15 feet; No. 88, in the same 
Notice, and in respect of another public carriage- 
road, the cutting is stated to be 18 feet 6 inches, 
whereas the same will in fact be 22 feet 6 inches. 

And inasmuch as several turnpike-roads and 
public carriage-roads respectively, in which altera- 
tions are intended or will be necessary, such altera- 
tions are not stated in the Section, and the same 
roads are not numbered on the Sections, and cross 
Sections to such numbers are not added to explain 
the nature of such alterations more fully, in the fol- 
lowing instances, that. is to say: A public carriage- 
road in the parish of Plemonstall, No. 37, on the 
Plans; a public carriage-road in the parish of 
Thornton-le-Moors, No. 2, on the Plans ; a turnpike- 
road in the parish of Thornton-le-Moors. No. 7, on 
the Plans; a public carriage-road in the parish of 
Thornton-le- Moors, No. 75, on the Plans. 

And inasmuch as several turnpike-roads and pub- 
lic carriage-roads described on the Plans and num- 
bered and referred to in the Sections, and in which 





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alterations in the present level or rates of inclination 
of such turnpike-roads and carriage-roads respec- 
tively are intended, the cross Sections relating 
thereto have been incorrectly drawn on the intended 
alterations thereof, have been incorrectly stated, in 
the following instances, that is to say: In cross 
Section No. 1, the present surface of the public 
carriage-road, No. 33, in the parish of Frodsham, on 
the Plans is represented as shown to be level, 
whereas in fact the same is an irregular surface, 
varying in inclination from 1 in 39 to 1 in 82; in 
cross Section No. 2, the present surface of the pub- 
lic carriage-road, No. 46, in the parish of Frodsham, 
on the Plans, is represented or shown to be level, 
whereas in fact the same is an irregular surface, 
varying in inclination from 1 in 27 tolin 44; in 
cross Section No. 3, the present surface of the 
public carriage-road, No. 99, in the parish of Frod- 
sham, on the Plans, is represented or shown to be 
level, whereas in fact the same is an irregular sur- 
face, varying from 1 in 20 to1 in 111; in cross 
Section No. 4, the intended surface of the public 
carriage-road, No. 43, in the parish of Runcorn, on 
the Plans, where altered, is represented as being 18 
feet under the surface of the rails, whereas the same 
in fact ought to be represented as being 18 feet over 
the surface of the rails. 

And inasmuch as the datum line does not cor- 
rectly exhibit thereon the distances in miles and 
furlongs from one of the termini, in the following 
instances, namely ; on the Section deposited with 
the Clerk of the Peace of the county of Chester, 
the 10th mile is placed at a distance of 5 furlongs 
only from the 9th mile, and the 11th mile is placed 
at a distance of 10 furlongs from the 10th mile, and 
at a distance of 9 furlongs from the 12th mile; 
there are no furlongs marked on the datum line of 
the Sections deposited with the Clerk of the Peace 
of the county of the city of Chester, between 2 miles 
and 3 furlongs from the terminus of the said Rail- 
way at Chester to 4 miles and 4 furlongs from the 
same terminus. 

And inasmuch as the Plan does not exhibit thereon 
the distances in miles and furlongs from one of the 
termini in the following imstances, namely; the 
13th mile is not marked on the Plan deposited with 
the Clerk of the Peace of the county of Chester. 
The distances on the datum line are not marked in 
miles and furlongs to correspond with those on the 
Plan, in the following instances, namely ; comparing 
the Plan deposited with the Clerk of the Peace of 
the county of Chester with the same Clerk, there 
is a difference of 660 yards in the position of the 
10th mile, and a difference of 520 yards in the po- 
sition of the 11th mile. 

And inasmuch as a memorandum of the radius 
of every curve not exceeding 1 mile in length, is 
not correctly stated on the Plan in miles and chains, 
in the following instances, namely; the curve be- 
tween 13 miles and 1 furlong from the terminus of 
Chester and the Grand Junction Railway (being less 
than 1 mile), is incorrectly stated on the said Plans 
to be a radius of 15 chains. Be 

And inasmuch as the proportion or rate of inclina- 
tion between each change of the gradient or inclina- 
tion is not correctly marked upon the Section in the 
following instances, namely; on the Section depo- 
sited with the Clerk of the Peace of the county of 
the city of Chester, the proportion or rate of incli- 
nation commencing at 7 miles 5 furlongs and 2 chains 
from the terminus at Chester, is incorrectly described 
as 1 in 227; on the Section deposited in the Private 
Bill Office, the proportion or rate of the same in- 
clination is incorrectly described on the second sheet 
as 1 in 227, and in the third sheet as 1 in 221. 

And inasmuch as the Plans and Sections depo- 
sited with the Clerk of the Peace of the county of 
Chester, with the Clerk of the Peace of the county 
of the city of Chester, the Private Bill Office, and 


with the Clerks of the several parishes in or —. 
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which the works are intended to be made, are not 
copies or duplicates the one of the other, in the fol- 
lowing particulars, that is to say; the rate of incli- 
nation commencing at 7 miles 5 furlongs and 2 chains 
from the terminus at Chester, is marked as 1 in 277 
on the Section deposited with the Clerk ofthe Peace 
of the county of Chester, and as 1 in 227, on the 
Section deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for 
the county of the city of Chester; ar’ embankment 
at 9 miles 4 furlongs and 7 chains from the terminus 
at Chester,is marked 12 feet on the Section deposited 
with the Clerk of the Peace of the county of Chester, 
and 13 feet on the Section deposited with the Clerk 
of the Peace of the county of the city of Chester ; 
an embankment at 13 miles 1 furlong and 9 chains 
from the terminus at Chester, is marked 7 feet on 
the Section deposited with the Clerk of the Peace 
of the county of the city of Chester, and is not marked 
on the Plan deposited with the Clerk of the Peace 
of the county of Chester; a cutting at 13 miles 
2 furlongs from the terminus at Chester, is marked 
11 feet on the Section deposited with the Clerk of 
the Peace of the county of the city of Chester, and 
is not marked on the Section deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace of the county of Chester; a 
cutting at 1 mile 7 furlongs and 3 chains from the 
terminus at Chester, marked 3 feet on the Sections 
deposited in the Private Bill Office, and with the 
Clerk of the parish of Plemonstall, is not marked 
on the Sections deposited with the Clerks of the 
Peace of the county of Chester and the county of 
the city of Chester; a cutting at 2 miles from the 
terminus of Chester, marked 8 feet 6 inches on the 
Sections deposited with the Clerks of the Peace of 
the county of Chester and the county of the city of 
Chester, is marked 2 feet 6 inches on the Section de- 
posited in the Private Bill Office, and with the parish 
Clerk of Plemonstall; an embankment at 3 miles 1 
furlong and 8 chains from the terminus at Chester 
marked 16 feet on the Sections deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace of the county of Chester and the 
county of the city of Chester, is marked 17 feet on the 
Sections deposited in the Private Bill Office, and 
with the parish Clerk of Plemonstall ; an embank- 
ment at 4 miles and 9 chains from the terminus at 
Chester, marked 2 feet on the Sections deposited in 
the Private Bill Office, and with the parish Clerk of 
Thornton-le-Moors, is not marked on the Sections 
deposited with the Clerks of the Peace of the county 
of Chester and county of the city of Chester; an 
embankment at 4 miles 6 furlongs and 3 chains from 
the terminus at Chester, marked 9 feet 6 inches on 
the Sections deposited with the said Clerks of the 
Peace, is marked 10 feet on the Sections deposited 
in the Private Bill Office,and with the parish Clerk 
of Thornion-le-Moors ; an embankment at 8 miles 
3 furlongs and 9 chains from the terminus at Chester, 
marked 9 feet 2 inches only on the Sections deposited 
with the Clerk of the Peace of the county of Chester, 
is marked 9 feet 6 inches on the Sections deposited 
in the Private Bill Office, and with the parish Clerk 
of Frodsham ; an embankment at 9 miles 1 furlong 
from the terminus at Chester, marked 25 feet on the 
Sections deposited at the Private Bill Office and 
with the parish Clerk of Frodsham, is not marked 
on the Sections deposited with the said Clerks of 
the Peace; an embankment at miles 2 furlongs 
1 chain from the terminus at Chester, marked 25, 
on the Sections deposited at the Private Bill Office 
and with the parish Clerk of Frodsham, is not marked 
on the Sections deposited with the said Clerks of 
the Peace; an embankment at 9 miles 2 furlongs 
-9 chains from the terminus at Chester, marked 27 
feet on the Sections deposited at the Private Bill 
Office and with the parish Clerk of Frodsham, 
is not marked on the Sections deposited with the 
said Clerks of the Peace; an embankmentat 9 miles 
3 furlongs from the terminus at Chester, marked 
24 feet on the Sections deposited at the Private Bill 
Office and with the parish Clerk of Frodsham, 
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16° Maiz. 445 


is not marked on the Sections deposited with the 
said Clerks of the Peace; a cutting at 13 miles 
and 3 chains from the terminus at Chester, marked 
37 feet on the Sections deposited with the said 
Clerks of the Peace, is not marked on the Sections 
deposited at the Private Bill Office; an embank- 
ment of 13 miles 1 furlong and 9 chains from the 
terminus at Chester, marked 7 feet on the Sec- 
tions deposited at the Private Bill Office and with 
the parish Clerk of Runcorn, is not marked on the 
Sections deposited with the Clerk of the Peace of 
the county of Chester; a cutting at 13 miles and 
2 furlongs from the terminus at Chester, marked 
10 feet on the Sections deposited with the Clerk of 
the Peace of the county of the city of Chester, is 
not marked on the Sections deposited with the Clerk 
of the Peace of the county of Chester ; the height 
from the datum line to the surface of the rails at 
10 miles 3 furlongs and 7 chains, marked 105 feet 
on the Sections depusited with the said Clerks of 
the Peace, is marked 106 feet on the Sections de- 
posited with the parish Clerk of Runcorn; the height 
from the datum line to the surface of the rails at 
the Preston Brook terminus, marked 106 feet on 
the Sections deposited with the said Clerks of the 
Peace, is marked 105 feet on the Sections deposited 
with the parish Clerk of Runcorn; on the Section 
deposited at the Private Bill Office, the words “level 
unaltered,” as descriptive of the mode of junction 
with the Chester and Crewe Railway are written at 
the point of junction, but such words are omitted 
on the Sections deposited with the said Clerks of 
the Peace; on the Sections deposited with the said 
Clerks of the Peace 8 miles 6 furlongs and 8 chains 
from the terminus at Chester, the words “ level un- 
altered” as descriptive of the mode of passing a 
public carriage-road, are inserted, but such words 
are omitted in the Section deposited at the Private 
Bill Office and with the parish Clerk of Frodsham ; 
on the Sections deposited at the Private Bill Office, 
an embankment at 9 miles 3 furlongs and 6 chains 
from the terminus at Chester, marked 22 feet on the 
Sections deposited at the Private Bill Office and 
with the parish Clerk of Frodsham, is not marked 
on the Sections deposited with the said Clerks of the 
Peace ; an embankment at 9 miles 4 furlongs and 8 
chains from the terminus at Chester, marked 12 feet 
on the Sections deposited with the Clerk of the Peace 
of the county of Chester, is marked 13 feet on the 
Sections deposited at the Private Bill Office and 
with the parish Clerk of Frodsham ; an embankment 
at 10 miles 4 furlongs and 5 chains from the ter- 
minus at Chester, marked 56 feet on the Sections 
deposited with the Clerk of the Peace of the county 
of the city of Chester, is marked 50 feet on the 
Sections deposited with the Clerk of the Peace of 
the county of Chester, and at the Private Bill Office 
and with the parish Clerk of Runcorn; a cutting at 
11 miles 3 furlongs from the terminus at Chester, 
marked 14 feet only on the Sections deposited with 
the said Clerks of the Peace is marked 34 feet on 
the Sections deposited at thePrivate Bill Office and 
with the parish Clerk of Runcorn; a cutting at 
11 miles 4 furlongs and 9 chains from the terminus 
at Chester, marked 23 feet only on the Sections de- 
posited with the said Clerks of the Peace is marked 
43 feet on the Sections deposited at the Private Bill 
Office and with the parishClerk of Runcorn ; a cut- 
ting at 11 miles 5 furlongs and 9 chains from the 
terminus at Chester, marked 21 feet only on the Sec- 
tions deposited with the said Clerks of the Peace is 
marked 41 feet on the Sections deposited at the Pri- 
vate Bill Office and with the parish Clerk of Runcorn, 
and with the parish Clerk of Frodsham; at 9 miles 
and 2 furlongs from the terminus at Chester, the 
words “ street level unaltered,” as descriptive of the 
position of a turnpike-road and public street in the 
town of Frodsham, and the mode of passing the 
same are inserted, but such words are omitted in 
the Sections deposited with the said Clerks of the 

3L3 Peace ; 


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4 . 
446 
Peace; on the Sections deposited at the Private 
Bill Office the words “ level unaltered” as descriptive 
of the mode of junction with the Grand Junction 
Railway, are written at the point of junction, but 
such words are omitted in the Sections deposited 
with the said Clerks of the Peace and with the Pa- 
rish Clerk of Runcorn; on the second sheet of the 
Sections deposited at the Private Bill Office and on 
the corresponding part of the Sections deposited with 
the Parish Clerks, the words “ datum line 110 feet 
below the top of the cap of the south-west newel 
of the water meeting bridge over the Grand Junction 
Railway at Preston Brook” as descriptive of the 
datum line, are inserted, but such words are omitted 
in the second sheet of the Sections deposited with 
the said Clerks of the Peace. 

And inasmuch as the lines denoting the limits of 
lateral deviation, as drawn on the Plans deposited, 
do not correspond, in the following instances ; the 
dotted line denoting the limits of lateral deviation 
at the crossing of a road marked No, 26, in the 
parish of Saint John-the-Baptist, is drawn upwards 
of 20 feet further south on the Plan deposited with 
the Clerk of the Peace of the county of the city of 
Chester, than on the Plan deposited at the Private 
Bill Office, and in consequence is shown on the 
former Plan to cross a culvert and pass through a 
field not numbered on the said Plan, and which said 
field is not described in the said Books of Reference, 
and the owner or owners, occupier or occupiers 
thereof have not received notice in respect thereof ; 
the dotted line denoting the limits of deviation 
running on the north side of Nos. 25, 26 and 27, 
in the parish of Plemonstall, is drawn upwards of 
20 feet further north on the Plan deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace of the county of Chester, than 
on the Plan deposited in the Private Bill Office, 
and in consequence is shown on the former Plan to 
pass through a field which is not numbered on the 
said Plan, and which field is not described in the 
said Books of Reference, and the owner or owners, 
occupier or occupiers thereof have not received no- 
tice in respect thereof; the dotted line denoting the 
limit of deviation on the north-west side of the 
centre line, extending from 5 miles 2 furlongs to 
6 miles 2 furlongs, is drawn upwards of 20 feet 
further to the north-west, on the Plan deposited with 
the Clerk of the Peace of the county of Chester 
than on the Plan deposited in the Private Bill Office, 
and in consequence is shown on the former Plan to 
pass through a field not numbered on the said Plan, 
and which field is not described in the said Books 
of Reference, and the owner or owners, occupier or 
occupiers thereof have not received notice in respect 
thereof; the dotted line denoting the limits of de- 
viation at the crossing of the road No, 30, in the 
parish of Runcorn, is drawn on the Plan deposited 
at the Private Bill Office upwards of 25 feet further 
north-west, than on the Plan deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace of the county of Chester. 

And inasmuch as the said Books of Reference do 
not contain the names of the owners or reputed 
owners, lessees or reputed lessees and occupiers, as 
the case may be, of the several properties hereinafter 
mentioned, inasmuch as the persons hereinafter 
stated to be the owners, lessees or occupiers thereof, 
as the case may be, were, on and before the 30th 
November last, such owners, lessees or occupiers 
respectively, and ought to have been inserted as 
such in the said Books of Reference, in the follow- 
ing, amongst other particulars; Mary Fairclough, 
as lessee of properties in the parish of Barrow, 
numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 
on the said Plans; Charles Helbert and Thomas 
Helbert, as owners of properties in the parish of 
Frodsham, numbered 150, 151, 152 and 153 on the 
said Plans; the Reverend Isaac Temple, incumbent 
of the said church, as owner of property in the pa- 
rish of Plemonstal/, numbered 76 on the Plans ; the 
Marquis of Cholmondeley, as owner of property in 





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A. 1845. 


the parish of Plemonstall, numbered 98 on the said 
Plans; the Earl of Shrewsbury, as owner of proper- 
ties in the parish of Plemonstall, numbered 25, 26, 
28 and 29 on the Plans; William John Sellers and 
Edward Russell Sellers, lessees of properties in the 
parish of Plemonstall, numbered 23 and 84 on the 
said Plans; William Mainwaring, owner of one- 
third part, as, tenant in common, of properties in the 
parish of Plemonstall, numbered 11, 16 and 23 on 
the said Plans; the Earl of Shrewsbury, as owner 
of properties in the parish of Plemonstall, numbered 
13 and 15 on the said Plans; Joseph Keye, as occu- 
pier of property in the parish of Plemonstall, num- 
bered 42 on the said Plans; Francis Smith, as oc- 
cupier of property in the parish of Thornton-in-the- 
Moors, numbered 114 on the said Plans; Sir Ar- 
thur Ingram Ashton as owner, and John Gorst as 
occupier of a field in the parish of Runcorn, adjoin- 
ing 28 and 30 on the said Plans; Thomas Ohkell 
and Ralph Okell, as lessees of properties in the pa- 
rish of Runcorn, numbered 38, 40 and 46 on the 
said Plans; Thomas Ohell, as lessee of properties 
in the parish of Runcorn, numbered 49 and 76 on 
the said Plans; the Trustees of Whitton School, as 
owners of property in the parish Plemonstall, num- 
bered 19 on the said Plans; Jane Orred, as the 
occupier of property in the parish 
of Runcorn, numbered 63 on the said Plans; Ellen 
Beckett, as the lessee of property in the parish of 
Runcorn, numbered 87 on the said Plans; the Earl 
of Shrewsbury, as owner, and John Price, as occu- 
pier of a field within the limits of deviation, in the 
parish of Plemonstall, adjoining to No. 44, in the 
said parish, on the Plan deposited with the Clerk 
of the Peace for the county of Chester, and on the 
Plan deposited with the Clerk of the Peace of the 
county of the city of Chester ; the Earl of Shrews- 
bury, as owner, and Robert Wright, as occupier of 
a field within the limits of deviation in the parish 
of Plemonstall, adjoining to numbers 42, 41 and 44, 
in the said parish, on the Plans deposited at the 
Private Bill Office of the House, and with the parish 
clerk of Plemonstall; Roger Harry Barnston, Es- 
quire, as owner, and Ann Edmondson, as occupier 
of a field in the parish of Plemonstall, within the 
limits of deviation, and adjoining to No. 99, on the 
said Plans, in the said parish of Plemonstall, and 
of another field in the same parish, adjoining to No. 
99, in the said parish, and to No. 13, in the parish 
of Barrow, on the said Plans ; Roger Harry Barns- 
ton, Esquire, as the owner, and Samuel Hughes, as 
the occupier of a field in the parish of Plemonstall, 
within the limits of deviation, adjoining to No. 3, in 
the parish of Thornton-le-Moors, on the said Plans ; 
William Hayes and William Pickering, as owners, 
and Thomas Brereton and William Brereton, as the 
occupiers of a malt-kiln, in the parish of Frodsham, 
within the limits of deviation, adjoining to Nos. 224 
and 237, in the said parish, on the said Plans; 
William Hayes and William Pickering, as owners, 
and Peter Hayes, as occupier of a dwelling-house 
and garden, in the parish of Frodsham, within the 
limits of deviation, adjoining the last-mentioned 
property; the Reverend Thomas Ashley, as the 
owner, and Richard Kearsley, as the occupier of a 
garden in the parish of Frodsham, within the limits 
of deviation, adjoining to No. 219, in the said pa- 
rish, on the said Plans ; the Reverend Thomas Ash- 
ley, as the owner, and Betty Jeffs, as the occupier 
of a garden in the parish of Frodsham, within the 
limits of deviation, adjoining to the last-mentioned 
property ; Sir Arthur Ingram Aston, as the owner, 
and Anne Nickson, as lessee and occupier of a field 
in the parish of Runcorn, within the limits of devia- 
tion, adjoiming to No. 47, in the said parish, on the 
said Plans; Sir Arthur Ingram Aston, as the owner, 
and Thomas Okell, as tenant, and Samuel Ohell, as 
the occupier of a field in the parish of Runcorn, 
within the limits of deviation, adjoining to the last 

mentioned property, and to No, 47, in the said 
parish, 


8 VIcTORIZ. 


parish, on the said Plans ; Sir Arthur Ingram Aston, 
as the owner, and Thomas Ohkell, as lessee, and Sa- 
muel Okell, as the occupier of a field in the parish 
of Runcorn, within the limits of deviation, adjoining 
to Nos. 49 and 47, in the said parish, on the said 
Plans ; Sir Arthur Ingram Aston, as the owner, and 
Thomas Ashbrook, as the occupier of a garden in 
the parish of Runcorn, within the limits of deviation, 
adjoining to the public highway, Nos. 68 and 69, 
in the said parish, on the said Plans; Sir Arthur 
Ingram Aston, as the owner, and J’homas Okell, as 
the lessee, and Samuel Okell, as the occupier of a 
field in the said parish of Runcorn, within the limits 
of deviation, lying between Nos. 69 and 70, in the 
said parish, on the said Plans ; Sir Arthur Ingram 
Aston, as the owner, and Samuel Ohkell, as the oc- 
cupier of a field in the parish of Runcorn, within 
the limits of deviation, lying between the last-men- 
tioned properties, and numbered 71, in the said pa- 
rish, on the said Plans ; Sir Arthur Ingram Aston, 
as the owner, Thomas Okell, as the lessee, and Sa- 
muel Ohkell, as the occupier of a field in the said 
parish of Runcorn, within the limits of deviation, 
adjoining to Nos. 71 and 81, in the said parish, on 
the said Plans. 

And inasmuch as the said Books of Reference 
do not contain the correct names of the owners or 
reputed owners, lessees or reputed lessees and oc- 
cupiers of the several properties hereinafter men- 
tioned, inasmuch as the persons stated in such 
Books of Reference to be the owners, lessees or 
occupiers thereof, were not, on the 30th day of No- 
vember last, such owners, lessees or occupiers, and 
ought not to have been inserted as such in the said 
Books of Reference, in the following instances ; 
that is to say; Elizabeth Lewis, as the owner of 
properties in the parish of Frodsham, numbered 
150, 151, 152 and 153 on the said Plans ; the Earl 
of Shrewsbury, as the owner of property in the pa- 
rish of Plemonstall, numbered 76 on the said Plans ; 
the Earl of Shrewsbury, as the owner of property in 
the parish of Plemonstall, numbered 98 on the said 
Plans ; the Trustees of the turnpike-road from 
Chester to Frodsham, in respect of a turnpike-road 
in the parish of Plemonstall, numbered 24 on the 
said Plans; Thomas Long Oliver, as owner of pro- 
perties in the parish of Plemonstall, numbered 25, 
26, 28 and 29 on the Plans; the Keverend Peploe 
William Hamilton, as owner of properties in the 
parish of Plemonstall, numbered 12 and 14 on the 
said Plans; John Reece, as the occupier of property 
in the parish of Plemonstall, numbered 42 on the 
Plans ; Samuel Sudlow, as the occupier of property 
in the parish of Thornton-le-Moors, numbered 114 
on the said Plans ; William Mainwaring and Maria, 
his wife, as owners of property in the parish of 
Plemonstall, numbered 19 on the said Plan; Allen 
Beckett, as the occupier of property in the parish 
of Runcorn, numbered 63 on the said Plan. 

And inasmuch as no application in writing in the 
form and manner prescribed by the Standing Orders 
of the House, was made on or before the 31st day 
of December last, to the several persons hereinafter 
mentioned, in respect of the several properties here- 
inafter mentioned, although such persons respec- 
tively were, on or before the 30th day of November 
last, the owners, lessees or occupiers of such pro- 
perties respectively ; (that is to say) Mary Fair- 
clough, of properties in the parish of Barrow, num- 
bered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 14 on 
the said Plans; the Earl of Bradford, owner of 
property in the parish of Plemonstall, numbered 76 
on the Plans; the Reverend Isaac Temple, owner 
of property in the parish of Plemonstall, numbered 
76 on the Plans; the Marquis of Cholmondeley, 
owner of property in the parish of Plemonstall, num- 
bered 98 on the Plans; the Trustees of the turn- 
pike-road from Chester to Tarvin, owners of pro- 
perty in the parish of Plemonstall, numbered 24 


on the Plans; the Earl of Shrewsbury, owner of 
Vou. 100. 








16° Maz. 447 


properties in the parish of P/emonstall, 25, 26, 
28 and 29 on the Plans; Wéilliam John Sellers 
and Edward Russell Sellers, lessees of property in 
the parish of Plemonstall, numbered 834 and 84 on 
the Plans ; William Mainwaring, owner of one-third 
part of properties in the pacish of Plemonstall, num- 
bered 11, 16 and 23 onthe said Plans; the Earl of 
Shrewsbury, as owner of properties in the parish of 
Plemonstall, numbered 12 and 14 on the said Plans ; 
Francis Bagnall, as owner of one-half part of pro- 
perties in the parish of Plemonstall, numbered 13 
and 15 on the said Plans; Joseph Keye, as occu- 
pier of property in the parish of Plemonstall, num- 
bered 42 on the said Plans; Francis Smith, as oc- 
cupier of property in the parish of Thornton-in-the- 
Moors, numbered 114 on the said Plans ; Sir Ar- 
thur Ingram Aston, as owner, and John Gorst, as 
occupier of a field in the parish of Runcorn, adjoin- 
ing 28 and 30 on the said Plans; Thomas Okell and 
Ralph Ohkell, as lessees of properties in the parish 
of Runcorn, numbered 38, 40 and 46 on the Plans ; 
Thomas Ohkell, as lessee of properties in the parish 
of Runcorn, numbered 49 and 76 on the said Plans ; 
the Trustees of Witton School, as owners of property 
in the parish of Plemonstall, numbered 19 on the 
said Plans; Jane Orred, as the occupier of property 
in the parish of Runcorn, numbered 63 on the said 
Plans ; Allen Beckett, as the lessee of property in 
the parish of Runcorn, numbered 87 on the said 
Plans ; the Earl of Shrewsbury, as owner, and John 
Reece, as occupier of a field within the limits of 
deviation, in the parish of Plemonstall, adjoining to 
No. 44, in the said parish, on the Plan deposited 
with the Clerk of the Peace of the county of the 
city of Chester ; the Earl of Shrewsbury, as owner, 
and Robert Wright, as occupier of a field within 
the limits of deviation, in the parish of Plemonstall, 
adjoining to Nos. 42, 41 and 44 in the said parish, 
on the Plans deposited at the Private Bill Office of 
the House, and with the Parish Clerk of Plemoustall ; 
Roger Harry Barnston, Esquire, as owner, and 
Anne Edmondson, as occupier of a field in the parish 
of Plemonstall, within the limits of deviation, and 
adjoining to No. 99, on the said Plans, in the said 
parish of Plemonstall, and of another field in the 
same parish, adjoining to No. 99, in the said parish, 
and to No. 13, in the parish of Barrow, on the said 
Plans; Roger Harry Barston, Esquire, as the 
owner, and Samuel Iughes, as the occupier of a 
field in the parish of Thornton-in-the-Moors, within 
the limits of deviation, adjoiming to No. 8, in the 
said parish, on the said Plans ; Wélliam Hayes and 
William Pickering, as owners, and Thomas Brereton 
and William Brereton, as the occupiers of a malt- 
kiln in the parish of Frodsham, within the limits of 
deviation, adjoining to Nos. 224 and 227, in the 
said parish, on the said Plans ; William Hayes and 
William Pickering, as owners, and Peter Hayes, as 
occupier of a dwelling-house and garden in the pa- 
rish of Frodsham, within the limits of deviation, 
adjoining to the last-mentioned property ; the Re- 
verend Thomas Ashley, as the owner, and Richard 
Rearsley, as the occupier of a garden in the parish 
of Frodsham, within the limits of deviation, adjoming 
No. 219, in the said parish, on the said Plans; the 
Reverend Thomas Ashley, as the owner, and Betty 
Jeffs, as the occupier of a garden in the parish of 
Frodsham, within the limits of deviation, adjoining 
to the last-mentioned property ; Sir Arthur Ingram 
Aston, as the owner, and Thomas Okell, as tenant, 
and Samuel Okell, as the occupier of a field in the 
parish of Runcorn, within the limits of deviation, 
adjoining to the last-mentioned property, and to 
No. 47, in the said parish, on the said Plans ; Sir 
Arthur Ingram Aston, as the owner, and Thomas 
Ohkeil, as the occupier of a field in the parish of 
Runcorn, within the limits of deviation, adjoining to 
Nos. 49 and 47, in the said parish, on the said 
Plans; Sir Arthur Ingram Aston, as the owner, and 
Anne Chadwicke, as the occupier of a field in the 

3L4 parish 


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448 


parish of Runcorn, lying between 49 and 57, in the 
said parish, on the said Plans ; Sir Arthur Ingram 
Aston, as the owner, and Thomas Ashbrook, as the 
occupier of a garden in the parish of Runcorn, within 
the limits of deviation, adjoining to the public high- 
way, No. 68 and No. 69, in the said parish, on the 
said Plans ; Sir Arthur Ingram Aston, as the owner, 
and Thomas Ohkell, as the lessee, and Samuel Ohell, as | 





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A. 1845, 


described thereon as being in the township of Byers 
Green, and which passes through the field num- 
bered 12, and is marked bridle road, is a public 
carriage-road from Byers Green to Willington. 

And inasmuch as the said Plans do not exhibit 
thereon a memorandum of the radius of the followine 
curves, the radii of which are under 1 mile in length: 
the curve between the distances 18 miles and 4 


the occupier of a field in the said parish of Runcorn, furlongs, and 18 miles and 6 furlongs; the curve 


within the limits of deviation, lying between Nos. | 


69 and 70, in the said parish, on the said Plans ; 
Sir Arthur Ingram Aston, as the owner, and Samuel 
Ohkell, as the occupier of a field in the parish of Run- 
corn, within the limits of deviation, lying between 
the last-mentioned properties, and No. 71, in the 
said parish, en the said Plans; Sir Arthur In- 
gram Aston, as the owner, Thomas Okell, as the 
lessee, and Samuel Ohell, as the occupier of a field 
in the said parish of Runcorn, within the limits of 
deviation, adjoining to Nos. 76 and 81, in the said 
parish, on the said Plans ; William Lewis, occupier 
of properties in the parish of Frodsham, numbered 
104 and 128, on the said Plans. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom two Petitions 


Union Railway, complaining of non-compliance with the Standing 


Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Sunderland, 
Durham and Auckland Union Railway Bill, were re- 
ferred; That the Standing Orders had not been | 
complied with, inasmuch as the Plans deposited with 
the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Durham, | 
and in the Private Bill Office, do not accurately | 
describe the lands and property through whick the | 
said Railway is proposed to be made, in the follow- | 
ing instances ; a certain field numbered 17 upon the | 
said Plans, and described thereon as being in the 
township of Sunderland Bridge, is m fact situate in 

the township of East Barony; a certain field or | 
stripe of land by the side of the River Browney, 
numbered 27 upon the said Plans, and described 
thereon as being in the township of Elvet Barony, 
is in fact in the township of Brandon and Byshottles ; 
certain fields numbered 8 and 11 upon thesaid Plans, 
and described thereon as being in the township of 
Newfield, are in fact in the township of Byers 
Green; the House called Boat House upon the 
said Plans, and shown by them to be standing in a 
field numbered 1 thereon, and thereon described as 
being in the township of Wé/lington, is not to be 
found in the position in which it is shown by these | 
Plansto be, the said Boat House beingin fact situate | 
in the field numbered 7 on the said Plans in the 

township of Byers Green; a portion of the said 

Plans described thereon as being in the township | 
of Byers Green, and as lying between certain lands | 
described upon the said Plans as being in the town- | 
ships of Stockley and Willington, is not a Plan of! 
the lands as they are now fenced, or as they were 
fenced on or before the 30th day of November 1844, 
the said Plans describing and including fields 
within the limits of lateral deviation which in fact 
do not exist, and the limits of lateral deviation in- 
cluding fields, a house called The Boat House and 
a garden belonging thereto, which the lines delineated 
upon the said Plans have the least resemblance of ; 
certain property numbered 17 upon the said Plans, 
and described thereon as being in the township of 
Newfield, is shown by the said Plans as being but 
one inclosure, whereas the same is divided by a 
fence into two inclosures, one of which is crossed 
by the centre line of the proposed work and the 
other included within the limit of deviation ; cer- 
tain property described upon the said Plansas being 
in the township of Binchester,and numbered 2 there- 
on, is divided by a fence into two inclosures, whereas 
by the said Plan it is shown to be but one inclosure ; 
the road numbered 19 upon the said Plans, and 











| between the distances 21 miles and 3 furlongs and 
| 21 miles and 5 furlongs; the curve at or near the 
terminus at Wewton Cap Bridge. 

| And inasmuch as the following lands or properties, 
| although either upon the line of the intended con- 
|tinuation or extension of the main line of the said 
| Railway, as laid down upon the Plans thereof which 
have been deposited with the Clerk of the Peace 
for the county of Durham, and in the Private Bill 
Office, or within the limits of lateral deviation 
therefrom as defined upon the said Plans, are not 
numbered upon the said Plans nor referred to in 
the Books of Reference deposited therewith, that 
|is to say; a field adjoming those numbered 10 and 
| 12 upon the said Plans, in the township of Elve¢ 
| Barony; a field on the south side of No. 15, 
| upon the said Plans, in the townships of Brandon 
}and Byshottles; a farm-house and out-buildings 
| described upon the said Plans as being situate in 
;a field numbered 4, in township of Newfield; 
3 fields adjoining the fields numbered 11, 12, 13 
and 15 upon the said Plans, in the township of 
Newfield ; a field adjoining the River Wear, and a 
field numbered 1 upon the said Plans, in the town- 
ship of Binchester; the county bridge over the 
River Browney, on the road from Darlington to 
Durham, in the townships of Elvet Barony and 
Brandon and Byshottles. 

And inasmuch as the Books of Reference depo- 
sited with the said Clerk of the Peace and in the Pri- 
vate Bill Office do not correctly describe the names 
of the owners, lessees and occupiers of the follow- 





ing properties, inasmuch as the names of the several 


persons following, who were respectively the owners, 
lessees and occupiers of such properties respectively, 
on or before the 30th day of November last, are not 
mentioned in the said Books of Reference, that is to 
say ; Her Majesty’s Justices of the Peace acting in 


and for the county of Durham, in respect of a certajn 


county bridge erected and now standing over or 
across the River Browney, in the townships of E/vet 
Barony,and Brandon and Byshottles, at or near 17 
miles and 1 furlong, upon the said Plans ; William 
Russell as the owner, and Thomas Crofton as the 
occupier of No. 27, on the said Plans, in the town- 
ship of Elvet Barony; Nicholas Crofton Hunter as 
the occupier of No. 2, upon the said Plans, in the 
township of Brancepeth; John Snowball as the 
occupier of No. 17, on the said Plans, in the town- 
ship of Newfield; the Honourable Henry Barrington 
as owner, and James Robson as occupier of five fields, 
numbered respectively 9, 10, 13, 14 and 17 on the 
said Plans, in the township of Harwich; the Honour- 
able Henry Barrington as owner, and James Robson 
as occupier of Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5, on the said Plans, 
in the township of Newton Cap; the Honourable 
Maria Jane Bowes Barrington as owner of No. 8, on 
the said Plans, in the said township of Newton Cap. 
And inasmuch as in the following instance the 
property through which the line of the said commu- 
nication or extension of the main line of the said 
Railway, as laid down uvon the said Plans, is in- 
tended to pass, is not correctly described in the 
said Books of Reference, that is to say; No, 19, in 
the township of Byers Green, 1s described as being 
a bridle-road, whereas the same was, on the 30th day 
of November last, a public carriage-road. 
And inasmuch as application was not made in 
writing on or before the 31st day of December last 
to the following persons, in respect of the property 
particularised as follows, who were on the 20th day 





8 VicrorRiz. 16° Mazz. 4.49 


of November last, owners or occupiers of such pro- | the said Sections ; the road leading from Whitworth 
perty, that is to say; Her Majesty’s Justices of the to Brancepeth, which appears upon the said Plang 
Peace acting in and for the county of Durham, in | between the distances 19 miles and 5 furlongs and 
respect of the county bridge, erected and now! 19 miles and 6 furlongs; the road leading from 
standing over or across the River Browney, in the Byers Green to Wi illington, which appears upon the 
townships of Elvet Barony, and Brandon and By-| said Plans between the distances 21 miles and 2 
shottles, at or near 17 miles and 1 furlong upon the | furlongs and 21 miles and 3 furlongs, represented as 
said Plans; William Russell, Esquire, as the owner, | bridle-road, but which is in fact a township highway. 
and Thomas Crofton as the occupier of two fields| And inasmuch as the said public carriage-roads 
in the townships of Brandon and Byshottles, one of from Whitworth to Brancepeth, and from Byers 
which is numbered 27 on the said Plans, the other | Green to Willington, are not shown upon the said 
is on the south side of a field numbered 15 upon the | Sections, nor is the height of the intended Railway 
said Plans, in the said township; the Surveyors of | under or over the surface thereof shown thereupon, 
the highways of the township of Brandon and By- | nor are there any cross Sections shown of the same. 
shottles, in respect of a certain highway leading from And inasmuch as from the position which the said 
Sunderland Bridge to Brandon, numbered 7 upon | public carriage-roads occupy upon the Plans of the 
the said Plans, and described as being in the town- | said continuation or extension of the said Railway, 
ship of Brandon and Byshottles ; and in respect of a | it appears that it will be necessary to alter the levels 
certain public bridle-road leading from the last-| of the said roads, and no cross Section is shown, 
mentioned road towards Brancepeth, and numbered | explaining the nature of such alterations more 
13 in the same township; Nicholas Crofton Hunlet | clearly. 
as the occupier of No. 2 upon the said Plans, inthe | And inasmuch as the proportion or rate of incli- 
township of Brancepeth ; the Surveyors of the high- | nation is not marked upon the Sections between the 
ways of the township of Brancepeth, in respect of a | last change of gradient at or near 24 miles 2 fur- 
certain public carriage-road leading from Zudhoe to | longs and 1 chain, and the termination at or near 
Brancepeth; the Surveyors of the highways in the | Vewton Cap Bridge. 
township of Stockley, in respect of a certain public | | And inasmuch as on the Section deposited in the 
carriage-road leading from Whitworth to Brancepeth, | Private Bill Office of the Branch Railway to Cou- 
numbered 1 upon the said Plans, in the township of | sin-street, Sunderland, the height of the Railway 
Stockley; and also in respect of a certain public | over the road to Sea Beach, is not marked in figures 
bridle-road in the said township, numbered 6 upon | at the crossing, and the extreme height over or under 
the said Plans, and described in the Books of Re- ‘the surface of the ground is not marked for every 
ference as an occupation-road ; John Ralph Fen- | embankment and cutting. 
wick, Esquire, as the owner, and Mary Pringle as; _ And inasmuch as in the Section deposited in the 
the occupier of a house and garden situate ina field | Private Bill Office of the Brandon or Western 
numbered 7 in the township of Byers Green; the| Branch a vertical measure from the datum line to 
Surveyors of the highways for the township of Byers | the line of Railway is not marked in feet and inches 
Green, in respect of a certain public carriage-road | at the change of gradient between 1 mile 3 furlongs 
leading from Byers Green to Willington, numbered and 1 mile 4 furlongs. 
19 upon the said Plans, and described thereon and; And inasmuch as the following omissions occur 
in the Books of Reference as being a bridle-road ;'in the Section of the extension line or new line of 
the Reverend George Fielding as the owner, and| Railway to Bishop Auckland, viz.; at about 17 
Robert Emerson as the occupier of a certain field} miles 1 furlong, depth of cutting not marked; at 
adjoining those numbered 11 and 12, in the town-| about 17 miles 2 furlongs, depth of cutting not 
ship of Newfield; John Snowball as the occupier of | marked; at about 17 miles 3 furlongs, depth of 
two fields numbered 17 upon the said Plans, m the | cutting not marked; between 17 miles 3 furlongs 
said township of Mewfield; the Honourable Henry | and 18 miles, height of embankment not marked ; 
Barrington as owner, and James Robson as occupier | between 21 miles 2 furlongs and 21 miles 3 furlongs, 
of certain fields in the township of Harwich, num-| height of embankment not marked; between 21 
bered 9, 10, 13, 14 and 17 upon the said Plans; | miles 3 furlongs and 21 miles 7 furlongs, height of 
the Right Reverend Edward Lord Bishop of Dur- | embankment not marked; atabout 22 miles, height of 
ham as owner, and James Robson as occupier of a | embankment not marked. 
certain field in the township of Binchester, adjoining | And inasmuch as various errors and omissions 
a field numbered 1 and the River Wear, as shown | occur in the Book of Reference deposited in the 
upon the said Plans; the Honourable Henry Bar--| Private Bill Office, and particularly the following ; 
rington as owner, and James Robson as occupier of | as to line of extension to Bishop Auckland, parish 
certain fields in the township of Newton Cap, num-| of Saint Oswald, township of Elvet Barony, the 
bered 2, 3, 4 and 5 upon the said Plans; the Ho-, property No. 8 has no owner or reputed owner, 
nourable Maria Jane Bowes Barrington as owner | lessee or occupier. 
of a certain field numbered 8 upon the said Plans! Township of Sunderland Bridge, parish of Saint 
in the said township of Mewton Cap. Oswald: No. 5, an occupation-road, has no owner 
And inasmuch as in the following instances the | or reputed owner, lessee or occupier’s name. 
Sections deposited with the said Clerk of the Peace| Township of Elvet Barony continued: No. 24, 
and in the Private Bill Office do not show the extreme | the Boroughbridge turnpike-road from the town- 
height over or under the surface of the ground in | ship of Darlington to the city of Durham, has no 
respect of the following embankments and cuttings : | owner or reputed owner’s name. 
The cutting between the distances 17 miles and 1| Township of Brandon and Byshottles: No. 7, 
furlong and 17 miles and 2 furlongs; the cutting | road from Sunderland Bridge to Brancepeth, has 
between the distances 17 miles and 3 furlongs and | no owner or occupier’s name; Nos. 11 and 13, oc- 
17 miles and 4 furlongs; the embankment between | cupation-roads, have no owners or occupiers’ name. 
the distances 17 miles and 3 furlongs and 17 miles | Township of Brancepeth, parish of Brancepeth : 
and 7 furlongs ; the embankment between the dis- | No. 6, road from Tudhoe to Brancepeth, has no 
tances 21 miles and 2 furlongs and 21 miles and 3 | owners, lessees or occupiers’ name; No, 10, occupa- 
furlongs ; the embankment between the distances 21 | tion-road, has no owner, lessee or occupier’s name. 
miles and 6 furlongs and 22 miles; the embankment | Township of Stockley, parish of Brancepeth: No. 
between the distances 22 miles and 22 miles 1 fur-|1, road from Whitworth to Brancepeth, has no 
long and a half. owner, lessee or occupier’s name; No. 6, occupa- 
And inasmuch as in the following instances the | tion-road, has no owner, lessee or occupier’s name. 
height of the Railway over or under the surface of | Township of Byer’s Green, parish of Saint An- 


the following public carriage-roads is not shown upon | drew Auckland: No. 19, bridle-road, from Byers 
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Green to Willington, has no owner, lessee or occu- | rectly show the surface of the grounds marked upon 

pier’s name. the Plans, nor the intended levels of the proposed 
Township of Willington, parish of Brancepeth : | work, throughout the whole extension line from Dur- 

No. 2, road from Byers Green, no owner, lessee or | ham to Bishop Auckland. 

occupier’s name. And inasmuch as the Notices served upon the 

Township of Newfield, parish of Saint Andrew | owners, &amp;c., of property upon the said line (being 
Auckland: No. 6, an occupation-road, has no ‘about 126 in number) do not correctly state the 
owner, lessee or occupier’s name. greatest height of embankment or depth of cutting, 

Township of Newton Cap, parish of Saint Andrew or in what way their respective properties will be 
Auckland: No. 7, occupation-road, has no owner, | affected by the proposed Railway. 
lessee or occupier’s name; No. 10, turnpike-road,| | Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
has no owner, lessee or occupier’s name. Committee on Standing Orders. 

City of Durham Branch, township of Shincliffe, “ 
parish of Saint Oswald: Nos. 1 and 4, bridle-roads,| Mr. Brotherton reported from theSelect Committee Herwich and 
have no owners, lessees or occupier’s names ; No. | on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Petition Eastern Couns 
13, occupation-road and river-bank, has no owner, | complaining of non-compliance with the Standing — 
lessee or occupier’s name. | Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Harwich (No. 2.) 

Township of Elvet Barony, parish of Saint Os- | and Eastern Counties Junction Railway (No. 2.) Bill, 
wald ; No. 14, road from Old Elvet-street to Old | was referred; That the Standing Orders had not 
Durham, has no owner, lessee or occupier’s name. | been complied with, inasmuch as the Plan and Book 

Branch to Sherburn Station of Newcastle and | of Reference relative to the said intended Railway, 
Darlington Junction Railway, township of Shelburn, | which has been deposited at the office of the Clerk 

arish of Pittington: No. 8, road from the city of | of the Peace for the county of Essex, is iacorrect, 
Durham to Sherburn, has no owner, lessee or occu- | in the following instances ; viz.: As a certain road 
pier’s name. or chaseway in the parish of Saint Botolph East, in 

Extension of the Brandon and Western Branch, | the county of Essex, being upon the line of the said 
township of Elvet Barony, parish of Saint Oswald : | intended Railway, and lying between certain pro- 
No. 33, Boro’ Bridge Turnpike-road, has no owner, | perty in the said parish, numbered 16 on the said 
lessee or occupier’s name; No. 38, road from Dar-_ Plan, and certain other property in the said parish, 
lington to Wilton Gilbert, has no owner, lessee or | numbered 18 on the said Plan, is not numbered on 
occupier’s name; No. 44, occupation-road, has no , the said Plan, so as to be referred to in the said 
owner, lessee or occupier’s name. | Book of Reference ; a certain field in the said parish 

Existing Main Line, township of Sunderland-| of Ardleigh, abutting upon property respectively 
near-the-Sea: No. 121, road from Sea Beach, has | numbered 1 and 3 in the said parish, on the said 
no owner, lessee, or occupier’s name. | Plan, on the upper or northern side thereof, the same 

Township of Ryhope, parish of Bishop Wear- | being on the line of the said intended Railway; a 
mouth: No. 64, road from Ryhope to Shearham | certain field in the said parish of Ardleigh, abutting 
Harbour, has no owner, lessee or occupier’s name. | upon the line of the said intended Railway, and 

And inasmuch as various errors occur in the Lists | lying between other fields in the said parish, num- 
of Owners and Occupiers deposited in the Private | bered 6 on the said Plan; a certain field in the 





Bill Office, and = as follows: In the List | said parish of Ardleigh, within the limits of deviation, 


of Owners the Reverend Thomas Gisborne is put laid down on the said Plan, and abutting upon the 
down as the owner of No. 4, in the parish of Sain¢ | fields respectively numbered 6 and 8 on the said 
Oswald and township of Elvet Barony, and in the | Plan, in the same parish of Ardleigh, on the upper 
List of Occupiers Gone Ball as occupier of the | or northern side thereof ; a certain field in the said 
same number, but in the Book of Reference the | parish of Ardleigh, upon the line of the said intended 
owner is the warden, master and scholars of the Railway, lying between a certain field in the said 
university of Durham, and the occupier Abraham parish, numbered 9# on the said Plan; a certain 
Wearmouth ; in Lists of Owners and Occupiers, the other field in the same parish, numbered 22 on the 
name of the owner and occupier of No. 27, in the | said Plan; a certain land or ground in the said 
township of Elvet Barony, are omitted under the | parish of Ardleigh, within the limits of deviation, 
head of such township, and under the head of the | laid down on the said Plan, and lying between cer- 
township of Brandon and Byshottles ; in the List of tain premises in the same parish, numbered 16 in 
Occupiers, a No. 27 is inserted which does not the said Plan, and a certain orchard in the same 
correspond with the Plan, and the name of John parish, numbered 17 on the same Plan; a certain 
Anderson put down as the occupier, which does not field in the parish of Ardleigh, within the limits of 
correspond with the Book of Reference; that in the | deviation, laid down on the said Plan, abutting upon 
List of Occupiers, Crofton Hunter is put down as the | a part of certain premises designated as Hill Farm, 
occupier of No. 2, in the township of Brancepeth | on the said Plan, and a certain field in the same 
and parish of Brancepeth, but ia the Book of Refer- | parish, No. 43, on’ the same Plan, on the lower or 
ence Thomas Crofton is stated to be the occupier ; southern side thereof; a certain field in the parish 
that in the Lists of Owners and Occupiers, the names | of Bradfield, in the county of Esser, within the 
of the owners and occupiers of Nos. 8, 9 and 10, in | limits of deviation, laid down on the said Plan, and 
the township of Byers Green, in the parish of Saint | lying between a certain field in the same parish, 
Andrew Auckland, are erroneously inserted under | numbered 11 on the said Plan, and a certain other 
the head of the township of Witlington, parish of field in the same parish, numbered 13 on the same 
Brancepeth; in List of Owners and Occupiers, the | Plan; a portion of a field in the parish of Great 
names of the owners and occupiers of Nos, 21 and 22, | Oakley is numbered on the Plan deposited in the 
township and parish of Bishop Wearmouth, are | Private Bill Office, No. 1, and also in the sealed- 
omitted ; in Lists of Owners and Occupiers, the | up Plan deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for 
names of the owners and occupiers of Nos. 35 and 36, the county of Essex, but in the open Plan deposited 
in the township of Seaton-cum-Slingly, are omitted ; with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Essex, 
in Lists of Owners, the names of the owners of Nos. the same portion of the field has no number ; a cer- 
22, 26, 28, 32 and 33 are omitted under the head ‘tain parcel of land in the parish of Ramsey, in the 
of township of Hetton-le-Hole, and erroneously ‘county of Essex, within the limits of deviation, laid 
inserted under the head of Little Eppleton ; in Lists | down on the said Plan, and lying between a certain 
of Owners, the name of the owner of No. 2, in the! field in the same parish, numbered 4 on the said 
township of West Rainton, parish of Houghton-le- | Plan, and certain premises in the same parish, de- 
Spring, is omitted. signated as “ wet house,” on the said Plan; a cer- 
And inasmuch as the said Sections do not cor- tain field in the said parish of Ramsey, = the 

| mits 





§ VicTORIZ. 


limits of deviation, laid down on the said Plan, lying | 
between the lower part of a certain field in the same 
parish, numbered 9 on the same Plan, and a certain 
other field in the said parish of Great Oakley, num- 
bered 7 on the said Plan; a certain field in the said 
parish of Ramsey, within the limits of deviation, laid 
down on the said Plan, and lying between a certain 
field in the same parish, numbered 9 on the said 
Plan, and a certain other field in the same parish, 
numbered 14 on the said Plan; a certain field in 
the said parish of Ramsey, upon the line of the said 
intended Railway, and lying between a certain field 
in the same parish, numbered 38 on the said Plan, 
and a certain other field in the said parish of Little | 
Oakley, numbered 4 on the said Plan; a certain 
drift or drifting and pasture upon the line of the 
said intended Railway, in the said parish of Ramsey, 
and lying between a certain field in the same parish, | 
numbered 47 on the said Plan, and the said last- 
mentioned field, where the number is stated to be 
omitted ; a certain piece of land covered with water 
in the said parish of Ramsey, upon the line of the 
said intended Railway, and abutting upon a certain 
field in the same parish, numbered 47 on the same 
Plan ; a certain house in the said parish of Ramsey, 
upon the line of the said intended Railway, and 
lying between a certain field in the parish, numbered 
55 on the said Plan; a certain field in the parish of 
Dovercourt, in the county of Essex, upon the line | 
of the said intended Railway, and lying between a 
field in the said parish, numbered 5 on the said 
Plan, and a public highway in the same parish, 
numbered 8 on the said Plan; a certain field or 
piece of land, with ponds and springs, in the said 
parish of Dovercourt, within the limits of deviation, 
marked on the said Plan, and from which many of 
the inhabitants of Harwich are in part supplied 
with water, situate between a certain field in the 
said parish, numbered 84 on the said Plan, and a 
certain other field in the same parish, numbered 90 
on the said Plan; a certain piece of land in the said 
parish of Dovercourt, within the limits of deviation, 
laid down on the said Plan, and lying between a 
certain garden and out-buildings in the same parish, 
numbered 117 on the said Plan, and a certain cot- 
tage and garden in the same parish, numbered 121 
on the said Plan, and abutting on a certain place 
in the said parish, numbered 118 on the said Plan, 
on the upper or northern side thereof; certain land 
or ground in the said parish of Dovercourt, within 








the limits of deviation, laid down upon the said Plan, 
and abutting upon the lands and premises in the! 
said parish, respectively numbered 125 and 130 on | 
the said Plan, and a certain road in the said parish, 
numbered 131 on the said Plan ; a certain field in | 
the parish of Saint Nicholas, Harwich, within the 
limits of deviation laid down on the said Plan, and 


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the county of Essex, the line marked as the original 
line of deviation has not been erased. 

And inasmuch as a certain field in the parish of 
Dovercourt, lying between Nos. 44 and 53, within 
the limits of deviation, marked on the Private Bill 
Office Plan, is not numbered on the Private Bill 
Office Plan, nor on the Clerk of the Peace Plan, 
nor on the sealed-up Plan, but on the two latter 
Plans the limits of deviation have been altered so 
as to exclude that field. 

And inasmuch as the said Plan and Book of Re- 
ference so deposited as aforesaid with the said Clerks 
of the Peace for the county of Essex, is also incor- 
rect, inasmuch as certain lands and premises in the 
parish of Greenstead, in the county of Essex, shown 
to be on the line of Railway, or within the limits of 
deviation, being the commencement of the Plan up 
to No. 40, in the said parish of Greenstead, are num- 
bered respectively on the said Plan with the num- 
bers 5, 6, 7, 9,10, 12, 15, 16, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 
27, 28, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 37, 39 and 40, but are 
not stated nor referred to in the said Book of Re- 
ference, nor are the names of the owners or reputed 
owners, lessees or reputed lessees and occupiers of 
same inserted in such Book of Reference in relation 
to such lands. 

And inasmuch as no application in writing or 
notice of intention to take such last-named lands and 
premises or any part thereof has been made to the 
owners or reputed owners, lessees or reputed lessees 
and occupiers thereof respectively, or any of them, 
as required by the Standing Orders of the House. 

34, That a copy of so much of the said Plans 
and Sections as relate to each parish in or through 
which the said Railway is intended to be made, 
maintained, varied, extended or enlarged, together 
with a Book of Reference thereto, which has not 
been deposited with the Parish Clerk of such parish 
on or before the 31st of December 1844, inasmuch as 
no copy of the said Plan, Section or Book of Re- 
ference to the said lands in the parish of Greenstead, 
hereinbefore mentioned, has been deposited with 
the Parish Clerk of the parish of Greenstead, on or 
before that day. 

And inasmuch as the said Book of Reference 
deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county 
of Esser, as aforesaid, is also incorrect, in the fol- 
lowing instances ; as acertain parcel of land numbered 
324 in the said parish of Ardleigh, on the said Plan, 
within the limits of deviation, is described in the 
said Book of Reference as “ waste” or “ road” 
and the “ Surveyors of highways” are entered 
therein as owners of such waste or road, whereas the 
said land, designated by the number 324, should 
have been described in such Book of Reference as 
arable; certain premises, being cottagesand gardens, 
in the parish of Mistley, in the said county of Essez, 


lying between a field in the said parish, and num-| all upon the line of the said intended Railway, or 
bered 3 on the said Plan, anda certain field or ditch | within the limits of deviation, laid down on the said 
forming the parish boundary between the said parish | Plan, and respectively numbered 16, 17, 18, 19 and 
of Saint Nicholas, Harwich, and the aforesaid parish | 20 on the said Plan, and described in the Books of 
of Dovercourt ; a field in the said parish of Saint Reference as “fields,” whereas the same should 
Nicholas, Harwich, within the limits of deviation, have been described in such Books as “ cottages 
laid down on the said Plan, and abutting upon cer- | and gardens.” 
tain fields in the parish, and numbered 3 and 4.on|j And inasmuch as the said Book of Reference 
the said Plan, on the upper or northern side thereof, does not contain the names of the several persons 
being the side toward the River Stour; certain | who on or before the 30th day of November 1844, 
buildings and premises in the parish of Saint Ni-| were the owners or reputed owners or reputed les- 
cholas, Harwich, within the limits of deviation, laid | sees and occupiers of the lands and houses through 
down on the said Plan, and lying on the upper or which the said Railway is proposed to be made, 
northern side of a certain field in the same parish, | maintained, varied, extended or enlarged, or within 
numbered 4 on the same Plan. the limits of lateral deviation defined on such Plans, 
_ And inasmuch as the line originally denoting the | or through which any communication to or from the 
limits of deviation in the said parish of Little Oakley, | work is to be made, inasmuch as the name of Gor- 
has been erased in the Plans deposited in the Private don William Kelly is not mentioned in the said Book 
Bill Office, and in the sealed-up Plan deposited of Reference, as the owner, or the name of William 


with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Essez, 

a new line being marked, denoting the intended 

limit of deviation, but in the Plan deposited for | 

public inspection with the Clerk of the Peace for 
Vox. 100. 








Norfolk, as the occupier, of the said piece of land 
No. 324,in the said parish of Ardleigh, although 
the said Gordon William Kelly was the owner and 
the said William Norfolk was the occupier of the 

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said piece of land on or before the 30th November 


A. 1845, 


| abouts, not so marked ; 50, between about the 6th 
1844; acertain field in the said parish of Ardleigh, | and 7th furlongs of the 15th mile and the 8th furlong 
within the limits of deviation, laid down on the said | of the same mile, as marked on the said Plan, there is 
Plan, No. 61, on the said Plan, inasmuch as in the | a curve of 40 chains radius not so noted ; 51, between 
said Book of Reference, Sara Smith is stated to be | about the 8th furlong of the 15th mile and 15th mile 
the lessee and occupier thereof, whereas Robert | 1 furlung, there is a curve of 12 chains radius, or 
William Lugar was on or before the 30th of No- | thereabouts, not so noted ; 52, between about the 2d 
vember 1844, the lessee and occupier thereof. | furlong and beyoud the 15th mile and the termina- 
And inasmuch as no application in writing in the | tion of the mile ending in the land in the parish of 
form set forth in the Appendix to the Standing Saint Nicholas, Harwich, No. 51, on the said Plan, 
Orders of the House marked (A.), or in any other | there is a curve of 12 chains radius, or thereabouts, 
form, was made on or before the 31st day of De- not so noted; 53, between about the 2d furlon 
cember last, as required by the said Standing Orders, | beyond the 15th mile and the termination of the line 
of the owners or reputed owners, lessees or reputed | ending in the land in the parish of Saint Nicholas, 
lessees and occupiers of lands or houses intended | Harwich, designated by the No. 30, on the said 
to be taken for the purposes of the said Railway, | Plan, there is a curve of 12 chains radius, or there- 
or situate within the limits of lateral deviation | abouts, not so noted. 
defined upon the Plan, deposited as aforesaid,, And inasmuchas the said Plan is alsodefective and 
either by delivering the same personally, or by | incorrect, and is not properly drawn, inasmuch as be- 
leaving the same at their several usual places of | tween the 5th furlong of the 4th mile of the line of the 


abode, or, in their absence from the United King- 
dom, with their agents, inasmuch as no such appli- 
cation was made to the said Gordon William Kelly, 


William Norfolk, Robert William Lugar, as owners, | 


lessees and occupiers in respect of their respective 
interests, as hereinbefore stated, in the several pro- 
perties hereinbefore set forth. 

And inasmuch as the said Plan deposited with 
the said Clerk of the Peace is also incorrect and 
not prepared in accordance with the said Standing 
Orders, inasmuch as the same does not exhibit 
thereon the distance in miles and furlongs of the 
line of the said intended Railway from one of the 
termini, inasmuch as the miles and furlongs marked 
on the said Plan and intended to designate the 
distances on the said intended Railway do not com- 
mence from one of the termini, but from cr from a 
point near to a certain road in the parish of Saint 
Botolph East, in the said county of Essex, and 
lying between two fieldsnumbered 16 and 18, in the 
same parish, on the same Plan. 

And inasmuch as the distances are not marked 
in miles and furlongs on the said Plan, inasmuch 


intended Railway, as marked on the said Plan, the 
furlongs are incorrectly marked thereon, there being 
11 separate furlongs marked between such 3d and 
4th mile; the distances on the said intended Rail- 
way do not commence from one of the termini, but 
from or from a point near to a certain road in the 
parish of Saint Botolph East, in the said county of 
Essex, and lying between two fields Nos. 16 and 18, 
in thesame parish, on the same Plan. 

And inasmuch as the distances are not marked in 
miles and furlongs on the said Plan, inasmuch as 
between the 3d mile and the 4th mile of the line of 
the said intended Railway, as marked on the said 
Plan, the furlongs are incorrectly marked thereon, 
there being 11 separate furlongs marked between 
such 3d and 4th mile ; also with reference to the 
5th and 6th miles of the line of the said intended 
Railway, as marked on the said Plan, inasmuch as 
between those lines, the furlongs are incorrectly 
merked on such Plan, there being only 5 furlongs 
marked thereon between such 5th and 6th miles. 

And inasmuch as such Plan is further defective 
and incorrect, inasmuch as a memorandum of the 
radius of every curve not exceeding 1 mile in length 
isnotnoted on the said Plan in miles and chains, in 
the following instances: 47, between about the 5th 
and 6th furlong of the 7th mile and the 1st furlong 
of the 8th mile as marked on the Plan, there is a 
curve of 50 chains radius, or thereabouts, not so noted ; 
48, between about the 3d and 4th furlongs of the 9th 
mile and the 1st and 2d furlongs of the 10th mile, as 
marked on the said Plan, there is a curve of 50 chains, 
or thereabouts, not so noted ; 49, between about the 
2d and 3d furlongs of the 15th mile and the 6th and 
7th furlongs of the same mile,as marked on the said 
Plan there is a curve of 40 chains radius, or there- 


said intended Railway, as shown on such Plan, and 

the 2d furlong of the 5th mile of the same line on 
| the same Plan, the measurement of distance on the 
said line between those points does not agree with 
the scale laid down on such Plan, such distance 
| being shorter by about 7} chains, according to the 
' said scale laid down upon the said Plan, than as 
| noted by the furlongs marked between these points 
| on such Plan; also with reference to the line on such 
| Plan between the 2d furlong of the 12th mile and 
the 6th furlong on the 13th mile as noted on the same 
Plan, the distance between those points being shorter 
by about 1 chain, according to the scale laid down 
| upon the said Plan, than as noted by the furlongs 
' marked between those points on such Plan. 

And inasmuch as the Section of the said Plan 
deposited therewith with the said Clerk of the Peace 
for the county of Essex, is not drawn on the same 
horizontal scale with the said Plan, inasmuch as 





| between the 7th furlong of the 4th mile and the 6th 


furlong of the 6th mile, as marked on such Plan, the 


‘same does not agree in miles and furlongs with the 
| Section relating to the same portion, nor with the 
as between the 3d mile and the 4th mile of the said | Plan and Section of the same portion of line depo- 


sited in the said Private Bill Office. 

And inasmuch as the Plans and Sections deposited 
at the Private Bill Office, and with the Clerk of the 
Peace for the county of Essex, are not copies of each 

other, as the datum horizontal line is not the same, 
and is not referred to any definite fixed point on 
either of the Plans. 

And inasmuch as the said Section deposited with 

\the said Clerk of the Peace is also incorrect, as a 
vertical measure from the datum line to the line of 
the Railway is not marked in feet and inches at each 
change of the gradient in the following instances : 
61, at the commencement of the 1st furlong of the 
said Section, as marked on the said Section ; 64, or 
between the 5th and 6th furlong of the 1st mile, as 
shown on such Section, or near the 4th furlong of 
the 2d mile, as shown on such Section, although at 
each of such points there is a change of gradient. 

| And inasmuch as on the said Section the height 

of the said intended Railway over or under the 
surface of the ground is not marked at each em- 
| bankment and cutting, in the following instances: 

_At the commencement of the 1st furlong, as marked 
on the said Section, the extreme height of the said 
intended Railway under the surface of the ground 

‘there is not so marked ; 69, between the 1st and 2d 
furlongs of the 1st mile, as marked on such Section, 
the extreme height of the said intended Railway over 
the surface of the ground there is not so marked ; 
72, between the 4th and 5th furlongs of the 4th mile, 
as marked on such Section, the extreme height of 
the said intended Railway over the surface of the 
ground there is not so marked; 74, between the 5th 
and 6th furlongs of the 5th mile, as marked on such 
Section, the extreme height of the said intended 


Railway over the surface of the ground there ts not 
: so 








8 VicroRiz. 


so marked ; 75, between the 7th and 8th furlongs of | 
the same mile, as marked on such Section, the ex- 
treme height of the said intended Railway over the 
surface of the ground there is not so marked; 76, 
between the 4th and 5th furlongs of the 6th mile, as 
marked on such Section, the extreme height of the 
said intended Railway over the surface of the ground 
there is not so marked. 

And inasmuch as the said Section is further in- 
correct, as the height of the Railway over or under 
the surface of the following turnpike-roads and 
public carriage-roads is not marked in figures at 
the crossings thereof; 79, a certain public carriage- 
road, in the parish of Ardleigh, No. 100, on the 
Plan deposited with the said Clerk of the Peace; 
80, a certain public carriage-road, in the parish of 
Dovercourt, No. 8, on the said Plan; 81, a certain 
public carriage-road, in the last-named parish, 
No. 107, on the said Plan; 83, a certain public 
carriage-road, in the parish of Ramsey, No. 82, on 
the said Plan. 

And inasmuch as the said Plans, Sections and 
Book of Reference deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace for the county of Essex as aforesaid, and the 
Plans, Sections and Books of Reference deposited 
in the Private Bill Office as aforesaid, are not copies ; 
85, as the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th furlongs of 
the 15th mile, and the 1st, 2d and 3d furlongs 
beyond the 15th mile, and marked on the said Plan 
deposited with the said Clerk of the Peace, do not 
agree with and are not in the same position as the 
corresponding furlongs marked on the said Plan de- 
posited at the Private Bill Office; also with reference 
to the limit of deviation laid down on the said two 
Plans between 2 certain fields in the parish of| 
Dovercourt respectively, numbered 45 and 49 on | 
such Plans ; also with reference to the limit of devia- 
tion laid down on the said two Plans between a certain 


16° Mazz. 453 


said Clerk of the Peace, and required to be sealed 
up and retained as aforesaid, a vertical measure 
from the datum line to the line of the Railway is 
marked in feet and inches at or near the point marked 
“ Junction with the Eastern Counties Railway,” and 
being near the commencement of the Section of the 
said intended Railway at the Colchester end thereof, 
and at or near the commencement of the 1st furlong 
of the 1st mile, as exhibited on such datum line, 
whereas no such vertical measure is marked at the 
same point on the Section of such Railway depo- 
sited with the said Clerk of the Peace for public 
inspection. 

And inasmuch as the Section of the said intended 
Railway deposited with the said Clerk of the Peace 
for public inspection, and produced by him in the 
month of March 1845 for such public inspection to 
parties applying to inspect the same, is not a true 
copy of the duplicate Section deposited with the 
said Clerk of the Peace on or before the 30th day 
of November 1844, and required to be sealed up and 
retained as aforesaid, inasmuch as on the Section 
deposited with the said Clerk of the Peace for public 
inspection, and produced as aforesaid, two heights 
from the datum line to the surface of the ground are 
shown or marked at or near the change of gradient 
occurring between the 5th and 6th furlongs of the 
1st mile, as marked on such Section, whereas such 
heights are not shown or marked between the same 
points on such duplicate Section; and also inasmuch 
as the extreme height of the Railway over or under 
the surface of the ground is not marked on the Sec- 
tion deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for public 
inspection, and produced by him as aforesaid, for 
every embankment and cutting, and especially in 
the following instances after specified, although the 
extreme height of the Railway over or under the 














field in the parish of Dovercourt, No. 134 on the 
said Plans, and a certain field in the parish of Saint 


Nicholas, Harwich, No. 82, on such Plans ; also in | 


the said parish of Ardleigh, the limits of deviation, 
certain lands in the same parish numbered 1 and 3, 
on the Plan deposited with said Clerk of the Peace, 
is different in position to the deviation limit shown 
on the Plan deposited in the Private Bill Office. 

And inasmuch, as that the said Book of Re- 
ference deposited with the said Clerk of the Peace 
is also incorrect, as it contains the description of 
certain lands and premises situate in the several pa- 
rishes hereunder specified, together with the names 
of the owners or reputed owners, lessees or reputed 
lessees, and occupiers thereof respectively, distin- 
guished by a number set opposite to the same as 
hereunder particularized, but no numbers correspond- 
ing therewith are marked upon the Plan relating to 
the same several parishes and deposited with such 
Book of Reference. 








N i 3 : ‘ 
Pr _— &lt;&lt; aaa “" Names of the Parishes mentioned 
such Book of Reference, and in vis Pace Hog k of Reference, 
respect to which Numbers no cor- under which the Numbers set 


vaphepe forth in the first Col 
responding Numbers are marked poets 5 rm tie Se aa _ 








17 - -  -j Saint Botolph, East. 
2,5,17,19 - -]| Ardleigh. 
2 &lt; = - | Bradfield. 
Wix. 
-. &lt;= - -| Great Oakley. 
7°, 10, 43, 48", 59 = - | Ramsey. 
Dovercourt. 





And inasmuch as the said Section of the said 
Railway deposited at the office of the said Clerk 
of the Peace, for public inspection, is not a copy 
of the duplicate Section of the said intended Rail- 
way deposited with him, and required by the 
Standing Orders to be sealed up and retained in his 
possession till called for by Order of the House or 


surface of the ground is marked on the said duplicate 
Section deposited with the said Clerk of the Peace 
as aforesaid, in the same instances : 


Distances as marked on the Section deposited with said Clerk 
of the Peace for public inspection, and produced by him as 
aforesaid, and also on the duplicate Section deposited with 
the said Clerk of the Peace as aforesaid, at or near to which 
the extreme height is not so marked on the former, although 
it is so marked on the latter,— 





Miles, Fur. Ch. 
- $8 7 





- 5 5 
For the Embankment at or near_ - - - §&amp; 9 
3 4 3 
5 4 8 
For the Cutting at ornear - -— - - - 2 


And inasmuch as the Section of the said intended 
Railway deposited with the said Clerk of the Peace 
for public mspection, and produced by him in the 
month of March 1845 for such public inspection 
to parties applying to inspect the same, is in- 
correct, as the extreme height of the Railway over 
or under the surface of the ground is not marked 
at each embankment and cutting in the following 
instances : 


Distances, as marked on such Section, at or near to which 
the alleged error occurs. 





Miles. Fur. Ch. 

- oe F 

- 56 5§ 

At the Embankment at or near’ - - - f ® 
3 4 3 

5 4 8 

At the Cutting atornear - -— - &lt; ~- ¥ 





And inasmuch as it appears by the Bill annexed 
to the said Petition, that it is intended to apply for 
power in such Bill, enabling the Company thereby 
to be incorporated to purchase, and enabling the 





of the House of Lords; as on the duplicate Section 


of the said intended Railway deposited with the | transfer a certain portion of Railway, being part of 


Vou. 100. 








Eastern Counties Railway Company to sell and 


3™u3 the 








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+ 


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AD 4, 


the line of the Eastern Counties Railway as already 
authorized to be made by Parliament, and now being 
constructed by the Eastern Counties Railway Com- 
pany, and lying between the station at Colchester of 
the said Eastern Counties Railway, and a point 
distant 24 miles or thereabouts from the: town of 
Colchester on the Harwich and Eastern side thereof, 
and at which point the said Harwich and Eastern 
Counties Junction Railway is intended to fall into 
the line of the said Eastern Counties Railway, but 
that no Notice of application being intended to be 
made for leave to bring in such Bill, was published 
in three successive weeks in the months of October 
and November 1844 or either of them, in some one 
and the same ee of the county in which the 
lands to which such Bill relates is situate, inasmuch 
as no such Notice has been so published in the county 
of Middlesex, although such Bill relates to the said 
Eastern Counties Railway, a part whereof is situate 
in the said county of Middlesex. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


London and 
Brighton Rail- 
way (Dorking 
Branch) Bill, 


Ordered, That the Petition of Owners and Occu- 
piers of lands, and properties on the line or in the 
neighbourhood of the proposed Branch Railway 
hereinafter meutioned, which was presented yester- 
day, taking notice of the application for leave to bring 
in the London and Brighton Railway (Dorking 
Branch) Bill, and praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts thereof, be referred to the Committee on 
Group (L.) of Railway Bills; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the application, against the said Pe- 
tition. 


Canal Com- 
panies Tolls Bill, 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 

Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Navigation, 
praying that the Canal Companies Tolls Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 
County Courts. —_ Petitions from John Evans and others ;—LZlany- 
stumdwy ;—and, Ellis Owen and others ; praying 
the House to pass a Bill for the establishment of 
County Courts, with a clause requiring a knowledge 
of the Welsh language on the part of the Judges of 
those Courts in Wales,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Education 


— Petitions from Ballantoy ;—Culdaff ;—Cork ;— 
(ireland. 


Desert Serge; — Kilkenny (City) ; —- Kinneigh ; — 
and, Annaduff'; praying the House to devise means 
for removing the restrictions placed on the distri- 
bution of the Aid annually granted for education in 
Ireland, so as to afford assistance to the schools in 
connexion with the Church Education Society,— 


were — and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Justices’ Clerks A Petition of Justices for the county of Berks, 
and Clerks of 


ore Pence Bil, Praying that the Justices’ Clerks and Clerks of the 
Peace Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Saint Asaph Petitions from Pensnett;-— Bodfean (Rector and 
and Bangor Chairman) ; —Llandwrog ;—Llanystumdwy ;—Lla- 
Dioceses. 


nyns and Gyffylliog ;—Deanery of Arlechwedd ;— 
Llangunllo ; — Llanbadarn-fynydd ; — Glascombe, 
Colva and Rhewlan; —Aberdeen ; — Knighton; — 
Bleddfa, Heyop and Cascob ; — Llowes and Lland- 
dewifach ;—and, Abbeycwmhir; praying for the re- 
peal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as 
relates to the union of the Dioceses of Saint Asaph 
and Bangor, and for the immediate appointment of 
a Bishop to the See of Manchester,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered tv lie upon the ‘Table. 





16° Maiz. 





A. 1845. 


Petitions from Presbytery of Kirkaldy (Moderator Schoolmasters 
and Clerk) ;—Presbytery of Kintyre ;(Moderator) ; Scotland.) 
—Presbytery of Cairston ;—and, Caithness (two Pe- 
titions) ; praying the House to adopt measures for 
ameliorating the condition of the burgh and paro- 
chial Schoolmasters, and for promoting the edu- 
cational interests of Scotland,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Seaborough ; —Ampthill ;—Pres- Maynooth 
bytery of Abertarff ;—Killmounway ;—Kilmalie ;— College Bi, 
Saint Nicholas (Worcester) ;—Putley ;— Langarren 
and Marstow ; — Walterstone ; — Sunderland ; — 
Boulge and Debach ; —Treston ; —— Kilbarron ; — 
Innishannon ; — Ross Carbery ; — Ballymoney ; ~ 
Creagh ; — Carrigaline Douglas ; — Kinneagh ; — 
Saint Canin; — Skibbereen ; — Donoughmore ; — 
Mitchellstown ; —Schull ;—Multose ;— Dronagh ;— 
Wells and Leighlin Bridge; —Blacktoft ; —Kirk- 
aldy ;— Trent ;— Parr ;—Britwell Salome ;—Hithe ; 
— Broughton ; — Wigginton ; — Kirbeston ;—Dal- 
meny ; — Abercorn ; —Carnden ; —West Bromwich 
(Chairman) ; —Nurney ;—Reverend Peter Mooney 
and others ;—Clonmulsk ;--Saint Leonard, Shore- 
ditch (Chairman) ; — Halton ; — Catherington ; — 
Fenny Compton ; —Leckford ; —Bangor ;—Bettws 
Leiki ;—Llangeitho ;—Brent Ely ;—West Tofts ;— 
Ayr ; -— Doddershill-with-Elmbridge ; —Badsley ;— 
Truro;-—Mevagissy ;-- Wolverhampton ;—-Newmarket 
and Kanturk ;—Llandrindod ;— Cathedine ;—Tre- 
castle ;—Castleacre ; —Redlington and East Rush- 
ton ;—Bale and Gunthorpe ;—Nortonsubcourse ;— 
Tibenham ; — Winfarthing ; — Bowland ; -— Sides- 
hand ;—Shrule and Slatey ;—Bollwnog and Meyil- 
teyrne ; —Bilston ;—Union of Berehaven ;—Lleyn 
and Efwnydd ; —Paristown ;—Caherg ; — Presby- 
tery of Fordoun ; — Brockdish ;~-Bangor ; — and, 
Abbey Strewry; praying that the Maynooth College 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Colchester ; — and, Stourport 3 Public Houses 

praying the House to adopt measures for preventing 
the increase of houses licensed for the sale of in- 
toxicating drinks, and for diminishing to a very large 
extent the number already existing, and to pass a 
law for entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating 
liquor on the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Shenstone ;—Longdon (Chairman) ; Parochial 


; : . t Bill. 
—Sevington and Pachington ;—Hartismere Union ; Sem" ” 


? 
—Markley Union ;—and, Bradford; praying that 
the Parochial Settlement Bill may not pass into a 
law, as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising Courts of Lav 
in Wigan, in the county of Lancaster, praying the a4 Equity. 
House to transfer the Courts of all the Law and 
Equity Judges to the neighbourhood of the Inns of 
Court, and unite them in a suitable structure under 
one roof, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Traders Banking " 
and others keeping accounts with the Hibernian (Ireland) Bi 
Joint Stock Banking Company in Drogheda, pray- 
ing that the Banking (Jre/and) Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Robert Spencer Martin, of Over- Royal Colles” 
bury, in the county of Worcester, Member of the of Surgeot;. 
Royal College of Surgeons of England, praying that 
an inquiry may be instituted into the government of 
the College of Surgeons, and the effects produced 
by the last new Charter, and that the enfranchise- 











ment of the general practitioners of this country nl 
take 





(Ir 





Poor Law 
(Ireland. ) 


Charitable 
Donations and 


Bequests 
(Ireland ) Act. 


Universities 
(Scotland.) 


Factories Act 


Hill Coolies. 


Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund 
Il. Bill (1844.) 


Game Laws, 


Sale of Beer. 


Agriculture. 





8 VicToRIz. 





16° Mazz. 455 


take place in the Royal College of Surgeons of Eng- | the late financial measures, and afford relief to the 


land, with full power to elect their governing body, | 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon | 
the Table. | 
| 
A Petition of the Chairman of the Poor Law| 
Guardians of the Galway Union, praying for an in- | 
uiry into the existing state and administration of | 
the Poor Law in Ireland, with a view to its amend- 
ment, by an entire remission of the charge for the 
building of workhouses, by curtailing the powers of 
the Commissioners, by a well-advised law against 
vagrancy, by equalizing the rate throughout unions, | 
and by such other remedial measures as may recom- 


people, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie | 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Roman Catholic Inhabitants of the | 
united parishes of Antrim, Drumane and Connor, | 
in the diocese of Connor, and county of Antrim, | 
praying for the repeal of the Charitable Donations | 
and Bequests (Jreland) Act, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Presbytery of Paisley(Moderator); | 
—Presbytery of Glasgow (Moderator) ;—and, Pres- | 
bytery of Lanark (Moderator) ; praying for the aboli- 
tion of religious tests in the Universities of Scotland, | 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon &gt; 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Factory Workers and others in | 
Johnstone, praying for alteration of the Factories | 
Act, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie | 
upon the Table. | 


A Petition of the Chairman and Honorary Secre- 
taries of the Belfast Auxiliary to the British and 
Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, praying the House to 
refuse its sanction to any scheme to supply the 
emancipated colonies with Asiatic or African la- 
bourers which is not based on the unfettered choice 
of the emigrants, and the expenses are not borne 
vat of the funds of those intended to be benefited 
thereby, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Master Mariners and Seamen of 
the Port of Boston, praying that the Merchant Sea- 
men’s Fund Bill, of the last Session, may not pass 
into law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Trubshoe, of Little Easton, 
in the county of Esser, Labourer, complaining of 
the District Commissioners of Assessed Taxes, in 


Agriculturists, was presented, and read ; and orde ed 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Evans, praying the House Tailors’ Trade. 


to grant a Committee to inquire into the sanitary 

condition of the Tailors’ Trade, and its effects 

upon public health and morals, with the view to the 

provision of clean and wholesome workshops by 

the Master Tailors of the United Kingdom, was 

aga and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Catholic Inhabitants of the parish Roman Catholic 
mend it to the good-will and co-operation of the of Kilcornan, in the county of Galway, and_in the Relief Bil. 


province of Connaught, praying that the Roman 
Catholic Relief Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented,— Bank of 
Return to an Order, dated the 7th day of this in- England. 


stant May, for a Return of the Amount of Sove- 
reigns and Half-Sovereigns received by the Bank of 
England under the Standard Weight, in each month 
from the 1st day of January 1844 till the 1st day 
of May 1845; stating the Amount of the deficient 
weight, at the rate of £.3.17s. 103d. per ounce, 
in each month (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 46, of Session 1844). 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, East India. 


a Copy of a Despatch addressed by the Court of 
Directors of the East India Company to the Go- 
vernor-General of India, calling his attention to 
the Question of Railway Communication in that 
Country. 


Accounts of the Total Gross Revenue of India; o 

the Allowances, Assignments and Charges of Col- 
lection payable thereout ; of the Total Net Reve- 
nue; of the Ordinary and Extraordinary Charges 
in India and its Dependencies; of the Payments in 
England on account of Indian Territory; of the 
Total Charges, exclusive of Collection, as aforesaid ; 
of the resulting Net Surplus or Net Deficiency ; of 
the Net Produce of the Commercial Assets, after 
deducting extraordinary Charges, and the Sum ap- 
plied to the Payment of remittable Debt ; and of 
the Net Surplus or Deficiency, after deducting such 
Produce, ia each year from the last renewal of the 
East India Company’s Charter to the latest Date 
to which it can be made up :—Of the Cash Balances 
in the several Treasuries of India on the 30th day 
of April in each year of the same period ; distin- 





surcharging him fora game certificate ; and praying 
the House to recommend the Commissioners for the 


aforesaid district to commute the said surcharge, or | 
re-hear the case, the Petitioner being assured that | 
he can fully prove that the said surcharge ought not | 


to have been confirmed, and that the House will | Debt in each of the same years :—Of the Sums ad- 


order the Clerk to the said Commissioners to fur- | 
nish the Petitioner with true copies of the evidence | 
taken before the said Commissioners on the day of | 
appeal in support of the said surcharge, was pre-| 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- | 


mittee on Game Laws. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Strat- 
ford-on-Avon, and its vicinity, praying the House 
to restrict the Sale of Beer to inns and houses of 
respectability, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in 
the county of Worcester, praying the House to revise 


guishing such Portion thereof in each year as may 
have been the Produce of Commercial Assets :—Of 
'the Amount borrowed at Interest, and of the Debt 
and Interest repaid by the Government of India, 
and of the Rate per cent. at which such Sums were 
borrowed ; together with the Amount of registered 


vanced in Jndia in each of the same years on ac- 
count of Her Majesty’s-Government, for the Ex- 

enses incurred in the Expedition to China :—Of 
the Price of the 4 per cent. and 5 per cent. Govern- 
ment Stock at Calcutta on the 1st day of each 
month during the same years :—Of the Total Value 
of Exports and Imports respectively from and into 


the Ports of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay, in each 


of the same years :—And, of the Amount of Home 
Bond Debt, together with the Rate of Interest 
charged upon the Revenues of India by the Act 
3 and 4 Will. 4. c. 85, on the 1st day of May in 
each of the same years:—A Statement of the 
Amount and Condition of the Guarantee or Security 
Fund of the East India Company, formed under 





Vo. 100. 


3M 4 the 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, past India. 





pnleao ee 
- 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Pauper 
Lunatics, 


456 


the Provisions of the said Act, on the 1st day of 
May in each of the same years :—And, a Statement 
of the manner in which the Sums required to meet 
the Charges defrayed in England on account of the 
Indian Territory have been realized in England ; 
whether by Bills from India, or by Bills drawn on 
India, or otherwise; and of the Average Rate of 
Exchange at which such Sums have been realised 
respectively ; showing the Balance either for or 
against the Government of India in each case, as 
compared with a Remittance at the calculated Par 
of Exchange between India and Great Britain. 


Ordered, That Sir Arthur Brooke have leave of 
absence till the 2d day of June next, on account of | 
illness in his family. 





Resolved, That an humble Address be presented | 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this | 
House, a Return of the Number of Pauper Lunatics | 
and Idiots chargeable to each of the Unions in Eng- | 
land and Wales, and also to those Places under 


16°—17° 


Muir. A. 1845. 


mur, which was stationed at The Nore as a 
receiving ship, and paid off at the close of the war 
in 1816 ; and praying that an inquiry may be insti- 
tuted into the circumstances of his case, in order 
that it may be ascertained whether his claims are 
well-founded, and whether he is entitled to payment 
thereof, and whether he is entitled to any, and, if 
any, what compensation in respect to such claims, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


“ 


The House, according to Order, resolved into the 
Committee of Supply. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and twenty-nine thousand and ninety-two 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the 
Salaries of the Officers and the Contingent Expenses 
of the Admiralty Office, which will come in course 
of payment during the year ending on the 31st day 
of March 1846. 

2. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eleven 


Supply; 


Admiralty 
Office. 


Register of 


Local Acts, in the month of August 1844 (in pursu- | thousand six hundred and eight pounds, be granted Seamen. 


ance of the Acts 5 and 6 Vic. c. 57, and 7 and 8 | 
Vic. c. 101), distinguishing those maintained in | 


to Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries of the Officers 
and the Contingent Expenses of the General Regis- 


County Lunatic Asylums, in Licensed Houses, and | ter and Record Office of Seamen, which will come 
elsewhere ; with the Average Weekly Cost per head | in course of payment during the year ending on the 

of Maintenance and Clothing; together with the | 31st day of March 1846. 

Population of each Union in 1841, and the estimated | 3. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirty- Scientific 
Number of Lunatics and Idiots for other Places | nine thousand five hundred and forty-five pounds, Departments 
not under the Poor Law Amendment Act. | be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries of selene 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to| the Officers and the Contingent Expenses of the 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House asare | several Scientific Departments of the Navy, which 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. | will come in course of payment during the year 
| ending on the 31st day of March 1846. 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented) 4. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One Naval Esta- 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased | hundred and thirty-one thousand and forty-seven Dlishments 
to give directions that there be laid before this pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the ‘aes 
House, a Copy of the last Report from the National | Salaries of the Officers and the Contingent Expenses 
Vaccine Establishment to Her Majesty’s Secretary | of Her Majesty’s Naval Establishments at Home, 
of State for the Home Department. | which will come in course of payment during the 


Vaccine 
Establishment. 





Business of the 
House. 


Adjournment, 


Statute Labour 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Military 
Savings Banks 
Bill, 


Supply. 


Coal Trade 
(Port of Len- 
don). 


James Street. 


Ordered, That the said Address be presented to | 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are | 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. | 

Resolved, That after Monday the 2d day of June | 
next, Orders of the day shall have precedence of | 
Notices of Motions on Thursdays. | 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of | 


the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, | 
resolve itself into a Committee upon the Statute 


Labour (Scotland) Bill. 


| 


” : mm, 

Ordered, That the Military Savings Banks Bill | 
be read a second time upon Monday: next, 
| 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee of 
Supply be received after the Orders of the day. 


Resolved, That this House will, after the Orders 
of the day, resolve itself into a Committee, to 
consider the Act 1 and 2 Will. 4, c. 76, for regu- 
lating the Vend and Delivery of Coals in the Cities 
of London and Westminster, and in certain Parts of 
the Counties of Middlesex, Surrey, Kent, Essex, | 
Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and in Berkshire ; 
and the Act 1 and 2 Vie. c. 101, Loc. and Pers., to 
continue for Seven years an Act for regulating the 
Vend and Delivery of Coals in London and West- | 
minster and in certain Parts of the adjacent Counties. 

A Petition of James Street, of Portsea, in the 
county of Southampton, a Paymaster and Purser in 
the royal navy, stating that the Petitioner has good 
reason for believing that he has a just claim upon 
Government for a balance due to him on his victual- 
ling accounts as Purser of His Majesty’s Ship “ Na- 





year ending on the 31st day of March 1846. 


5. Resolved, Thata Sum, not exceeding Twenty- D° - Abroad. 


two thousand nine hundred and fifty-seven pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries of 
the Officers and the Contingent Expenses of Her 
Majesty’s Naval Establishments Abroad, which will 
come in course of payment during the year ending 
on the 31st day of March 1846. 


6. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Six hun- Wages of 


dred and ninety thousand six hundred and thirty 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the 
Wages of Artificers, Labourers and others employed 
in Her Majesty’s Naval Establishments at Home, 
which will come in course of payment during the 
year ending on the 31st day of March 1846. 

7. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Forty- 
one thousand nine hundred and ninety-five pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Wages of 
Artificers, Labourers and others employed in Her 
Majesty’s Naval Establishments Abroad, which will 
come in course of payment during the year ending 
on the 31st day of March 1846. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 17° die Maiti, 1845: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 

Mr. Greene also acquainted the House, that he 
was directed to move, That the Committee may have 
leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 


next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 
ve The 


Artificers, &amp;c. 
at Home. 


D° - Abroad. 





County Rates 
Bill. 


Railway 
Clauses Con- 
ann 
(Scotland ) 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Indemnity Bill. 


Supply ; 


Civil Contin- 
gencies. 


Coal Trade 
(Port of Lon- 
don) Bill. 


Ships, 
“The Queen,” 
Xe. 


8 VicTORIzZ. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the County Rates Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


The ingrossed Bill for consolidating in one Act 
certain Provisions usually inserted in Acts authoriz- 
ing the making of Railways in Scotland, was, ac- 
cording to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Indemnity Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of Sup- 
ply, a Resolution ; which was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty thou- 
sand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, towards 
defraying the Charge of Civil Contingencies, for 
the year 1845. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


The House, according to the Order made this 
day, resolved itself into a Committee to consider the 
Act 1 and 2 Will. 4, c. 76, for regulating the Vend 
and Delivery of Coals in the Cities of London and 
Westminster, and in certain Parts of the Counties 
of Middlesex, Surrey, Kent, Essex, Hertfordshire, 
Buchinghamshire, and in Berkshire; and the Act 1 
and 2 Vic. c. 101, Zoc. and Pers., to continue for 
Seven years an Act for regulating the Vend and 
Delivery of Coals in London and Westminster, and 
in certain Parts of the adjacent Counties. 


(In the Committee). 


Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to continue the Acts for regulating the Vend and 
Delivery of Coals in London and Westminster, and 
in certain Parts of the adjacent Counties, and to 
alter and amend the said Acts. 

Resolution to be reported. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. G'reene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported a Resolution ; 
which was read, as followeth ; 

Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
continue the Acts for regulating the Vend and De- 
livery of Coals in London and Westminster, and in 
certain Parts of the adjacent Counties, and to alter 
and amend the said Acts:—And he moved the 
House accordingly. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill: 
And that Mr. Greene, Sir George Clerk and Mr. 
Cardwell do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Foreign and Home Service Comple- 
ments of Officers and Crews (including Royal Ma- 
rines) of Her Majesty,s Ships under mentioned : 
“Queen,” “ Trafalgar,” “ Saint Vincent,” “ Hiber- 
nia,” “ Rodney,” “ Superb,” “ Albion,” “ Canopus,” 
“ Vanguard” and “ Vernon,” with the Dates when 


they were severally placed in Commission, and stat- 
Vor. 100. 


16°— 17°— 


19° Maze. 457 


ing if on the Foreign or Home Service Establish- 
ment, with a Copy of the Weekly Return of each 
Ship during the first Weeks of March, April and 
May 1845 :—And, of the Number of Seamen Gun- 
ners in each of the said Ships, distinguishing those 
who are entitled to the Increase of Pay after Five 
and Ten years’ Service. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Resident Inhabit- Duddeston 
ants, and occupiers of houses or lands within the and Nechells 
hamlets or liberties of Duddeston and Nechells, in (Nona) Bi 
the parish of Aston, near Birmingham, in the county’ 
of Warwick, which was presented upon the 2d da 
of this instant May, praying that the Duddeston and 
Nechells Improvement (No. 2.) Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands, be referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Copper, Copper, ‘Tin, 
Tin, Zinc, and Lead and Lead Ore, which were pre- Zinc, and 
sented upon the 7th day of this instant May, be — Lat 


printed. No. 300. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Merchant Merchant 


Seamen, which were presented yesterday, be printed. Seamen- 
' ‘ : .. No.301, 
And then the House, having continued to sit 


till one of the clock on Saturday morning, 
adjourned till Monday next. 








Lune, 19° die Maiti; 
Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


O RDERED, That the Committee on Group (G.) Railway Bills, 
of Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till Gur (G-) 
five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Mr. Shadwell, from the Trustees of the Royal Ramsgate 
Harbour of Ramsgate, was called in; and at the Harbour. 
bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act 
of Parliament,—An Account of the Revenue and 
Expenditure of the Royal Harbour of Ramsgate 
Trust, for the year ending 24th June 1844 :—And 
then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That*the said Account do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Charles Morrison, Esquire, of Upper Lady’s Island 

Harley-street, in the county of Middlesex, praying - thee among 
that the Sessional Order limiting the period for the pj," ae 

second reading of Private Bills, be dispensed with, 

and that leave be given to read the Lady’s Island 

and Tuacumshin Embankment Bill a second time, 

was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 

Committee on Standing Orders. 


County of 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his warrant : 
Down Writ. 


to the Clerk of the Crown in Ireland, tc make out 
anew Writ for the electing of a Knight of the Shire, 
to serve in this present Parliament for the County of 
Down, in the room of the Earl of Hillsborough, 
called up to the House of Peers. 


A Petition of Sir Percival Hart Dyke, of Lulling- South Eastern 
stone Castle, in the county of Kent, Baronet, taking en ae 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the Tunbridge and 
South Eastern Railway (Lewisham to Tunbridge and Paddock 
Paddock Wood) Bill, and praying that he may be aie 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts thereof, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Group of Railway Bills in which 
that project is comprised ; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
application, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Adam John Macrory, of Duncairn, Belfast 
near Belfast, in the county of Antrim, Esquire, !mprovement 
ee: . : -- Bill. 
praying that he may he heard, by himself, his 
3.N counsel 








Londonderry 
and Coleraine 


Railway Bill. 


Calvert’s 
Estate Bill. 


Nottingham 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Cornwall 


Railway Bill. 


Whittle Dean 
Waterworks 
Bill, 


Hemei Hemp- 
sted Small 
Tenements Bill. 


458 


counsel or agent, against certain parts of the Belfast 
Improvement Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Bill was 
read a second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled An Act for the 
disposing of Part of the Estates of the late Charles 
Calvert, Esquire, in pursuance of the Directions ofa 
certain Decree of the High Court of Chancery, 
and for confirming the Sale of such Parts thereof 
as have been sold, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Boyd do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Nottingham Waterworks Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of Stratton, and its vici- 
nity ;— Boscastle ;—Inhabitants in and residing in 
the parish of Camelford ;— Owners, Lessees and 
Occupiers of land in and residing in the parishes of 
Broadwoodwidger and Ashwater ;— Holsworthy and 
other surrounding parishes ;—and, Beaworthy and 
North Lew ; praying that the Cornwall Railway 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of Electors of the Eastern Division of 
the county of Cornwall, and also of the borough of 
Bodmin, residing or holding qualifications in the 
parish of Helland, in the said county ;— William 
Michell, u.v.;—Guardians of the Bodmin Union ; 
—Electors of the Eastern Division of the county 
of Cornwall, residing or holding qualifications in the 
parish of Saint Kew, in the said county ;—Saint 
Tudy ; —Blisland ;—Saint Columb Major ;—Saint 
Issey ; —Egloshayle ;— Padstow ; —Simonward ; — 
Saint Breoke ; — Saint Mabyn ; — Endellion ;— 
Michaelsiow ;—Little Petherick ;—Saint Minver ; 
— Withiel ;—Saint Ewan ;--Saint Merryn ;—Saint 
Wenn ;— Bodmin ;—and, Saint Eval; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves or their counsel, 
against certain parts of the said Bill,—were also 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves or their counsel, upon their 
Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

A Petition of Land-owners and Inhabitants of 
the parish of Saint Newan, and others, and its vici- 
nity, praying that the said Bill may pass into a law, 
was also presented, aud read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Whittle Dean Waterworks Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

And Amendments being proposed to be made to 
whe Bill; 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


An ingrossed Bill for better assessing and col- 
lecting the Poor Rates, Highway Rates and Church 
Rates, in the parish of Hemel Hempsted, in the 
county of Hertford, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Viscount Grimston do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


19° Mazz. 


A. 1845. 


A Petition of Magistrates acting in and for the Great North 
North Riding of Yorkshire, in Petty Sessions as- of England 
sembled at Richmond, in the said Riding, praying {f larence and 
that the Great North of England (Clarence and Sonata) 
Hartlepool Junction) Railway Bill may not pass Railway Bil, 
into a law, as it nowstands, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


| 


he House proceeded to take into consideration Blackburn 
3 and Waterworks 
Ll . 


the Report on the Blackburn Waterworks Bill 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
And Amendments being proposed to be made to 
the Bill ; 
Ordered, That the said Amendments be referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Petitions from the Lancaster and Preston Junc- Lancaster 
tion Railway Company ;—and, Members of the Pro- and Carlisle 
| visional Committee of the Caledonian Railway ; ®*ilvay Bill 

praying that the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Right honourable William Ear| Loadun, 
of Dartmouth ;—Rector, Churchwardens, Overseers, Chatham and 
Surveyor of the Highwa nd oth Inhabitants Ralee Bu 

yor c € fig ys, a ers, Railway Bill. 

of the parish of Saint Paul, Deptford, in the coun- 
ties of Kent and Surrey ;—and, Town Council of the 
borough of Faversham, in the county of Kent; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the London, 
Chatham and North Kent Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Chester 
Chester Improvement Bill ; That they had examined Improvement 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to *"" 
be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Glasgow — 
Glasgow Markets Bill; That they had examined the Markets Bill 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Stokenchurch 
Stohenchurch Road Bill; That they had examined Rod Bill 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Bristol and Gloucester Railway (No. 2.) Bill mil and 
was read a second time ; and committed. Railway - 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- (No, 2.) Bill. 


mittee of Selection. 


The Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Glou- Birmingham 
cester Extensions, Stoke Branch and Midland Rail- ——" 
ways Junction) Bill was read a second time ; and (Gjoucester 
committed. em 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- pent ae 
mittee of Selection. Railways Junc- 


tion) Bill. 


Cornwall 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, Cor . 
Railway Bill. 


That the Petition of Charles Jeffery, which was pre- 
sented upon Friday last, be referred to the Committee 
‘on the Cornwall Railway Bill; and that it be an 
Instruction to the Committee, to permit the Peti- 
| tioner to be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
upon his Petitions :—It passed in the Negative. 

North Wool- 


A Petition of John Scrafton Thompson, of Iiford, ng 
|in the county of Essex, Esquire, praying that he may pi) 
‘be heard, by his counsel or agent, against certain 
| , parts 














8 VicToRIz£. 


parts of the North Woolwich Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 





by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


The Order made upon the 31st day of March last, 


Sheffield, Ashe aga 
n-under-Lyne for committing the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and 


2d "*¥ Manchester Railway Bill, was read, and discharged. 
iii Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 
Liverpool and _ A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 


Manchester Canal Navigation from Leeds to Liverpool, praying 
Railway Bill, that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Liverpool and 
Manchester Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Sheffield and Petitions of the Right honourable Charles William 
Bill. 


Occupiers of lands and tenements in the townships 
of Tinsley, Attercliffe-cum-Darnall and Brightside 
Bierlow, in the West Riding of the county of York ; 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Sheffield and 
Tinsley Canal Bill,—were presented, and read ; 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Midland Raile A Petition of Henry Payne, of Nottingham, Doctor 
a anne of Physic, praying that the Midland Railways 
nes") (Syston to Peterborough) Bill may not pass into a 

law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; and 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Taff Vale The House was moved, That the Report in respect 

failway. of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for 
leave to bring in the Taff Vale Railway Bill, which, 
upon the 8th day of this instant May, was made 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read; and the same being read. 

A Petition of the Taff Vale Railway Company, 
tor leave to bring ina Bill to amend the Acts me 
to the said Railway, to authorize the formation of 
additional Works, and to enlarge the Powers of the 
Company, was accordingly presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills. 


Saint Helens 


: A Petition of the British Plate Glass Company, 
‘i ~~ praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Saint 
Helens Improvement Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Chelsea A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Saint 
Bie emt «© Luke, Chelsea, in the county of Middlesex, praying 
that the Chelsea Improvement Bill may pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 


a and Petitions from Kedington ;— Hundon ;— Bury 
Railway Bil Sait Edmund’s ;— Wickhambrook ; — Wixoe ;— 
’ Barnardiston ; — Stansfield ;—Clare ;—Birdbrook ; 
—-Stoke-by-Clare ;—Little Wratting ;—Cavendish ; 

—Great Wratting ; — Poslingford;— and, New- 

market; praying that the London and Norwich 


Direct Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were 
Vor. 100. 








19° Maze. 459 


gga and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of the Liverpool and Manchester Rail- Liverpool and 
way Company, the Bolton and Leigh Railway Com- Manchester ; 
pany, the Kenyon and Leigh Junction Railway Noh Unions 
Company, and the North Union Railway Company, Leigh; and, 
for leave to bring in a Bill for consolidating the said Kenyon and 


Companies, was presented, and read; and referred 4¢igh Junction 


; ae : Rail 
to the Select Committee on Petitions for Private aoa. 
Bills. Amalgamation. 


A Petition of Terence T. Dolan, of Mount Pleasant- Dublin Pipe 
i in the county of Dublin, Esquire, praying Water Bil. 
that the Dublin Pipe Water Bill may not pass into 
a law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitant Householders of the city pondon and 
of Carlisle, praying that the London and York Rail- York Railway 
way Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, Bi! 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill. 


Petitions from the county of Meath ;—Gilford ; Duviin ana 











—and, Kells; praying that the Dublin and Belfast Belfast Junc- 


Tinsley Canal Bar] Fitzwilliam; — and, the Right honourable | Junction Railway, with a Branch to Kells Bill may “°" mate, 


with a Branch 


Charles William Earl Fitzwilliam, and Owners and | pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and w Kells Bill. 


| ordered to lie upon the Table. 

| A Petition of the Marquis of Ormonde, and Waterford 
others, praying that the Waterford and Kilkenny and Kilkenny 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, including the Bway Bill. 
Branch from Kells, was presented, and read ; and 

‘ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Cork ;— Kerry ;— and, Clare ; Great Southern 
praying that the Great Southern and Western Rail- — 
way (Jreland) Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- ({reland) Bill. 


sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the towns of Howth Dublin and 
and Baldoyle, in the county of Dublin and their eg 
immediate vicinity, praying that the Dublin and “*'“*Y ©" 
Drogheda Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 
‘presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
| Table. 


A Petition of the Right honourable John Earl of Waterford | 
Portarlington, praying that he may be heard, by ee 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the wat 
Waterford and Limerick Railway Bill, was _pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Land-owners, Tenant Farmers, Mer- Newark and 
chants and Tradesmen, Inhabitants of the town and Sheffield Rail- 
neighbourhood of Sleaford, praying that the Newark “"Y — 
and Sheffield Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read, “d ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Right ho- London and 

nourable Sarah Elizabeth Countess of Brooke and Brighton Rail- 
Warwick, which was presented upon Thursday last, Broach.) 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring in 
the London and Brighton Railway (Dorking Branch) 
Bill; and praying that she may be heard, by her 
counsel or agent, against certain parts thereof, be 
referred to the Committee on Group (L.) of Railway 
Bills; and the Petitioner heard, by her counsel or 
| agent, upon her Petition, if she think fit ; and coun- 
sel heard, in favour of the application, against the 
said Petition. 








| A Petition of Gentry, Merchants, Tradesmen and York and 
others, Inhabitants of the town and port of Goole, Herth Midland 
and its vicinity, praying that the York and North (Goole Branch) 


Midland Railway (Goole Branch) Bill may pass Bill 


into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


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Edinburgh and 


Petitions of Trustees upon the Turnpike and | 


Northern Rail- Statute Labour Roads of the county of Fife, and 


way (No. 2.) 
Bill. 


Aberdeen 
Railway Bill. 


Glasgow 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Dundee and 


Perth Railway 


Bill, 
Dundalk and 
Enniskillen 


Railway Bill. 


Chester und 


Holyhead Rail- 


way (No. 2.) 


(Mold Branch, 
and Purchase of 


Chester and 
Birkenhead 


Railway) Bill. 


Glasgow, 
Duufries and 
Carlisle Rail- 
way Bill, 


district of Cupar ;—and, Commissioners of Supply, | 
Justices of the Peace, Heritors, Merchants, Manu-| 


facturers and Householders of the county of Kin- 
ross, in public meeting assembled ; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Edinburgh and Northern 
Railway (No. 2.) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions from Montrose (nine Petitions) ;—Jnsch 
and Premnay ; — King Edward ; — Fordoun ;— 
Rathven and Buckie; — Birse ; — Culsalmond ;— 
Banff ;—and, Tarland ; praying that the Aberdeen 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the burgh of Mon- 
trose, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel, against certain parts of the said Bill, was 
also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel, upon their Petition, if they think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the 
Lord Lieutenant, Deputy Lieutenants and Commis- 
sioners of Supply for the county of Renfrew, praying 
that the Glasgow Junction Railway Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Montrose (two Petitions) ;—Carse 
of Gowrie ;—Arbroath ;—and, Dundee (two Peti- 
tions); praying that the Dundee and Perth Railway 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Carrickmacross ; — Clones ;—and, 
Enniskillen; praying that the Dundalk and Ennis- 
killen Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Sotheron reported from the Committee on | 
Group (Q.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- | 
tions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
thereon, were referred; That in the case of the | 
Chester and Holyhead Railway (No. 2.) Mold | 
Branch and Purchase of Chester and Birkenhead | 
Railway Bill, they had heard counsel in support of 
severalgof the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; That as the object of 
the Bill is to carry into effect an agreement entered 
into by the Chester and Holyhead Railway Com- 
pany for the purchase of the Chester and Birkenhead 
Railway, and to enable the said Company to make 
a Branch Railway to Mold, in the county of Flint ; 
and as it appeared from the Statement of the Pro- 
moters of the Bill, as well as from the evidence given 
before the Committee, that the Chester and Birken- 
head Company are not now assenting Parties to the 
Bill; and as it further appeared, that the proposal 


19° Mai. 





A. 1845, 


Petitions of Merchants, Farmers, Householders 


e ys Gla o 
and other Inhabitants of the parish of Canonbie;— Dumrie and 


and, Merchants, Traders, Householders and other Calisle Rail. 
Inhabitants of the burgh of Langholm and neigh- Way; and, 


Caledonian 


bourhood ; praying that the Glasgow, Dumfries and Railway Bis, 


Carlisle Railway Bill may pass into a law ; and that 
the Caledonian Railway Bill may not pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Bankers and Inhabit- Glasgow, 
ants of the city of Edinburgh, praying that the Dumfries ang 
Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Bill, and ete al 
the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway Bill may pass men — 
into law, and that the Caledonian Railway Bill may Hawick Rail. 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and Cahjoan” 
ordered to lie upon the Table. Railway Bills, 

A Petition of Commissioners appointed for car- London and 
rying into execution the several Acts for paving, Croydon Rail. 
cleansing, lighting and watching, opening, widening pn 
and better regulating the Streets, Lanes and Places , 
within the East Division of the Town and Borough 
of Southwark, and certain parts adjacent, in the 
County of Surrey, and for preventing Nuisances and 
Annoyances therein, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the London and Croydon Railway En- 
largement Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Enniskillen, Newtownbutler and Newry and 
other places ;— Enniskillen ;—Clones and Belturbet, —— 
and other places;—Ennishillen, Clones and other ®*""*) ®': 
places ;— County of Down ; — Monaghan ;—and, 
Maguires Bridge ; praying that the Mewry and 
Enniskillen Railway Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Preses of a Meeting of Jus- Scottish Centra! 
tices of the Peace and Commissioners of Supply of the Railway Bil, 
county of Banff, praying that the Scottish Central 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to several Joint Stock 
Addresses to Her Majesty,—A separate Account of meg — 
the Number of Joint Stock Banks in Scotland which ~ * 
became Bankrupt in the years 1839, 1840, 1841, 

1842, 1843 and 1844, with the Amount of Dividends 
paid, as far as the same can be ascertained, referring 
to Sessional Paper, No. 289, of 1844. 

Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the a. . 
23d day of May in the last Session of Parliament, °™"""™ 
for Abstracts of the Number of Men belonging 
to the Royal Marines, who, since the 1st day of 
January 1839 to the 31st day of December 1843, 
have suffered Corporal Punishment or Imprison- 
ment; showing the nature of Offences, in classes, 
for which such Punishment has been awarded, and 
the Number in each Class ; and showing the greatest 
Number and the smallest Number of Lashes, also 
the longest and shortest period of Confinement 
awarded as Punishment to each Person, and the 








to make a Branch Railway to Mold had been aban- 
doned by the Promoters of the Bili, the Committee | 
had resolved not to receive any further evidence in | 
support of the Preamble; and had further resolved 

to report tothe House, That they had not agreed to | 
the Preamble of the Bill, and that the same ought | 
not to be proceeded with. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; | 


and be printed. 


Petitions from Girvan ;—Kirkcudbright ; —and, 
Wigton; praying that the Glasgow, Dumfries and 
Carlisle Railway Bill may pass into alaw,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


average period of Confinement for each class of Of- 
fence :—And, of the Number of Soldiers belonging 
to the Royal Artillery in Great Britain and Ireland 
who, between the 1st day of January 1839 and the 
31st day of December 1843, have suffered Corporal 
| Punishment or Imprisonment ; showing the nature 
| of the Offences, in classes, for which such Corporal 





| Punishment or Imprisonment has been awarded, 
‘and the Number in each class; and showing also 
the greatest and the smallest Number of Lashes, 
also the longest and shortest period of Confinement 
awarded as Punishment, and the average period for 


jeach Class of Offences :—Returns of the Number of 


Soldiers, 


A ta fm 


























































nd 
il. 


ls, 


Court of 
Justiciary 
(Inverary.) 


Debtors 
(Ireland. 


Oaths 
(Jreland, ) 


Poor Law 
(Ireland. y 


8 ViIcTORIZ. 


Soldiers, belonging to Regiments and Depots in 
Great Britain and Ireland, who, since the 1st day 
of January 1839, have suffered either Corporal 
Punishment or Imprisonment ; and, whenever either 
Corporal Punishment or Imprisonment has been in- 
flicted on the same Person more than once, speci- 
fying how often it has been so inflicted; with Ab- 
stract of the Number of Soldiers belonging to 
Regiments in the Colonies and Possessions of Great 
Britain, who, in each year since the 1st day of Ja- 
nuary 1839, have suffered Corporal Punishments 
and Imprisonments; showing the nature of the 
Offences, in classes, for which, such Corporal Pu- 
nishment or Imprisonment has been awarded, and 
the Numbers in each class; stating also the greatest 
Number and the lowest Number of Lashes inflicted 
on any Person in each year, also the longest and 
the shortest period of Confinement awarded as Pu- 
nishment, and the average period of Confinement 
for each class in each year :—Of the Number of 
Soldiers who, since the 1st day of January 1839, 
have suffered Corporal Punishment or Imprison- 
ment, and where either Corporal Punishment or 
Imprisonment has been inflicted on the same Per- 
son more than once, specifying how often it has been 
so inflicted ; and distinguishing Numbers in Regi- 
ments in the Colonies and Possessions of Her Ma- 
jesty from Regiments in Depéts in Great Britain 
and Ireland :—And, of the Corporal Punishments 
inflicted in the Royal Navy in each of the years 
1839 to 1843 both inclusive; stating the highest 
and lowest Number of Lashes at each time, and the 
aggregate Number of Lashes in each year (in con- 
tinuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 371, of Ses- 
sion 1838). 

Returns of the Number and Names of the Jurors 
cited to serve at the Autumn Court of Justiciary, 
held at Inverary, in the County of Argyle, on the 
18th day of September 1844, and following days, 
who received Exemption from the presiding Judge, 
the Lord Justice Clerk, on the ground of their being 
Commissioners under the Property Tax Act, 5 and 
6 Vic., c. 35 :—And, of the Names of the Persons 
who have obtained and enrolled Certificates in 
Terms of the aforesaid Act, for the Counties of Ar- 


19° Maiv. 461 


A Petition of Joseph Higginbottom, of Ashton- Manchester 
under-Lyne, in the county of Lancaster, Law Clerk and Salford 
to the Commissioners of Police of Ashton-under- ators 
Lyne, praying that he may be heard, by his counsel 
or agent, against certain parts of the Manchester and 
Salford Waterworks Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Thomas Dennis and others ;—Bal- Maynooth 
tinglass ;— Donard ;— Killishey ;— Rathnew ;— Ran- lege Bill. 
dalstown ;— Templepatrick ; — Connor ;—A hogill ;— 
Island Magee ;— Great Barford ;— Houghton Regis; 
—Cherry Hinton;—Great Wilbraham ; -— Streat- 
ham ;—West Wickham ; — Hauxton ;—-Newton ;— 
Magheracross ; — Derryvollen ; — Aldershot ;— Mel- 
combe Horsey;—Inverne Courtenay ;— Thrandeston ; 
—Thorn Saint Margaret ; — Llangyniew ; — Old 
Meldrum ; — Aberdeen (two Petitions) ;—Jnsch ;— 

few Hills ;—Brimpton;—Bovagh ;—Aghadowey ; 
— Ballygarvan ;— Newcastle (Wicklow) ;—Union of 
Kilworth ; —Carrigaline;— Union of Tracton;— 
Kilbolane and Knocktemple ;—Aghadoun ;—Ring- 
rona ;— Strabane ;—Presbytery of Route( Moderator 
and Clerk) ;—Presbytery of Londonderry (Mode- 
rator and Clerk) ;—Glascar ;—Loughtrickland ;— 
Ballymoney ; —Gilnakirk ; —Anahitt ;—- Donogore ; 
—John Dill ;— Portsmouth ;—Roseyard’s ;— More- 
ton;—North Cave ;—John B. Burtwistle ;—Flam- 
brough ; — Easington -in- Holderness ; — Thomas 
Aitchison ; — Rafford ; — Boghole;—Presbytery of 
Aberlour (Moderator) ;-— Dallas ;—Ashford (De- 
von) ; — Slapton; — Buckfastleigh ; — Penline ; — 
Saint Leonard's (Devon); —Abbotskerswell ;— Wil- 
liam Brown and others ;—Saint Austell;—Rural 
Deanery of Plympton ;—Sherford ;—Great Buck- 
land ;— Farley ; — Downham-with- Turston ;—Saint 
Ives (Cornwall) ;—Eglosberry ;— Perranarnevothal ; 
Lansallos ;—Deanery of East ;—Saint Dominick ; 
—Edgecott ;— Hollymount ;— North Pickenham ;— 
South Shore ;—Whitchurch and Ightfield ;—Stoke- 


say ;—Dodington ;— Brimscombe ;—Lower Guiting ; 





gyle and Bute; further showing by how many the 
Jury Panel at the said Autumn Circuit at Jnverary | 
was diminished by the said Exemption ; and whether | 
those exempted were Special or Common Jurors 


— Dymock ;—Llanegwad ;— Deynton ;— Mothvy ;— 
Ashdon ; — Little Sodbury ; —Dowdeswell ;— East- 
combes ;— Bledington ;—Archdeaconry of Gloucester ; 
| —Hatch ;— Standish and Hardwicke ;—Naunton ; 


respectively, in so far as the means exist for making | —Chipping Sodbury ;—Snowshill;—Lea (Glouces- 


the several Items in this Return. 
Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 


Ireland, stating, in classes, the years in which they | 
were imprisoned; the Number whose Debts without | 
Costs are respectively under £.1, £.5, £.10, £.15, | 
£.20; distinguishing the Number of those for Of- 
fences against the Revenue Laws, and stating also 
the Average Term of Imprisonment of each of these | 
classes, and the Amount of Debt and Amount of | 





Expenses of each Person who has been in Prison | 
more than Five years (in continuation of Parlia- 
mentary Paper, No. 292 A, of Session 1844). 

Copies of all Oaths now administered in Ireland 
to Persons professing the Protestant Religion pre- 
vious to being called to the Bar, or acting as Justices 
of the Peace :—And, of all Oaths administered to 
the Directors of the Bank of Ireland. 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 


| ter) ;—Stanton ; —North Curry ;—Newtyle ;—Pen 


| Coed ;—Llangwm ; — Aberdeen (two Petitions) ;— 


Orders,—A Return of the Number of Persons con- | Adwyr Clawdd ;— Flint ;—Presbytery of Cupar ; 


fined for Debt at the present time in the Prisons of | ae; — Sent see Sone 


| Petitions); —- Caerhun; — Chapel Groes ;—Saint 


Asaph (two Petitions) ;—Gileinant ;— Horeb ;— Saint 
Mary-le-bone;—Kirriemuir ;— Butterton (Stafford) ; 
—Main ; — Borrowstonness ; — Glasgow ; — Saint 
Clement ; — Presbytery of Deer (Moderator) ; — 
John Trumper and others ;—Loxley ;—Presbytery 
of Islay and Jura (Moderator) ;—Provincial Synod 


| of Dumfries ; —Capel-y-Beirdd ;—Highampton ;— 
| Bradford ; — Waterloo-road ; — Bont Newydd ; — 


| Hartlip ; — Leeds ; — Chatham ; — Kingston-upon- 
| Hull ;— Reigate ;—Londonderry (two Petitions) ;— 
Belfast, Templepatrick and Carnmoney ; — North 
Lew ; — Exeter ; — Blackington ; — Leicester Com- 
plete Suffrage Association (Chairman); — Presby- 
tery of Inverary (Clerk);—Conlig ;— Perth Talbot ; 
—Norwich ; —Cefn Mawr ; — Faversham ; —Hey- 
wood (Chairman) ; — Bedworthy ; — Winkley ; — 





the directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of a | Queensferry ; — Dicker ;— Rural Deanery of Bal- 
General Order issued by the Poor Law Commis- | combe ;—Lower Brede (two Petitions) ;—Northiam ; 
sioners to the Unions in Ireland mentioned in the |—East Guildford and Playden ;—Uchfield ;—Pe- 


Schedule thereto, prescribing the Dates on which 


_vensey ;— Hellingby ;—Bighill ;— Warbleton ;— Bo- 


the several Proceedings are to be taken in the Elec- | diam ;— Buxted ;—Oakham ;—Langham ;-— Brook ; 


tion of Guardians to supply Vacancies in the several 


Boards of Guardians in Zreland. 


Table. 
Voc. 100. 


j 
i 


_—Goodnestone and Graveney-in- Kent ;—Hinxhill ; 


| —Saint Nicholas Atwade ;— Ashford ;—Presbytery 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the | of Fordyce (Moderator) ;—Christchurch (Surrey) ; 


—John Macbeth and James Carrich ;—Isle Abbotts ; 
3N3 —T7.J. Teobald ; 


Pipes terete yi so ee 


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EIS ORIN ARR, sen 


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462 


—T. J. Teobald ; — Edington ;— Wedmore ;— Luf- 
ten;—Winscombe (two Petitions) ;—Chilton-super- 
Poldon ;—Horsington ;—Street ;—Corton Denham; 
— Noehead ;—Presbytery of Weem (Moderator and 
Presbytery Clerk) ;—Dumbarney ; — Scone (Mode- 
rator) ;—Presbytery of Turriff (Moderator) ;— Buck- 
hill ;—Fergher ;—Forgue ;—Inverkeithing ;—Mac- 
wo ;— Abercherder ; — Inveraron ; — Rathven ;— 

onquhitter ; — Dundee (Chairman) ; —Earby ;— 
Pateley Bridge ;—Pickhill ;— Kirkby Ravensworth; 
—Carperley ;—Thoralby, Newbigger and Bishop- 
dale ;—West Burton ;— Thongamby-with-West Cot- 
tingwith ;—Forcett and Hutton Magna ;—Bilton ; 
— Haunby ;— Middlesbrough ;— Aislaby ;— Hopton ; 
— Bainbridge ;— Finsbury (Chairman) ;—Saint Ives 
(Huntingdon) ; —Cappon ;—Bluntisham-cum-Erith 
and Colne ;—Lymington ;—Synod of Zetland (Mo- 
derator) ;—Meldreth ;—Longstanton Saint Michael ; 


19° Mazz. 


A. 1845, 


; cession Church (Moderator and Synod Clerk) ;— 
| Auchtergahill ; — Canisbay ; — Rathen ; — Shire of 
Perth ;—Largs ;—Auchtergaven ;—Arfrilor ;—Cul- 
| sambond ;—Firth ;—Free Presbytery of Caithness 
(Moderator) ; — Desborough ; — Knockbride ——_ 
| Dring ;— Cootehill ;— Kellericore ;— Teignmouth ;— 
, Oldcastle ; — Welerich ; — Bassalleg ;—Lanmartin ; 
_—Llanddausaint (two Petitions) ;—Llanfair-ar-y- 
| Bryn;—Dallas;— Somerford Keynes;— Kenilworth ; 
| —Harefield ; — Barston ; — Filloughley ; —Brown- 
over ; — Llanmaes ; — Albany ;—-Milton, otherwise 
Middleton Malzor ; — Wadenhoe ; — Clipstone ; — 
Harringworth ;— Tansor ;—Alwalton and Orton ;— 
Frowlesworth;—Stowton Wyville ;— Tur-haughton ; 
— Stafford (Essex) ; — Leire; — Lutterworth; — 
Shangton ; — Gilmorton ;—Glenn Magna ;—Llanf- 
wrog ;—Finchampstead ;—Associated Members and 
Deacons representing the Protestant Dissenters of 





— Thripton;— Wisbech ;—Guilden Morden ;— Long- East Berks (Preses) ;— Great Wakering ;—Feyfield ; 
stanton All Saints ;—Waterbeach ;— Waverton ;— | —Uffington, Woolstone and Baulking ;—Basilam ;— 
Rainow ;— Holmes ;— Coventry (Chairman);—Cam- | Stock ;—LEastling ;—Batsbury ;— Mortimer ;—Ash- 
rose ;— Heysham ;—Sephton(two Petitions);— Great | ampstead ; — Barkham ; — Boxford ; -- Sheffield 
Crosley ;—Little Bolton ;—Sefton;—North Meols;| (Churchwardens) ; — Aldingham ; — Yottlebank ;— 
— Brampton ;—Lochmaben ;—Sanquhar ;—Mellis ;; Pennington ;—Fence Walley ;—Harpurley ;— Ham- 
— Hail Weston ;— Ellington ;— Pedley-cum-Fenton ; | bleton ;— Barton ;— Westoning ;— Redburn;—South- 
— Kilmane ; — Gamston ; — Bingley ;—Kirk Ham- | hill ;—City of London (two Petitions) ;—Penmain ; 
merton ; — Mountmellich ; — Termondmonaghan ;— | —Southwark ; — Lewisham ; — Risca ; —Llansant- 
Knochnarea ;—Shreen ;—Drumceliff ;—Castle Con-  ffraid Glan Conway ;-- Falmouth ;—Llanrhyddlad ; 
nor and Kilglass ;—Halkin ;— Buckley and Buckley- | — Llaniestyn ; — Rhosmore ; — Cannant ; —Fetter- 
square ; — Babell ; —Saron ;—Carmel ;—Clines ;— | lane, London ; — Whitfield ; — Basingstoke ; — 
Bertham ; — Penley ; —Llanerchymor ;—Iscoed ;— | Nicholaston ;—Vauxhall, Lambeth ;— Keeth ;— New 
Aughnamullen East ; — Udny ; — Hollinswood ; — | Romney ;—Abersychan ;-—Lea ;-- Goodnestone-next- 
Reddal Hill ; — Silston ;~-Proseley ;—Ashton ;— | Wingham ;— Cannington ;— Lower Hardres ;—Can- 
Mornington ;— Whitchurch (Salop) (two Petitions) ; terbury ;—Chillinden ;— Egerton ;—Funtington ;— 
—Dublin (eight Petitions) ;—Cheswardine ;— Pil- | Eastwell ;— Rattlesden ;— Oxenden ;— Mixenden ;— 
stock (two Petitions) ;— Shawbury ; —Corbally ;— | Carley ;— Bramley-lane ; —- Pellon-lane ; — Harley 
Glynn ;—Dumblane ;—Saint Attanna;—Ematies ; | Hill ;--Halifax (three Petitions) ;-- Vorwood-green ; 
— Ballycanew ;—Kiltallagh ;—Rosnea and Kyle ;— | —Ovendon ;— Elland ;— Sowerby ; — Birch Cliff ; 
Ashfordby ;—Leicester (two Petitions) ;— Hinckley ; | —Queenhead ; —Northowram ;—Midgeley ;—Heb- 
— Wymondham ; — Markfield ; — Malpas ;—Over-| don Bridge ;—Amblethorn ;—Corwen ;—Tre Rhi- 
stone ;—Paisley (Alex. Muir) ;—Newingion ;—Ti- | wadog ;— Towyn (seven Petitions) ;— Llangowen ;— 
molin ;—W. Hawkshaw ;— Hambleton ;—Presbytery | Penrhyndendraeth ;—Capel Celyn ;—Brithdir (two 
of Haddington (Moderator) ;—Dorleton ;—Ponder’s | Petitions) ;—Llanderfel ;—Llanfihangel ;--Llanfor ; - 
End ; — Middlewich ; — Reigate ; — Stansfield ; — —Cuwnfel ;—Aber Dovey ;—Port of Barmouth ;— 
Cambridge ;— Llansilio Pertholey ;—Dorchester ;— | Rhydman ;—Llangaem (two Petitions) ;— Festiniog 
Great Wakering ;—Stephen Lewis and others ;— | and Maentworg ;—Llangryn ;—Aberdovey ;—- Llan- 
Tipton ;—Island of Islay ;—Basingstohe ;— Little frother ;—Sarnan ;-— Dinas Mouwddwy ;— Burton 
Wahkering ; — Wakefield; —Saint David's ;—Lam- | Joyce-with- Bulcote ; — Eaton (Nottingham) ; — 
beth; — Llanengan; — Llangain, Benjamin James Flentham ;—Shelford ;— Great Gaddesden ;—Pres- 
Binns, Evan Evans and Griffith Griffiths ;— Roys-| byterv of Jedburgh (Moderator) ; — Ardagh ; — 
ton (Chairman) ;—Kingston-on- Thames ;— Weavers- | Youghall ;—Loughgilly ;—Mountmorris ;— Tombe ; 
ham ;—Bethnal-green ; — Newark (two Petitions) ; | —Jnch ;—Killeagh ; — Dublin ;—Clondevadockh ;— 
— Chelmsford ; — Queensferry ;— Barley ;—Oxford- | Bally M‘ Ellegott ;-- Mayne;--Clifden ;--Freshford ; 
street ; — Great Finbro’ ;—Barnton ;— Hook Nor- |—Tuam, John Galbraith and Chas. H. Seymour ;— 
ton;— Stowmarket ;— Prees ;— Tunstall;— Titsworth | Donamore (two Petitions) ;—Clonduff ;—Union of 
and district of Allington ;—Penllech ;—Llanfihangel | Loughrea ;— Newbold-upon-Stour ; —Neath, Lower ; 
Bachelleth ;—Llanbedrog ;— Pwllheli ;—Llanedian ; _— Dromara ;— Rummey ; — Monmouth ; — Peter- 
— Llaniestyn ; — Edern ;—Llandegwning ;—Denis ; | stone ;—Flowton ;— Shareshill ; — Batley-cum-Ca- 
— Kirkden ; —- Southchurch ; — Bullington ;—Shoe- | pel ;—Larfield ; — Stratford Saint Mary ;—West- 
bury ; — Midsted ; — Llanrhydian ; — District of | hall ;—Yoxford ; —Weston-cum-Felstone ; — James 
Quarry Bank ; — Hulcote-cum-Salford ; — Bourne ; | Dewing ;— Bradfield ;— Teddenham Saint Martin; 
— Weston ;-- Deptford ; — Rushall; —Wolford ;— | —Metfield ;— Bishanglass ;— Pettaugh ;— Benhall ; 
Deanery of Monmouth ;—Hotham ;—Deaneries of | —Crowfield ;—Sproughton ; — Southwold ; —Was- 
Ripon and Boroughbridge ;—Farington ;—Scaris- | brook and Copdock ;—Coddenham and Crowfield ; 
bury ;—Eglwysilan ;—Chilcompton ;-—Presbytery of | —Middleton ;—Shotley ;—Gisling ;— Needham ;— 
Paisley ; — Alton ; — Butterton ; —Tufton ;—Car-| Brampton ; — Henklesham ; — Westleton ; — East 
diganshire ; — Newent ;—Minnigaff ;—Eglwysilan ; | Bergholt ;—Carlsdyke ;—Castle Douglas ;— Green- 
— Syderstone ; — Rhuddlan; —Whitchurch (South- | ock ; — Dunipace ; — Lochwinnoch ; — Dailly ; — 
ampton) ; — Northan; —Rudbuxton ;—Hantbourne | Barrhead ;—Strichen ;— Belfast ; — T: horniebank ; 
Priors ;—East Walton ;— Onecott-cum- Bradnop ;— | —East Kilbride ;— Blantyre ;—Saltcots and Ste- 
Deanery of Bedminster ;—Londonderry ;—Ralloo ; | venston ;— Half Morton ;~- Newton-upon- Ayr ;— 
— Newlyn ; — Penzance ;— Tanfield ;—Sutton Ash- Barrhead ;—Torryburn ;—Free Presbytery of Ar- 
field ;—Whitburn (Linlithgow) ;— Brough and Cros- broath (Moderator) ; — Kirkpatricki Fleming ; — 
by Garrett ;— Martindale ;— Kirkby Stephen;— | Mearns ;—Mauchline ;—Mulhill ; — Ballantrae ;— 
Cambuslang ; — Edinburgh ; — Newlands ; — Logie —Inverkip ;—Derby ; — Banbury ; —Wheelock ;— 
Easter ;—Sheepy Magna, Sheepy Parva and Rat-| Weston-in-Wybenbury ;—Backford ;— Boseley and 
cliff Caley ;— Midhurst ;—Wurwash ;—Mayfield;— North ;—Congleton (two Petitions) ;— Tattenhall ; 
Saint Stephen Waltrook and Saint Benet Sherehog | — Devonport ;— Deanery of Grantham ; —Great 
(London) ;— Trimalie ; — Stewartstown ;—Ashkirh; Hale ;—Baltislow ;— Lovenden ; — Deeping Saint 
— Portsoy ; —Crllen ; —Synod of the United Se- James ;—Wendens Ambo ;—Sutton (Esser) ;—Saf- 


| fron 





Public Houses, 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses, 


Parochial 
Settlement 
Bill, 


Schoolmasters 
(Scotland, ) 


8 Vicrori2. 


fron Walden ;—Little Waltham ; — Faulkbourn ;— 
Wiz ;—Shopland ; —Stockton-on- Tees ;— Etherley ; 
— South Church ; — Thrumpton; — Ashfield ; — 
Grantham ;—Great Yarmouth ;—Sidbury ;—Maes- 
yberllan ;— Haggerstone (two Petitions) ; — Llan- 
dewy-y-Cwm ;—Staines ;—Great Farnham ;—Gis- 
burn ;— Llanfynog ; — Manavon ; —Oakington ; — 
Ichleton ;— Coniston ;— Walkington ;—Loddington ; 
—Lellon Cheney ; — Antrim ;— Somers Town ; — 
Scarborough ;— Erdington and Water Orton ;—Ver- 
wich ; —Chipping Ongar ;—Oathlaw ; — Fording- 
ham ; — Leven ; — Clondulane ; — Kingston-upon- 
Hull ;—Monkston ; — Islington. (two Petitions) ;— 
Lyndhurst ;—Black Notley ;—Hachney;— Dalston ; 
—Mancots and Pentrobin ;—Chifford ;—Bauchoney 
Devenich ;—Murvton ;—Saint Dunstan-in-the- West, 
London ;— Oxford-street, Bond-street and its vici- 
nity ;—S/eat, Isle of Sky ;—Little Melton ;— Bever- 
ley ;— Evesham ;— Tideford ; — Hersham ; — Mar- 
garetting ;—Long Riston;—John Hare, a.m., Henry 
Tweedy, M.A., and others ; — Chatham ; — Isle of 
Ely ;— Thomas Smith, and others ;— Fermoy ;— 
Brandesburton ;— Bedford (York) ;— Tottenham ; 
—William Wood, and others ;— Bilbo ;—Fenargh ; 
— Saint Giles; — Abbeyshull ;— Dumleckney and 
Augha ;—Clusda ;— Assington ; — Stapletown ;— 
Ardoyn Barrels ;— Killaliathan ;—Melford ;—Peter 
Culter ;—Deanery of Trigg Major ;— Tullowcreen ; 
— Callington ;—and,. Hamsterley ; praying that the 
Maynooth College Bill may not pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Killinchy ; —Holywood ;—Dun- 


fermline; — Earl of Portarlington ; — Tunbridge 


Wells ;—Londonderry ;— Kingston-upon-Hull (two 
Petitions) ;—Lostwithiel ;— Warminster ; — Associ- 
ation of Jrish Non-Subscribing Presbyterians (Pre- 
sident and Secretary) ;—Croyland; — Falmouth ; — 
Limerick ; — Torquay ;— Members and Friends of 
the British and Foreign Unitarian Association, 
Strand, London;—-Monkswood;--Stroud ;—Ilkeston ; 
—and, Taunton ; praying that the said Bill may pass 
into a law,—were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from JVewcastle-under- Lyme; — Pen- 
traeth ;— Trefdraeth ;—Saint Tudy ;--Long Ben- 
nington and Foston;—and, Newborough ; praying 
the House to adopt measures for preventing the 
increase of houses licensed for the sale of intoxi- 
cating drinks, and for diminishing to a very large 
extent the number already existing, and to pass a 
law for entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating 
liquor on the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Lianristiolus and Cerrig Ceinwen; 
— Bodewryd ;—Deanery of East ;—and, Archdea- 
conry of Monmouth; praying for the repeal of so 
much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates 
to the union of the dioceses of Saint Asaph and 
Bangor, and for the immediate appointment of a 
Bishop to the See of Manchester,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Chorley Union;—Blean Union 
(Chairman) ; —North Dublin Union; — Westbourne 
Union ;—Navan Union (Chairman) ;—County of 
Gloucester ;—Stroud Union (Chairman) ;—Cazton 
and Arrington Union ;—Wisbeach Union (Chair- 
man) ;—and, Ely Union; praying that the Paro- 
chial Settlement Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Presbytery of Burravoe;—Pres- 
bytery of Cairston, in Orkney (Moderator) ;—Pres- 
bytery of Paisley (Moderator) ; and, Presbytery of 
Haddington (Moderator) ; praying the House to 
adopt — for ameliorating the condition of 

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463 
the burgh and parochial Schoolmasters, and for pro- 
moting the educational interests of Scotland, — 


were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery of Poor Law 
Paisley, praying that the Poor Law Amendment Amendment 
(Scotland) Bill may not pass into a law till the Set) _ 
people of Scotland have had sufficient time to con- 
sider its provisions, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Preses and Secretary of a Meet- 
ing of the Working Classes of the burgh and parish 
of Montrose, praying that the said Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Colesbourne ;—and, Bisley ; pray- County and 
ing that henceforth all the charges and expenses Police Rates. 
hitherto raised and paid for County and Police Rates 
may be defrayed out of the Consolidated Fund,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Gloucesier ;—and, Ripon, Masham, Courts of Law 
Bedale, Middleham and Leyburn; praying the House 24 Equity. 
to transfer the Courts of all the Law and Equity 
Judges to the neighbourhood of the Inns of Court, 
and unite them in a suitable structure under one 
roof,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Cork Branch of the Criminal Code. 
Irish Unitarian Christian Society alleging the mis- 
chievous consequences of the excessive severity in 
the criminal code of these countries, which, instead 
of producing reformation in offenders, is calculated 
to provoke resentment, defiance or despair, either of 
which feelings they conceive is a barrier against moral 
improvement; and praying the House speedily to 
remove from all Judges the power of using punish- 
ments, and to establish reformatory penitentiaries, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Greenock ;— Glasgow ;—and, Mo- Universities 
derator and Clerk of the United Secession Presby- (Scotland) Bill. 
tery of Arbroath; praying that the Universities 
(Scotland) Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President of the Bristol Chame fysoivent 
ber of Commerce, Trade and Manufactures, praying Debtors Act. 
for alteration of the Insolvent Debtors Act, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon thé 
lable. 


Petitions of Members of a Public Institution, Museums of 
called the Wisbech Museum ;—Mayor, Aldermei At Bill. 
and Councillors of Northampton ;—and, Members 
of the Hull Mechanics’ Institute ; praying that the 
Museums of Art Bill may pass into a law,— were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Strathbogie Presbytery (Mode- Lord’s Day. 
rator);—New Marnoch ;—Bothriphny ;—Presby- 
tery of Caithness (Moderator) ;—Errol ;— Montrose ; 
— Bruan ;—Cockpen;— Mordington and Foulden ;— 
Inveravon ;—Culsamond ;— Portroy ;— Gourock ;— 
Largs ;—Arrochar ;— Glasgow ;—Selkirk ;— Salton, 
Bolton and Gladsmuir ; — Dunipace ; — Newton- 
upon-Ayr ;—and, Kelso; praying the House to adopt 
measures for securing and enforcing a more due 
observance of the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Deputy-Chairman Lighthouses. 
of the Liverpool Ship-owners Association, praying 
the House to adopt such measures as will attord 
relief to British Shipping, by a reduction of the 
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Statute Labour 


464 


present very heavy impost of Lighthouse dues, and 
especially by providing that no larger sum shall be 
levied than is necessary for the due and efficient 
construction and maintenance of Lighthouses, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Lighthouses. 


| 
Petitions from Montrose ;— Wick ;— Kirriemuir ; 


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A Petition of Henry Clement Heard, of Bridge- 
water, praying the House to take into consideration 
the evils of the present practice of Interment in 


(Scotland) Bill. and, Arbroath; praying that provision may be | Towns, and adopt such a legislative measure of im- 


Justices’ Clerks 
and Clerks of 
the Peace Bill. 


Education 
(Ireland. ) 


Banking 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Banking 
({reland) Bill. 


Royal College 
of Surgeons. 


Poisons. 


Waterlvo, &amp;c. 
Bridges, 


made in the Statute Labour (Scotland) Bill, to the | 
effect of exempting from the payment of Statute | 
Labour money the inhabitants residing within the | 
bounds of police of burghs which have adopted and | 
carried into effect the provisions of the General | 
Police Act in Scotland in regard to paving,—were pre- | 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Wick, in the county | 
of Caithness, and also of other districts throughout | 
the said county, praying that provision may be made | 
in the said Bill, exempting the inhabitants of towns 
from payment of money conversion in lieu of Sta- 
tute Labour, was also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Justices of the Peace for the county 
of Sussex, acting for the East Grinstead Division of 
the said county, praying that the Justices’ Clerks and 
Clerks of the Peace Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered 





to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Killaliathan ;—Moy (five Peti- 


tions) ;—Saint James ;— Castleost ;— Drumrany ;— | 


Kilkroan ;—Mohill;—and, Aitanna; praying the 
House to devise means for removing the restrictions 
placed on the distribution of the Aid annually 
granted for Education in Ireland, so as to afford 
assistance to the Schools in connexion with the 
Church Education Society,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Nairnshire 
Farming Society, praying that the Banking (Scot- 
land) Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon ihe Table. 


Petitions from Drogheda ;—Dublin (two Peti- 
tions) ;—and, Navan; taking notice of the Bank 
of Ireland Bill; and praying that the House will 
be pleased to extend to the Hibernian Joint Stock 
Banking Company the privilege of issue, and thereby 
place that Institution on an equality with the other 
Banking Companies of Jreland,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petit‘ons of Jonathan Toogood ;—James Hollins 
Pickford ;—and, Birkenhead ; praying that an in- 
quiry may be instituted into the government of the 
College of Surgeons, and the effects produced by 
the last new charter, and that the enfranchisement | 
of the general Practitioners of this country may | 
take place in the Royal College of Surgeons of 
England, with full power to elect their governing 
body,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates of the borough of | 
Bridgewater, praying the House to pass a law pro- | 





provement as the importance and necessity of the 
case so seriously and urgently demands, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Journeymen Silk-weavers of Congle- 
ton and Buglawton, in the county of Chester, pray- 
ing for the establishment of local boards of trade, 
composed of masters and workmen in equal num- 
bers, who should be authorized to regulate the pro- 
portionate number of apprentices to be taken, and 
to decide upon any abatement required by insuffi- 
cient work, before the same could be legally im- 
posed by the employer, to correct any inequality of 
price given for the same kind of work, and generally 
to superintend the operations of their trade, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and 
Town Council of the city of Perth, stating that the 
Petitioners feel called upon to solicit the inter- 
ference of the House in a matter regarding the dis- 
patch of the Royal Mail from Edinburgh north- 
wards, which they conceive to be detained at Edin- 
burgh for an unwarrantable period, by which much 
public inconvenience is occasioned ; that they have 
in vain remonstrated with the Postmaster-General 
on the subject, and have now no alternative but to 
apply for redress to the House; and praying the 
House to take the matter into consideration, and do 
therein as to them shall appear suitable and proper, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Turnpike-road 


Commissioners of Supply of Mairnshire, praying the 
House to make provision for enforcing a fair com- 
pensation from every Railway Company to all such 
individual lenders as may have advanced money 
under legislative sanction for making and maintaining 
Turnpike-roads in Scotland, in the district through 
which it passes, on the security of the turnpike tolls, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Gloucester, 


and its vicinity, praying that the Salmon Fisheries Fisheries Bil- 


Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of Reports to the Admiralty by the Comp- 
troller of Steam Machinery, the Storekeeper-General 
and the Directors of Works; and Extracts from the 
Logs of Engineers of Her Majesty’s Steam Vessels, 
on the Qualities and Efficiency of Warlick’s Patent 


viding that arsenic and other well-known and violent | Fuel, as compared with Coal or with Grant's Patent 


poisons should only be sold by persons duly licensed, 
and that no person should be able to purchase such 
drugs, under any pretence, without an order from a 
Magistrate, thus affcrding a certain mode of tracing 
the purchase of Poison, and at the same time throw- 
ing no extraordinary difficulty in the way of persons 
requiring such articles for purposes not illegal, was 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Manufacturers, Merchants, Traders, 
Householders and Artisans of and in the vicinity of 
the west district of the borough of Lambeth, praying 





. urgent business. 


Fuel, for the use of Steam Vessels :—And, of Re- 
ports from the Officers of Her Majesty’s Steam Ves- 
sels, and from the Officers of Her Majesty's Naval 
Establishments, on Experiments made in 1844 and 
1845, as to the Efficiency and other Qualities of 
Warlich’s Patent Fuel. 


Ordered, That Mr. Benjamin Wood have leave 
of absence for six weeks, on account of ill health ;— 


/Mr. William Stanley three weeks, on account of ill 


health ;—Mr. Gally — two months, on account 
of ill health; —and, Mr. Forester a fortnight, on 


Ordered, 


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the House to adopt measures for redeeming and 
extinguishing the Tolls upon Waterloo, Southwark 
and Vauzhall Bridges, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Health of 


Towns, 


Silk-weavers, 


Edinburgh 
Mail, 


Creditors 
(Scotland.) 


Salmon 


Warlick’s 
Patent Fuel. 


Leave of 
Absence. 





Pri 


IS, 


ad 


8 VicTORIzZ. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of the Record, in the case of Howard and | 
Gossett, in the Court of Queen’s Bench. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, | 
Copies of the Shorthand Writer’s Notes of the Ar- | 
guments and Judgment in the case of Howard and 


Gossett. 


Printed Papers. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to inquire into the Proceedings of the Action of 
Howard v. Gossett, and to report their Observations 
and Opinion thereon to the House. 


Printed Papers. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Russell and 

Sir William Horne : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 
Exchequer Bills A Bill, intituled, An Act for raising the Sum of 
(£.9,379600-) Nine millions three hundred and seventy-nine thou- 
= sand six hundred pounds, by Exchequer Bills, for 
the Service of the year One thousand eight hundred 
and Forty-five : 


Message from 
the Lords, 


Glasgow and A Bill, intituled, An Act for completing the Line 

Shotts Road = of the Glasgow, Parkhead and Woodend Turnpike- 

= roads, for incorporating the same with the Roads 
under the Charge of the Glasgow and Shotts Road 
Trustees, and for the further Improvement and 
Maintenance of the said several Roads : 

Surrey and A Bill, intituled, An Act for abolishing the Sun- 


Sunes ae day Toll authorized by an Act passed in the sixth 
ed ans year of the reign of his late Majesty King George 
the Third, intituled, “ An Act for paving the Streets 
and Lanes in the Town and Borough of Southwark, 
and certain Parts adjacent, in the County of Surrey, 


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and for cleansing, lighting and watching the same, 
and also the Courts, Yards, Alleys and Passages 
adjoining thereto, and for preventing Annoyances 
therein,” and for altering and amending the same 
Act, and for other Purposes : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in 
the Parish of Foulmire, in the County of Cambridge: 


Foulmire 
Toclosure Bill. 


Liverpool A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Acts re- 

Pecks Bill. —_ Jating to the Docks and Harbour of Liverpool: And 
also, 

Birkenhead The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 

tgs A Act for constructing Docks, Walls, Warehouses and 

‘other Works, in Birkenhead, with Amendments ; 

to which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

Pudsey Gas The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 

- Act for better supplying with Gas the Township of 
Pudsey and the Village of Farsley, and the Neigh- 
bourhood thereof, all in the Parish of Calverley, in 
the West Riding of the County of York, with 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

en ig The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 


for amending an Act of Parliament passed in the 
fourth and fifth years of the reign of his late Ma- 
jesty King William the Fourth, intituled, An Act 
for confirming and carrying into effect a Partition 
and Division of the Real and Personal Estate of 
William Molyneux, Esquire, deceased, and for other 
Purposes therein mentioned ; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House :—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 

Molyneux’s 


Molyneux’s Estate Bill was read the first time. 


mane Bal. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
_. The Order of the day being read, for the third 


reading of the ingrossed Bill to amend two Acts 
passed in Ireland for the better Education of Per- | 
sons professing the Roman Catholic Religion, and 
for the better Government of the College established 
at Maynooth for the Education of such Persons, and 
also an Act passed in the Parliament of the United 
Kingdom for amending the said two Acts; 





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465 


And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Bill be now read the third 
time ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ while it is expedient to open the public Educa- 
“ tional Establishments of Zreland to the Catholics, 
“ to reduce to its due dimensions the Jrish Church, 
“ and to establish entire civil and religious equality 
between Great Britain and Ireland, it is not ad- 
visable to extend the principle of religious endow- 
‘ ment by the State,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question: —The said proposed Amendment was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
Bill be now read the third time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 
now” stand part of the Guestn :—And a Debate 
arising thereupon ; 


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And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 20° die Mati, 1845: 
Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this 
day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Justices’ Clerks 
mittee on the Justices’ Clerks and Clerks of the 2d Clerks of 
Peace Bill : the Peace Bill. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Banking 
mittee on the Banking (Scotland) Bill ; (Scotland) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Jewish Disabi- 
reading of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill; _lities Removal 
Ordered, 'Yhat the Bill be read a second time Bi. 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Ypiversities 
reading of the Universities (Scotland) Bill ; (Scotland) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Gommons 
reading of the Commons Inclosure Bill; Inclosure Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second pyainage of 
reading of the Drainage of Lands Bill ; Lands Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Banking (Jreland) Bill was, according to Beaking 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a (Ireland) Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next.. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Corjepes 
reading of the Colleges (Jreland) Bill; (Ireland) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Statute Labour 
mittee on the Statute Labour (Scotland) Bill; (Scotland ) Bille 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Military Savings Banks Bill was, according Military 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a — Banks 
- A ill, 
Committee of the whole House, for Friday wc” 
30 r. 





Supply ; 


Admiralty 
Office. 


Register of 
Seamen. 


Scientific 
Departments 
of the Navy. 


Naval Esta- 
blishments 
at Home. 


D° - Abroad. 


Wages of 
Artificers, &amp;c., 
at Home. 


D° - Abroad, 


Supply. 


Waysani 
Means. 


ndemnity Bill. 


Lunatic 
Asylums 
(Ireland) Bill. 


466 


Mr. Cardwell reported from the Committee of 


follow : 
1. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 


pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the | year for promoting the Irish Fisheries, for the last 
Ten years :—A like Return of Money granted for 
promoting the Scotch Fisheries :—And, a Return of 


of payment during the year ending on the 31st day | 


Salaries of the Officers and the Contingent Expenses 
of the Admiralty Office, which will come in course 


of March 1846. 

2. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eleven 
thousand six hundred and eight pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries of the Officers 
and the Contingent Expenses of the General Register 
and Record Office of Seamen, which will come in 
course of payment during the year ending on the 
31st day of March 1846. 

3. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
nine thousand five hundred and forty-five — 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries 
of the Officers and the Contingent Expenses of the 
several Scientific Departments of the Navy, which 
will come in course of payment during the year 
ending on the 31st day of March 1846. 

4. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and thirty-one thousand and forty-seven 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the 
Salaries of the Officers and the Contingent Expenses 
of Her Majesty’s Naval Establishments at Home, 
which will come in course of payment during the 
year ending on the 31st day of March 1846. 

5. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
two thousand nine hundred and fifty-seven pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries 
of the Officers and the Contingent Expenses of Her 
Majesty’s Naval Establishments Abroad, which will 
come in course of payment during the year ending 
on the 31st day of March 1846. 

6. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Six hun- 
dred and ninety thousand six hundred and thirty 


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Ordered That Mr. Forbes Mackenzie be added Game Laws, 
Supply, several Resolutions ; which were read, as | to the Select Committee on Game Laws. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Fisheries. 
hundred and twenty-nine thousand and ninety-two | Return of the Amount of Money granted in each 


the Amount of said Grants now unappropriated. 


Mr. 


of Claims made by the Reverend John Daniel and 
others, on behalf of the English Catholic College of 
Douay, the English Seminary of Paris, and the 
English College of Saint Omer, before the Commis- 
sioners for liquidating British Claims on France, 
and appealed before the Privy Council in November 
1825 ; together with the Judgment of the Lords of 
the Council on such Appeal. 


Jardwell presented, pursuant to several Ad- Douay 
dresses to Her Majesty,—A Return of the Amount &amp;. 


College, 


A Return of the Number of Banks of Issue in Banks of Iscye 
Scotland from the year 1815 to the present time ; (Scotland.) 


stating the Name or Firm of each Bank; when 
commenced ; and the Amount of Capital subscribed. 


Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to Orders, tron, &amp;c, 


—Accounts of the Quantity of Foreign Iron imported 
into and exported from the United Kingdom in the 
year 1844 ; distinguishing the several sorts of Iron, 
and the Countries from which imported and to 
which exported:—Of British Iron exported (in- 
cluding Unwrought Steel) in the year 1844; dis- 
tinguishing the Countries to which the same were 
exported :—And, of the Quantity of British Hard- 
ware exported in the year 1844 ; distinguishing the 
Countries to which exported, and the declared Va- 
lue thereof :—And, a similar Account of Machinery 
exported in 1844, with the declared Value thereof. 


A Return of the manner in which One thousand Episcopalian 
two hundred pounds, charged in the Civil Contin- Clergy. 


gencies of 1844, as paid to the Episcopalian Clergy 


ounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the |2 Scotland was expended ; stating the Name of 
‘Wao of Artificers, Labourers and others employed | ¢ach Clergyman to whom any part of that Sum was 


in Her Majesty’s Navat Establishments at Home, | 
which will come in course of payment during the | 
to the Treasury for such Sums. 


year ending on the 31st day of March 1846. 


7. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Forty- | 


one thousand nine hundred and ninety-five pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Wages of 
Artificers, Labourers and others employed in Her 
Majesty’s Naval Establishments Abroad, which will 
come in course of payment during the year ending 
on the 31st day of March 1846. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Cardwell reported the Indemnity Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the Establishment of a Central Asylum for In- 
sane Persons charged with Offences in Jreland, and 
to amend the Act relating to the Prevention of 
Offences by Insane Persons, and the Acts respecting 
Asylums for the Insane Poor in Jreland, and for 
appropriating the Lunatic Asylum in the City of 
Cork to the purposes of a District Lunatic Asylum : 
And that Sir Thomas Fremantle and Mr. Attorney- 
General for Lreland do prepare, and bring it in. 














paid, his Place of Residence, and the Amount paid, 
and by whom paid ; with Copies of any Applications 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a gaths 


Return of the Oaths taken by the Lord Lieutenant (Ireland.) 


of Jreland and the Lord Chancellor of Jreland, 
previous to entering on the Duties of their respective 
Offices. 


Petitions of Trustees for the Drainage into the Goole and 
River Went of certain low lands situate within the Doncaster 


several townships of Morton, Campsall, Askren, 
Moss, Fenwick, Little Smeaton, Stubbs Walden, 
Womersley, Whitley, Baln, Pollington, Snaith and 
Cowick and Sykehouse, in the several parishes of 
Campsall, Womersley, Kellington, Snaith and Fish- 
lake, all in the West Riding of the county of York; 
—and, Proprietors of lands lying on the north side 
of the River Dun, in the West Riding of the county 
of York, and within the several parishes, townships, 
hamlets or places of Bentley, Arksey, Langthwaite, 
Tilts, Adwick-le-Street, Owston, Burghwallis, Hay- 
wood, Sutton, Campsall, Thorpe-in-Balne, Barmby- 
upon-Dunn, Kirk Sandall, Trumfleet, Kirk Bram- 


| with, Moss, Stainforth, and Fishlake, in the West 


Riding of the county of York, or some of them ; 
taking notice of the application for leave to bring in 
the Goole and Doncaster Railway Bill; and praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts thereof,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Group of Railway Bills in 
which the project is comprised ; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 


their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in 


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in favour of the application, against the said Peti- 
tions. 


tastic Sir Thomas Fremantle presented a Bill for the 
Asylams Establishment of a Central Asylum for Insane Per- 
(Ireland) Bill. -ons charged with Offences in reland, and to amend 
No.302. the Act relating to the Prevention of Offences by 
Insane Persons, and the Acts respecting Asylums 

for the Insane Poor in Ireland, and for appropriating 

the Lunatic Asylum in the city of Cork to the pur- 

poses of a District Lunatic Asylum: And the same 

was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 

second time upon Monday next; and to be printed. 


Bank of Ordered, That the Return relative to the Bank of 
England. England, which was presented upon Friday last, be 
No. 303. 


printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after twelve of the clock on 
Tuesday morning, adjourned till this day. 








Martis, 20° die Mai ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


Scottish Central QRDER ED, That the Report on the Scottish 
Railway Bill. Central Railway Bill be taken into considera- 
tion upon Tuesday next. 


Edinburgh The House proceeded to take into consideration 
ad Glasgow the Report on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- 
Railway Bill. 


way Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed. 


South Eastern 
‘ie — Navigation of the River Medway, praying that they 
bridge Wells) maay be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
Bill against certain parts of the South Eastern Railway 
(Tunbridge to Tunbridge Wells) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


South Eastem A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 

Railway (Maid- Navigation of the River Medway, praying that they 

stone to Roches- : 

ter) Bill, may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the South Eastern Railway 
(Maidstone to Rochester) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


South Eastern Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 
rt , Navigation of the River Medway ;—John Meadows 
Extension at White, of Lee Park, in the county of Kent, Gentle- 
the London man, Prior Purvis, of Greenwich, in the same 
ni Greenwich county, Gentleman, and William Richard Morris 
uiway) Bill. Of Greenwich, aforesaid, Gentleman, Trustees of the 
Greenwich Society and Institution for the Acquisition 
and Diffusion of Useful Knowledge ;—Warden and 
Governors of the Free Grammar School of Queen 
Elizabeth, of the Parishioners of the parish of Saint 
Olave, in the county of Surrey ;—and, Inhabitants 
and Parishioners of the town and parish of Green- 
wich, in the county of Kent; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the South Eastern Railway 
(Widening and Extension of the London and Green- 

wich Railway) Bill,—were presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 


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A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the | 





467 


to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the South Eastem 
Navigation of the River Medway, praying that they a i 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, Deal, and Ex- 
against certain parts of the South Eastern Railway tension of the 
(Branch to Deat and Extension of the South Eastern $00" Eas 
Canterbury, Ramsgate and Margate Railway) Bill, Remegete and 
was presented, and read. Margate Rail- 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the “°9) Bl: 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 

by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 

Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 


favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the South Eastern 
Navigation of the River Medway ;—and, Charles Railway 
Hicks, Chairman of the Commissioners of the {festings) Bill 
Harbour of Rye, in the county of Sussex ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the South 
Eastern Railway (Ashford to Hastings) Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the London and 
Navigation of the River Melos, praying that they Croydon Rail. 
: way (Maid- 

may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, «tone, Ashford 
against certain parts of the London and Croydon and Tonbridge) 
Railway (Maidstone, Ashford and Tonbridge) Bill, 8i!'- 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Land-owners, Lessees and Occupiers Cornwall 
of land in and residing in the parish of Lifton, in Railway Bill. 
the county of Devon; praying that the Cornwall 
Railway Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 

Petitions of Electors of the Eastern Division of 
the county of Cornwall, residing or holding quali- 
fications in the parish of Warlington ;—St. Teath ; 
—Cardinham ;—and, the Liskeard and Looe Union 
Canal Company; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the said Bill,—were also presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of the Chamberlain and Common Newecastie 
Council of the borough of Alnwick, in the county of and Berwick 
Northumberland, praying that the Newcastle and ad 4 a 
Berwick Railway Bill, and the Northumberland jana Raiiway 
Railway Bill, may not pass into law, as they now Bills. . 
stand, was presented and read ; and referred to the 
Committee on the Bills. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Whitby and 
the Report on the Whitby and Pickering Railway eae 
Bill: and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. "7 ~ 

And a Clause being offered to be added to the 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the said Clause be referred to the 





Vot. 100, 


Select Committee on Standing Orders. 
302 Ordered, 


468 


Exeter and Ordered, That the Report on the Exeter and 
Crediton Rail- Crediton Railway Bill be taken into consideration 
way OM. upon Thursday next. 


Lynn and Ely _ Ordered, That the Report on the Lynn and Ely 
Railway Bill. Railway Bill be taken into consideration upon Thurs- 
day next. 


Belfast and 
Ballymena 
Railway Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Belfast and 
Ballymena Railway Bill be taken into consideration 
upon Thursday next. 


Hull and Selby 
(Bridlington 
Branch) Rail- 
way Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Hull and Selby 
(Bridlington Branch) Railway Bill be taken into 
consideration upon Thursday next. 


Wilts, Somerset 
and Weymouth 
Railway Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Wilts, Somerset 
and Weymouth Railway Bill be taken into consi- 
deration upon Thursday next. 


Berks and Ordered, That the Report on the Berks and 
oo Railway FJants Railway Bill be taken into consideration 
= upon Thursday next. 


Ely and 
Huntingdon 
Railway Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Ely and Hun- 
tingdon Railway Bill be taken into consideration 
upon Thursday next. 


Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield Junction Railway Bill be taken into 
consideration upon Thursday next. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Shrewsbury, 
Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway Bill be 
taken into consideration upon Thursday next. 


Shrewsbury, 
Oswestry and 
Chester Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


York and 
Scarborough 
Railway Devia- 
tion Bill, 


Ordered, That the Report on the York and Scar- 
borough Railway Deviation Bill be taken into con- 
sideration upon Thursday next. 


York and 
North Midland 
Railway 

( Bridlington 
Branch) Bill, 


London and 
Norwich Direct 


Ordered, That the Report on the York and North 
Midland Railway (Bridlington Branch) Bill be 
taken into consideration upon Thursday next. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of New- 
Rai J ° market, in the counties of Suffolk and Cambridge, 
ailway Bill; oe a &lt;-&gt; ws a. 
and, Eastern praying that the London and Norwich Railway Bill 
Counties Rail- may not pass into a law, and that the projected 
—e Eastern Counties Railway (Cambridge and Bury 
Saint (ne Saint Edmund’s Extension) Bill may pass into law, 
Extension.) was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 


the ‘Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton 
Railway Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


Blackburn, 
Darwen and 
Bolton Railway 
Bill, 


Petitions of Manufacturers, Merchants, Coal and 
Iron-masters, Traders and other Inhabitants of the 
district called The Staffordshire Potteries ;—Mayor, 
Aldermen and Burgesses of the borough of Congle- 
ton ;—Owners and Occupiers of lands or properties 
on the line or in the neighbourhood of a projected 
Railway from Colwich, by Stoke-upon-Trent, to 
Macclesfield (two Petitions) ;—Manufacturers, Mer- 
chants, Traders and other Inhabitants of Congleton, 
in the county of Chester ;—Merchants, Traders and 
other Inhabitants of Stone;—Mayor, Members of 
the Town Council, and other Inhabitants of the 
borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme ;—and, Manufac- 
turers, Merchants, Traders and other Inhabitants of 
Macclesfield ; praying that the Grand Junction Rail- 
way Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Grand Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Grind Junction The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Kalway Bill. the Report on the Grand Junction Railway Bill. 


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And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Bill be now read a second time ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “ That 
“ the” to the end of the Question, in order to add 
the words “ Report be taken into further considera- 
“ tion upon this dav six months,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question ; 


A Message, by Mr. Pulman, Yeoman Usher of Royal Assent 
the Black Rod : to Bills, 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty's 
Commission, for declaring Her Royal Assent to se- 
veral Acts agreed upon by both Houses, do desire 
the immediate attendance of this Honourable House 
in the House of Peers, to hear the Commission read. 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to the House of Peers :—And being returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the ane at the 
desire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her 
Majesty’s Commission, had been at the House of 
Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal 
was read, giving, declaring and notifying the Royal 
Assent to the several Public and Private Bills 
therein mentioned ; and that the Lords, thereby 
authorized, had declared the Royal Assent to the 
said Bills: Which Bills are as follow : 

An Act for raising the Sum of Nine Millions three Exchequer Bills 
hundred and seventy-nine thousand six hundred (£-9,379,600.) 
pounds by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the ®¥ 
year One thousand eight hundred and Forty-five : 

An Act to amend the Acts relating to the Docks Liverpout 
and Harbour of Liverpool : Docks Bill, 

An Act to alter the Provisions of an Act for light- Bradford Gas 
ing with Gas the Town of Bradford, and the Neigh- Bill. 
bourhood thereof, within the Parish of Bradford, in 
the West Riding of the County of York: 

An Act for abolishing the Sunday Toll authorized Surrey and 

by an Act passed in the sixth year of the reign of Sussex Roads 
his late Majesty King George the Third, intituled, Gin’ 7") 
“ An Act for paving the Streets and Lanes in the 
Town and Borough of Southwark, and certain Parts 
adjacent, in the County of Surrey, and for cleansing, 
lighting and watching the same, and also the Courts, 
Yards, Alleys and Passages adjoining thereto, and 
for preventing Annoyances therein,” and for altering 
and amending the same Act, and for other Pur- 
poses : 

An Act for completing the Line of the Glasgow, Glasgow and 
Parkhead and Woodend Turnpike-roads, for incor- Shotts Rosd 
porating the same with the Roads under the charge — 
of the Glasgow and Shotts Road Trustees, and for 
the further Improvement and Maintenance of the 
said several Roads: 

An Act for the disposing of Part of the Estates of Calvert's 
the late Charles Calvert, Esquire, in pursuance of Es - 
the directions of a certain Decree of the High Court 
of Chancery, and for confirming the Sale of such 
Parts thereof as have been sold : 

An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Foul- 
mire, in the County of Cambridge. 


Foulmire 
Inclosure Bill. 


And the Question being put, That the words pro- Grand Joncien 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; Railway Bi". 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Hawes, 
Yeas, Mr. Wilson Patten : 
Tellers for the f Mr. Ricardo, 
Noes, | Mr. Alderman Copeland: 
So it passed in the Negative. 
And the Question being put, That the words 
“ Report be taken into further consideration upon 
“ this day six months,” be added instead thereof :— 
It was resolved in the Affirmative. i 


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206. 





Sent 


Bills 
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8 ViIcTORIZ. 


Then the main Question, so amended, being put; | 


Ordered, That the Report be taken into further | 
consideration upon this day six months. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration | 


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469 


Ordered, That the said Amendments be referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Trent Valley Trent Valley 
Railway Bill be taken into consideration upon #!way Bill. 
Thursday next. 


A Petition of Labourers and others, residing at Kidwelly 
Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, and its neighbourhood, M™¢losure Bill. 
| praying that the Kidwelly Inclosure Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 





aed the Report on the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junc- 
Jonetion Raile ¢ion Railway Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
may Bil, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 
Huddersfield The House proceeded to take into consideration 


and Manchester the Report on the Huddersfield and Manchester 
Railway an 


— read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 
Midknd Raile © A Petition of Land-owners, Freeholders, Occu- 


ways (Systonto piers of land, Tradesmen and other Inhabitants of 

psterengh) the county of Rutland, praying that the Midland 

- Railways (Syston to Peterborough) Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Hyde, of Syndale Park, near 
Faversham, in the county of Kent, Esquire, praying 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the London, Chatham 
and North Kent Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


London, 
Chatham and 
North Kent 
Railway Bill. 


Monmouth 
and Hereford 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal Navigation, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 


Monmouth and Hereford Railway Bill, was pre- | 


sented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
oo A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
Waterworks posed, That the Petition of Mr. Joseph Higgin- 
Bill. bottom, Clerk of the Commissioners of Police of 
Ashton-under-Lyne, which was presented yesterday, 
be referred to the Committee on the Manchester 
and Salford Waterworks Bill; and that it be an 
Instruction to the Committee, to permit the Peti- 


tioner to be heard, by his counsel or agent, in behalf | 


of the Commissioners of Police of Ashton-under- 
Lyne :—-And the said Motion was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 


sar and _ The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Birmingham the Report on the Bedford, and London and Bir- 
Railway Bill, mtngham Railway Bill; and the Amendments were 


read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Dunstable and 


leaden and The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Birmingham the Report on the Dunstable, and London and Bir- 
Railway Bill. mingham Railway Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
jngrossed. | 
Midind Rail. | The House proceeded to take into consideration 


at homey the Report on the Midland Railways (Syston to 
Bill, “’ Peterborough) Bill; and the Amendments were 
read; and agreed to. 


And Amendments being proposed to be made to 


Railway and Canal Bill; and the Amendments were , 


A Petition of Cadwallader F. Waddy, taking Lady’s Island 
notice of the Petition that the Sessional Order, li- Pee eer enon 
hey = a : mbankment 

miting the period for the second reading of Private Bin, 
Bills, be dispensed with, and that leave be given to 
read the Lady’s Island and Tacumshin Embank- 
ment Bill a second time; and praying the House 
not to extend the desired indulgence, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- Committee of 
mittee of Selection, to add Mr. Baine to the Com- Selection. 
mittee on Shaws’ Waterworks Bill. 


Lord Ashley reported from the Committee on Railway Bills, 
Group (F F.) of Railway Bills, That the Parties pro- Group (FF-) 
moting the Edinburgh and Northern Railway (No. 2.) 
Bill had stated to the Committee that the evidence 
of James Clark, a Mail-coach Guard in the service 
of the Post-office, was essential in order to enable 
them to establish their case before the Committee ; 
and it having been proved that application had been 
made to the authorities at the General Post-office 
at Edinburgh for their permission for the said James 
Clark to attend the Committee, but that his at- 
tendance could not be procured without the interven- 
tion of the House, the Chairman had been instructed 
to move the House, That the said James Clark be 
ordered to attend the said Committee forthwith. 

Ordered, That James Clark do attend the said 
Committee forthwith. 

Lord Ashley also reported from the said Com- 
mittee; That the Parties opposing the Bill had 
stated to the Committee that the evidence of William 
Anderson, Mail-coach Guard, and John Rattray, 
| also Mail-coach Guard, and Samuel Barker, John 
Walers and John Roy was essential, in order to 
enable them to establish their case before the Com- 
mittee ; and it having been proved that application 
had been made to the Postmaster General to permit 
the attendance of the two first-named parties, and 
that application had been made to the three last- 
named parties, but the attendance of the said parties 
could not be procured without the intervention of 
'the House, the Chairman had been instructed by 








'the Committee to move the House, That they may 
| be ordered to attend the said Committee on Monday 
the 26th day of this instant May. 

Ordered, That William Anderson, John Rattray, 
Samuel Barker, John Walers, and John Roy do 
attend the said Committee upon Monday next. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Chester and 
the Report on the Chester and Holyhead Railway wer ig o- 
Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. ; 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


A Petition of Merchants of Liverpool interested Wexford, 
in the trade of Wexford, praying that the Wexford, aro and _ 
Carlow and Dublin Junction Railway Bill may pass Railway ‘Bil, 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 


lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the Southport and 
Canal Navigation from Leeds to Liverpool, praying enemy ga 
d ailway Bill. 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Southport 





the Bull; 
Vox. 100. 


and read. 
/ 


and Euxton Junction Railway Bill, was presented, 


303 Ordered, 











SF SE ATT Be 
es 


TE a EE me 


Glasgow 
Bridges Bill. 


Yarmouth 
and Norwich 
Railway Bill. 


North Wales 
Mineral Rail- 
way Bill, 


Manchester 
and Leeds 


Railway (Burn- 
ley Branch and 


Oldham and 
Heywood 
Branches Ex- 
tension) Bill. 


‘Tottenham and 


Ferringdon- 


street Extension 


Railway Bill. 


London and 


Croydon Rail- 


way Enlarge- 
ment Bill, 


Glasgow, 


Dumfries and 
Carlisle Rail- 


way Bill. 


470 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Glasgow Bridges Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of John Kitton, of the city of Norwich, 
Ship-owner and Merchant, praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against cer- 
tain parts of the Yarmouth and Norwich Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if 
he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of land on or 
near the line of a portion of a projected Branch of 
the North Wales Mineral Railway, extending from 
Brymbo Works, in the parish of Wrexham, in the 
county of Denbigh, to Minera, in the same parish ; 
—Gentry, Clergy and other Inhabitants of Minera, 
Brymbo, Broughton and Gwersyelt, in the parishes 
of Wrexham and Gresford, in the county of Den- 
bigh ;—and, George Hammond Whalley, of Sergeants 
Inn, Fleet-street, Barrister-at-law ; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the North Wales Mineral 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Manchester and Leeds Rail- 
way (Burnley Branch and Oldham and Heywood 
Branches Extension) Bill; and the Amendments 
were read ; and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of Thomas Nias, of Rotherfield-street, 
in the county of Middlesex, Gentleman, praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Tottenham and Far- 


ringdon-street Extension Railway Bill, was pre-|_ 


sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if 
he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Wardens and Governors of the 
Free Grammar School of Queen Elizabeth of the 
Parishioners of the parish of Saint Olave, in the 
county of Surrey, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves or their counsel, against certain parts 
of the London and Croydon Railway Enlargement 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves or their counsel, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bull, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Melrose ; — Enniskillen ;—Castle 
Douglas ;—Longtown and Northern District of Cum- 
berland ; — Downpatrick ;—and, Belfast ; praying 
that the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


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A. 1845, 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, House- Glasgow, 
holders and Inhabitants of the royal burgh of Jed- Dumfries aug 
burgh, praying that the Glasgow, Dumfries and i Rail. 
Carlisle Railway Bill may pass into a law; and that Caleoun 
the Caledonian Railway Bill may not pass into a law, Railway Bij, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions of Frederick Kynaston, of Blaen-y-Gors, gous, wa 
otherwise Blaencorse, near Saint Clears, in the county Railway Bil. 
of Carmarthen, Esquire ;—and, John Evans, of Wal- ; 
thamstow, in the county of Essex, and of Blaencorse, 
near Saint Clears, in the county of Carmarthen, 
Esquire ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the South Wales Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Leeds, Dews. 
the Report on the Leeds, Dewsbury and Manchester bury and Ma. 
Junction Railway Bill; and the Amendments were a Jere. 

ion Railway 
read, and agreed to. Bil. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Leeds and 
the Report on the Leeds and Bradford Railway Bradford Rail. 
Extension (Shipley to Colne) Bill ; and the Amend- (gj a 
ments were read, and agreed to. Colne) Bil, 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee standing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which Orders; 
were read, as follow : 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Whittle Dean whittle Dea 
Waterworks Bill, Amendments on consideration of Waterworks 
Report, the said Amendments are of such a nature 3!!! 
as to justify the House in entertaining them, if they 
shall think fit. 


2. Resolved, That in the case of the Epping Rail- Epping Rai 
way (No. 2.) Petition for leave to present a Petition way (No.2) 
for a Bill, the Sessional Order ought to be dispensed 
with; ‘hat the Parties be permitted to present their 
Petition accordingly. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Liverpool, Liverpool, 


Ormskirk and Preston Railway (Skelmersdale Ormskirk and 
Branch) Petition, the Standing Orders ought not to a al 

° - y (Skelmer 
be dispensed with. dale Branch. ) 
4. Resolved, That in the case of the Eastern p, 0 Coun- 
Counties Railway (Cambridge and Bury Saint Ed- ties Railway 
mund’s Extension) Petition, for leave to present a (Cambridge 
Petition for a Bill, the Sessional Order ought to be 21705 y, 
dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted to Extension.) 
present their Petition accordingly. 

5. Resolved, That in the case of the Diss and piss and Col- 
Colchester Junction Railway Petition, the Standing chester June- 
Orders ought not to be dispensed with. se 

6. Resolved, That in the case of the London and London and 
Brighton Railway (Dorking Branch) Petition, the Brighton Rai 


Dorking 
Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. pc)” 


7. Resolved, That in the case of the West London West Loniox 
Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought to be Railway. 
dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill. 

8. Resolved, That in the case of the Staines and Staines an‘ 
Richmond Railway Petition, the Standing Orders Richmont 
ought not to be dispensed with. a 

9. Resolved, That in the case of the Bridgeton Bridgeton 
Improvement Petition, for leave to present a Peti- Improvement. 
tion for a Bill, the Sessional Order ought not to be 
dispensed with. 

10. Resolved, That in the case of the Blackburn Blackburn 
Waterworks Bill, Amendments on consideration of Waterwor's 
Report, the Amendments are of such a nature as to mn 

justify 





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justify the House in entertaining them, if they shall 
ud think fit. 
al The second, fourth and seventh Resolutions, being 
read a second time, were agreed to. 


471 


The House proceeded to take into consideration fastern Coun- 
the Report on the Eastern Counties Railway (Ely ~~ — 
and Whittlesea Deviation). Bill; and the Amend- (2y ™ 


Whittlesea 
ments were read, and agreed to. Deviation) Bill. 


ills, 


e3 


VWS&lt; 
fan. 
\C- 
iy 


‘ail. 
sion 


Committee of 
Selection. 


Wakefield, 
Pontefract and 
Goole Railway 
Bill. 


North British 
Insurance 
Company Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


rdered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
a of Selection, to refer Groups (TT.), (V V.), 
(W W.), (X X.), (Y.) and the Eastern Union Rail- 
way (B.) Act Amendment Bill, to one or more Com- 
mittees, as they shall think fit. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Feather- 
stone, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, praying that 
the Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Directors having the management 
of the Railway hereinafter mentioned, praying that 
provision may be made in the said Biil, that that part 
of the said proposed Railway which lies in the pro- 
perty of the undertakers of the navigation of the 
Rivers Aire and Calder, may, when constructed, 
remain vested in the undertakers of the said navi- 
gation, and with the view of preventing any inter- 
ference with their present powers of extending the 
docks and other conveniences for shipping, as well 
as any evasion of their dock and other dues, and 
for the purpose of otherwise protecting their naviga- 
tion, that the clauses thereunto annexed and pro- 
posed by the said undertakers may be inserted in 
the Bill, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the North British Insurance Com- 
pany Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

And a Clause being offered to be added to the 

ill; 

. Ordered, That the said Clause be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 














Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Grants of 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of the Number of Persons belonging 
to the Ecclesiastical Establishment of the Church 
of England, and all other Religious Denomina- 
tions, maintained by Grant of Public Money, in 
each of the Colonies, and the Territories of the East 
India Company, stating the Amount paid out of the 
Revenue of the United Kingdom, and from the Co- 
lonial Funds, and also the Rank of each Person, 
where stationed, the Amount of fixed Salary, Allow- 
ances and all other Expenses of each, and the Total 
Expenses of each Colony, Presidency and Depen- 
dency for such Establishment, in Sterling Money, 
so as to exhibit the whole Amount paid for the sup- 
port of Religion of every Denomination, in each 
year from 1839 to 1844, both inclusive :—Of all 
Grants of Public Money for the support of all Re- 
ligious Denominations in the United Kingdom and 
elsewhere, except the Colonies, including Expenses 
of Visitations and Excursions of Bishops, Archdea- 
cons and Clergy, or connected with Foreign Em- 
bassies and Missions ; distinguishing, as far as pos- 
sible, the Amount reoeived by each Denomination : 
—Also, for Building and Churches and 
Chapels, Payment of Arrears of Tithes, Expenses 
of the Commissioners for Building New Churches, 
Commutation of Tithes, and all other {Ecclesiastical 
Purposes, for each year from 1830 to 1844, both 
inclusive :—And, of the Amount of all Grants of 
Public Money for the Building and Repair of 
Churches and Chapels in the United Kingdom, 
stating, as far as possible, the Amount received by 
each Religious Denomination, from the year 1800 
to 1829, both inclusive. 


Public Money. 


Rye and Petitions from Charles Hicks, Chairman of the| Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
ee Commissioners of the Harbour of Rye ;—East Gul- | Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
il = deford ;—Ickhlesham ;— Rye ;—Playden ;—Union of | of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 
s) Rye ;—and, Biddenden; praying that the Rye and 
Tenterden Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Poor Law. 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | Return of the Number of Children between the 
Table. Ages of Nine and Sixteen, both years inclusive, at 
resent maintained within the several Union Work- 
nd Newry and Petitions from Markethill;—and, Keady; pray-| houses in England and Wales, distinguishing the 
2il- tn ing that the Mewry and Enniskillen Railway Bill) Males from the Females ; together with the Number 
he) my" may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; | of each Sex apprenticed out of the said Union Work- 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. houses since the passing and subject to the Provi- 
. sions of the late Poor Law Amendment Act, speci- 
€ PibliePetitions Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com-| fying their Ages and the Trades to which they are 
‘ (vent th mittee on Public Petitions; That they had examined | apprenticed. 
por) the Petitions presented upon the 15th and 16th days 
of this instant May ; and had directed himto make} The House was moved, That the Order made YeS- Printed Papers. 
ole a Report thereof to the House. terday, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
Nc Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; inquire into the Proceedings of the Action of How- 
ay. and be printed. ard v. Gossett, and to report their Observations and 
a » ag 4 
Ri Newry and Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken oa. — Seascale, a ee ae 
ing sage before the Committee on the Drogheda Railway | 4 Committee was nominated of Sir Robert Peel 
"Bill in the Session of 1837 be referred to the Com-| ford John Russell, Mr. Solicitor-General, Sir Tho. 
a mittee on the Newry and Enniskillen Railway Bill. | mas Wilde, Mr. Attorney-General for Ireland, Sir 
rnd i The Fresh-water Fishing (Scotland) Bill was read a : Grey, * “aa a 
land) Bil” the first time; and ordered to be read a second time | ¥!SC°U" ia ee ee ee oe 
it No.304, upon Friday the 30th day of this instant May; and Brongt, Mic. Shenceiier of the Rathoguee, Mz, Pi- 
in teers A y y3 got and the Lord Advocate, with power to send for 
‘ persons, papers and records. 
: Whittle Dean _ Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon consi-| Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 
nel a "** —deration of the Report on the Whittle Dean Water- ; 
works Bill, be resumed To-morrow. The Clerk laid upon the Table, pursuant to Order, printed Poperse 
Blckborn _ |—A copy of the Short-hand Writer’s Notes of the No. 305. 
sie Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon consi- Arguments and Judgment in the case of Howard 
ks Bil, deration of the Report on the Blackburn Water- | and Gossett. 


works Bill, be resumed To-morrow. 
Vou. 100. 


Ordered, That the said Paper be printed. 
304 Ordered, 
















































































































































































































































































































































































Leave of 
Absence. 


Trinity College 


(Dubiin. ) 


Merchant 


Seamen’s Fund 


Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 


(Ireland) Act. 


Parochial 


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A. 1845, 


Ordered, That Sir Thomas Hepburn ;—Sir Hugh A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbyter 
Campbell ;—and, Mr. Smoilett have leave of absence Perth, praying that the Universities (Scotland) b 
till Monday next, on urgent business. may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
, and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, | 
That there be laid before this House, a Return of | A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and other 


all Monies derived from Rents of College Lands, Inhabitants of Manchester, and the neighbourhood, 


come paid therefrom to the Senior and Junior Fel- ‘and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
lows, Professors, Scholars and other Officers of | 
Trinity College, Dublin ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Petitions from Llanllwny ;— Newbury ; — and 


may pass into a law,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


, Mr. Osborne, a Petitions from Wiggington ;—Donoughmore ;— 
Tellers for the Yeas, Mr. Hume: } eons Leigh (Stafford) ; — Burton-upon- Trent ; —Coseley; 
Tellers for the N Mr. Young, 82 | —Downham (two Petitions) ;— Edenbridge ;— Pitt; 

ATS OE Ce SONS aay. Fitz Roy: } “* | — Whitehaven ; —Northwold ; —Southey ; —Wrez- 


So it passed in the Negative. ham (three Petitions) ;— Eglwysfach ;—Chislehurst ; 
—Mugglewich ; —Mundford ;—Sculthorpe ; — Bris- 
Two Petitions from Kingston-upon-Hull, praying | ton ;—East Rudham ;—Litcham ;— Norwich ;—Old 
that the Merchant Seamen’s Fund Bill may not | Buckenham ;—Sedgeford ;—Latchford ;— Fenwick ; 
pass into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, | — Stockton-upon-Tees (Moderator) ; — Banff’; — 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. Battersea ;—Barnard Castle ;—Alnwick (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Hyde ;—R. Stock and others ;—Deputies 
A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Sligo, | and Ministers, being Protestant Dissenters of dif- 
praying for alteration of the Municipal Corporations | ferent denominations from various parts of Great 
(Ireland) Act, was presented, and read ; and ordered | Britain convened in London ;—Scarborough (Mo- 
to lie upon the Table. derator) ;—Zauder ;—Southern Association of Bap- 
tist Churches in Hampshire ;—Langtoft (York) ;— 

A Petition of the Chairman of the Guardians of | Kingston-upon- Hull ;—Carleton (Norfolk) ;—Saint 





Settlement Bill. 4,4 Poor of the Helston Union, in the county of | John, Maddermarket ;—Rochland Saint Peter ;— 


Public Houses. 


Education 
4 Ireland.) 


Lord’s Day. 


Arrestment 
of Wages 


Cornwall, praying that the Parochial Settlement | Southwood and Limpenhoe ;—Scarning ;— Killing 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was | and Salthouse ;— Heigham ;— Diss ;—Slaidburn ;— 
=e and read; and ordered to lie upon the | as = ae = AP eae ee 
able. ey (Southampton) ;—Little Carlton ;—Dunsby ;— 
| Kast Kirkby ;—Theddlethorpe All Saints and Thed- 
A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Lowes- | dlethorpe Saint Helen’s ;— Candlesby ;— Halton ;— 
toft, in the county of Suffolk, praying the House to | Partney ;—Hundleby ;—Bag Enderby ; —Tatters- 
adopt measures for preventing the increase of houses | hall;—Numerous bodies of Deputies for many parts 
licensed for the sale of intoxicating drinks, and for of Great Britain and Ireland met in London (Chair- 
diminishing to a very large extent the number | man) ;—Stapenhill;—Belper ;— Barrow-on- Trent ; 
already existing, and to pass a law for entirely abo- | —Crosshall;—Rayling, South ;— Fareham;— Ports- 
lishing the sale of intoxicating drinks on the Lord's | burgh ;--Austrey ;— Moulton ;—Oare ;— Wetherby ; 
Day, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie |—awden;—Rural Deanery of Pontefract ;—Up- 
upon the Table. pington ; —Rathfriland ;— Glass and Cabrach ;— 
| Cuddington ; — Borstall ; — Brill; —Hawridge ; — 
Petitions from Tartarraghan;— and, Keady;\| Woolstone Magna and Woolstone Parva ;—Chilton ; 
praying the House to devise means for removing the —Princes Risborough;— Oakley (Bucks) ;— Milford 
restrictions placed on the distribution of the Aid | Haven ; —Shirland ; —Irongray ;—Ecclefechan ;— 
annually granted for Education in Ireland, so as | Dalby Magna;—Cole Orton ;—Loughborough ;— 
to afford assistance to the Schools in connexion with | Hoton ;— Enmore ;—Great Bercham and Bercham 
the Church Education Society,—-were presented, and | Newton ;— Gargunnock ;— Bamburgh ;—Presbytery 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. of Dumbarton (Moderator) ; —Kippen ;—Yoxford 
| —Ipswich ; — Prees ; — Hodnet ; — Devonport and 
Petitions from Bonsall (two Petitions) ;—Wéil- | Stonehouse;— Dublin ;—Hirwaun (four Petitions) ; 
lington ;—and, Glass and Cabrach ; praying the | —Merthyr (four Petitions) ;— Pontneathvaughan ;— 
House to adopt measures for securing and enforcing | North Bradford (Wilts) ;—Whedbourne ;—Humbie 
the more due observance of the Lord’s Day,—were | and Keith ;—Martin ;—Damerham, South ;—Dea- 
— and read ; and ordered to lie upon the | fie of Pon a Cee 2 
able. ries ;—Ballygoney ;—Hartwe orthampton) ;-— 
Thornley ; —Shutlanger ;— Haddon ;—Roecliffe ;— 
A Petition of Workers and others, in connexion | Soho-square, London ;— Elton;—South Normanton ; 


(Scotland) Bill with the works of Messrs. James Templeton and | —Ilkeston ;—Birmingham (two Petitions) ;—Stan- 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Company, Patent Carpet Manufacturers, Mile End, | ford ;—Newhaven ;—Frome ;—Bruton and Upton 
Glasgow, praying that the Arrestment of Wages | Noble ;—Ripple;—Exeter Hall, Strand ;—Lang- 
(Scotland) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, | ford Parva ;--Wells (Somerset) ;—Pontrhydfendi- 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. gaid ;—County of Berks;—Joseph King and others ; 
— Brampton ;—Pendock Barry Barry and others ; 

A Petition of the Vicar, Churchwardens and other | —Chapel ;—Great Dunmow ;—Little Bradfield ;— 
Inhabitants of the parish of Hanley Castle, in the | Colne Engaine;— Reading ; — Larkhall; — North 
county of Worcester, praying the House to take into | Church ;—High Offley ;—Bovingdon ;—Liverpool ; 
consideration, with a view to its enactment, any Bill | — Wigginton ; —Deanery of Hertford ;— Weather- 
that may be introduced for preventing the union of field ;—Colchester ;—Aspatria ;— Newtown Saville ; 
the Dioceses of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and at|— Bray, Old Connaught and Rathmichol;— Acton 
the same time to provide for the immediate appoint- | (Chester) ;—Presbytery of Caithness (Moderator) ;— 
ment of a Bishop to the newly-erected See of Man- Laugharn ; — Llandilofawr ; — Lansadwrn ; — Kil- 
chester, was presented, and read ; and ordered to | lilea ;—Ahory ;—-Downpatrick ;—Members of the 
lie upon the Table. Third Presbyterian Congregation ; — Clare; — 
| Grange ;— 








of Universities 
il] (Scotland) Bit, 


Sheffield and 
A : é : h . Lincolnshire 
Endowments, Bequests, Fees on Matriculations and_ praying that the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Junction Rail. 


taking of Degrees; specifying the Amount of In-| Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, ““Y Bill, 


; »M 
Toxteth; praymg that the Maynooth College Bill College Bil 





ill, 


Maynooth 
College Bill. 


Coroners 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Tidemnity Bill. 








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473 


extend the Time limited for those Purposes respec- 


Killyleagh ; — Limadill; — Seagoe ; — Killyrean; | tively, was, according to Order, read the third time. 


— Derrynoose ; — Drumvanagh ; — Tullyallen ;— | 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 


Clonanes ; — Eglish ; — Lisnahill;— Donaghmore; | Title be, An Act to indemnify such Persons in the 


—Clennances ; — Dungannon; — Magherafelt ; — 
Lisnadill; — Cremore; — Kyllamore ; — Presby- 
terv of Armagh (Moderator and Clerk ;)—Gun- 
walloe; — Hendry ; — Mullion ,— Reath ; — Ger- 
no;—Mawgan and Saint Martin ;—Helston (two 
Petitions) ; — Vewlyn ; —Cambridge ;— Sheffield ;— 
Plymouth ;—Derby (two Petitions) ; —Belper ; — 
Burton;— King-cross ;—Ingleton ;— Great Steeping ; 
— Eggleshall; — Hartoft and Saint Leonard’s ; — 
Farnham (Essex) ;—Bentham ;—Miltown ;—Spils- 
by ;—Great Saling ;—Offton-cum-Bricets Parva; 
—Castle Carlton ;—Charteridge ;—Walpole ;—La- 
henheath ; —Ashenden ; —South Reston ; —Bungay 
Saint Mary ;—Dorton ;— Wessett ;—Saint Thomas | 
Finmere ;—Catheringdon and Blindworth ;—Arch- 
deaconry of Llandaff ;— Wavertree ;—Reverend R. 
A. Bathurst and others ;—Hawhelden ;— Lotheran ; 
—Somersham ;—Lantry ;— Bolingbrook ;— Road and 
Rudge ;—Wangford and Henham ;—Saint Osyth ; 
—Rippingale ;—and, Little Harsh; praying that 
the said Bill may not pass into a law,—were also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Council- 





lors of the borough of Chipping Wycombe, in the 


county of Buckingham, praying that the surplus | 


revenues of the Established Church in Zreland may 
be made available in payment of the proposed Grant 
to the College of Maynooth, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Amendments which were 
yesterday proposed to be made to the Question, 
“ That the ingrossed Bill to amend two Acts passed 
in Ireland for the better Education of Persons pro- 


United Kingdom as have omitted to qualify them- 
selves for Offices and Employment, and to extend 
the Time limited for those Purposes respectively 
until the Twenty-fifth day of March One thousand 
eight hundred and forty-six. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order for reading a second time this day the Couuty Rates 
Biil. 


County Rates Bill was read, and discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 4th day of June next. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a London 
Return of the Names of the Colleges and Institutions University. 


of general instruction, in connexion with the Uni- 
versity of London, and of the County in which they 
are situated: And, the same of the Medical Schools 
in connexion with the University of London. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Sweets or 
Returns of all Sweets or made Wines imported from Made Wines. 


Scotland and Ireland into England, under the Pro- 
visions of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4,c. 72; stating 
the Port or Place imported from, and the Port or 
Place imported into, from the 6th day of January 
1844 to the 5th day of January 1845, both Dates 
inclusive ; stating the Denomination, Sort or Kind 
of all such Sweets or made Wines, and Sweetened 
Compounded Spirits, so imported, and the Amount 
per Gallon of Duty charged and paid upon all the 
above-mentioned Articles so imported :—Of all Sei- 
zures that have been made by the Excise and Cus- 





‘toms of any such Sweets or Made Wines, and 
Sweetened Compounded Spirits, so imported, and 


fessing the Roman Catholic Religion, and for the bet-! the reason of such Seizures :—Of all such Sweets 


ter Government of the College established at May- 
nooth for the Education of such Persons, and also 
an Act passed in the Parliament of the United King- 
dom foramending the said two Acts, be now read the 
third time;” and which Amendments were, to leave 
out the word “ now,” and, at the end of the Ques- 
tion, to add the words “ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
the word “‘ now”’ stand part of the Question :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning; 


' Mercurii, 21° die Maii, 1845: 


And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That the Debate be now adjourned ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the Yeas, Ma Byolliott hos. 
Mr. Young, 


oe for the Noes, { Mr. Henry Baring : 180 
So it passed in the Negative. 


And the Question being again proposed, That the 
word “ now” stand part of the Question :—And a 
Debate arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Coroners (Jreland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 28th day of this instant May. 


_ The ingrossed Bill to indemnify such Persons 
in the United Kingdom as have omitted to qualify 


themselves for Offices and Employments, and to | 


Vou. 100. 


or Made Wines and Sweetened Compounded Spirits, 
seized inland, being brought from Scotland into 
England contrary to the Provisions of the Act 6 and 
7 Will. 4, c. 72, since the passing of the said Act 
to the present period :—Stating how all Seizures 
of the above-mentioned Sweets or Made Wines and 
Sweetened Compounded Spirits, within the period 
of the Dates specified, have been dealt with, if any, 
and what Amount of Penalty has been enforced 
against the Parties from whom any such Seizures 
have been made :—And, of the Quantity, stating the 
Denomination, Sort or Kind, of all such Sweets or 
Made Wines and Sweetened Compounded Spirits, 
remaining in Bond on the 5th day of January 1845, 
and where bonded. 


A Petition of Trustees upon the Turnpike and 
Statute Labour Roads of the county of Fife and 
district of Cupa:, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Stamps, 
which was presented upon the 21st day of April 
last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Stamps 
(Scotland), which was presented upon the 21st day 
of April last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Joint Stock 
Banks (Scotland), which was presented yesterday, 
be printed. 





Ordered, 


3 P 


Edinburgh and 
Northern Rail- 
way (No. 2.) 
Bill. 


Stamps. 
No. 306. 


Stamps 
(Scotland. ) 


No. 306. 


Joint Stock 
Banks 
(Scoitand.) 


No, 307- 






Corporal 





No + 308. 






Cc. 
No. 309, 






(Scotland.) 
No. 307. 







Tron, &amp;c. 
No. 300. 






Episcopalian 
Clergy 
(Scotland.) 


No. 310. 


















London, 
Chatham and 
North Keut 
Railway Bill, 


























London and 







to Chilham) 
Bill. 













Cork and 
Bandon Rail- 
way Bill. 










474 


Douay College, 
&amp; 


Banks of Issue 





Ordered, That the Returns relative to Corporal 


Punishments. Punishments, which were presented yesterday, be of Belvidere-road, Lambeth, in the county of Surr 
printed. 


| 


| 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Douay Col- 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Banks of 


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A. 1845. 


A Petition of James Goding and Charles Goding, London ana 


° ’ South Western 
Brewers, praying that they may be heard, by them- Railway 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts teen , 

of the London and South Western Railway (No. 1.) Extension) Bil, 


lege, &amp;c., which was presented yesterday, be printed. \(Metropolitan Extension) Bill, was presented, and 


read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


Issue (Scotland), which was presented yesterday, be |Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
printed. 'by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 


Ordered, That Accounts relative to Iron, &amp;c., 
which were presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Episcopalian 
Clergy (Scotland), which was presented yesterday, 
be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
a quarter of an hour before one of the clock 
on Wednesday morning, adjourned till this 
day. 


Mercurii, 21° die Mati ; 
Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


P ETITIONS of the Wardens and Commonalty 
of the New Bridge of Rochester, in the county 
of Kent ;—Owners or Occupiers of wharfs and other 
property affected by the Railway hereinafter men- 
tioned ;—Gentry and Inhabitants of the town of 
Faversham, in the county of Kent, and of the 
parishes of Davington and Ospringe, Preston and 
Oare, in the said county and neighbourhood ;— 
Owners and Occupiers of lands on and near the line 
of a projected Railway, called The London, Chat- 
ham and North Kent Railway ;—James Walker, 
Esquire, Chairman of a Meeting of the Commis- 


sioners of the Pavements of the town of Faversham, | 


in the county of Kent ;—Owners of lands on and 
near the line of a projected Railway called The 
London, Chatham and North Kent Railway ;— 
Inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of Fa- 
versham ;—Trustees of the Mew Cross Turnpike- 


roads ;—Earl of Thanet ;—William Rigden, of Fa-| 


versham, in the county of Kent, Brewer, and Charles 


v 


Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Newport and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Ponty Pool 
the case of the Petition for additional provision in “™!"*y Bil! 
the Newport and Ponty Pool Railway Bill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Preston and 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Wyre Railway 
the case of the Petition for additional provision in B's Bill 
the Preston and Wyre Railway Branches Bill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Guitdfora, 
| Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom Chichester and 
'a Petition against the application for additional pro- eee 
vision in the Guildford, Chichester and Portsmouth ren 
Railway Bill, was referred ; That in the case of the 
Petition for additional provision in the said Bill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with. 
|. Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 





Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select sheffield 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in Waterworks 
the case of the Petition for additional provision in ~"" 
the Sheffield Waterworks Bill, the Standing Orders 
had not been complied with, except as to the Notices 
in the Gazettes and Newspapers. 

_ Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Jones Hilton, of the same place, Gentleman ;— | 


George Frederick Cobham, of Gravesend, in the 


county of Kent, Builder ;—and, James Beckford 
Wildman, of Chilham Castle, in the county of Kent, 
Esquire; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the London, Chatham and North Kent 
Railway Buill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel 
heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said Pe- 
titions. 


A Petition of William Hall, and Peter Brames 


Croydon Rail-  Fall,of Faversham, inthe county of Kent,Gunpowder 
way (Chatham M 


anufacturers, praying that they may be heard, by 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
London and Croydon Railway (Chatham to Chil- 
ham) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 


gesses of Cork, praying that the Cork and Bandon | 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Southampton 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in an 
the case of the Petition for additional provision in sis 
the Southampton and Dorchester Railway Bill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as no Notices had been given by the South- 
ampton and Dorchester Railway Company of their 
intention to amalgamate with the South Western 
Railway Company. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Grimsby Docks 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 3i!!. 
the case of the Petition for the Grimsby Docks 
Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
for making additional Docks and other Works at 
the Haven of the Town and Port of Great Grimsby, 
and for amending the Acts relating to the said 
Haven: And that Lord Worsley and Mr. Edward 
Heneage do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land Rye and 
‘which will be intersected by the proposed Railway Railway Bill 
‘hereinafter mentioned, praying that the Rye and 
Tenterden Railway Bill may not pass into a law, 


| was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 





ailway Bill may not pass into a law, as it now |Table. 


stands, was presented, and read ; and referred to | 


the Committee on the Bill. 


Petitions of Thomas Law Hodges, of Hempsted, 
in the parish of Benenden, in the county of Kent, 
Esquire, 





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Esquire, and of Edward Knight, of Godmersham | 
Park, in the same county, Esquire ;—and, Owners 
and Occupiers of land and houses and other pro- 
perty at and near to the towns and parishes on the 
line of Railway proposed in the project referred to 
the Committee in Group (A.) as the project South 
Eastern, Tunbridge to Hastings, in the county of 
Sussex; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the said Bill,—were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Ordered, That Mr. Gaskell be added to the Com- 


21° Marz. 





inborowe 
eve Bil. mittee on the Quinborowe Borough Bill. 

Two Petitions from Quinborowe, praying that 
said Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Cornwall Petitions from Kenwyn; — Saint Clement ; — 

Railway Bill. Merther ;—and, Mylor; praying that the Cornwall 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Wadebridge, in the 
county of Cornwall, praying that the said Bill may 
not pass into a law, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

South Easten Petitions of Guardians of the Saint Olave’s 
Rainey ang Udion, in the county of Surrey ;—Trustees of the 
oe New Cross Turnpike-roads;—and, the Venerable 


the London and Charles Parr Burney, Doctor in Divinity, Archdea- 
a ., con of Saint Alban’s; praying that they may be 
ailway) Bill. Rael &amp; i dl 

eard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the South Eastern Railway 
(Widening and Extension of the London and G'reen- 

wich Railway) Bill,--were presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 

in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Salmon 


Petitions from Worcester (two Petitions); — 
Fisheries Bill, 


Exeter ;—Upton-upon-Severn ;—and, Chairman of 
the United Association for Protection of the Fisheries 
of the River Severn; praying that the Salmon Fish- 
eries Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Gravesend 
and Rochester 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of the Reverend James Formby, of 
Frindsbury, near Rochester, in the county of Kent, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel 
or agent, against certain parts of the Gravesend and 
Rochester Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


South Eastern 
Railway 
(Branch to Deal 
and Extension 
of the South 
Eastern, Canter- 


Petitions of Trustees for putting in execution an 
Act for repairing the Road from Dover, in the County 
of Kent, through Deal, to Sandwich, in the said 
County ;—Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
ine, Meneame borough of Sandwich, in the county of Kent ;—and, 
and Margate Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of lands situate in 
Railway) Bill, the places set opposite to their respective signatures, 
affected by the Branch Railway hereinafter men- 
tioned ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the South Eastern Railway (Branch to Deal and 
Extension of the South Eastern, Canterbury, Rams- 
gate and Margate Railway) Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 


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And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of the Manchester, Bury and Rossen- Liverpvol and 

dale Railway Company ;—Right honourable Francis Bury Railway 
Egerton, octammil called Lord Francis Egerton, CT utel 
James Loch, Esquire, the Trustee and Superinten- Railway, and 
dent of the Trust Estates of the late Francis Duke Bury Exten- 
of Bridgwater, deceased, Charles Scarisbrick, Es- *°") Bil 
quire, James Shaw Leigh, Esquire, William Gerard 
Walmesley, Esquire, Elizabeth Walmesley, Widow, 
and William Ince Anderton, Esquire ;—Liverpool 
and Manchester Railway Company ;—James Eckhers- 
ley, of Wigan, in the county of Lancaster ;—and, 
North Union Railway Company ; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Liverpool and Bury 
Railway (Bolton, Wigan and Liverpool Railway and 
Bury Extension) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Henry Williams Ross, Esquire, of Monmouth 

Rocklands, in the county of Hereford, praying that ean 
é : y Bill. 

he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Monmouth and Hereford 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Rate- Duddeston 
payers of the Hamlets of Duddeston and Nechells, and Nechells 
in the parish of Aston, near Birmingham, in the (No. 2.) Bill. 
county of Warwick, praying that the Duddeston and 
Nechells Improvement (No. 2.) Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 








A Petition of James Goding and Charles Goding, South Eastern 
of Belvidere-road, Lambeth, in the county of Surrey, Railways. 
Brewers, taking notice of the application for leave 
to bring in the South Eastern Railway Bill; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 





Mr. Mackinnon reported from the Select Com--Smoke Probibi- 
mittee on the Smoke Prohibition Bill; That they ti Bill. 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found No. 311. 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a 
Committee of the whole House for Weduesday, the 
4th day of June next. 


The Order of the day being read for resuming the whittle Dean 
further Proceeding upon the consideration of the Waterworks 
Report on the Whittle Dean Waterworks Bill ; ae 

Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
consideration of the Report on the said Bill be fur- 
ther adjourned till To-morrow. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Castle Hill 
the Report on the Castle Hill (Wexford) Docks a 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. — 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 





Vor. 100. 


3P Viscount 


5) 
ol 











Spoad (Clun), 
&amp;c., Inclosure 
Bill. 


Lady’s Island 
and Tacumshin 
Embankment 
Bill. 


. Blackburn 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Coventry 
Bedworth, and 
Nuneaton 
Railway Bill. 


South Eastern 
Railway 
(Maidstone to 
Rochester) Bill, 





















































London and 
Croydon Raile 
way (Chatham 
and Gravesend) 
Bill. 




















































Standard 
Life Assurance 
Company Bill. 









Railway Bills, 
Group ( FF.) 





476 


Viscount Clive reported from the Committee on the 
Spoad (Clun), &amp;c., Inclosure Bill ; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of property 
adjoining the Lakes of Lady’s Island and Tacum- 
shin, in the county of Wexford, and of others, Inha- 


bitants of the said county of Wexford (two Peti-| 


tions) ;—and, Merchants, Traders and others, Inha- 
bitants of the town of Wexford, in the county of 
Wexford ; praying that the Lady’s Island and Ta- 
cumshin Embankment Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of John Wark, of Wexford, in the 
county of Wexford, Esquire, praying that the Ses- 
sional Orders, in the case of the said Bill be dis- 
pensed with, and that the said Bill may pass into a 
law, was also presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the further Proceeding upon consideration of the 
Report on the Blackburn Waterworks Bill :—The 
House resumed the said further Proceeding ; and 
the Amendments proposed upon Monday last were 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Oxford Canal Navigation, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Coventry, Bedworth and Nun- 
eaton Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, m 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Wardens and Commonalty of 
the New Bridge of Rochester, in the county of Kent, 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the South Eastern 
Railway (Maidstone to Rochester) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of lands upon 
and near the line of a proposed Railway from 
Chatham and Gravesend to join an intended Rail- 
way from the London and Croydon Railway to 
Ashford ;—and, Joseph Berens, of Kevington, in the 
county of Kent, Esquire; praying that they may be 
heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the London and Croydon Railway (Chatham 
and Gravesend) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the — on the Standard Life Assurance Com- 
pany Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 


_ Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Lord Ashley reported from the Committee on 
Group (F F.) of Railway Bills; That the Parties 
opposing the Edinburgh and Northern Railway 
(No. 2) Bill had stated to the Committee that the 


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evidence of Donald Stewart, Mail Guard, was es- 








A. 1845. 


sential to enable them to establish their case before 
the Committee ; and it having been proved that 
application had been made to the Bisane 
General to permit his attendance, but the attendance 
of the said Donald Stewart could not be procured 
without the intervention of the House, the Chairman 
had been instructed by the Committee to move the 
House, That he may be ordered to attend the said 
Committee on Monday the 26th day of this instant 
May. 

Ordered, That Donald Stewart do attend the said 
Committee upon Monday next. 


Petitions of the Reverend John Nelson, Rector 
A ° yon and 
of the Rectory of Little Dunham, in the county Dereham Rail. 
of Norfolk ;—Edward Press, of Hingham, in the “*y Bill. 


county of Norfolk (two Petitions) ;—and, Edward 
Lombe, of Great Melton, in the county of Norfolk, 
Esquire ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Lynn and Dereham Railway Bill, — were 
presented, and read. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of James Digges Latouche, of No. 11, Dublin ana 
Lower Dominich-street, in the city of Dublin, Bar- Belfast Junction 
rister-at-law, praying that he may be heard, by Railway with 


: a si : a Branch t 
himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts Kells Bill. 


of the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway with a 
Branch to Kells Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Claughton-cum- Claughton 


Grange (Saint Andrew’s Church) Bill be taken into ¢ 
consideration To-morrow. 


um-Grange 


(Saint Andrew’s 
Church) Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Claughton-cum- Claughton- 


Grange (Saint John the Baptist’s Church) Bill be ¢ 
taken into consideration To-morrow. 


um-Grange 


(Saint John 
the Baptist’s 


Church) Bill. 
Mr. Beckett Denison reported from the Commit- Gpijaford June 
tee on Group (L.) of Railway Bills, to whom several tion Railway 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said Bil. 


Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the 
Guildford Junction Railway Bill, they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, without 
making any Amendment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Commissioners acting in execution southport and 


a : VIN rvino Euxton Junction 
of the Act for draining, improving and preserving Railway Bill 


the Low Lands and Grounds within the Townships 

of Croston, Mawdesley, Rufford, Bispham, Tarleton 

and Bretherton, in the county palatine of Lancaster, 

praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 

their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 

Southport and Euxton Junction Railway Bill, was 
resented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Hannah Rooke, of Frenchay, in the South Wales 
county of Gloucester, Widow, praying that she may Railway Bill. 


be heard, by her counsel or agent, against certain 
parts of the South Wales Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, 




































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way (™ 


and Tor 
Bill. 


South 
Railw 
(Ashi 
Hasti 


Stal; 
Wat 
Bill. 


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Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by her counsel or agent, upon her Petition, if she 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


London and Petitions of Eliza Susannah Whatman, of Vinters, 

Croydon Rail- jn the county of Kent, Widow, and James What- 

way Ce ford man, of the same place, Esquire ;—and, the Earl 

‘nd Tonbridge) of Thanet; praying that they may be heard, by 

Bill themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the London and Croydon Railway (Maid- 
stone, Ashford and Tonbridge) Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Herbert Barrett Curteis, of Wind- 
mill-hill, in the county of Susser, Esquire, M.P., 
, Reginald Curteis, of Eaton-place, Esquire, and John 

ortimer, of Iden, near Rye, in the county of 
Sussex, Esquire, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the South Eastern Railway (Ashford 
to Hastings) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


South Eastern 
Railway 

(Ashford to 
Hastings) Bil 


Stalybridge 
Waterworks 
Bill, 


A Petition of Justices of the Peace for the county 
of Chester, praying that they may be heard, ,by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Stalybridge Waterworks Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


London and 
Norwich Direct 
Railway Bill. 


Petitions from Great Yarmouth ;— Thetford ;— 
and, Bury Saint Edmund’s ; praying that the Lon- 
don and Norwich Direct Railway Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Perth and 
Northern Coun- 
ties Railway, 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Keith and Fife Keith, 
stating that the Petitioners beg to call the attention 
of the House to the prospectus of a Railway which 
has just been projected from Perth to the shires of 
Banff and Elgin, under the name of the Perth and 
Northern Counties Railway ; and praying the House 
to give their support and co-operation to the Under- 
taking in question, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Banking 


(Ireland) Bill, The House being informed, That the Lord Mayor 


of Dublin, attended at the door, he was called in; 
and at the bar presented,—A Petition of the Lord 
Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin :—And 
then he withdrew. 

And the said Petition, taking notice of the Bank- 
ing (Ireland) Bill; and praying the House to extend 
to the Hibernian Jomt Stock Banking Company 
and Royal Bank the right of issue in amount con- 
sistent with perfect security to the public, and in 
relation to their subscribed capital, and thereby place 
them in a fair and equitable position in reference to 
the other Joint Stock Banking Companies of Jre- 
land, was read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


G lasgow 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Petitions from the county of Ayr ;—and, Royal 
Burgh of Ayr ; praying that the Glasgow Junction 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Vor. 100. 


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477 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Pudsey Gas 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Bill. 
intituled, Au Act for better supplying with Gas the 
Township of Pudsey and the Village of Farsley, and 
the Neighbourhood thereof, all in the Parish of 
Calverley, in the West Riding of the County of 
York; and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 3. 1. 20. Leave out “ said,” and in the same 
line leave out from “ recited” to “ contained” in 
i, 22., and insert * Acts.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them’ that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


Sir George Clerk presented a Bill to continue the Coal Trade 
Acts for regulating the Vend and Delivery of Coals (Port of Lon- 
in London and Westminster, and in certain Parts of °™) Bill 
the adjacent Counties, and to alter and amend the No.312. 
said Acts: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Mon- 
day next ; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Reverend John Southport 
Williams, which was presented upon the 31st day of and a A 
March last, praying that the Southport and Euxton way Bill ” 
Junction Railway Bill may not pass into a law, as it 


now stands, be referred to the Committee on the 
Bill. 


A Petition of the Reverend Sir Samuel Clarke pirect London 
Jervoise, Baronet, of Hanover-square, in the county and Portsmouth 
of Middlesex, praying that the Standing Orders of Railway Bill. 
the House, in so far as they require the Petitioner’s 
Petition against the Direct London and Portsmouth 
Railway Bill to have been presented before the 
present time, may be dispensed with, and that he 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel oragent, against 
certain parts of the said Bill, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Saint Olave’s London and 
Union, in the county of Surrey, praying that they Croydon Rail- 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against way Pulurge- 
certain parts of the London and Croydon Railway ; 
Enlargement Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Wardens and Commonalty of Gravesend and 
the New Bridge of Rochester, in the County of ay 
Kent, praying that they may be heard, by their “*""* _ 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Graves- 
end and Rochester Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Sutton Pool Company, praying gouth Devon 
that the South Devon Railway (Tavistock and other Railway (Tavi- 
Branches) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, —_ a — 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. eaten 


Petitions from Melrose ;—and, Earlstown; pray- Edinburgh 
ing that the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway Bill and Hawick 
i law.— d d d ; Railway Bill. 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Patition of Ship-owners and Captains of Ves- Hartlepcol Pier 
sels in the port of Lynn, in the county of Norfolk, 204 Port Bill. 
praying that the Hartlepool Pier and Port Bill may 





3P3 pass 


44 








Cork and 
Dublin, and 
Cashel Railway. 


Midland Rail- 
ways (Notting- 
bam to Lincoln) 
Bill. 


Smoke Prohi- 
bition Bill. 


Lord’s Day. 


Parochial 
Settlement Bill. 


William 
Tinmouth, 


Danchurch 
Court of Re- 
quests. 


Public Houses. 


478 


dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of Cork, stating that a Railway has been 
rojected to connect the borough of Cork with the 
Railroad between Dublin and Cashel; that the in- 
tended terminus of such Railway will be outside 
the boundaries of the borough, but within the for- 
mer liberties of the city of Cork, in which Peti- 
tioners are entitled to collect toll, and that facilities 
would thereby be afforded of evading the payment 
of the tolls, and Petitioners’ rights invaded, unless 
care be taken in the provisions of the Bill to pro- 
tect the same ; and praying that such Bill may not 
pass into law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


O’ Conor Don reported from the Committee on 
Group (V.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred ; ‘That in the case of 
the Midland Railways (Nottingham to Lincoln) 
Bill, they had heard counsel in support of several 
of the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on 
Railway Bills; and that the Committee had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same tobe true; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of 
Droitwich, and its immediate neighbourhood, pray- 
ing that the Smoke Prohibition Bill may pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Peter Culter;— and, Boharm ; 
praying the House to adopt measures for securing 
and enforcing a more due observance of the Lord’s 
Day,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Northleach Union (Chairman) ;— 
Inishowen Union ;—Atherstone Poor Law Union ;— 
Aston Union ;—-and, Lutterworth Union; praying 
that the Parochial Settlement Bill may not pass into 
a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Tinmouth, of Sunderland- 
near-the-Sea, in the county of Durham, stating that 
he became a prisoner in the gaol of the county of 
Durham under civil process in the year 1821, and 
continued such prisoner for the space of eighteen 
years ; that the circumstances under which he was 
visited with imprisonment arose, as he is informed 
and believes, by an alteration in the pleadings of the 
cause in which he was concerned as plaintiff, with- 
out his knowledge, notice or hearing ; and praying 
that the circumstances attending the administration 
of the law and of his imprisonment may be inquired 
into by a Committee of the House, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John M‘ William, Agriculturist, of 
Marston, in the county of Warwick, complaining of 
the administration of Justice in the Hundred Court 
of Knightlow, in that county; and praying for re- 
dress, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Holywell ;—and, Bagillt; praying 
the House to adopt measures for preventing the in- 
crease of houses licensed for the sale of intoxicating 


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pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or-| 


A. 1845, 


drinks, and for diminishing to a very large extent 
the number already existing, and to pass a law for 
entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on 
the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Hertingfordbury ; — Holywell .—. «.: 
| County of Flint ae A of Dursk . oma Bane 
| —Sealand, Salteney, Shotton, Mancott and Aston - Dioceses. 
— Boughtonand Bretton;--and, Hawarden ; praying 
| for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 
| 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of the Dioceses of 
Saint Asaph and Bangor, and for the immediate 
appointment of a Bishop to the newly-erected See 
of Manchester,— were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Justices of the Peace for the county Justices’ Clerks 
of Gloucester, acting in and for the division of Stow, and Clerks of 
praying that the Justices’ Clerks and Clerks of the ‘® Pee Bil. 
Peace Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 


was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Frederick W. R. Pettit, praying Corporat 
the House to abolish the practice of inflicting Cor- Chastisement 
poral Chastisement on the persons of youth in ™ Scools 
Schools and places of Education, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Samuel Hope Wraith, of Over Royal College 
Darwen, in the county of Lancaster, Member of Surgeons. 
the Royal College of Surgeons of England, praying 
that an inquiry may be instituted into the govern- 
ment of the College of Surgeons, and the effect 
produced by the last new Charter, and that the en- 
franchisement of the general practitioners of this 
country may take place in the Royal College of 
Surgeons of England, with full power to elect their 
governing body, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Mevagh ;—and, Killea ; praying Edveation 
the House to devise means for removing the restric- (relax) 
tions placed on the distribution of the Aid annually 
granted for Education in Jreland, so as to afford 
assistance to the Schools in connexion with the 
Church Education Society,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Chairman of the ———_ F ~ Gardens 
Union ;—and, Slaithwaite; praying that the Field _ 
Gardens Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and Receipt 
Traders and others of the city of London, praying °“"* 
for a law imposing an uniform Stamp Tax of one 
penny on all money payments of five pounds, and 
every higher sum, in lieu of the present varied but 
high rates, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Greenwich ; —Southwark ;—and, Insolvent, 
Exeter; praying for the repeal or alteration of the Debtors Ac 
Insolvent Debtors Act,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Stalybridge, pray- Anatomy Act. 
ing for a full, searching and open inquiry into the 
operation of the Anatomy Act, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 








A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in Agriculture. 
the county of Worcester, praying the House to revise 
the late financial measures, and afford relief to the 
Agriculturists, was presented, and read ; and ordered 


to li the Table. . 
ithe Petitions 








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of Law 

god Equity: 
Prescot ;—and, Wem; praying the House to transfer 
the Courts of all the Law and Equity Judges to the 
neighbourhood of the Inns of Court, and unite them 
in a suitable structure under one roof,—were pre- 

sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Universities A Petition of Deputies of Protestant Dissenters 

(Scotland) Bill. Of the Three Denominations, Presbyterian, [nde- 
pendent and Baptist, in and within twelve miles of 
London, appointed to protect their civil rights, pray- 
ing that the Universities (Scotland) Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Chairman of a Meeting of the 
Exeter Working Men’s Association ;—and, Barnard 
Castle; praying that the Maynooth College Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Horsell ;— Bagshott ;—Brockham ; 
— Roche ;—Archdeaconry of Bedford ;—Aylton ;— 
Blaenau Gwent ;—Llanelly;— Blaenavon ;— Thorpe- 
le-Soken; —Ramsden Craigs; — Ratho;— North 
Leith ; —Peebles ;— Edinburgh ; —Saint Cuthbert ; 
—Kirknewton ;—Stockleigh English ;— Norfolk and 
Norwich ;—Presbytery of Letterkenny (Moderator 
and Clerk) ;— Okehampton ;—Iiminster (Chairman); 
— Boharm ; — William Johnstone ; —Glasgow ; — 
Polesworth ;—Sileby ;—Llanrian ;—Old Dalby ;— 
Wartnaby and Grimstone;— Rochford ;— Denny ;— 
Midmar ; — Upleadon ; — Awre ; — Cossington ; — 
Newent ;—Cookstown (two Petitions) ; —Coagh ;— 
Kingstown ;— Dublin ;— Trinity College, Dublin ;— 
Synod of Relief, Glasgow (Moderator) ;—Lambeth 
(two Petitions); — Taunton; — Little Wild-street, 
Lincoln’s-Inn Fields, London ;----Derby (three Peti- 
tions) ; —Chatham ;—Ryde, Isle of Wight ;—Llan- 

fairisgaer ; —Southwark ; —Leskinfere ;—Llanrhy- 
dian ; — Elkesley ; — Bothamsall ; — Stourport ; — 
Silverstone ;— Heyford ; —Chinnor ;—Presbytery of 
Mull (Moderator) ;— Tona and Ross Mull ;—Wan- 
borough;—New Moat and Clarbeston ;—Sharnford; 
—Potter’s Bar ;— Whitchurch (Salop) ;—Longnor ; 
— Gurney Slade ;—Nottingham and Derby district ; 
Haworth ; — Sutton-upon- Trent ; —Snettisham ; — 
Birmingham ;— Wolverhampton ; —King’s Norton ; 
— Moseley ;—Aston Sandford ;—Whitby and Dar- 
lington’;—Llangunllo;— Bequildy ;— Tynan ;—Llan- 
santffraid-ym-Mechan ; —-Gedney ; — Yarm;—Hol- 
beach ; —Fleet ; — Hamwith ; —South Witham ; — 
Barrow ; — Leigh ; — Raithby-cum-Hallington ; — 
and, Brandon; praying that the said Bill may not 
pass into a law,—were also presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Maynooth 
College Bill. 


Leave of Ordered, That Mr. Dowdeswell have leave of ab- 
sence, . 4 
sence, for a fortnight, on account of a domestic af- 
fliction ;—and, Mr. Marsland, three weeks, on ac- 
count of illness in his family. 
Timber Ships, 


The House was moved, That the Act 5 and 6 Vic. 
c. 17, for preventing, until the 1st day of May One 
thousand eight hundred and Forty-five, Ships clear- 
ing out from any Port in British North America, 
or in the Settlement of Honduras, from loading any 
part of their Cargo of Timber upon Deck, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 


— itself into a Committee to consider the said 
ct. 


The Order made upon the 1st day of this instant 
May, for presenting to Her Majesty an humble 
Address, that She would be graciously pleased to give 
directions that there be laid before this House, Co- 
pies of all Correspondence and Petitions relating to 
the passing and operation of the Act 5 Vic. c. 3 :— 
Also, the Names of all the Applicants for the Re- 
stitution of Duties levied between 1829 and 1834, 

Vox. 100. 


Van Diemen’s 
and, 


21° Maiz. 


Petitions from Provincial Law Societies Associa- 
tion (Vice President and Honorary Secretary) ;— | 








479 


who, by the Act referred to, were debarred from 
age to the Laws of the Realm for Redress :— 
Also, all recent Petitions to Her Majesty, and other 
Appeals for Restitution of Money, arising out of 
that Act, together with the Opinions of the Solicitor 
to the Lords of Her Majesty’s Treasury, dated the 
15th day of January last, was read, and discharged. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Van Diemen’s 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased £04 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Copies of all Despatches and Petitions relating to 
the passing and Operation of the Act 5 Vic. c. 3, “To 
confirm an Act of the Legislature of Van Diemen’s 
Land, for authorizing the Levy of certain Duties of - 
Customs, and on Spirits” :—Also, the Names of all 
the Applicants for the Restitution of Duties levied 
between 1829 and 1834, who, by the Act referred 
to, were debarred from Appeal to the Laws of the 
Realm for Redress :—Also, all recent Petitions to 
Her Majesty, and other Appeals for Restitution of 
Money arising out of that Act. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Canal Compa- 
into a Committee upon the Canal Companies’ Tolls es Tolls Bill. 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 

Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
—_s That the Committee had gone through the 

ill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon 
Wednesday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Canal Com- 
into a Committee upon the Canal Companies’ Car- Bi'** Contre 
riers Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. ~ 
Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon 
Wednesday next. 


The Salmon Fisheries Bill was, according to Order, Salmon 
read a second time ; and committed to a Temashien Fisheries Bill. 
of the whole House, for Wednesday the 4th day of 
June next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Field Gardens 
mittee on the Field Gardens Bill; Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 4th day of June next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Courts of 
mittee on the Courts of Common Law Process Common Law 
Bill : Process Bill. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 4th day of June next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Courts of 
mittee on the Courts of Common Law Process ~ _ 
(Ireland) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 4th day of June next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


rocess 


(Ireland) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Courtof Session 
mittee on the Court of Session (Scotland) Process Ssaaaoney 
Bill ; rocess Dill, 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 4th day of June next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Malt Drawbaci 
reading of the Malt Drawback Bill ; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


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Supply. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Maynooth 

































































































































































Pious and 
Charitable 


College Bill. 


Purposes Bill. 


Printed Papers, 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply; __ we 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, | 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendments 
which, upon Monday last, were proposed to be 
made to the Question, That the ingrossed Bill to 


. amend two Acts passed in Ireland for the better 


Education of Persons professing the Roman Catho- 
lic Religion, and for the better Government of the 
College established at Maynooth for the Education 
of such Persons, and also an Act passed in the 
Parliament of the United Kingdom for amending 
the said two Acts, be now read the third time :— 
And which Amendments were, to leave out the word 
“‘ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
word “ now” stand part of the Question : — The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 22° die Maii, 1845: 


And the Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for -_ Mr. Young, 1917 

Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: : is 

Tellers for the Mr. Bankes, 

Noes, J Sir Robert Harry Inglis : 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third 
time :— The Bill was accordingly read the third 
time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to 
the Bill, by way of Rider (And be it Enacted, 
That the powers and provisions of this Act shall not 
continue and be in force longer than the first day 
of August One thousand eight hundred and forty- 
eight, and from thence to the end of the then next 
Session of Parliament) :—And the said Clause was 
brought up ; and read the first time. 


and a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That the said Clause be now read a se- 
cond time ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for thef Mr. Thomas Duncombe, } 
\ 
J 


}ea, 


Yeas, L Mr. Hindley: 14 


Tellers for thef Mr. Young, 
Noes, . Mr. Henry Baring: 
So it passed in the Negative. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


5. 
43. 


to 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to alter and amend the Laws relating to the Dispo- 
sition of Property for Pious and Charitable Pur- 
poses: And that Lord John Manners, Viscount 
Clive and Mr. Charles Buller do prepare, and bring 
if in. 


Ordered, That Mr. Baring be discharged from 
any further attendance on the Select Committee on 
Printed Papers. 

Ordered, That Mr. David Dundas be added to 
the Committee. 


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A. 1845, 
Ordered, That there be laid before this Ho 


Tithes, which have been confirmed by the Tithe 
Commissioners in the several Counties in England 
and Wales, from the 1st day of July 1844 to the 
1st day of January 1845 ; specifying also, in each 
case, the Amount of Rent-charge agreed to be paid 
in lieu of Tithes, and showing whether the same be 
payable to Appropriators, Impropriators or Clerical 
Incumbents :—Of all Awards for the Commutation 
of Tithes which have been confirmed by the Tithe 
Commissioners in the several Counties in England 
and Wales, from the 1st day of July 1844 to the 1st 
day of January 1845; specifying also, in each case, 
the Amount of Rent-charge awarded to be paid in 
lieu of Tithes, and showing whether the same be 
payable to Appropriators, Impropriators or Clerical 
Incumbents :—And, of all Apportionments of Rent- 
charges which have been confirmed, from the 1st 
day of July 1844 to the Ist day of January 1845 
(in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 581, 
of Session 1844.) 


Mr. Patrick Stewart reported from the Com- Railway Bills 
mittee on Group (B.) of Railway Bills; That the Sp @) 


Parties promoting the Harrogate and Ripon Junc- 
tion Railway Bill had stated to the Committee that 
the evidence of Mr. Joseph Dawson was essential, 
in order to enable them to establish their case; and 
it having been proved that application had been made 
to the above-named party, but that his attendance 
could not be procured without the interventionof the 
House, the Chairman had been instructed by the 
Committee to move the House, That he be ordered 
to attend the said Committee on Friday next, at 
twelve o’clock. 

Ordered, That Mr. Joseph Dawson do attend the 
said Committee upon Friday next, at twelve of the 
clock. 


Mr. Gibson Craiy reported from the Committee on Railway Bills, 


use, Tithes Comms 
Returns of all Agreements for the Commutation open 


Group (R.) of Railway Bills ; That the Parties pro- Grup (R.) 


moting the Great North Western (Jreland) Railway 
Project had stated to the Committee that the evidence 
of Sir John Burgoyne, of the Board of Works, Dublin, 
with the Surveys, Maps, Plans and Sections fur- 
nished by Sir John M‘ Neil, in 1838, to the Railway 
Commissioners, was essential, in order to enable 
them to establish their case before the Committee ; 
and it having been proved that application had been 
made to the said Sir John Burgoyne to attend the 
Committee, but that his attendance could not be 
procured without the intervention of the House, the 
Chairman had been instructed to move the House, 
That the said Sir John Burgoyne be ordered to attend 
the said Committee forthwith, and to bring with 
him the said Documents. 

Ordered, That Sir John Burgoyne do attend the 
said Committee forthwith, and bring with him the 
said Documents. 


moting the Northern (Armagh and Dublin) Railway 
Project had stated to the Committee, that the evi- 
dence of Mr. Lindsay, Civil Engineer and County 
Surveyor of Armagh, and Roderick Gray, also Civil 
Engineer and County Surveyor of Armagh, was essen-~ 
tial, in order to enable them to establish their case 
before the Committee; and it having been proved that 
application had been made to the said Mr. Lindsay, 
and to the said Roderick Gray to attend the Com- 
mittee, but that the attendance of the said parties 
could not be procured without the intervention of 
the House, the Chairman had been instructed by 
the Committee to move the House, That they may 
be ordered to attend the said Committee forthwith. 
Ordered, That Mr. Lindsay and Mr. Roderick 
Gray do attend the said Committee forthwith. 





Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Orders,— Bank Notes. 


An Account of the Notes in Circulation of the ae 
o 


Mr. Gibson Craig reported fromthe Committee on Railway Bi 
Group (R.) of Railway Bills ; That the Parties pro- 9? 


lls, 
R.) 


Annuit 


Nav 


Annuities. 


Naval Service. 


Seamen, 


Fisheries 
(Ireland.) 


Liverpool and 
Manchester 
Railway Bill. 


Dundalk and 
Enniskillen 
Railway Bill, 


Adjournment. 


J 


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of England, and of other Banks of Issue in England, | 
Wales, Scotland and Ireland, since the 2d day of 
February 1844 up to the present time (in continua- 
tion of Parliamentary Paper, No. 38, of Session 
1844.) | 

Return of the Amount of the Government Annui- | 


inl alll 
ties granted by the Commissioners for the Reduction | 





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481 


Veneris, 23° die Maii; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Waple, from the Commissioners for build- Church Build- 
ing New Churches, was called in; and at the "8 Materials. 


of the National Debt, which were unpaid on the 1st | bar presented, pursuant to Order,—A Return of the 
day of May 1844; distinguishing the Amount of Amount ofall Drawbacks allowed on Building Ma- 
such unpaid Annuities which were due on the 5th terials used in the Erection of Places of Public 
day of January and the 5th day of April:—The | Worship in Great Britain, from the 5th day of 
same Return for 1845 :—And, the Form of the Cer- | April 1837 to the 5th day of April 1845; specifying 
tificates of the existence of the Nominees for these | the Amount of Allowance made for each Edifice (in 
Annuities, which were required previous to the 5th | continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 325, of 


day of January 1844; and any Alterations in such | 
Certificates which have been since introduced, with | 
the Orders of the said Commissioners, directing such | 
Alterations to be made, and the Intimations thereof | 
given to the Holders of these Annuities. 


Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the | 


Table. 


Mr. Corry presented, pursuant to Orders,—A 
Return of all Persons named to Civil Appointments 
in the Naval Service, from the 1st day of January 
1843 to the ist day of January 1845, stating the 
Length of Time they have been in Active Service in 
the Navy; and, if taken from other Departments, 
the Employment they held; and, if Civilians not in 
the Queen’s Service, their last Employment. 

A Return of the Number of Seamen entered for 
Instruction on Board Her Majesty’s Ship “ Excel- 
lent,” since the 1st day of January 1842; with the 
Number of Seamen Gunners supplied to the several 
Ships since that period. 

‘ ws That the said Returns do lie upon the 
able. 


Mr. Greene presented, pursuant to the directions 


of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of the Third Annual 

Report of the Commissioners of Public Works, Jn 

Re the Fisheries of Jreland, 1845. 

. ee That the said Paper do lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of James Cardwell, of Ellerbeck, near 
Wigan, in the county of Lancaster, Esquire, praying 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the Liverpool and 
Manchester Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bili, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 
bourhood of Ballibay, in the county of Monaghan, 
praying that the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after two of the clock on 
Thursday morning, adjourned till this day. 


Jovis, 22° die Maiti ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 
PRAYERS. 


6 he House met; and being counted by Mr. 
Speaker, it appeared that Forty Members were 
not present ; yet it being four of the clock, Mr. 
Speaker took the Chair, and again counted the 

ouse ; and Forty Members not being present :— 
The House was adjourned by Mr. Speaker, without 
a Question first put, till Toemorrow. 





Vo. 100. 





Session 1838) :—And then he withdrew. . 
Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Page, from the University ef London, was London 
called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to University. 
Order,—A Return of the umes of the Colleges 
and Institutions of General Instruction, in connexion 
with the University of London, and of the County 
in which they are situated :—And, the same of the 
Medical Schools in connexion with the University 
of London :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Manchester Manchester 
and Salford Waterworks Bill have leave to sit this aden 
day, till five of the clock, during the sitting of the pi" 


House. 


The Zrish Great Western Railway (Dublin to Irish Great 
Galway) Bill was read a second time; and com- Western Rail- 
mitted. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


way (Dublin 
to Galway) Bill- 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, Glasgow, 
That it be an Instruction to the Committee on the ag 
Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Bill, to “a Bill, 
consider the Petition of the Carlisle Canal Com- 
pany, which was presented upon the 30th day of 
April Jast, notwithstanding the same was not pre- 
sented three clear days before the day appointed for 
the first meeting of the Committee :—It passed in 
the Negative. 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon con- whittle Dean 
sideration of the Report on the Whittle Dean Water- Waterworks 
works Bill, be now resumed :—The House accord- Bill. 
ingly resumed the said further Proceeding; and 
the Amendments proposed upon Monday last, were 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration York and 
the Report on the York and Scarborough Railway tg ; 
Deviation Bill; and the Amendments were read, and jiion Fol, 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration york and 
the Report on the York and North Midland Railway North Midland 
(Bridlington Branch) Bill; and the Amendments (Bridii we 
were read, and agreed to. Branch) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of James N. Waller, Chairman of the Dublin and 
Directors of the River Boyne Company, praying BelfastJunction 
that the Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway with m «i, ang 
a Branch to Kells Bill may not pass into a law, as Kells Bil. 
it now stands, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 


3Q The 





Cromer Pro- 
tection from 
the Sea Bill. 


London 

and Norwich 
Direct Railway 
Bill 


Norwich aud 
Brandon Raii- 
way Deviation, 
and Diss and 
Dereham 
Branches Bill. 


482 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Cromer Protection from the Sea 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Petitions from Norwich ;— Watton ;— East Dere- 
ham ;—Mulbarton and other places ;—Worth Wal- 
sham ;— Foulsham ;— Mattishall and other places ;— 
Shipdham ;— Wymondham ; — Hingham ; — East 
Harling ;— Fakenham ;— Keepham ;— Kenninghall ; 
—New Buckhenham ; — Aylsham ;—Attleburgh ;— 
Wimbish ;—Shudycamps ;—Great Bradley ;—Lyd- 
gate ;— Withersfield ;—Stanton ;—Western Division 
of the county of Suffolk ;—Haverhill;—Sturmere ; 
—Little Bradley ; —Hempstead ;—Helions Bump- 
sted ;— New Sampford ;—Castle Camps ;—Steeple 
Bumpstead ;— Little Thurlow ;— Great Thurlow ;— 
Finchingfield ;— Great Sampford ; — Walsham-le- 
Willows ;--Radwinter ;--Iaworth ;—Great and Lit- 
tle Bardfield ;— Bishops Stortford ;—and, Norfolk ; 
praying that the London and Norwich Direct Rail- 
way Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Merchants and Traders residing in 
the town of Diss and its neighbourhood ;—and, 
Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers and Traders of 
the city of Norwich ; praying that the Norwich and 
Brandon Railway Deviation, and Diss and Dereham 
Branches Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of Owners and Occupiers of land and 
other Inhabitants of East Dereham, in the county 
of Norfolk, and its vicinity ;—Owners and Occu- 

iers of lands, and other Inhabitants of the town of 
Watton, and its vicinity ;—and, Inhabitants of the 
town of Swaffham and its vicinity; praying that the 
said Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
—were also presented, and read; and referred to 
the Committee on the Bill. 

Petitions of Bankers, Merchants, Traders, Farm- 
ers, Graziers, Dealers and other Inhabitants of Nor- 
wich and neighbourhood ;—Owners and Occupiers 
of property on the line or in the neighbourhood of 
the Railway hereinafter mentioned ; — Promoters 
of a project for making a line of Railway to Nor- 
wich, from Ipswich, m the extension of the Eastern 
Union Railway ;—Owners and Occupiers of lands 
and premises upon the line of an intended Branch 
Railway from the Norwich and Brandon Railway, 
to the town of Diss, or within the limits of devia- 
tion as marked on the Plan thereof; — Mayor, 
Aldermen and Burgesses of the borough of King’s 
Lynn, in the county of Norfolk ;—and, Owners of 
property, Farmers, Traders and other Inhabitants 
of the town of Long Stratton, in the county of Nor- 
folk, and its neighbourhood ; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the said Bill, —were also 
presented, and read. 


23° Maiz. 


A. 1845, 


men and Burgesses of the borough of Great Yar- 
mouth, in the county of Norfolk ;—Commissioners 
for executing an Act for better paving, lighting. 
cleansing and watching the Town of Great Yar. 
mouth, in the County of Norfolk, and for removing 
Nuisances and Annoyances therein, and for makin 
other Improvements in the said Town ;—and, Com- 
missioners for executing an Act for improving the 
Haven of Great Yarmouth, in the County of Norfolk 
and the several Rivers connected therewith, and or 
repairing or taking down and rebuilding a certain 
Bridge over the said Haven at Great Yarmouth 
aforesaid, and a certain Bridge called Saint Olave’s 
Bridge, over the River Waveney, in the Counties of 
Norfolk and Suffolk, and for suspending for a limited 
period certain Duties payable to the Corporation of 
Great Yarmouth, and imposing other Duties in lieu 
thereof, which were presented upon the 8th day of 
April last, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Yarmouth and Norwich Railway Bill, be 
referred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Hull and Selby (Bridlington 
Branch) Railway Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Petitions of Trustees of the Bermondsey, Rother- 
hithe and Deptford Roads ;—Churchwardens, Over- 
seers, Select Vestry and other Inhabitants of the 
parish of Saint John Southwark, in the county of 
Surrey ;—Churchwardens and Overseers and Inha- 
bitants of the parish of Saint Olave, Southwark, in 
the county of Surrey ;—Commissioners of the High- 
ways in the parish of Saint Mary Magdalen Ber- 
mondsey, in the county of Surrey ;—Commissioners 
for the Improvement of the Waterside division of 
Bermondsey, in the county of Surrey ;—and, Trus- 
tees of the Mew Cross Turnpike-roads ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the London and 
Croydon Railway Enlargement Bill, — were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petitions, notwithstand- 
ing the same were not presented three clear days 
before the day appointed for the first meeting of the 
Committee. 


Hall and Selby 


(Bridlington 


Branch) Rail- 


way Bill. 


London and 


Croydon Rail- 
way Enlarge- 


ment Bill. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 


Petitions from Lenham (two Petitions) ;— Brom- London nd 
ley ;—Wrotham ;—and, East and West Malling ; Coy tide 
praying that the Zondon and Croydon Railway {ion6, Ashiord 


(Maidstone, Ashford and Tonbridge) Bill may pass and Tonbridge) 


Yarmouth 
and Norwich 
Railway Bill. 


in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Merchants, Traders and other Inha- 
bitants of the city of Norwich ;—and, William 
Robinson, of the city of Norwich, Gentleman ; pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Yar- 
mouth and Norwich Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Ordered, That the Petitions of the Mayor, Alder- 


into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of Owners or Occupiers of land upon 
the line of the intended Railway and Branch, or one 
of them, hereinafter mentioned ;—Right honourable 
Charles Earl of Romney, of The Mote, in the county 
of Kent ;—Owners and Occupiers of lands on the 
line ofa proposed Railway, projected by the London 
and Croydon Railway Company, to Maidstone and 
Ashford, with a Branch to Tonbridge; — South 
Eastern Railway Company ;—Sir John Mansel, of 
Llanstephan, in the county of Carmarthen, Baronet ; 
—and, Trustees of the ew Cross Turnpike-roads ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 





their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
London 


Bill. 





Coventry, 
Bedworth and 
Nuneaton — 
Railway Bill. 


Leeds and 


8 VicTORIz. 


London and Croydon Railway (Maidstone, Ashford | 
and Tonbridge) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petitions, notwithstand- 
ing the same were not presented three clear days 
before the day appointed for the first meeting of the 
Committee. 


Petitions of George Capron, Agent for the Most 
honourable the Marquis of Hertford ;—Promoters 
of and Shareholders in a Railway proposed to be 
made from Leicester to Birmingham, with a Branch 
from Nuneaton to Coventry ;— William Richard 
Northey, of Oving, in the county of Bucks, com- 
monly called William Richard Hopkins Northey, 
Esquire ;—Freemenand Inhabitants of Gosford-street 
and Far Gosford-street, in the several parishes of 
Saint Michael and The Holy Trinity, in the city of 
Coventry ;—John Edwards Piercy, of Warley Hall, 
in the county of Salop, Esquire ;—Owners and Oc- 
cupiers of villa houses, situate in a place called 
Gosford-terrace, adjoining and fronting to Gosford- 
green, in the parish of The Holy Trinity, in the 
suburbs of the city of Coventry ;—Land-owners and 
Mine-owners ;— William Thomas, of Bedworth, in 
the county of Warwick, an Owner ;— Thomas Schu- 
man Morris, of Stoke, in the county of Warwick, 
Esquire ;— Reverend Thomas Coker Adams, Vicar 
of Foleshill, in the county of Warwick ; — Joseph | 
Anderson and Peter Smith, Surveyors of the High- 
ways of the parish of Bedworth, in the county of 
Warwick ; — Trustees of the Turnpike-road from 
Coventry to Wolvey, in the county of Warwick ;— 
Trustees of the Turnpike-road from Dunchurch to 
Stonebridge, in the county of Warwick, commonly 
called the Holyhead Road ;— Company of Pro- 
prietors of the Coventry Canal Navigation ;—Lon- 
don and Birmingham Railway Company ; — Go- 
vernors of the Hospital of Mr. Wicholas Chamber- 
lain, and the possessions and revenues thereof ;— 
Inhabitants of the town of Bedworth, in the county 
of Warwick ;— Charles Woodcock, of the city of 
Coventry, Gentleman, Agent for William Thomas, 
of Bedworth, Coal-owner, and Thomas Schuman 
Morris, of Stoke, near Coventry, Esquire, Land- 
owners ;—and, Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 
bourhood of Nuneaton, in the county of Warwick; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Coventry, Bedworth and Nuneaton Railway Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Skipton, in the county 


a Railway of York, praying that the Leeds and Thirsk Railway 


Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of George Kearsley, of Ripon, in the 
county of York, Gentleman; praying that he may 
be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the said Bill, was also presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petition, notwithstanding 

Vou. 100. 


23° Mart. 





483 


the same was not presented three clear days before 
the day appointed for the first meeting of the Com- 
mittee. 


Petitions of Trustees of the Bermondsey, Rother- 
hithe and Deptford Roads ; — Commissioners of 
Highways of the parish of Saint Mary Magdalen, 
Bermondsey, in the county of Surrey ;—Augustus 
Hamilton, Esquire, of the Union Club, Trafalgar- 
square, in the city of Westminster, Esquire ; — 
Messrs. Hackblock, Clark and Meek, of Willow- 
walk, Bermondsey, in the county of Surrey, Tanners ; 
—Londonand Croydon Railway Company ;—Owners 
and ——— of lands on and near the line of a 
projected Railway, called the London, Chatham and 
North Kent Railway, with Branches to Sheerness 
and other places ;— Inhabitants of the town of 
Woolwich, in the county of Kent;— Owners of 
coal-brigs, vessels and barges trading from Milton- 
next-Sittingborne and Sittingborne, Kent, and others 
employed in navigating such brigs, vessels and 
barges to and from London and other places ;— 
Owners of lands on and near the line of a projected 
Railway, called the London, Chatham and North 
Kent Railway ;— William Creed Fairman and Wil- 
liam Hills, Lessees of the Milton Oyster Fishery 
in the River Swale, on the south side of the Isle of 
Sheppey, in the county of Kent ;—Thomas Bigg, of 
Eastchurch, in the Isle of Sheppey, in the county of 
Kent, Yeoman, Ferry-warden of the said Island, 
and others the Jury of the said Island ;—William 
Morley, of Blackheath, in the county of Kent, Es- 
quire; — Alicia Bicknell, of Blackheath, in the 
county of Kent, Widow ;—South Eastern Railway 
Company ; —John Robert Miller and George Fre- 
derick Lacey, of Woolwich Common, in the county 
of Kent ;—Thereunder-signed, interested in and Pro- 
prietors of and in land and houses at Charlton, in 
the county of Kent;—and, Mayor, Aldermen and 
Burgesses of the borough of Gravesend; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the London, Chat- 
ham and North Kent Railway Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petitions, notwithstand- 
ing the same were not presented three clear days 
before the day appointed for the first meeting of the 
Committee. 


Two Petitions of Trustees of the Greenwich and Greenwich and 


Woolwich Turnpike Lower Road ; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Greenwich and Wool- 
wich Railway Bills,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bills; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bills, against the said Petitions. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (E.) of Railway Bills, 


Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Mr. Patrick Stewart reported from the Commit- 
tee on Group (B.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the Leeds and West Riding Junction Railways Bill, 
they had heard counsel in support of several of the 
said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill; That they had inquired into the several 

3 Q 2 matters 


London, 
Chatham and 
North Kent 
Railway Bill. 


Woolwich 


Railway Bills. 


Group (E.) 


Leeds and 
West Riding 


Junction Rail- 


ways Bill. 





484, 23° Mazz. A. 1845. 


matters required by the Standing Orders on Rail-| Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Commi 
way Bills; and that the Committee had examined | on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom a Peti 
the allegations of the Bill, and had amended the 
same, and found the same, as amended, to be true ; 


ttee Brighton, 
tio ; \ tion Lewes and 
complaining of non-compliance with the Standing #*stings Rai. 


Orders, in the case of the Petition for the Brighton, Med bee 


West York- 
shire Railway 
Bill. 


Great North 
of England 
and Richmond 
Railway Bill. 


London and 
Brighton Rail- 
way (Wands- 
worth Branch.) 


and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Patrick Stewart reported from the Committee 
on Group (B.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred; That in the case of 
the West Yorkshire Railway Bill, the Committee 
had examined the allegations contained in the Pre- 
amble of the Bill, but the same had not been proved 
to their satisfaction. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Patrick Stewart reported from the Committee 
on Group (B.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred; That in the case of 
the Harrogate and Ripon Junction Railway Bill, 
the Committee had, in accordance with the Instruc- 
tion of the House of the 16th of April, divided the 
Bill into two Bills, and in the case of one of the 
said Bills, viz. the Great North of England and 
Richmond Railway Bill, they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on 
Railway Bills; and that the Committee had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom several Pe- 
titions complaining of non-compliance with the 
Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for | 
the London and Brighton Railway (Wandsworth 


Lewes and Hastings Railway (Hastings, Rye and ford Extensio 


Ashford Extension) Bill, was referred ; That the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with, inas- 
much as the Books of Reference deposited in the 
Private Bill Office, and with the Clerks of the 
Peace, are incorrect in the following instances : John 
Woodley, stated to be owner of a mill, cottage, &amp;e., 
numbered 37 on the Plan, whereas the Corporation 
of Rye are and were the owners thereof, and no 
application had been made to them in respect thereof; 
but it appeared to the Committee that John Wood- 
ley had a lease from the Corporation for 75 years, at 
arent of 5s. a year, and that the promoters of the 
Bill had been refused all information respecting the 
Corporation property by the Town Clerk of Rye. 

In the parish of Saint Andrew Hastings: certain 
sheds, &amp;c., numbered 3 on the Plans, are not de- 
scribed in the said Books of Reference; and no ap- 
plication had been made to John Ellis, the occupier 
thereof. 

In the parish of Brede: the name of William 
John Dunn, as the owner of property, numbered 13, 
omitted, and no application made to him as such 
owner in respect thereof; also the name of James 
Smith, as the occupier of the same property, omitted, 
and no application made to him. 

Also inasmuch as in the parish of Icklesham, a 
corner of a field between properties numbered 1 and 
6, and within the limits of deviation, is not num- 
bered on the Plan or referred to in the said Books 
of Reference. 

In the parish of Saint Mary Bulverhithe : a pro- 
perty within limits of deviation, numbered 2 in the 
said Books of Reference, and described as arable, 
is not numbered on the Plans for the alternative 
line, but is numbered on the Plan for the main line. 

Also inasmuch as a parish road within limits of 
deviation is not referred to in the said Books of 
Reference. 

In the parish of Sainé Leonards: a piece of land 











Branch) Bill, were referred; That the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with, inasmuch as a 
fence (of posts and chains, with young quick) which 
divides the field numbered 27, has been omitted to | 
be shown on the Plan; and inasmuch as the whole 
of the said field was described as meadow, both in 
the Book of Reference and in the application to the 
owner and occupier, one part thereof being arable. 

Also oteonins as Daniel Haigh is stated in the 
Book of Reference to be the owner of a field 37 
and 38, whereas Ralph Blegborough is and was the 
owner thereof; but it appeared that application had 
been made to the said Ralph Blegborough. 

Also inasmuch as Joseph Sharpe, David Price, 
Tom Hale, William Pearson, Margaret Pearson 
and John Pearson, are stated in the Book of Re- 
ference to be the owners of a meadow, numbered 51, 
whereas William Rollison and George Rollison are 
the owners thereof, and no application had been 
made to them as such owners in respect thereof; 
but it appeared that the owners and tenants refused 
to supply any information. 

Also masmuch as Edward T’. Anson is stated in 
the Book of Reference to be owner of properties 
numbered 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 re- 
spectively, whereas Sophia Sheppard is the owner 
thereof; but it appeared, that the said Edward T. 
Anson was the agent of the said Sophia Sheppard, 
and had received and answered the application 
made. 

And also inasmuch as in the Subscription Con- 
tract the places of abode of the several parties sub- 
scribing to the same, being eight in number, are not 
stated therein. | 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select | 
Committee on Standing Orders. 








within limits of deviation, numbered 57 on the said 
Plans, is not numbered on the Plan for the alterna- 
tive line. 

Also inasmuch as a piece of land adjoining Nos. 
57 and 61, and within limits of deviation, is not 
numbered on the Plan deposited with the Clerk of 
the Peace for Kent. 

Also inasmuch as in the parish of Holy Trinity 
certain property, numbered 142, and within limits of 
deviation, is not referred to in the Books of Re- 
ference deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for 
Kent. 

Also inasmuch as in the parish of Guestling, an 
inclosure lying between Nos. 22 and 23, and within 
limits of deviation, is not numbered on the said 
Plan, but it appeared that the same was described 
in the Book of Reference under No. 22; also, in 
the parish of Ruckinge, a piece of ground numbered 
492 on the Plan deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace for Kent, is not referred to in the Book of 
Reference deposited therewith, the same being 
within the limits of deviation. 

And also inasmuch as no application had been 
made to a trustee under the will of Richard Stite- 
man, as owner for 3 or 4 fields, but it appeared that 
the two co-trustees had been applied to. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Ordered, That the Newcastle-upon- Tyne Coal Turn 


nm) 


Bill be read the third time upon Monday the 2d Con Tay Bil 


day of June next. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Kidwelly 


Kidwelly Inclosure Bill; That inasmuch as the 
object of this Bill is entirely for the purpose of re- 
moving 


Inclosure Bill. 





. 
Ss, 
\° 


M) 


8 VicTORIZ. 


moving the Commissioner who had been appointed 
under an Act passed in the 11th George the 4th, 
intituled, “ An Act for closing Lands within the 
several Parishes of Kidwelly, in Saint Mary, in 
Kidwelly, Saint Ishmael, and Pembrey, in the County 
of Carmarthen,” and who was proved to the Com- 
mittee to have grossly neglected his duty, and done 
various acts which rendered him an improper per- 
son to act in the capacity of a Commissioner ; and 
inasmuch as the Bill contained no enactments vary- 
ing the powers of the Commissioner to be appointed 
under it from those possessed by the Commissioner 
named in the above-recited Act, or in any way alter- 
ing the provisions of the said Act applicable to the 
various parties interested in the said Inclosure ; the 
Committee did not feel it incumbent upon them to 
call for a consent Bill and statement of property, or 
to insert the clause for leaving open spaces for exer- 
cise and recreation, as required by the Standing Or- 
ders of the House, Nos. 91 and 93, in ordinary | 
Inclosure Bills; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the | 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. | 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. | 





Harwell and Ordered, That the Harwell and Streatley Road 
sey A Bill be re-committed to the former Committee. 
08! . 

Liverpool, Petitions from Liverpool ;—Preston (two Peti- 
Ormskirk and tions) ;—and, Southport; taking notice of the ap- 
— Rail- lication for leave to bring in the Liverpool, Orms- 
wi kirk and Preston Railway Bill; and praying that 
such Bill may pass into law,—were presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Bristol and Mr. Liddell reported from the Committee on 


Exeter Railway Group (G.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Pe- 
Branches Bil. sitions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
thereon, were referred; That in the case of the 
Bristol and Ezeter Branches Railway Bill, they 
had considered the Petitions against the said Bill, 
and had heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That 
they had inquired into the several matters re- 
quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Southampton 
and Dorchester 
Railway Bill, 


Mr. Liddell reported from the Committee on 
Group (G.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- 
tions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the 
Southampton and Dorchester Railway Bill, they 
had heard counsel in support of the said Petitions, 
and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill ; 
That they had inquired into the several matters re- 
quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills, 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


og oA The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Bill, y the Report on the Berks and Hants Railway 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
to. 


_ Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed, 


Wilts, Somerset 


and Weymouth 
Railway Bill. th 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 


e Report on the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth 
Vor. 100. 


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485 


Railway Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Banbury and its Oxford and 
neighbourhood, in the county of Oxford, praying Rugby Railway 
that the Oxford and Rugby Railway Bill may pass ® 


into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed Railway Bills 
to inquire and report whether any and which of the (Ireland.) 
Standing Orders which are enforced in the case of No.315. 
Railway Bills in Great Britain, are unnecessary 
and ought to be dispensed with in the case of Rail- 
way Bills in Jreland, have power to report their 
Observations thereupon ; together with the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before them. 

Sir George Grey reported from the said Select 
Committee ; That they had considered the matters 
to them referred, and had directed him to make a 
Report thereof to the House; together with the 
Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- Launceston and 


; bourhood of Tavistock, in the county of Devon, South Devon 


praying the House to postpone their sanction to the canny oe 


Launceston ard South Devon Railway Bill until the 
details of the proposed Bideford and Tavistock 
Railroads are submitted to the House, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions of Charles Francis, Charles Larkin London and 
Francis and Alfred Francis, of Nine Elms, in the - +1 ndbeaae 
county of Surrey, Roman-cement Manufacturers, ‘Me 9) 
carrying on trade under the firm of Charles Francis (Metropolitan 
and Sons ;—and, Owners and Occupiers of lands Extension) Bill. 
and houses, Proprietors and Drivers of cabs, om- 
nibuses, and other carriages, as also of other per- 
sons who feel the great evil of a tram-road being 
laid across and on the level of a public highway; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
London and South Western Railway (No. 1.) (Metro- 
politan Extension) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Mr. Christopher presented a Bill for making addi- Grimsby Docks 
tional Docks and other Works at the Haven of the Bill 
Town and Port of Great Grimsby, and for amending 
the Acts relating to the said Haven: And the same 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Great Grimsby 
the Report on the Great Grimsby and Sheffield ond Sheffield 
Junction Railway Bill; and the Amendments were na a. maid 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of John Johnson and others, Owners Black Sluice 
and Occupiers of land, praying that they may be ae 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, re : 
against certain parts of the Black Sluice Drainage 
and Navigation Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 





favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
3Q3 A Petition 





486 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in 
the township of West Derby, in the parish of Wal- 
ton-on-the-Hill, and the townships of Wavertree, 
Little Woolton and Much Woolton, in the parish of 
Childwall, all in the county of Lancaster, praying 
that the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Committee on 
the Bill. 

Petitions of Edmund George Hornby, of Lancas- 
ter, in the county of Lancaster, Esquire, and William 
Rawstorne, of Howick House, in the said county, 
Gentleman ;—John Buck Lloyd, of Liverpool, in the 
county of Lancaster, Gentleman; — Christopher 
Leyland, of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, 
Banker ;—Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of land 
and premises in one or more of the parishes of 
Liverpool, Walton-on-the-Hill, Ormskirk and Ruf- 
ford, in the county of Lancaster ;—Company of 
Proprietors of the Mersey and IJrwell Navigation, 
and of James Loch, Esquire, ‘Trustee and Superin- 
tendent of the canal and property of the late Francis 
Duke of Bridgewater, deceased ; — Company of 
Proprietors of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury 
Canal Navigation and Railway ;—and, Inhabitants 
of the town of Salford, in the county of Lancaster ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
said Bill,—were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petitions, notwith- 
standing the same were not presented three clear 
days before the day appointed for the first meeting 
of the Committee. 


Liverpool and 
Manchester 
Railway Bill. 





Liverpool and A Petition of Promoters of and Subscribers to 
Manchester the undertaking for making a Railway from Liver- 
Railway ; stig ft... D &lt; 
Southport and P00! to Preston, and Branches therefrom, praying 
Euxton Junction that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
aot J — sel or agents, against certain parts of the Liverpool 
Bury Railway 200 Manchester Railway, Southport and Euaton 
(Bolton, Wigan Junction Railway, and Liverpool and Bury Railway 
sat Linenpest (Bolton, Wigan and Liverpool Railway and Bury 
Bury Extene Extension) Bills, was presented, and read. — 
sion) Bills, Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee onthe Bills; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bills, against the said Petition. 
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petition, notwithstanding 
the same was not presented three clear days before 
the day appointed for the first meeting of the Com- 
mittee. 


Southpon and —- Petitions of Merchants, Manufacturers and other 
Euxton Junction 


Raleay. ad. lnhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of 

ilway; and, . 

Liverpool and. Blackburn, in the county of Lancaster ;—and, In- 

Manchester habitants of the town of Ormskirk and its vicinity, 

Railway Bills. in the county of Lancaster; praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Southport and Euxton 
Junction Railway, and Liverpool and Manchester 
Railway Bills,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bills; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bills, against the said Petitions. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petitions, notwith- 
standing the same were not presented three clear 
days before the day appointed for the first meeting 
of the Committee. 


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A. 1845. 


The House proceeded to take into considerat 
the Report on the Exeter and Crediton Rail 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to, Railway Bill, 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


1ON Exeter and 
way Crediton 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Saint sein He 
Helens, in the county of Lancaster, and others, Improvement 
Rate-payers for or Owners of lands and heredita- Bill 
ments therein, praying that the Saint Helens Im- 
provement Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Henry Yates, of Euston- Runcorn and 
square, in the county of Middlesex, and of Preston. Preston Brook 
on-the-Hill, in the county of Chester, Esquire, Railway and 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- — 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the Runcorn 
and Preston Brook Railway and Docks Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Trades- pirkenhead 
men and others, Inhabitants of the borough of Manchester 
Warrington, taking notice of the application for a 
leave to bring in the Birkenhead, Manchester and &lt;—ueu 
Cheshire Junction Railway (No. 2.) Bill, and praying 
that such Bill may pass into law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Saint Cornwail 
Ives, in the county of Cornwall, praying that the Railway Bill. 
Cornwall Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Com- London and 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by their pn ao 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Lon- to Chilen) 
don and Croydon Railway (Chatham to Chilham) Bill. 

Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petition, notwithstanding 
the same was not presented three clear days before 
the day appointed for the first meeting of the Com- 
mittee. 


Petitions of Trustees of the Mew Cross Turn- London and. 
pike-roads ;—South Eastern Railway Company ;— en 
Owners and Occupiers of lands upon and near to a Broich) Bill 
projected Branch Railway from the London and 
Croydon Railway to Orpington, in the county of 
Kent ;—and, Henry Merrick Hoare, Peter Richard 
Hoare, the eider, and Peter Richard Hoare, the 
younger, all of Fleet-street, London, Bankers; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
London and Croydon Railway (Orpington Branch) 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petitions, notwith- 
standing the same were not presented three clear 
days before the day appointed for the first meeting 
of the Committee. 

Petitions 





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a Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Lanifon Rail lower navigation of the River Medway ;—South 
way (Chatham Bastern Railway Company ;—James Harmer, of 
wad Gravesend) Ingress Abbey, in the county of Kent, Esquire ;— 
- Owners and Occupiers of lands upon and near the 
line of a proposed Railway and Branch Railway 
from Chatham and Gravesend to join an intended 
Railway from the London and Croydon Railway to 
Ashford; — and, Right honourable Emma Jane 
Countess of Darnley, the Guardian of the Right 
honourable John Stuart Earl of Darnley, a Minor, 
an Owner and Occupier of land on the line of 
a proposed Railway and Branch Railway from 
Chatham and Gravesend to join an intended Railway 
from the London and Croydon Railway to Ashford ; 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the London and 
Croydon Railway (Chatham and Gravesend) Bill,— 

were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petitions, notwith- 
standing the same were not presented three clear 
days before the day appointed for the first meeting 
of the Committee. 


Standing Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 

Orders on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which 
were read, as follow: 

Basten Union 1. Resolved, That in the case’ of the Eastern 

and Harwich §~=Union and Harwich Railway and Pier (No. 2.) 

mei 2.) Petition, the Standing Orders ought not to be dis- 
pensed with. 

Harwich and 2. Resolved, That in the case of the Harwich and 

Eastem Coun- Eastern Counties Junction Railway (No. 2.) Peti- 


—" tion, the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed 
( No.2) with. : 
lady's Island 8-_- Resolved, That in the case of the Lady’s Island 


and Tacumshin and Zacumshin Embankment Petition to read the 
_— Bill a second time, the Sessional Order ought to be 
; dispensed with ; That the Parties be permitted to 
read their Bill a second time accordingly. 
Diss, Beccles 4. Resolved, That in the case of the Diss, Beccles 
and Yarmouth and Yarmouth Railway Petition, the Standing Orders 
™y* ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill. 
Whitby and 5. Resolved, That in the case of the Whitby and 
&lt;a Pickering Railway Bill, Clause on consideration of 
y*" Report, the Clause is of such a nature as to justif 
the House in entertaining it, if they shall think fit. 
Gesle end 6. Resolved, That in the case of the Goole and 
Doncaster Doncaster Railway Petition, the Standing Orders 
Railway. ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 
permitted to proceed with their Bill, on omitting 
such Clause or Clauses as enable the Company 
to sell or transfer their Railway to the Midland 
Railway Company ; and that the Committee on the 
Bill do examine, in the first place, how far such 
Order has been complied with, and do report the 
same to the House, on the Report of the Bill. 
Shrewsbury and 7. Fesolved, That in the case of the Shrewsbury 
Grand Junction and Grand Junction Railway Petition, the Standing 
~ Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 
Midland Rail. 8+ Resolved, That in the case of the Midland 
ways(Systonto Railways (Systonto Peterborough) Bill, Amendments 
Bis") on consideration of Report, the Amendments are of 
such a nature as not to be adopted by the House 
without the re-commitment of the Bill. 
The 3d, 4th and 6th Resolutions, being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Lady's Island 


2 tateeenl A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
Dtedeune past. hat the Lady’s Island and Tacumshin Em- 
Bill, ankment Bill be now read a second time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 


made to the Question ; viz, To leave out the word 
Vox. 100. 


923° Mazz. 487 


“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word 
now” stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 


“c 


Tellers for the f Mr. Serjeant Murphy 
Yeas, { Mr. Hawes: , } wee. 
Tellers for the f Mr. Redington, 17 
Noes, t Mr. Power : * 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time: 
— The Bill was accordingly read a second time ; and 
committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon con- Whitby and 
sideration of the Report on the Whitby and Picker- ena, 
ing Railway Bill be resumed upon Monday next. iit hie 


Ordered, That the time for presenting the Birk- Birkenhead, 
enhead, Manchester and Cheshire Junction Railway wey ers 
(No. 2.) Bill be further enlarged till Friday next. 





way (No. 2.) 
Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Claughton- 
the Report on the Claughton-cum-Grange (Saint ——- 
John-the-Baptist’s) Church Bill; and the Amend- °™ Baptists) 
ments were read, and agreed to. Church Bill, 

And Amendments being proposed to be made to 
the Bill; 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Claughton- 
the Report on the Claughton-cum-Grange (Saint — 
read, and agreed to. Bill. 

And Amendments being proposed to be made to 
the Bill; 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Birkenhead 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, erag | s) 
intituled, An Act for constructing Docks, Walls, ee 
Warehouses and other Works in Birkenhead ; and 
the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 1. 1. 13. Leave out from “ execution” to 
“ May” in Pr. 2.1. 4. 

Pr. 2.1.14. Leave out from “ the” to “ shall” 
in 1. 18. and insert “ several Acts of Parliament 
“ following, (that is to say) the Companies Clauses 
“ Consolidation Act, 1845, and the Lands Clauses 
“ Consolidation Act, 1845.” 

Pr. 3.1.11. Leave out “intended” and insert 
“ recited.” 

Pr. 3.1.13. Leave out “ intended” and insert 
“* recited.” 

Pr. 3.1. 23. Leave out “ intended” and insert 
“ recited.” 

Pr. 21.1. 3. Leave out “ this” and insert “ the 
“ Lands Clauses Consolidation.” 

The said Amendments, as far as the Amendment 
in Pr. 21. 1. 3., being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

Pr. 21.1. 3. The last Amendment, being read a 
second time ; the Amendment following was made 
thereunto, viz. 

Leave out “ lands” and insert “ Companies.” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir Philip Egerton do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships, with an Amendment; to which 
Amendment this House doth desire the concurrence 
of their Lordships. 








3Q4 Petitions 


Junction Rail- 


Andrew’s) Church Bill; and the Amendments were grew’s) Church 


Fa 


——— 


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seme a ne 








488 


Liverpool and Petitions of Henry Coape, Esquire, a Colonel in 
Bury Railway Her Majesty’s Service, of Sherwood Lodge, near 
= Liverpott " Nottingham ;—and, John Gray and William Gray, 
Railway, and of Darcey Lever, in the county of Lancaster, Cotton 
Bury Exten- Spinners and Manufacturers by power, and Co-part- 
sion) Bill. 2 . 
ners; praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Liverpool and Bury Railway (Bolton, Wigan and 
Liverpool Railway and Bury Extension) Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners | 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petitions, notwithstand- 
ing the same were not presented three clear days 


23° Maiz. 


A, 1845, 


way at Grrange-green, as shown upon the Plans de- 
posited. 

And also inasmuch as application had not been 
made to William Gayter, as owner of certain pro- 
perty, till the 3d of January last. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select North Brits 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That jn Railway Bil, 


the case of the Petition for additional provision in 
the North British Railway Bill, the Standing Or. 
ders had been complied with. ¥ 

» Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill, that they have power to make 
provision therein, pursuant to the prayer of the said 
Petition. 


[-- ho h-- a 


Petitions of Merchants and other Inhabitants of gatmouy, 
the town of Flushing and parish of Mylor, in the Harbour 
county of Cornwall;—and, the Right honourable Enprovoment 


before the day appointed for the first meeting of the 
Committee. 


Lyunand Ely | The House proceeded to take into consideration 

Railway Bill. the Report on the Lynn and Ely Railway Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


Charles Rodolph Baron Clinton; praying that they 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Falmouth Harbour Improvement 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
| to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
Ely and The House proceeded to take into consideration | heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
Huntingdon the Report on the Ely and Huntingdon Railway | tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
Railway Bill. Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed ; of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

t | 





ingrossed. 


Petitions of the Right honourable Charles Earl of south Eastern 
| Romney, of The Mote, in the county of Kent ;—The Railway 
, Right honourable Heneage Earl of Aylesford ;-— SNocherne Dt 
Diss, Becsics Petitions of William Butcher, of the city of Nor-| Wriothesley Baldwin and Henry Godden, of Maid- | 


and Yarmouth wich, Gentleman, and Edward Butcher, of Bungay, stone, in the county of Kent, Brewers ;—and, Ma- 
Railway. in the county of Suffolk, Gentleman ;—and, Owners | gistrates, Councillors, Tradesmen and Inhabitants 


0. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


and Occupiers of land and property on the line of of the town and borough of Maidstone, in the county 


Railway hereinafter mentioned ; taking notice of the | of Kent ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
application for leave to bring in the Diss, Beccles selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
and Yarmouth Railway Bill; and praying that such of the South Eastern Railway (Maidstone to Ro- 


Bill may not pass into law, as it now stands,—were | chester) Bill,—were presented, and read. 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the| And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 


lable. | to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
| heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petitions, notwithstand- 


Eastern Union Petitions from Bury Saint Edmund’s ;—Ipswich 
aud Bury (two Petitions) ;—Elmswell ;—Market ;--and, Stow- 


Saint Edmund’s »»qyhet ; praying that the Eastern Union and Bury 
Railway S 


(No. 2.) Bill, Saint Edmund’s Railway (No. 2.) Bill may pass | 
into a law,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Londonderry Petitions of Sir Henry Hervey Bruce, Baronet ;— 

and Coleraine and, Thomas Isaac Dimsdale, of the city of Dublin, 

Railway Bill. Esquire ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Bill,— 
were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
chester Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 

and Cheshire Petiti +s : . 

Jurction Rail- 2 Petition complaining of non-compliance with the 


Birkenhead, 
Manchester 


{ 


ing the same were not presented three clear days 


| before the day appointed for the first meeting of the 


Committee. 


A Petition of the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings South Eastem 
Railway Company, praying that they may be heard, cashed a 


by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of Hastings) Bill. 


the South Eastern Railway (Ashford to Hastings) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petition, notwithstanding 
the same was not presented three clear days before 
the day appointed for the first meeting of the Com- 
mittee. 


way. Standing Orders, in the case of the Petition for the aa 
Birkenhead, Manchester and Cheshire Junction Rail- Petitions of Henry Pringle Bruyeres and William oe 


way Bill, was referred; That the Standing Orders | Henderson, Esquires, surviving Trustees under the sent 

had not been complied with, inasmuch as the Notices | Will of the late George John Piercy Leith, Esquire, Deal, aud Ex- 
are for a line of Railway commencing by a junction | of Walmer, in the county of Kent, deceased ;—and, eee cod 
with the Chester and Birkenhead Railway, to ter- | Owners, Lessees and Occupiers of land situate in net 
minate in the township of Salford, whereas the Bill | the places set opposite to their respective signatures, Ramsgate and 
for which application is now made does not carry | affected by the ranch Railway hereinafter men- Margate Rail- 


out the whole work for which the Notices were given. way) BM. 

Also inasmuch as the Notices do not state the 
intention of carrying a Branch Railway from the 
township of Moor, to join the Grand Junction Rail- 








tioned ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain = 
of the South Eastern Railway (Branch to Deal and 


Extension of the South Eastern, Canterbury, Rams- 
gate 





ish 


jill, 


it 


ill, 


Greenwich 


8 VicToRIz. 


gate and Margate Railway) Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petitions, notwithstand- 
ing the same were not presented three clear days 
before the day appointed for the first meeting of the 


Committee. 
south Eastem A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands and 
Railway properties on the line or in the neighbourhood of the 
~— proposed Railway hereinafter mentioned, taking no- 


Chiluam, with tice of the application for leave to bring in the South 
Branches.) Eastern Railway (Hungerford Bridge to Chilham, 
with Branches) Bill; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts thereof, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Group of Railway Bills in which 
the project is comprised; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition,sif they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the application, against the said Petition. 
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petition, notwithstanding 
the same was not presented three clear days before 
the day appointed for the first meeting of the Com- 
mittee. 


South Eastern A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands and 
Railway properties on the line or in the neighbourhood of 
(idee i’, the proposed Railway hereinafter mentioned, taking 
Paddock notice of the application for leave to bring in the 
Wooe. ) South Eastern Railway (Lewisham to Tonbridge 
and Paddock Wood) Bill; and praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts thereof, was presented, 
and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Group of Railway Bills in which 
the project is comprised ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they thmk fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the application, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petition, notwithstanding 
the same was not presented three clear days before 
the day appointed for the first meeting of the Com- 
mittee. 


South Eastern Petitions of Trustees of the Bermondsey, Rother- 
ot hithe and Deptford Roads ;—Commissioners of the 
faa Highways in the parish of Saint Mary Magdalen, 
the London and Bermondsey, in the county of Surrey ;—Churchwar- 
dens, Overseers and Inhabitants of the parish of 
Saint Olave, Southwark, in the county of Surrey ;— 
George Wood, of 203, Tooley-street, Southwark, in 
the county of Surrey, Victualler ;—Churchwardens, 
Overseers, Select Vestry and other Inhabitants of 
Saint John, Southwark, in the county of Surrey ;— 
Commissioners for the Improvement of the Water- 
side Division of Bermondsey, in the county of Sur- 
rey ;—William James Wattsford, of Greenwich, in 
the county of Kent, Surgeon, and Jane, his wife ; 
— Henry Pascoe Smith, of Hall Garth, in the county 
of Durham, Esquire ;—Lessees of houses and land 
at Greenwich, in the county of Kent, the property 
of the Venerable Charles Parr Burney, Doctor-in- 
Divinity, Archdeacon of Saint Alban’s ;-—and, Oc- 
cupiers of houses and land at Greenwich, in the 
county of Kent, the property of the Venerable Charles 
Parr Burney, Doctor-in-Divinity, Archdeacon of 
Saint Alban’s ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the South Eastern Railway (Widening and 
Vor. 100. 


Railway) Bill. 


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489 


Extension) of the London and Greenwich Railway 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petitions, notwith- 
standing the same were not presented three clear 
days before the day appointed for the first meeting 
of the Committee. 


A Petition of Charles Fox, John Henderson and Gravesend 
Ambrose Moore, of Trafalgar-square, in the county 2"4 Rochester 
of Middlesex, Engineers and Partners in Trade, ate ia 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Gravesend and 
Rochester Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petition, notwithstand- 
ing the same was not presented three clear days be- 
fore the day appointed for the first meeting of the 
Committee. 


Petitions of the Most noble John Henry Duke Erewash Valley 
of Rutland ;—and, the Right honourable the Earl of (Nona) Bill 
Mexborough, and the Right honourable Lord _— 
bourne; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Erewash Valley Railway (No. 2.) Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


An ingrossed Bill for granting more effectual Nottingham 
Powers for supplying with Water the Inhabitants of Waterworks 
the Town and County of the Town of Vottingham, 
and certain Places adjacent thereto, in the County 
of Nottingham, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Colonel Rolleston do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Watermen’s 
the Report on the Watermen’s Company (Poor’s penny 
and Endowment Fund) Bill; and the Amendments gygowment 
were read, and agreed to. Fund) Bill, 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for consolidating the Manage- Glasgow 
ment of the Bridges over the Clyde at Glasgow ; Bridses Bill. 
for rebuilding the Bridge over the said River op- 
posite Stockwell-street, in the City of Glasgow ; for 
erecting a temporary Bridge for the use of the 
Public ; for erecting across the said River an [ron 
Bridge for Foot-passengers, on the existing Bridge 
opposite to Portland-street, of Laurieston, being 
taken down, and other Purposes, was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Dennistoun do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of the Severn and Wye Railway and South Wales 
Canal Company, praying that they may be heard, ®*i!way _ 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
— Wales Railway Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

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490 | 23° Maiti. 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Railway Bills, | Lord Ashley reported from the Committee on 
Group (FF-) Group (FF.) of Railway Bills; That the Parties 
opposing the Edinburgh and Northern Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill had stated to the Committee, that the 
evidence of Mr. Somerville, of the Office of Her 
Majesty’s Post-master General in Edinburgh, was 
essential to enable them to establish their case 
before the Committee ; and it having been proved 
that application had been made to the Post-master 
Ganalts permit his attendance, but the attend- 
ance of the said Mr. Somerville could not be 
procured without the intervention of the House, the 
Chairman had been instructed by the Committee to 
move the House, That he may be ordered to attend 
the said Committee on Monday the 26th day of this 
instant May. 
Ordered, That Mr. Somerville do attend the said 
Committee upon Monday next. 


Kendal and Viscount Barrington reported from the Com- 
Windermere mittee on Group (II.) of Railways, to whom Re- 
Railway Bill, ports from the Board of Trade on the lines com- 
prised in the said Group, were referred ; That in the 
case of the Kendal and Windermere Railway Bill, 
they had inquired into the several matters required 
by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and 
that the Committee had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Tottenham and Petitions of James Taylor, of York-place, City- 

Farringdon- gad, in the parish of Saint Mary, Islington, in the 

Seu Bil. county of Middlesex, Esquire ;--and, Commissioners 
of Sewers for ths limits of Holborn and Finsbury Di- 
visions, in the county of Middlesex; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Tottenham and 
Farringdon-street Extension Railway Bill,—were 
presented, and read. 

Andthesaid Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Eastern Coun- = The House was moved, That the Report in respect 

(Cuatelan’ of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for 

per Ser” leave to bring in the Eastern Counties Railway 

Saint Edmund’s (Cambridge and Bury Saint Edmund’s Extension) 

Extension.) —_ Bill, which, upon Tuesday last, was made from the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read; and the same being read ; 

A Petition of Persons interested in the formation 
of the Railway and works hereinafter mentioned, 
for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Eastern 
Counties Railway Company to make a Railway 
from Cambridge to Bury Saint Edmund's, was ac- 
cordingly presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ulster Railway Mr, Gibson Craig reported from the Committee 
Extension Bill. 5n Group (R.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred; That in the case of 
the Ulster Railway Extension Bill, they had heard 
counsel in support of one of the said Petitions, and 
had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That 
they had inquired into the several matters required 
by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and 
that the Committee had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 





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had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table - 
and be printed. F 


a 

Mr. Gibson Craig reported from the Committee Railway Bil eo 
on (Group R.), of Railway Bills; That the Par- Group (R.) Birmi 
ties promoting the Dundalk and Enniskillen Rail- wit 
way Bill had stated to the Committee, that the pedtot 
evidence of Captain George Richardson, of Brickle- Londo 
ton, near Preston, was essential in order to enable — 
them to establish their case before the Committee ; i 
and it having been proved that application had been Lynn 
made to the said Captain George Richardson, to Der 
attend the Committee, but that his attendance could my! 


not be procured without the intervention of the 
House, the Chairman had been instructed to move 
the House, That the above-named party be ordered 
to attend the said Committee forthwith. 

Ordered, That Captain George Richardson do 
attend the said Committee forthwith. 


A Petition of the Hayle Railway Compan 
praying that provision man be nor the Wert fee hae 
Cornwall Railway Bill to introduce such alterations 
therein as would make the Railway Clauses Con- 
solidation Act applicable to the said Hayle Railway 
Company, was presented, and read; and referred 
og Select Committee on Petitions for Private 

ills. 


Shr 
Osv 
Che 


Bill 


A Petition of the Eastern Counties Railway Epping Rail. 
Company, taking notice of the application for leave way (No. 2.) 
to bring in the Epping Railway (No. 2.) Bill; and 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Trent Valley 
the Report on the Trent Valley Railway Bill ; and Railway Bill 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

And a Clause being offered to be added, and 
aaa being proposed to be made to the 

ill ; 

Ordered, That the said Clause, and Amendments, 
be referred to the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders. 


= © 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Goole and 
of the Petition for the Goole and Doncaster Railway Doncaster 
Bill, which was this day made from the Select seat 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Goole to Doncaster, in 
the West Riding of the County of York: And that 
Mr. Stuart Wortley and Mr. Parker do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Railway Bills. 
posed, That the following Clause be inserted in all 
Railway Bills passing through this House : 

And be it further Enacted, That nothing herein 
contained shall be deemed or construed to exempt 
the Railway by this or the said recited Acts autho- 
rised to be made from the provisions of any general 
Act relating to such Bills, or of any general Act 
relating to Railways, which may hereafter pass 
during the present or any future Session of Parlia- 
ment ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by adding at the end thereof, the words 
“ or from any future revision and alteration, under 
“ the authority of Parliament, of the maximum 
“ rates of fares and charges authorized by this 
“ Act.” 

And the Question being proposed, That those 
words be there added:—And a Debate arising there- 





en Ordered, 


8 VicToRIZ. 93° Mair. 


Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Mon- 
day next. 


491 


Ordered, That the Chester and Holyhead Railway Chester and 


ae yt Holyhead 
Bill be read the third time upon Monday next. Salons Bill, 


punstable and _ Ordered, That the Dunstable and London and| A Petition of the Worcester and Birmingham Birmingham 


Jordon and = Birmingham Railway Bill be read the third time | Ganal Compan , praying that they may be heard, 04 Gloucester 
Bimini upon Monday next. by their pt: ~ rie Fr ss pain arts of a. 
the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Worcester Deviation) Bill, 
Bedford and Ordered, That the Bedford and London and Bir- | Deviation) Bill, was presented, and mene 
Landon and mingham Railway Bill be read the third time upon| Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
Steer pil. Monday next. the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
[yon and Petitions from the County of Norfolk ;—and, | tion, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
eet Rail- King’s Lynn (two Petitions); praying that the of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
= Lynn and Dereham Railway Bill may pass into a 
—a — and read ; and ordered to lie | Tie House was moved, That the Report in respect Epping Rail- 
upon the Table. of the Petition for leave to present a Petition for way (No. 2.) 
a , leave to bring in the Epping Railway (No. 2.) Bill 
k and ition of Inhabitants of the town of Mona-| _\. "7 ; 
pare Pe ~—_ ii Vici, outaine ek Ge Deal which, upon Tuesday last, was made from the Select 
Railway Bill Opa Boe “? ; Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and 
and Enniskillen Railway Bill may pass into a law, | the same being read : 
with a Branch to Cloverhill, was presented, and | “4 Petition of Subscribers to the Railway herein- 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. after mentioned, for leave to bring in a Bill for 
‘ , ; _ | making a Railway from the London and Blackwall 
Shrewsbury, The House proceeded to take into consideration | Railway, at Stepney, to or near to the town of Ep- 


Oswestry and 
Chester Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


Taff Vale 
Railway. 


Diss, Beccles 
and Yarmouth 
Railway Bill. 


the Report on the Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Ches- 
ter Junction Railway Bill; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


A Petition of the Most honourable John Crichton 
Stuart, Marquess of Bute, complaining that the 
Standing Orders of the House, in respect to the ap- 
plication for the Taff Vale Railway Bill, had not 
been complied with; and praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his agent and witnesses, against 
the same, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private 
Bills. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Diss, Beccles and Yarmouth 
Railway Bill, which was this day made from the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from Diss, in the county of 


ping, was accordingly presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


A Petition of Richard Keily, of Cleveland-row, Wexford, Car- 
in the !ow and Dublin 
Juuction Rail- 
way Bill. 


in the parish of Saint James, Westminster, 
county of Middlesex, Esquire, praying that he may 
be heard, by his counsel or agent, against the Wez- 
ford, Carlow and Dublin Junction Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of Promoters of a project for con- 
structing a coast line of Railway from Dublin to 
the ports of Weazford and Waterford, with a Branch 
to Carlow, praying that they may be heard, by 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
said Bill, was also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Norfolk, to Yarmouth, in the county of Suffolk: 


A Petition of the Most honourable George Hamil- Belfast 
And that Mr. Wilshere and Mr. Burroughes do pre- 


ton Marquis of Donegall, Earl of Donegall and Bel- —~ ae, 
ti. 


Blackburn 
and Preston 
Railway Bill, 


West London 
Railway Bill, 


pare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of Joseph Fielden, of Blackburn, in 
the county of Lancaster, praying that he may be 
heard, by his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Blackburn and Preston Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petition, notwithstand- 
ing the same was not presented three clear days 
before the day appointed for the first meeting of the 
Committee. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the West London Railway Bia, 
which, upon Tuesday last, was made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for enabling the London and Birmingham Railway 
Company to take a Lease of the West London Rail- 
way, and to extend the same to the River Thames : 
And that Mr. Mangles and Captain Rous do pre- 
pare, and bring it in. 

Vout. 100. 





fast, Baron Fisherwick, Ennishowen and Carrickfer- 
gus, a Peer of Parliament, praying that he may be 
heard, by his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Belfast Improvement Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Viscount Ossulton reported from the Committee Taunton 
onthe Taunton Gas Bill, and to whom several Peti- Gas Bill. 


tions against the said Bill were referred ; That they 
had heard counsel in support of several of the said 
Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; ‘That they had examined the allegations 
contained in the Preamble of the Bill, and had 
amended the same by striking out the words “a 
“ Bill is now pending before Parliament,’ and insert- 
ing the following words in lieu thereof, “‘ an Act 
“ has been passed during the present Session of Par- 
“ liament,” and by making other verbal alterations 
consequential upon the first Amendment; and that 
they had found the allegations of the Bill, as 
amended, to be true; and that the Committee had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
3R2 A Petition 





492 


A Petition of Thomas Andrews, late of Easing- 
wold, in the county of York, but now of Gateshead, 
in the county of Durham, Gentleman, praying that 
he may be heard, ag counsel or agent, against 
certain parts of the Wear Valley Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel ati 4 in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Wear Valley 
Railway Bill. 


Sent: Bown A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Tavi- 
Railway (Tavi- stock, and its neighbourhood, together with landed 
Branches) Bill Proprietors and Yeomen of the immediate vicinity, 
" praying that the South Devon Railway ( Tavistock 
and other Branches) Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

Table. 


Petitions from Winchelsea ;—Iden;—Peasemarsh ; 
— Benenden; —and, Sandhurst; praying that the 
Rye and Tenterden Railway Bill may pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings 
Railway Company, praying that they may be heard, 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the said Bill, was also presented, and read. 

Ordered, 'Vhat the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petition, notwithstanding 
the same was not presented three clear days before 
the day appointed for the first meeting of the Com- 
mittee. 


Rye and 
Tenterden 
Railway Bill. 


Cornwall 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the parish of Saint 
Railway Bill. 


Agnes, in the county of Cornwall ;—and, Owners, 
Lessees and Occupiers of land in various parishes in 
the Northern part of the county of Cornwall; pray- 
ing that the Cornwall Railway Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Waterford A Petition of Registered Shareholders of the 

and Kilkenny (}req¢ Leinster and Munster Railway, praying that 

Railway Bill. . ” 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Waterford and 
Kilkenny Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 

Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Dublin and 
Belfast 
Junction Rail- 
way with a 
Branch to Kells 
Bill. 


Petitions from Portadown; — Tanderagee ; — 
Loughbrickland ;—and, Scawa; praying that the 
Dublin and Belfast Junction Railway with a Branch 
to Kells Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and ordered to he upon the Table. 


Dublin and 
Belfast Junction 
Railway witha 
Brauch to Kells 
Bill; and, Grea’ 
North Western 
Railway from 
Dublin to 
Enniskillen. 


A Petition of the Grand Jury of the county of 
Cavan, praying that the Dublin and Belfast Junc- 
tion Railway with a Branch to Kells Bill may not 
pass into a law, and that the House will sanction 
and authorize the construction of the projected Great 
North Western Railway from Dublin, through Na- 
van, Kells, Virginia and Cavan, to Enniskillen, was 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Message from 
the Lords, 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Russell and 
Sir William Horne: 
Mr. Sveaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz.: 


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A. 1845. 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for amending the Acts ¢ 


lerkenwel} 


relating to the Street leading to Clerkenwell Green, Improvement 
and for extending such Street, and making new a. 


Streets out of the same: 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to alter and amend the Middlesex 
Laws enabling Justices of the Peace, in certain County Rate 


cases, to borrow Money on Mortgage of the County ® 
Rates, so far as the same relate to the County of 
Middlesex : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for improving and main- g 


il, 


oddam 


taining the Harbour or Port of Boddam, in the Harbour Bin, 


County of Aberdeen: 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Acts for c 
building a Bridge over the River Avon, from Clifton 8 
to the opposite side of the River, in the County of 
Somerset : 


lifton Bridge 
ill. 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for establishing a Market Stoke-upon- 


in the Town and Borough of Stoke-upon-Trent, 
the County of Stafford: And also, 


in Trent Market 
Bill. 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Southwark 
Act for uniting the Vauxhalland Southwark Water 24 Vaustall 


Companies into one Company, io be called The oe Bil. 


Southwark and Vauxhall Water Company, and for 
extending the Works of the said Company, with an 
Amendment; to which Amendment the Lords de- 
sire the concurrence of this House: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, Anu 
Act to alter, enlarge and amend an Act for su 


ater Com- 


uddersfield 


Wat 
ly- “ erworks 


ing with Water the ‘Town and Neighbourhood of * 


Huddersfield, in the West Riding of the County of 
York, with an Amendment; to which Amendment 


the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Birmingham 


Act to enlarge the Powers of the Birmingham and 
Staffordshire Gas Light Company, with Amend- 
ments ; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 


sh 


and Stafford- 


ire Gas-light 


Company Bi 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Edinburgh 


Act for conferring on the Edinburgh Life Assurance 
Company certain Privileges of a Corporate Body, 
and as such to sue and be sued, to hold Property, 
and for other Purposes relating thereto, with Amend- 
ments ; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An PI 
Act for better supplying with Gas the Town and * 
Neighbourhood of Plymouth, with Amendments ; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An D 


Life Assurance 
Company Bill, 


ymouth and 
onehouse 


Gas Bill. 


evonport 


Act for better supplying with Gas the Borough of Gs» «n¢ Coke 


Devonport, with Amendments; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Petitions of John Jacob Clark, of Swaffham, 
the county of Norfolk, Gentleman, and William 
Breame Clark, of Southacre, in the said county of 
Norfolk, Farmer ;—and, Merchants, ‘Traders and 
other Inhabitants of the city of Norwich; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Lowestoft 
Railway and Harbour Bill,---were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Pe- 
titioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit ; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Company Bill. 


in. Lowestoft 
Railway and 
Harbour Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Tavistock Launceston end 


: S 
and its neighbourhood, together with that of Landed f 
Proprietors and Yeomen of the immediate vicinity, 
praying that the Launceston and South Devon 
pti Railway 


outh Devon 


ailway Bill. 





8 VicToRIZ. 


Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


sainburgh and =A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Northern Rail- Council of Montrose, praying that the Edinburgh 


way(N2) and Northern Railway (No. 2.) Bill may pass into 

&gt; a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

Oxford, A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Oxford, 

Woreester and praying that the Oxford, Worcester and Wolver- 

nn A hampton Railway Bill, and the Oxford and Rugby 

yer ’ Railway Bill may pass into law, was presented, 


Rogby Railway and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Bills. 


Dukeof Argyl’s Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 


Estate Bill. Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Duke of Argyll’s Estate Bill, no 
Standing Orders were applicable. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Brighton, A Petition of Alfred Burton, of Saint Leonard’s- 
Lewes and gn Sea, in the county of Sussex, Esquire, sole acting 


— _ Executor under the will of James Burton, deceased, 
bays 9 taking notice of the application for leave to bring 
ford Extension) in the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway 
bi, (Hastings, Rye and Ashford Extension) Bill; and 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- 
sel or agent, against certain parts thereof, was pre- 


sented, and read. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Group of Railway Bills in which 
the project is comprised; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
application, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 


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mittee to entertain the said Petition, notwithstanding 
the same was not presented three clear days before 
the day appointed for the first meeting of the Com- 
mittee. 


London and Petitions of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses, 
Railway —/?. and others, Inhabitants of the borough of Sudbury, 


in the county of Suffolk ;—and, Inhabitants of Hal- 
stead, in the county of Essex; praying that the 
London and Norwich Direct Railway Bill may not 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers, 
and others, Inhabitants of the town of Halstead, in 
the county of Essex and neighbourhood ;—Inhabit- 
ants of the towns of Braintree and Bocking, in the 
county of Essex ;—Gentry, Clergy, Bankers, Mer- 
chants, Manufacturers, and others, Inhabitants of 
the town and neighbourhood of Chelmsford, in the 
county of Essex ;—Gentry, Clergy, Bankers, Mer- 
chants, Manufacturers and others, Inhabitants of 
Lavenham, in the county of Suffolk, and also of the 
town of Long Melford, in the said county of Suffolk, 
and its neighbourhood ;— Mayor, Aldermen and 
Town Council and Bankers, and others, Inhabitants 
of the borough of Sudbury, in the county of Suffolk ; 
—John Thomas Ord, of Fornham Saint Martin, in 
the county of Suffolk, Esquire ;-—Promoters of a 
project for making a line of Railway to Norwich, 
from Ipswich, in extension of the Eastern Union 
Railway ;—Owners and Occupiers of land and pro- 
perty intended or liable to be interfered with by the 
proposed London and Norwich Direct Railway ;— 
and, John Fowler Dove, of Hopleys, in the parish 
of Horningsheath, in the county of Suffolk, Esquire ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, | 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
said Bill,—were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners | 


heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
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493 


their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 

in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petitions, notwithstand- 
ing the same were not presented three clear Pi 
e 


before the day appointed for the first meeting of t 
Committee. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Coinage. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of the Report of the last Pix Jury 
on the Coinage at the Mint, and stating the highest 
and the lowest Weight of any of the Sovereigns and 
Half-Sovereigns in each of the Parcels; and also 
the Average Weight of each of the several Parcels 
assigned ; stating also, the Amount of the Coinage 
assayed by the Pix Jury, and whether any of the 
Coins assayed were deficient in Weight, and how 
many of them, and to what extent. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- public Petitions 
mittee on Public Petitions ; That they had examined (Twenty-sixth 
the Petitions presented upon the 19th and 20th days Report.) 
of this instant May ; and had directed him to make 
a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of David Wemyss Jobson, praying for Administration 
inquiry into an alleged perversion of justice in the of Justice 
county of Forfar, and that the House will afford %") 
him redress, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Purchasers of land from the Mew New Zealand. 
Zealand Company, complaining that up to the 12th 
of October 1844, no Crown titles to their land had 
been issued by the local government; and praying 
the attention of the House to the subject, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Mariners in the port of London, Merchant 
praying that the Merchant Seamen’s Fund Bill may Seameu’s Fund 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, ~"* 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners, Ship-mas- 
ters and other Inhabitants of the port of Liverpool, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the said 
Bill, was also presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Catholics, and others, Inhabitants Maynooth 
of the city of Carlisle, in the county of Cumberland, College Bill. 
praying that the Maynooth College Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Aberystwith ;--Elizabeth Thake- 
ham and others; — William Hill and others ; — 
Kensall-green ;— William Jones and others ;—Ship- 
ton-under-Wychewood ; — Synod of Lothian and 
Tweeddale (Moderator) ; — Coylton ;—Rule Water 
District ;—and, Presbytery of Selkirk (Moderator) ; 
praying that the said Bill may not pass into a law, 
were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Mr. Pigot be discharged from any Printed Papers. 
further attendance on the Select Committee on 
Printed Papers. 

Ordered, That Mr. Labouchere be added to the 
Committee. 


Ordered, That Mr. Bagge have leave of absence Leave of 
for three weeks, on account ofa domestic affliction. Absence. 
3R3 Resolved, 





494. 


Resolved, That this House will, this my, after the 
Orders of the day, resolve itself into a Committee, 
to consider the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 17, for preventing, 
until the 1st day of May 1845, Ships clearing out 
from any Port in British North America, or in the 
Settlement of Honduras, from loading any part of 
their Cargo of Timber upon Deck. 


‘Timber Ships. 


Merchant 
Seamen's Fund 
Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Merchant Seamen’s Fund Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday the 5th day of June next. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Adjournment. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into the Committee of Supply ; 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
million one hundred and ninety-nine thousand one 
hundred and forty-one pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray the Expense of Naval Stores for 
the Building, Repair and Outfit of the Fleet, the 
purchase of Steam Machinery, and for other pur- 
poses connected therewith, which will come in course 
of payment during the year ending on the 31st day 
of March 1846. 


2. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four 
hundred and eighty-six thousand three hundred and 
forty-six pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to de- 
fray the Charge of New Works, Improvements and 
Repairs in the Naval Establishments, for the year 
to the 31st day of March 1846. 


3. Resolved, That aSum, not exceeding Nineteen 
thousand seven hundred and fifty-eight pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
Medicines and Medical Stores, which will come in 
course of payment during the year ending on the 
3ist day of March 1846. 


Naval Miscellae 4. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 

neous Servicess hundred and eighteen thousand four hundred and 
fifty-seven pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Charge of divers Naval Miscellaneous 
Services, which will come in course of payment 
during the year ending on the 31st day of March 
1846. 

HalfPay(Navy 5. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 


Supply; 


Naval Stores, 
&amp;c. 


Dock Yards, 


Medicines. 


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and Marines.) hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred and 
forty pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to com- | 
= the Sum necessary to defray the Charge of | 
alf Pay to Officers of the Navy and of the Royal | 
Marines, which will come in course of payment 
during the year ending on the 31st day of March 
1846. 


6. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eighty- 
nine thousand five hundred and forty-nine pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the Sum 
necessary to defray the Charge of Military Pensions 
and Allowances, which will come in course of pay- 
ment during the year ending on the 31st day of 
March 1846. 


7. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty- 
eight thousand four hundred and eighty-seven 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete 
the Sum necessary to defray the Charge of Civil | 
Pensions and Allowances, which will come in course | 
of payment during the year ending on the 31st day | 
of March 1846. 


8. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One | 
hundred and thirty-one thousand four hundred and | 
five pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray | 
the Charge of Transports on monthly pay, for the 
Victualling and Conveyance of Troops, and for the | 
Freight of Stores on account of the Army and 
Ordnance Departments, which will come in course | 


Military 
Peusions and 
Allowances. 


Civil - d® 





Transports, &amp;c. 





A. 1845. 


of payment during the year ending on the 31st day 
of March 1846. 


9. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Ninety- Convicts, 
one thousand six hundred and seventy-three pounds 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
Convicts, on account of the Home Department, 
which will come in course of payment during the 
year ending on the 31st day of March 1846. 


10. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Five 
hundred and forty-four thousand seven hundred and 
seventy-four pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Charge of the Packet Service for the 
Conveyance of Mails, which will come in course of 
eg during the year ending on the 31st day of 

arch 1846. 


Resolutions to be reported. 


Packet Service, 





And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 24° die Maiti, 1845: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair, and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 

Mr. Greene also acquainted the House, that he 
was directed to move, That the Committee may 
have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Sta 
Lif 


The Order of the day being read for the second Poor Law 
reading of the Poor Law Amendment (Scotland) Amendment 
Bill ; (Scotland) Bill, 

Ordered, That the Bill be reada second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Commons 
reading of the Commons Inclosure Bill; Tnclosure Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 9 = of 


reading of the Drainage of Lands Bill; ands Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Colleges _ 
reading of the Colleges (Ireland) Bill; (Ireland) Bill 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Statute Labour 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- (Scotland) Bil 


mittee on the Statute Labour (Scotland) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Military 
Savings Banks 
Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Military Savings Banks Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to the Order made this Timber Ships. 
day, resolved itself into a Committee, to consider 
the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 17, for preventing, until the 
Ist day of May 1845, Ships clearing out from any 
Port in British North America, or in the Settlement 
of Honduras, from loading any part of their Cargo 
of Timber upon Deck. dn 


8 VicTORIZ. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, that leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
continue and amend an Act of the fifth and sixth 
years of Her present Majesty, for preventing Ships 
clearing out from any Portin British North America, 
or in the Settlement of Honduras, from loading any 
part of their Cargo of Timber upon Deck. 


Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come toa Re- 
solution. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported a Resolution ; 
which was read, as followeth ; 

Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
continue and amend an Act of the fifth and sixth 
years of Her present Majesty, for preventing Ships 
clearing outfrom any Port in British North America, 
or in the Settlement of Honduras, from loading any 
pert of their Cargo of Timber upon Deck :—And he 
moved the House accordingly. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill: 
And that Mr. Greene, Sir George Clerk and Mr. 
Corry do prepare, and bring it in. 


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495 


The Privy Council Bill was read the first time ; Privy Couneit 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Monday #!. 
next; and to be printed. No. 316. 


The Clerk laid upon the Table, pursuant to Order, Railways. 
——An Alphabetical List of the Names, Descriptions No.317. 
and Places of Abode of all Persons subscribing to 
the Amount of £.2,000 and upwards to any Rail- 
way Subscription Contract deposited in the Private 
Bill Office during the present Session of Parliament ; 
showing the Amount subscribed by each Person for 
every Railway to which he may be a Subscriber, 
and the Total Amount of such Subscriptions by 
each Person. 

Ordered, That the said Paper be printed. 


Mr. Cardwell presented,— Return to an Order, Coal Meters. 
dated the 9th day of this instant May, for a Return 
of the Sums paid by the Commissioners of Customs 
to the Coal Meters of London, from the 5th day of 
January 1826 to the 31st day of March 1831, for 
their Certificates, pursuant to the provisions of the 
Act 6 Geo. 4, c. 107, s. 111, of the Quantities of 
Coals delivered from the Ships discharged in the 
Port of London, and of all Sums, if any, still due 
and unpaid to them :—And, a similar Return as to 
the Coal Meters of Dublin. 
~ — That the said Returns do lie upon the 

able. 


An ingrossed Bill to alter and extend some of 
the Provisions contained in the Act of Parliament 


Standard 
Life Assurance 


Company Bill A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough and Health of 


constituting the Standard Life Assurance Company, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Forster do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sir George Clerk presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
A Lithographed Plan or Plans of the Carriage or Car- 
riages either already sanctioned, recommended, or 
most approved of by the Railway Department of the 
Board of Trade, for the conveyance of Third-Class 
Passengers under the Penny-a-Mile Clause of the 
Railway Act :—Also, a Statement, in detail, showing 
the Number of Passengers the above Carriage or 
Carriages are constructed to hold, with the Length, 
Breadth and Height of the same, and the Sizes and 
Situations of the Spaces provided for admitting air 
and light, and whether Glass is used in any, and in 
which, of the said Spaces :—Also, a Copy of the 
Rules or Regulations, if any, which the Railway 
Department of the Board of Trade have issued or 
recommended for carrying out the Law applicable 
to the Carriages on those Railways which come 
under the Penny-a-Mile Clause ; and stating whe- 
ther the locking of any of the Doors of these Car- 
riages is in practice; and also the times of these 
Carriages starting, the time of their arrival at 
their various Destinations, the entire time on the 
Road, and the distance travelled in each case re- 
spectively. 

A List of the projected Railways of which Plans 
and Sections have been deposited with the Railway 
Department of the Board of Trade, in columns, and 
under the following heads :—New Lines, Branch, 
Junction, Extension, Amalgamation, Double and 
Single Lines, with the length of each of the above 
respectively ; specifying those Companies which 
propose to purchase or lease other Lines. 

‘ a That the said Papers do lie upon the 
able. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Quantity of Quassia imported in 
each of the years 1841, 1842, 1843 and 1844 re- 
spectively ; also, the Quantity entered for Home 
Consumption in each of such years respectively :— 
Also, the Number of Barrels of Beer exported in 
the year 1844, 

Vox. 100. 





parish of Frome Selwood and its neighbourhood, in Tow"*- 
the county of Somerset, praying that the House will, 
at the earliest practicable opportunity, take into 
consideration the propriety of ctiildaleng general 
and efficient measures for the administration of 
judicious sanitary regulations in large Towns, was 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery of Edinburgh 
Selkirk, praying the House, in any measure which sea 
they may pass in reference to the Edinburgh and” 7" 
Hawick Railway Bill, to provide against its being 
opened for traffic or the conveyance of passengers 
on the Lord’s Day, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery of Toll Houses. 
Selkirk, praying the House to abolish the practice (Seotland.) 
of licensing for the sale of intoxicating liquors 
houses erected for the collection of toll on the turn- 
pike-roads in Scotland, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors tee Courts of Law 
in the county of Oxford, praying the House to and Equity. 
transfer the Courts of all the Law and Equity 

Judges to the neighbourhood of the Inns of Court, 

and unite them in a suitable structure under one 

roof, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Stamp Stamp and 
and Tax Office, which was presented upon the 21st Tx Office. 
day of April last, be printed. No. 306. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Bank Notes, Bank Notes, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 318. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Annuities, Amuities. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No.319. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Naval Naval Service. 
Service, which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 313. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Seamen, Seamen. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 314. 


3R4 Ordered, 






















Fisheries 
(Treland.) 


No, 320. 


East India. 


























East India. 





























East India. 






























































Metropolis 
Roads, 















































Whittle Dean 
Waterworks 
Bill. 



























































Quinhorowe 
Borough Bill. 





























Diss, Reccles 
and Yarmouth 
Railway. 




































496 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Fisheries| 
(Ireland), which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit| 
till a quarter of an hour before two of the 
clock on Saturday morning, adjourned till 
Monday next. 








Lune, 26° die Maii ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


Me Campbell, from the Court of Directors of 
the East India Company, was called in ; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—Copies 
of all Correspondence between the Government of 
India and the Court of Directors of the East India 
Company, relating to the seizure, in 1842, by the 
Bombay Government, of the Papers of Dhakjee' 
Dadajee, Esquire, Justice of the Peace of Bombay | 
and on the subject of the removal of the said Dhak- 
jee Dadajee, Esquire, from Her Majesty’s Commis- 
sion of the Peace for the Island of Bombay :—Also, 
Copies of all Communications that have passed} 
between the Government of Bombay, his Highness | 
the Guikowar of Baroda, and the Court of Direc- 
tors, relating to the assumption of the District of 
Pitland by the British Government, and its subse- | 
quent restoration to his Highness the Guikowar. 

Copy of a Despatch addressed by the Court of'| 
Directors of the East India Company to the Go-| 
vernor-General of India, calling his attention to, 
the question of Railway Communication in that! 
country. 

Mr. Campbell also presented, pursuant to the | 








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A. 1845. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on Group (K.) of Railway Bills : 
and the Petitioners heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, upon their Petitions, if they think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the application, 
against the said Petitions. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (Q.) of Railway Bil 
Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of Group (Q) ” 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (V.) of Railway Bij, 
Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of Sp (V.) 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Colonel Rawdon reported from the Committee on Hartlepool Pic, 
the Hartlepool Pier and Port Bill, and to whom a ™ Port Bill, 
Petition against the said Bill was referred; That 
they had heard counsel in support of the said Peti- 
tion, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; and that they had amended the Preamble of 
the Bill; and had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same, as amended, to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Land-owners, Lessees and Occupiers Cornwall 
of land in, and residing in, the parish of Saint Giles- Railway Bill 
on-the-Heuth, in the county of Devon ;—Redruth; 
--Camborne ; —and, Inhabitants of the parish of 
Breage and its vicinity, in the county of Cornwall; 
praying that the Cornwall Railway Bill may not 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Inhabitants of the parish of Kea, 


directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of all. in the county of Cornwall;—Ladock ;—Shareholders 
Acts passed by the President of the Council of! and others interested in the several mines of Creeg- 
India in Council, with the Assent of the Right | braws, Wheal Henry and Saint Michael Penkwel, 
honourable the Governor-General of Jndia, in 1843, jn the parish of Kenwyn ; —Wheal Jewel Mine, in 


Nos. 1 to 9;—And, Copies of all Acts passed by the parish of Gwennap ;—Tresavean Mive, in the 
the Right honourable the Governor-General of India’ parish of Gwennap ;—and, Poldice Mine, in the 


in Council in 1843, Nos. 10 to 25; with an Index| 
for the year 1843 :—And then he withdrew. | 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the | 
Table. | 


| 
| 
Mr. Wright, from the Metropolis Roads Office, | 


was called in ; and at the bar presented, pursuant | 
to the directions of an Act of Parliament,—The | 
Nineteenth Report of the Commissioners of the 


Metropolis Roads, north of the Thames :—And then 


parish of Gwennap ; praying that the said Bill may 
pass into a law,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Reverend Robert Traill, D.D., Agricultural 
Rector and Vicar of Schull, praying that the Agri- set pra 
cultural and Commercial Bank of Ireland Bill may pa” 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Committee on 


the Bill. 


he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the | , 
Table. : P | Mr. Trelawny reported from the Committee on the —, 
| Manchester Improvement Bill, and to whom several yi" 
Fescgpone : pie a Bill. 
An ingrossed Bill for supplying the Borough and | Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That 
County of Newcastle-upon- Tyne and the Borough of they had considered the said Petitions ; and had 
Gateshead, in the County ‘of Durham, and the ¢Xamined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
Neighbourhoods thereof, with Water from Whittle | Same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
Dean, in the Parish of Ovingham, and other Places, | and made Amendments thereunto. 
in Northumberland, was read the third time. Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Ord do carry the Bill to the 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Leicester 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Leicester Freemen’s Allotments (re-committed) Bill ; sonia Bil. 
That they had made other Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Committee on the Quinborowe Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Borough Bill have leave to sit this day, till five of 


the clock, during the sitting of the House. 

















Lord Ashley reported from the Committee on Norte Oe 
Group (FF.) of Railway Bills, to whom several “3'w*! 
Petitions of Merchants, Tradesmen and Inha-| Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
bitants of the borough of Beccles, in the county of Group, together with the Report of the Board of 
Suffolk ;—and, Body Corporate of the borough of | Trade thereon, were referred; That in the case of 
Beccles, in the county of Suffolk ; taking notice of the North British Railway Bill, they had heard 
the application for leave to bring in the Diss, Bec-| counsel in support of several of the said Petitions, 
cles and Yarmouth Railway Bill; and praying that and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or That they had inquired into the several matters re- 
agents, against certain parts thereof,—were pre- quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 
sented, and read. | and that the Committee had examined the allega- 


tions 
t 


Greet 


Railv 


Che 
Imp 
Bill. 


— tJ bd 





Greenwich 
and Woolwich 
Railway Bills. 


Chelsea 
Improvement 
Bill, 


Diss, Beccles 
and Yarmouth 
Railway Bill, 


Epping Rail- 
way (No. 2.) 


Doblin and 
Drogheda 
Railway Bill, 


8 VicToRIz. 


tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The House was moved, That the two Petitions of 
Trustees of the Greenwich and Woolwich Turnpike 
Lower Road, which were presented upon Friday 
last, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Greenwich and Woolwich Railway Bills, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Bills to entertain the said Petitions, 
notwithstanding the same were not presented three 
clear days before the day appointed for the first 
meeting of the Committee. 


Mr. Rice Trevor reported from the Committee 
on the Chelsea Improvement Bill, and to whom 
several Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; 
That they had heard counsel in support of several 
of the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; and that the Committee had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


26° Maiz. 





Mr. Wilshere presented a Bill for making a Rail- 
way from Diss, in the County of Norfolk, to Yar- 
mouth, in the County of Suffolk: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


Ordered, That the Petition of the Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway Company, which was presented upon 
Friday last, taking notice of the application for 
leave to bring in the Epping Railway (No. 2.) Bill; 
and praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
thereof, be referred to the Committee on the Group 
of Railway Bills in which the project is comprised ; 
and the Petitioners heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if they think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the application, 
against the said Petition. 


Mr. Gibson Craig reported from the Committee 
on Group (R.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the Group, 
together with the Report of the Board of Trade 
thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the Dublin 
and Drogheda Railway Bill, they had heard counsel 
in support of several of the said Petitions, and had 
also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That they 
had inquired into the several matters required by 
the Standing Orders on Railway Bills, so far as the 
same relate to the present application ; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations of 
the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 





497 
A Petition of Sir Benjamin Hall, of Llanover Court, 
in the county of Monmouth, Baronet, a Member of 
the House, praying that he may be heard, by him- 
self, his counsel or agent, against certain parts of 
the Newport and Ponty Pool Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioner heard, by 
himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if 
he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


gow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


second time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Lacock Abbey, in the county of Wilts, Esquire, 
praying that the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth 
Railway Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, 
upon Friday last, was proposed to be made to the 
Question, That the following Clause be inserted in 
all Railway Bills passing through this House : 
And be it further Enacted, That nothing herein 
contained shall be deemed or construed to exempt 
the Railway by this or the said recited Acts autho- 
rized to be made from the provisions of any general 
Act relating to such Bills, or of any general Act 
relating to Railways, which may hereafter pass 
during the present or any future Session of Parlia- 
ment: And which Amendment was, at the end of 
the Question, to add the words, “ or from any 
“ future revision and alteration, under the authority 
“ of Parliament, of the maximum Rates of Fares 
** and Charges authorized by this Act.” 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
those words be there added :—The House resumed 
the said adjourned Debate. 

And the Question being put :—It was resolved 
in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put; 

Resolved, That the following Clause be inserted 
in all Railway Bills passing through this House : 

And be it further Enacted, That nothing herein 
contained shall be deemed or construed to exempt 
the Railway by this or the said recited Acts autho- 
rized to be made from the provisions of any general 
Act relating to such Bills, or of any general Act 
relating to Railways, which may hereafter pass 
during the present or any future Session of Parlia- 
ment, or from any future revision and alteration, 
under the authority of Parliament, of the maximum 
Rates of Fares and Charges authorized by this Act. 


Newport and 
Ponty Pool 4 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Justices of the Peace, Commissioners Glasgow, 
of Supply, Land-owners, and others interested, in the Dumfries and 
Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, praying that the Glas- Carlisle Rail 


way Bill. 


The Duke of Argyll’s Estate Bill was read a DukeofArgyll’s 


Estate Bill. 


A Petition of William Henry Fox Talbot, of Wilts, Somerset 
and Weymouth 


Railway Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Railway Bills. 


Mr. Stuart Wortley presented a Bill for making a Goole and 
Railway from Goole to Doncaster, in the West Doncaster 


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Riding of the County of York: And the same was R#i ay Bill 


The House proceeded to take into consideration | read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
the Report on the Glasgow Markets Bill; and the | second time. 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. i 
_ Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be} Mr. Shaw reported from the Committee on Group Railway Bills, 
ingrossed. (F.) of Railway Bills; That the Parties promoting Group (F.) 
the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway 
Liverpool and —_ Two Petitions from Drogheda; praying that the | Bill, had stated to the Committee that the evidence i] 
Bo eet Liverpool and Bury Railway (Bolton, Wigan and | of Robertson Gladstone, Esquire, and Samuel Price 
and Liverpool Liverpool Railway and Bury Extension) Bill may | Edwards, Esquire, of Liverpool, was essential in 
Railway, and pass into a Jaw,—were presented, and read ; and | order to enable them to establish their case before 


cnt Bil, ordered to lie upon the Table. the Committee, but that the attendance of the said 
Vou. 100. - 3s parties 


Glasgow 
Markets Bill, 





ead OR Ts Se LE I a AE aS SS 2 IE 


Chester 
Improvement 
Bill. 


West London 
Railway Bill. 


London and 
Croydon Rail- 
way (Maid- 
stone, Ashford 
and Tonbridge) 
Bill. 


Yoker Road 
Bill. 


London and 
Norwich Direct 
Railway Bill. 


Aberdeen 
Railway Bill, 


Diss, Beccles 
and Yarmouth 
Railway. 


498 


parties could not be procured without the interven- 


tion of the House; and that he was instructed by 
the Committee to move the House, That they may 
be ordered to attend the said Committee on Thurs- 
day next, 29th instant, at twelve o’clock. 

Ordered, That Robertson Gladstone, Esquire, 
and Samuel Price Edwards, Esquire, do attend 
the said Committee upon Thursday next at twelve 
of the clock. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Chester Improvement Bill ; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Bernal presented a Bill for enabling the Lon- 
donand Birmingham Railway Company to take a 
Lease of the West London Railway, and to extend 
the same to the River Thames: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time. 


A Petition of the Reverend George Robert Paul- 
son, Rector of Addington, in the county of Kent, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his 
counsel or agent, against certain parts of the London 
and Croydon Railway (Maidstone, Ashford and 
Tonbridge) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Sir Robert Heron reported from the Committee 
on the Yoker Road Bill, and to whom several Peti- 
tions against the said Bill were referred ; That they 
had heard counsel in support of several of the said 
Petitions, and had considered one other of the said 
Petitions ; and had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Mary Ann Walton, of Haverhill, 
in the county of Essex, Widow, praying that she 
may be heard, by her counsel, against certain parts 
of the London and Norwich Direct Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
her counsel, upon her Petition, if she think fit ; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petition. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Ship- 
owners, Traders and other Inhabitants of the royal 
burgh of Dundee, praying that the Aberdeen Rail- 
way Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Petitions of William Butcher, 
of the city of Norwich, Gentleman, and Edward 
Butcher, of Bungay, in the county of Suffolk, Gen- 
tleman ;—and, Owners and Occupiers of land and 
property on the line of Railway heremafter men- 


tioned, which were presented upon Friday last, taking | 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the | 


Diss, Beccles and Yarmouth Railway Bill; and 
praying that such Bill may not pass into law, as it 
now stands, be referred to the Committee on Group 
(K.) of Railway Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petitions, notwith- 
standing the same were not presented three clear 
days before the day appointed for the first meeting 
of the Committee. 


26° Mazz. 


A. 1845. 


A Petition of William Smith, of Hemel Hem 
stead, inthe county of Hertford, Solicitor and habe, rs andl 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- Railway 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the London and eMenan , 
‘South Western Railway (No. 1.) (Metropolitan Ex- Extension) Bil, 
|tension) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and pote. ei in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of Mary Thomas, of Laugharne, in the gouth wa 
county of Carmarthen, Widow ;—Members of the Railway Bill, 
Committee of Management and Promoters of a 
i, ee line of Railway to be called The Welsh 

idland Railway ;—and, Thomas Dumayne Place, 
of Ffrwd Vale, Neath, in the county of Glamorgan, 
Gentleman ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the South Wales Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Thomas Ford, of Park-place, Park- Lynn and Ely 
road, Dalston, in the county of Middlesex, Gentle- Railway Bill, 
man, stating that he has purchased and paid depo- 
sits on certam shares in the Lynn and Ely Railway, 
which are withheld from him by the Promoters and 
Directors thereof; and praying to be heard at the 
bar of the House before the said Bill be passed into 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Chester and 
reading of the Chester and Holyhead Railway Bill ; oe 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 


upon Wednesday next. 


Ordered, That the Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Bleckbum, 
— Bill be read the third time upon Wednesday a 
—_ Bill. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Lynch and Message from 

Sir George Rose : the Keres. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords request that this House will be pleased 
to communicate to their Lordships ; 

1. The Order of the House of Commons of the Railway Bills 
11th of February, relative to the appointment of a 
Select Committee to inquire into the best mode of 
constituting Committees on Railway Bilis in the 
present Session of Parliament, and of the most ex- 
pedient manner in which Railway Bills having rela- 
tion to similar objects may be brought under the 
consideration of the same Committee. 

2. All Reports made by the said Select Com- 
mittee. 

3. Orders and Resolutions of the House made 
upon consideration of such Reports. 

4. Resolution of the 4th of March, relative to 
the appointment of a Committee to be called The 
Classification Committee of Railway Bills: And 
| also 

5. All Reports made by the said Committee :— 
| And then the Messengers withdrew. 
| Resolved, That this House will send an answer to 
the said Message by Messengers of their own. 
| And the Messengers were again called in; and 
Mr. Speaker acquainted them therewith:—And then 











| they again withdrew. 


Mr. Patrick Stewart reported from the Com- Railway Bills, 
mittee on Group (B.) of Railways ; That the Parties Group (8.) 
promoting 








in 
ill, 





Falmouth Har- 
bour Improve- 
ment Bill. 


Adjournment. 


Leeds and 
Bradford Rail- 
way Extension 
(Shipley to 
Colne) Bill. 


Whitby and 
Pickering 
Railway Bill. 


Manchester and 


Leeds Railway 
(Burnley 
Branch, and 
Oldham and 
Heywood 
Branches Ex- 
tension) Bill. 


Norwich and 
Brandon Rail- 


way Deviation, 


and, Diss and 
Dereham 
Branches Bill. 


8 VICTORI. 


promoting the Harrogate and Ripon Junction Rail- 





way Bill had stated to the Committee that the | iam Robinson, of the city of Norwich, Gentleman, 
evidence of Mr. George Parker Bidder was essen- | which was presented upon Friday last, praying that 
tial in order to enable them to establish their case | he may be f 


26° Mair. 





499 


The House was moved, That the Petition of Wil- Yarmouth 


eard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 


before the Committee ; and it having been proved | against certain parts of the Yarmouth and Norwich 


that application had been made to the above party, | 
but that his attendance could not be procured with- | 
out the intervention of the House, he had been in- | 


Railway Bill, might be read; and the same being 


read ; 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 


structed by the Committee to move the House, mittee on the Bill to entertain the said Petition, 
That the said party be ordered to attend the said | notwithstanding the same was not presented three 


Committee To-morrow, at twelve o’clock. | 

Ordered, That Mr. George Parker Bidder do 
attend the said Committee To-morrow, at twelve 
of the clock. 


A Petition of Henry Lord Bishop of Exeter, 
praying that he may be heard, by his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the Falmouth Harbour 
Improvement Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
osed, That the House will, at the rising of the 
ouse this day, adjourn till Wednesday next ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out “ Wednesday” and in- 
serting “ Thursday,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That “ Wednesday” 
stand part of the Question :—It was resolved in the 
Affirmative. 

Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of 
the House this day, adjourn till Wednesday next. 


An ingrossed Bill for enabling the Leeds and 
Bradford Railway Company to make a Railway 
from Shipley to Colne, with a Branch to Haworth, 
was read the third time. 

Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
third reading of the said Bill be adjourned till 
Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
further Proceeding upon consideration of the Report 
on the Whitby and Pickering Railway Bill :—The 
House resumed the said further Proceeding ; and 
the Clause offered and brought up on Tuesda 
last, was twice read ; and made part of the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the Manchester and Leeds Rail- 
way (Burnley Branch, and Oldham and Heywood 
Branches Extension) Bill, be read the third time 
upon Wednesday next. 


The House was moved, That the Petitions of the 
Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the borough of 
King’s Lynn, in the County of Norfolk ;—and, Pro- 
moters of a project for making a line of Railway to 
Norwich, from Ipswich, in extension of the Eastern 
Union Railway ;—and, Owners and Occupiers of 
yy on the line or in the usighboukeod of the 

ailway hereinafter mentioned ; which were pre- 
sented upon Friday last, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Norwich and Brandon Railwa 
Deviation, and Diss and Dereham Branches Bill, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill to entertain the said Petitions, 
notwithstanding the same were not presented three 
clear days before the day appointed for the first 
meeting of the Committee. 


clear days before the day appointed for the first 
meeting of the Committee. 


the town of Portlaw, in the county of Waterford; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Waterford and Limerick Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


its neighbourhood, praying the House to interpose 
their authority to prevent any interference by any 
of the Scottish Railway Bills with the pleasure 
grounds near the city of Perth, called the North 
and South Inches, so necessary to the health and 
comfort of the inhabitants of that city, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the Taw Vale Railway 
and Dock Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Peti- 
tion, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


from the New Zealand Company, which was pre- 
sented upon Friday last, complaining that up to 
the 12th of October 1844, no Crown titles to their 


Y | land had been issued by the local government ; and 


praying the attention of the House to the subject, 
be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Sums of Money received and paid, 
and how applied, in the years 1843 and 1844, by 
the Chamberlain of the City of Zondon, in relation 
to the Market established for the Sale of Coals, &amp;c., 
pursuant to the Act 1 and 2 Will. 4, c. 76, for 
regulating the Vend and Delivery of Coals within 
the Cities of London and Westminster, and in cer- 
tain parts of the counties of Middlesex, Surrey, 
Kent and Essex; and also, the Act of land 2 Vie. 
c. 101, for continuing for Seven years the aforesaid 
Act of land 2 Will. 4, c.76 ;—And, of the Amount 
invested under the authority of the said Acts; stating 
the Securities in which the same is invested, and the 
balance in hand on the 31st day of December 1844 
(in continuation of Parliamentary Return No. 557, 
of Session 1843). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
List of all Railway Bills which have been introduced 
into the House during the present Session, together 
with a Statement, in columns, of the Rates proposed 
to be levied by them respectively per mile for the 
Carriage of Passengers, first, second, and third 





Vou. 100. 


class, Coal, Cattle and General Merchandize ; and 
382 specifying, 


and Norwich 
Railway Bill. 


Petitions of Partners of and trading under the Waterford 


fi ined . and Limerick 
firm of Malcomson Brothers ;—and, Inhabitants of Railway Bill 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Perth and Perth Railway 


ts, 


A Petition of William Arundell Yeo, of Freming- Taw Vale 


ton House, in the county of Devon, Esquire, praying a 


Ordered, That the Petition of Purchasers of land New Zealand. 


London Coal 
Market. 


Railway Bills. 


— 








Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund 


Bill. 


Statute Labour 
(Scotland. ) 


Lighthouses, 


William Bridle. 


Maynooth 
College Bill. 


Education 
(Ireland.) 


Court of 
Chancery. 


Courts of Law 
and Equity. 


500 


specifying, in separate columns, such Alterations as 
have been made in respect of Rates, in those Bills 
which have passed through Committee. 


A Petition of Ship-owners, Master Mariners and 
Seamen of the port of Whitby, in the county of 
York, praying that the Merchant Seamen’s Fund 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 

resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Two Petitions from Arbroath, praying the House 
to make provisions in the Statute ibe (Scotland) 
Bill, whereby the inhabitants residing within the 
Parliamentary boundaries of burghs which have 
adopted and carried into effect the provisions of the 
General Police Act in regard to paving may be 
exempted from payment of Statute Labour Money, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary of the 
city of Dublin Steam Packet Company, praying 
for a reduction of Light-house Dues, was presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee 
on Lighthouses. 


A Petition of William Bridle, complaining of 
dismissal from his Office of Governor of the Somer- 
set County Gaol at IJichester ; and praying that a 
Select Committee may be appointed to investigate 
the circumstances, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from A berchirder ;-- Whitworth ;—Cork 
(two Petitions) ;— Devonport (Chairman) ;—Ballin- 
asloe;—and, Derby; praying that the Maynooth 
College Bill may not pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of Samuel Gordon, of Aungier-street, 
Dubiin, praying that the said Bill may pass into a 
law, was also presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Rossory ;—Delgany ;— Tubriland 
Ballybacon;--Monkstown ;-- Shankil ;--Cork ;— Kil- 
more ;— Tyholland ;— Carlingford ;— Bailieborough; 
—Loughglyn ;--Cloone ;-- Templeshanbo ;--Geashill ; 
Killinane ;— Aghavoe ; —Killegney ;—Julianstown ; 
Newtowngore ;— Ballyloughloe;—-Kilcooly ;—Urney 
and Armergelliffe ;—Manorhamilton;—Balrothery ; 
—-Union of Kilconnell ;—and, Drumragh ; praying 
the House to devise means for removing the re- 
strictions placed on the distribution of the Aid 
annually granted for Education in Jreland, so as 
to afford assistance to the Schools in connexion with 
the Church Education Society ; were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and President, and 
Honorary Secretary of the Committee of the Man- 
chester Law Association, praying the House to in- 
quire into the claims made before the Lord Chan- 
cellor in pursuance of the Act for abolishing certain 
Offices of the High Court of Chancery in England, 
and to take under their consideration the several 
Orders made thereon, and to inquire into the Fees 
‘mposed upon the Suitors of the said Court, and 
into the state and several Charges affecting the 
several Funds of the Suitors of the said Court, was 
presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the President and Honorary Secre- 
tary of the Committee of the Manchester Law Asso- 
ciation, praying the House to transfer the Courts of 
all the Law and Equity Judges to the neighbour- 


26° Maiz. 


A. 1845, 


hood of the Inns of Court, and unite them in a 
suitable structure under one roof, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Darlington Ward (Durham) s—and, Justices’ Clerks 
County of Carmarthen; praying that the Justices’ and Clerks of 
Clerks and Clerks of the Peace Bill may not pass '* Peace Bit, 
into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery of Universi 
Kirkcudbright, praying that the Universities (Scot- (Scotland) Bil 
land) Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, , 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from Middleton and the townships giz we 
and villages adjacent thereto, in the county o — 
Lancaster, complaining of the distress of the Silk 
Hand-loom Weavers, arising from the want of a proper 
law to protect their labour, and also from low wages 
unjust abatements, want of employment, home 
competition, and the introduction and increase of 
machinery; and praying for inquiry,— were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Labouring Men of Manchester, teattn o¢ 
praying that the House will at the earliest practi- Towns 
cable period take into consideration the propriety of 
establishing general and efficient measures and 
authorities for the administering judicious sanitary 
regulations in large towns, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Corporation of Limerick, pray- Municipal 
ing the House to place the Corporations of Lreland Corporations 
on a similar footing with those of England, was 4) 
= and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of Samuel Gordon, Esquire, of Aun- Parliament. 
er-street, Dublin, praying the House to address 








d 
Her Majesty to summon the Parliament to meet in 
Dublin, at least triennially, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Swansea Union ;—and, Oakham Parochial 
Union ; praying that the Parochial Settlement Bill Sett!ement Bill, 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Three Petitions from Chorley, praying the House Factories. 
to pass an efficient Ten Hours Bill for all Minors 
and Females employed in Factories, —were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Operative Woodsawyers of Roch- Wovd. 
dale, praying the House to impose a Tax upon 
steam sawing, or Wood sawed by steam, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Persons professing the Jewish Re- Jewish Disab 
ligion, stating that a Bill is now pending in the an Remova 
7 seed for the relief of persons professing the Jewish “™ 
Religion, elected to Municipal Offices; that the 
Petitioners can attach but little importance to the 
measure thus proposed, and that they entertain the 
deepest anxiety that whilst acquiescing in such an 
enactment, they may not be regarded as waiving or 
postponing their claims to that entire enfranchisment 
which alone the Petitioners conceive to be of sub- 
stantial value; and praying the House entirely to 
relieve the Jewish subjects of Her Majesty from 
punishment for conscientious belief, or at all events 
not to consider that the passing of the Jewish Dis- 
abilities Removal Bill will satisfy their hopes, or pre- 


clude them from submitting on all fitting an 
e 





lerks 

of 

Bill, Frame-work 
Knitters, &amp;c. 

Bill, 

rs, 


Public Houses, 


Lord’s Day. 


Malicious 
Injuries 


(Ireland) Act, 


John Conniff, 


Church and 
State, 


Hartlepool 


Orporation, 


8 VicTOoRIzZ. 26° Mair. 501 


the attention of the legislature, their right to the 
inestimable blessings of religious freedom already 
enjoyed by all other classes of Englishmen, was 

resented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of 
Frame-work Knitters of the counties of Notting- 
ham, Derby and Leicester, stating that they are 
suffering great privations from reductions which 
from time to time have taken place in the price 
of their labour, caused by an over-producing ma- 
chine power, which has so far exceeded manual 
labour, as to cause those employed, male as well as 
female, to be reduced to a state of destitution; and 
praying for a system of protection for their labour, 
and also that a Clause may be inserted in the Field 
Gardens Bill, empowering Field Wardens to take a 
part or the whole of glebe or church land, and that 
parties holding such land shall give up to the Field 
Wardensany portion thereof at the end of six months’ 
due notice, and that the land so given up for the 
use of the labouring poor shall not be charged a 
higher rent than what is usually paid for land of 
the same description and quality by other persons 
holding land, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wallingford; —and, Dewsbury ; 
praying the House to adopt measures for preventing 
the increase of houses licensed for the sale of intox- 
icating drinks, and for diminishing to a very large 
extent the number already existing, and to pass a 
law for entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating 
liquor on the Lord’s Day,— were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Lrongray, and the 
surrounding district, in the stewartry of Kirkcud- 
briyht, praying the House to make it imperative on 
Railway Companies to refrain from running trains 
on the Lord’s Day, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Gorthlehaugh ;—and, County of 
Leitrim (two Petitions); praymg that the provisions 
of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 116, which empower 
Grand Juries in Jreland to award compensation for 
malicious injury to property, and to impose the 
expense upon the barony, or any part thereof, may 
be extended to property of all descriptions, as well 
as to the person,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Conniff, late a Head Constable 
of Constabulary, Oriel-street, stating that he has 
been dismissed from the Constabulary service in 
freland; and praying the House to inquire into 
his grievances, and afford him redress, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Baptist Church, 
and Friends, in and around Ballina, praying the 
House to dissolve the connexion between Church 
and State, that all Christians may enjoy equality of 
privilege, support their own worship, and that Chris- 
tianity may be allowed to rest on its own basis, 


was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Hartlepool, in the 
county of Durham, stating that in the year 1839 a 
Petition was presented to the Lords of the Privy 
Council praying for the restoration of the Charter of 
Incorporation to Hartlepool ; that a second Petition 
was subsequently forwarded by the Fishermen of 
Hartlepool, praying that in any Charter they should 
have continued to them the privilege of laying their 

Voi. 100. 


boats, cables, nets, sails and gear on the Town Moor; 
the latter is not inserted in the Charter, although it 
was in the draft; that in 1841, at a private meeting 
of several of the members of the present Corpora- 
tion it was then and there resolved to strike out of 
the draft of the Charter the fishermen’s privileges, 
which was done accordingly, without either the con- 
sent or knowledge of any of the parties interested ; 
that on the 12th July, 1841, bills were circulated at 
eleven o'clock in the forenoon, announcing a meeting 
to be held at one of the clock on the same day (a 
notice of two hours) to hear the draft of the Charter 
read and to approve thereof, (the fishermen being 
at sea, had not an opportunity of attending), only a 
small number of other inhabitants attended ; that in 
September 1841, a Charter was granted to Hartle- 
pool; that under the authority of the said Charter, 
a body called the Mayor, Capital Burgesses and 
Common Councilmen constitute the local govern- 
ment, and are to continue in office whilst they be- 
have themselves therein ; they are self elected, and 
levy certain imposts; this self-elected corporate 
body continue to tax provisions, &amp;c., brought into 
the township for the use of the Petitioners, and 
what becomes of the enormous sums collected the 
Petitioners know not, neither can they question any 
of the said corporate body on any matter whatsoever ; 
Hartlepool, like other rismg towns, began to flourish 
in wealth, &amp;c., until receiving the Charter of Incor- 
poration in September 1841, not under the present 
municipal law; the Petitioners have been burdened 
with heavy taxation and oppression by the Mayor, 
&amp;c., demanding and collecting considerable sums of 





money such as were never collected before ; several 
of the inhabitants have been thrown into litigation 
| by the Mayor, &amp;c., in some cases driven almost to 
pauperism ; and praying the House to take into its 
consideration the oppressed state of the Petitioners, 
and to set aside the said Charter of Incorporation 
granted to Hartlepool in September 1841, and to 
devise such remedy for the evils of which the Peti- 
tioners complain, as to the House may seem fit, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Ford, Yeoman, formerly of Thomas Ford. 

Rayleigh, and late of Howfield House, near Ongar, 
in the county of Essex, but now a Prisoner in cus- 
tody of the keeper of the Queen’s Prison, in the 
county of Surrey, complaining of certain proceed- 
ings in the Court of Exchequer affecting himself ; 
and praying for inquiry, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Liverpool ;— Taunton ; — Peter Parliamentary 
Anderson ; —Edinburgh ;--Joseph Sturge ;— Ket- Suffrage. 
tering ; — National Association for promoting the 
Political and Social Improvement of the People 
(Chairman and Secretary) ; — Finsbury Complete 
Suffrage Association (President) ;--and, Cheltenham; 
praying for the immediate consideration of the ex- 
tension of the Parliamentary Suffrage,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of Poor Law 
Guardians of the Ardee Poor Law Union, praying (Ireland.) 
the House to make such changes in the Poor Law 
in Ireland, as will ensure equality of taxation over 
all the property of the country, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Chairman of the Committee of Capital 
the Liverpool Peace Society ;—and, Reading (three Punishments. 
Petitions); praying that Capital Punishments may 
be forthwith abolished,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Ditchburn, being an In- William 
habitant of Hartlepool, in the county of Durham Ditchburn. 
383 (now 











502 
(now in Durham Gaol), stating that the Petitioner 
has property at Hartlepool, with land adjoining 
thereto, and that in 1842 the Corporation of Hartle- 
pool took possession of the said land, and sold it on 
a lease of sixty years to one of the members of the 
Corporation of Hartlepool, he being the now mayor 
of that borough; stating further proceedings in re- 
lation to the said property, by an action of law, and 
of his having been taken by the Sheriff’s officer to 
Durham Gaol, where he still remains ; and praying 
the House to take his case into consideration, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
lable. 
County Courts. Petitions from Bodmin; — Lostwithiel; — and, 
Padstow; praying the House to pass an Act for 
the extension of the powers of County Courts to all 
parts of England equally,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Chattel 
Interests (Real 
Property) Bill. 


A Petition of the President and Honorary Secre- 
tary of the Manchester Law Association, praying that 
the Chattel Interests (Real Property) Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Scientific and Literary Societies Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


Scientific 
and Literary 
Societies Bill, 


Justices’ Clerks 
and Clerks of 
the Peace Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Justices’ Clerks and Clerks of the 
Peace Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Banking The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Scotland) Bill. mittee on the Banking (Scotland) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Jewish Disabili- 
ties Removal 
Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


Universities The Order of the day being read, for the second 
(Scotland) Bill. reading of the Universities (Scotland) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


Banking The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Ireland) Bill. mittee on the Banking (/reland) Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Lunatic 
Asylums 


Clreland) Bill, 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Lunatic Asylums (Jreland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 


Coal Trade 
(Port of Lon- 
don) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Coal Trade (Port of London) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
this day. 


Dunstable and 
London and 
Birmingham 


Railway Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Dunstable and London and Birming- 
ham Railway Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Bedford and London and Birming- 
ham Railway Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Friday next. 


Bedtord and 
London and 
Birmingham 


Ruilway Bill. 


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A. 1845. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiyj 
the Report from the Committee of Supply; mn Supply. 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Supply. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- statute Lab, 
mittee on the Statute Labour (Scotland) Bill; (Scotland) Bil, 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Military 
mittee on the Military Savings Banks Bill ; Savings Banks 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve Bill. 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means ; Means, 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. ‘ 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Privy Counc 

reading of the Privy Council Bill ; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon Wednesday next. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being Labouring 
proposed, That the present state of political tran- Classes. 
uillity, and the recent revival of trade, afford to 
this House a favourable opportunity to consider of 
such measures as may tend permanently to improve 
the condition of the Labouring Classes ; 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by inserting after the word “ opportunity” 
the words “ to give immediate attention to the Pariamentary 
“ claims so repeatedly urged in the Petitions of the Suffrage. 
“ People for an extension of the Parliamentary 
“ Suffrage, as well as.” 
And the Question being proposed, ‘That those 
words be there inserted :—And a Debate arising 
thereupon ; 


And the House, having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 27° die Mati, 1845: 


Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till To- 
morrow. 


The Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) Bill was, accord- Lunatic 
ing to the Order made this day, read a second time ; Cietand) Bil. 
and committed to a Committee of the whole House, 


for Monday next. 


The Coal Trade (Port of London) Bill was, ac- hye il 
cording to the Order made this day, read a second (on) Bill. 
time ; and committed to a Select Committee. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of Supply ; 
Supply, several Resolutions ; which were read, as 
follow : 


1. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One Naval Stores, 
million one hundred and ninety-nine thousand one &amp;e. 
hundred and forty-one pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray the Expense of Naval Stores for 
the Building, Repair and Outfit of the Fleet, the 
purchase of Steam Machinery, and for other pur- 
poses connected therewith, which will come in course 
of payment during the year ending on the 31st day 
of March 1846. 

2. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four Dock Yards. 
hundred and eighty-six thousand three hundred and 


forty-six pounds, be granted to Her myer, - 





our 
Bill, 


Medicines» 


Naval Miscel 
janeous Ser- 
rices. 


HalfPay (Navy 


and Marines, ) 


Military 
Pensions and 
Allowances, 


Civil - d°. 


Transports, &amp;c. 


Convicts. 


Packet Service, 


Matute Labour 
(Scotland) Bill. 


No- 321. 


Military 
Savings B 
wy es 


8 VicroRIz. 


defray the Charge of New Works, Improvements 
and Repairs in the Naval Establishments, for the 
year to the 31st day of March 1846. 


3. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Nineteen 
thousand seven hundred and fifty-eight pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
Medicines and Medical Stores, which will come in 
course of payment during the year ending on the 
31st day of March 1846. 


4. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and eighteen thousand four hundred and 
fifty-seven pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Charge of divers Naval Miscellaneous 
Services, which will come in course of payment 
during the year ending on the 31st day of March 
1846. 


5. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred and 
forty pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to com- 

lete the Sum necessary to defray the Charge of 
Half Pay to Officers of the Navy and of the Royal 
Marines, which will come in course of payment 
during the year ending on the 31st day of March 
1846. 

6. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eighty- 
nine thousand five hundred and forty-nine pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the Sum 
necessary to defray the Charge of Military Pensions 
and Allowances, which will come in course of pay- 
ment during the year ending on the 31st day of 
March 1846. 


7. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty- 
eight thousand four hundred and eighty-seven 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete 
the Sum necessary to defray the Charge of Civil 
Pensions and Allowances, which will come in course 
of payment during the year ending on the 31st day 
of March 1846. 


8. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and thirty-one thousand four hundred and 
five pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray 
the Charge of Transports on monthly pay, for the 
Victualling and Conveyance of Troops, and for the 
Freight of Stores on account of the Army and 
Ordnance Departments, which will come in course 
of payment during the year ending on the 31st day 
of March 1846. 


9. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Ninety- 
one thousand six hundred and seventy-three pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
Convicts, on account of the Home Department, 
which will come in course of payment during the 
year ending on the 31st day of March 1846, 


10. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Five 
hundred and forty-four thousand seven hundred and 
seventy-four pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Charge of the Packet Service for the 
Conveyance of Mails, which will come in course of 
payment during the year ending on the 31st day of 
March 1846. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


The House, according to the Order made this day, 
resolved itself into a Committee upon the Statute 
Labour (Scotland) Bill; and, after some time spent 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. 
Greene reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Wednesday the 
11th day of June next. 


The House, according to the Order made this day, 
resolved itself into a Committee upon the Military 
Vo. 109. 


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503 


Savings Banks Bill; and, after some time spent 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. 
Greene reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Fri- 
day next. 


Ordered, That Notices for Proceedings on Private Private Bills. 


Bills given for To-morrow, be deferred till Wed- 
nesday. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Bank Notes 
Accounts of the Notes of the Bank of Jreland in (Ireland.) 


Circulation, distinguishing those of the Branches 
from those in Dublin ; of the Amount of all Deposits, 
distinguishing Public from Private; of the Amount 
of all Securities held by the Bank, distinguishing 
Public from Private, and distinguishing Private 
under the heads of Bills and Notes discounted ; 
and of the Amount of Bullion in the Bank of Jre- 
land at the close of every week from the 2d day 
of February 1844 up to the present time (in conti- 
nuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 371 of Session 
1844). 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That Answer to 
their several Addresses of the 1st, 8th, 16th, 20th, Addresses. 


2ist and 23d days of this instant May (That Her 
Majesty would be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions, that the Papers therein mentioned might be 
laid before this House) had been presented to Her 
Majesty ; and that Her Majesty had commanded 
him to acquaint this House, that She will give di- 
rections accordingly. 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s Portendic 
Command,—Papers relative to the Arbitration of Claims. 


His Majesty the King of Prussia, on the Claims of 
Her Majesty’s Subjects, arising out of the measures 
adopted by the French Government, in the years 
1834 and 1835, on the Coast of Portendic. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s Public Records- 


Command,—A Copy of the Sixth Report of the 
Deputy Keeper of the Public Records, 1845. 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Sugar. 


the directions of several Acts of Parliament,—Copy 
of an Order in Council of the 26th April 1845, ad- 
mitting certain Sugars from the United States of 
America, Venezuela and Mezico, at the Duties of 
23s. 4d. and 28s. per cwt. 


A Return of all the Towns in Ireland from which Municipal 


Petitions have been presented to Her Majesty in 
Council for Charters of Incorporation, in pursuance 
of the Provisions of the Act for the Regulation of 
Municipal Corporations in Jreland. 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented pursuant to County Rates, 


several Addresses to Her Majesty,—Return to an &amp; 
Address to Her Majesty, dated the 9th day of Au- 
gust, in the last Session of Parliament, for Returns, 
showing the Total Amount of County, Poor and 
Highway Rates, levied in each Parish in England 
and Wales, for the year ending the 25th day of 
March 1843, and the Proportion in the Pound 
which these Rates bear to the Amount on which 
the Assessment is levied, distinguishing that on 
Land, Houses, Tithes, Quarries, ‘Mines, Fisheries, 
Canals and Railways. 


Abstracts of the Accounts of the several County County 
Treasurers, 


Treasurers in England aud Wales for the years 
ending Michaelmas 1843 and Michaelmas 1844. 


A Return of the Names of the Clerks of the Clerks of the 
Peace and Deputy Clerks of the Peace in every Peace. 


County of England and Wales, stating their profes- 
sion (if any), the Dates of their respective Appoint- 
ments, and by what Lord Lieutenant they have been 

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Pauper 
Lunatics, 


Banks 
(Ireland. ) 


Cornwall 
Railway Bill. 


Standing 
Orders ; 


Brigliton, 
Lewes and 
Hastings Rail- 
way (Hastings, 
Rye and Ash- 


ford Extension.) permitted to proceed with their Bill. 


North Wales 
Railway Bill. 


Newport and 
Pouty Pool 
Railway Bill. 


Guildford, 
Chichester and 
Portsmouth 


Railway Bill. 


504 26°—27° Maii. 


appointed or sanctioned ; the Amount of Money 
received by them from the County Rates in each of 
the years ending the 20th day of January 1841, 
1842, 1843, 1844 and 1845; also, the Amount 
received from other Sources in each of those years ; 
the Amount of Money allowed by the Clerks of the 
Peace to their Deputies in each of those years, or 
the Amount of Money allowed by the Deputies to 
the Clerks of the Peace, as the case may be ; also, 
the Names of the Persons employed by them to 
draw Bills of Indictment, stating their profession, if 
any, and the Amount paid by them for the same ; 
stating whether the whole Amount allowed for In- 
dictments by the County has been paid to them or 


not. 


A Return of the Number of Pauper Lunatics and 
Idiots chargeable to each of the Unions in England 
and Wales, and also to those places under Local 
Acts, inthe month of August 1844 (in pursuance of 
the Acts 5 and 6 Vic. c. 37,and 7 and 8 Vic.c. 101), 





A. 1845, 


Lessees and Occupiers of the Lands through which 
the proposed deviation is to be made. 


5. Resolved, That in the case of the Preston an 

Wyre Railway Branches Bill, Petition for additionel Wore Rat 
Provision, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed Bt"ches Bill 
with; That the Parties be permitted to introduce 

such additional Provision, on proving to the Com- 

mittee on the Bill the consent of the Owners, Lessees 

and Occupiers of the Lands through which the pro- 

posed deviation is to be made. 


6. Resolved, That in the case of the Birmingham Birm; h 
and Gloucester Railway (Worcester Branch and and ~~ el 
Cheltenham Extensions) Petition, the Standing Or- Railway (Wor. 
ders ought to be dispensed with ; That'the Parties or 
be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on omitting Retasion) 
such Clause or Clauses as enable the Company to 
sell or lease their Railway to the Midland Railway 
Company. 


That the Committees on this and the three pre- 





distinguishing those maintained in County Lunatic ceding Bills do examine, in the first place, how far 


Asylums, in Licensed Houses, and elsewhere ; with 


such Orders have been complied with; and do report 


the average Weekly Cost per head of Maintenance the same to the House, on the Report of the Bill. 


and Clothing ; together with the Population of each 


7. Resolved, That in the case of the North British North tritish 


Union in 1841, and the estimated Number of Lu- Insurance Company Bill, Clause on consideration of Insurance 
natics and Idiots for other places not under the Poor | Report, the said Clause is of such a nature as to Company Bil 


Law Amendment Act. 


Justify the House in entertaining it, if they shall 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to think fit. 


Order,—A Return of all Banks in Jreland which 
have become Bankrupt since the year 1825, with 
the date of the year in which such Bankruptcy has 
taken place. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Richard Thomas, of Perranarwor- 
thal, in the county of Cornwall, Civil Engineer, 
praying that it may be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Cornwall Railway Bill to allow the 
Petitioner to appear, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, to show that the Central Line or Great Wes- 
tern Line and Cornwall Junction Line, or some line 
through the said county to Falmouth, other than 
the said Cornwall Line, might be obtained with 
greater advantage to the public, and without any 
interference with the property of the Petitioner, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Robert Ferguson reported from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; 
which were read, as follow: 


1. Resolved, That in the case of the Brighton, 
Lewes and Hastings Railway (fastings, Rye and 
Ashford Extension) Petition, the Standing Orders 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be 


2. Resolved, That in the case of the North Wales 
Railway Bill, Petition for additional Provision, the 
Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with; That 
the Parties be permitted to introduce such addi- 
tional Provision, on proving to the Committee on 
the Bill the consent of the Owners of the lands 
through which the proposed deviation is to be made. 


3. Resolved, That in the case of the Newport and 
Ponty Pool Railway Bill, Petition for additional 
Provision, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed 
with ; That the Parties be permitted to introduce 
such additional Provision, on proving to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill the consent of the Owners, Lessees 
and Occupiers of the Lands through which the pro- 

osed deviation is to be made. 

4. Resolved, That in the case of the Guildford, 
Chichester and Portsmouth Railway Bill, Petition 
for additional Provision, the Standing Orders ought 
to be dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted 
to introduce such additional Provision, on proving to 
the Committee on the Bill the consent of the Owners, 


8. Resolved, That in the case of the Athlone and Athlone and 
Galway Railway, Petition for leave to present a S#lway Rail- 
Petition for a Bill, the Sessional Order ought not" 
to be dispensed with. 


9. Resolved, That in the case of the Southampton Southampton 
and Dorchester Railway Bill, Petition for additional %4 Dorchester 


Provision, the Standing Orders ought not to be ro 
dispensed with. 


10. Resolved, That in the case of the Sheffield shefield 
Waterworks Bill, Petition for additional Provision, Waterers 
the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ;~ 
That the Parties be permitted to introduce such 
additional Provision. 


11. Lesolved, That in the case of the Portarling- Portarlington 
ton and Tullamore Railway Petition, the Standing 3n4 Tulanore 
Orders ought not to be dispensed with. it 


12. Resolved, That in the case of the London and London and 
Brighton Railway (Wandsworth Branch) Petition, pie CWendse 
the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; i Branch). 
That the Parties be permitted to proceed with their 
Bill. 


The ist, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th, 10th and 12th 
Resolutions, being read a second time, were agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Brighton, 

of the Petition for the Brighton, Lewes aud Hastings — os 
Railway (Hastings, Rye and Ashford Extension) nn (Hastings, 
Bill, which was this day made from the Select Rye and Ast- 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and a Beaten) 
the same being read ; a 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to 

enable the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway 
Company to make a Railway from Bulverhithe, in 

the county of Susser, to Ashford, in the county of 

Kent: And that Mr. Darby and Mr. Fitzroy do pre- 

pare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Church Charch Building 
Building Materials, which was presented upon ge 
Friday last, be printed. ies 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the London London — 
University, which was presented upon Friday last, ow 
be printed. laa 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Railway Railway Plans. 
Plans, which was presented upon Friday last; be No.324. 
printed. 


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Ordered, That the Return relative to Coal Meters, 


Meters. 
woe which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


No. 325. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till one of the clock on Tuesday morning, 
adjourned till ‘To-morrow. 








Mercuri, 28° die Maii ; 
Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. . 
Southwark and T H E House proceeded to take into consideration 
Vauxhall Water the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, 
Company Bill. + tituled, An Act for uniting the Vauxhall and South- 
wark Water Companies into one Company, to be 
called The Southwark and Vauxhall Water Com- 
pany, and for extending the Works of the said Com- 
pany; and the same was read, as followeth : 
Pr, 42. l.ult. After “ thereof” insert Clause (A.) 
CiauseE (A.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
“ acted, That nothing in this Act contained shall 
“ extend or be construed to extend to alienate, de- 
“ feat, vary, lessen, abrogate or prejudice any estate, 
“ right, title, interest, franchise, royalty, jurisdiction 
“ or authority of his Royal Highness the Duke of 
“ Cornwall, his heirs or successors, in right of his 
“ Duchy of Cornwall.” 
The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir William Clay do carry the Bill 
to the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendment made by their 
Lordships. 

Great Soulhem A Petition of Nobility, Clergy, Gentry, Land- 

— owners, Freeholders, Farmers, Merchants, Citizens, 

(Ireland) pil, Lradespeople and other Inhabitants of the South 
Riding of Tipperary, praying that the Great Southern 
and Western Railway (Jreland) Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


Lirepee! and A Petition of Merchants, Corn-millers and others, 
(Bolton, Wigan resident in the city of Dublin, praying that the 
and Liverpool Liverpool and Bury Railway (Bolton, Wigan and 
ws and Liverpool Railway and Bury Extension) Bill may 
sin.) Bil, Pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 
ae Hil An ingrossed Bill for constructing Docks at Wex- 
exford) &gt; © 


ford, to be called The Castle Hill Docks, and for 
the Regulation and Management thereof, and for 
exempting Vessels using the same from Payment 
of a Portion of certain Tonnage Dues heretofore 
payable to the Wexford Harbour Commissioners, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for constructing Docks at Wexford, 
to be called The Castle Hill Docks, and for the 
Regulation and Management thereof. 

Ordered, That Mr. Grogan do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire the concurrence. 


Docks Bill, 


Launceston and 
th Devon 


Railway Bill, 


Ordered, That the Petition of Inhabitants of the 
town and neighbourhood of Tavistock, in the county 
of Devon, which was presented upon Friday last, 
praying the House to postpone their sanction to the 
Launceston and South Devon Raiiway Bill until the 


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505 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Midland Rail 
the Report on the Midland Railways (Nottingham ¥*¥* Tine 
to Lincoln) Bill; and the Amendments were read, ii, 
—_ agreed to; and Amendments were made to the 

ill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill to authorize the Erection of Cromer Pro- 
Sea-walls and Works, and a Jetty, at the Town or — — 
Parish of Cromer, in the County of Norfolk, and ren 
otherwise to provide for protecting the said Town 

and Parish from the further Encroachment of the 

Sea, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That the Earl of Listowell do carry the 

Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill for amending the Acts relating Manchester and 
to the Manchester and Leeds Railway, and for mak- —— 
ing a Branch therefrom to Burnley, and for extend- eg 
ing the Oldham and Heywood Branches, was, ac- Oldham and 
cording to Order, read the third time. oe 

: ee ranches Exe 
An ingrossed Clause (Provision for future General tension) Bill. 
Railway Acts) was thrice read; and added to the 
Bill, by way of Rider. 
Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Entwisle do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Leeds and 
the Report on the Leeds and West Riding Junction fsa Witieg 
: e unction Rail- 
Railways Bill. ways Bill 
Anda Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Amendments made by the Com- 
mittee to the Bill be now read a second time ; 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “ That the” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“« Bill be re-committed to the former Committee,” 
instead thereof. 
And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question :— 
It passed in the Negative. 
And the Question being put, That the words 
“ Bill be re-committed to the former Committee,” 
be added, instead thereof :—-It was resolved in the 
Affirmative, 
Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to 
sit, and proceed, To-morrow, at twelve of the clock. 


Petitions from Belfast ;—Londonderry (two Peti- Londonderry 
tions) ;—Owners of property adjoining Lough Foyle ; oe Rasen 
—Owners and Occupiers of property near Lough are 
Foyle ;— Ballast Office Committee for the Lough 
and River, Port and Harbour of Lough Foyle ;— 
Coleraine ;—Newtown Limavady ;—and, Society of 
the Governor and Assistants, London, of the New 
Plantation in Ulster ; praying that the Londonderry 
and Coleraine Railway Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Leeds and _ 
the further Proceeding upon the third reading of the Bradford Rail 


ingrossed Bill for enabling the Leeds and Bradford come 





details of the proposed Bideford and Tavistock 
Railroads are submitted to the House, be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 


Midland Rail. A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Notting- 
5s ( Notting- ha 


bam to Lincoln) “2%, praying that the Midland Railways (WVotting- 
Bill ham to Lincoln) Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 
Vor. 100. 


Railway Company to make a Railway from Shipley Cole) Biil. 
to Colne, with a Branch to Haworth :—The House 
resumed the said further Proceeding. 

An ingrossed Clause (Provision for future General 
Railway Acts) was thrice read ; and added to the 
Bill, by way of Rider. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Beckett do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

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Leeds, 


Dewsbury and 


Manchester 


Junction Rail- 


way Bill. 


506 28° Maii. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from 
Leeds, by Dewsbury, to Huddersfield, all in the 
West Riding of the County of York; and for im- 
proving the Communication by Railway between 
the Towns of Leeds and Huddersfield and the Town 
of Manchester, was read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause (Provision for future General 
Railway Acts) was thrice read; and added to the 





A. 1845. 


A Petition of Ralph John Thomas Williamson, of Liverpoot ana 
Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, Esquire, M* 
praying that the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Railway Bil, 


Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 





The House proceeded to take into consideration 


Bill, by way of Rider. the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


Devonport 
Gas and Coke 


SES Spe Sieh ya eR As aire yi eyt GAINS Obed oaratiaieinen é 


‘ intituled, An Act for bett ing wi Cc 
Ordered, That Mr. Beckett do carry the Bill to ee ee eae ee eae ee 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Scottish Central The House proceeded to take into consideration 


Railway Bill. 


the Report on the Scottish Central Railway Bill ; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Amendments made by 
the Committee to the Bill be now read a second 
time ; 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “ That the” 


Borough of Devonport; and the same were read, as 
follow: 

Pr. 1. 1. ult. Leave out from “ whereas” to 
“ Parliament,” in Pr. 2. 1. 1., and insert “ another 
“ Act has also been passed during the present Ses- 
“ sion of.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 2. Leave out “ a Bill” and insert “ an 
“ Act.” 
oo 2. 1. 6. Leave out from “ nature ” to “ called” 
in |. 8. 


Pr. 2. 1. 35. Leave out from “ Act” to “ And” 





to the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
«“ Bill be re-committed,” instead thereof. 


And the Question being proposed, That the| 


words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :— The said proposed Amendment was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 





in 1. 36. 
Pr. 34. 1. 35. Leave out from “ recited” to 
“ directed” in Is. 36. and 37., and insert “ Act.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Sir George Grey do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 


Committee to the Bill be now read a second time : | hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 


—The said Amendments were accordingly read a 
second time, and agreed to; and Amendments were 


Lordships. 


made to the Bill. | The House proceeded to take into consideration Plymouth and 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be | the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Stoneliouse Gas 


ingrossed. ‘intituled, An Act for better supplying with Gas the - 


Edinburgh 
and Glasgow 
Railway Bill. 


North Wales 
Minera! Rail- 
way Bill. 


Monmouth 
and Hereford 
Railway Bill. 


South Wales 
Railway Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend the Acts relating to} 
the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and to autho- 
rize the forming of additional Branches, was read 
the third time. 

Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
third reading of the said Bill be adjourned till To- 
morrow. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 
bourhood of Wrexham, in the county of Denbigh, 
praying that the North Wales Mineral Railway Bill | 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and | 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 








Petitions of Sir Thomas Crawley Boevey, Baronet, 
of Flaxley Abbey, in the county of Gloucester ;— 
and, Charles Bodenham, of Rotherwas, in the county 
of Hereford, Esquire; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against | 
certain parts of the Monmouth and Hereford Rail- 
way Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred | 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, | 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





Petitions of the Reverend Edward Jones, of | 
Chosen House, in the parish of Churchdown, in the | 
county of Gloucester ;—and, Sir Thomas Crawley ' 


Town and Neighbourhood of Plymouth; and the 
same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 1. ]. 25. Leave out from “ whereas” to 
Parliament” in |. 26., and insert “ another Act 
has also been passed during the present Session 
of,” and in 1, 26. leave out “‘ a Bill” and insert 
“ an Act.” 

Pr. 1.1. 30. Leave out from “ nature” to “ called” 
in |. ult. 

Pr. 6. Is. 25. and 26. After “ Commissioner” in- 
sert “ or Trustee.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 29. After “‘ Commissioners ” insert “ or 
“ Trustees.” 

Pr. 6. ls. 30. and 31. After “ Commissioners ” 
insert “ or Trustees.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 23. After “ any” insert “‘ Company 
.” 

Pr. 33. 1. 1. Leave out from “ recited ” to “ di- 
rected” in Is. 2. and 3., and insert ‘‘ Act.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Viscount Ebrington do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


ce 
“ 
“ 


“ 


ce 


The Bermondsey Improvement (No. 2.) Bill was Bermondsey 


read a second time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ‘ 
mittee of Selection. 
Ordered, That the Petitions of John Curling, 
Clerk to the Commissioners for the Improvement of 


Boevey, of Flaxley Abbey, in the county of Glou-| the Waterside Division of Bermondsey, in the county 
cester, Baronet, and the Reverend Edward Jones, of Surrey, which was presented upon the 24th day 
late of Hayhill, in the same county, but now of| of April last, complaining that the Standing Orders 
Chosen House, in the parish of Churchdown, in the | of the House, in respect to the Bermondsey Improve- 
said county of Gloucester; praying that they may | ment (No. 2.) Bill, had not been complied with ; 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents,| and praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
against certain parts of the South Wales Railway | his counsel or agent, against certain parts thereof ; 
Bill,—were presented, and read. |—and, of Commissioners for executing an Act 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred |“ for paving the Foot-paths, and for lighting and 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners | watching that part of the Kent-street-road which 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon leads from the Kent-street end unto the Bridge 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, | next immediately below the Green Man Turn- 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. | pike, situate within the Parish of Saint —— 
arty’, 


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8 VicTORIz. 





Martyr, Southwark, in the county of Surrey, and 
certain Public Streets, Squares, Lanes, Passages 
and Places communicating therewith, respectively 
situated within the said Parish, or within the Pa- 
rishes of Saint Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, and 
Saint Mary, Newington, 7 thereto, and for 
removing and preventing Encroachments and An- 
noyances therein,” and the several powers and autho- 
rities thereby given and granted, which was pre- 
sented upon the 1st day of this instant May ; pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the said 
Bill, be referred to the Committee on the Bill; and 
the Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 





sill, 


oke 
Bill, 





28° Mazi. 


507 


heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Shareholders and Promoters of and Cornwall 
ina scheme for the construction of a line of Rail- Railway Bill. 
way through the centre of Devon and Cornwall, 

called The Cornwall and Devon Central Railway, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, in support of such line, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Cornwall Railway Bill; and the 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 








counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


Ordered, That the Petition of George Stevenson, | 


of Taunton, in the county of Somerset, Esquire, 
which was presented upon the 15th day of this 
instant May, praying that the said Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


Petitions from Merchants, Share-holdersand others 
interested in the South Wheal Francis Mine in JI- 
logan ;—in the Carn Brea Mine in Illogan;—in 
the Dol Coath and Wheal Harris Mine in Cam- 
borne ;—in the East Pool Mine in Illogan ;—in the 
East Wheal Crofty Mine in Illogan;—and, Inha- 
bitants of Saint Day; praying that the Cornwall 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Cornwall 
Railway Bill. 


ind 
Gas 
Belfast and Ordered, That the Report on the Belfast and 

Ballymena § Ballymena Railway Bill be now taken into consi- 

Railway Bills qeration:—The House accordingly proceeded to 

take the said Report into consideration. 

And the House being informed that other Amend- 

ments are necessary to be made to the Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 

- former Committee :—And that they have leave to 


counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petition. 

A Petition of Members of the Provisional Com- 
mittee for the promotion of a scheme for a Railway 
through the centre of the counties of Devon and 
Cornwall, to be called The Great West of England 
Railway, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, in support of such 
Railway, was also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Cornwall Railway Bill; and the 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petition, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petition. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Cornwall 
posed, That it be an Instruction to the Committee Railway Bill. 
on the Cornwall Railway Bill to consider the 
Schemes referred to them by this House for a central 
Railway through the counties of Devon and Corn- 
wall, as prayed in the Petition of Richard Thomas : 

—&lt;And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


Lord Ashley reported from the Committee on Edinburgh 
Group (F F.) of Railway Bills, to whom several and Hawick 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said Railway Bill 





sit, and proceed, To-morrow, at twelve of the clock, 
and to make their Report the same day. 


Totnes Markets 
and Water- 
works (No, 2.) 
Bill. 


Waterworks (No. 2.) Bill, was presented, and read. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 


Bill, against the said Petition. 


Shepley Lane 
Head and 
Barnsley Road 
Bil, ~ 


the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


it 
" Bridgwater 

Nevigation and 
ailway Bill. ’ 

way Bill way Bill. 


And the House being informed that other Amend- 


ments are necessary to be made to the Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill he re-committed to the 


former Committee. 


Waterford 
and Limerick 


Railway Bill. 


themselves, their counsel or agents, a 
parts of the Waterford and Limerick 
—were presented, and read. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 


Vor. 100, 





A Petition of Francis Rodd, of Trebartha Vall, 
in the county of Cornwall, Esquire, praying that he 
may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Totnes Markets and 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Shepley Lane Head and Barnsley Road Bill ; That 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and had gone through 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Bridgwater Navigation and Rail- 


_ Petitions of John Barclay Clibborn and Barclay 
Clibborn, of Auner Mills, Clonmel ;—Governors and 
Managers of the District Lunatic Asylum at Lime- 
rick ;—and, the Great Southern and Western Rail- 
way Company ; praying that they may be heard, by 
gainst certain 


Railway Bill, 


Group, together with the Report of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway Bill, they had 
heard counsel in support of several of the said Peti- 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 








Lord Ashley reported from the Committee on Railway Bills, 
Group (F F.) of Railway Bills ; That the Committee Group (FF.) 
met at twelve o'clock yesterday, pursuant to adjourn- 
ment; but that Captain Osborne, one of the Mem- 
bers of the said Committee, was not present within 
one hour of the time appointed for the meeting of 
the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from the Huddersfield 
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Rail- 0n¢ Manchester 
way, at Stalybridge, to the Manchester and Leeds Canai Bill 
Railway at Kirkheaton, witha Branch therefrom ; 
and for consolidating into one Undertaking the said 
proposed Railway and the Huddersfield Canal Na- 
vigation, was read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause (Provision for future general 
Railway Act) was thrice read; and added to the 
Bill, by way of Rider. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Stansfield do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from —— 
Huddersfield, in the West Riding of the County of 7 ri Rail. 
York, to or near Penistone, in the same Riding, way Bill. 


372 there 











MR, je Ta oe. 


Lees ah A LEE OEE. 5 i TT eC: 


Belfast 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Diss, Beccles 
and Yarmouth 
Railway Bill. 


Keyingham 
Drainage Bill. 


Edinburgh 
Life Assurance 
Company Bill. 


Ulster Railway 
Extension Bill. 


Chester and 
Holyhead 
Railway Bill. 


508 28° Maiz. 


there to form a Junction with the Sheffield, Ashton- 
under-Lyne and Manchester Railway, to be called 
The Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway, 
was read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause (Provision for future general 
Railway Acts) was thrice read; and added to the 
Bill, by way of Rider. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Stansfield do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions of Land-owners and Occupiers of tene- 
ments and buildings situate within one mile of the 
municipal boundary of the borough of Belfast, in 
the county of Down;—and, Sir Arthur Chichester, of 
Belfast, in the county of Antrim, Baronet ; praying 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Belfast Improvement 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Trustees of the Turnpike-road from 
the city of Norwich to Scole Bridge, in the county 
of — raying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
_ of the Diss, Beccles and Yarmouth Railway 

ill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Group of Railway Bills in which 
the Bill is comprised ; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Pe- 
tition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands 
rated towards the expenses of the drainage of the 
Keyingham Level, in the East Riding of the county 
of York, praying that the Keyingham Drainage Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for conferring on the Edinburgh 
Life Assurance Company certain Privileges of a 
Corporate Body, and as such to sue and be sued, 
to hold Property, and for other Purposes relating 
thereto ; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 4.1.14. After “any” insert “ of.” 

Pr. 12.1. 1. Leave out “ written.” 

Pr. 12.1.2. After“ policy” insert “ subscribed.” 

Pr. 15. |. 28. After“ passed” insert Clause (A.) 

Crause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That nothing 

herein contained shall be deemed to exempt the 

Company from the Provisions of any general Act 

which may be passed during the present or any 

future Session of Parliament which may affect 

Life Assurance Companies formed previous to the 

passing of such general Act.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Forbes Mackenzie do carry 
the Bill to the Lords ; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Ulster Railway 
Extension Bill be taken into consideration To- 
morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill for completing the Line of the 
Chester and Holyhead Railway, and for amending 
the Act relating to the said Railway, was, according 
to Order, read the third time; and Amendments 
were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the said Bill do pass. 


A. 1845, 


Ordered, That Mr. Spooner do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect Birmingha 
of the Petition for the Birmingham and Gloucester 24 Gloucester 
Railway ( Worcester Branch and Cheltenham Exten- 
sions) Bill, which, upon Monday last, was made —e 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, Extensions) 
might be read; and the same being read ; bin. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to 
enable the Birmingham and Gloucester Railwa 
Company to make Branch Railways to the City of 
Worcester and the River Severn, and Extension 
Lines at Cheltenham: And that Mr. Dugdale, Mr. 
Newdegate and Mr. Spooner do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


A Petition of Share-holders and Proprietors of Glaszow 
Stock of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Com- Jetion Rail. 
pany, and the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and “” - 
Ayr Railway Company, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Glasgow Junction Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Bristol and 
the Report on the Bristol and Exeter Railway saad =" 
Branches Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to; and Amendments were made to the 
Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Southampton 
the Report on the Southampton and Dorchester %4,Dorhtet 

; i y Bill. 
Railway Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Kendal and 
the Report on the Kendal and Windermere Rail- Railway Bil 
way Bill; and the Amendments were read, an 
agreed to. 

A Clause (Provision for future general Railway 
Acts) was twice read; and made part of the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Petition of the High Sheriff for the county of —_ ll 
Meath, praying that he may be heard, by himself or Roitway witha 
counsel, against certain parts of the Dublin and Brauch to Kels 
Belfast Junction Railway with a Branch to Kells ae Agel ‘ 
Bill; and that the House will not sanction the recent Gyan Railway. 
decision of the Railway Department of the Board of 
Trade against the North Western Railway from 
Dublin to Cavan, with power of Extension to Ennis- 
killen, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by, himself or counsel, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


O’ Conor Don reported from the Committee on Railway Bills 
Group (V.) of Railway Bills; That the Parties pro- Group (V-) 
moting the Manchester, Sheffield and Midland Junc- 
tion Railway Bill had stated to the Committee, that 
the evidence of Mr. Jonathan Brammall, of Sheffield, 

‘and that the Parties opposing the said Bill had also 
| stated to the Committee that the evidence of Mr. 
Edward Vickers, was essential, in order to enable 
them to establish their respective cases before the 
Committee ; and it having been proved that applica- 
tion had been made to the above parties, but that their 





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London and 
South Western 
Railway 

(No. 1.) | 
(Metropolitan 
Extension) Bill. 


Aberdare 
Railway Bill. 


North Wales 
Mineral Rail- 
way Bill, 


Shrewsbury, 
Oswestry and 
hester Junce 


von Railwa 
Bil. 


1 


§ ViIcTORIE. 


attendance could not be procured without the inter- | 
vention of the House, the Chairman had been in- | 
structed by the Committee to move the House, That | 
the said Mr. Jonathan Brammall be ordered to | 
attend the said Committee To-morrow at twelve | 
o’clock; and that Mr. Edward Vickers be ordered | 
to attend the said Committee on Monday next at | 
twelve o'clock. | 

Ordered, That Mr. Jonathan Brammall do attend | 
the said Committee, To-morrow, at twelve of the, 
clock. 

Ordered, That Mr. Edward Vickers do attend the 
said Committee, upon Monday next, at twelve of 
the clock. 


Petitions of Thomas Chandless, of Lincoln’s Inn, 
in the county of Middlesex, Esquire ;— Charles Fas- 
sett Burnett, of Vauxhall, in the county of Surrey, 
Distiller, John Fassett Burnett, of Vauxhall, afore- | 
said, Distiller, Robert Burnett Brander, of Vauz- | 
hall, aforesaid, Distiller, and John Robert Fassett | 
Burnett, of Vauxhall, aforesaid, Distiller ;—Inha- | 
bitants of the parish of Saint Mary, Lambeth, in. 
the county of Surrey ;—John Barnard, of Belvidere- | 
road, Lambeth, in the county of Surrey, Timber | 
Merchant ;—Thomas Lett, of the Commercial-road, | 
Lambeth, in the county of Surrey, Timber Merchant, | 
John Archbutt, of the Westminster-bridge-road, in 
the said county of Surrey, Pawnbroker, and George | 
Searle, of Stangate-street, Lambeth, in the said | 
county of Surrey, Barge-builder ;--the Treasurer and | 
Trustees of Major Zawrence’s Boys Charity School, 
in the parish of Lambeth, in the county of Surrey, 
and also the Trustees of James Spencer’s Charity, in 
the said parish ;—John Fassett Burnett, of Vauz- 
hall, in the county of Surrey, Esquire ;—and, Henry 
Warburton, Esquire, Member of Parliament ; pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the London | 
and South Western Railway (No. 1.) (Metropolitan 
Extension) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred | 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





A Petition of Thomas Powell, of the Gaer, near 
Newport, in the county of Monmouth, Esquire, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his coun- 
sel or agent, against certain parts of the Aberdare 
Railway Bili, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Sir Philip Egerton reported from the Committee 
on Group (Q.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the 
North Wales Mineral Railway Bill, they had heard 
the Petitioner in person in support of one of the 
said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill; That they had inquired into the several 


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matters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from 
Shrewsbury, in the County of Salop, to Ruabon, in 
the County of Denbigh, to be called The Shrewsbury, 


Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway, was read 
the third time. 





Vo. 100. 


509 


An ingrossed Clause (Provision for future general 
Railway Acts) was thrice read; and added to the 
Bill, by way of Rider. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Philip Egerton do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of the Society of the Governor and Londonderry 
Assistants, Zondon, of the New Plantation in Ulster, 224 Enniskillen 
within the realm of Ireland, praying that the Lon- sate me 
donderry and Enniskillen Railway Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for better supplying with Water piackburn 
the Town and Township of Blackburn, in the County Waterworks 
Palatine of Lancaster, was read the third time. Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Milner Gibson do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Blackburn, 
reading of the Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Rail- = 
way Bill ; -— ites 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Friday next. 


Petitions of Abraham Darby, Alfred Darby, Newport and 

Henry Dickinson and William Tothill, of Ebbw Ponty ~~ 
Vale and Sirhowy Iron-works, in the county of ®*!¥*y Bi 
Monmouth, Iron-masters and Co-partners ;—John 
Griffiths, and others ;— Directors of and Share- 
holders in the Blaenavon Iron and Coal Company ; 
—Mary Jones, of Lianarth-court, in the parish of 
Llanarth, in the county of Monmouth, Widow ;— 
and, Thomas Macaulay Cruttwell, Robert Cruttwell, 
George Allies, George Munn, Henry Stothert, Ro- 
bert Micklem, Joseph Beaumont, John Stothert and 
George Shaw, of the Blaina and Cwm Celyn Iron- 
works, in the county of Monmouth, lron-masters 
and Co-partners; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Newport and Ponty Pool Railway 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Birmingham 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- and — 
tituled, An Act to enlarge the Powers of the Bir- atta -_ 
mingham and Staffordshire Gas Light Company ; 
and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 51.1. 38. Leave out “ said.” 

Pr. 58. 1. 14. Leave out “ seven” and insert 
“ fourteen.” 

Pr. 58. 1. 21. Leave out “ seven” and insert 
“ fourteen.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Spooner do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


Ordered, That the Watermen’s Company (Poor’s Watermen’s 
and Endowment) Fund Bill be read the third time ee 
To-morrow. Cree 
Fund Bill, 

The House proceeded to take into consideration Huddersfield 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Waterwork 
tituled, An Act to alter, enlarge and amend an Act Bill 
for supplying with Water the Town and Neighbour- 
hood of Huddersfield, in the West Riding of the 
County of York; and the same was read, as followeth: 

Pr. 10. 1. 29. Leave out “ Boyd” and insert 
“ Royd.” 
373 The 





Brighton, 
Lewes and 
Hastings Rail- 
way (Hastings, 
Rye and Ash- 
ford Extension) 
Bill. 


Public Petitions Mr. Brotherton reported 


(Twenty-se- 
venth Report.) 


Highways, 


Lighthouses. 


Commons 
Inclosure. 


Municipal 
Corporations 


(ireland) Act. 


Parliamentary 
Suffrage. 


Tyseplh Mason, 


Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund 
Bill, 


510 


The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Stansfield do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 


agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. | 


Mr. Trotter presented a Bill to enable the 
Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway Company 
to make a Railway from Bulverhithe, in the County 
of Sussex, to Ashford, in the County of Kent: And 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time. 


from the Select Com- 
mittee on Public Petitions; That they had examined 
the Petitions presented from the 21st to the 23d days 
of this instant May, both inclusive ; and had directed 
him to make a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table : 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the 
Keynsham Union, in the counties of Somerset and 
Gloucester, praying the House to pass a Bill for 
placing the control and management of Highways 
in the hands of Boards of Guardians, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Under-writers, Merchants and Ship- 
owners of the Port of Liverpool ;—and, Members of 
the Committee of the Steam Ship-owners Associa- 
tion, representing upwards of 80,000 tons of British 
Steam Shipping ; praying for a reduction of the dues 
for Lights and Lighthouses,—were presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Lighthouses. 


A Petition of Edwin Wilks, of Cheltenham, in the 
county of Gloucester, praying the House to pass a 
law to make all the Commons or Wastes or unen- 
closed or unproductive lands in Great Britain and 
Lreland, and the islands adjacent, national property, 
and let out the same in five-acre allotments, making 
an advance of one hundred pounds to every tenant 
of such taking, 


dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of Dublin, praying the House to proceed immedi- 
ately and without delay to amend the Jrish Muni- 
cipal Reform Act, and to give to the people of Ireland 
a measure of Municipal Reform, on the same basis 
and principles with that now enjoyed by the people 
of England, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Harry Grooby Rogers, of Manor- 
place, in the borough of Southwark, Gentleman ;— 
William Green, of Bennett-street, in the borough of 
Southwark, Gentleman ;—and, Henry Edger, of Bol- 
well Cottage, in the borough of Lambeth, Gentle- 
man ; praying for such a reform in the electoral sys- 
tem as will secure a full, fair and free representation 
in Parliament,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to liegipon the Table. 


A Petition of Elizabeth Mason, of No. 4, Silver- 
street, Groves, near the city of York, and Isaac 


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was presented, and read; and or- 





A. 1845. 


| the city of Bristol, praying that the Merchant Sea- 

| men’s Fund Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
| stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Masters or Commanders of ships 


. M 
or vessels belonging to the port of the royal burgh Senate Cs 


of Montrose, praying that the Merchant Seamen’s Bill (1844,) 
| Fund Bill of the last Session of Parliament ma 
not pass into law, was presented, and read ; and or- 


| dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Castle Cary ;— Birmingham (seven Tusolvent 
Petitions) ; — Tonbridge ;— Tonbridge Wells ;—and, Debtors Act, 
Kidderminster ; praying for the repeal or alteration 
of the Insolvent Debtors Act,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Inhabitants of Slowet, in the West Anatomy Act. 
_ Riding of the county of York, praying for an inquiry y 

| into the operation of the Anatomy Act, was presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Bath Sale of Beer. 
Easton, in the county of Somerset, praying the» 
House to restrict the Sale of Beer to inns and houses 
of respectability, was i and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy of the parish and neighbour- Saint Asaph 
_ hood of Liverpool, praying the House to take into sn4 Bangor 
consideration, with a view to its enactment, any Bill "°°" 
that may be introduced for preventing the union of 

the Dioceses of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and at the 

same time provide for the immediate appointment of 

|a Bishop to the newly-erected See of Manchester, 


| was —* and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
| the Table. 





Petitions from Presbytery of Kelso ;—-and, Pres- Schooimasters 
bytery of Dingwall (Moderator); praying the House (Scotland.) 
| to adopt measures for ameliorating the condition of 
‘the burgh and parochial Schoolmasters, and for pro- 
moting the educational interests of Scotland,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie uponthe Table. 





A Petition of Protestant Inhabitants of the pa- Education 
| rish of Saintfield, in the Diocese of Down, praying (relan4.) 
'the House to devise means for removing the re- 

| strictions on the distribution of the Aid annually 
granted for Education in Jreland, so as to afford 

assistance to the Schools in connexion with the 

| Church Education Society, was presented, and read ; 

| and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wigg ;—-Downside;— Milton Cleve- a og 
don ; —Brewham ; — Marksbury ; —West Whic ; — eo 
Gidding ;—and, Sawtry ; praying that the Maynooth 
College Bill may not pass intoalaw,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Salmon 


Petitions from Newport (Monmouth) ;--Tewkhesbury ee on 


and Upton-on-Severn ;—and, Chepstow; praying 
that the Salmon Fisheries Bill may not pass into a 
law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Eleanor Elliot ;—Henry le Mesu- Guernsey. 





Wood, Joiner, of Clifford, near Tadcaster, stating | 
that they are the wife and brother-in-law of Joseph’ 


Mason, who was tried at the York Assizes in March | 


1843, for a burglary, and sentenced to twenty years’ 
transportation, but that since his conviction and 
removal from York, he has been clearly proved in- 
nocent, and the real offender brought to justice ; and 
praying the House to appoint a commission to in- 
quire into his case, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Master, Wardens and Com- 
monalty of the Society of Merchant Venturers of 





rier (two Petitions) ;— Bridges John Hooke ;—John 
Farrell ;—Reverend Daniel Dobrée ;— Christopher 
Andrew Irving ;—Joseph Long ;— William Brice ;— 
and, Daniel Tupper ; complaining of maladmi- 
nistration of justice in the Island of Guernsey ; and 
praying for redress,— were presented, and read ; 
, and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants and Traders of Buenos Ayre 
Liverpool, praying that the House will be pleased to 
address Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty 
will direct such instructions to be given to the 


| Officers commanding Her Majesty’s Ships in the 


River de la Plata, as will enforce the Free Naviga- 
tion 











nd 


Railways. 


Court of 
Chancery. 


Petty Sessions. 


Courts of Law 
and Equity. 


Justices’ Clerks 
and Clerks of 
the Peace Bill. 


Field Gardens 


Bill, 


Parochial 
Settlement Bill, 


Copper Ore. 


Lord's Day. 





‘that the Field Gardens Bill may pass into a law, 


8 Vicroriz. 


tion of that River, and its tributary streams, compel 
the due enforcement of the treaty of commerce 
concluded between this country and the United 
Provinces of the River de la Plata, and oblige 
Buenos Ayres to abandon pretensions that the Pe- 
titioners conceive are unjust in themselves, and in 
their results utterly destructive of a trade, which if 
permitted to be carried on freely, promises to become 
of great advantage, second only in valne, extent 
and importance to that of China, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Canal Navigation from Leeds to Liverpool, praying 
for a legislative enactment for insuring proper and 
equable charge between passengers and goods on 
Railways, and to makeall descriptions of traffic bear 
their due proportion of rate, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the ‘lable. 


Petitions from Mewcastle-upon-Tyne and Gates- 
head ;—and, Bristol; praying for inquiry into the 
claims made before the Lord Chancellor in pursuance 
of the Act for abolishing certain Offices of the High 
Court of Chancery in England, and that the House 
will take under consideration the several orders 
made thereon, and inquire into the Fees imposed 
upon the Suitors of the said Court, and into the 
state and charges affecting the several funds of the 
Suitors of the said Court,—were presented and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of David Phillips, of the parish of 
Llanhilleth, in the county of Monmouth, and for 
many years a Grand Juror, praying the House to 
pass a Bill empowering three Magistrates at Petty 
Sessions to determine on all punishments under a 
certain value, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising 
in the city of Bristol, praying the House to transfer 
the Courts of all the Law and Equity Judges to the 
neighbourhood of the Inns of Court, and unite them 
in a suitable structure under one roof, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors residing in 
the city of York, praying that the Justices’ Clerks 
and Clerks of the Peace Bill may not pass into a 
law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy and 
other Inhabitants of the county of Kent, praying 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Wells Union (Somerset); —and, 
Shepton Mallet Union ; praying that the Parochial 
Settlement Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners, Copper 
Smelters, Engineers and others carrying on business 
in Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, praying for 
the repeal of the existing duties on Copper Ore, was 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Nigg ;—Logie Easter ;—and, Bath 
Easton; praying the House to adopt measures for 
securing and enforcing a more due observance of the 
Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table, 
Vor. 109. 


28° Mazz. 


511 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant to Malta 

an Address to Her Majesty,—Copies of the Procla- Curency: 
mation and Correspondence, or Extracts of Corre- No. 326. 
spondence, on the subject of the Malta Currency. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 

Table ; and be printed. 


The Roman Catholic Relief Bill was, according RomanCatholic 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a Relief Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday the 

11th day of June next. 


The Coroners (Zreland) Bill was, according to Coroners 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a (Ireland) Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday 

next. 


Mr. Beckett reported the Canal Companies Tolls Canal Com. 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to, panies Tolls 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be * 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Wednes- 

day next. 


Mr. Beckett reported the Canal Companies Car- Canal Com- 
riers Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 1. Carriers 
agreed to. ° 

A Clause (Persons using Steam-power subject to 

certain bye-laws) was twice read; and made part of 

the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 

ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Wednes- 

day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Malt Drawback 
reading of the Malt Drawback Bill ; Bill. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 

posed, That the Bili be now read a second time :— 

And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 

withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


Societies Bill was, Scientific 
end Literary 
Societies Bill. 


The Scientific and Literary 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- supply. 
mittee of Supply ; ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means ;  — 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Privy Councit 
reading of the Privy Council Bill ; Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Labouring 

the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, Classes. 
upon Monday last, was proposed to be made to the 
Question, “ That the present state of political tran- 
“ qguillity, and the recent revival of trade, afford to 
this House a favourable opportunity to consider 
of such measures as may tend permanently to 
improve the condition of the labouring classes ;” 

And which Amendment was, after the word 
opportunity” to insert the words, “to give imme- 
diate attention to the claims so repeatedly urged 
in the Petitions of the People for an extension of 
the Parliamentary Suffrage, as well as.” 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
those words be there inserted +The House resumed 
the said adjourned Debate. 
3T4 


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“ 


“é 


And 








512 28°—29° Maiz. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 29° die Maii, 1845: 


And the Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Mr. Sharman Crawford, \ 


Yeas, L Dr. Bowring : is 
Tellers forthe f Mr. Charles Buller, Loss 
Noes, L Mr. Tufnell : as 


So it passed in the Negative. 
And the Question being again proposed, “ That 
the present state of political tranquillity, and the 
recent revival of trade, afford to this House a fa- 
vourable opportunity to consider of such measures 
as may tend permanently to improve the condition 
of the labouring classes ;”’ 
And the previous Question being put, That that 
Question be now put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

oo , Mr. Tufnell, 1 

Tellers for the Y eas,! Lord —. Hill: f 104. 
{Mr. Young, ; 189. 
\Mr. Henry Baring: 

So it passed in the Negative. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That those Laws which impose duties usually 


“ 


ce 


Lad 


‘ 
“ 


Tellers for the Noes,. 


called protective tend to impair the efficiency of 


labour, to restrict the free interchange of commodi- 
ties, and to impose on the people unnecessary taxa- 
tion :—And the previous Question being put, That 
that Question be now put; it passed in the Ne- 
gative. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the present Corn Law tends to check 
improvements in agriculture, produces uncertainty 
in all farming speculations, and holds out to the 
owners and occupiers of land prospects of special 
advantage, which it fails to secure :—And the pre- 
vious Question being put, That that Question be 
now put; it passed in the Negative. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That this House will take the said Laws into 
consideration, with a view to such cautious and de- 
liberate arrangements as may be most beneficial to 
all classes of Her Majesty’s subjects :—And the 
previous Question being put, That that Question be 
now put ; it passed in the Negative. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the freedom of industry would be pro- 
moted by a careful revision of the Law of Parochial 
Settlement which now prevails in England and 
Wales:— And the previous Question being put, 
That that Question be now put; it passed in the 
Negative. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That a systematic plan of Colonization would 
partially relieve those districts of the country where 
the deficiency of employment has been most injurious 
to the Labourers in Husbandry :—And the previous 
Question being put, That that Question be now put ; 
it passed in the Negative. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the improvements made of late years 
in the education of the people, as well as its more 
general diffusion, have been seen with satisfaction 
by this House :—And the previous Question being 
put, That that Question be now put ; it passed in 
the Negative. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 


posed, That this House will be ready to give its, 


support to measures, founded on liberal and com- 
prehensive principles, which may be conducive to the 
further extension of religious and moral instruction : 
—And the previous Question being put, That that 
Question be now put; it passed in the Negative. 











A. 1845, 


The Select Committee on the Coal Trade (Port Coal Trade 
of London) Bill was nominated of Sir George Clerk, (Port of Lon. 
Mr. Lahouchere, Lord Granville Somerset, Mr. Hume, don) Bill 


Mr. Wakley, Sir James Duke, Colonel Thomas Wood 

Mr. Leader, Mr. Matthew Bell, Lord Harry Vane 

Mr. Alderman Humphery, Sir Edmund Filmer, 

Mr. Maclean, Mr. Masterman and Mr. Antrobus. ” 
Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Great Grimsby 


Junction Railway Bill be read the third time this 5 
day. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Orders, 


Culm shipped at the several Ports of England, 
Scotland and Ireland, Coastways, to other Ports of 
the United Kingdom, in the vear 1844; distinguish- 
ing the Quantity shipped at each of the said Ports, 
as compared with the year 1843 :—Of the Quan- 
tities and Declared Value of Coals, Cinders and 
Culm exported from the several Ports of England, 
Scotland and Ireland, to Foreign Countries and the 
British Settlements Abroad, in the year 1844; dis- 
tinguishing the Countries to which the same were 
sent, and comparing the same with the year 1843 ; 
also, distinguishing the Ports of the United King- 
dom from which the same were shipped :-—Of the 
Quantities of Coals, Cinders and Culm exported 
from the United Kingdom in the year 1844, with 
the Rate and Amount of Duty thereon :—And, of 
the Quantities of Coals brought Coastways and by 
Inland Navigation into the Port of London during 
the year 1844, comparing the same with the Quan- 
tities brought during the year 1843. 


Returns of the Number of Chargeable Letters post-otice 


which have passed through the London General 
Post (inwards and outwards) since the first general 
Reduction of Postage, on the 5th day of December 
1839, dividing the time, as far practicable, into pe- 
riods of Four complete weeks each, and distinguish- 
ing, as regards each period, the Unpaid, Paid and 
Stamped, and Total Number of Letters; also of the 
estimated Average Number for Four weeks of the 
year immediately preceding the Reduction, distin- 
guished in like manner:—And, of the Number of 
Letters which have passed through the London 
District Post, exclusive of all General Post Letters, 
for the same periods; and distinguished in the same 
manner as the last Return :—A Comparative State- 
ment of the Number of Letters, including Franks, 
during the existence of the Franking Privilege, de- 
livered in the United Kingdom, in one week of each 
calendar month, beginning with November 1839 
and ending with the present time :—Accounts show- 
ing the Gross and Net Post-office Revenne, and the 
Cost of Management for the United Kingdom, for 
each of the years ending the 5th day of January 
1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844 and 1845, ex- 
cluding from the Account, whether of Gross Re- 
venue or Cost of Management, any Advances that 
may have been made by the English to the Irish 
Post-office, and Advances to the Money Order Of- 
fice ; also, disregarding in the Return for each year 
any Old Debts written off, or Postage remitted, or 
other Deductions which relate to previous years ;— 
Showing, as nearly as it can be given, the Gross 
Amount of Postage Revenue for England and Wales, 
exclusive of Returns for Refused Letters, for the 
month ending the 5th day of January 1840, during 
which the Fourpenny Rate was established ; and 
also for the two months ending the 5th day of Ja- 
nuary 1842, 1843, 1844 and 1845 :—And, of the 
Payments by the Post-office made during each of 
the years ending the 5th day of January 1839, 
1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844 and 1845, for the 
conveyance of the Mails by Railway in Great Bri- 
tain; distinguishing, in each instance, the Payments 
for Work done within the year from Payments for 
Work done in previous years :—A Return of the 
Number and Amount of Money Orders issued and 





paid 


unction Rail. 
way Bill, 


sa . — Coals, Ci 
Accounts of the Quantities of Coals, Cinders and and —" 





Fish 


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paid in England and Wales during each Quarter, 
from the Quarter ending the 5th day of April 1839 
to that ending the 5th day of January 1845, inclu- 
sive :—And, a similar Return as regards Money 
Orders issued and paid in London. 

A Return of the Amount of Money granted in 


heries. 

’ each year for promoting the Jrish Fisheries for the 
last Ten years:—A like Return of Money granted 
for promoting the Scotch Fisheries : —And, a Return 
of the Amount of said Grants now unappropriated. 

Wexford A Return of the Exports and Imports cf Weaford 

Harbour. Harbour during the years 1830 and 1844, ending 
the 5th day of April in each year. 

West India Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to the di- 


jslands Relief. yections of an Act of Parliament,—An Account of 
all Sums advanced during the year ending 5th Ja- 
nuary 1845 to the several Islands of Antigua, Saint 
Kitts, Nevis, Dominica and Montserrat, and of all 
Sums repaid by reason of such Advances, with the 
Interest paid thereon, during the same period. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of North Tawton and 


Cornwall 
Railway Bille its vicinity, in the county of Devon, praying that the 
Cornwall Railway Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 
Tollehouses A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery 
(Scotland. of Kelso, praying that licenses to sell Spirits and 
Ale may not be granted to persons keeping toll-gates 
in Scotland, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 
Edinburgh A Petition of Trustees of the turnpike-roads of 
ememaged the county of Selkirk, praying the House not to 
ye suffer the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway Bill to 
pass into a law, or at least to interrupt its progress 
until the promoters thereof shall have consented to 
compensate the said trustees, or to relieve them from 
their liabilities, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 
East India, Ordered, That the Copy of the Despatch to the 
No.327, Governor-General of India, calling his attention to 
the Question of Railway Communication in that 
country, which was presented upon Monday last, be 
printed. 
East India. Ordered, That the Copies of Acts passed by the 
No. 328. President of the Council of India, with Index 
thereto, which were presented upon Monday last, be 
printed. 
oe ol js, . Ordered, That the Paper relative to Metropolis 
No.399, !urnpike-roads, which was presented upon Monday 
* last, be printed. 
—_ Rates, Ordered, That an Abstract of the Returns relative 
No. 330, to County Rates, &amp;c., which were presented upon 
Monday last, be printed. 
sa _ Ordered, That an Abstract of the Accounts rela- 
No.331, tive to County Treasurers, which were presented 
* upon Monday last, be printed. 
- of the Ordered, That an Abstract of the Return relative 
No.332, 0. Clerks of the Peace, which was presented upon 
“Monday last, be printed. 
—_ q Ordered, That the Return relative to Pauper 
No. 333 Lunatics, which was presented upon Monday last, be 
‘printed. 
nel a) Ordered, That the Return relative to Banks (Ire- 
No 334 land), which was presented upon Monday last, be 
swuse printed. 
canes Ordered, That the Return relative to Municipal 
ions _ . . 
(Ireland, ) Corporations (Ireland), which was presented upon 
No, 335, Monday last, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till two of the clock on Thursday morning, 
adjourned till this day. 


28°-99° Maiti. 


513 
Jovis, 29° die Maii ; 


Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


O RDERED, That the Committee on Group (L.) Railway Bills, 
of Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till Group (L.) 
five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bil. for wilts, Somerset 
making a Railway from the Great Western Railway and Weymouth 
to the City of Salisbury and Town of Weymouth, Railwey Bill. 
with other Railways in connexion therewith, to be 
called The Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway, 
be now read the third time; 
The Earl of Lincoln, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives Her 
Consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is con- 
cerned, that the House may do therein, as they shall 
think fit. 
And Notice being taken, That the interest of the 
Prince of Wales, as Duke of Cornwall, is concerned 
therein ; 

The Earl of Lincoln, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives Her 
consent, as far as the Prince of Wales's interest is 
concerned, that the House may do therein as they 
shall think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time; and 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Long do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Spoad (Clun), 
the Report on the Spoad (Clun), &amp;c., Inclosure Bill ; a Inclosure 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. ai 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (X.) of Railway Bills, 
Railway Bills have leave to sit this day till five of Group (X-) 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Petitions of the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal Monmouth 
Company ;—and, Arthur Hammond Jenkins, John «4 Hereford 
Purrier Kimberley, Edward John Woodhouse, Ed- Railway Bill. 
ward Kendall, and Samuel Jones, all of the city of 
Gloucester; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Monmouth and Hereford Railway Bill, 

—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions of Arthur Hammond Jenkins, John South Wales 
Purrier Kimberley, Edward John Woodhouse, Ed- ®+ilway Bill. 
ward Kendall, and Samuel Jones, all of the city of 
Gloucester ;—Charles Henry Smith, of Swansea, in 
the county of Glamorgan, Esquire ;— Gloucester and 
Berkeley Canal Company ;—Richard Roy, of Great 
George-street, in the city of Westminster, as Solicitor 
and Agent for the Most noble John Crichton 
Stuart, Marquis of Bute and Earl of Dumfries ;— 
and, the Most Noble Henry Duke of Beaufort ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the | 
South Wales Railway Bull,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





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Mr. Towneley reported from the Committee on the 
Quinborowe Borough Bill, and to whom several 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That 
they had heard counsel in support of several of the 
said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Quinborowe 
Borough Bill. 


Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
(Ely and Whit- 
tlesea Devia- 
tion) Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Eastern Counties 
Railway Company to make a deviation from the 
line of their authorized Railway between Ely and 
Peterborough, was read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause (Provision for future general 
Railway Acts) was thrice read; and added to the 
Bill, by way of Rider. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Eliot Yorke do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Jaunton Gas Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


Taunton Gas 
Bill. 


Westminster Petitions of the Governor and Company of the 

Improvement Chelsea Waterworks ;--and, the Very Reverend 

(No. 2) Bile Samuel Wilberforce, Doctor in Divinity, Dean of the 
Collegiate Church of Saint Peter, Westminster, and 
the Chapter of the same Church ; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Westminster Improvement 
(No. 2.) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Exeter and An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from 
Crediton Rail- Exeter to Crediton, in the county of Devon, was 
om read the third time. 
An ingrossed Clause (Provision for future general 
Railway Acts) was thrice read ; and added to the 
Bill, by way of Rider. 
Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Buck do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


London and A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- 

Brighton Rail- bourhood of Horsham, praying that the London and 

Breach) Sa Brighton Railway (Horsham Branch) Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Newport aad 
Ponty Pool 
Railway Bill. 


Petitions of Charlotte Mary Moggridge, Widow, 
Edward Thomas Allfrey and John Stening Allfrey ; 
—Edward Thomas Allfrey and John Stening All- 
frey, of Newport, in the county of Monmouth ;— 
and, Colliery Proprietors of the town and neigh- 
bourhood of Newport, in the county of Monmouth ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Newport and Ponty Pool Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Railway Bills, | Lord Ashley reported from the Committee on 
Group (FF.) Group (F F.) of Railway Bills ; That the Committee 
met at twelve o'clock this day, pursuant to adjourn- 





A. 1845, 


ment ; but Mr. Osborne, one of the members of the 
said Committee, was not present within one hour of 
the time appointed for the meeting of the Com- 
mittee. 

And Mr. Osborne, in his place, having stated 
that he had lately had a fall from his horse, and 
that his continuing to serve on the Committee would 
be injurious to his health ; 

Ordered, That Mr. Osborne be discharged from 
further attendance on the said Committee. 


A Petition of Richard Thomas, of Perranar- 
worthal, in the county of Cornwall, Civil Engineer, 
taking notice of the Petition for leave to introduce 
additional powers and provisions into the West 
Cornwall Railway Bill ; and praying that he may be 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against the 
same, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of Richard Roy, of Great George- 
street, in the city of Westminster, Agent and Solicitor 
for the Most noble the Marquis of Bute, an Owner 
of property on the line of the Railway and works 
hereinafter mentioned, taking notice of the applica- 
tion for leave to bring in the Taff Vale Railway Bill ; 
and praying that he may be heard, by his counsel 
or agent, against certain parts thereof, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Group of Railway Bills in which 
the project is comprised ; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the appli- 
cation, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Directors and Share-holders of the 


West Comwalt 
Rail way Bill, 


Taff Vale 
Railway, 


Waterford 


Suir Navigation Company, and others, the Inha- and Limerick 
bitants of the town of Carrick-on-Suir, in the county Railway Bill 


of Tipperary, and its vicinity, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Waterford and Limerick 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions of the Board of Commissioners of Police 
for the city of Glasgow ;-—Trustees for the United 
Associate ine of Wellington-street, Glas- 
gow ;—Trustees acting under the Deeds of Settle- 
ment ofthe deceased John Kirkwood, House-factor, 
in Glasgow, of the deceased Mrs. Margaret Gilles- 
pie or Shirreff, wife of Robert Shirreff, sometime 
Merchant in Glasgow, and of the deceased Reverend 
Doctor John Mitchell, sometime Minister of Wel- 
lington-street Church, Glasgow, and of Mrs. Ann 
Gillespie or Mitchell, his wife ; — Merchants and 
others in Glasgow ;—Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of the burgh of Anderston ; —Glasgow, 
Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway Company ;— 
Royal Incorporation of Hutcheson’s Hospital, in 
the city of Glasgow ;—Trustees acting in execution 
of an Act for making a Road from the Foot of the 
Salt Market of Glasgow to the Kilmarnock or Cath- 
cart Turnpike-road, and for building a Bridge in the 
line thereof across the River Clyde, from Glasgow 
to Hutchesontown ;—Proprietors and Occupiers of 
lands and houses situated in Saint Vincent-street, 
Elmbank-crescent, and India-street, of Glasgow, 
and Elmbank-place, Glasgow ;—Feuars and Pro- 
prietors of lodgings and other buildings on the lands 
and estate of Blythswood, within the limits of de- 
viation of the proposed line of the Glasgow J unction 
Railway ; — Chief Magistrate of Gorbals, in the 
county of Lanark;—Minister, Preses, Treasurer and 


remanent Trustees or Managers of the en 
Oo 


Glasgow 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 





Edinburgh 
and Glasgow 
Railway Bill, 


Duddeston 
and Nechells 
Improvement 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Birmingham 
and Gloucester 
Railway (Wor- 
cester Branch 
andCheltenham 
Exteusions.) 


Birmingham 
and Gloucester 

i way 
(Gloucester 
Extensions, 
Stoke Branch, 
and Midland 
Railways Junc- 
tion) Bill, 


Birmingham 
and Gloucester 
Railway ( Wole 
Verhampton 


Line) Bill, 


8 VicToRiz. 


of the Free Protesting Church of Scotland, statedly 
assembling for public worship in the Hope-street Free 
Gaelic Church, Glasgow, under the pastoral superin- 
tendence of the Reverend Walter McGillivray ;— 
Feuars and Proprietors of lodgings and other build- 
ings on the lands and estate of Blythswood, on the 

roposed line of the Glasgow Junction Railway ;— 
and, William Gray, Merchant in Glasgow, Preses, 
Archibald McLellan, Coach-builder there, William 
Leckie Erving, of Arngomery, Merchant there, James 
McLeod, Surgeon there, John Carmichael, Wine 
and Spirit Merchant there, and Duncan Gillies, 
Gardener there, Managers of the Gaelic Chapel 
Society, and Trustees for their Church of Saint 
Columba, situated in Hope-street, of Glasgow, and 
of the Reverend Doctor Vorman McLeod, Minister 
of said Church, and Robert Will, Writer, in Glas- 
gow, Clerk and Secretary to said Society ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts of the Glasgow 
Junction Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the further Proceeding upon the third reading of the 
ingrossed Bill to amend the Acts relating to the 
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and to authorize 


the forming of additional Branches :—The House | 


resumed the said further Proceeding. 

And Amendments being proposed to be made to 
the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on 
the Duddeston and Nechells Improvement (No. 2.) 
Bill to make their Report, be enlarged till Friday 
the 6th day of June next. 


A Petition of the Worcester and Birmingham 
Canal Company, taking notice of the application 
for leave to bring in the Birminyham and Gloucester 
Railway (Worcester Branch and Cheltenham Exten- 
sions) Bill; and praying that they may be heard, by 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts thereof, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Group of Railway Bills in which 
the project is comprised ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
application, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Worcester and Birmingham 
Canal Company, praying that they may be heard, 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Birmingham and Giloucester Railway (Gloucester 
Extensions, Stoke Branch and Midland Railways 
Junction) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel er agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Worcester and Birmingham 
Canal Company, praying that they may be heard, 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Wolver- 
hampton Line) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. + 

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515 


A Petition of John Robertson, of No. 115, Pic- — h - 
cadilly, in the city of Westminster, Esquire, praying 3" “78”. 
that leave may “4 given to the proper Officer of the ey pow 
House to attend the trial of an action in the Court 
of Common Pleas, London, and to produce certain 
documents in relation to the Lough Foyle and Lough 
Swilly Drainage Bill of Session 1837-38. 

Ordered, That leave be given to the proper Officer 
to attend accordingly. 


Petitions of the South Eastern Railway Company ; London and 
—- William Harris, of Howley-street, Lambeth, Build- — 
er ;—John Ballard Byron, of Belvidere-road, Lam- (No. - 
beth, Merchant ;—Alexander Tillett, of Vine-street, (Metropolitan 
Lambeth, in the county of Surrey, and John Tillett, of ©*tenso™) Bill. 
the same place ;—Martha Carr, of Lowndes-square, 

Hyde Park, in the county of Middlesex, Spinster ;— 
and, John Woodward, of Davidge-terrace, in the pa- 
rish of Saint Mary, Lambeth, in the county of Surrey ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Zon- 
don and South Western Railway (No. 1.) (Metro- 
politan Extension) Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Merchants, Bankers, Manufacturers, Scottish Centra! 
and others, Inhabitants of the city of Glasgow, and Railway Bill. 
neighbourhood, praying that the Scotcish Central 
Railway Bili may pass into a law, was presented, 
| and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Gentry, Clergy, Merchants, Manu- Glasgow, 
facturers and other Inhabitants of Sligo, praying Qomfties and 
that the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway git. d 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and Inhabitants Wexford, 
of the borough of New Ross, in the county of Wer- aoe = ee 
ford, praying that the Wexford, Carlow and Dublin Railway Bili. 
Junction Railway Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands, was presented, and read ; and referred 


to the Committee on the Bill. 


Petitions from the Eastern Division of the county Parvehial 
of Kent ;—Hemel Hempstead Union ;—and, Berk- Settlement Biil. 
hampstead Union (Chairman) ; praying that the Pa- 
rochial Settlement Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Solicitors practising in Preston, in Court of 
the county of Lancaster, praying the House to in- pemenaes i 
quire into the claims made in pursuance of the Act 
for abolishing certain Offices of the High Court of 
Chancery in England, and to take into consideration 
the several orders made thereon, and to inquire into 
the fees imposed upon the suitors of the said Court, 
in pursuance of the powers of the said Act, and into 
the state and several charges affecting the several 
funds of the said Court, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Portsmouth District ;— Mansel Maynooti 
Gamage ;—Langarren ;-- Bromyard (two Petitions) ; College Bill. 
—Greenhow and Battersby ;—Saint Briavel’s ;— 
Kilmackshalgan and Templeboy ;—and, Arlingham ; 
praying that the Maynooth College Bill may not 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Archdeacon and Clergy of the Saint Asaph 
Archdeaconry of Wells, praying for the repeal of so —— 
much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c.77, as relates to = 
the union of the Dioceses of Saint Asaph and Ban- 
gor, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 





3 U2 Petitions 


Fre mee Sort a ieee are 





Sale of Beer 
Act. 


Lord’s Day. 


Guernsey. 


Joseph Henry 
Rolls, 


Merchant Sea- 
men’s Fund Bill. 


Hand-loom 
Weavers. 


Hat Manufac« 
turers, 


516 


Petitions from Ashbourne;—Ayot Saint Law- 
rence, Codicote and vicinity ;— Chichester ;— Dean- 
ery of Cricklade;—and, Archdeaconry of Wells; 
praying for alteration of the Sale of Beer Act,-— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Clifton-by-Ashbourn ;—Edlaston 
and Wyaston ;— Derby ;— Chichester ;-- District of 
Saint Thomas Claiediean (Middlesex) ;—Abersy- 
chan ;— Yeovil ;—Archdeaconry of Wells ;— Bower ; 
— Oban ;—Presbytery of Berwick (Moderator) ;-- 
Market Harborough ;--Daviot and Dunlichty ;— 
Members of the Committee of the Society for pro- 
moting the due Observance of the Lord’s Day, es- 
tablished in London (two Petitions) ;—Synod of the 
Presbyterian Church of England (Chairman) ;— 
and, Lawrence Kirk; praying the House to adopt 
measures for securing and enforcing a more due ob- 
servance of the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Henry Le Mesurier ;— William 
Brice;—and, Daniel Tupper, Esquire ; complaining 
of maladministration of justice in the Island of 
Guernsey ; and praying for redress,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Joseph Henry Rolls, late a Landing- 
waiter in Her Majesty’s Customs, complaining of 
suspension from the duties of his office, on a charge 
of dereliction of duty ; and praying the House to 
take his case into consideration, and afford him re- 
lief, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Members of the Select Vestry of 
the Parish of Liverpool (Chairman) ; — and, Tyne- 
mouth ; praying that the Merchant Seamen’s Fund 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


A Petition of Hand-loom Weavers of Wigan, in 
the county of Lancaster, and of the adjacent town- 
ships, employed in the weaving of Ginghams, Checks, 
Crossovers, Shambry, Fancy Nankeens, Nankeens, 
Ticks, Drapers, Cotton Bottom and Dowlas, stating 
that it is the custom to pay the Hand-loom Weavers 
employed in the weaving of the above-mentioned 
fabrics at so much per piece, and not as is the case 
with those employed in the weaving of Silk, at so 
much per yard; that their employers have made 
such increase of the pieces gradually, and without 
any increase to the wages of the weaver ; and pray- 
ing that the House will be pleased to adopt such 
measures as may be necessary for providing that no 
pieces of a greater length than fifty yards shall be 
woven, or that fifty yards shall be considered as the 
standard length of a piece, and that the wages of 
those employed in weaving the pieces shall be cal- 
culated after the rate of so much for every fifty 
yards, the amount being left to be settled between 
the — and the employed, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Persons employed in and connected 
with the manufacture of Hats in the boroughs of 
Manchester, Oldham, Stockport, Ashton, Rochdale 
and their localities, stating that they and their fa- 
snilies are in great distress and destitution, arising 
from the want of employment and the small remu- 
neration for what little employment they have; that 
they have suffered repeated reductions in their wages 
for the last fifteen or eighteen years, and that every 
year has brought a decrease in their employment ; 
and praying the House to cause inquiry to be made 
into the cause or causes that have led to this de- 
crease in their trade, and to their consequent misery, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 





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A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Guar- Poor Law 
dians of the Poor of the Waterford Union, pray- (Ireland), 
ing the House to relieve them from the payment of 
the loan granted to them for the building of their 
workhouse, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Hitchin, Rating of 
praying the House to collect the rates ofall cottages Tenements, 
assessed below ten pounds from the owners of the 
same, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Members and Friends of the Me- Parliamentary 
tropolitan Complete Suffrage Association ; — and, Suftage. 
Ealing ; praying the House to adopt measures for 
securing a full, fair and free representation of the 
people in Parliament,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Maltsters residing in Bishop Stort- yat. 
ford and its vicinity, in the county of Hertford, 
praying that the additional duty of five pounds per 
centum on the duty on Malt may be abolished, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Salmon 
Bridgenorth and its vicinity, praying that the Salmon Fisheries Bill, 
Fisheries Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Twelve Petitions from Bolton-le-Moors, praying Factories. 
the House to pass an efficient Ten hours Bill for all 
minors and females employed in Factories, without 
delay, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Presbytery of Aberdeen (Modera- Universities 
tor);—and, Presbytery of Islay and Jura (Mode- (Scotland) Bill. 
rator) ; praying that the Universities (Scotland) Bill 
may not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Killurin ;— Dundalk ;— Kiltennel ; Education 

—Dysert Galen ;—Derryloran ;—Ballyhuskard ;— (eland.) 
Midleton ; — Craigs ; — Rincurran ; — Fethard ; — 
Comber ;—Conwall ;— Garvaghy ;— Chapel Russeit ; 
— Fiddown ;— Killyan ;— Ballycommon ;—Killoagh ; 
— Brackaville ; — Currin ; — Skirts of Urney ;— 
Temphodigan ;—Killowa ;— Drinagh ;—Killashee ; 
— Frankfield ;—Killargque ;— Killoran ;—Ballyma- 
chugh ; — Bally Mac Elligott ;— Drumlammon ; — 
Donaghmore ; —Drummully ;—Ightermurrough ; — 
Mothill and Dysart ;—and, Charlestown, Tallans- 
town and Philipstown ; praying the House to devise 
means for removing the restrictions placed on_the 
distribution of the Aid annually granted for Edu- 
cation in Jreland, so as to afford assistance to the 
Schools in connexion with the Church Education 
Society, —were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Justices of the Peace for the county Justices’ Clerks 
of Hertford, praying that the Justices’ Clerks and agen 
Clerks of the Peace Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Manchester 
of the borough of Stockport, in the several counties Set Mn, 
of Chester and Lancaster, praying that the Man- paitway Bill 
chester South Junction and Altrincham Railway Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses er seeehga 
of the borough of Stockport, in the several counties pre (Ash- 
of Chester and Lancaster, praying that the Man- ton Branch) 
chester and Birmingham Railway (Ashton Branch) Bill. 


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Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


gokenchureb ‘The House proceeded to take into consideration 

Row’ Bill. the Report on the Stokenchurch Road Bill ; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


pailway Bills Mr. Shaw reported from the Committee on Group 
Group (F.) (F.) of Railway Bills; That the Parties supporting 
the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway 
Bill had stated to the Committee, that the evidence 
of James Walker, Civil Engineer, was essential in 
order to establish their case before the Committee, 
but that his attendance could not be procured with- 
out the intervention of the House; and that the 
Chairman was instructed by the Committee to move 
the House, That he be ordered to attend the said 
Committee forthwith. 
Ordered, That James Walker, Esquire, do attend 
the said Committee To-morrow, at twelve of the 
clock. 


sherdare Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 

Railway Bill. Aberdare Canal Navigation ;— David Davis, of 
Hirwain, in the parish of Aberdare, in the county 
of Glamorgan, Coal Proprietor ;—and, John Bruce 
Pryce, of Duffryn, in the county of Glamorgan, 
Esquire ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Aberdare Railway Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Tottenhamand A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 

Forringdon- posed, That it be an Instruction to the Committee 

Railay Bil on the Tottenham and Farringdon-street Extension 
Railway Bill, to entertain the Petitions of James 
Taylor, Esquire, and the Commissioners of Sewers 
for the limits of Holborn and Finsbury Divisions, 
which were presented upon Friday last, notwith- 
standing the same were not presented three clear 
days before the day appointed for the first meeting 
of the Committee: — And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Westminster Ordered, That the Petition of Six of the Com- 
(ie a) Dal missioners of Sewers for the city and liberty of 
st mat Westminster, and part of the county of Middlesex, 
which was presented upon the 18th day of April 
last, praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Westminster Improvement (No. 2.) Bill, be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Liverpool and Petitions from Dundalk ;—and, Waterford ; pray- 

po hag ing that the Liverpool and Bury Railway (Bolton, 

he aioe oot Wigan and Liverpool Railway and Bury Extension) 

Railvay,and Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and 

7 Extene read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
ion) Bill, 

Aberdeen The House was moved, That the Petition of In- 

Railway Bill. habitants of the burgh of Montrose, which was 

presented upon the 19th day of this instant May, 

praying that they may be heard, by their counsel, 

against certain parts of the Aberdeen Railway Bill, 

might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 

mittee on the said Bill, to entertain the said Petition, 

notwithstanding the same was not presented three 


29° Mai. 517 


Two Petitions of Proprietors of land, Merchants, Diss, Beccles 
Manufacturers, Farmers and Occupiers of land and 2d Yarmouth 
properties, and other Inhabitants residing on the ®*!!sy Bill 
line or in the neighbourhood of the proposed line of 

poaag | hereinafter mentioned, praying that the 

Diss, Beccles and Yarmouth Railway Bill may pass 

into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Trotter reported from the Committee on the West of London 
West of London and Westminster Cemetery Bill, and #4 Westmin- 
to whom a Petition against the said Bill was re- "1 Cemetery 
ferred ; That no person appeared in support of the 

said Petition; and that they had heard counsel in 

favour of the said Bill; and that the Committee had 


examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 


same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The ingrossed B:ll to enable the Master, Wardens Watermen’s 
and Commonalty of Watermen and Lightermen of Company . 
the River Thames to invest their Poor’s Fund and so atnaeored 
the Endowment Fund of the Free Watermen and Fund) Bill. 
Lightermen’s Asylum in the Purchase of Land or 

on Mortgage, and to hold Lands for the purposes of 

the said Funds, was, according to Order, read the 

third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord John Russell do carry the 

Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed Printed Papers. 
to inquire into the Proceedings of the Action of No, 338. 
Howard v. Gosset, and to report their Observations 
and Opinion thereupon to the House, have power to 
report from time to time. 

Mr. Solicitor-General, by Order, reported from the 
said Select Committee ; That they had agreed to 
the following Report :—In the course of the con- 
sideration which your Committee has given to the 
subject referred to them, they have been apprised of 
Proceedings in the progress of the Action, of which 
it is proper that the House should be informed 
without delay. The Plaintiff, on Tuesday last, exe- 
cuted his Writ of Inquiry, and his Damages were 
assessed by the Jury at £.200; and upon the 
Judgment for that Amount he will be enabled to 
levy his execution on Monday the 2d of June. 

Your Committee will at an early period presenta 
more detailed Report than they are at present pre- 
pared to make ; but they feel it to be their duty to 
submit their Opinion, that it is advisable that a 
Writ of Error should be brought on the Judgment 
of the Court of Queen’s Bench; and as the levying 
of the Plantiff’s execution will in no respect prejudice 
the Proceeding in the Writ of Error, your Committee 
do not deem it expedient to advise the House to 
interpose to prevent the levy. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration To-morrow, and be printed. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which Orders; 
were read, as follow : 


1. Resolved, That in the case of the Claughton- Claughton- 
cum- Grange (Saint John-the-Baptist’s) Church Bill, cum-Grange 
Amendments on consideration of Report, the Amend- aos” sate 
ments are of such a nature as not to be adopted by Chureh Bill. 
the House, without the re-commitment of the Bill. 


2. Resolved, That in the case of the Claughton- Claughton- 
cum-Grange (Saint Andrew’s) Church Bill, Amend. ¢#™-Grange 
ments on consideration of Report, the Amendments panty 
are of such a nature as not to be adopted by the Bill. 


House, without the re-commitment of the Bill. 





clear days before the day appointed for the first 
meeting of the Committee. 


Vor. 100. 





3. Resolved, That in the case of the Sunderland, sunderland, 
Durham and Auckland Union Railway Petition, the Durham and 
Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with.  fucland Union 


. Railway. 
{ 2493 4. Resolvea, 


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518 


Birkenhead, 
Manchester 
and Cheshire 
Junction Rail- 
way (No. 2.) 


Chester, 
Manchester 
and Liverpool 
Juuction Rail- 
way. 


4. Resolved, That in the case of the Birkenhead, | 
Manchester and Cheshire Junction Railway (No. 2.) 
Petition, the Standing Orders ought not to be dis- 
pensed with. 

5. Resolved, That in the case of the Chester, Man- 
chester and Liverpool Junction Railway Petition, 
the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the ingrossed Bill for making a Railway 
from a Place in the Parish of Bole, in the County of 
Nottingham, near to the Town and Port of Gains- 
borough, to the Town and Port of Great Grimsby, 
in the Parts of Lindsey, in the County of Lincoln, 
with Branches to the District or Place called Mew 
Holland, and to the Town of Market Rasen, to be 
called The Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction 
Railway ; 

And a Motion being made, That the Bill be now 
read the third time ; 

The Earl of Lincoln, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives Her 
Consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is con- 
cerned, that the House may do therein as they shall 
think fit. 

And Notice being taken, That the interest of the 
Prince of Wales, as Duke of Cornwall, is concerned 
therein ; 

The Earl of Lincoln, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives 
Her consent, as far as the Prince of Wales’s interest 
is concerned, that the House may do therein as 
they shall think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
third reading of the said Bill be adjourned till Mon- 
day next. 


Cromford 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Canal Bill. 


the Report on the Cromford Canal Bill ; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

And several Clauses being offered to be added 
to the Bill; 

Ordered, 'That the said Clauses be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Ulster Railway 
Extension Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
consideration the Report on the Ulster Railway 
Extension Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into consi- 


deration upon Monday next. 
\ 


Claughton- 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
a ag of the Amendments proposed to be made upon 
drew’s) Church Consideration of the Report on the Claughton-cum- 
Bill, Grange (Saint Andrew’s) Church Bill, which was 

this day made from the Select Committee on Stand- 
ing Orders, might be read; and the same being 
read; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to sit, 
and proceed, and to make their Report To-morrow. 


Claughton. 
cum Grange 
(Saint John the 
Baptist’s) 
Church Bill, 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 


upon consideration of the Report on the Claugh- 
ton-cum-Grange (Saint John-the-Baptist’s) Church 
Bill, which was this day made from the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, ‘Vhat the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to sit, 
and proceed, and to make their Report To-morrow. 


North Wool- 
wich Railway 
Bili. 


Petitions from East Ham and Plaistow ;— Bow 
and Bromley ;—Stratford ; —Westham ; — Owners 


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A. 1845, 


and Occupiers of land adjoining the proposed Rail- 
way;--and, Woolwich; praying that the North 
Woolwich Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Miss Clementina Stirling Graham, Dundee 
Proprietor of the estate of Duntrune, in the county Waterworks 
of Forfar, praying that she may be heard, by her- ® : 
self, her counsel or agent, against certain parts of 
the Dundee Waterworks Bill, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by herself, her counsel or agent, upon her Petition, 
if she think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Robert Millar, residing at Rosean- geuttish yg. 
gle, Dundee, praying that the Scottish Midland land Junction 
Junction Railway Bill may not pass into a law, as R#i!way Bill 
it now stands, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Proprietors, and others, of the pa- Glasgow, Barr. 
rish of Nei/ston, praying that the Glasgow, Barrhead bead, and_ 
and Nei/ston Direct Railway Bill may pass into — 
law, and that they may be heard, by themselves, Glasgow, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Paisley, Kil- 
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway ("ys "4 
Bill, was presented, and read. Bills. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bills; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and 
Ayr Railway Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Railways. 
a Return of the various Charges made by existing 
Railway Companies for the Carriage of Passengers, 
Cattle, Coals and various kinds of Merchandize ; 
distinguishing, in columns, the Charges made from 
the maximum Charges authorized by their respective 
Acts of Parliament. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Inhabitants of Hariepoo! 
Hartlepool, in the county of Durham, relating to Corporation. 
the Charter of Incorporation granted to that town, 
which was presented upon Monday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Petition of William Ditch- Willian 
burn, which was presented upon Monday last, be Ditchburn. 
printed. 


Ordered, That Mr. John Round have leave of Leave of 
absence for six weeks, on account of a severe do- Absence. 
mestic affliction. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented West India 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Islands an¢ 
to give directions that there be laid befere this House, 
Copies of the last Census of the Population taken 
in each of the British West India Islands and in 
British Guiana, specifying their respective Dates ; 
together with any Information subsequently received 
in the Colonial Department, relative to the Number 
of the Emancipated Negroes who have become 
Freeholders, the Extent of Land purchased by them, 
and the Sums of Money paid or payable for such 
Purchases. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be ‘aid before this House, a Grain. 
Statement of the Septennial Prices of each kind of 
Grain, as prepared for the Purposes of the Tithe Com- 


mission, in each year from 1835 to 1844, inclusive. 
Ordered, 


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Printed Papers. 
No. 336. 


Printed Papers. 
No, 337. 


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Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of Mr. Speaker’s Warrant, dated 4th February 
1840, for the Apprehension of Thomas Burton | 
Howard. ' | 

Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That the said | 
Paper was upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the said Paper be printed. 


Mr. Solicitor-General presented, pursuant to Or- 
der,—Copy of the Record in the case of Howard | 
and Gosset in the Court of Queen’s Bench. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Returns, in detail, of the Amount expended 
in the year 1844 for the Establishment and Con- 
tingent Expenses of Her Majesty’s Mint, stating the 
Names of the several Officers on the Establishment, 
their Length of Service, and the Amount of Salaries 
and Emoluments received by each, and whether 
appointed by warrant or otherwise; also, whether 
they have a House or Apartment supplied them ; and 
specifying also the Contingent Expenses, under the 
several heads of Artificers’ Wages, Labourers, Coals, 
Furnaces, &amp;c., so as to exhibit the entire charge to 
the public for that year, under the several heads, for 
that department :—Of the Number and Denomina- 
tion of Prosecutions, by order of the Board Officers 
of Her Majesty’s Mint, in the last Nine years from 
1836 to 1844, both inclusive; stating the actual 
Amount expended therefor, and showing the Charge 
to the Public for each Prosecution ; stating also the 
Number of Counsel employed in each Prosecution, 
and the Amount of Law Expenses; also, the 
Amount of fixed Salary paid to the Solicitor to 
the Mint, and to every other person on the Esta- 
blishment:—Of the Number of Private Assays 
made at the Queen’s Assay Office in the Mint, in 
each of the last Nine years, in Gold and Silver; 
stating the Rates of Charge made for each Assay 
in Gold and Silver to the private Merchant or 


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and to what account brought, so far as the same 
can be made out (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 322, of Session 1836). 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this Sean as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Mr. Stuart Wortley reported from the Committee Belfast and 


on Group (S.) of Railway Bills; That in the case of Ballymena 
ailway Bill. 


the Belfast and Ballymena Railway (re-committed) “ 
Bill, they had made other Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of James Walpole, Secretary of the Great Southern 
Waterford and Limerick Railway Company, pray- 204 Western 
ing that he may be heard, by his counsel or (reise) Bill 
agent, against certain parts of the Great Southern . 
and Western Railway (Jreland) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if 
he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from Members of the Zondon Associa- Insolvent 

tion for the Protection of Trade (Secretary) ; — Debtors Act. 
Market Rasen; — Ramsgate and Saint Lawrence ; 
— Horncastle ; — Bristol; — Dudley ; — Stockport 
and Brimington ; — Spalding ; —and, Debtor Pri- 
soners in the Queen’s Prison (Southwark); praying 
for the repeal or alteration of the Insolvent Debtors 
Act,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Coals, Coals, Cinders 
Cinders and Culm, which were presented yesterday, *"¢ veer 
be printed. No. 339. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to the Post- Post-office. 
office, which were presented yesterday, be printed. No. 340. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Fisheries, Fisheries. 
which were presented yesterday, be printed. No. 341. 





Bank, the Amount received for these Assays, and 
in what manner the same was appropriated ; with | 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Insolvent 


Copies of the Rules or Regulations of that Office | posed, That a Select Committee be _—— . ecleaiie 


for the Charge made for these Assays, in each of 
the Nine years from 1836 to 1844, both inclusive : 
—And, of all Gold and Silver Ingots assayed by the 
Master of the Mint’s Assayer in each of the last 
Nine years, from 1836 to 1844, both inclusive; of 
the Cost of Scales and assaying Balances supplied 
to the Mint, and the Expense of repairing the same, 
in each of the last Nine years, and by whom re- 
paired ; of the Amount of Stationery supplied to 
the Mint, and the several Offices to which distri- 
buted, in each of the last Nine years; of the Num- 
ber of Ingot Pots and of Scissel Pots of Gold and 
Silver separately, the Weight of each Pot, the 
Number of Assays taken from each, in each of the 
last Nine years; of the Amount expended for the 


Machinery, Presses, English and Foreign, and other | 


fittings-up, in the separate rooms in the Moneying, 
the Melting, and the Die Departments, in each 
year from 1836 to 1844, both inclusive, stating the 
Amount of the several Bills for the Work, and by 
whom executed ; of the Quantity of Gold and Silver 
refined in each year since 1836 by the new Process, 
stating whether for the Mint, for the Bank, or for 
any private Person or Company, the Price for 
Refining charged to each, in the last Nine years ; 
of the Guantisy of Water Silver used in the Mint in 
the last Nine years, by whom supplied, and the 
Price at which supplied, the Persons to whom 
delivered, and by whom examined in the Mint; 
stating also the Quantity used in the Master of the 
Mint’s Assay Office, and in the Queen’s Assay 
Office ; also, a Return of the Quantity of Silver 
recovered from the Acid, in each of those Offices, 
Vor. 100. 


|inquire into the effects produced upon Debtors and 
| Creditors by the operation of the Insolvent Debtors 
| Act of last Session:—And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Petitions from Waterford ;— Limerick (Mayor and Ministers’ 
Chairman) ;—and, Kilkenny; praying for the aboli- rae ‘ 
tion of the tax called Ministers’ Money in Ireland, ‘'"*'*"*) 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Ministers’ 
posed, That this House will resolve itself into a 
Committee, to take into consideration the Act of (4) 
the Parliament of Zreland, 17 and 18 Car. 2, c. 7, 
intituled, “ An Act for Provision of Ministers in 
| Cities and Corporate Towns, and making the Church 
|of Saint Andrew’s, in the Suburbs of the City of 
| Dublin, presentative for ever,” with a view to the 
_repeal of so much thereof as relates to the payment 
of Ministers in corporate towns in Ireland ; 





| And Notice being taken, that Forty Members were 

not present; the House was told by Mr. Speaker, 
' and Forty Members not being present; and it being 
| then after four of the clock:—The House was ad- 
_journed by Mr. Speaker, without a Question first 
' put, till To-morrow. 


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Railway Bills, 
Group (X.) 


Railway Bills, 
Group (CC.) 


Duddeston 

and Nechells 
Improvement 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


York and 
North Midland 
Railway 
(Bridiington 
Branch) Bill, 


York and 
Scarborough 


Railway Devia- 


tion Bill. 


Black Sluice 
Drainage and 


Navigation Bill. 


Edinburgh and 
Northern 
Railway 

(No. 2.) Bill. 


Veneris, 30° die Maii ; 
Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


RDERED, Thatthe Committee on Group(X.) 
of Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till 
five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (C C.) 
of Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitant Rate-payers of the whole borough of Bir- 
mingham, in the county of Warwick, praying that 
the Duddeston and Nechells Improvement (No. 2.) 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 

A Petition of Owners of house property in the 
hamlets of Duddeston and Nechells, in the borough 
of Birmingham, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 

arts of the said Bill, was also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petitions, notwithstand- 
ing the same were not presented three clear days 
before the day appointed for the first meeting of the 
Committee. 


An ingrossed Bill for enabling the York and 
North Midland Railway Company to make a Branch 
Railway from the Line of the York and Scarborough 
Railway, in the Township of Seamer, to Bridlington, 
was read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause (Provision for future general 
Railway Acts) was thrice read ; and added to the 
Bill, by way of Rider. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir John Lowther do carry the Bill 
tothe Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for enabling the York and 
North Midland Railway Company to alter the Line 
of the York and Scarborough Railway, near the city 
of York, was read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause (Provision for future general 
Railway Acts) was thrice read; and added to the Bill, 
by way of Rider. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir John Lowther do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land in 
Morton Fen, in the parish of Morton, in the county 
of Lincoln, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Black Sluice Drainage and Navigation Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That all Memorials and other Docu- 
ments communicated to the Board of Trade, in 
relation to any projected Railways from Edinburgh 
to Perth, passing through the county of Fife, and 
any Plans which were laid before the Board of Trade 


along with such Memorials and Documents, be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Edinburgh and 
Northern Railway (No. 2.) Bill. 





30° Maize. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (N N,) of Railway Bil 
Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of Group (NN, 


A. 1845, 


the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Mine ;-—Merchants, Share-holders and other Persons 
interested in Trethellan Mine ;—and, Saint Agnes; 
praying that the Cornwall Railway Bill may pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Sain 
Columb, in the county of Cornwall, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the said Bill, was 
also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Ad- 
venturers in Charlestown United Mines, in the parish 
of Saint Austell, in the county of Cornwall, praying 
that the alternative line of the said Railway may be 
rejected, and that the original line may be adopted, 
was also presented, and read; and referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


Soissons, in France ;—John Temple Leader, of Put- 
ney-hill, in the county of Surrey, M.P. ;—and, James 
Wadmore, Esquire, and others, Members of a Com- 
mittee appointed by the Proprietors of Fulham and 
Putney Bridge to manage the affairs of the said 
Bridge ; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Richmond (Surrey) Railway Bill,—were_pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Petitions from Perranzabuloe ;—-Share-holders and Cornwall 
other Persons interested in South Wheal Basset Railway Bill, 


Petitions of W. Hugh Dennett, Agent for Ma- Richmond 
dame Frances Julia de Pongens, ot Vauxtrun neax (Suey) 


ailway Bill, 


A Petition of Commissioners of the city of Cashel, Great Southem 


appointed in pursuance of the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 8 
and now representing the Corporation of that cit 


9g and Western 
“? Railway (Ire- 
Y&gt; land) Bill. 


praying that the Great Southern and Western Rail- 
way (Jreland) Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


Group (E.} of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- 
tions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
thereon, were referred; That in the case of the New- 
castle and Darlington (Brandling Junction) Railway 
Bill, they had heard counsel in support of several 
of the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into the 
several masters required by the Standing Orders on 
Railway Bills ; and that the Committee had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendmeuts thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Serjeant Stock reported from the Committee on 
Group (E.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- 
tions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the Vew- 
castle-upon- Tyne and North Shields Railway (Tyne- 
mouth Extension), &amp;c., Bill, they had heard counsel 
in support of several of the said Petitions, and had 
also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That they 
had inquired into the several matters required by 
the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that the 





Committee 


Mr. Serjeant Stock reported from the Committee on Neweastle and 


Darlington 
Brandiing 

Junction) 

Railway Bill. 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne anc 
North Shiel¢s 
Railway (Tyne- 
mouth Exten- 
sion), &amp;C» Bill. 





ills, 
N.) 


in 


,Neweastle and Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 


8 VICTORIZ. 30° Maiz. 521 


Committec had examined the allegations of the Bill,, An ingrossed Bill to amend the Acts relating to Bristol and 
and found the same to be true ; and had gone through |'the Bristol and Exeter Railway, and to authorize tae eg gl 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. the Formation of a Junction Railway and several eee 
‘Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ;| Branch Railways connected with the same, was 
and be printed. read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Divett do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Newcastle Mr.Serjeant Stockreported from the Committee on , 

and Berwick = ©Gyoup (E.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- 

Railway Bile ions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade, 
thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the Vew- 
castle and Berwick Railway Bill, they had heard 


A Petition of Ralph John Thomas Williamson, of Liverpool and 
Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, Esquire, re caang 
: pe praying that he may be heard, by counsel, against a 
counsel in support of several of the said Petitions, . : “yal ; - 
and had sig Se counsel in favour of the Bill; certain parts of the Liverpool and Manchester Rail- 


tebe She ? way Bill, was presented, and read. 
pac — on os Po on Railway Bills | __ Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


: ; _? Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
and that the Committee had examined the allega-_ by couneel, upon his Petition, if he think fit; and 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; Sill tn &amp; fthe Bill : “pape: 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- | Petitic eand, im Tavour oF Che ENR, agemat the ane 
ments thereunto. ae. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That Sub-Committee (No. 3.) of the Petitions for 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills Private Bills. 


Agricultural Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the | have leave to sit this day, 'till five of the clock, 

————— Agricultural and Commercial Bank of Ireland Bill during the sitting of the House. 

Bil. to make their Report, be enlarged till Wednesday a , : 
ely Petitions of the Governors of Saint Margaret’s Westminster 


Hospital, in Tothill Fields, of the royal foundation agp 
Yoker Road The House proceeded to take into consideration | of King Charles ;— Governors of the Grey n&gt; 
a. the Report on the Yoker Road Bill; and the | Hospital in Tothill Fields, of the royal foundation 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. of Queen Anne ;—and, the Corporation of the Poor 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be | of Emanuel Hospital, in or near Westminster ; pray- 
ingrossed. ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the West- 
minster Improvement (No. 2.) Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Hartlepool ? The House proceeded to take into consideration 
——— ie Report on the Hartlepool Pier and Port Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 
— Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
(Saint pg Claughton-cum-Grange (Saint Andrew's) Church 
drew’s) Church (re-committed) Bill; That they had made other 





il. The ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from Blackburn, 
. “Ordeel Yan the Re ort do lie upon the Table Blackburn to Bolton, in the County of Lancaster, Darwen and 
’ P P * |to be called The Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton pi), . 
Claughton. Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Railway, was, according to Order, read the third 
cum-Grange 


(Saint Jol the Claughton-cum-Grange (Saint John-the-Baptist’s) | time. : 
Baptist’s) Church (re-committed) Bill; That they had made | Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
Church Bill. other Amendments thereunto. third reading of the said Bill be adjourned till 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. | Tuesday next. 


By and An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from| Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon con- yyidjand Raile 
Raileae Bill Ely to Huntingdon, was read the third time. sideration of the Report on the Midland Railways ways (Syston to 


An ingrossed Clause (Provision for future General | (Syston to Peterborough) Bill be now resumed: Peterborough) 





Railway Acts) was thrice read; and added to the |—The House accordingly resumed the said further _ 
Bill, by way of Rider. Proceeding. ' : 
Another ingrossed Clause being offered to be Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
added to the Bill ; be ingrossed. 
Ordered, That the said Clause be referred to the | 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. | Lord Henniker reported from the Committee on Sheffield and 


‘the Sheffield and Tinsley Canal Bill, and to whom pisley Canal 


Berwick Rail- . . ‘several Petitions against the said Bill were re- 
way; and, the Minutes ofthe Evidence taken before the Com- ferred ; That they had heard counsel in support of 


Northumber- mittee on the Newcastleand Berwick Railway, and | id Petiti ] 
lend has : ; : nee several of the said etitions, and had also heard 
Bil Railway Vorthumberland Railway Bills, relating to the At- | counsel in favour of the Bill; and had examined 


ills, Se 7 2 

mospheric Principle of Traction. the allegations contained in the Preamble of the 
Diss, Beecles The Diss, Beccles and Yarmouth Railway Bill | Bill, but the same had not been proved to the satis- 
ahaa ng was read a second time; and committed. faction of the Committee. 

— Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-| Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
mittee of Selection. 
| Petitions from Newmarket ; —Ridgewell;—and, London and 

Hull and Selby — An ingrossed Bill for making a Branch Railway Blockley; praying that the London and Norwich Norwich Direct 


ane. from the Hull and Selby Railway to Bridlington, Direct Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were a 
way Bill, and for other Purposes relating to the Hulland Selby presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Railway, was read the third time. Table. 
An ingrossed Clause (Provision for future general A Petition of the Reverend Edward Richard 
Railway Acts) was thrice read ; and added to the | Benyon, of Culford Hall, in the county of Suffolk, 


Bill, by way of Rider. |a Land-owner on the line of the proposed Railway 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. | from Elsenham, in the county of Essex, to Thetford, 
Ordered, That Lord Hotham do carry the Bill to in the county of Norwich, praying that he may be 

the Lords, and desire their concurrence. heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 


Vot. 100. 3x certain 





522 


certain parts of the said Bill, was also presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Brighton,Lewes_ Mr, Lascelles reported from the Committee on 
and Hastings 


‘lw _ Group (A.) of Railway Bills, in which the Brighton, 
aes" ype and Hastings Railway (Keymer Branch) Bill 
Bill. was comprised, and to whom the Reports of the 

Board of Trade thereon were referred ; That they 
had inquired into the several matters required by 
the Standing Orders on Railway Bills, so far as the 
same relate to the present application ; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Dundee and Mr. Baring reported from the Committee on 
- Railwey Gyoup (E E.) of — Bills, in which the Dun- 
- dee and Perth Railway Bill was comprised, and to 
whom the Report of the Board of Trade thereon, and 
several Petitions against the said Bill, were referred ; 
That they had heard counsel in support of such 
Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Rail- 
way Bills, so far as the same relate to the present 
application ; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Birmingham 
and Gloucester 


Mr. Spooner presented a Bill to enable the Bir- 

mingham and Gloucester Railway Company to make 
Railway ( Wor- B 7 . : , 
cester Branch Branch Railways to the City of Worcester and the 
and Cheltenham River Severn, and Extension Lines at Cheltenham: 
Extensions)Bill. And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 


Wear Valley 


A Petition of the Clarence Railway Company and 
Railway Bill. 


the Stockton and Hartlepool Railway Company, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Wear 
Valley Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Railway Bills, Sir Charles Lemon reported from the Committee 
Group (KK-) on Group (K K.) of Railway Bills ; That the Parties 
promoting the Liverpooland Bury Railway (Bolton, 
Wigan and Liverpool Railway, and Bury Extension) 
Bill, had stated to the Committee that the evidence 
of Mr. John Bramley Moore, Mr. John Bernard 
Hartley and Mr. William Walker was essential, in 
order to enable them to establish their case before 
the Committee; and it having been proved that 
application had been made to the above parties, but 
that their attendance could not be procured without 
the intervention of the House, he had been instructed 
by the Committee to move the House, That they be 
ordered to attend the said Committee, on Monday 
next, at twelve o’clock. 
Ordered, That Mr. John Bramley Moore, Mr. 
John Bernard Hartley and Mr. William Walker do 
attend the said Committee, upon Monday next, at 
twelve of the clock. 


London and 


Petitions of William Fuller, of Upper Tooting, in 


Brighton Rail- the county of Surrey, Esquire ;—and, the London 
) and Croydon Railway Company ; taking notice of 
the application for leave to bring in the London and 
Brighton Railway (Wandsworth) Bill; and praying 


way (Wands- 
worth Branch, 





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A. 1845. 


that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
sel or agents, against certain parts thereof,—were 
presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Group of Railway Bills in 
which the project is comprised; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of theapplication, against the said Petitions, 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill for Whitby ang 
authorizing the Sale of the Whitby and Pickering Pickering 
Railway to the York and North Midland Railway **!"*y Bill 
Company, and for enabling the said Company to 
make certain Deviations or Alterations in the Line of 
the Whitby and Pickering Railway, be now read the 
third time ; 

Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the purport of the Bill, 
gives Her Consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest 
is concerned, that the House may do therein as they 
shall think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clanse (Provision for future general 
Railway Acts) was thrice read ; and added to the 
Bill, by way of Rider. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir John Lowther do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of William Richardson, of the city of York and 

York, one of the Solicitors of the Bill hereinafter —— Midland 
mentioned, praying that provision may be made in (Gcle Branch) 
the York and North Midland Railway (Goole Branch) Bill. 
Bill to enable the York and North Midland Railway 
Company to enter into arrangements with the un- 
dertakers of the navigation of the Rivers Aire and 
Calder, in the county of York, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Great Western Railway Com- Birmingham 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by their 1nd Gloucester 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Bir- (Worcester 
mingham and Gloucester Railway ( Worcester Devia- Deviation) Bill. 
tion) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Great Western Railway Com- Bristol and 7 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by their yet a9 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Bris- ii). 
tol and Gloucester Railway (No. 2.) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Great Western Railway Com- ee 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by their Riivsy 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Bir- (Gloucester 
mingham and Gloucester Railway (Gloucester Ex- irs 
tensions, Stoke Branch and Midland Railways Junc- °"Syidiand 
tion) Bill, was presented, and read. Railways 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the Junction) Bill. 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 


Bill, against the said Petition. 
A Petition of the Great Western Railway Com- Birmingham 


- and Gloucester 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by their Railway (Wol- 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Bir- verhampton 
mingham and Gloucester Railway (Wolverhampton Line) Bill. 
Line) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee 





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8 VicTORIX. 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Mackley Browne and Son, Agents 


vis 
terest for the Bill hereinafter mentioned, praying that the 
a time for receiving the Report from the Committee 
a . on the Lyme Regis Improvement, Market and Water- 
works Bill may be extended to Wednesday the 11th 
day of June next, was presented, and read ; and re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 
Diss, Beccles Two Petitions from Great Yarmouth, praying 


and Yarmouth ¢hat the Diss, Beccles and Yarmouth Railway Bill 

Railway Bill. . 1 wii: ted d d: 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sheffield A Petition of Inhabitants, Rate-payers and Con- 
Waterworks  syumers of Water in the town and parish of Sheffield, 
= and county of York, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Sheffield Waterworks Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 
London and Petitions of the Reverend Henry Thomas Streeton, 
— of Lydiard House, near Swindon, in the county of 
(No. 1.) Wilts ;—Honourable and Right reverend Hugh Lord 


(Metropolitan Bishop of Carlisle, and Allen Williams, of Saint 

Extension) Bill. 7", omas’s-street, Southwark, in the borough of South- 
wark ;—and, Lieutenant-General Sir Loftus William 
Otway, of Grosvenor-square, in the county of Mid- 
dlesex, James William Farrer, of John-street, Berke- 
ley-square, in the said county, Esquire, and James 
Willet Lyon, of Spring-gardens, in the city of West- 
minster, Esquire; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the London and South Western Railway 
(No. 1.) (Metropolitan Extension) Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petitions, notwithstand- 
ing the same were not presented three clear days 
before the day appointed for the first meeting of 
the Committee. 


Railway Bills, | Mr. Parker reported from the Committee on 

Group (DD.) Group (D D.) of Railway Bills; That the Com- 
mittee met this day, pursuant to adjournment, when 
he received a letter from Viscount Ebrington, one of 
the Members of the Committee, stating that his 
Lordship was prevented by illness from attending 
the Committee. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Durham and Sunderland Railway, for leave to pre- 
sent a Petition for leave to bring in a Bill for effect- 
ing the Improvement of the existing Main Line of 
the Durham and Sunderland Railway, and the con- 
struction of several Branches, to the city of Durham, 
to Cousin-street, in Sunderland, to the Newcastle 
and Darlington Junction Railway at the Sherburn 
Station, and the making a better Junction with the 
Hartlepool Railway at Haswell, was presented, and 


read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders. 


A Petition of James Law and James Anton, of 
‘ludyer-street, Westminster, praying that the Ses- 
sional Order for receiving the Report of the Com- 


mittee on the Lady's Island and Tacumshin Em- 
Vor, 100, 


Durham and 
Sunderland 
Railway, 


we Island 
aud Tacumshin 
Embankment Fi 
Bill, 


30° Mazz. 





523 


bankment Bill be dispensed with till Monday tae 
16th day of June next, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Manchester 
Manchester and Salford Waterworks Bill to make 24 Salford 


their Report be enlarged till Friday next. a 


Petitions from Mearns ;— Cathcart ;— Thornlie- Glasgow, 
bank ;— Dunlop ;—Kilmaurs ;—Pollockshaws (two Barrhead and 
Petitions) ;— Stewarton ;—Fenwick ;—and, Kilmar- ese — 
nock ; praying that the Glasgow, Barrhead and 
Neilston Direct Railway Bill may pass into a law, 

—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock 
and Ayr Railway Company, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the said Bul, was also pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Shop- Glasgow, 
keepers and Inhabitants of the city of Glasgow, Barrhead and 
praying that the Glasyow, Barrhead and Neilston Rosen Direct 
Direct Railway Bill may pass into alaw; and that Glasgow, 
the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Paisley, Kil- 
Bill may not pass mto a law, as it now stands, was Wamneck ane 

J ? : Ayr Railway 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Committee Bills. 
on the Bills. 


Petitions of the Earl of Glasgow, Sir John Maz- Glusgow, 
well, of Polloc, Baronet, and others, Shareholders i 
in the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct ayr Railway 
Railway Company, and Members and a Quorum of Bill. 
the Provisional Committee of the said Railway Com- 
pany ;—and, the Glusgow, Paisley and Greenock 
Railway Company ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and 
Ayr Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, . 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Parliamentary Trustees for improv- 
ing the Navigation of the River Clyde, and enlarging 
the Harbour of Glasgow, taking notice of the appli- 
cation for leave to bring in the Glasgow Harbour 
Union Railway Bill; and praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts thereof, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Group of Railway Bills in which 
the project is comprised ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the application, against the said Petition. 


Glasgow 
Harbour Union 
Railway. 


The Goole and Doncaster Railway Bill was read Goole and 
a second time ; and committed. ee 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- i ia 
mittee of Selection. 


Mr. Patrick Stewart reported from the Committee Leeds and 
on Group (B.) of Railway Bills, That in the case basen 
of the Leeds and West Riding Railways (re-com- sone Bill. i 
mitted) Bill they had made other Amendments ~ 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands over Rye and 
and through which the proposed line of Railway Tenterden 
from Headcorn to Rye Harbour will pass, praying ®*""*9 
that the Rye and Tenterden Railway Bill may pass 
ito a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Tuble. 


3x2 A Petition 





London and 


York Railway 


Bill. 


Bermondsey 
Improvement 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Epping Rail- 
way (No, 2.) 


Great North 
of England 
(Clarence and 
Hartlepool 


Junction) Rail- 


way Bill. 


Public Petitions 


524. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Regent’s Canal, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the London and York Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Commissioners for carrying into 
execution the several Acts for paving, cleansing, 
lighting and watching, opening, widening and better 
regulating the Streets, Lanes and Places within the 
East Division of the Town and Borough of Southwark, 
and certain Parts adjacent, in the County of Surrey, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Bermondsey Improvement (No. 2.) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Archibald Bulkeley, Secretary to 
the Eastern Counties Railway Company, complain- 
ing that the Standing Orders of the House, in re- 
spect to the application for the Epping Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill, had not been complied with; and 
praying that he may be heard, by his agent and 
witnesses, against the same, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on Pe- 
titions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Clarence Railway and the Stockton and Hartlepool 
Railway Company, and Coal-owners and others 
using the said Railways, and interested in the ship- 
ment of Coal at the port of Hartlepool, in the county 
of Durham, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Great North of England (Clarence and 
Hartlepool Junction Railway) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- 


(Twenty-eighth mittee on Public Petitions ; That they had examined 


Report.) 


Courts of Law 
and Equity. 


Mariners’ 


Church, Well- 


close-square. 


Railways 
(Ireland.) 


the Petitions presented upon the 26th day of this 
instant May ; and had directed him to make a Re- 
port thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising 
in and near the town of Brighton, in the county of 
Sussex, praying the House to transfer the Courts of 
all the Law and Equity Judges to the neighbourhood 
of the Inns of Court, and unite them in a suitable 
structure under one roof, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Friends of British and Foreign Sailors, 
and their Families ;— and, Sailors ; praying the 
House to restore the Mariners’ Church in Wellclose- 
square to British and Foreign Sailors and Poor 
Danish Pensioners, and the ground around it, under 
the superintendence of the officiating minister,—were 
presented, and read; und ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Edward Elliott, of the borough: of | 


Waterford, praying the House to introduce a clause 


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A. 1845. 


in all Bills for forming Railways in Ireland, making 
it imperative on the companies of such Railways 
ee to convey gratis a limited number of 
pe estrians, who, from poverty, are prevented from 

iring a mode of conveyance on their carriages along 
their respective lines of road, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


moting the due observance of the Lord’s Day, esta- 
blished in London ;—Proprietors and Traders upon 
canals and navigable rivers ;— and, Flatmen and 
Hawlers, and others, navigating and trading upon 
the River Weaver ; praying the House to adopt 
measures for securing and enforcing the more due 
observance of the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Wheatle 
Redbourne ; praying the House to restrict the Sale 
of Beer to inns and houses of respectability,—were 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


union of the Dioceses of Saint Asaph and Bangor, 
and for the establishment of a Bishopric at Man- 
chester,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


miscuous Intercourse between the sexes may be 
made a highly penal offence, and that magistrates 
and officers of police shall be invested with summary 
powers of proceeding in such cases,--were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


f 


Kirkwall, praying that the Universities (Scotland) ‘ 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from the University of Glasgow ;—and, 
Presbytery of Fordoun (Moderator); praying that 
the said Bill may not pass into a law,—were also 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions); praying the House to pass an efficient 
Ten Hours Bill for all minors and females employed 
in Factories, without delay,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


jucta-Mourne ;—Monart ;— Tullow ;—Agherton ;— 
Tubbercorry ;—-Corbally and part of Bourney ;— 
Killishil ; — Clondevadock ; — Freshford ;—Kilna- 
managh ; — Rathdoun ; — Kilmegan ; —Creagh ;— 
Waringstown ; — Loughgilly ; —Raloo ;—Valencia ; 
—Kilcleagh Moate ;—Castletown Delvin ;—.Drom- 
tariffe ;—Lismore, Cappoquin and Macollop ;—and, 
Blackheath( Kilkenny); praying the House to devise 
means for removing the restrictions placed on the 
distribution of the Aid annually granted for Educa- 
tion in Jreland, so as to afford assistance to the 
Schools in connexion with the Church Education 
Society,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Old Kent-road, in the county of Surrey, praying 
the House to adopt measures to enable the State to 
take possession of all the Waste Lands, allowing a 
fair compensation to those who have an interest 
therein, to drain the same where needed, and lay it 
out in lots of from one to ten acres, granting a fifty 
vears’ lease of the same at a stated charge, at the 
occupier’s expense, lending small assistance where 
wanted, from Savings Bank capital, at five per cent., 








to 


Petitions from Members of the Society for pro- Lord’ 


8 Day. 


and Shotover ;— and, Sale of Beer. 


Petitions from the Archdeaconry of Berks ;—and, saint Asaph 
Huntingdon ; praying for the repeal of so much of and Bangor 
the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the Dioceses 


Petitions from Canterbury; — and, Reading ; Prowiscuous 
praying that trading in vice by promoting the Pro- Intercourse. 


A Petition of the Provost of the royal burgh of Universities 


Scotland) Bill. 


Petitions from Salford ;—and, Manchester (two Factories. 


Petitions from Shinrone;— Cahirconlish;— Camus- (irelant.) 
and, 


A Petition of Charles Buchwell, of Mason-street, Waste Lands. 


{Ire 


oo 





Poor Law 
(Ireland.) 


Physic and 
sosey Bill. 


Post-office. 


Maynooth 
College Bill. 


Lighthouses, 


Colleges 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Parochial 


“enlement Bill. ford and Boxford ;-- Huntingdon Union(Chairman); | 
—Newbury Union ;— Wantage Union ;— Downham | 


Public Houses, 


Agriculture, 


Anatomy Act, 





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to be repaid at a reasonable time or sunk by way of | 
rent-charge, selling the same, with the freehold, at a 
convenient time, by auction, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of 
Guardians of the Rathdrum Union, county of Wick- 
low, praying the House to relieve them from the 
payment of the loan granted for the building of 
their workhouse, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Merchants House of Glasgow ; 
--and, Ramsgate; praying that the Physic and 
Surgery Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants in the city of London, 
praying the House to grant a Select Committee to 
inquire into the administration of the Post-office, 
with a view to extend to the Petitioners residing in 
the city of London, the same advantages of early 
delivery which are vouchsafed to the suburbs of the 
metropolis, and to all other parts of the empire, 
without fees or any other partial distinction what- 
ever, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Saint Lawrence, Thanet ;—Cum- 
bernauld ; —Landford ;— Shipston-upon-Stour-cum- 
Tidmington ;—and, Presbytery of Donoon,.(Mode- 
rator and Clerk); praying that the Maynooth Col- 
lege Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Edward Hinchcliffe, Rector of the 
parish of Barthornley, in the county of Chester, 
praying that the said Bill may pass into a law, was 
also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Ship-owners of the Port of Cro- 
marty, praying for a reduction of Lighthouse Dues, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Lighthouses. 


A Petition of Clergy of the Deanery of Bridport, 
in the Diocese of Sarum, and others, praying that 
the Colleges (Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law, 


was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


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525 


tial, searching and open inquiry into the operation 
of the Anatomy Act,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the county of Hast Mines and 
Lothian, praying the House to adopt measures for Collieries. 
preventing the frequency and extent of loss of health 
and life by explosions, and otherwise, in Mines and 
Collieries, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Parish Schoolmasters within the Schoolmasters 
Presbytery of Fordoun, praying the House to adopt (Scotland.) 
measures for ameliorating the condition of the burgh 
and parochial Schoolmasters, and for promoting the 
educational interests of Scotland, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from Bedford and 
the town of Bedford to join the London and Bir- London and 
mingham Railway, near Bletchley, in the County Railwee Bill 
of Buckingham, was, according to Order, read the 
third time ; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Henry Stuart do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from the Dunstable, and 
Town of Dunstable to join the London and Bir- London and 
mingham Railway, near Leighton Buzzard, in the Bitminghom 
County of Bedford, was, according to Order, read er 
— time ; and Amendments were made to the 

ill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Henry Stuart do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Berks and Hants Railway Bill Berks and 
be read the third time upon Monday next. — Railway 
Mr. Aglionby reported from the Select Committee Molyneux’s 
on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of Estate Bill. 
Molyneux’s Estate Bill, no Standing Orders were 
applicable. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir George Rose Message from 
and Mr. Lynch : the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment; viz.: 
A Bill, intituled, An Act to carry into effect an Royal Naval 





Petitions from Great Boughton ;—Speen ;— Wex- 


Union ; —and, Wilton Union; praying that the 
Parochial Settlement Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Arrangement between the Corporation of the Royal School Bill. 
Naval School and the Committee for managing the 

Patriotic Fund for the Admission of Pupils into the 

said School : 

| A Bill, intituled, An Act to alter and enlarge the Southampton 
Powers and Provisions of the Acts for making a Decks Bill. 
| Dock or Docks at Southampton: And also, 


| The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Newcastle- 
Petitions from ZLochwinnoch ;—Dunkeld ;—Dor-| Act for amending an Act of the forty-first year of or 

chester ; — Greenock ; — Dewsbury ; — Whatley ;— | the reign of His Majesty King George the Third, °"""* 

Yeovil ;—and, Birkenhead ; praying the House to | relating to the Port of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and 

adopt measures for preventing the increase of houses | for granting further Powers for establishing and 

licensed for the sale of intoxicating drinks, and for | maintaining an efficient River Police, and for regu- 

diminishing to a very large extent the number al- | lating the said Port, with Amendments ; to which 

ready existing, and to pass a law for entirely abolish- | Ameudments the Lords desire the concurrence of 

ing the sale of intoxicating liquor on the Lord’s| this House: And also, 


Day,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Occupiers of land and others inter- 
ested in Agriculture, in the county of Huntingdon, 
complaining of the distressed condition of the agri- 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Scarborough 
Act for better supplying with Water the Towns of Water Bill. 
Scarborough and Falsgrave, in the Parish of Scar- 
borough, in the County of York, with Amendments ; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House: And also, 


cultural labourer ; and praying the House to take 
his case into consideration, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituted, An fungerford 
Act to amend the Acts relating to the Hungerford and Lambeth 
and Lambeth Suspension Foot Bridge Company, Pant Bridge 
= ; hereafter to be called The Charing Cross Bridge gin. 

Petitions from Birstal ;— Preston (Lancaster) ;— 
Marsden ;—and, Rittending ; praying for an impar- 

Vor. 100. 





Company, and for granting further Powers to the 
same Company, with Amendments; to which 
3x3 


Amendments 





526 30° Mazz. 


Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 


A. 1845, 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Oaths (Ireland, 


this House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 
Railways. The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Message from the Lords, of a last, wherein 
their Lordships request, That this House will be 
pleased to communicate to their Lordships, 

1. The Order of the House of Commons, of the 
11th of February, relative to the appointment of a 
Select Committee to inquire into the best mode of 
constituting Committees on Railway Bills in the 
present Session of Parliament, and of the most 
expedient manner in which Railway Bills having 
relation to similar objects may be brought under 
the consideration of the same Committee. 

2. All Reports made by the said Select Committee. 

3. Orders and Resolutions of the House made 
upon consideration of such Reports. 

4. Resolution of the 4th March, relative to the 
appointment of a Committee, to be called The 
Classification Committee of Railway Bills. 

5. All Reports made by the said Committee. 


Order,—A Return of Oaths taken by the Lord 

Lieutenant of Jreland, and the Lord Chancellor of 

Ireland, previous to entering on the duties of their 

respective Offices. 

. Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
able. 


missioners appointed by Her Majesty to inquire into 
and consider the most effectual means of improving 
the Metropolis, and of providing increased facilities 
of Communication within the same. 

Copy of Fourth Report of the Commissioners ap- 
pointed by Her Majesty to inquire into and consider 
the most effectual means of improving the Metro- 
polis, and of providing increased facilities of Com- 
munication within the same, 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


The Earl of Lincoln presented, by Her Majesty’s Metropoiis 
Command,—Copy of Second Report of the Com- Improvement, 


Viscount Sandon reported from the Committee Yarmouth 
on Group (K.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 4 Norwich 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said Bly Bil. 


Ordered, That Copies of the said Orders, Reports 
and Resolutions be communicated to the Lords, as 
desired by their Lordships in their said Message :— 





And that Mr. Greene do deliver the same. 


Leave of 


Ordered, That Major Macnamara have leave of 
Absencee 


absence for a Month, on urgent business. 


Lynn and Ely An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from 
Railway Bill. Lynn to Ely, with Branches therefrom, was read 
the third time. 
An ingrossed Clause (Provision for future general 
Railway Acts) was thrice read ; and added to the 
Bill, by way of Rider. 
And Amendments being proposed to be made to 
the Bill; 
Ordered, That the said Amendments be referred 


Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred; That in the case of 
the Yarmouth and Norwich Railway Bill, they had 
heard counsel in support of several of the said Peti- 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill ; That they had inquired into the several mat- 
ters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Viscount Sandon reported from the Committee on Lowestoft 
Group (K.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Railway and 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 4" Bil 


to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill 
to amend the Law of Arrestment of Wages in Scot- 
land: And that Mr. Thomas Duncombe and Mr. 
Hastie do prepare, and bring it in. 


Arrestment of 
Wages 
(Scotland) 
(No. 2.) Bill, 


Oldham Cotton 
Mill and North- 
leach Prison. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of the Report on the Fall of the 
Cotton Mill at Oldham, and part of the Prison at 
Northleach. 


Copy of a Report made by the Reverend W. 
Russell, Inspector of Prisons, to Her Majesty’s 
Secretary of State for the Home Department, re- 
specting the circumstances which occurred on the 
occasion of the Condemned Sermon in the Chapel 
of Newgate Gaol, in the case of the convict Hocker, 
and also respecting the circumstances which took 
place on the morning of the Execution ; and Copy 
of a Letter from the Home Inspectors of Prisons, 
with Copy of a proposed Rule for general adoption 
in Prisons with regard to the treatment of Prisoners 
condemned to death. 


Newgate Gaol. 


Education 


et Copy of the Eleventh Report of the Commission- 
reland. 


ers of National Education in Ireland, for the year 
1844, 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
Establishment. several Addresses to Her Majesty,—Copy of the last 
Report from the National Vaccine Institution to 
Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Home 
Department. 

Copy of the Report of the last Pix Jury on the 
Coinage at the Mint, and stating the Highest and 
the Lowest Weight of any of the Sovereigns and 
Half Sovereigns in each of the Parcels; and also 
the Average Weight of each of the several Parcels 
assigned ; stating also, the Amount of the Coinage 
assayed by the Pix Jury, and whether any of the 
Coins assayed were deficient in Weight, and how 
many of them, and to what extent. 


Vaccine 


Coinage. 


Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred; That in the case of the 
Lowestoft Railway and Harbour Bill, they had 
heard counsel in support of several of the said Pe- 
titions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; That they had inquired into the several mat- 
ters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


vention of the Offence of Dog Stealing: And the - 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Wednesday the 11th day 
of June next; and to be printed. 


the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


further consideration the Report which was yester- 
day made from the Select Committee appointed to 
inquire into the Proceedings of the Action of How- 
ard v. Gosset, and to report their Observations and 
Opinion thereupon to the House ; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Report be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Monday the 9th day of June next; 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ this House, adverting to the Resolutions hereto- 
“ fore passed, resolve that they will deem all per- 
“ sons guilty of a breach of its privileges who shall 





“ act in the levying any execution upon the judg- 
“ ment 





Mr. Liddell presented a Bill for the further Pre- Dog Stealing 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjoummer. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Printed Papers. 


8 VicToRIz. 


“ ment which has been obtained in the Cause of 
“ Howard against Gossett, referred to in the Report 
“ presented to this House yesterday,” instead 
thereof. ; 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :— 
And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the Debate be now adjourned ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. ‘i 

Viscount Howick, 

Tellers for the Yeas, + George Grey : 
Tellers for the Noes, { - a. : 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Mon- 
day the 9th day of June next. 


50. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Colleges (Lreland) Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second 
time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question ; viz. To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon this day six months.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“ now” stand part of the age sm :—And a Debate 
arising thereupon ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 31° die Mati, 1845: 


Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till Mon- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Fresh Water Fishing (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Poor Law Amendment (Scotland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Commons Inclosure Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Drainage of Lands Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Justices’ Clerks and Clerks of the 
Peace Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Sidney Herbert reported the Military Savings 
Banks Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Sup ly ; 

Resolved, Tee this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 

Vou. 100. 


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527 


The Privy Council Bill was, according to Order, Privy Council 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee Bill. 
of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Ordered, That Viscount Sandon be discharged Lighthouses, 
from any further attendance on the Select Com- 
mittee on Lighthouses. 

Ordered, That Sir Howard Douglas be added to 
the Committee. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Religious 
to her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased oo 2 
to give directions that there be laid before this ini) 
House, an Account showing the Grants, Endow- 
ments and Appropriations made for the purpose of 
Religious Instruction or of Education in the Colo- 
nies, or in British India; stating the particular 
objects of each of such Grants, Endowments or 
Appropriations ; the said Account to be made up 
for the years 1840, 1841 and 1842, and including 
all Grants, Appropriations or Endowments, whether 
made under the authority of the Crown, of Parlia- 
ment, or the Colonial Governments. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Bridges John Hooke, Guernsey. 
Esquire, and also the Petition of Eleanor Eliot, 
complaining of mal-administration of the law in the 
Island of Guernsey, which were presented upon 
Wednesday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Joseph Henry Rolls, Joseph Henry 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. — 


A Petition of Sir Thomas Rokewode Gage, Baronet, Eastern Coun- 
of Hengrave Hall, in the county of Suffolk, taking (Ca beet d 

. . . . . ge 
notice of the application for leave to bring in the ana Bury 
Eastern Counties Railway (Cambridge and Bury Saint Edmund's 
Saint Edmund’s Extension) Bill, and praying that Extension.) 
he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts thereof, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Group of ry Bills in which 
the project is comprised ; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he think 
fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the application, 
against the said Petition. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect London and_ 
of the Petition for the London and Brighion Railway Bish — 
(Wandsworth Branch) Bill, which, upon Tuesday last, _s sonar 2A 
was made from the Select Committee on Standing Bill. 
Orders, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Branch Railway from the London and 
Brighton Railway to join the South Western Rail- 
way, in the parish of Wandsworth, in the county of 
Surrey: And that Mr. Darby and Captain Pechell 


do prepare, and bring it in. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented New Zealand. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of Correspondence between Her 
Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Colonies and 
the New Zealand Company, relative to the esta- 
blishment of a Proprietary Government in the 
Islands of New Zealand. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Orders,—An Customs, &amp;e. 
Account showing the Gross Receipt of Revenue 
derived from Duties of Customs, Excise and Stamps, 
and from Assessed Taxes (Drawbacks and Payments 
of the like nature deducted, but without deducting 
the Charges of Collection); the estimated _ 
3x4 of 








Steam Vessels, 


Quassia and 
Beer. 


Poor Law 
(Ireland. ) 


Yoker Road 
Bill. 


Chester 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Railway Bills, 
Group ( X.) 


Spoad (Clun), 
Ac., (uclosure 
Bill. 


528 


of all Taxes repealed, expired or reduced, on the 
one hand, and of new Taxes imposed on the other, 
and of the actual Increase or Decrease of Revenue ; 
together with a Statement of the Average Price of 
Wheat, from the London Gazette, in each year, from 
the 5th day of January 1842 to the 5th day of 
January 1845 (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 279, of Session 1842). 

A Return of the Name and Description of all 
Steam Vessels registered in the Ports of the United 
Kingdom ; showing, where and when Built, Tons, 
Horse-power, Length, Breadth, Draft of Water, 
and what Armament capable of carrying. 

An Account of the Quantity of Quassia imported 
in each of the years 1841, 1842, 1843 and 1844 
respectively ; also, the Quantity entered for Home 
Consumption in each of such years respectively :— 
Also, the Number of Barrels of Beer exported in the 
year 1844. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after twelve of the clock 
on Saturday morning, adjourned till Monday 
next. 





30°— 31° Mazi.—2° Juniz. 





Lune, 2° die Junii ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, i845. 


PRrayveERs. 
R. Austin, from the Office of the Poor Law 


Commissioners, was called in; and at the bar 
presented, pursuant to Order,—A Return, in Pro- 
vinces, of the Number of Children sent out to Ser- 
vice from the Union Workhouses in Jreland in the 
years 1842, 1845 and 1844; distinguishing Boys 
from Girls, with the average Ages of each, the ave- 
rage Wages per half year, the Number returned to 
the House in each year; 1st, on account of Sick- 
ness; 2d, on account of Misconduct or of Quarrel 
with their Masters ; and, 3d, on completing the time 
of Service ; also, of those remaining out at the end 
of each year, and of the Number of Boys at present 
acquiring a knowledge of some Trade, distinguish- 
ing whether Shoe-makers, Tailors or other Trades : 
~—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually maintaining, 
improving and repairing the Road leading from the 
City of Glasgow to Yoker Bridge, and certain Roads 
communicating therewith, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Oswald do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for the better paving, lighting 
and improving the Borough of Chester, and for esta- 
blishing new Market-places therein, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Jervis do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (X.) of 
Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


An ingrossed Bill for inclosing Lands in the Town- 
ships of Spoad, Treverurd, Purlogue, Menutton, 
Pentrehodrey, Hobarris and Hobendrid, within the 
Honour or Lordship of Clun, in the Parish of Clun, 
in the County of Salop, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 


Tide be, An Act for inclosing 
ships ot Spoad, Treverward, Purlogue, Menutton, | 
Pentrehodrey, Hobarris and Hobendrid, in the Pa- 


A. 1845, 


jrish of Clun, within the Honor or Lordship of Clun 
/in the County of Salop. : 

Ordered, That Viscount Clive do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Bridgwater Bridgwater 
Navigation and Railway Bill have leave to sit this Navigation ang 
day, till five of the clock, during the sitting of the B#i!ay Bit, 
House. 


Mr. Colquhoun reported from the Committee on Railway Bills 
Group (B B.) of Railway Bills ; That the Committee, Group (BB,) 
on their meeting, pursuant to adjournment, this day, 
had received a letter from Edward Ellice, Esquire, one 
of the Members of the said Committee, stating that 
he was unable to attend the Committee, being con- 
fined to his bed by severe illness, which is attributed 
by his medical adviser to the extremely defective 
ventilation of the Committee-room. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table, 


Ordered, That the Letter written by Charles Saun~ Wesfora 
ders, Esquire, Secretary to the Great Western Rail- Carlow aud 
way Company, dated January 21, 1845, and ad- Dublin Junction 
dressed to the Railway Department of the Board of ®#!"y Bil. 
Trade, be referred to the Committee on the Wexford, 

Carlow and Dublin Junction Railway Bill. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (D D.) of Railway Bills, 
Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of 6p (DD.) 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


A Petition, taking notice of the application for Thames and 
leave to bring in the Thames and Medway Canal Bill; Medway Canal. 
and praying that such Bill may not pass into law, 
was brought up, and read; and, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 


An ingrossed Bill for repairing certain Roads be- Stokenckurch 
tween Stokenchurch and the Borough of New Wood- ®4 Bil. 
stock, in the County of Oxford, and several other 
Roads communicating therewith, was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Gisborne do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Midland Rail- 
posed, That the ingrossed Bill to empower the Mid- nine 
land Railway Company to extend the said Railway j;i\), 
from Nottingham to Newark and Lincoln, be now 
read the third time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon Monday next.” 

And the Question being proposed, That the word 
“ now” stand part of the Question :—The said pro- 
posed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

And the Question being again proposed, That 
the Bill be now read the third time ; 

The Earl of Lincoln, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives Her 
Consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest 1s con- 
cerned, that the House may do therein, as they shall 
think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Gisborne do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions of Inhabitants of the parish of Lifton, pate Bill. 
in the county of Devon ;— Inhabitants of the bo- “*" 
rough of Bodmin, in the county of Cornwall ;—In- 
habitants of the town of Wadebridge, and neigh- 
bourhood, in the county of Cornwall ;—and, Inha- 





ands in the Town- | 


bitants of the parish of Mawznen, in the county of 
Cornwall; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Cornwall Railway Bill,—were presented, 


and read. die 





Dan 
Wat 
Bill. 


Ber 
Bill 








Dandee 
r Waterworks 
and Bill. 
ill, 


lis, 

.) Berks and 
Hants Railway 
Bill. 


Grimsby 
Docks Bill. 


on 


Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill, 


Tottenham and 
Farringdon~ 
street Extension 
Railway Bill. 


Cork and 
Bandon Rail- 
way Bill. 


Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway Bill, 





8 VicToRIZ£. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
jn favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions, 


A Petition of Members of a Committee appointed 
at a public meeting of Inhabitants of the borough 
of Dundee, praying that the Dundee Waterworks 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 


The ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from 
the Great Western Railway, at or near Reading, to 
the Towns of Newbury and Hungerford ; and also 
to join the South Western Railway at or near 
Basingstoke, was, according to Order, read the third 
time ; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Duncan do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Grimsby Docks Bill was read a second time ; 
and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the further Proceeding upon the third reading of 
the ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from a 
Place in the Parish of Bole, in the County of Wot- 
tingham, near to the Town and Port of Gainsbo- 
rough, to the Town and Port of Great Grimsby, in 
the Parts of Lindsey, in the County of Lincoln, with 
Branches to the District or Place called Mew Hol- 
land, and to the Town of Market Rasen, to be called 
The Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Rail- 
way Bill:—The House resumed the said further 
Proceeding. 

And Amendments being proposed to be made to 
the Bill; 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Regent’s Canal ;—and, Commissioners of the Me- 
tropolis Turnpike-roads north of the Thames; pray- 
ing that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Tot- 
tenham and Farringdon-street Extension Railway 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Mr. Vernon Smith reported from the Committee 
on Group (C C.) of halons Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred; That in the case of 
the Cork and Bandon Railway Bill, no person 
appeared in support of the Petition against the 
Bill, and that they had heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills ; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Vernon Smith reported from the Committee’ 


on Group (C C.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway Bill, no per- 
son appeared in support of several of the Petitions 
against the Bill, and that they had heard counsel in 
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529 


favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on 
Railway Bills; and that the Committee had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Land-owners, Freeholders, Occupiers Midland Rail- 
of Land, Tradesmen and other Inhabitants of the Wy (Syston to 
parish of Keéton, in the County of Rutland, praying — 
that the Midland Railways (Syston to Peterborough) — 

Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill Midland Rail- 
to empower the Midland Railway Company to make ways (Syston to 
a Branch from the said Railway near Syston, in the a 
County of Leicester, to the City of Peterborough, be " 
now read the third time ; 

The Earl of Lincoln, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives Her 
Consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is con- 
cerned, that the House may do therein as they shall 
think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause (Provision for future general 
Railway Acts) was thrice read; and added to the 
Bill, by way of Rider. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir John Trollope do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- Glasgow, 
mittee on the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnoch and Paisley, Kil- 
Ayr Railway Bill, that they have power to divide the oo vont 
Bill into two Bills. _— 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the gaint Helen’s 
Saint Helens Improvement Bill tomaketheir Report, Improvement 
be enlarged till Friday next. Bu. 


Molyneux’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; Molyneux’s 
and committed. Estate Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Viscount Barrington reported from the Com- Lancaster 
mittee on Group (1 1.) of Railway Bills, to whom and Carlisle 
several Petitions against the Lancaster and Carlisle ®*'y Bill. 
Railway Bill, together with the Report of the Board 
of Trade thereon, were referred; That they had 
heard counsel in support of some of the Petitions 
against the said Bill, and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on 
Railway Bills; and that the Committee had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Viscount Barrington reported fromthe Committee Whitehaven 
on Group (II.) of Railway Bills, towhom the Report = = "Rail 
of the Board of Trade on the Whitehavenand Furness ya. Bil, 
Junction Railway Bill, was referred; That they ~ 
had inquired into the several matters required by 
the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunte. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Viscount Barrington reported from the Com- Cockermouth 
mittee on Group (1 1.) of Railway Bills, to whom 2dWorkington 
the Report of the Board of Trade on the Cocker- ®*!w+y Bik 
mouth and Workington Railway Bill was referred ; 

That they had inquired into the several matters 
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530 2 Juni. A. 1845, 


required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and had amended the same, by 
striking out so much of the Preamble as related to 
the construction of Bridges over the River Derwent, 
and the taking Tolls thereupon, and found the same, 
as amended, to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


— Central An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from the 
a City of Perth by Stirling, to the Edinburgh and 
Glasgow Railway, to be called The Scottish Central 
Railway, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Home Drummond do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Leeds and Mr. Patrick Stewart reported from the Com- 
— Railway mittee on Group (B.) of Railway Bills, to whom 
ill. ae &gt; : : : 
several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 
said Group, together with the Reports of the Board 
of Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Bill, they had heard 
counsel in support of several of the said Petitions, 
and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; 
That they had inquired into the several matters 
required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and had amended the same, by 
striking outthe paragraphs which state that the Rail- 
way Clauses Consolidation Bill, and other Bills now 
passed, are pending, and found the same, as amended, 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Harrogate and Mr. Patrick Stewart reported from the Com- 

Ripon Junction mittee on Group (B.) of Railway Bills, to whom 

Railway Bill. several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 

said Group, together with the Reports of the Board 

of Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case 

of the Harrogate and Ripon Junction Railway Bill, 

the Committee had, in accordance with the Instruc- 

tion of the House of the 16th of April, divided the 

Bill into two Bills; and in the case of the Harro- 

gate and Ripon Junction Railway Bill, they had 

heard counsel in support of several of the said 

Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 

the Bill; and that the Committee had examined 

the allegations contained in the Preamble of the 

Bill, but the same had not been proved to their 
satisfaction. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table . 

and be printed. 


Glasgow, A Petition of the Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock 

Barrhead and ~~ Railway Company, praying that the Glasgow, Barr- 

Neilston Direct = . lili . a 

Railway Bill, ead and Neilston Direct Railway Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 


to lie upon the Table. 


Glasgow, Petitions of Merchants, Manufacturers, Shop- 
Barrhead and keepers and Inhabitants of the Town of Paisley and 
Neilston Direct county of Renfrew ;—and, Provost and Magistrates 


Sean sane of the Burgh of Rutherglen; praying that the Glas- 
Paisley, Kii- gow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway Bill 
Ayr Ballway may pass into a law, and that the Glasgow, Paisley, 
Bills, | Ailmarnock and Ayr Railway Bill may not pass 


into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Shaws Water Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the 
works Bill. | Shaws Waterworks Bill to make their Report be 
enlarged till To-morrow. 


a oa Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on 


works Bil], | Shaws Waterworks Bill; That they had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 








be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
m endments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on th 
Harwell and Streatley Road (re-committed) Bill ; wa 
That they had made other Amendments thereunto, 2°24 Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the M 
Manchester Court of Record (No. 2.) Bill; That mea 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and (No. 2.) Bill, 
found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Company of Proprietors of the London and 
Waterloo Bridge ;— Wandsworth ; Persons travel- South Westem 
ling by the London and SouthWestern Railway (two (No.1) 
Dn226: zy. r ° ol 
Petitions) ;—Kingston-on-Thames and New King- (Metropolitan 
ston;—and, Wimbledon; praying that the London *tension) Bill, 
and South Western Railway (No. 1.) (Metropolitan 
Extension) Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bury, in the county Liverpool and 
of Lancaster, and the neighbourhood, praying that Bury Railway 
the Liverpool and Bury Railway (Bolton Wigan (Bolton, Wigan 

a = = i ~a_ and Liverpool 
and Liverpool Railway and Bury Extension) Bill Railway, and 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and Bury Exten- 


ordered to lie upon the Table. sion ) Bill 


Mr. Stuart Wortley reported from the Committee London and 
on Group(A.) of Railway Bills ; That in the case of Greenwich 
the London and Greenwich Railway Bill, they had Railway Bill 
inquired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills, so far as the 
same relate to the present application ; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to betrue ; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. . 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Shepley-lane 
the Report on the Shepley-lane Head and Barnsley 1°94 and 
Road Bill; and the Amendments were read, and — on 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Leicester 
the Report on the Leicester Freemen’s Allotments Freemen’s 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. Almen's Bil 
Ordered, That the Rill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 
A Petition of Freemen of the borough of Leicester, 
praying that the said Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, was presented, and read, and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Newcastle- 
reading of the Mewcastle-upon- Tyne Coal Turn Bill; upon Tyne ait 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time ©" 7" 
upon Thursday next. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bil] Seutampin 
: . and Dorchester 
for making a Railway from Southampton to Dor- Raiway Bill. 
chester, with a Branch to the Town of Poole, be now 
read the third time; 
The Earl of Lincoln, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives Her 
Consent, as faras Her Majesty’sinterest is concerned, 
that the House may do therein as they shall think fit. 
And Notice being taken, that the interest of the 
Prince of Wales, as Duke of Cornwall, is concerned 
therein ; 
The Earl of Lincoln, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives Her 
Consent, as far as the Prince of Wales’s interest is 
concerned, 








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Taunton 
Gas Bill. 


Swinton and 
Gainsburgh 
Railway. 


Waterford 
and Kilkenny 
Railway Bill. 


Duddeston and 
Nechells 
Improvement 
(No. 2.) Bill, 


Railway Bills, 
Group (N.) 


Manchester 
aud Salford 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Lady Island 
— amshin 
Mai: 

Bill, ment 


8 VicTORI&amp;. 


concerned, that the House may do therein as they 
shall think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Colonel Dawson Damer do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for better supplying with Gas 
the Town and Neighbourhood of Taunton, in the 
County of Somerset, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Edward Colebrooke do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Gentry, Land-owners, Farmers, 
Merchants and Tradesmen, of the port of Gains- 
burgh, in the county of Lincoln, and its neighbour- 
hood, in the counties of Nottingham and Lincoln, 
praying the House to sanction the line of Railway 
projected from Swinton, vid Doncaster and Bawtry, 
to Gainsburgh, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Spooner reported from the Committee on 
Group (BB.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group, together with the Report of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the Waterford and Kilkenny Railway Bill, they had 
heard counsel in support of one of the said Petitions, 
and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; 
That they had inquired into the several matters re- 
quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Rate-payers of the hamlets of Dud- 
deston and Nechells, in the parish of Aston, near 
Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, praying that 
the Duddeston and Nechells Improvement (No. 2.) 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Macaulay reported from the Committee on 
Group (N.) of Railway Bills; That the Parties op- 
posing the Cornwall Railway Bill had stated to the 
Committee that the evidence of Mr. James Meadows 
Rendell was essential, in order to enable them to 
establish their case before the Committee ; and it 
having been proved that application had been made 
to the above party, but that his attendance could not 
be procured without the intervention of the House, 
the Chairman had been instructed by the Committee 
to move the House, That the said party be ordered 
to attend the said Committee To-morrow, at twelve 
o’clock. 

Ordered, That Mr. James Meadows Rendell do 
attend the said Committee To-morrow, at twelve of 
the clock. 


Mr. Tufnell reported from the Committee on the 
Manchester and Salford Waterworks Bill, and to 
whom several Petitions against the said Bill were 
referred ; That they had heard counsel in support 
of several of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; and that the Com- 
mittee had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
fo _ the same to be true; and had gone through 
the v.11, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of John Rowe, T. H. Talbot and John 
Howlin ;—and, John Howlin, of Ballyhyland, in 
the county of Wexford, Land-owner ; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 


agents, against certain parts of the Lady’s Island 
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2 Junie. 





531 


and Tacumshin Embankment Bill,—were presented, 
and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The West London Railway Bill was read a second West London 
time ; and committed. Railway Bilt. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Guildford 
the Report on the Guildford Junction Railway Bill ; Junction Rail- 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. a iia 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Parker reported from the Committee on Railway Bills, 
Group (D D.) of Railway Bills ; That the Committee Group (DD.) 
met upon Saturday last, pursuant to adjournment, 
when he received a communication from Viscount 
Ebrington, stating that his Lordship was still too 
indisposed to attend the Committee upon that day. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Right honourable the Earl of Midland Rail- 
Chesterfield, praying that the Midland Railways Pe 
(Nottingham to Lincoln) Bill may not = into a gill. 
law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Mr. Darby presented a Bill for making a Branch London and — 
Railway from the London and Brighton Railway, tia 
to join the South Western Railway, in the Parish of “aa Branch) 
Wandsworth, in the County of Surrey: And the Bill. 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 


a second time, 


The Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway Brighton. 
(Hastings, Rye and Ashford Extension) Bill was hewes — 
read a second time ; and committed. ey, elem 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Rye and Ash- 
mittee of Selection. a Extension) 

Mr. Patrick Stewart reported from the Committee York and 

on Group (B.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Pe- Se ge 
titions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, rng 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade Bill. 
thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the York 
and North Midland Railway (Harrogate Branch) 
Bill, they had heard counsel in favour of the Bill ; 
That they had inquired into the several matters re- 
quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and had amended the same by 
striking out the paragraph which states that the 
Railway Clauses Consolidation Bill, which is now 
passed, is pending, and found the same, as amended, 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Sir Thomas Troubridge reported from the Com- Duddeston and 
mittee on the Duddeston and Nechells Improvement Nechells 
(No. 2.) Bill; That the Committee met this day at (Nea) Bil 
twelve o’clock, pursuant to adjournment, but that a 
quorum of selected Members not being present 
within one hour of the time so appointed, the Chair- 
man had adjourned the Committee till Thursday 
next, at twelve o'clock. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of Sir Eastern Coun- 
Thomas Rokewode Gage, Baronet, of Hengrave Hall, ties Railway 
. : (Cambridge 
in the county of Suffolk, which was presented upon and Bury 
Friday last, taking notice of the application for leave Saint Edmund's 
to bring in the Eastern Counties Railway (Cam- Extension.) 


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532 G° Juniz. A. 1845. 


bridge and Bury Saint Edmund's Extension) Bill; | any such Bill into law, and also to abolish all grants 
and praying that he may be heard, by his counsel | for religious purposes, was presented, and read; and 
or agent, against certain parts thereof, might be | ordered to lie upon the Table. 


read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on Group (K.) of Railway Bills, to entertain 
the said Petition, notwithstanding the same was not 
presented three clear days before the day appointed 
for the first meeting of the Committee. 

Ulster Railway 


Extension 
Bill. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into consideration the Report on the Ulster Railway 
Extension Bill; 

And the House being informed, That other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee ; and that they have leave to sit, 
and proceed, ‘To-morrow. 


Oxford and Petitions from Warwick and Leamington ;—and, 
Rugby Railway Promoters of a Railway from Oxford to Birming- 
= ham, to be called The Birmingham and Oxford 
Junction Railway; praying that the Oxford and 
Rugby Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Oxford, 
Worcester and 


A Petition of Promoters of a Railway from Oxford 
to Birmingham, to be called The Birmingham and 
Ozford Railway, praying that the Ozford, Worcester 
and Wolverhampton Railway Bill may pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the t able. 


Wolverhampton 
Railway Bill. 


Lighthouses. Petitions of Ship-owners of the port of Aberdeen ; 


—and, Manager of the Aberdeen, Leith and Clyde 
Shipping Company of Aberdeen ; praying for an in- 
quiry into the mode in which Light dues are now 
exacted, with a view to their reduction,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Lighthouses. 


Factories. Petitions from Manchester (six Petitions);—Chorl- 


ton-upon-Medlock (six Petitions) ;—and, Keighley 
(four Petitions); praying the House to pass an 
efficient Ten Hours Bill for all minors and females 
employed in Factories,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ministers’ 
Money 
(freland.) 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Drogheda, praying for the aboli- 
tion of the tax called Ministers’ Money in Jreland, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Parochial A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the South 

Settlement Bill. Stoneham Union, in the county of Southampton, 
praying that the Parochial Settlement Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Game Laws. Petitions from Dunfermline ;—Kirkcaldy ;—Cu- 

par ;—and, County of Worcester; praying for the 

abolition of the Game Laws,—were presented, and 

— ; and referred to the Select Committee on Game 
aws. 


Public Houses. Petitions from Workington ;—Haworth (Chair- 


man) ;—Sheffield ;—Soham ;— Ipswich ;—Chipping | 


Wycombe ;—Lampton, Weston and Sutton, &amp;c. ;— 
Hamilton ;— Sutton Bridge ;—and, Meltham ; pray- 
ing the House to adopt measures for preventing the 
increase of houses licensed for the sale of intoxicating 
drinks, and for diminishing to a very large extent 
the number already existing ; and to pass a law for 
entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on 
the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Religious 


Petitions from Harwood and Wheatsheat ;— Heol - M 
— Bettws-yn-Rhos ;—Bryngole ;— Ruthin :-—Wrer. Collees baa 
ham ; —Llanrhaiadr ; —Llanbedr ; —Llandalus ; —~ ; 
Llysfaen ;—Efenechtyd ; — Henllaen ;— and, Holt 
(Denbigh); praying that the Maynooth College Bill 
may not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table: 


Petitions from Loddon and Clavering Union (Nor- saint Asaph 
folk) ;—Denbigh;—Deanery of Dyffryn Clwyd ;— and Bangor 
Llanelidan ; —Ruthin ;—and, Langley (Norfolk) ; P°°** 
praying for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 
7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of the dio- 
ceses of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and for the 
immediate appointment of a Bishop to the newly- 
erected See of Manchester,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Silkstone ;—Almondbury ;— Hor- Anatomy Act. 
bury ;—and, Dodsworth; praying for an impartial, 
searching and open inquiry into the operation of the 
Anatomy Act,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Surveyors of the Highways of the Highways, 
parish of Saint Andrew-the-Less, in the borough 
of Cambridge, praying that the laws relating to 
Highways may be extended, to enable Surveyors of 
the Highways from time to time, as occasion may 
arise, to sell lands vested in them for the purpose of 
obtaining materials for the repair of the Highways, 
when such materials therein shall be exhausted, and 
with the money arising therefrom to purchase other 
lands in lieu thereof, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 





' A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Ma- Landlord 

| croom, county of Cork, praying for the introduction aloe 
of a Bill for the better regulating the relation “""*) 

| between Landlord and Tenant in Ireland, with clauses 

| protective of the Agricultural Labourers, was pre- 


sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


| 
| Petitions from Holywell ;—A ber ffraw;— Trefriw County Courts 
and Llanrhychwyn;—and, Lilanelly; praying the 


House to pass a Bill for the establishment of local 
courts for the decision of small causes, with provi- 
sions requiring a knowledge of the Welsh language 

on the part of the Judges of those courts in Wales, 
| —were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 





| A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Wexford, Marriages, &amp;«., 
'stating that the Petitioners deprecate, firstly, the (Ireland.) 
‘statute relative to marriages between Protestants 
|and Roman Catholics, as far as regards the admi- 
nistration of them by Catholic Priests, a grievance 
not affecting similar marriages when celebrated by 
la Protestant Minister ; and, secondly, the clauses 
_of the Emancipation Act which provide for the gra- 
| dual suppression and final prohibition of the regular 
or monastic orders in Ireland; and praying the 
House to repeal and abolish these penal and disqua- 
lifying laws, and establish the most perfect, civil and 
religious liberty within Her Majesty’s realms, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from the Provincial Synod of Lothian Universities, " 
-and 'weeddale (Moderator) ;—and, Members of the (Scotland) Ps 
Kirk Session, of west parish of Aberdeen (Modera- 

tor); praying that the Universities (Scotland) Bill 





A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of /may not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
Inhabitants of the town and county of the town and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
of Southampton, stating that they deeply regret | 
that further encroachments on the public purse! A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Perth Peniten- 
for Religious Endowments are contemplated by Council of the city of Edinburgh, praying the House "**5- 
Parliament ; and praying the House not to pass to place the general Penitentiary at Perth on the 
same 


Endowments. 








cl. 


rts, 


KC.» 


Bill, 


gO__30 


same footing as similar establishments in England, 


8 VicToRIz&amp;. 





Junie. 533 


And the Question being again proposed, That the 


was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon | word “now” stand part of the Question :—The 


the Table. House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 
Health of A Petition of the Chairman of Commissioners for | And the House having continued to sit till after 
Towns. paving, lighting, watching and improving the town twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


of Bradford and part of the hamlet of Little Hor- 
ton adjoining thereto, in the county of York, and 
for a. preventing all nuisances therein, 
praying the House to adopt measures for improving 
and enhancing the sanitary condition of large 
‘Towns, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Lord’s Days A Petition of Members of the Free Union Church 
Congregation, Aberdeen, praying the House to make 
it imperative on all Railway Companies to abstain 
from running Trains on the Lord’s Day, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Royal College A Petition of Members of the Royal College of 

of Surgeons» Surgeons in London, practising as general Practi- 
tioners at Farnham, in the county of Surrey, stating 
that it is the earnest wish of the Petitioners that all 
general Practitioners being members of the Royal 
College of Surgeons in London, may be enfranchised 
in that institution, and not in any separate incorpo- 
ration; and praying the House to make such addi- 
tions to the late charter of the Royal College of 
Surgeons as will do full justice to the members at 
large, and thereby render any new imcorporation 
unnecessary, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Merchant See A Petition of Ship-owners, Masters and Seamen 

nen'sFund Bill. of the port of Maldon, praying that the Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Pious and Lord John Manners presented a Bill to alter and 
puariable , amend the Laws relating to the Disposition of Pro- 
urpuses Bill, 


perty for Pious and Charitable Purposes: And the 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Wednesday the 18th day of 
this instant June ; and to be printed. 


No. 343. 


Milbank Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
aa to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of all Reports in the possession of 
the Prison Inspectors or the Home Office, with 
respect to the lighting and ventilating of the Mil- 
bank Prison, and the saving that has been effected 
in the former by napthalising the Gas, or other 
means. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Bank Notes 


(Ireland.) The following Accounts, pursuant to Order, having 
and, 


been transmitted to the Clerk, were laid upon the 
Table ; viz. Accounts of the Notes of the Bank of 
Ireland in circulation, distinguishing those of the 
Branches from those in Dublin ; of the Amount of 
all Deposits, distinguishing public from private; of 
the Amount of all Securities held by the Bank, dis- 
tinguishing public from private, and distinguishing 
private under the heads of Bills and Notes dis- 
counted ; and of the Amount of Bullion in the Bank of 
Ireland at the close of every week from the 2d day of 
February 1844 up to the present time (in continuation 
of Parliamentary Paper No. 371 of Session 1844). 


Colleges The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
(Ireland) Bill. the adjourned Debate upon the Amendments which, 
upon Friday last, were proposed to be made to the 
Question, That the Colleges (Ireland) Bill be now 
read a second time ; and which Amendments were, 
to leave out the word “ now,” and, at the end of the 


Martis, 3° die Junii, 1845: 


And the Question being put, 
‘The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the { Mr. Young, 

Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring : }s 
Tellers for the f Lord John Manners, 

Noes, L Viscount Adare: } 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 
time :—The Bill was accordingly read a second 
time, and committed to a Committee of the whole 
House, for Monday next. 


11. 
46. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Banking 
a Committee upon the Banking (Scotland) Bill ; and, (Scotland) Bill. 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed No.344. 
the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the 
Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Jewish Disabi- 
reading of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill; _lities Removal 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon Bill. 
Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into pankin 
a Committee upon the Banking (Zreland) Bill ; and, (Ireland) Bill. 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed No.345. 
the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Lunatic 
mittee on the Lunatic Asylums (Jreland) Bill ; Asylums 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday (1nd) Bill. 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Poor Law 
reading of the Poor Law Amendment (Scotland) Amendment _ 
Bill; (Scotland) Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend the Act to establish Military 
Military Savings Banks, was, according to Order, Savings Banks 
read the third time. Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- supply. 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Privy Councit 





Question, to add the words “ upon this day six 
months.” 


Vot. 100. | 





a Committee upon the Privy Council Bill; and, Bill. 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
3Y3 . the 































































A a et ia a a A te ck 


Ny NE eS eT 


ES ASS SS 
7 


Constabulary 
(Ireland. ) 


Police 


(Ireland. ) 


Robert Clegg. 


John Conniff. 


Coal Trade 
(Port of Lon- 
don) Bill. 


London, 
Worcester and 
South Stafford- 
shire Railway 
Bill. 


Middlesbro’ 
and Redcar 
Railway Bill. 





534. 9°— 3° Junits. A. 1845. 


the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com- | and terminating at the first crane on the quay, at 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and directed him | Cargo Fleet Port, so as to open a communication 


to report the same, without Amendment. 
Ordered, ‘That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Thursday next. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That there be laid before this House, a more perfect 
and correct Return than that made to this House 
on the 20th day of March 1845, by the Inspector- 


General of Constabulary in Jreland, showing the | 


Number of Policemen in every County in [reland 
who do not perform the Duties of Constables, but 
are employed either as Clerks, as Officers’ Servants, 
or have Charge of Horses not the Property of the 
Officers, and commonly called Mounted Constables, 
or otherwise, distinguishing the Number of Men in 
each Employment other than that of an Ordinary 
Constable ; including all Pay and Allowances of 
those in each Employment, with the Total Expense 
in each County; together with a Recapitulation, 
showing the Annual Expense of the Clerks of Offi- 
cers, Clerks of Paymasters, Officers’ Servants, Offi- 
cers’ Orderlies, commonly called Mounted Consta- 
bles, and the Total Annual Expense of Clerks, Ser- 
vants and Orderlies :—It passed in the Negative. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return, showing the Number of Policemen who are 
employed as Servants by the Inspector-General of 
Police in Ireland, the Deputy Inspectors-General, 
Receiver, Surgeon, Veterinary Surgeon, Provincial 
Inspectors and Officers of the Reserved Force of 


Policemen acting as Clerks, as Messengers, or other 
Employment not that of an ordinary Constable, in 
the Office of the Inspector-General, or other Officers 
above named, or to the Officers of the Reserved 


ployment, and the Pay and Allowances of each, and 
the Total Expense ; together with a Recapitulation, 
showing the Annual Expense of Officers’ Servants, 
Officers’ Clerks and Messengers, and Total Annual 
Expense of Servants, Clerks and Messengers. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 


Police in Dublin; together with the Number of | 


| 


Copy of the Notice, dated Colonial Secretary’s 
Office, Auckland, 8th May 1844, and published in 
the same Gazette, on the subject of surveying the 


| boundaries of lands awarded by the Commissioners 


between Cargo Fleet Port and the said Railway, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of all Claims to Land in Mew 
Zealand, stated in the Schedule inclosed in the 
Despatch of Acting-Governor Shortland to Lord 
| Stanley, dated Auckland, 15th June 1843 (No. 50,) 
and in the New Zealand Government Gazettes of 
1841, July 21st, August 25th, September sth, 
November 3d, November 10th, November 24th, 
December 1st, and December 22d; 1842, Januar 
5th, April 6th, May 4th, May 11th, August 17th, 
Supplement, September 28th, and December 7th ; 
and 1843, April 5th, Supplement, April 12th, Sup- 
plement, and September 6th, Supplement; as made 
by or on behalf of the persons under mentioned, 
for themselves or their families, and by or on behalf 
of that Society itself, as distinguished from the in- 
dividuals :—The Rev. A. V. Brown, Rev. Richard 
Taylor, Rev H. Williams, Rev. W. Williams, and 
Messrs. Benjamin Ashwell, C. Baker, J. Beddgood, 
George Clarke, James Davis, Richard Davis, John 
Edmonds, W.T. Fairburn, L.H.Ford, James Hamlin, 
| James Kemp, John King, P. H. King, Joseph Mat- 
| thews, Richard Matthews, James Preece, W. G. 
Puchey, James Shepherd, James Stack, J. A. Wilson ; 
| also Messrs. J. Kemp, on behalf of families of mem- 
bers of the Church Missionary Society, R. Davis, on 
behalf of ditto, W. Baker, and J. Baker :—Extract 
of so much of a Notice, dated Colonial Secretary’s 
Office, Auckland, 22d May 1844, and published in 








ithe Mew Zealand Government Gazette of 23d May 


| " aR : 
Force of Police in Dublin, distinguishing each Em- | 1844, as relatesto Deeds of Grant, being ready for 


| 


delivery to Mr. George Clarke, the Chief Protector 
of Aborigines in New Zealand; together with a 


| of Land Claims to the respective Claimants ; anda 
|Copy of the Form of Deed annexed to the Notice 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented New Zealand 


Copy of the Statement of Robert Clegg, late Con- | last mentioned :—Copies of three Proclamations 
stable of Police In Treland, to the Inspector-General, | regarding the Pre-emption of Land in New Zealand, 
relative to his leaving the Police, together with all | dated respectively 26th March, 1st October, and 


Correspondence on the subject referred to in that | 10th October 1844, and published in the New Zea- 
Statement. 





Ordered, That the Petition of John Conniff, which 
was presented upon Monday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Earl of Lincoln and Lord John 
Russell be added to the Select Committee on the 
Coal Trade (Port of Zondon) Bill. 


_A Petition of Commissioners acting in the execu- 
tion of two several Acts of Parliament for improving 
the Navigation of the River Severn, praying that 
provision may be made in the London, Worcester 
and South Staffordshire Railway Bill for securing 
the repayment of the sums borrowed by the Com- 
missioners for the improvement of the Navigation 
of the River Severn, was presented, and read ; an 
referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


land Government Gazettes of 26th March, 5th 
October, and 10th October of the same year:— 
And, Copies of all Awards made by Mr. Spain, 
Commissioner of Land Claims in Wew Zealand, 
upon claims preferred by or on behalf of the New 
Zealand Company ; together with the decisions of 
the Local Government thereon respectively :—A 
Return of all Sums of Money paid by the Agents 
of the New Zealand Company to or for the use of 
the aboriginal Inhabitants of New Zealand, under 
the directions of the Local Government, or of Mr. 
Spain, the Commissioner of Land Claims, or of Mr. 
George Clarke, senior, Chief Protector of Aborigines, 
or of Mr. George Clarke, junior, Sub-Protector ; 
showing the date and Amount of each Payment, to 
'whom paid, on what account, and in what manner 
distributed or applied :—And, Copies of a Memorial 
from the Land-owners resident in the district of 
Port Nicholson, New Zealand, to the Right honour- 
‘able Lord Stanley, Principal Secretary of State for 
‘the Colonies, on the subject of a Proclamation 





A Petition of Francis Mewburn, the younger, of | issued by Governor Fitzroy, dated 10th October 


Darlington, in the county of Durham, one of the 1844; and of all Correspondence between the 
Solicitors for the Bill hereinafter mentioned, praying ' Colonial Office and Dr. Evans, on the subject of 
that provision may be made in the Middlesbro’ and a Copy of that Memorial which Dr. Evans has 
Redcar Railway Bill for constructing a collateral been deputed to present. 

Branch Railway or Siding from and out of the in- Ordered, That the said Address be presented 
tended Railway commencing at or within one of the to Her Majesty by such Members of this House as 


closes belonging to Jon Browne, Esquire, a Lunatic, are of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy me 
| rdered, 





Wat 
and 
Rail 


M 


an 


oe ee et tr lt 





Vaccine 
[stablishmente 


No. 346. 


Coinage. 
No. 347. 


Metropolis 
joprovement. 


No. 348. 


Steam Vessels. 


No. 349. 


Quassia and 
Beers 
No. 350. 


Waterford 
and Limerick 


Railway Bill. 


Ashton, Staly- 
bridge and Li- 
verpool Junction 
Railway 


(Ardwick and parts of the Ashton, Stalybridge and Liverpool | *™ 


Guide Bridge 
Branches) Bill. 


Manchester 
South Junction 
and Altrincham 
Railway Bill, 


Railway Bills, 
Group (DD.) 


Sheffield 
Waterworks 
Bill, 


Railway Bills 
Group (EE,) 


Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill, 


Newcastle- 

upon-Tyne and 

North Shields 
ailway 

(Tynemouth 

Tarnsion, &amp;e.’, 
ill, 


8 VicToRIz. 2°—.5° 

Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Vaccine | 
Establishment, which was presented upon Friday 
last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Coinage, 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Copy of the Second Report on 
Metropolis Improvement, which was presented upon 
Friday last, be printed. 

Ordered, that the Return relative to Steam Vessels, 
which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to Quassia 
and Beer, which were presented upon Friday last, 
be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 


Juni. 535 

The House proceeded to take into consideration West of London 
the Report on the West of London and Westminster and Westmin- 
Cemetery Bill; and the Amendments were read, and —- 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for the better Regulation and Glasgow 
Management and for the Extension of the Slaughter- Markets Bill. 
houses and Market Accommodation in the City of 
Glasgow, and for other Purposes in relation thereto, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Oswald do carry tne Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That Sir Robert Harry Inglis be added Westminster 





till half an hour after one of the clock on 
Tuesday morning, adjourned till this day. 


Martis, 3° die Junii ; 


Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 





PRAYERS. 


PETITION of Inhabitants of the town and 

neighbourhood of Tipperary, praying that the 
Waterford and Limerick Railway Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of Manchester, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 


Junction Railway (Ardwick and Guide Bridge 
Branches) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Common 
Council of the borough of Manchester, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Manchester South 
Junction and Altrincham Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their | 


Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (DD.) 
of Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five 
of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Sheffield 
Waterworks Bill be revived :—And that they have 
leave to sit, and proceed, upon Thursday next, at 
tweive of the clock. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (EE.) 
of Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five 
of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
third reading of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield 
Junction Railway Bill be resumed upon Thursday 
next. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Newcastle-upon- Tyne and North 
Shields Railway (Tynemouth Extension, &amp;c.) Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

And Amendments being proposed to be made to 
the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 

Vor. 100. 


| (No. 2.) Bill. 


to the Committee on the Westminster Improvement (Noa) Bill 
oO. . . 


mined | Ordered, That the time for all Committees on Private Bills. 


| Private Bills to make their Reports, be enlarged 
till Monday the 16th day of this instant June. 


Mr. Greene, Chairman of the Committees on Bristol Paro- 
unopposed Private Bills, informed the House, that chial Rates Bill. 
in the case of the Bristol Parochial Rates Bill, 
|when the Parties appeared before him previous to 
ithe meeting of the Committee, they proposed to 
omit the greater part of the Clauses appearing in 
the copy of the Bill annexed to the Petition for 
leave, and to insert other Clauses in lieu thereof ; 
that he submitted to the House whether, in such a 
|case, the Parties ought not to withdraw their Bill, 

d present another Bill in the amended from. 

The Order made upon the 15th day of April last, 
for committing the said Bill, was read, and dis- 
charged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 





The House was moved, That the Report in respect Bristol Paro- 
of the Petition for the Bristol Parochial Rates Bill, chial Rates. 
which, upon the 13th day of March last, was made (N° 2+) Bill 
from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for removing Doubts relating to the Collection of 
certain Portions of the Borough Rates of the City 
and County of Bristol: And that Mr. Philip Miles 
and Mr. Henry Berkeley do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Chalmers, one of the Clerks attending Com- Newcastle 
mittees of this House, presented, pursuant to Order, ne wage a 
—Minutes of the Evidence taken before the Com- Northunber- 
mittee on the Wewcastle and Berwick Railway and land Railway 
Northumberland Railway Bills, relating to the At- Bil's 
mospheric Principle of Traction. 

Ordered, That the said Minutes do lie upon the 
Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Dublin and 
dl Report on the Dublin and Drogheda Railway Railoay Bill. 
ill. 
And the House being informed that other Amend-- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
| former Committee :—And that they have leave to 
| sit, and proceed, To-morrow. 
| 





A Petition of William M‘Cann, of Moyvalley Great Western 
House, in the county of Kildare, Esquire, and of (Thelen!) 
James M‘Cann, of the county of the town of Drog- (Dublin to 
| heda, Esquire, praying that they may be heard, by Mullingar and 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against the Great Athlone) Bill. 
Western Railway (Lreland) (Dublin to Mullingar 
and Athlone) Bill, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the New Royal Canal Company in 
| Ireland, praying that the said Bill may not pass 
‘into a law, as it now stands, was also presented, 
3X4 and 


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Railway Bills, 
Group (X.) 


Newcast) 

and Berwick 
Railway; and, 
Northumber- 
land Railway 
Bills, 


Scarborough 
Water Bill. 


Kidwelly 
Inclosure Bill. 


Irish Great 
Western Rail- 
way (Dublin to 
Galway) Bill. 


Trent Valley 
Railway Bill. 


Newcastle and 
Darlington 
(Brandling 
Junction) 
Railway Bill. 
Newcastle 
and Berwick 
Railway Bill. 


Hungerford 
and Lambeth 
Suspension 
Foot Bridge 
Bill. 


536 


and read; and referred to the Committee on the | 


Bill. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (X.) of 
Railway Bills, have leave to sit this day, till five of 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Minutes ofthe Evidence taken 
before the Committee on the Vewcastle and Berwick | 
Railway, and Northumberland Railway Bills, which 
were presented this day, be referred to the Com- 
mittee on Group (L.) of Railway Bills. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for better supplying with Water the 
Towns of Scarborough and Falsgrave, in the Parish 
of Scarborough, in the County of York; and the 
same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 1. 1. 22. Leave out from “ inhabitants” to 
“ may” in Pr. 2.1. 17. 

Pr. 2. 1. 28. Leave out “ said.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 37. Leave out from “ held” to “ to” 
in |. penult. 

Pr. 17.1. 7. After “ Esquire” insert “ and that 
‘¢ the said Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, 
“‘ shall, for the purposes of this Act, be held to 
“‘ apply to springs and streams of water.” 

Pr. 48. 1. 19. Leave out from “ supply” to 
“ And” in I. 35. 

Pr. 49. 1. 16. After “ frost” insert “ drought.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir Frederick Trench do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Kidwelly Inclosure Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


A Petition of Noblemen, Gentlemen, Merchants 
and Landed Proprietors assembled at a public 


3° Juni. 


A. 1845. 


Pr. 30. 1.17. After “ provided” insert “ for,” 
Pr. 30. |. 18. Leave out “ receiver-general” and 
insert “ receiver.” 

Pr. 30. 1. 19. After “ district” insert “ and 
shail be applied.” 

Pr. 30.1. 21. After “ forfeitures” insert “ other 
“ than fines upon drunken persons or upon con- 
“ stables for misconduct, or for assaults upon police 
‘* constables.” 

Pr. 30. 1.22. Leave out “and” and insert “ac- 
** counted for,” and in the same line after “ paid” 
insert “ and applied.” 

Pr. 30. 1. 29. After “ any” insert “ of the 
“ police magistrates in respect of any.” 

Pr. 30. 1. ult. After “ Act” insert “ and ever 
magistrate by whom any order or conviction shall 
have been made, shall have the same power of 
“ binding over the witnesses who shall have been 
“ examined, and such witnesses shall be entitled to 
“ the same allowance of expenses as he or the 
“ would have had or been entitled to in case the 
order, conviction and appeal had been made in 
pursuance of the provisions of the said last-men- 
“ tioned Act.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. . 
Ordered, That Mr. Hawes do carry the Bill to 

the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


“ 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Great North 
the Report on the Great North of England and of England 
Richmond Railway Bill ; and the Amendments were ee 

way Bill. 
read, and agreed to. 

A Clause (Provision for future General Railway 
Acts) was twice read ; and added to the Bill. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Leeds and 
the Report on the Leeds and West Riding Junction praia 
Railways Bill; and the Amendments were read, ways Bill - 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 














meeting held at Borris-in-Ossory, in the Queen’s 
County, praying that the Irish Great Western Rail- 
way (Dublin to Galway) Bill may not pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon consi- 
deration of the Report on the Trent Valley Railway 
Bill be resumed To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Newcastle and 
Darlington (Brandling Junction) Railway Bill be 


taken into consideration upon Thursday next. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Newcastle and 
Berwick Railway Bill be taken into consideration 
upon Thursday next. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to amend the Acts relating to the 


Hungerford and Lambeth Suspension Foot Bridge | 
Company, hereafter to be called The Charing Cross | 


Bridge Company, and for granting further Powers 
’ 


to the same Company ; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 2. 1. 20. Leave out “ is about to be.” 

Pr. 30. |. 9. After “ or” insert “ any Act in- 
“ corporated therewith or.” 

Pr. 30.1. 14. Leave out the first “ and,” and in 
the same line after “ enforced” insert “ accounted 
« for.” 

Pr. 30.1]. 16. Leave out “ shall not be” and in- 
sert “is,” and in the same line after “ otherwise” 
insert “ specially.” 





be ingrossed. 


| Ordered, That the — on the Cromford Canal Cromford 
| Bill be taken into consideration To-morrow, 


Cana! Bill. 


| A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of lands in Gravesend 
the neighbourhood of Higham, in the county of ee 
Kent, and adjoining to or near to the banks of the J 
canal, between the Rivers T'hames and Medway, n 
the same county, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Gravesend and Rochester Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themseives, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to entertain the said Petition, notwithstanding 
‘the same was not presented three clear days before 
the day appointed for the first meeting of the Com- 
mittee. 





Lord Ashley reported from the Committee on Railway Fite 
| Group (FF.) of Railway Bills; That the Parties roup (FF. 
‘opposing the Edinburgh and Northern Railway 

| (No. 2.) Bill, had stated to the Committee, that the 

‘evidence of Mr. Wiiliam Chalmers, Land-surveyor, 

of Perth, was essential, in order to enable them to 

‘establish their case before the Committee ; and it 

having been proved that application had been made 

to the above party, but that his attendance could 

not be procured without the intervention of the 


House, the Chairman had been instructed by the 
Committee 











Pelfas 
Bally’ 
Rails 


Low 
Hatt 


Yai 
and 


Ne 


Pelfast and 
Ballymena 
Balvay Bill. 


Lowestoft 
Railway and 
Harbour Bill. 


Yarmouth 
and Norwich 
Railway Bill. 


North British 
Railway Bill. 


Edinburgh 
and Hawick 
Railway Bill. 


Edinburgh 
and Hawick 
Railway Bill. 


Newcastle. 
upon-Tyne 
Port Bill, 


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Committee to move the House ; That he be ordered | 
to attend the said Committee To-morrow, at twelve | 
of the clock. 

Ordered, That Mr. William Chalmers, Land-sur- 
veyor, of Perth, do attend the said Committee To- 
morrow, at twelve of the clock. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Belfast and Ballymena Railway 
Bill; aud the Amendments were read, and agreed 


to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Lowestoft Railway and Harbour 
Bill; and the Amendments were read ; and agreed 





to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Yarmouth and Norwich Railway 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the North British Railway Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to; and 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendmnients, 
be ingrossed. 


Petitions from Stow ;—Galashiels ;—and, Tra- 
quair and Innerleithen; praying that the Edinburgh 
and Hawick Railway Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


3° Junie. 


=~ 
537 
Pr.50. 1. penult. After “ tenure” insert “ the ex- 
“ pression ‘ registered ship-owner’ shall mean an 
“ owner of the whole or any part of any ship or 
vessel registered in the Port of Newcastle-upon- 
“ Tyne.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Hodgson Hinde do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 


House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


““é 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Quinborowe 
the Report on the Quinborowe Borough Bill ; and Borough Bill. 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the Ely and 
third reading of the Ely and Huntingdon Railway Huntingdon 
Bill be resumed To-morrow. Semen Se 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the Lynn and Ely 
third reading of the Lynn and Ely Railway Bill be Railway Bill. 
resumed To-morrow. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Bolton, in the county Liverpool and 
of Lancaster and the neighbourhood, praying that Bury Railway 
the Liverpool and Bury Railway ( Bolton, Wigan and i rnin ie 
Liverpool Railway and Bury Extension) Bill may Railway, ae 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and Bury Exten- 
ordered to lie upon the Table. om 


Ordered, That the Kendal and Windermere Rail- Kendal and 
way Bill be read the third time ‘To-morrow. Windermere 
Railway Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report on the Brighton, Lewes Brighton, 
and Hastings Railway (Keymer Branch) Bill be fewesend 
taken into consideration upon Thursday next ty 
P y . way (Keymer 
Branch) Bill. 





The House proceeded to take into consideration | 
the Report on the Edinburgh and Hawick Railway | 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed | 
to. 
| 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, | 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for amending an Act of the Forty- | 
first year of the reign of His Majesty King George 
the Third, relating to the Port of Newcastle-upon- 
Tyne ; and for granting further Powers for establish- 
ing and maintaining an efficient River Police, and 
for regulating the said Port; and the same were 
read, as follow: 

Pr. 6. 32. Leave out “ or” and insert “ and.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 27. After “ fastened” insert “ to the 
said moorings.” 

Pr. 11.1. 36. After “damage” insert “ wilfully 
** or negligently.” 

Pr. 13. 1. 25. Leave out “of” and insert “ re- 
“ siding within.” 

Pr. 50. 1.5. After “ Newcastle-upon-Tyne” in- 
sert Clause (A.) 

Ciause (A.) “ Provided also, and be it Enacted, 
That no power in this Act shall be exercised so 
as in any manner to defeat, lessen or interfere 
with the rights, jurisdictions, usages and property 
of the lord of any manor, or the owner of any land 
adjoining the said River Tyne, or lying between 
high and low-water mark, without the consent of 
such lord or owner as aforesaid, by writing under 
his hand and seal, for that purpose first had and 
obtained ; nor shall any thing in this Act contained 
affect or be construed, deemed, taken or consi- 
dered to affect any rights, jurisdictions, usages or 


privileges belonging to such lord or owner as 
aforesaid.” 


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The House proceeded to take into consideration North Wales 
~~ Report on the North Wales Mineral Railway —— 
ill. 

And the House being informed, that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to sit, 
and proceed, upon Thursday next, at one of the clock. 


A Petition of Wadham Locke, of Ashton Gifford, Witts, Somerset 
in the county of Wilts, Esquire, praying that the and Weymouth 
Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway Bill may ®*'way Bill 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table, 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee standing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which were Orders ; 
read, as follow : 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Trent Valley Trent Valiey 
Railway Bill, Clause and Amendments on Consi- Railway Bill. 
deration of Report, the Amendments are of such a 
nature as to justify the House in entertaining them, 
if they shall think fit. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Edinburgh Edinburgh 
and Glasgow Railway Bill, Amendments on third and Glasgow 
reading, the Amendments are of such a nature as wnetnny Oe. 
to justify the House in entertaining them, if they 
shall think fit. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Cromford Cromford 
Canal Bill, Clauses on consideration of Report, the Canal Bill, 
Clauses are of such a nature.as not to be adopted b 
the House without the re-commitment of the Bill. 

4. Resolved, That in the case of the Ely and Ely and 
Huntingdon Railway Bill, Clause on third reading, eg 
the Clause is of such a nature as to justify the “”"” _. 
House in entertaining it, if they shall think fit. 

5. Resolved, That in the case of the Lady’s Is- Lady’s Island 
land and Tacumshin Embankment Bill, Petition to 24 — 
Report, the Sessional Order ought to be dispensed fv." 
with; That the Parties be permitted to Report on or 
before the 16th June. 





Vou. 100. 


8Z 6. Resolved, 





Lynn and Ely 
Railway Bill. 


Lyme Regis 
Improvement, 
Market and 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Durham and 
Sunderland 
Railway. 


Blackburn, 
Darwen and 


Bolton Railway 


Bill. 


North Wool- 
wich Railway 
Bill. 


538 3° Junie. 


6. Resolved, That in the case of the Lynn and 


Ely Railway Bill, Amendments on third reading, | 
| Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 


| 
| 


the Amendments are of such a nature as to justify 
the House in entertaining them, if they shall think 
fit. 

7. Resolved, That in the case of the Lyme Regis 
Improvement, Market and Waterworks Bill, Petition 
to Reet the Sessional Order ought to be dispensed 
with ; That the Parties be permitted to report on 
or before the 11th June. 

8. Resolved, That in the case of the Durham and 
Sunderland Railway Petition for leave to present 
a Petition for a Bill, the Sessional Order ought not 
to be dispensed with. 

The 5th and 7th Resolutions, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
further Proceeding upon the third reading of the in- 
grossed Bill, for making a Railway from Blackburn 
to Bolton, in the county of Lancaster, to be called 
The Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway : — 
The House resumed the said further Proceeding. 

The House was moved, That the Standing Order 
of the House, No. 121, relative to Private Bills, 
might be read ; and the same was read, as followeth: 


“‘That when any Clause or Amendment is offered 
upon the Report, or the consideration of the Report, 
or the third reading of any Private Bill, such 
Clause or Amendment shall be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders: That such 
Clause shall be printed: And when any Clause is 
proposed to be amended, it shall be printed in ex- 
tenso, with every addition or substitution in different 
type, and the omissions therefrom included in 
brackets.” 


Ordered, That the said Standing Order be sus- 
pended, in respect of the said Bill. 

An ingrossed Clause (Tolls) was thrice read ; and 
added to the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause (Tolls for propelling 
Power) was thrice read; and added to the Bill, by 
way of Rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause (Regulations as to the 
Tolls) was thrice read; and added to the Bill, by 
way of Rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause (Tolls for small parcels 
and great weights) was thrice read; and added to 
the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause (Passengers’ luggage 
was thrice read; and added to the Bill, by way of 
Rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause (Maximum rate of 
Charges for Passengers) was thrice read ; and added 
to the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause (Restrictions as to Tolls 
for Passengers not applicable to special Trains) 
was thrice read ; and added to the Bill, by way of 
Rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause (Provision for future 
General Railway Acts) was thrice read ; and added 
to the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Then an Amendment was made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Viscount Castlereagh reported from the Com- 
mittee on the North Woolwich Railway Bill, which 
was a in Group (N N.) of Railway Bills, 
and to whom several Petitions against the said Bill 
were referred ; That no one appeared in support of 
the said Petitions ; and that they had heard counsel 
in favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into 
the several matters required by the Standing Orders 
on Railway Bills, so far as the same relate to the 
present application; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 


A. 1845, 


same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 


and made Amendments thereunto. 


and be printed. 


Mr. Evans reported from the Committee on Gro 
(GG.) of Railway Bills ; That the Parties promoti 
the Glasgow Junction Railway Bill had stated to the 
Committee, that the evidence of Doctor William 
| Hutcheson, Physician of the Royal Lunatic Asylum, 
of Mr. John Carrick, Superintendent of public 
Streets, Glasgow, of Mr. Robert Marshall, Manager 
| of the Dundee and London Shipping Company, 
| Dundee, and of Doctor John Hanna, Governor of the 
Town’s Hospital, was essential, in order to enable 
them to establish their case before the Committee ; 
and it having been proved that application had been 
made to the above parties, but that their attendance 
could not be procured without the intervention of 
the House, the Chairman had been instructed b 
the Committee to move the House, That they be 
ordered to attend the said Committee forthwith. 
Ordered, That Doctor William Hutcheson, Phy- 

sician of the Royal Lunatic Asylum, Mr. John 
Carrick, Superintendent of public Streets, Glasgow, 
Mr. Robert Marshall, Manager of the Dundee and 
London Shipping Company, Dundee, and Doctor 
John Hanna, Governor of the Town’s Hospital, do 
attend the said Committee forthwith. 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


30th days of May last, and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 

Mr. Brotherton also reported, That the Com- 
mittee had come to the following Resolution ; 

Resolved, That the Petitions of Henry Le Me- 
surier ; —John Farrell; —the Reverend Daniel 
Dobrée, m.a.; —Christopher Andrews Irving ;— 
and, Joseph Long, which were presented upon the 
28th day of May last; and the Petitions of William 
Brice ;— Daniel Tupper, Esquire ;—and, Henry Le 
Mesurier, which were presented upon the 29th day 
of May last; complaining of mal-administration of 
justice in the Island of Guernsey, are Petitions which 
‘ought to be printed, for the use of Members only ; 
and that a special Report be made to that effect. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





surier; —John Farrell; —the Reverend Daniel 
Dobrée, m.a.;— Christopher Andrews Irving ; — 
and, Joseph Long, which were presented upon the 
28th day of May last ; and the Petitions of William 
Brice ;—Daniel Tupper, Esquire ;—and, Henry Le 
Mesurier, which were presented upon the 29th day 
of May last; complaining of mal-administration of 
justice in the Island of Guernsey, be printed, for the 
use of Members only. 


Petitions from Nairn (Provost) ;—and, Deaneries 
of Newport and Netherwent ; praying that the 
Maynooth College Bill may not pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 





Petitions 





UP Railway Bills, 
ng Group (GG.) 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Stambourn, praying London and 
that the London and Norwich Direct Railway Bill Norwich Direct 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and Railway Bill, 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- PublicPetitions 
mittee on Public Petitions ; That they had examined (Twenty-ninth 
the Petitions presented upon the 28th, 29th and Pet) 


Ordered, That the Petitions of Henry Le Me- Guemsey. 


Petitions from Salford ;—Manchester ;— Rochdale Factories. 
(two Petitions) ;—Chorlton-upon- Medlock ;—Keigh- 
ley (six Petitions) ;—and, Saddleworth (three Peti- 
tions) ; praying the House to pass an efficient Ten 
| Hours Bill for all minors and females employed in 
| Factories,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
| to lie upon the Table. 





Pry 
Surg 


Wil 


ic and 
seyery Bill 


Wills. 


8 VicToRIZ. 3°-4° 

Petitions from Great Yarmouth ;—Gloucester ;— 
Newport (Isle of Wight) ;—and, Worcester ; praying 
that the Physic and Surgery Bill may not pass into 
a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Thomas Scott, of Bell-yard, 
Doctors’ Commons, in the city of London, Gentle- 
man, stating that he was for thirty years a Clerk in 
the Prerogative Will Office, Doctors’ Commons, 
when he was suddenly dismissed by the Senior 
Deputy-registrar, for his being the supposed cause 
of the loss of a bundle of original Wills out of the 


Junii. 539 


ment and Constitution of these realms; and that 
the House will be pleased to take into consideration 
whether the time be not arrived for establishing a 
proper understanding between the Queen’s Majesty’s 
Government and that of Rome touching foolasind- 
tical matters, especially the appointment of vicars 
apostolic in England, so, at least, as to exclude from 
the Roman Catholic episcopacy all who have not 
duly taken such oaths as are appointed by law to 
be taken, as well as all aliens by birth and other 


improper persons, was presented and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


eaten EFS 


aeveneet 


Loan Sa TO Pe RE 


office, conveying real and personal estates to an| A Petition of Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, Merchant 
immense amount, and involving interests divisible | G.c.B., John Hunter Gray, Master Mariner, Chair- — Fund 
among a numerous class of persons, which happened | man, and Samuel Baker, Accountant, Honorary Se- _— 





Lord’s Day. 


Lighthouses. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Sale of Beer, 


Roman 
Catholics, 


a short time before the appointment of the said 
Deputy-registrar ; and praying that the House will 
institute an inquiry into the several facts stated in 
his Petition, by summoning not only the Petitioner 
but the said Deputy-registrar to the bar of the 
House, and other persons that will be named by the 
Petitioner, as well with a view to an alteration of 
the law as regards the custody of Wills, as also for 
the public service, and the interest of the various 
parties interested in the lost documents, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bath ;—-and, Carlingford; pray- 


cretary of a Committee appointed at a public meeting 
of Seamen in the Port of Zondon, praying that the 
Merchant Seamen’s Fund Bill may not pass into a 
law, as it now stands, and that the House will re- 
quire the managers of the Merchant Seamen’s Fund 


| to explain certain discrepancies in their accounts, in 


order that as much as possible of the money sup- 
posed to be lost by mismanagement may be reco- 
vered, and that a check for the future may be insti- 
tuted on the Receivers of the said Fund, was pre- 
sented and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House Sir Henry 
ing the House to adopt measures for securing and | will, upon Tuesday, the 24th day of this instant Pettinger 


enforcing a more due observance of the Lord’s Day, | June, resolve itself into a Committee, to consider 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie|the following Resolution:—That an humble Ad- 


upon the Table. 


dress be presented to Her Majesty, that She will be 
graciously pleased to grant such a Pension as She 


A Petition of Ship-owners and Merchants of the | shall think proper to the Right honourable Sir 


port of Inverness, complaining of the large amount 
of the charges for Lights and Beacons levied on the 
shipping of this country; and praying for their 
reduction, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Lighthouses. 


A Petition of Merchants, Tradesmen and other 
Inhabitants of the royal burgh of Forres, praying 


the House toalter the Poor Law Amendment (Scot-| A Motion was made, and the Question being put, Landed 


‘That a Select Committee be appointed, to inquire Interest 


land) Bill in such a manner as will make its opera- 
tion more equitable towards the royal burghs of 
Scotland, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Four Petitions from Bath, praying the House 
to restrict the Sale of Beer to inns and houses of 
respectability,—were presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Persons, Protestant and Roman 
Catholic, residing in Lancashire, praying that the 
protection formerly given by the laws to lay patrons, 
mcumbents, clergy, and congregations of Roman 
Catholic chapels, may be again secured to them, 
and all causes and disputes relative to temporalities 
be settled exclusively in the courts of the kingdom 
as during the prevalence of the Roman Catholic 
church in this kingdom; that the patronage and 
trusteeship of Roman Catholic chapels be lodged, 
not in the Pope’s vicars, but in one or more of the 


| Henry Pottinger, Baronet, k. c. B. as a reward 
| for his eminent public services, and especially for 


having, as Her Majesty’s Plenipotentiary in China, 
brought the war in that country to a conclusion by 
|a peace alike honourable and advantageous ; and 
to assure Her Majesty that this House will make 
good the same. 


| whether there are any peculiar burthens specially 
affecting the Landed Interest of this Country, or 





any peculiar exemptions enjoyed by that Interest, 
and to ascertain their nature and extent; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Ward, 
Yeas, Mr. Cobden: } 
Tellers for the { Mr. Young, \ 
Noes, Lord Arthur Lennox: = $ 


So it passed in the Negative. 


And the House, having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 


Mercurii, 4° die Junii, 1845: 


109. 


182. 


That there be laid before this House, a Copy of a 
Letter from the Secretary of the Admiralty to the 
Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a Memorial 





laity under the protection of English law, in order 
to restrict within due limits the spiritual authority 
of the Pope’s vicars, to protect the working clergy 
from partiality and nepotism, from being uncano- 
nically driven from their incumbencies, their con- 
gregation from being deprived of the religious: 
advantages intended by the founders of their cha- 
pels, from the arbitrary removal by vicars apostolic 
of funds from places to which they were originally 
given, and other evils arising from the uncontrolled 
union of spiritual and temporal power in one 
individual, as well as to secure to the Roman 





Catholic ecclesiastical body, through the influence 
of persons of rank and respectability, an antidote | 


to disloyalty and disaffection towards the Govern-| 
Vou. 100. 


i 


from certain Paymasters and Pursers of the Royal 
Navy, relative to an increase of their Half-Pay, 
with a Copy of the Reply thereto from the Lords of 
the Treasury :—It passed in the Negative. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Astronomical 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Observations 


to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of any Instructions sent by the 
Government to the Astronomers of the several Ob- 
servatories at Home and Abroad in the year 1837-8 : 
—Return of the Number of Volumes of Astrono- 
mical Observations that have been made at each 
Observatory since that year ;—and, a Statement of 
the Number of Reports and Communications from 

322 them 





A Motion was made, and the Question being put, Navy. 


wre FR eT CTT 
aN AN a ee A OE oF IS 








. 
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pear reas 





Foreign Vessels, 


Slave Trade. 


Westminster 
Tmprovement 


(No. 2.) Bull. 


Cornwall 
Railway Bill. 


Poor Law 
(Jreland.) 


No. 351. 


Bank Notes 
(Ireland.) 


No. 352, 


540 


them to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, to 
the Admiralty, and to any other Department at 
Home. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented 
to Her Majesty by such Members of this House 
as are of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy 
Council, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of Sums paid out of the Consolidated 
Duties of Customs, under the Act 59 Geo. 3, c. 54, 
and subsequent Orders of the Right honourable 
the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Trea- 
sury, in the year 1844, for the Difference of Rates 
and Charges due to Corporations, Companies, or 
Individuals, for Foreign Vessels, which, under Trea- 
ties of Reciprocity, or otherwise, are admitted into 
the Ports of the United Kingdom at the same Rates 
of Charge as British Vessels; specifying each of 
the several Rates, on what account the same was 
paid, whether for Light Dues, Dock Dues on Ships 
or Merchandize, Pilotage, or otherwise :—Also, the 
Total Amount (under the Reciprocity Treaties) paid 
up to the 31st day of December 1843, and the 
Amount paid to the 31st day of December 1844, 
(in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 551, 
of Session 1844), 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be Jaid before this 
House, a Return, showing the number of Warrants 
which had been granted by the British Government 
for French Cruizers, and by the French Government 
for British Cruizers, and which were outstanding 
on the 1st day of January and on the Ist day of 
July in each year, from 1834 to 1844, both inclu- 
sive. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented 
to Her Majesty by such Members of this House 
as are of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy 
Council. 


Ordered, That the Petition of John Burder and 
others, Trustees and Governors of the School and 
Almshouses of the Reverend James Palmer, Bachelor 
in Divinity, deceased, situate in Palmer’s-passage, 
Little Chapel-street, Westminster, which was pre- 
sented upon the 14th day of April last, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Westminster Im- 
provement Bill, be referred to the Committee on 
the Westminster Improvement (No. 2.) Bill; and the 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petition, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petition. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of North 
Tawton, in the county of Devon, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Cornwall Rail- 
way Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill, and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Poor 
Law, (Jreland,) which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Bank 
Notes, (Jreland,) which was presented yesterday, 
be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before one of the 
clock on Wednesday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 





3°—4°— 5” Sune. 





A. 1845, 


Mercurii, 4° die Junii ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845, 


PRAYERS. 


HE House met; and being counted by Mr, 
Speaker, it appeared that Forty Members were 

not present; yet it being four of the clock, Mr, 
Speaker took the Chair, and again counted the 
ouse; and Forty Members not being present :-— 
The House was adjourned by Mr. Speaker, without 


Adjournment, 


a Question first put, till To-morrow. 


Jovis, 5° die Junii ; 


Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 





PRAYERS. 


QRDER ED, That the Committee on Group Railway Bill 
(Q.) of Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, Group (Q) 


till five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


lan? £1 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (LL.) of Reitway Bi 
Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of Group CLL) 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


juwV SS “&gt; 


Sir Robert Harry Inglis reported from the Select paiiwav B; 
Committee on the Chacifestion of Railway Bills ; Clasitaton 
and who were empowered to report from time to (Eighth Re- 
time ; That they had further considered the matters “ . 
to them referred; and had directed him to make a 8% 
Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


ant nai i ae ban 


Mr. Eaton reported from the Committee on the saint Helens 
Saint Helens Improvement Bill, and to whom se-~ Improvement 
veral Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; ®#'- 7 
That they had heard counsel in support of several | 
of the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the Ely and 
third reading of the ingrossed Bill for making a Huntingdon 
Railway from Ely to Huntingdon, be now resumed : Beilway Bill 
—The House accordingly resumed the said further ~ 
Proceeding. 

An ingrossed Clause (Limiting charge for convey- 
ance of passengers), offered and brought up upon 
Friday last, was thrice read ; and added to the Bill, 
by way of Rider, 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Eaton do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to regulate the Loading of Newcastle- 
Ships with Coals in the Port of Newcastle-upon- open Ten Bill 
Tyne, was, according to Order, read the third time. °° 

And two Clauses being offered to be added, and 
Amendments proposed to be made to the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the said Clauses and Amendments 
be referred to the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders. 


so much of an Act for Leicester 
Freemen’s __ 
Allotments Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill to repeal c ( 
inclosing Lands in the Parish of Saint Mary, in or 
near the Borough of Leicester, in the County of 
Leicester, as relates to the Regulation and Manage- 
ment of the Allotments to the Resident Freemen 
and Freemen’s Widows of the said Borough, and 
to the Mode of Appointment of Deputies, and their 
Duties and Liabilities, and to other Matters relating 
thereto, and to make other Provisions in lieu thereof, 
was read the third time; and Amendments were 


c l, 
made to the Bil Resolved, 


nt 


8 VicTORIZ. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to repeal so much of an Act for 
inclosing Lands in the Parish of Saint Mary, in or 
near the Borough of Leicester, as relates to the Re- 
gulation and Management of the Freemen’s Allot- 
ments, and to make other Provisions in lieu thereof. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wynn Ellis do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from Inhabitants of the parishes of 
Broadwoodwidger, in the county of Devon ;—and, 
Ashwater, in the county of Devon; praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Cornwall Railway Bill, 
—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Cornwall y 
Railway Bill. 


Standing Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
Orders 5 on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which 
were read, as follow : 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield Junction Railway Bill, Amendments 
on third reading, the Amendments are of such a 
nature as to justify the House in entertaining them, 
if they shall think fit. ; 

Newcastle- 2. Resolved, That in the case of the Newcastle- 
— and wynon-Tyne and North Shields Railway (Tynemouth 
North Shields 54 : : ; ‘ 

Railway Extension, &amp;c.) Bill, Amendments on consideration 
(Tynemouth of Report, the Amendments are of such a nature as 
— &amp;¢-) to justify the House in entertaining them, if they 

, shall think fit. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill, 


Newcastle- Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon con- 
ty ag sideration of the Report on the Newcastle-upon- Tyne 
Railway (Tyne- and North Shields Railway (Tynemouth Extension, 
mouth Extene &amp;e.) Bill, be resumed To-morrow. 
sion, &amp;e.), Bill. . 
Aberdeen Mr. Baring reported from the Committee on 
Railway Bill. Group (E E.) of Railway Bills, in which the Aber- 
deen Railway Bill was comprised, and to whom the 
Report of the Board of Trade thereon, and several 
Petitions against the said Bill, were referred ; That 
they had heard counsel in support of the said Peti- 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill ; 
That they had inquired into the several matters re- 
quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills, so 
far as the same relate to the present application; and 
that the Committee had examined the allegations of 
the Bill, and found the same to be true ; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Bristol Paro- Mr. Greenall presented a Bill for removing Doubts 
Ne &lt;1 relating to the Collection of certain Portions of the 
* Borough Rates of the City and County of Bristol: 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time. 
Manchester 


-s oael Petitions of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 

and Altrincham Of Salford, in the county of Lancaster ;—and, Com- 

Railway Bill, pany Of Proprietors of the Manchester, Bolton and 
Bury Canal Navigation and Railway ; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Manchester South 
Junction and Altrincham Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

Petitions from Ashton-under-Lyne ;—Dukinfield ; 
— Glossop and other places ;— Stalybridge ;-- Chorl- 
ton-upon-Medlock and other places ;—and, Ashton- 


upon-Mersey and Bowden; praying that the said 
. Vox. £00. ; 


5° Junie. 





541 


Bill may pass into a law,—were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of George Thomas Ellison, of Half London and 
Moon-street, in the city of Westminster, Esquire ;— Brighton Rail- 
and, Trustees of the Surrey and Sussex Roads ; ie pone 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, Bit, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
London and Brighton Railway (Wandsworth Branch) 

Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Group of Railway Bills in 
which the Bill is comprised; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Reversionary 
Reversionary Interest Society (No. 2.) Bill; That Interest Society 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and (N% ®) Bill. 
found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Kendal 
Kendal Reservoirs Bill; That they had examined Reservoirs Bill, 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of Firms, Gunpowder yondon, 
Manufacturers in England, praying that they may Chatham and 
be heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain — i 
parts of the London, Chatham, and North Kent ““™*9 *"* 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill, and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the ingrossed Bill for making a Kendal and 
Railway from the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Windermere 
to Birthwaite, in the Parish of Windermere, to be Re!way Bill. 
called the Kendal and Windermere Railway, be 
now read the third time:—The Bill was accord- 
ingly read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Colonel Lowther do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Town of Ashford, London and 
in the county of Kent, and its vicinity, praying that Croydon Rail- 
the London and Croydon Railway (Maidstone, sn cee 
Ashford, and Tonbridge) Bill may pass into a law, und Tonbridge) 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon Bill. 


the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Claugl.ton- 
the Report on the Claughton-cum-Grange (Saint cum-Grange 
Andrew’s) Church Bill; and the Amendments were Crew's) Ch on 
read, and agreed to. Bill, 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Cjaughton- 
the Report on the Claughton-cum-Grange, (Saint cum-Grange 
John the Baptist’s) Church Bill; and the Amend- ea the 
ments were read, and agreed to. Charch Bill, 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Morrison reported from the Committee on Agricultural — 
the Agricultural and Commercial Bank of Zreland a ge 
Bill, and to whom several Petitions against the aa wiaaeaia 
said Bill were referred ; That they had heard counsel 
in support of several of the said Petitions, and had 
also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations of 
the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 

323 gone 

















542 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 


unto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 









Battersea 


Mr. Duncan reported from the Committee on the 
Poor Bill. 


Battersea Poor Bill, and to whom a Petition against 
the said Bill was referred; That no person appeared 
in support of the said Petition; and that the Com- 
mittee had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and had amended the Preamble and the provisions 
of the Bill, by leaving out the powers for cleansing 
the streets and roads, the Parties not wishing to 
take such powers ; and had gone through the Bill, 
and had made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 















































Leeds and 
West Riding 
Junction Rail- 
ways Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill for making certain Railways 
in the West Riding of the County of York, to com- 
municate with the Manchester and Leeds Railway, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Lascelles do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 



































5° Junie. 














Brighton, 
Lewes and 
Hastings Rail- 
way (Keymer 
Branch) Bill. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into consideration the Report on the Brighton, 
Lewes and Hastings Railway (Keymer Branch) Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


















































Great Grimsby The House, according to Order, resumed the 
and Sheflield further Proceeding on the third reading of the 
Junction Rail- .- ‘ ae A 

way Bill, ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from a Place 








in the Parish of Bole, in the County of Nottingham, 
near to the Town and Port of Gainsborough, to the 
Town and Port of Great Grimsby, in the parts of 
Lindsey, in the County of Lincoln, with Branches to 
the District or Place called New Holland, and to 
the Town of Market Rasen, to be called The Great 
Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway ; and the 
Amendments proposed upon Monday last were 
agreed to. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Worsley do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


' A Petition of Robert William Brandling, of Low 
(Brandling Gosforth, in the county of Northumberland, Esquire, 
Junction) Raile was presented, and read; setting forth, that the 
way Bill. Petitioner was opposed to a Bill which is at present 

in progress through the House, intituled, a Bill to 
enable the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Rail- 
way Company to purchase the Brandling Junction 
Railway, and to enable the said Company to make 
certain Branch Railways, and for other Purposes ; 
and that he presented a Petition to the House, which 
was referred to a Committee on the Bill; that the 
Petitioner appeared before that Committee, and was 
heard in support of his Petition ; that upon its being 
resolved that the Preamble had been proved, an 
offer was made to the Petitioner by the promoters 
of the Bill to leave all matters in dispute between 
him and them to reference, which the Committee 
advised the Petitioner toaccept ; that the Petitioner 
agreed so to do, provided his rights and the rents 
reserved on the whole length of the line were se- 
cured to the Petitioner by the Bill; that this was 
acquiesced in by the Promoters of the Bill and 
sanctioned by the Committee, and a clause to that 
effect agreed to be added to the Bill, but such a 
clause has not been added; and praying that such 
Clause may be inserted in the Bill, in the form 
annexed, or in any other form that the House may 
think proper to adopt. ; 


Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 







































































Newcastle and 






























































Newcastle and The House, according to Order, proceeded to 
pre. take into consideration the Report on the Newcastle 
randling ° 8 : . ; 
Junction) Rail ANd Darlington (Brandling Junction) Railway Bill ; 


way Bill and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 








A. 1845, 


— two Clauses being offered to be added tothe 
il; 

Ordered, That the said Clauses be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to Newcastle 
take into consideration the Report on the Newcastle 4 Berwick 
and Berwick Railway Bill; and the Amendments ®*!¥#y Bill 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Cromford Canal Cromford 
Bill be now taken into consideration :—The House ©"! Bill. 
accordingly proceeded to take the Report into con- 
sideration 

And the House being informed that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee. 


Mr. Blakemore reported from the Committee on Dundee 
the Dundee Waterworks Bill, and to whom several Waterworks 
Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That ®" 
no person appeared in support of the said Peti- 
tions; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Liverpool ;— Wigan ;—Bootle and Liverpool and 
Bootle-cum-Linacre;—and, Walton, Aintree, Kirkby a ae 
and Simonswood ; praying that the Liverpool and — ae. 
Bury Railway (Bolton, Wigan and Liverpool Rail- Railway, and 
way and Bury Extension) Bill may pass into a law, — — 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon — 
the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of Totnes Markets 
Francis Rodd, of Trebartha Hall, in the county of (Nov) Bil.” 
Cornwall, Esquire, which was presented upon the’ 
28th day of May last, praying that he may be heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Totnes Markets and Waterworks (No. 2.) 

Bill, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

And the House being informed that the Petitioner 
desired to withdraw his Petition ; 

The Order for referring the said Petition to the 
Committee on the Bill was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Petition be withdrawn. 


Sir Charles Douglas reported from the Committee North Union 
on Group (H H.) of Railway Bills, to whom several a 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said Beaneh Rail- 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of way. 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the North Union and Ribble Navigation Branch 
Railway Bill, they had considered the said Petitions, 
and had inquired into the several matters required 
by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 


and be printed. 


Sir Charles Douglas reported from the Committee Blackbur 
on Group (HH.) of Railway Bills, to whom several — Bill 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said : 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 





Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the Blackburn and Preston Railway Bill, they had 
considered the said Petitions, and had inquired into 
the several matters required by the Standing Orders 
on Railway Bills; and that the Committee had 
amended the Preamble of the said Bill, by striking 
out the words “ and the Branch therefrom herein- 
after mentioned ;” and found the same, as amended, 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 





and be printed. ae 
Sir 


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Branc! 


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and 
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8 VicTORIz. 


preston and Sir Charles Douglas reported from the Committee 
wyre Railway on Group (H H.) of Railway Bills, in which was 
Branches Bill. comprised the Preston and Wyre Railway Branches 
Bill, and to whom the Report of the Board of Trade 
thereon was referred, I who were empowered to 
make additional provision in the Bill (by Resolution 
of the House of the 26th day of May last); That 
they had inquired into the several matters required 
by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that 
the Committee had made provision inthe Bill accord- 
ingly ; and had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 





gastem Union = Sir Charles Douglas reported from the Committee 
ad Bury on Group (R.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
— Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
(No. 2) Bill. Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Jrade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the 
Eastern Union and Bury Saint Edmund’s Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill, they had heard counsel in support of 
several of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had inquired 
into the several matters required by the Standing 
Orders on Railway Bills; and that the Committee 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true ; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Brighton, A Petition of the Chairman of the Commissioners 


Lewes and a ; ; 
Hastings Rail- ofthe Harbour of Rye, in the county of Sussex, pray 


5° Junie. 





543 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Stuart Wortley reported from the Committee Londonderry 
on Group (8.) of Railway Bills, to whom several ce 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said “""*Y 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the Londonderry and Coleraine Railway Bill, they 
had heard counsel in support of one of the said 
Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Rail- 
way Bills; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 
to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Stuart Wortley reported from the Committee Londonderry 


Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said ®*!way Bill. 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board 
of Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case 
of the Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway Bill, 
they had heard counsel in support of one of the 
said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill; That the Order of the House of the 
30th of April had been complied with; and that 
they had inquired into the several matters required 
by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 


vay (Hastings, 1G that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or | and be printed. 


Ryeand Ash- agent, against certain parts of the Brighton, Lewes 
ind Extension) and Hastings Railway (Hastings, Rye and Ashford 
Hh, 


Extension) Bill, was presented, and read. 


Bill, against the said Petition. 


Saint Helens 
Improvement 


county of Lancaster, Gentleman ;—and, John Ben- bridge and 
on Railway 


counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Ashton, 
Stalybridge and Liverpool Junction Railway (Ard- 


A Petition of Occupiers and Owners of property | wick and Guide Bridge Branches) Bill,—were pre- 


Bill in the townships of Hardshaw, Eccleston and Parr, | sented, and read. 


in the county palatine of Lancaster, praying that 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 


the Saint Helens Improvement Bill may not pass | to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to | heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 


lie upon the Table. 


Delt Lough A Petition of John McNeil, Esquire, praying that 

mnage Bill. Jeave may be given to read the Belfast Lough 
Drainage Bill a second time, and to proceed with | the Great Southern and Western Railway at Port- Railway (Ire~ 
the same, notwithstanding the time limited by the | arlington to Tullamore ;— Frances Mary, commonly g Mullingar 
Sessional Orders of the House for the second readings | called the Viscountess Forbes, now the wife of Tho- and Athlone) 
of Private Bills has expired, was presented, and read; | mas Nugent Vaughan, Esquire, Sir Henry Bayley, Bill. 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

tie Sir Thomas Troubridge reported from the Com- 


tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Knight, and Military Knight Commander of the 
Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, and Lieutenant- 
General in Her Majesty’s army, and John Hamil- 


Improvement Mittee on the Duddeston and Nechells Improvement | ton, Esquire, a Colonel in Her Majesty’s army, 
(No. 2.) Bill, (No. 2.) Bill; That the Committee met this day at| three of the guardians of the Right honourable 
twelve o’clock, pursuant to adjournment ; but that George Arthur Hastings, Earl of Granard, Viscount 
a Quorum of selected Members not being present | Forbes, Baron Clanhugh, in the Peerage of Ireland, 
within one hour of the time so appointed, the Chair- | Baron Granard, of Castle Donington, in the county 
man had adjourned the Committee till Monday | of Leicester, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, 


next, at twelve o’clock. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table 


Trent Valley 
Railway Bill. 


and a Baronet of Nova Scotia, a Minor, and also 
-|of the said Frances Mary Viscountess Forbes, in 
her own right, and of the said Sir Henry Bayley 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon consi- | and John Hamilton, as Trustees under the will of 
deration of the Report on the Trent Valley Railway | the Right honourable George John Forbes, com- 


Bill be now resumed :—The House accordingly | monly called Lord Viscount Forbes, deceased ;— 


resumed the said further Proceeding. 


and, William M‘Cann, of Moyvailey House, in the 


A Clause (Board of Trade to decide certain dis- | county of Kildare, Esquire, and of James M‘Cann, 
putes or to appoint arbitrators for that purpose) | of the county of the town of Drogheda, Esquire ; 


offered and brought up on the 23d day of May last, 


praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 


m4 twice read; and made part of the Bill; and | their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
the Amendments proposed at the same time were | Great Western Railway (Jreland) (Dublin to Mul- 


agreed to. 
Vou. 100. 


lingar and Athlone) Bill,—were presented, and read. - 
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on Group (S.) of Railway Bills, to whom several and Enniskillen 


Petitions of John Bennett, of Manchester, in the Ashton, Staly- 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | nett and James Taylor, of Manchester, in the county sy pane 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, | of Lancaster, late Surveyors of the highways of the (Ardwick end 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, | township of Ardwick, in the parish of Manchester, Guide Bridge 


if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the | aforesaid; praying that they may be ve ip 


Petitions of Promoters of a line of Railway from Great Western 
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And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Bridgwater 
Navigation and 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Aldam reported from the Committee on the 
Bridgwater Navigation and Railway (re-committed ) 
Bill; That they had made other Amendments there- 
unto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 

and be printed. 
York and Mr. Aldam reported from the Select Committee 
— on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of the 
(Goole Branch) Petition for additional Provision in the York and 
Bill. North Midland Railway (Goole Branch) Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill, that they have power to make 
Provision therein, pursuant to the prayer of the said 
Petition. 


Bolton and Mr. Aldam reported from the Select Committee on 
Leigh, —— Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of the 
and enh Petition for the Bolton and Leigh, Kenyon and Leigh 
Union, Livere Junction, North Union, Liverpool and Manchester 
pool and Men~ and Grand Junction Railway Companies Amalgama- 
Grand Junction tion Bill, the Standing Orders had not been com- 
Railway Com- plied with, inasmuch as the Bill contains Clauses 
= enabling the Petitioners to leave the Railway, and to 
™ subscribe towards other Railways, of which the in- 
tention is not specified in the Notices; and also be- 
cause the Notices were not inserted in the London 
Gazette in three successive weeks in the month of 
November last, and the third Notice in the news- 
papers was not inserted till the first week in De- 
cember last. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Runcorn and A Petition of Proprietors of shares or otherwise 

ee — interested in the Canal Navigation, called the Trent 

Dacke Bil, 2nd Mersey Canal, praying that they may be heard, 
by their counsel or agents, against certain parts of 
the Runcorn and Preston Brook Railway and Docks 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Forth and Clyde 


han A Petition of Trustees named and appointed and 
Navigation aud 


ve Canal. 2cting under an Act for maintaining and repairing 
joe ag the Road from Glasgow to Redburn Sein. sok s 
(No. 2.) Bilk Branch Road leading therefrom, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Forth and Clyde 
Navigation and Union Canal Junction (No. 2.) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Glasgow, 


A Petition of the Chairman ofa Meeting of Inha- 
Barrivead anc 5 


. rect Ditants of Barrhead and Neilston, praying that the 
Railway _ _— Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston "Diect Railway 
ay Aly Bill may pass into a law, and that they may be 
marnock aq Heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
Ayr Railway certain parts of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock 
bills. and Ayr Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bills ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and 
Ayr Railway Bill, against the said Petition. 








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Mr. Grimsditch reported from the Committee on Lyme Regis 
the Lyme Regis Improvement, Market and Water- Improvement, 
works Bill ; That the Parties opposing the Bill had a -_ 
stated to the Committee, that the evidence of Mr. Bil 
Robert Stark, of the East India Docks, and of 
Mr. Samuel Osborne, junior, Builder, Lyme Regis, 
was essential, in order to enable them to establish 
their case before the Committee; and it having 
been proved that application had been made to the 
above parties, but that their attendance could not 
be procured without the intervention of the House ; 
the Chairman had been instructed to move the 
House, That they be ordered to attend the said 
Committee forthwith. 

Ordered, That Mr. Robert Stark and Mr. Samuel 
Osborne, junior, do attend the said Committee forth- 
with. 


A Petition of Land-owners and other Parties re- Wear Valley 
spectively, whose property is affected by the pro- Railway Bili, 
posed Railway hereinafter mentioned or referred to, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Wear 
Valley Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the Edinburgh 
third reading of the ingrossed Bill to amend the and Glasgow 
Acts relating to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail- Railway Bil. 
way, and to authorize the forming of additional 
Branches, be now resumed :—The House accordingly 
resumed the said further Proceeding; and the 
Amendments proposed upon the 29th day of May 
last were agreed to. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Gibson Craig do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon consi- North British 
deration of the Report on the North British Insur- Insurance - 
ance Company Bill be resumed To-morrow. Company Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Wolver- Wolverhampton 
hampton, in the county of Stafford, praying that a 
the Wolverhampton Waterworks Bill may pass into ~ 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions of the Board for the repair of the high- West London 
ways of the parish of Saint Luke, Chelsea, in the ®aiy - 
county of Middlesex; —and, William Prosser, of 
No. 36, New Broad-street, in the city of London, 
Gentleman ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the West London Railway Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Mr. Vernon Smith reported from the Committee Taw Vale Rail- 
on Group (C C.) of Railway Bills, to whom several way and Dock 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said si 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the 
Taw Vale Railway and Dock Bill, they had con- 
sidered the Petition against the Bill ; and that it did 
not appear to the Committee that any of the matters 
required by the Standing Orders of the House to be 
specially reported on by Committees on Railway 
Bills, were applicable to the present Bill, inasmuch 
as it was a Bill to extend the time for completing 
the Railway, and to amend some of the provisions 
of the recited Act; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 

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same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, | 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


qottenham and Ordered, That the Petition of James Taylor, 

jaringdon- of York-place, City-road, in the parish of Saint 

sect Satasion Mary, Islington, in the county of Middlesex, Esquire, 

Railway Pus Which was presented upon the 2d day of May last, 
praying that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel 
or agent, against certain parts of the Tottenham and 
Farringdon-street Extension Railway Bill, be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioner heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, upon | 
his Petition, if he think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


isn and Ely . A Motion being made, That the further Proceed- 

Railway Bill. ing upon the third reading of the ingrossed Bill for 
making a Railway from Lynn to Ely, with Branches 
therefrom, be now resumed :— 

The Earl of Lincoln, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives Her 
Consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is con- 
cerned, that the House may do therein as they shall 
think fit. 

And Notice being taken that the interest of the 
Prince of Wales, as Duke of Cornwall, is concerned 
therein ; 

The Earl of Lincoln, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives Her 
Consent, as far as the Prince of Wales’s interest is 
concerned, that the House may do therein as they 
shall think fit. 

Then the House resumed the said further Pro- 
ceeding. 

An ingrossed Clause (Maximum charge for Pas- 
senges), offered and brought up on Friday last, was 
thrice read ; and added to the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause (Provision for future 
General Railway Acts), offered and brought up on 
Friday last, was thrice read, and added to the Bill, 
by way of Rider. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord George Bentinck do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


ay -_ The House was moved, That the Petition of the 

Bi,» ~ Company of Proprietors of the Regent’s Canal, 
which was presented upon Friday last, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the London and York 
ew Bill, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That it bean Instruction to the Commit- 
tee on the Bill to entertain the said Petition, not- 
withstanding the same was not presented three clear 
days before the day appointed for the first meeting 
of the Committee. 

Tailway Bills. © A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That inasmuch as from the unusual number 
of Railway Bills which have been introduced into 
this House during the present Session of Parliament, 
and also from the delay which has been occasioned 
in the consideration of them, in consequence of the 
reference of the Reports of the Railway Department 
of the Board of Trade to the Committees on these 
Bills, it may be impossible for many of them which 
shall have been reported to this House to be passed 
into laws during the present Session, this House 
will adopt such measures in the next Session as may 
appear best calculated to prevent the Parties pro- 
moting such Bills from being subjected to any un- 
necessary expense or delay; That a Select Com- 
mittee be appointed, to consider in what manner 
it may be expedient to carry this Resolution into 
effect ; 
Vo. 100. 


5° Junie. 


545 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the first word “ That” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
‘* a Select Committee be appointed, to inquire into 
the state and progress of the several Railway 
Bills now before Parliament, and to consider and 
report their Opinion as to what measures should 
“ be adopted by the House, in order to facilitate 
the re-introduction, and to prevent expense and 
delay in the progress through Parliament in the 
“ next Session, of such Railway Bills as it may be 
“* found impossible to pass into Laws, from want of 
time for their proper investigation, during the pre- 
“ sent Session,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question : 
— The said proposed Amendment and Motion were 
severally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


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Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, Railway Bills, 
to inquire into the state and progress of the several 
Railway Bills now before Parliament, and to consi 
der and report their Opinion, as to what measures 
should be adopted by the House, in order to faci- 
litate the re-introduction, and to prevent expense 
and delay in the progress through Parliament in the 
next Session, of such Railway Bills as it may be 
found impossible to pass into Laws, from want of 
time for their proper investigation, during the present 
Session. 


An ingrossed Bill for authorizing the Sale of the Guildford 
Guildford Junction Railway, was read the third time. a Rail- 
An ingrossed Clause (Railway to be subject to “*Y °™ 
General Railway Act) was thrice read; and added to 
the Bill, by way of Rider. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Barry Baldwin do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Laun- South Devon — 
ceston and its neighbourhood, praying that the South pe Pot 
Devon Railway ( Tavistock and other Branches) Bill, Branches) ; 
and Launceston and South Devon Railway Bill, may 2"4, Launceston 
pass into law, was presented, and read; and or- H4Sout. 
dered to lie upon the Table. Bills. ¥ 


Petitions of Proprietors and Lessees of collieries Saint Helens 
in the Saint Helens Coal-field, in the county of |g 
Lancaster ;—Proprietors and Lessees of collieries ““'“*Y °"" 
in the Saint Helens Coal-field, in the county of 
Lancaster ;—and, Saint Helens Crown and Sheet 
Glass Company of Saint Helens, in the county of 
Lancaster ; praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Saint Helens Canal and Railway Bill, 

—were presented, and read. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Ordered, That the Universities (Scotland) Bill be Universities 
read a second time upon Monday next. (Scotland) Bill. 


Ordered, That Admiral Dundas have leave of Leave of 
absence for a fortnight, on urgent business. Absence. 


Ordered, That this County Rates Bill be tead a County Rates 
second time upon Wednesday next. Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday Smoke Prohi- 
next, resulve itself intoa Committee upon the Smoke ition Bil. 
Prohibition Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve Salmon __ 
itself into a Committee upon the Salmon Fisheries Fisheries Bill. 
Bill. 





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546 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Field 
Gardens Bill. 


Field Gardens 
Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
aw the 18th day of this instant June, resolve itself into a 
Process Bill. Committee upon the Courts of Common Law Pro- 
cess Bill. 


Courts of 
Common Law 


Courts of Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 

Common Law the 18th day of this instant June, resolve itself 

(ireland ) Bill, into a Committee upon the Courts of Common Law 
Process (Ireland) Bill. 


Court of Session 
(Scotland) 
Process Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 18th day of this instant June, resolve itself into 
a Committee upon the Court of Session (Scotland) 
Process Bill. 


Coroners Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
(Ireland) Bill. the 19th day of this instant June, resolve itself into 
a Committee upon the Coroners (Jreland) Bill. 


Canal Com- 
panies Tolls 


Ordered, That the Canal yap ve Tolls Bill 
Bill. 


be read the third time after the Orders of the day. 


Canal Com- 
panies Carriers 
Bill. 


Ordered, That the Canal Companies Carriers Bill 
be read the third time after the Orders of the day. 


Scientific 
and Literary 
Societies Bill, 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, 
resolve itself into a Committee upon the Scientific 
and Literary Societies Bill. 


Supply. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, 
resolve itself into the Committee of Supply. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the Committee of Ways and Means. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Number of Seamen who, in the 
autumn of 1840, received a proportion of the Wages 
due to them, with Fourteen days’ Leave of Absence, 
and directions to return on board their respective 
Ships at the end of that time; together with the 
Number of those who, after receiving such proportion 
of their Wages, neglected to return. 


Seamen. 


Answer to 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That 
Addresses, 


their several Addresses of the 29th and 30th days 
of May last, and the 2d and 3d days of this 
instant June,(That Her Majesty would be graciously 
pleased to give directions that the Papers therein 
mentioned might be laid before this House,) had 
been presented to Her Majesty; and that Her Ma- 


jesty had commanded him to acquaint this House, | 


that She will give directions accordingly. 


London Coal 


wes The following Returns to an Order of the House, 
Market, 


having been transmitted to the Clerk, were laid upon 
the Table,— Returns of the Sums of Money received 
and paid, and how applied, in the years 1843 and 
1844, by the Chamberlain of the City of London, in 
relation to the Market established for the Sale of 
Coals, &amp;c., pursuant to the Act 1 and 2 Will. 4, 
c. 76, for regulating the Vend and Delivery of Coals 
within the Cities of Zondon and Westminster, and in 
certain Parts of the Counties of Middlesex, Surrey, 


5° Junie. 


| Return of the Number 


| appointed by the Queen, and of all Colonial Bj. 


A. 1845, 


of all Foreign Bishops 


shops, Deans, and Archdeacons, stating the names 
of the present Bishops, Deans, and Archdeacons, as 
|also of those first appointed ; specifying the Amount 
|in each case paid for Outfit, and also the Salaries 
| respectively attached to each Office, and stating from 
'what source, by whom, and under what authority 


of Money annually paid by Grant of Public Money 
to the Clergy of the Established Church, and other 
Religious Denominations settled in the British 
Colonies, and in the Territories of the East India 
Company (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, 


Returns of the Amount of Public Money annually 
paid from the Imperial Treasury, from the year 1830 
to 1844, both inclusive, for the support of Religion in 
the British Colonies and Dependencies, specifying 
the manner in which the Grant to each Colony has 
been distributed, and the Population of each Colony, 
according to the last Census; and specifying the 
Amount of Convict Population in the Colonies, the 
Number of Convicts annually transported in each 
of the above years, and the Payments made for the 
Spiritual Instruction of that Population :—And of 
the Sums, in sterling money, annually expended 
from 1839 to 1844, both inclusive, by each British 
Colony and Dependency, from the Colonial Funds 
of such Colonies respectively, for the support of 
Religion (exclusive of Education) ; and specifying the 
manner in which such Sums have been distributed 
(so far as such information can be obtained in this 
Country) :—Return to an Address to Her Majesty, 


Number of Persons belonging to the Ecclesiastical 
Establishment of the Church of England, and all 
other Religious Denominations, maintained by Grant 
of Public Money, in each of the Colonies, and the 
Territories of the East India Company, stating the 
Amount paid out of the Revenue of the United King- 
dom, and from the Colonial Funds, and also the 
Rank of each person, where stationed, the Amount 
of fixed Salary, Allowances, and all other Expenses 
of each, and the Total Expenses of each Colony, 
Presidency and Dependency for such Establishment, 
| in sterling money, so as to exhibit the whole Amount 
_ paid for the support of Religion of every denomina- 
tion, in each year, from 1839 to 1844, both inclu- 
sive :—Of ail Gienets of Public Money for the sup- 
port of all Religious Denominations in the United 
Kingdom and elsewhere, except the Colonies, in- 
cluding Expenses of Visitations and Excursions of 
Bishops, Archdeacons, and Clergy, or connected 
with Foreign Embassies and Missions; distinguish- 
|ing, as far as possible, the Amount received by each 
denomination :—Also, for Building and Repair of 
Churches and Chapels, Payment of Arrears of Tithes, 
Expenses of the Commissioners for Building New 
'Churches, Commutation of Tithes, and all other 
Ecclesiastical purposes, for each year, from 1830 to 
1844, both inclusive:—And, of the Amount of all 
Grants of Public Money for the Building and Repair 
of Churches and Chapels in the United Kingdom, 
| stating, as far as possible, the Amount received by 
each Religious Denomination, from the year 1800 to 











paid :—Return to an Address to Her M ajesty, dated ci. 
the 14th day of April last, for a Return of all Sums (Colonies,) 


No. 55, of Session 1839) :—Return to an Address to British 
Her Majesty, dated the 15th day of April last, for Colonies, 


Grants of 


dated the 20th day of May last, for Returns of the Public Money. 


Kent, and Essex; and also, the Act of 1 and 2/ 1829, both inclusive :—And, Return to an Address to religious 


Vic. c. 101, for continuing for Seven Years the | Her Majesty, dated the 30th day of May last, for | 


(Colonies and 
India.) 


aforesaid Act of 1 and 2 Will. 4, c. 76:—And, of 
the Amount invested under the authority of the 
said Acts; stating the Securities in which the 
same is invested, and the Balance in hand on the 
31st day of December 1844, (in continuation of 
Parliamentary Paper, No, 557, of Session 1843). 


Mr. Hope presented, pursuant to several Addresses 
to Her Majesty,—Return to an Address to Her 
Majesty, dated the 31st day of March last, for a 


Foreign and 
Colonial 
Bishops, &amp;c. 


| an Account, showing the Grants, Endowments, ard 
| Appropriations made for the purpose of Religious 
| Instruction or of Education in the Colonies, or in 
| British India; stating the particular Objects of each 
of such Grants, Endowments, or Appropriations ; 
the said Account to be made up for the years 1840 
1841 and 1842, and including all Grants, Appro- 
priations, or Endowments, whether made under the 
authority of the Crown, of Parliament, or the 
Colonial Governments. 





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Copy of Correspondence between Her Majesty’s 
Secretary of State for the Colonies and the Mew 
Zealand Company, relative to the Establishment of 
a Proprietary Government in the Islands of New 
Zealand. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Banking (Scotland) Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 


Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
oraph. 


Preamble postponed. 


Ciause, N° 1, (Commissioners of Stamps and 
Taxes to certify existing Banks of Issue, and limi- 
tation of Issue):—Every Banker claiming to be 
entitled to issue Bank Notes in Scotland, to give 
notice to the Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes 
of such claim, and of the place and name, and firm 
at and under which such Banker has issued such 
Notes in Scotland, during the year next preceding 
the first day of May One thousand eight hundred 
and Forty-five ; and the said Commissioners there- 
upon to ascertain if such Banker was, on the sixth 
day of May One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
four, and from thence up to the first day of May 
One thousand cight hundred and Forty-five, carrying 
on the business of a Banker, and lawfully issuing 
his own Bank Notes in Scotland, and if it shall so 
appear, then the said Commissioners are to proceed 
to ascertain the average amount of the Bank Notes 
of such Bankers which were in circulation during 
the said period of one year preceding the 1st day of 
May One thousand eight hundred and Forty-five. 

Amendment proposed, in P. 2. Is. 4. and 5. To 
leave out the words “ said period of one year pre- 
“ ceding the first day of May One thousand eight 
“‘ hundred and Forty-five,” in order to insert the 
words “ period of four weeks immediately preceding 
“ the seventh day of December One thousand eight 
“ hundred and Forty-four,” instead thereof. 

Question put, That the words proposed to be 
left out stand part of the Clause ; 


The Committee divided : 
Mr. Young, 
Tellers for the Yeas, Mr. ioe Baring a 84, 
: Mr. Bannerman, . 
Tellers for the Noes, Mie Heme: } 50. 
Same Clause :—And it shall be lawful for every 
such Banker to continue to issue his own Bank 
Notes after the sixth day of December One thousand 
eight hundred and Forty-five, to the extent of the 
amount so certified, and of the amount of gold and 
silver coin held by such Banker at the head office 
or principal place of issue of such Banker.” 
Amendment proposed, in P, 2. Is. 16. and 17. To 
leave out the words “ at the head office or principal 
“* place of issue of such Banker.” 


Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 
The Committee divided : 


Tellers for the Yeas, yr Hows . Baring } 80 


Tellers for the Noes, i — has. 


Clause agreed to. 

Crauses, N° 2 to N° 6, agreed to. 

Crausg, N° 7, amended, and agreed to. 

To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 6° die Junii, 1845: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 


reported, That the Committee had made Progress in 
Vox, 100. 


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Junit. 547 


the Bill; and that he was directed to move, That the 
Committee may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Merchant Seamen’s Fund Bill was, according Merchant 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a Seamen’s Fund 
Select Committee. =. 
Ordered, That all Petitions presented to the House 
this Session, upon the subject of the Merchant Sea- 
men’s Fund, be referred to the said Committee. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and In- Fresh Water 
habitants of the royal burgh of Jedburgh, and of Fishing 
Gentlemen, Tenants and Inhabitants of the district (S°t!#"4) Bil 
of Jedburgh, praying that the Fresh Water Fishing 
(Scotland) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Fresh Water Fishing (Scotland) Bill was, ac- Fresh Water 
cording to Order, read a second time; and com- ie. —_ 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, oo 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Commons _ 
reading of the Commons Inclosure Bill ; Inclosure Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Drainage of 
reading of the Drainage of Lands Bill ; meatal 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Banking 
mittee on the Banking (Jreland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill, 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Lunatic 
mittee on the Lunatic Asylums (Zreland) Bill ; a land) Bill 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday ‘ 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Poor Law 


Amendment 
ic 


fe of the Poor Law Amendment Scotland) (scotiand) Bill. 
ill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to Privy Council 
amend an Act passed in the third and fourth years ®" 
of the reign of his late Majesty King William the 
Fourth, intituled, An Act for the better Adminis- 
tration of Justice in his Majesty’s Privy Council, 
was, according to Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


The ingrossed Bill to empower Canal Companies Canal Com- 
and the Commissioners of Navigable Rivers to vary cil. and 
their Tolls, Rates and Charges on different Parts of © 
their Navigations, was, according to the Order made 
this day, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Beckett do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to enable Canal Companies to Canal Com- 
become Carriers of Goods upon their Canals, was, }ij" — 
according to the Order made this day, read the — 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Beckett do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers, Shipping Slave Trade. 
Agents and others immediately connected in trade 





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548 5°—6° Junii. A. 1845, 


with the Spanish West Indies, Brazil and Africa, and 
residing in London, Liverpool, Glasgow, Manchester 
and elsewhere, in the United Kingdom, stating that 
the Petitioners have learnt with feelings of great 
concern that an accusation, promulgated by Mr. 
Tyler, the late President of the United States, in a 
message to Congress, dated the 19th February 1845, 
against British Merchants and Capitalists in the 
situation of the Petitioners, of participation in the 
African Slave Trade, has received the implied sanc- 
tion of the First Lord of Her Majesty’s Treasury ; 
and praying for the protection of the House, and 
that it will shield them from imputations so unde- 
served and injurious, and to cause further proceed- 
ings to be adopted to test the truth of the present 
vague but discreditable charges, as without that 
they cannot conduct their trade free from obloquy 
and suspicion, and in a manner satisfactory to them- 
selves and honourable to the nation, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Charitable A Petition of the Rector and Parishioners of the 

wrens, parish of Little Bowden, in the county of North- 
ampton, praying the House to pass a Bill for the 
purpose of securing for the future a right adminis- 
tration of Charitable Trusts, and examining intotheir 
expenditure, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Merchant Petitions from L/fracombe ;—and, South Shields ; 
— Funé praying that the Merchant Seamen’s Fund Bill may 
; not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and referred to the Select Com- 


mittee on the Bill. 


Schoolmasters Petitions from Presbytery of Lauder (Moderator); 

(Scotland.) — __and, Presbytery of Dunse (Moderator); praying 
the House to adopt measures for ameliorating the 
condition of the parochial Schoolmasters, and for 
promoting the educational interests of Scotland, — 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


a A Petition of Freechurchmen and others, in the 

College Bill. Darish of Swinton, praying that the Maynooth Col- 
lege Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Wakefield, Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
rer on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Bill. Y the Petition fur additional Provision in the Wake- 
field, Pontefract and Goole Railway Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill, that they have power to make 
Provision therein, pursuant to the prayer of the said 
Petition. 


Liverpool and Mr. Greene reported from the Select Committee 
a, on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case 
Bolton and Of the Petition for the Liverpool and Manchester, 
Leigh, and North Union, Bolton and Leigh, and Kenyon and 


Kenyon and . . . . : 
Selah Senet Leigh Junction Railway Companies Amalgamation 


Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had not been complied 
Companies with; inasmuch as the Bill contains a Clause 
Amalgamation. enabling the Petitioners to subscribe towards other 
Railways, of which the intention is not specified in 

the Notices in the newspapers. 
Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 

Committee on Standing Orders. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till one of the clock on Friday morning, 
adjourned till this day. 








Veneris, 6° die Junii ; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


CRBs R ED, That the Committee on Group (F.) Railway Bil 
of Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, til] Group (F.) 
five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


A Petition of John Carter, of Potter Grange, in Wakeielg 
the township of Armley, in the county of York, and Pontefract and 
Thomas Carter, of Howden, in the said county, — Railway 
praying the House not to sanction the insertion in ss 
the Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway Biil 
of any Clauses affecting their estate and that they 
may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
—— of such Clauses, was presented, and 
read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions from the Board of Directors of the Bri- Great Western 
tish and Irish Steam Packet Company of Dublin ; Railway (Ire. 


? 


—County of Mayo;—County ot Westmeath ; — ant) etn 
Lord Mayor and Secretaries of a Meeting at Dublin; ana Athlone) 
—Secretary of the Dublin, Glasgow and Cork Steam Bill. 
Packet Company ;—and, Castlebar ; praying that 

the Great Western Railway (Jreland) (Dublin to 
Mullingar and Athlone) Bill may pass into a law,— 

were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 

the Table. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (X.) of Railway Bill, 
Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of G™P (%) 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (P.) of Railway Bills, 
Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of Grup (P.) 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select West Comwall 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in R*i!vay Bill 
the case of the Petition for additional provision in 
the West Cornwall Railway Bill, the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the Newcastle- 
further Proceeding upon consideration of the Report — 
on the Wewcastle-upon- Tyne and North Shields Ruil- Reilway (Tyee 
way (Tynemouth Extension, &amp;c.) Bill; The House mouth Extn. 
resumed the said further Proceeding : — And the sion, &amp;«.), Bill. 
Amendments proposed upon Tuesday last were 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Saint Matthew, 
Saint Matthew, Bethnal Green, Rectory Bill; That —o a 
they had examined the allegations of the Lill, and , 
found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the a Ges 
Glossop Gas Bill; That they had examined the °™ 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


— = a , n- London and 
A Petition of Land-owners, Lease-holders and I South Western 


habitant Occupiers of property through which the Railway 

intended South Westernand South Eastern Railways (No. 1.) | 

Extensions to Hungerford and Waterloo Bridges (Metro Bil 

are intended to pass, praying that the London and sig, South 

South Western Railway (No. 1.) (Metropolitan Ex- Eastern Railway 

tension) Bill may not pass into a law, as it now eee 
stands ; 





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pidge to stands; and taking notice of the application for 

cilbam, With Jeave to bring in the South Eastern Railway (Hun- 

Bueie) — erford Bridge to Chilham, with Branches) Bill, and 
praying that such Bill may not pass into law, as it 
now stands, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Committee on the first-mentioned Bill. 


Edinburgh An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from the 
a el Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway to the Town of 
iW ° 


Hawick, in the County of Roxburgh, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Pringle do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Quinborowe An ingrossed Bill to make Provision for the 
Borough Bill Paviment of the Debts of the Mayor, Jurats, Bailiffs 
and Burgesses of the Borough of Quinborowe, in 
the county of Kent, and for other Purposes, was read 
the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Deedes do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Railway Bills, Ordered, That the Committee on Group (L..) of 
Group(L-) Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Cromford Ordered, That the Committee on the Cromford 
Canal Bill. Canal (re-committed) Bill have leave to sit, and pro- 
ceed, with four Members, and with two selected 


Members. 

London and The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
sy Report on the London and Greenwich Railway Bill ; 
, and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 
a . A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land and 


Hastings Raile Other property in the towns of Mew Romney and 

way (Hastings, Lydd, the liberty of Romney Marsh, and the ad- 

ne Ash- joming district, praying that the Brighton, Lewes 

Bill. nn aa Hastings Railway (Hastings, Rye and Ashford 
Extension) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Caledonian Sir Philip Egerton reported from the Committee 
Balvay BM, on Group (DD.) of Railway Bills, in which the 
Caledonian Railway Bill was comprised, and to 
whom the Reports of the Board of Trade thereon, and 
several Petitions against the said Bill, were referred ; 
That they had heard counsel in support of such 
Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills, so far as the same relate to the present ap- 
plication; and that the Committee had amended the 
Preamble of the Bill, by striking out therefrom the 
words, “ with a Branch to the Town of Dumfries ;” 
and that they had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same, as amended, to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


| cacany ™ Sir Philip Egerton reported from the Committee 


way Bill, on Group (DD.) of Railway Bills, in which the 
Clydesdale Junction Railway Bill was comprised, and 
to whom the Reports of the Board of Trade thereon, 
and several Petitions against the said Bill, were 
referred ; That they had heard counsel in support of 
such Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 
of the Biil; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Rail- 
way Bills, so far as the same relate to the present 
application ; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
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6° Juni. 549 


true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table, 
and be printed. 


Sir Philip Egerton reported from the Committee Glasgow, 

on Group (DD.) of Railway Bills, in which the Dumfries and 
Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway Bill was ee 
comprised, and to whom the Report of the Board _— 
of Trade thereon, and several Petitions against the 

said Bill, were referred ; That they had heard coun- 

sel in support of such Petitions, and had also heard 

counsel in favour of the Bill; and that they had 

examined the allegations contained in the Preamble 

of the Bill, but that the same had not been proved 

to their satisfaction. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 

and be printed. 


Mr. Lascelles reported from the Committee on Railway Bills 
Group (A.) of Railway Bills, That the Parties pro- Group (A.) 
moting the London, Chatham, and North Kent 
Railway Bill had stated to the Committee that the 
evidence of Mr. John Whitehead, and that the 
Parties opposing the said Bill had also stated to 
the Committee that the evidence of Colonel Cock- 
burn, was essential in order to enable them to 
establish their respective cases before the Committee ; 
and it having been proved that application had been 
made to the above parties, but that their attendance 
could not be procured without the intervention of 
the House, the Chairman had been instructed by 
the Committee to move the House, That the said 
Mr. John Whitehead and Colonel Cockburn be 
ordered to attend the said Committee on Monday 
next, at twelve of the clock. 

Ordered, That Mr. John Whitehead and Colonel 
Cockburn do attend the said Committee upon Mon- 
day next, at twelve of the clock. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Manchester 
the Report on the Manchester Improvement Bill ; tmprovement 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. sa 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Manchester 


(No. 2.) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and (N® +) Bil- 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Duddeston Duddeston 
and Nechells Improvement (No. 2.) Bill have and Nechells 
leave to sit upon Monday next, with two selected (NO. 3.) Bill 


Members. 


Petitions of Commissioners duly nominated and Irish Great | 
appointed for the execution of an Act for the Im- Westem Rail- 
provement of the Navigation of the River Shannon ;— Galway) Bill. 
James Daly and Denis Saint George Daly, both of 
Dunsandle,in the county of Galway, Esquires;—and, 
Company of Undertakers of the Grand Canal, Jre- 
lund; praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Irish Great Western Railway, (Dublin to Galway) 
Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by theinselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

A Petition of the Gentry and Inhabitants of 
Roscommon and its vicinity, praying the House not 
to sanction any proceedings which may tend to 
impede the speedy execution of the said Bill, was 
also presented and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 





4Aa3 Petitions 


the Report on the Manchester Court of Record Courtof Record 


way (Dublin to 


at 





550 


West London _— Petitions of Commissioners of the Metropolis 

Railway Bill. Tyrnpike-roads North of the Thames ;—and, the 
Right honourable William Baron Kensington, of 
that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland ; 
praying that they may be heard, by their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the West London 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 


And the said Petitions were ordered to be re- 
ferred to the Committee on the Bill; and the Peti- 
tioners heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Great North 
of England 
and Richmond 
Railway Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Great North of 
England Railway Company to make a Branch 
Railway, to be called the Great North of England 
and Richmond Railway, in the county of York, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Ridley Colborne do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Chelsea 
Improvement 
Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Chelsea Improvement Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


North British 


An ingrossed Bill to empower the North British 
Railway Bill. " 


Railway Company to purchase the Edinburgh 
and Dalkeith Railway, and to alter Part of the 
Line of the said Railway, and of the North British 
Railway, and to construct certain Branch Rail- 
ways in connexion therewith, was read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Forster do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Falmouth 
Harbour 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Mr. William Collett reported from the Committee 
on the Falmouth Harbour Improvement Bill, and 
to whom several Petitions against the said Bill were 
referred ; That they had heard counsel in support of 
several of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; and that the Com- 
mittee had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true ; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Public Petitions 
(Thirtieth 
Report.) 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Public Petitions; That they had examined 
the Petitions presented upon the 2d and 3d days 
of this instant June, and had directed him to make 
a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Yarmouth 
and Norwich 
Railway Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill for the Consolidation of the 
Yarmouth and Norwich and Norwich and Brandon 
4Railway Companies, and for authorizing the Con- 
struction of a Bridge across the River Bure, and 
other Works, at Great Yarmouth and Norwich, in 
connexion with the Norwich and Yarmouth Rail- 
way, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for the Consolidation of the Yar- 
mouth and Norwich and Norwich and Brandon 
Railway Companies, and for authorizing the Con- 
struction of certain Works at Vorwich,in connexion 
with the Yarmouth and Norwich Railway. 

Ordered, That Mr. Burroughes do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Lowestoft 
Railw ay and 
Harbour Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from 
Lowestoft, in the county of Suffolk, to the Yar- 
mouth and Norwich Railway, at Reedham, in the 
county of Norfolk, with a Branch therefrom, and 


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A. 1845. 


for improving the Harbour of Lowestoft, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for making a Railway from Lowes- 
toft, in the County of Suffolk, to the Yarmouth and 
Norwich Railway, at Reedham, in the County of 

Jorfolk, and for improving the Harbour of Lowes- 
toft. 

Ordered, That Mr. Burroughes do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Officers, Clerks, Agents, Receivers, 
Engineers, and other Persons employed in the 
service of the New Royal Canal Company in Ire- 
land, praying that the Great Western Railway and Athiee 
(Ireland), (Dublin to Mullingar, and Athlone) Biil Bill. ” 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented and read; and referred to the Committee 
on the Bill. 

A Petition of Commissioners duly nominated 
and appointed for the execution of an Act for the 
Improvement of the Navigation of the River Shan- 
non, praying that they may be heard, by their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
said Bill, was also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tion, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Great Western 
Railway (Ire. 
land), (Dublin 


Mr. Evans reported from the Committee on Group Monkland and 


Kirkintilloch 
Railway Bill. 


(GG.) of Railway Bulls, in which the Monkland and 
Kirkintilloch Railway Bill was comprised, and to 
whom the Reports of the Board of Trade thereon 
were referred ; That they had inquired into the seve- 
ral matters required by the Standing Orders on 
Railway Bills, so far as the same relate to the 
present application ; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Evans reported from the Committee on Group Glasgow, 
(G.) of Railway Bills, in which the Glasgow, Garn- Garnkirk and 
kirk and Coatbridge Railway Bill was comprised, Rallway Bil 
and to whom the Reports of the Board of Trade 
thereon were referred ; That they had inquired into 
the several matters required by the Standing Orders 
on Railway Bills, so far as the same relate to the 
present application ; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Petitions of Charles Scarisbrick, of Scarisbrick Saint Helens 
Hall, in the county of Lancaster, Esquire ;—and, oe 
the British Plate Glass Company; praying that ~" ieee 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Saint Helens 
Canal and Railway Bill, — were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and Manchester 
other Inhabitants of the township of Stretford, in ay reer 
the parish of Manchester and county of Lancaster, Railway Bill 
praying that the Manchester South Junction an 
Altrincham Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


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| and 
— Road the Report on the Harwell and Streatley Road Bill ; 
Bill. and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Merchants, Manu- 
facturers, Shipping Agents and others immediately 
connected in Trade with the Spanish West Indies, 
Brazil and Africa, and residing in London, Liver- 
pool, Glasgow, Manchester and elsewhere in the 
United Kingdom, relative to the Slave Trade, which 
was presented yesterday, be printed. 


slave Trade. 


Th 
r Black Sluice Mr. Bodkin reported from the Committee on the 
Drainage and Black Sluice Drainage and Navigation Bill; That 
Navigation Bill. 4,6 counsel for the Petitioners against the Bill had 
stated that the evidence of Mr. Francis Pichworth 
was essential to establish their case before the Com-, 
mittee ; and that they have proved to the satisfaction | 
of the Committee that the evidence of the said 
Francis Pickworth could not be procured without 
the intervention of the House; and that the Com- 
mittee had instructed him to move the House +) 
order the attendance of the said party forthwith. | 
Ordered, That Mr. Francis Pickworth do attend 

the said Committee forthwith. 











Estem Com- #§ Mr, Strutt reported from the Select Committee on | 
ae Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of the | 
ambri 


and Bury Petition for the Eastern Counties Railway (Cam- | 

Saint Edmund’s bridge and Bury Saint Edmund’s Extension) Bill, ' 
Extension) Bill. +h Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That leave be given to 

to enable the Eastern Counties Railway can 8) 

to make a Railway from Cambridge to Bury Saint 


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551 


Barnstaple ;— Bury Saint Edmund’s ; — Thomas 
O” Meara ;— Newcastle-upon- Tyne and Gateshead ; 
— Newbury ; — Margate ; — Pontefract ; —Stour- 
bridge ;— Preston (Lancaster) ;—Spalding ;—Falk- 
ingham and Billingborough ; — Bury ; — South 
Shields ;—and, Coventry ; praying that the Physic 
and Surgery Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Prescot Union ;— Bolton Union ; Parochial 
—and, Guildford Union ; praying that the Parochial Settlement Bill. 
Settlement Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ashkbourn; — Derby (two Peti- Lord's Day. 
tions) ;— Yeaveley ; —Galashiels ;— Bassingham ;— 
and, Kensington; praying the House to adopt mea- 
sures for securing and enforcing a more due observ- 
ance of the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Rochdale (three Petitions) ;—Man- Factories. 

chester (three Petitions) ; — Bolton-le-Moors (six 
Petitions) ;—Preston (Lancaster) (two Petitions) ; 
—and, Penwortham; praying the House to pass an 
efficient Ten Hours Bill for all minors and females 
employed in Factories,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Horetown ;—Great Stanmore ;— Maynooth 
Bath Easton ;—Fobbing and Corringham ; — and, College Bill. 


bring in a Bill! Loose ; praying that the Maynooth College Bill may 


| not pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Edmund’s: And that Mr. Eliot Yorke and Mr. 


Ward do prepare, and bring it in. 
Malt. Petitions from Bletchingley ;—and, Alton; pray- 
ing for the repeal of the Malt Tax,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Tyne- 
mouth, in the county of Northumberland, praying 
that the Colleges (Ireland) Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Colleges 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Salmon 
Fisheries Bill. 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Fishermen resident in and near to 
the city of Worcester, praying the House to make 


such provision in the said Bill as will prevent the 
use of putts and other fixed engines and devices by 


night, and prohibit night-fishing universally, was 
also presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 
A Petition of Proprietors and Lessees of fishing 


waters in the River Zweed, praying that the River 


Tweed and the Acts of Parliament regulating the 


same, may be exempted from the operation of the 
said Bill, was also presented, and read ; and ordered 


to lie upon the Table. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses, 


A Petition of Clergy of the deanery of Penwith, 
in the county of Cornwall, praying for the repeal of 
so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates 
to the union of the Dioceses of Saint Asaph aud 
Bangor, and for the immediate erection of Man- 
chester into a Bishop’s See, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


on 


m 
1 Physic and 


P Petitions from Bolton-le- Moors ;—Greenwich ;— 
Surgery Bill, 


Weymouth ; — Ludlow ;—Chelmsford ;— Bideford ; 
— Hanley, Shelton, Burslem, Tunstall, Stoke-upon- 
Trent, Longton and Newcastle-under-Lyme ;—Roch- 


Petitions from Worcester ;—and, Tewkesbury (two | 
Petitions) ; praying that the Salmon Fisheries Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 


Petitions from Abbeyleix ; — Loughgale ; —Do- Raucation 
nagh ; — Charlemont ; — Cullinamore ; — Cork ;— (Ireland. ) 
Clonmore ; — Raddenstown ; —Lissadice ;— Lough- 
gilly ;—and, There under-signed Protestants ; pray- 

_Ing the House to devise means for removing the 
| restrictions placed on the distribution of the Aid 
| annually granted for Education in Ireland, so as to 
afford assistance to the Schools in connexion with 
the Church Education Society,—were presented, 
| and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


| A Petition of the Preses of a Meeting of Inha- poor Law 
bitants of Paisley, praying that the Poor Law Amendment 
Amendment (Scotland) Bill may not pass into a law, Scotland) Bill. 
as it now stands, was presented, and read ; and or- 


dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Surgeons of Plymouth, in the county Royal College 
of Devon, praying that an inquiry may be instituted of Surgeons. 
into the Royal College of Surgeons, and the effects 
produced by the last new charter, and that the en- 
franchisement of the general practitioners of this 
country may take place in that College, with full 
power to elect their governing body, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising Courts of Law 
in the city of Norwich, praying the House to transfer "4 Equity. 
the Courts of all the Law and Equity Judges to the 
neighbourhood of the Inns of Court, and unite them 





dale ; — Congleton ; — Salisbury ; — Plymouth ; — 
Vor. 100. saat 











in a suitable structure under one roof, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Tradesmen residing in the borough Debtor and 
of King’s Lynn, in the county of Norfolk, praying Creditor. 
for amendment of the law as between Debtor and 
Creditor, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of Her Majesty’s Justices’ Clerks 
Justices acting in and for the county of Merioneth 4 + ama 
General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, praying that atlas 
the Justices’ Clerks and Clerks of the Peace Bil] 

4A4 : may 


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close-square, 


Bankrupt Law 
(ireland. ) 


552 6° Juniz. 


may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 

presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

Table. 
Lighthouses. A Petition of Thomas Thompson, Merchant and 
Ship-owner, President of the Chamber of Commerce, 
at the Port of Kingston-upon-Hull, praying that in 
any Bill which may be introduced relative to Light- 
houses, the House will cause provision to be made 
for rendering all parties who may derive benefit 
from lights liable to contribute to their maintenance, 
and that no more than the actual expense incurred 
may be levied, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Lighthouses. 


Mariners’ A Petition of the Minister of the London Mari- 
Church, Welly ners’ Church, stating that the Petitioner has occupied 
the Mariners’ Church for twenty years, and had it 
kept in constant repair, holding an annual lease 
from three principal elders, two of whom are dead ; 
and the third, on the Continent, by means of two 
English attornies in London, has obtained a Writ of 
Ejectment against the Petitioner, with a view to 
make the Church private property ; that on the 13th 
of February 1845, an attorney of Leadenhall-street 
entered this dwelling with three Sheriffs’ Officers and 
a Warrant of 76/. costs of the action of ejectment 
from the Church, to make it private property ; and 
having broken open the doors of the Church, and 
taken possession by force, the Petitioner was hur- 
ried to a sponging-house in Chancery-lane, and is 
now removed by Habeas Corpus to the Queen’s 
prison, as a debtor; and praying that as the Mari- 
ners’ Church, Wellclose-square, has been held and 
supported by British property for twenty years of 
undisturbed possession, it may be again occupied, 
by Act of Parliament, or any other recommendation 
of Her Majesty’s Government, as the Mariners’ 
Church for British and Foreign Sailors and for poor 
Danish Pensioners, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Anatomy Act. —_— Petitions from Whitley ;—and, Beverley ; praying 
for an impartial, searching and open inquiry into the 
operation of the Anatomy Act,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Union with A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermenand Burgesses 

Ireland. of the borough of Kilkenny, praying for the repeal 
of the legislative union between Great Britain and 
Ireland, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Sick Pour A Petition of Guardians of the Poor-law Union 

(ireland. ) of Ballinasloe, praying for the establishment of a 
sound system of relief for the Sick Poor of Ireland, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Poor Relief Petitions from the Union of Ballinasloe ;—and, 

(Ireland) Act. Chairman of the Bandon Union ; praying that the 
House will take into consideration the necessity of 
altering the Clause in the Poor Relief (Jreland) 
Act, which compels the mother to support her ille- 
gitimate child, and assimilating the law to that now 
in force in England, whereby the putative father is 
bound to provide forthe maintenance of his offspring, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Universities Petitions from Kincardine ;—and, Presbytery of 


€Scotland) Bill. Edinburgh (Moderator); praying that the Univer- 


sities (Scotland) Bill may not pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary of the 
Loyal National Repeal Association of Jreland, pray- 
ing the House to introduce such amendments into 
the existing Bankrupt Law of Jreland as may confer 


A. 1845, 


the same advantages on the mercantile and trading 

classes of that country as are now enjoyed by the 

same portion of the community in England was 

gt and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Petitions from Cork (two Petitions);—and, Sligo Munici 
nts ° ‘ ea cipal 
(two Petitions); praying for alteration of the Muni- Corporations 
cipal Corporations (Jreland) Act,—were presented, (!telan¢) Act. 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the united parishes Charitable 
of Kilturra, Kilshalvey and Cloonoughiill, in the Donations ang 
county of Sligo, praying for the repeal of the Cha- — 
ritable Donations and Bequests (Zreland) Act, was | iin 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough and Health of 
county of Newcastle-upon- Tyne, praying the House 1™™- 
to take into consideration the expediency of passing 
such sanitary measures as may tend to the improve- 
ment of the character and condition of the working 
classes forming the great body of the people, was 
— and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of Gentry, Bankers, Merchants, Tra- Banking 
ders and other Inhabitants of the city of Dublin, (Ireland) Bil, 
praying that the Banking (Jreland) Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment. 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


The House was moved, That the Order made Railway Bills. 
yesterday, That a Select Committee be appointed to 
inquire into the state and progress of the several 
Railway Bills now before Parliament, and to con- 
sider and report their Opinion, as to what measures 
should be adopted by the House in order to facili- 
tate the re-introduction, and to prevent expense and 
delay in the progress through Parliament in the 
next Session, of such Railway Bills as it may be 
found impossible to pass into Laws, from want of 
time for their proper investigation, during the present 
Session, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated, of Lord Granville 
Somerset, Sir George Grey, Mr. Strutt, Viscount 
Howich, Mr. Estcourt, Mr. Greene, Mr. Exart, 
Mr. Hodgson Hinde, Mr. Labouchere, Sir George 
Clerk, Mr. Wilson Patten} Mr. Hawes, Sir William 
Somerville, Sir John Yarde Buller and Mr. Barneby, 
with power to send for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


A Petition of James Lee, of Bury Saint Edmund's, Eastern Cour- 
in the county of Suffolk, Merchant, taking notice of ties Ratvsy 
the application for leave to bring in the Eastern os co” 
Counties Railway (Cambridge and Bury Saint Ed- Saint Edmund's 
mund’s Extension) Bill; and praying that he may Extension.) 
be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against 
certain parts thereof, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Group of Railway Bills in which 
the project is comprised ; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
application, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the eg a : 
Navigation from the Trent to the Mersey, praying Railway pone 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, Docks Bill. 
against certain parts of the Runcorn and Preston 
Brook Railway and Docks Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 





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they 














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they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


Supply- . 
mittee of Supply ; 
Resolved, ‘Yhat this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


Means. mittee of Ways and Means ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Salmon The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
Fisheries Bill. into a Committee upon the Salmon Fisheries Bill ; 
No.354. and, after some time spent therem, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be now received. 
Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Wednesday, the 18th 
day of this instant June. 
The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


Scientific 

and Literary 

Societies Bill. # i 5 
Resolved, 'That this House will, upon Wednesday 


next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Dublin and 
Drogheda 
Railway Bill. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Dublin and 
Drogheda Railway (re-committed) Bill have leave 
to make their Report forthwith. 

Mr. Gibson Craig accordingly reported from the 
Committee on Group (R.) of Sabvey Bills, That 
in the case of the said Bill they had made other 
Amendments thereunto. 


6° Junie. 


mittee on the Scientific and Literary Societies Bill; | 





Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 

North British = The Order of the day being read, for resuming 

Company Bill the further Proceeding upon consideration of the 
Report on the North British Insurance Compan 
Bill :—The House resumed the said further Pro- 
ceeding. 

A Clause (Company not exempt from provisions 
of any General Act to be passed) offered and 
brought up on the 20th day of May last, was twice 
read ; and made part of the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 

Justices’ Clerks The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
sg gd mittee on the Justices’ Clerks and Clerks of the 
* Peace Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 

resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Message from 


ae, A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Wingfield and 


Mr. Farrer : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to indemnify such Per- 
sons in the United Kingdom as have omitted to 
qualify themselves for Offices and Employments, 
and to extend the Time limited for those Purposes 
respectively, until the Twenty-fifth day of March 
. One thousand eight hundred and Forty-six : 
vs he a A Bill, intituled, An Act for better assessing and 
Tenements Bil}, COllecting the Poor Rates, Highway Rates and 

Church Rates in the Parish of Hemel Hempsted, in 
the County of Hertford: 


Indemnit y Bill. 


punley Gas A Bill, intituled; An Act for the better lighting 
. the Town and Suburbs of Paisley with Gas: And 
also, 

wa Print The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 


Act to regulate the Labour of Children, Young Per- 


sons and Women in Print Works, with. Amend- 
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553 


ments ; to which Amendments the Lords desire _ 
the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Railway 
Act for consolidating in one Act certain Provisions —— 
usually inserted in Acts authorizing the making of (Scotland) 
Railways in Scotland, with Amendments ; to which (No. 2.) Bill. 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Nottingham 
Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Saing Inclosure Bill. 
Mary, in the Town and County of the Town of 
Nottingham, with Amendments ; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. . 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Lunatic 
to amend the Laws for the Provision and Regulation a ant 
of Lunatic Asylums for Counties and Boroughs, Lunatics Bills 
and for the Maintenance and Care of Pauper Luna- 
tics in England: And that Lord Ashley, Sir James 
Graham and Mr. Vernon Smith do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bil] Lunatics Bill, 
for the Regulation of the Care and Treatment of 
Lunatics in England: And that Lord Ashley, Sir 
James Graham and Mr. Vernon Smith do prepare, - 
and bring it in. 


The Order for resuming, upon Monday next, the Printed Papers. 
adjourned Debate upon further consideration of the 
Report of the Select Committee on Printed Papers, 
was read, and discharged. 
Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till Monday the 16th day of this instant June. 


Mr. Estcott reported from the Committee on North Wales 
Group (Q.) of Railway Bills ; That in the case of a 
the North Wales Mineral Railway (re-committed) “" “"" 
Bill, the Committee had made other Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Wor- Birmingham 
cester Branch and Cheltenham Extensions) Bill was allway (Wore 
read a second time; and committed. couied tends 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- andCheltenham 
mittee of Selection. Extensions) Bill. 


Ordered, That the Petition of John M*Neill, Belfast Lough 
Esquire, praying that leave may be given to read Dovenge Ol. 
the Belfast Lonh Drainage Bill a second time, and 
to proceed with the same, notwithstanding the time 
limited by the Sessional Orders of the House for the 
second readings of Private Bills has expired, which 
was presented yesterday, be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of Robert Clegg, stating that the Pe- Robert Clegg. 
titioner served in the Constabulary Force in Ireland 
from March 1831 till July 1844, when he was com- 
pelled to leave it in consequence, as the Petitioner 
alleges, of an injustice done to him by his superior 
officer, and the harsh treatment to which he was 
subjected ; and praying for the production of certain 
papers in reference to the case, was presented, and 

















read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of E. Kirwan, late First-rate Sub- E. Kirwan. 
Inspector of Constabulary, superannuated, stating 
that after serving his country for forty-five years in 
various capacities, he has been disabled from further 
service by an attack of paralysis ; and praying the 
House to take his case into consideration, and cause 
an inquiry to be made why Petitioner has not got 
his pension, to which he conceives he is entitled by 
the Act 6 Will. 4, c. 13, was presented, and ~eatl ; 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
4B Mr. 





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6°—9° Junie. 


Wexford, Mr. Colquhoun reported from the Committee on 
— a ion Group (B B.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Satieny Bill. Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the 
Wexford, Carlow and Dublin Junction Railway 
Bill, they had heard counsel in support of several | 
of the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in 
favour ot the Bill; and that they had examined 
the allegations of the Preamble of the said Bill, 
but that the same had not been proved to their 
satisfaction. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
e and be printed. 


London Coal 
Market. 


No. 355. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the London 
Coal Market, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 
lone Bobops Ordered, That the Returns relative to Foreign and 
&amp;c. ; Clergy. Colonial Bishops, &amp;c.; Clergy (Colonies) ; British 
(Colonies); Colonies; Grants of Public Money ; and, Religious 
British Colo- . : ° : . 
nies} Grants of Instruction (Colonies and India), which were pre- 
Public Money; sented yesterday, be printed. 

Religious Instruction (Colonies and India.) 


No. 356. 
New Zealand. Ordered, That the Return relative to New Zea- 
No.357. land, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 














Lune, 9° die Juni ; 


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Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. | 


R. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of | 

the East India Company, was called in ; and | 

at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an | 
Act of Parliament,—-Accounts respecting the Annual | 
Territorial Revenues and Disbursements of the East | 
India Company for Three years, 1840-41, 1841-42, | 


1842-43, according to the latest Advices, with an | 
Estimate of the same for the succeeding year :— | 


East India. 


Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
Table. 


And then he withdrew. | 


Lyme Regis Ordered, That the Committee on the Lyme Regis | 
Improvement, JTmprovement, Market and Waterworks Bill have 

Merket and 
Waterworks dhe 
Bill. the sitting of the House. 


| 


Railway Bills, 
Group (R@.) Group (QQ.) have leave to sit this day, till five of 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Railway Bills, | Ordered, That the Committee on Group (LL.) of 
Group (LL.) Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Newcastle Ordered, That the Newcastle and Berwick Rail- 


and Berwick aw ts ° : 
Railway Bill — be read the third time upon Wednesday 


Railway B lls, 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (X.) of 
Group (X.) 


Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Oxford, Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Com- 

Worcester and mittee on Group (F.) of Railway Bills, and to whom 

Wolverhampton ~ See. sa J 

Railway Bill, Several Petitions against the Oxford, Worcester and 
Wolverhampton Railway Bill were referred ; That in 
the case of the said Bill, they had heard counsel in 
support of several of the said Petitions, and had 
also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That 


they had inquired into the several matters required 


A. 1845, 


by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and 
that the Committee had examined the allegations of 
the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table - 
and be printed. ; 


Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Com- Oxford and 
mittee on Group (F.) of Railway Bills, and to whom Rugby Raliway 
several Petitions against the Oxford and Rugby Rail- Bill. 
way Bill were referred ; That in the case of the said 
Bill, they had heard counsel in support of several of 
the said Petitions; and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on 
Railway Bills; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, aud found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Viscount Chelsea reported from the Committee Stalybridge 
on the Stalybridge Waterworks Bill, and to whom Waterworks 
several Petitions against the said Bill, were referred ; - 
That no person appeared in support of such Petitions; 
and that they had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true ; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 








leave to sit this day, till five of the clock, during |. : ; na 
he an wich, taking notice of the —— for leave to 


Petitions of Henry Charles Raven, of Sherborne, London and 
in the county of Dorset, Esquire, Aifred Raven, of Brighton Rail- 
Kingston, in the county of Surrey, Esquire, Richard ~— Branch) 
Raven, of the Inner Temple, London, Gentleman, Bill. 
and the Reverend John Raven, of Southwell, in 
the county of Nottingham ;— and, Members of 
the Board of Surveyors of the Highways of the 
parish of Croydon; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the London and Brighton Railway 
(Wandsworth Branch) Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Group of Railway Bills 
in which the Bill is comprised; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 


| their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
jin favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Wool- South Eastem 
Railway (Han- 
gerford Bridge 


bring in the South Eastern Railway (Hungerford , chitham, 


| Bride: , i ill; ray- with Branche 
Ordered, Thai .tee Cosmisities on, Visibuay Bile, | Bridge to Chilham, with Branches) Bill ; and pray- with Branches.) 


ing that such Bill may pass into law, was presented, 
| and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
| 
| An ingrossed Bill to alter and amend an Act xKidwelly — 
‘of the eleventh year of King George the Fourth, !uclosure Bil. 
for inclosing Lands in the Parishes of Kidwelly, 
Saint Mary in Kidwelly, Saint Ishmael and Pem- 
brey, in the County of Carmarthen, was read the 
third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Saunders Davies do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of the Corporation for preserving and Lente 4 
improving the Port and Harbour of Belfast, praying ©" 
that the Order of the House, in the case of the Bel- 
fast Lough Drainage Bill, may not be relaxed, and 
that leave may not be given to read the said Bill a 
second time, was presented, and read ; and referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Henley reported from the Committee on ee 
-Group (AA.) of Railway Bills, to whom several awa gh 
titions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, ( {relaud) Bill. 

together 











way 
Trent Valley 
Railway Bill. 
Cornwall 
Railway Bill. 

ile 

) 


Nottingham 
Inclosure Bill. 





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together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the Great 
Southern and Western Railway (Zreland) Bill, thev 
had heard counsel in support of several of the 
said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Rail- 
way Bills; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from 
Stafford to Rugby, was read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause (Provision for future General 
Railway Acts) was thrice read; and added to the 
Bill, by way of Rider. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Mark Philips do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Macaulay reported from the Committee on 
Group (N.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred; That in the case of 
the Cornwall Railway Bill, they had heard counsel 
in support of several of the said Petitions, and had 
also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That they 
had inquired into the several matters required b 
the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations of 
the Bill, and found the same to be true ; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of 
Saint Mary, in the Town and County of the Town of 
Nottingham; and the same were read, as follow : 


Pr. 3. 1. 31. Leave out from “ Chouler” to 
“ are” m lL. 38. 

Pr. 3.1. 34. After “ claim” insert “as Devisees 
“in trust under the will of Micah Gedling de- 
“ ceased.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 19. Leave out “hands” and insert 
** hand.” 

Pr. 31. 1. 37. Leave out “ and all the said 
* tithes.” 

Pr. 49. 1. 14. Leave out from the first “ of” 
to “one” in |. 18., and insert “ the lands next 
“ following hereinbefore described, that is to say, 
“ the said field, the clay-field, the meadows and 
“ the east croft meadow, or any of them.” 

Pr. 50. 1. 6. After “ever” insert “and the 
“ said public walks, baths, and gardens shall be.” 

Pr. 50.1.9. Leave out from “ sustentation” to 
“as” in |. 11. and insert “ thereof.” 


. Pr. 51.1. 38. After “ Burgesses” insert Clause 
(A.) 


Crause (A.) “ Provided always and be it |’ 


un 


‘ Enacted, That it shall be lawful for the Com- 
‘“ missioners, if requested so to do by the Mayor, 
Aldermen and Burgesses, to set out and allot 
to such person or persons, and in such manner 
as the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses, and 
the Bishop of the Diocese, shall jointly di- 
rect, from and out of the lands to be allotted 
to the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses for 
public walks and places of recreation, or from 
and out of any other lands to be allotted to 
them under this Act, or partly from the one 
source and partly from the other, (which ever 


the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses shall 
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555 


choose), one or more piece or pieces of land 
containing, in the whole, not less than eight 
acres nor more than twelve acres, to be used 
and appropriated as and fora public cemetery or 
burial ground, or public cemeteries or burial 
grounds for the inhabitants of the said town of 
Nottingham, in such locality or localities as the’ 
Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses shall fix and 
select, not being within three hundred yards of 
any house erected or in course of erection at 
the time of making the allotment for a cemetery, 
except with the consent of the owner, lessee, 
and occupier thereof, in writing ; and one half 
part of such cemetery or cemeteries shall be 
appropriated for burials according to the rites 
of the Church England, and the other half part 
for the interment of persons dissenting from that 
Church, or not buried according to its rites.” 


Pr. 55. 1. 13. After “and” insert “ whereas 
the inhabitant householders of the said town 
claim to have some right of common over some 
“ portion of the lands by this Act intended to be 
inclosed, and such inhabitant householders are 
very numerous,” and in the same line after “ it” 
insert “ therefore.” 

Pr. 55. 1. 14. Leave out “the” and insert 
such.” 

Pr. 55. 1. 22. Leave out from “them” to “ for” 
in |, 24, 

Pr. 56. 1. 18. Leave out “ provisoes” and insert 
“* provisions.” 

Pr. 61.1. 23. After “ vicar” insert “ and other 
persons.” 

Pr. 79. 1.38. After “ clerk” insert “ and,” and 
in the same line leave out from “ surveyors” to 
“ for’ in Pr. 80. 1. 1. 

Pr. 89.1. penult. Leave out “allotments” and 
insert “ allotment.” 

Pr. 97.1.16. Leave out from “ the’ to “ Board’’ 
in 1, 20., and insert “ Master-General and.” 


Pr. 97.1. 21. After “ request” insert “ in writing.” 

Pr. 97. 1.27. Leave out from ‘ removed” to 
and” in |, 29., and insert “ on the application of 
and on sufficient cause being shown by the Com- 
missioners to the satisfaction of the Master- 
General and Board of Ordnance.” 

Pr. 97. 1. 83. Leave out from “ manner” to 
And” in Pr. 99. 1. 7., and insert Clause (B.) 


Cuiavuse (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
said Commissioners shall, from time to time, 
make a communication, in writing, to the Master- 
General and Board of Ordnance, setting forth the 
nature of the surveys, plans, and other matters 
and things required to be executed and performed 
“ by such Surveying Officer, for the opinion and 
“ decision of the Master-General and Board, who 
“ shall make such orders thereupon as they shall 
deem proper and necessary, and inform the Com- 
“ missioners and such Surveying Officer thereof ; 
and such Surveying Officer shall, from time to 
“ time, act in all things, in the execution of the 
duties intended to be performed by him under 
the authority of this Act, in pursuance of the 
orders of the Master-General and Board; and 
“ such Surveying Officer shall make duplicate 
copies of the surveys, plans, and reports of the 
“ several matters and things to be done by him as 
“ aforesaid, and one part thereof shall be deposited 
“ with the Clerk to the Commissioners, and a du- 
plicate thereof with the Clerk of the Peace of the 
“ town of Nottingham; and such duplicate copies 
“ deposited with the Clerk. of the Peace as afore- 
“ said, shall be at all reasonable times open to 
“ public inspection, on payment of one shilling for 
“ each such inspection.” 

Pr. 99. 1. 8. After “ that” insert “ when.” 

Pr. 99.1. 9. Leave out from “shall” to “ sig- 
“ nify” in |. 34., and insert “ have adopted such 
“ plan and report, they shall.” 


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4B2 Pr. 100. 











Dublin and 
Belfast Junc- 
tion Railway 
with a Branch 
to Kells Bill. 


Ulster Railway 


Extension Bill. 


Perth Railway 
Bills. 


Railway Bills, 
Group (KK.\ 


556 


Pr. 100. 1.12. Leave out from “ between” to 
and” in ]. 13., and insett “ the Master-General | 
and Board of Ordnance.” | 

Pr. 100. 1. 16. Leave out from “ survey” to} 
and” in 1. 26. 

Pr. 100. 1. 29. After “ fit” insert “and the 
Master-General and Board of Ordnance shall | 
consent thereto.” 

Pr. 107. 1. 31. After “ width” insert “ and.” 

Pr. 108. 1. 1. After “ Justices” insert “ as last 
aforesaid.” 

Pr. 110. 1. 19. After “ thereof” insert “ and.” 

Pr. 125. 1. 37. Leave out “ prevent” and insert 
protect.” 

Pr. 126. 1. 23. After “may” insert “ with the 
consent of the Justices in special Sessions assem- 
bled, not being less than five in number.” 

Pr. 144. 1. 32. After “ had” insert “ within the 
“ jurisdiction of the said Justices.” 

Pr. 145.1. 4. After the first “ to” insert “ the,” 
and in the same line after “ gaol” insert “ of the 
“ said town of Nottingham.” 

Pr. 149. 1. 29. After “ Interest” insert as to 
“« Burgess parts.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Colonel Rolleston do carry the | 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this | 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


“ 


“cc 


Mr. Ludlow Bruges reported from the Committee 
on Group (R.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the Dublin and Jelfast Junction Railway with a 
Branch to Kells Bill, they had heard counsel in 
support of several of the Petitions, and had also 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had 


9° Juni. 





inquired into the several matters required by the 
Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made other Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Ludlow Bruges reported from the Committee 
on Group (R.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group, together with the Report of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred; That in the case of 
the Ulster Railway Extension (re-committed) Bill, 
they had made other Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 











A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of the city of Perth and suburbs, praying 
the House to fix upon the Eastern Division of the 
South Inch of Perth, in the neighbourhood of the 
harbour of Perth, as a terminus for the Perth Rail- 
ways, was presented, and read ; and referred to the 


Committee on Group (E E.) of Railway Bills. 





Sir Charles Lemon reported from the Committee 
on Group (K K.) of Railway Bills; That the Parties 
opposing the Liverpool and Bury Raiiway Bill had 
stated to the Committee that the evidence of Thomas 
Acton was essential, in order to enable them to 
establish their case before the Committee ; and it 
having been proved that application had been made 
to the above party, but that his attendance could not 
be procured without the intervention of the House, 





the Chairman had been instructed by the Committee 
to move the House, That the said Thomas Acton, 
be ordered to attend the Committee ‘To-morrow, at 
twelve o'clock. 


,and be printed. 


A. 1845. 


Ordered, That Thomas Acton do attend the said 
Committee To-morrow, at twelve of the clock, 


Mr. Henry Baillie reported from the Committee Westminst 
on the Westminster Improvement (No. 2.) Bill; That Improvement 
the Committee met this day at twelve o’clock, pur- (No. 2.) Bill, 
suant to adjournment; but that a Quorum of selected 
Members not being present within one hour of the 
time so appointed, the Chairman had adjourned the 
Committee till Tuesday next at twelve o’clock. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Evans reported from the Committee on Glasgow 

Group (G G.) of Railway Bills; That in the case Paisley, Kil. 
ofthe Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Rail "ct 24 
way Bill, to whom the Reports of the Board of (Cumuck” 
Trade thereon were referred ; and who were em- Branch) Bill, 
powered to divide the Bill into two Bills by Instrue- 
tion of the House of the 2d day of this instant June; 
That they had divided the said Bill into two Bills, 
and had amended the Preamble of the said Bill 
accordingly, and with reference to the Bill, “ to 
authorize an Extension of the Glasgow, Paisley, 
Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway to near Cumnock, and 
to amend the Acts relating to such Railway,” they 
had inquired into the several matters required b 
the Standing Orders on Railway Bills, so far as 
the same relate to the present application ; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Lascelles reported from the Committee on Railway Bills, 
Group (A.) of Railway Bills ; That the Committee, Gp (4) 
on their meeting pursuant to adjournment, this day, 
had received a letter from Welliam Marshall, Es- 
quire, one of the Members of the said Committee, 
stating that he was unable to attend the Committee, 
in consequence of a domestic affliction. 

Ordered, That Mr. Marshall be discharged from 


any further attendance on the said Committee. 


An ingrossed Bill for enabling William Jackson, Claughton- 
Esquire, to build and maintain a new Church in the igo 
Township of Claughton-cum-Grange, in the County Charch) Bill. 
of Chester, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Philip Egerton do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for enabling William Potter, Claughton- 

Esquire, to build and maintain a new Church in the ce™Granee 
; ‘ ‘ fe (St. John the 

Township of Claughton-cum-Grange, in the County paptist’s) 
of Chester, was read the third time. Church Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Philip Egerton do carry the 
Bill tothe Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


North Wales 


Mr. Sotheron reported from the Committee on Nor é 
Railway Bill. 


Group (Q.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- 
tions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the North 
Wales Railway Bill, they had heard counsel in sup- 
port of several of the said Petitions; and had also 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill ; That the Orders 
of the House of the 10th day of April last and the 
26th day of May last had been respectively com- 
plied with; and that the Committee had inquired 
into the several matters required by the Standing 
Orders on Railway Bills; and had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 


|; Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
The 














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Bridgwater 


Railway B's way Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. ; 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrussed. 


Keyingham Mr. Brocklehurst reported from the Committee 

Drainage Bill. on the Keyingham Drainage Bill, and to whom se- 
veral Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; 
That they had heard counsel in support of several 
of the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; and that they had amended the 
Preamble of the Bill by leaving out the word “ partial,” 
as the allegation that the existing Act had been 
carried into execution in a partial manner, was not 
established to the satisfaction of the Committee ; | 
and that they had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same, as amended, to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 











London, Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Committee | 


—- on Group (F.) of Railway Bills, and to whom several | 
‘hire Railway Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said | 


(Extension Group, together with the Reports of the Board of | 
— ‘© Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of | 
ton) Bill. P the London, Worcester and South Staffordshire | 


Railway (Extension from Dudley to Wolverhampton) | 
Bill, they had heard counsel in support of several of | 
the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in | 
favour of the Bill; and had examined the allegations | 
contained in the Preamble of the Bill; but the same 
had not been proved to their satisfaction. | 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; | 
and be printed. | 


London, Mr. Home Drummondrepcrted from the Committee | 
= a on Group (F.) of Railway Bills, and to whom several 


shire Railway Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 


9° Juniz. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration | but the same had not been proved to their satisfac- 
- proceed nto on | b P 
Navigation and the Report on the Bridgwater Navigation and Rail- | tion. 





557 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 


and be printed. 


A Petition of Inhabitants ef the parish of Cam- Cornwall _ 
borne, in the county of Cornwall, praying that they Railway Bill. 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Cornwall Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Lord Ashley presented a Bill to amend the Laws Iunatic 
for the Provision and Regulation of Lunatic Asylums vom cnt and 
for Counties and Boroughs, and for the Maintenance pil nil 
and Care of Pauper Lunatics in England: And the No. 358 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be bie 
read a second time upon Monday the 23d day of this 


instant June ; and to be printed. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Middlesbro’ 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in and Redcar 
the case of the Petition for additional provision in ®*!y Bill. 
the Middlesbro’ and Redcar Railway Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had not been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Taff Vale 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in Railway. 
the case of the Petition for the Zaff Vale Rail- 
way Bill, the Standing Orders had not been com- 
plied with. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


Petitions from Crewkerne ;— Ilminster ;— Wivelis- Physic and 
combe ; — Wellington (Somerset) ; — Ilfracombe ; — %"8°'Y Bill. 
Wisbech Saint Peters ;— Leominster ;— Sherborne ; 
—Pupils of Pharmacy now studying in the La- 
boratory of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great 

| Britain ;— Cheltenham ;— Bristol ;—George Darby 
Dermott ; —Monmouth ; —Rochester ; —Strood ;— 
Romford ;— Manchester (three Petitions) ;—Brad- 
ford (York) ; — Cirencester ; — Chertsey ; —-South- 
molton ; — Tiverton ;—Ottery Saint Mary; —Sid- 
| mouth ; — Crediton ; — Honiton ; — Torrington ; — 
Totnes ; — Topsham ; —Ashburton ; —Axminster ;— 


in the Preamble of the Bill; but the same had not Dawlish ; - Okehampton ;— Exeter ; — Torquay ; 


(Dudley and Group, together with the Reports of the Board of | 
Brea) pil, rade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
’ the London, Worcester and South Staffordshire | 
Railway (Dudley and Sedgley Branch) Bill, they | 
had heard counsel in support of several of the said | 
Petitions, and had also sa counsel in favour of | 

the Bill; and had examined the allegations contained 
been proved to their satisfaction. | 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 

and be printed. 

London, Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Committee 
ee on Group (F.) of Railway Bills, and to whom several 


shire Railway Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Bill, Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the London, Worcester and South Staffordshire 
Railway Bill, they had heard counsel in support 
of several of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; and had examined 
the allegations contained in the Preamble of the 
Bill ; but the same had not been proved to their 
satisfaction. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Birmingham . . 
nud G snl Mr. Home Drummond reported from the Committee 


Railway on Group (F.) of Railway Bills, and to whom several 
(Worcester Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Deviation) Bill. Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the 
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (Worcester De- 

viation) Bill, they had heard counsel in support of 

several of the said Petitions, and had also heard 

counsel in favour of the Bill; and had examiried the 
allegations contained in the Preamble of the Bill. 

Vor. 100. , 


| — Bath ; — Winchester ; — Blackburn ; — Lewes ; 


_— Berwich-on- Tweed ;—Dudley ; — Durham; — 
Southampton ;-— King’s Lynn ;— Oldham ;— Scar- 
borough ;— Oxford ;—Putney, Fulham and Wands- 
worth, Mortlake, &amp;c. ;—Cowes ;— Bodmin ;— Dart- 
mouth ;— Hartlepool ;—Truro ; —Swansea ;— Rich- 
mond ;— Bedale and Melsonby ;—Alford (two Peti- 
‘ tions); — Cockermouth, Whitehaven and neighbour- 
hood ; — Reading ; — Oundle ; — Kidderminster ;— 
Basingstoke ; — Prescot ; — Tavistock ; — Walling- 
| ford ;—Masham ;— South Molton ;— Bewdley ;— 
| Botesdale;— Diss ; — Halsteud ; —Stowmarket ; — 
| Richmond (Surrey); — Uxbridge ; — Henley-in-Ar- 
den ; —Collumpton ; — Driffield ;—Uppingham ; — 
Belper; — Church and Accrington; — Alton ; — 
| Reigate ; —Midhurst ; —Derby ; — Dorchester ; — 
| Chipping Norton; — Horsham; — Exmouth ; — 
| Saint ie ( Huntingdon) ;— Thorney ;— Barnet ;— 
| Carnarvon ; —Oswestry ; — Bruton ; — Carlisle ; — 
| Saint Neot’s, Uttoxeter ;—Kingston-upon-Hull ; — 
| Barking ; —High Wycombe ; —Ledbury ; —Whit- 

tlesea ;— East Grinstead ;— Ware ;—Todmorden ;— 
Thirsk ;—Aylesbury; —WSittinghourne, Milton and 
| Greenstreet ;— Lancaster ;—Cardiff ;— Watford ;— 
| Dover ; —Kendal ; —-Calne ; —Bromyard ; —Lea- 
_mington ;—Ringwood, Fordingbridge, Christchurch, 
Lymington and Lyndhurst ;— Stourport ;— Fal- 
mouth ;— Shepton Mallet ;— Penzance ;— Epsom and 

Ewell; — Woolwich; — Rickmansworth; — Frome 

Selwood; —Stafford ; —Bedford ;—Carmarthen ; — 
| 4B3 Stroud ;— 








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Agriculture. 


County and 
Police Rates. 


Toll Houses 
(Scotland, ) 


Public Houses, 


Saint Asaph 
and Bavygor 
Dioceses. 





558 


Stroud;-- Tooting, Mitcham and Merton Teignmouth; 
—Blandford ; —Goole ;— Warminster ;— Wainfleet 
All Saints;— Market Rasen; —Marlborough ;— 
Faversham ;— Winborne;--Dewsbury ;--Gravesend ; 
— Trowbridge, Bradford and Westbury; — Staly- 
bridge ; — Windsor, Eton and Slough ; —Leek ;— 
Lincoln ;— Maidstone ;—London and Westminster ;— 
Charleville ;— Wootton-under- Edge ;—Stockport ;—- 
Llandilo ; —Halifax ;—Sowerby Bridge ;—Rother- 
ham ; — Cambridge ; — Galway ;— Dublin ; —and, 
Roscommon; praying that the Physic and Surgery 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, — 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

A Petition of Medical Practitioners residing in 
Paisley, praying that the said Bill may pass into a 
law, was also presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of Thomas Abraham;— Henry Obre; 
—Thomas Evans; — Barnard Boddy ;—and, Jo- 
seph Curtis; praying the House to postpone the 
consideration of the said Bill till a meeting of the 
Members of the College of Surgeons in England 
has been held,—were also presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Members of the Royal College of 
Surgeons of England, and other legally qualified 
Practitioners in Medicine and Surgery resident in 
Shropshire, praying that the further consideration 
of the said Bill be adjourned to another Session, 
and that an inquiry be granted as to the operation 
of the Charter of the College of Surgeons, was also 
Se. and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Petitions from Bidestone ;—Bishopston ;— Cors- 
ham ;— Leigh-de-la-Mere ;--Brinkworth ;-- Kington 
Saint Michael ;—Chisledon ;— Wroughton ;--Sutton 
Benger ;—and, Christian Malford; praying that 
in the application of surplus revenue toward re- 
lieving the burthens of the country by reduction 
or remission of taxation, regard may be had to the 
necessity of affording relief to the Agriculturists, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Whaddon ;— Westerleigh ;—and, 
Longley; praying that the House will enact that 
from this time all the charges and expenses hitherto 
raised and paid for county and police rates may be 
defrayed out of the Consolidated Fund,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Hawick ;— Melrose ;—Jedburgh ; 
—and, Kelso; stating that the Petitioners have of 
late years observed with regret, the practice of grant- 
ing licenses for the retail of spirits to the keepers 
of toll-houses upon the turnpike-roads ; and pray- 
ing the House to repeal so much of the General 
Turnpike Act for Scotland as authorizes the grant- 
ing of Ale or Spirit licenses for a toll-house,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Two Petitions from Bridport, praying the House 
to adopt measures for preventing the increase of 
houses licensed for the sale of intoxicating drinks, 
and for diminishing to a very large extent the num- 
ber already existing, and to pass a law for entirely 
abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on the 
Lord’s Day,—-were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Rural Dean and Clergy of the 
Isle of Wight, in the archdeaconry of Winchester, 
praying for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 
Will. 4, c.77, as relates to the union of the Dioceses 
of Saint Asaph and Bangor, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


9° Junit. 


— A. 1845, 


A Petition of the Moderator and Clerk of the penecent 
Synod of the United Secession Church of Scotland, (Scotland) Bit) 
praying that the Universities (Scotland) Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the ‘Table. 

Three Petitions from Glasgow, praying that the 
said Bill may not pass into a law,—were also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 





, A Petition of Ship-owners, Merchants and Traders Lichthouse 
° 5 Se 

of Invergordon, and places adjacent to and connected 
therewith, in the county of Ross, North Britain, 
complaining of the charges for Lights and Beacons 

levied on the shipping of this country ; and praying 

for their reduction, was presented, and read; and 
referred to the Select Committee on Lighthouses. 


A Petition of Rate-payers of the parish of Bolney, Highways 
in the county of Sussex, complaining of the sum of Act. ~ 
twenty pounds having been levied on them out of a 
highway rate of eighty-seven pounds for the repair 
of the Hickstead Turnpike-road, and of the refusal 
of the surveyor of ye road to account for the ex- 
penditure thereof; and praying the House to afford 
them relief by a repeal of the Act for authorizing 
the application of a portion of the highway rates to 
turnpike-roads, in certain cases, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Muers and Dizon Hender- Salmon 
son, both of Warkworth, in the county of Northum- Fisheries Bill 
berland, praying that the Salmon Fisheries Bill may 
not pass into a law, but that the justices may be 
left, as is now the case, to fix the close times most 
suitable to the several rivers within their jurisdic- 
tions, or that the River Coquet may be exempted 
from the operation of the Bill, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Poor Law Board Poor Law 
of Guardians of the Union of Castlerea, praying that (He!) 
they may be relieved from the payment of the loan 
granted for the building of their workhouse, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Minister, Churchwardens, Parochial _ 
Overseers of the Poor and Rate-payers of the parish Settlement Bil. 
of Bishopston, in the county of Glamorgan, praying 
that the Parochial Settlement Bill may not pass into 
a law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ham (Wilts) ;—and, Gower-street; Maynooth 
praying that the Maynooth College Bill may not Ces Bil. 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Abernethy ;—Stenness ;—Durness ; Lord’s Day. 
— Fraserburgh ;—and, Derby; praying the House 
to adopt measures for securing and enforcing the 
more due observance of the Lord’s Day,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Glasgow ;—Barrowfield s—Man- Factories. 
chester (two Petitions) ;— Chorlton-upon-Medlock ; 
—and, Rutherglen; praying the House to pass an 
efficient Ten Hours Bill for all minors and children 
employed in Factories,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of George Shadforth Ogilvie, of Calne, Lunacy. 
in the county of Wilts, Surgeon, stating that he has 
for several years past been the proprietor of a licensed 
house for the reception, of insane patients ; that the 
plans adopted by him for the comfortable accom- 
modation, relief and restoration of his patients, 


whilst they have invariably been in strict eT 
with 








ies 
) Bilt, 


ill, 


Bill. 


8 VicTORIZ. 


with the law, have nevertheless differed in some 
respects from those usually adopted in Asylums ; 
and complaining of certain statements in the pu- 
blished Report of the Metropolitan Commissioners 
in Lunacy, relative to his proceedings, and of the 
refusal of the magistrates in quarter sessions to 
renew his license, except on the condition (against 
which he protested) that he should discontinue a 
ractice to which the Commissioners had strongly 
objected ; and praying the House to afford him re- 
dress, and not to pass any new measure for the re- 
gulation of Asylums without making a full inquiry 
into the imperfections of the existing laws, and the 
modé of administering them, as well as the circum- 
stances which should principally be considered in 
adopting regulations for Asylums, so as to render 
them of the greatest benefit to the community, was 
—* and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Petitions from John Pughe ;— and, William 
Fisher; praying that an inquiry may be instituted 
into the present condition of the Royal College of 
Surgeons, and the effects produced by the last new 
Charter; and that the present College of Surgeons 
may be converted into a faculty of medicine and 
surgery, and its members invested with full powers 
to elect their governing body,—were presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Royal 
College of 
Surgeons. 


A Petition of Medical Officers of the Poor-law 
Unions of London and its vicinity, praying that in 
any measure that may be introduced relating to the 
medical relief of the poor, provisions may be intro- 
duced for securing to medical officers of Unions 
the permanency of their appointments, while the 
duties thereof shall be faithfully discharged; and 
also for ensuring to them a fixed rate of remunera- 
tion, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Parishioners of the parish of Saint 
Paul, Shadwell, in the county of Middlesex, praying 
the House to separate that parish from the Stepney 
Union, and that they may have the control and 
management of the poor belonging to their parish, 
agreeably to their local Act, was also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Law. 


A Petition of Tradesmen of Chatteris, in the Isle 
of Ely, praying for the repeal or alteration of the 
Insolvent Debtors Act, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Insolvent 
Debtors Act. 


Trish Great A Petition of Gentry and Inhabitants of Athlone 
eg mag and its vicinity, praying that the Zrish Great West- 
Galway) Bil, "2 Railway (Dublin to Galway) Bill may pass into 

a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 


upon the Table. 


Glasgow, 


: _A Petition of James Dunlop, Esquire, of Arthur- 
oan _ a lie, Henry Dunlop, Esquire, of Craigton, Alexander 
Railway; and, and John Cochran, Esquires, of Kirktonfield, Mrs. 
7 ag Black, of South Arthurlie, Messrs. John Barr and 
ces ee Company, of sept, Messrs. Heys and Sons, 
Ayr Railway of Springbank, Messrs. Bogle, Cunningham and 
Bills, Sons, Arthurliefield, Messrs. Glen and McIndoe, 
Gateside Field, Messrs. James Dunlop and Sons, of 
Barrhead Mills, and Mr. John Galbraith, of Wraes 
Mill, all in the parish of Neilston and county of 
Renfrew, praying that the Glasgow, Barrhead and 
Neilston Direct Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
and that the Glasgow, Paisley, Sitenaas and 
Ayr Railway Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands, was presented, and read ; and referred 

to the Committee on the Bills. 
A Petition of Proprietors and Lessees of print- 
fields, bleach fields, cotton mills, factories, ma- 
chine shops, and other manufactories, collieries, 


stone quarries, lime, alum, and copperas and other 
Vou. 100. 


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559 


works, along and near the line of the proposed Glas- 
gow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway, pray- 
ing that the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, and that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Glasgow, Pais- 
ley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Bill, was also 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bills ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and 
Ayr Railway Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Land-owners on the line of the Glasgow, 

Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway, Barrhead and 
being the Right honourable the Earl of Glasgow, eee = 
Sir John Maxwell, of Polloc, Baronet, James Gra- ani 
ham, Esquire, of Ferenese, Alexander Graham, 
Esquire, of Capellie, John Graham, Esquire, of 
Craigallian, and Arthur Pollok, of Lochliboside, 
Esquire, praying that the Glasgow, Barrhead and 
Neilston Direct Railway Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for amending the Act esta- West of London 
blishing The West of London and Westminster Ce- snd aesoney 
metery Company, and for enabling the Company to ¢ Bill. 
raise a further Sum of Money, was read the third ae 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. William Fielden do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from geifast ana 
Belfast to Ballymena, in the County of Antrim, Ballymena 
with Branches to Carrickfergus and Randalstown, ®+ilway Bill. 
was read the third time. 

Resvilved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Boyd do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from Belfast ;—and, Carlow ; praying Liverpool and 
that the Liverpool and Bury Railway (Bolton, Wi- Bury Railway 
: &gt;. * , : : (Bolton, Wigan 
gan and Liverpool Railway and Bury Extension) })4 prada. 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and Railway, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. Bury Exten- 
sion) Bill. 

A Petition of John Stratford Collins, of White- Monmouth 
hall, in the parish of Walford, in the county of ee 
Hereford, Esquire, praying that he may be heard, ny aoe 
by his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Monmouth and Hereford Railway Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Cromford Cromford 
Canal (re-committed) Bill be revived :—And that © Bill. 
they have leave to sit, and — , upon Wednesday 
next, at twelve of the clock. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Brighton, Lewes Brighton, 
and Hastings Railway Company to make a Branch a and 

: gar astings 
Railway from Southover, Lewes, to join the London Railway (Key- 
and Brighton Railway at Keymer, was read the mer Branch) 
third time. Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Elphinstone do carry the Bill 


to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Scottish Mid- 
Group (E E.) of Railway Bills, in which the Scot- ae seg 
tish Midland Junction Railway Bill was comprised, es 

4B4 and 





Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
{ Cambridge 
and Bury 


560 


and to whom the Report of the Board of Trade 
thereon, and several Petitions against the said Bill, 
were referred ; That they had heard counsel in sup- 
port of such Petitions, and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill ; That they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on 
Railway Bills, so far as the same relate to the 
present application ; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Greene presented a Bill to enable the Eastern 
Counties Railway Company to make a Railway from 
Cambridge to Bury Saint Edmund’s : And the same 


Saint Edmund’s was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
Extension) Bill. second time. 


Lough Foyle 
and Lough 


Swilly me 


Bill (1837-8. 


Bermondsey 
Improvement 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Raja of 
Sattara. 


Petitions from Cambridge (two Petitions) ; — 
Newmarket ;—Wicken ;—Parishes adjacent to the 
town of Cambridge ;—and, Mildenhall; prayiag 
that the said Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Beckwith Towse, of Laurence 
Pountney-lane, in the city of London, Solicitor to the 
Wardens and Commonalty of the Mystery of Fish- 
mongers of the city of London, praying that the 
proper officers of the House may have leave to attend 
the trial of an action in the Court of Common Pleas, 
and produce certain papers in relation to the Lough 
Foyle and Lough Swilly Drainage Bill (1837-8.) 

Ordered, That the proper Officers have leave to 
attend accordingly. 


A Petition of Commissioners for the Improvement 
of the Waterside Division of Bermondsey, in the 
county of Surrey, praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against cer- 
tain parts of the Bermondsey Improvement (No. 2.) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Krushnajee Suddasew Bhiday, of 
Sattara, with a Translation, was presented ; and the 
Member who presented the same, having stated 
that it was a correct Translation, the said Trans- 
lation was read; setting forth, That he formerly 
made a Petition to the English Government (7. e. 
the Court of Directors), complaining that the local 
government refused to inquire into the case against 
Ballajee Narain Nathoo; also, that he wrote a 
detailed statement of Nathoo’s behaviour to Mr. 
J. Warden, Agent for Sirdars in the Deccan, who 
ordered him to furnish proofs of his allegations, 
which he accordingly did, and the proofs were for- 
warded to Government by the Agent ; on the re- 
ceipt of the documents the Agent, by order of 
Government, sent for the Petitioner to come to 
Poona without delay ; and on presenting himself, 
the Agent took his deposition and ordered him to 
furnish security in rupees one thousand, and his 
own recognizance in rupees five thousand, for his 
appearance, until the investigations should be con- 
cluded, and made a report to Council of all the 
circumstances of the case, with the wish to show 
that a commencement of the investigation had been 
made; an early answer not being given to the 
Agent, the Petitioner petitioned the Council; and, 
instead of any answer being made to the Agent, 
Petitioner received a letter dated 4th February, 
1845, from the Government, stating that “ Govern- 


ment, having given the complaints and accusations. 





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A. 1845. 


contained in your representations against Lieu- 
tenant-Colonel Ovans and Ballajee Punt Nathoo 
the fullest consideration, has dismissed them, under 
the conviction that your statements are not worthy 
of the slightest credit,” which surprised the Peti- 
tioner considerably, because, in the case of Geer- 


jahbaee, his veracity was praised exceedingly, and 


was acknowledged by the Government ; from which 
the Petitioner is of opinion that the Resident 

Colonel Ovans, and Mr. J. P. Willoughby, Chief 
Secretary, had determined to carr through their in- 
tentions, by fair means or thes: whether by truth 
or falsehood, to settle the business in their own 
way; of the correctness of this opinion of the 
Resident and Secretary’s conduct the Petitioner 
has strong proof. Under this impression a Petition, 
dated the 29th June 1843, was presented to the 
Government, requesting that, in the place of Colonel 
Ovans, some other person be appointed to conduct 
the investigation against Nathoo, and this was stated 
in the first accusation against Vathoo; wherein also 
it was requested that a Commission might be formed 
under the direction of the Agent without the know- 
ledge of Colonel Ovans and Nathoo; such being 
the subject of the Petition, the above is all the 
answer that has been given: That, moreover, in 
the case of Geerjahbaee, the Resident Colonet 
Ovans writes to Government, remarking on the 
veracity of the Petitioner’s statements, whilst in 
those very statements he (Petitioner) mentioned the 
circumstances connected with the reward of rupees 
twelve hundred and fifty, out of which having given 
him rupees one hundred and fifty, he (Vathoo) took 
a receipt from him, in which is mentioned that the 
same was paid on account of Geerjahbace’s present ; 
the rest of the money mentioned in the statement 
as being due to the Petitioner not having been 
paid by Nathoo, he (Petitioner) complained to 
Government, by whom the matter was referred to 
the Resident, who made a false report of the case, 
and Mr. Willoughby, Secretary to Government, 
submits it to the Government, and, consequently, 
the Petitioner’s statements are found unworthy of 
credit, and answered accordingly. Now the Govern- 
ment have never asked Mr. Willoughby (Secretary), 
or Colonel Ovans (Resident), whether the papers 
from which they gave it as their opinion that Bhi- 
day’s (Petitioner) evidence was true are or are not 
the very same in which it is also stated that rupees 
150 out of rupees 1,250 had been paid him, and that 
he had petitioned for the remaining rupees 1,100, 
besides a number of details respecting Nathoo, all 
which last they (Secretary and Resident) pro- 
nounce to be false, and Government does not ask 
them a question regarding it; and in this fraudu- 
lent manner the Chief Secretary has prevented the 
investigation taking place, and caused the Govern- 
ment to give a wrong decision; the Petitioner 
also stated that the Resident was in league with 
Nathoo, and gave the proofs that Nathoo had re- 
ceived money in bribes, and requested that the case 
should be investigated by a Commission without 
his (Vathoo’s) previous knowledge, which was not 
agreed to, but the Resident was written to by the 
Secretary, and the former reported on the matter ; 
and Government, considering his (Resident’s) false 
report true, acted on it; the Petitioner’s request 
that the Resident and Nathoo should not be ques- 
tioned at the commencement of the proceedings 
was disregarded, and they were questioned; and 
how was it likely that they, having a spite against 
him, would confirm what he had stated? This was 
not thought of by the Secretary, and he would be 
angry if it were brought to his notice, so he evi- 
dently intentionally gave an answer so as to quash 
further proceedings. How would a criminal confess 
his guilt on being first questioned? But when he 
is proved guilty by witnesses he finds it necessary 
to confess, for he would deserve punishment if he 


did not do so, this being the custom of the Govern- 
ment ; 








8 VicTORIZ. 


ment; yet they answer that they will not inquire 
into the business, and so he (Petitioner) is helpless ; 
at the time the Agent forwarded the documents 
of the case against Nathvo to the Council the papers 
contained a request from Petitioner that the in- 
vestigation should be carried on without the know- 
ledge of the Resident; instead of which being done, 
the documents and witnesses’ names were shown 
to Nathoo and the Resident, and Nuathoo took 
measures to destroy the proofs; this can be proved ; 
when the Resident heard from the Secretary the 
report the Agent had made respecting Mathoo’s 
case, he became very angry with the Maharaj (pre- 
sent Raja of Sattara), Yeshwunt Rao Bhow, and 
others, and prevented a fair inquiry by making | 
them give such statements as he thought would 
conduce to Wathoo’s safety, which they did through 
fear, and also Wathoo was allowed to make a state- 
ment, with a view to prevent the investigation from 

roceeding further; and Petitioner hears that the 
Routers, having prepared his plans, has or is about | 
to write to the English Government to prevent | 
further inquiry ; since it appears that this injustice 





9° Junie 561 


son the Petitioner requests that the Maharaj (present 
Raja) and Jagheerdars should be secured from fear 
of the consequences, and Petitioner will prove, by 
documents, that it is the wish of the Maharaj and 
Jagheerdars to bring an action against Wathoo; 
and notwithstanding that Petitioner has been asking 
fora new Committee to be formed for two years 
pent yet the Government listen to everything the 

ecretary and Resident write on the subject, without 
making any inquiries, or respecting the regulations, 
or what has been written about him from England, 
and refuse justice, screening themselves behind their 
power and influence ; because Nathoo had arranged 
it so well that the Resident and Secretary were told 
that since (Bhiday) Petitioner had made his com- 
plaint known to the English Government, it was 
necessary to do all that was possible to put ob- 
stacles in the way of further investigations before 
any order came from England for the appointment 
of a Committee; and that should such an order be 
sent those members of the Government implicated 
in the affair would fall into disgrace, and that 
therefore it was necessary to interfere to prevent 





has been done upon Petitioner, what is the mean-! the course of justice there as well as it had been 
ing of the security and recognizance and depo-/ done here (i.e. in India); and as soon as they (the 
sition that were taken from him? And from this; Resident. and Secretary) heard this they quieted 
the Petitioner has suffered loss and defeat in every | Nathoo by saying, that since the Maharaj (ex-Raja) 
direction, and the witnesses in Wathoo’s case owe | Was prevented obtaining justice, how could Bhida 

Petitioner a spite in consequence (as they all say) | (Petitioner) possibly obtain it; so that the Peti- 
of his (Petitioner) having mentioned their names in tioner plainly perceived that every precaution was 
WNathoo’s case, which has never been investigated, taken that ingenuity could devise ; from this being 
and of their having suffered in respectability; more- | the case, how is it possible to obtain justice? And, 
over, that Colonel Ovans, being angry with them, | though it is the custom of Company’s officers to 
has impressed the Secretary with an ill opinion of investigate cases without showing favour, what 
them: so that all are more or less injured thereby; chance of justice has the Petitioner if the Govern- 
and because they have been so ill-treated by him | ment officers should be partial? It is the custom 
(Petitioner), they will lay blame on him when ques-| in the Company’s territory to have natives as weli 
tioned through the Resident by the Council; when | as Europeans in official employment, and if they are 
Petitioner heard this he was very helpless; Peti- ‘guilty of injustice or partiality the party suffermg 
tioner’s wish was, when the Commission commenced , thereby may petition for a revision of the case b 

the investigation, to have brought further proof; but another officer; this is the rule ; but Mr. Willoughby 
the cause of the great injustice that has been done has taken upon himself to make an unjust rule, 
him is, that Nathoo, being worth a krore of rupees | instead, viz. that when a person has received in- 
(100,000), by means of his wealth and station justice from an officer, and appeals to Council for 
gained over to his cause Colonel Ovans, and Mr.| redress, the matter is referred again to the same 
Willoughby, and with their assistance made the functionary, who of course will not find fault with 
Maharaj (present Raja), Yeshwunt Rao, and others | his own decision ; and as implicit reliance is placed 
state what he liked, and that these fabricated state-| in the officer’s statement, and the Council decides 
ments have been forwarded to England, as above | without reflecting (exactly as the Secretary chooses 
stated, with a view of quashing further proceedings ; | to advise them) the Appellant gets for answer “ that 





but the story now told by Shahjee (present Raja), | 
and Yeshwunt Row, and others, is that Wathoo has 
deprived them of lacs of rupees, by using the names 
of the English officers as his authority for so doing, 
and that they want to recover their money from | 
him and get him punished ; but they cannot bring | 
an action themselves, and so they left it to the 
Petitioner to go to some other officer and get the 
case tried, and that this must not be told to Colonel 
Ovans, the Council, or Mr. Willoughby, who, if they 
knew it, would bring them to some harm; so he 
(Petitioner) was directed to try all means to do this, | 
and when a person was appointed to try the case! 
to tell what he had to say at the proper time, but 
not to say a word out of the Court, but that Peti- 
tioner was to mention what they had said, if it was 
any use, in case he wrote a Petition to the English 
Government: For this reason the Petitioner brings 
this to the notice of Government, that it is desirable 
that what Petitioner has written may not be men- 
tioned to the Council, and that the Council should 
ask no questions of the Maharaj (present Raja), 
&amp;c., but that the depositions of the Maharaj, &amp;c., 
should be taken when a Committee has been formed, 
and the investigation once begun; by this means 
the fraudulent conduct of Wathoo will be apparent 
to the Commission; and the Maharaj (present Raja) 
and the rest say that if they are questioned by the 
Council, they would not say anything against Vathoo, 
because of their fear of the Secretary ; for this rea- 
Vou, 100. 




















his statement cannot be taken into consideration ;”” 
and so he becomes entirely ruined by malice ; for 
this reason it is desirable that the Government 
should determine, that when a complaint has been 
made against an officer he should be required to 
report once on the subject, and the report should 
be communicated to the complainant, and if he 
(complainant) should declare the report to Govern- 
ment false, and request to have his case tried by 
another person, there is a regulation to authorize 
this being done ; this being the case, and there being 
a complete understanding between Colonel Ovans 
and Mr. Willoughby and Nathoo, the Petitioner 
made his request that a Commission be. formed 
under the direction of the Agent to investigate the 
case ; which, instead of being complied with, he 
received an improper answer; and the reason why 
the Secretary is so safe in giving such unjust answers 
is, because he knows well that whatever a person 
may have to say against persons in authority nothing 
can come of it ; and poor people cannot afford to go 
to Europe, and should the Petition be referred to 
England, even that is in his power to prevent or 
frustrate ; and so the Secretary is safe in giving 
unjust replies to Petitions ; should any person in 
the Government employment take a bribe, or be 
guilty of any misdemeanour, there is a rule by which 
he can be tried at once, and it is still in force ; but 
in Nathoo’s case it appears that there is no such 
regulation ; and if thereis one atall it should apply 
4c to 





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562 


to all persons alike; if the regulation had been 
adhered to, why should Government fear to try 
Nathoo? and how did Government become so 
beholden (to Wathoo) and diminish its integrity by 
its confidence in the Secretary, Mr. Willoughby, who 
has been the means of the Government acting un- 
justly? If there should be any wish to have this 
proved, it could be satisfactorily done by sending to 
this country two gentlemen acquainted with the 
Mahratta language, and independent of the persons 
concerned; the Petitioner has heard that Mr. 
Willoughby has been promoted to Chief Secretary 
and to Council, notwithstanding his unjust conduct, 
and if this be true the injustice will be greater than 
ever ; the Petitioner trusts that he will not fall under 
displeasure in consequence of his allegations against 
the Secretary ; should it be considered desirable to 
be satisfied as to the injustice of the case, the pa- 
pers of Wathoo’s case, signed by the Agent at 
Poonah, and Secretary to Government, should be 
sent for and examined, and from these it will be 
found necesaary to appoint a Commission to inves- 
tigate the affair; and if the above proposition for 
two gentlemen being sent to this place to inquire 
into the business be acceded to, the allegations 
against the Secretary also will be found quite true ; 
if the Petitioner is wrong, he will suffer for it 
without a murmur; JVathoo is a pensioner of the 
Government, and has received honours and villages 
in enam (gift), and with all this wealth he is not 
content, but in all consultations he was selected 
by Colonel Ovans as a confidential person, and a 
salary given him, and in the midst of all this, under 
the protection of the Resident, he began his frau- 
dulent proceedings, and took lacs of rupees in 
bribes, in administering the affairs of the Raja and 
Jagheerdars (secretly and by using other people’s 
names in these transactions); besides this, he ob- 
tained villages in enam by doing various fraudulent 
things, and moreover has obtained for his friends 
and relations enams and yurshasuns (gifts of land 
and yearly stipends), and pensions and appoint- 
ments ; and, though Petitioner has proof of all he 
has alleged against Nathoo, the case has been 
quashed by the Bombay Government, at the insti- 
gation of the Secretary; so that all redress having 
failed with the Petitioner, he has written this de- 
tailed statement in order that a positive command 
be sent to the Bombay Government for a commission 
to be formed under the direction of the Agent at 
Poonah to inquire into the case, by which means 
only the Petitioner will be safe, otherwise he is in 
fear of his life, for he cannot believe but that Vathoo 
may be tempted to kill him for the grudge he owes 
him ; for this reason it is incumbent on the Peti- 
tioner to request that Government should give an 
order for the Council to do him justice, and Nathoo’s 
conduct to be inquired into. 

Ordered, That the said Petition, and Translation, 
do lie upon the Table; and that the Translation be 
printed. 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of Convention between Her M. 
jesty and the King of the French for the Suppres- 
sion of the Traffic in Slaves, signed at London, May 
29, 1845. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House,— 
A Return of all Joint Stock Companies provisionally 
registered under the Act 7 and 8 Vic. c. 110, spe- 
cifying the, Date of each such Registration, the 
Name, Object and Place of Business of each Com- 
pany, and any alteration which may have been 
registered therein, and the Number of its Pro- 
moters ; the Date of registering Provisional Direc- 
tors, the Number thereof, the Date of registering 
the List of Subscribers, the Number thereof, and 





9° Juniz. 


A. 1845. 


the proposed Number of Shares and Amount of 
Capital proposed to be subscribed, so far as the 
same may appear upon the Register ; and distin- 
guishing those Companies which are formed for 
carrying on operations in Foreign Countries:—A 
List of the Promoters of each such Company, with 
their Occupations, and places of Business and Re- 
sidence, distinguishing such as are Provisional Di- 
rectors, and distinguishing those whose names were 
not included in the original Return of Promoters : 
—A Return of all Joint Stock Companies com- 
pletely registered under the said Act, specifying the 
Date of each such Registration, the Name of each 
Company, its Object and principal Place of Busi- 
ness, and Branch Offices (if any); the Amount 
of proposed Capital and additional Capital; the 
Amount (if any) authorized to be raised on Loan ; 
the Total Amount of Capital subscribed or proposed 
to be subscribed at the Date of the Deed of Settle- 
ment; the Amount of the respective Shares, and the 
Total Number of such Shares, and distinguishing 
those Companies which are registered as havin 
been in existence before the passing of the said Act : 
—A List of the Subscribers to each such Company, 
distinguishing such as are Directors, with their 
Occupations and Places of Residence, and the 
Number of Shares held by each, distinguishing the 
Number upon which the Dupont has been paid from 
those on which it has not been paid :—A Return of 
all Joint Stock Companies registered as having been 
in existence before the passing of the said Act, on 
the 5th day of September 1844, distinguishing those 
incorporated by Act of Parliament or by Charter, or 
privileged by Letters Patent, or established by 
virtue of a Deed of Settlement or in any other way, 
and such as are formed for carrying on operations 
in Foreign Countries, and such as have obtained a 
Certificate of complete Registration, and specifying 
in each case the Name and Style of the Company, 
its Purpose and its principal or only Place of 
Business :—A Return of all Companies which have 
notified to the Registrar the Abandonment of their 
Undertakings, or have discovered, since registering, 
that they are entitled to be considered as having 
been in existence previously to the 5th day of 
September 1844:—A summary Statement of the 
Number of each description of Companies, classified 
according to their several Objects, and of the Num- 
ber of Companies formed for carrying on Operations 
in Foreign Countries, comprised under each form of 
Registration :—A Return of the Cases (if any) in 
which an Auditor has been appointed by the Board 
of Trade, under the authority of the aforesaid Act: 
—And, a Return of the Fees appointed to be paid 
in respect of the Services performed by the Regis- 
trar of Joint Stock Companies, under the said Act ; 
distinguishing such as are especially enacted therein, 
from such as may have been authorized by Her 
Majesty’s Treasury, according to the Provisions 
therein contained, and a Return of the Sums re- 
ceived by the said Registrar, distinguishing those 
received on Account of each separate head of Ser- 
vice, and of the Balance remaining in the hands of 
the said Registrar, or carried to the Account of the 
Consolidated Fund at the end of the last Quarter ; 
and of the Balance now in the hands of the said 
Registrar. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Banking (Scotland) Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 

Crausr, N° 8, (What shall be deemed to be 
bank notes in circulation.) 

Amendment proposed : At the end of the Clause 
to add the words, “ Provided always, that in accord- 
“ ance with this definition of the circulation as being 
“ in part at variance with the present practice, It 
“ shall be lawful for any Banker in Scotland to 


‘“ make amended Returns applicable to the ape 
” &lt; 





Banking 
(Scotland) Bill. 








Banking 
({reland) Bill. 





Go—10° 


“ of one year preceding the said first day of May 
«“ 1845, showing the amount of Bank Notes not 
«&lt; included in former Returns within said period.” 

Question, That those words be there added, put, 
and Negatived. 

CLAUSE agreed to. 

Ciavuses, N° 9 to N° 13, agreed to. 

Ciavuse, N° 14, (Penalty on Banks issuing in 
excess. ) 

Amendment proposed: At the end of the Clause 
to add the words, “ Provided always, that such 
« Banker shall not be liable in such penalty, unless 
“ the aggregate amount of such monthly circulation 
“ of all the Bankers in Scotland shall exceed the 
“ agoregate amount of the average circulation of 
‘ all the Banks in Scotland, to be taken in manner 
“ herein provided.” 

Question, That those words be there added, put, 
and Negatived. 

Ciause agreed to. 

Ciavses, N° 15 to N° 18, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 19, amended, and agreed to. 

Cuiavuses, N° 20 to N° 23, agreed to. 

Schedules (A.) and (B.), amended, and agreed to. 

Schedules (C.) and (D.) agreed to, 

Preamble agreed to. 

Bill, as amended, to be reported. 


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Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Banking (Ireland) Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 


Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 


Crause, N° 1, (Restriction on Bankers by Act 
21 and 22 Geo. 3 (Ireland) repealed) :—That from 
and after the sixth day of December 1845, so much 
ofthe said recited Act as prohibits any body politic 
or corporate other than the Bank of Jreland, or for 
any other persons whatsoever, united or to be united 
in covenants or partnership, exceeding the number 
of six persons, to borrow, owe, or take up any sum or 
sums of money on their Bills or Notes, payable on 
demand, or at any less time than six months from 
the borrowing thereof, shall be and the same is hereby 
repealed. 

Amendment proposed, in P. 6, 1. 5. After the 
words “ borrowing thereof,” to insert the words 
“and also so much of the said recited Act of 
‘ seventh and eighth of Her Majesty as prohibits, 
‘ after the passing of that Act, any other person 
“ than a Banker, who on the sixth day of May 
“ One thousand eight hundred and forty-four was 
lawfullyissuing his own Bank Notes, should make 
“ or issue Bank Notes in any part of the United 
“ Kingdom, as far as the same may be held to 
include in its enactment said Hibernian Joint 
Stock Company and said Royal Bank.” 


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Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 
Yeas Mr. Redington: 
Tellers for thef Mr. Young, 
Noes Mr. Manners Sutton: 
Cravuse N° 8, (Commissioners of Stamps and 
Taxes to certify existing Banks of issue and limita- 
tion of issue.):—Every Banker claiming to be 


The Committee divided : 
} 43. 
Cause agreed to. 
entitled to issue Bank Notes in Jreland shall give 























563 


notice to the Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes 
in London of such claim, and of the place and 
name and firm at and under which such Banker 
has issued such Notes in Ireland, during the year 
next preceding the 1st day of April 1845. 
Amendment proposed, in P. 9, 1. 8. To leave out 
the word “ year” in order to insert the words “ six 
“ months,” instead thereof. 

Question, That the word “year” stand part of 
the Clause, put, and agreed to. 

Amendments made. 

Same Clause: And it shall be lawful for ever 
such Banker to continue to issue his own Ban 
Notes after the 6th of December 1845, to the extent 
of the amount so certified, and of the amount of the 
gold and silver coin held by such Banker, at the 
head office or principal place of issue in Lreland of 
such Banker, im the proportion and manner herein- 
after mentioned, but not to any further extent. 
Amendment proposed, in P. 9, Is, 30. and 31. 
To leave out the words “at the head office or 
“ principal place of issue in Ireland of such Banker.” 
Question proposed, That the words proposed to 
be left out stand part ofthe Clause :—Amendment, 
by leave, withdrawn. 

Clause, as amended, agreed to. 

Cuavse, N° 9, amended, and agreed to. 
Cuiauses, N° 10 to N° 15, agreed to. 

Crausz, N° 16, amended, and agreed to. 
Crause, N° 17, disagreed to. 


Crauses, N* 18 to N° 32, with Amendments to 
several of them, agreed to. 


Schedule (A.) amended, and agreed to. 
Schedule (B.) agreed to. 

Schedule (C.) disagreed to. 

Schedules (D.) and (E.) agreed to. 
Clause added. 

Preamble agreed to. 

Bill, as amended, to be reported. 


Junie. 





And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 10° die Junii, 1845: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon 
Thursday next. 


Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That the Ser- 
jeant-at-Arms attending this House had a Commu- 
nication to make to the House. 

Whereupon the Serjeant informed the House, 
in the case of Howard and Gosset, in which the 
damages were assessed at £.200, that execution on 
Saturday the 7th instant was levied on his goods, 
including costs, to the amount of £.436. 12s. 
Ordered, That the subject-matter of the said Com- 
munication be referred to the Select Committee on 
Printed Papers. 


mittee on the Physic and Surgery Bill ; 


the said Committee. 


Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 


the 19th day of this instant June, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 





Tellers for the f Sir William Somerville, 
hos. 
Cuiavses, N° 2 to N° 7, agreed to. 
Vor. 100. 


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The 


Printed Papers. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Physic and 


Surgery Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
the 19th day of this instant June, resolve itself into 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Colleges of 
mittee on the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons Physicians and 


Surgeons Bill, 


te PN TS A IRMTI TI PITT TSI 


ee 





Parochial 
Settlement Bill. 


Colleges __ 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Jewish Disabi- 
lities Removal 
Bill. 


Universities 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Fresh Water 
Fishing 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Lunatic 
Asylums 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways aud 
Means. 


Colleges 
(Ireland ) 
Expenses, 


Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund 
Bill. 


Waterford 
and Limerick 
Railway Bill. 


564 9°—10° Juniz. A. 1845, 


The Order of the day being read, for the second The House proceeded to take into consideration Calico Print 
reading of the Parochial Settlement Bill ; the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Works Bin, 
vom dee That the Bill be read a second time upon |tituled, An Act to regulate the Labour of Children, 
Monday the 23d day of this instant June. Young Persons and Women in Print Works; and 
the same were read, as follow : 
The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Pr. 4.1. 9. Leave out “ five” and insert “ six.” 
mittee on the Colleges (Jreland) Bill ; ; Pr. 4. 1. 11. Leave out “ nine” and insert “ ten,” 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, Pr. 4.1.15. Leave out “ nine” and insert “ten.” 
resolve itself into the said Committee. Pr. 4.1. 17. Leave out “five” and insert “ six,” 
Pr. 23. 1. 5. Leave out “ fifty” and insert 
The Order of the day being read, for the second |“ thirty.” 
reading of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill; Pr. 23. 1. 12. Leave out “ fifty” and insert 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon | “ thirty.” 
Monday next. Pr. 23. 1. 20. Leave out from “ being” to 
| after,” in 1]. 22. 
The Order of the day being read, for the second} Pr. 23. 1. 26. After “ evening” insert “ and 
reading of the Universities (Scotland) Bill ; such attendance shall not be less than One hun- 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon |“ dred and fifty hours during each half-year, but 
Thursday next. no attendance above Five hours on any one day 
shall be reckoned as a part of the said One hun- 
The Order of the day being read, for the Com- | dred and fifty hours.” 
mittee on the Fresh-water Fishing (Scotland) Bill; In Schedule (A.) to the Bill: 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve Pr. 57. 1. 24. Before “ for” insert “in the pa- 
itself into the said Committee. sich of and county of " 
The Order of the day being read, for the Com- viustbendtionwnad 
mittee on the Lunatic Asylums (Jreland) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 





Saturday. 





From To 





The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 














The Order of the day being read, for the Com- | insert 
mittee of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- bie tame ue 
solve itself into the said Committee. peste Snsnadbaseonn 








A Motion being made, That this House will, this 
day, resolve itself into a Committee, to consider of 
making Provision out of the Consolidated Fund of 
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 
to defray the Expenses -f establishing new Col-| And also in the same Press, after 
leges for the advancement cf Learning in Jreland; 
and to pay the Stipends, Prizes, Exhibitions and Saturday. 
other Expenses of the said new Colleges ; 

Sir James Graham, by Her Majesty’s Command, From To 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the subject-matter of this Motion, 
recommends it to the consideration of the House. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 
































The Select Committee on the Merchant Seamen’s 
Fund Bill was nominated, of Sir George Clerk, Sir 
Howard Douglas, Mr. Lyall, Mr. Hodgson Hinde, 
Mr. Rice, Sir John Hanmer, Admiral Dundas, Mr. 
Aaron Chapman, Captain Berkeley, Admiral Bowles, 
Mr. Somes, Mr. Hume, Mr. Hutt, Mr. Ross and 
Mr. Wawn. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 





| 
{ Total Number of Hours 
during the Week. 














Mr. Henley reported from the Commitiee on| The ene, being read a second time, 
Group (AA.) of Railway Bills, to whom several | WeTe agreed to. : 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of | Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
Trade thereon, were referred; That in the case of #gteed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 
the Waterford and Limerick Railway Bill, they had | 
heard counsel in support of several of the said Peti-| ,,, 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 





Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Railway 
rds to the Railway Clauses Consolidation (Scot- — 


Bill ; That they had inquired into the several matters | re gig Bill, be taken into consideration upon (sor Bil 


required by the Standing Orders on Railwa Bills; | . . 
and that the Committee had examined the anions | Ordered, That the said Amendments be printed. No. 35 


of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and| The House was moved, That the entry in the Wexford, 


had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments Votes of Friday last, of the Proceedings of the a sll 
thereunto. } House on the Report of the Kingstown and Water- a Railway 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; ford Railway (Carlow and Wexford), might be read; Bill. 

and be printed. and the same being read ; 


\ And 





Diss, Beccles 
and Yarmouth 
Railway Bill. 


Wakefield, 
Pontefract and 
Goole Railway 
Bill. 


Great Western 
Railway 
(Ireland) 
(Dublin to 
Mullingar and 
Athlone) Bill. 


Criminal 
Offenders 
(Scotland.) 


Removal of 
Paupers, 


Tithes Commu. 


tation, 


8 VicTORIZ. 


And it appearing that the said Report was made 
without the proper Notice having been given in the 
Private Bill Office; 

Ordered, That the said Proceedings be null and 
void. 


A Petition of Merchants, Tradesmen, and In- 
habitants of Beccles, in the county of — and 
its neighbourhood ; praying that they may be heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Diss, Beccles and Yarmouth 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Right honourable George Earl 
of Beverley, praying the House not to sanction the 
insertion in the Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole 
Railway Bill, of any Clauses to prejudice or affect 
the rights, privileges and interests of the Petitioner ; 
and that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, 
against the insertion of such Clauses, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of 
Proprietors of the North Lots, situated in the ‘pa- 
rish of Saint Thomas and city of Dublin, praying 
the House to insert a Clause in the Great Western 
Railway (Ireland) (Dublin to Mullingar and Ath- 
lone) Bill, to compel the Royal Canal Company, 
or the Purchasers thereof, to complete, within 
a reasonable time, the Bridge over the Canal at 
Mayor-street, the abutments of which were con- 
structed in a substantial manner, simultaneously 
with the buildings of the Royal Canal Docks; and 
that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the said Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition he referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Tables of Criminal Offenders for the 
Year 1844, reported by Her Majesty’s Advocate 
for Scotland, in Terms of the Statute 1 Gul. 4, c. 
37, with Alterations and Additions, ordered and 
required by one of Her Majesty’s Principal Se- 
cretaries of State, in virtue of the Powers therein 
contained. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
an Address to Her Majesty,—A Return of the Sums 
paid by Counties, Cities, Boroughs, Towns cor- 


porate, Divisions or Liberties, for the Removal of 


Poor Persons born in Scotland and Ireland, and 
chargeable to Parishes in England, under the Pro- 
visions of the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 40, for Three 
years ending the 31st day of December 1844; 
distinguishing the Amount paid in each year. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
Order,—Returns of all Agreements for the Com- 
mutation of Tithes, which hhave been confirmed b 
the Tithe Commissioners in the several Counties in 
England and Wales, from the 1st day of July 1844 to 
the 1st day of January 1845 ; specifying also, in each 
case, the Amount of Rent-charge agreed to be paid 
in lieu of Tithes, and showing whether the same be 
payable to Appropriators, Impropriators or Clerical 
Incumbents :—Of all Awards for the Commutation 
of Tithes which have been confirmed by the Tithe 


G°—10° Junie. 





565 


Commissioners in the several Counties in England 
and Wales, from the 1st day of July 1844 to the 1st 
day of January 1845; specifying also, in each case, 
the amount of Rent-charge awarded to be paid in 
lieu of Tithes, and showing whether the same be 
one to Appropriators, Impropriators, or Clerical 
ncumbents :—And, of all Apportionments of Rent- 
charges which have been confirmed from the 1st 
day of July 1844 to the 1st day of January 1845, 
(in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 581, 
of Session 1844). 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Lo Fund 
the directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of (Ireland.) 
the Seventh Annual Report of the Commissioners 
of the Loan Fund Board of Jreland. 
. — That the said Papers do lie upon the 

able. 


And then the House having continued to sit 
till one of the clock on Tuesday morning, 
adjourned till this day. 








Martis, 10° die Junii ; 
Anno, 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Johnson, from the Lord Chancellor’s Prin- Court of 
cipal Secretary’s Office, was called in; and Chancery. 
at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of 
several Acts of Parliament,—Copy of General Orders 
and Rules of the High Court of Chancery issued 
by the Lord High Chancellor :—And then he with- 
rew. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Cockermouth Cockermouth 
and Workington Railway Bill be taken into con-}4worpi 
: s y Bill. 

sideration upon Thursday next. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Whitehaven and Whitehaven 
Furness Junction Railway Bill be taken into con- = rng ol 
sideration upon Thursday next. —_ 
The House proceeded to take into consideration York and 

the Report on the York and North Midland Railway funearaiee 
(Harrogate Branch) Bill; and the Amendments jogate Branch) 
were read, and agreed to. Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 

ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Monkland and Monkland and 
Kirkintilloch Railway Bill be taken into considera- Reilwey Bilt 
tion upon Thursday next. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Aberdeen Rail- Aberdeen 
way Bill be taken into consideration upon Thursday Railway Bill. 
next. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Dundee and 
the Report on the Dundee and Perth Railway Bill; Perth Railway 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. —Bll 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House was moved, That the Petition of John Monmouth 
Stratford Collins, of Whitehall, in the parish of and Hereford 
Welford, in the county of Hereford, Esquire, which ®*'2y Bi" 
was presented yesterday, praying that he may be 





Vou. 100. 











heard, by his counsel or agent, against certain parts 
of the Monmouth and Hereford Railway Bill, might 
be read; and the same being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question being 
put, That it be an Instruction to the Committee on 
the said Bill to entertain the said Petition :—It 
passed in the Negative. 


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566 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Cork and Bandon Railway Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

And a Clause being offered to be added to the | 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the said Clause be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Cork and 
Bandon Rail- 
way Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Battersea Poor Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Battersea 
Poor Bill. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land upon 
or near the line of the Wandsworth Branch of the 
London and Brighton Railway, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the London and Brighton 
Railway (Wandsworth Branch) Bill, was presented, 
and read. : 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Group of Railway Bills in which 
the Bill is comprised; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


London and 
Brighton Rail- 
way ( Wands- 
worth Branch) 
Bill. 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway Bill, 


An ingrossed Bill to authorize the London and 
Greenwich Railway Company to let on lease the 
London and Greenwich Railway, and for amending 
the Acts relating to such Railway, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Plumptredo carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Oxford, 
Worcester and 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before the Committee on the Oxford, Worcester and 
Wolverhampton Railway and the Oxford and Rugby 


Wolverhampton 
Railway ; and, 
Oxford and 
Rugby Railwa 
Bills. 


. Railway Bills be laid before this House. 


Cornwall 


Railway Bil A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Worth 


Lew, in the county of Devon, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Cornwall Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


10° Junii. 








Caledonian 


| The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Railway Bill, 


the Report on the Caledonian Railway Bill; and | 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Clydesdale 
Junction Rail 
way Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Clydesdale Junction Railway Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Chelsea 
Improvement 


Bill. 


Ordered, That the Chelsea Improvement Bill be 
read the third time upon Friday next. 


Dublin Pipe 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Water Bill. 


Dublin Pipe Water Bill; That it appeared to the 
Committee necessary that great alterations should 
be made in the Bill, and many new Clauses intro- 
duced ; they therefore submitted to the House, that 
it was expedient to allow the Parties to withdraw 
their Bill, and present another in the amended form. 





The Order for committing the said Bill was read, 
and discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. | 
Dublin Pipe The House was moved, That the Report in respect | 
Water (No. 2.) of the Petition for the Dublin Pipe Water Bill, 
om. which, upon the 9th day of April last, was made from | 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 


A. 1845. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the Acts for regulating the Pipe Water of 
the City of Dublin, and to enable the Lord Mayor, 
Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of the City 
of Dublin, to extend the Supply of Pipe Water to 
the several Parishes or Portions of Parishes situate 
in the City and County of the said Borough, and 
adjoining to but outside the Boundary thereof: And 
that Mr. Grogan and Mr. Gregory do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Mr. Chalmers, one of the Clerks attending Com- oxtorg 
mittees of this House, presented, pursuant to Order, Worcester anq 
—Minutes of the Evidence taken before the Com- W*lverhampton 
mittee on the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Oxford cad . 
Railway and Ozford and Rugby Railway Bills, Rugby Railway 

Ordered, That the said Minutes do lie upon the Bi! 
Table ; and be printed. No. 360, 


Ordered, That the Report on the North Woolwich yori, Wook. 
Railway Bill be taken into consideration upon wich Railway 
Thursday next, Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into considera- pancacte, 
tion the Report on the Lancaster and Carlisle and Carlisle 
Railway Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Railway Bill, 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Blackburn and Blackbur 
Preston Railway Bill be taken into consideration 9 Preston 
To-morrow. ailway Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Preston and Preston and 
Wyre Railway Branches Bill be taken into consi~ Wyte Railway 
A ranches Bill, 
deration upon Thursday next. 


A Petition of the Honourable Pleydell Bouverie, West London 
Chairman of the West of London and Westminster Railway Bill 
Cemetery Company, praying the House to ascertain 
whether the Standing Orders have been complied 
with by the West London Railway Company, as 
regards notice to the West of London and West- 
minster Cemetery Company; and that the House 
will stop further proceedings on the Bill, on the 
Report of the Committee, until the Petitioner and 
the said West of London and Westminster Ceme- 
tery Company shall have been heard against the 
Preamble and Clauses in Committee, by their coun- 
sel or agents, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hartlepool Dock and Railway Great North 
Company ;—Owners andOccupiers of land on or near pe om , 
the line of the Great North of England (Clarence Yyartlepool 
and Hartlepool Junction) Railway, the Newcastle Junction) i. 
and Darlington Junction Railway, and the Byers Railway Sill. 
Green Branch of the Clarence Railway (two Peti- 
tions) ;—- Owners or Lessees of collieries ;— and, 
Hartlepool; praying that the Great North of Eng- 
land (Clarence and Hartlepool Junction) Railway 
Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Reverend Charles Clarke, of Diss, Beccles, 
Hulverstreet, in the county of Suffolk, Magistrate og 
for the said county, and John Crisp, the younger, ; 
of Beccles, in the said county, Merchant, praying 


‘that they may be heard, by themselves, their coun- 
'sel or agents, against certain parts of the Diss, 


Beceles and Yarmouth Railway Bill, was presented, 


and read. 7 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 


Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 


favour of the Bill, against the said seers 





nd 
ton 
ad, 


vay 


8 VicTORIz£. 


gasten Union Ordered, That the Report on the Eastern Union 

and od wna’s and Bury Saint Edmund’s Railway (No. 2.) Bill be 

“say taken into consideration upon Thursday next. 

No.2.) Bill. 

ate Bills Mr. Clive reported from the Committee on 

Group(Z-) Group (Z.) of Railway Bills; That the counsel for 
the Petitioners against the Jrish Great Western 


Railway (Dublin to Galway) Bill had stated that 
the evidence of Richard Vickers Boyle, Civil Engi- 
neer, was essential to establish their case before the 
Committee; and that they had proved to the satis- 
faction of the Committee, that the evidence of the 
said Richard Vickers Boyle could not be procured 
without the intervention of the House ; and that the 
Committee had instructed the Chairman to move 
the House to order the attendance of the said party 
forthwith. 

Ordered, That Richard Vickers Boyle, Civil En- 
gineer, do attend the said Committee forthwith. 


Agricultural A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 

and Commercial That there be laid before this House the Minutes 

| of Ireland | the Evidence taken before the Committee on the 

Agricultural and Commercial Bank of Zreland Bill : 
—It passed in the Negative. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 


is talmey the Report on the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Bill ; 
Bill and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Wexford, Mr. Colquhoun reported from the Committee on 


eo - Group (B B.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
ies telleey Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 


Bill. Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred; That, in the case of 
the Wexford, Carlow and Dublin Junction Railway 
Bill, they had heard counsel in support of several 
of the said Petitions, and had also Sool counsel in 
favour of the Bill; and had examined the allega- 
tions of the Preamble of the said Bill, but that the 
same had not been proved to their satisfaction. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Waterford and 
Kilkenny Railway Bill be taken into consideration 
To-morrow. 


Waterford 
and Kilkenny 
Railway Bill. 


Great Western 


A Petition of Gentry and Landed Proprietors 


(inten composing the Grand Jury of the county of Leitrim, 
(Dublinto praying that the Great Western Railway (Ireland) 


‘linger and (Dublin to Mullingar and Athlone) Bill may pass 
‘Mone) Billy into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

huilway Bills Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords 
to request that their Lordships will give leave to 
the Earl of Shaftesbury to come to the Select Com- 
mittee appointed by this House to inquire into the 
state and progress of the several Railway Bills now 
before Parliament, and to consider and report their 
Opinion as to what measures should be adopted by 
the House, in order to facilitate the re-introduction, 
and to prevent expense and delay in the progress 
through Parliament in the next Session, of such 
Railway Bills as it may be found impossible to pass 
into Laws, from want of time for their proper inves- 
_—— during the present Session: — And that 
Mr. Greene do carry the said Message. 


Goole and 
Doneaster 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of Trustees appointed by an Act for 
repairing the Turnpike-road from Tinsley to Doncas- 
ter, and for making certain new Lines of Road to 
communicate with the same, all in the West Riding 
of the County of York, and of Creditors or Mort- 
gagees for Money advanced on the credit of the Tolls 
authorized to be taken on the said Road or new Lines 
of communication, praying that they may be heard, 

Vou. 100. 


10° Junzz, 


567 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Goole and Doncaster Railway 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Godwet That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill against the said Petition. . 


Ordered, That the Report on the Londonderry Londonderry 
and Coleraine Railway Bill be taken into consider- and Coleraine 
ation upon Thursday next. Railway Bill. 


Lord Courtenay reported from the Committee on Cambridge 
Group (X.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- and Lincoln 
tions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, ¥#!!way Bill. 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the Cam- 
bridge and Lincoln Railway Bill, the Committee had 
found that the Preamble of the Bill is not proved, 
inasmuch as it appears, by evidence adduced before 
the Committee, that the Line contemplated under 
the provisions of the Bill referred by the House to 
the Committee cannot, under those provisions, and 
the provisions of 8 Vic. c. 20, be carried into effect, 
according to the Plans and Sections deposited in 
the Private Bill Office. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Pendarves reported from the Select Com- Standing 
mittee on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; Orders; 
which were read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Newcastle- Neweastle- 
upon-Tyne Coal Turn Bill, Amendments on third ~ eg 
reading, the Amendments are of such a natureas “© 
to justify the House in entertaining them, if they 
shall think fit. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Newcastle Newcastle and 
and Darlington (Brandling Junction) Railway Bill, Darlington 
Amendments on consideration of Report, the Clause oma 
giving power to Company to form a New Street in Railway Bill. 
Gateshead, is of such a nature as to justify the House 
in entertaining it, if they shall think fit; That the 
Clause providing for payment of rent by the Com- 
pany to John and Robert William Brandling, is 
of such a nature as not to be adopted by the House, 
without the re-commitment of the Bill. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Bolton and 
the Bolton and Leigh, Kenyon and Leigh Junction, —_ 3 Kenyon 
North Union, Liverpool and Manchester and Grand $"4 Keleh 
Junction Railway Companies Amalgamation Bill, North Union; 
the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed with ; ie se and 
That the Parties be permitted to proceed with their .4 Grand’ 
Bill, with the exception of such Clauses as enable Junction Rail- 











them to lease the Railway, and to subscribe towards wey og 
other Railways. a 
4. Resolved, That in the case of the Petition for Liverpool and 
the Liverpooland Manchester, North Union, Bolton Mauchester ; 
and Leigh and Kenyon and Leigh Junction Railway orth Union ; 
&gt; “ : fi on and 
Companies Amalgamation Bill, the Standing Orders feist; and, 
ought to be dispensed with; That the Parties be Kenyon and 
permitted to proceed with their Bill, with the excep- —— — 
tion of such Clauses as enable them to subscribe panies Amal. 
towards other Railways. gamation, 
That the Committees on this and the preceding 
Bill do examine, in the first place, how far such 
Orders have been complied with; and do report 
the same to the House, on the Report of the Bill. 


5. Resolved, That in the case of the West Corn- West Cornwall 
wall Railway Bill Petition for additional provision, ®i!way Bill. 
the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed 
with. 

6. Resolved, That in the case of the Belfast Lough Belfast Lough 
Drainage Petition to read the Bill a second time, Drainage Bill. 
the Sessional Order ought not to be dispensed with, 

The 3d and 4th Resolutions, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 

4c4 Ordered, 





Newcastle and 
Darlington 
(Brandling 
Junction) 
Railway Bill. 


Dublin and 
Drogheda 
Railway Bill. 


Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway Bill. 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
Coal Turn Bill. 


Londonderry 
and Enniskillen 
Railway Bill. 


Message from 
the Lords, 


Small Debts 
Bill. 


Newcastle. 
upon-T'yne and 
North Shields 
Railway 
(Tynemouth 
Extension, &amp;c.), 
Bill. 


Public Petitions 
CUhirty-first 
Report.) 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Divceses. 


Physic and 
Surgery Bill. 


Tithe Commu- 
tation Act. 


Food for Cattle. 


Agricukure. 


568 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon consi- 
deration of the Report on the Newcastle and Dar- 
lington (Brandling Junction) Railway Bill, be re- 
sumed To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Dublin and 
Drogheda Railway Bill be taken into consideration 
To-morrow. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the further se rae upon the 
third reading of the MNewcastle-upon-Tyne Coal 
Turn Bill be resumed To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Londonderry and 
Enniskillen Railway Bill be taken into consideration 
upon Thursday next. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Brougham 
and Mr. Lynch: 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for the better securing the Payment of Small Debts ; 
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


An ingrossed Bill, to authorize the Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne and North Shields Railway Company 
to make a Railway from North Shields to the 
Village of Tynemouth, and also a Branch from the 
present Line to the public Quay adjoining the River 
Tyne at Newcastle, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hodgson Hinde do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Public Petitions; That they had examined 
the Petitions presented upon the 5th and 6th days 
of this instant June, and had directed him to make 
a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition from Inhabitants of Chetwynd, in the 
county of Salop, praying for the repeal of so much 
of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the 
Union of the Dioceses of Saint Asaph and Bangor, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Buckingham ;—and, Newton (De- 
von); praying that the Physic and Surgery Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Arthur Hill Hassall, Member of 
the Royal College of Surgeons of England, praying 
that the further consideration of the said Bill may 
be postponed, was also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy of the Archdeaconry of 
Dorset, praying for amendment ‘of the Tithe Com- 
mutation Act, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Salisbury, in the county of Wilts, praying the House 
to repeal the duties payable upon the importation 
of foreign beans and oats, and other articles con- 
sumed by Cattle, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Farmers op eae: the Market at 


Petitions from Crosemere, Kiswick and Cook- 
shut ;—Eaton Constantine, Buildwas and Leighton ; 


10° Junzz. 


A. 1845. 


— Great Bolas; — Oswestry ; — Pulverbatch ; — 
Llanyblodwel ; —Stanton Lacy ; —Lee Brockhurst ; 
—Cardington (Salop) ;—Kinnerley ;—Saint Mar- 
tin’s (Salop); — Wistanton ; — Wrockwardine ; — 
Prees ;—Edgmond ;—Stapleton ;—Moreton Lay ;— 
Onibury ;--Norton-in- Hales ;—Abdon ;—Condover ; 
— Middle ;—Hodnet ;— Cardiston ;-—Eaton-under- 
Haywood ; — Uffington (Salop);— Acton Burnell, 
Pitchford and Spineton ; — Hughley ;— Wem ; — 
Whitchurch (Salop) (two Petitions) ;—Market Dray- 
ton;— Church Stretton ;— Ellesmere (two Petitions); 
— Morten Corbet, including Preston Brockhurst ;— 
Great Ness ; —Harley ;— Weston ; —Westbury ; — 
Ruckley ; — Woolstanton ; — Diddlebury ; — Bas- 
church ; —Richard’s Castle ;—Fitz ;— Berrington; 
— Oswestry (five Petitions) ;—Rushbury ;—Mun- 
slow ;—Shrawardine ;— Tugford ;—West Felton ;— 
Willey ;—Bromfield ;—Stanton-on-Hine Heath ;— 
Broughton and Clive ;—Loppington ;—Childs Er- 
call ;—Selattyn (two Petitions) ;—Shrewsbury ;— 
Ford ; — Petton ;— Pontesbury ; — Alberbury ; — 
Acton Scott ;—Barrow (Salop) ;—Hopebowdler ;— 
Melverley and Kinnerley ;— Battlefield and Al. 
brighton ; —Welsh Hampton ;—Montford ;—Upton 
Magna ;—Culmington ;—Hopton Castle ;—Knock- 
ton;— Wem;— Hordley ;— Atcham;--Kington Eleven 
Towns ; —Clungunford ; —Loppington ;—Beckbury 
and Badger ;—Uppington and Wroxeter or 

Yy- 


| 
| 


tonand Withington ;—Edgboulton and Great 
theford ;—Stanwardine ;—Hardnall ;—Astley (Sa- 
lop) ;-—Adderley ;-- Longford ( Salop) ;—Cressage and 
Cound ; —Chetwynd ; —Cheswardine ; — Woore ; — 
Henley (Salop) ;— Baschurch ;— Westbury (two Pe- 
titions) ;—Little Ness ;—Grimshill ;— Whittington ; 
— Cainham; —Drayton (Salop) ; — Ightfield ; — 
| Stoke-upon-Fern ; — Leetbotwood ; — Glaston ; — 
W hitwell ;—Stretton ;— Ashwell ;— Lyndon ;— Man- 
ton ; —Normanton ; — Barleythorpe ; —Morcott ;— 
Ayston ;—Brooke ;—Thorpe-by- Water ;—Emping- 
ham ; — Braunston ;—Casterton Magna ; —Greet- 
ham ;—Langham ;— Tinwell;— Hambleton ;— Edith 
Weston ;—T'eigh ; —Ridlington ; —Whissendine ;— 
Uppingham ; — Egleton ;—Barrowden ;— Exton ;— 
Tixover ;— Wing ;— Caldecott ;—Market Overton ; 
— Bisbrooke ;— Cottesmore ;—South Luffenham ;— 
Preston (Rutland) ;—Barrow ;— Kington Magna ; 
— Marston Magna ;—Abbas Coombe ;— Montacute ; 
—Sandford Orcas ; —Horsington ; —Rempton ;— 
Trent ;—Stowell a 3—Corton Denhum ; 
— South Cadbury; — North Cadbury ; — Queen 
Camel ; —Henstridge ; — West Camel ; — IIchester 
and Northover ;— West Chinnock ;— Lufton ; — 
Chilthorne and Thorn Coffin ;—Pointington ;— 
Stoke Subhamhdon ;—West Coker ;—Preston and 
Brympton ;—East Coker ;—North Perrott ;—Has- 
selbury ; —Tintinhull and Sock ;—Yarlington and 
| Woolston ;—Blackhford and Bratton ;—Alford Lo- 
vington and Wheathill ;—North and South Barrow ; 
—Milborne Port and Milborne Wick ;—Cuchlington 
and Stoke Trister ;—Sutton Montes and Weston 
Bampfylde;—County of Southampton ;— Winter- 
bourn ; — Whittington; — and, Albrighton; com- 
plaining that very great distress exists among the 
agricultural community ; and praying the House to 
take their case into consideration with a view to its 
redress,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Colonel Rushbrooke have leave of 
absence for a fortnight, on account of ill-health. 











Copies of all Correspondence between J. Warden, 
| Esquire, Agent for Sirdars in the Deccan, and 
rarely ail C. Ovans, late Resident at Sat- 
| tara, and the Government of Bombay, relating to 
| certain charges preferred against Ballajee Nauain 
| Nathoo, of Sattara, by Krushnajee Sadasew Bhidey, 

formerly of Sattara and now of Bombay :—Of all 


| Pethions and Correspondence addressed to the 
| Government 


Leave of 
Abseuice. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Raja of Sattar 


4 





Calcutta Mint. 


Revenue, 
Taxation, &amp;c. 


No. 361. 


Customs, &amp;c. 


No. 361. 


Railways. 


New Zealand, 


Ruilway Bills, 


Com Importa- 
tion, 


8 VICTORIZ. 10°—11° Junizz. 569 


Government of Bombay, by Krushnajee Sadasew 
Bhidey, with the Minutes of the Government there- 
upon, and the Answers returned to the same :—Of 
all Correspondence between the Bombay Govern- 
ment and the Court of Directors of the East India 
Company, on the subject to which the above Papers 
relate :—And, of a Letter from his Highness the 
deposed Raja of Sattara, to the Right honourable 
Sir Henry Hardinge, Governor-General of India, 
dated Benares, December 12th, 1844, together with 
all Minutes and Correspondence connected there- 
with. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Copy of the Rules and Regulations of the Cal- 
cutta Mint, and an Abstract of the Operations of 
the Mint in each year since its reform, stating the 
Expense under each head, and the Amount of 
Coin, and the Number of each kind, coined in each 
year. 


Ordered, That the Accounts showing the Gross 
Receipt of Revenue derived from Duties of Customs, 
Excise and Stamps, and from Assessed Taxes 
(Drawbacks and Payments of the like nature de- 
ducted, but without deducting the Charges of Col- 
lection), the estimated Amount of all Taxes repealed, 
expired or reduced, on the one hand, and of new 
Taxes imposed on the other, and the actual Increase 
or Decrease of Revenue, together with a Statement 
of the Average Price of Wheat in the London Ga- 
zette, in each year, from the 5th day of January 
1815 to the 5th day of January 1842, which was 
presented upon the 27th day of May 1842, be re- 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to the Cus- 
toms, &amp;c., which was presented upon the 30th day 
of May last, be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of Minutes of the Railway Department 
of the Board of Trade, upon projected Railway 
Schemes, which have been made and published in 
the Gazette, from the 17th day of February to the 
10th day of June 1845. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of Despatches from the 
Governor of New Zealand, received since those 
last presented to Parliament. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
ot Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Mr. Greene reported, That he had, pursuant to 
the Order of this day, been to the Lords to request 
that their Lordships will give leave to the Earl 
of Shaftesbury to come to the Select Committee 
appointed by this House, to inquire into the state 
and progress of the several Railway Bills now before 
Parliament, and to consider and report their Opinion 
as to what measures should be adopted by the 
House, in order to facilitate the re-introduction, and 
prevent Expense and delay in the progress through 
Parliament in the next Session, of such Railway 
Bills as it may be found impossible to pass into 
Laws, from want of time for their proper investiga- 
tion, during the present Session:—And that their 
Lordships gave for answer, That they do give leave 


to the Earl of Shaftesbury to come to the said Select 
Committee, if he think fit. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That this House do resolve itself into a Com- 
mittee, for the Purpose of considering the following 


Resolutions: That the Corn Law restricts the 
Vot. 100. 


Supply of Food, and prevents the free exchange of 
the products of labour; That it is therefore pre- 
judicial to the welfare of the Country, especially to 
that of the working classes, and has proved delusive 
to those for whose benefit the law was designed ; 
That it is expedient that all Restrictions on Corn 
should be now abolished ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning; 


Mercurii, 11° die Junii, 1845: 


And the Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. — 

Tellers forthe Yeas,{ _ yy eit. } 
Mr. Young \ 

Tellers forthe Noes,{ Mr. Henry Baring: § 

So it passed in the Negative. 


Ordered, That Admiral Dundas be discharged Merchant 
from any further attendance on the Select Committee — Fund 
on the Merchant Seamen’s Fund Bill. “ 

Ordered, That Sir Charles Napier be added to 
the Committee. 


Ordered, That the Petition of E. Kirwan, which E. Kirwan 
was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Robert Clegg, Robert Clegg. 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Mr. Greene reported the Banking (Scotland) Bill; Banking 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to, _—_ (Scotland) Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time ‘To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Fresh Water 
— on the Fresh Water Fishing (Scotland) pew A a) Bill, 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Colleges 
mittee to whom it was referred to consider of aoa ] 
making Provision out of the Consolidated Fund 
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland, to defray the Expenses of establishing 
new Colleges for the advancement of Learning in 
Ireland; and to pay the Stipends, Prizes, Exhi- 
bitions and other Expenses of the said new Col- 
leges ; 

“Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s Slave Trade, 
Com:nand,—Class (A.)—Copy of Correspondence 
with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, Ha- 
vana, Rio de Janeiro, Surinam, Cape of Good Hope, 
Jamaica, Loanda and Boa Vista, relating to the 
Slave Trade, from January 1 to December 31, 1844, 
inclusive. 

Class (B.)—Copy of Correspondence on the Slave 
Trade with Foreign Powers, Parties to Treaties under 
which captured Vessels are to be tried by Mixed 
Tribunals, from January 1 to December 31, 1844, 
inclusive. 

Class (C.)—Copy of Correspondence on the Slave 
Trade with Foreign Powers, Parties to Treaties and 
Conventions under which captured Vessels are to be 
tried by Tribunals of the Nation to which they 
belong, from January 1 to December 31, 1844, 
inclusive. 

Class (D.)—Copy of Correspondence with Foreign 
Powers, not Parties to Treaties or Conventions giving 
a mutual Right of Search of Vessels suspected of 
the Slave Trade, from January 1 to December 31, 





1844, inclusive. 
4D Copy, 





Criminal Law. 


Municipal 
Boroughs 
(Ireland. ) 


Wolverhampton 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


East India. 
No. 362. 


Removal of 
Paupers. 


No.363. 


Tithes Commu. 
tation. 


No.364. 


Loan Fund 
Board 
(Treland.) 


No. 365. 


Railway Bills, 
Group (R.) 


Belfast 
Improvement 
il. 


Newcasile and 
Darlington 
(Brandling 
Junction ) 
Railway Bill. 


570 


Copy, First Report of Her Majesty’s Commis- 
sioners for revising and consolidating the Criminal 
Law, appointed the 22d day of February 1845. 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
the directions of An Act of Parliament,—An Ab- 
stract of Statements of Monies received and expended 
on Account of certain Boroughs in Ireland. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Wolverhampton Waterworks Bill, and to whom 
several Petitions against the said Bill were referred; 
That they had heard counsel in support of the said 
Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; and that they had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of all Soap imported into England and 
Scotland from Ireland in Bond for re-exportation ; 
stating from what Ports in Jreland it has been ex- 
ported, and where it has been imported. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to East 
India, which were presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Removal of 
Paupers, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Tithes 
Commutation, which were presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Loan Fund 
Board (Ireland), which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


&amp; 

And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after two of the clock on 
Wednesday morning, adjourned till this day. 





Mercurii, 11° die Junii; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 
PRAYERS. 


OF DER ED,That the Committee on Group (R.) 
of Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till 
five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Belfast Im- 
provement Bill have leave to sit this day, till five of 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the further Proceeding upon consideration of the Re- 
port on the Newcastle and Darlington (Brandling 
Junction) Railway Bill:—The House resumed the 
said further Proceeding. 

A Clause (Power to Company to form a new Street 
at Gateshead), offered and brought up on Thursday 
last, was twice read, with a blank ; and committed 
to a Committee of the whole House :—The House 
accordingly resolved itself into the Committe; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair ; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Clause, and made an 
Amendment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported the Clause ; and 
the Amendment was read, and agreed to; and 
the said Clause was agreed to; and made part of the 


Bill. 


10°——11° Juniz. 


A, 1845, 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (X.) of Railway Bill 
Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of Group (x,) ” 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Cromford Cromforg 
Canal Bill have leave to sit this day, till five of the Canal Bill, 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (GG.) Railway Bills, 
of Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five Group (GG.) 
of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


The ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from Newcastle 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Berwick-upon- Tweed, with and Berwick 
Branches therefrom, to be called The Newcastle and Railway Bill, 
Berwich Railway, was, according to Order, read the 
third time; and an Amendment was made to the 
Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hodgson Hinde do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (F F.) Railway Bills, 
of Railway Bills, have leave to sit this day, till five Group (FF) 
of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee Gyeat Westen 

respecting the Royal Canal Company of Jreland, Railway 
1810-11 (235), ordered by the House to be printed (Trelsn¢) 
14th June 1811 :—2. Report by the Committee re- STullingar and 
specting the Royal Canal Company of Jreland, 1812 Athione) Bill, 
(307), ordered by the House to be printed 29th June 
1812 :—3. Papers relating to Inland Navigation in 
Treland, ordered by the House to be printed 22d July 
1812—1812 (366):—4. Report of the Directors Ge- 
neral of Inland Navigation in Ireland, to his Excel- 
lency the Lord Lieutenant, upon an Inquiry into the 
Claims of the Creditors of the late Royal Canal Com- 
pany, pursuant to the Powers vested in them by the 
Act 55 Geo. 3, c. 182, ordered by the House to be 
printed 6th May 1816—1816(317):—5. Report from 
the Committee on the Royal Canal of Ireland, ordered 
by the House to be printed 7th July 1817—1817 
(470) :—6. The First Report of the Commissioners 
appointed to inquire into and examine the Claims of 
the Royal Canal Company in Jreland, and other 
matters relating to the said Company, ordered by the 
House to be printed 27th April 1814—1813-14 
(128) :—7. The Second Report of the Commissioners 
on the Claims of the Royal Canal Company in Jre- 
land, ordered by the House to be printed 4th July 1815 
—1814~-15 (453) :—8. Report of the Railway Depart- 
ment of the Board of Trade, on Railways proposed to 
be made in Ireland, Westward from Dublin, dated 
20th March 1845, and ordered by the House to be 
printed 20th March 1845—1845 (156) :—9. Report 
of the Railway Department of the Board of Trade, 
on proposed Amalgamations of Railways, dated and 
ordered by tne House to be printed 7th May 1845— 
1845 (279):—10. First Report of the Commissioners 
appointed to inquire into the manner in which Rail- 
way Communications can be most advantageously 
promoted in Ireland, dated 11th March 1837 :-— 
And, 11. Second Report of the Commissioners 
appointed to consider and recommend a General 
System of Railways in Ireland, dated 13th July 
1838, ordered by the House to be re-printed 15th 
May 1843—1843 (112), be referred to the Committee 
on the Great Western Railway (Jreland) (Dublin to 
Mullingar and Athlone) Bill. 











That they had heard counsel in support of one of 


Sir Robert Pigot reported from the Committee Sheffield : 
on the Sheffield Waterworks Bill, and to whom se- — ; 
veral Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; 


the 





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the said Petitions, and that no person appeared in 
support of the other Petition; and that they had 
also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true ; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Manchesterand Mr. Charles Round reported from the Committee 
Birmingham =n Group (Q Q.) of Railway Bills, in which the Man- 
Bailey . chester and Birmingham Railway (Ashton Branch) 
Bil. 48 Bill was comprised, and to whom the Report of the 
Board of Trade thereon, and several Petitions against 
the said Bill, were referred ; That no person appeared 
in support of such Petitions; and that they had in- 
quired into the several matters required by the Stand- 
ing Orders on Railway Bills, so far as the same relate 
to the present application ; and that the Committee 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true ; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Asiton, Staly- Mr. Charles Round reported from the Committee 
bridge and Lie on Group (Q Q.) of Railway Bills, in which the 
— Ashton, Stalybridge and Liverpool Junction Railway 
(Ardwick and (Ardwick and Guide Bridge Branches) Bill was com- 
Guide 3 prised,and to whom the Report of the Board of Trade 
Branches) Pils Felating thereto,and several Petitions against the said 
Bill, were referred ; That they had heard counsel in 
support of such Petitions, and had also heard counsel 
in favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on 
Railway Bills, so far as the same relate to the present 
application ; and that they had amended the Pre- 
amble of the Bill, by striking out therefrom the Guide 
Bridge Branch, the Board of Trade having reported 
against, and the Parties having consequently aban- 
doned such Branch; and that the Committee had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill,and found the same, 
as amended, to be true ; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


London and 
South Western 
Railway 

(No. 1.) 
(Metropolitan 
Extension) Bill, 


A Petition of Joseph Harvey, of Lambeth, in the 
county of Surrey, Silk Mercer, praying that he may 
be heard, by his counsel or agent, against certain 
parts of the London and South Western Railway 
(No. 1.) (Metropolitan Extension) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


Reversionary The House proceeded to take into consideration 
— Society the Report on the Reversionary Interest Society 
(No.2.) Bill." (No. 2.) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


Newcastle- The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
Gdton om. the further Proceeding upon the third reading of 


the ingrossed Bill to regulate the loading of Ships 
with Coals in the Port of Newcastle-upon- Tyne :— 
The House resumed the said further Proceeding. 

An ingrossed Clause, (Ships detained more than 
one week on Coastwise List, Coal-owners to load 
such Ships in preference to those on Foreign List), 
offered and brought up on Thursday last, was twice 
read, with a blank ; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House :—The House accordingly re- 
solved itself into the Committee ; and, after some 
time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; 
and Mr. Greene reported, That the Committee had 
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571 
gone through the Clause, and made an Amendment 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene eine reported the Clause; and 
the Amendment was read, and agreed to ; and the 
said Clause was read the third time, and agreed to; 
and added to the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause (Act to be subject to any 
General Act for the Regulation of the Coal Trade), 
offered and brought up on Thursday last, was thrice 
read ; and added to the Bill, by way of Rider. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Mitcalfe do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Beckett reported from the Committee on Newport and 
Group (P.) of Railway Bills, in which the Newport Ponty Pool 
and Ponty Pool Railway Bill was comprised, and to ®#'way Bill. - 
whom the Report of the Board of Trade thereon, and 

several Petitions against the said Bill, were referred ; 

That they had heard counsel in support of such Pe- 

titions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 

Bill ; That they had inquired into the several matters 

required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills, 

so far as the same relate to the present application ; 

and that the Committee had examined the allega- 

tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true, and 

had made additional provision therein, pursuant to 

leave granted by the House on the 26th day of May 

last; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
-Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 

and be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Glossop Gas 
the Report on the Glossop Gas Bill; and the Bill. 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill to effect Improvements in the Manchester 
Borough of Manchester, for the purpose of promoting Improvement 
the Health of the Inhabitants thereof, was read the - 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Mark Philips do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually constituting Manchester 
and regulating the Court of Record within the (Noe yi 
Borough of Manchester, and for extending the Juris- ‘°° *? """ 
diction of the said Court, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Mark Philips do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Kendal 
the Report on the Kendal Reservoirs Bill ; and the Reservoirs Bill, 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Lord Harry Vane reported from the Committee Railway Bills, 
on Group (S8.) of Railway Bills; That the coun- Group (SS-) 
sel for the Petitioners against the Coventry, Bed- 
worth and Nuneaton Railway Bill had stated, that 
the evidence of George Starkie, of Bedworth, Miner, 
and John Sinclair, of Hartshill, Civil Engineer, 
was necessary to establish their case before the 
Committee; and that they had proved, to the 
satisfaction of the Committee, that application had 
been made to the above parties, but that their 
attendance could not be procured without the inter- 
vention of the House ; and that he was instructed 
by the Committee to move the House, That they be 
ordered to attend the said Committee on Monday 
the 16th June, at twelve o’clock. 

Ordered, That George Starkie and John Sinclair 
do attend the said Committee, upon Monday next 
at twelve of the clock. 
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572 

Mr. Grimsditch reported from the Committee on 
the Lyme Regis Improvement, Market and Water- 
works Bill, to whom several Petitions against the 
said Bill were referred; That they had heard coun- 
sel in support of some of the Petitions, and had also 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had 
examined the allegations contained in the Preamble 
of the Bill, and had amended the same, by striking 
out so much of the same as related to Market- 
houses, the Committee not considering the erec- 
tion of the same to be expedient under the provi- 
sions of this Act; and that they had found the 
allegations of the Bill, as amended, to be true ; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for improving the Navigation 
of the River and Bay leading to the Borough of 
Bridgwater ; for maintaining the present Bridge 
and extending the Quays within the Borough ; and 
for forming a communication by Road and by Rail- 
way between the Quays and the Bristol and Exeter 
Railway, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Forman do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into consideration the Report on the Blackburn and 
Preston Railway Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


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A, 1845, 


thereon, were referred; That in the case of the 
Chester and Birkenhead Railway Extension Bill, 
they had inquired into the several matters required 
by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto, 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Mill-owners and Manufacturers of Liverpool and 
Heywood, in the county of Lancaster and the neigh- Bury Railway 
bourhood, praying that the Liverpool and Bury (Bolton, Wigan 
Railway (Bolton, Wigan and Liverpool Railway, Railway Pat 
and Bury Extension) Bill may pass into a law, was Bary Exten. 
an and read ; and ordered to lie upon the %™”) Bill. 


able. 


Viscount Sandon reported from the Committee on Railway Bills 
Group (K.) of Railway Bills; That the Committee Group (K.) ° 
met this day at twelve o’clock, pursuant to adjourn- 
ment; but that Sir Benjamin Hall, one of the 
Members of the said Committee, was not present 
within one hour of the time appointed for the meeting 
of the Committee. : 

And the House being informed, that Sir Benjamin 
Hall had had a fall from his horse, and would not 
be able further to attend the Committee ; 

Ordered, That Sir Benjamin Hall be discharged 
from any further attendance on the said Committee. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Taw Vale 
the Report on the Zaw Vale Railway and Dock Railway and 
Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. oct Oe, 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


. ~- hn. - i oe | 


a oe 


ingrossed. 
Bolton and g 


Leigh; Kenyon 
and Leigh 
Junction ; 
North Union; 
Liverpool and 
Manchester ; 
and, Grand 
Junction Rail- 
way Companies 
Amalgamation 
Bill. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for the Bolton and Leigh, Kenyon 
and Leigh Junction, North Union, Liverpool and 
Manchester, and Grand Junction Railway Com- 
panies Amalgamation Bill, which was yesterday 
made from the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That Jeave be given to bring in a Bill 
for consolidating the Bolton and Leigh, the Kenyon 


Mr. Frederick Hodgson reported from the Com- Lynn ard 
mittee on Group (R.) of Railway Bills, to whom se- Pereham, 
veral Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said “""7 “"" 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred; That in the case of 
the Lynn and Dereham Railway Bill, they had 
heard couusel in support of several of the said 


and Leigh Junction, the North Union, the Liverpool 
and Manchester, and the Grand Junction Railway 
Companies:—And that Mr. Wilson Patten, Viscount 
Sandon and Sir Howard Douglas do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Traders and 
other Inhabitants of Halesworth, and of Merchants 
and Farmers residing in the neighbourhood and 
attending the Market of the said town, in the 
county of Suffolk, praying that the Diss, Beccles 
and Yarmouth Railway Bill may not pass into a 
law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; and 
referred to the Committee on the Bill. 

A Petition of Frederick William Farr, of Beccles, 
in the county of Suffolk, Esquire, and Patrick 
Stead, of Halesworth, in the same county, Mer- 
chant, praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the said Bill, was also presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Rail- 
way Bills; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Agricultural | 
the Report on the Agricultural and Commercial a 
Bank of Jreland Bill; and the Amendments were gi), " 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed. 


A Petition of the Right honourable the Earl of Lady's ne A 
Aldborough and of John Edward Redmond, of rah so 
The Deeps, in the county of Wexford, Owner and piu), 
Lessee of lands in the said county, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Lady’s Island 
and Zacumshin Embankment Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill ; and the Petitioners heard, 


Newcastle and 
Darlington 

( Brandling 
Jznction) 
Railway Bill. 


Petitions from Cornforth ;— Castle Eden;— Trun- 
don ;—and, Durham; praying that the Newcustle 
and Darlington (Brandling Junction) Railway Bill 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The House according to Order, proceeded to take Waterford 


and Kilkenny 


into consideration the Report on the Waterford and Hallway Bil 


Kilkenny Railway Bill ; and the Amendments were 


read, and agreed to. __ 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed, 


Chester atid 
Birkenhead 
Railway Exten- 
siou Bill, 


Mr. Ellice reported from the Committee on Group 
(S 8.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Petitions 
against the Bills comprised in the said Group, 


together with the Reports of the Board of Trade . 
A Petition 








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8 VicTroRiz. 


Southport A Petition of Inhabitants of North Meols, in the 

and Euston ~— county of Lancaster, praying that the Southport and 

sae Rail Fucton Junction Railway Bill may pass into a 

_—" law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


scoitish Central A Petition of Justices of the Peace and Commis- 

Reilway Bill. gioners of Supply of the county of Nairn, praying 
that the Scottish Central Railway Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


ein A Petition of Proprietors of houses, Lessees of 

Paisley, Kilmar- minerals, Traders, and other Inhabitants of Vitshill 

nock and Ayr and Hurlet, in the Abbey parish of Paisley, and 

—— county of Renfrew, praying that the Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Bermondsey A Petition of John Curling, of No. 4, Waterloo- 
Improvement place, Pall-mall, in the county of Middlesex, Gen- 
(No.2) Bil. tjeman, praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
, 
his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Bermondsey Improvement (No. 2.) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of 
the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Heritors, Tenants and Residenters, 
in the parish of Kinnoull, praying that they may 
be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
against certain parts of the Poor Law Amendment 
(Scotland) Bill, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Law 
Awendment 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Petitions from Bradford (five Petitions) ;—Roch- 
dale (two Petitions) ;—Crompton;— Penwortham ;— 
Machine Makers in the employ of Christopher Maud 
and Co. ;—and, Saddleworth (two Petitions); pray- 
ing the House to pass an efficient Ten Hours Bill, 
for all minors and females employed in Factories,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Factories, 


Petitions from Stockton-on-Tees ;— Leicester ;— 
North Shields ;—Taunton ;—and, Otley; praying 
that the Physic and Surgery Bill may not pass into 
a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Physic and 
Surgery Bill. 


Sale of Beer A Petition of Retail Beer-sellers of Manchester 

- and Salford, and their vicinities, in the county of 
Lancaster, praying the House to pass laws prohibit- 
ing any distinction in the system of licensing for the 
sale of exciseable liquors, or the hours of sale, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Parochial 


. ; A Petition of Churchwardens and Overseers of 
Setilement Bill, 


the Poor of the Parish of Saint Andrew-the-Less, 
in the borough of Cambridge, praying that the Pa- 


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573 


A Petition of the Moderator and Clerk of the Pres- Maynooth 
bytery of Elgin, praying that the Maynooth College College Bill. 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Framework Knitters of Derby;—and, Framework- 
Leicester; complaining of reductions in the price of knitters. 
labour, and of abuses affecting their trade, and of the 
operation of the Poor Law of 1834; and praying the 
House to give a power to Her Majesty’s Government 
of establishing Local Boards of Trade, in which the 
interests of master and workman shall be equally 
and impartially represented,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Holmfirth; —- and, Kirkheaton; anatomy Act. 
praying for an impartial, searching and open inquiry 
into the operation of the Anatomy Act,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Ship-owners and other Lighthouses. 
Members of the Wick and Pulteneytown Chamber 
of Commerce, praying for a reduction of the dues 
charged for Lights in this country, was presented, 
and read ; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Lighthouses, 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Wick, Free Church 
in the county of Caithness, complaining of the(Scotland.) 
refusal of certain Land-owners to grant sites for 
schools and churches in connexion with the Free 
Church of Scotland; and praying the House to 
secure to the people of Scotland the benefits of the 
Toleration Act, and full liberty of conscience in the 
matter of the public worship of God, and of the 
education of their children, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Paper relating to Newgate Newgate Gaol. 
Gaol which was presented, upon the 30th day of No. 366. 
May last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Municipal Municipal 
Boroughs (J7eland), which was presented yesterday, Boroughs 
be printed. ; (Ireland. ) 

No. 367. 


Mr. Thomas Duncombe presented a Bill to amend Arrestment 


' the Law of Arrestment of Wages in Scotland : And of Wages 


the same was read the first time; and ordered to on a) * 


be read a second time upon Wednesday next ; and No. 368. 
to be printed. 


The Order for taking into consideration, upon Railway 
Friday next, the Amendments made by the Lords a er Con- 
to the Railway Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) (Scotland) 
(No 2.) Bill, was read, and discharged. (No. 2.) Bill. 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken 


into consideration upon Wednesday next. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Group London and 
(L.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Petitions ot 
against the Bills comprised in the said Gronp, toge- Branch ) Bill. 
ther with the Reports of the Board of Trade thereon, 
were referred ; That in the case of the London and 


Brighton Railway (Horsham Branch) Bill, the Com- 


ochial Settlement Bill : nna | mittee had heard counsel in favour of the Bill ; That 
ee ‘ sta a ak sli es d ead Caan pen d |they had inquired into the several matters required 
ae ? , ered | by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; and that 


to lie upon the Table. ‘the Committee had examined the allegations of the 


Salmon 


Fisheries Bill. Nathaniel Lord Crewe, late Bishop of Durham, 


praying that the Salmon Fisheries Bill may not | 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and | 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lord's Day, A Petition of Thomas Anderson, praying the 
House to prohibit all Travelling and Traffic on Rail- 
ways on the Lord’s Day, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Vor. 100. 


~ 
7 


ingrossed. 


; | Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
A Petition of Trustees acting under the will of | 


through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take pubiin and 
into consideration the Report on the Dublin and Drogheda 
Drogheda Railway Bill; and the Amendments were Bei!way Bill. 
read, and agreed to. j 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


4Dd3 The 








574 11°— 


Statute Labour The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
(Scotland) Bill. +49 a Committee upon the Statute Labour (Scot- 
land) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
orted, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wed- 

nesday the 25th day of this instant June. 


Roman Catholic 


Ronet Bul. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


mittee on the Roman Catholic Relief Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Dog Stealing 


an The Order of the day being read, for the Second 
Alle 


Reading of the Dog Stealing Bill ; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time ; 
The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add 
the words “ upon this day six months.” 


And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 
stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the Yeas, org Berkeley : 


} 67. 


Mr. Hume, } 23. 


Tellers for the Noes, Mr. Bright : 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 
time :—The Bill was accordingly read a second time ; 
and committed to a Committee of the whole House, 
for Wednesday the 25th day of this instant June. 


County Rates 


The County Rates Bill was, according to Order, 
Bill. 


read a second time ; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for Friday next. 


Smoke Prohi- 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
bition Bill. 


into a Committee upon the Smoke Prohibition Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 
Crause, N° 1 (Justices to appoint Inspector of 
Smoke Nuisances.) 


Notice being taken that Forty Members were not 
present ; Committee counted, and Forty Members 
not being present :—The Chairman left the Chair. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and the House 
being told by Mr. Speaker; and Forty Members 
not being present ; and it being then after four of the 
clock :—The House was adjourned by Mr. Speaker, 
without a Question first put, till To-morrow. 








Jovis, 12° die Junii ; 
Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 
RDERED, That Mr. Speaker do issue his 
Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out 
anew Writ for the electing of a Commissioner to serve 
in this present Parliament for the Shire of Edin- 
burgh, in the room of William Ramsay Ramsay, 
Esquire, who, since his election for the said Shire, 
hath accepted the Office of Steward or Bailiff of 
Her Majesty’s Three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, 
Desborough and Bonenham, in the county of Buck- 
ingham. 


Edinburgh 
Shire Writ. 





12° Junzz. 





A. 1845, 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (X.) of Railway 
Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


till five of Group (x) 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from Caledonian 
Carlisle to Edinburgh and Glasgow, and the North Railway Bill 
of Scotland, to be called The Caledonian Railway, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hope Johnstone do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


West 
Rail¥ 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from the Clydesdale 
City and Harbour of Glasgow to Hamilton, and to Junction Rail. 
the Wishaw and Coltness Railway at Motherwell, “*S Bil 
to be called The Clydesdale Junction Railway, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for making a Railway from the 
Termination of the Polloc and Govan Railway, at 
Rutherglen, to Hamilton, and to the Wishaw and 
Coltness Railway, at Motherwell, to be called The 
Clydesdale Junction Railway. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hope Johnstone do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. sais 
Jun 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Monkland and way 


into consideration the Report on the Monkland and wg 
Kirkintilloch Railway Bill; and the Amendments a 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Whitehaven 
into consideration the Report on the Whitehaven 34 Fumes. 
and Furness Junction Railway Bill; and the Amend- way Bill. 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed. 


Tot 
(v 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Cockermouti 
into consideration the Report on the Cockermouth aah ge 
and Workington Railway Bill ; iin 

And the House being informed, that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee. 


M 
Bi 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill Dundee and 
for making a Railway from the Royal Burgh of og my 
Dundee, in the County of iy rk to the Royal” 
Burgh or City of Perth, in the County of Perth, to 
be called The Dundee and Perth Railway, be now 
read the third time ; 

Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, that Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the purport of the Bill, 
gives Her consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest 
is concerned, that the House may do therein as they 
shall think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bannerman do carry the Bill 


to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


oe be 


Aberdeen 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take ron 


into consideration the Report on the Aberdeen Rail- 
way Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, Railway Bills. 
to request that their Lordships will give leave to 
Lord Redesdale to come to the Select Committee 
appointed by this House to inquire into the state 
and progress of the several Railway Bills now before 
Parliament, and to consider and report their Opinion 
as to what measures should be adopted by the House, 
in order to facilitate the re-introduction, and to pre- 
vent expense and delay in the progress through 


Parliament, in the next Session, of such a 
ills 


8 VicTORIZ. 


Bills as it may be found impossible to pass into 
laws, from want of time for their proper investigation, 
during the present Session: And that Mr. Greene 
do carry the said Message. 


west Cornwall Mr, Macaulay reported from the Committee on 
Railway Bil. Group (N.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred; That in the case of 
the West Cornwall Railway Bill, they had heard 
counsel in ing St of several of the said Petitions, 
and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; 
and that they had examined the allegations contained 
in the Preamble of the Bill, but the same had not 
been proved to their satisfaction ; the Report of the 
en of Trade states generally that they are not 
aware of any public reason why the Bill should not 
receive the sanction of Parliament, but enters into 
no detail on which the Committee thinks it neces- 
sary to offer any remark. : 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Saint Ives 


Mr. Macaulay reported from the Select Committee 


one Rail on Group (N.) of Railway Bills; That in consequence 
— of the decision of the Committee on the West Corn- 
wall Railway Bill, the Promoters of the Saint Ives 
Junction Railway Bill had stated to the Committee, 
that it was not their intention to proceed further 
with the measure. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 
Tones Markets Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
eo) Bil Totnes Markets and Waterworks (No. 2.) Bill; That 


they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 

found the same to be true; and had gone through 

the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Manchesterand Mr, Pringle reported from the Committee on 
_ Railway Group (W W.) of Railway Bills, to whom the Re- 
: ports of the Board of Trade, in the case of the 
Manchester and Leeds Railway Bill, were referred ; 
That, inasmuch as the object of the Bill was only 
to enable the Company to raise a further sum of 
money, and to alter the tolls on the said Railway, 
it did not appear to the Committee that any of the 
matters required by the Standing Orders of the 
House to be specially reported on by Committees 
on Railway Bills, were applicable to the present 
Bill; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Eastern Union 


Railway Bil, Mr. Pringle reported from the Committee on 


Group (WW.) of Railway Bills, to whom the Re- 
ports of the Board of Trade, in the case of the 
Eastern Union Railway Bill, were referred ; That, 
inasmuch as the object of the Bill was only to 
enable the Company to raise a further sum of money, 
it did not appear to the Committee that any of the 
matters required by the Standing Orders of the 
House to be specially reported on by Committees 
on Railway Bills, were applicable to the present 
Bill; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Courts of 
Conscience, 


A Petition of William Palmer, of Kinder-street, 
Deptford, praying the House to pass a Bill for the 
establishment of District Courts of Conscience, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Vor. 100. 


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575 


Petitions from Bridport and Beaminster ;— Wark- Physic and 
worth ;—Coleraine ;—Leicester ;— Nottingham ;— Seery Bill. 
Governor and Company of the Apothecaries Hall 
of Lreland ;—Knaresborough ;-- Chichester ;--Upton- 
upon-Severn ; — Newcastle-upon- Tyne ; —Sheffield ; 
— Warkworth ;— Carrickmacross ;-- Stratford-upon- 
Avon ;-—and, Ponty Pool; praying that the Physic 
and Surgery Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of John M‘Millan, General Practi- 
tioner in Medicine, Surgery and Midwifery, Acomb, 
Yorkshire, praying that the said Bill may pass into 
a law, was also presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of George Bottomley, Member of the 
Royal College of Surgeons of England, praying that 
the said Bill may be postponed till an aggregate 
meeting of members of the Royal College of Sur- 
geons has been held, and the opinion of the profes- 
sion regarding it be fully ascertained, was also pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Richard Oliver, M.v., and Henry Colleges of 
Johnson, M.D., praying that the Colleges of Physi- Physicians and 
cians and Surgeons Bill may not pass into a law till "8°" Bill. 
the proposed new charter to the Royal College of 
Physicians of Zondon be laid before the House, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Ballymena ;—Ballymoney ;—and, Banking __ 
Coleraine; praying that the Banking (Jreland) Bill (telend) Bill. 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Tabie. 


Petitions from Preston (four Petitions) ;—Old- Factories. 
ham ;—Rochdale (four Petitions) ;— Saddleworth ; 
— Penwortham (three Petitions) ;—Manchester (two 
Petitions) ;—Salford ;— Stockport (two Petitions) ; 
— Todmorden ; — Ashton-under-Lyne (three Peti- 
tions) ;— Bury (three Petitions) ;— Langfield ;— 
Mottram ;—Heckmondwike ;—Gomersal (two Peti- 
tions) ;—Birstal (two Petitions) ;—and, Liversedge ; 
praying the House to pass an efficient Ten Hours 
Bill for all minors and females employed in Facto- 
ries,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Manchester 


the Report on the Manchester and Salford Water- _— sie 
works Bill; and the Amendments were read, and — . 


agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Petitions of Owners of lands in the several pa- Diss, Beccles 
rishes of Earsham, Ellingham, Broome, Ditching- 4 Yarmouth 
y Bill. 
ham, Alderburgh and Bungay, or some or one of 
them, in the counties of Suffolk and Norfolk ;—Sir 
Edward North Buxton, Baronet, and Arthur Pryor, 
of Brick-lane, in the county of Middlesex, Brewers ; 
—Owners of lands in the parishes of Wortwell and 
Aldeby, in the county of Norfolk ;—and, Owners of 
property situated by the side of ‘the River, in the 
arishes of Beccles and Barsham, in the county of 
Suffolk, and Gillingham, in the county of Norfolk, 
some or one of them; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Diss, Beccles and Yarmouth 
Railway Bill,—were presented, and read. 
And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


that Universities 


Petitions from Ayr;—and, Largs; praying Tae, (Seatand) Bil 


the Universities (Scotland) Bill may pass intoa 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


4p4 Two 














576 


Two Petitions from Glasgow, praying that the 
said Bill may not pass into a law,—were also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Portmoak; —and, Kincardine 
O’ Neil; praying the House to adopt measures 
for securing and enforcing a more due observance 
of the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lord’s Day. 


A Petition of the Master, Wardens, Searchers, 
Assistants and Commonalty of the Company of 
Cutlers of Sheffield, in the county of York, praying 
for the abolition of the duties now payable on 
Copper Ores imported into Great Britain, was pre- 
sented, and read ; .and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Copper Ores, 


Londonderry The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
aud Enniskillen into consideration the Report on the Londonderry 
Railway Bill. ond Enniskillen Railway Bill; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Londonderry The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
and a into consideration the Report on the Londonderry 
Railway Pil’ and Coleraine Railway Bill; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Sheffield and 
Lincolnshire 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


A Petition of Proprietors of shares in the Railway 
Company called the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne 
and Manchester Railway Company, praying that 
the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Petitions from Ayr ;—Jrvine ;—Heritors and Kirk 
Session of the Barony Parish, near Glasgow (Con- 
vener and Moderator) ;— Govan (Chairman) ;—and, 
Patrick McFarlan; praying that the Poor Law 
Amendment (Scot/and) Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, or be otherwise delayed till the 
next Session of Parliament,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


‘Timber Ships 
Bill. 


No. 370. 


Sir George Clerk presented a Bill to continue and 
amend an Act of the fifth and sixth years of Her 
present Majesty, for preventing Ships clearing out 
from any Port in British North America, or in the 
Settlement of Honduras, from loading any part of 
their Cargo of Timber upon Deck: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Monday next; and to be printed. 
County Courts, Petitions from Saint Germans (Denbigh) ;—Llan- 
dyfriog ;— Prion and Llanrhaiadr-yn-Nyhinnarch ; 
—and, West Ham, Leyton, Walthamstow, Wood- 
ford, Wanstead and places adjacent; praying the 
House to pass a Bill for the establishment of County 
Courts, with a clause requiring a knowledge of the 
Welsh language on the part of the Judges of those 
Courts in Wales,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Glasgow, _ A Petition of Proprietors of houses, Merchants, 
Paisley, Kilmat- Traders and other Inhabitants of Barrhead, in the 
nock and Ay? Darish of Neilst d county of R ig Ae 
Railway Bill, P evlston and county of Renfrew, praying 

that the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr 
Railway Bill may pass into a law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Wakefield, Mr. Pakington reported from the Committee on the 
ear Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway Bill, and 
Bill. to whom several Petitions against the said Bill were 
referred ; That they had heard counsel in support 
of several of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had in- 


guived into the several matters required by the 


12° Junaz. 





A. 1845, 


Standing Orders on Railway Bills, so far as the 
same relate to the present application ; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

And the House being informed that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to 
sit, and proceed, upon ‘Tuesday next, at twelve of 
the clock. 


A Petition of Edward Westby Nunn, praying Lad;’s tslang 
that he may be heard, by his counsel or agent, and Tacumshin 
against certain parts of the Lady’s Island and Tu- Eabankment 


cumshin Embankment Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, by 
his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he think 
fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against 
the said Petition. 


Mr. Greenall presented a Bill for consolidating 


Bolton and 


the Bolton and Leigh, the Kenyon and Leigh Junc- Leigh; Kenyon 
tion, the North Union, the Liverpool and Manches- *" “ish Junc- 


ter, and the Grand Junction Railway Companies : 


tion; North 


Union; Liver. 


And the same was read the first time; and ordered pvol aud Man- 


to be read a second time. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
consideration the Report on the Preston and Wyre 
Railway and Docks Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into consi- 


deration upon Tuesday next. 


A Petition of Charles Peter Gavin, Alderman, 
and William Ford, Town-clerk of the Corporation 
of Dublin, praying that provision may be made in 
the Dublin Pipe Water (No. 2.) Bill for the purpose 
of amending the recited Acts therein mentioned, 
and insuring a constant supply of water in the case 
of fire in the borough of Dublin, and for other 
purposes, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


O’Conor Don reported from the Committee on 
Group (V.) of Railway Bills, and to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the Manchester, Sheffield and Midland Junction 
Railway Bill, they had heard counsel in support of 
several of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; and that the Com- 
mittee had examined the allegations contained in 
the Preamble of the Bill, but the same had not 
been proved to their satisfaction. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


O’ Conor Don reported from the Committee on 
Group (V.) of Railway Bills, and to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
‘Trade. thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the 
Newark and Sheffield Railway Bill, they had heard 
counsel in support of several of the said Petitions, 
and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions contained in the Preamble of the Bill, but the 
same had not been proved to their satisfaction. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Petitions from Newport (Monmouth);--and, Stour- 
port; praying that the Salmon Fisheries Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Resolved, 


chester; and, 

Grand Junction 
Railway Com. 
panies Amalga- 
mation Bill, 


Preston and 
Wyre Railway 
and Docks Bill, 


Dublin Pipe 
Water (No, 2.) 
ill. 


Manchester, 
Sheffield and 
Midland Junc- 


tion Railway 
Bill. 

Newark and 
Sheffield Rail- 
way Bill. 
Salmon 
Fisheries Bill. 








Tiel 
Bill 


Scie 
Lite 


Suy 


— &gt; eee ee 


in 





Field Gardens 
Bill. 


Scientific and 
Literary 
Societies Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Justices’ Clerks 
and Clerks of 
the Peace Bill. 


Parochial 
Settlement Bill. 


South Wales 
Railway Bill. 


Dublin and 
Belfast Junction 
Railway with 

a Branch to 
Kells Bill. 


Education 
(Ireland. } 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Nottin gham 
Waterworks 
Bill, 


Chester 
Improvement 
Bill, 


Spoad (Clun), 
&amp;c., Inclosure 
Bill, 


Cromer Pro- 
tection from 
the Sea Bill. 


Wiittle Dean 
aterworks 
Bill, 


8 VicToRIz. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wedneday 
next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Field 
Gardens Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into a Committee upon the Scien- 
tific and Literary Societies Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the Committee of Supply. 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the Committee of Ways and Means. 


A Petition of Justices of the Peace acting in and 
for the division of Cerne, in the county of Dorset, 
raying that the Justices’ Clerks and Clerks of the 
fae Bill may not pass intoa law, as it now stands, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Bridport Union (Chairman) ;— 
and, Headington Union; praying that the Parochial 
Settlement Bili may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Coun- 
cillors of the borough of the town and county of 
Haverfordwest, praying that the South Wales Rail- 
way Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Gentry, Merchants, Traders and 
other Inhabitants of Drogheda, praying for the 
amendment of the Dublin and Belfast Junction 
Railway with a Branch to Kells Bill, so as to permit 
the Branch of the Dublin and Belfast Junction 
Railways to be extended from Drogheda to Kells, 
instead of stopping it at Navan, as recommended | 
by the Committee, was presented, and read; and | 


ordered tv lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Clergy of the Church in Ireland ; 
—Members of the Bath Church of England Lay | 
Association ;—and, Clomontagh ; praying the House | 
to devise means for removing the restrictions placed 
on the distribution of the Aid annually granted for | 
Education in Ireland, so as to afford assistance to | 
the Schools in connexion with the Church Educa- | 
tion Society,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Brougham and 
Mr. Lynch: 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for granting more ef- 
fectual Powers for supplying with Water the Inha- 
bitants of the Town and County of the Town of 
Nottingham, and certain Places adjacent thereto, in 
the County of Nottingham : 

_A Bill, intituled, An Act for the better paving, 
lighting and improving the Borough of Chester, and 
for establishing new Market-places therein : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in | 
the Townships of Spoad, Treverward, Purlogue, Me- | 
nutton, Pentrehodrey, Hobarris and Hobendrid, in the 
Parish of Clun, within the Honour or Lordship of 
Clun, in the County of Salop: 

_A Bill, intituled, An Act to authorize the Erec- 
tion of Sea-walls and Works, and a Jetty, at the 
Town or Parish of Cromer, in the County of Norfolk, 
and otherwise to provide for protecting the said 
Town and Parish from the further Encroachment of | 
the Sea: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for supplying the Borough and County of New- 
castle-upon-Tyne and the Borough of Gateshead, in 
the County of Durham, and the Neighbourhoods 
thereof, with Water from Whittle Dean, in the Pa- 


rish of Ovingham, and other Places in Northumber- 
y JUL. 100. 








12° Juniz. 


577 


land, with an Amendment; to which Amendment 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An standard 
Act to alter and extend some of the Provisions con- Life Assurance 
tained in the Act of Parliament constituting the Compavy Bill. 
Standard Life Assurance Company, with an Amend- 
ment; to which Amendment the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House :—And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Royal Artillery. 

Returns showing the Average Strength of the Royal 
Artillery serving in the United Kingdom, with the 
Number of Deaths and Discharges, for Medical 
Reasons, in each year, from 1830 to 1836 inclusive : 
—And, showing the Average Strength of the Royal 
Artillery serving Abroad, with the Number of Deaths, 
and of Men sent home as Invalids, from 1830 to 
1836 inclusive. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday smoke Prohibi- 
the 25th day of this instant June, resolve itself into tion Bill. 
a Committee upon the Smoke Prohibition Bill. 


A Petition of Occupiers of land and other Rate- Highway Rates. 
payers, in the vicinities of Reading and Henley, in 
the counties of Berks and Oxford, praying the 
House to pass an Act making Wood-land in all pa- 
rishes liable to the payment of Highway Rates, was 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That Answer to 
their Address of the 10th day of this instant June, Address. 
(That Her Majesty would be graciously pleased to 
give directions, that the Paper therein mentioned 
might be laid before this House) had been presented 
to Her Majesty ; and that Her Majesty had com- 
manded him to acquaint this House, that She will 
give directions accordingly. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Order,—An Mails Con- 

Account of all Monies paid by and due from Her veyance. 
Majesty’s Government to the Peninsular and Ori- 
ental Steam Navigation Company, for conveying Her 
Majesty’s Mails from Southampton to Spain, Por- 
tugal and Gibraltar ; together with the Amount of 
Postage derived therefrom, during the Period com- 
mencing the 20th day of September 1843, and end- 
ing the 5th day of April 1845, both inclusive :— 
And, Copy of Memorial dated the 17th day of March 
1845, from certain Merchants of the City of London, 
to the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Trea- 
sury, and Copy of their Lordships’ Reply thereto. 

A Statement of the Septennial Prices of each Grau. 
Kind of Grain, as prepared for the purposes of the 
Tithe Commission, in each year from 1835 to 1844, 
inclusive. 

Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to the Land Tar. 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—A Statement 
of the Expenses incurred under the Acts for the 
Redemption and Sale of the Land Tax, and for dis- 


charging the Incidental Expenses attending the 


Execution of those Acts, from the 5th April 1844, 
the period to which the last account was made up, 
to the 5th April 1845. 

Mr. Cardwell, also presented, pursuant to an New Zealend. 
Address to Her Majesty,—Copies or Extracts of No, 369. 
Despatches from the Governor of New Zealand, re- 
ceived since those last presented to Parliament. 

Ordered, ‘That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and that the Paper relating to New Zealand 
be printed. 


A Petition of Attornies and Solicitors practising Courts of Law 
in Chester, praying the House to transfer the Courts and Equity. 
of all the Law and Equity Judges to the neighbour- 
hood of the Inns of Court, and unite them in a 
suitable structure under one roof, was presented, 


| and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


4E A Petition 





Agriculture. 


Maynooth 
College. 


Banking 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Banking 
(Ireland) Bill. 


578 


A Petition of Occupiers of land and others de- 
pendent on Agriculture for their support, in the 

arish of Hinstock, in the county of Salop, com- 
plaining that for the last three years the produce 
of the soil has not repaid the expenses of its cul- 
tivation ; and praying the House to take their case 
into consideration, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Nether Whitacre;—Llanbrynmair ; 
— Polesworth;—and, Kildalton; praying that the 
Maynooth College Bill may not pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The ingrossed Bill to regulate the Issue of Bank 
Notes in Scotland was, according to Order, read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Poor Law Amendment (Scotland) Bill was, 
according to Order, read a second time; and com- 
mitted. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out the words “ Committee of 
“ the whole House” in order to add the words 
‘“ Select Committee,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question: 
—The said proposed Amendment was, with leave of 
the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday the 23d day 
of this instant June. 


Mr. Greene reported the Banking (Jreland) Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

A Clause (Companies for Banking to have the 
power of suing and being sued in the name ofa public 
officer), was twice read ; and made part of the Bill. 

Another Clause (To repeal so much of the Act 
21 and 22 Geo. 3, for establishing a Bank, by the 
name of The Governor and Company of the Bank 
of Ireland, as restricts the Company from lending 
money on mortgage), was offered to be made part of 
the Bill :—And the said Clause was brought up, and 
read the first time. 

Anda Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the said Clause be now read a 
second time ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 13° die Junii, 1845: 


And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for | Mr. Redington, 
Yeas, Sir Robert Ferguson : 
Tellers for the f Mr. Young, 
_ Noes, \ Lord Arthur Lennox: 
So it passed in the Negative. 
Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 


And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed :—And a Debate arising thereupon; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the Debate be now adjourned :—And 
the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 


23. 


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A. 1845, 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Commons 
reading of the Commons Inclosure Bill ; Inclosure Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Drainage of 
reading of the Drainage of Lands Bill ; Lands Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Universities 
reading of the Universities (Scotland) Bill ; (Scotland) Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Fresh Water 
a Committee upon the Fresh Water Fishing (Scotland) Fishing 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker ‘S°"#"4) Bill. 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and di- 
rected him to report the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
this day. 


Ordered, That the Return to an Order, dated the Oaths of Office 
22d day of April 1844, for Returns of any Oaths yo 97 
taken by the Lord Lieutenant of Zreland, or the ~ ~* 
Lord Chancellors of England or Ireland, previous 
to entering on the Duties of their Office, (so far as 
relates to the Lord Chancellor of England), which 
was presented upon the 2d day of May in the last 
Session of Parliament, be printed. 

Ordered, That the further Return to an Order, 
dated the 22d day of April 1844, for Returns of any 
Oaths taken by the Lord Lieutenant of Jreland, or 
the Lord Chancellors of England or Ireland, pre- 
vious to entering on the Duties of their Office, (so 
far as relates to the Oaths taken by the Lord High 
Chancellor of England at the Council), which was 
presented upon the 7th day of May, in the last 
Session of Parliament, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Oaths (Jre- Oaths (Ireland,) 
land), which was presented upon the 30th day of No,371. 
May last, be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, police 
Copies of the Charges brought against Sub-Inspector (Ireland.) 
Hunt, of the Police Force in Jreland, by Constable 
William Stratton, under the directions of Colonel 
Milier, Deputy Inspector General of Police; to- 
gether with Copies or Extracts of all Papers and 
Correspondence connected with those Charges, 
and the Decisions thereupon :—And, of the Charges 
brought against Constable William Stratton by 
Sub-Inspector Hunt, of the Police Force in Ireland; 
together with Copies or Extracts of all Papers and 
Correspondence connected with those Charges, and 
the Decisions thereupon:—An Account of the 
Amount of Compensation paid to Constable Wil- 
liam Stratton, after he was discharged from the 
Police, and the Correspondence relative to that 
Compensation :—Copies or Extracts of all Papers, 
Reports, and Correspondence, showing the cause 
of Sub-Inspector Hunt’s being placed in the lowest 
class of his rank in the Police Force in Ireland, or 
having been reprimanded, or otherwise punished, 
by order of the Inspector General :—Copy of the 
Charges brought against Sub-Inspector J.J. Blake, 
of the Police oe in Ireland, by Head Constable 
John Conniff, together with Copies or Extracts of 
all Papers and Correspondence connected with 
those Charges, and the Decisions thereupon:—Copies 
or Extracts of all Correspondence relative to the 
Sum of Twenty-two Pounds Thirteen Shillings and 
Three-pence, paid to Mr. John Conniff after his 
having been dismissed from the Police Force :— 
And, Copies or Extracts of all Correspondence re- 
lative to a Claim made by Mr. John Conniff on 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be | the Government in Treland, for a reward for the 


ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday | apprehension of certain persons, under 
| mation of the Lord Lieutenant. 


next. 


a Procla- 


Mr. 





New South 
Wales. 


No. 372. 


Cambridge 
and Lincoln 
Railway Bill. 


Railway Bills, 
Group (X.) 


Railway Bills, 
Group (GG.) 


Railway Bills, 
Group (KK. ) 


Dublin and 
Drogheda 
Railway Bill. 


Lancaster 
and Carlisle 
Railway Bill. 


Shaws Water- 
works Bill. 


Glasgow, 
Gamkirk and 
Coatbridge 
Railway Bill. 


Dundee 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Aberdeen 
Railway Bill, 


8 VicTORIZ. 


Mr. George William Hope presented,—Further 
Return to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 25th 
day of April last, for Copies or Extracts of any 
Correspondence relative to Crown Lands and Emi- 
gration in New South Wales, (in continuation of the 
Papers presented on the 9th August 1844, No. 626, 
Part I.) :—Part IV., Licensed Occupation of Crown 
Lands. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


A Petition of Henry Bruce and Joseph Pullen, 
praying the House to re-commit the Cambridge and 
Lincoln Railway Bill, and to take into consideration 
whether the clerical error in the Section deposited in 
the Private Bill Office may not be amended without 
injury to public or private interests, was presented 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after one of the clock on 
Friday morning, adjourned till this day. 








Veneris, 13° die Junii ; 
Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


O# DERED, That the Committee on Group 
(X.) of Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, 
till five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (GG.) 
of Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five 
of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (K K.) 
of Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five 
of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Dublin and 
Drogheda Railway Company to make a Branch 
Railway to Howth, and to amend the Acts relating 
to such Company, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. George Hamilton do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Lancaster and Car- 
lisle Railway Company to alter the Line of such Rail- 
way, and to make a Branch therefrom, and for other 
Purposes relating thereto, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patien do carry the 
Bill to Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Shaws Waterworks Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coat- 
bridge Railway Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Dundee Waterworks Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


_ Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. : 


The ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from 
Aberdeen to Friockheimand Guthrie, with a Branch 
Line to Montrose and Brechin, to be called The 


Aberdeen Railway, was, according to Order, read 
the third time. 


Vox. 100. 


12°—13° Junzz. 











579 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Bannerman do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Sheffield and 
posed, That the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junc- Lincolnshire. 
tion Railway Bill be removed from Group (X.), sic Rail- 
and referred to the Classification Committee of“ 


Railway Bills:—And the said Motion was, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn, 


An ingrossed Bill for better paving, lighting, Chelsea 
cleansing, regulating and improving the Parish of Improvement 
Saint Luke, Chelsea (exclusive of the District of 
Hans Town), in the county of Middlesex, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Colonel Thomas Wood do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Lord Ashley presented a Bill for the Regulation Lunatics Bill. 
of the Care and Treatment of Lunatics in England: No. 373. 
And the same was read the first time, and or- 
dered to be read a second time upon Monday the 
23d day of this instant June; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Report on the North Woolwich North Wool- 


Railway Bill be taken into consideration upon Mon- wich Railway 
day next. = 


Ordered, That the Report on the Eastern Union Eastern Union 
and Bury Saint Edmund’s Railway (No 2.) Bill and Bury 


be taken into consideration upon Monday next. = ' 


(No. 2.) Bill. 
The London and Brighton Railway (Wandsworth London and 


Branch) Bill was read a second time; and com- Brighton Rail- 
mitted. ass AS fener 
. i) é 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Bill. 
mittee of Selection. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from Leeds and 
Leeds to Thirsk, with Branches therefrom, was read Thirsk Railway 
the third time. _ 

The House was moved, That the Standing Order 
of the House, No. 121, requiring new Clauses to be 
referred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Standing Order be sus- 
pended, in respect of the said Bill. 

Aningrossed Clause (Authorizing the Sale of Glebe 
Land of the Parish of Nidd,for a Rent-charge), being 
offered to be added to the Bill ; 

Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty's Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the contents of the Clause, 
gives Her consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest 
is concerned, that the House may do therein as they 
shall think fit. 

Then the said Clause was thrice read ; and added 
to the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Becketé do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill York and 
to enable the York and North Midland Railway Seder ete 
Company to make a Railway from the Line of the jogate Branch) 
York and North Midland Railway to Harrogate, be Bill. 
now read the third time ; 
Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the ing of the Bill, 
gives Her Consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest 
is concerned, that the House may do therein as they 
shall think fit. 
Then the Bill was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Sir John Lowther do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That all Documents and Statements de- ei a 
livered to this House by the Railway Department ”‘°’? (%.) 
of the Board of Trade, in relation to any Railway 





4E2 Bills 








Manchester, 
South Junction 
and Altrincham 
Railway Bill. 


Epping Railway 


(No. 2.) 


580 


Bills or Projects under consideration of the Com 
mittee on Group (X.) of Railway Bills, be respec” 
tively referred to that Committee. 


Mr. Ellice reported from the Committee on Group 
(RR.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Petitions 
against the Bills comprised in the said Group, to- 
gether with the Reports of the Board of Trade there- 
on, were referred ; That they had considered several 
of the said Petitions, and that no person appeared 
in support of other of the said Petitions ; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, to whom 
the Petition of Archibald Bulkeley, complaining of 
non-compliance with the Standing Orders, in the 
case of the Petition for the Epping Railway (No. 2.) 
Bill, was referred ; That the Standing Orders had 
not been complied with, inasmuch as in the Book 
of Reference deposited with the Clerks of the Peace 
for the counties of Middlesex and Essex, William 
Campion and —— Dryden are stated to be the 
lessees of certain properties numbered 365 to 371 
inclusive, in the parish of Bromley Saint Leonards, 
whereas John Tanner should have been inserted as 
such lessee ; and that no application was made to 
the said John Tanner in respect thereof. 

And inasmuch as a piece of ground adjoining 
thereto, belonging to William and John Pamham 
and Frances Abbott as owners, and John Tanner, 
lessee and occupier, is not numbered on the said 
Plan or described in the Book of Reference, nor has 
any application been made in respect thereof. 

And inasmuch asa public house called The Little 
Drivers, in the parish of Saint Mary Stratford, is 
not shown upon the Plans or described in the Book 
of Reference. 

And inasmuch as two fences in No. 109, Division 
(B.), and separating a garden, are omitted upon the 
said Plans, and that such garden is not numbered or 
described in the said Books of Reference. 

And inasmuch as a property adjoining No, 123, 
Division (B.), is not numbered on the said Plans, or 
referred to in the said Books of Reference. 

And inasmuch as the property numbered 142, 
Division (B.), is not referred to in the said Books of 
Reference, nor has any application been made to 
the owners and occupiers in respect tnereof. 

And inasmuch as various properties within the 
limits of deviation adjoining 141 and 104, Division 
(B.), on the said Plans, are not numbered thereon 
or referred to in the Book of Reference. 

And inasmuch as certain properties adjoining 74, 
Division (C.), are not numbered on the said Plans, 
or referred to in the said Books of Reference. 

And inasmuch as a property within the limits of 
deviation, adjoining No, 195, is not numbered on 
the Plan or described inthe Book of Reference, nor 
has any application been made to the owner, lessee 
or occupier in respect thereof. 

And inasmuch as several properties within the 
limits of deviation, between No. 190, Division (C.), 
and No.1, Division (D.), are not numbered on the 
Plan referred to in the Book of Reference, nor any 
application made to the owners and occupiers in 
respect thereof. 

And inasmuch as a meadow adjoining Nos. 111 
and 110, in the parish of Woodford, and through 
which the line passes, is not numbered on the Plan, 
nor described in the Book of Reference. 

And inasmuch as No, 1124, parish of Woodford, 
in the said Book of Reference described as planta- 
tion, and through which the line passes, is not shown 
upon the Plan. 

And inasmuch asa fence abutting on the property 


13° Junie. 








A. 1845. 


No. 76, in the parish of Loughton, is omitted from 
the Plan, and is not marked in the Book of Re- 
ference. 

And inasmuch as a fence separating the public 
road numbered 64 from property numbered 68, in the 
said parish of Loughton, is not shown on the Plan. 

And inasmuch as a garden abutting on the pro- 
perty No. 110, in the parish of Loughton, is not 
shown on the Plan. 

And inasmuch as a private road abutting on 
properties numbered 41 in the said parish of Lough- 
ton, is not shown on the Plan or inserted in the 
Book of Reference; that the Plan deposited with 
the Clerk of the Peace for Middlesex does not cor- 
respond with the Book of Reference, inasmuch asa 
wood abutting on P eggacd numbered 110, in the 
parish of Theydon Bois, and a property numbered 
109, in the same parish, and a road numbered 962, 
in the same parish, are not entered in the Book of 
Reference. 

And inasmuch as in the Book of Reference de- 
posited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county 
of Middlesex, No. 614, in the parish of Theydon 
Gower, is entered “ meadow and footpath,”’ whereas 
it should be “ plantations and ponds,” and No. 91 
is stated to be an arable field, whereas it should 
be meadow. 

And inasmuch as a meadow numbered 39, in the 
parish of Theydon Gardian, on the Plan, is not 
inserted in the Book of Reference. 

And inasmuch as there are no limits of lateral 
deviation marked upon the Plan, between the 6th 
furlong of the 3d mile and the termination of the 
same mile, and that the properties lying within 100 
yards of the line within the same points are not 
numbered upon the Plan or entered in the Book of 
Reference. 

And inasmuch as a piece of ground in the parish 
of Saint Mary, Stratford-le-Bow, numbered 692 
upon the Plan, has no corresponding number on 
the Book of Reference. 

And inasmuch as the copy of the Plan deposited 
with the Clerks of the Peace is not a copy of the 
Plan deposited in the Private Bill Office, the piece 
of ground numbered 1002, in the parish of West Ham, 
on the Plans deposited in the Private Bill Office, 
being numbered 108 on the Plans deposited with 
the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Middlesex. 

And inasmuch as the Sections deposited with the 
Clerks of the Peace and in the Private Bill Office 
do not correspond with the Plans, in the following 
instances: The junction of the alternative line with 
the main line is shown to take place at or near 1 
mile 5 furlongs, and upon the Plans the junction is 
shown at the Ist mile 33 furlongs ; that the Section 
of the said alternative line is shown to be only 1 
furlong in length on the Section, whereas according 
to the Plans it should be 1 furlong 9 chains; that 
the Section of the said alternative line is incorrect 
in the copy deposited with the Clerk of the Peace 
for the county of Middlesex, the datum line thereof 
being described as 95 feet below the level of junc- 
tion with the main line, whereas it is drawn thereon 
at 80 feet or thereabouts ; that the Section depo- 
sited in the Private Bill Office is incorrect, inasmuch 
as the surface of the ground of the alternative line 
at the point of junction is figured 12 feet below the 
level of the rails, whereas on the main line at the 
same point of junction it is figured 10 feet. F 

And inasmuch as the discrepancies following 
occur in the several instances, viz. : 





Clerk of the Peace, Clerk of the Peace, 
County County of 
of Middlesex. Essex. 


Private Bill 


Distances. Office. 





Feet. in. 


— 


Feet. in. 
21 - 
14 - 

nil. 
14 ss 
14 - 


Miles. fur. ch. 
“ys 
| 1 
2 
2 


: 


Feet. in, 
6 9 
10 
14 
10 
16 


14. 6 
14. - 
14 - 


And 








At or near 





Dundalk and 
Enniskillen 
Railway Bill. 


8 VicTORIz. 18° Juniz. 581 


And inasmuch as the Section deposited with the 
Clerk of the Peace for the county of Middlesex 
shows a change of gradient to occur at or near 2 
miles 4 furlongs and 1 chain, and that the rate of 
inclination at such change of gradient is not marked 
thereon. 

And inasmuch as the Section deposited in the 
Private Bill Office shows a change of gradient to 
occur at or near 2 miles 7 furlongs and 5 chains, 
and that the rate of inclination at such change is 
not marked thereon. . 

And inasmuch as the cross Section No. 1, depo- 
sited in the Private Bill Office, is incorrectly drawn, 
inasmuch as the altered surface of the road 1s shown 
to be rising 1 in 37, whereas it is stated in figures to 
be 1 in 20. 

And inasmuch as the said cross Section is shown 
to be altered to the extent of 15 chains on the Plan 
deposited in the Private Bill Office, and 11 chains 
only as shown on the Plan deposited with the Clerk 
of the Peace for the county of Middlesex. 

And inasmuch as upon the cross Sections of the 
turnpike-road numbered 2, and of the public road 
numbered , and the cross Section numbered 7, the 
rates of inclination of the present surface of the road 
are omitted. 

And inasmuch as on the cross Section of the 
public road No. 3 on the Private Bill Office Plan, 
the rate of inclination of the present surface of the 
road is figured 1 in 22 instead of 1 in 165. 

And inasmuch as on the cross Section of the 
public road No. 4 in the Private Bill Office Plan, 
the rate of inclination of the present surface of road 
is figured 1 im 22 instead of 1 in 60. 

And inasmuch as the rates of inclination of the 
line of Railway between 6 miles 3} furlongs and 8 
miles 4 furlongs is stated upon the Sections to be 1 
in 587 instead of 1 in 570. 

And inasmuch as on thé Section deposited in the 
Private Bill Office, the greatest height of embank- 
ment between 9 miles 1 furlong and 10 miles 1 
furlong is not marked. 

And inasmuch as the height of the rails above 
the surface of a public road at 2 miles 2 furlongs, is 
not marked. 

And inasmuch as the Books of Reference are 
incorrect in the following instances ; that is to say : 





Nos. 2&amp;3 | Parish of Stepney - | - - Thomas Watts should have 
been inserted as the lessee. 


No. 47 + | -~ Bromley, St. Leonard’s, | - - William Darmer should 
Division ( B.) have been inserted as the 
| owner. 

No. 692 ~- | -~- Stratford-le-Bow, Di- | - - Sir Charles Morgan, Ba- 
| vision (B.) ronet, is the owner; Isaac 
| Ratford is the occupier. 

No. 65 - | Wanstead - - - | -- Walter Mudge is the owner, 
| and Sarah Hart is the oc- 

No. 188 cupier. 


187, . I! Parish of Chigwell - | - - James Mills is the owner, 


and John Chilton the oc- 




















cupier. 
No. 173 = | Loughton, Division (E.) | - - John Gingell is the oc- 
| cupier. 
No. 148 -/|- Ditto - - - | - - Francis Freeling Tooke is 
| the owner, Philip Barley is the 
occupier. 
No. 107. - | - - Theydon Bois, Divi- | - - Thomas Dosson is the 
sion (E.) occupier. 
No. 54 - | Theydon Gower - - | - - Henry Elwes is the owner, 
and Jonathan Savill is the 
occupier, 





Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders. 


Mr. Gibson Craig reported from the Committee 
on Group (R.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway Bill, they had 
heard counsel in support of several of the said Pe- 





titions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the | 

Bill; That they had inquired into the several matters | 

required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; | 

and that the Committee had examined the allegations | 
Vor. 100. 


of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of the Great Western Railway Com- Bristol and 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by their — 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the Bristol (No. 2) Bill. 
and Gloucester Railway (No. 2.) Bill, was presented, 
and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of the Great Western Railway Com- Birmingham 
pany, praying that they may be heard, by their counsel and Gloucester 
or agents, against certain parts of the Birmingham oe 7 
and Gloucester Railway (Worcester Branch and Chel- Branch and 
tenham Extensions) Bill, was presented, and read. Cheltenham _ 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the *tensions) Bil. 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Traders and Diss, Beccles 
other Inhabitants of the town of Sarmundham, and #4 — 
of Merchants and Farmers residing in the neigh- ee 
bourhood and attending the market of the said town, 
in the county of Suffolk, praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Diss, Beccles and Yarmouth 
Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Pringle reported from the Committee on pfanchester, 
Group (W W.) of Railway Bills, to whom the Re- Bury and 
orts of the Board of Trade thereon were referred ; oar stg 
‘That in the case of the Manchester, Bury and Ros- — 
sendale Railway Bill, inasmuch as the object of the *¢ 
Bill was merely to amend some of the Provisions 
of the Act relating to the Manchester, Bury and 
Rossendale Railway, it did not appear to the Com- 
mittee that any of the matters required by the Stand- 
ing Orders of the House to be specially reported on 
by Committees on Railway Bills were applicable to 
the present Bill; and that the Committee had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Pringle reported from the Committee on Saint Helens 
Group (V V.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Caval and 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said ““™*Y °"™ 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the Saint Helens Canal and Railway Bill, they had 
heard counsel in support of one of the said Peti- 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; That inasmuch as the object of the Bill was 
merely to authorize the amalgamation of the Sankey 
Brook Navigation with the Saint Helens and Run- 
corn Gap Railway, it did not appear to the Com- 
mittee that any of the matters required by the 
Standing Orders of the House to be inquired into 
by Committees on Railway Bills were applicable to 
the present Bill; and that the Committee had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed, 

453 Mr. 





Standing 
Orders ; 


Middlesbro’ 
and Redcar 
Railway Bill. 


Taff Vale 
Railway. 


Cork and 
Bandon Rail- 
way Bill. 


Cork and 
Bandon Rail- 
way Bill. 


Tottenham and 


Farringdon- 


582 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which 
were read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Middlesbro’ 
and Redcar Railway Bill, Petition for additional Pro- 
vision, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed 
with ; That the Committee on the Bill may entertain 
the additional Provision, if they shall think fit. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Taff Vale 
Railway Petition, the Standing Orders ought not 
to be dispensed with. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Cork and 
Bandon Railway Bill, Clause on consideration of 
Report, the said Clause is of such a nature as not 
to be adopted by the House, without the re-com- 
mitment of the Bill. - 

The first Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. . 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon consi- 
deration of the Report on the Cork and Bandon 
Railway Bill be now resumed :—The House accord- 
ingly resumed the said further Proceeding. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee. 


A Petition of the Board of Surveyors of the 


tension LLighways of the parish of Saint John, at Hackney, 
aeg Bil. in the county of Middlesex, praying that they may 


Cromford 
Canal Bill. 


Small Debts 
Bill. 


No. 374. 


PublicPetitions 


(Thirty-second 
Report.) 


Physic and 
Surgery Bill. 


Royal College 
of Surgeons. 


Factories Bill. 


be heard, by themselves or counsel, against certain 
parts of the Tottenham and Farringdon-street Ex- 
tension Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves or counsel, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Lord Rendlesham reported from the Committee 
on the Cromford Canal (re-committed) Bill; That 
they had made other Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Small Debts Bill was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Wednes- 
day next; and to be printed. 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Public Petitions; That they had examined 
the Petitions presented upon the 9th and 10th days 
of this instant June; and had directed him to make 
a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Petitions from Wincanton ;— Godalming ;—Guild- 
ford ;—Tenby ;— Burnley ;— Ripon ;— Banbury ;— 
and, Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain ; 
praying that the Physic and Surgery Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Dalston Jones, in the county of 
Middlesex, Member of the Royal College of Sur- 
geons of England, praying for mquiry into the pre- 
sent condition of the College of Surgeons, and the 
effects produced by the last new Charter, and that 
the present College of Surgeons may be converted 
into a Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, and its 
members invested with full powers to elect their 
governing body, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Keighley (ten Petitions) ;—Stock- 
port (two Petitions) ;—Ashton-under-Lyne (six Peti- 
tions) ;— Bury (five Petitions) ;— Rochdale (four Pe- 
titions) ;— Stockport (two Petitions) ;— Mottram ;— 
and, Manchester (seven Petitions); praving the 
House to pass an efficient Ten Hours Bill for all 
minors and females employed in Factories,—-were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





13° Junie. 





A. 1845. 


Petitions from Stockbridge ;—King’s Somborne ; tai 7 
—Longstock;— East Tytherley ; — Broughton ;— si 
Leckford ;—and, Bossington ; praying for the repeal 
of the duty on Malt,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery of Universities 
Dumbarton, praying that the Universities (Scotland) (Scotland) Biy, 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from the Synod of Relief (Moderator) ; 

—United Associate Session of Saint Andrew’s, Leit), 
Place (Moderator);—and, Presbytery of Haddington 
and Dunbar (Moderator); praying that the said Bill 
may pass into a law,—were also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Rotherfield ;— and, Tunbridge parlic trouse 
Wells ; praying the House to adopt measures for pre- . 
venting the increase of houses licensed for the sale 
of intoxicating drinks, and for diminishing to a very 
large extent the number already existing, and to pass 
a law for entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating 
liquor on the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy and Parishioners resident Education 
within the archdiocese of Dublin, praying the House (Ireland.) 
to refuse the grant for the present system of national 
Education in Jreland, and to cause such enactment 
to be made as will ensure the blessing of spiritual 
Education, and teaching of the truth revealed in 
God’s Holy Word, to all those attending at such 
schools as shall be supported by the State in that 
country, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Marris Dinsdale, of Wal- Shipwreck. 
worth, in the county of Surrey, Gentleman, praying 
for inquiry into the merits of his plan for the preser- 
vation of life and property from Shipwreck, was 


resented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of Gentry, Merchants and Traders of Banking — 
the town and neighbourhood of Magherafelt, praying (el¢) Bil. 
that the Banking (Jreland) Bill may not pass into 
a law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Workmen in the city of Glasgow, Arrestment 
and vicinity, praying that the Arrestment of Wages (Seuthnd) 
(Scotland) (No. 2.) Bill may pass into a law, was pre- (No. 2.) Bill. 


sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Charles Bird, of the city and county Coutts of 
of the city of Exeter, Barrister-at-Law, praying for Juste 
the re-appointment of the Standing Committee of 
the House of the time of the Protectorate, called 
The Committee of Law, and subsequently by the 
name of Courts of Justice, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Newhaven ;—and, county of Edin- Fisheries 
burgh ; praying the House to enact that all sea fry, (Scotland. ) 
however caught throughout Scotland, with all ves- 
sels, boats, nets, carts, barrows, barrels, baskets or 
other conveyances whatsoever, in which the said fry 
may be found at sea or on shore, shall, with the 
same, be forfeited and may be seized, and the owners 
or custodiers thereof fined in the sum of ten pounds 
for each offence, declaring that all herrings and 
other sea fish shall be deemed fry where the majo- 
rity shall be under seven inches in length, fish of the 
Sarth or Hake species excepted ; that no nets shall 
be left anchored at sea, nor boats proceed to the 
Fishery on the coasts of Scotland between sun-set 
on Saturday night and twelve o’clock on Sunday 
night, under a penalty of ten pounds for each offence, 
and forfeiture of the boats, nets and fish caught ; and 
that the Commissioners for the British Fisheries be 
vested with powers for carrying into effect any enact- 
ment which may follow hereon,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. _ 
Petitions 





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Malicious Petitions from Clonguish ;—and, North Leitrim ; 
Injuries praying that the provisions of the Act 6 &amp; 7 Will. 4, 
(Ireland) Acts 336, which empower Grand Juries in Zreland to 
award compensation for Malicious Injury to property, 
and to impose the expense upon the barony, or any 





part thereof, may be extended to property of all de- 
iil scriptions, as well as to the person,—were presented, 
, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Lighthouses. A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of 
the General Ship-owners Society of the city of Lon- 
don, praying the House to relieve British shipping 
from the tax of Light dues, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Lighthouses. 


RegiumDonum Petitions of the Chairman of the Baptist Union 
7 Grant. of Great Britain and Ireland, representing nearly 
one thousand churches of that denomination ;— 
Members of the Congregational Union of England 
and Wales;—and, Chairman of the Council ap- 
pointed to conduct the affairs of the British Anti- 
State Church Association ; praying the House to 
abolish the Parliamentary Grant to Poor Protestant 
Dissenting Ministers,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Westminster Mr. Kemble reported from the Committee on the 

Improvement Westminster Improvement Bill, and to whom several 

(No 2) Bil. Petitions against the said Bill were referred ; That 
no person appeared in support of one of the Peti- 
tions; and that they had considered two of the said 
Petitions, and had heard counsel in support of 
the other Petitions, and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Factories. Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of Reports of the Inspectors of 
Factories to Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of 
State for the Home Department, for the quarter 
ending 30th September 1844, and from 1st October 
1844 to 30th April 1845. 

Cireuit Circuit Regulation Commission,--Copy of Report 

Regulation. — of the Commissioners, with Appendices. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 

Table. 


Milbank Prison, Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to an 
Address to Her Majesty,—A Return of all Reports 
in the possession of the Prison Inspectors or the 
Home Office, with respect to the Lighting and Ven- 
tilating the Milbank Prison, and the saving that has 
been effected in the former by napthalizing the Gas, 
or other means. 

‘ — That the said Return do lie upon the 
‘able. 


hewn Sir Robert Peel acquainted the House, That he 
mee. had a Message from Her Majesty to this House, 
signed by Her Majesty; and he presented the same 
to the House, and it was read by Mr. Speaker (all 
the Members of the House being uncovered); and 

is as followeth ; 


Victoria R. 

Her Majesty being desirous of conferring a signal 
mark of Her favour and approbation on the Right 
honourable Sir Henry Pottinger, Baronet, and 
G.C.B., for the eminent services rendered by him, 
and particularly for the zeal, ability and judgment 
displayed by him as Her Majesty’s Plenipotentiary, 
in the negociation of Treaties of Peace and of Com- 
merce with the Emperor of China, recommends it 
to the House of Commons, to enable Her Majesty 
to make provision for securing to Sir Henry Pot- 
tinger a pension of One thousand five hundred 
pounds per annum for the term of his natural life. 


V. R. 
Vot. 100. 





13°— 14° Junie. 583 


Ordered, That Her Majesty’s said Most gracious 
Message be referred to the consideration of a Com- 
mittee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Brougham Message from 

and Mr. Lynch: the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Bail in Error 

to stay Execution of Judgment for Misdemeanors Bill. 

upon giving Bail in Error; to which the Lords de- 

sire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Hawkins’s 

to authorize Grants in Fee and Leases for Long Estate Bill. 

Terms of Years, for Building ‘Purposes, of the set- 

tled Estate of John Hawkins, Esquire, deceased, 

situate in Cheetham, in the Parish of Manchester, in 

the County of Lancaster ; to which the Lords desire 

the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords give leave to the Lord Redesdale to at- Railway Bills. 

tend the Select Committee appointed by this House 

on Railway Bills; his Lordship (in his place) con- 

senting :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment, 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Colleges 

a Committee, to consider of making Provision out of ee ani 
the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland, to defray the Expenses 

of establishing new Colleges for the advancement of 
Learning in Ireland, and to pay the Stipends, Prizes, 
Exhibitions and other Expenses of the said new 
Colleges. 


(In the Committee.) 

Resolved, Thata Sum, not exceeding One hundred 
thousand pounds, be issued out of the Consolidated 
Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland, to defray the Expenses of establishing new 
Colleges for the advancement of Learning in Jre- 
land; and that an annual Sum, not exceeding 
Twenty-one thousand pounds, be also issued out of 
the said Consolidated Fund, to pay the Stipends, 
Prizes, Exhibitions, and other Expenses of the said 
new Colleges. 


Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being Supply; 
proposed, That the Order of the day, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply, be now read ; 
An Polis wih was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
“ there be laid before this House, a Return of Protestant 
“‘ the Names of the Persons receiving the Allowance matting 
“ granted to Protestant Dissenting Ministers in 
'“ England, with the Names of the Trustees ad- 
“ ministering the same,” instead thereof. 
And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby. 
The Noes to the old Lobby; 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Young, 54 
Yeas, Lord Arthur Lennox : } i as 
Tellers for the | Mr. Hindley, 
Noes, Mr. Sharman Crawford: 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the Order of the day for the Com- 
mittee of Supply be now read; and the same being 
read ; 


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And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 14° die Junii, 18 45: 
The House resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three hun- 
dred and ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and 
twenty-four pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
defraying the Pay, Allowances, and Contingencies 
of Ordnance Military Corps, for the year 1845-46 ; 
One hundred thousand pounds having been already 
granted by a Vote of Credit. 


Resolution to be reported. 


Ordnance Mili- 
tary Corps. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 

Mr. Greene also acquainted the House, that he 
was directed to move, That the Committee may have 
leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Justices’ Clerks 
and Clerks of 
the Peace Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Justices’ Clerks and Clerks of the 
Peace Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Colleges The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Ireland) Bill. mittee on the Colleges (Zreland) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the County Rates Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Wednesday the 25th 
day of this instant June. 


County Rates 
Bill. 


No. 375. 


Ways and 
Means. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to pre- 
vent Fishing for Trout or other Fresh Water Fish, by 
Nets, in the Rivers and Waters in Scotland, was, 
according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


Fresh Water 
Fishing 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to | 


the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


Art-Unions 
Bill. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for legalizing Art-Unions: And that Mr. Wyse and 
Mr. Ewart do prepare, and bring it in. 


Printed Papers. The Order for resuming the adjourned Debate 
upon further consideration of the Report of the Se- 
Ject Committee on Printed Papers upon Monday 
next, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 


till Thursday the 26th day of this instant June. 
Dublin Pipe 


Water (No, 2. 
Bill. 


Mr. Greene presented a Bill to amend the Acts 

) for regulating the Pipe Water of the City of Dublin, 
and to enable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the Borough of the City of Dublin to ex- 
tend the Supply of PipeWater to the several Parishes 
or Portions of Parishes situate in the City and County 
of the said Borough, and adjoining to, but outside, 


13°—14°— 


| the Boundary thereof: And the same was read the 


16° Junie. A. 1845. 


| first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand,—Copy of the Thirteenth Annual Report of 
the Commissioners of Public Works in Jreland. 

Mr. Cardwell also presented,—Returns to an Or- 
der dated the 20th day of May last, for Returns of all 
Sweets or Made Wines imported from Scotland and 
Ireland into England, under the provisions of the 
Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c.72; stating the port or place 
imported from, and the port or place imported into, 
from the 6th day of January 1844 to the 5th day of 
January 1845, both dates inclusive; stating the 
denomination, sort or kind, of all such Sweets or 
Made Wines, and Sweetened Compounded Spirits 
so imported, and the Amount per gallon of Duty 
charged and paid upon all the above-mentioned 
Articles so imported :—Of all Seizures that have been 
made by the Excise and Customs of any such Sweets 
or Made Wines, and Sweetened Compounded Spirits 
so imported, and the reason of such Seizures :— 
Of all such Sweets or Made Wines, and Sweetened 
Compounded Spirits seized inland, being brought 
from Scotland into England contrary to the pro- 
visions of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 72, since the 
passing of the said Act to the present period :—Stat- 
ing how all Seizures of the above-mentioned Sweets 
or Made Wines and Sweetened Compounded Spirits, 
within the period of the dates specified, have been 
dealt with, if any, and what amount of Penalty has 
been enforced against the Parties from whom any such 
Seizures have been made:—And, of the Quantity, 
stating the denomination, sort or kind, of all such 
Sweets or Made Wines and Sweetened Compounded 
Spirits, remaining in bond on the 5th day of January 
1845, and where bonded. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Mails Cone Mails Cou 
veyance, which was presented yesterday, be printed. veyance. 
No. 376. 
Ordered, That the Paper relative to Grain, which Grain. 
was presented yesterday, be printed. No. 377. 


Public Works 
(Ireland,) 


Sweets or 


Made Wiues, 


And then the House having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour after one of the . 
clock on Saturday morning, adjourned til! 
Monday next. 





Lune, i6° die Junii; 
Anno 8° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


M R. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of East India. 
the East India Company, was called in ; and 
| at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of 
an Act of Parliament,—Resolutions of the Court 
of Directors of the East India Company, being the 
Warranis or Instruments granting any Pension. 

Resolutions of the Court of Directors of the East 
India Company, being the Warrants or Instruments 
granting any Salary or Gratuity:—And then he 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for supplying with Water the Dundee 
Royal Burgh of Dundee, and Suburbs thereof, was —_ 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, Chat Mr. Duncan do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





A Petition of Gentry and Land-owners of the Great Weste 
county of Leitrim, praying that the Great Western we. 
Kailway (Ireland) (Dublin to Mullingar and Ath- pia 4 
lone) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 


Mullingar an¢ 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. Athlone) Bill 





Mr. 








8 VicTORIz. 


Great Westen Mr. Robert Clive reported from the Committee 

Railway on Group (Z.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 

(Ireland) Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 

sl and Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 

S Athlone) Bill. Trade thereon, were referred; That in the case of 
the Great Western Railway i Jreland) (Dublin to 

Mullingar and Athlone) Bill, they had heard coun- 

sel in support of two of the said Petitions, and had 

. also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That they 








had inquired into the several matters required by 
the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


FostenCom- A Petition of Edward Francis Meynell, of Phan- 
ties Railway tom Cottage, in the parish of Lxning, in the county 
— of Suffolk, Esquire, praying that he may be heard, 
Saint Edwund’s by his counsel or agent, against certain parts of 
Extension) Bill. the Eastern Counties Railway (Cambridge and Bury 
Saint Edmund’s Extension) Bill, was presented, and 
read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Group of Railway Bills in which 
the Bill is comprised; and the Petitioner heard, 
by his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if he 
think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, 
against the said Petition. 


Cockermouth The Order made upon Thursday last for re-com- 
and Workington mitting the Cockermouth and Workington Railway 


Railway Bill. Bill to the former Committee, was read, and dis- 
charged. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Cork and Ordered, That the Committee on the Cork and 


Bandon Rail- 


~~ Bandon Railway Bill have leave to sit, and proceed, 
way Bill. . 


upon Wednesday next, at three of the clock. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the county of the 
city of Cork and others, praying that the said Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Committee on 
the Bill. 


Mr. Granville Vernon reported from the Com- 
mittee on Group (M M.) of Railway Bills, to whom 
several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 
said Group, together with the Reports of the Board 
of Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the West London Railway Bill, they had heard 
counsel in support of several of the said Petitions, 
and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; 
That they had inquired into the several matters 
required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


West London 
Railway Bill. 


Liverpoo! and = Sir Charles Lemon reported from the Committee 
Bury Railway 


(Bolton, Wigan 27 Group (K K.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
and Liverpool Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Railway, and Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
ae Trade thereon, were referred; That in the case of 
ill, ° ; 

the Liverpool and Bury Railway (Bolton, Wigan 

and Liverpool Railway and ‘Bury Extension) Bill, 

they had heard counsel in support of several of the 

said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 

of the Bill ; That they had inquired into the several 

matters required by the Standing Orders on Rail- 

way Bills; and that the Committee had examined 

the allegations of the Bill, and had amended the 

same, by striking out so much as related to the pro- 

as posed Branch to Wheilley, the Committee not con- 
sidering it expedient that such Branch should be 

made, and found the same, as amended, to be true ; 


nd and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ll ments thereunto. 
Vou. 100. 





16° Juniz. 585 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and b_ printed. 


A ingrossed Bill for regulating Legal Proceed- Reversionary 
ings by and against the Reversionary Interest So- Interest Society 
ciety, and for granting certain Powers to the said (N-) Bill. 
Society, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Kemble do carry the Bill to 

the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take North Wool- 
into consideration the Report on the North Wool- wich Railway 
wich Railway Bill; and the Amendments were read, Bill. 

and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for repairing and maintaining Harwell and 
the Road from Harwell to Streatley, in the county Streatley Road 
of Berks, was read the third time. sons 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 

the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Saint Helens 
the Report on the Saint Helens Improvement Bill ; Improvement 
and the Amendments were read, and ageed to. ™ 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 

ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for altering the Line of the Blackburn 
Blackburn and Preston Railway, and for making a and Preston 
Branch therefrom, and for amending the Act relating Balway Bill 
thereto, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for altering the Line of the Black- 
burn and Preston Railway, and ‘for amending the 
Act relating thereto. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration standard 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Life son 
tituled, An Act to alter and extend some of the Company Bill, 
Provisions contained in the Act of Parliament con- 
stituting the Standard Life Assurance Company ; 
and the same was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 30. Is. 4. and 5. After “ whatsoever” insert 
Clause (A.) 

Crause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That nothing 
“ herein contained shall be deemed to exempt the 
“ Company from the Provisions of any General Act 
“ which may be passed during the present or any 
“ future Session of Parliament, which may affect 
« Life Assurance Companies formed previously to 
“ the passing of such General Act.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Forster do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Eastern Coun. 
osed, That the Eastern Counties Railway (Cam- ties Railway 
bridge and Bury Saint Edmund’s Extension) Bill be cote” 
now read a second time ; Saint Edmund’s 
The Amendments following were proposed to be Extension) Bill. 
made to the Question ; viz. ‘lo leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “upon this day six months.” 
And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 
stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the Yeas, { i Ste " } 
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~) 


Mr. Alliz, 3: 

Mr. Fuller: ia 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second 


Tellers fonthe Noes, 


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Railway Bills, 
Group (SS. ) 


Newcastle and 
Darlington 
(Brandling 
Junction) 
Railway Bill. 


Whittle Dean 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Edinburgh and 
Northern Rail- 
way (No. 2.) 
Bill. 


Monkland and 
Kirkintilloch 
Railway Bill. 


Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway Bill. 


586 
time ;—The Bill was accordingly read a second time ; 
and committed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Lord Harry Vane reported from the Committee 
on Group (§ S.) of Railways ; That in the case ofthe 
Coventry, Bedworth and Nuneaton Railway Bill, the 
Petitioners against the Bill had stated to the Com- 
mittee that the evidence of Charles Vignoles and 
Francis Giles, Civil Engineers, was essential to the 
inquiry, but that the same could not be obtained 
without the intervention of the House; and that he 
was instructed by the Committee to move, That 
they be ordered to attend the said Committee on 
Tuesday 17 June, at twelve o'clock. 

Ordered, That Charles Vignoles and Francis Giles 
do attend the said Committee To-morrow, at twelve 
of the clock. 


An ingrossed Bill for enabling the Newcastle and 
Darlington Junction Railway Company to purchase 
the Brandling Junction Railway, and to enable the 
said Company to make certain Branch Railways, 
Stations, and Works, and for other Purposes, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. ; 

Ordered, That Mr. Hodgson Hinde do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for supplying the Borough and 
County of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and the Borough 
of Gateshead, in the County of Durham, and the 
Neighbourhoods thereof, with Water from Whittle 
Dean, in the Parish of Ovingham, and other Places 
in Northumberland ; and the same was read, as fol- 
lowetb : 

Pr. 40. 1. 8. After “and” insert “all the fire- 
“ plugs of the Company and the pipes connected 
“ therewith.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hodgson Hinde do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendment made by their 
Lordships. 


Mr. Duncan reported from the Committee on 
Group (F F.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 


Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 


Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the 
Edinburgh and Northern Railway (No. 2.) Bill, they 
had heard counsel in support of several of the said 
Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; ‘That they had inquired into the several matters 
required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Monkland and 
Kirkintilloch Railway Company to improve the 
Guage of their Rails, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Duncan do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their ¢oncurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for authorizing the Consolida- 
tion of the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway with 
the Midland Railways, and for making a Branch 
Railway from and other Works in connection with 
the said Sheffield and Rotherham Railway, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Parker do carry the, Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





16° Juniz. 





A. 1845, 


An ingrossed Bill to amend the Act relating to Taw vq 
the Taw Vale Railway and Dock, was read the Reliwey and 
third time. Dock Bill, 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Frederick Hodgson do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Molyneuys 
Molyneux’s Estate Bill; That they had examined Estate Bill 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true; and that the Parties concerned had given 
their consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the 
Committee; and that the Committee had gone 
through the Bill,and directed him to report the same, 
without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Dukeof Argyiry V 
Duke of Argyll’s Estate Bill; That they had ex. Estate Bill, 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and that the Parties concerned had 
given their consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of 
the Committee, (except the heirs of entail who, the 
Committee found had demanded certain sums of 
money for their consent); and that the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and directed him to 
report the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


lo ha =| 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Stalybridge 
the Report on the Stalybridge Waterworks Bill; and Waterworks 
Bill, 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Robert Clive reported from the Committee on Railway Bills, 
Group (Z.) of Railway Bills; That the Parties op- ©? (4) 
posing the Jrish Great Western Railway (Dublin to 
Galway) Bill had stated to the Committee, that the B 
evidence of Mr. James Malley, Secretary tothe Dublin J 
and Mullingar Railway Company, Mr. William Tho- 
mas Mulvany and Mr. George Leather, was essential 
in order to enable them to establish their case before 
the Committee ; and it having been proved that ap- 
plication had been made to the said Parties, but that 
their attendance could not be procured without the 
intervention of the House, the Chairman had been in- 
structed by the Committee to move the House, That 
they be ordered to attend the Committee To-morrow, 
at twelve o'clock. 

Ordered, That Mr. James Malley, Mr. William 
Thomas Mulvany and Mr. George Leather do attend V 
the said Committee To-morrow, at twelve of the M 
clock. 

Newry and 
Enniskillen 
Railway Bill. 


Mr. Gibson Craig reported from the Committee 
on Group (R.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the 
Newry and Enniskillen Railway Bill, they had heard 
counsel in support of several of the said Petitions, and 
had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That 
they had inquired into the several matters required 
by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations of 
the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Eastern Uniom 
into consideration the Report on the Eastern Union 910 on as 
and Bury Saint Edmund’s Railway (No. 2.) Bill; Railway 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. —_ (No. 2.) Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That the Cambridge and Lincoln Railway or 


re-committed to the same Committee, Group e- 
an 





eo et et 


— 


Cambridge 
and Lincoln 


Railway Bill. 





ll, 


x's 
ll. 


rgyil’s 
r 


ills, 


nion 
und’s 


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8 VicToRIZ. 


and that it be an Instruction to the Committee, that | 
they have power to take into consideration whether 
the Section deposited in the Private Bill Office may 
not be amended, without injury to public or to 
private interests ; and that it bea further Instruction 
to the said Committee, that they have power to amend 
the said Section, if, on inquiry, they shall deem fit so 
to do; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby, 

. The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the Yeas,{ Mr. Manners 4 a 
1 
f 


\ Sir John Trollope: 


Mr. Estcourt, 


Tellers for the Noes, ae. dines 118. 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Waterford An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from 
ool ne | Waterford to Kilkenny, with a Branch to Kells, in 
ssid the county of Kilkenny, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Barry Baldwin do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ruilway Bills, Mr, Evans reported from the Committee on Group 

Group (GG.) (GG.) of Railway Bills; That the Committee, on 
their meeting, pursuant to adjournment, this day, had 
received a communication from Viscount Grimston, 
one of the Members of the said Committee, stating 
that he was unable to attend the Committee, in con- 
sequence of illness in his family. 

And the Chairman of the Committee having in- 
formed the House, that Viscount Grimston attended 
the Committee this morning, and produced a medical 
certificate, stating that his brothey was dangerously ill ; 

Ordered, That Viscount Grimston be excused 
from any further attendance on the Committee, 


Belfast Mr. Morris reported from the Committee on the 
ee Belfast Improvement Bill, and to whom several 


Petitions against the said Bill were referred; That 
no persons appeared in support of two of the said. 
Petitions; and that they had considered other of 





the said Petitions; and had heard counsel in 
support of one other Petition, and had also heard | 
counsel in favour of the Bill; and that the Com-| 
mittee had examined the allegation of the Bill, and | 
found the same to be trne; and gone through the | 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Wolverhampton ‘The House proceeded to take into consideration 
ee the Report on the Wolverhampton Waterworks Bill ; 
: and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
_ Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


| 
| 


Runcorn and Mr. Kemble reported from the Committee on | 
a Group (RR.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Docks Bill, Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 

Group, together with the Reports of the Board of | 

Trade thereon, were referred; That in the case of | 

the Runcorn and Preston Brook Railway and Docks | 
Bill, they had heard counsel in support of several of | 
the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in | 
favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into the | 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on 
Railway Bills; and that the Committee had amended 
the Preamble, and had examined the allegations of | 
the Bill, as amended, and found the same to be true ; | 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 





| castle-upon-T'yne, Merchant and Ship-owner, com- 


16° Junzz. 587 


Ordered, That the Report on the Ozford, Wor- Oxford, 
cester and Wolverhampton Railway Bill be taken Worcester and 


. ; t 
into consideration upon Friday next. Railway Bal. , 


Ordered, That the Report on the Oxford and Oxford a4 
Rugby Railway Bill be taken into consideration Rug&gt;y Railway 
upon Friday next. 


The Bristol Parochial Rates (No. 2.) Bill was Bristol Paro- 
read a second time ; and committed. (Ne 3) Bill 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com-~ °” — 
mittee of Selection. 


An ingrossed Bill to facilitate the winding up of Agricultural _ 
the Affairs of the Agriculttral and Commercial Bank _ se 
of Ireland, was read the third time. — 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Grogan do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of William Dizon, of Govan Colliery, Glasgow, 
in the county of Lanark, praying that he may be Reread and | 
heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, against Railway Bill, 
certain parts of the Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neil- 
ston Direct Railway Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 
A Petition of the Chairman and Convener and 
Clerk of the Commissioners of Supply, of the county 
of Renfrew, praying that the said Bill may pass into 
a law, was also presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Henry Dowell Griffiths, Hall-place, Commons 
near Old Church-street, Edgeware-road, London, losure Bill. 
praying that the Commons Inclosure Bill may not 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of large and 
level tracts of marsh land, in the eastern division 
of the county of Norfolk, praying that the said Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was also 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the: 

Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Chester, Salmon _ 
praying that the Salmon Fisheries Bill may pass — 
into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Robert Burton, of Longnor Hall, 
in the county of Salop, praying that the said Bill 


| may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was also 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Armagh ; — Cookstown ; —and, Banking si 
Portadown; praying that the Banking (Jreland) nee 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered lie upon the 


Table. 


A Petition of Catholic Inhabitants of the parish RomanCatholic 


of Clonfecle, in the counties of Armagh and Tyrone, wanebeus 


in the archdiocese of Armagh, praying that the 
Roman Catholic Relief Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of William Henry Brockett, of New- Scarborougi 


Harbour. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; | plaining of the claim which the corporation of Scar- 


and be printed. 


| borough has for a considerable time advanced toa 


'toll upon all vessels loading in the port of Vew- 


Kendal An ingrossed Bill for making and maintaining | castle, for the purpose of repairing the Harbour or 
Reservoirs in the Parish of Kendal, in the County | Piers of Scarborough, and which said toll is still 


‘received, if not demanded, at the Custom House of 


Reservoirs Bill. 


of Westmorland, was read the third time. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
« Ordered, That Colonel Lowther do carry the Bill | 


to the, Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
Vou. 100. 


Newcastle, at the request of the said corporation of 
Scarborough, and praying the House to require that 
no such toll be demanded or received at apy of Her 

4¥F2 Majesty’s 


me 























Maynooth 
College Bill. 


Royal College 
of Surgeons, 


Physic and 
Surgery Bill. 


Universities 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Promiscuous 
Intercourse. 


Railways 
(Ireland) 


Parochial 
Settlement Bill. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Factories. 


588 


Majesty’s Custom Houses until the said corporation 
of Scarborough shall have established their right 
thereto by due course of law, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Chertsey, 
in the county of Surrey, praying that the Maynooth 
College Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Royal College of 
Surgeons of England, and other legally-qualified 
Practitioners in Medicine and Surgery, resident in 
the city of Worcester, praying for inquiry into the 
present condition of the College of Surgeons, and 
the effects produced by the last new Charter; and 
that the present College of Surgeons may be con- 
verted into a faculty of Medicine and Surgery, and 
its members invested with full powers to elect their 
governing body, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Arnold John Burmester, praying 
that the further consideration of the Physic and 
Surgery Bill be adjourned to another Session, and 
that an inquiry be granted as to the operation of 
the Charter of the College of Surgeons, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions from Newark-upon--Trent;—Hereford ; 
—and, Chester ; praying that the said Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands,—were also pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of William Allison, Surgeon, of East 
Retford, Honorary Secretary to General Medical 
Practitioners, in the Parliamentary Division of Bas- 
setlaw, praying that the said Bill may pass into a 
law, was also presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Secession Church in Rose- 
hearty (Minister and Preses);—United Associate 
Congregation (Preses) ;—and, Relief Congregation 
of Old Kirkpatrick (Chairman of a Meeting) ; 
praying that the Universities (Scotland) Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from Chester, praying the House 
to render trading in vice by the promotion of Pro- 
miscuous Intercourse between the sexes a highly 
penal offence, and to invest magistrates and oflicers 
of police with powers for the more speedy detection 
and punishment of the offenders,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Pedestrians residing within the Poor 
Law Union of Waterford, in the barony of Iverk 
and county of Ailkenny, praying the Honse to in- 
troduce clauses into all Railway Bills for Zreland, 
making it imperative on the share-holders gratuitously 
to convey in their respective carriages such a limited 
number of pedestrians, on the recommendation of 
the clergy, magistrates or Poor Law Guardians, as 
are incapable of paying for a conveyance, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the En- 
niscorthy Union, praying that the Parochial Settle- 
ment Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Minister, Churchwardens and 
others, of the parish of Hawkhurst, in the county 
of Kent, praying for the repeal of so much of the 
Act 6 and 7 Will. 4,c. 77, as relates to the Union of 
the Dioceses of Saint Asaph and Bangor, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Stockport ;— Ashton-under-Lyne 
(four Petitions) ; — Bury ;— William Fielden ; — 
Messrs. Fielden, Brothers ;— Messrs. S. and J. Ash- 
ton and Son;— James Hutchinson and Sons ;— 
and, Lockwood; praying the House to pass an ef- 


16° Junez. 





A. 1845, 


ficient Ten Hours Bill for all minors and females 
employed in Factories,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees, Members and Friends of Dissenters 
the Congregation of Wesleyan Methodists belonging Chapels Bill 
to the Wesleyan Chapel of Bonleagh, county of ‘'*4+) 
Tipperary, praying that the Dissenters’ Chapels 
Bill, 1844, may not pass into law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Farmers and others residing in the Agriculture 
parish of Compton Pauncefoot, in the county of . 
Somerset, praying the House to make a complete 
revision of the burthens on land, and to apply the 
proceeds of the present Property and Income Tax to 
the payment of the poor and county rates, and 
constitute England one parish for the relief of the 
poor, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Black Sluice 
Black Sluice Drainage and Navigation Bill to make Drainage and 
their Report be enlarged till Monday next. Nevigation Bill 


Mr. Acland reported from the Committee on Northumber- 
Group (E.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- land Railway 
tions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, 2". 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
thereon, were referred; That in the case of the 
Northumberland Railway Bill, they had heard coun- 
sel in support of several of the said Petitions, and 
had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and 
that the Committee had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, but that the same had not been proved 
to their satisfaction. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and Message from 

Mr. Lynch : the Lords, 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for the better Regula- Glasgow 
tion and Management, and for the Extension of the Markets Bill 
Slaughter-houses and Market Accommodation in the 
City of Glasgow, and for other Purposes in relation 
thereto : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for repairing certain Stokenchurch 
Roads between Stokenchurch and the Borough of Read Bill 
New Woodstock, in the County of Ozford, and se- 
veral other Roads communicating therewith : 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Blackbur, 
Act for extending the Manchester, Bury and Ros- —_—. _ 
sendale Railway to the Towns of Blackburn, Burn- Coine Extension 
ley, Accrington and Colne, with Amendments; to Railway Bill. 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Chester and ‘ 
Act for completing the Line of the Chester and ar _ 
Holyhead Railway, and for amending the Act relat- , 
ing to the said Railway, with Amendments ; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Watermen's 
Act to enable the Master, Wardens and Commonalty at, 4 
of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames araintoan 
to invest their Poor’s Fund and the Endowment fynd) Bill. 
Fund of the Free Watermen and Lightermen’s 
Asylum in the Purchase of Land or on Mortgage, 
and to hold Lands for the purposes of the said Funds, 
with Amendments; to which Amendments the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act en 
to amend an Act of the fourth year of King George (Molesworth’s) 
the Third, for enabling the Vicar of Rochdale, in Ysate Bill 
the County of Lancaster, to grant a Lease or Leases 
of the Glebe Lands belonging to the Vicarage; to 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. " 

1€ 





Rochdale 


Vicarage 
(Molesworth s) 


gsate Bill. 


: Complaint. 


Sir Henry 
Pottinger, 


8 VicTORIZ. 


The Rochdale Vicarage (Molesworth’s) Estate 
Bill was read the first time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Complaint being made to the House, by John 
Arthur Roebuck, Esquire, Member for the city of 
Bath, of a Letter which he had received from John 
Patrick Somers, Esquire, Member for the town of 
Sligo, taking notice of a Speech made by Mr. Roe- 
buck in his place in this House, desiring an expla- 
nation, and containing achallenge ; and Mr. Somers 
being in his place, the said Letter was delivered in, 
and read, as followeth : 

: Reform Club House, June 14, 1845, 
“ Sir, Six o'clock p. m. 

“ Unfortunately 1 was not in the House of Com- 
mons last night when you spoke in Committee on 
the Irish Colleges Bill. If I had been present the 
necessity of addressing a Letter like this, which is 
one of inquiry, could not have arisen. But, having 
been absent, I am compelled to resort to the News- 
paper Reports of the Proceedings which took place, 
and of the language used, and I beg, in the first 
instance, to ask you, if the following words were 
spoken by you, or words to the same effect? ‘ This 
consideration might have led to what had been wit- 
nessed, and those who followed in the train of such 
a leader deserved little respect either for their posi- 
tion or their intellect.’ If you used those words, 
the insult they convey to me, as a Repealer, is plain. 
My second question, therefore, is, Are you prepared 
to ‘justify’ them ? The meaning of the word I have 
underlined I am sure you are too well read in the 
old history of chivalry to misinterpret. 


“ T jhave the honour to be, Sir, 
your obedient servant, 
J. P. Somers. 


“ P.S. I send a copy of the ‘ Morning Chronicle’ 
herewith ; the passage marked ;” ‘ 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That John Patrick Somers, Esquire, having 
sent a challenge to a Member of this House for 
words spoken by that Member in his place in Parlia- 
ment, is guilty of a contempt and a breach of the 
Privilege of this House ; 

Whereupon Mr. Somers, in his place, stated, that 
seeing the sense of the House was so decidedly ex- 
pressed in condemnation of the course he had pur- 
sued, he had no hesitation in expressing, in the most 
unequivocal manner, his regret that he had written 
the Letter, and his wish to withdraw every offensive 
expression conveved therein towards the Honourable 
Member for Bath ; that he considered the authority 
of the House and of the Speaker paramount on ail 
occasions. He begged to express his regret, that 
the attention of the House should have been occu- 
pied with a matter personal to himself; but trusted 
that what he now said would be satisfactory to the 
House and to the Honourable Member. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out the words “ contempt and 
ee i 

And the Question being put, That the words 
contempt and a” stand part of the Question :”— 
It passed in the Negative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put; 

Resolved, That John Patrick Somers, Esquire, 
having sent a challenge to a Member of this House, 
for words spoken by that Member in his place in 
Parliament, is guilty of a breach of the Privilege of 
this House. 

Resolved, That, in consequence of the full and 
ample apology offered to the House by the said 
John Patrick Somers, this House will not proceed 
any further in this matter. 


«e 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 


into a Committee, to consider Her Majesty’s Most 
Vor. 100. 


16° Juniz. 





589 


gracious Message of Friday last, recommending 
the adoption of such measures as may enable Her 
Majesty to confer a signal mark of Her favour and 
approbation on the Right honourable Sir Henry 
Pottinger, Baronet. 


(In the Committee.) 


Her Majesty’s Most gracious Message (June 
13th) read 

Resolved, That the annual Sum of One thousand 
five hundred pounds net, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, out of the Consolidated Fund of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to be set- 
tled upon the Right honourable Sir Aenry Pottin- 
ger, Baronet, and G.c.B., for the term of his natural 
life, to commence from the day on which he ceased 
to receive full salary as Governor and Superintendent 
of British Trade in China. 


Resolution to be reported. 








Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to several Lunatics 
Addresses to Her Majesty,—A Copy of the last (Scotland.) 


Report transmitted under the provisions of the Act 
55 Geo. 3, c. 69, s. 22, by the Sheriff or Stewart 
Depute or Substitute of each County or Stewartry 
in Scotland, where any House is kept for the Re- 
ception or Care and Confinement of Furious or Fa- 
tuous Persons or Lunatics, to the Clerk of the High 
Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh; omitting only 
from such Reports the Names of the Persons con- 
fined :—Returns of the Numbers of Parish Paupers, 
Furious or Fatuous Persons, or Lunatics, confined 
on the 1st day of January 1845, by Warrant of each 
Sheriff or Stewart Depute or Substitute in Scotland, 
under the Powers of the Acts 55 Geo. 3, c. 69, 9 
Geo. 4, c. 34, and 4 and 5 Vic. c. 60, showing the 
Numbers and Sexes of such Persons committed, 
under the Provisions of the last-mentioned Act, 
sections 7 and 8, to Public Hospitals or Public 
Asylums, and to licensed Madhouses respectively : 
—Of the Number, distinguishing the Sexes, of the 
Dangerous Lunatics committed by each Sheriff or 
Stewart Depute or Substitute in Scotland, under the 
Provisions of the Act 4 and 5 Vic. ¢. 50, ss. 3, 4 and 
5, in each year since the passing of that Act, and of 
the Public Asylums or licensed Madhouses to which 
such Luuatics have been committed :—And, of the 
Number of Lunatics privately confined in each 
County or Stewartry in Sco¢land, under the Provi- 
sions of the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 34, s. 8, on the 1st day 
of January 1845. 


A Return of the Rates of Allowance for Prosecu- prosecutions. 


tors’ and Witnesses’ Expenses, and for Attorney and 
Counsel, as settled in each County, under the Act 
7 Geo. 4,c.64; and of any Rule or Practice obtain- 
ing in each County as to the employment of Attor- 
ney and Counsel in Prosecutions :—And, a Return 
from each Clerk of Assize and Clerk of the Peace of 
the whole Number of Prosecutions for Felonies, and 
the Misdemeanours specified in the Act 7 Geo. 4, 
c. 64, s. 23, in each County in England and Wales, 
at the two last Assizes and two last Quarter Sessions 
respectively; and of the Number of such Prosecu- 
tions in which no payment was made for Brief and 
Counsel’s Fee. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant to New Zealand. 


an Address to Her Majesty,—A Return of all Claims 
to Land in New Zealand, stated in the Schedule in- 
closedin the Despatch of Acting-Governor Shortland 
to Lord Stanley, dated Auckland, 15th June 1843 
(No. 50), and in the New Zealand Government Ga- 
zettes of 1841, July 2Ist, August 25th, September 

4F3 8th, 


No. 378. 

















































































Banking 
(ireland) Bill. 


590 


8th, November 3d, November 10th, November 24th, 
December ist, and December 22d; 1842, January 
5th, April 6th, May 4th, May 11th, August 17th, 
Supplement, September 28th, and December 7th; 
and 1843, April 5th, Supplement, April 12th, Sup- 
plement, and September 6th, Supplement; as made 
by or on behalf of the persons under-mentioned, for 
themselves or their families, and by or on behalf of 
that Society itself, as distinguished from the indi- 
viduals:—The Rev. A. N. Brown, Rev. Richard 
Taylor, Rev. H. Williams, Rev. W. Williams, and 
Messrs. Benjamin Ashwell, C. Baker, J. Beddgood, 
George Clarke, James Davis, Richard Davis, John 
Edmonds, W.T. Fairburn, L. H. Ford, James Ham- 
lin, James Kemp, John King, P. H. King, Joseph 
Matthews, Richard Matthews, James Preece, W. G. 
Puchey, James Shepherd, James Stack, J. A. Wilson ; 
also, Messrs..J. Kemp, on behalf of families of mem- 
bers of the Church Missionary Society, R. Davies 
on behalf of ditto, W. Baker, and J. Baker :—Ex- 
tract of so much of a Notice, dated Colonial Secre- 
tary’s Office, Auckland, 22d May 1844, and published 
in the New Zealand Government Gazette of 23d 
May 1844, as relates to Deeds of Grant being ready 
for delivery to Mr. George Clarke, the Chief Pro- 
tector of Aborigines in Vew Zealand ; together with 
a Copy of the Notice, dated Colonial Secretary’s 
Office, Auckland, 8th May 1844, and published in 
the same Gazette, on the subject of surveying the 
boundaries of lands awarded by the Commissioners 
of Land Claims to the respective claimants; and a 
Copy of the Form of Deed annexed to the Notice 
last mentioned :—Copies of three Proclamations re- 
garding the Pre-emption of Land in New Zealand, 
dated respectively 26th March, 1st October, and 
10th October 1844, and published in the New Zea- 
land Government Gazettes of 26th March, 5th Oct- 
tober, and 10th October of the same year :—Copies 
of all Awards made by Mr. Spain, Commissioner of 
Land Claims in Vew Zealand, upon claims preferred 
by or on behalf of the New Zealand Company ; to- 
gether with the decisions of the Local Government 
thereon respectively: —A Return of all Sums of 
Money paid by the Agents of the Mew Zealand 
Company to or for the use of the aboriginal inha- 
bitants of New Zealand, under the directions of the 
Local Government, or of Mr. Spain, the Commis- 
sioner of Land Claims, or of Mr. George Clarke, 
senior, Chief Protector of Aborigines, or of Mr. 
George Clarke, junior, Sub-Protector ; showing the 
date and Amount of each Payment, to whom paid, 
on what account, and in what manner distributed or 
applied :—And, Copies of a Memorial from the Land- 
owners resident in the district of Port Nicholson, 
New Zealand, to the Right honourable Lord Stanley, 
Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, on 
the subject of a Proclamation issued by Governor 
Fitzroy, dated 10th October 1844; and of all Cor- 
respondence between the Colonial Office and Dr. 
Evans, on the subject of a Copy of that Memorial 
which Dr. Evans has been deputed to present. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


The ingrossed Bill to regulate the Issue of Bank 
Notes in Jreland, and to regulate the Repayment 
of certain Sums advanced by the Governor and Com- 
pany of the Bank of Jre/and for the Public Service, 
was, according to Order, read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to 
the Bill, by way of Rider: (Be it Enacted, That it 
shall be lawful for any Bank now existing in Ireland, 
and which was not a Bank of Issue on the Sixth day 
of May One thousand eight hundred and Forty-four, 
to invest in the Government Three and a Quarter 
per Cent. Stock any sum whatsoever, and transfer 
the same to the Commissioners for the Reduction 
of the National Debt, or such other persons as the 
Lords of Her Majesty’s Treasury, by warrant under 
their hands and seals, shall direct to accept of such 


16° Juniz. 





A. 1845. 


transfer ; and thereupon the said Commissioners for 
the Reduction of the National Debt, or such other 
persons, shall issue a Certificate to such Bank of 
the amount of Stock so transferred, and thereupon 
it shall and may be lawful for such Bank to issue 
their own Promissory Notes payable to bearer on 
demand, to the amount of such Stock so transferred : 
Provided always, that there shall not be a sum less 
than Fifty thousand pounds of such Stock so trans- 
ferred at any one time :)—And the said Clause was 
brought up, and read the first time. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the said Clause be now read a second 
time ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the { Sir William Somerville, . 
Yeas, LMr. Smith O’ Brien : } +4. 

Tellers for the § Mr. Young, 2 
Noes, Mr. Bingham Baring: J 7 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Another ingrossed Clause was offered to be added 
to the Bill, by way of Rider: (And be it Enacted, 
That in the event of the said Bank stopping pay- 
ment or becoming bankrupt, that such Stock shall 
be held in trust for the persons, creditors of the said 
Bank, who shall be holders of the said Promissory 
Notes ofthe said Bank, at the time of such stoppage 
of payment or failure: Provided always, that the 
said Bank shall be entitled to receive the half-yearly 
Dividends payable on the said Stock, until stoppage 
of payment or bankruptcy: Provided also, that the 
said Bank shall make Returns of their Issues of 
Notes as the several Banks of Issue in Jreland shall 
be bound to make such Returns under this Act, and 
that in case the issue of such Bank shall exceed at 
any one time the amount of such Stock so trans- 
ferred, that such Bank shall be liable to the same 
penalties as the several Banks of Issue shall be 
liable to for their excess of Issue under the provi- 
sions of this Act: Provided also, that in case of 
their withdrawal of their Notes to an amount of 
Fifty thousand pounds or upwards from circulation, 
then on proving the same to the satisfaction of the 
said Commissioners, or the said persons so to be 
appointed, an equal amount of such stock shall be 
re-transferred to the said Bank:)—And the said 
Clause was brought up, and read the first time. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the said Clause be now read a second 
time :—It passed in the Negative. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. G'reene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Acting Secretary Colleges _ 
of the Loyal National Repeal Association of Zreland, (Ireland) Bil. 
praying that the Colleges (Zreland) Bill may not 

pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom Colleges 
it was referred to consider of making provision out see Te 
of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom ‘™* 
of Great Britain and Ireland, to defray the Ex- 
penses of establishing new Colleges for the ad- 
vancement of Learning in Ireland; and to pay the 
Stipends, Prizes, Exhibitions and other Expenses 
of the said new Colleges, a Resolution; which was 
read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One hundred 
thousand Pounds, be issued out of the Consolidated 
Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland, to defray the Expenses of establishing new 
Colleges for the advancement of Learning in Ireland ; 
and that an annual Sum, not exceeding Twenty-one 
thousand Pounds, be also issued out of the said 
Consolidated Fund to pay the Stipends, Prizes, Ex- 





hibitions 


Coll 


Jew 
jitie 


Bil 


Lui 
As 
(Ir 


Tit 
Bil 


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St 


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ll. 





Colleges _ 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Jewish Disabi 
jities Removal 
Bill, 


Lunatic 
Asylums 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Timber Ships 
Bill. 


Universities . 
(Scotland ) Bill. 


Supply. 


Ordnance Mili- 
tary Corps. 


Sapply. 


Ways and 
Means, 


East India. 


Agents for 


Colonies, 


8 VicTORIZ. 


hibitions and other Expenses of the said New Col- 
leges. 

‘The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That it be an instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Colleges (Lreland) Bill, that they have 
power to make provision therein, pursuant to the 
said Resolution. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Colleges (Zre/and) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Lunatic Asylums (Jreland) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Timber Ships Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Universities (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday next. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of 
Supply, a Resolution; which was read, as followeth : 
esolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three hun- 
dred and ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and 
twenty-four pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
defraying the Pay, Allowances and Contingencies 
of Ordnance Military Corps, for the year 1845-46 ; 
One hundred thousand pounds having been already 
granted by a Vote of Credit. 
The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, Th at this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns showing the Sickness, Mortality and Inva- 
liding in the Honourable East India Company’s 
Armies, in the Presidencies of Bengal, Madras and 
Bombay respectively, from the year 1825 to 1844 
inclusive :—Of the Sickness, Mortality and Invalid- 
ing of their Civil Service, in each Presidency, from 
1825 to 1844:—Of the Sickness and Mortality in 
the Gaols and Civil Hospitals in the Presidencies 
and Dependencies of Bengal, Madras and Bombay 
respectively, from 1825 to 1844 respectively:—And, 
of the Sickness, Mortality and Invaliding, in the 
Honourable East India Company’s Indian Navy. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directionsthat there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Names of the Agents for Colonies 
at present acting in Great Britain and recognized 
as such by the Colonial Office, by whom and when 
appointed, the Duties they have to discharge, and 
by what authority they are defined, the Salary and 
Emoluments gd respectively receive, and by whom 
paid ; and the Name of the Agent General or Agent 


for the Crown Colonies, by whom appointed, his 
Voz. 100. 


16°—17° Juniz. 


591 


Duties, his Salary and Emoluments, and the Colo- 
nies for which he acts. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Assessed Taxes 
continue and amend the Acts for authorizing a Com- cc 
position for Assessed Taxes: And that Mr. Chan- ~* 
cellor of the Exchequer and Mr. Cardwell do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Bills of Ex- 
to continue an Act of Her present Majesty, for change, &amp;c., 
exempting certain Bills of Exchange and Promis-”"" 
sory Notes from the operation of the Laws relating 
to Usury: And that Mr. Chancellor of the Exche- 
quer and Mr. Cardwell do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill West India. 
to facilitate the Recovery of Loans made by the pii"** Relief 
West India Relief Commissioners: And that Mr. 
Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mr. Cardwell do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Seal Office _ 
abolish the separate Seal Office in the Courts of Abvlition Bill. 
Queen’s Bench and Common Pleas: And that Mr. 
Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mr. Cardwell do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Sir John Trollope reported from the Committee on Richmond 

Group (LL.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- @urey) 
tions against some of the Bills comprised in the said ““’“"Y ™ 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred; That in the case of 
the Richmond (Surrey) Railway Bill, they had heard 
counsel in support of several of the said Petitions, 
and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; 
That they had inquired into the several matters 
required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Copy of the Despatch of the rast India. 
Court of Directors of the Eust India Company, No,.379, 
relative to Idol Worship in India, which was pre- 
sented upon the 1st day of May last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Milbank miivavk 
Prison, which was presented upon Friday last, be Prison. 
printed. No. 380, 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Sweets or sweets or 
Made Wines, which was presented yesterday, be Made Wines, 
printed. No. 381. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Martis, 17° die Juni; 
Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


| Paes Harry Vane reported from the Com- gyewash Valley 
mittee on Group (SS.) of Railway Bills, to Railway _ 
whom several Petitions against the Bills comprised (No-2-) Bill. 
in the said Group, together with the Reports of the 

Board of Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the 

case of the Erewash Valley Railway (No. 2.) Bill, they 

had heard counsel in support of several of the said 

Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 

Bill; That they had inquired into the several matters 

required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 

and that the Committee had amended the Preamble 

of the Bill, and found the allegations of the Bill, as 





4P~P4+&gt; amended 











Railway Bills, 
Group (P.) 


Newport and 
Ponty Pool 
Railway Bill. 


South Wales 
Railway Bill. 


Railway Bills, 
Group (F.) 


Shaws Water- 
works Bill. 


Manchester and 


Birmingham 


Railway (Ash- 


ton Branch) 
Bill. 


North Wales 
Railway Bill. 


592 


amended, to be true; and had gone through the Bill, | 


and made Amendments thereunto. 
And the House being informed that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to 
sit, and proceed, upon Thursday next, at twelve of 
the clock. 


Mr. Beckett reported from the Select Committee 
on Group (P.) of Railway Bills; That a party op- 
posing the Aberdare Railway Bill had stated to the 
Committee that the evidence of Mr. George Fisher, 
of Dinas Colliery, Newbridge, Glamorganshire, was 
essential, in order to enable him to establish his case 
before the Committee ; and it having been proved 
that application had been made to Mr. Fisher, 
and that his attendance could not be procured 
without the intervention of the House, the Chair- 
man had been instructed to move the House, That 
the said Mr. Fisher be ordered to attend the said 
Committee on Thursday the 19th instant, at twelve 
o'clock. 

Ordered, That Mr. George Fisher do attend thesaid 
Committee upon Thursday next, attwelve oftheclock. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Vewport and Ponty Pool Railway 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (P.) of 
Railway Bills have leave to make a Special Report, 
in respect to the South Wales Railway Bill. 

Mr. Beckett reported from the said Committee, and 
to whom several Petitions against the Bills com- 
prised in the said Group, together with the Re- 
ports of the Board of Trade thereon, were referred ; 
That in the case of the South Wales Railway Bill, 
the Committee were of opinion, that although the 
Preamble of the Bill was proved, the success of the 
whole scheme so entirely depended upon that part of 
the work to which the Admiralty had objected, that 
they could not consent to proceed in the investiga- 
tion of a measure which the promoters had not the 
power of accomplishing. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; | 


and be printed. 

Mr. Shaw reported from the Committee on Group 
(F.) of Railway Bills; That the Committee met 
at Twelve of the clock this day, pursuant to ad- 
journment, but that Mr. Home Drummond and Mr. 


17° Junie. 


A. 1845, 


Hawhkins’s Estate Bill was read the first time. Hawkins’s 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select Estate Bill 
| Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration ©'#sgow, 

ithe Report on the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, Paisley, Kil 
and Ayr Railway (Cumnock Branch) Bill; and the jon 
' Amendments were read, and agreed to. (Cumnock 


__ Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be °"™*) Pill. 
| Ingrossed. 


| 


An ingrossed Bill for the better ascertaining and Battersea 
collecting the Poor and other Rates in the Parish Poor Bill 
|of Battersea, in the County of Surrey, and for 
| cleansing the same Parish, was read the third time. 
| Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
| Title be, An Act for the better ascertaining and 
collecting the Poor and other Rates in the Parish of 
| Battersea, in the County of Surrey. 

_ Ordered, That Mr. Kemble do carry the Bill to 

the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

| Ordered, That the Committee on the Forth and ForthandClyde 

| Clyde Navigation and Union Canal Junction (No. 2.) yovestion . 

Bill have leave to make their Report To-morrow. J a 

(No. 2.) Bill. 
The House proceeded to take into consideration North Union 

the Report on the North Union and Riddle Navi- and Ribble 

gation Branch Railway Bill. avigation 
And the House being informed, that other Amend- par’ "¥ 

ments are necessary to be made to the Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to 
sit, and proceed, upon Friday next, with three 
Members. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Preston and 
into consideration the Report on the Preston and Wsre Railmay 
Wore Rail Branches Mill ranches Bill. 

yre Railway Branches Bill. 

And the House being informed, that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to 
sit, and proceed, upon Friday next, with three 
Members. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Falmouth Har. 
the Report on the Falmouth Harbour Improvement — 
Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. © ; 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from Londonderry 
and Coleraine 





Villiers Stuart, two of the Members of the said 

Committee, were not present within one hour of the | 

time appointed forthe meeting of the said Committee. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Shaws Water | 
Joint Stock Company to increase the supply of | 
Water for driving Mills and Machinery near the | 
Town of Greenock, and for the use of the Inhabitants | 
of the~said Town and Harbours thereof, was read | 
the third time. | 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Baine do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. | 


| 
| 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Manchester and Birmingham 
Railway (Ashton Branch) Bill; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


| 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the North Wales Railway Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


Londonderry to Coleraine, with a Branch to New- Orn: 
. . . 1 way il. 
town Limavady, was read the third time. 

And Amendments being proposed to be made to 
the Bill; 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from Londonderry 
Londonderry to Enniskillen, was read the third time. a 
And Amendments being proposed to be made to . 
the Bill; 
Ordered, That the said Amendments be referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Glasgow, Garn- Glasgow 
hirkand Coatbridge Railway Company to improve sen 
the Gauge of their Rails, was read the third time. — Railway Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Lockhart do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

The House was moved, That the Petition of Wil- Glasgow, : 
liam Dixon, of Govan Colliery, in the county of ene a 
Lanark, which was presented yesterday, prayINg Rojjway Bill, 
that he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or 
agent, against certain parts of the Glasgow, Barr- 
head and Neilston Direct Railway Bill, might be 





ingrossed. 


ad: and the same being read ; 
Te ? &gt; ? Ordered, 





so 


~~ OO 


ill, 


Kil- 
and 
lway 


Rill, 


clyde 
) and 
ial 


ill, 


lway- 


vay 


ill. 


it~ 


Waterford 
and Limerick 
Railway Bill. 


Great Southern 
and Western 
Railway ’ 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Glasgow Junce 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


Dondalk and 
Enniskillen 


Railway Bill. 


North British 
Insurance 


Company Bill. 


London and 
South Western 
Railway 

(No. 1.) 

( Metropolitan 
Extension) Bill, 


London and 
South Western 
ailway 


(No. 2°) Bill, 


8 VicTroRIz. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com-' 
mittee on the Bill to entertain the said Petition, | 
notwithstanding the same was not presented three | 
clear days before the day appointed for the first 
meeting of the Committee. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Waterford and Limerick Railway 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 


to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Great Southern and Western 
Railway (Ireland) Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

And a Clause being offered to be added ; and an 
Amendment being proposed to be made to the Bill; 

Ordered, That the said Clause, and Amendment, 
be referred to the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders. 


A Petition of the Merchants’ House of Glasgow, 
praying that the Glasgow Junction Railway Bill 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; | 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 


17° Junie. 





the Report on the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. | 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, | 
be ingrossed. 


| 


593 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- pa 4 
bourhood of Aylesbury, in the county of Bucking- Weneieaen 
ham, praying that the Oxford, Worcester and Wol- Railway ; and, 
verhampton Railway, and Oxford and Rugby Rail- a = 
way Bills may not pass into law, was presented, and Bile. Acai 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Directors of the Manchester Com- roe -- 
Leigh, Kenyon eat Loch Fanction, North Union, ee sea 
’ » tion, North 
Liverpool and Manchester, and Grand Junction Rail- Union, Liver- 
way Companies Amalgamation Bill may not pass into = 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie Grand Juxction 


upon the Table. Railway Com- 
panies Amalga- 
mation Bill. 
The House proceeded to take into consideration Cornwall 
the Report on the Cornwall Railway Bill. Reltway Gl. 
And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Bill be now read a second time ; 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “ That 
“ the” to the end of the Question, in order to add 
the words “ Report be taken into further considera- 
“ tion upon this dav six months,” instead thereof. 
And the Question being proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question : — It was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Bill be now read a second time : 
—The said Amendments were accordingly read a 
second time, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the North British | 
Insurance Company to purchase Annuities, to take Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Duddeston 
and hold Property, and to invest Money and Stock ; Duddeston and Nechells Improvement (No. 2.) Bill #"4 Nechells 
upon Mortgage, and for other Purposes relating to to make their Report, be further enlarged till Mon- (Noe 2.) Bill 
the said Company, was read the third time. | day the 30th day of this instant June. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. | 

Ordered, That Mr. Gibson Craig do carry the | 


; é - The House proceeded to take into consideration London and 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


the Report on the London and Brighton Railway cng 
|(Horsham Branch) Bill; and the Amendments were Branch) Bill. 
Sir John Trollope reported from the Committee | read, and agreed to. 
on Group (L L.) of Railway Bills, to whom several; Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
Petitions against some of the Bills comprised in | be ingrossed. 
the said Group, together with the Reports of the 
Board of Trade thereon, were referred ; ‘That inthe, Mr. Eliot Yorke reported from the Committee on Great North 
case of the London and South Western Railway Group (P P.) of Railway Bills, to whom several ron tl ‘ 
(No. 1.) (Metropolitan Extension) Bill, they had | Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said fartepool 
heard counsel in support of several of the said Peti- | Group, together with the Reports of the Board of Junction) Rail- 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the , Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the “*9 Bill. 
Bill; That they had inquired into the several matters Great North of England (Clarence and Hartlepool 
required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; | Junction) Railway Bill, they had heard counsel in 
and that the Committee had amended the Preamble , support of several of the said Petitions, and had also 
of the Bill, and found the allegations of the Bill, | heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had 
as amended, to be true; and had gone through the inquired into the several matters required by the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. | Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that the 
And the House being informed that other Amend- , Committee had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill ; ;and found the same to be true; and had gone 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the | through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
former Committee :~--And that they have leave to sit,, | Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and on upon Monday next, at twelve of the | and be printed. 
clock. | 
| Mr. £liot Yorke reported from the Committee on Wear Valley 
Sir John Trollope reported from the Committee on | Group (P P.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Railway Bill. 
Group (L L.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Pe- | Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
titions against some of the Bills comprised in the | Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
said Group, together with the Reports of the Board | Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the 
of Trade thereon, were referred ; ‘That in the case of | Wear Valley Railway Bill, they had heard counsel 
the London and South Western Railway (No. 2.) in support of several of the said Petitions, and had 
Bill, they had inquired into the several matters re-| also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That 
quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; | they had inquired into the several matters required 
and that the Committee had examined the allegations | by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had | the Committee had examined the allegations of the 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments | Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
thereunto. through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. and be printed. 


Vou. 100. | 


4G Ordered, 

















Cockermouth Ordered, That the Report on the Cockermouth and 

and Workington Workington Railway be taken into consideration 

Railway Bil. yon Thursday next. 

Standing Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 

ata on Standing Orders, a Resolution ; which was read, 
as followeth : 

Epping Rail- Resolved, That in the case of the Epping Rail- 


way (No.2) way (No. 2.) Petition, the Standing Orders ought to 
be dispensed with ; That the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with the Bill. . 
The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Coal Trade Sir George Clerk reported from the Select Com- 

(Port of Lone mittee on the Coal Trade (Port of London) Bill; That 

ie eo they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
No. 382. 


found the same to be true; and had gone through 

the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a 

Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Manchester 
South Junction 
and Altrincham 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Manchester South Junction and 


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A. 1845, 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Kilrush Board of Landlord 
Poor Law Guardians, praying for amendment of 204 Tenant 
the law relative to Landlord and Tenant in Jye- “ltel2n4.) 
land, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Derryoollan ;—Cleenish :—Saint Education 
Michael’s Trory ; —Magheraculmony 3—Colaghty ; (Ireland.) 
—Galloon ;—and, Bray, Old Connaugh and Rath- 
michol; praying the House to devise means for 
removing the restrictions placed on the distribution 
of the Aidannually granted for Education in Jreland, 
so as to afford assistance to the Schools in con- 
nexion with the Church Education Society,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Almondbury (seven Petitions) ;— Factories. 
Golcar ;— Rochdale ;— Meltham ; —Kirkheaton ;— 
Huddersfield (nine Petitions) ; — Chorlton-upon- 
Medlock ;—Ashton-under-Lyne (four Petitions) ;— 
Factory Workers in the employ of George Openshaw 
and Co. ;—Bury (two Petitions) ;— Todmorden and 
Walsden ;— Todmorden (three Petitions) ;— Slaith- 








Railway Bill, Altrincham Railway Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 
Keyingham The House proceeded to take into consideration 


Drainage Billy the Report on the Keyingham Drainage Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Lynn and The House proceeded to take into consideration 
— Bil the Report on the Lynn and Dereham Railway Bill; 
ailway Bill. 


and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Ashton, Staly- 
bridgeand = bridge and Liverpool Junction Railway (Ardwick 
a rth — and Guide Bridge Branches) Bill, be taken into con- 
(Ardwick and sideration upon Thursday next. 

Guide Bridge 

Branches) Bill. 


Ashton, Staly- 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Manchester and Leeds Railway 
Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Manchester 
and Leeds 
Railway Bill, 


Eastern Union |The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Railway Bill. the Report on the Eastern Union Railway Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Ulster Railway The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Extension Bill. the Report on the Ulster Railway Extension Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Public Petiticns 
(Thirty-third 
Report. ) 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Public Petitions; That they had examined 
the Petitions presented upon the 11th, 12th, and 
13th days of this instant June; and had directed him 
to make a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Protestant Inhabitants of the parish 
of Cleenish, Fermanagh County, praying that the 
Maynooth College Bill may not pass into a law, 


Maynooth 
College Bill. 


waite ;— Rochdale Walsden; — Meltham;— Man- 
chester (four Petitions);— Stockport (three Petitions); 
—Salford;--Honley (two Petitions);--and, Keighley 
(four Petitions); praying the House to pass an 
efficient Ten Hours Bill for all minors and females 
employed in Factories,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Chard;— Maidenhead; — Pwllheli; Physic and 
— West Bromwich ; — Colchester ; —and, Wolver- Sutsety Bill. 
hampton; praying that the Physic and Surgery Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the Parochial _ 
Sunderland Union, praying that the Parochial Set- Settlement Bill 
tlement Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of James Thin, praying that the Bank- Banking 
ing (Scotland) Bill may not pass into a law, was (Scotland) Bill. 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of John Crawford, of Paisley, pre- New Zealand. 
sently residing in London, praying that in the dis- 
cussion which may take place on Mew Zealand 
affairs, or in whatever arrangement may be entered 
into so as to settle those unfortunate disputes which 
have impeded the administration of the affairs and 
progress of the Colony, the claims of purchasers of 
land-orders may not be overlooked, but may be kept 
distinct from the claim of the Company as regards 
its capital stock, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Francis Healy, of Port Nicholson, 
New Zealand, and now residing at Little College- 
street, Westminster, praying the House to withdraw 
from the New Zealand Companv 2!! power which 
may have been hitherto invested in them with a 
view to colonization, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Hand-loom Linen Weavers, of Wages. 
Barnsley and vicinity, in the county of York, praying 
the House to devise means either by establishing a 
local Board of Trade, to consist of an equal number 
of manufacturers and workmen, or some other mea- 
sure which the House may think may be best cal- 
culated to accomplish the establishment of a uniform 


rate of wages among the manufacturers of Barnsley, 
Was 











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Bill. 





Merchant 
geamen’s Fund 


Act. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Poor Law 
({reland. ) 


Agriculture. 


Banking 
(Ireland) Bit). 


Commons 
Inclosure, 


Robert Clegy. 


Salmon 
Fisheries Bill. 





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was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Ship-owners, Master-mariners and 
Seamen of the port of Sunderland, praying the 
House to enact a law which will totally and uncon- 
ditionally repeal and abolish the Merchant Seamen’s 
Fund Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Eaglesham, praying 
that the Poor Law Amendment (Scotland) Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of 
Guardians of the Enniscorthy Union, in the county 
of Fermanagh, praying for a full and searching 
inquiry both as regards the adaptation of the pre- 
sent Poor Law system to the circumstances of Ire- 
land, and its administration by the Poor Law Com- 
missioners and their Assistants, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Owners and Occupiers of land, and 
others interested in the prosperity of British Agri- 
culture, resident in the county of Durham, praying 
that in any relief from taxation that may be given, 
the House will take the first opportunity of granting 
relief to the Agriculturists, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Land-owners, Merchants, Manufac- 
turers, Bankers and Traders of the town and neigh- 
bourhood of Banbridge, praying that the Banking 
(ireland) Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of In- 
habitants of Stockport, praying the House to repeal 
all Acts for the Inclosure of Common Lands, and to 
restore them to the people, for the employment of 
the surplus population on such lands, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to Order, 
—A Copy of the Statement of Robert Clegg, late 
Constable of Police in Zreland, to the Inspector- 
General, relative to his leaving the Police, together 
with all Correspondence on the subject referred to 
in that Statement. 


Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Askew, 
of Pallinsburn, in the county of Northumberland, 
was presented, and read; setting forth, That the 
Petitioner is informed that a Bill for the preservation 
of Salmon Fisheries in England and Wales has been 
brought into the House, by which it is proposed to 
be enacted, that the close or fence for salmon and 
fish of the salmon kind, shall be between the thir- 
teenth of September and the first of February, and 
that during such time no salmon shall be taken from 
the rivers or arms of the sea, or on the sea coast, in 
England or Wales, with a proviso, that the Bill shall 
not extend to the River Tiveed ; that the Petitioner 
is proprietor of a fishery on the sea coast, nearly 
adjoining the limits or mouth of the said River Tweed, 
called Goswick Salmon Fishery, and that all the 
produce of the fishery is disposed of at and from 
Berwick-upon- Tweed, in the same manner as the 
produce of the River Tweed itself, and the same close 
time has been observed at the Goswick Fishery as 
is required by the Acts of Parliament regulating the 
salmon fisheries in the Tweed ; that the same or 
similar reasons which have led to the exemption of 
the River Tweed from the operation of this Bill are 


equally applicable to the Petitioner's fishery; that 
VoL. 100. 


17° June. 


595 


a large proportion of the produce is taken at the 
Petitioner’s fishery between the thirteenth of Sep- 
tember and the fifteenth of October yearly, of good 
and excellent quality; and that if the Petitioner’s 
tenant, Alexander Crossman, is prohibited from 
fishing between these periods, it will be attended 
with a serious loss to the tenant as well as to the 
Petitioner ; that from the general stormy state of 
the weather in the month of February, as well as 
part of the month of March, the Petitioner’s tenant 
is prevented in a great measure from fishing in the 
sea during these months; and that, therefore, if 
that fishery is not exempted from the operation of 
the Bill, the proprietor and tenant will not enjoy 
the same opportunities for salmon fishing as will be 
enjoyed by tenants of the fisheries in the adjoining 
river; and praying that the sea coast extending 
southward from the limits of the River Tweed to 
Emmanuel Head in Holy Island, a space of about six 
miles, be exempted from the operation of the said 
Bill. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Dublin and 
the Report on the Dublin and Belfast Junction BelfastJunction 
Railway with a Branch to Kells Bill; and the Railway with 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. Kells Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed, 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Chester and 
the Report on the Chester and Birkenhead Railway an 
Extension Bill; and the Amendments were read, gion Bil. 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


The Clerk laid upon the Table, pursuant to Order, Private Bills. 
—A List of all the Private Bills applied for during No.383. 
the present Session of Parliament, for which a 
Subscription Contract, or undertaking in liea of a 
Subscription Contract, has been deposited in the 
Private Bill Office, classitied according to the Nature 
or Object of the Work, stating the Amount of the 
Estimate for each Work, of the Capital Stock to be 
raised in each case, and the Sum authorized to be 
borrowed over and above such Capital Stock ; and 
showing the Total Amount of the Estimates, Capital 
and Money to be borrowed, for each class of such 
Works. 

Ordered, That the said Paper be printed. 


ul loan from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and a 
Mr. Speeker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Leeds, Dews- 
Act for making a Railway from Leeds, by Dewsbury, woe. aay oa 
to Huddersfield, all in the West Riding of the County tion Railway 
of York; and for improving the Communication by Bill. 
Railway between the Towns of Leeds and Hudders- 
field and the Town of Manchester, with Amend- 
ments; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Huddersfield 
Act for making a Railway from Huddersfield, in the «nd Sheffield 
West Riding of the County of York, to or near — —_ 
Penistone, in the same Riding, there to form a ee 
Junction with the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and 
Manchester Railway, to be called The Huddersfield 
and Sheffield Junction Railway, with Amendments ; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House : And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Leeds and 
Act for enabling the Leeds and Bradford Railway aan 
Company to make a Railway from Shipley to Colne, (Shipley to 
with a Branch to Haworth, with Amendments; to Clue) Bill. 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 





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596 


Dunstable and = ‘The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Bininghen Act for making a Railway from the Town of Dun- 
Railway Bill. stable to join the London and Birmingham Railway, 
near Leighton Buzzard, in the County of Bedford, 
with Amendments; to which Amendments the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 
York and The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
a Act for enabling the York and North Midland Rail- 
tion Bill. way Company to alter the Line of the York and 
Scarborough Railway, near the city of York, with 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 
Leicester 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to repeal so much of an Act for inclosing Lands 
in the Parish of Saint Mary, in or near the Borough 
of Leicester, as relates to the Regulation and Man- 
agement of the Freemen’s Allotments, and to make 
other Provisions in lieu thereof, with Amendments ; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 


Freemen’s Al- 
.otments Bill. 


Lady Sandys’ The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
sere J for authorizing Building Leases to be granted of 


Parts of the Estate devised by the Will of William 
Turner, Esquire, deceased; the Investment of 
Monies bequeathed by the same Will in the Pur- 
chase or on Mortgage of Real Estates; and for 
other Purposes; to which the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House:—And then the Mes- 
sengers withdrew. 


Lady Sandys’ 
(Turner’s) 
Estate Bill. 


Lady Sandys’ ( Turner’s) Estate Bill was read the 
first time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Java Prize 


Sheer Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 


Return of Java Prize Money invested in Promissory 
Notes of the Bengal Government, and placed in 
possession of the East India Company, specifying 
the Period when so invested or paid over to the 
East India Company, the Rate of Interest allowed 
by the East India Company thereon ; stating also, 
whether any and what Distribution of the said Prize 
Money has been made, and what Amount is now in 
hand, and where placed. 

China. Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy, Ordinances passed in the year 
1844, by the Chief Superintendent of British Trade 
in China, with the Advice of the Legislative Council 
of Hong Kong, in virtue of the Powers conferred 
og Her Majesty by the Act of the 6th and 7th 

ic., c. 80. 


Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table. 


New Zealand. |§ A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 


posed, That this House will resolve itself into a 
Committee, to consider the state of the Colony of 
New Zealand, and the case of the New Zealand 
Company :—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 


Mercurii, 18° die Junii, 1845: 


? Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this 
ay. 


Sir Henry Mr. 


Greene reported from the Committee, to 
Pottinger. 


whom it was referred to consider Her Majesty’s 
Most gracious Message of Friday last, reeommend- 
ing the adoption of such measures as may enable 
Her Majesty to confer a signal mark of Her favour 
and approbation on the Right honourable Sir Henry 
P ottinger, Baronet, a Resolution ; which was read, 
as followeth 

Resolved, That the annual Sum of One thousand 
five hundred pounds net, be granted to Her Majesty, 
out of the Consolidated Fund of the United King- 


17°——18° Juniz. 





A. 1845, 


dom of Great Britain and Ireland, to be settled 
upon the Right honourable Sir Henry Pottinger, 
Baronet, and G.c.B., for the term of his natural life, 
to commence from the day on which he ceased to 
receive full Salary as Governor and Superintendent 
of British Trade in China. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolution :—And that Mr. Greene, Mr. Chancellor 
of the Exchequer and Mr. Cardwell do prepare, and 


bring it in. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a geal Ofice 
Bill for abolishing the separate Seal Office of the Abolition Bil, 
Courts of Queen’s Bench and Common Pleas: And No. 384, 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time upon Thursday next ; and to 
be printed. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Assessed Taxes 
Bill to continue and amend the Acts for authorizing Composition 
a Composition for Assessed Taxes: And the same ~ 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read q 385. 
second time upon Friday next ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a West India 
Bill to facilitate the Recovery of Loans made by the _ eseed 
West India Relief Commissioners: And the same J , 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read No. 386. 
a second time upon ‘Thursday next; and to be 
printed. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bills of 
Bill to continue an Act for exempting certain Bills orate 
of Exchange and Promissory Notes from the Ope- N , 
ration of the Laws relating to Usury: And the same ~* ~~ 
was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Friday next ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Corry presented, pursuant to Orders,—A Ship m 
Return of the Alterations made in Her Majesty’s fhe — 


Ship “The Queen” and the Queen’s Yacht, and yacht. 
their Cost. No. 888. 


Returns of the Foreign and Home Service Com- Ships : 
plements of Officers and Crews (including Royal a _ 

Marines) of Her Majesty’s Ships under mentioned; yo, ggg, 

“ The Queen,” “ Trafalgar,” “ Saint Vincent,” “ Hi- ~~ 
bernia,” “ Rodney,” “Superb,” “ Albion,” “ Cano- 
pus,” “Vanguard” and “ Vernon,” with the Dates 
when they were severally placed in Commission, and 
stating if on the Foreign or Home Service Establish- 
ment, with a Copy of the Weekly Return of each 
Ship during the first Weeks of March, April and 
May 1845 :—And, of the Number of Seamen Gun- 
ners in each of the said Ships, distinguishing those 
who are entitled to the Increase of Pay after Five 
and Ten years’ Service. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie apon the 
Table; and be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Court of 
Return, showing the Gross Amount of Fees re- Common Pleas. 
ceived by the Senior Master of the Court of Com- 

mon Pleas at Westminster, under the Acts of the 

ist and 2d Vic. c. 110, s. 19, and the 2d and 3d 

Vic. c. 11, from the Date of the passing of these 

Acts respectively to the 31st day of December 
1844; distinguishing the Amount and Particulars 

of each Fee received under each of the said Acts in 

each year :—And, a Return, for the same period, 

of the Disbursements paid out of the said Fees for 

Rent, Clerks, &amp;c.; distinguishing the Amount and 
Particulars of each Disbursement in each year :— 

And, a Return of the Gross Amount of Fees received 

by the Officer appointed in the Court of Common 

Pleas at Westminster, under the Act of the 3d and 

4th Will. 4, c. 74, for “pent the Certificates 

of the Acknowledgment of Deeds by Married Wo- 











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men, &amp;c., from the Date of the passing of that Act 
to the 31st cay of December 1844; distinguishing 
the Amount and Particulars of each Fee received 
in each year :—And, a Return for the same period, 
of the Disbursements paid out of the said Fees for 
Rent, Clerks, &amp;c.; distinguishing the Amount and 
Particulars of each Disbursement in each year. 





17°—18° Junie. 








North Wales The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Mineral Rail- the Report on the North Wales Mineral Railway 
way Bill Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
te. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 
Brighton,Lewes A Petition of James Troup, of Warrior’s-square, 
and Hastings §=F7astings, praying that the Brighton, Lewes and 
ll Rye Hastings Railway (Hastings, Rye and Ashford Ex- 
rd Ashiord tension) Bill may not pass into a iaw, as it now 


Extension) Bill. stands, was presented, and read; and referred to the 
Committee on the Bill. 


Fasten Coun- Petitions of Owners of land on a projected line 


tis Railway of Railway from the town of Cambridge to Bury 
er tag Saint Edmund’s, in the county of Suffolk ;—John 


Saint Edmund’s Dobede, of Soham-place, in the county of Cambridge, 
Extension) Bill. Require ;—Christiana Anne Holmes, of Bury Saint | 

Edmund’s, in the county of Suffolk, Widow ;—and, | 

the Most noble John Henry Duke of Rutland, and | 

Persons whose names are thereunto subscribed ; | 
hraying that they may be heard, by themselves, their | 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the East- | 
ern Counties Railway (Cambridge and Bury Saint 
Edmund’s Extension) Bill,—were presented, and 
read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 














Lunatics Ordered, That an Abstract of the Paper relative 
(Setland-) to Lunatics (Scotland), which was presented yes- 
No, 389. terday, be printed. 
Prosecutions. Ordered, That an Abstract of the Return relative 
No,390. to Prosecutions, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 
And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after twelve of the clock on 
Wednesday morning, adjourned till this day. 
Mercurit, 18° die Juni ; 
Anno, 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 
PRAYERS. 
—- ORDE RED, That the Committee on Group 
Ps ~ (X.) of Railway Bills have leave to sit this day 
till five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 
ee Ordered, That the Saint Helens Canal and Rail- 
Railway Bill, Way Bill be re-committed to the former Committee: | 
—And that they have leave to sit, and proceed, upon | 
Thursday next. 
—* The House proceeded to take into consideration 


Accrington and 


ilway Bill, 


Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington and Colne; and the 
same were read, as follow: 
Pr. 7. 1. 29. After “ Whalley’”’ insert Clause (A.) 
Crauss (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That all com-, 
munications between the Railway hereby author- | 
ized to be made, and the Manchester, Bury and 
Rossendale Railway, and all such openings in the | 
ledges or flanches of the said last-mentioned | 


Railway as may be necessary or convenient for 
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the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, | « 
Colne Extension intituled, An Act for extending the Manchester, | 
Bury and Rossendale Raiiway to the Towns of 


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effecting such communications, shall be made 
under the direction and superintendence of the 
Engineers for the time being of the Manchester, 
Bury and Rossendale Railway Company.” 

Pr. 9.1. 28. Leave out “ and.” 


Pr. 10. 1. 12. Leave out from “15” to “ and” in 
Pr. 13. 1, 14. and insert Clause (B.) 


Crause (B.) “ Provided alwavs and be it En- 
acted, That the Lord of any Manor or other per- 
son, not being the owner of the soil or surface of 
the lands, who shall be legally entitled to work 
and dispose of for his own benefit any of the 
mines of coal, iron, stone, lime, slate, or other 
minerals, under any land purchased by the Com- 
pany, shall be entitled to receive from the said 
Company the price or value of such minerals as 
shall be required to be dug, carried away, or used 
in the construction or for the purposes of the 
said Railway, or otherwise, and that the several 
Clauses in the said ‘ Lands Clauses Consolidation 
Act 1845,’ contained with respect to the ascer- 
taining and payment of the price or value of or 
compensation for land, or damage thereto, shall 
be deemed to extend to such last-mentioned mi- 
nerals and the price or value thereof.” 

Pr. 15.1. ult. Leave out “ observed” and insert 
preserved.” 

Pr. 16. ls. 20. and 21. Leave out “ one hundred” 
and insert “ fifty.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 24. Leave out from “ continue” to 
on” in |. 25. and insert “ not exceeding fourteen 
days, and so in proportion for any less time than 
one day.” 

Pr. 19. 1.32. Leave out “ waved” and insert “ in- 
curred.” 

Pr. 31. 1. 6. Leave out “ Railway” and insert 
Railways.” 

Pr. 32. 1.11. After ‘‘ Act” insert “and of the 
Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, and the 
Railway Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, re- 
spectively.” 

Pr. 32. 1. 16. Leave out the figure “ 2.” 

Pr. 32. 1.31. After “ Act” insert “ and the Lands 
Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, and the Railway 
Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, respectively.” 

Pr. 34. 1.13. After “ Act” insert “ and by the 
Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, and the 
Railway Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, re- 
spectively.” 

Pr. 34. 1. 16. After “shall” insert “apply to 
and.” 

Pr. 34.1]. 22. Leave out “ them” and insert “ the 
last-mentioned Company or the Directors thereof, 
or their officers, agents, or servants, under the 
same penalties, provisions and restrictions as are 
applicable to or imposed upon the Company here- 
by incorporated.” 


Pr, 35. 1.25. After “incorporated” insert Clause 

(C.) 
Crause (C.) “ And whereas in the event of the 
undertaking by this Act authorized becoming the 
~——- of the Manchester, Bury and Rossendale 
ailway Company under the provisions herein 
contained, it will be convenient that certain por- 
tions only of the provisions of ‘ The Companies 
Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845,’ shall be incor- 
porated with this Act: Be it therefore Enacted, 
That when and so soon as the said undertaking 
shall become vested in the Manchester, Bury 
and Sossendale Railway Company, the following 
clauses and provisions only of ‘The Companies 
Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845,’ shall remain 
applicable to the undertaking by this Act au- 
thorized and to the Manchester, Bury and Ros- 
sendale Railway Company, with reference to the 
same, that is to say, the clauses and provisions 
with respect to the settlement of disputes by arbi- 
tration, and with respect to the giving of Notices 
and tender of amends, and with respect to the re- 
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598 18° Juni. A. 1845, 


« covery of damages not specially provided for and | William the Fourth, intituled An Act for confirm- 
« penalties, and with respect to the provisions to | Ing and carrying into effect a Partition and Division 
“ be made for affording access to this Act by all | of the Real and Personal Estate of William Moly- 
parties interested: Provided always and be it En- | neux, Esquire, deceased, and for other Purposes 
acted, That nothing in this Act contained shall | therein mentioned, was read the third time. 
extend to prejudice, diminish, alter or take away| Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
any of the rights, privileges, powers, or authorities, | _ Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the 
vested in the Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
Railway Company, but the same shall remain as | hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


‘“¢ valid and effectual as if this Act had not been | 
“ passed.” | Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Committee Liverpool and 


Pr. 35.1. 27. Leave out “ such” and insert “the,” on Group (K K.) of Bailway Bills, to whom several Manchester 
and in the same line after “ purchase” insert “ and | Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said Railway Bill, 
“ execution.” Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 

Pr. 36. 1. 6. Leave out “ last.” | Trade thereon, were referred; That in the case of 

Pr. 36. 1. 7. After “ aforesaid” insert “for the the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Bill, they 

purchase and execution of the undertaking hereby | had heard counsel in support of several of the said 
authorized.” | Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 

Pr. 39. 1. ult. After “deemed” insert “ or con-; the Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
_matters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 





“ strued.” 


Pr. 40. 1. 2. Leave out “ or company.” | Bills ; and that the Committee had examined the 
Pr. 40.1. 5. Leave out from “ Act” to “or” in| allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
|true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 


. 7., and in the same line after “ or’’ insert “ of.” 


Pr. 40. |. 9. After “‘ may” insert “ hereafter.” 

Pr. 40. 1. 12. After “* Parliament” insert “ or from 
any future revision or alteration under the au- 
thority of Parliament of the maximum rates of 


| Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
| and be printed. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Bermondsey 
Bermondsey Improvement (No. 2.) Bill to make Improvement 
their Report, be enlarged till Wednesday next. (No. 2.) Bill 


fares and charges authorized by this Act.” 


In the Schedules to the Bill: 


Leave out Schedule 1., and in the heading of 
Schedule 2 leave out “ 2.” | The House proceeded to take into consideration Chester and 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, | the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Holyhead 
(and it appearing that the Amendment in Pr. 40.) tituled, An Act for completing the Line of the Chester eo 
1. 12. is to carry into effect the provision made by | and Holyhead Railway, and for amending the Act 
the Commons as to rates and tolls of Railways) | relating to the said Railway ; and the same were 
were agreed to. read, as follow : 
Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the Pr. 19. 1. 23. Leave out from “ wood” to “and” 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this House | in 1. 28. 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their Pr, 29. 1. 32. After “ whatsoever” insert Clause 
Lordships. (A.) 
Cuause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
acted, That nothing in this Act or in any of the 
Acts herein recited or referred to contained, shall 
extend or be construed to extend, to defeat, lessen, 
impair, prejudice or derogate from any estate, 
right, title, interest, franchise, jurisdiction or au- 
thority vested in or appertaining to the Queen’s 
Most excellent Majesty in right of Her Crown, 
or otherwise howsoever.” 


In the Schedule to the Bill: 
Pr. 35. 1. 26. Leave out from 


The House was moved, That the Entry in the 
Votes of yesterday of the Proceedings of the House 
on the Report of the Erewash Valley Railway (No. 2.) 
Bill, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

And it appearing that the said Report was made, 
without Notice having been given in the Private 
Bill Office ; 

Ordered, That the said Proceedings be null and 
void. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received, the 
proper Notice having been given. 

Lord Harry Vane reported from the Committee | « 
on Group (S$.) of Railway Bills, to whom several 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the Erewash Valley Railway (No. 2) Bill, they had 
heard counsel in support of several of the said Pe-| were acreed to. 
titions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the | Ordered, That Mr. Owen Stanley do carry the 
Bill; That they had inquired into the several matters | Bill to the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this 
required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills;| House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 


Erewash Valley 
Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


| Revenues - | 
to 

* Cottages - | Colonel 
in 1. 32. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 


-|- - | Mary.” 





Scarborough 
Harbour. 


Molyneux’s 
Fstate Bill. 


and that the Committee had amended the Preamble | 
of the Bill, and found the allegations of the Bill, as 
amended, to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

And the House being informed that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to 
sit, and proceed, To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Petition of William Henry 
Brockett, relative to Scarborough Harbour, which 
was presented upon Monday last, be printed. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for amend- 
ing an Act of Parliament passed in the fourth and 
fifth years of the reign of his late Majesty King 


their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
| the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
_tituled, An Act to enable the Master, Wardens and 
|Commonalty of Watermen and Lightermen of the 
| River Thames to invest their Poor’s Fund and the 
| Endowment Fund of the Free Watermen and 
| Lightermen’s Asylum in the purchase of Land or on 
Mortgage, and to hold Lands for the purposes of 

the said Funds; and the same were read, as follow : 
Pr. 15. 1. 29. Leave out the first “ and” and 
linsert “ in Great Britain and to.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 25. After “ disposition” insert “ Pro- 
“ vided always, that nothing in this Act contained 
|“ shall make valid any conveyance, devise, bequest 


“ or other disposition which would otherwise rr 
vol 


| 
| 


Watermen’s 
Company 
Poor's and 
Endowment 
Fund) Bill. 





a és ra 


Py a ee 


l and 
ter 
Bill, 


ey 
ent 
Bill, 
id 
sill, 


Totnes Markets 
and Waterworks 
(No. 2.) Bill, 


Grimsby Docks 
Bill. 


Middlesbro? 
and Redcar 
Railway Bill. 


Newark and 
Sheffield Rail- 
way Bill, 


Forth andClyde 
Navigation and 
Union Canal 
unetion 

(No. 2.) Bill. 


8 VicToRIz£. 18° Junie. 599 


“ void, under or by virtue of an Act passed in the} Mr. Vernon Smith reported from the Committee Railway Bills, 
“ ninth year of the reign of his late Majesty King | on Group (C C.) of Railway Bills ; That in the case S'"P ieee 
“ George the Second, intituled, “ An Act to restrain | of the Cork and Bandon Railway (re-committed) 
“ the Disposition of Lands, whereby the same become | Bill, the Committee met at three o’clock this day, 
‘ inalienable.” pursuant to the Order of the House, but that Ad- 
Pr. 18. 1. ult. Leave out from ‘ hereditaments” | miral Dundas and Mr. Adderley,two of the Members 
to “ shall” in Pr. 20.1. 13., and in Pr. 20. 1. 13.,/| of the said Committee, were not present within one 
after “ shall” insert “ be.” hour of the time appointed for the Meeting of the 
Pr. 20. 1. 14. Leave out from “ absolutely” to said Committee. 
“ for” in |. 15.,and insert “sold and disposed of.” | Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
Pr. 20. 1. 17. After “ and” insert “ the Com- 


w” 





“ pany.” A Petition for remuneration to Mr. O’ Hara, out Mr. O’Hara. 
Pr. 20. 1. 25. Leave out from “ within” to of the Consolidated Fund, on account of his having 
“ next” in |. 26., and insert “ Five years.” orm deprived of his situation as Recorder of Gal- 


Pr. 20. 1. 28. After “ order’’ insert “ Provided | way, by the Municipal Corporations (Zreland) Act, 
“ always, that if any part of such last-mentioned | was offered to be presented,—but the Petition not 
“ hereditaments are convenient to be held and re-| being recommended by the Crown, the same was 
“ tained by the said Company, it shall be lawful | not received. 


“ for the said Company to hold and retain the same | ae a . a ae . 
«for the purposes of the said respective fands ; | Petitions from Huddersfield (uine Petitions) ;— Factories. 


le hadi + ae en . _ 
“ provided that the clear yearly value thereof at | South Cronin ;-—marnnnenne;—Senemy Opies 
« tine then det toa eee or ek ets ene employed by Messrs. James Miligan, in the 
“ f f a om oe county of York ;— Bradford (York) (two Petitions) ; 

decree of foreclosure, do not (together with any | —Heaton; — Paddock (two Petitions); — Ashley 
‘ . red) S . ; gf 4 eee 
gorse 7 ages and — by Mills (two Petitions) ;-- Rochdale (two Petitions) ;-- 
i: Tae f thi pany uncer me powers ane prov- | Ashton-under-Lyne (three Petitions) ;— Stockport 

of T . oe oe eee Se Se Peay ee |(two Petitions) ;—Halifax (two Petitions) ;—~and, 
‘c 4 ” | ; f 

of Two thousand Pounds. | Bolton-le-Moors (eight Petitions) ; praying the House 


The said Amendments, being read a second time, | ; ; . 
iinet ’ | to pass an efficient Ten Hours Bill for all minors and 
were agreed to. 


: | females employed in Factories,—were presented 
Ordered, That Lord John Russell do carry the | aes ttf : ; , A , 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this ane cent; Saul conenen Ge Re ape She Tee 


House hath agreed to the Amendments made by; A Petition of Catholic Inhabitants of the parish Roman Catholic 
their Lordships. | of Kilfree, in the county of Sligo, praying that the Relief Bill. 
' Roman Catholic Relief Bill may pass into a law, 


} 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
Report on the Yotnes Markets and Waterworks the Table. ' 
(No. 2.) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and | 
agreed to. ; | Petitions from Llancynfelyn ;—and, Pencarreg ; County Courts. 
_ Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be | praying the House to pass a Bill for the establishment 
ingrossed. of County Courts, with a Clause requiring a know- 

. ‘ledge of the Welsh language, on the part of the 

Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the | Judges of those Courts in Wales,—were presented, 
Grimsby Docks Bill; That they had examined the | and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be | 


true; and had gone through the Bill, and made | A Petition of the Preses of a Meeting of Commis- Banking 
Amendments thereunto. ; | sioners of Supply, Heritors and Justices of the Peace (Scotland) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. | of the county of Ross, praying that the Banking 
Mrs (Scotland) Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
Mr. Eliot Yorke reported from the Committee on | stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
Group (P P.) of Railway Bills, to whom several | upon the Table. 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said | os ee , 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of | A Petition of James Busby, of Victoria, in New New Zealand. 
Trade thereon, were referred; That in the case of | Sealand, praying the House to support Her Ma- 
the Middlesbro’ and Redcar Railway Bill, they _jesty’s Government in preserving inviolate, and in 
had heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That they | the sense in which they were understood by both 
had inquired into the several matters required by | the contracting parties at the same time, the terms 
the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that | and stipulations of the Treaty of Waitangi, was pre- 
the Committee had examined the allegations of the | sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone | 


through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. | A Petition of Merchants, Bankers and Traders Insolvent 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; _of London, praying for the repeal or alteration of the Debeos Aet. 
and be printed. | Insolvent Debtors Act, was presented, and read ; 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


4 —_— ne ee and ae of! A Petition of John Waters Coldicott, a Prisoner John Waters 
he F rovisional \-osaunitiee of the. projector Vewarh |. 5 Gaol of Castle Rushen, in the Isle of Man, Celdicott. 


¢ S ilwav avin’ sey 7 ‘ : 
and Sheffield Railway, praying the House to re 'stating that the charge on which he was incar- 


gy the my ewark and Sheff eld Railway Bill to | cerated in the Gaol of Castle Rushen, in the Isle of 
the former Committee, was presented, and read ; | Man, and where he now remains, of his having at- 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. tempted to do his wife some bodily injury, ‘was 
Colonel Wood reported from the Committee on the | neg: and praying the Bouse see pore ign” 
, ’ er aan ft gation into his case, was presented, and read; and 
Forth and Clyde Navigation and Union Canal Junc- | © dete tat the Table 
tion (No. 2.) Bill, and to whom several Petitions | ee SS eS 
against the said Bill were referred; That they had| Petitions from Portsmouth ;—Kinsale ;—Cork ; Physic and 
heard counsel in support of one of the Petitions, and | —and, Wigan, praying that the Physic and Surgery °“"é""9 Bill. 
had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill ; and that , Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
the Committee had examined the allegations of the | —were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone | upon the Table. 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto.| A Petition of the Chairman of a meeting of 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. | legally qualified Medical Practitioners residing in 
Vor. 100. | 464 the 








‘Tailors’ Trade. 


Spirit Trade 
(Jreland. ) 


Universities 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Colleges 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Wheat, &amp;c. 


Railways. 


Scarborough 
Pier and Har- 
bour. 


Pious and 
Charitable 
Purposes Bill, 


Courts of 
Common Law 
Process Bill, 


600 


the borough of Portsmouth, forming a Branch of 
the National Association of General Practitioners in 
Medicine, Surgery and Midwifery, praying that the 
said Bill may pass into a law, was also presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Journeymen Tailors of the borough 
of Bolton, praying the House to grant a Committee 
to inquire into the sanitary condition of theTailors’ 
Trade in order to devise means for the provision of 


clean and wholescme workshops by the Master, 
Tailors of the United Kingdom, was presented, and 


read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


18° Juniz. 


being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ this House will, upon this day six months, resolve 
“ itself into the said Committee,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question: 
—It passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
“ this House will, upon this day six months, resolve 
“ itself into the said Committee,” be added instead 


_ thereof: —It was resolved in the Affirmative. 


A Petition of Grocers and Wholesale and Retail 
Spirit Dealers of Belfast, and its neighbourhood, in 


the county of Antrim, praying the House to modify 
and amend the laws relating to the retail Spint 
Trade in Ireland, so as to place those who have 


capital invested in it on a footing of equality with | 


land) Bill ; 


spirit traders in England, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon this day 
six months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Courts of Common Law Process (Jre- 


Resolved, That this House will, upon this day six 


‘months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Petitions from the Presbytery of A/ford (Modera- , 


tor) ;—Presbytery of Dumfries (Moderator pro tem- 
pore, and Clerk) ;— and, Presbytery of Hamilton 
(Moderator pro tempore); praying that the Univer- 
sities (Scot/and) Bill may not pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Comeras ;-— Enniskillen ;—-Union | 
of Moynalty and Newcastle ;—Rollestown and Old- 
town ; —Athlone ;— Kells ;—and, Kill and Lyons ; | 
praying that the Colleges (Zreland) Bill may not} 
pass into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, | 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Ordered, That there be laid before this Sie, | 
an Account of the Quantities of Wheat, Barley, | 
Oats, Wheat-flour and Oatmeal imported into Great 
Britain from Ireland, in the years 1842, 1843 and | 
1844; distinguishing the Quantities in each year. | 

Petitions of Bankers, Manufacturers, Tedeneen| 
and other Inhabitants of the borough of Leicester ; | 
—and, Company of Proprietors of the Leicester and | 
Swanningtox Railway ; praying the House to consi- | 


der the propriety of constructing all Railways on | 
the narrow gauge,—were presented, and read ; and | 
| 


ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, | 


Returns of the Revenue received by the Corporation 
of Scarborough (under an Order in Council made | 
in the reign of James the First, for the Maintenance | 
of the Pier and Harbour of Scarborough), from the | 
Ports of Newcastle and Sunderland respectively, in 
the years 1843 and 1844; stating, under separate | 
heads, the Amounts for and the Number of Ships ; 
stating also, under distinct and separate heads, the 


manner in which the same has been appropriated | 


issued since 1842, against Ship-owners resisting 


and Costs by the Defendants, or compromised by 
the Plaintiffs (the Corporation of Scarborough) ; 
and the Amount of Costs paid in each case, up to 
the 18th day of June 1845. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second | 


reading of the Pious and Charitable Purposes Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time | 


upon Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com-| 
mittee on the Courts of Common Law Process Bill ; | 


And a Motion being made, and the Question 


| consideration the Amendments made by the Lords 


(in continuation of Parliamentary Return, ordered | 
12th May 1843) :—And, of the Number of Writs | 


upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Court of Session (Scotland) Process 


| Bill; 


Resolved, That this House will, upon this day 
six months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


A. 1845. 


at 


Courts of 
Common Law 
rocess 


(Ireland) Bill, 


Court of Session | 
(Scotland) | 
Process Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- salmon 


mittee on the Salmon Fisheries Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Arrestment of Wages (Scotland) (No. 2.) Bill 


»| was, according to Order, read a second time ; and ° 


Wednesday next. 
The Order of the day being read, for taking into 


to the Railway Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) 
(No. 2,) Bill; 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken 
into consideration To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Roman Catholic Relief Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Field Gardens Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Fisheries Biil, 


Arrestment 
Wages 
Scotland) 


committed to a Committee of the whole House, for (No, »,) Bill 


Railway 


Ciauses Con- 


solidation 


(Scotland) 


(No, 2.) Bill 


Roman Catholic 
Relief Bill. 


Field Gardens 
Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Scientific 
- We . : es Se *]) - and Literary 
mittee on the Scientific and Literary Societies Bill 3 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Small Debts Bill ; 

Mr. Speaker called the attention of the House to 
a Clause in the Bill, by which the Keeper or Gaoler, 


, : - Deputy Keeper or Deputy Gaoler, or Clerk. of the 
Payment of the Claim, stating whether the Actions | pu’y yond - 


have been discontinued on Payment of the Demand | 


Papers of Prisons or Gaols, are authorized to ad- 
minister an Oath, and to receive a Fee, on each 
Affidavit, of One shilling. : 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon this day six months. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the better enforcing the Payment of Small Debts : 
And that Mr. FitzRoy Kelly and Mr. James Wort- 
ley do prepare, and bring it in. 

The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Universities (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


The 





? Societies Bill. 


Small Debts 
Bill. 


Small Debts 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Universities _ 
(Scotland ) Bill. 


sion 


8 VicTORIz. 
The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


_ mittee of Supply; __ 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
Ways and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


Means. mittee of Ways and Means ; , 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed 
yesterday, that this House will resolve itself into a 
Committee to consider the state of the Colony of 
New Zealand, and the case of the New Zealand 
Company ; 

And the Question being again proposed :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 


New Zealand. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 19° die Junii, 1845: 


Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till this day. 


Merchant Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
Seamen Bill. for the Protection of Seamen entering on board 
Merchant Ships: And that Sir George Cockburn, Mr. 
Corry and Mr. Godson do prepare, and bring it in. 
Sir Henry Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill 
Pottinger’s to settle an Annuity on Sir Henry Pottinger, Ba- 
Annuity Bill, onet, in consideration of his eminent Services: And 
No.391. the same was read the first time; and ordered to 
be read a second time this day; and to be printed. 
Merchant Sir George Cockburn presented a Bill for the 
Seamen Bill. Protection of Seamen entering on board Merchant 
No.392. Ships: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time To-morrow ; and 
to be printed. 
eerie Mr. Wyse presented a Bill for legalizing Art- 
. eng Unions: And the same was read the first time ; and 
No.393. ordered to be read a second time upon Monday 
next ; and to be printed. 
Sir Henry The Order for the House to resolve itself into a 
Pottinger. 


Committee, upon Tuesday next, to consider the 
following Resolution, That an humble Address be 
presented to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously 
pleased to grant such a Pension as She shall think 
proper, to the Right honourable Sir Henry Pot- 
tinger, Baronet, k.c.B., as a reward for his eminent 
public services, and especially for having, as Her 
Majesty’s Plenipotentiary in China, brought the 
War in that country to a conclusion by a Peace alike 
honourable and advantageous ; and to assure Her 
Majesty that this House will make good the same, 
was read, and discharged. 

A Petition of the Reverend Sir Thomas Gery 


Eastern Coun- 


ties Railway : 

(Cambria, ze Cullum, of Hardwick House, in the county of Suffolk, 

and Bury s Baronet, and of the Reverend John Daniell Wastell, 
int Edmund’s 


‘dmund’s of Fishy, in the said county of Suffolk, prayin 
Extension) Bill. that they may be heard, by their ae i a 
against certain parts of the Eastern Counties Rail- 
way (Cambridge and Bury Saint Edmund’s Exten- 
sion) Bill, was presented, and read. 
Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 
Epping Rail. The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
m* of the Petition for the Epping Railees (No. 2.) Bin, 
which was yesterday made from the Select Com- 
mittee on Standing Orders, might be read ; and the 
same being read; 
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for making a Railway from the London and Black- 


wae ay at Stepney, to or near to the town of 


18°—19° Junie. 





601 


Epping: And that Dr. Bowring and Mr. Mangles 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House was moved, That the Act 5 and 6 Vic., Customs. 
c. 47, to amend the Laws relating to the Customs, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 


solve itself into a Committee to consider the said 
Act. 


Mr. Corry presented,—Returns to several Orders, Navy (Trial 
dated the 3d, 22d and 25th days of April last, for Cruises.) 
Copies of the several Reports from Kear-Admiral 
Bowles, c. B., Commodore Corry and Captain 
Thompson, R.N., of the Sailing and other Qualities 
as exhibited during the late ‘Irial Cruises of Her 
Majesty’s Ships “ Queen,” “ Caledonia,” “ Saint 
Vincent,” “ Camperdown,” “ Albion,” “ Espiegle,” 

“ Daring,” “ Flying Fish,” “ Mutine,” “ Water- 

witch,” “ Pantaloon,” “ Osprey,” and “ Cruiser ;” 

with the Names of the several Constructors of the 

same :—Returns of the Number of the established 
Complement of the Crew, with the Amount of Ton- 

nage, by Admeasurement and Displacement, of each 

Vessel :—And, of the Quantity of Water, in Tons, 

and the Number of Days’ Provision which each 

Vessel is stated to be able to carry under Hatches, 

without interference with the Stowage of the Ship’s 

Stores ; distinguishing the Quantity of Water and 

of Provisions which each Vessel had on board on 

the day of quitting Port for the Trial Services :— 

Copy of Commander Matson’s Report of the last Sail- Her Majesty’s 
ing Trials between Her Majesty’s Brigs “ Daring,” — 
“ Espiegle” and “ Flying Fish” :—And, Copies of Ships, ; 
the Reports to the Board of Admiralty, relative to the “ Rattler” and 
Steaming and other Qualities of Her Majesty’s Ves- “ Alectos” &amp;e. 
sels the “ Rattler” and “ Alecto” during the late Trials, 

stating the Tonnage and Amount of Horse-power of 

the Engines of each Vessel :—Also, Copies of the 

Reports of the Sailing and other Qualities of Her 

Majesty's Sloops “ Mutine,” “ Waterwitch,” ‘ Pan- 

taloon”’ and “ Osprey,” whilst proceeding in com- 

pany to their several destinations on Foreign Service. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of the Right honourable John Thomas Oxford and 
Lord Redesdale, praying that the Oxford and Rugby a 

° ; ailway ; and, 
Railway, and the Oxford, Worcester and Wolver- oxford, Wor- 
hampton Railway Bills be not allowed to pass during cester and 
the present Session, was presented, and read ; and pVorerbampton 
ordered to lie upon the Table. ee 


Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after one of the clock on 
Thursday morning, adjourned till this day. 








Jovis, 19° die Junii ; 
Anno 8° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


e &amp;- House proceeded to take into consideration York ard 
. the Amendments made by the Lords to the eo 7 
Bill, intituled, An Act for enabling the York and jinpil. 
North Midland Railway Company to alter the Line 
of the York and Scarborough Railway, near the 
City of York; and the same were read, as follow : 
Pr. 2.1.32. Leave out from “deviated”’ to‘ May” 
in Pr. 3.1. 3. 
Pr. 4. 1. 6. Leave out “ said intended”’ and insert 
“ Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, and the.” 
Pr. 4. 1. 8. After “ Act” insert “ 1845.” 
Pr. 4,1. 14. Leave out from “ held”’ to the first 
“ to” inl. 18. 
Pr. 5.1.15. Leave out from “ purpose” to “and” 
in Pr. 6. 1. 4. 
Pr. 18. Is. 29. and 30. Leave out from “ appli- 
“ cable” to Clause (A.), added, by way of Rider, to 
the Bill, in Pr. 19. 1. 10. 


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Birmingham 
and Gloucester 
Railway 
(Gloucester 
Extensions, 
Stoke Branch 
and Midland 
Railways 


Junction) Bill. 


Railway Bills, 
Group (X.) 


Manchester and 


Birmingham 
Railway (Ash- 
ton Branch) 
Bill. 


Lyme Regis 
Improvement, 
Market and 
Waterworks 
Bill, 


North Wales 
Railway Bill. 


Hartlepool Pier 
and Port Bill. 


Duddesion 
and Nechells 
Improvement 


(No. 2.) Bill, 


Diss, Beccles 
and Yarmouth 


Railway Bill. 


Huddersfield 
and Sheflield 
Junction Rail 
way Bill, 


602 


Pr. 19. 1. 10. In Clause (A.), added, by way of 
Rider, to the Bill: 
L. 7. Leave out “ Bills” and insert “ Acts.” 

Leave out the Schedule to the Bill. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir John Lowther do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


Mr. Shaw reported from the Committee on Group 
(F.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Petitions against 
the Bills comprised in the said Group, together with 
the Reports of the Board of Trade thereon, were re- 
ferred; That in the case of the Birmingham and Glou- 
cester Railway (Gloucester Extensions, Stoke Branch, 
and Midland Railways Junction) Bill, they had con- 
sidered the Petitions against the said Bill, and had 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had 
inquired into the several matters required by the Stand- 
ing Orders on Railway. Bills; and that the Committee 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; and 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (X.) of Rail- 
way Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of the clock, 
during the sitting of the House. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway to connect the 
Manchester and Birmingham, and Sheffield, Ashton- 
under-Lyne and Manchester Railways, near Guides 
Bridge, and for other Purposes connected with the said 
Manchester and Birmingham Railway, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Report on the Lyme Regis Improvement, Market and 
Waterworks Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for making and maintaining a 
Railway from Porth Dynilaen, in the Parish of Edern, 
to Bangor, in the County of Carnarvon, to be called, 
The North Wales Railway, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hughes do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for amending the Acts relative to 
the improving the Pier and Port of Hartlepool, in the 
County of Durham, was read the third time. 

The House was moved, That the Standing Order of 
the House, No. 121, requiring Amendments to be re- 
ferred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Sunting Order be sus- 
pended, in respect of the said Bill. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wawn do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

A Petition of Rate-payers of the hamlets of Dud- 
deston and Nechells, in the parish of Aston, near Bir- 
mingham, in the county of Warwick, praying that the 
Duddeston and Necheils Improvement (No. 2.) Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Great Yarmouth, in the 
county of Norfolk, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Diss, Beccles and Yarmouth Railway Bill, was 
presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, 
if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for making a Railway from Huddersfield, in 





19° Junie. 














A. 1845. 


the West Riding of the County of York, to or near 
Penistone, in the same Riding, there to forma Junction 
with the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester 
Railway, to be called The Huddersfield and Sheffield 
Junction Railway ; and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 1.1.11. Leave out from “ advantage” to“ And” 
in Pr. 2.1.1. 

Pr. 2. 1. 18. Leave out “ intended.” 
Pr. 2. 1. 24. Leave out from “ 1845” to “shall” in 
- 26. 

Pr. 2. 1.28. After “ Act” insert “ and with the same 
‘“* shall be construed as one Act.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 29. Leave out “intended.” 

Pr. 3.1. 32. Leave out “ intended.” 

Pr. 4.1.5. Leave out “intended.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 23. After “thereof” insert Clause (A.) 


Cravse (A.) * Provided always, and be it Enacted, 
That as regards the roads hereinafter mentioned, it 
shall be lawful for the Company to make the rates of 
inclination of such roads respectively, when altered, 
as follows ; (that is to say) 


“ As regards the Road numbered 103 on the said 
Plan, in the township of Locknood, the inclination of 
such Road may be 1 foot in 9 feet, as shown upon the 
said Plan: 

“ As regards the Road numbered 49 on the said 
Plan, in the township of Aldmundbury, the inclina- 
tion of such Road may be 1 foot in € feet, as shown 
upon the said Plan: 

* As regards the Road numbered 17 on the said 
Plan, in the township of Shilley, the inclination ot 
such Road may be 1 foot in 16 feet, as shown upon 
the said Plan: 

“ As regards the Road numbered 99 on the said 
Plan, in the township fof Denby, the inclination of 
such Road may be 1 foot in 15 feet, as shown upon 
the said Plan: 

“ As regards the Turnpike-road numbered 76 on the 
said Plan, in the Reda. of Hoyland Swaine, the 
inclination of such Road may be 1 foot in 14 feet 
and 1 foot in 40 feet, as shown upon the said Plan: 

“ As regards the Roads numbered respectively 7 
and 18 on the said Plan, in the township of Wooldale, 
the inclinations of such Roads respectively may be 
1 foot in 24 feet and 1 foot in 11 feet, as shown upon 
the said Plan.” 


Pr. 19. 1, 26. Leave out “ A Bill” and insert “ An 
Act.” 

Pr. 19. 1. penult. Leave out “said” and insert 
intended Railway of the Company, by the said 
recited Bill proposed to be incorporated under the 
name of the.” 


Pr. 26. 1. 38. At the end of Clause (A.), added by 
way of Rider to the Bill, insert Clauses (B.), (C.), 
(D.), (E.) and (F.) 

Cravuse (B.) “ And whereas the Queen’s Most Ex- 
cellent Majesty, in right of Her Crown, is seised of 
or entitled to the advowson and right of patronage 
and presentation to the vicarage of Kirkburton, in 
the county of York, and certain parts of the glebe 
belonging to the said vicarage are intended to be 
purchased and taken by the said Company for the 

urpose of making the said Railway ; Be it Enacted, 

hat it shall be lawful for the Commissioners for the 
time being of Her Majesty’s Woods, Forests, Land 
Revenues, Works and Buildings, and they are hereby 
authorized and empowered to contract and agree with 
the said Company for the absolute sale in fee simple 
of such part of the glebe lands of the said vicarage 
of Kirkburton, as the said Company are by this Act 
authorized to purchase, at or for such price or con- 
sideration in money, and upon such terms and con- 
ditions as shall be settled and agreed upon between 
the said Commissioners for the time being and the 
said Company, and upon payment of such price or 
consideration, by any deed or writing under the hands 
and seals of the said Commissioners for the time 
being, to convey such part of the said glebe lands 
and the fee simple aud inheritance thereof to the said 
Company, for the purposes of this Act; which said 
deed or writing being enrolled in the office of Land 
Revenue Records and Enrolments, and registered in 
the registry of the diocese in which the said vicarage 
is situate, shall be effectual to vest in the said Com- 
pany the lands therein or thereby expressed to be 
conveyed, any Act or law to the contrary notwith- 
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standing ; and the purchase or consideration money 
expressed in such conveyance shall, before the exe- 
cution thereof by the said Commissioners for the 
time being, be invested by and at the expense of the 
said Company in the purchase of Three Pounds per 
centum Consolidated, or Three Pounds per centum 
Reduced Bank Annuities, in the name or names of 
the Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne, for the 
augmentation of the maintenance of the poor clergy ; 
and until such annuities shall be sold for the pur- 
poses hereinafter mentioned, the said Governors shall 
and they are hereby required from time to time to 
pay the dividends, interest or annual proceeds thereof 
to the minister for the time being of the said vicarage, 
according to the rules, orders and regulations of the 
said Governors in that behalf with respect to the 
general funds at their disposal.” 

Cravse (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall be 
lawful for the said Governors of the Bounty of Queen 
Anne, for the augmentation of the maintenance of 
the poor clergy, and they are hereby authorized and 
empowered, if they shall think fit, at the request in 
writing of the minister for the time being of the said 
vicarage of Kirkburton, to sell the whole or any 
portion of the said Bank Annuities, and to apply the 
monies arising therefrom in the purchase of other 


‘ lands convenient, to be held as part and parcel of the 


glebe of the said vicarage; and the said Governors 
shall cause such lands when so purchased to be well 
and effectually conveyed to and vested in the minister 
for the time being of the said vicarage, and his suc- 
cessors, to be held by him and them as part and 
parcel of the said vicarage for ever.” 

Cravss (D.) “ And be it Enacted, That in ascer- 
taining and fixing the price or compensation to be 
paid by the said Company for the purposes of the 
glebe lands of the said vicarage of Kirkburton, 
every damage which the said rectory or the glebe 
lands thereof, or any part thereof, shall or may sus- 
tain by reason or means of any works done, or which 
may be done by the said Company, shall be computed 
and taken into account; and in case the said Com- 
pany and the said Commissioners for the time 
being of Her Majesty’s Woods, Forests, Land Re- 
venues, Works and Buildings shall differ in opinion 
with regard to such price or compensation, the 
same may be fixed and determined in the manner 
provided by ‘ The Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 
1845:’ Provided always, nevertheless, That all the 
costs, charges and expenses incurred or to be incurred 
by or on behalf of the said Commissioners for the 
time being in ascertaining and fixing the amount of 
such price or compensation, however or by whom- 
soever settled, and the costs of the conveyance of 
such lands to the said Company, and of the enrolment 
and registration of such conveyance, and of the rein- 
vestment of such price, or the Government Securities 
purchased therewith, in the purchase of other lands, 
by the Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne, 
for the augmentation of the maintenance of the poor 
clergy, and all reasonable charges and expenses inci- 
dent thereto respectively, shall be borne, defrayed 
and paid by the said Company.” 

Crause (E.) “ And be it Enacted, That the said 
Company shall and they are hereby required, at their 
own costs and charges, to make and construct such 
f0nvenient communications across, over or under the 
said Railway, where it shall be carried through or 
over the glebe lands of the said vicarage of Kirk- 
burton, as shall in the judgment of the Commis- 
sioners for the time being of Her Majesty’s Woods, 
Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings be 
necessary for the convenient enjoyment and occu- 
pation of the said vicarage by the minister thereof for 
the time being; and such communications, when so 
made, shall at all times be kept in order and repair 
by and at the expense of the said Company: Pro- 
vided always, That the mode of making and con- 
structing such communications, the materials to be 
used in and about the same, and all particulars re- 
lating thereto, shall be settled and determined by the 
engineer for the time being of the said Commis- 
sioners, and by the engineer for the time being of the 
said Company ; and in the event of their differin 
in opinion in regard thereto, then by some third 
person, to be appointed by such two engineers, whose 
decision in the matters referred to him shall be 

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19° Junzi. 603 


“ binding and conclusive on all parties: Provided 
“ further, That the costs, charges and expenses which 
** may be incurred by or on behalf of the said Com- 
“ missioners for the time being, in relation or incident 
to such communications, shall be wholly borne and 
paid by the said Company.” 

Cravser (F.) “ And be it Enacted, That nothing in 
this Act or in any of the Acts herein recited or 
referred to contained, shall extend or be construed to 
extend to defeat, limit, lessen, prejudice or derogate 
from any estate, right, title, interest, franchise, pre- 
rogative, jurisdiction or authority vested in or apper- 
taining to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, Her 
heirs or successors, in right of Her Crown or other- 
wise howsoever.” 

Leave out the Schedule to the Biil. 

The said Amendments being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Gudea, That Mr. Stansfield do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


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Mr. Mitcalfe presented a Bill for making a Railway Epping Rail- 
from the London and Blackwall Railway at Stepney to way (No. 2.) 
or near the own of Epping: And the same was read Bill. 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from the North Woal- 
Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway, near wich Railway 
the Mouth of the River Lea, to North Woolwich, was Bill. 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Ward do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Dublin Pipe 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the Water (No, 2.)° 
case of the Petition for additional provision in the Bill. 

Dublin Pipe Water (No. 2.) Bill, the Standing Orders 
had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Lady Sandys’ 
Commitiee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the (Turner's) 
case of Lady Sandys’ (Turner’s) Estate Bill, no Stand- Estate Bill. 
ing Orders were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the Dunstable and 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, London and 
An Act for making a Railway from the Town of Dun- Birmingham 
stable to join the ) ere and Birmingham Railway, ®#sy Bill. 
near Leighton Buzzard, in the County of Bedford; 
and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 1. 1. penult. Leave out from “ whereas” to 
“ Parliament” in line ult., and insert “an Act has been 
“ passed during the present Session of.” 

Pr. 2. 1.1. , Sena out “a Bill” and insert “an Act.” 

Rw 2.1.8. Leave out from “nature” to “ called” 
in |. 10. 

Pr. 2.1. 12. Leave out from “another” to “ Par- 
“ liament” in 1, 13., and insert “ Act has been passed 
“* during the present Session of.” 

Pr. 2.1.14. Leave out “a Bill” and insert “ an Act.” 

Rg 2.1.19. Leave out from “nature” to “called” 
in |. 21, 

Pr. 2.1.24. Leave out “ Bill is now pending before” 
and insert “ Act has been passed during the present 
“ Session of.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 25. Leave out “a Bill” and insert “an Act.” 

Pr. 2.1. 29. Leave out from “ Railways” to “ called” 
in |. 31. 

Pr. 3. 1.4. Leave out from “ the” to “ shall” inl. 9., 
and insert “ provision of the said recited Acts.” 

Pr. 4.1. 7. Leave out “ intended.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 23. Leave out “ intended.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 31. Leave out “ intended.” 

Pr. 10.1.7. Leave out “ intended.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 27. Leave out from “ acres” to “and” in 
l. 34, 

Pr. 20. 1. 10. Leave out “ intended.” 

Pr. 20. 1. 15. Leave out “ intended.” 

Pr. 28. 1. 32. Leave out “intended.” 

Pr. 29. 1. 7. Leave out “ intended.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That ‘Mr. Mangles do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath agreed 
to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 

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604. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act for enabling the Leeds and Bradford Railway 
Company to make a Railway from Shipley to Colne, 
with a Branch to Haworth; and the same were read, 
as follow : 

Pr. 6. 1. penult. After “that” insert “the Acts 
“ following, that is to say, ‘The Lands Clauses Con- 
“ solidation Act, 1845,’ and the ‘ Railway Clauses 
“ Consolidation Act, 1845,’ except so much of the said 
“ Jast-mentioned Act as relates to the tolls to be taken 
“ upon the Railway, shall be incorporated with and form 
“ part of this Act, and shall with the same be construed 
“ as one Act, with reference to the Railway and works 
“ by this Act authorized to be made, and.” 

Pr. 11.1.9. Leave out from “pounds” to “and” 

n Pr. 14. 1. 15., and insert Clause (A.) 

Cuause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That so much 
“ of the Companies Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, 
‘“¢ as relates to the borrowing of money on mortgage or 
‘“‘ bond, and to the conversion of the borrowed money 
“ into capital, and to the consolidation of the shares 
“ into stock, shall extend to and be incorporated with 
“ this Act for the several purposes hereof.” 

Pr. 14. 1. 32. Leave out from “ Company” to “ and” 
in Pr. 19. 1. 13. 

Pr. 19. 1.30. Leave out from “ Directors” to “ and” 
in Pr. 33. 1. 30., and insert Clause (B.) 

Cravse (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That the quantity 
“ of land to be taken by the Company for extraordinary 
“ purposes shall not exceed sixty acres in addition to 
“ the lands authorized to be taken under the first- 
“ recited Act for such purposes.” 

Pr. 37. 1. 3. Leave out “one hundred” and insert 
“ fifty.” 

Pr. 37. 1. 4. After “day” insert “not exceeding 
“ fourteen days.” 

Pr. 40. 1. 28. Leave out from “contained” to “and” 
in Pr, 44. 1. 1. 

Pr. 52.1. 4. Leave out from “ Railway” to “ and” 
in Pr. 54. 1. 8., and insert Clause (C.) 

Cuavsz (C.) “ Provided always, and be it Enacted, 
That the lord of any manor or other person who shall 
‘ be legally entitled to work and dispose of, for his 
own benefit, any of the mines of coal, iron, stone, 
lime, slate or other minerals under any land pur- 
chased by the Company, shall be entitled to receive 
from the said Company the price and value of such 
minerals as shall be required to be dug, carried away 
or used in the construction or for the purposes of the 
said Railway or otherwise, and that the several 

‘ Clauses in the said Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 

1845, contained, with respect to the ascertaining and 

gm of the price or value of or compensation for 

and, or damage thereto, shall be deemed to extend 
to such last-mentioned minerals and the price or 
value thereof.” 

Pr. 56. 1. 17. Leave out from “ mentioned” to 
“* provided” in Pr. 59, 1. 26. 

Pr. 59. 1. 35. Leave out from “feet” to “and” in 
Pr. 65. 1. 35. 

Pr. 68. 1. 1. Leave out from “ advisable” to “ pro- 
“ vided” in I. 5. 

Pr. 70. 1. 37. Leave out from “ Railways” to “and” 
in Pr. 71. 1. 10. 

Pr. 73. 1. 24. At the end of Clause (A.) added by 
way of Rider to the Bill, insert Clauses (D.), (E.), (F.), 
(G.), and (H.) 

Cravss (D.) “ And whereas the Queen’s Most Ex- 
cellent Majesty, in right of Her Crown, is seised of 
or entitled to the advowson and right of patronage 
and presentation to the vicarage of Bingley, in the 
county of York and diocese of Ripon, and certain 
parts of the glebe belonging to the said vicarage are 
intended to be purchased and taken by the said 
Company for the purpose of making the said Rail- 
way ; Be it Enacted, That it shall be lawful for the 
Commissioners for the time being of Her Majesty’s 
Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Build- 
ings, and they are hereby authorized and empowered 

‘ to contract and agree with the said Company for the 
absolute sale in fee simple of such part of the glebe 
lands of the said vicarage of Bingley as the said Com- 
pany are by this Act authorized to purchase, at or 
for such price or consideration in money and upon 
such terms and conditions as shall be settled and 

‘ agreed upon between the said Commissioners for the 


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19° Junie. 





A. 1845. 


time being and the said Company, and upon payment 
of such price or consideration, by any deed or writing 
under the hands and seals of the said Commissioners 
for the time being, to convey such part of the said 
glebe lands and the fee simple and inheritance thereof 
to the said Company for the purposes of this Act 
which said deed or writing being enrolled in the Office 
of Land Revenue records and enrolments, and regis- 
tered in the registry of the diocese in which the said 
vicarage is situate, shall be effectual to vest in the said 
Company the lands therein or thereby expressed to be 
conveyed, any Act or law to thecontrary notwithstand- 
ing; and the purchase or consideration money expressed 
in such conveyance shall, before the execution thereof 
by the said Commissioners for the time being, be 
invested by and at the expense of the said Company 
in the purchase of £.3 per centum Consolidated or 
£.3 per centum Reduced Bank Annuities, in the 
name or names of the Governors of the Bounty of 
Queen Anne, for the augmentation of the maintenance 
of the poor clergy; and until such annuities shall be 
sold for the purposes hereinafter mentioned, the said 
Governors shall and they are hereby required from 
time to time to pay the dividends, interest or annual 
proceeds thereof to the minister for the time being of 
the said vicarage, according to the rules, orders and 
regulations of the said Governors in that behalf with 
respect to the general funds at their disposal.” 
Crause (E.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall be 
lawful for the said Governors of the Bounty of Queen 
Anne, for the augmentation of the maintenance of the 
poor clergy, and they are hereby authorized and em- 
powered, if they shall think fit, at the request in 
writing of the minister for the time being of the said 
vicarage of Bingley, to sell the whole or any portion 
of the said Bank Annuities, and to apply the monies 
arising therefrom in the purchase of other lands con- 
venient to be held us part and parcel of the glebe of 


‘ the said vicarage, aad the said Governors shall cause 


such lands, when so purchased, to be well and effec- 
tually conveyed to and vested in the minister for the 
time being of the said vicarage and his successors, to 
be held by him and them as part and parcel of the said 
vicarage for ever.” 

Cause (F.) “ And be it Enacted, That in ascer- 
taining and fixing the price or compensation to be 
paid by the said Company for the portions of the 
glebe lands of the said vicarage of Bingley, every 
damage which the said vicarage or the glebe lands 
thereof, or any part thereof, shall or may sustain by 
reason or means of any works done or which may be 
done by the said Company, shall be computed and 
taken into account, and in case the said Company 
and the said Commissioners for the time being of 
Her Majesty’s Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, 
Works and Buildings shall differ in opinion with 
regard to such price or compensation, the same may 
be fixed and determined in the manner provided by 
‘The Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845’: Pro- 
vided always, nevertheless, That all the costs, charges 
and expenses incurred or to be incurred by or on 
behalf of the said Commissioners for the time being 
in ascertaining and fixing the amount of such price 
or compensation, however or by whomsoever settled, 
and the cost of the conveyance of such lands to the 
said Company, and of the enrolment and registration 
of such conveyance, and of the re-investment of such 
price, or the Government securities purchased there- 
with, in the purchase of other lands by the Governors 
of the Bounty of Queen Anne, for the augmentation 
of the maintenance of the poor clergy, and all rea- 
sonable charges and expenses incident thereto respec- 
tively, shall be borne, defrayed and paid by the said 
Company.” 

Cuavse (G.) “ And be it Enacted, That the said 
Company shall and they are hereby required, at 
their own costs and charges, to make and construct 
such convenient communications across, over or 
under the said Railway, where it shall be carried 
through or over the glebe lands of the said vicarage 
of Bingley, as shall in the judgment of the Commis- 
sioners for the time being of Her Majesty’s Woods, 
Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings, be 
necessary for the convenient enjoyment and occupa- 
tion of the said vicarage by the minister thereof for 
the time being; and such communications when so 
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repair by and at the expense of the said Company : 
Provided always, That the mode of making and con- 
structing such communications, the materials to be 
used in and about the same, and all particulars relat- 
ing thereto, shall be settled and determined by the 
engineer for the time being of the said Commissioners 
and by the engineer for the time being of the said 
Company, and in the event of their differing in 
opinion in regard thereto, then by some third person 
to be appointed by such two engineers, whose deci- 
sion in the matters referred to him shali be binding 
and conclusive on all parties: Provided further, That 
the costs, charges and expenses which may be in- 
curred by or on behalf of the said Commissioners for 
the time being in relation or incident to such com- 
munication, shall be wholly borne and paid by the 
said Company.” 

Cuavuss (H.) “ And be it Enacted, That nothing 
in this Act or in any of the Acts herein recited or 
referred to contained shall extend or be construed 
to extend to defeat, limit, lessen, prejudice or dero- 
gate from any estate, right, title, interest, franchise, 
prerogative, jurisdiction or authority vested in or 
gc to the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, 

er heirs or successors, in right of Her Crown, or 
otherwise howsoever.” 

Leave out the Schedule to the Bill. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Beckett do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath agreed 
to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


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DokeofArgyl’s A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to empower 
Estate Bil. John Douglas Edward Henry Duke of Argyll to charge 
the Dukedom and Estate of Argyll with certain Pro- 
visions to the Marchioness of Lorne, and to the younger 
Children of the Marriage between her and the Marquis 
of Lorne, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Loch do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath agreed 
to the same, without Amendment. 


Leicester The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Freemen’s Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
Allotments Bill. An Act to repeal so much of an Act for inclosing Lands 
in the Parish of Saint Mary, in or near the Borough 
of Leicester, as relates to the Regulation and Manage- 
ment of the Freemen’s Allotments, and to make other 
Provisions in lieu thereof; and the same were read, as 
follow : 
Pr. 76. 1. 15. Leave out “ eighth.” 
Pr. 76. 1. ult. Leave out “ eighth.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Wynn Ellis do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


Ashton, Staly- | The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
bridgeand = into consideration the Report on the Ashton, Staly- 
i ashe bridge and Liverpool Junction Railway (Ardwick and 
(Ardwick ang Gide Bridge Branches) Bill; and the Amendments 
Guide Bridge Were read, and agreed to. 

Branches) Bill. | Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


Cockermouth The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
haa a into consideration the Report on the Cockermouth and 
ailway Bill. Workington Railway Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

And a Clause being offered to be added ; and Amend- 

ments being proposed to be made to the Bill; 
Ordered, That {the said Clause and Amendments be 
referred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Parochial Petitions from Droitwich Union (Chairman) ;— 
Settlement Bill. Shaftesbury Union ;— Bellingham Union ;--and, Gland- 
ford Brigg Union; praying that the Parochial Settle- 

ment Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands,— 

=o presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


19° June. 605 


not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary of the 
Committee of the Dorchester Branch of the National 
Association of General Practitioners in Medicine, Sur- 
gery and Midwifery, praying that the said Bill may 
pass into a law, was Be presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from gu (three Petitions) ;— Factories. 
Bury ;— Todmorden ; — Stockport ; — Ashton-under- 

Lyne (two Petitions) ;—Kirkheaton and Upperheaton ; 

—and, Derby; praying the House to pass an efficient 

Ten Hours’ Bill for all minors and females employed 

in Factories,—were presented, and read; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Bankers, Traders and In- Banking 
habitants of the city of Londonderry, praying that the (Ireland) Bill. 
Banking (Ireland) Bill may not pass into a law, as it 

now stands, was presented, and read; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Mere ;— Rugeley ;— West Brommrch ; Public Houses. 
— Baldock ;— Abbots Bromley ;—Royton ;—Carmock ; 
— Fechenham ; — Purton ;—Tref Eglwys ; — Hales 
Owen ;—Stratford-upon-Avon ;—and, Dewsbury (two 
Petitions) ; praying the House to adopt measures for 
preventing the increase of houses licensed for the sale 
of intoxicating drinks, and for diminishing to a very 
large extent the number already existing, and to puss a 
law for entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating 
liquor on the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy residing in the county of Dor- Maynooth 
set, praying that the Maynooth College Bill may not College Bill. 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Clergy, Merchants, Ma- smoke Prohi- 
nufacturers and other Inhabitants of the town of Wol- bition Bill. 
verhampton, praying that the Smoke Prohibition Bill 

may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 

and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Church of England Saint Asaph 
Lay Association of Birmingham, and its vicinity, pray- 24 Bangor 
ing for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. Pivceses 
4, c. 77, as relates to the union of the Dioceses of Saint 
Asaph and Bangor, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Tabk . 


Petitions from Moate ;—Dublin ;—Clones ;—Cap- Colleges 
poquin ;—Maglass, Ballymore, Kilnick and Ishmarton ; (Ireland) Bill. 
—Kill and Newtown ;—Sligo ;—and, Limerick ; pray- 
ing that the Colleges (Jreland) -Bill may not pass into 
a law, and that in any Educational measure that may 
be adopted for Ireland strict regard may be paid to the 
requirements of the Jrish Catholic Bishops in their 
Memorial,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Magistrates, Clergy and Inhabitants gale of Beer, 
of Beccles, in the county of Suffolk, and its vicinity, 
praying the House to restrict the Sale of Beer to inns 
and houses of respectability, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from the faster Union 
Eastern Union Railway at Ipswich to Bury Saint Ed- and Bury 
mund’s, was read the third time. } 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. a “ 

Ordered, That Captain Gladstone do carry the alae nae 
to the Lords; and desire their concurrence. 


Sir George Clerk presented, pursuant to Order,— Railways. 
Copies of Minutes of the Railway Department of the 
Board of Trade, upon projected Railway Schemes 
which have been made and published in the Gazette, 
from the 17th day of February to the 10th day of June 
1845. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from Dun- pundalk and 
dalk to Enniskillen, with Branches, was read the third Enniskillen 
time. Railway Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 





Physic and Petitions from Robert Chipperfield;—Glasgow (two 
Surgery Bill. Petitions) ;—- Woodbridge, Wickham Market and Fram- 
lingham ;— Birmingham ;— Bourn ;--Louth and Horn- 
castle; praying that the Physic and Surgery Bill may 


be, An Act for effecting a Railway Communication 
between Dundalk and Enniskillen. 

Ordered, That Viscount Jocelyn do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





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London and Petitions of Inhabitants of Croydon, in the county 

Brighton Rail- of Surrey;— William RRollisson, of Tooting, in the 

po A, penned county of Surrey, Nurseryman, Seedsman and Florist ; 

Bill. —-and, Charles Harwood, of Greenwich, in the county 
of Kent, Esquire, and the Reverend John Richard Er- 
rington, of Bere Church, near Colchester ; praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the endon and Brigh- 
ton Railway (Wandsworth Branch) Bill,-were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


Stalybridge An ingrossed Bill for supplying with Water the 

a works Township of Stayley and the Town of Stayley Bridge, 

; in the Counties of Chester and Lancaster, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 

be, An Act for supplying with Water the Township of 

Stayley, in the County of Chester, and of that part of 

the Town of Staly-bridge which is in the County of 
Lancaster. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill to 

the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


se and _ An ingrossed Bill for making and maintaining a 
Railway Bi], Railway from the City of Waterford to the City of Li- 
y nl. ° oa . . . 
merich, with Branches, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Wyse do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Leeds, Dews- | The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
bury and Man- Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
Railway Bill. An Act for making a Railway from Leeds, by Dews- 
"bury, to Huddersfield, all in the West Riding of the 
County of York ; and for improving the Communica- 
tion by Railway between the Towns of Leeds and Hud- 
dersfield and the Town of Manchester ; and the same 
were read, as follow: 
Pr. 1.1.17. Leave out from “ Parliament” to “ May” 
in Pr. 2. 1. 20. . 
Pr. 2. 1. 31. Leave out from “ several” to “ shall” 
in |, 34., and insert “ Acts following, that is to say, the 
‘“* Companies Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, the 
** Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, and the 
“* Railway Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845.” 
Pr. 2. 1. 36. After “ Act” insert “ and shall, with 
‘“* the same, be construed as one Act.” 
Pr, 5. 1.4. Leave out “ intended.” 
Pr. 5. 1. 7. Leave out “ intended.” 
Pr, 5. 1. 19. Leave out “intended” and insert “ said.” 





Pr. 8. ls. 20 and 21. Leave out “intended.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 33. Leave out from “acres” to “ Provi- 
“ ded” in Pr. 11. 1. 1. 

Pr. 12.1. 19. Leave out “intended” and insert “ said.” 

Pr. 13. 1. 10, Leave out from “level” to “and” in 
Pr. 14, 1. 17. 

Pr. 14. ]. 22. Leave out “ Monkpitt’s” and insert 
** Monkpitts.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 5. Leave out “ one hundred” and insert 
“ fifty.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 6. After “day” insert “ not exceeding 
“ fourteen days, and so in proportion for any less time 
* than one day.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 9. Leave out from “ canal” to “and” 
in]. 11. 

Pr. 24. 1. 30. Leave out “ five” and insert “ fifty,” 
and in the same line leave out from “ every” to “ du- 
“ ring” in |. 31., and insert “ day not exceeding four- 
** teen days, and so in proportion for any less time 
“* than one day.” 

Pr. 24. 1. 33. Leave out from “ navigation” to“ And” 
in Pr, 25. 1. 8. 

Pr, 41. 1. 30 and 31. Leave out “ A Bill” and insert 
“+ An Act.” 

Pr. 42. 1. 7. Leave out “ said” and insert “ intended 
“ Railway of the Company proposed to be incorporated 
“ by the last-recited Bill, under the name of the.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Beckett do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath agreed to 
the Amendments made by their Lordships. 





An ingrossed Bill for better supplying with Water w 
the Town of Wolverhampton in the aunty of Stafford, ae ™ 
was read the third time. Bill. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill to authorize an Extension of the Glasgow 
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway to Paisley, kil. 
near Cumnock, and to amend the Acts relating to such ™"0ck ana 
Railway, was read the third time. ra Railway 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. ey I 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill to ” 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee on Standing 
Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which were read, Orders &gt; 
as follow : 

1. Resolved, That in, the case of the Great Southern Great Southern 

and Western Railway (Jreland) Bill, Clause and and Western 
Amendment on consideration of Report, the Clause Railway 
“ for facilitating the collection of dues” is of such a {!land) Bill, 
nature as may be entertained by the House, if they 
shall think fit, provided the following proviso be added : 
“ Provided that nothing in this Act contained shall 
give or be construed to give to the said body cor- 
porate any such right of access or inspection, or any 
other right or privilege whatsoever, except for the pur- 
poses of collecting such tolls as the said body corporate 
shall at the time of the passing of this Act be legally 
entitled to :”—That the Amendment, to strike out the 
Clause giving “ power to vary Tolls” is of such a 
nature as may be entertained by the House, if they 
shall think fit. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Londonderry Londonderry 
and Coleraine Railway Bill, Amendments on third and Coleraine 
reading, the Amendments are of such a nature as may Railway Bill 
be adopted by the House, if they shall think fit, with 
the exception of those proposed to Clause 40, which 
ought not to be adopted by the House at that stage. 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Londonderry Londonderry 
and Enniskillen Railway Bill, Amendments on third and Enniskillen 
reading, the Amendments are of such a nature as may Railway Bill, 
be adopted by the House, if they shall think fit. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon consi- Great Southera 
deration of the Report on the Great Southern and hata 
a Railway (Ireland) Bill, be resumed To- (Ireland) Bill. 
norrow. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill for Whitehaven 
making a Railway from Whitehaven, in the County and Furness 
of Cumberland, to a point of Junction with the Furness J eg Rail- 
Railway, in the Parish of Dalton, in the County Pala- “*Y *™ 
tine of Lancaster, to be called The Whitehaven and 
Furness Junction Railway, be now read the third time ; 

Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her get having 
been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives Her 
consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is concerned, 
that the House may do therein as they shall think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr Irton do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

Mr. Pakington reported from the Committee on —— - 
Group (W.) of Railway Bills; That in the case of the + es Railway 
Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway (re-commit- pj, 
ted) Bill, they had made other Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and, together with the Report which, upon the 12th day 
of this instant June, was made from the said Committee, 
be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Taxes, &amp;c. 
Return of all Taxes repealed, reduced, expired and 
imposed in Great Britain and Ireland respectively, 
from the year 1841 to the present year (in continuation 
of Parliamentary Paper, No. 305, of Session 1842) :— 
Totals to be given at foot of the Accounts for each 
Country (in continuation of and same form as in Parlia- 
mentary Paper, No 573, of Session 1843):—An Ac- 
count of Balance from Remittance of Public Money to 
and from the British Exchequers to the present time 
(in continuation of Return No. 3, in Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 305, of Session 1842): —A Return of the 


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solidation of the Exchequers in 1816, including all 
Payments, Disbursements made in Ireland out of the 
Trish Revenue, both in its progress to the Exchequer, 
and after its having been paid into the same :—And, an 
Account for Great Britain, in same manner and form 
as the Account for Ireland, page 97 of the Finance Ac- 
counts for this year, entitled, ‘An Account of Sums 
advanced for the Promotion of various National Ob- 
jects, &amp;c.” 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the third 


donderry i : 
pe Coleraine reading of the Londonderry and Coleraine Railway 
Railway Bill. Bill be resumed To-morrow. 
Londonderry Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the third 


and Enniskillen peading of the Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway 
Railway Bill. Bil] be resumed To-morrow. 


A Petition of Joseph Boyd, late Constable of Con- 
stabulary, complaining that having been discharged 
from the Constabulary Force in Jreland on account of 
illness, he has been refused his pension, and praying 
for inquiry, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Joseph Boyd. 


Merchant A Petition of Ship-owners, Ship-masters and Seamen, 

Seamen's Fund pelonging to the port of Banff, praying that the Mer- 

Bill. chant Seamen’s Fund Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Select Committee on the Bill. 


Cornwall A Petition of Henry William Bull, Shareholder 

Railway Bill. and Promoter of and in a scheme for the construction 
of a line of Railway through the centre of Devon and 
Cornwall, called The Devon and Cornwall Central 
Railway, praying that the Cornwall Railway Bill may 
not pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Daddeston The House being informed, that several of the 
— Members of the Committee on the Duddeston and 
(No. 2.) Bill, Vechells Improvement (No. 2.) Bill had also been ap- 


pointed to serve on Committees of Railway Bills, and 
that a Committee could not be formed for the said Bill ; 
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committee 
of Selection to refer the Bill to another Committee. 
Ordered, That the Committee on the Bill have leave 
to sit, and proceed, upon Wednesday next, at twelve of 
the clock. 


Message from = =A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and Mr. 
the Lords, Lynch: 
Mr. Speaker, | 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills following, | 
without Amendment ; viz. 
Maynooth A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend two Acts passed 
College Bil. in Ireland, for the better Education of Persons profess- 
ing the Roman Catholic Religion, and for the better 
Government of the College established at Maynooth for 
the Education of such Persons, and also an Act passed 
in the Parliament of the United Kingdom for amend- 
ing the said two Acts: 
ek A Bill, intituled, An Act to empower Canal Com- 
ses"" panies and the Commissioners of Navigable Rivers to 
vary their Tolls, Rates and Charges on different Parts 
; of their Navigation : 
cuatn-—_A Bill, intituled, An Act for enabling William 
(Scint Joon + 2ter, Esquire, to build and maintain a new Church 
the Baptis’s in the Township of Claughton-cum-Grange, in the 
Church) Bill, County of Chester : 
a A Bill, intituled, An Act for enabling William 
“Orange 


(Saint Audrew’s ¥2¢%80n, Esquire, to build and maintain a new Church 

Church) Bill, im the Township of Claughton-cum-Grange, in the 

‘ County of Chester: And also, 

thm The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 

Ril, to enable Canal Companies to become Carriers of Goods 
upon their Canals, with Amendments ; to which Amend- 


ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this House : 
And also, 


(Weal The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
Docks Bij, 10% Constructing Docks at Wexford, to be called The 
Castle Hill Docks, and for the Regulation and Manage- 
ment thereof, with Amendments; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 

aes And also, 
oon The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act 
imwinghan for making a Railway from the Town of Bedford, to 
Railway Bill, join the London and Birmingham Railway, near 


Bletchley, in the County of Buckingham, with Amend- 
ments; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

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19°—20° Juni. 





| adjourned Debate upon the Question 


| on the Colleges (Jreland) Bill; 


607 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act Shrewsbury, 


for making a Railway from Shrewsbury, in the County Oswestry ant 
of Salop, to Ruabon, in the County of Denbigh, to be pr a 


tion Railway 


called The Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction ii), 


Railway, with Amendments; to which Amendments the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed te the Bill, intituled, An Act Berks and 
for making a Railway from the Great Western Rail- Hants Railway 
way, at or near Reading, to the Towns of Newbury and si 
Hungerford ; and also to join the South Western Rail- 
way, at or near Basingstoke, with Amendments; to 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act Lowestoft 
for making a Railway from Lowestoft, in the County Railway and 
of Suffolk, to the Yarmouth and Norwich Railway, at anna: 
Reedham, in the County of Norfolk, and for improving 
the Harbour of Lowestoft, with Amendments ; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act Blackburn, 
for making a Railway from Blackburn to Bolton, inthe Darwen and 


County of Lancaster, to be called The Blackburn, Bolt™ Railway 


. ; Bill. 
Darwen and Bolton Railway, with Amendments; to 


which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House : And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act Yarmouth 
for the Consolidation of the Yarmouth and Norwich ae 
and Norwich and Brandon Railway Companies, and for ~” “*Y “P* 
authorizing the Construction of certain Works at Nor- 
wich, in connexion with the Yarmouth and Norwich 
Railway, with an Amendment; to which Amendment the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act for Death by 
compensating the Families of Persons killed by Acci- Accidents _ 
dents ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of — 

: ill. 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to Deodands 
abolish Deodands; to which the Lords desire the con- Abolition Bill. 
currence of this House:—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


The Commons Inclosure Bill was, according to Commons _ 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Com- Inclosure Bill, 
mittee of the whole House, for Thursday next. 


The Drainage of Lands Bill was, according to Order, Drainage of 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee of Lands Bill. 
the whole House, for Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read for resuming the New Zealand 
roposed upon 

Tuesday last, That this House will resolve itself into a 
Committee to consider the state of the Colony of New 

Zealand, and the case of the New Zealand Company : 

—And the Question being again proposed :—The House 

resumed the said adjourned Debate. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 
Veneris, 20° die Junii, 1845: 
And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 


The Yeas to the old Lobby; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the f Mr. Charles Buller, 71 179 
Yeas, (Mr. Milnes: | ies 
Tellers for the { Mr. Young, \ eee 
Noes. (Mr. Henry Baring: vee 


So it passed in the Negative. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Coroners 

on the Coroners (Ireland) Bill; (Ireland) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Physic and 
on the Physic and Surgery Bill; Surgery Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the 27th 
day of this instant June, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Colleges of 
on the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons Bill; F . 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday the 27th Su'seos Bill 
day of this instant June, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee Colleges _ 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 





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Clauses Con- 
solidation 
(Scotland) 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


608 19°—20° Junie. A. 1845, 


The Seal Office Abolition Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for this day. 


The West India Islands Relief Bill was, accord- 
ing to Order, read a second time; and committed 
to a Committee of the whole House, for this day. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into consideration the Amendments made by the 
Lords to the Bill, intituled, An Act for consolidating 
in one Act certain Provisions usually inserted in 
Acts authorizing the making of Railways in Scot- 
land; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 53. 1. 30. After “thereby” insert Clause (A.) 
Cravse (A.) “ And whereas in many cases of 
turnpike trusts in Scotland, large sums of money 
have been borrowed and expended in making and 
improving turnpike-roads in Scotland, greatly to 
“ the benefit of the public, and large debts have 
“ been thereby incurred, and by reason of the diffi- 
culty of raising money for these purposes on the 
security of the revenues of the trusts alone, the 
“ trustees upon such roads, or proprietors of land 
“« in the vicinity thereof, and other parties, have ren- 
dered themselves personally responsible for the 
payment of such debts, or have advanced and 
paid the same out of their private funds: And 
whereas in many cases the revenues of such roads 
“as aforesaid may be materially diminished, by 
“‘ reason of the traffic thereon being diverted there- 
from to Railways constructed in the vicinity of 
such roads, or running in a competing line or di- 
rection therewith: And whereas it 1s expedient 
that such trusts, and the trustees and other par- 
ties who have so rendered themselves personally 
liable, or who shall have so advanced and paid 
monies out of their private funds, should be re- 
“ lieved of a portion of the said debts; Be it there- 
fore Enacted, That in any such case as aforesaid, 
“ the Company shall pay to the trustees of any 
such road such sum of money, by way of com- 
pensation, as shall be agreed upon between the 
Company and the said Trustees, and failing such 
agreement it shall be competent for the said 
‘Trustees, or any party who shall have so rendered 
himself personally liable, or shall have so ad- 
vanced his money as aforesaid, to apply to the 
Sheriff, who shall inquire and determine whether 
any and what amount of compensation should be 
paid by the Company to such Trustees, in the 
manner provided by the said Lands Clauses Con- 
solidation Act, in regard to compensation to be 
settled by the Sheriff; or if the party claiming 
any such compensation shall signify his or their 
desire to any such Company to have the question 
of compensation, and the amount thereof, settled 
by arbitration, and shall enter into a written 
agreement for that purpose, then within Twenty- 
one days after the receipt of any notice signifying 
such desire, the same shall be settled by arbitra- 
tion in manner provided in the said Lands Clauses 
Consolidation Act for settling the price of the 
lands by arbitration; or it shall be in the power 
of the Sheriff to ascertain the amount of com- 
pensation, by directing that an account shall be 
taken of the amount of the tolls paid on such 
roads during the three years preceding the passing 
of the Railway Act, and that an account shall 
in like manner be taken of the amount of the tolls 
which shall be paid on such roads during the 
three years following the opening of the said 
Railway to the public; and the average amount 
of the tolls being ascertained for the said respec- 
tive periods of three years, if the amount shall have 
decreased during the same period, the Sheriff shall 
thereupon determine the amount of the loss sus- 
tained by the road trust through the operation of 
the Railway, and shall convert the amouat of 
such average annual loss into capital, at the rate 
of such number of years’ purchase as in the cir- 
cumstances of the case shall seem just, and shall 
declare and decree the amount of the compensa- 


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tion to be paid by the Railway Company to the 
road trustees or creditors, and for any sum which 
shall be so ascertained, decreed or awarded to be 
paid, and be paid by the Company, such Com- 
pany shall become creditors upon the tolls of the 
roads, postponed both as to principal and interest 
to the creditors in the other debts affecting the 
“ said roads.” 

Pr. 64, 1. 25. Leave out “ or minerals” and in- 
sert “ either wholly or partially.” 

Pr. 64. |. 28. After “‘ be” insert “ desirous that 
“ such mines, or any parts thereof, should be left 
“ unworked, and if they be.” 

Pr. 64. 1. 30. Leave out “any part thereof” and 
insert “ minerals or such parts thereof as they desire 
“ to be left unworked, they shall give notice.” 

Pr. 64. 1. 1. Leave out from “ occupier” to 
“ shall” in |]. 32., and insert “ of such their desire, 
and shall in such notice specify the parts of the 
mines under the Railway or works, or within the 
distance aforesaid, which they shall desire to be 
left unworked, and for which they shall be willing 
to make compensation, and in such case such 
owner, lessee or occupier.” 

Pr. 64. 1. 32. Leave out “ same” and insert 
mines or minerals comprised in such notice, and 
the Company shall make compensation for the 
same, and for all loss or damage occasioned by 
the non-working thereof, to the owner, lessee and 
occupier thereof respectively.” 

Pr. 65. 1. 3. Leave out “state” and insert “ give 
notice of their desire to have such mines left un- 
worked, and of.” 

Pr. 65. 1. 4. Leave out from “to” to “ such” in 
. 6., and insert “ make,” and in I. 6., after “ com- 
pensation ” insert “ as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 65. 1. 7. Leave out “ him” and insert “ such 
owner, lessee or occupier.” 

Pr. 65. 1. 9. Leave out “ any part” and insert 
such parts.” 

Pr. 65. 1. 11. Leave out from “ compensation ” 
to “ and” in |. 19., and insert “ up to the limits of 
“ the mines or minerals for which they shall have 
“ aoreed to make compensation, in such manner as 
“ such owner, lessee or occupier shall think fit, for 
“ the purpose of getting the minerals contained 
“ therein.” 

Pr. 65, 1. 21. Leave out from “ by” to “the” in 
1. 23., and insert “the working or getting of any 
“ such minerals which the Company shall so have 
“ required to be left unworked, and for which they 
“ shall so have agreed to make compensation.” 

Pr. 67. Is. 29. and 30. After “ compensation ” 
insert “ if any loss or damage be sustained by the 
“ owner or occupier of the lands lying over any 
“ such mines, the working whereof shall have been 
“so prevented as aforesaid (and not being the 
“ owner, lessee or occupier of such mines) by reason 
“ of the making of any such airway or other work 
“ as aforesaid, which or any like work would not 
“ have been necessary to be made but for the work- 
“ ing of such mines having been so prevented as 
“ aforesaid, the Company shall make full compen- 
“ sation to such owner or occupier of the surface 
“ lands for the loss or damage so sustained by him.’ 

Clause (A.) The first Amendment being read a 
second time ; ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question put, 
That this House doth agree with the Lords in the 
said Amendment :—It passed in the Negative. — 

Then the residue of the said Amendments, being 
read a second time, were agreed to. _ 

Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to draw 
up Reasons, to be offered to the Lords at a Confer- 
ence, for disagreeing to the Amendment to which 
this House hath disagreed :—And a Committee was 
appointed of the Lord Advocate, Mr. Greene, Mr. 
Manners Sutton, Sir George Clerk, Mr. Labouchere, 
Mr. Pringle, Viscount Ebrington, Mr. Hawes, Mr. 
Edward Buller and Mr. Cardwell :—And they are 
to withdraw immediately. 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


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sir Henry Sir Henry Pottinger’s Annuity Bill was, accord- 
Pottinger’s jing to Order, read a second time; and committed 
Annuity Bill. +5’ Committee of the whole House, for this day. 
John Waters Ordered, That the Petition of John Waters Col- 
Coldicott. dicott, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 
Glossop Gas An ingrossed Bill for lighting with Gas the Town 
Bill. and Township of Glossop, in the County of Derby, 
was read the third time. 
And several ingrossed Clauses being offered to be 
added to the Bill; 
Ordered, That the said Clauses be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 
Seal Office A Motion being made, That this House will, this 
Abolition |. , day, resolve itself into a Committee to consider of 
: Offers.] making Compensation, out of the Consolidated Fund 


of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire- 
land, to the Person entitled to the Profits of the 
Office of Receiver-General and Comptroller of the 
Seal of the Courts of Queen’s Bench and Common 
Pleas, and to the present Deputy of the Receiver 
General, on the abolition of the Office ; 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by Her Ma- 
jesty’s Command, acquainted the House, That Her 
Majesty, having been informed of the subject-matter 
of this Motion, recommends it to the consideration 
of the House. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Navy (Trial 
Cruises); Her 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Navy (Trial 
Cruises), Her Majesty’s Brigs “ Daring,” &amp;c., and 


Mojesty’s Brig Tt : : 
« Dating,” hes Ships ‘‘ Rattler,” and “ Alecto,” &amp;c., which were 
and, Ships, y ; di in ; 
ee presented yesterday, be printed 
” Alecto,”? &amp;e. . . . . 
And then the House, having continued to sit till 
No, 394. ? 
a quarter of an hour before three of the clock 
on Friday morning, adjourned till this day. 
Veneris, 20° die Junii ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 18 45. 
PRAYERS. 
Ostord, 


P ETITIONS of Magistrates, Merchants, Manu- 
facturers, Tradesmen, Shopkeepers and other 
Railway; and, Inhabitants of Kidderminster, and the immediate 
Oxford and vicinity, in the county of Worcester ;— Bewdley and 
a Railway the immediate vicinity, in the county of Worcester; 
ills, = J? ; 2, 
—Inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood of 
Stourbridge, in the county of Worcester ;—Persons 
residing at and engaged in the corn and coal trade 
at Stratford-upon-Avon, in the county of Warwick ; 
—Inhabitants of the borough of Warwick ;—In- 
habitants of Leamington Priors, in the county of 
Warwick and the environs thereof ;—Stourporz, in 
the county of Worcester ;—Inhabitants of the town 
and neighbourhood of Aylesbury, in the county of 
Buckingham ; — Inhabitants of Banbury, in the 
county of Oxford, and its neighbourhood ;—Inhabit- 
ants of the city and borough of Oxford ;—Inhabit- 
ants of the parish of Brill, in the county of Buck- 
ingham ;— Inhabitants of Blackthorn, in the county 
of Oxford;— Chesterton, in the county of Oxford ;— 
Inhabitants of the town of Bicester Market End, 
in the county of Oxford;—Inhabitants of Wendle- 
bury, in the county of Oxford ;—Piddington, in the 
county of Oxford ;— Middleton Stoney, in the county 
of Oxford ;—Inhabitants of the parish of Launton, 
in the county of Oxford ;—Ambrosden, in the county 
of Oxford;—Gentry, Merchants, Manufacturers 
and Tradesmen, and other Inhabitants of the town 
and neighbourhood of Dudley, in the county of 
Worcester ; — Iron-masters, Coal-masters, Mer- 
chants, Manufacturers, and other Persons engaged 
in business or otherwise interested in the various 
trades carried on in the South Staffordshire Mining 
Vor. 100. 


Worcester and 
Wolverhampton 


19° —20° Junzz. 





609 


district ;—and, the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Banbury, in the county of Oz- 
ford; praying that the Oxford, Worcester and Wol- 
verhampton Railway, and Ozford and Rugby Rail- 
way Bills may not pass into law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Manufacturers, Tradesmen and other Railways. ' 
Inhabitants of the ‘town of Loughborough, praying 
the House to insert a Clause in the Bills for making 
the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, and 
the Oxford and Rugby Railways (should such pro- 
jects receive the sanction of the House), compelling 
the Company promoting them to construct them on 
the narrow guage, and in all other Railway Bills, so 
far as is consistent with the protection of existing 
interests, to secure an uniformity of guage, and there- 
by an uninterrupted and unbroken line of Railway 
communication throughout the country, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Manchester, 
the Report on the Manchester, Bury and Rossendale nf vl 
Railway Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Railway Bill. 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Cromford 
the Report on the Cromford Canal Bill; and the Cam! Bill. 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Londonderry 
the further Proceeding upon the third reading of the end a 
ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from London- *#ilwsy Bil 
derry to Enniskillen :—The House resumed the said 











further Proceeding ; and the Amendments proposed 
upon Tuesday last were agreed to. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Robert Ferguson do carry the 


Bill to the Lords, and désire their concnrrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the Londonderry 
the further Proceeding upon the third reading of the a4 Coleraine 
ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from London- ®#4y Bil 
derry to Coleraine, with a Branch to Newtown 
Limavady:—The House resumed the said further 
Proceeding ; and the Amendments proposed upon 
Tuesday last were agreed to. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Robert Ferguson do carry the 


Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Westminster 
the Report on the Westminster Improvement (No. 2.) Improvement 








Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. seal 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Mr. Vernon Smith reported from the Committee on Cork and _ 
Group (C C.) of Railway Bills; That in the case of —— 
the Cork and Bandon Railway (re-committed) Bill, ““Y “"" 
they had made other Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Great Southern 

the further Proceeding upon consideration of the Re- ee 
aia : ailway 

port on the Great Southern and Western Railway (ireland) Bulk 
(Ireland) Bill: —The House resumed the said further 
Proceeding :—And the Clause “ for facilitating the 
Collection of Dues,” which was offered and brought 
up on Tuesday last, together with the proviso re- 
commended yesterday by the Select Committee on 
Standing Orders, was twice read, and added to the 
Bill:—And the Amendment proposed upon the same 
day was agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


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610 


The Bolton and Leigh, Kenyon and Leigh Junc- 
tion, North Union, Liverpool and Manchester, and 
Grand Junction Railway Companies Amalgamation 

Pee NM, Bill, was read a second time; and committed. 
Snaten aed Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 


Grand Junction mittee of Selection. 
Railway Com- 

panies Amal- 

gamation Bill. 


Bolton and 
Leigh, Kenyon 
and Leigh Junc- 
tion, North 
Union, Liver- 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Branch Railway 
from the London and Brighton Railway to or near 
to the Town of Horsham, in the County of Sussex, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Authur Lennox do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


London and 
Brighton Rail- 
way (Horsham 
Branch) Bill. 


Eastern Union An ingrossed Bill to amend the Act relating to 
Railway Bill. the Eastern Union Railway Company, and to raise 
a further Sum of Money: for the Purposes of the 
said Undertaking, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Captain Gladstone do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Belfast 
Improvement 
Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Belfast Improvement Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. | 


North Wales 
Mineral Rail- 
way Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill to authorize the North Wales 
Mineral Railway Company to extend their Line to 
Ruabon, and to make a Branch Railway from Rhos 
Robin to Minera, and to raise additional Capital 
for those Purposes, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Sotheron do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Epping Railway 


} A Petition of Inhabitants of Wanstead, and the 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


adjoining parishes, in the county of Essex, praying 
that the Epping Railway (No. 2.) Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 


A Petition of the Provisional Directors of the 
(Cambridge Chelmsford and Bury Railway Company, praying 
and Bury that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, 
Saint Edmund’s against certain parts of the Eastern Counties Rail- 
Extension) Bill. way (Cambridge and Bury ‘Saint Edmund’s Ex- 
tension) Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and tlhe Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Public Petitions; That they had ex- 
amined the Petitions presented upon the 16th and 
17th days of this instant June; and had directed 
him to make a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Public Petitions 
(Thirty-fourth 
Report. ) 


Oxford, 
Worcester and 
Wolverhampton 


Railway Bill. 


Petitions from Dudley and Netherton ;—Stour- 
bridge ;--Kingswinford ;--O ffenham, Broadway and 
Badsey ;—Chipping Campden ; —Blockley ; —Eb- 
rington ; —Pebworth ; — Wolverhampton (two Peti- 
tions) ;--Bradley lron Works ;— Tipton ;--Stafford; 
—Darleston ; — Messrs. Wilkinson and Co.; — 


Shrubbery tron Works ;—Messrs. Parsons’ Works; | 


— Willenhall ;—Sedgley ; — Chillington Iron Works; 
—Worcester (two Petitions); — Wednesfield ; — 
Woodstock ; -- Burford ; —Kidlington ; —Churchill 
and other places ; Chipping Norton ;—Evesham 
(two Petitions) ;— Bilston ;--Drottwich ;—-Mr. Perks’ 
Works ;— Oxford ;—Kidderminster ;—Moreton-in- 
Marish ;--Shipston-upon- Stour ;--Stow-on-the-Wold; 


20° Juniz. 


A, 1845, 


| —Mickleton ;— Willersley ;—Stratford-upon-Avon : 
Weston Subedge ;—and, Pershore; praying that the 
| Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway 
| Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to Oxiorg 
take into consideration the Report on the Ozford, Worcester and 
Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway Bill. Wolverhampton 

And a Motion being made, and the Question away Ba 
being proposed, That the Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Bill, be now read a second time ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the Railw 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, 
to issue a Commission to inquire whether, in all 
future Acts for the construction of Railways, pro- 
vision ought to be made for securing one uniform 
guage, and whether it would be practicable and 
expedient to bring existing Lines of Railway in 
Great Britain, and Lines now in course of con- 
struction, into uniformity of guage, and, if so, to 
report upon the best mode of carrying these ob- 
jects into effect in the present Session of Parlia- 
ment, instead thereof.” 
And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part. of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the Yeas, { Mr Bored ei } 

Tellers for the Noes, deny a. 1 


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So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Bill be now read a second time :— 
The said Amendments were accordingly read a se- 
cond time, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


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113. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Oxford and 

into consideration the Report on the Ozford and —_— 
° , ill. 

Rugby Railway Bill. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Bill be now read a second time ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “ That 
“ the” to the end of the Question, in order to add 
the words “ Report be taken into further consider- 
“ ation upon this day six months,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Mr. Shaw, 
Sir Thomas Acland : 

Mr. Lockhart, 

Tellers for theNoes,{ Mr. William Collett: 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Biil be now read a second time : 
—tThe said Amendments were accordingly read a 
second time, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


Tellers for the Yeas, 


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Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed Railway Bills 
to inquire into the state and progress of the several No, 395. 
Railway Bills now before Parliament, and to con- 
| sider and report their Opinion, as to what measures 
| should be adopted by the House, in order to facili- 

tate the re-introduction, and to prevent expense and 
| delay in the progress through Parliament in the next 


Session, of such Railway Bills as it may be found 
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impossible to pass into Laws, from want of tiwe 
for their proper investigation, during the present 
Session, have power to report their Proceedings, 
together with the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before them. 

Lord Granville Somerset reported from the said 


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611 


obey the summons of the House. The entry* having Journals, 
been read at the table of the House, the House then tor tk 795 
ordered that Howard should be sent for in the cus- j55;,) 
tody of the Serjeant-at-Arms ; and that Mr. Speaker 

should issue his Warrant accordingly. In pursuance 


of this Order, Mr. Speaker issued his Warrant in 


Select Committee; That they had considered the | the following form : 


matters to them referred ; and had come to several 
Resolutions, which they had directed him to report 


Martis, 4° die Februarii, 1840. 
Wuereas the House of Commons have this day ordered 


to the House, together with their Proceedings, and | that Thomas Burton Howard be sent for, in the custody of 
the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them :— | the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House ; 


And the Resolutions of the Committee were read, as 
follow : 

Resolved, That in order to prevent expense and 
delay in the progress through Parliament in the next 
Session of such Railway Bills as it may be found 
impossible to pass into Laws, from want of time for 
their proper investigation, during the present Session, 
it is desirable that a Bill should be passed to prevent 
the proceedings on such Bills being discontinued by 
a Prorogation of Parliament. 

Resolved, That this privilege shall be extended to 
such Bills only as shall have been reported to the 
House, and ordered to be ingrossed. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Wednesday next ; and be printed. 





Sessional Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, That a Ge- 
Papers. neral Index to the Bills, Reports, Accounts and 
No. 396. other Papers printed by Order of the House or pre- 
sented by Her Majesty’s Command, 1832-1844 ; 
also, Index to the Titles of Reports of Select Com- 
mittees, 1800-1844, was upon the Table. 
Ordered, That the said Index be printed. 


Adjournment. Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Printed Papers Mr. Solicitor-General, by Order, reported from the 
(Second Re- Select Committee appointed to inquire into the Pro- 
_ . ceedings of the Action of Howard v. Gosset, and to 
No. 397. report their Observations and Opinion thereupon to 
the House, and who were empowered to report from 
time to time; That they had further considered the 
matters to them referred ; and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House, with an Ap- 
pendix; and the Report of the Committee was read, 

as followeth ; 


Your Committee, in the discharge of the duty 
imposed on them by the House, think it advisable, 


in the first place, to state the circumstances out of 


which the Action of Howard v. Gosset arose, and 
the Proceedings in that Action. 


In the course of an inquiry which was instituted 
into certain proceedings against Messrs. Hansard, 
the Printers of the House, it was considered neces- 
sary that Thomas Burton Howard, who had acted 
as attorney for John Joseph Stockdale, in an Action 
brought by him against the Messrs. Hansard, should 


These are therefore to require you to take into your cus- 
tody the body of the said T’homas Burton Howard. And all 
Mayors, Bailiffs, Sheriffs, Under-sheriffs, Constables, Head- 
boroughs, and other officers are hereby required to be aiding 
and assisting to you or your deputy in the execution thereof. 

For which this shall be your sufficient Warrant. 

Given under my hand, this 4th day of February 1840. 
(signed) Charles Shaw Lefevre, 
To the Serjeant-at-Arms Speaker. 
attending the House of Commons. 

Howard was taken by the Serjeant upon this 
Warrant; and on the 6th of February 1840, the 
Serjeant “ informed the House that Thomas Burton 
Howard was in custody.” An Order was thereupon 
made by the House on the same day, that Thomas 
Burton Howard should be brought to the bar. 
Howard was accordingly brought to the bar in cus- 
tody of the Serjeant-at-Arms, and examined by Mr. 
Speaker; after which he was ordered to withdraw. 
The entry in the Journals of the House of Mr. 
Speaker’s reprimand before referred to was read ; 
and the House came to the following Resolution: 
“ That Thomas Burton Howard, having served a 
writ of summons upon Messrs. Hansard, the Printers 
of this House, to cause an appearance to be entered 
in the Court of Queen’s Bench, in an Action at the 
suit of John Joseph Stockdale, in respect of a publi- 
cation ordered by authority of this House, has been 
guilty of a high contempt and breach of the Privi- 
leges of this House ;” and it was thereupon ordered 
that he should, for his said offence, be committed to 
Her Majesty’s gaol of Newgate. 

In the year 1843 Howard brought an Action of 
trespass against the Serjeant-at-Arms for taking him 
into custody and bringing him to the House under 
the circumstances above stated. The House, having 
subsequently been informed by the Serjeant that he 
had been served with a declaration in the Action, 
came, on the 15th March 1843, to the following 
Resolutions: “ That Sir William Gosset, Knight, the 
Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, have leave 
to appear and defend the Action brought against 
him by Thomas Burton Howard for trespass ; and 
that Her Majesty’s Attorney-General be directed to 
defend Sir William Gosset against the said Action.” 
Upon these Resolutions of the House pleas were 
put in, justifying the acts of the Serjeant, under the 
authority of Mr. Speaker’s Warrant. ‘lo these pleas 
there were special demurrers denying their sufficiency 
in law. The argument upon the demurrers took 
place in the Court of Queen’s Bench in November 


be examined at the bar. Upon the examination of| last; and after time taken for consideration, that 
Howard, he submitted himself to the authority of| court, on the 15th May, pronounced judgment for 
the House, stating, “ that if he had incurred its dis-| the plaintiff, a majority of the Judges being of 


pleasure he deeply and honestly regretted it.” Upon 


opinion that the pleas were no answer in point of 


this submission, he was, by Order of the House, re- | law to the Action. 


primanded by Mr. Speaker, and discharged. A very 

Journals, short time afterwards, he, nevertheless, commenced 
Pay Ye40.) 2 fresh Action on behalf of Stockdale against the 
Messrs. Hansard ; and this fact being communicated 

to the House, by Petition from the Messrs. Hansard, 

he was ordered to attend the House forthwith. 

Journal, From the subsequent examination of the messengers 
min Mero who were sent to serve the Order, there was reason 
“to believe that Howard was wilfully evading the 

service; but the House, instead of coming imme- 

diately to a Resolution that this evasion of its Order 

was a contempt, followed the precedent entered in 

the Journals of the 31st March 1731, in relation to 

certain persons who, in like manner, had failed to 

Von. 100. 





This judgment will be found at length in the Ap- 
pendix (No. 3.) to this Report. It will be seen that 
the court was not unanimous; Lord Denman, Mr. 

Justice 





* “ The House being informed that William Satchwell and Leonard 
Poulter, who were yesterday ordered to attend the House this day, do 
not attend ; 

“ And two persons being called in and examined at the bar, who proved 
that their orders for their attendance were left at their respective dwell- 
ing-houses ; 

“ (Ordered, That the said William Satchwell be sent for in custody 
of the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, and that Mr. Speaker 
do issue his Warrant accordingly. 

“* Ordered, That the said Leonard Poulter be sent for in custody of 
the Serjeant-at-Arms attending this House, and that Mr. Speaker do 
issue his Warrant accordingly.” 


412 














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Justice Coleridge, and Mr. Justice Wightman being 


20° Junzz. 


A. 1845. 


| the precise ground upon which Lord Denman founds 


in favour of the plaintiff, and Mr. Justice Williams ; his opinion in favour of the plaintiff. One point, 


being of opinion that judgment ought to be for the 
defendant. With regard to the general effect of 
the judgment, and the particular opinions maintained 
by individual Judges, your Committee feel it to be 
their duty to submit to the House the following 
Observations :—The House cannot fail to observe that 
the three Judges who decided in favour of the 
plaintiff differed on the grounds upon which their 
judgment was given. Mr. Justice Wightman de- 
cides the question exclusively upon the technical 
and formal ground, that although by the recital of 
the Order of the House in the Warrant, it appears 
that the plaintiff was to be sent for in the custody 
of the Serjeant-at-Arms, yet the Warrant itself, in 
the mandatory part, merely directs the Serjeant to 
take him into custody, and therefore does not justify 
“ the taking the plaintiff first to one place, and then 
to another place, and keeping him there, in order 
to take him before the House, and which the Ser- 


however, is very clearly and distinctly stated by 
him, namely, that the Warrant of the Speaker may 
be examined and tried by the same technical rules 
as are applied to Warrants of Justices of the Peace. 
On this subject Lord Denman says, “ There is no 
disrespect to the high Assembly with which this 
matter originated, in applying the same rules of 
construction to the instrument by which it acts as 
to those that may be issued by an ordinary Justice 
of the Peace.” Mr. Justice Coleridge goes even 
further than this; and says upon this subject, “ [ 
cannot admit that the degree of strictness in which 
formal accuracy is to be required in warrants has 
been measured, or ought to be by the dignity of the 
courts from which they issue. Experience has 
shown that the liberty of the subject, with which 
we are intrusted,is involved in the accuracy in point 
of form, of legal proceedings; for that reason ac- 
curacy is required; and in that view of it, it is no 





jeant was not directed to do by the Warrant.” This, | paradox to say that form becomes substance. The 
in the opinion of your Committee, leads to the in- | more powerful therefore the source, the higher in 
ference that the Warrant was held by the learned | point of rank, the more strictness ought we to show, 
Judge only to authorize the Serjeant to take the | the more accuracy may reasonably be required. 

laintiff into custody, and having done so, either From the wide extent of jurisdiction, indeed, in the 
immediately to discharge him, or to keep him in | one case, and its narrowness in the other, a different 
the exact spot where he was arrested, until a fresh | Tule of intendment exists; but with this qualitica- 
Order was made by the House to bring him before | tion, the rule is as 1 have stated: and as it is no 
it, the least removal being equally a taking to ano- breach of respect to suppose that the highest func- 
ther place, and as much beyond the limits of the | tionary of the most exalted court may imprudently 
authority as the taking the plaintiff any distance, | ert in point of form, however honest his intention ; 


after having arrested him. Mr. Justice Coleridge, 
however, is upon this point, of an opposite opinion ; 
he says, “ If the only objection to the Warrant had 
been that it omitted to state expressly for what time 
the plaintiff was to be in custody, in whose custody 
to be kept, or where to be carried by the Serjeant, 


I think it might have been answered, that all this | 


might be collected with reasonable certainty enough 
from the recitals; at least sufficiently so for the 
purpose of protecting the officer in his obedience.” 
He rests his judgment upon a different foundation ; 
he objects to tie Warrant as defective, upon the 


ground that the cause for which the plaintiff was | 


ordered to be sent for in custody of the Serjeant-at- 
Arms, is not there stated. He denies that the Order 
of the House is a sufficient cause; and states that 
to assert it to be so “ involves this proposition, that 
the House may order its officer to arrest any man 
and bring him in custody before them at its mere 
will and pleasure without any previous summons, 
without charge of offence or adjudication of guilt, 
without any purpose to be answered, in a word, 
without any cause but their mere will and pleasure.” 
In further reference to this proposition he expresses 
himself in the following language: “ In truth, com- 
mon learning and the constitution, common justice 
and common sense, equally revolt against it. If such 
a limitation on the birth-right of Englishmen existed, 
so important and so remarkable in its cause and 
consequences, it must have been stated (though it 
would have been recorded with regret, I think, 
and something like shame) in some one of the 
many definitions of our most valuable rights, the 
right of personal liberty, with which our text-writers 
abound.” Lord Denman, however, does not concur 
in this doctrine. He says, “ Some doubt has been 
strongly and eloquently stated on the power to order 
« person to be brought before the House in custody 
in the first imstance, or at least without apprizing 
him of the reason for requiring his attendance. 
Bat I confess that it would rather appear to me, 


-and as the most mischievous results might flow to 
the individual or to posterity if the inaccuracy were 
allowed to pass into a precedent, the more mis- 
_chievous in proportion to the greater power of the 
court, itis no breach of respect, but a bounden duty, 
respectfully to set such erroneous proceedings aside.” 
Your Committee have deemed it necessary thus 
_to advert to what appear to them to be the leading 
| points of the judgment; but for a full explanation 
|of the nature and grounds of the decision, they 
refer the House to the judgment as given at length 
in the Appendix. 

It will be observed that although many authorities 
_were cited in argument to show that the House had 
been admitted on former occasions, by Judges of 
| high eminence and great learning, to possess the sole 
and exclusive right of judging of its own Privileges, 
and of the form of its Warrants, yet none of the learned. 
Judges, in the judgments which they delivered, 
thought it necessary to notice these authorities. 

From this omission, as well as from their own 
express declarations, it would appear that the Judges 
considered that no question of the Privileges of the 
House was involved in their decision ; and that the 
form of Warrants issued by Mr. Speaker by Order 
of the House may be questioned, and adjudged to 
be bad, without impugning the authority of the 
House, or in any way disputing its Privileges. 

Your Committee entirely dissent from this doc- 
trine. They cannot admit the right of any court 
of law to decide on the propriety of those forms of 
Warrants which the House, through its highest 
officer, has thought proper to adopt on any particu- 
lar occasion. If the highest court of law has this 
tight, it is impossible to deny it to the lowest. A 
magistrate (as was done in Brass Crosby's case) 
might be called upon to decide upon technical ob- 
jections taken to the Speaker's Warrant. For as- 
“suming this authority the Lord Mayor of London 
'was committed by the House, in 1771, for contempt. 
|He endeavoured to procure his discharge in the 





though sensible of the weight of these considera- | courts of law, and sued out writs of Habeas Corpus 
tions, that, as the exercise of their privilege of in-| for that purpose, but failed. If the public good 
quiry may obviously be wholly defeated by delay, makes it necessary for the House to issue a Warrant, 
it may be necessary to secure such attendance by | your Committee think tkat every presumption ought 
coercive measures and without explanation; and to be made in favour of its validity. ‘They cannot 
that of that necessity the House alone can judge.” express their Opinion on this point more distinctly 
Your Committee find great difficulty in ascertaining than in the words of Mr. Justice Blackstone, 10. 

| giving 





3 Wils. 205+ 








9 VicToRIz. 


giving judgment in Brass Crosby’s case: “ Little 
nice objections of particular words, and forms and 
ceremonies of execution, are not to be regarded in 
the acts of the House of Commons; it is our duty 
to presume the Orders of that House, and their 
execution, according to law.” 


The practice of the House, indeed, in earlier | 


times appears to have been to arrest without a 
written Warrant. In these cases the Serjeant, with 
the mace, was the sole indication of its will; and 
there is no reason to presume, as Mr. Justice Cole- 
ridge does, that “ the Serjeant orally communicated 
to the party the cause for which he was summoned 
or arrested,” or did more than require him to ac- 
company him to the House in obedience to its 
directions. 

Your Committee, however, find that in the pre- 
sent case, the Speaker’s Warrant has been held to 
afford no protection to your officer acting in obe- 
dience to it; and that the form of the Warrant has 
been criticised, and its validity tried by strict and 
technical rules. When, in addition to this, they 
consider the principles asserted and maintained by 
some of the learned Judges in support of their de- 
cisions, they cannot but regard the judgment, if 
acquiesced in, as subversive of Privileges, without 
which the exercise of important constitutional func- 
tions of the House would be seriously impeded. It 
is laid down by Lord Coke, and in books of the 
highest authority, that “ the Commons are the ge- 
neral inquisitors of the realm ;” in that character 
they must be invested with the right of instituting 
inquiry into all matters connected with the public 
interest; to the performance of their duties it is 
absolutely essential that they should possess the 
discretionary power of enforcing the attendance of 
all persons from whom, in their judgment, infor- 
mation is likely to be obtained, and whom they 
think it their duty to examine, without the necessity 
of communicating to the party the object for which 
his attendance is required, which in some cases 
would wholly defeat the inquiry. ‘This power flows 
indeed so necessarily from the nature of the duties 
which the House has to discharge, that to deny it 
appears to be the same as to deny that any such 
duties are thrown upon it by the constitution. 


Your Committee, although denying the authority 


of any court of law to decide upon the validity of | 


a Warrant issued by the Speaker in pursuance of 
the Orders of the House, have yet thought it right 
to cause search to be made amongst the Journals 
and other records of the House, and also amongst 
the Journals of the House of Lords, to ascertain 
the forms of Warrants adopted by the two Houses. 
They have had laid before them copies of various Or- 


ders and Warrants issued to secure the attendance of ! 


witnesses, or the presence of some other persons, or 
for committing parties for contempt, or transferring 
them from the custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms to 
some other custody. Copies of these documents 
will be found in the Appendix, Nos. 4 and 5. The 
result of their examination has been to ascertain that 
the forms of Warrants have been from time to time 
adapted to the exigency of the particular occasion. 


Your Committee, however, are unwilling, by resting | 


upon the validity of the form of the Warrant, to be 
supposed to abandon for a moment the right of the 
House to exclude every other jurisdiction than its 
own from deciding upon the existence and extent 
of their Privileges, or the validity of their solemn 
acts. In vindication of this position, your Com- 
mittee think it unnecessary to re-assert the _ 
ciples maintained in the Reports of the Select Com- 


20° Junie. 613 


Having offered to the House these Observations, 





|the duty imposed upon them, to express their 
Opinion as to the course which, in the present state 
_ of the proceedings inthe Action of Howard v. Gosset, 
| it is advisable for the House to adopt. 
They have given their anxious consideration to 
this question, and have found it one of great diffi- 
culty. On the one hand, they feel that it is of the 
utmost importance that the House should maintain 
the ancient Privileges which are essential to the 
discharge of its constitutional functions; on the 
other hand, they are not insensible to the public 
_evil which might result from the adoption by the 
| House of Commons of decisive measures for re- 
| sisting the execution of a judgment of a court of 
| law. They are not without apprehension that such 
measures may hereafter become inevitable: but 
they entertain a strong conviction that it would be 
| nexpedient for the House needlessly to precipitate 
such a crisis ; and they think that every other legi- 
timate mode of asserting and defending its Pri- 
_vileges should be exhausted before it resorts to the 
exercise of that power which it possesses, of pre- 
venting, by its own authority, the further progress 
of an Action in which judgment has been obtained. 


It must be borne in mind, that this Action has 
been already suffered to proceed through all its 
ordinary stages. The House, in permitting its 
officer to plead, followed the precedents of Burdett 
v. Abbot, and of Stockdale v. Hansard. Your 
Committee entertain no doubt that in taking this 
course the House had no intention of submitting 
its Privileges to the judgment of the court; but 
that its single object was to bring under the know- 
ledge of the court, in the most formal manner, that 
the acts complained of by the plaintiff were done 
by an officer of the House in obedience to the 
authority of the House. In this view of the case, 
the pleas, in the opinion of your Committee, ought 
to have been admitted as a sufficient answer to the 
Action. 

A different, and, as your Committee are per- 
_suaded, an erroneous construction, appears to have 
| been placed upon the pleas; and the question there- 
|fore now arises, what, in the present state of the 
| proceedings, is the course most consistent with the 
dignity of the House and the maintenance of its 
| privileges. 
| Your Committee cannot advise an acquiescence 
|in the decision of the Court of Queen’s Bench. 

Simply to submit to the judgment, and adopt no 
other proceeding, might be construed into an ad- 
mission of the doctrines maintained by at least two 
of the Judges, not upon any purely formal or tech- 
nical points, but upon alleged principles of law, 
deeply atfecting the Privileges of the House; these 
‘doctrines, if allowed to remain unquestioned, might, 
‘because they were unquestioned, be hereafter ap- 
_pealed to as decisive authority, and considered as 
the ruling principles which determined the judg- 
ment of the court in this case. Submission would 
thus almost inevitably lead to further encroachments 
on the Privileges of the House. 
In considering the expediency of any other course, 
‘your Committee have adverted to the fact, that the 


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decisions adverse to the Privileges of the House of 


/Commons which have been given of late years by 

judicial authorities, have been given by one court 

only, namely, the Court of Quen’s Bench, and 
that the opinion of the Judges of the other courts 
has never been pronounced upon the subject. 


| Your Committee, moreover, attach importance to 


your Committee proceed, in further discharge of 


mittees in the cases of Burdett against Abbot, and the fact that the Court of Queen’s Bench itself, in 
Stockdale against Hansard, or to do more than ex-| this Action, was not unanimous in its judgment ; 
press their entire concurrence in the opinions of| and that the Judges, who constituted the majority 
those Committees in favour of the Privileges of the | of the court, assigned reasons for their judgment 
House. | inconsistent with, and even contradictory to, each 


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Under these circumstances, your Committee have 
come to the conclusion that it: would be advisable 
in the present case to bring a writ of error on the 
judgment. They are aware of the argument which 
may be urged against this further step, as an ap- 
parent recognition of the authority of a court of 
law to judge of the Privileges of the House, but 
they do not admit the force of this objection. They 
recommend a writ of error, under the impression 
that, after the course already taken by the House 
in the present Action, a writ of error, on the ground 
that the Court of Queen’s Bench ought to have 
admitted, upon demurrer, the sufficiency of a plea 
that the acts complained of by the plaintiff were 
done by an officer of the House in obedience to its 
authority, would not compromise the rights of the 
House, or impair the power with which it is nvested 
by the constitution of asserting its Privileges. It 
must not be forgotten, that in the case of Burdett 
v. Abbot, where the judgment of the court below 
was in favour of the Privileges of the House of 
Commons, the plaintiff appealed to a Court of Error, 
and the judgment of the court below was supported 
in the Court of Error by counsel on behalf of the 
Speaker of the House of Commons, the defendant 
in error. Your Committee only refer to this case 
as raising a presumption that the House of Com- 
mons did not consider that there was any material 
distinction in principle between pleading in the 
court below and following the record into the Court 
of Error. 

What may be the judgment of the Court of Error 
in the present case, your Committee cannot of 
course anticipate. If that court should reverse the 
judgment of the Court of Queen’s Bench, the Pri- 
vileges of the House of Commons will have been 
recognized ; and the desire of the House will have 
been evinced to act with moderation and _for- 
bearance. 

If, on the other hand, the Court of Error should 
uphold the judgment of the Court of Queen’s Bench, 
it will then be for the House to determine what 
measures it will be indispensable for it to take, in 
order to preserve unimpared those Privileges of 
which the House of Commons is the guardian, and 
which it cannot abandon without violating the trust 
which has been committed to it. 

Your Committee are of opinion that the con- 
sideration of such measures will not be prejudiced 
by the fact of a writ of error having been brought ; 
but that, on the contrary, the necessity for their 
adoption will be rendered more evident by the proof 
that every other course which was open for the vin- 
dication of Privileges essential to the proper dis- 
charge of its public functions, had been pursued, 
without success, by the House of Commons. 


There is one point on which a few words of ex- 
planation may be necessary. In their first Report, 
your Committee, after submitting their opinion that 
a writ of error should be brought, added, “ that as 
the levying of the plaintiff’s execution would in no 
respect prejudice the proceedings in the writ of 
error, they did not deem it expedient to advise the 
House to interpose to prevent the levy.” 


Your Committee took into consideration the 
uestion, whether it would be expedient to prevent 
the levy by authorizing bail to be given on bringing 
the writ of error, as a necessary condition of a post- 
ponement of the levy ; they were clearly of opinion 
that this would not be expedient. It is true that 
it would have precluded the plaintiff from reaping 
the immediate fruits of his Action; but your Bae 


mittee felt that, by authorizing bail to be given, the 
House would have submitted to abide by the future 
judgment of the Court of Error, in the event of its 
being adverse. They were of opinion that any im- 
probability of receiving back the amount of damages 
in the event of the judgment of the Court of Queen’s 
Bench being reversed by the Court of Error, was 





20° Juniz. 


A. 1845, 


comparatively unimportant; and that it was of the 
highest consequence that the House should reserve 
to itself an absolute and unfettered discretion as to 
the course which it may hereafter be requisite to 
adopt. 


Your Committee cannot close their Report with- 
out adverting to the fact, which has in some degree 
influenced their recommendation, that three other 
Actions are pending at present against officers of the 
House, for acts done under its authority; that in 
one of these Actions the damages have been laid at 
the sum of 100,000/.; and that they have all been 
brought in the Court of Queen’s Bench. In each of 
these the House has permitted its officer to plead, 
and it has directed that the Attorney-General should 
defend the Actions. 


Your Committee wish expressly to guard them- 
selves against the supposition, that in recommending 
a writ of error in the action of Howard v. Gosset, they 
have expressed any opinion as to the course to be 
adopted in the event of a decision in any of the 
pending Actions adverse to the Privileges of the 
House of Commons. The proceedings in these 
Actions are not before them ; and it would be pre- 
mature to offer any recommendation to the House 
as to the course which it may hereafter be right to 
take with reference to those cases. 


Your Committee, however, are of opinion, that a 
decision ofthe Courtof Error in the Action of Howard 
v. Gosset, if obtained, as it probably would be, 
before the judgment of the court below is pro- 
nounced in any of the other Actions, may greatly 
assist the House in deciding on its future course. 


Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Thursday next ; «and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Report which, upon the 10th 
day of August 1840, was made from the Select Com- 
mittee appointed to inquire into the operation of the 
Act 4 and 5 Will. 4, c. 52, to amend an Act of the 
twentieth year of his Majesty King George the 
Second, for the Reliefand Support of Sick, Maimed 
and Disabled Seamen, and the Widows and Children 
of such as shall be killed, slain or drowned in the 
Merchant Service, and for other purposes, to con- 
sider the state of the Funds, and how they can be 
more effectually maintained and administered for 
the benefit of the Seamen, be referred to the Select 
Committee on the Merchant Seamen’s Fund Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report which, upon the 1st day 
of July, in the last Session of Parliament, was made 
from the Select Committee appointed to examine 
into the State and Prospects and into the Advantages 
of the Merchant Seamen’s Fund, be referred to the 
Select Committee on the said Bill. 


Ordered, That Mr. Miles have leave of absence 
till the end of the Session, on account of a severe 
accident ;—and, Mr. David Barclay six weeks, on 
account of illness in his family. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copy or Extracts of the Correspondence 
between the Foreign Office and the Claimants for 
Losses sustained at Portendic, in the years 1834 and 
1835 (in continuation of the Papers already laid 
upon the Table of this House in the present Session). 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, Manufacturers, 
and other Inhabitants of the borough of Birming- 
ham, praying that the London, Worcester and South 
Staffordshire Railway, and Oxford, Worcester and 





Wolverhampton 


Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund 
ill. 


Leave of 
Absence. 


Portendic 
Claims. 


London, 
Worcester and 
South Stafford- 
shire Railway 5 
and, Oxford, 





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Fact 


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9 VicToRIz. 


20°—21° Junie. 


615 


Woreester and Wolverhampton Railway Bills may not pass into law, | mittee of Supply be now read ; and the same being 


Wolverhampton was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon ‘we 


Railway Bills. +},6 Table. 


And a Motion being made, and the Question 


being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 


Petitions from Almondbury ;— Bradford (York) ; | Chair ; 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 


Sutcliffe and Rawson, in the county of York; pray- | posed, That this House do now adjourn : —And the 
ing the House to pass an efficient Ten Hours Bill | said Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 


—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon | Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 


the Committee ; and after some time spent therein, 


| Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 


Factories. ; 
—and, Masters and Operatives of the firm of Messrs. 
for all minors and females employed in Factories, 
the Table. | 
Physic and 


Petitions from Luton ;—and, Woburn; praying reported, That the Committee had made Progress 


Surgery Bill. that the Physic and Surgery Bill may not pass into |in the matter to them referred ; and that he was di- 


a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





rected to move, That the Committee may have leave 
to sit again. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 


‘next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Field Gerdens The Order for the House to resolve itself into a 
Bill. Committee upon the Field Gardens Bill, upon Wed- | And the House having continued to sit till after 
nesday next, was read, and discharged. | twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday | Sabbati. 21° die Junii wg 
the 2d day of July next, resolve itself into the said | ny SE ey BOTS 
Committee. The Order of the day being read, for the Coim- Justices’ Clerks 
mittee on the Justices’ Clerks and Clerks of the 204 Clerks of 
Parochial A Petition ofthe Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses | Peace Bill ; the Fuscs BM. 


Seitlement Bill. 6 the town of Nottingham, praying that the Pa- 


rochial Settlement Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Oxford, A Petition of Iron-masters and Coal-masters 

+ sarah carrying on business in the South ~~ 

Railway Bill. Mining district, praying that the Oxford, Worcester 
and Wolverhampton Railway Bill may not pass into 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Customs, The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee, to consider the Act 5 &amp; 6 Vic., 
c. 47, to amend the Laws relating to the Customs. 


(In the Committee.) 


Motion made, and Question proposed, That the 
Duty on Tallow be repealed :—Motion, by leave, 
withdrawn. 

Motion made, and Question proposed, That all 
Duties on the Importation of Copper Ore shall cease 
and determine :—Motion, by leave, withdrawn. 

Motion made, and Question, That the Duty on 
Pine Logs, not exceeding 10 feet in length and 
11 inches square, be reduced to 12s. 6d. per load, 














To report Progress. 





Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 


resolve itself into the said Committee. 


mittee of Ways and Means ; 


put, and Negatived. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Timber Ships 

mittee on the Timber Ships Bill ; Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Assessed Taxes Composition Bill was, ac- Assessed Taxes 
cording to Order, read a second time; and com- Composition 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for” 
Monday next. 


The Bills of Exchange, &amp;c., Bill was, according Bills of 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a Exchange, &amp;c. 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. °"" 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 

Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Merchant Seamen Bill was, according to Merchant 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Seamen Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Seal Office _ 
mittee ou the Seal Office Abolition Bill ; Abolition Bill, 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene | next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


reported, That the Committee had made Progress 
in the matter to thei referred. 


Supply; A Motion was made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Order of the day for the Com- 
mittee of Supply be now read ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 


Question, by leaving out from the word “That” to | 


the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
Mr. Twyford. an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, 

“ that She will be graciously pleased to give direc- 
tions that there be laid before this House, a Copy 
of the Correspondence between the Secretary of 
“* State for the Home Department and Mr. Twyford, 
the Police Magistrate, in reference to his commit- 


le-bone, to Newgate, for an assault under circum- | 


accept bail for him, although tendered to any | 
amount,” instead thereof. 


And the Question being put, That the words | into a Committee, to consider of making Compensa- 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself West India 
into a Committee upon the West India Islands Re- _ Relief 
lief Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr." 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Sir Henry 
into a Committee upon Sir Henry Pottinger’s An- ae 
nuity Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. “'"""Y ©" 





Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 


ment of Mr. Mayer, an inhabitant of Saint Mary- | Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 


stances of gross provocation, after his refusal to day next. 


The House, according to Order,” resolved itself Seal Office 


[Compensation 


proposed to be left out stand part of the Question :| tion, out of the Consolidated Fund of the United to ofiicers.] 


—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the 


Ordered, That the Order of the day for the Com- | person entitled to the profits of the office of Receiver- 
| 414 General 


Vor. 100. 








Abolition, 7 





ons 


Sheffield 
Waterworks 


Bill. 


Commons 
Inclosure 
[Aliowances, 
&amp;c.] 


Army and 
Militia Services. 


Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund 
Bill. 


Revising 
Barristers, 


No. 398. 


Railways. 
No. 399. 


616 90°—2 1°—23° Junii. 


General and Comptroller of the Seal of the Court | 


of Queen’s Bench and Common Pleas, and to the 
resent Deputy of the Receiver-General, on the 
abolition of the Office. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the annual Sum of Eight hundred 
and forty-three pounds shall be paid, out of the 
Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, to the person entitled to the 
profits of the office of Receiver-General and Comp- 
trollerof the Seal of the Courts of Queen’s Bench and 
Common Pleas,and the annual Sum of Three hundred 
pounds, out of the same Fund, to the present Deputy 
of the Receiver-General, on the abolition of the 
Office. - 


Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
Jution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Sheffield Waterworks Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Motion being made, That this House will, upon 
Monday next, resolve itself into a Committee, to 
consider of making Provision, out of the Consoli- 
dated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Bri- 
tain and Jreland, for the Allowances, Salaries and 
Expenses which may become payable in pursuance 
of any Act of the present Session to facilitate the 
Inclosure of Commons ; 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by Her Ma- 
jesty’s Command, acquainted the House, That Her 
Majesty, having been informed of the subject- 
matter of this Motion, recommends it to the consi- 
deration of the House. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Sidney Herbert presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—An Account of the finally audited 
Receipt and Expenditure, for Army and Militia 
Services, compared with the Suns estimated, for the 
year ended the 31st day of March 1844, and Ba- 
lance Sheet showing the Ledger Balances on the 
31st March 1845, the date on which the preceding 
Account was closed. 


Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Committee of Go- 
vernors of the Incorporation of the Seamen’s Hos- 
ete Society, praying that the Merchant Seamen’s 

und Bill may not pass intoa law, as it now stands, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on the Bill. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Revising 
Barristers, which were presented upon the 9th day 
of May last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Railways, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after twelve of the clock on 


Saturday morning, adjourned till Monday 
next. 











A. 1845, 


Lune, 23° die Junii ; 


Anno 9° Victoriz Regine, 1845. 


| PRAYERS. 
R. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of East India, 


the East India Company, was called in; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to Order,—Accounts 
of the Total Gross Revenue of India; of the Al- 
| lowances, Assignments, and Charges of Collection 
| payable thereout; of the Total Net Revenue; of 
the Ordinary and Extraordinary Charges in India 
and its Dependencies; of the Payments in England 
on Account of Indian Territory ; of the Total Charges, 
Exclusive of Collection, as aforesaid ; of the Result- 
ing Net Surplus or Net Deficiency ; of the Net Pro- 
duce of the Commercial Assets, after deducting 
Extraordinary Charges, and the Sum applied to the 
Payment of remittable Debt; and of the Net Sur- 
| plus or Deficiency, after deducting such Produce, 
| In each year from the last Renewal of the East India 
Company’s Charter to the latest date to which it 
-can be made up:—Of the Cash Balances in the 
| several Treasuries of India on the 30th day of April 
‘in each year of the same period; distinguishing such 
| portion thereof in each year as may have been the 
produce of Commercial Assets:—Of the Amount 
‘borrowed at Interest, and of the Debt and Interest 
repaid by the Government of India, and of the Rate 

er cent. at which such Sums were borrowed; to- 
gether with the Amount of Registered Debt in each 
of the same years :—Of the Sums advanced in India 
in each of the same years on account Her Majesty’s 
Government, for the Expenses incurred in the Ex- 
pedition to China :—Of the Price of the 4 per cent. 
and 5 per cent. Government Stock at Calcutta on 
the 1st day of each month during the same years:— 
Ofthe Total Value of Exports and Imports respec- 
tively, from and into the Ports of Calcutta, Madras, 
and Bombay, in each of the same years :—And, of the 
Amount of Home Bond Debt, together with the 
Rate of Interest charged upon the Revenues of 
India by the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 85, on the 1st 
day of May in each of the same years:—A State- 
ment of the Amount and Condition of the Guaran- 
tee or Security Fund of the East India Company, 
formed under the provisions of the said Act, on the 
1st day of May in each of the same years :—And,a 
Statement of the manner in which the Sums required 
to meet the Charges defrayed in England on account 
of the Zndian Territory have been realised in England; 
whether by Bills from Jndia, or by Bills drawn on In- 
dia, ov otherwise; and ofthe Average Rate of Exchange 
at which such Sums have been realised respectively ; 
showing the Balance either for or against the Govern- 
ment of Jndia, in each case, as compared with a Re- 
mittance at the calculated Par of Exchange between 
India and Great Britain. 





tions of several Acts of Parliament,—1. An Account 
of the Receipts and Disbursements of the Home 
Treasury of the Last India Company, from the Ist 
May 1844 to 30th April 1845 :—2. Estimate of the 
Receipts and Disbursements of the Home Treasury 
of the East India Company, from 1st May 1845 to 
30th April 1846 :—3. An Account of the Debts and 
Credits in England of the Government of India on 
ist May 1845:—4. A List of the several Establish- 
ments of the East India Company in England, and 
the Salaries and Allowances payable by the Court of 
Directors in respect thereof, on the Ist May 1845:— 
5. An Account of new or increased Salaries, Esta- 
blishments or Pensions payable in Great Britain, 
granted or created between 1st May 1844 and Ist 
May 1845 :—6. Allowances, Compensations, Remu- 
nerations and Superannuations granted to Officers 
and Servants of the East India Company under the 
93d Section of the Act 53 Geo. 3, c. 155, between 
Ist May 1844 and 1st May 1845 :—7 and 8, Com- 
pensations granted between the Ist May 1844 and 
7 ist May 





Mr. Campbell also presented, pursuant to the direc- East India. 


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ist May 1845, under the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c.85, 
s. 7:—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
Table. 


Railway Bills, | Ordered, That the Committee on Group (X.) of 
Group (X-) Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 

Dublin and An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from 
BeliastJunction Drygheda to Portadown, with a Branch to Kells ; 

— was read the third time. 
ells Bill. Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for making a Railway from Drog- 
heda to Portadown, with a Branch to Navan. 
Ordered, That Mr. George Hamilton do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
Ubter Railway An ingrossed Bill to amend the Act relating to 


Extension Bill. the Ulster Railway Company, and to enable the said 
Company to make a Railway from Portadown to 
Armagh, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. George —— do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


seg so A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill 
per for making a Railway to connect the Manchester and 


Railway Bill. Birmingham, and Liverpool and Manchester Rail- 
ways, in the parish of Manchester, and also to Altrin- 
cham, in the County of Chester, to be called The 
Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Rail- 
way, be now read the third time ; . 

Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, hav- 
ing beeninformed of the purport of the Bill, gives Her 
consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is con- 
cerned, that the House may do therein as they shall 
think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Erewash Valley 
Railway 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Lord Harry Vane reported from the Committee 
on Group (S5.) of Railway Bills ; That in the case of 
the Erewash Valley Railway (No. 2.) (re-committed) 
Bill, they had amended the Preamble of the Bill, 
and made other Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and, together with the Report which, upon the 18th 
day of this instant June, was made from the said 
Committee, be printed. 


swag: Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
e’s on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
Hawhins's Estate Bill, no Standing Orders were ap- 

plicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
ag Me. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
(Molesworth’s) ON Petitions for Private Bills ; That in the case of 
Estate Bill, ~ the Rochdale Vicarage (Molesworth’s Estate) Bill, 

the Standing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
— A Petition of Provisional Directors of the Armagh, 
and Portrush Coleraine and Portrush Railway Company, and of 
Railway, other Persons interested in the line, for leave to pre- 


sent a Petition for leave to bring in a Bill for making | P 


a line of Railway between the city of Armagh, and 
the town of Coleraine and Harbour of Portrush, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 

Petitions of Commissioners of the borough of 
Coleraine ;— Fishermen and other Inhabitants of 
Portstewart, in the county of Londonderry,and Port- 
rush, in the county of Antrim ;—Gentry, and Inha- 
bitants of the borough and neighbourhood of Cole- 
raine, in the county of Derry ; —Town Commis- 


24° Junit. 





617 
sioners of the borough of Dungannon ;—Nobility, 
Gentry and Inhabitants of the city of Armagh ;— 
and, Town Commissioners of the city Armagh, taking 
notice of the application for leave to present a Peti- 
tion for leave to bring in the said Bill; and praying 
the House to suspend the Standing Orders in rela- 
tion to such Bill,—were also presented, and read ; 
and referred to the said Select Committee. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Yarmouth 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 84 Norwich 
tituled, An Act for the Consolidation of the Yar- B#!wy Bill. 
wouth and Norwich and Norwich and Brandon 

Railway Companies, and for authorizing the Con- 

struction of certain Works at Vorwich, in connexion 

with the Yarmouth and Norwich Railway; and the 

same was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 2. 1. 17. After “‘ extended” insert “ for a 

“ distance of six hundred yards or thereabouts.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 

was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wodehouse do carry the Bill 

to the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 

hath agreed to the Amendment made by their 
Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Lowestoft 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Railway and 
tituled, An Act for making a Railway from Lowes- "*bour Bill 
toft, in the County of Suffolk, to the Yarmouth and 
Norfolk Railway, at Reedham, in the County of 
Norwich, and for improving the Harbour of Lowes- 
toft ; and the same were read, as follow : 
Pr. 3. 1. 28. Leave out from “ the” to “ Acts” 
in 1, 29. and insert “ recited.” 
Pr. 5.1. 28. Leave out “ intended” and insert 
“ recited.” 
Pr. 18. 1. 16. Leave out from “ videlicet” to 
“ in” in |. 20. 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Wodehouse do carry the Bill 
to the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


Mr. Mundy reported from the Committee on the Bermondsey 
Bermondsey Improvement (No. 2.) Bill, and to (hea) Bill 
whom several Petitions against the said Bill were “°° ~'~"" 
referred ; That no person appeared in support of 
one of the Petitions; and that they had considered 
two of the said Petitions, and had heard counsel in 
support of the other Petition, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; and that the Com- 
mittee had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill to alter and amend some of Cromford 
the Provisions of the Acts relating to the Cromford 2a! Bill. 
Canal, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Mundy do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Black Sluice Black Sluice 
Drainage and Navigation Bill have leave to sit, and — —, 
roceed, with four Members. eee 

Ordered, That the time for the said Committee 
to make their Report be further enlarged till Tues- 
day the 1st day of July next. 


An ingrossed Bill for amending the Act relating Manchester, 
to the Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway, : 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Biil 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


ury aud 
ossendale 


Railway Bill. 





Vor. 100. 








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Ordered, 


North Union 
and Ribble 
Navigation 
Branch Rail- 
way Bill. 


Glasgow 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Berks and 
Hants Railway 
Bill. 


618 23° Junie. A. 1845, 


Ordered, That the Committee on the North Union Mr. Beckett reported from the Committee on Aberdar 
and Ribjle Navigation Branch Railway (re-com- Group (P.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Railway : Bill, 
mitted) Bill, have leave to make their Report forth- Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
with. | Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 

Sir Charles Douglas accordingly reported from | Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the Committee on Group (H H.) of Railway Bills ; | the Aberdare Railway Bill, they had heard counsel 
That in the case of the North Union and Ribdb/e in support of the several Petitions, and had also 
Navigation Branch Railway (re-committed) Bill, | heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had 
they had made other Amendments thereunto. ‘Inquired into the several matters required by the 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into consi- Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that the 
deration To-morrow ; and be printed. Committee had examined the allegations of the 

Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 

Mr. Evans reported from the Committee on Group | through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

(G G.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Petitions | Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
against the Bills comprised in the said Group, to- | and be printed. 


gether with the Reports of the Board of Trade | 

thereon, were referred; That in the case of the The House proceeded to take into consideration Forthand Clyde 
Glasgow Junction Railway Bill, they had heard | the Report on the Forth and Clyde Navigation Navigation and 
counsel in support of several of the said Petitions, | and Union Canal Junction (No. 2.) Bill. a Canal 
and had considered the other Petitions, and had | And the House being informed that other Amend- (No. 2.) Bill. 
also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That they , ments are necessary to be made to the Bill; 

had inguired into the several matters required by Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 

the Standing Orders on Railway Bills, so far as former Committee :—And that they have leave to 

the same relate to the present application ; and that | sit, and proceed, To-morrow. 

the Committee had amended the Preamble of the 

Bill, and had examined the.allegations of the Bill,| _ An ingrossed Bill to authorize an Extension of the Great Souther 


and found the same, as amended, to be true; and | Great Southern and Western Railway to the city of «4 Westem 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments | Cork, with a Branch Railway to the city of Lime- (uelse) Bill 
amin, | rick, was read the third time. 1“ ‘ 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; | Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
and be printed. Ordered, That Mr. Morgan John O’Connell do 
carry the Bill to the Lords, and desire their con- 


The House proceeded to take into consideration | currence. 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, | 
intituled, An Act for making a Railway from the | The Epping Railway (No. 2.) Bill was read a Epping Railway 
Great Western Railway, at or near Reading, to the | second time; and committed. (No. 2.) Bill. 
Towns of Newbury and Hungerford; and also to| _Ordered,That the Billbe referred to the Committee 
join the South Western Railway, at or near Basing- | of Selection. 


stohe; and the same were read, as follow : | ; ; 
Pr. 1. 1. 26. Leave out “intended,” and inthe! An ingrossed Bill for paving, lighting, cleansing, saint Helens 


same line leave out from “ Acts” to “ Parliament” | Watering, regulating and otherwise improving the Improvement 
in 1. 27., and insert “ have been passed during the Town of Sacnt Helens, in the County Palatine of - 
“ present Session of.” Lancaster, and for establishing and regulating a 
Pr. 1. 1. 28. Leave out “intituled” and insert ; Market therein, was read the third time. 
“ called.” And an ingrossed Clause being offered to be 
Pr. 1. 1. 29. Leave out from “ Act” to “the” in | added, and an Amendment being proposed to be 
1. 31., and insert “ 1845.” /made to the Bill ; 
Pr. 1. 1. ult. Leave out from “ Act” to “may”! Ordered, That the said Clause, and Amendment, 
in |. 5., and insert “1845.” be referred to the Select Committee on Standing 


Pr. 2. 1. 14. Leave out from “ that” to “the” in | Orders. 
1. 15., and insert “ the provisions of,” and in 1. 15. | 
leave out from “ said” to “the” in |. 17. | An ingrossed Bill to authorize the Chester and Chester and 
Pr. 2. 1. 18. Leave out from “ Act” to “ the” in | Birkenhead Railway Company to extend the said es 
]. 20., and insert “ 1845.” , | Railway from Grange Lane to Bridge End, all in “jon Bill. oe 
Pr. 2. 1. 21. Leave out from “‘ Act” to the second | Birkenhead, and to amend the Acts relating to the 
“ and” in 1. 22., and insert ‘‘ 1845.” said Railway, was read the third time. 
Pr. 2. 1. 23, Leave out from “ Act” to “in” in| Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
. 27., and insert “ 1845.” | Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
Pr. 2. 1. 30. Leave out “recited” and insert | the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
contained.” 
Pr. 2. 1. 38. Leave out from “ Act” to“ and” in| The House proceeded to take into consideration Blackbur, 
. ult., and insert “ 1845.” the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- bone 
Pr. 3. 1. 31. Leave out “ intended.” | tituled, An Act for making a Railway from Black- pin, 
Pr. 3. 1. 34. Leave out “ intended.” | burn to Bolton, in the County of Lancaster, to be 
Pr. 4. 1. 6. Leave out “ intended.” | called The Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway ; 
Pr. 7. 1. 23. Leave out “ intended.” jand the same were read, as follow: 
Pr. 28. ls. 14. and 15. Leave out from “Com-|} Pr. 1.1.15. Leave out from “ Parliament” to 
pany” to “and” in]. 21., and insert “ beyond the |“ May” in Pr, 2. 1. 21. 
amount of such ascertained damages as aforesaid.” , Pr. 2. 1. 32. Leave out “ said intended.” 
Pr. 30. 1. 14. Leave out from “18” to “a” in| Pr. 2.1. 36. Leave out from “ 1845” to “shall” 
. 16. ‘in 1. 37. 
Pr. 42. 1. 36. After “ not” insert “ be borrowed | Pr. 2. 1. 39. After “‘ Act” insert “and with the 
until one half of the additional capital be paid up, |“ same shall be construed as one Act.” 
and shall not.” Pr. 4. 1. 14, Leave out “ intended.” 
The said Amendments, being read asecond time,; Pr. 4.1. 17. Leave out “ intended.” 
were agreed to. Pr. 4.1. 30. Leave out “ intended.” 
Ordered, That Viscount Barrington do carry the | Pr. 8. Is. 5. and 6. After ‘“ aforesaid” insert 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this | Clauses (A.) and (B.) 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by | Crauss (A.) “ And whereas it may be neces- 


their Lordships. “ sary or expedient for the said Company to = 
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Railway Bill. 


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burn, called The Towns Moor, belonging to the 
overseers of the poor of the said township :, Be 
it Enacted, That ifthe said overseers for the time 
being shall be willing to sell such lands for a 
perpetual annual rent-charge in lieu of a sum in 
gross, the said overseers may lawfully sell such 
lands unto the Company, in consideration of an 
annual rent-charge payable by the Company to 
the overseers of the poor of the township of 
Blackburn aforesaid for the time being, and their 
successors forever; and the rent so paid to the | 
said overseers shall be applied by them in the 
same manner as is provided by an Act passed in 
the Session of Parliament held in the fourth and 
fifth years of the reign of Her present Majesty, 
intituled, ‘An Act for vesting in the Overseers of | 
the Poor of the Township of Blackburn, in the 
County Palatine of Zancaster, Parts of the Towns 
Moor for Sale or other disposal thereof, with re- 
spect to the Rents accruing thereunder.’ ” 
Criause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That if the | 
said Railway or any part thereof which shall be | 
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doned or given up by the Company, or, after the 
same shall have been completed, shall for the 
space of Three years cease to be used and em- 
ployed as a Railway, then and in such case so 
much of the said lands called the Towns Moor 
as shall have been so purchased or taken by the 
said Company for the purposes of this Act, or 
otherwise, the parts thereof on which the said 
Railway or any part of such Railway which shall 
be so abandoned or given up by the said Company 
shall pass, shall vest in the owners for the time 
being of the land adjoining that which shall be 
so abandoned or given up, in manner following, 
(that is to say) one moiety thereof in the owners 
of the land on the one side, and the remainder 
thereof in the owners of the land on the other 
side thereof.” 
Pr. 10.1. 34. Leave out from “ of” to “ pounds” 

in]. 35., and insert “ fifty.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 36. After “ day” insert “ not exceed- 
“‘ ing fourteen days, and so in proportion for any 
“ less time than one day.” 

Pr. 10. 1.39. Leave out from “ canal” to “ And” 
in Pr. 11. 1, 2. 

Leave out the Schedule to the Bill. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, 'That Mr. Ainsworth do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


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A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill 
for making a Railway from Lynn to East Dereham, 
with a Branch therefrom, be now read the third 
time ; 

Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the purport of the Bill, 
gives Her consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest 
is concerned, that the House may do therein as they 
shall think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for making a Railway from Lynn 
to East Dereham. 

Ordered, That Lord George Bentinck do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for making a Railway from the 
town of Bedford to join the Londonand Birmingham 

Vor. 100. 


23° Juni. 


chase for the purposes of the said Railway part | 
of certain lands in the said township of Black-|inyham; and the same were read, as follow: 


Towns Moor, shall at any time hereafter be aban- | . 


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Railway, near Bletchley, in the County of Buck- 


Pr.1. 1. 38. Leave out from “ whereas” to “ Par- 
“ liament” in 1, penult. and insert ‘an Act has 
“ been passed during the present Session of.” 
Pr. 1. 1. ult. Leave out “ a Bill” and insert “an 
“ Ant.” 
a 2.1.5. Leave out from “ nature” to “ called” 
inl. 7. 
Pr. 2. 1.10. Leave out from “ another’ to “ Par- 
“ jiament’’ in |. 11.,and insert“ Act has been passed 
“ during the present Session of.” 
Pr, 2. 1. 12. Leave out “a Bill” and insert “ an 
* Act.” 
Pr. 2. 1.17. Leave out from “ nature” to “ called” 
in 1, 19. 
Pr. 2. 1. 21. Leave out from “ another” to “ Par- 
“ liament” in 1. 22., and insert “Act has been 
“ passed during the present Session of.” 
Pr. 2. 1. 23. Leave out “ a Bill’ and insert “ an 
“ Act.” 
Pr. 2. 1. 27. Leave out from “ Railways” to 
“ called” in |. 29. 
Pr. 2.1. ult. After “ the” insert “ provisions of 
“ the,” and in the same line leave out “ intended.” 
Pr. 3. 1. 1. Leave out from “ recited”’ to “ shall’’ 
in |, 5. 
Pr. 4.1. 4. Leave out “ intended.” 
Pr. 4. ls. 19. and 20. Leave out “ intended.” 
Pr. 10. 1. 27. Leave out “ intended.” 
Pr. 20. 1. 37. Leave out “intended.” 
Pr. 21.1. 1. Leave out “ intended.” 
Pr. 29. 1. 25. Leave out “ intended.” 
Pr. 30. 1. 1. Leave out “ intended.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Morgan John O’Connell do 
carry the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that 
this House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 
An ingrossed Bill for amending the Act relating Ashton, 
to the Ashton, Stalybridge and Liverpool Junction oe mate Fo 
Railway, and for making Branches therefrom to tion Railway 
Ardwick and Guide Bridge, was read the third (Ardwick and 
time. Branches) Bil 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for amending the Act relating to 
the Ashton, Stalybridge and Liverpool Junction 
Railway, and for making a Branch therefrom to 


| Ardwick. 


Ordered, That Mr. Entwisle do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
A Petition of Frederick Mansell Lauga, formerly Guernsey. 
of Bathwick Hill, Bath, in the county of Somerset, 
but now, and for the last nine years, a Prisoner in 
the gaol of the island of Guernsey, complaining of 
the mode in which justice is administered in the 
Royal Court of Guernsey; and praying for inquiry, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Petitions from Oldham ;—and, Tiverton; praying Physic and 
that the Physic and Surgery Bill may pass into a Surery Bill. 
law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Universities 
reading of the Universities (Scotland) Bill ; (Scotland) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 9th day of July next. 


A Petition of Members of the Baptist Congre- Charitable 
gation assembling in the Barter-gate Chapel, Lough- Tsts. 
borough, Leicestershire, praying that no measure 
having for its object to confer power upon three 
Commissioners, to be appointed by Her Majesty’s 
Government, to remove the present Trustees of all 
religious property of less than fifty pounds annual 





4kK2 value, 





Shrewsbury, 
Oswestry and 
Chester Janc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


Cornwall 
Railway Bill. 


School masters 
(Scotland. ) 


Post-office 
(Glasgow. ) 


County and 
Police Rates, 


Registration 
of Electors. 


620 


value, and to appoint other Trustees of their own 
selection, may receive the sanction of the House, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for making a Railway from Shrews- 
bury, in the County of Salop, to Ruabon, in the 
County of Denbigh, to be called The Shrewsbury, 
Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway; and the 
same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 3. 1. 37. Leave out from “ calls” to “ And” 
in Pr, 4. 1. 6. 

Pr. 10. 1. 25. Leave out from “ house” to “ And” 
in Pr. 13. 1. 32. 

Pr. 18. 1. 25. Leave out from “ Westminster” to 

And” in 1. penult. _* 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Forster do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill 
for making a Railway to connect the Towns of 
Plymouth and Falmouth with a Branch to the Town 
vf Bodmin, to be called The Cornwall Railway, be 
now read the third time ; 

And notice being taken that the interest of the 
Prince of Wales, as Duke of Cornwall, is concerned ; 

Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the purport of the Bill, 
gives Her consent, as far as the Prince of Wales’s 
interest is concerned, that the House may do therein 
as they shall think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Charles Lemon do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Petitions from Synod of Fife ;—and, Presbytery 
of Kirkwall (Moderator); praying the House to 
adopt measures for ameliorating the condition of the 
burgh and parochial Schoolmasters, and for pro- 
moting the educational interests of Scotland,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Name of every Person employed in 
the Post-office, Glasgow, Date at which each Person 
entered the Service, Nature of Duties performed by 
each, Salaries attached to such Duties, and Sums, if 
any, derived from Fees; Gross Revenue of the 
Office during the last Ten years, including Amount 
of Stamps sold through the Stamp Office ; Number 
of Letters in One Week, of each month, in each year, 
for a like Period, or for such time as there may have 
been a Record kept; Number of Clerks employed 
in each year, distinguishing the Number of those 
engaged in the Despatch and Receipt of Mails. 


Petitions from Guiting Power and Guiting Tem- 
ple ;—and, Churchdown; praying that all the charges 
and expenses hitherto raised and paid for Count 
and Police Rates may be defrayed out of the Con- 
solidated Fund,— were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Joseph Wakefield Doughty, of Mel- 
bourn-place, in the borough of Cambridge, one of 
the electors of the said borough, alleging certain 
errors to exist in the List of Electors for the 


23° Juniz. 





A. 1845, 


of negligence and inattention on the part of revising 
barristers, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Ship-owners of the town of i 
Shields, and of Setheuts and others a ns, 
business in the said town, complaining that the dues 
for Lights and Lighthouses around the shores of the 
United Kingdom, greatly exceed in amount what is 
required for their maintenance; and praying the 
House to take this subject into consideration, was 
presented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Lighthouses. 


Petitions from Newcastle-upon- Tyne ;— Hawick ; Public Houses, 

— Chelmsford ;— and, Broomfield; praying the 

House to adopt measures for preventing the increase 

of houses licensed for the sale of intoxicating drinks, 

and for diminishing to a very large extent the number 

already existing, and to pass a law for entirel 

abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on the 

Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read; and or- 

dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bythorn ; — and, Geddington ; Oaths. 
praying that persons who do not belong to the de- 
nomination of Separatists or to the Society of Friends, 
but who entertain similar opinions as to the takin 
of an Oath, may be allowed to substitute their 
solemn affirmation in lieu thereof, subject in case of 
falsity to all the penalties annexed to perjury,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lhe upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Aberdeen ;—United Associate Pres- Universities 
bytery of Kirkaldy (Moderator and Clerk) ;—and, (Scotland) Bill, 
Freuchie; praying that the Universities (Scotland) 

Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Saddleworth (three Petitions) ;— Factories. 
Huddersfield (three Petitions) ; — Linthwaite ; — 
Keighley (two Petitions) ;—Manchester (three Peti- 
tions) ;—Silsden ;— Bradford ( York)(two Petitions); 
—Rochdale ;—Bury ;—Ashton-under-Lyne ;—and, 
Mottram; praying the House to pass an efficient 
Ten Hours Bill for all minors and females employed 
in Factories,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Dundee ;—and, Stromness ; pray- Lord's Day. 
ing the House to make it imperative on all Railway 
Companies to abstain from running trains on the 
Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table, 


Petitions of the Chairman of the Loyal National se - 
Repeal Association of Ireland ;—and, United Asso- (Scotland) Bill. 
ciate of the Presbytery of Kirkaldy (Moderator 
and Presbytery Clerk); praying that the Poor 
Law Amendment (Scot/and) Bill may not pass into 
a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of Ci- Union with 


i : : land. 
tizens of Cork, praying for the repeal of the Legis- icclen 


lative Union between Great Britain and Ireland, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of William Straker Darkin, of the city Administaina 
of Worcester, stating that he has heard that one of (1 juhborough 
Her Majesty’s counsel has been commissioned to and Ashby-de- 


inquire into the manner in which magisterial business la-Zouch-) 


said borough, arising from the revising barrister’s | is conducted at Kingswinford, in the county of Staf- 
having omitted to expunge certain names and to | ford; and praying that this inquiry may be extended 
insert other names therein ; and praying the House | to Loughborough and Ashby-de-la-Zouch, in Leices- 
to take the premises into consideration, with a view | tershire, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 


of protecting the rights of electors from the effects | 


li the Table. 
ie upon the Table Fifteen 





of Wi 
{Sco 
(No. 


Jewi 
jities 
Bill. 


Coll 
{Ire 





Arrestment 

f Wages 
‘seutland ) 
(No. 2.) Bill 


Jewish Disati- 
jities Removal 


Bill. 


Colleges 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Colleges 
(Ireland) Bill, 


No. 400, 





9 VicToRIz. 


Fifteen Petitions from Glasgow, praying that the 
Arrestment of Wages (Scotland) (Ko. 2.) Bill may 

ass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Arthur Perceval, 8.c..., a Clergy- 
man of the Established Religion and one of the 
Queen’s Chaplains, praying that the Jewish Dis- 
abilities Removal Bill may not pass into a law, as it 
now stands, and that he may be heard, at the bar of 
the House, against the same, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Magheracoolmony ;—Granard ;— 
Carrickedmund ;— Termonomongan ; — Killesher ; — 
Aughavoe ;—Cahirlog and Kilquane ; —Arles ; — 
Killaden ;—Caher ; —Aghaderg ; —Aughnamullan ; 
— Capperwhite ; — Toomevara ; — Kildalkey ; — 
Waterford (two Petitions) ;— Booterstown ;—Port- 
law ; —Bagenalstown ; —Newry; —New Ross; — 
Johnstown ;—Kilbeg ;—Staholmock ;--Clonmel (two 
Petitions) ;— Columbhkill ; — Navan ;— Newtown ; — 
Ballina ;— Phibsboro’ ;— Kilgreen ;—Ballenkillen ; 
Blesinton; — Edgeworthstown ; — Mullinavat ; — 
Fermoy ;—Lady’s Island ;—Innistiogue and Roer ;— 
Fethard ;—Feakle ;— Tuam ;— Newtown Limavady; 
— Listowel ;— Charleville ;—Ferns and Kilcomb ;— 
Ballyboy ;—Aglis, Breatty and Ballyhean ;—Mon- 
animny and Clenor ; — Mayo and Doonane; — 
Knockhatemple, Tullaclose and Kilbolan ;—Kilcole- 
man and Castlemore ;—Kilsaran and Strabannon ;-— 
Oldcastle, Loughcrew and Moylough ;—Kilcork and 
Cloncurry ;— Killenaull and Moyglass ;—Limerick ; 
— Dungarvan ;—and, Holycross and Ballycahill; 
praying that the Colleges (Jreland) Bill may not pass 
imto alaw,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Two Petitions from Dublin, praying that the said 
Bill may pass intoa law, with due provisions against 
the introduction of Theology, in any of its depart- 
ments, into the course of study, or of Theological 
Professors into any of the Chairs within the pro- 
posed Colleges, was also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Four Petitions from Belfast, praying that the said 
Bill may pass into a law,—were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Colleges (Zreland) Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ it is the Opinion of this House, that in the esta- 
blishment of Colleges in Jreland, provision should 
be made for the Religious Instruction of the Pupils, 
by means of Lecture Fees, till such time as private 
benefactions for that object may have taken 
“ effect,”’ instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 
f Mr. Young, 
\ Mr. Henry Baring: 


Tellers forthe Noes, { Viscount Mahon, 


« 
cc 


“ 


w 


‘ 


Tellers for the Yeas, 


}so. 

Mr. Wyse: } ™ 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee ; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 


93°—94° Juniz. 





621 


Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The Lunatic Asylums and Pauper Lunatics Bill Lunatic 

was, according to Order, read a second time ; and Asylums and | 
committed to a Committee of the whole House, for pi 
To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Parochial 
reading of the Parochial Settlement Bill; Settlement Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon Thursday the 3d day of July next. 


And tlie House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 24° die Junii, 1845: 


_ The House, according to Order, resolved itself Poor Law 
into a Committee upon the Poor Law Amendment A™endment | 
(Scotland) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, eae 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene N° 401. 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 

Bill, and made Amendments thereunto, 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Thursday the 

3d day of July next. 


The Lunatics Bill was, according to Order, read Lunatics Bill. 
a second time; and committed to a Committee of 
the whole House, for this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Jewish Disabi- 
reading of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill; __litiesRemoval 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon *" 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Lunatic 
mittee on the Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) Bill ; Pe sme Bill 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday ‘ laa 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Goal Trade 
mittee on the Coal Trade (Port of London) Bill; (Port of Lon- 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 4") Bil. 

itself into the said Committee. 


The Art-Unions Bill was, according to Order, read Art-Unions 
a second time; and committed toa Committee of Sl. 
the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 
mittee of Supply; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Timber Ships 
into a Committee upon the Timber. Ships Bill ; and, 3". 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Assessed Taxes 
into a Committee upon the Assessed Taxes Compo- Composition 
sition Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Bill. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- No. 402. 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
consideration upon Thursday next; and the Bill, as 





Vou. 100, 


amended, to be printed. 
4K3 The 








23°—24° Junie. 


Bills of The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 

Exchange, &amp;c., mittee on the Bills of Exchange, &amp;c., Bill ; 

Bill. Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Seal Office 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Abolition Bill, 


mittee on the Seal Office Abolition Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 





West India 
Islands Relief 
Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported the West India Islands Re- 
lief Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amend ments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


Mr. Greene reported Sir Henry Pottinger’s An- 
nuity Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ngrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


Sir Henry 
Pottiuger’s 
Annuity Bill. 


Seal Office 
Abolition 

| Compensation 
to Officers. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the Report from the Committee to whom it was re- 
ferred to consider of making Compensation, out of 
the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland, to the Person entitled 
to the Profits of the Office of Receiver-General and 
Comptroller of the Seal of the Courts of Queen’s 
Bench and Common Pleas, and to the present De- 
puty of the Receiver-General, on the abolition of 
the Office ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Commons 
Inclosure 

[ Allowances, 
&amp;c.] 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee to consider of making Provision, 
out of the Consolidated Fund of the United King- 
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, for the Allow- 
ances, Salaries and Expenses which may become 
payable in pursuance of any Act of the present 
Session to facilitate the Inclosure of Commons. 


(In the Committee.) 





Resolved, That the Allowances, Salaries, Travel- 
ling and other Expenses of the Commissioner, As- | 
sistant Commissioners and other Officers, and also | 
the incidental Expenses of carrying into execution | 
any Act of the present Session to facilitate the In- | 
closure of Commons, shall be defrayed out of the | 
Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great | 


Britain and Ireland. 
Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene | 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 

Joseph Boyd. | Ordered, That the Petition of Joseph Boyd, which 
was presented upon Thursday last, be printed. 


Army and Ordered, That the Account relative to Army and 
Militia Services. Militia Services, which was presented upon Friday 
No. 403. _ last, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after twelve of the clock on 
Tuesday morning, adjourned till this day. 








A. 1845, 
Martis, 24° die Junii ; 


Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 
QEDERED, That the Committee on Group Railway Bill 
(X.) of Railway Bills have leave to sit this Group (X.) ’ 
day, till five of the clock, during the sitting of the 
House. 


We 


Petitions from the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- South Wale 

gesses of the city of Gloucester ;— Company of Rilway Bill 
Proprietors of the Stroudwater Navigation; — 
Severn and Wye Railway and Canal Company ;— 
and, Trustees appointed by the Lord Chancellor 
under the powers of the Municipal Corporations 
Act, for the administration of certain charities in 
and connected with the city of Giloucester; praying 
that the South Wales Railway Bill may not be re- 
committed, and that permission may not be given 
either to carry the said Railway over or under the 
River Severn,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of James White and others ;—Charles s 
Owen Cambridge, of Whitminster House, in the 
county of Gloucester, Esquire ;—and, President of the 
Bristol Chamber of Commerce, Trade and Manu- 
factures ; praying that permission may not be given 
to carry the said Railway over or under the River 
Severn; and that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
said Bill,—were also presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from Oxford, 
Oxford to Worcester and Wolverhampton, to be oe and 
called The Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Rone gh 
r = “ . y Bill. 
Railway, with Branches, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Barneby do carry the Bill to | 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Cork and _ 
the Report on the Cork and Bandon Railway Bill ; ee 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. oe 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration comet l | 
. = - _ Bury Railwey 
the Report on the Liverpool and Bury Railway (Bol (Bolton, Wi ae 
ton, Wigan and Liverpool Railway, and Bury Ex- and Liverpool 
tension) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Railway, aud 
agreed to. Bury Exten- 
_ Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
ingrossed. 


be sion) Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Liverpool and 
the Report on the Liverpool and Manchester Rail- revo 
way Bill; and the Amendments were read, and” 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Birmingham 
and Gloucester 
Railway 
(Gloucester 
Extensions, 
Stoke Branch 
and Midland 
Railways 
Junction) Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Birmingham and Gloucester Rail- 
way (Gloucester Extensions, Stoke Branch and Mid- 
land Railways Junction) Bill; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Armagli, 
Coleraine and 
Portrush Rail- 
way. 


Petitions from Gentry and Inhabitants of the 
town of Magherafelt, and the neighbourhood, in 
the county of Londonderry ;— and, Gentry an 
Inhabitants of the borough and neighbourhood of 
Dungannon, in the county of Tyrone; taking no- 
tice of the application for leave to bring in_the 
Armagh, Coleraine and Portrush Railway Bill; 
and praying the House to suspend the Standing 
Orders in relation to such Bill,—were ——— 

an 





s, 





9 VicToRIZ. 


and read; and referred to the Select Committee on | 


Standing Orders. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the West London Railway Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


West London 
Railway Bill. 


Lord John Manners reported from the Committee 
on Group (L L.) of Railway Bills; That the Parties 
opposing the London and Brighton Railway (Wands- 
worth Branch) Bill had stated to the Committee 
that the evidence of John Barker, Gentleman, of 
Gray’s Inn, was essential to enable them to esta- 
blish their case before the Committee; and that the 
Committee had instructed him to move the House, 
That the said John Barker be ordered to attend the 
said Committee on Wednesday, 25th June, at 
twelve o'clock. 

Ordered, That John Barker do attend the said 
Committee, To-morrow, at twelve of the clock. 


Railway Bills, 
Group (LL.) 


Scottish Mid 
land Junction 
Railway Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Scottish Midland Junction Rail- 
way Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

The House was moved, That the Standing Order 
of the House, No. 121, requiring Amendments to be 
referred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Standing Order be sus- 
pended, in respect of the said Bill. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Totnes Markets An ingrossed Bill for improving the Markets in 


and Waterworks the Borough and Town of Totnes, in the County of | 


‘No, 2.) Bill. i i 
sien inata Devon, and for better supplying the Borough with 


Water, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Barry Baldwin do carry the 
Lill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Eastern Coune 


Petitions from Bury Saint Edmund's ;— Stow- 


poet market ;—and, Ipswich ; praying that the Eastern 
and es” Counties Railway (Cambridge and Bury Saint Ed- 


Saint Edmund’s mund’s Extension) Bill may pass into a law,—were 
Extension) Bill. 
Table. 

Petitions from Inhabitants and Occupiers of land, 
in the parish of Fordham, in the county of Cam- 
bridge ;—Kennet, in the county of Cambridge, being 
one of the parishes through which the Railway 
hereinafter mentioned is intended to pass ;—Snail- 
well, in the county of Cambridge, being one of the 
parishes through which the Railway hereinafter 
mentioned is intended to pass;— Chippenham, in the 
county of Cambridge, being one of the parishes 
through which the Railway hereinafter mentioned is 
intended to pass ;—and, Exning,in the county of Suf- 
folk, being one of the parishes through which the 
Railway hereinafter mentioned is intended to pass ; 
praying that the Eastern Counties Railway (Cam- 
bridge and Bury Saint Edmund’s Extension) Bill 
may not pass into a law,—were also presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

ee and, &amp; Petition of Inhabitants of Napton, in the county 

Wolverhampton of Warwick, praying that the Oxford, Worcester 

One  n and Wolverhampton Railway, and the Oxford and 

Rugby Railway Rugby Railway Bills may not pass into law, was 

Bills, — and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


Lady Sandys’ 
( furner’s) 
Estate Bill, 


Lady Sandys’ (Turner's) Estate Bill was read a 
second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Vou. 100. 


24° Juniz. 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


623 


Ordered, That the Report on the Great Western Great Western 
Railway (Ireland) (Dublin to Mullingar and Ath- Railway (re- 
1 Hin he taken i ia ih, land) (Dublin to 
one) Bill, be taken into consideration To-morrow. — Mullingar aud 
Athlone) Bill. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders, a Resolution ; which was read, Orderss 
as followeth : 

Resolved, That in the case ot the Cockermouth Cockermouth 
,and Workington Railway Bill, Clause and Amend- %'4 Workington 
; 2 : Railway Bill. 
| ments on consideration of Report, the said Clause 
jand Amendments are of such a nature as may be 
entertained by the House, if they shall think fit. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 





_ Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon con- Cockermouth 
sideration of the Report on the Cockermouth and #4 Workington 
Workington Railway Bill be resumed To-morrow. "*!**Y Bil 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Edinburgh and 
the Report on the Edinburgh and Northern Rail- Northern Rail- 
way (No. 2.) Bill ; and the Amendments were read, pi), wees 
and agreed to. 

And an Amendment being proposed to be made 
to the Bill; 

Ordered, That the said ‘Amendment be referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 





An ingrossed Bill for improving, watching, and Lyme Regs 
lighting the Town of Lyme Regis, in the County of Improvement, 
Dorset, and for providing a Market-place and Mar- =e 
ket, and Waterworks, in the said Town, was read Bill. 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for making Two new Streets, with 
Improvements and Waterworks, within the Town of 
Lyme Regis, in the County of Dorset, and for 
watching and lighting the said Town, 

Ordered, That Mr. Thomas Hussey do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





Ordered, That the Report on the Wakefield, Pon- Wakefeld, 


tefract and Goole Railway Bill be taken into con- Pontefract and 
: . ; Goole Railway 
sideration upon Thursday next. Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration London and 
the Report on the London and South Western Rail- South Western 


s Rail 
way (No. 2.) Bill; and the Amendments were read, (No. = Bill. 


and agreed to. 
| Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
_ingrossed. 


| 


| 





The House proceeded to take into consideration Great North 
'the Report on the Great North of England (Clarence yin oul P 
‘and Hartlepool Junction) Railway Bill; and the Yantepoot . 
_ Amendments were read, and agreed to. Junction) — 

| Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, P#i!way Bill. 


| . 
be ingrossed. 


| 


| Ordered, That the Report on the Wear Valley Wear Valley 
Railway Bill be taken into consideration upon Reilway Bill. 
, Thursday next. 


| 
| Ordered, That the Report on the Middlesbro’ and Middlesbro’ 


| nee Railway Bill be taken into consideration 2” Redeor 
| To-morrow. Railway Bill. 





| A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Oxford and 
| posed, That the ingrossed Bill for making a Railway Rugby Railway 
‘from the City of Oxford to the Town of Rugby be’ 
| now read the third time ; 
| The Amendments following were proposed to be 
| made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 
“now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon this day six months.” 
And the Question being put, That the word 
'“ now” stand part of the Question ; 
| The House divided : 
4k4 The 





Dublin Pipe 
Ww 
Bill. 


Rancorn and 
Preston Brook 
Railway and 
Docks Bill. 


Richmond 
qSurrey) 
Railway Bill. 


’ they shall think fit. 


Newry and 
Enniskillen 


Railway Bill. 


North Union 
and Ribble 
Navigation 
Brauch Railway 
Bill. 


Preston and 
Wyre Railway 
Branches Bill. 


Saint Helens 
Canal and 


Railway Bill. 


Epping Rail- 
way (No. 2.) 
Bil. 


ater (No. 2-) Bill be read a second time To-morrow. 


624. 


The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the [ Mr. Shaw, 
Yeas, L Mr. Hayter: { 
Tellers for the f Sir Charles Douglas, 95 
Noes, Mr. Gisborne : ;™ 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third time: 
—The Bill was accordingly read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Hayter do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Dublin Pipe Water (No. 2.) 


lise. 





The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Runcorn and Preston Brook 
Railway and Docks Bill; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

And a Clause being offered to be added to the 
Bill; 

Ordered, That the said Clause be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Motion being made, That the Report on the 
Richmond (Surrey) Railway Bill be now taken into 
consideration ; 

Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the purport of the Bill, 
gives Her consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest 
is concerned, that the House may do therein as 


D4? Junie. 


A. 1845. 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Public Petitions ; That they had examined 
the Petitions presented upon the 18th, 19th and 
20th days of this instant June ; and had directed 
him to make a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 


| and be printed. 


Public Petit; 
(Thirt y-fith 


port.) 


A Petition of Ministers, Elders and others, Inha- Universities 


| bitants of the parish and island of North Vise, 


praying that the Universities (Scotland) Bill may 
| not pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Kilmarnock (Provost) ;—Session 
of the United Associate Congregation of Wellington- 
street, Glasgow (Moderator and Session Clerk) ; 
— Kilmaurs ; — Elgin ; — Lochabers ; — Patrick, 
M‘Farlan;—and, Second United Congregation of 
Alloa (Minister and Chairman, and Secretary) ; 
praying that the said Bill may pass into a law,— 
were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Huddersfield (two Petitions) ;— 


| Bradford (York) ;—Martha Huff and others ;— 


Mary Rodger and others ;—Matilda Hesford and 
others ;— Wibsey Bankford;—Margaret Coop and 
others; —Ann Shuttleworth and others ; — Ann 
Johnson and others ; — Alice Chester and others ;— 
Catherine Higson and others;—Catherine Openshaw 
and others ;—Alice Morriss and others ;—Ann Jane 
Grisdale and others ;—Little Bolton (two Peti- 
tions) ;—and, Bolton-le-Moors ; praying the House 





Then the House proceeded to take the Report | 
into consideration; and the Amendments were read, | 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Mewry and Enniskillen Railway 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 





The House, according to Order, proceeded to take | 
into consideration the Report on the North Union | 
and Ribble Navigation Branch Railway Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be | 
ingrossed. 


Sir Charles Douglas reported from the Select | 
Committee on Group (H H.) of Railway Bills, to | 
whom several Petitions against the Bills comprised | 
in the said Group, together with the Reports of the 
Board of Trade thereon, were referred; That in the 
case of the Preston and Wyre Railway Branches 
(re-committed) Bill, they had made other Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon tle Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Committee 
on Group (V V.) of Railway Bills; That in the 
case of the Saint Helens Canal and Railway (re- 
committed) Bill, they had made other Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of the Clerk to the Trustees of the 
Middlesex and Essex Turnpike-roads, praying that 
he may be heard, by himself, his counsel or agent, 
against certain parts of the Epping Railway (No. 
2.) Bill, was presented, and read. 


Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the | 


’ 
| 


to pass a Ten Hours Bill for all minors and females 
employed in Factories,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Her Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal 


(Scotland, } 


Factories, 


British Posses- 


Subjects the Legislative Council and the Legislative on Abrad 


Assembly of the Province of Canada, in Provincial 
Parliament assembled, (signed by the Speakers), was 
presented, and read; setting forth, That the increased 
importance of the interests of owners of ships and 
vessels navigating the inland waters of that province 
requires that the same protection and privileges be 
extended to vessels so employed as are enjoyed by 
British vessels in all other parts of Her Majesty’s 
dominions; that the provision of the Thirty-first 
section of the Act passed in the third and fourth 
years of the reign of his late Majesty King William 
the Fourth, which permits goods, the produce of 
foreign countries, to be brought or imported by 
inland navigation from any adjoining foreign coun- 
try in foreign vessels or boats as well as in British 
vessels or boats, is no longer necessary or advan- 
tageous for the interests of that province, and that 
the repeal of that part of the clause in question 
which contains the aforesaid provision would tend 
greatly to advance the prosperity of the inland trade 
of that province ; that the extension of the Acts 
passed in the third and fourth years of the reign 
of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, inti- 
tuled respectively, An Act for the registering of 
British Vessels,and An Act for the encouragement 
of British Shipping and Navigation, to vessels built 
and owned in that province employed in navigating 
| the inland waters, would, by securing to Her Ma- 
jesty’s subjects in that province owning vessels so 
employed the valuable privileges and advantages 
enjoyed by British vessels in other portions of Her 
Majesty’s dominions, greatly tend to the encourage- 
ment of British shipping and navigation, and the 
commercial interests of that province ; that many 
persons of foreign birth having emigrated to that 
province at an early period, and taken up their per- 
manent residence there under the encouragement 


Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, | held out to them by the Government, have become 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, if! naturalized subjects of Her Majesty under and by 


he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, | 
against the said Petition. 


i 


virtue of various Acts of the Provincial Parliament 


of this province as well as of Acts of the Provincial 
Parliaments 





g VicToRIz. 24° Junie. 625 


— Parliaments of the late provinces of Lower and 


Upper Canada respectively, while others are now in 
rocess of becoming naturalized under the said Acts, 
and it is probable that in the course of the settling 
of the country others may hereafter acquire the 
rights of naturalization by virtue of Acts of the 
Provincial Parliament to be hereafter passed for 
that purpose; that the privileges of naturalization 
.) thus obtained, availing the parties only within the 
limits within which the jurisdiction of the Provincial 
Parliament in this particular extends, it is highly 
desirable that in any amendment of the said Act of 
the Imperial Parliament, passed in the third and 
fourth years of the reign of his late Majesty King 
William the Fourth, with a view to give effect to 
the object hereinbefore referred to, a provision should 
be made by which all the rights of natural-born 
British subjects, as respects trade, shipping and 
navigation, and the ownership of goods and shipping 
engaged in the same, should be conferred by im- 
perial legislation upon all such persons as already 
have been or hereafter may become naturalized by 
or under the authority of any of such provincial Acts, 
passed or to be passed as aforesaid, so far at least 
as respects the coasting trade and fisheries of the 
province itself, and the direct trade between it and 
the mother country, our sister colonies and foreign 
nations ; and praying the House to take the repre- 
sentation they have now made into consideration, 
and thereupon to pass such legislative measures as 
the House may deem expedient. 
Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 


Table. 
Merchant A Petition of Master Mariners and Mariners of 
Seamen’s Fand. J7fracombe, in the county of Devon, praying that in 
- the event of any alteration in the laws respecting 
d the Merchant Seamen’s Fund, power may be given 


to the trustees at the outports to establish and 
maintain, at the expense of the Merchant Seamen’s 
Funds, either afloat or on shore, hospitals for the 
reception of sick, diseased, wounded or maimed 
Seamen, or to make arrangement for the reception 
of such Seamen into hospitals established or to be 
established in or near such ports, in consideration of 
such payments from the Merchant Seamen’s Fund 
as may be agreed on between such trustees and the 
managers of such hospitals, was presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Select Committee on the 
Merchant Seamen’s Fund Bill. 


Health of A Petition of the Ordinary and Extraordinary 

Towns, Directors of the Association for improving the sa- 
nitary condition of the city of Edinburgh,’ praying 
the House to take into consideration the expediency 
of passing such sanitary measures as may tend to 
the improvement of the character and condition of 
the working classes in large towns, forming the great 
body of the people, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Boer Law _ A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Coun- 

(Scotland) Bill cillors of the royal burgh of Dumbarton, praying 


that the Poor Law Amendment (Scotland) Bill may 
not pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Timber Ships _ A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the 

Bill, Ship-owners Society of the port of Sunderland, pray- 
ing that the Timber Ships Bill may not pass into a 
law, was =, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Buenos Ayres, A Petition of Bankers, Merchants and Manufac- 
turers of Halifaz, praying the House to address 
Her Majesty, that She will direct such instructions 
to be given to the officers commanding Her Ma- 
jesty’s Ships in the River Za Plata, as will enforce 


the free navigation of that river and its tributary 
Vox. 100, 








streams, and compel the due enforcement of the 
Treaty of Buenos Ayres, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Christopher M‘Donnell and Sons, Paper. 
and others, Paper Manufacturers, praying for the 
repeal of the duty on Paper, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Patrick M‘Farlan, complaining that Free Church 
there are not a few parishes, and even whole districts, (Scotland. 
in Scotland, where the members of the Free Church 
of Scotland are prevented from making any suitable 
provision for the spiritual wants of their people, in 
consequence of the proprietors of the land having 
refused to grant sites for the erection of churches ; 
and praying for relief, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Chemists and Druggists carrying Physic and 
on business at Peterborough, praying that the Physic Surgery Bill. 
and Surgery Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Minister, Elders, Deacons and Lord’s Day. 
Adherents of the Free Congregation of Muthill, in 
the shire of Perth, praying the House to prohibit 
the running of Railway trains on the sabbath, either 
by a general Act, or at least by special provision, in 
the Railway Bills for Perthshire, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Duckworth Message from 

and Mr. Russell : the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Monkland Monkland and 
and Kirkintilloch Railway Company to improve the Kirkintilloch 
Gauge of their Rails: a 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for better ascertaining Battersea 
and collecting the Poor and other Rates in the Pa- Poor Bill. 
rish of Battersea, in the County of Surrey: And 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Taunton 
Act for better supplying with Gas the Town and Gas Bill. 
Neighbourhood of Taunton, in the County of So- 
merset, with an Amendment; to which Amendment 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House : 

And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An West of London 
Act for amending the Act establishing the West of and Westmin- 
London and Westminster Cemetery Company, and po metry 
for enabling the Company to raise a further Sum of 
Money, with an Amendment ; to which Amendment 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 

And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An York and 
Act for enabling the York and North Midland North Midland 
Railway oe to make a Branch Railway from Hagin Branch) 
the Line of the York and Scarborough Railway, in Bill. 
the Township of Seamer, to Bridlington, with 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, . 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Hull and Selby 
Act for making a Branch Railway from the Hull (Bridlington 
and Selby Railway to Bridlington, and for other Brag!) Rail 
Purposes relating to the Hull and Selby Railway,” 
with Amendments ; to which Amendments the ede 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Whitby aud 
Act for authorizing the Sale of the Whitby and Pickering | 
Pickering Railway to the York and North Midland ®*'™¢y Bil 
Railway Company, and for enabling the said Com- 
pany to make certain Deviations or Alterations in 
the Line of the Whitby and Pickering Railway, with 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords de- 
sire the concurrence of this House: And also, - 

4L e 




















(Burnley 
Branch and 
Oldham and 


























Heywood 
Branches Exe 
tension) Bill. 


























Kendal and 
Windermere 
Railway Bill. 





























Lyun and Ely 
Railway Bill. 






































Midland Rail- 
way (Syston to 
Peterborough) 
Bill. 















































Wilts, Somerset 
and Weymouth 
Railway Bill. 


















































Midland Rail- 
ways (Notting- 
ham to Lincoln) 
Bill. 



































Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
Coal Turn Bill. 


























Brighton, 
Lewes and 
Hastings Rail- 
way (Keymer 
Branch) Bill. 






































Ely and 
Huntingdon 
Railway Bill. 


























Great Grimsby 
and Sheffield 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 





















































Schoulmasters 
(Scotland) Bill. 




















Small Debts 
(No. 3-) Bill. 


























Lord Barring- 
ton’s Estate 
Bill. 









































Manchester and 


626 


Heywood Branches, with Amendments; to which 


Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 


this House: And also, 
The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Railway from the Lancaster and 


24° Juniz. 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Leeds Railway Act for amending the Acts relating to the Manchester 
and Leeds Railway, and for making a Branch there- 
from to Burnley, and for extending the Oldham and 


A. 1845. 


Fortune of the said Louisa Higgins, prior to and in 
contemplation of the Marriage between the said 
Percy Barrington and the said Louisa Higgins ; to 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Lord Barrington’s Estate Bill was read the first Lora Parting. ° 
time. ton’s Estate . 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select Bill. 


Carlisle Railway to Birthwaite, in the Parish of Committee on Petitions for Private Bills :—And that 


Windermere, to be called The Kendal and Winder- 
mere Railway, with Amendments; to which Amend- 
ments the ees desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Railway from Lynn to Ely, with 
Branches therefrom, with Amendments ; to which 


Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 


this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to empower the Midland Railway Company to 
make a Branch from the said Railway, near Syston, 
in the County of Leicester, to the City of Peterbo- 
rough, with Amendments ; to which Amendments 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Railway from the Great Western 
Railway to the City of Salisbury and Town of Wey- 
mouth, with other Railways in connexion therewith, 
to be called The Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth 
Railway, with Amendments ; to which Amendments 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to empower the Midland Railway ey to 
extend the said Railway from Nottingham to Newark 
and Lincoln, with Amendments ; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to regulate the Loading of Ships with Coals in 
the Port of MNewcastle-upon-Tyne, with Amend- 
ments; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to enable the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings 
Railway Company to make a Branch Railway from 
Southover, Lewes, to join the London and Brighton 
Railway at Keymer, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Railway from Ely to Huntingdon, 
with Amendments ; towhich Amendments the ak 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Railway from a Place in the Pa- 
rish of Bole, in the County of Nottingham, near to 
the Town and Port of Gainsborough, to the Town 
and Port of Great Grimsby, inthe Parts of Lindsey, 
in the County of Lincoln, with Branches to the 
District or Place called New Holland, and to the 
Town of Market Rasen, to be called The Great 
Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway, with 
Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords de- 
sire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Billi intituled, An Act 
for amending an Act for making Provision for Pa- 
rish Schoolmasters in Scotland ; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for the better securing the Payment of Small Debts ; 
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for enabling the Honourable Percy Barrington, se- 
cond Son of the Right honourable William Keppel, 
Viscount, Barrington, a Minor, and Louisa Higgins, 
Spinster, also a Minor, to execute Settlements of the 


they have leave to sit, and proceed, To-morrow. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to Railways, 
request that their Lordships will be pleased to com- 
municate to this House, a Copy of the Report from 
the Select Committee appointed by their Ladihis 
to take into consideration the practicability and the 
expediency of establishing some principle of com- 
pensation to be made to the owners of real property, 
whose lands, &amp;c., may be compulsorily taken for the 
construction of Public Railways; and also, further 
to take into consideration the Question of Severance 
and that of Injury to Residences, and to report 
thereon to the ie together with the Minutes 
of Evidence taken before the said Committee :— 
And that Mr. Greene do carry the said Message. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant West suffolk 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ Writ. 

for the electing of a Knight of the Shire to serve 

in this present Parliament for the Western Division 

of the County of Suffolk, in the room of Robert 
Rushbrooke, ; Soest deceased. 


The Deodands Abolition Bill was read the first Deodands 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon Abulition Bil. 
Tuesday next ; and to be printed. No. 404, 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Insolvent 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Der &amp; 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of the Number of Estates of In- 
solvents placed under the Administration of each 
Official Assignee of the London Court of Bank- 
ruptcy, upon Petitions presented since the 12th day 
of August 1842, pursuant to the 5th and 6th Vic. 
c. 116, and the 7th and 8th Vic. c. 96, and of the 
Total Amount of Debts admitted by such Insolvents 
to be due from them, and of the Total Amount of 
Assets collected ; each Return to be made in three 
columns, the first to contain the Number of Estates, 
the second the Total Amount of Debts admitted by 
the Insolvents to be due from them, and the third 
the Total Amount of Assets collected ; distinguish- 
ing those Cases where the Assets collected exceeded 
£.50.:—And, of the Number of Persons convicted 
at the Central Criminal Court of any Offence com- 
mitted contrary to the Statutes relating to Bank- 
rupts or Insolvents, and of the Sentences passed in 
each case. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty's Most honourable Privy Council. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That Answer to 
their several Addresses of the 16th and 20th days 4@dres** 
of this instant June, (that Her Majesty would be 
graciously pleased to give directions, that the Papers 

therein mentioned might be laid before this House) 

had been presented to Her Majesty; and that Her, 
Majesty had commanded him to acquaint this House 

that She will give directions accordingly. 


Sir Robert Peel presented,—Return to an Address — 
to Her Majesty, dated the 20th day of this instant 
June, for Copy or Extracts of the Correspondence 
between the Hen Office and the Claimants for 

Losses sustained at Portendic, in the years 1834 

and 1835 (in continuation of the Papers already 

laid upon the Table of this House in the present 





ew 


Session). Sir 


The Porte. 


way 
Clauses Con- 
silidatiog, 
Scotland) » 
to 2.) Bill. 


Death by Acci- 
dents Compen- 
sation Bill. 


No. 405. 


Tithe Commu- 
tation, 


Lunatic 
sylums 
(Ireland.) 


Corporal 
Punishments, 


9 VicTORIz. 


Sir Robert Peel also presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Papers relating to the Claims of the 
Emir Beshir El Kassim on the Porte.. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


The Lord Advocate reported from the Committee 
appointed to draw up Reasons to be offered to the 
Lords at a Conference, for disagreeing to one of the 
Amendments made by their Lordships to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for consolidating in one Act certain 
Provisions usually inserted in Acts authorizing the 
making of Railways in Scotland; That they had 
drawn up Reasons accordingly; which they had di- 
rected him to report, as follow: 


The Commons disagree to the Lords’ Amendment, 
Clause (A.) 

First,— Because the Clause, while it declares 
that the Railway Company shall become credi- 
tors on the tolls of the turnpike-roads for the 
amount of compensation that may be awarded 
and paid, does not provide that the amount of 
compensation so awarded and paid, or any part 
thereof, shall be applied towards extinction of 
debts secured over or affecting such tolls. 

Second,—Because the Clause recognizes the 
recovery of compensation from the Railway Com- 
pany for the purpose of reimbursing proprietors 
of lands in the vicinity of roads, or other parties, 
for money paid by them towards defraying the 
expense of making roads, although such pro- 
prietors or other parties may not have obtamed 
or stipulated for or contemplated obtaining any 
security over the tolls of such roads. 

Third,—Because the Clause, while it gives 
the sole power and jurisdiction in regard to the 
awarding of compensation to the Sheriff, does 
not point out what Sheriff is to exercise such 
power and jurisdiction in each case; the Railway 
may be in more than one county, the roads in re- 
gard to which the compensation is claimed may 
be in more than one county, and these counties, 
or some of them, may be different from the coun- 
ties, or some of them, in which the Railway ‘is 
situated ; the Sheriff of none of these counties 
would have any power or jurisdiction in the 
matter, unless clearly conferred on him by the 
statute, and no Sheriff has power or jurisdiction 
beyond his own county, unless it be expressly 
conferred on him by statute. 

Fourth,—Because, besides these Reasons, 
the Commons cannot agree in the propriety of 
affirming the principle of compensation con- 
tained in this Gunes as a general rule applicable 
to every Railway Bill in Scotland. 

The said Reasons, being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Conference be desired with the 
Lords, upon the subject-matter of the Amendments 
made by their Lordships to the said Bill: And that 


the Lord Advocate do go to the Lords, and desire 
the said Conference. 


The Death by Accidents Compensation Bill was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Tuesday next; and to be printed. 


Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of Report of the Tithe Commis- 
sioners for England and Wales, to Her Majesty’s 
wie Secretary of State for the Home Depart- 
ment. 

Copy of Report of the Inspectors-General on the 
District, Local and Private Lunatic Asylums in Zre- 
land, 1844; with Appendices. 

Sir James Graham also presented,—Further Re- 
turn to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 23d 
day of May in the last Session of Parliament, for 


— ae the Number of Men belonging to the 


Q4° Juni. 


627 
Royal Marines, who, since the 1st day of January 
1839 to the 31st day of December 1843, have 
suffered Corporal Punishment or Imprisonment ; 
showing the nature of Offences, in classes, for which 
such Punishment has been awarded, and the Num- 
ber in each Class ; and showing the greatest Num- 
ber and the smallest Number of Lashes, also the 
longest and shortest period of Confinement, awarded 
as Punishment to each Person, and the average 
period of Confinement foreach class of Offence :— 
And, of the Number of Soldiers belonging to the 
Royal Artillery in Great Britain and Ireland who, 
between the 1st day of January 1839 and the 31st 
day of December 1843, have suffered Corporal 
Punishment or Imprisonment; showing the nature 
of the Offences, in classes, for which such Corporal 
Punishment or Imprisonment has been awarded, 
and the Number of each class; and showing also 
the greatest and the smallest Number of Lashes, 
also the longest and shortest period of Confinement 
awarded as Posihined, and the average period for 
each Class of Offences :—Returns of the Number of 
Soldiers belonging to Regiments and Depots in 
Great Britain and Ireland, who, since the 1st day 
of January 1839, have suffered either Corporal 
Punishment or Imprisonment ; and, whenever either 
Corporal Punishment or Imprisonment has been in- 
flicted on the same person more than once, speci- 
fying how often it has been so inflicted; with 
Abstract of the Number of Soldiers belonging to 
Regiments in the Colonies and Possessions of Great 
Britain, who, in each D we! since the, Ist day of Ja- 
nuary 1839, have suffered Corporal Punishments 
and Imprisonments; showing the nature of the 
Offences, in classes, for which such Corpora] Pu- 
nishment or Imprisonment has been awarded, and 
the Numbers in each class ; stating, also, the greatest 
Number and the lowest Number of Lashes inflicted 
on any person in each year, also the longest and 
the shortest period of Confinement awarded as Pu- 
nishment, and the average period of Confinement 
for each class in each year :—Of the Number of 
Soldiers who, since the 1st day of January 1839, 
have suffered Corporal Punishment or Imprison- 
ment, and whenever either Corporal Punishment or 
Imprisonment has been inflicted on the same Per- 
son more than once, specifying how often it has been 
so inflicted ; and distinguishing Numbers in Regi- 
ments in the Colonies and Possessions of Her Ma-~ 
jesty from Regiments in Depots in Great Britain 
and Ireland :—And, of the Corporal Punishments 
inflicted in the Royal Navy in each of the years 
1839 to 1843, both inclusive ; stating the highest 
and lowest Number of Lashes at each time, and the 
aggregate Number of Lashes in each year (in con- 
tinuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 371, of Ses- 
sion 1838), (so far as relates to the Navy). 


Sir James Graham also presented, pursuant to Police 
Order,-—-A Return showing the Number of Policemen (Ireland.) 


who are employed as Servants by the Inspector- 
General of Police in Jreland, the Deputy Inspectors- 
General, Receiver, Surgeon, Veterinary Surgeon, 
Provincial Inspectors and Officers of the Reserved 
Force of Police in Dublin ; together with the num- 
ber of Policemen acting as Clerks,as Messengers, or 
other employment not that of an ordinary Constable, 
in the Office of the Inspector-General, or other Offi- 
cers above named, or to the Officers of the Reserved 
Force of Police in Dublin, distinguishing each 
Employment, and the Pay and Allowances of each, 
and the Total Expense ; together with a recapitula- 
tion, showing the Annual Expense of Officers’ 
Servants, Officers’ Clerks and Messengers; and, 
Total Annual Expense of Servants, Clerks and 
Messengers. 
Ordered, Thatthe said Papersdo lieupon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Accounts relative to the Re- East India. 


venue of India, which were presented yesterday, be 





printed, 


4.2 Ordered, 





East India. 


No. 406. 


Slave Trade. 


628 24°—-2.5° Juniz. 


Ordered, That the Annual Home Accounts of 
the East India Company, which were presented 
yesterday, be printed. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the course pursued by Great Britain, 
since 1814, for the suppression of the Slave Trade, 
has been attended by large expenditure of the public 
money, and by serious loss of life to the Naval Forces 
of the Country, and that it has not mitigated the 
horrors of the Middle Passage, nor diminished the 
extent of the Traffic in Slaves ; 


And notice being taken, That Forty Members 
were not present:—The House was told by Mr. 
Speaker; and Forty Members not being present, 
and it being then after four of the clock :—The 
House was adjourned by Mr. Speaker, without a 


A. 1845, 


“ and if any such works shall be commenced or 
* completed 7 to the provisions of this Act 
« it shall be lawful for the said Lord High Admiral 
“ or the said Commissioners for executing the office 
“ of Lord High Admiral, to abate and remove the 
“ same, and to restore the site thereof to its former 
“ condition, at the cost and charge of the said John 
“ Edward Redmond, and the amount thereof may 
“ be recovered in the same manner as a penalty is 
“ recoverable against the said John Edward Red- 
“ mond.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time 
were agreed to. : 

Ordered, That Mr. Grogan do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
— to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships. 


28S 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Great Western 
into consideration the Report on the Great Western Railway (Ire- 
Railway (Ireland) (Dublin to Mullingar and Ath- ae a 
lone) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Athlone) Bill 


Question first put, till To-morrow. 








South Wales 


Railway Bill. 


Castle Hill 
( Wexford) 
Docks Bili. 


Mercurii, 25° die Junii ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 18 45. 


PRAYERS. 

T HE House was moved, That the special Report 

which, upon Tuesday last, was made from the 
Committee on the South Wales Railway Bill, might 
be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, to proceed with the Clauses of the Bill, 
in order that the same may be reported to the 
House. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, upon Monday next. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for constructing Docks at Wezx- 
ford, to be called The Castle Hill Docks, and for 
the Regulation and Management thereof; and the 
same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 5, 1.24. Leave out from “house” to “ And” 

- Pr. 6. 1. 6., and insert Clauses (A.), (B.) and 
(C.). 

CiauseE (A.) And be it Enacted, That the 
powers for the compulsory purchase of lands for 
the purposes of this Act shall not be exercised 
after the expiration of three years from the passing 
of this Act.” 


Cravuse (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That after 
the expiration of seven years from the passing of 
this Act, all the powers hereby granted for exe- 
cuting the works hereby authorized, shall cease 
to be exercised, except as to so much of the same 
works as shall then be completed.” 


Cuause (C.) “ And be it Enacted, ‘That it shall 
not be lawful for the said John Edward Redmond 
to construct any of the works authorized by this 
Act on the shore of the sea, or of any creek, bay, 
arm of the sea or navigable river communicating 
therewith, where and so far up the same as the 
tide flows and reflows, without the previous con- 
sent of the Lord High Admiral of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or the 
Commissioners for executing the office of Lord 
High Admiral aforesaid for the time being, to be 
signified in writing under the hand of the Secre- 


agreed to. 

The House was moved, That the Standing Order 
of the House, No. 121, requiring new Clauses to be 
referred to the Select Committee on Standing Or 
ders, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Standing Order be sus- 
pended, in respect of the said Bill. 

A Clause an to purchase the Royal Canal), 
was brought up, and twice read ; and made part of 
the Bill. 

Another Clause (Contracts to be binding), was 
a up, and twice read ; and made part of the 

ill. 

Another Clause (The navigation to be main- 
tained), was brought up, and twice read; and 
made part of the Bill. 

Another Clause (Accounts of navigation to be 
kept separate), was brought up, and twice read, 
and made part of the Bill. 

Another Clause (Railway Company not to vary 
tolls), was brought up, and twice read; and made 
part of the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill 
for deepening, regulating and otherwise improving 
Falmouth Harbour, in the County of Cornwall, and 
for forming Basins, Docks and other Works, in 
Penryn Creek, in the aforesaid Harbour, and for 
other Purposes, be now read the third time ; 

Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the purport of the Bill, 
gives Her Consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest 
is concerned, that the House may do therein as they 
shall think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

The House was moved, That the Standing Orde 
of the House No. 121, requiring Amendments to be 
referred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Standing Order be sus- 
pended, in respect of the said Bill. ; 

Then an Amendment was made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Charles Lemon do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sse = 


tary of the Admiralty, and then only according 
to such plan and under such restrictions and re- 


Lord John Manners reported from the Committee London and 
culations as the said Lord High Admiral or the | on Group (LL.) of Railway Bills ; That, in the case — 
said Commissioners may approve of, such approval | of the London and South Western Railway (No. 1.) (No. 1.) 


being signified as last aforesaid ; and where any | (Metropolitan Extension) (re-committed) Bill, they (Metropolitan 


such works shall have been constructed, it shall | had made other Amendments thereunto. Extension) Bill 


not be lawful for the said John Edward Redmond, 
at any time, to alter or extend the same without 
obtaining, previously to making any such altera- 
‘ tion or extension, the like consent or approval ; 





Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and, together with the Report made from the said 
Committee on the 17th day of this instant June, be 


inted. 
printe The 








ermouth 
and Workington 
Railway Bill. 


Lord Barring- 
ton’s Estate 
Bill. 


Railway Bills, 


Middlesbro’ 
and Redcar 
Railway Bill. 


Bolton and 
Leigh, Kenyon 
and Leigh Junce 
tion, North 
Union, Liver- 
pool and Man- 
chester, and 
Grand Junction 
Railway Com- 
panies Amalga- 
mation Bill. 


Bristol and 
Gloucester 
Railway 

(No, 2,) Bill. 


Wexford, Car- 

low and Dublin 
Jonction Rail- 

way Bill. 


Railways, 


9 VicToRIZ. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the further Proceeding on consideration of the Re- 
port on the Cockermouth and Workington Railway 
Bill:—The House resumed the said further Pro- 
ceeding ; and the Clause empowering Company to 
make a joint station, offered and brought up on 
Thursday last, was twice read; and made part of the 
Bill; and the Amendments proposed at the same 
time were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of Lord Barrington’s Estate Bill, no 
Standing Orders were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report which, upon Friday 
last, was made from the Select Committee on Rail- 
way Bills ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Tuesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
consideration the Report on the Middlesbro’ and 
Redcar Railway Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into consi- 
deration To-morrow. 


A Petition of the President of the Chamber of 
Commerce and Manufactures at Manchester, pray- 
ing that the Bolton and Leigh, Kenyon and Leigh 
Junction, North Union, Liverpool and Manchester 
and Grand Junction Railway Companies Amalgama- 
tion Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Mr. Pringle reported from the Committee on 
Group (Y Y.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Pe- 
titions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
thereon, were referred; That in the case of the 
Bristol and Gloucester Railway (No. 2.) Bill they 
had heard counsel in support of one of the said Pe- 
titions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had made several Amendments to the 
Bill; but that the Promoters had stated to the 
Committee, that in consequence of an Amendment 
made by the Committee in the Bill, it was not their 
intention to proceed further with the same. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Report be printed. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was 
proposed, That the Wexford, Carlow and Dublin 
Junction Railway Bill be re-committed :—And the 
said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 


Resolved, That it having been represented to this 
House by Petitions from various public bodies, as 
well as from merchants, manufacturers and others, 
that serious impediments to the internal traffic of 
the country are likely to arise from the “ breaks” 
that will occur in Railway Communications from the 
want of an uniform guage; and these representations 
not having been fully inquired into by any of the 
Committees of this House upon Private Bills, and 
it being desirable that the subject should be further 
investigated, an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, praying Her Majesty to be graciously 
pleased to issue a Commission to inquire whether 
in future Private Acts for the construction of Rail- 


25° Junze. 





ways provision ought to be made for securing an 

uniform gauge, and whether it would be expedient | 

and practicable to take measures to bring the Rail- | 
Vor. 100. | 








629 


ways already constructed or in progress of construc- 
tion in Great Britain, into uniformity of gauge; 
and to inquire whether any other mode of obviatin 
or mitigating the apprehended evil could be adopted; 
and to report the same to this House. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Mr. Pringle reported from the Committee on 
Group (K.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- 
tions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the Nor- 
wich and Brandon Railway Deviation and Diss and 
Dereham Branches Bill, they had heard counsel in 
support of some of the Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had inquired 
into the several matters required by the Standing 
Orders on Railway Bills; and that the Committee 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true ; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Norwich and 
Brandon Rail- 
way Deviation 
and, Diss and 
Dereham 
Branches Bill. 


Lord Barrington’s Estate Bill was read a second Lord Barring- 


time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee of Selection, that the Committee on the Biil 
may be appointed to meet, and sit and proceed, To- 
morrow. 

Ordered, That the Committee on the said Bill 
have leave to make their Report To-morrow. 


The Dublin Pipe Water (No 2.) Bill was, accord- 


ing to Order, read a second time ; and committed, Water (No. 2.) 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 

The House was moved, That the Report in respect 
of the Petition for additional provision in the said 
Bill, which, upon Thursday last, was made from 
the Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill, that they have power to make 

rovision therein, pursuant to the prayer of the said 
Petition. 


A Petition of Provisional Directors of the Dublin, 
Belfast and Coleraine Junction Railway, taking 
notice of the application for leave to present a Pe- 
tition for leave to bring in the Armagh, Coleraine 
and Portrush Railway Bill; and praying that such 
leave may not be granted, was presented, and read ; 
and referred to the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders. 


Petitions from Banbury ;—and, Wisbech ; pray- 
ing the House not to sanction any measures which 
shall promote the further importation of Cooly la- 
bourers or native Africans into the British Eman- 
cipated Colonies,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants and Manufac- Buenos Ayres. 


turers of Manchester, praying the House to address 
Her Majesty, that She will direct such instructions to 
be given to the Officers commanding Her Majesty’s 
Ships in the River Za Plata, as will enforce the 
free navigation of that river and its tributary streams, 
compel the due enforcement of the Treaty, and 
oblige Buenos Ayres to abandon pretensions which 
the Petitioners conceive are unjust in themselves, 
and in their results utterly destructive of a Trade 
which, if permitted to be carried on freely, promises 
to become a great advantage, second only in value, 
extent and importance to that of China, was pre- 

4L3 sented, 


ton’s Estate 
Bill. 


Dublin Pipe 


Armagh, 
Coleraine aud 
Portrush Rail- 
way. 


Hill Coolies, 






































































Universities 
(Scotland) Bill. 
























Statute Labour 
(Scotland) Bill, 


Punishment 
of Death. 


Poor Law 
(Ireland.) 













Parochial 
Settlement Bill. 






Physic and 
Surgery Bill, 










Schoolmasters 
(Scotland.) 













Landlord 
and Tenant 
Ireland.) 


Lord’s Day. 













Poor Law 
Amendment 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Factories. 









630 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Maybole; and, Saint Andrew’s ; 
praying that the Universities (Scotland) Bill may 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Moderator of the Provincial 
Synod of Aberdeen, praying that the said Bill may 
not pass into a law, was also presented and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from Dumbarton, praying that the 
Statute Labour (Scotland) Bill may not pass into a 
law, as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Chichester, 
raying the House to abolish the Punishment of 
eath, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 

upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of 
Guardians for the Relief of the Poor of the Kilkeel 
Union, in the county of Down, praying that the 
Board of Guardians of that Union may be relieved 
from the payment of the loan granted for the build- 
ing of their Workhouse, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Clerk to the Board of Guardians 
of the Doncaster Union, in the counties of York 
and Nottingham, praying that the Parochial Settle- 
ment Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the There-undersigned, in the bo- 
rough of Lambeth, Members of the Royal College of 
Surgeons of England, and Practitioners in Medicine, 
Surgery and Obstetring, praying that the Physic 
and Surgery Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Presbytery of Annan ;—and, Pres- 
bytery of Lochmaben; praying the House to adopt 
measures for ameliorating the condition of the burgh 
and parochial Schoolmasters, and for promoting 
the educational interests of Scotland,—were pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Kilfree, in the county 
of Sligo, complaining of the present state of the law 
between Landlord and Tenant in Ireland ; and pray- 
ing for its amendment, was presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator and Clerk of the 
Presbytery of Dumfries, praying the House to put a 
stop to all traffic and travelling on Railways on the 
Lord’s Day, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Monkland and Kirkintilloch 
Railway Company, Ballochney Railway Company, 
and Slamannan Shee Company ; — and, the 
Wishaw and Coltness Railway Company ; praying 
that they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel 
or agents, against certain parts of the Poor Law 
Amendment (Scotland) Bill,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Factory Workers employed at Jack 
Smith’s Mill, Marsh, in the parish of Huddersfield, 
in the county of York, praying the House to limit 
the labour of young persons under twenty-one years 
of age, employed in Factories, to ten hours a day, 


25° Junii. 





A. 1845. 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to Poor Relies 
inquire into the Administration and Operation of (Gilbert's Act.) 
the Law for the Relief of the Poor in Unions formed No. 409. 
under the Act 22 Geo. 3, c. 83 (Gilbert’s Act); and 
to report to the House their Opinion whether it is 
expedient that the said Unions should be main- 
tamed, have power to report their Observations 
thereupon to the House, together with the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before them. 

Mr. Barneby reported from the said Select Com- 
mittee ; That they had considered the matters to 
them referred, and had directed him to make a 
Report thereof to the House, together with the 
Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House,— South Sea 

A Return of the Number of British Ships and their Fishing, &amp;c. 
Tonnage, and of British Seamen of all ranks em- 
ployed in the South Sea Fishing, in each of the 

three years 1830, 1831 and 1832, and in the years 

1841, 1842 and 1843, and the Totals of each of the 

three years:—A Similar Return of the Number of 
British Ships and their Tonnage, of all ranks, in 

the Greenland and Davis Straits Whale Fishery, in 

each of the years 1830, 1831 and 1832, and in 1841, 

1842 and 1843, and the Totals of these years :— 

And, a similar Return of the Number of British 

Ships and their Tonnage, and British Seamen of all 

ranks employed in that trade, to the Ports of Rus- 

sia, Denmark, Sweden and Prussia, in each of the 

years 1830, 1831 and 1832, and in 1841, 1842 and 

1843, and the Totals of each of these three years. 


Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- Lunatic 
solve itself into a Committee upon the Lunatic seg tea 
Asylums and Pauper Lunatics Bill:—The House pi?" “"" 
accordingly resolved itself into the Committee; yy, 49, 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker ~ °  * 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday 
next. 


Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- Luuatics Bil. 
solve itself into a Committee upon the Lunatics Bill: No, 408. 
—The House accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee ; and, after some time spent therem, 

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday 
next. 


Coal Trade 
(Port of Lon- 
don) Bill. 


Resolved,That this House will, To-morro w, resolve 
itself into a Committee upon the Coal Trade (Port 
of London) Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Timber Ships Timber Ships 
Bill be received To-morrow. Bill. 


West India 
Islands Relief 
Bill. 


Ordered, That the West India Islands Relief Bill 
be read the third time after the Orders of the day. 


Sir Henry 
Pottinger s 
Annuity Bi 


Ordered, That Sir Henry Pottinger’s Annuity Bill 
be read the third time, after the Orders of _ _ 
ered, 





State 
{ (Sco 


wo 





Seal Office 


Abolition 
{Compensation 
wo Officers. ] 


t) 


Commons 
Inclosure 
{Allowances, 
xe.) 


Statute Labour 


: (Scotland) Bill. 


Dog Steali 
Bilt ealing 


9 VicToRIz. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee to 
whom it was referred to consider of making Com- 

nsation out of the Consolidated Fund of the 

nited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to 
the person entitled to the profits of the Office of 
Receiver-General and Comptroller of the Seal of 
the Courts of Queen’s Bench and Common Pleas, 
and to the present Deputy of the Receiver-General, 
on the abolition of the Office, be received after the 
Orders of the day. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee to 
whom it was referred to consider of making Provi- 
sion out of the Consolidated Fund of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for the Al- 
lowances, Salaries and Expenses which may become 
payable in pursuance of any Act of the present 
Session to facilitate the Inclosure of Commons, be 
received after the Orders of the day. 


Mr. Greene wae the Statute Labour (Scotland) 
Bill:—And the Bill was re-committed toa Committee 
of the whole House :—The House immediately re- 
solved itself into the said Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Bill read 1° to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 


Cravusss, N° 1 to N° 42, with Amendments to 
several of them, agreed to. 


Clause added. 


Another Clause (And whereas it is expedient to 
abolish the personal performance of Statute Service, 
and the levying of the conversion thereof in money, 
or any assessment in lieu of such conversion, as a 
personal or poll tax; Be it Enacted, that from and 
after this present year, One thousand eight hundred 
and forty-five, it shall and may be lawful for all such 
trustees, at a general meeting assembled, if they 
shall think fit, to order and direct that in any county 
or district of a county, all such performance of 
Statute Service, and all such levying of conversion 
or assessment in lieu thereof, shall cease and de- 
termine) brought up; and read the first time. 

Clause to be read a second time. 

Amendment proposed: To leave out from the 
words “ One thousand eight hundred and forty-five” 
to the words “ all such performance.” 

Question proposed, That the words proposed to 
be left out stand part of the Clause :—Amendment, 
by leave, withdrawn. 

Clause read a second time, and added. 

Other Clauses added. 

Preamble read, and agreed to. 


Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Dog Stealing Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Cuiausez, N° 1, amended, and agreed to. 

Cravuse, N° 2, (Punishment for stealing Dogs). 

Amendments made. 

Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause, 
as amended, stand part of the Bill; 

The Committee divided : 


Mr. Liddell. 

Tellers for the Yeas,{ Minior Ber me sford : } 33. 
Mr. Hawes 

Tellersfor the Noes, i. Miematies } 6. 


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25° Juniz. 631 


Cxavusss, N°3 to N° 9, with Amendments to se- 
veral of them, agreed to. 


Preamble read, and agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Friday 
next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Smoke Prohi- 


into a Committee upon the Smoke Prohibition Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 


Cravse, N° 1, (Justices to appoint Inspector of 
Smoke Nuisances)——agreed to. 


Cravuse, N° 2, (Interpretation of terms). 
Amendments made. 


Amendment proposed: In P. 2. 1. 16. After the 
word “ boilers,’ to insert the words “ and shall 
“ not comprehend the furnace of any steam engine 
* employed in connexion with any mine of coal, 
“ lime, ores or minerals of any description what- 
* soever; or with any works for the smelting, re- 
“ fining or manufacturing of any iron, copper, tin, 
*&lt; lead, spelter, brass or any other metal or com- 
“ pound metal whatsoever, or with any coke or 
“ glass-works or potteries.” 


Question proposed, That those words be there 
inserted ; 

Amendment proposed to the said proposed 
Amendment: To leave out from the word “ what- 
“ soever” tothe end ofthe proposed Amendment. 


Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the proposed Amendment ; 


The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the Yeas, a —, ; j 44.’ 
Mr, Villiers, 

Tellers forthe Noes, Me Chain Delle: | * 


Question put, That the proposed words be there 
inserted ; 
The Committee divided ; 


Tellers for the Mr. John Henry Vivian, \ , 
Yeas, UMr. Trelawney : eas 
Tellers for they Mr. Mackinnon, } 40 
Noes, Mr. Hawes: : 


Motion made, and Question put, That the Chair- 
man do report Progress, and ask leave to sit again ; 
The Committee divided : 
Mr. Ricardo, } 
Tellers for the Yeas, Mr Villiers : 
Mr. Mackinnon, } 
Mr. Protheroe: 
Another Amendment proposed: In P. 2.1. 16, 
After the word “ boilers” to insert the words “ such 
“ boilers not being connected with any still, copper 
“ or other apparatus in any work or upon any pre- 
‘“‘ mises under the survey of the excise, and entered 
“ as such.” 
Question proposed, That those words be there 
inserted :—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 
Clause, as amended, agreed to. 
Cravuszs, N°3 to N° 17, with Amendments to 
several of them, agreed to. 


Schedule amended, and agreed to. 
Preamble agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 


Ts 
Tellers for the Noes, 53. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Friday 
next, ; 

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County Rates | The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Bill. mittee on the County Rates Bill; 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Pious and Charitable Purposes Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday the 16th day of July next. 


Salmor. The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Fisheries Bill. ynittee on the Salmon Fisheries Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
the 9th day of July next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


Pious and 
Charitable 
Purposes Bill, 


Arrestment The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
of Wages into a Committee upon the Arrestment of Wages 
(yo. 2.) Bil. (Scotland) (No. 2.) Bill; and, after some time spent 
; therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. 
Greene reported, That the Committee had gone 

through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Roman Catholic 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Relief Bill. R 


mittee on the Roman Catholic Relief Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 

the 9th day of July next, resolve itselfinto the said 

Committee. 

Scientific 

and Literary 

Societies Bill. 


No. 410, 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Scientific and Literary 
Societies Bill; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. », 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. — 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Wednesday next. 


Coroners The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Ireland) Bill. mittee on the Coroners (Lreland) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Merchant 
Seamen Bill. 


No. 411. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Merchant Seamen Bill ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Art-Unions The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Bill. mittee on the Art Unions Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Supply. 


Bills of 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Exchange, Xe mittee on the Bills of Exchange, &amp;c., Bill ; 


Bill. Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 


solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Seal Office The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Abolition Bil, mittee on the Seal Office Abolition Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee, 
The 


Waysand 
Means, 


25° Juni. 





A. 1845, 


The ingrossed Bill to facilitate the Recovery of West India 
Loans made by the West India Relief Commission- Islands Reliet 
ers, was, according to the Order made this day Bi. 
read the third time. ™ 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to settle an Annuity on Sir sir Henry 
Henry Pottinger, Baronet, in consideration of his Pottinger’s 
eminent Services, was, according to the Order made A™™*y Bil: 
this day, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom Seal Ofiice 
it was referred to consider of making Compensation, Abolition 
out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom LCampensation 
of Great Britain and Ireland, to the person entitled is 
to the profits of the Office of Receiver-General and 
Comptroller of the Seal of the Courts of Queen’s 
Bench and Common Pleas, and to the present De- 
puty of the Receiver-General, on the abolition of the 
Office, a Resolution ; which was read, as followeth - 

Resolved, That the annual Sum of Eight hundred 
and forty-three Pounds shall be paid, out of the Con- 
solidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, to the person entitled to the 
profits of the Office of Receiver-General and Comp- 
troller of the Seal of the Courts of Queen’s Bench 
and Common Pleas, and the annual Sum of Three 
hundred Pounds, out of the same Fund, to the present 
Deputy of the Receiver-General, on the abolition of 
the Office. 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be re-com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, 
resolve itself into the said Committee :—The House 
accordingly resolved itself into the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the annual Sum of Eight hundred 
and forty-three Pounds shall be paid, out of the 
Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, to the person entitled to the 
profits of the Office of Receiver-General and Comp- 
troller of the Seal of the Courts of Queen’s Bench 
and Common Pleas, and the annual Sum of Three 
hundred Pounds, out of the same Fund, to the pre- 
sent Deputy of the Receiver-General, on the aboli- 
tion of the Office. 

Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to Commons 
whom it was referred to consider of making Provision, !nclosue 
out of the Consolidated Fund of the United King- lv""** 
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, for the Allow- 
ances, Salaries and Expenses which may become 
payable in pursuance of any Act of the present 
Session, to facilitate the Inclosure of Commons, a 
Resolution ; which was read, as followeth ; 

Resolved, That the Allowances, Salaries, Tra- 
velling and other Expenses of the Commissioner, 
Assistant Commissioners and other Officers, and also 
the incidental Expenses of carrying into execution 
any Act of the present Session to facilitate the 
Inclosure of Commons, shall be defrayed out of the 
Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Commons Inclosure Bill, that they 
have power to make provision therein, pursuant to 
the said Resolution. 

Ordered, 





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reign P 
ee Bill. 


Corporal 
Punishments. 


No. 308. 


Foreign 
Lotteries Bill. 


No. 412. 


Railway Bills, 
Group (X.) 


Railway Bills, 
Group (L.) 


Railway Bills, 
Group (LL.) 


Railway Bills, 
Group (GG.) 


South Wales 
Railway Bill. 


Cork and 
Bandon Rail- 
wav Bill, 


York and 

North Midland 
ilway 

(Bridlington 

Branch) Bill. 


9 VicroRiIz. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend an Act of the seventh year of King Wil- 
liam the Fourth, for preventing the advertising of 
Foreign and other illegal Lotteries, and to discon- 
tinue certain Actions commenced under the Pro- 
visions of the said Act: And that Mr. Solicitor- 
General and Mr. Manners Sutton do prepare, and 
bring it in. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Corporal 
Punishments, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


Mr. Solicitor-General presented a Bill to amend 
an Act of the seventh year of King William the 
Fourth, for preventing the advertismg of Foreign 
and other illegal Lotteries, and to discontinue cer- 
tain Actions commenced under the Provisions of the 
said Act: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time, upon Mon- 
day next ; and to be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till after twelve of the clock on Thursday 
morning, adjourned till this day. 








Jovis, 26° die Junii ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 
(PEDERED, That the Committee on Group 
(X.) of Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, 
till five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (L.) of 
Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group ¢ Lof 
Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (GG.) of 
Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Petitions of the Mayor, Alder- 
men and Burgesses of the city of Gloucester, in the 
county of the city of Gloucester ;—and, Trustees 
appointed by the Lord Chancellor under the powers 
of the Municipal Corporations Act for the adminis- 
tration of certain Charities in and connected with 
the city of Gloucester, which were presented upon 
Tuesday last; praying that the South Wales Rail- 
way Bill may not be re-committed, and that per- 
mission may not be given either to carry the said 
Railway over or under the Rivern Severn, be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Petitions of Jumes White and 
others ;—and, Charles Owen Cambridge, of Whit- 
minster House, in the county of Gloucester, Esquire, 
which were presented upon Tuesday last ; praying 
that permission may not be given to carry the said 
Railway over or under the River Severn ; and that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the said Bill, be 
referred to the Committee on the Bill; and the 
Petitioners heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, upon their Petitions, if they think fit; and 
counsel heard, in favour of the Bill, against the said 
Petitions. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from 
Cork to Bandon, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Viscount Bernard do carry the 
Bili to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Lords to the York and North Midland Railway 
( Bridlington Branch) Bill, be taken into considera- 
tion To-morrow. 


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633 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Whitby and 
Lords to the Whitby and Pickering Railway Bill Pickering 
be taken into consideration To-morrow. ie ee 


Petitions from Tenterden ;— High Halden ;—and, Rye and 
Withersham ; praying that the Rye and Tenterden Tenterden | 
Railway Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, eatin dae 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend an Act for draining Keyingham 
the Low Grounds and Cars in the Parish of Key- Drainage Bill. 
ingham and other Places, in the East Riding of the 
County of York, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Lord Hotham do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded,to take into consideration Hull and Selby 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, (Bridlington 
intituled, An Act for making a Branch Railway Ru ,.. 
from the Hull and Selby Railway to Bridlington, iis 
and for other Purposes relating to the Hull and 
Selby Railway ; and the same were read, as follow: 
= 2.1.9. Leave out from “enlarged” to “ and” 

In |. 32. 

Pr. 3. 1.10. Leave out from the second “ the” to 
“ Clauses” in |. 11., and insert “ Lands.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 12. Leave out from “ Act” to “ and” 
in 1. 13., and insert “ 1845.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 15. Leave out “ said intended.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 16. Leave out from “ Act” to “ as” in 1. 
18., and insert “ 1845.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 34. After “ Act” insert “ and with the 
‘“&lt; same shall be construed as one Act.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 9. Leave out “ intended land” and in- 
sert “ lands.” 

Pr. 4. 1.18. Leave out “ intended.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Lord Hotham do carry the Biil to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships, 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Newcastle- 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, pon-Tyne | 
intituled, An Act to regulate the Loading of Ships ©! 7"™ aia 
with Coals in the Port of Mewcastle-upon-Tyne; and 
the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 1. 1. ult. Leave out “ is now near expiring” 
and insert “ has expired.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 18. Leave out “ usually.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 21. After “ sell” insert “ or propose 
“ to sell.” 

Pr. 18. 1. penult. After “ aforesaid” insert “ at 
“ the time of his application for the same.” 

Pr, 48. 1. 26. After “ committed” insert Clause 
(A.) 

Cuause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
“ acted, ‘hat no proceeding for the recovery of 
“ any penalty or forfeiture incurred by any person 
“ or persons under the provisions of this Act, shall 
“ be commenced or prosecuted except by the person 
“ or persons actually aggrieved, or by the clerk to 
“ the Commissioners duly authorized by them so 
“ to do.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wawn do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Wakefield, 
into consideration the Report on the Wakefield, a oe 
Pontefract and Goole Railway Bill; and the ny 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration B.ighton, 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, saa 
intituled, An Act to enable the Brighton, Lewes and way (Keymee 
Hastings Railway Company to make a Branch Brasch) Gill. 

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Railway from Southover, Lewes, to join the London | 
and Brighton Railway at Keymer; and the same 
were read, as follow : 

Pr. 3. 1. 6. After “ Railways” insert “and to 
« mines lying under or near the Railway.” 


26° Juniz. A. 1845, 


Midland Railways Junction) Bill, be read the third Exteusions, 
time To-morrow. toke Branch 
and Midland 
ways 
. , ; Junction) Bill, 
An ingrossed Bill for better supplying with Water Sheffielg 


Pr. 3. 1. 22. Leave out from “ shall” to “as” 
in 1. 26., and insert “ apply to the Branch Railway 
“« hereby authorized to be made.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 7. Leave out from “ Act” to “ and” 
in Pr. 16. 1. 7. 

Pr. 18. 1.1. Leave out from “say” to “the” in 
Pr. 19. 1. 11. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Elphinstone do carry the Bill 
to the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House 





hath agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships. 


Westminster 
Improvement 


(No. 2.) Bill of Westminster, was read the third time. 
0. 2, lil. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Tufnell do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Kendal and 
Windermere 
Railway Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for making a Railway from the 
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway to Birthwaite,.in 
the Parish of Windermere, to be called The Kendal 
and Windermere Railway ; and the same were read, 
as follow: 

Pr, 2. 1. 10. Leave out “ Henry” and insert 
“ Hornby.” 

Pr. 20. 1. penult. Leave out “ train” and insert 
“ Railway.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Warburton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from Zi- 
verpool to Wigan, Bolton and Bury, with several 
Branches therefrom, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Liverpool and 
Bury Railway 
(Bolton, Wigan 
and Liverpool 
Railway, and 
Bury Exten- 
sion) Bill. 


Bolton and 


A Petition of the Right honourable the Earl of 
Leigh, Kenyon 


pent ee Balcarres, praying that he may be heard, by himself, 
tion, North his counsel or agent, against certain parts of the 
Union, Liver- Bolton and Leigh, Kenyon and Leigh Junction, 
a North Union, Liverpool and Manchester, and Grand 
Grand Junction Junction Railway Companies Amalgamation Bill, 
Railway Com- was presented, and read. 
ponies Amel Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
gamation Bill, ; ? : sae 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioner heard, 
by himself, his counsel or agent, upon his Petition, 
if he think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


West of London 
and Westmin- 
ster Cemeter 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, 


The West of London and Westminster Cemetery 
Company, and for enabling the Company to raise 
a further Sum Money; and the same was read, as 
followeth: 
Pr. 27. 1. 29. After “ only” insert “ the Chap- 

“ Jain and.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bouverie do carry the Bill to 


the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath | 


agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


Birmingham and 
Gloucester Rail- 
sway (Gloucester 


Ordered, That the Birmingham and Gloucester 
Railway (Gloucester Extensions, Stoke Branch and 


Resolved That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Parker do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 


'Town and Port of Great Grimsby, in the Parts of 
| of Lindsey, in the County of Lincoln, with Branches 


An ingrossed Bill for improving Parts of the City | to the District or Place called New Holland, and to 


‘the Town of Market Rasen, to be called The Great 
| Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway; and the 


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same were read, as follow: 


Pr. 10. 1. 4. Leave out from “ order” to “ and” 


in 1. 30. 


Pr. 13. 1. 27. Leave out from “ acres” to “ and” 


in 1. 35. 


Pr, 22. 1. 20. Leave out from “ Company” to 
the” in 1. 27. 

Pr. 22. ls. 29. and 30. Leave out from “ naviga- 
tion” to “ may” in Pr. 23.1. 11. 

Pr. 23. 1. 17. Leave out from “ Westminster’ to 
and” in |, 28. and insert ‘ Provided also that 
nothing herein contained shall extend to prevent 
the said Company of Proprietors of the River 
Trent Navigation from recovering against the said 
Railway Company any special damage that may 
be sustained by them on account of the acts and 
defaults of the said Railway Company, or in respect 
of which penalties are by this Act imposed, beyond 
the amount of such penalty or penalties, and they 
are hereby authorized to sue for and recover such 
special damages accordingly; but in every case 
where the penalty or penalties hereinbefore im- 
posed shall have been paid by the said Railway 
Company, and any action for special damages 
shall be brought as above mentioned, then the 
penalty or penalties so paid shall be deemed and 
considered as payments on account of such special 
damages, and credit shall be given by the Court 
before whom such action shall be tried for an 
sum or sums of money so paid by the said Rail- 
way Company, and the same shall be deducted 
from the amount of damages to be recovered by 
the said Company of Proprietors of the River 
Trent Navigation, and in case the amount of 
damages recovered shall not exceed the sum or 
sums so paid, then and in such case judgment 
shall be given for the said Railway Company; and 
no action shall be maintained by the said Com- 
pany of Proprietors of the River Trent Navigation 
against the said Railway Company for the re- 
covery of any penalty or penalties after judgment 
shall have been obtained by them for any special 
damage in respect of the said act or acts for 
which such penalty or penalties would have been 
recoverable.” 

Pr. 33. 1. penult. Leave out from “ Company” to 
the” in Pr. 34. 1. 36. 

Pr. 35. 1. 8. Leave out from “ Westminster” to 
And” in 1. 17. and insert “ Provided also that 
nothing herein contained shall extend to prevent 
the said Commissioners from recovering against 
the said Railway Company any special damage 
that may be sustained by them on account of the 
acts and defaults of the said Company, or in re- 
spect of which penalties are by this Act imposed, 
beyond the amount of such penalty or penalties, 
and they are hereby authorized to sue for and re- 
cover such special damages accordingly; but in 

“ every 


the Town and Parish of Sheffield, in the County of Waterworks 
York, and for amending the Act relating thereto, ~ 
was read the third time. 


Great Grimsb 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 24 Sheffield 
intituled, An Act for making a Railway from a Place 
in the Parish of Bole, in the County of Nottingham, 
near to the Town and Port of Gainsborough, to the 


unction Rail. 
way Bill, 





Midland Rail- 
ways (Notting- 
ham to Lincoln) 
Bill. 





9 VicTORI&amp;. 


every case where the penalty or penalties herein- 
before imposed shall have been paid by the said 
Railway Company, and any action for special 
damages shall be brought as above mentioned, 
then the penalty or penalties so paid shall be 
deemed and considered as payments on account 
of such special damages, and credit shall be given 
by the Court before whom such action shall be 
tried for any sum or sums of money so paid by 
the said Railway Company, and the same shall 
be deducted from the amount of damages to be 
recovered by the said Commissioners, and in case 
the amount of damages recovered shall not exceed 
the sum or sums so paid, then and in such case 
judgment shall be given for the said Railway Com- 
pany; and no action shall be maintained by the 
said Commissioners against the said Railway 
Company for the recovery of any penalty or pe- 
nalties after judgment shall have been obtained by 
them for any special damage in respect of the 
said act or acts for which such penalty or penalties 
would have been recoverable.” 
Leave out the Schedule to the Bill. 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Parker do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to empower the Midland Railway 


Company to extend the said Railway from Jot- 


tingham to Newark and Lincoln; and the same 
were read, as follow: 

Pr. 2. 1. 21. Leave out from “whereas” to 
“ Parliament” in |. 22. and insert “ two Acts have 
“ been passed during the present Session of,” and 
in l, 22. leave out from “ Parliament” to “ for” in 
|. 23., and insert “ one thereof intituled ‘ An Act.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 26. Leave out from “ Railways” to 
“ called” in 1. 28. 

Pr. 2.1.30. After“ 1845” insert “ and the other 
thereof, intituled, ‘An Act for consolidating in 
One Act certain Provisions usually inserted in 
Acts authorizing the taking of Lands for Under- 
takings of a public nature,’ called ‘The Lands 
Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845.’” 

Pr. 3. 1. 7. After “for” insert “or as may be 
inconsistent with the provisions of the said Rail- 
way Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, and the 
said Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845.” 

Pr. 3.1.17. Leave out the first “ Act” and in- 
sert ‘ Acts.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 20. Leave out “ so much of.” 
Pr. 3. ]. 21. Leave out “intended.” 
Pr. 3. 1. 22. Leave out from “ Act” to “ shall” in 
1. 35. and insert “ 1845, and the said Lands Clauses 
“ Consolidation Act, 1845.” 
Pr. 3.1. penult. Leave out from “ thereof” to 
“ be” in 1. ult., and in 1. ult. leave out from “ held”’ 
to the first “to” in Pr. 4. 1. 3. 
Pr. 9. 1. 3. Leave out from “ purpose” to “ and” 
in Pr, 32.1. 11. 
Pr. 14. 1. 16. Leave out from “ house”’ to “ and” 
in Pr, 15.1. 1. 
Pr.15. 1.18. Leave out “ roads” and insert “ road.” 
Pr. 15. 1. 19. Leave out from “ 49” to “ in” in 
‘. Si. 
Pr. 16.1. ult. After “9” insert Clause (A.) 


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‘“¢ Enacted, That the said Company shall and they 
are hereby required to carry the turnpike-road 
No. 62, called the Nottingham Flood Road, si- 
tuate in the parish of Samt Mary, in the town 
and county of the town of Nottingham, over the 
Railway hereby authorized, by means of a bridge 
of such construction as to leave a clear space 
between the parapet wall thereof of not less than 
forty feet.” 

Vor. 109. 


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Pr. 17. 1. 8. Leave out from “ Nottingham” to 
“ and” in |, 21. 

Pr. 17. 1. 30. Leave out from “ Railway” to 
“ be” in 1. 33. 

Pr. 17. 1.36. Leave out “ first mentioned.” 

Pr. 17. 1. penult. Leave out from “same” to 
“ at” in 1. ult. 

Pr. 18. 1. 3. Leave out from “that” to “and” 
in Pr. 20. 1. 20. and insert “ the quantity of land to 
“ be purchased by the Company for extraordinary 
“ purposes shall not exceed fifty acres.” 

Pr. 20. 1. 387. Leave out “thus” and insert 
“ then.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Parker do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


intituled, An Act to empower the Midland Railway 
Company to make a Branch from the said Railway, 
near Syston, in the County of Leicester, to the City 
of Peterborough; and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 2. 1. 138. Leave out from “whereas” to 
“ Parliament” in 1. 15. and insert “ two Acts have 
“ been passed during the present Session of,” and 
in |], 15. after “ Parliament”’ insert “ one thereof,” 
and also in |. 15. leave out “a Bill” and insert 
“ an Act.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 20. Leave out from “ Railways” to 
called” in 1. 22. 

Pr. 2. 1. 24. After “1845” insert “and the 
other thereof, intituled, ‘ An Act for consolidating 
in one Act certain Provisions usually inserted in 
Acts authorizing the taking of Lands for Under- 
takings of a public nature,’ called The Lands 
Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 2. After “for’’ insert “or as may be 
inconsistent with the provisions of the said Rail- 
way Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, and the 
Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 16. Leave out “so much of.” 

Pr. 3.1.17. Leave out “intended.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 18. Leave out from “ Act” to “ shall” 
in l. 35. and insert “1845, and the said Lands 
“ Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845.” 

Pr. 3. 1. ult. Leave out from “ thereof” to “ be”’ 
in Pr. 4. 1. 1. 
Pr. 10. 1. 2, Leave out from “ purpose ”’ to “ and” 
in Pr. 14, 1. 32. and insert Clauses (A.), (B.), (C.), 
(D.), (E.), and (F.) 

Cuiause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it 
Enacted, That nothing in this Act contained 
shall enable the Company to take or use any 
part of the park, or land enclosed as a park, be- 
longing to the Right honourable Robert Earl of 
Harborough, situate in the parishes of Saxby, 
Stapleford and Wymondham, or either of them, 
without the consent in writing of the said Earl, 
his heirs or assigns.” 

Curause (B.) “ And whereas the Queen’s Most 
excellent Majesty, in right of her Crown, is seised 
of or entitled to the advowson and right of pa- 
tronage and presentation to the rectory of Wing, 
in the county of Rutland and diocese of Peter- 
borough, and certain parts of the glebe belonging 
to the said rectory are intended to be purchased 
and taken by the said Company for the purpose 
of making the said Railway ; Be it Enacted, That 
it shall be lawful for the Commissioners for the 
time being of Her Majesty’s Woods, Forests, 
Land Revenues, Works aud Buildings, and they 
are hereby authorized and empowered to contract 
and agree with the said Company for the abso- 
“ Jute sale in fee simple of such part of the glebe 
“ Jands of the said rectory of Wing as the said 
“ Company are by this Act authorized to purchase, 


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at or for such price or consideration in money; |“ clergy, and all reasonable charges and expenses 
and upon such terms and conditions, as shall be |“‘ incident thereto respectively, shall be borne, de- 
settled and agreed upon between the said Com- |“ frayed and paid by the said Company. 
missioners for the time being and the said Com- Crause (E.)“ And be it Enacted, That the said 
pany, and, upon payment of such price or consi- |“ Company shall, and they are hereby required, at 
deration, by any deed or writing under the hands |“ their own costs and charges, to make and con- 
and seals of the said Commissioners for the time |“ struct such convenient communications across, 
being, to convey such part of the said glebe lands |“ over or under the said Railway, where it shall be 
and the fee simple and inheritance thereof to the |“ carried through or over glebe lands of the said 
said Company for the purposes of this Act, which |“ Rectory of Wing, as shall, in the judgment of the 
said deed or writing being enrolled in the Office | ““ Commissioners for the time being of Her Majesty’s 
of Land Revenue Records and Enrolments, and Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and 
registered in the registry of the diocese in which | “ Buildings, be necessary for the convenient enjoy- 
the said rectory is situate, shall be effectual to ment and occupation of the said rectory by the 
vest in the said Company the lands therein or Minister thereof for the time being, and such com- 
thereby expressed to be conveyed, any Act or |“ munications, when so made, shall at all times be 
law to the contrary notwithstanding, and the!“ kept in good order and repair, by and at the ex- 
purchase or consideration money expressed in|“ pense of the said Company: Provided always, 
such conveyance shall, before the execution thereof | That the mode of making and constructing such 
by the said Commissioners for the time being, be | “ communications, the materials to be used in and 
invested by and at the expense of the said Com- |“ about the same, andall particulars relating thereto, 

any in the purchase of £.3 per centum Conso- “ shall be settled and determined by the Engineer 
lidated or £.3 per centum Reduced Bank Annui- “ for the time being of the said Commissioners and 
ties, in the name or names of the Governors of |“ by the Engineer for the time being of the said 
the Bounty of Queen Anne for the augmentation |“ Company, and in the event of their differing in 
of the maintenance of the poor clergy, and until |‘ opinion in regard thereto, then by some third per- 
such annuities shall be sold for the purposes |“ son to be appointed by such two Engineers, whose 
hereinafter mentioned the said Governors shall “ decision in the matters referred to him shall be 
and they are hereby required from time to time ‘ binding and conclusive on all parties: Provided 
to pay the dividends, interest or annual proceeds “ further, that the costs, charges and expenses 
thereof to the Minister for the time being of the “ which may be incurred by or on behalf of the 
said rectory, according to the rules, orders and “ said Commissioners for the time being in relation 
regulations of the said Governors in that behalf |“ or incident to suchcommunications shall be wholly 
with respect to the general funds at their dis- |“ borne and paid by the said Company.” 

osal.” | Cuause (F.) “ And be it Enacted, That nothing 

Cravuse(C.)“ And be it Enacted, That it shall be | “ in this Act or in any of the Acts herein recited or 
lawful for the said Governors of the Bounty of |“ referred to contained, shall extend or be construed 
Queen Anne for the augmentation of the main- “ to extend, to defeat, limit, lessen, prejudice, or 
tenance of the Poor Clergy, and they are hereby | ‘‘ derogate from any estate, right, title, interest, 
authorized and empowered, if the said Governors “ franchise, prerogative, jurisdiction or authority 
shall think fit, at the request in writing of the,“ vested in or appertaining to the Queen’s most Ex- 





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Minister for the time being of the said rectory |“ cellent Majesty, Her heirs or successors, in right 
of Wing, to sell the whole or any portion of the | “ of Her Crown, or otherwise howsoever. 

said Bank Annuities, and to apply the monies, _Pr. 16. 1. 37. Leave out from “ house” to “ And” 
arising therefrom in the purchase of other lands | in Pr. 17. 1. 30. 

convenient to be held as part and parcel of the) _Pr. 23. 1.6. Leave out from “ That” to “ And” 
glebe of the said Rectory, and the said Governors | in Pr. 25. |. 24. and insert “ the quantity of land to 


shall cause such lands when so purchased to be ' be taken by the Company for extraordinary pur- 

well and effectually conveyed to and vested in the |“ poses shall not exceed fifty acres.” 

Minister for the time being of the said rectory, | The said Amendments, being read a second time, 

and his successors, to be held by him and them, | were agreed to. 

as part and parcel of the said rectory, for ever. Ordered, That Mr. Parker do carry the Bill 
Ciavuse (D.) “ And be it Enacted, That in as-| to the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 

certaining and fixing the price or compensation to | hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 

be paid by the said Company for the portion of | Lordships. 

the glebe lands of the said Rectory of Wing, | 

every damage which the said rectory or the glebe |; The House proceeded to take into consideration 

lands thereof, or any part thereof, shall or may |the Report on the Preston and Wyre Railway 

sustain by reason or means of any works done or| Branches Bill; and the Amendments were read, 

which may be done by the said Company, shall and agreed to. 

be computed and taken intoaccount, and in case| Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
the said Company and the said Commissioners for | be ingrossed. 

the time being of Her Majesty’s Woods, Forests, | 
Land Revenues, Works and Buildings shall dif-| The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
fer in opinion with regard to such price or com- |into consideration the Report on the Middlesbro’ 

pensation, the same may be fixed and determined |and Redcar Railway Bill; and the Amendments 
in the manner provided by ‘ the Lands Clauses | were read, and agreed to. 

Consolidation Act, 1845:’ Provided always, never- | Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
theless, that all the costs charges and expenses | ingrossed. 

incurred or to be incurred by or on behalf of the 


Preston and 
Wyre Railway 
Branches Bill. 


Middlesbro’ 
and Redcar 
Railway Bill. 


said Commissioners for the time being, in ascer-| The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Wear Valley 
taining and fixing the amount of such price or |into consideration the Report on the Wear Valley Railway Bil. 


compensation, however or by whomsoever settled, | Railway Bili; and the Amendments were read, and 
and the costs of the conveyance of such lands to |agreed to. 
the said Company, enrolment and registration of | Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
such conveyance, and of the reinvestment of such | ingrossed. 
price, or the Government securities purchased 





therewith, in the — of other lands by the | The House proceeded to take into consideration Ely and 


Governors of the 


augmentation of the maintenance of the Poor jintituled, An Act for making a Railway from Ely 
f to 


ounty of Queen Anne for the |the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, a oe 











9 VicTroriz. 


to Huntingdon ; and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 2. 1.29. Leave out “ Lowthorp” and insert 
“ Lowthrop.” 

Pr. 9. |. 28. After “‘ Brampton” insert Clause 
A.) 
. CuauseE (A.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
“ acted, That it shall not be lawful for the said 
“ Company hereby incorporated to take or purchase 
“ any of the lands belonging to the Eastern Coun- 
“‘ ties Railway Company on the Twenty-third day 
“ of June One thousand eight hundred and forty- 
“ five, at or near the city of Ely, or situate within 
** the limits of deviation of the main line of the said 
“ Eastern Counties Railway Company, as shown 
“ on the Parliamentary Plans of the Railway now 
“ in course of construction by the said Eastern 
“ Counties Railway Company, at or near the said 
“ city of Ely, without the consent in writing of the 
“ said Eastern Counties Railway Company first 
“ had and obtained.” 

Pr. 9. |. penult. After “ 232” insert “ on the 
“« said Plans.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 2. After “4” insert “on the said 
“ Plans.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 5. After “52” insert “on the said 
“ Plans.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 9. After “61” insert “on the said 
« Plans.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 12. After “ 2*” insert “on the said 
“ Po” 

Pr. 10. 1. 15. After “ 552” insert “ on the said 
“ Plans.” 

Pr. 19, 1. 18. After “34” insert “on the said 
« Plans.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 21. After “9” insert “on the said 
“ Plans.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 24. After “1” insert “on the said 
“ Plans.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 28. After “38” insert “on the said 
“ Plans.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 31. After “ 7” insert “on the said 
“« Plans.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 34. After “18” insert “on the said 
“ Plans.” 

Pr. 14. 1. 7. After “ level” insert “ drainage.” 


Pr. 14. 1.15. After “ constructed” insert “ ex- 
cept as herein otherwise specially provided for.” 
Pr. 15.1. 8. Leave out from “ in” to “ provided” 
in |. 11., and insert “ such and the like manner as 
“ is directed for the summary recovery of penalties 
and costs in the said incorporated Acts,” and in 
1. 11. leave out “ also” and insert “ always.” 
Pr. 18. 1. 30. Leave out “this Act or.” , 
Pr. 18. 1. 31. Leave out “ Act” and insert 
“ Acts.” 
Pr. 20. 1. 8. After “ manner” insert “ as.” 
Pr. 23.1.9. Leave out from “ in” to “ and” in 
1.15. and insert “ the Companies Clauses Consoli- 
“* dation Act, 1845.” 
Pr. 24. 1. penult. Leave out “ this Act or by.” 
Pr. 25. ]. 2. Leave out from “and” to “shall” 
in l. 3. and insert ‘ reference.” 
Pr. 26.1. ult. Leave out “containing” and in- 
sert “ constructing.” 
Pr. 27. 1. 3. Leave out “ or” and insert “ and.” 
Pr. 27. 1. 4. After “level” insert “or any of 
“ them.” 
Pr. 27.1.8. After “ watercourses” insert “ under 
“ the control or affecting the interests of the cor- 
“* poration of the Bedford Level.” 
Pr. 28. 1. 21. Leave out “ found” and insert 
“ formed.” 
Pr. 28.1. 31. After “ Railway” insert “ Com- 
“ pany.” 
Pr. 38. 1. penult. Leave out “ Superintendent- 
General” and insert “ Superintendant-General.” 
Pr. 29. 1. 11. Leave out from “ Company” to 
“ and” in |. 14. and insert “ in such and the like 
“* manner as is directed for the summary recovery 


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“ of penalties and costs in the said incorporated 
“ Acts.” 


Pr. 29. 1. 21. Leave out “ purpose” and insert 
“* purposes.” 

Pr. 29. Is. 26. and 27. Leave out “ compelled” 
and insert “ required.” 

Pr. 30.1. 25. After the first “ said” insert “ re- 
“ cited.” 

Pr. 31.1. 16. After “ watercourses” insert “ by 
** such Act authorized to be made.” 

Pr. 33. Is. 338. and 34. Leave out from “ Com- 
missioners” to “and” in 1. 36., and insert “ in 
such and the like manner as is directed for the 
“ summary recovery of penalties and costs in the 
“* said incorporated Acts.” 

Pr. 34. 1. penult. Leave out “five” and insert 
“ three.” 

Pr. 35. ls. 19. and 20. After “ materials” insert 
machinery, carriages, tools and implements.” 

Pr. 35. 1. 23. After “ in” insert “ and about.” 

Pr. 52. ls. 10. and 11. In the Schedule to the 
Bill, leave out from 


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The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Eliot Yorke do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Lord Barring- 
ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for ton’s Estate 
enabling the Honourable Percy Barrington, second ** 
Son of the Right honourable William Keppel, Vis- 
count Barrington, a Minor, and Louisa Higgins, 
Spinster, also a Minor, to execute Settlements of 
the Fortune of the said Louisa Higgins, prior to and 
in contemplation of the Marriage between the said 
Percy Barrington and the said Louisa Higgins ; 
That they had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and that the Par- 
ties concerned had given their consent to the Bill, 
to the satisfaction of the Committee ; and that the 
Committee had gone through the Bill, and directed 
him to report the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third 
time :—The Bill was accordingly read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Estcourt do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


An ingrossed Bill for enabling the London and West London 
Birmingham Railway Company to take a Lease of Railway Bill. 
the West London Railway, and to extend the same 
to the River Thames, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. William Collett do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Smollett reported from the Committee on the Forth andClyde 
Forth and Clyde Navigation and Union Canal Junc- We 4 _ 
tion (No. 2.) (re-committed) Bill; That they had junction 
made a further Amendment thereunto. (No. 2.) Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Taunton Gas 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Bil. 
tituled, An Act for better supplying with Gas the 
Town and Neighbourhood of rt in the County 
of Somerset ; and the same was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 9. 1. 23. Leave out “ finished” and insert 
“ furnished.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 





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Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 

the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 

agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- | 


tituled, An Act for making a Railway from Lynz | 
to Ely, with Branches therefrom; and the same 
were read, as follow : 


Pr. 11.1.2. After “aforesaid” insert Clause (A.) | “ 


Cravse (A.) “ And whereas the said main line 
of Railway is between a certain field numbered | 
on the said Plans 57, in the said parish of Ely | 
Trinity, and the terminus of the said Railway in | 
or near the said field situate on the south side of 
the turnpike-road leading from Ely to Newmarket 
laid down on the said Plans parallel or near to 
and alongside of a portion of the Eastern Counties 
Railway; and it may be expedient that the Rail- 
way hereby authorized to be made should, in 
lieu of so running parallel with or near to the 
said Eastern Counties Railway as aforesaid, form 
a junction with such last-mentioned Railway, at 
or near the said field, numbered 57, or at or near 
to a certain other field numbered on the said 
Plans 41, in the said parish of Ely Trinity, and 
that the traffic upon the Railway hereby autho- 
rized should, in either of such cases, pass along 
the Eastern Counties Railway up to the said-ter- 
minus; Be it therefore Enacted, That if the Lords 
of the Committee of Privy Council for ‘Trade, upon 
application in writing of the Company hereby 
incorporated, and which application the said 
Company are hereby required and directed to 
make within Six months after the passing of this 
Act, shall certify that it would be expedient that 
the said Railway hereby authorized should so 
form a junction with the said Eastern Counties 
Railways, at or near to the said field numbered 57, 
or at or near to the said field numbered 41, in lieu 
of so running parallel or near to the said Eastern 
Counties Railway as aforesaid, the said Company 
hereby incorporated shall, and they are hereby re- 
quired so to make and construct the said Railway 
accordingly, subject however to such terms, ar- 
rangements and conditions in all respects, as well 
on the part of the said Eastern Counties Railway 
Company as of the Company hereby incorporated, 
with regard to the use by such Company of the 
said Eastern Counties Railway and of the station 
and other conveniences thereunto belonging or 
appertaining, as the said Lords of the Committee 
of Privy Council of Trade shall from time to 
time specify, direct and appoint: Provided always, 
that it shall not be lawful for the said Company 
hereby incorporated to purchase lands or construct 
the said line between the fields No. 58 on the 
said Plans, in the said parish of Ely Trinity, and 
No. 49 on the same Plans in the said parish of 
Ely Trinity or Ely Saint Mary, without the au- 
thority of the said Lords of the Committee of 
Privy Council for Trade in writing. 

Pr. 11.1. 17. After “18” insert 
Plans.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 20. 
Plans.” 

Pr. 11.1. 
Plans.” 

Pe. 31. 1. 
Plans.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 
Plans.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 
Plans.” 

Pr. 32.1. 
Plans.” 

Pr, 11. 1. 

“ Plans.” 

Pr. 12. 

“ Plans.” 





“on the said 


After “ 15” insert “ on the 


said 


25. After “ 30” insert “on the said 


. After “ 19” insert “ on the said 


2. After “ 22” insert “on the said 


. After 
. After 


“ 33” insert “ on the said 


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“19” insert “ on the said 


. After “ 34” insert “on the said 


. After “69” insert “on the said 





26° Junie. 


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insert “ on 


1845, 


Pr. 12. 1. 6. After “ 7” the 


“ Plans.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 8. After “1” 
Plans.” 

Pr. 12.1. 12. After “ 45” 
Plans.” 

Pr. 12 
Plans.” 

Pr. 12. 
Plans.” 

Pr. 38. 
Plans.” 

Pr. 12 
Plans.” 

Pr. 12 
« Plans.” 

Pr. 12.1. 31. After ‘* 85” insert “and,” and in 
the same line after “95” insert “ on the said Plans.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 34. After “ 5” insert “on the said 
“« Plans.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 8. After “‘ passed” insert “ in the 
“ Session of Parliament held.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 18. Leave out “ were” and insert 
“ are.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 13. Leave out “so as” and insert 
“ and so that.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 23. Leave out “ each.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 17. Leave out “ the city of Ely” and 
insert “ Littleport Bridge.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 33. After “ spans” insert “ each.” 

Pr. 20. 1. 1. After “ inches” insert “ each.” 

Pr. 21. 1. 29. After “ span” insert “ each.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 26. Leave out “ to.” 

Pr, 23. 1. 22. Leave out “in or through” and 
insert “ of,’ 

Pr, 24, 1. 9. Leave out “in or through” and 
insert “ of.” 

Pr, 25. 1. 20. After “ otherwise” insert “ spe- 
“ cially.” 

Pr. 34.1. 4. After “ side” insert “ of.” 

Pr. 36.1.10. After “ consequent” insert “ upon.” 

Pr. 40.1.17. Leave out from “ drain” to “and” 
in |, 28., and insert Clause (B.) 

Crause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That nothing 
in this Act contained shall extend to authorize 
the said Railway Company to take or use for any 
purposes of the said Company the land described 
in the said Book of Reference as Bank and Fore- 
lands, belonging to the Eau Brink Commission- 
ers, under lease to Elijah Eyre and in the occupa- 
tion of John King, and to be situate in the parish 
of West Lynn Saint Peter, in the county of Nor- 
folk, and numbered on the said deposited Plans 
and Books of Reference 3, nor to take or use the 
mill-yard, garden and premises in the parish of 
“ Littleport, belonging to the Padnal and Waterden 
“* Commissioners, and numbered in the said depo- 

sited Plans and Sections and Books of Reference 5, 
in the said parish of Littleport; and that nothing 
in this Act contained shall extend or be construed 
or taken to extend to alter, diminish or affect the 
rights (if any) of any persons to haul or tow boats 
or barges through the said harbour and cut along 
the land adjoining the said harbour, and hereby 
authorized to be taken by the said Company for 
the purposes of the said Railway.” 

Pr. 56.1. 2. Leave out “expense” and insert 
expenses.” 

Pr. 67. 1. 36. After ** limestone” insert “and.” 


In the Schedule to the Bill : 
Pr. 90.1. 5. Leave out from 
- | | Butcher -| 
to 
“6 | Fen Land - | Robert - 
in 1, 11. 
Pr. 152.1. 32. Leave out from 
| Yard -| | 
to “ branch” in Pr. 153. 1.1. 


said 


insert “on the 


said 
“ 


the 


the 


insert “ on said 
73 


.1.16. After “ 12” insert “ on 


said 
“ 
1. 19. After “ 4” insert “ on 


the said 


l. 22. After “ 4’ insert “ on the said 


“ 


.1. 25. After “11” insert “on the said 


. 1. 28. After “19” insert “ on the said 


“cc 
“ 
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“ 
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The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 


leeds Railway the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 


Burnley 
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tension) Bili. 


intituled, An Act for amending the Acts relating to 
the Manchester and Leeds Railway, and for making 
a Branch therefrom to Burnley, and for extending 
the Oldham and Heywood Branches ; and the same 
were read, as follow : 
Pr. 6.1. 36. Leave out “ have been” and insert 
“ are by the provisions of the Lands Clauses Con- 
“ solidation Act, 1845, or the Railway Clauses 
Consolidation Act, 1845, so far as its provisions 
are extended to this Act.” 
Pr. 7.1. 28. Leave out “ and.” 
Pr. 7. ]. 31. After “ Railways” insert “ and to 
“ mines lying under or near the Railway.” 
Pr. 7. 1. 32. After “ Act” insert Clause (A.) 
Crause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
“ acted, That the lord of any manor or other person 
“« who shall be legally entitled to work and dispose 
“ for his own benefit, any of the mines of coal, iron, 
stone, lime, slate or other minerals under any land 
“ purchased by the Company for the purposes of 
“ this Act, shall be entitled to receive from the said 
Company the price or value of such minerals as 
“ shall be required to be dug, carried away or used 
‘¢ in the construction or for the purposes of the said 
“ Railway, or otherwise, and that the several clauses 
“‘ in the said Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, 
contained, with respect to the ascertaining and 
payment of the price or value of or compensation 
for land, or damage thereto, shall be deemed to 
“ extend to such last-mentioned minerals, and the 
“ price or value thereof.” 
Pr. 12. 1. 20. Leave out from “ granted” to 
“ and” in |. 21., and insert “ under this Act.” 
Pr, 12. 1. 22. Leave out from “that” to “all” 
in Pr. 13. 1. 12. 
Pr. 15. 1. 14. Leave out from “road” to “and” 
in Pr. 16. 1. 4. 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


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Wilts, Somerset The House proceeded to take into consideration 
and Weymouth 
Railway Bill, 





the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for makmg a Railway from the 
Great Western Railway to the City of Salisbury and 
Town of Weymouth, with other Railways in connex- 
ion therewith, to be called The Wilts, Somerset and 
Weymouth Railway ; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 2. 1. 30. Leave out from “ whereas” to 
“ Parliament” in 1. 32. and insert “ An Act has 
“‘ been passed during tne present Session of,” and 
in 1. 32. leave out “ a Bill” and insert “ An Act.” 

Pr. 2. 1. penult. Leave out from “ nature” to 
“ called” in Pr. 3. 1. 1. 

Pr. 3.1. 4. Leave out from “another” to “ Par- 
“ liament” in 1. 5. and insert “ Act has been passed 
*“* during the present Session of.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 6. Leave out “ a Bill” and insert “ An 
* £2.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 11. Leave outfrom “nature” to “the” 
in ], 13. and insert “ called.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 16. Leave out “ Bill is also pending 
‘“‘ in” and insert “ Act has been passed during the 
“ present Session of.” 

Pr. 3.1.17. Leave out “ Bill” and insert “ Act.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 21. Leave out from “ Railways” to 
“ called” in 1. 23. 

Pr. 4.1. 3. Leave out “ in” and in the same line 
leave out “ event” and insert “ provisions.” 


Vot, 100. 


26° Junie. 639 


Pr, 4. 1. 4. Leave out from “ said” to “ Com- 
“ panies” in I. 6. 

Pr. 4. 1.10. Leave out from “ 1845” to “shall” 
in |. 12. 

Pr. 5.1. 34. Leave out “ intended,” and in the 
same line leave out from “ Acts” to “ and”’ in 1. 36. 

Pr. 5. 1. penult. Leave out “ intended.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 13. Leave out “ intended.” 

Pr. 15.1. 22. Leave out “ intended.” 

Pr. 29. ]. 12. After “8” insert “ and.” 

Pr. 29. 1. 14. Leave out from “17” to “ and” 
in 1.17. 

Pr. 57.1.14. After “hereof” insert Clause “ A. ” 

Cuauss (A.) “ And whereas it is expedient that 
“* an improved communication should be hereafter 
“ formed by the Company from the Railway towards 
“ Bath and Bristol; Be it therefore Enacted, That 
the Company shall and they are hereby required 
“ to take all necessary steps for an application to 
“ Parliament in the next Session, to construct an 
“ improved communication from the Railway to- 
“ wards Bath and Bristol, in such line as shall be 
“ approved of by the Lords of the Committee of 
Her Majesty’s Privy Council for Trade and Plan- 
“ tations, signified under the hand of the Secretary 
to the said Committee, and to apply for and 
bona fide use their best endeavours to obtain an 
Act of Parliament to form such communication, 
“ and on such Act being obtained, the Company 
“ shall, and are hereby required to make such com- 
“ munication accordingly: Provided always, that if 
“ it shall be satisfactorily proved to the Lords of 
“ the said Committee, and be certified by writing 
“* under the hand of the Secretary to the said Com- 
“* mittee, that any circumstances have arisen that 
may reasonably require a suspension of such ap- 
plication to Parliament, nothing herein contained 
shall render it necessary for the Company to take 
“ the steps hereinbefore mentioned or to make such 
application to Parliament.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 

were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Viscount Barrington do carry the 
Bill to the Lords ; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


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Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee standing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which were Orders ; 
read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Edinburgh Edinburgh and 
and Northern Railway (No. 2.) Bill, Amendment on Northern Rail- 
consideration of Report, the Amendment is of such 3;)) santas 
a nature as not to be adopted by the House, without 
the re-commitment of the Bill. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the Armagh, Armagh, 
Coleraine and Portrush Railway, Petition for leave Coleraine and 
to present a Petition for a Bill, the Sessional Order - — Rail- 
ought not to be dispensed with. 4 

3. Resolved, That in the case of the Saint Helens Saint Helens 
Improvement Bill, Clause and Amendments on third Improvement 
reading, the said Clause and Amendments are of ~' 
such a nature as may be adopted by the House, if 
they shall think fit. 

4. Resolved, That in the case of the Glossop Gas Glossop Gas 
Bill, Clauses on third reading, the Clauses (A.) (B.) Bill. 

(C.) and(D.) may be adopted by the House, if they 
shall think fit; but that Clause (E.) ought not to be 
adopted by the House at that stage. 

5. Resolved, That in the case of the Runcorn and Runcorn and 
Preston Brook Railway and Docks Bill, Clause on Preston Brook 
consideration of Report, the said Clause is of such ett “ 
a nature as not to be adopted by the House, with- 
out the re-commitment of the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding on the third Saint Helens 
reading of the Saint Helens Improvement Bill be — 


resumed To-morrow. 





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Saint Matthew, 
Bethnal Green, 


Rectory Bill. 


Runcorn and 
Preston Brook 
Railway and 
Docks Bill. 


Glossup Gas 
Bill. 


Railway Bills 
Classification 


(Ninth Report.) 


No. 413. 


Diss, Beccles 
and Yarmouth 


Railway Bill. 


Edinburgh 
and Northern 
Railway 
(No, 2.) Bill. 


Agriculture, 


Buenos Asres, 


Factories. 


Ecclesiastical 
Cuurts, 


640 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Saint Matthew, Bethnal Green 
Rectory Bill; 

And the House being informed, that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to 
make their Report upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon consi- 
deration of the Report on the Runcorn and Preston 
Brook Railway and Docks Bill be resumed To- 


morrow. 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
third reading of the Glossop Gas Bill be resumed 


To-morrow. 


Sir Robert Harry Inglis reported from the Clas- 
sification Committee of Railway Bills, and who 
were empowered to report from time to time ; That 
they had further considered the matters referred to 
them; and had directed him to make a Report 
thereof to the House. 

Ordered, ‘hat the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Viscount Sandon reported from the Committee 
on Group (K.) of Railway Bills ; That in the case 
of the Diss, Beccles and Yarmouth Railway Bill, 
they had proceeded to examine the allegations con- 
tained in the Preamble of the Bill, when the Pro- | 
moters intimated to the Committee that it was their 
desire to withdraw the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Report be printed. 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon con- 
sideration of the Report on the Edinburgh and 
Northern Railway (No. 2.) Bill be now resumed :— 
The House accordingly resumed the said further 
Proceeding. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Petitions from Rushall ;—Needham;—Redenhall- 
with-Harleston ; —Starston ; — Weybread ; — Fres- 
singfield ; —Wingfield ; —Withersdale ;—Syleham ; 
—Dickleburgh;—and, Tivetspall; complaining of 
the distressed state of Agriculture ; and praying for 
relief,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 











A Petition of Bankers, Merchants and Manufac- 
turers of Bradford, in the county of York, praying 
the House to address Her Majesty, that She will 
direct such instructions to be given to the officers 
commanding Her Majesty’s ships in the River Za 
Plata as will enforce the free navigation of that 
river and its tributary streams, and compel the due 
enforcement of the Treaty with Buenos Ayres, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 


Table. 


Petitions from Lockwood ;— Huddersfield ;— Gol- 
car ;— Rochdale (two Petitions) ;— Bury ;—Ashton- 
under-Lyne ;—and, Leeds; praying the House to 
pass an efficient Ten Hours Bill for all minors and 
females employed in Factories,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy of the parishes of Wiston, | 
Sullington, Storrington, Ashurst, Steyning and 
Westgrinstead, in the Archdeaconry of Chichester, 
raying the House not to sanction any Bill for 
abolishing the jurisdiction of the several episcopal 
Courts in England and Wales, and for consolidating 
these Courts into one Court, was presented, and | 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the ‘Table. | 








96° Juniz. 


Lichfield, 





A. 1845, 


A Petition of Rungo Bapojee, Agent of his High- Raja of Sattara, 
ness the deposed Raja of Sattara, praying the 
House to order the restoration to his said Highness 
of the private property of which he has been deprived, 
was presented and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of the King of Delhi 


| Hibernian British India Society, praying the House 2"4 Rajaof 


to take into consideration the claims of the King of Satara, 
Delhi and the Raja of Sattara, with the view of 
rendering the one a full investigation of his case, 

and the other a fair and open trial, was presented, 

and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Justices of the Peace for the county Justices’ Cletks 
of Northampton, praying that the Justices’ Clerks ad Clerks of 
and Clerks of the Peace Bill may not pass into a, the Peace Bill 
law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Protestant Inhabitants of the parish Education 
and neighbourhood of Ki/hullen, in the county of (Ireland.) 
Kildare, praying the House to devise means for 
removing the restrictions placed on the distribution 
of the Aid annually granted for Education in Jre- 
land, so as to afford assistance to the Schools of the 
Church Education Society, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Reverend Charles Butler Ste- Tithe Composi- 
venson, Rector of Callan, complaining of losses tions (Ireland) 
arising from the operation of the Tithe Composi- ““ 
tions (Zreland) Act; and praying for relief, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Kiltubrid ;—Ballynamona ;— Ab- Colleges 
beyside ; — Ahoghill; — Cape Clear ; — Cloone ; — (Ireland) Bill, 
Middleton ; --Ballymachugh ; —Myshall ; —Muck- 
alee ;— Killaraght ;—Ballisodare ;— Howth ;— Wa- 
terford ; — Donacavey ; — Goresbridge ; — Mulli- 
nahone ;—Ayle and Killenadeen ;—Stonehall ;— 
Shrule ; —Ballyduff; —Stradbally ;—Clongish ;— 
Glandaloch ;—Monastereven ;—Cashel ;—Emlafad 
and Kilmoyan ; — Castlecomer ; — Mullingar ; — 
Paulstown ; — Cork ; — Longford ; — Loughrea ; — 
Connohy ;—Gurthnahoe and Glangoole ;—Lusk ;— 
Wherry and Tissarn ;—Cloyne, Kilmahon, Curch- 
town and Kilteskin; — Newmarket-on-Fergus ; — 
Barrindarig and Kilbride ;—Union of Aghada ;— 
Kilmactigue ; —Kilmoree ;—Cloonacool ;— Tyrella 
and Drumaroad ;—and, Armagh; praying that the 
Colleges (Jreland) Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the ‘Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary of the Merchant 
Trustees to the Merchant Seamen’s Fund at Lime- — 
rick, praying that the Merchant Seamen’s Fund ~ 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read; and referred to the Select 
Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of Charles Herring, of Lodge-road, Lighthouses. 
Regent’s-park, and Christopher Richardson, of 
Field-house, Whitby, complaining of the amount of 
certain light and other dues claimed by the Trinity 
House of Deptford Strond ; and praying for inquiry, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Lighthouses. 


A Petition of Clergy of the parishes of Wesé- Lonatic 


'grinstead, Steyning, Bramber and Botolphs, Stor- Asylums and 


: . j Lunatics 
rington, Thakeham, Ashurst, Sullington and Wiston, — 


in the Archdeaconry of Chichester, praying that the 
Lunatic Asylums and Pauper Lunatics Bill may 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Rowley, M.D., Proprietor Lnatio 
of a licensed house called Sandfield, and situate at *ss'0™* 















Poor Law 
Amendment 


‘i (Scotland) Bill. 


Physic and 
Surgery Bill. 


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Field Gardens 
Bill. 


Poor Law 
(Ireland). 


Military 
Flogging. 


Spanish 
Vessels, 


Westminster 
Abbey and 
Saint Paul’s 
Cathedral, 


Tower of 
London. 


Hampton Court 
alace, 





9 VicToRIz. 


Lichfield, in the city and county of Lichfield, sug- 
gesting measures for the regulation of Lunatic Asy- 
lums ; and praying the House to take his Petition 
into consideration, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Brechin; —and, The Glasgow, 
Garnkirk and Coatbridge Railway Company ; pray- 
ing that the Poor Law Amendment (Scotland) Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 





A Petition of Practitioners of Medicine, Surgery 
and Midwifery, or, as they are usually denominated, 
General Practitioners of Medicine, residing in 
Brighton and its neighbourhood, in the county of 
Sussex, praying that the Physic and Surgery Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Chemists and Druggists carrying 
on business at Brighton, in the county of Sussex, 
praying that the said Bill may not pass into a law, 
was also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Normanton Hor- 
ticultural Society and Inhabitants in general of the 
parish of Normanton, praying that the Field Gar- 
dens Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


26° June. 





A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Wexford, 
praying for alteration of the Poor Relief (Ireland) 
Act, to the effect of equalizing the poor rates on the 
Irish Unions, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Clergy, Magistrates, Merchants 
and other Inhabitants of Liverpool, praying the 
House to abolish as soon as possible the practice of 
Military Flogging, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to hie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House,— 
A Return of the Number and Tonnage of all the 
Spanish Vessels that have entered the Ports of the 
United Kingdom during the last Five years, distin- 
guishing whether from National, Colonial or Foreign 
Ports, and if with Cargoes or Ballast. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House,— 
A Return of the annual Amount of Money taken at 
the door of Westminster Abbey and Saint Paul’s 
Cathedral, for Admission, during the years 1841, 
1842, 1843 and 1844, distinguishing each year and 
month, and of the Appropriation of such Money, 
with a Return of the Sum or Sums charged at pre- 
sent for admitting individuals to see the Public 
Monuments in Westminster Abbey and Saint Paul’s 
Cathedral (in continuation of Returns ordered to be 
printed, 25th April 1837). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number of Visitors admitted to the 
Armoury of the Tower of London, from the 1st day 
of February 1841 to the 1st day of February 1845 ; 
stating the Number of Free Admissions and the 
Number of those Persons who paid for Admission, 
in each month; the Rate of Fees paid by each, and 
the aggreyate Amount received in the same time; 
stating also in what manner the Money received has 
been appropriated, and to whom paid :—Also, a 
Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure of the 
Jewel House, from the 1st day of February 1841 to 
the 1st day of February 1845 (in continuation of 
Parliamentary Paper, No. 243, of Session 1841), 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
Vor. 100. 


641 


House, a Return of the Number of Visitors ad- 
mitted free of Charge to see the Apartments and Pic- 
tures at Hampton Court, during the years 1843 and 


1844, distinguishing the Number in each year and 
month. 


Ordered, That the said Address be presented 


to Her Majesty by such Members of this House as 
are of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Navy. 
Return of the Draft of Water, Height of the Lower 
Cill of the Midship Lower Deck Ports, and Number 
of Months’ Provisions, Stores, and Tons of Water on 
board “‘ The Queen,” “St. Vincent,” “ Trafalgar,” 
“Albion,” “ Rodney,” “Superb,” “ Canopus” and 
“Vanguard ;” also. the Height of the Lower Cill of 
the “ Vulture’s” Main Deck Ports, and Quantity of 
Provisions, Water, and Coals she had on board when 
she sailed from Plymouth, and the Immersion of 
the upper part of the Paddle-board. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Post-office 
Copy ofa Letter from Augustus Smith, Esquire, to (Silly Islands.) 
the Postmaster-General, dated 9th June 1845, re- 
specting the Post-office Arrangements at the Islands 
of Scilly, with the Answers returned thereto (in con- 
tinuation of the Return ordered 6th March). 


Mr. Greene reported, That he had carried to the Railways. 
Lords the Message of this House of Tuesday last, 
requesting that their Lordships would be pleased to 
communicate to this House a Copy of the Report 
of the Select Committee appointed by their Lord- 
ships to take into consideration the practicability 
and the expediency of establishing some principle 
of Compensation to be made to the Owners of Real 
Property whose lands, &amp;c., may be compulsorily 
taken for the construction of Public Railways; and, 
also, further to take into consideration the Giesalion 
of Severance and that of Injury to Residences ; and 
to report thereon to the House; together with the 
Minutes of Evidence taken before the said Com- 
mittee; and that their Lordships had communicated 
a printed Copy of the said Report:—And he de- 
livered the same in at the Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Fussell and Message from 

Mr. Duckworth : the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Museums of 
Act for encouraging the establishing of Museums At Bil. 
in large Towns, with Amendments ; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 

And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Dundee 
Act for supplying with Water the Royal Burgh of — 
Dundee, and Suburbs thereof, with Amendments ; ~~ 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Kidwelly 

Act to alter and amend an Act of the eleventh year !nclosure Pill. 
of King George the Fourth, for inclosing Lands in 
the Parishes of Kidwelly, Saint Mary in Kidwelly, 
Saint Ishmael and Pembrey, in the County of Car- 
marthen, with Amendments ; to which Amendments 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House : 
And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An London and 
Act to authorize the London and Greenwich Rail- Greenwich, 
way Company to let on Lease the London and Green- “*""*Y “"* 
wich Railway, and for amending the Acts relating 
to such Railway, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Kendal 
Act for making and maintaining Reservoirs in the eserves wet. 
Parish of Kendal, in the County of Westmorland, 
with Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords 














desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 
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Railway Bill. 


Blackburn 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


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The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to empower the North British Railway Com- 
pany to purchase the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Rail- 
way, and to alter Part of the Line of the said Rail- 
way, and of the North British Railway, and to con- 
struct certain Branch Railways in connexion there- 
with, with Amendments ; to which Amendments the 
Lords desire the concurrenceof this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Railway from Belfast to Bally- 
mena, in the County of Antrim, with Branches 
to Carrickfergus and Randalstown, with Amend- 
ments ; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for better supplying with Water the Town and 
Township of Blackburn, in the County Palatine of 
Lancaster, with Amendments; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 


Courtof Record Act for more effectually constituting and regulating 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Heaviside’s 


Divorce Bill, 


Ellerker’s 
Estate Bill. 


Morden 
College Estate 
Bill. 


Lord Monson’s 
Estate Bill, 


Railway 
Clauses Con- 
solidation 
(Scotland) 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


the Court of Record within the Borough of Man- 
chester, and for extending the Jurisdiction of the 
said Court, with an Amendment; to which Amend- 
ment the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to dissolve the Marriage of Richard Heaviside, 
Esquire, with Mary his now Wife, and to enable 
him to marry again, and for other Purposes; to 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to authorize the Sale of the Fee simple of Part of 
the settled Estates of Miss Elizabeth Mainwaring 
Ellerker and Miss Harriet Mainwaring Ellerker, 
deceased, situate in the County of York, and for 
applying the Monies to arise by such Sale in pay- 
ment of Incumbrances affecting the said Estates, 
and laying out the Residue of such Monies in the 
Purchase of other Estates; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to extend the Provisions of an Act of the eleventh 
year of King George the Third, Chapter Ten, re- 
lating to Morden College; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for granting Building and Farming Leases of the 
Estates in Surrey, devised by the Will of the Right 
honourable Frederick John Lord Monson, deceased, 
and for other Purposes; to which the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House: — And then the 
Messengers withdrew. 


The Lord Advocate reported, That having been 
with the Lords, to desire a Conference on the subject- 
matter of the Amendments made by their Lordships 
to the Bill, intituled, An Act for consolidating in 
one Act certain Provisions usually inserted in Acts 
authorizing the making of Railways in Scotland, 
the Lords do agree to a Conference; and appoint the 
same, immediately, in the Committee Room, No. 2. 

Ordered, That the Committee who were appointed 
to draw up Reasons, to be offered to the Lords at a 
Conference, for disagreeing to one of the said Amend- 
ments, do manage the Conference :—And the names 
of Mr. Baring, Mr. Hume, O’ Conor Don, Mr. Tan- 
cred, Mr. Mackinnon, Mr. East, and Mr. Wilson 
Patten, were added to them. 

Then the names of the Managers were called over; 
and they went to the Conference :—And being re- 
turned ; 

The Lord Advocate reported, That the Managers 
had been at the Conference, which was managed 
on the part of the Lords by the Earl of Wicklow ; 
and that they had delivered the Reasons for dis- 
agreeing to the said Amendment; and had left the 
Bill, and Amendments, with their Lordships. 


26°—27° Junii. 





A. 1845. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Printed Paper, 
further consideration the second Report of the Select 
Committee appointed to inquire into the Proceedings 
of the Action of Howard v. Gosset, and to report 
their Observations and Opinion thereupon to the 
House :—The House proceeded to take the Report 
into further consideration ; and the same was again 
read. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That a Writ of Error be brought 
upon the Judgment of the Court of Queen’s Bench 
pronounced in the case of Howard versus Gosset ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ it is inexpedient to entrust the maintenance of the 
“ Privilege of this House to any other authority 
“ than that of this House itself,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

: Mr. Cardwell, 

Tellers for the Yeas,) yy, Henry Bariag : 
Tellers for the Noes, — i 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

And the Question being again proposed, That a 
Writ of Error be brought upon the Judgment of 
the Court of Queen’s Bench pronounced in the case 
of Howard versus Gosset ; 


78. 


46 


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J 
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And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 27° die Junii, 1845: 


And the Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the { Lord Arthur Lennox, 
Yeas, \ Mr. Henry Baring : 

Tellers for the f Sir Thomas Wilde, 
Noes, Mr. Roeduck : 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Commons _ 
mittee on the Commons Inclosure Bill; Inclosure Bill, 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Drainage of 
mittee on the Drainage of Lands Bill ; Lands Bill 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee, 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Lunatic 
mittee on the Lunatic Asylums (Jreland) Bill ; Cian) Bill 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Assessed Taxes 
into further consideration the Report on the Assessed Sampo" 
Taxes Composition Bill; andthe Amendments were  ~ 
read, and agreed to; and Amendments were made 
to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Coal Tate 
mittee on the Coal Trade (Port of London) Bill ; ey Bill at 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Greene reported the Timber Ships Bill ; and aa Ships 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. - 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. ‘ 
2 





Statute Labour 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Arrestment 

of Wages 
(Scotland) | 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Coroners 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Art-Unions 
Bill. 


Bills of 
Exchange, &amp;c., 
Bill. 


Seal Office 
Abolition 
{Compensation 
to Officers. ] 


Universities 
(Scotland) Bill. 


South Eastern 
Railway 


Company. 


9 VicToRIz. 


Mr. Greene reported the Statute Labour (Scot- 
land) Bill: And the Bill was re-committed to a 
Committee of the whole House :—The House im- 
mediately resolved itself into the said Committee ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made. 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported the Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 


Mr. Greene reported the Arrestment of Wages 
(Scotland) (No. 2.) Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Coroners (Ireland) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Art-Unions Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Bills of Exchange, &amp;c., 
Bill ; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom 
it was referred to consider of making Compensation, 
out of the Consolidated Fund of the United King- 
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, to the person 
entitled to the profits of the office of Receiver-Ge- 
neral and Comptroller of the Seal of the Courts of 
Queen’s Bench and Common Pleas, and to the pre- 
sent Deputy of the Receiver-General, on the aboli- 
tion of the Office, a Resolution; which was read, as 
followeth ; 

Resolved, That the annual Sum of Eight hundred 
and forty-three Pounds shall be paid, out of the 
Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Jreland, to the Person entitled to the 
Profits of the Office of Receiver-General and Comp- 
troller of the Seal of the Courts of Queen’s Bench 
and Common Pleas, and thé annual Sum of Three 
hundred Pounds, out of the same Fund, to the pre- 
sent Deputy of the Receiver-General, on the abolition 
of the Office. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Seal Office Abolition Bill, that they 
have power to make provision therein, pursuant to 
the said Resolution. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Patrick M‘ Farlan, 
praying that the Universities (Scotland) Bill may 
pass into a law, which was presented upon Tuesday 
last, be printed. 


A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Com- 
pany under their common seal, was presented, and 
read ; setting forth, That the Petitioners were in- 
corporated by Acts of Parliament for the formation 
and maintenance of a line of Railway between the 
metropolis and Dover, and that Branches therefrom 
to various towns within the county of Kent, have 
since been constructed; and that the said public 
undertaking, with the works in progress, and those 

Vox. 100. 


26°—27° Juniz. 643 


to which the proceedings now before Parliament on 
behalf ofthe said Company relate, involves a capital 
of six millions sterling; that the Petitioners intro- 
duced various Bills into the House in the present 
Session for certain extensions of the said Railway, 
one of which said proposed extensions from Hunger- 
ford Bridge to Chilham, reported for non-compliance 
of Standing Orders, is now a project in Group (A.) 
Committee of the House; that an opposing Com- 
pany, called The London, Chatham and North Kent 
Railway Company, has now a Bill before the said 
Committee, Group (A.), intituled, “ A Bill for mak- 
ing a Railway from London to Canterbury, with 
Branches therefrom ;” that the Petitioners have been 
opposing the said London, Chatham and North Kent 
Railway Bill, in the said Committee, twenty-two 
days to the present day, inclusive ; and by counsel, 
agents and witnesses, at great cost, have been pro- 
moting their own competing line, in opposition to 
the said other projected Railway ; that in the course 
of the evidence of the Petitioners before the said 
Committee difficulties were proved to exist in the 
London, Chatham and North Kent Railway scheme, 
by reason of certain objections to the levels and 
stations in the vicinity of Woolwich; that those 
facts were supported on behalf ofthe Petitioners by 
the evidence of the Right honourable Lord Bloom- 
field, Commandant of the Artillery at Woolwich, and 
other artillery and engineer officers, who stated that 
the passing of the said North Kent Line as pro- 
posed could not be carried out consistently with the 
public safety and the maintenance of that branch 
of the public service; that the said difficulty raised 
against the North Kent by this evidence was met 
by the production ofa letter, signed by Mr. Hignett, 
the Solicitor to the said Board of Ordnance, stating 
the assent to the said Railway plan by the said 
Board of Ordnance; that the following documents in 
relation thereto are extracts from the Minutes of Evi- 
dence taken before the said Committee, Group (A.) 


Office of Ordnance, 20th January 1845. x 

S1r,—The Master-General and Board of Ordnance 
having had under consideration your notice No. 
as to the Ordnance property at Woolwich, Chatham 
and Sheerness affected by the proposed London, 
Chatham and North Kent Railway, I am directed 
to communicate to you thereon as follows : ( Wool- 
wich.) If the line of Railway be adopted the Master- 
General and Board consider it to be quite indispen- 
sable that it shall be tunnelled throughout the whole 
extent of its course through the Ordnance property 
at this place ; and further that no station be placed 
so near to the Ordnance boundary at either end so 
as to afford a pretext or create a temptation, to 
persons going to or coming from the station to cross 
or trespass in any manner upon the Ordnance pro- 
any 
(Chatham.) In the proposed Billa Clause should 
be introduced requiring the Railway to pass through 
the Ordnance property, on a Plan approved by the 
Master-General and Board, the details of which 
should be prepared in this department, showing the 
manner in which the work must be executed, so as 
to prevent injury to the defences of the place. 

( Sheerness.) The Master-Generaland Board can- 
not sanction the line of Railway at this place, an 
embankment in the Ordnance property being objec- 
tionable. Subject to these exceptions, the Master: 
General and Board assent to the undertaking, so 
far as this property at the above stations is con- 
cerned. *“T am, Sir, 

“Your most obedient humble servant, 
“ R. Byham.” 
“ Wm. Stephens, Esq., (North Kent Railway), 
30, Bedford-row.” 
“9th June, 1845, 

“ Sir,-—I am instructed by the Provisional Com- 

mittee of the London, Chatham and North Kent 





Railway Company to transmit to you, for the pur- 
4Nn2 pose 
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pose of being laid before the Master-General and 
Board of Ordnance, and for their approval and 
sanction, a map of their proposed line of Railway 
extending from Blackheath to the further side of 
PlumsteadCommon. On the map the line of Rail- 
way is coloured blue, the proposed stations are also 


coloured blue, and the boundaries of the Ordnance |. 


property at Woolwich and Charlton (so far as the 
same are known to the Company’s Engineer) are 
marked by a redshade. The station for the accom- 
modation of Woolwich is proposed to be placed on 
the west side of Woolwich Common, and the ap- 
proach thereto from the town of Woolwich is pro- 
posed to be made along the road called Sandy Hill, 
and which is coloured yellow on the Plan. 

“ As the house belonging to the Ordnance, and 
usually occupied by the Adjutant-General of the 
Royal Artillery, and also the field in the occupation 
of the officer commanding the Engineers at Wool- 
wich, must unavoidably be greatly interfered with, 
it is proposed, at the Company’s expense, to rebuild 
a suitable mansion in sucha situation as the Master- 
General and Board of Ordnance may select, and 
also so to construct. the line of Railway as to make 
the least possible severance in the Commanding 
Engineer’s field, and, if required, to purchase proper 
ground, and at the Company’s expense, in any other 
convenient situation. It is most respectfully sub- 
mitted to the Master-General and Board of Ord- 
nance, that the station for Woolwich will thus be 
placed in a position to allow of no excuse for tres- 
passing on the Ordnance property, while the situa- 
tion is as far removed as possible from the boundary 
of the Ordnance grounds, so as to leave the Com- 
pany any chance of profit for their outlay in con- 
structing the Railway. The Plan also shows the 
nearest station to the westward of Woolwich Com- 
mon, which will be situated at Kidbrook-lane, be- 
tween Morden College and the inn called The Sun 
in the Sands, which it is hoped may be considered | 
by the Master-General and Board of Ordnance as 
a position which will not at all tend to occasion any 
trespass on the Ordnance property. 

“T beg to add that the severed portion of the 
Commanding Engineer’s field would have afforded 
a more desirable station for the public and the Com- 

any, but, in order to conform to the views of the 
adie leat it has been proposed to place the 
eastward station at Sandy Hill. 





‘“‘T have the honour to be, Sir, 
“Your most obedient Servant, 
(Signed) “ William Stephens.” 
“J. Hignett, Esq., 
&amp;e. &amp;e. Ke.” 


“ Office of Ordnance, Pall Mall, 10th June, 1845. 


I6°—27° Juniz: 











“‘ Srr,—I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your 
letter, dated the 9th instant, with its accompanying | 
Plan, showing the proposed line of the North Kent 
Railway, from Blackheath to the further side of | 
Plumstead Common, and the sites of two intended 
stations, one to the westward of Woolwich Common, 
at Kidbrook-lane, between Morden College and the 
inn called The Sun in the Sands, and the other to 
the eastward at the west end of Plumstead; and, 
having submitted your letter and plan to the Master- 
General and Board cf Ordnance, | am directed to 
inform you that they assent to your proposition. 
The Master-General and the Board consider that 
those stations will be sufficiently remote from the 
outward limits of the Ordnance property not to 
afford a pretext to persons going to or coming there- 
from to cross or trespass upon the Ordnance pro- 

erty. 

“lt is of course to be understood that the tun- 
nelling will be executed to the satisfaction of this 
Board, as already agreed between the department 
and the Company, and that I am to prepare clauses 
for insertion in the Bill, to secure the due execution 








A. 1845, 


of the works assented to by the Master-General and 
the Board. 
“ On this understanding I have, on their behalf, 
to express their assent to the Bill. 
“* T have the honour to be, Sir, 
“« Your most obedient humble servant, 


(signed) “ J. Hignett, 
“ W. Stephens, Esq.” “ Solicitor, Ordnance.” 
* Office of Ordnance, 10th June 1845, S. 967. 
“ Srr,—The Master-General and Board of Ord- 
nance being of opinion that the two stations for the 
London, Chatham and North Kent Railway, marked 
on the plan furnished by you, viz., that to the west- 
ward at Kidbrook-lane, between Morden College 
and the inn called The Sun in the Sands, and that 
to the eastward at the west end of Plumstead Com- 
mon, having the approach to it from Woolwich, along 
the road called Sandy Hill, will both be sufficiently 
remote from the outward limit of the Ordnance pro- 
perty, not to afford a pretext, or occasion, or temp- 
tation for persons going to or coming from those 
stations to cross or trespass in any manner upon the 
Ordnance property, 
“ T am commanded to communicate the same to 
you for the information of the London, Chatham and 
North Kent Railway Company.” 


“ T am, Sir, 
“ Your most obedient humble servant, 
(signed) A. Byham.” 
“ W. Stephens, Esq., 30, Bedford-row.” 


** Office of Ordnance, 24th June 1845. 

“ Srr,—With reference to the correspondence 
which has passed between the Board of Ordnance 
and the North Kent Railway Company, as to the 
formation of a tunnel or covered-way across Wool- 
wich Common, in the manner required by the Master- 


|General and Board, I beg to state that I have pre- 


ared, and transmit herewith, a clause for insertion 
in the Bill in the event of its being adopted by the 
Committee, providing that the tunnel and other 
Railway works at that spot are to be executed to 
the satisfaction of the Board of Ordnance. I am 
directed to add that the Company are not to vary 
the level of the Railway by raising the same; but 
that the Master-General and Board consent to any 
necessary deviation of the level of the Railway by 
lowering the same, or any part of the Ordnance 
property at Woolwich Common, to such an extent 
below the level of the Railway as shown in the de- 
posited Section thereof, beyond the extent allowed 
by the General Railway Act, as may be necessary 
to give sufficient headway throughout for ventilation 
or otherwise, as may be required, or as may be 
pointed out by the Board of Trade or the Inspector- 
General of Railways. 

“ T am, Sir, 
“ Your most obedient servant, 


(signed) “ John Higneti, 
“ Solicitor, Ordnance.” 


“ Wm. Stephens, Esq., Solicitor, 
“ London, Chatham and North Kent Railway.” 


That the Petitioners have reason to apprehend 
that undue influence may have been used by the 
Solicitor of the Board of Ordnance in favour of the 
said London, Chatham and North Kent Railway, to 
the prejudice of the Petitioners ; that the Peti- 


‘tioners, under these circumstances, felt it incumbent 


upon them to lay before the Committee, Group (A.), 
a letter, addressed in February last to a late Secre- 
tary of their Company, from John Hignett, the So- 
licitor of the said Board of Ordnance ; and which 
letter is as follows :— 

“ Office of Ordnance, 3d February 1845. 

“ My dear Sir,—I will thank you to let me have 
some tickets of admission to the meeting at the City 
of London Tavern on Thursday next. 

« | think 








Crown Manors, 


Seamen, 


eaten 
llege E state 
Bill, ° 


Railway Bills. 


9 VicTroRI&amp;. 


“ T think you should not overlook Captain Bol- 
dero (a member of this Board) in your allocation of 
the forthcoming shares; you can address them to 
him at this office, and mark it ‘ Private.’ 

“‘ [ spoke to Mr. Bonham on the same point, but 
he feels some difficulty, as there is to be an oppo- 
sition in Parliament to your lines. 

“You can send some shares to him, or not, as 
you please, and mark your letter “ Private,” and 
state that you do so at my suggestion. 

“ Whatever you intend for me you will also please 
to mark ‘ Private.’ 

“ Sir J. Goldsmid is, I hear, still bent on a vigo- 
rous opposition ; but I have little doubt if you are 
firm that you will succeed. 

“ There is to be a meeting at Greenwich to oppose 
you; but Mr. Forman (son of the late Colonel For- 
man), who is interested largely in respect of some 
houses, the principal ones in the place, on his own 
and family’s account, and also for trustees, will not 
concur in their views, but quite the reverse. He is 
my assistant. ™ 

“ Yours faithfully, 


(signed) “ J. Hignett. 


“When you get before the Committee of the 
Commons I will tell you whom to attend to give 
evidence for you. It will help you greatly.” 


(Addressed) “ J. Whitehead, Esq.” 


That under the above circumstances the Peti- 
tioners feel that the interests of their proprietary and 
the public may have been compromised by the cor- 
rupt influence of the said John Hignett at the said 
Board of Ordnance, or that the documents bearing 
the signature of the said John Hignett may not 
have had the proper or full consideration and sanc- 
tion of the said Board of Ordnance ; that such cor- 
rupt conduct in a public servant of the Crown is 
not only injurious to the interests of the Petitioners, 
but derogatory to the honour and integrity of public 
authorities ; and praying that the House will insti- 
tute an inquiry into the circumstances of the case, 
and into the bona fides and expediency of the said 
arrangements between the said London, Chathum 
and North Kent Railway and Her Majesty’s Board 
of Ordnance on behalf of the public service. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of all Manors belonging to the 
Crown in England and Wales. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Mr. Corry presented, pursuant to Order,—A Re- 
turn of the Number of Seamen who, in the Autumn 
of 1840, received a Proportion of the Wages due 
to them, with Fourteen days’ Leave of Absence, and 
Directions to return on Board their respective Ships 
at the end of that time ; together with the Number 
of those who, after receiving such Proportion of 
their Wages, neglected to return. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


_ The Morden College Estate Bill was read the first 
time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords to 
request that their Lordships will be pleased to com- 
municate to this House, a Copy of the Report of 
the Select Committee on the State and Progress of 
Railway Bills in Parliament :—And that Mr. Greene 
do carry the said Message. 

Voi. 100. 


A Petition of Charles Russell, Esquire, Chairman Soutn Wales 
of the Directors of the South Wales Railway Com- Railway Bill. 








645 


pany, praying that provision may be made in the 
South Wales Railway Bill to the effect that the said 
Railway may not be carried over the River Severn, 
but may be carried under, and limiting the formation 
of a portion of the line, in certain events, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, this day. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till two of the clock on Friday morning, ad- 
journed till this day. q 








Veneris, 27° die Junii; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


QRDERED, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Dartmouth 


Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out 
a new Writ for the electing of a Burgess to serve 
in this present Parliament for the Borough of Daré- 
mouth, in the room of Joseph Somes, Esquire, 
deceased. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Duddeston Duddeston 

and Nechells 
mprovement 
No. 2.) Bill. 


and WVechells Improvement (No. 2.) Bill have leave 
to sit this day, till five of the clock, during the ( 
sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Railway Bills, Railway Bill 
Group (X.) have leave to sit this day, till five of the Grup (X-) 


clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Writ. 


Mr.{Shinn, from Her Majesty’s Printer, was called Acts of 


in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to Order,— Parliament. 


A Return of the Total Number of Acts of Parlia- 
ment printed by the Queen’s Printers in England; 
stating the Number of sheets of each size, and the 
Prices charged per sheet of each size, from 1831 to 
1834, both inclusive ; distinguishing the Quantities 
sold to the Public from those supplied under the 
Promulgation Order and to the Public Departments; 
stating the Prices charged for those sold to the 
Public and the Prices charged for those supplied 
under the Promulgation Order and to the Public 
Departments :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to Whitby and 
ickering 
Railway Bill. 


take into consideration the Amendments made b 
the Lords to the Bill, intituled, An Act for autho- 
rizing the Sale of the Whitby and Pickering Railway 
to the York and North Midland Railway Company, 
and for enabling the said Company to make certain 
Deviations or Alterations in the Line of the Whitby 
and Pickering Railway ; and the same were read, 
as follow : 

Pr. 2.1. 31. Leave out from “ Parliament” to 
“ May” in Pr. 3.1.1. 

Pr, 41 1. 34. Leave out from “ planes” to ‘* And” 
in Pr, 42. 1. 16. 

P. 43. 1. 10. Leave out “said intended” and 
insert “ Lands,Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, and 
the.” 

Pr, 43. 1. 11. Leave out “as are” and insert 
“ 1845, as is.” 

Pr, 43.1. 12. 

Pr. 43. 1.17. 
“to” in 1. 20. 

Pr, 46. 1.33. Leave out “ recited.” 

Pr. 46. 1. 34. After “ Act” insert ‘¢ 1845.” 

Pr. 50. 1. 19. Leave out from “ Railway” to 
“ And” in Pr. 51.1. 4. 

Pr. 51.1.5. Leave out from “ that” to “ And” 
in Pr, 538. 1. 15. and insert “ the quantity of land 
“ which the Company may purchase for extraor- 

4Nn3 “ dinary 


Leave out “ are” and insert “ is.” 
Leave out from “ held” to the first 











646 


“ dinary — connected with the Whitby and 
“ Pickering Railway, shall not exceed fifty acres.” 
Pr. 55.1.11. Leave out from “ thereto” to Clause 
“ (A.)” added, by way of Rider, to the Bill, in 1. 22. 
Pr, 55. 1. 22. In Clause (A.) added, by way of 
Rider, to the Bill: 
L. 7. Leave out “ Bills” and insert “ Acts.” 

Leave out the Schedule to the Bill. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
(and the Amendment in Pr. 41. 1. 34. being for the 
purpose of rendering the provisions of the Bill con- 
sistent with the Railway Clauses Consolidation Act 
recently passed) were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir John Lowther do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the [Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


York and The House, according to Order, proceeded to 
North Midland take into consideration the Amendments made by 
Railway (Brid- the Lords to the Bill, intituled, An Act for enabling 
an Branch) the York and North Midland Railway Company to 
make a Branch Railway from the Line of the York 
and Scarborough Railway, in the Township Seamer, 
to Bridlington ; and the same were read, as follow: 
Pr. 1.1. 31. Leave out from “ effect” to “ May” 
in Pr. 2.1. 7. 
Pr. 3.1. 7. Leave out “ said intended” and in- 
sert “ Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, and 
“ the.” 
Pr. 3. 1. 9. After “ Act” insert “ 1845,” and in 
the same line leave out the first “ are’’ and insert 
“« is,” and also in the same line leave out the second 
“ are” and insert “ is.” 
Pr. 3. 1. 14. Leave out from “ held” to the first 
“ to” in 1, 17. 
Pr, 7. 1. 12. Leave out “ said recited Acts” 
and insert “ Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, 
“ and the Railway Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845.” 

Pr. 10. 1. ult. Leave out from “ thereto” to 
And” in Pr. 12. 1. 11. 

Pr, 12.1. 12. Leave out from “ That” to “ pro- 
vided” in Pr. 14. 1. 15. and insert “ the quantity 
“ of land to be taken by the Company for extra- 
“ ordinary purposes connected with the Branch 
“« Railway by this Act authorized shall not exceed 
“ fifty acres.” 

Pr. 21. 1. 18. In Clause (A.), added, by way of 
Rider, to the Bill : 

L. 7. Leave out “ Bills ” and insert “ Acts.” 

Pr. 21. 1. 18. Leave out from the end of Clause 

(A.), added, by way of Rider, to the Bill, to “ And” | 
in |. 30, 

Leave out the Schedule to the Bill. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir John Lowther do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 

















“ce 


Belfast 
Improvement 
Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill for better lighting, paving, 
cleansing, sewering, watching and improving the 
Borough of Belfast,and the Precincts thereof, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the | 
Title be, An Act for the Improvement of the Borough | 
of Belfast. 

Ordered, That Mr. Emerson Tennent do carry the | 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





Irish Great Mr. Robert Clive reported from the Committee on | 


pete ea Group (Z.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- | 
Geloas) Bill, tions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, | 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trad 
thereon, were referred; That in the case of the Jrish 
Great Western Railway (Dublin to Galway) Bill, | 
they had heard counsel in support of one of the said | 
Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the | 


Bill; That they had inquired into the several matters 


27° SJuniz. 


A. 1845, 


required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 
and that the Committee had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of William Bush, of Deptford, in the Goodwin 
county of Kent, Civil Engineer, stating that the Sands. 
Petitioner having for several years been engaged in 
the construction of a Lighthouse on the Goodwin 
Sands, and, after many vicissitudes and great labour 
and expense, succeeded in fixing a caissoon on a firm 
foundation on the base of the sand, and having also 
erected upon that foundation a hollow iron column, 
in height thirty-six feet above high-water mark, on 
the top of which a Lighthouse is about to be erected, 
and which iron column was constructed with the 
view of boring and ascertaining the substrata of the 
sands, humbly solicits that the House will refer 
his Petition to a Committee, and appoint some 
scientific engineer to report thereupon, and assist 
the Petitioner in boring to ascertain the strata of 
the said sands, and also to report upon the plans 
and drawings attached to his Petition, for the con- 
struction of a foundation whereon a fortification may 
be erected to command The Downs, and form a nu- 
cleus of a Harbour of Refuge, was presented, and 
read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Lighthouses. 


The Rochdale Vicarage (Molesworth’s) Estate Bill Rochdale 
was read a second time; and committed. (Moleceorths 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- Estate Bill, 


mittee of Selection. 


An ingrossed Bill for enabling the Liverpool and i and 
Manchester Railway Company to extend and enlarge Railway Bill 
the said Railway, and to make certain Branch Rail- 
ways, and for amending and enlarging the Powers of 
the several Acts relating to the said Railway, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the Bill 


to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for enabling the North Union North Union 
Railway Company, and the Ribble Navigation Com- aa 
pany, to make a Branch or Connexion Railway from Branch Railway 
the North Union Railway to the Victoria Quay, in Bill. 
Preston, and for amending and enlarging the Powers 
and Provisions of the several Acts relating to such 
Railway and Navigation respectively, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the sa a 
further Proceeding upon the third reading of the in- j2Pe"™" 
grossed Bill for paving, lighting, cleansing, water- 
ing, regulating and otherwise improving the Town 
of St. Helens, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, 
and for establishing and regulating a Market therein: 

—The House resumed the said further Proceeding ; 
and the Amendments proposed upon Monday last 
were agreed to. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


( Ellerker’s) 


Ellerker’s Estate Bill was read the first time. ene 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Heaviside’s Divorce Bill was read the first time, Heaviside’s 


° Divorce Bill. 
and ordered to be read a second time. m 
n 


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Great Western 
Railway (Ire- 
jand) (Dublin 
to Mullingar 
and Athlone) 
Bill. 


Runcorn and 
Preston Brook 
Railway and 
Docks Bill. 


Railway Bills, 
Group (A.) 


Greenwich 
Colliery 
Railway Bill, 


Birmingham 
and Gloucester 
Railway 
(Gloucester 
Extensions, 
Stoke Branch, 
and Midland 
Railways Junc- 
tion) Bill, 


Glossop Gas 
Bill. 


South Wales 
Railway Bill. 





9 VicToRIz. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from 
Dublin to Mullingar and Athlone, with a Branch to 
Longford, to be called The Great Western Railway 
of Ireland, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for making a Railway from Dublin 
to Mullingar and Longford, to be called The Mid- 
land Great Western Railway of Ireland. 

Ordered, That Mr. Barry Baldwin do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
further Proceeding upon consideration of the Report 
on the Runcorn and Preston Brook Railway and 
Docks Bill:—The House resumed the said further 
Proceeding. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed, 


Mr. Lascelles reported from the Committee on 
Group (A.) of Railway Bills ; That the Committee 
on their meeting this day, pursuant to adjournment, 
had received a communication from Mr. M‘Geachy, 
one of the Members of the said Committee, stating 
that he was unable to attend the Committee in con- 
sequence of severe indisposition. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Pringle reported from the Committee on 
Group (1'T.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- 
tions against the Greenwich Colliery Railway Bill, 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the said 
Bill the agents had attended and stated that it was 
their intention to apply to the House for leave to 
withdraw the Bill, and they therefore tendered no 
evidence to the Committee thereupon. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Report be printed. 


The ingrossed Bill to enable the Birmingham and 
Gloucester Railway Company to make Extension 
Lines at Gloucester, a Branch at Stoke Prior, and a 
Junction with the Midland Railway at Aston-juxta- 
Birmingham, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Pringle do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the further Proceeding upon the third reading of the 
ingrossed Bill for lighting with Gas the Town and 
Township of Glossop, in the County of Derby:—The 
House resumed the said further Proceeding. 

An ingrossed Clause (Declaration of Dividend), 
offered and brought up on the 19th day of this 
instant June, was thrice read ; and added to the 
Bill, by way of Rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause (Funds for Contingen- 
cies), offered and brought up on the 19th day of 
this instant June, was thrice read; and added to 
the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause (Company may resort 
to reserved fund, if profits less than ten pounds per 
cent.), offered and brought up on the 19th day of 
this instant June, was thrice read ; and added to 
the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Another ingrossed Clause (Providing for reduc- 
tion of price of Gas), offered and brought up on the 
19th day of this instant June, was thrice read ; and 
added to the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Pringle do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Strutt reported from the Select Committee 
on Petitions for Private Bills; That in the case of 
the Petition for additional Provision in the South 
Wales Railway Bill, the Standing Orders had not 


97° Junii. 647 


been complied with, with respect to the powers 
sought for in such Petition, which appeared to the 
Committee to be of the nature of Bills of the second 
class. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for enabling the Great North of 
England (Clarence and Hartlepool Junction) Rail- 
way Company to make a Branch Railway, and for 
amending the Acts relating to the said Railway. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bowes do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Western Railway at Battersea, in the same County, 
to be called The Richmond Railway, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Antrobus do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


posed, That it be an Instruction to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, to consider the 
hardship and injustice of permitting the Promoters 
of Railway schemes, proposing to cross or interfere 
with any tidal rivers, arms of the sea, and creeks, 
over which the Board of Admiralty have control, 
appearing before Committees of this House on 
Private Bills, without having first obtained the 
written sanction of that Board, according to the 
provision of the Act 8 Vic. c. 20:—And the said 
Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Viscount Newry do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Essex; praying that they may be heard, by them- 
selves, their counsel or agents, against certain parts 
of the Epping Railway (No. 2.) Bill,—were pre- 
sented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


days of this instant June, and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 

Mr. Brotherton also reported, That the Committee 
had come to a Resolution ; which they had directed 
him to report to the House; and the same was 
read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That the Petition of William Straker 





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Darkin, of the city of Worcester, praying for inquiry 
4Nn4 into 








An ingrossed Bill for enabling the Great North Great North 
of England, (Clarence and Hartlepool Junction) of Fsslend 

: i -;/ (Clarence and 
Railway Company to make certain Branch Rail- Hartlepool 
ways, and for amending the Acts relating to the said Junction) Rail- 


Railway, was read the third time. way Bill. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from Richmond 


} j ) (Surre 
Richmond, in the county of Surrey, to the South fell Bill 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Railways. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from the Newry and 
Town of Newry to the Town of Enniskillen, was Enniskillen 


Petitions of the Eastern Counties and Thames Epping Rail- 
Junction Railway Company ;—and, William Cotton, Pi} (No. 2.) 
of Walwood House, Leytonstone, in the county of  ~ 


Hawkhkins’s Estate Bill was read a second time Hawkins’s 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- Public Petitions 
mittee on Public Petitions; That they had examined (Thirty-sixth 
the Petitions presented upon the 23d and 24th Report.) 





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Administration 
of Justice 
(Loughborough 
and Ashby-de- 
Ja-Zouch. ) 


Guernsey, 


Dublin Water. 


27° Juniz. A. 1845. 


into the manner in which magisterial business is 
conducted in Loughborough and Ashby-de-la-Zouch, 
in Leicetsershire, which was presented upon the 
23d day of this instant June; and the Petition of 
Frederick Mansell Lauga, complaining of mal- 
administration of justice by the Royal Court of 
Guernsey, which was also presented upon the 23d 
day of this instant June, are Petitions which ought 
to 4 printed for the use of Members only, and that 
a Special Report be made to that effect. 
Ordered, hat the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Petition of William Siraker 
Darkin, relative to the Administration of Justice at 
‘Loughborough and Ashby-de-la-Zouch, which was 
presented upon Monday last, be printed, for the use 
of Members only. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Frederick Mansell 
Lauga, relative to the Administration of Justice in 
the Island of Guernsey, which was presented upon 
Monday last, be printed, for the use of Members only. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
A Return by the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the Borough of Dublin, showing the state 
of the Fund provided for the construction and main- 
tenance of the Waterworks in that Borough and 
the Supply of Water, under the following heads, 
viz.:—I1st. The Cash Balance in hand, and not 
expended, when the Act 3 and 4 Vic. c. 108, came 
into operation :—2d. The Amount of Debts due to 
the Corporation on the Pipe Water Account at that 
period, exclusive of Arrears of Pipe Water Rent; 
and of the Debts due by them on the same Account, 
and how secured :---3d. The Arrear of Pipe Water 
Rent then due and outstanding :—4th. The Amount 
of Pipe Water Rent assessed or applotted in each 
_ since that period :—-5th. The Amount of Cash 

eceipts in each year on account of such Arrear, 
Debts and Applotments respectively :—6th. Amount 
outstanding and uncollected of such Assessment, at 
the end of each year :—7th. Amount received from 
the Commissioners for Paving, &amp;c., on account of 
the Public Fountains, and for the Water to sprinkle 
the Streets, in each year, for the like period, distin- 
guishing the Sum applicable to each head :—S8th. 
Annual Amount of Miscellaneous Receipts appli- 
cable to the Pipe Water, with a specific definition 
of their Nature and Amount respectively :—9th. 
An Account of the Expenditure of the said several 
Receipts within each of the years specified, exhi- 
biting the Amount applicable to each head of dis- 
bursement, the Names of the Recipients, and the 
Cash Balance in hand and not disbursed at the 
termination of each year:—10th. Amount of the 
Debts incurred, unpaid and outstanding, at the 
close of each of the periods specified, with the Names 
of the Creditors, and the Sum due to each :—11th. 
A Statement of the Officers or persons employed as 
such in the Management and Prosecution of the 
Duties relating to the Pipe Waterworks, and the 
Salary (whether annual or otherwise) payable to 
them respectively :—12th. A Statement, showing 
the Extent of the Mains of each variety of diameter 
laid in the Borough since the said Act 3 and 4 Vic. 
c. 108, came into operation, and the lineal Extent 
of Streets of all denominations within the same 
(excluding the Manorial District of Thomas Court 
and Donore, commonly called The Earl of Meath’s 
Liberty,) to which the Water Mains of the Corpo- 
ration do not extend :—13th. A Return of the Con- 
tracts (if any) made and now outstanding for the 
extension of Mains or Pipes within the Borough of 
Dublin, the magnitude of the Undertaking in each 
case, and the Sums agreed to be paid for the ac- 
complishment of such Contracts respectively :— 
14th. A Return of the Appropriation (if any) of the 
Pipe Water Rents or Fund relating thereto, since 








operation, in the Borough of Dublin, to any other 
than the demands appertaining to the said Water- 
works ; with Copies of the Orders of the Town 
Council, authorizing or directing such Appropria- 
tion:—And, 15th, a Copy of any Correspondence 
or official Communication between the Commis- 
sioners for Paving, &amp;c., and the Lord Mayor of 
Dublin, in the years 1841, 1842, upon the deficient 
Supply of Water given to the Public Fountains in 
the Seach and of any Return thereof furnished 
to the Lord Mayor on that occasion. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Railways, 

Return of all Acts passed for the Construction of 
Railways in Great Britain and Ireland, in each 
year, from 1824 to 1845, inclusive, specifying the 
Name, Length and estimated Cost of each :— Also, 
a similar Return of Bills for the Construction of 
Railways brought into Parliament but not passed 
into Law, from 1824 to 1845, inclusive, distinguish- 
ing such as have been read a third time in the House 
of Commons in the present Session. 


The Small Debts (No. 3.) Bill was read the first Small Debts 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon (No. 3.) Bill, 
Wednesday next; and to be printed. No. 414. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented New South 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Wales. 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of Correspondence rela- 
tive to the Default of Mr. Manning, late Registrar 
of the Supreme Court of Vew South Wales :—Also, 

a Copy of any Orders of the Government for Secu- 
rity taken from Mr. Manning. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Petitions from Almondbury ;—and, Huddersfield Factories. 
(two Petitions); praying the House to pass an efli- 
cient Ten Hours Bill for all minors and females 
employed in Factories,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Visitor, Deputy Visitor and Parochial 
Guardians of the Poor of the East Preston (Gilbert's) Settlement Bill 
Union, in the county of Sussex, containing fifteen 
thousand Inhabitants, praying that the Parochial 
Settlement Bill may be rejected, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Oakham ;—Northern Division of Physic and 
the county of Chester ;—and, Shaftesbury ; praying Surgery Bill 
that the Physic and Surgery Bill may not pass into 
a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of George King, a legally-qualified 
Practitioner in Medicine, Surgery and Midwifery, of 
the city of Bath, praying that the said Bill may pass 
into a law, was also presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Deputy Chairman of the Cham- nee ee P 
ber of Commerce at Plymouth, praying that the pj), 
Merchant Seamen’s Fund Bill may not pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and referred to the 


Select Committee on the Bill. 


A Petition of the Vice Chairman of Guardians of _ - 
the Newbury Union, in the counties of Berks and po er 
Southampton, praying that the Lunatic Asylums Lunatics; mq 
and Pauper Lunatics Bill, and Lunatics Bill, may Lunatics Bills. 
not pass into law during the present Session, or 
until the Boards of Guardians throughout the king- 
dom have had an opportunity duly to consider their 
bearing, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 


lie upen the Table. 


Petitions from Warrington (eight Petitions) ; — Public Houses. 


the aforesaid Act 3 and 4 Vic. ¢. 108, came into | and, Latchford; praying the House to adopt mea~ 
| 


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9 VicToriz. 


sures for preventing the increase of houses licensed 

for the sale of intoxicating drinks, and for diminish- 

ing to a very large extent the number already exist- 

ing, and to pass a law for entirely abolishing the 

sale of intoxicating liquor on the Lord’s Day,—were 

=" and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 


jajoumment. Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of 

the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 

Black Sluice Ordered, That the Committee on the Black Sluice 

Drainage and = Drainage and Navigation Bill have leave to sit To- 

Navigation Bi vrorrow, notwithstanding the adjournment of the 
House. 


tord Monson’s Lord Monson’s Estate Bill was read the first time. 
Estate Bill, Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 


Messagefrom © A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Duckworth 
the Lords: and Mr. Russell : 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment; viz. 
MilitarySavings A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Act to 
Bails Bill, establish Military Savings Banks: 
Newcasile- A Bill, intituled, An Act to authorize the Vew- 
upon-Tyne — castle-upon- Tyne and North Shields Railway Com- 
a pany to make a Railway from North Shields to the 
(Tynemouth Village of Tynemouth, and also a Branch from the 
Extension, &amp;¢.) present Line to the Public Quay adjoining the River 
- Tyne at Newcastle: 
North British A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the North 
ea British Insurance Company to purchase Annuities, 
Company ®*". to take and hold Property, and to invest Money and 
Stock upon Mortgage, and for other Purposes re- 
lating to the said Company ¢/ 
Shaws Water- A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Shaws 
works Bill, Water Joint Stock Company to increase the Supply 
of Water for driving Mills and Machinery near the 
Town of Greenock, and for the use of the Inhabitants 
of the said Town and Harbours thereof : 
Glasgow, A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Glasgow, 


Garnkirt and Garnkirh and Coatbridge Railway Company to im- 
Railway Bil, prove the Gauge of their Rails : 

Crediton A Bill, intituled, An Act for the more easy and 
oo Debts speedy Recovery of Small Debts within the ‘Town 


of Crediton, in the County of Devon, and other 
Places in the same County: And also, 

— The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Raiiway (Here Act to enable the York and North Midland Railway 
rogate Branchy Company to make a Railway from the Line of the 
Bill, York and North Midland Railway to Harrogate, 
with Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords 

desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 
Sirape : The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
rages Bill. Act for consolidating the Management of the Bridges 
over the River Clyde at Glasgow ; for rebuilding 
the Bridge over the said river opposite Stockwell- 
street, in the City of Glasgow ; for erecting a tem- 
porary Bridge for the use of the Public; for erecting 
across the said River an Iron Bridge for Foot-pas- 
sengers, on the existing Bridge opposite to Port- 
land-street, of Laurieston, being taken down, and 
other Purposes, with an Amendment; to which 
Amendment the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 
Agricultural = ‘The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Bank of Irelaaad 2Ct to facilitate the winding up of the Affairs of the 
Bill, Agricultural and Commercial Bank of Zreland, with 
an Amendment; to which Amendment the Lords 
ieee desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 
ja The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
* to enable the Trustees of Sir Thomas White’s Cha- 
rity Estates, in the City of Coventry, to make Sale 
of Part of such Charity Estates, and for other Pur- 
poses ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence 


= this House :—And then the Messengers with- 
rew. 


27° Juniz. 649 


Ordered, That the Petition of Ann King, relative Property Tax. 
to the Property Tax, which was presented upon the 
4th day of April last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Patrick M‘Farlan, Free Church 
relative to the Free Church of Scotland, which was (Scotland.) 
presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant to Colonies. 
an Address to Her Majesty,-—A Return of the Names 
of the Legislative Council in each of our Colonies 
or Settlements not having Legislative Assemblies, 
from the year 1836 to 1844 inclusive, with the Pro- 
fession of each Member; distinguishing those who 
hold Appointments or Emoluments in the gift of 
Government other than Pay or Allowances attached 
to their Military Rank. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed South Eastern 
to inquire into the allegations of the Petition of Railway Com- 
the South Eastern Railway Company, under their?" 
common seal, which was presented upon the 26th 

day of June. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Supply ; 
posed, That the Order of the day for the Comiittee 
of Supply be now read ; 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “That the” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ Returns, No. 72 and 248, made by the General post-office. 
“ Post-office, be referred to a Select Committee, 
“ with a view of inquiring into the accuracy of 
“ those Returns; also into the present mode of re- 
“ munerating by fees and perquisites certain offi- 
“ cers of the General Post-office, and how far the 
“&lt; duties of that establishment may be rendered 
“ more satisfactory to the public, and less unequal 
‘ and oppressive to the persons engaged therem,” 
instead thereof. 
And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 


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The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers forthe { Lord Arthur Lennox, lios 
Yeas, i Mr. Henry Baring : ar 

Tellers forthe J Mr. Thomas Duncombe, \ . 0 
Noes, Dr. Bowring: Y Sean 


So it was resolved inthe Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the Order of the day for the Com- 
mittee of Supply be now read ; and the same being 
read ; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, nruseum of 
“ that She will be graciously pleased to issue a National 
“ Commission for the purpose of considering the Antiquities, &amp;c. 
“ best means for establishing and maintaining a 
“ Museum of National Antiquities in conjunction 
“ with a Commission for the conservation of National 
‘ Monuments,” instead thereof. 
And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question : 
—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 


Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two Commissariat 
hundred and ninety-nine thousand three hundred Supplies. 
and thirty-three pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
for defraying the Expense of the Commissariat and 





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Barrack Supplies for Her Majesty’s Forces, and 

Great Coats for the Army, for the year 1845-46. 
Orduance Civil 2. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eighty- 
Establishments. nine thousand one hundred and seventy-eight — 

be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Salaries 
pe Contingencies of the Ordnance Offices at the 
Tower and Pall Mail, for the year 1845-46. 

3. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two hun- 
dred and eight thousand five hundred and seventy- 
three pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for de- 
fraying the Salaries and Contingencies of the 
Ordnance and Barrack Establishments in the United 
Kingdom and Colonies, for the year 1845-46. 

4. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and seventeen thousand five hundred and 
fifty be granted to Her Majesty, for defray- 
ing the Wages of Artificers and Labourers employed 
in the Ordnance Department in the United Kingdom 
and Colonies, for the year 1845-46. 

5. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two 
hundred and thirteen thousand two hundred and 
forty-six pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
defraying the Expense of Ordnance Stores for Land 
and Sea Service, for the year 1845-46. 

6. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four 
hundred and eighty-eight thousand four hundred 
and eighty-three pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
for defraying the Expense of Ordnance and Barrack 
Works, seo and Improvements, in the United 
Kingdom and Colonies, for the year 1845-46. 

7. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Sixty- 
two thousand seven hundred and fifty-three pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Ex- 
pense of the Scientific Branch of the Ordnance 
Department, for the year 1845-46. 

8. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and twenty-three thousand and eighty-two 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying 
the Expense of the Non-effective Ordnance Services, 
Military and Civil, for the year 1845-46; Forty 
thousand pounds having been already granted by 
Vote of Credit. 

9. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three 
hundred and sixty-one thousand eight hundred and 
five pounds, he granted to Her Majesty, to defray 
the Charge of the Commissariat Department, to the 
31st day of March 1846, 

10. Aesolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Forty- 
seven thousand three hundred and twenty ight 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the 
Charge of Half-Pay, Pensions and Allowances in 
the Commissariat Department, to the 31st day of 
March 1846. 

11. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and twelve thousand two hundred and 
seventeen pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray, to the 31st day of March 1846, the Expense 
of Works and Repairs of Public Buildings; for 
Furniture, &amp;c., for various Public Departments; and 
for certain Charges for Lighting and Watching, and 
for Rates and Taxes; also for the Maintenance and 
Repairs of Royal Palaces and Works in the Royal 
Gardens, former! charged upon the Civil List. 

12. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Six thou- 
sand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray, to the 31st day of March 1846, 
the Expense of erecting the Centre Compartment 
: a Palm House in the Royal Botanic Garden at 

ew. 

13. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eight 
thousand three hundred and ninety-five Pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of 
providing temporary Accommodation for the Houses 
of Parliament, Committee Rooms, Offices and Tem- 
porary Official Residences for the Speaker of the 
House of Commons and other Officers of that House, 
to the 31st day of March 1846. 

14. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eighty- 
five thougand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to defray, to the 31st day of March 1846, the Ex- 


Ordnance and 
Barrack Esta- 
blishments. 


Artificers and 
Labourers. 


Ordnance 
Stores. 


Ordnance 
Works and 
Repairs. 


Scientific 
Branch. 


Non-effective 
Ordnance 
Services. 


Commissariat 
Department. 


Public 
Buildings. 


Botanic Garden 
( Kew.) 


Houses ot 
Parliament, 


New Houses of 
Parliament. 


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pense of the Works at the New Houses of Parlia- 
ment. 

15. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four- — 
teen thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, Board of Trade 
to defray, to the 31st day of March 1846, the Ex- 24 Council 
pense of taking down and rebuilding the Home °™* 
Office, and for altermg and enlarging the Board of 
Trade and Council Office. 

16. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three Holyhead 
thousand eight hundred and thirty-six pounds, be Harbour, &amp;¢, 
granted to Her Majesty, for the Services of the 
Holyhead Harbour, and Shrewsbury and Holyhead 
Roads, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

17. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty Caledonian 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, on Canal. 
account of the Works carrying on at the Caledonian 
Canal. 

18. Resolved, Thata Sum, not exceeding Twenty Public Works 
four thousand six hundred and sixty-one pounds, (Ireland.) 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense 
of maintaining and repairing the several Public 
Buildings in the Department of the Commissioners 
of Public Works in Ireland; also the Expense of 
Inland Navigation, and other Services, under the 
direction of the said Commissioners, to the 31st day 
of March 1846. 

19. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Nine Kingstown 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to Harbour. 
defray the Expense of Works and Repairs at the 
Harbour of Kingstown, to the 31st day of March 
1846. 

20. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirty Houses of 
nine thousand three hundred and fifty pounds, be P#tliament. 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and 
Expenses of the two Houses of Parliament, and 
Allowances to Retired Officers of the two Houses, 
to the 31st day of March 1846. 

21. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty Treasury. 
five thousand and nine hundred pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Expenses 
in the Department of Her Majesty’s Treasury, to the 
31st day of March 1846. 

22. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Seven- Home Office. 
teen thousand four hundred and fifty pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and 
Expenses of the Office of Her Majesty’s Secretary 
of State for the Home Department, to the 31st day 
of March 1846. 

23. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Seventy Foreign Office. 
four thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to pay the Salaries and Expenses in the Depart- 
ment of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for Foreign 
Affairs, and also of the Queen’s Messengers and 
extra Couriers attached to that Department, to the 
31st day of March 1846. 

24. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Twenty Colonial Office. 
one thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
pay the Salaries and Expenses in the Department 
of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Colonies, 
to the 31st day of March 1846. ; 

25. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirty Privy Council 
nine thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, Office. 
to pay the Salaries and Expenses in the Depart- 
ments of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy 
Council, and the Committee of Privy Council for 
Trade, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

26. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two —_ Privy 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to pay “"™ 
the Salary of the Lord Privy Seal, to the 31st day 
of March 1846. , 

27. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirty a 
four thousand and fifty-six pounds, be granted to O¢:ce, 
Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Office 
of Her Majesty’s Paymaster-General, to the 31st 
day of March 1846. eh ictal 

28. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifteen i orpraet 
thousand nine hundred and nineteen pounds, be Exchequer, &amp; 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and 9 
penses in the Departments of the Comptroller-Ge- 


neral of the Exchequer, the Paymasters of ~— 
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State Paper 
Office. 


Ecclesiastical 
Commissione 


Poor Law 
Commission. 


Mint. 


Public 


Records. 


Jewel Office. 


Factories, &amp;c. 


Chief Secretary 


to the Lord 


Lieutenant, &amp;c. 


Paymaster of 
Civil Services, 


Board of 
Public Works 
(Ireland). 


Stationery, &amp;e. 


Queen’s 
Printers 


(Ireland, ) 


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uer Bills, and the Paymaster of Civil Services, to the 
3ist day of March 1846. 

29. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two 
thousand six hundred and thirty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Expenses 
of the State Paper Office, to the 31st day of March 
1846. 

30. Motion made, and Question put, That a Sum, 
not exceeding Three thousand two hundred and forty 

ounds, be granted to Her Majesty, towards the 
Hupenses of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for 
England, to the 31st day of March 1846 ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the { Lord Arthur Lennoz, l 61 


Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring : J 
Tellers for the f Mr. William Williams, 19 
Noes, Dr. Bowring : } ; 


31. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty 
two thousand seven hundred and seventy pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and 
Expenses of the Commissioners for carrying into 
execution the Acts for the Amendment of the Laws 
relating to the Poor in England and Wales, and for 
the Relief of the Destitute Poor in Jreland, to the 
31st day of March 1846. 

32. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty 
twothousand three hundred and eighty-three pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expendi- 
ture of the Mint, to the 31st day of March 1846. 


33. Resolved,That a Sum, not exceeding Thirteen 
thousandand four hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to pay the Salaries of Persons employed in 
the care and arrangement of the Public Records, and 
Expenses connected therewith, to the 31st day of 
March 1846. 

34. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two 
thousand six hundred and twelve pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Expenses 
of the Jewel Office, in the Tower of London, to the 
31st day of March 1846, 


35. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Ten 
thousand nine hundred and sixty-seven pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and 
Expenses of the Inspectors and Sub-Inspectors of 
Factories, Mines, &amp;c., to the 31st day of March 1846. 

36. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
two thousand four hundred and seventy-one pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and 
Expenses of the Offices of the Chief Secretary to the 
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and of Her Majesty’s 


Privy Council Office in Ireland, to the 31st day of 


March 1846. 


37. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Five 
thousand and eighteen pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to pay the Salaries in the Office of the 
Paymaster of Civil Services in Jreland, to the 31st 
day of March 1846. 

38. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three- 
thousand one hundred and fifty-seven pounds, be 
— to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and 
xpenses of the Board of Public Works in Ireland, 
to the 31st day of March 1846. 

39. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two 
hundred and twenty-one thousand five hundred and 
eighty-eight pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to defray the Expenses of providing Stationery, 
Printing, and Binding, for the several Departments 
of Government, and for providing Stationery, Bind- 
ing, Printing, and Paper for Printing, for the two 


Houses of Parliament, including the Expense of 


the Stationery Office, to the 31st day of March 1846, 

40. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four 
thousand nine hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge for Printing, 
&amp;c., executed by the Queen’s Printers in Zreland, to 
the 31st day of March 1846. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





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And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning; 


Sabbati, 28° die Junii, 18 45&gt; 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr, Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 

Mr. Greene also acquainted the House, that he 
was directed to move, That the Committee may have 
leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Physic and 
mittee on the Physic and Surgery Bill; Surgery Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 

the 7th day of July next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Colleges of 
—_— on the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons aa, oe iy 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday the 

7th day of July next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 

The Order of the day being read, for the Com- &gt; 
mittee on the Justices’ Clerks and Clerks of the _ spony Ml 
Peace Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday the 

7th day of July next, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


Mr. Greene reported the Dog Stealing Bill; and Dog Stealing 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to; and Bill 
Amendments were made to the Bill. No, 415. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Smoke Prohi- 
Report on the Smoke Prohibition Bill ; bition Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wed- 
nesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Waysand 

mittee of Ways and Means ; . Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Seal eg 
into a Committee upon the Seal Office Abolition Bill ; i 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greere a , That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. . 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Tues- 
day next. 

The ingrossed Bill to continue for a further Term, Assessed Taxes 
and to amend the Acts for authorizing a Composition — 
for Assessed Taxes, was, according to Order, read ~ 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to continue for Five years, and to 
amend the Acts for authorizing a Composition for 
Assessed Taxes. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the-Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Coal Trade 
mittee on the Coal Trade (Port of London) Bill ; , — 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday on) Bill. 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


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of the tifth and sixth years of Her present Majesty, 8 
for preventing Ships clearing out from any Port in 
British North America, or in the Settlement of 


The ingrossed Bill to continue and amend an Act Timber Ships 
ill. 





Vot. 100. 


402 Honduras, 










































































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Arrestment of ( 
Wages ment of Wages in Scotland, was, according to Order, 


Ceotlandy, Yead the third time. 


Foreign Wine. 





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Honduras, from loading any Part of their Cargo of 
Timber upon Deck, was, according to Order, read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to make perpetual and amend an 
Act of the fifth and sixth years of Her present Ma- 
jesty, for preventing Ships clearing out from any 
Port in British North America, or in the Settlement 
of Honduras, from loading any Part of their Cargo 
of Timber upon Deck. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend the Law of Arrest- 


Resolved, ‘That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Thomas Duncombe do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Bills of The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
— &amp;e» the Report on the Bills of Exchange, &amp;c., Bill ; 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Tues- 
day next. 


Turnpike Trusts Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to 
(South Wales) make further Provisions for the Consolidation of 


sae Turnpike Trusts in South Wales: And that Mr. 
Cripps and Mr. Manners Suttou do prepare, and 
bring it in. 

Constables, Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


Public Works . ; iti ‘ 
(Ireland) Bill for the Appointment of additional Constables for 


keeping the Peace near Public Works in Jreland : 
And that Sir Thomas Fremantle and Mr. Attorney 
General for Zredand do prepare, and bring it in. 


Lunacy A Motion being made, That this House will, upon 
| Salaries and oe 


Expenses. } 


Monday next, resolve itself into a Committee to 
consider the Payment, out of the Consolidated Fund 
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire- 
land, of the Sums required to defray the Salaries 
and Expenses of the Commissioners of Lunacy and 
other Officers employed by the said Commissioners ; 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by Her Ma- 
jesty’s Command, acquainted the House, That Her 
Majesty, having been informed of the subject-matter 
of this Motion, recommends it to the consideration 
of the House. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Orders,— 
An Account of the Number of Gallons of Foreign 
Wine imported, of the Quantities upon which Duty 
has been paid for Home Consumption, and the 
Quantities exported ; also, the Quantities retained 
for Home Consumption, after deducting the Amount 
exported subsequently to the Payment of Duty, for 
the vear ended the 5th day of January 1845, distin- 
guishing Cape, French, Portugal, Spanish, Madeira, 
Rhenish, Canary, Fayal, Sicilian and other Sorts ; 
together with the Quantities of each Sort remaining 
in Bond on the 5th day of January 1845; distin- 
guishing London from the Country. 


Foreign Spirits. | An Account of the Number of Proof Gallons of 


Rum, distinguishing West India, East India and 
Foreign ; also, of Brandy, Geneva and other Foreign, 
Colonial or Jersey Spirits imported ; of the Quan- 
tities upon which Duty has been paid for Home 
Consumption, the Quantities exported, and the 
Quantities shipped as Stores, and used by the Navy, 
for the year ended the sth day of January 1845 ; 
together with the Quantities of each Sort remaining 
in Bond on the sth day of January 1845, distin- 
guishing London from the Country. 


Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
Table. 


Smoke Preven- Ordered, That the Select Committee on Smoke 
tion, Prevention be revived :—And that they do sit, and 


roceed, upon Tuesday next. 
P ’ 
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A. 1845, 


Mr. Corry presented, pursuant to an Address to Slave Trade, 


Her Majesty,—A Return, showing the Number of 
Warrants which had been granted by the British 
Government for French Cruizers, and by the French 
Government for British Cruizers, and which were 
outstanding on the Ist day of January and on the 
1st day of July in each year, from 1834 to 1844, 
both inclusive. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


No. 416, 


Sir Thomas Fremantle presented a Bill for the Constables, 
Appointment of additional Constables for keeping Public Works 
the Peace near Public Works in Jreland: And the “*!#4) Bill. 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be 0-417. 
read a second time upon Thursday next; and to be 
printed. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery of Universities 
Brechin, Forfarshire, praying that the Universities (S¢ot#nd) Bill, 
(Scotland) Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Cripps presented a Bill to make further Pro- Turnpike Trusts 
visions for the Consolidation of Turnpike Trusts in (South Wales) 
South Wales: And the same was read the first time ; N 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Tuesday “~* = 
next; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Railway Railway 
Carriages, which was presented upon the 23d day a. 
of May last, be printed. No. 419, 


Ordered, That the Copy of the Report from the Railways. 
Select Committee on Railways, which was commu- No. 420, 
nicated from the Lords yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Seamen, Seamen, 
which was presented yesterday, be printed. No, 421, 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
ull half an hour after one of the clock on 
Saturday morning, adjourned till Monday 
next. 








Lune, 30° die Junii ; 


Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 
A MESSAGE, by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gen- Royal Assent 
tleman Usher of the Black Rod: to Bills. 


Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission for declaring Her Royal Assent to 
several Acts agreed upon by both Houses, do desire 
the immediate attendance of this Honourable House 
in the House of Peers, to hear the Commission 
read. 
Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to the House of Peers :—And being returned ; 
Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the 
desire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her 
Majesty’s Commission, had been at the House of 
Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal 
was read, giving, declaring and notifying the Royal 
Assent to the several Public and Private Bills 
therein mentioned; and that the Lords, thereby 
authorized, had declared the Royal Assent to the 
said Bills: Which Bills are as follow : — 
An Act to indemnify such Persons in the United Indemnity Bill 
Kingdom as have omitted to qualify themselves for 
Offices and Employments, and to extend the Time 
limited for those Purposes respectively, until the 
Twenty-fifth day of March One thousand eight 
hundred and Forty-six : on ” ; 
An Act to amend the Act to establish Military wee ial 
Savings Banks: — 
An Act to amend an Act passed in the third and Privy Council 


fourth years of the reign of his late Majesty King 8i! 
. William 


May 
Coll: 


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William the Fourth, intituled, An Act for the bet- 
ter Administration of Justice in His Majesty’s Privy 
Council : 

An Act to amend two Acts passed in Jreland for 
the better Education of Persons professing the 
Roman Catholic Religion, and for the better Go- 
vernment of the College established at Maynooth 
for the Education of such Persons, and also an 
Act passed in the Parliament of the United King- 
dom for amending the said two Acts: 

An Act to regulate the Labour of Children, Young 
Persons and Women in Print Works: 

Canal Come An Act to empower Canal Companies and the 

panies Tolls Bille Commissioners of navigable Rivers, to vary their 
Tolls, Rates and Charges on different Parts of their 
Navigations : 

Fresh Water An Act to prevent fishing for Trout, or other Fresh 

Fishing | Water Fish, by Nets, in the Rivers and Waters in 

(Scotland) Bill. Ce otland : 


Maynooth 
College Bill. 


Calico Print 
Works Bill. 


Heritable An Act to facilitate the Transmission and Extinc- 

Securities, tion of Heritable Securities for Debt in Scotland: 

(Scotland) Bill. 

Middlesex An Act to alter and amend the Laws enabling 

County Rate Justices of the Peace, in certain cases, to borrow 

ms. Money on Mortyage of the County Rates, so far 
as the same relate to the County of Middlesex : 

Crediton An Act for the more easy and speedy Recovery 

Small Debts of Small Debts within the Town of Crediton, in the 

- County of Devon, and other Places in the same | 
County : 

Battersea An Act for the better ascertaining and collecting 

Poor Bil, the Poor and other Rates in the Parish of Batter- 
sea, in the County of Surrey : 

Clerkenwell An Act for amending the Acts relating to the 

— Street leading to Clerkenwell-green, and for extend- 

- ing such Street, and making new Streets out of the 

same : 

Chester An Act for the better paving, lighting and im- 

o_o proving the Borough of Chester, and for establish- 

; ing new Market-Places therein: 
Clanghton- An Act for enabling William Jackson, Esquire, 
ca to build and maintain a new Church in the Town- 


drew’s) Church Ship of Claughton-cum-Grange, in the County of 
Bill. Chester : 
Claugiton- An Act for enabling William Potter, Esquire, to 


cum-Grange - re j ‘ow 
Sein iol the build and maintain a new Church in the Town- 


Baptist’s) ship of Claughton-cum-Grange, in the County of 
Church Bill. Chester: 

Cromer Pro= An Act to authorize the erection of Sea Walls 
ign, and Works, and a Jetty, at the Town or Parish of 


Cromer, in the County of Norfolk, and otherwise 
to provide for protecting the said Town and Parish 
from the further Encroachment of the Sea : 

An Act for completing the Line of the Chester 
and Holyhead Railway, and for amending the Act 
relating to the said Railway : 


Chester and 
Holyhead 
Railway Bill. 


York and An Act for enabling the York and North Midland 
Tailwey Beria- Railway Company to alter the Line of the York and | 
tion Bill, Scarborough Railway, near the City of York : 
ig An Act for extending the Manchester, Bury and 


po Rossendale Railway to the Towns of Blackburn, 
ColueExtension Burnley, Accrington and Colne : 

Railway Bill. 

a ‘ An Act for making a Railway from Leeds by 
Mucheoer Dewsbury, to Huddersfield, all in the West Riding 
Junction Rail- Of the County of York, and for improving the Com- 
way Bill. munication by Railway between the Towns of Leeds 
and Huddersfield and the Town of Manchester : 


Duistable, aud An Act for making a Railway from the Town of 


Lond Sie hee 

Bieningheen Dunstable, to join the London and Birmingham 

Railway Bill, Railway near Leighton Buzzard, in the County of 
Bedford : 

ot An Act for enabling the Leeds and Bradford 


way Extension Railway Company to make a Railway from Shipley 


(Stipleyto to Colne, with a Branch to Haworth: 

Colue) Biil, 

~ . 

Metdenteld An Act for making a Railway from Huddersfield, 


Junction Rai. 1 the West Riding of the County of York, to or 
way Bill, near Penistone, in the same Riding, there to form a 


Junction with the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and 
Vor. 100. 


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653 


Manchester Railway, to be called The Huddersfield 
and Sheffield Junction Railway : 

An Act for making a Railway from the Great Berks and 
Western Railway, at or near Reading, to the Towns — Railway 
of Newbury and Hungerford, and also to join the ” 

South Western Railway at or near Basingstoke : 


An Act for the Consolidation of the Yarmouth and Yarmouth 

Norwich and Norwich and Brandon Railway Com- 8"4 Norwich 

a er : Railway Bill. 
panies, and for authorizing the Construction of cer- 
tain Works at Norwich, in connexion with the Yar- 
mouth and Norwich Railways : 
_ An Act for making a Railway from Shrewsbury, Sirewsbury, 
in the County of Salop, to Ruabon, in the County Oswestry and 
of Denbigh, to be called The Shrewsbury, Oswestry deo Salon 
and Chester Junction Railway : Bill. 


An Act for making a Railway from the Town of Bedford and 
Bedford, to join the London and Birmingham Rail- eae wand 
way near Bletchley, m the County of Buckingham: Ballon Bill. 

An Act for making a Railway from Blackburn to Blackburn, 
Bolton, in the County of Lancaster, to be called Barmenend 


‘ Bolton Railway 
The Blackburn, Darwen and Bolton Railway : Bill. p 


An Act for making a Railway from Lowestoft, in Lowestoft 
the County of Suffolk, to the Yarmouth and Nor- alway snk 


wich Railway at Reedham, in the County of Nor- sateen 
fotk, and for improving the Harbour of Lowestoft : 
An Act to enable the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Monkland and 


Railway Company to improve the Gauge of their Railwey Dil 


Rails : 

An Act to authorize the Vewcastle-upon- Tyne and Neweastle- 
North Shields Railway Company to make a Rail- ae og 

+ . . Ss 

way from North Shields to the Village of Tynemouti, Railway 
and also a Branch from the present Line to the (Tynemouth — 
Public Quay adjoming the River Tyne at New- — Kes)» 
castle: 

An Act for making a Railway from Ely to Hunt- Ely and 


; ‘ Huntingdon 
ungdon : Railway Bill. 


| An Act to empower the Midland Railway Com- Midland Rail- 
|pany to extend the said Railway from Nottingham ways (Notting 


: incol: 
'to Newark and Lincoln: Bill. Sener 





An Act for making a Railway from a Place in the Great Grimsby 
Parish of Bole, in the County of Nottingham, near 34 Shefteld 
'to the Town and Port of Gainsborough, to the Town way Bill =i 

'and Port of Great Grimsby, in the Parts of Lindsey, 
‘in the County of Lincoln, with Branches to the 
District or Place called New Holland, and to the 
‘Town of Market Rasen, to be called The Great 

Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway : 


| An Act for making a Branch Railway from the Hull end Seiby 
| Hull and Selby Railway to Bridlington, and for Sieoch Rail 
| other Purposes relating to the Hull and Selby Rail- yay Bill. 
way: 

he Act for making a Railway from the Lancaster Kendal and 
and Carlisle Railway to Birthwaite, in the Parish ee 
‘of Windermere, to be called The Kendal and Win- ny Son 
dermere Railway : 

An Act to enable the Brighton, Lewes and Hast- Brighton, 
ings Railway Company to make a Branch Railway a 
ifrom Southover, Lewes, to join the London and way (Keymer 
| Brighton Railway at Keymer : Branch) Bill. 


| An Act for making a Railway from the Great Wilts, Somerset 
| Western Railway to the City of Salisbury aud Town ag 
| of Weymouth, with other Railways in connexion thai 
| therewith, to be called The Wilts, Somerset and 
Weymouth Railway : 

An Act for amending the Acts relating to the Manchester and 
Manchester and Leeds Railway, and for making a — Railway 

. urnley 

Branch therefrom to Burnley, and for extending the Branch, and 


Oldham and Heywood Branches. Oldham and 
Heywood 
Branches Ex- 
tension) Bill, 








| An Act for making a Railway from Lynn to Ely, Lynn and Ely 
| with Branches therefrom. Railway Bill. 


| An Act to empower the Midland Railway Com- midland Rai!- 

_ pany to make a Branch from the said Railway, near wage (Hyoton to 
| Syston, in the County of Leicester, to the City of 3 °res) 
| Peterborough. 

| 403 An 

















Glasgow, 
Garnkirk aud 
Coatbridge 
Railway Bill. 


Whitby and 
Pickering 
Railway Bill. 


York and 
North Midland 
Railway 
(Bridiington 
Branch) Bill. 


Newcastle- 
upon-Tyne 
Port Bill. 


Boddam 
Harbour Bill. 


Southampton 
Docks Bill. 


Birkenhead 
(Company’s) 
Docks Bill. 
Castle Hill 
(Wexford) 
Docks Bill, 


Hungerford 
and Lambeth 
Suspension 
Foot Bridge 
Bill. 


Clifton Bridge 
Bill. 


Stoke-upon- 
Trent Market 
Bill. 


Glasgow 


Markets Bill. 


Pudsey Gas 
Bill. 


Devonport 
Gas and Coke 
Company Bill. 


Plymouth and 
Stonehouse Gas 
Bill. 

Paisley Gas 
Bill. 
Birmingham 
and Stafford- 
shire Gas Light 
Company Biil. 


Taunton Gas 
Bill. 


Scarborough 
Water Bill. 


Southwark 
and Vauxhall 
Water Com- 
pany Bill. 


Huddersfield 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Nottingham 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Whittle Dean 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


654 


An Act to enave the Glasgow, Garnkirk and 
Coatbridge Railway Company to improve the Guage 
of their Rails. 


An Actfor authorizing the Sale of the Whitby and 
Pickering Railway to the York and North Midland 
Railway Company, and for enabling the said Com- 
pany to make certain Deviations or Alterations in 
the Line of the Whitby and Pickering Railway. 

An Act for enabling the York and North Midland 
Railway Company to make a Branch Railway from 
the Line of the York and Scarborough Railway, in 
the Township of Seamer, to Bridlington. 

An Act for amending an Act of the Forty-first 
year of the reign of His Majesty King George the 
Third relating to the Port of Mewcastle-upon- Tyne, 
and for granting further Powers for establishing and 
maintaining an efficient River Police, and for regu- 
lating the said Port. 

An Act for improving and maintaining the Har- 


30° Juniz. 





bour or Port of Boddam, in the County of Aberdeen. 


An Act to alter and enlarge the Powers and Pro- 
visions of the Acts for making a Dock or Docks at 
Southampton. 

An Act for constructing Docks, Walls, Ware- 
houses and other Works, in Birkenhead. 


An Act for constructing Docks at hg, se. to be 
called The Castle Hill Docks, and for the Regulation 
and Management thereof. 

An Act to amend the Acts relating to the Hun- 
gerford and Lambeth Suspension Foot Bridge Com- 
pany, hereafter to be called The Charing Cross 

ridge Company, and for granting further Powers 
to the said Company. 

An Act to amend the Acts for building a Bridge 
over the River Avon, from Clifton to the opposite 
side of the River, in the County of Somerset. 

An Act for establishing a Market, in the Town 
and Borough of Stoke-upon- Trent, in the County of 
Stafford. 

An Act for the better Regulation and Manage- 
ment, and for the Extension of the Slaughter-houses 
and Market Accommodation in the City of Glasgow, 
and for other Purposes in relation thereto. 

An Act for better supplying with Gas the Town- 
ship of Pudsey, and the Village of Farsley and the 
Neighbourhood thereof, all in the Parish of Cal- 
verley, in the West Riding of the County of York. 


An Act for better suyplying with Gas the Borough 
of Devonport. 


An Act for better supplying with Gas the Town 
and Neighbourhood of Plymouth. 


An Act for better lighting the Town and Suburbs 
of Paisley with Gas. 

An Act to enlarge the Powers of the Birmingham 
and Staffordshire Gas Light Company. 














An Act for better supplying with Gas the Town 
and Neighbourhood of Taunton, in the County of | 
Somerset. 

An Act for better supplying with Water the Towns | 
of Scarborough and Falsgrave, in the Parish of | 
Scarborough, in the County of York. 

An Act for uniting the Vauxhall and Southwark 
Water Companies into one Company to be called 
The Southwark and Vauxhall Water Company, and 
for extending the Works of the said Company. 

An Act to alter, enlarge and amend an Act for 
supplying with Water the Town and Neighbourhood 
of Huddersfield, in the West Riding of the County 
of York. 

An Act for granting more effectual Powers for 
supplying with Water the Inhabitants of the Town 
and County of the Town of Nottingham, and certain 
Placesadjacent thereto, in the County of Nottingham. 

An Act for supplying the Borough and County of 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne and the Borough cf Gates- 
head, in the County of Durham, and the Neigh-| 





A. 1845, 


bourhoods thereof, with Water, from Whittle Dean, 
in the Parish of Ovingham, and other Places in 
Northumberland. 

An Act to enable the Shaws Water Joint Stock Shaws Water. 
Company to increase the Supply of Water for driving ¥°rs Bil. 
Mills and Machinery, near the Town of Greenock, 
and for the Use of the [Inhabitants of the said Town 
and Harbours thereof. 

An Act to carry into effect an Arrangement be- Royal Nava: 
tween the Corporation of the Royal Naval School School Bill 
and the Committee for managing the Patriotic Fund 
for the Admission of Pupils into the said School. 


An Act to regulate the Loading of Ships with Newcastle. 


Coals in the Port of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. upon-Tyne 
Coal Turn Bill, 


An Act for better assessing and collecting the Hemel Hemp. 
Poor Rates, Highway Rates and Church Rates, in stead Smail 
the Parish of Hemel Hempstead, in the County of Tenements Bill, 
Hertford. 

An Act to alter and extend some of the Provi- Standara 
sions contained in the Act of Parliament consti- Life Assurance 
tuting The Standard Life Assurance Company, — C™P#ny Bil. 


An Act for conferring on the Edinburgh Life Edinburgh 
Assurance Company certain Privileges of a Corpo- Life Assurance 
rate Body, and as such to sue and be sued, to hold ©™?#"Y Bill 
Property, and for other Purposes relating thereto, 


An Act to enable the North British Insurance North British 
Company to purchase Annuities, to take and hold Insurance 
Property, and to invest Money and Stock upon ©™Pey Bill 
Mortgage, and for other Purposes relating to the 
said Company. 

An Act for amending the Act establishing The West ofLondon 
West of London and Westminster Cemetery Com- 24 Westnin- 
pany, and for enabling the Company to raise a ji Cm 
further Sum of Money. 

An Act to enable the Master, Wardens and Com- Watermen’s 
monalty of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Company 
Thames to invest their Poor’s Fund and the Endow- a ecaes 
ment Fund of the Free Watermen and Lightermen’s fund Bill, 
Asylum in the purchase of Land or on Mortgage, 
and to hold Lands for the Purposes of the said 
Funds. 

An Act for repairing certain Roads between Stokenckurch 
Stohkenchurch and the Borough of New Woodstock, ®o4 Bil. 
in the County of Oxford, and several other Roads 
communicating therewith. 

An Act to empower John Douglas Edward Henry Duke of Argyll’: 
Duke of Argyll to charge the Dukedom and Estate Estate Bill. 
of Argyll with certain Provisions to the Marchioness 
of Lorne, and to the younger Children of the Mar- 
riage between her and the Marquis of Lorne: 


An Act for amending an Act of Parliament passed Molyneux’s 
in the fourth and fifth years of the reign of his late Be Bi" 
Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled, “ An 
Act for confirming and carrying into effect a Parti- 
tion and Division of the Real and Personal Estate 
of William Molyneux, Esquire, deceased, and for 
other Purposes therein mentioned : 

An Act for enabling the Honourable Percy Bar- Lord Barting- 
rington second Son of the Right honourable William — Estate 
Keppel Viscount Barrington, a Minor, and Louisa sai 
Higgins, Spinster, also a Minor, to execute Settle- 
ments of the Fortune of the said Louisa Higgins, 
prior to and in contemplation of the Marriage of 
the said Percy Barrington with the said Louisa 
Higgins: ; 

An Act to repeal so much ofan Act for inclosing 
Lands in the Parish of Saint Mary, in or near the 
Borough of Leicester, as relates to the Regulation 
and Management of the Freemen’s Allotments, and 
to make other Provisions in lieu thereof : 

An Act for inclosing Lands in the Parish of Sainé Nottingham 


Leicester 
Freemen’s 
Allotments Bill. 


| ' ill 
Mary, in the Town and County of the Town of Inclosure Bi 


Nottingham : 

An Act for inclosing Lands in the Townships of 
Spoud, Treverward, Purlogue, Menutton, Pentre- 
hodrey, Hobarris and Hobendrid, in the Parish of 
Clun; within the Manor or Lordship of Clun, in the 


County of Salop. ar 
ered, 


Spoad (Clun), 
&amp;c., [nclosure 
Bill. 








ere 


Bill, 


Bill. 


nce 
ill. 


nce 
ill, 


ill, 


don 


ty 


yll’s 


Bill. 


ill. 


n), 


ure 


Q VicToRIz. 


Railway Bills, 
Group (K.) r ie 
the clock, during the sittmg of the House. 
\bingdon Writ. Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 


to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Abingdon, in the 
room of Sir Frederic Thesiger, who, since his elec- 
tion for said Borough, hath accepted the office of 
Her Majesty’s Attorney-General. 


Dundee The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Waterworks the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
om. tituled, An Act for supplying with Water the Royal 
Burgh of Dundee, and Suburbs thereof; and the 
same were read, as follow: 
Pr. 30. 1.15. After “ and” insert “ the.” 
Pr. 30.1.16. After “police” insert “ of Dundee.” 
Pr. 66. 1. 30. After “ Dundee” ” insert “ the 
“ Trustees of the harbour of Dundee.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Duncan do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


ForthandClyde The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Heme the Report on the Forth and Clyde Navigation and 
nion Ua 


Junction Union Canal Junction (No. 2.) Bill; and the Amend- 
(No. 2.) Billk ments were read, and agreed to. 


30° Juniz. 





Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed. 


Birmingham Mr. Shaw reported from the Committee on Group 
Soon Cen (F.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Petitions 
i against the Bills comprised in the said Group, to- 
aidCheltenham gether with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
— thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the Bir- 
: mingham and Gloucester Railway ( Worcester Branch 
and Cheltenham Extensions) Bill, they had heard 
counsel in support of one of the said Petitions, and 
had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and 
that the Committee had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, but that the same had not been proved 

to their satisfaction. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 

and be printed. 


cester Branch 


Wear Valley 


ar Valle An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway, to be 
Railway Bill. x 


called The Wear Valley Railway, from and out of 
the Bishop Auckland and Weardale Raiiway, to 
Frosterley, with a Branch terminating at or near 
Bishopley Crag, in Stanhope-in- Weardale, all in the 
County of Durham, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bowes do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from 
Middlesbro’ to or near the Town of Redcar, in the 
North Riding of the Connty of York, to be called 
The Middlesbro’ and Redcar Railway, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bowes do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from the 
Market Town of Cockermouth to the Port and Har- 


bour of Workington, in the County of Cumberland, 
was read the third time. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Bowes do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That Mr. M‘Geachy be discharged from 
any further attendance on the Committee on Group 
(A.) of Railway Bills, on account of ill health. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of the Memorials (if any) presented to the 
Board of Admiralty in case of the Glasgow Junction 


Railway Bill, with reference to the crossing of the 
Vor. 100. 


Middlesbro’ 
and Redcar 
Railway Bill. 


Cockermouth 
and Workington 
Railway Bill. 


Railway Bills, 
Group (A,) 


Glasgow 
Janction Raile 


way Bill, 





655 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (K.) of | River Clyde, and the Reports and Evidence (if any) 
Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of | laid before the Board, or before the Tidal Harbour 


Commission, and the Minutes of Proceedings had 
thereon, as well as all Correspondence between the 
Promoters or Opponents of the Bill, or other Parties, 
and the Admiralty, on the subject of the proposed 
crossing ofthe River by the Railway; and the Com- 
munications (if any) which have been made from 
that Board to the Committee on the Bill. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill Edinburgh and 
for making a Railway from Burntisland, in the Northem Rail- 


County of Fife, to the City of Perth, with certain pii ies &gt;) 


Branches therefrom, to be called The Edinburgh and 
Northern Railway, be now read the third time ; 

Sir George Clerk, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives Her 
Consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is con- 
cerned, that the House may do therein, as they shall 
think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Edward Ellice do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Newdegate reported from the Committee on Glasgow, 


Group (GG.) of Railways, to whom several Petitions pce and 
f : é ‘ eilston Direct 
against the Bills comprised in the said Group, toge~ Railway Bill. 


ther with the Reports of the Board of Trade thereon, 
were referred ; That in the case of the Glasgaw, Barr- 
headand Neilston Divect Railway Bill, they had heard 
counsel in support of several of the said Petitions, 
and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill ; 
That they had inquired into the several matters re- 
quired by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills, so 
far as the same relate to the present application ; 
aud that the Committee had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; and had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there- 
unto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Lord John Manners reported from the Select Com- 
mittee on Group (LL.) of Railway Bills, to whom 
several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 
said Group, together with the Reports of the Board 
of Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the London and Brighton Railway (Wandsworth 
Branch) Bill, they had heard counsel in support of 
the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations contained in the Preamble 
of the Bill, but the same had not been proved to 
their satisfaction. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Bermondsey Improvement (No. 2.) 
Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. ' 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to authorize the London and Green- 
wich Railway Company to let on lease the London 
and Greenwich Railway, and for amending the Acts 
relating to such Railway; and the same were read, 
as follow : 

Pr. 12. 1.11. Leave out “any” and insert “ some.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 14. Leave out “ share” and insert 
“ shares.” 

Pr. 14. 1. 5. After ‘“ Company” insert Clauses 
(A.) and (B.) 

Crauss (A.) “ And whereas in pursuance of the 
“ provisions in that behalf contained in the herein 
“ recited Act of the fourth year of the reign of Her 
“ said present Majesty, part of the Saint Olave’s or 
“ Flemish Burial-ground has been conveyed by the 





404 “ said 


London and 
Brighton Rajl- 
way (Wands- 
worth Branch) 
Bill. 


Bermondsey 
Improvement 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway Bill. 











Preston and 
Wyre Railway 
Branches Bill. 


Blackburn 
Waterworks 
Biil. 


656 


“ said Londonand Greenwich Railway Company to 
“ the said Governors of Saint Thomas's Hospital, but 
“ the sum of money by the same Act required to be 
“ ascertained and paid by the said Company as 
“ therein satin, was not ascertained and paid 
within the period limited by the same Act: Be 
it therefore Enacted, That notwithstanding such 
sum of money was not so ascertained and paid 
“ within the period limited by the said Act, the said 
“ Governors of Saint Thomas’s Hospital, as to such 
portion of the said Burial-ground as has been 
conveyed to them by the said Company, and the 
said Company and the parties entitled under them 
as to the residue of the said Burial-ground, shall 
be respectively deemed to be as absolutely entitled 
to the same several portions of such Burial-ground 
as aforesaid as if the money paid for the same 
had been ascertained and paid within the period 
prescribed for that purpose by such Act.” 
Crausz (B.) “ Provided always, and be it further 
‘ Enacted, That nothing herein contained shall be 
‘ deemed, construed or taken to alter, take away, 
abridge, or in any manner interfere with the 
rights, powers, authorities, provisions, penalties, 
forfeitures, matters and things heretofore granted 
by an Act passed in the forty-third year of His 
Majesty King George the Third, intituled, An Act 
for building a Bridge over the River Ravensbourne, 
at or nearits Mouth or Outlet intothe River Thames, 
in the County of Kent, and for making and main- 
taining proper Approaches thereto, or by an Act 
es in the fourth year of the reign of His 
ajesty King George the Fourth, intituled, An 
Act for lighting, watching and cleansing the 
Grange Roadand other Partsof the Parish of Saint 
Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, in the County of 
Surrey, or by an Act passed in the said fourth year 
of the reign of His said Majesty King George the 
Fourth, intituled, an Act for repairing, maintain- 
ing and improving the Highways and other Public 
Places in the Parish of Saint Mary Magdalen, 
Bermondsey, in the County of Surrey, or by an Act 
passed in the sixth year of the reign of Her pre- 
sent Majesty, intituled an Act for more effectually 
repairing certain Roads in the Parishes of Ber- 
mondsey, Rotherhithe, and Saint Paul aud Saint 
Nicholas, Deptford, and for making several new 


“ 
« 
“ 


“ 
“ 
“ 
ti 
“ 
&lt; 
&lt; 

“ 
é 


Roads connected therewith, all in the Counties of 


Surrey and Kent; but all such rights, powers, au- 
thorities, penalties, forfeitures, matters and things 
shall be respectively as good, valid and effectual 
as if this Act had not been passed. 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Kemble do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend the several Acts re- 
lating to the Preston and Wyre Railway and Har- 
bour and Dock Company, and to enable the said 
Company to make Three several Branch Railways, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for better supplying with Water 
the Town and Township of Blackburn, in the County 
Palatine of Lancaster ; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 13. 1. 17. Leave out from “ works” to “and” 
in Pr. 14. 1]. penult. 

Pr. 26. 1. 13. After “ cases” insert Clause (A.) 
Crauss (A.) “ And whereas there is now situate 
and being within the said township of Blackburn, 

a certain water-corn-mill called The Old Mill, 

belonging to the said Archbishop of Canterbury, 

in right of his see, of which John Fielden and 


30° Junii. 


A. 1845. 


“ Joseph Fielden, Esquires, are the lessees; and 
‘¢ whereas it is expedient that the supply of water 

to such mill should not be diminished or prejudi- 
cially affected by anything to be done in pursu- 
ance of this Act; BE it therefore Enacted, That 
nothing in this Act contained shall be held 
deemed or construed to authorize or empower the 
Company hereby incorporated to abstract or di- 
minish the flow of water now or heretofore used 
to turn or impel the machinery of the said mill, 
or otherwise to prejudice the interests of the said 
owner and lessees, or either of them, or their re- 
spective successors, executors, administrators or 
assigns, with respect to the extent or continuance 
of such supply of water.” 

Pr. 28. 1. 28. Leave out from “ same” to “ And” 

in Pr. 29. 1. 30. and insert Clause (B.) 

Cuiavuse (B.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
acted, That the lord of any manor or other person 
who shall be legally entitled to work and dispose 
of for his own benefit, any of the mines of coal, 
iron, stone, lime, slate or other mineral under an 
land purchased by the Company, shall be entitled 
to receive from the said Company the price or 
value of such minerals as shal! be required to be 
dug, carried away or used in the construction or 
for the purposes of the said works, or otherwise; 
and that the several clauses in the said Lands 
Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, contained, with 
respect to the ascertaining and payment of the 
price or value of or compensation for land or 
damage thereto, shall be deemed to extend to 
such last-mentioned minerals, and the price or 
value thereof.” 

Pr. 43. 1. ult. Leave out “ hereinbefore” and in- 

sert “ hereinafter.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the 
Bill to the Lords ; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. ‘ 





Mr. William Henry Bodkin reported from the Com- 
mittee on the Black Sluice Drainage and Naviga- 
tion Bill, to whom several Petitions against the said 
Bill were referred ; That they had heard counsel in 
support of one of the said Petitions, and had also 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations contained 
in the Preamble of the Bill, but the same had not 
been proved to their satisfaction. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


—and, Charles Lawrence, and others, Owners and 
Occupiers of land on the line of the South Wales 
Railway ; taking notice of the Petition for addi- 
tional provision in the South Wales Railway Bill; 
and praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 


such provision,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and borough 
of Monmouth, taking notice of the Petition for ad- 
ditional provision in the said Bill; and praying that 
no Bill may pass for carrying a Railway over or 
under the River Severn, was also presented, and 
read ; and referred to the Committee on the Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 


mitted) Bill; That they had made a further Amend- 

ment thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
White's 








their counsel or agents, against the introduction of 


Black Sluice 
Drainage and 
Navigation Bill. 


Petitions of C. O. Cambridge, and others, Owners South Wales 
and Occupiers of land on the South Wales Railway ; Railway Bill 


Saint Matthew, 
Bethnal-green, 


Saint Matthew Bethnal-green Rectory (re-com- p 


ectory Bill. 











White’s Charity 


Estate Bill. 


Manchester 


9 VicTORIz. 


White's Charity Estate Bill was read the first 


time. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 


Court of Record the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


North British 
Railway Bill. 


Bill. 


ew, 
en, 


l. 





tituled, An Act for more effectually constituting and 
regulating the Court of Record within the Borough 
of Manchester, and for extending the Jurisdiction 
of the said Court ; and the same was read, as fol- 
loweth : 

Pr. 39. 1. 16. Leave out from “ Registrar” to 
“ the” in 1. 29. 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to empower the North British 
Railway Company to purchase the Edinburgh and 
Dalkeith Railway, and to alter Part of the Line of 
the said Railway, and of the North British Railway, 
and to construct certain Branch Railways in con- 
nexion therewith; and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 11. 1.30. After “be” insert “ insert or 
“ cause to be inserted an advertisement once a week, 
“ for at least three successive weeks, in some news- 
“ paper published in Edinburgh, and also in the 
“ Edinburgh Gazette, calling upon the Creditors of 
“ the said Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway Com- 
“ pany to lodge with the Clerk to the said Company 
“ a state of their claims against the said Company: 
“ And be it Enacted, That after the said advertise- 
“ ment has been inserted as aforesaid the said 
““ Committee of management shall.” 

Pr. 14. 1. 27, Leave out from “ Railway” to 
“ to” in 1. 29. 

Pr. 18. ls. 26. and 27. Leave out from “ Trus- 
“ tees” to “And” in Pr. 19. 1. 31. and insert 
Clause (A.). 

Crause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That after 
“ having so applied the said monies and carried the 
“ whole purposes of this Act into effect, it shall be in 
“ the power of the said Trustees, so to be appointed 
“ as aforesaid, to apply to the Court of Session in 
“ Scotland, in either of the Divisions thereof, for a 
discharge and exoneration of their proceedings, 
and that by summary Petition, and the said 
Court is hereby required to order production of the 
Accounts of the said Trustees, and after consi- 
deration thereof, and if the same shall be found 
to be correct, to exonerate and discharge the said 
Trustees of their intromissions, actings and trans- 
actions, to declare them quit and discharged 
thereof for ever.” 

Pr. 20.1. 22. After “five” insert “ if such last- 
mentioned Act shall pass into a law during the 
present Session.” 

Pr. 20. 1. 35. After “ five” insert “ if such last- 
mentioned Act shall pass into a law as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 20.1. 39. Leave out from ‘“ Act” to “ And” 
in Pr. 23. 1. 15., and in Pr. 238. 1. 15. leave out 
“ in lieu thereof.” 

Pr. 23. 1. 17. Leave out “ said.” 

Pr. 23.1, 25. Leave out “ the said first-recited 
“ Act and.” 
_ Pr. 24. 1. 26. Leave out from “ Act” to “ be” 
in |. 27. and insert “ passed in the seventh and 
eighth years of the reign of Her present Majesty.” 

Pr. 24. 1. 35. Leave out from “ in” to “ this” 
in |. 36. 

Pr, 25.1. 25. Leave out “ the said recited Act 
and.” 

Pr. 27. 1. ult. Leave out from “ thereby” to 
“ And” in Pr. 28. 1. 26. 

Pr. 43. 1. 8. After “deviate” insert “in the 
““ construction of.” 


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Pr. 48. 1. 35. Leave out “ roads” and insert 
" _ and in the same line leave out “ respec- 
* tively.” 

Pr. 48, 1. 36. Leave out “ and 21.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill Wakefeld, 
for making a Railway from the Manchester and Pontefract and 
Leeds Railway, at Wakefield, to the Towns of Pon- ny ue 
tefract and Goole, with certain Branches therefrom, 
be now read the third time ; 

Sir George Clerk, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives Her 
consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is con- 
cerned, that the House may do therein as they shall 
think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to in- Yoker Road 

spect the Journals of the House of Lords, with Bill. 
relation to any Proceedings upon the Yoker Road 
Bill, and to make Report thereof to the House :— 
And a Committee was appointed of Mr. Greene, 
Mr. James Oswald, Mr. Smollett and Mr. Lockhart : 
And they are to withdraw immediately. 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from the Scottish Mid- 
City or Royal Burgh of Perth, by Stirling, to or land Junetion 
near to the Town or Royal Burgh of Forfar, was “"'™*Y -_ 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Stuart Wortley do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for making and maintaining in Shepley-laue 
repair a complete Line of Turnpike-road from at 4 
Shepley-lane Head to the Barnsley and Grange = 
Moor 'Turnpike-road, at or near Redbrook Planta- 
tion, in the Parish of Darton, all in the West Riding 
of the County of York, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Kendal 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Reservoits Bill. 
intituled, An Act for making and maintaining Re- 
servoirs in the Parish of Kendal, in the County of 
Westmorland ; and the same were read, as follow : 
Pr. 3. 1. 36. After “ rated” insert *‘ and.” 
Pr. 47. 1.30. Leave out from “ reference” to 
“it” in 1, 31. 
Pr. 48. 1. 
Pr. 63. 1. 
“ streams.” 
Pr. 67. |. 
Pr. 73. 1. 
Pr. 78. 1. 
in the same 
“ reservoirs.” 
Pr. 78. 1. 3. Leave out “ either of them.” 
Pr. 78. I. 11. After “ reservoir ” insert “ or re- 


15. Leave out “ or Schedule.” 
32. Leave out “stream” and insert 


27. Leave out “ and also.” 

25. After ‘“‘ wheel” insert “ machine.” 
2. After “in” insert “ either of;” and 
line leave out “ reservoir” and insert 


| ** servoirs at.” 


Pr. 84.1.37. Leave out “said” and insert 
“ same.” 

Pr. 84.1. 38. 
“same.” 

Pr. 100.1. 17. 


‘¢ person.” 


Leave out “said” and insert 


Leave out “ persons” and insert 


The said Amendments being read a second time, 
(and it appearing that the Amendments in Pr. 73. 
1. 25. Pr. 78.1. 2. 1. 8. and |. 11. were to make clear 


the intention of the Commons) were agreed to. 
4P Ordered, 





Belfast and 
Ballymena 
Railway Bill. 


Yoker Road 
Bill. 


“ Yoker Road” 
Bill. 


658 


Ordered, That Mr. Warburton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for making a Railway from Bel- 
fast to Ballymena, in the County of Antrim, with 
Branches to Carrickfergus and Randalstown ; and 
the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 6.1.1. Leave out from “ calls” to “ And” 
in }, 20. 

Pr. 6.1. 37. Leave out from “ up” to “ And” 
in Pr. 7. 1. 18. 

Pr. 11. 1. 9. Leave out from “ Committees” to 
“ And” in 1, 21. 
» Pr. 12. 1. 36. Leave out from “ purpose” to 
“ And” in Pr. 13. 1. 16. 

Pr, 28. 1]. 34. Leave out “ not” and insert 
“ next.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Emerson Tennent do carry 
the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee ap- 
pointed to inspect the Journals of the House of 
Lords with relation to any Proceedings upon the 
Yoker Road Bill, and to make Report thereof to 
the House ; That they had inspected the said Jour- 
nals accordingly, and had taken Copies of the Pro- 
ceedings of the Lords thereupon; and the same 
were read, as follow: 


“ Die Veneris, 27° Junij, 1845: 


“ The Earl of Shaftesbury reported from the Lords 
Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, An Act 
for more effectually maintaining, improving and 
repairing the Road leading from the City of Glasgow 
to Yoker Bridge, and certain Roads communicating 
therewith, was committed; That they had consi- 


30° Juniz. 


A. 1845. 


that for the next ten years from and after the 
Term of Whitsunday, Eighteen hundred and 
Forty-six, the Trustees shall contribute annually 
towards the maintenance of the said portion of 
road hereby transferred to the said Commissionerg 
of Police the Sum of One hundred pounds, to be 
paid by half-yearly payments of Fifty pounds 
sterling at Whitsunday and Martinmas, of which 
the first payment shall be made at the term of 
Martinmas, Eighteen hundred and Forty-six, and 
the last payment thereof at the term of Whit- 
sunday, Highteen hundred and Fifty-seven, with 
the interest of each half-yearly payment from and 
after the same becomes payable till paid, and 
such payments shall cease and determine at the 
said last-mentioned term of Whitsunday.’ 

“ Pr. 13. 1. 33. After ‘ pence’ insert Clause (A.) 

“CuauseE (A.) ‘ Provided always, and be it 
Enacted, That the Trustees shall not at any time 
hereafter erect any toll-gate or bar, or levy any of 
the said tolls and duties nearer to the city of 
Glasgow than the site of the present toll-bar at 
the west side of the road branching from the main 
road at Sandyford.’ 

“ Pr, 23. 1. ult. Leave out‘ months’ and insert 
« weeks.’ 

“ Ordered, That the said Amendments be taken 

inte further consideration on this day three months.” 


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Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House was moved, That the Report in respect yoker Road 
of the Petition for the Yoker Road Bill, which, upon (Xo. 2.) Bill. 


the 14th day of March last, was made from the 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for more effectually maintaining, improving and 
repairing the Road leading from the City of Glasgow 
to Yoker Bridge, and certain Roads communicating 
therewith: And that Mr. James Oswald and Mr. 
Lockhart do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That the time for the Committee on the Lady’s Island 
Lady’s Island and Tacumshin Embankment Bill and Tacumshia 


to make their Report, be enlarged till Friday next. — 


Mr. Lockhart presented a Bill for more effec- yoker Road 
tually maintaining, improving and repairing the (No. 2) Bill. 


dered the said Bill, and examined the allegations 
thereof, which were found to be true; and that the 
Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
several Amendments thereto. 

“ Which Amendments were read by the Clerk, 
as follow ; viz.: 


“Pr, 4.1.1. Leave out ‘and the Burgh of An- 
* derston, 

“Pr. 4.1. 8. After ‘should’ insert ‘ except to 
* the extent hereinafter mentioned.’ 

“ Pr. 6. 1. 36. After‘ Provost’ insert ‘ and eldest 
‘ Baillie and Dean of Guild.’ 

“ Pr. 6. 1. 37. Leave out from ‘ being’ to the 
second ‘ the’ in |. penult. 

“ Pr, 6. 1. ult. After the second ‘ of’ insert ‘ An- 
* derston.’ 

“ Pr. g. 1. 36. After ‘ of’ insert ‘ Anderston.’ 

“Pr. 9. 1. 27. Leave out from ‘ commencing’ to 
‘ which’ in 1, 35. and insert ‘ at the common line of 
‘ boundary betwixt the Royalty of Glasgow and the 
‘ Burgh of Anderston, where that Line intersects 
‘ Anderston Walk.’ 

“ Pr, 9. 1. 36. Leave out ‘point’ and insert 
‘ boundary line.’ 

“ Pr. 10. 1. 13. After ‘liable’ insert ‘ excepting 
‘ to the extent hereinafter mentioned.’ 

“ Pr. 10. 1. 19. Leave out from ‘ street’ to ‘ but’ 
in |. 26. and insert ‘ situated between the present 
* commencement of the trust near the head of Os- 
‘ wald-street and the said boundary line betwixt the 
* Royalty of Glasgow and the Burgh of Anderston.’ 

“ Pr. 10. 1. 28. Leave out from ‘ by’ to ‘ the’ in 
1. 34. , 

“Pr. 10. 1.35. Leave out ‘or Statute Labour 
‘ Trustees.’ 

“ Pr, 10. 1. penult. Leave out from‘ Majesty’ to 
‘ and’ in Pr. 11. 1. 15. and insert ‘ Provided always 





Road leading from the City of Glasgow to Yoker 
Bridge, and certain Roads communicating there- 
with: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- oyster 
gesses of the borough of Truro, in the county of Fisheries. 


Cornwall, stating that the different banks and shal- 
lows in Falmouth Harbour abound in large shoals 
of fine Oysters, which are valuable and available 
for the London markets, large quantities of which 
are annually purchased by the Oyster dealers from 
Kent and Essex for the supply of the metropolis, 
thus affording a source of employment for the fisher- 
men of that harbour; that in consequence of its 
being a free fishery, a number of vessels come down 
from the eastern counties, and dredge, at all seasons 
of the year, and particularly in the brooding months 
of May, June and July, while they inflict great 
injury by carrying off large quantities of the Oyster 
spawn to transfer to their own privileged and pro- 
tected beds on the coasts of Kent and Essex, which 
threatens in the course of another season or two to 
impoverish the beds and annihilate the Oyster 
Fishery in that harbour, by which means many 
hundred fishermen and their families will be involved 
in poverty and ruin; and praying that as the Act 6 
and 7 Vic. for regulating the Channel Fisheries, 
does not apply to estuaries and inlets, a short Bill 
may be promptly brought into Parliament, embo- 
dying five of the clauses of the said Act, which 


relate solely to Oyster dredging, viz., the == 
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46th, 47th, 48th and 49th; and, further, that the 
carrying out of these clauses of the Act shall be 
committed to the Collectors of the Customs at the 
different Ports, and to the officers and men of the 
Preventive Service at their respective stations, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered tolieupon the Table. 


Universities Petitionsfrom Johnshaven;—Presbytery of Alford 
(Scotland) Bill. (Moderator) ;—and, First United Secession Congre- 
gation of Alloa (Chairman); praying that the Univer- 
sities (Scotland) Bill may pass into a law,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and whe to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions from Glasgow ;— and, Presbytery of 
Dunblane (Moderator) ; praying that the said Bill 
may not pass into a law,—were also presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Bankruptey A Petition of Merchants and Traders of No¢- 

and Insolvency. ¢ingham, praying the House to consolidate and 
amend the Laws of Bankruptcy and Insolvency, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Physic and Petitions from Gateshead ; — Bristol ; — and, 
Surgery Bill. Thomas Cattell; praying that the Physic and 
Surgery Bill may be postponed until the next 
Session of Parliament,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Petitions from Dingle ; — Bridgewater ; — and, 
Clonmel; praying that the said Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands,—were also presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Royal College A Petition of Members of the Royal College of 

of Surgeons ~~ Surgeons, resident in the borough of Devonport and 
East Stonehouse, praying for inquiry into the go- 
vernment of the College of Surgeons of England, 
and the effects produced by the last new charter ; 
and that they, in connexion with every member of 
the Royal College of Surgeons of England, may 
have full power to elect their own governing body, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Factories, Petitions from Huddersfield ;— Bolton-le-Moors 
(eight Petitions) ;—Leeds ;—Bradford (York) (two 
Petitions) ;—Mold Green ;-—and, Golcar ; praying 
the House to pass an efficient Ten Hours Bill for 
all minors and females employed in Factories,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Patents for A Petition of James Hantler, of the parish of 

Inventions. ‘Saint Luke, Middlesex, stating that the Petitioner, 
being the inventor of mechanical improvements, 
from which he is persuaded great advantages may 
be derived, both to himself individually, as well as to 
the community, is unable to avail himself of that 
protection which it is the intention of the law to 
afford, in consequence of the expense attending the 
same; and praying that the House will be pleased 
to take into consideration his case, and that of other 
persons so circumstanced, and will enact such mea- 
sures as may appear most effectual as a remedy for 
the evils set forth in his Petition, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

oe Law Petitions from Saint Cyrus;— Leith ; — South 

pe Leith (two Petitions) ;—and, Gaelic Church Con- 
gregation of Paisley (Chairman); praying that the 
Poor Law Amendment (Scotland) Bill may not pass 
into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lord’s Day. Petitions from Stanley ;—Donaldson Rose ;and, 
Congregation of Original Seceders of Perth (Chair- 
man); praying the House to make it imperative on 
all Railway Companies to abstain from running trains 
on the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Public Houses, Petitions from Windy Nook and Sheriff-hill;—Bill 
Quay and Felling Shore ;—and, Lambeth ; praying 
the ates to adopt measures for preventing the 

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30° Junie. 659 


increase of houses licensed for the sale of intoxicating 
drinks, and for diminishing to a very large extent 
the number already existing ; and to pass a law for 
entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on 
the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from South Raynham and other places ; Parochial 


—and, Whitchurch Union (Hants); praying that the Settlement Bill. 


Parochial Settlement Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Capital 
Bridgwater, praying the House to abolish Capital Punishment. 
Punishment in all cases, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Poor Law, Union with 
Guardians of the Scariff Union, praying the House Ireland. 
to pass a Bill to repeal the Act of Union and restore 
to Ireland a domestic legislature freely chosen by 
the Jrish people, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Drung, Education 
Ireland, praying the House to extend the same (eland.) 
measure of assistance to the Schools of the Church 
Education Society in Ireland, as to those of the 
National Board, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Bankers, Merchants, and Manu- Buenos Ayres. 
facturers of Leeds, praying the House to address Her 
Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will direct such 
instructions to be given to the officers commanding 
Her Majesty’s ships in the River Za Plata, as will 
enforce the free navigation of that river and its tri- 
butary streams, compel the due enforcement of the 
Treaty, and oblige Buenos Ayres to abandon pre- 
tensions that the Petitioners conceive are unjust in 
themselves, and in their results utterly destructive 
of a trade, which, if permitted to be carried on freely, 
promises to become of great advantage, second only 
in value, extent and importance to that of China, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of David Peat, Moulder, Glasgow, David Peat. 
complaining of a decision of the Sheriff Substitute 
in the Small Debt Court-house at Glasgow, in a 
cause in which the Petitioner was concerned; and 
praying for redress, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Proprietors and Lessee of an Asy- Lunatic 
lum called The Gateshead Fell Lunatic Asylum, &gt; spam teil 
praying that the Lunatic Asylums and Pauper times gers 
Lunatics Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 


upon the Table. 


A Petition of Factory Workers of Cowper, Mait- Arrestment 
land and Co., Saint Rollox, Glasgow, praying that of Wages 
the Arrestment of Wages (Scotland) (No. 2.) Bill may (Moe 2) Bill 
pass into a law, was presented, and read; and or-- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Withington and the Sale of Beer. 
neighbourhood, praying the House to restrict the 
Sale of Beer to inns and houses of respectability, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Catholic Inhabitants of the parish Roman Catholic 
of Clogher, in the county of Tyrone, praying that Relief Bill. 
the Roman Catholic Relief Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Samuel Gordon, Esquire, of Awn- Landiord 


gier-street, Dublin, praying that in legislating upon abeerg 


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the relations of Landlord and Tenant in Ireland 
the House will adopt provisions for recognizing and 
securing the present tenant right of the Jrish 
tenantry, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Kidwelly The House proceeded to take into consideration 

Inclosure Bill. the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to alter and amend an Act of the 
eleventh year of King George the Fourth, for inclos- 
ing Lands in the Parishes of Kidwelly, Saint Mary 
in Kidwelly, Saint Ishmael and Pembrey, in the 
County of Carmarthen ; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 3.1. 3. Leave out from “ execution” to “ shall” 
in 1. 7. 

Pr. 3.1. 11. Leave out “ such” and insert 

“i. 

Pr. 3. 1. 12. After “ authorities ” insert “ given 
to him by the said recited Act.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 20. Leave out from “ hand” to “ fur- 
ther” in 1]. 22. 

Pr. 3. 1. 30. After “ sales” insert “ whether the 
sam2 shall have been made by public auction or 
private contract.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 13. Leave out from “ in” to the first 
and” in l. 15., and insert “ one or more news- 
papers published in the county of Carmarthen.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 34. After “ being” insert “ or his agent 
duly authorized in manner aforesaid.” 

Pr. 6. 1.30. Leave out from “in” to the first 
and” in |. 32., and insert “ one or more news- 
papers published in the county of Carmarthen.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 8. After “ being” insert “ or his agent 
duly authorized in manner aforesaid.” 

Pr. 13. 1. 18. After “ paid ” insert “ to.” 

Pr. 13. 1. ult. Leave out “ the” and insert “ an.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 

were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Morris do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House, 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Senior and 

Sir William Horne: 

Mr. Speaker, 
Heritable The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Securities = Act to facilitate the Transmission and Extinction of 
(Scotland) Bill. 17 oritable Securities for Debt in Scotland, without 
any Amendment: And also, 

Infeftment he Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
(Scotland) Bill. Act to simplify the Form and diminish the Expense 
of obtaining Infeftment in Heritable Property in 
Scotland, with Amendments ; to which Amendments 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Railway from Ezeter to Crediton, 
in the County of Devon, with Amendments ; to 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for better supplying with Water the Town of 
Wolverhampton, in the County of Stafford, with 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 
Sheffield and The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Rotherham = Act for authorizing the Consolidation of the Shef- 
Railway Bill. eld and Rotherham Railway with the Midland 

Railways, and for making a Branch Railway from 
and other Works in connexion with the said Shef- 
field and Rotherham Railway, with an Amendment ; 
to which Amendment the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 
Turnpike-roads The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
(Scotland) Bill. for repealing so much of an Act passed in the first 
and second year of his late Majesty King William 
the Fourth, intituled, “ An Act for amending and 
making more effectual the Laws concerning Turn- 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Exeter and 
Crediton 
Railway Bill. 


Wolverhampton 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


30° Junie. 





A. 1845. 


pike-roads in Scotland,” as relates to powers of 
Justices to grant Licenses to Tacksmen of Tolls, 
&amp;e.; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Ehjison’s 
for enabling Richard Ellison, Esquire, and _ his Estate Bill, 
Trustees, to grant Leases of the Fossdyke Naviga- 
tion, in the County of Lincoln, and for other Pur- 
poses; to which the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 

The Lords request that this House will be pleased Railways, 
to communicate to their Lordships, an Alphabetical 
List of the Names, Descriptions and Places of 
Abode of all Persons subscribing to the Amount of 
£.2,000 and upwards, to any Railway Subscription 
Contract deposited in the Private Bill Office during 
the present Session of Parliament, showing the 
Amount subscribed by each Person for every Rail- 
way to which he may be a Subscriber, and the Total 
Amount of such Subscriptions by each Person :— 

And then the Messengers withdrew. 

Resolved, That this House will send an Answer 
to the last part of the said Message, by Messengers 
of their own. 

And the Messengers were again called in; and 
Mr. Speaker acquainted them therewith :— And 
then they again withdrew. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Mer- Merchant Sea- 
chant Seamen’s Fund Bill have power to report their men’s Fund Bill, ' 
Opinion thereupon to the House. No. 422, 

Sir George Clerk reported from the said Select 
Committee ; and to whom several Petitions, together 
with the Reports of the Select Committees of 1840 
and 1844, on the Merchant Seamen’s Fund, were 
referred ; That they had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and had come toa Resolution, which they 
had directed him to report to the House; and the 
same was read, as followeth ; 

Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, 
that the further Proceedings on this Bill be post- 
poned, in the expectation that some more compre- 
hensive measure may be brought forward to form a 
Fund for the relief and support of Merchant Sea- 
men, their Widows and Children, upon a scale ade- 
quate to the wants of the Mercantile Marine, worthy 
the munificence of this great commercial and mari- 
time power, calculated to raise generally the con- 
dition of British Seamen, and thereby to hold out 
to them additional inducements to remain in the 
service of their own country. 

Ordered, That the Report, together with the Re- 
solution, be taken into further consideration upon 
Thursday next ; and be printed. 


Gravesend 
and Rochester 
Railway Bill. 


A Petition of the Mayor and Justices, Aldermen 
and Councillors of the city and borough of Roches- 
ter, in the county of Kent, and of Inhabitants of 
the same city and borough, praying that they may 
be heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Gravesend and Rochester Railway Bill, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Mr. Loch presented, pursuant to the directions Caledonian 
of an Act of Parliament,—The Fortieth Report of ©"! 
the Commissioners of the Caledonian Canal. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table. 


Colleges 


Petitions from Ballylaneen ;— Gallen ;— Clogher ; (Ireland) Bill 


— Taghmon ;—Russagh and Rathastrick ;—Caul- 
rey ;—Kilmessan ;— Magheracloone ; —-Drumcree ; 
—Annaduff ;— Kilmore ;— Trim ;— Castle Jordan ; 
— Kilmacow ; — Mary-boro’ ;— Glynn ;— Enniscor- 
thy ;—Creagh, including the town of Skibbereen ;— 
Aghina ; -—— Errigal ; — Taney ; — Churchtown ; — 
Tamlaghtard ;—Grange ;— Mullinabreena ; — Do- 
nagh ;—Donnernaggan ; —Culdaff ;—Killereran ;— 
— Gowran ;—Rathkeale ;— Wexford ; — Kilkenny ; 
— Ballyporeen ;— Killishal ;—-Kilanaspig re 
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and Cnocanure ;—- Skerries ;— Londonderry ;—Ardee ; 
—Ballycastle ;—Oran and Cloonicormican ;—Lis- 
downey ;— Kilturragh, Clonoughill and Killavil;— 
Carrick-on-Suir ;—Eglish and Drumcullen ;—Kil- 
boninel, — and Garrinbane ;—Newmarket, in 
Ireland ;— Kingscourt ;— Kilquade and Kilmurry ; 
—Kilgarvan ; — Moycarkey and Boris ;—Clough ; 
— Blackditches ;— Carrigeen,; —Street ;—Moncoin ; 
—Ardmore West and Ardmore East ;— Ballibay 
and Tullicorbit ;—Thomastown and Tullow ;—Bal- 
lyclough and Kilbrin ;—and, Ballyheigue, Killury 
and Rattoo; praying that the Colleges (Jreland) Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were 
resented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 

Petitions from Gallen ;—and Ballylaneen; pray- 
ing that the tenth section of the said Bill may be 
expunged,—were also presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Colleges (Ireland) Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°; paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Cravuse N° 1, (Grant of £.100,000 out of the 
Consolidated Fund, for building New Colleges in 
Treland):—Her Majesty may direct to be issued or 
paid out of the Consclidated Fund such sum as 
shall be needed by the Trustees hereinafter men- 
tioned, for purchasing or providing lands, tenements 
and hereditaments for the use of such new Colleges, 
and for the necessary buildings : 

Amendment proposed, in P. 1. 1]. 17., after the 
word “ buildings” to insert the words “ including 
“ the building of the halls hereinafter mentioned.” 

Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 

The Committee divided : 


; Mr. Wyse, 
beg = for the! Mr. Morgan John Lao 
“ O’ Connell : J 


Tellers for thef Mr. Henry Baring, 1 117. 
Noes, \ Lord Arthur Lennox: § 


Amendment made. 
Clause, as amended, agreed to. 
Ciausgs, N° 2 to N° 9, agreed to. 


Crause N° 10, (That Her Majesty shall be Vi- 
sitor of new Colleges, and that the power of ap- 
pointing the Professors shall be vested in Her Ma- 
jesty, Her heirs and successors, until the year 1848, 
and afterwards as shall be otherwise provided by 
Parliament, or, in default of any provision to the 
contrary, in Her Majesty, Her heirs and successors.) 

Amendment proposed, in P. 5. 1. 1. To leave out 
from the word “ successors” to the end of the Clause, 
in order to add the words, “ and that on any future 
“ vacancy occurring in the Professorships of the 
intended Colleges, such vacancy be filled up by 
such candidate as, after due public examination 
before competent examiners, hereafter to be ap- 
pointed, shall be declared by them (being other- 
wise qualified by character and conduct) to be the 
most competent to discharge such Professorships,” 
instead thereof. 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 

‘The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the f Mr. Henry Baring, a] 141 

Yeas, \ Lord Arthur Lennox : j ‘ 

Tellers for the f Mr. Wyse, Lay 

Noes, L Viscount Ebrington : f . 


Another Amendment proposed: At the end of the 
Clause to add, “ Provided always, That previous to 
“ the first appointment of any Rector, President, 
“ Head of College or Professor, under this Act, the 
“ Board of Education in Jreland shall have power 

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“ to present three names to the Lord Lieutenant of 
“ Treland, who must select one of the said persons 
“ to fill such office.” 
Question, That those words be there added-—— 
put, and Negatived. 
Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause 
stand part of the Bill; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the { Lord Arthur Lennoz, . 

Yeas, hang = Baring : 129. 

r. John O’ Connell, 
— ~ Mr. William Smith \ 24 
’ O’ Brien: 

Clause agreed to. 
Cravuses N° 11 to N° 13, agreed to. 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





And the House, having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 1° die Julti, 1845: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made Progress 
in the Bill; and that he was directed to move, That 
the Committee may have leave to sit again. 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Jewish Disabi- 
reading of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill; _lities Removal 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon ®""" 
Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Merchant 
mittee on the Merchant Seamen Bill ; Seamen Bill. 
And a Motion being made, and the Question No. 423. 
being put, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 

Chair ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the r Mr. Henry Baring, 
Yeas, Lord Arthur Lennox: } = 
Tellers for the f Mr. Wawn, ili 
Noes, Mr. Forster : } as 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

The House accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee ; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Thursday next. 


The Foreign Lotteries Bill was, according to Or- Foreign 
der, read a second time ; and committed to a Com- Lotteries Bill. 
mittee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill for amending the Laws con- Statute Labour 


and the making and maintaining thereof by Statute 
Service, and by the Conversion of Statute Service 
into Money was, according to Order, read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Forbes Mackenzie do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of Sup- supply ; 
ply, several Resolutions; which were read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two Commissariat 
hundred and ninety-nine thousand three hundred Supplies. 
and thirty-three pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
for defraying the Expense of the Commissariat and 





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Barrack Supplies for Her Majesty’s Forces, and 
Great Coats for the Army, for the year 1845-46. 
Ordnance Civil 2 Resolved, That aSum, not exceeding Eighty-nine 
Establishments. ¢hoysand one hundred and seventy-eight ss 
be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the 
and Contingencies of the Ordnance Offices at the 
Tower and Pail Mall, for the year 1845-46. 


Ordnance and 3. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two 

Barrack Esta- hundred and eight thousand five hundred and seventy- 

blishments- three pounds, be granted to Mer Majesty, for defray- 
ing the Salaries and Contingencies of the Ordnance 
and Barrack Establishments in the United Kingdom 
and Colonies, for the year 1845-46, 


4. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and seventeen thousand five hundred and 
fifty pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for defray- 
ing the Wages of Artificers and Labourers employed 
in the Ordnance Department in the United Kingdom 
and Colonies, for the year 1845-46. 

5. Resolved, That a Sum, net exceeding Two 
hundred and thirteen thousand two hundred and 
forty-six pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for 
defraying the Expense of Ordnance Stores for Land 
and Sea Service, for the year 1845-46. 

6. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four 
hundred and eighty-eight thousand four hundred 
and eighty-three pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
for detraying the Expense of Ordnance and Barrack 
Works, Repairs, and Improvements, in the United 
Kingdom and Colonies, for the year 1845-46. 


7. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Sixty- 
two thousand seven hundred and fifty-three pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying the Expense 
of the Scientific Branch of the Ordnance Depart- 
ment, for the year 1845-46. 

8. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and twenty-three thousand and eighty-two 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, for defraying 
the Expense of the Non-Effective Ordnance Services, 
Military and Civil, for the year 1845-46; Forty 
thousand Pounds having been already granted by 
Vote of Credit. 

9. Resolved, Thata Sum, not exceeding Three 
hundred and sixty-one thousand eight hundred and 
five pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray 
the Charge of the Commissariat Department, to the 
31st day of March 1846, 

10. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Forty- 
seven thousand three hundred and twenty-eight 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the 
Charge of Half Pay, Pensions, and Allowances in 
the Commissariat Department, to the 31st day of 
March 1846. 

11. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and twelve thousand two hundred and 
seventeen pounds, begranted to Her Majesty, to 
defray, to the 31st day of March 1846, the Expense 
of Works and Repairs of Public Buildings; for 
Furniture, &amp;c., for various Public Departments ; and 
for certain Charges for Lighting and Watching, and 
for Rates and Taxes; also for the Maintenance and 
Repairs of Royal Palaces and Works in the Royal 
Gardens, formerly charged upon the Civil List. 

12. Resolved, That a Sum not exceeding Six thou- 
sand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray, to the 31st day of March 1846, 
the Expense of erecting the Centre Compartment of a 
Palm House in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. 

13. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eight 
thousand three hundred and ninety-five pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of 
providing temporary Accommodation for the Houses 
of Parliament, Committee Rooms, Offices, and Tem- 

yorary Official Residences for the Speaker of the 
Louse of Commons and other Officers of that House, 
to the 31st day of March 1846. 

14. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eighty- 
five thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to defray, to the 31st day of March 1846, the Ex- 


Artificers and 
Labourers. 


Ordnance 
Stores. 


Ordnance 
Works and 
Repairs. 


Scientific 
Branch. 


Non-effective 
Ordnance 
Services. 


Commissariat 
Department. 


Public 
Buildings. 


Botanic Garden 
( Kew.) 


Houses of 
Parliament. 


New Houses of 
Parliament. 


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teen thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
alaries to defray, to the 31st day of March 1846, the Ex- = 
| Office, and for altering and enlarging the Board of 
| Trade and Council Office. 


A. 1845. 


pense of the Works at the New Houses of Parlia- 


| ment. 
| 


15. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four- 


Home Office, 
Board of Trade, 
Council 

ce 


pense of taking down and rebuilding the Home 


16. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three Holyheag 
thousand eight hundred and thirty-six pounds, be Harbour, &amp;c, 
granted to Her Majesty, for the Services of the 
| Holyhead Harbour, and Shrewsbury and Holyhead 
| Roads, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

17. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty Caledonian 
_thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, on Canal. 
| =— of the Works carrying on at the Caledonian 

anal. 
| 18. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Twenty- Public Works 
four thousand six hundred and sixty-one pounds, be (Ireland.) 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of 
maintaining and repairing the several Public Build- 
ings in the Department of the Commissioners of 
Public Works in Ireland; also the Expense of In- 
land Navigation and other Services, under the direc- 
tion of the said Commissioners, to the 31st day of 
March 1846. 

19. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Nine Kingstown 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to Harbour. 
defray the Expense of Works and Repairs at the 
Harbour of Kingstown, to the 31st day of March 
1846. 

20. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirty- Houses of 
nine thousand three hundred and fifty pounds, be Parliament. 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and 
Expenses of the Two Houses of Parliament, and 
Allowances to Retired Officers of the two Houses, 
to the 31st day of March 1846. 

21, Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty- Treasury. 
five thousand and nine hundred pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Expenses in 
the Department of Her Majesty’s Treasury, to the 
3ist day of March 1846. 

22. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Seven- Home Office. 
teen thousand four hundred and fifty pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and 
Expenses of the Office of Her Majesty’s Secretary 
of State for the Home Department, to the 31st day 
of March 1846. 

23. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Seventy- Foreign Office. 
four thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to pay the Salaries and Expenses in the Department 
of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for Foreign 
Affairs, and also of the Queen’s Messengers and 
extra Couriers attached to that Department, to the 
31st day of March 1846. 

24. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Twenty- Co lonial Office 
one thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to pay the Salaries and Expenses in the Department 
of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Colonies, 
to the 31st day of March 1846. 

25. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirty- Privy Council 
nine thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 0% 
to pay the Salaries and Expenses in the Departments 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council, 
and the Committee of Privy Council for Trade, to 
the 31st day of March 1846. 

26. Resoiced, That a Sum, not exceeding Two Lord Privy 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to Seal. 
pay the Salary of the Lord Privy Seal, to the 31st 
day of March 1846. ' 

27. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
four thousand and fifty-six pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Office of 
Her Majesty’s Paymaster-General, to the 31st day 
of March 1846, ; : 

28. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifte 
thousand nine hundred and nineteen pounds, 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and 
Expenses in the Departments of the Comptroller- 
General of the Exchequer, the Paymasters of Ex- 

chequer 





Paymast 
General’ s 


Office.) 


en Comptroller of 
be the Exchequer, 
&amp;e 








de, 


ice 


state Paper 
Office- 


Ecclesiastical 
Commission. 


Poor Law 
Commission. 


Mint. 


Public 
Records. 


Jewel Office. 


Factories, &amp;c. 


Chief Secretary 


to the Lord 


Lieutenant, 


Paymaster of 
Civil Services, 


Board of 
Public Works 
(Ireland. ) 


Stationery, &amp;c. 


Queen’s 
Printers 
(Ireland. ) 


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9 VicTORIZ. 


chequer Bills and the Paymaster of Civil Services, 
to the 31st day of March 1846. 

29. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two 
thousand six hundred and thirty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Expenses 
of the State Paper Office, to the 31st day of March 
1846. 

30. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand two hundred and forty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty towards the Expenses of the Eccle- 
siastical Commissioners for England, to the 31st 
day of March 1846. 

31. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty- 
two thousand seven hundred and seventy pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and 
Expenses of the Commissioners for carrying into 
execution the Acts for the Amendment of the Laws 
relating to the Poor in England and Wales, and for 
the Relief of the Destitute Poor in Jreland, to the 
31st day of March 1846, 

32. Bontnad That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty-two 
thousand three hundred and eighty-three pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expendi- 
ture of the Mint, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

33. Resolved, That aSum, not exceeding Thirteen 
thousand and four hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to pay the Salaries of Persons employed 
in the Care and Arrangement of the Public Records, 
and Expenses connected therewith, to the 31st day 
of March 1846. 

34. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two 
thousand six hundred and twelve pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Expenses 
of the Jewel Offiee, in the Tower of London, to the 
31st day of March 1846. 

35. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Ten 
thousand nine hundred and sixty-seven pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and 
Expenses of the Inspectors and Sub-Inspectors of 
Factories, Mines, &amp;c., to the 31st day of March 
1846, 

36. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
two thousand four hundred and seventy-one pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and 
Expenses of the Offices of the Chief Secretary to 
the Lord Lieutenant of Jreland, and of Her Majesty’s 
Privy Council Office in Ireland, to the 31st day of 
March 1846. 

37. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Five 
thousand and eighteen pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to pay the Salaries in the Office of the 
Paymaster of Civil Services in Ireland, to the 31st 
day of March 1846. 

38. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand one hundred and fifty-seven pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and Ex- 
penses of the Board of Public Works in Jreland, 
to the 31st day of March 1846. 

39. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two 
hundred and twenty-one thousand five hundred and 
eighty-eight pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Expenses of providing Stationery, Print- 
ing and Binding, for the several Departments of 
Government, and for providing Stationery, Binding, 
Printing and Paper for Printing, for the two Houses 
of Parliament, including the Expense of the Sta- 
tionery Office, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

40. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four 
thousand nine hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge for Printing, 
&amp;e., executed by the Queen’s Printers in Jreland, 
to the 3ist day of March 1846. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, hot this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


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The ingrossed Bill for the further Prevention of Dog Stealing 
the Offence of Dog Stealing was, according to Or- Bil. 

der, read the third time; and an Amendment was 

made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Liddell do carry the Bill to 

the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and aes ; nee 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 

solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Coal Trade 
mittee on the Coal Trade (Port of London) Bill; (Port of Lon- 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday —— 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Lunacy 
into a Committee, to consider of the payment, out [Salaries and 
of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom “*?*™**! 
of Great Britain and Ireland, of the Sums required 

to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Commis- 

sioners of Lunacy and other Officers employed by 

the said Commissioners. 


(In the Committee.) 

Resolved, That provision be made for issuing out 
of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland the Sums that may be 
required for defraying the Salaries and other Ex- 
penses of the Commissioners of Lunacy, and of such 
persons as may be employed by them. 

Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The House was moved, That the Act 5 Geo. 4, Masters and 
c. 96., to consolidate and amend the Laws relative to Workmen. 
the Arbitration of Disputes between Masters and 
Workmen, might be read; and the same being read ; 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 

itself into a Committee to consider the said Act. 


The House was moved, That the Order made South Eastern 
upon Friday last, that a Select Committee be ap- antl 
pointed to inquire into the allegations of the Peti- ™ 
tion of the South Eastern Railway Company, under 
their common seal, which was presented upon the 
26th day of June, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

A Committee was nominated, of Mr. Hawes, Mr. 

Sheridan, Mr. Roebuck, Lord Worsley, Mr. Hayter, 
Mr. Tancred, Mr. Thomas Duncombe, Lord Ashley, 
Mr. Pakington, Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Vernon, 
Mr. Tatton Egerton, Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Mr. 
Liddell, and Sir Charles Douglas; with power to 
send for persons, papers, and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Rothwell 
to render it unnecessary to keep up Rothwell Gaol, Pt Bil- 
in the Honor of Pontefract, in the West Riding of 

the County of York: And that Lord Granville 
Somerset and Mr. Cripps do prepare, and bring 

it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Valuation — 
to amend the Law relating to the Valuation of Rate- (Ireland) Bill. 
able Property in Ireland: And that Sir Thomas Fre- 
mantle and Mr. Attorney-General for Ireland do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Lord Granville Somerset presented a Bill to ren- Rothwell 
der it unnecessary to keep up Rothwell Gaol, in the Prison Bill. 
Honor of Ponte;~act, in the West Riding of the No. 424. 
County of York: And the same was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Thursday next ; and to be printed. 





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Deodands _ The Order for reading a second time this day 
Abolition Bill. 46 Deodands Abolition Bill was read, and dis- 
charged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be laid aside. 


Valuation _ Sir Thomas Fremantle presented a Bill to amend 
(Ireland) Bill. the Law relating to the Valuation of Rateable Pro- 
No. 425. perty in Jreland: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time, upon 

Monday next; and to be printed. 


Epping Rail- 
way (No, 2.) 
Bill. 


A Petition of Trustees acting under an Act for 
the more effectually repairing and improving the 
several Roads, called the Cannon-street Roads, the 
Commercial Road, the Horseferry Branch of Road, 
the East India Dock Road, the Barking Road, and 
the Shadwell and Mile End Branch of Road, in the 
Counties of Middlesex and Essex, and for laying 
down a Stoneway on the said Commercial, East 
India Dock, and Barking Roads, praying that they 
may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, 
againsts certain parts of the Epping Railway (No 2.) 
Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


West India 
Islands and 
British Guiana, 


No. 426, 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant 
to an Address to Her Majesty,—Copies of the last 
Census of the Population taken in each of the 
British West India Islands and in British Guiana, 
specifying their respective dates; together with any 
information subsequently received in the Colonial De- 
partment, relative to the Number of the emancipated 
Negroes who have become Freeholders, the extent 
of Land purchased by them, and the Sums of Money 
paid or payable for such Purchases. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after one of the clock on 
Tuesday morning, adjourned till this day. 











Martis, 1° die Julii ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1845. 
PRAYERS. 


Railway Bills, QRDERED, That the Committee on Group 
Group (A) (A.) of Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, 

till five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 
Lady’s Island 


and Tacumshin 
Embankment 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Lady's Is- 
land and Tacumshin Embankment Bill have leave 
Bill. to sit this day, till five of the clock, during the sitting 
of the House. 


Irish Great The House proceeded to take into cunsideration 
pray the Report on the Irish Great Western Railway 
Galway) Bill. (Dublin to Galway) Bill; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


York and The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Rallvey (Hee the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
peti Branch) tituled, An Act to enable the York and North Mid- 
Bill. land Railway Company to make a Railway from the 
Line of the York and North Midland Railway to 
Harrogate ; and the same were read, as follow : 
Pr, 2.1. 30. After “ Act” insert “ or the Lands 
““ Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, or the Railway 
“* Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845.” 
Pr. 9. 1. penult. Leave out from “ Tadcaster” to 
“* public” in Pr. 10. 1. 3. 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


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A. 1845. 


Ordered, That Sir John Lowther do carry the Bill 
to the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Saint Helens 
the Report on the Saint Helens Canal and Railway Canal and 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to, Railway Bill, 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Lord Harry Vane reported from the Committee Coventry 
on Group (S 8.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Bedworth aud 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said ee 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of "*7 Bi 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the Coventry, Bedworth and Nuneaton Railway 
Bill, they had heard counsel in support of several 
of the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel 
in favour of the Bill; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations contained in the Preamble 
of the Bill; but the same had not been proved to 
their satisfaction. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Erewash Valley 
the Report on the Erewash Valley Railway (No 2.) Railway 
Bill. (No. 2.) Bill, 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Amendments made by 
the Committee to the Bill be now read a second 
time ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “ That the” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
« Bill be re-committed,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :— The said proposed Amendment was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Bill be now read a second time: 
—The said Amendments were accordingly read a 
second time, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the Report on the London and London and 
South Western Railway (No. 1.) (Metropolitan Ex- — Wen 
tension) Bill be taken into consideration To-mor- ( 
row. (Metropolitan 

Extension) Bill. 

The House proceeded to take into consideration Agricultural . 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- ont Comet 
tituled, An Act to facilitate the Winding-up of the py), 
Affairs of the Agricultural and Commercial Bank 
of Ireland ; and the same was read, as followeth ; 

Pr. 43. 1.4. Leave out from “ passed” to “ pro- 
* vided” in 1. 6. 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Grogan do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Duddeston Dediaten 
and Nechells Improvement (No. 2.) Bill have leave steer 
to make their Report forthwith. (No, 2.) Bill. 

Sir Thomas Troubridge accordingly reported from 
the said Committee, and to whom several Petitions 
against the said Bill were referred ; That they had 
heard counsel in support of several of the said Peti- 
tions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon “ wna 








Runcorn and 
preston Brook 
Railway and 
Docks Bill. 


Boulton and 
Leigh, Kenyon 


and Leigh Junce 


tion, North 
Union aud 
Liverpool and 


Manchester, and 


Grand Junction 
Railway Com- 
panies Amalga- 
mation Bill. 


Glasgow 
Bridges Bill. 


9 VicToRIz. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill for 
making a Railway from Runcorn, to join the Grand 
Junction Railway at Preston Brook, with Branches 
therefrom, together with Docks and other Works 
connected therewith, be now read the third time ; 

Sir George Clerk, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives Her 
consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is con- 
cerned, that the House may do therein as they shall 
think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for making a Railway from Run- 
corn, to join the Grand Junction Railway at Preston 
Brook, with a Branch therefrom. 

Ordered, That Mr. Tatton Egerton do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of the North Union Railway Company, 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, 
their counsel or agents, against certain parts of the 
Bolton and Leigh, Kenyon and Leigh Junction, 
North Union, Liverpool and Manchester and Grand 
Junction Railway Companies Amalgamation Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit; and counsel heard, in 
favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for consolidating the Management 
of the Bridges over the Clyde at Glasgow ; for re- 
building the Bridge over the said River, opposite 
Stockwell-street, in the City of Glasgow ; for erecting 
a temporary Bridge for the use of the Public ; for 
erecting across the said River an Iron Bridge for 
Foot-passengers, on the existing Bridge opposite to 
Portland-street, of Laurieston, being taken down, 
and other Purposes; and the same was read, as 
followeth : 

Pr. 64. 1. 35. After “ burgh” insert Clause (A.) 

Criavse (A.) “ Provided always, and be it Ea- 
“ acted, That it shall not be lawful for the said Trus- 
tees, or any other person, to make or begin to 
*¢ make, construct or carry on any quay, pier, wharf 
or other work below the line of high-water mark 
at ordinary spring tides, without the previous con- 
sent of Her Majesty, Her heirs and successors, 
to be signified in writing under the hands of two 
of the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Woods 
“ and Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Build- 
“¢ ings, and of the Lord High Admiral of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or the 
Commissioners for executing the Office of the 
Lord High Admiral aforesaid for the time being, 
to be signified in writing under the hand of the 
Secretary of the Admiralty, and then only ac- 
cording to such plan and under such restrictions 
and regulations as the said Commissioners of 
Her Majesty’s Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, 
“ Works and Buildings, and the said Lord High 
Admiral or the said Commissioners may approve 
of, such approval being signified as last aforesaid ; 
and where any such work shall have been con- 
structed, it shall not be lawful for the said Trus- 
tees at any time to alter or extend the same, 
without obtaining, previously to making any such 
alteration or extensions, the like consents or ap- 
provals; and if any such work shall be com- 
menced or completed contrary to the provizions 
hereof, it shall be lawful for the said Commis- 
sioners of Her Majesty’s Woods, Forests, Land 
Revenues, Works and Buildings, or the said Lord 
High Admiral, or the said Commissioners for 
“* executing the Office of Lord High Admiral, to 


abate and remove the same, and to restore the 
Vor. 100. 





1° Juliz. 





665 


site thereof to its former condition, at the costs 
and charges of the said Trustees, and the amount 
“ thereof may be recovered in any competent court.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. James Oswald do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendment made by 
their Lordships, 


“ 
“ 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Morden College 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Estate Bill. 
the case of the Morden College Estate Bill, the 
Standing Orders had not been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select yora Monson’s 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in Estate Bill. 
the case of Lord Monson’s Estate Bill, no Standing 
Orders were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Ellerker’s 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Estate Bill. 
the case of FEllerker’s Estate Bill, no Standing 
Orders were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


‘ Heaviside’s Divorce Bill was read a second time, Heaviside’s 
_ committed to the Select Committee on Divorce Divorce Bill. 
ills. 
Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, that they do hear counsel and examine wit- 
nesses for the said Bill; and also that they do hear 
counsel and examine witnesses against the Bill, if 
the Parties concerned think fit to be heard by coun- 
sel or produce witnesses. 
Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, 
to request that their Lordships will be pleased to 
communicate to this House, the Minutes of the 
Evidence taken before their Lordships in the case of 
the said Bill:—And that Sir John Yarde Buller 
do carry the said Message. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, Railways, &amp;c. 
That no Private Bill for the construction of a Rail- 
way or other Public Work to which the consent of 
the Board of Admiralty is required, shall be com- 
mitted until the decision of the Admiralty shall 
have been communicated to this House ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lebby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the f Captain Berkeley, } 20 
Yeas, \ Mr. Henry Berkeley: s 
Tellers for the f Mr. Pringle, } 70 
Noes, Mr. Darby : j 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Ellison’s Estate Bill was read the first time. Ellison’s 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select Estate Bill. 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


An ingrossed Bill to authorize the Company of Newport and 
Proprietors of the Monmouthshire Canal Navigation Ponty Pool 
to make a Railway from Newport to Ponty Pool, *!*ay Bil. 
and to enlarge the Powers of the several Acts re- 
lating to the said Company, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Darby do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Norwich and 
the Report on the Norwich and Brandon Railway —— nee 
Deviation, and Diss and Dereham Branches Bill; “*¥ pe ana” 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. Dereham _ 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, Brauches Bill. 
be ingrossed. 

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1° Julie. 


Glasgow The House proceeded to take into consideration 
—_— Rail- the Report on the Glasgow Junction Railway Bill; 
ini and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Edward Buller reported from the Com- 
mittee on Group (P.) of Railway Bills ; That the 
Committee met this day, pursuant to adjournment, 
when they received a letter from William Beckett, 
Esquire, the Chairman of the said Committee, with 
a medical certificate of his inability through illness 
to attend ; and also a letter from General Johnson, 
another Member of the said Committee, stating that 
he was unavoidably prevented attending the Com- 
mittee this day; and that the Committee were not 
put to any inconvenience by such temporary ab- 
sence. 

Ordered, That Mr. Beckett be discharged from 
any further attendance on the said Committee. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Railway Bills, 
Group (P.) 


Epping Rail- 
way (No. 2.) 
Bill. , 


Petitions from Alridge and other places ;—Lon- 
don and Blackwall Railway Company ;—Stratford ; 
—-and, Epping; praying that the Epping Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill may pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Aberdare — The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Railway Bill. the Report on the Aberdare Railway Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported, That he had 
carried to the Lords the Message of this House, 
of this day, requesting that their Lordships would 
be pleased to communicate to this House, a Copy 
of the Minutes of the Evidence taken before 
their Lordships in the case of Heaviside’s Divorce 
Bill ; and that their Lordships had communicated 
the said Minutes of Evidence, and request that the 
same may be returned to them :—And he delivered 
the same in at the Table. 

Ordered, That the said Minutes of Evidence be 
referred to the Select Committee on Divorce Bills. 


Heaviside’s 
Divorce Bill. 


Railway Biliss ©The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report which, upon the 
20th day of June last, was made from the Select 
Committee appointed to inquire into the state and 
progress of the several Railway Bills now before 
Parliament, and to consider and report their Opi- 
nion, as to what measures should be adopted by 
the House, in order to facilitate the re-introduction, 
and to prevent expense and delay in the progress 
through Parliament, in the next Session, of such 
Railway Bills as it may be found impossible to pass 
into Laws, from want of time for their proper inves- 
tigation, during the present Session ; 

Ordered, Vhat the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Committee be revived :—And 
that they do sit, and proceed, upon Friday next. 


(Thin ear Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- 
Repent mittee on Public Petitions ; That they had examined 
the Petitions presented upon the 25th, 26th and 
27th deys of June last, and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Exeter Writ 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Citizen to serve in this present 
Parliament, for the city of Exeter, in the room of 
Sir William Webb Follett, deceased. 


Lunatics Bill. A Petition of John Thomas Perceval, of Campden 
Cottage, Kensington, in the county of Middlesex 


Esquire, was presented, and read; setting forth, 





A, 1845. 


That the Petitioner having seen a Bill lately intro- 
duced into the House by ae Ashley, for the better 
Regulation of the Care and Treatment of Persons con- 
fined in private Lunatic Asylums, &amp;c., and havine 
had, eleven years ago, a great deal of very painful 
experience of the sufferings and unjust treatment of 
patients in those establishments,—having received 

also, information of similar ill-treatment from other 
persons, male and female, who have been confined in 
those establishments,—and having paid considerable 
attention to the subject generally, is of opinion that 
the said Billis very defective, and may prove very 
injurious, and that it falls very far short of the 
objects for which it is intended; that the Board of 
the Metropolitan Commissioners in Lunacy is, in 
practice, contrary (as the Petitioner believes) to the 
intentions of and without the real knowledge of Par- 
liament, a closed and secret court, where persons 
confined in asylums, without the knowledge of the 
charges brought against them, and without even any 
one specific charge amounting to a proof of insanity, 
have their cases inquired into behind their backs, 
without notice being given to them of the day on 
which such inquiry is to take place; without the 
power of being present by attorney, or of sending a 
friend to watch the proceedings ; without any know- 
ledge of the evidence produced against them ; and con- 
sequently without power to cross-examine, refute, or 
answer the same; that the delays necessary to such 
a course of proceedings are very great, but that they 
are cruelly aggravated by the long intervals of time 
that elapse between each inquiry; that the present 
Bill tends to continue and to sanction this system, 
which is foreign to and hateful to the constitution 
of these realms, and furthermore tends to erect 
another Committee within their Commission, still 
more secret, for the inquiry into the cases of persons 
confined as of unsound mind in private houses ; that 
it is the opinion of the Petitioner, from the reports 
he has heard of the manner in which the Commis- 
sioners conduct their inquiry into a patient’s case, 
of such patient himself, that they are influenced by 
prejudice, and that they frequently conduct their 
examination in an unfeeling and negligent manner, 
and that they are not worthy of so much confidence 
as they demand from the House; that from his own 
experience the Petitioner can affirm that the quar- 
terly visits of visiting magistrates and of itinerant 
Commissioners to asylums, contemplated by this 
Bill, cannot afford sufficient safeguard against or 
provision for the redress of unjust imprisonment, 
and cannot, by any means, insure constant, sober, 
decent and forbearing conduct in the management 
of private asylums; and praying that an inquiry shall 
be made into the treatment of Lunatic and other 
patients, and into the laws affecting their seizure, de- 
tention, and release, before a Committee of the House, 


before the passing of this Bill into a law; but if 


the House resolves to pass this Bill into a law, then 
the Petitioner prays that a provision may be 
inserted in the law to enable the Bishops of dioceses, 
in which any asylums are situated, to appoint one 
of the clergymen of the parish in which any such 
asylum is situated, or of one of the adjoining 
arishes, to visit such asylum at such times as he 
shall think proper during the week, such clerical 
visitor to be appointed with the approbation of the 
visiting magistrates or Commissioners, after due no- 
tice to them, but to be removeable only by the 
Bishop so appointing, or, on appeal to the Home 
Secretary, by the Home Secretary, with the consent 
of the Archbishop of the diocese ; that a provision 
be made that the physician or medical man signing 
any certificate, state the facts upon which he judges 
any patient a proper person to be confined ; that a 
provision be made enabling the visiting magistrates 
or Commissioners to release immediately any person 
of whose sanity they have no doubts; that a pro- 
vision be made to enable the visiting magistrates 
and Commissioners to allow any patient, who is not 
a dangerous 





wp 


— hee ie 


Leo &amp; 


—) ae a oe 


South Wales 
Railway Bill. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Lancaster 
and Carlisle 
Railway Bill. 


Hartlepool Pier 
and Port Bill. 


Birkenhead 
(Company’s) 
Docks Bill. 


Bankin 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Bridgwater 
Navigation and 
Railway Bil, 


Edinburgh 
aud Glasgow 
Railway Bill. 


&amp; 


Waterford 
and Kilkenny 
Railway Bill. 


Newcastle and 
Darlington 
(Brandling 
Junction) 
Railway Bill. 





9 VicTORIZ. 


a dangerous patient, or incapable to take care of! 
his person, but only incapable to take care of his 
property, to reside at liberty with his friends, or 
with a medical attendant, provided he consents to 
place his property in the hands of trustees; and 
that a provision be made to empower the Crown to 
prosecute any persons guilty of unjustly confining 
any person of unsound mind, or guilty of ill-treating 
and abusing any patient of unsound mind; and 
that a provision be made to enable any person com- 
plaining of unjust confinement to communicate with 
his or her friends, and to be informed of the charges 
made against him or her, and to receive legal as- 
sistance in prosecuting his appeal for a trial before 
a jury of his countrymen. 


1° Juliz. 


667 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Southampton 
Act for making a Railway from Southampton to a” 
Dorchester, with a Branch to the Town of Poole, *"“* “" 
with Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Ecclesiastical 
to consolidate the Jurisdiction of the several Eccle- Cots Bill. 
siastical Courts in England and Wales into one 
Court, and to enlarge the Powers and Authorities 
of such Court, and to alter and amend the Law in 
certain matters Ecclesiastical ; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Bankruptcy 
to substitute a Declaration for an Oath in cases of — 
Bankruptcy ; to which the Lords desire the con- &gt;” 





Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


A Petition of Sir Richard Bulkeley Philipps 
Philipps, of Picton Castle, in the county of Pem- 
broke, Baronet, taking notice of the Petition for 


currence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Charitable 
for securing the due Administration of Charitable Trusts Bill. 
Trusts in England and Wales; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Gildart’s 





additional provision in the South Wales Railway 
Bill ; and praying that no provision may be inserted 
in the said Bill for crossing the River Severn by a 
Tunnel, was presented, and read; and referred to 
the Committee on the Bill. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Lynch and 

Sir William Horne: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Zancaster 
and Carlisle Railway Company to alter the Line of 
such Railway, and to make a Branch therefrom, and 
for other Purposes relating thereto : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for amending the Acts 
relative to the improving of the Pier and Port of 
Hartlepool, in the County of Durham: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendment made 


for vesting the Freehold and Copyhold Estates de- Sherwen's) 
vised by the Wills of Francis Gildart and John ““* *™ 
Gildart, Esquires, deceased, in Trustees for Sale ; 
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords do not insist on the Amendment made Railway 
by their Lordships to the Bill, intituled, An Act for Clauses Con- 
consolidating in one Act certain Provisions usually (Scotland) 
inserted in Acts authorizing the making of Railways (No. 2.) Bill. 
in Scotland ; to which this House disagrees: And 
also, 

The Lords communicate a Copy of the First Re- Railway Bills. 
port from the Select Committee appointed by their 
Lordships to inquire into the State and Progress of 
the several Railway Bills now before Parliament ; 
and to consider and report their Opinion as to what 
measures should be adopted in order to facilitate 
the re-introduction and to prevent expense and 
delay in the progress through Parliament in the 
next Session of such Railway Bills as it may be 








by this House to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships to the Bill, intituled, An Act for con- 
structing Docks, Walls, Warehouses and other | 
Works in Birkenhead, without any Amendment: | 
And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to regulate the Issue of Bank Notes in Scotland, | 
with an Amendment; to which Amendment the | 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And | 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for improving the Navigation of the River and 
Bay leading to the Borough of Bridgwater; for 
maintaining the present Bridge and extending the 
Quays within the Borough; and for forming a Com- | 
munication by Road and by Railway between the | 
Quays and the Bristol and Exeter Railway, with 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords de- 
sire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An | 
Act to amend the Acts relating to the Edinburgh | 
and Glasgow Railway, and to authorize the forming | 
of additional Branches, with Amendments ; to which 


| 
| 
| 
| 





Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of | 


this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Railway from Waterford to Kil- 
kenny, with a Branch to Kells, in the County of 
Kilkenny, with Amendments; to which Amendments 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House : 
And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington 
Junction Railway Company to purchase the Brand- 
ling Junction Railway, and to enable the said Com- 
pany to make certain Branch Railways, Stations 
and Works, and for other Purposes, with Amend- 
ments ; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 


concurrence of this House: And also, 
Vox. 100. 


_mingham, in the county of Warwick, praying that 


found impossible to pass into Laws from want of 


| time for their proper investigation during the present 


Session ; and to report thereon to the House :— 
And then the Messengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That the Report relative to Railway Railway Bills. 
Bills, which was this day communicated from the No, 427. 
Lords, be printed. 


A Petition of Louisa Amelia Carter, Proprietor Lunatic 
of a Licensed House, called Sir J. Miles’s Asylum, a, 
situate at Hoxton, in the county of Middlesex, pray- Bille 
ing that the Lunatic Asylums and Pauper Lunatics 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
of the borough of Liverpool, praying that the said 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


| A Petition of the Archdeacon and Clergy of the Saint Asaph 
| Archdeaconry of Landaff, praying the House to re- = Bangor 
. i . ioceses. 
_ peal so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as re- 
lates to the union of the dioceses of Saint Asaph and 
| Bangor, and at the same time provide for the imme- 
‘diate erection of the Bishopric of Manchester, and 
the appointment of a Bishop thereto, was presented, 
| and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
| A Petition of Members of the First United Se- Universities — 
‘cession Congregation, Dumfries, praying that the (Scotland) Bill. 
Universities (Scotland) Bill may pass into a law, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
_the Table. 


Smoke Prohi- 
bition Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Bir- 


4Q2 the 





enemas 


668 1° Juli. A. 1845, 


- the Smoke Prohibition Bill may pass into a law, was| A Petition of Apothecaries or general Practi- 


Poor Law 
(lreland.) 


Fisheries 
(Scotland.) 


Prisons 


(Scotland) Act. 


Factories. 


Education 
(Ireland. ) 


Lord’s Day. 


Colleges 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Physic and 
Surgery Bill. 


resented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | tioners of the town and county of Carlow, praying 

Kable. that the said Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 

stands, but that the House will be pleased to extend 

A Petition of the Chairman of the Board of] to them the collegiate privileges which are being con- 

Guardians of the Stranorlar Union, praying that | ferred upon the general Practitioners in England, 

they may be relieved from the payment of the loan | Was also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 

granted for the building of their —— esa upon the Table. 
—" and read; and ordered to lie upon the| Petitions from the Presbytery of Paisley (Modera- Poor Law 
| tor) ;—and, Glasgow (Chairman) ; praying that the Amendment 


= ' . | Poor Law Amendment (Scotland) Bill may not pass 
A Petition of Fishermen of Cellardyke, Pitten- int. a law, asit now stands,—were somneted, end 
weem and St. Monance, in the county of Fife, read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
praying the House to enact that all Sea Fry how- 
ever caught throughout Scotland, with all vessels, 
boats, nets, carts, barrows, barrels, baskets or other 


conveyances whatsoever in amg ~ po Sp hill, Fifeshire, and others, praying that the May- 
may be found at sea or on shore, shall, with the | 7 o4¢h College Bill may not pass into a law, was 


same, be forfeited, and seized, and the owners or} |. , , 
custodiers thereof fined in the sum of ten pounds Fable “a and read; and ordered to lie-upon the 


for each offence, declaring that all herrings or other 
sea fish shall be deemed Fry, where the majority 
shall be under seven inches in length, fish of the 
Saith or Hake species excepted, that no nets be left 
anchored at sea, nor boats proceed to the Fishery 
on the coasts of Scotland between sunset on Satur- 
day night and twelve o’clock on Sunday night, under 
a penalty of ten pounds for each offence, and for- 
feiture of the boats, nets and fish caught ; and that 
the Commissioners for the British Fisheries be 
vested with powers for carrying into effect any en- 
actment which may follow thereon, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members and Adherents of the Maynooti 
United Secession Church Congregation of Cairneg- College Bill, 


A Petition of the Moderator and Clerk of the Pres- schoolmasters 
bytery of Dunoon, praying the House to adopt mea- (Scotland. 
sures for ameliorating the condition of the Burgh 
and Parochial Schoolmasters of Scotland, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Inhabitants of the village of Old Public Houses, 
Meldrum, in the county of Aberdeen, praying the 
House to adopt measures for preventing the increase 
of houses licensed for the sale of intoxicating drinks, 
and for diminishing to a very large extent the num- 
| ber already existing, and to pass a law for entirely 


- abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on the 
A Petition of Managers of the royal burgh of | Lord’s Day, was presented, and read; and ordered 
Kilrenny, praying for amendment of the Prisons | to Jie upon the Table. 


(Scotland) Act, was presented, and read; and or-| 
dered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Inhabitants of Maesteg, in the parish County Courts, 

of Llangonoyd, in the county of Glamorgan, praying 
Petitions from Long Leigh ; — Almondbury ;— | the House to pass a Bill for the establishment of 
Bolton-le- Moors ;—Salford ;— Chorlton-upon-Med- | County Courts, with a Clause requiring a knowledge 
lock ;—and, Manchester; praying the House to pass | of the Welsh language on the part of the Judges of 
an efficient Ten Hours Bill for all minors and females | those Courts in Wales, was presented, and read; 
employed in Factories,—were presented, and read ; | and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Ordered, That an Abstract of the Returns to Church Rates. 
Petitions from Raphoe ;— Cashel ;—and, Bally- several Addresses to Her Majesty, dated the 4th No, 428. 
gawley ; praying the House to devise means for re- | and 8th days of August 1842, fora Return of es 
moving the restrictions placed on the distribution Church Rate or Rate for the purpose of Church 
of the Aid annually granted for Education in Jredand, Rate within the last Two years, in every Parish, Dis- 
so as to afford assistance to the Schools in connexion | trict Parish, and Extra-parochial Place; distinguish- 
with the Church Education Society,—were presented, | Ng the Year in which it was made, the Gross Amount 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. of the Rate, and the Rate per Pound on the Pro- 
perty assessed; the Amount collected and the 

Petitions from Logie, Thilmany and Balmerino ;-- i gt eta free a of ee cage 
and, Presbytery of Cupar (Moderator); praying the on nage ene d “dee di unds —s than 
House to put a stop ta the running of Railway oe ates applied in aid thereof; in what cases 
trains on the Lord’s D&amp;y,—were presented, and a apt nye oe Se ae sa 
raad - 2 i U ? ? } ’ 
CES SE SENOS See ee ae grant it :—And : Return of the Value at which the 
Property has been assessed to the Church Rate in 
each Parish, District Parish, and Extra-parochial 
Place within the Two last vears, which were pre- 
sented upon the 24th day of April 1843, be printed. 








A Petition of Catholic Inhabitants of Gorey, 
praying that the Colleges (Ireland) Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order for receiving, To-morrow, the Report Smoke Prohi- 
A Petition of Members of the College of Surgeons | on the Smoke Prohibition Bill, was read, and dis- bit" ” 

of England, and other legally-qualified Practitioners charged. 

in Medicine and Surgery, resident in the southern! Ordered,That the Report be received upon Wed- 

division of the county of Stafford, praying that the  nesday the 9th day of July next. 

Physic and Surgery Bill be postponed to another | 

Session, and that an inquiry be granted as tothe) Ordered, 'That Mr. M‘Geachy have leave of ab- Leave of 

operation of the Charter of the College of Surgeons, sence for a fortnight, an account of ill health ;—and, aan 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon Mr. Forbes six weeks, on account of illness in his 
the Table. | family. 


Petitions from Fintona ;—and, Wexford; praying | , 
that the said Bill may pass into a law,—were also| Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a — 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Copy of Mr. Moseley’s last Report on the state of scivois. 
Table. | the Greenwich Hospital Schools. 


The 


(Scotland) Bill, 








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9 VicTORIZ. 


Death by The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Accidents Com- yeading of the Death by Accidents Compensation 
pensation B . Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Wednesday the 9th day of this instant July. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House,— 
Returns of the Number of Houses licensed for the 
reception of Insane Persons within the jurisdiction 
of the Metropolitan Commissioners of Lunacy :— 
Of the Total Expense incurred in each of the last 
Five years by the Metropolitan Commissioners of 
Lunacy ; with the Names of all Persons to whom 
Sums have been paid for Salaries, or Travelling or 
other Expenses, and the Amounts paid to each, 
whether for Salaries or Expenses :—Of the whole 
Sum received and disbursed in each of the last Five 
years, under the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 36; with 
the Names of all Persons to whom Sums have been 

aid for Salaries, or Travelling or other Expenses, 
and the Amounts paid to each, whether for Salecins 
or Expenses —Of the Number of Lunatics visited 
in each of the last Five years My the Visitors ap- 
pointed under the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 36:—Of 
all Sums paid out of the Suitor’s Fee Fund for Sa- 
laries or Travelling or other Expenses, and to whom 
paid, and in respect of what duty or office, under 
the provisions of the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c.84:—And, 
of the Total Number of Admissions of Patients, 
stating the Age of each, the Total Number of Cures, 
and the Total Number of Deaths in each County 
Asylum and Licensed House, distinguishing Males 
from Females, in each year, from 1833; and the 
Number remaining in each House on the 1st day of 
January in each year, distinguishing the Number of 
Males from Females. 


Lunatics. 


South Australia. © Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copies of Correspondence on the subject of 
the Colonial Land Fund of South Australia (in 
continuation of the Papers presented 8th August 
1844, No. 609). 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented 


1° Juli. 


669 


Islands of Scél/y, with the Answers returned thereto 
(in continuation of Return ordered 6th March). 
ie Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
able. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House,— Post Horse 
| Accounts of the Annual Produce of the Post Horse Duy: 
| Duties, distinguishing the same by Counties, for 
the years 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843 and 1844: 
—Of the Gross Receipt of the Duty on Post Horses, 
from the time when it first came under the manage- 
ment of the Excise Department, showing the Amount 
in each Quarter, to the 5th day of January 1845 : 
—Of the Gross Receipt of Duty on Post Horses in 
the London District, during the Six months ended 
the 5th day of January 1844 and 1845 respectively : 
—Of the Post Horse Duty in the Excise Collections 
on the Line of the Birmingham Railroad, for the 
same period :—And, of the Gross Receipt of the 
Duty on Post Horses in the eastern, south western 
and western parts of England, for the same period : 
—Returns of the Post Horse Duty for the district 
within which the county of Kent is included, for 
each of the twelve years ending the 31st day of 
December 1822, when steam power was first gene- 
rally applied to locomotion on water; and for each 
of the twelve years next following, ending the 31st 
day of December 1844 :—And, of the Post Horse 
Duty for the district within which the county of 
Lancaster is included, for the years 1829, 1830, 
1831, and 1842, 1843 and 1844. (See Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 199, of Session 1839.) 


The Charitable Trusts Bill was read the first time ; Charitable 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Monday Trusts Bill. 
next ; and to be printed. No. 430. 


The Ecclesiastical Courts Bill was read the first Ecclesiastical 


time; and ordered tobe read a second time upon ©urts Bill. 
Monday next; and to be printed. No. 431. 


A Petition of Gentry, Land-owners and others, Armagh, 








Inhabitants of the town and_ neighbourhood of Coleraine 
Cookstown, in the county of Tyrone, praying the Railway. 
House to extend to the Armagh, Coleraine and 


| Portrush Railway Company the favour granted to 


to Her Majesty by such Members of this House as | the Dublin and Caskel Company, and suspend the 


are of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of Correspondence respecting 
the Sugar of Cubaand Porto Rico. 

‘ — That the said Paper do lie upon the 
able. 


Monies in the 
Exchequer. 


No. 429, 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
an Account of Monies in the Exchequer, or remain- 
ing to be raised, on the 28th day of June 1845, to 
complete the Aids granted by Parliament for the 
service of the years 1843 and 1844, 

Mr. Cardwell accordingly presented the said 
Account. 

Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Drainage 


(clasts Mr. Cardwell presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- 


mand,—Copy of the Third Annual Report of the 
Commissioners under the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 89, 
intituled, An Act to promote the Drainage of Lands 
and Improvement of Navigation and Water-power 
im connexion with such Drainage, in Ireland. 

Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant tu Orders, 
—An Account of the Quantities of Wheat, Barley, 
Oats, Wheat-flour and Oatmeal, imported into 
Great Britain from Ireland, in the years 1842, 
1843 and 1844; distinguishing the Quantities in 
each year. 


Wheat, &amp;e. 


Post-office 


Selle 
Sully Islands.) tg the Postmaster-General, dated 9th June 1845, 


respecting the Post-office Arrangements at the 
ot, 100. 


———— 


Standing Orders of the House, insomuch as they 
relate to the time of depositing the Plans and Sec- 
tions, and promulgating the Notices relating to the 
said Railway, in order that the Act authorizing the 
establishment of the said Railway Company may 
pass in the present Session of Parliament, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Foreign Foreign Wine. 
Wine, which was presented upon Friday last, be No. 432. 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Foreign Foreign Spirits. 
Spirits, which was presented upon Friday last, be No. 432. 
printed. 

















Copy of a Letter from Augustus Smith, Esquire, 
' And the Question bein 
' Address be presented to Her 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Army. 
a That an humble Address be presented to Her 
Majesty, praying that She will be graciously pleased 
to direct inquiry to be made, how far the reduction 
of the period of service in the Army, from the present 
unlimited term, to Ten years, would tend to procure 
a better class of recruits, diminish desertion, and 
thus add to the efficiency of the service ; 





A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Lynch and Message from 

Sir William Horne : the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Assignment 
to render the Assignment of satisfied Terms unne- of Ter. 
_cessary ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence 
| of this House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 








g pat That an humble Army. 
ajesty, praying that 


4Q3 She 








670 


She will be graciously pleased to direct inquiry to 
be made, how far the reduction of the period of 
service in the Army, from the present unlimited 
term, to Ten years, would tend to procure a better 
class of recruits, diminish desertion, and thus add to 
the efficiency of the Service :—It passed in the 
Negative. 


Notice being taken, that Forty Members were 
not present :—The House was told by Mr. Speaker ; 
and Forty Members not being present, and it being 
then after four of the clock:—The House was 
adjourned by Mr. Speaker, without a Question first 
put, till To-morrow. 








Mercurii, 2° die Julii ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


ORDE RED, That the Committee on Group (L.) 
of Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till 
five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Railway Bills, 
Group (L.) 


Dublin Pipe Ordered, That Sir Wiliiam Somerville, Mr. More 
ha (No. 2.) CQ Ferrall, Mr. Archbold, Captain Gore, Mr. Hans 
‘ Hamilton, Mr. Alexander Murray, Mr. Goring, 
Captain Layard and Captain Taylor, beadded to the 

Committee on the Dublin Pipe Water (No. 2.) Bill. 


Railway Bills, Ordered, That the Committee on Group (X.) of 


Group (X-) Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of 
the clock, during the sitting of the House. 

Brighton, The House was moved, That the Petition of James 

— ~ Troup, of Warriors’-square, Hastings, which was 

ariieina presented upon the 17th day of June last, praying 

Rye and Ash- that the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway 


ford Extension) ( Hastings, Rye and Ashford Extension) Bill may 
; not pass into a law, as it now stands, might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Bill, that they have power to entertain 
the said Petition, notwithstanding the same was not 
presented three clear days before the day appointed 
for the first meeting of the Committee. 


London and The House proceeded to take into consideration 

—_ Western the Report on the London and South Western 

(No.1) Railway (No. 1.) (Metropolitan Extension) Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 


(Metropolitan . 
Extension) Bill Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Standing 


~ Resolved, That during the remainder of the Ses- 
ers, 


sion, the Select Committee on Standing Orders have 
leave to sit, and proceed, with a Quorum of Three 
Members. 


Committee of | A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 


Selection. posed, That during the remainder of the Session, the 
Committee of Selection have leave to sit, and pro- 
ceed, with a Quorum of two Members :—And the 
said Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Exeter and The House proceeded to take into consideration 

Reilwoy Bill the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 


intituled, An Act for making a Railway from Ezeter 
to Crediton, in the County of Devon ; and the same 
were read, as follow : 

Pr. 3. 1. 26. Leave out from “ calls” to “ and” 
in Pr, 4. 1. 28. 

Pr. 5. 1. 1. Leave out from “ up” to “ and” in 
). 39. 

Pr. 5.1. 21. Leave out from “ Mortgagees” to 
“ of” in J. 22. 

Pr. 5. 1. 25. Leave out from “ Mortgagees” to 
“ by” in |. 26. 

Pr. 5. 1. 31. Leave out “ or bonds,” 

Pr. 5.1. 33. Leave out “ or bond creditors.” 


1°—2° Juliz. 


A. 1845, 


Pr. 8. 1. 24. Leave out from ‘ Committees” to 
“ And” in Pr. 9. 1. 2. 
Pr. 13. 1. 32. After “ aforesaid” insert Clauses 
(A.) (B.) and (C.). 
Cravse(A.) “ Provided always, And be it En- 
“ acted, That in passing through the land called 
“ Oakford Grounds, now held by Dr. John Freer, in 
“ the parish of Upton Pyne, and numbered 39, 44, 
“45, 47, 48, 49, 53 and 54 on the said Plans, 
“ the line of the said Railway shall be laid down 
“ and constructed and maintained during the pre- 
‘“* sent or future term, estate and interest of the said 
“ John Freer, hisexecutors or administrators, in the 
“« said lands, as that the said Railway shall not be 
“ at a greater distance than 25 yards from the edge 
“ of the River Creedy, at or adjoining the mill 
“ numbered 35 on the said Plans, or than 25 yards 
“ from the edge of the said river at the drain 
“ numbered 47 on the said Plans, and that such line 
“ of Railway shall pass out of Oakford Grounds 
“ aforesaid at some point not exceeding 40 yards 
“ from the edge of the said river on the north- 
eastern side thereof, at the new Bridge, and that 
no portion of the embankments, fences or works 
of the said Railway, in passing through the said 
Oakford Grounds, shall be or be constructed be- 
yond the limits respectively before mentioned, 
without the consent in writing of the said John 
“ Freer, his executors or administrators, during the 
“ said present or future term, estate and interest in 
“ the said premises, first had and obtained.” 

Cravuse (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
“ embankments of the said Railway, whereon the 
“ same passes through the said Oakford Grounds, 
“ shallbe properly turfed or soiled or laid down with 
“ grass on the side of the said Railway nearest to 
“ Oakford House, and that the works of the said 
“ Railway shall be so constructed as to disfigure 
“ the said grounds on the side of the said river as 
“ jittle as the circumstances will permit, and it 
“ shall not be lawful for the said Company to 
‘¢ lower, remove or alter the present weir on the said 
“ River during the present or future tenancy of 
“ QOakford House by the said Dr. John Freer, his 
executors or administrators, without his consent in 
“ writing for that purpose first had and obtained.” 

Cravuse (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That nothing 
“ herein contained shall authorize the said Company 
to enter upon, or purchase, use, dig, cut, or remove 
“ forany purpose whatsoever, any of the soil or land 
“ now held by the said Dr. John Freer which shall 
“ be situate nearer to his residence than the limits 
“ of the said Railway hereinbefore defined, nor to 
“ take or use any of the said lands which may be 
“ situate between the said river and the said in- 
“ tended Railway, except so much of the soil thereof 
“ as may be required for the formation of the said 
“ Railway, and the works connected therewith, 
“ during the present or future tenancy of Oakford 
“« House by the said Dr. John Freer, his executors or 
“ administrators, without his consent in writing, for 
“ that purpose, first had and obtained.” 
Pr. 15. |. 1. Leave out from “ completed” to 
“ and” in J. 18. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Buck do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


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A Petition of the Company of Proprietors of the 
Regent’s Canal, praying that they may be heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Epping Railway (No. 2.) Bill, was pre- 
sented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 





in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. - 
he 





Epping Rail- 
way (No. 2.) 
Bill. 





Wolve 
Water 
Bil. 


Lon 
Sout 


(No. 


Wolverhampton 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


London and 
South Western 
Railway 

(No. 2.) Bill. 


Sheffield and 
Rotherham 
Railway Bill, 


9 VicToRIz. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for better supplying with Water the 
Town of Wolverhampton, in the County of Stafford ; 
and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 13. Is. penult. and ult. Leave out from “ Staf- 
“ ford” to “ are” in Pr. 14, 1.10. 

Pr. 25.1. 11. Leave out “ hereby” and insert 
“ by the said Companies Clauses Consolidation 
“ Act, 1845.” 

Pr. 37. 1. 37. Leave out “ twenty” and insert 
“ one hundred.” 

Pr. 38. 1. 25. Leave out from “ occupier” to 
“ and” in Pr. 39.1. 5. 

Pr. 39. 1. 7. Leave out from “ the” to “ shall” 
in 1. 9., and insert “ Commissioners acting under 
“ the provisions of an Act passed in the fifty-fourth 
“ year of the reign of his late Majesty King George 
“ the Third, intituled, ‘An Act for improving the 
“ Town of Wolverhampton, in the County of Staf- 
“&lt; ford, for removing and regulating the Markets in 
“ the said Town.’ ” 

Pr. 40.1.5. Leave out “ Town Council’ and 
insert ‘‘ Commissioners.” 

Pr. 40. 1.18. Leave out “ Town Council” and 
insert ‘‘ Commissioners.” 

Pr. 40. 1.37. Leave out “ Town Council” and 
insert “ Commissioners.” 

Pr. 42. 1. 3. Leave out “ for” and insert “ after 
“ the expiration of.” 

Pr. 42. 1. 34. Leave out “ Town Council” and 
insert “ Commissioners.” 

Pr. 43.1. 3. Leave out “ Town Council” and 
insert “* Commissioners.” 

Pr. 44. 1. 22. Leave out “ terms” and insert 
“ times.” 

The said Amendments, heing read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Spooner do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend the Acts relating to 
the London and South Western Railway, and to 
authorize the London and South Western Railway 
Company to buy, and the Guildford Junction Rail- 
way Company to sell, the Guildford Junction Rail- 
way, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Mangles do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for authorizing the Consolidation of 
the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway with the Mid- 
land Railways, and for making a Branch Railway 
from and other Works in connexion with the said 
Sheffield and Rotherham Railway; and the same 
was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 17.1. 34. After “ tax” insert Clause (A.) 

Cuause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That in case 
default shall be made in payment of the said fixed 
dividend, or any part thereof, at the respective 
times and in the manner hereinbefore directed in 
that behalf, and in case the same shall not be 
paid within Fourteen days next after demand 
thereof in writing shall have been made to the 
said Company or to their secretary for the time 
being, it shall be lawful for any two or more 
Justices of the Peace for the West Riding of the 
county of York, or for the county of Derby (not 
being interested in the matter in question), and 
they are hereby required, on application to them 
from time to time made by or on behalf of any 
“ proprietor whose fixed dividend shall be so in 
“* arrear, by warrant under their hands, to levy and 
“ raise the amount of such fixed dividend then due 
“ by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of 

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671 


“ the said Company, together with the costs of ob- 
“ tainmg such warrant and of and attendant upon 
“ such distress and sale.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out from the word “by” in Fo. 1. 1. 18. to the end 
of the Clause, and adding the following words in- 
stead thereof, “ by an order under their hands to 
“ appoint some fit and proper person to receive the 
rates, tolls and fares leviable and receivable at any 
station of the Midland Railway Company, until 
such fixed dividend together with the costs of ob- 
taining such order and of recovering and receiv- 
ing such rates, tolls and fares, shall be fully paid 
(subject and without prejudice nevertheless to the 
claims and demands of the mortgagees for the 
time being of the said Company, for recovery of 
the principal monies and interest due to them re- 
spectively); and the money so to be received by 
such person so appointed as aforesaid is hereby 
declared to be so much money received by or to 
the use of the party to whom such fixed dividend 
shall then be due and in arrear as aforesaid ; and 
after such fixed dividend and costs shall have been 
so satisfied, the power of such receiver for the 
purposes aforesaid shall cease.” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Stuart Wortley do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendment made by 
their Lordships, with an Amendment; to which 
Amendment this House doth desire the concurrence 
of their Lordships. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Customs Bills 
Return of the date of the Patent under which the of Entry. ~ 


Customs Bills of Entry in Great Britain are now 
published ; when and how it was renewed ; by whom 
the Right is now held ; for what purpose; and thedate 
of its Final Termination :—Accounts of the Num- 
ber of Bills of Entry denominated Bill A, and the 
like Account of Bill B., sold (or subscribed for) in 
London, during each year, from 1834 (inclusive) to 
the end of 1844; with the Sum which has been re- 
ceived for them in each year :—A like Return of the 
Country Edition; and a like Return of the Bills 
published at the Outports; with the Sums Totai 
received yearly for all together :—Of the Expense 
of conducting the Establishments, and the separate 
Charges for Printing in each year from the year 
1834 (inclusive) to the end of 1844; also, of the 
yearly Payment made during the same period to 
the Patentee, and the yearly Amount carried to the 
benefit of the Customs Benevolent Fund :—Of the 
Fees received, for what Object they have been re- 
ceived, and to what Purposes applied, in each year 
during the period aforesaid; with the yearly Amount 
received for Information furnished in Manuscript :— 
Of the Price charged per Bill for each of the Two 
Bills A. and B.; the Price per Bill of the condensed 
Bill for the Country Edition ; and the Price per Bill 
of the several Bills — at the Outports ; with 
the Rates of Annual Subscription charged in each 
of these different cases:—And, of the Number of 
times from 1834 (inclusive) to the end of 1844, that 
Omissions have occurred in any of the Customs Bills 
of Entry;. distinguishing the Places of Issue(whether 
in London or the Outports) where such Omissions 
have occurred :—And, Like Returns for the Ports 
of Scotland, at which Bills of Entry are published 
under the management of the Directors of the Cus- 
toms Benevolent Fund (in continuation of Parlia- 
mentary Paper, No. 258, of Session 1834). 


A Petition of Agriculturists, Occupiers of land Malt Drawback 
in the Hundreds of Zunstead, Happing, North Er- Bill- 


pingham and South Erpingham, in the county of 
Norfolk, praying that the Malt Drawback Bill may 
pass into a law, was —— and read; and or- 


dered to lie upon the Table. 





4Q4 A Petition 








eee eer 


Malt. 


Landlord 
and Tenant 
(Ireland. 


Tralee and 
Cork Road. 


County and 
Police Rates. 


Physic and 
Surgery Bill. 


Punishment 


of Death. 


Factories. 


Seal Office 
Abolition Bill. 


Bills of 
Exchange, &amp;c., 
Bill. 


Turnpike Trusts 
(South Wales) 
Bill. 


Coileges 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Lunacy 
Salaries and 
xpenses. } 


672 


A Petition of Maltsters residing in Norwich, and 
its vicinity, praying that the additional duty of Five 
pounds per cent. on the duty on Malt may be abo- 
lished, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Clonpriest (Chairman); — and, 
Crossgar; praying the House to remodel the existing 
laws between Landlord and Tenant in Ireland,— 


were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Residents of the Baronies of East 
Musherry, Barretis,and Cork, in the county of Cork, 
praying that they may be relieved from the expense 
of supporting the Road from Tralee to Cork, and 
from paying Toll thereon, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Land-owners, Tenant Farmers, 
Labourers, and others connected with Agriculture, 
of the parish of Bishops Cleeve, in the county of 
Gloucester, praying the House to enact, that from 
this time all the charges and expenses hitherto 
raised and paid for County and Police Rates, may 
be defrayed out of the Consolidated Fund, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Practitioners in Medicine, resident 
in Bedford, praying that the Physic and Surgery 
Bill may pass intoa law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of Bristol, 
praying the House to abolish in all cases the Pun- 
ishment of Death, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Almondbury ; — and, Bradford 
( York); praying the House to pass an efficient Ten 
Hours Bill for all minors and females employed in 
Factories,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Seal Office 
Abolition Bill be received after the Orders of the day. 


Ordered, That the Report on the Bills of Ex- 
change, &amp;c., Bill be received after the Orders of the 
day. 


Ordered, That the Turnpike Trusts (South Wales) 
Bill be now read a second time :—The Bill was ac- 
cordingly read a second time ; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Friday next. 


Resolved, That this House will, after the Orders 
of the day, resolve itself into a Committee upon the 
Colleges (Zreland) Bill. 


Ordered, That the Report from the Committee to 
whom it was referred to consider the payment, out of 
the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland, of the Sums required 
to defray the Salaries and Expenses of the Commis- 
sioners of Lunacy and other Officers employed by 
the said Commissioners, be now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported a Resolution ; 
and the same was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That provision be made for issuing out 
of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Ireland the Sums that may be 
required for defraying the Salaries and other Ex- 
penses of the Commissioners of Lunacy, and of such 
Persons as may be employed by them. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the said Resolution be now read a 
second time; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “ That the” 


2 Julrz. 


A. 1845. 


to the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
“ Report be taken into further consideration upon 
“ this day six months,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the Lord Ashley, 7} 

Yeas, } Me. Cardwell : rr 

Tellers for the| Mr. Thomas Duncombe, 

Noes, J Mr, Sharman Crawford : } 15. 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the said Resolution be now read 
a second time:—The said Resolution was accordingly 
read a second time, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Lunatics Bill, that they have power to 
make provision therein, pursuant to the said Re- 
solution. 


der the Act 5 Geo. 4. c. 96, to consolidate and 
amend the Laws relative to the Arbitration of Dis- 
putes between Masters and Workmen. 


become Carriers of Goods upon their Canals; and 
the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 1. 1. 8. After ‘ Proprietors” insert “ Trus- 
“ tees.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 13. After “Commissioners” insert 
“ Trustees.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 21. After “Company” insert “ Trus- 
“&lt; tees.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, ‘That Mr. Edward Buller do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


intituled, An Act for encouraging the Establishment 
of Museums in large Towns; and the same were 
read, as follow : 

Pr. 2.1. 4. After “ buildings” insert “ and the 
“ keeping of the same in good repair.” 

Pr. 2. ls. 5. and 6. Leave out “ and the keeping 
“ of the same in good repair.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


county of Devon, Esquire, was presented, and read ; 
setting forth, That the Petitioner is a Justice of the 
Peace, acting in and for the county of Devon, and 
by virtue of that appointment is ex-officio Guardian 
of the Totnes Union, formed under the Poor Law 
Amendment Act 4 and 5 Will. 4, c. 76, for the 
Administration of the Poor Laws, and was elected 
Chairman of the Board by such Guardians, and 
continued to act as such Chairman during the year 
1844, and is Chairman now ; that on or about the 
16th or 17th of May 1844, the Petitioner received 
an Order addressed to him, “ Jasper Parrott, Es- 
quire, Chairman of the Totnes Union, Totnes,” of 
which the following is a copy : 

“ House of Commons. Select Committee on 
Medical Poor Relief. Mercurii, 15° die Maiti, 
1844. Lord Ashley in the Chair. Ordered, That 


Jasper Parrott, Esquire, Chairman of the Totnes 
Union, do attend this Committee on Monday — 
the 








Resolved, That this House will, after the Orders Masters and 
of the day, resolve itself into a Committee to consi- Workmen, 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Canal Com. 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, panies Carriers 
intituled, An Act to enable Canal Companies to ®i!" 





The House proceeded to take into consideration yfuseums of 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Art Bill. 


A Petition of Jasper Parrott, of Totnes, in the Privilege. 





9 VicTorRiZ. 


the 20th day of May, at one of the clock, and bring 
with him the books and papers of the Union relating 
to the Medical Relief given to the Poor of the Union. 
Ashley, Chairman. Totnes, Devon.” 

That the Petitioner attended accordingly before 
the Committee of the House, on the 20th day 
of May 1844, and on the 22d and 24th days 
of the same month was examined by such Com- 
mittee ; and on the latter day, namely, the 24th, 
in reply to questions put by Lord Ashley, as Chair- 
man, the Petitioner made the following state- 
ment: “ Mr. Phillips has three parishes, Dean 
Prior, Staverton and Rattery. Buckfastleigh is 
another district that Mr. Mackay had, and the 
salary was raised from 12/. to 151. a-year, but from 
his age and infirmity he could not continue, and 
therefore it became necessary to appoint another 
medical officer to that district. I believe there was 
a Mr. Phillips, the same person I have before men- 
tioned, residing in the village of Buckfastleigh. Mr. 
Lyle, the person who has been appomted, resides at 
Ashburton. Ashburton and Buckfastleigh are two 
adjoining parishes, I cannot say what the distance 
is to half a mile, but I believe it is about two miles 
or two miles and a half from the town of Ashburton 
to the village of Buckfastleigh. Now Mr. Phillips 
would have been appointed to the parish of Buck- 
fastleigh, but unfortunately Mr. Phillips had not 
conducted himself in the manner in which the Board 
thought a medical officer ought to have conducted 
himself; for previous to this there was a complaint, 
about a year or two ago, that Mr. Phillips had been 
going about into pot-houses and exciting the poor 
against the Poor Law. This was stated by one of 
the principal manufacturers of the place, and like- 
wise by a most respectable tenant of Lord Maccles- 
field, a person of the name of Coates; they made 
this formal complaint to the Board, stating that it 
was dangerous if this was allowed, where there was 
a large manufacturing population; that it was ex- 
ceedingly dangerous to the manufacturers there, and 
some ill consequences might ensue from it. In 
consequence of this the Board summoned Mr. 
Phillips to appear before them, to answer this com- 
plaint, because he, being a medical officer, of course 
they thought it their duty to inquire into it. They 
did inquire into it, and he could not disprove it; 
there was no doubt that he had been doing so. 
Then, when it became a question whether he should 
be appointed to Buckfastleigh, upon the resignation 
of Mr. Mackay, and when Mr. Lyle had applied, 
the three Guardians of the parish being at the Board, 
requested the Board most particularly not to appoint 
Mr. Phillips, because he was in the habit of going 
into pot-houses exciting the poor against the Poor 
Laws, and that great danger might ensue from it. 
The fact is, that the same Mr. Coates that I men- 
tioned before, from the excitement that had taken 
place (though I do not know that it was caused by 
Mr. Phillips), had had his barn burnt down to the 
ground. What could the Board do? They could 
not appoint such a man as that to have constant 
access to the poor; a man who had been exciting 
them. Mr. Lyle, a most respectable professional 
man, from Ashburton, offered, and he being the 
nearest medical man, and having the care of the 
poor in the adjoining parish of Holne, where he 
conducted himself remarkably well, they offered it 
to him, as I think they were in duty bound to do, 
and they gave him a salary of 15/. a-year, as Mr. 

Mackay had had. That is the history as to Mr. 
Phillips ; undoubtedly he will complain, but I do 
not think that the Board could have done other- 
wise ;” that Mr. Bramston, Member for South 
Essex, and one of the Committee then present, put 
the following question: “Why did the Board, 


having this bad opinion of Mr. Phillips, still appoint 
him to take care of three other parishes?” To which 
the Petitioner made the following reply: ‘ Boards 
of a do not like to act harshly. I must say 


Vou. 1 








2 Jultz. 


673 


my own feeling was against it; but, at the same 
time, Boards of Guardians wish rather to err on the 
lenient side. But I ought to state that Mr. Phillips 
was called before the Board, and I was requested 
by the Board to reprimand him for his conduct, 
which I did severely, and we thought it would deter 
him from doing so again ; but after that it was re- 
ported to us by the Guardians that he did the same 
thing again, but the second time was not known to 
us, when we appointed him to the three parishes of 
Dean Prior, Rattery and Staverton. It may become 
a question in future ;” that Mr. David Phillips, 
the person referred to by the Petitioner in the above 
evidence, has brought an action on the case in Her 
Majesty’s Court of Queen’s Bench, against the Pe- 
titioner, for the words so spoken as aforesaid, and 
has delivered a declaration in such action, laying 
the venue in Devonshire, and intends, as your Peti- 
tioner verily believes, to proceed to the trial of such 
action at the forthcoming assizes to be holden at 
Exeter, in and for the said county of Devon ; that 
in the declaration delivered, the Petitioner is charged 
with having maliciously spoken and published the 
said words in a certain discourse which he had in 
the hearing of divers persons, and amongst others 
of one Mr. Bramston, and that such alleged dis- 
course took place on a certain day, to wit the 24th 
day of May, 1844; that the said Mr. Bramston 
referred to is Member of Parliament for South Essez, 
and was one of the Select Committee before referred 
to; that the Petitioner verily believes that such 
action has been brought against the Petitioner for 
the statement made by him in giving his evidence 
as aforesaid, and which was given by the Petitioner 
without any ill-feeling or malicious motives against 
the said David Phillips; that the Petitioner hath 
never, upon any occasion, except that of giving his 
evidence before the said Committee as aforesaid, 
spoken or published the words charged against him 
in the said declaration, or any words to the same or 
the like effect ; that the evidence so given by the 
Petitioner before such Select Committee as aforesaid 
has been printed by Order of the House in a Report 
bearing date the 29th July 1844, entitled the “ Third 
Report, Medical Poor Relief,” and that the words 
set out in the declaration are taken verbatim from 
the said Report, except that the words printed in 
the said Report are Lord M instead of Lord 
Macclesfield, and that the word “ Ashburton” is 
substituted in the declaration for “ Ashprington,” 
the word used in the said Report, by mistake, for the 
said word “ Ashburton”; that the Petitioner has 
not pleaded to the said action, and is anxious to 
take the sense of the House as to the course which 
he ought to pursue; and praying the House to 
take the premises into their immediate considera- 
tion, and to grant to the Petitioner such protection 
against the said action as the House may deem 
right, the Petitioner having acted merely in obe- 
dience to such summons of the House, and given 
his evidence with truth and candour. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into 
consideration ‘To-morrow. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 





A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Ketter- Field Gardens 
ing, in the county of Northampton, and its vicinity, Bill. 


praying that the Field Gardens Bill may pass into 
a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


The House, according 
into a Committee upon the Field Gardens Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 





Crause, N° 1, (That in any parish where it may 
4k be 





g to Order, resolved itself _ Gardens 
ill. 





674. 
be desirable that the provisions of the Act should be 
adopted, it shall be lawful for any three persons 
rated to the Poor’s Rates to deliver a requisition to 
the ofticiating Minister of the parish, requiring him 
to call a meeting to decide upon the adoption or 
non-adoption of the Act.) 

Amendment proposed, in P. 2. 1. 18. To leave out 
“ three” in order to insert “ six,” instead thereof. 

Question a. That “ three” stand part of 
the Clause :—Whereupon Motion made, and Ques- 
tion put, That the Chairman do now leave the Chair; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for they Mr. Bright, } 19. 

Yeas, Mr. Trelawny: 
Tellers for thef Mr. Cowper, } 49 
Noes, L Mr. Sharman Crawford : ‘ 

Question, That “ three” stand part of the Clause, 
——put, and Negatived. 

Question, That “six” be there inserted,——put, 
and agreed to. 

Another Amendment proposed, in P. 2. 1. 19. 
After the word “ Poor” to insert the words “ at not 
“ less than ten pounds each.” 

Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the § Mr. Henley, la 

Yeas, Mr. Curteis : _ 

Tellers for the f Mr. Cowper, 26 

Noes, t Mr. Sharman Crawford: } , 

Other Amendments made. 

Clause, as amended, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 2, (Notice of the meeting to be affixed 
to the doors of churches and chapels.) 

Amendment made. 

Another Amendment proposed, in P. 2. 1. 28: 
After the word “ chapels ”’ to insert the words “ or 
“€ other places of worship.” 

Question, That those words be there inserted, —— 
put, and Negatived. 

Clause, as amended, agreed to. 

Ciauses, N°3 and N° 4, amended, and agreed to. 

Crause, N° 5, (Officiating Minister and elected 
Trustees to be the Field Wardens of the parish.) 

Amendment proposed, in P. 3. 1.36. To leave out 
the words “the officiating Minister for the time 
“ being, and.” 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the Mr. Cowper, } 37 


Yeas, \ Mr. Stuart Wortley: 
Tellers for thef Mr. John Collett, } 7 
Noes, Mr. Bright: ; 


Another Amendment made. 
Clause, as amended, agreed to. 


Criauses, N° 6 to N° 12, with Amendments to 
several of them, agreed to. 


Crausz, N° 13, disagreed to. 

Cause, N° 14, agreed to. 

Ciausg, N° 15, disagreed to. 

Crause, N° 16, agreed to. 

Cravusz, N° 17, disagreed to. 

Crauser, N° 18, amended, and agreed to. 
Ciavses, N° 19 and N° 20, disagreed to. 
Cravuses, N° 21 to N° 23, agreed to. 
Schedule agreed to. 

Preamble read, and agreed to. 

Bill, as amended, to be reported. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 





9° 3° Juli. 





A, 1845. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Lunatic 
into a Committee upon the Lunatic Asylums and sapiens and 
Pauper Lunatics Bill. Bille estes 

(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Cuavuses, N° 1 to N° 45, with Amendments to 
several of them, agreed to. 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





And the House having continued to sit till after 

twelve of the clock on Thursday morning ; 
Jovis, 3° die Julii, 1845: 

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made Progress in 
the Bill; and that he was directed to move, That 
the Committee may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Come funatics Bin 
mittee on the Lunatics Bill ; ‘ 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee, at twelve 
of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- County Rates 

mittee on the County Rates Bill ; Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself scientific 
into a Committee upon the Scientific and Literary «nd Literary 
Societies Bill; and, after some time spent therein, 5°!t*s Bil 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-mor- 
row. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Coroners 
mittee on the Coroners (Zreland) Bill; (Ireland) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Art-Unions 
mittee on the Art-Unions Bill ; Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Small Debts 
reading of the Small Debts (No. 3.) Bill; (No, 3.) Bill 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself —, Bill 
into a Committee upon the Foreign Lotteries Bill; °" 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 
mittee of Supply. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means. Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Greene reported the Seal Office Abolition Bill; Seal Office " 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. — 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed; and read the third time this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Bills of : 
the Report on the Bills of Exchange, &amp;c., Bill ; Exchange, C+» 





Ordered, That the Report be received at wor _ 
1e 





Coll 
(Ire 


Ma 





Colleges 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Masters and 
Workmen. 


Courts of Law 
and Equity. 


Ecclesiastical 
Commission. 


Education 
(Ireland. ) 


Poor Law 
(Ireland.) 


Post-office, 
No. 433, 


Caledonian 
anal, 


No. 434, 


Wheat, &amp;e. 
No. 435. 

Post-office 

(Sci 
No. 436 





9 VicToRIZ. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Colleges (Ireland) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to the Order made this day, 
resolved itself into a Committee to consider the Act 
5 Geo. 4, c. 96, to consolidate and amend the Laws 
relative to the Arbitration of Disputes between Mas- 
ters and Workmen. 


(In the Committee.) 

Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
make further Regulations respecting the Tickets of 
Work to be delivered to Persons employed in the 
Manufacture of Hosiery, in certain cases. 


Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come toa Re- 
solution. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported a Resolution ; 
which was read, as followeth ; 

Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
make further Regulations respecting the Tickets of 
Work to be delivered to Persons employed in the 
Manufacture of Hosiery, in certain cases :—And he 
moved the House accordingly. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill: 
And that Mr. Greene, Sir Henry Halford, Mr. Packe 
and Colonel Rolleston do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 
to consider the expediency of erecting a Building 
in the neighbourhood of the Inns of Court, for the 
sittings of the Courts of Law and Equity, in lieu of 
the present Courts adjoining to Westminster Hall, 
with a view to the more speedy, convenient and 
effectual Administration of Justice. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of the First General Report to 
Her Majesty from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners 
for England. 

Copy of Appendix to Eleventh Report of the 
Commissioners of National Education in Ireland, 
for the year 1844. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of a Ge- 
neral Order issued by the Poor Law Commissioners 
to the Unions in Jre/and mentioned in the Schedule 
thereto, relative to the Payment of the Salaries of 
Auditors. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Post- 
office, which was presented upon the 7th day of May 
last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Caledo- 
nian Canal, which was presented upon Monday last, 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Wheat, 
&amp;c., which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Post-office 


lly Islands.) (Scilly Islands), which was presented yesterday, be 


printed. 


And then the House having continued to sit 
till two of the clock on Thursday morning, 
adjourned till this day. 


Vot. 100, 


2°__3° Julit, 


675 
Jovis, 3° die Julii ; 


Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1845. 
PRAYERS. 


M the East India Company, was called in; and 
at the bar presented, pursuant to Orders,—Return 
to an Order, dated the 10th day of June last, for 
Copies of all Correspondence between J. Warden, 
Esquire, Agent for Sirdars in the Deccan, and Lieu- 
tenant-Colonel C. Ovans, late Resident at Sattara, 
and the Government of Bombay, relating to certain 
Charges preferred against Ballajee Nauain Nathoo, 
of Sattara, by Krushnajee Sadasew Bhidey, formerly 
of Sattara and now of Bombay :—Of all Petitions 
and Correspondence addressed to the Government 
of Bombay, by Krushnajee Sadasew Bhidey, with 
the Minutes of the Government thereupon, and the 
Answers returned to the same :—Of all Correspond- 
ence between the Bombay Government and the 
Court of Directors of the East India Company, on 
the subject to which the above Papers relate :—And, 
of a Letter from his Highness the deposed Raja 
of Sattara, to the Right honourable Sir Henry 
Hardinge, Governor-General of India, dated Be- 
nares, December 12th 1844, together with all Mi- 
nutes and Correspondence connected therewith. 


R. Campbell, from the Court of Directors of Raja of Satara. 


A Return of Java Prize Money invested in Pro- Java Prize 
missory Notes of the Bengal Government, and placed Money. 


in possession of the East India Company, specify- 
ing the Period when so invested or paid over to the 
East India Company, the Rate of Interest allowed 
by the East India Company thereon; stating also, 
whether any and what Distribution of the said Prize 
Money has been made, and what Amount is now in 
hand, and where placed :—And then he withdrew. 

. a That the said Returns do lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of Commissioners for paving, cleansing Dublin Pipe 
and lighting the streets of Dublin, praying that they Water (No. 2.) 


may be heard, by their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the Dublin Pipe Water (No. 2.) Bill, 
was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Bill, against the said Petition. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (X.) of Railway Bills, 
Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till five of Group (X.) 


the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Appendix to the Municipal Cor- Dublin Pipe 
porations (Zreland) Report on the City of Dublin a (No. 2.) 


(Part II.) ; presented to both Houses of Parliament, 
by command of his Majesty, published in 1836, be 
referred to the Committee on the Dublin Pipe Water 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for enabling the Newcastle and Dar- 
lington Junction Railway Company to purchase the 
Brandling Junction Railway, and to enable the said 
Company to make certain Branch Railways, Stations 
and Works, and for other Purposes; and the same 
were read, as follow: 

Pr. 12. 1. 35. Leave out from “ such’ to 
“ among” in |. 36., and insert “ Chairman.” 

Pr. 26.1, 8. Leave out “ hereinafter referred to” 
and insert “ relating to the said Branch Railways 
“ respectively, which have been deposited with the 
“ Clerk of the Peace of the county of Durham.” 

Pr. 26. 1, 14. Leave out “ intended.” 

Pr. 32.1. 24, After ‘* Shields” insert “ and 
“ Gateshead.” 

Pr. 35. ls. 5. and 6. After “ Company” insert 
Clauses (A. and B.) 





4r2 CLAUSE 





Newcastle and 
Darlington 
(Brandling 
Junction) Rail- 
way Bill. 


Bins 


676 3° Sulit. 


Cravse (A.) “ And whereas the said Brandling 

“ Junction Railway is connected with a certain 
“ Branch Railway and Quay called Archers Quay, 
“ at South Shields, in the county of Durham, be- 
“ longing to the Dean and Chapter of Durham, 
“ subject to a lease or agreement as to the same or 
“ part thereof, for a term of years or some other 
“‘ interest, to the Brandling Junction Railway Com- 
pany, and the Newcastle and Darlington Junction 
Railway Company have power under this Act to 
take certain lands and premises belonging to the 
said Dean and Chapter, part of which, if not ulti- 
mately wanted by the same Company, it may be 
“€ desirable to re-sell to the said Dean and Chapter : 
BE it therefore Enacted, That it shall be lawful 


A. 1845. 


Pr. 4.1. 27. Leave out “ intended.” 

Pr, 4. 1. 29. After “ the” insert “ said intended.’’ 

Pr. 4.1. 31. After “ 1845” insert “ if the same 
“ shall pass into a law in the present Session of 
“ Parliament.” 

Pr. 4.1. 32. Leave out from “ Act’ to “ shall” 
in 1. 34., and in |. 34. leave out from “ to” to 
“ shall” in Pr. 5.1. 5., and insert “ this Act, and 
“ the several purposes thereof, and.” 

Pr. 5.1. 6. Leave our from “ to” to “ purposes” 
in]. 7., and insert “such,” and in], 7. after “and” 
insert * to the several matters and.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 33. Leave out “ intended and,” and in 
the same line after “ Acts” insert “ and intended 
“ Act.” 


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* and all leases, agreements, conveyances and as- 


for the same Company and the said Dean and 
Chapter to make, receive and enter into such 
leases, contracts and arrangements for the leasing, 
use and enjoyment of the said Branch Railway 
and Quay for any term of years or otherwise, and 
also such conveyances and assurances for the 
purchase and re-sale, and the occupation and en- 
joyment in the meantime of such lands as the 
same Company may not require for the purpose 
of the said Railway, as they the same Company 
and the said Dean and Chapter may think fit ; 


surances entered into by or hetween the same 
parties for the purposes aforesaid, or any of them, 
shall be good and valid to all intents and purposes 
whatsoever.” 

Crause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
powers of the Company for the compulsory pur- 
chase or taking of lands for the purposes of this 
Act shall not be exercised after the expiration of 








three years from the passing thereof.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, | 


were agreed to. 


Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this | “ 


Ordered, That Mr. Hodgson Hinde do carry the | 


House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 


Pr. 9.1.21. After “ rails” insert “ such height 

“ being measured vertically over the outside rails.” 

Pr. 14. 1. 8. After “ Canal” insert Clause (A.) 
Crausz (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That if, from 
leakage or any other accident arising from the 
formation of the said branch, boats, barges or 
other vessels shall be prevented from using the 
said navigation as freely and uninterruptedly as at 
present, then the Company shall pay to the said 
Canal Company the actual damage thereby oc- 
casioned, or in lieu thereof, and in the option of 
the said Canal Company, as and by way of liqui- 
dation as ascertained damages, the sum of ten 
pounds for every hour during which such impedi- 
ment shall be allowed to continue, not exceeding 
forty-eight hours, but if beyond forty-eight con- 
secutive hours, then the sum of twenty pounds for 
every hour during which such impediment shall 
continue after such first forty-eight hours as 
aforesaid ; and in default of payment of such actual 
or ascertained damages, on demand being made 
to the Secretary or any other officer of the Com- 
pany, the said Canal Company may sue for and 
recover the same, together with full expenses, 
against the Company, by action in the Court of 
Session in Scotland, or before the Sheriff of the 


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county of Lanark, or the same may be recovered 

'“ in like manner as any other penalties under this 
The House proceeded to take into consideration |“ Act.” 

the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in-| = Pr. 19. 1. 38. and 1. penult. After “ mentioned” 


Edinburgh 
and Glasgow 
Railway Bill. 


tituled, An Act to amend the Acts relating to the | insert “ and of other roadssituate near the Edinburgh 
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and to authorize |“ and Glasgow Railway, and the said Company,” 
the forming of additional Branches; and the same | “ and in 1. penult. after “ such ” insert “ mutual.” 
were read, as follow: 


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Pr. 2. |. 36. Leave out from 


“ Parliament” to “ intituled” 


Pr. 3. 1. 11. Leave out from “ Scotland” to 
called” in |. 12., and insert “ and.” 
Pr. 3. 1. 14. After “1845” insert “ and whereas 





a Bill is now pending before Parliament, intituled, 
An Act for consolidating in one Act certain Pro- 
visions usually inserted in Acts authorizing the 
making of Railways in Scotland, which Bull, if) 
passed into a law, is proposed to be called The 
Railway Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act, 
1845.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 24. After “that” insert “ the pro- 
visions of,” and in the same line leave out “ in- 
tended.” 

Pr.3. 1.26. After “of” insert “ the provisions of.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 29. After “ 1845” insert “ if the same 
should pass into a law in the present Session of 
Parliament.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 3. Leave out from “ shall” to “ so” in 





; | 
insert “ the powers | 


Pr. 4. 1. 16. After “ that” 
and provisions of.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 19. Leave out from “ Railway” to| 
by” in |. 26., and insert “ so far as the same | 
shall not be inconsistent with or otherwise pro- | 
vided for by this Act or.” 


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Pr. 19. |. ult. Leave out from “ agreements” to 


“ whereas” to| “ as” in Pr. 20.1.1. 
“ Parliament” in |. 37., and insert “ An Act has 
“* been passed in the present Session of,” and in 1. 
7. leave out from 
in |. 38., and in |. 38. leave out from “ intituled” 
to “ for” in Pr. 3. 1. 6., and insert “ An Act.” 


Pr. 20.1.21. Leave out “seven”’ and insert “five.” 

Pr. 23.1. 28. After “ miles’’ insert Clause (B.) 

Cuause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
be lawful for the said Company from time to time 
to enter into contracts with any other Company, 
being the owners or lessees, or in possession of 
any Canal or Railway adjoining or connected 
with the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, for the 
passage of traffic across or along such Canal 
or Railway, or across or along the Edinburgh and 
Glasgow Railway, or any part thereof, upon such 
terms and under such conditions and restrictionsas 
may be agreed upon, and to enter into any other 
contracts with any such Company in reference to 
any accommodation which the Edinburgh and 
Glasgow Railway Company or such other Com- 
pany may require for the conveyance of passen- 
gers and goods on the said Railway or Canals 
belonging to the said Companies respectively, 
which may be mutually agreed upon.” 

Pr. 27.1.13. After “ purpose” insert Clause (C.} 

Crauss (C.) “ And whereas by the said first- 
recited Act it is enacted that the said Company 
shall cause the names of the several share-holders 
in the said Company, with the number of shares 
to which they are respectively entitled, and the 
amount of subscription paid thereon, and also 
the proper number by which each such share Is 
distinguished, to be fairly and distinctly entered 


in a Book to be kept for the purpose, and after 
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Railway Bills, 
Group (A.) 


“ such entry to cause their common seal to be 
“‘ affixed to such Book; and the said Act further 
“ provides that it shall be lawful for the said Com- 
“ pany toclose the books kept for entering memo- 
“ rials of transfers of shares for a period not exceeding 
“ seven days before each of the half-yearly meetings 
“ of the Company, and to fix a day for that purpose, 
“ during which time the said Company shall not be 
“ bound to take notice of any transfer which shall 
“ not have been registered previously to the day so 
“ fixed; and whereas the affixing to the several 
“‘ shares belonging to each proprietor in the said 
“ Company, as registered in the books of the said 
“ Company, the numbers by which the same are 
“ respectively designated, is attended with consider- 
“ able delay and difficulty, and it is also expedient 
“ that the said Company should have the power to 
“ cause the books kept for entering memorials of 
“ the transfer of shares to be closed for a period of 
“« fourteen days prior, as well to special general 
meetings as to the half-yearly general meetings of 
“ the Company; Be it therefore Enacted, That from 
“ and after the passing of this Act, it shall not be 
incumbent on the said Company to cause the 
numbers by which the several shares held by the 
“ yespective proprietors in the said Company are 
or may be designated to be entered prior to the 
holding of any general or special general meeting 
of the Company in any book to be kept for the 
purpose ; and it shall be lawful for the said Com- 
pany to close the books kept for entering me- 
morials of transfers of shares for a period not ex- 
ceeding fourteen days before the day fixed for 


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and for forming a Junction between the said Navi- 
gation and Canal, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Duncan do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from the Irish Great 
Great Southern and Western Railway, near Naas, Western Rail- 
in the County of Kildare, to the Town of Galway, Galasy) Bill. 
was read the third time. ; 
And an ingrossed Clause being offered to be added 

to the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the said Clause be referred to the 

Select Committee on Standing Orders. 

Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 

third reading of the said Bill be adjourned till To- 

morrow. 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually paving, Bermondsey 

cleansing, lighting and otherwise improving the Pa- gpa 
rish of Saint Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, in ee 
County of Surrey, was read tne third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Antrobus do carry the Bill to 

the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Bridgwater 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, a gg 
intituled, An Act for improving the Navigation of“ "" *"" 
the River and Bay leading to the Borough of Bridg- 

water ; for maintaining the present Bridge and ex- 

tending the Quays within the Borough; and for 

forming a communication by Road and by Railwa 





the holding of any general or special general 
meeting of the Company, and to fix a day for that 
purpose, during which time the said Company 
shall not be bound to take notice of any transfer 
which shall not have been registered previously 
to the day so to be appointed for the closing of 
such books, but all such transfers shall, as between 
the party claiming under the same and the said 
Company, but not otherwise, be considered as 
made subsequently to the day so to be appointed 
for the holding of such meeting.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr Hodgson Hinde do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


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Mr. Lascelles reported from the Committee on 
Group (A.) of Railway Bilis ; That the Committee, 
on their meeting this day pursuant to adjournment, 
had received a communication from Mr. Roche, one 
of the Members of the said Committee, stating that 
he was unable to attend the Committee in conse- 
quence of severe indisposition ; that the Committee 
had adjourned till twelve o’clock To-morrow, but 
that having been previously reduced (by permission 
of the House) to three Members, the Committee will 
be unable to proceed with the consideration of the 
Bills referred to them, in the absence of Mr. Roche. 

Ordered, That Mr. Roche be discharged from any 
further attendance on the said Committee. 

And the House being informed, that Mr. Mar- 
shall, who was discharged from further attendance 
on the Committee on account of a domestic calamity, 
was now willing again to serve on the said Com- 
mittee :—And the House being also informed, that 
the Committee were about to proceed upon an en- 
tirely new matter ; 

Ordered, That the Order for discharging Mr. 
Marshall from further attendance on the Committee 
be discharged. 


Ordered, That Mr. Marshall be re-instated upon 
the said Committee. 


Forthand Clyde An ingrossed Bill for altering and amending cer- 


Unie — tain Acts relating to the Forth and Clyde Naviga- 
Junction tion, and the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal, 
(No.2) Bil, Vox, 100. 





between the Quays and the Bristol and Exeter 
Railway ; and the same were read, as follow : 
Pr. 9. 1. 36. Leave out from “ thereof” to “ and” 

in Pr, 10. 1. 18. 

Pr. 22. 1. ult. Leave out from “ Railway” to 
“ And” in Pr, 23. ]. 22., and insert Clause (A.) 

Cuause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
“ acted, That it shall not be lawful for the mayor, 
aldermen and burgesses to construct on the said 
navigation, where and so far up the same as the 
“ tide flows and reflows, any work without the pre- 
“ vious consent of Her Majesty, Her heirs and suc- 
cessors, to be signified in writing under the hands 
“ of two of the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s 
“ Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and 
“ Buildings, and of the Lord High Admiral of the 
“ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 
“* or the Commissioners for executing the Office of 
“ Lord High Admiral aforesaid for the time being, 
“ to be signified in writing under the hand of the 
Secretary of the Admiralty, and then only accord- 
“« ing to such plan, and under such restrictions and 
“ reculations, as the said Commissioners of Her Ma- 
“ jesty’s Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works 
“ and Buildings, and the said Lord High Admiral 
“ or the said Commissioners may approve of, such 
“ approval being signified as last aforesaid ; and 
“‘ where any such work shall have been constructed, 
“ it shall not be lawful for the mayor, aldermen 
“ and burgesses, at any time to alter or extend the 
“ same without obtaining previously to making any 
“ such alteration or extension, the like consents or 
“ approvals ; and if such work shall be commenced 
“ or completed contrary to the provisions of this 
“ Act, it shall be lawful for the said Commissioners 
“‘ of Her Majesty’s Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, 
“ Works and Buildings, or the said Lord High 
‘«¢ Admiral, or the said Commissioners for executing 
“ the office of Lord High Admiral, to abate and 
“ remove the same, and to restore the site thereof 
“ to its former condition, at the cost and charge of 
“ the mayor, aldermen and burgesses, and the 
“ amount thereof may be recovered in the same 
“ manner as a penalty is recoverable against the 
“ mayor, aldermen and burgesses.” 

Pr. 24. 1. 18. Leave out “ five” and insert 
“ three.” 





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Waterford 
and Kilkenny 
Railway Bill. 


White’s Charity 


Estate Bill. 


Ellison’s 
Estate Bill. 


Gildart’s 
(Sherwen’s) 
Estate Bill. 


Bristol Paro- 
chial Rates 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Southampton 


and Dorchester 
Railway Bill. 


678 


Pr. 24. l. 22. Leave out “ten” and insert “ se- 
“ yen.” 


“ mospheric,” and in the same line after “ engine” 
insert “ or any power other than animal or mecha- 
“ nical power.’ 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Forman do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for making a Railway from Water- 
ford to Kilkenny, with a Branch to Kells, in the 
County of Kilkenny; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 3. 1. 26. Leave out from “ have” to “ power” 
in |. 28. 

Pr. 6.1. 19. Leave out from “up” to “and” in 
Pr. 7. 1. 2. 

Pr. 7. 1. 4. Leave out from “ mortgagees” to 
“ of” in I. 5. 

Pr. 7.1. 10. Leave out “ or bonds.” 

Pr. 7. |. 17. Leave out “ or bonds.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 20. Leave out “ or bond creditors.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 8. Leave out from “ Company” to 
“ shall” in |. 10. 

Pr. 9.1.17. Leave out from “ Company” to the 
second “ to” in |. 18. 

Pr. 9.1. 19. Leave out “again to.” 


Pr. 10. 1. 16. Leave out from “ shareholders” 
| 


to “ and”’ in |. 30. 


in Pr, 25. 1. 18. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Barry Baldwin do carry the 


3° Juliz. 


A. 1845, 


Pr, 2. 1. 7. Leave out from “ That” to “ The” in 


1. 9. and insert “ the provisions of the said recited 
Pr. 67. 1. 6. After “locomotive” insert “ or at- |“ Acts, that is to say.” 





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Pr. 24. 1. ult. Leave out from “ plans” to “and” | “ 


“ 


, Pr. 2. 1. 17. Leave out from “ five” to “in” in 
- 19. 
Pr. 7. ls. 12 and 13. Leave out “ Ambrose Hum- 
“ phreys” and insert “‘ James Brownell Boothby.” 
Pr. 7.1. 27. Leave out from “ Railway” to “and” 
in |. 28. 

Pr. 8. 1. 4. Leave out “ intended.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 15. After “ purpose” insert Clause (A.) 

Crause (A.) “ And whereas, on the said Plans 
and Sections deposited as aforesaid, two lines of 
Railway are laid down at the entrance into the 
town of Southampton: Be it Enacted, That no- 
thing herein contained shall extend to enable the 
said Company to make any portion of the southern- 
most of the said lines, or to purchase any lands 
which may have been required for the purpose 
thereof, which shall be situate south of the pro- 
perty, in the parish of All Saints, numbered 47, 
on the said Plans. 

Pr. 12. 1.16. After “ first” insert “ Provided 
always, That if the whole or any portion of the said 
Forest which may be expressed in such consent of 
the Commissioners, shall not be wanted for the pur- 
poses of this Act, or shall not be used, or shall cease 
to be used for the purposes of the said Railway, 
for the space of any two consecutive years after 
the date of any such consent as aforesaid, then the 
whole or such portion of the said Forest (as the 
case may be) which shall not be so used or which 
shall cease to be so used as aforesaid, shall im- 
mediately thereafter revert to, and shall, by virtue 
of this Act, become again and be absolutely vested 
in The Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, Her 
heirs and successors, freed and discharged of 
and from all claims and demands of the said Rail- 
way Company, their heirs, successors or assigns, 


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Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this | “ subject nevertheless to the rights of common 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by |“ now subsisting upon and over the same, anything 


their Lordships. 


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which may be expressed in any consent or con- 
veyance of or from the said Commissioners to the 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select | ‘ contrary notwithstanding.” 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of White’s Charity Estate Bill, the Stand- 
ing Orders had been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 
the case of Ellison’s Estate Bill, the Standing Or- 
ders had not been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


Gildart’s (Sherwen’s) Estate Bill was read the 
first time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Bristoi Parochial Rates (No. 2.) Bill; That they 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments, merely verbal. 


Ordered, That the Report be taken into consider- | 


ation To-morrow. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 














Pr. 23. 1. 2. After ‘* trade” insert Clause (B.) 

Crause (B.) “ And whereas the convenient 
interchange of the traffic requiring to pass to or 
from the Railway hereby authorized to be made 
from or to the intended Wilts, Somerset and Wey- 
mouth Railway, is of great public importance, and 
the same may be facilitated by proper arrange- 
ments for the laying down additional rails upon 
portions of the said respective Railways, so as to 
enable engines and carriages constructed for the 
respective guages of the same several Railways 
to pass from each of the said Railways to the 
other of them, if the same shall be found con- 
venient and desirable: Be it therefore Enacted, 
That it shall be lawful for the Lords of the Com- 
mittee of Privy Council for Trade, at any time 
hereafter, if and when they shall deem the same 
convenient and desirable, to require the said Wilts, 
and Somerset Railway Company, or their lessees 
for the time being, to provide and lay down upon 
the said Wilts and Somerset Railway, between 
Dorchester and Weymouth, and also at the same 
or any other time to require the same Company 
hereby incorporated, or their lessees for the time 
being, to provide and lay down upon any part, not 
exceeding eight miles, of the Southampton and 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, -“ Dorchester Railway adjacent to Dorchester, ad- 
intituled, An Act for making a Railway from South- |“ ditional rails and such other works and con- 
ampton to Dorchester, with a Branch ‘to the Town |“ veniences as shall be necessary to enable engines 


of Poole; and the same were read, as follow: 


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“ and cariages constructed for the guage of the 


Pr. 1. 1. 21. Leave out “intended,” and in the | “ Southampton and Dorchester Railway to pass 


same line leave out from “ Acts” to “ Parliament” 
in 1, 22. and insert “have passed during the present 
“* Session of.” 


Pr. 1. 1. 23. Leave out “ intituled” and insert 
“ called.” 


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“ along the said Wilts and Somerset Railway be- 
“ tween Dorchester and Weymouth, and to enable 
“ engines and carriages constructed for the guage 
“ of the said Wilts and Somerset Railway to pass 
“ along such part of the said Southampton and 

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Ppa citiact Sasn anon eet enarveateneearaoa 


Standing 
Orders ; 


South Wales 
Railway Bill, 


Morden College 


Estate Bill. 


Factories, 


Poor Law 
Amendment 


(Scotland) Bill, 


Physic and 


“urgery Bill. 


Game Laws. 





Q VicToRIz: 


“ Dorchester Railway as aforesaid, and each of the 
“&lt; said Companies or their lessees for the time being 
“ shall be bound forthwith to conform to every such re- 
quirement of the said Lords of the Committee of 
“ Privy Council; andthe said Lords of the Committee 
“ of Privy Council for Trade, on the report of some 
“ competent person to be appointed by them for the 
“ purpose, shall have full power to order and direct 
“ at whose expense, and upon what terms and con- 
“ ditions the said several works and accommodations 
“ shall be constructed, provided and used, having 
“ due regard in the settlement thereof to the rights 
“ of the said several Companies and their lessees, 
“ and to the just interests of the public.” 

Pr.29. 1.31. Leave out “ Blechynder” and insert 
“ Blechynden.” 

Pr. 29. 1. 34. After “ of” insert “ the.” 

Pr. 30. 1. 6. Leave out “ and” and insert “ or.” 

Pr. 30. 1. 12. After “ public” insert “ for.” 

Pr. 30. 1. 13. After “ thereat” insert “ and.” 


In the Schedule to the Bill: 
Pr. 131. 1, 22. Leave out from 


“ Yard- -| | 


to 
“ Terminus -| London -| 


in Pr. 132. 1. 30. 


The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
(and it appearing that the Amendment in Pr. 7, Is. 12. 
and 13. is to make up the number of Directors in- 
tended by the Commons, one having died since the 
Bill passed the Commons) were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Colonel Dawson Damer do carry 
the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed tothe Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


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Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which 
were read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the South Wales 
Railway Bill, Petition for additional provision, the 
Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 





3° Sulit. 





2. Resolved, That in the case of the Morden Col- 
lege Estate Bill, the Standing Orders ought to be 
dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill. 

The second Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bradford (York) (three Petitions); 
— Haston ;—and, Huddersfield ; praying the House 
to pass a law to limit the labour of young persons in 
Factories under twenty-one years of age to Ten 
hours a day,—were presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Dundee ;—John Macnaughten ;— 
Edinburgh (two Petitions) ;—Aberdeen (Chairman); 
—Stranraer (Provost) ;— Kilbarchan (Preses) ;— 
Presbytery of Kirkaldy';—Right Reverend Doctor 
Murdoch, Roman Catholic Bishop in Glasgow ;— 
Lochwinnoch ;— Macduff and Gamrie (Acting Chief 
Magistrate) ;—and, Banff (Provost); praying that 
the Poor Law Amendment (Scotland) Bill may not 
pass into a law, as it now stands,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the City of London 
Association of General Practitioners of Medicine, 
Surgery and Midwifery, praying that the Physic 
and Surgery Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Philip Quirk, Gentleman, Brom- 
bro’, near Birkenhead, Cheshire, praying for altera- 
tion of the Game Laws, was presented, and read ; 


and referred to the Select Committee on Game Laws. 
-Vot. 100. 











679 


A Petition of the Bailiffs, Wardens, Assistants Charitable 
and Commonalty of the Trade, Art and Mystery of Trusts. 
Weavers of London, praying that the several incor- 
porated Livery Companies of London may be 
exempted from the operation of any Bill respecting 
Charitable Trusts, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of Representatives of Regium Donum 
the New Connexion of General Baptists, comprising Grant. 
upwards of Three hundred congregations and Fifty 
thousand individuals assembled at their annual as- 
sociation at Leicester, praying the House to with- 
hold their Regium Donum Grant in all time forth- 
coming, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Workmen above twenty-one years i 

of age, of the Port Eglinton Woollen Wadhs, con ee 
sisting of spinners, dyers, weavers, mechanics and 

overseers of the factory, praying for the establish- 

ment of training schools for fhe young, and moderate- 

sized airing-grounds for the recreation of adults 

employed in factories, was presented, and read ; and 

ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Managers and Teachers of the Kil- Horse Racing. 
more Sabbath School Union, county of Down, pray- 
ing the House to withhold all grants of money for 
the encouragement of Horse Racing, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Freeholders of the county of Kerry, Juries 
praying the House to pass a law empowering three- Ireland.) 
fourths of the Jury to return a verdict, or to limit to 
a reasonable time the period given to Juries for 
agreement, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Dunnet, in the Lord’s Day. 
county of Caithness, praying the House to make it 
imperative on all Railway Companies to abstain from 
running trains on the Sabbath Day, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery of Universities _ 
Caithness, praying that the Universities (Scotland) (Scotland) Bill. 
Bill may not pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of Inhabitants of Muchart and vici- 
nity, praying that the said Bill may pass into a 
law, was also presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Grocers and Wholesale and Retail Spirit Trade 
Spirit Dealers of Enniskillen and its neighbourhood, (reland.) 
in the county of Fermanagh, praying the House so 
to modify and amend the laws relating to the retail 
Spirit Trade in Jreland as to place those who have 
capital invested in it on a footing of equality with 
Spirit Traders in England, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Lewis Phillips;—Joseph Digby, Lunacy. 
Esquire, Captainin Her Majesty’s Navy ;—and, Wil- 
liam Bailey ; praying that previous to any further 
legislation on the subject of Lunacy a Committee 
may be appointed to investigate the operation of 
the present laws and the conduct of the Metropo- 
litan Commissicners in Lunacy, with the view of 
ensuring that no Englishman be deprived of his 
liberty without full and sufficient cause,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of W. .C. Finch, m.p. ;—and, John E. Lunatic 
Wilkinson ; praying that the Lunatic Asylums and Asylum: and. 
Pauper Lunatics Bill may not pass into a law, as eC 
it now stands,—were presented, and read; and or- 


dered to lie upon the Table. 





The Order of the day being read, for the second Rothwell 
\tading of the Rothwell Prison Bill ; 
| Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 
| Ordered, 


Prison Bill. 


4r4 








3° Juli. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, that they doexamine whether the Standing 
Orders have been complied with, as in the case of 
a Petition for a Private Bill, and under the same 
rules and regulations. 


A. 1845. 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend an Act passed Winwic, 
in the fourth year of the reign of Her present Ma~ Rectory Bil) 
jesty, intituled, An Act for the Division of the Rec- 
tory of Winwick, in the County Palatine of Zan- 
caster: And also, 
The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An pypj;, 
Act for the better Protection of Works of Art and Museums, &amp;¢.. 


Se 


Scientific and Literary Collections, with Amend- Bill 
ments; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 


East India 
Steam-ship 
Company Bill 
(1838.) 


A Petition of Archibald Hamilton, of Gould- 
square, Crutched Friars, in the city of London, 
Merchant, praying that leave may be granted to 


mat 


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On Pan in &lt;a A NEA 


certain officers of the House to attend the trial of 
an action in the Court of Common Pleas to prove 
the identity of the Honourable Craven Fitzhardinge 
Berkeley, a Member of the House, being offered to 
be presented ; 

And Mr. Craven Berkeley being in his place :— 
The said Petition was brought up, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into 
consideration To-morrow ; and be printed. 


Sir Henry Halford presented a Bill to make fur- 
ther Regulations respecting the Tickets of Work to 
be delivered to Persons employed in the Manufac- 
ture of Hosiery, in certain cases: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time, upon Monday next ; and to be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to simplify the Form and diminish 
the Expense of obtaining Infeftment in Heritable 
Property in Scotland; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 5.1. 10. After “ burgage” insert “ or by any 
“ similar mode of tenure known and effectual in 
“ Jaw.” 

Pr. 6.1.2. After “ favorem” insert “as separate 
“‘ instruments intended merely to connect the pro- 
“ curatory with the charter of resignation.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
that part of the Message from the Lords, of Monday 
last, wherein their Lordships request, that this House 
would be pleased to communicate to their Lordships, 
an Alphabetical List of the Names, Descriptions 
and Places of Abode of all Persons subscribing to 
the amount of 2,000. and upwards to any Railway 
Subscription Contract deposited in the Private Bill 
Office during the present Session of Parliament ; 
showing the Amount subscribed by each Person for 
every Railway to which he may be a Subscriber, 
and the Total Amount of such Subscriptions by each 
Person. 

Ordered, That a printed Copy of the said Paper 
be communicated to the Lords, as desired by their 
Lordships in their said Message :—And that Mr. 
Greene do deliver the same. 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir William 
Horne and Sir George Rose : 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Mancheste 
. r 
Act to effect Improvements in the Borough of Man- Improvement 
chester, for the purpose of promoting the Health of Bi" 
the Inhabitants thereof, with Amendments; to 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Glasgow, 
Act to authorize an Extension of the Glasgow, Pais- Paisley, Kil- 
ley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway to near Cumnock, hen 

: ‘ » Ayr Railway 
and to amend the Acts relating to such Railway, (Cumnock 
with Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords Branch) Bill, 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Whitehaven 
Act for making a Railway from Whitehaven, in the "4 Furness 
County of Cumberland, to a point of Junction with cuuices 
the Furness Railway, in the Parish of Dalton, in Bill.” 
the County Palatine of Lancaster, to be called The 
Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway, with 
Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords de- 
sire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Manchester, 
Act for amending the Act relating to the Manchester, Bury and 
Bury and Rossendale Railway, with Amendments ; ee. 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the con- 
currence of this House: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Eastern Union 
Act for making a Railway from the Eastern Union 24 Bury 
Railway, at Ipswich, to Bury Saint Edmund’s, with jin Eémunc' 
Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords de- (No. 2:) Bill, 
sire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Dundalk and 
Act for effecting a Railway Communication between Enniskillen | 
Dundalk and Enniskillen, with Amendments ; to ®#!"+y Bil 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Granting of 
to facilitate the granting of certain Leases ; to which Leases Bill. 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House : 

And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Church Build. 
for the further Amendment of the Church Building ing Acts 
Acts; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of — 
this House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Privilege. 
consideration the Petition of Jasper Parrott, Es- 
quire, relating to an action brought against him for 
evidence given before a Committee of the House, 
which was presented yesterday :—The House pro- 
ceeded to take the said Petition into consideration ; 
and the same was again read. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That Frederick Keddell, Thomas Baker and 
Joseph Humphrey Grant, of Lime-street, in the city 
of London, Attornies, do attend this House To- 
morrow :—And the said Motion was, with leave of 
the House, withdrawn. 

The House being informed that Mr. Augustus 
Henry Moore, Solicitor, the agent of Mr, Parrott, 


lowing, without Amendment ; viz.: 


attended at the door, he was called in, and at the 
bar examined, in relation to the matter of the said 
Petition, and delivered in a copy of the Declaration 
in the case of Phillips v. Parrott :—And then he 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That David Phillips, of Buckfastleigh, 
in the county of Devon, Surgeon ; Charles Edwards 
and Theodore Bryett, of Totnes, in the county of 
Devon, Attornies; Frederick Keddell, Thomas Baker 
and Joseph Humphrey Grant, of Lime-street, in _ 

city 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to settle an Annuity on 
Sir Henry Pottinger, Baronet, in consideration of 
his eminent Services : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for authorizing the Sale 
of the Guildford Junction Railway : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for making a Railway 
from the Eastern Counties and Thames Junction 
Railway, near the Mouth of the River Lea, to North 
Woolwich: 


Sir Henry 
Pottinger’s 
Annuity Bill. 


Guildford 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 
Nurth Wool- 
wich Railway 
Bill. 














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China. 


Poor Law 
Amendment — 
(Scotland) Bi 





y, Mittee on the Poor Law Amendment (Scotland) 


9 VicroRtz. 3° -4° 
city of London, Attornies, do attend this House | 
upon Monday next. 

Ordered, That the Declaration be printed. 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Returns of Trade at the Ports of Can- 
ton, Amoy and Shanghai, for the year 1844, received 
from Her Majesty’s Plenipotentiary in China. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


? 


And a Motion being made, and the Question 
— proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 

hair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That’’ to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ this House will, upon this day three months, re- 
“ solve itself into the said Committee,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Mr. Henry Baring, 


\ 76. 


Yeas, L Mr. Forbes Mackenzie: 
Tellers for the { Mr. James Oswald, 33 
Noes, Sir John M‘ Taggart : } : 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Bill read 1°, to be read 2°; paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 


Crause, N° 1, (Interpretation of words and ex- 
pressions used in the Act.) 

Amendment made. 

Another Amendment proposed: At the end of the 
Clause, to add the words “ and the words ‘ relief, 
‘* support and maintenance’ shall be held to include 
“ necessary medical aid.” 

Question put, That those words be there added ; 





Juli. 681 


|“ shall nommate not exceeding four members of 
“ such Kirk Session to be members of the Parochial] 
“ Board.” 


Question put, That the words proposed to be 


left out stand part of the Clause ; 


The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the { Lord Arthur Lennoz, } 


Yeas, Mr. Forbes Mackenzie : 
Tellers for the [ Mr. Fox Maule, \ 30 
Noes, Mr. Bouverie : . 


Clause agreed to. 
Crauses, N° 19 to N° 22, agreed to. 


Crause, N° 23, (Parochial Board in landward 
parishes: And such Parochial Board shall be con- 
stituted as follows, (that is to say) in every such pa- 
rish as aforesaid in which the funds requisite for the 
relief of the poor shall be provided without assess- 
ment, the Parochial Board shall consist of the per- 
sons who, if this Act had not been passed, would 
have been entitled to administer the laws for the 
relief of the poor in such parish). 

Amendment proposed in P. 10. 1.38. After 
the word “assessment,” to insert the words “ or 
“* in which funds shall have been provided by legal 
“‘ assessment for Thirty consecutive years immedi- 
“ ately prior to the passing of this Act.” 

Question proposed, That those words be there 
inserted :—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Clause, agreed to. 


Crausss, N° 24 to N° 33, with Amendments to 
several of them, agreed to. 


Crause, N° 34, (Parochial Boards may resolve 
that the funds shall be raised by assessment). 


Amendment made. 
To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 4° die Jultit, 1845: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made Progress 
in the Bill; and that he was directed to move, That 
the Committee may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Parochial 





or 


The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the f Mr. Edward Ellice, ” 
Yeas, Mr. John Collett: } = 

Tellers for the { Mr. Forbes Mackenzie, | 6 
Noes, \ Lord Arthur Lennox: J °~ 

Clause, as amended, agreed to. 


Cuauses, N°2and N° 3, agreed to. 


Ciause, N° 4, (One paid member and secretary 
to be appointed to the Board ; and the Sheriffs of 
the said three Sheriffdoms of Perth, Renfrew and 
Ross and Cromarty shall each receive the sum of 
One hundred pounds sterling per annum, in addition 
to their present salaries, so long as they continue to 
act as members of the said Board). 

Amendment proposed, in P. 3.1. 2. To leave out 
from the word “ Board” to the end of the Clause. 

Question proposed, That the words proposed to 
be left out stand part of the Clause :—Amendment, 
by leave, withdrawn. 


Clause agreed to. 


Crauses, N°5 to N° 15, with Amendments to 
several of them, agreed to. 


Crause, N° 16, postponed. 

Crause, N° 17, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 18, (Parochial Board of Managers 
of the Poor in burghal parishes). 

Amendment proposed, in P. 8. 1. 37. To leave 


out the words “and the Kirk Session ofeach parish 
Vor. 100. 


to 


reading of the Parochial Settlement Bill ; Settlement Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com= Commons 
mittee on the Commons Inclosure Bill ; Inclosure Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Drainage of 
mittee on the Drainage of Lands Bill ; Lands Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Lunatic 
mittee on the Lunatic Asylums (Zre/and) Bill ; Asylums 

Resolved, That this. House will, this day, resolve (Ireland) Bill. 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Constables (Public Works) (Jreland) Bill Constables, 
was, according to Order, read a second time; and Public Works 
committed to a Committee of the whole House, for (lelend) BM. 
this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Merchant 
further consideration the Report, together with the Seamen's Fund 
Resolution of the Select Committee, on the Mer- _ 
chant Seamen’s Fund Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report, together with the Re- 
solution, be taken into further consideration upon 








Tuesday next. 
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682 
Merchant : 
Seamen Bill. ypittee on the Merchant Seamen Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Coal Trade 
(Port of Lon- 
don) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Coal Trade (Port of Zondon) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Field Gardens 
Bill. 


No. 438. 


Mr. Greene reported the Field Gardens Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to; and 
an Amendment was made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Tuesday 
next, 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Lunatic 
Asylums and 
Pauper Lunatics 
Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Lunatic Asylums and Pauper Lunatics 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Small Debts 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
(No. 3.) Bill. 


reading of the Small Debts (No. 3.) Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day. 


Foreign 


Mr. Greene reported the Foreign Lotteries Bill ; 
Lotteries Bill. 


and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


Seal Office 


The ingrossed Bill for abolishing the separate Seal 
Abolition Bill. 


Office of the Courts of Queen’s Bench and Common 
Pleas, was, according to Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Colleges 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(Ireland) Bill, 


mittee on the Colleges (Jreland) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House was moved, That the Act 5 and 6 Vic. 
c. 89., to promote the Drainage of Lands and Im- 
provement of Navigation and Water-power in con- 
nexion with such Drainage in Jreland, might be 
read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend the said Act: And that Sir Thomas Fre- 
mantle and Mr. Attorney-General for Ireland do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


Drainage 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Borough and 
Watch Rates 
Bill. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the better collecting Borough and Watch Rates 
in certain Places: And that Mr. William Henry 
Bodkin and Mr. James Wortley do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Public Mu- 
seums, &amp;c., Bill, 


No. 439, 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Lords to the Public Museums, &amp;c., Bill be printed. 


Army. Mr. Sidney Herbert presented, pursuant to Or- 


ders,— Returns, showing the Establishment and 
Effectives of the British Army, in the Number of 
Officers, and of Rank and File, at Home and Abroad, 
on the Ist day of January 1839 and on the 1st day 
of January 1845 :—Showing the Establishment of 
the British Army, as fixed by the Queen’s Memo- 
randum, for service at Home and on the several 
Foreign Stations, for each of the years from 1839 
to 1845, both inclusive ; and also the Effectives on 
each of those Stations on the 1st day of January 
1845 :— Showing the Average Force, in Officers, 
in Rank and File, Establishment and Effectives, at 
the several Foreign Stations, in each year, on the 
Ist day of January 1839 and 1845 ; distinguishing 


$°—4° Julie. 
The Order of the day being read, for the Com- | 





A. 1845, 


European from Black Troops :—And, showing, in 
one Table, the Numbers of the Descriptions of 
Armed Force in the United Kingdom on the 1st day 
of January 1845 (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 424, of Session 1838). 

Return to an Order, dated the 3d day of April Army ana 
last, for a Return, showing the Total Number of Marines, 
Recruits for the British Army and Royal Marines 
admitted from 1834 to 1843, both years inclusive ; 
specifying the Numbers admitted in each year for 
each Branch of the Service; also the Standard 
Heights and Ages fixed for the Recruits; and the 
Average Height and Average Age of the Recruits 
for each Branch of the Service, enlisted for each 
year, from 1834 to 1843, both years inclusive :— 
Also, the Number of English, Scotch and Irish Re- 
cruits enlisted for each Branch of the Service, for 
each year ; specifying also the Number of Recruits 
examined, and the Number found fit, and the Num- 
ber found unfit of the Recruits of each Nation, for 
each Branch of the Service, in each year (so far as 
relates to the Army.) 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 


Sir Thomas Fremantle presented a Bill to amend Drainage 
an Act of the sixth year of Her present Majesty, for (Ireland) Bill. 
promoting the Drainage of Lands and Improvement No. 440. 
of Navigation and Water-power, in connexion with 
such Drainage, in Ireland: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Thursday next ; and to be printed. 


The Church Building Acts Amendment Bill was Church Build. 
read the first time; and ordered to be read a second ing Acts 
time upon Friday, the 11th day of this instant July ; — 
and to be printed. No. 441. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till one of the clock on Friday morning, 
adjourned till this day. 











Veneris, 4° die Juhi ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1845. 








PRAYERS. 


QRDE RED, That the Committee on Group(X.) Railway Bills 
of Railway Bills have leave to sit this day, till Group (X.) 
five of the clock, during the sitting of the House. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Bristol Paro- 
into consideration the Report on the Bristol Paro- (Ne. 2 Bil 
chial Rates (No. 2.) Bill; andthe Amendments were ~ 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill to amend the Acts relating to London and » 
the London and South Western Railway, and to Railway 
authorize Extensions thereof from the Wine Elms (No. 1.) 


Terminus to a Point near to Waterloo and Hunger- (Metropolitan 


| ford Bridges, in the Parish of Saint Mary, Lam- Extension) Bill. 


beth, and to the Thames at Nine Elms, in the Parish 
of Battersea, all in the County of Surrey, was read 
the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from the Erewash Valley 
Midland Railway, in the Parish of Sawley, in the ened “. 
County of Derby, to the Mansfield and Pinxton 
Railway, in the Parish of Sedston, in the County of 
Nottingham, together with several Branch Railways 
communicating therewith, to be called The Erewash 
Valley Railway, was read the third time. 

The House was. moved, That the Standing Order 


of the House No, 121,,equiring Amendments to be 
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Lady’s Island 
and Tacumshin 
Embankment 
Bill. 


Dublin, Belfast 
and Coleraine 
Junction Rail- 
way. 


Prisons 


(Scotland. ) 


Railway Bills 
(Second Re- 
port.) 

No. 442. 


Brighton and 
Chichester 
Railway 
(Portsmouth 
Extension) Bill, 


Guildford, 
Chichester and 
Portsmouth 


Railw ay Bill, 


9 VicToRIz. 


referred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That the said Standing Order be sus- 
pended, in respect of the said Bill. 
Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Lord Harry Vane do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Captain Plumridge reported from the Committee 
on the Lady’s Island and Tacumshin Embankment 
Bill, and to whom several Petitions against the said 
Bill were referred ; That they had heard counsel in 
support of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; and that the Com- 
mittee had examined the allegations of the Bill, and 
found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Moy, in 
the county of Tyrone, praying that the Standing 
Orders of the House be suspended in favour of the 
Dublin, Belfast and Coleraine Junction Railway 
Company, on the same terms and subject to the 
same conditions as the Armagh, Coleraine and 
Portrush Company, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Prisons 
(Scotland) have leave to sit this day, till five of the 
clock, during the sitting of the House. 


Lord Granville Somerset reported from the Select 
Committee appointed to inquire into the state and 
rogress of the several Railway Bills now before 
Puciaannt, and to consider and report their Opinion, 
as to what measures should be adopted by the House, 
in order to facilitate the re-introduction, and to pre- 
vent expense and delay in the progress through 
Parliament, in the next Session, of such Railway Bills 
as it may be found impossible to pass into Laws, from 
want of time for their proper investigation, during 
the present Session; That they had further con- 
sidered the matters referred to them, and had come 
to several Resolutions ; which they had directed him 
to report to the House. 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Monday next; and be printed. 


Mr. Beckett Denison reported from the Com- 
mittee on Group (L.) of Railway Bills, to whom 
several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 
said Group, together with the Reports of the Board 
of Trade thereon, were referred; That in the case 
of the Brighton and Chichester Railway (Portsmouth 
Extension) Bill, they had heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Rail- 
way Bills; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Beckett Denison reported from the Com- 
mittee on Group (L.) of Railway Bills, to whom 
several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 
said Group, together with the Reports of the Board 
of Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the Guildford, Chichester and Portsmouth Railway 
Bill, they had heard counsel in support of several 
of the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel 
in favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into 
the several matters required by the Standing Orders 
on Railway Bills; and that the Committee had ex- 
amined the allegations contained in the Preamble 


of the Bill, and had amended the same; and had 
Vo. 100. 


4° Julit. 





683 


found the allegations of the Bill, as amended, to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Beckett Denison reported from the Committee Direct London 
on Group (L.) of Railway Bills, to whom several egg 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said~ " * 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the Direct London and Portsmouth Railway Bill, 
they had heard counsel in support of several of the 
said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Rail- 
way Bills; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations contained in the Preamble of the 
Bill,and had amended the same; and had found the 
allegations of the Bill, as amended, to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Share-holders in a Company for London and 
making a Railway from London to York, praying Yok Railway 
that provision may be made in the London and’ 
York Railway Bill, that so soon as the Company 
shall have opened for public use any part of the 
Railway along or near to the banks of the River 
Witham, and thenceforth until the termination of the 
lease, it shall not be lawful for them to exact or 
take more than two-thirds of all and every the tolls 
and dues now taken for the use of the said naviga- 
tion, by virtue of the several Acts relating thereto, 
was presented, and read ; and referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which Orders; 
were read, as follow: 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Irish Great Irish Great — 
Western Railway (Dublin to Galway) Bill, Clause on phen hg 
third reading, the Clause is of such a nature as may Gelvay) Bill. 
be adopted by the House, if they shall think fit. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of Ellison’s Estate Ellison’s_ 
Bill, the Standing Orders ought to be dispensed Pstte Bill. 
with; That the Parties be permitted to proceed 
with their Bill. 

The second Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John MacMullen, Secretary of the Irish Great 
Grand Canal Company of Ireland, praying that the Western Rail- 
Standing Orders of the House may not be suspended ¢*Y Bes 
in favour of the Jrish Great Western Railway (.Dub- oo 
lin to Galway) Bill, or any clause or clauses pro- 
posed to be introduced therein, and that no further 
proceeding may be had in the case of the said Bill, 
until the proposed clause or clauses shall have been 
printed, and the Select Committee on Standing Or- 
ders shall have reported on the print of such clause 
or clauses, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the Irish Great 
further Proceeding upon the third reading of the in- Western Rail- 
grossed Bill for making.a Railway from the Great Gales) —" 
Southern and Western Railway, near JVaas, in the “nae 
County of Kildare, to the Town of Galway :—The 
House resumed the said further Proceeding. 

An ingrossed Clause (Company empowered to 
deviate from plan to alimited extent) was thrice read ; 
and added to the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. French do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


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Norwich and An ingrossed Bill for altering the Line of the Nor- 
Brandon Rail- yi} and Brandon Railway, and for making Two 
oa — Branches therefrom to Diss and East Dereham, in 
Dereham the County of Norfolk, was read the third time. 
Branches Bill. § Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for altering the Line of the Norwich 
and Brandon Railway, and for making a Branch 
therefrom to East Dereham, in the County of Vor- 
olk. 
f Ordered, That Mr. Cobden do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Trish Great Ordered, That leave be given to print the Minutes 
a a of the Evidence taken before the Committee on the 
Galesy ) Bill. ° Trish Great Western page| (Dublin to Galway) 
Bill, at the expense of the Grand Canal Company 
of Ireland, from the Committee Clerk’s Copy, if 


they think fit. 


Glasgow An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway, to be 
—— Rail- called The Glasgow Junction Railway, with Branches, 
anil was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. James Oswald do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 








PublicPetitions Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- 
— mittee on Public Petitions ; That they had examined 
nite the Petitions presented upon the 30th day of June 
last, and the Ist day of this instant July, and had 
directed him to make a Report thereof to the House. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 

and be printed. 


Saint Asaph Petitions from Llanelly ;—Frome Bishop ;— Tes- 
= Bangor ton ; —Hordley ; —Holyhead ; —Gresford ;— New- 
ie stead ; — Wateringbury ; — Wordsley ; — Kingswin- 
ford ;—Llannon ;— Malling ;— Tunbridge ;—Sedg- 

ley ;—Llanfachraeth, Llanenghenedd and Llanfigail; 
—Llangorwen ;—Llangyniew ;—County of Salop ; 

—County of Anglesea ;— Welsh Pool ;—Deanery of 

Pontesbury ;— Bethnal Green ;—Grand Jury of the 

county of Carnarvon (Foreman) ;— Feltham, Hamp- 

ton, Hampton Wick, Hanworth, Littleton, Shep- 

perton, Sunbury, Twickenham and Teddington ;— 

and, Llandwddyn ; praying for the repeal of so much 

of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the 

union of the Dioceses of Saint Asaph and Bangor, 

and for the immediate appointment of a Bishop to 

the newly-erected See of Manchester,—were pre- 

sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Parochial Petitions from Newtownards Poor Law Union 

Sertlement Bill. (Chairman) ;—Hundred of Mutford and Lothing- 
land (Suffolk) ;—Plomesgate Union (Chairman) ;— 
Bosmere and Claydon Union ;—and, Hundred of 
Samford (Suffolk) ; praying that the Parochial 
Settlement Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Parochial Petitions from Woodbridge Union (Chairman) ; 
Settlement, and, Blything Union; praying for alteration of 
the Laws relative to Parochial Settlement,—were 
agg and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


New South A Petition of Stock-holders and other Inhabitants 
Wales. of the district of Berrima and its neighbourhood, in 
the colony of New South Wales, praying the House 
to repeal so much of the Act for the Government of 
the Colony 5 and 6 Vic. c-: 76, as prohibits the ap- 
propriation of the Territorial Revenue by the Legis- 
lative Council, and also so much of the Act of the 
5th and 6th Vic., c. 36, as relates to the minimum 
price, to the letting, and to the general control of the 
Crown Lands, and to the proceeds and revenues ! 
thereof; and to transfer all powers and authorities | 
over the said lands and the revenues arising there- | 
from, which by either of the said statutes or other- 
wise are vested in the Governor for the time being, | 





to the Governor and Legislative Council of New 
South Wales, that they may establish a scale of 
minimum prices for Crown Lands, according to their 
respective situation and quality; and that a fixed 
term of occupation (which the Petitioners submit 
should be conceded to all persons at present occu- 
pying the said Crown Lands, and which should not 
be of less duration than twenty-one years,) may be 
substituted for the present short and precarious 
tenure, coupled with such reasonable right of pre- 
emption to the present occupier or lessee during his 
tenancy, at the minimum price thus to be fixed, as to 
the said Governor and Legislative Council may seem 
meet, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie ) 
upon the Table. , 


Petitions from Huddersfield (three Petitions) ;— pactories 

Leeds (two Petitions);—Sutton (York) (two Peti- , 
tions) ; —Silsden (Kildwick) ; —Farnhill ;—Brad- 
ford (York) (ten Petitions);—Mold Green ;—Asp- 
ley ;—Ashton-under-Lyne (two Petitions) ;—Mot- 
tram ;—Bury (two Petitions) ;— Stockport ;— Wals- 
den ;— Bingley ;—Crosshills ;— Leeds ;—Langfield ; 
—and, Holbeck; praying the House to pass an 
efficient Ten Hours Bill for all minors and females 
employed in Factories,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Horsforth ;—Delph ;— Rawcliffe; Maynooth 
—AIllingworth ;—Staveley ;—Stainton ;—and, Fel- College Bill. 
kirk; praying that the Maynooth College Bill may 
not pass into a law,—were presented, and read; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Alexander Iles; —and, Samuel Lunatic 
Millard; praying that the Lunatic Asylums and Asylums and 
Pauper Lunatics Bill may not pass into a law, as it ; OP py 
now stands,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of William Thompson, Alderman of Charitable = 
the city of London, President of Christ’s Hospital, Trusts Bill. Ra 


in the same city, and of Richard Hotham Pigeon, 
Treasurer of the same Hospital, praying that the 
Charitable Trusts Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Lilandyssil and Llanmereweig ;— County Courts. 
and, Churchstoke, Hyssington and Snead; praying 
the House to pass a Bill for the establishment of 
County Courts, with a clause requiring a knowledge 
of the Welsh language on the part of the Judges 
of those Courts in Wales,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of Inhabitants of the town of Lerwick, Public Houses. 
in Zetland, praying the House to adopt measures for 
preventing the increase of houses licensed for the 
sale of intoxicating drinks, and for diminishing toa 
very large extent the number already exisiing ; and 
to pass a law for entirely abolishing the sale of 
intoxicating liquor on the Lord’s Day, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Petitions of Lewis Phillips ; Lunacy. 
Joseph Digby; and, William Bailey, relative to 
Lunacy, which were presented yesterday, be printed. 


Mr. William Henry Bodkin presented a Bill for pagan 
the better collecting Borough and Watch Rates in 5.1)" 
certain places: And the same was read the first No. 443. 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 


Wednesday next; and to be printed. 


Manchester 
The Order made upon the 17th day of June last, iy 


that the Manchester and Leeds Railway Bill, with Railway Bill. 
the Amendments, be ingrossed, was read, and dis- 


charged. 


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Manchester The House was moved, That the Report in respect 

adam of the Petition for the Manchester and Leeds Rail- 

(No. 2-) Bill. way Bill, which, upon the 18th day of February 
last, was made from the Select Committee on Peti- 
tions for Private Bills, might be read ; and the same 
being read ; 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to 
enable the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company 
to raise an additional Sum of Money, and to amend 
the several Acts relating to the said Company: 
And that Mr. Entwisle and Mr. Milner Gibson do 


prepare, and bring it in. 


Eastern Union The House proceeded to take into consideration 
oe: y’; the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
Railway intituled, An Act for making a Railway from the 
(No.2.) Bill. Eastern Union Railway, at Ipswich, to Bury Saint 
Edmund’s ; and the same were read, as follow : 
Pr. 12. i. 38. Leave out “ roads” and insert 
“ road.” 
Pr. 12. 1. penult. Leave out “ 121 and.” 
Pr. 13. 1. 11. Leave out “ 19°” and insert “ 13.” 
Pr. 13.1. 18. Leave out from “15” to “in” in 
j. 38. 
Pr. 13. 1. 28. Leave out “ roads” and insert 
“ road,” and in the same line and in]. 29. leave out 
“ respectively,” and in 1, 29. leave out “ and 24.” 
Pr. 14. 1. 2. Leave out “seven” and insert 
“ five.” 
Pr. 14. 1. 11. Leave out from “ completed” to 
“ And” in 1]. 26. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
(and it appearing that the Amendment in Pr. 14. 
1, 2. is to carry out the intention of the Commons,) 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Lord Henniker do carry the Bill 
to the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


Dundalk and The House proceeded tu take into consideration 
se saing the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
ye tituled, An Act for effecting a Railway Communi- 
cation between Dundalk and Enniskillen; and the 
same were read, as follow: 
Pr. 16. 1. 33. Leave out “three” and insert 
“ five.” 
Pr. 17.1. 7. Leave out “ the line of” and in- 
sert “a proposed line of Railway in connexion 
“ with.” 
Pr. 27. 1. 20. After “ Commissioners” insert 
Clause (A.) 

Crause (A.) “ And whereas the Ulster Railway 
from Belfast to Portadown was laid at a guage 
of six feet two inches, in compliance with the re- 
commendation of the Railway Commissioners for 
“ Ireland; and whereas the guage of five feet 
three inches has since been adopted by the Dublin 
and Drogheda Railway Company, and is proposed 
to be adopted as an uniform guage for general 
use in Jreland, so as not to intefere with or pre- 
“ vent an uninterrupted communication by Railways 
on the same guage; and whereas the said Ulster 
Railway Company have agreed to alter their pre- 
sent guage to the guage so proposed to be adopted, 
on the terms of their being paid an equitable 
portion of the expense thereof, such expense and 
the proportions thereof to be borne by them and 
the several Companies whose interests will be ad- 
vanced by such alteration; Be it therefore En- 
acted, That the Company by this Act incorporated 
shall pay to the said Ulster Railway Company 
such proportion (if any) of the said contribution 
to the expense of the said alterations as shall be 
deemed fair and just, as agreed upon between the 
parties, by reason of their line running into or 
joing the proposed Railway from Drogheda to 
Portadown, to be called The Dublin and Belfast 
Junction Railway, or, in case of difference, as 
shall be awarded by the Lords of the Committee 
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nominated by them for the purpose; and that 
such payment shall be made to the Ulster Rail- 
way Company within Three months after the pro- 
duction of the said award to the said Company, 
provided the Railway under the powers of this 
“ Act intended to be made shall be completed and 
opened for public traffic (or any part thereof) at 
the time of making such award; and provided 
“also, that it shall be lawful for the Lords of the 
said Committee, or for such person nominated by 
them, to decide whether a proportion (if any) of 
the expense of altering both the guage and stock 
of the said Ulster Railway Company or of alter- 
ing the stock only, shall be defrayed by the Com- 
pany by this Act incorporated or by the other 
“* Companies ; and also in what proportions and 
“ by what Companies such expenses shall be de- 
“ frayed.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. French do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


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The House proceeded to take into consideration Glasgow, _ 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- ¥ — an 
tituled, An Act to authorize an Extension of the hor Walon 
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway to (Cumnock 
near Cumnock, and to amend the Acts relating to Branch) Bill. 
such Railway ; and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 2. 1, ult. Leave out “a Bill” and insert “ an 
~ ht” 

Pr. 3.1.28. Leave out “ intended.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 4. Leave out “ Railway” and insert 
“ road.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 7. Leave out “ fifteen” and insert 
“ twenty-five.” 

Pr. 9. Is. 13. and 14. Leave out “ provided” 
and insert “ but,” and in 1. 14. after “ road” insert 
“&lt; shall not,” and in the same line leave out “ not.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 28. After “ Railway” insert “ by means 
“ of a bridge.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 36. Leave out “ Sorn” and _ insert 
“ Mauchline,” and in the same line leave out “ 7” 
and insert ‘¢ 113.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 16. Leave out “ Railway” and insert 
“ road.” 

Pr, 13. 1. 21. Leave out from “him” to “his” 
in 1, 22. 

Pr. 21. 1. 24. Leave out from “ purpose” to 
“ And” in Pr. 24. 1. 37., and insert Clause (A.) 

Crauss (A.) “ And whereas the making of all 
“ Railways by this Act authorized may tend to di- 
“ minish the revenue arising from the tolls leviable 
‘* upon the turnpike-roads from Kilmarnock to 
“ Cumnock, and on the turnpike-road from Ayr, 
“ by Cumnock, to the March of the county of Ayr ; 
“ and whereas a considerable debt is at present due 
“ and owing on the credit of the said tolls, for a 
“ portion of which debt the trustees of the turn- 
“ pike-roads in the county of Ayr, or some of them, 
“ have rendered themselves personally responsible ; 
“ and whereas the said Company are willing to 
‘‘ contribute a sum of money towards uplifting a 
“ portion of the said debt ; Be it Enacted, That the 
“ said Company shall, and they are hereby required, 
“ before the completion and opening to the public 
“ of the said Railway, or any part thereof, to pay 
“to the said trustees the sum of Seven hundred 
“ pounds, to be applied by them, at the sight of the 
“ said Company, in uplifting so much of the debt 
“ which at the time of the passing of this Act may 
“ be due on the tolls arising on the said first-men- 
“ tioned road from Kilmarnock to Cumnock, as the 
“ gaid sum of Seven hundred pounds will extend 
“ to pay, and the further sum of One thousand 
“* pounds, to be applied by the said trustees, at the 
“ sicht of the said Company, in uplifting so much 
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“ of the debt which may be due at the time of the 
“‘ passing of this Act on the credit of the tolls 
“&lt; arising on the said turnpike-road from Ayr, by 
“« Cumnock, to the March of the said county, as the 
“ said sum of One thousand pounds will extend to 
“&lt; pay, and in so far discharging the personal liability 
“ of the said trustees in respect of the said debts 
“ respectively: Provided always, that the aforesaid 
“* sum of Seven hundred pounds, with legal interest 
“ thereon, shall be and become a valid and effectual 
“* charge on the tolls thenceforth to arise on the 
“* said turnpike-road from Kilmarnock to Cumnock, 
** postponed, so far as regards the repayment of the 
“ principal of the said sum, to the remainder of the 
“ principal of the said existing debt due thereon, 
“ and postponed also, as regards the payment of 
interest, to the prior payment of interest on the 
“* remainder of the said debt, but preferable both 
“as regards payment of principal and interest to 
“‘ all other debts to become due by the said trustees 
* ‘on the credit of the said tolls; and the aforesaid 
‘“* sum of One thousand pounds, with legal interest 
“ thereon, shall be and become a valid and effectual 
“ charge on the tolls thenceforth to arise on the 
“ said turnpike-road from Jyr, by Cumnock, to 
“ the March of the said county of Ayr, postponed, 
“ so far as regards the repayment of the principal 
“ of the said sum, to the remainder of the principal 
“ of the said debt due thereon, and postponed also, 
“as regards the payment of interest, to the prior 
“« payment of interest on the remainder of the said 
“ debt, but preferable both as regards payment 
“* of principal and interest to all other debts to 
“* become due by the said trustees on the credit of 
“ the said tolls; and the said trustees are hereby 
“ required to grant and execute to the said Com- 
“« pany, at the expense of the said Company, valid 
“and effectual receipts, conveyances and other 
“ deeds and securities, in confirmation of the mort- 
“« gages hereby constituted ; and the said Company 
“« (subject to such postponement as aforesaid) shall 
“ be entitled to demand and receive, from time to 
“ time, interest as aforesaid on the said sums of 
“* Seven hundred pounds and One thousand pounds 
“* respectively, and shall further be entitled, so long 
“ as they continue mortgaging on the said tolls, to 
“all such and the same privileges as other mort- 
gagees on the said tolls are entitled to.” 

Pr. 32. |. 22. Leave out from “ offence” to 

And” in 1. 32. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bulkeley Hughes do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Accounts of all Forfeitures under the Act 5 and 6 
Vic. c. 92, from the passing of that Act to the 24th 
day of March 1845, inclusive, showing the disposal 
of the Articles forfeited :—And, of all Fines levied 
under the above Act within the same period. 


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The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
consideration the Petition of Archibald Hamilton, 
praying that leave may be granted to certain Offi- 
cers of the House to attend the Trial of an Action 
in the Court of Common Pleas, to prove the identity 
wf the Honourable Craven Fitzhardinge Berkeley, 
a Member of the House :—The House proceeded to 
take the said Petition into consideration; and the 
same was again read. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 

ut, That Mr. James Gudge, Clerk of the Journals, 
Mr. Charles Paskin, of the Vote-office, and Mr. 
Francis Williams, one of the Door-keepers of this 
House, have leave to attend and give evidence in 
the Court of Common Pleas in the Action brought 
by John Scott and Charles Cunningham Scott 


against the Honourable Craven Fitzhardinge Berke- 
ley :—It passed in the Negative. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. ; 


Ordered, That Mr. Matheson have leave of ab- Leave of 
sence for six weeks, on urgent business. Absence. 


Colonel Dawson Damer reported to the House, Railways. 
That their Address of the 25th day of June last, on 
the subject of Railways, had been presented to Her 
Majesty; and that Her Majesty was pleased to 
receive the same very graciously, and to give the 
following answer ; 


I have received your Address upon the subject of 
securing an uniformity of Gauge for Railways in 
Great Britain. 

My consideration shall be given to the matter to 
which your Address refers. 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir William Horne Message from 

and Sir George Rose: the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to facilitate the Recovery West India 
of Loans made by the West India Relief Commis- Islands Relief 
sioners : oan 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Act relat- Eastern Union 
ing to the Eastern Union Railway Company, and Railway Bill. 
to raise a further Sum of Money for the Purposes 
of the said Undertaking: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Huddersfield 
Act for making a Railway from the Sheffield, Ash- snd Manchester 
ton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway, at Staly- ate gy 
bridge, to the Manchester and Leeds Railway, at 
Kirkheaton, with a Branch therefrom ; and for con- 
solidating into one Undertaking the said proposed 
Railway and the Huddersfield Canal Navigation, 
with Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Quinborowe 
Act to make Provision for the Payment of the Debts Boru! Bil. 
of the Mayor, Jurats, Bailiffs and Burgesses of the 
Borough of Quinborowe, in the County of Kent, and 
for other Purposes, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Leeds and 
Act for making a Railway from Leeds to Thirsk, — Balog 
with Branches therefrom, with Amendments; to. — 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Great North 
Act to enable the Great North of England Railway ah 
Company to make a Branch Railway, to be called Railway Bill. 
The Great North of England and Richmond Railway, 
in the County of York, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Totnes Markets 
Act for improving the Markets in the Borough and oe 
Town of Totnes, in the County of Devon, and for en 
better supplying the Borough with Water, with 
Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords de- 
sire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Blackburn 
Act for altering the Line of the Blackburn and Pres- oe . ry Bile 
ton Railway, and for amending the Act relating “'"” 
thereto, with Amendments; to which Amendments 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House :— 

And then the Messengers withdrew. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com-Commous 
mittee on the Commons Inclosure Bill ; _ oe Bill. 
Anda Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair; 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
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the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
“ this House will, upon this day six months, resolve 
“ itself into the said Committee,” instead thereof. 
And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the f Mr. Young, hia 
Yeas, Mr. Manners Sutton: , 
Tellers for the Mr. Sharman Crawford, } 1 
Noes, Mr. Hume: f , 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


Instruction to the Committeethatthey have power 
to make provision in the Bill, pursuant to the Re- 
solution reported on the 25th of June last read. 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 


Cravuse N° 1, (That it shall be lawful for one of 
Her Majesty’s Secretaries of State to appoint any 
two fit persons to be Commissioners under this Act, 
and that the Commissioners so appointed shall, with 
the First Commissioner of Her Majesty’s Woods, 
&amp;c., for the time being, be the Commissioners for 
carrying this Act into execution.) 

Amendment proposed, in P. 1.1]. 13. To leave out 
from the word “ That” to the end of the Clause, in 
order to add the words, “ the Tithe Commissioners 
“ of England and Wales shall be the Commissioners 
“ under this Act,” instead thereof. 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 





Tellers for the { Mr. Young, 53 
Yeas, \ Lord Arthur Lennoz : } . 
Tellers for the f Mr. Charles Buller, 1L 46 
Noes, Mr. Warburton: , i. 
Amendment made. 


Clause, as amended, agreed to. 

Crauses N° 2 and N° 3, amended, and agreed to. 
Cuiatse N° 4, agreed to. 

CravuseE N° 5, amended, and agreed to. 


Ciause N° 6, (Salaries and Allowances: And 
be it Enacted, That it shall be lawful for the Lord 
High Treasurer or Commissioners of Her Majesty’s 
Treasury to direct a salary, not exceeding ): 

Proposed to fill the blank with “ £.1,500.” 
Afterwards proposed to fill the blank with 
“ £.1,000.” 

Question put, That the blank be filled with 
“ £.1,500;” 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the { Mr. Young, 

Yeas, \ Lord Arthur Lennoz : 

Tellers for the f Mr. Wawn, 

Noes, \ Mr. Wakley: 

Another Amendment made. 

Clause, as amended, agreed to. 


Cause N° 8, agreed to. 


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Cravuse N° 11, agreed to. 


Crause N° 12, amended, and agreed to. 


CxiauseE N° 13, (Land within certain distances of 
large towns not to be inclosed without the previous 
direction of Parliament: That no land situate 
within ten miles of the city of London, or within two 
miles of any city or town of ten thousand inhabitants, 
&amp;c., shall be subject to be inclosed under the pro- 
visions of this Act). 

Amendment made. 

Another Amendment proposed, in P. 6. 1. 12. 
After the word “ London” to insert the words 
“ within one mile of any city or town having above 
“ one thousand inhabitants.” 

Question, that those words be there inserted 
—— put, and Negatived. 

Other Amendments made. 

Clause, as amended, agreed to. 


Crauses N° 14 to N° 23, with Amendments to 
several of them, agreed to. 


Crause N° 24, (Commissioners to frame forms 
of application: Commissioners shall cause to be 
printed, forms indicating the particulars of the in- 
formation to be furnished to the Commissioners by 
persons proposing to inclose land, with reference to 
the extent and nature of the land to be inclosed, and 
also such other forms as the Commissioners may 
deem requisite). 

Amendment proposed, in P. 10. 1. 39. After the 
word “ and” to insert the words “ such directions 
“ as to the appointment of and instructions to a 
valuer, as the Commissioners may deem fit, and.” 

Question proposed, That those words be there 
inserted :—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Clause agreed to. 


Cuiause N° 25, amended, and agreed to. 
CrauseE N° 26, agreed to. 


Cuiauses N° 27 and N° 28, amended, and agreed 
to. 


Crause N° 29, (When the land shall be waste of 
a manor, the Commissioners shall not proceed to an 
inclosure, unless the person interested therein, in 
right of the manor, shall consent to such inclosure). 

Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause 
stand part of the Bill; 

The Committee divided : 


687 


“ 


Tellers for we Mr. Young, L a9 
Yeas, Lord Arthur Lennox: J *** 

Tellers for the { Colonel Sibthorp, Lon 
Noes, Mr. Bouverie : | Saag 


Cxiauses N° 30 and N° 31, agreed to. 
To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 





And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 5° die Julti, 1845: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made Progress 
in the Bill; and that he was directed to move, That 
the Committee may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 








The House, according to Order, resolved itself Turnpike Trusts” 
into a Committee upon the Turnpike Trusts (South (South Wales) 
Wales) Bill; and after some time spent therein, Mr. _ 

Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 

day next. 


Cause N° 9, amended and agreed to. 


Cuiause N° 10, (Commissioners may delegate to 
the Assistant Commissioners, or to any one or more 
of them, such of the powers hereby given to the 
Commissioners as the Commissioners shall think fit.) 

Amendment proposed, in P. 5. 1. 11. After the 
word “them” to insert the words “ or to the valuer 
*“ — in the matter of any inclosure under this 
“ Act.” 

_ Question proposed, That those words be there 
inserted :—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Clause agreed to. 

Vot. 100. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Scientific and 
Report on the Scientific and Literary Societies Bill ; Literary 
Ordered, That Report be received upon Tuesday 5°‘*t'*s Bil. 
next. 





4s4 + The 





Art-Unions 
Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Bills of 
Exchange, &amp;c., 
Bill. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Drainage of 
Lands Bili. 


Lunatic 
Asylums 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Constables, 
Public Works 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Lunatic 
Asylums and 
Pauper Lunatics 


Bill. 


Small Debts 
(No. 3.) Bill. 


Foreign 
Lotteries Bill. 


Lunatics Bill, 


Trinity College 
( Dublin.) 


Darby-court 
(Westminster) 
Bill. 


Deudands 
Abolition 


(No, 2.) Bill. 


688 


The Order of the da 
on the Art-Unions Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


being read, for the Committee 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the 
Report on the Bills of Exchange, &amp;c., Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Poor Law Amendment (Scotland) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Drainage of Lands Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Lunatic Asylums (Jreland) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into a 
Committee upon the Constables, Public Works (Jre- 
land) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, 
That the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 
next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Committee 
on the Lunatic Asylums and Pauper Lunatics Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, at Twelve of the clock, resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Small Debts (No. 3.) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend an Act of the seventh 
year of King William the Fourth, for preventing the 
advertising of Foreign and other illegal Lotteries, and 
to discontinue certain Actions commenced under the 
Provisions of the said Act, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 


Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a Com- 
mittee upon the Lunatics Bill upon Wednesday next, 
at twelve of the clock, was read, and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Copies 
of the Reports, Valuations and Surveys of the Estates 
of the Provost, Fellows and Scholars of Trinity Col- 
lege, Dublin, in Ireland, and which were made by 
Maurice Collis, Esquire, c.x. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
empower the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Woods 
to appropriate to Building Purposes the Area of Darby- 
court, in the parish of Saint James, Westminster : And 
that the Earl of Lincoln and Mr. Young do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


A Motion being made, That leave be given to bring 
in a Bill to abolish Deodands ; 
The Earl of Lineoln, by Her Maijesty’s Command, 


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A. 1845. 


acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having been 
informed of the subject-matter of this Motion, gives 
Her Consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is con- 
cerned, that the House may do therein as they shall 
think fit. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill: 
And that Mr. Bouverie and Viscount Palmerston do 
prepare, and bring it in. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of High- Poor Law 
landers of Scotland, residing in Glasgow, praying the Ameudment 
House to delay passing the Poor Law Amendment (Scotland) Bin, 
(Scotland) Bill now pending, until sufficient time be 
allowed to consider its provisions more maturely, and 
especially that the barrier proposed to be placed in the 
way of the poor in complaining of the decisions of the 
local boards may be removed, and a measure be matured 
fitted to give general satisfaction to the country on this 
important subject, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for Joint Stock 
facilitating the Winding-up the Affairs of Joint Stock Companies — 
Companies unable to meet their Pecuniary Engage- (/teland) Bill 
ments: And that Mr. Attorney-General for Ireland 
and Sir Thomas Fremantle do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to Militia 
prepare Estimates of the Charge of the Disembodied Estimates. 
Militia of Great Britain and Ireland for the year 
ending the31st day of March 1846 :—And a Committee 
was appointed, of Mr. Sidney Herbert, Sir John Hob- 
house, Mr. Ellice, Mr. Bingham Baring, Captain Bol- 
dero, Colonel Wood, Colonel Peel, Colonel Gore Lang- 
ton, Mr. Manners Sutton, Mr. Pringle, and all Colo- 
nels of Militia. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Mr. Bouverie presented a Bill to abolish Deodands : Deodands 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered to Abolition 


be read a second time upon Wednesday next; and to (Fo 67 
be printed. No. 444. 


Manchester and 
Leeds Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Mr. £ntwisle presented a Bill to enable the Man- 
chester and Leeds Railway Company to raise an addi- 
tional Sum of Money, and to amend the several Acts 
relating to the said Company: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time. 


Mr. Attorney-General for Ireland presented a Bill Joint Stock 
for facilitating the Winding-up the Affairs of Joint Cirelend) Bill 
Stock Companies unable to meet their Pecuniary En- gers 
gagements: And the same was read the first time ; and No. 445. 
ordered to be read a second time upon Thursday next ; 
and to be printed. 


The Earl of Lincoln presented a Bill to empower the Darby-court 
Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Woods to appropriate (Westminster) 
to Building Purposes the Area of Darby-court, in the _ 
Parish of Saint James, Westminster: And the same 
was read the first time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committee, 
that they do examine whether the Standing Orders 
have been complied with, as in the case of a Petition 
for a Private Bill, and under the same Rules and 
Regulations. 


The House was moved, That the Act 4 Geo. 4,c. 94, Excise and 
to grant certain Duties of Excise upon Spirits distilled Customs. 
from Corn or Grain in Scotland and Ireland, and upon 
Licenses for Stills for making such Spirits, and to pro- 
vide for the better collecting and securing such Duties, 
and for the Warehousing of such Spirits without pay- 
ment of Duty, might be read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 6 Geo. 4, 

c. 80, to repeal the Duties payable in respect of Spirits 
distilled in England, and of Licenses for distilling, rec- 
tifying or compounding such Spirits, and for the Sale 
of Spirits, and to impose other Duties in lieu thereof, 
and to provide other Regulations for the Collection of 
the said Duties and for the Sale of Spirits, and for the 


Warehousing of such Spirits without payment of oy 
or 








ill. 





Banking _ 
(Scotland ) Bill. 


Schoolmasters 
(Scotland ) Bill. 


No. 446. 


Scientific and 
Charitable 
Tnstitutions 
(Ireland. ) 


No, 447. 


Queen's 
Printers 
(Ireland. ) 


Soap. 


Whitehaven 
and Furness 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 

No. 4 48, 
Raja of Sattarae 


No. 449, 


9 VicTorRIz. 


for exportation, might be read; and the same was 
read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 3 and 4 
Will. 4, c. 56, for granting Duties of Customs, might 
be read; and the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday next, 
resolve itself into a Committee to consider the said Acts. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the 
Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, 
An Act to regulate the Issue of Bank Notes in Scot- 
land; and the same was read, as followeth : 


In Schedule (A.) to the Bill: 


Pr. 30. 1. 22. After “ Bank” insert “or other officer 
“ duly authorized by the Director.” 
The said Amendment, being read a second time, was 
agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath agreed 
to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


The Schoolmasters (Scotland) Bill was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time, upon 
Monday next; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Fur- 
ther Reports from Scientific and Charitable Institutions 
in Ireland receiving Grants from Parliament. 

Mr. Cardwell accordingly presented the said Papers. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Orders,—Returns 
of the Charge for Acts of Parliament supplied to each 
Public Department in Ireland, and also under the Pro- 
mulgation Order in Ireland in the year 1844, stating in 
columns the Name of each Department, the Number of 
Copies, the Number of Sheets, whether Folio, Quarto 
or Octavo, the Price per Sheet of each Size, and the 
Charge for each kind, and the Total Charge; the Num- 
ber of Volumes of the Promulgation Edition printed 
and supplied, the Number of Acts contained in such 
Volume, the Number of Sheets in each Volume, the 
Rate per Sheet, the Charge for each Volume, and the 
Total Charge ;—And, of the Total Number of Acts of 
Parliament printed by the Queen’s Printers in Ireland, 
stating the Sack of Sheets of each Size, and the 
Price charged per Sheet of each Size in each year from 
1831 to 1844, both inclusive ; distinguishing the Quan- 
tities sold to the Public from those supplied under the 
Promulgation Order and to the Public Departments, 
stating the Prices charged for those sold to the Public, 
and the Prices charged for those supplied under the 
Promulgation Order and tothe Public Departments ;— 
An Abstract of the Accounts of the Queen’s Printers in 
Freland other than Acts of Parliament, showing the 
Amount paid to them for Printing in each year from 
1831 to 1844, both inclusive (in continuation of the Ac- 
count in Appendix E, No. 2, in the Report (Parlia- 
mentary Paper No. 713, of Session 1831-2) from the 
Select Committee on King’s Printers’ Patents);—A com- 
parative Statement of the Prices charged by the Queen’s 
Printers for Ireland in the Bills for the year 1844, and 
of the Prices that would be charged for similar work 
under the Stationery Office Contract in Ireland ;—And, 
a Return of all the Bibles, Testaments, Prayer Books 
and Psalms printed and sold by the Queen’s Printers 
for Ireland in each year from 1831 to 1844, both inclu- 
sive, with the Sale Price of each article, and the Amount 
of Drawback of Paper Duty received in the same 
period. 

A Return of all Soap imported into Hingland and 
Scotland from Ireland, in bond, for re-exportation ; 
stating from what Ports in Ireland it has been exported, 
and where it has been imported. 

- —— That the said Returns do lie upon the 
able. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made by the Lords 
to the Whitehavenand Furness Junction Railway Bill, 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to the Raja of Sat- 
tara, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Vo. 100. 


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689 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Java Prize Java Prize 


Money, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till a 
quarter of an hour before two of the clock on 
Saturday morning, adjourned till Monday next. 





Lune, 7° die Juli ; 
Anno 9° Victoriz Regine, 1845. 


PRAyYeERs. 


sented, pursuant to Order,—A Return giving the Date 
of the Formation of each Union under the Poor Relief 
Act in Ireland; the Date of the First Admission of the 
Poor; the Expense (prepared from the audited Ac- 
counts) in each first and each subsequent Half-year for 
which the Accounts have been audited, with the Sums 
paid for Maintenance and Clothing in the first column ; 
those paid for the Proportion of Establishment Charges, 
Repayment of Workhouse Loan, Collection, Burial and 
all other Expenses, in the second ; and in the third, the 
Total Expense, the Number relieved in each Workhouse 
in each Half-year, the Average Number relieved Haif- 
yearly, the Average Cost per head per week for Main- 
tenance and Clothing in each Half-year, and the Date. 
at which each Half-year ended, and marking the Half- 
years in which Instalments of the Workhouse Loans 
have been paid:—And, a Return giving the Names of 
the Unions in Treland, in which the Provisions of the 
Act 6 and 7 Vic. c. 92, have been acted on in respect of 
Fever Patients, specifying the Cases in which the Poor 
Law Commissioners have sanctioned, 1st. the Appro- 
priation of a Part of the Workhouse for a Fever Hos- 
pital; or 2dly, the building of a Fever Ward, its Dis- 
tance from the nearest point of the Workhouse, the 
Number it is calculated to contain, the Cost of it, and 
in what manner the Money is obtained; or 3dly, the 
hiring of a House, the Number it will contain, and the 
Rent thereof:—Also, a Return of the Number of Fever 
Patients relieved under the 15th, and of those relieved 
under the 16th Clause of the abovenamed Act, and the 
Average Weekly Cost of each:—And then he with- 
drew. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Marsh, Auditor of the Dean and Chapter of 
Westminster, was called in; and at the bar presented,— 
Return toan Order dated the 26th day of June last, for 
a Return of the Annual Amount of Money taken at the 
Doorof Westminster Abbey and Saint Paul's Cathedral, 
for admission, during the years 1841, 1842, 1843 and 
1844, distinguishing each year and month, and of the 
Appropriation of such Money, with a Return of the Sum 
or Sums charged at present for admitting individuals to 
see the Public Monuments in Westminster Abbey and 
Saint Paul’s Cathedral (in continuation of Returns 
ordered to be printed, 25th April 1837), (so far as relates 
to Westminster Abbey) :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


electing of a Burgess to serve in this present Parlia- 
ment for the Borough of Cambridge, in the room of 
Fitz Roy Kelly, Esquire, who, since his election for the 
said Borough, hath accepted the Office of Her Majesty’s 
Solicitor-General. 


An Act for making a Railway from Whitehaven, in the 
County of Cumberland, to a point of Junction with the 
Furness Railway, in the Parish of Dalton, in the County 
Palatine of Lancaster, to be called The Whitehaven and 
Furness Junction Railway; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 6. 1. 11. Leave out “ Member” and insert 
number.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 30. Leave out from “ acres” to “and” in 
Pr. 20. 1. 2. , 


iT 4 





Pr. 21. 


4T + 


Money. 


No. 450. 


ME- Adrian, from the Office of the Poor Law Com- Poor Law 
7 missioners, was called in; and at the bar pre- (‘reland.) 


Westminster 
Abbey and 
Saint Paul’s 
Cathedral. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to Cambridge 
the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new writ for the Borough Writ. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration the Whitehaven 


Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, and Furness 
Junction Rail- 


way Bill, 





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ae See 











690 


Pr. 11. Is. 21. and 22. After “ respectively” 


insert Clauses (A.), (B.), (C.), (D.) and (E.) 


‘ 
‘ 
‘ 
‘ 


« 


Cuiavuse (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the said 
Railway shall cross the Duddon Estuary, from 
Crubmarsh to Ireleth, upon an archedembankment 
or open piling, whichever the Commissioners for 
executing the office of Lord High Admiral may, 
in writing under the hand of the Secretary of the 
Admiralty, approve of, and in a suitable and 
proper part of the embankment or open piling 
the said Company shall construct a swing or 
drawbridge ; and the extent of the arched embank- 
ment or open piling, and the span of the arches 
of the embankment, or the opening of the piling, 
and the dimensions, construction and site of the 
said swing-bridge, shall be such as the said Com- 
missioners shall approve of as aforesaid, unless 
the said Commissioners shall, by writing under 
the hand of the Secretary of the Admiralty, other- 
wise direct.” 

Cuiause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
not be lawful for the Company, or any person or 
persons acting under them, to detain any vessel, 
barge or boat navigating the Duddon River, for a 
longer space of time than may be sufficient to 
admit of any carriages or trains regularly tra- 
versing the said Railway and approaching the said 
swing or drawbridge, to cross the said river, and 
for opening the said bridge, to admit such vessel, 
barge or boat to pass; and in case the Company 
or any person or persons acting under them, shall 
detain any vessel, barge or boat contrary to the 
provisions of this Act, the offender shall in every 
such case forfeit and pay the sum of ten pounds ; 
but nothing in this Act contained shall prevent 
any remedy for damages which any party may 
— in respect of any such detention as afore- 
said. 

Criause (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That during 
such time or times as the embankment and swing- 
bridge shall be building or repairing, the said 
Company or their successors shall and they are 
hereby required to keep the navigation of the said 
river at and about the said embankment and 
swing-bridge tree and clear, so that the vessels 
navigating in and upon the said river may have 
sufficient and convenient room to navigate and 
pass thereon, and that during the construction, 
and ever after the completion of the said swing- 
bridge, the said Company shall cause to be hung 
out or exhibited every night, from sunset to sun- 
rise, a sufficient light, to be kept burning at the 
Company’s expense, on or immediately adjoining 
to the said bridge, for the navigation and safe 
guidance of vessels; and in case the said Com- 
pany shall neglect to exhibit and keep such light 
burning as aforesaid, they shall be liable to forfeit 
and pay for every such neglect the sum of twenty 
pounds.” 

Crause (D.) “And be it Enacted, That the 
Company shall deepen, straighten and secure by 
sea-walls the main stream, both above and below 
the said embankment, to such an extent as the 
said Commissioners may, by writing under the 
hand of the Secretary of the Admiralty, appoint, 
so that the navigation of the Duddon Estuary 
may not be interrupted; and the said sea-walls 
shall be for ever kept in repair by and at the ex- 
pense of the Company.” 

Crause (E.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
powers of the Company for the compulsory pur- 
chase of lands for the purposes of this Act shall 
not be exercised after the expiration of three 
years from the passing of this Act.” 

Pr. 11. |. 24. Leave out “ seven” and ‘insert 
six.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 37. Leave out from “ stream” to “ and” 


in Pr. 21. 1. 21. 


Pr. 22. 1. 36. After “ thereof” insert “ of.” 
Pr, 24. 1.37. After “ his” insert “ said.” 


7° Julti. 


‘ 





A. 1845. 


Pr. 27. 1. 2. After “ Lancaster” insert Clauses 


(F.) and (G.) 


Criause (F.) “ And whereas the Queen’s most 
Excellent Majesty, in right of Her Crown, is or 
claims to be entitled to or interested in certain 
lands proposed to be taken and used for the pur- 
poses of this Act; Be it Enacted, That the said 
Company shall and they are hereby required to 
pay to the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Woods, 
Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings 
for the time being, for and on behalf of Her Ma- 
jesty, a full and fair price for such lands, and also 
a full and fair compensation for any damage, loss 
injury or inconvenience, whether temporary, per- 
petual or recurring, and whether arising by or by 
means of severance or otherwise, which any lands 
of Her Majesty, in right of Her Crown, shall or 
may sustain by reason or in consequence of the con- 
struction of any works, matters and things done or 
to be done under the authority of this Act, or in any 
way connected therewith, and that it shall not be 
lawful for the said Company to enter upon, take, 
hold or use any lands of Her Majesty, in right of 
Her Crown, until the price or compensation to be 
paid by the said Company for the same shall have 
been settled and agreed upon between the said 
Commissioners for the time being on behalf of Her 
Majesty and the said Company, and untilsuch price 
has been paid by the said Company to the said 
Commissioners for the time being for the use of 
Her Majesty, and a conveyance of the said lands 
to the said Company has been duly executed, 
enrolled, entered and perfected under the autho-. 
rity of the Act or Acts of Parliament now in force 
in relation to the sale, management or improve- 
ment of the Land Revenues of Her Majesty in 
right of Her Crown: Provided always, That in 
case the said Commissioners and the Company 
shall differ in opinion with regard to such price 
or compensation, then and in that case the said 
Commissioners shall, within twenty days after 
they shall be required so to do by writing under 
the hands of any two or more of the Directors for 
the time being of the said Company, name three 
Surveyors, and the said Company shall there- 
upon within ten days from the receipt of the 
names of such three Surveyors give notice in 
writing to the said Commissioners, under the 
hands of any two or more of such Directors, which 
of such Surveyors the said Company elect to be 
the arbitrator between them and the said Com- 
missioners, to fix the price or compensation to be 
paid by the said Company to the said Commis- 
sioners on behalf of Her Majesty ; and thereupon 
the matters in difference between the said Com- 
pany and the said Commissioners shall be referred 
to such Surveyor, whose award and determination 
thereon, if made in writing under his hand within 
such reasonable time as the said Commissioners 
shall direct, shall be binding and conclusive upon 
the said Commissioners and on the said Com- 
pany: Provided also, That the cost of the con- 
veyance to the said Company, and of the enrolment 
and entry thereof, and the charges and expenses 
incurred by or on behalf of the said Commission- 
ers, in ascertaining and settling the price or 
compensation to be paid to Her Majesty as 
aforesaid, shall be borne and paid by the said 
Company.” —" 

Cuiause (G.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
acted, That nothing in this Act or in the Acts 
incorporated herewith, or either of them, con- 
tained, shall extend to abridge, lessen or abrogate 
any of the powers or authorities by law vested in 
the Commissioners for the time being of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works 
and Buildings.” , 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 


were agreed to. 


Ordered, That Mr. Forbes Mackenzie do 7“ 





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Manchester, 
Bary and 
Rossendale 
Railway Bill. 


Manchester 
Improvement 
Bill. 


9 VicToRiz. 7° Sulit. 691 


the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for amending the Act relating to 
the Manchester, Bury and Rossendale Railway ; and 
the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 3.1. 35. After “notice” insert “in writing.’ 

Pr. 6.1.14. After “ been” insert “ or by any 
“« Act passed in the present Session of Parliament, 
“ may be.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 16. After “ did” insert “or may,” and 
in the same line leave out “ were” and insert “ be.” 
Pr. 6.1. 20. After “ did” insert “ or may.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 21. Leave out “ were” and insert 
“« become.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


&gt; 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to effect Improvements in the Bo- 
rough of Manchester, for the purpose of promoting 
the Health of the Inhabitants thereof; and the same 
were read, as follow : 

Pr. 22. 1.8. After “ forfeited” insert “ Provided 
also that within Six weeks after the meeting of 
Parliament next ensuing the making thereof, a 
copy of every such Report made to such Secretary 
of State by any person deputed to make such 
inquiry as aforesaid, together with the decision 
of such Secretary of State thereon, shall be laid 
before each House of Parliament.” 

Pr. 25. 1. 6. After “ notwithstanding” insert 
Clause (A.) 

(CLauss (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 

“ powers of the Council for the compulsory pur- 
“« chase or taking of houses or ground for the pur- 
“ poses of this Act, shall not be exercised after 
“ the expiration of Seven years from the passing 
“ hereof.” 

Pr. 73. 1. 21. After “thereof” insert Clause (B.) 

Cuause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That in the 
said fourth recited Act, as also in this Act, the 
word ‘ ground’ shall mean, extend to and com- 
prise messuages, lands, tenements or heredita- 
ments of any tenure, unless there be something 
in the subject or context repugnant to such con- 
struction.” 


Pr. 136. 1. ult. After 


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insert 4 
“ - | ¢ ditto - - = | unoccupied. 
Ditto -| - ditto - - = | Arthur Agar. 
Ditto -}| - ditto - - - | unoccupied. 
Ditto -]| - ditto - - - | Alexander Miller. 
Ditto -| - ditto - - - | Henry Sibley. 
Ditto - | - ditto - - - | Thomas Jones, 
Ditto - |--WilsonCrewd-| - - | unoccupied.” 
sor, William 
Neild and Wil- 
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Crewdsor. 
Pr. 144. 1. 14. After 
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insert 
“Land -| John Birch -]| - - | unoccupied. 
Ditto - | Thomas Bake -| - - ditto. 
Ditto -|- - Alexander| - - ditto. 
. Butler Rowley. 
Ditto - | -- George Hol- | - - ditto. 
land Ackers and 
James Ackers. 
Ditto - |-- Joshua Proc- | - - ditto.” 
tor Westhead and 
Thomas Polter. 
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The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Saint Matthew, 
the Report on the Saint Matthew, Bethnal Green, Bethnal Green, 
Rectory Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Retry Bill. 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Lady Lady Sandys’ 
Sandys’ (Turner’s) Estate Bill; That they had exa- (Turer’s) 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same =e Bil. 
to be true; and that the Parties concerned had given 
their consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the 
Committee; and that the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and directed him to report the 
same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Yoker Road (No. 2.) Bill was read a second Yoker Road 
time; and committed. (No, 2.) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


An ingrossed Bill for removing Doubts relating Bristol Paro- 
to the Collection of certain Portions of the Borough — aie 
Rates of the City and County of Bristol, was read (N° 2) Bill. 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Henry Berkeley do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


An ingrossed Bill for uniting the Sankey Brook saint Helens 
Navigation with the Saint Helens and Runcorn Gap Canal and | 
Railway, and for other Purposes, was read the third ny am 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Petitions Rothwell 
for Private Bills have leave to sit, and proceed, on Prison Bill 
the Rothwell Prison Bill, To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into Railway Bills. 
further consideration the Second Report, which, upon 
Friday last, was made from the Select Committee 
appointed to inquire into the state and progress of 
the several Railway Bills now before Parliament, 
and to consider and report their Opinion, as to what 
measures should be adopted by the House, in order 
to facilitate the re-introduction, and to — eXx- 

ense and delay in the progress through Parliament 
in the next Session, of such Railway Bills as it may 
be found impossible to pass into laws, from want of 
time for their proper investigation, during the present 
Session :—The House proceeded to take the Report 
into further consideration ; and the Resolutions of 
the Committee were read, as follow : 

1. Resolved, That, owing to the peculiar circum- 
stances of the present Session of Parliament, the 
Committee is of Opinion that special privileges 
should be granted to parties wishing to re-introduce, 
in the next Session, Railway Bills which, having 
been advanced to a certain stage, it may be found 
impossible to pass into laws during the present 
Session, from want of time for their proper investi- 
gation. 

2. Resolved, That such privileges be limited to 
the case of such Bills as shall have been ordered 
to be ingrossed by this House during the present 
Session. 

3. Resolved, That the Promoters of such Bills 
shall give notice by advertisement, for six successive 


‘| weeks in the months of October and November 


4T2 next, 











692 7° Sulit. 


next, in the London, Edinburgh or Dublin Gazette, 
as the case may be, and in the local Paper or Papers 
which may be usually in circulation in the part of 
the country through which the line of Railway is 


A, 1845, 


Mr. Lascelles reported from the Committee on South Eastern 
Group (A.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- Railway 
tions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, $),@¢ni"s 4 


» E i 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade ep 


roposed to pass, of their intention to present a 
Petition for the re-introduction of any such Bill. 


4. Resolved, That upon any Petition for leave to 
bring in a Railway Bill which shall be presented to 
the House during the next Session of Parliament, 
and referred to the Committee on Petitions, the 
Committee do examine whether the said Petition 
be the same in substance as any Petition for the 
same purpose, and from the same parties, which 
was presented in this Session of Parliament; and 
in that case, whether any Bill brought into the 
House in pursuance of such Petition in this Session, 
was pending in either House of Parliament on the 
termination of this Session, and if so, whether a 
Subscription Contract, as required by the Standing 
Orders, binding in the usual way the Subscribers to 
the Undertaking, has been entered into, and is valid 
at the time of such inquiry, and whether the deposit 
of 5/. per cent. upon such Subscription is lodged in 
the manner required by the Standing Orders. 


5. Resolved, That in such case, and on proof of 
such Notice having been given as aforesaid, and in 
case it should appear that such Bill had, at the end 
of this Session, been pending in the House of Lords, 
or if pending in the House of Commons, had been 
ordered to be ingrossed, the Standing Orders with 
respect to any such Bill shall be held to have been 
complied with. 

6. Resolved, That the time between the Second 
Reading of any such Bill which shall be brought in 
in the next Session and the meeting of the Com- 
mittee thereon, be shortened to Three days, the 
Parties giving the regular Notices in the Private 
Bill Office. 


7. Resolved, That the Committee on any such 
Bill do examine whether the Bill be in every respect 
the same as such former Bill at the last stage of its 
proceeding in this House in the present Session, and 
that in such case no Evidence shall be received by 
such Committee; but that on the reception and 
adoption by the House ofa Report from such Com- 
mittee that the Bill referred to them is in every 
respect the same as such former Bill at the last 
stage of its proceeding in this House in the present 
Session, such Bill may be ordered to be ingrossed 
without any further proceeding in respect thereof. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from the 
Taff Vale Railway, near Ynys Meyrick, to Aber- 
dare, with a Branch therefrom, to be called The 
Aberdare Railway, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the South aon 


Eastern Railway (Widening and Extension of the 
London and Greenwich Railway) Bill, they had 
heard counsel in support of several of the said Pe- 
titions, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; That they had inquired into the several mat- 
ters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills, so far as the same relate to the present appli- 
cation ; and that the Committee had amended the 
Preamble of the Bill, by striking thereout all re- 
ference to a proposed Extension of the London and 
Greenwich Railway to Croom Hill; and had ex- 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same, as amended, to be true ; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Lascelles reported from the Committee on London and 
Croydon Rail. 


Group (A.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- 
tions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the Lon- 
don and Croydon Railway Enlargement Bill, they 
had heard counsel in support of several of the said 
Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Rail- 
way Bills, so far as the same relate to the present 
application ; and that the Committee had, in pur- 
suance of the Resolution of the House of the 1st day 
of May last, inserted a Clause preventing the Com- 
pany from taking any part of the lawn and oma- 
mental ground of Joseph Alfred Hardcastle, at Saint 
Paul’s, Deptford, without his consent in writing ; 
and that they had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Lascelles reported from the Committee on London and 


Group (A.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- 
tions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, 


together with the Reports of the Board of Trade Bill. 


thereon, were referred; That in the case of the 
London and Croydon Railway (Chatham to Chil- 
ham) Bill, they had heard counsel in support of se- 
veral of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; and that the Com- 
mittee had examined the allegations contained in the 
Preamble of the said Bill, but the same had not 
been proved to their satisfaction. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That Mr. Vivian do carry the Bill to 


: ; Mr. Lascelles reported from the Committee on London aud 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. P —. 


Group (A.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- Cregeen eel 
tions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, Bronch) Bill 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 


South Eastern 


1 Mr. Lascelles reported from the Committee on 
Railway (Tun- 


Group (A.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- 
tions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the South 
Eastern Railway (Tunbridge to Tunbridge Wells) 
Bill, they had heard counsel in support of several 
of the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel 
in favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into 
the several matters required by the Standing Orders 
on Railway Bills, so far as the same relate to the 
present application ; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true ; and had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed, 





thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the Lon- 
don and Croydon Railway ( Orpington Branch) Bill, 
they had heard counsel in support of several of the 
said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations contained in the Preamble of the Bill, 
but the same had not been proved to their satis- 
faction. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Lascellesreported from the Committee on Group 
(A.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Petitions 


against the Bills comprised in the said Group, toge- Ra ijyay Bill. 


ther with the Reports of the Board of Trade thereon, 
were referred; That in the case of the London, 7. 
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counsel in support of several of the said Petitions 


7° Sulit. 693 


ham and North Kent Railway Bill, they had heard | 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Ulster Railway 


, Act to amend the Act relating to the Ulster Railway Extension Bill. 


and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill ;| Company, and to enable the said Company to make 


and that the Committee had examined the allegations | a Railway from Portadown to Armagh, with Amend- 


contained in the Preamble of the Bill, but the same | ments; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 


had not been proved to their satisfaction. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Morden College The Morden College Estate Bill was read a second 


Estate Bills time; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Ellerker’s Ellerker’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; 


Estate Bil. = and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Gildart’s | Sir John Yarde Buller — from the Select 
eae Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 


the case of Gildart’s (Sherwen’s) Estate Bill, no 
Standing Orders were applicable. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Lord Monson’s ~=J.ord Monson’s Estate Bill was read a second 


Estate Bill. ‘time ; and committed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 
Messagefrom © A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell 


the Lords» and Mr. Wingfield : 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment ; viz. 

Londonderry = A Bill, intituled, An Act for making a Railway 
and Enniskillen slices 
Railway Bill, from Londonderry to Enniskillen : 
sae A Bill, intituled, An Act to authorize the Chester 
Sieg tee and Birkenhead Railway Company to extend the 
siou Bill said Railway from Grange-lane to Bridge End, all 
in Birkenhead, and to amend the Acts relating to 
the said Railway: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to regulate the Issue of Bank Notes in Ireland, 
and to regulate the Repayment of certain Sums ad- 
vanced by the Governor and Company of the Bank 
of Ireland for the Public Service, with an Amend- 
ment; to which Amendment the Lords desire the 

concurrence of this House: And also, 
me ag The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
(Ely and Wnit- Act to enable the Eastern Counties Railway Com- 
tlesea Devia- pany to make a Deviation from the Line of their 


Banking 
(Ireland) Bill. 


tion) Bill, authorized Railway between Ely and Peterborough, 
with Amendments ; to which Amend ments the Lords 
: desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 
aw Vale 


ries The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Dock El, Act to amend the Act relating to the Taw Vale 
Railway and Dock Bill, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
ies this House: And also, sail 
Improvement , LHe Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Bill, Act for the Improvement of the Borough of Bel- 
fast, with Amendments ; to which Amendments 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House : 
And also, 
Sar and ~The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Railway (Ash- Act for making a Railway to connect the Man- 
ton Branch)  Chesterand Birmingham,and Sheffield, Ashton-under- 
Bill, Line, and Manchester Railways, near Guides Bridge, 
and for other Purposes connected with the said 
Manchester and Birmingham Railway, with Amend- 
ments; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
i concurrence of this House: And also, 
~ aed a The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
verpool Junction “Ct for amending the Act relating to the Ashton, 
Railway talybridge and Liverpool Junction Railway, and 
ia for making a Branch therefrom to Ardwick, with 
Branches) Bill. Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords 
esire the concurrence of this House: And also, 
Vot. 100. 


ecncurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Manchester 
Act for making a Railway to connect the Manchester — — 
and, Birmingham, and Liverpool and Manchester Railway Bill. 
Railway, in the parish of Manchester, and also to 
Altrincham, in the County of Chester, to be called 
The Manchester South Junction and Altrincham 
Railway, with Amendments ; to which Amendments 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House : 

And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Chelsea 
Act for better paving, lighting, cleansing, regulating —_— 
and improving the Parish of Saint Luke’s, Chelsea, 
(exclusive of the District of Hans Town,) in the 
County of Middlesex, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Fret Valey 
Act for making a Railway from Stafford to Rugby, “""" ~"" 
with Amendments; to which Amendments the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Lyme Regis 
Act for making Two new Streets, with Improvements, amg 
and Waterworks, within the Town of Lyme Regis, es 





‘ : “ Waterworks 
in the County of Dorset, and for watching and light- Bill. 


ing the said Town, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An yorth Wales 
Act for making and maintaining a Railway from Railway Bill. 
Porth Dynilaen, in the Parish of Edern, to Bangor 
in the County of Carnarvon, to be called, The North 
Wales Railway, with an Amendment; to which 
Amendment the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An London and 
Act for making a Branch Railway from the London Brighton Rail- 
and Brighton Railway to or near to the Town of che og 
Horsham, in the County of Sussex, with an Amend- 
ment; to which Amendment the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Real Property 
to facilitate the Conveyance of Real Property; to (No. 1.) Bill. 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 

And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act geclesiastical 
to enable Archbishops and Bishops in Jreland to Patronage _ 
charge their Sees with the Costs incurred by them ('elead) Bill. 
in defence of their Rights of Patronage, in certain 
cases, and also to enable Tenants for Life and other 
Persons having limited Interests in Estates in Jre- 
land, to charge said Estates with the Costs in- 
curred by them in asserting their Rights tu Ecclesias- 
tical Patronage, in certain cases ; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House :—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 


A Petition of Share-holders in a Company for London and 
making a Railway from Cambridge to Lincoln, taking York Railway 
notice of the Petition for additional provision in the 
London and York Railway Bill; and praying that 
no relaxation of the Standing Orders of the House 
may be granted in favour of the said Bill, was pre- 
sented and read; and referred to the Select Com- 
mittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 











| A Petition of the Board of Guardians of the New- Poor Law 
castle Union in Ireland, praying that they may be Ireland.) 
relieved from the payment of the loan granted for 

the building of their workhouse, was presented, and 

|read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

| Petitions from the Rathdown Union ; — and, 
Balrothery Union; praying for alterations and 
modifications in the Poor Relief (Ireland) Act,— 

473 were 





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Charitable 
Trusts Bill. 


Physic and 
Surgery Bill. 


694 7° Juliz. A. 1845. 


were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from the Mayor and Commonalty and 
Citizens of the city of London, as Masters, Guar- 
dians, and Governors of the House and Hospital 
called Bethlem;— Mayor and Commonalty and 
Citizens of the city of London, Governors of the pos- 
sessions, revenues, and goods of the Hospital of 
Edward \ate King of England the Sixth, of Christ, 
Bridewell, and Saint Thomas the Apostle;—Master 
and Keepers, or Wardens and Commonalty of the 
mystery or art of Brewers, of the city of London ;— 
Mayor, Commonalty, and Citizens of the city of 
London, Governors of the House of the Poor, com- 
monly called Saint Bartholomew's Hospital, near 
West Smithfield, London, of the foundation of King 
Henry the Eighth ;—Mayor and Commonalty and 
Citizens of the city of London, Governors of the pos- 
sessions, revenues, and goods of the Hospital of Ed- 
ward late King of England the Sixth, of Saint Thomas 
the Apostle, commonly called Saint Thomas’s Hos- 
pital ;—Master, Wardens, and Commonalty of the 
Society of Merchant Venturers of the city of Bristol; 
—tTrustees of the Bristol Municipal Charities ;— 
Masters or Governors and Commonalty of the mys- 
tery of Cooks of the city of London ;—Governors of 
the Grey Coat Hospital in Tothill Fields, of the 
Royal foundation of Queen Anne ;—Governors of 
the Hospital of Saint Margaret’s, in the city of 
Westminster, of the foundation of King Charles ;— 
Master, Wardens, and Commonalty of Watermen 
and Lightermen of the River Thames ;— Master, War- 
dens, and Commonalty of the mystery or art of Up- 
holders, in the city of London ;— Wardens and Com- 
monalty of the mystery of Grocers, of the city of 
London ;—Goldsmiths of the city of London ;— 
Master and Wardens of the Ironmongers’ Company, 
London ;— Master, Wardens, and Court of Assist- 
ants of the Merchant Tailors of the Fraternity of 
Saint John the Baptist, in the city of London;— 
Company of Armourers and Brasiers in the city of 
London ;—Master, Wardens, and Commonalty of 
Freemen of the art or mystery of Clothworkers of 
the city of London;— Master and Wardens or 
Keepers of the Commonalty of Freemen of the mys- 
tery of Coopers of the city of London, and the 
suburbs of the same city ;—Master, Wardens and 
Freemen or Commonalty of the mystery of Vintners 
of the city of London ;—Wardens and Society of the 
mystery or art of the Leather-sellers of the city of 
London ;—Master, Wardens, and Commonalty of 
the mystery of Cordwainers of the city of London ; 
—and, Wardens and Commonalty of the mystery of 
Mercers of the city of Zondon; praying that. the 
Charitable Trusts Bill may not pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of General Practitioners in Medicine, 
Surgery and Midwifery, resident in the Tower Ham- 
lets, stating that they view with alarm the postpone- 
ment of the Physic and Surgery Bill; and praying 
the House to take the said Bill into consideration, 
and if it should please to introduce any further 
Amendments into the Bill, they may be of such a 
nature as to grant to the General Practitioners 
their legitimate standing, rank and title, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from William Fisher ;— Members of 
the Royal College of Surgeons, resident in the county 
of Chester ;—Members of the Royal College of Sur- 
geons resident in Bilston, in the county of Stafford; 
— Peterborough; — Great Grimsby ;— Tonbridge 
Wells ;—Sidmouth ;—Northleach ;—Great Cogges- 
hall and Copford;—Brackley ;—Church Stretton ; 
— Brecon ;—Members of the Royal College of Sur- 
geons resident in the counties of Essex and Suffolk; 
— Arthur Bernard Macann ;—Charles Simpson ;— 
Members of the Royal College of Surgeons resident 




















in Ilfracombe ;— Birkenhead ;— Leeds ;—Sheffield ; 
— Croydon ;— Tewkesbury ;— Moreton-in- Marsh ;— 
Lewes ;— Petersfield ;— Manchester ;—Saint Mary- 
le-bone ;— Penrith ;—Chichester ;— Henry Johnson : 
—Members of the Royal College of Surgeons of 
England, and other qualified Medical Practitioners, 
in the county of Hereford ;—William Gibbs;—E. 
P. Davies ;—Robert Hope Jones;—Members of 
the Royal College of Surgeons, and General Prac- 
titioners, resident in Dolgelly;—R. Steel ;—and, 
James Bedingfield; praying that the said Bill may 
be postponed till the next Session of Parliament; 
and that the Charter of the College of Surgeons 
be amended to meet the wants and requirements of 
the profession,—were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Chairman and Honorary Se- 
cretaries of a Committee of management for making 
the necessary preparations for holding an aggregate 
meeting of Surgeons in London, and the assembling 
of a Convocation of Surgeons, consisting of Mem- 
bers of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 
praying that the said Bill may not pass into a law, 
was also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 

A Petition of Physicians and General Practi- 
tioners in Medicine and Surgery, in the borough of 
Whitby, praying that the said Bill may pass into a 
law, was also presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from the District of Clarence River, New New South 
South Wales ;—and, the District of Liverpool, New Wales. 
South Wales; praying for the repeal of so much of 
the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 77, as prohibits the appro- 
priation of the territorial revenue by the Legislative 
Council, and also so much of the Act 5 and 6 Vic. 
c. 36, as relates to the minimum price, to the letting 
and general controi of Crown lands, and to the pro- 
ceeds and revenues thereof, and to transfer all powers 
and authorities over the said lands, and the revenues 
arising therefrom, which are vested in the Governor 
for the time being, to the Governor and Legislative 
Council of New South Wales; that they may esta- 
blish a scale of minimum prices for Crown lands, 
according to their respective situation and quality ; 
and that a fixed term of occupation (which the Pe- 
titioners humbly submit should be conceded to all 
persons at present occupying the said Crown lands, 
and which should not be of less duration than twenty- 
one years) may be substituted for the present tenure, 
coupled with such reasonable right of pre-emption 
to the present occupier or lessee, during his tenancy, 
at the minimum price thus to be fixed, as to the said 
Governor and Legislative Council may seem meet, 
—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary of a Landlord 
Meeting of the Members of Loyal National Re- and Tenant 
peal Association of Jreland, praying the House to (Irelané-) 
take measures to afford to the occupying tenant in 
Ireland full compensation for past as well as future 
improvements, and to establish some simple means 
by which the amount of the compensation may be 
ascertained, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of County Rate-payers of the barony Grand Jury 
of Dufferin, in the county Down, praying the House Laws (Ireland.} 
to amend the Grand Jury Laws of Ireland, so as to 
give to the rate-payers a fair representation in the 
Grand Jury, a salutary control over the manage- 
ment of the public business, the abolition of all 
unnecessary offices, and the reduction of the salaries 
now paid to some of the county officers, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Coalbrookdale and other places ;— gmoke Prohi- 
Tredegar,and other places,and Sirhowy ;--and, Ebbw bition Bil. 
Vale and Victoria; praying that the Smoke — 

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Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Factorics. 


Public Houses. 


Lunatic 
Asylums and 
Pauper 
Lunatics; and, 
Lunatics Bills. 


New Zealand. 


Commons 
Inclosure Bill. 


Insolvent 
Debtors Act. 


East India 
Steam- ship 
Company Bill 
(1838. ) 


9 VicTrortz. 


bition Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, 
and read; and referred to the Select Committee on 
Smoke Prevention. 


Petitions from Bosbury ;—Llandanwg and Llan- 
bedr;— Beddgelert ;—Llandyrnog ;--District of Saint 
David's ;—Rural Deanery of Ardndwy ;—Llanaber ; 
--Llanegryn ;--Llangower and Llanuwehllyn ; Festi- 
niog and Maentwrog ;—Llandecwyn and Llanfihan- 
gel-y- Traethan ; — Thorley ; — Llanrwst ;— Llanfi- 
hangel-y-P ennant ;—Llanfair ;— Mallwyd ; — Dol- 
gelly ;— Llanfrothen; — Llanenddwyn and Llan- 
ddwywe ;—Grand Jury assembled at the Spring As- 
sizes for the county of Merioneth ;—Tallyllyn ;— 
Cottenham ;—and, Rural Dean and Clergy of Esti- 
maner ; praying for the repeal of so much of the Act 
6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of the 
Dioceses of Saint Asaph and Bangor, and for the 
immediate appointment of a Bishop to the newly- 
erected See of Manchester,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Leeds (two Petitions) ;—Bradford 
(York) ;—and, Huddersfield ; praying the House to 
pass an efficient Ten Hours Bill for all minors and 
females employed in Factories,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Dinas Mowddwy ;—Barmouth ;— 
Bettws Gwerfil Goch ;— Rhyddymain ;— Dolgelly 
(four Petitions) ;—LZlaneliyd ;—and, Llanfachreth ; 
praying the House to adopt measures for preventing 
the increase of houses licensed for the sale of intoxi- 
cating drinks, and for diminishing to a very large 
extent the number already existing, and to pass a 
law for entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating 
liquor on the Lord’s Day,—-were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of 
Visiting Justices of the County Lunatic Asylum for 
Middlesex, praying that the Lunatic Asylums and 
Pauper Lunatics Bill, and Lunatics Bill, may not 
pass into law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Settlers in Her Majesty’s Colony 
of New Zealand, at present sojourning in England, 
praying the House to confer on them a Local Repre- 
sentative Government, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions of Henry Dowell Griffiths, pray- 
ing that the Commons Inclosure Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Manufacturers, Shop-keepers,Trades- 
men and Retail Dealers of the borough of Black- 
burn, in the county of Lancaster, praying for the 
repeal or alteration of the Insolvent Debtors Act, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition ofthe Honourable Craven Fitzhardinge 
Berkeley, of Spring Gardens, in the county of Mid- 
dlesex, Member for the Borough of Cheltenham, was 
presented, and read ; setting forth, That John Scott 
and Charles Cunningham Scott have brought and 
are prosecuting, in the Court of Common Pleas, an 
action at law against the Petitioner for the recovery 
of a very large sum of money, which they allege to 
be due, for the cost of constructing a vessel for a 
Company called The East India Steam Ship Com- 
pany, of which they allege, contrary to the fact, that 
the Petitioner was a Director; that on the 3d day 
of luly now present, the plaintiffs in the said action, 
by Archibald Hamilton, their agent, presented a 
Petition to the House, praying for permission for 
certain officers of the House, who had been sub- 
po iaed on their behalf to attend at the trial of the 

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695 


said action with certain papers and documents be- 
longing to the House, which they allege to be neces- 
sary for the establishment of their said case, with 
the prayer of which Petition the House deemed it 
expedient not to comply ; that the Petitioner is most 
anxious that no paper or document whatever that 
may be in custody of the House should be withheld 
from the said plaintiffs; and the Petitioner hath 
been advised and believes that on the trial of the 
cause the Petitioner’s case may be prejudiced should 
the jury who may try the said cause be led to ima- 
gine that a compliance with the prayer of the said 
plaintiffs’ Petition would have furnished evidence 
favourable to the plaintiffs case; and praying, 
That the House will be pleased, in accordance with 
the prayer of the Petition of the said plaintiffs, 
to grant their permission to Mr. James Gudge, Mr. 
Charles Paskin and Mr. Francis Williams respec- 
tively, as officers of the House, io attend at the 
Court of Common Pleas, at the trial of the above- 
mentioned cause, ou their subpoenas, and also to 
grant their permission for the said James Gudge 
to produce on the trial the Parliamentary Roll kept 
by him in the year One Thousand eight hundred and 
thirty-eight, and also for the said Charles Paskin 
to produce on the trial the Journals of the House 
for the Session of One thousand eight hundred and 
thirty-eight, and all books and documents kept by 
him or in his possession, containing any entry re- 
lating to the Petitioner’s name or residence, and 
also all papers or documents belonging to the House 
in which there is any mention of a Bill, intituled, 
“ A Bill for the forming and regulating a Company 
to be called ‘ The Jndia Steam Ship Company,’ and 
to enable the said Company to purchase certain 
Letiers Patent.” 

Ordered, That the said Petition be taken into 
consideration To-morrow ; and be printed 


A Petition of the Moderator of the Kirk Session Poor Law 
of the parish of Cardross, in the county of Dumbar- ae 
ton, praying that the Poor Law Amendment (Scot- seeniantaeaael 
land) Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Manufacturers and Carts, &amp;c., 
Traders, of Drogheda and its vicinity, praying for (Dublin.) 
the repeal of that part of the Act of the Jrish Par- 
liament, 39 Geo. 3, for more effectually preserving 
the Peace within the City of Dublin, which com- 
pels all owners of carts, drays or cars conveying 
goods to or from Dublin, to take out a license at 
the head police office there, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the President and Secretaries of the Lord’s Day. 

Glasgow Sabbath School Union, representing seventy- 
five Sabbath School Societies, conducted by one 
thousand seven hundred and forty-seven Sabbath 
School Teachers, in and around Glasgow, praying 
the House to do away with the running of Railway 
trains on the Sabbath day, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Traders and others in Arrestment 
the burgh of Kirkintilloch, in the county of Dum- of Wages 
barton, praying that the Arrestment of Wages (Scot- (No t) Bill 
land) (No. 2.) Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- nih 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Parish Schoolmasters within the Schoolmasters: 
Presbytery of Glasgow, praying the House to adopt S°t#n4.) 
measures for ameliorating the condition of the Burgh 
and Parochial Schoolmasters, and for promoting the 
educational interests of Scotland, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Tabie. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of a. ™ 
Deputies of the three denominations of Protestant (40) Bill 
Dissenters, Presbyterian, Independent and Baptist, 

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Game Laws. 


Poor. 
(Colonies.) 


Privilege. 


696 


in and within twelve miles of Zondon, appointed to 
protect their civil rights, praying the House to ex- 
punge the 14th and 19th clauses from the Irish 
Colleges Bill, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords to 
request that their Lordships will be pleased to give 
leave to the Duke of Grafton, to come to the Select 
Committee appointed by the House to inquire into 
the operation of the Game Laws: And that Mr. 
Manners Sutton do carry the said Message. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number of Troops of all Descriptions 
and Ranks in the Province of Scinde, under the 
Command of General Sir C. Napier, on the 1st day 
of January 1845; stating the number of Queen’s 
and of Company’s Troops; distinguishing the Re- 
gular Regiments, Cavalry and Infantry, from the 
Irregular Corps of Infantry and Cavalry ; the Num- 
ber and Description of Artillery, Engimeers, Com- 
missariat and all other Establishments in the Pro- 
vince, at that date:—An Estimate of the Expense 
of these Troops for the year 1844-5, and the Ave- 
rage Ordinary Charges of such Corps in the Com- 
pany’s Possessions in time of peace, and also the 
Amount of extraordinary Expense incurred for these 
Corps in their Service in Scinde for the year :—And, 
an Estimate of the Receipts of Revenue of every 
kind in Scinde for the year 1843-4, distinguishing 
the several heads, and the Amount of each head: 
— Also, a Return of the Number of Civil Servants 
in Scinde, for the same time, and the Expense of 
such Civil Establishment, under separate heads ; 
so as to exhibit a correct Estimate of the Finance 
of the Province in that year. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the provision, if any, made by 
Law or otherwise, in Her Majesty’s different Colo- 
nial Possessions, for Destitute Persons of the fol- 
lowing Classes:— 1st. Widows and Fatherless 
Children, or deserted Women and Children; 2d. 
Old and Infirm Persons; 3d. Persons diseased in 
Body or Mind ; also, a Statement, so far as the 
same can be given, of the actual condition of such 
several Classes of Persons in each of the said Co- 
lonial Possessions :—A similar Return and State- 
ment for the Ionian Islands:—And, a similar Re- 
turn and Statement for the Territories of the East 
India Company. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


The Order of the day being read, for the attend- 
ance of David Phillips, of Buckfastleigh, in the 
county of Devon, Surgeon; Charles Edwards and 
Theodore Bryett, of Totnes, in the county of Devon, 
Attornies ; Frederick Keddell, Thomas Baker, and 
Joseph Humphery Grant, of Lime-street, in the city 
of London, Attornies ; 

A Petition of Theodore Bryett, of Totnes, in the 
county of Devon, Attorney-at-Law, was presented, 
and read; setting forth, That the Petitioner is in 
attendance, pursuant to an Order of the House ; 
that the said Order was made, as the Petitioner 
believes, in consequence of a Petition having been 
ea, to the House by Jasper Parrott, of Totnes, 

squire, for protection against a certain Action 
brought against the said Jasper Parrott, Esquire, at 
the suit of David Phillips, of Buckfastleigh, in the 
said county of Devon, Surgeon ; that the said Action 
was brought against the said Jasper Parrott, Esquire, 
in the names of Charles Edwards, of Totnes, afore- 
Daviand of the Petitioner, as attornies for the said 
David Phillips, and that the Petitioner is the part- 


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A. 1845, 


ner of the said Charles Edwards; that the Peti- 
tioner was never consulted by the said David Phil- 
lips, nor has he ever, in any way, interfered in the 
proceedings in the said Action, which have been 
conducted by the said Charles Edwards only, as the 
Attorney of the said David Phillips; and ‘praying 
to be dismissed from attendance on the House. ~ 

A Petition of Charles Edwards, of Totnes, in the 
county of Devon, Solicitor, and Thomas Baker, of 
Lime-street, in the city of London, Solicitor, was 
also presented, and read; setting forth, That the 
Petitioners are in attendance upon the House, pur- 
suant to its Order, in reference to the proceedings 
taken by them in relation to an Action of “ Phillips 
v. Parrott”; that the Petitioners never had an 
intention whatever of infringing any of the Pri- 
vileges of the House, but, on the contrary, the 
Declaration in this cause was framed with the ut- 
most care to avoid any offence to the House, being 
framed upon the assumption that a witness was 
protected for all evidence given by him bond fide, 
before a Committee, and seeking to recover damages 
only in respect of evidence which was wilfully and 
maliciously false; that the Petitioners were advised 
and believe, that the House would give the same 
protection to a witness giving evidence, in obedience 
to its Orders, as would be afforded by the Superior 
Courts at Westminster to witnesses giving evidence 
before them, and no more, and inasmuch as the 
Action in question could not succeed without proof 
of wilful falsehood and express malice, the Peti- 
tioners considered that whatever might be the Pri- 
vileges of the House, they would not be exercised 
to protect the defendant in this Action, any more 
than the powers of the Superior Courts at West- 
minster would be exerted to protect any witness 
from an indictment for perjury; that if the Peti- 
tioners have, under these circumstances, been guilty 
of any infraction of the Privileges of the House, it 
has been unintentionally committed ; and praying 
that the House will take these facts into considera- 
tion in deciding the matter. 

Aud Mr. Piillips being called in, and examined, 
stated, that the Action was brought for words spoken 
by Mr. Parrott, in evidence before a Committee of 
this House; that he was sorry ifhe had done 
wrong ; that he had endeavoured by all means in 
his power to seek redress, by applying to the Guar- 
dians of the Totnes Union and the Poor Law Com- 
missioners for the protection of his character; that 
the statement from beginning to end is false, and 
he believed it to be maliciously so ; that he would 
bend submissively to the pleasure of the House, and 
instruct his attorney to withdraw the present Action, 
but hoped the House would institute an inquiry, 
that his character might go to the world unspotted : 
~——And then he was directed to withdraw. 

And a Motion been made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Charles Edwards be now called to 
the bar : 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out the words “ be now called 
“&lt; to the bar,” in order to add the words “ do attend 
“ this House, To-morrow,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :—The said proposed Amendment and 
Motion were severally, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Resolved, That it appears to this House that the 
Action brought by David Phillips against Jasper 
Parrott, Esquire, is brought in respect of the evi- 
dence given by Mr. Parrott before a Committee of 
this House. 

Resolved, That the commencement of the said 
Action was a breach of the Privilege of this House. 

A Petition of David Phillips, was presented, and 
read ; setting forth, That the Petitioner has caused 
an Action to be brought against Jasper Parrott, 


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he commenced the Action, that in so doing he was, 
in any respect, infringing the Privileges of the 
House; that the Petitioner has since been advised 
that the commencement of the said Action was a 
violation of the Privileges of the House; that the 
Petitioner begs leave humbly to express his regret 
and contrition for his said offence, and to assure the 
House that no further proceedings will be taken in 
the said Action ; and praying the lenient considera- 
tion of the House for his unintentional offence. 

Resolved, That in consideration that David Phil- 
lips has in his Petition, presented to this House, 
disclaimed all intention to violate its Privileges in 
the commencement of the said Action, and has ex- 
pressed his contrition for his offence, and prayed 
the lenient consideration of the House for the same, 
and declared his intention not to proceed further in 
the said Action, this House does not deem it to be 
necessary to take any further steps for the punish- 
ment of his said offence. 

Ordered, That David Phiilips be discharged 
from any further attendance on this House. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Charles Edwards be now called to 
the bar ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out the words “ be now called 
“ tothe bar,” in order to add the words “ doattend 
“ this House, To-morrow,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question: — The said proposed Amendment and 
Motivn were, severally, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

A Petition of Charles Edwards, of Totnes, in the 
county of Devon, Solicitor, and Thomas Baker, of 
Lime-street, in the city of London, Solicitor, was 
presented, and read; setting forth, That the Peti- 
tioners were not aware at the time when they com- 
menced the Action of “ Phillips ». Parrott,” that 
the commencing or continuing this action was any 
breach of the Privileges of the House ; that, having 
been since informed that the House has voted the 
same a breach of Privilege, they beg to express 
their regret for their unintentional offence; and 
praying the clemency of the House, in respect of the 
proceedings they have adopted in the said Action. 

Resolved, That it appears to this House that 
Charles Edwards and Thomas Baker have been 
concerned as Attornies in commencing the Action at 
the suit of David Phillips against Jasper Parrott. 

Resolved, That in consideration that Thomas 
Baker and Charles Edwards have, in their Petition 
presented to this House, disclaimed all intention to 
violate its Privileges in the commencement of the 
said Action, and have expressed their regret for their 
offence, and have prayed the lenient consideration 
of the House, this House does not deem it to be 
necessary to take any further steps for the punish- 
ment of their said offence. 

Ordered, That Thomas Baker and Charles Ed- 
wards be discharged from any further attendance 
on this House. 

A Petition of Frederick Keddell and Joseph Hum- 
phry Grant, Attornies-at-Law, was presented, and 
read ; setting forth, That the Petitioners are in at- 
tendance, pursuant to an Order of the House; that 
the Action brought by David Phillips against Jasper 
Parrott, was so brought against the said Jasper 
Parrott in the names of Charies Edwards and Theo- 
dore Bryett, of Totnes, in the county of Devon, whose 
agents the Petitioners, together with Thomas Baker, 
are; that the Petitioners have taken no part, nor in 
any way interfered in the proceedings of the said 
Action, which have been conducted by the said Tho- 
mas Baker alone ; and praying to be dismissed from 
their attendance on the House. 

Resolved, That in consideration that Frederick 
Keddell, John Humphry Grant and Theodore Bryett, 
ordered to attend this House, have presented Peti- 

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tions to this House, declaring that they have taken 
no part in and have never interfered in respect of 
the proceedings of the said Action, they be dis- 
charged from further attendance. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Commons 
mittee on the Commons Inclosure Bill ; Inclosure Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, at 

twelve of the clock, resolve itseif into the said Com- 

mittee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Colleges __ 
into a Committee upon the Colleges (Zreland) Bill, (Ireland) Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 


CravuseE N° 14, (Lecture rooms to be assigned for 
religious instruction: And for the better enabling 
every Student in the said Colleges to receive reli- 
gious instruction according to the creed which he 
professes to hold). 

Amendment proposed, in P. 6. 1. 3. To leave out 
the words “ enabling every Student,” in order to 
insert the words “ securing the due attendance of 
“ the Students,” instead thereof. 

Question proposed, That the words proposed to 
be left out stand part of the Clause :—Amendment, 
by leave, withdrawn. 

Same Clause, (And that no religious test shall be 
administered to any person in order to entitle him 
to be admitted a Student of any such College, or to 
hold any office therein, or to partake of any advan- 
tage or privilege thereof). 

Amendment proposed, in P. 6. 1. 20. After the 
words “ any office therein” to insert the words 
“ except as hereinafter provided.” 

Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the ¢ Sir Thomas Acland, “ 1 

Yeas, Sir Robert Harry Inglis: J 

Telleas for the Mr. Young, 1 

Noes, \ Mr. Forbes Mackenzie: } 


Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause 
stand part of the Bill ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Young, 
Yeas, { Mr. Savtas Mackenzie . eae 
Tellers for the ( Mr. Hindley, 
Noes,  \ Mr. Bright: 


Crauses N° 15 to N° 21, with Amendments to 
several of them, agreed to. 
Preamble agreed to. 


Bill, as amended, to be reported. 


36. 


05. 


} None. 





And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 
Martis, 8° die Juliit, 1845: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself py cise ana 





into a Committee to consider the Act 4 Geo. 4, Customs. 
c. 94, to grant certain Duties of Excise upon Spirits 
distilled from Corn or Grain in Scotland and Ire- 
land, and upon Licenses for Stills for making such 
Spirits, and to provide for the better collecting and 
securing such Duties, and for the Warehousing of 
such Spirits without payment of Duty; also, the 
Act 6 Geo. 4, c. 80, to repeal the Duties Lm gry in 
respect of Spirits distilled in England, and of Li- 
censes for distilling, rectifying or compounding such 
Spirits, and for the Sale of Spirits ; and to impose 
other Duties in lieu thereof, and to provide other 
Regulations for the Collection of the said Duties 
and for the Sale of Spirits, and for the Warehousing 
of such Spirits without Payment of Duty for Ex- 





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698 7°—8° Juli. A. 1845, 


portation; and also the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 56, 
for granting Duties of Customs. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That there shall be charged, collected 
and paid the countervailing Duties of Excise follow- 
ing; (that is to say) 

For and upon every gallon of Spirits of the na- 
ture or quality of plain British Spirits of the 
strength of hydrometer proof, as ascertained 
by Sykes’s hydrometer, distilled or manufac- 
tured in the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, 
Alderney or Sark, and imported into Eng- 
land, the sum of 9s., and 60 in proportion for 
any greater degree of strength, or any greater 
or less quantity : 

For and upon every gallon of such Spirits of 

' the like strength imported into Scotland, 
the sum of 4s. 10d., and so in proportion 
for any greater degree of strength, or any 
greater or less quantity : 

For and upon every gallon of such Spirits, of 
the like strength, imported into Jreland, the 
sum of 3s. 6d., and so in proportion for any 
greater degree of strength, or any greater or 
less quantity. 

2. Resolved, That in lieu of the Duties of Cus- 
toms now payable in respect of Spirits imported 
from Heligoland, there shall be raised, levied, col- 
lected and paid, the Duties following ; viz. 

For every gallon of Spirits, or Strong Waters, 
not exceeding the strength of proof by Sykes’s 
hydrometer, and so in proportion for any 
greater or less strength than the strength of 
proof, and for any greater or less quantity 
than a gallon, the gallon £.1. 2s. 10d. 


3. Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to 
move the House, That leave be given to bring in a 
Bill to amend certain Regulations respecting the 
Retail of Spirits in Lredand. 


Resolutions to be reported. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Physic and The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Surgery Bill. mittee on the Physic and Surgery Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Colleges of The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Physicians and mittee on the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons 
Surgeons Bill. Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Jewish Disabilie The Order of the day being read, for the second 

ties Removal reading of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill ; 

- Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


Valuation The Order of the day being read, for the second 
(Ireland) Bill. reading of the Valuation (Jreland) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next. 


Masters and The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Workmen Fill. reading of the Masters and Workmen Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 
Parochial The Order of the day being read, for the second 


Settlement Bill, reading of the Parochial Settlement Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
this day six months. 


Merchant The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
Seamen Bill. mittee on the Merchant Seamen Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 





The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Coal Trade 
mittee on the Coal Trade (Port of London) Bill ; (Port of Lon. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday don) Bill, 

next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Greene reported the Turnpike Trusts (South Tumpike Trusts 
Wales) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and (South Wales) 
agreed to; and Amendments were made to the Bill, _ 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


Supply, 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways ana 
mittee of Ways and Means ; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving pin, o¢ 
the Report on the Bills of Exchange, &amp;c., Bill; Exchange, &amp;c., 
Ordered, That the Report be received this day, Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- poor Lay 
mittee on the Poor Law Amendment (Scotland) Amendment 
Bill ; (Scotland) Bill, 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Drainage of 
mittee on the Drainage of Lands Bill ; Lands Bill, 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, at twelve 
of the clock, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Lunatic 
mitttee on the Lunatic Asylums (Jreland) Bill ; Asylums 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve (iochad) OS. 
itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Greene reported the Constables, Public Constables, 
Works (Ireland) Bill; and the Amendments were Public Works 
read, and agreed to. es 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 


be ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Small Debts 
reading of the Small Debts (No. 3.) Bill; BP 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The Schoolmasters (Scotland) Bill was, according Schoolmasters 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a (Setland) Bill 
Committee of the whole House, for this day. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Shrewsbury 
enable the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Woods ai a 
and Works to apply certain Monies now in their ~ 
hands towards discharging the incumbrances affect- 
ing the Shrewsbury and Holyhead Road: And that 
the Earl of Lincoln and Mr. Chancellor of the 
Exchequer do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Geological 
facilitate the completion of a Geological Survey of 56" ©™ 
Great Britain and Ireland, under the direction of 
the First Commissioner for the time being of Her 
Majesty’s Woods and Works: And that the Earl 
of Lincoln and Mr. Young do prepare, and bring 
it in. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Land Revense 
amend an Act of the tenth year of His late Majesty 4¢ 3")! 
King George the Fourth, for consolidating and 
amending the Laws relating to the Management 
and Improvement of His Majesty’s Woods, Forests, 

Parks and Chases of the Land Revenue of the 
Crown within the Survey of the Exchequer in Eng- 
land, and of the Land Revenue of the Crown in 


Ireland; and for extending certain a. 
ating 
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Nav 


Fun 


Bill. 


Lous 
Rive 


Scar! 
Pier 
Hark 


Gran 
Prese 


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Unlay 
(Trel 


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9 VicToRiz. 


lating to the same to the Isles of Man and Alder- 
ney; and for other Purposes: And that the Earl of 
Lincoln and Mr. Young do prepare, and bring it in. 


Naval Medical Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill for 


Supplemental the Constitution and Government of the Naval 
Fund Society ~edical Supplemental Fund Society, and the Ma- 
- nagement of the Funds thereof : And that Mr. Corry 

and Mr. Sidney Herbert do prepare, and bring it in. 
LoughEmeand Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 


River Shanne+ Cynies of all Memorials, Correspondence, Surveys, 
Valuations and Reports in relation to the Extension 
of Canal or River Navigation between Lough Erne 
and the River Shannon. 


Scarborough 
Pier and 
Harbour. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
upon the 18th day of June last, that there be laid 
before this House, Returns of the Revenue received 
by the Corporation of Scarborough (under an Order 
in Council made in the reign of James the First, for 
the Maintenance of the Pier and Harbour of Scar- 
borough), from the Ports of Newcastle and Sunder- 
land respectively, in the years 1843 and 1844; 
stating, under separate heads, the Amounts for and 
the Number of Ships; stating also, under distinct 
and separate heads, the manner in which the same 
has been appropriated (in continuation of Parlia- 
mentary Return, ordered 12th May, 1843) :—And, 
of the Number of Writs issued since 1842, against 
Ship-owners resisting Payment of the Claim, stating 
whether the Actions have been discontinued on 
Payment of the Demand and Costs by the Defen- 
dants, or compromised by the Plaintiffs (the Cor- 
poration of Scarborough); and the Amount of Costs 
paid in each case, up to the 18th day of June 1845, 
might be read ; and the same being read ;! 

Ordered, That a Return to the said Order be laid 
before this House forthwith. 


to Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 

Presentments to amend an Act of the last Session for consolidating 

(Dublin) Bill. and amending the Laws for the Regulation of Grand 
Jury Presentments in the County of Dublin: And 
that Sir Thomas Fremantle and Mr. Attorney-Ge- 
neral for reland do prepare, and bring it in. 


Unlawful Oaths 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
(Treland) Bill. 


continue an Act of the second and third years of 
Her present Majesty, intituled, An Act to extend 
and render more effectual for Five years an Act 
passed in the fourth year of his late Majesty George 
the Fourth, to amend an Act passed in the fiftieth 
year of his late Majesty George the Third, for pre- 
venting the administering and taking Unlawful 
Oaths in Ireland: And that Sir Thomas Fremantle 


and Mr. Attorney-General for Ireland do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


reread on Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
’ for the further Amendment of an Act of the sixth 
year of Her present Majesty, for regulating the Zrish 
Fisheries: Aud that Sir Thomas Fremantle and Mr. 
= for Ireland do prepare, and bring 

‘it in. 
wae , Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
Assistant» for regulating the Criminal Jurisdiction of Assistant 
Barristers Barristers, as to certain Counties of Cities and 


(Ireland) Bill. Counties of Towns in Ireland: And that Mr. Attor- 


ney-General for [reland and Sir Thomas Fremantle 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


ell ‘ The Earl of Lincoln presented a Bill to enable 
Road Bill, the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Woods and 
No. 451. Works to apply certain Monies now in their hands 


towards discharging the Incumbrances affecting the 
Shrewsbury and Holyhead Road: And the same 
was read the first time ; and ordered to be read a 


second time upon Thursday next ; and to be printed. 
VoL, 100. 


7°—8° Julti. 


699 


The House was moved, That the Act 5 &amp; 6 Vic. Bonded Corn. 
c. 92, to permit, until the Thirty-first day of August 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-five, Wheat 
to be delivered from the Warehouse or the Vessel 
Duty free, upon the previous Substitution of an 
Equivalent Quantity of Flour or Biscuit inthe Ware- 
house, might be read ; and the same being read ; 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into a Committee to consider the said Act. 


Mr. Manners Sutton reported, That he had, pur- Game Laws. 

suant to the Order of this day, been to the Lords, 
to request that their Lordships would be pleased to 

ive leave to the Duke of Grafton to come to the 
Select Committee appointed by this House to in- 
quire into the operation of the Game Laws: And that 
their Lordships gave for Answer, That they do give 
leave to the Duke of Grafton to come to the said 
Select Committee, if he think fit. 


The Earl of Lincoln presented a Bill to facilitate Geological 
the Completion of a Geological Survey of Great Survey Bill. 
Britain and Ireland, under the Direction of the No. 452. 
First Commissioner for the time being of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Woods and Works: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Thursday next; and to be printed. 


Mr. Corry presented a Bill for the Constitution Naval Medical 
and Government of the Naval Medical Supplemental ater 
Fund Society, and the Management of the Funds pi,” 
thereof: And the same was read the first time; and wo, 453. 
ordered to be read a second time upon Monday 
next; and to be printed. 


The Earl of Lincoln presented a Bill to amend tand Revenue 
an Act of the tenth year of his late Majesty King Act Amend- 
George the Fourth, for consolidating and amending ™* 8" 
the Laws relating to the Management and Improve- No 454. 
ment of his Majesty’s Woods, Forests, Parks and 
Chases of the Land Revenue of the Crown within 
the Survey of the Exchequer in England, and of 
the Land Revenue of the Crown in Jreland; and 
for extending certain Provisions relating to the same 
to the Isles of Man and Alderney; and for other 
Purposes: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Thursday 
next; and to be printed. 


Sir Thomas Fremantle presented a Bill to amend Grand Jury 
an Act of the last Session, for consolidating and aes at 
amending the Laws for the Regulation of Grand ‘ N —~ : 
Jury Presentments in the County of Dublin: Andthe “°*” 
same was read the first time; and ordered to be read 
a second time upon Friday next; and to be printed. 


Mr. Attorney-General for Zreland presented a Bill Criminal 
for regulating the Criminai Jurisdiction of Assistant Jurisdiction 
Barristers as to certain Counties of Cities and — 
Counties of Towns in Ireland: And the same was (Ireland Bill, 
read the first time ; and ordered to be reada second Wp, 456. 


time upon Thursday next; and to be printed. 


Sir Thomas Fremantle presented a Bill to continue Unlawful Oaths 
an Act of the second and third years of Her present (Ireland) Bill. 
Majesty, intituled, An Act to extend and render No. 457. 
more effectual for Five years an Act passed in the 
fourth year of his late Majesty George the Fourth, 
to amend an Act passed in the fiftieth year of his 
Majesty George the Third, for preventing the ad- 
ministering and taking Unlawful Oaths in Jrelund : 

And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time upon Monday next; and 
to be printed. 


Mr. Corry presented, pursuant to Order,—Copy GreenwichlHos- 
of Mr. Moseley’s last Report on the state of the Pit#l Schools. 
Greenwich Hospital Schools. No. 458 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


Sir Thomas Fremantle presented a Bill for the tiretend) Bill 
further Amendment of an Act of the sixth year of ’ 





No. 459. 
4u2+ Her 





Prisons 
(Scotland.) 
No. 460. 


Bankruptcy 
Declaration 
Bill. 


No. 461. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


Criminal 
Offenders. 


Hampton Court 
Palace, 


Crown Manors. 


Municipal 
Boroughs. 


Slave Trade. 


700 


Her present Majesty for regulating the Irish Fish- 
eries: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Monday 
next ; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed 
to inquire into the practical Operation of the Acts 
2 and 3 Vic. c. 42, 5 and 6 Vic. c. 67, and 7 and 8 
Vic. c. 34, so far as the Regulation of Assessment 
in Counties and Burghs is concerned, and to report 
their Opinion thereupon to the House, have power to 
report the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. 

Mr. Forbes Mackenzie reported from the said Se- 
lect Committee ; That they had considered the mat- 
ters referred to them, and had directed him to make 
a Report thereof to the House ; together with the 
Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The Bankruptcy Declaration Bill was read the 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
this day ; and to be printed. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That 
their several Addresses of the 24th, 26th and 27th 
days of June last, and of the 1st day of this instant 
July, That Her Majesty would be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that the Papers therein mentioned 
might be laid before this House, had been presented 


to Her Majesty; and that Her Majesty had com- P 


manded him to acquaint this House, that She will 
give directions accordingly. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, hy Her Ma- 
jesty’s Command,—Copy of Tables, showing the 
Number of Criminal Offenders committed for Trial, 
or bailed for appearance, at the Assizes and Sessions 
in each County in England and Wales in the year 
1844, and the result of the Proceedings, made out 
by order of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of 
State for the Home Department, from the Criminal 
Registers kept in that office. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
several Addresses to Her Majesty,—A Return of the 
Number of Visitors admitted free of Charge to see the 
Apartments and Pictures at Hampton Court, during 
the years 1843 and 1844, distinguishing the Number 
in each year and month. 

A Return of all Manors belonging to the Crown 
in England and Wales. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to 
the directions of several Acts of Parliament,—Ab- 
stracts of Statements of Accounts of Boroughs in 
England and Wales, from the 1st of September 
1843 tothe 31st of August 1844. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to an Address 
to Her Majesty,— Returns of the Number of Vessels 
furnished by the Admiralty with Slave Warrants in 
each year, from December 1838 to December 1844, 
distinguishing those Vessels employed exclusively 
in suppressing the Slave Trade from those charged 
with other duties, specifying the Name, Class and 
Force of each Vessel, and the Number of the Crew; 
an Estimate of the Annual Cost to the Country of 
each Class of Vessels employed only in Slave Trade 
Suppression, including the wear and tear; also, a 
Return of the Number of Men ani Officers who 
died or were invalided in the same service within 
the same period :—Of the Number of Vessels cap- 
tured in each of the said years, stating whether they 
were ultimately released or condemned; with an 
Account of the Net Proceeds of all condemned 
Vessels and Cargoes sold, and naming how they 
were disposed of; Amount of Bounty or Head- 
money paid to the captors in each year for the 
same period; with the Amount paid under the head 
of Tonnage Bounties for Vessels detained and con- 


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A. 1845. 


demned under the provisions of the Equipment 
Treaty :—Of the Amounts, as nearly as they can 
be given, paid for Illegal Captures ; distinguishing 
the Compensations paid by the Captors from those 
paid by the British Government :—Of the Expenses 
of the Mixed Commission Courts for the like period, 
including all Contingent Expenses :—Of the Sums 
paid to Foreign Governments, and of Debts due by 
them to Great Britain, which were cancelled in 
consequence of their relinquishing the Slave Trade: 
—And of the Expenses of Liberated Africans and 
of the Liberated African Department during the 
like period, including Buildings and all Contingent, 
Expenses. 

Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to Orders, County Rates, 
—A Return of the Expenditure of the Grants made 
by Parliament in each year from 1835, in aid of the 
County Rates, distinguishing the proportion for Ex- 
penses of Prosecutions, and for Conveyance of Con- 
victs ; showing the Amount paid for each County, 
and the Total Amount in each year. 


Return to an Order, dated the 26th day of June Tower of 
last, for a Return of the Number of Visitors ad- London. 
mitted to the Armoury of the Tower of London, from 
the 1st day of February 1841 to the 1st day of Fe- 
bruary 1845; stating the Number of Free Admis- 
sions and the Number of those Persons who paid 
for Admission in each Month; the Rate of Fees 
aid by each, and the Aggregate Amount received 
in the same time; stating also, in what manner the 
Money received has been appropriated, and to whom 
paid :—Also a Statement of the Receipts and Expen- 
diture of the Jewel House, from the Ist day of Fe- 
bruary 1841 to the 1st day of February 1845 (in con- 
tinuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 243, of Ses- 
sion 1841) (so far as relates to the Jewel House). 

Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to the di- Pensions. 
re:tions of an Act of Parliament,—A List of all 
Pensions granted between the 20th day of June 1844 
and the 20th day of June 1845, charged upon the 
Civil List. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Acts of Par- reso 
liament, which was presented upon the 27th day of *“ woos 
June last, be printed. No. 462. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Queen’s Queen's Prin- 
Printers (Ireland), which were presented upon Fri- ters (Ireland). 
day last, be printed. No. 462. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Soap, which 5%P- 
was presented upon Friday last, be printed. No, 463. 

And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before two of the 
clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 








Martis, 8° die Julii; 


Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 
OF DERED, That all Committees have leave Committees. 
to sit this day, till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 
Petitions from King’s Lynn;—and, Cambridge ; ee oe 
praying for the repeal or alteration of the Insol- *”* 
vent Debtors Act,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 
Two Petitions from Banstead, in the county of Commons 
. ; ° j]]_ Lnclosure Bill. 
Surrey, praying that the Commons Inclosure Bi 
may pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 
A Petition of Freemen of the city of Coventry, 
praying that the said Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, was also presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. i. 
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Commons 


Q VicTORIz. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 


Inclosure Bills into a Committee upon the Commons Inclosure 


Militia 
Estimates, 


No. 464, 


Drainage of 
Lands Bill, 





Bill. 
(In the Committee.) 


Cuausss, N° 33 and N° 34, amended, and agreed 
to. 
CravseE, N° 35, agreed to. 


CxiavuseE, N° 36, amended. 
Notice being taken that Forty Members were not 


present ; Committee counted, and Forty Members 
not being present; the Chairman left the Chair. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and the House 
bemg told by Mr. Speaker, and Forty Members 
being present ; 


The House again resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 


(In the Committee.) 
Cuause, N° 36, as amended, agreed to. 


CiauseEs, N° 37 to N° 45, with Amendments to 
several of them, agreed to. 


Crause, N° 46, (Provisions for encroachments 
within twenty years: That all encroachments and 
inclosures made within twenty years shall be deemed 
parcel of the land subject to be inclosed, and shall 
be divided, allotted and inclosed accordingly: Pro- 
vided always, That in case, under the circumstances 
of any such encroachments or inclosures, it shall 
appear to the Valuer just or reasonable that rights 
or interests in the lands to be inclosed should be 
allowed to the persons in possession of such en- 
croachments or inclosures, it shall be lawful for the 
Valuer to allow and declare such rights accordingly : 
Provided also,) 

Amendment proposed, in P. 22. 1. 14.: To leave 
out from the word “ accordingly” to the word 
“ Provided” in 1. 20. 

Question proposed, That the words proposed to 
be left out stand part of the Clause ; 

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Clause agreed to. 

Cravuse, N° 47, agreed to. 

CrauseE, N° 48, amended, and agreed to. 

Crause, N° 49, (Upon proof being made to the 
satisfaction of the Valuer, the rights in respect of 
tofts, &amp;c., to be allowed.) 

Amendment proposed, in P. 23. 1. 6. To leave out 
the word “ Valuer” in order to insert the words 
“ Commissioners or an Assistant Commissioner by 
“* them appointed for that purpose,” instead thereof. 

Question proposed, That the word “ Valuer” 
stand part of the Clause ; 

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn, 

Clause agreed to. 


Crauses, N° 50 to N° 70, with Amendments to 
several of them, agreed to. 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again, 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made further 
Progress in the Bill ; and that he was directed to move, 
That the Committee may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, at twelve of the clock, again resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


Mr. Sidney Herbert reported from the Select 
Committee appointed to prepare Estimates of the 
Charge of the Disembodied Militia of Great Bri- 
tain and Ireland, for the year ending the 31st day 
of March 1845; That they had prepared the said 
Estimates accordingly; and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Drainage of Lands Bill; 
Von. 100. 


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701 
Resowed, That this House will, upon Thursday 


next, at twelve of the clock, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


Ordered, That the Chairman of the Committee Committe of 
4 ae and Means be added to the Committee of Selection. 
election, 


A Petition of Owners of property in, and Inhabit- Duddeston | 
ant Rate-payers of the hamlets of Duddeston and 34 Nechells ( 
Nechells, in the parish of Aston, near Birmingham, (No. 2.) Bill 
praying that the Duddeston and Nechells Improve- 
ment (No. 2.) Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Petitions of Landlords and Owners of house pro- 
perty, in the hamlets of Duddeston and Nechells, in 
the borough of Birmingham ;—and, Chairman of a 
Meeting of Landlords and Owners of house property, 
in the hamlets of Duddeston and Nechells, in the 
borough of Birmingham ; praying that they may be 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, against 
certain parts of the said Bill,—were also presented, * 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions of the Chairman of a Committee ap- 
“se ata Public Meeting of the Rate-payers of the 

orough of Birmingham ;—and, Mayor, Aldermen 
and Burgesses of the borough of Birmingham; pray- 
ing that the said Bill may not pass into a law,— 
were also presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Sh aE ANOS AC CPM 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Totnes Markets 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- and Waterworks 
tituled, An Act for improving the Markets in the (No 2.) Bill 
Borough and Town of Totnes, in the County of 
Devon, and for better supplying the Borough with 
Water; and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 101. 1.33. After “ sessions” insert “ for the 
county of Devon.” 
Pr. 106. 1. 34, Leave out “ accordingly.” 
Pr. 125. 1. 26. After “the” insert “ admission 
** of the.” 
Pr. 126.1. 34. After “had” insert “within the 
“ jurisdiction of the said Justice.” 
Pr. 131. 1. 28. Leave out “ borough” and insert 
“ county of Devon.” | 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Barry Baldwin do carry the i 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships, 


if4 


SD aa See ee 


Mr. Edward Buller reported from the Committee South Wales 
on Group (P.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Railway Bill. 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the 
South Wales Railway Bill, they had heard counsel 
in support of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; ‘That they had inquired 
into the several matters required by the Standing 
Orders on Railway Bills; and that the Committee 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and that the errors on the 
Plan and Section had been corrected, pursuant to 
leave of the House on the 18th March last; and that 
they had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into consider- 
ation upon Friday next ; and be printed. 


EP NI BAR TREES A RS OCHRE SPORE INE: Li ew 


7 eins eee 


Mr. Edward Buller reported from the Committee Monmouth 1 
on Group (P.) of Railway Bills, to whom several aoe i. | 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said 

Group, together with the Reports of the Board of - 
Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the Monmouth and Hereford Railway Bill, they had i 
considered the said Petitions, and had heard counsel 
in favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into 
4uU3 the 


8° Juli. A, 1845, 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


702 


the several matters required by the Standing Orders 
on Railway Bills ; and that the Committee had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and that it was proved to the 
Committee that the amended Plans, Sections and 
Books of Reference deposited with the Clerk of the 
Peace, were duplicates of those deposited in the 
Private Bill Office, pursuant to leave of the House 
of the 8th April last ; and that they had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into consider- 
ation upon Friday next ; and be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Guilaforg 
the Report on the Guildford, Chichester and Ports- Chichester aug 
mouth Railway Bill; and the Amendments were Portsmouth 
read, and agreed to. Railway Bill, 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Leeqs i 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Thirsk Railway 
intituled, An Act for making a Railway from Leeds Bi!!. 


Duaddeston 
and Nechells 
Improvement 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Duddeston and Nechells Improve- 
ment (No. 2.) Bill; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Amendments made by the 
Committee on the Bill be now read a second time ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “‘ That the” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ Report be taken into further consideration upon 
“ this day three months,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Mr. Spooner, 

Tellers for the Yeas, Mr. Fadagite: } 70. 

Tellers for the Noes, oq Muntz, } 65. 

r. Bannerman : 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. | 

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Bill be now read a second time : 
—The said Amendments were accordingly read a 
second time, and agreed to. 

The House was moved, That the Standing Order 
of the House, No. 121, requiring Amendments to be 
referred to the Select Committee on Standing Or- 
ders, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the said Standing Order be suspended in 
respect of the said Bill :—And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

And Amendments being proposed to be made to 
the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Bankruptcy A Petition of Merchants, Bankers and Traders 

and Insolvency. of Cambridge, praying the House to consolidate and 
amend the Laws of Bankruptcy and Insolvency, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Universities Petitions from the Presbytery of Kirkcaldy, (Mo- 

(Scotland) Bill. derator and Presbytery Clerk) ;—and, Glasgow (two 
Petitions) ; praying that the Universities (Scotland) 
Bill may not pass into a law,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Direct London 
aud Portsmouth of 
Railway; and, 
Guildford, 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
the city of Chichester, praying that the Direct 
London and Portsmouth Railway Bill may not pass 
Chichester and Into a law, and that the Guildford, Chichester and 


Portsmouth 


Railway Bills Portsmouth Railway Bill may pass into a law, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Direct Londen 
and Portsmouth 
Railway Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Direct London and Portsmouth 
Railway Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
— the Report on the Brighton and Chichester Railway 
(Portsmouth (Portsmouth Extension) Bill; and the Amendments 
Extension) Bill, Were read, and agreed to. 


Brighton and 
Chichester 





to Thirsk, with Branches therefrom ; and the same 
were read, as follow: 
Pr. 62. 1. 8. After “ Dyneley” insert “ of Hal- 
“ ton, in the county of York, a lunatic.” 

Pr. 62. 1, 9. After “ Chamberlain” insert “ of 
“« Shipton, in the county of York, widow,” and in 
the same line after “ are” insert “ severally.” 

Pr. 62. 1. 15. After “ now” insert “ and here- 

“ tofore have been.” 
Pr. 62. 1. 18. After “ thereupon” insert “ or 
“ near thereto.” 

Pr. 63. 1. 35. After “ same” insert “ and con- 
tinue the same so had and conducted.” 

Pr. 64. 1. 1. After “ Chamberlain” insert “ re- 
spectively.” 

Pr. 64. 1. 29. After “ hereditaments” insert 
respectively.” 

Pr, 64. 1. 38. After “ hereditaments” insert 
respectively.” 

Pr. 65. 1. 5. After “diminished” insert “ Pro- 
vided nevertheless, that if the Recorder of Leeds 
for the time being shall, as hereinafter provided, 
direct compensation in water to be made to the 
said John Dyneley and Margaret Chamberlain, 
or other the owner or owners for the time being 
of the said lands and hereditaments, by the said 
Railway Company, then the said Railway Com- 
pany shall make such compensation in manner, 
and in quantity and quality, as directed by the 
said Recorder of Leeds, unless the said John 
Dyneley and Margaret Chamberlain, or other the 
owner or owners for the time being of the said 
lands and hereditaments, shall otherwise agree 
with the said Railway Company.” 

Pr. 65.1. 9. Leave out “and” and insert “ or.” 

Pr. 66.1. 10. Leave out “and” and insert “ or.” 

Pr. 67. 1. 2. Leave out “ and” and insert “ or.” 

Pr. 67. 1. 20. Leave out “ and” and insert “ or.” 

Pr. 67. 1. 24. After “ hereditaments” insert 
respectively.” 

Pr. 69.1. 17. After “ Company” insert “ which 
he is hereby authorized and required to do, if 
practicable.” 

Pr. 69. 1. 20. Leave out “and” and insert “ or.” 

Pr. 69. 1. 33. After “same” insert “ the said 
Railway Company shall in any such case restore 
the same in the manner, and quantity and quality, 
so directed.” 

Pr. 70. 1. 4. Leave out “ and” and insert “ or.” 

Pr. 70. 1. 9. Leave out “ should” and insert 
shall.” 

Pr. 70. 1. 23. After “ aforesaid” insert “ and to 
continue to the said lands of the said John Dyneley 
and Margaret Chamberlain.” 

Pr. 72.1 21. After “ referred” insert “ shall.” 

Pr. 73. 1. 1. After “ Chamberlain” insert “ or 
either of them.” : 

Pr. 73. 1. 6. After “ Bramhope” insert “ re- 
spectively.” ae 

Pr. 73. 1. 23. After “ Chamberlain” insert “ or 
either of them.” mera 

Pr. 75. 1. 33. After “ Chamberlain” insert “ or 

“ either of them.” . 
Pr. 76. 1. 22. Leave out from “same” to “and 
in 1. 34., and insert “ and shall, have and recover 
“ from the said Railway Company full compensation 
“ and recompense for every loss and injury they 


“ may from time to time, or at any time, sustain 
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“ or incur by reason or in consequence of any act 
“ matter or thing which may be done or be omitted 
“ or neglected to be done by the said Railway 
“ Company, after the expiration of the said period 
“ of two years, to be computed as aforesaid, not- 
withstanding this Act or any provisions therein 
“ contained ; and it shall be lawful for the said Mar- 
“ garet Chamberlain and John Dyneley, or any 
“ owner of the said lands or hereditaments for the 
“ time being, from time to time to require, if they 
“ shall think fit to require, such matter or difference 
“ to be referred to the said Recorder of Leeds, who 
“ shall havethe same powers; and the said reference 
“ shall be subject to the same provisions as are here- 
inbefore provided respecting reference provided to 
‘ be made to him,” and also insert Clauses (A.) 
and (B.) 

Crause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That before 
the said Company shall proceed to cut upon or 
through, or do or execute any of the works or 
“ matters as provided in the said Act, or any other 
“* Act incorporated with or referred to therein, in any 
“ part of the said township of Bramhope, which can 
“¢ in any manner affect or diminish the said wells or 
“ springs, the said Company, at their own expense, 
“ and to the satisfaction of the said John Dyneley 
“ and Margaret Chamberlain respectively, or their 
“ heirs, or to the satisfaction of the engineer to be 
“ appointed as arbitrator of the said John Dyneley 
“ and Margaret Chamberlain or either of them, or 
“ their or either of their heirs, or by the said Mar- 
“ garet Chamberlain in her own right, and by the 
“ said Margaret Chamberlain in and on behalf of 
“ and for the said John Dyneley, and of an engineer 
“ to be appointed as arbitrator by the said Com- 
“* pany, or to the satisfaction of a third engineer to be 
“ appointed as umpire by the said two engineers in 
case they cannot agree, the same third engineer 
to be appointed as umpire by the said two engineers 
“ as aforesaid, before they shall proceed to the esti- 
mation next hereinafter mentioned, and which 
said engineer, to be appointed as arbitrator by the 
said Company, which said engineers and umpire 
shall be in all respects subject to the powers, 
clauses and stipulations contained in the Land 
Clauses Consolidation Act passed in the year of our 
“ Lord One thousand eight hundred and Forty-five, 
“ shall on the first day of August next, and the first 
“ day of September next, and the first day of Oc- 
“ tober next, ascertain the situation of the said 
several wells and springs of water which now 
exist or which have existed, and being injured 
by the said borings made under the direction of 
the said Company, or the promoters thereof, and 
the average quantity of water which each and 
every of such springs and wells on the said three 
“ days produce, and, as well as they are able, the 
quantity which any well or spring did produce 
‘¢ before injured by the said borings asaforesaid, and 
“ ascertain one-third of the amount of the total pro- 
“ duced at each and every of the said springs and 
wells so ascertained as aforesaid, which said third, 
“ when so ascertained, shall be reduced into writing, 
“ together with the description of the situation of 
“ each of the said springs and wells, together with 
the names thereof (if any), which said writing shall 
“« be signed by the said engineer of the said Com- 
pany and the said engineer appointed by the said 
“€ John Dyneley and Margaret Chamberlain, or their 
heirs or assigns, or such umpire as aforesaid, which 
said writing or estimation and description so signed 
‘¢ by the said Company, and at their expense, shall 
be filed at the next general quarter sessions of the 
peace to be holden in and for the borough of Leeds, 
‘in the county of York, to be preserved amongst 
the records there, to be inspected from time to 
“* time, and at all times thereafter, by the said Com- 
“ pany, and the said John Dyneley and Margaret 
“ Chamberlain, or other parties interested therein, 
“* and which they are hereby authorized to do upon 

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. nt of the fee of one shilling to the Clerk of the 
“ Peace, or other person having the custody thereof; 
and the said Company shall pay to the said John 
Dyneley and Margaret Chamberlain respectively, 
or the person or persons aforesaid, all reasonable 
costs and expenses of their said engineer, and 
of them the said John Dyneley and Margaret 
Chamberlain, or the person or persons aforesaid, 
in and about such ascertainment as aforesaid, 
which costs and expenses they the said John 
Dyneley and Margaret Chamberlain respectively, 
or the person or persons aforesaid, shall be enti- 
tled to recover in an action of debt or assumpsit 
against the said Company in any of Her Majesty’s 
“‘ Superior Courts of Record at Westminster ; and 
“ the said third shall be taken to be the average 
amount of the actual produce of each and every of 
the same springs daily by the year at the time of 
taking the same average; and the said writing so 
signed and deposited as aforesaid shall be taken 
“ to be conclusive evidence as between the said John 
Dyneley and Margaret Chamberlain, or other 
owner of the said lands and hereditaments, and 
of them and the said Railway Company, of the 
situation of the said several springs and wells and 
the average quantity of water which each and 
every of them daily produced at the said times 
of taking the said average.” 

Crause (B.) “ Provided also, And be it En- 
* acted, That it shall not be lawful for the said 
Company to sell or convey, or to use or apply for 
any purpose whatsoever, nor shall the Company 
permit any other person or persons to sell or 
convey, or to use or to apply for any purpose 
whatsoever, any of the water which shall be col- 
“ lected or obtained by the making of the tunnel or 
other works hereby authorized to be made in the 
village of Bramhope, from the said lands and here- 
ditaments of the said John Dyneley and Margaret 
“* Chamberlain, or which they now have or which 
they now are entitled to the use of, without the 
consent in writing of the said John Dyneley and 
Margaret Chamberlain, or of the owner or re- 
spective owners for the time being of the said lands 
“ and hereditaments of the said John Dyneley and 
“ Margaret Chamberlain, having been first obtained 
for that purpose, except only that the Company 
shall be at liberty to convey, use and apply for 
the several purposes next hereinafter mentioned, 
so much of such water as shall be necessary for 
“ those purposes respectively, (that is to say) for 
“ the purpose of restoring to the said John Dyneley 
and Margaret Chamberlain any water which may 
“ have been abstracted from the said lands and 
hereditaments by the making of the said tunnel 
or other works, and for the purposes of supplying 
the engines to be used on the said Railway, and 
“‘ other purposes necessary for the supply of the 
said Railway, and of the stations thereon, with 
** so much water as shall be necessary for the use 
thereof respectively.” 

The said Amendments being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Beckett Denisondo carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


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The House proceeded to take into consideration Great North 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- ef England 


tituled, An Act to enable the Great North of England 
Railway Company to make a Branch Railway, to 
be called The Great North of England and Richmond 
Railway, in the county of York; and the same were 
read, as follow: 

Pr. 19. 1. 25. Leave out from “ carried” to 
“ the” in J. 26, . 

Pr. 19, 1. 27. After “ line” insert “ of the said 
“ turnpike-road over the said Branch Railway.” 

Pr. 21. 1. 7. Leave out from “ road” to “ and” 
in 1. 10. 

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The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Beckett Denison do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


Huddersfield The House proceeded to take into consideration 

megan ua the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 

Cami bil. tituled, An Act for ma ing a Railway from the 
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Rail- 
way, at Stalybridge, to the Manchester and Leeds 
Railway at Kirkheaton, with a Branch therefrom ; 
and for consolidating into one Undertaking the said 
proposed Railway and the Huddersfield Canal Na- 
vigation; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 3.1. 5. Leave out from “ incorporated” to 
“ and” in Pr. 4. 1. 3. 

Pr. 4. 1. 15. Leave out from “ that” to “ said” 
in 1. 18., and insert “ the several Acts following ; 
“ (that is to say) the Companies Clauses Consolida- 
“ tion Act, 1845, the Lands Clauses Consolidation 

Act, 1845, and the Railway Clauses Consolida- 
tion Act, 1845.” 

Pr. 4. |. 27. After “ authorized” insert “ and 
shall with this Act be construed as one Act.” 

Pr. 5. 1. penult. Leave out from “ said” to “ and” 
in Pr. 6.1. 1., and insert “‘ Companies Clauses Con- 
* solidation Act, Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 
“« Railway Clauses Consolidation Act.” 

Pr. 6.1.3. Leave out “Bills” and insert “ Acts.” 

Pr. 6.1. 16. Leave out “ recited Bills” and in- 
sert “ Acts.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 23. Leave out from “ said” to “ con- 
“ tained” in 1. 24., and insert “ Companies Clauses 
“ Consolidation Act, Lands Clauses Consolidation 

Act and Railway Clauses Consolidation Act, or 
any of them.” 

Pr. 10. 1. ult. Leave out from “ whereas” to 
Parliament” in Pr. 11. 1. 1., and insert “ an Act 
has been passed during the present Session of.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 2. Leave out “a Bill” and insert 
“ an Act.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 7. Leave out from “ that” to “ now” 
in |, 14. 

Pr. 12.1.16. Leave out “ which shall be” and 
insert ‘if any.” 

Pr. 12.1. 19. Leave out from “ said”’ to “ there- 
“ by’ in 1. 23., and insert “last-mentioned Act or.” 

Pr. 18.1.6. After “thereof” insert “Clause (A.) 

Cuiause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That as re- 

ards the roads hereinafter mentioned, it shall be 
awful for the Company to make the inclinations 
of such roads, when altered, as follows (that is to 
say); asregards the road numbered 1 on the cross 
Sections to the Plans deposited as hereinbefore 
mentioned, the inclination of such road may be 
1 foot in 17 feet ; as regards the road numbered 1 
on the said cross Sections, the inclination of such 
road may be 1 foot in 5 feet ; as regards the road 
numbered 3 on the said cross Sections, the incli- 
nation of such road may be 1 foot in 9 feet, and 
1 foot in 12 feet, as shown on the said cross Sec- 
tions; as regards the road numbered 4 on the 
said cross Sections, the inclination of such road 
may be 1 foot in 10 feet and 1 foot in 20 feet, as 
shown on the said cross Sections; as regards the 
road numbered 5 on the said cross Sections, the 
inclination of such road may be 1 foot in 9 feet; 
as regards the road numbered 62 on the said cross 
Sections, the inclination of such road may be 
1 foot in 15 feet ; as regards the road numbered 6¢ 
on the said cross Sections, the inclination of such 
road may be 1 foot in 7 feet ; as regards the road 
numbered 6&gt; on the said cross Sections, the in- 
clination of such road may be 1 foot in 13 feet ; 
as regards the road numbered 9 on the said cross 
Sections, the inclination of such road may be 
1 foot in 18 feet; as regards the road numbered 16 
on the said cross Sections, the inclination of such 


‘ road may be 1 foot in 13 feet; as regards the 


road numbered 11 on the said cross Sections, the 
inclination of such road may be 1 foot in ten feet - 
as regards the road numbered 12 on the said cross 
Sections, the inclination of such road may be 
“ 1 foot in 9 feet ; as regards the road numbered 13 
“ on the said cross Sections, the inclination of such 
“ road may be 1 foot in 18 feet; as regards the 
“ road numbered 14 on the said cross Sections, the 
“ inclination of such road may be 1 foot in 11 feet ; 
“ as regards the road numbered 15 on the said cross 

‘ Sections, the inclination of such road may be 

1 foot in 15 feet; as regards the road numbered 15 

on the said cross Sections, the inclination of such 

road may be 1 foot in 9 feet ; as regards the road 
numbered 19 on the said cross Sections, the in- 
clination of such road may be 1 foot in 15 feet ; 
as regards the road numbered 20 on the said cross 

Sections, the inclination of such road may be 

1 foot in 10 feet.” 

Pr. 24.1. 1. Leave out “ Rassbottom” and insert 
“ Rasbottom.” 

Pr. 28. 1. 35. Leave out from “ acres” to “ And” 
in Pr. 29.1. 3. 

Pr. 29. 1. 10. Leave out from “ said’ to “ grant- 
“ ed,” in 1. 11., and insert ‘‘ Companies Clauses 
“ Consolidation Act, Lands Clauses Consolidation 
Act, and Railway Clauses Consolidation Act, or 
any of them.” 

Pr. 45. 1.1. After “ fit” insert “ and unless he 
or they shall have signified his or their desire to 
the contrary before the passing of this Act.” 

Pr. 47. ls. 17. and 31. After “ shall” insert 
have signified or shall.” 

Pr. 51. 1. penult. After “ may” insert “ have 
elected or may.” 

Pr. 52.1.5. After “ may” insert “ have elected 
or may.” 

Pr. 68. 1. 35. After “ engine” insert “and also 
for heating any mill or factory worked thereby, 
but for no other purpose whatsoever.” 

Pr. 68.1. 38. After “ power” insert “ of such 
engine.” 

Pr. 68.1. penult. After “ capacity” insert “ of 
the cylinder and not,” and in the same line leave 
out from “ boiler” to “ provided” in J. ult., and 
insert “ thereof.” 

Pr. 69. 1.11. After “ engine” insert “and heat- 
ing such mill or factory.” 

Pr. 70.1. 39. Leave out from “ Company” to 
“ with” in |. ult. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Beckett Denison do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


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Sir Charles Lemon reported from the Committee Railway Bilis, 
on Group (K K.) of Railway Bills ; That the Com- Group (KK-) 


mittee met at twelve of the clock this day, pursuant 
to adjournment, but that Sir Edmund Filmer, Ed- 
ward Horsman, Esquire,and Frederick Wynn Knight, 
Esquire, three of the Members of the said Com- 
mittee, were not present within one hour ofthe time 
appointed for the meeting of the said Committee. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Report on the London and 
Croydon Railway Enlargement Bill be taken into 
consideration upon Friday next. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to make Dectiaien for the Payment 
of the Debts of the Mayor, Jurats, Bailiffs and Bur- 
gesses of the Borough of Quinborowe, in the County 














of Kent, and for other Purposes ; and the same were 
read, as follow : 

Pr, 4. 1. 31. After “ Act” insert “and also = 

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Manchester and 
Leeds Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Lady’s Island 
and Tacumshin 
Embankment 
Bill, 


Blackburn 
and Preston 


Rai'way Bill. 


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“‘ the estate and property included in the Schedule 
« (B.) to this Act.” 

Pr. 4.1.34. Leave out “the said” and insert 
“ all existing.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 38. After “Trustees” insert “and also 
“ on the estate and property included in the Sche- 
dule (B.) to this Act.” 

Pr. 5.1. 1. After “ property” insert ‘so vested 

* in them.” 

Pr. 14. 1. 4. Leave out from “hence” to “ and” 
in ]. 5. and insert “ appoint.” 

Pr. 15.1. 32. After “Schedule” insert Clause (A.) 

Crause (A.) “ And whereas Thomas Richmond, 
“ referred to in the Schedule (A.) to this Act as a 
«« judgment creditor of the said Corporation, has 
« priority over the other creditors of the said Cor- 
** poration by virtue of a Writ of Eligit, under which 
he is now in possession of the property of the said 
“‘ Corporation: Be it therefore Enacted, That in 
determining the priority according to which the 
** creditors of the said Corporation are to be paid, 
“ the prior rights of the said Thomas Richmond 
shall not be in any manner prejudiced, but the 
“ said Thomas Richmond shall be entitled to full 
«* payment of the principal and interest of his debt, 
and shall be paid such principal and interest before 
any other creditors of the said Corporation shall be 
entitled to payment of their respective debts.” 


In the Schedules to the Bill : 


Pr. 29. 1. 25. Insert “ the Recorder.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Dodd do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and ucquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


The Manchester and Leeds Railway (No. 2.) Bill 
was read a second time; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


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The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Lady’s Island and Tacumshin 
Embankment Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for altering the Line of the Black- 
burn and Preston Railway, and for amending the 
Act relating thereto; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 18. 1. 31. After “may” insert “until the 
“ consent of the patron for the time being of the 
“ said vicarage.” 
Pr. 19. 1.17. After “ Company” insert Clauses 
(A.) and (B.) 
Cravuse (A.) “And whereas it may be neces- 
sary or expedient for the said Company to pur- 


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certain lands in the said township of Blackburn, 
“ called The Towns Moor, belonging to the Over- 
“seers of the Poor of the said township; Be it 
«‘ Enacted, That if the said Overseers for the time 
“ being shall be willing to sell such lands for a 
“« perpetual annual rent-charge, in lieu of a sum in 
“ gross, the said Overseers may lawfully sell such 
“‘ lands to the Company, in consideration of an 
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the Overseers of the Poor of the township of 
Blackburn aforesaid for the time being, and their 


same manner as is provided by an Act passed in 
“« the Session of Parliament held in the fourth and ie aninnel 
fifth years of the reign of Her present Majesty, |*° "© ponies. 
intituled, An Act for vesting in the Overseers of 





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County Palatine of Lancaster, Parts of the Towns 
Moor, tor Sale or other Disposal thereof, with 
respect to the Rents accruing thereunder.” 

Ciause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That if the 
said Railway or any part thereof which shall be 
made through or upon the said lands called The 
Towns Moor, or through or upon any lands 
belonging to the vicarage of Blackburn, shall 
at any time hereafter be abandoned or given up by 
the Company, or after the same shall have been 
completed shall for the space of three years cease 
to be used and employed as a Railway, then and in 
such case so much of the said lands called The 
Towns Moor as shall have been so purchased or 
taken by the said Company for the purposes of this 
Act or otherwise, the parts thereof over which the 
said Railway or any parts of such Railway which 
shall have been so abandoned or given up by the 
said Company shall pass, shall vest in and revert 
to the said Overseers and their successors for the 
time being, or their assigns ; and so muci of the 
lands belonging to the said vicarage of Blackburn 
as shall have been purchased or taken by the said 
Company for the purposes of this Act, over which 
the said Railway, or any parts of such Railway 
which shall be so abandoned or given up by the said 
Company, shall pass, shall vest in and revert to the 
said Vicar of Blackburn and his successors for 
the time being, or his or their assigns.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. William Fielden do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


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met at twelve of the clock this day, pursuant to ad- 
journment, but that Evelyn Denison, Esquire, one of 
the Members of the said Committee, was not present 
during the meeting of the Committee this day; but 
that no public inconvenience was experienced in 
consequence of his absence. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston 
Direct Railway Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the borough of Manchester, in the county 
of Lancaster, praying that they may Le heard, by 
themselves, their counsel or agents, against certain 
parts of the Bolton and Leigh, Kenyon and Leigh 
Junction, North Union, Liverpool and Manchester 
and Grand Junction Railway Companies Amalga- 
mation Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to 


chase, for the purposes of the said Railway, part of the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 


heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


Gildart’s (Sherwen’s) Estate Bill was read a se- 
cond time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


on Public Petitions; That they had examined the 
Petitions presented upon the 2d, 3d and 4th days 
of this instant July, and had directed him to wale 
a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 


A Petition of Apparitors of the Diocese of Here- 





- :- +~* of the Township of Blackburn, in the | ford, acting within the Archdeaconry of Salop, pray- 
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Mr. Macaulay reported from the Committee on Railway Bills 
Group (N.) of Railway Bills; That the Committee 6p (N.) 


Glasgow, 

Barrhead and 
eilston Direct 

Railway Bill. 


Bolton and 
Leigh, Kenyon 
and Leigh 
Junction, 
North Union 
Liverpool and 
Manchester, 
and, Grand 
Junction Rail- 
way Companies 
Amalgamation 
Bill. 


Gildart’s 
(Sherwen’s ) 
Estate Bill, 


Mr. Cripps reported from the Select Committee Public Petitions 


(Thirty-ninth 
Report.) 


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ing the House not to pass into a law any Bill for 
altering the practice of the Ecclesiastical Courts, 
without some compensation for the loss of office by 
the Petitioners, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


New South 
Wales. 


Petitions from the district of Illewarra and its 
neighbourhood, in the Colony of New South Wales ; 
—and, district of Yass and its neighbourhood, in 
the Colony of New South Wales; praying for the 
repeal of so much of the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 76, 
as prohibits the appropriation of the Territorial 
Revenue by the Legislative Council, and also so 
much of the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 36, as relates to the 
minimum price, to the letting, and to the general con- 
trol of the Crown Lands,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Poor Law Guardians of the Ath- 
lone Union, praying the House to make such changes 
in the occupancy of Farms in Ireland, that while 
protecting the interest of the Landlord will insure 
to the Tenant that reward for his labour and sta- 
bility in possession which birth and exertion entitle 
him to, and thereby restore to the country peace 
and social happiness, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Landlord 
and Tenant 
(Treland.) 


Duchy of Com- A Petition of Owners of conventionary tenements 

wall Lands Act. held of the Manor of Calstock, in the county of 
Cornwall, one of the assessional Manors formerly of 
the Duchy of Cornwall, but which was sold under 
the provisions of the Act 38 Geo. 3, c. 60, com- 
monly called the Land-tax Redemption Act, praying 
for the repeal of so much of the Act 7 and 8 Vic. 
c. 105, to confirm and enfranchise the Estates of the 
Conventionary Tenants of the ancient assessable 
Manors of the Duchy of Cornwall, and to quiet 
Titles within the County of Cornwall, as against the 
Duchy, and for other Purposes, as far as the Manor 
of Calstock is affected thereby, and that all costs 
which have been incurred respecting the said Act, 
as faras the said Manor is concerned, may be paid 
out of the revenues of the Duchy of Cornwall, and 
that provision may be made, that Acts may not be 
brought into or passed through the House affecting 
rights of private property without notice being given 
to the individuals whose property it is intended to 
interfere with, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Edward Carter, an Inhabitant of 
Ottery Saint Mary, in the county of Devon, praying 
that the Physic and Surgery Bill may not pass into 
a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Physic and 
Surgery Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Leigh, in the county 
of Lancaster, praying that a Committee may be ap- 
pointed to institute an impartial, searching and open 
inquiry into the operation of the Anatomy Act, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Anatomy Act. 


Mansfield 
Union. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Mansfield, and its 
neighbourhood, in the county of Nottingham, stating 
that a wheel has been erected in the Union Work- 
house in the town of Mansfield, which all vagrants 
who resort there for food and shelter for the night, 
are compelled to turn for a period, ranging from one 
‘o three hours, at the discretion of the master; and 
praying that this wheel, which produces nothing, and 
compels men to toil without that toil being in any 
way useful, may be immediately removed, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Joseph Digby, Esquire, Captain in 
Her Majesty’s Royal Navy, complaining of having 
been confined as a lunatic patient in a Private Lu- 
natic Asylum at Hillingdon; and praying for in- 
quiry, and amendment of the law, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lunacy, 


8° Juli. 





A. 1845. 


Sir John Yarde Bulle reported from the Select Rothwell 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in Prison Bill, 
the case of the Rothwell Prison Bill, no Standing 
Orders were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Rothwell Prison Bill be read Rothwell 
a second time upon Friday next. Prison Bill. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Railways. 

Return of the Names of all Railway Bills or Pro- 
jects on which Committees have made Reports (for 
or against such Bills or Projects) at variance with 
the Reports made upon the same. by the Railway 
Department of the Board of Trade; with Copies of 
all special Reports made by such Committees in 
reference to Statements contained in the Reports 
of the Board of Trade. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into East India 
consideration the Petition of the Honourable Craven Steam-ship 


Fitzhardinge Berkeley, of Spring Gardens, in the Comp Bill 


County of Middlesex, Member for the Borough of aoe 


Cheltenham, which was presented yesterday :—The 
House proceeded to take the said Petition into con- 
sideration ; and the same was again read. 

Ordered, That Mr. James Gudge, Clerk of the 
Journals, Mr. Charles Paskin, of the Vote Office, 
and Mr. Francis Williams, one of the Door-keepers 
of this House, have leave to attend and give Evi- 
dence in the Court of Common Pleas, in an action 
brought by John Scott and Charles Cunningham 
Scott against the honourable Craven Fitzhardinge 
Berkeley; and that Mr. James Gudge have per- 
mission to produce on the said Trial a printed Copy 
of the Journals of this House for the Session of 
1838, and the Parliamentary Roll and Return Book, 
containing the Names of Members for the year 1838, 
and also all Papers and Documents in which there 
is any mention of the Bill for the forming and regu- 
lating a Company to be called The India Steam 
Ship Company, and to enable the said Company to 
purchase certain Letters Patent; and that Mr. 
Charles Paskin have permission to produce on the 
said Trial all Books or Documents kept by him or 
in his possession, containing any entry relating to 
the Name and Residence of the said Craven Fitz- 
hardinge Berkeley. 


The Order for receiving the Report on the Smoke Smoke Prohi- 


Prohibition Bill To-morrow, was read, and dis- bition Bill. 
charged. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon 
Wednesday the 16th day of this instant July. 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s Two Sicilies. 
Command,—Copy of Treaty of Commerce and Na- 
vigation between Her Majesty and the King of the 
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, signed at Naples, April 
29, 1845. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being Slave Trade 
age That an humble Address be presented to 

er Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
give directions that there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Names and Description of the Wit- 
nesses examined before the Mixed British and 
French Commission appointed to inquire into the 
best means for suppressing the Slave Trade ; and 
Extracts of such parts of their Evidence as relate to 
the value of a mutual Right of Search as a means for 
the suppression of the Slave Trade ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 


Mercurii, 9° die Julii, 1845: 


And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 


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Natasa 


Colleges 


(Ireland) Bill. . 


Dublia 
University: 


County Rates 
Bill. 


Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund 
Bill, 


Field Gardens 
Bill. 


Scientific 
and Literary 
Societies Bill, 





9 VicToRIzZ. 


The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers forthe Yeas,{ Coptait’ Bec hell : 


, Mr. Young, 
Tellers forthe Noes,{ Mr. Henry Baring : 
So it passed in the Negative. 


Mr. Greene reported the Colleges (Jreland) Bill; | 
And a Motion being made, and the Question | 
being proposed, That the Amendments made by the | 
Committee to the Bill be now read a second time; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
“ it is the Opinion of this House, that whereas the 
“ Act of Settlement enacts that a College be an- 
“ nexed to the University of Dublin in addition to 
“ the College of the Holy Trinity, under the name 
“ and title of King’s College, and the Act of 1793 
“ provides that all future Colleges that may be an- 
“ nexed to said University, after the passing of that 
“ Act, be open to Roman Catholics and Protestant 
“ Dissenters equally with Protestants, in all their 
“ honours and emoluments as well as studies, the 
“ Colleges proposed to be founded under the present 
«« Bill be annexed to the said University under the 
“ conditions which the Act of 1793 prescribes,” in- 
stead thereof. 

And the Questicn being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question :— 
{t was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Bill be now read a second time : 
—The said Amendments were accordingly read a 
second time, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Vin. 


94. 





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107 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to Excise and 


c. 94, to grant certain Duties of Excise upon Spirits 
distilled from Corn or Grain in Scotland and Ireland, 
and upon Licenses for Stills for making such Spirits, 
and to provide for the better collecting and securing 
such Duties, and for the Warehousing of such 
Spirits, without Payment of Duty; also the Act 
6 Geo. 4, c. 80, to repeal the Duties payable in 
respect of Spirits distilled in England, and of Li- 
censes for distilling, rectifying or compounding such 
Spirits, and for the Sale of Spirits ; and to impose 
other Duties in lieu thereof, and to provide other 


Regulations for the Collection of the said Duties, 


and for the Sale of Spirits, and for the Warehousing 
of such Spirits without Payment of Duty for Ex- 
portation ; and also the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 56, 
for granting Duties of Customs, several Resolutions ; 
which were read, as follow : 

1. Resolved, That there shall be charged, col- 
lected and paid the countervailing Duties of Excise 
following ; (that is to say) 

For and upon every gallon of Spirits of the na- 
ture or quality of plain British Spirits of the 
strength of hydrometer proof, as ascertained 
by Sykes’s hydrometer, distilled or manufac- 
tured in the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Al- 
derney or Sark, and imported into England, 
the sum of 9s., and so in proportion for any 
greater degree of strength, or any greater or 
less quantity : 

For and upon every gallon of such Spirits, of 
the like strength, imported into Scotland, the 
sum of 4s. 10d., and so in proportion for any 
greater degree of strength, or any greater or 
less quantity : 

For and upon every gallon of such Spirits, of 
the like strength, imported into Ireland, the 
sum of 3s. 6d., and so in proportion for any 








The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the County Rates Bill ; 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday | 


the 16th day of this instant July, resolve itself into 
the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report, together with the 
Resolution of the Select Committee, on the Mer- 
chant Seamen’s Fund Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report, together with the Re- 
solution, be taken into further consideration To- 
morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill to promote the letting of 
Field Gardens to the Labouring Poor, was, accord- 
ing to Order, read the third time ; and an Amend- 
ment was made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Cowper do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Greene reported the Scientific and Literary 
Societies Bill. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Bill be now read a second time ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “That the” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 


** Report be taken into further consideration upon | 


“« this day three months,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question : 
—lIt passed in the Negative. 


greater degree of strength, or any greater or 
less quantity. 
2. Resolved, That in lieu of the Duties of Cus- 
|toms now payable in respect of Spirits imported 
from Heligoland, there shall be raised, levied, col- 
| lected and paid, the Duties following ; viz. 
| For every gallon of Spirits, or Strong Waters, 
not exceeding the strength of proof by Sykes’s 
| hydrometer, and so in proportion for any 
| greater or less strength than the strength of 
proof, and for any greater or less quantity 
than a gallon, the gallon £.1. 2s. 10d. 
&amp;. Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to 
| move the House, that leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to amend certain Regulations respecting the Retail 
of Spirits in Ireland. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the first 
of the said Resolutions: And that Mr. Greene, Mr. 
Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mr. Cardwell do 
prepare, and bring it in. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the se- 
cond of the said Resolutions: And that the same 
Gentlemen do prepare, and bring it in. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the last 
of the said Resolutions: And that the same Gentle- 
men do prepare, and bring it in. 

The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Merchant Seamen Bill ; 


| Resolved, That this House will, this day, at twelve 
‘of the clock, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


| 
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| 


| 





| 


| The ingrossed Bill to make certain further Pro- Turnpike Trusts 
And the Question being put, That the words visions for the Consolidation of Turnpike Trusts in (South Wales) 


|whom it was referred to consider the Act 4 Geo. 4, Customs. 


Merchant 
Seamen Bill: 


““ Report be taken into further consideration upon South Wales, was, according to Order, read the third _ 


“* this day three months,” be added, instead thereof: 
—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon this day three months. 

Vou. 100. 


| time. 

| An ingrossed Clause (County Roads Board em- 
‘powered to sell unnecessary toll-houses notwith- 
‘standing, 4 Geo. 4, c. 9, s. 57), was thrice read ; 
and added to the Bill, by way of Rider. 


| 4x2 Resolved, 





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reactant 


Bills of 
Exchange, &amp;€.y 
Bill. 


Lonatic 
Asylums 
(Irejand) Bui. 


Constables, 
Public Works 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Schcolmasters 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Bonded Corn. 


708 8°—9° Juliz. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Cripps do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Greene reported the Bills of Exchange, &amp;c., 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- | 


mittee on the Lunatic Asylums (Jreland) Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill for the Appointment of addi- 
tional Constables for keeping the Peace near Public 
Works in Ireland, was, according to Order, read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Biil do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Schoolmasters (Scotland) 
Bill ;‘ and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene — That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and di- 
rected him to report the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee, to consider the Act 5 and 6 Vic. 
c. 92, to permit, until the Thirty-first day of August 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-tive, Wheat 
to be delivered from the Warehouse or the Vessel 
Duty free, upon the previous Substitution of an Equi- 
valent Quantity of Flour or Biscuit in the Warehouse. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
continue and amend an Act of the fifth and sixth 
years of Her present Majesty, for permitting Wheat 
to be delivered from the Warehouse or the Vessel 
Duty free, upon the previous Substitu ion of an 
Equivalent Quantity of Flour or Biscait in the 
Warehouse. 


Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported a Resolution ; 
which was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to 
continue and amend an Act of the fifth and sixth 
years of Her present Majesty, for permitting Wheat 
to be delivered from the Warehouse or the Vessel 
Duty free, upon the previous Substitution of an 
Equivalent Quantity of Flour or Biscuit in the W are- 
house :—And he moved the House accordingly. 





A. 1845, 


| seventh and eighth years of Her present Majesty, 


for the Indemnification of Persons connected with 
Art-Unions and others, against certain Penalties : 
And that Mr. Wyse and Mr. Ewart do prepare, and 
bring it in. 





The House proceeded to take into consideration Banking 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, (Ireland) Bin, 


intituled, An Act to regulate the Issue of Bank 
Notes in Ireland, and to regulate the Repayment of 
certain Sums advanced by the Governor and Com- 
pany of the Bank of Ireland for the Public Service ; 
and the same was read, as followeth : 
Pr. 46. 1. 28. Leave out from “ conviction” to 

“ And” in Pr. 48. 1. 16. and insert “ And be it 
“ Enacted, That after the passing of this Act every 
“ company or co-partnership of more than six 
persons, established before the passing of this Act 
for the purpose of carrying on the trade or busi- 
“ ness of Bankers, within the distance of fifty miles 
from Dublin, shall have the same powers and 
privileges of suing and being sued, and of pre- 
senting petitions to found sequestrations or fiats in 
bankruptcy, in the name of any one of the public 
officers of such company or co-partnership, as the 
nominal plaintiff, petitioner or defendant on behalf 
of such company or co-partnership, as are provided 
with respect to companies carrying on the said 
trade or business at any place in Jreland exceed- 
ing the distance of fifty miles from Dublin, under 
the provisions of an Act passed in the sixth year 
of the reign of King George the Fourth, intituled, 
An Act for the better Regulation of Co-partner- 
ships of certain Bankers in Ireland; and all 
judgments, decrees and orders made and ob- 
tained in any action, suit or other proceeding 
brought, instituted or carried on by or against any 
such company or co-partnership carrying on 
business within the distance of fifty miles from 
Dublin, in the name of their public officer, shall 
have the same effect and operation, and may be 
enforced in like manner in all respects as is pro- 
vided in and by the last-mentioned Act with 
respect to the judgments, decrees and orders 
herein mentioned : Provided that every such com- 
pany or co-partnership as last aforesaid shall 
make out and deliver from time to time to the 
Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes the several 
accounts or returns required by the last-mentioned 
Act ; and all the provisions of the last-mentioned 
Act as to such accounts or returns shall be taken 
to apply to the accounts or returns so made out 
and delivered by the last-mentioned companies 
as if they had been originally included in the pro- 
visions of the last-mentioned Act.” . 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lord- 
ships. 


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Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the Bill: The House proceeded to take into consideration Public 
And rata mas ie teens Chrk jo’ Mr ‘the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, ocala 
Cardwell do prepare pie brine it in intituled, An Act for the better Protection of Works °"* 

P . ; | of Art and Scientific and Literary Collections ; and 


Bankruptcy The Order of the day being read, for the second | the same were read, as follow : ei - 
Declaration —_ reading of the Bankruptcy Declaration Bill ; Pr. 1.1. 4. After “collections” insert “ and also 
Bill. ; By ; Dp . ' 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time |. of public statues and monuments from wanton 
this day. injury. ah ; 

. Pr. 1.1.16. Leave out “ exhibited or” and in 

Naval Medical | Ordered, That there be laid before this House,— | the same line after “ kept” insert “ for the purposes 

Supplemental A Return of the Proceedings relative to the Accounts | “ of Art, Science or Literature, or as an object of 

Wend Society. of Mr. Bynon, late Secretary of the Naval Medical |; “ curiosity.” ee 

Supplemental Fund :—And, a Statement of the} Pr. 1. 1. 18, Leave out from “repository to 

causes of the present deficiency in the Assets of the | “ exposed”’ in ]. 23. and insert “ which Museum, 

Society. |“ Gallery, Cabinet, Library or other Repository 1s 

'“ either at all times or from time to time open for 

Art.Uniors Ordered, That leave be given to hring in a Billetto “ the admission of the public or of any considerable 

(No. 2.) Bille continue, for a Time to be limited, an Act of the “ number of persons to view the same, either by 

“ permission 


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9 VicToRIz. 8°—9° Juliz. 709 
“ permission of the proprietor thereof, or by the| The House, according to Order, resolved itself Lunatic 
“ payment of money before entering the same, or| into a Committee upon the Lunatic Asylums and Asylums and 


“ any picture, statue, monument, or painted glass| Pauper Lunatics Bill. peo 


2 Lunatics Bill. 


Ecclesiastical 


] 
pend) Bil read the first time; and ordered to be read a second | said Bill, : . 
7 pan ’ time upon Monday next; and to be printed. (In the Committee.) | 
er Cravuses, N° 61 to N° 74, with Amendments to 
Art-Unions _ Mr. Wyse presented a Bill to continue, fora Time several of them, agreed to. ( 
(No. 2.) Bilt. to be limited, an Act of the seventh and eighth CLAUSE, N° 75, (In case of the death of any i 
No.466. years of Her present Majesty, for the Indemnification patient in any Asylum, a statement, according to. 
of Persons connected with Art-Unions, and others, | the form in Schedale (E.), No. 4, of the cause of 
against certain Penalties: And the same was read| the death of such patient, shall be drawn up and 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second | transmitted to the Clerk of the Peace of the County 
time To-morrow ; and to be printed. or Borough by which such Asylum is provided, and 
to the Commissioners of Lunacy, within Two clear 
Sump Duties. |The House was moved, That the Act 55 Geo. 3,| days of the death of such patient). 
c. 184, for repealing the Stamp Duties on Deeds,| Amendment proposed, in P. 39. 1.19. To leave 
Law Proceedings, and other written or printed In-| out from the word “ Asylum” to the end of the 
struments, and the Duties on Fire Insurances, and | Clause, in order to insert the words “ notice of the 
on Legacies and Successions to Personal Estate upon | “ same shall be sent to the Coroner having juris- 
Intestacies, now payable in Great Britain, and for |“ diction where such Asylum is situated, who shall 
granting other Duties in lieu thereof ; might be read ; | “ cause an inquest to be held touching the cause 
and the same was read. “ of such patient’s death,” instead thereof. 
The House was also moved, That the Act 5 and Question put, That the words proposed to be 
6 Vic. c. 32, for better recording Fines and Recove- | left out stand part of the Clause ; 
ries in Wales and Cheshire, might be read; andthe| The Committee divided : 
same being read ; Tellers for ther Lord Ashley, } $7 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- Yeas, | Mr. Tatton Egerton : : 
solve itself into a Committee to consider the said| Tellers for thef Mr. Thomas Duncombe, 4 
Acts. Noes, Mr. Wakley : , 
Amendments made. 
Poor Law Ordered, That the Returns relative to Poor Law Clause, as amended, agreed ms 
(Ireland. ( Jreland) which were presented yesterday, be printed.| Ciauszs, N° 76 to N° 85, with Amendments to 
No, 467. several of them, agreed to. 
Crown Manors, © Ordered, That the Paper relative to Crown Ma-| Schedules (A.) to (G. II.), with Amendments to 
No. 469. nors, which was presented yesterday, be printed. several of them, agreed to. 
a Ordered, That the Paper relative to Municipal] Schedule (G. III.), disagreed to. 
Ne. 470. Boroughs, which was presented yesterday, be Postponed Clause, N° 41, disagreed to. 
see Preamble agreed to. 
Sieve Trade, Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Slave Bill, as amended, to be reported. 
No.471. Trade, which were presented sata be printed. Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
County Rates, Ordered, That the Return relative to County reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
No,472. Rates, which was presented yesterday, be printed. | Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Pensions. Ordered, That the Paper relative to Pensions,| Ordered, That the Report be received upon Friday 
No.473. which was presented yesterday, be printed. next, at twelve of the clock. 


in any church or chapel, or other place of religious 
worship, or any statue or monument.” 
Pr. 1. 1. 27. Leave out from “imprisoned” to 
‘ for” in 1, 28. 
Pr. 1.1. 29. Leave out “two years” and insert 
six months.” 
Pr. 1. 1. 32. After “be” insert “put to hard 
“ Jabour or be.” 
Pr. 1. 1. penult. Leave out “ publicly or.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 


_— to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships. 


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The Ecclesiastical Patronage (Jreland) Bill was 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till two of the clock on Wednesday morn- 
ing, adjourned till this day. 








Mercurii, 9° die Julii ; 


Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1845, 


PRAYERS. 


(In the Committee.) 
Crause, N° 46, amended, and agreed to. 
Cause, N° 47, disagreed to. 


Cravsss, N° 48 to N° 60, with Amendments to 
several of them, agreed to, 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again, 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made further Pro- 
gress in the Bill; and that he was directed to move, 
That the Committee may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to the Order made this 
day, again resolved itself into a Committee upon the 





The House was moved, That the Standing Order of Railway Billse 


the House, No. 123, relative to Private Bills, might 
be read ; and the same was read, as followeth : 
“That in order to afford opportunity for the 
roper discussion of the Reports on Railway 
Bills included in the Second Class, this House 
will, upon every Thursday, proceed to the con- 
sideration of Reports on such Bills.” 
Ordered, That the said Standing Order be sus- 
pended, till the end of the present Session. 





, ‘ The House proceeded to take into consideration Mancheste 
Committees, O# DERED, That all Committees have leave | the plc at made by the Lords to the Biil, in- Seah ceneitees 
to sit this day, till five of the clock, during the 


and Altrinchans 
sitting of the House. 


tituled, An Act for making a Railway to connect Railway Bille 
Vor. 100. 


the Manchester and Birmingham, and Liverpool an 
4x3 Manchester 








A. 1845. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Taw Vale 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Railway ana 
intituled, An Act to amend the Act relating to the 2° Bill 


710 9° Jule. 


Manchester Railways, in the Parish of Manchester, 
and also to Altrincham, in the County of Chester, 
to be called The Manchester, South Junction and 


Manchester and 


Birmingham 
Railway (Ash- 
ton Branch) 
Bill. 


Manchester 
aud Salford 
Waterworks 
Bill. 


Merchant 
Seamen Bill. 


London and 
York Railway 
Bill. 


Nerth Wales 
Railway Bill. 


Altrincham Railway ; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 17.1. 32. After “ secretary” insert “ or by 
“ one of the directors.” 

Pr. 28. 1. 31. After “ line” insert “ of Railway.” 

Pr. 29. 1. 13. After “line” insert ‘“ of Railway.” 

Pr. 35. 1. 6. Leave out from “ diverted” to 
“ Wakefield” in 1.7. 

Pr. 41.1. 10. Leave out “ Great Marlborough- 
* street.” 

Pr. 45.1. ult. Leave out “ Great Mariborough- 
“ street” and insert “ Gloucester.” 

Pr. 80. 1. 26. Leave out “ Board of” and insert 
“ Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for.” 

Pr. 80.1. 30. Leave out from “ said” to “Trades” 
in l. 31., and insert “ Lords of the Committee of 
“ Privy Council for,” and in 1. 31. after “ Trade” 
insert “ or any person to be appointed by them for 
“ the purpose.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
J ordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for making a Railway to connect 
the Manchester and Birmingham, and Sheffield, 
Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railways, near 
Guides Bridge, and for other Purposes connected 
with the said Manchester and Birmingham Railway ; 
and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr, 22.1. penult. Leave out from “ house” to 
“ And” in Pr. 24. 1. 7. 

Pr. 25. 1, 24. Leave out from “ Act” to “ And” 
in Pr. 31. 1. 29. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 


Lordships. 


The Order for ingrossing the Manchester and 
Salford Waterworks Bill was read, and discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Merchant Seamen Bill. 

Resolved, That this House will, after the other 
Orders of the day, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Petition for additional provision in 
the London and York Railway Bill, the Standing 
Orders had not been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for making and maintaining a Rail- 
way from Porth Dynllaen, in the Parish of Edern, 


Taw Vale Railway and Dock ; and the same were 
read, as follow: 
Pr. 6.1. 25. Leave out “ Arundel” and insert 
“ Arundell.” 
Pr. 6. 1. 27. Leave out “ still’ and insert “ Hill.” 
Pr. 6. 1. 30. Leave out “ Arundel” and insert 
Arundell.” 
Pr. 7. 1. 8. Leave out “ Arundel” and insert 
Arundell.” 
Pr. 9. 1, 11. Leave out “ Arundel” and insert 
Arundell.” 
Pr. 9. 1. 18. Fill up the blank with “ Richard.” 
Pr. 9. 1. 19. Leave out “ Hall” and insert 
Hales.” 
Pr. 9. 1. 20. Leave out “‘ Arundel” and insert 
Arundell.” 


Pr. 9.1.38. After “ Act” insert Clause (A.) 


CriauseE (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
not be lawful for the Company to construct on 
the shore of the sea or of any creek, bay, arm of 
the sea or navigable river communicating there- 
with, where and so far up the same as the tide 
flows and reflows, any work, or to construct any 
Railway or Bridge across any creek, bay, arm of 
the sea or navigable river, where and so far up the 
same as the tide flows and reflows, without the 
previous consent of Her Majesty, Her heirs and 
successors, to be signified in writing, under the 
hands of two of the Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and 
Buildings, and of the Lord High Admiral of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 
or the Commissioners executing the Office of Lord 
High Admiral aforesaid for the time being, to be 
signified in writing under the hand of the Secre- 
tary of the Admiralty, and then only according 
to such plan and under such restrictions and re- 
gulations as the said Commissioners of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and 
Buildings, and the said Lord High Admiral or the 
said Commissioners may approve of, such ap- 
proval being signified as last aforesaid, and where 
any such work, Railway or Bridge shall have been 
constructed, it shall not be lawful for the Company 
at any time to alter or extend the same without ob- 
taining, previously to making any such alteration 

‘ or extension, the like consents or approvals, and 

if any such Work, Railway or Bridge shall be 
commenced or completed contrary to the provi- 
sions of this Act, it shall be lawful for the said 
Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Woods, Forests, 
Land Revenues, Works and Buildings, or the said 
Lord High Admiral, or the said Commissioners for 
executing the office of Lord High Admiral, to 
abate and remove the same, and to restore the site 
thereof to its former condition, at the cost and 
charge of the Company; and the amount thereof 
may be recovered in the same manner as any pe- 
nalty is recoverable against the Company.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 

were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bulkeley Hughes do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


to Bangor, in the County of Carnarvon, to be called, 
The North Wales Railway ; and the same was read, 
as followeth : 

Pr, 11.1.36. Leave out “ four” and insert “ three.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bulkeley Hughes do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendment made by 
their Lordships. 


Ordered, That the Report on the South Eastern South Eastern 


Railway (Widening and Extension of the London ( Widecing an ‘ 
and Greenwich Railway) Bill be taken into CON- byrension of the 


London and 
Greenwich 
Railway) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report on the South Eastern South Eastern 
Railway (Tunbridge to Tunbridge Wells) Bill be a 4h 
taken into consideration upon Friday next. bridge Wells) 
Bill. 
A Petition 


sideration upon Friday next. 











South Eastern 
ere , 

ford to 
ising) Bill 
sod, Brighton, 
Lewes and 4 
Hastings Rail- 
way (Hastings 
Rye and Ashi- 
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A Petition of the South Eastern Railway Company, 
was presented, and read ; setting forth, That the 
Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway Company 
have introduced a Bill into the House in the pre- 
sent Session, for making a Railway from Bulver- 
hithe, in the county of Susser, to Ashford, in the 
county of Kent; and the Petitioners, the said 
South Eastern Railway Company, have introduced 
a Bill into the House in the present Session, for 
making a Railway from Ashford to Hastings, both 
which Bills have been referred to the Select Com- 
mittee of the House to whom the several Railway 
Bills and projects comprised in Group (A.) have 
been referred; that the objects proposed to be at- 
tained by the said two Bills are nearly identical, ex- 
cept that the point of commencement of the said 
first-mentioned Line at Bulverhithe is situate at a 
short distance to the westward of Hastings, the point 
of termination of the said last-mentioned Line, and 
it is deemed essential that only one of such Lines 
should be authorized to be made; That inasmuch 
as the first-mentioned of the said Lines, by reason 
of its connexion with the Brighton, Lewes and 
Hastings Railway, will complete in the most perfect 
manner the coast communication, which it is the 
object of both the Lines to afford, it has been held 
desirable that such Line should be selected as the 
one to be adopted, but, on the other hand, there 
exist various reasons why it would be preferable 
that so much of such Line as lies between the pro- 
posed Saint Leonard’s Station (being one mile and 
thirty chains from the junction with the said Brighton, 
Lewes, and Hastings Line at Bulverhithe) and Ash- 
ford should be carried into effect by the South 
Eastern Railway Company, in preference to the said 
Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings Railway Company; 
that the Petitioners, and the said Brighton, Lewes 
and Hastings Railway Company are respectively 
willing that the said Line should be authorized to be 
made, and that the said South Eastern Railway 
Company should be authorized to construct such 
part of the same as above mentioned ; but inasmuch 
as such Line is not precisely the same as that which 
the last-mentioned Company have given notice of 
their intention to construct, doubts are entertained 
as to how far powers can be conferred on them for 
construction of the said Line without the special 
permission of the House; that under these circum- 
stances the Petitioners are most anxious that per- 
mission should be given for the introduction of 
Clauses into the Bill promoted by the said Brighton, 
Lewes, and Hastings Railway Company, enabling 
them to transfer the powers which may be thereby 
conferred on them for making and maintaining such 
portion of the said Railway as above mentioned to 
the Petitioners, the South Eastern Railway Company, 
and enabling the said Petitioners to accept such 
transfer and to exercise all such powers; and pray- 
ing that it may be an Instruction to the Select 
Committee to whom the several Railway Bills 
and projects comprised in Group (A.) stand referred, 
that they have power to insert in the Bill re- 
ferred to them, for making a Railway from Bulver- 
hithe to Ashford, Clauses enabling the Brighton, 
Lewes and Hastings Railway Company, by whom 
the said Bill is promoted, to transfer all the powers 
which may be conferred on them by the said Bill 
for making so much of the said intended Rail- 
way as lies between a point one mile and thirty 
chains from the junction with the said Brighton, 
Lewes and Hastings Railway at Bulverhithe and 
Ashford, to the Petitioners, the said South Eastern 
Railway Company, and enabling the said Petitioners 
to accept such transfer and to exercise and enjoy all 
such powers as aforesaid. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


An ingrossed Bill for extinguishing Garden Pen- 


’ nies, Small Tithes and Easter Offerings, within the 


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Parish of Saint Matthew, Bethnal-green, in the 
County of Middlesex, and for providing a Fund for 
the Payment of the Stipend of the Rector of the 
said Parish, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir William Clay do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Lascelles reported from the Committee on London and 


Group (A.) of Railways, to whom several Peti- 
tions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 


thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the Lon- B#!!- 


don and Croydon Railway (Chatham and Graves- 
end) Bill, they had heard counsel in support of se- 
veral of the said Petitions, and had also heard counsel 
in favour of the Bill; and that the Committee had 
examined the allegations contained in the Preamble 
of the Bill, but the same had not been proved to 
their satisfaction. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 7 7: e 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- ““""*Y Bill. 


tituled, An Act for making a Railway from Stafford 
to Rugby; and the same were read, as follow : 


, Pr. 6.1. 5. Leave out from “ calls” to “ And” in 
. 2d. 

Pr. 7. 1. 4. Leave out “ and bond creditors.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 20. Leave out “ and bonds.” 

Pr. 7.1. 22. Leave out “ and bonds.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 26. Leave out from “ mortgagees” to 
= ff” mi. 27. 

Pr. 7. 1. 31. Leave out “ or bonds.” 

Pr. 7. 1. ult. Leave out from “ mortgagees” to 
“ by” in Pr. 8. 1. 1. 

Pr. 10. 1. 10. After “ of” insert “‘ each,” and in 
the same line leave out ‘“ Companies” and insert 
“ Company.” 

Pr. 20. |. 29. After “ Stafford” insert “ and,” 
and in the same line leave out from “ Warwick’’ to 
“ and” in |. 30. 

Pr. 23. 1. 16. Leave out from “ Lichfield” to 
“ in” in |. 22. 

Pr. 25. 1. 24. Leave out “ roads” and insert 
“ road.” 

Pr. 25. 1. 25. Leave out “13 and.” 

Pr. 30. 1. 20. Leave out “ seven” and insert 
“ five.” 

Pr. 31. 1. 14. Leave out from “aforesaid” to 
“ And” in 1. 30. 

Pr. 53. 1. 13. Leave out from “that” to “on” 
in |. 14. 

Pr. 53. 1.17. After “ parties” insert “ it shall 
“ be lawful for the said Lords of the said Committee 
“ of Her Majesty’s Privy Council for Trade and 
“ Plantations.” 

Pr. 53. 1. 18. After “ forthwith” insert “ to.” 

Pr. 53. 1. 19. After “or” insert “ to.” 

Pr. 53. 1. 23. Leave out “ such board” and insert 
“ the Lords of the said Committee.” 


The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Mark Philips do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Ashton, Staly- 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for amending the Act relating to the 


Ashton, Stalybridge and Liverpool Junction Rail- (Ardwick and 


way, and for making a Branch therefrom to Ard- 
wick; and the same were read, as follow : 
Pr. 7. 1. ult. Leave out from “the” to “ use” in 
Pr. 8.1.1. 
Pr. 8.1. 17. Leave out “ formation.” 
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The said Amendments, being 1ead a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Mark Philips do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
Iiouse hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


A. 1845, 


receiving such purchase-monies or compensation, 
and for all other purposes therein mentioned.” 
Pr. 36. 1. 36. After “representatives” insert “in 
case they shall then be the proprietors of the lands 
from which the same were originally severed.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Eliot Yorke do carry the Bill 
to the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


“ 


Eastern Coune 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
ties Railway 


(Ely and the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
Whittlesea  intituled, An Act to enable the Eastern Counties 
Deviation) Bill. Railway Company to make a Deviation from the 





Line of their authorized Railway between Ely and 
Peterborough ; and the same were read, as follow : 


Pr. 4. 1. 16. After “ Act” insert Clause (A.) 


Cuavse (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That such 
only of the provisions of the Railway Clauses 
Consolidation Act, 1845, as relate to the con- 
struction of Railways and works connected 
therewith, the temporary occupation of lands near 
Railways during the construction thereof, the 
crossing of roads or other interference therewith, 
and with respect to mines lying under or near the 
Railway, and to the works for the accommodation 
of lands adjoining Railways, shall be incorporated 
with this Act.” 


Pr. 8. 1. 33. Leave out from “ house” to “ Pro- 
vided” in Pr. 9. ]. 36., and insert Clause (B.) 

Cuause (B.) “ And whereas by the said recited 
Act passed in the seventh and eighth years of the 
reign of Her present Majesty, it is enacted, that 
with respect to any purchase-money or compen- 
sation which should be payable in respect of any 
lands, or any interest therein which any corpo- 
ration, tenant for life, or for any other partial or 
qualified interest, married woman seised in her 
own right, or entitled to dower, guardian, com- 
mittee of a lunatic or idiot, trustee, executor or 
administrator, or person under any disability, 
should be entitled to, or should, under the powers 
of the said recited Act, be enabled to convey or 
dispose of, where such purchase-money or com- 
pensation should not amount to the sum of Two 
hundred pounds, but should not exceed the sum 
of Twenty pounds, the same should be either paid 
into the Bank of England, and applied in the 
manner therein directed, or the same should be 
paid to two trustees to be nominated by the parties 
entitled to the rents and profits of the lands in 
respect whereof the same should be payable, such 
nomination to be signified by writing under the 
hands of the parties so entitled ; and in case of 
the coverture, infancy, lunacy or other incapacity 
of the parties entitled to such monies, such no- 
mination should lawfully be made by their respec- 
tive husbands, guardians, committees or trustees, 
but that such last-mentioned application of the 
monies should not be made unless the Company 
approved thereof, and of the trustees named for 
the purpose, such approval to be signified in 
writing under their common seal: And whereas 
doubts are entertained whether in cases where the 
parties entitled to such lands, or any interest 





therein, are themselves guardians, committees of 
a lunatic or idiot, trustees for charitable or other | 
purposes, executors or administrators, it is com- 
petent to them, with the approbation of the said 
Company, to nominate themselves respectively as | 
such trustees, for the purpose of receiving such | 
purchase-money or compensation ; Now be it | 
Enacted, That in all cases where the parties entitled | 
to such lands, or any interest therein, are them- | 
selves guardians, committees of a lunatic or idiot, | 
trustees for charitable or other purposes, executors 

or administrators, it shall be lawful for them, with | 
the approbation of the said Company signified in 

manner aforesaid, to nominate any two (or more | 
if there shall be more than two) of themselves, | 
or if there shall be but one of them, then to nomi- | 
nate such one respectively, for the purpose of 


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Petitions from David Simpson;— United Associate Universities 
Presbytery of Aberdeen (Moderator and Clerk) ;— (Gevtland) Bit) 
Waygate ;— Carnoustie ;— Alnwick ;—Airth;—and, 
Presbytery of Ayr (Moderator) ; praying that the 
Universities (Scotland) Bill may pass into a law,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 

Petitions from Ayr;— Ministers and Elders of 

the Church of Scotland, met in General Assembly ; 
—and, Presbytery of Dunoon (Moderator and 
Clerk); praying that the said Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were also presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Joseph John Lay, m v., Practitioner Physic and 
in Medicine, residing at Peasenhall, in the county S*ts*ry Bill. 
of Suffolk, praying that the Physic and Surgery 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bradford ( York) (four Petitions) ; Factories, 
—and, Leeds (two Petitions) ; praying the House 
to pass an efficient Ten Hours Bill for all minors 
and females employed in Factories,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Joseph Digby, Lunacy. 
Esquire, on the subject of Lunacy, which was pre- 
sented yesterday, be printed. 


A Petition of Stock-holders and other Inhabitants new south 
of the colony of New South Wales, residing in the Wales. 
districts of Muswellbrook, Merton and the neigh- 
bourhood, praying for repeal of so much of the Act 
5 and 6 Vic. c. 76, as prohibits the appropriation of 
the Territorial Revenue by the Legislative Council, 
and also so much of the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 36, as 
relates to the minimum price, to the letting and to 
the general control of the Crown Lands in New 
South Wales, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Gentlemen, Land-holders, Farmers fecjesiastica. 
and Tradesmen resident in the borough of Leo- Courts Bill 
minster, in the county and diocese of Hereford, 
praying that the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill may not 
pass into a law, without further inquiry as to the 
disadvantages to be sustained thereby by the Peti- 
tioners, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Land-holders and Agricultural La- Landlord 
bourers of the county of Louth, praying for amend- end — 
ment of the law between Landlord and Tenant in (!*"* 
Ireland, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Spirit Grocers 
Return of the Rate of Excise Duty payable by (fels¢ 
Spirit Grocers in Jreland on the Retail Spirit License 
provided for them by the 3d Section of the Act 
6and 7 Will. 4, c. 38, as decided by the Irish Judges 
in the case of Dickson v. Pape, Collector of Excise, 

Dublin District, on a Writ of Error, in the Ex- 
chequer Chamber, Jreland :—Also, a Return of the 
Name and Particulars, as set forth in the Excise 
Entries, of each separate and distinct Spirit Grocer 

or 


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or Co-partnership in each Excise District in Jre- 
land, who took out or renewed the Spirit Grocers’ 
License, provided by the 3d Section of the Act 6 and 7 
Will. 4, c. 38, from the 5th day of July 1838 to the 
5th dayof July 1844, inclusive ; and setting forth 
the Value fixed by the Officers of Excise on each 
House, and also the Value fixed by the Board of 
Guardians under the Poor Law Act on the same 
House. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Death by Accidents Compensation 


Death by 
Accidents Come 


pensation Bill. Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 


Deodands The Order of the day being read, for the second 

Abolition - reading of the Deodands Abolition (No. 2.) Bill; 

(No. 2.) Bill Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Wednesday next. 

Salmon The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


Fisheries Bill. mittee on the Salmon Fisheries Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon this day 
three months, resolve itselfinto the said Committee. 


A Petition of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock 
and Ayr Railway Company, praying that the Glas- 
gow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway Bill 
may be referred to the Select Committee on Stand- 
ing Orders, to determine whether the Clause No. 20 
in the said Bill is consistent with the Standing Or- 
ders of the House, and that in any event provision 
may be made in the Bill consistently with the evi- 
dence given before the Committee on the said Bill, 
prohibiting a junction between the Railway thereby 
authorized and the Railway belonging to the Peti- 
tioners jointly with the said Glasgow, Paisley and 
Greenock Railway Company, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Glasgow, 
Barthead and 
Neilston Direct 
Railway Bill, 


Bonded Corn 
Bill. 


No. 468, 


Sir George Clerk presented a Bill to continue and 
amend an Act of the fifth and sixth years of Her 
present Majesty, for permitting Wheat to be de- 
livered from the Warehouse or the Vessel Duty free, 
upon the previous Substitution of an Equivalent 
Quantity of Flour or Biscuit in the Warehouse: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Friday next; and to be 
printed. 


Universities 


_. The Order of the day being read, for the second 
(Scotland) Bill 


reading of the Universities ( Scotland) Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second 
time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add 
the words “ upon this day three months.” 


And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 
stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Mr. Tufnell, 
Lord Marcus Hill : 

Mr. Young, 

Tellers for the Noes, Mr. He s 
So it passed in the Negative. 


And the Question being put, That the words 
upon this day three months” be added at the 
end of the Question :—It was resolved in the Affirm- 
ative. 
Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon this day three months. 


Vou. 100. 


Tellers for the Yeas, 


} 108. 


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And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 10° die Julii, 1845: 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Roman Catholic 
mittee on the Roman Catholic Relief Bill; Relief Bill. 
And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave 
the Chair ; 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That’ to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ this House will, upon this day three months, re- 
“ solve itself into the said Committee,” instead 
“ thereof. 
And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 
Tellers for the; Mr. Watson, a? 
Yeas, { Mr.dforganTohnO’ Connell ; ’ 
Tellers for the (Sir Robert Harry Inglis, } 89 
Noes, {Mr Newdegate : . 
So it passed in the Negative. 
And the Question being put, That the words 
“ this House will, upon this day three months, re- 
“ solve itself into the said Committee,” be added, 
instead thereef :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon this day 
three months, resolve itselfinto the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Lunatics Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, at 
twelve of the clock, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


Lunatics Bill, 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Coroners 
mittee on the Coroners (Ireland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Borough and Watch Rates Bill was, according Borough and 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a Watch Rates 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. _ 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Masters and 
reading of the Masters and Workmen Bill; Workmen Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply. 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To- morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways ana 
mittee of Ways and Means; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for schoolmasters 
amending an Act for making Provision for Parish (Scotland) Bill. 
Schoolmasters in Scotland, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Forbes Mackenzie do carry 
the Bill to the Lords ; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the same, without Amend- 
ment. 


The Bankruptcy Declaration Bill was, according Bankruptcy 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a Dectration 
Committee of the whole House, for this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Merchant 
mittee on the Merchant Seamen Bill ; Seamen Bill. 





Resolved, That this House will, this day, at twelve 
of the clock, resolve itself into the said Committee. 
4Y¥ Ordered, 





Unclaimed 
Stock and 
Dividends Bill. 


Wheat &amp;c. 


Spirits 
(ireland) Bill. 
No. 474. 


Excise Duties 
on Spirits 
(Channel 
Islands) Bill. 


No. 475. 


Unclaimed 
Stock and 
Dividends Bill. 


No. 476. 


Van Diemen’s 
Land, 


No, 477. 


Committees. 


Commons 
Inclosure Bill. 


714 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to’ 
make further Provisions as to Stock and Dividends 
unclaimed : And that Mr. Chancellor of the Exche- ' 
quer and Mr. Cardwell do prepare, and bring it in. | 

Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Quantities of Wheat, Barley, Oats, 
Wheat Flour and Oatmeal, imported into Great 
Britain from Ireland, from the 5th day of January | 
1845 to the 5th day of July 1845 (in continuation 
of Parliamentary Paper, No. 435, of the present 
Session). 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill 
to amend certain Regulations respecting the Retail 
of Spirits in Ireland: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
To-morrow ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a 
Bill to determine the countervailing Duties payable 
on Spirits of the nature of plain British Spirits, the 
manufacture of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney or Sark, 
imported into the United Kingdom, and to prohibit 
the importation of rectified or compounded Spirits 
from the said Islands: And the same was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time To- 
morrow ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill 
to make further Provisions as to Stock and Divi- 
dends unclaimed : And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time To- 
morrow ; and to be printed. 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant to 
an Address to Her Majesty,—Copies of all Des- 
patches and Petitions relating to the passing and 
operation of the Act 5 Vic. c. 3, to confirm an Act 
of the Legislature of Van Diemen’s Land, for au- 
thorizing the Levy of certain Duties of Customs, 
and on Spirits: Also, the Names of all the Appli- 
cants for the Restitution of Duties levied between 
1829 and 1834, who, by the Act referred to, were 
debarred from appeal to the Laws of the Realm for 
Redress: Also, all recent Petitions to Her Majesty, 
and other Appeals, for Kestitution of Money, arising 
out of that Act. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


And then the House having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour after one of the 
clock on Thursday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 





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A. 1845. 


Cravuss, N° 104, (Allotments how to be let: The 
Allotment Wardens shall from time to time let the 
allotment under their management in gardens, not 
exceeding half an acre each, to such poor inhabitants 
of the parish for one year, or from year to year, at 
such rents, payable at such times and on such terms 
and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions 
of this Act, as they shall think fit.) 

Amendment proposed: In P. 48. 1. 1. To leave 
out the words “half an acre” in order to insert the 
words “ one acre,” instead thereof. 

Question, That the words “ half an acre” stand 
part of the Clause——put, and agreed to. 

Amendments made. _ 

Clause, as amended, agreed to. 


Crausss, N° 105 to N° 161, with Amendments to 
several of them, agreed to. 


Schedule agreed to. 

Clauses added. 

Preamble agreed to. 

Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 





The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Drainage of 


mittee on the Drainage of Lands Bill; 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Lands Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Merchant 


mittee on the Merchant Seamen Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, after the Orders 
of the day, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Seamen Bil!: 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the pubjin p; 
Dublin Pipe Water (No. 2.) Bill, and to whom a Water (No. 2) 
Petition against the said Bill was referred; That Bill. 


they had considered the said Petition, and had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and had gone through the Bill, 
and made Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Chelsea 


the Amendments made by 
tuled, An Act for better paving, lighting, cleansing, 
regulating and improving the Parish of Saint Luke, 
Chelsea, (exclusive of the District of Hans Town,) 
in the County of Middlesex; and the same were 
read, as follow: 

Pr. 8. 1.16. Leave out from “ meeting ”’ to “ And” 
in Pr. 9. 1. 24. and insert Clause (A.) 
Cuause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That every 


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Anno, 9° Victorie Regine, 1845. 
PRAYERS. 
O# DERED, That all Committees have leave 


~ to sit this day, till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 


_ The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Commons Inclosure 


male person (save and except as hereinafter men- 
tioned), who shall be of the age of twenty-one 
years or upwards, and who, by the last rate which 
shall have been made for the relief of the poor of 
the said parish, or by the last rate which shall have 
been made under this Act, shall have been charged 
or assessed in respect of any tenement in his own 
occupation, within the limits of this Act, upon a 
yearly value of twenty-five pounds or upwards, and 
who shall have been residing for the last two pre- 


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Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. | 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had made further Pro- 
gress in the Bill; and that he was directed to move, 
That the Committee may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 

The House, according to the Order made this day, | 








again resolved itself into a Committee upon the 


said Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 


Cxiavses, N° 73 to N° 103, with Amendments to 
several of them, agreed to. 





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ceding years and shall then be residing within the 
limits of this Act, and also every male person (save 
and except as hereinafter mentioned) who shall be 
of the age of twenty-one years or upwards, and who 
shall, by the last rate which shall have been made 
for the relief of the poor of the said parish, or by 
the last rate which shall have been made under 
this Act, have been charged or assessed in respect 
of any tenements within the limits of this Act upon 
a yearly value of fifty pounds, and also every male 
person (save and except as hereinafter mentioned), 
who shall be of the age of twenty-one years or 
upwards, and shall be owner of any tenement 
within the limits of this Act, which shall, in 
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“ last rate made for the relief of the poor of the said 
« parish, or by the last rate which shall have been 
“* made under this Act, be rated upon a yearly value 
** of one hundred pounds or upwards, and shall 
“* reside within the limits of this Act, shall be eligible 
““ to be elected a Commissioner for carrying this Act 
“ into execution.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 26. After “ hand” insert “and.” 

Pr. 11.1. 23. Leave out from “‘ Commissioners ” 
to “under” in |. 25. 

Pr. 11. 1.30. Leave out “as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 20. 1. 36. Leave out “selection” and insert | 
“ election.” 

Pr. 41.1. 87. Leave out “ inspected” and insert 
“ expended.” 

Pr. 42. 1. 33. Leave out “appoint” and insert 
« elect.” 

Pr. 58. 1. 37. Leave out “thoroughfares and 
“ places” and insert “ within the said parish.” 

Pr. 59.1.1. Leave out “ therein.” 

Pr. 59. 1.14. After “ become” insert “a.” 


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cept carriages kept for private use, and hackney 
coaches and cabriolets) from passing into or 
through the same property and streets, or any 
of them, or to prevent or hinder such owner as 
aforesaid, at his free will and pleasure, from re- 
moving and carrying away all or any of the said 
gate-houses, gates, or bars, or any posts or rails 
connected therewith, and from substituting and 
maintaining others in the room or stead of those 
removed.” 

Crauss (C.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
acted, That nothing in this Act contained shall 
be deemed to authorize the said Commissioners to 
allow any hackney coach or other public carriage 
to stand in any part of the said freehold property 
called Ranelagh aforesaid, or any of the streets 
which now are or may hereafter be made in or 
through the same.” 

Pr. 150. 1. 30. Leave out “ the.” 

Pr. 152. 1. 2. Leave out “ stewards” and insert 
servants.” 

Pr. 152. 1. 7. Leave out “ the.” 





Pr. 59.1. 15. Leave out “ highways” and insert 
highway.” 

Pr. 62. 1. 34. After “ otherwise” insert “ Pro-| 
vided always that the Commissioners, in making | 
the proposed new road leading from Marlborough- | 
“ yoad to LElizabeth-street, Hans-place, over the 
“land belonging to the trustees of Mr. Smith’s 
** Charity mentioned in the Schedule (C.) to this 
“ Act annexed, shall not approach nearer than one 
hundred and fifty feet to the north western boun- 
dary of the said land, without the consent in 
writing of the said trustees, or seven of them, nor 
** shall the same be opened until the whole line 
“ from the end of Cumberland-street to Elizabeth- 
street shall have been properly formed and made.” 

Pr. 65. 1. 33. Leave out “and.” 

Pr. 68. 1. 12. After “if” insert “laying down.” 

Pr. 72. 1. 22. Leave out “building” and insert 
tenement.” 

Pr. 72.1. ult. Leave out “ building” and insert 
“ tenement.” 

Pr. 73. 1. 18. Leave out “ building” and insert 
tenement.” 

Pr. 76. 1. 33. Leave out from “ Act” to “ Pro- 
vided” in 1. 34. 

Pr. 90. 1. 1. After “ street” insert “not being a 
stable-yard or mews.” 

Pr. 91.1. 3. After “ building” insert “shall not 
adjoin the house or building.” 

Pr. 96. 1.5. Leave out “ limit” and insert “ li- 
“ mits.” 

Pr. 96.1. 6. After “scaffolding” insert “ladder.” 

Pr.96. 1. 29. After “scaffolding” insert “ladder.” 

Pr. 100. 1. 22. Leave out “ three-fourths” and 
insert “ two-thirds.” 

Pr. 105. 1. penult. Leave out “ shifting” and in- 
sert “ sifting.” 

Pr. 116. |. 36. Leave out from “ escape” to 
“ And” in Pr. 117. 1.9. 

Pr. 134. 1. 10. After “ extended”’ insert “ by the 
“* Commissioners.” 

Pr. 140.1]. 8. Leave out “any.” 

Pr. 146. 1.19. Leave out from “ Middlesex” to 
“ the” in |. 36. 


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Pr. 153. 1. 16. Leave out “by the Commis- 
sioners.”” 
Pr. 154. 1. penult. After “Companies” insert 
Clause (D.) 
Crause (D.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
“ acted, That the Imperial Gas-light and Coke 
'“ Company shall be subject or liable to the pe- 
nalties or forfeitures by this Act directed or im- 
posed, or any of them, so far and in such cases 
only as such penalties and forfeitures, or any of 
them, vary or are different from the penalties or 
forfeitures, or any of them, to which the said Com- 
pany were liable or subject previous to the passing 
'“ of this Act.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


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Improvements and Waterworks, within the Town of Bill. 
Lyme Regis, in the County of Dorset, and for watch- 
ing and lighting the said Town; and the same were 
read, as follow: 

Pr. 27. 1. 6. Leave out “ the Market.” 

Pr. 45. 1.28. After “Schedules” insert “ (D.) 
‘¢ and,” and in the same line leave out “ and (F.)” 

Pr. 51.1.1. After “Schedules” insert “(D.)and,” 
‘“ and in the same line leave out “ and (F.)” 

Pr. 51. 1. 14. After “ Schedules” insert ‘“ (D.) 
“ and,” and in the same line leave out from “ (E.)”’ 
to “ to” in 1. 37. 

Pr. 126. 1. 15. After “ limits” insert “ Provided 
always, that in case of any dispute or difference 
“ arising between the lessee of the said Waterworks 
“ and the said Commissioners with respect to the 


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Pr 147. 1. 4. Leave out “‘ tenements” and insert | “ amount of compensation to be paid to the said 


** tenement.” 


“ lessee, such dispute shall be referred to arbi- 


Pr. 149. 1.13. After “ thereto” aaeneaeead ¥ tration, in the manner provided for by the 
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and (C.) 


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Ordered, That the Committee on the Yoker Road Yoker Road 
(No. 2.) Bill have leave to sit, and proceed, To- (No 2.) Bill 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Lyme Regis 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, —— 
inti * -.,) Market an 
intituled, An Act for making Two new Streets, with Waterworks 


Cause (3.) “ And be it Enacted, That nothing | “ 
in this Act contained shall extend to prevent the | “ 
owner for the time being of the freehold property | 
called Ranelagh, and the streets which now are | 
or may hereafter be made in or through the same | 
from erecting, building, placing and maintaining 
any gate-house, or gates, or bars, at the ends, ex- | 
tent of, or outlets from the aforesaid property, or | 


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spect to the reference to arbitration of cases of 

disputed compensation.” 
Pr. 129. 1.6. Leave out “(F.)” and insert “‘ (E.)” 
Pr. 180.1. 26. Leave out “(F.)” and insert “ (E.)” 
Pr. 132. 1.9. Leave out “(F.)” and insert “ (E.)” 
Pr. 133. 1. 5. Leave out “ (F.)” and insert “ (E.)” 
Pr. 173. 1.38. Leave out “(G.)” and insert “(F.)” 
Pr. 180. 1.14, Leave out from “ rates” to ‘‘shall” 


in or across any of the streets now or hereafter | in 1. 16. 


Pr. 180. ls. 28. and 24, Leave out from “ police” 


pose of preventing any cattle or any carriage (ex- to “and” in 1. 26, 


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Ulster Railwa 
Extension Bil 


Standing 
Order: ; 


Duddeston 
and Nechellis 
Improvement 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


London and 
York Railwiy 
Bill. 


South Devon 

Railway (Tavi- 
stock and other 
Branches) Bill. 


716 


Pr. 189.1. 7. Leave out “ (H.)” and insert “(G.)” 

Pr. 196. 1.15. After “‘ street” insert “‘ the word 
“ “ streets’ shall include all public places within 
“ the limits of this Act.” 

In the Schedules to the Bill: 

Pr. 201. 1.26. Leave out “(E.)” and insert “ (D.)” 

Pr. 201. 1. 32. Leave out from “ street” to “ all” 
in |. 34. : 

Pr. 217.1.35. Leave out “(F.)” and insert “ (E.)” 

Pr. 225. 1. 2. Leave out “(G.)” and insert “ (F.)” 

Pr. 226. 1.34. Leave out “(H.)” and insert “(G.)” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Thomas Hussey do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the pect, wot made by their Lord- 
ships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to amend the Act relating to the 
Ulster Railway Company, and to enable the said 
Company to make a Railway from Portadown to 
Armagh; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 2. 1. 32. After “ Act” insert “ in relation to 
“ the management of the Railway.” 

Pr. 2.1. penult. Leave out from “the” to “ here- 
“ by” in Pr. 3. 1. 1., and insert “ Railway.” 

Pr. 3.1.2. Leave out “done” and insert “ made.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 8. Leave out “ purposes and objects” 
and insert “ — 

Pr. 3. 1. 9. Leave out from “that” to “the” in 
1. 10. 

Pr. 3. 1. 16. Leave out “as” and insert “ save 
‘ such parts thereof as relate to the management of 
“ the Railway, shall, so far as the same.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 19. Leave out “ shall.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 29. After “ to” insert “ the transfer of 
“« shares, the payment of calls, the non-payment of 
“ calls.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 31. Leave out “ and.” 

Pr. 3. |. 32. After “ arbitration” insert “ and 

notices.” . 

Pr. 4. 1. 26. Leave out from “ Act” to “be” in 
Pr. 5.1. 4. 

Pr, 5. 1. 5. After “that” insert “ with respect to 
any shares of the stock of the said Company, 
which have been heretofore or may be hereafter 
legally forfeited under the provisions of the said 
first-recited Act.” 

Pr. 6.1.5. Leave out from “ aforesaid” to “ And” 
in 1, 20. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Thomas Hussey do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


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Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions ; which 
were read, as follow : 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Duddeston 
and Nechells Improvement (No. 2.) Bill, Amend- 
ments on consideration of Report, the Amendments 
are of such a nature as not to be adopted by the 
House without the re-commitment of the Bill. 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the London and 
York Railway Bill Petition for additional provision, 
the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Macaulay reported from the Committee on 
Group (N.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Pe- 
titions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the South 
Devon Railway (Tavistock and other Branches) 
Bill, they had heard counsel in support of the said 
Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 


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the Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Railway 
Bills ; and that the Committee had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Macaulay reported from the Committee on Launeeston an 

Group (N.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- South nat 
tions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, Railway Bill, 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the Zaun- 
ceston and South Devon Railway Bill, they had heard 
counsel in support of several of the said Petitions, 
and had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; 
That they had inquired into the several matters 
required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of the Council of Bolton, praying that Bolton and 
the Bolton and Leigh, Kenyon and Leigh Junction, Ligh, Kenyon 
North Union, Liverpool and Manchester and Grand 31)" 
Junction Railway Companies Amalgamation Bill North Union, 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; Liverpool and 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. pay 

Petitions of Thomas Atherton Lord Lilford, John Junction Rail- 
Fletcher, Esquire, and Owner and Lessees of a col- pa _ 
liery at Atherton, near Bolton, in the county of gy)” 
Lancaster ;—and, Council of the borough of Bolton ; 
praying that they may be heard, by themselves, their 
counsel or agents, against certain parts of the said 
Bill,—were also presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be referred 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon 
their Petitions, if they think fit; and counsel heard, 
in favour of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for Lady Sandys’ 
authorizing Building Leases to be granted of Parts (Tumer’) 
of the Estate devised by the Will of William Turner, *¢ Bill 
Esquire, deceased ; the Investment of Monies be- 
queathed by the same Will in the Purchase or on 
Mortgage of Real Estates; and for other Purposes, 
was, according to Order, read the third time ; and 
the Amendments following were made to the Bill; 

Pr, 75. 1.27. Leave out from “ causes”’ to “ pur- 
“ suant” in |, 28. 

Pr. 75. 1. 38. Leave out “the,” and in the same 
line leave out “ fourth” and insert “ four.” 

Pr. 79. 1. 23. Leave out “ in a summary way.” 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bulkeley Hughes do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the same, with Amendments ; 
to which Amendments this House doth desire the 
concurrence of their Lordships. 


Duddeston 
and Nechells 
Improvement 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Ordered, That the Duddeston and Nechells Im- 
provement (No. 2.) Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee :—And that they have leave to 
sit, and proceed, upon Tuesday next. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Belfast 


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the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, ph 
intituled, An Act for the Improvement of the Borough 
of Belfast; and the same were read, as follow: 
Pr. 4. 1. penult. Leave out “ and.” 
Pr. 14.1. 25. After “Council” insert “ or by 
“ virtue of his office.” 
Pr. 27. 1. 2. After “ mortgage” insert “ Provided 


“ always, that the persons lending such further sums 
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“ shall not be bound to see to the application 
“ thereof.” : 
Pr. 29. 1. 4. Leave out “ in” and insert “ of.” 
Pr. 29.1. 6. Leave out “ in” and insert “ for.” 
Pr. 43. 1. 14. Leave out “ improvement” and 
insert ‘‘ purposes.” 
Pr, 45. 1. 12. Leave out “ persons” and insert 


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717 
The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Spooner do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 


agreed to the Amendment made by their Lord- 
ships. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Clapton, in the parish Tottenham and 
of Hackney, in the county of Middlesex, praying Farringdon. _ 
that they may be heard, by their counsel or agents, S"¢** Extension 


“ person.” 
Pr. 46. 1. 14. Leave out “ eighth” and insert 


. ”? 
vient “ ninth. 


on Pr. 77. 1. 34. After “ also” insert “ of,” and in| against certain parts of the Tottenham and Farring- — 
ill. the same line leave out “ To . —— i Extension Railway Bill, was presented, 
Pr. 79. 1. 37. Leave out “ their hands” and insert | and read. 
“ the hand of the Mayor or Town Clerk.” Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Pr. 88. 1. 16. Leave out from “ under” to “ or’ | Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
in 1. 17., and insert “the hand ofthe Mayor or| by their counsel or agents, upon their Petition, if 
“ Town Clerk.” they think fit; and counsel heard, in favour of the 
Pr. 102. 1. 20. Leave out “ purposes” and insert } Bill, against the said Petition. 
“ purpose.” 
| “7 106.1. 27. Leave out “ or.” Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s Railway 
Pr. 111. 1. 1. After ‘“* without” insert “ a.” Command,—Minutes of the Lords of the Committee Department, 
Pr. 120. 1. 2. After “ same” insert “ may.” of Privy Council for Trade, relative to the Consti- Board of Trade, 
Pr. 125. 1. 4. Leave out “ that.” tution and mode of Proceedings of the Railway De- No. 479. 
Pr. 197. 1. 9. Leave out “ places” and insert | partment, 10th July 1845. 
“ place.” - ees 2 a vo said Paper do lie upon the 
Pr. 217. 1. 32. Fill up the blank with “ ninth. able ; and be printed. 
Pr. 229. 1. 1. Leave a “ persons” and insert 
on if 


The House was moved, That the Petition of the South Eastern 
South Eastern Railway Company, which was pre- ped , 
sented yesterday, praying for additional provision in Giestings) nn 
the South Eastern Railway (Ashford to Hastings) Brighton, 

Bill ;—and, the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Rail- _— ~~ , 
way (Hastings, Rye and Ashford Extension) Bill, os (Hstings, 
might be read; and the same being read ; Rye and Ash- 


And a Motion being made, and the Question being os 


person.” 

Pr. 232. 1. 14. Leave out from “ carts” to “ fix- 
ing” in 1. 15. and insert “ For.” 
- Pr. 233. 1. 30. Leave out from “ Sessions” to 
| “ and” in 1. 33. 
I- Pr. 258.1. 21. After “lease” insert “ or an agree- 
og “ ment for a lease.” 
Pr. 261. 1. 23. After “ Act’? insert “ other than 


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“ the purpose of rating.” 

Pr, 261.1. 25. After “ lease” insert “ or an agree- 
“ ment for a lease.” 

Pr. 261. Is. 28. and 29. After “ person” insert 
receiving or,” and in 1, 29. after “ entitled” insert 
to receive.” 

Pr, 261. 1. 32. Leave out “ to the receipt.” 

Pr. 261. 1. 33. Leave out “ of.” 

Pr. 261. 1. 36. After “ lease” insert “ or an agree- 
ment for a lease.” 

Pr. 271. 1.10. Leave out “special” and insert 
“ petty.” 

Pr. 271. 1. 16. Leave out from “ Session’ to 
“ but” in|. 18. 

Pr. 275. 1. 31. After “ were” insert “or might 
“ have been.” 

Pr. 277. 1. 15. Leave out from “ peace’’ to “ The”’ 
in ], 19. and insert “ acting within his jurisdiction 
“ and the words ‘ two Justices’ shall mean two such 
“ Justices assembled and acting together.” 

Pr. 279. 1. 34. Leave out from “ Belfast’’ to 
“ The” in 1. 38. 


In the Schedules to the Bill : 
In Schedule (D.) 
Pr. 481.1. 18. Leave out “ of”’ and insert “ off.” 


In Schedule (F.) 
Pr. 516. ls. 6., 7. and 8. Leave out “ or Borough 
&lt;“ of Belfast.” 


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In Schedule (G.) 
Pr. 518. ls. 6., 7. and 8. Leave out “ or Borough 
“ of Belfast.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Spooner dv carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


proposed, That it be an Instruction to the Committee 
to whom the Railway Bills and projects comprised 
in Group (A.) stand referred, that they have power to 
introduce Clauses in the Bill for making a Rail- 
way from Bulverhithe to Ashford, promoted by the 
Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway Company, 
authorizing that Company to transfer the powers 
which may be conferred on them by such Bill to the 
South Eastern Railway Company, and making the 
last-mentioned Company to exercise such powers, 
or some of them, im terms of the prayer of the 
Petition; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by adding at the end thereof, the words, 
“ but the Commahian are not to avail themselves of 
“ the power given to them by this Instruction, until 
“‘ they are satisfied that the sums subscribed for the 
“ formation of the Line from Ashford to Hastings 
“ by the South Eastern Company are sufficient to 
“ defray the cost of the additional Line sought to 
‘ be allotted to the South Eastern Company.” 

And the Question being put, That those words 
be there added :-—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee to whom the Railway Bills and projects com- 
prised in Group (A.) stand referred, that they have 
power to introduce Clauses in the Bill for making a 
Railway from Bulverhithe to Ashford, promoted by 
the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway Com- 
pany, authorizing that Company to transfer the 
powers which may be conferred on them by such 
Bill to the South Eastern Railway Company, and 
making the last-mentioned Company to exercise 
such powers, or some of them, in terms of the prayer 
of the Petition; but the Committee are not to avail 
themselves of the power given to them by this In- 
struction, until they are satisfied that the sums sub- 


n 


London and The House proceeded to take into consideration | scribed for the formation of the Line from Ashford 
he the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill,|to Hastings by the South Eastern Company are 
Branch) Bill, intituled, An Act for making a Branch Railway from | sufficient to defray the cost of the additional Line 


the London and Brighton Railway to or near to the 
Town of Horsham, in the county of Sussex; and the 
same was read, as followeth : 
Pr. 9. 1. 19. Leave out “five” and insert “ three.” 
Vou. 100 





sought to be allotted to the South Eastern Company. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Grimsby 
Docks Bill. 


the Report on the Grimsby Docks Bill. 


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Glasgow, 
Barrhead and 


Neilston Direct 


Railway Bill. 


South Eastern 
Railway 
Company 


No. 480. 


Colleges 
(ireland) Bill. 


Physic and 


Surgery Bill, 


Royal College 
of Surgeons. 


718 10° Julii. 


And the House being informed that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from 
Glasgow to Crofthead, near the Town or Village 
of Neilston, to be called The Glasgow, Barrhead 
and Neilston Direct Railway, was read the third 
time. 

And Amendments being proposed to be made to 
the Bill; 

Ordered, That the said Amendments be referred 
to the Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
inquire into the allegations of the Petition of the 
South Eastern Railway Company, under their com- 
mon seal, have power to report their Observations 
thereupon to the House, together with the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before them. 

Mr. Hawes reported from the said Select Com- 
mittee, That they had considered the matters to 
them referred; and had directed him to make a 
Report thereof to the House, together with the 
Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Petitions from Union of Tracton (Cork); — 
Kilursa;—Aghabolloge;—Duneen ;—Drumgath ;— 
Liscannor ;—Killoe ;—Anna West ;—Innismagrath ; 
—Caracastle ; — Killeagh ; — Forkhill Upper; — 
Kilbride ; — Knockbride ;— Bohola ;—Drumard ;— 
Boho ; — Tubrid ;—Kilcatherine ;— Ballinakill ;— 
Michelstown ;— Kilcunduff ;—Shandrum ;—Dunhiil 
and Fermor;— Kildimo and Chapel Russell; — 
Knockaney ; —Castlepollard ;— Bree ;— Ballybrick- 
en ; — Ballyragget ; — Kilnamartyn ; — Dingle ;— 
Kingstown tt se a ;— Ballyvoamey ;-- Grange 
Gath and Monknewton ;—Drumcannon and Car- 
bally ;—Abbey and Octhmarna ;—Laracor and Gal- 
low ;—Killincooley and Kilmuchridge ;—Trim and 
Taghmon ;— Ballinrobe ;—and, Timoleague and Kil- 
malooda; praying that the Colleges (freland) Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were 
=. and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Petitions from Roscrea;—Liverpool (two Peti- 
tions) ; -— Charleville ; — and, Dungarvan ; praying 
that the Physic and Surgery Bill may not pass into 
a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from London ;— Finsbury ;— Kimbolton ; 
— Maidstone ; — Reigate : — Dorking ; — National 
Association of General Practitioners in Medicine, 
Surgery and Midwifery, residing in the Western 
Division of Middlesex (Chairman and Secretary) ; 
—South Eastern Branch of the Provincial Medical 
and Surgical Association, Tunbridge (President and 
Secretary) ;—and, Members of the Committee of the 
National Association of General Practitioners in 
Medicine, Surgery and Midwifery, numbering up- 
wards of Four thousand Medical Practitioners ; pray- 
ing that the said Bill may pass into a law,—were 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Royal College of 
Surgeons of England, resident in Liverpool, praying 
that a full inquiry may be instituted into the govern- 
ment of the Royal College of Surgeons in England, 
and the effects produced by the last new Charter ; 
and that they, im common with every Member of 
the Royal College of Surgeons of England, may 
have full power to elect their governing body, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
able. 








A. 1845, 


Petitions of Thomas Phillips ;—and, Robert Wil- 
lett ; praying that the Lunatic Asylums and Pauper Asylums and 


Tunatic 


Lunatics Bill may not pass into a law, as it now Paper _ 
stands, —were presented, and read ; and ordered to saat Ba, 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Committee of “ The Lunatics Bill 
Friends Retreat,” near York, praying that the Lu- 
natics Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, 


was presented, and read ; and ordered to li 
the Table. — 


Petitions from the District of Murrurrundi and New South 
Scone ;—District of Bathurst;—and, District of Wales. 
Windsor, New South Wales; praying for the repeal 
of so much of the Act 5 and 6 Vic., c. 76, as 
prohibits the appropriation of the Territorial Re- 
venue by the Legislative Council; and also so much 
of the Act 5 and 6 Vic., c. 36, as relates to the 
minimum price, to the letting and to the general 
control of the Crown Lands in New South Wales, 
—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Hastings ;—Ore and Fairlight ;— acicuttur 
Burwash ; —Westfield elidel 3—W. aie : andi 
— Battle ;— Heathfield ;— Rotherfield ;— Hurstmon- 
ceux ;— Wartling ;—Sedlescomb ;—and, Salehurst ; 
complaining of the depressed state of Agriculture ; 
and praying for relief,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Guardians of Parochial 
the Clogheen Union, praying that the Parochial Semen Bill. 
Settlement Bill may not pass into a law, was pre- 


sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Christian Unitarian yniversities 
Congregation, George-street, and others, in Aber- (Scotland) Bill. 
deen, praying that the Universities (Scotland) Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Members of the Society for the Smoke Probiti- 
prevention of Smoke, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and “ 4i'- 
Gateshead, praying that the Smoke Prohibition Bill 
may pass into a law, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Committee of Jewish Dissbi- 
Deputies of the Three Denominations of Protestant lis emo! 
Dissenters, Presbyterian, Independent and Baptist, 
in and within twelve miles of London, appointed to 
protect their civil rights, praying that the Jewish 
Disabilities Removal Bill may pass into a law, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from George Tilly and others ;—Golcar ; Factories. 
—Leeds (two Petitions);—and, Bradford (York) 
(three Petitions); praying the House to pass an 
efficient Ten Hours Bill for all minors and females 
employed in Factories,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of St. John Mason, Barrister-at-Law, Tenure o 
praying the House to promote some measure for 
eventually converting estates for lives renewable for 
ever in Jreland into perpetuities, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses Deodands 
of the borough of Liverpool, praying that the Deo- ga Bill 
dands Abolition (No. 2.) Bill may not pass into o_o 
law, as it now stands, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Gates- Church 
head, praying the House to take immediate measures atid 
for compelling the Clergy of the Church of England 
to invest the proceeds of all Church Property which 
they may dispose of, in Government or other _ 
rities, 


Laud Ireland.) 


wt 


Se es ae as 


9 VicToRIz. 


rities, and to apply the annual interest only of such 
investments to their own use, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, 
to request that their Lordships will be pleased to 
communicate to this House, a Copy of the Report 
made from the Select Committee appointed by their 
Lordships to inquire into the expediency of a Legis- 
lative Enactment being introduced to enable pos- 
sessors of Entailed Estates to charge such Estates 
with a sum to be limited for the purpose of draining 
and otherwise permanently improving the same: 
And that Sir Robert Ferguson do carry the said 
Message. 


Entailed 
Estates. 


Goole and Mr. Pakington reported from the Committee on 
Doncaster Group (W.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- 
Railway Bill. sions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
thereon, were referred ; Thatin the case of the Goole 
and Doncaster Railway Bill, they considered it ne- 
cessary that the question of the construction of a 
line of Railway between Doncaster and Goole should 
be postponed till another Session. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Message from 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell 


the Lords» == and Mr. Farrer : 

Mr. Speaker, Pee 
Shepley-lane The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Head and = Act for making and maintaining in Repair a complete 
Barnsley Road 2 - 


Bill Line of Turnpike-road, from Shepley-lane End to 
Barnsley and Grange Moor Turnpike-road, at or 
near Redbrooke Plantation, in the Parish of Darton, 
all in the West Riding of the County of York, 
without any Amendment: And also, 


Sheffield and The Lords have agreed to the Amendment made 
Railway Bill by this House to the Amendment made by their 


Lordships to the Bill, intituled, An Act for autho- 
rizing the Consolidation of the Sheffield and Rother- 
ham Railway with the Midland Railways, and for 
making a Branch Railway from, and other Works 
in connection with, the said Sheffield and Rotherham 
Railway, without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 


Liverpool and 


Railway Bil Act for enabling the Liverpool and Manchester 
’ Railway Company to extend and enlarge the said 
Railway, and to make certain Branch Railways, and 
for amending and enlarging the Powers of the seve- 
ral Acts relating to the said Railway, with Amend- 
ments ; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 
ou mow The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
eee a 4 Act for enabling the Great North of England, 
Hartlepool (Clarence and Hartlepool Junction) Railway Com- 
Junction) pany to make a Branch Railway, and for amending 
Railway Bill. the ‘Acts relating to the said Railway, with Amend- 
ments ; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

a The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
‘nage Bill. Act to amend an Act for draining the Low Grounds 
and Cars in the Parish of Keyingham and other 
Places, in the East Riding of the County of York, 
with Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords 

desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 
= rt. The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Union Canal ct for altering and amending certain Acts relating 
Junction to the Forth and Clyde Navigation, and the Edin- 
\No. 2.) Bill. burgh and Glasgow Union Canal, and for forming a 
Junction between the said Navigation and Canal, 
with Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords 

desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 
dnd The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 

LL 


to amend an Act, intituled, An Act to carry into 
execution a Convention between his Majesty and 
the Emperor of Brazil, for the Regulation and final 
Abolition of the African Slave Trade, to which the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House :—And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 

Vor. 100. 


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719 


Sir Roberé Inglis reported from the Classification Railway Bills 
Committee of Railway Bills, and who were em- nee ag 
powered to report from time to time; That they had ¢ — 
further considered the matters to them referred, and No. 478. 
had directed him to make a Report thereof to the 
House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Bills of 
reading of the Bills of Exchange, &amp;c., Bill; oe kt» 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time" 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Colleges 
reading of the ingrossed Bill to enable Her Majesty (Ireland) Bill. 
to endow new Colleges for the Advancement of 
Learning in Jreland ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Bill be now read the third 
time ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, Trinity College, 
praying that She will be graciously pleased to Dublin. 
direct an inquiry to be made into the Amount of 
the Revenues of Trinity College, Dublin, from 
Rents of College Lands, Endowments and Be- 
quests, Fees on Matriculation, on taking Degrees, 
and from every other source ; also, into the man- 
nerin which that Income is expended, the Number 
of Senior and Junior Fellows, of Professors, 
Scholars and all other Officers of the College, 
with the Amount of Salary and Allowances to 
each of them ; with a view to ascertain whether 
the Income or Funds at present applied solely to 
the benefit of Protestants in TZrinity College, 
Dublin, might not be beneficially extended, so as 
to make Roman Catholics and Protestant Dis- 
senters eligible, if otherwise qualified, to all 
Scholarships, and to all such Fellowships, Pro- 
fessorships, and other Offices in Trinity College, 
Dublin, as are not intended for Ecclesiastical 
Purposes, or immediately connected with Eccle- 
siastical Endowment,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby. 

The Noes to the old Lobby; 


“ce 
“ 


Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Young, 168 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: } . 

Tellers for the f Mr. Osborne, loi 
Noes, Mr. Bellew : Sen 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
And the Question being again proposed, That the 
Bill be now read the third time ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 


Veneris, 11° die Julit, 1845: 


And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the f Mr. Young, hia 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: . 
Tellers for the { Sir Robert Harry Inglis,\ 4 
Noes, Mr. Alexander Hope : \ i 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative :—The Bill 
was accordingly read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Drainage (Ireland) Bill was, according tu Drainage _ 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a (Ireland) Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for Tuesday next, 





at twelve of the clock. 


4x4 The 











Physic and 
Surgery Bill. 


Colleges of 
Physicians and 
Surgeons Bill. 


Jewish Disabi- 
lities Removal 
Bill. 


Coal Trade 
(Port of Lon- 
don) Bill. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 


(Scotland) Bill. 


Shrewsbury 
and Holyhead 
Road Bill. 


Geological 
Survey Bill. 


Land Revenue 
Act Amend- 
ment Bill. 


Criminal 
Jurisdiction 
of Assistant 
Barristers 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund 
Bili. 


Lunatic 
Asylunis 
(ireland) Billi. 


Art- Unions 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Stamp Duties. 


720 


The Joint Stock Companies Bill was, according | 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Physic and Surgery Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


10°—11° Juli 





The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons 
Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Thursday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Coal Trade (Port of London) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Poor Law Amendment (Scotland) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Shrewsbury and Holyhead Road Bill was, 
according to Order, read a second time; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Monday next. 


The Geological Survey Bill was, according to Or- 
der, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The Land Revenue Act Amendment Bill was, 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Monday next. 





The Criminal Jurisdiction of Assistant Barristers | 
(Ireland) Bill was, according to Order, read a second | 
time ; and committed to a Committee of the whole | 
House, for this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report, together with the 
Resolution which, upon the 30th day of June last, 
were made from the Select Committee on the Mer- | 
chant Seamen’s Fund Bill :—The House proceeded | 
to take the said Report and Resolution into further 
consideration ; and the Resolution of the Committee 
was again read, as followeth ; 

Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, 
that the further Proceedings on this Bill be post- 
poned, in the expectation that some more compre- 
hensive measure may be brought forward to form a 
Fund for the Relief and Support of Merchant Sea- 
men, their Widows and Children, upon a scale ade- | 
quate to the wants of the Mercantile Marine, worthy 
the munificence of this great commercial and mari- 
time Power, calculated to raise generally the con- 
dition of British Seamen, and thereby to hold out to 
them additional inducements to remain in the service 
of their own Country. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 





The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Lunatic Asylums (JZredand) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Art-Unions (No. 2.) Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- | 
mittee to whom it was referred to consider the Act | 
55 Geo. 3, c. 184, for repealing the Stamp Duties 
on Deeds, Law Proceedings, and other written or 





A. 1845, 


printed Instz.ments, and the Duties on Fire Insur- 
ances, and on Legacies and Successions to Personal 
Estate upon Intestacies, now payable in Great Bri- 
tain, and for granting other Duties in lieu thereof - 
and also the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 32, for better record. 
ing Fines and Recoveries in Wales and Cheshire; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Masters and Workmen Bill was, according Masters and 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a Workmen Bili, 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Bankruptc 
into a Committee upon the Bankruptcy Declaration Declaration 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker - 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and di- 
rected him to report the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Merchant 
into a Committee upon the Merchant Seamen Bill ; Seamen Bill 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Turmpike-roads 
to continue certain Acts for regulating Turnpike- ({teland) Bill 
roads in Ireland: And that Sir Thomas Fremantle 
and Mr. Attorney-General for Zreland do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Turnpike Acts 
to continue certain Turnpike Acts: And that Mr, Continuance 
Manners Sutton and Mr. Cardwell do prepare, and" ’ 
bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Highway Rates 
to continue an Act for authorizing the Application 5! 
of Highway Rates to Turnpike-roads: And that 
Mr. Manners Sutton and Mr. Cardwell do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Loan Societies 
to continue the Act to amend the Law relating to 
Loan Societies: And that Mr. Manners Sutton and 
Mr. Cardwell do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Militia Ballots 
to suspend the making of Lists and the Ballots and Suspension Bill 
Enrolments for the Militia of the United Kingdom : 

And that Mr. Manners Sutton and Mr. Sidney Her- 
bert do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Stock in Trade 
to continue the Exemption of Inhabitants of Pa- 5!" 
rishes, Townships and Villages from Liability to be 
rated as such in respect of Stock in Trade, or other 
Property, to the Relief of the Poor: And that Mr. 

Manners Sutton and Mr. Cardwell do prepare, and 
bring it in. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill —* 
for the Appointment of a Taxing Master for the anes 
High Court of Chancery in Zreland: And that Mr, (Ireland) Bil 
Attorney-General for Zreland and Sir Thomas Fre- 
mantle do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Order for receiving the Report on the Lunatic 
Asylums and Pauper Lunatics Bill this day, was 
read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


Lunatic 
Asy!ums and 
Pauper 
Lunatics Bill. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Petitions Darbj-cout ‘ 
for Private Bills have leave to sit, and proceed, upon — 
. . . lil. 
the Darby-court (Westminster) Bill, this day. No. 481. 
Ordered, That the Bill be printed. ; 
The 








ls 


il 


le 


Real Property 
(No. 1.) Bill. 


No. 482. 


Assignment of 
Terms Bill. 


No. 483. 


Granting of 
Leases Bill. 


No. 484. 


South Sea 
Fishing, &amp;c. 


Taxing Master, 
Court of 
‘Chancery 
(Ireland) Bill. 


No. 485. 


Turnpike-roads 
(Ireland) Bill. 


No. 486, 


Smuggling. 
No. 487. 


Committees, 


Yoker Road 
(No, 2.) Bill. 


Adjournment, 


Adjournment. 


Q VicTorRIZ. 


The Real Property (No. 1.) Bill was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Thursday next; and to be printed. 


The Assignment of Terms Bill was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Thursday next ; and to be printed. 


The Granting of Leases Bill was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Thursday next ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Cardwell presented,— Returns to an Order, 
dated the 25th day of June last, for a Return of the 
Number of British Ships, and their Tonnage, and 
of British Seamen of all Ranks employed in the 
South Sea Fishing, in each of the Three years 1830, 
1831 and 1832, and in the years 1841, 1842 and 
1843, and the Totals of each of the Three years :— 
A similar Return of the Number of Britzsh Ships, 
and their Tonnage, of all Ranks, in the Greenland 
and Davis Straits Whale Fishery, in each of the 
years 1830, 1831 and 1832, and in 1841, 1842 and 
1843, and the Totals of these years :—And, a similar 
Return of the Number of British Ships, and their 
Tonnage, and British Seamen of all Ranke employed 
in that Trade, to the Ports of Russia, Denmark, 
Sweden and Prussia, in each of the years 1830, 1831 
and 1832, and in 1841, 1842 and 1843, and the 
Totals of each of these Three years. 

Ordered, That the said Returns dolie uponthe Table. 


Mr. Attorney-General for Ireland presented a 
Bill for the Appointment of a Taxing Master for 
the High Court of Chancery in Ireland: And the 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
a second time upon Monday next; and to be printed. 


Sir Thomas Fremantle presented a Bill to con- 
tinue certain Acts for regulating Turnpike-roads in 
Ireland: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Mon- 
day next ; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Smuggling, 
which was presented upon the 1st day of May last, 
be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till two of the clock on Friday morning, ad- 
journed till this day. 








Veneris, 11° die Julii; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


QRDER ED, That all Committees have leave 
to sit this day, till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 


Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before the Committee on the Yoker Road Bill be 


i to the Committee on the Yoker Road (No. 2.) 
ill. : 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That this House do now adjourn; 

And Notice being taken, that Forty Members were 
not present, the House was told by Mr. Speaker, 
and Forty Members not being present, Mr. Speaker 
left the chair; and it not being Four of the clock, 
and other Members having come into the House, Mr. 
Speaker again counted the House ; and Forty Mem- 
bers being present, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair. 


And the Question being put, That this House do 
now adjourn ; 


Vor. 100. 


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721 


The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Mr. Thomas Duncombe, 


a 


Yeas, Viscount Duncan :- 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Cardwell, 33 
Noes, Lord Ashley : } ; 


And it appearing upon the Report of the Division 
by the Tellers, that Forty Members were not present, 
Mr. Speaker left the Chair; and it not being Four 
of the clock, and other Members having come into 
the House, Mr. Speaker again counted the House ; 
and Forty Members being present, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair. 

And the Question being put, That this House do 
now adjourn :—It passed in the Negative. 


John-street, in the parish of Saint John, Clerkenwell, 
in the county of Middlesex, stating that William 
White, a poor brother of the Charterhouse, has been 
and is confined in Dr. Warburton’s Asylum at Beth- 
nal-green, he being of perfectly sound mind; and 
praying for inquiry into his case and for a general 
Inquiry into the alleged abuses under the present 
system of the Laws of Lunacy, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


mittee on the Lunatics Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed te be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
“ it is the Opinion of this House, that all further pro- 
ceedings on the Lunatics Bill should be postponed 
until the next Session of Parliament, therenot being 
sufficient time during the present to give that mea- 
sure the consideration which the importance of its 
provisions, and the interests it affects, require ; and 
that previous to any further legislation upon the 
subject, by which the Commission of Lunacy shall 
be made permanent, its powers increased, or the 
expenses thereof charged upon the Consolidated 
Fund, an inquiry should be instituted into the oper- 
ation of the existing Law, under the colour of which 
it is alleged and believed that not only many sane 
persons are illegally confined, and unable to obtain 











redress, but that insane persons are frequently 
treated with cruelty and neglect, and the disease 
under which they labour wantonly aggravated,” 
instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question : 
—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the Debate be now adjourned :-—And 
the said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 
drawn. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Lord Ashley, } 66 

Yeas, L Mr. Cardwell: : 

Tellers forthe ¢ Mr. Thomas Duncombe, ) 

Noes, L Mr. Sharman Crawford: § 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair:—The House, accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee ; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made Progress in 
the Bill; and that he was directed to move, That 
the Committee may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, wpon Tuesday 
next, at twelve of the clock, again resolve itself 
| into the said Committee. 

; 4z The 








A Petition of Henry Walker, Chemist, of 59, Saint Lunacy. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Lunatics Bill, 





722 


London and The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
—— Rail- into consideration the Report on the London and 
vey Bil, Croydon Railway Enlargement Bill ; 
And the House being informed that other Amend- 
ments are necessary to be made to the Bill ; 
Ordered, That ‘he Bill be re-committed to the 
former Committee; and that they have leave to sit, 
and proceed, and to make their Report upon Monday 
next. 


Gravesend Mr. Lascelles reported from the Committee on 
and Rochester Group (A.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- 
Railway Bill tions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
thereon, were referred; That in the case of the 
Gravesend and Rochester Railway Bill, they had 
heard counsel in support of several of the said Peti- 
tions; and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Rail- 
way Bills; and that the Committee had examined 


the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to’ 


be true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Guildford, An ingrossed Bill for authorizing the Sale of the 
Chichesterand Gyj/dford Junction Railway, and for enabling the 
Portsmouth ; ° 
Railway Bill, Purchasers to maintain the same, and to make and 
maintain a Railway therefrom to Chichester and 
Portsmouth, with Branches to join the Brighton 
and Chichester Railway, near Chichester, and the 
London and South Western Railway at Fareham, 
was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for authorizing the Sale of the 
Guildford Junction Railway, and for enabling the 
Purchasers to maintain the same, and to make and 
maintain a Railway therefrom to Godalming, and 
from the London and South Western Railway at 
Fareham to Portsmouth. 
Ordered, That Mr. Masterman do carry the Bill 


to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
aes Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
” the case of the Darby-court (Westminster) Bill, the 
Standing Orders had been complied with. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Darby-court 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select, Committee 
on Standing Orders, a Resolution ; which was read, 
as followeth : 

Glasgow, Resolved, That in the case of the Glasgow, Barr- 
ee _ head and Neilston Direct Railway Bill, Amendments 
Railway Bill, On third Reading, the Amendment to Clause 19 
: may be adopted by the House, if they shall think fit ; 
but that the Amendment, to strike out Clause 20, 
ought not to be adopted by the House at that stage. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Standing 
Orders ; 


Glasgow, Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
ye hag third reading of the ingrossed Bill for making a 
Railway Bill, Railway from Glasgow to Crofthead, near the Town 

F or Village of Neilston, to be called The Glasgow, 


Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway, be now | 
resumed :—The House accordingly resumed the | 


said further Proceeding ; and the Amendment to the 
19th Clause, proposed yesterday, was agreed to. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Muntz do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


South Wales A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Coun- 
Railway Bill cillors of the county of the borough of Carmarthen, 
praying that the South Wales Railway Bill may pass 


into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered | 


to lie upon the Table. 


11° Julte. 


A. 1845. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take South Wales 
into consideration the Report on the South Wales Railway bi, 
Railway Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Monmo 
: : : uth 
into consideration the Report on the Monmouth and and Hereford 
Hereford Railway Bill; and the Amendments were Béilway Bil, 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from the Brighton and 
Brighton and Chichester Railway to Portsmouth, Chichester 
with a Branch to Fareham, was read the third time. anne 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. Sache 

Ordered, That the Earl of Arundel and Surrey 
do carry the Bill to the Lords, and desire their con- 
currence. 





An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from the Direct London 
Croydon and Epsom Railway, at Epsom, to the Town and Portsmouth 
of Portsmouth, with a Branch to Chichester, to be ®#!way Bill. 
|called The Direct London and Portsmouth Railway, 
| was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
| Title be, An Act for making a Railway from the 
| Croydon and Epsom Railway, at Epsom, to the Town 
‘of Portsmouth, to be called The Direct London and 
Portsmouth Railway. 

Ordered, That Mr. Beckett Denison do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, Standing Orders 

to consider whether any and what alterations in the Revision. 
Standing Orders of the House respecting Private 
Bills, the experience of the present Session may 
show to be desirable :—And a Committee was ap- 
pointed of Lord Granville Somerset, Mr. Estcourt, 
Sir George Grey, Sir George Clerk, Mr. Labouchere, 
Mr. Greene, Sir John Yarde Buller, Mr. Wilson 
Patten, Mr. Aglionby, Mr. Ewart, Sir Robert Fer- 
guson, Mr. Pendarves, Mr. Loch, Mr. Pakington 
and Mr. Pringle; with power to send for persons, 
papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


The Rothwell Prison Bill was, according to Rothwell 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Prison Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


Petitions of John Hargreaves, the younger, of Bolton and 
Bolton, in the county of Lancaster, Carrier ;— —— ee 
Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Rail- in — 
way Company ;—and, Merchants, Manufacturers Union, Liver- 
and Traders of Manchester ; praying that they may — berg 
be heard, by their counsel or agents, against certain Grand Junction 
parts of the Bolton and Leigh, Kenyon and Leigh Railway Com- 
Junction, North Union, Liverpool and Manchester, —— 
and Grand Junction Railway Companies Amalga-"" 
mation Bill,—were presented, and read. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to be refe ed 
to the Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners 
heard, by their counsel or agents, upon their Peti- 
tions, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in favour 
of the Bill, against the said Petitions. 





The House, according to Order, proceeded to take South Eastern 
into consideration the Report on the South Eastern —— 
| Railway (Tunbridge to Tunbridge Wells) Bill; and bridge Wells) 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. Bill. 

| Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 

| Ingrossed. 


| The House, according to Order, proceeded to take South Eastern 
into consideration the Report on the South Eastern (Widesing ai 
| Railway (Widening and Extension of the London fxtension of 
‘and Greenwich Railway) Bill; and the Amend- the a 
| ments were read, and agreed to. Hallway) Bill 
And a Clause beiug offered to be added to the . 


Bill ; 
Ordered, 





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Factories 


Poor Law 
(Medical Re- 
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(1844) 


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Ordered, That the said Clause be referred to the field, a person of the name of Coates; they made 


Select Committee on Standing Orders. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Churwell, in the 
county of York, praying the House to institute an 
impartial, searching and open inquiry into the opera- 
tion of the Anatomy Act, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ashton-under-Lyne ;— Langfield ; 
—Bury ;—and, Stockport; praying the House to 
pass an efficient Ten Hours Bill for all minors and 
females employed in Factories,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Jasper Parrott, of Dundridge, near 
Totnes, in the county of Devon, Esquire, was pre- 
sented, and read ; setting forth, That the Petitioner is 
a Justice of the Peace acting in and for the county 
of Devon, and by virtue of that appointment is ex- 
officio one of the Guardians of the Totnes Union, 
formed under the 4th and 5th Willi. 4, c.76, intituled, 
Au Act for the Amendment and better Administra- 
tion of the Laws relating to the Poor; that the Pe- 
titioner was elected Chairman of the Board of Guar- 
dians of the said Union in the year 1842,and has been 
re-elected annually, and the Petitioner is now Chair- 
man of such Board; that on or about the 16th or 
17th day of May 1844, the Petitioner received by 
post an Order of the House addressed to him, 
* Jasper Parrott, Esquire, Chairman of the Totnes 
Union, Totnes,” and which Order was signed by 
Lord Ashley, a Member of the House ; which said 
Order was in the words and figures following, that 
is to say: 

“ House of Commons. Select Committee on 
Medical Poor Relief. Mercurit, 15° die Maii, 1844. 
Lord Ashley in the Chair. Ordered, That Jasper 
Parrott, Esquire, Chairman of the Yotnes Union, 
do attend this Committee on Monday next, the 20th 
day of May, at one of the clock, and bring with him 
the books and papers of the Union relating to the 
Medical Relief given to the Poor of the Union. Ash- 
ley, Chairman. Totnes, Devon :” 

That the Petitioner, in obedience to such sum- 
mons, on the 20th day of May, 1844, attended be- 
fore the Committee of the House, and on the 22d and 
24th days of the said month of May, was examined 
by such Select Committee touching the Medical Re- 
lief afforded to the Poor of that Union; that on 


the latter day of the said month, namely the 24th | 


day of May 1844, the Petitioner, during his ex- 


this formal complaint to the Board, stating, that it 
was dangerous if this was allowed, where there was 
a large manufacturing population; that it was ex- 
ceedingly dangerous to the manufacturers there, and 
some ill consequences might ensue from it. In 
consequence of this the Board summoned Mr. 
Phillips to appear before them to answer this com- 
plaint, because he, being a medical officer, of course 
they thought it their duty to inquire into it. They 
did inquire into it, and he could not disprove it; there 
was no doubt that he had being doing so. Then, 
when it became a question whether he should be 
appointed to Buckfastleigh, upon the resignation of 
Mr. Mackay, and when Mr. Lyle, had applied, the 
three Guardians of the parish being at the Board, 
requested the Board most particularly not to appoint 
Mr. Phillips, because he was in the habit of going 
into pot-houses, exciting the poor against the Poor 
Laws, and that great danger might ensue from it. 
The fact is, that the same Mr. Coates that I men- 
tioned before, from the excitement that had taken 
place (though I do not know that it was caused by 
Mr. Phillips), had had his barn burnt down to the 
ground. What could the Board do? They could 
not appoint such aman as that to have constant ac- 
cess to the poor; aman who had been exciting them. 
Mr. Lyle, a most respectable professional man from 
Ashburton, offered, and he being the nearest medical 
man, and having the care of the poor in the adjoin- 
ing parish of Holne, where he conducted himself 
remarkably well, they offered it to him,as I think 
they were in duty bound to do, and they gave him 

salary of 15l.a year,as Mr. Mackay had had. That 
is the history asto Mr. Phillips ; undoubtedly he will 
complain, but I do not think the Board could have 
done otherwise :’”’ That, in reply to a question put to 
the Petitioner before such Select Committee by Mr. 
Bramston, a Member of the House and one of such 
Select Committee, the Petitioner gave the following 
further explanation : “ Boards of Guardians do not 
like to act harshly. I must say my own feeling 
was against it; but, at the same time Boards of 
Guardians wish rather to err on the lenient side. 
But I ought to state that Mr. Phillips was called 


before the Board, and I was requested by the Board 
to reprimand him for his conduct, which I did se- 





amination as aforesaid, gave the following explana- | 
tion with reference to the Medicai Relief afforded to | 


the parishes of Dean Prior, Staverton, Rattery, and 
Buckfastleigh, which parishes form part of the Toé- 
nes Union: “ Mr. Phillips has three parishes, Dean 
Prior, Staverton and Rattery. Buckfastleigh is 
another district that Mr. Mackay had, and the salary 
was raised from 12/. to 15/.a year, but from his age 
and infirmity he could not continue, and therefore 
it became necessary to appoint another medical 
officer to that district. I believe there was a Mr. 
Phillips, the same person I have before mentioned, 
residing in the village of Buckfastleigh. Mr. Lyle, 
the person who has been appointed, resides at Ash- 
burton. Ashburton and Buckfastleigh are two ad- 
joining parishes. I cannot say what the distance 
is, to half a mile, but | believe it is abouttwo miles 
or two miles and a half from the town of Ashburton 
to the village of Buckfastleigh. Now Mr. Phillips 
would have been apointed to the parish of Buckfast- 
leigh, but unfortunately Mr. Phillips had not con- 
ducted himself in the manner in which the Board 
thought a medical officer cught to have conducted 
himself; for previous to this there was a complaint, 
about a year or two ago, that Mr. Phillips had been 
going about into perigee and exciting the poor 
against the Poor Law. This was stated by one of 
the principal manufacturers of the place, and like- 
wise by a most respectable tenant of Lord Maccles- 
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verely, and we thought it would deter him from doing 
so again; but after that it was reported to us by the 
Guardians that he did the same thing again, but the 
second time was not known to us when we appointed 
him to the three parishes of Dean Prior, Rattery, 
and Staverton. It may become a question in future :” 
That the said David Phillips hath felt himself ag- 
grieved by such statement and explanation, alleging 
that such statement and explanation so made by the 
Petitioner with reference to him before the Medical 
Poor Relief Committee, was from beginning to end 
false, and maliciously so, and that there was not one 
word of truth in it from beginning to end; and that 
in consequence thereof the said David Phillips had 
been deprived of divers appointments and elections, 
to a post and office of trust and emolument, to wit, 
of medical officer of a certain parish, place, or district, 
to wit, of Buckfastleigh ; and of medical officer of 
a certain parish, place, or district, to wit, of Dean 
Prior; and of medical officer of a certain other 
parish, place, or district, to wit, of Staverton; and 
of medical officer of a certain other parish, place, or 
district, to wit, of Rattery, respectively within and 
forming part of the Totnes Union aforesaid, and also 
the gains, profits,and emoluments thereof; that the 
Petitioner assures the House that the explanation 
and statement so made by the Petitioner with re- 
ference to Mr. Phillips betore the Medical Poor Re- 
lief Committee of the House, was made by him with 
a strict regard for truth, and that such statement is 
in every respect substantially correct ; that the Peti- 
tioner, in giving such evidence as aforesaid, was not 


actuated by any malicious or vindictive feeling what- 


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soever against the said David Phillips, but that a man as that to have constant access to the poor, 
such evidence was given by the Petitioner under a | a man who had been exciting them. Mr. Lyle, a 
sense of duty to the House, upon being ordered to | most respectable professional man from Ashburton, 
attend before the Select Committee on Medical | offered, and he being the nearest medical man, and 
Poor Relief; the Petitioner therefore most humbly | having the care of the poor of the adjoining parish 
submits these circumstances to the House, the Peti- | of Holne, where he conducted himself remarkably 
tioner being quite ready and willing to substantiate | well, they offered it to him, as I think they were in 
before the House the truth of such statement and | duty bound to do, and they gave him a salary of 
explanation so made by the Petitioner before the | 15/. a-year, as Mr. Mackay had had; that is the 


Medical Poor Relief Committee as aforesaid, and 
that the said David Phillips has not been de- 
prived of any offices or office in consequence of 
such statements so made by the Petitioner as afore- 
said, should the House think proper to direct further 
inquiry in the matter of this Petition; and the 
Petitioner submits to act in the premises as the 
House shall deem fit. 

A Petition of David Philipps, of Buckfastleigh, 
in the county of Devon, Surgeon and Apothecary, 
was also presented, and read ; setting forth, That in 
the year 1844, a Select Committee was appointed 
by the House to inquire into the mode of adminis- 
tering Medical Relief to the Sick Poor, under the 
provisions of the Poor Law Amendment Act; that 
on the 24th of May 1844, Jasper Parrott, of 
Harberton, in the county of Devon, Esquire, the 
Chairman of the Board of Guardians of the Totnes 
Union, was called in and examined as a witness 
before the said Committee, and the following is an 
extract from his evidence:—“ Mr. Philipps has 
three parishes, Dean Prior, Staverton and Rattery ; 
Buckfastleigh is another district, that Mr. Mackay 
had, and the salary was raised from 121. to 151. 
a year, but from his age and infirmity he could not 
continue, and therefore it became necessary to ap- 
= another medical officer to tbat district; I 

elieve there was a Mr. Philipps, the same person 
I have before mentioned, residing in the village of 
Buchfastleigh ; Mr. Lyle, the person who has been 
2 resides at Ashburton; Ashburton and 
Buckfastleigh are two adjoining parishes ; I cannot 
say what the Jistance is, to half a mile, but I believe 
it is about two miles or two miles and a half from 
the town of Ashburton to the village of Buchfast- 
leigh. Now Mr. Philipps would have been ap- 
pointed to the parish of Buckfastleigh, but unfor- 
tunately Mr. Philipps had not conducted himself 
in a manner in which the Board thought a medical 
officer ought to have conducted himself, for previous 
to this there was a complaint, about a year or two 
ago, that Mr. Philipps had been going about into 
— and exciting the poor against the Poor 

aw. This was stated by one of the principal 
manufacturers of the place, and likewise by a most 
respectable tenant of Lord Macclesfield, a person of 


the name of Coates. They made this formal com- | 


plaint to the Board, stating that it was dangerous if 
this was allowed where there was a large manufac- 
turing population; that it was exceedingly dangerous 
to the manufacturers there, and some ill conse- 
—_— might ensue from it. In consequence of 
this the Board summoned Mr. Philipps to appear 
before them to answer this complaint, because he 
being a medical officer, of course they thought it 
their duty to inquire into it. They did inquire into 
it, and he could not disprove it, there was no doubt 
that he had been doing so. Then, when it becamea 
question whether he should be appointed to Buck- 
Jastleigh, upon the resignation of Mr. Mackay, and 
when Mr. Ly/e had applied, the three guardians of 
the parish, being at the Board, requested the Board 
most particularly not to appoint Mr. Philipps, be- 
cause he was in the habit of going into pot-houses, 
exciting the poor against the Poor Laws, and that 
great danger might ensue from it. The fact is, that 
the same Mr. Coates that I mentioned before, from 
the excitement that had taken place, though I do 
not know that it was caused by Mr. Philipps, had 
had his barn burnt down to the ground. What 
could the board do? They could not appoint such 


oe as to Mr. Philipps. Undoubtedly he will 


complain, but I do not think the Board could have 
,done otherwise: And the said Jasper Parrott, in 
| continuation of the said evidence, in answer to the 
| following question then put to him by Mr. Bram- 
| ston, viz.: “ Why did the Board, having this bad 
opinion of Mr. Philipps, still appoint him to take 
|care of three other parishes?” said, “ Boards of 
Guardians do not like to act harshly; I must say 
my own feeling was against it, but at the same time 
Boards of Guardians wish rather to err on the lenient 
side; but I ought to state that Mr. Philipps was 
called before the Board, and I was requested by 
the Board to reprimand him for his conduct, which 
I did severely, and we thought it would deter him 
from doing so again, but after that it was reported 
to us by the Guardians that he did the same 
thing again, but the second time was not known 
to us when we appointed him to the three pa- 
rishes of Dean Prior, Rattery and Staverton; it 
may become a question in future.” That upon the 
return of the said Jasper Parrott from London, 
after having given such evidence, the said Jasper 
Parrott, at a public meeting of the said Guardians, 
directed their attention to the evidence given by 
him before such Committee; that the Poor Law 
Commissioners had not then sanctioned the appoint- 
ment of the said Mr. Lyle as medical officer for the 
parish of Buckfastleigh, and subsequently declined 
to give such sanction until they had received a 
reason for appointing the said Mr. Lyle, who resided 
nearly three miles trom the town ot Buckfastleigh, 
in preference to the Petitioner, but having been 
referred to the evidence of the said Jasper Parrott, 
so given before the said Committee, the Poor Law 
Commissioners, acting upon such evidence, sanc- 
tioned the appointment of the said Mr. Lyle; that 
the Petitioner was at this time medical officer for 
the parishes of Dean Prior, Staverton and Rattery ; 
and that shortly before Lady-day last the said Board 
| of Guardians met for the purpose of electing medical 
| officers for the Totnes Union, and they appointed 
| other medical officers for the said parishes of Dean 
| Prior, Staverton and Rattery, in lieu of the Peti- 
'tioner, acting, as the Petitioner verily believes, 
solely on the said evidence of the said Jasper Par- 
rott, and in one instance upon his urgent solicita- 
tion; that some years ago, while the Petitioner was 
Medical Officer for the parish of Buckfastleigh, the 
| Petitioner was informed, by one of the Guardians 
of that parish, that a report was circulated among 
the Guardians, at their weekly meeting, that the 
Petitioner had been exciting the poor against the 
Poor Laws; that such report was wholly untrue, 
and the Petitioner at the next meeting of the said 
Guardians voluntarily attended, and positively denied 
the truth of the said report, and no evidence what- 
ever was produced in support of such report, but, 
on the contrary, the Petitioner believes that, from 
that period up to the time when the evidence of the 
said Jasper Parrott was given, the Petitioner en- 
joyed the full confidence of the successive Boards ot 
Guardians of the said Totnes Union, having been 
always one of their medical officers ; that the whole 
of the evidence of the said Jasper Parrott, before 
the said Committee, so far as it relates to the Peti- 
tioner, is false, and has no colour or foundation 
whatever, except in the facts mentioned by the Pe- 
titioner; and from the circumstantial manner in 
which such evidence is stated, the Petitioner verily 
believes that the same was wilfully false ; that im- 
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mediately after the publication of the evidence of 
the said Jasper Parrott, the Petitioner called the 
attention of the said Jasper Parrott to the said 
evidence, and requested to be informed whether it 
was correctly reported, or in words to that effect; 
and the said Jasper Parrott returned no answer ; 
that afterwards the Petitioner applied personally to 
the said Board of Guardians for an investigation as 
to the truth of such evidence, but the said Board 
declined to interfere ; that on the 10th of November 
last, the Petitioner addressed a letter to the Poor 
Law Commissioners, requesting that an inquiry 
might be made through an Assistant Commissioner 
into the truth of such evidence, and in reply thereto 
he received the following letter: 





«153982, Poor Law Commission Office, 
Somerset House, 14th Nov. 1844. 

“ Srr,—I am directed by the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 
the 10th instant, in which you request that imme- 
diate inquiry may be made, through an Assistant 
Commissioner, into certain statements contained in 
the evidence given by Mr. Parrott, the Chairman 
of the Totnes Board of Guardians, before the Com- 
mittee of the House of Commons, which sat last 
Session, on the subject of Medical Poor Relief. I 
am to inform you, in reply, that it is no part of the 
duty of the Commissioners to institute inquiries for 
the purpose of testing the accuracy of evidence given 
before a Committee of the House of Commons, 
except so far as such evidence may have a direct 
bearing on the administration of the Poor Laws, 
and on their own functions. The Commissioners 
cannot direct Mr. Tufnell to commence an investi- 
gation, with a view to refute certain charges made 
against you by Mr. Parrott, and having, as far as 
they can see, no connexion whatever with any al- 
leged breach of your duty as medical officer for 
your present district. 

“T am, Sir, your most obedient servant, 
“ E. Chadwick, Secretary. 

“Mr. David Philipps, 

Buckfastleigh, Totnes.” 


That on the 22d of November, the Petitioner 
addressed to every Guardian of the Totnes Union, a 
circular, of which the following is a copy; but the 
said Guardians instituted no proceeding thereupon : 


“ Buchfastleigh, November 22d, 1844. 

‘‘Str,—Presuming that the evidence before the 
Committee of the House of Commons in the last 
Session of Parliament, on the subject of Medical 
Poor Relief, has reached you, wherein your Chair- 
man, Mr. Parrott, has grossly misstated the facts, 
I feel myself called upon immediately to refute the 
charges made against me; I respectfully invite an 
immediate and full investigation, that my character 
may remain unsullied, trusting on your honour that 
you will feel it your duty to examine into the 
charges made against an officer of the Union, and 
one of the most strenuous advocates of the Poor 
Law Amendment Act, who has, by his influence 
and otherwise, unceasingly (notwithstanding he has 
suffered reproach) endeavoured, by every possible 
means in his power, to appease the excited feelings 
of the poor, believing it to be of the greatest im- 
portance both to the peace of the commnnity and 
the well working of the law. 

“Tam, Sir, your obedient servant, 
“ David Philipps.” 


That the Petitioner also forwarded a copy of 
such circular to Lord Ashley, the Chairman of the 
said Committee ; that on the second of December 
1844, your Petitioner addressed a second letter to 
the Poor Law Commissioners, reiterating his request 
for inquiry, to which the Poor Law Commissioners 
replied by referring him to their previous letter ; 
that finding all his efforts to obtain an investigation 
into the truth of the charges made against him to 
Vor. 100. 


11° Juhi. 





725 


be unavailing, the Petitioner caused an action for 
slander to be brought against the said Jasper Par- 
rott, in respect of the evidence given before the 
said Committee; that the House having resolved, 
that the commencing such action was a breach of 
the Privileges of the House, the Petitioner, in obe- 
dience to the House, has desisted, and intends to 
desist, from proceeding in such action; that the 
unfounded charges contained in the evidence of the 
said Jasper Parrott against the Petitioner have 
subjected the Petitioner to serious pecuniary loss, 
and to the far deeper injury of groundless imputa- 
tions against a character hitherto unimpeached, and 
have occasioned to the Petitioner mental anxiety, 
and consequent physical infirmity, to so serious an 
extent as to unfit him for the discharge of his me- 
dical duties, and compel him to resort to other pro- 
fessional assistance ; and praying that the House will 
take his case into their most serious consideration, 
and grant him the means of investigating the truth 
of the evidence of the said Jasper Parrott, either 
by inquiry before a Committee of the House, or 
otherwise ; and if such evidence shall be found to 
be false, of recovering due compensation from the 
said Jasper Parrott for the injuries the Petitioner has 
sustained, or that the House will give leave to the 
Petitioner to bring an action for the recovery of 
damages, or that the Petitioner may have such other 
relief as the House may in its wisdom think fit. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon 
the Table ; and to be printed. 


Council of the royal burgh of Haddington, prayin 
that the Poor Law Amendment (Scotland) Bill may 
not pass into a law, but that the consideration of 
the same may be postponed until another Session 
of Parliament, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


district of Paramatta and neighbourhood, praying 
for the repeal of so much of the Act 5 and 6 Vic. 
c.76, as prohibits the appropriation of the Territorial 
Revenue by the Legislative Council, and also so 








much of the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 36, as relates to 
the minimum price, to the letting and to the general 
control of the Crown Lands in New South Wales, 
and to the proceeds and revenues thereof; and to 
transfer all powers and authorities over the said 
lands and the revenues therefrom to the Governor 
and Legislative Council of the said colony, that 
they may establish a scale of minimum prices of 
the Crown Lands, and that a fixed term of occu- 
pation should not be of less duration than twenty- 
one years, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Governors of the York Lunatic 
Asylum, praying that Charitable Hospitals may be 
excluded from the operation of the Lunatics Bill, 
except so far as relates to the visitation of such es- 
tablishments by the Commissioners, and the free 
investigation into the condition of the patients con- 
fined in them, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Apothecaries or General Practition- 
ers of the town and county of Carlow, praying 
that the Physic and Surgery Bill may not pass into 
a law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
that the Universities (Scotland) Bill may pass into 


a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- Public Petitions 


mittee on Public Petitions ; That they had examined 
the Petitions presented upon the 7th and 8th days 
423 ot 








A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town Poor Law 
o&gt; Amendment 
5 (Scotland) Bill. 


A Petition of Stock-holders and other Inhabitants New South 
of the colony of New South Wales, residing in the Wales. 


Lunatics Bill. 


Physic and 
Surgery Bill. 


Universities 


Council of the royal burgh of Haddington, praying (Scotland) Bill. 


¢ Fortieth 
Report. ) 














pie cee. ERTS 





ip ARLT OER 


Rochdale 
Vicarage 
(Molesworth’s) 
Estate Bill. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Assessed Taxes 
Composition 


Bill. 


Timber Ships 
Riil. 


Arrestment 
of Wages 
(Scotland) 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


North Wales 
Mineral Rail- 
way Bill. 


Glossop Gas 
Bill. 


Lynn and 
Dereham 
Railway Bill. 


Cork and 
Bandon Rail- 
way Bill. 


Cockermouth 
and Workington 
Railway Bill, 


Great Southern 
and Western 
Railway 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Richmond 
(Surrey) 
Railway Bill. 


Great Western 
Railway (Ire- 
land), (Dublin 
to Mullingar 
and Athlone) 
Bill. 


Games and 
Wegers Bill. 


726 11° Julii. A. 1845, 


of this instant July; and had directed him to make 
a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Lessees, Sub-lessees and Assignees 
of and Persons otherwise interested in messuages, 
manufactories, buildings and lands, situate within 
and forming part of the Glebe of the Vicarage of 
Rochdale, in the county of Lancaster, praying that 
they may be heard, by themselves, their counsel or 
agents, against certain parts of the Rochdale Vicarage 
( Molesworth’s) Estate Bill, was presented, and read. 

Ordered, That the said Petition be referred to the 
Committee on the Bill; and the Petitioners heard, 
by themselves, their counsel or agents, upon their 
Petition, if they think fit ; and counsel heard, in fa- 
vour of the Bill, against the said Petition. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Dowdeswell 

and Mr. Wingfield : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue for Five years, 
and to amend, the Acts for authorizing a Composition 
for Assessed Taxes : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to make perpetual and 
amend an Act of the fifth and sixth years of Her 
present Majesty, for preventing Ships clearing out 
from any Port in British North America, or in the 
Settlement of Honduras, from loading any Part of 
their Cargo of Timber upon Deck : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Law of 
Arrestment of Wages in Scotland : 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to authorize the North 
Wales Mineral Railway Company to extend their 
Line to Ruabon, and to make a Branch Railway 
from Rhos Robin to Minera, and to raise additional 
Capital for those Purposes : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for lighting with Gas 
the Town and Township of Glossop, in the County 
of Derby: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Railway from Lynn to East Dere- 
ham, with Amendments ; to which Amendments the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Railway from Cork to Bandon, 
with Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Railway from the Market Town of 
Cockermouth to the Port and Harbour of Working- 
ton, in the County of Cumberland, with Amend- 
ments ; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to authorize an Extension of the Great Southern 
and Western Railway to the City of Cork, with a 
Branch Railway to the City of Limerick, with 
Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords de- 
sire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Railway from Richmond, in the 
County of Surrey, to the South Western Railwa 
at Battersea,in the same County, to be called The 
Richmond Railway, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Railway from Dublin, to Mullingar 
and Longford, to be called The Midland Great 
Western Railway of Ireland, with Amendments : to 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 

‘The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
te amend the Law concerning Games and Wagers ; 





to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, ° 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Jurors’ Book 
for making further Regulations for more effectually (Ireland) Bill, 
securing the Correctness of the Jurors’ Books in 
Ireland ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act North Walsham 
for carrying into effect a Contract between the Go- School Estate 
vernors and Trustees of Sir William Paston’s Free 8#!!- 
School at North Walsham, in the County of Norfolk, 
and Robert Rising, Esquire, for the Sale to the said 
Robert Rising of an Estate belonging to the said 
Governors and Trustees, and for applying Part of 
the Purchase Money in discharge of certain Debts 
due from them, and investing the Surplus in the 
Purchase of other Estates, to be settled to the same 
Trusts ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House:—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


The North Walsham School Estate Bill was read North Walsham 
the first time. School Estate 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select Bi!!- 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


The Turnpike-roads (Scotland) Bill was read the Tarnpike-roads 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time en, 
upon Monday next; and to be printed. No, 488, 


Mr. Mackinnon reported from the Select Com- Smoke Preven. 
mittee appointed to inquire into the means and ex- — 
: . ; Q a eport. ) 
pediency of preventing the nuisance of Smoke arising 
from Flues or Furnaces, and who were empowered 0. 489 
to report their Opinion thereupon, together with the 
Minutes of Evidence taken before them, to the House; 
That they had further considered the matters referred 
to them ; and had directed him to make a Report 
thereof to the House, together with the Minutes of 
the Evidence taken before them. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, poor Law. 
Returns, showing the Number of Persons relieved 
in each of the Workhouses in Jreland, during the 
half-years ended on the 25th day of March 1844, 
and on the 29th day of September 1844, respectively ; 
and distinguishing certain classes, as follow :—1. 
The Aged and Infirm, or otherwise permanently dis- 
abled :—2. The Children under Fifteen, dependent 
on any of the above class, and relieved together with 
them in the Workhouse :—3. Orphans and destitute 
Children under Fifteen, including all who are relieved 
in the Workhouse without Parents :—4. Widows 
and deserted Wives, including Wives whose Hus- 
bands are undergoing Seutence of Transportation : 
—5. The Children of the above class, relieved in the 
Workhouse with them :—6. Persons who became 
destitute through Sickness or Accident, and were 
on this account relieved in the Workhouse, distin- 
guishing Males and Females :—7. Children under 
Fifteen, dependent on the above class, and relieved 
in the Workhouse with them:—8. Persons who 
became destitute through all other causes, distin- 
guishing Males from Females :—9. The Children 
under Fifteen dependent on the above class :—10. 
The Total relieved, distinguishing Males and Fe- 
males, and Children under Fifteen :—And, showing 
the Number of Applicants for Relief who were re- 
fused Admissionin to the Workhouse, in each of the 
said half-years ; distinguishing them according to 
the above Classification as far as practicable ; also 
the Population of each Union, according to the last 
Census, and the Valuations of the same :—And, a 
similar Return, so far as it can be made out, for the 
Unions in Oxfordshire and the North Riding of 
Yorkshire; also for Liverpool, the Strand and White- 
chapel Unions, and Norwich, including both In-door 
and Out-door Relief. 

Ordered, 





La tae nls 1 Neal Ae aN ae ath tl a Aa en ei te Rn AA me ele im antenna 


Amy, &amp;e. 


Executions, &amp;c. 


Entailed 
Estates, 


No. 490. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 


(Scot!aud) Bill, 








9 VicToRIz. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, | 
Returns of the Rewards and Punishments of the | 


Army, showing the Average Strength of the War- 
rant, Non-commissioned Officers and Privates in 
each Branch of the Service, and of the Royal Ma- 
rines, in each year, from 1837 to 1844, inclusive ; 
distinguishing the Average Strength of the Horse 
Guards, Life Guards, Dragoon Guards and Dra- 
goons, Foot Guards, Infantry of the Line, Royal 
Artillery, Sappers and Miners and Royal Marines : 
—Of the Total Number of Non-commissioned Of- 
ficers and Privates tried by Court Martial in each 
year, stating the Numbers; 1. Acquitted; 2. Found 
Guilty; 3. Pardoned; 4. Punished: a. Corporal 
only ; b. Imprisoned only ; c. Corporally punished 
and imprisoned, detailing the Number of Lashes 
given, and the Number of Days of simple and so- 
litary Imprisonment ; d. Number discharged from 
the Service in each year for Crime ; stating also the 
Numbers discharged the Service ; a. On account of 
Disease ; 1. Without Gratuity; 2. With Gratuity; 3. 
With Pension; b. Pensioned for Length of Service, 
and the Numbers discharged by Purchase, and the 
Number deserted, so as to show each year distinctly: 
—Of the Average Number of Good Conduct Men 
in each Branch of the Service and Royal Marines, 
in each year, from 1837 to 1844, specifymg the 
Numbers admitted on the Receipt of Good Conduct 
Pay, and the Amount of such Pay in each year; 
and the Number reduced from Good Conduct Pay 
in each year ; Number received Medals and Pecu- 
niary Rewards ; and the Numbers of Non-commis- 
sioned Officers who received Commissions in each 
year, from 1837 to 1844, inclusive :—Of the Num- 
ber of Regimental Schools in each Arm of the Ser- 
vice, and the Numbers of Non-commissioned Officers 
and Privates, the Numbers of Women, and the 
Numbers of Children attending them in each year, 
from 1837 to 1844 :—-And, of the Number of Regi- 
mental Savings Banks, and the Amount deposited 
in each, in each Branch of the Service, and the 
Number of Depositors. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Statements of the Number of Persons exe- 
cuted for all Crimes in each County of England and 
Wales, during each year previous to 1834, as far 
back as the same can be given :—And, of the Num- 
ber of Persons committed for Murder in each County 
of England and Wales, during each year previous 
to 1834, as far back as the same can be given, giving 
for each County and Year the Results of the Com- 
mitments, that is to say, Bills thrown out and Pro- 
secutions dropped, Acquittals, Convictions, Capital 
Sentences, Commutations and Executions. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Sir Robert Ferguson reported, That he had carried 
to the Lords the Message of this House of yesterday, 
requesting that their Lordships would be pleased 
to communicate to this House, a Copy of the Report 
made from the Select Committee appointed by their 
Lordships to inquire into the expediency of a Le- 
gislative Enactment being introduced to enable pos- 
sessors of Entailed Estates to charge such Estates 
with a sum to be limited for the purpose of draining 
and otherwise permanently improving the same :— 
And that their Lordships had communicated a printed 
Copy of the said Report :—And he delivered the 
same in at the Table. 

Ordered, That the said Paper be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Poor Law Amendment (Scotland) Bill ; 
And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair ; 
Vor. 100. 




























































11° Juli. 727 


An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
“ this House will, upon this day three months, re- 
“ solve itself into the said Committee,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for thef Mr. Young, 0) 
Yeas, Lord Arthur Lennox : ;™ 

Tellers for the; Colonel Rawdon, 1 
Noes, Mr. Ross: s 38. 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 

(In the Committee.) 


Criause N° 34, (Parochial Boards may resolve 
that the funds shall be raised by assessment) —— 
as amended, agreed to. 


Crause N° 35, (Parochial Board may resolve as 
to the manner in which the assessment shall be im- 
posed, and may resolve that one-half shall be im- 
posed upon the owners, and the other half upon the 
tenants, or that one-half shall be imposed on the 
owners of lands, according to the annual value, and 
the other half upon the mhabitants, according to 
their means and substance, or that such assessment 
shall be imposed as an equal per-centage upon the 
annuai value of the lands, and upon the estimated 
annual income of the inhabitants, and from means 
and substance). 

Amendment made. 

Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause, 
as amended, stand part of the Bill ; 

The Committee divided : 


Tellers for thef Mr. Young, Lee 
Yeas, { Lord Arthur Lennox : ie 
Tellers for thef Mr. Edward Ellice, Raa 
Noes, L Mr. Duncan : | dees 


Cravuses N° 36 to N° 46, with Amendments to 
several of them, agreed to. 


Crause N° 47, (Privileges of exemption enjoyed 
by the College of Justice and Officers of the Queen’s 
Household, not to be applicable to assessments un- 
der this Act). 

Amendment proposed, in P. 19.1. 18. After the 
words “ Queen’s Household” to insert the words, 
“ and that the privileges of exemption from pay- 
“ ment of assessment by the Clergy of the Esta- 
“ plished Church.” 

Question proposed, That those words be there 
inserted :—Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 

Clause agreed to. 

Ciause N° 48, agreed to. 

CrausE N° 49, amended, and agreed to. 


CravusE N° 50, agreed to. 


Ciavuse N° 51, (That in all parishes in which it 
has been agreed that an assessment should be levied 
for the relief of the poor, all monies arising from the 
ordinary church collections shall, from and after the 
date on which such assessment shall have been im- 
posed, belong to and be at the disposal of the Kirk 
Session of each parish). 

Amendment proposed, in P. 20. 1. 19. To leave 
out the words “ Kirk Session” in order to insert the 
words “ Parochial Boards,” instead thereof. 

Question proposed, That the words “ Kirk Ses- 
“ sion” stand part of the Clause :—Amendment, 
by leave, withdrawn. 

Amendment made. 








Clause, as amended, agreed to. 


| Cravuse N° 52, agreed to. 


424 CLAUSE 


























Church Build. 
ing Acts 
Amendment 
Bill. 


Grand Jury 
Presentments 


(Dublin) Bill, 


Bonded Corn 
Bill. 


Borough and 
Watch Rates 
Bill. 


Supply. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Spirits 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Excise Duties 
on Spirits 
(Channel 
Islands) Bill. 


Unclaimed 
Stock and 
Dividends Bill. 


Commons 
Inclosure Bill. 


No. 491. 


728 


Cravse N° 53, (If any Inspector of the Poor shall 
not perform the duties of his office, or shall, in the 
opinion of the Board of Supervision, be unfit to per- 
form such duties, it shall be lawful for the said 
Board to dismiss such Inspector). 

Amendment proposed, in P. 21.1. 15. After the 
word “ Supervision” to insert the words “ or Paro- 
“ chial Board.” 

Question put, That those words be there inserted ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for thef Viscount Duncan, } 1 

Yeas, Mr. Gibson Craig : . 

Tellers for thef Mr. Young, - 

Noes, lL Lord Arthur Lennoz : 7 
Clause agreed to. 


CriausEs N° 54 and N° 55, agreed to. 
To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 


a4 


55, 





And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 12° die Julii, 1845: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made further Pro- 
gress in the Bill ; anc that he was directed to move, 
That the Committee may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Church Building Acts Amendment Bill was, 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Monday next. 


The Grand Jury Presentments (Dublin) Bill was, 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Tuesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Bonded Corn Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Monday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Borough and Watch 
Rates Bill; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Spirits (ZJreland) Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The Excise Duties on Spirits (Channel Islands) 
Bill was, according to Order, read a second time ; 
and committed to a Committee of the whole House, 
for Monday next. 


The Unclaimed Stock and Dividends Bill was, 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for 
Monday next. 


Mr. Greene reported the Commons Inclosure 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed 
to; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 


11°—12° Julie. 


A. 1845, 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Thurs- 
day next, at twelve of the clock. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Drainage of 
a Committee upon the Drainage of Lands Bill ; Lands Bin, 





and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker No. 492, 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
po Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be now received. 
Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Thursday next, at 
twelve of the clock. 





| The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Joint Stock 
‘a Committee upon the Joint Stock Companies (Jre- Companies 
| land) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr, ‘!¢!#¢) Bill. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
— That the Committee had gone through the 
ill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 

day next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Criminal 
mittee on the Criminal Jurisdiction of Assistant Jurisdiction 
Barristers (Ireland) Bill ; i 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday (Ireland) Bil. 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Lunatic 
into a Committee upon the Lunatic Asylums (Jre- Asylums _ 
land) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. ‘“¢!® Bill 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- No-49% 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed toa Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday next, at 
twelve of the clock. : 





The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Art-Unions 
mittee on the Art-Unions (No. 2.) Bill; (No. 2.) Bill, 
| Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, that they have power to extend the indemnity 

secured to members of Art-Unions by the Act 

7 and 8 Vic. c. 109, to them for the like acts which 

may be committed before the 1st August 1846. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to Bankruptcy 
substitute a Declaration for an Oath in cases of — 
Bankruptcy, was, according to Order, read the third i 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


Mr. Greene reported the Merchant Seamen Bill ; Merchant 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to; and Seamen Bill 
an Amendment was made to the Bill. No. 494. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed; and read the third time upon Tuesday 
next. 


Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Lady's Island 
and Tacumshia 
Embankment 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill 
for embanking and reclaiming from the Sea certain 
Lands now under Water, or subject to be overflowed yi, 


by 








elimi ei aera 


de enh ett oa aw 


Ada iy DN arene 


Merchant 
Seamen’s Fund 
Bill. 


Games and 
Wagers Bill. 


No. 495. 


Jurors’ Books 
(Ireland) Bill. 


No. 496. 


Bail in Error 
Bill. 


No. 497. 
Turnpike Acts 


Continuance 


Bill. 
No. 498. 


Excise and 
Customs, 


Joint Stock 
Cowpanies, 


9 Vicroriz. 11°—12° Juli. 729 


by the Tide, in the Lakes, Loughs or Estuaries, 
called Togher, otherwise the Lady's Island Lake, 
and Tacumshin, otherwise Tacumshin Lake, in the 
County of Wexford, be now read the third time. 

The Earl of Lincoln, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives Her 
Consent, as far as Her Majesty's interest is con- 
cerned, that the House may do therein, as they 
shall think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for embanking and reclaiming 
from the Sea certain Lands now under Water, or 
subject to be overflowed by the Tide, in the Lake, 
Lough or Estuary called Tacumshin, otherwise 
Tacumshin \ake, in the County of Wexford. 

Ordered, That Captain Villiers Hatton do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House was moved, That the Vote of the 
House of yesterday, to agree with the Resolution 
which upon the 30th day of June last was reported 
from the Select Committee on the Merchant Seamen’s 
Fund Bill, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 

Ordered, That the said Vote be rescinded. 

Ordered, That the Report of the Select Com- 
mittee on the said Bill, together with the Resolu- 
tion, be taken into further consideration upon this 
day three months. 


The Games and Wagers Bill was read the first 
time, and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Monday next ; and to be printed. 


The Jurors’ Books (Jreland) Bill was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Thursday next; and to be printed. 


and any Alteration which may have been registered 
therein, and the Number of its Promoters ; the Date 
of registering Provisional Directors, the Number 
thereof, the Date of registering the List of Sub- 
scribers, the Number thereof, and the proposed 
Number of Shares and Amount of Capital proposed 
to be subscribed, so far as the same may appear 
upon the Register; and distinguishing those Com- 
panies which are formed for carrying on Operations 
in Foreign Countries :—List of the Promoters of 
each such Company, with their Occupations and 
Places of Business and Residence, distinguishing 
such as are Provisional Directors, and distinguish- 
ing those whose Names were not included in the 
original Return of Promoters :—Return of all Joint 
Stock Companies completely registered under the 
said Act, specifying the Date of each such Regis- 
tration, the Name of each Company, its object and 
principal Place of Business, and Branch Offices (if 
any); the Amount of proposed Capital and addi- 
tional Capital; the Amount (if any) authorized to 
be raised on Loan; the Total Amount of Capital 
subscribed or proposed to be subscribed at the Date 
of the Deed of Settlement ; the Amount of the re- 
spective Shares, and the Total Number of such 
Shares, and distinguishing those Companies which 
are registered as having been in existence before the 
passing of the said Act :—List of the Subscribers 
to each such Company, distinguishing such as are 
Directors, with their Occupations and Places of Re- 
sidence, and the Number of Shares held by each, 
distinguishing the Number upon which the Deposit 
has been paid from those on which it has not been 
paid :—Return of all Joint Stock Companies re- 
gistered as having been in existence before the 
passing of the said Act, on the 5th day of September 
1844, distinguishing those incorporated by Act of 
Parliament or by Charter, or privileged by Letters 
Patent, or established by virtue of a Deed of Settle- 
ment or in any other way, and such as are formed 





The Bail in Error Bill was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Monday | 
next; and to be printed. | 

Mr. Manners Sutton presented a Bill to continue | 
certain Turnpike Acts: And the same was read the | 
first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Monday next, at twelve of the clock ; and to 
be printed. 


The House was moved, That the Act 4 Geo. 4,c. 
94, to grant certain Duties of Excise upon Spirits 
distilled {from Corn or Grain in Scotland and Jre- 
land, and upon Licenses for Stills for making such 
Spirits, and to bore for the better collecting and 
securing such Duties, and for the Warehousing of 
such Spirits without Payment of Duty, might be 
read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 6 Geo. 
4, c. 80, to repeal the Duties payable in respect of 
Spirits distilled in England, and of Licenses for dis- 
tilling rectifying or compounding such Spirits, and 
for the Sale of Spirits, and to impose other Duties 
in lieu thereof, and to provide other Regulations for 
the Collection of the said Duties, and for the Sule of 
Spirits, and for the Warehousing of such Spirits 
without Payment of Duty for Exportation, might be 
read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the 40th Sec- 


for carrying on Operations in Foreign Countries, 
and such as have obtained a Certificate of complete 
Registration, and specifying in each case the Name 
and Style of the Company, its purpose and its prin- 
cipal or only Place of Seslene hates of all 
Companies which have notified to the Registrar the 
abandonment of their Undertakings, or have dis- 
covered, since registering, that they are entitled to 
be considered as having been in existence previously 
to the 5th day of September 1844 :— Summary 
Statement of the Number of each Description of 
Companies, classified according to their several 
objects, and of the Number of Companies formed 
for carrying on Operations in Foreign Countries, 
comprised under each Form of Registration :—Re- 
turn of the Cases (if any) in which an Auditor has 
been appointed by the Board of Trade, under the 
authority of the aforesaid Act :—And, a Return of 
the Fees appointed to be paid in respect of the Ser- 
vices performed by the Registrar of Joint Stock 
Companies, under the said Act ; distinguishing such 
as are especially enacted therein, from such as may 
have been authorized by Her Majesty’s Treasury, 
according to the Provisions therein contained ; and 
a Return of the Sums received by the said Registrar, 
distinguishing those received on account of each 
separate head of Service; and of the Balance re- 





tion of the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4,c. 52, for the Ge- 
neral Regulation of the Customs, might be read; and | 
the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into a Committee to consider | 
the said Acts. | 


Sir George Clerk presented, pursuant to Order,— 
Return of all Joint Stock Companies provisionally 
registered under the Act 7 and 8 Vic.,c. 110, speci- 
fying the Date ofeach such Registration, the Name, 
Object and Place of Business of each Company, 

Vor. 100. 





maining in the hands ofthe said Registrar, or carried 
to the account of the Consolidated Fund at the end 
of the last Quarter; and of the Balance now in the 
hands of the said Registrar (with Appendixes). 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Miscellaneous 
Services. 
Mr. Cardwell presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- _ VIII. 
mand,-—An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted No. 499. 
in the year 1845, on account of the Expense of Harbours of 
constructing Harbours of Refuge, and an enlarged ese ori 


Holy lead 
Packet Harbour, at Holyhead. Harbour. 


5A An 





730 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in 
Aid of the Expense of repairing Saint Margaret's 
Church, Westminster. 

An Estimate of the further Sum required to be 
voted in the year 1845, to enable the Trustees of the 
British Museum to purchase certain Collections for 
the Museum. 

An Estimate of the Sum required to be voted in 
the year 1845, towards the Expense of Statues of 
Hampden, Lord Falkland and Lord Clarendon. 

An Estimate of the Sum that will be required to 
be voted in the year 1845, to defray the Charge of 
the Colony of New Zealand. 

Ordered, That the said Estimates be referred to 
the Committee of Supply; and be printed. 


Saint Marga- 
ret’s Church, 
Westminster. 


British Museum 
Purchases. 


Statues. 


New Zealand. 


Lwan Societies 
Bill. 


No. 500. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented a Bill to continue 
the Act to amend the Laws relating to Loan So- 
cieties: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Monday next, 
at twelve of the clock; and to be printed. 


Highway Rates 
Bill. 


No. 501. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented a Bill to continue 
an Act for Authorizing the Application of Highway 
Rates to Turnpike-roads: And the same was read 
the first time; and ordered to be read a second time 
upon Monday next, at twelve of the clock ; and to 
be printed. 


Militia Ballots Mr, Manners Sutton presented a Bill to suspend 
Suspension Bill. the making of Lists and the Ballots and Enrolments 
No.502. for the Militia of the United Kingdom: And the 
same was read the first time ; and ordered to be read 
second time upon Monday next, at twelve of the 

clock ; and to be printed. 


Stock in Trade 
Bill. 


No. 503. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented a Bill to continue 
the Exemption of Inhabitants of Parishes, Town- 
ships and Villages from Liability to be rated as such, 
in respect of Stock in Trade, or other Property, to the 
Relief of the Poor: And the same was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Monday next, at twelve of the clock; and to be 
printed. 


South Sea 
Fishing, &amp;c. 
No. 504. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to South Sea 
Fishing, &amp;c., which were presented yesterday, be 
printed, 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after one of the clock on 
Saturday morning, adjourned till Monday 
next. 





Lune, 14° die Julii ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1845. 
PRAYERS. 
RDER ED, That all Committees have leave to 


~ sit this day, till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 


Committees. 


Lunatic 
Asylums and 
Pauper 
Lunatics Bill. 


Mr. Greene reported the Lunatic Asylums and 
Pauper Lunatics Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

A Ciause, (Visitors to appoint a Chaplain, Medical 
Officer and Clerk,) was twice read; and made part 
of the Bill. 

Another Clause, (Annuities to superannuated 
Officers,) was twice read ; and made part of the Bill. 

Another Clause, (Provisions as to wandering Luna- 
tics and Lunatics not chargeable and not under proper 
care,) was twice read ; and made part of the Bill. 

Another Clause, (Borough Council to exercise the 
powers conferred upon Justices of the Peace in 
General or Quarter Sessions,) was twice read; and 
made part of the Bill. 

Another Clause, (Borough Council may confer 


11°—12°—14° Juliz. 





A. 1845. 


upon any Committee appointed by them the powers 
conferred by this Act upon the Committee of Visi- 
tors,) was twice read; and made part of the Bill. 

Another Clause, (Any parish having a popula- 
tion of One hundred thousand persons, and rated at 
a rental of Five hundred thousand pounds, to be 
enabled to erect an Asylum for itself,) was twice 
read; and made part of the Bill. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Wednes- 
day next, at twelve of the clock. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Lunatic 
into a Committee upon the Lunatic Asy lums (Zreland) Asylums 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker (Heland) Bill 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone throug h the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill was, accord- Tympike Acts 
ing to Order, read a second time; and co mmitted Continuance 
to a Committee of the whole House, for To- morrow, Pil. 
at twelve of the clock. 


The Loan Societies Bill was, a ceording tu Order, Loan Societies 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee Bill. 
of the whole House, for To-morrow, at tweive of the 
clock. 


The Highway Rates Bill was, acc ording to Order, Highway Rates 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee Bill. 
of the whole House, for To-morrow, at twelve of the 
clock. 


The Militia Ballots Suspension Bill was, according Militia Ballots 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a Suspension Bill 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow, at 
twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Stock in Trade 
reading of the Stock in Trade Bill, at twelve of the Bi! 
clock; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
after the other Orders of the day. 


Ordered, That the Amendments made _ by the Liverpool and 
Lords to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway ie 
Bill be taken into consideration To-morrow. 7 


Ordered, That the Committee on the Londo n and London and 
Croydon Railway Enlargement (re-committed) Bill ats og 
be revived:—And that they have leave to sit, and nb Bill. 
proceed, and to make their Rep ort upon Wednesday 
next. 

Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select North Walsham 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Schoo! Pe 
the case of the North Walsham School Estate Bill, 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 


An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from the Rea 
Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway to wbvey a 
Monmouth and Hereford, with a Branch to join the 
Forest of Dean Railway, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for making a Railway from Mon- 
mouth to Hereford, with Branches therefrom to West- 
bury, and to join the Forest of De an Railway. 

Ordered, That Mr. John Henry Vivian do carry 
the Bill tothe Lords, and desire th eir concurrence. 








Mr. Lascelles reported from the Committee on Brighton, Lewes 
Group (A.) of Railway Bills, to whom several — 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said (Hastings, Rye 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of and satel 
Trade thereon, were referred; That in the case of “stensio 
the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway (Hast- 


ings, 








SIO SAS I 





South Eastern 
Railway (Tun- 
bridge to Tun- 
bridge Wells) 
Bill, 


Keyingham 
Drainage Bill. 


9 VicToRIz. 


ings, Rye and Ashford Extension) Bill, and who were | 
instructed to introduce Clauses in the Billformaking 
a Railway from Bulverhithe to Ashford, promoted by 
the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings Railway Com- 
pany, authorizing that Co mpany to transfer the 

owers which may be conferred on them by such 
Bill to the South Eastern Railway Company, and 
making the last-menti oned Company to exercise 
such powers, or some of the m, in terms of the prayer 
of the Petition; That they had heard counsel in sup- 
port of several of the said Petitions, and had also 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had 
added a Clause in pursuance of the said Instruction, 
and had inquired into the se veral matters required 
by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations of 
the Bill, and found the same to be true ; and had 

gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 

thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the South Eastern 
Railway Company to make or complete a Branch 
Railway from the South Eastern Railway at Tun- 
bridge to Tunbridge Wells, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Lascelles do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to amend an Act for draining the 
Low . Grounds and Cars in the Parish of Keyingham, 
and other Places, in the East Riding of the County | 
of York; and the same were read, as follow ; 

Pr. 19.1. 18. Leave out “ and seal.” 


14° Juli. 


731 


“ sioners” insert “ or any two of them, and counter- 
“ signed by their Clerk.” 
Pr. 74.1. 24. Leave out “ of the banks.” 
Pr. 74. 1. 29. Leave out from “ drains to “ ex- 
“ cept” in 1. 32. 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Lord Hotham do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Yoker Road 
Yoker Read (No. 2.) Biil; That they had examined (No- 2-) Bill. 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to 
be true ; and had gone through the Bill and made 
merely verbal Amendments thereunto; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 

ingrossed. 


White's Charity Estate Bill was read a second White's Charity 
time ; and committed. Estate Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bil] South Wales 
for making a Railway from the Cheltenham and Great **!'"4y Bill 
Western Union Railway to Fishguard and Pem- 
broke Dock, with Branches theretrom, to be called 
The South Wales Railway, be now read the third 
time ; 

Sir George Clerk, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives Her 
Consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is con- 


| cerned, that the House may do therein as they 


shall think fit. 
Then the Bill was read the third time. 





Pr. 21. 1. 6. After “ number” insert “ or any 
“‘ other person as their proxy.” 

Pr. 21. 1. 25. After “* number” insert “ or any 
“‘ other person as their proxy.” 

Pr. 21. 1. 30. After “ Act” insert “ Provided 
“‘ always that no proprietor shall be entitled, either 
“ in his or her own right or jointly with any other 
“ proprietor, to give more than ten votes in the 
“ whole.” 

Pr. 25. 1. 21. After “ vacancy” insert “ or in 
“ case of the death, refusal, removal or incapacity to 
“ act of all but one Commissioner, then, and in 
“ every such case, it shall be lawful for such only 
surviving Commissioner to give or cause to be 
given such and the like notice, and to appoint 
such meeting for the choice of new Commis- 
“ sioners.” 

Pr. 25. 1. 28. After ‘‘ Commissioner” insert “ or 
“ the only surviving Commissioner.” 

Pr. 25.1. 27. Leave out from “ after” to “ to” 
in |. 31. and insert “ either of the said events.” 

Pr, 25. 1.82. Leave out “ and summon, appoint.” 

Pr. 28. 1. 36. After ‘‘ Act” insert “ or the said 
** recited Act.” 

Pr. 28. 1. ult. Leave out from “ parties” to 
“ and” in Pr. 29. 1. 1. and insert “ giving such 
“ notice.” 

Pr. 29. ls. 9. and 10. Leave out “previous” and 
insert “ first,” and in j. 10. after “ Sunday” insert 





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n 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title 
be, An Act for making a Railway, to be called The 
South Wales Railway. 

Ordered, That Mr. John Henry Vivian do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ellison’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; and Ellison’s 
committed. a 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


A Petition of Landlords and Owners of house Duddeston 
property in the hamlets of Duddestonand Nechells, on Nechells 
in the borough of Birmingham, praying that they (No. a.) Bill, 
may be heard before the Committee to whom the 
Duddeston and Necheils Improvement (No. 2.) Bill 
stands referred, against proposed alterations im the 
said Bill, was presented, and read ; and referred to 
the Committee on the Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Great North 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, of England 
intituled, An Act for enabling the Great North eee - 

Mp S artlepool 
England (Clarence and Hartlepool Junction) Rail- Junction) Rail- 
way Company to make a Branch Railway, and for way Bill. 
amending the Acts relating to the said Railway; and 
the same were read, as follow: 
Pr. 20. 1. 28. Leave out from “upon” to “ and” 





“ after the date of such notice and.” 

Pr. 29. 1. 21. Leave out from “ and” to “ shall’ 
in |. 23. 

Pr. 29. 1. 25. After the first “ and” insert “ if 
it be a notice of a meeting.” 

Pr. 31. 1. 36. After “ Act’? insert “ and all 
“‘ questions shall be decided by a majority of those 
“ present.” 

Pr. 53. 1.13. Leave out “ then.” 

Pr. 53. 1. 14. Leave out the first “ and” and 
insert “ then.” 

Pr. 55. 1. 28. After “ mentioned” insert “ oras 
penalties under this Act are recoverable.” 

Pr. 56. 1. penult. and 1. ult, After “ Commis- 

Vor, 100. 





in |, 36. 

Pr. 20. 1. ult. Leave out “ seven” and insert 
“ three.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bowes do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- Committee of 
mittee of Selection, that the Committee on the Man- Selection. 
chester and Leeds Railway (No. 2.) Bill may be 
appointed to meet, and sit, and proceed, upon Thurs- 
day next. 

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ForthandClyde The House proceeded to take into consideration 
oe - the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, | 
Junction _—sintituled, An Act for altermg and amending certain | 
(No. 2.) Bill. Acts relating to the Forth and Clyde Navigation, 
and the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal, and | 
for forming a Junction between the said Navigation | 
and Canal; and the same were read, as follow : | 
Pr. 6. 1. penult. Leave out from “ reference”’ to 
“ it” in 1. ult. | 
Pr. 7.1. 29. After “ plan”’ insert “ and.” 
Pr. 7.1. 30. Leave out “or Schedule.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


14° Julie. 


A, 1845. 


Russell, of the same place, Attorney, praying that 
counsel may be heard at the bar of the oo. on 
behalf of the Petitioner against the twelfth clause 
of the Games and Wagers Bill, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Two Petitions from Moray, praying that the Universities 
Universities (Scotland) Bill may not pass into a (Scotland) Bil. 
law, as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Trustees and Creditors on the Great Turnpike-roads 
_Turnpike-road betwixt Edinburgh and Glasgow, by (Scotland) Bill, 


Ordered, That Mr. James Oswald do carry the Bathgate and Airdrie, praying that the Turnpike- 


Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


Justices’ Clerks 
and Clerks of 
the Peace Bill. 


A Petition of Justices of the Peace for the county 
of Devon, praying that the Justices’ Clerks and 
Clerks of the Peace Bill may not pass into a law, 
as it now stands, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Physic and Petitions from Ramsgate;— and, Gainsburgh ; 

Surgery Bill, 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Frederick Dixon;— Henry Perry ; 

—and, Brixham; praying that the said Bill may 

not pass into a law, as it now stands,—were also pre- 

sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Balbriggan ;—Leswalt ;—and, W. 
Machenzie ; praying the House to adopt measures 
for securing and enforcing a more due observance 
of the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Lord’s Day. 


Attornies’ 


Petitions of Attornies and Solicitors practising in 
Certificates, 


Ireland ;—and, Attornies and Solicitors practising 
in England and Wales; praying that the annual 
Duty on Certificates of Attornies, Solicitors and 
Proctors may be abolished,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Health of 
Towns. wards of six hundred of the resident Inhabitants of 
the city of Coventry, praying the House to consider 
the expediency of passing such sanitary measures 
as may tend to the improvement of the character 
and condition of the working classes in large towns, 
forming the great body of the people, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 


(Scotland) Bill man); praying that the Poor Law Amendment 


(Scotland) Bill may not pass into a law, as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read ; and ordered tu 
lie upon the Table. 


Charitable 


A Petition of Members of a Meeting representing 
Trusts Bill, 


the religious Society of Friends in Great Britain 
and Jreland, praying that the Charitable Trusts Bill 
may not pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Augustus J. A. Hoffstaedt, late a 
Merchant in the city of London, but now, and for 
upwards of three years past, a Prisoner in the 
Queen’s Prison, praying the House to pass some 
measure which dail enable persons believing an 
Oath to be contrary to the law of God to transact 
the ordinary affairs of life and to enjoy the same 
protection of the law with the rest of the people, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Oaths. 


Games and 


A Petition of Charles Henry Russell, of Percy- 
Wagers Bill. 


street, Bedford-square, Clerk to James Thomas 


praying that the Physic and Surgery Bill may pass | 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered | 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of up-| 


Petitions from Montrose ;—and, Glasgow (Chair- | 


roads (Scotland) Bill may not pass into a law, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Clergy and other Inhabitants of church of 
Herne Bay and its neighbourhood, stating that it is England. 
the firm conviction of the Petitioners that nothing 
will effectually prevent a great increase of Roman 
Catholicism in the British Empire but the more 
decided support on the part of the British Legis- 
lature of the Church of England and Ireland; and 
praying that such support may be granted, was 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Two Petitions from Cwm Neath, praying the County Co 
House to pass a Bill for the ostaldicieains re eas 
Courts, with a clause requiring a knowledge of the 

Welsh language on the part of the Judges of those 
| Courts in Wales,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 








A Petition of Members of the Temperance Me- Public Houses. 

thodist Society of Barrow, and Inhabitants there- 
of, in the county of Lincoln, praying the House 
to adopt measures for preventing the increase of 
houses licensed for the sale of intoxicating drinks, 
and for diminishing to a very large extent the number 
already existing, and to pass a law for entirely 
| abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on the 
Lord’s Day, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Tavistock ;— Woodford ;—Ashley Maynooth 
(Stafford) ;— Hawarden ;— Dartford ;— Hadlow ;— ©leee Bill. 
Killuken ;—Bethnal-green ;—and, Westcote; pray- 
ing that the Maynooth College Bill may not pass 
into a law,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 





A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and Message from 
Sir Giffin Wilson: the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for abolishing the sepa- seal Office 
rate Seal Office of the Courts of Queen’s Bench and Abolition Bill. 
Common Pleas: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for enabling the North North Union 

Union Railway Company and Ribble Navigation sn4 Ribble 
| Company to make a Branch or Connexion Railway prach Railway 
from the North Union Railway to the Victoria Bill. 
Quay, in Preston, and for amending and enlarging 

the Powers and Provisions of the several Acts re- 

lating to such Railway and Navigation respectively : 

' A Bill, intituled, An Act for uniting the Sankey Saint Helens 
| Brook Navigation with the Saint Helens and Run- a 
~y 2. ‘ ° ailway bill. 
corn Gap Railway, and for otier Purposes: And 
| also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Lady Sandys” 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for (humets): 
authorizing Building Leases to be granted of Parts 
of the Estate devised by the Will of William Tur- 
ner, Esquire, deceased, the Investment of Monies 
bequeathed by the same Will in the Purchase or 

jon Mortgage of Real Estates, and for other Pur- 
| poses, without any Amendment: And also, -" 
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Dublin and — 
Belfast Junction 
Railway with 

a Branch to 
Kells Bill. 


Reversionary 
Juterest Society 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Middlesbro” 
and Redcar 
Railway Bill. 


Waterford 
and Limerick 
Railway Bill. 


Doblin and 
Drogheda 
Railway Bill, 


Newry and 
Enniskillen 
Railway Bill. 


Documentary 
Evidence Bill. 


Criminal 
Justice Bill. 


Real Property 
(No, 2.) Bill. 


Port of London. 


9 VicrorIZ. 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Railway from Drogheda to Port- 
adown, with a Branch to Navan, with Amend- 
ments ; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for regulating Legal Proceedings by and against 
the Reversionary Interest Society, and for granting 
certain Powers to the said Society, with Amend- 
ments; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Railway from Middlesbro’ to or 
near to the Town of Redcar, in the North Riding of 
the County of York, to be called The Middlesbro’ 
and Redcar Railway, with Amendments ; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making and maintaining a Railway from 
the City of Waterford to the City of Limerick, 
with Branches, with Amendments ; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to enable the Dublin and Drogheda Railway 
Company to make a Branch Railway to Howth, 
and to amend the Acts relating to such Company, 
with Amendments; to which Amendments the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Railway from the Town of Newry 
to the Town of Enniskillen, with Amendments ; to 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to facilitate the Admission in Evidence of cer- 
tain Official and other Documents; to which the 

Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for removing some Defects in the Administration of 
Criminal Justice ; to which the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to amend the Law of Real Property; to which the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House :—And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of Amount of Dues for Harbour Service 
upon Ships which entered the Port of London, in 
each of the years 1836 to 1844, both inclusive, 
stating the Sum paid per Ton; also, a detailed Ac- 
count of the Expenditure during the same period, 
especially the Expenses under the head of “ Har- 
bour Service :’—And, of Receipts by the Corpora- 
tion of London for each of the years 1836 to 1844, 
both inclusive, from Fines or Quit Rents, or any 
other name, for permission to cut through the 
banks of the Thames, or to erect Buildings or Works, 
driving Piles, &amp;c., or Encroachments upon such 
River below London Bridge :—A similar Return for 
permission above London Bridge :—Returns of the 
Number of Merchant and Fishing Vessels, and of 
their Tonnage, that have entered the Port of Lon- 
don, in each of the years 1836 to 1844, inclusive ; 
distinguishing those engaged in the Foreign Trade, 
and the Colliers and Fishing Vessels from the 
Coasters :—Of the Number of Steam Vessels, and 
their Tonnage, employed in the Trade with the Port 
of London, and their repeated Voyages, during each 
of the years 1836 to 1844 inclusive, distinguishing 
those employed in the Coasting Trade from those 
in the Foreign Trade:—And, of the Number of 
Steam Vessels, and of their Tonnage, employed in 
carrying Passengers only within the limits of the 
Port of London, between the Nore and the Worth 
Foreland, Ramsgate included ; specifying their re- 

Vox. 100. 


14° Julie. 733 


peated Voyages during each of the years 1836 to 
1844 inclusive: —An Account of the Number of 
Ships, Vessels and Steam Boats, and their Tonnage, 
that entered the several Docks, namely, the Com- 
mercial Docks, London Docks, East and West 
India Docks, East Country Dock, Saint Katha- 
rine’s Dock, Regent’s Canal and Grand Surrey 
Canal Docks, during each of the years 1836 and 
1844 :—Returns of the Number of ‘Tons of Coals 
imported into the Port of London, during each of 
the years 1836 to 1844 inclusive, and the gross and 
net Amount received in each of those years as Duty 
on Coals, distinguishing also the Quantity of Coals, 
and the Amount of Dues received thereon, in each 
of those years, for Coals brought landwise into the 
City of London and limits, under existing Acts of 
Parliament :—And, of the Number of Tons of Ballast 
and Rubbish removed from the bed of the River 
Thames, by the Corporation Lighters, in each year, 
from 1836 to 1844, both inclusive, distinguishing 
the Quantities above and below London Bridge (all 
these in continuation of Returns in Appendix to 
Report of Committee, 1836, on the State of the 
Port of London). 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of the Number of Places of Reli- 
gious Worship in England registered for the Cele- 
bration of Murriages under the provisions of the 
Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 85, subsequent to the 30th 
day of June 1842; distinguishing therein the Num- 
ber of such Places registered in each County by 
each Religious denomination, and specifying the 
Number in each column, and the Aggregate of the 
same :—And, of the Number of Marriages cele- 
brated yearly in each County in England, from the 
30th day of June 1841 to the 30th day of June 
1845, inclusive ; distinguishing the Marriages cele- 
brated according to the Rites and Ceremonies of 
the Established Church from those celebrated other- 
wise than according tosuch Rites and Ceremonies, 
under the provisions of the aforesaid Act; specify- 
ing, also, the Number of Marriages celebrated in 
the Office of the Superintendent Registrar ; speci- 
fying, also, the Number in each column, and the 
aggregate of the same:—And, a similar Return for 
each Superintendent Registrar’s District within the 
limits of the Metropolis, as defined in the Weekly 
Table of Mortality issued by the Registrar-General 
of Births, Deaths and Marriages in England, from 
the 30th day of June 1841 to the 30th day of June 
1845 (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 
223, of Session 1843). 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of all Correspondence that has passed 
between Her Majesty’s Government and the New 
Zealand Company, between the 19th day of June 
and the 6th day of July ; together with the Minutes 
transmitted in Mr. C. A. Wood’s Letter of the 8th 
day of July. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Yer Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Copies or Extracts of Correspondence relative to 
an Attack on the British Settlement at the Bay of 
Islands by the Natives of New Zealand. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 





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Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Marriages 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented New Zealane. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to New Zealand. 


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Coal Trade 
Port of Lon- 
don) Act. 


Coal Trade 
(Port of Lon- 
don) Bill. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 


(Scotland) Bill. 


734 14° Juliz. 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of Correspondence respecting 
Commercial Privileges in Spain. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Bradfield, of Derby-street, 
Parliament-street, Westminster, praying for the re- 
peal of the sixth section of the Act 1 and 2 Vic. 
c. 1091, (Local and Personal) to continue for Seven 
years an Act for regulating the Vend and Delivery 
of Coals in London and Westminster, and in certain 
Parts of the adjacent Counties, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The House, according to Order, resoived itself 
into a Committee upon the Coal Trade (Port of 
London) Bill. 

(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Crause, N° 1, agreed to. 

Criausr, N° 2, (Repeal of duty of one penny per 
ton on Coals). 

Amendment proposed, in P. 2. i. 22. After the 
word “ And” to insert the words “ in order to pro- 
“ vide a fund for tle opening of poor and densely 
populated districts in the Metropolis, or for keep- 
ing open spaces in the immediate vicinity of the 
same, as a means of promoting the public con- 
venience, recreation and health.” 

Question put, That those words be there in- 
serted ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the f Mr. Young, 

Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: 

Tellers for the f Mr. William Williams, 

Noes, l Mr. Hutt : 

Amendments made. 

Clause, as amended, agreed to. 

Criauses, N° 3 to N° 8, agreed to. 

Clauses added. 


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“ec 


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Preamble agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


A Petition of Heritors of the parish of North 
Leith, praying the House to postpone the further 
consideration of the Poor Law Amendment (Scot- 
land) Bill during the present Session, or at all events 
not to pass the same into a law in its present form, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Poor Law Amendment 
(Scotland) Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 

Ciausg, N° 56, agreed to. 

Ciause, N° 57, amended, and agreed to. 

Criauses, N° 58 to N° 64, agreed to. 

Crause, N° 65, (Application of funds raised by 
assessment.) 

Amendment proposed, in P, 24. ls. 34. and 35. To 
leave out the words “ Provided always, That nothing 
“‘ herein contained shall be held to confer a right 
“* to demand relief on able-bodied persons out of 
** employment.” 


Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 


A. 1845. 


The Committee divided : 
Tellers for ther Mr. Young, Pb 
Yeas, \ Mr. Forbes Mackenzie : } si 
Tellers for thef Mr. Sharman Crawford, ; 
Noes, \U Mr. Borthwick : j*- 
Another Amendment proposed : At the end of the 
Clause to add the words “ Provided nevertheless, 
“ That it shall be lawful for the Parochial Board of 
every parish, or combination of parishes, to allow 
out of the funds raised by assessment, or otherwise, 
for the relief of the poor thereof, such relief to able- 
bodied persons within such parishes or combina- 
tion of parishes as the Board may deem necessary, 
during the existence of temporary distress, arising 
from the inability of such person to obtain employ- 
ment; provided always, that such relief to the 
able-bodied has the approbation of the Board of 
Supervision.” 
Question put, That those words be there added; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the f Mr. Hastie, 7} 
Yeas, Mr. Aglionby : if ™ 
Tellers for they Mr. Young, 
Noes, \ Lord Arthur Lennoz : } ~ 


Clause agreed to. 


Criavuses, N° 66 to N° 70, with Amendments to 
several of them, agreed to. 


Crause, N° 71, (Proceedings when amount of re- 
lief considered inadequate.) 

Amendment proposed, in P. 27. 1. 14. To leave 
out the words “ Provided always, and be it Enacted, 
“ That it shall not be competent for any court of 

law to entertain or decide any action relative to 

the amount of relief granted by Parochial Boards, 
unless the Board of Supervision shall previously 
have declared that there is a just cause of action, 
as hereinbefore provided.” 
Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for thef Mr. Young, 

Yeas, _ Lord Arthur Lennoz : 

Tellers for the) Mr. Sharman Crawford, 

Noes, \ Mr. Aglionby : 

Clause agreed to. 

Crauss, N° 72, (That from and after the passing 
of this Act, no person shall be held to have acquired 
a settlement in any parish by residence, unless such 
person shall have resided for five years in such 
parish.) 

- Amendment proposed, in P. 27. 1. 22. To leave 
out “ five.” 

Question put, That “five” stand part of the 
Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for thef Mr. Young, 

Yeas, Lord Arthur Lennox: 

Tellers for thef Viscount Duncan, 

Noes, \ Mr. Duncan: 

Another Amendment proposed, in P. 27. ]. 22. 
After the words “ five years” to insert the word 
“ continuously.” 

Question put, That the word “ continuously” be 
there inserted ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for thef Mr. Young, } 88 

Yeas, \ Lord Arthur Lennox: Y 

Tellers for the f Viscount Clements, 

Noes, { Mr. Sharman Crawford: 

Amendments made. 

Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause, 
as amended, stand part of the Bill ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for thef Mr. Young, 

Yeas, Mr. Forbes Mackenzie : } 


95 


95 
Tellers for thef Mr. Gibson Craig, lis. 
Noes, Mr. Lockhart : Js 


To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 


And 














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Bil 


9 VicToRiIz. 14°—15° Julie. 


And the House having continued to sit till after | 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


735 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
hext, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Martis, 15° die Juiti, 1845: The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Colleges of 
: i Ss sici Physicians and 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene | aon oe the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons Surgeons Bill. 
reported, That the Committee had made further Pro- | ‘ 
gress in the Bill; and that he was directed to move, |,,, 
That the Committee may have leave to sit again. | 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, at twelve | _ The House, according to Order, resolved itself Shrewsbury and 
of the clock, again resolve itself into the said Com- into a Committee upon the Shrewsbury and Holy- ee 
mittee. | head Road Bill; and, after some time spent therein, ae. 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
xt, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


DESERT IPSS SRT ED TONES 


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REP SIE AST 





Pe rane ngs FERN 


sarctemenee 


ay g atts momen tar tment 


Bills of 


—_— &amp;e» reading of the Bills of Exchange, &amp;c., Bill; 
il. 


upon Thursday next. 
The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 


Militia And a Motion being made, That the Report 
Estimates. which, upon Tuesday last, was made from the Select | 


Supply 5 


Committee appointed to prepare Estimates of the | 
Charge of the Disembodied. Militia of Great Britain 
and Ireland, for the year ending the 31st day of 
March 1846, be referred to the Committee ; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time | 





Sir James Graham, by Her Majesty’s Command, | 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having | 


-.q Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Gre 
the third peaker resumed the ; and Mr. Greene 
Tie Sele of Oe Oy Se wnt, Be ee | reported, That the Committee had gone through the 


Bill, and directed him to report the same, without 
Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed ; and read 
the third time this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Geological 
into a Committee upon the Geological Survey Bill ; Survey Bill. 


_and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 


sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Land Revenue 


been informed of the subject-matter of this Motion, | mittee on the Land Revenue Act Amendment Bill ; Act Amend- 


recommends it to the consideration of the House. | 


Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve — 


Ordered, That the said Report be referred to the itself into the said Committee. 


oo a ee ee The House, according to Order, resolved itself Stamp Duties. 
set oe ae a a into a Committee, to consider the Act 55 Geo. 3, 
mittee. 


(In the Committee). 

Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One hundred 
and forty-six thousand two hundred and ninety-four 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the 
Charge of the Disembodied Militia of Great Bri- 
tain and Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

Resolution to be reported. 


Militia Pay. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- | 
lution. | 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. | 

Mr. Greene also acquainted the House, that he | 
was directed to move, That the Committee may 
have leave to sit again. 


c. 184, for repealing the Stamp Duties on Deeds, 
Law Proceedings, and other written or printed In- 
struments, and the Duties on Fire Insurances and on 
Legacies and Successions to Personal Estate upon 
Intestacies, now payable in Great Britain, and for 
granting other Duties in lieu thereof; and also the 
Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 32, for better recording Fines 
and Recoveries in Wales and Cheshire. 


(In the Committee. ) 


1. Resolved, That in lieu of the Stamp Duties 
now payable in Jreland for or in respect of “any 


| Copy or Extract of any Memorial, or of the Register 


of any Memorial registered pursuant to any Act of 
Parliament made for the public registering of Deeds 
and Conveyances,” or for or in respect of “every piece 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, again | of Vellum, Parchment or Paper on which any such 


resolve itself into the said Committee. | 


Valuation The Valuation (Jreland) Bill was, according to 

(Ireland) Bill. Order, read a second time; and committed to &amp; 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow, at 
twelve of the clock. 


Bill. Society Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


The Unlawful Oaths (Jreland) Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for this day. 


Small Debts The Order of the day being read, for the second Search, and whether such Search shall con- | 
(No, 3.) Bill. yeading of the Small Debts (No. 3.) Bill ; * i eae ‘ : i 
Ordered, That the Bill b 4 a tain the Extract from any Deeds or Deed i 

, Pde abe : e bill be read a second time or not, and whether the name be signed by i 

upo 7, =&gt; or on behalf of any officer or clerk belonging i 

Naval Medical The Order of the day being read, for the second to such office or not : | 
supplemental yeading of the Naval Medical Supplemental Fund For each Sheet or piece of Paper on i 
und Society i} 


Unlawful Oaths 
(Ireland) Biil. 


Fisheries The Fisheries (Jrel/and) Bill was, according to | 


(Ireland) Bill, Order, read a second time; and committed to a! 
Committee of the whole House, for this day. 


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Beclesicstical The Ecclesiastical Patronage (Zreland) Bill was, 
atronage 


(Ireland) Bill according to Order, read a second time ; and com- | 
‘ mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for To- | 
morrow, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com-| 
mittee on the Physic and Surgery Bill ; 
Von. 100, 


Physic and 
Surgery Bill, 


Copy or Extract shall be written after the first,” 

there shal! be granted, raised, levied, collected and 
paid the Duties following, viz. :— 

Deeds,—Extracts or Abstracts from Deeds or 

other Acts issued from the Office for Registry 

of Deeds and so forth, called the Registry 

Office, and commonly called a Common 


which such Search, Extract or Ex- 
tracts, Abstract or Abstracts shall be 
written, three shillings. 
Deeds,—Searches for Deeds or Abstracts or 
Extract from Deeds or other Acts issued 
from the office for Registering Deeds, called 
the Registry Office, commonly called a Ne- 
gative Search: 

For each Copy of any Deed or Memorial, 
or for each Extract or Abstract from any 
Deed or Memorial which such Negative 
Search shall give or contain, three 
shillings. : 

On the Officer’s Certificate on such 
Search, over and above all other Duties, 
ten shillings, 


2. Resolved, That in lieu of the Stamp Duty of 


_ten shillings now payable in Great Britain and Ire- 


544 land 





Masters and 
Workmen Bill, 


No. 505. 


Taxing Master, 
Court of 
Chancery 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Turnpike-roads 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Rothwell 
Prison Bill. 


‘Turnpike-roads 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Church Build- 
ing Acts 
Amendment 
Bil!. 


Bonded Corn 
Bill. 


Borough and 
Watch Rates 
Bill, 


Ways and 
Means. 


Spirits 
«lreland) Bill. 


736 


land respectively, on a License to use and exercise | 


the calling or occupation of an Appraiser, there 
shall be granted, raised, levied, collected and paid 
for and in respect of a License to use and exercise 
the calling or occupation of an Appraiser, to be 
taken out yearly by every person (except a licensed 
Auctioneer) who shall exercise the said calling or 
occupation of an Appraiser, or who, for or in expecta- 
tion of any gain, fee or reward, shall make any ap- 
praisement or valuation chargeable by law with any 
Stamp Duty, the Stamp Duty of two pounds. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
intoa Committee upon the Masters and Workmen 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Taxing Master, Court of Chancery 
(Ireland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day. 


The Turnpike-roads (Ireland) Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed toa 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Rothwell Pine Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Turnpike-roads (Scotland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day. ’ 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Church Building Acts Amendment 
Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Bonded Corn Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for this day. 


Mr. Greene reported the Borough and Watch 
Rates Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

_ Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day, at 
twelve of the clock. : 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- | 


mittee on the Spirits (Jreland) Bill ; 


Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve ! 


itself into the said Committee. 


Excise Duties 
ou Spirits 
(Channel! 
dsiands) Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Excise Duties on Spirits (Channel 
Islands) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


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The House, according to Order, resolved itself Unclaimea 
into a Committee upon the Unclaimed Stock and Stock and 
Dividends Bill; and, after some time spent therein, P'”'4*"4s Bill, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Mr. Greene reported the Joint Stock Companies Joint stock 
(Jreland) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Companies 
agreed to. (Ireland) Bill, 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Friday 
next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Criminal 
into a Committee upon the Criminal Jurisdiction of Jurisdiction 
Assistant Barristers (Jreland) Bill; and, after some rs Assistant 

° . a arristers 
time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; (Ireland) pit, 
and Mr. Greene reported, That the Committee had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Mr. Greene reported the Art-Unions (No. 2.) Bill; Art-Unions 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to, —- (No. 2.) Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be No. 506. 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Games and 
reading of the Games and Wagers Bill ; Wagers Bill 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Friday next. 


The Bail in Error Bill was, according to Order, Bail ia Error 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee Bill. 
of the whole House, for this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Excise and 
into a Committee, to consider the Act 4 Geo. 4, ©¥™ 
ce. 94, to grant certain Duties of Excise upon Spirits 
distilled from Corn or Grain in Scotland and Ire- 
land, and upon Licenses for Stills for making such 
Spirits, and to provide for the better collecting and 
securing such Duties, and for the Warehousing of 
such Spirits without Payment of Duty; also the 
Act 6 Geo. 4, c. 80, to repeal the Duties pay- 
able in respect of Spirits distilled in England, and of 
Licenses for distilling, rectifying or compounding 
such Spirits, and for the Sale of Spirits ; and to im- 
pose other Duties in lieu thereof, and to provide 
other Regulations for the Collection of the said 
Duties, and for the Sale of Spirits, and for the 
| Warehousing of such Spirits without Payment of 
Duty, for Exportation; and also, the 40th section 
of the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 52, for the general 
Regulation of the Customs. 


(In the Committee.) 
Resolved, That there shall be charged, collected, 


and paid, the countervailing Duties of Excise fol- 
lowing, viz: 





For and upon every gallon of Spirits of the na- 
ture or quality of plain British Spirits of the 
strength of Hydrometer proof, as ascertained 
by Sykes’s Hydrometer, distilled or manu- 
factured in the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, 
Alderney, or Sark, and imported into Treland, 
the Sum of Three shillings and Ten-pence, 
and so on in proportion for any greater degree 
of strength, or any greater or less quantity. 

Resolution to be reported. 





__ Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Seach in Trade 


reading of the Stock in Trade Bill ; _- 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


upon Thursday next. Ordered, 

















Darby-court 
Westminster) 
ill, Bill. 
Royal 
Artillery. 


Tower of 
London. 


Municipal 
Districts, &amp;c., 
(Ireland) Bill. 


II | ITAA LE ICN 


Public Income 
and Expendi- 


ture, 





Slave Trade 


(Brazil) Bill. 
No. 507. 


Drainage 
(Ireland) Bill, 








9 VicToRIZ. 


Ordered, That the Darby-court (Westminster) 
Bill be read a second time this day. 


Captain Boldero presented, pursuant to Order,— | 
Returns showing the Average Strength of the Royal 
Artillery serving in the United Kingdom, with the 
Number of Deaths, and Discharges for medical 
reasons, in each year, from 1830 to 1836 inclusive : 
—And, showing the Average Strength of the Royal 
Artillery serving Abroad, with the Number of Deaths, 
and of Men sent Home as Invalids, from 1830 to 
1836 inclusive. 

Further Return to an Order, dated the 26th day 
of June last, for a Return of the Number of Visitors 
admitted to the Armoury of the Tower of London, 
from the ist day of February 1841 to the Ist day of 
February 1845; stating the Number of Free Ad- 
missions and the Number of those Persons who paid 
for Admission, in each Month; the Rate of Fees 
paid by each, and the Aggregate Amount received 
in the same time; stating also, in what manner the 
Money received has been appropriated, and to whom 
paid :—Also, a Statement of the Receipts and Ex- 
penditure of the Jewel House, from the 1st day of 
February 1841 to the 1st day of February 1845 (in 
continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 243, of 
Session 1841); (so far as relates to the Armoury of 
the Tower). 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 


The House was moved, That the Act 3 and 4 Vic., 
c. 109, to annex certain Parts of certain Counties of 
Cities to adjoining Counties, to make further Pro- 
vision for Compensation of Officers in Boroughs, to 
limit the Borough Rate, and to continue for a limited 
time an Act to restrain the Alienation of Corporate 
Property in Jreland, might be read ; and the same 
being read ; 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to |- 


amend and explain the said Act: And that Mr. At- 
torney-General for Zreland and Sir Thomas Fre- 
mantle do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Order,— 


‘the 8d and 4th years of Her present Majesty, for 


14°—15° Julie. 137 


Mr. Attorney-General for Jreland presented a Bill municipal 


to amend and explain certain Provisions of an Act of Districts, &amp;c., 
(Ireland ) Bill. 


annexing certain Parts of certain Counties of Cities No. 508. 


to adjoining Counties, for making further Provision 
for Compensation of Officers in Boroughs, for limit- 
ing the Siesieh Rate, and for continuing an Act to 
restrain the Alienation of Corporate Property in 
Ireland: And the same was read the first time; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Friday 
next ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Young presented, pursuant to Order,—A Re- Naval Medical 
turn of the Proceedings relative to the Accounts of Supplemental 
Mr. Bynon, late Secretary of the Naval Medical Sup- Fe Seciety- 
plemental Fund :—And, a Statement of the Causes of 
the present Deficiency in the Assets of the Society. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Cripps reported from the Committee on Heavi- Heaviside’s 
side’s Divorce Bill; That they had examined the al- Divorce Bill, 
legations of the Bill as to the Marriage of the Par- 
ties, the Adultery charged as the ground for dissolving 
the Marriage, the verdict at law, and the sentence of 
Divorce in the Ecclesiastical Court; and, upon evi- 
dence satisfactory to the Committee, found the same 
and the other allegations to be true; and they saw 
no reason to suspect collusion between the Parties ; 
and that the Committee had gone through the Bill, 
and directed him to report the same, without Amend- 
ment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table, 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till two of the clock on Tuesday mornidg 
adjourned till this day. 








Martis, 15° die Juli; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 
PETITION of Inhabitants of Burnley, in Anatomy Act. 





An Account of the Public Income and Expenditure 
of the Uuited Kingdom, in the years ending the 5th 
day of January 1843, 1844 and 1845; distinguish- 
ing the actual Payments for the Expenses incurred 
in the Collection and Management of the Revenue ; 
for the Charges of the Public Debt (the Terminable 
Annuities being also valued by estimate); for the 
Expenses of the Civil Government; the Allowances 
to the Royal Family, and to His Majesty the King 
of the Belgians ; the Establishment of the Lord Lieu- 
tenant of Ireland; the Expenses of the Two Houses 
of Parliament, and the Civil Departments, the other 
Pensions on the Consolidated Fund, on the gross 
Revenue, and the Civil List:—Also, the Payments 
for the Administration of Justice; Diplomatic Ex- 
penses, and on account of the Sums voted for the 
Army, Navy, Ordnance,and Miscellaneous Services; 
also Public Works, Bounties, Post-office, the Qua- 
rantine and Warehousing Establishments, and all 
other Payments not coming under any of the fore- 
going heads; with an Appendix, showing the several 
items composing each head of the Account (in con- 
tinuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 550, of Session 
1844), 

Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table. 


_ The Slave Trade (Brazil) Bill was read the first 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Friday next ; and to be printed. 


The Order for the House to resolve itself into a 
Committee, this day, upon the Drainage (Jreland) 
Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, at 
twelve of the clock, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


Vot. 100. 


the county of Lancaster, praying for an impar- 
tial, searching and open inquiry into the operation 
of the Anatomy Act, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit Committees. 
this day, till five of the clock, during the sitting of 
the House. 


A Petition of the Senior Magistrate of the Burgh Poor Law 
aud Regality of Canon Gate, praying that the Poor ee 
Law Amendment (Scotland) Bill may pass into a (S°t'#n4) Bil. 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Turnpike Acts 
into a Committee upon the Turnpike Acts Con- atc, 
tinuance Bill; and, after some time spent therein, 

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow, 

at twelve of the clock. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Loan Societies 
into a Committee upon the Loan Societies Bill ; 3#!!. 
aud, after some time spent therein, Mr, Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow, 
at twelve of the clock. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Highway Rates 
into a Committee upon the Highway Rates Bill; ®* 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
| 5B resuined 











a 


Militia Ballots 
Suspension Bill. 


Borough and 
Watch Rates 
Bill. 


Lunatic 
Asylums and 
Pauper Lunatics 


Bill. 
No. 510. 
Lunatics Bill. 


Lunatics Bill. 


738 


resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow, 
at twelve of the clock. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Militia Ballots Suspen- 
sion Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 

orted, That the Committee had gone through the 

ill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow, 
at twelve of the clock. 


The ingrossed Bill for the better collecting Bo- 
rough and Watch Rates in certain Places, was, 
according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. William Henry Bodkin do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Lunatic Asylums and Pauper 
Lunatics Bill, as amended, be printed. 


A Petition of John Miller, late of Chadwell-street, 
in the parish of Clerkenwell, but now of Windsor- 
terrace, Brighton, praying that the Lunatics Bill 
may not pass into a law, without the strictest inquiry 
into the treatment of persons supposed to be insane, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Lunatics Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 

Instruction to the Committee, that they have power 
to make Provision in the Bill, pursuant to the Re- 
solution reported on the 2d of July read. 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Criausgs, N° 1 and N° 2, agreed to 

Crause, N°3, (Appointment of Commissioners in 
Lunacy). 


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Amendment proposed, in P, 2. 1. 43. To leave 
out from the word “ That” to the words “ Thomas 
“ Turner,” in P. 3.1. 2. (Names of unpaid Com-| 
missioners). | 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left | 
out stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the f Mr. Young, 

Yeas, Mr. Cardwell: 

Tellers for the f Mr. Thomas Duncombe, \ .. | 

Noes, L Mr. Wakley : J m | 

Same Clause: (And that there shall be paid to! 
each of the six Commissioners for the time being, | 
who will be Physicians, or Barristers of ten years’ | 
standing and upwards, as is hereby provided, out of | 
the monies or funds hereinafter mentioned, over and | 
above their respective travelling and other expenses, 
whilst eniployed in visiting any houses, hospitals, 
asylums, gaols, workhouses or other places, in pur- | 
suance of this Act, the yearly salary of one thou-, 
sand and five hundred pounds, by four equal quar- | 
terly payments). | 

Another Amendment proposed, in P. 3. 1. 16. 
To leave out “six” in order to insert “ three,” in-| 
stead thereof. 

- | 

Question proposed, That “six” stand part of the | 
Clause. | 

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. | 

Another Amendment proposed, in P, 3. 1. 22. 
To leave out the words “ and five hundred.” 

Question put, That the words “and five hundred” 
stand part of the Clause ; 


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The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the { Mr. Cardwell, 
Yeas, Mr. Forbes Mackenzie : 
Tellers for the { Mr. Thomas Duncombe, 
Noes, Mr. Bouverie: 
Amendments made. 
Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause, 
as amended, stand part of the Bill; 
The Committee divided : 
} 31. 
Noes, Mr. Bouverie: } 10. 
Cravuss, N° 4, agreed to. 


Tellers for the ( Mr. Cardwell, 
To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again. 


1 a, 
7 
f 7. 


Yeas, Mr. Forbes Mackenzie : 
Tellers for the { Mr. Thomas Duncombe, 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had made Progress 
in the Bill ; and that he was directed to move, That 
the Committee may have leave to sit again, 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, at 
twelve of the clock, again resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Lunatic 
Report on the Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) Bill; —Asylums 

Ordered, That the Report be received after the (eland) Bill 
other Orders of the day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Poor Law 
mittee on the Poor Law Amendment (Scotland) Amendment 
Bill ; (Scotland) Bill, 

Resolved, That this House will, after the other 


Orders of the day, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Standing 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which Orders; 
were read, as follow : 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the South East- gouth Eastern 
ern Railway (Widening and Extension of the Zon- Railway 
don and Greenwich Railway) Bill, Clause on consi- (Widening and 

i xtension of 

deration of Report, the Clause is of such a nature the London and 
as, under the circumstances of the case, ought not Greenwich 
to be adopted by the House. a 

2. Resolved, That in the case of the North Wal- North Walshan 
sham School Estate Bill, the Standing Orders ought Schwol Estate 
to be dispensed with; That the Parties be permitted sas 
to proceed with their Bill. 

The second Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Great Western 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Railway (r- 
intituled, An Act for making a Railway from Dublin yiiiicor and 
to Mullingar and Longford, to be cailed The Mid- Athlone) Bill. 
land Great Western Railway of Ireland; and the 
same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 4. 1.37. Leave out from “ unpaid” to “ And” 
in Pr. 5. 1. 16. 

Pr. 6. 1. 31. After “ five” insert Clause (A.) 

CiauseE (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
Directors appointed by this Act shall continue in 
office until the first ordinary meeting to be held 
after the passing of this Act, and at such meeting 
the share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
may either continue in office the Directors ap- 
pointed by this Act, or any number of them, or 
may elect a new body of Directors, or Directors 
to supply the places of those not continued in 
office, the Directors appointed by this Act being 
eligible as members of such new body; and at 
the first ordinary meeting to be held in every year 
thereafter, the shareholders present, personally or 
by proxy, shall elect persons to supply the places 
of the Directors then retiring from office agreeably 
to the provisions in the said Companies Clauses 
Consolidation Act, 1845, contained; and the se- 

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veral persons elected at any such meeting, being 
neither removed nor disqualified, nor having re- 
signed, shall continue to be Directors until others 
are elected in their stead, in manner provided by 
the said Companies Clauses Consolidation Act, 
1845.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 1. Leave out “ and.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 2. Leave out “ King’s County.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 3. Leave out “ the county of.” 

Pr. 11.1. 21. Leave out “ Derrydowr” and in- 


sert “ Derrydowan.” 


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Pr. 13. 1. 29. After “acres” insert Clause (B.) 

Cuause (B.) “And be it Enacted, That the 
powers of the Company for the compulsory pur- 
chase of lands for the purposes of this Act, shall 
not be exercised after the expiration of Three 
years from the passing of this Act.” 


Pr. 31. 1. 7. Leave out from “ canal” to “and” 


in |. 8. 


The said Amendments, being read a second time, 


were agreed to. 


Ordered, That Mr. Barry Baldwin do carry the 


Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


Dublin Pipe 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 


Water (No. 2.) the Report on the Dublin Pipe Water (No. 2.) Bill; 


15° Juli. 


739 


Pr. 53. 1. 16. Leave out “ piece” and insert 


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Pr. 59.1. 19: After “ Windle’ insert “ and.” 
Pr. 59. 1. 20. Leave out from “ Rainford” to 


“ and” in 1. 22. 


Pr. 62.1. 16. After “ Act” insert Clauses (A.) 


and (B.) 


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Cuause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
acted, That nothing in this Act or in the said 
Railway Clauses Conntidution Act, 1845, con- 
tained, shall extend or shall be deemed or con- 
strued to extend to enable the said Liverpool and 
Manchester Railway Company to enter upon a 
certain hill or mound called Pepper Hill, part of 
the estate of Ellis Fletcher, late of Clifton, in 
the county of Lancaster, Esquire, deceased, or to 
take or use any land or gravel from the same, 
without the consent in writing of the owners or 
owner for the time being of the said estate, any- 
thing herein contained to the contrary notwith- 
standing.” 

Cuause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That without 
prejudice to any question now pending at law, 
the several bridges and viaducts actually made 
and constructed by the said Company over the 
public carriage-roads or any of them, in the town 
of Salford, shall be deemed and taken respectively 
to have been made and constructed in satisfaction 


Bil, and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. : = ig apg of the pes neg — (and . 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be |. {US Act, so far as it is applicable thereto), an 
neal “ the said Company shall and they are hereby re- 
2 : quired to uphold and maintain the said bridges 
; . : “ or viaducts as the same respectively are now 
Epping Rail Captain Berkeley reported from the Committee | « actually made and constructed.” 
BL’? on Group (N N.) of Railway Bills, to Piaggio And a Motion being made, and the Question 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said | heing proposed, That the said Amendments be now 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board of} peada second time: 
Trade thereon, were referred ; Thatin the case of the | An Amendment “a proposed to be made to the 
Epping Railway (No 2.) Bill, they had heard counsel | Question, by leaving out from the word “ be” to 
in support of several of the said Petitions, and had! the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That they] « taken into further consideration upon Tuesday 
had inquired into the several matters required by|« yext” instead thereof. 
the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that the pm’ the Question being put, That the words 
Committee had amended the Preamble of the Bill; | proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 
and had examined the allegations of the Bill, and)" The House divided : 
found the same, as amended, to be true; and had| ‘The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments there-| The Noes to the old Lobby. 
unto. 4 , Mr. Greene, 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into consider-| Tellers for the Yeas,) yy. Aglionby : 43. 
ation upon Friday next ; and be printed. Noes! Mr. Milner Gibson, , 
Tellers for the 08&gt;) Mr. John Collett: \ 2. 
Liverpool and © The House, according to Order, proceeded to take} So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
feo an into consideration the Amendments made by the! Ordered, That the said Amendments be now 


Lords to the Bill, intituled, An Act for enabling the 


Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company to 
extend and enlarge the said Railway, and to make 
certain Branch Railways, and for amending and 
enlarging the Powers of the several Acts relating 
to the said Railway ; and the same were read, as 
follow : 


Pr. 21.1]. 11. Leave out from “ Act” to the first 


read a second time:—The said Amendments were 
accordingly read a second time, and agreed to. 


Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton, do carry the Bill 


to the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Cockermouth 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, =~ a 
intituled An Act for making a Railway from the Railway Bill. 


“ be” in]. 14, 
Pr, 48. 1. 21. After “ that” insert “ nothing in 


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this Act contained shall enable the Company 
hereby incorporated to purchase or take any of 
the lands belonging to the Manchester, Bury and 
Rossendale Railway Company without their con- 
sent, or shall enable the Company to use any of 
such lands, excepting for the purpose of forming 
the junction between the last-named Railway 
and the Railway hereby authorized, without such 
consent as aforesaid, and that.” 

Pr. 50. 1. 24. After “said” insert “ strip or 
portion of the said.” 

Pr. 50. ). 34. Leave out “ engineers” and insert 
engineer.” 

Pr, 51.1.7. Leave out “ Liverpool and Man- 
chester” and insert ‘‘ Branch.” 

Pr. 51. 1. 15. Leave out “ strips” and insert 
strip.” 

Vot. 100. 





Market Town of Cockermouth to the Port and Har- 
bour of Workington, in the County of Cumberland ; 
and the same were read, as follow: 


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Pr. 6. 1. 35. After “ Company” insert Clause (A.) 
Crause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the Di- 
rectors appointed by this Act shall continue in 
office until the first ordinary meeting to be held 
after the passing of this Act, and at such meeting 
the share-holders present, personally or by pro&lt;y, 
may either continue in office the Directors as ap- 
pointed by this Act, or any number of them, or 
may elect a new body of Directors, or Directors 
to supply the places of those not continued in 
office, the Directors appointed by this Act being 
eligible as members of such new body.” 
Pr. 16. 1. 23. After “ acres” insert Clause (B.) 
Cuiause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
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Cork and 
Bandon Rail- 
way Bill. 


Gravesend 
and Rochester 
Railway Bill. 


South Eastern 
Railway 


(Widening and 


Extension of 


Greenwich 


Railway) Bill. 


Great Southern 


and Western 
Railway 


(Ireland) Bill, 


740 


“ powers of the Company for the compulsory pur- 
“ chase of lands for the purposes of this Act shall 
“ not be exercised after the expiration of Three 
“ years from the passing of this Act.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


Ordered, That Mr. Aglionby do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 


Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for making a Railway from Cork 


to Bandon; and the same were read, as follow: 


Pr. 8. 1. 8. Leave out from “ Act” to “ shall” in 


| eB 


Pr. 8. 1. 12. Leave out “ third” and insert “ first.” 
Pr, 8. 1. 20. After “ Act” insert “or any num- 
ber of them, or may elect a new body of Direc- 
tors, or Directors to supply the places of those 
not continued in office, the Directors appointed by 


this Act.” 


Pr. 8. 1. 33. After “ Act” insert “ 1845, con-| « 
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tained.” 
Pr. 8. 1. 36. Leave out “ nor” and insert “ or.” 


The said Amendments, being read a second time, 


were agreed to. 


Ordered, That Viscount Bernard do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this House | « 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their | « 


Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Gravesend and Rochester Rail-| « 
way Bill; and the Amendments were read, and | « 


agreed to. 


The House was moved, That the Standing Or- 
der of the House, No. 121, relative to Private Bills 
requiring Amendments to be referred to the Select 
Committee on Standing Orders, might be read; and 


the same being read ; 


Ordered, That the said Standing Order be sus- 


pended in respect of the said Bill. 
Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ngrossed. 


Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon consi- 
deration of the Report on the South Eastern Railway 
(Widening and Extension of the London and Green- 
the London and wich Railway) Bill be now resumed :—The House 


accordingly resumed the said further Proceeding. 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to authorize an Extension of the 
Great Southern and Western Railway to the city of 
Cork, with a Branch Railway to the city of Lime- 


rick ; and the same were read, as follow : 


Pr. 3.1.1. Leave out from “ Act” to the second 


“ and” in L. 3. and insert “ 1845.” 


Pr. 3. 1. 5. 


1. 6. and insert “ 1845.” 


Pr. 3.1, 10. Leave out from “ Railway” to “ here- 


“ by” in 1. 11. 


Pr. 8.1. 12. Leave out from “ made” to “ and” 


in |. 24, 


Pr. 3. 1. 25. Leave out from “ the” to “ said” 


in |. 26. 


Pr. 3. 1. 27. Leave out from “ Act” to “ and” 
in |. 29. and insert “ 1845,” and in 1. 29. leave out 


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Pr. 3. 1. 31. Leave out from “ Act” to “ shall’ 
in 1. 32. and insert “ 1845,” and in 1]. 32. leave out 
from “ shall” to “ and” in Pr. 4. 1. 4. and insert 
“ be incorporated with this Act, and shall, together 


‘‘ with the same, be construed as one Act.” 





15° Julie. 


Leave out from “ Act” to “ or” in 





A. 1845. 


Pr. 10. 1]. 22. Leave out from “ execution” to 
“ and” in Pr. 11.1. 1. 

Pr. 17. 1. 1. Leave out from “ Limerick” to 
“ and” in |. 36. 
Pr. 22. 1. penult. After “ house” insert Clauses 
(A.) and (B.) 

CrauseE (A.) “ And whereas the said Railwa 
is intended to be carried for some distance through 
the estate of the Right honourable Edward Lord 
Stanley, in the parish of Solloghodmore, in the 
county of Tipperary, and some deviations on the 
line of the said Railway, through the same estate, 
beyond the limits described in the Maps or Plans 
deposited with the several Clerks of the Peace as 
hereinbefore mentioned, are or may be desired 
by the said Edward Lord Stanley; Be it there- 
fore Enacted, That it shall be lawful for the said 
Company in making the said Railway through 
the estate of the said Edward Lord Stanley, in 
the parish of Solloghodmore aforesaid, to deviate, 
with the consent in writing of the said Lord Stanley, 
from the line as laid down upon the said Maps or 
Plans beyond the limits of deviation described 
thereon, and to take and acquire the lands re- 
quired for such deviation in like manner as is 
provided as to all other lands within the said line 
of deviation ; Provided always, that in making the 
said Railway and the several works connected 
therewith, through the lands of the said Edward 
Lord Stanley, in the parish of Solloghodmore 
aforesaid, it shall not be lawful for the said Com- 
pany to make the said Railway, or any works 
connected therewith, nearer than eight hundred 
yards in a direct line from the front of the Man- 
sion-house belonging to the said Edward Lord 
Stanley called Ballykesteen, situate in the said 
parish of Solloghodmore.” 


Ciause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
be lawful for the said Company to carry the said 
Railway on the level across the roads numbered 
respectively on the Plans deposited as herein- 
before mentioned, as follows ; that is to say : 

“ In the parish of Downhill and townland of 
Grange, the road numbered 18 : 

“ In the parish of Solloghodmore and townland 
of Kyle, the road numbered 43 : 

“ In the parish of Solloghodmore and townland 
of Gotinstown, the road numbered 2: 

“In the parish of Glenbane and townland of 
Glenbane, the road numbered 3 : 

“Tn the parish of Shrowell and townland of 
Ballinglanna, the road numbered 40 : 

“Tn the parish of Emley and townland of Cool- 
boy, the road numbered 21: 

“In the parish of Knocklong and townland of 
Knocklong East, the road numbered 23, and in the 
townland of Knocklong West, the road numbered 
41: 

“ In the parish of Kilbreedy Major and town- 
land of Faulstown, the road numbered 9 : 

“In the parish of Kzlbreedy Minor and town- 
land of Thomastown, the road numbered 21 : 

“Tn the parish of Effin and townland of Effin, 
the road numbered 39: 

“In the parish of Ballyhay and townland of 
Rathmorgan, the road numbered 24, and in the 
townland of Ballyhay, the road numbered 12 : 

“In the parish of Ballyhay and townland of 
Newtown, the road numbered 21 : 


“Inthe parish of Aglishdimagh and townland 
of Ballycoskery, the roads numbered respectively 
2 and 8: 

“In the parish of Imphrick and townland of 
Imphrick, the road numbered 20: 

“In the parish of Butterant and townland of 
Argguar, the road numbered 9: 

“'In the parish of Mallow and townland of Kil- 
nockan, the roads numbered respectively 1 and 
24: 


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“ The cross road from Cappawhite to Tipperary, 
in the parish of Solloghodmore and townland of 
“ Monard: 

“In the parish of Solloghodmore and townland 
of Ballyryan West, the road numbered 42 : 

“In the parish of Cold and townland of Brackyle, 
“« the road numbered 18: 

“ In the parish of Grean and townlands of Mount 
“* Sion and Drombane, the road numbered 4: 

“Jn the parishes of Saint Lawrence and Saint 
“ Nicholas and townlands of Crosgalle and Mon- 
“ aclinoe, the road numbered 26.” 

Pr. 31. |. 16. Leave out from “ poundage” to 
“ And” inl. 31. 

The said Amendments being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Barry Baldwin do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


PublicPetitions Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- 
(Forty-first mittee on Public Petitions; That they had ex- 
Repet) amined the Petitions presented upon the 9th, 10th 
and 11th days of this instant June ; and had directed 
him to make a Report thereof to the House. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Smoke Prohi- A Petition of Inhabitants of Aberdare, in the 

bition Bill county of Glamorgan, and residing near the Aber- 
dare tron Works, praying that in case the Smoke 
Prohibition Bill should pass into a law, Iron Works 
may be excepted, was — and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Tumpike words =A Petition of the Moderator of the Presbytery of 

(Scotland) Bill. Lauder, praying that the Turnpike-roads (Scotland) 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Incorporated A Petition of the Royal Burghs of Scotland in 

pr General Convention assembled, praying the House 
and.) aA : ae 

to pass an Act abolishing the exclusive privileges en- 

joyed by Incorporated Trades in Scotland, was pre- 


sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Universities Petitions from Presbytery of Aberlour ;—Pres- 

(Scotland) Bill. hytery of Selkirk (Moderator) ;—and, Presbytery of 
Forres (Moderator); praying that the Universities 
(Scotland) Bill may not pass into a law as it now 
stands,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Launceston and ~The House proceeded to take into consideration 
South Devon 


Railway Bill, the Report on the Launceston and South Devon 
Railway Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

_ Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 

bagel The House proceeded to take into consideration 

ae ay ¢ other the Report on the South Devon Railway (Tavistock 

Brauches) Bill, aNd other Branches) Bill; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 





15° Julze. 741 


“ office until the first ordinary meeting to be held 
‘ after the passing of this Act, and at such meeting 
the share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
may either continue in office the Directors ap- 
pointed by this Act, or any number of them, or 
may elect a new body of Directors, or Directors 
to supply the places of those not continued in 
office, the Directors appointed by this Act being 
eligible as members of such new body; and at 
the first ordinary meeting to be held in the year 
and after the year in which such last-mentioned 
Directors shall have been appointed or elected, 
the share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
shall elect persons to supply the places of the 
Directors then retiring from office, agreeably to 
the provisions in the said Companies Clauses 
Consolidation Act contained, and the several per- 
sons elected at any such meeting, being neither 
removed nor disqualified, nor having resigned, 
shall continue to be Directors until others are 
elected in their stead, in manner provided by the 
said Companies Clauses Consolidation Act.” 

Pr. 7. 1.33. After “level” insert Clause (B.) 

CuiavsE(B.) “ And be it Enacted, That the said 
Company shall, within the like period of six ca- 
lendar months after the said Railway shall have 
been opened for the purposes of public traffic, 
make and for ever after maintain a good and suf- 
“ ficient bridge for the passage of foot passengers 

over the Railway, whine the same crosses the 
“ public footpath leading from East Sheen to Mort- 
lake Church: And the said Company shall also, 
within the like period, if required by the Surveyors 
of the Highways of the parish of Mortlake, by 
writing under their hands, or in case of dispute if 
required to do so by the Board of Trade, construct 
a good and sufficient bridge for the passage of 
foot passengers, over Sheen-lane, in the said parish 
“ of Mortlake.” 

” Pr. 27. 1.15. After “buildings” insert Clause 
(C.) 

Criause (C.) “ Provided always, and be it 
Enacted, That nothing in this Act contained 
shall extend, or be deemed or construed to extend, 
to prejudice or diminish, alter, abridge, or take 
away any of the rights, powers or authorities 
vested in the Commissioners of Sewers for the 
limits extending from East Mouldsey, in the 
county of Surrey, to Ravensbourne, in the county 
of Kent, but all the rights, powers and authori- 
ties vested in them shall be as good, valid and 
“ effectual as if this Act had not been passed.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. Y 

Ordered, That Mr. Pakington do carry the Bill 
to the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


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Account of all Sums rated by the Commissioners of 
Sewers for the City and Liberty of Westminster, and 
Part of the County of Middlesex, in each year, be- 
tween the 1st day of January 1841 and the 31st 
day of December 1844; distinguishing the Amount 
collected, at what Rate, and how the same has been 
expended, under distinct and separate Heads of 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, Works, Establishment, Contingent Expenses, &amp;c., 


be ingrossed. 


oe The House proceeded to take into consideration 


Railway Bill. the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 


in each year ; stating the Titles of the several Acts 
of Parliament under which the Commissioners act : 
—A similar Account from the Commissioners of the 
Holborn and Finsbury Sewers, within Holborn Di- 


intituled, An Act for making a Railway from Rich- | vision, from the 1st day of January 1841 to the 31st 


mond, in the County of Surrey, to the South West- 
ern Railway at Battersea, in the same County, to 
be called The Richmond Railway; and the same 
were read, as follow: 
Pr. 5.1.34. After“ Company” insert Clause (A.) 
Ciause (A.) “And be it Enacted, That the 


“ Directors appointed by this Act shall continue in 
Vor. 100. 


day of December 1844:—A similar Account from 
the Commissioners of the Holborn and Finsbury 
Sewers, within the Finsbury Division, from the 1st 
day of January 1841 to the 31st day of December 
1844 :—A similar Account from the Commissioners 
of Sewers for the Tower Hamlets, from the 1st day 
of January 1841 to the 31st day of December 1844: 

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—And, a similar Account from the Commissioners 
of Sewers within the District called the South Di- 
vision and the East Division, for the Limits extend- 
ing from East Mouldsey, in Surrey, to Ravensborne, 
in Kent, from the 1st day of January 1841 to the 
31st day of December 1844 (in continuation of 
Parliamentary Paper, No. 319, of Session 1843). 
Highways Bill. | Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to extend certain Provisions in the Act for consoli- 
dating and amending the Laws relating to the High- 
ways In England: And that Mr. Eliot Yorke and 
Mr. Allix do prepare, and bring it in. 


Treaties with 


nae A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
pain, 


posed, That an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, stating that this House have taken 
into their consideration the Papers which, by Her 
Majesty’s gracious Command, have lately been laid 
before them, containing Copies of a Correspondence 
which has recently taken me between the Spanish 
Minister at Her Majesty’s Court and Her Majesty’s 
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, on the subject 
of a Claim made by the Spanish Government, in 
virtue of the Treaties subsisting between the Crowns 
of Great Britain and of Spain; and praying Her 
Majesty to direct that the subjects of the Queen of 
_— should be permitted to import into the United 

ingdom all the Productions of the Territories or 
Possessions of the Spanish Crown, paying thereupon 
no higher Duties of Customs than are paid by the 
Subjects or Citizens of the most favoured Nations, 
on the Importation of like Articles being the Pro- 
duction of the Territories or Possessions of such 
Nations ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 


Mercurii, 16° die Julii, 1845: 


And the Question being put ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Lord Marcus Hill, 
Mr. Tufnell: 

Mr. Young, 

Mr. Henry Baring: 


So it passed in the Negative. 


Tellers forthe Yeas, 


Tellers forthe Noes, 


\ 87. 
} 175. 


Removal of 


Paupers Bill. Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 


to amend the Laws relating to the Removal of Poor 


Persons born in Scotland, Ireland, the Islands of | 


Man, Scilly, Jersey or Guernsey, and chargeable 
in England: And that Sir James Graham and Mr. 
Manners Sutton do prepare, and bring it in. 


Poor Law Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed 

(Medical Re- to investigate the allegations contained in the Peti- 

lief) Committee ,- ll? a = : ‘ 

(1844.) tion of David Philipps, which was presented to this 
House upon the 1ith day of July, and to report 
their Opinion thereupon to the House. 


Grand Jury 
Presentments 


(Dublin) Bill. 


‘The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
ay on the Grand Jury Presentments (Dublin) 

ill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, 'l'o-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Merchant Seamen Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this 
day. 


Merchant 
Seamen Bill. 


Coal Trade 
po London) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
No. 511 agreed to. a 
eaeRe Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Friday 
next. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


15°—16° Juliz. 


A. 1845. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of Sup- Supply ; 
ply, a Resolution ; which was read, as followeth ; 

Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One hundred Militia Pa 
and forty-six thousand two hundred and ninety-four “i 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the 
Charge of the Disembodied Militia of Great Britain 
and Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1846, 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Militia Pay 
to defray the Charge of the Pay, Clothing and Con- 5! 
tingent and other Expenses of the Disembodied 
Militia in Great Britain and Ireland; to grant Al- 
lowances in certain cases to Subaltern Officers, 
Adjutants, Paymasters, Quartermasters, Surgeons, 
Assistant Surgeons, Surgeons’ Mates and Serjeant 
Majors of the Militia: And that Mr. Greene, Mr. 

Sidney Herbert and Mr. Nicholl do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Unlawful Oaths 
into a Committee upon the Unlawful Oaths (Jre- (Ireland) Bill, 
land) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 

Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through thie 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day, at 

twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Fisheries 
mittee on the Fisheries (Jreland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, at 
twelve of the clock, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


The ingrossed Bill to enable the Commissioners Shrewshury 
of Her Majesty’s Woods and Works to apply cer- 2nd Holyhead 
, tain Monies now in their hands towards discharging — 
'the Incumbrances affecting the Shrewsbury and 
| Holyhead Road, was, according to Order, read the 
| third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That the Earl of Lincoln do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 








Mr. Greene reported the Geological Survey Bill ; Geological 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. _—Survey Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
| ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


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The House, according to Order, resolved itself Land Revenue 
into a Committee upon the Land Revenue Act a 
Amendment Bill; and, after some time spent therein, ° 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day, 
at twelve of the clock. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom Stamp Duties. 

it was referred to consider the Act 55 Geo. 3, c. 184, 
for repealing the Stamp Duties on Deeds, Law Pro- 
ceedings and other written or printed Instruments, 
and the Duties on Fire Insurances and on Legacies 
and Successions to Personal Estate upon Intestacies, 
now payable in Great Britain, and for granting other 
Duties in lieu thereof; and also the Act 5 and 6 Vie. 
c. 32, for better recording Fines and Recoveries in 
Wales and Cheshire, several Resolutions; which 
were read, as follow : : 

| 1. Resolved, That in lieu of the Stamp Duties 
/now payable in Jreland for or in respect of “ any 
| Copy or Extract of any Memorial, or of the Register 
of any Memorial registered pursuant to any Act of 
Parliament made for the public registering of Deeds 





Mr. Greene reported the Coal Trade (Port of | and Conveyances,” or for or in respect of “ every 


piece of Vellum, Parchment or Paper on which any 
such Copy or Extract shall be written after the 
first,” there shall be granted, raised, levied, collected 

‘and paid the Duties following, viz. :— 
| Deeds,—Extracts or Abstracts from Deeds or 
other Acts issued from the Office for Registry 


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of Deeds and so forth, called The Registry 
Office, and commonly called a Common 
Search, and whether such Search shall con- 
tain the Extract from any Deeds or Deed or 
not, and whether the name be signed by or 
on behalf of any officer or clerk belonging 
to such office or not : 

For each Sheet or piece of Paper on which 
such Search, Extract or Extracts, Ab- 
stract or Abstracts shall be written, three 
shillings. 

Deeds,—Searches for Deeds, or Abstracts or 
Extract from Deeds or other Acts issued 
from the office for registering Deeds, called 
the Registry Office, commonly called a Ne- 
gative Search : 

For each Copy of any Deed or Memorial, 
or for each Extract or Abstract from any 
Deed or Memorial which such Negative 
Search shall give or contain, three shil- 
lings. 

On the Officer’s Certificate on such Search, 
over and above all other Duties, ten 
shillings. 

2. Resolved, That in lieu of the Stamp Duty of 
ten shillings now payable in Great Britain and 
Ireland respectively, on a License to use and ex- 
ercise the calling or occupation of an Appraiser, 
there shall be granted, raised, levied, collected and 
paid for and in respect of a License to use and ex- 
ercise the calling or occupation of an Appraiser, to 
be taken out yearly by every person (except a licensed 
Auctioneer) who shall exercise the said calling or 
occupation ofan Appraiser, or who for or in expecta- 
tion of any gain, fee or reward, shall make an 
appraisement or valuation chargeable by Law with 
any Stamp Duty, the Stamp Duty of two pounds. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolutions: And that Mr. Greene, Mr. Chancellor 
of the Exchequer and Mr. Cardwell do prepare, 
and bring it in. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Gentle- 


men appointed to prepare and bring in the Bill, to 
amend the Law relating to the Duty on Legacies, 


and also to amend an Act of the last Session of 
Parliament for regulating the Issue of Bank Notes 


in England. 


Taxing Master, 
Court of 
Chancery 


(Ireland) Bill. (Ireland) Bill ; 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 


reading of the Taxing Master, Court of Chancery 


15°—16° Juli. 743 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Bonded Corn 
mittee on the Bonded Corn Bill; Bil. 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Spirits 
into a Committee upon the Spirits (Ireland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Excise Duties 
mittee on the Excise Duties on Spirits (Channel 7¢ ne 
Islands) Bill; rena 

. ? : : {slands) Bill. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 

itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Greene reported the Unclaimed Stock and Unclaimed 
Dividends Bill; and the Amendments were read, Stock and 
Dividends Bill, 
and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Mr. Greene reported the Criminal Jurisdiction of Criminal 
Assistant Barristers (Jreland) Bill; and the Amend- oe 
ments were read, and agreed to; and an Amendment a” 
| was made to the Bill. (Ireland) Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue, for a time to be Art-Unions 
‘limited, an Act of the seventh and eighth years of (No. 2.) Bill. 
‘Her present Majesty, for the Indemnification of 
| Persons connected with Art-Unions and others 
| against certain Penalties, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to extend the Indemnity of Mem- 
bers of Art-Unions against certain Penalties. 
Ordered, That Mr. Ewart do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





The House, according to Order, resolved itself Bail in Error 
into a Committee upon the Bail in Error Bill ; and, Bill. 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and directed him 
to report the same, without Amendment. 
Ordered, ‘That the Bill be read the third time To- 


morrow. 





Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom Excise and 
| it was referred to consider the Act 4 Geo. 4, c. 94, Customs. 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- | to grant certain Duties of Excise upon Spirits dis- 


morrow, at twelve of the clock. 


tilled from Corn or Grain in Scotland and Ireland, 
and upon Licenses for Stills for making such Spirits, 


Rothwell The House, according to Order, resolved itself | and to provide for the better collecting and securing 


Prison Bill, 


into a Committee upon the Rothwell Prison Bill; | such Duties, and for the Warehousing of such 


and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- | Spirits without Payment of Duty; also the Act 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 6 Geo. 4, c. 80, to repeal the Duties payable in re- 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made | spect of Spirits distilled in England, and of Licenses 


Amendwents thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


Turnpike-roads 


(Scotland) Bilt reading of the Turnpike-roads (Scotland) Bill ; 


| for distilling, rectifying or compounding such Spirits, 
and for the Sale of Spirits; and to impose other 
' Duties in lieu thereof, and to provide other Regu- 


The Order of the day being read, for the second lations for the Collection of the said Duties, and for 


the Sale of Spirits, and for the Warehousing of 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time such Spirits without payment of Duty, for Exporta- 


| tion; and also, the 40th section of the Act 3 and 4 
| Will. 4, c. 52, for the general Regulation of the Cus- 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself toms, a Resolution ; which was read, as followeth : 


Resolved, That there shall be charged, collected 


this day. 
Church Build- 
Ing Ac ° : ‘a0 
canine mto a Committee upon the Chureh Building Acts e | 
Bill. Amendment Bill ; and, after some time spent therein, | and paid, the countervailing Duties of Excise follow- 
No.512, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene ing, viz: 


reported, That the Committee had gone through | 


the Bill, and made Amendmenis thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be now received. 
Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 


mittee of the whole House, for Monday next. 
Vor. 100. 





For and upon every gallon of Spirits of the na- 
ture or quality of plain British Spirits, of the 
strength of Hydrometer proof, as ascertained 
| by Sykes’s Hydrometer, distilled or manu- 
| factured in the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, 
Alderney or Sark, and imported into Ireland, 
the Sum of Three shillings and Ten-pence, 

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Darby-court 
(Westminster) 
Bill. 


Lunatic 
Asylums 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
(Scotland ) Bill. 


Fees (Criminal 
Courts) Bill. 


Highways Bill. 
No. 513. 


Fees (Criminal 
Courts) Bill. 


No. 514, 


Real Property 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


No. 515. 
Stamp Duties, 
&amp;c., Bill. 

No. 516. 


Compensations. 


Lunatic 
Asylums and 
Pauper 
Lunatics Bill. 


744 15°—16° Juliz. 


and so in proportion for any greater degree 
of strength, or any greater or less quantity. 
The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 
Ordered, That it be an Instruction tothe Committee | 
on Excise Duties on Spirits (Channel Islands) Bill, 
that they have power to make provision therein, pur- | 
suant to the said Resolution. 
The Darby-court, Westminster, Bill was, accord-| 
ing to Order, read a second time; and committed 
to the Earl of Lincoln, Mr. Young, Captain Rous, | 
Mr. Leader, Mr. Forbes Mackenzie, Sir Benjamin | 
Hail, Mr. Alderman Humphery, Lord Arthur Len- | 
nox, Colonel Wood, Mr. Thomas Duncombe, and | 
such five Members as shall be added by the Com-| 
mittee of Selection. | 
Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 
Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, upon Friday next. 


Mr. Greene reported the Lunatic Asylums (Jre- 
land) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Poor Law Amendment (Scotland) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill for 
further securing the Rights of Accused Persons, and 
for abolishing certain Fees in Criminal Courts: And 
that Mr. Escott, Sir James Graham, and Viscount 
Duncan, do prepare and bring it in. 


Mr. Eliot Yorke presented a Bill to extend cer- 
tain Provisions in the Act for consolidating and 
amending the Laws relating to the Highways in 
England: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time To-morrow, 
at twelve of the clock ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Escott presented a Bill for further securing 
the Rights of Accused Persons, and for abolishing cer- 
tain Fees in Criminal Courts: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Monday next, and to be printed. 


The Real Property (No. 2.) Bill was read the first 
time; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Monday next; and to be printed. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill 
to increase the Stamp Duty on Licenses to Ap-| 





A. 1845, 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That Answer to 
their several Addresses of the 7th, 11th and 14th Addresses, 
days of this instant July, (that Her Majesty would 
be graciously pleased to give directions that the 
Papers therein mentioned might be laid before this 
House,) had been presented to Her Majesty; and 
that Her Majesty had commanded him to acquaint 
this House that She will give directions accordingly, 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant to New Zealand, 
several Addresses to Her haga ed ofall Cor- No.517 
respondence that has passed between Her Majesty’s ; 
Government and the Mew Zealand Company, be- 

tween the 19th day of June and the 6th day of July; 

together with the Minutes transmitted in Mr. C. A. 

Wood’s Letter of the 8th day of July. 

Copies or Extracts of A ant: relative to New Zealand, 
an Attack on the British Settlement at the Bay of No.517. 
Islands by the Natives of New Zealand. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Royal Royal Artillery, 
Artillery, which were presented yesterday, be printed. No.518, 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Public In- Public Income 
come and Expenditure, which was presented yester- "4 Expenci. 
ure, 


day, be printed. 
ili ai No. 519. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Naval Naval Medical 
Medical Supplemental Fund Society, which was Supplemental 


5 Fund Society. 
resented yesterday, be printed. J 
P ne ee No. 509 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after two of the clock on 
Wednesday morning, adjourned till this day. 


Mercurii, 16° die Julii ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1845. 
PRAYERS. 


R. Scott, from the Office of the Chamberlain London 
of the City of London, was called in; and Corporation. 

at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of London Bridge, 
several Acts of Parliament,—An Account of Monies &amp;- 
received and paid by the Chamberlain of the City 

of London, between the 6th day of January 1844 

and the 25th January 1845, being the Produce and 
Application of the several Duties and Payments 
constituting the Fund called The London Bridge 
Approaches or Improvement Fund, for effecting 

Public Works and Improvements in the Metropolis, 

in pursuance of the provisions of the Acts 10 Geo. 

4, c. 156, 11 Geo. 4, c. 64, land 2 Will. 4, c. 76, 














pes to reduce the Stamp Duties on Registry 
earches in Ireland; to amend the Law relating to | 
the Duties on Legacies; and also to amend an Act | 
of the last Session of Parliament for regulating the | 


Issue of Bank Notes in England: And the same was | 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second | 


time upon Friday next; and to be printed. 


1 and 2 Vic. c. 100, 1 and 2 Vie. c. 101, and 5 
and 6 Vic. c. 101, in respect of the year ending 5th 
January 1845. 

An Account of the Surplus, for the year ending 
5th January 1845, of the Fund called The London 
Bridge Approaches or Improvement Fund, for 
effecting Public Works and Improvements in the 


A Motion being made, That this House will, this | Metropolis, and of the Appropriation of the same 


day, resolve itself into a Committee, to consider of | 
charging on the Consolidated Fund of the United | 


Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, certain | 


in the discharge of Monies raised under the autho- 
rity of the Act 10 Geo. 4, c. 136. 
An Account of Monies received and paid by the 


Compensation Allowances heretofore charged on | Chamberlain of the City of London, from ie sat 


Civil Contingencies ; 
Mr. Chancellorof the Exchequer, by Her Majesty’s | 


| January to the 31st December 1844, for rebuilding 


London Bridge, and for improving and making 


Command, acquainted the House, That Her Ma-|SUitable Approaches thereto, in pursuance apg 


jesty, having been informed of the subject-matter 
of this Motion, recommends it to the consideration 
of the House. 


Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve | 


itself into the said Committee. 


The Order for reading the third time, this day, 
at twelve of the clock, the Lunatic Asylums and 
Pauper Lunatics Bill, was read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time, To- 
morrow, at twelve of the clock. 


several Acts of Parliament of 4 Geo. 4, c.50, 7 Geo.4, 

¢. 40, 10 Geo. 4, c. 136, 1 Will. 4, c.3, 2 Will. 4, 

ic. 23, 4 Will. 4, c. 13, and 2 and 3 Vic. c. 107. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the Coal Market. 

Chamberlain of the City of London, for the year 

ending 31st December 1844, in relation to the 

| Market established for the Sale of Coals, &amp;c., pur- 

-suant to the Acts of Parliament of 1 and 2 Will. 4, 

ic. 76, and 1 and 2 Vic. c. 101. 

| An Account of Monies received and paid by the Blackfriars 

| Chamberlain of the City of London, in an Bridge. 
€ 


Excl 


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9 VicToRIZ. 


the year ending the 14th August 1844, for lighting, 
watching, cleansing and repairing Blackfriars Bridge, 
pursuant to the Acts 7 Geo. 3, c. 37, 52 Geo. 3, 
c. 183, and 4 Will. 4, c. 118. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the 
Chamberlain of the City of London, from the 1st 
January to the 31st December 1844, for improving 
the Site of the Royal Exchange, in the City of Lon- 
don, and the Avenues adjoining thereto, in pursuance 
of the Acts 1 and 2 Vic. c. 100, and 5 and 6 Vice. 
c. 101. 


An Account of Monies received and paid by the 
Chamberlain of the City of Zondon, in respect of 
the year ending 25th December 1844, in pursuance 
of the Act 2 and 3 Vic. c. 94, for regulating the 
Police of the City of London. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the 
Chamberlain of the City of London, for the year 
1844, in pursuance of the Act 2 and 3 Vie. c. 94, 
for regulating the Police of the City of London, in 
respect of the City Police Superannuation Fund, 
for the Payment of Superannuated and Retiring 
Allowances. 


An Account of Monies received and paid by the 
Chamberlain of the City of Zondon, on account of 
the year ending 25th July 1844, for defraying the 
Costs and Charges of maintaining, repairing, &amp;c., 
the Mooring Chains in the River Thames, of paying 
the Salaries of the several Harbour Masters, &amp;c., 
and other Expenses of the Harbour Service, pur- 
suant to Acts 39 Geo. 8, c. 69, 10 Geo. 4, c. 124, 
and 4 and 5 Will. 4, c. 32. 


A Statement of the Receipt and Application of 
the Surplus Rents and Profits of the Bridge House 
Estates (after deducting the existing Charges and 
Expenses of Management of the said : Estates) 
from the 24th August 1843 to the 13th August 
1844, pursuant to the directions of the Acts 4 
Geo. 4, c. 50, 7 Geo. 4, c. 40, and 4 Will. 4, 
c. 118. 


An Account of Monies received and paid by the 
Chamberlain of the City of London, for one year 
ending 29th September 1844, for improving the 
Navigation westward of London Bridge, in pur- 
suance of the several Acts of 50 Geo. 3, c. 204, 
52 Geo. 3, c. 46, 54 Geo. 3, c. 223, and 5 Geo. 4, 
c. 123. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the 
Chamberlain of the City of London, in the year 
ending 29th September 1844, for making, main- 
taining and enlarging the Vaults, Drains and Sewers 
within the said City and Liberties, pursuant to the 
several Acts of Parliament of 11 Geo. 3, c. 29, 
18 Geo. 3, c. 66, and 33 Geo. 3, ¢. 75. 
An Account of Monies received and paid by the 
hamberlain of the City of London, in the year 
ending 29th September 1844, for paving, cleansing 
and lighting the said City and Liberties, pursuant 
to the several Acts of Parliament of 11 Geo. 3, c. 29, 
33 Geo. 3, c. 75, 57 Geo. 8, c. 29, and 4 Geo. 4, 
c. 114. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the 
Chamberlain of the City of London, in respect of 
the Charges of the Ward Clerks, Beadles, and other 
Expenses connected with the holding of Wardmotes 
and other Ward Meetings, and for local purposes 
connected therewith, within the several Waris of 
the City of London, pursuant to the Act 2 and 3 
Vic. c. 94, s. 85. 

An Account of Monies received and paid by the 
Chamberlain of the City of London, in pursuance of 
the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 101, for raising a Sum of 
Money to be applied towards the Expense of making, 
forming and completing the new Street from Far- 
ringdon-street, in the City of London, to Clerkenwell 
Green, in the County of Middlesex :—And then he 
withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Royal 
Exchange. 


London City 


Police. 


Mooring 
Chains, &amp;c., 
(River Thames. 


Bridge-House 
Estates. 


Thames Navi- 
gation, 


Sewers. 


Paving, Cleans- 
ing and Lighting. C 


Wardmotes, 


Fertingdon- 
Street, 


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745 


Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit Committees, 
this day, till five of the clock, during the sitting of 
the House. 


Mr. Greene reported the Turnpike Acts Continu- Turnpike Acts 
ance Bill; and the Amendments were read, and — 
agreed to. - 

_ Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 

ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow, at 

twelve of the clock. 


Mr. Greene reported the Loan Societies Bill; and Loan Societies 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. = 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 

ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow, at 

twelve of the clock. 


Mr. Greene reported the Highway Rates Bill ; Highway Rates 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. _—Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 

ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow, at 

twelve of the clock. 


Mr. Greene reported the Militia Ballots Suspen- Militia Ballots 
sion Bill; and the Amendments were read, and Suspension Bill. 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 

ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow, at 

twelve of the clock. 


Mr. Greene reported the Unlawful Oaths (Ireland) Unlawful Oaths 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed (Ireland) Bill. 
to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 

ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow, at 

twelve of the clock. 


Mr. Greene reported the Land Revenue Act Land Revenue 
Amendment Bill; and the Amendments were read, Act Amend- 
and agreed to. mont Bil. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 

be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Friday 

next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Ecclesiastical 
into a Committee upon the Ecclesiastical Patronage ee ia 
(Ireland) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, “""™*? © 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow, 
at twelve of the clock. 


A Petition of Land-bolders of the barony of Landlord 
Loughinshollen, in the county of Londonderry, pray- -_ a 
ing the House not to sanction any measure which “'**" » 
may contemplate any contest or alienation of affec- 
tion between Landlord and Tenant in Jreland, or any 
conflict of interest which ought to be one and the 
same, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Henry Walker, Surgeon and Che- Lunatics Bill. 
mist, of Saint John’s-street, Clerkenwell, in the 
county of Middlesex, praying that the Lunatics Bill 
may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Lunatics Bill. 
into a Committee upon the Lunatics Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 


Ciause N° 5, (Provision for Retiring Pension to 
incapacitated Commissioners.) 

Amendments made. 

Another Amendment rae : At the end of the 
Clause to add the words “ Provided always, That no 
“ person, being a Physician or Surgeon, or Bar- 
“ rister as aforesaid, shall be appointed as a Com- 





Vo. 100. 





5c “* missioner 











Drainage 
(Ireland) Bill. 


746 16° Julii. 


«&lt; missioner under this Act, at any age exceeding 
“ forty-five years.” 
Question, That those words be there added—— 
put, and Negatived. 
Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause, 
as amended, stand part of the Bill $ 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the { Mr. Young, } 
Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring : 
Tellers for the { Mr. Thomas Duncombe, } 
Noes, Mr. Sharman Crawford : 


Cxiavuses N° 6 to N° 112, with Amendments to 
several of them, agreed to. 
Ciause N° 113, disagreed to. 


Cuauses N° 114 and N° 115, amended, and 
agreed to. 


Ciauses N° 116 and N® 117, agreed to. 

Schedules (A.), (B.) and (C.), agreed to. 

Schedules (D.) and (E.), amended, and agreed to. 

Schedules (F.), (G.) No. 1., (G.) No. 2., (H.) and 
(1.), agreed to. 

Clauses added. 

Preamble agreed to. 

Bill, as amended, to be reported. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Friday 
next, at twelve of the clock. 


43. 
3. 











The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Drainage (Jreland) Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 


Ciausses N° 1. to N° 5, with Amendments to 
several of them, agreed to. 


CiavusE N° 6, disagreed to, 


Ciauses N° 7 to N° 23, with Amendments to 
several of them, agreed to. 


Schedules (A.) and (B.) amended, 4nd agreed to. 


Cxause, (And be it Enacted, That in every case 
where a portion exceeding one-third and not ex- 
ceeding one-half in extent of the land proposed to 
be drained or improved, as mentioned in the said re- 
cited Act, either alone and independently of or in 
connexion with the navigation of such river, or 
part of a river, as mentioned in the said Act, shall 
belong to one proprietor, and such proprietor shall 
refuse or neglect to assent to the execution of the 
works for such proposed drainage or improvement 
during such time as the Commissioners under the 
said recited Act shall appoint, and the proprietor of 
the rest of such land if there shall be but one such, 
or the proprietors thereof if there shall be more 
than one such, shall assent to the execution thereof, 
by writing under their hands, it shall be lawful for 
the said Commissioners, if they shall think fit, to 
cause such works to be executed, and otherwise to 
act in all respects as if the assent of such proprietor 
who shall refuse or neglect to assent to the execu- 
tion of the said works as aforesaid, had been given 
i writing under his hand, within such time as afore- 
said : Provided always, That the said Commissioners 
shall not exercise the discretion given to them by | 
this Act, unless they are satisfied, and shall so cer- 
tify, that they contemplate the improvements shall 
yield at least six-pounds per cent. profit on the 
money to be expended) brought up, and read the 
first time. 

Motion made, and Question proposed, That the 
said Clause be now read a second time :—Motion, 
by leave, withdrawn. 

Clause, withdrawn. 





A. 1845. 


Preamble agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow, 
at twelve of the clock. 


Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s Copyholds 
Command,— Copy of the Fourth Report of the Commission, 


Copyhold Commissioners to Her Majesty’s Principal 
Secretary of State for the Home Department. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to several sheriff Counts 
Addresses to Her Majesty,—A Return showing the (Scotland. 


Number of Appeals from the Decisions of the Sheriff 
Courts of Scotland to the Circuit Courts of Jus- 
ticiary, and the Re-heard, during each of the last Five 
years, ending with October 1844, and as follows: 
—Ist. The Names of the Parties in each Cause. 
2d. The Sum in dispute. 3d. The Names of the 
Judges on Circuit, with the Name or Names of the 
Judge or Judges who decided each Cause. 4th. The 
Name of the Town, the Date of the Trial, and 
whether tried in the Court House, or in an Apart- 
ment of an Inn or Hotel. 5th. The Result of the 
Trial, with the Amount of the Costs in each Case 
respectively. 6th. The Amount paid as Fees of 
Court in each Case, and to whom paid, and the 
Authority for levying the same. 


A Return of the Number of Insolvencies, Bank- fnsolvencies, 
ruptcies and Sequestrations in Scotland, in each &amp;c» (Scotland) 


year since 1815 to the present time. 


A Return, in columns, of the Number of Days in Sheriffs 
the years 1842, 1843 and 1844, on which each (Scotland.) 


Sheriff in Scotland (excepting those for the Counties 

of Lanark and Mid Lothian), officiated as Judge in 

his County Court, and whether the nature of the 

business was Civil or Criminal, or both, each day : 

—And, a Similar separate Return for each of the 

Counties respectively of Lanark and Mid Lothian. 
A Return of the é 


Wales, in each year (from the 1st day of January 
1837), including all Sums received from or paid to 
the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and all Monies 
received from Rents, Fines, Renewals of Leases, 
Building Leases, and from all other Sources. 


A Return of the last Schedule of Stipends made Church of 
out by the Lords of Council and Session in Scotland, Scotland. 


and of the last Precept or Warrant issued by the 
Barons of the Exchequer there, for payment of such 
Annual Sum to those Members of the Church of 
Scotland who have received augme ntations of their 
Stipends, as has raised those Stipends to One hun- 
dred and fifty pounds each per annum, in terms of 
the Acts 50 Geo. 3, c. 84, and 5 Geo. 4, c. 72, (in 
continuation of Parliamentary Paper No. 102 of 
Session 1834). 


Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Trinity College 
Orders,—Return to an Order dated the 4th day of (Dublm) 


this instant July, for Copies of the Reports, :Valua- 
tions and Surveys of the Estates of the Provost, 
Fellows and Scholars of Trinity College, Dublin, in 


| Ireland, and which were made by Maurice Collis, 


Esquire, c. E. 


Returns from each District Lunatic Asylum in Lanaties 
Treland, specifying the Name, the Year in which (Irelaud.} 


opened, the Number of Patients for which intended, 
the Quantity of Land purchased, the Price by the 
English Acre, the Amount of the Purchase Money 
of Land, the Quantity of Land rented, and the Rent 
by the English Acre, the Cost of Building, Cost of 
Bedding, Furniture and other Contingencies, and 
Total Expenditure on each Asylum previous to its 
opening :—Of the Expense of each Addition, in- 
cluding Furnishing, &amp;c., to each Asylum, and of the 

Number 


ross and Net Incomes of each Archbishopricks 
Archbishoprick and Bishoprick in England and 4 Bishopricks. 


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Railways. 


9 Vicroriz. 


Number that can be accommodated by each Addi- 
tion; and of the Additional Numbers that were 
accommodated in each Asylum without Additions 
to the Buildings, and of the Expense of the Altera- 
tions, Furnishing, &amp;c., and the Total Number which 
could be accommodated in each Asvium, on the 
31st day of March 1845:—Of the Names of the 
Counties, &amp;c., attached to each District Lunatic 
Asylum, with the Population of each by the Census 
of 1841, and the Total Population of each District, 
and of the Proportion which each County was to 
pay of the first Expense of each Asylum :—Of the 
xpense of each District Lunatic Asylum for each 
year since the 31st day of March 1839, showing 
the Total Annual Expense, the Annual Average Ex- 
pense of each Patient, the Number of Patients from 
each County, and the Sum charged to each County 
in each year :—Of the Number of Patients in each 
on the Ist day of April in each of the said years ; 
the Number admitted, the Number discharged, dis- 
tinguishing those discharged as Cured, as Relieved, 
and as Harmless and Incurable, and the Number 
transferred to Workhouses; the Number who have 
died, and the Total discharged and died, the Num- 
ber to whom Admission was refused, and the Average 
Number in each Asylum in each of the said years: 
—Of the Total Expenditure in each Asylum in each 
of the said years; of the Total Cost per head per 
annum ; the Expenditure in Furniture, Bedding and 
Linen ; the Expenditure in Fixtures, Alterations and 
Additions, Workmen’s Bills, &amp;c.; the Total Ex- 
penditure in Clothing ; the Expenditure per head 
per annum in Clothing; the Total Expenditure in 
Salaries and Servants’ Wages; the Expenditure per 
head per annum in Salaries and Servants’ Wages ; 
the Total Expenditure in Food only ; the Cost per 
head per annum in Food only; the Cost per head 
per week in Food only ; the Cost per head per day 
in Food ecnly; all calculated from the Average 
Number of Patients in each of the said years :—Of 
the Particulars of each Salary and Servants’ Wages, 
and the Total Amount of the same for each of the 
said years :—And, of the Number of Patients ad- 
mitted into each Asylum between the 31st day of 
March 1839 and the 31st day of March 1845, the 
Number discharged or taken away by their Friends 
as Relieved or Incurable within that Period, the 
Number of Relapsed Cases, and the Number who 
died within that Period, and the Number remaining 
in each Asylum on the 31st day of March 1845 :— 
Similar Returns from the Cork Lunatic Asylum 
from the 31st day of March 1839 :—And, a Return 
of the Number of Insane Persons, including Idiots, 
in each Gaol and ineach Workhouse in Jreland, on 
the 31st day of March 1845, with the estimated 
Annual Cost of maintaining, &amp;c., each; and the 
Total Number in Asylums, Gaols, and Workhouses 
in Jreland,, on the 31st day of March 1845. 
” Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
able. 


The following Return, pursuant to Order, having 
been transmitted to the Clerk, was laid upon the 
Table ; viz—A Return of the Names of all Rail- 
way Bills or Projects on which Committees have 
made Reports (for or against such Bills or Projects) 
at variance with the Reports made upon the same 
by the Railway Department of the Board of Trade ; 
with Copies of all Special Reports made by such 
Committees in reference to Statements contained in 
the Reports of the Board of Trade. 


Notice being taken that Forty Members were not 
present :—The House was told by Mr. Speaker, and 
Forty Members not being present ; and it being then 
after four of the clock :—The House was adjourned 


by Mr. Speaker, without a Question first put, till To- 
morrow. 


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747 
Jovis, 17° die Julti ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


OP ERED, That all Committees have leave 
to sit this day, till five of the clock, during 

the sitting of the House. 
__ The ingrossed Bill to continue an Act for authoriz- 
ing the Application of Highway Rates to Turnpike- 
roads, was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to continue to the First day of Oc- 
tober One thousand eight hundred and Forty-six, 
and to the end of the then next Session of Parlia- 
ment, an Act for authorizing the Application of High- 
way Rates to Turnpike-roads. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Billto suspend the making of Lists 


and the Ballots and Enrolments for the Militia of Suspension Bill. 


the United Kingdom, was, according to Order, read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to suspend until the First day of 
October One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
six, the making of Lists and the Ballots and Enrol- 
ments for the Militia of the United Kingdom. 

Ordered, 'That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue the Act to amend 
the Laws relating to Loan Societies was, according 
to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to continue to the First day of Oc- 
tober One thousand eight hundred and Forty-six, 
and to the end of the then next Session of Parlia- 
ment, the Act to amend the Laws relating to Loan 
Societies. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue certain Turnpike 
Acts was, according to Order, read the third time. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the ® 


Title be, An Act to continue to the First day of Oc- 
tober One thousand eight hundred and Forty-six, 
and to the end of the then next Session of Parlia- 
ment, certain Turnpike Acts. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Greene reported the Ecclesiastical Patronage 
(Ireland) Bill; and the Amendments were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 4. 1. 8. Leave out from “ Whereas” to “ ac- 
“ tions” in |. 9., and insert “‘ numerous.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 23. After “ of” insert “and consequent 
“ upon.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 39. Leave out “ the” and insert “a.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to; and the Amendments following 
were made to the Bill; viz. 

Pr. 6.1.1. Leave out “ be” and insert “ have 
“ been.” 

Pr. 6. 1.3. Leave out “be” and insert “ have 
“ been.” 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time, To- 
morrow, at twelve of the clock. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue an Act of the second 
and third years of Her present Majesty, intituled, 
An Act to extend and render more effectual for Five 
— an Act passed in the fourth year of bis late 

ajesty George the Fourth, to amend an Act passed 
in the fiftieth year of his Majesty George the Third, 
for preventing the administering and taking ase 2 

5C2 u 


Committees, 


Highway Rates 


Bill. 


Militia Ballots 


Loan Societies 


Bill. 


Turnpike Acts 
Continuance 
ill. 


Ecclesiastical 
Patronage 
(Ireland ) Bill. 


Unlawful Oaths 


(Ireland) Bill. 





Re, kn ee 


Spsysrr sy STO AS 


748 
ful Oaths in Ireland, was, according to Order, read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to continue for Two years and to 
the end of the then next Session of Parliament, and 
to amend, an Act of the second and third years of 
Her present Majesty, intituled, An Act to extend and 
render more effectual for Five years an Act passed 
in the fourth year of His late Majesty George the 
Fourth, to amend an Act passed in the fiftieth year 
of His Majesty George the Third, for preventing the 
the administering and taking unlawful Oaths in 
Ireland. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to facilitate the Inclosure and 
Improvement of Commons and Lands held in com- 
mon, the Exchange of Lands, and the Division of in- 
termixed Lands; to provide Remedies for defective 
or incomplete Executions, and for the non-execution 
of the Powers of General and Local Inclosure Acts, 
and to provide for the revival of such Powers in cer- 
tain cases, was, according to Order, read the third 
time ; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the Bill do pass ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the { Mr. Forbes Mackenzie, 48 

Yeas, \ Mr. Manners Sutton: } , 

Tellers for the ( Mr. Sharman Crawford, \n 

Noes, | Colonel Sibthorp: ae 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Drainage of Lands Bill; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow, 
at twelve of the clock. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend the Laws for the 
Provision and Regulation of Lunatic Asylums for 
Counties and Boroughs, and for the Maintenance 
and Care of Pauper Lunatics in England, was, ac- 
cording to Order, read the third time ; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the Bill do pass ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas were directed by Mr. Speaker to go 
pers to the new Lobby, and the Noes to the old 

obby. 

had Ashley and Mr. Young were appointed 
Tellers for the Yeas, and Sir Charles Napier was 
appointed one of the Tellers for the Noes, oa there 
being no other Member to be a second Teller for 
the Noes, Mr. Speaker declared that the Yeas had it. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Highways Bill was, according to Order, read 
a second time ; and committed to a Committee of 
= _— House, for To-morrow, at twelve of the 
clock. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Fisheries (Ireland) Bill ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow, 
at twelve of the clock. 


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A. 1845. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Grimsby Docks 
Grimsby Docks (re-committed) Bill; That they had Bill. 
made other Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Taxing Master 
reading of the Taxing Master (Court of Chancery) Court of 
(Ireland) Bill ; paren , 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time after © © °™” Bil 


Rye a 
the other Orders of the day. 


Tente: 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Drainage 
the Report on the Drainage (Ireland) Bill, at twelve (Ireland) Bill, 
of the clock ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received after the 
other Orders of the day. 


An ingrossed Bill for more effectually maintaining, Yoker Road 
improving and repairing the Road leading from the (No. 2.) Bill 
City of Glasgow to Yoker Bridge, and certain Roads 
communicating therewith, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Lockhart do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Rev 
Inter 
(No 


Sir Thomas Troubridge reported from the Com- Duddeston 
mittee on the Duddeston and Nechells Improvement = Nechells 
(No. 2.) (re-committed) Bill; That they had made (xb"&gt;)) Bil, 
other Amendments thereunto. ' 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Lascelles reported from the Committee on London and 
Group (A.) of Railway Bills ; That in the case of Crsdn Rail 
the London and Croydon Railway Enlargement "2, yw'®™ 
(re-committed) Bill, they had made other Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into consi- 
deration To-morrow ; and be printed. 


Mr. Lascelles reported from the Committee on London and 
Group (A.) of Railway Bills, to whom several — Rail- 
Petitions against the Bills comprised in the said — po 
Group, together with the Reports of the Board and Tonbridge); 
of Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case _ — , 
of the London and Croydon Railway (Maidstone, ee 
Ashford and Tonbridge), Bill, the Committee had stone to Ro- 
determined that they would not proceed with the *hester) Bils. 
Bill, inasmuch as besides that the late period of the 
Session, which would preclude the possibility of 
arriving at any result, the line proposed is an at- 
mospheric line, and the Committee are of opinion 
that it would be advisable to postpone the consider- 
ation of the Bill till next Session, when experience 
will have proved whether the atmospheric principle 
of propulsion is capable of being advantageously 
a lied ; That in the case of the South Eastern : 
(Maidstone to Rochester) Railway Bill, the Com- 
mittee also determined not to proceed with the Bill, 
as forming an important part of the North Kent 
scheme of Railway Communication, the considera- 
tion of which it is advisable to postpone till next 
Session; with regard to both these Bills with which 
the parties were ready to proceed, but which the 
Committee, for the reasons stated, declined to en- 
tertain, the Committee recommend that they should 
be placed in a favourable position next Session, in 
consideration of the expense which the parties have 
incurred in advancing the Bills to their present 
~— without having had an opportunity of being 

eard. , 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 

and be printed. 


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Mr. Lascelles reported from the Committee on South Eastern 
Group (A.) of Railway Bills, ‘ 
tions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
thereon, were referred; That in the case of the 
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they had heard counsel in support of several of the 
said Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations contained in the Preamble of the Bill, 
but the Promoters had informed the Committee it 
was not their intention to proceed with the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr, Lascelles reported from the Committee on 
Group (A.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- 
tions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the Rye 
and Tenterden Railway Bill, they had heard counsel 
in support of several of the said Petitions, and had 
also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations con- 
tained in the Preamble of the Bill, but the same 
had not been proved to their satisfaction. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for regulating Legal Proceedings by 
and against the Reversionary Interest Society, and 
for granting certain Powers to the said Society ; and 
the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 24.1. 5. After “ pounds” insert “ Provided 
nevertheless, That the majority giving such con- 
sent as aforesaid, shall together be the owners of 
three-fourths in value of the whole number of 
shares held by the persons present at such re- 
“ spective meetings.” 

Pr. 25. 1. 12. After “ proper”’ insert “ Provided 
nevertheless, That the majority giving such con- 
sent as aforesaid, shall together be the owners of 
three-fourths in value of the whole number of 
shares held by the persons present at such re- 
spective meetings.” 

Pr. 32. 1. 3. Leave out from “ notwithstanding” 
to “ defect” in 1. 5., and insert “ any.” 

Pr. 32.1. 8. After “ have” insert “ heretofore.” 

Pr. 32. 1. 10. After “ was” insert “ not qualified 
“ or was.” 

Pr. 32. 1. 11. Leave out “ done.” 

Pr. 32. 1. 12. Leave out from “ Director” to 
“ either” in 1. 13. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Kemble do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for making a Railway from Lynn 
to East Dereham; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 4.1, 20. Leave out from “ calls” to “ And” in 
. 30. 
; Pr. 5.1. 13. Leave out from “up” to “And” in 
. 36. 

Pr. 7.1. 3. After “ Company” insert Clause (A.) 
CiavuseE (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
Directors appointed by this Act shall continue in 
office until the first ordinary meeting to be held 
after the passing of this Act, and at such meeting 
the share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
may either continue in office the Directors ap- 
pointed by this Act, or any number of them, or 
may elect a new body of Directors, or Directors 
to supply the places of those not continued in 
office, the Directors appointed by this Act being 
eligible as members of such new body; and at 
the first ordinary meeting to be held in every year 
thereafter, the share-holders present, personally 
or by proxy, shall elect persons to supply the 
places of the Directors then retiring from office, 


agreeably to the provisions in the said Companies 
oL. 100. 


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749 


“* Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, contained, and 


“ the several persons elected at any such meeting, 


being neither removed nor disqualified, nor havin 
resigned, shall continue to be Directors unti 
others are elected in their stead, in manner pro- 
vided by the said Companies Clauses Consolida- 
tion Act, 1845.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 14. and 1.15. Leave out from “ Share- 
holders” to “ And” in 1. 25. 

Pr. 33. 1.28. Leave out from “completed” to 
“ And” in Pr. 34. 1. 8. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 

were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Kemble do carry the Bill 
to the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


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An ingrossed Bill to enable the Company of Gravesend and 


Proprietors of the Thames and Medway Canal to 
raise a further Sum of Money, and to amend the 
Acts relating to the said Company, and to enable 
the said Company to widen, extend and maintain a 
Railway from Gravesend to Rochester, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Kemble do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
examine into the Accounts of Colonial Receipts and 
Expenditure laid on the Table of this House, and 
to report as to the mode in which it may be de- 
sirable to frame the same for the future, in order to 
introduce uniformity, regularity, correctness and 
completeness, have power to report their Opinion 
thereupon to the House, together with the Minutes 
of the Tiidees taken before them. 

Dr. Bowring reported from the said Committee ; 
That they had considered the matters referred to 
them, and had come to several Resolutions, which 
they had directed him to report to the House, toge- 
ther with the Minutes of the Evidence taken before 
them ; and the Resolutions of the Committee were 
read, as follow : 

1. Resolved, That in the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee it is desirable that a uniform plan of Colonial 
Estimates be adopted. 

2. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that such Estimates be prepared (wherever it 
is possible) in time to receive the sanction of the 
Treasury Board and Secretary of State before the 
commencement of the Service to which the Esti- 
mates apply. ; 

3. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that such Estimates be accompanied by a 
Comparative Statement of the Receipts and Expen- 
diture, made up to the close of the year previous to 
that in which the Estimates are prepared. 

4. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that such Estimates, as regards the Colonial 
Receipts, shall represent the Gross Revenues under 
their several and distinct heads. 

5. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that as regards the Colonial Expenditure, the 
different Charges, including the Charges of collect- 
ing the Revenue, be classed separately, under their 
different heads, and that the same order of arrange- 
ment be universally adopted. 

6. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that the fixed Charges for Salaries and other 
Personal Services be kept distinct from all other 
Charges. 

7. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that in case of extraordinary or unanticipated 
Expenditure, a Supplementary Estimate, in the same 
form as the Yearly Estimate, be prepared in the 
Colony, and forwarded without delay to the Colo- 
nial Office. 

8. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 








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mittee that immediately after the local examination 
in each Colony of the Annual Account has been 
completed, a Comparative Statement of the esti- 
mated and actual Receipts and Disbursements of 
the year shoultl be prepared by the auditors or other 
officers by whom the Accounts are examined, show- 
ing, under each head of Revenue and Expenditure, 
any difference that may have occurred between the 
estimated and actual Receipts and Disbursements 
of the year, and explaining the cause of any such 
differences. 

9. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that as all the evidence taken before the 
Committee proves the superiority of the double-entry 
system of book-keeping,—its success wherever intro- 
duced into the Public Departments, and its general 
adaptation to the Public Service, it is expedient 
that the said system be adopted for keeping the 
Accounts of Colonial Revenue and Expenditure. 

10. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that a Cash-book, Journal and Ledger be 
kept in all the Colonies, and that the Ledger dis- 
tinctly represent the various heads of Receipt and 
Expenditure, as exhibited in the Estimates. 

11. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that with a view to the prompt examination 
of the Colonial Accounts, in all cases where a local 
Auditor has not been appointed, provision should be 
made for a speedy and efficient local examination of 
the Accounts; and the Auditor or other Officer to 
whom such local examination is entrusted should 
be empowered at any and all reasonable times to 
compare the Cash or other Balances of the Trea- 
surer, or any other Officer intrusted with Public 
Money, with the Balances represented in the Cash 
Accounts of their respective Departments ; but such 
inspection and comparison are not to supersede the 
periodical verification of Public Balances by Com- 
mittees or otherwise, which the Governors of Colo- 
nies have heretofore been instructed to institute. 

12. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that the Accounts of Receipt and Expendi- 
ture, when sent to the Audit Board in London, be 
accompanied by the Estimates for the year to which 
the Accounts belong. 

13. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that the Colonial Accountants be required to 
make up and forward their Accounts to the Audit 





A. 1845. 


18. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that Abstracts of the Accounts of the various 
Colonies, after being examined by the Audit Board, 
be annually presented to Parliament ; and that they 
be accompanied with Copies of the Estimates for 
the years to which they refer. 

19. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that it is desirable that steps should be taken 
for ensuring the more punctual transmission of the 
periodical Returns of Revenue and Expenditure, 

rovided for in the 7th chapter of the “ Rules and 

egulations for the Colonial Service ;” and that it 
is also desirable that a systematic Record should be 
kept at the Audit Office, in a complete and concen- 
trated shape, of the results of all the Colonial Ac- 
counts rendered to and examined in that Depart- 
ment, in such manner as at all times would afford 
the means, so far as regards the Crown Colonies, of 
giving to Government and Parliament specific in- 
formation on all points relating to the Colonial Re- 
ceipt and Expenditure ; and likewise that the Board 
of Audit should, from time to time, suggest the 
introduction of such improvements in the existing 
modes of keeping or rendering the Colonial Ac- 
counts as would remove the present anomalies, and 
secure a uniform, regular and correct system of 
Colonial Book-keeping; and should also suggest 
the needful instructions to the Colonial Officers for 
that purpose, and prepare such forms and models as 
may be useful to give effect to these instructions. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The Documentary Evidence Bill was read the Documentary 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time Evidence Bil 


upon Tuesday next; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That Heaviside’s Divorce Bill be read 
the third time upon Monday next. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
An Account of the Quantities of Cured Provisions 
of all kinds imported into the United Kingdom from 
Foreign Counties, and from the Colonies, from the 
5th day of January 1845 to the 5th day of July 1845; 
specifying the different kinds, the Countries whence 
sent, the Quantities of each kind entered for Home 
Consumption, and the Amount of Duty paid on the 


Board in London within three months after the close | same respectively :—-Alsv, the Quantities of each 
of the financial year to which the Accounts refer, or | kind re-exported, and whether taken for the use of 
specially to report the causes of any greater delay. | the Ship or for Merchandize, and the Place to which 


14. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that in addition to the Accounts sent home 
after Audit in the Colonies, Copies of the Colonial 
Cash-book and Journals be forwarded to the Audit 
Board. 


15. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- | 


mittee that where any inquiries or questions neces- 
sary for the elucidation and prompt audit of the 
Colonial Accounts are suggested by the Board of 
Audit, the Colonial Accountant be required to reply 
to the same within one month after their receipt, or 
to send a Special Report as to the causes of delay, 
stating the period at which the explanations may be 
expected. 

16. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that in case such replies or explanations shall 
not be received by the Audit Board within a rea- 
sonable time (to be estimated according to the 
distance of the Colonies and the facilities of com- 
munication with the same), the Audit Board shall 
call the attention of the Lords of the Treasury to 
the neglect of the Colonial Accountant. 

17. Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Com- 
mittee that a quarterly Report be made by the 
Audit Board to the Lords of the Treasury, on the 
state of the Colonial Accounts, showing the Arrears 
and the causes of the Arrears, and calling the atten- 
tion of the Treasury Board to every case of irregu- 


larity and delay. 











the same were re-exported. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return, showing the Number and Description of 
each kind of Live Cattle and other Animals imported 
into the United Kingdom from Foreign Countries, 
for the years ending the 5th day of July 1843, 1844 
and 1845, respectively. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Turnpike Trust: 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Debts affecting the different Turn- 
pike Trusts in Scoéland on the 1st day of June 1845, 
and of the Names of those who have made them- 
selves personally responsible for the same. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Imports into the United Kingdom, of 
Sugar, Molasses, Rum, Coffee and Cocoa, from the 
West Indies and British Guiana, distinguishing 
each Colony, for the years 1831 to 1844, both in- 
clusive, and distinguishing each year (in continuation 
of Parliamentary Paper, No. 250, of last Session). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Railway Bills 


Return of all Bills for the construction of Railways 
in 


No. 521. 


Heaviside’s 
Divorce Bill, 


Cured 
Provisions. 


Cattle, &amp;c. 


(Scotland. ) 


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in England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland, re- 
spectively, which may pass during the present Ses- 
sion of Parliament; stating the Amount of the 
Estimate, of the Capital Stock, and of the Sum 
authorized to be borrowed for each Railway, and the 
Total Amount of the Estimates, Capital Stock, 
and Sums authorized to be borrowed for all such 


Railways. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
a Return, from each Clerk of the Peace in Eng- 
land and Wales, of the Amount of Fees charged 
to a Magistrate in each County, on taking outa 
Dedimus. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Fees on 
Dedimus. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and 

Mr. Brougham: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 

lowing without Amendment, viz ; 
Statute Labour A Bill, intituled, An Act for amending the Laws 
(Scotland) Bills concerning Highways, Bridges and Ferries in Scot- 
land, and the making and maintaining thereof, by 
Statute Service, and by the conversion of Statute 
Service into Money : 
Harwell and A Bill, intituled, An Act for repairing and maintain- 
—— Road ing the Road from Harwell to Streatley, in the 
ill, 2 
County of Berks: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the several 

Acts relating to the Preston and Wyre Railway, 
Harbour and Dock Company, and to enable the 
said Company to make three several Branch Rail- 
ways: And also, 
Wear Valley | The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Railway Bill. Act for making a Railway, to be called The Wear 
Valley Railway, from and out of the Bishop Auck- 
land and Weardale Railway, to Frosterley, with a 
Branch terminating at or near Bishopley Crag, in 
Stanhope-in- Weardale, allin the County of Durham, 
with Amendments ; to which Amendments the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for extingvishing Garden Pennies, Small Tithes 
and Easter Offerings, within the Parish of Saint 
Matthew, Bethnal-green, in the County of Middlesex, 
and for providing a Fund for the Payment of the Sti- 
pend of the Rector of the said Parish, with Amend- 
ments ; to which Amendments the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House: And also, 

Come of - The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 

cory ©" for amending certain Acts of the fourth and fifth 
years of the reign of Her Majesty, for facilitating 
the Administration of Justice in the Court of Chan- 
cery, and for providing for the discharge of the 
duties of the Subpena Office, after the Death, Re- 
signation, or Removal of the present Patentee of 
that Office ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to alter and amend an Act passed in the third and 
fourth year of the reign of Her present Majesty 
Queen Victoria, intituled, An Act to enable the 
Owners of setled Estates to defray the Expenses of 
draining the same, by the way of Mortgage ; to 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to amend the Laws in force in Ireland, for Unions 
and Divisions of Parishes, for the Settlement of the 
Patronage thereof, and the celebration of Marriages 
in the same ; to which the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to amend an Act passed in the Session of Parliament 

Vox. 100, 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Preston and 
Wyre Railway 
Branches Bill. 


Saint Matthew, 
Bethnal Green, 
Rectory Bill. 


Drainage of | 
Estates Bill, 


Unions 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Libel Bill, 


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751 


held in the sixth and seventh years of the reign of 
Her present Majesty, intituled, An Act to amend the 
Law respecting defamatory Words and Libel; to 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Dick's Estate 
to enable Sir Robert Keith Dick, of Prestonficid, 8'!'- 
Baronet, Heir of entail in possession of the entailed 
Estates of Prestonfield and Corstorphine, in the 
County of Edinburgh, to feu and sell certain parts 
of the said Estates, and to bear the surname of 
Cunyngham and Arms of Cunyngham of Lamburgh- 
town alongst with the surname and Arms of Dick, of 
Prestonfield ; to which the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Sampson’s 
for authorizing and enabling Sales to be made of Fstate Bill. 
Estates respectively situate in the Parishes of Ever- 
creech, East Pennard, and in Bruton, and in other 
Parishes or Places, in the County of Somerset, de- 
vised by the Will of Thomas Sampson, Esquire, 
deceased, and for other Purposes ; to which the 
_— desire the concurrence of this House: And 

SO, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Birmingham 
to vest the Estates and Property constituting the — ew 
Trust Estate of the Blue Coat Charity School, in gi 
Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, in new 
Trustees upon consolidated Trusts, and to provide 
for the management of the said Estates and Pro- 
perty, and for the good Government of the said 
School, and for other Purposes ; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House :—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Oxford and 
Returns relative to the Professors of Oxford and Cambridge 
Cambridge included in the Annual Vote in'the Mis~ U™vertes 
cellaneous Estimates, and to the Regius Professors 
of Divinity, Physic, Civil Law, Greek and Hebrew, 
the Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity, and the 
Lord Almoner’s Professor of Arabic in both Uni- 
versities, and the Regius Professors of Pastoral 
Theology and Ecclesiastical History in Oxford,—of 
the Name of the Professor :—Ofthe Number of Lec- 
tures given in each of the last Five years :—Of the 
Number of Pupils in each of the last Five years; 
distinguishing the Numbers who were and were not 
Members of the University, and, in the case of the 
Professor of Experimental Philosophy, Oxford, the 
Number of Members of Christ Church :—Of any 
Statutes or other Regulations of the University, or 
of any College, relative to Attendance on the Lec- 
tures :—Of all the Emoluments of the Professorship, 
whether derived from Endowment, University Grant 
or Pupils’ Fees, or from any other source :—Of any 
other Office, in or out of the University, or Ecclesi- 
astical Preferment, held by any of the Professors ; 
and the portion of the year during which he may 
be obliged, by such Office or Preferment, to reside 
out of the University ; and the portion of the year 
during which he has resided out of the University 
in each of the last Five years :—And, whether in 
any case other Professorships on the same subject 
exist in either University, and if so, the Value of 
their Endowments, and whether Lectures are or are 
not given by the Professors. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Middlesbro’ 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- and Redear 
tituled, An Act for making a Railway from Middles- Raley Bil- 
bro’ to or near to the Town of Redcar, in the North 
Riding of the County of York, to be called The 
Middlesbro’ and Redcar Railway ; and the same 
were read, as follow: 

Pr, 4.1. 26. After “Company” insert Clause (A.) 
Cause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the Di- 

“ rectors appointed by this Act shall continue in 
“ office until the first ordinary meeting to be held 
“ after the passing of this Act, and at such meeting 
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the share-holders present, personally or by proxy, | 
may either continue in office the Directors ap- | 
pointed by this Act, or any number of them, or | 
may elect a new body of Directors, or Directors 
to supply the places of those not continued in 
office, the Directors appointed by this Act being 
eligible as members of such new body ; and at 
the first ordinary meeting to be held in the year 
next after the year in which such last-mentioned 
Directors shall have been appointed or elected, 
the share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 


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Resolved, That this House will, after the Orders Compensation; 
of the day, resolve itself into a Committee, to con- 
sider of charging on the Consolidated Fund of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland cer-. 
tain Compensation Allowances heretofore charged 
on Civil Contingencies. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Newry and 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Enniskillen 
intituled, An Act for making a Railway from the “™'"* Bil. 


** Directors then retiring from office, agreeably to 


the provisions in the said Companies Clauses 
Consolidation Act contained; and the several per- | 
sons elected at any such meeting, being neither 
removed nor disqualified, nor having resigned, shall | .&lt; 
continue to be Directors until others are elected | « 
in their stead, in manner provided by the said | « 
Companies Clauses Consolidation Act.” 
Pr. 13. 1.17. After “ acres” insert Clause (B.)  « 
Cuavuse (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That the | « 
powers of the Company for the compulsory pur- | « 
chase or taking of lands for the purposes of this | « 
“ Act shall not be exercised after the expiration of | 
“ Three years from the passing thereof.” | eg 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, | 
were agreed to. | « 
Ordered, That Mr. Wawn do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath « 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. | 


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Pr. 6.1. 9. After “ Company” insert Clause (A.) 

Crause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the Di- 
rectors appointed by this Act shall continue in 
office until the first ordinary meeting to be held 
after the passing of this Act, and at such meeting 
the share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
may either continue in office the Directors ap- 
pointed bv this Act, or any number of them, or 
may elect a new body of Directors, or Directors 
to supply the places of those not continued in 
office, the Directors appointed by this Act being 
eligible as members of such new body.” 

Pr. 9. 1. ult. After “ of” insert “ Brandrum Killy- 
more.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 29. After “ Park’’ insert “and also at 
the road below the corn-mill in Ballylucas.” 

Pr. 13. 1. 15. Leave out “ Mullung” and insert 
Mullurg.” 


Pr. 17. 1. 13. Leave out “ of a moiety of” and 


The Birmingham Blue Coat School Estate Bill aug Sane eae 


Birmingham 
Blue Coat was read the first time. | 
a — Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select ,, 
" Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. | os 
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Smoke Prohi- Ordered, That the Report on the Smoke Prohibi- 
bition Bill. tion Bill be received To-morrow. 


County Rates 
Bill. 


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Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday, i 


next, resolve itselfinto a Committee upon the County 
Rates Bill. 


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Pr. 17.1. 19. Leave out from “determined” to 
with”’ in |. 22., and insert “ of one moiety of the 
sums which shall have been expended by the said 
Newry and Enniskillen Railway Company, in 
taking the lands for and in the construction of 
that portion of the line between Clones and En- 
nishillen.” 

Pr. 34. 1. 33. Leave out “ Ulster” and insert 
Newry and Enniskillen.” 

Pr. 35. 1. 9. Leave out “ Ulster” and insert 
Newry and Enniskillen.” 


Death by Ordered, That the Death by Accidents Compen- | Peso ss Cas SE NEI, 
paar ati . a, ad _ 
Fee et ne} a naw read a i ig The os _ Ordered, That Viscount Newry do carry the Bill 
Bill, Was accordingly read a second time; and committed +. the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
to a Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday },,4} agreed to the Amendments made by their 
asanas | Lordships. 
Deodands Ordered, That the Deodands Abolition (No. 2.) | 
One ay Bil Bill be now read a second time :—The Bill was ac-| The House proceeded to take into consideration publiv and 
i ; cordingly read a second time; and committed to the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
a Committee of the whole House, for Wednesday | tituled, An Act for making a Railway from Drogheda 
next. ‘to Portadown, with a Branch to Navan; and the gi), 
oe Resolved, That this House will, after the Orders | OS A ED 


(Ireland) Bill. of the day, resolve itself into a Committee upon 
the Coroners (Ireland) Bill. | 
Supply. Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re-| 
solve itself into the Committee of Supply. | 


Valuation 


Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, at 
(Ireland ) Bill. 


twelve of the clock, resolve itself into a Committee | 
upon the Valuation (Jreland) Bill. | 


| 
Resolved, That this House will, after the Orders | 
of the day, resolve itself into a Committee upon | 
the Masters and Workmen Bill. | 


Masters and 
Workmen Bill. 





Ways and Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
Means. solve itself into the Committee of Ways and Means. | 
Merchant Ordered, That the Merchant Seamen Bill be read 


Seamen Bill. the third time after the Orders of the day. 


Turnpike-roads Ordered, That the Turnpike-roads (Scotland) Bill 
(Scotland) Bill. be read a second time upon Monday next. 


Spirits Ordered, That the Report on the Spirits (Zreland) 
(Ireland) Bill, Bill be received after the Orders of the day. 





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Pr. 2. 1. 9. Leave out from “ held” to “ to” in 
l. 12. 


Pr. 3.1. 20. Leave out “ intended.” 
Pr. 3.1. 23. Leave out “ intended.” 
Pr. 3. 1.38. Leave out “ intended.” 
Pr. 4. 1. 27. Leave out from “ called” to “‘ And” 


in Pr. 5.1. 5. 
Pr. 7. 1. 5. After “ Company” insert Clause (A.) 
Cuause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
Directors appointed by this Act shall continue in 
office until the first ordinary meeting to be held 
after the passing of this Act, and at such meeting 
the share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
may either continue in office the Directors appointed 
by this Act, or any number of them, or may elect 
a new body of Directors to supply the places of 
those not continued in office, the Directors ap- 
pointed by this Act being eligible as members of 
such new body.” 
Pr. 7. 1.13. Leave out from “Three” to “ And” 
in 1. 14. 
Pr. 8. 1. 1. 15. Leave out “ intended.” 
Pr 12. Is. 18. and 19. Leave out “ Drummalane” 
and insert “ Drumalane.” 


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Pr. 16. 1. 25. Leave out “ intended.” 

Pr. 16. |. 27. After “ Railway” insert “ or 
¢ Branch Railway.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 32. Leave out from “ completed” to 
“ And” in Pr. 17.1. 8. 

Pr.18.1.3. Leave out “Ten” and insert “ Forty.” 

Pr. 18.1.6. After “ thereof” insert “ except 
« with the consent in writing of the Newry Naviga- 
“ tion Company.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Viscount Newry do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


“ 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for making and maintaining a Rail- 
way from the City of Waterford, to the City of 
Limerick, with Branches; and the same were read, | 
as follow : 

Pr. 3. 1. 830. Leave out “‘ Branches” and insert 
“ a Branch.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 36. Leave out from “ calls” to “ And” 
in Pr. 5. 1. 5. 

Pr. 4. ls. 9. and 10. Leave out “ Railways” and 
insert “ Railway.” | 

Pr. 6.1.7. Leave out from “ up” to “ And” | 
in |. 27 





Pr. 6.1.29. Leave out “ or bond creditors.” 
Pr. 6. 1. 33. Leave out “ or bonds.” 

Pr. 6.1. penult. Leave out “ or bonds.” 

Pr. 7.1. 1. Leave out “ or bond creditors.” 


Pr. 9. 1. 9. Leave out from “ Company” to 
«* And” in Pr. 12. 1. 14., and insert Clause (A.) 
Cuiause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
Directors appointed by this Act shall continue in 
office until the first ordinary meeting to be held 
after the passing of this Act, and at such meeting 
the share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
may either continue in office the Directors ap- 
pointed by this Act, or any number of them, or 
may elect a new body of Directors, or Directors to 
supply the places of those not continued in office, 
the Directors appointed by this Act being eligible 
as members of such new body ; and at the first 
ordinary meeting to be held in every year there- 
after, the share-holders present, personally or by 
proxy, shall elect persons to supply the places of 
the Directors then retiring from office, agreeably to 
the provisions in the said Companies Clauses Con- 
solidation Act, 1845, contained ; and the several 
persons elected at any such meeting, being nei- 
ther removed nor disqualified, nor having resigned, 
shall continue to be Directors until others are 
elected in their stead, in manner provided by the 
said Companies Clauses Consolidation Act.” 
Pr. 13.1.5. Leave out from “ Committees” to 
And” in Pr. 15.1. 11. 
Pr. 25. Is, 23. and 24. Leave out from “ com- 
pleted” to “ And” in Pr. 26.1. 1. 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Barry Baldwin do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 


House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


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The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to enable the Dublin and Drogheda 
Railway Company to make a Branch Railway to 
Howth, and to amend the Acts relating to such 
Company ; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 9.1. 20. After «“ Railway” insert “ and 
other works.” 
Pr. 9. 1. 23. After “ the” insert “ Branch,” and 
in the same line after “ Railway” insert “ and other 
““ works.” 


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17° Juliz. 


753 


Pr. 11. 1. 25. Leave out “ or her.” 

Pr. 16.1. 36. Leave out from “ repealed” to 
“ and” in Pr. 17. 1. 25. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Barry Baldwin do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


Sampson’s Estate Bill was read the first time. 


Sampson’s 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select Estate Bill. 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Dich’s Estate Bill was read the first time. 


Dick’s Estate 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select Bi. 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


A Petition of the Senior Students of the Govern- School of 
ment School of Design, Somerset House, was pre- Design. 


sented, and read; setting forth, That the Peti- 
tioners having been Students of long standing 
in the School, and having passed through those 


elementary studies fitting them to fill its highest 


classes, they have long sought in vain for that in- 


| struction in the principles and practice of Ornamental 


Design, which the Council, in their Report of 1843 
and 1844, page 14, assign as the tuition to be given 
to the First Class, and the giving of which consti- 
tutes the real value of a School of Design, and dis- 
tinguishes it froma mere Drawing School; and in 
page 6 of the same Report, in the enumeration of 
the duties of the Director, and more particularly in 
Articles 6,13 and 14, it is shown that the giving 
such instruction is the peculiar province of the Di- 
rector; and as there is no other Officer in the School 
appointed to give such instruction, or in any way to 
carry out the higher aims of the said School of De- 
sign, and being unable to obtain from the Director 
any of the instruction there set forth, they were 
compelled in April last to lay before the Council of 
the said School certain statements of their grievances, 
and to solicit an examination into the state of the 
said School; but the Council having refused to en- 
tertain their Petition, or examine into the truth of 
the statements advanced by them, but, on the con- 
trary, immediately suspended the Petitioners from 
the said School, and now declaring, that they shall 
not be re-admitted to the said School without an 
apology in each case to the Director, they beseech 
the interference of the House, and trust that the 
House will institute an inquiry into the tuition given 
at the said School of Design. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


the British Jews; praying that the Jewish Disa- 
bilities Removal Bill may pass into a law,—were 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Charles Stewart, late a Captain in 
Her Majesty’s Twenty-fourth Regiment of Infantry, 
stating his services in rescuing the lives of the crew 
and troops embarked on board the transport “ Arch- 
duke Charles,” in 1816 ; and praying for inquiry into 
the circumstances, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Sugar-refiners of Zondon, praying 
that the Smoke Prohibition Bill may not pass into 
a law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions of Elders of the Congregation of Bri- Jewish Disabi- 
tish-born Jews resident in Portsmouth ;—and, Mem- aa Removal 
bers of the London Committee of Deputies of “"* 


Charles Stewart. 


Smoke Prohi- 
bition Bill. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the city of London, Lunatic 
and parts adjacent, praying that the Lunatic Asylums Asy!ums and 


and Pauper Lunatics Bill may be postponed until 
the next Session of Parliament, and that a Com- 





5D mittee 


aupe 
Lunatics Bill. 





New South 
Wales. 


Ecclesiastical 
Courts Bill. 


Factories. 


Saint Asaph 
and Bangor 
Dioceses. 


Physic and 
Surgery Bill. 


Jewish Disabi- 
lities Removal 
Bill. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 


(Scotland) Bill. 


754. 
mittee of the House may be appointed to inquire 
into past legislation, and present condition, care and 
treatment of Lunatics in England and Wales, whe- 
ther pauper or otherwise, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Stock-holders and other Inha- 
bitants of the town of Boyd, and its neighbour- 
hood, in the Colony of New South Wales, praying 
for the repeal of so much of the Act 5 and 6 Vic., 
c.76, as prohibits the appropriation of the Territorial 
Revenue by the Legislative Council, and also so 
much of the Act 5 and 6 Vic., c.36,as relates to the 
minimum price, to the letting and to the general 
control of the Crown Lands in New South Wales, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Archdeacon of the Archdea- 
conry of Barnstaple, in the Diocese of Exeter, pray- 
ing that the Ecclesiastical Courts Bill may not pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Factory-workers and Inhabitants of 
Cowcliffe, in the parish of Huddersfield,in the county 
of York, praying the House to pass a law to limit 
the labour of young persons under twenty-one years 
of age employed in Factories to ten hours a day, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Bonin- 
gale, in the county of Salop, praying for the repeal 
of so much of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 77, as re- 
lates to the union of the Dioceses of Saint Asaph 
and Bangor, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Matthew Mac Millan, General Prac- 
titioner in Medicine, Surgery and Midwifery, Dollar, 


in the county of Clackmannan, praying that the}: 


Physic and Surgery Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Jewish Disabilities Removal Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question ; viz: To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon this day three months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 
stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Mr. Young, } 91 

Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: , 

Tellers for the f Sir Robert Harry Inglis, \ 

Noes, { Mr. Plumptre : | Nee 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time: 
—The Bill was accordingly read a second time; and 
committed to a Committee of the whole House, for 
To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Poor Law Amendment 
‘ Scotland) Bill. 

(In the Committee.) 

Cravsss, N° 73 to N° 87, with Amendments to 
several of them, agreed to. 

Schedule agreed to. 

Clauses added. 


Postponed Clause, N° 16, amended, and agreed to. 
Preamble agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 


17° Julze. 





A. 1845. 


reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow, 
at twelve of the clock. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue an Act for exempt- Bits of 
ing certain Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes Exchange, &amp;c, 
from the Operation of the Laws relating to Usury, i! 
was, according to Order, read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to 
the Bill, by way of Rider, (That the Proviso in the 
recited Act, that nothing therein contained shall 
extend to the loan or forbearance of any Money 
upon security of any lands, tenements or heredita- 
ments, or any estate therein, shall not be continued 
by this Act) :—And the said Clause was brought up, 
and read the first time. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the said Clause be now read a second 
time :—It passed in the Negative. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to continue until the First day of 
January One thousand eight hundred and Fifty-one, 
an Act for exempting certain Bills of Exchange and 
Promissory Notes from the Operation of the Laws 
relating to Usury. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Real Property 
reading of the Real Property (No. 1.) Bill; (No. 1.) Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Tuesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Assignment of 
reading of the Assignment of Terms Bill ; Forme Bal, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Tuesday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Granting of 
reading of the Granting of Leases Bill ; Leases Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 


upon Tuesday next. 


The Jurors’ Books (Jreland) Bill was, according Jurors’ Books 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a (Ireland) Bill, 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow, at 
twelve of the clock. 


The Naval Medical Supplemental Fund Society Naval Medical 
Bill was, according to Order, read a second time ; oe 
. . und Society 

and committed to a Select Committee. Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Physic a 
mittee on the Physic and Surgery Bill ; — 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Colleges of . 
mittee on the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons amet 
Bill \ urgeons . 

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Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second ng in Trade 
reading of the Stock in Trade Bill ; acs 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
upon Thursday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Grand Jury - 
into a Committee upon the Grand Jury Present- (Dublin) Bill 
ments (Dublin) Bill; and, after some time spent 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. 

Greene reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow, 


at twelve of the clock. 


The ingrossed Bill to facilitate the Completion of Geological 
a Geological Survey of Great Britain and Jreland, Servey ?! 


under the direction of the First Commissioner on 
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Rothwell 
Prison Bill. 


Bonded Corn 
Bill. 


Excise Duties 
on Spirits 
(Channel 
Islands) Bill, 


Unclaimed 
Stock and 
Dividends Bill. 


Criminal 
Jurisdiction 

of Assistant 
Barristers 
(Ireland ) Bill. 


Bail in Error 
Bill. 


Lunatic 
Asylums 


(Ireland) Bill, 


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the time being of Her Majesty’s Woods and Works, 
was, according to Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Greene reported the Rothwell Prison Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Bonded Corn Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Friday morning ; 


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The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Excise Duties on Spirits 
(Channel Islands) Bill; and, after some time spent 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. 
Greene reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The ingrossed Bill to make further Provisions as 
to Stock and Dividends unclaimed was, according 
to Order, read the third time; and an Amendment 
was made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill for regulating the Criminal 
Jurisdiction of Assistant Barristers as to certain 
Counties of Cities and Counties of Towns in Jre- 
land, was, according to Order, read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause (A Sessions of the Peace 
held after the passing of the said recited Act, in 
such Counties of Cities and Towns, and the Acts of 
such Assistant Barristers and Justices deemed valid), 
was thrice read; and added to the Bill, by way of 
Rider. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to stay 
Execution of Judgment for Misdemeanors, upon 
giving Bail in Error, was, according to Order, read 
the third time ; and the Amendments following were 
made to the Bill: 

Pr. 1.1.13. After “ Judgment” insert “ whether,” 
and after “ given” insert “ before or.” 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, with Amendments ; to which 
Amendments this House doth desire the concurrence 
of their Lordships. 


The ingrossed Bill for the Establishment of a 
Central Asylum for Insane Persons charged with 
Offences in Ireland, and to amend the Act relating 
to the Prevention of Offences by Insane Persons, and 
the Acts respecting Asylums for the Insane Poor in 
freland, and for appropriating the Lunatic Asylum 
in the City of Cork to the Purposes of a District 
Lunatic Asylum, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


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18° Julze. 





755 


Mr. Greene reported the Drainage (Jreland) Bill; Drainage 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to ; and (Ireland) Bill. 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


The Taxing Master, Court of Chancery (Ireland) Taxing Master, 
Bill was, according to Order, read a second time ; Court of 


and committed to a Committee of the whole House, (irelend Bill. 


for this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Coroners 
mittee on the Coroners (Ireland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon this day three 
months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Masters and 

into a Committee upon the Masters and Workmen Woerkmen Bill. 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Merchant 
reading of the ingrossed Bill for the Protection of Semen Bill. 
Seamen entering on board Merchant Ships ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Bill be now read the third 
time :—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this 
day. 

Spirits 


Mr. Greene reported the &lt; pre (Ireland) Bill; CPctond) Bill 
(ireian Ule 


and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

A Clause (Bond required of Spirit Retailers by 
the 3d and 4th Will. 4, c. 68, not to be subject to 
Stamp Duty), was twice read; and made part of the 
Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee, to consider of charging on 
the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom 
of Great Britain and Ireland certain Compen- 
sation Allowances heretofore charged on Civil Con- 
tingencies. 


Compensations, 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That Provision be made, out of the Con- 
solidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, for the payment of Compensa- 
tion to the Clerks of Dispensations and Faculties 
in Chancery, the Registrar of the Cinque Ports, the 
Clerks of Petty Session at Deptford and Clapham, 
for the loss sustained by them respectively of their 
lawful Fees and Emoluments, in consequence of the 
operation of certain Acts passed in former Sessions 
of Parliament, affecting the Fees and Emoluments 
of their said Offices. 


Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Railways 
to restrict the Powers of Selling or Leasing Railways eer 
contained in certain Acts of Parliament relating to ““""®? “" 
such Railways: And that Sir George Clerk and 
Lord Granville Somerset do prepare, and bring it in. 


Mr. Sidney Herbert presented a Bill to defray Militia Pay 

the Charge of the Pay, Clothing and Contingent Bill. 

and other Expenses of the Disembodied Militia in 

Great Britain and Ireland ; to grant Allowances in 

certain cases, to Subaltern Officers, Adjutants, Pay- 

masters, Quartermasters, Surgeons, Assistant Sur- 

geons, Surgeons’ Mates and Serjeant Majors of the 

Militia: And the same was read the first time ; and 

ordered to be read a second time this day. 


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Railways Sir George Clerk presented a Bill to restrict the 
— Pill wers of Selling or Leasing Railways contained in 
asing) Pills Certain Acts of Parliament relating to such Railways? 
No.522. And the same was read the first time; and ordered 
to be read a second time this day ; and to be printed. 
Unions The Unions (Jreland) Bill was read the first time ; 
(Ireland) Bill. : 
No. 523 and ordered to be read a second time upon Monday 
0.523. next; and to be printed. 
Glasgow, Mr. Evans reported from the Committee on Group 
Paisley, Kil- 


mameck and «© G.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Petitions 
Ayr Railway against the Bills comprised in the said Group, to- 
(Barrhead = gether with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
Branch) Bill. thereon, were ne a ; and who were instructed to 
divide the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr 
Railway Bill into two Bills; That they had divided 
the Bill accordingly, and that in the case of the Glas- 
gow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway ( Barr- 
head Branch) Bill, they had heard counsel in support 
of several of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; That the Committee 
had examined the allegations contained in the Pre- 
amble of the Bill, but the same had not been proved 
to their satisfaction. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That there Jaid before this House, Re- 
turns of the Numbers of Drainages under the Act 
5 and 6 Vic., c. 89, where the Commissioners of 
Public Works have been called upon to make Sur- 
veys, Reports and Estimates :—Of the Drainages in 
which they have got the final consent necessary to 
enable them to proceed with the Works under the 
21st section :—Of any additional Salary given to the 
Board of Works’ Solicitor, under any of the powers 
of this Act, and a description of the Duty done for 
such increased Salary :—And, of all the Works com- 
pleted under the provisions of the said Act, from the 
time of its passing to this date. 


Drainage 
(Ireland. ) 


Taxing Master, A Motion being made, That this House will, this 


— ws day, resolve itself into a Committee, to consider of 
(Ireland) making provision out of the Consolidated Fund of 
[Salariesand the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 
Expenses.] for the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of Taxing 


Master of the High Court of Chancery in Jreland ; 

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by Her Majesty’s 
Command, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the subject-matter of this 
Motion, recommends it to the consideration of the 
House. 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 

Tottenbhamand A Petition of John Péarson, of 31, Upper Barns- 

Farringdon. bury-street, in the parish of Saint Mary, Islington, 

s } sion . : 

Railway Bill, praying that the Vottenham and Farringdon-street 
Extension Railway Bill may not pass into a law, as 
it now stands, was presented, and read; and referred 
to the Committee on the Bill. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till one of the clock on Friday morning, ad- 
journed till this day. 





Veneris, 18° die Julii ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1845. 
PRAYERS. 


Committees. QRDERED, That all Committees have leave 
to sit this day, till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 


Lunatics Bill. 
No. 524, 


Mr. Greene reported the Lunatics Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


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A. 1845, 


ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Tuesday 
next, at twelve of the clock. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Mr. Greene reported the Grand Jury Present- 
ments (Dublin) 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next, at twelve of the clock. 


. Grand Jur 
ill; and the Amendments were Proventments 


(Dublin) Bill, 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to Ecclesiastical 
enable Archbishops and Bishops in Jreland to Patronage 
charge their Sees with the Costs incurred by them (!*¢!an¢) Bill, 
in Defence of their Rights of Patronage, in certain 
cases, and also to enable Tenants for Life, and other 
Persons having limited Interests in Estates in Jre- 
land, to charge said Estates with the Costs incurred 
by them in asserting their Rights to Ecclesiastical 
Patronage, in certain cases, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, with Amendments ; to which 
Amendments this House doth desire the concur- 
rence of their Lordships. 


Mr. Greene reported the Drainage of Lands Bill ; Drainage of 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. Lands Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order ef the day being read, for receiving the Fisheries 
Report on the Fisheries (Ireland) ; (Ireland) Bill, 
Ordered, That the Report be received after the 
other Orders of the day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Jurors’ Books 

into a Committee upon the Jurors’ Books (Zreland) (Irelad) Bill. 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill; and directed him to report the same, without 
Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Monday next. 


Mr. Greene reported the Poor Law Amendment Poor Law 
(Scotland) Bill; and the Amendments were read, Amendment, 
(Scotland) Bill. 
and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next, at twelve of the clock. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Highways Bill. 
into a Committee upon the Highways Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next, at twelve of the clock. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Valuation “ 
into a Committee upon the Valuation (Jreland) Bill, (Irelana) Bi 


(In the Committee.) 

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

CravuszEs, N° 1 to N° 4, agreed to. 

Crause, N°5,(Tenements to be valued separately, 
according to the fair letting value, according to pro- 
vision of 1 and 2 Vic., c. 56, s. 64). 

Notice taken, that Forty Members were not pre- 
sent; Committee counted, and Forty Members not 
being present ; “i. 


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The Chairman left the Chair. 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair, and counted the 
House; and Forty Members not being present, 
Mr. Speaker left the Chair; and it not being Four 
of the clock, and other Members having come into 
the House, Mr. Speaker again counted the House ; 
and Forty Members being present, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair. 

Then the House again resolved itself into the 
Committee. 

(In the Committee.) 


Cravse, N°5,(Tenements to be valued separately, 
according to the fair letting value, according to pro- 
vision of 1 and 2 Vic. c. 56, s. 64). 

Notice taken, that Forty Members were not pre- 
sent; Committee counted, and Forty Members not 
being present ; 

The Chairman left the Chair. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair, and counted 
the House, and Forty Members being present :— 
The House again resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 

(In the Committee.) 


Ciavse, N°5,(Tenements to be valued separately, 
according to the fair letting value, according to pro- 
vision of 1 and 2 Vie. c. 56, s. 64). 

Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause 
stand part of the Bill; 

The Committee divided : 


The Chairman directed the Yeas to go forth to 
the New Lobby, and the Noes to the Old Lobby ; 
and there appearing to be only one Teller for the 
Noes, the Chairman declared that the Yeas had it. 


Cuavses, N° 6 to N° 37, with Amendments to 
several of them, agreed to. 


Schedule agreed to. 
Preamble agreed to. 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Monday 
next. 


Dublin Pipe An ingrossed Bill to amend the Acts for regulating 
_ (No. 2+) the Pipe Water of the City of Dublin, and to enable 
1“ the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
Borough of the City of Dublin toextend the Supply 
of Pipe Water to the several Parishes or Portions of 
Parishes situate in the City and County of the said 
Borough, and adjoining to, but outside, the Boun- 
dary thereof, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to amend the Acts for regulating 
the Pipe Water of the City of Dublin, and to enable 
the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the 
Borough of the City of Dublin to extend the Supply 
of Pipe Water to the several Parishes or Portions of 
Parishes situate in the City and County of Dublin, 
and adjoining to the Borough of the said City of 
Dublin, but outside the Boundary thereof. 
Ordered, That Mr. Grogan do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Seb Eastern An ingrossed Bill to enable the South Eastern 


(Widening and Railway Company to widen certain Parts of the 
Extension of the London and Greenwich Railway, and to extend the 


ema same Railway to Croom’s Hill, Greenwich, was read 
Railway) Bil, the third time. 


Resvlved, That the Bill do pass: And that the | 
Title be, An Act to enable the South Eastern Rail- | 
way Company to widen certain Parts of the London | 
and Greenwich Railway. 

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Ordered, That Mr. Plumptre do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The North Walsham School Estate Bill was read North Walsham 
a second time; and committed. gg Estate 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- * 
mittee of Selection. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (Z Z.) of Bolton and 
Railway Bills, have leave to report the Bolton and Leigh, Kenyon 
Leigh, ‘Kenyon and Leigh Junction, North Union,’ qeyj°"* 
Liverpool and Manchester, and Grand Junction Rail- Union, Liver- 
way Companies Amalgamation Bill, forthwith. pool and Man- 

Mr. Thomas Duncombe accordingly reported from aati, So 

the said Committee, to whom several Petitions Railway Com- 
against the Bills comprised in the said Group, to- panies Amalga- 
gether with the Reports of the Board of Trade ™“™ 2!" 
thereon, were referred; That in the case of the 
Bolton and Leigh, Kenyon and Leigh Junction, 
North Union, Liverpool and Manchester, and Grand 
Junction Railway Companies Amalgamation Bill, 
they had heard counsel in support of several of 
the said Petitions; and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill; That they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on 
Railway Bills, so far as the same relate to the present 
application ; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (A.) of South Eustern 
Railway Bills, have leave to report the South Eastern sae — 
Railway (Branch to Deal and Extension of the South and Extension . 
Eastern, Canterbury, Ramsgate and Margate Rail- of the South 
way) Bill, forthwith. pv ol 

Mr. Lascelles accordingly reported from the said gate my 
Committee, to whom several Petitions against the gate Railway) 
Bills comprised in the said Group, together with 3" 
the Reports of the Board of Trade thereon, were 
referred ; That in the case of the South Eastern Rail- 
way (Branch to Deal, and Extension of the South 
Eastern, Canterbury, Ramsgate and Margate Rail- 
way) Bill, they had heard counsel in support of 
several of the said Petitions, and had also heard 
counsel in favour of the Bill; That they had inquired 
into the several matters required by the Standing 
Orders on Railway Bills; and that the Committee 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 


‘and be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Brighton, 
the Report on the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings —— mg " 
Railway (Hastings, Rye and Ashford Extension) nap dilation, 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. Rye and Ash- 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be os Extension) 


ingrossed. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to London and 
take into consideration the Report on the London Croydon Rail- 
. 3 1). way Enlarge- 
and Croydon Railway Enlargement Bill; and the 6 Bin, 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to Epping Rail- 
take into consideration the Report on the Epping way (No. 2.) 
Railway (No. 2.) Bill; and the Amendments were ™ 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be ‘ 
ingrossed. 


Sir Robert Harry Inglis reported from the Select Darby-court 
Committee on the Dart -court (Westminster) Bill ; oe 
That they had examined the allegations of the ee 

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and found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and made an Amendment thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a) 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next, | 
at twelve of the clock. 


Public Petitions Mr, Thornely reported from the Select Committee 
(Forty-second 4 Public Petitions ; That they had examined the | 
Report.) pad 4 y 
Petitions presented upon the 14th, 15th and 16th 
days of this instant July, and had directed him to 
make a Report thereof to the House. 
Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Charles A Petition of Charles Whitlaw, of Argyll-street, 

— Regent-street, London, stating his discoveries in 
curing the yellow fever, scrofula, and glandular dis- 
eases ; and praying for the appointment of a Com- 
mittee to investigate the subject, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Reverend William Hocken, 
Rector of Saint Endellion, in the county of Corn- 
wall, and diocese of Exeter, praying for the repeal 
of the Act 9 Geo. 2, c. 36, intituled, An Act to re- 
strain the Disposition of Lands, whereby the same 
become unalienable, and other Statutes of a like ten- 
dency, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


} ortmain 


Petitions from Stockport ; — Margrets, Cloughs 
and others, Factory Workers ;— Ellen Charnley and 
others, Factory Workers ;—Almondbury ;—Ashton- 
under-Lyne ;— Halifax ;—R. Knowles and Sons (two 
Petitions) ; — Bolton-le-Moors (two Petitions) ; — 
Leeds (three Petitions) ;—Aeighley (two Petitions) ; 
— Wakefield; —- Dewsbury (eight Petitions); — 
Messrs. Cook, Hague and Wormald ; — Factory 
Workers in the employ of Mr. George Hall;—Fac- 
tory Workers in the employ of Mr. John Brooke; 
—and, Factory Workers in the employ of Mr. Car- 
ter ; praying the House to pass an efficient Ten | 
Hours Bill for all minors and females employed in 
Factories,—were presented, and read ; and ordered | 
to lie upon the Table. 


Factories, 





A Petition of G. LZ. Hutchinson, of the Adelphi, | 
Gentleman, praying that the Parochial Settlement | 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was | 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the | 


Parochial 
Settlement Bill, 





A. 1845. 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir Giffin Wilson Message from 

and Mr. Lynch: the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

‘The Lords have agreed to the several Bill following, 
without Amendment, viz : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for the Appointment of Constables, 
additional Constables for keeping the Peace near Public Works 
Public Works in Ireland : (Ireland ) Bill 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for the further Preven- Dog Stealing 
tion of the Offence of Dog Stealing: And also, Bill. 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Norwich ang 
Act for altering the Line of the Norwich and Bran- Brandon Rail. 
don Railway and for making a Branch therefrom {\“f — 
to East Dereham, in the County of Norfolk, with Senden 
Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords de- Branches Bill, 
sire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Aberdare 
Act for making a Railway from the Taff Vale Rail- Railway Bil, 
way, near Ynys Meyrick, to Aberdare, with a 
Branch therefrom, to be called The Aberdare Rail- 
way, with Amendments ; to which Amendments the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Saint Helens 
Act for paving, lighting, cleansing, watering, regu- ~ ce 
lating and otherwise improving the Town of Saint ~ 
Helens, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, and 
for establishing and regulating a Market therein, 
with an Amendment ; to which Amendment the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 


also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Bristol and 
Act to amend the Acts relating to the Bristol and olin 
Exeter Railway, and to authorize the Formation of yore 
a Junction Railway, and several Branch Railways 
connected with the same, with Amendments; to 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Winchester 
to enable the Warden and Scholars, Clerks of Saint — Estate 
Mary College of Winchester, near Winchester, to’ ’ 
carry into effect a Contract entered into by them 
for the Sale of certain Parts of the Estates be- 
longing to the said College, in the Isle of Wight, 
and to invest the Purchase-Money in other Estates 
for the Benefit of the said College; to which the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to Molyneux’: 
enable the Assignees of the Estate of Thomas Blayds (Follett’:) 


Table. Molyneux, a Bankrupt, to sell his Real Estates, a 
ae | discharged from a Jointure and certain Portions and 
Lunatic A Petition ofthe Mayor, Aldermenand Burgesses | Legacies charged thereon ; to which the Lords 


ae and of the borough of Kingston-upon- Hull, praying that | desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 
Lunatics Bill, Town Councils of boroughs may not, by the Lunatic; The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Duke of 
Asylums and Pauper Lunatics Bill, be made the | to enable the Trustees of the Will of the Most Noble Bridgwater’ 
instruments of raising monies over the expenditure | Francis late Duke of Bridgwater, to carry into ex- mane 
of which they have no control, was presented, and | ecution certain Articles of Agreement made and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. ‘entered into by them with the Right honourable 
- Francis Egerton, commonly called Lord Francis 

Petitions from Pershore ;—and, Members of the Egerton, and to raise Money for the Purposes ex- 
Bath Juvenile Temperance Society; praying the pressed in the said Articles “of Agreement, and for 
House to adopt measures for preventing the increase | other Purposes; to which the Lcoils denies the oam- 
of houses licensed for the sale of intoxicating drinks, | currence of this House :—And then the Messengers 
and for diminishing to a very large extent the num- | withdrew. 
ber already existing, and to pass a law for entirely 
abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on the 
Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read ; and ordered | 
to lie upon the Table. 


Public Houses. 


Molyneuzx’s (Follett’s) Estate Bill was read the Molynews' 
first time.  annag 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 





Aiea) Bil. The Libel Bill was read the first time; and ordered 
No. 525. to be read a second time upon Wednesday next ; and | 


to be printed. The Duke of Bridgwater’s Estate Bill was read the Duke oi 


first time. Estate Bill: 
School of Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s | Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Design. Command ,—Copy of the Fourth Report of the Coun- | Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 
cil of the School of Design, for the year 1844-45, | . 
(from May 1844 to June 1845), | The Small Debts (No. 3.) Bill was, according to Small Detts 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the! Order, read a second time ; and committed to a (No. a 
Table. | Committee of the whole House. actin 
Resolved, 


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Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 

The House, accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee ; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Resolved, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Tuesday next 
at twelve of the clock. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Adjournment. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

Ordered, That the Report which, on the 10th day 
of July in the last Session of Parliament, was made 
from the Select Committee to whom the Petition of 
the Rector, Churchwardens and Vestrymen of Saint 
Margaret’s, Westminster, for aid towards repairing 
the Church, was referred, be referred to the Com- 
mittee. 

Ordered, That the Copy of the Third Report of 
the Commissioners on the Fine Arts, with Appendix, 
which was presented upon the 6th day of August in 
the last Session of Parliament, be referred to the 
Committee. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
“ this House will, upon Wednesday the 23d day of 
“ this instant July, resolve itself into a Committee, 
‘“« for the purpose of considering the propriety of an 
“‘ Address to Her Majesty, humbly requesting that 
“* She will be graciously pleased to take into con- 
“ sideration the claims for further pecuniary recom- 
“ pense of the Officers, Seamen, Soldiers and Ma- 
“ rines engaged in the operations against the Chi- 
“ nese Empire, in the years 1840, 1841 and 1842,” 
instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the Yeas, men Hows ‘ Baring } 


Supply; 


Saint Margaret's 
Church, 
Westminster. 


Fine Arts. 


China. 


Captain Berkeley, } 27 
Sir Charles Napier:) ~°* 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 


(In the Committee). 


1. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
two thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to defray Law Charges, and the Salaries, Allowances 
and Incidental Expenses in the Office of the Soli- 
citor for the Affairs of Her Majesty’s Treasury, to 
the 31st day of March 1846. 

2. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eleven 
thousand seven hundred and twenty pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay Expenses connected 
with the Prosecution of Offenders against the Laws 
relating to Gold and Silver Coin, to the 31st day of 
March 1846. . 

3. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One hun- 
dred and thirty thousand pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to detray, in the year 1845, certain Charges 
formerly paid out of the County Rates. 

4. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifteen 
thousand and one hundred pounds, be granted to Her 

Vor. 100. 


Tellers for the Noes, 


Law Charges, 


Gold and Silver 
Coin. 


County Rates. 


Sheriffs’ 
Expenses, &amp;e, 


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759 
Majesty, to defray, to the 31st day of March 1846, 
the Expenses incurred by Sheriffs ; to make good 
the Deficiency of the Fees in the Office of the Queen’s 
Remembrancer in the Exchequer; to pay the Sala- 
ries and ancient Allowances of certain Officers of 
the Court of Exchequer ; also, certain Expenses of 
the Queen’s Prison. 

5. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirteen Insolvent 
thousand three hundred and sixty-eight pounds, be Pebtors’ Court. 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries of 
the Commissioners of the Insolvent Debtors Court, 
of their Clerks, and the Contingent Expenses of the 
Court and Office, to the 31st day of March 1846; 
also, the Expenses attendant upon the Circuit. 

6. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eighteen {ste of Wight 
thousand three hundred and sixty-one pounds, be Prison. 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the * seed of 
the Prison for Juvenile Offenders in the Isle of 
Wight, to the 31st day of March 1846. 


7. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Sixteen Pentonville 
thousand two hundred and eighteen pounds, be Prison. 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses of 
the Pentonville Prison, to the 3ist day of March 
1846. 

8. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Twenty- Milbank 
eight thousand one hundred and eighteen pounds, Prison. 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses 
of the Milbank Prison, to the 31st day of March 
1846. 

9. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four Criminal 
thousand and twenty-five pounds, be granted to Lunetics. 
Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses of confining 
and maintaining Criminal Lunatics in Bethlem Hos- 
pital, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

10. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eight Inspectors of 
thousand one hundred and seventy-two pounds, be Prisons, &amp;e. 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and 
Expenses of the Inspectors of Prisons, and of the 
Prison Board in Scotland, to the 31st day of March 
1846. 

11. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Sixty- Law Expenses 
seven thousand eight hundred and ten pounds, be (Scotland. ) 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray Law Expenses 
in Scotland, to the 31st day of March 1846. 


12. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Sixty- Law Charges 
nine thousand one hundred and nine pounds, be (Ireland.) 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of 
Criminal Prosecutions and other Law Charges in 
Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1846. 


13. Resolved, 'That a Sum, not exceeding Thirty- Dublin Metro- 
three thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, politan Police. 
towards defraying the Charge of the Metropolitan 
Police of Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

14. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Seven Convict Depit 
thousand two hundred and sixty-seven pounds, be (Dublin. ) 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of 
the Convict Depot in Dublin, and the Constabulary 
Barrack in the Phenix Park, to the 31st day of 
March 1846. 

15. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Six Criminal 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- — 
wards defraying the Expense of erecting a Prison (?""™ 
for Criminal Lunatics in Dublin. 


16. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Sixty- Convicts. 
two thousand three hundred and fifty pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses of 
the Convict Hulk Establishment at Home, at Ber- 
muda and at Gibraltar, to the 31st day of March 
1846. 

17. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two 
hundred and fifty thousand pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Mainte- 
nance, Custody, Supermtendence and Management 
of Convicts at New South Wales and Van Diemen’s 
Land, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

18. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two Professors 
thousand and six pounds, be granted to Her Ma- se — 
. . - ’ ambridge. ) 
jesty, to pay the Salaries and Allowances a 

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University of 
London. 


Royal Irish 
Academy. 


Roya! 
Hibernian 
Academy. 


Royal Dublin 
Society. 


British 
Museum. 


National 
Gallery. 


Geological 
Survey, and 
Museums of 
Economic 


Geology. 


Magnetic 
Observatories, 
&amp;c. 


Monuments. 


Sovint Stock 
Companies 
QIreiaud) Bill. 


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to certain Professors in the Universities of Oxford 
and Cambridge, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

19. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four 
thousand five hundred and forty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses of the Uni- 
versity of London, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

20. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
wards defraying the Expense of the Royal Irish 
Academy, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

21. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, towards 
defraying the Expense of the Royal Hibernian Aca- 
demy, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

22. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Five 
thousand nine hundred and ten pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, towards defraying the Expense of 
the Royal Dublin Society, to the 31st day of March 
1846. 

23. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty- 
two thousand and twenty pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray the Expenses of New Buildings 
and Fittings at the British Museum, to the 31st 
day of March 1846. 

24. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Six 
thousand two hundred and seventeen pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to enable the Trustees of 
the British Museum to purchase certain Collections, 
and to defray Expenses incurred in procuring Anti- 
quities for the Museum. 

25. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray the Expenses of the National 
Gallery, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

26. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eight 
thousand eight hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses of the Geo- 
logical Survey of Great Britain and Ireland, and 
the Museum of Economic Geology in London and 
Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

27. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Five 
thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of 
Magnetic Observatories at Toronto, Saint Helena, 
the Cape of Good Hope and Van Diemen’s Land ; 
also, for Observations and Services carrying on 
under the Direction of the Astronomer Royal, and 
other Scientific W orks and Publications, to the 31st 
day of March 1846. 

28. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray, in the year 1845, the Cost of 
the Monuments to be erected to the Memory of Sir 
Sydney Smith, Lord Exmouth and Lord De Sau- 


marecz. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 19° die Julii, 1845: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 

Mr. Greene also acquainted the House, that he 
was directed to move, That the Committee may 
Lave leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill for facilitating the Winding-up 
the Affairs of Joint Stock Companies unable to 
meet their Pecuniary Engagements, was, according 
to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence, 


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A. 1845. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Licensed Vic- Games ang 
tuallers Protection Society of London, and its vi- Wagers Bill. 
cinity,and the Agent forthe United Towns Association 
of the Licensed Victuallers of England, praying that 
the Games and Wagers Bill may not pass into a 
law, unless a Clause be introduced to exempt Li- 
censed Victuallers from its powers, or that the said 
Bill may be postponed until the next Session of 
Parliament, was presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Games ang 
reading of the Games and Wagers Bill ; Wagers Bill, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
Monday next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Slave Trade (Brazil) Bill was, according to Slave Trade 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a (Brazil) Bill, 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The Municipal Districts, &amp;c., (Jreland) Bill was, Municipat 
according to Order, read a second time ; and come Districts, &amp;e., 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for ‘¢!#"4) Bill. 
Tuesday next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Coal Trade 
reading of the Coal Trade (Port of Zondon) Bill; (Port of Lon- 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 9™ Bi! 

upon Monday next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Stamp Duties, &amp;c., Bill was, according to Stamp Duties, 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a &amp;* Bill 
Committee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend an Act of the tenth Land Revenue 
year of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, a 
for consolidating and amending the Laws relating ’ 
to the Management and Improvement of his Ma- 
jesty’s Woods, Forests, Parks and Chases; of the 
Land Revenue of the Crown within the Survey of 
the Exchequer in England, and of the Land Re- 
venue of the Crown in Ireland; and for extending 
certain Provisions relating to the same to the Isles 
of Man and Alderney, and for other Purposes, was, 
according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to amend an Act of the tenth year 
of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, for 
consolidating and amending the Laws relating to 
the Management and Improvement ofhis Majesty’s 
Woods, Forests, Parks and Chases; and for other 
Purposes relating to the said Land Revenue. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Petition of Starch-makers of London, praying Smoke Prohi- 
that the Smoke Prohibition Bill may not pass into bon Bil. 
a law, or that the manufacturers of starch may be 
included in such exemption as is proposed to be ex- 
tended to distillers, to iron and copper works, and 
others, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
lie upon the Table. 

A Petition of the Wardens and Commonalty of 
the Mystery of Fishmongers, of the city of London, 
praying that the said Bill may pass into a law, was 
also presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Smoke Prohi- 
the Report on the Smoke Prohibition Bill ; ao 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Wed- 
nesday next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 
mittee of Ways and Means ; Means. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself ac: oer 
into a Committee upon the Jewish Disabilities Re- Bill, 


moval Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 





Speaker 


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Pri 


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Physic and 
Surgery Bill. 


Colleges of 
Physicians and 
Surgeons Bill. 


Rothwell 
Prison Bill. 


Bonded Corn 
Bill. 


Excise Duties 
on Spirits 
(Channel 
Islands) Bill. 


Drainage 


(ireland) Bill. 


Taxing Master, 
Court of 
Chancery 
(Ireiand) Bill. 


Masters and 
Workmen Bill. 


| 
Merchant 
Seamen Bill, 


9 Vicroriz. 


Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and directed him to report the same, without 
Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Monday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Physic and Surgery Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons 
Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Tuesday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the ingrossed Bill to render it unneces- 
sary to keep up Rothwell Gaol, in the Honor of 
Pontefract, in the West Riding of the County of 
York ; 

And a Motion being made, That the Bill be now 
read the third time; 

Sir George Clerk, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives Her 
Consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is con- 
cerned, that the House may do therein, as they shall 
think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Greene reported the Bonded Corn Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, Vhat the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next, 


Mr. Greene reported the Excise Duties on Spirits 
(Channel Islands) Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next, at twelve of the clock. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend an Act of the sixth 
year of Her present Majesty, for promoting the 
Drainage of Lands and Improvement of Navigation 
and Water-power, in connexion with such Drainage 
in Ireland, was, according to Order, read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Taxing Master, Court of Chancery 
(Ireland) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Greene reported the Masters and Workmen 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed 
yesterday, That the ingrossed Bill for the Protection 
of Seamen entering on board Merchant Ships be 
now read the third time :—The House resumed the 
said adjourned Debate. 

And the Question being put :—It was resolved in 
the Affirmative :—And the Bill was read the third 
time. 

An ingrossed Clause (Offenders may be convicted 
before Justices, instead of being indicted) was thrice 
read ; and added to the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Voi. 100. 


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761 
Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr Greene do carry the Bill to the 

Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend certain Regulations Spirits 
respecting the Retail of Spirits in Jreland, was, ac- (Ireland) Bill. 
cording to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom Compensations. 
it was referred to consider of charging on the Con- 
solidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, certain Compensation Allow- 
ances heretofore charged on Civil Contingencies, a 
Resolution ; which was read, as followeih : 

Resolved, That provision be made, out of the Conso- 
lidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Ireland, for the Payment of Compensation to the 
Clerks of Dispensations and Faculties in Chancery, 
the Registrar of the Cinque Ports, the Clerks of Petty 
Session at Deptford and Clapham, for the Loss sus- 
tained by them respectively of their lawful Fees and 
Emoluments, in consequence of the operation of cer- 
tain Acts passed in former Sessions of Parliament, 
affecting the Fees and Emoluments of their said 
Offices. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

- Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the said 
Resolution: And that Mr. Greene, Mr. Chancellor 
of the Exchequer and Mr. Cardwell do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


The Militia Pay Bill was, according to Order, Militia Pay 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee Bill. 
of the whole House, for Monday next, at twelve of 
the clock. 


The Railways (Selling or Leasing) Bill was, ac- Railways 
cording to Order, read a secund time ; and committed (Selling or 
to a Committee of the whole House, for Monday &amp;¢*is) Bil. 
next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Commit- Taxing Master, 
tee to whom it was referred to consider of making Court of 
provision out of the Consolidated Fund of the United (ireland) 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for the [Salaries and 
Salaries and Expenses of the Office of Taxing Mas- Expenses}. 
ter of the High Court of Chancery in Jreland ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Greene reported the Fisheries (Zreland) Bill; Fisheries 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to ; (Ireland) Bill. 
and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next, at twelve of the clock. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Testamentary 
amend the Law respecting Testamentary Disposi- Dispositions, 
tions of Property in the Public Funds, and toauthorize ©¢ Bill. 
the Payment of Dividends on Letters of Attorney, 
in certain cases: And that Mr. Attorney-General and 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


Sir James Graham presented a Bill to amend the Removal of 
Laws relating to the Removal of Poor Persons born Paupers Bill. 
in Scotland, Lreland, the Islands of Man, Scilly, Jer- No. 527. 
sey or Guernsey, and chargeable in England: And 
the same was read the first time; and ordered tv be 
read a second time upon Wednesday next, at twelve 
of the clock ; and to be printed. 


The House was moved, That the Act 3 and 4 Customs. 
Will. 4, c. 51, for the Management of the Customs, 
might be read ; and the same was read. 
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The 








Joint Steck 
Banks (Scot- 
land and 


Ireland) Bill. 


762 


The House was also moved, That the Act 3 and 4 
Will. 4, c. 52, for the General Regulation of the 
Customs, might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 3 and 4 
Will. 4, c. 53, for the Prevention of Smuggling, 
might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 3 and 4 
Will. 4, c. 54, for the Encouragement of British 
Shipping and Navigation, might be read; and the 
same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 5 and 4 
Will. 4, c. 55, for the Registering of British Vessels, 
might be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 3 and 4 
Will. 4, c. 56, for granting Duties of Customs, might 
be read; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 3 and 4 
Will. 4, c. 57, for the Warehousing of Goods, might 
be read ; and the same was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 3 and 4 
Will. 4, c. 58, to grant certain Bounties and Allow- 
ances of Customs, might be read; and the same 
was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 3 and 4 
Will. 4, ce. 59, to regulate the Trade of the British 
Possessions Abroad, might be read; and the same 
was read. 

The House was also moved, That the Act 3 and 4 


Will. 4, c. 60, for regulating the Trade of the Isle of 


Man, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- 
solve itself into a Committee, to consider the said 
Acts :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 


(in the Committee.) 


Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, that leave be given to bring in Bills, to 
repeal the several Laws relating to the Customs ; 
for the Management of the Customs ; for granting 
Duties of Customs; for the Warehousing of Goods ; 
for the Registering of British Vessels; for the En- 
couragement of British Shipping and Navigation ; 
to regulate the Trade of British Possessions Abroad ; 
to grant certain Bounties and Allowances of Cus- 
toms; for the Regulating the Trade of the Isle of 
Man; for the Prevention of Smuggling; and for 
the general Regulation of the Customs. 

Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, ‘That the Committee had come to a Reso- 


lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported a Resolution ; 
which was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That the Chairman be directed to move 
the House, That leave be given to bring in Bills, to 
repeal the several Laws relating to the Customs :— 
For the Management of the Customs :—For granting 
Duties of Customs :—For the Warehousing of Goods: 
--Forthe Registering of British V essels:~—Forthe En- 
couragemenut of British Shipping and Navigation :— 
To regulate the Trade of British Possessions Abroad : 
—To grant certain Bounties and Allowances of Cus- 
toms :—For the Regulating the Trade of the Isle of 
Man:—Forx the Prevention of Smuggling :—and, For 
ihe general Regulation of the Customs: And he 
moved the House accordingly. 

Ordered, That leave be given to bring in the 
Bills: And that Mr. Greene, Mr. Chancellor of the 
Exchequer and Mr. Cardwell do prepare, and bring 
them in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
to regulate Joint Stock Banks in Scotland and Jre- 
land: And that Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer 
and Mr. Cardwell do prepare, and bring it in, 


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A. 1845. 


The House was moved, That the Order made Poor Law 

upon Tuesday last, That a Select Committee be ap- (Medical Reliety 
ointed, to investigate the allegations contained in a 

the Petition of David Philipps, which was presented =i 
to this House upon the 11th day of July, and to 
report their Opinion thereupon to the House, might 
be read; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Sir John Yarde 
Buller, Mr. Diveit, Viscount Sandon, Mr. Bouverie, 
Mr. Warburton, Mr. Cripps, Mr. George Hamilton, 
Mr. Henley and Mr. Hawes; with Power to send 
for persons, papers and records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 

Ordered, That the Petitions of David Philipps 
and Jasper Parrott, Esquire, for investigating the 
truth of the Evidence of Jasper Parrott, Esquire, 
before the Select Committee on Poor Law (Medical 
Relief), in the last Session of Parliament, which 
were presented upon Friday last, be referred to the 
Committee. 

Ordered, That the Reports which, upon the 22d 
day of May, the 17th day of June and the 29th day 
of July in the last Session of Parliament, were made 
from the said Select Committee, be referred to the 
Committee. 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed Naval Medical 
to inquire into the Management of the Naval Me- Supplemental 
dical Supplemental Fund :—And a Committee was F*- 
appointed, of Mr. Corry, Mr. Warburton, Admiral 
Dundas, Mr. George Hamilton, Sir Robert Fer- 
guson, Captain Gordon, Mr. Hawes, Sir Charles 
Napier, Mr. Nicholl, Captain Gladstone, and Mr. 

Pringle, with power to send for Persons, Papers 
and Records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill Customs Laws 
to repeal the several Laws relating to the Customs : Repeal Bill. 
And the same was read the first time; and ordered No. 528 
to be read a second time upon Tuesday next; and 
to be printed. 





Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill Customs 
| for the Management of the Customs: And the same Management 
| was read the first time; and ordered to be read a Bil H 
second time upon Tuesday next; and to be printed. No.529. 
| Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill Customs 
for granting Duties of Customs : And the same was Duties Bill. 
‘read the first time; and ordered to be read asecond No-530. 
| time upon Tuesday next; and to be printed. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill Warehousing 
for the Warehousing of Goods : And the same was * 624s ie 
, read the first time; and ordered to be readasecond No. 531. 
| time upon Tuesday next ; and to be printed. 
| Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill British Vessels 
for the Registering of British Vessels: And the Bil. 
{same was read the first time; and ordered to be No. 532. 
read a second time upon Tuesday next; and to be 
printed. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill Shipping and 
for the Encouragement of British Shipping and Navigation = 
Navigation: And the same was read the first time ; No. 533. 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Tuesday 
next ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill Trade . ies 
to regulate the Trade of British Possessions Abroad : erase ane" 
And the same was read the first time ; and ordered gi. 
to be read a second time upon Tuesday next; and No, 534. 


to be printed. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill Customs 
: : Bounties ane — 
to grant certain Bounties and Allowances of Cus- Ajj wances Bille 
toms: And the same was read the first time ; and No. 535. 
ordered to be read a second time upon Tuesday next ; 


and to be printed. 
Mr. 








9 VicTORIz. 


Isle of Man Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill 
Trade Bill. for the Regulating the Trade of the Isle of Man :| 
No. 536. 


And the same was read the first time ; and ordered 
to be read a second time upon Tuesday next; and | 
to be printed. 


Smuggling Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill 
Prevention Bill. fy. the Prevention of Smuggling: And the same 
No. 537. was read the first time; and ordered to be read a 
second time upon Tuesday next; and to be printed. 


Customs Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill 
Regulation Bill. f» the General Regulation of the Customs: And 
No. 538. the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 
read a second time upon Tuesday next; and to be 
prinied. 
Mr. Attorney-General presented a Bill to amend 


Testamentary 





—* the Law respecting Testamentary Dispositions of 
gg &gt; Property in the Public Funds, and to authorize the 
0. 6 


Payment of Dividends on Letters of Attorney, in 
certain cases: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon Monday 
next; and to be printed. 

Joint Stock 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill 





— to regulate Joint Stock Banks in Scotland aad Ire- 
Ireland) pil. land: And the same was read the first time; and 
No.540. ordered to be read a second time upon Monday 


next; and to be printed. 


Compensations 
Bill. 
No. 541. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill | 
to provide for the Pay ment of Compensation Al-) 
lowances to certain Persons connected with the | 
Courts of Law in England, for Loss of Fees and | 
Emoluments: And the same was read the first | 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon | 
Monday next; and to be printed. 

Slave Trade. The House was moved, That the Act 7 and 8 Geo. 
4, c. 74, to carry into execution a Convention be- 
tween his Majesty and the Emperor of Brazil, for | 


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| Leasing) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, 


763 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Lunatics Lunatics 
(Jreland), which was presented upon Wednesday (land. 
last, be printed. No. 547. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Railways, Railways. 
which was laid upon the Table upon Wednesday No. 548. 
last, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after two of the clock on 


Saturday morning, adjourned till Monday 
next. 





Lune, 21° die Julii ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


O RDERED, That all Committees have leave Committees, 
to sit this day, till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 


Mr. Greene reported the Highways Bill; and the Highways Bill. 
Amendments were read, and agreed to; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow, at 
twelve of the clock. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Reilesys 
i ’ itte lw Se]]} . (Selling or 
into a Committee upon the Railways (Selling o1 pao 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, ‘That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill; and directed him to report the same, without 
Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed ; and read 
the third time To-morrow, at twelve of the clock. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Darby-court 
into a Committee upon the Darby-court (Westmin-¢ oe 
ster) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr.~"” 


Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 


the Regulation and final Abolition of the African | ported, That the Committee had gone through the 


Slave ‘Trade, might be read; and the same being 
read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday’ 
next, resolve itself into a Committee to consider the 
said Act. 


Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow, 
at twelve of the clock. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend an Act of the last Grand Jury 





Drainage of 
Estates Bill. 


No, 542. 


The Drainage of Estates Bill was read the first | 
time; and ordered to be read a second time upon | 
Monday next; and to be printed. 


Customs. 


The House was moved, That the Act 5 and 6 Vie. 
c. 47, to amend the Laws relating to the Customs, 
might be read; and the same being read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into a Committee to consider the 
said Act. 


Winchester The Winchester College Estate Bill was read the 

College Estate first time. 

= Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Sheriffs Ordered, That the Return relative to Sheriffs 
goign (Scotland), which was presented upon Wednesday 
0. 843. 


last, be printed. 


Archbishopricks Ordered, That the Return relative to Archbi- 


— shopricks and Bishopricks, which was presented 
No.543, upon Wednesday last, be printed. 

Chane of Ordered, That the Return relative to the Church 
7 gr . of Scotland, which was presented upon Wednesday 

0-545.  Jast, be printed. 

inion ' Ordered, That the Accounts relative to the London 

geen Corporation, which were presented upon Wednesday 
+0930, 


last, be printed. 
Vox, 100. 


Session, for consolidating and amending the Laws (Dublin) Bil 
for the Regulation of Grand Jury Presentments in ‘ . 
the County of Dublin, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill for the further Amendment of Fisheries 
an Act of the sixth year of Her present Majesty, (Ireland) Bill. 
for regulating the Irish Fisheries, was, according to 
Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read for the third Drainage of 
reading of theingrossed Bill to facilitatethe Drainage 1/24 Bill. 
of Lands in England and Wales ; 

And a Motion being made, That the Bill be now 
read the third time ; 

The Earl of Lincoln, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having 
been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives Her 
Consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is con- 
cerned, that the House may do therein as they shall 
think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time; and 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 





5E2 The 








Militia Pay 
Bill. 


Masters and 
Workmen Bill. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Excise Duties 
on Spirits 
(Channel 
Islands) Bill. 


Coal Trade 
(Port of Lon- 
don) Bill. 


Games and 
Wagers Bill. 


Irish Great 
Western Rail- 





764 21° Juli. A. 1845. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Militia Pay Bill; and, | 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow, 
at twelve of the clock. 


The ingrossed Bill to make further Regulations 
respecting the Tickets of Work to be delivered to 
Personsemployed in the Manufacture of Hosiery, in 
certain cases, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Henry Halford do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 








A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town 
Council of the royal burgh of Irvine, praying the 
House to postpone the further consideration of the 
Poor Law Amendment (Scotland) Bill till next 
Session, or at all events to provide, as formerly pro- 
posed, that the right of acquiring settlement in Scot- 
land, so as to entitle to relief from the Poor’s Funds, 
shall be limited to natives of Scotland, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third | 
reading of the ingrossed Bill for the Amendment 
and better Administration of the Laws relating to 
the Relief of the Poor in Scotland; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the Bill be now read the third time ; 

he Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question ; wiz. To leave out the word 
“* now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon Monday next.” 
And the Question being put, That the word 
now” stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 


~ 


Tellersforthe { Mr. Cardwell, 33 
Yeas, Mr. Forbes Mackenzie: } . 
Tellers forthe ¢ Mr. Hastie, ” 
Noes, Mr. Frederick Dundas: } ‘. 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third 
time :—The Bill was accordingly read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to determine the countervail- 
ing Duties payable on Spirits of the nature of plain 
British Spirits the Manufacture of Guernsey, Jersey, 
Alderney or Sark, imported into the United King- 
dom, and to prohibit the importation of rectified or 
compounded Spirits from the said Island, was, ac- 
cording to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Coal Trade (Port of London) Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 


morrow, at twelve of the clock. 


The Games and Wagers Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow, at 
twelve of the clock. 





Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, 
to request that their Lordships will be pleased to 


way (Dublin to communicate to this House, a Copy of the Report, 


Galway) Bill. 


with the Minutes of Evidence, taken by the Select 
Committee appointed by their Lordships to consider 
the Petition of James Pim, junior, complaining that 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with in 
the case of the Irish Great Western Railway (Dub- 
lin to Galway) Bill:—And that Mr. French do 
carry the said Message. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Morden College 
Morden College Estate Bill; That they had ex- Estate Bill 
amined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and that the Parties concerned 
had given their consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction 
of the Committee; and that the Committee had * 
gone through the Bill, and directed him to report 
the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Lord Lord Monson’s 
Monson’s Estate Bill; That they had examined the Estate Bill, 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and that the Parties concerned had given their 
consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Com- 
mittee ; and that the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made a verbal Amendment thereunto ; 
and the same was read, as followeth: 

Pr. 46. 1. 21. Leave out from “them” to “ nor” 
in 1, 24, 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 

was agreed to. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Hawkinss 
Hawkins’s Estate Bill; That they had examined Estate Bill, 
the allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true ; and that the Parties concerned had given their 
consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Com- 
mittee ; and that the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made verbal Amendments thereunto ; 
and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 46. 1. 39. Leave out “ are” and insert “ is.” 

Pr. 53. 1. 9. Leave out “ and.” 

Pr. 55.1. 11. After “and” insert “ the.” 

Pr. 55. 1. 27. Leave out “ stock” and insert 
“€ stocks.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


— os) bee hk TP 


a ee 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Gil- Gildart’s 
dart’s (Sherwen’s) Estate Bill; That they had egy 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the ©***'* 5" 
same to be true; and that the Parties concerned 
had given their consent to the Bill, to the satisfac- 
tion of the Committee; and that the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and made verbal Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 7. 1. 5. Leave out “his” and insert “ the.” 
Pr. 18. 1. 24. Leave out “ Ann,” and after 
Frances” insert “ Amy.” 
Pr. 28. 1. ult. Leave out “ Francis” and insert 
Frances.” 
Pr. 56. 1. 32. Leave out “an. 
Pr. 62. 1. 23. Leave out “ and.” 
Pr. 62. 1. 28. Leave out from “ Golightly” to 
“ do” in |. 30. 
Pr. 63.1. 39. Leave out “ Elizabeth Haswell.” 
Pr. 64.1. 16. After “ Dannett”’ insert “ Whylett 
“ Harrison.” 
Pr. 68. 1. 29, Leave out “the.” y 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


Se el ee eee ee eee 


“ 


““ 


”? 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Saint Matthew, 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, —— 
intituled, An Act for extinguishing Garden Pennies, “““"” 
Small Tithes and Easter Offerings, within the Parish 
of Saint Matthew, Bethnal-green, in the County of 
Middlesex, and for providing a Fund for the Pay- 


‘ment of the Stipend of the Rector of the said Parish ; 


and the same were read, as follow: __ - 
Pr. 1. 1. 26. Leave out “ now” and insert “ ag 
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Pr. 7. 1. 8. After “ therefrom” insert “except 
“* surplice fees.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
(and it appearing that the Amendment in Pr. 7. |. 
8., is to make the Bill conformable with the inten- 
tion of the Commons in the other parts of the Bill), 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships. 


A Message, by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentleman 

Usher of the Black Rod: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission, for declaring Her Royal Assent to se- 
veral Acts agreed upon by both Houses, do desire 
the immediate attendance of this Honourable House 
in the House of Peers, to hear the Commission read. 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to the House of Peers :—And being returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the Sense, at the 
desire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her 
Majesty’s Commission, had been at the House of 
Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal 
was read, giving, declaring and notifying the Royal 
Assent to the several Public and Private Bills 
therein mentioned ; and that the Lords, thereby 
authorized, had declared the Royal Assent to the 
said Bills: Which Bills are as follow : 

An Act to settle an Annuity on Sir Henry Pot- 
tinger, Baronet, in consideration of his eminent Ser- 
vices : 

An Act to continue for Five years, and to amend, 
the Acts for authorizing a Composition for Assessed 
Taxes: 

An Act to make perpetual and amend an Act of 
the fifth and sixth years of Her present Majesty, for 
preventing Ships clearing out from any Port in 
British North America, or in the Settlement of 
Honduras, from loading any Part of their Cargo of 
Timber upon Deck : 

An Act to substitute a Declaration for an Oath in 
Bil Cases of Bankruptcy: + 


West India An Act to facilitate the Recovery of Loans made 
Islands Relief by the West India Relief Commissioners : 


Bill. 
Seal Office An Act for abolishing the separate Seal Office in 


Abolition Bill. the Courts of Queen’s Bench and Common Pleas: 


Royal Assent 
to Bills. 


Sir Henry 
Pottinger’s 
Annuity Bill. 


Assessed Taxes 
Composition 
Bill. 


Timber Ships 
Bill. 


Bankrupts’ 
Declaration 


Public An Act for encouraging the Establishment of 
yarcums &amp;¢» Museums in large Towns : 

Museums of An Act for the better Protection of Works of Art 
Art Bill. and Scientific and Literary Collections : 

Canal Come An Act to enable Canal Companies to become 


= Carriers Carriers of Goods upon their Canals : 


An Act for the further Prevention of the Offence 

of Dog Stealing : 
y Cle An Act for consolidating in one Act certain Pro- 

a visions usually inserted in Acts authorizing the mak- 

otland) s ; : 
(No.2.) Bil, Ing of Railways in Scotland: 
) ee An Act to simplify the Form and diminish the 
(Scotland) Bill. Expense of obtaining Infeftment in Heritable Pro- 

perty in Scotland : 

Ranking An Act to regulate the Issue of Bank Notes in 
(Scotland) Bill. Scotland: 
Statute Labour An Act for amending the Laws concerning High- 
(Scotland) Bill. ways, Bridges and Ferries in Scotland, and the 
making and maintaining thereof by Statute Service, 
and by the Conversion of Statute Service into Money: 

An Act to amend the Law of Arrestment of 
Wages in Scotland: 


Dog Stealing 
Bill. : 


Railway Clauses 


Arrestment 
of Wages 
(Scotland) 
(No. 2.) Bill. 
Schoulmasters An Act for amending an Act for making Provision 
(Scotland) Bill. for Parish Schoolmasters in Scotland : 
Banking An Act to regulate the Issue of Bank Notes in 
(ltelana) Bill. Jreland, and to regulate the Re-payment of certain 
Sums advanced by the Governor and Company of 
the Bank of Ireland for the Public Service : 
Vot. 100. 


21° Julie. 





765 


An Act for the Appointment of additional Con- Constables, 
stables for keeping the Peace near Public Works in inte i 
Beled. eland) Bill. 

An Act to authorize the London and Greenwich London and 
Railway Company to let on Lease the London and ee 
Greenwich Railway, and for amending the Acts re- . 
lating to such Radieey: 

An Act for making a Railway from Belfast to Belfast and 
Ballymena, in the County of Antrim, with Branches Ballymena 
to Carrickfergus and Randalstown : eae nae 

An Act to empower the North British Railway North British 
Company to purchase the Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway Bill. 
Railway, and to alter Part of the Line of the said 
Railway, and of the North British Railway, and to 
construct certain Branch Railways in connexion 
therewith : 

An Act to enable the Lancaster and Carlisle Lancaster 
Railway Company to alter the Line of such Railway, 2nd Carlisle 
and to make a Branch therefrom, and for other 8*!ay Bill. 
Purposes relating thereto: 

An Act for enabling the York and North Midland York and 
Railway Company to make a Railway from the North Midund 
Line of the York and North Midland Railway to mney Kane 
Harrogate : Bill. 

An Act for making a Railway from the Eastern North Wool- 
Counties and Thames Junction Railway, near the wich Railway 
Mouth of the River Lea, to North Woolwich : Bill. 

An Act for authorizing the Sale of the Guildford Guildford 


Junction Railway: J —_ Rail- 


An Act for making a Railway from Waterford to Waterford 
Kilkenny, with a Branch to Kells, in the County of and Kilkenn 
Kilkenny: Railway Bill. 

An Act for making a Railway from Exeter to Cre- Exeter and 


: : ° Crediton 
diton, in the County of Devon: Railway Bill. 


An Act for improving the Navigation of the River Bridgwater 
and Bay leading to the Borough of Bridgwater, for os 
maintaining the present Bridge and extending the ®*!w4y P"- 
Quays within the Borough, and for forming a Commu- 
nication by Road and by Railway between the Quays 
and the Bristol and Exeter Railway : 


An Act for authorizing the Consolidation of the Sheffield and 
Sheffield and Rotherham Railway with the Midland ny 
Railways, and for making a Branch Railway from, “*'"*9 “ 
and other works in connexion with, the said Sheffield 
and Rotherham Railway : 


An Act to amend the Acts relating to the Edin- Edinburgh 
burgh and Glasgow Railway, and to authorize the haan A 
Formation of additional Branches: iin aan 


An Act for enabling the Newcastle and Darlington Newcastle and 
Junction Railway Company to purchase the Bran- a 
dling Junction Railway, and to enable the said Com- Scoman 
pany to make certain Branch Railway Stations and Railway Bill. 


Works, and for other Purposes : 


An Act for making a Railway from Southampton Southampton 


. y and Dorchester 
to Dorchester, with a Branch to the Town of Poole. Railway Bill. 


An Act to amend the Act relating to the Eastern Eastern Union 
Union Railway Company, and to raise a further Sum Railway Bill. 
of Money for the Purpose of the said Undertaking. 


An Act to authorize an Extension of the Glasgow, ae 
Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway to near Cum- jirncck and 
nock, and to amend the Acts relating to such Rail- Ayr Railway 


(Cunmock 
way Branch) Bill. 


Glasgow, 


An Act for effecting a Railway Communication Dundalk and 


between Dundalk and Enniskillen : Railway Bill 


An Act for making a Railway from the Eastern Eastern Union 


ti ° . = , ?,. and B 
Union Railway at Ipswich, to Bury Saint Edmund’s: ae ~\ ds 


Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill. 
An Act for making a Railway from Londonderry Londonderry 
to Enniskillen : Railway Bil 
An Act to authorize the Chester and Birkenhead Chester and 
Railway Company to extend the said Railway from Leese: 
Grange Lane to Bridge End, all in Birkenhead, and ,,, — 
to amend the Acts relating to the said Railway: 


5E3 An 








Whitehaven 
and Furness 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Manchester, 
Bury and 
Rossendale 
Railway Bill. 


Great North 

of Engiand and 
Richmond 
Railway Bill. 


Blackburn 
and Preston 


Railway Bill. 


Leeds and 
Thirsk Railway 
Bill. 


Huddersfield 
and Manchester 
Railway and 
Canal Bill. 


North Wales 
Railway Bill. 


Taw Vale 
Railway and 
Dock Biil. 
Manchester and 
Birmingham 
Railway (Ash- 
ton Branch) 
Bill. 


Ashton, Staly- 
bridge and 
Liverpool Junc- 
tion Railway 
(Ardwick end 
Guide Bridge 
Branches) Bill. 
Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
(Ely and Whit- 
tlesea Devia- 
tion) Bill. 
Manchester 
South Junction 
and Altrincham 
Railway Bill. 


Trent Valley 
Railway Bill, 


London aud 
Brighton Rail- 
way (Horsham 


Branch) Bill. 


Ulster Railway 
Extension Bill. 


North Weles 
Mineral Rail- 
way Bill. 


North Union 
and Ribble 
Navigation 
Branch Rail- 
way Biill, 


Saint Helens 
Canal and 


Railway Bill. 


Great North 
of England 
(Clarence and 
Hartlepool 
Junction) 
Railway Bill. 





21° Julie. A. 1845. 


An Act for making a Railway from Dublin to Great Wester 
Mullingar and Longford, to be called The Midland — (Ire. 


1d} ( Dublin 


766 
An Act for making a Railway from Whitehaven, | 


in the County of Cumberland, to a point of Junction | { 
with the Furness Railway in the Parish of Dalton, | Great Western Railway of Lreland : 


to Mullingar 
in the County Palatine of Lancaster, to be called | = Athlone) 
The Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway : ™ 


An Act for amending the Act relating to the Man- __ An Act for making a Railway from the Market Cockermouth 
chester, Bury and Recsendole Maibuies : | Town of Cockermouth to the Port and Harbour of a orkington 
: ; | Workington, in the County of Cumberland : away Bill 
| An Act for making a Railway trom Richmond, in Richmona 


AnAct to enable the Great North of England 


‘the County of Surrey, to the South Western Rail- (Surrey) 


Railway Company to make a Branch Railway, to | way at Battersea, in the same County, to be called Railway Bill 


be called The Great North of England and Rich- 
mond Railway, in the County of York : 

An Act for altering the Line of the Blackburn and 
Preston Railway, and for amending the Act relating 
thereto : 

An Act for making a Railway from Leeds to Thirsk, 
with Branches therefrom : 


An Act for making a Railway from the Sheffield, 
Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway at Sta- 
lybridge, to the Manchester and Leeds Railway at 
Kirkheaton, with a Branch therefrom, and for con- 
solidating into one Undertaking the said proposed 
Railway and the Huddersfield Canal Navigation : 

An Act for making and maintaining a Railway 
from Porth Dynllaen, in the Parish of Edern, to Ban- 
gor, in the County of Carnarvon, to be called The 
North Wales Railway : 

An Act to amend the Act relating to the Zaw 
Vale Railway and Dock: - 


An Act for making a Railway to connect the 
Manchester and Birmingham, and Sheffield, Ashton- 
under-Lyne and Manchester Railways near Guides 
Bridge, and for other Purposes connected with the 
said Manchester and Birmingham Railway : 


An Act for amending the Act relating to the 
Ashton, Stalybridge and Liverpool Junction Railway, 
and for making a Branch therefrom to Ardwick : 


An Act to enable the Eastern Counties Railway 
Company to make a Deviation from the Line of their 
authorized Railway, between E/y and Peterborough: 


An Act for making a Railway to connect the 
Manchester and Birmingham and Liverpool and 
Manchester Railways, in the Parish of Manchester, 
and also to Altrincham, in the County of Chester, to 
be called The Manchester South Junction and Al- 
trincham Railway : 

An Act for making a Railway from Stafford to 
Rugby: 

An Act for making a Branch Railway from the 
London and Brighton Railway, to or near to the 
Town of Horsham, in the County of Sussex : 


An Act toamend the Act relating to the Ulster 
Railway Company, and to enable the said Company 
to make a Railway from Portadown to Armagh: 

An Act to authorize the North Wales Mineral 
Railway Company to extend their Line to Ruabon, 
and to make a Branch Railway from Rhos Robin to 
Minera, and to raise additional Capital for those 
Purposes : 

An Act for enabling the North Union Railway 
Company and the Ribble Navigation Company to 
make a Branch or Connexion Railway from the 
North Union Railway to the Victoria Quay, in Pres- 
‘on, and for amending and enlarging the Powers and 
Provisions of the several Acts relating tosuch Rail- 
way and Navigation respectively : 

An Act for uniting the Sankey Brook Navigation 
with the Saint Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway, 
and for other Purposes : ° 

An Act for enabling the Great North of England, 
(Clarence and Hartlepool Junction) Railway Com- 
pany to make a Branch Railway, and for amending 
the Acts relating to the said Railway : 


| Bandon: 








|The Richmond Railway : 


An Act for making a Railway from Cork to Cork ang 
Bandon Rail. 
way Bill, 
An Act for enabling the Liverpool and Manches- Liverpoct ang 
ter Railway Company to extend and enlarge the Manchester 
said Railway, and to make certain Branch Railways, **!2y Bil. 
and for amending and enlarging the Powers of the 
several Acts relating to the said Railway : 
An Act to authorize the Extension of the Great GreatSoutier 
Southern and Western Railway to the City of Cork, aud Western 


with a Branch Railway to the City of Limerick : (reine) Bu. 


An Act to amend the several Acts relating to the Preston ang 
Preston and Wyre Railway, Harbour and Dock Wyre Railway 
Company, and to enable the said Company to make B'»cbes Bil. 
three several Branch Railways : 

An Act for making a Railway from Lynn to East Lyon aug 
Dereham: Dereham 

Railway Bill. 

An Act for making a Railway from Middlesbro’ yyidatestr 
to or near the Town of Redcar, in the North Riding and Redear 
of the County of York, to be called The Middlesbro’ ®ailway Bill 
and Redcar Railway : 

An Act to enable the Dublin and Drogheda Rail- Dublin and 
way Company to make a Branch Railway to Howth, ao sm 
and to amend the Acts relating to such Company: "“) °"" 

An Act for making a Railway from the Town of Newry and 
Newry to the Town of Enniskillen : Eanishittes 

Railway Bill. 

An Act for making a Railway from Drogheda to Dublin and 

Portadown, with a Branch to Navan: Belfast Junction 
Railway with 
2 Brauch to 
Kells Bili. 


An Act for making and maintaining a Railway Waterford 
from the City of Waterford, to the City of Limerick, and Limerick 
with Branches : Railway Bill, 


An Act for lighting with Gas the Town and Town- Glossop Gas 
ship of Glossop, in the County of Derby: Bill. 


An Act for consolidating the Management of the Glasgow 
Bridges over the Clyde, at Glasgow, for rebuilding 4s BY 
the Bridge over the said River, opposite Stockwell- 
street, in the City of Glasgow, for erecting a tem- 
porary Bridge for the use of the Public, for erecting 
across the said River an Iron Bridge for Foot Pas- 
sengers, on the existing Bridge opposite to Portland- 
street of Laurieston being taken down, and other 
Purposes : 

An Act for improving the Markets in the Borough Totnes — 
and Town of Totnes, in the County of Devon, and (Noa). _ 
for better supplying the Borough with Water : 

An Act for better supplying with Water the Town Wolverhampton 


of Wolverhampton, in the County of Stafford : — 


An Act for making Two new Streets, with [m- Lyme Regis 
provements, and Waterworks, within the Town of a 
Lyme Regis, inthe County of Dorset, and for watch- waterworks 


ing and lighting the said Town : Bill. 


An Act for supplying with Water the Royal Burgh Dundee 


a Waterworks 
of Dundee and Suburbs thereof: Bi, -, 


An Act for better supplying with Water the Town Blackburn 
and Township of Blackburn, in the County Palatine a , 
of Lancaster : 

An Act for amending the Acts relative to the im- Hartlepool Pier 
proving of the Pier and Port of Hartlepool, in the 2n4 Port Bi 
County of Durham : 

An Act for making and maintaining Reservoirs Kendal | " 
in the Parish of Kendal, in the County of Westmor- Reservoirs Bill, 
land : 

An 


Mane 
Impr 
Bill. 


Belfi 
Imp! 
Bill. 
Che’ 
{mp 
Bill. 


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An Act to effect Improvements in the Borough of 


ster 

Novement Manchester, for the purpose of promoting the Health 
Bill of the Inhabitants thereof : 

Belfast An Act for the Improvement of the Borough of 
— Belfast : 

like 

Chelsea An Act for better paving, lighting, cleansing, re- 
{mprovement ~oyjating and improving the Parish of Saint Luke, 
” Chelsea, (exclusive of the District of Hans-town), 

in the County of Middlesex : 
Agricultural An Act to facilitate the Winding-up of the Affairs 


ogre ae of the Agricultural and Commercial Bank of Zreland: 
Bank of drei 


Bill 

Quinborowe An Act to make Provision for the Payment of the 

Borough Bill. Debts of the Mayor, Jurats, Bailiffs and Burgesses 
of the Borough of Quinborowe, in the County of 
Kent, and for other Purposes : 

corthandClyde An Act for altering and amending certain Acts re- 

Navigation and Jating to the Forth and Clyde Navigation, and the 

— Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal, and for form- 

(No.2) Bil. ing a Junction between the said Navigation and 
Canal : 

An Act for more effectually constituting and re- 
gulating the Court of Record within the Borough 
of Manchester, and for extending the Jurisdiction of 
the said Court : 

Reversionary An Act for regulating Legal Proceedings by and 
Leese Bille? against The Reversionary Interest Society, and for 
_— granting certain Powers to the said Society : 
Keyingham An Act to amend an Act for draining the Low 
Drainage Bill. Grounds and Cars in the Parish of Keyingham, and 
other Places, in the East Riding of the County of 
York: 
Shepley-lane An Act for making and maintaining in repair a 
wah .q complete Line of Turnpike-road from Shepley-lane 
il, Head, tothe Barnsley and Grange Moor Turnpike- 
road, at or near Redbrooke Plantation, in the Parish 
of Darton, all in the West Riding of the County of 
York: 

An Act for repairing and maintaining the Road 

from Harwell to Sireatley, in the County of Berks : 


Manchester 
Court of Record 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Harwell and 
Sireatley Road 
Bill. 


Winwick — An Act to amend an Act passed in the fourth 
Rectory Bill. year of the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, 
An Act for the Division of the Rectory of Winwick, 
in the County Palatine of Lancaster : 

An Act for authorizing Building Leases to be 
granted of Parts of the Estate devised by the Will 
of William Turner, Esquire, deceased, the Invest- 
ment of Monies bequeathed by the same Will in 
the Purchase or on Mortgage of Real Estates, and 
for other Purposes : 

An Act to alter and amend an Act of the eleventh 
year of King George the Fourth, for inclosing Lands 
im the Parishes of Kidwelly, Saint Mary in Kid- 


Lady Sandys’ 
(Turner’s) 
Estate Bill. 


Kidwelly 
Tuclosure Bill, 


welly, Saint Ishmael and Pembrey, in the County of 


Carmarthen. 


Doddeston The House proceeded to take into consideration 
and Nechells 


Improvement the Keport on the Duddeston and Nechells Improve- 
(No. 2.) Bill, ment(No. 2.) Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Grimsby Docks 


on The House proceeded to take into consideration 


the Report on the Grimsby Docks Bill; and the 
Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Epping Railway 


het) oon An ingrossed Bill for making a Railway from the 
No, 2.) Bill, ; S 


London and Blackwall Railway, at Stepney, to or 


time. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the | 


| 6¢ 


Title be, An Act for making a Railway from the 
London and Blackwall Railway, at Stepney, to the 
Eastern Counties Railway. 

Ordered, That Mr. Mangles do carry tlie Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 

Von. 100. 


Q1° Julie. 


near to the Town of Epping, was read the aa 


767 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to Heaviside’s 
dissolve the Marriage of Richard Heaviside, Esquire, Divorce Bil. 
with Mary, his now Wife, and to enable him to 
marry again, and for other Purposes, was, according 
to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir John Yarde Buller do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before the Lords, in the case of the said Bill, be re- 
turned to the Lords: And that Sir John Yarde Buller 
do carry the same. 


Mr. Thomas Duncombe reported from the Com- Manchester 
mittee on Group (Z Z.) of Railway Bills; That in ad Leeds 
the case of the Manchester and Leeds Railway (Hee) Bill. 
(No. 2.) Bill, inasmuch as the object of the Billis’ —~ 
only for the purpose of enabling the Manchester and 
Leeds Railway Company to increase the capital of 
the Company, and to raise an additional Sum by 
mortgage equal to one-third of such increased capital, 
so as to carry on the undertaking and to amend the 
Acts relating thereto, the several matters required 
by the Standing Orders to be reported upon by 
Committees on Railways did not appear to the Com- 
mittee to apply to the present case; and that the 
Committee had examined the allegations of the Bill, 
and found the same to be true; and had gone through 
the Bill, and directed him to report the same, with- 
out Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Duke of 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in oo 
the case of the Duke of Bridgwater’s Estate Bill, sissies 
no Standing Orders were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from tne Select Birmingham 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Blue Coat 
the case of the Birmingham Blue Coat School ii” ais 
Estate Bill, the Standing Orders had been complied 
with. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Molyneux’s 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in oe 
the case of Molyneux’s ( Follett’s) Estate Bill, no aaiaciaia 
Standing Orders were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upor. the Table. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select Dick’s Estate 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Bill. 
the case of Dick’s Estate Bill, no Standing Orders 
were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select sampson’s 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in Estate Bill. 
_the case of Sampson’s Estate Bill, no Standing Or- 
ders were applicable. 

Ordered, Vhat the Report do lie upon the Table. 





The House proceeded to take into consideration Wear Valley 
‘the Amendments mace by the Lords to the Bill, Railway Bul. 
intituled, An Act for making a Railway, to be called 
The MVear Valley Railway, from and out of the Bishop 
| Auckland and Weardale Railway, to Frosterley, with 
'a Branch terminating at or near Bishopley Crag, in 
| Stanhope-in- Weardale, all in the County of Durham; 

and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 5.1. 28. After “ Company’ insert Clauses 

(A.) and (B.) 

Crause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
Directors appointed by this Act shall continue in . 


ce office until the first ordinary meeting to be held 


nw 


‘ after the passing of the Act, and at such meeting 


the share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
\ may either continue in office, the Directors ap- 
| 5E4 “ pointed 


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Bolton and 
Leigh, Kenyon 
and Leigh Junc- 
tion, North 
Union, Liver- 
pool and Man- 
chester, and 
Grand Junction 
Railway Com- 
panies Amal- 
gamation Bill. 


Education 


(Ireland. ) 


Factories. 


Edinburgh 
Mail. 


768 


pointed by this Act, or any number of them, or 
“‘ may elect a new body of Directors, or Directors 
“to supply the places of those not continued in 
“ office, Directors appointed by this Act being 
“ eligible as members of such new body.” 
Curause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That at the 

“ first ordinary meeting to be held in the year next 
“ after the year in which such last-mentioned Di- 
“ rectors shall have been appointed or elected, the 
share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
shall elect persons to supply the places of the 
“ Directors then retiring from office, agreeably to 
the provisions in the said Companies Clauses Con- 
solidation Act contained, and the several persons 
elected at any such meeting, being neither removed 
nor disqualitied nor having resigned, shall continue 
to be Directors until others are elected in their 
“ stead, in manner provided by the said Companies 
Clauses Consolidation Act.” 

Pr. 10. Is. 6. and 7. Leave out from “ Auckland” 
to “ And” in I. 11. 

Pr. 11.1. 27. After “ acres” insert Clause (C.) 

Cravuse (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
powers of the Company for the compulsory pur- 
chase or taking of lands for the purposes of this 
Act, shall not be exercised after the expiration of 
three years from the passing hereof.” 

Pr. 12.1. 2. After “‘ completed insert Clause (D.) 

Cxiavuse (D.) “ Provided always and be it En- 
acted, That if in consequence of the provisions of 
‘ this Act, a new site for the Parsonage House of 
‘ the Chapelry of Witton-le- Wear, in the county of 
‘ Durham, shall be rendered necessary, all the pro- 
“ ceedings for providing such new site shall be in 
“ accordance with the provisions of the Acts of 55 
“ Geo. 3, c. 147, 56 Geo. 3, c. 52, 1 Geo. 4, c. 6, 
“ 6 Geo. 4, c.8, for effecting the Exchanges of Glebe 
“ Houses and Glebe Lands, or some or one of them.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 

were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bowes do carry the Bill 
to the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


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Ordered, That the Report on the Bolton and 
Leigh, Kenyon and Leigh Junction, North Union, 
Liverpool and Manchester and Grand Junction Rail- 
way Companies Amalgamation Bill be taken into 
consideration To-morrow. 


Petitions from Ballyjamesduff ;— and, Billiss; 
praying the House to devise means for removing the 
restrictions placed on the distribution of the Aid an- 
nually granted for Education in Jreland, so as to 
afford assistance to the Schools in connexion with 
the Church Education Society,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Three Petitions from Bradford (York), praying 
the House to passa law to limit the labour of young | 
persons under twenty-one years of age, employed in | 
Factories, to ten hours per day,—were presented, , 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Town | 


21° Juliz. 





' Act for improving Parts of the City of Westminster, 





A. 1845. 


Petitions from Surrey ;—and, Worcester Poor Law Lunatic 
Union (Chairman) ; praying that the Lunatic Asy- Asylums ang 
lums and Pauper Lunatics Bill may be postponed pir =e 
till the next Session of Parliament,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Hig! 
stab 
Bill. 


A Petition of Edmund Griffin, a Paymaster and Lunatics, 
Purser in Her Majesty’s Royal Navy, complaining 
of having been confined in the Lunatic Wards at the 
Royal Naval Hospital at Haslar, from the year 1826 
until 1839; stating that he was of sound mind and 
memory, and capable of the management of his 
affairs during the whole of the time he was deprived 
of his liberty under the plea of insanity ; and praying 
that the House will be pleased to take his case into 
consideration, and afford him protection and relief ; 
and that the laws respecting all Lunatic Establish- 
ments may be rendered more protective of the life, 
liberty and property of the subject, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ma 
Do 
Est 


A Petition of the Moderator and Clerk of the Ayr Lor«, Day. 
Presbytery of United Original Seceders, Ayrshire, 
praying the House to adopt measures for securing 
and enforcing a more due observance of the Lord’s 
Day, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Mr. Corry presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- Navy. 
mand,—An Estimate of the Amount required to pro- No, 549 
vide for Sums that may come in course of Payment 
in the half year ending on the 31st March 1846, on 
account of the Retired Allowance of Three hundred 
Captains in Her Majesty’s Navy, commencing on | 
the 1st October 1845. 

Ordered, That the said Estimate do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Brougham Message ftom 

and Mr. Senior: the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Falmouth Har- 
Act for deepening, regulating and otherwise im- bour lmprove- 
proving Falmouth Harbour, in the County of Corn- ™™ 3" 
wall, and for forming Basins, Docks and other 
Works in Penryn Creek, in the aforesaid Harbour, 
and for other Purposes, without any Amendment : 

And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Foreign _ 
Act to amend an Act of the seventh year of King Lotteries Bill 
William the Fourth, for preventing the advertising 
of Foreign and other illegal Lotteries, and to dis- 
continue certain Actions commenced under the Pro- 
visions of the said Act, with an Amendment; to 
which Amendment the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Liverpool au . 
Act for making a Railway from Liverpool to Wigan, we ba i 
Bolton and Bury, with several Branches therefrom, and Liverpool 
with Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords Railway, and 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, — oe 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Westminster 
Improvement 
with Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords Gea 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An West London 
Act for enabling the London and Birmingham Rail- Railway Bi! 
way Company to take a Lease of the West London 


Railway, and to extend the same to the River 


Council of the Royal Burgh of Dundee, complaining | Thames, with Amendments; to which Amendments 
that the Mail which leaves London in the morning | the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
reaches Edinburgh at 2 p.m. of the second day, but | And also, 

in place of being despatched to the North imme-| The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
diately, it is detained in Edinburgh till four p.m.,| Act to authorize the Company of Proprietors of the 
thus causing a delay of two hours ; and from being | Monmouthshire Canal Navigation to make a Rail- 
sent by way of Perth it does not reach Dundee} way from Newport to Ponty Pool, and to enlarge 
until ten minutes past eleven p.m., which is too late | the Powers of the several Acts relating to the said 
for letters being delivered; and praying the House|Company, with Amendments; to which Amend- 
to take the matter into consideration, was presented,| ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. House: And also, 


Newport and 
Ponty Pool 
Railway Bill. 


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9 VicToRIz. 


High Con The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
tables, &amp;e-» for relieving High Constables from Attendance at 
Bill. 


Quarter Sessions and Assizes, and from certain other 
Duties, and for amending the Laws relative to Jurors 
and Juries; to which the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
o authorize the Sale of Settled Estates of the Most | 
honourable the Marquess of Donegall, in Ireland, in 
order to pay off Mortgage and other Incumbrances ; | 
to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this | 
House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 





Marquess of 
Donegali’s 
Estate Bill. 


rsh’s 

(Coshead’s) for vesting certain Lands and other Hereditaments 

fstate Bil. devised by the Will of Sir Thomas Coxhead, de- 
ceased, in Trustees, upon Trust, to sell the same, and 
to grant Leases thereof for Building and other Pur- 
poses; to which the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 

Bower's The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 

Estate Bill. 


for authorizing the Sale of certain Portions of the 
Real Estates devised by the Will and Codicils of 
John Bowes, late Earl of Strathmore, and for autho- 
rizing the Purchase of other Real Estates, including 
Lands held for long Terms of Years, to be settled to 
the Uses of the said Will and Codicils, and for ex- 
tending the Power of granting Mining Leases given 
by the said Will, and for other Purposes; to which 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House :— 
And then the Messengers withdrew. 

Marquess of 


The Marquess of Donegall’s Estate Bill was read 


—, the first time. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 

Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Marsh’s Marsh’s (Coxhead’s) Estate Bill was read the 

(Coxhead’s) first time. 

— Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Bowes’s Bowes’s Estate Bill was read the first time. 

Estate Bill. 


Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Belfast Lough 
Drainage Bill. 


The Order for reading a second time the Belfast 
Lough Drainage Bill, was read, and discharged. 
Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


South Eastern 
Railway 
Company. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Copy of the Letter addressed by the Se- 
cretary of State for the Home Department to Mr. 
Wray, the Receiver-General of Metropolitan Police, 
in consequence of the Report of a Committee of 
this House upon the South Eastern Railway Com- 
pany’s Petition; and also, a Copy of the Appoint- 
ment of Mr. Wray to the Office he holds. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Irish Great 
Western Rail- 
way (Dublin to 
Galway) Bill. 


Mr. French reported, That he had carried to the 
Lords the Message of this House of this day, re- 
questing that their Lordships would be pleased to 
communicate to this House, a Copy of the Report, 
with the Minutes of Evidence, taken by the Select 
Committee appointed by their Lordships to consider 
the Petition of James Pim, junior, complaining that 
the Standing Orders had not been complied with, in 
the case of the Irish Great Western Railway (Dub- 
lin to Galway) Bill; and that their Lordships had 
communicated a printed Copy of the said Report : 
—And he delivered the same in at the Table. 


New Zealand, 


Petitions from the New Zealand Company ; — 
Dunfermline ;—and, Edinburgh; praying the House 
to adopt such measures as shall be calculated to 
Vou. 1090. 


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769 


allay the apprehensions now existing for the personal 
safety of the colonists in Mew Zealand, remove 
occasions of further controversy, and compel an 
entire change in the policy of the Government,— 


were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Supply. 
posed, That the Order of the day for the Committee 
of Supply be now read ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 


Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 


the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
“ this House regards with regret and apprehension New Zealand. 
“ the state of affairs in New Zealand; and that 
“ those feelings are greatly aggravated by the want 
“ of any sufficient evidence of a change in the policy 
“ which has led to such disastrous results,” instead 
thereof. 
And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question : 
—And a Debate arising thereupon ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 22° die Julii, 1845: 


Ordered, That the Debate be adjourned till this 
day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Turnpike-roads 
mittee on the Turnpike-roads (Zreland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Church Build- 
mittee on the Church Building Acts Amendment ing Acts 
Bill ; re 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, at twelve of the clock, resolve itself into the 
said Committee. 





The Order of the day being read, for the second Fees (Criminal 
reading of the Fees (Criminal Courts) Bill ; Courts) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day. 


The Real Property (No. 2.) Bill was, according Real Property 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a (No 2.) Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for this day. 


The Turnpike-roads (Scotland) Bill was, according Turnpike-roads 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a (Scotland) Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Unions (Jreland) Bill was, according to Or- Unions __ 
der, read a second time ; and committed to a Com- (Ireland) Bill. 
mittee of the whole House, for this day. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for Jurors’ Books 
making further Regulations for more effectually se- (tela) Bill. 
curing the Correctness of the Jurors’ Books in Jre- 
land, was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
third reading of the said Bill be adjourned till this 


day. 


Mr. Greene reported the Valuation (Zreland) Bill; Valuation — 
and the Bill was re-committed to a Committee of (/eln¢) Bill. 
the whole House :—The House immediately resolved No. 550. 
itself into the said Committee; and, after some time 
spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and 
Mr. Greene reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
sideration upon Thursday next; and the Bill, as 
amended, to be printed. 
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Mr. 











Supply; 


Law Charges, 


Gold and 
Silver Coin. 


County Rates, 


Sheriffs’ 
Expenses, &amp;c, 


Tnsolvent 
Debtors’ Conrt. 


Isle of Wight 
Prison. 


Pentonville 
Prison. 


Miibank 


Prison, 


Criminal 
Lunatics. 


Inspectors of 
Prisons, &amp;c. 


Law Expenses 
(cotland.) 


Law Charges 
qIreiand.) 


Dublin Metro- 
poiiian Police. 


Convict Depot 
(Dublin. ) 


710 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of 
Supply, several Resolutions; which were read, as 
follow : 

1. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
two thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to defray Law Charges, and the Salaries, Allowances 
and Incidental Expenses in the Office of the Soli- 
citor for the Affairs of Her Majesty’s Treasury, to 
the 31st day of March 1846. 

2. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eleven 
thousand seven hundred and twenty pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay Expenses con- 
nected with the Prosecution of Offenders against 
the Laws relating to Gold and Silver Coin, to the 
31st day of March 1846. 

3. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
hundred and thirty thousand pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to defray, in the year 1845, certain 
Charges formerly paid out of the County Rates. 

4. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifteen 
thousand and one hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray, to the 31st day of March 1846, 
the Expenses incurred by Sheriffs; to make good 
the Deficiency of the Fees in the Office of the 
Queen’s Remembrancer in the Exchequer ; to pay 
the Salaries and ancient Allowances of certain 
Officers of the Court of Exchequer; also, certain 
Expenses of the Queen’s Prison. 

5. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirteen 
thousand three hundred and sixty-eight pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the atesien of 
the Commissioners of the Insolvent Debtors’ Court, 
of their Clerks, and the Contingent Expenses of the 
Court and Office, to the 31st day of March 1846 ; 
also, the Expenses attendant upon the Circuit. 

6. Resolved, That aSum, not exceeding Eighteen 
thousand three hundred and sixty-one pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses of 
the Prison for Juvenile Offenders in the Isle of 
Wight, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

7. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Sixteen 
thousand two hundred and eighteen pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses of 
the Pentonville Prison, to the 3ist day of March 
1846. 

8. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
eight thousand one hundred and eighteen pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses 
of the Milbank Prison, to the 31st day of March 
1846. 

9. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four 
thousand and twenty-five pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses of confining 
and maintaining Criminal Lunatics in Bethlem Hos- 
pital, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

10. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eight 
thousand one hundred and seventy-two pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries and 
Expenses of the Inspectors of Prisons; and of the 
Prison Board in Scotland, to the 31st day of March 
1846. 

11. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Sixty- 
seven thousand eight hundred and ten pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray Law Expenses in 
Scotland, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

12. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Sixty- 
nine thousand one hundred and nine pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of 
Criminal Prosecutions and other Law Charges in 
Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

13. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirty- 
three thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
towards defraying the Charge of the Metropolitan 
Police of Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

14. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Seven 
thousand two hundred and sixty-seven pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Caen of 
the Convict Depot in Dublin, and the Constabulary 
Banack in the Phenix Park, to the 31st day of 
March 1846 


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A. 1845. 


15. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Six Criminal 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- Lunatics 
wards defraying the Expense of erecting a Prison (Pi) 
for Criminal Lunatics in Dublin. 

16. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Sixty- Convicts, 
two thousand three hundred and fifty pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses of 
the Convict Hulk Establishment at Home, at Ber- 
muda, and at Gibraltar, to the 3ist day of March 
1846. 

17. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two 
hundred and fifty thousand pounds, be. granted to 
Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Mainte- 
nance, Custody, Superintendence and Management 
of Convicts at Mew South Wales and Van Diemen’s 
Land, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

18. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two Professors 
thousand and six pounds, be granted to Her Ma- (Oxford aud 
jesty, to pay the Salaries and Allowances granted “™™4e-) 
to certain Professors in the Universities of Ozford 
and Cambridge, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

19. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four University of 
thousand five hundred and forty pounds, be granted London, 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses of the Uni- 
versity of London, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

20. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three Royal Irish 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, towards Academy. 
defraying the Expense of the Royal Irish Academy, 
to the 31st day of March 1846. 

21. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three Royal 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, towards Hibernian 
defraying the Expense of the Royal Hibernian ““*“" 
Academy, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

22. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Five Royal Dublin 
thousand nine hundred and ten pounds, be granted Sie'y. 
to Her Majesty, towards defraying the Expense of 
the Royal Dublin Society, to the 31st day of March 
1846. 

23. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty- British 
two thousand and twenty pounds, be granted to Her Museu. 
Majesty, to defray the Expenses of New Buildings 


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and Fittings at the British Museum, to the 31st | 
day of March 1846. | 

24. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Six 
thousand two hundred and seventeen pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to enable the Trustees of 
the British Museum to purchase certain Collections, 
and to defray Expenses incurred in procuring Anti- 
quities for the Museum. 

25. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One National 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her &amp;*!!«y- 
Majesty, to defray the sete of the National 
Gallery, to the 31st day of March 1846. im 

26. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eight Geologichur 
thousand eight hundred and fifty pounds, be granted ps digs 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses of the nomic Geology. 
Geological Survey of Great Britain and Ireland, 
and the Museum of Economic Geology in London 
and Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

27. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Five Magnetic _ 
thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine pounds, be — 

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eranted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of 
Magnetic Observatories at Toronto, Saint Helena, 
the Cape of Good Hope and Van Diemen’s Land ; 
also, for Observations and Services carrying on 
under the direction of the Astronomer Royal, and 
other Scientific Works and Publications, to the 31st 
day of March 1846. ; 

28. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One Monuments 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray, in the year 1845, the Cost of 
the Monuments to be erected to the Memory of Sir 
Sydney Smith, Lord Exmouth and Lord De Saumarez. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself siave Trade, 
into a Committee upon the Slave Trade (Brazil) (Brea!) “3 ’ 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. S eaker No. 591. 


resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reporte iar a 
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Te ter ss ir See 


NGS ARERR Te 


PSEA LITE TOD TIO LO SO ELTA OEE 


Stamp Duties, 
&amp;e., Bill, 


Ways and 
Means, 


Jewish Disabie 
lities Removal 
Bill. 


Bonded Corn 


Bill. 


Taxing Master, 
Court of 
Chancery 


{Ireland) Bill, 


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the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be now received. 
Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 
Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Thursday next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Stamp Duties, &amp;c., Bill; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day, at 
twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An 
Act for the Relief of Persons of the Jewish Religion 
elected to Municipal Offices ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, ‘That the Bill be now read the third 
time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
be made to the Question; viz. To leave out the 
word “ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to 
add the words “ upon this day three months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word 
now” stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 
Tellers for the Mr. Young, lon 
Yeas, UMr. Forbes Mackenzie: f ; 
Tellers for the f Sir Robert Harry Inglis, \ 
Noes, | Colonel Sibthorp : if 
So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third 
time:—The Bill was accordingly read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


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The ingrossed Bill to continue and amend an Act 
of the fifth and sixth years of Her present Majesty, 
for permitting Wheat to be delivered from the Ware- 
house or the Vessel Duty free, upon the previous 
Substitution of an Equivalent Quantity of Flour or 
Biscuit in the Warehouse, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause (Flour not to be taken out 
of Bond for Four weeks), was thrice read; and 
added to the Bill, by way of Rider. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to continue, until the Thirty-first 
day of August One thousand eight hundred and 
Forty-eight, and to the end of the next Session of 
Parliament, and to amend an Act of the fifth and 


sixth years of Her present Majesty, for permitting | 


Wheat to be delivered from the Warehouse or the 
Vessel Duty free, upon the previous Substitution of 
an Equivalent Quantity of Flour or Biscuit in the 
Warehouse. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Taxing Master, Court of Chancery 
(Ireland) Bill; ’ 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


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771 
The House, according to Order, resolved itself Taxing Master, 
into a Committee, to consider of making provision Court of 

out of the Consolidated Fund of the United King- (clon 
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, for the Salaries (Salaries and 
and Expenses of the Office of Taxing Master of Expenses). 
the High Court of Chancery in Ireland. 


(In the Committee.) 
Resolved, That provision be made, out of the Con- 
solidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, for the Payment of the Salaries 
and Expenses of the Office of Taxing Master of the 
High Court of Chancery in Jreland. 


Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come toa Reso- 
lution. 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The Testamentary Dispositions, &amp;c., Bill was, Testamentary 
according to Order, read a second time ; and com- Dispositions, 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for ®% Bil 
this day. 


The Joint Stock Banks (Scotland and Ireland ) ae —_ 
Bill was, according to Order, read a second time ; Banks Geo 
and committed to a Committee of the whole House, Ireland) Bill. 


for To-morrow. 


The Compensations Bill was, according to Order, Compensations 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee Bill. 
of the whole House, for this day. 


The Drainage of Estates Bill was, according to Drainage of 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Estates Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for tie Com- Customs. 
mittee to whom it was referred to consider the Act 
5 and 6 Vic.,c. 47,to amend the Laws relating to 
the Customs; 
Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the Borough of Hast- Brighton, Lewes 
ings, praying that the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings hoa 
Railway (Hastings, Rye and Ashford Extension) (Hastings, Rye 
Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and Ashford 


and ordered to lie upon the Table. * Eenenalon) SM. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the Brighton, Lewes Brighton, Lewes 
and Hastings Railway Company to make a Railway —— 
from Bulverhithe, in the County of Sussex, to Ash- ra 
ford, in the County of Kent, was read the third time. and Ashford” 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. Extension) Bill. 
Ordered, That Mr. Darby do carry the’ Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Court of Chancery Bill was read the first Court of 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon Chancery Bill. 
Thursday next; and to be printed. No. 552. 


Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s Occupation 
Command,—Copy of the Evidence taken before Her of Land 
Majesty’s Commissioners of Inquiry into the state apenas 
of the Law and Practice in respect to the Occupa- 
tion of Land in Jreland, Part III. 

Copy of the Eighth Report of Her Majesty’s Com- Criminal Law, 
missioners on Criminal Law, dated the 5th day of 
July 1845. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to the directions Education 
of An Act of Parliament,—The Annual Report of (Ireland. ) 
the Commissioners of National Education in Jreland, 
to his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, for the year 
ending 25th March 1845. 

Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to Order,— Foreign 
An Account of Sums paid out of the Consolidated ¥°*'* 
Duties of Customs, under the Act 59 Geo. 3, c. 54, 
and subsequent Orders of the Right honourable the 





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Committees. 


Darby-court 
(Westminster) 
Bill. 


Militia Pay 
Bill. 


Stamp Duties, 
&amp;c., Bil’. 


Highways Bill. 


Municipal 
Districts, &amp;c., 
(Ireland) Bill. 
Railways 
(Selling or 
Leasing ) Bill. 


Small Debts 
(No, 3.) Bill. 


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Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, in 
the year 1844, for the difference of Rates and Charges 
due to Corporations, Companies or Individuals, for 
Foreign Vessels, which, under Treaties of Ree#ipro- 
city or otherwise, are admitted into the Ports of the 
United Kingdom at the same Rates of Charge as 
British Vessels; specifying each of the several Rates, 
on what account the same was paid, whether for 
Light Dues, Dock Dues on Ships or Merchandize, 
Pilotage, or otherwise :—Also, the Total Amount 
(under the Reciprocity Treaties) paid up to the 31st 
day of December 1843, and the Amount paid to the 
31st day of December 1844 (in continuation of Par- 
liamentary Paper, No. 551, of Session 1844). 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
two of the clock on Tuesday morning, ad- 
journed till this day. 








Martis, 22° die Julii ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 18 45. 


PRAYERS. 


QRDERED, That all Committees have leave 
to sit this day, till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 


Mr. Greene reported the Darby-court ( Westmin- 
ster) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow, at 
twelve of the clock. 


Mr. Greene reported the Militia Pay Bill; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow, at 
twelve of the clock. 


Mr. Greene reported the Stamp Duties, &amp;c., Bill; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow, 
at twelve of the clock. 


An ingrossed Bill to extend certain Provisions in 
the Act for consolidating and amending the Laws 
relating to the Highways in England, was read the 
third ume. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Eliot Yorke do carry the Bill 
to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Municipal Districts, &amp;c., (Jreland) 
Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Thursday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The ingrossed Bill to restrict the Powers of Sel- 
ling or Leasing Railways contained in certain Acts 
of Parliament relating to such Railways, was, ac- 
cording to Order, read the third time; and an 
Amendment was made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Small Debts (No. 3.) 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had made Progress in the Bill; and 
that he was directed to move, That the Committee 
may have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, at 
twelve of the clock, again resolve itself into the said 
Committee. 








A. 1845. 


The ingrossed Bill for the Regulation of the Care Lunatics Bilj, 


and Treatment of Lunatics in England, was, accord- 
ing to Order, read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to 
the Bill, by way of Rider, (Act to continue in force 
for three years): And the said Clause was brought 
up, and read the first time. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That the said Clause be now read a se- 
cond time ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the { Mr. Thomas Duncombe, 


Yeas, \ Mr. Hume: 13. 
Tellers for the f Mr. Cardwell, 
Noes, Mr. Forbes Mackenzie : } =. 


So it passed in the Negative. 

Another ingrossed Clause was offered to be added 
to the Bill, by way of Rider, (Any parish having a 
population of One hundred thousand persons, and 
rental of Five hundred thousand pounds, to be ena- 
bled to erect an Asylum for itself) :—And the said 


-Clause was brought up; and read the first time. 


And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That the said Clause be now read a se- 
cond time :—It passed in the Negative. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 7. 1. 20., by leaving out “ five hundred” 
and inserting “ two hundred,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That “ five hun- 
dred” stand part of the Bill; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the { Mr. Young, 90 
Yeas, L Lord Arthur Lennoz : } er 

Tellers for the f Mr. Wakley, 1 
Noes, Mr. Thomas Duncombe : } “. 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to 
the Bill, in Pr. 24. 1. 1., by leaving out from the 
beginning of the line tothe word “ And” in Pr. 25. 
1.11. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill :—The 
said proposed Amendment was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to 
the Bill, in Pr. 35. 1. 17., by inserting after the 
word “ Act” the words “ Provided always, That no 
“ person shall receive any license for the reception 
“ of Lunatics in any Lunatic Asylum, who shall not 
reside on the premises for which he is licensed.” 

And the Question being proposed, That those 
words be there inserted ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
said proposed Amendment, by inserting after the 
word “ person” the words “ Lannion receiving a 
* license for the first time.” 

And the Question being put, That those words 
be there inserted :—It was resolved in the Affirma- 
tive. 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made to 
the said proposed Amendment, by inserting after the 
words “the first time” the words “or having only 
* one establishment.” 

And the Question being put, That those words be 
there inserted :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 

Then another Amendment was made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
third reading of the said Bill be adjourned till To- 
morrow, at twelve of the clock. 


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Mr. Sherwood, from the Court of Common Pleas, Court of 7 
was called in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to Common cas, 


Order,—A Return, showing the Gross Amount of 
Fees received by the Senior Master of the Court of 
Common 


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Common Pleas at Westminster, under the Acts of the 
1st and 2d Vic., c.110, s. 19, and the 2d and 3d Vic. 
c.11, from the date of the passing of these Acts 
respectively, to the 31st day of December 1844; dis 
tinguishing the Amount and Particulars of each Fee 
received under each of the said Acts in each year :— 
A Return for the same period of the Disbursements 
paid out of the said Fees for Rent, Clerks, &amp;c. ; dis- 
tinguishing the Amount and Particulars of each 
Disbursement in each year :—A Return of the Gross 
Amount of Fees received by the Officer appointed in 
the Court of Common Pleas at Westminster, under the 
Act of the 3d and 4th Will. 4, c. 74, for registering 
the Certificates of the Acknowledgment of Deeds 
by married Women, &amp;c., from the date of the pass- 
ing of that Act to the 31st day of December 1844 ; 
distinguishing the Amount and Particulars of each 
Fee received in each year :—And, a Return for the 
same period of the Disbursements paid out of the 
said Fees for Rent, Clerks, &amp;c.; distinguishing the 
Amount and Particulars of each Disbursement in 
each year :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 


Birmingham The Birmingham Blue-coat School Estate Bill 
Blue-coat was read a second time ; and committed. 
School Estate 


Bill. Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


South Easten © The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Railway the Report on the South Eastern Railway (Branch 
(Branch to Deal 


vid Extension tO Deal and Extension of the South Eastern, Can- 
ofthe South  terbury, Ramsgate and Margate Railway) Bill; and 


cea the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ramsgatewnd , Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
Margate Rail- ingrossed. 

way) Bill, 

Aberdare The House proceeded to take into consideration 
Railway Bill. 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for making a Railway from the Taff 
Vale Railway, near Ynys Meyrick, to Aberdare, with 
a Branch therefrom, to be called The Aberdare Rail- 
way ; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 4, 1. 35. After “ Company” insert Clauses 
(A.) and (B.) 

Criauss (A.) “ And whereas the line of the said 
Railway is proposed to be carried across the 
roads numbered as follows on the Plans of the 
Railway hereinbefore referred to; (that is to say) 
Nos. 14, 22 and 34, in the parish of Zlanwouna, 
and No. 50 in the parish of Aberdare, and it is 
expedient that the said Railway should cross 
the said roads on a level; Be it therefore En- 
acted, That the said Company may make the 
said Railway across the said roads, at or near the 
points designated on the said Plans, on a level.” 

Cravse (B,) “ And be it Enacted, That the Com- 
pany shall carry the Railway across the road num- 
bered 6 in the parish of Aberdare, on the Plans 
deposited as hereinbefore mentioned, on the pre- 
sent level thereof, and it shall not be lawful for 
the Company to stop up the said road, or, except 
so far as may be necessary for the passage of 
engines or carriages across the same, obstruct or 
impede the free use and enjoyment thereof.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 25. Leave out “Clerks” and insert 
“ Clerk.” 

_ Pr. 13. 1. 31. Leave out “ hereinbefore” and 
insert “ hereinafter.” 

Pr. 19.1. 7. Leave out “any” and insert “ the 
“ Taff Vale Railway,” and in the same line leave 
out from “ Company” to “ for” in 1, 9. 
_ _Pr. 19.1. 11. Leave out from “ the” to “ may” 
inl, 14. and insert “ Companies.” 

Pr. 20. 1. 5. Leave out “ Branch Railway or.” 

Pr. 20. 1. 8. After “ constructed” insert “ other- 
wise than under the authority of an Act of Par- 
“« liament.” . 

The said Amendments, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. m 

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773 


Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Norwich and 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Brangon Rail- 
intituled, An Act for altering the Line of the Wor- and Diss and 
wich and Brandon Railway, and for making a Dereham 
Branch therefrom to East Dereham, in the County Branches Bill 
of Norfolk ; and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 4. 1. 30. Leave out from “ And” to “ Be” in 
1. 35., and in Is. 35. and 36. leave out “ therefore.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 36. Leave out “ which” and insert 
authorized to be borrowed under the Acts relating 
“= 

Pr. 6. 1. 38. Leave out from “ Company” to 
“ the” in Pr. 7. 1.6. 

Pr. 7. 1. 35. Leave out from “ Company” to 
“ shall’ in 1. ult.” 

Pr, 8. 1. 38. Leave out “ of the line.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 4. Leave out “ Acts” and insert 
* Act.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


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The House proceeded to take into consideration Bristol and 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- a ia 
tituled, An Act to amend the Acts relating to the eal 
Bristol and Exeter Railway, and to authorize the 
Formation of a Junction Railway, and several Branch 
Railways connected with the same; and the same 
were read, as follow: 

Pr.6.1. penult. After “ thereto” insert “ Provided 
always, that nothing herein contained shall render 
it obligatory on the Bristol and Exeter Railway 
Company to make and maintain such Junction 
Railway, unless the several Railway Companies 
whose Railways join to or are connected with the 
said Bristol and Exeter Railway, or some one or 
more of them, shall contribute a sum of money 
equal to two-thirds of the expense of making 
such Junction Railway.” 

Pr, 22. |. ult. After “ for” insert Clauses (A.) 
and (B.) 

Crause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
said Railway Company shall erect good and sub- 
stantial perpendicular walls on both sides of such 
part of the said Railway as shall be carried through 
the premises belonging to Robert Tucker, Esquire, 
situate in the parish of Yeovil aforesaid, occupied 
by Dr. Penkivil, and the orchard adjoining there- 
“ to, and of the full depth of any cutting through 
his said premises, and shall also fence off the se- 
veral portions of such premises from the said 
Railway by means of a neat and substantial iron 
“ fence at the top of the said walls, and shall also 
“ provide for the said Robert Tucker, his heirs and 
assigns, tenant and tenants, a proper and conve- 
nient way of access to and from the several portions 
of his said premises which will be severed by the 
said Railway over the said Railway, and shall not 
“ occupy any part of the said premises of the said 
‘© Robert Tucker, except the orchard adjoining the 
“ house occupied by Dr. Penkivil; and in case the 
“« said Railway Company shall neglect or refuse to 
“ erect such walls and fence, and to make such way 
“ of access as aforesaid, immediately after the mak- 
“ ing of the said Railway through the premises of 
“ the said Robert Tucker, it shall be lawful for the 
“ said Robert Tucker, his heirs or assigns, tu erect 
such walls and fence and to make such way of 
“ access as aforesaid; and all the expenses thereof 
« shall be repaid by the said Railway Company to 
“ the said Robert Tucker, his heirs or assigns.” 

Cravse (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That in de- 
fault of payment on demand made of the trea- 
surer or other officer for the time being of the 

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Saint Helens 
Improvement 
Bill. 


Public Petitions 


( Forty-third 
Report.) 


Taxing Master, 
Court of 
Chancery 
(Lreland) Bill. 


Incorporated 
Trades 
( Scotland.) 


Decdands 
Abolition 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


774 


“ said Railway Company by the said Robert Tucker, 
“ his heirs or assigns, or any person on his behalf, 
“ of the expenses of erecting the said walls and 
fence, and the making of such way of access, to 
be paid to the said Robert Tucker, his heirs or 
assigns as aforesaid, the said Robert Tucker, his 
“ heirs or assigns, shall and may sue for and recover 
“ the same against the said Railway Company by 
“ action of debt or on the case, in any of Her Ma- 
“ jesty’s Courts of Record at Westminster.” 

Pr. 26.1. 8. Leave out from “bulks” to “ And” 
in Pr. 27. 1. 22., and insert Clause (C.) 

Cravse (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
“ powers of the Company for the compulsory pur- 
“ chase of lands for the purposes of this Act, shall 
“ not be exercised after the expiration of Three 
“ years from the passing of this Act.” 

Pr. 28. 1.9. Leave out from “ aforesaid” to 
“ And” in Pr. 29. 1. 29. 

Pr. 43. 1. 35. Leave out from ‘‘ Company” to 
“ words,” in Pr. 42. 1. 2. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hodgson Hinde do emg the 
Bill tothe Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


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he House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for paving, lighting, cleansing, 
watering, regulating and otherwise improving the 
Town of Saint Helens, in the County Palatine of 
Lancaster, and for establishing and regulating a 
Market therein ; and the same was read, as followeth: 

Pr. 210. 1. 31. After “ Pindle” insert “ or of 
“ the Lord of the Manor of the hamlet of Hard- 
“ shaw.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendment made by 
their Lordships. 


Mr. Thornely reported from the Select Committee 
on Public Petitions; That they had examined the 
Petitions presented upon the 17th and 18th days of 
this instant July; and had directed him to make a 
Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Josias Dunn, William Goddard 
and Richard John Theodore Orpen, Solicitors of the 
High Court of Chancery in Zreland, and who are also 
the President and Vice-Presidents of the Society of 
the Attornies and Solicitors of Jreland, praying that 
the Taxing Master, Court of Chancery ( Ireland ) 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Merchants, Bankers, Justices of 
the Peace, Tradesmen and other Inhabitants of the 
city of Glasgow, and of the districts situated within 
the Parliamentary boundaries thereof, praying the 
House to abolish the exclusive privileges of the In- 
corporated Trades throughout the burghs of Scotland, 


was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses 
ofthe Borough of Reading, praying that the Deodands 
Abolition (No. 2.) Bill may not pass into a law, or if 
the same do pass, that Clauses may be inserted therein, 
securing adequate compensation to the Petitioners, 
for the property of which they would be otherwise de- 
prived, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


22° Jultz. 








A. 1845, 


Petitions from Birmingham ;— Glasgow ;—and New Zealana 


Settlers in the Colony of New Zealand, at presen 
residing in England; praying the House not to 
separate without taking such measures as shall 
insure a change in the policy hitherto pursued with 
regard to New Zealand,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upen the Table. 


Petitions from the Districts of Raymond Terrace New south 
and Dimgog, and their neighbourhood, in Vew South Wales. 


Wales ;— Moreton Bay, and its neighbourhood, in 
the Colony of New South Wales ;—City of Sydney, 
and its neighbourhood, in the Colony of New South 
Wales ;—and, Districts of New England and Port 
Macquarie, and its neighbourhood, in the Colony of 
New South Wales; praying for the repeal of so much 
of the Act 5 and 6 Vic., c. 77, as prohibits the ap- 
propriation of the territorial revenue by the Legisla- 
tive Council, and also so much of the Act 5 and 6 
Vic., c. 36, as relates to the minimum price, to the 
letting and general control of Crown lands, and to 
the proceeds and revenues thereof, and to transfer 
all powers and authorities over the said lands, and 
the revenues arising therefrom, which are vested in 
the Governor for the time being, to the Governor and 
Legislative Council of New South Wales; that they 
may establish a scale of minimum prices for Crown 
lands, according to their respective situation and 
quality ; and that a fixed term of occupation (which 
the Petitioners humbly submit should be conceded 
to all persons at present occupying the said Crown 
lands, and which should not be of less duration than 
twenty-one years) may be substituted for the present 
tenure, coupled with such reasonable right of pre- 
emption to the present occupier or lessee, during his 
tenancy, at the minimum price thus to be fixed, as 
to the said Governor and Legislative Council may 
seem meet,—were presented, and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Legislative Council of the Colony 
of New South Wales, in Councilassembled (signed by 
the Speaker), was also presented, and read ; setting 
forth, That on the 30th day of May 1844, a Select 
Committee of this Council was appointed to inquire 
into and report upon all grievances connected with 
the Lands of the Territory, in pursuance of a Report 
from this Committee, which was made after a long 
and laborious investigation, a Copy of which, with 
the evidence, is appended thereto; it was resolved by 
the Legislative Council, amongst other things, that 
Petitions should be presented to Her Majesty and 
both Houses of Parliament, humbly praying that 
they will be graciously pleased to pass an Act re- 
pealing the Act of the Imperial Parliament, 5 and 6 
Vic., c. 36, so far as regards New South Wales, and 
also so much of tle Act 5 and 6 Vic., c. 76, as pro- 
vides that no law made by the Council shall inter- 
fere in any manner with the sale or other appropria- 
tion of the Lands belonging to the Crown within 
that Colony, or with the revenue thence arising, and 
enacting that the management of the waste lands of 
the Crown, and the appropriation of the revenue 
arising therefrom, shall be vested in the Governor 
and Legislative Council of the Colony; and praying 
that the House will be pleased to pass an Act by 
which the wishes of the Petitioners may be carried 
into effect. 


A Petition of the Legislative Council of New South 
Wales,in Council assembled (signed by the Speaker), 
was also presented, and read; setting forth, That 
according to the estimates for the year 1845, sub- 
mitted for their adoption, by His Excellency the 
Governor, it will be necessary to raise by general 
or local taxation the sum of 85,250/. 16s, 8d. for 
Police, Gaols, and the building of Gaols, being after 
the rate of about 10s. 4d. per head on the entire 
population of the Colony, whereas the whole expense 
of the Government of the Canadas does not exceed 
7s. a head, and were a similar rate of expenditure 

necessary 


Se eee 





9 VicToriz. 


necessary in the United Kingdom, a sum of not less 
than 14,000,000/. would be required for those pur- 
poses alone; that the Police and Gaol expenditure 
of the Colony for the nine years and a half end- 
ing the 31st December 1844, since this charge 
was first imposed, amounts to the enormous sum of 
957,5101. 5s. 2d.; that although when this charge 





was first transferred from the Military Chest to the 
Colonial Treasury in 1835, by the direction of the 
Lords of the Treasury, it was assumed that it would 
not exceed 25,000/. per annum, in the very first year 
afterwards it amounted to 44,6931. 9s. 1d., in the 
third year afterwards it attained its maximum of 
135,132/. 8s. 4d., at very nearly which amount it con- 
tinued stationary for the next two years, and it is still, 
notwithstanding the considerable reductions of last 
Session, estimated at the largesum of 85,2501. 16s. 8d. 
above mentioned ; that the number of convictions of 
persons arrived free or born in the Colony is, in pro- 
portion to the number of convictions of persons 
arrived as convicts, as 1800 to 3900, that the former 
number contains a large proportion of expirees and 
other freed persons who have come from the sister 
Colony of Van Diemen’s Land, and cannot be dis- 
tinguished from the rest of the free population, but 
that without taking into consideration this circum- 
stance which must cause a great addition to the 
annual amount of crime committed there, asa matter 
of mere dry arithmetical calculation, and without 
making any allowance whatever for the contagious 
example and influence of the convict and the freed 
on the free, instead of the Colony being subject to 
the payment of the above-mentioned sum of 85,2501. 
16s. 8d., it should not be rated at more than its fair 
proportion, viz., 26,9211. 7s. 2d., whilst the Imperial 
Government is justly chargeable with the balance, 
viz., 58,3291. 9s. 6d., which arises exclusively from 
convicts or freed persons who have been convicts 
transported to these shores from the mother country, 
and for the benefit of the mother country alone ; 
that of the entire amount of 957,510/. 5s. 2d. thus 
paid by the Colony for the above purposes, it will 
be observed that only 302,371/. 13s. 2d. is its fair 
proportion, and that the balance of 655,138/. 12s. 
ought to have been paid out of the Military Chest ; 
that the judicial expenditure for the same period 
amounted to 302,310/. 6s. 3d., and that after de- 
ducting one-third of the above amount for the civil 
administration of justice,and apportioning the ba- 
lance of 201,5401. 4s. 2d., according to the foregoing 
scale of our criminal statistics, it results that 63,6447. 
6s. 6d. of the last-mentioned sum is properly charge- 
able to the Colony, and the residue of 137,8951. 
18s. 8d. to the mother country, and the sum of 
34,7821. 16s. 9d. required forthe judicial expenditure 
of 1845, being distributed in the same proportions, 
will leave 7,322/. 14s. 4d. chargeable to the former 
for its share of the criminal administration of justice, 
and 15,865/. 17s. 2d. as the share of the latter; that 
the necessity of providing out of Colonial Funds so 
large an amount for the coercion and punishment of 
British criminals, is justly deemed by the Colony, 
whose representatives the Petitioners are, as one of 
its chief grievances, and the grievance is deemed the 
greater, inasmuch as the equivalent, which by solemn 
compact entered into in the year 1835, between the 
late Legislative Council and Her Majesty’s then 
Governor, Sir Richard Bourke, k.c.8B., under the 
authority of the Lords of the Treasury, viz., the sur- 
plus of the casual and territorial revenues, after de- 
fraying the cost of immigration from the United 
Kingdom, has been withheld from the appropriation 
of the Legislative Council, at whose disposal it was 
then placed, in conformity with this compact, during 
the whole Government of Sir George Gipps, Knight, 
not only as far as we have been able to ascertain 
without any authority, but as far as the official cor- 
respondence laid by His Excellency before us shows 
in defiance of the positive directions of the Lords of 
the Treasury and successive Secretaries of State ; 
Vox. 100, 











22° Jultt. 775 


that the enormous burden thus cast upon the Colony, 

and continued without the promised equivalent, and 

the impossibility of adding to its weight without 
utter ruin to all the productive classes, altogether 
precludes us from attempting those moral, social and 

physical ameliorations which, were they possible, the 

public exigencies and welfare imperatively demand 

at their hands; they beg leave humbly to represent 

to the House, first, that they are thereby precluded 
from taking any effectual steps towards arresting the 
perpetuity of crime, by making adequate provision 
for the diffusion of education, the expense of which, 
In consequence of the scattered state of the popu- 
lation, would be far greater than in England; se- 
cond, from establishing a cheap and uniform rate 

of postage and the facilities for correspondence, and 
the diffusion of information, which have been at- 
tended with such beneficial results in the mother 
country; third, from appropriating any sufficient 
sum for the making or repairing of roads or bridges, 
and for other works of indispensable necessity in a 
new country, like that, progressing rapidly in popu- 
lation and possessing but few facilities for inland 
navigation ; fourth, that the imposition of the large 
amount in question is now felt to be the more bur- 
densome and unjust, in consequence of the cessa- 
tion of transportation, and the abolition of assign- 
ment, which was the only redeeming principle of 
the convict system, and indeed the main reason 
assigned by the Lords of the Treasury, in 1834, for 
transferring this charge to the Colonial Treasury, 
and in consequence also of the rapidly increasing 
expenditure of the Military Chest, for military and 
convict purposes, an expenditure which, in 1839, was 
309,058. 2s. 3d., and in 1843 had fallen to 170,072. 
17s. 5d., including about 7,000/. for military expen- 
diture in New Zealand; fifth, that not only has the 
system of transportation and assignment, the sup- 
posed advantages which led to the transfer of this 
charge from the Imperial to the Local Treasury, 
entirely ceased amongst them, but the Colony has in 
fact since become the grand emporium, as it were of 
the expirees and other freed persons from Van Die- 
men’s Land, to say nothing of the runaway convicts 
who pass off under the guise of free persons; and 
it appears that orders have been issued by Her Ma- 
jest’s principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, 
that this vast influx of extraneous crime amongst us 
is to be further increased by making the Colony the 
receptacle also of the probation convicts transported 
from that Colony to Norfolk Island; sixth, that it 
will, they trust, be obvious to the House, that a large 
and rapid increase in their Police, Gaol and Judicial 
Expenditure must inevitably result to the Colony 
from these causes without any countervailing advan- 
tage whatever; seventh, that the impolicy and in- 
justice of imposing so heavy a burden on that Colon 

will be the more apparent now that the inability of 
the sister Colony, Van Diemen’s Land, to sustain a 
similar charge has been admitted by the Governor 
of that Colony ; although in the full enjoyment of 
whatever benefits of cheap labour or otherwise are 





derivable from transportation, a large portion con- 
nected with the Local Expenditure, connected with 
the convict system, and transferred to the Local 
Treasury of that Colony, at the same time the like 
charge was imposed upon the Petitioners, is now of 
necessity defrayed from the Military Chest, and must, 
without doubt, as it ought, be finally retransferred in 
that Colony as being a just and proper charge on the 
Imperial ‘lreasury ; under the circumstances above 
stated they entreat the House to be graciously 
pleased to recommend to Parliament, that the sum 
of 793,034/. 10s. 8d. so due to the Colony for ar- 
rears of Police,Gaoland Judicial Expenditure, justly 
chargeable on Imperial Funds, and the further sum 
of 74,195/. 6s. 8d. being the annual amount still re- 
quired for the due coercion and punishment of the 
convict and freed population originally transported 
from Britain, be defrayed from the Military Chest 








oF4 or 








Molyneux’s 
(Follett’s) 
Estate Bill. 


Bolton and 
Leigh, Kenyon 
and Leigh Junc- 
tion, North 
Union, Liver- 
pool and Man- 
chester and 
Grand Junction 
Railway Com- 
panies Amal- 
gamation Bill. 


New South 
Wales, 


776 


or if it be thought more advisable, upon taking 
into consideration that an adult population of 59,788 
convicts, of both sexes, have been transported to this 
Colony from the United Kingdom since the F snes 
of its first establishment, the contaminating influence 
of which mass of crime is continually working on 
the rest of their population, amounting only at pre- 
sent to about 123,000 souls, and upon taking further 
into consideration the joint exigencies at the present 
time of the United Kingdom and of the Colony, in 
the former of which several millions of its people 
are subsisting on public and private charity, and in 
the latter of which there is such a deficiency of 
population and excess of food that thousands of 
sheep and cattle are destroyed weekly for theirtallow 
and hides, it would, in their opinion, be of equivalent 
advantage to the payment of the said sum of 793,034. 
10s. 8d., that the like number, namely, 59,788 free 
immigrants of moral and industrious habits and 
consisting of single persons of both sexes, or of young 
couples recently married, or of families with sons and 
daughters grown or nearly grown up, should be sent 
out to the Colony in the next five years with Parlia- 
mentary Funds, provided that the said annual sum 
of 74,1957. 6s. 8d. be henceforth contributed by the 
Military Chest towards the support of Police, Gaols 
and Judicial Expenditure, as being the fair propor- 
tion of that expenditure chargeable of right on the 
Imperial Treasury ; that in the event however of the 
alternative of sending out the above number of im- 
migrants being preferred to a money re-imbursement, 
it will, in their opinion, be an indispensable adjunct 
to so large and sudden an accession to their popu- 
lation, that a loan be raised in England on the se- 
curity of the public lands of the Colony and under 
the Guarantee of Parliament, ofnot less than 500,0001. 
payable by five annual instalments of 100,000/. each, 
to be spent in public roads, bridges and other ne- 
cessary internal improvements, under the appropria- 
tion of the Governor and Legislative Council during 
the progress of such immigration, in order that if 
the various avenues of domestic industry should not 
suffice at once to absorb so large an addition to 
their numbers, adequate employment may be afforded 
by means of those public works which, in a rapidly 
progressing state of society, are constantly required 
to keep pace with the increase of population. 

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Molyneux’s (Follett’s) Estate Bill was read a 
second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into consideration the Report on the Bolton and 
Leigh, Kenyon and Leigh Junction, North Union, 
Liverpool and Manchester, and Grand Junction Rail- 
way Companies Amalgamation Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That the Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Bill be now read a second time; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the { Viscount Sandon, 67 

Yeas, \ Sir Howard Douglas: f ; 

Tellers for the J Mr. Milner Gibson, } 23 

Noes, Mr. Cobden : ig 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

The said Amendments were accordingly read a 
second time, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Population, Revenue, Expenditure, 


22° Julrz. 








A. 1845. 


Exports and Imports of New South Wales, in- 
cluding Port Phillip, in each year, from the 1st day 
of January 1836 to the 31st day of December 
1844, inclusive. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Westminster 
the 26th day of June last, that there be laid before Abbey ana 
this House, a Return of the annual Amount of Money re - the 
taken at the door of Westminster Abbey and Saint = 
Paul's Cathedral, for Admission, during the years 
1841, 1842, 1843 and 1844, distinguishing each year 
and month, and of the Appropriation of such Money, 
with a Return of the Sum or Sums charged at pre- 
sent for admitting individuals to see the Public 
Monuments in Westminster Abbey and Saint Paul's 
Cathedral (in continuation of Returns ordered to be 
printed, 25th April 1837), might be read ; and the 
same being read ; 

Ordered, That a Return to so much of the said 
Order as relates to Saint Paul’s Cathedral be laid 
before this House forthwith. 


A Message from the Lords, by Sir Giffin Wilson Message from 

and Mr. Senior : the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords haveagreed to the Bill, intituled, An Act Lady’s Island 
for embanking and reclaiming from the Sea certain and Tacumshia 
Lands now under Water or subject to be overflowed pu-™™™ 
by the Tide in the Lake, Lough or Estuary called ~ 
Tacumshin, otherwise Tacumshin Lake, in the County 
of Wexford, without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Ecclesiastical 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to enable Patronage 
Archbishops and Bishops in Jreland to charge their ‘'!*"*) Bil 
Sees with the Costs incurred by them in defence of 
their Rights of Patronage, in certain cases, and also 
to enable Tenants for Life, and other Persons having 
limited interests in Estates in Ireland, to charge 
said Estates with the costs incurred by them in 
asserting their Rights to Ecclesiastical Patronage, in 
certain cases, without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Bermondsey 
Act for more effectually paving, cleansing, lighting Improvement 
and otherwise improving the Parish of Saint Mary ace 
Magdalen, Bermondsey, in the County of Surrey, 
with Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Caledonian 
Act for making a Railway from Carlisle to Edin- Railway Bill 
burgh and Glasgow, and the North of Scotland, to 
be called The Caledonian Railway, with Amend- 
ments; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Sheffield 
Act for better supplying with Water the Town and — 
Parish of Sheffield, in the County of York, and for ~"* 
amending the Act relating thereto, with Amend- 
ments, to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Dundee and 
Act for making a Railway from the Royal Burgh of Pe:th Balwss 
Dundee, in the County of Forfar, to the Royal Burgh °"” 
or City of Perth, in the County of Perth, to be called 
The Dundee and Perth Railway, with Amendments ; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Edinburgh 
Act for making a Railway from the Edinburgh and ae i A 
Dalkeith Railway to the Town of Hawick, in the ~ siaie 
County of Roxburgh, with an Amendment ; to which 
Amendment the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An event 
Act for making a Railway from Newcastle-upon- Or iil 
Tyne to Berwick-upon- Tweed, with Branches there- , 
from, to be called The Newcastle and Berwick Rail- 


way, with Amendments ; to which Anarene = 
ords 





Edinburgh 
and Northern 
Railway 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Aberdeen — 
Railway Bill. 


London and 
South Western 
Railway 

(No. 1.) 
{Metropolitan 
Estension) Bill. 


Clydesdale 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Seottish Central 
Railway Bill. 


Lutwidge’s 
(Fletcher’s) 
Estate Bill. 


Raja of Sattara. 


Customs Duties. 


9 VicToRIZ. 


Lords desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Railway from Burntisland, in the 
County of Fife, to the City of Perth, with certain 
Branches therefrom, to be called The Edinburgh and 
Northern Railway, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the. Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Railway from Aberdeen to Friock- 
heim and Guthrie, with a Branch Line to Montrose 
and Brechin, to be called This Aberdeen Railway, 
with Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to amend the Acts relating to the London and 
South Western Railway, and to authorize Exten- 
sions thereof from the Mine Elms Terminus to a 
Point near to Waterloo and Hungerford Bridges, in 
the Parish of Saint Mary, Lambeth, and to the 
Thames at Nine Elms, in the Parish of Battersea, 
all in the County of Surrey, with an Amendment ; 
to which Amendment the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Railway from the Termination of 
the Polloc and Govan Railway, at Rutherglen, to 
Hamilton, and to the Wishaw and Coltness Railway, 
at Motherwell, to be called The Clydesdale Junction 
Railway, with Amendments ; to which Amendments 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House : 
And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Railway from the City of Perth, 
by Stirling, to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, 
to be called The Scottish Central Railway, with 
Amendments; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to revive and extend the Powers of Sale and Ex- 
change, and the Powers to make Conveyances in 
Fee and Demises for Building Purposes respectively 
contained in the Will of John Rigby Fletcher, Es- 
quire, deceased, and to enable the Trustees to grant 
Leases of Coal and other Mines under the Lands 
devised by his said Will, and to authorize the Ap- 
pointment of new Trustees of the Settlement thereby 
made of the Testator’s Real Estate, and for other 
Purposes; to which the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House:—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being put, 
That an humble Address be presented to Her Ma- 
jesty, that She will be graciously pleased to direct 
an impartial inquiry into the Charges against Per- 
taub Shean, late Raja of Sattara, and also whether 
he has been furnished with a copy of the Charges 
and Evidence against him on which he was, in 1839, 
deposed from his Raj, and sent an Exile and a State 
Prisoner to Benares; and that Her Majesty will be 
pleased further to direct inquiry to be made into 
the Charges of Bribery and Corruption brought by 
Krushnajee Sadasew Bhidey (as stated in the Papers 
recently laid before this House), against Colonel 
Ovans, whilst resident at Sattara, and against Bal- 
lajee Punt Natoo, who assisted Colonel Ovans at 
the Court of Sattara, and is now a Prisoner under 
the East India Company, as a Sirdar of the second 
class :—It passed in the Negative. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That this House do resolve itself into a 


Committee to consider the Duties of Customs on 
Butter and Cheese ; 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 


Mercurii, 23° die Julti, 1845: 


And the Question being put ; 
Vo. 100. 


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777 


The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the Yeas, i a Gibson , 38 


Tellers for the Noes, = Hoe Baring } 136. 
So it passed in the Negative. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- ‘ 
posed, That this House do resolve itself into a ca ee 
mittee, to consider the Duties of Customs on Qui- 
nine, Torritied Starch, Amber manufactured, Almond 
Paste, Beads, Blacking, Empty Stone Bottles, Car- 
mine, Empty Casks, Casts of Busts, Figures, &amp;c., 
Crayons, Enamel, Glue, Gold Leaves, Harp Strings, 
Jewellery of all Sorts, Maps or Charts, Mattrasses, 
Medals not Gold or Silver, Mustard Seed, Colonial 
and Foreign, Mustard Flour, Oilof Almonds, Orange 
Flower Water, Parchment, Pencils not Slate, Melt- 
ing Pots and others, Sugar of Lead, Spa Ware, 
Telescopes, Turnery unenumerated, Vellum, Ver- 
juice, Wafers, Sealing Wax, Apples dried, Cassava 
Powder, Caviare, Cider, Cranberries, Gelatine, Hay, 
Mead, Medlars, Dried Pears, Perry, Plaintains 
Fresh, Pomegranates, Fresh Pork, Quinces, Truffles, 
Vanilla, unenumerated Vegetables, Refined Cam- 
phor, Manuscripts, Pens, Gold or Silver Brocade, 
Carriages, different sorts of China Ware, Printers’ 
Ink, Painters’ Colours, Slate Pencils, Perfumery 
unenumerated, Phosphorus, Pomatum, Silk Worm 
Gut for Fishing Lines, Starch, Tobacco Pipes of 
Clay, Bacon, Foreign and Colonial, Raw Fruit une- 
numerated, Pears raw, Potatoes, Sausages, Tapioca, 
Tongues, Colonial and Foreign, Fish, Horses, Mares, 
Colts, &amp;c., Pictures, Prints and Drawings, Toys, 
Books printed prior to 1801, in Foreign living Lan- 
guages printed in or since 1801, in English Lan- 
guage, if printed in a Colonial Possession :—And 
= said Motion was, with leave of the House, with- 

rawn. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Ships, 
Return of the Number of Petty Officers, Able and “ The Queen,” 
Ordinary Seamen, Landsmen and Boys, borne on ©¢: 
the Books of Her Majesty’s Ships under-mentioned, 
at the latest period to which the same can be made 
out ; distinguishing those that have been lent from 
other Ships, or from the service of the Dock-yards : 

“ Queen,” “ Trafalgar,” “ Saint Vincent,” “ Rod- 
ney,” “ Superb,” “ Albion,” “ Canopus,” and “ Van- 
guard.” 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Service of Heirs 
to alter and amend the Law and Practice in Scotland °#"") Bill. 
as to the Service of Heirs: And that the Lord Ad- 
vocate and the Eari of Lincoln do prepare, and bring 
it in. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Crown Charters, 
to alter and amend the Practice in Scotland with oes (Scotland) 
regard to Crown Charters and Precepts from Chan- 
cery: And that the Lord Advocate and the Earl 
of Lincoln do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Documentary Evidence Bill was, according Documentary 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a Evidence Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Real Property (No. 1.) Bill was, according Real Property 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a (No. 1.) Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Assignment of Terms Bill was, according to Assignment of 
Order, read a second time ; and committed to a Terms Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Granting of Leases Bill was, according to Granting of 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Leases Bill, 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 

5G t+ The 


ne li tient ere 








778 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Physic and Surgery Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Colleges of The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


Physicians and mittee on the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons 
Surgeons Bill. Bill Z 
? 


Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 


Physic and 
Surgery Bill. 


Customs Laws 


Repeal Bill. reading of the Customs Laws Repeal Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day, at twelve of the clock. 
Customs 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
waesemen* reading of the Customs Management Bill ; 
, Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day, at twelve of the clock. 


Customs Duties The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Bill. reading of the Customs Duties Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day, at twelve of the clock. 


Warehousing The Order of the day being read, for the second 
of Goods Bill. yeading of the Warehousing of Goods Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day, at twelve of the clock. 


British Vessels | The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Bill. reading of the British Vessels Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day, at twelve of the clock. 


Shippingand §§ The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Navigation Bill. reading of the Shipping and Navigation Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day, at twelve of the clock. 


Trade of The Order of the day being read, for the second 
ao reading of the Trade of British Possessions Abroad 
sions OL Bill : 
Bill. ; . , ‘ 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day, at twelve of the clock. 


Customs The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Bounties and = reading of the Customs Bounties and Allowances 
Allowances Bill. Bill : 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day, at twelve of the clock. 


Isle of Man The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Trade Bill. peading of the Isle of Man Trade Bill; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day, at twelve of the clock. 
Smuggling The Order of the day being read, for the second 


Prevention Bill. reading of the Smuggling Prevention Bill; 


Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day, at twelve of the clock. 


Customs 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
Regulation Bill. = 


reading of the Customs Regulation Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time this 
day, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Coal Trade (Port of Zondon) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 
morrow, at twelve of the clock. 


Coal Trade 
(Port of Lon- 
don) Bill. 


Games and 
Wagers Bill. 


No. 553. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Games and Wagers Bill ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
vhe Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a 
Committee ot the whole House, for Friday next. 
Supply. The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which 


22°-93° Juli. 








A. 1845. 


was yesterday proposed to be made to the Question, 
That the Order of the day for the Committee of 
Supply be now read ; 

Ordered, That the Debate be further adjourned 
till this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Fees (Criminal 
reading of the Fees (Criminal Courts) Bill ; Courts) Bill, 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That the Bill be now read a second time ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Mr. Bickham Escott, 


Yeas, Mr. Forbes Mackenzie: } 40. 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Cripps, a 
Noes, Colonel Rolleston : : 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative :—The Bill 
was accordingly read a second time ; and committed 
to a Committee of the whole House, for this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Real Property 
mittee on the Real Property (No. 2.) Bill; (No. 2.) Bill. 
Resolved, That this House will, upon this day six 
months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Unions _ 
into a Committee upon the Unions (Zreland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and di- 
rected him to report the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
this day. 


The House, according to Order, resumed the Jurors’ Books 
further Proceeding upon the third reading of the Bill (1reland) Bill. 
from the Lords, intituled, An Act for making further 
Regulations for more effectually securing the Cor- 
rectness of the Jurors’ Books in Ireland; and the 
Amendment following was made to the Bill; viz. 
Pr. 3. 1. 15. After “ List” insert “ made out 
and delivered by any high constable or collector.” 

Another Amendment was proposed to be made 
to the Bill, in Pr. 7. ls. 1. and 2, by inserting, after 
the word “according,” the words “ And be it Enacted, 
“ That it shall be lawful for the Grand Jury of each 
“ county of a city or county of a town, from time 
to time, at the next ensuing assizes or presenting 
term, and they are hereby empowered, if they shall 
so think fit, without previous application, at pre- 
sentment sessions, to present such sum of money 
as they shall deem reasonable for defraying the 
expense of printing such Lists :”"—And the said 
Clause was brought up, and twice read ; and com- 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House :—The 
House accordingly resolved itself into the Committee ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Clause, and 
directed him to report the same, without Amend- 
ment; and the said Clause was read the third time, 
and added to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, with Amendments; to 
which Amendments this House doth desire the con- 
currence of their Lordships. 


ec 


“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ce 
“ 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Taxing Master, 
mittee on the Taxing Master, Court of Chancery Court of 
Chancery 
(Lreland) Bill ; (Ireland) Bill 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, at 
twelve of the clock, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


Mr. Greenereported from the Committee towhom Taxing Master, 
it was referred to consider of making provision out Court of 
of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom Ctrelead) 
of Great Britain and Ireland, for the Salaries and [Salaries and 
Expenses of the Office of Taxing Master of the High Expenses]. 


Court 


Testame? 
Dispositi 
&amp;c., Bill. 


Compelt 
Bill. 


Drainag 
Estates 


Custon 








Testamentary 
Dispositions, 
&amp;e., Bill. 


Compesations 


Bill. 


Drainage of 
Estates Bill. 


Customs. 


9 VicTOoRI&amp;. 


Court of Chancery in Jreland, a Resolution ; which 
was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That Provision be made, out of the 
Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, for the Payment of the Salaries 
and Expenses of the Office of Taxing Master of 
the High Court of Chancery in Ireland. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Taxing Master, Court of Chancery 
(Ireland) Bill, That they have Power to make Pro- 
vision therein, pursuant to the said Resolution. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Testamentary Disposi- 
tions, Xc., Bill; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and directed him to report the same, without 
Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this 
day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Compensations Bill; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Drainage of Estates 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and di- 
rected him to report the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee to consider the Act 5and 6 Vic., ec. 47, 
to amend the Laws relating to the Customs. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That in lieu of the present Duties of 
Customs upon Articles of the description after men- 
tioned, there shall be raised, levied and paid upon 
the importation of such Articles into the United 
Kingdom, the following rates of Duty, viz. 
£. s&amp; d. 


Free. 
Free. 


Annatto Flag ~ - 
Bottles, of Earth and Stone - - - = 
Cables—Old, taken from Foreign Ships, provided 
the same be rendered unserviceable by reduc- 
tion into lengths not exceeding three fathoms, 
for every 100/. of the value -_ « =| 
Morphia, and its Salts, the Ib. - ‘= =p ees 
Oil of Olives, imported in Ships of the Two 
Sicilies a a, oe ee oe Free. 
Poultry—Alive or dead, of or from Foreign Coun- 
tries, for every 100/. of the value - = - 5 
: of and from any British 
Possessions, for every 1007. of the value - 
Spirits or Strong Waiters, the produce of any 
British Possession, not being a British Posses- 
sion in America, nor within the limits of the 
East India Company's Charter, such Spirits or 
Strong Waters not being sweetened Spirits, or 
Spirits mixed with any article so that the 
degree of strength thereof cannot be exactly 
ascertained by Sykes’s hydrometeyr, the gallon - 
Together with a further Duty of 4d. per 
gallon. ‘ 

Wood; vz. 
Maple Wood, and New Zealand Wowod, 
being Furniture Wood - - - - Free. 
And a further Duty of 52. per centum on 
the amount of the said Duties (except 


on Spirits or Strong Waters.) 
Resolution to be reported. 


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Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 

Vor. 100. : 


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779 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Real Property 
to amend the Law of Real Property: And that (No. 3.) Bill. 
Mr. Attorney-General and Mr. Solicitor-General 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


The Lord Advocate presented a Bill to alter and Service of Heirs 
amend the Law and Practice in Scotland as to the (Scotland) Bill. 
Service of Heirs: And the same was read the first No. 554. 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time upon 
Tuesday next; and to be printed. 


The Lord Advocate presented a Bill to alter and Crown 
amend the Practice in Scotland with regard to Charters, &amp;c., 
Crown Charters and Precepts from Chancery : And (Scotland) Bil. 
the same was read the first time ; and ordered to be No. 555. 
read a second time upon Tuesday next; and to be 
printed. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That Answer to 
their several Addresses of the 17th and 21st days Addresses. 
of this instant July, (that Her Majesty would be 
graciously pleased to give directions that the Papers 
therein mentioned might be laid before this House) 
had been presented to Her Majesty; and that Her 
Majesty had commanded him to acquaint this 
House that She will give directions accordingly. 


Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s Eliza Price. 
Command,—Copy of the Report of F. Newman 
Rogers, Esquire, the Commissioner appointed to 
inquire into certain allegations contained in a Peti- 
tion from Eliza Price, of ill-treatment towards 
her on the part of two Constables of the County of 
Stafford; and into the manner in which the magis- 
terial business of the Kingswinford District, in 
Staffordshire, has been conducted ; and Copy of a 
Letter from the Secretary of State for the Home 
Department to the Lord Lieutenant of the County 
of Stafford, with reference thereto. 

Sir James Graham also presented, pursuant to an South Eastern 
Address to Her Majesty,—Copy of the Letter ad- —— 
dressed by the Secretary of State for the Home De- “°OP™S- 
partment to Mr. Wray, the Receiver General of ‘597. 
Metropolitan Police, in consequence of the Report of 
a Committee of this House upon the South Eastern 
Railway Company’s Petition ; and, also, a Copy of 
the Appointment of Mr. Wray to the Office he holds. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and that the last be printed. 


Mr. Attorney-General presented a Bill to amend Real Property 
the Law of Real Property : And the same was read (No. 3.) Bill. 
the first time ; and ordered to be read asecond time No. 556. 
this day, at twelve of the clock ; and to be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, ships, 
Returns of the Comparative Expense and of the [m- “ The Queen,” 
mersion of the Ships under mentioned, showing their ** 
Draught of Water and Height of Ports (constructed 
as per Draught, and also actually fitted for Sea,) 
taken from the Ships’ Returns, with their proper 
Weights, &amp;c.; distinguishing those built by the 
Surveyor of the Navy from those of the old Classes, 
and by other Constructors :— “Queen,” “ Trafal- 
gar,” “ Saint George,” “Royal William,’ “ Al- 
bion,” “ London,” “ Nile,” “ Rodney,” “Superb,” 

“ Vanguard,” “ Clarence,” “ Thunderer,” “ Cum- 
berland,” “ Hindostan,” “ Bellerophon” “ Vernon,” 
* Dublin,” Cambrian,” “ Pique,” “ Inconstant,” 
“ Castor,” “ Spartan,” “ Iris,” “ Vestal,” “ Tyne,” 
“ Eurydice,” “ Andromache,” ** Daphne,” “ Tweed,” 
“ Volage,’ “ Champion,” ‘ Comus,” “ Frolic,” 
“ Siren,” “ Grecian,” “ Bittern,’ “ Wanderer,” 
“ Racer,” “ Childers,” “ Cruizer,” “ Espiegle,” 
“ Daring,” “ Osprey,” “ Mutine,” “ Flying Fish,” 
“ Rapid,” “ Bonetta,” “Saracen,” and “ Algerine” : 
—Of the Expenses in building and Repairs of the 
Ships under mentioned ; distinguishing those built 
by the Surveyor of the Navy and other Constructors, 
and specifying the Dates and Costs comparatively : 
—“ Queen,” “ Vanguard,” “ Vernon,” “ Pique,” 

5G2 “ Vestal,” 








Universities 
(Scotland. ) 


Foreign 
Vessels, 


No. 558. 


Committees, 


Slave Trade 
(Brazil. ) 


No. 559, 


Customs Laws 
Repeal Bill. 


Customs 
Management 
Bill. 


Custons 
Duties Bill. 


Warehousing 
of Goods Bill. 


780 


“ Vestal,” “ Rover,” “ Prince Regent,” “ Cale- 
donia, “ Rodney,” “ Thunderer,” “ Bellerophon,” 
“ Dublin,” “ Castor,’ “ Inconstant,” “ Volage,,’ 
&lt;&lt; Andromache,” “ Talbot,” “ Harrier,” “ Pylades,” 
and “ Scout”: Of the state of progress of the 
under-mentioned Ships’ Hulls building, and in 
fractional parts completed, and the Expense of Cost 
thereof : —“ Marlborough,” “ Prince of Wales,” 
“ Royal Frederick,” ‘ Royal Sovereign,” “ Vic- 
toria,’ “‘ Windsor Castle,” “ Aboukir,” “ Algiers,” 
“ Exmouth,” “ Hannibal,” “ Princess Royal,” 
“ Saint Jean d’Acre,” “ Brunswick,” “Colossus,” 
“Irresistible,” ‘ Lion,” “ Madras,” “ my sa 
“ Mars,” “ Arethusa,” ‘“ Constance,” “ Liffey,” 
“ Chesapeak,” “ Active,” “ Sybille,” “ Alarm,” 
“ Creole,” ‘‘ Malacca,’ “ Niobe,” ‘ Calypso,” 
“ Coquet,” “ Camilla,’ “ Arab,” “ Atalanta,” 
“ Elk,” “ Heron,” “ Liberty,” “ Mariner,” “ Mar- 
tin,” “ Squirrel,” “ Zebra,” “ Goshawk,” “ King- 
fisher,” “ Britomart” and “ Dart” : — Showing 
the Constructors’ Light and Load Draught of Water, 
and the actual Immersion of the “ Gorgon” and 
“‘ Cyclops” :—And, of the Sums received from the 
Sale of the “ Scarborough” and “ Greenwich” (late 
“ Rodney),” and the actual Worth of their Hulls, 
as reported by the Surveying Officers :—Reports of 
the Surveys (stating by whom made) upon the under- 
mentioned Ships, showing the Extent and Costs 
of the Repairs recommended :— “ cay dl 
“Greenwich” (late “‘ Rodney” ), “ Minotaur,” “Tre- 
mendous,” “ Redoubtable,” “ Barham,” “ Hebe,” 
and “ Thames” :—And, a Return, showing the Al- 
terations and Adjustments made in the Experimental 
Brigs after their Trial Cruize. 





Petitions from the Presbytery of Peebles (Mude- 
rator) ;—and, Presbytery of Arbroath (Moderator); 
praying that the Universities (Scotland) Bill may not 
pass into a law,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Foreign 
Vessels, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before two of the 
clock on Wednesday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 








Mercurit, 28° die Juli ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 18 45. 


PRAYERS. 


RDERED, That all Committees have leave to 
sit this day, till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Papers relating to the Convention be- 
tween Great Britain and Brazil, on the Slave Trade. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


The Customs Laws Repeal Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Friday next, at 
twelve of the clock. 


The Customs Management Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for Friday next, at 
twelve of the clock. 


The Customs Duties Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for Friday next, at twelve of 
the clock. 


The Warehousing of Goods Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time; and committed to a 


29° 93° Juliz. 





A. 1845. 


Committee of the whole House, for Friday next, at 
twelve of the clock. 


The British Vessels Bill was, according to Or- 
der, read a second time; and committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Friday next, at 
twelve of the clock. 


British Vesse! 
Bill. . 


The Shipping and Navigation Bill was, according ship 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a hs a 
Committee of the whole House, for Friday next, at 
twelve of the clock. 


The Trade of British Possessions Abroad Bill Trade of British 
was, according to Order, read a second time; and ,/*&lt;ssions 
committed to a Committee of the whole House, for — 
Friday next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Customs Bounties and Allowances Bill was, Customs 
according to Order, read a second time; and com- Bounties and 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for Fri- es 
day next, at twelve of the clock. ; 


The Isle of Man Trade Bill was, according to Isle of Man 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Trade Bill, 
Committee of the whole House, for Friday next, at 
twelve of the clock. 


The Smuggling Prevention Bill was, according to Smuggling 
Order, read a second time ; and committed to a Prevention Bil. 
Committee of the whole House, for Friday next, at 
twelve of the clock. 


The Customs Regulation Bill was, according to Customs 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Regulation Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for Friday next, at 
twelve of the clock. 


Reem ATION 


Mr. Greene reported the Smoke Prohibition Bill. smoke Prohi- 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being bition Bill. . 
proposed, That the Amendments made by the Com- 
mittee to the Bill be now read a second time ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “That the” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ Report be taken into further consideration upon 
“ this day three months,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
— to be left out stand part of the Question : 
—tThe said proposed Amendment was, with leave of 
the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Bill be now read a second time: 
—The said Amendments were accordingly read a 
second time ; and agreed to. 

A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill, | 
(Provided always, and be it further Enacted, That 
nothing in this Act contained shall extend, or 
be construed to extend, to any steam or fire-engines 
used or employed in or about any mines, collieries, 
iron works, copper works, or — works, or for 
the purposes of winning and working, making, burn- 
ing, calcining or manufacturing of iron, copper, 
spelter and iron-stone respectively, anything herein 
contained to the contrary notwithstanding) :—And 
the said Clause was brought up; and read the first 
time. 

And a Motion being made,and the Question being 
put, That the said Clause be now read a second 
time ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby ; 


St 


Se een ee oe 
= 


Tellers forthe { Sir Charles Lemon, 1 a9 Sn 
Yeas, \ Mr. Nicholl : Saseen (N 
Tellers for the { Mr. Hawes, 


Noes, Mr. Beckett Denison: } =. 

So it passed in the Negative. 

Another Clause was offered to be added to the 
Bill, (Provided always, and be it further Enacted, 
That nothing contained in this Act shall extend, 
or be construed to extend, to any furnaces con- 

nected 





pepsnener errr, SEIN 


av TERR PALS AE VITO OUTNONO ccs 


Real Property 
(No. 3.) Bill. 


Darby-court 
(Westminster) 
Bill. 


Stamp Duties, 
&amp;e., Bill, 


Militia Pay 
Bill, 


Small Debts 
(No. 3.) Bill. 


9 VicToRIz. 


nected with the manufacture of iron, copper and 
coal works, and with distilleries, sugar refineries, | 
salt works or tiles works, anything herein contained 
to the contrary notwithstanding):—And the said 
Clause was brought up; and read the first time. 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- | 
posed, That the said Clause be now read a second | 
time :—And the said Motion and Clause were seve-. 
rally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. | 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the. 
Bill, in P. 1. 1. 7., by leaving out from the word | 
““ same”’ to the word “ And” in P. 2.1. 5. | 

And the Question being proposed, That the words | 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill :—The 
said proposed Amendment was, with leave of the 
House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon this day three months. 


The Real Property (No. 3.) Bill was, according 
to Order, read a second time ; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the ingrossed Bill to empower the Com- 
missioners of Her Majesty’s Woods to appropriate 


93° Julte. 


781 


The Order of the da 
reading of the Rema at Paupers Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 
after the other Orders of the day. 


being read, for the second Removal of 
Paupers Bill. 


The House, according to Order, resumed the fur- Luuaties Bill. 


ther Proceeding upon the third reading of the in- 
grossed Bill for the Regulation of the Care and 


Treatment of Lunatics in England; and Amend- 
ments were made to the Bill. 


Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Lord Ashley do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Ordered, That all Estate Bills brought from the Estate Bills. 


Lords be allowed, during the present Session, to be 
read a second time on giving one clear day’s notice 
after the Committee on Petitions for Private Bills 
shall have reported either that the Standing Orders 
have been complied with, or that no Standing Orders 
apply to such Bills; and that the Committees on 
all such Bills be allowed to sit, on giving one clear 
day’s notice. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on El- Eilerker's 








to Building Purposes the Area of Darby-court, in 
the Parish of Saint James, Westminster ; 

And a Motion being made that the Bill be now 
read the third time ; 


lerker’s Estate Bill; That they had examined the Estate Bill. 


allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and that the Parties concerned had given their 
'consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Com- 
| mittee ; and that the Committee had gone through 


Sir James Graham, by Her Majesty’s Command, | the Bill, and directed him to report the same, with- 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, having | out Amendment. 


been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives Her | 
Consent, as faras Her Majesty’s interestis concerned, | 


that the House may do therein as they shall think | 


fit. | 


Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to increase the Stamp Duty on 
Licensesto Appraisers ; to reduce the Stamp Duties 
on Registry Searches in Jreland ; to amend the Law 
relating to the Duties on Legacies ; and also to 
amend an Act of the last Session of Parliament for 
regulating the Issue of Bank Notes in England, was, 
according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to defray the Charge of the 
Pay, Clothing, and Contingent and other Expenses 
of the Disembodied Militia in Great Britain and 
Ireland ; to grant Allowances, in certain cases, to 
Subaltern Officers, Adjutants, Paymasters, Quarter- 
masters, Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons, Surgeons’ 
Mates, and Serjeant Majors of the Militia, was, ac- 
cording to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to defray, until the First day of 
August, One thousand eight hundred and Forty-six, 
the Charge of the Pay, Clothing, aud Contingent 
and other Expenses of the Disembodied Militia in 
Great Britain and Ireland; to grant Allowances, in 
certain cases, to Suba!tern Officers, Adjutants, Pay- 
masters, Quartermasters, Surgeons, Assistant Sur- 


veons, Surgeons’ Mates and Serjeant Majors of the | 


Militia, and to authorize the Employment of the 
Non-commissioned Officers. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 


the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Small Debts (No. 3.) Bill; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene omnia That 

ie Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Ainendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow, 
at twelve of the clock, 

Vou. 100. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


ing, cleansing and improving the Hamlets or Liberties 
of Duddeston and Nechells, in the Parish of Aston, 
near Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, be 
now read the third time ; 
| The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add 
the words “ upon this day three months.” 
And the Question being put, That the word 
“ now” stand part of the Question ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby. 








' niles Mr. Spooner, 1 

Tellers for the Yeas,{ Mr. Mewdegate : f 78. 
Mr. Muntz or 

Tellers for the Noes, Sv. Meetlaten: f 52. 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third. 
time :—The Bill was accordingly read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for lighting, draining, cleansing and 
improving the Hamlets or Liberties of Duddeston 
and Nechells, in the Parish of Aston, near Birming- 
ham, in the County of Warwick. 

Ordered, That Mr. Spooner do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Lutwidge’s (Fletcher's) Estate Bill was read the 
first time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Comunittee on Petitions for Private Bills. 








| A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That it be an Instruction to the Committee 
on Group (X.) of Railway Bills, that they have 
| power to divide the London and York Railway Bill 
into two or more Bills :——And the said Motion was, 
with leave of the House, withdrawn. 


| 
j 


| Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 


;Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Winchester College Estate Bill, the 


Standing Orders had not been complied with. 

Ordered, That the Report be referred to the Se- 
lect Committee on Standing Orders. 
| 563 


Sir 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- Duddeston 
posed, ‘That the ingrossed Bill for lighting, watch- and Nechells 


Improvement 


(No, 2.) Bill. 


Lutwidge’s 


(Fletcher's) 


Estate Bill. 


London and 
York Railway 
Bill. 


Winchester 
College Estate 
Bill. 











Marquess of 
Donegall’s 
Estate Bill, 


Bowes’s 


Estate Bill. 


Marsh’s 
(Coxhead’s) 
Estate Bill. 


London and 
Croydon Rail- 
way Enlarge- 
ment Bill, 


West London 
Railway Bill. 





782 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Marquess of Donegall’s Estate Bill, 
no Standing Orders were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of Bowes’s Estate Bill, no Standing Orders 
were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of Marsh’s (Coxhead’s) Estate Bill, no 
Standing Orders were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the London and Croy- 
don Railway Company to widen and improve the 
London anid Croydon Railway, and also a Portion 
of the London and Greenwich Railway, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Lascelles do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for enabling the London and Bir- 
mingham Railway Company to take a Lease of the 
West London Railway, and to extend the same to 
the River Thames ; and the same were read, as fol- 
low: 

Pr. 3.1.16. Leave out from ‘ Companies” to 
“ may” in Pr, 4, |. 4. 

Pr. 4. 1. 14. Leave out from “ same” to “ that” 
in Pr, 5. 1. 12. 

Pr. 6. 1. 20. After “and” insert “ whereas it 
has been agreed that the said West Londou Rail- 
way, and any intended extensions thereof, shall be 
used, occupied and enjoyed by the Great Western 
Railway Company jointly and on equal terms 
with the said London and Birmingham Railway 
Company,” and in the same line after “it” insert 
therefore.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 28. After “Company” insert “ and they 
are hereby required.” 

Pr. 6.1. 31. Leave out “and,” and in the same 
line after “ enjoyment” insert “ control and manage- 
“© ment.” 

Pr. 6.1. 35. After “ and” insert “ to.” 

Pr. 6.1. 36. After “the” insert “ exercise and 
“ enjoyment of all.” 

Pr. 6. 1. ult. Leave out from “ Company” to 
« And” in Pr. 7. 1. 12. 

Pr. 7. 1. 18. After “ may” insert “ have been or 
“ may.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 19. After “ be” insert “ hereafter.” 

Pr. 7.1.24. Leave out “and advantageous” and 
insert “ control and managenient.” 

Pr. 7. Is. 25. and 26. Leave out from “ Railway” 
to “ And” in ]. 28., and insert “ Provided always, 
** That it shall not be lawful for either of the said 
Companies, by virtue of the powers, rights or pri- 
vileges which may be conferred on them under 
or in pursuance of the provisions of this Act, to 
prevent or obstruct the free use of the said Rail- 
way, at all proper times by the other of such 
Companies, or by carriers using the respective 
Railways.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 18. Leave out from “into” to “ And” 
in Pr. 35. 1. 15., and insert Clauses (A.) and (B.) 

CrauseE (A.) “ And whereas in the last Session 
application was made to Parliament for a Bill to 
authorize an Extension of the West London Rail- 
way to the River Thames, which Bill was not pro- 
ceeded with, but the subscribers to the same pro- 
ject, or some of them, claim to be entitled to 
compensation by reason of their abandoning their 


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“ prior claim to the formation of the said Thames 


Extension line in favour of the said London and 
Birmingham Railway Company: And whereas 
different classes of shares have been created and 
issued under the powers of the Acts relatine to 
the West London Railway Company, and doubts 
and differences have arisen and may arise with 
reference to the appropriation of the future net 
income of such Company among the holders of 
such shares, and also with reference to the com- 
pensation to be made to the said subscribers to 
the Extension of the West London Railway: And 
whereas at a special general meeting of the last- 
mentioned Company convened for that purpose, 
and attended by the holders of more than three- 
fifths of each class of shares in such Company, 
an agreement was made for referring the appli- 
cation of the said future net income among the 
said share-holders, as well as all such differences 
as aforesaid, to the arbitration and determination 
of George Carr Glynn, Esquire, Chairman of the 
Board of Directors of the London and Birming- 
ham Railway Company, George Hudson, Esquire, 
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mid- 
land Counties Railway, and Robert Stephenson, 
Esquire, Engineer in Chief of the Zondon and 
Birmingham Railway Company, or any two of 
them : And whereas it is expedient that an equi- 
table adjustment of such matters and differences 
should be made and determined by arbitration ; 
Be it therefore Enacted, That all differences which 
may arise or exist between the said several classes 
of share-holders in the West London Railway 
Company, or any of them, with reference to the 
division and distribution among them of the future 
net income of the said Company, and all differ- 
ences which may arise as to the compensation to 
be made to the said subscribers to the Extension 
of the said Railway to the Thames, and all ques- 
tions relating thereto, shail be, and the same are 
hereby referred to the arbitration, award and final 
determination of the said George Carr Glynn, 
George Hudson and Robert Stephenson, or other 
the Chairman for the time being of the London 
and Birmingham Railway Company and Midland 
Counties Railway Company, and the Engineer 
in Chief for the time being of the London and 
Birmingham Railway Company, or any two of 
them respectively ; and the said arbitrators shall 
be at liberty to make such re-adjustment of the 
interests of the several classes of share-holders in 
such Company, with reference to the division 
among them of the revenue of the said Company, 
and also to award such compensation to the said 
subscribers to the said Thames Extension Railway, 
as they the said arbitrators may think right and 
expedient, and also to direct by whom or out of 
what funds the costs and expenses of such refer- 
ence to arbitration, or any part thereof, shall be 
borne and paid ; and the award in writing of the 
said arbitrators, or any two of them, under their 
respective hands and seals, shall be final and con- 
clusive.” 

Ciause (B.) “And whereas by the said first 
recited Act, it is enacted, that there shall be 
twelve Directors of the Company thereby incor- 
porated, who are hereby required to go out of 
office by rotation, as therein mentioned: And 
whereas after the said West London Railway shali 
have been leased under the powers of this Act, 
and the management of the said Railway shall 
have been transferred to the London and Bir- 
mingham and Great Western Railway Companies, 
it will be unnecessary to maintain the said number 
of twelve Directors: Be it therefore Enacted, 
That at the first meeting of the said West London 
Railway Company to be held after the execution 
of such lease, the whole of the Directors of the 
West London Railway Company shall go out of 


office, and the proprietors then present shall ae 
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9 VicToRIz: 


“&lt; five share-holders, duly qualified to be Directors 
“ of the said Company, and the future number of 
the Directors of the said Company shall be five 
only, of whom three shall form a quorum; and 
two of the said five Directors shall go out of office 
annually, by rotation, and their places shall be 
supplied by the proprietors, as near as may be, 
in manner provided by the said first-recited Act, 
the Directors going out of office being in all cases 
re-eligible ; and all acts of the said Directors, 
when the number thereof shall have been reduced 
as aforesaid, shall be as valid as though the num- 
ber of such Directors prescribed by the said first 
“ recited Act had not been reduced.” 
Pr. 37. 1. 4. Leave out “ made” and insert 

“ leased.” 

Pr. 37.1. 19. Leave out “this Act” and insert 
the Acts relating to the said Railway.” 


In the Title to the Bill: 


L. 2. Leave out from “ Railway” to the end of 
the Title. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Lascelles do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


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Manchesterand An ingrossed Bill to enable the Manchester and 
Gen) Bie Leeds Railway Company to raise an additional Sum 
~*~ of Money, and to amend the several Acts relating to 
the said Company, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Entwisle do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


William Hollis. A Petition of William Hollis, late a Lieutenant in 
the 36th Regiment, Madras Native Infantry, stating 
that in the month of June 1840, he was tried and 
sentenced to be dismissed the service by a court 
martial holden by a warrant from the Commander- 
in-Chief at Bombay, whereas, according to the then 
existing provisions of the Mutiny Act, the Com- 
mander-in-Chief at Madras was the sole and ex- 
clusive authority to appoint a court martial for the 
trial of an officer belonging to that Presidency ; 
and praying the House to institute an inquiry into 
the merits of his case, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Public Houses, A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Insch, 
in the county of Aberdeen, praying the House to 
adopt measures for preventing the increase of houses 
licensed for the sale of intoxicating drinks and for 
diminishing to a very large extent the number 
already existing, and to pass a law for entirely 
abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on the 
Lord’s Day, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Provost and Chief Magistrate 
of the royal burgh of Inverness, stating that he feels 
called upon most humbly to solicit the interference 
of the House in a matter regarding the despatch of 
the Royal Mail from Edinburgh northwards, which 
the Petitioner conceives to be detained at Edinburgh 
for a most unwarrantable period, by which much 
public inconvenience is sustained ; and praying for 
relief, was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Names and Number of Persons em- 
ployed as Stampers in each of the Stamp Offices in 
London, Edinburgh and Dublin; specifying the 
Amount of the Salary paid to each of the Persons 
acting in that capacity, in each of the said Offices, 
and their Length of Service respectively. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number of Acts of Parliament sup- 
VoL. 100. 


Edinburgh 
Mail, 


Stamp Offices. 


Acts of 
Parliament. 


23° Julie. 





7838 


plied to the Public under the Promulgation Order, 
and to Public Departments, in Great Britain, in 
each year, from 1835 to 1844, both inclusive. 


_ The House, according to Order, resolved itself County Rates 
into a Committee upon the County Rates Bill. _ 


(in the Committee.) 
Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 
Preamble postponed. 
Crauses, N° 1 to N° 10, agreed to. 


Cravse, N° 11, (If Overseers neglect to make 
return, or wilfully make a false return or statement 
of the full and fair annual value of the property 
within the parish, expenses of Committee to be paid 
by the parish.) 

Amendment proposed, in P. 3, 1. 42: To leave 
out the words, “ of the full and fair annual value of 
“‘ the property,” in order to insert the words, “ at 
“ which the property is rated to the Poor,” instead 
thereof. 

Question put, That the words proposed to be left 
out stand part of the Clause ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for thef Sir John Yarde Buller, 

Yeas, | Lord Courtenay: 

Tellers for thef Mr. Darby, 

Noes, Mr. Dickinson : 
Clause agreed to. 


Cravuses N° 12 to N° 24, agreed to. 
Clause added. 

Preambie agreed to. 

Bill, as amended, to be reported. 


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Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow, 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Death by 
into a Committee upon the Death by Accidents oe 
Compensation Bill; and, after some time spent! fi 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. 

Greene reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Fri- 
day next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Deodands 
into a Committee upon the Deodands Abolition Abelition 
(No. 2.) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, alate daa 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Fri- 
day next. 


The Libel Bill was, according to Order, read a Libel Bill. 
second time ; and committed to a Committee of the 
whole House, for Friday next. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Turnpike-roads 
mittee on the Turnpike-roads (Scotland) Bill ; Gostinad) Bm, 
Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Waysand 
mittee of Ways and Means;: ome 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Joint Stock 
mittee on the Joint Stock Banks (Scotland and Ire- —— 
land) Bill ; Ireland) Biil. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Friday next, 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 

5G4 The 











Supply. 


New Zealand. 


Fees (Criminal 
Courts) Bill. 


Unious 
(ireland) Bill. 


Testamentary 
Dispositions, 


&amp;c., Bill. 


Compensations 


Bill. 


Drainage of 
Estates Bili. 


784 93°—94° Juli. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom Customs, 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Amendment which, upon 
Monday last, was proposed to be made to the Ques- 
tion, That the Order of the day for the Committee 
of Supply be now read ; and which Amendment was, 
to leave out from the word “ That” to the end of 
the Question, in order to add the words “ this House 
“ regards with regret and apprehension the state of 
‘ affairs in New Zealand; and that those feelings 
are greatly aggravated by the want of any suffi- 
cient evidence of a change in the policy which 
has led to such disastrous results,’ instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
words proposed to be left out stand part of the 
Question :—The House resumed the said adjourned 
Debate. 


And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Thursday morning ; 
Jovis, 24° die Julii, 1845: 
And the Question being put ; 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 
The Noes to the old Lobby ; 
Mr. Young, ) 
Tellers for the Yeas,) 4.” Henry Baring: pid: 
Mr. Charles Buller, \ 
Tellers forthe Noes, Viscount Jngestre : f 89. 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Order of the day for the Com- 
mittee of Supply be now read ; and the same being 
read ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


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The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Fees (Criminal Courts) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to 
amend the Laws in force in Ireland, tor Unions and 
Divisions of Parishes, for the Settlement of the Pa- 
tronage thereof, and the Celebration of Marriages in 
the same, was, according to Order, read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend the Law respecting 
Testamentary Dispositions of Property in the Pub- 
lic Funds, and to authorize the Payment of Divi- 
dends on Letters of Attorney, in certain cases, was, 
according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Mr. Greene reported the Compensations Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day, at 
twelve of the clock. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to alter 
and amend an Act passed in the third and fourth 
year of the reign of Her present Majesty Queen 
Victoria, intituled, An Act to enable the Owners of 
Settled Estates to defray the Expenses of Draining 
the same, by the way of Mortgage, was, according 
to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Pusey do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 

















A. 1845. 


it was referred to consider the Act 5 and 6 Vice, 
c. 47, to amend the Laws relating to the Customs, 
a Resolution ; which was read, as followeth ; 
Resolved, That in lieu of the present Duties of 
Customs upon the Articles of the description after 
mentioned, there shall be raised, levied and paid, 
upon the importation of such Articles into the United 
ingdom. the following rates of Duty, viz. : 


£. 8. d. 
Annatto Flag tet | Mie er a - Free. 
Bottles, of Earth and Stone - - - - Free. 
Cables—Old, taken from Foreign Ships, provided 
the same be rendered unserviceable by reduc- 
tion into lengths not exceeding three fathoms, 
for every 100/. of the value - - - -/10 - - 
Morphia, and its Salts, the lb. - = . ai any 
Oil of Olives, imported in Ships of the Two 
Sicilies - - ~~ « Free. 


Poultry—Alive or dead, of or from Foreign Coun- 
tries, for every 100/. ofthe value- - = - 
of and from any British 
Possessions, for every 1007. of the value -}| 210 - 
Spirits or Strong Waters, the produce of any 
British Possession, not being a British Posses- 
sion in America, nor within the limits of the 
East India Company’s Charter, such Spirits or 
Strong Waters not being sweetened Spirits, or 
Spirits mixed with any article so that the 
degree of strength thereof cannot be exactly 
ascertained by Sykes’s hydrometer, the gallon- | 1 
Together with a further Duty of 4d. per 
gallon. 
Wood ; wz. 

Maple Wood, and New Zealand Wood, 
being Furniture Wood a 
And a further Duty of 5/. per centum on 
the amount of the said Duties (except 

on Spirits or Strong Waters). 





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Free. 





The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee on the Customs Duties Bill, that they have 
power to make Provision therein, pursuant to the 
said Resolution. 


The Removal of Paupers Bill was, according to Removal of 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Paupers Bil. 


Committee of the whole House, for this day, at 
twelve of the clock. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House,— Dublin Paving 
Returns showing the annual Amount of Money levied Bo#"4. 


off the Citizens of Dublin (under the authority of 
the Paving Board Commissioners) for paving, light- 
ing and cleansing the City of Dublin for each year 
during the last Seven years :—Of the Amount levied 
by said Commissioners for watering the City of 
Dublin for each year during the last Seven years :— 
And, ofthe Amount received by said Commissioners 
each year during the same period for making, open- 
ing and repairing private and public Sewers :—Co- 
pies of all Contracts entered into by said Commis- 
sioners for paving, lighting, cleansing and watering 
the City of Dublin for each year during the last 
Seven vears, with the Names of the Contractors :— 
And of all rejected Proposals for paving, lighting 
and cleansing the City of Dublin for the said period : 
—Return of the Name, Rank and annual Salary of 
each Officer now employed in the Paving Board 
Establishment in the City of Dublin, and by whom 
appointed :—And, of the Name, Rank, Period of 
Service, and Amount of Pension of every retired 
Officer of the Dublin Paving Board :—Accounts, 
showing the Total Amount (under distinct heads) 
expended in each year during the last Seven years, 
for paving, lighting, cleansing and watering the City 
of Dublin :—And, showing the Balance of Cash on 
hand to the credit of the Commissioners for Paving, 
&amp;c., at the end of each half year during the lastSeven 
years. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Sheriff and 
Stewart Clerks (Scotland), which was presented 
upon the 8th day of April last, be printed. 


Ordered, 


Just 


Justice of 
Peace Clerks 
(Scotland. ) 


No. 561. 


Sheriff Courts 
(Scotland ee 


No. 562. 


Cour’ of 
Justiciary 
(Inverary. ) 


Ne. 563. 


Education 
(Ireland. 


No. 564. 


Court of 
Common Pleas. 


No. 565. 


Westminster 
Abbey aud 
Saint Paul’s 
Cathedral. 


Reproductive 
Joan Fund 
Institution 


(Ireland), 


Committees, 


Compensations 
Bill, 


Coal Trade 
(Port of Lon. 
don) Bill, 


9 VicToRIZ. 


Ordered, That the Return elative to Justice of 
Peace Clerks (Scotland), which was presented upon 
the sth day of April last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Sheriff 
Courts (Scot/and), which was presented upon the 
16th day of this instant July, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Court of 
Justiciary (Inverary), which was presented upon the 
19th day of May last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to Education 
(Ireland), which was presented upon Tuesday last, 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Court 
of Common Pleas, which were presented yesterday, 
be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour after one of the 
clock on Thursday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 








Jovis, 24° die Julii ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


M’ Holford, from the Dean and Chapter of 
Saint Paul’s Cathedral, was called in; and 
at the bar presented,—Further Return to an Order, 
dated the 26th day of June last, for a Return of 
the Annual Amount of Money taken at the door of 
Westminster Abbey and Saint Paul’s Cathedral, for 
Admission, during the years 1841, 1842, 1843 and 
1844, distinguishing each Year and Month, and of 
the Appropriation of such Money, with a Return of 
the Sum or Sums charged at present for admitting 
Individuals to see the Public Monuments in West- 
minster Abbey and Suint Paul’s Cathedral (in con- 
tinuation of Returns ordered to be printed, 25th 
April 1837), (so far as relates to Saint Paul’s Ca- 
thedral) :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Bertolacci, from the Office of the Jrish Re- 
productive Loan Fund Institution, was called in; 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions 
of several Acts of Parliament,—General Statement 
of the Funds of the Corporation of the Irish Repro- 
ductive Loan Fund Institution (advanced to the ‘Ten 
County Boards of Trustees in Connaught and Mun- 
ster), for the year 1844 :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit 
this day, till five of the clock, during the sitting of 
the House. 


The ingrossed Bill to provide for the Payment of 
Compensation Allowances to certain Persons con- 
nected with the Courts of Law in England, for loss 
of Fees and Emoluments, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. = 

Resolved, ‘That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue the Acts for regu- 
lating the Vend and Delivery of Coals in London 
and Westminster, and in certain Parts of the adjacent‘ 
Counties, and to alter and amend the said Acts, was, 
according to Order, read the third time. 

An ingrossed Clause was offered to be added to the 
Bill, by way of Rider, (Be it Enacted, That, from and 
after the 31st day of December next, there shali be 
allowed upon the exportation from the Port of Lon- 
don, westward of the City boundary, on the Rive 

Vor. 100. 


25°—24° Juli. 





785 


Thames at Staines, of coals exceeding in quantity in 
one barge, lighter or other vessel, twenty tons, which 
shall not have been landed, a drawback of the full 
amount of all the rates or duties which shall have 
been paid in respect of such coals, subject however 
to such rules and regulations as may from time to 
time be made by the Mayor, Aldermen and Com- 
mons of the City of London, in Common Council 
assembled, to prevent fraud in respect of such draw- 
back, such rules and regulations to be approved of 
by the Committee of Her Majesty’s Privy Council 
for managing the Affairs of Trade ; and if the master 
of any vessel, or any coal-weigher, shall, in any 
certificate or otherwise, state any circumstance 
which is not true, for the purpose of enabling the 
owner of such coals, or his agent, to obtain any 
such drawback as aforesaid, or if any lighterman or 
other person employed to carry such coals to their 
destination westward of the City boundary, on the 
River Thames at Staines, shall not deliver the whole 
quantity of such coals at some place to the west- 
ward of the said boundary, every such master or 
coal-weigher, lighterman or other person so offend- 
ing, shall for every such offence forfeit and pay 
any sum not exceeding One hundred pounds) :— 
And the said Clause was brought up, and read the 
first time. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That the said Clause be now read a second 
time ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the { Sir James Duke, 


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Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Young. lL sz 
Noes, | Lord Arthur Lennozw: f§ ~** 


So it passed in the Negative. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Bill, in Pr. 6. 1. 3., by leaving out from the beginning 
of the line, to the word *“* And” in Pr. 7. 1. 26. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Bill; 

‘The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the { Mr. Young, V4 1 
Yeas, L Mr. Henry Baring : : 
Tellers for the } Mr. Hume, ir 4 
Noes, l Mr. Stuart Wortley: f -™ 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to continue, until the Fifth day of 
July One thousand eight hundred and Sixty-two, 
the Acts for regulating the Vend and Delivery of 
Coals in London and Westminster, and in certain 
Parts of the adjacent Counties, and to alter and 
amend the said Acts. 

Ordered, ‘That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Bill; and the Amendments were read, as follow : 


“© England.” 

Pr. 1. 1. 23. Leave out “ Bankrupts” and insert 
“ the Court of Bankruptcy.” 

Pr. 1.1.24. Leave out from “ or” to “ or” in 
1. 27., and insert “ be.” 

Pr. 1. 1.28. Leave out from ‘‘ Requests” to “ or” 
in |. 29., and insert “‘ or Conscience, or Inferior Court 
“ of Record for the Recovery of Debts.” 

Pr. 1.1.30. After “ debts” insert ‘ within the 
jurisdiction of which such debtor shall reside or 
“ be,” and leave out from “ having a” to “ who,” 
in |, 32., and insert “ Judge.” 

Pr. 1. 1. ult. Leave out from “ Barrister-at-Law” 
to “ which” in Pr. 2. 1. 1., and insert “ Special 
“ Pleader or an Attorney of not less than Ten years 

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of Common Law at Westminster.” 

Pr. 2. 1.2. Leave out “ Bankrupts” and insert | 
the Court of Bankruptcy.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 3. Leave out “ are hereby” and insert 
shall be.” 

Pr. 2.1. 31. After “ debtor” insert “ and shall, | 
ifthe debtor think fit, be interrogated before such | 
Commissioner or Court by the said debtor, touch- | 
ing the said claim against him.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 20. After “ order” insert “ or as the | 
Court shall have ordered in which the original 
judgment shall have been cbtained or order made.” 

Pr, 3. 1. 23. Leave out from “ the” to “ if” in 
24., and insert “ Judge.” 


Pr. 3. 1. 35. Leave out from “ resident” to 
And” in Pr. 4. 1. 12., and insert “ or to any other 
gaol or debtors’ prison within the same county, 
city, borough or place which shall by any un- 
revoked declaration of one of Her Majesty’s prin- 
cipal Secretaries of State be allowed as a place 
of imprisonment under this Act : Provided always, 
that no such summons shall be issued by or made 
returnable before any Commissioner of the Court 
of Bankruptcy, unless upon a judgment obtained 
in one of Her Majesty’s Superior Courts of Com- 
mon Law or Equity.” 

Pr. 4. 1.12. Leave out from “ And,” inclusive, to 


Provided” in |. 37., and insert Clauses (A.), (B.) 





Ciause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That every 
bailiff and messenger to whom any such order 
shall be issued, and every officer of the high 
bailiff of Westminster or Southwark, shall be | 
thereby empowered to take the body of the person | 
against whom such order shall be made, and all | 
constables and other peace officers within their | 
several jurisdictions shall aid in the execution of 
every such order ; and no protection or certificate | 
or interim order issuing out of any Court of Bank- | 
ruptcy, or for the relief of Insolvent Debtors, or 
otherwise howsoever, shall be available to any 
debtor imprisoned under such order as aforesaid.” 

Crause (B.) “ And be it declared and Enacted, ' 
That no imprisonment under this Act shall in | 
unywise operate as satisfaction or extinguishment | 
of any debt or demand; but any person im- | 
prisoned under this Act, who shall have paid or | 
satisfied the debt or demand, or the instalments | 
thereof payable, and costs remaining due at the | 
time of the order of imprisonment being made, | 
and all subsequent costs, shall be discharged out | 
of custody by leave of a Commissioner or Judge | 
of the court in which the order of imprisonment 
was made.” 

Cuause (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That the | 
Judge of every Court of Requests or Conscience, | 
and of every inferior Court of Record for the re- | 








‘ covery of Debts, and of every other Court for | 


the recovery of Small Debts, of which the Judge | 
is a Barrister-at-Law or Special Pleader, or an At- | 


‘ torney of Ten years’ standing of one of Her Ma- | 


jesty’s Superior Courts of Common Law at West- | 
minster, in which court proceedings shall be had 
for the recovery of any debt or demand within | 
the jurisdiction of the said court, shall have the 
like powers in the suit instituted for recovery of 
such debt or demand, of examining the parties 
to the suit, and, upon occasion of pronouncing 
judgment therein, if judgment be given for the 
plaintiff, shall have the like powers of further 
examining the parties, and, in the several cases 
hereinbefore specified, of committing the defend- 
ant to prison, which he might exercise under the 
provision hereinbefore contained, if judgment for 
such debt or demand had been obtained in his 
court, and the judgment creditor had obtained a 
summons for such defendant from the same court 
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Act shall be deemed to apply to such case as if 
such summons had been obtained.” 

Pr. 5. |. 9. Leave out from “ have a” to “ Soli- 
citor,” inclusive, in 1.14., and insert “ Judge quali- 
fied as hereinbefore specified.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 37. Leave out from “And,” inclusive, to 
And” in Pr. 6.1. 21. 

Pr. 6.1. 27. Leave out “ hereinbefore referred 
to” and insert “ of the last Session of Parliament, 
intituled An Act to amend the Law of Insolvency, 
Bankruptcy and Execution.” ‘ 

Pr. 6. |. 28. Leave out “ the” and insert “ an.” 


Pr. 6. 1. 29. Leave out “ fifth and,” and leave 


out “ years” and insert “ year,” and after “ of” in- 
sert “ the reign of.” 


Pr. 6. 1. 30. Leave out “ Majesty’s reign” and 


insert “ Majesty.” 


Pr. 6.1.35. Leave out from “ Solicitor’ to “ And” 


in Pr. 7. 1. 4. 


Pr. 7. 1. 7 Leave out “ or Wales.” 
Pr. 7.1.13. In the interlineation, leave out “ can” 


and insert “ shall.” 


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Pr. 7. Is. 16. and 17. Leave out “are hereby 
respectively authorized”’ and insert “ shall be re- 
spectively authorized and required.” 

Pr. 7. ls. 18. and 19. Leave out from “ affidavits” 


to “ whatever,” inclusive, in 1. 32. 


Pr. 8.1. 12. Leave out Clause (A.) added to the 


| Bill and insert Clauses (D.), (E.), (F.), (G.), (HL), 
| (I.), (K.), (L.), (M.), (N.), (O.), (P.), (Q.), (R.), (S.), 


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Crause (D.) “ And whereas it is expedient to 


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judgment debtors from being seized in execution; 
Be it Enacted, That from and after the passing of 
this Act the wearing apparel, bedding, and other 
such necessaries of any judgment debtor or his 
family, and his and their working tools and im- 
plements, not exceeding in the whole the value of 
Ten pounds, shall not be liable to seizure under 
any execution or order of any court against his 
goods and chattels.” 


Crause (E.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
be lawful for Her Majesty, with the advice of Her 
Privy Council, to enlarge the jurisdiction of any 
such Court of Requests or Conscience, or Inferior 
Court of Record for the Recovery of Debts, or 
other Court for the Recovery of Small Debts, to 
all debts and demands, whether on balance of 
account or otherwise, or damage arising out of any 
express or implied agreement, not exceeding 
Twenty pounds, and in such cases as Her Ma- 
jesty, with the advice aforesaid, may think fit, to 
enlarge the district of any such court, or, where 
any part of the district of such court is comprised 
within the jurisdiction of any other like court, to 
contract the same, and also to make any altera- 
tion or regulation for the holding or sitting of any 
such court, both as to time and place, any thing 
in any Act constituting any such court to the 
contrary notwithstanding; and all powers and 
authorities now vested in any such court, the 
jurisdiction or district whereof shall be so en- 
larged, or the district whereof shall be so con- 
tracted, shall apply and extend to the jurisdiction 
or district given or limited under the powers of 
this Act, and that as fully as if such jurisdiction 
or district had been given by the Act or Acts 
establishing or regulating such court and its pro- 
ceedings; provided always, that no such order 
shall take effect in respect of any court which 
shall not have a Judge who is either a Barrister- 
at-Law or Special Pleader, or an Attorney of one 
of Her Majesty’s Superior Courts of Common Law 
at Westminster (such Attorney being of at least 
Ten Years’ standing), and who shall be approved 
of by Her Majesty; and in any court in which 
there shall be no Judge qualified as aforesaid the 


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Judge, or, if there be no Judge, to whom the 
appointment of any clerk of the court belongs, 
or the majority of such persons, who shall be 
present at a meeting called for the purpose, shall 
within Three calendar months next after the 
making of any such order, and also within Three 
calendar months next after any vacancy of the 
said office of Judge, appoint a Judge, qualified as 
aforesaid, subject to the approval of Her Majesty; 
and in default of any such appointment as afore- 
said it shall be lawful for Her Majesty to appoint 
a Judge, qualified as hereinbefore provided, for 
the court m which such default shall have been 
made ; provided always, that no Judge, clerk or 
officer of any court whose emoluments shall be 
increased under this Act, nor any person or per- 
sons whose franchise or right of appointment 
to any office in any court shall become more 
valuable under this Act, shall be entitled to any 
compensation for any such increase of emolu- 
ments, or increased value of any such franchise 
or right appointment, if the same, or the value of 
the same, shall be diminished or taken away by 
any alteration in the constitution of the said court, 
or otherwise, by Act of Parliament.” 

Crause (F.) “ And be it Enacted, That every 
Judge of any such Court of Requests or Con- 
science, or Inferior Court of Record for the Re- 
covery of Debts, or other Court for the Recovery 
of Small Debts, who is not removable by the Lord 
Chancellor for misbehaviour or incapacity under 
the Act or Acts regulating such court, shall be 
removable for misbehaviour or incapacity by order 
of the Judicial Committee of Her Majesty’s Most 
honourable Privy Council, on the Petition of Her 
Majesty’s Attorney-General, presented by direc- 
tion of one of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries 
of State, which Petition shall set forth the several 
charges of alleged misbehaviour, or evidences of 
incapacity, on which such removal is prayed for.” 

Cravuse (G.) “ And be it Enacted, That in all 
cases of debts and demands which were not 
within the jurisdiction of the court before the 
passing of this Act, and also whenever the num- 
ber of Commissioners present at any court shall 
not be sufficient for the trial of causes according 
to the constitution of the court before the passing 
of this Act, the Judge shall act alone, with all the 
powers of the court, and shall determine all ques- 
tions, as well of fact as of law, in the causes which 
shall be brought before him. 

Cuause (H.) “ And be it Enacted, That in all 
cases of illness or unavoidable absence, the cause 
whereof shall be entered in the Minutes of the 
court, it shall be lawful for the Judge, or, in case 
of the inability of the Judge, for the Commis- 
sioners, or the person or persons to whom the ap- 
pointment of the Judge belongs, to appoint a 
Deputy, qualified as is hereinbefore provided in 
the case of the Judge, to act for him during such 
illness or unavoidable absence ; and it shall also 
be lawful for the Judge, with the approval of the 
person or persons to whom the appointment of 
Judge belongs, and of the Secretary of State, to 
appoint a Deputy, qualified as aforesaid, to act 
for him for any time or times not exceeding in 
the whole One calendar month in any consecutive 
period of Twelve calendar months in any court 
which shall be usually holden more than Three 
days in every week ; and any Deputy so appointed, 
while acting under such appointment, shall have 
all the powers and perform all the duties of such 
Judge: Provided always, that, independently of 
the power herein contained, every Judge shall 
have the same power of appointing a Deputy or 
Deputies to hold his court for all cases of debts 
and demands within the jurisdiction of the court 
as it was constituted before the passing of this 
Act which he has under the Act or Acts according 


to which the court is now constituted, and that 
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such Deputy or Deputies, if qualified as is here- 
inbefore provided in the case of the Judge or in 
the case of any Deputy appointed before the 
passing of this Act, if approved by Her Majesty, 
shall have in all cases the powers and privileges, 
and be subject to the same liabilities, and per- 
form all the duties of such Judge while acting 
under such appointment. 

Cuavuse ([.) “ And be it Enacted, That, until 
Parliament shall otherwise direct, the execu- 
tion of all process issuing out of any of the last- 
mentioned courts, the jurisdiction of which shall 


* include the city and liberty of Westminster, or any 


part thereof, shall belong to the High Bailiff of 
Westminster, and out of any court the jurisdiction 
of which shall include the borough of Southwark, 
or any part thereof, shall belong to the High Bai- 
liff of Southwark.” 

Crause (K.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
Judge of any such court, the jurisdiction or dis- 
trict whereof shall be extended under the powers 
of this Act, shall, subject to the approval of one 
of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State, 
frame a table of fees to be payable by the suitors 
of such court or courts in respect of every pro- 
ceeding therein; and a table of such fees shall 
be put in some conspicuous place in the court- 
house and in the clerk’s office ; and the fees on 
every proceeding shall be paid, in the first in- 
stance, by the plaintiff or party on whose behalf 
such proceeding is to be had, on or before such 
proceeding ; and all such fees shall be received 
by the clerk or clerks of such court, who shall 
account to the other officers of such court for the 
amount or proportion thereof which shall be pay- 
able to them respectively, and shall also in the 
month of March in every year render to one of 
Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State an 
account of all such fees which shall have been 
received in the year ending on the last day of 
December then next preceding: Provided always, 
That it shall be lawful for the Secretary of State 
to lessen the amount of the fees to te taken in 
any one or more of the courts the jurisdiction or 
district whereof shall be extended as aforesaid, in 
such manner as to him shall seem fit, and again 
to increase such fees, so that the scale of fees 
given in the Schedule to this Act marked (C.) be 
not in any case surpassed : Provided also, That 
in all cases where any Judge, clerk or other officer 
of any such court shall have been paid by salary 
instead of fees, such Judge, clerk or other officer 
shall continue to receive such salary in respect of 
the business now within the jurisdiction of such 
court, and, in respect of the business under the 
powers of this Act, such fees applicable thereto 
as are set out in the said Schedule (C.), or such 
additional salary instead of such fees as the Se- 
cretary of State shall direct ; and all sums pay- 
able in the name of fees to any such Judge, clerk 
or other officer, over and above the amount of 
such salary, shall be applicable for such purposes 
and in the manner prescribed by the Act or Acts 
of Parliament under which such court is con- 
stituted ; and that in awarding compensation to 
any Judge, clerk or officer of any such court 
under the provisions of the said Act of the last 
Session of Parliament, account shall be taken of 
the fees and emoluments to which he shall become 
entitled under this Act, and any increase of his 
fees and emoluments under this Act shall go in 
diminution of the amount to be awarded to him 
for such compensation.” 

Cuause (L.) “And be it Enacted, That the 
Registrars of the Court of Bankruptcy shall be 
entitled to take the fees on every proceeding had 
under this Act before or under the authority of 
any Commissioner of the Court of Bankruptcy in 
his district which are specified in the Schedule 
marked (D.) hereunto annexed, and the messen- 

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gers and ushers of the Court of Bankruptcy shall 
be severally entitled to have the same fees which 
are provided as the Bailiffs’ and Serjeants’ Fees in 
the Schedule (C.) hereunto annexed, subject to 
such alterations as may be made in the said se- 
veral fees by the Court of Bankruptcy, so as not 
to exceed the scales of fees herein provided.” 

CravuseE (M.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
acted, That nothing herein contained shall extend 
to or affect any fees or salary payable by virtue 
of any existing Act or Acts for business or pro- 
ceedings in any Court for the Recovery of Small 
Debts, except such business or proceedings as 
shall be had under or by virtue of this Act; but 
it shall be lawful for the Judge of any court, with 
the approval of one of Her Majesty’s Principal 
Secretaries of State, to alter the fees receivable 
under the Act or Acts under which his court is 
now constituted, but not so as to exceed the scale 
of fees given by such Act or Acts respectively.” 

Cuause (N.) “And be it Enacted, That for 
raising a fund for providing a court-house and 
offices for any Court of Requests, or other Court 
for the Recovery of Small Debts, and for other 
purposes hereinafter mentioned, the clerk or clerks 
of any such court in which and while it shall be 
necessary to raise such funds, shall demand and 
receive from the plaintiff in every suit brought in 
that court, before he shall issue any summons in 
that suit, the sum of Sixpence when the debt or 
damage claimed shall not exceed Twenty shillings, 
and for every claim exceeding Twenty shillings 
One fortieth part thereof (neglecting any sum less 
than Three-pence in estimating such fortieth part), 
or other such sum, in either case not exceeding 
the rates hereinbefore mentioned, as the Secretary 
of State from time to time shall order, which sum 
shall be paid in all cases in the first instance by 
the plaintiff upon suit brought in such court, and 
shall be considered as costs in the cause; and the 
clerk or clerks of the court shall keep an account 
of ali monies so paid to him or them, and shall 
account for the same to the Judge of such court 
for the time being, and the amount thereof shall 
accumulate, to form a general fund for such court, 
and shall be applied in providing a court-house 
and oftices, or in defraying the rent and taxes, 
stationery and other necessary expenses of holding 
and carrying on the business of such court, in 
such manner as the court for the time being, with 
the approval of the Secretary of State, shall 
direct.” 

Criause (O.) “ And be it Enacted, That either 
of the parties to the suit or any other proceeding 
before any such Commissioner or in any such 
court may obtain summonses to witnesses, to be 
served by a messenger or bailiff, with or without 
a clause requiring the production of books and 
writings in their possession or control, and in any 
such summons any number of names may be in- 
serted ; and every person on whom any such 
summons shall be served within the jurisdiction 
of the court, either personally or by the same 
being left at his or her usual place of abode, and 
to whom at the same time payment of his or her 
expenses shall have been made, on such scale of 
allowance as shall be from time to time settled 
by the Judge, with the approval of one of Her 
Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State, and who 
shall refuse or neglect, without sufficient cause, 


‘ to appear, or to produce any books or writings 


required by such summons to be produced, and 
also every person present in court who shall be 
required to give evidence, and who shall refuse to 
be sworn and give evidence, shall forfeit and pay 
such fine, not exceeding Five pounds, as the Com- 
missioner or Judge shall set on him, and payment 
of such fine shall be enforced in like manner as 


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or any part of such fine, in the discretion of the 
Judge, after deducting the-costs, shall be appli- 
cable toward indemnifying the party injured by 
such refusal or neglect, and the remainder thereof 
shall be applicable to the expenses of the court in 
which the fine was imposed.” 

Criause (P.) “And be it Enacted, That the 
clerk or clerks of every such court shall, in the 
month of March in each year, make out a correct 
list of all sums of money belonging to suitors in 
the court which shall have been paid into court, 
and which shall have remained unclaimed for the 
space of Twelve calendar months before the First 
day of the month of January, specifying the names 
of the parties for whom or on whose account the 
same were so paid into court; and a copy of such 
list shall be put up and remain during court hours 
in some conspicuous part of the court-house, and 
at all times in the clerk’s office.” 


CuiausE (Q.) “And be it Enacted, That all 
sums of money which shall have been paid into 


* any such court to the use of any suitor or suitors 


thereof, and which shall have remained unclaimed 
for the period of Six years before the passing of 
this Act, and which are now in the hands of any 
Commissioner, Trustee, Judge or officer of such 
court, or otherwise held in trust for such suitors, 
and all further sums of money which shall here- 
after be paid into any such court to the use of any 
suitor or suitors thereof, shall, if unclaimed for 
the period of Six years after the same shall have 
been so paid into court, vest in and belong to the 
Judge or Judge and Commissioners of such court 
for the time being, in trust for the general purposes 
of such court, and shall form a general fund, for 
the payment of all debts due on behalf of the 
court, and the necessary expenses of holding or 
carrying on the business of such court.” 

Crause (R.) “And be it Enacted, That any 
suit to be instituted in any such court, wherein 
the claim or demand shall exceed the sum of Ten 
pounds, shall be removable by certiorari or other- 
wise into any of Her Majesty’s Superior Courts 
of Common Law at Westminster, or into the Court 
of Common Pleas at Lancaster, by leave of a 
Judge of any one of the said courts, and upon 
such terms as he shall order.” 


Cuause (S.) “ And be it Enacted, That in all 
cases where final judgment shall have been ob- 
tained in any such court, and a warrant or exe- 
cution shall have issued against the goods and 
chattels of the defendant, or an order for his com- 
mitment shall have been made under this Act, and 
the defendant, or his goods and chattels, shall be 
out of the jurisdiction of such court, it shall be 
lawful for the officer charged with such warrant, 
execution or order of commitment to apply to any 
Justice of the Peace acting for any county, division 
or place in which the defendant, or his goods and 
chattels shall then be, upon proof being made 
upon oath (which oath such Justice shall be em- 
powered to administer) that the person or goods 
and chattels of such defendant is or are believed 
to be within the county, division or place where 
such Justice of the Peace shall act, such Justice 
of the Peace shall sign or endorse his name upon 
the said warrant, execution or order of commit- 
ment, and thereupon the said officer charged 
therewith shall take and seize the person or the 
goods and chattels of the defendant, wheresoever 
the same shall be found within the county, division 
or place for which such Justice of the Peace shall 
act, and all constables and other peace officers 
shall be aiding and assisting within their respective 
districts in the execution of the said warrants, 
executions or orders.” 

Cravse (T.) “ And be it Declared and Enacted, 
That all the Enactments of the said Act of the 
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VIcTORIZ. 


apply to every proceeding under this Act, so far 
as the same are applicable, and not repugnant to 
the provisions of this Act.” 

Cuavuse (U.) “ And be it Enacted, That in the 
construction of this Act the word ‘Judge’ shall 
be construed to include every person, being either 
a Barrister-at-Law or a Special Pleader, or an 
Attorney of one of Her Majesty’s Superior Courts 
of Common Law at Westminster, who, according 
to the constitution of the court, presides in any 
such court as aforesaid, or acts as Judge or As- 
sessor therein, whether by the title of Judge or 
Barrister, or County Clerk, Assessor, or Steward 
or Deputy Steward, or by any other style or title 
whatsoever ; and the word ‘ person’ shall include 
a body corporate ; and every word importing the 
singular number or masculine gender shall include 
also several persons or things, and females as well 
as males, unless the context shall require another 
construction.” 


Criause (W.) “ And be it Enacted, That this 
Act shall apply only to England.” 


Amendments to the Schedule : 
Pr. 8. 1. 16. After “ style]” insert “ at [ 7’ 
Pr. 8. 1. 20. After “ A. B.” insert “ of [ i i 


Pr. 8. 1. 21. Leave out “ money” and insert 
[ ] recovered.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 23. After “ style” insert “ or other 
sufficient description.” 


Pr. 8. 1. 25. After “ order” insert “ to C. D. of 


4 
“ By order of the Court. 
“ signed [ ty 
Pr. 8. 1. 27. After “C. D.” insert “ of [ ity 


Pr. 9.1. 3. After “ the” insert “ style or other 
sufficient description of the.” 


Pr. 9. 1. 6. After “ name” insert “ of [ 
At the end of the Bill add Schedules (C.) and 
































(D.) 
SCHEDULE (C.) 
On 
On On Demands On 
Senced’ Tam. —_ — — Demands 
exceeding |exceeding} and not |°*¢eeding 
40s. l. exceeding} 104. 
107. 
s @.| « dj -s. d.j «. d, 
For every Summons - -/|/ - 6/ 1 -} 2 -] 8 - 
For every Hearing or Trial -}|/ 2 -| 2 6] 7 6; 10 - 
On On | On 
, en Dement Demands On 
Cuerks’ Fess. not 40s. | 5 anette 
exceeding hom wo | olin — 
40s. 5 101. 
s. dl sd} a dls d 
For entering every Plaint, Peti- | 
tion or Note - - - - 6 1 - 1 6 2- 
Issuing every Summons or Sub- 
pena - - - or i ae a - =) ase “ea 
Every Hearing or Trial - -{/ 1 -| 1 6| 2 -] 2 6 
Adjournment of any Cause or 
Hearing - - - -| - 3] - 4] - 6] - 8 
Swearing any Witness, Plaintiff, 
or Defendant = - - -t * Ss @) = ee « 
Entering and drawing up every | 
Judgment, Decree or Order - - 6 I =| ¥ 6 * -~ 
Copy of every Order or Judg- 
ment - - - - - 3 = = 1 3 
Every Nonsuit - - of = ©) ba; 3 =| 2 6 
Paying Money into Court, and 
entering same in Books -| - 3] = 4] - 6] - 8 
Every Receipt on Payment of 
Money out of Court, exclusive 
of Stamp - - - cf Gis Cl et ~F % 2 
Issuing every Attachment, Pre- 
cept, Order, or Execution - 1 - 1 6 2 6 as 
Taking Reczognizance of Security 
for Costs - - - - - -| - -| 2 6 3 = 
Taxing Costs - - - boa} tf =] Fes « 











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For calling every Plaintiff or 
Defendant - ~ - -| - 2] - 
For serving every Summons, Or- 
der, or Subpena within One 
Mile of the Court House a =) 44 
If above One Mile, then ex- 
tra for every Mile not ex- 
ceeding Seven Miles from 

the Court House - -]| - 2] - 

For the Execution of any War- 
rant, Precept, or Attachment 
against the Goods or Body - | 1 -| 1 
If above One Mile, then ex- 
tra for every Mile not ex- 
ceeding Seven Miles from 

the Court House - -} - 2] - 

If an Assistant Serjeant should 
be necessary, in the Judgment 
of the Court, then for Assis- 
tant - - - - - 
If above One Mile, then ex- 
tra for every Mile not ex- 
ceeding Seven Miles from 

the Court House - -| - 

For carrying every Plaintiff, De- 
fendant, or Delinquent to Pri- 
son (including all Expenses and 
Assistants), forevery Mile - | - 6] — 


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Fees to be taken by the Reaisrrars of the Courts of Bankruptcy. 














IfDebt | If 52 -. 
is under | and under | ®"4 90 a 
l. 100, a 
s. d. s. d, 8s. d. 
On filing Application for Summons - | - 6 - 9 1 - 
For Summons - : - -| - 6 - 9 1 - 
Order - - - - -j} 1 - 1 6 2 - 
For every Examination - - -{| - 6 - 9 1 - 
For every Warrant - - -} - 6 - 9 1 - 
On filing Affidavits or other Docu- 
ments - - - - -| - 6 - 9 1 - 
For every Search - - - -| - 6 - 9 1 - 
For registering every Order - -| - 6 - 9 1 - 
For Copies of any Documents filed, 
1}d. per Folio of Ninety Words. 








were agreed to. 


upon Monday next. 


morrow. 


in ]. 16. 

“ And” in Pr. 2. 1. 34. 
in |. 5. 

“ Knight.” 

“ Edward” in|. 8. 

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“ two.” 
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The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 


Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Church Build- 
into a Committee upon the Church Building Acts ing Acts 
Amendment Bill; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To- 


Amendment 
Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Westminster 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Improvement 
intituled, An Act for improving Parts of the City of (X» 2-) Bilt 
Westminster ; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 1.1. 6. Leave out from “ Palace” to “ And” 
Pr. 1. 1. 26. Leave out from “ Metropolis” to 
Pr. 17.1.1. Leave out from “ That” to “ Sir” 
Pr. 17. 1. 6. Leave out “ Sir Edwin Pearson, 
Pr. 17. 1. 7. Leave out from “ Taylor” to 


Pr. 21. 1. 38. Leave out “ five’ and insert 


Pr. 22. |. 20. Leave out “ three” and insert 


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Pr. 22. 1. 28. Leave out “ four” and insert 
“ three.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 35. Leave out “ four’ and insert 
“ three.” 

Pr. 24.1]. 1. Leave out “three” and insert “two.” 

Pr. 26. 1. 4. Leave out from “ thereof” to “ And” 
in 1. 15. 

Pr. 26. 1. 33. Leave out from 
“ And” in Pr. 27. 1}. 32. 

Pr. 30. 1. 13. After “ clerk” insert “ treasurer.” 

Pr. 30. 1. 17. After “ clerk” insert “ treasurer.” 


Pr. 30.1. 19. After “ Steeres” insert Clause (A.) 

Cuause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That neither 
the person who shall hold the office of clerk nor 
the partner of such clerk, nor any person in the 
service or employ of such clerk, or of his partner, 
shall be eligible to be treasurer ; and that neither 
the person who shall be the treasurer, nor the 
“« partner of such treasurer, nor any person in the 
service or employ of such treasurer, or of his part- 
ner, shall be eligible to be the clerk ; and if any 

erson offend in any of the following cases, he 
shall forfeit One hundred pounds ; that is to say, 


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“ If any person accept both the offices of such 
“ clerk and treasurer.” 
If any person being the partner of such clerk, 
“ or in the service or employ of such clerk or 
“ of his partner, accept the office of treasurer 
“ or act as deputy of the treasurer or in any 
“* manner officiate for the treasurer.” 
“ If any person being the treasurer or the part- 
‘¢ ner of such treasurer, or in the service or 
“ employ of such treasurer or of his partner, 
*“* accept the office of clerk or acts as deputy 
* of such clerk or in any manner officiate for 
“ such clerk.” 
If any such clerk or treasurer hold any place 
“ of profit or trust under the Commissioners 
“ other than that of clerk or treasurer, as the 
“ case may be.” 
“ And any person may sue for such penalty, either 
“ by action of debt or on the case, in any of Her Ma- 
“« jesty’s Superior Courts of Record at Westminster, 
“‘ and shall, on recovery thereof, be entitled to full 
** costs of suit. 


Pr. 30. 1. 21. After “ clerk” insert “ treasurer.” 

Pr. 30. 1. ult. After “ aforesaid” insert “ in any 
“ of Her Majesty’s Courts of Recordat Westminster.” 

Pr. 35. 1. 31. Leave out “ or charge.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 1. “ After “ same” insert “ or may 
“ secure the same by bond duly stamped.” 

Pr. 36.1.3. Leave out “ or charge.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 12. Leave out from “ effect” to “ And” 
in |, 26. 

Pr. 36. 1. 29. Leave out “ charge” and insert 
bond.” 

Pr. 36. 1. 35. Leave out “ charges” and insert 
bonds.” 

Pr. 37.1. 15. Leave out “ charge” and insert 
* bond.” 
Pr. 37. 1. 20. After “ transfer” insert “ of mort- 
gage or bond.” 
Pr. 37. 1. 33. Leave out “ charge” and insert 
“ bond,” 

Pr. 38. 1. 1. Leave out “ charge” and insert 
“ bond.” 

Pr. 38. 1. 6. Leave out “ charge” and insert 
“* bond.” 

Pr. 38.1. 10. Leave out “ charge” and insert 
“ bond.” 


Pr. 38. 1. 12. Leave out “ charge” and insert 
bond.” 


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‘out from “ Governors” to “ shall” in 1. 29., and in]. 


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And” in Pr. 40. 1. 21. and insert “ or bond.” 


Pr. 44. 1. 19. After “so ever” insert “ provided | 
nevertheless, that the said Commissioners shall | 
not have power to enter upon and take the land | 
described in the said Schedule (C.) as garden ad- | 


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the Visiting Justices of Westminster Bridewell, or 
any part thereof, except by way of exchange as in 
this Act is hereinafter provided.” 
Pr, 44, 1. 34. Leave out from “ thereof” to 
“ situate” in Pr. 45. Is. 1 and 2. 
Pr. 45. 1. 10. Leave out from “obtained” to 
“ And” in Pr, 46, 1. 35. 
Pr. 46. 1. 36. After “disputed” insert “ value 
or. 
Pr. 47.1.1. Leave out from “ enacted” to “ that” 
in 1, 35. 
Pr. 48. Ils. 15. and 16. After “ person” insert 
Clause (B.) 
Criause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That the Com- 
missioners shall not take from persons incapa- 
citated to sell and convey the same any lands or 
any interest in lands, except such as are mentioned 
in the Schedule to this Act, or shall, as provided 
in this Act, be proved to have been omitted by 
mistake ; and that the Commissioners shall not 
be entitled to put in force the compulsory powers 
“ of this Act, or the recited Lands Clauses Conso- 
“ Jidation Act, for the purpose of taking any lands 
“ or any interest in lands not mentioned in the said 
Schedule, except as aforesaid.” 


Pr. 49.1.13. Leave out “the” and insert “such.” 

Pr. 49. 1s. 26. and 27. Fill up the blank with 
One thousand six hundred and thirty-five.” 

Pr. 49. 1. 34. After the second “ of’ insert “ the 
almshouses and school founded by the Reverend 
James Palmer, 8.D., deceased, and commonly 
“ called.” 

Pr. 49. 1. 38. Leave out from “houses” to 
And” in Pr. 50. 1. 12. 

Pr. 50. 1. 17. Leave out “ the said.” 

Pr. 51.1. 3. Leave out “ said.” 

Pr. 51. 1. 5. After “or” insert “ on.” 

Pr. 51. 1. 22. After “of” insert “ each of.” 

Pr, 52.1. 11. After “ conveyed” insert “ at the 
expense of the Commissioners.” 

Pr. 52. 1. 12. After “Governors” insert “or 
Trustees, as the case may be.” 


Pr. 52.1. 15. After “ of” insert “and shall thence- 
forth be held upon and for such and the same 
purposes, and subject to suchand the samecharges, 
as the lands which shall have been or shall be 
conveyed to the said Governors and Trustees re- 
spectively by the said Commissioners were held 
upon and were subject to previously to the making 
* of such exchange.” 

Pr. 52.1. 18. Leave out “ and” and insert “ or,” 
and in the same line after “‘ Trustees” insert “as the 
“ case may be.” 

Pr. 52. 1. 20. After ‘‘ assured” insert “ at the 
“ expense of the Commissioners.” 

Pr. 52. 1. 21. Leave out “ and” and insert “ or.” 

Pr. 52. 1. 28. Leave out “and” and insert “ or.” 

Pr. 52.1. 30. Leave out from ‘‘ Governors” to 
and” in |. 32., and insert “ and their successors, 
or by the said Trustees and their heirs and assigns, 
as the case may be.” 

Pr. 52.1. ult. Leave out “ and” and insert “ or.” 

Pr. 53. 1. 4. After “‘ exchange” insert “and free 
from the charges created by virtue of this Act.” 

Pr. 53. 1. 6. Leave out “ said.” 

Pr, 53.1. 7. After “and” insert “ the.” 

Pr. 53. 1. 17. After “and” insert “ the.” 

Pr. 53. 1. 20. Leave out “ and houses.” 

Pr. 53. 1. 24. After “leases” insert “ at just and 
“ fair rents.” 

Pr. 53. 1. 28. Leave out “ the said” and insert 
“ on each exchange with the Governors of either of 
“ the said hospitals,such,” and in the same line leave 


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Pr. 53. 1. 36. Leave out from “ Governors” to 
« in” in I. 87. 
Pr. 53. 1. penult. Leave out “ yet so neverthe- 


‘« joing the prison, and as being the freehold of |“ less” and insert “and that on each exchange with 


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|, 7., and insert “‘ Commissioners shall be required to | “ 


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line after “ marked” insert “in red ink,” and also in 
the same line leave out “ said.” e 


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the same line leave out from “plan” to “ And” in 
Pr. 68. 1. 17. and insert ‘“‘ hereinafter mentioned.” 


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and insert “ northernmost.” 





the Trustees of Palmer’s Charity, the said Trus- | “ 
tees shall receive from the Commissioners !ands, | ‘ 
the net rental whereof, so far as such lands shall | “ 
be received by the said Trustees in exchange for | ‘ 
any lands comprised in a certain building agree- | “ 
ment dated the second day of August One thou- | ‘ 
sand eight hundred and thirty-six, and entered | ‘ 
into between the then Trustees of the said Cha- | ‘ 
rity and Peter Rigby Wason, Esquire, shall be | ‘ 
equal to the amount of the rent which would have | ‘ 
become ultimately payable to the said Trustees | ‘ 
in respect of such lands under the said agree- | ‘ 
ment, and so far as such lands shall be received | “ 
by the said Trustees in exchange for any land not | ‘ 
comprised in the said building agreement with |‘ 
the said Peter Rigby Wason, shall be at least 
equal in amount to four pounds per cent. per an- 
num upon the value of the estate or interest which 
shall be conveyed by the said Trustees to the said | ‘ 
Comnuissioners in such last-mentioned lands, such 
value to be ascertained and settled by referees, or 
an umpire chosen by the respective parties in the | “ 
usual manner: Provided always.” = 

Pr. 54. 1. 3. After “or” insert “ to.” 

Pr. 54.1. 5. Leave out from “the” to “such” in , “ 


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give in respect thereof under the provisions of this | “ 
Act.” : 
Pr. 54. 1. 10. After “ Trustees” insert “as the 
case may be.” = 
Pr. 54. 1.17. Leave out from “exchange” to 
And” in }, 31. 
Pr. 55. 1. 15. Leave out “ shall” and insert 
should.” 
Pr. 56. 1. Leave out “ and.” " 
Pr. 60.1.1. After “1845” insert “or in this 
Act.” “ 
Pr. 64.1. 3. After “ price” insert “ at the option | “ 
of the said Dean and Chapter.” * 
Pr. 66. 1. 20. After “(A.)” insert “ (D.) and.” 
Pr. 66.1. 21. Leave out “(D.),” and in the same | 


27. 
1. 


Pr. 66. 1. 22. After “ plan” insert “ deposited | 
as hereinafter mentioned.” | 

Pr. 66.1. 34. After “the” insert “ said.” 

Pr. 66. 1. 35. Leave out “ deposited as.” 

Pr. 67. 1. 29. After “ the” insert “ said,” and in 


Pr. 68.1. 26. After “ rights” insert “ powers.” 

Pr. 69. 1. 5. Leave out “ said.” 

Pr. 69. 1. 6. After “ correction” insert “ for the 
County of Middlesex, called The New Bridewell.” 

Pr. 69. 1. 11. After the second “ the” insert 
said,” * 

Pr. 69. 1. 12. Leave out from “correction” to |‘ 
which” in l. 14. 

Pr. 71. ls. 16. and 17. Leave out “ northermost” 


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Pr. 72. 1. 37. After “ the” insert “ said.” 
Pr. 73.1. 17. After “ the” insert “ south.” 
Pr. 77. 1. 8. After “and” insert “the,” and in 


the same line leave out “ the.” “ 


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Pr. 80. 1. 4. After “ the” insert “ other.” " 

Pr. 80.1.9. Leave out from “said” to “ And” |“ 
Pr. 82. 1. 19., and insert “ Provided always, That 
the said Commissioners shall not have power to 
enter upon and take the land described in the |“ 
said Schedule (C.) as garden grounds and sites , “ 
of houses lately taken down and as being the ;“ 
freehold of the Governors of Emanuel Hospital, | 
or any part thereof, except by way of exchange 
as in this Act is hereinbefore provided,” and also | ‘ 








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CuiauseE (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall | “ 
be lawful for the Commissioners to take or use 
for the purposes of this Act so much of the church- 
yard or burial-ground of Christchurch, in the pa-| “ 


rish of Saint Margaret, in the city of Westminster, | “ 
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791 


as lies within a line to be drawn from the south- 
west angle of the said church-yard to a point one 
hundred feet northward from the southwest angle 
of the same, as shown in the plan modified and 
approved as aforesaid, and to lay the same into 
the street or way, and at all times thereafter the 
said ground shall be used by the public accord- 
ingly ; and, for the purpose of protecting the said 
churchyard from the public haewes, the Commis- 
sioners shall, at their own expense, erect a good 
and sufficient iron fence of not less than six feet 
in height: Provided always, that the said Com- 
missioners shall not under the powers of this Act 
deviate towards the north on that part of the line 
adjoining the said churchyard laid down on the 
plan modified and approved as aforesaid, without 
the consent in writing of the Bishop of London 
for the time being, and the Rector and Church- 
wardens of the said parish of Saint Margaret, or 
the major part of them.” 

Cri avse(D.) “ And be it Enacted, That whenever 
it shall be necessary, in pursuance and execution 
of this Act, to open and disturb any grave or graves, 
or any burial vault or vaults in the said burial- 
ground, the remains of any person or persons who 
shall have been interred or deposited in such grave 
or graves, vault or vaults, shall be removed to 
some other convenient part of the said burial- 
ground, in such manner as the Lord Bishop of 
London for the time being, or such person as he 
may appoint, shall direct, and that the actual 
expenses of such removal shall be paid by the 
said Commissioners.” 

CiauseE (E.) “And be it Enacted, That the 
grave-stones laid in the said burial-ground shall 
be removed to, and put up and in some other 
convenient part of the said burial-ground, in such 
manner as the said Lord Bishop of London for the 
time being, or such person as he shall appoint, 
shall direct, and the expense thereof shall be de- 
frayed by the said Commissioners.” 

Cuiause (F.) “And be it Enacted, That the 
graves in the said burial-ground shall be as little 
disturbed, and as little damage shall be done to 
the grave-stones therein, as reasonably may be.” 

Pr. 86.1. ult. After “ lease” insert “in such man- 
ner and form as they shall deem expedient.” 

Pr. 89. 1. 25. Leave out “ to” and insert “ or.” 

Pr. 91. 1. 2. Leave out from “ deed” to “ under” 


in |. 3. 


Pr. 91. 1. 5. Leave out “ to.” 
Pr. 91. 1.23. Leave out from “ Act” to “* And”’ 


in Pr. 92. 1. 3. 


Pr. 92. 1. 24. After “ Act” insert Clause (G.) 

Cuause (G.) “ And be it Enacted, That when 
and as conveyances by way of sale or exchange 
or leases shall be executed pursuant to this Act, 
the respective persons and corporations to whom 
the lands described in such conveyances and leases 
respectively shall be conveyed or leased, shall be 
entitled to hold the same, discharged from all 
mortgages or other charges previously made by 
the Commissioners, without the mortgagees or 
persons entitled to such charges concurring in the 
conveyance or lease: Provided nevertheless, That 
all purchase-money which shall be received by 
the Commissioners, and all lands which shall be 
taken by them in exchange, and ali lands com- 
prised in leases granted by them so long as they 
shall hold the same lands, or the respective re- 
versions expectant on the terms granted by such 
leases (subject to the lessees’ estates) shall be 
liable in the hands of the Commissioners to such 
mortgages and charges by them as the lands so 
conveyed or leased were subject to previous to 
the conveyance or lease thereof by them.” 

Pr. 94. 1. 23. After “ plan” insert “ which has 
been signed by the Earl of Shaftesbury, the Chair- 
man of the Committees of the House of Lords, 
being the plan.” 


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Pr. 94. 1. 26. Leave out from “ improvements ” 
to “ And” in I, 28. 

Pr. 94. 1. 38. Leave out “ parish” and insert 
“ district.” 

Pr. 95. 1. 26. After “ aforesaid” insert Clause 
(H.) 

Cuause (H.) “ And be it Enacted, That in mak- 
“ ing the said intended street, the Commissioners 
shall cause openings to be made and left at Vew 
Tothill-street, Strutton-ground, Brewers-green, 
Dean-street, Orchard-street, the Horseferry-road, 
and the passage leading from the Horseferry- 
road to Gardiner’s-lane respectively, of a width 
with respect to each not less than the width of 
the present opening.” 

Pr. 96. 1.1. After “inspection” insert Clause (I.) 

CravuseE (I1.) “And be it Enacted, That the 
“ Commissioners acting under this Act in making 
the said new street, alterations and improvements, 
shall not deviate more than fifty feet from the 
lines described in the aforeasaid map or plan, 
“ without the consent and approbation of the per- 
son or persons, bodies politic, corporate or col- 
legiate, through whose lands or tenements such 
deviations shall be made.” 

Pr. 96. 1. 14. Leave out “ said” and in the 
same line and 1. 15. after ‘‘ Commissioners” insert 
“ under this Act.” 

Pr. 96.1, 20. Leave out “ Elliott” and insert 
“ Elliot.” 

Pr. 96. 1.23. Leave out “ Elliott’? and insert 
« Elliot.” 

Pr. 97. 1. 3. Leave out “ maps” and insert 
“ map,” and in the same line leave out “ plans” 
and insert “ plan.” 

Pr. 97. 1. 24, Leave out “ plans” and insert 
“ plan.” 

Pr. 97. ls, 32. and 33. Leave out from “ certi- 
‘ ficate” to “ And,” in Pr. 98, 1. 11. 

Pr. 98. 1, 24. After “Justices” insert ‘ and of 
the Commissioners for the time being of Her 
Majesty’s Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works 
and Buildings.” 

Pr. 98. 1. 30. After “ ground” insert “ within 
fifty yards on either side of the intended street.” 

Pr. 98. 1. 35. After “ or” insert “ such.” 

Pr. 98, 1. 36. After “ respectively” insert “ as 
shall be stopped up and enclosed.” 

Pr. 100. 1. 8. Leave out from “ inclosed”’ to 
“ subject” in 1. 10. 

Pr. 100. 1. 16. After “ mentioned” insert “ Pro- 
vided always, That in case such complaint, by 
appeal hereafter expressed, shall be made against 
the diversion, stopping up or inclosing of any 
such street, court, alley, way, passage or void 
“« place, the same shall not be diverted, stopped up 
or inclosed, or become vested in the Commis- 
sioners, unless, after the hearing of such appeal, 
“ the decision sball be in favour of the Commis- 
“ sioners.” 

Pr. 102. 1. 22. After “ inclosed” insert “ or 
whether the party appealing would be injured or 
aggrieved.” 

Pr. 102. 1. 38. After “ inclosed ” insert “ or 
that the party appealing would be injured or 
aggrieved.” 

Pr. 103. 1. 10. After “ convenience ” insert “ or 
that the party appealing would be injured or 
‘¢ agvrieved.” 

r. 103. 1. 29. After “ manner” insert “ form 
and,” and in the same line after “ have” insert 
“« with stone or other material.” 

Pr. 103. |. 30. Leave out “ or’’ and insert “ and,” 
and in the same line leave out “form” and insert 
“ complete.” 


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“ material, or macadamize and otherwise complete,” 
and inl. 5. after “‘road” insert “‘ and requisite foot- 
“ ways.” 

Pr. 104. 1. 33. After ‘* peace” insert “and of 
“ the Commissioners for the time being of Her Ma- 
“ jesty’s Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works 
“ and Buildings, and without being.” 

Pr. 104. 1. 34. Leave out “ nevertheless.” 

Pr. 105. Is. 16. and 17. After “ obstructions” 
insert “ Provided always, that it shall not be law- 
“ ful for the said Commissioners to stop up any 
carriage or footways on either side of the in- 
tended street, for a greater length at any one 
time than one hundred yards, measured alone 
“ the line of the intended street.” 

Pr. 106. 1. 34. Leave out “any” and insert 
“ auditor.” 

Pr. 110. 1. 5. After “ admit” insert Clauses (K.) 
and (L.) 

Criause(K.) “ And be it Enacted, That the Com- 
missioners shall, at their own costs and charges, 
“ from time to time, and at all times hereafter, re- 
pair and make good all injury that may be done 
by the Commissioners, their servants or agents, 
to the works or pipes of the Governor and Com- 
“ pany of Chelsea Wetereuie, or of any public 
company which at the time of the passing of this 
“ Act shall be established and in operation in the 
district aforesaid, for supplying the inhabitants 
with gas or with water, or the customers of such 
company, within twenty-four hours next after the 
“ notice thereof, in writing, to be delivered to the 
‘ Treasurer, Clerk or Surveyor, or other agent of 
the Commissioners, or left at the usual place or 
“ office for transacting the business of the Commis- 
sioners, and in case the Commissioners shall not, 
within twenty-four hours next after such notice 
«« delivered or left as aforesaid, made good all such 
“ injury, then that the Commissioners shall, on 
each and every complaint, forfeit and pay to the 
« Secretary for the time being of the Company in 
« respect of whose works or pipes such complaint 
is made, the sum of Five pounds for each and 
every day during which the cause of complaint 
“« specified in such notice shall continue, and in de- 
“ fault of payment thereof such penalty or penalties 
“« may be recovered, with full costs of suit, by action 
“ of debt or on the case, in any of Her Majesty’s 
« Superior Courts of Record at Westminster; and 
further, that in case such company shall pay any 
penalty whatsoever to which they may be or be- 
come liable in consequence or by reason of the 
“ alteration of orinterference with any of their mains, 
“ service-pipes or other works by the said Com- 
missioners, then, and in every such case the said 
Commissioners shall repay and reimburse such 
“* company every penalty so paid by them, and all 
expenses connected therewith or relating thereto, 
“ to be recovered respectively, with full costs of suit, 
“ by action of debt or on the case, in any of Her 
“« Majesty’s Courts of Record at Westminster.” 

Crause (L.) “ And be it Enacted, That nothing 
in this Act contained shall extend to empower 
the Commissioners, their servants or agents, to 
remove, displace or injure any of the mains, 
service-pipes or other works belonging to any 
public gas-light company, or to any public com- 
“ pany for supplying water which at the time of the 
“ passing of this Act shall be established, and in 
“ the district through which the street and the ap- 
“* proaches thereto are intended to pass, or to any 
“ person whomsoever, or to do any act or thing 
whatsoever to impede the passage or supply of 
gas or water into or through such mains, service- 
“&lt; pipes or works, until after forty-eight hours’ notice, 
in writing, shall have been given to the Committee 
“ of management for the time being of such com- 
pany, or left for them at the principal office of 
such company, or at the house or office of such 
“ person as aforesaid, nor until good and sufficient 

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mains and service-pipes of such dimensions and 
with all such stop-cocks, syphons, plugs and other 
works as shall be deemed necessary, and required 
by such company or their agent, or such persons, 
shall have been made and laid down in lieu thereof 
and be ready to be used, and all such alterations, 
if any, shali be made at the costs and charges of 
“ the Conmaininnnty and with as much expedition 
“* as the nature and extent thereof will admit to the 
satisfaction of such company or their agent, or 
of such persons, as the case may be; and that 
whenever any of the new mains or service-pipes 
shall be laid down the same shall be laid in a di- 
rection as little varying from the line of the pre- 
sent mains and service-pipes as the plan of the 
intended improvement will admit of, and that the 
mains, service-pipes and other works to be sub- 
stituted for those so removed shall be laid without 
abrupt angles, and that the houses, erections or 
buildings shall be built over the mains, service- 
pipes or works of such company, and that all 
new mains or pipes shall be laid at least eighteen 
inches below the surface of the pavement or way, 
and in case of any road or way being lowered for 
the purposes of the said improvement so as to 
leave less than eighteen inches of earth in depth 
over the pipes or other works of such Company, 
such pipes or other works shall be lowered by the 
Commissioners to the depth of eighteen inches 
below the surface of the new road or way. 

Pr. 112. 1. 24. Leave out “eight” and insert 
* a 

Pr, 116. 1. 28. After “ the” insert “Lords.” 

Pr. 117. 1. 2. After “ said” insert “ Lords.” 

Pr. 117. 1. 12. After “ Act” insert “ or any three 
or more of them.” 

Pr. 117. 1. 15. After “ show” insert “ so.” 

Pr. 117. 1. 25. After “ they” insert “ the Com- 
missioners acting under this Act.” 

Pr. 117. 1. 26. Leave out from “ desirable” to 
“ And” in Pr. 118. 1. 7. 

Pr. 118. 1. 32. Leave out from ‘‘ Commissioners” 

to “and” in |. 36. 

Pr. 120. 1. 5. After “ thereon” insert Clause (M.) 

CriauseE (M.) “ And be it Enacted, That nothing 
in this Act contained shali extend or be construed 
to extend to take away, alter, destroy, abridge, 
or affect any rights, powers, privileges, fran- 
chises, liberties, or authorities which the said 
Dean and Chapter of Westminster have, hold, ex- 
ercise or enjoy, or are entitled to, either as regards 
the houses, lands, tenements and hereditaments 
comprised in this Act, or otherwise, except so far 
as the same are affected by the compulsory powers 
of sale herein contained.” 

Pr. 125. 1. 37. Leave out from “ pass” to “ And” 
in Pr, 128. 1. 27. 
Pr. 129. 1.9. Leave out “ That.” 


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Pr. 131. 1,18. After “ mortgage” insert “ or 
“ bond.” 
Pr. 131. 1. 26. After “ mortgage” insert “ or 
“ bond.” 
Pr. 131. 1. 38. After “ secured” insert “ and if 
such security or a mortgage.” 
Pr. 144, 1. 26., in the first column. Leave out 
“ 37” and insert “ 37, 38.” 
Pr, 144. |. 27., in the first column. Leave out 
“« 36” and insert “ 39.” 
Pr. 144. 1. 30.,in the first column. Leave out 
“ =.” 
Pr. 144.1. 31., in the second column. Leave out 
“&lt; corner” and insert “ side,” and in the third co- 
lumn fill up the blank with ‘ Governors of Saint 
** Margaret's Hospital.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Tufnell do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
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hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Bermondsey 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for more effectually paving, cleans- 
ing, lighting, and otherwise improving the Parish of 
Saint Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, in the County 
of Surrey ; and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 18.1. 17. Leave out from “ seven” to “ one” 
in 1, 18. 

Pr. 32.1.4. Leave out the first “ or,” and in the 
same line after “ Clerk” insert “ or Justice.” 

Pr. 32. 1. 8. Leave out “ or.” 

Pr. 32.1. 9. After “ Clerk” insert “ or Justice.” 

Pr. 37. 1. 32. Leave out from “ any” to “ shall” 
in 1. 36., and insert “ magistrates of the metro- 
“ politan police courts, such magistrate.” 

Pr. 37. 1. 38. Leave out from “ before” to “or” 
in 1, penult., and insert “him or some other ma- 
“ gistrate of such courts.” 

Pr, 38.1.1. Leave out “ Justice” and insert 
Magistrate.” 

Pr. 38.1. 13. Leave out “ Justices” and insert 
““ Magistrate.” 

Pr. 38. 1.17. Leave out “ Justices” and insert 
“* Magistrate.” 

Pr. 38. 1. 27. Leave out “ Justices” and insert 
Magistrate.” 

Pr. 38. 1. 34. Leave out “ Justices” and insert 
Magistrate.” 

Pr. 39.1. 5. Leave out “ Justices” and insert 
“ Magistrate.” 

Pr. 45. 1.16. After “ same” insert “ provided 
always, that all mortgages and annuities entered 
into under the said recited Acts hereby entirely re- 
pealed, or any of them, shall have priority over 
every mortgage granted under the authority of 
“ this Act.” 

Pr. 56. 1.29. Leave out from “ abode”’ to “ And” 
in 1, 35. 

Pr. 65. 1. penult. Leave out “ the” and insert 
any,” and in the same line after “ same”’ insert 
not exceeding the sum.” 

Pr. 67.1. 1. Leave out from “ Act” to “ autho- 
“ rized” ia |. 3. 

Pr. 73.1. 10. After “ also” insert “ any sum 
not exceeding.” 

Pr. 89. |. ult. Leave out “ or” and insert “and.” 

Pr. 90. 1. 7. After “‘ owner” insert “ in shares 
proportionate to their respective interests in such 
house, building or bond.” 

Pr. 97. 1. 23. Leave out from “ state” to “ And” 
in |. 31. 

Pr. 100. 1. 23. Leave out from “ any” to “ be” 
in |. 24., and insert “ magistrate of the metropolitan 
“ police courts.” 

Pr. 103.1. 16. Leave out from “say” to “who” 
in Pr. 105. 1. 13. 

Pr. 105. 1.20. Leave out from “ walk” to “ who” 
in Pr. 106.1. 6. 

Pr. 106. 1. 24. Leave out from “ whereof” to 
“ who” in |. 34. 

Pr. 107. 1.12. Leave out from “ footway” to 
“ who” in 1. 27. 

Pr. 107. 1. 31. Leave out “ roll or.” 

Pr. 107. 1. 32. Leave out from “ any” to “ tim- 
“ ber” in 1. 36.” 

Pr. 108. 1. 1. Leave out from “ footway” to 
* who” in 1.16. 

Pr. 108. 1. 23. Leave out from “ same” to 
“ who” in I. 32. 

Pr. 108. 1. 33. Leave out from “ person” to 
“ who” in Pr. 110. 1. 33. 

Pr. 111.1. 6. Leave out from “thing” to “ who” 
in Pr. 113. 1. 7. 

Pr. 113.1. 15. Leave out from “ inhabitants” 
to “ And” in Pr. 116. }. 26. 

Pr. 122. 1. ult. Leave out from “ escape” to 
“ And” in Pr. 124.1. 29. 

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Pr. 132. 1. 4. After “ also” insert “ in all cases 
«&lt; when the person stopping up any such landing- 
“ places or rights of way would be liable to an in- 
« dictment.” 

Pr. 143, 1. 12. Leave out “ further.” 

Pr. 160. 1.31. Leave out from “ mentioned” to 
“ and” in Pr. 161.1. 11. 

Pr. 161. 1.13. Leave out “ may” and insert 
“ shall.” 

Pr. 163. }. 3. After “ Commissioners” insert 
Clause (A.) 

Cuause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
Commissioners appointed by this Act for the 
water-side division of the said parish shall go out 
of office by rotation, as follows; that is to say, on 
the Easter-Tuesday, in the month of February 
One thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, or 
within fourteen days thereafter, one-third of the 
Commissioners appointed for the water-side di- 
vision of the said parish shall go out of office, and 
at the same time in the following year one-half of 
“ the remaining Commissioners for the said water- 
side division shall go out of office, and at the same 
time in the following year the remainder of the 
Commissioners for the said water-side division 
shall go out of office, and at the same time in every 
subsequent year one-third of the Commissioners 
for the said water-side division, being those who 
have been longest in office, shall go out of office ; 


sioners be some number not divisible by three, 
the Commissioners shall, in each case, determine 
what number of Commissioners, as nearly one- 
third as may be, shall go out of office, so that the 
whole number shall go out of office in three years; 
and in each instance the places of the retiring 
Commissioners shall be supplied by the election 
of a similar number of Commissioners as herein- 
after provided.” 

Pr. 163. 1.17. Leave out from “ distress” to 
“ And” inl. 20. 

Pr. 163. 1s. 36. and 37. Leave out ‘“ Justice” 

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and insert “ Magistrate.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Kemble do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for making a Railway from Carlisle 
to Edinburgh and Glasgow, and the North of 
Scotland, to ve called The Caledonian Railway; and 
the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 4. Is. 1. and 2. Leave out from “ described” 
to “ And” in 1. 3. 

Pr. 6.1. ult. After “‘ Company” insert Clause (A.) 

Criause (A.) And be it Enacted, That the Di- 
‘* rectors hereby appointed shall continue in office 
“ until the first ordinary meeting to be held after 
the passing of the Act, and at such meeting the 
share-holders present, personally or by proxy, may 
either continue in office the Directors appointed 
by the Act, or any number of them, or may elect 
a new body of Directors, or Directors to supply the 
places of those not continued in office, the Di- 
rectors appointed by this Act being eligible as 
members of such new body.” 

Pr. 13. 1. 24. Leave out from “ thirty-five” to 
‘¢ And” in]. 30., and insert Clauses, (B.), (C.), (D.) 
and (E.) 

CrauseE (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
“ be lawful to the Company to construct the ap- 
“‘ proaches to the bridges or arches for conveying 
‘‘ the roads numbered as after-mentioned on the 
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“ tions as they think fit, not steeper than the fol- 
“ jowing ; that is to say, 
“ In the case of the road numbered 53 and 54, 
““ not steeper than one in twenty : 
“ In the case of the road numbered 83 and 832, 
“* not steeper than one in twelve : 
“ In the case of the road numbered 92, not 
“ steeper than one in fifteen ; and, 
“ In the case of the road numbered 99, not 
“* steeper than one in twelve.” 

Ciause (C.) “ And whereas the Railway passes 
over the quarry-field of Hailes, in the parish of 
Colington, and county of Edinburgh, belonging 
to Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael, of Stirling, 
Baronet; Be it Enacted, That beyond and in 
addition to the value of the surface-land to be 
taken under this Act from the said Sir Thomas 
Carmichael, there shall be paid by the said Com- 
pany the value of the whole stone situate under 
the surface of the land so to be taken, which stone 
the Railway Company shali decline to allow Sir 
Thomas Carmichael to work by turning or removal 
of the surface therefrom, and theextent and quality 
of the stone so to be purchased by the Company 
shall be ascertained in the same manner as in or- 
dinary cases of disputed compensation ; provided 
always, that the value of the said stone shall be 
payable by the said Company from time to time 
when and as often as a face of rock at least one 
hundred and thirty feet in length is worked up to 
the north or south boundary of the Railway, such 
payment to be only to the extent of the value of 
the stone opposite to such face.” 

Crause (D.) “ And be it Enacted, That so 
soon as the workings of the quarry shall reach 
at any one point the north boundary of the Rail- 
way, the Company shall at their own expense 
construct a good and sufficient tunnel, thirty feet 
wideand fifty feet high, properly arched with stone, 
through the stone under the Railway, at such level, 
not being injurious to the Railway, as the proprietor 
of the estate for the time shall point out, so as to 
enable the stone to the south of the Railway to 
be wrought by the proprietor; and similar tunnels, 
not exceeding two, shall be formed by and at the 
expense of the Company, as the workings of the 
quarry shall, in the opinion of the proprietor of 
the estate of Hailes for the time, render the same 
necessary ; and the Company shall, at the time 
of making such tunnels respectively, and at their 
own expense, open up convenient and suitable 
working faces on the south side of the Railway, 
and shall also pay the value of the stone that may 
be wrought out in forming such faces, to be as- 
certained as before mentioned.” 

Cuiause (E.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
Company shall also make compensation to the 
said Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael, or to the 
proprietor in possession of the said estate of 
Hailes for the time being, for the whole intersection 
of and other damage not included in the above 
provisions which may be occasioned by the for- 
mation of the Railway to the quarry and the estate 
of Hailes generally.” 

Pr. 24. 1. 7. After “ Company” insert Clauses 
(F.), (G.), (H.) and (L.) 

Crause (F.) “ And be it Enacted, That nothing 
herein contained shall be held to authorize the 
said Company hereby incorporated to enter upon 
any lands belonging to the said Edinburgh and 
Glasgow Railway Company, without the previous 
consent of such Company first had and obtained, 
except for the purposes of this Act, nor to pur- 
chase or acquire any such lands, nor to alter or 
vary the line or levels or width of the said Edin- 
burgh and Glasgow Railway without such consent 
as aforesaid, nor shall it be in the power of the said 
Company to interfere with the said Railway, ex- 
cept for the purpose of making and maintaining 
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in the manner herein provided, or in any manner 
to interrupt or impede the traffic passing on the 
said last-mentioned Railway ; and the said Com- 
pany hereby incorporated shall bear all the ex- 
penses of effecting such junction as aforesaid, 
and of maintaining, watching and working the 
same, and of the necessary works for preventing 
danger, inconvenience or interruption to the traffic 
on the said Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, 
and shall also, at their own sole costs and charges, 
construct and for ever after maintain such and so 
many switches, turn-tables, sidings and other 
works and conveniences as may be necessary or 
convenient in connexion with the said junction, 
and for preventing any such danger, interruption 
or inconvenience to the traffic of the said Edin- 
burgh and Glasgow Railway : Provided always, 
That if any difference shall arise between the said 
two Companies as to the nature or necessity of any 
such works as aforesaid, the same shall be referred 
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Glasgow Railway Company.” 

Criause (G.) “ And whereas the Railway by 
this Act authorized to be made is proposed to 
join and to pass under the Edinburgh and Glas- 
gow Railway at or near Castlecary; Be it there- 
fore Enacted, That such junction shall be made 
and conipleted at the sight and to the satisfaction 
of the engineer for the time being of the said 
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, and in case 
of any difference in opinion, the matter in dis- 
pute shall be referred to arbitration or to the 
decision of the Board of Trade, at the option of 
the Edinburghand Glasgow Railway Company.” 
Crause (H.) “ And be it Enacted, That in carry- 
ing the Railway by this Act authorized under the 
the said Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway near 
Castlecary, the said Company hereby incorporated 
shall make and for ever maintain at their own 
expense an arch, having a clear width between 
the parapets thereof, of not less than thirty feet, 
and measuring at least fifteen feet on each side 
of the centre of the said Edinburgh and Glasgow 
Railway, and such arch shall be constructed at 
sight and to the satisfaction of the engineer for 
the time being of the said last-mentioned Rail- 
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Pr. 6. 1.8. After “ Company”’ insert Clause (A.) 

CrauseE (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
Directors hereby appointed shall continue in 
office until the first ordinary meeting to be held 
after the passing of this Act, and at such meeting 
the share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
may either continue in office the Directors ap- 
pointed by this Act, or any number of them, or 
may elect a new body of Directors, or Directors 
to supply the places of those not continued in 
office, the Directors appointed by this Act being 
eligible as members of such new body.” : 

Pr. 26, |. 8. Leave out “ eighty” and insert 
“ eight.” 

Leave out the Schedule to the Bill. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr Lockhart do carry the Bill 
to the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Clydesdale 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for making a Railway from the termi- 
nation of the Polloc and Govan Railway at Ruther- 
glen to Hamilton, and to the Wishaw and Coltness 
Railway at Motherwell, to be called The Clydesdale 
Junction Railway; and the same were read, as follow: 
Pr, 5.1.28. After “Company” insert Clause (A.) 

CuauseE (A.) “And be it Enacted, That the 
Directors hereby appointed shall continue in office 
until the first ordinary meeting to be held after 
the passing of the Act, and at such meeting the 
share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
may either continue in office the Directors ap- 
“ pointed by this Act, or any number of them, or 
“&lt; may elect a new body of iasiees, or Directors 
to supply the places of those not continued in 
office, the Directors appointed by this Act being 
eligible as members of such new body.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 16. After “ purpose” insert Clause (B.) 

Criavse (B.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
acted, That nothing in this Act contained shall 
enable the Company to take or use any part of the 
garden, park or lawn of Westburn, or land inclosed 
as garden, park or lawn at Westburn, belonging 
to John Graham, situate in the parish of Cambus- 
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said John Graham, his heirs or successors in the 
said lands.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Lockhart do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


of the works connected therewith ; and in case of 
any difference in opinion, the matter in dispute 
shall be referred to arbitration, or to the decision 
of the Board of Trade, in the option of the Edin- 
burgh and Glasgow Railway Company ; nor shall 
the works by this Act authorized be made as to 
prevent at any future time the widening of the 
said Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, if such 
widening shall be considered desivable by the 
said Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company.” 

Cuause (I.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
acted, That nothing herein contained shall extend 
or be deemed or construed to extend to alter, vary, 
prejudice or diminish any of the rights, powers, 
privileges, franchises or authorities vested in the 
Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company by 
virtue of the Acts relating to such Company, or 
any of them, except as hereinbefore expressly 
provided.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Lockhart do carry the Bill to 

the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


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7 A Motion being made, That the ingrossed Bill for Grimsby Docks 
making additional Docks and other Works at the Bill. 

Haven of the Town and Port of Great Grimsby, and 

for amending the Acts relating to the said Haven 
be now read the third time ; 

Sir George Clerk, by Her Majesty’s Command, 
acquainted the House, That Her Majesty having 
been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives Her 
Consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is con- 
cerned, that the House may do therein as they shall 
think fit. 

Then the Bill was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


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the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Perth Railway 
intituled, An Act for making a Railway from the Bt! 

Royal Burgh of Dundee, in the County of Forfar, 


fidin to the Royal Burgh or City of Perth, in the County 
Glasgow Railway, to be called The Scottish Central | of Perth, to be called The Dundee and Perth Raii- 
~— and the same were read, as follow: way ; and the same were read, as follow: 

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Railway Bili. 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for making a Railway from the 
City of Perth, by Stirling, to the Edinburgh and 





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Aberdeen 
Kailway Bill. 


796 24° Julii. A. 1845. 


Pr. 6. 1.17. After “ Company” insert Clauses (A.) 
and (B.) 
Crause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
“ Directors appointed by this Act shall continue in 
“ office until the first ordinary meeting to be held 
after the passing of the Act, and at such meeting 
“ the share-holders present, age by proxy, 
“‘ may either continue in office the 
“ pointed by this Act, or any number of them, or 
“ may elect a new body of Directors, or Directors 
“ to supply the places of those not continued in 


“ eligible as members of such new body.” 
Ciavuse (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That at the 
‘* first ordinary meeting to be held in the year next 
‘‘ after the year in which such last-mentioned Di- 
“ rectors shall have been appointed or elected, the 
“ share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
“ shall elect persons to supply the places of the 
“« Directors then retiring from office, agreeably to 
“‘ the provisions in the said Companies Clauses 
““ Consolidation (Scotland) Act contained ; and the 
“ several persons elected at any such meeting being 
“ neither removed nor disqualified, nor having re- 
“ signed, shall continue to be Directors until others 
“ are elected in their stead in manner provided by 
“ the said Companies Clauses Consolidation (Scot- 
“ land) Act.” 
Pr, 13. 1. 18. After “ work” insert “not being 
“ Jess than fifteen feet in width, and of such height 
“ as the proper construction of the Railway shall 
admit of,” and in the same line leave out from 
““ be” to “ fixed” in ]. 24. 
Pr. 13.1. 30. Leave out from “ for” to “ resort- 
“ ing” in l. 32. 
Pr. 14.1. 35. After “ bulwark” insert Clause (C.) 
Crause (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That in con- 
“ structing the Railway across the southernmost 
“ part of Magdalen-yard-green, called Magdalen- 
yard-point, it shall not be lawful for the Company 
“* to take, acquire or use for any of the purposes of 
this Act, either temporary or permanent, any 
greater breadth of land than is necessary for the 
“ line of the Railway, and such breadth shall not 
exceed Sixty feet in any one place.” 
Pr. 17. 1. 38. After“ Dundee” insert “ or along 
‘* Dock-street of Dundee.” 
Pr, 18. ]. 16. After “ Dundee” insert “ and the 
“ Magistrates and Town Council of Dundee, and in 
“* case of difference in regard to the said rules and 
“‘ regulations, then as the same shall be fixed and 
‘* approved of by the Board of Trade.” 
Leave out the Schedule to the Bill. 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Duncan do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for making a Railway from Aberdeen 
to Friockheim and Guthrie, with a Branch Line to 
Montrose and Brechin, to be called The Aberdeen 
Railway ; and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 6. 1s. 34. and 35. After “ Company” insert 
Clauses (A.) and (B.) 

Crause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the Di- 
rectors appointed by this Act shall continue in 
office until the first ordinary meeting to be held 
after the passing of the Act, and at such meeting 
the share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
may either continue in office the Directors ap- 
pointed by this Act, or any number of them, or 
may elect a new body of Directors, or Directors 
to supply the places of those not continued in 
office, the Directors appointed by this Act being 
eligible as members of such new body.” 

Crause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That at the 
‘ first ordinary meeting to be held in the year next 


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after the year in which such last-mentioned Di- 
rectors shall have been appointed or elected, the 
share-holders present, personally or by proxy, shall 
elect persons to supply the places of the Directors 
then retiring from office agreeably to the provisions 
in the said Companies Clauses Consolidation 
(Scotland) Act contained ; and the several persons 
elected at any such meeting, being neither removed 
nor disqualified, nor having resigned, shall continue 
to be Directors until others are elected in their 
stead in manner provided by the said Companies 
Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act.” 

Leave out the Schedule to the Bill. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 


were agreed to. 


Ordered, That Mr. Duncan do carry the Bill to 


the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Edinburgh and 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Norther Rail- 
tituled, An Act for making a Railway from Burntis- “*) (X% 2-) 


land, in the County of Fife, to the City of Perth, 
with certain Branches therefrom, to be called The 
Edinburgh and Northern Railway; and the same 
were read, as follow : 


Pr. 7. Is. 32, and 33. After “ Company” insert 


Clauses (A.) and (B.) 


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Cravuse(A.) “ And beit Enacted, That the Di- 
rectors —— by this Act shall continue in 
office until the first ordinary meeting to be held 
after the passing of the Act, and at such meeting 
the share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
may either continue in office the Directors ap- 
pointed by this Act, or any number of them, or 
may elect a new body of Directors, or Directors 
to supply the places of those not continued in 
office, the Directors appointed by this Act being 
eligible as members of such new body.” 


Criause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That at the 
first ordinary meeting to be held in the year next 
after the year in which such last-mentioned Di- 
rectors shall have been appointed or elected, the 
share-holders present, personally or by proxy, shall 
elect persons to supply the places of the Directors 
then retiring from office agreeably to the provisions 
in the said Companies Clauses Consolidation 
(Scotland) Act contained, and the several persons 
elected at any such meeting, being neither removed 
nor disqualified, nor having resigned, shall continue 
to be directors until others are elected in their 
stead, in manner provided by the said Companies 
Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act.” 

Pr. 13. 1. 17. Leave out from “ made” to “ And” 


in Pr. 14. 1. 33., and insert Clause (C.) 





CrauseE (C.) “ And whereas the line of the said 
Railway is intended to pass through the lands and 
estate of Magdrum, belonging to David Balfour 
Hay, Esquire, situate in the parishes of Vewburgh 
aud Abernethy, in the county of Fife, and it is 
expedient that the said Railway should be carried 
through the same with as little detriment and in- 
convenience as possible; BE it Enacted, That 
nothing herein contained shall enable the Com- 
pany to take or use, for the purposes of the Rail- 
way and Works, or to construct any part of such 
works, on any portion of the lands or premises, 
numbered on the said plan, 137, 138, 144, 150, 
151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 166, 167,168, 169, 
170, 171, 172 and 173 parish of Newburgh, and 
5, 6, 7, 9,10 and 11 parish of Abernethy; but 
that the said Railway and Works shall be con- 
structed within the limits of deviation defined on 
the said plan, on the south side of the turnpike- 
road from Newburgh to Perth, westward from 
Newburgh, till the said road joins a private road, 
No. 15, parish of Abernethy, and thence on the 
south side of said private road till it reaches the 
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South Eastern 
Railway 
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and Extension 
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Eastern,Canter- therefrom to Deal, and to purchase the Canterbury 
bury, Ramsgate 544 Whitstable 


and Margate 
Railway ) Bill. 


Newcastle 
and Berwick 
Railway Bill. 


Liverpool and 
Bury Railway 
(Bolton, Wigan 
aud Liverpool 
Railway, and 
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The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Duncan do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


An ingrossed Bill to enable the South Eastern 
Railway Company to alter and extend the Caxter- 
Denayete and Margate Branch of the said 
South Eastern Railway, and to make a Branch 


Railway, and for other Purposes 
connected with the said Railway, was read the third 
time. 

And an ingrossed Clause being offered to be added 
to the Bill; 

Ordered, That the said Clause be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders. 

Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
third reading of the said Bill be adjourned till To- 
morrow. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for making a Railway from Newcastle- 
upon- Tyne to Berwick-upon- Tweed, with Branches 
therefrom, to be called The Newcastle and Berwick 
Railway ; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 2.1. 5. Leave out “ and.” 

Pr, 2. 1. 8. After “ fine” insert “(with respect to 
“ so much of the said Railway as will be in Eng- 
“ land,) and the Railway Clauses Consolidation 
“ (Scotland) Act, 1845, (with respect to so much of 
“ the said Railway as will be in Scotland.)” 

Pr. 5.1. 12. After “ Company” insert Clauses 
(A.) and (B.) 

Cuause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the Di- 
rectors appointed by this Act shall continue in 
office until the first ordinary meeting to be held 
after the passing of this Act, and at such meeting 
the share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
may either continue in office the Directors ap- 
pointed by this Act, or any number of them, or 
may elect a new body of Directors, or Directors 
to supply the places of those not continued in 
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Cravuss (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That at the 
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rectors shall have been appointed or elected, the 
share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
shall elect persons to supply the places of the 
Directors then retiring from office, agrezably to | 
the provisions in the said Companies Clauses Con- 
solidation Act contained; and the several persons 
elected at any such meeting, being neither re- 
moved nor disqualified, nor having resigned, shall 
continue to be Directors until others are elected 
in their stead in manner provided by the said 
Companies Clauses Consolidation Act.” 

Pr. 18. 1.11. After “ abutments” insert “ ap- 
proaches.” 

Pr. 32. 1. 33. Leave out “ said,” and in the same 
line after “ Committee” insert “ of Privy Council 
“ for Trade and Foreign Plantations.” 

Pr. 61, 1. 21. Leave out “ said.” 
Pr. 61. 1,22. After “ Railway” insert “ by this 
“ Act authorized.” 
The said Amendmerts, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Wawn do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


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the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for making a Railway from Zi- 
verpool to Wigan, Bolton and Bury, with several 
Branches therefrom; and the same were read, as 


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Pr. 4. 1, 21. Leave out from “ mortgagees” to 
“ of” in 1. 22. 

Pr. 4. 1. 27. Leave out “ or bonds.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 33. Leave out “ or bonds.” 

Pr. 4.1. 36. Leave out “ or bond creditors.” 

Pr. 5.1. 28. After “ Company” insert Clause (A.) 

Criavuse (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
Directors appointed by this Act shall continue in 
office until the first ordinary meeting to be held 
after the passing of this Act, and at such meeting 
the share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
may either continue in office, the Directors ap- 
pointed by this Act, or any number of them, or 
may elect a new body of Directors, or Directors to 
supply the places of those not continued in office, 
the Directors appointed by this Act being eligible 
as members of such new body; and at the first 
ordinary meeting to be held in every year there- 
after, the eetuhian present, personally or by 
proxy, shall elect persons to supply the places of 
the Directors then retiring from office agreeably to 
the provisions in the said Companies Clauses 
Consolidation Act, 1845, contained, andthe several 
persons elected at any such meeting, being neither 
removed, nor disqualified, nor having resigned, 
shall continue to be Directors until others are 
electedin their stead in manner provided by the 
said Companies Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845,” 

Pr. 9. 1. 8. After “ Company” insert Clause (B.) 

Crauss (B.) “‘ And whereas the said branch 
from Burnden Colliery to Great Lever Colliery is 
intended to afford a supply of coal to several 
places on the line of the said Railway, from cer- 
tain mines and pits belonging to the Earl of 
Bradford ; Be it Enacted, That the said Company 
shall make the said branch as part of and simul- 
taneously with the construction of the other works 
of the said Railway, unless the said Earl of 
Bradford, his heirs or assigns, shall give notice in 
writing tothe said Company that such branch is not 
required for the purposes for which it is intended.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 35. After “ sixteen” insert Clauses (C.) 
and (D.) 

Cuavuse (C.) “ And whereas it is intended to 
carry the said Railway by a bridge over the road 
leading from the wooden bridge over the Bolton 
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the said Railway over such road shall be of such 
construction as is directed by the Railway Clauses 
Consolidation Act, 1845, for bridges over public 
carriage-roads, and that it shall be lawful for the 
said Company to lower the said road to such an 
extent as may be necessary; provided always that 
the descent made in the said road, in order to carry 
the said Railway over the same, shall not have a 
greater inclination on the north side thereof than oie 
foot in thirty, and that the road on the south side 
thereof shall not have a greater inclination than 
one foot in thirty, provided the owner or lessees of 
certain buildings contiguous to the said road at 
Howell Brow shall assent to the road on the 
south side of the said Railway being so altered, 
and that such road when so altered, shall be of 
the width of twenty-five feet, and shall be well and 
sufficiently made and reinstated, with proper and 
sufficient fences and drains, by and at the’expense 
of the said Company, and to the satisfaction of 
the surveyor for the time being of the said Earl 
of Bradford, his heirs or assigns; and provided 
also, that the land required for increasing the 
width of the said road to the extent aforesaid, and 
for improving the approaches thereof, shall be 
provided by and at the expense of the said Earl.” 
Cuause (D.) “ And whereas the said Railway 
will pass on an embankment through land be- 
longing to the said Earl of Bradford, between 
the said road leading from the wooden bridge to 

“ Hag End and Strawberry Hill; Be it therefor 
Enacted, That the said Company shall, if required 
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within fourteen daysafter the commencement of the “ 
works on the lands of the said Earl, in such spot “ 
as shall be selected by the surveyor for the time | “ 
being of the said Earl of Bradford, his heirs or | “ 
assigns, make a bridge for carrymg the said Rail- | “ 
way over the road next hereinafter mentioned, of “ 
such construction as is directed by the Railway “ 
Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, for bridges over | “ 
public carriage-roads, and also form approaches of | * 
the width of thirty feet to the said bridge, from} “ 
such a distance on each side of the said Railway | “ 
as atan inclination of not more than one foot in | “ 
thirty will bring the said road to the surface, and | 
that such part of the road as is under the Rail-| “ 
way shall be covered with road metal and com-| “ 
pleted by the said Company.” " 
Pr. 10. |. 1. After “ acres” insert Clause (E.) | “ 
Cuause (E.) “ And be it Enacted, That the} “ 
powers of the Company for the compulsory pur-} “ 
chase of lands for the purposes of this Act shall | “ 
not be excrcised after the expiration of three years | “ 





from the passing of this Act.” “ 
Pr. 20. 1. 16. After “ articles” insert “ empty | “ 
waggons.” " 
Pr. 21.1. 17. Leave out “Waterteen” and insert | “ 
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said street.” és 











Pr. 30. 1. 2. After “ debt” insert Clauses (F.), | “ 


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is intended to pass through or near to valuable | “ 
warehouse and other property within the borough | “ 
of Liverpool, and it is necessary that means should | “ 
be adopted for securing such property from danger | “ 
of fire caused by the passing of locomotive engines | “‘ 
along the said Railway ; Be it therefore Enacted, | “ 
That before the said Railway shall be opened for | “ 
the purposes of public traffic, the said Company | “ 
shall, at their own expense, construct and for ever | 
after maintain, a good and sufficient brick or) “ 
stone wall, of four feet high at the least, along each | “ 
side of so much of the said Railway as shall be | “ 
included within the limits of the said borough of | “ 
Liverpool.” og 

Ciause (G.) “ And, for the further protection of | “ 
persons and property residing and being on the | “ 
line of the said Railway within the borough of| “ 
Liverpool; Be it Enacted, That every engine which | “ 
shall at any time hereafter be brought upon or | “ 
used on the said Raiiway within the limits of the | 
borough of Liverpool, shall have the funnel or | “ 
chimney thereof secured, so as to guard against | “ 
danger arising from the issuing of sparks there-| “ 
from, in such manner as the Mayor, the Recorder | “ 
and the Chairman of the Dock Committee for | “ 
the time being, or any two of them, shall, by writ- | “ 
ing under their hands, from time to time direct; | “ 
and no such engine shall at any time be brought | “ 
upon or used upon the said Railway within the | “ 
said borough, unless the funnel or chimney of the | “ 
same shall have been first secured in manner | “ 
aforesaid.” aad 

Cravse (H.) “ Provided always and be it En-| “ 
acted, That nothing in this Act contained shall | “ 
enable the said Company to take down, disturb | “ 
or interfere with the church known as Saint| “ 
Matthias Church, in the parish of Liverpool, or | “ 
the proper performance of divine service therein, “ 
or with the schools attached thereto, uninter- | “ 
rupted by noise or molestation on account of the | “ 
works of the said Company, until a site situated | 
within the present municipal wards, called Scot-| “ 
land Ward and Vauxhall Ward, within the said | “ 
parish, or one of them, shall have been provided | “ 
for a new church and schools, at the expense of “ 
the said Company, and such site properly inclosed | “ 
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like expense, and the fee simple thereof conveyed, 
under the Church Building Act, to Her Majesty’s 
Commissioners for Building New Churches, free 
of expense, nor until a new church equally com- 
modious and capable of accommodating not less 
than 1050 persons, and new schools with accom- 
modation equal to the present schools, shall have 
been built on such site by the said Company, or 
at their expense, nor until such new church shall 
be fitted up by them, or at their expense, with 
furniture, gas-fittings, stoves, organ, and all 
other things necessary for the proper performance 
of divine service therein. 

Cuiavusz (I.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
acted, That before such new church and schools 
shall be begun, the site thereof and also the plans, 
estimates and specifications of such new church 
and schools shall be approved of under the hands 
of the Rectors of the said parish, and the Minister 
for the time being of Saint Matthias Church, and 
under the hand and seal of the Lord Bishop of 
the Diocese, and under the usual seal of Her Mo- 
jesty’s Commissioners for Building NewChurches, 
in token of their being satisfied therewith, and 
no deviations from such plans, estimates, and speci- 
fications so approved of shall be made without the 
previous written sanction of the said last-mentioned 
parties ; and this Act shall not enable the said 
Company to take down or interfere with the said 
Church of Saint Matthias until such intended 
new church and the site thereof shall have been 
certified under the hands and seals of the said 
Rectors, the said Minister, Bishop and Commis- 
sioners, to have been built, inclosed and fitted up 
as aforesaid to their satisfaction, nor until such 
church shall have been consecrated, and the ex- 
penses of such consecration defrayed by the said 
Company ; and such new church when so conse- 
crated shall be in all respects in the same position, 
ecclesiastically and parochially, as the said origi- 
nal Church of Saint Matthias.” 

Ciause (K.) “ And be it Enacted, That when 
and so soon as such certificate as last aforesaid 
shall have been given, and the said intended new 
church shall bave been consecrated, it shall be 
lawful for the owners and other persons interested 
in the existing Church of Saint Matthias and the 
schools attached thereto, to assign and convey 
the same and the sites thereof respectively, and 
materials of the said last-mentioned buildings to- 
gether with the fixtures, furniture, gas-fittings, 
stoves, and organ therein, to the said Company.” 

Crause (L.) “ Provided always and be it En- 
acted, That nothing in this Act contained shall 
extend or be deemed or construed to extend, to 
prejudice, diminish, alter or take away any of the 
rights, privileges, powers or authorities vested in 
or enjoyed by the Commissioners, acting in exe- 
cution of an Act passed in the eleventh year of 
the reign of His late Majesty King George the 
Fourth, intituled, An Act for better Paving and 
Sewerage of the Town of Liverpool, in the County 
Palatine of Lancaster, and for settling the Boun- 
daries between the said Town and the Township of 
Kirkdale, and Parts of the Townships of Everton 
and West Derby, and ofan Act passed in the fifth 
year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, 
intituled, An Act for amending an Act relating to 
the Paving and Sewerage of the Town of Liverpool, 
in the County Palatine of Lancaster, by virtue of 
the same Acts or either of them, but all their 
rights, privileges, powers and authorities are 
hereby expressly saved and reserved.” 

Cause (M.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
not be lawful for the said Company to make the 
said Railway over any public road, street or high- 
way in the said town of Liverpool,unless by means 
of a bridge or viaduct to be built of stone, brick 
or iron, the centre openings of each and every 
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sent road-way, and the side openings so as to 
leavea clear foot-way of equal width to the present 
foot-way, except such spaces as may be necessary 
for the piers or pillarsof the said bridge or viaduct, 
and so that the said openings for road-ways shall 
not be less than seventeen feet in height from the 
crown or pavement of the said road, street or 
highway to the under side of the said openings at 
the centre thereof, and that the clear height at the 
springing of the arch shall not be lesss than twelve 
feet, and so that the under sides of such openings 
shall be perfectly water tight or drop dry, and so 
that the battlements of each and every such 
bridge or viaduct shall be built or made solid of 
stone, brick or iron, and shall be made or con- 
structed at least four feet in height from the sur- 
face of the rails of the said Railway along each 
side of such bridge or viaduct throughout the en- 
tire crossing of the said road, street or highway, 
and for the further extent of ten yards in length 
at both ends and on each side of the said bridges 
and viaducts respectively.” 

Cuiause (N.) “ And be it Enacted, That such 
of the several public streets, highways, pave- 
ments and flags in the said town of Liverpool as 
shall or may be impeded, broken, disturbed, 
damaged, injured, affected or destroyed by the 
said Company, in or about or m consequence of 
the execution of all or any of the powers hereby 
given shall be repaired and made good, and re- 
instated by the Commissioners for the better 
Paving and Sewerage of the said town, at the 
costs and charges of the said Company, to be 
paid by the said Company to the said Commis- 
sioners, and if such costs and charges be not paid 
by the said Company to the said Commissioners 
within fourteen days next after the delivery of a 
statement in writing of the same, double the 
amount thereof shall be recovered trom the said 
Company by the said Commissioners.” 

Cuavse (O.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
acted, That nothing im this Act contamed shall 
extend or be construed to extend to authorize the 
said Company to raise, lower, alter or otherwise 
interfere with the present level or inclination of, 
or obstruct, prevent or hinder the free uninter- 
rupted passage over or along any of the public 
or private streets, highways, pavements,or flags 
within the town of Liverpool, or any part thereof, 
otherwise than in the manner and subject to the 
restriction herein expressly provided, nor without 
the consent of the Commissioners for the better 
Paving and Sewerage of the said town, to ob- 
struct, prevent or hinder more than one-half in 
width at the same time of the free and uninter- 
rupted passage in over or along any part or parts 
thereof, nor the free and uninterrupted passage of 
any one-half in width thereof, for a greater or 
longer period than twelve weeks.” 

Ciause (P.) “ And be it Enacted, That pre- 
viously to the commencement and during the 
progress of the works hereby authorized to be 
done, as regards any crossing of or any inter- 
ference with any public or private carriage-road, 
street or highway within the town of Liverpool 
aforesaid, the said Company shall from time to 
time cause such proper and sufficient hordes, 
fences, and lights to be erected, set up and con- 
tinued in such situations, and for such time as the 
said Commissioners for the better Paving and 
Sewerage of the town of Liverpool shall deem 
necessary for the protection or convenience of the 
public, and as they shall, by notice in writing, to 
be signed by their clerk or surveyor, to be served 
upon the said Company, order or direct ; and if 
the said Company shall refuse or neglect to erect 
or set up any such hordes, fences or lights, or 
any of them, or shall not continue the same 
standing and in good condition, or shall not re- 

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move the same when required by the said Com- 
missioners, by notice in writing, to be signed and 
served as aforesaid, then and in every such case 
the said Company shall be and they are hereby 
made subject and liable to the payment to the 
said Commissioners of the penalty of five pounds 
for each and every day durmg which they shall 
so refuse or neglect to erect and set up or to 
continue standing and in good condition, or to 
remove the same hordes, fences and lights, or 
any of them, which penalty may be applied by 
the said Commissioners to the general purposes 
of their said Acts, or either of them.” 

Crause (Q.) “ And be it Enacted, That at all 
times for ever after the said bridges or viaducts 
and battlements shall have been erected, built, 
made and constructed over or on the site of any 
of the said roads, streets or highways within the 
said town of Liverpool, and as to the said battle- 
ments for the further extent in length hereinbe- 
fore mentioned at both ends and on each side of 
the said bridges respectively, shall have been 
erected, built, made and constructed, the said 
Company shall, at their own expense, maintain 
and keep the same, and every part thereof, and 
all bridges or viaducts, battlements, fences and 
walls to be erected, built, made and constructed, 
in lieu thereof respectively, and which shall be 
of the like dimensions, capacity and materials as 
are hereinbefore mentioned, in good, perfect and 
complete repair, and in case of any want of re- 
pair or rebuilding, and notice thereof being given 
by or on behalf of the Commissioners for the 
better Paving and Sewerage of the town of Liver- 
pool aforesaid, to the said Company or their clerk 
or treasurer, of any want of repair or rebuilding, 
if the said Company shall not within the space of 
one calendar month at farthest, after the service 
of such notice, commence such repair or re- 
building, and proceed thereon with all reasonable 
expedition until the same shall be completed, the 
said Commissioners may from time to time make 
such reparations or rebuildings, as the case may 
require, and all the costs, charges and expenses 
thereof shall be repaid by the said Company to 
the said Commissioners; and if such costs, charges 
and expenses shall not be paid by the said Com- 
pany to the said Commissioners within fourteen 
days next after the delivery of a statement in 
writing thereof, double the amount thereof shall 
be recovered from the Company by the said Com- 
missioners.” 

Cravuse (R.) “ And beit Enacted, That in case 
any costs, charges and expenses, sums of money 
and penalties by this Act directed to be paid by 
the said Company to the Commissioners for the 
better Paving and Sewerage of the town of Liver- 
pool shall not be paid by the Company to the 
said Commissioners on demand, then and in every 
such case any Justice of the Peace for the bo- 
rough of Liverpool shall, and he is hereby re- 
quired, on application of the said Commissioners, 
by warrant under his hand and seal, to cause the 
amount of such costs and expenses to be levied 
by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of 
the Company, and to be paid to the said Com- 
missioners, rendering the overplus, if any, upon 
demand, after deducting the reasonable charges 
of making such distress and sale, to the Com- 
pany, or otherwise the said Commissioners may 
sue for and recover the same against the Com- 
pany, by action of debt or on the case, in any of 
the Superior Courts, or in Her Majesty’s Court of 
Common Pleas for the county palatine of Lan- 
caster.” 

Pr. 38. 1.18. Leave out “ Railways” and insert 
Railway.” 

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clerk.” 

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Crause (S.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall | ‘ 
not be lawful for the said Company in making the | ‘ 
said Railway or works through the lands of the 
said James Eckersley, in Wigan aforesaid, without 
the consent in writing of the said James Eckersley, 
or the owner or owners for the time being of such | : 
lands, first obtained, to enter upon, purchase, take, we 
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any of the said lands of him the said James Eck- | 
ersley, in Wigan aforesaid, numbered 19 and 194 | “ 
upon the said Plan and Book of Reference, or | ‘ 
more of the said lands numbered 18 and 13 on 
the said Plan and Book of Reference than shall | “ 
be necessary for the due construction of the works | “ 
of the said Railway.” | 

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Henry Hawarden Fazakerley, Esquire, in the | ve 
township of Fazakerley aforesaid, without the | “ 
consent in writing of the said Henry Hawarden | 
Fazakerley, or the owner or owners for the time | ’ 
being of such lands, first obtained, to enter upon, | 
purchase, take, use or appropriate for any purpose | “ 
whatever, more of the said lands than Twenty | “ 
yards in breadth, exclusive of what may be re- | “ 
quired for the slopes of embankments or cuttings ; | “ 
and that the said Company shall also, in making | “ 
their said Railway through the said lands of the | “ 
said Henry Hawarden Fazakerley, in Fazakerley \ “ 
aforesaid, at their own expense, erect and build, | “ 
and for ever afterwards maintain in such situation | “ 
as the said Henry Hawarden Fazakerley, or the |“ 
owner or owners for the time being of the same | “ 
lands, shall, at any time during the construction | 
of the Railway, direct, one good and substantial | “ 
bridge of brick, stone or iron over and across the | “ 
said Railway, in the said lands of the said Henry | “ 
Hawarden Fazakerley, in Fazakerley aforesaid, | “ 
numbered 3, 4, 5, 6 and 62 in the said Plan and |“ 
Book of Reference, and such bridge to be built | “ 
with battlements of not less than four feet high | “ 
from the road-way of the said bridge, and such | “ 
bridge to be not less than six yards wide between 
such battlements thereof; and the said Company | “ 
shall also,in making the said Railway, make and | “ 
for ever thereafter keep in repair proper ap-| . 
proaches to such bridge, such approaches not to | “‘ 
exceed in rise or inclination one in twenty.” 
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Cuiause (U.) “ And whereas the said line of 
Railway will pass through and near certain lands | “ 
containing valuable mines of coal and other mi- | “ 
nerals belonging to Meyrick Bankes, Esquire, | “ 
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purpose of affording communications through the 
same to the said Leeds and Liverpool Canal and 
the North Union Railway respectively, at such 
places, to such extent, and in such manner as the 
said Meyrick Bankes, his heirs or assigns, or such 
owners, lessees or occupiers, could or might have 
made the same if this Act had not passed.” 

CrauseE (V.) “ And whereas the said line of 
Railway will pass through and near certain lands 
containing valuable mines of coal and other mi- 
nerals belonging to William Gerard Walmesley, 
Esquire, and the said line will intersect the com- 
munication between such lands and mines and 
the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and the North 
Union Railway respectively: Be it Enacted, That 
it shall be lawful for the said William Gerard 
Walmesley, his heirs or assigns, or other the own- 
ers, lessees or occupiers for the time being of the 
said lands and mines, from time to time, and at 
any time hereafter, as occasion may require, to 
make, construct, lay down and maintain all such 
tram-roads, Railways or other roads and passages 
through the said line of Railway, and across any 
of the lands which may be taken by the Company 
for the purposes thereof, over, under or across the 
said Railway, for the purpose of affording com- 
munication through the same to the said Leeds 
and Liverpool Canal and the North Union Rail- 
way respectively, at such places, to such extent, 
and in such manner as the said William Gerard 
Walmesley, his heirs or assigns, or such owners, 
lessees or occupiers, could or might have made 
the same if this Act had not passed.” 

Ciause (W.) “ And whereas the said line of 
Railway will pass through and near certain lands 
containing valuable mines of coal and other mi- 
nerals belonging to William Ince Andérton, Es- 
quire, and the said line will intersect the commu- 
nication between such lands and mines and the 
Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and the North Union 
Railway respectively; Be it Enacted, That it 
shall be lawful for the said William Ince Anderton, 
his heirs or assigns, or other the owners, lessees 
or occupiers for the time being of the said lands 
and mines, from time to time, and at any time 
hereafter, as occasion may require, to make, con- 
struct, lay down and maintain all such tram-roads, 
Railways or other roads and passages through 
the said line of Railway, and across any of the 
lands which may be taken by the Company for 
the purposes thereof, over, under or across the 
said Railway, for the purpose of affording com- 
munications through the same to the said Leeds 
and Liverpool Canal and North Union Railway 
respectively, at such places, to such extent and 
in such manner as William Ince Anderton, his 
heirs or assigns, or such owners, lessees or occu- 
piers, could or might have made the same if this 
Act had not passed.” 

Pr. 50. 1. 3. Leave out “ their” and_ insert 
Meyrick Bankes, William Gerard Walmesley, and 
William Ince Anderton and their respective.” 

Pr. 50. 1. 20. After “ trust” insert ‘‘ Meyrick 
Bankes, William Gerard Walmesley and William 
Ince Anderton, and their respective heirs and as- 
signs, or other, the owner, lessees or occupiers for 
the time being of the said lands and mines re- 
spectively.” 

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for the said Meyrick Bankes, his heirs or assigns, 
or other the owners, lessees or occupiers for the | “ 
time being of the said lands and mines, from time | “ 
to time, and at any time hereafter, as occasion | “ 
may require, to make, construct, lay down and | “ 
maintain all such tram-roads, Railwavs or other | “ 
roads and passages through the said line of Rail- | ‘ 
way, and across any of the lands which may be | “ 
taken by the Company for the purposes thereof, | “ 
over or under or across the said Railway, for the | “ 


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making the Railway through or near the property 
of William Gerard Walmesley, Esquire, in Wigan, 
and numbered 29, 30,31 and 32, in the said Plan, 
the Company shall deviate their line of Railway 
so as to be not less than five yards to the north- 
ward of the entrance lodge, and so far as the 
said line of Railway or any of the works thereof 
shall pass through or adjoining the said lands of 
the said William Gerard Walmesley, the —- 

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ment or viaduct thereof shall be sustained, upheld, 
and for ever maintained by means of a retaining 
wall, to be erected within Six feet of the outside 
rails of the main line of Railway, and to be carried 
to the height of Six feet above the level of the 
rails; and that the Company shall not be at liberty, 
without the consent in writing of the said William 
Gerard Walmesley, his heirs or assigns, to pur- 
chase or take any of the said lands beyond the 
base of such retaining wall, or use, either tempo- 
rarily or otherwise for any other purpose whatso- 
ever, any of the said lands, at a greater distance 
from the base of such retaining wall than four feet 
from the foot thereof; and that in the making, 
constructing, using or maintaining the Railway, 
the Company shall not do or commit, or cause or 
permit to be done or committed, any injury or 
damage to the timber or plantations now growing 
or hereafter to grow or be planted on the residue 
of the said lands.” 

CuauseE (Y.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
Railway shall be carried over the highway and 
such part of the private carriage and occupation- 
road as may be affected by the crossing of the 
Railway in the township ot Wigan respectively, 
numbered 28 and 30 in the said Plans, by means 
of a handsome ashlar stone bridge, of one arch 
only, to be constructed to the satisfaction of Wil- 
liam Gerard Walmesley, Esquire, the span where- 
of shall extend over the whole of the present 
width of the said highway and portion of private 
carriage and occupation-road, the front or inside 
of the abutment whereof shall be lineable with 
the fences on each side of the said highway and 
private carriage-drive ; and that the clear height 
of the arch from the surface of the said highway 
and private carriage-road respectively, shall not 
be less than sixteen feet for the twelve feet in 
breadth of such highway and private carriage- 
drive respectively ; and shall also make and con- 
struct fences of the height of six feet at the least 
above the level of the rails on each side of the 
Railway for the whole extent of the bridge and 
wing-walls, and for the distance of twenty yards 
from the wing-walls at each end of the bridge.” 

Crause (Z.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
not be lawful for the Company to make, erect, 
construct or use, or by their authority or permis- 
sion, to allow any other person to make, construct 
or use for the purpose of, or so as to communicate 
with the said Railway, any station-house, ware- 
house, office or other building, yard, station, 
siding-wharf, engine, machinery or apparatus, on 
the southerly side of the said Railway between 
the main line of the North Union Railway, and 
the field in the township of Wigan, numbered 22, 
on the said Plans, or without the consent of the 
said William Gerard Walmesley, his heirs or as- 
signs, on the easterly side of the said highway, 
in the township of Wigan, numbered 28 on the 
said Plans; and that the entrance to such station 
as may be erected on the west side of the said 
public highway shall be on the northerly side of 
the bridge, carrying the said highway over the 
River Douglas; and that the Company or any 
person claiming under them, shall not make or 
use any entrance to any property belonging to 
the said Company, or any person claiming under 
them, lying on the westerly side ofthe said high- 
way, at any point between the said approach at 
the northerly end of the said bridge, and the 
north side of the said Railway.” 

Crause (AA.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
Company shall, and they are hereby required, 
before the Railway or any part thereof shall be 
opened for use, to erect and build a good, hand- 
some and substantial fence wall, with pointed 
copings, of the height of five feet at the least 
above the level of the centre of the said highway 
numbered 28 in the township of Wigan, or, at the 

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option or discretion of the said William Gerard 
Walmesley, his heirs or assigns, a good, handsome 
and substantial iron palisade, the top whereof 
shall be at least five feet above the level of the 
centre of the said highway, and let into a hand- 
some ashlar stone plinth, of the height of sixteen 
inches ahove the level of the ground, such wall or 
palisade, as the case may be, to be close to and ex- 
tend along the easterly side of the River Douglas, 
so far as it forms the westerly bounds or runs 
along the westerly side of the said highway num- 
bered 28: Provided always, that this clause shall 
not in any manner prejudice or interfere with the 
rights of William Whitacre Tipping, or any owner 
or occupier, owners or occupiers for the time being 
of the lands and hereditaments belonging to him, 
and situate in the westerly side of the last-men- 
tioned highway.” 

Crause (BB.) “ And be it Enacted, That in 
making the Railway, the Company shall not de- 
viate to the northward of the line as laid down in 
the said Plans, between the tield numbered 14, in 
the township of Ince in Mackerfield, and the field 
numbered 38,in the same township; and that in 
making the said Railway through the lands of 
William Ince Anderton, Esquire, the said Com- 
pany shall not, without the consent in writing 
of the said William Ince Anderton, his heirs or 
assigns, purchase, or take, or use, temporarily or 
otherwise, any of the lands of the said William 
Ince Anderton, except such as shall be necessary 
for making and constructing two main lines of 
Railway, and shall not, without such consent as 
aforesaid, erect or construct any house, warehouse, 
office or other building, or any yard, station, siding- 
wharf, engine or machinery, on the land of the 
said William Ince Anderton.” 

Crause (CC.) “ And whereas by reason of 
working and getting the mines within and under 
the lands of the said William Ince Anderton, the 
surface of the ground may become so much sunk 
or depressed as to render it necessary or expedient, 
for the effectual drainage thereof, to deepen the 
water-courses which will be crossed or intersected 
by the Railway: BE it therefore Enacted, That if 
at any time hereafter the surface of any of the 
lands of the said William Ince Anderton, in the 
township of Ince in Mackerfield and Wigan, shall, 
by reason of the working or getting of the coal 
and cannel mines thereunder, be so sunk or de- 
pressed as to render it expedient or desirable that 
any of the water-courses which are crossed or in- 
tersected by the said Railway should be deepened 
or passed under the Railway at a lower level, the 
Company shall, and they are hereby required, from 
time to time, when, and as occasion shall need or 
require, to deepen or carry such water-courses 
under the said Railway at a lower level, so far as 
the same shall be within the lands of the Com- 
pany, so as to enable the said William Ince An- 
derton, his heirs and assigns, effectually to drain 
the lands of the said William Ince Anderton.” 

Ciause (DD.) “ And be it Enacted, That before 
the Railway shall be opened, the Company shall, 
and they are hereby required, to plant over and 
for ever keep planted with growing timber the 
southerly side of the embankment of the Railway, 
between the field numbered 18, in the township 
of Wigan, and the North Union Railway, num- 
bered 11, in the township of Ince in Mackerfield, 
and the northerly side of the embankment of the 
Railway from the North Union Railway, num- 
bered 11, to the New Spring Branch of the North 
Union Railway numbered 28, all in the township 
of Ince in Mackerfield.” 

Pr. 54. 1. 17, Leave out “ in” and insert “ or.” 

Pr. 55. 1.11. Leave out “ thereby” and insert 
hereby.” 

Pr. 57. 1. penult. After “ made” insert “ will 
pass.” 

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Pr. 59. Is. 5. and 6. After “ individuals” insert 
Clause (E E.) ; 
Cuause (E E.) “ And be it Enacted, That if the 
“ said Railway at any point shall approach nearer 
*€ to the school-house near Leaver Bridge aforesaid, 
“ or any of the buildings appurtenant thereto, than 
“ the distance of twenty yards, the said Company 
“ shall, if required so to do by the trustees or owners 
“ for the time being of the said school, build under 
“ the superintendence and to the satisfaction of the 
“ said Trustees or owners, a school and master’s 
“ house, and all other offices appertaining thereto, 
“ of at least equal value to and in every respect as 
“ good as those now erected on such site as shall 
“ be provided by the said Trustees or owners, and 
“ incase such school shall be so required to be 
“ built, the said company shall be entitled to the 
“ materials of the existing school.” 
Pr. 59. 1. 27. Leave out “ works” and insert 
“ lands.” 
Pr. 62.1. 8. Leave out “ wood.” 
Pr. 62. 1. 25. After “ respectively” insert “ to 
“ be approved of by the said Henry Coape or the 
“ owner or owners for the time being of the said 
“ closes.” 
Pr. 62. 1.34. Leave out “ by” and insert “ across.” 
Pr. 63. 1. 15. Leave out from “‘ Coape” to 
through” in 1. 16., and insert “ to the eastward of 
“ the said last-mentioned closes.” 
Pr. 64. |. 2. After “ crossing” insert “ to be ap- 
“ proved of by the said Henry Coape or the owner 
“ or owners for the time being of the said closes.” 
Pr. 64. 1. 4. Leave out “elevation” and insert 
“ inclination.” 
Pr. 64. ]. 8. After “ crossing” insert “ Provided 
“ always, that the several bridges and crossings 
“‘ herein provided for the accommodation of the 
“ lands of the said Henry Coape, or the owner or 
“‘ owners for the time being of the said lands, shall 
“ be subject to the provisions contained in the Rail- 
“ way Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, with re- 
“ spect to works for the accommodation of land ad- 
“ joining the Railway, in the same or like manner 
“ as if such bridges and crossing were formed under 
“ the said provisions.” 
Pr. 65.1. 9. After “21” insert “and,” and in 
the same line after “the” insert “ township and.” 
Pr. 65. 1.32. After “ made” insert Clause (F F.) 
Ciause (F F.) “ And whereas a Company has 
“ for some time been formed for the purpose of 
“ making a Railway from Liverpool to Preston, with 
“ Branches therefrom, under the name of the Liver- 
“ pool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway Company, 
“ and whereas the said Company have deposited 
“ plans and sections, showing the line and levels of 
“ the said Railway as now proposed, with the Clerk 
“ of the Peace of the county of Lancaster, with a 
“ view to an application to Parliament in the present 
“ Session for an Act to authorize the construction 
of such Railway, but such application has proved 
unsuccessful, in consequence of the said Company 
having failed to comply with the Standing Orders 
of the Honourable the House of Commons in cer- 
tain particulars ; and whereas the line of Railway 
approaching the town of Liverpooland the station 
at Liverpool as defined upon the said plans, were 
nearly identical with the line of Railway and 
station at Liverpool by this Act authorized, and 
an agreement was entered into between the pro- 
moters of such last-mentioned Railway and the 
said Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway 
Company, with reference to the line of Railwa 
approaching the town of Liverpool and the station 
at Liverpool; and whereas it would be for the 
mutual accommodation of the said two Companies, 
and would tend to the convenience of the public 
and the prevention of danger in the use of the 
said Railway, if the said agreement were carried 
into effect: Be it therefore Enacted, That the said 
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A. 1845. 


Company hereby incorporated until the expira- 
“ tion of eighteen months after the passing of this 
“ Act, and that all the powers and authorities by 
“ this Act conferred on the said Company hereby 
“‘ incorporated shall be and be deemed and under- 
“ stood to be so conferred on the said Company, 
“ subject in all —— to the said agreement and 
“ the provisions thereof, and to all such Pariia- 
mentary provisions as shall, within the period 
aforesaid, be made in reference thereto ; provided 
“ that incase any doubt or dispute shall arise 
between the Company hereby incorporated and 
“ the said promoters of the said intended Railway, 
* touching the construction or intent of the said 
“ agreement or the mode of carrying the same into 
“ effect, on the terms, restrictions, rights, privileges 
“ or conditions which it may be expedient or desir- 
able to impose or confer upon either party, or the 
terms or mode on which common portions of the 
said Railway, or division and appropriation of the 
“ stations, shall be formed and made, or touching 
any other matter or thing relating to or arising 
out of the said agreement or the mode of carrying 
the same into effect, any such doubt or dispute 
shall be referred and made subject to the award 
“ and determination of the Lords of the Committee 
of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations, whose 
decision on the matter or matters from time to 
time referred respectively, shall be final and con- 
clusive between both parties.” 
Pr. 66. Is. 1. and 2. Leave out “ Railway” and 

insert “‘ Railways” 

Pr. 66. 1. 9. After “persons” insert “ whose 
“ Railway shall unite with the Railway hereby au- 
*¢ thorized.” 

Pr. 66. 1.11. Leave out from “ upon” to “ And” 
in 1. 20. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the Bill 
to the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships. 


“ 


n 


An ingrossed Bill for consolidating the Bolton Botton and 


and Leigh, the Kenyon and Leigh Junction, the 
North Union, the Liverpool and Manchester, and 


Leigh, Kenyon 
and Leigh Junc- 
tion, North 


the Grand Junction Railway Companies, was read Union, Liver- 


the third time. 

The House was moved, That the Standing Order 
of the House No. 121, requiring new Clauses and 
Amendments to be referred to the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders, might be read; and the same 
being read ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the said Standing Order be suspended 
in respect of the said Bill:—And the said Motion 
was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

And several ingrossed Clauses being offered to be 
added, and Amendments being proposed to be made 
to the Bill ; 

Ordered, That the'said Clauses, and Amendments, 
be referred to the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders. 

Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
third reading of the said Bill be adjourned till To- 


morrow. 


pool and Man- 
chester, and 
Grand Junction 
Railway Com- 
panies Amalga~ 
mation Bill. 


Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- London ond 
mittee on Group (X.) of Railway Bills, That they hong Railway 


have power to divide the London and York Railway 
Bill into two or more Bills, in order that they may 
report from time to time on so much of the said 
Bill as they may determine upon, and proceed 
separately with the consideration of the remainder 
thereof. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Shefi 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- t's 
tituled, An Act for better supplying with Water the 


Town and Parish of Sheffield, in the County of 
York, 


eld 


rworks 


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Pees Gt Ser 


ESP Rae FEED ao eee te lew * 


Morden College 
Estate Bill, 


Standing 
Orders ; 


Winchester 
College Estate 
Bill, 





9 VicToRIz. 


York, and for amending the Act relating thereto ; 
and the same were read, as follow: 
Pr. 2. 1. 16. Leave out “ areservoir” and insert 
“ two reservoirs.” 
Pr. 3. 1. 8. Leave out from “ fourth” to “ so” 
in ]. 10. 
Pr. 3. 1.14. After “ Act” insert “ 1845.” 
Pr. 7. 1. 18. Leave out “ shall” and insert 
“ should.” 
Pr. 7. 1. 22. Leave out 
insert “ should or might.” 
Pr. 7. l. 24. Leave out “ shall” and insert 
“ should.” 
Pr. 7. 1. 30. Leave out “ shall” and insert 
« should.” 
Pr. 10. Is. 23. and 24. After “ Undertaking” 
insert Clause (A.) 
Ciauss (A.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
“ acted, That all mortgages granted under the 
“ powers of the said recited Act shall have priority 
“ over any mortgages granted under the powers of 
“ this Act.” 
Pr. 22. 1. 7. Leave out “ and that” and insert 
“ but.” 
Pr. 26. 1. 
“ other.” 
Pr. 27. 1.24. After “ River” insert “ Rivelin.” 
Pr. 30. 1. 2. Leave out “ small.” 
Pr, 31. 1. 26. Leave out “ and.” 
Pr. 32. 1. 12. After “‘ Company” insert “ to be 
“ appointed by the said Company.” 
Pr. 34. 1. 32. After “ same” insert “ and.” 
Pr. 35. 1. 29. Leave out “ certificates” and insert 
certificate.” 
Pr. 38. |. 35. After “ and” insert “ other.” 
Pr. 40. 1. 13. After “ being” insert “ of mills 
and other works.” 
Pr. 40, 1. 25. Leave out “ and” and insert “ or.” 
Pr. 41. 1. 9. After “ guage” insert “ weir.” 
Pr. 46. 1.13. After “by” insert “ a.” 
Pr. 47. 1. 32.. After “ tenants” insert “ tenants.” 
Pr. 48. 1. 30. After “ meeting” insert “and.” 
Pr. 50. 1. 38. Leave out “ book” and insert, 
“ books.” 
Pr. 51. 1. 23, After “ the” insert “ said.” 
Pr. 56. 1. 9. Leave out “ umpires” and insert 
“ umpire.” 
Pr. 58. 1. 22. After “said” insert “ two last- 
“* mentioned.” 
Pr. 59. 1. 20. Leave out “ reservoir’ and insert 
two last-mentioned reservoirs.” 
Pr. 59. |. 33. After “ said” insert “ two last- 
mentioned.” 
Pr. 61. 1. 36. Leave out “ and” and insert “ or.” 
Pr. 78. 1. 1. Leave out “the same” and insert 
pure water.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Ward do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to 
extend the Provisions of an Act of the eleventh year 
of King George the Third, Chapter Ten, relating to 
Morden College, was, according to Order, read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Astell do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


“ shall or may” and 


27. After the first “ and” insert 


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Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee 
on Standing Orders, a Resolution ; which was read, 
as followeth: 

Resolved, That in the case of the Winchester Col- 
lege Estate Bill, the Standing Orders ought to be 
dispensed with :—That the Parties be permitted to 
proceed with their Bill. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 


Vor. 100. 


24° Sulit. 





803 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Edinburgh 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- and Hawick 
tituled, An Act for making a Railway from the Railway Bill. 
Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway to the Town of 
Hawick, in the County of Roxburgh ; and the same 
was read, as followeth : 

“ = 7. 1.24, After “ Roxburgh” insert Clause 
(A. 

Crause (A.) “ And whereas the bridges and 
masonry on the said Railway are intended to be 
constructed of such width as to admit of the 
laying down thereon of a double line of rails, but 
it is not proposed in the first instance to lay down 
more than a single line of rails; Be it therefore 
Enacted, That if at any time after twelve months 
from the opening of the said Railway to the 
public it shall appear to the Lords of Her Ma- 
“ jesty’s Committee of Council for Trade and 
“ Plantations that an additional line of rails is re- 
“ quired, for the safety and convenience of the 
“ public using the said Railway, then in such case 
“ the said Company shall and they are hereby re- 
“ quired, upon receiving an order to that effect from 
the Lords of the said Committee, to lay down an 
additional line of rails upon the said Railway 
“ within such time as shall be fixed by the Lords 
“ of the said Committee for that purpose.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Patrick Stewart do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendment made by 
their Lordships. 


“ 
“ 
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“ 
“ 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Brougham Message from 

and Mr. Senior : the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue to the First Loan Societies 
day of October One thousand eight hundred and Bill. 
Forty-six, and to the end of the then next Session 
of Parliament, the Act to amend the Laws relating 
to Loan Societies : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue to the First Highway Rates 
day of October One thousand eight hundred and Bill. 
Forty-six, and to the end of the then next Session 
of Parliament, an Act for authorizing the Application 
of Highway Rates to Turnpike-roads : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to extend the Indemnity Art-Unions 
of Members of Art-Unions against certain Penalties: (No. 2.) Bill. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue for Two Unlawful Oaths 
years, and to the end of the then next Session of (Ireland) Bill. 
Parliament, and to amend, an Act of the second and 
third years of Her present Majesty, intituled, An 
Act to extend and render more effectual for Five 
years an Act passed in the fourth year of his late 
Majesty George the Fourth, to amend an Act passed 
in the fiftieth year of his Majesty George the Third, 
for preventing the administering and taking Unlaw- 
ful Oaths in Lreland: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue to the First Turnpike Acts 
day of October One thousand eight hundred and Continuance 
Forty-six, and to the end of the then next Session of 
Parliament, certain Turnpike Acts: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to suspend until the First Militia Ballots 
day of October One thcusand eight hundred and Suspension Bill. 
Forty-six, the making of Lists and the Ballots and 
Enrolments for the Militia of the United Kingdom : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to alter and amend some Cromford 
of the Provisions of the Acts relating to the Crom- Canal Bill. 
ford Canal: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Bail in Error 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to stay Bill. 
Execution of Judgment for Misdemeanors upon 
giving Bail in Error, without any Amendment: And 
also 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Tumpike Trusts 
Act to make certain further Provisions for the Con- (South Wales) 
solidation of Turnpike Trusts in South Wales, with “"* 

5K 2 Amendments ; 








Scottish Mid- 
land Junction 
Railway Bill. 


Apprehension 
of Offenders 
Bill. 


Valuation 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Removal of 
Paupers Bill. 


Bills relating 
to Ireland, 


Coileges 


(Ireland) Bill. 


Assizes 


(Iretand.) 


Richard Sealy 


Grannell. 


Oyster 
Fishery, 


Parochial 
Assessments 
Act. 


Turnpike-roads 
(Scotland ) Bill. 


804 


Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords de- 
sire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Railway from the City or Royal 
Burgh of Perth, by Stirling, to or near to the Town 
or Royal Burgh of eg pak with Amendments ; to 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for facilitating Execution of the Treaties with France 
and the United States of America, for the Appre- 
hension of certain Offenders; to which the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House :—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 


A Petition of Thomas Devitt and T. M. Ray, 
praying the House to postpone any further consi- 
deration of the Valuation (Jreland) Bill until the 
next Session of Parliament, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Devitt and T, M. Ray, 
praying that the Removal of Paupers Bill may not 
pass into a law, was presented, and read ; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Devitt and T. M. Ray, 
stating that the Petitioners have learned that within 
the last few weeks various Bills have been for the 
first time introduced into the House, which are pro- 
posed to be extended to Jre/and, and which, if passed 
into law, will materially affect her rights and inter- 
ests; and praying that the House will be pleased 
to postpone the consideration of those Bills until the 
next Sesssion of Parliament, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ciare Island ;—Templecrone ;— 
Innisheen ;—Annadown ;—Clone and Kilcormack ; 
-—Magheraand Killelaugh ;—and, Kilgree; praying 
that the Colleges (Zreland) Bill may not pass into 
a law, as it now stands,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Foreman of the Grand Jury of 
the Queen’s County, assembled at the Summer As- 
sizes 1845, praying that in equalizing the intervals 
between Assizes in Ireland, the House will appoint 
April and October for the circuits, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Richard Sealy Grannell, late an 
Officer of Her Majesty’s Customs in the Port of 
London, complaining of being superseded, in 1838, 
from his situation as a First Class Tide Waiter, upon 
a charge of pe ate absence from duty; and 
praying for inquiry and redress, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Falmouth ;—and, Saint Mawes; 
praying the House to interpose for the protection of 
the Oyster Fishery, and to cause a short Bill to pass 
early this Session to extend the application of cer- 
tain Clauses of the Convention Act to estuaries and 
inlets, and thereby obviate the destruction of thebrood, 
which must ensue, should the present practice be 
continued during the approaching summer months, 
— were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from Susser ;— and the Deanery of 
Powder; praying for amendment of the Parochial 
Assessments Act,—were presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Trustees of the Roxburghshire 
Turnpikes and others ;—Trustees on the Kilmarnock 
district of Turnpike-roads (Chairman) ;—Trustees 
of Lochleng district of Turnpike-roads (Chairman) ; 
— Trustees of Helensburgh district of Turnpike- 
roads (Chairman) ;—and, Trustees of Luss district 
of Turnpike-roads (Chairman); praying that the 
Turnpike-roads (Scot/and) Bill may not pass into a 


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A. 1845: 


law,—were presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. © 


A Petition of William Henry Rochfort, formerly Insolvents? 
First Lieutenant of the Honourable East India Estates. 
Company’s Bombay Artillery, and now Lieutenant 
Colonel of Artillery in the Service of Her Most 
faithful Majesty Donna Maria II., praying for 
alteration of the Law relating to the Estates of In- 
solvents, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


The Apprehension of Offenders Bill was read Apprehension 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time °f Offenders 
upon Monday next, at twelve of the clock; and to -" 
be printed. No. 567. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for vest- Gildart’s 
ing the Freehold and Copyhold Estates devised by (Sherwen’s) 
the Wills of Francis Gildart and John Gildart, "Bil. 
Esquires, deceased, in Trustees, for Sale, was read 
the third time. 

Resolved, Vhat the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments this House doth desire the concurrence 
of their Lordships. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for Lord Monson’s 
— Building and Farming Leases of the Estate Bill. 
istates in Surrey, devised by the will of the Right 
honourable Frederick John Lord Monson, deceased, 
and for other Purposes, was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendment, do 
ass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, with an Amendment; to which 
Amendment this House doth desire the concurrence 
of their Lordships. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to au- Hawkins's 
thorize Grants in Fee and Leases for long Terms of Este Bil 
Years, for Building Purposes, of the settled Estate 
of John Hawkins, Esquire, deceased, situate in 
Cheetham, in the Parish of Manchester,in the County 
of Lancaster, was read the third time, 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, with Amendments ; to which 
Amendments this House doth desire the concurrence 
of their Lordships. 


The Stock in Trade Bill was, according to Order, = in Trade 
read a second time ; and committed toa Committee ~"* 
of the whole House, for To-morrow, at twelve of the 
clock. 


A Member having informed the House, That it Sweats ‘i 
appears by a copy of the Bill, intituled, “ An Act to Peper Lanatee 
amend the Laws for the Provision and Regulation ji), 
of Lunatic Asylums for Counties and Boroughs, and 
for the Maintenance and Care of Pauper Lunatics 
in England,” as printed by Order of the House of 
Lords, that the Amendment made by this House 
upon the third reading of the said Bill, Pr. 126. 1. 
ult., to leave out from the word “ fit” to the word 
“ And,” in Pr. 135. 1. 16., had by mistake not been 
made in the Ingrossment; and that he had inspected 
the ingrossed Bill at the House of Lords, and found 
that the said printed copy of the Bill was a correct 
copy of the said ingrossed Bill sent by this House 
to the Lords; 

The House was moved, That the Entry in the 
Journal of the House, of the 8th day of July 1836, 
of the Proceedings of the House with relation to the 
Bill, intituled, “ An Act for Marriages in England, 


mivht be read; and the same being read ; 
7 . Ordered, 


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Slave Trade 
(Brazil) Bill. 


Removal of 
Paupers Bill. 


Taxing Master, 
Court of Chan- 
cery (Ireland) 

Bill, 


Municipal 
Districts, &amp;c. 
(Ireland) Bill. 


No. 568. 


Turnpike-roads 
(Ireland) Bill, 


Valuation 
(Ireland) Bill, 


9g VicToRIz. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, 
to acquaint them that, upon the third reading of the 
Bill, intituled, “ An Act toamend the Laws for the 
Provision and Regulation of Lunatic Asylums for 
Counties and Boroughs, and for the Maintenance 
and Care of Pauper Lunatics in England,” an Amend- 
ment was made, to leave out from “ fit” in Pr. 126. 
]. ult. to “ And” in Pr. 135. 1. 16.; which Amend- 
ment, according to the copy of the Bill as printed 
by the Lords, does not appear to have been made in 
the Ingrossment, being Clauses Numbers 86 and 87 
in the said printed copy; and to request that the 
Lords will expunge the said Clauses, the same not 
forming part of the Bill as passed by the Commons: 
—And that Lord Ashley do carry the said Message. 

Lord Ashley reported, That he had carried to the 
Lords the said Message; and that their Lordships 
gave for answer that they will send an answer by 
Messengers of their own. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Slave Trade (Brazil) 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Removal of Paupers Bill ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, ‘That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow, 
at twelve of the clock. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Taxing Master, Court of 
Chancery (Ireland) Bill; and, after some time spent 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. 
Greene reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Municipal Districts, &amp;c. (Ireland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, That they have power to provide that the 
Mayor of the borough of Drogheda shall have ad- 
ditional power to determine causes in Court of Con- 
science, 

Then the House resolved itself into the Committee ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday next. 


_ The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Turnpike-roads (Ireland) 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next, 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Valuation 
(Ireland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 


— upon Monday next, at twelve of the 
clock, 


Vox. 100. 


Q4°__95° Juliz. 





805 


The Court of Chancery Bill was, according to Court of - 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a Chancery Bill. 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Documentary 
into a Committee upon the Documentary Evidence Evidence Bill. 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow, 
at twelve of the clock. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Real Property 
into a Committee upon the Real Property (No. 1.) (No. 1.) Bill. 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr.Speaker No. 569. 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be re-committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House, for Monday next, at 
twelve of the clock. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Assignment of 
into a Committee upon the Assignment of Terms Terms Bill. 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair ; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow, 
at twelve of the clock. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Granting 
into a Committee upon the Granting of Leases Bill. Leases Bill 


And the House havin 


continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on 


riday morning ; 
Veneris, 25° die Julit, 1845: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Real Property 
a Committee upon the Real Property (No. 3.) Bill ; (No. 3.) Bill. 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 


Mr. Greene reported the County Rates Bill; and County Rates 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to, Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Tumpike-ronds 
mittee on the Turnpike-roads (Scotland) Bill ; (Scotland) Bill. 
And a Motion being made, and the Question 
—e proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
alr ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ this House will, upon this day three months, re- 
“ solve itself into the said Committee,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Patrick Stewart, 1 16 

Yeas, u Mr. Duncan: Bris 

Tellers for the { Mr. Francis Scott, } 49 

Noes, Sir Hugh Campbell: ‘ 

So it passed in the Negative. 

And. the Question being put, That the words, 
* this House will, upon this day three months, re- 
5k 3 “ solve 





Fees (Criminal 
Courts) Bill. 


Sewerage, 
Drainage, &amp;c., 
of Towns Bill. 


London and 
South Western 
Railway 

(No. 1.) (Me- 
tropolitan Ex- 
tension) Bill. 


Newport and 
Ponty Pool 
Railway Bill, 


806 24°— 25° Sulit. 


*« solve itself into the said Committee,” be added, 
instead thereof :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon this day 
three months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Fees (Criminal Courts) Bill; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
“ this House will, wpon this day three months, re- 
“ solve itself into the said Committee,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question : 
The said proposed Amendment and Motion were 
severally, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be withdrawn. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill 
for the Improvement of the Sewerage and Drainage 
of Towns and Populous Districts, and for making 
Provision for an ample Supply of Water, and for 
otherwise promoting the Health and Convenience 
of the Inhabitants: And that the Earl of Lincoln 
and Sir James Graham do prepare, and bring it in. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to amend the Acts relating to the 
London and South Western Railway, and to autho- 
rize Extensions thereof from the Wine Elms Termi- 
nus to a Point near to Waterloo and Hungerford 
Bridges, in the Parish of Saint Mary, Lambeth, and 
to the Thames at Nine Elms, in the Parish of Bat- 
tersea, all in the County of Surrey; and the same 
was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 19. ls. 2, and 3. After “ highway” insert 
Clause (A.) 

Crause (A.) “ And whereas the said extension 
“ of the said Railway is intended to cross the great 
“ public carriage-road called Westminster Bridge- 
“ road, or Mount-street; Now be it Enacted, That 
“ the said extension of the said Railway shall not 
“ be carried across the said road otherwise than by 
“ means of one arch of sufficient span to embrace 
“ at once the said carriage-road and the two side 
“ paths or footways, and to be supported by piers, 
“ which shall not extend into the said road or side 
“ paths or footways beyond the line of the fronts of 
“ the present houses on either side of the said paths 
** or footways, so that there may be preserved to 
“ the public the same free and uninterrupted pas- 
sage it now enjoys.” 
The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Hawes do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to authorize the Company of Pro- 
prietors of the Monmouthshire Canal Navigation to 
make a Railway from Newport to Ponty Pool, and to 
enlarge the Powers of the several Acts relating to the 
said Company ; and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 3.1. 24. Leave out “ Railways” and insert 
“ Railway.” 

Pr. 3.1. penult. After “ expressly” insert “ or 
“ by reference.” 

Pr. 4.1. 11. After “ or” insert “ expressly or 
“« by reference.” 


A. 1845, 


Fo. 53. 1. 16. After “ lands” insert “ mines,” 
Fo. 53. 1. 25. Leave out “and,” and in the 
same line after “ culverts” insert “ air-ways, head- 


“ ways, gate-ways and water-levels.”’ 


Fo. 53. 1. 30. After “ lands” insert “ mines.” 

Fo. 53. 1. 31. After “ minerals” insert “ or for 
“ the purpose of ventilating, draining or working 
“ the said mines, minerals or any of them.” 

Fo. 53. 1. 33. Leave out “ and,” and in the 
same line after “ culverts” insert “ air-ways, head- 
“ ways, gate-ways and water-levels.” 

; Pr. 54. 1. 6. Leave out “ or,” and in the same 
line after “ culvert” insert “ air-way, head-way, gate- 
“ way or water-level.” 

Pr. 54.1.11. After ‘‘Company” insert “and that 
so much air-way, head-way, gate-way or water- 
level shall be of greater dimensions or section 
“ than eight feet wide, and eight feet high.” 

Pr. 54.1.19. After “ crossing” insert “ or of 
the right of ventilating, draining vr working an 
mines or minerals lying under or by the side of.” 

Pr. 55.1. 3. After “40” insert “ 43.” 

Pr. 55.1. 3. After “82” insert “ 86.” 

Pr. 64. 1. 16. Leave out “ two” and insert 
“ three.” 

Pr. 67. 1. 17. Leave out “ two” and insert 
three.” 

—" 68. 1. 4. After “improved” insert Clause 
(A. 

Cuauss (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
not be lawful for the Company or any other Com- 
pany, person or persons to travel with Locomo- 
tive Engines on the existing Railways of the said 
Company, after the Company shall have become 
carriers, at a greater speed than at the rate of ten 
“ miles in the hour.” 

Pr. 75. 1. 7. Leave out “agreements” and insert 
“ agreement.” 

Pr. 76.1. 17. Leave out “ special” and insert 
general.” 

Pr. 76. 1. 30. Leave out “ tonnage” and insert 
such tolls.” 

Pr. 84. 1.10. After “ sue” insert “ for.” 

Pr. 86. 1. 34. Leave out “ and.” 

Pr. 88. 1. 21. After “ that” insert “ in addition 
to other the provisions of the Railway Clauses 
“ Consolidation Act, 1845, which are hereby ex- 
“ pressly, or by reference, extended to the existing 
“ canals and Railways of the Company.” 

Pr. 91. 1. 31. After “ their” insert “ existing.” 

Pr. 91. 1.32. Leave out “ for the time being” 
and insert “ and the Railway.” 

Pr. 92.1.9. Leave out “ transfer” and insert 
convey, or contract to sell and convey.” 

Pr. 92.1.10. After “ their” insert “existing.” 


Pr. 92.1. 11. Leave out “ for the time being,” 
and insert “ and the Railway.” 

Pr. 92.1. 12. Leave out trom “ Company” to 
“ and” in 1.17. 

Pr, 92.1. 18. Leave out “ transfer” and insert 
conveyance.” 

Pr. 92.1. 20. Leave out from “ Railway” to 
“ And” in Pr. 93. 1. 10., and insert “ Provided 
“ nevertheless, that no such sale or purchase of the 
“ said canals, Railways or works under this power, 
“ shall be completed, unless the sanction of Par- 
“ liament shall be obtained for the completion 
“ thereof.” 

Pr. 98. 1.17. After “ existing” insert “ canals 
*_ 
Pr. 98. 1.19. After “existing” insert “ canals.” 


In the Schedules to the Bill: 


Pr. 100. 1. 10. After “that” insert “ purpose.” 
Pr. 100. 1. 26. After “ paid” insert “ by.” 
The said Amendments, as far the Amendment 


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Pr. 45. 1. 10. Leave out from “ committed” to|in Pr. 45. 1.10., being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

Pr. 45. 1. 10. The next Amendment, being read 
a second time ; 


“ or” in 1. 12. 
Pr. 45.1 18. Leave out from “the” to “ poor” 
in 1, 19. 








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Vinegar Makers 
and Vinegar. 


Poor Law 
Unions 
(Ireland. ) 


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An Amendment was made thereunto, by adding at 
the end thereof, the words “ to be applied in aid of 
“ the poor’s rate of such parish.” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 

Pr, 45. 1.18. The next Amendment, being read 
a second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by adding at 
the end thereof the words “ aid of the rate for the 
“ relief of the.” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 

Then the subsequent Amendments, being read a 
second time, (and it appearing that the Amendments 
in Pr. 76. ls. 17. and 30., were for the purpose of 
making the Clause consistent with other parts of 
the Bill, as passed by this House,) were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships, with Amendments ; to which Amend- 
ments this House doth desire the concurrence of 
their Lordships. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Number of Makers of Vinegar, 
stating the Number of Gallons of Vinegar in the 
hands of each Maker, on the Ist day of June 1844; 
and the Amount of Duties remitted by the Lords 
of the Treasury, under the Provisions of the Act 
7 and 8 Vic. c. 25. 

Mr. Cardwell accordingly presented the said 
Return. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of every Poor Law Union in Ireland, under 
the following heads; viz.—1. Population of each 
Union by the last Census :—2. Area of Unions in 
Statute Acres :—3. Total Number of Persons hold- 
ing Land :—4. Total Number of such Persons whose 
holdings do not exceed One statute acre :—5. Total 
Number of such Persons whose holdings are greater 
than One acre and not greater than Two acres :— 
6. Total Number of such Persons whose holdings 
are greater than Two acres and not greater than 
Three acres:—7. Total Number of such Persons 
whose holdings are greater than Three acres and 
not greater than Four acres :—8. Total Number of 
such Persons whose holdings are greater than Four 
acres and not greater than Five acres:—9. Total 
Number of such Persons whose holdings are greater 
than Five acres and not greater than Six acres: 
—10. Total Number of such Persons whose hold- 
ings are greater than Six acres and not greater 
than Seven acres: — 11. Total Number of such 
Persons whose holdings are greater than Seven 
acres and not greater than Eight acres : — 12. 
Total Number of such Persons whose holdings 
are greater than Eight acres and not greater than 
Nine acres:—13. Total Number of such Persons 
whose holdings are greater than Nine acres and not 
greater than Ten acres :—14. Total Number of such 
Persons whose holdings are greater than Ten acres 
and not greater than Twenty acres:—15. Total 
Number of such Persons whose holdings are greater 
than Twenty acres and not greater than Fifty acres : 
—16. Total Number of such Persons whose hold- 
ings are greater than Fifty acres and not greater 
than One hundred acres: —17. Total Number of 
such Persons whose holdings are greater than One 
hundred acres and not greater than Two hundred 
acres :—18. ‘Total Number of such Persons whose 
holdings are greater than Two hundred acres and 
not greater than Five hundred acres:—19. Total 
Number of such Persons whose holdings are greater 
than Five hundred acres and not greater than One 
thousand acres :—20. Total Number of such Per- 
sons whose holdings are greater than One thousand 

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acres and not greater than Two thousand acres :— 
21. Total Number of such Persons whose holdings 
are greater than Two thousand acres and not greater 
than Three thousand acres :—22. Total Number of 
such Persons whose holdings are greater than Three 
thousand acres and not greater than Four thousand 
acres :—23. Total Number of such Persons whose 
holdings are greater than. Four thousand acres and 
not greater than Five thousand acres :—24. Total 
Number of such Persons whose holdings exceed Five 
thousand acres :—And, 25. Total Number of acres 
held in common or Joint Tenancy in each Union. 


And then the House, having continued to sit till 
a quarter of an hour before two of the clock 
on Friday morning, adjourned till this day. 














Veneris, 25° die Julii ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


O# DERED, That all Committees have leave Committees. 
to sit this day, till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 


Mr. Zalman, from the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, Army Prize 
was called in, and at the bar presented, pursuant to Money. 
the directions of an Act of Parliament, —Account 
of Unclaimed Army Prize Money, (formerly made 
by the Deputy Treasurer of the Royal Hospital at 
Chelsea,) from 18th January 1809 to 31st Decem- 
ber 1844 :—And then he withdrew. 

. Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
able. 


Sampson’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; Sampson’s 
and committed. Estate Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Duke of Bridgwater’s Estate Bill was read Duke of 
a second time; and committed. a 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- aaa 
mittee of Selection. 


Dich’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; and Dick’s 
committed. Estate Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The Marquess of Donegall’s Estate Bill was read Marquess of 
a second time ; and committed. rang 4 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- . 
mittee of Selection. 


The Winchester College Estate Bill was read a Winchester 
second time; and committed. College Estate 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ®#"! 
mittee of Selection. 


Bowes’s Estate Bill was read a second time; and Bowes’s 
committed. Estate Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Marsh’s (Coxhead’s) Estate Bill was read a se- yfarsh’s 
cond time ; and committed. (Coxhead’s) 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- ©s!#te Bil. 
mittee of Selection. 


The House, according to Order, esolved itself Customs Laws 
into a Committee upon the Customs Laws Repeal Repeal Bill. 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 

Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 

day next, at twelve of the clock. 


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808 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Customs Management 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 

orted, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day, at twelve of the clock. 


Customs 
Management 
Bill. 


Customs Duties The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
mul. into a Committee upon the Customs Duties Bill ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next, at twelve of the clock. 


Warehousing The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
of Goods Bill. into a Committee upon the Warehousing of Goods 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next, at twelve of the clock. 


British Vessels 


ae The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
All, 


a Committee upon the British Vessels Bill; and, 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next, at twelve of the clock. 
Shipping and The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
Navigation Bill. 4 Committee upon the Shipping and Navigation 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next, at twelve of the clock. 


Trade of British 
Possessions 


Abroad Bill. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Trade of British Pos- 
sessions Abroad’ Bill; and, after some time spent 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. 
Greene reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next, at twelve of the clock. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Customs Bounties and Al- 
lowances Bill; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next, at twelve of the clock. 


Customs 
Bounties and 
Allowances Bill. 


Isle of Man 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
Trade Bill. 


into a Committee upon the Isle of Man Trade Bill ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next, at twelve of the clock. 


Smuggling The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
Prevention Bill. a Committee upon the Smuggling Prevention Bill ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next, at twelve of the clock. 


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A. 1845. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Customs 
into a Committee upon the Customs Regulation Bill ; Regulation Bir, 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill ; and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next, at twelve of the clock. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into gtock in Tras 
a Committee upon the Stock in Trade Bill; and, Bil. 
after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed 
the Chair ; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving the Removal of 
Report on the Removal of Paupers Bill ; Paupers Bill. 
Ordered, That the Report be received after the 
other Orders of the day. 


Mr. Greene reported the Documentary Evidence 
Bill; and the Ps sete sabe were read, = follow : emamnag 

Pr. 2. 1.14. After “ Justice” insert “ or before 
any legal tribunal, or either House of Parliament, 
or any Committee of either House, or.” 

Pr. 2.1. 30. After “ same” insert “ and without 
any further proof thereof in every case in which 
the original record could have been received in 
“ evidence.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Monday next, at twelve of the clock. 


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“é 


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“ 


Mr. Greene reported the Assignment of Terms Assignment 
Bill ; and the Amendments were read, as follow: of Terms Bill, 
Pr, 2. 1. 37. After “ incorporeal” insert “ and 
* to such customary lands as will pass by deed or 
“ deed and surrender, and not by surrender alone.” 
Pr. 2. 1. 38. After “ thereof” insert “ respec- 
“ tively.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Monday next, at twelve of the clock. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant Hereford Writ. 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Citizen to serve in this present 
Parliament for the City of Hereford, in the room of 
Edward Bolton Clive, Esquire, deceased. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to autho- Ellerker's 
rize the Sale of the Fee Simple of Part of the Settled Este Bi! 
Estates of Miss Elizabeth Mainwaring Ellerker 
and Miss Harriet Mainwaring Ellerker, deceased, 
situate in the county of York, and for applying the 
Monies to arise by such Sale in Payment of In- 
cumbrances affecting the said Estates, and laying 
out the Residue of such Monies in the Purchase of 
other Estates, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Sir Robert Ferguson do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this 
House hath agreed to the same, without Amend- 
ment. 


Mr. Estcourt reported from the Select Committee Stauting 
on Standing Orders, several Resolutions; which Oe"; 
were read, as follow : 

1. Resolved, That in the case of the Bolton and oe ae 
Leigh, Kenyon and Leigh Junction, North Union, sad Lei ~ 
Liverpool and Manchester and Grand Junction Junction, North 
Railway Companies Amalgamation Bill, Clauses Union, so 
and Amendments on third reading, the Amend- Pr oh 4 
ments to Clauses 10 and 44 may be adopted by the Grand Junction 
House, if they shall think fit, but that Clauses (A.), Railway Com- 


panies Amal- 


(B.) and (C.) ought not to be adopted by the House Pamation Bill 
at that stage. 
r 2, Resolved, 


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south Eastern 2. ‘FResolved, That in the case of the South East- 
Reilway ern Railway (Branch to Deal and Extension of the 
ae itension ’South Eastern, Canterbury, Ramsgate and Mar- 
‘the South gate Railway) Bill, Clause on third reading, the 
Eastern, Clause ought not to be adopted by the House at 
eset that stage. 

ae Ba i Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 
way) Dill. 

Bolton and The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
Leigh, Kenyon the further Proceeding upon the third reading of 
Iu ; So Meath the ingrossed Bill for consolidating the Bolton and 
unction, g i 1 

Union, Liver- Leigh, the Kenyon and Leigh Junction, the North 
"aoeaghr Union, the Liverpool and Manchester and the Grand 


Grand Junction 


9 VicToRIzZ. 


Junction Railway Companies: —The House re- 


Railway Com- sumed the said further Proceeding; and the Amend- 
panies Amalga- ments to Clauses 10 and 44, proposed yesterday, 


mation Bill. 


South Eastern 
Railway 
(Branch to Dea 
and Extension 
of the South 
Eastern, 
Canterbury, 
Ramsgate and 
Margate Rail- 
way) Bill. 


Message from 
the Lords. 


Colleges 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Londonderry 
and Coleraine 
Railway Bill, 


Yoker Road 
(No, 2.) Bill. 


Wakefield, 
Pontefract and 
i, Railway 
aul, 


Recognizances 
for Costs Bill, 


Severne’s 
Estate Bill, 


were agreed to. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for consolidating the Bolton and 
Leigh, the Kenyon and Leigh Junction, the Liver- 
pool and Manchester and the Grand Junction Rail- 
way Companies. 

Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming 
the further Proceeding upon the third reading of 
the ingrossed Bill to enable the South Eastern Rail- 
way Company to alter and extend the Canterbury, 
Ramsgate and Margate Branch of the said South 
Eastern Railway, and to make a Branch therefrom 
to Deal, and to purchase the Canterbury and Whit- 
stable Railway, and for other Purposes connected 
with the said Railway :—The House resumed the 
said further Proceeding. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. William Fielden do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


I, 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Farrer and 
Mr. Senior : 

Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to enable Her, Majesty to endow new Colleges 
for the Advancement of Learning in Jreland, with 
an Amendment; to which Amendment the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Railway from Londonderry to 
Coleraine, with a Branch to Newtown Limavady, 
with Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for more effectually maintaining, improving and 
repairing the Road leading from the City of Gilas- 
gow to Yoker Bridge, and certain Roads communi- 
cating therewith, with Amendments; to which 

_Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Railway from the Manchester and 
Leeds Railway, at. Wakefield, to the Towns of Pon- 
tefract and Goole, with certain Branches therefrom, 
with Amendments; to which Amendments the 
— desire the concurrence of this House: And 
also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to enable the Houses of Parliament to order Recog- 
nizances for Costs in Local and Personal Bills; to 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to carry into effect a Partition between John Michael 
Severne, Esquire, and Anna Maria, his Wife, and 
others, of Estates in the Counties of Worcester, 
Salop, Warwick, Oxford and Leicester ; to which 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House : 
And also, 


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809 


The Lords agree to expunge the Clauses Nos. Lunatic 
86 and 87, in the printed Copy of the Bill, intituled, a 
“ An Act to amend the Law for the Provision and Bill’ 
Regulation of Lunatic Asylums for Counties and 
Boroughs, and for the Maintenance and Care of 
Pauper Lunatics in England,” pursuant to the 
Message of this House of yesterday :—And then 
the Messengers withdrew. 


Eastern Couns 
ties Railway 
(Cambridge 
and Huntingdon 
Line) Bill. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (X.) of 
Railway Bills, have leave to make their Report on 
the Eastern Counties Railway (Cambridge and 
Huntingdon Line) Bill forthwith. 

Lord Courtenay accordingly reported from the 
said Committee, to whom several Petitions against 
the Bills comprised in the said Group, together with 
the Reports of the Board of Trade thereon, were 
referred ; That in the case of the Eastern Counties 
Railway (Cambrigge and Huntingdon Line) Bill, 
no person appeared in support of any of the Pe- 
titions referred to the Committee ; and that they had 
heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That they 
had inquired into the several matters required 
by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and 
that the Committee had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true; and 
had gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into consi- 
deration upon Monday next; and be printed. 


Severne’s Estate Bill was read the first time. Severne’s 
Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select Estate Bill. 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to Standing Orders 
consider whether any and what alterations in the Revision. 
Standing Orders of the House, respecting Private No. 570. 
Bills, the experience of the present Session may 
show to be desirable, have power to report the 
Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. 

Lord Granville Somerset reported from the said 
Committee ; That they had considered the matters 
to them referred, and had made several Amend- 
ments to the Standing Orders, which they had di- 
rected him to report to the House, together with 
the Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon Tuesday next ; and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Papers relative to Harbours, Harbours. 
which were presented upon the 2d day of May last, No.571. 
be printed. 


Three Petitions from Bradford, praying the Factories. 
House to pass a law to limit the labour of young 
persons under twenty-one years of age employed in 
Factories to ten hours a day,—were presented, and 

read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Much Wenlock ;— Newport (Sa- Agriculture. 
lop) ;— Wellington (Salop) ;—and, Shiffnal; praying 
the House to adopt such legislative measures as 
shall restore to Agriculture a profit upon capital and 
industry,—were presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 

Petitions from Warwick ;—Stratford (Warwick) ; 
— Birmingham ;—and, Battle, Hastings and Rye ; 
complaining of the distressed state of Agriculture ; 
and praying for protection and relief,—were also 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Lewes, Saint Asaph 
praying for the repeal of so much of the Act 6 and 7 an¢ Bangor 
Will. 4, c. 77, as relates to the union of the Dioceses ?!°***** 
of Saint Asaph and Bangor, was presented, and 





Vot. 100. 


read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


5 L Petitions 








Malt. 


Currency. 


Lord’s Day. 


Small Debts, 


Circulating 
Medium. 


New South 
Wales. 


New Zealand. 


Appraisers 


(ireland.) 


William Hollis. 


Turnpike Trusts 
(South Wales) 
Bill, 


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A, 1845. 


Petitions from Ewhurst ;— Peasmarsh ;—Win-| for the Consolidation of Turnpike Trusts in South 
chelsea ;—Bodiam ;— Iclesham ;—Guestling ;—Udi-| Wales ; and the same were read, as follow: 


Pr, 12.1. 22. After Clause (A.), added, by way of 


Brede ;—and, Iden, Playden and East Guldeford ; | Rider, to the Bill, insert Clause (A.) 


praying for the repeal of the duty on Malt,—were | 
— and read; and ordered to lie upon the | “ 
able. ” 


A Petition of Edmund Taunton, stating that the | « 
present system of the Currency does not afford a | « 
steady protection to the inhabitants of this country | « 
or to her commerce ; and praying that the Mint be | « 
instructed to publish its monthly coinage at the | « 
periods the Bank publishes its circulation, as a| « 
guide to the Merchants, was presented, and read ; | « 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. «“ 


A Petition of Inhabitants of Jnverleithen, Tra-| « 
quai* and neighbourhood, in the county of Peebles, | « 
praying the House to make it imperative on all Rail- | « 
way Companies to abstain from running trains on | « 
the Lord’s Day, was presented, and read; and or-| ¢« 
dered to lie upon the Table. - 


A Petition of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses | “ 
of the town and county of the town of Southampton, | “ 
praying the House to pass a Bill for the cheap and | “ 
speedy recovery of Small Debts in England and | “ 
Wales, similar to the County Courts Bill introduced | “ 
in Session 1843, with such Amendments as it re- “ 
quires, and as in the judgment of the House may be | “ 
deemed necessary for the due protection to the deb- | “ 
tor and creditor, was presented, and read; and or- | “ 
dered to lie upon the Table. | ; 

A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of | « 
Members of the Society for the Emancipation of 
Industry, praying the House to appoint a committee | « 
of inquiry into the effects of the existing Circulating | 
Medium on prices, on the wages of labour, and on 
the condition, comfort and prosperity of the produc- | 
ing classes of the United Kingdom generally, was 





Ciause (A.) “ And whereas, under and by virtue 
of an Act passed in the eleventh year of the reign 
of King George the Fourth, intituled, An Act for 
inclosing Lands within the several Parishes of 
Kidwelly Saint Mary, Kidwelly Saint Ishmael, 
and Pembry, in the County of Carmarthen, a cer- 
tain agreement was entered into between the 
Commissioners for carrying out the said [nclosure 
and the Trustees of the Kidwelly Trusi, for con- 
structing a line of Turnpike-road along a certain 
embankment across the Gwendrueth Fawr River, 
in the said county, and whereas such agreement 
has only partially been carried into effect: And 
whereas the Act constituting the said Kidwelly 
Trust has been recently repealed under the powers 
conferred by the hereinbefore first-recited Act: 
And whereas it is expedient to vest in the County 
Roads Board of the said county, power to com- 
plete and carry out the said agreement in like 
manner as it might have been had the said Kid- 
welly Trust continued to exist; Be it therefore 
Enacted, That the said County Roads Board of 
the said county may, if they shall think it expe- 
dient so to do, complete and carry out the said 
agreement with the Commissioner acting under 
the said Kidwelly Inclosure Act, in like manner 
as the Trustees of the Kidwelly Turnpike Trust 
might have done, and that such road along the 
said embankment, when completed, shall become 
and be a part of the county roads of the said 
county of Carmarthen.” 

In Schedule (A.) tothe Bill: P. 13. 1. 22. After 
Fawr” insert “ near the Broad Oak.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 


were agreed to 


Ordered, That Mr. Cripps do carry the Bill to 


presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the | 
Table. 


A Petition of Stock-holders and other Inhabitants 
of the colony of New South Wales, residing at Jerry’s 
Plains, praying for the repeal of so much of the Act 
5 and 6 Vic., c. 76, as prohibits the appropriation of 
the ‘Territorial Revenue by the Legislative Council, 
and also so much of the Act 5 and 6 Vic., c. 36, as 
relates to the minimum price, to the letting and to 
the general control of the Crown lands in Mew 
South Wales, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 


| agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Foreign 


the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to amend an Act of the seventh 
year of King William the Fourth, for preventing the 
advertising of Foreign and other illegal Lotteries, 
and to discontinue certain Actions commenced under 
the Provisions of the said Act; and the same was 
read, as followeth : 

Pr. 5. 1.8. Leave out from “ successors” to “ And” 
in Pr. 6. 1. 11., and insert Clause (A.) 


A Petition of Relatives of Settlers in Vew Zea- | “ 
land, praying the House not to separate without | “ 
taking such measures to ensure a change in the po- ° 
licy hitherto pursued with regard to New Zealand | “ 
as shall tend to allay their just apprehensions for | “ 
the fortunes and even lives of their kinsmen and | “ 
connexions, was presented, and read ; and ordered | “ 
to lie upon the Table. ™ 





A Petition of Auctioneers of the town and borough | “ 
of Belfast, in the county of Antrim, praying the | “ 
House to amend the law, so that the office of Ap- | “ 
praiser, under the Act of the 26th Geo. 3, c. 43, may | “ 
be open to all Auctioneers in Ireland, who shall pay | “ 
the annual duty now about to be imposed by Par- | “ 
liament, and also to amend the law so that unli-| “ 
censed persons may be disqualified to sell goods by , “ 
auction in any case whatsoever, was presented, and | “ 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. | «6 


Ordered, That the Petition of William Hollis, 7 
which was presented upon Wednesday last, be ,, 
printed. \é 


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The House proceeded to take into consideration | “ 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in-| “ 
tituled, An Act to make certain further Provisions | “ 

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Crause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
acted, That from and after the passing of this Act 
every such fine, penalty or forfeiture may be sued 
or prosecuted for in the name of Her Majesty’s 
Attorney-General or Solicitor-General in England 
or Ireland, or of Her Majesty’s Advocate-General 
or Solicitor-General in Scotland, or of the So- 
licitor of Stamps and Taxes in England or Scot- 
land, or of the Solicitor of Stamps in Jreland, or 
of any person to be authorized to sue or prosecute 
for the same, by writing under the hands of the 
Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes, or in the 
name of any Officer of Stamp Duties, by action 
of debt, bill, plaint, or information, in the Court 
of Exchequer at Westminster in respect of any 
fine, penalty or forfeiture incurred in England, and 
in the Court of Exchequer in Dublin in respect 
of any fine, penalty or forfeiture incurred in Ire- 
land, and in the Court of Exchequer in Scotland 
in respect of any fine, penalty or forfeiture in- 
curred in Scotland ; and, except as is hereinbefore 
provided, it shall not be lawful for any person 
other than as aforesaid to inform, sue or prosecute 
for any such fine, penalty or forfeiture as afore- 
said ; provided always, that in no such proceeding 
as aforesaid, shall any essoign, protection, wager 


of law,nor more than one imparlance be — 
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Supply 5 


Monies in the 
Exchequer. 


Navy. 


Gold Coin. 


Adjournment. 


Naval Medical 
Supplemental 
und. 


Games and 
Wagers Bill. 


Death by 
Accidents Com- 
pensation Bill, 





9 VicTORIz. 


The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendment made by their 
Lordships. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Supply ; 

Ordered, That the Account of Monies in the Ex- 
chequer, or remaining to be raised, on the 28th day 
of June 1845, to complete the Aids granted by Par- 
liament for the Service of the years 1843 and 1844, 
which was presented upon the 1st day of this instant 
July, be referred to the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Navy Supplemental Estimate, 
which was presented upon Monday last, be referred 
to the Committee. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave Chair; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
“ an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, 
to represent that, on the last occasion when the 
light Gold Coin of the Realm was called in, a 
considerable loss, attended with much incon- 
venience to Her Majesty’s poorer subjects, oc- 
curred, having been in a great degree caused by 
the neglect of Her Majesty’s Ministers, in not 
making timely preparations for receiving the Light 
Gold Coin at its intrinsic value at convenient 
places in the several towns and districts of the 
United Kingdom, and humbly to request that Her 
Majesty will be pleased to give directions to guard 
against similar scenes of loss and trouble for the 
“ future,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 

Tellers for the| Mr. Young, 

Yeas, j Mr. Henry Baring: 

Tellers for the) Mr. Hume, 

Noes, J Mr. Spooner : 

So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

And the Question being again proposed, That Mr. 
Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 


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And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Saturday morning ; 


Sabbati, 26° die Julii, 1845: 


And the Question being put :—It was regolved in 
the Affirmative. 

The House accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee; and after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had made Progress 
m the matter to them referred; and that he was 
directed to move, That the Committee may have 
leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, again resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of 
the House this day, adjourn till Monday next. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Naval 
Medical Supplemental Fund have leave to sit this 
day, notwithstanding the adjournment of the House. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Games and Wagers Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, at twelve of the clock, resolve itse!f into the 
said Committee. 


Mr. Greene reported the Death by Accidents 
Compensation Bill; and the Amendments were 
read, as follow : 

Voz. 100. 


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811 


Pr. 1. 1. 27. After “ Westminster” insert “ or 
“ Dublin.” 


Pic 2.1. 3. Leave out from “ injured” to “and” 
inl, 7. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That the said Amendments be now read a 
second time; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “That 
“ the” to the end of the Question, in order to add 
“ the words, “ Report be taken into further con- 
“sideration upon this day three months,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words pro- 
posed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lebby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 

Tellers for the f Mr. Bouverie, 


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Yeas, Captain Pechell: S = 
Tellers for the { Mr. Young, } 39 
Noes, Lord Arthur Lennox: . 


So it passed in the Negative. 
And the Question being put, That the words “ Re- 


| port be taken into further consideration upon this 


“ day three months,” be added instead thereof :—It 
was resolved in the Affirmative. 
Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 
Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon this day three months. 


Mr. Greene reported the the Deodands Abolition Deodands 


(No. 2.) Bill. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, ‘That the Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Bill be now read a second time ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “ That 
“ the” to the end of the Question, in order to add 
the words “ Report be taken into further considera- 
“ tion upon this day three months,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question: 
—lIt passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
“ Report be taken into further consideration upon 
“ this day three months,” be added, instead there- 
of :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Then the main Question, so amended, being put ; 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further 
consideration upon this day three months. 


Abolition 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Libel Bill. 


into a Committee upon the Libel Bill; and, after 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and directed him 
to report the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Monday next, at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ways and 


mittee of Ways and Means ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Means. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Joint Stock 
mittee on the Joint Stock Banks (Scotland and Barks (Scot- 


Treland) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, upon Monday 
next, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr. Greene reported the Church Building Acts 
Amendment Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to; and Amendments were made to the 
Bill.* 

Ordered, Vhat the Bill be read the third time 
upon Monday next, at twelve of the clock. 

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be —* 

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land and 
Ireland) Bill. 


Church Build- 
ing Acts 
Amendment 
Bill. 


No. 572. 








Taxing Master, 
Court of 
Chancery 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Court of 
Chancery Bill. 


Granting of 
Leases Bill. 


No. 573. 


812 


Mr. Greene reported the Taxing Master (Court 
of Chancery) (Ireland) Bill; and the Amendments 
were read, and agreed to. 

A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill, 
(Compensation to Richard Bayly and others, for 
loss of their situations, to the full amount of two- 
thirds of their respective income): And the said 
Clause was brought up, and read the first time. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being put, That the said Clause be now read a second 
time :—It passed in the Negative. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next, at twelve of the clock. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee upon the Court of Chancery Bill ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next, at twelve of the clock. 


Mr. Greene reported the Granting of Leases Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, as follow : 
Pr. 1. ]. 2. Leave out “ freehold.” 
Pr. 1. 1. 9. Leave out from “that” to “ whenever” 
in |, 23. 
Pr. 1.1.24. Leave out “such deed or” and insert 
“ deed made according to the forms set forth in the 
“ first Schedule to the Act or to.” 
Pr. 1. 1.27. After “deed” insert “ respectively.” 
Pr. 2.1.13. Leave out from “ number” to “that” 
in |. 17. 

Pr. 2. 1. 38. Leave out “ only.’ 

Pr. 2.1. 39. After “ but” insert “ only.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 19. After “ tenure” insert “ and to such 
customary lands as will pass by deed, or deed and 
surrender, and not by surrender alone.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 20. After “therein” insert “ respec- 
tively.” 

Pr. 3.1. 25. After “thing”’ insert “ and the con- 
verse.” 

Pr. 4.1. 5. After “ Act” insert “that this Act 
shall commence and take effect from and after the 
first day of October ; that this Act shall not ex- 
tend to Scotland.” 


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Amendments to the Schedule : 

Pr. 4. 1.9. Leave out “deed” and insert “ in- 
denture.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 21. Leave out “ that.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 9. Leave out “the same” and insert 
“ corresponding.” 

Pr. 5.1.11. Leave out “forms embodied” and 
insert “ corresponding forms in the second column.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 14. Leave out “and” and insert “ or.”’ 

Pr. 5.1.19. After “the” insert “corresponding.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 20. Leave out “ embodied” and insert 
in the second column,” 

Pr. 5. 1. 30. After “ embodied” insert “ 4. Such 
parties may introduce into or annex to any of the 
forms in the first column any express exceptions 
from or express qualifications thereof respectively, 
and the like exceptions or qualifications shall be 
taken to be made from or in the corresponding 
forms in the second column.” 

Pr. 5.1. 31. Leave out “ 4” and insert “ 5.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 2. After “land-tax” insert “and ex- 
* cepting in Ireland, tithe rent-charge and such por- 
tion of the poor-rate as the lessor is or may be 
liable to pay, and excepting also all taxes, rates, 
duties and assessments whatsoever, or any portion 
thereof which the lessee is or may be by law 
exempted from.” 

Pr. 8. ls. 29. and 30. Leave out “in London or 
“ Westminster.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


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Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time upon 
Monday next, at twelve of the clock. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


Mr. Greene reported the Real Property (No. 3.) Real Property 
Bill ; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to, (N® 3.) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time upon Monday 
next, at twelve of the clock. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend the Laws relating to County Rates 
the assessing, levying and collecting of County Bill. 
Rates, was, according to Order, read the third time ; 
and an Amendment was made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to amend the Laws relating to the 
assessing of County Rates. 

Ordered, That Sir John Yarde Buller do carry 
the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving Removal of 
the Report on the Removal of Paupers Bill ; Paupers Bill 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next, at twelve of the clock. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Tenants 
provide Compensation for Tenants in Lreland who Compensation 
have made or shall hereafter make Improvements on (!"!*4) Bil. 
the Premises in the Occupation of such Tenants: 

And that Mr. Sharman Crawford and Mr. Martin 
Joseph Blake do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Richard Sealy Richard Sealy 
Grannell, which was presented yesterday, be printed. Granell 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Colleges 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- (Ireland) Bill. 
tituled, An Act to enable Her Majesty to endow 
new Colleges for the Advancement of Learning in 
Ireland; and the same was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 13. 1. 31. Leave out from “ be” to “ And” 
in 1. 34., and insert “ given therein.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendment made by their Lord- 
ships. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill Fees (Crimina! 
for the Abolition of certain Fees in Criminal Pro- —- 
ceedings: And that Sir James Graham and Mr. ~ 
Attorney-General do prepare, and bring it in. 


Sewerage, — 
Drainage, &amp;¢., 
of Towns Bill. 


No. 574. 


The Earl of Lincoln presented a Bill for the 1m- 
provement of the Sewerage and Drainage of Towns 
and populous Districts, and for making Provision 
for an ample Supply of Water, and for otherwise 
promoting the Health and Convenience of the In- 
habitants: And the same was read the first time ; 
and ordered to be read a second time upon this day 
three months; and to be printed. 


Sir James Graham presented a Bill for the Aboli- Fees (Crimix«! 
tion of certain Fees in Criminal Proceedings : And ona 
the same was read the first time; and ordered to No. 57 
be read a second time upon Monday next, at twelve R 
of the clock; and to be printed. 


Poor Law 
Unions 


(Ireland. ) 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to Order,—A 
Return of every Poor Law Union in Treland, under 
the following heads ; viz :—1. Population of each 
Union by the last Census :—2. Area of Unions in 
Statute Acres :--3. Total Number of Persons holding 
land :—4. Total Number of such Persons whose 
holdings do not exceed One statute acre :—5. Total 
Number of such Persons whose holdings are greater 
than One acre and not greater than Two acres :-—6. 
Total Number of such Persons whose holdings are 
greater than Two acres and not greater than Three 

acres :— 


Petitions for 
Private Bills, 


Westminster 
Abbey and 
Saint Paul’s 
Cathedral. 


No. 576. 


Hampton Court 


Palace. 


No. 576. 


Tower of 
London. 
No. 576. 
Joint Stock 
Compacies. 


No, 577. 


Committees, 


Q VicrorRIz. 


acres :—7. Total Number of such Persons whose 
holdings are greater that Three acres and not greater 
than Four acres :—8. Total Number of such Per- 
sons whose holdings are greater than Four acres 
and not greater than Five acres :—9. Total Number 
of such Persons whose holdings are greater than 
Five acres and not greater than Six acres :—10. 
Total Number of such Persons whose oe are 
greater than Six acres and not greater than Seven 
acres :—11. Total Number of such Persons whose 
holdings are greater than Seven acres and not greater 
than Eightacres:—12. Total Numberof such Persons 
whose holdings are greater than Eight acres and not 
greater than Nine acres :—13. Total Number of such 
Persons whose holdings are greater than Nine 
acres and not greater than Ten acres:—14. Total 
Number of such Persons whose holdings are greater 
than Ten acres and not greater than Twenty acres: 
—15. Total Number of such Persons whose holdings 
are greater than Twenty acres and not greater than 
Fifty acres:--16. Total Numberof such Persons whose 
holdings are greater than Fifty acres and not greater 
than One hundred acres :—17. Total Number of 
such Persons whose holdings are greater than One 
hundred acres and not greater than Two hundred 
acres :—18. Total Number of such Persons whose 
holdings are greater than Two hundred acres and not 
greater than Five hundred acres :—19. Total Num- 
ber of such Persons whose holdings are greater than 
Five hundred acres and not greater than One thou- 
sand acres: —20. Total Number of such Persons whose 
holdings are greater than One thousand acres and 
not greater than Two thousand acres :—21. Total 
Number of such Persons whose holdings are greater 
than Two thousand acres and not greater than Three 
thousand acres :—22. Total Number of such Per- 
sons whose holdings are greater than Three thousand 
acres and not greater than Four thousand acres :— 
23. Total Number of such Persons whose holdings are 
greater than Four thousand acres and not greater 
than Five thousand acres :—24. Total Number of 
such Persons whose holdings exceed Five thousand 
acres :—And, 25. Total Number of acres held in 
common or joint tenancy in each Union. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills have leave to sit this day, not- 
withstanding the adjournment of the House. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Westminster 
Abbey and Saint Paul’s Cathedral, which were pre- 
sented upon the 7th day of this instant July and 
yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Hampton 
Court Palace, which was presented upon the 7th 
day of this instant July, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Tower 
of London, which were presented upon the 7th and 
14th days of this instant July, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to Joint 
Stock Companies, which were presented upon the 
11th day of this instant July be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before Two of the 
clock on Saturday morning, adjourned till 
Monday next. 





Lune, 28° die Julii ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


RDERED, That all Committees have leave 
to sit this day, till five of the clock, during the 
sitting of the House. 
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_Mr. Sharman Crawford presented a Bill to pro- Tenants 

vide Compensation for Tenants in Zreland who have Compensation 
(Ireland) Bill. 

made, or shall hereafter make Improvements on the * ., 578 

Premises in the Occupation of such Tenants: And “%°!” 

the same was read the first time; and ordered to be 

read a second time upon Wednesday the 27th day 

of August next; and to be printed. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to an Address Official Houses 
to Her Majesty, dated the 31st day of July in the 4 Buildings. 
last Session of Parliament,—Returns of Houses and 
Buildings in London, whether belonging to the 
Crown or otherwise, in the occupation of any Depart- 
ment of the Civil Service of the Government, dis- 
tinguishing such as do not belong to the Crown, from 
whom and upon what Tenure held, the Rents or 
other considerations paid for the same, and the Pur- 
poses to which such Houses and Buildings are re- 
spectively applied :—Of all the Persons residing in 
such Houses and Buildings, specifying the Names 
and Official Designations of such Persons (distin- 
guishing as to Houses or Apartments), and showing 
the extent and estimated yearly Value of their re- 
spective Occupancies :—And, of all Public Officers 
who are in the enjoyment, at the public expense, of 
Residences detached from their respective Offices, 
or who are in the receipt of Allowances in lieu of 
Official Residences, specifying their respective Names 
and Official Designations, and the Amount of the 
Allowance in each case:—The same for Jre/and :— 

And, the same for Scotland. 

Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to an Ad- Lighthouses, 
dress to Her Majesty,—A Copy of the Statement or 
Calculation by which the rights of the Crown inthe 
several Lighthouses at Harwich, Dungeness, Winter- 
tonness, Orfordness, and Hunstanton Cliff, were es- 
timated to amount to 300,000/. on the Ist January 
1837:— And also, Copy of any Minutes of the 
Treasury directing the said Sum to be paid from the 
Consolidated Fund, and the dates or date on which 
the said Loan of 300,000/. was paid to and became 
part of the Hereditary Land Revenues of the Crown, 
under the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 79. 

Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to Order,— Public 
A Return of all New Places created and Appoint- Appointments. 
ments made, whether under any Act of Parliament 
since the 1st day of September 1841, or by any other 
authority, and of the Names of the Persons appointed 
to them ; stating, separately, the Salaries of each, 
and the estimated annual Expenses of the Establish- 
ments in connexion with such Appointments. 

A Return of the Number and Tonnage of all the Spanish Vessels. 
Spanish Vessels that have entered the Ports of the 
United Kingdom during the last Five years, distin- 
guishing whether from National, Colonial, or Foreign 
Ports, and if with Cargoes or Ballast. 

Accounts of the annual Produce of the Post Post Horse 
Horse Duties, distinguishing the same by Counties, P¥'y- 
for the years 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843 and 
1844. 

Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to the direc- Court of 
tions of an Act of Parliament,—Copy of Warrant Chancery 
granting to Thomas Fenton, Esquire, one of the #4) 
Chief Examiners in the Court of Chancery, Ireland, 
Compensation forloss of Emoluments, Quarter ended 
10th July 1845. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Greene reported the Customs Laws Repeal Customs Laws 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. Repeal Bill 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow, at 
twelve of the clock. 


Mr. Greene reported the Customs Management Customs 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed Management 
to; and Amendments were made to the Bill. ‘ 

_ Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed; and read the third time To-morrow, at 
twelve of the clock. 


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Customs 
Duties Bill. 


Warehousing 
of Goods Bill. 


British Vessels 
Bill. 


Shipping and 
Navigation Bill, 


Trade of British 
Possessions 
Abroad Bill. 


Customs 
Bounties and 
Allowances Bill. 


Isle of Man 
Trade Bill. 


Smuggling 
Prevention Bill. 


Customs 
Regulation Bill. 


Stock in Trade 
Bill. 


Removal of 
Paupers Bill. 


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Mr. Greene reported the Customs Duties Bill; ' 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be | 


ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow, at ee 


twelve of the clock. 


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Mr. Greene reported the Warehousing of Goods | 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. | 


Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be , 
ingrossed; and read the third time To-morrow, at Be 


twelve of the clock. 


Mr. Greene reported the British Vessels Bill; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed; and read the third time To-morrow, at 
twelve of the clock. 


Mr. Greene reported the Shipping and Naviga- 
tion Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow, at 
twelve of the clock. 


Mr. Greene reported the Trade of British Posses- 
sions Abroad Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow, at 
twelve of the clock. 


Mr. Greene reported the Customs Bounties and 
Allowances Bill; and the Amendments were read, 
and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow, at 
twelve of the clock. 


Mr. Greene reported the Zsle of Man Trade Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow, at 
twelve of the clock. 


Mr. Greene reported the Smuggling Prevention 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed; and read the third time To-morrow, at 
twelve of the clock. 


Mr. Greene reported the Customs Regulation 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to; 
and an Amendment was made to the Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed; and read the third time To-morrow, at 
twelve of the clock. 


Mr. Greene reported the Stock in Trade Bill; 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow, at 
twelve of the clock. 

Mr. Greene reported the Removal of Paupers 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill, | 
(That the Act shall be in force for One year, and to | 
the end of the then next Session of Parliament) :— | 
And the said Clause was brought up, and read the | 
first time. 








And a Motion being made, and the easton | 


being put, That the said Clause be now read a second | 
time :—It passed in the Negative. 
Then Amendments were made to the Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow, at 
twelve of the clock. 


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Mr. Greene reported the Court of Chancery Bill ; Court of 


and the Amendments were read, as follow : 

Pr. 5,1. 3. After “Act” insert “ or any of them.” 

Pr. 5.1.2. After “ affidavits” insert “ who should 
thereupon receive and account for in manner there- 
inafter mentioned, all the fees then receivable by 
the said patentee.” 

Pr. 5.1.34. After “ performed” insert “ and 
the fees payable to him should be received.” 

Pr. 6.1. 1. After “ duties” insert “ and the re- 
ceipt of the fees.” 

Pr. 6. 1.13. After “ office” imsert “and shall 
receive all the fees now receivable by the said 
patentee of that office, and shall pay such parts 
thereof as the said patentee is now, by the said 
last-mentioned Act required to pay to the several 
officers named in that Act for that purpose, and 
shall pay the residue of such fees into the Bank 
of England, to be placed to the account then 
standing in the name of the Accountant-General 
of the High Court of Chancery, intituled, The 
Suitors’ Fee Fund Account, at such times and.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 22. After “as” insert “ last.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 
morrow, at twelve of the clock. 


Chancery Bill, 


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The ingrossed Bill to amend the Law of Real Real Property 
Property was, according to Order, read the third (No.3.) Bill. 
time ; and Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Fees (Criminal 
reading of the Fees (Criminal Proceedings) Bill; Proceedings) 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow, at twelve of the clock. 


_ The Apprehension of Offenders Bill was, accord- Apprehension 
ing to Order, read a second time; and committed o% Offenders 
to a Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow,” ” 

at twelve of the clock. 


The ingrossed Bill for the Appointment of a Taxing Master, 
Taxing Master for the High Court of Chancery in Court of 
— was, according to Order, read the third (ireland) Bill 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to Libel Bill. 
amend an Act passed in the Session of Parliament 
held in the Sixth and Seventh years of the reign of 
Her present Majesty, intituled, “ An Act to amend 
the Law respecting Defamatory Words and Libel,” 
was, according to Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


Gaines and 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
{ Wagers Bill 


a Committee upon the Games and Wagers Bill. 


(In the Committee.) 


Bill read 1°; to be read 2°, paragraph by para- 
graph. 

Preamble postponed. 

Crausss, N° 1 to N° 5, agreed to. 

Cravuse, N° 6, (If any Superintendent shall report 
to the Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis, 
that there are good grounds for believing that any 
house is kept as a common gaming-house, the said 
Commissioners may authorize the Superintendent to 
enter any such house, and seize and destroy all 


tables and instruments of Gaming found therein). 
Amendment 


Valuation 
(Ireland ) Bill, 


Church Build- 
ing Acts 
Amendment 
Bill. 


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Amendment proposed in P. 3. 1. 30. To leave out | 


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Pr. 5. 1. 35. Leave out from “ church” to “as” 


from the word “ That” to the word “enter” in in Pr. 6. 1. 1. 10., and insert “and at any time within 


1, 36., in order to insert the words “ it shall be; “ 
“ lawful for the Commissioners of the Metropolitan | “ 
“ Police or for any Magistrate of the Metropolitan 
“ District, upon complaint before them, upon oath, 
“ of two or more resident householders, to give au- 
“ thority by special warrant under his or their hands, 
“‘ when in his discretion he shall think fit, to au- | “ 
“&lt; thorize any Superintendent belonging to the Me- 
“ tropolitan Police Force,” instead thereof. 
Question proposed, That the words proposed to 

be left out stand part of the Clause :—Amendment, 
by leave, withdrawn. 

Amendment made. 

Clause, as amended, agreed to. 


Cuavuses, N° 7 to N° 16, with Amendments to} ,, 
several of them, agreed to. 


CravsE, N° 17, (Wagers not recoverable at law). | « 
Amendment proposed, in P. 8. Is. 32. to 36. To | « 
leave out the words “ Provided always, that this | « 
“ enactment shall not be deemed to apply to any | « 
“ subscription or contribution, or agreement to sub- 
“ scribe or contribute for or toward any plate, prize 
“ or sum of money to be awarded to the winner or 
“ winners of any lawful game, sport, pastime or | « 
“* exercise.” 
Question put, That the words proposed to be | « 
left out stand part of the Clause ; 
The Committee divided : «ce 


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Tellers for thef Mr. Cardwell, 1 a7. |“ 
Yeas, Mr. Forbes Machenzie: Jf ~"* | « 

Tellers for the{ Mr. Craven Berkeley, ‘ 
Noes, Mr. Quintin Dick: } * | 6 


Clause, agreed to. 
Crauses N° 18 to N° 24, agreed to. 
Schedules agreed to. 

Clause added. 

Preamble agreed to. ‘“ 
Bill, as amended, to be reported. 


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Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene | 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the | « 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. \¢ 


Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow, | « 
at twelve of the clock. | ce 


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The Order of the day being read, for taking into | , 
further consideration the Report on the Valuation | . 
(Ireland) Bill ; ‘ 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further | . 
consideration aiter the other Orders of the day. 


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The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for | “ 
the further Amendment of the Church Building | “ 
Acts, was, according to Order, read the third time ; | - 
and the Amendments following were made to the | “ 
Bill ; viz. cn 

Pr. 2. 1. 3. After “the’’ insert “Session of Par- | “ 

“ liament holden in the.” 
Pr. 2. 1. 11. After “the” insert “ Session of | “ 

“&lt; Parliament holden in the.” * 
Pr. 2. 1. 22. After “the” insert “ Session of | “ 
Parliament holden in the.” ” 
Pr. 2. 1. 31. After “the” insert “ Session of | “ 
Parliament holden in the.” . 
Pr. 2. 1. 37. After “the” insert “ Session of | “ 
Parliament holden in the.” | &lt;6 
Pr. 3. 1. 2. After “ the” insert “Session of Par- | “ 
‘ liament holden in the.” {* 

Pr. 3. 1. 11. After “the” insert “ Session of | “ 
** Parliament holden in the.” ho 

Pr. 3. 1. 16. After “the” insert “ Session of “ 
‘ Parliament holden in the.” os 

Pr. 4. 1. 3. Leave out “the said” and insert | “ 
“ Her Majesty’s.” ae 

Pr. 4. Is. 3. and 4. After “Commissioners” in- | “ 

sert “‘ for Building new Churches.” he 

Pr. 4. 1. 38. After “emoluments” insert “‘ fees.” “ 
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six months after the substitution of such new 
church for the old or existing church, the Bishop 
of the diocese may, of his own mere motion, issue, 
or if thereunto required by any person claiming 
to hold a pew or seat, free of rent, in such old or 
existing church by faculty or prescription, shall 
issue a Commission under his hand and seal, di- 
rected to the Archdeacon of the archdeaconry in 
which such old or existing church shall be situate, 
and to any two incumbents of parishes situate 
within such archdeaconry, and to any two laymen 
nominated by the Churchwardens of such old or 
existing church, who are hereby required to no- 
minate for such purpose two fit persons not claim- 
ing any such pew or seat as aforesaid ; and such 
commission shall direct the Commissioners thereby 
appointed to inquire into the rights of persons, if 
any, who claim to hold any such pews or seats 
as aforesaid ; and the said Commissioners, or any 
three or more of them, of whom the said Arch- 
deacon shall be one, shall.” 

Pr. 6.1.17. Leave out “and incumbents.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 22. Leave out “ such parties” and in- 


sert “the Commissioners so appointed, or the ma- 


jority of them.” 

Pr. 7.1.17. After “ Churchwardens” insert “ at 
the expense of the parish.” 

Pr. 7. 1.23. After “ aforesaid” insert “at the 
expense of the said parish or district parish or 
= or parochial chapelry, as the case may 

e. 

Pr. 7.1.27. Leave out “the” and insert “ Her 
Majesty’s.” 

Pr. 7. 1.33. Leave out “the” and insert “ Her 
Majesty’s.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 33. Leave out “ the” and insert “ Her 
Majesty’s.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 12. After ‘ Commissioners” 
purporting to be.” 

Pr. 9.1.17. After “ transfer” insert Clauses (A.) 


insert 


and (B.) 


CriauseE (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That where 
any part of a cathedral church has been accus- 
tomed to be used as a parochial church, it shall 
be lawful for Her Majesty’s said Church Building 
Commissioners, with consent of the Ecclesiastical 
Commissioners for England, and with the con- 
sents of the Bishop of the diocese and of the 
Dean and Chapter of such cathedral church, and 
with the consents also of the Patron and of the 
Incumbent or Minister of such church, to transfer 
the rights, emoluments, tithes and other endow- 
ments (if any) as hereinbefore particularly speci- 
fied belonging to the Incumbent of such church, 
to any new church which has been or hereafter 
may be built, and which is situate in the parish 
where such part of such cathedral is, or is deemed 
to be, the parish church; and in case of such 
transfer the same provisions hereinbefore con- 
tained, touching the rights and privileges, succes- 
sion and appointment of the Incumbent or Minis- 
ter of such new church, and the performance of 
the offices therein, and the examination into the 
claims of parties claiming to hold pews or seats 
by faculty or prescription in the old parish church, 
and the assignment of pews or seats to those who 
have substantiated such claims as hereinbefore 
mentioned, shall apply to such new church which, 
after such transfer, shall become the parish church 
in lieu of the former parish church so belonging 
to such cathedral; and such new church, and 
the Incumbent or Minister thereof, shall, from 
and immediately after such transfer, be and re- 
main subject in all respects to the same ordinary 
and other ecclesiastical jurisdiction and superin- 
tendence as the old parochial church and the 
Incumbent or Minister thereof respectively were 
or otherwise world have been subject to; and the 

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“ part of the cathedral church so vacated shall 
“ thenceforth remain and be deemed to be part of 
“ the cathedral church itself, in the same manner 
“ and as fully as if it had never been used as a pa- 
“ rochial church, and shall thenceforth be subject 
“ to the same control and superintendence and to 
“ the same laws as to repairs as exist and are in 
“ force with respect to the cathedral church itself; 
“ and the sail shall thenceforth be exempt from 
“ all further liability (if any) to keep the same in 
“ repair: Provided always, That the party or parties 
“ liable to the repair of the said part of the said 
“ cathedral church whilst it was so used as a pa- 
“ rochial church shall continue to be liable to the 
“ repairs of such new church.” 

Cravse (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That where, 
“ at the passing of this Act, there is not any con- 
“ secrated church in one of two parishes which may 
“ have been for thirty years next before the passing 
“‘ of this Act united or reputed to have been united 
“ for ecclesiastical purposes, and where a new 
“‘ church has been or shall hereafter be built wholly 
“ or in part out of any funds at the disposal of Her 
“ Majesty’s said Commissioners, in the said parish 
“ in which there is not any such church as afore- 
“ said, the whole of such parish may, after the con- 
“* secration of such new church, be disunited for 
“ ecclesiastical purposes from the other parish, and 
“ may be formed into a separate and distinct parish 
“« for such purposes, with the same consents, in the 
“ same manner, and under and subject to the same 
“ provisions and consequences as are mentioned 
and contained in the hereinbefore-recited Acts, 
“ or any of them, or in this Act, relative to the 
formation of a distinct and separate parish where 
the same is formed out of one parish not united 
with another parish.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 29. Leave out from “ persons” to “ re- 
“ siding” in 1. 31. 

Pr. 10.1. 4. Leave out from ‘‘ same” to “shall” 
in 1, 8., and insert “and the first appointment of 
“ such persons in either of such cases shall take 
place at a meeting of the Minister of such church 
“ and the householders of the district, to be sum- 
“ moned in all respects as such Minister shall di- 
rect, and every subsequent appointment.” 

Pr. 10.1. 9. Leave out “ next.” 

Pr. 10. 1.10. After “ officers” insert “ at a meet- 
“ ing to be summoned in all respects as if such dis- 
trict were a parish, and such meeting a parish 
vestry meeting.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 17. Leave out from “ chapelry” to 
“ and” in 1, 24. 

Pr. 10, 1. 31. Leave out “ the” and insert “ Her 
Majesty’s.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 5. Leave out from “ arrear” to “and” 
in |. 8. 

Pr. 11. 1. 11. Leave out “ Incumbent or.” 

Pr.11. 1.16. Leave out “ Incumbent” and insert 
Minister.” 

Pr. 11.1. 28. Leave out from ‘“‘ persons” to 
“ shall” in 1. 30. 

Pr. 11, 1. 34, Leave out “the” and insert “ Her 
Majesty’s.” 

Pr. 13. 1. 35. Leave out from “ but” to “all” in 
1. 38. 

Pr. 13. 1. ult. After “ Churchwardens”’ insert 
shall be discharged within such district chapelry, 
or consolidated chapelry, and in respect of the 
church thereof, and also in respect of any such 
new church as aforesaid, without a district, by 
the Churchwardens who would have discharged 
“ the same if this Act had not been passed.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 10. Leave out “the” and insert “ Her 
Majesty’s.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 7, Leave out “ altar” and insert “ com- 
munion table.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 22. After “ chapelry” insert Clause 
(C.) 
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“ marriage may be published, and marriages, chris- 
tenings, churchings and burials performed in the 
“ church of every such consolidated chapelry so 
formed; and notwithstanding anything contained 
“ in the hereinbefore-recited Act passed in the fifty- 
“¢ ninth year of the reign of his late Majesty King 
“* George the Third to the contrary thereof, the fees 
“ arising therefrom shall, unless voluntarily relin- 
“ quished by them, or either of them, belong to the 

fee ti and Clerk respectively of the parishes 
“ out of which such consolidated chapelry shall have 
“ been formed, underthe provisions ofthis Act, during 
“ their respective incumbencies, or during the time 
“* the Clerk shall retain his situation; and the Incum- 
“ bent of such consolidated chapelry formed under 
“ this Act shall keep an account of the fees so re- 
ceived, and shall every year pay over the same to 
“ such Incumbents and Clerks respectively who 
“‘ would have been entitled to them if such conso- 
“ lidated chapelry had not been formed ; and after 
the next avoidance of such respective incumben- 
cies, and after the situations of such respective 
Clerks shall have become vacant, such fees shall 
“ belong and be paid to the Incumbent of such 
“ consolidated chapelry, and the Clerk of the 
“ church thereof.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 28. Leave out “the” and insert “ Her 
Majesty’s.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 6. Leave out “the ” and insert “ Her 
“ Majesty’s,” 

Pr. 18. 1. 35. Leave out “the” and insert “ Her 
“ Majesty’s.” 

Pr. 22.1. 15. After “ place” insert Clause (D.) 

Cuause (D.) “And be it Enacted, That any 
“ thing in the hereinbefore-recited Act passed in 
the third and fourth year of Her present Majesty 
“ to the contrary notwithstanding, it shall be lawful 
for Her Majesty’s said Commissioners, at any 
time, to alter the boundaries of a distinct and se- 
parate parish district, parish district chapelry or 
consolidated chapelry, although five years may 
not have elapsed since the description of such 
boundaries has been enrolled in the High Court 
of Chancery, or registered in the registry of the 
diocese ; provided that such alteration of boun- 
daries shall be subject to the same provisions, 
except as herein excepted, as are contained rela- 
tive thereto in the hereinbefore-recited Acts.” 

Pr, 23. 1.19. After “ benefice” insert “ and the 
license thereto shall operate in the same manner 
“ as institution to any benefice.” 

Pr. 23. 1, 34. After “ otherwise” insert “in the 
same manner as any other Incumbent is by law 
entitled to do.” 

Pr. 24, 1. 21. Leave out from “ reservation” to 
“ And” in Pr, 25. 1. 10., and insert “ Provided al- 
ways that nothing herein contained shall alter or 
affect the right of nomination or appointment be- 
longing or hereafter to belong to any corporate 
body or person in respect to the church of any 
such district chapelry.” 

Pr. 25. 1. 26. Leave out from “ the” to “and” 
in |. 27., and insert “ Archbishop or Bishop who 
“ may have granted the same, or by the successor 
“ of such Archbishop or Bishop.” 

Pr. 25. 1. ult. Leave out “ the” and insert “ Her 
“ Majesty’s.” ; 

Pr, 29.1. 15. After “ expedient” insert “and it 
“ shall also be lawful for the said Court of Chancery 
“ to apportion between the remaining part of such 
parish or place as aforesaid, and such separate 
“ divisions or districts, any debts or charges which 
“ may have been before the period of such appor- 
tionment contracted or charged upon the credit of 
any church rates in such parish or place.” 

Pr, 29. 1, 24. After “ Court” insert “and such 
“ apportioned debts or charges shall be raised and 
“ paid by the parish or place in which they may be 
“ apportioned in such and the like manner as the 


“ entirety was to be raised and paid, or in such 
“ manner 


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“ as the said Court shall direct, and when any se- 


“ curities may have been given for the same the 
“ Court may order new securities to be given for 
“ the apportioned debts by such persons and bodies, 
“ and in all respects as the said Court may direct, 
“ and all securities shall be valid and binding.” 

Pr. 29.1. 31. Leave out “and” and after “ gifts” 
insert “ and charges.” 

Pr. 30. 1. 10. Leave out from “ same” to “ And” 
in ]. 26. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the same, with Amendments; to 
which Amendments this House doth desire the con- 
currence of their Lordships. 


Real Property The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
(No. 1) Bill. mittee on the Real Property (No. 1.) Bill ; 
Resolved, That this House will, after the other 
Orders of the day, resolve itself into the said Com- 
mittee. 


Documentary The Order of the day being read, for the third 
Evidence Bill. reading of the Documentary Evidence Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time after 
the other Orders of the day. 


Assignment of 


sige The Order of the day being read, for the third 
erms Dill, 


reading of the Assignment of Terms Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time after 
the other Orders of the day. 


Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
(Cambridge and 
Huntingdon 
Line) Bill. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into consideration the Report on the Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway (Cambridge and Huntingdon Line) 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 


ingrossed. 


Ellison’s 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Ei- 
Estate Bill. 


lison’s Estate Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and that the Parties concerned had given their 
consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Com- 
mittee; and that the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and directed him to report the same, with- 
out Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Rochdale 
Vicarage 
(Molesworth’s 
Estate Bill, 


Mr. Antrobus reported from the Committee on the 
Rochdale Vicarage (Molesworth’s) Estate Bill, and 
towhom a Petition against the said Bill was re- 
ferred; That they had heard counsel in support of 
the said Petition, and had also heard counsel in fa- 
vour of the Bill; and that the Committee had exa- 
mined the allegations contained in the Preamble of 
the Bill, and had amended the same, and found the 
same, as amended, to be true; and that the Parties 
concerned had given their consent to the Bill, to the 
satisfaction of the Committee; and that the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Poor Law 


~ nba Petitions from Kinsale; — and, Dunshaughlin 
reland, 


Poor Law Union (Chairman); praying for alteration 
of the Poor Relief (Jreland) Act,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Promiscuous 
tT 
Antercourse, 


Petitions from Aylsham;—and, Norwich (five 
Petitions); complaining that there is a large class 
of persons who make a trade of, and live by the 
promotion of, Promiscuous Intercourse between the 
sexes ; and praying the House to invest magistrates 
and officers of police with such summary powers of 
proceeding in cases of suspected delinquency as 
shall enable them not only to deteci guilt but to 
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bring it to certain punishment,—were presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Guardians of Landlord 
the Mavan Union, praying for the amendment of = ee 
the law relative to Landlord and Tenant in Treland, ‘ aaa 
by legalizing the Tenant’s right to compensation for 
his outlay, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Practitioners in Medicine and Sur- Physic and 
gery, residing in Vottingham and its neighbourhood, S""8¢ry Bill. 
praying that the Physic and Surgery Bill may pass 
into a law, was presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the town and neigh- Public Houses. 

bourhood of Nantwich, in the county of Chester, 
praying the House to adopt measures for preventing 
the increase of houses licensed for the sale of in- 
toxicating drinks, and for diminishing toa very large 
extent the number already existing, and to pass a 
law for entirely abolishing the sale of intoxicating 
liquor on the Lord’s day, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House,— Poor Law. 
Returns of the several Unions and Parishes included 
in an Order of the Poor Law Commissioners, dated 
the 21st day of December 1844 (relative to Poor 
Persons who reside in such Unions or Parishes, but 
are not settled therein), distinguishing such of the 
same Unions and Parishes as have agreed from 
such of them as have refused to administer Relief 
through their Officers to any non-settled Poor, on 
behalf of the Unions or Parishes to which they be- 
long:—And, of the Number of Poor Persons be- 
longing to such of the said Unions and Parishes 
respectively as have refused so to administer such 
Relief, who at any time between the date of the said 
Order and the 25th day of March following, were re- 
ceiving non-resident Relief from the Union or Parish 
to which they belonged; and showing also how 
many of such last-mentioned Persons continued to 
receive Relief from the Unions or Parishes to which 
they belonged, at any time between the said 25th 
day of March and the 24th day of June following, 
and whether as resident or non-resident Poor; and 
showing also, as to such of them as were resident, 
whether Out-door or In-door Relief was given ; and 
stating as to such of them as were so relieved, being 
non-resident, by what species of agency such Relief 
was administered. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third Small Debts 
reading of the Small Debts (No. 3.) Bill; (No. 3.) Bill. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 
morrow, at twelve of the clock. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration g¢ottish Mid- 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- land Junction 
tituled, An Act for making a Railway from the *!!way Bill. 
City or Royal Burgh of Perth, by Stirling, to or 
near to the ‘Town or Royal Burgh of Forfar; and the 
same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 6. 1, 27. After ‘“‘ Company” insert Clauses 
(A.) and (B.) 

Criause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
Directors appointed by this Act shall continue in 
office until the first ordinary meeting to be held after 
the passing of this Act, and at such meeting the 
share-holders present, personally or by proxy, may 
either continue in office the Directors appointed 
by this Act, or any number of them, or may elect 
a new body of Directors, or Directors to supply 
the places of those not continued in office ; the 
Directors appointed by this Act being eligible as 
members of such new body.” 

Crause (B.) “ And beit Enacted, That at the 
first ordinary meeting to be held in the year next 

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after the year in which such last-mentioned Di- 
rectors shall have been appointed or elected, the 
share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
shall elect persons to supply the places of the Di- 
rectors then retiring from office, agreeably to the 
provisions in the said Companies Clauses Con- 
solidation (Scotland) Act contained ; and the 
several persons elected at any such meeting, being 
neither removed nor disqualified, nor having re- 
signed, shall continue to be Directors until others 
are elected in their stead in manner provided by 
the said Companies Clauses Consolidation (Scot- 
land) Act.” 

Pr. 8.1.37. After “ Perth” insert Clause (C.) 

Cuavuse (C.) “ And whereas the said Railway 
is intended to be constructed of such width as to 
admit of the laying down thereon of a double line 
of rails, but it is not proposed in the first instance 
to lay down more than a single line of rails; Be 
it therefore Enacted, That if it shall appear to the 
Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade 
and Plantations that an additional line of rails is 
required for the safety of the public using the said 
Railway, then, and in such case, the said Com- 
pany shall, and they are hereby required, upon re- 
ceiving an order to that effect from the Lords of 
the said Committee, to lay down an additional 
line of rails upon the said Railway, within such 
time as shall be fixed by the Lords of the said 
Committee for the purpose.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 36. After “ ferry” insert Clause (D.) 

Crause (D.) “ And, whereas the Trustees act- 
ing in the execution of the Act passed in the 
second and third years of the reign of His late 
Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled, An 
Act for effectually making, maintaining and re- 
pairing certain Roads, with the necessary Bridges 
thereon, in the Counties of Perth, Stirling and 
Forfar, have borrowed and expended considerable 
sums of money in making and repairing the road 
from Perth to Coupar Angus, and from thence 
towards Glammiss, as far as the confines of the 
county of Perth; and the Trustees under the said 
recited Act, having the charge of the road from 
Perth towards Metkiam, passing near Scone and 
Byers by the new bridge over the River Js/a, till 
it joinsthe road on the north side of the River Isla, 
from Blairgowrie to the Ferry across the Tay at 
Kinclazen, have also borrowed and expended con- 
siderable sums of money in making and repairing 
the said road: And whereas the Trustees acting 
in the execution of another Act passed in the 
first and second years of the reign of His said late 
Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled, An 
Actfor more effectually making, amending, widen- 
ing, repairing and keeping in Repair certain Roads 
in the County of Forfar, and having charge of the 
Road from Forfar to Kerriemuir, passing through 
or into the parishes of Forfar, Glammiss and 
Kerriemuir, have also borrowed and expended 
considerable sums of money in making and re- 
pairing the said road: And whereas various other 
persons have become personally liable for the pay- 
ment of money raised and applied to such pur- 
poses, which sums are now due and owing on the 
credit of the tolls on the said respective lines of 
road: And whereas the revenues of the said roads 
may be materially diminished by reason of the 
traflick thereon being diverted therefrom to the 
Railway hereby authorized to he made, which is 
intended to be carried across the said roads, or 
otherwise to alter the present surface of the same: 


And whereas it is just and expedient that the | 


said Trustees and other parties who have so ren- 
dered themselves personally liable, should be re- 
lieved of a portion of the said debts; Be it there- 
fore Enacted, That the Company shall pay to the 
Trustees such sum of money by way of compen- 
sation as shall be agreed upon between the Com- 
pany and the said Trustees, and failing such 














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agreement it shall be competent for the said 
Trustees, or any party who shall have so rendered 
himself’ personally liable as aforesaid, to apply to 
the Sheriff of the county within which the roads 
in respect of which the debt is claimed are situated, 
who shall inquire and determine whether any, and 
what, amount of compensation should be paid by 
the Company to such Trustees, in the manner 
provided by the said Lands Clauses Consolidation 
Act, in regard to compensation, to be settled by 
the Sheriff, or if the party claiming such compen- 
sation shall signify his or their desire to such 
Company to have the question of compensation 
and the amount thereof settled by arbitration, and 
shall enter into a written agreement for that pur- 
pose, then, within twenty-one days after the re- 
ceipt of any notice signifying such desire, the 
same shall be settled by arbitration in manner 
provided in the said Lands Clauses Consolidation 
Act, for settling the price of the lands by arbitra- 
tion, or it shall be in the power of the Sheriff to 
ascertain the amount of compensation by directing 
that an account shall be taken of the amount of 
the tolls paid on such respective lines of road, and 
the necessary expenditure for the ordinary main- 
tenance and repair thereof during the three years 
preceding the passing of the Railway Act, and 
that an account shall in like manner be taken of 
the amount of the tolls which shall be paid on 
such roads, and of the necessary expenditure for 
the ordinary maintenance and repair thereof during 
the three years following the opening of the said 
Railway to the public, and the average amount 
of the tolls on such respective lines of road being 
so ascertained for the said respective periods of 
three years, if the amount shall have decreased 
during the second period, the said Sheriff shall 
thereupon determine the amount of the loss sus- 
tained by the said respective Road Trusts through 
the operation of the Railway, and shall convert 
the amount of such average annual loss into 
capital, at the rate of such number of years’ pur- 
chase as in the circumstances of the case shall 
seem just, and shall declare and decree the 
amount of the compensation to be paid by the 
Railway Company to the Road Trustees, and the 
sums paid as such compensation shall be applied, 
so far as the same will extend, in payment and 
extinction of the debts now due on the credit 
of the tolls; and for any sum which shall be so 
ascertained, decreed or awarded to be paid, and 
be paid by the Company, such Company shall 
become creditors upon the tolls of the road, in 
place of the creditors whose debts shall have so 
been paid off, but postponed both as to principal 
and interest to the creditors in the other debts 
affecting the said respective lines of road, and 
that no greater burden of debt shall be created 
upon the said respective lines of road or the credit 
of the said tolls thereon respectively, than the 
amount of debt now due and owing upon thesame.” 

Pr. 23. 1. 36. Leave out “ the promoters of.” 

Pr. 25. 1. 6. Leave out ‘‘ or” and insert “ and.” 

Pr. 40. 1. 38, After “authorized” insert “ adjoins 
and.” 

Pr, 42. 1. 11. Leave out “ such Bills” and insert 
this Act.” 

Leave out the Schedule to the Bill. i 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 


were agreed to. 


Ordered, That Mr. Stuart Wortley do carry the 


Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 


hath agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 


Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of Lutwidge’s (Fletcher’s) Estate Bill, no 
Standing Orders were applicable. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the we 
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Lutwidge’s 
(Fletcher's) 
Estate Bill. 


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Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of Severne’s Estate Bill, no Standing Or- 
ders were applicable. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Severne’s 
Estate Bill. 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copy of Correspondence respecting the 
Affairs of Syria, 1843, 1844, 1845, Parts I. and II. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Syria. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That the Order of the day for the Committee 
of Supply be now read :— 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Duckworth and 


Supply 5 


Message from 


the Lords. = Mr. Lynch : 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 
Geological A Bill, intituled, An Act to facilitate the Comple- 
Survey Bill. tion of a Geological Survey of Great Britain and 
Freland, under the Direction of the First Commis- 
sioner for the time being of Her Majesty’s Woods 
Works. 
South Eastern = =89 A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the South 
CTanbeldge to Eastern Railway Company to make or complete a 
Tunbridge Branch Railway from the South Eastern Railway 
Wells) Bil. at Tunbridge to Tunbridge Wells. 
Cons ; A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Company 
Railway Bil, Of Proprietors of the Thames and Medway Canal to 


raise a further Sum of Money, and to amend the 
Acts relating to the said Company, and to enable 
the said Company to widen, extend and maintain a 
Railway from Gravesend to Rochester: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendment made 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for 
making further Regulations for more effectually 
securing the Correctness of the Jurors’ Books in 
Treland, without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendment made 


Jurors’ Books 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Lord Monson’s 


ee ae. by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for 
granting Building and Farming Leases of the 
Estates in Surrey, devised by the Will of the Right 
honourable Frederick John Lord Monson, deceased, 
and for other Purposes, without any Amendment: 
And also, 
Gildart’s The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 
ante by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for 
"vesting the Freehold and Copyhold Estates devised 
by the Wills of Francis Gildart and John Gildart, 
Esquires, deceased, in Trustees, for Sale, without any 
Amendment: And also, 
—— The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 
State Dill. 


by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to au- 
thorize Grants in Fee and Leases for Terms of Years, 
for Building Purposes, of the Settled Estate of John 
Hawkins, Esquire, deceased, situate in Cheetham, in 
the Parish of Manchester, in the County of Lancas- 
ter, without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 
by this House to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships to the Bill, intituled, An Act to authorize 
the Company of Proprietors of the Menmonthshire 
Canal Navigation to make a Railway from Newport 
to Ponty Pool, and to enlarge the Powers of the 
several Acts relating to the said Company, without 
any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
way (Gloucester “Ct to enable the Birmingham and Gloucester Rail- 
Exteusions, | Way Company to make Extension Lines at Gloucester, 
pay ety a Branch at Stoke Prior, and a Junction with the 

ecg Midland Railway at Aston-juxta- Birmingham, with 
Junction) Bill, Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 


Newport and 
Ponty Pool 
Railway Bill. 


Birmingham and 
Gloucester Rail- 


London and 
South Western 
Railwa 


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and the Guildford Junction Railway Company to 
sell, the Guildford Junction Railway, with Amend- 
ments; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 
The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An South Eastern 
Act to enable the South Eastern Railway Company Railway 
to widen certain Parts of the Londonand Greenwich eer 
Railway, with an Amendment ; to which Amend- the London and 
ment the Lords desire the concurrence of this Greenwich | 
House: And also, ene ote 
The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Waste Land 
to amend an Act, intituled, An Act for regulating —— 
the Sale of Waste Land belonging to the Crown, 1 
in the Australian Colonies, and to make further 
Provision for the Management thereof; to which the 
Lords desire the concurrence of this House :—And 
then the Messengers withdrew. 


And the Question being again proposed, That the Supply ; 
Order of the day for the Committee of Supply be 
now read ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
“ a Statement be made, on the part of the Govern- Fducation. 
ment, of the condition and prospect of such Edu- 
cational Establishments as are supported wholly 
or partially by a vote of this House; 2. That it 
is expedient that the formation of Public Libraries, 


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freely open to the public be encouraged ; 3. That 
it is expedient that Schools for the training of 
Masters be more extensively promoted ; 4. That 
it is expedient that appointments to the subor- 
dinate offices of Government be made (as far as 
possible) by examination of the merits of the 
candidates for such offices,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question : 
—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Order of the day for the Com- 
mittee of Supply be now read ; and the same being 
read ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words, 
“ a Select Committee be appointed, to inquire into School of De- 
the allegations contained in the Petition of the ‘8 
Senior Students of the School of Design in So- 
merset House, and into the general management 
and present state of that School,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question : 
—I!t was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Motion made, and Question proposed, That a Bahama 
Sum, not exceeding Three thousand four hundred Islands. 
and ten pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to de- 
fray the Charge of the Civil Establishment of the 
Bahama Islands, to the 31st day of March 1846, 
and of the Lighthouses there ; 

Whereupon Motion made, and Question proposed, 

That a Sum, not exceeding Three thousand two 
hundred and seventy — be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Civil Establish- 
ment of the /ahama Islands, to the 31st day of 
March 1846, and of the Lighthouses there :—Motion, 
by leave, withdrawn. 

Original Question put, and agreed to. 

2. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four Bermudas, 
thousand and forty-nine pounds, be granted to Her 


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(No. 2.) Bill, South Western Railway, and to authorize the Lon-| ment of the Bermudas, to the 31st day of March 


don and South Western Railway Company to buy, | 1846. 


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3. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand and seventy pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Civil Establish- 
ment of Prince Edward’s Island, to the 31st day 
of March 1846. 

4. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to de- 
fray the Expense of the Establishment at Sable 
Island, for the Relief of Shipwrecked Persons, to 
the 31st day of March 1846. 

5. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirteen 
thousand six hundred and eighty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Civil 
Establishments on the Western Coast of Africa, 
to the 31st day of March 1846. 

6. Motion made, and Question proposed, That a 
Sum, not exceeding Twelve thousand pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the 
Civil Establishment of Saint Helena, and of Pen- 
sions and Allowances to the Civil and Military Offi- 
cers of the East India Company’s late Establishment 
in that Island, to the 31st day of March 1846 ; 

Whereupon Motion made, and Question, That a 
Sum, not exceeding Eleven thousand and six hundred 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the 
Charge of the Civil Establishment of Saint Helena, 
and of Pensions and Allowances to the Civil and 
Military Officers of the East India Company’s late 
Establishment in that Island, to the 31st day of 
March 1846 put, and Negatived. 

Original Question put, and agreed to. 

7. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Seven 
thousand two hundred and nineteen pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of 
the Settlement of Western Australia, to the 31st 
day of March 1846. 

8. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand one hundred and seventy-one pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray Expenses incurred 
at South Australia. 


Prince Edward’s 
Island. 


Sable Island. 


Western Coast 
of Africa, 


Saint Helena. 





Western 
Australia. 


South Australia, 


Port Essington. 
thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine pounds, 


be granted to Her Majesty, in aid of the Charge of | 


the Settlement at Port Essington. 

10. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Seven 
thousand four hundred and eighty-six pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
the Government of the Falkland Islands, to the 31st 
day of March 1846. 

11. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
thousand and twenty-three pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Civil 
Establishment of Heligoland, to the 31st day of 
March 1846. 

12. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eighteen 
thousand three hundred and ninety-four pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
the Salaries of the Governors and Lieutenant Go- 
vernors, and others, in the West India Colonies, to 
the 31st day of March 1846. 

13. Motion made, and Question put, That a Sum, 


Falkland 


Islands, 


Heligoland, 


West India 
Colonies. 


British North 


oe not exceeding Eleven thousand three hundred and 
fifty-three pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Expense of the Ecclesiastical Establish- 
ment of the British North American Provinces, to 
the 3ist day of March 1846 ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for thef Mr. Henry Baring, : 
Yeas, Ll Mr. Young: } ae 
Tellers for thef Mr. Sharman Crawford, 1 
Noes, — | Mr. William Williams: J 1° 
Indian 14. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eighteen 
(Ousta) thousand eight hundred and ninety-five pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
the Jndian Department in Canada, to the 31st day 
of March 1846. 
Colonial Land 15. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceening Ten 
ta thousand four hundred and ninety-five pounds, be 


granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
the Colonial Land and Emigration Board, and other 


28°— 20° Juliz. 


9. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Five | 
| Hong Kong, and of tie Consular Establishments at 





A. 1845. 


Expenses connected with Emigration, to the 31st 
day of March 1846. 

16. Motion made, and Question put, That a Sum, West India 
not exceeding Forty-eight thousand and eight hun- Colonies, &amp;e, 
dred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray 
the Charge of the Salaries, Allowances and Contin- 
gencies of the Stipendiary Justices in the West India 
Colonies, the Cape of Good Hope and the Mau- 
ritius, to the 31st day of March 1846 ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the { Mr. Young, } 

Yeas, Mr. Henry Baring: 61. 

Tellers for the { Mr. William Williams, 

Noes, \ Mr. Sharman Crawford: f ae. 

17. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Six Negro Educa. 
thousand pounds,-be granted to Her Majesty, to tion. 
defray ilk Expenses as Her Majesty may incur, in 
the year 1845, in aiding the Local Legislatures in 
providing for the, Religious and Moral Instruction 
of the Emancipated Negro Population. 

18. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirty- Captured 
five thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, Negroes, &amp;. 
to defray Expenses incurred for the Support of Cap- 
tured Negroes and Liberated Africans, under the 
Acts for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, to the 
31st day of March 1846. 

19. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Twenty- Slave Trade 
four thousand-pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, Commissions, 
to pay, to the 31st day of March 1846, the Salaries 
and Incidental Expenses of the Commissions esta- 
blished on the part of Her Majesty under the 
Treaties with Foreign Powers for suppressing the 
Traffic in Slaves. 

20. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One Consular 
hundred and ten thousand seven hundred and fifty Establishment 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the “&gt;. 
Charge of the Consular Establishment Abroad, to 
the 31st day of March 1846. 

21. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eighty China. 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Charge of the British Establishment at © 


the five Ports open to British Trade in China, to 
the 31st day of March 1846. 

22. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eighteen Ministers at 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to Foreign Cou 
defray extraordinary Expenses incurred by Her 
Mujesty’s Ministers at Foreign Courts, to the 31st 
day of March 1846. 

Resolutions to be reported. 








And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning ; 


Martis, 29° die Julii, 1845: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 

Mr. Greene also acquainted the House, That he 
was directed to move, That the Committee may 
have leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Physic and 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into E 4 
; urgery Dil. 


a Committee upon the Physic and Surgery Bill; ro 
and, after some spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed No. 57: 
the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
sideration upon this day three months; and the 
Bill, as amended, to be printed. 
Colleges of 


Physicians aud 
Surgeons Bill. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons 


wat, Resolved, 








Slave Trade 
(Brazil) Bill. 


Municipal 
Districts, &amp;e., 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Turnpike-roads 
(Ireland) Bill. 


Ways and 
Means. 


Joint Stock 


Banks (Scotland 


and Ireland) 
Bill. 


Granting of 
Leases Bill. 


Valuation 


(Ireland) Bill. 
No. 580. 


Rea! Property 
(No. 1.) Bill, 


Documentary 
Evidence Bill. 


Assignment of 


Terms Bill, 


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Resolved, That this House will, upon this day 
three months, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the Report on the Slave Trade (Brazil) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Thurs- 
day next. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Municipal Districts, &amp;c., 
(Ireland) Bill; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day, 
at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the Report on the Turnpike-roads (Ireland) Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow, 
at twelve of the clock. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, re- 
solve itself into the said Committee. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Joint Stock Banks (Scotland and Ire- 
land) Bill; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, at twelve 
of the clock, resolve itself into the said Committee. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to fa- 
cilitate the Granting of certain Leases, was, accord- 
ing to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bouverie do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments this House doth desire the concurrence 
of their Lordships. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Valuation 
(Ireland) Bill:—The Bill was re-committed to a 
Committee of the whole House :—The House im- 
mediately resolved itself into the said Committee ; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
sideration To-morrow, at twelve of the clock ; and 
the Bill, as amended, to be printed. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into 
a Committee upon the Real Property (No. 1.) Bill; 
and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow, 
at twelve of the clock. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to fa- 
cilitate the Admission in Evidence of certain Official 
and other Documents, was, according to Order, read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bouverie do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments this House doth desire the concurrence 
of their Lordships. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Assignment of Terms Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
To-morrow, at twelve of the clock. 


Vor. 100. 


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The Order made upon the 17th day of this instant 
July, for committing the Naval Medical Supple- 
mental Fund Society Bill to a Select Committee, was 
read, and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Bill be committed to a Com- 
mittee of the whole House. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


The House was moved, That the Order made 
upon the 2d day of this instant July, That a Select 
Committee be appointed to consider the expediency 
of erecting a Building in the neighbourhood of the 
Inns of Court, for the sittings of the Courts of Law 
and Equity, in lieu of the present Courts adjoining 
to Westminster Hall, with a view to the more speedy, 
convenient and effectual Administration of Justice, 
might be read ; and the same being read ; 

A Committee was nominated of Mr. Charles Buller, 
the Earl of Lincoln, Mr. Richards, Colonel Thomas 
Wood, Mr. William Henry Bodkin, Mr. Pakington, 
Mr. Nicholl,Sir Thomas Wilde, Mr. Tancred, Viscount 
Ebrington, Mr. Roebuck, Mr. Aldam, Sir Robert 
Harry Inglis, Mr. Attorney-General and Mr. Vil- 
liers, with power to’ send for persons, papers and 
records. 

Ordered, That Five be the Quorum. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of all Vessels that have been taken into Her 
Majesty’s Service under the several Acts and Trea- 
ties relating to the Slave Trade, since the 24th day 
of August 1839, describing the Flag under which 
such Vessels were seized, the registered Tonnage, 
as well as that by British Admeasurement ; stating 
whether Copper or Iron fastened, and if taken with 
their Stores and Furniture; likewise the appraised 
or estimated Value of each Vessel, and the Sums 
which the Board of Admiralty have deemed a proper 
Price for the same. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed 
to inquire into the Management of the Naval Me- 
dical Supplemental Fund, have power to report 
their Opinion thereupon from time to time to the 
House. 

Mr. Corry reported from the said Committee, 
That they had considered the matters to them 
referred, and had come to a Resolution, which they 
had directed him to report to the House; and the 
Resolution of the Committee was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That it is the Opinion of this Committee, 
that with a view to prevent any encroachments on 
the capital of the Naval Medical Supplemental Fund 
Society, it is expedient to enable the Patron and 
President of the Society to increase the premium, 
if they shall think fit, to the amount proposed in the 
Tables, as provided in the 13th rule; and also to 
make such reductions in the Pensions payable to 
the Widows, not exceeding one-third of their present 
amount, as the exigencies of the case may seem to 
require; any Act to be in force till the end of the 
next Session of Parliament. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The Recognizances for Costs Bill was read the 
first time, and ordered to be read a second time To- 
morrow, at twelve of the clock ; and to be printed. 


Mr. Sidney Herbert presented, by Her Majesty’s 
Command,—Copies or Extracts of any Correspon- 
dence between the Secretary of State and the Go- 
vernor of Van Diemen’s Land on the subject of 
Convict Discipline. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on 
White’s Charity Estate Bill; That they nad exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the same 

5M 3 to 


Naval Medical 
Supplemental 
Fund Society 
Bill. 


Courts of Law 
and Equity. 


Slave Vessels. 


Naval Medical 
Supplemental 
Fund. 


No. 581. 


Recognizances 


for Costs Bill. 
No. 582. 


Convict 


Discipline. 


White’s Charity 
Estate Bill. 











Spirit Licenses 
(Scotlaud.) 


Commercial 
Marine. 


No. 583. 


Waste Land 
(Australia) 
Bill. 


No. 584, 


Vinegar Makers 
and Vinegar. 


No. 585. 


New Churches. 


Committees, 


Court of 
Chancery Bill. 


Stock in Trade 
Bill. 


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to be true; and that the Parties concerned had given 
their consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the 
Committee; and that the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and directed him to report the 
same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 
a ion of all the Spirit Licenses granted in each 
Parish in Scotland, stating the Trade or Profession 
of the Holder of each such License. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Mr. Wawn reported from the Select Committee 
appointed to inquire into the Condition and State of 
the Commercial Marine of the Country, and to take 
into consideration and report on the best Mode of 
encouraging and extending the Employment of Bri- 
tish Shipping; That they had considered the matters 
referred to them, and directed him to make a Report 
thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The Waste Land (Australia) Bill was read the 
first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
To-morrow, at twelve of the clock; and to be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Vinegar 
Makers and Vinegar, which was presented upon 
Thursday last, be printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till two of the clock on Tuesday morning, 
adjourned till this day. 





Martis, 29° die Julii ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


R. Forster, from the Commissioners for Build- 

ing New Churches, was called in; and at the 
bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an Act 
of Parliament,—An Account of Charges and Ex- 
penses paid by Her Majesty’s Commissioners for 
Building New Churches, from 25th March 1844 to 
the 25th March 1845 :—And then he withdrew. 


Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That all Committees have leave to sit 
this day, till five of the clock, during the sitting of 
the House. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 
amending certain Acts of the fourth and fifth years 
of the reign of Her Majesty, for facilitating the 
Administration of Justice in the Court of Chancery, 
and for providing for the Discharge of the Duties of 
the Subpeena Office, after the Death, Resignation 
or Removal of the present Patentee of that Office, 
was, according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments this House doth desire the concur- 
rence of their Lordships. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue the Exemption of 
Inhabitants of Parishes, Townships and Villages 
from Liability to be rated as such, in respect ot 
Stock in Trade or other Property, to the Relief of 


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the Poor, was, according to Order, read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to continue until the First day of 
October One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
six, and to the end of the then Session of Parlia- 
ment, the Exemption of Inhabitants of Parishes, 
Townships and Villages from Liability to be rated 
as such, in respect of Stock in Trade or other Pro- 
perty, to the Relief of the Poor. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their cuncurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend the Laws relating Removal of 
to the Removal of Poor Persons born in Scotland, Paupers Bill, 
Ireland, the Islands of Man, Scilly, Jersey or Guern- 
sey, and chargeable in England, was, according to 
Order, read the third time ; and Amendments were 
made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself Apprehension 

into a Committee upon the Apprehension of Of- of Offenders 
fenders Bill; and, after some time spent therein,” 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and directed him to report the same, with- 
out Amendment. 

Ordered, ‘That the Bill be read the third time 
To-morrow. 


Mr. Greene reported the Municipal Districts, &amp;c., Municipal 
(Ireland) Bill; and the Amendments were read, Districts, &amp;., 
and agreed to. oe 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read third time To-morrow. 


Mr. Greene reported the Games and Wagers Games and 
Bill ; and the Amendments were read, as follow: Waeers Bill 
Pr. 3. 1.39. Leave out from ‘“ Acts” to “ and” 
in |. ult., and insert “ containing any provision 
“ against unlawful games at gaming-houses.” 
Pr. 4. 1. 9. After “ house” insert “ room.” 
Pr. 4. 1. 16. After “ house” insert “ room.” 
Pr. 4. 1.20. After “ hand” insert “ when in his 
“ discretion he shall think fit.” 
Pr. 4. 1. 23. After “ house” insert “ room or 
“ place.” 
Pr. 4. 1. ult. After “ house” insert * room or 
“ place.” 
Pr. 6. 1. 28. Leave out “ under this Act.” 
Pr. 7. 1. 1. Leave out ‘‘ or” and after “ room” 
insert “ or place.” 
Pr. 7. 1. 3. Leave out “ to be” and insert “is.” 
Pr. 7. 1. 10. Leave out “ or” and after “ room” 
insert “ or place.” 
Pr. 7. 1. 22. Leave out “ and destroy.” 
Pr. 7. 1. ult. Leave out “ or” and after “ room” 
insert “ or place.” 
Pr. 8. 1. 2. After “ that” insert “ tables or.” 
Pr. 8. 1. 6. Leave out from “to” to “ And” in 
1. 13., and insert “seize all tables and instruments 
“ of gaming which he shall so find.” 
Pr. 8. 1. 18. Leave out “ or.” 
Pr. 8. 1.19. Leave out from “ room” to “ or” 
in 1, 22., and insert “ or place suspected to be used 
“ as a common gaming-house, and entered under a 
“ warrant or order issued under the provisions of 
“ this Act.” 
Pr. 8. 1. 
Pr. 


27. Leave out “ or.” 

. 28. After “ room” insert “ or place.” 
Pr, . 31. After “room” insert “ or place.” 
Pr. .32. After “ such” insert “ tables or.” 
Pr. 9. 1. 5. Leave out from “ constable” to “ of” 

in 1. 6., and insert “ entering the same under a 

“‘ warrant or order issued under the provisions of 

“ this Act, or in the presence.” u 
Pr. 9. 1]. 12. Leave out from ‘“ warrant to 

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direct all such tables and.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 10. After “ gaming” insert Clause (A.) 

CravuseE (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
Justices in every division, district and place in 
England, for which a special session of the Jus- 
tices of the Peace (called the general annual 
licensing meeting) is holden annually for granting 
licenses to persons keeping or being about to keep 
inns, ale-houses and victualling-houses, to sell 
exciseable liquors by retail to be drunk or con- 
sumed on the premises therein specified, shall 
have authority at such general annual licensing 
meeting, or at any adjournment thereof, to grant 
billiard licenses to such persons as the said Jus- 
tices shall, in their discretion, deem fit and proper 
to keep public billiard-tables and _bagatelle- 
boards, or instruments used in any game of the 
like kind ; and at the special sessions holden for 
transferring licenses to keep inns, shall have 
authority to transfer such billiard licenses to such 
other persons as they, in their discretion, shall 
deem fit and proper to continue to hold the same, 
and who in each case shall be required to give 
the like notice of their intention to apply for such 
billiard license, and entitled to receive the like 
notice of the licensing days as is required in the 
case of persons intending to apply for a license, 
or the transfer of a license, to sell exciseable 
liquors by retail to be drunk or consumed on the 
premises, or as near thereto as the case will allow ; 
and every such billiard license shall be in the 
form given in the third Schedule annexed to this 
Act, and shall continue in force, in the counties 
of Middlesex and Surrey from the fifth day of 
April, and elsewhere from the tenth day of Oc- 
tober, after the granting thereof, for one whole 
year thence respectively next ensuing, and no 
longer; and the Clerk of the Justices shall be 
entitled to demand and receive from every person 
licensed under this Act, for the petty constable or 
other peace officer for serving notices, and other 
services required of him, the sum of one shilling, 
and for the clerk of the Justices, for the license, 
the sum of five shillings; and every clerk who 
shall demand or receive from any person for such 
fees more than the said sums, being together six 
shillings, shall for every such offence, on convic- 
tion before one Justice, forfeit and pay the sum 
of five pounds.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 11. Leave out from “ the” to “ next” 


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counties of Middlesex and Surrey, and elsewhere 
after the tenth day of October.” 

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premises specified in any license granted under 
an Act passed in the ninth year of the reign of 
King George the Fourth, intituled, ‘ An Act to 
regulate the granting of Licenses to Keepers of 
Inns, Ale-houses and Victualling-houses in Eng- 
land,’ hereinafter called a victuallers’ license, shall 
be licensed under this Act; and after the said 
fifth day of April, in Middlesex and Surrey, and 
elsewhere after the said tenth day of October, 
every person keeping any such public billiard- 
table or bagatelle-board or instrument used in 
any game of the like kind for public use, without 
being duly licensed so to do, and not holding a 
victuallers’ license for the house or premises 
where such billiard-tabie, bagatelle-board or other 
instrument as aforesaid is kept or used, and also 
every person licensed under this Act who shall 
not during the continuance of such billiard license 
8 and keep up the words ‘Licensed for Bil- 
iards’ legibly printed in some conspicuous place 
near the door and on the outside of the house 
specified in the license, shall be liable to be pro- 
ceeded against as the keeper of a common gam- 
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ing-house, and beside any penalty or punishment 
to which he may be liable if convicted of keeping 
a common gaming-house.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 34. Leave out “ thereof” and insert 
of keeping such unlicensed billiard-table, baga- 
telle-board or other instrument as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 37. After “ any” insert Police Ma- 
gistrate or any.” 

Pr. 10.1. 89. After “pounds” insert “ for every 
day on which such billiard-table, bagatelle-board 
or instrument as aforesaid, shall be used.” 

Pr. 10. 1. ult. After “ the” insert “ Magistrate 
or.” 
Pr. 12. 1. 3. After “ the” insert “ Magistrate 
or.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 14. After “ of” insert “the Magis- 
gistrate or.” 

Pr. 12. 1. 20. After “ offence” insert Clauses 
(B.) (C.) and (D.)” 

Cuiause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That every 
person licensed under this Act who shall be con- 
victed before a Police Magistrate, or two Justices 
acting in and for the division or place in which 
shall be situated the house kept or theretofore 
kept by such person, of any offence against the 
tenor of the license to him granted, shall be liable 
to the same penalties an punishments, in the 
case of a first, secund or third offence respectively, 
to which persons licensed under an Act passed in 
the ninth year of the reign of King George the 
Fourth, intituled ‘ An Act to regulate the grant- 
ing of Licenses to Keepers of Inns, Ale-houses 
and Victualling-houses in England,’ are respec- 
tively liable on conviction of a first, second or 
third offence against the tenor of the license 
granted to them under the last-recited Act, or as 
near thereunto as the nature of the case will allow ; 
and all the provisions of the last-recited Act with 
respect to convictions and penalties for offences 
against the last-recited Act, and the proceedings 
for enforcing the same, and to the expenses of 
prosecution and penalties on witnesses for not 
attending, and the recovery and application of 
penalties, and the proceedings on appeals against 
convictions, and the award of costs on appeals 
and in actions against Justices, constables or 
other persons for any thing done in execution of 
the last-recited Act, shall be deemed to apply, so 
far as they are applicable, to convictions for 
offences against the tenor of the licenses granted 
under this Act, and to the proceedings consequent 
thereupon or connected therewith, as if they were 
herein re-enacted.” 

Cuause (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That every 
person keeping any public billiard-table or baga- 
telle-board, or instrument used in any game of the 
like kind, whether he be licensed to sell excise- 
able liquors by retail to be drunk or consumed on 
the premises, or licensed under this Act, who 
shall allow any person to play at such table, board 
or instrument before eight of the clock in the 
morning of any day, or after midnight, or at an 
time on Sundays, Christmas-day or Good Friday, 
or any day appointed to be kept as a public fast 
or thanksgiving, shall be liable to the penalties 
herein provided in the case of persons keeping 
such public billiard-table, bagatelle-board or in- 
strument as aforesaid for public use without 
license; and during those times when play at 
such table, board or instrument is not allowed by 
this Act, every house licensed under this Act, 
and every billiard-room in every house specified 
in any license to sell exciseable liquors by retail 
to be drunk or consumed on the premises, shall 
be closed, and the keeping of the same open, or 
allowing any person to play therein or thereat, at 
any of the times or on any of the days during 
which such play is not allowed by this Act, shall 
be deemed in each case an offence against the 
tenor of the license of the person so offending.” 

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be lawful for all constables and officers of police 
to enter into any house, room or place where any 
public table or board is kept for playing at bil- 
liards, bagatelle or any game of the like kind, 
when and so often as such constables and officers 
shall think proper; and every person licensed 
under the said Act of the ninth year of the reign 
of King George the Fourth, or under this Act, 
who shall refuse to admit or who shall not admit 
any such constable or officer of police into such 
house, room or place, shall, on conviction, thereof 
before a Police Magistrate, or any two Justices of 
the peace, be deemed guilty of an offence against 
the tenor of his license, whether the same be a 
billiard license or a victuallers’ license, and, in the 
case of a first, second, third or subsequent offence, 
shall be punished accordingly.” __ 

Pr. 13.1. 29. After ‘“‘ repealed” insert “ except 
as to any penalties incurred on or before the fifth 
day of March in the year One thousand eight 
hundred and Forty-four, for recovering which any 
suit shall have been commenced before the said 
fifth day of March, and the proceedings for re- 
covery and application of the same.” 


Pr. 19. 1. 30. After “ceased” insert Clause (E.) 

Crause (E.) “ And be it Enacted, That in Jre- 
land the terms Metropolitan Police Force, and 
the terms Commissioners of Police of the Metro- 
polis and the terms Metropolitan Police District 
shall mean and include respectively the Dublin 
Metropolitan Police Force, the Commissioners of 
Police of Dublin Metropolis and the Police Dis- 
trict of Dublin Metropolis.” 


Amendments in the second Schedule added to 


the Bill: 


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L. 10. After “ whereas” insert “ A. B. affirms 
and C. D. denies [here state fully the fact or 
facts in issue] and.” 

L. 12. After “ ascertaining” insert “ the truth.” 

L. 13. Leave out from “jury” to “and” in 


- 17. 


At the end of the Bill add third Schedule: 


“ The Third Schedule. 
“ Form of License. 
“ At the General Annual Licensing Meeting [or 
an adjournment of the General Annual Licensing 
Meeting, or at a Special Petty Session] of Her 
Majesty’s Justices of the Peace acting for the di- 
vision [or, liberty, &amp;c., as the case may be] of 


in the county of holden 
at on the day of 
in the year 


for the purpose of granting Billiard Licenses, We 
being of Her Majesty’s Justices of the 
Peace acting for the said county [or liberty, &amp;c., 
as the case may be], and being the majority of 
those assembled at the said Session, do hereby 
authorize and empower A. L., now dwelling at 

in the parish of to 
keep a house for public Billiard-playing, at [here 
specify the house], provided that he [or she] put 
and keep up the words ‘ Licensed for Billiards,’ 
legibly printed on some conspicuous vlace near the 
door and on the outside of the said honse, and do 
not wilfully or knowingly permit drurikenness or 
other disorderly conduct in the said house, and do 
not knowingly suffer any unlawful games therein, 
and do not knowingly suffer persons of notoriously 
bad character to assemble and meet together 
therein, and do not open the said house for play, 
or allow any piay therein before eight of the clock 
in the morning, or keep it open or allow any play 
therein after midnight, or on Sundays, Christmas- 
day or Good Friday, or on any day appointed for 
a public fast or thanksgiving, but do maintain 
good order and rule therein; and this License shall 
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next until the day of 

then next following, and no longer. 
“Given under our hands and seals on the day and 
“ at the place first written.” 


The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


A Clause was offered to be added to the Bill, 
(And be it Enacted, That nothing herein contained 
shall apply, or be construed to apply, to any house 
other than a common gaming-house, to which the 
public have access, and which is not subject to the 
rules and regulations of a Committee, and whose 
members are admitted by ballot, paying a certain 
sum on entrance, and also an annual subscription) : 
—And the said Clause was brought up, and read 
the first time. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the said Clause be now read a second 
time :—It passed in the Negative. 

Another Clause was offered to be added to the 
Bill, (And be it Enacted, That any Commissioner of 
the Metropolitan Police may give an order for the 
forcible entry into a house, on the supposition that 
unlawful gaming is carried on therein, and should 
it turn out that such is not the case, such Commis- 
sioner shall be liable to an action of trespass, and 
shall be bound to make good all damage done to the 
premises by such forcible entry):—And the said 
Clause was brought up, and read the first time. 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
put, That the said Clause be now read a second 
time :—It passed in the Negative. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 
morrow. 


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The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for the Small Debts 
better securing the Payment of Small Debts, was, (N®3-) Bill. 
according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, do 

ass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments this House doth desire the concurrence 
of their Lordships. 


The ingrossed Bill to repeal the several Laws re- Customs Laws 
lating to the Customs, was, according to Order, read Repeal Bill. 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill for the Management of the Customs 
Customs, was, according to Order, read the third Management 
time. Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill for granting Duties of Cus- Customs | 
toms was, according to Order, read the third time. Pv“ = 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill for the Warehousing of Goods Veen 
was, according to Order, read the third time. . 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. é; 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill for the Registering of British British Vessels 
Vessels was, according to Order, read the third ®" 
time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. , 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire their concurrence. +1 
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Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, to Interest on 
request that their Lordships will be pleased to com- “°° 
municate to this House, a Copy of the Report from 
the Select Committee appointed by their ae 
in the Session of 1841, to inquire into the effect of the 
Alterations made in the Laws regulating the Inter- 
est on Money, with the Minutes of Evidence, and 


gy VicToRIz. 


shipping and The ingrossed Bill for the Encouragement of 
Navigation Bill. British Shipping and Navigation was, according to 
Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


qradeof British | The ingrossed Bill to regulate the Trade of Bri- — And that Mr. Milner Gibson do carry the 
i tish Possessions Abroad was, according to Order, | 8° “*essage- | 
Abroad Bul. rd ti ; d 
a Tne; See in Leas See The House proceeded to take into consideration Wakefield, 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Povefratt 
&gt; . ° ‘ . ° ° 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to tituled, An Act for making a Railway from the Railway Bill 
the Leeda, wad desire their conenreence Manchester and Leeds Railway, at Wakefield, to 
4 : the Towns of Pontefract and Goole, with certain 
Customs The ingrossed Bill to grant certain Bounties and Branches therefrom; and the same were read, as 
Bounties and follow : 


Allowances bill. 


Allowances of Customs was, according to Order, 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Pr. 56.1. 1. After “ incorporated” insert “ or 
‘** the Manchester and Leeds Railway Company or 
“‘ any person acting on that behalf.” 

Pr. 56. 1.11. After “ Trustees” insert “ or the 
“ said Manchester and Leeds Railway Company.” 

Pr. 63. 1. ult. After ‘‘ undertakers” insert ‘‘ or 


Ise of Man The ingrossed Bill for the Regulating the Trade | « their Committee of Directors,” and in the same 

— th “third tee Man was, according to Order, read | jing after “ first” insert “ either before or after the 
a cope _ ; “ passing of this Act.” 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. ‘ Pr. 104. 1.18. After “ lines” insert “ provided 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to} « always that nothing in this Act contained shall 

the Lords, and desire their concurrence. “ enable the Company to construct any part of their 

; “ Railway or works, or to enter upon or take any 

Smuggling The ingrossed Bill for the Prevention of Smug-|« Jands for the purposes thereof, between the station 


Prevention Bill. 


Customs The ingrossed Bill for the general Regulation of} “ which may be required for the purposes of the 
Regulation Bill. the Customs was, according to Order, read the|“ Railway and works between the places last afore- 
third time. “ said.” 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
Bill, in Pr. 104. 1. 1., by leaving out from the word | were agreed to. 
“ships” to the word “ kingdom” in 1. 8. Ordered, That Viscount Pollington do carry the 
And the Question being put, That the words pro-| Bill to the Lords ; and acquaint them that this 
posed to be left out stand part of the Bill ; House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
The House divided : their Lordships. 
i ps oes Mr. Matthews, Clerk to the Commissioners of the Gravesend 
: Captain Pechell 1 Gravesend Royal Terrace Pier, was called in, and Royal Terrace 
Tellers for the Yeas, — in: f 11. | at the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of Pit 
f Mr. Youn 9. an Act of Parliament,— A Copy of the Receipts and 
Tellers for the Nees, Mr. Cardiell: } 26. | Application of Sums of Money received by virtue of 
So it passed in the Negative. an Act passed in the 5th year of the reign of Her 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. present Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled, An Act 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to for erecting a Pier at the Royal Terrace Gardens, 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. in the Town of Gravesend, in the County of Kent: 
—And then he withdrew. 
x in Stock The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Ordered, That the said Paperdo lie upon the Table. 
land i mittee on the Joint Stock Banks (Scotland and Ire-| "the House proceeded to take into consideration Rochdale 
Ireland) Bill. land) Bill; 


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gling was, according to Order, read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


Anda Motion being made, and the Question being 
proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ this House will, upon this day three months, re- 
“ solve itself into the said Committee,” instead 
thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question : 


—The said proposed Amendment was, with leave of 


the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee ; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Fri- 
day next. 


Vor. 100. 


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at Wakefield and the town of Pontefract, until 
such application to Parliament as aforesaid shall 
have been made, without the previous consent in 
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follow : 

Pr. 5.1. 22. Leave out from “ terms” to “ it” 
in 1. 23. 

Pr. 18.1. 31. After “Act” insert Clauses (A.), 
(B.), (C.), (D.) and (E.) 
CrauseE (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
be lawful for any persons entitled to any lease or 
leases, either original or renewed, granted or pur- 
porting to be granted in pursuance of the said 
recited Act, by notice in writing, within twelve 
calendar months from the passing of this Act, to 
require the said Vicar or his successors to confirm 
such lease or leases, and thereupon the Vicar for 
the time being shall be bound, and he is hereby 
directed to confirm the same ; but nevertheless 
such confirmation shall be made on such terms, 
and under such conditions, and as to such parts 
only, or all, and either at the original rents, or at 
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with reference to the circumstances of the case 


and the rights of the parties as shall be deter- the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Railway a4 


29° Juliz. 





A, 1845, 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Londo 


mined by the award in writing of a Barrister of at intituled, An Act for making a Railway from Lon- 
least five years’ standing, to be from time to time , donderry to Coleraine, with a Branch to Newtown 
appointed by the senior Judge of the last pre- | Limavady ; and the same were read, as follow : 


ceding Commission of Wisi Prius for the county | 
palatine of Lancaster, such appointment to be | 
afterwards confirmed in writing by the Archbishop | 


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award be made within six calendar months from , “ 


the appointment of the said Arbitrator; and for 
the purpose of carrying such award into effect, “ 
the said Vicar for the time being shall have and | “ 
exercise all and every the powers and provisions | “ 
hereinbefore contained in all respects as if such |“ 
confirmation and all other the matters directed to | “ 
be done under any such award had heen done or |“ 
were agreed or intended to be done by the said |“ 
Vicar under the powers and provisions hereinbefore | “ 
contained.” ¥ 
Crause(B.) “ And be it Enacted, That such 
Arbitrator shall, for the purposes of such refereuace, | 
have power of requiring the production of all 
deeds, evidences and writings, and shall have 
all such powers of compelling the attendance of 
witnesses and others, as if the said Arbitrator had 
been appointed by the Court, under an order of 
reference in a suit pending in one of Her Majesty’s | 
Courts of Record at Westminster.” Fo 
Crause (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That all the | 
costs and expenses cf or incidental to such re- ' 
ference and award shall be paid by whichever | 
party the award of the Arbitrator shall direct.” 
Criauss (D.) “ Provided nevertheless, and be it , 
Enacted, That nothing hereinbefore contained 
shall authorize any person or persons entitled to | 
any such lease as aforesaid, against whom or in | 
respect of the validity of whose lease any suit at | 
law or in equity is now pending, to require any | « 
such compulsory confirmation as is hereinbefore | « 
provided.” | ¢ 
Criavuse(E.)“ And be it Enacted, That all leases | « 
already granted or renewed, or expressed to be | « 
granted or renewed under the powers of the said | 
recited Act, shall be taken to be absolutely con- i 6 
firmed according to the true intent and meaning | « 
thereof, unless the Vicar for the time being shall, « 
within one calendar month from the passing of « 
this Act, give notice in writing to the person or | «« 
persons, or some or one of them, entitled or claim-_ «« 
ing to be entitled to the hereditaments contained | « 
in such lease, or shall deliver such notice to some ' « 
inmate on the premises (if any such there be), | 
and if there shail be none such, then if he shall | «« 
leave such notice in writing on some part of the | “ 
premises comprised in such lease, of his intention | « 
of disputing the validity of such lease; but nothing | « 
lastly herein contained shall apply to any leases | « 
with respect to which the said Vicar hath already, | « 
by writing, agreed to confirm, conditionally or | « 
otherwise, on the passing of this Act.” ‘ 
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in I, 4., and insert ‘‘ already incurred in respect of 


any such suits or in effecting and carrying out 
any compromises already agreed to, or in any- 
wise relating thereto, or in carrying the same into | « 
effect, or in ascertaining the validity of any such | « 
original or renewed leases, such expenses to be 
ascertained by an order of the Court of Chancery 
to be made.” 


Pr. 44. 1. 8. Leave out from “ Master” to“ by” “ 


Pr, 45. 1. 21. Leave out from “expenses” to “ 
And” in |. 35., and insert “ as aforesaid.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, | 


were agreed to. 


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Pr. 8. 1. 23. After “Company” insert Clause 


(A.) 


Crause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
Directors appointed by this Act shall continue in 
office until the first ordary meeting to be held 
after the passing of this Act, and at such meeting 
the share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
may either continue in office the Directors ap- 
pointed by this Act, or any number of them, or 
may elect a new body of Directors, or Directors 
to supply the places of those not continued in 
office, the Directors appointed by this Act being 
eligible as members of such new body; and at 
the first ordinary meeting to be held in every year 
thereafter, the share-holders present, personally 
or by proxy, shall elect persons to supply the 
places of the Directors then retiring from office, 
agreeably to the provisions in the said Companies 
Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, contained, and 
the several persons elected at any such meeting 
being neither removed nor disqualified, nor having 
resigned, shall continue to be Directors until 
others are elected in their stead, in manner pro- 
vided by the said Companies Clauses Consolida- 
tion Act.” 

Pr. 14. 1.17. After “plan” insert Clauses (B.), 


(C.), (D.), (E.), (F.), (G.), (H.), (1.) and (K.) 


Crause (b.) “ And be it Enacted, That from 
the wharfs below Derry Bridge, the said Railway 
line shall be kept sixty yards farther from the 
river than the line shown in the Parliamentary 
Plan, until it reaches the barracks, where the said 
Railway may slope gradually into the latter, as 
shown in the Plan marked (A.), deposited at the 
Admiralty Office, Whitehall; and the line thus 
described shall be the centre line of the Railway, 
and only half the breadth required for the said 
Railway and slope shall be taken between it and 
the river.” 

Criause (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That in ad- 
dition to whatever crossings it may be expedient 
for other purposes, the owners and adjacent inha- 
bitants shall have full power and facility afforded 
them at all times for crossing the said Railway 
to get to the said river over such crossings, the 
Commissioners for executing the office of Lord 
High Admiral shall, by writing under the hand 
of the Secretary of the Admiralty, direct.” 

Crause (D.) “ And be it Enacted, That all pro- 
per and necessary provision sball be at all times 
made by the said Company to prevent the gravel, 
filth, rubbish, mud and other materials which 
shall from time to time be washed down the River 
Tangham from being carried through the channel 
which is to pass under the embankment into the 
River Foyle, and a large space for the deposit 
thereof shall be left, the sufficiency and situation 
of which space shall be such as the said Com- 
missioners shall approve of in writing under the 
hand of the Secretary of the Admiralty.” 

Crause (E.) “ And be it Enacted, That open- 
ings or viaducts shall be made by the said Com- 
pany for passing the water, and for entering the 
Rivers Tangham, Rae and the Ballikilty Canal, 
of such height and breadth, and in such manner, 
and of such dimensions and form as the said 
Commissioners shall approve of as aforesaid; and 
the said Company shall from time to time consult 
such engineer or other person as the said Com- 
missioners may appoint, relative to the construc- 
tion of the said viaducts or openings, and his or 
their directions followed in respect to the con- 
struction and dimensions of the said viaducts or 
openings.” } 
Cuause (F.) “ And be it Enacted, That the said 

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Railway shail cross the River Rae by a viaduct to 
be constructed in such m anner as the Commission- 
ers for executing the office of Lord High Admiral 
may, in writing under the hand of the Secretary 
of the Admiralty, approve of ; and ina suitable and 
proper part of the said viaduet, the said Company, 
if at any time required by the said Commissioners, 
shall construct a drawbridge for the passage of 
vessels through the same, with such extent of 
opening, and of such size and dimensions as the 
said Commissioners shall direct as aforesaid.” 
Criaust (G.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
not be lawful for the Company, or any person or 
persons acting under them, to detain any vessel, 
barge or boat with fixed masts navigating the 





29° Juli. 827 


“ any of them, for the purposes of this Act, nor to 
“« any charge in relaticn to any of the expenditure 
“ to be incurred in constructing the Railway or em- 
“ bankment hereby authorized to be made; and 
“ that it shall and may be lawful from time to time, 
“and at all times hereafter, for the said Thomas 
“ Tsaac Dimsdale, his executors, administrators or 
“ assigns, to exercise any right of entry and all other 
privileges or rights that may hereafter accrue to 
him or them, in, to, upon or over the said lands, 
mud-banks or slobs or any of them, and to make, 
assert and establish their rights of property there- 
in, as fully and effectually in all respects, and by 
the same means as he or they might have done 
“ if this Act had not been passed.” 


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River Rae, for a longer space of time than may 
be sufficient to admit of any carriages or trains 
regularly traversing the said Railway, and ap- 
proaching the said viaduct, to cross the said River 
Rae, and for opening the said bridge to admit 
such vessel, barge or boat to pass; and in case 
the Company or any person or persons acting 
under them shall detain any po vessel, barge 
or boat, contrary to the provisions of this Act, or 
demand, take or receive any toll for the passage 
of any vessel, barge or boat of any description, 
each offender shall in every such case, forfeit and 
pay the sum of Five pounds ; but nothing in this 
Act shall prevent any remedy for damages which 
any party may sustain in respect of any such de- 
tention as aforesaid.” 

Crause (H.) “ And be it Enacted, That for ever 
after the completion of the said Railway, the said 
Company shall cause to be hung out or exhibited 
every night from sunset to sunrise, a sufficient light 
to, be kept burning at the Company’s expense, on 
or immediately adjoining every bridge to be con- 
structed by the said Company over navigable 


The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir Robert Ferguson do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


Group (X.) of Railways, to whom several Petitions 
against the Bills comprised in the said Group, 
together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 
thereon were referred ; That in the case of the Tot- 
tenham and Farringdon-street Extension Railway 
Bill, they had heard Parties in support of several of 
the said Petitions, and had heard counsel in favour 
of the Bill ; That they had inquired into the several 
matters required by the Standing Orders on Rail- 
way Bills; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations of the Bill, but the same had not been 
proved to the satisfaction of the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (X.) 





water, for the navigation and safe guidance of 
vessels, as and where, at any time or times re- 


quired by the said Commissioners; and in case | 


the said Company shall neglect to exhibit and 
keep any such light burning as aforesaid, they 
shall be liable to forfeit and pay for every such 
neglect the sum of Twenty pounds.” 


Crause (I.) “ And be it Enacted, That the said | 


Railway shall be carried across Lough Foyle, 
without deviating from the double blue line de- 
lineated on the Plan marked (C.), and deposited 
at the Admiralty Office, unless with the consent 
of the said Commissioners signified in writing 
under the hand of the Secretary of the Admiralty.” 

CriavseE (K.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
said Railway shall not cross the River Bann 
below the bridge now erected over the said River, 
and that all the said bridges and viaducts to be 
erected by the said Company shall have a safe 
foot-path for the use of the public toll free, and | 
such foot-path shall be constructed and made, in | 
such manner as the said Commissioners shall ap- | 
prove of as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 16.1. 9. Leave out from “ 12” to “ And” 
b. 97. 
Pr.29.1.29. After “whatsoever” insert Clause(L.) 

Cravse (L.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
acted, That nothing in this Act contained shall 
in any manner alter, vary, weaken or prejudice 
any right, title or interest (ifany), whether present, 
future, reversionary or contingent, or by way of 
forfeiture or otherwise, which Thomas Isaac Dims- 
dale, one of the undertakers named in the said | 
recited Act of the second year of Her Majesty, | 
has, in, to or upon the lands, mud-banks and | 
slobs of Lough Foyle, or any of them; and that 
all such right, title and interest as is now vested 





of Railway Bills have leave to report the London 
and York Railway Bill forthwith. 

Lord Courtenay accordingly reported from the 
said Committee, to whom several Petitions against 
the Bills comprised in the said Group, together 
with the Report of the Board of Trade thereon, 
were referred; That in the case of the London 
and York Railway Bill the Committee had, in pur- 
suance of the powers granted to them under an 
Instruction of the House of the 24th July, divided 
the Bill originally referred to them into three Bills ; 
viz. the London and York Railway Bill; the Zon- 
don and York. (Sheffield Branch) Railway Bill, and 
the London and York (Wakefield Branch) Railway 
Biil; and in the case of the first-named Bill, the 
Committee had heard counsel in support of several 
of the Petitions referred to the Committee, and 
had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; That 
they had inquired into the several matters required 
by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations of the 
Bill, and found the same to be true; and had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 





Lord Courtenay reported from the Committee on Tottenham and 


Farringdon- 


street Extension 
Railway Bill. 


London and 
York Railway 
Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Yoier Road 
the Amendments made by the Lcrds to the Bill, (No. 2.) Bill. 


intituled, An Act for more effectually maintaining, 
improving and repairing the Road leading from the 
City of Glasgow to Yoker Bridge, and certain 
Roads communicating therewith; and the same 
were read, as follow : 


Pr. 23. 1. 16. Leave out “ sides” and insert 


“ centre.” 
Pr. 23. 1.17. Leave out “ or foot-paths.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 


in or may hereafter accrue to the said Thomas | were agreed to. 


Isaac Dimsdale, in or to the said lands, mud- 

banks, slobs or any of them, shall not be subject 

to any charge created, or purporting to be created, 

in or upon the said lands, mud-banks or slobs, or 
Vor. 100. 





Ordered, That Mr. Duncan do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 

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Standing Orders 
Revision. 


Committee on 
Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Sub-Com- 
mittees on 
Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


Committee 
on Standing 
Orders. 


Committee of 
Selection. 


Committee 
on Opposed 
Private Bills. 


Committee 
on Unopposed 
Private Bills. 


Committee on 
Divorce Bills. 


Members not 
to be added 
to Committee, 
except b 


Special Order. 


828 


The House according to Order, proceeded to take 
into further consideration the Report which, upon 
Friday last, was made from the Select Committee 
appointed to consider whether any and what Altera- 
tions in the Standing Orders of the House, respect- 
ing Private Bills, the experience of the present 
Session may show to be desirable: And the same 
was read, as followeth : 


Your Committee have considered the matters to 
them referred, and have made several Amendments 
to the Standing Orders, which they beg leave to 
report to the House. 


I. 
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES. 


1. Tuat a Committee be appointed at the com- 
mencement of every Session, consisting of Forty- 
two Members, of whom Three shall be a Quorum ; 
and such Committee shall be denominated “ The 
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills.” 


2. That the Select Committee on Petitions for 
Private Bills have leave tu divide themselves into 
Sub-Committees, and to make regulations for the 
transaction of business. 


3. That a Committee be appointed at the com- 
mencement of every Session, consisting of Seven 
Members, together with the Chairmen of the Com- 
mittee and of the Sub-Committees on Petitions for 
Private Bills, of whom Five shall be a Quorum ; 
and such Committee shall be denominated “The 
Select Committee on Standing Orders.” 


4, That a Committee be appointed at the com- 
mencement of every Session, consisting of the Chair- 
man of the Select Committee on Standing Orders 
and of the Chairmen of the Committee and of the 
Sub-Committees on Petitions for Private Bills, of 
whom Three shall be a Quorum; and such Com- 
mittee shall be denominated “The Committee of 
Selection.” 

5. That the Committee on every “ Opposed Pri- 
vate Bill,” not being a Divorce Bill, shall consist of 
the Members on The Speaker’s List of that County 
or that Division of a County to which the Bill 
specially relates, and of such number of “Selected 
Members”’ not locally interested in the Bill in pro- 
gress, and in such proportion, as the circumstances 
of each case shall in the judgment of the Committee 
of Selection require, of which Committee Five (in- 
cluding the Quorum of Selected Members) shall be 
a Quorum. 

6. That the Committee on every “ Unopposed 
Private Bill,” not being a Divorce Bill, and which 
shall have originated in this House, shall consist of 
the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, 
together with the Members ordered to prepare and 
bring in the Bill; and that the Committee on every 
“‘Unopposed Private Bill,” not being a Divorce 
Bill, which shall have been brought from the House 
of Lords, shall consist of the Chairman of the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means, and of not less than 
Two other Members to be named by the Committee 
of Selection; and that the Chairman of the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means shall be tlhe Chairman 
of the Committee on every ‘“ Unopposed Private 
Bill,” not being a Divorce Bill; and that such 
Chairman and One of such other Members shall be 
the Quorum required to be present during the whole 
progress of the Bill through such Committee. 

7. That a Committee be appointed at the com- 
mencement of every Session, consisting of not more 
than Fifteen Members, of whom Five shall be a 
Quorum ; and such Committee shall be denominated 
“ The Select Committee on Divorce Bills.” 

8. That after any Committee on a Private Bill 
shall have been formed, no Members be added there- 
to, unless by special Order of the House. 





29° Jultz. 








A, 


1845. 


II. 
DUTIES OF COMMITTEES. 





Duty oF THE SELECT ComMITTEE ON PETITIONS 
FOR PrivaTeE Bits. 


9. That the compliance with the following Stand- Compliance 
ing Orders shall be proved before one of the Sub- with Standing 
Committees of the grlect Committee on Petitions saan oe 
for Private Bills, and any parties shall be at liberty Sub-Committee, 
to appear and be heard, by themselves, their agents 
and witnesses, upon any Petition which may be re- 
ferred to such Committee, complaining of a non- 
compliance with the Standing Orders, provided the 
matter complained of be specifically stated in such 
Petition, and that the party affected by the non- 
compliance with the Standing Orders be cognizant 
of, and consent to, the presentation of the Petition, 
and that such Petition be presented Three clear days 
before the first meeting of such Sub-Committee. 

10. That in the case of any application for a Pri- Proof of Notices 
vate Bill relating to England, the Committee may ° Church. 
admit proof of the compliance with the Standing oe 
Orders which refer to the affixing to the Church- England. . 
doors the requisite Notices, on the production of 
Affidavits sworn before any Justices in Petty Ses- 
sions assembled, for the division within which the 
Churches on which the Notices have been affixed 
shall be respectively situated. 

11. That in the case of any application for a Pri- StandingOrders 
vate Bill relating to Scotland, the Committee may ™y be proved 
admit proof of the compliance with the Standing © “®‘v* 
Orders of this House, on the production of Affida- 
vits sworn before any Sheriff Depute or his Substi- 
tute there, whose Certificate shall be admitted as 
evidence of such proof having been made, unless the 
Committee shall require further evidence. 

12. That in the case of any application for a Pri- StandingOrders 
vate Bill relating to Jreland, the Committee may ™Y be proved 
admit proof of the compliance with the Standing ™ agi 
Orders of the House, on the production of Affidavits 
sworn before any Judge or Assistant Barrister of 
that part of the United Kingdom, whose Certificate 
shall be admitted as evidence of such proof having 
been made, unless the Committee shall require fur- 
ther evidence. 

13. That when the Sub-Committee shall report to Sub-Committee 
the House that the Standing Orders have not been to report facts 
complied with, they do report the facts upon which og ni 
their decision is founded, and any special circum- not been com 
stances connected with the case. plied with. 

14. That Notices be given in all cases where ap- Notices of 
plication is intended to be made for leave to bring Application. 
in a Bill relating to the subjects included in any of 
the following Classes :— 

ist CLAss: 

Burial Ground, making, maintaining or altering. 

Church or Chapel, building, enlarging, repairing or 
maintaining. 

City or Town, paving, lighting, watching, cleansing 
or improving. 

Crown, Church or Corporation Property, or Pro- 
perty held in Trust for Public or Charitable 
Purposes. 

Fishery, making, maintaining or improving. 

Land, inclosing, draining or improving. 

Market or Market-place. 

Local Court, constituting. 

Market or Market-place, erecting, improving, re- 
pairing, maintaining or regulating. 

Poor, maintaining or employing. 

Poor Rate. 

Stipendiary Magistrate or any Public Officer, Pay- 
ment of, if not out of County Rate. 

2d Crass: 

Making, maintaining, varying, extending or en- 


Scotland, 


Treland. 


larging any 
Aqueduct. Cut. 
Archway. Dock. 
Bridge. Ferry. 
Canal. Harbour. 


Navigation. 


Notices to be 
published. 


Intention to 
levy or alter 
Tolls, to be 
stated, 


Application to 
Owners, &amp;e. 


Notices on 
Church doors, 


9 VicTORIZ. 


Navigation. Reservoir. 
Pier. Tunnel. 
Port. Turnpike-road. 
Railway. Waterwork,. 

3d Crass: 


Continuing or amending an Act passed for any of 
the purposes included in this or the two preceding 
Classes, where no further work than such as was 
authorized by a former Act is proposed to be 
made. 

Company, incorporating or giving powers to. 

County Rate. 

County or Shire-hal!, Court-house. 

Gaol or House of Correction. 

Letters Patent, confirming, prolonging or trans- 
ferring the Term of. 

Powers to sue and be sued, conferring. 

Stipendiary Magistrate, or any Public Officer, 
Payment of, if out of County Rate. 


15. That such Notices be published in Three suc- 
cessive weeks in the months of October and Novem- 
ber, or either of them, immediately preceding the 
Session of Parliament in which Application for the 
Bill shall be made, in the London, Edinburgh or 
Dublin Gazette, as the case may be, and in some 
one and the same Newspaper of the County in which 
the City, Town or Lands to which such Bill relates 
shall be situate ; or if there be no Newspaper pub- 
lished therein, then in the Newspaper of some County 
adjoining or near thereto ; or if such Bill do not re- 
late to any particular City, Town or Lands, in the 
London, Edinburgh or Dublin Gazette only, as the 
case may be; and that all Notices required to be 
inserted in the London, Edinburgh or Dublin Ga- 
zette, be delivered at the Office of the Gazette in 
which the insertion is required to be made, during 
the usual office hours, at least Zwo clear days pre- 
vious to the publication of the Gazette, and that the 
receipt of the Printer for such Notice shall be proof 
of its due delivery. 

16. That if it be the intention of the Parties ap- 
plying for leave to bring in a Bill, to obtain powers 
for the compulsory purchase of Lands or Houses, or 
to levy any Tolls, Rates or Duties, or to alter any 
existing Tolls, Rates or Duties, or to confer, vary or 
extinguish any exemptions from payment of Tolls, 
Rates or Duties, or any other rights or privileges, 
the Notices shall specify such intention. 

17. That on or before the 3ist day of December 
immediately preceding the application for a Bill by 
which any Landsor Houses are intended to be taken, 
or an extension of the time granted by any former 
Act for that purpose is sought, application in writing, 
(and in cases of Bills included in the second class, 
in the form, as near as may be, set forth in the Ap- 
pendix marked (A.)), be made to the Owners or re- 
puted Owners, Lessees or reputed Lessees and Oc- 
cupiers, either by delivering the same personally, or 
by leaving the same at their usual place of abode, 
or, in their absence from the United Kingdom, with 
their Agents respectively, of which application the 
production ofa written acknowledgment by the party 
applied to shall, in the absence of other proof, be 
sufficient evidence ; and that separate Lists be made 
of the Names of such Owners, Lessees and Occu- 
piers, distinguishing which of them have assented, 
dissented, or are neuter in respect thereto. (See as 
to depositing said Lists in Private Bill Office, page 
838, No. 127). 





Orpenrs specially relating to Bitts of the 
First Crass. 

18. That in cases of Bills included in the First 
Class, Notices shall also be affixed to the Outer 
Doors of the Churches of every Parish to which 
they specially relate, for Three successive Sundays 


in the months of October and November, or either 
of them. 


Vot. 100. 


29° Juliz. 














829 


Crown, §c., Property. 


19. That in cases of intended application to Par- Notice to 
liament for Bills relating to Crown, Church or Cor- Owners, &amp;e- 
poration Property, or Property held in Trust for 
Public or Charitable Purposes, Notice in writing of 
such intention be given to the Owners or reputed 
Owners of such Property, and to the Lessees or re- 
puted Lessees of such Property, holding Leases 
granted for a life or lives, or for any term of Twenty- 
one Years or upwards ; such Notice to be given as 
aforesaid previous to the Presentation of the Petition 
for leave to bring in the Bill, or, in the case of a Bill 
brought from the House of Lords, previous to the 
First Reading thereof. 


Burial Grounds. 


20. That Notices be affixed to the Outer Doors Notices on 
of the Churches of every Parish adjoining that in Church-doors, 
which a Burial Ground is proposed to be made, for 
Three successive Sundays in the months of October 
and November, or either of them. 

21. That on or before the Thirty-first day of De- Notice to 
cember immediately preceding the application for Owners and 
any Bill for making a Burial Ground, Notice be 
given to the Owner and Occupier of every Dwelling 
House situated within Three hundred yards of the 
Boundary of the proposed Burial Ground. 


Occupiers of 
Houses, 





Orpers specially relating to Brits of the 
Seconp Crass. 


22. That in cases of Bills included in the Second Notices to 
Class, all Notices shall contain the Names of the coutain Names 
Parishes, Townships, Townlands and Extra-parochial % P*"ishe® &amp;¢- 
Places from, in, through, or into which the Work is 
intended to be made, maintained, varied, extended 
or enlarged, and shall state the time and place of 
deposit of the Plans, Sections and Books of Refer- 
ence respectively, with the Clerks of the Peace, 

Parish Clerks, Schoolmasters, Town Clerks and 
Clerks of Unions, as the case may be. (See Nos. 
23 and 27). 

23. That a Plan, and also a Duplicate of such Plans, &amp;c., 
Plan, on ascale of not less than Four Inches to a rg ot of 
Mile, be deposited for public inspection at the Office ‘"* “°° 
of the Clerk of the Peace for every County, Riding 
or Division in England or Ireland, or in the Office 
of the Principal Sheriff Clerk of every County in 
Scotland, in or through which the Work is proposed 
to be made, maintained, varied, extended or en- 
larged, on or before the 30th day of Movember, imme- 
diately preceding the Session of Parliament in which 
application for the Bill shall be made ; which Plans 
shall describe the line or situation of the whole of 
the Work, and the Lands in or through which it is 
to be made, maintained, varied, extended or en- 
larged, or through which every communication to or 
from the Work shall be made, together with a Book 
of Reference containing the Names of the Owners 
or reputed Owners, Lessees or reputed Lessees, and 
Occupiers of such Lands respectively; and in the 
case of Bills relating to Turnpike-roads, Cuts, Ca- 
nals, Reservoirs, Aqueducts and Railways, a Section 
and Duplicate thereof, as hereinafter described, 
shall likewise be deposited with such Plan and 
Duplicate. 

23a. That in the case of Railway Bills, a Copy Plans, &amp;e., at 
of all Plans, Sections and Books of Reference, re- Board of Trade. 
quired by the Orders of the House to be deposited 
in the Office of any Clerk of the Peace or Sheriff 
Clerk, on or before the 30th day of November im- 
mediately preceding the Session of Parliament in 
which application for the Bill shall be made, shall 
on or before the same day be deposited in the Office 
of the Railway Department of the Board of Trade. 

24. That where it is the intention of the Parties Lande within 
to apply for powers to make any lateral deviation Peviatiny 
from the line Pot the proposed Work, the limits of seenam 

5N3 such 




















Buildings, &amp;c., 
on enlarged 
Scale. 


Section. 


Clerks of Peace 
to endorse a 
Memorial on 
Plans, &amp;c. 


Plan and 
Section with 
Parish Clerk, 
&amp;c. 


Time for 
Deposit in 
Private Bill 
Office. 


Estimate and 
Subscription 
Contract. 


Cases wherein 
Declaration 
may be sub- 
stituted for 
Subscription 
Contract, 


Cases wherein 
Declaration 
and Estimate 
of Amount of 
Rates may be 
substituted for 
Subscription 
Contract, 


830 


such deviation shali be defined upon the Plan, and 
all Lands included within such limits shall be marked 


29° Juli. 





A. 1845. 


‘the means by which Funds are to be obtained for 
| executing the Work, and signed by the Party or 


thereon, and that in all cases, excepting where the | Agent soliciting the Bill, together with an Estimate 
whole of such Plan shall be upon a scale of not less | of the probable amount of such Rates, Duties or 
than a quarter of an inch to every 100 feet, an ad- | Revenue, signed by the Person making the same, 
ditional Plan of any Building, Yard, Court-yard or | may be substituted in lieu of the Subscription Con- 
Land within the curtilage ofany Building, or of any | tract, and in addition to the Estimate of the Expense. 
Ground cultivated as a Garden, either on the original |(See as to depositing Estimate and Subscription 
line or included within the limits of the said devia- | Contract in Private Bill Office, page 838, No. 127.) 
tion, shall be laid down on the said Plan or on the} 32. That every Subscription Contract contain the Contract to oon. 
additional Plan deposited therewith, upon a scale of , Christian and Surnames, Description and Place of tain Christian 
not less thana quarter of an inch to every 100 feet. | Abode of every Subscriber; his Signature to the pry henge 
(See Fig. 3.) amount of his Subscription, with the amount which . 
25. That the Section be drawn to the same hori | he has paid up; and the Name of the Party wit- 
zontal scale as the Plan, and to a vertical scale of} nessing such Signature, and the date of the same 
not less than one inch to every 100 feet, and shall | respectively. 
show the surface of the ground marked on the Plan,! 33. That previous to the presentation of a Peti- One-twentieth 
and the intended level of the proposed Work, and | tion for a Bill, except a Railway Bill (for which see part of amount 
a datum horizontal line, which shall be the same ; Order 39a) a sum equal to One-twentieth part of ee &gt; 
throughout the whole length of the Work, or any | the amount subscribed shall be deposited with the veeic 


Branch therecf respectively, and shall be referred to 
some fixed point stated in writing on the Section, 
near either of the termini. (See Line D. D., Fig. 2.) 
26. That the Clerks of the Peace or Sheriff Clerks, 
or their respective Deputies, do make a Memorial 
in writing upon the Plans, Sections and Books of 
Reference so deposited with them, denoting the time 


Court of Chancery in England if the Work is in- 
tended to be done in England, or with the Court of 
Chancery in England or the Court of Exchequer in 
Scotland if such Work is intended to be done in 
Scotland, and with the Court of Chancery in Ireland 
if such Work is intended to be done in Ireland. 
(Vide Appendix C.) 





at which the same were lodged in their respective 


34. That no Subscription Contract shall be valid, Not catia, 


offices, and do at all seasonable hours of the day | excepting in the case of Railway Bills, (for which unless entered 
permit any person to view and examine one of the | see Order 40), unless it be entered into subsequent peer 
same, and to make copies or extracts therefrom ; | to the close of the Session of Parliament previous neste, 
and that one of the two Plans and Sections so depo-| to that in which application is made for leave to 
sited, be sealed up and retained in the possession of | bring in the Bill to which it relates, and unless the 
the Clerk of the Peace or Sheriff Clerk until called | Parties subscribing to it bind themselves, their Heirs, 
for by Order of one of the two Houses of Parlia-| Executors and Administrators, for the Payment of 
ment. (See Appendix, Act 1 Vic., c. 83.) the Money so subscribed. 

27. That on or before the 31st day of December,, 35. That previous to the presentation of a Peti- Copies of 
a copy of so much of the said Plans and Sections tion for a Bill, copies of the Subscription Contract, Subscription 
as relates to each Parish in or through which the! with the Names of the Subscribers arranged in an . 
Work is intended to be made, maintained, varied, | alphabetical order, and the amount of the Deposit &amp;c, tobe. 
extended or enlarged, (see Fig. 5.), together with a, respectively paid up by each such Subscriber, or printed, and 
Book of Reference thereto, be deposited with the | where a Declaration and Estimate of the probable {o's 
Parish Clerk of each such Parish in England, the amount of Rates and Duties are substituted in lieu of 
Schoolmaster of each such Parish in Scotland, (or a Subscription Contract, copies of such Declaration 
in Royal Burghs with the Town Clerk), and the | or of such Declaration and Estimate be printed at 
Clerk of the Union within which such Parish is in- | the expense of the Promoters of the Bill, and be 
cluded in Jreland. (See Appendix, Act 1 Vic.c.83.) , delivered at the Vote Office for the use of the Mem- 

28. That on or before the 31st day of December, | bers of the House. 
a copy of the said Plans, Sections and Books of, 36. That previous to the presentation of a Peti- Notice to 
Reference be deposited in the Private Bill Office of | tion for a Bill whereby any part of a Work autho- Owners, --F 
this House. | rized by any former Act is intended to be relinquished, pep 

29. That an Estimate of the Expense be made | Notice in writing of such Bill be given to the Owners Public Work. 
and signed by the person making the same, and that | or reputed Owners and Occupiers of the Lands in 
a Subscription be entered into under a Contract, /which the part of the said Work intended to be 
made as hereinafter described, to three-fourths the | thereby relinquished is situate. 
amount of the Estimate. (See as to depositing Es-| 36a. That (except in cases where Notices are re- 
timate and Subscription Contract in Private Bill | quired to be affixed on church-doors) no Notice 
Office, page $38, No. 127.) given, nor Application made on a Sunday or Christ- 

30. That in cases where the Work is to be made mas-day, or before Eight o’clock in the fore-noon, 
by means of Funds, or out of Money to be raised or after Eight o’clock in the afternoon of any day, 
upon the credit of present Surplus Revenue, be- shall be deemed valid. 
longing to any Society or Company, or under the | 
control of Directors, Trustees or Commissioners, as | 
the case may be, of any existing Public Work, a | 
Declaration stating those facts, and setting forth | 
the nature of such control, and the nature and | 
amount of such Funds or Surplus Revenue, and 
given under the common seal of the Society or Com- 
pany, or under the hand of some authorized Officer 
of such Directors, Trustees or Commissioners, may 
be substituted in lieu of the Subscription Contract, 
and in addition to the Estimate of the Expense. 
(See as to depositing Subscription Contracts in Pri- 
vate Bill Office, page 838, No. 127). 

31. That in cases where the Work-is to be made 








Cuts, Canals, Reservoirs, Aqueducts and 
Navigations. 

37. That in all cases where it is proposed to divert When it is 
into any intended Cut, Canal, Reservoir, Aqueduct pers ot 
or Navigation, or into any intended variation, €X- 65. an existing 
tension or enlargement thereof respectively, any Cut, &amp;., ite 
Water from any existing Cut, Canal, Reservoir, ae 
Aqueduct or Navigation, whether directly or de- name of the 
rivatively, and whether under any agreement with existing on 
the Proprietors thereof or otherwise, the Notices vont — 
'shall contain the name of every such existing Cut, ; 
Canal, Reservoir, Aqueduct or Navigation, the Waters 
out of Money to be raised upon the Security of the | supplying which, by virtue ofany Act of Parliament, 

Rates, Duties or Revenue to be created by or to | will either directly or derivatively flow or proceed 
arise under any Bill, under which no private or per- | into any such intended Cut, Canal, Reservoir, Aque- 
sonal pecuniary profit or advantage is to be derived, | duct or Navigation, or into any intended variation, 
a Declaration stating those facts, and setting forth | extension or enlargement thereof. That 

3s. Tha 








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9 VICTORIz. 29° Julie. 831 


plantodesctibe 3g, That inall cases where it is proposed to make, | Railway be intended, then the same shall be stated 

Brooks, Se. t0 vary, extend or enlarge any Cut, Canal, Reservoir, | on the said Section, and each numbered ; also that 

be diverted. Aqueduct or Navigation, the Plan shall describe | Cross Sections, in reference to the said numbers, on 

the Brooks and Streams to be directly diverted into la horizontal scale of one inch to every 330 feet, and 

such intended Cut, Canal, Reservoir, Aqueduct or | on a vertical scale of one inch to every 40 feet, shall 
Navigation, or into any variation, extension or en-| be added, to explain the nature of such alterations 

largement thereof respectively, for supplying the | more clearly. ; 

same with Water; it shall also exhibit the height! 43. That where Tunnelling as a substitute for Tunnelling 
of the several Embankments, and the depth of the | open cutting or a Viaduct as a substitute for solid = rinse 
several Cuttings respectively, on a scale specified | embankment, be intended, the Tunnelling shall be 

thereon (see Fiz. 1); and in cases of Bills for im- | marked by a dotted line on the Plan, and shall also 

proving the Navigation of any River, there shall be | be marked on the Section, and the Viaduct shall be 

a Section which shall specify the Levels of both | marked on the Section. 

Banks of such River, and where any alteration is | 
intended to be made therein, it shall describe the | 
same by feet and inches. Orvens applicable to such Rattway Bits 
as shall have been ordered to be ingrossed in 


Session 1845. 


Ratheays. 43a. That the Promoters of such Bills shall give Notices in 
Copy of Bill 39. That in the case of Railway Bills a Copy of | notice by advertisement for Six successive weeks in te aH 
amnexed 10 every Bill annexed to a Petition be deposited in the | the months of October and November in the London, ieee 
nine vg Office of the Railway Department of the Board of | Edinburgh or Dublin Gazette, as the case may be, 
Buard of Trade. Trade, on or before the day of presentation of the| and in the local Paper or Papers which may be 
Petition to the House. usually in circulation in the part of the country 
One-tenth 39 a. That previous to the presentation ofa Peti-| through which the line of Railway is proposed to pass, 
ieee mg tion for a Railway Bill, a sum equal to One-tenth | of their intention to present a Petition for the re- 
be deposited. part of the amount subscribed shall be deposited | introduction of any such Bill. 
with the Court of Chancery in England if the Rail-| 436. That upon any Petition for leave to bring in Committee to 
way is intended to be made in England, or with | a Railway Bill which shall be presented to the House i 
the Court of Chancery in England or the Court of during the Session of 1846, and referred to the tion be the 
Exchequer in Scotland if such Railway is intended | Commitice on Petitions, the Committee do examine same as that 
to be made in Scotland, and with the Court of | whether the said Petition be the same in substance as ™ 1%45- 
Chancery in Jreland if such Railway is intended to | any Petition for the same purpose, and from the 
be made in Ireland: Provided, that the above Order | same parties, which was presented in the Session of 
shall not apply to any Railway Bills which have | 1845; and in that case, whether any Bill brought 
been before Parliament during the present Session, into the House in pursuance of such Petition in the 
and which may be again introduced in the next | Session of 1845, was pending in either House of 
Session ; but with respect to such Bills,a sum equal | Parliament on the termination of such Session; and 
to One-twentieth of the amount subscribed shall be | if so, whether a Subscription Contract, as required 
deposited as before provided. | by the Standing Orders, binding in the usual way the 
Subscription 40. That as regards Railway Bills, no Subscrip- | Subscribers to the Undertaking, has been entered into 
ee tion Contract shall be valid, unless it be entered | and is valid at the time of such inquiry, and whether 
entered into into subsequent to the day fixed in the Session of) the deposit of 51. per cent. upon such Subscription 
subsequent to Parliament previous to that in which application is | is lodged in the manner required by the Standing 
the last day of . r ° : : : | 
receiving Pet. Made for leave to bring in the Bill to which it relates, | Orders. 


tionsin previous aS the last day on which Petitions for Private Bills! 43¢. That in such case, and on proof of such No- If Petition be 





Session, may be presented, and unless the parties subscribing | tice having been given as aforesaid, and in case it = yg 
to it bind themselves, their heirs, executors and ad- | should appear that such Bill had, at the end of the Rill pending, 
ministrators, for the payment of the money so sub-| Session of 1845, been pending in the House of Lords, if ordered to 

; scribed. or, if pending in the House of Commons, had been $e igroseeds 
ogeemty 40a. That in all cases where it is proposed to | ordered to be ingrossed, the Standing Orders with 1 be held com~ 

Miles and «Make, vary, extend or enlarge any Railway, the | respect to any such Bill shall be held to have been plied with. 


Furlongs, and Plan shall exhibit thereon the distances in miles complied with. 
memorandum and furlongs, from one of the termini; and a me-| 
of Curves. pee . : 
morandum of the radius of every curve not exceed- 
ing one mile in length shall be noted on the Plan in 
furlongs and chains. 
41. That in every Section of a Railway, the Line 





Orvers specially relating to Biius of the 


r 
Line of Railway fuirp Crass. 


ceuene marked thereon shall correspond with the upper 44. That as respects all Bills of the Third Class Documents to 
upper surface surface of the rails. _for the Incorporation of Joint Stock Companies, or oe in 
eum, 'proposed Companies for carrying on any Trade or ome. - 
Vertical 41a. That distances on the Datum Line shall be | Business, or for conferring upon such Companies 
neavures tobe marked in miles and furlongs, to correspond with the power of suing and being sued, there be depo- 

arked at 5 Vee 2 eee a ae é 
change of those on the Plan ; that a vertical measure from the , sited in the Private Bill Office, previous to the pre- 
gradient. Datum Line to the Line of the Railway shall be | sentation of the Petition for the Bill, a copy of the 


marked in feet and inches at each change of the | Deed or Agreement of Partnership (if any) under 
gradient or inclination ; and that the proportion or which the Company or proposed Company is acting, 
rate of inclination between each such change shall or of the Subscription Contract (if any), together 
also be marked. with a Declaration in writing stating the following 


— vf Rail- 42, That the height ofthe Railway over or under matters :— 
y&gt; over or 5 


uuder surface, the surface of every turnpike-road, public carnage. | 1st.—The present and proposed amount of 
w be marked at road, navigable River, Canal or Railway, or junction | the Capital of the Company 


every crossing with a Railway, and the height and span of ever 





ofa Road, &amp;e. Arch of all Bridges and Viaducts, shall be marked a gumeed of Shares, and the amount 
in figures at every crossing thereof, and the extreme a 
height over or under the surface ef the ground shall 3d.—The number of Shares subscribed for. 
be marked for every embankment and cutting ; and 4th.—The amount of Subscriptions paid up. 
if any alteration in the present level or rate of in- 5th.— The names, residences and descriptions 
a gg! ed any turnpike-road, carriage-road, or of the Share-holders or Subscribers (so far as the 
OL. . | 


oON4 same 

















832 


same can be made out), and of the actual or 
provisional Directors, Treasurers, Secretaries 
or other officer, if any. 

And such documents shall be verified by the 
signature of some authorized officer of the Com- 
pany or proposed Company (if any), and by some 
responsible party promoting the Bill. (See as to 
depositing documents in Private Bill Office, Order, 
page 838, No. 127.) 


Letters Patent. 





Name of 45. That in cases of Bills for confirming or pro- 

pea ‘o longing the terms of Letters Patent, each Notice 

ve prefixed ad Pin Sie ge 

in Capitalsto Shall have prefixed to it in Capital Letters the name 

Notice. by which the Invention is usually distinguished, and 
shall contain a distinct description of the Invention 
for which such Letters Patent have been obtained, 
and also an account of the Term of their Duration. 

Duty or tHE SeLect CoMMITTEE ON 
STANDING ORDERS. 
Select Com- 46. That when any Report of the Select Com- 
+ soa ders Mittee on Petitions for Private Bills, in which they 
mg Orders 


to report shall report that the Standing Orders have not been 

whether Stand- complied with, shall have been referred to the Select 

— hp Committee on Standing Orders, they shall report to 

oug nt or oug it ~ . * 

anak tobe the House whether such Standing Orders as have 

dispensed with, not been complied with ought or ought not to be 
dispensed with, and whether in their opinion the 
parties should be permitted to proceed with their 
Bill, or any portion thereof, and under what (if any) 
conditions. 


Select Com- 47. That when any Petition for leave to dispense 
mittee onStand- With 


ing Orders to 
report whether 


Sessional Order the Select Committee on Standing Orders, they 
ought or ought shall report to the House whether such Sessional 


not to be dis- “ ” 
pensed with, Orders ought or ought not to be dispensed with. 


Committee to 48. That when any Clause or Amendment pro- 
report whether 


Clause and Posed to any Private Bill on the Report, or the 

Amendment on Consideration of the Report thereof, shall have been 

Report ought referred to the Select Committee on Standing Orders, 

to be adoned they shall report to the House whether such Clause 

without Ree or Amendment be of such a nature as not to be 

commitment. adopted by the House without the re-commitment 
of the Bill, or of such a nature as to justify the 
House in entertaining it without recurring to that 
proceeding, or of such a nature as not in either case 
to be adopted by the House. 


Committe to 


cpt whether Hosed to any Private Bill on the Third Reading 


Amendment on shall have been referred to the Select Committee 
Third Reading on Standing Orders, they shall report to the House 


po ane mas not Whether such Clause or Amendment ought or ought 
by House at not to be adopted by the House at that stage. 
that Stage. 


Duty or tHE CoMMITTEE oF SELECTION. 
Opposed Bill 


50. That the Committee of Selection shall refer 
to be referred 


to Speaker's 


List, &amp;c. — to the Speaker’s List of that County or that 
ivision of a County to which the Bill specially re- 
lates, and to such number of Members not locally 
interested in the Bill as the circumstances of the 
case shall in their judgment require. 
Quorum of 51. That the Committee of Selection shall in 
el each case direct what number of the Members (not 
: . locally interested in the Bill) selected and added to 
the Speaker’s List by them, shall be a Quorum of , 
such Members. 
Notice to 52. That the Committee of Selection shall, after 
_.. the name of any Member shall have been added b 


them to the Speaker’s List, direct the Clerk attend- 
ing them to give notice as soon as possible to such 
Member of his Name having been so added, and 


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any of the Sessional Orders of the House re- | 
lating to Private Bills, shall have been referred to | 


49. That when any Clause or Amendment pro- | 


every Private Bill referred to them, when it be op- 





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|of the time when the Committee on the Bill shall 
| have been appointed to meet. 

_ 53. That the Committee of Selection shall con- What Bi, 
sider no Bill as an opposed Private Bill where no »° to be 
Petition has been presented in which the Petitioners $oidered 
pray to be heard, by themselves, their Counsel or?’ 
| Agents, unless in cases where the Chairman of Ways 
|and Means shall have reported to the House that in 
| his opinion any Bill should be so treated. 

54. That the Committee of Selection shall refer Unopposed 
every unopposed Private Bill referred to them, and Bills to be 
which shall have originated in this House, to the a "Gs 
Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, Wasen” 
together with the Members ordered to prepare and Means, &amp;, 
bring in the Bill: and shall refer every unopposed 
Private Bill referred to them, which shall have been 
brought from the House of Lords, to the Chairman 
of the Committee of Ways and Means, together 
with not less than Two other Members, to be named 
by the Committee of Selection. 

55. That the Committee of Selection shall, subject Committee of 
_to the Order that there be Seven clear days between Selection to 
the Second Reading of every Private Bill and the et 
| Sitting of the Committee thereupon, fix the time Committee. 
for holding the First Sitting of every Committee 
on a Private Bill referred to them; but in the case 
of unopposed Private Bills, after communication 
| with the Members who are to form the Committee 
on such Bill. 

56. That no Postponement of the First Sitting Postponement 
of any Committee on a Private Bill shall take place, ° Fist Siting. 
unless such Postponement, and the Duration of it, 
shall have been sanctioned by the Committee of 
Selection. 








Duty oF THE COMMITTEE ON THE BILL. 


OrpeRs specially relating to the ComMITTEE on 
an Opposep Bit. 


57. That each Member appointed to serve as a Members of 
Member of a Committee on an opposed Private rap ene 
Bill, whether he be on the Speaker’s List or one of sg 
the Selected Members, before he be entitled to at- 
tend and vote on such Committee, shall (according 
to the class to which he may belong) sign one of 


| the following Declarations. 
| 





58. That the following shall be the several Forms Declaration 


of Declaration :-— Speaker’ Ui 
| No. 1.—Declaration of a Member whose name 
| is on the List prepared under the direction of Mr. 
| Speaker for 


I, A. B., being one of the Members whose 
name is on the List prepared under the direc- 
tion of Mr. Speaker, to which List the Bill for 
| . . « « «+ « has been committed, do 
hereby declare, That I will never vote on any 
question which may arise without having duly 
heard and attended to the Evidence relating 
| thereto. 


|  Memorandum.— The Declaration, signed as afore- 


said, must be delivered to the Clerk of the Committee 
‘on the Bill before the Committee shall proceed to 
| appoint a Chairman, otherwise the Member signing 
| the same shall not be entitled to attend or vote. 


| No. 2.—The Declaration of a Member whose Declaration 
| name has been added to the List prepared under he Oy 

| the direction of Mr. Speaker by the Committee of 
| Selection, his constituents having no local interest 


inthe Billfor . . . 


| I, C. D., being one of the Members selected 
| and added to the List by the Committee of 


y | Selection, to which List the Bill for . 


has been committed, do hereby declare, That 
my constituents have -no local interest, and 


that I have no personal interest in such Bill ; 
an 





lls 


ed 

e 

0 the 
L of 


e of 


irst 


ent 
ting, 


iste. 





Form of 
Declaration 
supplied by 
Clerk. 


When Member 
not entitled to 
attend or vote. 


Quoruin to be 
always present. 


When Pro- 
ceedings of 
Committee to 
commence. 


Chairman to 
be a Selected 
Member. 


Proceedings to 
be suspended 
if Quorum not 
present. 


Absence of 
Quorum by 
Death or 

otherwise to 


be reported, 


Petition against 
Bill not to be 
Cousidered, 
€xcept grounds 
of objection 
sufficiently 
specified, 


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and that I will never vote on any question 
which may arise without having duly heard and 
attended to the Evidence relating thereto. 


Memorandum.—The Declaration, signed as afore- 
said, must be delivered to the Clerk of the Committee 
on the Bill before the Committee shall proceed to 
appoint a Chairman, otherwise the Member signing 
the same shall not be entitled to attend or vote. 


59. That the Committee Clerk shall furnish to 
each Member appointed to serve on a Committee 
on a Private Bill, who shall apply for the same, a 
Form of one of the above Declarations, according 
to the class to which the Member may belong; and 
that such application shall be made to the Com- 
mittee Clerk, either in the Committee Clerks’ Office, 

revious to the time when the Committee shall have 
cons appointed to meet, or in the Committee-room, 
previous to the door thereof being locked, as here- 
inafter directed. 

60. That no Member shall be entitled to attend 
or vote in a Committee on an opposed Private Bill, 
who shall not have delivered his Declaration to the 
Clerk previous to the time when the door of the 
Committee-room shall be locked for the appoint- 
ment of the Chairman, and who shall not have been 
present at such appointment. 

61. That Five Members (including the Quorum 
of Selected Members) shall be the Quorum of every 
Committee on an opposed Private Bill, and that no 
such Committee shall proceed to business, or con- 
tinue their inquiry or deliberations, unless such 
number of Members appointed and duly qualified to 
serve on such Committee shall be present. 

62. That so soon after the expiration of Ten 
minutes, and not sooner, after the time appointed 
for the first sitting of a Committee on an opposed 
Private Bill, as there shall be present at least Five 
Members appointed and duly qualified to serve on 
such Committee (including a Quorum of Selected 
Members), the Clerk shall direct the Messenger in 
attendance on the Committee to clear the room of 
all strangers, and to lock the door of the Committee- 
room; and the Members then present shall proceed 
to appoint a Chairman. 

63. That the Member to be appointed the Chair- 
man of each Committee on an opposed Private Bill 
shall be one of the Selected he sag 

64. That if at any time during the sitting of the 
Committee a Quorum of the Selected Members shall 
not be present, the Chairman of the Committee 
shail suspend the proceedings of such Committee 
until such Quorum shall be present ; and that if at 
the expiration of One hour from the time fixed for 
the meeting of the Committee, or from the time 
when the Chairman shall so have suspended the 
proceedings of such Committee, a Quorum of the 
Selected Members shall not be present, the Chair- 
man shall adjourn the Committee for any period he 
may think fit, and report to the House the circum- 
stances of the case at its next meeting. 

65. That if at any time after the Committee on a 
Bill shall have been formed, a Quorum of Members 
required by the Standing Orders cannot attend in 
consequence of any of the Members who shall have 
duly qualified to serve on such Committee having 
become incompetent to continue such service by 
having been placed on an Election Committee, or 
by death or otherwise, the Chairman shall report 
the circumstances of the case to the House, in order 
that such measures may be taken by the House as 
shall enable the Members still remaining on the 
Committee to proceed with the business referred to 
such Committee, or as the exigency of the case may 
require. 

66. That no Petition against a Private Bill be 
taken into consideration by the Committee on such 
Bill, which shall not distinctly specify the ground 
on which the Petitioners object to any of the pro- 


visions thereof; and that the Petitioners be only 
Vou. 100, 


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833 


heard on such see so stated ; and if it shall 


appear to the said Committee, that such grounds are 
not specified with sufficient accuracy, the Committee 
may direct that there be given in to the Committee 
a more specific Statement, in writing, but limited to 
such grounds of Objection so inaccurately specified. 

67. That no Petitioners against any Private Bill Petition 
shall be heard before the Committee on the Bill, — a 
unless the Petition shall have been presented to veto 
this House Three clear days before the day appointed before first day 
for the first meeting of such Committee, unless the @ppeinted for 
Petitioners shall complain of any matter which may oe 
have arisen during the progress of the Bill before 
the said Committee. 





OrpeRs specially relating to the CommMITTEE on 
an Unorrosep Bit. 


68. That the Chairman of the Committee of Ways what Chair. 
and Means shall be the Chairman of the Committee man to be 
on every unopposed Private Bill (not being a Di- *Ppomtes- 
vorce Bill), and that such Chairman and one of the 

other Members of the Committee shall be the Quo- 

rum thereof. 

69. That the Chairman of the Committee on Chairman at 
every unopposed Private Bill (not being a Divorce liberty to report 
Bill), shall be at liberty, at any period after such at try Bil 
Bill shall have been referred to him and the other treated as 
Members of the Committee, tv report his opinion to °ppesed. 
the House (if he shall think fit), that such Bill 
should be treated as an opposed Private Bill; in 
which case such Bill shall be again referred to the 
Committee of Selection, and shall be dealt with by 
them as an opposed Private Bill. 

70. That a filled-up Bill, signed by the Agent for Filled-up Bills 
the Bill, as proposed to be submitted to the Com- 0 be laid before 
mittee, be laid by him before such Chairman at the are aga 
time of giving notice of the meeting of the Com- 
mittee on the Bill, and that similar copies be also 
laid by the Agent for the Bill before the other 
Members of the said Committee Three days at the 
least before the First Meeting thereof. 





OrpeErs relating to CommiTTsEs on Bits, 
whether OprosEep or UNOPPOSED. 


71. That the names of the Members attending Names of 
each Committee be entered by the Clerk on the Members to be 
Minutes of the Committee; and if any Division — 
shall take place in the Committee, the Clerk do- 
take down the names of Members voting in any 
such Division, distinguishing on which side of the 
question they respectively vote, and that such Lists 
be given in with the Report to the House. 

72. That no Committee shall have power to exa- Committee on 
mine into the compliance or non-compliance with Bill not to 
such Standing Orders as are directed to be proved Manive mo 
before the Select Committee on Petitions for Brivate Paes poe a ° 
Bills, unless by special Order of the House. 

73. That in the case of any Private Bill relating standing Orders 
to Scotland, the Committee may admit proof of the 274 Consents 
compliance with the Standing Orders of this House, 4 pe,Prove? 
and of the Consents of Parties concerned in interest ; 
in such Private Bill, on the production of Affidavits. 
sworn before any Sheriff Depute or his Substitute 
there, whose Certificate shall be admitted as evi- 
dence of such proof having been made, unless the 
Committee shall require further evidence. 

74. That in the case of any Private Bill relating Standing 
to Ireland, the Committee may admit proof of the Orders and 
compliance with the Standing Orders of the House, ¢° renreateti 
and of the Consents of Parties concerned in interest Affidavit. 
in such Private Bill, on the production of Affidavits 
sworn before any Judge or Assistant Barrister of 
that part of the United Kingdom, whose Certificate 
shall be admitted as evidence of such proof having 
been made, unless the Committee shall require fur- 
ther evidence. 





Scotland. 





Ireland. 





75. That 


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Consents in 75. That in all other instances, the Committee 
all other Cases. may admit proof of the Consents of Parties con- 
cerned in interest in any Private Bill, on the pro- 
duction of Certificates in writing of such Parties, 
whose Signature to such Certificate shall be proved 
by One or more witnesses, unless the Committee 
shall require further evidence. 

76. That in all Bills presented to the House for 


Clause compel- 


29° Juli. 


‘vate Bill Office, or not), shall be signed by the 





ling payment of 


ing means of mpan 
Subsriptions. C2!Tying on any Work by of a Company, 


compelling Persons who have subscribed any Money 
towards carrying any such Work into execution, to 
make payment of the Sums severally subscribed by 
them. 

77. That in all Bills whereby any Parties are 
authorized to levy Fees, Tolls or other Rate or 
Charge, Clauses be inserted, providing for the fol- 
lowing objects, except in so far as any of such ob- 
jects shall have been provided for in some general 
Act applicable to the subject-matter of the Bill :— 


That security be taken from the Treasurer, 
Collector or Receiver, and every other officer 
entrusted with the collection or custody of 
monies under the Bill, for the faithful execution 
of his office. 

That full and accurate Accounts be kept of 


Provision to be 
made in Bills, 
by which Tolls, 
&amp;c. may be 
levied. 


Security to be 
taken from 
Treasurer, &amp;c. 


Accounts to be 





kept. all monies received and expended under the 
provisions of the Bill, and that such Accounts | 
be balanced once in each year at the least. 

That such Accounts be duly audited once in | 
each year at the least, and that for such pur-| 
gy an Auditor or Auditors be appointed | 

y some person or persons not immediately | 
connected with the Commissioners, Directors, 
Trustees or other party, by whom, or by whose 
direction or authority, such Fees, Tolls, Rates 
or Charges shall be levied. 

That for the purpose of auditing such Ac- 
counts, the Commissioners, Directors, Trustees 
or other such party as aforesaid be required to 
cause the Accounts, together with all their 
Books and, Vouchers, to be produced to the 
Auditors. 


Accounts to be 
au ‘ited, 


Accounts, 
Vouchers, &amp;c., 
to be produced 
to Auditors. 





Remuneration 


That the remuneration of the Auditor, and 
to Auditors. 


his expenses, be defrayed out of the funds levied | 
under the Bill. 

That an annual Account, in abstract, be pre- 
pared of the total Receipts and Expenditure of 
all funds levied under such Bill for the past 
year, under the several distinct heads of Re-| 
ceipt and Expenditure, with a Statement of) 


the Balance of the said Account duly audited | 


Account to be 
annually trans- 
mitted to Clerk 
of Peace. 


and certified by the Chairman of the Commis- | 
sioners, Directors, Trustees or other parties 
aforesaid, and also by the Auditors thereof; and | 
that a copy of such annual Account be trans- | 
mitted, free of charge, to the Clerk of the Peace | 
(or in Scotland to the Sheriff Clerk) for the | 
County, or to the Clerk of the City or Borough | 


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Chairman of such Committee with his Name at 
length ; and he shall also mark with the Initials of 
his Name every Alteration of such Plan and Book 
of Reference, which shall be agreed upon by the 
said Committee ; and every such Plan and Book of 
Reference shall thereafter be deposited in the Private 
Bill Office. 
80. That the Chairman of the Committee do sign, Committee Bilt 


Commissioners or Trustees, Provision be made for | with his Name at length, a printed Copy of the Bill 2n¢ Clauses 


to be signed b 
Gian 


(to be called the Committee Bill) on which the 
Amendments are to be fairly written ; and also sign, 
with the Initials of his Name, the several Clauses 
added in the Committee. 

81. That the Chairman of the Committee upon Chairman to 
every Private Bill shall report to the House, that report on 
the Allegations of the Bill have been examined ; ma ag of 
and whether the Parties concerned have given their” ~ 
Consent (where such Consent is required by the 
Standing Orders) to the satisfaction of the Com- 
mittee. 

82. That every Committee to whom any Private Committee to 
Bill shall have been referred, shall report the Bill report Bill in 
to the House, whether such Committee shall or ™!°* 
shall not have agreed to the Preamble, or gone 
through the several Clauses, or any of them ; and 
when any alteration shall have been made in the 


| Preamble of the Bill, such alteration, together with 
| the ground of making it, shall be specially stated in 
| the Rep 


ort. 

83. That the Minutes of the Committee on every Minutes of 
Private Bill be brought up and laid on the Table Committee. 
of the House, with the Report of the Bill. 





Railway Bills. 


84. That in the case of a Railway Bill, no Com- Restrictions as 
pany shall be authorized to raise, by Loan or Mort- t° Mortgage. 
gage, a larger sum than One-third of their capital ; 
and that, until Fifty per cent. on the whole of the 
capital shall have been paid up, it shall not be in 
the power of the Company to raise any Money by 
Loan or Mortgage. 


85. That where the level of any road shall be al- 
tered in making any Railway, the ascent of any 


| Turnpike-road shall not be more than One foot in 
Thirty feet, and of any other public Carriage-road 
|not more than One foot in Twenty Feet, unless a 


report from some Officer of the Railway Department 
of the Board of Trade shall be laid before the Com- 
mittee on the Bill, recommending that steeper as- 


| cents than the above may be allowed, with the rea- 
sons and facts upon which such opinion is founded, 


and the Committee shall report in favour of such 
recommendation: Also, that a good and sufficient 
fence, of Four feet high at the least, shall be made 
on each side of every Bridge which shall be erected. 


86. That no Railway whereon Carriages are pro- 


within which the chief office for the manage-| pelled by Steam, or by Atmospheric Agency, or 
ment of such funds shall be situated, on or be- | drawn by ropesin connexion witha Stationary Steam- 
fore the Thirty-first day of January in each | engine, shall be made across any Turnpike-road 
year, under a sufficient Penalty for not prepar- | OT other public Carriage-way on the level, unless the 
mg and sending in the said Account, to be | Committee on the Bill report that such a restriction 
levied by summary process; the said Account | Ought not to be enforced, with the reasons and facts 
to be open at all seasonable hours to the in-| upon which their opinion is founded. 


spection of the Public upon payment of a Fee. | 87. That in the case of a Railway Bill, the Com- 
78. That where the level of any road shall be | mittee report specially :— 

altered in making any Public Work, the ascent of | 1. The proposed Capital of the Company Capital. 
any Turnpike-road shall not be more than one foot formed for the execution of the project and the 
in 30 feet ; and of any other public Carriage-road amount of any Loans which they may be em- 
not more than one foot in 20 feet ; and that a good | powered to raise by the Bill. 
and sufficient fence, of four feet high at the least, | 2, The amount of Shares subscribed for, and shares, &amp;c. 
shall be made on each side of every Bridge which | the Deposits paid thereon. 
shall be erected. 3. The Names and Places of Residence of Names, &amp;c., of 


Level of Roads. 


Fence to Bridge. 


Plan, &amp;c. to 79. That every Plan and Book of Reference, the Directors or Provisional Committee, with Directors: 
te by thereto, which shall be produced in evidence before | the amount of Shares taken by each. 


the Committee upon any Private Bill (whether the 


4. The number of Share-holders who may be Local Share- 
same shall have been previously lodged in the Pri- 


considered as having a local interest * —_—- 





Other Parties, 
&amp;e. 


Subscribers for 
9,0001. and 
upwards. 


Present means 
of Conveyauce. 


Passengers, 
&amp;c., expected. 


Income ex- 
pected. 


Whether Rail- 
way be a com- 
plete Line, or 
part of a more 
extended Plan. 


Whether Re- 
port from Board 
of Trade has 
been referred to 
Committee, &amp;c. 


Assistant 
Engines. 


Engineering 
Difficulties. 


Ventilation of 
Tunnels, 


Gradients and 
Curves. 


Length of Line. 


Passing High- 


ways ona level. 


Estimates. 


Annual Ex. 
penses, 


Revenue in 
Teference to 
aunual charge. 


Assents. 


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Line, and the amount of Capital subscribed for 
by them. 

5. The number of other Parties, and the 
Capital taken by them. 

6. The number of Share-holders subscribing 
for 2,000/. and upwards, with the Names and 
Residences, and the amount for which they 
have subscribed. 

7. The sufficiency or insufficiency for agri- 
cultural, commercial, manufacturing or other 
purposes, of the present means of Conveyance, 
and of communication between the proposed 
termini, stating the present amount of traffic 
by land or water, the average charges made 
for passengers and goods, and time occupied. 

8. The number of Passengers, and the 
weight and description of the Goods, expected, 
upon the proposed Railway. 

9. The amount of Income expected to arise 
from the conveyance of Passengers and Goods, 
and in what proportion; stating also generally 
the description of Goods from which the largest 
revenue is anticipated. 

10. Whether the proposed Railway be a 
complete and integral Line between the ter- 
mini specified, or a part of a more extended 

lan now in contemplation, and likely to be 
hereafter submitted to Parliament, and to what 
extend the calculations of remuneration depend 
on such contemplated extension of the Line. 

11. Whether any Report from the Board of 
Trade in regard to the Bill, or the objects 
thereby proposed to be authorized, has been 
referred by the House to the Committee, and 
if so, whether any and what recommendations 
contained in such Report have been adopted by 
the Committee, and whether any and what re- 
commendations contained in such Report have 
been rejected. 

12. What planes on the Railway are pro- 
posed to be worked, either by Assistant Engines, 
stationary or locomotive, with the respective 
lengths and inclinations of such planes. 

13. Any peculiar Engineering Difficulties in 


the proposed Line, and the manner in which it | 


is intended they should be overcome. 

14. The length, breadth and height, and 
means of Ventilation of any proposed Tunnels, 
and whether the strata through which they are 
to pass are favourable or otherwise. 

15. Whether in the Lines proposed, the 
Gradients and Curves are generally favourable 
or otherwise, and the steepest gradient, exclu- 
sive of the inclined planes above referred to, 
and the smallest radius of a curve. 

16. The Length of the main Line of the 
proposed Railway, and of its branches respec- 
tively. 

17. Whether it be intended that the Rail- 
pe Some pass on a level any Turnpike-road 
or Highway, and if so, to call the particular 
attention of the House to that circumstance. 

1s. The amount of the Estimates of the Cost 


or other Expenses to be incurred up to the | 


time of the completion of the Railway, and 
whether they appear to be supported by evi- 
dence, and to be fully adequate for the pur- 
ose. 

F 19. The estimated Charge of the Annual 
Expenses of the Railway when completed, and 
how far the calculations on which the Charge 
is estimated have been sufficiently proved. 

20. Whether the calculations proved in Evi- 
dence before the Committee have satisfactorily 
established that the Revenue is likely to be 
sufficient to support the Annual Charges of the 
maintenance of the Railway, and still allow 
profit to the Projectors. 

21. The number of Assents, Dissents and 
Neuters upon the Line, and the length and 

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amount of Property belonging to each Class 
traversed by the said Railway, distinguishing 
Owners from Occupiers ; and in the case of any 
Bill to vary the original Line, the above par- 
ticulars with referrence to such parties only as 
may be affected by the proposed Deviation. 
22. The Name of each 


| 


in opposition to it. 


mittee in opposition to the Preamble of the 
Bill, or to any of its Clauses; and whether the 
allegations have been considered by the Com- 
mittee, and if not considered, the cause of their 
not having been so. 


to the fitness, in an engineering point of view, of 
the projected Line of Railway, and any circum- 


is desirable the House should be informed of. 
88. Resolved, That in all Railway Bills there be 
inserted the following Clauses : 


lawful for the said Company to proceed in the exe- 
cution of the said Railway hereinbefore authorized 


previously to the commencement of such Work, 
deposited with the Clerk of the Peace of the several 
Counties in England or Ireland, and in the Office of 
the Principal Sheriff Clerk in every county in 
Scotland, in cr through which the said Railway 
hereby authorized to be made is intended to pass, a 
Plan and Section of all such alterations from the 
original Plan and Section as shall have been ap- 
proved of by Parliament, on the same scale, and 
containing the same particulars as the original Plan 
and Section of the Railway; and also with the 
Clerks of the several parishes in England, the 
| Schoolmasters of the several parishes in Scotland, 
‘(or in Royal Burghs with the Town Clerk), and the 
|Clerks of the Unions in which such parishes are 
|included, in Lreland, in or through which such al- 
iterations shall have been authorized to be made, 
copies or extracts of or from such Plans and Sections 
as shall relate to such parishes respectively, and all 
persons interested shall have liberty to inspect and 
| make extracts from or copies of the said Plans and 
Sections, or extracts or copies thereof, paying to the 
Officer having the custody of such Plan and Sec- 
tion, or of such extract or copy, the sum of One 
Shilling for every such inspection, and after the rate 
of Sixpence for every One hundred words copied 
therefrom. 











said Railway it shall not be lawful for the said Com- 
pany to deviate from the levels of the said Rail- 
way, as referred to the common Datum Line de- 
scribed in the Section so approved of by Parliament, 
and as marked on the same, to any extent exceed- 
ing in any place Five feet, or in passing through 
|towns Two feet, without the consent of the owners, 
| lessees and occupiers of the land in, through or 
over which such deviation is intended to be made ; 
or in case any street or public carriage-road shall 
be affected by such deviation, then the same shall 
not be made without the consent of the Trustees or 
Commissioners, or if there be no such Trustees or 
Commissioners, without the consent of Two or more 
| Justices of the Peace in Petty Sessions assembled 
for that purpose, and acting for the district in which 
such street or public carriage-road may be situated, 
or without the consent of the Commissioners for 
any public Sewers, or the Proprietors of any Canal 
or Navigation affected by such deviation: Provided 
always, That it shall be lawful for the Company to 
| deviate from the said levels to a further extent with- 
out such consent as aforesaid, by lowering solid em- 
'bankments or viaducts, provided that the requisite’ 
height of headway prescribed by Act of Parliament 


502 be 











ngineer examined Engineers 
in support of the Bill, and of any examined examined. 


23. The main allegations of every Petition Petitions in 
which may have been referred to the Com- PPS". 


And the Committee shall also report generally as Fitness in an 


stances which, in the opinion of the Committee, it circumstances. 


“ And be it further Enacted, That it shall not be Railway not to 


to be made, unless the said Company shall have, posited. 


“ And be it further Enacted, That in making the Limiting Devi- 








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be left for roads, streets or canals passing under 
the same. 
Arches and 


r “ And be it further Enacted, That where in any 
Vintods Plan Place it is intended to carry the Railway on an arch 
and Section, to or arches, or other viaduct, as marked on the said 
be made, &amp;e. Plan or Section, the same shall be made accordingly; 

and where a tunnel is marked on the said Plan or 
Section as intended to be made at any place, the 
same shall be made accordingly, unless the owners, 
lessees and occupiers of the land in or through 
which such tunnel is intended to be made shall 
consent that the same shall not be so made: Pro- 
vided always, That notice of every Petty Sessions 
to be holden for the purpose of obtaining such con- 
sent as is hereinbefore required, shall, Fourteen 
Days previous to the holding of such Petty Sessions, 
begiven in somenewspaper circulating in the county, 
and also be affixed upon the church-door of the 
parish in which such deviation or alteration 1s in- 
tended to be made, or if there be no church, some 
other place to which notices are usually affixed: 
And provided also, That for the purpose of consent- 
ing to any deviations from the said Sections, and 
to any tunnelling or arching as aforesaid, the word 
‘ owners’ shall be deemed and taken to mean such 
persons as are herein capacitated to agree for the 
sale of and to convey land for the making of the 
said Railway; and the consent of such persons, with or 
without the consent of any other persons interested 
as owners in the said lands, shall be deemed and 
taken to be sufficient for such purposes. 


“ And be it further Enacted, That it shall not be 
lawful for the said Company to deviate from or alter 
the gradients, curves, tunnels or other engineering 
works described in the said Plan or Section, except 
within the following limits, and under the following 
conditions, viz: 


Limiting Devi-  “ Subject to the above provisions in regard to al- 


= from tering levels, it shall be lawful for the Company to 
radients, “eer ‘ ; . A r ; 
Curves, Tun- diminish the inclination or gradients of the said Rail- 
nels, &amp;c. 


way to any extent, and to increase the said inclina- 
tion or gradients as follows; (that is to say) in 
gradients of an inclination not exceeding one ina 
hundred to any exteut not exceeding Ten feet per 
mile, or to any further extent which shall be certitied 
by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for 
Trade to be consistent with public safety, and not 
prejudicial to public interest ; and in gradients of or 
exceeding the inclination of one in a hundred to any 
extent not exceeding Three feet per mile, or to any 
further extent which shall be so certified by the 
Lords of the said Committee as aforesaid : 

“ It shall be lawful for the Company to diminish 
the radius of any Curve described in the said Plan, 
to any extent which shall leave a radius of not less 
than half a mile, or to any further extent authorized 
by such certificate as aforesaid, from the Lords of 
the said Committee : 

“It shall be lawful for the Company to make a 
tunnel, not marked on the said Plan or Section 
instead of a cutting, or a viaduct instead of a solid 
embankment, if authorized by such certificate as 
aforesaid from the Lords of the said Committee.” 





OrpeER applicable to such Rattway Bits as 
shall have been ordered to be ingrossed in Ses- 
sion 1845, 


88a. That the Committee on any such Bill do ex- 
amine whether the Bill be in every respect the same 
as such former Bill at the last stage of its proceeding 
in this House in the Session of 1845, and that in 
such case no Evidence shall be received by such Com- 
mittee; but that on the reception and adoption by 
the House of a Report from such Committee, that 
the Bill referred to them is in every respect the same 
as such former Bill at the last stage of its proceeding 
an this House in the Session of 1845, such Bill may 


99° Julii. 








A. 1845. 


be ordered to be ingrossed without any further pro- 
ceeding in respect thereof. 





Letters Patent. 


89. That when any Bill shall be brought into the Copy of Letters 
House, for confirming of Letters Patent, there be Patent to be 
a true Copy of such Letters Patent annexed to the — to the 
Bill. : 





Enclosure and Drainage Bills. 


90. That in the case of any Bill for inclosing Notices ang 
Lands, the Committee may admit proof of the Allegations. 
Notices required by the Standing Orders, and of 
the Allegations in the Preamble of such Bill, by 
Affidavit taken and authenticated, according to the 
form prescribed in the Schedule to the General In- Gen. Ine, Act. 
closure Act (41 Geo. 3, c. 109); unless such Com- 
mittee shall otherwise order. 

91. That the Committee on every Bill for in- Consent Bit 
closing Lands shall, in the first place, require the and Statement 
Agent for the same to deliver in to the Committee ae bys 
a printed Copy of the Bill, signed by the Lord of er 
the Manor, (in cases where the Lord of the Manor 
has any interest as such in the lands to be inclosed) 
and by such Owners of Property within the Parish 
to which the Bill relates as shall have assented } i 


ee 


thereto; but that the Parties, if they shall think 
fit, be permitted to deliver in different copies of the 
Bill, separately signed by the several Parties here- 
inbefore mentioned, instead of one copy signed b 
all of them collectively; together with a List of all 
the Owners of Property within such Parish, show- 
ing the value according to the Poor Rate or Land 
Tax Assessment of each Owner’s Property therein, 
and distinguishing which of them have assented, 
dissented or are neuter in respect thereto. 

92. That the Committee on every Bill for draining Consent Bill 
Lands shall in the first place require the Agent for and Statement 
the same to deliver in to the Committee a printed of Fupens.0 
Copy of the Bill, signed by such Owners and Oc- 
cupiers of Property within the Parish to which the 
Bill relates as shall have assented thereto; but that 
the Parties, if they shall think fit, be permitted to 
deliver in different Copies of the Bill, separately 
signed by the several Parties hereinbefore men- 
tioned, instead of one Copy signed by all of them 
collectively ; together with a List of all the Owners 
of Property within such Parish, showing the value 
according to the Poor Rate or Land Tax Assess- 
ment of each Owner’s Property therein, and distin- 
guishing which of them have assented, dissented or 
are neuter in respect thereto. 

93. That in every Bill for inclosing Lands, pro- Clause for 
vision be make for leaving an open space in the jaime spe 
most appropriate situation, sufficient for purposes exercise and 
of exercise and recreation of the neighbouring recreation. 
population ; and that the Committee on the Bill 
have before them the number of acres proposed to 
be inclosed, as also of the population in the pa- 
rishes or places in which the land to be inclosed is 
situate; and also do see that provision is made for 
the efficient fencing of the allotment, for the in- 
vestment of the same in the Churchwardens and 
Overseers of the parish in which such open space is 
reserved, and for the efficient making and permanent 
maintenance of the fences by such a and that 
in any case where the information hereby required 
is not given, and the required provisions are not 
made in the Bill, the Committee on the same do 
report specially to the House the reasons for not 
complying with such Order. | 

94. That in every Bill for inclosing Lands, the Consent Bil to 
Names of the Commissioners proposed to be ap- comm — 
pointed, and the Compensation intended for the goners, and 
Lord of the Manor, and the Owners of Tithes, in Compensations 
lieu of their respective rights, and also the Com- tng 
pensation intended to be made for the enfranchise- 315 Enfran- 
ment of Copyholds where any bargains or _ chisements. 

ments 





9 VicToRIz. 


ments have been made for such Compensations, be 
inserted in the copy of the Bill presented to the 
House: And that all copies of such Bills which 
shall be sent to any of the Persons interested in 
the said Manor, Tithes, Lands or Commons, for 
their consent, do contain the Names of such pro- 
posed Commissioners, and also the Compensations 
so bargained or agreed for. 

95. That no _ shall be named in any Bill 
for inclosing Lands as a Commissioner, Umpire, 
Surveyor or Valuer, who shall be interested in the 
Inclosure to be made by virtue of such Bill, or 
the Agent ordinarily intrusted with the care, super- 
intendence or management of the Estate of any 
person so interested. 

96. That in every Bill for inclosing, draining or 
improving Lands, there be inserted a Clause, pro- 
viding what sum of money in the whole, or by the 
day, shall be paid to each of the Commissioners to be 
appointed by such Bill, in satisfaction of the expense 
and trouble which he shall incur in the execution of 
the powers thereby given; and that there be also in- 
serted in such Bill a Clause, providing that the Ac- 
count of such Commissioner or Commissioners, con- 
taining a true statement of all Sums by him or them 
received and expended, or due to him or them for 
their own trouble or expenses, shall, at least once 
in every year, from the date of the passing of the 
Act till such Accounts shall be finally allowed, to- 
gether with the Vouchers relating to the same, be 
examined by some person or persons to be appointed 


Disqualificas 
tion of certain 
Persons as 
Commissioners, 
Surveyors, &amp;Ce 


Clauses for 
settling Pay 
of Commis 
sioners, and 
passing their 
Accounts. 


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837 


100. That the Select Committee on Divorce Bills Committeee to 
shall report every such Bill to the House, whether "sport Bill in 
such Committee shall or shall not have agreed to“ ‘ 
the Preamble, or gone through the Several Clauses, 
or any of them. 





Ill. 


THE ORDERS 
REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF THE HOUSE 
WITH REGARD TO PRIVATE BILLS. 


101. That no Private Bill be brought into this Petition for 
House, but upon a Petition first presented, with Bill, and how 
a printed copy of the proposed Bill annexed : And © &gt;¢ sisned- 
that such Petition be signed by the Parties, or some 
of them, who are suitors for the Bill. 

102. That all Petitions for Private Bills be pre- Petitions, 
sented within Fourteen days after the First Friday *» a 
in every Session of Parliament. ante 

103. That all Petitions for Private Bills, with Petitions for 
their annexed Bills, and all Petitions for additional Peay 0 as 
Provision in Private Bills, with the proposed Clauses Bi13 to be 
annexed, and all Estate Bills brought from the referred to 
House of Lords, after having been read a first time, Committee on 
shall be referred to the Select Committee on Peti- **""°™™ 
tions for Private Bills. 

104. That there be Seven clear days between the Time between 
day on which the Petition for any Private Bill re- Presentation of 
lating to England shall be presented, and the day ,;000" °7" 


: 2 ? Meeting of 
on which the Sub-Committee shall sit thereupon ; Sub-Com- 





by the Bill, and the Balance by him or them stated 
in the Book of Accounts required to be kept in the 


Office of the Clerk of such Commissioners; and | 


that no charge or item in such Accounts shall be | on Petitions for Private Bills, in which they shall 


binding on the Parties concerned, or be valid in law, | yeport that the Standing Orders have not been com- 
unless the same shall be duly allowed by suci | plied with 
| ? 


person or persons. 





Turnpike-roads (Ireland.) 


Clause for 
Qualification of 


leat road in Jreland, or for the continuing or amend- 
Commissioners. 


ing any Act passed for that purpose, or for the 
increase or alteration of the existing Tolls, Rates 
or Duties upon any such Road, or for widening or 


diverting any such Road, a Clause be inserted, to | 


prevent any person who shall be nominated a Com- 
missioner from acting or voting in the business of 
the said Turnpike, unless he shall be possessed of 
an Estate in Land, or of a Personal Estate, to such 
certain value as shall be specified in such Bills; and 
that such Qualification be extended to the Heirs 
apparent of persuns possessed of an Estate in Land 
to a certain value to be specified. 





Duty or SELECT CoMMITTEE ON 
Divorce BItts. 


98. That the Select Committee on Divorce Bills 
shall require evidence to be given before them, that 
an action for damage has been brought in one of 
Her Majesty’s Courts of Record at Westminster, or 
in one of Her Majesty’s Courts of Record in Dublin, 
or in one of Her Majesty’s Supreme Courts of 
Judicature uf the Presidencies of Calcutta, Madras, 
Bombay or the Island of Ceylon, respectively, against 
the persons supposed to have been guilty of Adul- 
tery, and judgment for the plantiff had thereupon ; 
or sufficient cause to be shown to the satisfaction of 
the said Committee why such action was not brought, 
or such judgment was not obtained. 


What Evidence 
to be given in 
Divorce Cases, 


When Peti- 99. That the Select Committee on Divorce Bills 
pe Bill shall, in all cases in which the Petitioner for the 
Commitee, Bill has attended the House of Lords upon the 


Second Reading of the Bill, require him to attend 
before them to answer any questions they may think 
fit that he should answer. 

Vor. 100. 





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| 


} 


97. That in every Bill for making a Turnpike- | to Private Bills, be referred to the Select Committee 


and Ten days, in case such Bill shall relate to Scot- mittee. 


| land or Ireland. 


105. That all Reports of the Select Committee Reports that 
Standing Orders 
have not been 

4 complied with 
be referred to the Select Committee on to be referred” 


tanding Orders. to Committee 
on Standing 
Orders, 


106. That all Petitions for leave to dispense with Petitions for 


any of the Sessional Orders of the House relating gt est 
e referred to 


Committee on 
Standing 
Orders, 


107. That every Private Bill, printed on paper, of printed Bill to 
a size to be determined upon by Mr. Speaker, be be presented. 
presented to the House, with a cover of parchment 
attached to it, upon which the Title of the Bill is 
to be written ; and the short Title of the Bill, as first 
entered on the Votes, shall be in accordance with 
the subject-matter of the Bill, and shall not be 
changed unless by special Order of the House. 

108. That the proposed amount of all Rates, Tolls Rates, Tolls 
and other matters heretofore left blank in any Private and other 
Bill when presented to the House, be inserted in mera hg 
Italics in the printed Bill. Italics. 

109. That every Private Bill (except Name and wiat Bills to 
Naturalization Bills) be printed ; and printed copies be printed, 
thereof delivered to the Door-keepers for the use of *¢ when. 
the Members before the First Reading. 

110. That there be Three clear days between the Time between 


First and Second Reading of every Private Bill. _ First and Se- 
cond Reading. 


111. That this House will not receive any Peti- x, petition 
tion complaining solely of a non-compliance with complaining 
the Standing Orders of the House in respect of any of Standing 
Private Bill, subsequently to the Second Reading —— 
of such Bill, unless in the case of those Standing feed Rea 
Orders which must necessarily be taken into consi- ing of Bills. 
deration by the Committee on the Bill. 

112. That no Private Bill be read a Second time, gocond Read- 
until after the expiration of Two calendar months ing not to take 
from the day the last notice shall have been given piace till bwo 
in the Newspaper. last Notice, 

113. That a Breviate of every Private Bill (ex- previate to be 
cept Divorce, Name, Naturalization and Estate Bills prepared. 
brought from the House of Lords, and not relating 
to Crown, Church or Corporation property, or pro- 
perty held in trust for public or charitable purposes) 


on Standing Orders. 





prepared under the direction of Mr. Speaker, and 
503 that 











Breviate to be 
Jaid on Table 
Three days 

before Second 


Reading of Bill. 


When Fees 
to be paid. 


Bills referred 
to Committee 
of Selection. 


Time between 
Second Read- 
ing and Com- 
mittee. 


Report of Bill 
when printed 
as amended, to 
lie on Table. 
Breviates of 
Bills amended 
in Committee 
to be laid 
before Chair- 
man of Ways 


and Means, &amp;c. 


Bill to be 
printed after 
Report. 


Clauses and 
Amendments 
proposed on 


838 


that such Breviate shall contain a statement of the 
object of the Bill and a summary of the proposed 
Enactments, and shall state any variation from the 
general law which will be effected by the Bill. 

114. That no Private Bill be read a Second time 
until Three clear days after the Breviate thereof 
shall have been laid on the Table of the House, and 
have been printed. 


115. That no Private Bill, or Clause for the par- 
ticular interest or benefit of any Person or Persons, 
County or Counties, Corporation or Corporations, 
or Body or Bodies of People, be read a Second time, 
unless Fees be paid for the same. 

116. That every Private Bill, not being a Divorce 
Bill, after having been read a Second time, and 


committed, shall be referred to the Committee of 


Selection ; and every Divorce Bill shall be referred 
to the Select Committee on Divorce Bills. 

117. That there be Seven clear days between the 
Second Reading of every Private Bill, and the sitting 
of the Committee thereupon. 


117 a. That in the case of Railway Bills, if any 


Report made under the authority of the Board of| 
Trade upon any Bill, or the objects thereof, be laid | 


before the House, such Report shall be referred to 
the Committee on the Bill. 

118. That the Report upon every Private Bill 
ordered to be printed as amended in Committee, 
shall lie upon the Table. 


119. That a Breviate of the Amendments made 
in every Committee on a Private Bill be submitted 
to the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and 
Means, and also laid upon the Table of the House, 
at least the day previous to the consideration of the 
Report of such Bill. 

120. That every Private Bill, as amended in Com- 
mittee, excepting in the cases wherein the Com- 
mittee shall report the Amendments to be merely 
verbal or literal, be printed at the expense of the 
Parties applying for the same; and be delivered 
to the Door-keepers for the use of the Members 


Three clear days at least before the consideration of 


the Report. 
121. That when any Clause or Amendment is 
offered upon the Report, or the consideration of the 


Report or Third Report, or the Third Reading of any Private Bill, 


Reading to be 
reterred to 
Select Com- 
mittee on 
Standing 
Orders. 


When referred, 
no further pro- 
ceeding to be 
had until Re- 
pert of Select 
Committee on 
Standing 
Orders. 


Reports on 
Railway Bills 
to be discussed 
upon every 
Tuesday. 


Bill not to pro- 


ceed two stages 


on same day. 


Notice to be 
given of 
Motion for 
dispensation. 


such Clause or Amendment shall be referred to the 
Select Committee on Standing Orders: That such 
Clause shall be printed: And when any Clause is 
proposed to be amended it shall be printed in ez- 
tenso, with every addition or substitution in different 
type, and the omissions therefrom included in 
brackets. 

122. That when any Clause or Amendment upon 
the Report, or the consideration of the Report, or 
the Third Reading of any Private Bill, shall have 
been referred to the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders, no further proceeding on either of such 
stages shall be had until the Report of the said 
Select Committee shall have been brought up. 

123. That in order to afford opportunity for the 
proper discussion of the Reports on Railway Biils 
included in the second class, this House will upon 
every Luesday and Thursday proceed to the consi- 
deration of Reports on such Bills. 

124. That no Private Bill shall pass through two 
stages on one and the same day, without the special 
leave of the House. 

125. That (except in cases of urgent and pressing 
necessity) no Motion be made to dispense with any 
Sessional or Standing Order of the House without 
due notice thereof. —~ 





OrpDER applicable to such Rattway BI11s as 
shall have been ordered to be ingrossed in 
Session 1845. 

125a. That the time between the Second Reading 

of any such Bill which shall be brought in in the 


99° Jultiz. 





A, 1845, 


| Session of 1846, and the meeting of the Committee 
thereon, be shortened to Three clear days, the parties 

giving the regular Notices in the Private Bill Office. 

| 

| IV. 

| THE ORDERS 


| REGULATING THE PRACTICE IN THE 
PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. 


126. That a Book, to be called “The Private Private pi 
Bill Register,” be kept in a Room, to be called Office and 
“The Private Bill Office,” in which Book shall be Peeiste- 
entered by the Clerks appointed for the business of 
that Office, the Name, Description and Place of 
Residence of the Parliamentary Agent in Town, and 
of the Agent in the Country (if any) soliciting the 
Bill ; and all the Proceedings, from the Petition to 
the passing of the Bill:—Such Entry to specify, 
briefly, each day’s Proceeding in the House, or in 
any Committee to which the Bill or Petition may 
| be referred ; the day and hour on which the Com- 











mittee is appointed to sit; the day and hour to 
| which such Committee may be adjourned, and the 
| name of the Committee Clerk. Such Book to be 
open to public inspection daily, in the said Office, 
between the hours of Eleven and Six. 

127. That all Plans, Sections, Books of Reference, plans, &amp;c., 
| Lists of Owners and Occupiers, Estimates, Copies to be lodged, 
of the Subscription Contracts, and Declarations 
required by the Standing Orders of the House, be 
lodged in the Private Bill Office; and that the re- 
ceipt thereof be acknowledged accordingly, by one 
of the Clerks of the said Office, upon the said Do- 
cuments, and upon the Petition, before it is pre- 
sented. 

128. That a copy of every Bill annexed to a Pe- Copy of Bill 
tition be deposited in the Private Bill Office on the annexed to 
day of the Presentation of the Petition to the House ; oe 


to be deposited 


and that such Bill be open to the inspection of all in Private Bil 
parties. Office. 
129. That Seven clear days’ notice in writing be Notice of 
given by the Agent for the Bill to the Clerks in the Meeting of 
Private Bill Office of the meeting of any Sub-Com- vittec on 
_ mittee on a Petition for a Private Bill, and One clear Petition, &amp;c. 
| day’s notice of the meeting of any Sub-Committee 
on a Petition for additional Provision, or on an Es- 
tate Bill brought from the House of Lords ; and that 
no such notices respectively be given until after such 
Petition shall have been presented, or such Estate 
Bill read a First time. 
| 130. That One clear day’s notice in writing be Notice of 
given by the Agent for the Bill, to the Clerks in the os eo 
Private Bill Office, of the postponement of the first rtecem 
‘meeting of any Sub-Committee on a Petition for a 
Private Bill, or on a Petition for additional Provi- 
sion, or on an Estate Bill brought from the House 
of Lords. 
| 131. That after each Private Bill has been read ——_ 
the First time, its Name (or short Title) shall be st 
copied by the Clerks of the Private Bill Office, from 
| the Clerk’s Minute Book of the day, into a — ; 
| Book, to be called “The Examination Book ; 
|wherein shall be noted the number of such Bill, 
| according to the priority of its being read, and the 
| date of the day of such First Reading. 
| 132. That every Private Bill, after it has been Custody of 
|read the First time and the Title copied and exa- Bills 
mined for the Votes, be in the custody of the Clerks 
‘of the Private Bill Office, until laid upon the Table 
‘for the Second Reading ; and when committed, be 
taken by the proper Committee Clerk into his charge, 
| till reported. 
| 133. That between the First and Second Reading Examination 
of every Private Bill, every such Bill shall, according flog 
|to its priority, be examined, with all lope 
despatch, by the Clerks of the Private Bill Office, 
as to its conformity with the Rules and Standing 
Orders of the House; and if not in due form, the 
Examining 


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9 VicToRIz. 


Examining Clerk shall specify thereon the page in 
which any irregularity occurs, and shall enter the 
day of such Examination, together with his own 
Name, in the Examination Book. 
notice of See 134, That Three clear days’ Notice in writing be 
cond Reading» siven by the Agent for the Bill, to the Clerks in the 
Private Bill Office, of the day proposed for the 
Second Reading of every Private Bill. 

135. That Seven clear days’ Notice, and in the 
case of a re-committed Bill, Three clear days’ No- 
tice, in writing, be given by the Agent for the Bill, 
to the Clerks in the Private Bill Office, of the day 
and hour appointed for the meeting of the Com- 
mittee on every Private Bill; and that all the pro- 
ceedings of any Committee of which such Notice 
shall not have been given, be void. 

Filled-up Bill 136. That a filled-up Bill, signed by the Agent 
0 be doped for the Bill, as proposed to be submitted to the 
_ Committee on the Bill, and in the case of a re-com- 
mitted Bill, a filled-up Bill, as proposed to be sub- 
mitted to the Committee on re-committal, be depo- 
sited in the Private Bill Office one clear day before 
the meeting of the Committee on every Private Bill ; 
and that all Parties shall be entitled to a Copy 
thereof, upon payment of the Charges for making 
out Amendments of such Bill. 
Notice of 137. That Notice, in writing, be given by the 
Postponement’ Clerk to the Committee of Selection, to the Clerks 
in the Private Bill Office, of the postponement of 
the first meeting of any Committee on a Private Bill, 
on the day on which such postponement is made. 
138. That Notice, in writing, be given by the 


Notice of 
Committee. 


Notice of Ad- 


jourament. ~~ Committee Clerk to the Clerks in the Private Bill 
Office, of the day and hour to which each Com- 
mittee is adjourned. 

Notice of 139. That One clear day’s Notice, in writing, be 

——, * siven by the Agent for the Bill, to the Clerks in the 

ofReport. Private Bill Office, of the day proposed for the Re- 


port of every Private Bill, and also for the consi- 

deration of the Report of every Private Bill ordered 

to lie upon the Table. 
Bill,asamended 140, That the Committee Clerk, after the Report 
Lan ag is made out, do deliver into the Private Bill Office 
"a printed Copy of the Bill, with the written Amend- 
ments made in the Committee; in which Bill all 
the Clauses added by the Committee shall be regu- 
larly marked in those parts of the Bill wherein they 
are to be inserted. 

141. That when it is intended to bring up any 
Clause or to propose any Amendment on the Re- 
port, or the consideration of the Report, or on the 
Third Reading of any Private Bill, Notice shall be 


Notice to be 
viven of 
Clauses, &amp;c., 
on Report, or 
on considera- 


— given thereof, in the Private Bill Office, on the day 

Reading. previous to such Report, or consideration of the 
Report, or Third Reading. 

Notice of 


No ? 142. That One clear day’s Notice, in writing, be 
third Readings oiven by the Agent for the Bill, to the Clerks in 
the Private Bill Office, of the day proposed for the 
Third Reading of every Private Bill; and that no 
such Notice be given until after the Bill to which 
it relates shall have been reported, or the Report 
thereof considered. 

143. That the Amendments (if any) which are 
es , made upon the Report, or consideration of the Re- 
Report, and Port, and on the Third Reading of any Private Bill, 
Third Reading, and also such Amendments made by the House of 
Lords as shall have been agreed to by this House, 
be entered by one of the Clerks in the Private Bill 
Office, upon the printed Copy of the Bill, as amended 
in Committee; which Clerk shall sign the said 
Copy, so amended, in order to its being deposited 
and preserved in the said Office. 

144, That to insure the Accuracy of the Ingross- 
ment of all Private Bills, the Clerk of the House be 
required to provide a sufficient number of Clerks, 
to be called Examiners of INGROSSMENTs. 

145. That no Private Bill be read a Third time 
until a Certificate is indorsed upon the Paper Bill, 
and signed by one or more of the Examiners of In- 
grossments, declaring that the Ingrossment thereof 

Vor. 100. 


Amendments 
on Report, or 


Examination of 
Ingrossments, 


Cettificate of 
Xanination, 


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839 


has been examined, and agrees with the Bill, as 
amended in Committee, and on the consideration of 
the Report. 

146. That when Amendments made by the House Notice of 
of Lords to any Private Bill sent up to them are to —— 
be taken into consideration, Notice be given thereof yc 
in the Private Bill Office, the day previous to the 
same being proposed to be taken into consideration. 

147. That all Notices required to be given in the Time for 
Private Bill Office be delivered in the said Office delivering 
before Stx of the clock in the Evening of any day _— 
on which the House shall sit, and before Two of the 
clock on any day on which the House shall not sit; 
and that after any day on which the House shall 
have adjourned, no Notice shall be given for the 
first day on which it shall again sit. 

148. That the Clerks in the Private Bill Office Daily Lists of 
do prepare, daily, Lists of all Private Bills, and — 
Petitions for Private Bills, upon which any Com-” 
mittee is appointed to sit; specifying the hour of 
meeting; and the Room where the Committee shall 
sit; and that the same be hung up in the Lobby of 
the House. 

149. That every Plan and Book of Reference Plans tobe 
thereto, which shall be certified by the Speaker of terifed a 
the House of Commons, in pursuance of any Act of gyri direct, 
Parliament, shall previously be ascertained, and 
verified in such manner as shall be deemed most 
advisable by the Speaker, to be exactly conformable 
in all respects to the Plan and Book of Reference 
which shall have been signed by the Chairman of 
the Committee upon the Bill. 





APPENDIX. 


[Form referred to in Page 829.] Appendix» 





(A.) 





No.— 
Sir, 

We beg to inform you, that Application is m- 
tended to be made to Parliament in the ensuing 
Session for ‘‘ An Act” [here insert the Title of the 
Act], and that the Property mentioned in the an- 
nexed Schedule, or some part thereof, in which we 
understand you are interested as therein stated, will 
be required for the purposes of the said Undertaking, 
according to the line thereof as at present laid out, 
or may be required to be taken under the usual 
powers of deviation to the extent of yards 
on either side of the said line which will be applied 
for in the said Act, and will be passed through in 
the manner mentioned in such Schedule. 

We also beg to inform you, that a Plan and 
Section of the said Undertaking, with a Book of 
Reference thereto, has been or will be deposited 
with the several Clerks of the Peace of the Counties 
of [specify the Counties in which the Property is 
situate], on or before the 30th of November, and that 
copies of so much of the said Plan and Section as 
relates to the parish in which your property is situate, 
with a Book of Reference thereto, has been or will 
be deposited for public inspection with the Clerk of 
the said Parish, Schoolmaster of the Parish, Town 
Clerk of the Royal Burgh, or the Post-master of the 
Post Town in or near such Parish [as the case may 
be], on or before the 31st day of December instant, 
on which Plans your property is designated by the 
numbers set forth in the annexed Schedule. 

As we are required to report to Parliament 
whether you assent to or dissent from the proposed 
Undertaking, or whether you are neuter in respect 
thereto, you will oblige us by writing your answer 
of assent, dissent or neutrality in the Form left 
herewith, and returning the same to us with your 
signature on or before the day of 


next; and if there should be any 

error or misdescription in the annexed Schedule, we 
shall feel obliged by your informing us thereof, at 
a04 


your 





840 


your earliest convenience, that we may correct the 
same without delay. 
We are, Sir, 


Your most obedient Servants, 





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Appendix (B.) 


Anno Primo Victorie Regine. 
Cap. LXXXIII. 


An Act to compel Clerks of the Peace for Coun- 
ties and other Persons to take the Custody of 
such Documents as shall be directed to be de- 
posited with them under the Standing Orders 
of either House of Parliament. 


Wuereas the Houses of Parliament are in the 
habit of requiring that, previous to the introduction 
of any Bill into Parliament for making certain 
bridges, turnpike-roads, cuts, canals, reservoirs, 
aqueducts, waterworks, navigations, tunnels, arch- 
ways, railways, piers, ports, harbours, ferries, docks 
and other works, to be made under the authority of 
Parliament, certain maps or plans and sections, 
and books and writings, or extracts or copies of 
or from certain maps, plans or sections, books and 
writings, shall be deposited in the office of the 
tlerk of the peace for every county, riding or 
division in England or Ireland, or in the office of the 
sheriff clerk of every county in Scotland, in which 
such work is proposed to be made, and also with 
the parish clerk in every parish in England, the 
schoolmaster of every parish of Scotland, or in 


29° Julie. 





A. 1845. 


Royal Burghs with the town clerk, and the post- 
master of the post town in or nearest to every parish 
in Ireland, in whick such work is intended to be 
made, and with other persons: And whereas it is 
expedient that such maps, plans, sections, books, 
writings and copies or extracts of and from the 
same, should be received by the said clerks of the 
peace, sheriff clerks, parish clerks, schoolmasters, 
town clerks, postmasters and other persons, and 
should remain in their custody for the purposes 
hereinafter mentioned ; BE it therefore Enacted, by 
The QuEEN’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with 
the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and 
Temporal, and Commons, in this present Patlia- 
ment assembled, and by the Authority of the same, 
Tuat whenever either of the Houses of Parliament 
shall by its Standing Orders, already made or here- 
after to be made, require that any such maps, plans, 


aforesaid, such maps, plans, sections, books, writings, 
copies and extracts shall be received by and shall 
remain with the clerks of the peace, sheriff clerks, 
parish clerks, schoolmasters, town clerks, post- 


Clerks of the 
Peuce, &amp;c,, to 
receive the 

J csp . Documents 
sections, books or writings, or extracts or copies of herein men- 


the same, or any of them, shall be deposited as timed, and 


retain them for 
the purposes 
directed by 
the Standing 


ders of the 


Houses of 


masters and other persons with whom the same Parliament 


shall be directed by such Standing Orders to be 
deposited, and they are hereby respectively directed 
to receive and to retain the custody of all such 
documents and writings so directed to be deposited 
with them respectively, in the manner and for the 
purposes and under the rules and regulations con- 
cerning the same respectively directed by such 
Standing Orders, and shall make such memorials 
and endorsements on and give such acknowledg- 
ments and receipts in respect of the same respectively 
as shall be thereby directed. 

II. And be it further Enacted, That all persons 
interested shall have liberty to. and the said clerks 
of the peace, sheriff clerks, parish clerks, school- 
masters, town clerks and post-masters, and every 
of them, are and is hereby required at all reasonable 
hours of the day, to permit all persons interested to 
inspect during a reasonable time and make extracts 
from or copies of the said maps, plans, sections, 
books, writings, extracts and copies of or from the 
same, so deposited with them respectively, on pay- 
ment by each person to the clerk of the peace, 
sheriff clerk, clerk of the parish, schoolmaster, 
town clerk or post-master having the custody of any 
such map, plan, section, book, writing, extract or 
copy, of One Shilling for every such inspection, and 
the further sum of One Shilling for every hour 
during which such inspection shall continue after 
the first hour, and after the rate of Sixpence for 
every One hundred words copied therefrom. 

III. And be it further Enacted, That in case any 
clerk of the peace, sheriff clerk, parish clerk, school- 
master, town clerk, post-master or other person, 
shall in any matter or thing refuse or neglect to 
comply with any of the provisions hereinbefore con- 
tained, every clerk of the peace, sheriff clerk, parish 


Clerks of the 
Peace, &amp;c., to 
permit such 


Documents to 


be inspected 
or copied by 
persons 
interested. 


Clerks of the 
Peace, &amp;c., for 
every omissiot: 
to comply with 
the provisions 
of this Act, 
liable to the 


Penalty of 51, 


clerk, schoolmaster, town clerk, post-master or other to be recovered 


person shall for every such offence, forfeit and pay 
any sum not exceeding the sum of Five Pounds; 
and every such penalty shall, upon proof of the 
offence before any Justice of the Peace for the 
county within which such offence shall be com- 
mitted, or by the confession of the party offending, 
or by the oath of any credible witness, be levied and 
recovered, together with the costs of the proceedings 
for the recovery thereof, by distress and sale of the 
goods and effects of the party offending, by warrant 
under the hand of such Justice, which warrant such 
Justice is hereby empowered to grant, and shall be 
paid to the person or persons making such com- 
plaint ; and it shall be lawful for any such Justice 
of the Peace to whom any complaint shall be made 
of any offence committed against this Act to summon 
the party complained of before him, and on such 
summons to hear and determine the matter of such 





complaint 


in 


a summary 
way. 











»to 


for 


i 
ie 


Authority to 
deposit, 


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Q VicToRIz. 


complaint in a summary way, and on proof of the 
offence to convict the offender, and to adjudge him 
to pay the penalty or forfeiture incurred, and to 
proceed to recover the same, although no informa- 
tion in writing or in print shall have been exhibited 
or taken by or before such Justice ; and all such 

roceedings by summons without information shall 

e as good, valid and effectual to all intents and 
purposes as if an information in writing had been 
exhibited. 





Appendix (C.) 


Anno Primo &amp; Secundo Victoria Regine. 
Cap. CxvIl. 


Aw Act to provide for the Custody of certain 
Monies paid in pursuance of the Standing Or- 
ders of either House of Parliament by Sub- 
scribers to Works or Undertakings to be effected 
under the Authority of Parliament. 


WuerE&lt;s it is expedient to provide for the cus- 
tody of any sums of money paid in pursuance of 
any Standing Order of the Lords Spiritual and 
Temporal in Parliament assembled, or of the Com- 
mons in Parliament assembled, by subscribers to 
works or undertakings to be made under the autho- 
rity of an Act of Parliament; Be it therefore En- 
acted, by The QuEEN’s most Excellent Majesty, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spi- 
ritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present 
Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the 
same, THarT in all cases in which any sum of money 
is required by any Standing Order of either House 
of Parliament, either now or hereafter to be in force, 
to be paid by the subscribers to any work or under- 
taking which is to be executed under the authority 
of an Act of Parliament, if the director or person 
or directors or persons having the management of 
the affairs of any such gop work or undertak- 
ing, or any Five of them, shall apply to the Chair-| 
man of the Committees of the House of Lords with 
respect to any such money required by any Standing 
Order of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Par- | 
liament assembled, or to the Speaker of the House | 
of Commons, with respect to any such money re- | 
quired by any Standing Order of the Commons in 
Parliament assembled, the said Chairman or the 


29° Juli. 





said Speaker may, by warrant or order under his 
hand, direct that such sum of money shall be paid | 
in manner hereinafter mentioned ; that is to say, 
into the Bank of England in the name and with the 
privity of the Accountant-general of the Court of 
Exchequer in England, if the work or undertaking in 
respect of which the sum of money is required to be 
ies is intended to be executed in that part of the 
nited Kingdom called England ; or into the Bank 
of England in the name and with the privity of the 
said Accountant-general, or into any of the Banks 
in Scotland established by Act of Parliament or 
Royal Charter, in the name and with the privity of 
the Queen’s Remembrancer of the Court of Ex- 
chequer in Scotland, at the option of the person or 
persons making such application as aforesaid, in 
case such work or undertaking is intended to be exe- 
cuted in that part of the United Kingdom called 
Scotland ; or into the Bank of Jreland, in the name 
and with the privity of the Accountant-general of the 
Court of Chancery in Ireland, in case such work or 
undertaking is intended to be made or executed in 
that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland; 
and every such application as aforesaid to the said 
Chairman or Speaker shall be made in writing, and 
be signed by the director or directors or person or 
persons having the management of the ml work or 
undertaking, or by any Five of them ; and therein 
shall be stated the name or description of such work 
or undertaking, and name and place of abode or the 


names and places of abode of such director or di- 
Vox, 100. 











841 


rectors, person or persons, and the sum of money 
required to be paid, and the Bank and name into and 
in which the same is to he paid ; and such particulars 
shall also be set forth in every such warrant or order; 
and such warrant or order shall be a sufficient au- 
thority for the Accountant-general of the said Court 
of espe in England, the Queen’s Remem- 
brancer of the Court of Exchequer in Scotland, and 
the Accountant-general of the Court of Chancery in 
Ireland respectively, to permit the sum of money 
directed to be paid by such warrant or order to be 
placed to an account opened or to be opened in his 
name in the Bank mentioned in such warrant or order. 


Il. And be it Enacted, That it shall be lawful for Payment of 
the ‘ipa or persons named in such warrant or order, Deposit. 


or the survivors or survivor of them, or any Five of 
them, to pay the sum of money mentioned in such 
warrant or order into the Bank mentioned in such 
warrant or order, in the name and with the privity of 
the officer or person in whose name such sum shall 
be directed to be paid by such warrant or order, to be 
placed to his account there ex-parte the work or un- 
dertaking mentioned in such warrant or order; and 
every such sum so paid in, or the securities in or upon 
which the same may be invested as hereinafter men- 
tioned, shall there remain until the same or such se- 
curities as aforesaid shall be paid out of such Bank in 
pursuance of the provisions of this Act: Provided 
always, That every sum paid into the Bank of Eng- 
land in the name and with the privity of the Ac- 
countant-general of the Court of Exchequer under the 
provisions of this Act, shall be paid in and placed to 
his account there pursuant to the method prescribed 
by an Act passed in the first year of the reign of his 


late Majesty King George the Fourth, intituled, “An 1G. 4, c. 35. 


Act for the better securing Money and Effects paid 
intothe Court of Exchequer at Westminster on ac- 
count of the Suitors of the said Court, and for the Ap- 
pointment of an Accountant-general and Two Masters 
of the said Court, and for other Purposes,” and pur- 
suant to the General Orders of the said Court, and 
without Fee or Reward ; and every sum paid into 
the Bank of Jre/and in the name and with the privity 
of the Accountant-general of the Court of Chancer 

in Ireland, under the provisions of this Act, shall be 
paid in and placed to his account pursuant to the 
method prescribed by an Act made and passed in the 
Parliament of Jreland in the twenty-third and 
twenty-fourth years of the reign of his late Majesty 


King George the Third, intituled, “ An Act for the 23 &amp; 24G. 3. 
better securing the Monies and Effects of the Suitors (1) 


of the Court of Chancery and Exchequer, by depo- 
siting the same in the National Bank, and to prevent 
the forging and counterfeiting any Draft, Order or 
other Voucher for the Payment or Delivery of such 
Money and Effects, and for other Purposes,” and 
pursuant to the General Orders of the said Court, 
and without Fee or Reward. 


III. And be it Enacted, That if the person or Investment of 
persons named in such warrant or order, or the sur- Deposit. 


vivor or survivors of them, or any Five of them, 
desire to have invested any sum so paid into the 
Bank of England or the Bank of Ireland, the court 
in the name of whose Accountant-general the same 
may have been paid, on a Petition presented to such 
court in asummary way by him or them, may order 
that such sum shall, until the same be paid out of 
court in pursuance of this Act, be laid out in the 
Three per Centum Consolidated or Three per Centum 
Reduced Bank Annuities, or any Government se- 
curity or securities. 


IV. And be it Enacted, That on the termination Repayment of 
of the Session of Parliament in which the Petition Deposit. 


or Bill for the purpose of making or sanctioning any 
such work or undertaking shall have been introduced 
into Parliament, or if such Petition or Bill shall be 
rejected or finally withdrawn by some proceeding in 
either House of Parliament, or shall not be allowed 
to proceed, or if an Act be passed authorizing the 
making of such work or undertaking ; and if in any 
5 P or 





842 


or either of the foregoing cases the person or persons 
named in such warrant or order, or the survivor or 
survivors of them, or the majority of such persons, 
apply by Petition to the court in the name of whose 
Accountant-general the sum of money mentioned in 
such warrant or order shall have been paid, or to 
the Court of Exchequer in Scotland in case such 
sum of money shall have been paid in the name of 
the said Queen’s Remembrancer, the court in the 
name of whose Accountant-general or Queen’s Re- 
membrancer such sum of money shall have been 
paid shall, by order, direct the sum of money paid 
m pursuance of such warrant or order, or the stocks, 
funds or securities in or upon which the same are 
invested, and the interest or dividends thereof, to be 
transferred and paid to the party or parties so ap- 
plying, or to any other person or persons whom they 
may appoint in that behalf; but no such order shall 
be made in the case of any such Petition or Bill 
being rejected, or not being allowed to proceed, or 
withdrawn, unless it be proved by the certificate of 
the Chairman of Committees, if the said Petition 


29° Jultz. 


A. 1845. 


Then the said Orders, as far as No. 102, being 
read a second time, were agreed to. 


No. 102. The next Order, being read a second 
time ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made there- 
unto, by leaving out “ fourteen” and inserting 
“ twenty-one” instead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That “ four- 
“ teen” stand part of the said Order :—The said 
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

And the said Order was agreed to. 


No.102a. Ordered, That a Declaration, in writing, 
signed by the agent for the proposed Bill (or some 
one of such agents), shall be annexed to such Peti- 
tion, stating to which of the three Classes of Bills 
such Bill, in his judgment, belongs ; and if the pro- 
posed Bill shall give power to effect any of the fol- 
lowing objects, that is to say ; 


Power to take any lands or houses compulsorily, Special Notice 
or to extend the time granted by any former Act, Seed enter 


or Bill was rejected or not allowed to proceed, or | for that purpose. — 
withdrawn in its passage through the House of , ' 17. 
Lords, or of the aid Spokes if the said Petition Power to _ - oo re oe, =&gt; = 16. 
or Bill was rejected or not allowed to proceed, or | 9" oe ae oh oF ee i to confer, 
withdrawn during its passage through the House of Of colle pe ge Pn igi om fe on oy 
Commons, that the Petition or Bill has been either privilege , y 8 

so rejected, or not allowed to proceed, or so with-|* power to interfere with any Crown, Church or jg, 
drawn by some proceeding in one or other House of | )...5:ation property, held in trust for public or 
Parliament; which certificate the said Chairman or prs Sor As na y&gt; ¥ 

Speaker shall grant on the application in writing of} ~ poo, = a aa ee seid 
the person or persons, or the majority of the persons - eee S : sree 
won in ak warrant or aa. oF ihe adie or b = _ quish any part of awork authorized 36, 
survivors of them ; and every such certificate shall gf ice pa i oe 
be conclusive proof of such rejection, or not pro- y : ‘ : 


ceeding, or withdrawal. 





The House was moved, That the present Standing 
Orders relative to Private Bills might be read ; and 
the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Standing Orders be re- 
pealed. 


servoir, aqueduct or navigation, or into any intended 
variation, extension or enlargement thereof respec- 
tively, any water from any existing cut, canal, re- 
servoir, aqueduct, or navigation, whether directly or 
derivatively, and whether under any agreement with 
the proprietors thereof, or otherwise : 


Power to make, vary, extend or enlarge any cut, Particular Plans 


; , canal, reservoir, aqueduct or navigation : required— 
The said Orders, as reported by the Committee, : bitin 3. 
as far as No. 23a, being read a second time, were R Power to make, vary, extend or enlarge any —_ Regula. 
ailway ; tions affecting 
agreed to. y&gt; Railways,— 





No. 23a. The next Order, being read a second time; 
An Amendment was made thereunto, by insert- 
ing after the words “ shall be made,” the words 
‘ together with the line of the projected Railway 
“ Jaid down on a map, of a scale not less than that 
‘ of the Ordnance Map of England.” 
And the said Order, so amended, was agreed to. 


The said Orders, as far as No. 39a, being read 
a second time, were agreed to. 


No.39a. The next Order, being read a second time ; 
An Amendment was proposed to be made there- 
unto, by leaving out “ one-tenth” and inserting 
‘* one-twentieth” instead thereof. 
And the Question being proposed, That “ one- 
“ tenth” stand part of the said Order :—The said 
proposed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

Then the said Order was amended, by inserting 
after the words “ introduced in the next Session” 
the words “ or which are already provisionally re- 
“* gistered or the Subscription Contract for which 
may be already executed.” 

And the said Order, so amended, was agreed to. 


The said Orders, as far as No. 88, being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 


No. 88. The next Order, being read a second time ; 
An Amendment was made thereunto, by inserting 
after the word “Clauses” the words “except where 
“* the same objects shall have been provided for in 
‘“‘ some general Act applicable to the undertaking 
“ intended to be authorized by the Bill.” 
And the said Order, so amended, was agreed to. 


«“ 





The said Declaration shall state which of such 
powers are given by the Bill, and shall indicate in 
which Clauses of the Bill (referring to them by their 
number,) such powers are given, and shall further 
state that the Bill does not give power to effect any 
of the objects enumerated in this Order, other than 
those stated in the Declaration. 

If the proposed Bill shall not give power to effect 
any of the objects enumerated in the preceding 
Order, the said Declaration shall state that the 
Bill does not give power to effect any of such 
objects. 

And that a copy of such Declaration be deposited 
at the Office of the Board of Trade. 


No. 103. The next Order, being read a second 
time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by inserting 
after the words “ with their annexed Bills” the 
words “ and Agents’ Declarations.” 

And the said Order, so amended, was agreed to. 


Then the said Orders, as far as No. 111, inclusive, 
being read a second time, were agreed to. 


No.111a. Ordered, That on every Petition pre- 
sented to this House, relating to any Private Bill 
before the House, the name or short title by which 
such Bill is entered in the Votes, be written at the 
beginning thereof; and whether such Petition be in 
favour or against the Bill, or relating to the non- 
compliance with the Standing Orders. 


Then the said Orders, as far as No. 128, being 


read a second time, were agreed to. 
No. 128. 


39 to 43. 





County Courts. 


Factories. 


Hand-loom 
Weavers. 


Maynooth 
College Bill. 


Public Houses. 


Promiscuous 
Intercourse, 








9 VicToRIz. 


No. 128. The next Order, being read a second 
time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by inserting 
after the words “ annexed toa Petition” the words 
“ and Agent’s Declaration.” 

And the said Order, so amended, was agreed 
to. 
Then the subsequent Orders, being read a second 
time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the said Orders be Standing Orders 
of this House. 

Ordered, That the Standing Orders be printed. 





Petitions from Llanybyther ;—Rhydymain ;—Tal- 
garth ;—and, Llandyssil; praying the House to pass 
a Bill for the establishment of County Courts, with 
a Clause requiring a knowledge of the Welsh lan- 
guage on the part of the Judges of those Courts in 
Wales,—were presented, and read ; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Bradford (York) (two Petitions) ; 
Mottram ;— Ashton-under-Lyne ;— Bury ; — and, 
—— ; praying the House to pass a Bill to limit 
the hours of labour of females and young persons 
employed in Factories to ten in the day,—were pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Silk Hand-loom Weavers of Leigh, 
and the townships and villages adjacent thereto, in 
the county of Lancaster, praying the House to pass 
some legislative enactment to protect their labour 
from the encroachments of their masters, which they 
think may be effected by the establishing of boards 
of trade composed of masters and workmen, was 


presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of John Lewis and others, praying 
that the Maynooth College Bill may not pass into 
a law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of War- 
rington and its vicinity, in the county palatine of 
Lancaster, praying the House to adopt measures for 
preventing the increase of houses licensed for the 
sale of intoxicating drinks, and for diminishing to a 
very large extent the number already existing, and 
to pass a law for entirely abolishing the sale of in- 
toxicating liquor on the Lords day, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Liverpool (twenty-four Petitions) ; 
— Birkenhead (three Petitions) ;— Toxteth Park 
(two Petitions) :—Pembroke-place ;--Great George- 
street ;—Comus-street ;— Everton (two Petitions) ;— 
Parliament-street ; —Shaw-street ;—Love Lane ;— 
Saint Bartholomew’s Church ;— Seacombe ;—Glou- 
cester-street ;— Great Crosby ;— Key-street ;— Mount 
Pleasant ; — Mulberry-street ;— Lower Stanhope- 
street ;— Old Swan (two Petitions);— Bedford- 
street ;— Bevington Hill (two Petitions) ;— Bootle ; 
—Pitt-street ;— Kirkdale;— Great Cross Hall- 
street ;— Wavertree (two Petitions) ;—Rose-place ;— 
Dungarvan ;— Hastings ;— Waterloo ; — Hunter- 
street ; —Pleasant-street ; —and, Woolton ; stating 
that there is a large class of persons in the prin- 
cipal towns in the United Kingdom who ale a 
trade of and live by promoting Promiscuous In- 
tercourse between the sexes; complaining that no 
adequate punishment is provided for this crime ; and 
praying the House to render trading in vice, in the 
manner referred to, a highly penal offence, and that 
Magistrates and Officers of Police shall be invested 
with such summary powers of proceeding in cases 
of suspected delinquency as to enable them not only 
to detect guilt, but to bring it to certain punishment, 


—were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Vox. 100. 


29° Julie. 


843 


Petitions from the Midland Railway Company ; London and 
—and, the York and North Midland Railway Com- i Railway 


pany; praying that the Zondon and York Railway 
Bill may be re-committed, and that no further pro- 
ceeding may be had thereon until the evidence in 
support of the projects promoted by the Petitioners 
has been fully heard and considered,—were pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Right honourable the Earl of 
Lindsey, praying that so much of the said Bill as 
relates to the formation of the Stamford Branch 
through his property may be expunged therefrom, or 
otherwise that provision may be made in the said 
Bill restricting the formation of the said Branch 
through the said property without the consent of 
the Petitioner, was also presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Lynch and Message from 

Mr. Duckworth : oe Seem 
Mr. Speaker, 

The te have agreed to the several Bills follow- 

ing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to determine the Coun- Excise Duties 

tervailing Duties payable on Spirits of the nature of o" ne 

Plain British Spirits, the Manufacture of Guernsey, erie Bill. 

Jersey, Alderney or Sark, imported into the United ~ 

Kingdom, and to prohibit the Importation of Recti- 

fied or Compound Spirits from the said Islands: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend certain Re- Spirits 

gulations respecting the Retail of Spirits in Zreland ; (Ireland) Bill. 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to make further Provi- Unclaimed 


sions as to Stock and Dividends unclaimed: Stock and 
Dividends Bill. 
A Bill, intituled, An Acttorender it unnecessary to Rothwell 
keep up Rothwell Gaol in the Honor of Pontefract, Prison Bill. 
in the West Riding of the County of York: 
A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Commis- Shrewsbury 
sioners of Her Majesty’s Woods and Works to apply 2"4 Holyhead 
certain Monies now in their hands towards dis- ®** ?"" 
charging the Incumbrances affecting the Shrewsbury 
and Holyhead Road : 
A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the Manchester Manchester and 
and Leeds Railway Company to raise an additional Leeds Railway 
Sum of Money, and to amend the several Acts re- (N% *-) Bil 
lating to the said Company: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Giasgow 
Act for making a Railway, to be called The Glas- Junction Rail- 
gow Junction Railway, with Branches, with Amend- “*Y B#" 
ments; to which Amendments the Lords desire the 
concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Erewash Valley 
Act for making a Railway from the Midland Rail- Railway 
way, in the Parish of Sawley, in the County of (N®?) = 
Derby, to the Mansfield and Pinzton Railway, in 
the Parish of Selston, in the County of Nottingham, 
together with several Branch Railways communi- 
cating therewith, to be called The Erewash Valley 
Railway, with Amendments; to which Amendments 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 

And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act Leeds and 
to rectify a Mistake in an Act of the present Session, Bradford Rail- 
relating to the Leeds and Bradford Railway; to Dek) sliocke 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: Rectifying Bill. 
—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


The Leeds and Bradford Railway (Shipley to Leeds and 
Colne) Mistake Rectifying Bill was read the first Bradford Rail- 


: , hipley t 
time ; and ordered to be read a second time To- pow dh Mistake 
morrow. 


Rectifying Bill, 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Colonel 
posed, That a Select Committee be appointed, to Laxtour 
investigate the allegations contained in the Petition 
of Colonel Augustus Lautour, presented to this House 
June the 6th 1844, and printed with the Votes, June 
the 26th 1844, and to report their Opinion to the 
House :—And the said Motion was, with leave of 








House, withdrawn. 
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844 


ServiceofHeirs The Order of the day being read, for the second 
(Scotland) Bill. reading of the Service of Heirs (Scotland) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time upon 
this day three months. 


pong ne ser The Order of the day being read, for the second 


Bill, reading of the Crown Charters, &amp;c., (Scotland) Bill ; 
Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time 

upon this day three months. 
Supply ; Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of Sup- 
ply, several Resolutions ; which were read, as follow: 


1. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand four hundred and ten pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Civil 
Establishment of the Bahama Islands, to the 31st 
day of March 1846, and of the Lighthouses there. 

2. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four 
thousand and forty-nine pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Civil Establish- 
ment of the Bermudas, to the 31st day of March 
1846. 

3. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand and seventy pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Civil Esta- 
blishment of Prince Edward’s Island, to the 31st day 
of March 1846. 

4. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Expense of the Establishment at Sable 
Island, for the Relief of Shipwrecked Persons, to the 
31st day of March 1846. 

5. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirteen 
thousand six hundred and eighty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Civil 
Establishments on the Western Coast of Africa, to 
the 31st day of March 1846, 

6. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Twelve 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Charge of the Civil Establishment of 
Saint Helena, and of Pensions and Allowances to 
the Civil and Military Officers of the East India 
Company’s late Establishment in that Island, to the 
3ist day of March 1846. 

7. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Seven 
thousand two hundred and nineteen pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of 
the Settlement of Western dustralia, to the 31st day 
of March 1846. 

8. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand one hundred and seventy-one pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray Expenses in- 
curred at South Australia. 

9. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Five 
thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, in aid of the Charge of the 
Settlement at Port Essington. 


Bahama 
Islands. 


Bermudas, 


Prince Ed- 
ward’s Island. 


Sable Island. 


Western Coast 
of Africa. 


Saint Helena. 


Western 
Australia. 


South Australia. 


Port Essington, 


Falkland 10. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Seven 

a. thousand four hundred and eighty-six pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
the Government of the Falkland Islands, to the 31st 
day of March 1846. 

Heligoland, 11. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
thousand and twenty-three pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to — the Charge of the Civil Es- 
tablishment of Heligoland, to the 31st day of March 
1846, 

West India 12. Resolved, Thata Sum, not exceeding Eighteen 

ceracaae thousand three hundred and ninety-four pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
the Salaries of the Governors and Lieutenant Gover- 
nors, and others, in the West India Colonies, to the 
31st day of March 1846. 

British North 13. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eleven 

— thousand three hundred and fifty-three pounds, be 


granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of 
the Ecclesiastical Establishment of the British 
North American Provinces, to the 31st day of March 
1846. 


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A. 1845. 


14. Resolved, That aSum, not exceeding Eighteen Indian 
thousand 7 hundred and ninety-five pounds, be Department 


granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of (Cad) 
the Indian Department in Canada, to the 31st day 
of March 1846. 

15. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Ten Colonial Lang 
thousand four hundred and ninety-five pounds, be 24 Emigration 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Board, &amp;e. 
Colonial Land and Emigration Board, and other 
Expenses connected with Emigration, to the 31st 
day of March 1846. 

16. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Forty- West India 
eight thousand and eight hundred pounds, be granted Colonies, &amp;e. 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of the Salaries, 
Allowances, and Contingencies of the Stipendiary 
Justices in the West India Colonies, the Cape of 
Good Hope, and the Mauritius, to the 31st day of 
March 1846. 

17. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Six Negro 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to Education, 
defray such Expenses as Her Majesty may incur, 
in the year 1845, in aiding the Local Legislatures 
in providing for the Religious and Moral Instruction 
of the Emancipated Negro Population. 

18. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirty- Captured 
five thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, Negroes, &amp;c. 
to defray Expenses incurred for the support of Cap- 
tured Negroes and Liberated Africans, under the 
Acts for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, to the 31st 
day of March 1846. 

19. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Twenty- slave Trade 
four thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, Commissions, 
to pay, to the 31st day of March 1846, the Salaries 
and Incidental Expenses of the Commissions esta- 
blished on the part of Her Majesty under the Trea- 
ties with Foreign Powers for suppressing the Traffic 
in Slaves. 

20. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One Consular 
hundred and ten thousand seven hundred and fifty Establishment 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the “"™* 
Charge of the Consular Establishment Abroad, to 
the 31st day of March 1846. 

21. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eighty China. 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 
defray the Charge of the British Establishment at 
Hong Kong, and of the Consular Establishments 
at the five Ports open to British Trade in China, to 
the 31st day of March 1846. 

22. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eighteen Ministers at 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to Fereign Cours 
defray extraordinary Expenses incurred by Her 
Majesty’s Ministers at Foreign Courts, to the 31st 
day of March 1846. 


The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


The Fees (Criminal Proceedings) Bill was, ac- Fees (Criminal 
cording to Order, read a second time; and com- ea 
mitted to a Committee of the whole House, for To- ~ 
morrow. 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- PublicPetitions 
mittee on Public Petitions ; That they had examined (Forty- fourth 
the Petitions presented from the 21st to the 25th eames 
day of this instant July, both inclusive; and had di- 
rected him to make a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Ordered,That the Paper relative toCoal-whippers, Coal-whippers. 
which was presented upon the 4th day of March No, 588. 
last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Colonies, Colonies. 
which was presented upon the 27th day of June No. 589. 
last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Insolvencies, Insolvencies, 
&amp;c. (Scotland), which was presented upon the 16th dee.,(Seutlands) 
day of this instant July, be printed. No. 590. 

Ordered, 





Reproductive 
Loan Fund 
Institution 
(Ireland.) 


No. 591. 


Army. 


a No. 592. 


ion 


Poor Law 
Unions — 
(I reland. ) 


No. 593. 


Official Houses 
and Buildings. 


No. 594. 


Public 
Appointments. 


No. 595. 


Spanish Vessels. 


No. 596. 


Post Horse 
Duty. 
No. 597. 


Lighthouses. 


Scarborough 
Pier and 
Harbour. 


1 
Severne’s 
Estate Bill, 


Lutwidge’s 
(Fletcher’s) 
Estate Bill. 


Birmingham 

and Gloucester 
ilway 

(Gloucester 

¢. Extensions, 

Stoke Branch 

and Midland 
ilways 

Junction) Bill, 





9 VicTORIZ. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Repro- 

ductive Loan Fund Institution (Jreland), which was 

resented upon the 24th day of this instant July, 
o printed. , 


Ordered, That the Return relative to the Army, 
which was presented upon the 25th day of this 
instant July, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Poor 


Law Unions (Jreland), which were presented upon 
the 25th day of this instaut July, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Official 
Houses and Buildings, which was presented yester- 
day, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Public Ap- 
pointments, which was presented yesterday, be 
be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Spanish 
Vessels, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Post Horse 
Duty, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Lighthouses, 
which was presented yesterday, be referred to the 
Select Committee on Lighthouses. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Mercurii, 30° die Julii ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


RAYERS. 


P 
be following Returns, pursuant to Order, 
having been transmitted to the Clerk, were 
laid upon the Table; viz.,—Returns of the Re- 
venue received by the Corporation of Scarborough 
(under an Order in Council made in the reign of 
James the First, for the Maintenance of the Pier 
and Harbour of Scarborough), from the Ports of 
Newcastle and Sunderland respectively, in the years 
1843 and 1844; stating, under separate heads, the 
Amounts for and the Number of Ships ; stating also, 
under distinct and separate heads, the manner in 
which the same has been appropriated (in continua- 
tion of Parliamentary Return, ordered 12th May 
1843) :—And, of the Number of Writs issued since 
1842, against Ship-owners resisting Payment of the 
Claim, stating whether the Actions have been dis- 
continued on Payment of the Demand and Costs 
by the Defendants, or compromised by the Plaintiffs 
(the Corporation of Scarborough) ; and the Amount 
of Costs paid in each case, up to the 18th day of 
June 1845. 


Severne’s Estate Bill was read a second time ; and 
committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


Lutwidge’s (Fletcher’s) Estate Bill was read a 
second time ; and committed. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to enable the Birmingham and Glou- 
cester Railway Company to make Extension Lines 
at Gloucester, a Branch to Stoke Prior, and a 
Junction with the Midland Railway at Aston-juxta- 
Birmingham ; and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 8.1.17. After “Warwick” insert Clause (A.) 
Ciavuse (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
not be lawful to erect any buildings, or lay down 
any Railway or tram-road upon any legal quay 
or wharf appointed under any law or laws now in 


force or hereafter to be made, without the consent 
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and approbation of the Lords Commissioners of 
Her Majesty’s Treasury, or the Commissioners of 
Her Majesty’s Customs, being first had and ob- 
tained ; and the position of any Railway or tram- 
road now existing on any such quay or wharf 
shall he altered from time to time in such manner 
as may be necessary for convenience or safety, 
within the space of one month after the service 
upon the Secretary of the said Company of any 
notice given under the direction of the Lords 
Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, or the 
Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Customs, by 
their Solicitors respectively.’ 

Pr. 14. 1. 38, After “said” insert “ extension,” 
and in the same line after “ Railway” insert “ at 
“ Aston-juxta-Birmingham.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 22. After “ said” insert “ extension.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 6. After “ made” insert “ at Aston- 
“ juxta-Birmingham.” 

Pr, 18. 1. 14. After “canal” insert “at Aston- 
“ juxta-Birmingham.” 

Pr. 20. 1.23. After “Westminster” insert Clauses 
(B.), (C.), (D.), (E.) and (F.) 

Crause (B.) “ And whereas the said intended 
Branch Railway from the main line of the Bir- 
mingham and Gloucester Railway to the works of 
the British Alkali Company, at Stoke Prior, is 
intended to be carried over the line of the Wor- 
cester and Birmingham Canal, in the said parish 
of Stoke Prior, and it is expedient to make the 
following provisions in consequence thereof; Be 
it therefore Enacted, That nothing in this Act 
contained shall take away, alter, prejudice or 
affect any of the rights, privileges, powers or au- 
thorities vested in the Company of Proprietors of 
the Worcester and Birmingham Canal Navigation, 
or authorize or empower the said Railway Com- 
pany to alter the level of the said canal, or the 
towing-path thereof, or any part or parts thereof 
respectively, or to obstruct the navigation of the 
said canal, or to divert any of the waters therein, 
or any brooks, streams, feeders or watercourses 
which now are or heretofore have been taken for 
the use of, or which now supply the said canal, or 
to injure any of the works thereof; and it shall not 
be lawful for the said Railway Company to make 
any deviation from the course or direction of the 
said Branch Railway, as delineated on the Maps 
or Plans deposited with the Clerk of the Peace of 
the said county of Worcester, beyond the limits of 
deviation marked on the Maps or Plans, by which 
deviation the said Worcester and Birmingham 
Canal, or any of the locks, side-ponds, towing- 
paths, bridges, banks or feeders, or any other 
works of or belonging to the said Company of 
Proprietors of the Worcester and Birmingham 
Canal Navigation, or any part thereof, shall be 
taken, used, damaged or interfered with, or without 
the consent of the same Company of Proprietors, 
under their common seal, first had and obtained.”’ 

Crause (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That in car- 
rying the said Branch Railway over the said Wor- 
cester and Birmingham Canal, the said Railway 
Company shall, and they are hereby required, at 
their own expense, to make and for ever thereafter 
to keep in perfect repair, a good and substantial 
bridge over the same canal and the towing-path 
thereof, with proper approaches, and that the 
span of such bridge between the abutments 
thereof shall be at least Twenty-four feet in the 
clear, so as to include the canal and the towing- 
path thereof, and that such towing-path under the 
bridge shall be at least six feet in width, and that 
no part of the soffit of the arch of such bridge 
shall come within less than ten feet of the top 
water level of tue canal, and that no part of such 
arch over the towing-path shall be less than eight 
feet above the top water level of the canal.” 

CuiauseE (D.) “ And be it Enacted, That during 
the erection of the said bridge over the said Wor- 

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cester and Birmingham Canal, and at all future 
times during any repairs thereof, no obstruction 
shall be occasioned to the boats or barges passing 
along the same canal, or to the towing-horses 
drawing the same, but that at all times during 
such erection or repairs a waterway of not less 
than sixteen feet, and a towing-path of not less 
than five feet six inches in width, and a clear 
height of not less than ten feet from the top 
level of the canal, shall be left for the navigation 
thereof, and that such bridge shall be constructed 
as regards its position, form and dimensions, to 
the satisfaction of the principal engineer for the 
time being of the said Company of Proprietors 
of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal Navi- 
gation.” 

Cuause (E.) “ And be it Enacted, That if by 
reason of the execution of any of the works by 
this Act authorized to be made, or by reason of 
the bad state of repair of any such works or of 
the said bridges over the said Worcester and 
Birmingham Canal, or if by any act or omission 
of the said Railway Company, or of any of their 
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all damages whatsoever which shall be sustained 
'“ by the same Company by reason of any such 
‘ injury as aforesaid, or by reason of any loss of 
water out of or from the said canal, in consequence 
of the making of the said Branch Railway or the 
“ constructing of the said bridges, shall be paid 
and defrayed by the said Railway Company to 
the said Company of Proprietors of the Worces- 
ter and Birmingham Canal Navigation ; and in 
“ default of payment thereof, on demand made of 
the treasurers or ” officer of the said Railway 
Company, the said Company of Proprietors of the 
Worcester and Birmingham Canal Navigation 
may sue for and recover the same, together with 
full costs of suit, against the said Railway Com- 
te pany, by action of debt or on the case, in any of 

er Majesty’s Courts of Record at Westminster.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Spooner do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


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and Birmingham Canal or the towing-path thereof} An ingrossed Bill for enabling the Eastern Coun- gastern Coun. 
“ shall be so obstructed that boats, barges or other| ties Railway Company to make a Railway from ties Railway 
vessels navigating or using the same cannot! Cambridge to Huntingdon, was read the third time, (Cambridge 
“ freely pass or shall be impeded in their passage| Resolved, That the Bill do pass. ee 


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Line) Bill. 


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bridges shall at any time be contracted so as to 
be less in width or height than is herembefore 
prescribed, then and in any of the said cases the 
said Railway Company shall pay to the said Com- 
pany of Proprietors of the Worcester and Bir- 
mingham Canal Navigation, as or by way of ascer- 
tained damages, the sum of Five pounds for every 
half hour during which any such obstruction or 
contraction shall be continued: Provided always, 
That if such obstruction or contraction shall be 
continued beyond seventy-two consecutive hours, 
or shall have been occasioned by any wilful act 
on the part of the persons employed by the said 
Railway Company, then and in every such case 
the said Railway Company shall pay to the said 
Company of Proprietors of the Worcester and 
Birmingham Canal Navigation, the further sum 
of Ten pounds for every half hour during which 
such obstruction or contraction shall be continued, 
as or by way of ascertained damages ; and in de- 


Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


tituled, An Act to enable the South Eastern Rail- 
way Company to widen certain Parts of the London 


as followeth : 

Pr. 13. Is. 32. and 33. After “ determine” in- 
sert Clause (A.) 

Cuause (A.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
“ acted, That nothing herein contained shall extend 
‘ to authorize the said South Eastern Railway Com- 
pany to purchase, compulsorily, from the London 
and Greenwich Railway Company any lands or 
“ hereditaments let or agreed to be let to them, the 
“ said South Eastern Railway Company, by the said 
“ London and Greenwich Railway Company, but 
“ the said South Eastern Railway Company shall 
be at full liberty to make and construct the works 


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fault of payment of any sum or sums which shall 
so become due, as or by way of ascertained 
damages, on demand made of the treasurer or 
any officer of the said Railway Company, the | 
said Company of Proprietors of the Worcester | 
and Birmingham Canal Navigation may sue for | 
and recover the same, together with full costs of! 
suit, against the said Railway Company, by action | 
of debt or on the case, in any of Her Majesty’s 
Courts of Record at Westminster.” 

Cuiause (F.) “ And be it Enacted, That in case 
it shall happen at any time during the making of | 
the said Branch Railway or the constructing of 
such bridge over the said Worcester and Bir- 
mingham Canal, or in the use thereof respectively, 


by this Act authorized thereon without pur- 
chasing the same, and such works shall when 
constructed become and be the property of the 
said London and Greenwich Railway Company, 
subject, however, to any lease or agreement for 
“ lease thereof to the said South Eastern Railway 
Company, and to all the provisions therein con- 
tained.’ 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the, Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendment made by their Lord- 
ships. 


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The House proceeded to take into consideration south Eastern 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Railway 


and Greenwich Railway; and the same was read, Greenwich 


at any time or times after the same shall have| The House proceeded to take into consideration London and 


been so respectively made and constructed, that | the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, = 
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any injury shall be done or occasioned thereby to 
the said Worcester and Birmingham Canal, or to 
any of the locks, side-ponds, towing-paths, bridges, 
banks, feeders or any other of the works z or 
belonging thereto, or in case any such bridge or 
the approaches, side-slopes or banks of the said 


intituled, An Act to amend the Acts relating to the 
London and South Western Railway, and to autho- 
rize the London and South Western —- Com- 
pany to buy, and the Gui/dford Junction Railway 
Company to sell, the Guildford Junction Railway ; 
and the same were read, as follow : 





Branch Railway next the said Worcester and 
Birmingham Canal shall not be kept in good and | 
substantial repair, then and in every such case it | 
shall be lawful for the said Company of Proprie- | 
tors of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal 

Navigation to do the needful repairs, and that all | 
costs, charges and expenses to be incurred or 

occasiuned in or about such repairs, together with | 


Pr. 7. 1. 29. Leave out “ Chichester” and insert 
“ extension,’ and in the same line after “ Ports- 
“ mouth” insert “and Fareham.” 
Pr. 7. 1. 35. Leave out from “to” to the first 
“ and” in 1. ult., and insert “ Godalming,” and in 
the same line after the first “and” insert “ from.” 
Pr. 8. ls. 1. and 2. After “ Fareham”’ insert “ to 
“ Portsmouth.” 
Pr. 8. 





Boileau’s 
Divorce Bill. 


id 
he 


Committees. 


London and 
York Railway 
Bill. 


Municipal 
Corporations 
(Ireland) Act, 
ke. 


Courts of Law 
and Equity, 


Light 
Sovereigns, 





Q VicTORIZ. 


Pr. 8. 1. ult. Leave out from “ Guildford” to 
“ Railway” in 1. 15. and insert “ extension.” 
Pr, 8. 1.28. Leave out “‘ Chichester” and insert 
“ extension.” 
Pr. 8. 1. 29. After “ Portsmouth” insert “ and 
“ Fareham.” 
Pr. 8. 1.32. Leave out from “whereas” to “ Par- 
“ liament” in |. 34., and insert “ An Act was passed 
“ in this present Session of.” 
Pr. 9. 1. 24. Leave out “ Chichester” and insert 
“¢ extension.” 
Pr. 9. 1. 25. After “ Portsmouth” insert “ and 
‘ Fareham.” 
Pr. 23. 1. 22. 
‘ extension.” 
Pr. 23. 1. 23. 
‘ Fareham.” 
Pr. 23. 1. 28. 
“ extension.” 
Pr. 23. 1. 29. 
“ Fareham.” 
Pr. 23. 1.31. Leaveout “two” and insert “ one.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships. 


Leave out “ Chichester” and insert 
After “‘ Portsmouth”’ insert “ and 
Leave out “ Chichester” and insert 


After“‘ Portsmouth” insert “ and 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Com- 
mittee on Boileau’s Divorce Bill; That they had 
examined the allegaticns of the Bill as to the mar- 
riage of the Parties, the adultery charged as the 
ground for dissolving the marriage, the verdict at 
law, and the sentence of divorce in the Ecclesiastical 
Court; and, upon evidence satisfactory to the Com- 
mittee, found the same and the other allegations to 
be true, and they saw nv reason to suspect collusion 
between the Parties; and that the Committee had 
gone through the Bill, and made Amendments 
thereunto. 


Ordered, That the }'« port do lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That all Cominittees have leave to sit 
this day, till five of the clock, during the sitting of 
the House. 


Ordered, That the Report on the London and 
York Railway Bill be taken into consideration upon 
Friday next. 


A Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and 
Burgesses of Dublin, praying for the amendment of 
the 180th Clause of the Municipal Corporations 
(Ireland) Act, and that the House will cause the law 
to be amended for regulating Juries in Jreland, and 
make it similar to the law for regulating Juries in 
England ; and that the Members of the Council of 
the Borough of Dublinand Borough Magistrates of 
that city shall be entitled to be Jurors at the Four 
Courts of Dublin in like manner as the Members of 
the Corporation of London are now by law entitled to 
serve as Jurors in the Superior Courts at Westminster 
and London,and also for the removal from the statute 
of a disqualification which prevents the Represen- 
tatives of the citizens of Dublin, or Corporate Coun- 
cil, from being Grand Jurors to serve on the Term 
Grand Juries, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That Viscount Ebrington be discharged 
from any further attendance on the Select Com- 
mittee on Courts of Law and Equity. 

Ordered, That Mr. Philip Howard, Sir Edward 
Colebrooke and Mr. Brotherton be added to the 
Committee. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of any Notices issued to the Public by any 


Government Department relative to the reception of 
Vo. 100. 


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Light Sovereigns, together with any Instructions for 
their guidance thereon. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Supply ; 
mittee of Supply ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “That” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ there be laid before this House, Returns of the Income Tax. 
“ Total Amount of Assessments to the Income Tax, 
under Schedule (D.) of the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 35, 
for the Township of Todmorden and Walsden, in 
the County of Lancaster, and in the Division of 
Middleton, for the year commencing the 5th day 
“ of April 1842, and ending the 5th day of April 
“ 1843 ; and for the year commencing the 5th day 
“ of April 1843, and ending the 5th day of April 
1844; and for the year commencing the 5th day 
“ of April 1844, and ending the 5th day of April 
1845, distinguishing the Amount assessed for each 
of the said several years ; and of the Total Amount 
received or demanded of those assessed in the 
said Township, for each of the said years respec- 
tively :—Of any Correspondence that has taken 
place between the Board of Stamps and Taxes, 
“ and Fielden, Brothers, of Todmorden, relative to 
the Assessments and Demands made on them 
“ under Schedule (D.) of the Act 5 and 6 Vice. 
c. 35 :—Of any Correspondence that has taken 
place between Mr. George I. Gibbs, of the Tax 
Office at Bury, in the County of Lancaster, a Sur- 
“ veyor of Taxes under the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 35, 
“ and Messrs. Fielden, Brothers, and Mr. John 
Fielden, of Todmorden, in the said County :—Of 
any Correspondence between Mr. L. Walker, of 
Liverpool, Receiving-Inspector under the Act 5 
“ and 6 Vic. c. 35, and Fielden, Brothers, of Tod- 
morden, in the County of Lancaster, together with 
any proposed skeleton Form of Account for In- 
come Tax supplied by the said J. Walker to 
Messrs. Fielden :—And, of any Correspondence 
that has taken place between the Commissioners 
“ acting within and for the Division of Middleton, 
sitting at Rochdale, in the County of Lancaster, 
“ under the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 35, and the Com- 
missioners of the Board of Stamps and Taxes, re- 
lative to the case of Messrs. Fielden, Brothers, of 
Todmorden, in the said County, under the said 
Act,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question : 
—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

And the Question being again proposed, That Mr. 
Speaker do now leave the Chair :— 


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A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Lynch and Message from 

Mr. Duckworth : aati 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituied, An Act to extend certain Pro- Highways Bill. 
visions in the Act for consolidating and amending 
the Laws relating to Highways in England: 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend an Act of the Drainage 
sixth year of Her present Majesty, for promoting (!reland) Bill. 
the Drainage of Lands and Improvement of Navi- 
gation and Water-power, in connexion with such 
Drainage, in Ireland: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Church Build- 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for the ms — 
further Amendment of the Church Building Acts, pi). oni 
without any Amendment: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Lznatic 
Act for the Establishment of a Central Asylum for —— Bill 
Insane Persons charged with Offences in Treland, ‘ staan aianied 
and to amend the Act relating to the Prevention of 
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Offences by Insane Persons, and the Acts respecting | lowances formerly defrayed from the Civil List, the 

Asylums for the Insane Poor in Jreland, and for | Hereditary Revenue, &amp;c., for which no permanent 
appropriating the Lunatic Asylum in the City of Provision has been made by Parliament; 

ork to the Purposes of a District Lunatic Asylum,| Whereupon Motion made, and Question proposed, 

with Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords | That a Sum, not exceeding Three thousand two 

desire the concurrence of this House: And also, | hundred and thirty-seven pounds, be granted to Her 

Poor Law The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An , Majesty, to pay, to the 31st day of March 1846, 

(Scotland) Bill, Act for the Amendment and better Administration sundry Allowances formerly defrayed from the Civil 

of the Laws relating to the Relief of the Poor in| List, the Hereditary Revenye, &amp;c., for which no 

Scotland, with an Amendment; to which Amend- | permanent Provision has been made by Parliament ; 

ment the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 


duis, tet, 








Glasgow, 
Barrhead and 


Neilston Direct 


And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Railway from Glasgow to Croft- 


Railway Bill, Aead, near the Town or Village of Jeilston, to be 


Oxford, 


Worcester and 
Wolverhampton 


Railway Bill. 


Oxford and 
Rugby 


called The Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct 


Railway, with Amendments ; to which Amendments 
the Lords desire the concurrence of this House: 
And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making a Railway from Oxford to Worcester 
and Wolverhampton, to be called The Oxford, Wor- 
cester and Wolverhampton Railway, with Branches, 
with Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords 
desire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 


Bilt Railway Act for making a Railway from the City of Oxford 


Silk Weavers 
Bill. 


Supply ; 


Superannua- 
tions. 


Toulonese 
and Corsican 
Emigrants, &amp;c. 


Vaccine 
Institution. 


Refuge for the 
Destitute. 


Polish 
Refugees, Kc. 


Sundry 
Allowances. 


to the Town of Rugby, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to make further Regulations respecting the Tickets 
of Work to be delivered to Silk Weavers in certain 
Cases ; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


And the Question being put, That Mr. Speaker 
do now leave the Chair (for the Committee of Sup- 
ply) :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 


The House accordingly resolved itself into the 
Committee. 


(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eighty 
thousand and three hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of Superannuation 
Allowances and Compensations to Persons formerly 
employed in the Public Offices or Departments, or 
in the Public Service, to the 31st day of March 
1846. 

2. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Five 
thousand and seven hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to enable Her Majesty to grant Relief, 
to the 31st day of March 1846, to Toulonese and 
Corsican Emigrants, Dutch Naval Officers’ Widows, 
Saint Domingo Suatterers, American Loyalists, and 
others who have heretofore received Allowances 
from Her Majesty. 

3. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
thousand eight hundred and fifty pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of the Na- 
tional Vaccine Institution, for the year 1845. 

4. Motion made, and Question proposed, That a 
Sum, not exceeding Five thousand pounds, be granted 
to Her Majesty, towards the support of The Refuge 
for the Destitute, for the year 1845; 

Whereupon, Motion made, and Question, That a 
Sum, not exceeding Three thousand pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, towards the support of 
The Refuge for the Destitute, for the year 1845, 
put, and agreed to. 

5. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eleven 
thousand and eight hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, for Payment of the Subsistence of the 
Polish Refugees, and Allowances to Distressed 
Spaniards, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

6. Motion made, and Question proposed, That a 
Sum, not exceeding Four thousand nine hundred 
and thirty-two pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to pay, to the 31st day of March 1846, sundry Al- 





Afterwards Motion made, and Question put, That 
a Sum, not exceeding Three thousand one hundred 
| and forty-four pounds four shillings, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to pay, to the 31st day of March 
1846, sundry Allowances formerly defrayed from 
the Civil List, the Hereditary Revenue, &amp;c., for 
which no permanent Provision has been made by 
Parliament ; 
The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the f Mr. Hindley, 
Yeas, Mr. William Williams : 
Tellers for the [| Mr. Young, md 
Noes, Mr. Forbes Mackenzie : _ 


Question, That a Sum, not exceeding Three 
' thousand two hundred and thirty-seven pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay, to the 31st day of 
March 1846, sundry Allowances formerly defrayed 
| Gon the Civil List, the Hereditary Revenue, &amp;c., 
| for which no permanent Provision has been made by 
| Parliament,——-put, and Negatived. 
| Original Question put, and agreed to. 

7. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two Charities, &amp;c,, 
|thousand one hundred and forty-six pounds, be (Scctland.) 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay, to the 31st day of 
| March 1846, Charities, Bounties and other Charges 
|in Scotland, formerly defrayed from the Hereditary 
| Revenue. 
| 8. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirteen House of 
| thousand and twenty-nine pounds, be granted to Industry 
| Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of the House of P™™ 
Industry, Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1846. 


_ 9. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One Female Orphav 
‘thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- House(Dublis.) 
wards defraying the Expense of the Female Orphan 

House, Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1846. 


10. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two Westmoreland 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her Lock Hospital, 
| Majesty, to defray the Expense of the Westmoreland 
| Lock Hospital, to the 31st day of March 1846. 
| 11. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One Lying-in Ho: 
'thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- Pits! (Dublin. 
wards defraying the Expense of the Lying-in Hos- 
pital, Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

12. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One pr. Stevens’ 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her — 
Majesty, towards defraying the Expense of Doctor (" in.) 
Stevens’ Hospital, Dublin, to the 31st day of March 
1846. 

13. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three House of 
thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her Fever Hopi 
Majesty, towards defraying the Expense of the (pubiia.) 
House of Recovery and Fever Hospital, Cork-street, 

Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1846. . 

14. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Five eapiel for 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- me 
wards defraying the Expense of the Hospital for 
Incurables, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

15. Motion made, and Question proposed, That seine 
a Sum, not exceeding Thirty-five thousand six hun- yyviters 
dred and thirty pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, ({retand.) 
to defray the Expense of Non-conforming, Seceding 
and Protestant Dissenting Ministers in Lreland, to 
the 31st day of March 1846 ; ; 

Whereupon Motion made, and Question put, 

That a Sum, not exceeding Three hundred and sixty- 
six pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray 
the Expense of Non-conforming, Seceding and Pro- 
testant Dissenting Ministers in Jreland, to the 31st 
| day of March 1846; The 


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The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the { Mr. Sharman Crawford, } 13 
Yeas, Mr. William Williams : : 

Tellers for the f Mr. Young, i 7 
Noes, Mr. Forbes Mackenzie: Jf °° 

Original Question put, and agreed to. 

16. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Seven 


itable 
‘illo thousand three hundred and forty pounds, be granted 


Allowances, 


1846, Charitable Allowances charged on the Con- 
cordatum Fund, and other Allowances and Bounties 
in Ireland. . 

17. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
two thousand five hundred and sixty-five pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray, in the year 1845, 
the Charge of the Colony of New Zealand. 

18. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 


New Zealand. 


Health of 


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tain Officers in Scotland, and other Charges, formerly 
paid from the Hereditary Revenues, to the 31st day 
of March 1846. 

31. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Six thou- Household 
sand four hundred and sixty-four pounds, be granted mae 
to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries of the Officers jana.) 


and Attendants of the Household of the Lord Lieu- 


_ tenant of Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1846. 
sc» (Ireland.) +, Her Majesty, to pay, to the 31st day of March | 


32. Motion made, and Question proposed, That Secret Services, 
a Sum, not exceeding Thirty-nine thousand pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the hens of 
Her Majesty’s Foreign and other Secret Services, 
to the 31st day of March 1846 ; 
Whereupon Motion made, and Question put, That 
a Sum, not exceeding Twenty thousand pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of 
Her Majesty’s Foreign and other Secret Services, to 


Towns Inquiry thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her | the 31st day of March 1846 ; 


Commission. Majesty, to defray the Expense of the Health of 
Towns Inquiry Commission to its final close. 

Criminal Law 19. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three 

Commission. thousand and four hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to detray, for one year, the Expenses of 
the Commission for digesting the several Statutes 
relating to the Criminal Law. 

Townland 20. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Six | 

Survey thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 

(Ireland.) defray the Expense of the Townland Survey of Jre- 
land, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

Shannon 21. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two 

Navigation. 


thousand five hundred and ninety-seven pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries and 
Expenses of the Commissioners for the Improvement 
of the River Shannon, to the 31st day of March 
1846. 
22. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Seven 
hundred and eighty-two pounds, be granted to Her 
* Majesty, to defray the Expense of Works and Re- 
pairs at the British Ambassador’s House in Paris. 
23. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirteen 


British 
Ambassador’s 
House in Paris. 


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tantinople. thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
wards defraying the Expense of rebuilding the 
British Ambassador’s House at Constantinople. 

Steam Come 24. Reselved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty 

— to thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- | 

_ wards defraying the Expense of Steam Communi- 
cation to India by way of the Red Sea, to the 
31st day of March 1846. 

Militia and 25. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Sixteen 

bm thousand and six hundred pounds, be granted to Her 

(Canada) Majesty, to defray the Expense incurred in Canada 
for Militia and Volunteers, to the 31st day of March 
1846. 

Harbours 


26. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
of Refuge, Se. hundred and fifty thousand pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to defray, in the year 1845, the Ex- 
pense of constructing Harbours of Refuge and an 
enlarged Packet Harbour at Holyhead. 

27. Motion made, and Question put, That a Sum, 
not exceeding One thousand and two hundred pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, in aid of the Expense 
of repairing Saint Margaret’s Church, Westminster ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the { Mr. Young, 

Yeas, \ Mr. Forbes Mackenzie : 

Tellers for the { Mr. Borthwick, 


Saint Margaret’s 
Church 
(Westminster. ) 


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The Committee divided : 
Tellers for the { Mr. William Williams, 1 9 
Yeas, L Mr. John Fielden : : 
Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Young, } 56 
Noes, Mr. Forbes Mackenzie: { ~ ° 

Original Question put, and agreed to. 

33. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Seventy- Education _ 
five thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, (Great Britain.) 
for Public Education in Great Britain, in the year 
1845. 

34. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Seventy- Education 
five thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, (Iteland.) 
to enable the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to issue 
Money for the Advancement of Education in Ireland, 
to the 31st day of March 1846. r 

35. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four Schools of 
thousand nine hundred and eleven pounds, be granted Design. 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses of the School 
of Design, and for Aid to Provincial Schools, to the 
31st day of March 1846. 

36. Motion made, and Question proposed, That Scottish — 

a Sum, not exceeding Seven thousand three hundred Universities. 
and eighty pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 

pay, to the 31st day of March 1846, Grants to 

Scottish Universities, formerly defrayed from the 
Hereditary Revenues of the Crown ; 

Whereupon Motion made, and Question put, That 
a Sum, not exceeding Seven thousand two hundred 
and twenty-eight pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, to pay to the 31st day of March 1846, Grants 
to Scottish Universities, formerly defrayed from the 
Hereditary Revenues of the Crown ; 

The Committee divided : 

Tellers for the f Mr. Sharman Crawford, 9 

Yeas, L Mr. Hindley : | Ber 

Tellers for the ( Mr. Young, } 66 


Noes, L Mr. Forbes Mackenzie : 
Original Question put, and agreed to. 
37. Motion made, and Question proposed, That Royal Belfast 
a Sum, not exceeding Two thousand and one hundred nee soa 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, towards de- : 
fraying the Expense of the Royal Belfast Acade- 
mical Institution, to the 31st day of March 1846 ; 
Whereupon Motion made, and Question, That a 
Sum, not exceeding One thousand nine hundred 
pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, towards defray- 
ing the Expense of the Royal Belfast Academical 
Institution, to the 31st day of March 1846, put, 
and Negatived. 
Original Question put, and agreed to. 
38. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Forty- British 
two thousand and forty pounds, be granted to Her Museum 





the British Museum to purchase, in the year 1845, Majesty, to defray the Charge of the British Mu- 


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seum, for the year ending on the 25th day of March 


39. Motion made, and Question proposed, That Civil Contin- 
the further Sum of Fifty thousand pounds be granted 8°"«'** 
to Her Majesty, to complete the Sum of One hundred 
thousand pounds, for Civil Contingencies ; 


Noes, \ Mr. Osborne : } 7 

British 28. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four 

— thousand eight hundred and seventy-five pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to enable the Trustees of 
certain Collections for that Museum. 

Statues, 29. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two | 1846. 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
wards defraying, in the year 1845, the Expense of 
Statues of Hampden, Lord Falkland, and Lord 
Clarendon. 

ol 30. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 


| 


Whereupon Motion made, and Question put, That 


thousand eight hundred and fifteen pounds, be _the Sum of Forty-seven thousand eight hundred and 


granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries of cer- | ninety-nine pounds ten shillings and one penny, be 


Vor. 100. 


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‘Transter of 


Aids. 


Naval Retire- 
anent. 


Turnpike-roads 
iveland) Bill. 


Ways and 
Means; 


Unfunded 
Debt. 


Monies im the 
Exchequer. 


Consolidated 
Fund. 


Serplus Ways 
aad Means. 


850 


granted to Her Majesty, to complete the Sum re- 
uired for Civil Contingencies ; 
The Committee divided: 


Tellers for thes Mr. William Williams, 


A iy 


Yeas, Mr. Sharman Crawford: J ~* 
Tellers for the { Mr. Young, \ on 
Noes, Mr. Forbes Mackenzie: 5 ~* 


Original Question put, and agreed to. 

40. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Five 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 
jesty, to discharge the like amount of Supplies 
granted for the Service of the year 1844, or for any 
preceding year. 

41. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Seven 
thousand five hundred and twenty-eight pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to provide for Sums that 
may come in course of payment in the half-year 
ending on the 31st day of March 1846, on account 
of the Retired Allowance to Three hundred Captains 
in Her Majesty’s Navy, commencing on the Ist day 
of October 1845. 


Resolutions to be reported. 





And the House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Thursday morning ; 


Jovis, 31° die Julii, 1845: 


Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 

Mr. Greene also acquainted the House, that he 
was directed to move, That the Committee may have 
leave to sit again. 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 


Mr, Greene reported the Turnpike-roads (Jre- 
land) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to, 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time this day. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee of Ways and Means ; 

Ordered, That the Account of the Unfunded Debt 
of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the Demands 
outstanding on 5th January 1845; distinguishing 
Exchequer Bills ; Sums remaining unpaid, charged 
upon the Aids granted by Parliament ; and Exche- 
ae Bills to be issued out of the Consolidated 

und; and distinguishing also such part of the Un- 
funded Debt and Demands as has been provided 
for by Parliainent ; together with an Account of the 
Ways and Means remaining in the Exchequer, or 
to be received on the 5th January 1845, to defray 
such part of the Unfunded Debt and Demands out- 
standing as have been provided for, which was 
presented upon the 19th day of March last, be re- 
ferred to the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Account of Monies in the Ex- 
chequer, or remaining to be raised, on the 28th day 
of June 1845, to complete the Aids granted by 
Parliament for the service of the years 1843 and 
1844, which was presented upon the 1st day of 
July last, be referred to the Committee. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Com- 
mittee. 

(In the Committee.) 


1. Resolved, That towards making good the 
Seeply granted to Her Majesty, the Sum of Ten 
million eight hundred and sixty-nine thousand two 
hundred and thirty-nine pounds one shilling and 
seven pence, be granted out of the Consolidated 
Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland. 

2. Resolved, That towards making good the 
Supply granted to Her Majesty, there be issued and 
applied to the Service of the year 1845, the Sum of 


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A. 1845, 


Two hundred and eighty-nine thousand three hun- 
dred and fifty one pounds eighteen shillings and five 
pence, being the Surplus of Ways and Means granted 
for the Service of preceding years. 


3. Resolved, That towards making good the Transfer of 
Supply granted to Her Majesty, the Sum of Five 4i* 
hundred thousand pounds, a part of the Sum in the 
Exchequer of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Jreland, or remaining to be raised, on the 28th 
day of June 1845, to complete the Aids granted by 
Parliament for the Service of the years 1843 and 
1844, be applied to the Service of the year 1845. 

4. Resolyed, That towards making good the Exchequer 
Supply granted to Her Majesty, the Sum of Nine 5i!!s 
million and twenty-four thousand and nine hundred 
pounds be raised by Exchequer Bills, for the Service 
of the year 1845. 

Resolutions to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to several 
Resolutions. 

Ordered, That the Report be received this day. 

Mr. Greene also acquainted the House, that he 
was directed to move, That the Committee may 
have leave to sit again. ; 

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, again 
resolve itself into the said Committee. 7 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Valuation 
into farther consideration the Report on the Valua- (!el!an4) Bil. 
tion (Ireland) Bill; and the Amendments were read, 

—_ agreed to ; and Amendments were made to the 

ill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed, and read the third time this day. 


Mr. Greene reported the Real Property (No. 1.) Real Properts 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, as follow: (N°- 1-) Bill. 

Pr. 1. 3. Leave out “ freehold lands” and in- 
sert “ Real Property.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 10. Leave out from “ number” to 
“ that” in 1. 23. 

Pr. 3.1. 3. After “ watercourses” insert “ lights,” 

Pr. 3.1.7. Leave out from “ lands” to “ therein” 
inl. 8. 

Pr. 3. 1. 10. After “ appertaining” insert “ or 
“« with the same demised, held, used, occupied and 
“ enjoyed, or taken or known as part or parcel 
“ thereof.” 

Pr. 3.1. 14. Leave out from “ lands” to “and” 
in 1.16. 

Pr. 3. 1. 23. Leave out from “ lands” to “ and” 
in J, 24, 

Pr. 3. 1. 27. Leave out from “ appurtenances” 
to “ That” in Pr. 4. |. 6., and insert “ that every 
“ such deed under this Act shall be chargeable 
‘ with the stamp duty with which the same would 

have been chargeable in case it had been a release 
‘ founded on a lease or bargain and sale for a 
‘ year, and also with the same stamp duty (exclu- 
sive of progressive duty) with which such lease 
or bargain, and sale for a year, would have been 
chargeable.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 37. After “ incorporeal” insert “ and 
to such customary land as will pass by deed, or 
deed and surrender, and not by surrender alone.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 38. After “ therein” insert “ respec- 
tively.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 3. After “ thing” insert “ and the con- 
verse.” 

Pr. 5.1. 15. After “ Act” insert “ that the Act 
shall commence and take effect from and after the 
“ first day of October next, that this Act shall not 
“ extend to Scotland.” 


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Amendments to the Schedules : 


Pr. 5. 1. 28. Leave out “ pounds.” 
Pr. 6. 1. 6. Leave out “ that.” 
Pr. 6. 








9 VicTOoRIzZ. 


Pr. 6. Is. 21. and 22. Leave out “the same” and 
insert “ corresponding.” 

Pr. 6.1.23. After “the” insert “corresponding.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 27. Leave out “ and” and insert “ or.” 

Pr. 6.1. 28. After “in” insert “ any of.” 

Pr. 6. 1. penult. After “ the” insert “ corre- 
“ sponding.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 1. Leave out from “ may” to ‘ column” 
in |. 24., and insert. “introduce into or annex to any 
“* of the forms in the first column any express ex- 
“ ceptions from or other express qualifications thereof 
‘* respectively, and the like exceptions or qualifica- 
“ tions shall be taken to be made from or in the 
corresponding forms in the second column; 4. 
Such parties may add the name or other designa- 
tion of any person or persons, or class or classes 
“ of persons, or any other words at the end of form 
“&lt; 9, of the first column, so as thereby to extend the 
“« words thereof to the acts of any additional person 
or persons, or class or classes of persons, or of all 
persons whomsoever ; and in every such case the 
covenants 2, 3, and 4, or such of them as shall 
be employed in such deed, shall be taken to ex- 
tend to the acts of the person or persons, class or 
classes of persons so nained.” 

Pr. 7. 1.27. Leave out “ that” and insert “ 2. 
“ Thee” 


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851 


The Order of the day being read, for the second Waste Land 
(Australia) 
1 . 


reading of the Waste Land (Australia) Bill ; 3S 

And a Motion being made, and the Question being 
$0 iia That the Bill be read a second time this 

ay; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by adding at the end thereof the words 
“ six months.” 

And the Question being put, That those words 
be there added ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the old Lobby; 

The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for thes Mr. John Abel Smith, 
Yeas Mr. Hawes: } 11. 
Tellers for thef Mr. Young, ‘ 
Noes Mr. Forbes Mackenzie : } m 


So it passed in the Negative. 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
Bill be read a second time this day :—Anda Debate 
arising thereupon ; 

A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- 
posed, That the Debate be now adjourned :—And the 
said Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
Bill be read a second time this day :— The said 
Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time : 





éc 37 © ce ” 
ay : : - peer a. Busine Sai ee —The Bill was accordingly read a second time; 
ho 8 os Lene eek * 4" end eee 46" ety —" to a Committee of the whole House, 
* Pr. 9.1. 3. After “his” insert “and their.” ae Seay 
Pr. 9. 1. 15. Leave out “3” and insert “ 4.” The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for Apprehension 
Pr. 9.1. 15. Leave out “3” and insert “ 4.” facilitating Execution of the Treaties with France of Otfenders 
Pr. 10. 1. 6. Leave out from “them” to “5” in| and the United States of America, for the Appre- !!- 


1. 8. 
Pr. 10.1. 10. Leave out “ and.” 
Pr. 10.]. 12. After “to” insert “ the.” 
Pr. 11.1. 2. Leave out “ assignees” and insert 
“ assigns.” 
Pr. 12. 1. 35. Leave out “ the.” 
Pr. 13. 1.15. After “ attested” insert “ or other.” 
Pr. 13. 1. 16. After “‘ copies” insert “ or ab- 
“ stracts.” 
Pr. 13. 1. 26. After “ covenantee” insert “ his 
heirs and assigns.” 
Pr. 13. 1. 27. After “he” insert “ or they.” 
The said Amendments, as far as the Amendment 
in Pr. 4. ]. 37., being read a second time, were agreed 
to 


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- 


Pr. 4.1.37. The next Amendment, being read a 
second time ; 
The Amendments following were made thereunto ; 
viz. 
Leave out the first word “ surrender” and insert 
‘“« admittance,” and after the second word “ surren- 
“ der” leave out “ alone.” 
And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 
Then the subsequent Amendments, being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 
‘ Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this 
ay. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Assignment of Terms Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
this day. 


hension of certain Offenders, was, according to 
Order, read the third time ; and the Amendments 
following were made to the Bill: viz. 

Pr. 3.1. 8. Leave out from “ Court” to “and” 
in 1. 9. 

Pr. 3. 1. 22. Leave out “ by due course of law” 
and insert “ pursuant to the Act under which he 
“* shall have been apprehended.” 

Amendments to the Schedule : 

Pr. 5. 1.10. Leave out from ‘‘ charge” to “ for’ 
in 1, 12. 

Pr. 7.1.1. Leave out “ by due course of law” 
and insert “ pursuant to the provisions of the said 
“ Aa." 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the same, with Amendments; to 
which Amendments this House doth desire the 
concurrence of their Lordships. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend and explain certain Municipal 


Provisions of an Act of the third and fourth years 
of Her present Majesty, for annexing certain Parts 
of certain Counties of Cities to adjoming Counties, 
for making further Provision for Compensation of 
Officers in Boroughs, for limiting the Borough Rate, 
and for continuing an Act to restrain the Alienation 
of Corporate Property in Ireland, was, according to 
Order, read the third time ; and Amendments were 
made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 


Naval Medical 
Supplemental 
= Society 
ill, 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into | the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 
a Committee upon the Naval Medical Supplemental 
Fund Society Bill; and, after some time spent 
therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. 
Greene reported, That the Committee had gone 
through the Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further con- 
sideration this day; and the Bill, as amended, to 
be printed. 

Vor. 100. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to Games and 
amend the Law concerning Games and Wagers, was, Wegers Bill. 
according to Order, read the third time. 

Ordered, That the further Proceeding upon the 
third reading of the said Bill be adjourned till this day. 


The Leeds and Bradford Railway (Shipley to Leeds and 
Colne) Mistake Rectifying Bill was, according to we a 
Order, read a second time; and committed to Bats bigs ashen 


i Colne) Mistake 
Committee of the whole House. Rectifying Bud, 
56 Q2 


Bi 


No. 587. 








Resolved, 

















Fees (Criminal 
Proceedings) 
Bill. 


Police 
(Treland,) 


London and 
York Railway 
Bill. 


Quebec, 


Ellison’s 


Estate Bill, 


Poor Law 
Amendment 
(Scotland) Bill. 


Public Income 
aud Expeudi- 
ture. 


No. 598. 


852 


Resolved, That this House will, immediately, re- | 
solve itself into the said Committee. | 

The House accordingly resolved itself into the | 
Committee; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and directed him to report the same, without 
Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third time : 
—The Bill was accordingly read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 
mittee on the Fees (Criminal Proceedings) Bill ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into the said Committee. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy of all Orders which have been issued from the 
Ofte of the Inspector-General of Police in Ireland, 
relative to any Compensation in lieu of Clothing to 
any of the Police :—Also, an Account of the Com- 
pensation granted. 


Ordered,That the Petitions of the York and North 
Midland Railway Company ;—and, of the Earl of 
Lindsey, relative to the London and York Railway 
Bill, which were presented yesterday, be printed. 


A Motion being made, That an humble Address 
be presented to Her Majesty, praying that Her Ma- 
jesty will be graciously pleased to direct that a 
Sum, not exceeding Twenty thousand pounds, be 
applied to the Relief of the Sufferers by the late 
calamitous Fires at Quebec, and assuring Her Ma- 
jesty that this House will make good the same ; 

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve 
itself into a Committee to consider that Motion. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for 
enabling Richard Ellison, Esquire, and his Trustees, 
to grant Leases of the Fossdyke Navigation, in the 
County of Lincoln, and for other Purposes, was 
read third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Colonel Sibthorp do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for the Amendment and better 
Administration of the Laws relating to the Relief 
of the Poor in Scotland: And the same was read, 
as followeth : 

Pr. 19. 1. 
“ And” in 1. 37. 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
(and it appearing that the provisions of the Clause, 
exempting the Inhabitants ofa portion of the Parish 
of South Leith from being assessed to the Poor in 
two places, omitted by the Lords, were included in 
other Clauses of the Billas it passed the Commons) 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


19. Leave out from “ direct” to 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, an 
Account of the Net Public Income of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in the 
year ended the 5th day of July 1845, after abating 
the Expenditure thereout defrayed by the several 
Revenue Departments, and of the actual Issues or 
Payments within the same period, exclusive of the 
Sums applied to the Redemption of Funded or 
paying off Unfunded Debt, and of the Advances 
and Re-payments for Local Work: &amp;&lt; 


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A, 1845. 


Mr. Cardwell accordingly presented the said 
Account. 

Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, gine, Cin 


Returns of all Agreements for the Commutation of tation. 


Tithes, which have been confirmed by the Tithe 
Commissioners in the several Counties in England 
and Wales, from the 1st day of January 1845 to the 
Ist day of July 1845; specifying also, in each case, 
the Amount of Rent-charge agreed to be paid in 
lieu of Tithes, and showing whether the same be 
Moder to Appropriators, lmpropriators or Clerical 

ncumbents :—And, of all Awards for the Commu- 
tation of Tithes which have been confirmed by the 
Tithe Commissioners in the several Counties in Eng- 
land and Wales, from the 1st day of January 1845 
to the 1st day of July 1845; specifying also, in 
each case, the Amount of Rent-charge awarded to 
be paid in lieu of Tithes, and showing whether the 
same be payable to Appropriators, Impropriators or 
Clerical Incumbents; also, of all Apportionments 
of Rent-charges which have been confirmed by the 
Tithe Commissioners, from the 1st day of January 
1845 to the 1st day of July 1845 (in continuation of 
Parliamentary Paper, No. 364, of the present Session). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Malt. 


an Account of the Quantity of Malt made from the 
5th day of June 1844 to the 5th day of June 1845. 


The Silk Weavers Bill was read the first time ; sitk Weavers 


and ordered to be read a second time this day; and Bill. 


to be printed. 


No, 599, 


Ordered, That leave be given to the Promoters London, 


and Opponents of the London, Chatham and North oe and 
Kent Railway Bill, or either of them, to print, at Reiiway Bill 


their own expense, the Minutes of the Evidence 
taken before the Committee on the Bill, from the 
Committee Clerk’s Copy, if they think fit. 


Mr. Corry presented, pursuant to Orders,—A Coals, &amp;c., 
Return of the Names of Contractors for the supply (N#"y-) 


of Coal to each of Her Majesty’s Naval Establish- 
ments at Home and Abroad ; stating the Quantity, 
Quality and Price of the Coals supplied by each 
Contractor; distinguishing the Quantity, Quality 
and Price of the Coals supplied for use of Steam 
Vessels, in each year, from 1840 to 1844:—And, 
Copies of Reports from Officers, and Extracts 
from Letters, or Extracts from Engineers’ Logs, as 
to Quality and Efficiency of Coals supplied to Her 
Majesty’s Steam Vessels, from 1840 to 1844 :— 
Reports from Officers on Trials made at Woolwich 
and Deptford to test the Quality of the different 
descriptions of Coal supplied for Her Majesty’s 
Service :—Copies of Reports to the Admiralty by 
the Comptroller of Steam Machinery, the Store- 
keeper-General and the Director of Works, and 
Extracts from the Logs of Engineers of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Steam Vessels, on the Quality and Efficiency 
of Grant’s Patent Fuel, as compared with Coal, for 
the use of Steam Vessels, and the comparative 
Price per Ton:—A Return of the Number of Ap- 
plications and Permissions granted by the Admiralty 
to manufacture Grant’s Fuel since the enrolment of 
the Patent:—A Return of the Quantity and Price 
per Ton of Grant’s Fuel supplied by Contract in 
the last Three years:—And, a similar Return of 
Grant’s Fuel manufactured in Her Majesty s Yards, 
in 1840-41 :—Copies of Tenders sent to the Ad- 
miralty to supply Grant’s Patent Fuel from June 
1841 tothe 1st day of April 1844 :—And, of Reports 
from the Officers of Her Majesty’s Steam Vessels, 
and Extracts from Letters and from the Officers of 
Her Majesty’s Naval Establishments, on Experi- 
ments made as to the Quality and Efficiency of 


Grant’s Patent Fuel. 
Return 


No. 600. 


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NUe. 


Warlick’s 
Patent Fuel. 


No, 600. 


Ships, 
“ the Queen,” 
&amp;e. 


No. 601. 


Shannon 
Navigation. 


Commissions, 


Game Laws. 


No, 602, 


Eastern Coun- 
ties Railway 
(Cambridge 
and Bury 

Saint Edmund’s 
Extension) Bill. 


Tea . 


Opium. 


Answer to 
ddiesses, 


9 VicTORIE. 


Return to an Order, dated the 19th day of May 
last, for Copies of Reports to the Admiralty by the 
Comptroller of Steam Machinery, the Storekeeper- 
General and the Directors of Works; and Extracts 
from the Logs of Engineers of Her Majesty’s Steam 
Vessels, on the Qualities and Efficiency of Warlick’s 
Patent Fuel, as compared with Coal or with Grant’s 
Patent Fuel, for the use of Steam Vessels :—And, 
of Reports from the Officers of Her Majesty’s Steam 
Vessels, and from the Officers of Her Majesty’s 
Naval Establishments, on Experiments made in 
1844 and !845 as to the efficiency and other Quali- 
ties of Warlick’s Patent Fuel. 

A Return of the Number of Petty Officers, Able 
and Ordinary Seamen, Landsmen and Boys, borne 
on the Books of Her Majesty’s Ships under-men- 
tioned, at the latest periods to which the same can 
be made out; distinguishing those that have been 
lent from other Ships, or from the Service of the 
Dock-yards : — “ Queen,” “ Trafalgar,” “ Saint 
Vincent,” “ Rodney,” “ Superb,” “ Albion,” “ Ca- 
nopus,” and “ Vanguard.” 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of Payment on account of Commission for 
Improvement of the River Shannon, and for Works 
under their direction, whether by Grant or Loan (in 
continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 459, of 
Session 1844):— And, a similar Return of the 
Amount and periods of Payment for Works ; from 
what quarter issued ; whether by Grant or Loan ; 
also, of the Amount, whether by Grant or Loan, 
that the Treasury have still to pay in advance for 
the same Works. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Commissions issued or appointed 
since 1842 (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, 
No. 449, of Session 1842). 


Mr. Manners Sutton reported from the Select 
Committee appointed to inquire into the operation 
of the Game Laws; and to report their Observa- 
tions ard Opinion thereupon to the House ; That 
they had made Progress in the matters to them re- 
ferred, but owing to the advanced period of the 
Session, they had not been able to bring the inquiry 
intrusted to them to a close, but recommended the 
re-appointment of the Committee next Session. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr, Greene, by Order, reported from the Com- 
mittee on Group (K.) of Railway Bills, to whom se- 
veral Petitions against the Bills comprised in the 
said Group, together with the Reports of the Board 
of Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the Eastern Counties Railway (Cambridge and Bury 
Saint Edmund’s Extension) Bill, they had heard 
counsel in support of the said Petitions, and had 
also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and that 
the Committee had examined the allegations con- 
tained in the Preamble of the Bill, but the same 
had not been proved to their satisfaction. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of British Merchants in China, inter- 
ested in the Tea Trade, praying for a modification 
of the present duty on Tea, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


_ A Petition of British Merchants in China, pray- 
ing for inquiry into their claims for full compensation 
for the Opium surrendered for Her Majesty's service 
in March 1839, was presented, and read; and or- 
dered to lie upon the Table. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That 


their several Addresses of the 22d and 28th days of 
Vox. 100, 


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853 


this instant July, \That Her Majesty would be gra- 
ciously pleased to give directions that the Papers 
therein mentioned might be laid before this House), 
had been presented to Her Majesty ; and that Her 
Majesty had commanded him to acquaint this House, 
that She will give directions accordingly. 


Mr. Cardwell presented, pursuant to an Address Spirit Licenses 
to Her Majesty,—A Return of all the Spirit Licenses ented 
granted in each Parish in Scotland, stating the Trade 
or Profession of the Holder of each such License. 

. a That the said Return do lie upon the 
able. 


A Petition of the Eastern Counties Railway Com- London and 
pany, praying the House to postpone the considera- York Railway 
tion of the Report on the London and York Railway ™ 
Bill, and to refer back the said Bill, in order that 
the same may be further considered by the Com- 
mittee; and that the Petitioners may be heard against 
the said Bill, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the burgh of Lauder, Universities 
and its vicinity, praying that the Universities (Scot- (Scotland) Bill, 
land) Bill may pass into a law, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Apothecaries and General Practi- Physic and 
tioners of the town or county of Carlow, praying Surgery Bill. 
that the Physic and Surgery Bill may not pass into 
a law, as it now stands, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s Poor Law 
Command,— Copy, Appendices to the Eleventh Commission. 
Annual Report of the Poor Law Commissioners. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to the Fines and 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—Abstracts of mea 9 
Accounts of Fines and Penalties imposed and levied en 
in the several Counties, Cities and Boroughs in Jre- 
land, from the 17th day of Angust 1843 to the 31st 
day of December 1844, with the Application thereof, 
as audited by the Second Remembrancer of Het 
Majesty’s Court of Exchequer. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Petty Sessions. 
an Address to Her Majesty,—A Return from the 
Clerk of each Petty Sessions in England and Wales, 
of the Description of the Building or Place in which 
the Justices of the Petty Session District hold their 
usual Sittings, with the Amount of Rent, if any, and 
the Parties to whom the same is paid. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Police 
Orders,—Return to an Order, dated the 12th day (feland.) 
of June last, for Copies of the Charges brought 
against Sub-Inspector Hunt, of the Police Force in 
Ireland, by Constable William Stratton, under the 
directions of Colonel Miller, Deputy Inspector-Ge- 
neral of Police ; together with Copies or Extracts 
of all Papers and Correspondence connected with 
those Charges, and the Decisions thereupon : —And, 
of the Charges brought against Constable William 
Stratton by Sub-Inspector Hunt, of the Police Force 
in Ireland ; together with Copies or Extracts of all 
Papers and Correspondence connected with those 
Charges, and the Decisions thereupon :—An Ac- 
count of the Amount of Compensation paid to Con- 
stable William Stratton, after he was discharged 
from the Police, and the Correspondence relative to 
that Compensation :—Copies or Extracts of all Pa- 
pers, Reports and Correspondence, showing the 
Cause of Sub-Inspector Hunt’s being placed in the 
lowest class of his Rank in the Police Force in Jre- 
land, or having been reprimanded, or otherwise pu- 
nished, by order of the Inspector-Genera! :--Copy of 
the Charges brought against Sub-Inspector J. J. 








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Lough Erne 
and Shannon, 


New Churches, 
No 603. 


Pilotage. 


Oxford, 
Worcester and 
Wolverhampton 
Railway Bill, 


B54 


Constable John Conniff, together with Copies or 
Extracts of all Papers and Correspondence con- 
nected with those Charges, and the Decisions there- 
upon :—Copies or Extracts of all Correspondence 
relative to the Sum of £.22. 13s. 3d., paid to Mr. 
John Conniff after his having been dismissed from 
the Police Force :—And, Copies or Extracts of all 
Correspondence relative to a Claim made by Mr 
John Conniff on the Government in Ireland, for a 
Reward for the Apprehension of certain Persons, 
under a Proclamation of the Lord Lieutenant. 

Copies of all Memorials, Correspondence, Surveys, 
Valuations and Reports, in relation to the Extension 
of Canal or River Navigation between Lough Erne 
and the River Shannon. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to New 
Churches, which was presented yesterday, be 
printed. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till a quarter of an hour before three of the 
clock on Thursday morning, adjourned till 
this day. 





Jovis, 31° die Juli; 


Anno 9° Victories Regine, 1845. 





PRAYERS. 


R. Berthon, from the Trinity House, was called 
in; and at the bar presented, pursuant to the 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—An Account of 
the Receipt and Appropriation of the Pilots’ Fund 
of the Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford 
Strond, distinguishing the several sources of Income 
and Heads of Expenditure, in the year ending 31st 
December 1844 :—And then he withdrew. 
Ordered, That the said Account do lie upon the 
Table. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for making a Railway from Oxford 
to Worcester and Wolverhampton, to be called The 
Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway, 
with Branches; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 9.1.17. After ‘“‘ Company ” insert Clause (A.) 
Crause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the first 
ordinary meeting of the Company shall be held 
within three months after the passing of this 
“ Act.” 
Pr. 10. 1. penult. Leave out “ at”’ and insert 
o -—," 
Pr. 11. 1. 4. Leave out “ such.” 
Pr. 11. 1. 38. After “ upwards” insert Clauses 
(B.) and (C.) 
Cuiause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
“ Directors appointed by this Act, save such of them 
“ as may have been appointed by or on behalf of 
the Great Western Railway Company under the 
provisions hereinbefore contained, shall continue 


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held after the passing of this Act ; and at such 
meeting the share-holders present, personally or 
by proxy, may either continue in office the Direc- 
tors appointed by this Act, save as aforesaid, or 
any number of them, or may elect a new body 
of Directors or Directors to supply the places of 
those not continued in office, the Directors ap- 
pointed by this Act being eligible as members of 
such new body.” 

CrauseE (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That at the 
first ordinary meeting to be held in the year next 
after the year in which such last-mentioned Di- 
rectors shall have been appointed or elected, the 
share-holders present, personally or by proxy, shall 


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A. 1845. 


elect persons to supply the places of the Directors 
then retiring from office agreeably to the pro- 
visions in the said Company’s Clauses Consolida- 
tion Act and this Act contained, and the several 
persons elected at any such meeting, being neither 
removed nor disqualified, nor having resigned, shall 
continue to be Directors until others are elected 
in their stead in inanner provided by the said 
; Companies Clauses Consolidation Act and this 

‘ Act.” 

Pr. 14. 1. penult. After“ the” insert “ intended,” 
and in the same line and in 1. ult. after “ Railway ” 
insert “ and Branch Railways.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 8. Leave out “ is” and insert “ are.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 24. Leave out “ works” and insert 
“ Branch Railways.” 

Pr. 15. Is. 32. and 33. After “ purpose ” insert 
Clauses (D.) and (E.) 

Criavuses(D. and E.) “ And whereas the line of 
the said intended Railway will pass over the Port 
or Town Meadow of the city of Oxford, which is 
part of the ancient possessions of the freemen of 
the said city, subject to certain rights of common 
thereon: And whereas a certain school, called 
Nizxon’s School, which is now under the control of 
the charitable trustees of the said city of Ozford, is 
very inadequately endowed, and no better appro- 
priation can be made of the purchase-money and 
compensation to be paid by the said Company 
in respect of the said meadow for the benefit of 
the said freemen, than to increase the funds by 
which the said schvol is supported; BE it there- 
fore Enacted, That in case the said intended line 
of Railway shall pass over the said Port Meadow, 
and any part of the same shall be taken and pur- 
chased by the Company for the purposes of the 
undertaking, notwithstanding anything contained 
in the Railway Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, 
the purchase-money or compensation to be paid 
in respect of the rights and interests of the said 
freemen of the city of Oxford in the said Port 
Meadow, shall be paid to the treasurer of the said 
city of Oxford, whose receipt for the same shall 
be a sufficient discharge to the Company ; and 
such purchase-money and compensation shall be 
invested in the purchase of Three per centum Con- 
“ solidated Bank Annuities, and added to the pre- 

sent endowment funds of the said school, and be 
subject to the same trusts as the other endowment 
funds, and the dividends, interests and annual 
produce of the monies to be received for any such 
purchase or compensation shall be applicable and 
applied in the same manner and for the same pur- 
poses as the income of the other funds belonging 
to or applied for the benefit of the said school.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 30. After “‘ places ” insert “ or some 
“ of them.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 22. After “ passed” insert Clauses 
(F.), (G.) and (H.) 

Cuiavuse (F.) “ AND whereas such addition to 
be made to the funds of the school may afford 
the means of admitting into and educating in the 
said school an additional number of boys beyond 
the present number; BE it therefore Enacted, 
‘That the charitable trustees or other persons for 
the time being having the control over the said 
school may from time to time elect and admit into 
the said school so many boys, sons of freemen, in 
addition to the present number, as the said addi- 
tion to the funds of the said school may be suffi- 
cient to provide for, and that such boys when 
elected shall be subject to the same rules in all 
respects as the other boys of the said school.” 

Cuause (G.) “ And be it Enacted, That, except 
as by this Act and the Acts therein recited ex- 
pressly provided, nothing in this Act contained 
shall extend, or be deemed or construed to extend 
to prejudice, diminish, alter, abridge or in any 
way affect any of the rights, privileges, powers or 
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Company, but saving and reserving to such Com- 
pany all the rights, privileges, powers and autho- 
rities to them belonging, and also saving and 
reserving all such powers, authorities and pro- 
visions in the several Acts relating to the said 
Company as if this Act had not been passed.” 

Criavuse (H.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
junction of the Railway by this Act authorized 
with the Grand Junction Railway shall be effected 
under the superintendence and to the reasonable 
satisfaction of the engineer for the time being of 
the said last-mentioned Railway ; and it shall not 
be lawful for the Company hereby incorporated, 
or their lessees, in any way to interfere with the 
passage of trains upon and the use of the stations, 
line and works of the said Grand Junction Rail- 
way.” 

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herein contained shail authorize or empower the 
Company hereby incorporated, or their lessees, to 
take, purchase or use for any of the purposes of 
this Act any part of the stations or of the lines of 
rails of the Grand Junction Railway Company.” 

Cuause (K.) “ And be it Enacted, That no- 
thing in this Act contained shall authorize the 
Company hereby incorporated, in the construction 
of their said Railway through the estate of The 
Right honourable William Baron Ward, called 
The Heircott Estate, in the parishof Kidderminster, 
in the county of Worcester, to deviate from the 
line of the said Railway delineated on the map 
and plans deposited with the Clerk of the Peace 
of the said county of Worcester, where the said 
line passes through the said estate, and is within 
one quarter of a mile of the mansion-house or 
dwelling of the said William Baron Ward, called 
Park Hall, situate on the said estate, whereby or 
by means whereof the line of the said Railway 
shall be brought nearer to the said mansion, or to 
raise the levels of the said portion of the said line 
as shown by the said map or plan, without the 
consent in writing of the said William Baron 
Ward first had and obtained.” 

Crause (L.) “ And whereas, the line of the said 
Railway may cross certain lime-works and several 
tram-roads and a weighing-machine belonging to 
the said William Baron Ward and his tenants, at 
or near Castle Mill, in the parish of Dudley afore- 
said, numbered 9, 10, 11, 18 and 21 in the plan 
deposited with the Clerk of the Peace of the 
county of Worcester; BE it therefore Enacted, 
That the line of the said Railway shall be carried 
over the said lime-works, tram-roads and weighing- 
machine and the lands and works belonging 
thereto, by means of a good and substantial 
viaduct to be constructed and maintained by and 
at the expense of the said Company, and so as not 
to obstruct the passage over or along the said 
tram-roads, and so as not to vary or alter the 
levels or gradients thereof, or interfere with the 
said weighing-machine, without the consent of the 
said William Baron Ward for that purpose in 
writing first had and obtained, and without ob- 
structing the communications between the said 
lime-works and the cut leading thereto from the 
BirminghamCanal, and that the openings between 

the peirs or pillars of the said viaduct shall not 
be less than twelve feet, and that the soffit of the 
arches thereof at the crowns thereof respectively 
(if such viaduct shall be made with arches), shall 
not be less than ten feet above the surface of the 
said tram-roads respectively.” 

CLAusE (M.) “ And be it Enacted, That not- 
withstanding any thing in the said Railway 
Clauses Consolidation Act contained, if any mines 


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purchased for the purposes of the Railway, or 
within forty yards thereof, at the time of the pur- 
chase thereof, then and in such case the notice of 
thirty days required by the said Act before com- 
mencing any mining operations under the said 
Railway or within the said distance of forty yards 
thereof shall not be required, but the said Com- 
pany shall have power at any time to object to 
the further working of such mines under the said 
Railway or within such distance as aforesaid, on 
payment of compensation as provided by the said 
last-mentioned Act.” 

Cuiause (N.) “ And whereas the said Railway is 
intended to cross a certain Railway now making, 
called The Pensnett Railway, belonging to the 
said William Baron Ward; BE it therefore 
Enacted, That the Railway hereby authorized to 
be made shall be constructed so as to pass on a 
level across the said Pensnett Railway, and so as 
not to alter the intended level and line of the said 
Pensnett Railway as now being made, without 
the consent of the said William Baron Ward in 
writing first had and obtained.” 

Cuause (O.) “ And whereas the said Railway 
is intended to be made over the line of a certain 
canal called The Pensneti Canal, belonging to the 
said William Baron Ward; BE it therefore 
Enacted, That, save as by this Act specifically 
provided, nothing in this Act contained shall take 
away, diminish, alter, prejudice or affect any of 
the rights, privileges, powers or authorities vested 
in the said William Baron Ward and his lessees 
and tenants, nor authorize or empower the said 
Company to alter the line or level of the said 
canal, or the towing-path or embankments thereof 
or any part or parts thereof respectively, or to ob- 
struct the navigation of the said canal, or any part 
or parts thereof, or to divert any of the waters 
therein or which may be taken for the use of or 
which now supply the said canal, or to injure any 
of the works of the said canal; and that it shall 
not be lawful for the said Company to make any 
deviation from the course or direction of the said 
Railway as delineated on the map or plan of the 
said Railway deposited with the Clerks of the 
Peace for the several counties of Stafford and 
Worcester, by which deviation the said canal or 
any of the locks, side-ponds, towing-paths, bridges, 
banks, feeders or any other works of or belonging 
tothe said Pensneti Canal or any part thereof, shall 
be taken, used, damaged or interfered with, with- 
out the consent of the said William Baron Ward 
for that purpose in writing first had and obtained.” 

Ciause (P.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
line of the said Railway shall be carried over the 
said Pensnett Canal by means of a good and sub- 
stantial bridge or bridges to be constructed by 
and at the expense of the said Company, at each 
point where the said Railway shall cross the said 
canal, and that each such bridge shall be con- 
structed so as not in any manner to impede or 
obstruct the passage over and along the said canal 
or the towing-path thereof, and that the span of 
each such bridge between the abutments thereof 
shall not be less than twenty-six feet in the clear, 
so as to include the canal and the towing-path 
thereof, and the off-side banking, and that no 
part of the soffit of the arch of any of the said 
bridges shall at any time come within ten feet of 
the top water level of the said canal, and that no 
part of the said arch over the towing-path shall at 
any time be less than eight feet above the top 
water level of the said canal; and the said bridges 
and all the works connected therewith, when so 
constructed, shall for ever thereafter be maintained 
in perfect repair by and at the expense of the 
said Company.” 

Crause (Q.) “ And whereas the said Railway, 
if made according to the line delineated on the 
plan deposited as aforesaid, will cross a turning- 

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place for boats navigating the said Pensnett Canal 
and it may be necessary to alter and contract such 
turning-place; BE it therefore Enacted, That 
the said Company shall, previous to any alteration 
of the said turning-place, make and construct on 
the said canal, as near to the present turning-place 
as may be, two new turning-places, one on each 
side of the said Railway, of sufficient dimensions, 
and such new turning-places shall belong to and 
become the property of the said William Baron 
Ward.” 

Cravuse (R.) “ And be it Enacted, That during 
the construction of any such bridge or bridges or 
any of such works as aforesaid, and at all future 
times during any repair thereof, no obstruction 
shall be occasioned to the boats passing along the 
said canal or to the horses drawing the same, but 
that at all times during such construction or re- 
pairs, a water-way of not less than sixteen feet six 
inches in width with a clear height of not less 
than nine feet from the top water level of the said 
canal, shall be left for the navigation of the said 
canal, and that every such bridge and such works 
as aforesaid shall be constructed as regards its 
position, form and dimensions, to the reasonable 
satisfaction of the engineer for the time being of 
the said William Baron Ward.” 

Curausz (8.) “ And be it Enacted, That if by 
reason or in execution of any of the works hereby 
authorized to be made, or by reason of the bad 
state of repair of any such works, or of any such 
bridge or bridges, or if by any act or omission of 
the said Company, or of any of their agents or 
servants, the said Pensnett Canal, or the towing- 
path thereof shall be so obstructed as that boats 
or other vessels navigating or using the same 
cannot pass along the same, or in case the space 
under any such bridge shall at any time be con- 
tracted so as to be less in width or height than is 
hereinbefore prescribed, then and in any or either 
of the said cases the said Company shall pay to 
the said William Baron Ward, his lessees or te- 
nants, as or by way of ascertained damages, the 
sum of Five pounds for every half-hour during 
which the said obstruction or contraction shall 
continue in the said canal: Provided always, 
That if such obstruction shall continue Seventy- 
two consecutive hours, or shall be occasioned by 
any wilful act or omission on the part of the per- 
sons employed by the said Company, then and in 
every such case the said Company shall pay to 
the said William Baron Ward, his lessees or te- 
nants, the further sum of Ten pounds for every 
half-hour during which the obstruction shall con- 
tinue, as or by way of ascertained damages ; and 
in default of payment of such respective sums as 
shall become due, on demand made of the Trea- 
surer or any officer of the said Company, the said 
William Baron Ward may sue for and recover 
the same, together with full costs of suit against 
the said Company, by action of debt or on the 
case, in any of Her Majesty’s Courts of Record 
at Westminster.” 

Cuause (T.) “ And be it Enacted, That with 
respect to the construction of this Act, as regards 
the several provisions hereinbefore contained re- 
lating to the property and possessions of the said 
William Baron Ward, and the powers, rights and 
remedies affecting the same, the words ‘ William 
Baron Ward’ shall include the assigns of the said 
William Baron Ward, and also the person and 
persons who for the time being may be entitled 
to the possession or to the receipt of the rents and 
profits of the manors and other hereditaments 
devised by the will of the late Right honourable 
John William Earl of Dudley, deceased, or which 
since the death of the said Earl have been pur- 
chased or acquired under the trusts of the same 
will, and his, her and their heirs and assigns, and 
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dies hereibefore contained, and hereby vested in 
and made applicable to or exerciseable by the 
said William Baron Ward, shall be applicable to 
and exerciseable by and be construed to be de- 
clared in favour of the assigns of the said William 
Baron Ward and the several other persons who 
for the time being shall be entitled to the posses- 
sion or receipt of the rents and profits of the said 
manors and other hereditaments, his, her and 
their heirs and assigns.” 

Cuause (U.) ‘ And whereas the line of Rail- 
way by this Act authorized will cross various 
existing Railways or tram-ways communicating 
between the mineral fields and works belonging 
to the Right honourable Lord Ward, and other 
proprietors of minerals in the district lying be- 
tween Stourbridge and Wolverhampton; BE it 
therefore Enacted, That in constructing the said 
Railway, the said Company shall preserve, as far 
as may be practicable, the uninterrupted commu- 
nication upon and across such Railways or tram- 
ways, and shall earry the same, where necessary, 
either under, over or across the Railway hereby 
authorized in the manner most convenient for the 
permanent use thereof, consistently with the use 
of the said Railway hereby authorized, and shall 
also afford all reasonable and proper facilities for 
the formation of such future Branch Railways or 
tram-ways under, over or across the said Railway 
hereby authorized, as may be necessary for the 
convenient use, occupation, working and carrying 
on of the mines and works adjoining the said 
Railway; and if any difference shall arise between 
the said Company and the said Lord Ward, or 
any other proprietor or lessee of works or minerals 
in the district before referred to with reference to 
the interference with any existing Railways or 
tram-ways belonging or on lease to them, or as 
to the mode in which the same or any future 
Railways or tram-ways are to be carried over, 
under or across the Railway hereby authorized, 
or as to the use thereof by such owners or lessees 
in connexion with the Railway hereby autho- 
rized, such difference shall be referred to the 
arbitration of two indifferent persons, and of an 
umpire to be appointed by the Board of Trade in 
case the said arbitrators differ in the selection of 
such umpire; and the award of such arbitrators, 
or of their umpire, as the case may be, shall be 
binding and conclusive on both parties.” 

Cuiause (V.) “ And whereas the said Railway 
so intended to be carried over the line of the 
Worcester and Birmingham Canal, in the said 
parish of Clames, in the county of Worcester, and 
over the line of the Droitwich Canal, in the said 
parish of Saint Nicholas, Droitwich, in the same 
county, and the first of such Branch Railways is 
intended to be carried over the line of the said 
Worcester and Birmingham Canal, in the said 
parish of Saint Peter-the-Great, in the city of 
Worcester; and the second of such Branch Rail- 
ways is intended to be carried over the line of the 
said canal, in the said parish of Stoke Prior, in 
the county of Worcester; BE it therefore Enacted, 
That nothing in this Act contained shall take 
away, diminish, alter, prejudice or affect any of 
the rights, privileges, powers or authorities vested 
in the Company of Proprietors of the Worcester 
and Birmingham Canal Navigation, or the Com- 
pany of Proprietors of the Droitwich Canal Na- 
vigation, except as hereby expressly provided, 
nor authorize or empower the said Railway Com- 
pany to alter the line or level of the said canals, 
or either of them, or the towing-paths thereof, or 
any part or parts thereof respectively, or ‘to ob- 
struct the navigation of the said canals, or either 
of them, or any part thereof respectively, or to 
divert any of the waters therein, or any brooks, 
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which now supply the said canals, or either of 
them, or to injure any of the works thereof re- 
spectively.” 

Curavuse (W.) “ And be it Enacted, That where- 
ever the said Railway or any of the said Branch 


Railways shall be carried over the said Worcester ; 
and Birmingham Canal, or the said Droitwich |‘ 


Canal, the said Railway Company shall and they 


are hereby required, at their own expense,tomake, } 
and at all times for ever thereafter to maintain 
and keep in perfect repair a good and substantial | ‘ 


bridge over such canal, and the towing-path 


thereof, with proper approaches, and that the span | ‘ 


of every such bridge between the abutments 
thereof shall be at least twenty-six feet in the 
clear, so as to include the canal, and the towing- 
path thereof; and that such towing-path under 
the bridge shall be in every case at least six feet 
in width, and that no part of the soffit of the arch 
of any such bridge shall come within less than 
ten feet of the top water level of the said canals 





respectively ; and that no part of any such arch | ‘ 


over the towing-path shall be less than eight feet 
above the top water level of the said canals 
respectively.” 


Cuavuse (X.) “ And be it Enacted, That during | ‘ 


the erection of such bridges, or any of them, and | 
at all future times during any repairs thereof, no 

obstruction shall be occasioned to the boats or 
barges passing along the said Worcester and Bir- 
mingham Canal, or the said Droitwich Canal, or 
to the towing-horses in drawing the same, but that 
at all times during such erections or repairs, a 
water-way of not less than sixteen feet six inches 
in width, a towing-path of not less than five feet 
in width, and a clear height of not less than nine 
feet from the top water level of the said canals 
respectively, shall be left for the navigation there- 
of; and that every such bridge over the said 
Worcester and Birmingham Canal shall be con- 
structed as regards its position, form and dimen- 
sion, to the reasonable satisfaction of the engineer 
for the time being of the said Company of Pro- 
prietors of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal 
Navigation ; and every such bridge over the said 
Droitwich Canal, in like manner, to the reasonable 
satisfaction of the engineer for the time being of 
the said Company of Proprietors of the Droitwich 
Canal Navigation.” 

Cuause (Y.) “ And be it Enacted, That if by 
reason or in execution of any of the works by this 
Act authorized to be made, or by reason of the 
bad state of repair of any such works, or of any 
such bridge, or if by any act or omission of the 
said Railway Company, or any of their agents or 
servants, the said Worcester and Birmingham 
Canal, or the said Droitwich Canal, or the tow- 
ing-path thereof respectively, shall be so obstructed 
that boats, barges or other vessels navigating or 
using the same cannot freely pass or shall be 
impeded in the passage along the same, or in case 
the space under any such bridge shall at any 
time be contracted so as to be less in width or 
height than is hereinbefore prescribed, then and 
in any of the said cases, the said Railway Com- 














pany shall pay to the said Company of Proprietors | 
of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal Naviga- | 
tion, or to the said Company of Proprietors of the | 
Droitwich Canal Navigation, as the case may be, | 
as or by way of ascertained damages, the sum of 
Five pounds for every half-hour during which any | 
such obstruction or contraction shall continue on | 
the said canal: Provided always, That if such | 


obstruction shall continue beyond seventy-two | 
consecutive hours, or shall have been occasioned | 


by any wilful act on the part of the said Railway | 
Company or their agents and servants, then and | 
in every such case, the said Railway Company | 
shall pay to the said Company of Proprietors of | 


the Worcester and Birmingham Canal Navigation, | 
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or to the said Company of Proprietors of the 
Droitwich Canal Navigation, as the case may be, 
the further sum of Ten pounds for every half hour 
during which the obstruction shall continue, as or 
by way of ascertained damages; and in default 
of payment of such respective sums as shall be- 
come due, on demand made of the Treasurer or 
any officer of the said Railway Company, the 
said Company of Proprietors of the Worcester 
and Birmingham Canal Navigation, or the said 
Company of Proprietors of the Droitwich Canal 
Navigation, as the case may be, may sue for and 
recover the same, together with full costs of suit 
against the said Railway Company, by action of 
debt or on the case, in any of Her Majesty’s 
Courts of Record at Westminster; and in case 
any such bridge over the said Worcester and Bir- 
mingham Canal or the said Droitwich Canal, or 
any part thereof, or the approaches, side-slopes 
or banks of the said Railway, of any of the said 
Branch Railways next the said canals, or either 
of them, or any part thereof respectively, shall 
not be left in good and substantial repair, it shall 
be lawful for the said Company of Proprietors of 
the Worcester and Birmingham Canal Navigation, 
or the said Company of Proprietors of the Droit- 
wich Canal, as the case may be, to do the needful 
repairs, and to recover the amount of the expenses 
thereof from the said Railway Company, by action 
of debt or on the case, with full costs of suit, in 
any of Her Majesty’s Courts of Record at West- 
minster.” 

Cuause (Z.) “ And be it Enacted, That in case 
it shall happen at any time during the making of 
the said Railway, Branch Railways and works, 
or any of them, or the constructing of any snch 
bridge or bridges as aforesaid, or in the use there- 
of at any time after the said Railway, Branch 
Railways and works shall be completed, that any 
injury shall be done or occasioned thereby to the 
said Worcester and Birmingham Canal and the 
said Droitwich Canal, or either of them, or to any 
of the locks, side-ponds, towing-paths, bridges, 
banks, feeders or any other of the works of or 
belonging thereto respectively, then and in every 
such case it shall be lawful for the said Com- 
pany of Proprietors of the Worcester and Bir- 
mingham Canal Navigation, or the said Company 
of Proprietors of the Droitwich Canal Navigation, 
as the case may be, to take and use all necessary 
ways and means for repairing such injury; and 
that all costs, charges and expenses to be in- 
curred or occasioned by such repairs, together 
with all damages whatsoever which shall be sus- 
tained by the same Companies, or either of them, 
by reason of such injury as aforesaid, or by reason 
of any loss of water out of or from the said canals, 
or either of them, in consequence of the making 
of the said Railway, Branch Railways and works, 
or any of them, or the constructing of any such 
bridge or bridges as aforesaid, shall from time to 
time be paid and defrayed by the said Railway 
Company to the said Company of Proprietors of 
the Worcester and Birmingham Canal Navigation, 
or the said Company of Proprietors of the Droit- 
wich Canal, as the case may be; and in default 
of payment thereof, on demand made of the 
Treasurer or any officer of the said Railway 
Company, the said Company of Proprietors of 
the Worcester and Birmingham Canal Navigation, 
or the said Company cf Proprietors of the Droit- 
wich Canal Navigation, as the case may be, may 
sue for and recover the same, together with full 
costs of suit, against the said Railway Company, 
by action of debt or on the case, in any of Her 
Majesty’s Courts of Record at Westminster.” 

Crause (A 1.) “ And whereas the said Railway 
is intended to be carried over the River Avon, in 
the parish of Fladbury, in the county of Worces- 
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to prevent any obstruction thereby to the naviga- 
tion of the said river: Be it therefore Enacted, | 
That every bridge which shall be erected by the | 
said Railway Company over or across the said 
River Avon, shall be erected with arches of 
such openings as may be necessary for the free | 
navigation of the said river as the same has usually 
been carried on, except as to the lowering of the 
masts and sails of vessels navigating the said 
river, which may be rendered necessary by the 
erection of such bridges, nor shall the said Com- 
pany, in the erection of any such bridge as afore- 
said, injure the locks, sluices, weirs or other works 
belonging to the said river.” 

Cravse (B1.) “ And whereas the said Railway 
hereby authorized to be constructed is intended 
to be carried over or under several of the canals 
of the Company of Proprietors of the Birming- 
ham Canal Navigation (which Company is herein- 
after referred to as the Birmingaam Canal Com- 
pany) in the respective places, and in manner 
hereinafter mentioned ; namely, by bridges or via- 
ducts over the canal called the Wolverhampton 
Level, at a point near a certain bridge called the 
Factory Bridge, in the parish of Tipton, in the 
said county of Stafford, at a certain other point 
near the Bloomfield Iron Works, in the said parish 
of Tipton, and at a certain other point at a place 
called Capenfield, in the said parish of Sedgeley, 
and by means of a tunnel under the canal com- 
monly called the Wednesfield Level, being ata 
point at or near to Horsley Field, in the said pa- 
rish of Wolverhampton; Be it therefore Enacted, 
That the said Railway Company shall, and they 
are hereby required, at their own expense, to build 
in a proper manner and to the reasonable satis- 
faction of the engineer for the time being of the 
said Birmingham Canal Company, a good and 
substantial bridge or viaduct over the said canal 
called the Wolverhampton Level, and the towing- 
path and other works thereof, at each of the afore- | 
said points where the said Railway is intended to 
be carried over the same canal, as shown upon 
the said plans so deposited as aforesaid, or within 
such limited deviation therefrom as is hereinafter 
authorized ; and that the said Railway Company 
shall, and they are hereby required, at their own 
expense, to construct in a proper manner and to 
the like satisfaction of the engineer for the time | 
being of the said Birmingham Canal Company, | “ 
a good and substantial tunnel under the said ca- | “ 
nal called the Wednesfield Level, where the said | “ 
Railway is intended to be carried under the same |« 
canal, as shown upon the said maps or plans so | “ 
deposited as aforesaid, or within such limited de- 
viation therefrom as is hereinafter authorized ; and 
the clear opening or span of the arch of every |“ 
such bridge or viaduct, between the walls or abut- | 
ments thereof, shall be of such width in the square | “ 
as shall be equal to and sufficient to clear and | “ 
leave unobstructed at the point of crossing, the | “ 
whole navigable water-way of the canal, and a |‘ 
space of not less than eight feet wide on each side | “ 
thereof for a towing-path ; and every such bridge |“ 
or viaduct shall have closed fences, not less than | “ 
six feet high above the level of the rails, and the | “ 
spring of the arch or socket of the girders shall, — 
at the said point of crossing over the said canal | “ 
at or near the Factory bridge aforesaid, com- | “ 
mence at a point not being less than tweuty-one 
feet above the surface of the high water of the | “ 
said canal, and at the said points of crossing near | 
the said Bloomfield Iron Works aforesaid, shall | “ 
commence at a point not being less than eight feet “ 
above the surface of the high-water level of the 
said canal, and the under side of the middle of 
the arch shall not be less than ten feet above the “ 
said high-water level; and that the said point of 
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at a point not being less than thirteen feet above 
the surface of the water of the said canal.” 

CuausE (C1.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
said Railway Company shall, and they are hereby 
required, in carrying the said Railway under the 
said Wednesfield Level, at their own expense, to 
construct in a proper manner and to the rea- 
sonable satisfaction of the engineer for the time 
being of the said Birmingham Canal Company, a 
good and substantial aqueduct for the passage 
through the same of the said canal, and the clear 
width of such aqueduct shall be equal to the pre- 
sent width of the water-way of the same canal, at 
the place under which the said aqueduct shall be 
formed, and the same shall be upon such level 
and of such capacity as to preserve the course of 
the said canal through the same at the present 
level thereof, and of a depth of six feet.” 

Cravuse (D 1.) “ And be it Enacted, That before 
any stoppage of the navigation of the said canal 
shall be made for the original construction of the 
aforesaid aqueduct, or for any subsequent repairs 
or re-construction thereof, the said Railway Com- 
pany shall, and they are hereby required, at their 
own expense in all things, and to the reasonable 
satisfaction of the engineer for the time being of 
the said Birmingham Canal Company, to con- 
struct and provide a sufficient and convenient tem- 
porary canal sufficient for the passage of two 
loaded boats abreast in the said canal, and the ap- 
proaches thereto, with a proper towing-path, not 
Jess than six feet wide, so as to connect the seve- 
ral portions of the said canal, and to divert the 
waters thereof through such temporary canal, and 
to prevent any obstruction or impediment to the 
navigation thereof; and the said Railway Com- 
pany, at the like expense and to the like satisfac- 
tion, shall make such diversion accordingly ; and 
when and as soon as such aqueduct shall be com- 
pleted, or, as the case may be, effectually re- 
paired, shall restore the course of the said canal.” 

Crause(E1.) “ Andbe it Enacted, That the said 
Railway Company shall at all times for ever after 
the said several bridges or viaducts and the afore- 
said tunnel and the aqueduct above the same shall 
have been completed, keep the same and all future 
bridges, viaducts, tunnels and aqueducts to be 
erected respectively in lieu thereof, and which shali 
be at the same respective places, in the like respec- 
tive directions, and of the like dimensions, capa- 
city and materials as are hereinbefore severally 
mentioned, together with all works belonging to 
or connected therewith respectively, in good and 
complete repair; and in case of any want of re- 
pair to any such bridges, viaducts, tunnels or 
aqueducts, or any work belonging thereto or con- 
nected therewith, or of the said aqueduct being 
from any cause cramped, or otherwise inadequate 
for the tree passage, and without any waste of the 
water in the said canal, and whether such want of 
repair or inadequacy shall arise from the sinking 
of any such bridges, viaducts, tunnels or aque- 
ducts, or any part thereof respectively, or from any 
other cause whatsoever, and notice thereof being 
given by the said Birmingham Canal Company to 
the said Railway Company or their Clerk, then if 
the said Railway Company shall not, within the 
space of ten days after such notice, commence the 
repairs, or, as the case may require, ‘the raising, 
rebuilding or re-construction of the said bridges, 
viaducts, tunnels or aqueducts which shall be out 
of repair, imperfect or inadequate as aforesaid, or 
such part or parts thereof as it shall for the time 
being be requisite to repair, raise, rebuild or re- 
construct, and proceed therein with all reasonable 
expedition, until such repairing, raising, re-build- 
ing or re-construction shall be wholly completed, 
it shall be lawful for the said Birmingham Canal 
Company to make all such repairs to any such 
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re-build or re-construct the same, or such part 
thereof respectively as shall be necessary, in such 
manner as they may think proper, and all the 
expenses thereof shall be repaid by the said Rail- 
way Company to the said Birmingham Canal 
Company upon demand, and in default of such 
payment the said Birmingham Canal Company 
may sue for and recover such expenses as afore- 
said, against the said Railway Company, by ac- 
tion of debt or on the case, in any of the Superior 
Courts: Provided always, That during the pro- 
gress of constructing any such bridges, viaducts, 
tunnels, aqueducts, and at all future times during 
any repairs, raising, re-building or re-construction 
thereot, the engineer for the time being of the said 
Birmingham Canal Company, with the requisite 
assistants and workmen, shall have free access to 
such bridges, viaducts, tunnels or aqueducts, and 
full permission to inspect the workmanship and 
materials thereof.” 


Ciavse (F 1.) “ And be it Enacted, That except 
as by this Act may be specifically provided for, it 
shall not be lawful for the said Railway Com- 
pany, or any person in execution of this Act, to 
alter the course of the said canals, or any of them, 
vested in the said Birmingham Canal Company, 
save only by making such temporary diversion as 
is hereinbefore provided for, or to contract the 
width of the same, or of the towing-paths thereof, 
or of any space reserved or intended as a towing- 
path thereof, or to obstruct the course or supply 
of the water in or to the said canals, or any of 
them, or in any manner to impede the navigation 
thereof or access thereto, or to injure any of the 
works thereof, nor shall the said Railway Com- 
pany, in the erection or construction of any such 


bridges, viaducts, tunnels or aqueducts, and with- | 
out the consent in writing of the said Birmingham | 


Canal Company under their common seal first 
had and obtained, make any lateral deviation 
from the line jaid down on the said plan deposited 
with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of 
Stafford, to any greater extent than ten yards.” 


Crause (G1.) “ And be it Enacted, That if by 
reason or in the execution of any of the works by 
this Act authorized, or by reason of the bad coa- 
struction, or by the bad state of repair or sinking 
of any such works, or by any act or omission of 
the said Railway Company, or any of their agents 
or servants, it shall happen that any of the said 
canals, or the towing-paths thereof, or the works 
connected therewith, shall be so injured or ob- 
structed that boats or other vessels using the 
same with their usual and accustomed loads, 
shall be impeded in their passage along the said 
canals, or any of them, or shall not be able to 
pass along the same, then and in any such case 
the said Railway Company shall pay to the said 
Birmingham Canal Company, as or by way of 
ascertained damages, the sum of Five hundred 
pounds for every twenty-four hours during which 
any such impediment or obstruction shall con- 
tinue, and so in proportion for any less period ; and 
in default of payment of any such sum on de- 
mand made on the said Railway Company, the 
Birmingham Canal Company may sue for and re- 
cover the same, together with full costs of suit, 
against the Railway Company, by action of debt 
or on the case, in any of the Superior Courts: 
Provided always, That nothing herein contained 
shall extend to prevent the said Birmingham Canal 
Company or any other Company or person from 
recovering against the said Railway Company any 
special, further or other damage that may be sus- 
tained by them, on account of any act or default 
of the said Railway Compatiy, in respect of which 
the said sum, in the nature of liquidated damages, 
is hereby imposed or made payable beyond the 
amount thereof, and they are hereby authorized 
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to sue for and recover such special, further and 
other damages accordingly.” 

Crauses (H 1.) “ And be it Enacted, That no- 
thing herein contained shall authorize or empower 
the said Railway Company to take away, obstruct 
or lessen any springs, brooks, streams, feeders, 
drains, waters, or watercourses which now or 
heretofore have been taken for the use of the said 
Birmingham Canal Navigation, or which the said 
Birmingham Canal Company are by law autho- 
rized or empowered to take for the use of their 
said canals, or any or either of them, or to take 
away, or obstruct, or in any manner impede the 
free use of any communication already made be- 
tween the water of the said canals, or any of them, 
and any steam-engine to take away or prejudice 
the right of any person to make such communica- 
tion pursvant to the provisions of the Acts of 
Parliament for regulating or otherwise relating 
tothe said Birmingham Canal Navigations, or any 
of them.” 

Crause (11.) “ And whereas under and by 
virtue of the Acts relating to the canals belonging 
to the said Birmingham Canal Company, or some 
of them, certain powers are reserved to the owners 
of mines, works and lands adjoining to the said 
canals, or some of them, for the said Company, at 
the request of such owners, to form cuts, canals, 
railways or roads, not exceeding a certain length 
therein specified, in order to communicate with 
the said canals : And whereas the Railway by this 
Act authorized may intervene between the said 
canals and some of the mines, works or lands of 
persons to whom such powers are reserved as 
aforesaid; Be it therefore Enacted, That in the 
event of any such persons being desirous to make 
or to procure to be made any such cuts, canals, 
railways or roads as aforesaid, tocommunicate with 
the said canals or any of them, the said Company 
hereby incorporated shall afford all requisite and 
proper facilities for the formation thereof, where 
necessary, either under, over, across or by the side 
of the Railway, and if any difference shall arise 
between the said Railway Company and any 
person so desirous to make or procure to be 
made any such cut, canal, railway or read as 
aforesaid, or between the said Railway Company 
and the said Canal Company, either as to the 
mode of carrying the same over, under, across or 
by the side of the said Railway, or as to the place 
where the same should be so carried, or as to the 
facilities to be afforded by the Railway Company 
for the purposes thereof, or as to the proportion 
of the cost of making and maintaining the same 
to be borne by the said Railway Company, or 
as to the use thereof at any time thereafter by the 
owners, lessees, or other person in the occupation 
thereof, such difference shall be settled by arbi- 
tration.” 

Cuiause (K 1.) “ And whereas the said Rail- 
way may also intervene between the said canals, 
or some of them, and lands on which steam en- 
gines may hereafter be erected; between which 
and the said canal communications for the passage 
or supply of water may require to be made; Be 
it therefore Enacted, That if any such communi- 
cations are hereafter so required to be made, the 
said Railway Company shall afford all requisite 
facilities for the purposes thereof by constructing 
or permitting to be constructed through, under 
or over the said Railway such culverts, arches, 
pipes, tunnels, or other works as may be necessary ; 
and in the event of any difference arising between 
the said Railway Company and the said Canal 
Company or any other person, as to the nature 
and amount of the facilities so to be afforded by 
them, such difference shall in like manner be set- 
tled by arbitration.” 

Pr. 97. 1. 38. After “ share-holders” insert “ in 
such last-mentioned Company.” 


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Cuiause (L 1.) “ Provided also, and be it En- 
acted, That nothing in this Act contained shall 
extend to prejudice, diminish or alter or take 
away any of the rights, privileges, powers or au- 
thorities vested in the said Birmingham Canal 
Company in and by all or any of the several 
Acts of Parliament now in force relating to the 
said canal, except as is expressly enacted by this 
present Act.” 


Cuause (M 1.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
Vice Chancellor, the Proctors and Proproctors | « 
for the time of the University of Oxford, and | « 
Heads of Colleges and Halls and the Marshal of | « 
the said University, or any other person or persons | «« 
deputed by writing under the hand of the Vice | « 
Chancellor of thesaid University for the time being, | « 
or of the Head or Governor, or, in his absence, | « 
the Vicegerent of any College or Hall in the said | « 
University, shall, at or about the times of trains of | « 
carriages upon the said Railway starting or ar-| « 
riving, and at all other reasonable times, have free | « 
access to every depot or station for the reception | « 
of passengers proceeding by the trains upon the 
said Railway, and to every part thereof, and to | « 
every booking-office, ticket-oftice or other office or | « 
place for passengers upon the said Railway at | « 
Oxford, or within ten miles thereof, and shall | « 
then and there be entitled to demand and take, | « 
and have, without any unreasonable delay from | « 
the proper officer or servant of the Company, such | « 
information as it may be in the power of any | « 
officer or servant of the Company to give with | « 
reference to any passenger or person having | « 
passed or applying to pass on the said Railway, | « 
or otherwise coming to or being in or upon the | « 
said depot or station or place, who shall be a | « 
member of the said University, or suspected of | « 
being such ; and in case the said Company or their | « 
oflicers or servants, or any of them, shall not per- | « 
mit such free access to the said depdts or stations | « 
as aforesaid, or shall not furnish such information | « 
as hereinbefore mentioned, the said officer or ser- | « 
vant of the said Company shall, for each default, | « 
forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding Five pounds.” | « 

Cuiause (N 1.) “ And be it Enacted, That if the | “ 
said Vice Chancellor or Proctors or Proproctors | “ 
for the time being of the said University, or Heads | “ 
of Colleges and Halls, or the Marshal of the said 
University, or other person or persons deputed as | “ 
aforesaid, shall at any time or times previous to | “ 
the starting of any train of carriages upon the said | “ 
Railway, notify to the proper officer, book-keeper, | “ 
or servant of the said Company, that any person | “ 
or persons about to travel in or upon the said | “ 
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Provided always, that no member of the Univer- 
sity represented as such to the said Company, or 
any of their officers or servants, by the Vice Chan- 
cellor, Proctors, Proproctors, Heads of Colleges 
and Halls, Marshal, or other person or persons 
deputed as aforesaid, or any of them, who shall be 
refused to be carried by the said Company, or by 
any of their officers or servants, shall on that 
account be entitled to claim or recover any damage 
or compensation from the said Company or such 
officers, book-keepers or servants, provided that 
in case such member shall have paid his fare the 
same shall have been tendered or returned to 
him, on demand.” 

Cuause(O 1.) “ And be it Enacted, That it 
shall not be lawful for the said Company to take 
up or set down any person or persons being mem- 
bers of the University, but not having taken the 
degree of Master of Arts or Bachelor in Civil 
Law, on any part of the said Railway at Oxford 
or within ten miles thereof, except at the regu- 
larly appointed stations of the line; and in case 
the said Company shall take up or set down any 
such person or persons, except at such regular] 
appointed stations of the line, they shall forfeit a 
sum, not exceeding Five pounds, for each such 
person so taken up or set down.” 

CiauseE (P 1.) “ And be it Enacted, That it 
shall be incumbent upon the said Company, and 
they are hereby required from time to time, and 
at all times during the progress of all or any part 
of the works in, upon or about the said Railway, 
within three miles of the city of Oxford, and 
until the completion of the said works, and the 
opening of the said Railway for the conveyance 
of passengers, constantly to employ a suflicient 
number of fit and proper persons as special con- 
stables, whose duty it shall be to superintend, 
manage and control the workmen engaged in or 
about such works; and the said special con- 
stables shall be subject to the order and direction 
of the Vice Chancellor, and the Proctors and 
Proproctors of the said University for the time 
being; and if the Vice Chancellor of the said 
University for the time being shall have cause to 
think the number of special constables to be 
employed by the Company, as last aforesaid, not 
sufficient, it shall be lawful for him to appoint 
such additional number as he shall judge expe- 
dient, such special constables to be paid by the 
Company in like manner as the special constables 
who may be employed by them.” 

Ciause (Q1.) “ And be it Enacted, That 
nothing. herein contained shall in any manner 
alienate, prejudice, alter, interfere with ur impede 
the exercise of any of the rights, privileges or 
authorities whatsoever of the said University, or 
of any of the officers, ministers or servants thereto 
belonging.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 


having taken the degree of Master of Arts or | were agreed to. 


Bachelor in Civil Law, and shall identify such | 


Ordered, That Mr. Charles Russell do carry the 


member to such proper officer, book-keeper or | Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
servant of the Company at the time of giving | House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
such notice, and require such officer, book-keeper | their Lordships. 


or servant to decline to take such member of the 
University as a passenger upon the said Railway, | 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Oxford and 
the proper officer, book-keeper or servant of the the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bil 
said Company shallimmediately thereupon, and for | intituled, An Act for making a Railway from the 


the space of twenty-four hours after such notice, City of Oxford to the Town of Rugby; and the 
identification and requirement, refuse to convey | same were read, as follow: 


such member of the said University in or upon | 


Pr. 6.1.31. After “ fit” insert Clauses (A.)(B.) 


the said Railway, and which he is hereby autho- |and (C.) 


rized to do, notwithstanding such member may | 
have paid his fare ; and in case any such member |“ 
of the said University shall be knowingly and (« 
willfully allowed to be conveyed thereon after “ 
such notice within the time aforesaid, the said |“ 
Company shall, for each passenger so conveyed, | “ 
forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding Five pounds; | « 
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Cravuses (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
Directors appointed by this Act shall continue 
in office until the first ordinary meeting to be held 
after the passing of this Act, and at such meeting 
the share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
may either continue in office the Directors ap- 
pointed by this Act, or any number of them, or 

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may elect a new body of Directors, or Directors 
to supply the places of those not continued in 
office, the Directors appointed by this Act being 
eligible as members of such new body.” 

Crause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That at the 
first ordinary meeting to be held in the year next 
after the year in which such last-mentioned Di- 
rectors shall have been appointed or elected, the 
share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
shall elect persons to supply the places of the 
Directors then retiring from office, agreeably to 
the provision in the said Companies Clauses Con- 
solidation Act contained ; and the several persons 
elected at any such meeting, being neither re- 
moved nor disqualified, nor having resigned, shall 
continue to be Directors until others are elected 
in their stead, in manner provided by the said 
Companies Clauses Consolidation Act.” 

Cuiause (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
first ordinary meeting of the Company shall be 
held within three months after the passing of this 
Act. 

Pr. 8. 1. 5. After “ places” insert “ or some of 
them.” 

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Crause (D.) “ And be it Enacted, That except 
as by this Act and the Acts therein recited ex- 
pressly provided, nothing in this Act contained 
shall extend or be deemed or construed to extend 
to prejudice, diminish, alter, abridge, or in any 
way affect any of the rights, privileges, powers or 
authorities vested in the London and Birmingham 
Railway Company, but saving and reserving to 
such Company all the rights, privileges, powers 
and authorities to them belonging, and also saving 
and reserving all such powers, authorities and 
provisions in the several Acts relating to the 
same Company as if this Act had not been 
passed.” 

Crause (E.) “ And be it Enacted, That nothing 
herein contained shall authorize or empower the 
Company hereby incorporated, or the said Great 
Western Railway Company, to take, purchase or 
use for any of the purposes of this Act, any part 
of the stations, or of the lines of rails of the Lon- 
don and Birmingham Railway Company or of 
the Midland Railway Company.” 

Cuiause (F.) “ And be it Enacted, That in case 
rails on the narrow gauge of the London and 
Birmingham Railway, shall at any time hereafter 
be laid down on the said line from Ozford to 
Rugby, the junction of such rails with the rails 
of the London and Birmingham Railway shall 
be effected under the superintendence and to the 
reasonable satisfaction of the engineer for the 
time being of the said London and Birmingham 
Railway Company, and the passage of trains 
upon, and the use of the stations, line and works 
of the London and Birmingham Railway and the 
Midland Railway respectively, shall be subject 
in all respects to the bye-laws and regulations of 
the London and Birmingham Railway Company 
and the Midland Railway Company respectively.” 

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intended Railway will pass over the Port or Town 
Meadow of the city of Ozford, which is part of 
the ancient possessions of the freemen of the said 
city, subject to certain rights of common thereon ; 
And whereas a certain school called Nixon's 
School, which is now under the control of the 
Charitable Trustees of the said city of Oxford, is 
now inadequately endowed, and no better appro- 
priation can be made of the purchase-money and 
compensation to be paid by the said Company in 
respect of the said meadow, for the benefit of the 
said freemen, than to increase the funds by which 


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Enacted, That incase the said intended line of Rail- 
way shall pass over thesaid Port Meadow, and any 
part of the same shall be taken and purchased by 
the Company for the purposes of the undertaking, 
metidthaleselien anything contained in the Rail- 
way Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, the pur- 
chase-money or compensation to be paid in respect 
of the rights and interests of the said freemen of 
the said city of Oxford in the said Port Meadow, 
shall be paid to the Treasurer of the said city of 
Oxford, whose receipt for the same shall be a 
sufficient discharge to the Company, and such 
purchase-money and compensation shall be in- 
vested in the purchase of three pounds per centum 
Consolidated Bank Annuities, and added to the 
present endowment funds of the said school, and 
be subject to the same trusts as the other endow- 
ment funds; and the dividends, interest and an- 
nual produce of the monies to be received for any 
such purchase or compensation shall be applicable 
and applied in the same manner and for the same 
purposes as the income of the other funds be- 
longing to or applied for the benefit of the said 
school.” 

Cuause (H.) “ And whereas such addition to be 
made to the funds of the school may afford the 
means of admitting into and educating in the said 
school an additional number of boys beyond the 
present number; Be it therefore Enacted, That 
the Charitable Trustees or other persons for the 
time being having the control over the said 
school, may from time to time elect and admit 
into the said school so many boys, sons of free- 
men, in addition to the present number, as the said 
addition to the funds of the said school may be 
sufficient to provide for; and that such boys when 
elected shall be subject to the same rules in all 
respects as the other boys in the said school.” 

Pr. 14. 1. 27. Leave out from “ of” to “ And” in 


Pr, 15. 1. 16. and insert Clauses (I.) and (K.) 


Cause (I1.) “ And whereas a Commission has 
been appointed under the Great Seal of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for in- 
quiring whether provision ought to be made for 
securing an uniform gauge in the construction of 
Railways, and for other purposes in reference to 
the mode of obviating impediments to the internal 
traffic of the country: Be it therefure Enacted, 
That if in conformity with the report of the said 
Commission, it shall appear to the Lords of the 
Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plan- 
tations expedient that rails of the same gauge as 
the rails of the London and Birmingham Railway 
should be laid down on the line herein authorized 
between Oxford and Rugby, it shall be lawful for 
the said Lords of the Committee of Privy Council 
to order and require that such rails upon the said 
gauge shall be laid down aid maintained, and 
that the Company hereby incorporated shall 
thereupon proceed with reasonable despatch to 
execute the same to the satisfaction of the In- 
spector-General of Railways for the time being : 
Provided always, That nothing herein contained 
shall prevent the said Company from laying down 
and maintaining on the whole or any portion of 
the said line, rails of the same gauge as those now 
laid on the line of the Great Western Railway.” 

Cuause (K.) “ And whereas it is proposed by 
the said Railway Company to carry the public 
turnpike-road leading from the borough of Ban- 
bury, in the county of Oxford, to the towns of 
Daventry and Brackley, in the county of North- 
ampton (which road, on the maps and plans of 
the said Railway Company so deposited as afore- 
said, is numbered 33, and is described as being in 
the parish of Workworth,) over the said Railway 
by a bridge, to be built or constructed at the east 
end of a certain bridge called Banhury Bridge, 
adjoining to the borough of Banbury aforesaid, 
and to make and construct the approach to the 

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said Railway bridge from the town of Banbury 
aforesaid upon the said bridge called Banbury 
Bridge ; Be it Enacted, That it shall not be lawful 
for the said Railway Company to make or con- 
struct the said Railway bridge or the approaches 
thereto of less width than thirty feet throughout, 
and that the inclination or slope thereof, on the 
side towards the town of Banbury aforesaid, shall 
not be steeper than one foot in twenty-eight feet, 
and shall not be brought nearer to the town of 
Banbury than the crown of the arch of the bridge 
over the Ozford Canal, adjoining the said bridge 
called Banbury Bridge, and delineated on the 
maps or plans of the said Railway Company so 
deposited as aforesaid, and that the said Railway 
Company shall for ever hereafter maintain and 
keep in repair the said bridge and approaches so 
to be built as aforesaid, as also so much of the 
said bridge called Banbury Bridge and the road 
over the same, and any embankments or ap- 
proaches belonging to the said bridge called Ban- 
bury Bridge as shall be used or in any manner be 
interfered with by the said Railway Company.” 
Pr. 44.1. 13. After “ Company” insert Clauses 


(L.), (M.), (N.), (O.) and (P.) 


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Cuiausr (L.) “ And be it Enacted, That the Vice- 
Chancellor, the Proctors and Proproctors for the 
time being of the University of Oxford, and Heads 
of Colleges and Halls, and the Marshal of the 
said University, or any other person or persons 
deputed by writing under the hand of the Vice- 
Chancellor of the said University for the time 
being, or of the Head or Governor, or, in his ab- 
sence the Vicegerent of any College Hall in the 
said University, shall, at or about the times of 
trains of carriages upon the said Railway starting 
orarriving, and at all other reasonable times, have 
free access to every depot or station for the re- 
ception of passengers proceeding by the trains 
upon the said Railway, and to every part thereof, 
and to every booking-office, ticket-office or other 
office or place for passengers upon the said Rail- 
way at Ozford, or within ten miles thereof, and 
shall then and there be entitled to demand and 
take, and have, without any unreasonable delay 
from the proper officer or servant of the Company, 
such information as it may be in the power of any 
officer or servant of the Company to give with 
reference to any passenger or person having passed 
or applying to pass on the said Railway, or other- 
wise coming to or being in or upon the said 
depot or station or place, who shall be a member 
of the said University, or suspected of being such ; 
and in case the said Company or their officers or 
servants, or any of them, shall not permit such 
free access to the said depots or stations as afore- 
said, or shall not furnish such information as 
hereinbefore mentioned, the said officer or servant 
of the said Company shall, foreach default, forfeit 
and pay a sum not exceeding Five pounds.” 

CLausE (M.) “ And be it Enacted, That if the 
said Vice-Chancellor, or Proctors or Proproctors 
for the time being of the said University, or Heads 
of Colleges and Halls, or the Marshal of the said 
University, or other person or persons deputed as 
aforesaid shall, at any time or times previous to 
the starting of any train of carriages upon the said 
Railway, notify to the proper officer, book-keeper 
or servant of the said Company, that any person 
or persons about to travel in or upon the said 
Railway is a member of the University, not having 
taken the degree of Master of Arts or Bachelor in 
Civil Law, and shall identify such member to such 
proper officer, book-keeper or servant of the Com- 
pany at thetime of giving such notice, and require 
such officer, book-keeper or servant to decline to 
take such member of the University as a passen- 
ger upon the said Railway, the proper officer, 
book-keeper or servant of the said Company shall, 
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ty-four hours after such notice, identification and 
requirement, refuse to convey such member of the 
said University in or upon the said Railway, and 
which he is hereby authorized to do notwith- 
standing such member may have paid his fare ; 
and in case any such member of the said Univer- 
sity shall be knowingly and wilfully allowed to be 
conveyed thereon after such notice, within the 
time aforesaid, the said Company shall, for each 
passenger so conveyed, forfeit and pay a sum not 
exceeding Five pounds: Provided always, that no 
member of the University, represented as such to 
the said Company or any of their officers or ser- 
vants by the said Vice-Chancellor, Prectors, Pro- 
poctors, Heads of Colleges and Halls, Marshal, 
or other person or persons deputed as aforesaid, 
or any of them, who shall be refused to be carried 
by the said Company cr by any of their officers or 
servants, shall, on that account, be entitled to 
claim or recover any damage or compensation 
from the said Company, or such officers, book- 
keepers or servants, provided that in case such 
member shall have paid his fare the same shall have 
been tendered or returned to him, on demand.” 

Crause (N.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
not be lawful for the said Company to take up or 
set down any person or persons being members of 
the University, but not having taken the degree of 
Master of Arts or Bachelor in Civil Law, on any 
part of the said Railway at Oxford, or within ten 
miles thereof, except at the regularly appointed 
stations of the line ; and in case the said Company 
shall take up or set down any such person or per- 
sons, except at such regularly appointed stations 
of the line, they shall forfeit a sum not exceeding 
Five pounds for each such person so taken up or 
“ set down.” 

Crause (O.) “ And beit Enacted, That it shall 
be incumbent upon the said Company, and they 
are hereby required from time to time, and at all 
times during the progress of all or any part of the 
works in, upon, or about the said Railway, within 
“ three miles of the city of Oxford, and until the 
“ completion of the said works and the opening of 
the said Railway for the conveyance of passengers, 
“ constantly to employ a sufficient number of fit and 
proper persons as special constables, whose duty 
it shal] be to superintend, manage and control the 
workmen employed in or about such works, and 
the said special Constables shall be subject to the 
“ order and direction of the Vice-Chancellor and the 
Proctors and Proproctors of the said University 
“ for the time being, and if the Vice-Chancellor of 
the said University for the time being shall have 
cause to think the number of special constables 
to be employed by the Company, as last aforesaid, 
“ not sufficient, it shall be lawful for him to ap- 
“ point such additional number as he shall judge 
expedient, such special constables to be paid by 
the Company in like manner as the special con- 
“ stables who may be employed by them.” 

Cuiause (P.) “ And be it Enacted, That nothing 
herein contained shall in any manner alienate, pre- 
judice, alter, interfere with, or impede the exercise 
of any of the rights, privileges or authorities what- 
soever of the said University, or of any of the 
officers, ministers or servants thereto belonging.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Charles Russell do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and .acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Glasgow __ 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Junetion Rail- 
tituled, An Act for making a Railway, to be called way Bill. 
The Glasgow Junction Railway, with Branches ; 
and the same were read, as follow : 


Pr. 2. 1. 24. Leave out “ and along.” 
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Pr. 2. 1. 26. After “ Glasgow” insert “at or 
“ near to Hyde Park-street, and along the said quay 
«‘ westward to a point at or near to Wapiers Dock.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 10. Leave out from “ whereas” to “ in- 
“ tituled” in 1. 12., and insert “ another Act has 
“ been passed in the present Session of Parliament,” 
and in |. 12. leave out “ A Bill” and insert “ An Act.” 

Pr. 3.1. 17. Leave out “ to be.” 

Pr. 3.1. 82. After “ the” insert “ said.” 

Pr. 3.1. 84. Leave out “ intended.” 

Pr. 3.1.37. Leave out from “ 1845” to “ so” 
in |. 38. 

Pr. 4. ls. 19. and 20. Leave out “ intended.” 

Pr. 4. 1.21. Leave out from “ Act” to “ shall” 
in |. 24. 

Pr. 5. 1. 29. Leave out from ‘‘ shares” to “ And” 
in Pr. 7. 1. 9. 

Pr. 9.1. 35. Leave out from “ Act” to “ con- 
tained” in 1. 39. 

Pr. 10. 1. 8. After “ purpose” insert “ Provided 
always, That nothing in this Act contained shall 
be taken to authorize the said Company, without 
the further authority of Parliament, to make the 
said Railways or works, or any part thereof, in or 
upon any of the lands so delineated and described 
as aforesaid, between a point on the north, in the 
centre of Wellington-street, on the estate of 
Blythswood, in the barony parish of Glasgow, and 
shire of Lanark, at or near where that street 
is intersected by West Regent-street, and marked 
(A) on the said plan, and the point in the 
said plan, at which the said Railway abuts 
upon the Broomielaw-street of Glasgow, be- 
tween Jamaica-street and Oswald-street, in the 
shire aforesaid: Provided also, That nothing 
herein contained shall authorize the Company to 
make or construct any Railway or other works, 
or to take or use any land to the south-eastern 
side of a point marked (B) on the said plans, ex- 
cepting in so far as it may be necessary or ex- 
pedient in the execution of the line between the 
said point (B) and another point marked (D) on 
the said plans, to exercise the powers of devi- 
ation applicable to the said portions of the line 
between the said last-mentioned points (B) and 
(D), and excepting also in so far as it may be 
requisite to acquire lands and construct works 
for the purpose of forming a station to the north- 
ward of the said quays: Provided nevertheless, 
that no such station shall be so constructed as 
in any way to obstruct or impede the traffic to or 
from the said North Quay and the line of quay 
or works formed or to be formed to the west of 
Hyde Park-street, or in any way to obstruct or 
impede the traffic or passage to or along Hyde 
Park-street,”” and insert Clauses (A.), (B.), (C.) 
and (D.) 

Cuause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That where 
the Railway by this Act authorized passes by 
tunnel under ground, it shall not be mcumbent 
on the said Company to purchase or acquire the 
the surface of the ground above the said tunnel, 
or the feudal property in the lands passed under 
or through by means of such tunnel; but it shall 
be lawful for the said Company to purchase the 
right to form and maintain the said tunnel of and 
from the persons interested in the said lands, and 
who would be capacitated to sell and convey the 
same under the powers of the said Lands Clauses 
Consolidation (Scotland) Act, as extended to this 
Act; and such right shall and may be so pur- 
chased and acquired by the said Company by 
such and the same means, and subject to the 
same provisions as are contained in the said last- 
mentioned Act, with reference to the purchase 
and acquisition of lands by the said Company : 
Provided always, ‘hat in estimating the price to 
“ be paid for the acquisition of such right by the 
“said Company, due regard shall be had to the 
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of the lands above the said tunnel, and to the 
buildings erected thereon; and it shall be lawful 
for the several persons interested in such lands or 
buildings, at any time within Ten years after the 
construction of the said tunnel, to claim compen- 
sation in respect of any loss or injury which they 
may sustain owing to any slips or sinking of the 
said lands ow buildings, or any other physical 
injury to such lands, which may be occasioned b 
the formation of the said tunnel underneath the 
same.” 

Crause (B.) “ And whereas the Railway by 
this Act authorized to be made for the purpose of 
communicating with the North Quay of the Har- 
bour of Glasgow passes in a portion of its extent 
through the estate of Blythswood, belonging in 
superiority wholly to Archibald Campbell, Esquire, 
of Blythswood, and in property partly to the said 
Archibald Campbell: And whereas by the feu 
rights of the said estate all holders of property 
thereon are restricted from erecting thereon any 
manufactory or other work of a noisome or offen- 
sive description ; Be it Enacted, That nothing in 
this Act contained shall authorize the said Com- 
pany to take or acquire, except by voluntary sale, 
any greater quantity of the lands comprehended 
within the said estate than may be reasonably 
necessary for the construction of the Railway and 
works hereby authorized to be made, or to hold 
permanently any such lands after the construc- 
tion of the said Railway as may not be necessary 
for the purposes thereof, or permanently to deposit 
spoil on any part of the said estate, or to burn or 
manufacture coke, bricks or tiles, or to construct 
any depot for coals, or to make more than one 
permanent eye or open permanent shaft on any 
part of the said estate, without the consent of the 
said Archibald Campbell, his heirs or successors, 
in writing under their hands first had and ob- 
tained.” 

Cratse (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That if the 
said Archibald Campbell, or his heirs or suc- 
cessors, or any person being a proprietor or occu- 
pier, or otherwise interested in any house or pre- 
mises situated in any of the streets within the said 
estate of Blythswood, under which the said Rail- 
way is intended to be carried, or within thirty 
yards on either side of the line of the said Railway, 
shall, after twenty-four hours’ previous notice given 
to the Secretary of the said Company, make appli- 
cation to the Sheriff, stating that there is reason 
to apprehend that physical injury or damage will 
be done to any such house or premises, it shall be 
competent to the said Sheriff, upon being satisfied 
that such application or complaint is well founded, 
and after hearing both parties, to grant an inter- 
dict against all or any of the operations of the said 
Company, in so far as the same shall be under, 
opposite to or adjoining such house or premises, 
or shall affect the same, until security and caution 
shall be found to the satisfaction of the said 
Sheriff, for the payment or compensation of all 
such damage as aforesaid, as the same shall be 
ascertained by arbitration or by the verdict of a 
jury ; and all the costs and expenses of such appli- 
cation for interdict, and of obtaining the same, 
and also of such arbitration or of such inquiry 
before a jury, shall be borne and paid by the said 
Company, or by the proprietor, occupier or other 
person interested in the said lands, as the said 
Sheriff or arbitrator or jury shall determine.” 

Crause (D.) “ And in regard to any lands, 
houses or premises within the said estate of Blyths- 
wood, which may be purchased or acquired by the 
said Company under the powers in this and the 
said recited Acts contained ; Be it Knacted, That 
in so far as regards such lands, houses or other 
premises as are now vested in any person or per- 
sons holding the same as feuars or vassals to the 
said Archibald Campbell, the same shall be con- 


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veyed to and be thereafter holden and possessed 
by the said Company, and their assigns and suc- 
cessors, by the tenure and subject to all the 
feu duties, conditions, burdens, qualifications and 
obligations contained in the title-deeds under 
which such lands, houses or other premises are now 
holden and possessed by the said feuars and 
vassals ; and in regard to any lands now belong- 
ing in property to the said Archibald Campbell, 
which may be so purchased or required by the 
said Company, the same shall be conveyed to and 
be thereafter holden and possessed by the said 
Company and their assigns and successors, by 
the tenure and with, under and subject to all the 
conditions, burdens, qualifications and obligations 
contained in the title-deeds of the neighbouring 
feuars and disponees upon the estate of Blyths- 
wood: Provided always, That nothing contained 
in such titles shall interfere with or prevent the 
construction and use of the said Railway by this 
Act authorized to be made.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 13. Leave out from “ Acts” to “ con- 
tained” in 1. 14, 

Pr. 11. 1. 29. Leave out from “ aforesaid” to 
And” in 1. 32. 

Pr. 11. 1. 34, Leave out “ wharfs.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 5. Leave out “ and intended Act.” 

Pr. 29. ls. 2.and 3. Leave out from the heading 
to the Schedule to “ parish” in 1. 23. 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Charles Russell do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


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A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to en- 
able the Trustees of Sir Thomas White’s Charity 
Estates, in the City of Coventry, to make Sale of 
part of such Charity Estates, and for other Pur- 
poses, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Warburton do carry the Bill 
to the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for making a Railway from the 
Midland Railway, in the Parish of Sawley, in the 
County of Derby, to the Mansfield and Pinzton 
Railway, in the Parish of Selston, in the County of 
Nottingham, together with several Branch Railways 
communicating therewith, to be called The Erewash 
Valley Railway ; and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 9. 1,21. After “ Company” insert Clause 
(A.) 

Crause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the Di- 
‘ rectors appointed by this Act shall continue in 
office until the first ordinary meeting to be held 
after the passing of the Act, and at such meeting 
the share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
may either continue in office the Directors ap- 
pointed by this Act, or any number of them, or 
may elect a new body of Directors, or Directors 
to supply the places of those not continued in 
office, the Directors appomted by this Act being 
eligible as members of such new body.” 

Pr. 13. 1. 25. After “ Derby” insert Clause (B.) 

Ciause (B.) “ Provided always, and be it 
Enacted, That it shall not be lawful for the Com- 
pany, in making the Railway through the town- 
ship of Little Hallam, to deviate the line thereof 
to a greater distance than the limits of deviation 
defined in the said plans, notwithstanding a line 
of Railway may be shown on the sections depo- 
sited with the said plans beyond such limits of 
deviation.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 4. After “ respectively ” insert Clause 
(C.) 


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Ciavuse (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shal. 
not be lawful for the Company to enter upon, 
take or use the land in the said parish of Ilkeston, 
referred to by the numbers 12, 14 and 23, on the 
said plans, or any part of the same, without the 
consent, in writing, of the owners, lessees and oc- 
cupiers of such land first had and obtained.” 


Pr. 17. 1. 23. After “ canal” insert “ or either 
“ of them.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 36. After “ canals” insert “ or either 
“ of them.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 16. After “ canals” insert “ or either 
“* of them.” 

Pr. 19.1. 26. Leave out “ canal” and insert 
“ canals.” 

Pr. 20. 1. 18. After “ canals” insert “ or either 
“ of them.” 

Pr. 21.1. 15. Leave out “canal” and _ insert 
“ canals.” 

Pr. 21.1. 23. After “ works” insert “ or.” 

Pr, 21. 1. 24. After “canals” insert “ or either 
“ of them.” 

Pr. 21. 1. 30. After “‘ canals” insert “ or either 
“ of them.” 

Pr. 22.1.10. Leave out “canal” and insert 
“ canals.” 

Pr. 22. 1. 14. Leave out “ said.” 

Pr. 22. 1.27. Leave out “ the said” and insert 


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Pr. 23. 1. 1. Leave out “any” and insert 
either.” 

Pr. 23. 1. 8. Leave out “ canal” and insert 
canals.” 

Pr. 23. 1. 13. Leave out “ said.” 

Pr. 23. 1. 27. Leave out “ the said” and insert 
such.” 

Pr. 25.1.2. Leave out from “ by” to “ canal” 
in |, 3. and insert “ such.” 

Pr, 25. 1. 12. Leave out from “ by” to “ canal” 

in ], 13. and insert “ such.” 


In the Title to the Bill: 


L. 3. Leave out “ the Mansfield and Pinzton 
Railway in.” 

L. 4. Leave out “ Selston” and insert “ Alfre- 
“ ton,” and in the same line after “ the” insert 
“ same,” and also in the same line leave out “ of 
“ Nottingham.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir John Yarde Buller do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


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Railway Bill, which was presented yesterday, be si 


printed. 


and for other alterations of the Tithe Commutation 





Act, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 








of Queen’s Bench, in Ireland, praying for inquiry 
into his claims to compensation for loss of his em- 
ployment, under the Act of the last Session to re- 
gulate the Offices attached to the Superior Courts of 
Law in Jreland, was presented,and read; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of A. de Gajewski, M.D., a Pole, of potish Exiles. 


Princes-street, Leicester-square, complaining of not 
being paid the amount due to him from the Funds 
granted for the relief of Polish Exiles ; and praying 
for inquiry, was presented, and read ; and ordered 


to lie upon the Table. eiidlines 





Ordered, That the Petition of the Eastern Counties Loniion and 
Railway Company relative to the London and York oe — 


A Petition of the Reverend Charles Miller, M.A-, Tithe Comme- 
praying for the dissolution of the Tithe Commission tion Act 


A Petition of Charles Byrne, of the city of Dublin, Law Courts 
late a Clerk in the Office of the Filacer of the Court (Ireland.) 








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Mechanics’ Petitions from Carvick-on-Suir ;— Galway ;— and, 
Institutes Waterford; complaining of the exhaustion of the 
(Ireland-) Funds allotted to the Royal Dublin Society for pro- 


moting Mechanics’ Jnstitutes in Jreland ; and pray- 
ing the House to take the subject into consider- 
ation, and grant relief,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Museums of A Petition of William Kelcher, of the city of Cork, 

Art and Schools Gentleman, Treasurer of the Cork Scientific and 

: mc Literary Society, Honorary Secretary of the Cork 

_ Mechanics’ Institute, and Librarian of the Cork Li- 
brary Society, praying for the Establishment of 
Museums of Art and Schools of Design in Ireland, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the district of Port 
Phillip, praying that the House will adopt such votes 
and resolutions as shall be best calculated to obtain 
for the district of Port Phillip entire separation from 
the Government of the Colony of New South Wales, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


New South 
Wales. 


Lord’s Day. A Petition of Proprietors of the Midland Railway, 
praying the House to use its efforts to put a stop to 
all traffic on Railways, except in cases of urgent 
necessity, on the Lord’s Day, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

County Courts. Petitions from Amlwch;—and, Talybont ; praying 
the House to pass a Bill for the establishment of 
County Courts, with a clause requiring a knowledge 
of the Welsh language on the part of the Judges of 
those Courts in Wales,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Constabulary 


A Petition of the Foreman of the Grand Jury of 
(Ireland. ) 


the city of Waterford, praying the House to charge 
the expense of the Constabulary Force of Ireland, 
wholly upon the Consolidated Fund, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Fine Arts 


Petitions of the President and Secretary of the 
(lreland.) 


Society of Ancient Arts in Dublin ;—and, Members 
of the Graphic Sketching Club ; praying the House 
to grant to Ireland an edifice for a collection of 
sculptural and architectural casts and models,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 


the Table. 


Charitable 
Donations and 
Bequests 
(Ireland) Act. 


Petitions from Kinconly and Kilbannon ;—Bal- 
lindine and Kilvine ;—Clonmellon and Killallon ;— 
Termonfeckin and Sandpit ;—Corofin and Belclare ; 
—Kilmore and Goltrim; — Kilkee; —and, Tuam 
and Cartoon; praying for the repeal of the Charita- 
ble Donations and Bequests (Ireland) Act,—were 
presented, and read ; and ordered to lie uponthe Table. 
Thomas Wilkes. A Petition of John Wilkes, of Pershore-street, in 
the borough and parish of Birmingham, complaining 
of the treatment of his son Thomas Wilkes in the 
Queen’s Hospital, Birmingham, and of the proceed- 
ings at the Coroner’s Inquest held upon his body ; 
and praying for inquiry, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Kirkcudbright 
rit, 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Commissioner to serve in this 
present Parliament, for the Stewartry of Kirkcud- 
bright, in the room of Alexander Murray, Esquire, 
deceased. 


London and Viscount Sandon reported from the Committee on 
a Direct Group (K.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- 
ilway Bill. 


tions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, 

together with the Reports of the Board of Trade 

thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the Lon- 
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don and Norwich Direct Railway Bill, they had 
heard counsel in support of the said Petitions, and 
had also heard counsel in favour of the Bill; and 
that the Committee had examined the allegations 
contained in the Preamble of the Bill, but the same 
had not been proved to their satisfaction. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Railways. 
Return of an Alphabetical List of the Names, De- 
scriptions and Places of Abode of all Persons sub- 
scribing for any Sum less than £.2,000, to any Rail- 
way Subscription Contract deposited in the Private 
Bill Office during the present Session of Parliament; 
showing the Amount subscribed by each Person for 
every Railway to which he may be a Subscriber, 
and the Total Amount of such Subscriptions by each 
Person. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to Ceylon. 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Copies of the Minutes of the Governor of Ceylon of 
the 1st and 14th days of February 1845 :—Of Lord 
Stanley’s Despatch referred to in those Minutes :— 
And, of the Remonstrance of the Civil Servants of 
Ceylon to the terms of those Minutes. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented 
to Her Majesty by such Members of this House as 
are of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee ofgupply. 
Supply, several Resolutions ; which were read, as 
follow : 

1. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eighty guperannua- 

thousand and three hundred pounds, be granted to tions. 
Her Majesty, to defray the Charge of Superannuation 
Allowances and Compensations to Persons formerly 
employed in the Public Offices or Departments, or 
in the Public Service, to the 31st day of March 
1846. 

2. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Five qoulonese 
thousand and seven hundred pounds, be granted to and Corsican 
Her Majesty, to enable Her Majesty to grant Relief, Emigrants, &amp;c. 
to the 31st day of March 1846, to Toulonese and 
Corsican Emigrants, Dutch Naval Officers’ Widows, 

Saint Domingo Sufferers, American Loyalists, and 
others who ton heretofore received Allowances 
from Her Majesty. 

3. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One Vaccine 
thousand eight hundred and fifty pounds, be granted Institution. 
to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of the Na- 
tional Vaccine Institution, for the year 1845. 

4. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three Refuge for the 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, Destitute. 
towards the support of The Refuge for the Destitute, 
for the year 1845. 

5. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Eleven Polish 
thousand and eight hundred pounds, be granted to Refugees, &amp;c. 
Her Majesty, for Payment of the Subsistence of the 
Polish Refugees, and Allowances to distressed 
Spaniards, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

6. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four Sundry 
thousand nine hundred and thirty-two pounds, be Allowances. 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay, to the 31st day of 
March 1846, sundry Allowances formerly defrayed 
from the Civil List, the Hereditary Revenue, &amp;c., 
for which no permanent provision has been made 
by Parliament. 

7. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceed ng Two Charities, &amp;c., 
thousand one hundred and forty-six pounds, be (Scotland-) 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay, to the 31st day of 
March 1846, Charities, Bounties and other Charges 
in Scotland, formerly defrayed from the Hereditary 
Revenue. 

8. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirteen House of 
thousand and twenty-nine pounds, be granted to Industry 





Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of the House (Deblin.) 
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of Industry, Dublin, to the 31st day of March 
1846. 

Female Orphan 9. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 

House(Dublin.) thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
towards defraying the Expense of the Female Or- 
phan House, Dublin, to the 31st day of March 
1846. 

Westmoreland 10. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two 

Lock Hospital. thousandand five hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray the Expense of the Westmore- 
land Lock Hospital, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

Lying-in Hose 11. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 

pital (Dublin-) thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
towards defraying the Expense of the Lying-in 
Hospital, Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1846. 


Dr. Stevens’ 12. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 


‘Deblis.) thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
: Majesty, towards defraying the Expense of Doctor 
Stevens’ Hospital, Dublin, to the 31st day of March 

1846. 
House ofRe- 13. Resolved. That a Sum, not exceeding Three 
—— ta} thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to 
(Dublin. ) ep Her Majesty, towards defraying the Expense of the 


House of Recovery and Fever Hospital, Cork-street, 
Dublin, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

14. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Five 
hundred pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, towards 


Hospital for 
Incurables 


— defraying the Expense of the Hospital for [ncura- 
bles, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

Protestant 15. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirty- 

9 five thousand six hundred and thirty — be 

(Ireland.) granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expense of 
Non-conforming, Seceding and Protestant Dissent- 
ing Ministers in Ireland, to the 31st day of March 
1846. 

Charitable 16. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Seven 


Allowances, &amp;c. thousand three hundred and forty pounds, be granted 
(Ireland. ‘to Her Majesty, to pay, to the 31st day of March 
1846, Charitable Allowances charged on the Con- 
cordatum Fund, and other Allowances and Bounties 
in Ireland. 

17. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Twenty- 
two thousand five hundred and sixty-five pounds, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to defray, in the year 
1845, the Charge of the Colony of Mew Zealand. 
Health of 18. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One 
Towns Inquiry thousand and five hundred pounds, be granted to Her 
Commissicn, Majesty, to defray the Expense of the Health of 
Towns Inquiry Commission to its final close. 

19. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Three 
thousand and four hundred pounds, be granted to 
Her Majesty, to defray, for One year, the Expenses 
of the Commission for digesting the several Statutes 
relating to the Criminal Law. 


New Zealand. 


Criminal Law 
Commission, 


‘Townland 20. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Six 

Survey thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to 

(Ireland.) 2 ~y wee 
defray the Expense of the Townland Survey of 
Ireland, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

Shannon 


21. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two 
thousand five hundred and ninety-seven pounds, be 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Salaries and 
Expenses of the Commissioners for the Improve- 
ment of the River Shannon, to the 31st day of 
March 1846. 

22. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Seven 
hundred and eighty-two pounds, be granted to Her 
Majesty, to defray the Expense of Works and 
Repairs at the British Ambassador’s House in 
Paris. 


Navigation, 


British 
Ambassador's 
House in Paris, 


D° - at Con- 23. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thir- 
stantinople. teen thousand pounds, be eranted to Her Majesty, 
towards defrayg the Expense of rebuilding the 
British Ambassador’s House at Constantinople. 
Steam Com- 


24. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Fifty 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
wards defraying the Expense of Steam Communi- 
cation to Jndia, by way of the Red Sea, to the 31st 
day of March 1846. 


munication to 
India. 


oe 25. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Sixteen 
(Canada) | thousand and six hundred pounds, be granted to 


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Her Majesty, to defray the Expense incurred in 
Canada for Militia and Volunteers, to the 31st dav 
of March 1846. : 

26. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One Harbours of 
hundred and fifty thousand pounds, be granted to Refuge, &amp;c. 
Her Majesty, to defray, in the year 1845, the Ex- 
pense of constructing Harbours of Refuge and an 
enlarged Packet Harbour at Holyhead. 

27. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One Saint Margaret’s 
thousand and two hundred pounds, be granted to Chureh 
Her Majesty, in aid of the Expense of repairing (Westminster) 
Saint Margaret's Church, Westminster. 

28. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four British 
thousand eight hundred and seventy-five pounds, Museum, 
be granted to Her Majesty, to enable the Trustees 
of the British Museum to purchase, in the year 
1845, certain Collections for that Museum. 

29. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two Statues, 
thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, to- 
wards defraying, in the year 1845, the Expense of 
Statues of Hampden, Lord Falkland and Lord 
Clarendon. 

30. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding One Officers 
thousand eight hundred and fifteen pounds, be Scotland.) 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries of cer- 
tain Officers in Scotland, and other Charges, for- 
merly paid from the Hereditary Revenues, to the 
3ist day of March 1846. 

31. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Six Household of 
thousand four hundred and sixty-four pounds, be Lord Lieute- 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay the Salaries of the "™ (end) 
Officers and Attendants of the Household of the 
Lord Lieutenant of Zreland, to the 31st day of March 
1846. 

32. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Thirty- secret Services, 
nine thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, 
to defray the Charge of Her Majesty’s Foreign and 
other Secret Services, to the 31st day of March 
1846. 

33. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Seventy- Education 
five thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, (Great Britain.) 
for Public Education in Great Britain, in the year 
1845. 

34. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Seventy- Education 
five thousand pounds, be granted to Her Majesty, (ireland.) 
to enable the Lord Lieutenant of Jreland to issue 
Money for the Advancement of Education in Jre- 
land, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

35. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Four schools of 
thousand nine hundred and eleven pounds, be Design. 
granted to Her Majesty, to defray the Expenses of 
the School of Design, and for Aid to Provincial 
Schools, to the 31st day of March 1846. 

36. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Seven scottish 
thousand three hundred and eighty pounds, be Universities 
granted to Her Majesty, to pay, to the 31st day of 
March 1846, Grants to Scottish Universities, for- 
merly defrayed from the Hereditary Revenues of 
the Crown. 

37. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Two Royal Belfast 
thousand and one hundred pounds, be granted to eal 
Her Majesty, towards defraying the Expense of the '"""™ 
Royal Belfast Academical Institution, to the 31st 
day of March 1846. 

38. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Forty- British 
two thousand and forty pounds, be granted to Her Museum. 
Majesty, to defray the Charge of the British Mu- 
seum, for the year ending on the 25th day of March 
1846. 

39. Resolved, That the further Sum of Fifty thou- Civil Coutia- 
sand pounds be granted to Her Majesty, to com- ser 
plete the Sum of One hundred thousand pounds, for 
Civil Contingencies. : 

40. Resolved, That a Sum, not exceeding Five Transfer of 
hundred thousand pounds, be granted to Her Ma- 4“ 
jesty, to discharge the like Amount of Supplies 
granted for the Service of the year 1844, or for any 
preceding year. ; ; 

41. Resoloed, That a Sum, not exceeding Seven Naval Retice- 








on five hundred and twenty-eight pounds, be ™*" 


granted 








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granted to Her Majesty, to provide for Sums that 
may come in course of payment in the half-year 
ending on the 31st day of March 1846, on account 
of the Retired Allowance to Three hundred Captains 
in Her Majesty’s Navy, commencing on the 1st day 
of October 1845. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee of Ways 
and Means, several Resolutions ; which were read, 
as follow : 

1. Resolved, That, towards making good the Sup- 
ply granted to Her Majesty, the Sum of Ten million 
eight hundred and sixty-nine thousand two hundred 
and thirty-nine pounds one shilling and seven pence, 
be granted out of the Consolidated Fund of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 

2. Resolved, That, towards making good the Sup- 
ply granted to Her Majesty, there be issued and 
applied to the Service of the year 1845, the Sum of 
Two hundred and eighty-nine thousand three hun- 
dred and fifty-one pounds eighteen shillings and 
five-pence, being the Surplus of Ways and Means 
granted for the Service of preceding years. 

3. Resolved, That, towards making good the Sup- 
ply granted to Her Majesty, the Sum of Five hun- 
dred thousand pounds, a part of the Sum in the 
Exchequer of the United Kingdom of Great Bri- 
tain and Ireland, or remaining to be raised on the 
28th day of June 1845, to complete the Aids granted 
by Parliament for the Service of the years 1848 and 
1844, be applied to the Service of the year 1845. 

4. Resolved, That, towards making good the Sup- 
ply granted to Her Majesty, the Sum of Nine mil- 
lion and twenty-four thousand and nine hundred 
pounds be raised by Exchequer Bills, for the Ser- 
vice of the year 1845. 

The said Resolutions, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the 
three first of the said Resolutions: And that Mr. 
Greene, Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mr. 
Cardwell do prepare, and bring it in. 

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the 
last of the said Resolutions: And that the same 
Gentlemen do prepare, and bring it in. 


The ingrossed Bill to amend the Law relating to 
the Valuation of Rateable Property in Jreland, was 
according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to continue certain Acts for 
regulating Turnpike-roads in Lreland, was, according 
to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to continue, until the Thirty-first 
day of July One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
six, and to the end of the then Session of Parlia- 
ment, certain Acts for regulating Turnpike-roads in 
Ireland. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


A Message, by Mr. Pulman, Yeoman Usher of 

the Black Rod : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission for declaring Her Royal Assent to 
several Acts agreed upon by both Houses, do desire 
the immediate attendance of this Honourable House 
in - House of Peers, to hear the Commission 
read. 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to the House of Peers :—And being returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the 
desire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her 
Majesty’s Commission, had been at the House of 
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Peers, where 2a Commission under the Great Seal 
was read, giving, declaring and notifying the Royal 
Assent to the several Public and Private Bills 
therein mentioned; and that the Lords, thereby 
authorized, had declared the Royal Assent to the 
said Bills: Which Bills are as follow: 

An Act to determine the countervailing Duties Excise Duties 
payable on _— of the nature of plain British i 
Spirits, the Manufacture of Guernsey, Jersey, Al- Tslands) Bill. 
derney or Sark, imported into the United Kingdom, 
and to prohibit the Importation of Rectified or Com- 
pound Spirits from the said Islands : 

An Act to make further Provisions as to Stock Unclaimed 


= 3 : js Stock aud 
and Dividends unclaimed : Dividends Bill. 


An Act for the further Amendment of the Church ChurchBuilding 


Building Acts : Acts Amend- 
ment Bill. 


An Act to suspend, until the First day of October Militia Ballots 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-six, the Suspension Bill. 
making of Lists and the Ballots and Enrolments for 
the Militia of the United Kingdom : 

An Act for the Relief of Persons of the Jewish Jewish Disabili- 


Religion elected to Municipal Offices : — 


An Act to amend an Act passed in the Session of Libel Bill. 
Parliament held in the sixth and seventh years of 
the reign of Her present Majesty, intituled, “An 
Act toamend the Law respecting Defamatory Words 
and Libel :” 

An Act to stay Execution of Judgment for Mis- Bail in Error 
demeanors upon giving Bail in Error : . 

An Act to extend the Indemnity of Members of Art-Unions 
Art-Unions, against certain Penalties : (No. 2.) Bill 
An Act to facilitate the Completion of a Geological Geological 
Survey of Great Britain and Ireland, under the di- Survey Bill. 

rection of the First Commissioner for the time being 
of Her Majesty’s Woods and Works : 

An Act to continue, to the First day of October Loan Societies 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-six, and to B#!. 
the end of the then next Session of Parliament, the 
Act to amend the Laws relating to Loan Societies : 

An Act to amend an Act of the seventh year of Foreign 
King William the Fourth, for preventing the ad- Lotteries Bill. 
vertising of Foreign and other Illegal Lotteries, and 
to discontinue certain Actions commenced under the 
Provisions of the said Act: 

An Act to continue, to the First day of October Highway Rates 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-six, and to Bill. 
the end of the then next Session of Parliament, an 
Act for authorizing the Application of Highway 
Rates to Turnpike-roads : 

An Act to extend certain Provisions in the Act Highways Bill. 
for consolidating and amending the Laws relating 
to Highways in England: 

An Act to enable the Commissioners of Her Ma- Shrewsbury 
jesty’s Woods and Works to apply certain Monies = a 
now in their hands towards discharging the Incum- “°° ~"” 
brances affecting the Shrewsbury and Holyhead 
Road : 

An Act to render it unnecessary to keep up Roth- Rothwell 
well Gaol, in the Honor of Pontefract, in the West Prison Bill 
Riding of the County of York: 

An Act to continue, to the First day of October Turnpike Acts 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-six, and to — 
the end of the then next Session of Parliament,’ 
certain Turnpike Acts: 

An Act to make certain Provisions for the Con- Turnpike Trusts 


solidation of Turnpike Trusts in South Wales: = — 


An Act to alter and amend an Act passed in the Drainage of 
third and fourth year of the reign of Her present Estts Bill 
Majesty Queen Victoria, intituled, “ An Act to en- 
able the Owners of Settled Estates to defray the Ex- 
penses of draining the same by way of Mortgage :” 

An Act to enable Her Majesty to endow new Col- Colleges 
leges for the Advancement of Learning in Zreland: (Ireland) Bill. 

An Act to enable Archbishops and Bishops in Ecclesiastical 
Ireland to charge their Sees with the Costs incurred acm ae 
by them in Defence of their Rights of Patronage, in ‘!"¢l#"¢) Bil 
certain Cases; and also to enable Tenants for Life 
and other Persons having limited interests in Estates 

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in Ireland, to charge said Estates with the Costs in- 
curred by them in asserting their Rights to Ecclesi- 
astical Patronage, in certain Cases : 

Unlawful Oaths An Act to continue, for Two years, and to the end 

(Ireland) Bil. of the then next Session of Parliament, and to amend 
an Act of the second and third years of Her present 
Majesty, intituled, “ An Act to extend and render 
more effectual for Five years, an Act passed in the 
fourth year of his late Majesty George the Fourth, 
to amend an Act passed in the fiftieth year of his 
Majesty George the Third, for preventing the ad- 
ministering and taking Unlawful Oaths in Jreland :” 

Jurors’ Books An Act for making further Regulations for more 

(Ireland) Bill. effectually securing the Correctness of the Jurors’ 
Books in Ireland: 

Unions An Act to amend the Laws in force in Jreland for 

(Ireland) Bill. (Jnions and Divisions of Parishes, and for the Settle- 
ment of the Patronage of the same: 

Spirits An Act to amend certain Regulations respecting 

(reland) Bill. the Retail of Spirits in Ireland : 

An Act to amend an Act of the sixth year of Her 
resent Majesty, for promoting the Drainage of 
ands, and Improvement of Navigation and Water- 

power, in connexion with such Drainage, in Ireland: 


Drainage 
(Treland) Bill. 


Wear Valle An Act for making a Railway, to be called The 
Railway Bill Wear Valley Railway, from and out of the Bishop 
Auckland and Weardale Railway, to Frosterley, with 
a Branch terminating at or near Bishopley Crag, in 
Stanhope in Weardale, all in the County of Durham: 
Aberdeen An Act for making a Railway from Aberdeen to 
Railway Bill. Fyiockheim and Guthrie, with Branch Lines to 


Montrose and Brechin, to be called The Aberdeen 
Railway : 
An Act for altering the Line of the Morwich and 


Norwich and 


a a Brandon Railway, and for making a Branch there- 
wna Diss and» ftom to East Dereham, in the County of Norfolk: 
Dereham 

Branches Bill. 

Bristol and An Act to amend the Acts relating to the Bristol 


era and Exeter Railway, and to authorize the Formation 
’ of a Junction Railway, and several Branch Railways 
connected with the same : 
West London An Act for enabling the London and Birmingham 
Railway Bill. Railway Company to take a Lease of the West Lon- 
don Railway : 
Dundee and An Act for making a Railway from the Royal 
ay Railway Burgh of Dundee, in the County of Forfar, to the 
; Royal Burgh or City of Perth, in the County of 
Perth, to be called The Dundee and Perth Railway : 
Edinburgh and = An Act for making a Railway from Burntisland, 
ent “ey in the County of Fife, to the City of Perth, with 
Bill, ‘certain Branches therefrom, to be called The Edin- 
burgh and Northern Railway : 


Aberdare _ An Act for making a Railway from the Taff Vale 

Railway Bill. Railway, near Ynys Meyrick, to Aberdare, with a 
Branch therefrom, to be called Tie Aberdare Rail- 
way : 

Clydesdale An Act for making a Railway from the Termina- 

— tion of the Polloc and Govan Railway, at Ruther- 


glen, to Hamilton, and to the Wishaw and Coltness 
Railway, at Motherwell, to be called The Clydesdale 
Junction Railway : 

An Act for making a Railway from the City of 
Perth, by Stirling, to the Edinburgh and Glasgow 
Railway, to be called The Scottish Central Railway : 
Caledonian An Act for making a Railway from Carlisle to 
Railway Bill. Edinburgh and Glasgow, and the North of Scotland, 

to ke called The Caledeidon Railway : 


Scottish Central 
Railway Bill. 


Newcastle ‘ An Act for making a Railway from Newcastle- 

Railway Bill, pon- Tyne to Berwick-upon- Tweed, with Branches 
therefrom, to be called The Newcastle and Berwick 
Railway : 

Edinburgh An Act for making a Railway from the Edinburgh 
—— and Hawick Railway to the enn of Hawick, in 
ilway Bill. ’ 

the County of Roxburgh: 
London and An Act to amend the Acts relating to the London 
South Westera ond South Western Railway, and to authorize Ex- 
Railway . “ ~ é 
(No. 1.) tensions thereof from the Nine Elms Terminus, to a 


(Metropolitan Point near to Waterloo and Hungerford Bridges, in 
Extension) Bill. the Parish of Saint Mary, Lambeth, and to the 


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Thames, at Nine Elms, in the Parish of Batterseg 
all in the County of Surrey: ; 

An Act for making a Railway from Liverpool to Liv 
Wigan, Bolton and “Bury, with several stead Bary Raley 


therefrom : lton, Wi 
and Liverpodl 


Railway, and 
Bury Exten- 
2 P sion) Bill, 
An Act to enable the South Eastern Railway south Eastern 


Company to make or complete a Branch Railway Railway (Tun. 
from the South Eastern Railway, at Tunbridge, to ae to Tun. 
Tunbridge Wells: — Wells) 

An Act to enable the Company of Proprietors of g 
the Thames and Medway Cnet ts ins further aa Me 
Sum of Money, and to amend the Acts relating to ®#i!way Bill. 
the said Company, and to enable the said Company 
to widen, extend and maintain a Railway from 
Gravesend to Rochester : 

An Act to anthorize the Company of Proprietors 
of the Monmouthshire Canal a all to lake a sea 
Railway from Newport to Ponty Pool, and to en- ®+!!way Bill. 
large the Powers of the several Acts relating to the 
said Company : 

An Act for making a Railway from the City or Scottish Mig. 
Royal Burgh of Perth to or near the Town or Royal !2"4 Junction 
Burgh of Forfar : Railway Bill, 

An Act to enable the Manchester and Leeds Rail- Manchester and 
way Company to raise an additional Sum of Money, Leeds Railway 
and to amend the several Acts relating to the said ‘X® ») Bill 
Company : 

An Act for making a Railway from the Manches- Wakefield, 
ter and Leeds Railway, at Wakefield, to the Towns Pontefract and 
of Pontefract and Goole, with certain Branches pu) ° 8*!™3 
therefrom : ; 

An Act for deepening, regulating and otherwise 
improving Falmouth aaa, in the County of re 
Cornwall, and for forming Basins, Docks and other Prevement Bill, 
Works in Penryn Creek, in the aforesaid Harbour, 
and for other Purposes : 

An Act to alter and amend some of the Provisions Cromford 
of the Acts relating to the Cromford Canal : Canal Bill. 

An Act for better supplying with Water the Town Sheffield 
and Parish of Sheffield, in the County of York, and Waterworks 
for amending the Act relating thereto : aaa 

An Act for paving, lighting, cleansing, watering, Saint Helens 
regulating and otherwise improving the Town of !mprovement 
Saint Helens, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, 
and for establishing and regulating a Market therein : Bermondsey 

An Act for more effectually cleansing, lighting Improvement 
and otherwise improving the Parish of Saint Mary (N° *) 8 as 
Magdalen, Bermondsey, in the County of Surrey : 

An Act for improving Parts of the City of West- Westmiester 
minster : Improvement 

(No. 2.) Bill. 

An Act for embanking and reclaiming from the Lady's Island 
Sea certain Lands now under Water, or subject to and Tacumshin 
be overflowed by the Tide in the Lake, Lough or — 
Estuary called Tacumshin, otherwise Tacumshin ~ 
Lake, in the County of Wexford: 

An Act for extinguishing Garden Pennies, Small Saint Matthew, 
Tithes and Easter Offerings within the Parish of ——, 
Saint Matthew, Bethnal-green, in the County of siete 
Middlesex, and for providing a Fund for the Pay- 

— of the Stipend of the Rector of the said Pa- 
rish : 

An Act to extend the Provisions of an Act of the Morden College 
eleventh year of King George the Third, Chapter Estate 3! 
Ten, relating to Morden College : 

An Act to authorize Grants in Fee, and Leases Hawkins’s 
for Terms of Years for Building Purposes, of the Estate Bill 
settled Estate of John Hawkins, Esquire, deceased, 
situate in Cheetham, in the Parish of Manchester, 
in the County of Lancaster : 

An Act to authorize the Sale of the Fee Simple of Eiterker’s 
the settled Estates of Miss Elizabeth Mainwaring Estate Bil. 
Ellerker and Miss Harriot Mainwaring Ellerker, 
deceased, situate in the County of York, and for 
applying the Monies to arise by such Sale in Pay- 
ment of Incumbrances affecting the said Estates, 
and laying out the Residue of such Monies in the 
Purchase of other Estates : a 

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Lord Monson’s 
Estate Bill. 


Gildart’s 
(Sherwen’s 
Estate Dill. 


Heaviside’s 
. Divorce Bill. 


Rochdale 
Vicarage 
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Estate Bill. 





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An Act for granting Building and Farming Leases 
of the Estates in Surrey, devised by the Will of the 
Right honourable Frederick John Lord Monson, 
deceased, and for other Purposes : 

An Act for vesting the Freehold and Copyhold 
Estates devised by the Wills of Francis Cildart 
and John Gildart, Esquires, deceased, in Trust for 
Sale: 

An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Richard 
Heaviside, Esquire, with Mary, his now Wife, and 
to enable him to marry again, and for other Pur- 
poses. 





A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to amend 
an Act of the fourth year of King George the Third, 
for enabling the Vicar of Rochdale, in the County of 
Lancaster, to grant a Lease or Leases of the Glebe 
Lands belonging to the Vicarage, was read the third 
time. 

The House was moved, That the Standing Order 
of the House, No. 121, requiring Amendments to 
be referred to the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Standing Order be sus- 
pended in respect of the said Bill. 

Then the Amendments following were made to 
the Bill; viz. 

Pr. 5. 1. 22. Leave out from “ terms” to “ it” in 
1. 23. 

Pr. 18.1. 31. After “ Act” insert Clauses (A.), 
(B.), (C.) and (D.) 

Criause(A.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
be lawful for any persons entitled to any lease or 
leases, either original or renewed, granted or pur- 
porting to be granted in pursuance of the said 
“ recited Act, by notice in writing, within twelve 
calendar months from the passing of this Act, to 
require the said Vicar or his successors to confirm 
such lease or leases, and thereupon the Vicar for 
“ the time being shall be bound, and he is hereby 
directed to confirm the same, but nevertheless 
such confirmation shall be made on such terms 
and under such conditions, and as to such parts 
only, or all, and either at the original rent or at 
other rents, and in all respects in such manner 
with reference to the circumstances of the case 
and the rights of the parties as shall be determined 
by the award in writing of a Barrister of at least 
five years’ standing, to be from time to time ap- 
pointed by the Chief Justice or senior Judge for 
the time being of the Court of Common Pleas for 
the County Palatine of Lancaster, (such appoint- 
ment to be afterwards confirmed in writing bythe 
Archbishop of Canterbury for the time being), 
“ and so as such award be made within six calendar 
“ months from the appointment of the said Arbi- 
trator; and for the purpose of carrying such award 
into effect, the said Vicar for the time being shall 
have and exercise all and every the powers and 
provisions hereinbefore contained, in all respects 
as if such confirmation and all other matters 
directed to be done under any such award had 
been done, or were agreed or intended to be done 
by the said Vicar, under the powers and provisions 
hereinbefore contained.” 

Cxiauss (13.) “ And be it Enacted, That such 
Arbitrator shall for the purposes of such reference, 
have power of requiring the production of all 
“ deeds, evidences and writings, and shall have 
“ all such powers of compelling the attendance of 
witnesses and others, as if the said Arbitrator had 
been appointed by the Court under an order of 
reference in a suit pending in one of Her Majesty’s 
“ Courts of Record at Westminster.” 

Cause (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That all the 
costs and expenses of or incidental to such refer- 
“ence and award shall be paid by whichever party 
the award of the Arbitrator shall direct.” 

Crause (D.) “ Provided nevertheless, and be 
it Enacted, That nothing hereinbefore contained 

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shall authorize any person or persons entitled to 
any such lease as aforesaid, against whom or in 
respect of the validity. of whose lease any suit at 
law or in equity is now pending, or who may on 
the behalf of any party have agreed for any con- 
“ firmation, by way cf compromise with the said 
“ Vicar, to require any such compulsory confirma- 
“ tion as is hereinbefore provided.” 

Pr. 43. 1. ult. Leave out from “ all” to “ costs” 
in Pr, 44, 1. 1. 

Pr. 44. 1. 2. Leave out from “ expenses” to “ on” 
in 1, 4, and insert “ already incurred in respect of 
“ any such suits, or in effecting and carrying out 
any compromises already agreed to or in any wise 
relating thereto, or in carrying the same into effect, 
or in ascertaining the validity of any such original 
or renewed leases, such expenses to be ascertained 
by an order of the Court of Chancery, to be 
made.” 

Pr. 44. 1. 8. Leave out from “ Master” to “ by” in 
1. 13. and insert “ and such expenses shall be paid.” 

Pr. 45, 1. 21. Leave out from “ expenses ” to 
And” in 1. 35. and insert “ as aforesaid, and also 
the costs of such application of the said court.” 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Brotherton do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments this House doth desire the concurrence 
of their Lordships. 


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Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Income Tax. 


Returns of the Total Amount of Assessments to the 
Income Tax, under Schedule (D.) of the Act 5 &amp; 6 
Vie. c. 35, for the Township of Todmorden and Wals- 
den, in the County of Lancaster, and in the Division 
of Middleton, for the year commencing the 5th day 
of April 1842, and ending the 5th day of April 1843 ; 
and for the year commencing the 5th day of April 
1843, and ending the 5th day of April 1844 ; and for 
the year commencing the 5th day of April 1844, 
and ending the 5th day of April 1845, distinguishing 
the Amount assessed for each of the said several 
years; and of the Total Amount received or de- 
manded of those assessed in the said Township for 
each of the said years respectively :—Of any Corre- 
spondence that has taken place between the Board 
of Stamps and Taxes and Fielden, Brothers, of 
Todmorden, relative to the Assessments and De- 
mands made on them under Schedule (D.) of the Act 
5 &amp; 6 Vic. c. 35 :—Of any Correspondence that has 
taken place between Mr. George J. Gibbs of the 
Tax Office at Bury, in the County of Lancaster, a 
Surveyor of Taxes, under the Act 5 &amp; 6 Vic. c. 35, 
and Messrs. Fie/den, Brothers,and Mr. John Fielden, 
of Todmorden, in the said County :—And, of any 
Correspondence between Mr. J. Walker, of Liver- 
pool, Receiving-Inspector under the Act 5 &amp; 6 Vie. 
c. 35, and Fielden, Brothers, of Todmorden, in the 
County of Lancaster, together with any proposed 
skeleton form of Account for Income Tax supplied 
by the said J. Walker to Messrs. Fielden. 


Mr. Greene reported the Slave Trade (Brazil) Slave Tra:te 


Bill; and the Amendments were read, as follow : 
Pr. 4.1.17. After “ Parliament” insert Clause 
(A.) 
Crause (A.) “ And be it declared and Enacted, 
That any decree or sentence which may have been 
or shall be made or passed by either of the said 
Mixed British and Brazilian Commissions esta- 
blished at Rio de Janeiro and Sierra Leone on any 
vessel or vessels captured and brought in before 
either of the said Commissions from the said thir- 
teenth day of March last to the said thirteenth day 
of September ensuing, inclusive, by any person or 
persons in Her Majesty’s service acting under any 
such order or authority as aforesaid, is and shall 
be good and valid to all intents and purposes.” 
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Message from 
the Lords. 


Earl of Powis’s 
(Robinson’s) 
Estate Bill. 


870 31° Julie. 


Pr. 5.1.18. After “ the” insert “ said.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 7. After “ parts” insert Clause (B.) 

Crausz (B.) “ ‘aol be it Enacted, That every 
“ Court of Vice-Admiralty shall, from time to time, 
“ as shall be required by the Lord High Admiral, 
“ or Commissioners for executing the office of Lord 
“ High Admiral, certify to the said Lord High Ad- 
“ miral or Commissioners, the name of every ship or 
“ vessel condemned in such Court of Vice-Admiralty 
“ under this Act, and the date of the condemnation 
“ thereof; andthe said Lord High Admiral or Com- 
“* missioners shall once in every year report to Her 
“« Majesty which of the ships or vessels condemned 
“ in the said High Court of Admiralty, or in any 
“ Court of Vice-Admiralty under this Act, have 
been taken into Her Majesty’s service, and which 
“ have been broken up, and in each case the amount 
“ of the price paid for the same, or sum for which 
“ the materials were sold ; and a copy of every such 
“ report shall be laid before both Houses of Parlia- 
ment within six weeks after the same shall be 
received, if Parliament be then sitting, or if not, 
then within six weeks next after the next meeting 
“ of Parliament.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

And the Amendment following was made to the 
Bill; viz. 

After Clause (B.), added by the Committee, in- 
sert Clause (C.) 

Ciause(C.) “ And be it Enacted, That so much 
“of the several enactments set forth in an Act 
“ passed in the fifth year of his late Majesty King 
George the Fourth, intituled, ‘ An Act to amend 
and consolidate the Laws relating to the Abolition 
“ of the Slave Trade ;’ and in an Act passed in the 
“ first year of the reign of his late Majesty, inti- 
tuled, ‘ An Act to reduce the Rate of Bounties 
payable upon the Seizure of Slaves;’ and in an 
Act passed in the first year of the reign of Her 
“« present Majesty, intituled, ‘ An Act for the better 
“and more effectually carrying into effect the 
Treaties and Conventions made with Foreign 
Powers for suppressing the Slave Trade,’ as re- 
lates to persons giving false evidence being guilty 
of perjury ; to maintaining and providing for cap- 
tured slaves pending adjudication ; to condemn- 
ing slaves as forfeiture to the Crown; to reward- 
ing the captors with a bounty on the vessel as 
well as on the slaves; to authorizing the Commis- 
sioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, if to their dis- 
cretion it shall seem meet, to order payment of 
one moiety of the bounty where slaves may not 
have been condemned or delivered over in conse- 
quence of death, sickness or other inevitable cir- 
cumstance ; to the mode of obtaining such boun- 
“ ties ; to authorizing the High Court of Admiralty 
to determine as to doubtful claims of bounty, and 
also on any question of joint capture; and to en- 
forcing any decree or sentence of any Vice-Ad- 
miralty Court; and also the whole of an Act 
passed in the sixth year of the reign of Her Ma- 
“ jesty, intituled, ‘ An Act to amend an Act of the 
second and third Years of Her Majesty, for the 
Suppression of the Slave Trade,’ shall be applied, 
mutatis mutandis, to all cases of vessels detained 
and seized for carrying on the African Slave Trade 
in contravention of the said convention. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
To-morrow. 
Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed. 


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A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Lynch and 

Mr. Duckworth: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
to enable the Trustees of the Will of the late Wil- 
liam Henry Robinson, Esquire, to raise Money by 
way of Mortgage of his Real Estates, for the Pur- 
poses therein mentioned ; to which the Lords desire 


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the concurrence of this House:—And then the 
Messengers withdrew. 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming Games and 
the further Proceeding upon the third reading of the Wagers Bill, 
Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to amend the 


Law concerning Games aud Wagers :—The House Es 
resumed the said further Proceeding. te 
An Amendment was proposed to be made to the . 


Bill, in Pr. 8. 1. 9., by inserting after the word 
“ costs” the words “ as between attorney and 
“ client.” 
And the Question being put, That those words C 
be there inserted ; P 
The House divided : 
The Yeas to the old Lobby ; 
The Noes to the new Lobby. 


Tellers for the Yeas, i el — } 10. 
Tellers for the Noes, 9 pen Baring : } 44. ; 


So it passed in the Negative. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments this House doth desire the concurrence 
of their Lordships. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Lynch and Message from 
Mr. Duckworth: the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An South Wales 
Act for making a Railway, to be called The South Railway Bil. 
Wales Railway, with Amendments; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Monmouth 
Act for making a Railway from Monmouth to Here- snd Heres 

vi ailway Bill. 
join the Forest of Dean Railway, with Amendments ; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House :—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself into Fees (Criminal 
a Committee upon the Fees (Criminal Proceedings) we 
Bill; and, after some time spent therein, Mr.Speaker = — 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the Com- Waste Land 
mittee on the Waste Land (Auséralia) Bill; (Australia) 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the word “ That ” to 
the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ this House will, upon this day month, resolve 
“ itself into the said Committee,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


ul. 
No. 605. 


Tellers for the Yeas,{ —. ae on } 30. 
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Tellers for the Noes, ag eti a 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the 
Chair :—The House accordingly resolved itself into 
the Committee; and, after some time spent therein, 
Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, 








Exchequer Bills 


(£.9,024,900) 
Bill. 


Consolidated 
Pond Bill, 


Quebec. 


Real Property 
(No. 1.) Bill. 


Assignment of 
Terms Bill. 


Naval Medical 
Supplemental 
Fund Society 
Bill. 


Silk Weavers 
Bill, 


Royal Military 
Asylum, 


(Chelsea), &amp;e. 





Q VicTORIZ. 


Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Report was ordered to be taken into further 
consideration To-morrow ; and the Bill, as amended, 
to be printed. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill 
for raising a Sum by Exchequer Bills, for the Service 
of the Year One thousand eight hundred and Forty- 
five: And the same was read the first time; and 
ordered to be read a second time To-morrow. 


Mr. Cardwell presented a Bill to apply a Sum 
out of the Consolidated Fund, and certain other 
Sums, to the Service of the year One thousand eight 
hundred and Forty-five: And the same was read 
the first time ; and ordered to be read a second time 
To-morrow. 


The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
into a Committee, to consider the Motion made yes- 
terday, That an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will be 


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graciously pleased to direct that a Sum, not exceed- 
ing Twenty thousand pounds, be applied to the Re- 
lief of the Sufferers by the late calamitous Fires at 
Quebec, and assuring Her Majesty that this House 
will make good the same. 


(In the Committee.) 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will be 
graciously pleased to direct that a Sum, not exceed- 
mg Twenty thousand pounds, be applied to the Re- 
lief of the Sufferers by the late calamitous Fires at 
Quebec, and assuring Her Majesty that this House 
will make good the same. 


Resolution to be reported. 





Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene 
reported, That the Committee had come to a Reso- 
lution. 

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Real Property (No. 1.) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 
morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Assignment of Terms Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 
morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for taking into 
further consideration the Report on the Naval Medi- 
cal Supplemental Fund Society Bill :—The Bill was 
re-committed toa Committee of the whole House :— 
The House immediately resolved itself into the said 
Committee ; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. 
Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene re- 
ported, That the Committee had gone through the 
Bill, and made Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be now received. 

Mr. Greene reported the Bill accordingly ; and 
the Amendments were read, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The Order of the day being read, for the second 
reading of the Silk Weavers Bill ; 

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time To- 
morrow. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return from the Royal Military Asylum at Chelsea, 
showing the Average Number of Boys on the Esta- 
blishment in each year from 1800 to 1844; showing 
also the Numbers admitted into the Establishment ; 
the Total Numbers of Sick, and the Total of Deaths; 

Vou. 100. 


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the Number dismissed for Crime, and discharged for 
Disease ; the Numbers discharged or leaving the 
Asylum (as over age), and the Number of Desertions, 
in each year from 1800 to 1844; distinguishing the 
Boys whose Parents belong to, and whose Parents 
do not belong to the Army; stating, also, the Num- 
bers discharged or leaving the Asylnm (as of age), 
the Number found fit to enter the Army, and the 
Number so entering, and the Number found unfit, 
and discharged to other Trades, from 1800 to 1844: 
—Furnishing also a Copy of the Rules as to Ad- 
mission and Discharge ; and a Copy of the Diet Roll : 
—And, the same Returns from the Royal Hibernian 
Military School, Dublin; and from the Royal Naval 
Schools, Greenwich Hospital; distinguishing the 
Boys of the Upper from the Lower School. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Property Tax 
Return of the Number of Commissioners appointed Commissioners. 


in each District in Great Britain for the Purposes 
of the Property Tax ; stating the Names and Resi- 
dences of the Commissioners for each District ; the 
Names of those who have qualified ; the Number of 
Meetings held in each District, and the Number of 
Meetings each Commissioner had attended from the 
commencement of the Act to the present period. 


the Poor to their Places of Settlement, and the Trial 
of Appeals against such Orders: And that Mr. Wil- 
liam Henry Bodkin and Mr. Cripps do prepare, and 
bring it in. 


The Earl of Powis’s (Robinson’s) Estate Bill was 
read the first time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, and to make their Report To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Report on Boileau’s Divorce 
Bill be taken into consideration To-morrow. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Petty Ses- 
sions, which was presented yesterday, be printed. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 








Veneris, 1° die Augusti ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 
O RDERED, That the Committee on Lutwidge’s 


Report forthwith. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported from the said 
Committee ; That they had examined the allegations 
of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; and that 
the Parties concerned had given their consent to 
the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Committee ; and 
that the Committee had gone through the Bill, and 
made verbal Amendments thereunto; and the same 
were read, as follow: 

Pr. 17. 1.27. Leave out “ Schedule ” and insert 
“ Schedules.” 
Pr, 22.1]. 8. Leave out “ namely.” 
Pr. 24.1. 3. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
Schedules.” 
Pr. 25. 1. 9. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
Schedules.” 
Pr. 26. 1.18. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
Schedules.” 
Pr. 26. 1. ult. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
Schedules.” 
Pr. 27. 1. 7. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
Schedules.” 
Pr. 27. 1. 12. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
“ Schedules.” 


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Pr. 33. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Poor Removat 
amend the Laws relating to Orders for Removal of Bill. 


Earl of Powis’s 
(Robinson’s ) 


Estate Bill. 


Boileau’s 


Divorce Bill. 


Petty Sessions. 


No. 606. 


Lutwidge’s 


(Fletcher’s) Estate Bill have leave to make their (Fletcher's) 


Estate Bill. 





Severne’s 
kstate Bill. 


872 


Pr. 33. 1. 5. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
* Schedules.” 
Pr. 34. 1. 20. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
“ Schedules.” 
Pr. 35. 1. 16. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
“ Schedules.” . 
Pr. 35. 1. 25. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
“ Schedules.” 
Pr. 36.1.7. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
“ Schedules.” 
Pr. 36. 1.34. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
“ Schedules.” 
Pr. 38. 1. 6. Leave out from “ said” to “ to” in 
l. 7. and insert “ Schedules.” 
Pr. 38. 1. 27. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
*&lt; Schedules.” 
Pr. 39. 1. 12. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
** Schedules.” 
Pr, 41. 1. 5. Leave out “ Schedule ” and insert 
“ Schedules.” 
Pr. 41. 1. 35. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
«* Schedules.” 
Pr. 44.1. 9. Leave out from “ said” to “to” in 
1. 10. and insert “ Schedules.” 
Pr. 44. |. ult. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
«“ Schedules.” 
Pr. 45. 1. 7. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
“ Schedules.” 
Pr. 45. 1. 32. Leave out “Schedule” and insert 
“¢ Schedules.” 
Pr. 46. 1. 22. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
« Schedules.” 
Pr. 48. 1. 2. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
“ Schedules.” 
Pr. 48. |. 8. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
“ Schedules.” 
Pr. 49. 1. 21. Leave out “Schedule” and insert 
Schedules.” 
Pr. 50. 1.14. Leave out ‘“‘ Schedule” and insert 
Schedules.”’ 
Pr. 52. 1. 37. Leave out “ power” and insert 
‘ powers.” 
Pr, 55. 1.17. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
*« Schedules.” 
Pr. 56. 1. 39. Leave out “ Trusts” and insert 
“ Trust.” 
Pr. 60. 1. 24. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
* Schedules.” 
Pr. 62.1. 4. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
* Schedules.” 
Pr. 62. 1. 30. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
Schedules.” 
Pr. 63. 1. 7. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
Schedules.” 
Pr. 63. 1.34. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
“ Schedules.” 
Pr. 66. 1. 19. After “Trustee” insert “ or Trus- 
“ tees.” 
Pr. 67. 1. 28. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
“ Schedules.” 
Pr. 68. 1. 37. Leave out “ said” and insert 
“ first.” : 
Pr. 69. 1. 30. After “ said” insert “ first.” 
Pr. 86. 1. 23. Leave out from “ other” to “ Trus- 
tee,” in |. 24. 
Pr. 86. |. 24. After “Trustee” insert “ or in the 
“ surviving Trustee.” 
Pr. 88. 1. 21, Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
* Schedules.” 
Pr. 89. 1. 15. Leave out “ Schedule” and insert 
“ Schedules.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


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Ordered, That the Committee on Severne’s Estate 
Bill have leave to make their Report forthwith. 

Mr. Greene accordingly reported from the said 
Committee ; That they had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true; 
and that the Parties concerned had given their con- 


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sent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Committee ; 
and that the Committee had gone through the Bill, 
and directed him to report the same, without 
Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Molyneux’s 
Molyneuzx’s ( Follett’s) Estate Bill; That they had (Follett’s) 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the “* 2""'. 
same to be true; and that the Parties concerned 
had given their consent to the Bill, to the satisfac- 
tion of the Committee ; and that the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and directed him to 
report the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Birmingham 
the Birminham Blue-coat School Estate Bill ; That Blue-coat 
they had examined the allegations of the Bill, and — Estate 
found the same to be true; and that the Parties — 
concerned had given their consent to the Bill, to 
the satisfaction of the Committee ; and that the 
Committee had gone through the Bill, and directed 
him to report the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Dick’s Estate 
Dick’s Estate Bill; That they had examined the Bil. 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true ; and that the Parties concerned had given their 
consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Com- 
mittee ; and that the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and directed him to report the same, without 
Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on Sampson’s 
Sampson’s (Ward’s) Estate Bill; That they had ——- 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the ““** ®" 
same to be true; and that the Parties concerned 
had given their consent to the Bill, to the satisfac- 
tion of the Committee; and that the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and directed him to 
report the same, without Amendment. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the North Walsham. 
North Walsham School Estate Bill ; That they had School Estate 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the ~"” 
same to be true; and that the Parties concerned 
had given their consent to the Bill, to the satisfac- 
tion of the Committee ; and that the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and made a verbal 
Amendment thereunto; and the same was read, as 
followeth : 

Pr. 19.1. 15. After “ shall” insert “ within ten 
““ years.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 

was agreed to. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Marquess ot 
Marquess of Donegall’s Estate Bill ; That they had swag 4 
evamined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and that the Parties concerned 
had given their consent to the Bill, to the satisfac- 
tion of the Committee ; and that the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and made verbal 
Amendments thereunto; and the same were read, 
as follow : 

Pr. 45. 1. 37. Leave out “ the.” 

Pr. 57.1. 20. After “ by” insert “ or on behalf 
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The said Amendments being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the Winchester 
Winchester College Estate Bill; That they had exa- —* Estate 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and that the Parties concerned 


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of the Committee; and that the Committee had 
gone through the Bill, and directed him to report 
the same, without Amendment. 

The House was moved, That the Standing Order 
of the House, No. 121, requiring Amendments to 
be referred to the Select Committee on Standing 
Orders, might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered, That the said Standing Order be sus- 
pended, in respect of the said Bill. 

Then the Amendment following, was made to the 
Bill ; 

Pr. 25.1. 26. Leave out the whole line, and insert 
“ and all such estates and interest (if any) as the 
“ said Warden and Scholars, Clerks, of Saznt Mary 
“ College, Winchester, may be entitled to in the 
“ sea-shore to low-water, adjacent to any lands and 
“ hereditaments comprised in the three several parts 
“ of this Schedule.” 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on 
Marsh’s (Coxhead’s) Estate Bill; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and that the Parties concerned 
had given their consent to the Bill, to the satisfac- 
tion of the Committee ; and that the Committee had 
gone through the Bill, and made verbal Amendments 
thereunto ; and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 17. 1. 5. Leave out from “ them” to “ other” 
in |. 8., and insert ‘ or.” 

Pr. 19. 1. 4. After “ Currey” insert “ or the 
“ survivor of them.” 
Pr. 24. 1, 23. After “ Currey” insert “ and the 
survivor of them.” 
Pr. 25.1. 14. After “ Currey” insert “ and the 
survivor of them.” 
Pr, 28.1. 32. After “ Currey” insert “ and the 
survivor of them.” 
Pr. 30. 1. 8. After “‘ Currey” insert “ and the 
survivor of them.” 
Pr. 30. 1. 32. After “ Currey” insert “ and the 
survivor of them.” 
Pr. 32. 1. 21. After “ Currey” insert ‘ and the 
survivor of them.” 
Pr. 34.1.2. After “ Currey” insert “ and the 
survivor of them.” 
Pr. 41. ]. 7. Leave out “ Pammack” and insert 
Hammack.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


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Bowes’s Estate Bill; That they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, and found the same to be 
true; and that the Parties concerned had given their 
consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction of the Com- 
mittee; and that the Committee had gone through 
the Bill, and made verbal Amendments thereunto ; 
and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 58.1. 9. Leave out “ which.” 

Pr. 133. 1. 27. Leave out ‘“ Blick” and insert 
“ Dent.” 

Pr. 135.1. ult. Leave out “ Blick” and insert 
“ Dent.” 

The said Arnendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to, 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Duke ot Bridgwater’s Estate Bill; That they had 
examined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and that the Parties concerned 
had given their consent to the Biil, to the satisfac- 
tion of the Committee; and that the Committee 
had gone through the Bill, and directed him to re- 
port the same, without Amendment. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table. 


Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills ; That in 
the case of the Earl of Powis’s ( Robinson’s) Estate 
Bill, no Standing Orders were applicable. 

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873 


Then the Bill was read a second time ; and com- 
mitted. 

Ordered, That the Biil be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection :—And that they have leave to sit 
forthwith. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, that the Committee on the Bill may be ap- 
pointed to meet, and sit and proceed, To-morrow. 

Ordered, That the Committee on the Bill have 
leave to make their Report To-morrow. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Glasgow, 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for making a Railway from Glas 
to Crofthead, near the Town or Village of Neil- 
ston, to be called The Glasgow, Barrhead and 
Neilston Direct Railway; and the same were read, 
as follow: 


Pr. 6. 1]. 21. After “ Company” insert Clauses 
(A.) and (B.) 
Cuause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the Di- 
rectors appointed by this Act shall continue in 
office until the first ordinary meeting to be held 
after the passing of this Act, and at such meeting 
the share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
may either continue in office the Directors ap- 
pointed by this Act, or any number of them, or 
may elect a new body of Directors, or Directors 
to supply the places of those not continued in 
office, the Directors appointed by this Act being 
eligible as members of such new body.” 

Criatse (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That at the 
first ordinary meeting to be held in the year next 
after the year in which such last-mentioned Di- 
rectors shall have been appointed or elected, the 
share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
shall elect persons to supply the places of the 
Directors then retiring from office, agreeably to 
the provisions in the said Companies Clauses 
Consolidation (Scotland) Act contained, and the 
several persons elected at any such meeting, being 
neither removed nor disqualified, nor having re- 
signed, shall continue to be Directors until others 
are elected in their stead in manner provided by 
the said Companies Clauses Consolidation (Scot- 
land) Act.” 

Pr. 9.1. 38. Leave out the second “or” and in- 
sert “ nor.” 

Pr. 10. 1. 12. Leave out “or” and insert “in.” 
Pr. 13.1.3. Leave out from “ use” to “ nor” 
in |. 4. 
Pr. 13. 1. 22. After “ Gorbals” insert “ respec- 
tively.” 

Pr. 15.1. 15. After “ shall” insert “ unless the 
said Polloc and Govan Railway Company and 
William Dixon shall otherwise consent.” 

Pr, 15. 1. 24. After “ Dizon” insert “ and if 
any alteration in the said line and levels of the 
said Railway shall be made with consent afore- 
said, the same shall be so made at the sight and 
to the satisfaction of such engineers.” 

Pr. 19. 1, 14. Leave out “ four” and insert 
three.” 

Pr. 30. 1. 27. After “ into” insert Clause (C.) 


CiauseE (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That all 
communications between the Railway hereby au- 
thorized to be made, and the Glasgow, Paisley 
and Greenock Railway, and all such openings in 
the ledges or flanches of the said Glasgow, Pais- 
ley and Greenock Railway as may be necessary 
or convenient for affording such communications, 
shall be made under the direction and superin- 
tendence of the engineer for the time being of the 
said Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock Railway.” 


Pr. 31.1. 7. Leave out from “ upon” to “ And” 

in |. 17., and insert Clause (D.) 
Cause (D.) “ And whereas the said Company 
“ have undertaken to guarantee the payment of the 
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some of them are personally liable, and to hold 
the said sum of Ten thousand pounds as a debt 
on the said roads; and whereas the Glasgow, 
Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Company 
were required by the Acis relating to the said 
undertaking to pay, and whereas they have ac- 
cordingly paid to the said trustees the sum of 
Eighteen thousand pounds, for which sum they 
are postponed creditors on the said roads; and 
whereas the security of the said Glasgow, Paisley, 
Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway Company for re- 
payment of the said sum of Eighteen thousand 
pounds will be injured by the formation of the 
said Railway: Be it Enacted, That the Company 
hereby incorporated shall, previous to the opening 
of the said Railway, pay the said sum of Ten 
thousand pounds to the trustees on the said Gor- 
“ bals division or district of roads, to be applied at 
their sight in uplifting and discharging the debt 
on the said roads for which the said trustees or 
some of them are personally liable; and the said 
sum of Ten thousand pounds and the interest 
thereof shall thereafter subsist as a claim on the 
tolls and funds of the said roads, both as regards 
principal and interest, postponed to and ranking 
“ next after the said sum of Eighteen thousand 
pounds due to the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock 
and Ayr Railway Company as hereinbefore men- 
tioned.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Duncan do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
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the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for making a Railway to be called 
The South Wales Railway ; and the same were read, 
as follow : 

Pr. 7. L.ult. After “Company” insert Clause (A.) 

Crause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the first 
“ ordinary meeting of the Company shall be held 
“ within three months after the passing of this 
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Pr. 9. 1. 3. Leave out from “ Act’ to “ the” in 
1. 5. 

Pr. 9. 1. 6. Leave out “ sixteen” and insert 
eighteen.” 

Pr. 9.1.35. After “ Vivian” insert Clauses (B.) 
and (C.) 

CrausE B.) “ And be it Enacted, That the Di- 
rectors appointed by this Act, save such of them 
as may have been appointed by or on behalf of 
the Great Western Railway Company under the 
provisions hereinbefore contained, shall continue 
in office until the first ordimary meeting to be 
held after the passing of this Act, and at such 
meeting the share-holders present, personally or 
by proxy, may either continue in office the Di- 
rectors appointed by this Act, save as aforesaid, 
or any number of them, or may elect a new body 
of Directors, or Directors to supply the places 
of those not continued in office, the Directors 
appointed by this Act being eligible as members 
of such new body.” 

Crause (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That at the 
first ordinary meeting to be held in the year next 
after the year in which such last-mentioned Di- 
rectors shall have been appointed or elected, the 
share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
shall elect persons to supply the places of the 
‘ Directors then retiring from office agreeably to 
the provisions in the said Companies Clauses 
* Consolidation Act and this Act contained, and 
the several persons elected at any such meeting, 


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being neither removed nor disqualified, nor having 
resigned, shall continue to be Directors until others 
are elected in their stead in manner provided b 
the said Companies Clauses Consolidation Act 
“ and this Act.” 

Pr. 9. 1. 37. Leave out from “ held” to “ the” 
: 1. penult., and insert “ after the passing of this 

ct.”’ 

Pr. 11. 1. 22. Leave out “ sixteen” and insert 
“ eighteen.” 

Pr. 12.1.9. Leave out “ sixteen” and insert 
“ eighteen.” 

Pr. 13.1. 12. After “ Glamorgan” insert “ and.”’ 

Pr. 13. 1. 13. Leave out “ and Gloucester.” 

Pr. 14. 1. 28. Leave out “ Zlanwnda Velfrey.” 

Pr. 15. ls. 12 and 13. Leave out “ Lenivit-juxta- 
Neath” and insert “ Lantwit-juxta-Neath.” 


Pr. 15. 1. ult. After “ Chepstow” insert Clauses 
(D.), (E.), (F.), (G.), (H.) and (1.) 

CrausE(D.) “ And whereas the line of the 
said Railway between the property numbered 168 
in the said plans, in the parish of Llanelly, in the 
county of Carmarthen, and a certain other pro- 
perty in the parish of Pembry, in the same county, 
numbered 51 on the said plans, adjoins the shore 
of the sea, or of the estuary called the Bury River, 
or of the River Lougher, of which Her Majesty is 
owner in right of Her Crown; and it is deemed 
expedient that the Railway should be carried 
along the said shore, according to a line to be ap- 
proved of by the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s 
Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and 
Buildings, instead of the line laid down on the 
plans deposited as aforesaid; Be it therefore 
Enacted, That nothing in this Act or the recited 
Acts contained shall authorize or empower the 
Company to make or construct the said Railway 
from the said property so numbered 168, in the 
parish of Llanelly, in the county of Carmarthen, 
to the said property so numbered 51, in the 
parish of Pembry, in the same county, in the line 
laid down in the plans and sections of the said 
Railway deposited as aforesaid; but the said 
Company shall, and they are hereby required to 
construct the said Railway from and to the places 
last aforesaid, upon the shore of the sea or of 
the River Zougher, in such a line and according 
to such plans, and under such restrictions and 
regulations, as shall be approved of by the Com- 
missioners of Her Majesty’s Woods, Forests, 
Land Revenues, Works and Buildings, by and 
on behalf of Her Majesty, Her heirs and suc- 
cessors.” 

CuiavusE(E.) “ Provided always, and be it Enacted, 
That nothing in this Act contained, save as herein 
provided, shall extend or be deemed, or construed 
or taken to take away, prejudice, alter, lessen or 
interfere with any rights, powers, privileges or 
advantages vested in the Most noble John Crich- 
ton Stuart, Marquis of Bute and Earl of Dum- 
“ fries, his heirs or assigus, by virtue of two several 
“ Acts of Parliament, one passed in the first year 
“ of the reign of his late Majesty King William the 
“ Fourth, intituled, ‘An Act for empowering the 
Marquis of Bute to make and maintain a Ship 
Canal, commencing near the Mouth of the 
River Taff, in the County of Glamorgan, and ter- 
“ minating near the Town of Cardiff, with other 
“ Works to communicate therewith ;’ and the other 
“ passed in the fourth year of the reign of his late 
“ Majesty, intituled, ‘An Act to alter, amend and 
“ enlarge the Powers of an Act passed in the first 
“ year of the reign of his present Majesty King 
“ ‘William the Fourth, intituled, “ An Act for em- 
“ powering the Marquis of Bute to make and main- 
“ tain a Ship Canal, commencing near the Mouth 
“ of the River Taff, in the County of Glamorgan, 
“ and terminating near the Town of Cardiff, with 
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“« shall remain as good, valid and effectual as if this 
“ Act had not been passed.” 


CuiavuseE (F.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
Company shall deepen, straighten and secure by 
walls the main stream, both above and below the 
said bridge over the said River Fowey, to such an 
extent as the said Commissioners may, by writing 
under the hand of the Secretary of the Admiralty, 
determine as necessary to prevent the navigation 
of the said River Fowey being interrupted by rea- 
son of the construction of the Railway, and the 
said walls shall be for ever kept in repair by and 
“ at the expense of the Company.” 

Cuiause (G.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
not be lawful for the Company, or any person or 
persons acting under them, to detain any vessel, 
barge or boat navigating the River Fowey, for a 
longer space of time than may be sufficient to 
admit of any carriages or trains regularly travers- 
ing the said Railway, and approaching the said 
“ bridge, to cross the said River Fowey, and for 
opening the said bridge to admit such vessel, 
barge or boat to pass; and in case the Company, 
or any person or persons acting under them, shall 
detain any vessel, barge or boat contrary to the 
“ provisions of this Act, the offenders shall in every 
such case forfeit and pay the sum of Ten pounds ; 
but nothing in this Act contained shall prevent 
any remedy for damages which any party may 
sustain in respect of any such detention as afore- 
“ said.” 

Criause (H.) “ And be it Enacted, That during 
such time or times as the bridge intended to be 
erected for carrying the said Railway over the 
River Fowey shall be building or repairing, the 
said Company or their successors shall, and they 
are hereby required to keep the navigation of the 
said river at and about the said bridge free and 
clear, so that the vessels navigating in and upon 
the said river may have sufficient and convenient 
room to navigate and pass thereon, and that 
during the construction and ever after the com- 
pletion of the said bridge the said Company 
shall cause to be hung out and exhibited every 
night, from sun-set to sun-rise, a sufficient light, 
to be kept burning at the Company’s expense, on 
or immediately adjoining to the said bridge, for 
the navigation and safe guidance of vessels; and 
in case the said Company shall neglect to exhibit 
and keep in such light burning as aforesaid, they 
shall be liable to forfeit for every such neglect 
the sum of Twenty pounds.” 


Cuavuse (I.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
said Railway shall cross the River Fowey, in the 
county of Carmarthen, by a bridge, to be con- 
structed in such manner as the Commissioners 
for executing the office of Lord High Admiral 
may, in writing under the hand of the Secretary 
of the Admiralty, approve of, and in a suitable 
and proper part of the said bridge the said Com- 
pany shall construct a drawbridge with a clear 
opening, not less in width than fifty feet, for the 
passage of vessels through the same, the piers 
of which bridge are to be made parallel to the 
stream ; and the span of the arches, and the di- 
mensions, construction and site of the said bridge, 
shall be such as the said Commissioners shall 
approve of as aforesaid.” 

_ Pr. 20. 1. 30. Leave out “ Llandivenay” and 
insert “ Llandevenny.” 

Pr. 32. 1.20. Leave out from “ assessed” 
“and” in Pr. 33. 1. 7. 

Pr. 35. 1.16. Leave out “ Llandilo-rals-y-bont” 
and insert “ of Llandilo-tal-y-bont. 
_ _ Pr. 35. 1. 20. Leave out from “ or” 
in |. 21. 

Pr. 44. 1. 20. After “ purpose” insert “ to ac- 
cept and take such lease.” 
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The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Nicholl do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Monmouth 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Rx 
intituled, An Act for making a Railway from Mon- 
mouth to Hereford, with Branches therefrom to 
Westbury, and to join the Forest of Dean Railway ; 
and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr, 6. 1. 8. After “ Company” insert Clause (A.) 

Cuiause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the Di- 
rectors appointed by this Act shall continue in 
office until the first ordinary meeting to be held 
after the passing of this Act, and at such meeting 
the share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
may either continue in office the Directors ap- 
pointed by this Act, or any number of them, or 
may elect a new body of Directors, or Directors 
to supply the places of those not continued in 
office, the Directors appointed by this Act being 
eligible as members of such new body.” 

Pr. 8. ls. 8. and 9. After ‘“‘ Company” insert 
Clauses (B.) and (C.) 

Cuiause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That at the 
first ordinary meeting to be held in the year next 
after the year in which such last-mentioned Di- 
rectors shall have been appointed or elected, the 
share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
shall elect persons to supply the places of the Di- 
rectors then retiring from office agreeably to the 
provisions in the said Companies Clauses Con- 
solidation Act contained, and the several persons 
elected at any such meeting, being neither removed 
nor disqualified, nor having resigned, shall continue 
to be Directors until others are elected in their 
stead in manner provided by the said Companies 
Clauses Consolidation Act.” 

CrauseE (C.) “ And whereas the Queen’s most 
Excellent Majesty, in right of Her Crown, is seised 
to Herself, Her Heirs and Successors of a certain 
Forest or tract of land called Deun Forest, in the 
county of Gloucester, and Her Majesty, in right of 
Her Crown, is also seised of divers other lands 
proposed to be acquired and used by the Company 
for the purposes of the said Railway or Branches; 
“ Be it Enacted, That it shall be lawful for the Com- 
missioners for the time being of Her Majesty’s 
“ Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and 
“ Buildings, on behalf of Her Majesty, Her Heirs 
and Successors to contract and agree with the 
said Company, for the sale of all the estate, right, 
title and interest of Her Majesty, Her Heirs and 
Successors, in and to such portion of the said 
Forest as the Company are by this Act em- 
powered to purchase, for such price and subject 
to such conditions, restrictions and reservations as 
shall be settled and agreed upon between the said 
Commissioners and the Company, and upon pay- 
ment of such sum of money as shall be so agreed 
upon, it shall be lawful for the said Commissioners 
for the time being, on behalf of Her Majesty, by 
any deed or writing under their hands and seals, to 
convey to the Company, for the purposes of this 
Act, such portion of the said Forest so contracted 
to be sold as aforesaid; and every such deed shall 
be inrolled, entered and perfected in such or the 
like manner as conveyances by the said Commis- 
sioners of Lands of Her Majesty (not being part 
of any Royal Forest), are now by law directed to 
be inrolled, entered and perfected, and all sums 
of money to be paid for the same shall be paid by 
“ the Company into the Bank of England, to the 
account of the said Commissioners, in the manner 
prescribed by.an Act passed in the tenth year of 
the reign of His late Majesty King George the 
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Improvement of his Majesty’s Woods, Forests, 
Parks and Chases of the Land Revenue of the 
Crown within the survey of the Exchequer in 
England, and of the Land Revenue of the Crown 
in Jreland, and for extending certain Provisions 
relating to the same to the Isles of Man and Al- 
derney,’ with regard to the payment of the price or 
consideration for lands of the Crown, sold by the 
said Commissioners under the authority of that 
Act: Provided always, That if the whole or any 
portion of the lands of ler Majesty, in right of 
Her Crown, which may be conveyed to the said 
Company, should not be wanted for the purposes 
of this Act, or shall not be used, or shall cease to 
be used for the purposes of the said Railway or 
Branches for the space of any two consecutive years, 
then the whole or such part or portion, as the case 
may be, which shall not beso used or which shall 
cease to be so used as aforesaid, shall immediately 
thereafter revert to, and shall by virtue of this 
Act become again and be absolutely vested in the 
Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, Her Heirs and 
Successors, freed and discharged of and from all 
claims and demands of the Company, their heirs, 
successors or assigns, subject nevertherless to the 
same or the like rights of common (if any) as are 
now subsisting over the same, any thing which 
may be expressed in any conveyance to the said 
Company to the contrary notwithstanding.” 

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the lands of Her Majesty, in right of Her Crown, 
whether part of the said Forest or otherwise pro- 
posed to be acquired and used and which may be 
permitted to be acquired or used by the Company 
for the purposes of this Act, that the said Com- 
pany shall and they are hereby required to pay to 
the said Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Woods, 
Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings, 
for and on behalf of Her Majesty, a full and fair 
price for the same, and also a full and fair com- 
pensation for any damage, loss, injury or incon- 
venience, whether temporary, perpetual or re- 
curring, and whether arising by means of severance 
or otherwise, which any lands of Her Majesty, in 
right of Her Crown, shall or may sustain by 
reason or in consequence of the construction of 
the said Railway or Branches, or any part thereof, 
or any works, matters or things appertaining 
thereunto or in any way connected therewith ; and 
it shall not be lawful for the said Company to 
enter upon, take hold or use any lands of Her Ma- 
jesty, in right of Her Crown, until the price or 
compensation to be paid by the said Company for 
the same shall have been settled and agreed upon 
between the said Commissioners for the time being 
on behalf of Her Majesty and the said Company, 
and until such price has been paid by the Com- 
pany into the Bank of England as atoresaid, to 
the account of the said Commissioners, and until 
the necessary conveyances of the said lands to the 
said Company have been duly executed, enrolled 
and perfected, any thing in this Act or in the Acts 
incorporated herewith, or either of them, contained 
notwithstanding ; Provided always, That in case 
any difference shall arise with regard to the price 
to en by the said Company to Her Majesty, 
Her Heirs or Successors, then and in that case 
the said Commissioners for the time being shall, 
within one month after they shall be required so 
to do by writing under the hands of any two or 
more of the Directors for the time being of the 
said Company, name three Surveyors, and the 
said Company shall thereupon, within ten days 
from the receipt of the names of such Surveyors, 
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rectors for the time being of the said Company, 
which of such Surveyors the Company elect to be 
the Arbitrator to whom the matters in difference 
between the said Company and the said Commis- 
sioners shall be referred, whose award or deter- 
mination thereon, if made in writing and under 
his hand and seal within Three calendar months 
from the date of such reference, shall be bindin 
and conclusive on Her Majesty, Her Heirs and 
Successors, and also on the said Company.” 
Cuause (E.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
clauses and provisions of the Railway Clauses 
Consolidation Act, 1845, with respect to mines 
lying under or near the said Railway or Branches 
shall extend and apply to the mines of Her Ma- 
jesty, in right of Her Crown; Provided always 
nevertheless, That any compensation to be paid or 
made by the said Company to Her Majesty for or 
in respect of such mines, or any injury done 
thereto, shall be settled and agreed upon between 
the said Company and the said Commissioners 
for the time being, and in case any dispute or 
question shall arise between the Company and the 
said Commissioners as to the amount of such com- 
pensation, the same shall be settled in the same 
or the like manner as is by this Act specially pro- 
vided in the case of compensation to be paid b 
the said Company for any lands of Her Majesty, 
in right of Her Crown; Provided always, never- 
theless, And be it Enacted, That it shall not be 
lawful for the said Company to make or construct 
the said Railway or any part thereof, or any 
works, matters or things appertaining thereto, upon, 
through or over any part of the lands of Her Ma- 
jesty, situate in the parishes of Dixton and En- 
glish Bicknor, or either of them, in the county of 
Gloucester, nor to take or use any portion of such 
last-mentioned lands for any purpose whatsoever 
without the license and consent of Her Majesty, 
Her Heirs or Successors, first had and obtained, 
and signified in writing under the hands and seals 
of the Commissioners for the time being of Her 
Majesty’s Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works 
and Buildings, which consent (if given) may be 
given either absolutely or contingently and upon 
and subject to such conditions, stipulations, re- 
servations and restrictions as the said Commis- 
sioners on behalf of Her Majesty may deem ne- 
cessary or expedient for the preservatiun and pro- 
tection of the adjoining lands of Her Majesty.” 
Cuauss (F.) “ And be it Enacted, That it shall 
be lawful for the said Company, and they are 
hereby required, at their own proper costs and 
charges, to arrange the levels and gradients 
of the line of the proposed Railway and Branches 
where it is intended or may be permitted to pass 
through any lands of Her Majesty, in right of 
Her Crown, so as thereby effectually to provide 
for such communications as may be deemed 
necessary by the said Commissioners for the 
time being on behalf of Her Majesty, for the 
convenient occupation and enjoyment of the 
adjoining lands of Her Majesty, and, if neces- 
sary to deviate from the line laid down on the 
plans hereinbefore mentioned in such direction 
to such extent and in such manner through the 
lands of Her Majesty as may be deemed by the 
said Commissioners necessary or expedient ; and 
the said Company shall, at their own proper costs 
and charges, from time to time, and when and so 
often as thereunto required so to do by any 
notice in writing from the said Commissioners 
for the time being, on behalf of Her Majesty, 
make, erect and construct, and from time to time 
maintain and support all such gates, bridges, 
arches, culverts, tunnels, openings, roads, ways, 
passages, drains, fences, and watering-places 
over or under or by the side of the said Rail- 


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rials, in such places, according to such plans, and 
in such manner in all respects as the said Com- 
missioners for the time being shall deem requisite 
or proper for the convenient enjoyment or eccu- 

ation of the adjoining lands of Her Majesty, 
Her Heirs or Successors, or for preserving thesame 
from permanent or temporary injury or damage ; 
and all such gates, bridges, arches, culverts, 
tunnels, openings, roads, ways, passages, drains, 
fences and watering-places so to be made shall 
at all times thereafter be kept in good order 
and repair by the said Company to the satis- 
faction of the said Commissioners for the time 
being in all respects; and in case the said Com- 
pany shall refuse or neglect so to do, it shall be 
lawful for the said Commissioners for the time 
being, on behalf of Her Majesty, to construct 
such gates, bridges, arches, culverts, tunnels, 
openings, roads, ways, passages, drains, fences, 
and watering-places, and to repair and support 
the same from time to time as occasion shall 
require, so that in the construction or repair 
thereof the said Railway or Branches shall not 
be obstructed for any longer space of time than 
shall be necessary for the doing thereof ; and the 
costs, charges and expenses incurred by the said 
Commissioners in regard thereto, shall be re- 
paid to them by the said Company within ten 
days after demand thereof made in writing by 
any notice addressed to the said Company by 
the said Commissioners, and left at the principal 
office or one of the offices or usual places of 
business of the said Company; and in default of 
payment within the time aforesaid, the amount 
of such costs, charges and expenses may be 
levied by distress and sale of any of the goods 
and chattels of the said Company, wherever the 
same may be found, for the use of Her Majesty, 
Her Heirs or Successors, in the same or the like 
manner and with the same or the like legal in- 
cidents as any rent due to Her Majesty is or 
may be by law recoverable and recovered, or the 
amount of such costs, charges and expenses may, 
at the option of the said Commissioners, be re- 
coverable or recovered by and on behalf of Her 
Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors, in the same 
or the like manner as any debt of record due and 
owing to Her Majesty is or may be by law re- 
coverable and recovered.” 

Criause (G.) “ And be it Enacted, That all the 
costs, charges and expenses incurred or to be in- 
curred by or on behalf of the said Commissioners of 
Her Majesty’s Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, 
Worksand Buildings in relation to the construction 
of the said Railway and Branches, or any works, 
matters or things appertaining thereto, through 
any lands of Her Majesty, in right of the Crown, 
or in ascertaining and settling the price or com- 
pensation to be paid to the said Commissioners 
on behalf of Her Majesty as aforesaid, in respect 
of any lands or mines of Her Majesty, and the 
costs of any conveyance to the said Company, 
and of the enrolment and entry thereof, shall be 
borne and paid by the said Company.” 

Ciause (H.) “ And be it Enacted, That save as 
herein is specially provided and expressed, no- 
thing in this Act or in any of the Acts herein 
recited or referred to contained shall extend or 
be construed to extend to lessen, prejudice or 
derogate from any estate, right, title, interest, 
franchise, prerogative, royalty, jurisdiction or 
authority vested in or appertaining to the Queen’s 
most Excellent Majesty, Her Heirs or Successors, 
or to lessen, prejudice or derogate from any power 
or authority by law vested in the Commissioners 
for the time being of Her Majesty’s Woods, 
Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings.” 

CuavsE (1.) “ And be it Enacted, That the first 
ordinary meeting of the Company shall be held 
within three months after the passing of this Act.” 

Vor. 100. 


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877 


The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Nicholl do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take Boileau’s 


into consideration the Report on 
Bill; and the Amendments were read, as follow : 

Pr. 1. 1. 4. Leave out “ Castlenan” and insert 
“ Castelnau.” 

Pr. 5.1.16. After “ demands” insert “if any, by 
“* common law or by custom which she might claim 
“ by, through or in consequence of her marriage 
“ with the said Charles Lestock Boileau.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 


oileau’s Divorce Divorce Bill. 


Sir George Clerk presented, pursuant to Order, Railways. 


—A Return of the various Charges made by existing 
Railway Companies for the Carriage of Passengers, 
Cattle, Coals and various kinds of Merchandize ; 
distinguishing, in columns, the Charges made from 
the Maximum Charges authorized by their respective 
Acts of Parliament. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 


The House, according to Order, proceeded to take London end 
into consideration the Report on the London and by Railway 
ui, 


York Railway Bill ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Amendments made by 
the Committee to the Bill be now read a second 
time ; 

An Amendment was proposed to be made to the 
Question, by leaving out from the words “ That the” 
to the end of the Question, in order to add the words 
“ Bill be re-committed,” instead thereof. 

And the Question being put, That the words 
proposed to be left out stand part of the Question ; 

The House divided : 

The Yeas to the new Lobby ; 

The Noes to the old Lobby. 


Tellers for the ¢ Mr. Beckett Denison, 1 a9 
Yeas, _Mr. Aséell: : Goa 
Tellers for the f Mr. Ward, } 19 
Noes, UMr. Hutt : / 


So it was resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Committee to the Bill be now read a second time : 
—The said Amendments were accordingly read a 
second time, and agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
be ingrossed. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed Lighthouses. 


to inquire into the State and Management of the 
Lighthouses, Floating Lights, Buoys and Beacons, 
under the charge and management of the Corpora- 
tion of Trinity House of Deptford Strond, of the 
Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses, of the Cor- 
poration for preserving and improving the Port of 
Dublin, and of all Lights, Buoys and Beacons in 
the hands of any other Corporation, Public Body or 
Private Individuals; also into the Amount of the 
Gross and the Net Revenue, the Expenses of ma- 
naging the same, and the Appropriation thereof ; 
also, into the Authorities under which the respective 
Dues are collected and applied ; also, to inquire 
into the circumstances attending the Purchase of 
Private Lighthouses by the ‘Trinity House, and the 
Amounts paid for the same, and the state of the 
Accounts of such Lighthouses ; also to ascertain all 
the Changes and Improvements that have been made 
in Lighthouses, &amp;c., and the extent of Relief which 
has heen afforded to Shipping by Reduction or 
Alteration of Dues in the United Kingdom since 
the passing of the Act of 1834; and how far 
the recommendations of the Select Committee on 
Lighthouses in 1834 have been carried out; also, 

5T3 to 


No. 607. 











Courts of Law 
and Equity. 


No. 608, 


Waste Land 
(Australia) Bill. 


South Australia, 


Property Tax. 


Polish Exiles. 


New South 
Wales. 


Public Houses. 


878 


to consider whether any and what Alterations can 
be made in the Light and other Dues, and in the 
Management of the same, to relieve the Shipping of 
the Country, have — to report their Observations 
thereupon to the House, together with the Minutes 
of the iden taken before them. 

Admiral Dundas reported from the said Com- 
mittee ; That they had considered the matters re- 
ferred to them, and directed him to make a Report 
thereof to the House, together with the Minutes of 
the Evidence taken before them. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed 
to consider the expediency of erecting a Building in 
the neighbourhood of the Inns of Court, for the sit- 
tings of the Courts of Law and Equity, in lieu of the 
present Courts adjoining to Westminster Hall, with 
a view to the more speedy, convenient and effectual 
Administration of Justice, have power to report the 
Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. 

Mr. Charles Buller reported from the said Com- 
mittee, That they had considered the matters re- 
ferred to them, and directed him to make a Report 
thereof to the House; together with the Minutes of 
the Evidence taken before them. 

Ordered, That the said Report do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


A Petition of Residents in Great Britain, being 
Purchasers of land and otherwise interested in the 
Province of South Australia, praying that the Waste 
Land (Australia) Bill may not pass into a law, was 
= and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of Proprietors of land, and others, in- 
terested in the prosperity of South Australia, pray- 
ing that proper measures may be adopted for grant- 
ing to the Inhabitants of South Australia a General 
Assembly, composed of members elected by the in- 
habitants, in terms of the Act 5 and 6 Vice., c. 61, 
was presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the ‘Table. 


A Petition of Martha Eliza Rhoda Shuttleworth, 
of Leicester-place, London, complaining of delay by 
the authorities at Somerset House not having a more 
prompt and better mode for return of Income Tax 
to the exempted by law, whose incomes are under 
1501. a year; and praying the House to alter the 
system of returning money, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of John Quail, m.v., of the University 
of Louvain, Belgium, and a Member of the Royal 
College of Surgeons, in London, late a Staff Surgeon 
in the Polish Army during the war with Russia, in 
1831, stating that he has been deprived of his Polish 
pension, since August 1837, leaving arrears of 400. 
to 1845; and praying for redress, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Stock-holders and other Inhabitants 
of the colony of Mew South Wales, residing at Kis- 
sing Point, and its neighbourhood, praying for the 
repeal of so much of the Act 5 and 6 Vic., c. 76, as 
prohibits the appropriation of the territorial revenue 
by the legislative council, and also so much of the 
Act 5 and 6 Vic., c. 36., as relates to the minimuin 
price, to the letting, and to the general control of 
the Crown lands in New South Wales, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Stock- 
port, in the county of Chester, praying the House 
to adopt measures for preventing the increase of 
houses licensed for the sale of intoxicating drinks, 
and for diminishing to a very large extent the num- 
ber already existing, and to pass a law for entirely 
abolishing the sale of intoxicating liquor on the 





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A. 1845. 


Lord’s Day, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 





Petitions from Hadleigh ;—Saint Helens (Lan- 
caster) ;—Llanelly ;— Shipston-upon-Stour ;—Presi- 
dent and Vice President of the Society of Attornies, 
Solicitors, Proctors and others, not being Barristers, 

ractising in the Courts of Law and Equity of the 
United Kingdom ; — Penrith; — London and the 
neighbourhood thereof;—and, Wellington (Salop) ; 

raying the House to transfer the Courts of all the 
ms and Equity Judges to the neighbourhood of 
the Inns of Court, and unite them in a suitable 
structure under one roof,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Courts of Law 
and Equity, 


A Message from the Lords by Mr. Lynch and Mr. Message from 

Duckworth: the Lords, 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment ; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue until the Bonded Corn 
Thirty-first day of August One thousand eight hun- Bill. 
dred and Forty-eight, and to the end of the next 
Session of Parliament, and to amend, An Act of the 
fifth and sixth years of Her present Majesty, for 
permitting Wheat to be delivered from the Ware- 
house or the Vessel Duty-free, upon the previous 
Substitution of an equivalent Quantity of Flour or 
Biscuit in the Warehouse : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to provide for the Pay- Compensations 
ment of Compensation Allowances to certain Per- Bill. 
sons connected with the Courts of Law in England 
for loss of Fees and Emoluments : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to make further Regula- Masters and 
tions respecting the Tickets of Work to be delivered Workmen Bill, 
to Persons employed in the Manufacture of Hosiery, 
in certain Cases: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to increase the Stamp Stamp Duties, 
Duty on Licenses to Appraisers, to reduce the Stamp &amp;*» Bill. 
Duties on Registry Searches in Ireland, to amend 
the Law relating to the Duties on Legacies, and 
also to amend An Act of the last Session of Parlia- 
ment for regulating the Issue of Bank Notes in 
England: 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to defray until the First Militia Pay 
day of August One thousand eight hundred and 8. 
Forty-six the Charge of the Pay, Clothing and Con- 
tingentand other Expenses of the Disembodied Mil- 
itia in Great Britainand Ireland, togrant Allowances, 
in certain Cases, to Subaltern Officers, Adjutants, 
Pay-masters, Quarter-masters, Surgeons, Assistant 
Surgeons, Surgeons’ Mates and Serjeant-Majors of 
the Militia, and to authorize the Employment of the 
Non-commissioned Officers : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for regulating the Crimi- Criminal Juris- 
nal Jurisdiction of Assistant Barristers as to certain ‘ictionof Assist- 


. 2.8 : : t Barristers 
Counties of Cities and Counties of Towns in Jreland: (Ireland) Bill. 


A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Law of Real Property 
Real Property: And also, (No. 3.) Bill 
The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Lunatics Bill. 
Act for the Regulation of the Care and Treatment 
of Lunatics in England, with Amendments ; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, AN Railways 
Act to restrict the Powers of Selling or Leasing wore . 
Railways contained in certain Acts of Parliament ee 
relating to such Railways, with Amendments ; to 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Fisheries _ 
Act for the further Amendment of an Act of the (Ireland) Bill. 
sixth year of Her present Majesty, for regulating the 
Trish Fisheries, with Amendments; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to amend the Law respecting Testamentary Dis- 


positions of Property in the Public Funds, and to 
authorize 


Testamentary 
Dispositions, 


&amp;c., Bill. 








Grimsby Docks 
Bill. 


Daddeston 

and Nechells 
Improvement 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Exchequer Bills 
(£. 9,024,900.) 
Bill, 


Consolidated 
Fond Bill. 


Slave Trade 
(Brazil) Bill. 


Quebec. 


Waste Land 
(Australia) Bill. 





9 VicToRIz. 


authorize the Payment of Dividends on Letters of 
Attorney, in certain Cases, with an Amendment; to 
which Amendment the Lords desire the concurrence 
of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for making additional Docks and other Works 
at the Haven of the Town and Port of Great 
Grimsby, and for amending the Acts relating to the 
said Haven, with Amendments ; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for lighting, draining, cleansing and improving 
the Hamlets or Liberties of Duddeston and Nechells, 
in the Parish of Aston, near Birmingham, in the 
County of Warwick, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


The Exchequer Bills Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time ; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Consolidated Fund Bill was, according to 
Order, read a second time; and committed to a 
Committee of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The Bil) from the Lords, intituled, An Act to 
amend an Act, intituled, An Act to carry into Exe- 
cution a Convention between his Majesty and the 
Emperor of Brazil, for the Regulation and Final 
Abolition of the African Slave Trade, was, according 
to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments this House doth desire the concurrence 
of their Lordships. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee to whom 
it was referred to consider the Motion made upon 
Wednesday last, That an humble Address be pre- 
sented to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty 
will be graciously pleased to direct that a Sum, not 
exceeding Twenty thousand pounds, be applied to 
the Relief of the Sufferers by the late calamitous 
Fires at Quebec, and assuring Her Majesty, that 
this House will make good the same, a Resolution ; 
which was read, as followeth : 

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will be 
graciously pleased to direct that a Sum, not exceed- 
ing Twenty thousand pounds, be applied to the Re- 
lief of the Sufferers by the late calamitous Fires at 
Quebec, and assuring Her Majesty that this House 
will make good the same. 

The said Resolution, being read a second time ; 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House 
doth agree with the Committee in the said Address 
to be presented to Her Majesty. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Report on the Waste Land (Australia) Bill ; 
and the Amendments were read, as follow: 

Pr. 1. 1.1. Leave out “ by.” 

Pr. 1. 1. 8. Leave out from “ Colonies” to “ Be”’ 
in 1. 31., and insert “ And whereas the provisions 
“* of the said Act are inapplicable to those colonies 
“ to which felons and offenders may be transported 
“by law from the United Kingdom of Great Bri- 
“ tain and Ireland.” 

Pr. 1. 1. ult. Leave out “ and declared.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 6. Leave out from “ that” to “ belong”’ 
inclusive, in Pr, 3. 1. 2. 


Vot. 100. 


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879 


Pr. 3. 1, 2. Leave out from “ And”’ inclusive, to 
“ thereof ” inclusive, in ]. 18. 

Pr. 3. 1. 18. Leave out from “ And” inclusive, 
to “ effect” inclusive, in 1. 35. 

Pr. 3. 1.36. Leave out from ‘“ And” inclusive, 
to “therein” inclusive, in Pr. 4. 1. 7. 

Pr. 4. 1. 8. Leave out from “ And” inclusive, to 
conviction” inclusive, in |. 38. 

Pr. 4. 1.38. Leave out from “ And” inclusive, 
to ‘‘ Council” inclusive, in Pr. 5. 1. 12. 

Pr. 5. 1. 30. Leave out from “ And” inclusive, to 
“ forfeited” inclusive, in Pr. 6. 1. 7. 

Pr. 6. |. '7. Leave out from “ And” inclusive, to 
* land” inclusive, in 1. 16. 

Pr. 6. 1. 16. Leave out from “ And” inclusive, to 
“ aforesaid’ inclusive, in 1. 30. 

Pr. 6. 1. 30. Leave out from “ And” inclusive, to 
thereupon” inclusive, in Pr. 7. 1. 38. 

Pr. 7. 1. 38. Leave out from “ And” inclusive, to 
“ colony”’ inclusive, in Pr. 8. 1. 9. 

Pr. 8. 1. 10. Leave out from “ And”’ inclusive, to 
the” in 1. 16. 

Pr. 8. 1. 18. After “ in” insert “ the colony of,” 
and leave out from “land” to “so” in |]. 23., and 
insert “ as such colony is now defined and limited,” 
and leave out from “ said” to “ to” in |. 25., and 
insert “ colony shall continue to be a place.” 

Pr. 8. 1. 31. Leave out from “Council” to “ And” 
in Pr. 9, 1. 28. 
Pr. 9. 1. 81. Leave out from “ in” to “ from” in 
1. 32., and insert “ the said colony.” 
Pr. 9. 1. 33. Leave out from “ of” to “ in” in 
1. 34., and insert “ the said colonies.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
To-morrow. 


“ 


“ 


“ 


The Order of the day being read, for receiving 
the Report on the Joint Stock Banks (Scotland and 
Ireland) Bill; 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon this 
day three months. 


Mr. Greene reported the Fees (Criminal Proceed- 
ings) Bill; and the Amendments were read, and 
agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


The ingrossed Bill for the Constitution and Go- 
vernment of the Naval Medical Supplemental Fund 
Society, and the Management of the Funds thereof, 
was, according to Order, read the third time ; and 
Amendments were made to the Bill. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to authorize, until the End of the 
next Session of Parliament, an Alteration of the 
Annuities and Premiums of the Naval Medical 
Supplemental Fund Society. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to 
facilitate the Conveyance of Real Property was, 
according to Order, read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bouverie do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the same, with Amendments; to 
which Amendments this House doth desire the con- 
currence of their Lordships. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to 
render the Assignment of satisfied Terms unneces- 
sary, was, according to Order, read the third time; 
and the Amendments following were made to the 
Bill; viz. 

Pr. 2. 1.37. After “ incorporeal” insert “ and to 

5T4 


“ all 


Joint Stock 
Banks (Scot- 
Jand and 
Ireland) Bill. 


Fees (Criminal 
Proceedings) 
Bill. 


Naval Medical 
Supplemental 
Fund Society 
Bill. 


Real Property 
(No. 1.) Bill. 


Assignment of 
Terms Bill. 








Silk Weavers 
Bill. 


Lunatics Bill. 


Duddeston 
and Nechells 
Improvement 


(No. 2.) Bill. 


Railways 
(Selling or 
Leasing) Bill, 


880 


“ all such customary land as will pass by deed or 
“ deed and admittance, and not by surrender.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 38. After “ thereof” insert “ respec- 
“ tively.” 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Bouverie do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the same, with Amendments; to 
which Amendments this House doth desire the con- 
currence of their Lordships. 


The Silk Weavers Bill was, according to Order, 
read a second time; and committed to a Committee 
of the whole House, for To-morrow. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for the i ea of the Care and 
Treatment of Lunatics in England; and the same 
were read, as follow : 

Pr. 5. 1. 21. After “lunacy” insert “and shall 
“ take the same rank and precedence as the Mas- 
“ ters in Ordinary in the Hich Court of Chancery.” 

Pr. 11. 1. penult. After “such” insert “ orders 
Oo” 

Pr. 12. 1. 2. Leave out from “ be” to “ two” in 
1. 3., and insert “ given or signed, or signed and 
“ sealed by one Commissioner or.” 

Pr. 35.1. 17. In the interlineation, leave out “ or 
having only one establishment.” 

Pr. 52. 1. ult. Leave out “ or imbecile.” 

Pr. 79. 1. 20. Leave out “such” and insert 
‘ any licensed.” 

Pr. 81. 1. 6. Leave out “and” and insert “ or.” 

Pr. 102. 1. 25. Leave out from “lunatic” to 
and” in |, 27. 

Pr. 108. 1.29. After “ shall” insert “as respects 
such party.” 

Pr. 123. 1. 17. Leave out “ now.” 

Pr. 128. 1. 7. Leave out “ or imbecile.” 

Pr. 132. 1. 31. After “Sessions” insert Clause 
(A.) 

Crausr (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That nothing 
in this Act contained shall extend to the Royal 
Hospital of Bethlehem, or any building adjacent 
thereto and used therewith: Provided always, 
that it shall be lawful for any Commissioner or 
other person whom the Lord Chancellor or any 
one of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State 
shall at any time, by an order in writing under 
the hand of the said Lord Chancellor or Secretary 
of State, direct to visit and examine the Royal 
Hospital of Bethlehem and every or any building 
adjacent thereto as aforesaid, and every or any 
person confined therein.” 


In Schedule (B.) to the Bill: 
Pr. 134. 1. 33. Leave out “or imbecile.” 
In Schedule (C.) to the Bill : 
Pr. 137. ls. 4. and 5. Leave out “ or imbecile.” 
Pr. 137. ls. 6 and 7. After “confined” insert 
and that I have formed this opinion from the fol- 
lowing fact or facts, viz.” 


In Schedule (D.) to the Bill: 


Pr. 137. 1. 30. Leave out “ or imbecile.” 
Pr. 140. 1. 23. Leave out “ or imbecile.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


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Ordered, That the Amendments made by the 
Lords to the Duddeston and Nechells Improvement 
(No. 2.) Bill be taken into consideration To-morrow. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
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Leasing Railways contained in certain Acts of Par- 
liament relating to such Railways; and the same 
were read, as follow: 
L. 3. After “ Parliament” insert “ during the 
“ present Session of Parliament.” 
L. 18. Leave out from “that” to “it” in 1, 21. 
including the interlineation. ; 
L. 23. After “ Railway” insert “ by virtue of any 
“ powers contained in any Act passed in the present 
“ Session.” 
L. 25. After “ party” insert “by virtue of any 
such powers.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


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the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to amend the Law respecting Testa- 
mentary Dispositions of Property in the Public 
Funds, and to authorize the Payment of Dividends 
on Letters of Attorney, in certain Cases; and the 
same was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 6.1.17. Leave out from “ Act” to “ And” in 
1. 19. and insert “passed in the sixth year of the 
“ reign of his late Majesty, authorizing the substitu- 
“ tion of a declaration in lieu of an oath, in certain 
“ cases.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 

was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


Trade, in relation to any Railway Bill or Project 
upon which that Railway Department has reported, 
which were presented to this House upon the 28th day 
of April last, be returned to the Board of Trade. 


And then the House adjourned till To-morrow. 


Sabbati, 2° die Augusti ; 


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PRAYERS. 


take into consideration the Amendments made 
by the Lords to the Bill, intituled, An Act for 
lighting, draining, cleansing and improving the 
Hamlets or Liberties of Duddeston and Nechells, in 
the Parish of Aston, near Birmingham, in the 
County of Warwick; and the same were read, as 
follow : 
Pr. 2. 1.7. After “ that” insert “ from and 
“ after the expiration of Two calendar months from 
“ the passing of this Act.” 
Pr. 5. 1.4. After “ forthwith” insert “ after 
this Act shall come into operation.” 
Pr. 20. 1. 2. Leave out from “ executing” to 
this” in |. 3. 
Pr. 23. 1. 35. Leave out “into” and insert 
in.” 
Pr. 66. 1.17. After “ order” insert “ or.” 
Pr. 73. 1. ult. After “ of” insert “ any.” 
Pr. 74. 1. 1. After “ house” insert “ built after 
the passing of this Act.” 
The said Amendments being read a second time, 
were agreed to. ; 
Ordered, That Mr. Spooner do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


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Dispositions, 
&amp;c., Bill. 


Ordered, That the Documents and Statements Railway Bills 
received by the Railway Department of the Board of —— of 


de.) 


HE House, according to Order, proceeded to puddeston 


and Nechells 
Improvement 


(No, 2.) Bill. 


Petitions from Preston (ten Petitions) ;—Vew- Factories. 


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limit the hours of labour of females and young 
persons employed in Factories to ten in the day,— 
were presented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


Richard and A Petition of Richard and James Keynes, of 

James Keynes. Shaftesbury, in the county of Dorset, Grocers, 
stating that the Petitioners received on the second 
day of June last, a cask of tobacco from Joseph 
Simpson, Manufacturer, of Leeds, in Yorkshire, in 
the usual way of trade, at the usual price, and by 
the usual conveyance ; that the article in question 
was, on the invoice they received, warranted as 
genuine, and that they had the fullest confidence 
of its being such; that within half an hour after its 
delivery, and before it was conveyed to their stores, 
it was seized by certain persons who are called 
Surveying-generals, on suspicion of its being adul- 
terated ; that on an application having been made 
to the Commissioners of Excise, stating facts and 
circumstances connected with the subject, the Peti- 
tioners have been informed that the officers of the 
said Commissioners have been directed only to 
proceed for the condemnation of the tobacco seized ; 
they further state, that immediately on the suspicion 
expressed that the article in question was adul- 
terated, they sent a sample of the tobacco to 
Andrew Ure, Analytical Chemist, for the purpose of 
its being tested and analysed, and which he stated 
to be genuine and unadulterated; they beg to submit 
to the House, that it involves not only a case of 
great hardship, but of extreme injustice, that an 
article bought as genuine, at the usual market- 
price, and in the way of open and fair dealing, 
should be thus liable to confiscation; and praying 
the House to take the subject into consideration, 
and provide some means by which the fair and 
honest dealer shall be secured from the imputa- 
tion of fraud, the expense of litigation, and the 
imposition of severe, and perhaps ruinous, but un- 
deserved penalties, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Exchequer Bills The House, according to Order, resolved itself 
(£-9,024990-) into a Committee upon the Exchequer Bills Bill ; 
: and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker re- 
sumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 

Amendments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 

day next. 


Consolidated 


feed Bill The Order of the day being read, for the Com- 


mittee on the Consolidated Fund Bill; 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, that they have power to receive a Clause of 
Appropriation. 

Then the House resolved itself into the Commit- 
tee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker 
resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That 
the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made 
Amendments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


_— Land ===The Order of the day being read, for the third 
(Australia) Bills yeading of the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An 
Act to amend an Act, intituled, An Act for regu- 
lating the Sale of Waste Land belonging to the 
Crown, in the Australian Colonies, and to make 
further Provision for the Management thereof; 
And a Motion being made, That the Bill be now 
read the third time ; 
_ Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, by Her Ma- 
jesty’s Command, acquainted the House, That Her 
Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the 
Bill, gives Her consent, as far as Her Majesty’s in- 
terest 1s concerned, that the House may do therein 
as they shall think fit, 
Vox. 100. 


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Then the Bill was read the third time ; and the 
Amendments following were made to the Bill ; viz. 


In the Title of the Bill: 


L. 1. Leave out “ amend ” and insert “ exempt 
“ Van Diemen’s Land from the Provision of.” 

L. 4. Leave out from ‘ Colonies ”’ to the end of 
the Title. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquamt them that this House 
hath agreed to the same, with Amendments; to 
which Amendments this House doth desire the con- 
currence of their Lordships. 


The ingrossed Bill for the Abolition of certain Fees (Criminal 
Fees in Criminal Proceedings was, according to Or- — 
der, read the third time. ia 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The House according to Order, resolved itself into giik Weavers 
a Committee upon the Silk Weavers Bill; and, after Bill. 
some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the 
Chair; and Mr. Greene reported, That the Com- 
mittee had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 
Ordered, That the Report be received upon Mon- 
day next. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented, by New Churches. 
Her Majesty’s Command,—The Twenty-fifth An- 
nual Report of the Commissioners for Building New 
Churches. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Lunatic 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Asy!ums. 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return from the Person or Persons ap- 

ointed under an Act of the forty-eighth year of 
King George the Third, c. 96, and an Act of the 9th 
year of King George the Fourth, c. 40, or either of 
them, to keep Accounts of Receipts and Payments 
under the Authority of the said Acts, or either of 
them, and from the Clerk of the Peace and the 
Treasurer of the County, and any other Officer who 
has the Custody and Payment of any Monies raised 
by a County Rate of the Counties of Bedford, Ches- 
ter, Cornwall, Dorset, Gloucester, Kent, Lancaster, 
Leicester, Middlesex, Norfolk, Nottingham, Staf- 
ford, Suffolk, Surrey, West Riding of York, Devon, 
Oxford, Shropshire, Somerset, and North and East 
Ridings of York, and of the County of the Town of 
Nottingham, of all Monies which have been paid out 
of the ie Rate for the purchase and hire of Land, 
and for the building, erecting, altering, furnishing 
and completing the County Lunatic Asylum of each 
such Couuty, and the Yards, Courts and Outlets 
thereto belonging, and also for Repairs and other 
Expenses of such County Lunatic Asylum, and on 
any other account whatever for or relating to the 
County Lunatic Asylum of each such County; and 
also, an Account of all Monies borrowed by each 
such County for Repayment of any of the above- 
mentioned orany other Expenses for or relating to the 
County Lunatic Asylum of each County, and of the 
Monies raised for the Re-payment of the Money 
borrowed, and the Interest thereof, and whether 
raised by Special Rate or General Rate, and how 
much, if any, of the Money borrowed now remains 
owing from each such County, together with the 
Dates of all the above Payments; the above Ac- 
counts to distinguish what Monies have been paid 
by order of the Justices in General or Quarter Ses- 
sions, and what by order of the Visiting Justices of 
the County Lunatic Asylum, and what by any other 
Authority ; and also, the Amount of all Monies 
which have been paid out of the County Rate — 
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the erection of such Asylums for Pauper Lunatics 
chargeable to each such County, and the Dates 
thereof ; and also, a Return of Towns, Places, Li- 
berties and Districts within each such County, 
which does not contribute to the County Lunatic 
Asylum of such County. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Messagefrom A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Lynch and 
the Lords. = Mr. Duckworth : 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 
ing, without Amendment ; viz. 
Grand Jury A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend an Act of the 
(Dablin) Bil. last Session, for consolidating and amending the 
Laws for the Regulation of Grand Jury Present- 
ments in the County of Dublin : 
Stock in Trade A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue until the 
mm. First day of October One thousand eight hundred 
and Forty-six, and to the end of the then Session of 
Parliament, the Exemption of Inhabitants of Pa- 
rishes, Townships and Villages from Liability to be 
rated as such, in respect of Stock in Trade or other 
Property, to the Relief of the Poor: 
Darby-court A Bill, intituled, An Act to empower the Com- 
—_ missioners of Her Majesty’s Woods to appropriate 
’ to Building Purposes the Area of Darby-court, in 
the Parish of Saint James, Westminster : 
Bills of A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue until the 
Exchange, &amp;c-» First day of January One thousand eight hundred 
: and Fifty-one, an Act for exempting certain Bills of 
Exchange and Promissory Notes from the operation 
of the Laws relating to Usury: 
Smuggling A Bill, intituled, An Act for the Prevention of 
Prevention Bill. Smug: ling ; 


Warehousing A. ill, intituled, An Act for the Warehousing of 
of Goods Bill. Goods: 


Customs A Bill, intituled, An Act to grant certain Bounties 
Bounties and 


‘Allowances Bill. 22d Allowances of Customs: 


Customs _— — A Bill, intituled, An Act for the general Regula- 
Regulation Bill. tion of the Customs: 

Customs Laws = A Bill, intituled, An Act to repeal the several 
Repeal Bill. 7 ws relating to the Customs : 


Trade of British A Bill, intituled, An Act to regulate the Trade of 
Possessions 


‘Abroad Bill, 7t¢ish Possessions Abroad : 
Isle of Man A Bill, intituled, An Act for the regulating the 
Trade Bill. = Trade of the Isle of Man; 


Customs Duties A Bill, intituled, An Act for granting Duties of 
ain. Customs : 


hipping and A Bill, intituled, An Act for the Encouragement 
Navigation Bill. of British Shipping and Navigation : 


Shipping and 


Customs A Bill, intituled, An Act for the Management of 
Management the Customs: 
Bill, 


Dublin Pipe A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Acts for 
a (No. 2.) regulating the Pipe Water of the City of Dublin, 

- and to enable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Bur- 
gesses of the Borough of the City of Dublin to 
extend the supply of Pipe Water to the several Pa- 
rishes or Portion of Parishes situate in the City and 
County of Dublin, and adjoining to the Borough of 
the said City of Dublin, but outside the Boundary 
thereof: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for 
amending certain Acts of the fourth and fifth years 
of the reign of Her Majesty, for facilitating the 
Administration of Justice in the Court of Chancery, 
and for providing for the Discharge of the Duties of 
the Subpeena Office, after the Death, Resignation 
or Removal of the present Patentee of that Office, 
without any Amendment: And also, 

Rochdale The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 
ph all eth’s) by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to amend 
Estate Bill, | an Act of the third year of King George the Third, 

for enabling the Vicar of Rochdale, in the County 


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A. 1845. 


of Lancaster, to grant a Lease or Leases of the 
Glebe Lands belonging to tne Vicarage, without any 
Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Lunatic 
Act to amend the Laws for the Provision and Regu- Asylums and 
lation of Lunatic Asylums for Counties and Bo- P2vPetLunatice 


: Bill, 
roughs, and for the Maintenance and Care of 


Pauper Lunatics in England, with Amendments; 
to which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An joint stocy 
Act for facilitating the Winding-up the Affairs of Compane 
Joint Stock Companies unable to meet their Pecu- (Ireland) Bill, 
niary Engagements, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An British Vessei, 
Act for the Registering of British Vessels, with an Bill. 
Amendment; to which Amendment the Lords desire 
the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act shulaham’s 
to dissolve the Marriage of Thomas Henry Shuld- Divorce Bill. 
ham, Esquire, with Frances Anne Hamilton Shuld- 
ham, his now Wife, and for other Purposes; to 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Lunatic 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Asylums and 
intituled, An Act to amend the Laws for the Provi- —_ 
sion and Regulation of Lunatic Asylums for Coun- 
ties and Boroughs, and for the Maintenance and 
Care of Pauper Lunatics in England; and the same 
were read, as follow: 

Pr. 2. Is. 30. and 31. Leave out from “ bo- 
“ rough” to “and” in]. 32. 

Pr. 3.1. 3. After “ for” insert “ one of.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 4. Leave out “ Secretary” and insert 
“ Secretaries,” and in the same line leave out from 
“ state” to “to” inl. 5. 

Pr. 4. 1.26. Leave out from “borough” to 
“ And” in 1. 27. 

Pr. 5. 1. 20. Leave out from “ borough” to 
“ Provided” in 1. 21. 
Pr. 11. 1.14. After “ which” insert “ any one 
as 

Pr.11. 1.15. Leave out “ Secretary” and in- 
sert “ Secretaries,’ and in the same line leave out 
from “ State” to “ shall” in 1. 16. 

Pr. 14. 1. 22. After “ Asylum” insert Clause 
(A.) 

Cuause (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That every 
borough which is situate within a county having 
an Asylum for Pauper Lunatics, and which under 
any previous Act now contributes to such Asylum, 
shall for the purposes hereinbefore mentioned, be 
considered as having an Asylum for the Pauper 
Lunatics of the said borough.” 

Pr. 26. 1. ult. After “ Cornwall,” insert “ by 
the Lord Warden of the Stannaries.” 

Pr. 36. ls. 32. and 33. Leave out from “ autho- 
rity” to “ from” in |. 34. 

Pr. 40. 1. 25. After “ to’’ insert “ one of.” 

Pr. 40. ls. 26. and 27. Leave out “Secretary” 
and insert “ Secretaries,” and in |. 27. leave out 
from “ State” to “ and” in I. 28. 

Pr. 42.1.9. After “ by” insert “ one of.” _ 

Pr. 42. 1. 10. Leave out “ Secretary” and in- 
sert “ Secretaries,” and in the same line leave out 
from “ State,” to “ by” in I. 11. 

Pr. 43. 1. 18. After “ of” insert “one of.” _ 

Pr. 43. 1.19. Leave out “ Secretary” and m- 
sert “ Secretaries.” 

Pr. 43. 1.20. Leave out “for the Home De- 
“ partment.” 

Pr. 45. 1. 33. After “of” insert “ one of.” _ 

Pr. 45. 1. 34. Leave out “ Secretary” and in- 
sert “ Secretaries.” E 

Pr. 45. 1.35. Leave out from “ State” to 
“ under” in J. 36, 


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Pr. 58. 1.34. Leave out from “ accounts” to 
“ and” in Pr, 59. 1.1. 

Pr. 62. 1.13. After “ to” insert “ one of.” 

Pr. 62. 1,14. Leave out “Secretary” and insert 
“ Secretaries.” 

Pr. 62. 1. 15. Leave out from “ State” to “for” 
in 1. 16. 

Pr. 67. 1.4. Leave out from “ always” to “ that” 
in 1. 5. 

Pr. 73. 1.17. After “ of” insert “the county 
“ in which.” 

Pr. 73. 1.18. After “ parish” insert “ is si- 
tuate.” 

Pr. 73. 1. 29. Leave out “ and.” 

Pr. 73. 1.31. After “ Lunacy” insert “ and 
another copy thereof to the Poor Law Commis- 
sioners; and so much of the Act passed in the 
sixth year of the reign of Her present Majesty 
Queen Victoria, continuing the Poor Law Com- 
mission, as requires the Clerk to every Board of 
Guardians to make out a return of such Lunatics 
as aforesaid on the fifteenth day of August in 
every year, shall from the passing of this Act, be 
repealed.” 

Pr. 75. ls. 19. and 20. Leave out “or imbecile.” 

Pr. 76. 1. 12. After “ resident” insert “ to- 
“ gether.” 

Pr. 76. 1.17. After “ clergyman” insert “ to- 
gether.” 

Pr. 76. 1. 35. Leave out “ or imbecile.” 

Pr. 76. 1. 36. After “clergyman” insert “ to- 
gether.” 

Pr. 78.1. 5. Leave out from “every” to “ Over- 
seer” in 1. 6. 

Pr. 78. ls. 14. and 15. Leave out “constable.” 

Pr. 79. Is. 13. and 14. Leave out “ constable.” 

Pr. 80. 1. 20. Leave out “ or imbecile.” 

Pr. 80. ]. ult. Leave out “ constable.” 

Pr. 81. 1. ult. Leave out from “ unsound” to 
“ mind ” in Pr. 82. 1. 1. 

Pr. 91. 1. 12. Leave out “ from” and insert 
now or at any time hereafter beig in.” 

Pr. 91. 1.15. After “lunatics” insert “ there- 
“ from.” 

Pr. 91. 1s. 20. and 21. After “ accordingly”’ in- 
sert “and every such Overseer or relieving or other 
“ officer as aforesaid, who shall, for the space of 
“ fourteen days after the date of any such order, 
neglect or refuse to remove any lunatic according 
to such order ; and every officer or proprietor of 
any registered hospital or licensed house who 
shall refuse to permit any such removal, shall for- 
feit for every such offence any sum not more than 
Twenty nor less than Two pounds.” 

Pr, 92. 1. 1. After “ resident” insert “to be by 
him laid before the Justices acting for such county 
at their next general or quarter sessions, or before 
the Justices of such borough.” 

Pr, 92. 1. 18. After “ that” insert “ after an asy- 
lum shall be established for any county or bo- 
rough, under the provisions of this Act.” 

Pr. 92. 1. 30. After “ lunatics” insert “ for a 
longer period than shall be requisite for obtaiming 
an order for the removal of such lunatic to such 
asylum.” 

Pr. 92.1. 33. After “ list” insert “ as fit to be at 
“ Jarge.” 

Pr. 94.1. 6. After “ to” insert “one of.” 

Pr. 94. Is. 7. and 8. Leave out “ Secretary” and 
insert “ Secretaries,” and in 1. 8. leave out from 
“ state” to “and” in 1. 9. 

Pr. 96. 1. 24. Leave out “upon” and insert “ in 
case of.” 

Pr. 96. 1.25. Leave out from “ appearance” to 
adjudge” in |. 26., and insert “upon proof of his 
having been served with such notice, inquire into 
the circumstances of the case, and unless the con- 
trary be shown shall.” 

Pr. 101.1. 17. After “any” insert “ two.” 

Pr. 102. 1. 9. After “twelve” insert “ calendar.”’ 

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Pr. 103. 1. 10. After “any” insert “two.” 
Pr. 103. 1. 26. After “twelve” insert “ calen- 
“ dar.” 
Pr. 105. 1. 16. Leave out from “ therein” to 
“ And” in 1. 29. 
Pr. 105. 1. 31. Leave out from “ aggrieved” to 
“ by” in 1. 32. 
Pr. 106. 1.5. Leave out “ ten” and insert “ four- 
“ teen.” 
P. 106. 1. 16. Leave out from “whatsoever” to 
“ And” in |. 36. 
Pr. 111. 1. 28, Leave out “ raiseable” and insert 
“ Jeviable.”’ 
Pr. 112. ]. 28. Leave out “visitor” and insert 
“ visitors.” 
Pr. 113. 1. 21. Leave out “ contrivance” and in- 
sert “connivance.” 
Pr. 118.1, 28. Leave out from “ may” to “ is- 
“ sue” in Ll. 30. 
Pr. 118. 1. 38. Leave out from “ warrant” to 
hear”’ in 1. ult. 
Pr. 120. 1, penult. Leave out “ upon demand.” 
Pr. 121. 1. 37. After “ Act” insert “ other than 
orders adjudicating as to the settlement of any 
lunatic pauper, and providing for his mainte- 
“ nance.” 
Pr. 123. 1. 34. After “as” insert “one of.” 
Pr. 123. 1. 35. Leave out “Secretary” and insert 
“ Secretaries.” 
Pr. 123. 1.36. Leave out from “ state” to “ shall” 
in 1. 37. 
Pr. 1353. 1. 18. Leave out “ or imbecile.” 
Pr. 137.1.22. After “any” insert “monies raised 
“ by a.” 


In Schedule (E.) No. 4, to the Bill : 


Pr. 153. 1. 7. After “ therein” insert “in the pre- 
“ sence of Aa 


In Schedule (G.) No. 1, to the Bill : 


Pr. 155. Leave out 


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Dec. 4, 1844 - - 1 
2 
3 
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5 
6 
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and insert 
* Date of last No. in order 
previous Admission, of 
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The said Amendments, as far as Clause (A.), being 
read a second time, were agreed to. 


Cxause (A.) The next Amendment, being read 
a second time ; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by adding 
at the end thereof the words “ Provided always, 
“ That it shall be lawful for any such borough, at 
“any time hereafter, upon giving six calendar 
“ months’ notice in writing under the hand of the 
“ Town Clerk, in pursuance of the resolution of the 
“ Council of such borough, to the Clerk of the 
“ Peace of the county, to separate itself so far as 
“ relates to the establishment of a lunatic asylum 
“ for such county, and the maintenance of lunatics 

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tion of such notice, such borough shall, for the 
“ao. eo of this Act, be deemed a borough not 

aving an asylum for the pauper lunatics thereof: 
Provided also, That from and after the expiration 
of such notice, and until the withdrawal from 
such county asylum of all the lunatics from or 
belonging to any such borough, such borough 
shall be liable to contribute towards the expenses 
of such asylum, in the same manner and to the 
same extent as such borough would have been 
liable to contribute if notice of separation had not 
been given ; and from and after the expiration of 
such notice, and the withdrawal from such county 
asylum of all lunatics from or belonging to such 
borough, then and in such case such borough shall 
not be liable to pay or contribute towards the ex- 
pense of the establishment, such asylum, or the 
maintenance of the lunatics therein, save only 
such proportion of the expenses of maintaining 
lunatics chargeable to the county in which such 
borough is situate, which would have been charge- 
able upon such borough in case it had not been 
separated from the county.” 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 
agreed to. 

Then the subsequent Amendments, being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships, 
with an Amendment; to which Amendment this 
House doth desire the concurrence of their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act for the Registering of British Ves- 
sels ; and the same was read, as followeth: 

Pr. 29. 1. 5. Leave out “ for” and insert “ from.” 
The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Earl of Powis’s (Robinson’s) Estate Bill; That they 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, and found 
the same to be true; and that the Parties concerned 
had given their consent to the Bill, to the satisfac- 
tion of the Committee ; and that the Committee had 
gone through the Bill, and made verbal Amend- 
ments thereunto; and the same were read, as 
follow : 

Pr. 10.1. 20. After “ estates,” at the end of the 
Amendment, insert “ for their respective lives.” 

Pr. 19.1. 36. After “ thereof” insert “ to.” 
Pr. 20. 1. 36, After “ said” insert “ Denston.” 
Pr. 21.1. 9. After “ said” insert “ Denston.” 
Pr. 23. 1. 29. Leave out “ the,” and after 
“ other,” in the same line, insert “ the.” 
Pr. 24. 1, 26. After “ Clive” insert “or the 
survivor of them.” 
Pr. 25.1. 4. After “‘ Clive” insert “ or the sur- 
* vivor of them.” 

Pr. 25. 1. 28. After “ Clive” insert or the sur- 
‘ vivor of them.” 

Pr. 28. 1. 12. After “ said” insert “ Denston 
Estate and.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time 
upon Monday next. 


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Shuldham’s Divorce Bill was read the first time, 


and ordered to be read a second time upon Monday | 
next. 


Ordered, That a Message be sent to the Lords, 
to request that their Lordships will be pleased to | 


communicate to this House, a Copy of the Minutes 


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therein from the county in which such borough 
may be situated ; and from and after the expira- 





A. 1845, 


of the Evidence taken before their Lordships, in the 
case of the said Bill: And that Mr. Greene do carry 
the said Message. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Joint Steck 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Companies 
intituled, An Act for facilitating the Winding-up the (Ireland) Bill, 


Affairs of Joint Stock Companies unable to meet 
their Pecuniary Engagements; and the same were 
read, as follow: 

Pr. 38.1. 28. After ‘ labour” insert Clause (A.) 

Cravuse (A.) “ And whereas an Act was passed 
in the last Session of Parliament intituled ‘ An 
Act for the facilitating the Winding-up of Joint 
Stock Companies unable to meet their Pecuniary 
Engagements,’ the provisions whereof are appli- 
cable to Companies carrying on business in Eng- 
land: And whereas several Joint Stock Companies 
already have, and other Joint Stock Companies 
may hereafter have Establishments, and have 
carried on, or may carry on business, both in 
England and Ireland; Be it therefore Enacted, 
That in all cases in which any such Joint Stock 
Company as in this Act and the said recited Act 
respectively is specified and made subject to the 
provisions thereof, shall have had or hereafter 
shall have an Establishment or Establishments, 
or shall have carried on, or hereafter shall carr 
on, business both in England and Ireland, if the 
head office of such Company be or shall last 
have been in England, such Company shall be 
deemed to be an English Company, and within 
and subject to the provisions of the said recited 
Act and not of this Act; and if the head office 
be or shall last have been in Jreland, such Com- 
pany shall be deemed to be an Jrish Company, 
and within and subject to the provisions of this 
“ Act and not of the said recited Act.” 


In the Title of the Bill: 


L. 2. After “ Companies” insert “in Jreland.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


n~a nA A 
en en 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Lynch and Message from 
the Lords, 


Mr. Duckworth: 
Mr. Speaker, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Land Revenue 
Act — 
ment Bill. 


Act to amend an Act of the tenth year of his late 
Majesty King George the Fourth, for consolidating 
and amending the Laws relating to the oo 
and Improvement of his Majesty’s Woods, Forests, 
Parks and Chases, and for other Purposes relating 
to the said Land Revenue, with Amendments; to 
which Amendments the Lords desire the concur- 
rence of this House:—And then the Messengers 
withdrew. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Land Revenve 
Act Amend- 
ment Bill. 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to amend an Act of the tenth year 
of his late Majesty King George the Fourth, for 
consolidating and amending the Laws relating to 
the Management and Improvement of his Majesty’s 
Woods, Forests, Parks and Chases, and for other 
Purposes relating to the said Land Revenue ; and 
the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 5. 1. 4, After “buildings” insert “ and 
whereas an Act was passed in the third and fourth 
« vear of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, 
“ intituled, ‘ An Act to extend and enlarge the 
Powers of the Commissioners of his Majesty's 
‘ Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and 
“ Buildings, in relation to the Management and 
Disposition of the said Revenue of the Crown im 
Scotland,” ’ = 

. 5. 


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“ 
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Slave Vessels, 


No. 609. 


Tnterest on 


Money. 
Shuldham’s 
H Divorce Bill. 
ue 
ue 
Royal Asseut 
to Bills, 


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Pr. 5.1. 7. Leave out “first,” and in the same 
line leave out “ Act” and insert “Acts.” 

Pr. 5.1. 20. Leave out “ first,” and in the same 
line leave out “ Act” and insert “ Acts.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 22. Leave out “ Act” and insert “ Acts.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 5. Leave out “ first,” and in the same 
line leave out “ Act” and insert “ Acts.” 

Pr. 6. 1. 35. Leave out “ first,” and in the same 
line leave out “ Act” and insert “ Acts.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 12. Leave out “ first.” 

Pr. 7. 1. 18. Leave out “ Act” and 
“ Acts.” 


The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
(and it appearing that it was the intention of the 
Commons to give the same leasing powers to the 
Commissioners of the Land Revenue in Scotland, 
as in England and Ireland) were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
hath agreed to the Amendments made by their 
Lordships. 


insert 


Mr. Corry presented, pursuant to Order,—A Re- 
turn of all Vessels that have been taken into Her 
Majesty’s Service under the several Acts and 
Treaties relating to the Slave Trade, since the 24th 
day of August 1839, describing the Flag under 
which such Vessels were seized, the registered 
Tonnage, as well as that by British Admeasure- 
ment; stating whether Copper or Iron fastened, 
and if taken with their Stores and Furniture ; like- 
wise the appraised or estimated Value of each 
Vessel, and the Sums which the Board of Admi- 
ralty have deemed a proper Price for the same. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Mr. Greene reported, That he had carried to the 
Lords the Message of this House of Tuesday last, 
requesting that their Lordships would be pleased to 
communicate to this House, a Copy of the Report 
from the Select Committee appointed by their Lord- 
ships, in the Session of 1841, to inquire into the effect 
of the Alterations made in the Laws regulating the 
Interest on Money, with the Minutes of Evidence 
and Index ; and that their Lordships had commu- 
nicated a printed Copy of the said Report :—And he 
delivered the same in at the Table. 

Mr. Greene also reported, That he had carried to 
the Lords the Message of this House of this day, 
requesting that their Lordships would be pleased to 
communicate to this House a Copy of the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before their Lordships in the 
case of Shuldham’s Divorce Bill; and that their 
Lordships had communicated the said Minutes of 
Evidence, and request that the same may be re- 
turned to them :—And he delivered the same in at 
the Table. 


And then the House adjourned till Monday next. 


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Lune, 4° die Augusti ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 18 45. 


PRAYERS. 


MESSAGE, by Mr. Pulman, Yeoman Usher 
4 i of the Black Rod: 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty's 
Commission, for declaring Her Royal Assent to 
several Actsagreed upon by both Houses, do desire the 
immediate attendance of this Honourable House in 
the House of Peers, to hear the Commission read. 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to the House of Peers :—And being returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the 
desire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her 
Majesty's Commission, had been at the House of 
Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal 

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was read, giving, declaring and notifying the Royal 
Assent to the several Public and Private Bills therein 
mentioned ; and that the Lords, thereby authorized, 
had declared the Royal Assent to the said Bills: 
Which Bills are as follow : 
An Act to repeal the several Laws relating to the Customs Laws 
Customs : Repeal Bill, 
An Act for the Management of the Customs: — Customs Ma- 
nagement Bill, 
An Act for the General Regulation of the Cus- Customs 
toms: Regulation Bill. 
An Act for the Prevention of Smuggling : Smuggling 
Prevention Bill, 
_An Act for the Encouragement of British Ship- shipping and 
ping and Navigation : Navigation Bill, 
An Act for the Registering of British Vessels : 


British Vessels 
Bill. 


Customs Duties 
Bill. 


Warehousing 
of Goods Biil, 
An Act to grant certain Bounties and Allowances Customs 


: ae Bounties and 
of Customs : Allowances Bill, 


An Act to regulate the Trade of British Posses~ Trade of British 


. um Possessions 
sions Abroad: Abroad Bill. 


An Act for the Regulating the Trade of the Isle Iste of Man 
of Man: Trade Bill. 
An Act to increase the Stamp Duty on Licenses Stamp Duties, 
to Appraisers; to reduce the Stamp Duties on Re- *¢&gt; Bill. 
gistry Searches in Ireland ; to amend the Law re- 
lating to the Duties on Legacies; and also to amend 
an Act of the last Session of Parliament for regu- 
lating the Issue of Bank Notes in England : 

An Act to provide for the Payment of Compen- Compensations 
sation Allowances to certain Persons connected with ®"- 
the Courts of Law in England, for Loss of Fees and 
Emoluments : 

An Act to continue until the First day of January Bills of 
One thousand eight hundred and Fifty-one an Act for Exchange, &amp;c., 
exempting certain Bills of Exchange and Promissory ®"" 
Notes from the Operation of the Laws relating to 
Usury : 

“4 Act for amending certain Acts of the Fourth Court of 
and Fifth years of the reign of Her Majesty, for fa- Chancery Bill. 
cilitating the Administration of Justice in the Court 
of Chancery ; and for providing for the Discharge of 
the Duties of the Subpoena Office after the Death, 
Resignation or Removal of the present Patentee of 
that Office: 

An Act to amend the Law of Real Property : 


An Act for granting Duties of Customs : 


An Act for the Warehousing of Goods : 


Real Property 
(No. 3.) Bill. 
An Act to defray until the First day of August One Militia Pay 

thousand eight hundred and Forty-six, the Charge of ®!" 
the Pay, Clothing, and Contingent and other Ex- 
penses of the Disembodied Militia in Great Britain 
and Ireland ; to grant Allowances, in certain Cases, 
to Subaltern Offizers, Adjutants, Paymasters, Quar- 
termasters, Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons, Surgeons 
Mates and Serjeant-Majors of the Militia, and to 
authorize the Employment of the Non-commissioned 
Officers : 

An Act to amend the Law respecting Testamen- Testamentary 
tary Dispositions of Property in the Public Funds, Dispositions. 
and to authorize the Payment of Dividends on Let- ©* Bi 
ters of Attorney, in certain Cases : 

An Act to continue until the Thirty-first day of Bonded Com 
August One thousand eight hundred and Forty-eight, Bil! 
and to the end of the next Session of Parliament, 
and to amend an Act of the fifth and sixth years 
of Her present Majesty, for permitting Wheat to be 
delivered from the Warehouse or the Vessel Duty- 
free, upon the previous Substitution of an equivalent 
Quantity of Flour or Biscuit in the Warehouse : 

An Act for the Regulation of the Care and Treat- Lunatics Bill. 
ment of Lunatics: 

An Act to make further Regulations respecting Masters and 
the Tickets of Work to be delivered to Persons em- Workmen Bill 
ployed in the Manufacture of Hosiery, in certain 
Cases : 





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886 4° August. 


Coal Trade An Act to continue until the Fifth day of July One 
(Port of Lon- thousand eight hundred and Sixty-two the Acts for 
don) Bill. regulating the Vend and Delivery of Coals in Lon- 
don and Westminster, and in certain Parts of the 
adjacent Counties, and to alter and amend the said 
Acts : 

An Act to continue until the First day of October 
One thousand eight hundred and Forty-six, and 
to the end of the then Session of Parliament, the 
Exemption of Inhabitants of Parishes, Townships 
and Villages from liability to be rated as such, in 

respect of Stock in Trade or other Property, to the 
Relief of the Poor : 
Joint Stock An Act for facilitating the Winding-up the Affairs 
Crclond) Bill of Joint Stock Companies in Jreland, unable to meet 
" their Pecuniary Engagements : 


Stock in Trade 
Bill. 


Railways An Act to restrict the Powers of Selling or Leasing 
(Selling or == Railways, contained in certain Acts of Parliament 
Leasing) Bill. 


relating to such Railways : _ 
Darby-court An Act to empower the Commissioners of Her 
(Westminster) Majesty’s Woods to appropriate to Building Pur- 


_ poses the Area of Darby-court, in the Parish of 
Saint James, Westminster : 
Land Revenue An Act to amend an Act of the tenth year of His 


Act Amend- ate Majesty King George the Fourth, for consoli- 

ment Bill, dating and amending the Laws relating to the 
Management and Improvement of His Majesty’s 
Woods, Forests, Parks and Chases, and for other 
Purposes relating to the said Land Revenue: 

Waste Land An Act to exempt Van Diemen’s Land from the 

(Australia) Bill. Provisions of an Act, intituled, An Act for regu- 
lating the Sale of Waste Land belonging to the 
Crown in the Australian Colonies : 

Poor Law An Act for the Amendment and better Adminis- 

Amendment tration of the Laws relating to the Relief of the Poor 

(Scotland) Bill. . 
in Scotland: 

An Act for regulating the Criminal Jurisdiction 
dictionofAssist- Of Assistant Barristers as to certain Counties of Ci- 
ant Barristers |. ~ é ‘ 

(Ireland) Bill. ties and Counties of Towns in Jreland: 


Criminal Juris 


Grand Jury An Act to amend an Act of the last Session for 

Presentments consolidating and amending the Laws for the Regu- 

(Dublin) Bil. dation of Grand J ury Presentments in the County of 
Dublin : 

Leeds and An Act to rectify a Mistake in an Act of the 

mie cal resent Session relating to the Leeds and Bradford 

Colne ) Mistake Railway : 

Rectifying Bill. 

Glasgow An Act for making a Railway, to be called The 

Janetion Rail- CG Jasgow Junction Railway, with Branches : 


way Bill. 
Birmingham An Act to enable the Birmingham and Gloucester 
— Railway Company to make Extension Lines at Glou- 


cester, a Branch at Stoke Prior, and a Junction with 
the Midland Railway at Aston-juxta-Birmingham : 


(Gloucester 
Extensions, 
Stoke Branch, 
and Midland 
Railways Junc- 
tion) Bill. 
Oxford, An Act for making a Railway from Ozford to 


Worcester and Worcester and Wolverhampton : 
Wolverhampton 


Railway Bill. 
London snd An Act to amend the Acts relating to the London 
ee and South Western Railway, and to authorize the 
(No. my pill, London and South Western Railway Company to 
buy and the Guildford Junction Railway Company 
to sell, the Guildford Junction Railway : 
Souih Easten = An Act to enable the South Eastern Railway 
rast, » Company to widen certain Parts of the Zondon and 
, Saeoneran So Greenwich Railway : 
London and 
Greenwich 
Railway) Bill. 
Londonderry An Act for making a Railway from Londonderry 
and Coleraine ; 


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Railway Bill to Coleraine, witha Branch to Newtown Limavady : 


Oxford and An Act for making a Railway from the City of 

sd Railway Oxford, to the Town Rugby : 

Erewesh Valley _ An Act for making a Railway from the Midland 

Railway Railway in the Parish of Sawley, in the County of 

(No. 2.) Bil. Derby, to the Parish of Alfreton, in the same 
County, together with several Branch Railways 





A. 1845. 


communicating therewith, to be called The Erewash 
Valley Railway : 

An Act for making a Railway to be called The South Wales 
South Wales Railway : Railway Bill, 
An Act for making a Railway from Monmouth to Monmouth 
Hereford, with Branches therefrom to Westbury, 24 Hereford 
and to join the Forest of Dean Railway : Railway Bil. 

An Act for making a Railway from Glasgow to Glasgow 
Crofthead, near the Town or Village of Neilston, to Barthead and 
be called The Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston a Direct 
Direct Railway : it aioe 

An Act to amend the Acts for regulating the puabiin Pipe- 
Pipe-Water of the City of Dublin, and to enable Water (No. 2.) 
the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Bill. 
Borough of the City of Dublin to extend the Supply 
of Pipe-Water to the several Parishes or Portion 
of Parishes situate in the City and County of 
Dublin, and adjoining to the Borough of the said 
City of Dublin, but outside the Boundary thereof: 

An Act for lighting, draining, cleansing and im- Duddeston 
proving the Hamlets or Liberties of Duddeston and "4 Nechells 
Nechells, in the Parish of Aston, near Birmingham, ee 
in the County of Warwick : ‘nee ona 

An Act for more effectually maintaining, improv- Yoker Road 
ing and repairing the Road leading from the City of (No. 2.) Bill. 
Glasgow to Yoker Bridge, and certain Roads com- 
municating therewith : 

An Act to enable the Trustees of Sir Thomas White's Charity 
White’s Charity Estates, in the City of Coventry, to Estate Bill. 
make Sale of Part of such Charity Estates, and for 
other Purposes : 

An Act for enabling Richard Ellison, Esquire, Enison’s 
and his Trustees, to grant Leases of the Fossdyke Estate Bill. 
Navigation, in the County of Lincoln, and for other 
Purposes : 

An Act to amend an Act of the third year of Rocidale 
King George the Third, for enabling the Vicar of Vicarage 
Rochdale, in the County of Lancaster, to grant oy soe 
Lease or Leases of the Glebe Lands belonging to ~ ; 
the Vicarage. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to vest Birmingham 
the Estates and Property constituting the Trust rae 
Estate of the Blue-coat Charity School in Bir- pi? ““" 
mingham, in the County of Warwick, in new Trus- 
tees upon Consolidated Trusts, and to provide for 
the Management of the said Estates and Property, 
and for the good Government of the said School, 
and for other Purposes, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Spooner do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to carry Severne’s 
into effect a Partition between John Michael Se- Estate Bill. 
verne, Esquire, and Anna Maria, his Wife, and 
others, of Estates in the Counties of Worcester, 

Salop, Warwick, Oxford and Leicester, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Spooner do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to revive Lutwidge’s 
and extend the Powers ,of Sale and Exchange, and eaoge ag 
the Powers to make Conveyances in Fee and Demises 
for Building Purposes respectively contained in the 
Will of John Rigby Fletcher, Esquire, deceased, and 
to enable the Trustees to grant Leases of Coal and 
other Mines under the Lands devised by his said Will, 
and to authorize the Appointment of new Trustees 
of the Settlement thereby made of the Testator’s 
Real Estate, and for other Purposes, was read the 
third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Spooner do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, with Amendments; to which 

: Amendments 





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Molyneux’s 
(Follett’s) 
Estate Bill. 


Sampson’s 
Estate Bill. 


Duke of 
Bridgwater’s 
Estate Bill. 


Marsh’s 
(Coxhead’s) 
Estate Bill, 


Winchester 
College Estate 
Bill. 


Bowes’s 
Estate Bill, 


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Amendments this House doth desire the concurrence 
of their Lordships. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to enable 
the Assignees of the Estate of Thomas Blayds 
Molyneux, a Bankrupt, to sell his Real Estates, 
discharged from a Jointure and certain Portions and 
Legacies charged thereon, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for autho- 
rizing and enabling Sales to be made of Estates 
respectively situate in the Parishes of Evercreech, 
East Pennard and in Bruton, and in other Parishes 
or Places in the County of Somerset, devised by the 
Will of Thomas Sampson, Esquire, deceased, and 
for other Purposes, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to en- 
able the Trustees of the Will of the Most noble 
Francis late Duke of Bridgwater, to carry into exe- 
cution certain Articles of Agreement made and 
entered into by them with the Right honourable 
Francis Egerton, commonly called Lord Francis 
Egerton, and to raise Money for the Purposes ex- 
pressed in the said Articles of Agreement, and for 
other Purposes, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for vest- 
img certain Lands and other Hereditaments devised 
by the Will of Sir Thomas Coxhead, deceased, in 
Trustees, upon Trust, to sell the same, and to grant 
Leases thereof for Building and other Purposes, was 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendmenis, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, with Amendments ; to which 
Amendments this House doth desire the concur- 
rence of their Lordships. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to en- 
able the Warden and Scholars, Clerks of Saint 
Mary College of Winchester, near Winchester, to 
carry into effect a Contract entered into by them for 
the Sale of certain Parts of the Estates belonging 
to the said College, in the Isle of Wight, and to 
invest the Purchase-Money in other Estates for the 
benefit of the said College, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, with Amendments ; to which 
Amendments this House doth desire the concur- 
rence of their Lordships. 


_ A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for autho- 
nizing the Sale of certain Portions of the Real Estates 
devised by the Will and Codicils of John Bowes, 
late Earl of Strathmore,and for authorizing the Pur- 
chase of other Real Estates, including Lands held for 
long Terms of Years, to be settled to the Uses of the 
said Will and Codicils, and for extending the Power 
of granting Mining Leases given by the said Will, 
and for other Purposes, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 


the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
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agreed to the same, with Amendments ; to which 
Amendments this House doth desire the concur- 
rence of their Lordships. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to enable Beate Estate 
ul. 


Sir’ Robert Keith Dick, of Prestonfield, Baronet, 
Heir of Entail in Possession of the entailed Estates 
of Prestonfield and Corstorphine, in the County of 
Edinburgh, to feu and sell certain Parts of the 
said Estates, and to bear the Surname of Cunyng- 
ham and Arms of Cunyngham, of Lamburghtown 
alongst with the Surname and Arms of Dick of 
Prestonfield, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, without Amendment. 


The Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to en- Earl of Powis’s 
able the Trustees of the Will of the late William (Robinson’s) 


Henry Robinson, Esquire, to raise Money by way 
of Mortgage of his Real Estates, for the Purposes 
therein mentioned, was, according to Order, read 
the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, 
do pass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments this House doth desire the concur'- 
rence of their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Grimsby Docks 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Bi 


tituled, An Act for makmg additional Docks and 
other Works at the Haven of the Town and Port of 
Great Grimsby, and for amending the Acts relating 
to the said Haven; and the same were read, as 
follow : 
Pr. 24. ls. 12 and 13. After “ successors” insert 
“ and not otherwise.” 
Pr. 24. 1. 34. After ‘‘ aforesaid” insert “ and not 
“ otherwise.” 
Pr. 30.1. 26. After *‘ Treasurer’ insert “ or Com- 
“ missioners for executing the office of Lord High 
“ Treasurer of the United Kingdom.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Mundy do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to dis- Boileau’s 
solve the Marriage of Charles Lestock Boileau, Es- Divorce Bill. 


quire, with Margaret Boileau, his now Wife, and to 
enable him to marry again, and for other Purposes, 
was read the third time. 

Resolved That the Bill, with the Amendments, do 

ass. 
F Ordered, That Sir John Yarde Buller do carry 
the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the same, with Amendments ; 
to which Amendments this House doth desire the 
concurrence of their Lordships. 

Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence taken 
before the Lords, in the case of the said Bill, be re- 
turned to their Lordships : And that Sir John Yarde 
Buller do deliver the same. 


Shuldham’s Divorce Bill was, according to Order, Shuldham’s 
read a second time, and committed to the Select Divorce Bill. 


Committee on Divorce Bills. 

Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee, that they do hear counsel and examine wit- 
nesses for the said Bill; and also that they do hear 
counsel and examine witnesses against the Bill, if 
the Parties concerned think fit to be heard by coun- 
sel or produce witnesses. 

Ordered, That the Committee have leave to sit, 
and proceed, and to make their Report To-morrow. 

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Ordered, That the Minutes of the Evidence in the 
case of the said Bill, which were communicated from 
the Lords upon Saturday last, be referred to the Com- 
mittee. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on Petitions 
for Private Bills have leave to sit this day, during 
the sitting of the House. 


Petitions for 
Private Bills. 


London and A Petition of Henry Bruce, of Mincing-lane, Mer- 
— Railway chant, alleging that the Subscription Contract of 
' the London and York Railway contains fictitious 
names and descriptions, and the names of persons 
unable to pay the sums subscribed by them; and 
praying that the Bill may not pass the House until 
the Petitioner is afforded an opportunity of proving 
the allegations of the said Petition before a Select 
Committee of the House, was presented, and read ; 

and ordered to lie upon the Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 








London and A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
Xork Railway posed, That the ingrossed Bill for making a Railway 


from London to York, with Branches therefrom, pro- 
viding for the Counties of Hertford, Bedford, Hun- 
tingdon, Northampton, Rutland, Nottingham, and 
the Three Divisions of the County of Lincoln, a Rail- 
way Communication with London and York, and 
with the Manufacturing Districts of Yorkshire and 
Lancashire, to be called The Great Northern Rail- 
way, be now read the third time ; 

he Amendments a were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 
«“&lt; now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add the 
words “ upon this day three months.” 

And the Question being put, That the word “ now” 
stand part of the Question :—It was resolved in the 
Affirmative. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third time : 
—The Bill was accordingly read the third time. 

Lord Granville Somerset, by Her Majesty’s Com- 
mand, acquainted the House, That Her Majesty, 
having been informed of the purport of the Bill, gives 
Her consent, as far as Her Majesty’s interest is con- 
cerned, that the House may do therein as they shall 
think fit. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for making a Railway from London 
to York, with Branches therefrom, providing for the 
Counties of Hertford, Bedford, Huntingdon, North- 
ampton, Rutiand, Nottingham, and the Three Divi- 
sions of the County of Lincoln, a Railway Commu- 
nication with Zondon and York, to be called The 
Great Northern Railway. 

Ordered, That Mr. Beckett Denison do carry the 
Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


North Walsham 
School Estate 
Bill. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for car- 
rying into effect a Contract between the Governors 
and Trustees of Sir William Paston’s Free School 
at North Walsham, in the County of Norfolk, and 
Robert Rising, Esquire, for the Sale to the said Ro- 





bert Rising of an Estate belonging to the said Go- 
vernors and Trustees and for applying part of the 
Purchase-Money in Discharge of certain Debts due 
from them, and investing the Surplus in the Pur- 
chase of other Estates, to be settled to the same 
Trusts, was read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendment, do 

ass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, with an Amendment ; to which 
Amendment this House doth desire the concurrence 
of their Lordships. 


A Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to autho- 
rize the Sale of Settled Estates of the Most honour- 
able the Marquess of Donegall, in Ireland, in order 
to pay off Mortgage and other Incumbrances, was 
read the third time. 


Marquess of 
Donegall’s 


Estate Bill. 


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A, 1845. 


Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, do 

ass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments this House doth desire the concurrence 
of their Lordships. 


Sir Robert Harry Inglis reported from the stand- Library of the 
ing Committee appointed to assist Mr. Speaker in House. 
the direction of the Library ; That they had consi- No.610, 
dered the matters to them referred, and had directed 
him to make a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Mr. Greene, by Order, reported from the Com- Southport 
mittee on Group (K K.) of Railway Bills, to whom 2"4 Euston 
several Petitions against the Bills comprised in the J2n¢tion Rail: 
said Group, together with the Reports of the Board 
of Trade thereon, were referred ; That in the case of 
the Southport and Euzton Junction Railway Bill, 
they had heard counsei in support of one of the said 
Petitions, and had also heard counsel in favour of 
the Bill; and that the Committee had examined 
the allegations contained in the Preamble of the 
Bill, but the same had not been proved to their sa- 
tisfaction. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Robert Potter, of Stephen’s-green, 
in the city of Dublin, Gentleman, one of the Soli- 
citors of Her Majesty’s High Court of Chancery in 
Ireland, stating that Petitioner has lately filed two 
informations in the High Court of Chancery in 
Ireland, in the name and with the sanction of Her 
Majesty’s Attorney-General for Ireland, at the re- 
lation of Richard Kane and Thomas Walnutt, free- 
men, burgesses, late rate-payers and inhabitant 
householders of the borough of Limerick, against 
certain persons therein respectively named, praying, 
amongst other things, that certain instruments therein 
mentioned, purporting to be grants of parts of the 
property of the Corporation of Limerick therein 
named, should be declared null and void, and be 
delivered up to be cancelled; that in said informa- 
tion certain proceedings by the House, and by 
certain Committees thereof, in the years 1820, 1822 
and 1823, and also of the Zrish House of Commons 
in the year 1761-2, and the Reports of said Com- 
mittees respectively, and the several documents 
therein referred to in relation to the Corporation of 
Limerick, are relied upon as part of the informants’ 
case, and the Petitioner has been advised that it is 
material for the ends of justice therein, and for the 
effectual carrying on of said proceedings, that evi- 
dence thereof respectively should be given in said 
causes ; and the Petitioner also humbly states that 
it is material and necessary for the due prosecution 
of said proceedings that the Short-hand Writer’s 
notes of said proceedings, more particularly upon 
the 23d, 24th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th and 30th June 
1820, and upon the Ist and 3d July 1820, and also 
upon the 3d, 18th, 20th, 21st, 24th, 26th 27th and 
28th June 1822, and upon the Ist, 2d, 5th, 10th, 
12th and 31st July 1822, and also upon the several 
days upon which the House and a Committee thereof 
took into consideration a Bill, introduced into and 
which passed through the. House in the year 1823, 
intituled, A Bill for the better Government of the 
City of Limerick, and the due Appropriation of the 
Public Revenues thereof, should be examined and 
produced in evidence before Thomas moet King, 
Esquire, Commissioner Examiner of the High Court 
of Chumiey in Ireland, inand for the London dis- 
trict; and also that the proper officers, with the 
Short-hand Writer and Printer of the House, should, 
with permission of the House, depose to the before- 
mentioned proceedings, and should upon their ex- 
amination use such documents, notes or traces of 

documents 


Limerick City. 


American 
Boundary. 


Appeals 
(Quarter Ses- 
sions.) 


Richard and 


James Keynes. 


Mauritius, 


West Indies, 


Ceylon, 


9 VicToRIZ. 


documents or other evidence in relation to said 
proceedings in the House, or of said Committees 
thereof, or of documents or evidence used or given 
thereon, as may be amongst the Records of the 
House, or in their possession or referred to in the 
rinted copies of said Reports and Evidence printed 
y order of the House ; that a Commission is about 
to issue to the said Thomas Kippax King, from the 
said High Court of Chancery, for the purposes of 
such examination, and that it is also material for 
the purposes aforesaid that the said officers, Short- 
hand Writer and Printer, or some of them, should 
attend with said documents, Journals, notes and 
traces of documents aforesaid, at the hearing of said 
causes in the said High Court of Chancery; and 
praying the House to order that the proper Officers 
of the House, and the Short-hand Writer and Printer, 
may be at liberty to attend before the Commissioner 
Examiner of the London District Court of Chancery in 
Treland, with certain documents and Journals men- 
tioned in the Petition, and give evidence touching 
same and certain proceedings in the House also 
mentioned in the Petition; and also attend with and 
produce said documents at the hearing of the causes 
in said Petition mentioned. 
Ordered, That leave be given to the proper Officers 
to attend accordingly. 


Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented, by 
Her Majesty’s Command,—Copy of Correspondence 
respecting the Operations of the Commission for 
running and tracing the Boundary Line between 
Her Majesty’s Possessions in North America and 
the United States, under the 6th Article of the Treaty 
signed at Washington, August 9th, 1842, with Map 
annexed, showing the Country in which the Opera- 
tions have been carried on. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Number of Appeals to the 
Quarter Sessions against Convictions by Justices of 
the Peace in England and Wales in 1844 (in con- 
tinuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 168, of Ses- 
sion 1837.) 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That the Petition of Richard and James 


Keynes, which was presented upon Saturday last, be 
printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Copies or Extracts of the Despatch from the Gover- 
nor of Mauritius, inclosing the Report of the Com- 
mittee appointed to inquire into the State of the 
Indian \mmigrants, and the effect of the existing 
Regulations, in regard to their Engagements, &amp;c., 
and Correspondence relative thereto. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Copies or Extracts of Correspondence relative to 
the Labouring Population in the West Indies. 

Ordered, Vhat the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
give directions that there be laid before this House, 


a Copy of a Despatch from the Governor of Ceylon 
Vot. 100, 


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889 


to Lord Stanley, transmitting Copies of his Minutes 
of the Ist and 14th February 1845, respecting the 
Civil Service of that Island, and of Lord Stanley’s 
Reply thereto. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Mr. Unwin, from Commissioners of Sewers, was Sewers. 


called in; and at the bar presented,—Returns to 
an Order, dated the 15th day of July last, for an 
Account of all Sums rated by the Commissioners of 
Sewers for the City and Liberty of Westminster, and 
Part of the County of Middlesex, in each year, be- 
tween the Ist day of January 1841 and the 31st day 
of December 1844 ; distinguishing the Amount col- 
lected, at what Rate, and how the same has been 
expended, under distinct and separate heads of 
Works, Establishment, Contingent Expenses, &amp;c., 
in each year ; stating the Titles of the several Acts 
of Parliament under which the Commissioners act : 
—A similar Account from the Commissioners of the 
Holborn and Finsbury Sewers, within Holborn Di- 
vision, from the 1st day of January 1841 to the 31st 
day of December 1844 :—A similar Account from 
the Commissioners of the Holborn and Finsbury 
Sewers, within the Finsbury Division, from the 1st 
day of January 1841 to the 31st day of December 
1844 :—A similar Account from the Commissioners 
of Sewers for the Tower Hamlets, from the 1st day 
of January 1841 to the 31st day of December 1844: 
—And, a similar Account from the Commissioners 
of Sewers within the District called the South Di- 
vision and the East Division, for the Limits extend- 
ing from East Mouldsey, in Surrey, to Ravensborne, 
in Kent, from the 1st day of January 1841 to the 
31st day of December 1844 (in continuation of Par- 
liamentary Paper, No. 319, of Session 1843,) (so far 
as relates to Surrey and Kent and the Tower Ham- 
lets): —And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Railways. 


List of the Railway Bills and Projects, classified in 
their Groups, which have been considered by the 
Committees to whom they were referred; and 
whether such Railway Bills and Projects were re- 
commended or rejected by the said Committees ; the 
Names of the Members selected, and the Number of 
Days that the Committee on each Group has sat. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Railways. 


Return of the Number of Railways for which Acts 
have passed in the present Session; the Length of 
each Line ; the Number of Shares and the Amount 
of Capital subscribed for each ; the Number of new 
Shares that each Line is empowered to create ; and 
the Sum of Money each Line is empowered to bor- 
row. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Russell and Message from 


Sir William Horne: 
Mr. Speaker, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Coal Trade 


Act to continue until the Fifth day of July One thou- 
sand eight hundred and Sixty-two the Acts for re- 
gulating the Vend and Delivery of Coals in London 
and Westminster, and in certain Parts of the adja- 
cent Counties, and to alter and amend the said Acts, 
without any Amendment: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Waste Land 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to amend (Australia) Bill. 


an Act, intituled, An Act for regulating the Sale of 
Waste Land belonging to the Crown, in the Austra- 
lian Colonies, and to make further Provision for the 
Management thereof, without any Amendment : 
And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Commons _ 
Act to facilitate the Inclosure and Improvement of Inclosure Bill. 





Commons and Lands held in common, the Exchange 
5x of 








Bristol Paro- 
chial Rates 
(No. 2.) Bill. 


Games and 
Wagers Bill. 


Marquess of 
Westminster’s 
Estate Bill. 


Marquess of 
Westminster’s 
Estate Bill. 


Glasgow, 
Dumfries and 
Carlisle Rail- 
way Bill, 


Wood. 


Property Tax. 


Samuel Lake. 


890 


of Lands, and the Division of intermixed Lands ; to 
provide Remedies for Defective or Incomplete Exe- 
cutions, and for the Non-execution of the Powers of 
General and Local Inclosure Acts, and to provide 
for the Revival of such Powers, in certain Cases, with 
Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords de- 
sire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for removing Doubts relating to the Collection 
of certain Portions of the Borough Rates of the ex | 
and County of Bristol, withan Amendment ; to whic 
Amendment the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to amend 
the Law concerning Games and Wagers, with 
Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords de- 
sire the concurrence of this House: And also, 

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act 
for enlarging the Powers contained in the Will of 
the Most honourable Robert Marquess of Westmin- 
ster, deceased, to grant Building Leases of the 
Estates devised by the said Will, in the Parishes of 
Saint George, Hanover-square, and Saint John-the- 
Evangelist, within the Liberty of Westminster, in the 
County of Middlesex, and for other Purposes ; to 
which the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


The Marquess of Westminster’s Estate Bill was 
read the first time. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills :—And 
that they have leave to sit, and proceed, and to 
make their Report forthwith. 

Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the Select 
Committee on Petitions for Private Bills; That in 
the case of the Marquess of Westminster’s Estate 
Bill, no Standing Orders were applicable. 

Then the Bill was read a second time ; and com- 
mitted. 

Ordered, That the Bill be referred to the Com- 
mittee of Selection:—And that they have leave to 
sit forthwith. 

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Com- 
mittee that the Committee on the Bill may be ap- 
pointed to meet, and sit and proceed, To-morrow. 

Ordered, That the Committee on the Bill have 
leave to make their Report To-morrow. 


A Petition of the Chairman of a Meeting of 
Gentry, Merchants, Shipowners, Manufacturers and 
other Inhabitants of the county of the town of Car- 
rickfergus, praying that the Glasgow, Dumfries and 
Carlisle Railway Bill may pass into a law, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Sawyers of Belfast, praying the 
House to impose an adequate tax on saw-mill ma- 
chinery, and to lay a fair proportionate amount of 
duty on the importation of foreign and colonial 
sawed timber, was presented, and read ; and ordered 
to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Thomas Pearson, of King’s Road, 
Brighton, stating that he is the owner of a lodging- 
house at Brighton, that he has not received from his 
lodgers more than £.150. per annum, without de- 
ducting any house-rent or receipts whatsoever ; com- 
piaining that he has been assessed last year, 11. 9s. 4d. 
for: income on the said receipts; and praying the 
House to order the discontinuance of the same, was 
gy and read; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


A Petition of Charles Bird, of Exeter, Barrister- 
at-Law, praying the attention of the House to the 
case of Samuel Lake, a Prisoner in the gaol of Exeter, 
for a contempt of the High of Court of Chancery, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


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A. 1845, 


A Petition of Guardians of the Poor of the North Removal of 
Dublin Union, praying that the Removal of Paupers Paupers Bill 
Bill may not pass into a law, as it now stands, was 
presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 


A Petition of Householders and Inhabitant Rate- Public Hoases, 

payers of the borough of Liverpool, in the county 
of Lancaster, praying the House to adopt measures 
for preventing the increase of houses licensed for 
the sale of intoxicating drinks, and for diminishing 
to a very large extent the number already existing, 
and to pass a law for entirely abolishing the sale of 
intoxicating liquor on the Lord’s Day, was presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants, Householders of the Interment in 
neighbourhood of Spafields, and other parts of the Towns. 
Metropolis, complaining of abominations that have 
taken owe in the Burial Grounds of Spafields and 
other Cemeteries of London ; and praying that all 
interments in large towns or populous places may 
cease, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


Petitions from William Roberts ;— Thornton (two Anatomy Act. 
Petitions) ;—Delph ;—and, Stockport ; praying for 
an impartial, searching and open inquiry into the 
operation of the Anatomy Act,—were presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Petitions from Ashton-under- Lyne ;—and, Man- Tailors’ Trade. 

chester; praying the House to grant a Committee 
to inquire into the sanitary condition of the Tailors’ 
Trade, and its effects upon public health and morals, 
with a view to devise means for the provision of 
clean and wholesome workshops by the Master 
Tailors of the United Kingdom, was presented, and 
read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Parochial Schoolmasters within the Schoolmasters 
Presbytery of Js/ay and Jura, praying the House to (Scotland.) 
adopt measures for ameliorating the condition of 
the Burgh and Parochial Schoolmasters, and for pro- 
moting the educational interests of Scotland, was 
—— and read ; and ordered to lie upon the 

able. 


Mr. Greene reported the Exchequer Bills Bill ; Exchequer Bills 
and the Amendments were read, and agreed to. (£° 9,094,900.) 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be ° 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Mr. Greene reported the Consolidated Fund (Ap- Consolidated 
propriation) Bill; and the Amendments were read, Fund (Appro- 
and agreed to. priation) Bill. 

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed ; and read the third time To-morrow. 


Mr. Greene reported the Silk Weavers Bill ; 
the Amendment was read, as followeth : 

Pr. 2.1. 35. Leave out from “ shoot” to “ the” 
in Pr. 3. 1.3. 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time To- 


morrow. 


and Silk Weavers 
Bill. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- South Easter 
posed, That it appears from the Report and Evidence onto 
laid before this House by the Select Committee on (y;, Wray.) 
the South Eastern Railway Company’s Petition, 
that Mr. Wray, the Receiver of the Metropolitan 
Police District, was, in the year 1836, the retained 
and paid agent of a private Company, to promote 
the success of a Bill introduced into Parliament on 
their behalf; that it also appears, from an Answer 
to an Address of this House, that the Secretary of 
State for the Home Department has, in consequence 
of the Report and Evidence referred to, addressed 


a Letter to Mr. Wray, expressing his strong disap- 
probation 





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probation of Mr. Wray’s conduct; that it appears 
to this House, upon a reference to the Evidence, 
that Mr. Wray, on behalf of the South Eastern 
Railway Company, paid the sum of £.300, derived 
from the sale of Railway Shares, to Mr. Bonham, 
for his services as a Member of this House, and as 


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891 


The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


a Member of a Select Committee, to which the Bill 
of this Company was referred ; a circumstance to 
which the Secretary of State has not adverted in 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Lunatic 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- Asylums 
tituled, An Act for the Establishment of a Central (land) Bill. 







Message from 
the Lords. 


Taxing Master, 


the Letter addressed to Mr. Wray; that, in the 
Opinion of this House, such conduct deserves not 
oniy the serious animadversion of the House, but 
disqualifies Mr. Wray from holding an office of trust 
and responsibility under the Crown ; 

And the previous Question being proposed, That 
that Question be now put ; 





A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Russell and 
Sir William Horne : 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An 


Asyium for Insane Persons charged with Offences 
in Jreland, and to amend the Act relating to the 
Prevention of Offences by Insane Persons, and the 
Acts respecting Asylums for the Insane Poor in 
Ireland, and for appropriating the Lunatic Asylum 
in the City of Cork to the Purposes of a District 
Lunatic Asylum ; and the same were read, as follow: 


Pr. 11. 1. 23. After “ shall” insert “ if they 
shall so think fit.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 29. After “ occur” insert “ which in- 
formation shall be returned to the Clerk of the 
Crown or Peace.” 


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Gost of Act for the Appointment of a Taxing Master for the Pr, 11. 1. 33. After “ shall” insert “if they con- 
’ ancer . co | &gt; . . . ee . » — 
(Ireland) pil, High Court of Chancery in Jreland, with Amend-| « cider it to be necessary so to do.” 
ments; to which Amendments the Lords desire the Pe on 1 06. Mile 4 tell lees “ee 
concurrence of this House: And also, dati a bigs . : 
County Rates © The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An % Ferect 2 a pan nd her discharge, to 
Bill Act to amend the Laws relating to the Assessing of ee ee ee 


South Eastern 


County Rates, with Amendments ; to which Amend- 
ments the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


And the Question being put, That that Question 


Pr. 18. 1. ult. After “ for” insert “ Provided 
nevertheless, that the maximum number of Lu- 
natics admissible into such Asylums respectively 
shall first be fixed and determined from time to 
time by the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Go- 


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Railway he suey eee: vernor or Governors of Lreland.” = 
Company hit Pr. 21. 1. 36. After “any” insert “ existing 
(Mr. Wray.) The Louse divided : « ssylume or.” 5 
a + tel cog ’ i Pr. 22. 1, 27. After “thereto” insert “ and with 
Mc Mewes the view to make room in any such district Lu- 
Tellers for the Yeas, Mr. Sheil: } 18. | “ natic Asylum appropriated for the treatment and 
f Mis. Veune “ reception of recent and curable cases for patients 
Tellers for the Noes,) Mr. py a } 81. |“ deemed capable of cure, it shall and may be 
So it passed in the Negative Y J: “ Jawful for the Lord Lieutenant, or other hief 
; ‘ “ Governor or Governors of Jreland, from time to 
Property Tax The House was moved, That the Order made upon 4 time, to cause to be removed from such district 


Commissionerse 


Thursday last, That there be laid before this House, 
a Return of the Number of Commissioners ap- 
pointed in each District in Great Britain for the 
purposes of the Property Tax; stating the Names 
and Residences of the Commissicners for each Dis- 
trict; the Names of those who have qualified ; the 
Number of Meetings held in each District, and the 
Number of Meetings each Commissioner had at- 
tended, from the commencement of the Act to the 
2 period, might be read ; and the same being 
read ; 
Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 


Lunatic Asylum to such other Lunatic Asylum 
connected with such district and appropriated 
specially for chronic cases or cases apprehended 
to be incurable, any Lunatics who shall be certified 
by the Committee of Management, the Moral 
Superintendent, and by the Medical Officer of such 
first-mentioned district Asylum, as a proper pa- 
tient to be removed to an Asylum for chronic Lu- 
natics for such district, or connected therewith.” 


Pr. 32. 1. 25. Leave out from “ fit” to “ and” in 
Pr. 33. 1. 2., and insert Clauses (A.), (B.) and (C.) 
Cuiause (A.) “ Whereas it is expedient that 


“ more adequate provision be made for the inspec- 


Interest of Ordered, That the Copy of the Report from the | “ tion of all Lunatic Asylums under this and the 
Money. Select Committee appointed by the House of Lords | “ hereinbefore recited Acts; now Be it Enacted, That 
No.611. in the Session of 1841, to inquire into the effect of | “ the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or 


Usury Laws, 


the Alterations made in the Laws regulating the 
Interest on Money, with the Minutes of Evidence 
and Index, which was communicated from the Lords 
on Saturday last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Report which, upon the 28th 


Governors of Jreland shall be and he or they 
are hereby empowered, if they shall sv think fit, 
to appoint one or two duly qualified and expe- 
rienced persons to Act as inspectors of Lunatics 
in Ireland, and on such appointments, the func- 
tions of the Inspectors-Genera] of Prisons in Jre- 


No.611, day of May 1818, was made from the Select Com-| “ land, so far as they relate to the inspection of 
mittee appointed to consider the effects of the Laws | “ Lunatic Asylums or other establishments for Lu- 
which regulate or restrain the Interest of Money, | “ natics, shall be transferred to such Inspectors of 
together with the Minutes of the Evidence taken | “ Lunatics so to be appointed under this Act, and 
before them, be re-printed. “ such Inspectors of Lunatics shall thereon under- 

, “ take and perform all the duties in respect to 

Wegere Bill. The House proceeded to take into consideration | « Lunatic Asylums which heretofore have been 


the Amendments made by the Lords tothe Amend- 
ments made by this House to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act to amend the Law concerning Games and 
Wagers ; and the same were read, as follow : 
In the third Schedule added by the Commons 
to the Bill : 
L. 46. After “ therein” insert “ after one and.” 
L. 49. Leave out “ after one and.” 
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undertaken and performed by the Inspector-Ge- 
neral of Prisons under the provisions of any pre- 
vious Act and under this Act.” 

Crause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That one of 
the said Inspectors shall, once or oftener in each 
year, on such day or days, and at such hours of 
the day and for such length of time as they shall 
think fit, visit every Asylum for Lunatics or House 

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for the reception of the same, and every Gaol, 
Union Workhouse or House of Industry in which 
there shall be or be alleged to be any Lunatic, and 
shall enquire whether the provisions of the law 
have been carried out in the management of such 
establishments respectively, and also as to the 
regularity of the admissions and discharges of 
patients therein and therefrom, and whether 
Divine Service is performed therein, and whether 
any system of coercion is in practice therein, 
and the result thereof, and as to the classification | 
or non-classification of patients therein, and the | 
number of attendants on each class, and as to the | 
occupations and amusement of the patients and 

the effects thereof, and as to the condition as | 
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and shall also make such other inquiries as to 
every or any such Asylum, and all such inquiries 
as tothe Lunatics as aforesaid, as to such In- 
spectors shall seem meet.” 

Cravuse (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That from 
and after the first day of January next ensuing 
the passing of this Act, there shall be kept in each 
district Asylum for the Lunatic poor which is or 
may be hereafter established in Jreland a registr 
of admissions, a registry of discharges and deaths, 
and a medical journal, in the forms set forth in the 
Schedule to this Act annexed, which forms shall 
be adopted and used hereafter in the place of 
the forms for similar purposes now in use in such 
Asylums respectively.” 

Pr. 33. 1. ult. At the end of the Bill add Sche- 


received, and also as to the dietary of the patients, | dules Nos. 1. 2. and 3. 


ScuEDuLE No. 1.—Registry of Admissions. 


Register of Patients.* 































































































































































































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ScuEDuLE, No. 2.—Register of Discharges and Deaths.* 
| Discharged. 
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* In the case of an Asylum receiving both private and pauper Patients, a separate Register in the above form to be kept for each Class. 
Scuepu.ez, No. 3.—Form of Medical Journal.* 
Names of Patients under Restraint, Re 
. port on 
Number of Patients. and by what Means, Semen of Futionte State of Health 
Date. and under Seclusion, and under Medical Treatment. of Patients 
for what Period. and 
aa Condition of 
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The 





Fishertes 
(Ireland) Bill. 


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The said Amendments, as far as the Amendment 
in Pr. 22. 1. 27., being read a second time, were 
agreed to. 

Pr. 22. 1. 27. The next Amendment, being read a 
second time; 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 
out the words “ Moral Superintendent,” and in- 
serting the word “ Manager” instead thereof. 

And the said Amendment, so amended, was 

teed to. 

Then the subsequent Amendments, being read a 
second time, were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them that this House hathagreed 
to the Amendments made by their Lordships, with 
an Amendment; to which Amendment this House 
doth desire the concurrence of their Lordships. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for the further Amendment of an 
Act of the sixth year of Her present Majesty, for 
regulating the Jrish Fisheries; and the same were 
read, as follow: 

Pr. 9. 1. 4. After “erected” insert or “ used.” 
Pr. 9. 1.10. After “of” insert ‘‘ and shall, if so 
required by the said Commissioners, give security 
“ in such manner, and in such amount, not exceed- 
“ing One hundred pounds, as the said Commis- 
“« sioners shall think fit, conditioned to appeal to 
“the Judges of Assize within such time, and in 
“ such manner, and subject to such regulations as 
are hereafter provided in cases of appeals against 
any order or decision of the said Commcelenes 
as last aforesaid, and upon such appeal, to esta- 
blish or prove before such Judges that he had 
a right or title to erect or use such weir-net or 
contrivance, or any part thereof, at the time or in 
the place where the same may have been so 
erected or used ; and it shall be lawful for such 
Judges, or one of them, to hear and decide such 
matter as aforesaid as if the same were an appeal 
from an order or decision made by the said Com- 
missioners for the abatement as a nuisance of 
such weir-net or contrivance, or any part thereof, 
and thereupon to certify under their or his hands 
or hand, their or his decision, whether such party 
had or had not established or proved before them 
or him such right or title as aforesaid. 

‘ Pr. 11.1. 14. After “ Appellant” insert Clause 
(A.) 

Cuause (A.) “ And whereas under the provi- 
sions of the said first-recited Act, the right to use 
stake-weirs, stake-nets, bag-nets and other fixed 
nets in the sea and tideways along the coast of 
Treland is defined and declared, and certain per- 
sons are therein mentioned and specified as the 
persons entitled to exercise such right as afore- 
“said; BE it therefore Enacted, That if any 
“ person or persons other than the persons entitled 
to exercise such right as aforesaid under the pro- 
visions of the first-recited Act, shall erect, use or 
fish with any stake-weir, stake-nets, bag-net, fixed 
net or contrivance for placing or erecting nets on 
any parts of the coast of Jreland, or in the sea or 
tideways adjoining the same, he or they shall for 
each offence forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding 
Ten pounds; and such weir-net or contrivance 
shall also be forfeited and ordered by the Magis- 
trate before whom such person or persons may be 
convicted, to be removed at the expense of the 
offender, and the materials thereof disposed of 
in like manner as by said first-recited Act is di- 
rected in cases of illegal nets used, or legal nets 
“ used illegally, for fishing.” 

Pr. 21. 1. 35. Leave out “ more.” 

Pr. 21. 1.36. Leave out from “ fisheries” to 
«“ And” in |. penult. 

Pr. 33. 1.11. Leave out the first “any” and 
insert “ certain.” 

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Pr. 33.1. 18. Leave out from “ fish” to “ pro- 
“ hibited” in 1. 14. 
Pr. 33. 1.15. After “ taken” insert “ by such 
— means, or any means, as the case may 
e.” 
Pr. 33. 1.16. Leave out from “ season” to 
“ And” in J. 23., and insert Clause (B.) 
Cravuse (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That the 
“ word ‘ Salmon’ in the said recited Acts and this 
Act shall also mean and be construed to extend 
“to and include the fish called Pollen, or fresh- 
water Herring, and the fry and spawn thereof ; 
“* and all the provisions of the said recited Acts and 
“* this Act for the protection and regulation of the 
“ Salmon Fisheries shall extend to and include 
* such Pollen, save and except that the close season 
“ for said Pollen shall be the same as that fixed by 
“ said first-recited Act for Trout, unless such close 
“ season for Pollen shall be altered by the said 
Commissioners in pursuance of the powers vested 
“ in them for altering the close time of any district, 
“ Jake or river; and during the open fishing time 
“‘ for such Pollen it shall be lawful that the same 
“ may be fished for or taken by such nets or other 
means as the said Commissioners shall authorize, 
“ sanction or direct.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
—_— to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
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The House proceeded to take into consideration Taxing Master, 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, Court of 


intituled, An Act for the Appointment of a Taxing 
Master for the High Court of Chancery in Ireland ; 
and the same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 2. 1.38. After “‘ Act” insert “ being a Bar- 
rister-at-law of not less than Ten years’ standing 
at the bar, or being a Solicitor who shall for not 
less than ten years have practised as a Solicitor 
“ of the said Court.” 

Pr. 3. 1.1. After “ Master” insert “ qualified 
as aforesaid.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lord- 
ships. 


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The House proceeded to take into consideration Commons 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act to facilitate the Inclosure and Im- 
provement of Commons and Lands held in common, 
the Exchange of Lands, and the Division of inter- 
mixed Lands; to provide Remedies for Defective 
or Incomplete Executions, and for the Non-execu- 
tion of the Powers of General and Local Inclosure 
Acts, and to provide for the Revival of such Powers, 
in certain Cases; and the same were read, as 
follow: 

Pr. 14. 1.38. Leave out from “ Provided” to 
“ provided ” in Pr. 15. 1. 2. 

Pr. 15. 1. 7. Leave out “ or legalize where 
“ made.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 9. Leave out from ‘ encroachment” 
to “ without” in 1. 12. 

Pr. 15. 1. 17. After “ Zreland” insert “ and 
where the consent of any grantee of the office of 
‘ Admiral or Vice-Admiral might have been required 
“ by law if this Act had not been passed, the con- 
sent also of such grantee.” 

Pr. 15. 1.23. After “ person” insert “ any 
right, title, estate or interest to or in any such 
embankment, erection or encroachment already 
made, other than what he may legally have at 
the time of the passing of this Act, or confer 
upon any person,” 


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Pr. 15. 1. 27. After “ re-flows” insert Clause (A.) 
Cravuse (A.) “ Provided also, and be it Enacted, 

‘ That no part of the New Forest, in the county of 

* Southampton, or of the Forest of Dean, in the 

county of Gloucester, shall be land subject to be 

‘ inclosed under this Act.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 38. Leave out from “ Commissioners” 
to “to” in Pr.17. 1. 3., and insert “ if they shall 
“ think fit.” 

Pr. 17. 1. 23. Leave out “ purpose” and insert 
purposes.” 

Pr. 17.1. 24. After “ recreation” insert “ and 
such green may be so allotted in addition to 
other land which may be allotted for the purposes 
of exercise and recreation; or if the Fetinie- 
sioners shall think it sufficient, may be allotted in 
substitution for other land which might have been 
required to be allotted for such purposes.” 

Pr. 18. 1. 10. Leave out from “ enjoyment” to 
of” in ]. 12. 

Pr. 18. 1.17. After “ waste” insert “ or who 
shall be in the actual receipt of the rents and 
profits of such land, or part thereof, common or 
common right or manor respectively.” 

Pr. 21.1.5. Leave out from “ respectively” to 
And” in Pr. 22. 1. 16. 

Pr. 26. 1. ult. Leave out “ or inequitable.” 

Pr. 27. 1. 10. Leave out from “ case” to “ And” 
in 1, 35., and insert “ Provided always, That in 
“ every case in which such Assistant Commissioner 
shall have directed in what manner such propor- 
tional value shall be estimated under the power 
hereinbefore contained, he shall specially report 
te the Commissioners the circumstances under 
which it shall have become necessary to exercise 
such power, and the directions he shall have given 
in the exercise thereof.” 

Pr. 29. 1. 1. After “require” insert “ the in- 
tervention of the Commissioners or.” 

Pr. 29. 1. 31. Leave out “ as aforesaid.” 

Pr. 29. ]. 32. After “ circulated” insert 
aforesaid.” 

Pr. 30. 1. 33. After “ excepted” insert “ Pro- 
vided nevertheless, That it shall not be lawful for 
the Commisssioners to refer such application to 
the Assistant-Commissioner, nor for the Assistant- 
Commissioner to take any further proceedings 
upon any such application unless it shall be made 
to appear to them or him respectively that the 
persons making such application represent at least 
one-third in value of the interests in the lands 
therein proposed to be inclosed.” 

Pr. $1. 1. 18. After “case” imsert “he shall be 
of opinion that.” 

Pr. 33. 1. 1. After “ in” insert “ all or any of,” 
and in the same line leave out “ or.” 

Pr. 33. 1. 2. After “ minerals” insert “ stone and 
“* other substrata.” 

Pr. 34. 1. 10. Leave out “ or near.” 

Pr. 37.1. ult. Leave out from “be” to “ more” 
Pr. 38. 1. 7. 

Pr. 45.1. 30. Leave out from “ fit” to “and” 
in Pr, 46. 1. 2. 

Pr. 47. 1. 37. Leave out “Ten” and insert 
“ Five.” 

Pr. 48. 1. 13. After “ claims” insert Clause (B.) 

Crause (B.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
acted, That if the Commissioners shall alter or 
add to the instructions to the valuer which shall 
have been resolved upon at a meeting of the per- 
sons interested as aforesaid, or shall disallow any 
such instructions, and frame other instructions in 
lieu thereof, the Commissioners shall cause to be 
deposited for inspection, as hereinbefore directed 
with respect to the provisional order, a copy of 
the mstructions so altered, or of the instructions 
so added to, with the additions, or of the instruc- 
tions so framed by the Commissioners, as the case 
may be, and shall call a meetng, with fourteen 
days’ notice, of the persons interested as aforesaid, 


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“ for the consideration thereof; and if such altered 
instructions, or such additions to the instructions, 
or the instructions so framed by the Commis- 
sioners, as the case may be, shall not be approved 
by the majority in number and the majority in 
respect of interests of the persons present at such 
meeting, or at some adjournment thereof, or at 
some other meeting of the persons interested as 
aforesaid, called with such notice as aforesaid, 
such inclosure shall not be proceeded with, unless 
and until some instructions to the valuer resolved 
upon or approved by the majority in number and 
the majority in respect of interests at some meet- 
ing of the persons interested as aforesaid, called 
with such notice as aforesaid, or at some adjourn- 
ment thereof, shall be finally allowed by the Com- 
missioners.” 

Pr. 48. 1. 29. Leave out from “ inclosed” to 
And” in I. 38. 

Pr. 50. |. 8. Leave out “ honor.” 

Pr. 50.1. 12. Leave out “ honor.” 

Pr. 50. 1. 33. Leave out “ honors.” 

Pr. 51.1. 8. Leave out “ honors and.” 

Pr. 51. 1. 11. Leave out “ honors and.” 

Pr. 52. 1. 29. Leave out “ honors.” 

Pr. 54. 1. 30. Leave out “ honors.” 

Pr. 58. 1. 23. After “ parish” insert “ or manor.” 

Pr. 59. 1. 16. After “ parish” insert “ or manor.” 

Pr. 62. 1. 7. After “ and” insert “ the valuer shall 
give notice on the church-door of such parish, and 
by advertisement, of such statement having been 
deposited, and shall in such notice limit such time 
for the delivery of objections to claims as the 
Cornmissioners under the circumstances of each 
inclosure shall think reasonable, and by order 
under their seal direct, or in case no directions 
shall have been given by the Commissioners in 
this behalf, then such time as the valuer shall 
think reasonable, not being less in any case than 
twenty-one days after such notice shall have been 
given; and every person who shall object to a 
claim shall deliver his objection in writing to the 
valuer, and also deliver a copy of such objection 
at the place of abode of the claimant or his agent, 
within the time limited for delivery of objections 
to claims as aforesaid, and no objection to any 
such claim shall be received by the valuer after 
the time so limited for the delivery of objections 
to claims, unless for some special cause to be al- 
lowed by the Commissioners, and after the time 
limited for the delivery of claims shall have ex- 

ired.” 
-_ 66.1. 20. After ‘‘ or” insert “ to Trustees.” 

Pr. 82. 1. 10. Leave out from “ direct” to “ and” 
in |. 19. 

Pr. 101. 1. 9. After “ in” insert “ all or any of.’ 

Pr. 101. 1. 10. Leave out “ and” and in the same 
line after “ minerals” insert “ stone and other sub- 
“ strata.” 

Pr. 101. 1. 19. Leave out “ and” and in the same 
line after “ minerals” insert “ stone or other sub- 
“ strata which shall not have been included in such 
“ estimate of his right and interest.” 

Pr. 124. 1. 2. After “ to” insert “ all or any of.” 

Pr. 124.1. 3. Leave out “and” and in the same line 
after “minerals” insert “ stone and other substrata.” 

Pr. 124. 1. 7. After “ that” insert “all or any of.” 

Pr. 124. ]. 8. Leave out “ and” and in the same 
line after “ minerals” insert “ stone and other sub- 
“ strata.” 

Pr. 124. 1. 16. After “ to” insert “all or any of.” 

Pr. 124. ]. 17. Leave out “and” and in the same 
line after “ minerals” insert “ stone and other sub- 
“ strata.” 

Pr. 124. 1. 24. Leave out “ and.” 

Pr. 124. 1. 25. After “ minerals” insert “ stone 
or other substrata.” 

Pr. 124. 1. 30. Leave out “ and” and in the same 
line after “ minerals” insert “ stone or other sub- 
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Pr. 124. 1. 33. Leave out “and” and in the same 
line after “ minerals” insert “ stone or other sub- 
“ strata.” 

Pr. 131. 1. 25. After “and” insert “ shall con- 
tain a declaration whether all or any and which 
of the mines, minerals, stone and other substrata 
shall or shall not have been included in the esti- 
mate of the right and interest of the Lord in the 
“ soil, in respect of which any allotment shall have 
“ been made to him, and the valuer.” 

Pr. 133. 1. 13. After “ extinguished” insert 
Clause (C.) 

Cuause (C.) “ Provided always, and be it En- 
acted, That when any award soconfirmed as afore- 
“said shall not have distinguished the several 
“ tenures of any of the lands therein mentioned, or 
“ the different estates or titles for or under which 
the same shall be held, or shall have set out and 
“ awarded an aggregate allotment in any case in 
“« which there should have been set out and awarded 
several and distinct allotments, it shall be lawful 
forthe Commissioners, at any time within two years 
“ afier the confirmation of the award, upon request 
“ in writing to them made by any person interested 
“ in any such aggregate allotment, to do all such 
acts as may be necessary for supplying such 
omission and for subdividing such aggregate al- 
lotment, and for that purpose to examine witnesses 
and proceed as if the said award had not been 
“ confirmed, and by any order or instrument under 
“ their hands and seal to subdivide any aggregate 
“ allotment into separate allotments, and to distin- 
“ cuish and set out the allotments and lands held by 
different tenures, and also the allotments and lands 
held by, for or under different estates or titles re- 
“ spectively in the same manner as by this Act is 
“ authorized and required to be done in cases where 
such allotments and lands are directed to be as- 
certained, distinguished and set out by the valuer ; 
and every such separate instrument shall have 
the same power and effect as if it were contained 
“ in the said award, and such instrument shall be 
“ engrossed and deposited with the award, and shall 
thenceforth be deemed to be part thereof to all 
intents and purposes; and all the expenses which 
shall be reasonably incurred in or about any such 
subsequent inquiry or separate instrument as afore- 
“ said, and the engrossment thereof, shall be paid 
“ by the party who shall have requested the Com- 
“ missioners to make and execute the same, or by 
his executors or administrators.” 

Pr. 133. |. 24. Leave out from “ purpose” to 
“ the” in 1. 27. 

Pr. 133. 1. penult. After “ chosen” insert “and 
appointed.” 

Pr. 134. 1. 3. After “chosen” insert “ and ap- 
“ pointed.” 

Pr. 134. 1. 6. Leave out “election” and insert 
appointment.” 

Pr. 134. 1.7. After “chosen” insert “ and ap- 
“ pointed.” 

Pr. 134. 1. 31. Leave out “ half” and insert “a 
“ quarter of.” 

Pr. 135. 1. 8. After “wardens” insert “ during 
five years from the date thereof or during such 
shorter period as the Commissioners shall direct.” 


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always, that no building whatsoever shall, under 
any such letting as aforesaid or otherwise, on any 
pretence be erected for or used as a dwelling on 
any such garden or on any part of any such al- 
lotment, and in case such building shall be erected 
or used as aforesaid contrary to this provision, the 
allotment wardens shall forthwith pull down the 
same, and sell and dispose of the materials there- 
of, and the produce of such sale shall be appli- 
cable in like manner as the rents of such gardens.” 
Pr. 138.1. 20. Leave out from “ poor” to “ And” 
in Pr. 140. 1. 9. 
Pr. 145. 1. 4. After “to” insert “all or any of,” 
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and in the same line leave out “and,” and also in 
the same line after “minerals” insert “stone and 
“ other substrata.” 

Pr. 146. 1. 38. Leave out “and seals.” 

Pr. 146.1. penult. Leave out “Justices of the 
“ Peace” and insert “such owners of stints.” 

Pr. 149.1, 3. After “ buildings” insert “ for the 
shelter or stall feeding of stock or animals.” 

Pr. 156. 1.27. After “valuer” insert “ which 
“ shall have been audited and approved by or under 
“ the directions of the Commissioners.” ~ 
Pr. 157. Is. 2 and 3. Leave out from “ Commis- 
“ sioner” to “or” in 1. 5. 
Pr. 157. 1. 32. Leave out from “door” to “at” 
in 1. 35. and insert “and shall give to all persons so 
“ liable who shall not reside in the parish in which 
“ the land inclosed or any part thereof shall be si- 
tuate and whose respective places of abode shall 
be known to the valuer, notice by letter sent by 
the post of the sums they respectively shall be 
“ liable to pay.” 
Pr. 157. 1. 87. Leave out from “payment” to 
and”’ in 1. 38. 
Pr. 158. 1. 7. After “award” insert Clause (D.) 
Crause (D.) “ Provided always, and be it 
Enacted, That before the Commissioners shall 
approve the estimates of such expenses, they shall 
submit the same to a meeting of the persons in- 
terested, called after seven days’ notice, and shall 
take into consideration any representation with 
respect to such estimates which may be made to 
them on the part of the majority of the persons 
present at such meeting.” 
Pr, 159.1. 10. After “ satisfied” insert “ Provided 
always, that no such action at law as aforesaid 
shall be brought by the valuer against any person 
» for his proportion of such — as aforesaid, 

nor shall any proceeding be taken to levy any such 
proportion of expenses by distress as aforesaid 
before the expiration of thirty days after notice in 
writing that such proportion of expenses is in 
arrear, and requiring payment thereof, shall have 
been given to the person liable to pay the same, 
or left at the usual place of abode of such person.” 

Pr. 160. 1. 9. After “valuer” insert “ or sur- 
veyor.” 

Pr. 160. 1. 20. After “valuer” insert “ or sur- 
veyor respectively.” 

Pr. 160. 1. 26. After “valuer” insert 
veyor.” 

Pr. 160. 1. 31. After the first “valuer” insert 
or surveyor, as the case may be,” and after the 
second “ valuer” insert “or surveyor.” 

Pr. 160. 1. 38. After “valuer”’ insert “or sur- 
veyor.” 

Pr. 160. 1. penult. Leave out “the” and insert 
every,” and in the same line after “ valuer” insert 
and surveyor.” 

Pr. 178. 1. 15. Leave out from “thereof” to 
“ And” in Pr, 182. 1. 3. 

Pr. 185. 1. 19. Leave out from “lands” to 
“ and” in |, 22. 

Pr. 185. 1. 27. Leave out from “ beneficial” to 
“ and” in |}. 31. 

Pr. 188. 1.18. Leave out from “lands” to “and” 
in |, 21, 

Pr. 188. 1. 26. Leave out from “ beneficial” to 
“ they” in 1. 29. 

Pr. 191. 1. 21. After “situate” insert “or of 
the Trustees for the time being of such allot- 
ment.” 

Pr, 192.1. 9. After “ overseers” insert “ or Trus- 
tees respectively.” 

Pr. 195. 1. 25. Leave out “ injustice or.” 

Pr. 197.1. 9. After “ of” insert “ and consequent 
upon.” : 

Pr. 203. 1.38. After“ application” insert “ Pro- 
vided also, that in every case in which dealings 
shall have been had with such land or some part 
thereof on the faith of the inaccuracy, confusion 
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or omission which ¢ shall be proposed to rectify 
or supply, or on the faith of such powers or au- 
thorities having been lost or become incapable of 
being executed, or on the faith of the powers or 
authorities of such local Act not being executed 
under the powers of such local Act, or the actual 
possession of the land or the receipt of the rents 
and profits of the land to which the award so pro 

posed to be amended on the part thereof proposed 
to be amended shall relate, or, as the case may be, 
the possession of the land or the receipt of the 
rents anid profits of the land to be affected by the 
exercise of such powers or outhorities would be 
altered by the proposed amendment of the award 
or by the exercise of such powers or authorities as 
aforesaid, the Commissioners shall not proceed on 
such application so far as respects the land with 
which such dealings may have been had, or of 
which the possession or the receipt of the rents 
and profits would be altered as aforesaid, without 
the consent of the persons interested in such last- 
mentioned land; nor shall the Commissioners 
proceed in any case upon such application so far 
as respects such last-mentioned land, in case within 
two calendar months after the publication of the 
last of such advertisements as aforesaid, any per- 
son entitled to any estate in or to any charge 
upon such last-mentioned land shall give notice 
in writing to the Commissioners of his dissent 
from such application.” 

Pr. 206. 1. 3. After “ direct” insert ‘ Provided 
always, that the Commissioners shall not confirm 
any such award or agreement or proceed to make 
any inquiries in relation thereto, unless it shall be 
made to appear to the Commissioners that the 
persons making the application for a confirmation 
of such award or agreement represent at least 
one-third in value of the interests in such lands.” 

Pr. 208. ]. 3. Leave out “ Justice” and insert 
“ Justices.” 

Pr. 208. 1. 
“ them.” 

Pr. 208. ]. 12. Leave out “any.” 

Pr. 208. 1. 13. Leave out “Justice is” and in- 
sert “‘ Justices are.” 

Pr. 212. |. 23. Leave out from “ until” to “ no- 
“ tice” in |, 24., and insert “ two calendar months.” 

Pr, 212. 1. 33. Leave out “three” and insert 
twelve.” 

Pr, 212. 1. 38. After “ brought” insert “or in 
case there shall be a continuance of damages, 
then within twelve calendar months next after the 
doing or committing of such damage shall have 
ceased.” 

Pr. 213. ]. 8. Leave out from “before” to “ no- 
tice” in ]. 9., and insert “ two calendar months.” 

Pr. 215. 1. 11. After “allotment” insert “the 
word ‘inclose’ and its conjugates shall include 
the meaning also of the words ‘ divide and allot’ 
and their respective conjugates.” 

Pr. 216. 1. 2. After “vill” insert “or hamlet 
having separate overseers of the poor.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


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A. 1845, 


Martis, 5° die Augusti ; 


Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


I 


the bar presented, pursuant to the directions of an 
Act of Parliament,—The Four Quarterly Accounts 
of the Treasurer to the Commissioners of Wes¢- 
minster Bridge, from the 5th April 1844 to 5th April 
1845 :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Lush, from the Holborn and Finsbury Com- 

missioners of Sewers, was called in ; and at the bar 
resented,—Further Returns to an Order, dated the 

15th day of July last, for an Account of all Sums 
rated by the Commissioners of Sewers for the Cit 
and Liberty of Westminster, and part of the County 
of Middlesex, in each year, between the Ist day of 
January 1841 and the 31st day of December 1844; 
distinguishing the Amount collected, at what Rate, 
and how the same has been expended, under distinct 
and separate Heads of Works, Establishment, Con- 
tingent Expenses, &amp;c., in each year; stating the 
Titles of the several Acts of Parliament under which 
the Commissioners act:—A similar Account from 
the Commissioners of the Holborn and Finsbur 
Sewers, within Holborn Division, from the 1st day 
of January 1841 to the 31st day of December 1844: 
—A similar Account frem the Commissioners of the 
Holborn and Finsbury Sewers, within the Finsbury 
Division, from the 1st day of January 1841 to the 
31st day of December 1844 :—A similar Account 
from the Commissioners of Sewers for the Tower 
Hamlets, from the 1st day of January 1841 to the 
31st day of December 1844:—And, a similar Ac- 
count from the Commissioners of Sewers within the 
District called the South Division and the East Di- 
vision, for the Limits extending from East Mouldsey, 
in Surrey, to Ravensborne, in Kent, from the 1st day 
of January 1841 to the 31st day of December 1844 
(in continuation of Parliamentary Paper No. 319, 
of Session 1843), (so far as relates to the Holborn 
and Finsbury Sewers) :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Wilson Patten reported from the Committee shuldham’s 
on the Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to Divorce Bill 


dissolve the Marriage of Thomas Henry Shuldham, 
Esquire, with Frances Anne Hamilton Skuldham, 
his now Wife, and for other Purposes; That they 
had examined the allegations of the Bill, as to the 
Marriage of the Parties, the Adultery charged as 
the ground for dissolving the Marriage, the inter- 
locutory judgment in the Action for Criminal Con- 
versation, the inquiry of damages, the final judgment 
thereupon, and the sentence of Divorce in the proper 
Ecclesiastical Court; and, upon evidence satisfactory 
to the Committee, found the same and the other al- 
legations to be true; and they saw no reason to 
suspect collusion between the Parties; and that the 
Committee had gone through the Bill, and directed 
him to report the same, without Amendment :—And 
the Bill was read the third time. 
Resolved, That the Bill do pass. 


Werk heese Ordered, That the Paper relative to Mewington| Ordered, That Mr. Wilson Patten do carry the Bill 
ng Workhouse, which was presented upon the 1st day | to the Lords; and acquaint them that this House 
~ "“* of May last, be printed. hath agreed to the same, without Amendment. 

Railways. Ordered, That the Return relative to Railways, Ordered, That the segue a a _ 
No. 614. _ which was presented upon Friday last, be printed. before the Lords in the case of the s 


New Churches. 


No, 615. 


Ordered, That the Paper relative to New Churches, 
which was presented upon Saturday last, be printed. 


turned to their Lordships: And that Mr. Wilson 
Patten do deliver the same. 


R. Swinburne, from the Commissioners of Westminster 
Westminster Bridge, was called in; and at Bridge. 


Sewers. 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- Public Petitions 
mittee on Public Petitions; That they had examined Sem ) : 
the Petitions presented from the 28th day of July 


last to the 2d day of this instant August, both in- 
clusive ; 


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clusive ; and had directed him to make a Report 
thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to amend the Laws relating to the 
Assessing of County Rates; and the same were read, 
as follow : 

Pr. 3. 1. 24. After “ rate” insert “ together 
“« with the date of the last valuation for the assess- 
“ ment of such parish, and the name of the sur- 
“ veyor by whom the valuation was made.” 

Pr. 15. 1. 28. After “ person” insert “ shall.” 

Pr. 16. 1. 11. After “ person” insert “ shall.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Sir John Duckworth do carry the 
Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them that this 
House hath agreed to the Amendments made by 
their Lordships. 


Mr. Greene reported from the Committee on the 
Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for enlarging 
the Powers contained in the Will of the Most ho- 
nourable Robert Marquess of Westminster, deceased, 
to grant Building Leases of the Estates devised by 
the said Will, in the Parishes of Saint George, Han- 
over-square, and Saint John-the- Evangelist, within 
the Liberty of Westminster, in the County of Middle- 
sex, and tor other Purposes; That they had exa- 
mined the allegations of the Bill, and found the 
same to be true; and that the Parties concerned 
had given their consent to the Bill, to the satisfaction 
of the Committee; and that the Committee had 
gone through the Bill, and made a verbal Amend- 
ment thereunto; and the same was read, as fol- 
loweth : 

Pr. 65. 1. 25. Leave out “ of.” 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That the Bill be now read the third time : 
—The Bill was accordingly read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendment, do 

ass. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, with an Amendment ; to which 
Amendment this House doth desire the concurrence 
of their Lordships. 


The House was moved, That the Standing Order 
of the House, No. 23a, might be read; and the 
same was read, as followeth ; 


“That, in the case of Railway Bills, a Copy 
of all Plans, Sections and Books of Reference, 
required by the Orders of the House to be de- 
posited in the Office of any Clerk of the Peace 
or Sheriff Clerk, on or before the 30th day of 
November immediately preceding the Session 
of Parliament in which application for the Bill 
shall be made, together with the Line of the 
projected Railway laid down on a map of a 
scale not less than that of the Ordnance Map 
of England, shall on or before the same day 
be deposited in the Office of the Railway De- 
partment of the Board of Trade.” 


An Amendment was proposed to be made there- 
unto, by leaving out from the words “ Board of 
“ Trade,” to the end of the Order, in order to add 
the words, “ together with a Map, shewing the pro- 
“« jected Line, and a written statement explanatory 
“ of the project, in such form and containing such 
“« particulars respectively as may be required from 
“time to time by a Minute of the Lords of the 
“ Committee of the Privy Council of Trade,” in- 
stead thereof. 

And the Question being proposed, That the words 


proposed to be left out stand part of the said 
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Order :—The said proposed Amendment was, with 
leave of the House, withdrawn. 


The House was moved, That the Standing Order 
of the House, No. 39a, might be read; and the 
same was read, as followeth ; 


That previous to the presentation of a Peti- 
tion for a Railway Bill, a sum equal to One- 
tenth part of the amount subscribed shall be 
deposited with the Court of Chancery in Eng- 
land if the Railway is intended to be made in 
England, or with the Court of Chancery in 
England or the Court of Exchequer in Scotland 
if such Railway is intended to be made in Scot- 
land, and with the Court of Chancery in Ire- 
-and if such Railway is intended to be made 
in Ireland: Provided, that the above Order 
shall not apply to any Railway Bills which have 
been before Parliament during the present Ses- 
sion, and which may be again introduced in the 
next Session, or which are already provisionally 
registered, or the subscription contract for which 
may be already executed; but with respect 
to such Bills, a sum equal to One-twentieth of 
the amount subscribed shall be deposited as before 
provided. 

An Amendment was proposed to be made there- 
unto, by inserting after the word “ executed” the 
words “ or partly executed on the 29th day of July.” 

And the Question being put, That these words be 
there inserted :—It was resolved in the Affirmative. 

And the said Order, so amended, was agreed to. 


Ordered, That the Committee on Group (X.) of Sheffield and 


Railway Bills, have leave to report the Sheffield and 
Lincolnshire Junction Railway Bill forthwith. 

Lord Courtenay accordingly reported from the said 
Committee, to whom several Petitions against the 
Bills comprised in the said Group, together with the 
Reports of the Board of Trade thereon, were referred: 
That in the case of the Sheffield and Lincolnshire 
Junction Railway Bill, they had heard counsel in 
support of several of the Petitions against the said 
Bill, and had also heard counsel in favour of the 
Bill; That they had inquired into the several matters 
required by the Standing Orders on Railway Bills ; 
and that the Committee had examined the allega- 
tions of the Bill, and found the same to be true ; 
and had gone through the Bill, and made Amend- 
ments thereunto. 

Ordered, That the Report be taken into considera- 
tion upon Friday next ; and be printed. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to the Turnpike 
directions of an Act of Parliament,—Abstracts of Trusts. 


the General Statements of the Income and Expendi- 
ture of the several ‘Turnpike Trusts in England and 
Wales, for the year 1843. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman of the Central Come Free Church 
mittee of the Glasgow Free Church Lay Association, (Scotlaud.) 


complaining of the refusal of Proprietors of Jand in 
Scotland to grant sites for the building of churcies ; 
and praying for relief, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Her Majesty’s dutiful and loyal sub- Newfoundland. 


jects, the General Assembly of Newfoundland, in Le- 
gislative Session convened (signed by the Speaker), 
was presented, and read; setting forth, That the Pe- 
titioners approach the House with the sincere expres- 
sion of their hope that the interest of all parts of Her 
Majesty’s dominions will readily receive their best 
attention. Her Majesty’s colony of Newfoundland 
was amongst the first fruits of the naval enterprise 
of Great Britain; and for nearly three hundred 
years she has remained attached to the parent state, 
by the ties of fealty, affection and blood ; her inha- 
bitants are entirely of British birth and extraction, 
her laws and institutions are English, the habits and 
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tastes of her people are assimilated to those of Great 
Britain ; she is equal in extent to Jreland, abounds 
in good harbours, and the chief part of the extensive 
trade carried on from her shores is conducted by 
and tends to augment English capital ; almost from 
its first settlement to the year one thousand eight 
hundred and twenty-five, the revenues raised in that 
colony were more than sufficient for the support of 
its local government, the surplus (instead of being 
expended in the improvement of the country) was 
each year transmitted to the British treasury, and 
notwithstanding that a sum of 11,000/. was annually 
granted by the Imperial Parliament for the civil ser- 
vices of the colony, between the years one thousand 
eight hundred and twenty-five and one thousand 
eight hundred and thirty-three, Great Britain, even 
in a pecuniary point of view, may be considered as 
in debt to Newfoundland. Whilst other and less im- 
portant colonies were enjoying the fostering care 
and resources of the Imperial Government, the im- 
provement of Newfoundland was for centuries alto- 
gether neglected, nay, her colonization was abso- 
Tutely prohibited—roads were not thought of—poli- 
tical institutions were disregarded—her civilestablish- 
ment was kept more upon the footing of that of a 
fortress than of an extensive commercial country ; 
and notwithstanding her vast national importance 
to England, from her geographical position, the use 
of the finest parts of her shores was wrested from 
British industry and ceded to a rival power, ever 
solicitous to compete with Great Britain for the 
empire of the ocean ; the inherent resources of the 
colony, its proximity toGreat Britain (from which it 
is distant not six hundred leagues), the enterprising 
and order!y character of its inhabitants, the salu- 
brity of its climate, evidenced by the unparalleled 
fact that amongst Her Majesty’s troops on this sta- 
tion, the mortality, during the last seven years, has 
not amounted to more than one per cent. per annum, 
have enabled it successfully to contend against the 
difficulties and neglects to which it was subjected ; 
and the value of Newfoundland, as well in relation 
to its political as to its commercial importance, is 
becoming more generally known and appreciated ; 
still Her Majesty’s subjects in this colony have deep 
cause for disappointment and regret that their in- 
terests should have been so unaccountably over- 
looked in the recent establishment of a Government 
line of steam-packets between Liverpool and Halifaz ; 
it is difficult to conceive how the real circumstances 
of that colony could have been so little regarded as 
to lead Her Majesty’s Government to deem it either 
expedient or necessary that the Newfoundland mails 
should be carried past Saint John’s, in the “ At- 
lantic” steamer, to be sent back five hundred miles in 
another vessel, and thus to occasion a mischievous 
and useless delay of a week, yet such is the fact ; 
the “Cunard” steamers, bound to Halifax, pass 
sometimes within sight, frequently within three hours 
run of that port, which lies directly in the line be- 
tween Liverpool and Halifax, and than which there 
is not a safer harbour in the world ; from Cape Saint 
Francis to Cape Race neither rock nor shoal exists 
to endanger navigation, with the exception of one 
rock off Renews, which is over water and close to 
the shore ; there are not any tides to prevent the 
largest ships from entering and leaving that port at 
all hours; fogs are not nearly so prevalent along 
that coast as along that of Nova Scotia, and even 
vhen they are most dense, the boldness of their 
shore permits approach to it with safety ; so far from 
being loss or risk incurred, by the transatlantic 
steamers calling there and replenishing their fuel, 
scientific and practical men, both in England and the 
colonies, (amongst whom they believe may be named 
the hydrographer of Her Majesty’s navy and the cele- 
brated civil engineer the late Mr. Nimmo), concur 
in the conviction that the speed, safety, economy 
and comfort of the transatlantic steam-vessels 
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John’s the first place of call on their outward, and 
the laston their homeward-bound voyages ; they be 
permission to remark, that some of the commanders 
of the transatlantic steam-packets have declared, 
that in their opinion the voyage to Halifax would 
be more safely and expeditiously effected by mak- 
ing New nese Ser as far north as Cape Bonavista, 
(where an efficient lighthouse is maintained), since 
by that course the dangers and delays of running 
through the number of French and American vessels 
that lie fishing on the banks of Newfoundland dur- 
ing the summer-months, would be avoided, and the 
clear weather which generally prevails along the 
northern coast of that island would be substituted 
for the dense atmosphere that exists over those banks; 
on these points, they crave permission to refer the 
House to the evidence taken before a Committee of 
their House, and which they respectfully append to 
the Petition ; they earnestly submit, that the trade of 
Newfoundland demands more consideration from Her 
Majesty’s Government than it seems hitherto to 
have received ; the extent of it may be estimated 
from the fact, that at the port of Saint John’s alone, 
the number of entries and clearances of registered 
vessels, during the past year, amounted to three 
thousand one hundred and forty-seven, and an idea 
of its value may be formed from the circumstance 
that the cargo of a vessel of two hundred tons bur- 
then, laden with Newfoundland cil and seal-skins, 
would be equal in value to the cargoes of thirty ves- 
sels of the same burthen laden with the pe el 
North American timber, that is exported to Great 
Britain, whilst the cargo of a vessel of similar size, 
laden with another staple production of the country, 
viz. fish, would be equal in value to the cargoes of 
fifteen vessels of the same burthens laden with such 
timber. 


A vessel of 200 tons, will carry 170 tons of oil, at 


301. per ton - - - - - £.5,100 
12,000 seal-skins - - - - 1,000 
£.6,100 





A vessel of 200 tons will carry 200 tons timber, 
at 20s. per ton - - - - £.200. 


Multiplied by 30 - £. 6,100. 


A vessel of 200 tons will carry 5,000 quintals of 
fish, at 12s. per quintal - - - £.3,000. 


A vessel of 200 tons will carry 200 tons, at 20s. 
perton - - - - = = £,200. 


Multiplied by 15 - £.3,000. 


The staple produce of that country opens up com- 
merce between it and Great Britain, - 
Portugal, Spain, the Mediterranean, the West In- 
dies, South America, the United States of America 
and their neighbouring colonies, whilst a reference to 
the official returns annexed to the Petition will show 
that the greater part of this trade is carried on in 
British ships ; to enable Her Majesty’s subjects in 
that colony to compete on equal terms with other of 
Her Majesty’s North American colonies, it is neces 
sary that greater despatch should be given to the 
transit of their letters than at present exists ; to offer 
to the House one instance of the injury they sustain 
by the present imperfect mode of post-office com- 
munication, they beg permission to observe, that 
their advices of the state of the West Indian, South 
American and United States markets (markets of 
the greatest importance to that country) reach Ha- 
lifax about twenty-four hours after the Mewfound- 
land mails are despatched to that port from Saint 
John’s, in consequence of which their letters are de- 
tained in Halifax a fortnight in summer and a 
month in winter, and they are thus kept im igno- 
rance of information of which others avail them- 
selves to their prejudice; between 4,000/. and 
5,000 /. sterling are annually expended by Her Ma- 
jesty’s Government on an inefficient line of steam 

comumaunication 





Lord’s Day. 


Administration 
of Justice, 


Elective 
Franchise. 


Private Bills. 


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communication between Halifax and Saint John’s ; 
they are sincerely grateful for even that extension of 
imperial support, and they cannot help feeling that 
such a sum, together with the appropriation which 
that colony and Nova Scotia could afford to make 
for the purpose, might, if such were necessary, faci- 
litate the establishment and support of a better sys- 
tem of steam-com munication ; they further observe, 
that between Saint John’s and Cape Race, a dis- 
tance only of fifty-five miles, there are seven safe 
harbours connected with the capital by roads in the 
bays of Placentia and Saint Mary’s, which are ne- 
ver choked by ice; there are numerous excellent 
ports, and if at any time access by sea to Saint 
John’s should be obstructed, but little difficulty or 
delay would be experienced in landing the mails at 
such a port to the westward as might be determined 
upon, between which port and Saint John’s they 
should not fail to cause suitable roads to be kept in 
due repair; and praying the House to adopt such 
measures as will be calculated to obtain for Her 
Majesty’s subjects in Newfoundland the advantages 
of direct steam communication between that colony 
and Great Britain and the neighbouring colonies. 

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the 
Table. 


Petitions from Richmond ;— Burry ;—and, New- 
town Barry; praying the House to adopt measures 
for securing and enforcing’a more due observance 
of the Lord’s Day,—were presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Charles Bird, of Exeter, Barrister- 
at-Law, praying for reform in the administration of 
Justice, was presented, and read; and ordered to 
lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of the Chairman and Secretary of a 
Meeting of Gentlemen, Tradesmen and others, of 
Chelsea, praying the House to take the further ex- 
tension of the suffrage into consideration, and, before 
the prorogation or dissolution of this present Par- 
liament, to pass an Act to enfranchise the parishes 
of Hammersmith, Kensington, Fulham and Chelsea, 
or one or either of them, into one or more boroughs, 
to return one or more representatives in Parlia- 
ment, and suggesting the establishment of electoral 
districts, the extent to be guided by the principle of 
population and household suffrage, was presented, 
and read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of all the Private Bills (other than Railway 
Bills) which, in the present Session, have been 
treated as opposed Bills ; together with the Names 
of the Members selected to serve on the several Com- 
mittees on such Bills, the Number of Days on which 
each selected Member has so served, and the Num- 
ber of Days on which each Committee has sat :—A 
similar Return of all the Railway Bills and Projects 
which have been laid before the Classification Com- 
mittee in the present Session, arranged in the Groups 
in which they were placed by such Committee ; and 
specifying also the Bills of which the Preamble was 
reported to have been proved ; those of which the 
Preamble was reported to have been not proved ; 
and those remaining in the hands of the Committees, 
not having been reported :—Returns of the Number 
of Petitions for Private Bills presented in each of 
the years 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845; spe- 
cifymg how many were presented in conformity with 
the Sessional Order, and how many under a Dis- 
pensation thereof :—Of the Number of Petitions for 
Bills referred to the Committee on Standing Orders 
in each of the same years ; specifying in how many 
cases that Committee reported that the Parties might 
be allowed to proceed with their Bill; and in how 
many that the Standing Orders ought not to be dis- 
pensed with :—Of the Rumber of Petitions for leave 
to present Petitions for Private Bills referred to the 

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Committee on Standing Orders, in each of the same 
years ; specifying in how many cases that Com- 
mittee reported, that leave might be granted ; and 
in how many, that the Sessional Orders ought not 
to be dispensed with :—Of the Number of cases re- 
ferred to the Committee on Standing Orders, in each 
of the same years, in which Clauses or Amendments 
had been offered on the Report, Consideration of 
the Report, or on the Third Reading, specifying in 
how many cases that Committee reported that the 
Clauses or Amendments might be adopted, and in 
how many that the Sessional Orders ought not to 
be dispensed with :—And, of the Number of Private 
Bills in each of the same years, specifying how 
many commenced in the House of Lords, how man 
in this House, how many were opposed in this 
House, how many (distinguishing Name, Naturali- 
zation, Divorce and Estate Bills) were unopposed ; 
how many were read a First Time ; a Second Time ; 
Committed ; Reported ; read a Third Time, and re- 
ceived the Royal Assent. 





A Petition of Subscribers in the London and York London and 
Railway Company, denying the allegations of the York Railway 


Petition of Henry Bruce, which was presented yes- 
terday, relating to the Subscription Contract of the 
said Railway; and praying for inquiry, was pre- 
sented, and read; and ordered to lie upon the 
Table. 

Ordered, That the Petition be printed. 


to whom the Petitions of Henry Bruce [presented 
4th August], and of Subscribers in the London and 
York Railway Company [presented 5th August], 
relating to the Subscription Contract of the London 
and York Railway, shall be referred, to examine the 
allegations therein contained, and report the same, 
with their Observations thereupon, to the House :— 
And a Committee was appointed of Mr. Hawes, Mr. 
Beckett Denison, Mr. Bingham Baring, Mr. Thomas 
Duncombe, Mr. Warburton, Mr. Bickham Escott, 
Mr. Astell, Viscount Clive and Mr. Christie, with 
power to send for persons, papers and records. 
Ordered, That Three be the Quorum. 

Ordered, That the Committee do meet forthwith. 


Colonel Dawson Damer reported to the House, Quebec. 


That their Address of the 1st day of this instant 
August, on the subject of Quebec, had been presented 
to Her Majesty ; and that Her Majesty was pleased 
to receive the same very graciously, and to give the 
following Answer ; 

I have received with much satisfaction your Ad- 
dress, in which you assure Me that you will make 
good a Sum of Money to be granted for the relief of 
the sufferers by the late calamitous Fires at Quebec. 


I have given directions that a sum, not exceeding 
£.20,000, shall be applied for this purpose. 


Art-Unions, how far they are affected by existing 
laws, and what are the most expedient and practi- 
cable means to place them on a safe and permanent 
basis, and to render them most subservient to the 
improvement and diffusion of Art through the dif- 
ferent classes of the community, and to report 
thereon to the House; and to whom the Minutes of 
the Evidence taken before the Select Committee a 
pointed in the last Session of Parliament on the 
same subject were referred, have power to report the 
Minutes of the Evidence taken before them. 
Mr. Wyse reported from the said Committee ; 
That they had examined the matters referred to 
them, and directed him to make a Report thereof 
to the House, together with the Minutes of the Evi- 
dence taken before them. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. ; 





5x2 A Message 


Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed, London and 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to Art-Unions. 
consider the objects, results and present position of No, 612. 








000 5° Augustt. A. 1845. 


Message from A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Russell and 
the Lords. Sir William Horne: 
Mr. Speaker, 
The Lords have agreed to the several Bills follow- 

ing, without Amendment; viz. 
London and_ A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the London 
— Rail- and Croydon Railway Company to widen and im- 
wey BIL” prove the London and Croydon Railway, and also a 

Portion of the London and Greenwich Railway : 
South Easten A Bill, intituled, An Act to enable the South 
7 Eastern Railway Company to alter and amend the 
pet: _ Canterbury, Ramsgate and Margate Branch of the 
South Eastern, said South Eastern Railway, and to make a Branch 
Canterbury, therefrom to Deal, and to purchase the Canterbury 


Mophe Rail and Whitstable Railway, and for other Purposes 


way) Bill. | connected with the said Railway : 
Bolton and A Bill, intituled, An Act for consolidating the 
Leigh, Kenyon 


Leigh 3 Bolton and Leigh, the Kenyon and Leigh Junction, 
a Noth ne the Liverpool and Manchester and the Grand Junc- 


Union, Liver- tion Railway Companies: And also, 
pool and Man- 

chester, and Grand Junction Railway 

Companies Amalgamation Bill. 


Slave Trade The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 
(Brazil) Bill. by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to 
amend an Act, intituled, “ An Act to carry into 
execution a Convention between his Majesty and 
the Emperor of Brazil, for the Regulation and 
final Abolition of the African Slave Trade,” with- 

out any Amendment: And also, 
Apprehension The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 
of renders by this House to the Amendments made by their 
’ Lordships to the Bill, intituled, An Act for faci- 
litating execution of the Treaties with France and 
the United States of America, for the Apprehension of 
certain Offenders, without any Amendment: Andalso, 


Lunatic The Lords have agreed to the Amendment made 
oo and by this House to the Amendments made by their 


Lunatics Bill. Lordships to the Bill, intituled, An Act to amend 
the Laws for the Provision and Regulation of Lunatic 
Asylums for Counties and Boroughs, and for the 
Maintenance and Care of Pauper Lunatics in Eng- 
land, without any Amendment: And also, 


Marsh’s(Cox- | The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 
— Estate by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for 
; vesting certain Lands and other Hereditaments 
devised by the Will of Sir Thomas Coxhead, deceased, 
in Trustees, upon Trust, to sell the same, and to 
grant Leases thereof for Building and other Pur- 

poses, without any Amendment: And also, 


Earl of Powis’s The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 
——" by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to enable 
"the Trustees of the Will of the late William Henry 
Robinson, Esquire, to raise Money by way of Mort- 

gage of his Real Estates for the Purposes therein 


mentioned, without any Amendment: And also, 


Lutwidge’s The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 

ego by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to 

‘ "revive and extend the Powers of Sale and Exchange, 
and the Powers to make Conveyances in Fee and 
Demises for Building Purposes, respectively con- 
tained in the Will of John Rigby Fletcher, Esquire, 
deceased, and to enable the Trustees to grant Leases 
of Coal and other Mines under the Lands devised 
by his said Will, and to authorize the Appointment 
of new Trustees of the Settlement thereby made of 
the Testator’s Real Estate, and for other Purposes, 
without any Amendment: And also, 


The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made 
by this House, to the Bill, intituled, An Act for au- 
thorizing the Sale of certain Portions of the Real 
Estates devised by the Will and Codicils of John 
Bowes, late Earl of Strathmore, and for authorizing 
the Purchase of other Real Estates, including Lands 
held for long terms of Years, to be settled to the 
Uses of the said Will and Codicils, and for ex- 
tending the Power of granting Mining Leases given 
by the said Will, and for other Purposes, without 
any Amendment: And also, 


Bowes’ Estate 
Bill. 





The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Boileau’s 
by this House, to the Bill, intituled, An Act to dis- Divorce Bint. 
solve the Marriage of Charles Lestock Boileau, Es- 
quire, with Margaret Boileau, his now Wife, and to 
enable him to marry again, and for other Purposes, 
without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Marquess of 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to Donegall’s 
authorize the Sale of the settled Estates of the Most mom Be. 
honourable the Marquis of Donegal, in Ireland, in 
order to pay off Mortgage and other [ncumbrances, 
without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Winchester 
by this House, to the Bill, intituled, An Act to enable College Estate 
the Warden and Scholars, Clerks, of Saint Mary - 
College of Winchester, near Winchester, to carry into 
effect a Contract entered into by them for the Sale 
of certain Parts of the Estates belonging to the said 
College, in the Isle of Wight, and to invest the Pur- 
chase-Money in other Estates for the benefit of the 
said College, without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendment made North Walsham 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for — Estate 
carrying into effect a Contract between the Go- int 
vernors and Trustees of Sir William Paston’s Free 
School at North Walsham, in the County of Wor- 


folk, and Robert Rising, Esquire, for the Sale to the 


said Robert Rising of an Estate belonging to the 
said Governors and Trustees, and for applying Part 
of the Purchase-Money in discharge of certain Debts 
due from them, and investing the Surplus in the 
Purchase of other Estates, to be settled to the same 
Trusts, without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Merchant 
Act for the Protection of Seamen entering on board See Bill 
Merchant Ships, with Amendments; to which 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Brighton, 
Act to enable the Brighton, Lewes and Hastings j2"es "4 . 
Railway Company to make a Railway from Bulver- pe (Hastings, 
hithe, in the County of Sussex, to Ashford, in the Rye and Ash- 
County of Kent, with Amendments; to which a Eatonton) 
Amendments the Lords desire the concurrence of — 
this House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Eastern Coun- 
Act for enabling the Eastera Counties Railway (Cambridge 
Company to make a Railway from Cambridge to cabtiecingiies 
Huntingdon, with an Amendment; to which Amend- Line) Bill. 
ment the Lords desire the concurrence of this 
House: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Bill, intituled, An Epping Railway 
Act for making a Railway from the London and (¥* ) Bil 
Blackwall Railway, at Stepney, to the Eastern 
Counties Railway, with an Amendment, to which 
Amendment the Lords desire the concurrence of 
this House :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration —&gt; 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, in- (Cambridge 
tituled, An Act for enabling the Eastern Counties and Huntingdon 
Railway Company to make a Railway from Cam- Line) Bill 
bridge to Huntingdon ; and the same was read, as 
followeth : 

P. 13. 1. 30. After “ plain” insert Clause (A.) 
Criavuse (A.) “ And whereas under the powers 
of an Act passed in the present Session of Par- 
liament, intituled, An Act for making a Railway 
from Ely to Huntingdon, the Company thereby 
incorporated, called The Ely and Huntingdon 
Railway Company, were authorized to construct 
a Railway, the line whereof at or near the turn- 
pike-road from London to Saint Ives, is inter- 
sected by the line of Railway laid down on the 
plans deposited as herein mentioned, and from 
such point of intersection to the town of Hun- 
tingdon would, if constructed, become available 
for the purposes of the traffic between Hunting- 
don and Cambridge, anticipated on the line by 
“ this Act authorized ; and whereas the said es 

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and Huntingdon Railway Company have expressed 
their intention of completing the same in such 
manner and within such period as will allow of 
the same being used in connexion with the Rail- 
way by this Act authorized ; and it is expedient 
to provide that in the event of their so doing, the 
line by this Act authorized should not be made 
so far, as such other line would answer the pur- 
poses thereof; Be it therefore Enacted, That 
“ except in the event hereinafter mentioned, it 
“ should not be lawful for the Company hereby in- 
“‘ corporated to purchase any lands or to execute 
“ any works between the said point of intersection 
“ of the line of the said Ely and Huntingdon Rail- 
“ way by the said line hereby authorized to be 
“made and the town of Huntingdon; Provided 
“ always, That if the said Ely and Huntingdon 
** Railway Company shall not within two years 
“ from the passing of this Act have completed a 
“ Railway fit for use from such point of intersec- 
“ tion to the town of Huntingdon, of the same gauge 
“ as the Railway by this Act authorized, then and 
“ in such event all the powers of this Act shall be in 
“« full force, and may be executed for the purpose 
“ of enabling the Company hereby incorporated to 
“« purchase the lands for and to complete a line of 
“ Railway communication from the point of intersec- 
tion aforesaid to the said town of Huntingdon.” 
The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Ward do carry the Bill to 
Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


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The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, 
intituled, An Act for the Protection of Seamen en- 
tering on board Merchant Ships ; and the same 
were read, as follow : 

Pr. 2. 1. 10. After “appoint” insert Clause (A.) 

Crause (A.) “And be it Enacted, That every 
“ such license shall be granted and every revoca- 
“ tion thereof shall be made by minute or resolution 
“ of the Lords of the said Committee, and a copy of 
“ any such minute or resolution, certified and signed 
“ by one of the Secretaries or Assistant Secretaries 
“ of the said Committee, shall be received as evi- 
“ dence of such license or revocation, without fur- 
* ther proof thereof.” 

Pr. 2. 1. 12. Leave out “and” and insert “ or.” 

Pr, 2. 1.15. Leave out from “ship” to “or” in 
1. 16. 

Pr. 2.1.20. After the interlineation insert “other 
than the owner, part owner, master or person in 
charge of a merchant ship or the ship’s husband.” 

Pr. 2.1. 29. After “ship” insert “ or ship’s hus- 
“ band.” 

Pr. 3. 1. 8. After ‘‘ board” insert “ and for every 
register ticket demanded or obtained.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 4. Leave out from “ person” to “to” 
in |. 5. 

Pr. 4. 1. 6. Leave out from “ persons” to “ for” 
in 1. 9. 

Pr. 4.1. 13. Leave out from “employment” to 
shall” in 1. 16. and insert “any unlicensed person 
“ for the purposes aforesaid.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 4. After “ship” insert “or ship’s hus- 
“ band.” 

Pr. 5. 1. 5. After “advance” insert “nor give 
“ any note in writing or otherwise in the nature of 
“ and purporting to be an advance note for.” 

Pr. 6.1.2. Leave out from “the” to “or” in 
]. 5. and insert “ owner, part owner, master, or per- 
“ son in charge of a merchant ship.” 

Pr. 11. 1. 12. Leave out “and also” and insert 
“ and when necessary add the words ‘over and 
“ above the sum of pounds, which We the said 
“ Justices do hereby adjudge to be forthwith paid 
“ tothe said E. F. (the seaman), the same being the 
value of monies, documents or effects of the said 
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“ E. F., received by or taken into the possession or 
“ under the control of the said A. O.,’ and We, the 
“ said Justices, do also adjudge the said A. O.” 
Pr. 11. 1. 16. After “ sums” insert “ of 3s 
Pr. 11. 1. 22. After “sums” insert “ of Pa 
_ Pr. 11.1, 26. Leave out from “the” to “ given” 
in |, 36. and insert “sum of part of 
“ the said penalty, together with the said sum of 
” for costs, shall be paid to C. D. (the 
party informing), and the residue of the said 
penalty shall be paid to the Seamen’s Hospital 
“ Sovziety.” 
Pr. 12. 1. 21. Leave out Clause (A.), added, by 
“ way of Rider, to the Bill, and insert Clause (B.) 
Crause(B.) “ And be it Enacted, That this Act 
shall come into operation at the following times, 
that is to say: On the first day of September, so 
far as respects the power of licensing hereinbefore 
“ given to the Lords of the said Committee of Privy 
“ Council; and on the first day of November, so 
“ far as respects all other enactments of this Act.” 
The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


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The Earl of Zincoln presented, pursuant to the Holyhead 
directions of several Acts of Parliament,—The Twen- Roads. 
ty-second Report of the Commissioners for the Im- No. 616. 


provement of the Road from London to Holyhead 
and from London to Liverpool. 


The Twenty-second Report of the Commissioners Woods and 
of Her Majesty’s Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Forests. 
Works and Buildings, being the Sixteenth Annual ‘No. 617. 


Report of the said Commissioners. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Sir Robert Peel presented, by Her Majesty’s The Levant. 


a de relative to the Jurisdiction of 
Her Majesty’s Consuls in the Levant. 


First Report of the Commissioners on Tidal Har- Tidal Harbours. 


bours. 


Sir Robert Peel also presented,—Further Return steam Vessels. 


of an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 7th day of 
February last, for a Return of the Number and Qua- 
lity of Steam Vessels in Foreign Ports in which Her 
Majesty may have Consuls or Agents. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and that the last be printed. 


No. G18. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Brighton, 


the Amendments made by the Lords to the Bill, in- 
tituled, An Act to enable the Brighton, Lewes and 
Hastings Railway Company to make a Railway 


Lewes aud 
Hastings Rail- 
way (Hastings, 
Rye and Ash- 


from Bulverhithe, in the County of Susser, to Ash- ford Extension) 


ford, in the County of Kent; and the same were 
read, as follow : 

Pr. 15.1. 37. After “ writing” insert Clauses (A.) 
(B.) and (C.) 

Crauss (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That before the 
said Railway shall be opened for the conveyance 
of goods or passengers, the said Company shall 
construct along the southern side of such portion 
of the line of Railway as shall pass between the 
western boundary of the tenements and build- 
ings situated on the western side of King-street, 
Landgate, in the town of Rye, and Tillingham 
Sluice, in or near to the said town, a culvert or 
barrel-drain, of two feet six inches in diameter, to 
extend along the whole of the said portion of the 
Railway, together with seven cess pools at the 
least in such culvert or drain, to be constructed to 
the reasonable satisfaction of the Surveyor for the 
time being of the Corporation of the borough of 
Rye, such cess-pools to be of such sizes and at 
such distances from each other and in such form 
“ as the said Surveyor shall think fit and direct.” 

Cuause (B.) “ And be it Enacted, That the said 
Company shall not be compelled to make or con- 
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struct any conduits, culverts or drains, across or 
under any part of the Railway which shall pass 
through any of the lands of the said Corporation 
of the borough of Rye,which are situated between 
King-street, Landgate, and Tillingham Sluice 
aforesaid ; but it shall be lawful for the said Cor- 
poration at any time or times hereafter, at their 
own expense, to make or construct any such con- 
duits, culverts or drains across or under any part 
of the said Railway as shall pass through their 
said lands, under the superintendence and direction 
of the Surveyor for the time being of the suid Com- 
pany, and so as not to prevent or impede the free 
passage along the iine of the said Railway auring 
the progress of any works to be constructed for 
the formation of any such conduits, culverts or 
drains; and it shall also be lawful for the said 
Corporation of the borough of Rye, at their own 
expense, to conduct all the existing drains on the 
north side of the said town of Rye, and all drains 
hereafter to be made there, into the aforesaid cul- 
vert or barrel-drain to be constructed by the said 
Company as aforesaid, and the said Company shall 

ay in aid of such works the sum of One hundred 
pounds to the Treasurer of the said Corporation, 
within one month after notice in writing shall 
have been given to the Secretary of this Company 
of such works being in progress of construction; 
and after such conduits, culverts, barrel-drains 
and cess-pools and other drains, or any of them, 
shall have been constructed as aforesaid, it shall 
be lawful for the said Corporation and they are 
hereby required to empty, cleanse, and keep in 
good and substantial repair from time to time, at 
their own expense, the said barrel-drain or cul- 
vert to be so constructed by the said Company, 
and also all and every such culverts, cess-pools 
and other drains, and for such purposes it shall be 
lawful for the said Corporation, their surveyors, 
agents and workmen, from time to time to enter 
into and upon any part of the land and tenements 
of the said Company which it may be necessary 
so to enter upon for such purpose, upon giving re- 
sonable notice of their intention of so doing to the 
Secretary for the time being of the said Company.” 

Criauss (C.) “ And be it Enacted, That before 
the said Railway shall be opened for the convey- 
ance of goods or passengers, the said Company 
shall, at their own expense, erect a foot-path 
bridge over and across the turnpike-road num- 
bered 109? in the Parliamentary Plan of the said 
Railway, in the parish of Rye, at the intersection 
of the Railway and the said road, and also another 
foot-path bridge over and across the said Railway, 
at the crossing of the road, numbered 68 on the 
said Plan, in the said parish of Rye, at the inter- 
section of the said Railway and the said road, 
and shall also, at their own expense, if required 
so to do, within the aforesaid period, by the Cor- 
poration of the borough of Rye, notwithstanding 
any thing hereinbefore contained, erect a bridge 
for carrying the said road, numbered 1092, in the 
parish of Rye, over the said Railway, and in such 
case the road over such bridge shall be formed 
and shall at all times be continued of such width 
as to leave a clear and open space between the 
parapet of the bridge and between the fences of 
such road of not less than twenty-five feet, and the 
ascent or inclination of such road shall not be more 
than one foot in twenty ; and all the said bridges 
shall be kept in repair by the said Company.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. Trotter do carry the Bill to the 

Lords ; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


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Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed to 
investigate the allegations contained in the Petition 
of David Phillips, which was presented to this 


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A. 1845, 


House upon the 11th day of July, and to report their 
Opinion thereupon to the House, and to whom the 
Petitions of David Phillips and Jasper Parrott, 
Esquire, together with the Report of theSelect Com- 
mittee on Poor Law Medical Relief (1844) were re- 
ferred, have power to report the Minutes of the 
Evidence taken before them. 

Sir John Yarde Buller reported from the said Com- 
mittee; That they had examined the matters to 
them referred, and directed him to make a Report 
thereof to the House, together with the Minutes of 
the Evidence taken before them. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of any Correspondence between the Court of 
Directors and the India Board, on the one hand, 
and the Supreme Government of India, on the other 
hand ; and of any Correspondence between the Su- 
preme Government and the Governments of Madras 
and Bombay, on the subject of the separation of the 
Christian authorities in hike from the management 
of Lands and Revenues connected with Mahomedan 
and Hindoo Worship ; including, specially, Copies 
or Extracts of the Proceedings of the Supreme Go- 
vernment of India, and of the Minutes of the Council, 
on the discontinuance of Pecuniary Payments to the 
Support of the Idol Temple of Juggernauth, and 
on the Restoration of Lands of equal value which 
may formerly have belonged to the said Temple, 
since the date of the Papers presented 26th February 
1841, and 18th May 1841, but including that or- 
dered tu be printed 16th June 1845. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number of Divisions in the Session 
1845, stating the Subject of the Division, and the 
Number of Members in the Majority and Minority, 
Tellers included ; also, the Aggregate Number in the 
House on each Division; distinguishing also, the 
Divisions on Private Bills from Public; and also, 
the Number of Divisions before and after midnight 
(in continuation of Paliamentary Paper, No. 628, 
of Session 1844). 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Number of Days on which the House 
of Commons sat in the Session 1845 ; stating the 
Total Number of Hours occupied in the Sittings of 
the House, and the Average Time; and also distin- 
guishing the Number of Nights on which the House 
sat, and the Number of Hours after midnight ; also, 
a Return of the Number of Wednesdays on which 
no House was made; the Number on which the 
House was counted out; the Total Number of Hours 
occupied in the Sittings of the House on Wednesdays, 
and the Average Number. 


The Clerk laid upon the Table, pursuant to Order, 
—A List ofthe Railway Bills and Projects, classified 
in their Groups, which have been considered by the 
Committees to whom they were referred ; and whether 
such Railway Bills and Projects were recommended 
or rejected by the said Committees; the Names of 
the Members selected ; and the Number of Days 
that the Committee on each Group has sat. 

Ordered, That the said List be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Copy 
tenant of Ireland and the Irish Ecclesiastical Com- 
missioners, in reference to the application of a portion 
of the Perpetuity Fund to the building and repairing 
of Churches in Lreland. 

Sir Thomas Fremantle accordingly presented the 
said Paper. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 





Table ; and be printed. 
Resolved, 


East India. 


Divisious. 


Sittings of the 
House. 


Railways. 
No, 620. 


Churches 


of the Correspondence between ihe Lord Lieu- (Ireland-) 


No. 621. 





Colonies. 


Malta Currency. 
No, 622. 


Agents for 
Colonies. 


No. 623. 


New South 
Wales. 


South Australia, 
No. 624, 


Savings Banks. 


Saint James, 
Clerkenwell, 


9 VicToRiz. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of Duties imposed in each Colony in 
British America and the West Indies on the principal 
Articles the Growth or Production of, or imported 
from, any or all of the British Colonies :—And, of 
Duties imposed in each Colony in British America, 
and in the West Indies, on Goods the Production or 
Manufacture of the United Kingdom : — Similar 
Returns for the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, 
Ceylon, and the Australian Colonies :—Returns of 
Duties imaposed in each of the Indian Presidencies, 
and in Prince of Wales Island, on the Productions 
and Manufactures of the United Kingdom :— Of 
Duties imposed in each of the Indian Presidencies, 
and in the Prince of Wales Island on the Products of 
each other, and on those of any British Colony :— 
Of Duties imposed in any British Colony on the 
Importation of the Products of the Indian Presi- 
dencies or of Prince of Wales Island:—Of Duties 
imposed in the several British Colonies and Pos- 
sessions, British India inclusive, on the Exports 
of their several Productions :—Of Ships and Ton- 
nage belonging to each and every British Colony 
and to British India :—Stating the Number and 
Tonnage of Vessels arriving at, and departing from, 
each and every British Colony, and to and from 
British India ; the Countries to which such Vessels 
belong, and the Places or Ports from which they 
come, and to which they depart, for the last Ten 
years :—And, of the Description and Value, or 
Quantity, of Imports to, and Exports from, each 
and every British Colony, and to and from British 
India, specifying the Countries whence imported, 
and to which exported, for the last Ten years. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant to 
several Addresses to Her Majesty,—Further Return 
to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 18th day 
of March last, for Copies of the Proclamation and 
Correspondence, or Extracts of Correspondence, on 
the subject of the Malta Currency. 

A Return of the Names of the Agents for Co- 
lonies at present acting in Great Britain, and 
recognized as such by the Colonial Office, by whom 
and when appointed, the Duties they have to dis- 
charge, and by what authority they are defined, the 
Salary and Emoluments they respectively receive, 
and by whom paid ; and the Name of the Agent- 
General or Agent for the Crown Colonies, by whom 
appointed, his Duties, his Salary and Emoluments, 
and the Colonies for which he acts. 

Copies or Extracts of Correspondence relative to 
the default of Mr. Manning, late Registrar of the 
Supreme Court of New South Wales:—Also, Copy 
of any Orders of the Government for Security taken 
from Mr. Manning. 

Copies of Correspondence on the subject of the Co- 
lonial Land Fund of South Australia (in continuation 
of the Papers presented Sth August 1844, No. 609). 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and, except the Papers relative to New 
South Wales, be printed. 


A Petition of Trustees, Secretary and Depositors 
of Saint Clement Danes Savings Bank, Searl’s-place, 
Carey-street, praying for the repeal of so much of 
the Act 7 and 8 Vic., as relates to the interest pay- 
able upon deposits of money in Banks for Savings, 
and that in lieu thereof, it may be enacted, That the 
original rate of Four pounds eleven shillings and 
three pence per centum be payable and be paid as 
interest upon all such deposits, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Rate-payers of the parish of Saint 
James, Clerkenwell, in the county of Middlesez, 
Vox. 100. 


5° Augusti. 


903 


praying the House to inquire into the conduct of the 
Magistracy at the Court of the Middlesex Sessions, 
as to their alleged non-compliance with the provisions 
of the appeal clause in the local Acts for the govern- 
ment of the parish, was presented, and read; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Prison, praying for alteration of the Rules of the 
Secretary of State for the Home Department as _re- 
gards the Queen’s Prison, or else to amend the Acts 
——e to the same, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


county of Bucks, praying for the abolition of the 
Punishment of Death, was presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Session of Parliament, and that a Committee may 
be appointed to inquire into past legislation and 
present condition, care and treatment of Lunatics in 
England and Wales, whether Paupers or otherwise, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


hundred and Forty-five, was, according to Order, 
read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act for raising a Sum of Nine millions 
and twenty-four thousand nine hundred pounds by 
Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the year One 
thousand eight hundred and Forty-five. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords, and desire their concurrence. 


The ingrossed Bill to apply a Sum out of the 
Consolidated Fund, and certain other Sums, to the 
Service of the year One thousand eight hundred and 
Forty-five, was according to Order, read the third 
time. 

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the 
Title be, An Act to apply the Sum of Ten millions 
eight hundred and sixty nine thousand two hun- 
dred and thirty-nine pounds one shilling and seven 
pence, out of the Consolidated Fund, and certain 
other Sums, to the Service of the year One thousand 
eight hundred and Forty-five, and to appropriate the 
Supplies granted in this Session of Parliament. 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords, and desire the concurrence. 


The Order of the day being read, for the third 
reading of the Bill from the Levis, intituled, An 
Act to make further Regulations respecting the 
Tickets of Work to be delivered to Silk Weavers, in 
certain Cases ; 

And a Motion being made, and the Question 
being proposed, That the Bill be now read the third 
time ; 

The Amendments following were proposed to be 
made to the Question; viz. To leave out the word 
“ now,” and, at the end of the Question, to add 
the words “ upon this day three months.” 

And the Tivaitten being put, That the word 
now” stand part of the Question :—The said pro- 
posed Amendment was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 

And the Question being again proposed, That the 
Bill be now read the third time :—And a Debate 
arising thereupon ; 

Ordered, ‘that the Debate be adjourned till Fri- 
day next. 


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the Amendment made by 


tituled, An Act for making a Railway from the 





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A Petition of Persons now confined in the Queen’s Queen’s Prison. 


A Petition of Gentry, Clergy and others residing Ponishment of 
in the town and neighbourhood of Aylesbury, in the Death. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the borough of Fins- Lunatic 
bury, praying that the Lunatic Asylums and Pauper Asylums and 
Lunatics Bill may be postponed until the next pon ptics pill. 


The ingrossed Bill for raising a Sum by Exchequer Exchequer Bills 
Bills, for the Service of the year One thousand eight (£-9:024,900-) 


Consolidated 
Fund (Appro= 
priation) Bill. 


Silk Weavers 
Bill. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration Epping Railway 
the Lords to the Bill, in- (No. 2.) Bill. 





Chichester 
Wiit. 


Railways. 
No. 625. 


Lieutenant 


W. Hollis. 


Public Bills. 


Message from 
ahe Lords. 


Renoval of 


Paupers Bill. 


Borough and 
Watch Rates 
Bill. 


904 


London and Blackwall Railway, at Stepney, to the 
Eastern Counties Railway ; and the same was read, 
as followeth: 
Pr. 5.1.23. After “Company” insert Clause (A.) 
Cuausz (A.) “ And be it Enacted, That the Di- 
rectors appointed by this Act shall continue in 
“ office until the first ordinary meeting to be held 
“ after the passing of this Act, and at such meeting 
“ the share-holders present, personally or by proxy, 
“ may either continue in office the Directors ap- 
“* pointed by this Act, or any number of them, or 
““ may elect a new body of Directors, or Directors 
“to supply the places of those not continued in 
“ office, the Directors appointed by this Act being 
“ eligible as members of such new body; and at 
“ the first ordinary meeting to be held in every year 
thereafter, the share-holders present, personally 
or by proxy, shall elect persons to supply the 
places of the Directors then retiring from office, 
agreeably to the provisions in the said Companies 
Clauses Consolidation Act, 1845, contained, and 
the several persons elected at any such meeting, 
being neither removed nor disqualified, nor having 
resigned, shall continue to be Directors until others 
are elected in their stead in manner provided by 
the said Companies Clauses Consolidation Act, 
“ 1845.” 
The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
was agreed to. 
Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 

the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendment made by their Lordships. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Citizen to serve in this present 
Parliament for the City of Chichester, in the room 
of the Honourable Arthur Lennox, commonly called 
Lord Arthur Lennox, who, since his election for the 
said City, hath accepted the office of Clerk of the 
Ordnance. 


The Clerk laid upon the Table, pursuant to Order, 
—An Alphabetical List of the Names, Descriptions 
and Places of Abode of all Persons subscribing for 
any Sum less than £.2,000 to any Railway Sub- 
scription Contract deposited in the Private Bill 
Office during the present Session of Parliament, 
showing the Amount subscribed by each Person for 
every Railway to which he may be a Subscriber, and 
the Total Amount of such Subscriptions by each 
Person. 

Ordered, That the said List be printed. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Copies of all Letters and other Documents which 
have passed to and from the Court of Directors of 
the East India Company and Lieutenant W. Hollis, 
and to and from the said Court and the Board of 
Control, relative to the Dismissal of that Officer 
from the East India Company’s Service. 


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A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
posed, That there be laid before this House, a List 
of the Public Bills which have been introduced into 
this House during the present Session, or which 
have been brought from the Lords, and the Date of 
their several Stages in this House, and distinguishing 
those which have since become Law :—And a Debate 
arising thereupon ;—— 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Russell and 

Sir William Horne: ; 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment; viz. 

A Bill, intituled, An Act to amend the Laws re- 
lating to the Removal of Poor Persons born in 
Scotland, Ireland, the Islands of Man, Scilly, Jersey 
or Guernsey, and chargeable in England : 

A Bill, intituled, An Act for the better collecting 
Borough and Watch Rates in certain Places : 


5°—6° August. 








A 1845. 


A Bill, intituled, An Act for making a Railway Brighton ang 
from the Brighton and Chichester Railway to Ports- Chichester 


mouth, with a Branch to Fareham: And also, + 


Extension) Bill, 
The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Real 


by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to fa- 
cilitate the Conveyance of Real Property, without 
any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Assignment of 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to render Terms Bill. 
the Assignment of satisfied Terms unnecessary, 
without any Amendment: And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made Documentary 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to fa- Evidence Bill 
cilitate the Admission in Evidence of certain Official 
and other Documents, without any Amendment: 

And also, 

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made smalj Debts 
by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for the (Ne. 3.) Bill 
better securing the Payment of Small Debts, with 
Amendments ; to which Amendments the Lords de- 
sire the concurrence of this House :—And then the 
Messengers withdrew. 


Property 
(No. 1.) Bill 


And the Question being again proposed, That Public pili, 

there be laid before this House, a List of the Public 
Bills which have been introduced into this House, 
during the present Session, or which have been 
brought from the Lords, and the Date of their several 
Stages in this House, and distinguishing those which 
have since become Law:—The House resumed the 
Debate. 


And tlie House having continued to sit till after 
twelve of the clock on Wednesday morning ; 


Mercurii, 6° die Augusti, 1845: 


And the Question being put :—It was resolved in 
the Affirmative. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Wheat. 
Return of the Quantity of Wheat in Bond on the 
Ist day of July every year since 1838. 


A Motion was made, and the Question was pro- Richard and 
posed, That a Select Committee be appointed, to James Keynes. 
take into consideration the Petition of Richard and 
James Keynes, of Shaftesbury, Grocers, which was 
presented upon the 2d day of this instant August : 

—And the said Motion was, with leave of the House, 
withdrawn. 


Resolved, That this House will, at the rising of Adjournment 
the House this day, adjourn till Friday next. 


Ordered, Thatall Committees have leave to sit this Committees. 
day, and To-morrow, notwithstanding the adjourn- 
ment of the House. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to Bankruptcy and 
amend the Laws relating to Bankruptcy and In- Insolvency Bil. 
solvency : And that Mr. Hawes and Mr. Masterman 
do prepare, and bring it in. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Savings Ban's. 
Accounts from each Savings Bank in the United 
Kingdom, showing, in separate columns, for the two 
years ending the 20th day of November 1843 and 
1844, the Amount of reserved Interest or Profit ; 
the Amount of Income for any other sources, and 
detailing such sources; the Amount paid as Salary 
or Allowance to each Stipendiary Officer, and the 
Total Amount of such Salary or Allowances ; the 
nature of any other Emoluments or Advantages 
enjoyed by each Officer, and the estimated Annual 
Value of such Advantages; the Amount paid for 
Rent and Taxes, and for other Expenses, and the 
Total Amount of Expenditure, of the Bank; the 
Amount of Surplus accrued in the year, as shown In 
the Annual Statements by the Savings Banks to the 
National Debt Commissioners, the portion of such 
Surplus reserved to meet the current Expenses, de- 
ducted according to the Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 92, . 23, 
and the Amount of Balance carried to the separate 

Surplus 





Bill. 


ty 


Public 
Departments. 


9 VicToRIZ. 


Surplus Fund Account; the Rate of Interest, the 
lowest Sum on which Interest is allowed, and the 
periods at which it is credited to the Depositors, 
under the Act of 1844:—And, of the Number of 
Depositors and of Charitable Institutions and 
Friendly Societies in each Savings Bank in the 
United Kingdom, and of the Amount of their De- 
osits on the 20th day of November 1844, divided 
into the usual Classes ; and distinguishing the Num- 
ber and Amount of Accounts under £. 1, of Minors’ 
Accounts, of Trust Accounts, of the Accounts of 
Married Women, and of Persons a no Pro- 
fession or Business:--And, a Return from each 
Savings Banks in the United Kingdom, up to the 
20th day of November 1844; showing, in separate 
columns, the Name and Locality of each Savings 
Bank, and date of its Establishment; the Aggre- 
gate Amount of Principal received trom Depositors, 
and of Principal and Interest paid to Depositors ; 
the Aggregate Amount of Principal invested with 
the National Debt Commissioners, and of Principal 
and Interest drawn for by the Trustees on the Com- 
missioners; the Aggregate Amount of Interest 
credited by the Commissioners to the Trustees, and 
by the Trustees to the Depositors, and the difference 
of reserved Interest or Profit; the Aggregate 
Amount of Income from other sources, detailing 
such sources, and the Total Amount of Profit or 
Income wherewith to pay Expenses of Manage- 
ment; the Aggregate Amount paid as Salaries or 
Allowances to Stipendiary Officers, in the Erection 
or Purchase of Houses or Offices, or in Alterations 
or Repairs, and in Purchase of Land; the Aggre- 
ate Amount paid for Rent and Taxes, and of other 
are and the Total Amount of Expenditure, 
the Balance, being the Surplus Profit, detailing the 
Particulars, and showing how invested or disposed, 
on the 20th day of November 1844 ; Amount of the 
eneral Account invested with the Commissioners, 
including Interest, on the 20th day of November 
1844, the Cash Balance at the Treasurers’ or 
Bankers,’ and Total Amount of Assets to meet the 
Claims of the Depositors, on the 20th day of No- 
vember 1844; the Total Amount of Principal and 
Interest due to the Depositors on the 20th dav of 
November 1844; and the Balance of Excess or 
Deficit on the Total Amount of Assets to meet the 
Claims of the Depositors, on the 20th day of No- 
vember 1844; the Number and the Amount of 
Balances of Depositors’ Accounts on the 2vth day 
of November 1844, and the Aggregate Amount of 
the whole; the Number and Amount of Balances 
(Principal and Interest) unclaimed for Five years pre- 
ceding the 20th day of November 1844; Amount 
of reserved Funds on the 20th day of November 
1844 (if any), not included in the —— Returns, 
but intended by the Trustees for Superannuation Al- 
lowances or Pensions to the Officers employed, or for 
other purposes, showing how such Funds have ac- 
crued, and the precise nature of them, and also the se- 
veral purposes to which it is intended to devote them. 
Mr. Cardwell accordingly presented the said Ac- 
counts. 


Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie upon the 
Table. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return showing the Number of Persons on the Re- 


- dundant List of the several Public Departments, at 


the commencement of the year 1844; the Number 
that have died or become incapable of serving during 
the year; the Number that have re-entered the 
Public Service during the year; the Number that 
have been added to the List during the year; and 
the Number that remained on the Vist at the close 
of the year. 


d Mr. Cardwell accordingly presented the said Re- 
urn. 


Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table. 
Vo . 100. 


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905 


Mr. Cardwell presented,—Further Return to an Grants of 
Address to Her Majesty, dated the 20th day of May Public Money. 


last, for Returns of the Number of Persons belong- 
ing to the Ecclesiastical Establishment of the Church 
of England, and all other Religious Denomiuations, 
maintained by Grant of Public Money, in each of 
the Colonies, and the Territories of the East India 
Company, stating the Amount paid out of the Re 

venue of the United Kingdom, and from the Colo- 
nial Funds, and also the Rank of each Person, 
where stationed, the Amount of fixed Salary, Al- 
lowances and all other Expenses of each, and the 
Total Expenses of each Colony, Presidency and 
Dependency for such Establishment, in Sterling 
Money, so as to exhibit the whole Amount paid for 
the Support of Religion of every Denomination, in 
each year, from 1839 to 1844, both inclusive :—Of 
all Grants of Public Money for the Support of all 
Religious Denominations in the United Kingdom, 
and elsewhere, except the Colonies, including Ex- 
penses of Visitations and Excursions of Bishops, 
Archdeacons and Clergy, or connected with Foreign 
Embassies and Missions ; distinguishing, as far as 
possible, the Amount received by each Denomina- 
tion :—Also, for Building and Repair of Churches 
and Chapels, Payment of Arrears of Tithes, Ex- 
penses of the Commissioners for Building New 
Churches, Commutation of Tithes, and all other 
Ecclesiastical Purposes, for each year, from 1830 to 
1844, both inclusive :—And, of the Amount of all 
Grants of Public Money for the Building and Re- 
pair of Churches and Chapels in the United King- 
dom, stating, as far as possible, the Amount received 
by each Religions Denomination, from the year 1800 
to 1829, both inclusive. 


Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to Orders,— Exports and 
An Account of the declared Value of the various Ar- Imports. 


ticles of British Produce and Manufactures exported 
to the British West India Colonies for each of the 
past Five years, ending the 5th day of January 1845, 
with the Rate of Duty imposed on each Article in 
the Colonies, and of the Quantities of the Principal 
Articles of the Growth and Manufacture of the 
British West India Colonies imported into the 
United Kingdom, and of the Quantities cleared for 
Home Consumption, and the Rate of Duty charged 
on each Article, with the Gazette Average Price of 
Sugar for each year ending the 5th day of January 
1845; also, the Number of Ships, distinguishing 
British and Foreign, with their Tonnage, that have 
entered and cleared for the British West India Co- 
lonies from the United Kingdom during the same 
period :—A similar Return for the East India Com- 
pany’s Territories and Ceylon:—A similar Return 
for China:—A similar Return for Mauritius :—A 
similar Return for the British North American Co- 
lonies :—A similar Return for Vew South Wales and 
Australian Colonies : —A similar Return for the 
United States of America:—A similar Return for 
Cuba :—A similar Return for the Brazils :—And, a 
similar Return for Mexico and the other Ports of 
South America. 


A Return of all Taxes repealed, reduced, expired Taxes, &amp;c. 


and imposed in Great Britain and Ireland respec- 
tively, from the year 1841 to the present year (in 
continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 305, of 
Session 1842) :—And, Totals given at foot of the 
Accounts for each Country (in continuation of 
and same form as in Parliamentary Paper, No. 573, 
of Session 1843):—An Account of Balance from 
Remittance of Public Money to and from the Bri- 
tish Exchequers to the present time (in continuation 
of Return, No. 3, in Parliamentary Paper, No. 305, 
of Session 1842):—A Return of the Expenditure of 
Ireland for each year, since the Consolidation of the 
Exchequers in 1816, including all Payments, Dis- 
bursements made in Ireland out of the Jrish Reve- 
nue, both in its progress to the Exchequer, and after 
its having been paid into the same :—And, an Ac- 
count for Great Britain, in same manner and form 

5Z as 








Posteoffice 
(Glasgow. ) 


Cured Pro- 
visions. 


Cattle, &amp;c. 


Sugar, &amp;c. 


Drainage 
(Ireland. ) 


British 
Fisheries, 


Small Debts 
(No. 3.) Bill. 


906 


as the Account for Ireland, page 97, of the Finance 
Accounts for this year, intituled, An Account of 
Sums advanced for the Promotion of various Na- 
tional objects, &amp;c. 

A Return of the Name of every Person employed 
in the Post-office, Glasgow, Date at which each 
Person entered the Service, Nature of Duties per- 
formed by each, Salaries attached to such Duties, 
and Sums, if any, derived from Fees ; Gross Revenue 
of the Office during the last Ten years, including 
Amount of Stamps sold through the Stamp-office ; 
Number of Letters in one week, of each month, in 
each year, for a like period, or for such time as there 
may have been a Record kept; Number of Clerks 
employed in each year, distinguishing the Number 
of those engaged in the Despatch and Receipt of 
Mails. 

An Account of the Quantities of Cured Provisions 
of all kinds imported into the United Kingdom from 
Foreign Countries, and from the Colonies, from the 
5th day of January 1845 to the Sth day of July 
1845; specifying the different kinds, the Countries 
whence sent, the Quantities of each kind entered for 
Home Consumption, and the Amount of Duty paid 
on the same respectively :—Also, the Quantities of 
each kind re-exported, and whether taken for the 
use of the Ship or for Merchandize, and the Place 
to which the same were re-exported. 

A Return, showing the Number and Description 
of each kind of Live Cattle and other Animals im- 
ported into the United Kingdom from Foreign 
Countries, for the years ending the 5th day of July 
1843, 1844 and 1845 respectively. 

An Account of the Imports into the United King- 
dom of Sugar, Molasses, Rum, Coffee and Cocoa, 
from the West Indies aud British Guiana, distin- 
guishing each Colony, for the years 1831 to 1844, 
both inclusive, and distinguishing each year (in con- 
tinuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 250, of last 
Session). 

Returns of the Number of Drainages under the 
Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 89, where the Commissioners of 
Public Works have been called upon to make Sur- 
veys, Reports and Estimates :—Of the Drainages 
in which they have got the final consent necessary 
to enable them to proceed with the Works under 
the 21st Section :—Of any additional Salary given 
to the Board of Works’ Solicitor under any of the 
powers of this Act, and a Description of the Duty 
done for such increased Salary :—And, of all the 
Works completed under the Provisions of the said 
Act, from the time of its passing to this Date. 

Mr. Cardwell also presented, pursuant to the di- 
rections of an Act of Parliament,—Report by the 
Commissioners for the British Fisheries of their 
Proceedings, year ended 5th April 1844, being Fish- 
ing 1843. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. : 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendments made by the Lords to the Amend- 
ments made by this House to the Bill, intituled, An 
Act for the better securing the Payment of Small 
Debts ; and the same were read, as follow : 

Pr. 2. 1. 1. Leave out “ of not less than ten years’ 
“ standing of” and insert “ who shall have practised 
“as an Attorney for not less than ten years in.” 

Pr. 4. 1. 12. Leave out “ unrevoked,” and also 
leave out from “ Act” to the end of the Amendment, 
and insert “so long as such declaration shall remain 
‘“* in force and unrevoked.” 

In Clause (A.) L. 4. Leave out “and every” and 
insert “ or who shall be acting as an.” 

L. 6. After “ Southwark” insert “in the execu- 
“ tion of any such Order issued to such High Bai- 
‘a 

L. 14. Leave out “ or certificate,” and in the same 
line after “ interim ”’ insert “ or other.” 

Ls. 17. and 18. Leave out “or otherwise how- 


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A 1845. 


“ soever” and insert “nor any certificate obtained 


after such Order for imprisonment under this 
* in” 

In Clause (B.) L. 12. After “ shall’ insert “ upon 
“ entry of such payment endorsed on the Order of 
“ imprisonment, signed by the plaintiff or his At- 
“ torney.” 

In Clause (D.) L. 7. After “ apparel” insert 
“ and.” 

L. 8. Leave out “and other such necessa- 
* vies.” 

L. 10. Leave out “his and their working” and 
insert “ the.” 

L. 11. After “implements” insert “ of his trade 
“ the value of such apparel, bedding, tools and 
“« implements.” 

L. 12. Leave out “ten” and insert “ five.” 

In Clause(E.) L. 47. Leave out from “ Westmin- 
“ ster” to the second “and” in 1. 49. and insert 
who shall have practised as an Attorney for at 
“ least ten years.” 

L. 63. After “ Majesty” insert “to be signified 
“ under the Royal Sign Manual.” 

L. ult. At the end of the Clause add “ Provided 
“ also, that notice of the intention of Her Majesty, 
with the advice of Her Privy Council, to take into 
consideration the expediency of making any such 
“ Order, and of the time when the same will be con- 
dered, shall be given in the London Gazette one 
“ calendar month at least before the same shall be 
“ so considered.” 

In Clause (F.) L. 6. Leave out “who is not” 
and insert “shall be.” 

L. 7. Leave out from “ incapacity” to the end of 
the Clause. 

In Clause (H.) L. 19. Leave out “the Secretary” 
and insert “ one of Her Majesty’s Principal Secre- 
“ taries.” 

L, 26. Leave out from “months” to “and” in 
1. 28. 

L. 48. Leave out from “by” to “the” in 1. 49. 
and insert “one of Her Majesty’s Principal Secre- 
“ taries of State shall have in all cases within the 
“ extended jurisdiction of the Court.” 

In Clause (O.) L. 14. After “be” insert “ per- 
“ sonally.” 

L. 15. Leave out from “Court” to “and” in 
1, 18. 

L. 19. After “‘ payment” insert “ or tender,” and 
in the same line and in 1]. 20. leave out “ or her.” 

L. 23. Leave out “Judge” and insert “ Court of 
Bankruptcy or Judge of any such Court as afore- 
said, as the case may be.” 

tn Clause(T.) L. 4. Leave out “‘shall” and insert 
“ and of the several Acts under which the said se- 
“ veral Courts are now held or constituted shall 
*¢ within their several districts.” 

InClause(U.) L.9. After “ Westminster’’ insert 
“‘ who shall have practised as an Attorney for at 
“ least ten years in one of Her Majesty’s Superior 
“ Courts of Common Law at Westminster.” 

The said Amendments, being read a second time, 
were agreed to. . 

Ordered, That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to 
the Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the Amendments made by their Lordships. 


“ 


Mr. Hawes presented a Bill to amend the 
relating to Bankruptcy and Insolvency: And 
same was read the first time; and ordered to 
read a second time upon Wednesday next ; and to 
be printed. 


The House was moved, That the Order made upon Commissions. 


Wednesday last, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Commissions issued or ap- 
pointed since 1842 (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 449, of Session 1842), might be read ; 
and the same being read ; 
Ordered, That the said Order be discharged. 
Resolved, 


Laws pankruptey 
the and Insolvency 


be Bill. 


9 VicToRI2#. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of the Commissions issued or ap- 

ointed since 1842 (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Papen, No. 449, of Session 1842). 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this Sicens as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


A Petition of William Power, of Seafield, in the 
county of Waterford, praying for alteration of the 
Law of Landlord and Tenant in Ireland, was pre- 
sented, and read ; and ordered tw lie upon the Table. 


Commissions, 


Landlore 
and Tenant 
(Ireland. ) 


Tithes Commu- 
tation. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented, pursuant to Or- 
der,—Returns of all Agreements for the Commuta- 
tion of Tithes, which have been confirmed by the 
Tithe Commissioners in the several Counties in Eng- 
land and Wales, from the 1st day of January 1845 
to the 1st day of July 1845; specifying also, in each 
case, the Amount of Rent-charge agreed to be paid 
in lieu of Tithes, and showing whether the same be 
payable to Appropriators, Impropriators or Clerical 
Incumbents :—And, of all Awards for the Commu- 
tation of Tithes which have been confirmed by the 
Tithe Commissioners in the several Counties in Eng- 
land and Wales, from the 1st day of January 1845 
to the 1st day of July 1845 ; specifying also, in each 
case, the Amount of Rent-charge awarded to be paid 
in lieu of Tithes, and showing whether the same be 
payable to Appropriators, Impropriators or Clerical 
{ncumbents ; also, of all Apportionments of Rent- 
charges which have been confirmed by the Tithe 
Commissioners, from the 1st day of January 1845 
to the Ist day of July 1845 (in continuation of Par- 
liamentary Paper, No. 364, of the present Session). 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 


And then the House, having continued to sit 
till half an hour after one of the clock on 
Wednesday morning, adjourned till Friday 
next. 








Veneris, 8° die Augusti ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 

A MESSAGE, by Sir Augustus Clifford, Gen- 
tleman Usher of the Black Rod : 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission for declaring Her Royal Assent to 
several Acts agreed upon by both Houses, do desire 
the immediate attendance of this Honourable House 
in the House of Peers, to hear the Commission read. 

Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to the House of Peers :—And being returned ; 

Mr. Speaker reported, That the House, at the 
desire of the Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Ma- 
jesty’s Commission, had been at the House of Peers, 
where a Commission under the Great Seal was read, 
giving, declaring and notifying the Royal Assent to 
the several Public and Private Bills therein men- 
tioned ; and that the Lords, thereby authorized, had 


declared the Royal Assent to the said Bills: Which 
Bills are as follow ; 


An Act for facilitating Execution of the Treaties 


Royal Assent 
to Bills. 


Apprehension of 


Offenders Bill, — ’ ; 
sees" with France and the United States of America, for 
the Apprehension of certain Offenders : 
semana A An Act to facilitate the Admission in Evidence of 
* certain Official and other Documents : 
“scm An Act to facilitate the granting of Leases : 
Assignment of _ An Act to render the Assignment of satisfied 
erms Bill, 


Terms unnecessary : 
Fees (Criminal _ An Actfor the Abolition of certain Fees in Criminal 
BI) Proceedings : 

f Vot. 100. 


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907 


An Act to facilitate the Conveyance of Real Pro- 

rty: 

An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Re- Removal of 
moval of Poor Persons born in Scotland, Ireland, Paupers Bill. 
the Islands of Man, Scilly, Jersey or Guernsey, and 
chargeable in England : 

An Act for the better collecting Borough and 
Watch Rates, in certain Places : 


Real Property 
(No, 1.) Bill. 


Borough and 
Watch Rates 
Bill. 


An Act to amend the Law concerning Games and Games and 
Wagers : Wagers Bill. 


An Act for the Protection of Seamen entering on Merchant 
board Merchant Ships: Seamen Bill. 


An Act to facilitate the Inclosure and Improve- Commons 
ment of Commons and Lands held in common, the closure Bill. 
Exchange of Lands, and the Division of intermixed 
Lands, to provide Remedies for defective or incom- 
~ Executions, and for the Non-execution of the 

owers of general and local Inclosure Acts; and to 
provide for the Revival of such Powers, in certain 
cases: 
_ An Act toamend the Laws relating to the Assess- County Rate 
ing of County Rates: _— 


An Act toamend the Laws for the Provision and Lunatic 
Regulation of Lunatic Asylums for Counties and Asy!ums, and 
Boroughs, and for the Maintenance and Care of Pau- te ol Bill. 
per Lunatics in England: 

An Act to amend an Act, intituled, An Act to Slave Trade 
carry into execution a Convention between His Ma- (B22!) Bill. 
jesty and the Emperor of Brazil, for the Regulation 
and final Abolition of the African Slave Trade: 


An Act to authorize until the end of the next Naval Medica 
Session of Parliament an Alteration of the Annuities a 
and Premiums of the Naval Medical Supplemental Bill, ee 
Fund Society : 


An Act for the Appointment of a Taxing Master Taxing Master, 


for the High Court of Chancery in Ireland : Court of Chan- 
— (Treland) 


An Act for the further Amendment of an Act of Fisheries 
the sixth year of Her present Majesty, for regulating (‘teland) Bill 
the Lrish Fisheries : 

An Act to continue until the Thirty-first day of Turnpike-roads 
July One thousand eight hundred and Forty-six, ({reland) Bill 
and to the end of the then Session of Parliament, 

— Acts for regulating Turnpike-roads in Jre- 
and : 

An Act to amend and explain certain Provisions Municipal 
of an Act of the third and fourth years of Her present Districts, &amp;c. 
Majesty, for annexing certain Parts of certain Counties aie aa 
of Cities to adjoming Counties, for making further 
Provision for Compensation of Officers in Boroughs, 
for limiting the Borough Rate, and for continuing 
an Act to restrain the Alienation of Corporate Pro- 
perty in Ireland: 

An Act for the Establishment of a Central Asy- Lunatic 
lum for Insane Persons charged with Offences in Asy!¥™s 
Ireland; and to amend the Act relating to the Pre- er 
vention of Offences by Insane Persons, and the Acts 
respecting Asylums for the Insane Poor in Ireland; 
and for appropriating the Lunatic Asylum in the 
City of Cork to the Purposes of a District Lunatic 
Asylum : 

An Act to enable the London and Croydon Rail- London and 
way Company to widen and improve the London Croydon Rail- 
and Croydon Railway, and also a Portion of the it a a 
London and Greenwich Railway : 

An Act to enable the South Eastern Railway Com- South Eastern 
pany to alter and extend the Canterbury, Ramsgate Reilway(Branch: 
and Margate Branch of the said South Eastern der —- 
Railw at k B h ension of the 

ailway, and to make a Branch therefrom to Deal, South Eastern, 
and to purchase the Canterbury and Whitstable Rail- Canterbury, 
way, and for other Purposes connected with the said a —-_ 


, Jargate Rail- 
Railway : way) Bill. 


An Act for consolidating the Bolton and Leigh, Bolton anc 
the Kenyon and Leigh Junction, the Liverpool and —_ eee 
. . and Leigh 
Manchester, and the Grand Junction Railway Com- jinction: North 
panies : Union, Liver- 
a and Manchester, and Grand Junction 
ilway Companies Amalgamation Bill. 


An 








See 





908 8° Augusti. 


Brighton and An Act for making a Railway from the Brighton 
Sate Rail- and Chichester Railway to Portsmouth, witha Branch 
wa orts- 
po Exten- to Fareham: 

sion) Bill. 

Brighton,Lewes An Act to enable the Brighton, Lewes and Hast- 
Rallesy (I * 4. tings Railway Company to makea Railway from 
ings, Rye and Dulverhithe, in the County of Sussex, to Ashford, in 


Ashford Exten- the County of Kent: 


sion) Bill. 

Eestera Coun- An Act for enabling the Eastern Counties Rail- 
ties ay ; , &gt; 
(Cambridge ana W2Y Company to make a Railway from Cambridge 


Huntingdon to Huntingdon: 


Line) Bill, 

Grimsby Docks An Act for making additional Docks, and othe 

Bill. Works, at the Haven of the Town and Port of Great 
Grimsby, and for amending the Acts relating to the 
said Haven: 

Winchester An Act to enable the Warden and Scholars, Clerks 


College Estate of Saint Mary College of Winchester, near Win- 

_ chester, to carry into effect a Contract entered into 
by them for the Sale of certain Parts of the Estates 
belonging to the said College, in the Isle of Wight, 
and to invest the Purchase-Money in other Estates, 
for the benefit of the said College : 


Marsh’s An Act for vesting certain Lands and other Here- 
(Coxhead’s) ditaments devised by the Will of Sir Thomas Coz- 
Estate Bill. head, deceased, in Trustees, upon Trust, to sell the 
same, and to grant Leases thereof for Building and 
other Purposes : 
Earl of Powis’s An Act to enable the Trustees of the Will of the 
a late William Henry Robinson, Esquire, to raise 
"Money by way of Mortgage of his Real Estates, for 
the Purposes therein mentioned : 

An Act to enable Sir Robert Keith Dick, of 
Prestonfield, Baronet, Heir of Entail in possession 
of the entailed Estates of Prestonfield and Corstor- 
phine, in the County of Edinburgh, to feu and sell 
certain Parts of the said Estates, and to bear the 
Surname of Cunyngham, and Arms of Cunyngham, 
of Lamburghtown, alongst with the Surname and 
Arms of Dick, of Prestonfield : 

Molyneux’s An Act to enable the Assignees of the Estate of 

(Follett’s) =§ Thomas Blayds Molyneux, a Bankrupt, to seli his 

Estate Bill. Real Estates, discharged from a Jointure and cer- 
tain Portions and Legacies charged thereon : 


Lutwidge’s An Act to revive and extend the Powers of Sale 
(Fletcher's) — and Exchange, and the Powers to make Conveyances 
Estate Bil, in Fee, and Demises for Building Purposes, respec- 
tively contained in the Will of John Rigby Fletcher, 
Esquire, deceased, and to enable the Trustees to 
= Leases of Coal and other Mines under the 
ands devised by his said Will, and to authorize the 
appointment of new Trustees of the Settlement 
thereby made of the Testator’s Real Estate, and for 
other Purposes : 
Bowes’ Estate | An Act for authorizing the Sale of certain Portions 
Bill. of the Real Estates devised by the Will and Codicils 
of John Bowes, late Earl of Strathmore, and for 
authorizing the Purchase of other Real Estates, in- 
cluding Lands held for long terms of Years, to be 
settled to the Uses of the said Will and Codicils, 
and for extending the Power of granting Mining 
Leases given by the said Will, and for other 
Purposes : 
Birmingham An Act to vest the Estates and Property con- 
Blue-comScheo! stituting the Trust Estate of the Blue-coat Charity 
sare’ School, in Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, 
in new Trustees, upon consolidated Trusts, and to 
= for the Management of the said Estates and 
roperty, and for the good Government of the said 
School, and for other Purposes : 
Severne’s An Act to carry into effect a Partition between 
Estate Bilt = John Michael Severne, Esquire, and Anna Maria, 
his Wife, and others, of Estates in the Counties of 
Worcester, Salop, Warwick, Oxford and Leicester ; 


Duke of An Act to enable the Trustees of the Will of the 
ne Most noble Francis late Duke of Bridgwater, to 
“carry into execution certain Articles of Agreement 


Dick’s Estate 
Bill, 








A. 1845. 


made and entered into by them with the Right ho- 
nourable Francis Egerton, commonly called Lord 
Francis Egerton, and to raise Money for the Pur- 
poses expressed in the said Articles of Agreement, 
and for other Purposes : 

An Act for authorizing and enabling Sales to be Sampson’s 
made of Estates respectively situate in the Parishes Estate Bill, 
of Evercreech, East Pennard, and in Bruton and 
in other Parishes or Places in the County of Somerset, 
devised by the Will of Thomas Sampson, Esquire, 
deceased, and for other Purposes : 

An Act to authorize the Sale of the settled Marquess of 
Estates of the Most honourable the Marquess’ of Donegall 
Donegall, in Ireland, in order to pay off Mortgage Rotate Bill 
and other Incumbrances : 


An Act for carrying into effect a Contract be- North Walsham 
tween the Governors and Trustees of Sir William School Estate 
Paston’s Free School at North Walsham, in the -_ 
County of Norfolk, and Robert Rising, Esquire, 
for the Sale to the said Robert Rising of an Estate 
belonging to the said Governors and Trustees, and 
for applying part of the Purchase-Money in dis- 
charge of certain Debts due from them, and invest- 
ing the Surplus in the Purchase of other Estates, to 
be settled to the same Trusts : 


An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Thomas Henry Shuldiam’s 
Shuldham, Esquire, with Frances Anne Hamilton Divorce Bill. 
Shuldham, his now Wife, and for other Purposes: 


An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Charles Boileau's 
Lestock Boileau, Esquire, with Margaret Boileau, Divorce Bill 
his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again, 
and for other Purposes. 


Mr. Crafer, from the Treasury, was called in ; Astronomical 
and at the bar presented, pursuant to an Address to Observations, 
Her Majesty,—A Copy of any Instructions sent by No.627. 
the Government to the Astronomers of the several 
Observatories at Home and Abroad, in the year 
1837-8 :—And, a Return of the Number of Volumes 
of Astronomical Observations that have been made 
at each Observatory since that year; and a State- 
ment of the Number of Reports and Communica- 
tions from them to the Secretary of State for the 
Colonies, to the Admiralty, and to any other Depart- 
ment at Home. 

Mr. Crafer also presented, pursuant to Orders,— Trade with 
Return to an Order, dated the 12th day of March Fravee. 
last, for Accounts of the Total Quantities and De- No.628. 
clared Value of all the Exports from the United 
Kingdom to France, in each year from 1814 to 
1844, both inclusive; distinguishing British and 
Trish Produce and Manufactures from Foreign and 
Colonial Merchandize ; and further distinguishing 
the Quantity and Value of each Article so exported, 
of which the declared Value shall have amounted 
in any one year tothe sum of £.3,000, or upwards; 
with a Statement of the Rates of Duty payable, 
and of the Produce of the Duties received on each 
of the above Articles in France during each year of 
the above period ; adding thereto a Summary of the 
several Total Amounts of the Values and Duties 
for each year :—And, of the Total Quantities, and 
the Declared or Official Value, as the case may be, 

(so far as the same can be made out), of all the 
Imports from France into the United Kingdom, in 
each year from 1814 to 1844, both inclusive ; dis- 
tinguishing the Quantity and Value of each Article 
so imported, of which the Declared or Official Value, 
as the case may be, shall have amounted in any one 
year to the sum of £.3,000, or upwards; with a 
Statement of the Rates of Duty payable, and of 
the Produce of the Duties emia on each of the 
above Articles, in the United Kingdom, during each 
year of the above period; adding thereto a Summary 
of the several Total Amounts of the Values and 
Duties for each year, (in continuation and amplifica- 
tion of the Parliamentary Paper, No. 398, of Session 
1840), (so far as the same relate to the Trade and 


Revenue of the United Kingdom). 
A Return 





Customs Bills 
of Entry. 
No. 629. 


ham 
ite 


Wheat, &amp;c, 
No. 630. 


Malt, 
No. 631. 


Spirit Grocers 
{Ireland. ) 


Wheat, 

No. 632, 
Shanaon Navi- 
gation, 


No. 633, 


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A Return of the Date of the Patent under which 
the Customs Bills of Entry in Great Britain are 
now published ; when and how it was renewed ; by 
whom the right is now held ; for what purpose ; and 
the Date of its final termination :—Accounts of the 
Number of Bills of Entry denominated Bill A., and 
the like Account of Bill B. sold (or subscribed for) 
in London, during each year, from 1834 (inclusive), 
to the end of 1844; with the Sum which has been 
received for them in each year :—A like Return of 
the Country Edition; and a like Return of the Bills 
published at the Out-ports; with the Sums Total 
received yearly for all together :—Accounts of the Ex- 
pense of conducting the Establishments, and the sepa- 
rate Charges for Printing in each year, from the year 
1834 (inclusive) to the end of 1844; also, of the 
yearly Payment made during the same period to 
the Patentee, and the yearly Amount carried to the 
benefit of the Customs Benevolent Fund :—Of the 
Fees received, for what object they have been re- 
ceived, and to what purposes — in each year 
during the period aforesaid ; with the yearly Amount 
received for information furnished in manuscript :— 
Of the Price charged per Bill for each of the two 
Bills A. and B.; the Price per Bill of the ‘Con- 
densed Bill’ for the Country Edition ; and the Price 
per Bill of the several Bills published at the Out- 
ports; with the Rates of Annual Subscription 
charged in each of these different cases:—And, of 
the Number of times from 1834 (inclusive), to the 
end of 1844, that Omissions have occurred in any 
of the Customs Bills of Entry; distinguishing the 
places of Issue (whether in London or the Out- 
ports) where such Omissions have occurred :—And, 
ike Returns for the Ports of Scotland, at which 
Bills of Entry are published under the management 
of the Directors of the ‘ Customs Benevolent Fund’ 
(in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 258, 
of Session 1834). 

An Account of the Quantities of Wheat, Barley, 
Oats, Wheat Flour and Oatmeal, imported into 
Great Britain from Ireland, from the 5th day of 
January 1845 to the 5th day of July 1845 (in con- 
tinuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 435, of the 
present Session). 

An Account of the Quantity of Malt made from the 
5th day of June 1844 to the 5th day of June 1845. 


Return to an Order dated the 9th day of July 
last, for a Return of the Rate of Excise Duty pay- 
able by Spirit Grocers in Ireland on the Retail 
Spirit License provided for them by the 3d Section 
of the Act 6 and 7 Will. 4. c. 38,as decided by the 
Irish Judges in the case of Dickson v. Pope, Col- 
lector of Excise, Dublin District, on a Writ of Error, 
in the Exchequer Chamber, Jreland :—Also, a Re- 
turn of the Name and Particulars, as set forth in the 
Excise Entries, of each separate and distinct Spirit 
Grocer or Copartnership in each Excise District in 
Lreland, who took out or renewed the Spirit 
Grocers’ License, provided by the 3d Section of the 
Act 6 and 7 Will. 4, c. 38, from the 5th day of 
July 1838 to the 5th day of July 1844 inclusive :— 
Said Return to set forth the Value fixed by the 
Officers of Excise on each House, and also the 
Value fixed by the Board of Guartians under the 
Poor Law Act on the same House. 


A Return of the Quantity of Wheat in Bond on 
the Ist day of July every year since 1838. 


Return to an Order dated the 30th day of July 
last, for a Return of Payment on Account of Com- 
mission for Improvement of the River Shannon, and 
for Works under their direction, whether by Grant 
or Loan (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, 
No. 459, of Session 1844) :—And, Similar Return 
of the Amount and periods of Payment for Works ; 
from what Quarter issued ; whether by Grant or 
Loan; also, of the Amount, whether by Grant or 
Loan, that the Treasury have still to pay in advance 
for the same Works. 

Vor. 100. 


8° Augusti. 
Return to an Order dated the 16th day of June East India. 





909 


last, fora Return showing the Sickness, Mortality 
and Invaliding in the Honourable East India Com- 

any’s Armies, in the Presidencies of Bengal, 
Madras and Bombay respectively, from the year 
1825 to 1844, inclusive:—Also, a Return of the 
Sickness, Mortality and Invaliding of their Civil 
Service, in each Presidency, from 1825 to 1844 :— 
Also, a Return of the Sickness and Mortality in the 
Gaols and Civil Hospitals in the Presidencies and 
Dependencies of Bengal, Madras and Bombay re- 
spectively, from 1825 to 1844 respectively: And, 
also a Return of the Sickness, Mortality and In- 
validing in the Honourable East India Company’s 
Indian Navy (so far as relates to the Indian Navy). 


Further Return to an Order dated the 22d day of East India. 


April last, for Copies of all Correspondence between 
the Governments of India and the Court of Directors 
of the East India Company, relating to the seizure, 
in 1842, by the Bombay Government, of the Papers 
of Dhakjee Dadajee, Esquire, Justice of the Peace 
of Bombay ; and on the subject of the removal of 
the said Dhakjee Dadujee, Esquire, from Her Ma- 
jesty’s Commission of the Peace for the Island of 
Bombay :—Also, Copies of all Communications that 
have passed between the Government of Bombay, his 
Highness the Guikowar of Baroda, and the Court of 
Directors, relating to the assumption of the District 
of Pitland by the British Government, and its sub- 
sequent restoration to his Highness the Guikowar. 


Further Return to an Order dated the 15th day Sewers, 


of July last, for an Account of all Sums rated b 
the Commissioners of Sewers for the City and Li- 
berty of Westminster, and part of the Cunaty of 
Middlesex, in each year, between the 1st day of 
January 1841 and the 31st day of December 1844; 
distinguishing the Amount collected, at what rate, 
aud how the same has been expended, under distinct 
and separate heads of Works, Establishment, Con- 
tingent Expenses, &amp;c., in each year; stating the 
Titles of the several Acts of Parliament under 
which the Commissioners act: —A Similar Ac- 
count from the Commissioners of the Holborn and 
Finsbury Sewers, within Holborn Division, from 
the 1st day of January 1841 to the 31st day of 
December 1844 :—A Similar Account from the Com- 
missioners of the Holborn and Finsbury Sewers, 
within the Finsbury Divstion, from the ist day of 
January 1841 to the 31st day of December 1844: 
—A Similar Account from the Commissioners of 
Sewers for the Tower Hamlets, from the 1st day 
of January 1841 to the 31st day of December 1844: 
—And, a Similar Account from the Commissioners 
of Sewers within the District called the South Di- 
vision and the East Division, for the Limits extending 
from East Mouldsey, in Surrey, to Ravensborne, in 
Kent, from the 1st day of January 1841 to the 31st 
day of December 1844 (in continuation of Parlia- 
mentary Paper No. 319, of Session 1843), (so far as 
relates to the City and Liberty of Westminster, and 
part of the County of Middlesex). 


Mr. Crafer also presented, pursuant to the direc- Gravesend Pier. 


tions of several Acts of Parliament,—An Account 
of the Sums of Money received and applied by virtue 
of certain Acts of Parliament for rebuilding or for 
improving, regulating and maintaining the Town 
Quay of Gravesend, in the County of Kent, and 
Landing-place belonging thereto, and for building 
a Pier or Jetty adjoining thereto, for the year ending 
3ist July 1841:—The like for the year ending 
18th June 1842:—The like for the year ending 
18th June 1843 :—And, the like for the year ending 
18th June 1844, 


Resolutions of the Court of Directors of the East East India. 


India Company, being the Warrants or Instruments 
granting any Posies 

Resolutions of the Court of Directors of the East 
India Company, being the Warrants or Instruments 
granting any Salary or Gratuity. 


523 Statement, 
































































London and 

York Railway 
Bill (Subscrip- 
tion Contract.) 


Belfast Writ, 


fast, in the room of Sir James Emerson Tennent, 


Cirencester 
Writ. 


Linlithgowshire 
Writ. 


Warwick Writ. 


Sunderland 
Writ. 


East India. 


910 


Statement, No. 129, of the Amount proposed to 
be transferred from the Company’s Cash to the 
credit of the Fund for the benefit of the Widows 
and Families of Officers and Clerks of the Regular 
Home Establishment of the East India Company, 
and to the credit of the Fund for the benefit of the 
Widows and Families of extra Clerks and others 
of the said Establishment, as Compensation under 
an arrangement sanctioned by the Board of Com- 
missioners for the Affairs of Jndia, and laid before 
the Honourable the House of Commons, on the 
26th February 1835. 

List, No. 130, specifying the Particulars of the 
Compensation proposed to be granted to the 
Widow and Family of a Person who belonged to the 
late Maritime Service of the East India Company, 
under an arrangement sanctioned by the Board of 
Commissioners for the Affairs of India, laid before 
the Honourable the House of Commons on the 26th 
February 1835 :—And then he withdrew. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and, except the Returns relative to Spirit 
Grocers (Ireland), East India, Sewers and Gravesend 
Pier, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee on the Zon- 
don and York Railway Bill (Subscription Contract) 
have leave to sit this day, during the sitting and 
notwithstanding any adjournment of the House. 

Ordered, That the Committee have power to 
report from time to time. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown in Jreland, to make out 
a new Writ for the electing of a Burgess to serve 
in this present Parliament for the Borough of Bel- 


who, since his Election for the said Borough, hath 


8° Augusii. 





accepted the Office of Steward or Bailiff of Her 
Majesty’s Three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Des- 
borough and Bonenham, in the County of Buck- 
ingham. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Cirencester, in the 
room of William Cripps, Esquire, who since his 
Election for the said Borough, hath accepted the 
Office of one of the Commissioners for executing 
the Office of Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain, 
and Treasurer of the Exchequer of Jreland. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Commissioner to serve in this 
present Parliament for the Shire of Linlithgow, in 
the room of Charles Hope, Esquire, commonly 
called the Honourable Charles Hope, who, since his 
Election for the said Shire, hath accepted the Office 
of Governor of the Jsle of Man. 


Ordered, That Mr, Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Warwick, in the 
room of Sir Charles Eurwicke Douglas, who, since 
his Election for the said Borough, hath accepted 
the Office of Commissioner of Greenwich Hospital. 


Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant 
to the Clerk of the Crown, to make out a new Writ 
for the electing of a Burgess to serve in this present 
Parliament for the Borough of Sunderland, in the 
room of Viscount Howick, now Earl Grey, called up 
to the House of Peers. 


Viscount Jocelyn presented, “some to Order,— 
Copies of any Correspondence between the Court of 
Directors and the Jndia Board, on the one hand, 





A. 1845. 


and the Supreme Government of India, on the other 
hand; and of any Correspondence between the 
Supreme Government and the Governments of 
Madras and Bombay, on the subject of the Separa- 
tion of the Christian Authorities in India from the 
Management of Lands and Revenues connected 
with Mahomedan and Hindoo Worship ; including 
specially, Copies or Extracts of the Proceedings of 
the Supreme Government of India, and of the 
Minutes of the Council, on the discontinuance of 
Pecuniary Payments to the support of the Idol 
Temple of Jugyernauth, and on the Restoration of 
Lands of equal Value which may formerly have 
belonged to the said Temple, since the date of the 
Papers presented 26th February 1841 and 18th May 
1841, but including that ordered to be printed 
61th June 1845. 

Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table. 


Sir George Clerk presented, by Her Majesty’s Com- Revenue, &amp;e. 


mand,—Tables of the Revenue, Population, Com- 
merce, &amp;c., of the United Kingdom and its Depen- 
dencies, Part 13, Section B. 


Copy of Commercial Tariffs and Regulations of Commercial 
the several States of Europe and America, together T*4- 


with the Commercial Treaties between England and 
Foreign Countries, Part XV., United States of 
America. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Henry FitzRoy presented, pursuant to Navy. 


Orders,——A Return of the Draught of Water, Height 
of the Lower Cill of the Midship Lower Deck Ports, 
and Number of Months’ Provisions, Stores and 
Tons of Water on Board the “ Queen,” “ Saint 
Vincent,” “ Trafalgar,” “ Albion,” “ Rodney,” 
“ Superb,” “ Canopus,” and “ Vanguard ;” also, 
the Height of the Lower Cill of the “ Vulture’s” 
Main Deck Ports, and Quantity of Provisions, 
Water and Coals she had on Board when she sailed 
from Plymouth, and the Immersion of the upper 
part of the Paddle-board. 

Return to an Order dated the 30th day of June 
last, for a Copy of the Memorials (if any) presented 
to the Board of Admiralty in case of the Glasgow 
Junction Railway Bill, with reference to the Crossing 
of the River Clyde, and the Reports and Evidence 
(if any) laid before the Board, or before the Tidal 
Harbour Commission, and the Minutes of Pro- 
ceedings had thereon, as well as all Correspondence 
between the Promoters or Opponents of the Bill, 
or other Parties, and the Admiralty, on the subject 
of the proposed Crossing of the River by the Rail- 
way, and the Communications (if any), which bave 
been made from that Board to the Committee on 
the Bill. 

Returns of the Comparative Expense and of the 
Immersion of the Ships under mentioned, showing 
their Draught of Water and Height of Ports (con- 
structed as per Draught, and also actually fitted for 
Sea), taken from the Ships’ Returns, with their pro- 
per Weights, &amp;c ; distinguishing those built by the 
Surveyor of the Navy from those of the old Classes, 
and by other Constructors :—“ Queen,” “ Trafal- 
gar,” “ Saint George,” “ Royal William,” “ Al- 
bion,” “ London,” “ Nile,” “ Rodney,” “Superb,” 
“ Vanguard,” “ Clarence,” “ Thunderer,” “ Cum- 
berland,” “ Hindostan,” “ Bellerophon,” “ Vernon,” 
“ Dublin,’ “ Cambrian,” “ Pique,” “ Inconstant,” 
“ Castor,” “ Spartan,” “ Iris,” “ Vestal,” “ Tyne,” 
“ Eurydice,” “ Andromache,” “ Daphne,” “ Tweed,” 
“ Volage,” “ Champion,” “ Comus,” “ Frolic,” 
“Siren,” “ Grecian,” “ Bittern,” ‘ Wanderer,” 
“ Racer,” “ Childers,” “ Cruizer,’ “ Espiegle,” 
“ Daring,” “ Osprey,” “ Mutine,” “ Flying Fish,” 
“ Rapid,” “ Bonetta,”’ “ Saracen,” and “ Algerine” : 
—Of the Expenses in Building and Repairs of the 
Ships under mentioned ; distinguishing those _ 

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No. 634, 


Glasgow Junc- 
tion Railway 
Bill. 


Ships, “ The 
Queen,” &amp;c. 


No. 634. 





Pensioners 
(Amy.) 
No. 635. 


Sheffield and 
Lincolnshire 
Junction Rail- 
way Bill. 


Bristol Pa- 
rochial Rates 
(No, 2.) Bill, 





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by the Surveyor of the Navy and other Constructors, 
and specifying the Dates and Costs comparatively : 
— Queen,” “ Vanguard,” “ Vernon,” “ Pique,” 
“ Vestal,” “ Rover,’ “ Prince Regent,” “ Cale- 
donia,” “ Rodney,” “ Thunderer,” “ Bellerophon,” 
“ Dublin,” “ Castor,” “ Inconstant,” “ Volage,” 
“ Andromache,” “ Talbot,” “ Harrier,” “ Pylades,” 
and “ Scout” :—Of the state of progress of the 
under-mentioned Ships’ Hulls building, and in frac- 
tional parts completed, and the Expense of Cost 
thereof: — “‘ Marlborough,” “ Prince of Wales,” 
“ Royal Frederick,’ “ Royal Sovereign,” “ Vic- 
toria,’” “ Windsor Castle,” “ Aboukir,” “ Algiers,” 
“ Exmouth,” “ Hannibal,” “ Princess Royal,” 
“ Saint Jean d’ Acre,” “ Brunswick,” “ Colossus,”’ 
“ Trresistible,” “ Lion,” “ Madras,” “ Majestic,” 
“ Mars,” “ Arethusa,’ “ Constance,” “ Liffey,” 
“ Chesapeah,” “ Active,’ “ Sybille,” “ Alarm,” 
“Creole,” “ Malacca,’ “ Niobe,’ “ Calypso,” 
“ Coquet,” “ Camilla,” “ Arab,” “ Atalanta,” 
“ Elk,” “ Heron,” “ Liberty,” “ Mariner,” “ Mar- 
“ tin,” “ Squirrel,” “ Zebra,” “ Goshawk,” “ King- 
fisher,” “ Britomart,” and “ Dart” :—Showing the 
Constructors’ Light and Load Draught of Water, 
and the actual Immersion of the “Gorgon” and 
“ Cyclops” :—And, of the Sums received from the 
Sale of the “ Scarborough” and “ Greenwich” (late 
“ Rodney”), and the actual Worth of their Hulls, 
as reported by the a | Officers :— Reports 
of the Surveys (stating by whom made) upon the 
under-mentioned Ships, showing the Extent and 
Costs of the Repairs recommended :—“ Scarbo- 
rough,’ “ Greenwich,” (late “ Rodney”), “ Mino- 
taur,”’ “ Tremendous,” “ Redoutable,” “ Barham,” 
“ Hebe,” and “ Thames”:—And, a Return, showing 
the Alterations and Adjustments made in the Ex- 
perimental Brigs after their Trial Cruize.”’ 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and, except the Paper relative to Glasgow 
Junction Railway Bill, be printed. 


Sir Frederick Trench presented, — Further Re- 
turns to an Order, dated the 11th day of March 
last, for a Return, showing the Total Number of 
Pensioners received from the Army, on the Pension 
Establishment, from the year 1834 to the year 1843, 
both years inclusive; specifying the Number re- 
ceived in each year, from each branch of the Ser- 
vice, viz., from the Dragoon Guards and Dragoons, 
Foot Guards, Horse and Foot Artillery, Corps of 
Engineers and Sappers and Miners, Infantry of the 
Line, and Marines, with the average effective 
Strength of each branch of the Service, for each 
year, from 1834 to 1843 :—Also, the average Age of 
the Pensioners when received on the Pension Esta- 
blishment; specifying the average Ages of the Pen- 
sioners from each branch of the Service :—Also, 
the average Service of the Pensioners at the time 
when received on the Pension Establishment ; dis- 
tinguishing the average period of Service of the 
Pensioners, from each branch of the Service :—Also, 
the Number of Pensioners who have died in each 
year, from the year 1834 to the year 1843, both 
years inclusive, with the average Ages of the Pen- 
sioners at the time of their decease :—And also, the 
Total Number of Pensioners of all branches of the 
Army on the Establishment, in each year, from 
1834 to 1843, both years inclusive (so far as relates 
to the Office of Ordnance). 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


_ The House, according to Order, proceeded to take 
into consideration the Report on the Sheffield and 
Lincolnshire Junction Railway Bill; and the Amend- 
ments were read, and agreed to. 

_ Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be 
ingrossed. 


The House proceeded to take into consideration 
the Amendment made by the Lords to the Bill, 
Vor. 100. 


intituled, An Act for removing Doubts relating to 
the Collection of certain Portions of the Borough 
Rates of the City and County of Bristol; and the 
same were read, as follow: 

Pr. 14. 1. 3%. Leave out from “ thereof” to 
“ And,” in Pr. 17. 1. 7. 

The said Amendment, being read a second time, 
(and it appearing that the Amendment as to the 
leaving out of the Rating Clause was necessary, 
because the same provision is already made in a 
public Act passed since this Bill left the Commons), 
was agreed to. 

Ordered, That Mr. William Henry Bodkin do 
carry the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them 
that this House hath agreed to the Amendment made 
by their Lordships. 


Mr. William Henry Bodkin presented a Bill to Poor Removal 
amend the Laws relating to Orders for the Removal 8! 
of the Poor to their Places of Settlement, and to No.636. 
Appeals against such Orders: And the same was 
read the first time ; and ordered to be read a second 
time upon Friday next; and to be printed. 


Sir James Graham presented, by Her Majesty’s Fine Arts. 
Command,—Copy of Fourth Report of the Com- 
missioners on the Fine Arts. 


Copy of Report of the Commissioner appointed Mining 
under the provisions of the Act 5 and 6 Vic. c. 99, Districts. 
to inquire into the operation of that Act, and into 
the state of the Population in the Mining Districts. 


Copy of Reports relating to Parkhurst Prison, Parkhurst 
1845. Prison. 

Copy, Second Report of the Inspectors of Mi/- Milbank Prison, 
bank Prison, made in pursuance of the Act 6 and 7 
Vic., c. 26, s. 11, for 1844. 


Copy, Appendix to Minutes of Evidence taken Occupation of 
before Her Majesty's Commissioners of Inquiry into £404 (Ireland.) 
the State of the Law and Practice in respect to the 
Occupation of Land in Ireland. 
Coyy, Index to Minutes of Evidence taken before 
Her Majesty’s Commissioners of Inquiry into the 
State of the Law and Practice in respect to the Oc- 
cupation of Land in Jreland. 
Copy of the Tenth Report of the Inspectors of Prisons. 
Prisons appointed to visit the different Prisons of 
Great Britain —Part I. Home District.—II. North- 
ern and Eastern District.—I11. Southern and West- 
ern District.—IV. Scotland and Northumberland. 
Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table. 


Mr. Manners Sutton presented,— Return to an Fees on De- 
Address to Her Majesty, dated the 17th day of this dimus. 
instant July, for a Return from each Clerk of the 
Peace in England and Wales, of the Amount of Fees 
charged to a Magistrate in each County, on taking 
out a Dedimus. 

Mr. Manners Sutton also presented, pursuant to Dublin Paving 
Order,—Returns, showing the Annual Amount of 2r4. 
Money levied off the Citizens of Dublin (under the 
Authority of the Paving Board Commissioners) for 
paving, lighting and cleansing the City of Dublin 
for each year during the last Seven years :—The 
Amount levied by said Commissioners for watering 
the City of Dublin for each year during the last 
Seven years :—And, the Amount received by said 
Commissioners each year during the same period 
for making, opening and repairing Private and Public 
Sewers :—Copies of all Contracts entered into by 
said Commissioners for paving, lighting, cleansing 
and watering the City of Dublin, for each year dur- 
ing the last Seven years, with the Names of the 
Contractors :— And, of all rejected Proposals for 
paving, lighting and cleansing the City of Dublin, 
for the said period :—The Name, Rank and Annual 
Salary of each Officer now employed in the Paving 
Board Establishment in the City of Dublin, and by 
whom appointed: —The Name, Rank, Period of 








524 Service 








Railway Bills. 
No. 637. 


Railways. 
No, 637. 


Standing 
Orders 
Revision. 


No. 586. 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


New South 
Wales. 


No. 638. 


912 


Service and Amount of Pension of every retired Of- 
ficer of the Dublin Paving Board :—-Accounts, show- 
ing the Total Amount (under distinct heads) ex- 
pended in each year during the last Seven years, for 
paving, lighting, cleansing and watering the City of 
Dublin :—And, showing the Balance of Cash on 
hand to the credit of the Commissioners for paving, 
&amp;c., at the end of each half-year during the last 
Seven years. 

Ordered, That the said Returns do lie upon the 
Table. 


The Clerk laid upon the Table, pursuant to Or- 
ders,—A Return of all Bills for the Construction of 
Railways in England and Wales, Scotland and Ire- 
land respectively, which may pass during the present 
Session of Parliament; stating the Amount of the 
Estimate, of the Capital Stock, and of the Sum au- 
thorized to be borrowed for each Railway, and the 
Total Amount of the Estimates, Capital Stock and 
Sums authorized to be borrowed for all such Rail- 
ways. 

A Return of the Number of Railways for which 
Acts have passed in the present Session ; the Length 
of each Line; the Number of Shares and the Amount 
of Capital subscribed for each; the Number of 
new Shares that each Line is empowered to create ; 
and the Sum of Money each Line is empowered to 
borrow. 

Ordered, That the said Returns be printed. 


The House was moved, That the Standing Order 
of the House, No. 234, might be read ; and the 
same was read, as followeth ; 

That in the case of Railway Bills, a Copy of 
all Plans, Sections and Books of Reference re- 
quired by the Orders of the House to be depo- 
sited in the Office of any Clerk of the Peace or 
Sheriff Clerk, on or before the 30th day of No- 
vember immediately preceding the Session of 
Parliament in which application for the Bill 
shall be made, together with the line of the 
projected Railway laid down on a Map of a 
scale not less than that of the Ordnance Map 
of England, shall, on or before the same day, 
be deposited in the Office of the Railway De- 
partment of the Board of Trade. 

An Amendment was made thereunto, by leaving 

out the words “ together with the Line of the pro- 
“ jected Railway laid down ona Map, of a scale 
“ not less than that of the Ordnance Map of Eng- 
“ land,” and inserting the words “ together with a 
“* published Map to a scale of not less than half an 
inch toa mile, with the Line of Railway delineated 
thereon, so as to show its general course and di- 
rection.” 
And the said Order, so amended, was agreed to. 
The Order made upon the 29th day of July last, 
That the Standing Duden be printed ; was read, 
and discharged. 

Ordered, That the Standing Orders, as amended, 
be printed. 


“~ 


‘ 
“ 
&lt; 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That 
their several Addresses of the 31st day of July last 
and the 4th and 5th days of this instant August, 
(That Her Majesty would be graciously pleased to 
give directions that the Papers therein mentioned 
might be laid before this House), had been presented 
to Her Majesty ; and that Her Majesty had com- 
manded him to acquaint this House that She will 
give directions accordingly. 


Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant 
to several Addresses to Her Majesty,—Further Re- 
turn to an Address to Her Majesty, dated the 25th 
day of April last, for Copies or Extracts of any 
Correspondence relative to Crown Lands and Emi- 
ee in New South Wales (in continuation of the 

apers presented on the 9th of August 1844, No. 
626). 


8° Augusti. 





A. 1845. 


A Return of the Population, Revenue, Expendi- New South 
ture, Exports and Imports of New South Wales, in- Wales. 
cluding Port Phillip,in each year, from the 1st day No. 639. 
of January 1836 to the 31st day of December 1844, 
inclusive. 

Returns to several Addresses to Her Majesty, dated Ceyion, 
the 31st day of July last and the 4th day of this y, 640 
instant August, for Copies of the Minutes of the Go- acta 
vernor of Ceylon of the 1st and 14th days of Febru- 
ary 1845 :—Of Lord Stanley’s Senna referred to 
in those Minutes :—And, of the Remonstrance of 
the Civil Servants of Ceylon to the Terms of those 
Minutes :—And, for Copy of a Despatch from the 
Governor of Ceylon to Sod Stanley, transmitting 
Copies of his Minutes of the 1st and 14th February 
1845, respecting the Civil Service of that Island; 
and of Lord Stanley’s Reply thereto. 

Copies or Extracts of the Despatch from the Go- Mauritius, 
vernor of Mauritius, enclosing the Report of the No, g4) 
Committee appointed to inquire into the State of 
Indian Immigrants, and the effect of the existing 
Regulations, in regard to their Engagements, &amp;c., 
and Correspondence relative thereto. 

Copies or Extracts of Correspondence reiative to West ludies, 
the Labouring Population in the West Indies, No. 642. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Mr. Speaker laid on the Table,—Indices to Re- Education 
ports from Commissioners of Education in Jreland, (!24.) 
1814-1844. No. 643. 

Ordered, That the said Papers be printed. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Wheat, Wheat, &amp;c. 
&amp;c., which was presented upon the 1st day of July No. ¢30. 
last, be re-printed. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee appointed Naval Medical 
to inquire into the Management of the Naval Me- Supplemental 
dical Supplemental Fund, and who were empowered © ""\* 
to report their Opinion thereupon from time to time, No. 644. 
have power to report the Minutes of the Evidence 
taken before them. 

Mr. Henry Fitz Roy reported from the said Com- 
mittee ; That they had considered the matters to 
them referred, and directed him to make a Report 
thereof to the House, together with the Minutes 
of the Evidence taken before them. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


A Petition of Journeymen Broad Silk Hand-loom gik Weavers 
Weavers of Spitalfields, Norwich, Macclesfield, &amp;c., Bil 
praying that the Silk-weavers Bill may pass into a 
law, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table, 


A Petition of Alfred Copland, of Chelmsford, in Railways. 
the county of Essex, Bookseller, stating that he is 
of opinion that the use of assistant engines on Rail- 
ways, as —— is necessarily attended with 
dangers of a serious character; and praying that 
the employment of the same may be declared a mis- 
demeanor punishable by law, was presented, and 


read ; and ordered to lie upon the Table. . 


Petitions from Manchester (three Petitions) ; — Factories. 
Bradford (two Petitions) ;—Leeds ;— Halifax ;— 
Huddersfield ;—and, Nottingham ; praying the House 
to pass an efficient Ten Hours Bill for all minors 
and females employed in Factories,—were presented, 
and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Inhabitants of the parish of Christ- Theological 
church, in the county of Middlesex, praying the Opimons 
House to repeal all laws in any way restricting the 
publication by tongue or pen of Theological Opinions, 
was presented, and read; and ordered to lie upon 
the Table. 


A Petition of Protestant Dissenters of the Baptist 
denomination, assembling in Saint John’s Chapel, 


Charitable 
Trusts Bill. 





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Ashford, Kent, praying that the Charitable Trusts 


Bill may not te into a law, was presented, and 
read; and ordered to lie upon the Table. 





A Petition of British subjects residing in or near 
the city of Bristol, being Evangelical Protestant 
Non-conformists, praying that in all cases, where 
the taking of an Oath is conscientiously objected to, 
a solemn Affirmation may be substituted instead 
thereof, was presented, and read; and ordered to lie 
upon the Table. 


firmations. 


andlord and 
Jenant 


ireland. ) 


A Petition of Samuel Gordon, Esquire, of Aun- 
gier-street, Dublin, praying the House to appoint a 
Select Committee of Inquiry to investigate the sub- 
ject of the relation between Landlord and Tenant in 
Ireland, was presented, and read; and ordered to 

lie upon the Table. 

ex Zealand. A Petition of Inhabitants of Liverpool, praying 
the House to adopt measures to ensure such a 
change in the policy hitherto pursued with regard 
to New Zealand, as shall tend to allay their appre- 
hensions for the fortunes and lives of their kinsmen 
and fellow-subjects, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


ilk Weavers 
iil, 


The Order of the day being read, for resuming the 
adjourned Debate upon the Question proposed upon 
Tuesday last, That the Bill from the Lords, intituled, 
An Act to make further Regulations respecting the 
Tickets of Work to be delivered to Silk Weavers, in 
certain Cases, be now read the third time ; 

And the Question being again proposed :—The 
House resumed the said adjourned Debate. 

And the Question being put:—It was resolved in 
the Affirmative. 

The Bill was accordingly read the third time. 

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendment, 





do pass. 

Ordered That Mr. Greene do carry the Bill to the 
Lords; and acquaint them that this House hath 
agreed to the same, with an Amendment; to which 
Amendment this House doth desire the concurrence 
of their Lordships. 





Ordered, That the Committee on (Group (X.) of 
Railway Bills have leave to make a Special Report. 
iggleswade Lord Courtenay accordingly reported trom the said 
ine), Midiand Committee ; That in the case of the Eastern Counties 
a wo Railway (Hertford and Biggleswade Line), Midland 
inculu), Mid- Railways (Swenton to Lincoln), Midland Railways 
~ Railways (Ely to Lincoln), and York and North Midland Rail- 
el way (Doncaster Extension) Bills, the Parties pro- 
hi Noh Mid- Moting those Bills respectively had intimated to the 

d Railway Committee, that, in consequence of the advanced 


) or Ex- : - . aie “ee : 
= Ex- period of the Session, it is not their intention to 







usion) Bills, : 
| proceed further with them at present. 


| Lord Courtenay further reported from the said 
| Committee; That in reporting as above to the House, 
they think it right at the same time to state, that it 

{ is owing solely to the length of time occupied in the 
' previous investigation, and not to any laches of the 


{ Parties, that the Bills are not in a position to render 
it desirable that they should be further proceeded 
with. 


Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 
Ordered, That the Bills be withdrawn. 


~ and, Lord Courtenay reported from the Committee on 
Sheff? Group (X.) of Railway Bills, to whom several Peti- 


Sranch) Bil, tions against the Bills comprised in the said Group, 
together with the Reports of the Boara of ‘Il'rade 
thereon, were referred ; That in the case of the Lon- 
don and York Railway (Sheffield Branch) Bill, they 
had heard counsel in support of some of the Petitions 
against the said Bill, and had also heard counsel in 
favour of the Bill ; that they had inquired into the 
several matters required by the Standing Orders on 

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Railway Bills; and that they had examined the 
allegations of the Bill, but the same had not been 
proved, tothe satisfaction of the Committee. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Summary 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Co"vito"s- 
to give directions that there be iaid before this 
House, a Return from the Clerks of the Peace in 
England and Wales, of the Number of Summary 
Convictions filed with them in the year ending Mi- 
chaelmas 1844 (in continuation of Parliamentary 
Paper, No. 294, of Session 1837). 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Colonial 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Expenditure. 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Returns of General Abstract of the Colonial 
Expenditure by Great Britain, during the latest 
year for which the same can be made up (in conti- 
nuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 632, of Session 
1840). 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Piers and 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased ##rbours. 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of ali Tolls now authorized to be 
levied for the Maintenance of any Piers or Harbours 
on the Coast of Great Britain and Jreland, on 
Vessels passing by but not entering within such 
Piers or Harbours; distinguishing the Amount of 
any such Tolls, the period at which they were au- 
thorized to be levied, and the time during which they 
are to be continued ; together with the Amount of 
such Tolls received in each year, from the year 1838 
to 1844, both inclusive (in continuation of Parlia- 
mentary Paper, No. 659, of Session 1838). 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Colleges of 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased i damage 
to give directions that there be laid before this *¥"8°" &amp; 
House, Returns from the Colleges of Physicians 
and Surgeons, the Societies of Apothecaries and the 
Universities of Great Britain and Jreland, showing, 
for the Three years ending the 31st day of December 
1844, the Number of Candidates examined in each 
College, Society and University, for Diplomas or 
Licenses in Medicine and Surgery, the Numbers of 
such Diplomas or Licenses actually granted, and a 
definition of the rights and privileges which such 
Diplomas or Licenses have conferred on their pos- 
sessors. : 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this ene as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina Bill to waste Land 
amend an Act for regulating the Sale of Waste Land (Australia) 
belonging to the Crown in the Australian Colonies, (N® 2-) Bill. 
and to make further Provision for the Manayement 
thereof: And that Mr. George William Hope and 
Mr. Bingham Baring do prepare, and bring it in. 


A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Russell and Message from 

Sir William Horne: the Lords. 
Mr. Speaker, 

The Lords have agreed to the several Bills fol- 
lowing, without Amendment; viz. : 

A Bil, intituled, An Act to amend and explain Municipal 
certain Provisions of aa Act of the third and fourth Districts, &amp;e. 
years of Her present Majesty for annexing certain ‘'"¢!#"*) Bill 

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914. 8° Augusti. A. 1845. 


Parts of certain Counties of Cities to adjoining 
Counties, for making further Provision for Compen- 
sation of Officers in Boroughs, for limiting the Bo- 
rough-rate, and for continuing an Act to restrain the 
Alienation of Corporate Property in Ireland : 
Turnpike-roads A Bill, intituled, An Act to continue until the 
(Ireland) Bill. Thirty-first day of July One thousand eight hundred 
and Forty-six, and to the end of the then Session of 
Parliament, certain Acts for regulating Turnpike- 
roads in [reland: 
Naval Medical A Bill, intituled, An Act to authorize, until theend 
a fm of the next Session of Parliament, an Alteration of 
Bil,” ~—=s the Annuities and Premiums of the Naval Medical 
Supplemental Fund Society : 
Fees (Criminal A Bill, intituled, An Act for the Abolition of cer- 
— tain Fees in Criminal Proceedings: 


Consolidated A Bill, intituled, An Act to apply the Sum of Ten 
Fund (Appro- millions eight hundred and sixty-nine thousand two 
priation) Bill. hundred and thirty-nine pounds one shilling and 
seven-pence, out of the Consolidated Fund, and cer- 
tain other Sums, to the Service of the year One thou- 
sand eight hundred and Forty-five, and to _ 
priate the Supplies granted in this Session of Par- 

liament : 
Exchequer Bills A Bill, intituled, An Act for raising the Sum of 
(*-9:024,900-) Nine millions and twenty-four thousand nine hun- 
= dred pounds by Exchequer Bills for the Service of 
the year One thousand eight hundred and Forty-five: 


And also, 
Lunatic The Lords have agreed to the Amendment made 
Cietond) om by this House to the Amendments made by their 


Lordships to the Bill, intituled, An Act for the es- 
tablishment of a Central Asylum for Insane Persons 
charged with Offences in Jreland, and to amend the 
Act relating to the Prevention of Offences by Insane 
Persons, and the Acts respecting Asylums for the 
Insane Poor in Jreland, and for appropriating the 
Lunatic Asylum in the City of Cork tothe Purposes 
of a District Lunatic Asylum, without any Amend- 
ment: And also, 
Marquess of The Lords have agreed to the Amendment made 
Westminster's by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for 
Estate Bill. enlarging the Powers contained in the Will of the 
Most honourable Robert Marquess of Westminster, 
deceased, to grant Building Leases of the Estates 
devised by the said Will in the Parishes of Saint 
George, Hanover-square and Saint John-the-Evan- 
gelist, within the Liberty of Westminster, in the 
County of Midlesex, and forother Purposes, without 
any Amendment: And also, 
Silk Weavers The Lords have agreed to the Amendment made 
Bill. by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to make 
further regulations Respecting the Tickets of Work 
to be delivered to Silk Weavers in certain Cases, 
without any Amendment: And also, 
Valuation The Lords request that this House will be pleased 
(Ireland.) to communicate to their Lordships a Copy of the 
Report from the Select Committee appointed in 
Session 1844, to inquire into the present Townland 
Valuation of Jreland, under the Act 1 and 2 Vie. 
c. 115; together with the Minutes of Evidence 
thereto :—And then the Messengers withdrew. 
Resolved, That this House will send an Answer 
to the last part of the said Message by Messengers 
of their own. 
And the Messengers were again called in; and Mr. 
Speaker ac miietall them therewith :—And then they 
again withdrew. 


Schools Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 

(Ireland. ) Returns showing the Administration and Course of 
Instruction in the Diocesan and Royal Schools in 
Freland, from 1836 to 1845, inclusive (in continua- 
tion and in the form of Appendix, No. 3, of the 
Select Committee on Education and Formation 
Schools (Jreland) of 1836) :—And, of the Masters 
of the Diocesan and Royal Schools of Jreland, and 
of the Number of Pupils frequenting the same, in 
1844 and 1845. 





Ordered, That there be laid before this House, Education 
Returns of the Number of Meetings of the Board of (Ireland. ) 
Commissioners of Education, with the Names of the 
Commissioners attending each, and of the Number 
Duration and Cause of each Inspection of the Schools 
under the Board, which have taken place during the 
years 1844 and 1845:—And, of the Names of the 
Schools of Industry established by the Board of 
Education in Jreland, where situated, of the Num- 
ber of Teachers and Pupils in each, of the Adminis- 
tration and Course of Education pursued therein, 
and of the Sums expended for their Establishment 
and Maintenance, specifying the Amount contributed 
by the Board, the Patrons and Subscribers (where 
any), and the Pupils, respectively. 


Mr. George William Hope presented a Bill to ' 
amend an Act for supitelinnr Goatae of Waste Land (Avatalay 
belonging to the Crown in the Australian Colonies, (N% 2.) Bill. 
and to make further Provision for the Management No. 645. 
thereof: And the same was read the first time ; and 
ordered to be read a second time upon Friday next; 
and to be printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented New Zealand. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copies or Extracts of Correspondence re- 
lative to the original Constitution of the Legislature 
of New Zealand. 
Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented New Zealand. 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, Copy of a Letter from Lord Jngestre to Lord 
Stanley, of the 24th day of July, and of the Reply, 
relative to the Affairs of the Mew Zealand Com- 
any. 

" rdered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Fishing Vessels 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of all British and French Fishing 
Vessels that have been seized or detained under the 
provisions of the Act for carrying into effect a Con- 
vention with France concerning the Fisheries, with 
the dates of such Seizure or Detention, and the 
Amount of the Penalty incurred or paid, with the 
Time of Detention, in each case:—Likewise,a Return 
of all British Fishing Vessels that have been taken 
into Ports of France, in which Her Majesty may 
have Consuls or Agents, since 1839, for breach of 
the Oyster Fishery Regulations, with the Amount 
of the Penalty incurred or paid, and the Time of 
Detention, in each case. 

Ordered, That the said Address be ow to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


The Order made upon the 28th day of May last, County Rates. 
for printing an Abstract of the Returns relative to 
County Rates, which were presented upon the 26th 
day of May last, was read, and discharged. 


Ordered, That the Account relative to Arundel Arundel Por. 
Port, which was presented upon the 6th day of May No. 646. 
last, be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return of the Revenue received Scarborough 
by the Corporation of Scarborough, under an Order Harbour. 
in Council made in the reign of James the First for No. 647- 
the Maintenance of the Pier and Harbour of Scar- 
borough, from the Ports of Newcastle and Sunder- 
land respectively, in each year, from the year 1820 
to the year 1842 inclusive, stating, under separate 
heads, the Amounts received as Duties on Coals 

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Land 
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645. 


aland, 


aland. 


Vessels, 


Rates. 


Port. 
346. 


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347. 





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shipped and the Amount for and the Number of 
Ships, stating also, under distinct and separate heads, 
the manner in which the same has been appro- 

riated in each year:—A full and correct Copy of 
the said Order in Council, and also the Title and 
Date of any Act of Parliament under which the 
before-mentioned Tolls are levied and collected, and 
a Return of the Number of Vessels under and above 
Sixty Tons Register from each of the Ports of Vew- 
castle and Sunderland that have taken shelter in the 
Port of Scarborough in each year, from the year 
1820 to the year 1842 inclusive, which was laid upon 
the Table, upon the 18th day of May 1843, be 
printed. 


Scarborough Ordered, That the Retumis relative to Scarborough 

Harbour. Harbour, which were laid upon the Table upon the 
No.647.  .30th day of July last, be printed. 

Lough Erne Ordered, That the Paper relative to Lough Erne 

and Shannon. and Shannon, which was presented upon the 30th 
No.633. day of July last, be printed. 

Pensioners Ordered, That the Return relative to Pensioners 

(Army-) (Army), which was presented upon the 23d day of 
No.635. April last, be printed. 

Army. Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Army, 
No.635. which were presented upon the 3d day of July last, 

be printed. 

Army and Ordered, That the Returns relative to the Army 

Marines. and Marines, which were presented upon the 3d 
No. 635. day of July last, be printed. 

Turnpike Ordered, That the Paper relative to Turnpike 

Trusts. Trusts, which was presented upon Tuesday last, be 
No.648. printed. 

Public Ordered, That the Return relative to Public De- 

Departments. partments, which was presented upon Tuesday last, 
No. 649. be printed. 

Grantsof Public Ordered, That the Return relative to Grants of 

omy. Public Money, which was presented upon Tuesday 
No. 650. last, be printed. 

Exports and Ordered, That the Account relative to Exports 

— and Imports, which was presented upon Tuesday 
No.651. ast, be printed. 

Taxes, &amp;c. Ordered, That the Return relative to Taxes, which 
No.652. was presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. 

Post-office Ordered, That the Return relative to Post-office 

so (Glasgow), which was presented upon Tuesday last, 
No. 653. be printed. 

Cured Pro- Ordered, That the Return relative to Cured Pro- 

visions, __ visions, which was presented upon Tuesday last, be 
No.654. printed. 

Cattle, &amp;e. Ordered, That the Return relative to Cattle, which 
No. 654, was presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. 

Sugar, &amp;c. Ordered,That the Account relative to Sugar, &amp;c., 
No. 330. 


which was presented upon Tuesday last, be printed. 
Ordered, That the Return relative to Tithes Com- 


Tithes Commu- 


tation. . : 

— G55, mutation, which was presented upon Tuesday last, 
“0.999 be printed. 

Syria. 


A Motion was made, and the Question being pro- 
ee That an humble Address be presented to 
er Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased to 
give directions that there be laid before this House, 
Copies or Extracts of any Correspondence relative 
to the Affairs of Syria since the conclusion of that 


which has recently been laid on the Table of this 
House ; 


And Notice being taken that Forty Members were 
not present :—The House was told by Mr. Speaker; 
and Forty Members not being present, and it being 
then after four of the clock :—The House was ad- 
journed by Mr. Speaker, without a Question first 
put, till To-morrow. 


VoL. 100. 


8°—9° Augusti ; 





915 
Sabbati, 9° die Augusti ; 


Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


PRAYERS. 


OF DERED, That there be laid before this Brighton Break- 
House, a Copy of Reports to the Admiralty from “*"*™ 
the Coast Guard Officers, on the subject of Captain No. 656. 
Taylor’s Breakwater off Brighton. 
Mr. Henry FitzRoy accordingly presented the 
said Paper. 
Ordered, That the said Paper do lie upon the 
Table ; and be printed. 


Petitions from Llanfechell ;—Coity ;— Gevin ;— County Courts. 
Bettws ;—Mynyddcynufig; — and, Maesteg; pray- 
ing the House to pass a Bill for the establishment of 
County Courts, with a Clause requiring a knowledge 
of the Welsh language on the part of the Judges of 
those Courts in Wales,—were presented, and read ; 
and ordered to lie upon the Table. 


A Petition of Nathaniel Birkinshaw, of Bridge- Railways, 
road, Lambeth, praying the House toadopt measures 
whereby provisional Railway Directors may be forced 
to acknowledge responsibility to their subscribers,and 
that in all cases the managers of such Companies 
shall be compelled to account at stated periods to 
their subscribers, as well before the Company is in- 
— as they are now compelled to do after 
such incorporation, and especially when they have 
failed in their endeavours to procure an Act of Par- 
liament, to obtain which they were entrusted with 
the capital ; and also that the House will, by some 
enactment, place the proprietors of such undertak- 
ings beyond the danger of having their property ex- 
pended against their will, and in matters they dis- 
approve of, and in guarding them from being inevitably 
ruined, as they are now liable to be, from the irre- 
sponsible Acts of the few managing Committee men, 
after having been betrayed into risking their capital 
in the undertaking by a parade of high names among 
the list of promoters, was presented, and read ; and 
ordered to lie upon the Table. 


Mr. Brotherton reported from the Select Com- Public Petitions 
mittee on Public Petitions; That they had examined (Forty-sixth 
the Petitions presented from the 4th to the 9th day ®¢Pe) 
of this instant August, both inclusive, and had di- 
rected him to make a Report thereof to the House. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table; 
and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Select Committee to whom the London and 
Petitions of Henry Bruce, [presented 4th August], York Railway 
and of Subscribers in the London and York Railway = ec 
Company [presented 5th August], relating to the Sub- No. 657 : 
scription Contract of the London and York Railway, ~°°?” 
were referred ; and who were appointed to examine 
the allegations therein contained, and report the 
same, with their Observations thereupon, to the 
House, have power to report the Minutes of the 
Evidence taken before them. . 

Mr. Hawes reported from the said Committee; 

That they had considered the matters to them 
referred, and directed him to make a Report thereof 
to the House, together with the Minutes of the Evi- 
dence taken before them. 

Ordered, That the Report do lie upon the Table ; 
and be printed. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented parochial 
to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased Assessments. 
to give directions that there be laid before this House, 

a Return, showing the Annual Value or Parochial 
Valuation of each Parish, Township or Place in 
Lingland and Wales upon which the Parochial As- 
sessments were levied for the year ending the 25th 
day of March 1844; distinguishing that on Lands, 
Houses, Tithes, Quarries, Mines, Canals, Railways, 
Iren-works and other Property; and the Total 

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Pablic Bills, 
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Sittings of the 
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No. 659. 


Private Bills. 
No, 659. 


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Amount of County, Highway, Poor and Church 
Rate assessed thereon for the same period ; with 
the Proportion in the Pound which these Rates to- 
gether bear to the Valuation on which the Assess- 
ments are levied, as per annexed Schedule :-— 


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Ordered, That the said Address be presented 
to Her Majesty by such Members of this House 
as are of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy 
Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a 
Return of the Accounts rendered to the Secretary- 
at-War, and progress made in the examination 
thereof. 

Mr. Sidney Herbert accordingly presented the 
said Return. 

Ordered, That the said Return do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


The Clerk laid upon the Table, pursuant to Or- 
ders,—A List of the Public Bills which have been 
introduced into this House, during the present Ses- 
sion, or which have been brought from the Lords, 
and the date of tieir several stages in this House, 
and distinguishing those which have since become 
Law. 

A Return of the Number of Days on which the 
House of Commons sat in the Session 1845; stating 
the Total Number of Hours occupied in the Sittings 
of the House, and the Average Time ; and also dis- 
tinguishing the Number of Nights on which the 
House sat, and the Number of Hours after Mid- 
night; also, a Return of the Number of Wednesdays 
on which no House was made; the Number on 
which the House was counted out; the Total Num- 
ber of Hours occupied in the Sittings of the House 
on Wednesdays, and the Average Number. 

A Return of all the Private Bills (other than Rail- 
way Bills) which, in the present Session, have been 
treated as Opposed Bills ; together with the Names 


9° Augusti. 








A. 1845. 


of the Members selected to serve on the several 
Committees on such Bills, the Number of Days on 
which each Selected Member has so served, and 
the Number of Days on which each Committee has 
sat :—A similar Return of all the Railway Bills and 
Projects which have been laid before the Classifica- 
tion Committee in the present Session, arranged in 
the Groups in which they were placed by such Com- 
mittee ; and specifying also the Bills of which the 
Preamble was reported to have been proved; those 
of which the Preamble was reported to have been 
not proved ; and those remaining in the hands of 
the Committees, not having been reported :—Re- 
turns uf the Number of Petitions for Private Bills 
presented in each of the years 1840, 1841, 1842, 
1843, 1844 and 1845; specifying how many were 
presented in conformity with the Sessional Order, 
and how many under a dispensation thereof :—Of 
the Number of Petitions for Bills referred to the 
Committee on Standing Orders in each of the same 
years; specifying in how many cases that Com- 
mittee reported that the Parties might be allowed 
to proceed with their Bill; and in how many that 
the Standing Orders ought not to be dispensed with : 
—Of the Number of Petitions for leave to present 
Petitions for Private Bills referred to the Committee 
on Standing Orders, in each of the same years; 
specifying in how many cases that Committee re- 
ported that leave might be granted; and in how 
many, that the Sessional Orders ought not to be 
dispensed with :—Ofthe Number of Cases referred 
to the Committee on Standing Orders, in each of 
the same years, in which Clauses or Amendments 
had been offered on the Report, consideration of the 
Report, or on the Third Reading, specifying in how 
many cases that Committee reported that the Clauses 
or Amendments might be adopted, and in how many 
that the Sessional Orders ought not to be dispensed 
with :—And, of the Number of Private Bills in each 
of the same years, specifying how many commenced 
in the House of Lords, how many in this House, 
how many were opposed in this House, how many 
(distinguishing Name, Naturalization, Divorce and 
Estate Bills) were unopposed ; how many were read 
a First Time; a Second Time ; committed; re- 
ported ; read a Third Time, and received the Royal 
Assent. 


A Return of the Number of Divisions in the Ses- Divisions. 


sion 1845, stating the subject of the Division, and 
the Number of Members in the Majority and Mino- 
rity, Tellers included ; also, the aggregate Number 
in the House on each Division ; distinguishing also, 
the Divisions on Private Bills from Public; and 
also, the Number of Divisions before and after 
Midnight. 
Ordered, That the said Returns be printed. 


No. 659. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Fees in 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, a Return of all Fees or Payments whatso- 
ever, taken or demanded from Defendants in Mis- 
demeanor, by the Clerks of the Peace and Clerks 
of Assize, at the four last Quarter Sessions, and at 
all the Assizes which have been held in the present 
year respectively. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Misdemeanor. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, a Nav3- 


Return of all Naval Officers who have received 
Pensions for Wounds, or Augmentation of Pension, 
with the Report of the Medical Officers on each 
case, since the 1st day of January 1841. 


Resolved, That an humble Address be presented Public Offices- 


to Her Majesty, that She will be graciously pleased 
to give directions, that there be laid before this 
House, 





Diocesan 
Schools 
(Ireland. ) 


Answer to 
Addresses. 


New Zealand. 
No. 660. 


New Zealand. 
No. 661, 


Spirit Grocers 
(ireland. ) 


No. 662. 


East India. 
No. 663. 


East India. 
No. 664, 


Fees on 
Dedimus. 


No. 665. 


New South 
Wales, 


No. 666. 


Royal Assent 
to Bills, 


9 VicTORIzZ. 


House, a Return of all Offices, Places or Appoint- 
ments, created by or under the Provisions of any 
Act or Acts passed since the 1st day of November 
1830, or which may be passed during the present 
Session of Parliament, specifying the nature and 
Annual Amount of the several Salaries, Fees and 
Emoluments, and the retiring Pensions or Super- 
annuations attached to such Offices, Places and Ap- 
pointments respectively, or which are received by 
the Persons holding or who have held any of the 
said Offices, Places or Appointments, or which such 
Persons are entitled to receive, and stating the par- 
ticular Funds out of which such Salaries, Emolu- 
ments and Pensions are payable; and the Names of 
the Persons who have been appointed to such Offices, 
Places and Appointments respectively, with the 
dates of their Appointments, and showing whether 
the Office or Appointment is held for Life, or for 
any and what other period, and in whom the right 
of appointing thereto is vested, distinguishing those 
Offices which are tenable together with Seats in 
Parliament. 

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to 
Her Majesty, by such Members of this House as are 
of Her Majesty’s Most honourable Privy Council. 


Ordered, That there be laid before this House, 
Returns of the Sums contributed and expended for 
the Establishment and Maintenance of the Dio- 
cesan Schools in Jre/and, in each of the years from | 
1836 to 1845 inclusive, distinguishing the Sums 
contributed by the Clergy of the Established Church, 
by the Grand Juries, and by the Pupils frequenting 
the Schools respectively. 


Sir James Graham reported to the House, That 
their several Addresses of the 8th day of this instant 
August (That Her Majesty would be graciously 
pleased to give directions that the Papers therein 
mentioned might be laid before this House), had 
been presented to Her Majesty, and that Her Ma- 


jesty had commanded him to acquaint this House, 


that She will give directions accordingly. 


9° Auguste. 





Mr. George William Hope presented, pursuant to 
several Addresses to Her Majesty,—Copies or Ex- 
tracts of Correspondence relative to the original 
Constitution of the Legislature of New Zealand. 


Copy of a Letter from Lord Ingestre to Lord 
Stanley, of the 24th day of July, and ofthe Reply, 
relative to the Affairs of the New Zealand Company. 

Ordered, That the said Papers do lie upon the 
Table; and be printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Spirit Grocers 
(Ireland), which was presented upon Friday last, be 
printed. 


Ordered, That the Return relative to Sickness in 
the East India Company’s Navy, which was pre- 
sented upon Friday last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Copy of Correspondence re- 
lative to Mahomedan and Hindoo Worship, which 
was presented upon Friday last, be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to Fees on 
Dedimus, which was presented upon Friday last, 
be printed. 

Ordered, That the Return relative to New South 


Wales, which was presented upon Tuesday last, be 
printed. 


A Message from Her Majesty, by Mr. Pulman, 
Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod : 


Mr. Speaker, 


The Queen commands this Honourable House to 
attend Her Majesty immediately, in the House of 
Peers. 

VoL. 100. 


917 


Accordingly Mr. Speaker, with the House, went 
up to attend Her Majesty, when Her Majesty was 
pleased to give the Royal Assent to the several Public 
Bills and one Private Bill following, viz. 


Exchequer Bills, for the Service of the year One 2" 
thousand eight hundred and Forty-five : 


hundred and sixty-nine thousand two hundred and 
thirty-nine pounds one shilling and seven pence out 
of the Consolidated Fund, and certain other Sums, 
to the Service of the year One thousand eight hun- 
dred and Forty-five, and to appropriate the Supplies 
granted in this Session of Parliament : 


Small Debts : 
in certain Cases : 
Counties Railway : 


the City and County of Bristol: 


the Estates devised by the said Will, in the Parishes 
of Saint George, Hanover-square, and Saint John- 
the- Evangelist, within the Liberty of Westminster, in 
the County of Middlesex, and for other Purposes. 


Houses of Parliament, as followeth : 


My Lords and Gentlemen, 


I rejoice that the state of Public Business enables 
Me to release you from further attendance in Par- 
liament. 


In closing this laborious Session, I must express 
to you My warm acknowledgments for the zeal and 
assiduity with which you have applied yourselves to 
the consideration of many subjects deeply affecting 
the public welfare. 


I have given My cordial assent to the Bills which 
you presented to Me for remitting the Duties on 
many articles of import, and for removing restrictions 
on the free application of capital and skill to certain 
branches of our Manufactures. 


The reduction of Taxation will necessarily cause 
an immediate loss of Revenue ; but I trust that its 
effect in stimulating commercial enterprize, and 
enlarging the means of consumption, will ultimately 
provide an ample compensation for any temporary 
sacrifice. 


I have witnessed with peculiar satisfaction the 
unremitting attention which you have bestowed on 
the measures recommended by Me to your consi- 
deration at the commencement of the Session, for 
improving and extending the means of Academical 
Education in Lreland. 


You may rely upon My determination to carry 
those measures into execution in the manner best 
calculated to inspire confidence in the Institutions 
which have received your sanction, and to give effect 
to your earnest desire to promote the welfare of that 
part of My Dominions. 


From all Foreign Powers I continue to receive 
assurances of their friendly disposition towards this 
Country. 

The Convention which I have recently concluded 
with the King of the French, for the more effectual 





6 B2 suppression 





An Act for raising the Sum of Nine millions and Exchequer Bills 
twenty-four thousand and nine hundred Pounds, by (£-9024,900.) 


An Act to apply the Sum of Ten millions eight Consolidated 
Fund ( Appro- 
priation ) Bill. 


An Act for the better securing the Payment of Small Debts 


An Act to make further Regulations respecting silk Weavers 
the ‘Tickets of Work to be delivered to Silk Weavers, Bill. 


An Act for making a Railway from the London Epping Railway 
and Blackwall Railway, at Stepney, to the Eastern (N° 2-) Bill. 


An Act for removing Doubts relating to the Col- Bristol Paro- 
lection of certain Portions of the Borough Rates of (No. Rates 


An Act for enlarging the Powers contained in the Marquess of 
Will of the Most honourable Robert Marquess of Westminster's 
Westminster, deceased, to grant Building Leases of ©¢ Bi! 


After which Her Majesty was pleased to make a Her Majesty’s 
Most Gracious Speech from the Throne, to both Speech. 


Parliament 
prorogued. 


Parliament 
prorogued. 


918 


suppression of the Slave Trade, will, I trust, by es- 
tablishing a cordial and active co-operation between 
the two Powers, afford a better prospect than has 
hitherto existed of complete success in the attain- 
ment of an object for which this Country has made 
so many sacrifices. 


Gentlemen of the House of Commons, 


I thank you for the liberality with which you have 
voted the Supplies for the Service of the current 
year. 


My Lords and Gentlemen, 


On your return to your several Counties, duties 
will devolve wpon you scarcely less important than 
those from the performance of which I now relieve 
you. 


I feel assured that you will promote and confirm, 
by your influence and example, that spirit of loyalty 
and contentment which you will find generally pre- 
valent throughout the Country. 


In the discharge of all the functions entrusted to 
you for the public welfare, you may confidently rely 
on My cordial support ; and I implore the blessing 
of Divine Providence on our united efforts to encou- 
rage the industry and increase the comforts of My 
people, and to inculcate those religious and moral 
principles which are the surest foundation of our 
security and happiness. 


Then the Lord Chancellor, by Her Majesty’s 
Command, said ; 


My Lords and Gentlemen, 


It is Her Majesty’s Royal Will and Pleasure, 
That this Parliament be prorogued to Thursday the 
2d day of October next, to be then here holden ; 
and this Parliament is accordingly prorogued to 
Thursday the 2d day of October next. 








Jovis, 2° die Octobris ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


HE House being met, pursuant to the last 
Prorogation ; and Mr. Speaker being in the 
country ; 


A Message was brought from the Lords, by Mr. 
Pulman, Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod: 


Gentlemen of the House of Commons, 


The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission, desire the immediate attendance of 
this Honourable House in the House of Peers, to 
hear the Commission read. 


Accordingly the House, with the Clerk Assistant, 
went up to the House of Peers; where the Com- 
mission was read, for the further proroguing of the 
Parliament until Thursday the 27th day of Novem- 
ber next; and the Parliament was accordingly 
prorogued until Thursday the 27th day of Novem- 
ber next. 











9° Augusti.—2° Octobris.—27° Novembris.—16°—30° Decembris. A, 1845, 


Jovis, 27° die Novembris ; 
Anno 9° Victoria Regine, 1845. 


HE House being met, pursuant to the last Pari; 
T Prorogation; and Mr, iecoker being in the csr 
country ; 

A Message was brought from the Lords, by Mr. 
Pulman, Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod : 


Gentlemen of the House of Commons, 

The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission, desire the immediate attendance of 
this Honourable House in the House of Peers, to 
hear the Commission read. 


Accordingly the House, with the Second Clerk 
Assistant, went up to the House of Peers; where 
the Commission was read, for the further pro- 
roguing of the Parliament until Tuesday the 16th 
day of December next ; and the Parliament was 
accordingly prorogued until Tuesday the 16th day 
of December next. 





Martis, 16° die Decembris ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


: House being met, pursuant to the last Parliament 
Prorogation ; and Mr. Speaker being in the Proregued. 
country ; 

A Message was brought from the Lords, by Mr. 
Pulman, Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod: 


Gentlemen of the House of Commons, 


The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission, desire the immediate attendance of 
this Honourable House in the House of Peers, to 
hear the Commission read. 


Accordingly the House, with the Clerk Assistant, 
went up to the House of Peers; where the Com- 
mission was read, for the further proroguing of the 
Parliament until Tuesday the 30th day of Decem- 
ber next ; and the Parliament was accordingly pro- 
rogued until Tuesday the 30th day of December 
next. 











Martis, 30° die Decembris ; 
Anno 9° Victorie Regine, 1845. 


. House being met, pursuant to the last pariiament 
Prorogation ; and Mr. Speaker being in the prorogued. 
country ; 

A Message was brought from the Lords, by Mr. 
Pulman, Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod : 


Gentlemen of the House of Commons, 


The Lords, authorized by virtue of Her Majesty’s 
Commission, desire the immediate attendance of 
this Honourable House in the House of Peers, to 
hear the Commission read. 


Accordingly the House, with the Second Clerk 
Assistant, went up to the House of Peers; where 
the Commission was read, for the further proroguing 
of the Parliament until Thursday the 22d day of 
January next; and the Parliament was accord- 
ingly prorogued until Thursday the 22d day of 
January next. 











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